The indoor canal inside the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel features both Chinese-style sampans and Venetian gondolas.
The Venetian, Las Vegas
Mom and dad at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas in Dec 2006.
In the recent decade, Las Vegas has been attracting families and tourists in addition to gamblers. The hotels/casinos are arrayed with eye-catching designs, coupled with relatively inexpensive yet good food and spectacular entertainments, "Sin City" doesn't seem that blatantly sinful anymore.
I remember feeling "wow" in the Venetian Hotel at Las Vegas. The indoor canal under a fake sky ceiling, with the expensive shops on the sidewalks, is on a different floor away from the slot machine. It's really not that bad.
Now that the Venetian is opening in Macau and billed as the world's largest casino in Asia's largest building, is Macau the new "Sin City"? I can't imagine if even just 1% of China's large population flock to these casinos.
How should one pray?
4 comments:
It's even worst as it is so well packed.
Wai
Just take this scene: 1% of the PRC population lining up in front of its 6,000+ slot machines. The Venetian people will definitely make a fortune, despite that this will be sad and pathetic. Conferences to be held in this Asia's largest convention space will be another excuse for consumption. This may be capitalism and the pursuit of opportunity and luck at its worst, boosting people into desiring machines.
"Lord, I pray that Thy will be done in Macau! Let not people's hearts be filled with desire of wealth and lust. Behold of all the cries and lamentations from the empty souls! May your mercy and salvation descend upon them. Let them be moved by the Holy Spirit so that their eyes and ears are wide open and willing to turn to You. Bless your servants in this place. Strengthen them! Empower them! Let their works bear fruits. In Jesus Christ's name, Amen!"
> "Lord ... Behold of all the cries and lamentations from the empty souls! May your mercy and salvation descend upon them.
> Let them be moved by the Holy Spirit so that their eyes and ears are wide open and willing to turn to You.
> Bless your servants in this place. Strengthen them! Empower them! Let their works bear fruits.
YES, yes, and yes. Amen to all that.
Ablogaday, thanks for the prayer! May God use cyberspace for His glory. Amen.
Wai,
One feels almost helpless facing this kind of "cultural movement." With these grandiose buildings rising in the land of Macau, coupled with the handsome employment opportunities, local people must feel that Macau 's making great strides.
But then we are not helpless. We have a God who's much bigger, above and beyond this and is concerned.
YES! We move His hands with our prayers.
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