2020 has been a roller-coaster so far. I remember back in January, when a group of us were sitting around enjoying our scrumptious meal, we briefly discussed the Covid situation in Wuhan. How terrible it must have been to be on a lockdown and not get to celebrate Chinese New Year with family and friends. We lamented and pitied, as if it were a tragedy happening to other people; as if we would never have to worry about the same affliction affecting us. How wrong were we! Who would have thought? In hindsight, we should’ve known better, seeing that we…
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“Death is the destination we all share, no one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life.” ― Steve Jobs When there is life, there is death. Every new life that comes to this world is guaranteed nothing but death that will ensue, albeit it being just a far-off concept that no one ever thought of at the present moment. But of course. Why would anyone think about that when they’re too busy rejoicing in the beauty of this bundle of joy in their arms, their…
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Read this news article a couple of weeks ago about whether it’s constitutional to sample for DNA on those who are arrested without a warrant. Sounds to me like one of those ethical controversy on the usage of technology vs. the notion of privacy. The summary of the story is this: This guy was arrested for assault charges and his DNA was taken as per state law. The DNA sample was then submitted to federal DNA database to see if there were any matches. Turns out his DNA matched that of a rapist who committed the rape 6 years ago. He was…
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Image source: Google search on suicide. Looking back at the blogpost I wrote on suicide last year, maybe I was being too harsh on them. I sounded pissed off at those who committed suicide, and indeed I was. I still am, a little bit, when I think about it. But since then, I’ve learnt to see things from a different light. I tried to reason that maybe there were causes obscure to the judging eyes of the public (yes, I too am guilty of it), maybe they were mentally sick but undiagnosed and they didn’t know how to get help,…
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Greetings from Penang! As always, we had our reunion steamboat dinner with a bunch of relatives who come back from all over. This year fewer people came back, so it’s a little quieter, but all good nonetheless. I love being surrounded by all these familiar faces whom I get to see at least once a year. This year there are 4 additions to the big family, ranging from 3-week old to almost a year old. Babies are so cute… until they start crying. 😛 Did not go watch PSY perform, but I heard the response wasn’t great, at least for…
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Started the new year with a 5-day trip to Bangkok with Lil Bro. Couldn’t have asked for more; the only part that I could’ve done without is my being sick. Can’t believe I fell sick the day before the trip! And to make things worse I returned home even sicker wtf. But all in all a great trip. It’s actually not that bad traveling with my Lil Brother! 😛 Some pics to share- Wanted to take the ferry towards the Memorial Bridge night market but ended up heading the opposite direction! Hilarious. In the end we walked further than we…
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Even when they annoy the hell out of you sometimes, you can still love them. Brothers teach us that. Happy birthday, 老弟! 🙂
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Have I written on this before? I don’t remember. It sure felt as though I have. Because I’m darn sure this wasn’t the first time I’ve thought about it, and so perhaps I might’ve written it down- somewhere. No matter. Right now I just needed to write this down. Why do some people talk as if the whole world owes them something, and that they just have to put people down as they try to make their point? Does it hurt them to say it in a way that won’t hurt anyone and still get their message across just the same?…
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Throughout our lives, people come and go all the time. Some became friends and stayed on as significant people in our lives; those are the ones who will always stay with us till the end of time. Some were just acquaintances we barely knew or remembered before we all moved on; either we didn’t care enough to know more about them and vice versa, or the time of contact was so brief there wasn’t enough opportunity to get to know each other more. Yet others were people we cared very much and would like to keep in touch but alas…
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It was on the front page of newspaper (Sin Chew) today, about a Malaysian girl from Sabah who became famous because of her video of her art work posted on YouTube. Out of curiosity I checked out the video to see what the big hoo-hah was all about. As it turns out, I wasn’t disappointed- it was great. A red portrait painting of Yao Ming, using a basketball. Check it out! I guess I can understand why it’s on the front page of the newspaper. Malaysia and her people, are proud of the girl and her talent, and when the…
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Little brother will be having his A-levels exam starting Nov 8. Wishing him best of luck! 🙂
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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…