We were supposed to go the Malaysian Consulate to apply for Brandon's Malaysian Birth Certificate to avoid complication visiting our parents in Malaysia at the end of the year. Somehow, I have this feeling things might work as smoothly when dealing with Malaysian civil service. So I called the Malaysian Consulate in New York and surely enough the officer has other engagement on the day we plan to go submit the application. They should have a relieve officer as a back up and not relying on just one person. Well, that's Malaysian civil service for you.
Anyway, since both of us (Serene and Adrian) were having a flex day, we just went ahead and brought Brandon to the city for the first time. Plus Serene's co-workers have been waiting to see Brandon in person for months. Relax and enjoy viewing the pictures..!
Brandon and mommy at Fulton Street Subway Station
Century 21. If you are in the vicinity of the former World Trade Center, you should check out the "super" discounted departmental store. They carry surplus branded stocks.
Here is our take on the controversial mosque project at 49-51 Park Place New York. We suggest Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf to move the mosque to another location respecting the relatives of the victims of 9-11 attacks. Yes, he has the legal rights to build a mosque in the area but he should be sensitive to the families of the victims of the 911 attacks.
Let me tell you a similar story some years ago. A group of Carmelite nuns was living at a convent adjoining Auschwitz and it outraged the Jewish community. This is because the converted convent building was originally been a theater but was utilized during World War II to store gas used in the Auschwitz-Birkenau crematoria.
Out of respect to the Jewish people and at the request of the late Pope John Paul II, the Carmelite nuns moved to another convent in 1993. I think Imam Feisal should do the same. What do you think?
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