5 Lessons

I've got this email for many, many times but it never failed to inspire me. Hope it does to you too;)

Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people.

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:

'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

'Absolutely,' said the professor. 'In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say 'hello.'

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:3 0 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s.. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached..

It read:
'Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away.. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.'

Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him..

'How much is an ice cream sundae?' he asked.

'Fifty cents,' replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.

'Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?' he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.

'Thirty-five cents,' she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

'I'll have the plain ice cream,' he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, 'Yes I'll do it if it will save her.' As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, 'Will I start to die right away'.

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her but he had chosen to save her anyway.

Inspired you, didn't it?

Life choices

Yes, life choices.
She was worried but she accompanied me while I ate.
In return, I accompanied her until she made one of the largest choice in her life- to choose a pHD topic and a good supervisor in 30 minutes' time.

It was a life choice but she had to choose that fast.
And I've contributed slightly while enjoying the process at the same time.
It was an eye-opener to me. I did not know that they are doing extensive research in bioengineering. WOW. I was seriously amazed with those works.

You know, how engineering is used to combine cells? Or tendons, or ligaments?
Or in curing scarring as scarring could obstruct biochemical systems?
Or how you modulate tissues so that it could be used biologically?
This is what I call science. And contribution to mankind. I could feel the surge of interest when I read it. Really, it's marvelous!
And there were lots, lots more..

The advancement in technology is great:)

More pictures..

Chinatown 6th January 2009

Commonwealth Drive 11th January 2009

Bronze room in NUS Museum, an artifact on Bronze Money Tree (fragment) with ceramic base. Visited this interesting museum with few friends but ended up chatting with one of them. We were on the way of attending a 'Singlish' course. Since we didn't have much to do after the short orientation talk on facilities and services provided by NUS, we've decided to walk into this museum. I will go again and get more pictures later:)

Artifacts during Neolithic Era- there were more but I did not finish exploring because I was having a deep conversation with a sweet friend from Myanmar. Hope she will get well soon so that we can go to classes together.

Not long ago..

Burned the rest of my photos so these are some of the few ones kept in my phone. Been leaving this blog for some time dy. *paiseh*

Wax figurines in Images of Singapore, Imbiah Station, Sentosa 6th Jan 2009

Chinatown. Welcoming the year of mooooo. 6th Jan 2009

The God of Prosperity. Decors were placed along the road in Chinatown. Nice! 6th Jan 2009


If you are having insomnia, please look at this. Guaranteed sleepy. Trust me=P
Missing my doggie.

UPM. 23rd Dec 2008

Good husband- 'Suami baik'

I got this recently from one of my mails.
Just thought want to share it out..;)
And, it's in Malay language..

Sekumpulan lelaki berada di bilik persalinan di salah sebuah kelab exclusif lagi mewah di pusat bandar, setelah keluar dari gym, tiba-tiba kedengaran deringan Handphone di penjuru bilik tersebut. Seorang lelaki menjawap panggilan itu dan terjadilah perbualan sepert berikut…
“Hello?”
“Abang, nie sayang nie,”
“emmm… “
“Abang masih ada di kelab lagi ye?”
“Iya.”
“sayang sekarang nie berada di shopping complex dua block dari kelab abang tu. Sayang ada nampak kain sutera terbaru… cantik bang, boleh ke sayang beli?”
“Berapa harga nya?”
“Cuma $1500.00 aje”
“O.K, belilah kalau memang awak dah suka sangat”
“Ahhh thanks bang dan tadi sebelum datang sini sayang ada singgah di Cycle & Carriage dan tengok Mercedes model terbaru 2001. Sayang suka kat satu model tu. Dan sayang dah bincang dengan jurujualnya dan dia setuju nak bagi good price… lagipun elok juga kita tukarkan dengan BMW yang kita beli tahun lepas tu..”
“Berapa harga yang dia bagi?”
“Cuma $280,000… “
“O.k tapi pastikan harga tu dah on the road.”
“Great!, before we hang up, ada satu perkara lagi… “
“Apa?”
“Abang jangan terkejut pulak, sayang dah semak akaun bank abang dan… pagi tadi sayang singgah di pejabat ejen hartanah dan sayang dapat tau rumah yang kita tengok tahun lepas tu, sekarang nie untuk dijual!! Abang ingat tak? Rumah yang ada swimming pool bentuk love tu, ada taman orkid kat belakang, berhadapan dengan pantai tu.. cantik kan bang.”
“Berapa harga yang mereka minta?”
“Cuma $740,000… o.k kan bang, dan sayang tengok dalam akaun kita boleh cover harga tu.”
“Eloklah kalau macam tu, confirm cepat sebelum orang lain beli, tapi cuba dapatkan harga $700,000. OK?”
“OK, abang sayang, terima kasih bang, kita jumpa malam nanti ye!! I Love You !!!”
“Bye… I Love you too… “
Lelaki itu berhenti bercakap, menutup flap handphone… .sambil mengangkat tangan yang memegang handphone tu dan bertanya pada yang ada dalam bilik tersebut:
“ADA SESIAPA TAHU KE HANDPHONE NIE SIAPA PUNYA?”