BOLD enough to ENJOY life now!: August 2007

Tan forwarded me this, just wanna share:

"My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct answer.

When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy." She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first attempt, I had contemplated the correct answer.

So this time I told her, "Mommy, sight is very important to everybody, so it must be our eyes."

She looked at me and told me, "You are learning fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."

Stumped again, I continued my quest for knowledge and over the years, Mother asked me a couple more times and always her answer was, "No. But you are getting smarter every year, my child."

Then one year, my grandfather died. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. Even my father cried. I remember that especially because it was only the second time I saw him cry. My Mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final good-bye to my Grandfather. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?" I was shocked when she asked me this now. I always thought this was a game between her and me.

She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really lived in your life. For every body part you gave me in the past, I have told you were wrong and I have given you an example why. But today is the day you need to learn this important lesson." She looked down at me as only a mother can. I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, " My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder."

I asked, "Is it because it holds up my head?"

She replied, "No, it is because it can hold the head of a friend or a loved one when they cry. Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and friends that you will always have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."

Then and there I knew the most important body part is not a selfish one. It is made for others and not for yourself. It is sympathetic to the pain of others.

People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did. But people will NEVER forget how you made them feel.

Good friends are like stars...You don't always see them, but you always know they are there.

=( must admit old liao, was sick for 2 weeks - fever and bad cough, coughed till whole body aching...

=) ok now, ready to 'cheong' liao haha, ktv this coming Saturday, wanna watch <881> & <天冷就回来>, ......

04AUG07 SAT
12pm - Brunch at Annalakshmi, yalor Indian food again:

Really missed the Mango Lassi, see my first glass of Lassi, finished half then remembered to snap:

2-7pm KTV at K-Box Lucky Chinatown - started feeling sick, sick till can dozed off while KTV'ing...

7-10pm Linda's baby girl (Edeline) full month celebration dinner at Kia Hiang Restaurant. Baby Edeline is so cute, with BIG round eyes. I din snap any pic as I was feeling so cold and my whole body aching.

09AUG07 THUR
12pm - Brunch at BP Plaza Delifrance with Terra.

Terra just ended a partnership, which lasted 2 years, with a friend ... Business was good but friendship turned sour, so sad ...
I was approached few times by friends to jointly set up businesses locally and overseas. I never have the courage to venture into them. Just can't imagine the pain when friendship turns sour this way, can only say "凡事只求问心无愧"!

4pm - Can't tahan the cough, 'see' doctor. So 'gung-ho' lor, doctor asked if I want MC, said no need: