There is no great future for any people whose faith has burned out. - Jones, Rufus M.
Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....
The race began....
Honestly:
No one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
"They will NEVER make it to the top."
or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....
Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher....
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....
This one wouldn't give up!
At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?
It turned out....
That the winner was DEAF!!!!
The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic.... because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore:
ALWAYS be....
POSITIVE!
And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!
Friday, June 09, 2006
just got back from china last night, after a 2-week trip to beijing to visit relatives. it was a fun and meaningful stay, as i managed to catch up with quite a lot of pple. haven't been back for 5+ years, and it's so much different, so many changes have taken place during my absence. my family shifted once, from the city to the suburbs, in consideration that my grandparents prefer the slower-paced life and less polluted suburbs. and time gives no one leeway, people have aged.. really fast..
oh and it's also my first plane trip ALONE!! though i encountered some rather stupid problems on my way back, i managed to overcome all the trials and tribulations and reached singapore in one piece. so proud of myself ahaha =D
i also visited the great wall of china for the first time of my entire 17 years of existence. a magnificient and stupendous ancient structure! almost died climbing it though, literally. something that left an impression on me was the many locks stringed together along one of the walls. my uncle said it's something like: you can put your lock there. years and decades later, your descendents can come and unlock it. for what i dunno, but it's just pretty interesting.
and of cos, i'll never let my mouth rest, wherever i go. so we tried many things.. peking duck, local buns, korean bbq etc. i still can't get enough of the buns. well and on my first night there, i actually managed to eat 3 bowls of rice during dinner! =o
enough about my trip lah haha. had training today, still about the same standard i think, neither deproved or improved. sigh, at least i didn't deprove in these 2 weeks huh. and surprisingly, i actually went jogging thrice on my own when i was overseas haha. stayed back to chalk out the track banner design. dunno why 4 figures took us 3h+ to draw?!? well at least we got some bountiful "harvests" hoho XD
look forward to track camp next week! it's a 3-day camp, from mon to wed. sadly it's not an overnight camp but i hope it'll be fun and memorable anyway. well we will make it so =) and i'm in the food comm, just to my liking AHAHAHA. there'll be a total of 8h of study sessions though.. i must aspire to utilize the time fully and catch up on my schoolwork!!
indeed, i agree with hx that simplicity is irreversible. and sometimes, it isn't a bad thing leading simple lives and having simple minds. my grandfather's memory is deproving (exponentially?) and he's becoming really senile, to the extent that it's a little shocking. but my family has accepted the fact that it may not be that bad a thing. at least he doesn't remember all the sad things in his life and doesn't constantly worry about them. his mind is like a small treasure trove, where all his few most precious memories are stored.. at least he's a happy old man.. we, who have relatively such good memory, remember most of the things we want to and need to remember, as well as those which we don't want to recall. and doesn't this add to our sorrow and pain?
hmmm. 2 more weeks of the holidays left, so much to do and so much to catch up on. and in response to huixiang's post on 17 may: YEAH, can we find time for a boo/kskp outing? i miss you all too. and hx, mich and cheryl: seriously we should consider having a macritchie outing/hike, i kind of miss mac haha. relive those wonderful memories (and trainings x.X) we had there! and our first inter-school medal haha, i'll never forget. yes ny will rock track this year, they'll burn the track with their wonderful timings and standings! =)
oh and it's also my first plane trip ALONE!! though i encountered some rather stupid problems on my way back, i managed to overcome all the trials and tribulations and reached singapore in one piece. so proud of myself ahaha =D
i also visited the great wall of china for the first time of my entire 17 years of existence. a magnificient and stupendous ancient structure! almost died climbing it though, literally. something that left an impression on me was the many locks stringed together along one of the walls. my uncle said it's something like: you can put your lock there. years and decades later, your descendents can come and unlock it. for what i dunno, but it's just pretty interesting.
