i lifted this story from an email from the radio station.. i like it.. its inspiration..
There was once a man who got so sick of life, he quit his job, severed all relationship ties and headed into the woods for one last reflection.
There he saw a meditating wise man and told him why he was there.
"Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" the man asked.
The wise man responded to his question with another question, "Look around? Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", the man replied.
The wise man continued, "When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
On the second year the fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
On the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit. On the fourth year, yet again nothing came out from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit.
Then on the fifth year, a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was small and insignificant. But just six months later, the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the last four years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.
All this time that you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots. The growth of the bamboo was no magic. Yet it towers above the fern in the end. Don't compare yourself to others.
The bamboo has a different purpose from the fern. But together they both make the forest beautiful. The wise man then looked pointedly at the man and said, "Your time will come. Take your roots and you shall rise high just like the bamboo."
credits to 'Eugene Loh, A Slice of Life'
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i dun understand how bad things can come all at a go.. but the worst of the lot is that my paternal grandma is very very sick.. n according to the doctor.. it's very much juz boddin for time before she goes.. the most optimistic outlook is 3 months.. but from wad im seein.. i dunno if we can still celebrate the last chinese new year with her..
99yrs is a ripe old age i noe.. but havin to see someone so close go is hard.. those of u who noe me well enuff will noe how bad i am at sayin goodbyes.. n this time round its forever.. i grew up with my grandma.. she stayed with us since i was born.. or maybe before tt.. when i was younger.. i used to run to sleep with her in her room when i had nightmares.. though i no longer do that.. i still remember.. im her fave of my sisters.. she always asked me to do stuff for her.. she used to reward me with 20cents when i was younger.. but as everyone grows up n gets bz.. we spend lesser time with her.. n u stay findin her naggy.. but when u noe its time.. its reallie quite hard to get over.. it's easy to tell my er jie not to keep cryin everytime she sees my grandma.. its reallie heartbreakin coz she is like gettin more frail by the dae.. im prayin hard tt i can take everything well..
i dunno.. though it seems like im takin things as they come.. i cannot imagine when it reallie happens.. i wan to be brave.. let me be... please let me be...
but through all the bad news.. at least i heard a piece of good news.. sy's baby is a boy!! baby xavier!! =D it's probably the only thing im lookin forward to.. godma is awaiting ur arrival xavier!
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Dearest Siuyuin and Kokmeng, this is the speech that I promised to make but failed to deliver.. im reallie reallie sorrie.. but i hope u both like it anywae.. =D here goes..
Hi, good evening everyone, allow me to introduce myself, the name is Sherlyn, if you like or you can also call me cupid. =P I’ll like to dedicate the speech that I’m going to make, to the bride and groom.
To begin, I’ll first like to congratulate Kok Meng and Siu Yuin. On behalf of everyone here, we’ll like to send the both of you our warmest blessings.
Next, I’ll like to thank the both of you for letting me be part of this very special day, to let me share your joy and happiness.
Having known the both of you for so many years, I can say that I’ve seen you both grow and change over time. Siuyuin has evolved from the loud and crazy IJ girl to the pretty bride we have here today. Kok Meng, from the boy, to the man who he is today, especially after his NS. And now, the head of his own family.
Knowing how much you’ve given up for this relationship, I can see you both treasure each other very much. The changes you’ve made and the compromises reached just prove to everyone here today how much in love you both are. Just last week, Siuyuin told me how blessed she feels to be marrying Kok Meng today and not anyone else. Although I have yet to hear it from the man himself, I’m sure he feels the same. Ask me how I know, from the walk at East Coast Park where I secretly shot arrows, the prawning trip that he was baiting for something that wasn’t even close to a prawn, the “Cars” cartoon that felt so romantic and he witnessed the power of his magnetic shoulders, and etc. etc. I know. I know just how much you adore Siuyuin. Am I not right Kok Meng? And just a couple of days back, Kok Meng’s buddies mass messaged Siuyuin to tell her how much the groom loved her. (How sweet =D).
Though the both of you have been through some rough patches, especially during the preparation of the wedding, you’ve successfully overcome all obstacles along the way and arrived at where you are today – happily married.
Forever may seem to long a word to use, but today, I wish the both of you eternal bliss and all the happiness in the world. From today onwards, please create all the beautiful memories as you embarked on this new journey in life together.
Having said all that, I’m ready to finish off, but before that, once again, from the bottom of my heart, CONGRATULATIONS! =)
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9:42 AM
i have loads to sae.. let me sort them out by date..
24th Dec 2006
christmas eve dinner with my beloved rc mates.. dinner was obviously good as usual.. i helped the most!! hk prepared dinner n i was her assistant.. though i ran away when she started fryin.. i came back to help..heee... dinner was reallie yummylicious! n we witnessed laura's "good appetite" n jean's capability at making agar agar.. its reallie not tt difficult jean.. try harder =P
also.. thank you laura for the bag.. n jean for the top (though it's too biiiiiiiiiiiiig).. n elaine for the nail polish.. i love nail polishes =) n thnx hk for allowin us to host the dinner at ur place..
