One day , the father of a very rich family took his son on a trip to the country to show his son how poor people can be.
They spent a couple of days on the farm of a very poor family.
On their return, the father asked his son, "How was the trip ?""It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people can be ?" the father asked.
"Oh Yes" said the son.
"So what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered, "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyondour sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us; they have friends to protect them."
With this the boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are."
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After reading this email sent by one of my friend, I realised alot of things..
In our whole life, we've been pursuring the best out of the best.
But what is the best?
To some people, driving a VIOS is more den enuff..but some want BM..
To some people, a 5 room HDB flat is enuff to spend their lives with their love ones, but some want terrace houses, bugalows..
Yesterday my dear "P" told me this when I questioned him with this question..
dan: Have u ever think you could find someone better to spend your life with, better in looks, characters, etc?
P replied with his long story as usual: Look, today you have a very beautiful girlfriend and with her, you bumped into a girl who is prettier den her and you forsake your gf to be with this girl, and another day you saw another girl who is much much more prettier and you let go of her to be with this girl.
So? If you really want to compare, there's never ending as they're so many people in the world.
After hearing, I really solved out my mind and confirm what I want.
Yes, looks is not important.
As long as happiness exist, I will be the most fortunate woman in my own world.
I don't mind if my future hubby can't afford a car, can't afford a condominum as all these are not important.
See, if you own all these but your hubby don't treat you well, would you be happy?
Luxury and happiness, I choose happiness.
Yes, I'm that sort. I want love, not bread.
Of coz I'm not saying bread is not important, just that I believe I could work hard with my partner to bake our bread and even own a bread factory in future if we really want.
Once again, the love must be there, strong enuff to make us move..
And back to the level of rich and poor, its really in your own mind.
if you're contented with a stable job with fixed income, a cosy house with a not-so-pretty but caring wife, you're already rich and fortunate.
You could eat maggi mee everyday, but you have a happy family.
You have a RICH life, definitely richer den those rich who live in bugalow living in their highly maintenance lifestyles..
Not all poor people live in miserable life..
Poor people know how to survive in a environment who we singaporean will never know.
Can you imagine we singaporeans not to bath for a week?
Do not mention out field camp. This is training. Out of no choice.
Can you imagine the feeling of going hungry for a week?
If you did, please, not referring to dieting. This is self-torture.
Like wat the little boy said,"We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night."
I really agreed..
The nature is nothing else dat can replace.
The blinking stars high above, how many rich kids in singapore get to view this kinda of scenery.
They have their X-box, computers at home which already occupy so much of their times, who will bother to lift up their heads and take a look at the beautiful sky.
If you think you're poor, think once again what u have..
If you think you're rich, how you define rich..
Poor and rich, all in your mind.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Friday, June 16, 2006
42 smoke-free hawker centres
42 smoke-free hawker centres
Food outlet licensees can get help from NEA to enforce smoking ban
GIVEN the leeway to designate zones for smokers after the July 1 ban comes into effect, 42 of 117 hawker centres islandwide have chosen to go completely smoke-free..
Today understands that their reasons include not being able to reach a consensus on where the smoking area should be located, and expected improvements in cleanliness with the disappearance of cigarette butts..
In the larger picture, however, close to half of the 3,400 food outlets with outdoor dining areas have already put up signs to demarcate smoking zones. Only 182 have chosen to stub out smoking completely. .
In all, about 7,400 eating establishments — including coffee shops, cafes and fast food restaurants — will be affected by the extension of the smoking ban.
While smokers will have to stub it out in all indoor dining areas, hawker centres have been allowed to designate up to 10 per cent of the indoor space for smokers..
On Wednesday, the National Environment Agency (NEA) assured food outlet licensees that they would be able to call the agency's hotline for help with difficult customers..
Licensees have been vocal in their worries about how they would enforce the ban -- under the law, they can be fined $200 for flouting the rules the first time..
Mr Khoo Siow Poh, NEA's director-general of Public Health, said: "Generally, licence operators do not need to worry. So long as they put up their signs and advise smokers not to smoke, they are already doing their part.
