Singapore’s 1st Olympics Medal On The Way! What a strong heart one needs. It was an extremely intense, nerve-racking, heart thumping and very, very, very, very close match to watch. Our Singapore table tennis team beat the Korean team in the semi-final just minutes ago to pave our way for the first medal ever in Olympics! Yes, we are in the run for either a [...] One More Language of Love We have come to know, and many agree that music is a common language of love. It helps us to make friends, understand a country’s culture, not to mention picking up a new language. Now, watching Olympics has told me that sports is also another common language for all. Not only the athletes, but also the [...] I’m An Idiot! You must have heard about the smashing men’s 400m swimming freestyle relaymatch on Monday, right? About how Michael Phelps’ team won by an exruciatingly dangerous close lead of a mere 0.08 second. That’s right, in less than a split of a second, they beat France, the favourite team touted to win this race. It was close, real close. And when [...] Tao Li Finished 5th In Heats And in the 26th overall ranking. Which means, she is not in the placing for the semi-finals for 200m butterfly. Which also means, this ends her Olympics expediture. It’s ok, because she is still young and there’s a long road ahead of her. This, is but the beginning… All the best! Michael Phelps - The Underwater Guy’s 3rd Gold Medal Whoa, you have to watch how he swims, and how he wins. Michael has just got one more gold medal into his pocket with the 200m freestyle race. Seeing him swim is a joy, really. He not only displays excellent skills, this guy also has a strategy to boot. Notably, you should see how fantastic he was underwater. [...] The President Spoke To Me! Remember our Former President Wee Kim Wee? He spoke to me! Yes, he really did. I was watching the encore telecast of NDP 08 yesterday, and this huge feeling of nostalgia swelled inside my heart. What made my heart flutter and throbbing? The fireworks were dazzling. The fighter jets made my jaws gapped. The songs were inspiring. The laser [...] Tao Li Missed The Medal The Australian Trickett did it at a world record of 56 seconds. When Tao Li broke her own record and came 4th with 57 seconds to propel her into the finals today, Singapore was all cheers yesterday. Now that she came in 5th in the finals, will the cheers still be there for her? I say, we should. [...] Happy Birthday Singapore! Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to Singapore, Happy Birthday to YOU! Here’s wishing Singapore prosperity, peace, harmony and vibrancy for all the years to come. Happy Birthday Singapore! Wow, 43 years didn’t zoom by for nothing. We’ve had plenty of accomplishments to call our own, and received numerous accolades for the miracles that were [...] The Three Stooges Doesn’t sound very appropriate to label them like this, but really, I can’t think of another word for them. My dad went for an operation last week (he is recovering very well now and was discharged today, so thank you all for your concern if you want to know how he is faring). The room has 5 beds and [...] No Little Ms Sunshine Stuart and I were walking to the coffee shop for lunch. “Oh I forgot to bring my umbrella! How can I forget to bring my umbrella? The sun is sooo hottt!!” I cried out in horror. “Come, I help you block,” hubby enthusiastically held out his jacket over my head. “It’s ok, nevermind nevermind (I have the habit of [...] A Dollar Richer, A Dollar Poorer Hold. Hold. Hold. Hold looonnnggggerrrrr…. I kept repeating that and held my breath. We only had a few more seconds to go. Ok, maybe 10 seconds. Whatever! It’s not going to be more than a minute. “Uncle, nevermind, you’ll just drive veeerrryy veeerrryyy sssslllowwww, ok? I’m sure nobody will horn you,” I gave my instruction. “Ya, because all [...] How To Develop Good Relationships: Lesson From My Mom “Love thy neighbours,” says Jesus.  Strangely, though my mom isn’t a Christian, she not only echoes this dictum, she follows it to the letter. Her excellent relations with her neighbours, used to be mine (erh, not really if we take out the only factor that gives me such a remote connection: physical location) before I moved [...] 20 June - 28 July 2008 Why is this a significant period for me? Because I returned back to time! No time machine needed, no complex and confusing formula, no physics about it. All I need is to lose something - this little gadget that has seen the evolution and advancement of technology at a rate that can probably match the speed [...] The 8 August 2008 Saga Fa Fa Fa! That would be what this day 8 August 2008 would sound like in Mandarin. That’s right, the number 8 has always been, and I believe will continue to be an auspicious digit in the Chinese culture. It spells luck and fortune. How true it is is not known, as I’ve yet to come across any [...] All My Hubby Needs Is Just … Hubby and I were watching TV together harmoniously one evening. A trailer promoting an upcoming Korean drama was being shown. The plot goes like this: A rich young girl has a unique proposal. If she’s willing to stay and tend to a vineyard for a year, the owner will give her a 1m ha of the vineyard to [...] Why You Shouldn’t Drive Your