and of cos, i'll never let my mouth rest, wherever i go. so we tried many things.. peking duck, local buns, korean bbq etc. i still can't get enough of the buns. well and on my first night there, i actually managed to eat 3 bowls of rice during dinner! =o
enough about my trip lah haha. had training today, still about the same standard i think, neither deproved or improved. sigh, at least i didn't deprove in these 2 weeks huh. and surprisingly, i actually went jogging thrice on my own when i was overseas haha. stayed back to chalk out the track banner design. dunno why 4 figures took us 3h+ to draw?!? well at least we got some bountiful "harvests" hoho XD
look forward to track camp next week! it's a 3-day camp, from mon to wed. sadly it's not an overnight camp but i hope it'll be fun and memorable anyway. well we will make it so =) and i'm in the food comm, just to my liking AHAHAHA. there'll be a total of 8h of study sessions though.. i must aspire to utilize the time fully and catch up on my schoolwork!!
indeed, i agree with hx that simplicity is irreversible. and sometimes, it isn't a bad thing leading simple lives and having simple minds. my grandfather's memory is deproving (exponentially?) and he's becoming really senile, to the extent that it's a little shocking. but my family has accepted the fact that it may not be that bad a thing. at least he doesn't remember all the sad things in his life and doesn't constantly worry about them. his mind is like a small treasure trove, where all his few most precious memories are stored.. at least he's a happy old man.. we, who have relatively such good memory, remember most of the things we want to and need to remember, as well as those which we don't want to recall. and doesn't this add to our sorrow and pain?
hmmm. 2 more weeks of the holidays left, so much to do and so much to catch up on. and in response to huixiang's post on 17 may: YEAH, can we find time for a boo/kskp outing? i miss you all too. and hx, mich and cheryl: seriously we should consider having a macritchie outing/hike, i kind of miss mac haha. relive those wonderful memories (and trainings x.X) we had there! and our first inter-school medal haha, i'll never forget. yes ny will rock track this year, they'll burn the track with their wonderful timings and standings! =)
Sunday, May 28, 2006
went to NYJC volunteerism seminar cum interact exco installation. thought it would be really boring but it turned out to be otherwise! its like really intrigueing and meaningful. like this phrase someone mentioned really leaves a lasting impression on me. here it goes: simplicity is irreversible. many times we flew over to those third world places such as the rural areas in thailand hoping to bring them a better lives by building all the houses for them but at the same time we seemed to be doing something rahter paradoxical. without those globalisation that we are bringing in they seemed to be already very happy living their own kind of simplistic lifestyle. they are so happy and contented. but we are trying to change it by adding all these modern architectures. i totally agree la! sometimes you dont need all these luxuries to be happy, as long as you know how to be contented and happy in life i think thats enough.
back here in singapore there is like competition everywhere and not all the people are as dan chun as them. which i dont really like? there is xin ji in people and you cant exactly trust people here. i have got these experiences where friends betrayed me so... yes. friends who were once so close can actually think that you have other motives when you do something which is totally saddening. and i hate it when people lie. not real not genuine and out there to cheat people who are very innocent. (well i think i m quite ignorant and innocent at some times and i like it) at least i dont lie.
come to think about it,
i dont mind living their kinda life where people can just be happy.where people are just pure and real and sensitive, given a chance if this isnt such a realistic world where people only see your credits, i would just give up my studies and do some charity work and help people around the world. improving the lives of others is much more meaningful than studying seriously. but you cant do all these without money. my dream (DREAM, its hard to realise this so all i can do is just dream) is to earn lotsa money and provide free medical treatment to people (maybe not in singapore some other third world countries).
i feel happy and contented now (:
back here in singapore there is like competition everywhere and not all the people are as dan chun as them. which i dont really like? there is xin ji in people and you cant exactly trust people here. i have got these experiences where friends betrayed me so... yes. friends who were once so close can actually think that you have other motives when you do something which is totally saddening. and i hate it when people lie. not real not genuine and out there to cheat people who are very innocent. (well i think i m quite ignorant and innocent at some times and i like it) at least i dont lie.
come to think about it,
i dont mind living their kinda life where people can just be happy.where people are just pure and real and sensitive, given a chance if this isnt such a realistic world where people only see your credits, i would just give up my studies and do some charity work and help people around the world. improving the lives of others is much more meaningful than studying seriously. but you cant do all these without money. my dream (DREAM, its hard to realise this so all i can do is just dream) is to earn lotsa money and provide free medical treatment to people (maybe not in singapore some other third world countries).
