There just isn’t enough hours to use in a day! With all the things I have to juggle with, I find myself not having enough me-time to think and reflect. Like right now, even as I’m writing, there’s the nagging feeling asking me to abort this now and return to what I really should be doing. And so before I return to all the IgE-mediated hypersensitivity and food allergy, I just wanted to share this thing I stumbled upon last week. It’s called ‘The Holstee Manifesto’, and I think you can buy it as a wall poster. Alright, stopping here.…
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In the past I have the habit of writing down all my resolutions and aim to get them done. My naive self never changed in all those years, each time thinking that “perhaps this year I’ll actually get all my resolutions resolved”. But obviously, there was never once where I got all of them done. At best I’ll get half of them checked, but most of the time it’s just one or two checked out of the ten or so items. So! This year I won’t bother. Yup. That’s it. End of story. ….. ….. Or maybe I’ll just scribble…
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it’s 3 a.m. and i can’t sleep. the mind is so alert that the more i try to fall back into sleep the more agitated i get. and so here i am, doodling around, when i’m not even sure what i really wanna say, or where this post is headed. 🙂 today, (well- technically it’s yesterday) for the first time in a very, VERY long time, ( CNY not counted), the whole family is in the house. as in, my parents and the 3 of us. little brother is finally done with his secondary education in Singapore, and is back…
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Just seems apt to put up this picture. 😛 Happy (belated) thanksgiving to all who celebrate! Personally, I have so much to be thankful for. Sure, it’s not always fine and dandy, and there are regrets every now and then, but I learn from them and move on. I miss my friends far, far away, and wished I was there with them doing what we’d always do – eat!, talk about nothing and everything, dress up for Halloween etc, or just hang out. Then again, we’re all exactly where we wanted to be. So I’m not complaining. Hopefully I’ll get to…
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So, I’m testing out this new template. Kinda like it, but hate that I can’t organize them according to the tags/labels and in chronological order (by month) at the sidebar. All my stuff previously on the sidebar are gone. And why is there a search bar at the top right corner! I can’t get rid of it!! Can someone help me with that. 🙁 If this is not working out, I’ll switch back to the old one until they allow us to edit the layout. blergh. I should be studying now anyway. Going offline. Later! Addendum: Switched it back to…
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[photo from istock.com] Sometimes, no matter how you avoid it, it will still happen. ‘It’ can be anything. Human connections, for example. You don’t get to choose who you meet, who your parents are, who your siblings are. Those are already pre-arranged for you, whether you like it or not. You can choose who to be friends with, but you can’t help being acquainted with people who come along your way. Some acquaintances can be brief and temporary, but once you know someone, you can’t undo that (unless you forget them in time, that is). Which brings me to this…
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Some pictures taken at the Singapore Flyer. My careless self brought a camera that ran out of battery, so could only take a few shots with my phone. Oneiroi’s Orb, made up of circular artefacts from the past and present. Journey of dreams. View from inside the capsule. View from above. Breathtaking! View #2. View #3.
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X #1. As I steer my way in and out of the human crowd during peak hours after work, I imagine myself watching my movements from a high vantage point. I must have looked like a tiny blip zig-zagging through the sea of other blips. There are times that I feel it’s harder to maneuver my way amidst the human traffic than it is driving on the 5-lane 405 freeway. Thank goodness PMS only happens once a month, else I’d be bald by now from all the pulling of own hair. X #2: This island republic is over-saturated with consumption. I don’t mean it in…
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Many of you may agree that our education system today isn’t doing a great job educating our young ones, and something must be done. This TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson pointed out the problems of our education system today, and urged those who have the ability to make a change do something. I personally think that even if you’re not in the position to make a major difference, this 18-minute video may still benefit you, because who knows, it may change the way you educate your kids in the future. Enjoy!
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Stuff that caught my attention and would like to share- Bill Gates on philanthropy, his take on giving – “Anyone who wants to seriously engage in giving faces two important questions: where can you make the biggest impact, and how do you structure your giving so it’s effective.” In the spirit of our Independence Day, here’s an article written by a former US Ambassador to Malaysia – Malaysia’s Political Awakening: A Call for US Leadership. A 13-year old boy who won Young Naturalist Award of the American Museum of Natural History for finding the secret of the Fibonacci sequence in trees.…
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if ‘saying no’ was an art, then i had to be the worst of the worst artists. still can’t believe i had zero will power in saying no, only to regret it now, which is pointless. too late. this is not the first time it’s happened to me. time and again, i failed to push back whatever force it was (be it people, or circumstances) coming towards me, nudging me to do things i don’t really (or really don’t) want to do. and for whatever reason, i gave in. urghhhhh i so hate myself right now!! why can’t i just say NO???!!…
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It’s the family games day for our hospital! Some pictures to share. 🙂 games commitee. 🙂 look at that tee! 😀 colors. gloomy day. CEO speaks. she plays to win! me in action! 😀 my team. 🙂