If the smokers are unreasonable, they can always go to the NEA for help.".But there will be no such leniency or grace period granted to smokers, the NEA said — anyone caught lighting up where he should not after July 1 will face a $200 fine..
NEA officers, who already patrol eating places to enforce hygiene and other rules, will keep an eye out for smokers..
Meanwhile, licence operators have been busy not just marking out smoking corners, but also preparing their staff to enforce the ban. .
Said Ms Belinda Wong, managing director of Starbucks Coffee Singapore: "We will coach our employees on communicating the new regulations to our customers (and) directing customers to their preferred seating area …
We are optimistic customers will understand the benefits of this initiative, but our employees will still be coached on how to handle difficult situations."
The NEA expects a number of smoking offenders to be caught initially, but the figure would decline overtime. After the ban was introduced to cover bus stops last October, 64 were fined in January, but only nine in May. .
The smoking ban will be extended to pubs, clubs and karaoke lounges in July next year.
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I don't understand the ban of all these! I really don't!
This is so silly!
Come'on, if they don't want to smoke, den ban selling cigarettes!
Why go doing all this ban and ban and ban!
This is getting out of hand!
No life!
Imagine u patron a coffeeshop for dinner, you have to walk away from the coffeeshop and smoke, den go back to sit down. Its seem so silly!
Making people walk here and there, very fun ar?
Just like they banned the bus-stop last year, den what happened?
Smokers will stand next to bus-stop and smoke! So, isn't it the same?
Ban smoking AT the bus-stop? People smoke NEARBY the bus-stop?
Banning Pubs, KTVs from smoking are even worse!
Think KTVs must have bigger corriders for customers to walk in and out of the premise to smoke already. Imagine this, I really laugh.
Why?
Making people so troublesome, yet smokers like me are thinking places for smoking if these premises are being banned!
If really want us to stop smoking, stop polluting the world, BAN CIGARETTES!
And I will quit smoking!!!!!!
Do it!!
Arghhz.. Madness!!!!!
Food outlet licensees can get help from NEA to enforce smoking ban
GIVEN the leeway to designate zones for smokers after the July 1 ban comes into effect, 42 of 117 hawker centres islandwide have chosen to go completely smoke-free..
Today understands that their reasons include not being able to reach a consensus on where the smoking area should be located, and expected improvements in cleanliness with the disappearance of cigarette butts..
In the larger picture, however, close to half of the 3,400 food outlets with outdoor dining areas have already put up signs to demarcate smoking zones. Only 182 have chosen to stub out smoking completely. .
In all, about 7,400 eating establishments — including coffee shops, cafes and fast food restaurants — will be affected by the extension of the smoking ban.
While smokers will have to stub it out in all indoor dining areas, hawker centres have been allowed to designate up to 10 per cent of the indoor space for smokers..
On Wednesday, the National Environment Agency (NEA) assured food outlet licensees that they would be able to call the agency's hotline for help with difficult customers..
Licensees have been vocal in their worries about how they would enforce the ban -- under the law, they can be fined $200 for flouting the rules the first time..
Mr Khoo Siow Poh, NEA's director-general of Public Health, said: "Generally, licence operators do not need to worry. So long as they put up their signs and advise smokers not to smoke, they are already doing their part.
If the smokers are unreasonable, they can always go to the NEA for help.".But there will be no such leniency or grace period granted to smokers, the NEA said — anyone caught lighting up where he should not after July 1 will face a $200 fine..
NEA officers, who already patrol eating places to enforce hygiene and other rules, will keep an eye out for smokers..
Meanwhile, licence operators have been busy not just marking out smoking corners, but also preparing their staff to enforce the ban. .
Said Ms Belinda Wong, managing director of Starbucks Coffee Singapore: "We will coach our employees on communicating the new regulations to our customers (and) directing customers to their preferred seating area …
We are optimistic customers will understand the benefits of this initiative, but our employees will still be coached on how to handle difficult situations."
The NEA expects a number of smoking offenders to be caught initially, but the figure would decline overtime. After the ban was introduced to cover bus stops last October, 64 were fined in January, but only nine in May. .