25th Dec 2006
hen party where the bride sleptttttttttttt... pregnant mummies need sleep.. i slept too.. haha.. but breakfast at macs the next dae nv fails to make my dae.. there's nuthin a macdonald's big breakfast cant cheer up.. ( or so i tot until...)
26th Dec 2006
met tb28 peeps for dinner at secret garden.. which apparently i turned up an hour late.. i was waitin for raine!! not my fault.. hehe... the place is reallie secretive.. cant find it at all.. i doubt i can go back there agn without gettin lost.. was refused entry to sit indoors as i was in short n slippers.. sorrie peepz =P.. bought vouchers for the gift exchange.. n i got a "BITCH" cup n champange soap for in return.. ziyu.. the "champange" is meant for baths.. not drinkin.. wahha.. u alcoholic!! n thnx jianhua for sendin me back though ur fren was cryin at vivo.. i hope she's ok!!
27th Dec 2006
it's the big dae.. Siuyuin's n Kok Mengs wedding.. i woke up late as usual.. but i rushed there ASAP.. i have skills to do full make up (full in my opinion) in 15min =D.. prepared quite a lot of stuff to play with the groom n "brothers" but due to time constraint (at the moment) we opened the door with oni 18bucks.. we reallie tot we were late.. but the groom lied.. we had a good 45min tt we were not informed of.. pig.. bluff us.. the poor gers n to suffer tauntin from the brothers the whole dae tt we opened the door with 18bucks.. nvm.. we all learn from mistakes..
weddin is a reallie beautiful thing.. n the most beautiful is of course the bride! i wan to get married too!! anywae.. after we went ard to km's grandma house.. sy threw the bouquet.. n jean was kinda forced to catch it.. wahhaha... jackson.. u noe wad to do ah.. hehehe...
dinner was next.. everything went well.. took a lot of pics.. ate alot.. cried a bit.. u noe.. the tears cldnt stop.. but eveything ended on a good note.. though we were all tired.. i didnt give sy n km any red packet coz i gave them in a money holder.. n i tot it was common.. but apparently everyone else gave ang bao.. wahhah.. u all too auntie le la.. awahahha... n sy 200 is reallie not a lot.. u r our best fren leh..
anywae.. i wan to apologise to sy.. i noe u wanted to hear the speech i make very much.. im so sorrie i didnt make it in the end.. but i'll post it up tmr.. please visit my blog again tmr! i promise i will be a good godma.. dun be angry ah!!
but at the end of all the happy things.. i heard a piece of bad news.. my mum was hospitalised.. she choked on a piece of fish bone.. n it was real serious..
28th Dec 2006
visited mum in hospital.. n i cried seein how much in pain she was.. went for 2 surgery in a dae.. i cant imagine how much she is sufferin.. first operation failed when they spent an hour twenty minutes n cant find the bone that was lodged in her throat..
second op ended when the cant find the bone again.. but thankfully.. it seems like the bone came out when my mum vomitted before the op.. but she was sent to the high dependency ward after the ops.. me.. my da jie n xiao mei stayed in the hospital tt nite.. we were worried as the doctor said she wasnt out out danger n needed to be monitored for infection...one word.. SCARED..
29th Dec 2006
went to work from the hospital.. n fell asleep at work as i was too tired.. but thank god we had half dae in the office.. i went to pray durin lunch hour.. n thanks to the uncle n his mum at the temple i prayed to the gods successfully.. if u wan to noe.. i was totally lost when i went in the temple.. i didnt noe wad to do at all.. i bet the auntie offered to help when she saw my "huh" look.. hahah..
went to stay in the hospital for the whole dae again... cldnt stay overnight anymore.. so we left at night to go home..
30th Dec 2006
nuthin much.. still slackin in the hospital..
31st Dec 2006
i had to miss deborah's birthdae party.. im reallie reallie sorry deb.. i very much wanted to go u noe.. u are like my only telepathic best fren.. i got everything prepared weeks b4 ur party.. n to think i cant attend in the end.. im glad u liked everything.. n cindy was jealous tt i made u a card.. haha.. im sure u had fun at ur bdae.. post up the pictures soon!! will buy u lunch sometime next week k!
i also missed laura's party.. sorrie laura.. i noe u're goin back to canada soon.. but i just cant go.. sorrieeeeeeee.. i wan to noe wad they bought for u.. lemme see it somedae! meet up b4 u leave too k =)
mummy was transferred to the normal ward.. everyone was super relieved.. n thanks cindy for comin by to visit my mum n pickin up deb's present for me.. xie xie ni.. i very much appreciate tt =)
1st & 2nd Jan 2007
nuthin much.. hospital again..
lastly.. thank you everyone who prayed so hard for my mum.. im sure u all noe how much my family means to me.. thank you for all the phonecalls n smses to show so much concern for both my mum n myself.. i noe u all r worried tt im unable to take it.. n tt i'll get too tired.. but no worries.. im still up n jumpin.. juz a little bit sleepy.. i reallie reallie am thankful tt i have all of u by my side durin this period of time.. thanks also for all the offers for visits.. i didnt wan to trouble u all.. zhen de zhen de xie xie ni men =)
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