劉若英 [繼續 - 給十五歲的自己]

Heard this song on FM 93.3 tis evening as I was on my way home.

Either Wei Bin has problems pronouncing accurately or I have serious hearing problems. =P
The actual title is 继续 - 给十五岁的自己. I heard, 寄信 - 给十五岁的自己.

So, I've already "blogged" an entry in my mind, intending to post it onto my blog when I get home tonight. Though I came to realize I heard the wrong title, I shall still share with you what was on my mind.

If you have a chance to write a letter to the fifteen year old YOU, what would you tell yourself? Or perhaps you want to write letter to the you at any other previous age. As for me, I've already started thinking when I thought that was the title I heard.

I'll translate for my "eat potato" readers who find reading Chinese tough. But my initial thoughts were composed in Chinese, so I shall blog using Chinese first.

寄信 - 给十五岁的自己。

若我能写封信给十五岁的自己，我会告诉他。。。
你将来会想当一名会计师，要把中三中四的会计读好。用心去应考，然后到理工学院报读会计系。毕业后，你的职业道路会走得比较顺利平坦。

十六岁那年，你会遇见你这一生最爱的女生。那些你答应她的事，一定要做到。对她许下的承诺，必须一一遵守并兑现。无论遇到什么事，不管你是对与否，先向她道歉就是了。之间有任何问题，请相信两个真心相爱的人一定能一同解决，千万不要轻言放弃。度过那一段艰辛，你们就能长久。幸运的话，她将会是你的初恋到永久。未来，你的结婚请柬上那新娘的名字就是她。

外婆在世的时日不多了，只剩两年。在你十七岁那年，你将从此失去她，一个你最敬爱的人。所以只要一有空，就回家探望她老人家吧。要记得常握她的手，认真看着她，轻声说道，“外婆，为了我们，请你一定要好好地活下去。照顾你，是我们子孙应尽的责任，千万别觉得你是个累赘或包袱。你所有的教诲，我都会铭记在心。若可以的话，我希望你也能把你的毕生经验与丰富精彩的人生故事说给我的孩子听。外婆，我爱你！”

二十一岁那年，你也将失去你人生另一个扮演着重要人物的人。但他是你最恨的人，你的父亲。不要以为他的离开能够解决你所有的问题，现实比你想象的复杂。之后的生活不但没有改善，反而变得更恶劣。因为，你将扛起他留下的责任，甚至连性格脾气都开始像他了。而那些其实都是你讨厌他的原因。恨会从一个人的最内心开始将他吞没，到最后辛苦的是自己。做人，要学会以宽容的心去面对。能够原谅与忘记，人生自然会充满快乐的。

每个人的命运都掌握在自己的手里，决定是对与否不是别人说的算。只要在过程中，你不会伤害到其他人，就放胆去做吧！人生是单程之旅，永远不会有回头路。想要得到的人或事，就应该向着目标前进，努力去发掘达成目标的途径。没有得不到，只有你愿意付出多少牺牲与努力来换取成功？问一问你自己，你有多想得到？

既然是单程之旅，错过了这一站就不会再有了，有时不能犹豫太久，青春列车不会等你的。

Translation:-

A letter to the 15year old ME.

If I can write a letter to the 15 year old me, I would tell him these...
You actually aspired to be an accountant in future, so for now please study hard for your POA in Sec 3 & 4. Put in all your efforts and enrol for a Diploma in Accountancy course when you enter Poly. Once you graduate, your career path would be smoother & more successful.

When you reach the age of 16, you would meet the girl you love most in your life. For all those things you've agreed to, make sure you do them all. The promises you made to her, please kept them well & fulfilled each & every of them. No matter what happens, whether you're the right or wrong party, just apologize to her first. Should any issues arise in the relationship, just believe that two persons who truly love each other can always come together and solve it all, don't ever give up that easily. Once you endure through the difficult rocky path, you would be able to last. If you are lucky, she would be your first love till forever. In time to come, her name would appear on your wedding invite at the bride's name field.

Your grandma's health is deteriorating, she's not going to live very long, it's just going to be another 2 years. When you are 17, you would lose her forever, someone you respect the most all your life. Therefore, whenever you have the spare time, please go home & visit her. Do remember to hold her hands, look into her eyes with sincerity and say these words to her, "Grandma, for our sake, promise that you would live for as long as you could. Taking care of you is just part of the responsibilities of us for being your children & grandchildren, never think of yourself as a burden. The teachings we learnt from you, I would keep them in my heart forever. If it's possible, I wish you would be able to pass down your life experiences & valuable life stories to my kids too. Grandma, I love you!"

When you reached the age of 21, you would lose another person who has played an important role in your life. This time, he was someone you hated - your dad. Do not think that his departure would solve all your problems, the reality is far more complicated than you thought. Life after his demise don't really get better, in fact they got worse. As following that, you have to take over all the roles & responsibilities he has left, slowly you grow to be like him in terms of character & temper. Ironically, these were the traits you dislike of him. Hate starts to swallow us from within, the person who hates ended up suffer more than anyone else. In life, we need to learn to be more tolerant. If you can forgive and forget, life would eventually be happier.

Everyone holds their own destinies in their hands, whether a decision is right or wrong doesn't lie in what others think or say. Just as long as you would not hurt someone else in the process, go ahead and do it! Life's a single trip journey, there can never be a return route. Be it someone or something you wished to get hold of, set your targets and go all out to discover ways in achieving them. There's nothing you can't achieve, it's how much sacrifices and effort you are willing to trade in for. Ask yourself, how much do you really want to succeed & achieve what you want?

Since it's a one way journey, passing by a stop would mean forever, do not hesitate for too long, the train of youth won't wait.