"We make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give"
--- Winston Churchill
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
The Cycle of Life - Bye Kin
Sun will continue to rise and set....
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Bye Kin.
Hope you had a good journey.
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Kin was brilliant, friendly and very warm.
It's the cycle of life.
Everyone will go through it.
That's the Impermanence of Life.
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There was an Ancient Sanskrit Saying:
"When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced.
Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice."
Friday, October 10, 2008
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."- Actor James Dean
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Today, I read on the paper about Nicole Lai.
TWO weeks ago, an unknown local back-up singer became the fourth most searched-for name in the local Google website. But fame came to Nicole Lai a little too late. The 36-year-old, who had sung back-up for the albums of top regional artists such as Aaron Kwok, Sammi Cheng and Jolin Tsai, had died on Sept 6 after a year-long battle with skin cancer. Her friend, Singapore's top singing export Stefanie Sun, paid tribute to her by sponsoring the printing of 400 CD copies of a single titled Freedom, which Lai wrote and sang. They were distributed at her recent wake and at the music schools where she taught at. At least 60 more people have asked for a copy. 'That's the only thing she had ever wanted, to have an album of her own,' Sun, 30, told Life!. 'It was the least I could do for her.'
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Apparently, before Stefanie became a big star, Warner Music was choosing between Stefanie or Nicole to sign on. Nicole was not selected. The rest was history.
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Sometime in life, a decision would just change a person's life entirely.
Imagine if Stephanie was not selected, would Nicole become a mega-star?
For Nicole, what's the feeling of dying with regrets?
At least, Stephanie helped her to fulfill her last wish - to have an album.
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Many people have dreams...
Many people work really hard for their dreams...
However, success is only when hard work meets opportunity...
Despite working really hard, there are still many people who won't achieve their dreams...
May be they lack an element of luck...
Does it mean that they have failed?
It really depends on every individual perspective on life...
if reaching the destination/goal is the yardstick, these people have failed.
However, I believe that
if a person dared to take on the journey and enjoyed the journey, he has nothing to regret and has succeeded.
The true failure is not someone who tried and failed, but someone who failed to try.
Life is an attitude
Success is an attitude
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Society might judge you
Friends might judge you
Family might judge you
But at the end of our journey,
we will be the only judge.
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"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Photography: Images of Singapore
Singapore - A land of ...Oppression or Protection?
Ex-Supreme Court...
Fighting Cancer by Ex-DJ (Billy)This is a rare public appearance, apparently, his cancer relapses and he is undergoing treatment again. Media reported that he wanted to create news by fabricating the news about his cancer relapse. Why would anybody use this excuse to create buzz? Why would anybody want to hurt another person (esp someone who is trying to stay alive)?
Lines...
Controlled Grafitti...
Sad...
Red Lanterns...
Shophouse...
Gate Guardian...
Layers...
Saturday Night Karaoke Session.This is my favourite photo.
A group of elderlys were singing loudly (with microphone & speakers) on the bridge at people's park. I was puzzled if they were street performers as they placed a box for tokens of appreciation. However, their singings were horrendous, but it was a great form of entertainment for me. Their "I don't care my singing sucks" attitude and their enthusiasm was great. Some of the passerbys frowned at their singings, but others just smiled.
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I like the fact that it is original.
Singapore is really a boring place... All the shopping malls look the same, all the shops sell the same goods, everybody thinks alike, even grafitti is controlled, everything is in order. too orderly and homogenous, unfortunately.
Nothing creative Nothing different
No Diversity
These folks were oblivious to the surrounding and just sang to their hearts content. =)
On a deeper note, they were singing "Wang Shi Zhi Ne Huai Wei" - Reminiscing about the Past. They had lived more than half a century already, may be their journey is ending soon. Are they thinking about the past glories? Are they singing about their regrets? Are they thinking about their youth, their previous adventures, their love lives, their careers and their friends who are no longer around?
A Good life is definitely worth reminiscing.
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