The smoking ban will be extended to pubs, clubs and karaoke lounges in July next year.
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I don't understand the ban of all these! I really don't!
This is so silly!
Come'on, if they don't want to smoke, den ban selling cigarettes!
Why go doing all this ban and ban and ban!
This is getting out of hand!
No life!
Imagine u patron a coffeeshop for dinner, you have to walk away from the coffeeshop and smoke, den go back to sit down. Its seem so silly!
Making people walk here and there, very fun ar?
Just like they banned the bus-stop last year, den what happened?
Smokers will stand next to bus-stop and smoke! So, isn't it the same?
Ban smoking AT the bus-stop? People smoke NEARBY the bus-stop?
Banning Pubs, KTVs from smoking are even worse!
Think KTVs must have bigger corriders for customers to walk in and out of the premise to smoke already. Imagine this, I really laugh.
Why?
Making people so troublesome, yet smokers like me are thinking places for smoking if these premises are being banned!
If really want us to stop smoking, stop polluting the world, BAN CIGARETTES!
And I will quit smoking!!!!!!
Do it!!
Arghhz.. Madness!!!!!
Monday, June 12, 2006
Are we in a Democratic society?
Well......too many colleagues in my company asked me to quit smoking already..
Have to hide and seek with some of them in case they saw me smoking and start saying,
"aiyo Joanne ah...smoke less la...no good for health ley..."
They meant good and I really appreciate their wisdom of advice..
Meanwhile, I feel the stress as well...
Just like uncles looking after me, spotting me at various time to check me up..
Faintz..
I also dunno why, I just don't have the will and determindation to quit at all..
As far as myself know, I just don't like people to nag at me for smoking..
Nor shake their heads when they see me lighting a cigarette again after half an hour break..
This world is kinda of biase. Have to agree although I see no right in it.
Women smoke = bad women
Men smoke = Normal
Women drink = drunk women who wanna to get laid
Men drink = social life
Women flirt = slut [水性扬花]
Men flirt = just for fun [奉场作戏]
Women shop = waste manee,
Men shop = Needs, necessary items
Women demand sex = against the cycle, too easy (who says women don't need sex?)
Men demand sex = Body demand, very normal act (what the nonsense)
Women play snooker = ah lian
Men play snooker = Professional Player (Like shits, men just play number balls for the sake of gambling!)
Women gamble = Not suitable to be wife
Men gamble = Leisure
Life ah life.. what is fair, what is human rights, what is democratic society...
wat and wat and wat....
Things are too easy to get people thinking else...
1. A woman wearing too little?
Guys stare and look but will never want their wives/gfs to wear alike.
2. A woman smoking in the pub smiling seducingly at you?
Guys smile back, get her to bed once there's chance, coz she look like dat sort of slut just bcoz she smoked and smiled at you seducingly?
3. A woman who gamble, scold vugular languages?
You won't want to take a 2nd look even she's a honour grad or a good housewife coz gamble & swearing is already a total turn off.
4. A woman who shop and shop and shop?
Spendthrift to you is a NO-NO case. This kinda of woman don't meet the critiera to be wife, rite?
Enuff saying, I guess all get what I mean.
What you see might not be true..
what you think might not be the fate..
Don't use your eyes to see and forget to use your brain to think!
Have to hide and seek with some of them in case they saw me smoking and start saying,
"aiyo Joanne ah...smoke less la...no good for health ley..."
They meant good and I really appreciate their wisdom of advice..
Meanwhile, I feel the stress as well...
Just like uncles looking after me, spotting me at various time to check me up..
Faintz..
I also dunno why, I just don't have the will and determindation to quit at all..
As far as myself know, I just don't like people to nag at me for smoking..
Nor shake their heads when they see me lighting a cigarette again after half an hour break..
This world is kinda of biase. Have to agree although I see no right in it.
Women smoke = bad women
Men smoke = Normal
Women drink = drunk women who wanna to get laid
Men drink = social life
Women flirt = slut [水性扬花]
Men flirt = just for fun [奉场作戏]
Women shop = waste manee,
Men shop = Needs, necessary items
Women demand sex = against the cycle, too easy (who says women don't need sex?)
