My Longkang

You know how it is. Occasionally we receive the news somebody we know has passed away. Of course we have to go. It has to do with closure. Whatever was in the past has passed. We have to pay our last respects. Whether the deceased is even remotely aware we are there or not is immaterial. They still leave behind members of the family who love them and have feelings and are feeling particularly vulnerable at that moment in time. Death after all is final.
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What better way to start a new year with such a beautiful photograph. Heartiest congratulations to Mr & Mrs Justin Ngo Jin Poh.

祝愿您们百年好合,早生贵子,永远美满幸福

Tomorrow will be better.

I saw some blogs doing the highlights of the year. As mine is a personal blog, there is nothing much to share. Nothing earth shattering, just a record of our simple lives. This year just like the fortune reader predicted thirty years ago, I would either ‘go’ or survive at least another twenty five more years. In January I was still pretty much the photographer, going here and there enjoying my life, taking pics.
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Today I am sharing pics from Bernard. Bernard is a baker by profession but a wushu enthusiast and also a keen photographer. He was kind enugh to replace me when I had to leave to attend a wedding.
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A smile is a sign of love
A smile is a sign of care
A smile tells how much to others
You are important and also dear
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A friend of mine, Chris asked me if I would have a party to attend on Christmas Day. I said no. Indeed Christmas might as well be some celebration in some foreign land as far as I am concerned this year. In my life, I don’t hear any carols in my vicinity. Instead when I go shopping, Chinese New Year songs are being played at full blast.
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Just sharing idle thoughts flitting through my mind. To what extent does karma, predestined destiny, ‘takdir’ and God’s will play in our lives? I am sure some would say we are capable of altering our destiny etc etc and give a specific example or two. That is quoting specifics but I am talking about it in a general manner. I am sure there are exceptions though.
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From Benghui

Benghui’s study table.

To continue from the previous post, I have devised a system to win back Benghui from his facebook addiction. Now life is simply wonderful. I wake up and cook whatever Benghui wants for breakfast so that when he wakes up, he will have some food to eat. He loves to have half boiled eggs with a bit of soya sauce and pepper. I also cook some oats, noodles or fried rice.
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Happy birthday Ah Tuong from all of us here
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Today I wish to share with you a song by Ulala Session, the West Sky. What inspires me about this group is Yoon Taek Lim whose courage and positiveness made me wake-up from the stupor I was in and to take more purposeful strides in life. I quote Lim, “There’s only one thing — being positive. You don’t know how or when life ends. It’s better to live as if every day is your last.”
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