Untouchables

我们每一个人都背负着过去犯过的错误活着我们必须学习跟自己最不堪的那部分相处因为声命没有办法重来

因为我们都是大人

Apple

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Pop Quiz 2: Who can recall how we got the name Untouchables?

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sometimes being a garang guni is not such a bad thing after all (i can see BZ nodding)

guess what, for some strange reason, i have our “teething thoughts” from our ex-blog and have reproduced them here for your reading pleasure. (for the blur sotongs who still can’t figure out where it is, click on the link above that says “history”…for obvious reasons)

formatting is out, some pictures don’t show, but no fish prawn also good lah huh. the words, the tones, the exclamations and memories of a time long past still remains.

enjoy.

bkk.

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I was quite excited to know that I’ll be attending a function at the Hwa Chong Institution Auditorium (College campus) sometime next week.  Though the name isn’t entirely similar, the place should still bring back some nostalgia.  Haven’t been there for many years.  Glad to be going there for a good cause, to witness the commendable work that our juniors have done for the less privileged children in society.  They did a wonderful job in contributing towards the School Pocket Money Fund, and trust me, they did much more complex projects as compared to newspaper collection 🙂

Will check out the council room if I have the chance and see if I can find any of our traces….

yaman

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A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to
visit their old university Professor. Conversation soon turned into
complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the
Prof went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an
assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain-looking and some
expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said “If
you noticed, all the nice-looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving
behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want
only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and
stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you
consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other’s cups.”

“Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are
the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of
Life doesn’t change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail
to enjoy the coffee in it.”

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You thought you were clear what you want and therefore you made a choice.

But truth is many times, you end up questioning the choice that u’ve made. Is is the right choice, is this the best thing to do, is this the best for everyone including yourself. No answers eventually. And the cycle starts all over again.

Many times you thought you are very clear that this is what you want, and you thought you were prepared to bear whatever consequences. But that was the logical mind that was thinking. And the heart thinks otherwise.  And you are affected by what your heart thinks although your mind tells you a different story.

 I used to pride myself (so i think) that i am a practical person with a practical mind. But the truth is far from this. The mind and the heart never think alike and we end up hurting ourselves more so during the process.

Was what i did the right thing? No one could answer me

Was i being inpatient? too pessimistic? too emotional? too un-understanding? too insensitive? But i was and am confused. Somehow someway, enough is never good enough.

So how do u trust a person? have do you have faith? Staunch faith when u are totally clueless on what’s happening? I remember when i was 17-18, someone ever used the word ‘staunch’ to describe my ‘loyalty’ towards him.  Thats the very first time i come across the word ‘staunch’.

But what is the basis of this staunch faith and belief? or is this just a baseless blind faith?

 Confusion? maybe

You asked me not to do it if i dont wish to do so. You were the only one who gave this advice. I was silently surprised by your unwavering firmness. Your words gave me the strength. But i now wonder would u still tell me the same?

Apple ate a pear today instead

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Got this from a Taiwanese friend…

人的一生感情可以分為3種，舉例說明如下︰  

當我們遠行那天，試想有3人送行第一個人從一大早就哭著不要你走，一直拉著你的手說會一直想你，約好每天聯繫若干次，把你送至門口，然後回屋子裡去繼續看他崇拜的偶像的電視演唱會。

第二個人幫你收拾行李，替你做好早飯，開車送你到機場，說︰保重﹗然後回去工作。

第三個人默默地坐在離你很遠的地方看著你，什麼也沒說什麼也沒做，你幾乎感覺不到他的存在。可是他思念你，時時刻刻為你擔心，每天早中晚三次向他的上帝祈禱你的平安，並在祈禱中得到平靜。 

當我們回來的時候，我們︰

給第一個人買很多可愛的禮物，帶他去吃飯，去遊樂場，看到他我們很快樂，感覺清安，連天空的色彩也變得透明。

給第二個人一個擁抱，幫他倒垃圾，為他這個月可以拿很多加菜金而高興，為有他的陪伴而慶幸。

給第三個人一個禮貌的微笑，說︰嗨﹗然後不知道如何表達。 

假如有一天，當我們失去他們的時候︰

失去第一個人，我們失去了生活的色彩，灰暗了一段時間後，突然在街角遭遇新的色彩，開始新的旅程。

失去第二個人，我們失去臂膀，無力舉起未來的重擔，吃過很多補品後，終於恢復原狀。

失去第三個人，開始沒有感覺，終於有一天發現從失去的那一天開始自己的靈魂也隨之而去，發現失去了無形的堡壘，永遠無法填補。 

第一種感情來自於︰子女, 情人                        是年輕的

第二種感情來自於︰夫妻,  朋友                       是中年的

第三種感情來自於︰父母, 知己                        是永遠的

第一種付出的是語言。  
第二種付出的是時間。  
第三種付出的是生命。    

沒有哪一個更美好更可貴，因為這三種感情在我們的生活裡都需要

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