A Different Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is coming round the corner. In fact, I totally forgot about it until I recently logged onto one of Singapore's online radio station and heard those Chinese New Year songs.

It will be a different Chinese New Year for me this year as it will be the 1st time whereby I will not be with my family during the festive period.

Sometimes I wonder, as we grow, can things remain as they should and can be?

Questions of life....

"Bad" and Love

The opposite of "bad" is not "good". It is love.
If people are feeling bad about themselves, the answer is never to get them to feel better about themselves. The answer is to have them feel connected to love. For if they feel connected and accepted, why do they need to concern about feeling good about themselves despite the badness in them?
Is there an environment of love and acceptance around you?

My Love for Beaches

Farewell, my dearest friend

Farewell, Jeffrey. It's indeed sad to see you leave and I imagined you crying as you entered the departure gate, as you did not turn your head back. You've been such a joy and blessing in my life.
I cried a lot. And I asked why. This is the answer: Out of my 21 years in life, there has been no friend who knows me and understands me and loves me the way you did. I can truly open up and share with you the problems and issues in my life and you were always there listening. I have longed for such a friend since young and I thank God for you.
We've been through a lot together. Praying for one another, fasting for one another, encouraging one another, rebuking one another, playing with each other, helping one another, cooking for one another, serving together and so many more tough and happy times.
Though it's really sad and painful to see you leave Melbourne, I pray that one day, our paths will cross again one day. I will always support you in prayer and in whatever way possible.
Till then, God bless and yes, covenant friends forever and ever. Amen.

What Is Your Greatest Fear?
This was a question posed in a discussion group that I had last night. Answers varied from crawling creatures to personal fears of height and what nots. When it came to my turn, my answer was "My greatest fear is waking up one day and finding out that one of my loved ones has passed away."

Someone commented that it was a little pessimistic to think that way. My response was that you would not feel that it's pessimistic when you've gone through it, which I already have. It's one of those things in life that brings your feet firmly to the ground, to give you a glimpse of reality in this world. No more floating around in the air but to face up to life.

How to overcome the greatest fear was the next question. With respect to my fear, it cannot be overcomed. Cause dying is the natural phase of life. You cant stop people from dying. I guess the only way is to treasure each and every single one around us everyday and love each other rather than waste the time quarelling and engaging in conflicts. Appreciate them, for it may be their last. Cliche it may be, but how true it is, do you want to experience it for yourself to learn it?

St. Joseph's Institution
Found this video advertising my secondary school, St. Joseph's Institution. Am really proud of my school! Ora et Labora!

A Visit To Wilson's Promonade
An excellent outing that we had. Sky and sea and great friends to have fellowship with. A memorable outing! Thanks guys!

Christmas (Belated Post)

Double Standards
Perhaps one thing that I really cannot tolerate in my life is hypocrisy and people practising double standards. Look at the execution of Saddam Hussein...

It's pretty amazing that certain super-power countries that have always made an international outcry about execution could actually remain so quiet about Saddam's execution. I remember Australia putting pressure on the Singapore government when one of its citizens was sentenced to death for drug trafficking. I remember another super-power outwardly proclaiming its stance against the death penalty.

Where were these voices on the 30th Dec? One newspaper wrote, a leader of a super-power country was sleeping soundly during Saddam's execution and after having been briefed about his execution.

This is the kind of world we live in. See it!