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You are never ready for that heartbreak date... 你永遠不會為那突然的心碎紀念日做好準備。。。

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28/11/16 :- You are never ready for that heartbreak date... 你永遠不會為那突然的心碎紀念日做好準備。。。 I am the old fashion man who is still used to having a physical organizer to mark all my dates, appointments and important stuff down. Heard from a speaker some time ago, "We marked all sort of dates on our organizer, but we can never predict that one day we would be marking down the death anniversary of someone we love." It pierces right through my heart. To make things worse, I was actually doing my 10km run in the stadium on that day. Tears were welling up in my eyes yet I have to force myself to finish the run. Why do I go back to our old house every year on this date? Though I know no matter how many years I go back, or what I do, it would never bring Grandma back to life; I cannot allow myself to miss this date. I know I can never repay the woman I love most in my life. Thus, I'm putting in double or even triple times more effort in building my business now to bring ...

Whatever you do, it will eventually affect those around you - Choose wisely! 你所做的,終究會影響到身邊的人 - 謹慎地作選擇!

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She has been the best supporter for 4 years. 她已當了我這 4 年來的最佳支持者。 31st July 2016 marks my 5th year in helping to raise funds and create awareness for the children at Children Cancer Foundation by taking part in Hair for Hope. However, my Mum has decided to join me for the first time! I'm truly so proud of her! Just last week, I had dinner and a heart to heart talk with my lyrics classmate, Christine aka Shang Rui. Few years back, she decided to come and work here in Singapore. Initially, her parents objected strongly. However, seeing the positive changes in her whole family ever since she came here, she never regretted making that decision. This was what she said, "I never expect the little decision which I made will affect my family members that much." She said something else which my idol, Stacy Tung has mentioned before too, "If by working harder, my parents/Mum can enjoy more and faster, I am willing to do just that." Coinciden...

Who are you accountable for? 你對誰有責任?

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16/04/16 :- Who are you accountable for? 你對誰有責任? I've invited my whole family to be present during my 1st dream board presentation, . For a simple reason; my dreams are all about them. Since young, other than being a devoted guy in love, I'm well known for my short span interest in other stuff and give up easily. That was why I've choose to invite my family to the presentation, it's like letting my team be the witness for my promise to them. Many would have heard the analogy of doing the same thing for 21 days and it would become a habit. The chances of giving up after that get reduced significantly. Since 01st Aug 2015, after I've make an important decision to start planning for myself and change the life I am leading with the actions I've started to take, my family has gotten used to the changed me. Going out till at least 10pm to fight hard for my dreams after I've knocked off from my day job has become a norm to my family members. Howev...

父愛 - A Dad's love!

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28/03/16 :-  父愛比較含蓄。 Fatherly love is more reserved. He was not my hero. I have never said I want to grow up to be like him. I did not think he was someone I am proud of. It was not even a love-hate relationship we had. However, when he passed on, things slowly took a change. The things he did and words he said, they slowly came back to me... I start to ponder and at times, it brought me heartaches. Recently, I was talking to a new friend on how he has nagged at Mum and me when Mum bought me my first hamster. Then, not long after, he bought me a male one for the female hamster I had. My friend's first reaction was, "That is his love for you. He loves you." It has never dawn on me. Such simple words, it strikes me. Just like many always say, "Just because someone do not love you the want they do, it does not mean they don't." 他不是我的英雄。 我不曾說過長大後要跟他一樣。 我也沒以他為傲。 甚至,我們連愛恨關係都沒有。 但是,當他過世之後,事情開始改變了。 他做過的事,說過的話,...

念佛的意义?The meaning of Buddhism?

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14/10/14 :-  念万句佛不如一句关心,天天拜佛不如日行一善,念佛拜佛不如身体力行。 Saying a word of concern beats chanting up to 10 thousand times, a good deed a day is better than praying to Buddha every day, showing through your actions far exceed your chanting and praying. (I've tried my best to do a translation for this, but it's more meaningful if you understand Mandarin.) 注 : 当然,我并非意味人们不该念佛与拜佛。我的外婆是虔诚的佛教徒,而我也相信佛学的好。不过,我的外婆也是以身作则的好榜样。 Important note : Of course, I don't mean one should not chant or pray to Buddha. My grandma is a devoted Buddhist and I believe the good in it. But she's also a living example of good actions. 常有人会说这句话,“读万卷书不如行万里路,行万里路不如阅人无数,阅人无数不如名师点悟”。 但今天,听到了一些故事让我自己想出自己的名言, “念万句佛不如一句关心,天天拜佛不如日行一善,念佛拜佛不如身体力行。” There is this saying, "Travelling ten thousand miles beats reading up to ten thousand books, understanding countless people is better than travelling ten thousand miles, being enlighten by one wise person far exceed understanding countless people...

We are here for you, Ying Ting! =)

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Poor Didi, Ying Ting has dysmetabolic syndrome X and requires urgent treatment at KL private hospital. Everyone in the family is concerned about his health, and we express our care and concern in our own different ways. At this point of time, where we are faced with anxiety, emotional and mental stress, we might just blurt out words of "anger". It's easy to say, manage your anger. However, due to the critical condition of our dear boy who's less than 2 months old, we lost control. Nevertheless, I hope our family can still stay together as one to support each other in any way we can. There was once, when a very close friend said, "Your family seem to be very bonded on the surface, but in fact, it's not. You have major arguments." The friend actually said something like this in Mandarin, "你们的家人表面上看起来很团结,但其实并不是。你们吵得很凶。“ I was quite offended but I kept silent. If you know who you are, remember what you have said and still read...