Just heard the news that my 1st nanny has passed away last Tuesday due to a traffic accident oppposite her flat. It came as a surprise as we do not keep in regular contact anymore...but I would always remember the love and care that she showered on me those days...
She doted on me because she has 2 sons, I was the daughter she never had. She started looking after me when I came to S'pore when I was 2 years old. Apparently, she was the one who taught me to speak in mandarin. She stopped being my nanny when I was 7 after they moved house.
We are saddened to know of her passing, and only after her funeral, in addition, her husband was uncontactable and away on holiday during that period. He only knew of her death today, 1 day later than us...
We went to visit them this evening...it was strange to see my 大哥哥 & 小哥哥 (how I address her 2 sons) after so many years. I absolutely won't know its them if we had met on the streets.
Indeed, life is fragile...we should drive carefully...
I guess I'm too jaded...to be drawn into discussions ...have been chatting with 2 colleagues who commented that Singaporeans are YES people...are bootlickers...are people who like to throw their weight around when they can.
I didn't want to be drawn into the discussion bcos I always feel that there are 2 sides to a coin. Your story and their story.
Of cos there are ugly Singaporeans as there are ugly people from all over the world. Of cos there are imperfections in Singapore as there are imperfections all over the world.
I belong to the skeptical group, so what if I win this discussion? We r all entitled to our own opinion...sometimes there are no absolute rights or wrongs, juz difference in values, viewpoints. So what if I stand up for my opinion? What u choose is beyond my control.
Andy Warhol...the guy who invented POP art and the person who said,"In future, everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes". It sounds weird, i thot the phrasing would be "Everybody would have their 15 minutes of fame"
As his prints are copy-righted, please do a search online to see his work. http://www.warholprints.com/
Perhaps it was bcos I was abit late, so rushed into the exhibition room in search of M, that's why I missed the sign saying that photography was not allowed. So I didn't believe that no photography was allowed when there was a caucasian lady taking pictures merrily away...even asking the security guard to step out of her picture!
Can't remember whether I wrote this on the blog before... but somehow this book by Paulo Coelho came to mind recently. This book inspired me to Carpe Diem! Well, for those who have read the book, it is about prostitution. So, NO! it is not the theme that inspired me :P but a phrase that went like:
It is easy to have dreams if you are not forced to live it, then u can blame others for hindering you in achieving your dreams.
Indeed, many of us complain about our current situation, predicament, but refused to move on. We feel miserable about our jobs, our lives, etc, but do not have the courage to do something about it. Instead, we become green-eye monsters and resentful of others. We forget that we are the cause of our own misery for allowing ourselves to be in the situation, because we do not have the courage to move on.
After reading this book, I decided finally to throw in the towel...altho I sometimes wonder whether it was the right thing. But so many years have passed, and I believe that I gave myself freedom from that job then and kept some part of myself alive.
Somehow a break juz seem to make the 1st working day more blue than ever. And it really makes 1 wonder whether a break was beneficial or should we juz continue to work every single day?!? GASP!
Remember reading an article which surveyed Singaporeans and found that WE suffer from Monday blues more than people from other countries. A fren told me that even she as a homemaker feels the Monday blues when hubby goes to work and she is left alone at home with the kids!
Hmmm hope the blues disappear soon...
Is there such a thing as "Happily Ever After?" It seems to be a fiction that little girls grow up with....
Have witnessed 2 matrial problems recently...1 a young couple, it is baffling that they survived long distance relationships and cohabitation, but not marriage...
The 2nd is an older couple with children in their 20s...is it bcos the husband was not as capable as the wife? Or is it the husband was not useful enough around the family?
They say that women are afraid of lonliness...but it seems that men cannot stand lonliness more...or is it their ego? That they like to be looked up to and fawned by people around them...even hanging around women who are nothing to shout about but are able to make the men feel useful...
What is the meaning of marriage? Is it companionship? Is it responsibility? Is it love? Is it Sex?
Can we juz remain as friends? Would you still pamper me? Be sweet to me? Chat with me? Spend time with me although we are JUST FRIENDS? Would u still do that to me 10 or 20 years down the road?
Decided to test out the newly installed GPRS ...so keyed in my street name to see which route we should take. Soon, we realised that it instructed us to go via CTE, then exit Moulmein and connect to PIE...when we usually would take AYE, which is actually my preferred choice as it is straight and easier to drive along....
To test the system further....we decided not to listen to instructions to see how the GPRS would react...sure enough it soon told us to make a U-turn. Guess the software has been written to select the expressways if possible....
Verdict: The system in France is more intelligent....and can react very fast when it detects that we have deviated from the chosen route...