About death

The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death! What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch, you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back into the womb, you spend your last nine months floating...and you finish off as an orgasm.

George Carlin

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.

T.S. Eliot

I do not photosynthesize.

I get a bath of sunlight every weekday.

You see, there are three huge glass window panels adjacent to where I'm sitting. By right, they should all be fitted with blinds. I mean, they all are. Just that the one that's directly adjacent to me has blinds that are broke (ie cannot be pulled down).

The angle of the sun in the morning, the way the window panel is framed, and the height of the window panel - all these factors line up by some sort of divine appointment, to direct sunlight, directly on me. Woe, what have I done to deserve a natural spotlight / a halo of warmth around me?

It is, at times, irritating and glaring. But I shall think the better of it. It's God's way of telling me to wake up, because it's a beautiful day, every day.



[edit: they have since fixed the problem. ]

weekend in a triptych

faith in Singaporeans restored.

ok after that random rant about my fellow countrymen I would like to share 2 independent (i hope) movements that have been sparked by the young 'uns here.

1. While You Were Sleeping
[vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/40284749 w=400&h=225]

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING from Josiah Ng on Vimeo.

2. Hello Stranger

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td7-xkI5n4c]

This was their first project - and I suppose there are many more to come!

So yeah! The older generation likes to gripe about how sheltered our generation is, and how we never had the chance to go through what they went through - grueling hard work and all, or how the future of Singapore is screwed because some of us have started supporting the opposition.

WELL.

Here's a bunch of people, that lead their own routines too - as students, or white collared workers. I like that they're giving people a reason to smile, and it doesn't matter who those people are. They're not out for fame, they're not being paid by a company... they're just doing it for fun and goodwill.

I think that's the difference in our generation - we may not be struggling to make ends meet, and we may not be aiming to earn shitloads of money, so I guess that leaves us with some free time to try to make a difference in others' lives. and social media makes it even easier for people like them to band together, to spread smiles beyond those they directly met, and to inspire others to do some good as well.

Doesn't it add some meaning to our otherwise rather rat-racey Singaporean lives?

So yeah. These might be small gestures; lending a stranger a high five or giving another an encouraging note and a drink that costs a few cents, but they do make a difference in someone else's day. I hope to see more of these things happening!!! GO FORTH, AND MAKE A STRANGER'S DAY (or someone you know lah).

do some good

This week I was blessed to meet people that came together to do something for the community. Everything's still in its initial stages; one's under wraps, one's not-so, but it's an absolutely great feeling to know that in a small place like Singapore, there's still hope for humanity.

"We're like that - we just come together and do things. If it happens, it happens. If it doesn't then it's okay."

I loved the spirit that was running through the discussions. I know so many cynics that have so many things to say about how humans are intrinsically selfish, and that many good acts are done on a selfish basis. Well, I'd like to believe that at the end of the day, we're all just working to better the lives of a group of people, or of some people; or just one person.

And, at the end of the day, the least we could say is that we tried. We took some time off paper-chasing, and we tried.

I guess that's probably the one thing that hinders most charity efforts - taking that leap of faith, crossing the hurdle, walking out of your comfort zone and daring to try.

Today, I dare you to try to make a difference.

don't let life rob you of compassion.

start small, aim big. :)

procrastinators. leaders of tomorrow.

buhh there are so many things that i have to get done but i can't seem to be bothered to?

• fixing the cigarette lighter in the car


• getting my wisdom teeth out


• getting tested for lasik suitability


• getting an allergy test done