Old friend 老朋友

This morning I went to Batu Caves to visit my old friend Richard Low for a little catching up.

He was a navy retiree and is now working for his brother-in-law's hardware whole sale company as a logistic supervisor.

Our friendship dates back to almost 30 years ago.

Richard, 63, attend the Tabanacle Church at Desa Melawati Kuala Lumpur which was burnt down by some fanatics in January 2010. Two culprits were sentenced by court to 5 years jail a week ago.

After the incident, their new church in Batu Caves was immediately approved by the government and received RM 500,000.00 from the Prime Minister as a goodwill gesture. CIMB financial group also donated RM 100,000.00.

Talking about blessing in disguise!

今天早上，我到黑风洞（Batu Caves）去探访老朋友老刘 Richard Low 谈谈天。

他从海军退休后，曾从事多样工作，目前在他妹夫的公司工作。这是一家专营五金批发商，而老刘是货仓物流主管。

我们已经是近三十年的朋友了。

他是神召会基督徒，所去的吉隆坡美拉华蒂区教堂，就是在今年一月被极端份子投汽油弹烧毁的教堂。两个纵火者，在一个星期前，被法庭判罪监禁五年。

过后，他们在黑风洞所建的新教堂，马上获得政府批准，并得到首先纳吉捐赠马币五十万元，而联昌集团也捐助马币十万元。

可说是因祸得福！