Stand still and breathe deep

@ a time when I am constantly out of breath, nearly hyperventilating, and heart beat is thumping hard, i get this poem, apparently penned by a girl down with cancer.

And really, it deserves to be published and remind everyone to slow down, hear the music, smell the flowers...

Take care.

God Bless.

SLOW DANCE

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
!
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You'd better slow down
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say,"Hi"
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

Dempsey Glam

The weekend was quite a blast, although feeling its after-effects on this dreary Monday morning.



Anyway, kicked off the weekend with dinner @ Dempsey Rd followed by drinks @ Harry's! Colleagues were there to celebrate the success of the company with its new investment and acquisition that was recently acquired. Dinner @ Dempsey House was delicious and it's such a cool place! Check out the loos, when you are there! Cockadoodle for Gents, and Pussycat for Ladies... don't forget to purr upon exit! *meow*



Check out the happy faces from my photo album!

And now, back to the week... Monday... boring!!

a climate in crisis

it's always summer in singapore and you'd think we wld be used to the heat by now... but seriously, it is getting too hot now... even the water in the pool @ nite is warm!

it is sad (that's an understatement) that in our chase for a better world ie. free trade=better economy has led us to embark on massive constructions which used up natural resources, emitting harmful gasses into the earth- the coal, the oil...

and we get so absorbed in this money-making, and as we gain in wealth, we spend more... buy more but also throw more. and as the weather gets hot, we quickly pamper ourselves with air conditioning... hmmm...

but is global awareness through 24hr concerts by the latest stars the way to go? we can discount the noise pollution generated from the artists and fans... but ok.. let's think... the climate needs urgent rescuing and in dire need for plaster... to cover the big hole(s) in the ozone layer... but having ppl gather at concerts aint gonna help (much)... imagine the no of smokers & the smoke, the bottles of beer, the plastic cups, the rubbish... helping? nah...

but what is the best way to promote green living? hmmm...

but anyway, now that the ex- VP of US was lauded for his "The Inconvenient Truth", i hope people wld watch it. and yes, i wished our country had just persisted and continued with that green frog... "Green For Life... Forever"

ok... grab a reusable bag, bring your own water bottle, wear cotton and REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE.

we really need the ice caps on Mount Kilimanjaro back, the Arctic to not absorb heat... and just for the Earth to be okay. we may not have eternal life, but at least let us not be the ones destroying our Home.

Don't just wear green, be GREEN.

May He bless us all.
:)


catch John Mayer's performance! It's the coolest!

of friendship and acquaintances

as we age daily, we hope to be wiser and knowledgeable, for with knowledge comes understanding, and we can only do better if we know better.

i know who my friends are, albeit no more than the count of the fingers on both hands, i am thankful i have them.

Acquaintances are those you got to know at various stages, and will fleet by in no time to come. These group can create an impact on your life, but the impact(s) are the passing kind, nothing memorable, nothing worth keeping. Acquaintances are those who treats you with much friendliness, yet speaks ill of you and has no qualms to spread details abt you.

I have realised that i do not need these group of people and have sought to separate myself from them. These group whose knowledge are really of miniscule amts but deemed themselves the masters of the(ir) world. These people, i actively avoid now. But, they are also the ones who are quite pesky... hmmm...

On the other hand, my (two) handfuls of friends are those i rarely meet, but despite the distance, i know they will always be there.

Eunice and Ajin are a couple of such friends, and I hope they forgive me if i have ever sinned against them. Nizah, Ekin, Shikin and Zoob are the kind of pals who will constantly be there, and never without judge. And Mel, the one whom i know very recently, but patiently hears me out, the sweet one who will give me those sms *hugs* knowing i am down. You really don't have to know the person long to have quite a friendship with them. And arizal, my pal, whom i have not met for the longest time, but sincerely wishes this best friend of his the best for the wedding and volunteers to be my best man. There are 2 more left to round up the count but shall continue the next round.

God bless us and our friendship, and may it stood the test of time and His tests.