http://andrewyap.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Andrew PK Yap en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:34:34 GMT 2009-12-30T21:34:34Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977154977 By Andrew PK Yap Founder of www.casinogamblingprevention.com Public officials are there to serve the people. They are taking public money to pay themselves. The government makes the laws. . . . Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:03:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977154977 Andrew PK Yap 2007-10-22T22:03:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977009386 When you are young, it seems as if, That there is only one You rant at those that has a few One for the day, one for the night One for weekdays, one for parties and one for fighting with There you are . . . Fri, 25 May 2007 23:23:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977009386 Andrew PK Yap 2007-05-25T23:23:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976969188 By Andrew PK Yap I enjoy keeping fishes and derives great pleasure from this pastime but there is a catch. My fishes do not cost thousands of dollars and are not kept in an aquarium costing tens of thousands . . . Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:01:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976969188 Andrew PK Yap 2007-04-26T20:01:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967350 Do you exist or are you simply your body, no better than animals, with better brains? Is there a you and a me outside the structures of brain chemicals and molecules? Outside the processes of life, is . . . Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:16:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976967350 Andrew PK Yap 2007-04-24T22:16:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944634 Sunday, November 25, 2001 - Las Vegas Sun By Stacy J. Willis: Linda Flatt's son, Paul, had a gambling problem. Sports betting. Lots of debt. He got behind on a bank loan. He sold his belongings, however . . . Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:45:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944634 Andrew PK Yap 2007-03-29T02:45:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976931030 I am happy, yes Convince me that I am not If you know how to Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:25:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976931030 Andrew PK Yap 2007-03-14T02:25:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926154 I blink my eye and I am there on top of Mount Everest I close my eyes for a minute and I am there At the ocean’s depth You might think it wonderful To be able to that For you have to struggle . . . Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:00:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976926154 Andrew PK Yap 2007-03-08T02:00:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924493 Allowing speculators to buy stocks on credit is dangerous   Andrew P K Yap news@newstoday.com.sg   THERE was a recent report in Today to the effect that brokers will soon be tapping into . . . Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:12:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976924493 Andrew PK Yap 2007-03-06T00:12:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976913600 author - Insights Into Casino and Stock Market Amazingly, some people foolishly reject the findings of experts for baseless speculation. If you want to read the whole research, please pay for it. To find . . . Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:28:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976913600 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-19T11:28:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976912122 If God were to talk to you, what would God say to you? How will God say it? Will God talk to you in a language that only Spirits can understand? Will God talk to you in His Glory and Majesty? Will . . . Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:29:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976912122 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-16T21:29:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910818 I interviewed the self-proclaimed God of Gamblers and he thinks that he will be one of those in the exclusion list. “I am a dead man if they ban me,” he said, "Good thing there is an . . . Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:20:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910818 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-15T01:20:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910813 While youths and children cannot enter the casino the indirect advertisement is for me as bad as promoting smoking to youths and children. The state prohibits children to smoke but neither should cigarette . . . Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:06:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910813 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-15T01:06:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910284 Andrew PK Yap is the author of Insights into Casino Gambling and founder of CasinoGamblingPrevention.com I almost fell off the chair when I saw one of Singapore's National Council on Problem Gambling . . . Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:55:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976910284 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-14T11:55:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909099 Originally published February 8th, 2007 Newsintercom, Singapore - I find it hard to believe that the policy making central bank, MAS took only a couple of days to decide to cut Singapore Banks' core . . . Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:44:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976909099 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-12T23:44:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908320 Prevention is Better than Cure A Stitch in Time Saves Nine We have all heard of these sayings since as a child.   Yet the reality in the world today is that Cure is where the money is. Not only . . . Sun, 11 Feb 2007 22:04:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908320 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-11T22:04:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904025 I am therefore "I say" and I can say or explain because "I understand". I understand because I am. "I understand" does not mean that "I am". That is to say, . . . Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:00:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904025 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-06T13:00:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976903597 To say I exists, no To say I do not exists, no To say Ultimate reality is me, no To say Ultimate reality is not me, no When you look at a flower through a microscope You are not looking at the flower . . . Mon, 05 Feb 2007 22:32:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976903597 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-05T22:32:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902348   I can profess very loudly I can do the rituals with religious fervor I can do water baptism, no problem Does that mean I AM faith?   I have hope that I will be rewarded I have hope . . . Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:44:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976902348 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-04T00:44:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901739 Are you simply shirking your responsibilities when you follow the commandments the laws the precepts the rules the regulations? Are you refusing to love and count yourself righteous according to some . . . Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:56:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901739 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-03T02:56:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901216 Is your God an FBI agent Always ready to catch you when you break HIS laws?  Is there a law library in heaven As huge as the sun and filled to the brim with volumes on law nuances? Is there a . . . Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:35:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976901216 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-02T15:35:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900875 There is more to Christianity (as an example) than believing what Jesus said and what the Bible said. Whether it is consistent or inconsistent. Whether or not it is historically accurate. The Bible and . . . Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:52:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900875 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-02T02:52:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976899932 You join a religion (open a bank account) You make your deposits (do good deeds, follow the commandments) You go to God (ATM) You key in the correct passwords (pray earnestly, do your rituals) You . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:44:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976899932 Andrew PK Yap 2007-02-01T01:44:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976898449 If your body is of the type with perspiration issues, there is now hope. Oh all right, if like me you tend to sweat like a pig, there is hope. There were some research done on sweat and sex. Some scientist . . . Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:44:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976898449 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-30T12:44:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976897291 (previous version -1) A familiar face Time the years unseen unmet Time cannot erase (previous version)  A Recognition Thirty years like yester-year Memories flood in Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:48:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976897291 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-29T11:48:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890471 I am new here and I have this problem. To publicize my articles, I post it to as many groups that I think is relevant. What I did was to search "spirituality" or "faith" or "religion" . . . Sat, 20 Jan 2007 21:55:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976890471 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-20T21:55:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889844 If you start with Faith and your Faith is uncomfortable, do you then continue with YOUR Faith? If you start with Faith and your Faith in "the object of your Faith" is uncomfortable, do you then . . . Sat, 20 Jan 2007 01:56:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976889844 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-20T01:56:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888915 We are not appointed judges We are simply witnesses Standing in the witness box   Swearing to tell the truth Swearing to tell the whole truth (bit by bit) Nothing but the truth.   If . . . Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:17:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888915 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-19T01:17:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888903 If I buy a $10,000 fish tank That comes with all the bells and whistle  If I place it prominently in my living room   If my fish tank is filled with thousand dollars fishes Kept alive with . . . Fri, 19 Jan 2007 01:03:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888903 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-19T01:03:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888629 If Einstein accepted Newton’s gravity as God’s given truth, he would never had developed his Relativity Theory Can you do that for Faith? Can you ever question your Newtonian Faith and come . . . Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:34:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888629 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-18T19:34:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888317 Rating  I think that if people have only I vote per day, they will be more careful. You want to rate an article? Make sure you rate an article that is important to you, you have only 1 chance to . . . Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:40:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976888317 Andrew PK Yap 2007-01-18T08:40:21Z