Men demand sex = Body demand, very normal act (what the nonsense)
Women play snooker = ah lian
Men play snooker = Professional Player (Like shits, men just play number balls for the sake of gambling!)
Women gamble = Not suitable to be wife
Men gamble = Leisure
Life ah life.. what is fair, what is human rights, what is democratic society...
wat and wat and wat....
Things are too easy to get people thinking else...
1. A woman wearing too little?
Guys stare and look but will never want their wives/gfs to wear alike.
2. A woman smoking in the pub smiling seducingly at you?
Guys smile back, get her to bed once there's chance, coz she look like dat sort of slut just bcoz she smoked and smiled at you seducingly?
3. A woman who gamble, scold vugular languages?
You won't want to take a 2nd look even she's a honour grad or a good housewife coz gamble & swearing is already a total turn off.
4. A woman who shop and shop and shop?
Spendthrift to you is a NO-NO case. This kinda of woman don't meet the critiera to be wife, rite?
Enuff saying, I guess all get what I mean.
What you see might not be true..
what you think might not be the fate..
Don't use your eyes to see and forget to use your brain to think!
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Glad to haf u as my frenz..
dandan used to have problems communicating with this young gal here..
but now, its no longer a problem as we started to understand each other more..
and I'm glad this happened...
I sincerely hope our friendship will lasts forever!!
fren, all the best to you and your dear!! >.<
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
If.....
Q: if I was born as a guy, what will I be doing now?
A: Maybe flirting around, having lotz and lotz of flings.. if I'm a guy la...
Q: If I have a million, how will I spend it?
A: Hmm.. a million is how much ley, never see this amount of money in my life before ley..
But can dream about it.. buy a car (MARCH), buy a flat to rent out, buy lotz and lotz of clothes!!! haha..
so excited!
Q: If I live in rome?
A: wow.. wow... wow... wow....... I will be a christian!!!
Q: If I take part in superband?
A: hahhaaaa.. siao liao.. People all run away..
Q: If I'm a meinu?
A: This is a nice dream.. heez
Q: If I own a company?
A: I'm surely a nasty boss!
Q: If I don't need to work and able to enjoy life, what will I do?
A: I will go round the world...travelling....travelling.....travelling.....
Q: If I know I have cancer, what will I do?
A: Maybe cry and cry and cry..and get depression and die even more early den the expected date..
Q: If I continue to if if if, what will happen next?
A: My boss will see what I'm doing and kanna sack! haha.. Back to work le.... Zzzzzzz
A: Maybe flirting around, having lotz and lotz of flings.. if I'm a guy la...
Q: If I have a million, how will I spend it?
A: Hmm.. a million is how much ley, never see this amount of money in my life before ley..
But can dream about it.. buy a car (MARCH), buy a flat to rent out, buy lotz and lotz of clothes!!! haha..
so excited!
Q: If I live in rome?
A: wow.. wow... wow... wow....... I will be a christian!!!
Q: If I take part in superband?
A: hahhaaaa.. siao liao.. People all run away..
Q: If I'm a meinu?
A: This is a nice dream.. heez
Q: If I own a company?
A: I'm surely a nasty boss!
Q: If I don't need to work and able to enjoy life, what will I do?
A: I will go round the world...travelling....travelling.....travelling.....
Q: If I know I have cancer, what will I do?
A: Maybe cry and cry and cry..and get depression and die even more early den the expected date..
Q: If I continue to if if if, what will happen next?
A: My boss will see what I'm doing and kanna sack! haha.. Back to work le.... Zzzzzzz
Friday, June 02, 2006
How life goes..
Have you ever realise, a picture do carry feeling behind it, depending on the perspective of how we look at life..
Try doing so... and you bound to have mixed feelings after really pause for awhile to admire the beauty of each picture..
And I believe each individual will have different thinking over the same picture..dat's why we are different..unique in our own ways..
Is the way we look at life correctly?
Are you a cheerful person?
Too emotional?
Sometimes in life, maybe we should slow down and admire some stuffs around us..think about it..
and the level of appreciation will definitely be different..
At least, this is how I feel..
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