i just read the blog of the late grace chow,of whom perhaps some of u may have read about.... she was from rotterdam, netherlands, and she was suffering form a rare tumour at the base of her neck, called chordoma. her blog is about the last 9 days of her life, when she began blogging. the website is
dyingis.blogspot.com
go read it when u have the time... her words are beautiful, and they make u think of life and death and at they bring in another way. it's sad that someone with so much spark and optimism in her in the face of death should have to die. why is it that ppl who have the enthusiasm for life should leave it earlier whilst those who just live their lives just because they have nth better to do should live long lives? i once read a theory in "Chicken Soup for the Soul", where a little boy's dog had passed away, yet he was not upset. when questioned why he was not sad, the boy simply said, " God sent (the dog) to us to bring us happiness. now that he has completed his job, God wants him to go back, because Heaven needs happiness too." so could it be that these ppl who pass away early have acty made a difference in the lives of ppl around them, whereas those who lead long lives still have not made a difference in anyone's lives? if so, does that mean that all of us were put on earth for a difference?
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
i just went to irc to try to dl music, but unfortunately, the channels have shut down! how? does anyone know where i can download songs?
my comp is driving me crazy. everything is in chinese! i dunno wat is wrong with it. i checked the encoding as TC said, but everything is normal. wat else is wrong? can someone tell me? it wouldn be so bad if i could type in chinese words, but there is no way i can, coz i dun have the software! urgh.
i'm bored!
my comp is driving me crazy. everything is in chinese! i dunno wat is wrong with it. i checked the encoding as TC said, but everything is normal. wat else is wrong? can someone tell me? it wouldn be so bad if i could type in chinese words, but there is no way i can, coz i dun have the software! urgh.
i'm bored!
Sunday, January 02, 2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
not tt there is anything to be happy abt in the new year as far as i can see... heh.. there wasn a good start to 2005 as everyone around the world can see.... well yah, i'm talking bout the tsunami.... it's real sad isn it? thousands of innocent lives just lost like tt. there wasn even any reason for it! it was just unexpected and.... motiveless! overnight, ppl with families found themselves homeless and family-less, couples found themselves singles, children found themselves orphans.... goodness.... so many ppl had their dreams and hopes smashed just like tt... like ppl who had set up businesses by the seaside, or families which went but only one or 2 ppl went home...
but wat impresses me is the way singaporeans acty volunteered their services to help those in need. seriously! u know, we always think singaporeans are an apathetic lot, but acty, how true is it? (erm yah, i used to think so, and i think it's a rather widely held opinion). the moment news broke out bout the disaster, organisaitons, companies, and individuals stepped in to help. temples, and racial groups also chipped in. it was like showing a united front in times of disaster, which is quite heartening, even in such depressing circumstances.
yah, i know i'm probably sounding like propaganda, but well, i cant help but be impressed at the show of unity. i went to one of the temples tt offers help, and wow, the whole place was inundated with clothes, food, necessities, etc, and there was no lack of ppl dropping by helping out with the packing or donating stuff. even in rainy weather, ppl were still going to these places to help in any way they can. if this is not called charitable, and kindness and- well, i cant think of a word- then wat is this?
oh yes, mel, haha... my index finger decided to follow wat u did to ur hands last yr... haha... when i got out of the car to go to the temple, i closed the door on it. yes, i did, and i'm wondering how the heck i managed to do get out of the car and keep my finger- yah, only one finger- between the car and the door. it hurt like anything, and the whole finger turned numb. goodness... it was worse than when i sprained my ankle! luckily the bone wasnt broken, but the whole finger swelled like a sausage and there was internal bleeding in both the nail and the finger. sound disgusting rite? haha... well, it was at first, but it got better. thankfully. however, it still hurts like the devil, and there's no strength in it yet... cant even type with it, and now i'm typing with my third finger instead of my index. now i know how impt the index finger is to me. thank god its not broken.
let's all hope tt 2005 will be a better yr, with fewer terorist attacks, fewer disease outbreaks in both man and beast, and fewer natural disasters. happy new year everyone.
not tt there is anything to be happy abt in the new year as far as i can see... heh.. there wasn a good start to 2005 as everyone around the world can see.... well yah, i'm talking bout the tsunami.... it's real sad isn it? thousands of innocent lives just lost like tt. there wasn even any reason for it! it was just unexpected and.... motiveless! overnight, ppl with families found themselves homeless and family-less, couples found themselves singles, children found themselves orphans.... goodness.... so many ppl had their dreams and hopes smashed just like tt... like ppl who had set up businesses by the seaside, or families which went but only one or 2 ppl went home...
but wat impresses me is the way singaporeans acty volunteered their services to help those in need. seriously! u know, we always think singaporeans are an apathetic lot, but acty, how true is it? (erm yah, i used to think so, and i think it's a rather widely held opinion). the moment news broke out bout the disaster, organisaitons, companies, and individuals stepped in to help. temples, and racial groups also chipped in. it was like showing a united front in times of disaster, which is quite heartening, even in such depressing circumstances.
yah, i know i'm probably sounding like propaganda, but well, i cant help but be impressed at the show of unity. i went to one of the temples tt offers help, and wow, the whole place was inundated with clothes, food, necessities, etc, and there was no lack of ppl dropping by helping out with the packing or donating stuff. even in rainy weather, ppl were still going to these places to help in any way they can. if this is not called charitable, and kindness and- well, i cant think of a word- then wat is this?
oh yes, mel, haha... my index finger decided to follow wat u did to ur hands last yr... haha... when i got out of the car to go to the temple, i closed the door on it. yes, i did, and i'm wondering how the heck i managed to do get out of the car and keep my finger- yah, only one finger- between the car and the door. it hurt like anything, and the whole finger turned numb. goodness... it was worse than when i sprained my ankle! luckily the bone wasnt broken, but the whole finger swelled like a sausage and there was internal bleeding in both the nail and the finger. sound disgusting rite? haha... well, it was at first, but it got better. thankfully. however, it still hurts like the devil, and there's no strength in it yet... cant even type with it, and now i'm typing with my third finger instead of my index. now i know how impt the index finger is to me. thank god its not broken.
let's all hope tt 2005 will be a better yr, with fewer terorist attacks, fewer disease outbreaks in both man and beast, and fewer natural disasters. happy new year everyone.
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