Jus send off Nick to Airport last Sat nite... He went UK, Manchester for 2 weeks!! So good... If not for the dates clashes together, i would haf gone together wif him liao... Too bad!!!
This sat my turn to go overseas tour liao... Really counting down the days...haha... Looking forward to it...
Yesterday went for company X-Country at Bedok Reservoir at 730am. So early... Actually dun feel like goin liao, cos everybody dun seems to be interested to go... Lan Eng and Chin Pern dun wan go, Workshop guys oso nobody goin, then sianz lor... All my kakis not goin...
Was still sleeping when FooSP sms me at 630am.. He asked ' ready to go?'. Then i called him told him i was still sleeping, he told me wake up and go lah... So i got up lor...He say take cab, cos taking bus is a long way. So i washed up and met him at my downstairs at 650am. Took a cab there..
Reached Bedok Reservoir at 710am. Started the walk at 735am and finished the 4.3Km walk at 830am... Weather was so hot... After the whole event finished, it was barely 930am... We took Bus59 back and i reached home at 10am...
Met FooSp again ard 1245pm, and i drove him toIvy's hse for her baby boy's first month... KGB and Wong CC was oredi there... Makan there and talk talk... Ivy even invited Han HK and Teo EK... Long time no see ex-colleagues... They seems to be doing quite well, as a teacher and prison officer respectively...
Anyway, we left at ard 310pm... Was very tired, so went home to sleep... Haha...
Ard dinner time, managed to get connected to Nick who arrived at Manchester hotel. Thanks to the technology now, we could talk and see each other without incurring extra costs...
A story to share with all.
Subject: The Wooden Bowl
I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now.
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table.
But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.
The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess. "We must do something about father," said the son. "I've had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor."
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl!
When the family glanced in Grandfather's direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone. Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.
The four-year-old watched it all in silence.
One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, "What are you making?"
Just as sweetly, the boy responded, "Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up."
The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.
The words so struck the parents so that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.
That evening the husband took Grandfather's hand and gently led him back to the family table. For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason, neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.
On a positive note,
I've learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.
I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things: a rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I've learned that, regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.
I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as making a "life."
I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.
I've learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others, your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.
I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one.
I've learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone. People love that human touch -- holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.
I've learned that I still have a lot to learn!
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"It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men".
Yesterday Kheng Leong was asking me if i read the New Paper on May 1? The gal who died from work....He said the gal was formally from LTA, someone he known...
He brought the papers for me today...
She was so young...Only 28yrs old... Died from DVT ( DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS ).... What she only wants is to earn more $$, yet things turns out like this ending.... She was at LTA for 7.5 yrs and jus switched job last yr to HP... But had becomed stressed from the job cos she cant quit as it is a contract job... Read up more on
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,129195,00.htmlhttp://pinkmayflower.multiply.com/journal/item/140Lan Eng was jokingly saying, then we haf to walk around more often, so as to exercise our legs and get blood circulation...
Sometimes reali wondering life is so fragile... Got this impression ever since my Grandma passed away 3 months ago... Till now, it was almost 100 days liao.. Tis Sunday will be the 100day she left...
Yesterday, heard on the news that Singaporeans' pace is much more fast than HongKongers and Japanese... Ranked Number 1 in the world...Does it means Singaporeans are more stressed out?? More busier??
Extracted from Xin.sg
调查：新加坡行人步伐 速度居全球之冠 2 May 2007
新传媒新闻报道，如果从行人步伐的快慢，来评定人们的生活节奏。那么，新加坡人是全球最忙碌的。调查显示，我国行人的步行速度，位居世界第一。
行人脚步匆匆，这是否是一般新加坡人的写照？英国文化协会对32个城市，包括纽约、伦敦以及台北、广州等大城市的调查显示，新加坡人的步行速度，居全球之冠。只需10秒出，就完成60英尺，也就是相当18公尺的距离。相比之下，非洲国家马拉威的人民，生活节奏最写意，同样的距离，得慢条斯理的花上三倍时间，也就是31秒才走完。
英国文化协会说，从步行速度，能准确测量一个城市居民的生活节奏。调查也显示，比起十多年前，全球人们步行的速度平均快了一成，新加坡人更快了三成。
Take it easy, man! Walk slowly and enjoy life, frens....
Lan Eng said my blog very boring, very depressing...Shld haf talked something abt the uncles at the office...
Okie shall start with Foo Say Pong... Recently he had been talking abt shares and investment... Lan Eng and i had tagged along with him to buy some ComfortDelGro shares...But both of us only got 2 lots each...But enuff for me.. cos it's oredi $2.33 when we bought it... Quite high liao... CDG had been dropping since last week, and only looked up today...
FSP oso mentioned Rowsley and Global Voice future... But i din buy cos i dun haf $$ liao... But after they were discussing abt it last week, heard that Rowsley had dropped ( i din follow up anyway ) ... They told me to invest on Global Voice.. Was $0.18 last week, din moved, then now it went up to $0.22 tis week... But i din follow again... They bought and earned some $$$... The rest of the shares i din quite remember...
Anyway, i cant be too 贪心, if not will 亏本... So i might as well not follow... Haha... 知足就好... ;) Jus hoping my CDG will earn as much as possible... Keke...
Had been goin to
SGX website recently... Becoming more & more 好赌了... Keke... Jus remembered last time my cousin gave me two websites to visit for investment... Shall share it here... But i reali dunnoe whether its good anot... Jus for ref only... 看看就好, dun follow too much... Or else 后果自付...
http://www.sharejunction.com/sharejunction/index.html
http://kelongstocks.blogspot.com/The most important thing abt buying shares is that u must do ur homework... But for me, obviously i dun do my homework, only hear from FSP... Believe he is a good investor, so jus tagged along wif him.. Well, he wont buy anything which is no good for himself rite? So jus listen to him lor... But for CDG, i believe its a good one for investment... Cos the dividends quite not bad, and still got room for improvement... (learnt from investors, of cos...haha... But of cos got buy CDG before so got a little experience lor)...keke...
Had been goin out these few days, dun feel so depressed anymore... Maybe its reali been cooping up at home, that's y feel so down....
Went for kntting yesterday, wanted to finish up knitting the gloves cos i had been dragging it for so long liao... Ppl could finish it within 1 week, yet it took me more than 1 month to do...Haha... Had been feeling lazy to do oso lah... For the last 2 weeks, i had been idling and din even take out to do., cos i was lost somewer... Finally, gathered some efforts to go knitting last Fri, so i could continue with my piece...
Today is public holiday, so could relax at home again... But good thing tat Nick made some time out to go out wif me...But for a little while.. Well, better than nothing lor... Keke...
But sianz again, tml go to work... ;( So sleepy...Haiz!!
Wanted to go watch Spiderman 3... But guess not so soon, cos got to wait till Nick finishes his exams in 2 weeks' time..
Cant wait till my parents and me leave for China at the end of this month.... ;p Long time din go out of Singapore liao....So looking forward to go Holidays!!! Yipee!!! Haha....
