Do Not LIve To Regret!!!

Yesterday my eldest daughter went to a wake of his friends’ late mother. The mother was involved in a terrible accident and died on the spot. My daughter told me that her former classmate was so heart broken. It causes me ponder that too often our youngster tends to regret too late. Not that I am always trying to pick on our youngster, but unfortunately, I am a little pessimistic about our youth this day. I read too often in my student’s blog about how they are very much unhappy with their parents. At times, they even used harsh words about their parents. It is only when their parents are not around then they start lamenting. You would notice that in many of my blogging, I am trying to steer our youngster to a path that they will learn to be good person, not just academically but more important, morally!!! But as a parent, what is the use of lamenting for them when they are no longer around? Youngster should learn to show their parents due respect and appreciation. But instead of these, I had too often heard of them raising their voices to their parents, slamming the doors at the parent when they are not happy.

Let me tell you, in my days, if we ever do such things, you can expect a good spanking from our parents. No questions asked, a good spanking then they let you know why? Answer? Very simple!!! No matter what, you have to show respect to the elders!!! So I would encourage all my young readers to show love and appreciate to their parents while they are still around.

The other thing is that the deceased was only about early 50s. Life is very uncertain. Any thing can happen without even us realizing it. So, may I encourage all my young reader to value their lives while they are still living. Do things that you will not destroy your life. That which is of good value, do not refrain from doing them. As many of you have been blessed with a comfortable life, do not forget those that are less privilege. As each and every one of you venture into a working life soon, do spare a thought for the many elderly who might be struggling to life a simple life. It is heart breaking to see old ladies collecting empty drinks cans at the hawker center, just so that they could have a simple meal. Please do not be too materialistic and too individualist, caring only for yourself. I guess that all I have to blog for today, hopefully, it will not depress you after reading but rather make you change your whole lifestyle, a lifestyle that will bless others.

Think Before You Spent!!!

It happens again. No, I don’t purposely look out for youngster doing wrong things and harp on them, taking every opportunity to “shoot” them down. Well this is what happens yesterday. I was taking the MRT at Clementi and was looking out of the glass door. Then at a later station, a school girl came in and she was on her handphone. You know what was she saying. No, I don’t eavesdrop, but she was talking a little loud so I heard her phrase. This is what she says. “Hey, call me leh. talk to me leh” She was trying all the time to get have a chat with some one. Is there nothing better to do than to try asking people chat with her? Even if hers is a free incoming call what about the other party? Do they not value the hard earned money their parents had to pay for such nonsensical usage?

This situation was even more glaring when later, I saw my niece. Hey, my niece is a reporter from Today and she writes very good reports. Her name is Jasmine Yin, so the next time you pick up the Today, lookout for her articles. Anyway, she recently reported on the public assistance, the issue about how the poor received only $270 a month, to pay for their daily meals, utilities, rents, medical cots etc. Imagine living on $270 a month and to pay for all these basic essentials!!! She related to me, how she was interviewing an old elderly lady who was having her lunch and she had a fish that she would only eat a little and the other portion will be kept for dinner and for another day. “It was so heartbreaking” she said.

Too many of our young people had never lived in such condition before. They never appreciate what they had. Just as I had mentioned earlier, this school girl, probably, only 14 years old, spend her time calling for others to just chat with her, even though she had nothing to chat. It was simply out of boredom and she just MUST CHAT with someone. It is ok, if you do it once in a while. But they way she keep calling, it shows that she had been doing this very often and it sounded like desperation!!! IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SHE WILL DIE IF NO ONE CHAT WITH HER!!! No, she does not look like she need help, she was cheerfully calling one after another, just trying her luck to have someone to chat with.

Hello, my young reader, do value the money that you are having now. You will probably feel it when you start working. Making a living is never easy. The poor old lady who eat her fish portion by portion shows how valuable it was. So do think about this old lady before you start splurging on something so expensive just for its brand.