The Nipple Nebula - There is really no such Constellation just now, out there..

                                           "The Nipple" Nebula located somewhere deep within my Inner Space.
Title; The Nipple Nebula,
Medium; Oil/Acrylic on Plywood
Size; 6'x6'
Presently at the storage room at the Penang State Art Gallery as it was involved in an exhibiton for the Artist Favorite. 2013
Priced at RM6500 plus delivery.

And the Saga of the 'Name' continues to make my country like it is being run by a bunch of wannabe radical Muslims as International Muslim Nations around the world are getting the wind of it. It is a sad place for us to be as a Nation because this country is a multi-religious multi=cultural -multi ethnic and much louder need one scream into the night; be Aware! Be Conscious, be Realistic, be Creative; stop being ignorant, stop being self serving, stop being blind and insensitive towards our fellow man more so if he is of a different creed.

"The Malaysian decision overlooks not merely the theology, but also the etymology of the word. The word 'Allah' is derived from the Arabic 'al-ilah', the God. It has found its way across the world and entered Malay from Arabic," the editorial added. - October 18, 2013.

                                                                                 'The Daily Times', Pakistan.
                                                                                   
Malaysia is blessed with much talked about Ustazs and Ulamaks graduates of the Al-Azhar University in Cairo and many are leaders among the Muslim Malays in their communities and many play strong political roles, what is wrong with this picture? Why Islam being thrown into the negative limelight of the world over issues that has not needed time and deliberation involving the very Capitals of Islam such as the Muftis of the Arab Nations an so forth; those who claims to be the voice conscience for the Lord in this Physical realm. Where there was no issues now it has become like a sore in the eyes of the Muslim World; like we do not already have enough to bear being a Muslim in this day and age. Being a Muslim does not guarantee us any special treatment in the eyes of non Muslims and in most Western Countries it is like being a Jew or worse; look at how you are treated at the Immigration kiosk when you enter a Western country,; it cannot be helped, part of being civilized. The truth is it is not Islam that they are worried about but the man who claims himself a Muslim, what kind of a Muslim is this man? Is he a man of peace, or does he carry his faith like a Christian carrying a cross on his back, or does he purely exist to bring light and wisdom to the world wherever he be. Customs and Immigration Officers can sense this like drug sniffing dogs.
Paper article continued;
"It lamented that the problem with Muslims is that they looked at their religion like it was an "insecure entity" that needed to be protected with special care and attention lest it gets smeared and nullified."     I was converted to Islam at the age of twelve after being raised a Buddhist all my childhood days, I felt Islam caused me more psycho-emotional traumas than most other religions i had encountered throughout my adulthood and ironically for being angry most of the time at the circumstances episodes and dramas that i had gone through I always felt closest to Him in my moments of doubts. I may express 'Oh my God!', but this has no deep impact upon my consciousness than when i express 'Ya, Allah!' For me the word Allah carries it all like I am merely an empty space and He is present in me. No evil I feel can be committed while one is fully absorbed when saying, 'Bismillah, hiRahman, Nir,Rahim." In the Name of the Most Compassionate and most merciful, Allah, on performing any task at hand. Unlocking the car door, inserting the key into the ignition and starting and just before taking off; this is what i understand to be Mindfulness in Action.

"On Monday, The National - a United Arab Emirates daily - called the Malaysian court ruling "wrong", pointing out that the word Allah was never exclusive to Islam but both Christians and Jews used the word to refer to God even before the coming of Islam."

Enough said, "nasi dah menjadi bubor", (the rice has turn to broth), we will just have to ride this one out too with none to blame but our own very ignorance, fear and apathy. Is there a problem here, yes there is and what it is is what we have to learn to understand collectively and if we cannot, the least we can do is not take advantage of the situation or exploit the issue towards one's own self interest, for political purposes or for cultural religious preservation and i say this to all the religions that makes up for this country not just Islam! The Hindus, the Christians, the Buddhists, the Sikhs and the Ibans and the Kadazanas, et. will abide by the same rules when it comes to- Faith. 'Keimanan',
In this days of Information Technology, the Super Corridor...The Internet,...Ttweet and yadda! yada!, we would think that we have arrived at an age whereby nothing cannot be solved without the agreement of the consensus. Knowledge and the dissemination of information, looking for solutions and equitable answers is not a problem anymore, all you have to do is as the world and you will get all the answers, and the arguments and comments that you can make your safe disposition from; use the Internet! Find out what the rest of the Muslim World has to say about the historic blunder you are about to make on their behalf.