Good Luck

If you are....

1. A Nokia phone user
2. Feeling upset about everything
3. Feeling bored
4. Have Internet access
5. A person who needs more "inspirational" stuff to pull you up

You should go to the Ovi Store and download this application called 'Good Luck'. I'm not sure whether you can find this application on Iphones or other smart phones.

Ever since witnessing the moment when my grandma took her last breath and attending funerals, I begin to wonder why God gave us life but eventually all of us will age and die. I wonder why eternity is impossible, why my loved ones would eventually have to leave me. Then, why do we still devote so much time on loving people around us?

I've downloaded the application and I think I'll need to look at things in a different perspective. I took a screen snap of one of the interesting quotes. Best of all, it is apparently free of charge! Here's it:

Do you see that? It says, 'Better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all'.

I think many of the youngsters might think that this applies to those people who just broke up with their boyfriends or girlfriends. Sounds like it, huh.

Well, I've interpreted it in another way.

For my case, it's like.. I love my grandma, there won't be a past tense to it. But her death has affected me in many ways and it strikes me badly. It's especially true when I stepped into her house, staring at the empty chair in which she used to sit.

Then, I came across this particular quote from the application. It cheers me up and the pain eased a little. Since I have chosen to love, I shall not have any regrets or get into a depressed state for a long period of time when I lose my loved ones.

Everyone and everything has to go in the end, it's just the matter of time. Instead of getting so depressed over the loss, we'll need to move on to show our love and care to those who are still alive.

Nevertheless, we should never forget our loved ones who have proceeded to a different dimension from us. Although they are unable to return to life, they are still living in our hearts. Forever, it will be.

Deja vu or coincidence?

A suicide case occcured here in Singapore on Friday, 15th of April. Well, I know there're suicide cases reported frequently or even everyday, all around the world. But, for this case, it's rather sad.

You can get the gist of what happened by reading this short article here:
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_657729.html

Basically, a mother and her 9 year old daughter were found dead on a grass patch, after jumping down from their apartment which is on the 12th floor. Many expressed their anger because they could not understand the reason why the mother had to take her daughter with her, to the route of death. Painful death, in fact.

12 floors. You can imagine how bad the effect was. Bone fractures, distorting of facial features and endless pain that tortures. An innocent girl who has only lived 9 years of life, and she couldn't make it even as a teenager just because of her mother's mistake of grabbing her and jumping down from the 12th floor together.

Nevertheless, I felt that the mother is not to be blamed entirely. She could be down with some kind of depression or that she wasn't thinking correctly at that point in time. There could be tricky issues that were bugging her.

Yea, so what has Deja vu got to do with this incident? I'll tell you in a few seconds.

About 1or 2 days before this happened, which could be the 13th or 14th, I had a wierd dream that terrified me to the extent that I have trouble getting back to sleep. I have dreamt of a woman hugging a girl, standing on the edge of a building. Without any warning, that woman jumped down and landed on the ground. I couldn't really recall what happened next but it was really scary.

I was shocked when one of my colleagues that I've met during my internship told me of the suicide case that she have read on the newspaper. I started to wonder whether it's Deja vu or just pure coincidence. Whatever it is, I hope I won't get to dream about such stuff again. May the mother and her daughter rest in peace.

Friendship

Friendship is literally a ship (as its name suggests) that sails on the sea. A colourful and cute-looking ship, just like what I've just drawn:

Once you board this ship, you would find that life is more interesting as you get to hang out with your friends and do all the crazy things that you've never thought of doing. You get to share your worries with your friends, and often you would ask them for advice or possible solutions to solving your problems. Other than that, you and your friends would go shopping together, exercise together, eat together and just have fun together.

However, many of us understand that the situation can change at any time, such that the friendship is "broken" somehow, and that's when some of us would feel upset and find that we have got no one to turn to. Possible issues that have led to this would be disagreements, different opinions and etc. When these issues arise, the ship that you have boarded would most probably be traveling across the sea of huge waves. Huge huge waves which makes you unable to stand properly while on the ship. So, how do we deal with it?

The very first thing you should do is to stay calm and don't try to upset your friends by saying nasty stuff (whether it's in their face or not). Perhaps you can try to go for a nap, or go to bed if it's almost time. It is quite useful as you would have a clearer view of things once you have sufficient rest. After that, think about what went wrong. Remember, you must not have biased views, otherwise you would never be able to figure out what exactly went wrong and who is/are responsible for it. Once you are done with it, proceed to the next step, APOLOGISE.

In this way, you will be able to maintain a good relationship with your friends and that be rest assured, the ship will sail smoothly on the calm sea.