The person I respect

The person I respect will be:

1)God-fearing
2)Humble
3)Genuine
4)Kind
5)Hardworking
6)Confident
7)Determined
8)Brave
9)Considerate
10)Peace-loving

I want to become that kind of person =D

Treasure life

Today, a child a looked at me in the eye and told me that I was a kind person... I knew that she was not lying... I felt so happy... For the first time since the Koreans left, I have been praised (possibly undeservingly)... but nonetheless, I felt loved and valued... and appreciated...

Thanks!! =)

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What are medals worth? Absolutely nothing... It is the training, determination, character and physical growth that led to the medal that means something... but even then, I would easily trade all those things if everyone could just be safe and sound...

Life is fragile... I know that.. I don't a mishap to remind me of that fact... Accidents occur all the time... They are not avoidable... We cannot stop them from happening but we can learn to take them as unavoidable matters of life that need to be managed better...


Stop wasting time wondering why bad things happen to you... Instead, jump right into thinking of feasible solutions...

In the meantime, treasure your life and the life of all those around you... You never know when you will lose someone you treasure... Live everyday with relish, savouring each day with your loved ones as if they will be gone the next... And when finally that day comes, you won't be filled with regret...

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I started my work as a teacher in a secondary school at the end of July 2009.

Upon receiving my first pay, I went on a shopping spree - my attempt to realise all my childhood fantasies of being able to enter a shop and purchase the most expensive piece of clothing, bag, shoes... I was able to afford good food, good clothes, expensive buffet treats...

This went on for a couple of months... After which, I came out of my teaching job tired, stressed, materialistic and broken... I realised that all those material possessions no longer meant much to me...

Three months on... I was forced to take up tuition assignments and tele-marketing jobs to support my training at the national squad... As I was training every evening, I was unable to take on full time jobs... (the training normally left me exhausted and sleepy and I was unable to perform optimally in full time jobs)... My degree was rendered completely useless and I was forced to take up low-skilled low payed job assignments...

Looking back, something strikes me really significantly... If I had lived more frugally in my five months as a teacher, I would have saved enough money to allow me to train for a possible additional 3 months without worry...

As such, I was forced to cast aside my dream to get a proper job.

Looking back, I would have traded all those shoes, bags and clothing for an additional three extra months to live my dream...

Money can buy things... That's true... But for me, money is so much more powerful than that. Money can buy time... time to live my dream...

Though it is too late to turn back time, I have decided to live frugally from now on...

Money might not be able to buy you happiness.. But it provides a form of security and a shield from helplessness... What do people do when they are helpless? They give up their dreams...

Yahoo news - School principal in probe for 'abuse of position'

Fighting the current

How difficult it is to prevent myself from being converted into a person that I dislike. It seems like being judgemental, evil, mean and vindictive is easy; While being positive, kind and endearing is so difficult. It is very much like rowing against the current - immensely draining. Once you stop rowing, you are swept away in the opposite direction. If you don't catch yourself on time, you are lost.

Perhaps that's the mark of a christian. To insist on doing what is difficult and humanly impossible. Depending on God for the strength and wisdom to do the impossible.

Just keep rowing...

Forgive yourself day

Today is the 5th of May 2010... 5/5/10... Grace Grace!!

Seems like a perfect day to forgive someone... I have considered a list of possible candidates... and decided that I am on the top of the list!! I must forgive MYSELF first... I have been too harsh and demanding on myself... Nobody is perfect... I am sure I have plenty of bad points... But I have good points too!!

5 May - Forgive yourself day

Where's the soul?

Taken from today's Today (Voices - letter from Raymond Lo)

Where's the soul? - Elderly man robbed while in distress

In his May Day message, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on Singaporeans to work together to sustain growth.

I would say it is equally important that Singapores must have a soul in them.

My life-threatening experience on Feb 21 showed otherwise, alas. Not only was I - as a 71-year old taxi driver - ignored by passers-by when I lay on the grass verge at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 10 for about half an hour. I was also robbed of my night's driving income in my distress.

I was subsequently hospitalised three days for a suspected heart attack.

Such uncaring and unconcerned attitudes must change, and fast, so Singapore can be known as a caring society.


We must start a culture of caring for people from a very young age, reinforce this value at pre-school age, and continue through tertiary education.

If we acquire a caring culture, our future will be secure.

Surprise surprise

Sometimes I surprise myself...

It is not difficult to slip... I might be a disciplined person (as I would like to believe) but there are somethings I just cannot control namely - my mouth...

While I am trying to be grateful and caring, kind and considerate, I actually find myself bitching and complaining once more...

Good thing is, instead of feeling more victimised and hurt... I actually felt guilty... Time to snap out of it and focus on the right things... Giving thanks... Being kind to all and doing my job well =)