Baking bread and eating togetherThursday, October 25, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
TAKE HOLD OF EVERY MOMENT
TAKE HOLD OF EVERY MOMENT
(a friend emailed me this article)
A friend of mine opened
(a friend emailed me this article)
A friend of mine opened
his wife's underwear drawer
and picked up
a silk paper wrapped package:
"This, - he said -
isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box
and stared at both
the silk paper and the box.
"She got this the first time
we went to New York,
8 or 9 years ago.
a silk paper wrapped package:
"This, - he said -
isn't any ordinary package."
He unwrapped the box
and stared at both
the silk paper and the box.
"She got this the first time
we went to New York,
8 or 9 years ago.
She has never put it on.
Was saving it for a special occasion.
Well, I guess this is it.
He got near the bed
and placed the gift box
next to the other clothings
he was taking to the funeral house,
his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
"Never save something for a special occasion.
Every day
in your life
is a special occasion".
I still think those words
next to the other clothings
he was taking to the funeral house,
his wife had just died.
He turned to me and said:
"Never save something for a special occasion.
Every day
in your life
is a special occasion".
I still think those words
changed my life.
Now I read more
and clean less.
I sit on the porch
without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family,
and less at work.
I understood that life
should be a source of experience
to be lived up to,
not survived through.
I no longer keep anything.
I use crystal glasses every day.
I'll wear new clothes
to go to the supermarket,
if i feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume
for special occasions,
I use it whenever I want to.
The words
"Someday..."
and "One Day..."
are fading away
from my dictionary.
If it's worth seeing,
listening or doing,
I want to see,
listen or do it now.
I don't know
what my friend's wife
would have done
if she knew
she wouldn't
be there
the next morning,
this nobody can tell.
I think she
might have called
her relatives
and closest friends.
She might call old friends
to make peace
over past quarrels.
I'd like to think she would
go out for Chinese,
her favourite food.
It's these small things
that I would regret not doing,
if I knew my time had come.
I would regret it,
because I would no longer
see the friends I would meet,
letters that i wanted to write
"One of this days".
I would regret and feel sad,
because I didn't say
to my brothers and sons,
not times enough at least,
how much I love them.
Now, I try not to delay,
postpone or keep anything
that could bring
laughter and joy
into our lives.
And, on each morning,
I say to myself that
this could be a special day.
Each day,
each hour,
each minute,
is special.
Now I read more
and clean less.
I sit on the porch
without worrying about anything.
I spend more time with my family,
and less at work.
I understood that life
should be a source of experience
to be lived up to,
not survived through.
I no longer keep anything.
I use crystal glasses every day.
I'll wear new clothes
to go to the supermarket,
if i feel like it.
I don't save my special perfume
for special occasions,
I use it whenever I want to.
The words
"Someday..."
and "One Day..."
are fading away
from my dictionary.
If it's worth seeing,
listening or doing,
I want to see,
listen or do it now.
I don't know
what my friend's wife
would have done
if she knew
she wouldn't
be there
the next morning,
this nobody can tell.
I think she
might have called
her relatives
and closest friends.
She might call old friends
to make peace
over past quarrels.
I'd like to think she would
go out for Chinese,
her favourite food.
It's these small things
that I would regret not doing,
if I knew my time had come.
I would regret it,
because I would no longer
see the friends I would meet,
letters that i wanted to write
"One of this days".
I would regret and feel sad,
because I didn't say
to my brothers and sons,
not times enough at least,
how much I love them.
Now, I try not to delay,
postpone or keep anything
that could bring
laughter and joy
into our lives.
And, on each morning,
I say to myself that
this could be a special day.
Each day,
each hour,
each minute,
is special.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Contrbutions fron NCK - One Liners
[1] Regular naps prevent old age, especially if you take them while driving.
[2] Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.
[3] Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!
[4] I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash.
[5] A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school uniforms.
[6] Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
[7] Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without, but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
[8] You can't buy love, but you pay heavily for it.
[9] Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
[10] Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
[11] Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.
[12] My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
[13] Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
[14] Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
[15] A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
[16] You're getting old when you enjoy remembering things more than doing them.
[17] It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
[18] Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.
[19] Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
[20] Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something
[21] They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak!
[2] Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.
[3] Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!
[4] I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they wanted cash.
[5] A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school uniforms.
[6] Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.
[7] Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without, but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.
[8] You can't buy love, but you pay heavily for it.
[9] Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.
[10] Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.
[11] Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take it anyway.
[12] My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.
[13] Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.
[14] Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.
[15] A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.
[16] You're getting old when you enjoy remembering things more than doing them.
[17] It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
[18] Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.
[19] Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.
[20] Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something
[21] They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak!
Sat 13 Oct @ BTNR
Agnes SBK was unable to come &David's trip was cancelled.
David & Karen together with Lay & her friend Evelyn, went to BTNR
We took another route which is an-hour walk.....
up and down, down and up
between narrow path of the 'trees & valleys.....
looking anxiously for the main road
up and down, down and up
between narrow path of the 'trees & valleys.....
looking anxiously for the main road
200 metres, 100 metres...
we walked on and finally we completed!
While leaving BTNR, it start to rain.....heavily!
As the saying going.....as changeable as the weather!
As the saying going.....as changeable as the weather!
Yummy.......we had MacDonalds at Queensway
(next to Far East Flora along Commonwealth)
Monday, October 8, 2007
Sat 6 Oct (morning) @ BTNR
David & Karen together with Laywent to climb Bukit Timah Nature Reserve today
The climb was a little steep and weather was warm
but reaching the submit was a joy!
but reaching the submit was a joy!
Place : Outside COURTS Furniture Store at Bukit Timah
Bus to COURTS : SBS 170 TIBS 67 75 171 173 184 852 961
Car : There is a car park at the foot of the BTNR
Bus to COURTS : SBS 170 TIBS 67 75 171 173 184 852 961
Car : There is a car park at the foot of the BTNR
Sunday, October 7, 2007
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