Dog When You Speed! I got stopped for speeding yesterday. I thought I could talk, smile, flirt, wriggle my way out of it, until the cop looked at my dog in the back seat … and smiled … … … … … … … … … … Gotcha! Got this from an email, and I have to post it up for you to enjoy! (I shyly admit that some words were added by me haha) Have [...] World’s Oldest Blogger’s Legacy  (Photo taken from www.allaboutolive.com.au) The world’s oldest blogger has just passed away. Olive Riley, fondly known as Ollie, breathed her last on July 12 2008 at a ripe age of 108. Gosh, she has lived for more than a century! I bet she grew up writing letters using feather pens with ink, like what we see in [...] Magical Quotes #32: Love Is More Than… Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward togethr in the same direction.                                    ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery   The Silent Reading Time 20 minutes before the all-important bell rang for recess, our teacher ended the lesson. Not every one of us had reasons to smile or be happy. But I had. I had every reason to smile and be happy. In fact, I was so looking forward to the next 20 minutes. Don’t get me wrong. I bore no grudges over [...] A Love Relationship Right Opposite My Home! I fell in love with it at first sight. I knew this love has been with me all along, never for once diminished or gone. Not even living in the city most of the time can take away this deep love, and what a sweet surprise it was that it is now close to me. I have another love relationship now, [...] 13 Celebrities I Kinda Like Yeah, I can only say I kinda like them, since I only know them so much from whatever information that has been made public about them. I don’t know them by person, so I cannot make that bold declaration that I like them. One thing’s for sure - I like them enough to be attracted to [...] Perspectives In Daily Life #5: Seeing Is Believing Using both his hands, he grasped her hands tightly and held it close to his heart. Then with the most sincere, genuine and loving tone, he told her that sometimes what one sees or hears may not be the truth. It is what one feels that speaks volumes. That was a moving line, I thought. It [...] 3 Truths About The Fat Panda That Fights Everybody was kung-fu fighting (HOOH! HAAH!) Those cats were fast as lightning (HOOH! HAAH!) In fact it was a little bit frightning (HOOH! HAAH!) But they fought with expert timing (HOOH! HAAH!) Wo oh oh oh….. Yeah, this was the song that was in the background for the Kung Fu Panda trailer. It instantly put me in the feet-tapping, head-nodding [...] E-Cards And Romance What used to be the rage now has ebbed. Do you remember sending and receiving e-cards a few years ago? When festive seasons were nearing, I would get all sorts of greetings from friends and even business associates. I haven’t been getting them nowadays, and have thrown them to the back of my head. Until one came [...] Social Consideration vs Family Consideration As mentioned in this post, I would like to talk abit about social consideration. As much as it is lacking more and more now, I’d like to look at it from another perspective. One of the underlying reasons why there are so many noise created by inconsiderate people in public is because they lack social consideration. They don’t care much for others, and [...] The Good And Bad Of Mobile Technology Hurray to another new invention! Hurray to one more new feature in our mobile phone! But, can we really celebrate the advancement of technology and welcome them with big wide arms? I’m sure some of you have had some terrible experiences with how technology has negatively affected you. Not to make this a ranting post, I’ve decided to take another [...] My Post-Seminar Thoughts Not only am I heaving a sign of relief, but also a sign of happiness and peace. Yes, the Relationship Blueprint Seminar has successfully ended yesterday. As much as I enjoyed myself while I was speaking and sharing the content, the joy was much heightened and intensified when I sat down to read the comments and testimonials [...] We Matchmaked One More Couple! Yay!! My sister Grace’s Nokia hp went beep once. Well, she’s got a sms. None of us were expecting this:  “Hi Grace, me and xx are getting married!”  Too excited, my sister passed the phone to me, as I was very conveniently just beside her. We both went ecstatically crazy for a few moments, receiving some stares as we enjoyed being [...] Taking Turns To Be “Free” “You only think about yourself, always! You’d rather choose to spend your time during weekends playing soccer, instead of staying home. Weekend should be a family day, and yet all you care about is having fun outside all by yourself!” Kate says. “What do you mean always? Since when did I forbid you to go out? You know [...] Magical Quotes #31: Life’s Mystery Life isn’t something you can give an answer to today. You should enjoy the process of waiting, the process of becoming what you are. There is nothing more delightful than planting flower seeds and not knowing what kind of flowers are going to come up.                                                                         – Milton Erickson I stole this from the ever-enlightening Life Coaches Blog. [...]