Today is a day of inspiration, which reminded me of what I truly want to do.

My work supervisor for Friday shifts is currently a senior in pre-med. She intends to pursue graduate med at Johns Hopkins next year, specializing in Paediatrics. Her ultimate goal is to go back to Nigeria, where her heritage is from, and set up this health centre (or sth ( Read more... )

I was never a letter-writing person. Letter-writing meaning you know back in secondary school (esp. girls' schools) and jc, where girls tend to write truckloads of letters to one another (ie. exchange letters on an almost daily basis)? Yeah, I was never one of those. But I was just clearing/tidying up my stuff and I realised that, for a non letter- ( Read more... )

Kids nowadays are getting out of hand I swear. Tuition was a total torture today. I hate to say this but I really can't stand this p2 going on p3 Maths class that I'm relief-teaching. Thank goodness I'm not their permanent teacher, if not I'd die of high blood pressure sooner or later. Those kids have serious attitude problem. They talk in class ( Read more... )

Many people have been talking about those 5 dragon-boaters who recently perished in an event of great misfortune. I just had this thought... "At least they died doing what they enjoyed, right?"

Read this short article in yesterday's Life! which I found rather meaningful.

"I read Sumiko Tan's column (The Secret To A Happy Old Age, Lifestyle, Aug26) about growing old and finding happiness.

I don't profess to have all the answers but I know I am happy.

Three years ago, I retired from corporate life because I simply did not feel it was ( Read more... )

"Sod’s law may be a fabrication, but in our imaginations it’s real as a misplaced nail. It’s also sadly misrepresented by the gentle anything that can go wrong will go wrong explanation.
It’s not just that anything that can go wrong will. It’s that the things that go wrong are the very things that you were hoping wouldn’t. It’s a cruel set of ( Read more... )

Sometimes, I don't even know why I'm trying so hard. Does it even make a difference? Will the people that matter even bother?
Maybe I should just accept things the way they are and stop fighting. Stop swimming against tides. Just go with the flow. Then maybe I'll find contentment. Or will I?

Perhaps humans are made to be wired this way. That until we ( Read more... )

have you ever felt this surge of emotion in your heart.. so much that no words would suffice to express how you really feel?

that's exactly how i'm feeling now.

no words can express how thankful/grateful i am for the friends that god has blessed me with throughout my 19 years of life. oh where would i be without all of you?

thank you
for giving me ( Read more... )