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Verb for diarrhoea?
I was typing a blog post in happyeternally.blogspot.com and was thinking of the verb for the word “diarrhoea”. However, searching a few online dictionaries only yielded the noun, and there was no mention of the verb for this word. Anyone … Continue reading
Late night SMS
Received 2 SMS past midnight yesterday. Both were friends wishing me a happy and prosperous Lunar New Year. Nice little messages, but the timing could be better. Imagine being woken up from a deep slumber by the beeping of the … Continue reading
Heating Up?
Just went for another round of house visit last evening. As usual, some of the residents’ response upon seeing us coming is “要大选了？” (“Elections coming?”). There has also been some speculation among observers and internet bloggers on the possibility of … Continue reading
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Petition against Whale Sharks in Aquarium
Sign the petition! http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/petition-sign.cgi?NoWSinSG I was at 214.
Nothing but the truth?
It has been drummed into the people that online media is always not worth listening to, because of all the bad things being said there. Today’s Straits Times editorial piece “Online citizen engagement must happen – soon” had the following … Continue reading
Google Chrome – cool new app
It is more than just a browser, I think it is a Google OS disguised as a browser: http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/index.html Took me all of 5 secs to download and install, and this post is written while accessing my wordpress admin through … Continue reading
Our Flag, Our Anthem, Our Pledge
Our Flag, Our Anthem, Our Pledge Those who recognise the voices leading the Pledge will know that part of this soundtrack was taken from the last rally held by the Workers’ Party in the GE2006. Ms Sylvia Lim led the … Continue reading
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哭有时，笑有时；悲伤有时，欢乐有时
早上如常带儿子上学，在楼下碰见邻居。邻居告诉我，她儿子的好友刚刚失去了父亲。四十岁，身体最近才经过检查，并无大恙。不料一天在工作上忽然晕倒，一倒不起，原来是心脏病发作。 虽然我本身并不认识死者，但也勾起了自己的一些回忆：两年前楼下的家庭医生和我们一家人都非常熟悉，因为大儿子当时常常生病。有一天听到医生骤死的新闻，我们也有点不知所措。 可想而知，这些死者的家人，听到亲人的死讯时，应该会更加振撼。 最近追看香港电视连续剧《溏心风暴》，剧中也有亲人去世的情节。去世了的大妈，安排了一封在死后三个月才交给家人的信，里面写了非常有意义的一句： 哭有时，笑有时；悲伤有时，欢乐有时 吩咐家人：可以为我的死去而悲伤，但三个月后，悲伤的时候也该过去，应该继续有意义，有目标的活下去了。 很简单的一句话，但我在看到这一段时，眼眶也盈满泪水。 自己常常也会想，人生无常，什么事情都可能发生，说不定现在好好坐在这里写博客，一会儿上街因为某种原因去了。也因为这样，自己选择的道路和许多人不同，着重于珍惜现在，而不是希望年轻时猛拼，老来才享受天伦。 只不过万一真的不幸死去，希望我的亲人们也会记得这一句：哭有时，笑有时；悲伤有时，欢乐有时，在悲伤一段短时间后继续坚强的走下去。
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TED | Talks | Joshua Klein: The amazing intelligence of crows (video)
TED | Talks | Joshua Klein: The amazing intelligence of crows (video) Amaze yourself with how adaptable crows are. Blogged with the Flock Browser
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