Life is Short

Life is short.

Taking for granted the gifts he has been blessed upon,
losing sight of the most valuable riches of all.
Blinded by that hunger for fame and desire for fortune perhaps;
when all it takes to be happy is to lead a simple life.

I tell myself that I want to lead a fulfilled and meaningful life...but it seems at every juncture I ask myself the question....I just cannot place a satisfactory answer to it. Have I found meaning in my life ?

I don't know what came over me....this sudden bout of self-reflection...perhaps it was after I chanced upon this news on the school's announcement bulletin with regards to the passing of Ms Tay Xin Yu, a Dip Ed student who had suffered from leukemia. I remember rather vividly the instances of the call for financial aid to help ease the family's burdens back in Sem 1 on the portal. Recently, there were calls for bone marrow donors. I knew I should have helped...or at least try....but I did'nt.

There were many postings on the announcement column seeking contributions...but I never did respond. I read the updates to her condition and really felt for her as well the family...the pain she had to bear and the struggles they had to overcome....
Perhaps I have been making excuses for myself...the heavy workload...etc....
but it just seems to make me realise just how fragile and abrupt life can appear to be....

Our lives hinge upon every decision and action ( or inaction) one may choose to undertake..a schma decreed by fate maybe..guess I cannot agree more..

Though I may not know her at all...yet there was this certain sense of loss that engulfed me when I read the posting....just hope that she could find solace in heaven knowing that she had influenced the lives of others. I would like to extend my condolences to her family and friends...to remain strong...for I'm sure she had finally found her meaning to life.


Anyway....the school postings are out and I'm posted to Balestier Pri and Cedar Girls for my teaching experience. I was kind of shocked and it appears that many of my friends are sharing the same level of excitement as I do....maybe more....

I'm just hoping that for a guy who has spent most of his time in a boy's school to NOT make a joke of himself in a girl's school....and that includes that incessant blushing syndrome I seem to have developed....sigh

Belated 22nd Birthday Post

It's really been while since I had posted anything new....not that i did'nt want to...just did'nt have much time with all the assignments...tests....etc all crammed within the last few weeks before the actual exams...."stress" was the word everyone around me seems to be reciting....

Anyway......24th March marked my 22nd birthday....and I really am grateful for all the wishes and presents from all...

My army buddies for the book which I really loved.....will start on it after the exams.....as well as the time spent at the little gathering we had at PS...it's only these moments that I recalled the NS days with a smile...

My NIE folks for that beautiful shirt....guess it will make me look older and hopefully more like a teacher than a student....

Above all....I value the friendship.

The exams are in the horizons....stress are abound....the weight on my shoulders seem to get heavier by the day....but it's through these times that you realise that there will be people who will be with you on this journey..it's really comforting...and just make you treasure the people around you more than anything....

Cheers!