GREAT NEWS!

AMIT is coming back to SG on the 22nd June!

*awaits for my Victoria Secrets stuffs!! hehehs.

P.S: MISS YA LOTS LAH! HAHAHAS :) 5 years not meeting up!

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Read this; I think her speech is great :)

Wisdom from Lee Kuan Yew's Daughter

By Lee Wei Ling

My house is shabby, but it is comfortable There is no end to wanting - after the Ferrari and the Birkin bag, what next?

In 2007, in an end-of-year message to the staff of the National Neuroscience Institute, I wrote: 'Whilst boom time in the public sector is never as booming as in the private sector, let us not forget that boom time is eventually followed by slump time. Slump time in the public sector is always less painful compared to the private sector.' Slump time has arrived with a bang.

While I worry about the poorer Singaporeans who will be hit hard, perhaps this recession has come at an opportune time for many of us. It will give us an incentive to reconsider our priorities in life.

Decades of the good life have made us soft. The wealthy especially, but also the middle class in Singapore, have had it so good for so long, what they once considered luxuries, they now think of as necessities. A mobile phone, for instance, is now a statement about who you are, not just a piece of equipment for communication. Hence many people buy the latest model though their existing mobile phones are still in perfect working order. A Mercedes-Benz is no longer adequate as a status symbol.

For millionaires who wish to show the world they have taste, a Ferrari or a Porsche is deemed more appropriate? The same attitude influences the choice of attire and accessories. I still find it hard to believe that there are people carrying handbags that cost more than thrice the monthly income of a bus driver, and many more times that of the foreign worker labouring in the hot sun, risking his life to construct luxury condominiums he will never have a chance to live in.

The media encourages and amplifies this ostentatious consumption. Perhaps it is good to encourage people to spend more because this will prevent the recession from getting worse. I am not an economist, but wasn't that the root cause of the current crisis - Americans spending more than they could afford to? I am not a particularly spiritual person. I don't believe in the supernatural and I don't think I have a soul that will survive my death.

But as I view the crass materialism around me, I am reminded of what my mother once told me: 'Suffering and deprivation is good for the soul.' My family is not poor, but we have been brought up to be frugal. My parents and I live in the same house that my paternal grandparents and their children moved into after World War II in 1945. It is a big house by today's standards, but it is simple - in fact, almost to the point of being shabby.

Those who see it for the first time are astonished that Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's home is so humble. But it is a comfortable house, a home we have got used to. Though it does look shabby compared to the new mansions on our street, we are not bothered by the comparison? Most of the world and much of Singapore will lament the economic downturn. We have been told to tighten our belts.

There will undoubtedly be suffering, which we must try our best to ameliorate. But I personally think the hard times will hold a timely lesson for many Singaporeans, especially those born after 1970 who have never lived through difficult times.

No matter ho w poor you are in Singapore , the authorities and social groups do try to ensure you have shelter and food. Nobody starves in Singapore. Many of those who are currently living in mansions and enjoying a luxurious lifestyle will probably still be able to do so, even if they might have to downgrade from wines costing $20,000 a bottle to $10,000 a bottle. They would hardly notice the difference.

Being wealthy is not a sin. It cannot be in a capitalist market economy. Enjoying the fruits of one's own labour is one's prerogative and I have no right to chastise those who choose to live luxuriously. But if one is blinded by materialism, there would be no end to wanting and hankering. After the Ferrari, what next? An Aston Martin? After the Hermes Birkin handbag, what can one upgrade to? Neither an Aston Martin nor an Hermes Birkin can make us truly happy or contented. They are like dust, a fog obscuring the true meaning of life, and can be blown away in the twinkling of an eye?

When the end approaches and we look back on our lives, will we regret the latest mobile phone or luxury car that we did not acquire? Or would we prefer to die at peace with ourselves, knowing that we have lived lives filled with love, friendship and goodwill, that we have helped some of our fellow voyagers along the way and that we have tried our best to leave this world a slightly better place than how we found it?

We know which is the correct choice - and it is within our power to make that choice. In this new year, burdened as it is with the problems of the year that has just ended, let us again try to choose wisely. To a considerable degree, our happiness is within our own control, and we should not follow the herd blindly?

The writer is director of the National Neuroscience Institute

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YAY!

I’ve booked my tickets for my overseas trip in July.
Anticipating.
The previous trip out for me was to Jakarta in March.

For the current trip, location will not be disclosed. hahahas.
But I’ll upload the pictures when I’m back in Singapore.

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much to be elated about is,
I FINISHED my 1st module! heheheh.
finally! have already tackled the exams on saturday! :)
was muggling for it so hard.

a peep at what how tired and pityful i was when i was studying for it at Liang Court Macdonalds on last thursday. i fell asleep and honey took this pic. hahahahh.

books and notes! can you see that it's ultra thick and contains SO MANY WORDINGS?


took a day leave on friday. wanted to study for the upcoming exams. but sadly, nothing fruitful came out on that day.
Oh, and i wondered why would anyone wants to collect the cups that Macdonalds are giving out for free with every meal upsized. it doesn't look attractive to me in any ways! hahahs.
well, that is because i still love my personal mug ;)

did this in KL with Honey last year during our virgin Trip out of Singapore together :)







but well, i still did upsized my meal for the cup because Mr. Y didn't managed to get it the other day as it was out of stock at the Macdonalds we went to.
Anything attractive to it?
Yes! i guessed? but i just can't get to see e attractiveness of it thou. hahahahh.






and Honey went to enquire on the different kinds of body massage available in Singapore.
I would seriously feel so pampered if anyone would to bring me go :)
just by seeing the brochure makes me so so so so wanna try it!
just to relax and destress.
p.s: i love the thai massage i did in Bangkok and the balinese massage i did in Bali! it was sensationally WOW!


Did i say i was a lil bit addicted into playing Facebook games?
I'm addicted to Restaurant City! due to the influence from my colleagues.

everything looks so cute to me! hahahs.

Well, Please donate to me all the barang barang that is of no use!
i would deeply appreciate it hehheehehe.

there, this is my humble lil restaurant!

hopefully i'll pass my TP on July 10th!
den perhaps, i'll get a small cute lil car cos i just don't know why and whats the reason that whenever i go out,
i have to be carrying so much junk items in my bag!


and everything seems so important to me and gives me the feeling that i might need to use it anytime so i just cant leave them at home!
the answer to my problems? a car will do fine for me :)

went movie with Qx, Honey and Kian at Cineleisure.
watched the Conspiracy. Ratings: 2/5.
the plot was so similar to Eagle Eyes, which turned me off.
a tad too boring.

Verdict: I wanna watch Angels and Demons, Terminator, Young Victoria.
Who wanna watch with me? Please volunteer thru emails/sms/msn :)
hahahahh.

oh ya,
i did an analyze with my Name in Facebook.
here it is below,

What Your Name Says About You?

"You're an ultra-sensitive person. You may need to change this and don't be hung up on things. Try to be in control of you life and move forward."

it just doesnt sounds so right to me. hahah.

FINALLY,

Anyone can help to solve the following quiz?

5 K 4 4 6 2 K
K 5 K 4 A A 6
4 1 3 K Q 2 3
Q A K 9 Q A 5
J A A A A J Q
3 2 4 6 4 2 6
2 K J 5 A J A

Hint: It is related to dice & poker, the number 9 is in RED.
The answer is within the set of alphabets & numbers and it will form a sentence.

I've been cracking my head for quite a few days and i couldn't get e answer. hahah.

help me solve it please :)

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