Labels: reading, travelling

Humans are social creatures, so we like to seek acceptance from the people around us. Now to some, that may not happen as often as we like. However, the crucial thing is to not let it affect you permanently.

SHAKE IT OFF!

You define what you are and it is not what people say about you or which class you go to that determines your worth. One of the most common exampes cited is Microsoft founder Bill Gates who did not complete college. If he had let the people around him define his limits, I seriously doubt he would be the billionaire that he is.

That is why I am disturbed by people who are so concerned about the classes that their children get into at the end of each academic year. Is it any wonder that our kids become so caught up in the race for the 'best' class? When will they realise that everyone has a fair chance to do well in any class?

Until they wake up, the nightmare continues for the rest of us.

Labels: nightmare

Yesterday's ktv session didn't happen as DW was already pre-booked by her colleagues, but I did join her at GV Marina for dinner and a show. We wanted to catch the Coffin, but it wasn't showing at Marina. Which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We ended up catching REC,which was really a scary show that proves you don't have to have a humongous budget to make a good horror movie.

Coincidentally, the I-S magazine that I picked up over dinner at Swensen's reviewed both shows and REC was rated 4 times better!

The story starts simply with a television reporter with her cameraman shooting a lifestyle story about the lives of firemen. A late night call to an apartment building sends the reporter with the firemen to the flat of an blood soaked old lady who seemed to be having some kind of a fit. The entire story is filmed from the perspective of the camera using a style similar to the Blair Witch Project. We ended up watching the last 45 minutes of the show through the cracks between our fingers.

Yup, it's that scary.

Labels: scary movie

I find myself always stressing to my kids that it is important to learn from your mistakes. For example, after the exams, teachers would go over the papers not just to check the scores, but to do a post-mortem and help students to review their thought processes and to hopefully avoid making the same mistakes again.

I remembered that as a student, I wasn't the most attentive during these post-mortem sessions. So it is not surprising that in today's fast-paced world, students are even less attentive. So we cajole, warn, persuade,advise,encourage and exhort them to invest the time to review the questions. Just listen as we explain the reasoning behind the answers that we parade in front of the class.

It's that simple. (At least it is to us.)

After going through this period, I realised that it is equally important for me to practise what I preach. I find that as I make each mistake and walk the extra mile, do the extra work and waste the extra time, the lesson is even more finely etched in my memory. I can think of so many things that I would have done differently that would have made my life a little bit easier, I don't regret it the way a person would regret spilling a cup of milk. Perhaps it is because when we fall, we discover more about ourselves then if we were to continue doing the same old routine without consequences.

DW has asked me to go for a KTV session tomorrow (we all need to let off some steam) so I think it will be a good break. Finally.

Labels: learning from mistakes

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Work has been pretty busy as usual. So blogging has truly taken one of the lowest priorities in my life now. Or if I may proffer an excuse, nothing really exciting is going on at the moment. Of course, that could just be me being myopic.

With the whole melamine scare going on, I often wonder what else are we eating everyday with the impression that they are safe to consume but are actually gravely mistaken. Ulp!
Looking at the current financial crisis, I am quite happy to be in a relatively safe profession, so that I am not distracted in my work about whether I will be affected by any corporate 'downsizing'. I really wonder about how employers who managed to convince their workers to increase their variable pay component in the interest of saving jobs, then turn around and cut jobs. What was that all about?

I'm hoping to find out more info soon about an upcoming book sale at the Expo. I will post up details soon. In the meantime, I hope this weekend will be peaceful for all!

Labels: financial crisis, melamine

Recipe for Anthony:
a)Get 5 cups of humour, stir thoroughly till bubbles appear
b)Add in 1 teaspoon of common sense
c)Stir in 1 small bowl of respect marinated with honesty
d)Soak in humility for 15 minutes
e)Fry with some determination until satisfied
f)Garnish with as much enthusiasm as required
Bon Appetit! .


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