i feel happy and contented now (:
Friday, May 26, 2006
anyunghaseyo! ahhh i m really going to miss korean and i m really going to miss the teacher as well! she rocks man!!! she is so nice got free trip from bukit panjang to bourna vista. so nice. and i know quite some korean now. the crash course is really nice. (: (: (: (: (: (: (: and studying in korea is really tough man have to learn so many subjects and languages and then only 4 hours sleep per day. wahhh so cham.
why cant the sabbaticals last longer mann. i dont mind learning it more la. i think my both runs really rockrockrock!!! just that windsurfing gives me a tan and a peel. ok shant talk more. cause i cant express it really well. and then i wanna type in korean but i dunnoe how. i dunnoe eng to korean or korean to eng la... only know some but at least i know to read (: ahahah
kamsahamida. (:
why cant the sabbaticals last longer mann. i dont mind learning it more la. i think my both runs really rockrockrock!!! just that windsurfing gives me a tan and a peel. ok shant talk more. cause i cant express it really well. and then i wanna type in korean but i dunnoe how. i dunnoe eng to korean or korean to eng la... only know some but at least i know to read (: ahahah
kamsahamida. (:
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
cousin's wedding!!
ahhh!!! so happy today! went back to malaysia again cause today's my cousin's wedding! and his bride is so chio can!!!! very pretty!! big big nice nice eyes! then my cousin also very shuai4 and macho! perfect match!!! ahhahaa. and then they did alot of funny stuff. then my cousin always kena sabo-ed to do stuff. ahahah so fun! i think malaysia weddings are really traditional (which is really good) and funky cause they really follow all the xi shu. love it. love the chinese wedding tradition. would love mine to be like that next time. ahahah. ok crapping. aniwae i thnk my cousin's wedding is just really cool. i think their baby will be v cute and macho or pretty. currently still in the high mood. and i video-camed the process down! weee. so happy. but the thing is i dunnoe why i cant load it into the com!!! crappy. aniway they said that it has to do sth with the usb??? haiya. next time then make but can watch on TV shuang! chio and shuai4= zai!!!
looking forward to windsurfing tmr.
looking forward to windsurfing tmr.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
whee! managed to sign in before 12am haha XD this year's birthday celebration is probably one of the best, if not the best, i've ever had. it's also a very meaningful bday to me, as it may be the last birthday i'll celebrate in singapore for the next 4-5 years? oh wells, that makes this birthday even more special i guess =) and it's the first time i had 3 birthday cakes on a single day. ahaha.
thanks to everyone for everything you have done to make my day a most memorable one! esp 28/06 and aj track & field team! during our first break, our class celebrated the birthdays of may babies, so pearl, marcus and i had a joint chocolate cake. and the ironic thing is there were not enough slices, and the last 6 pple had to share 3 slices or something. and pearl and i shared a serving of our cake -_-"
yup, and the track cake. was really surprised and touched that the team got a cake.. so that's what the warm-up to the canteen was for haha. and everyone was acting ignorant, as if they didn't know anything. joanne was like "why are we going to the canteen?" DIAO. but i really really appreciate it very very much! thank you all!
thanks to the boo family too! for the sms-es/ blog entries/ phone calls =D half of you (ie yiting the fattie, cheryl the stick, hx the kskp ceo and smint the sai) remembered, at least! (mich! =[ edit on 19 may: ok mich didn't forget after all, though it came a day later =))
thanks for making me feel blissful!
thanks to everyone for everything you have done to make my day a most memorable one! esp 28/06 and aj track & field team! during our first break, our class celebrated the birthdays of may babies, so pearl, marcus and i had a joint chocolate cake. and the ironic thing is there were not enough slices, and the last 6 pple had to share 3 slices or something. and pearl and i shared a serving of our cake -_-"
yup, and the track cake. was really surprised and touched that the team got a cake.. so that's what the warm-up to the canteen was for haha. and everyone was acting ignorant, as if they didn't know anything. joanne was like "why are we going to the canteen?" DIAO. but i really really appreciate it very very much! thank you all!
thanks to the boo family too! for the sms-es/ blog entries/ phone calls =D half of you (ie yiting the fattie, cheryl the stick, hx the kskp ceo and smint the sai) remembered, at least! (mich! =[ edit on 19 may: ok mich didn't forget after all, though it came a day later =))
thanks for making me feel blissful!
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