Tots

It was a commendable for MediaCorp Channel 8 to come up with a Charity programme within a short span of time to raise more funds for the poor victims in Sichuan. The Charity programme was simple with touching songs, heart-breaking poems and genuine words poured by the artistes and some Sichuan invited guests on air. It was a solemn affair and it has brought uncontrollable tears to my eyes a couple of times.

There was a very touching scene reported whereby a mother used her own body to shield her few months old baby under the rubbles. The mother keyed in her last message using her phone for her beloved baby encouraging her to go on with her life and she will always love her. It must be a devastating moment for the dying mother to finally find her short-lived bundle of joy but could not fulfill her dreams of raising her baby into adulthood. A very powerful message that mothers are so great and are willing to sacrifice their lives for their children. How much can we do for our parents ?? They gave so much and expected so little for us ... I believe most mothers do not expect any returns for raising us but they just needed more care, attention and love during their old age. We're indeed thankful to have our mother within our close reach. I was also lacking in terms of giving my parents more time due to exhaustion from work during the weekdays but have been trying hard to give more time to them during the weekends. I realised the older we are, we somehow become more sensitive to our aging parents' needs instead of just indulging in our own selfish needs.

There were many children who have lost their lives to this disaster. Young innocent children who have not experienced much on this earthy place but were taken away ruthlessly and abruptly by the powerful works of mother nature! Their laughter, their dreams, their giggles, their innocence etc were all taken away ... on the other hand, parents who died have also made many children orphans overnight.

Homes and properties were destroyed and families were torn apart. Houses can be re-built but lost of families members were hard to bear. It can torn one apart and left one helpless ... families are a strong and commanding factors for one to move on with lives. We are, after all, venerable beings in this big world no matter how we think how intelligent or rich we are.

This disaster has brought a lot of deeper thoughts to many as it does to me. To retrace back, there were a couple of unfortunate tragedies like Tsunami, 911, Myanmar cyclone ...

There were many many disasters to remind all living souls how lucky we are to be alive and kicking at this moment. Able to work, enjoying companions of our friends and relatives,sharing gossips amongst ourselves, shopping, watching movies and many other simple things. However we are also discontented beings who are constantly craving for more ... and more materials things that are not important and could not satisfy our greedy self. We can reach the highest ultimate of reaching our goals of having a million dollars, a luxury house and car, prestigious memberships etc, only to find out later our souls are still empty?? What are we lacking ?

Yes, CK, you are right, let's stay put at our flat and left my silly idea of moving to another flat. This will put a final rest to my annoying request to move house. (even though it's not a request to upgrade to a bigger flat or a private estate).

We had 2 car accidents so far(other cars bumped into us) and it was a blessings that no harm came to us. The poor car has suffered some degree of damages but CK and myself have agreed that most importantly we are alright. We do not want to place emphasis on how the car will look or how many scratches it got. To us, we hope this car can drive us from point 1 to 2 safely daily and during weekends to ferry our parents around or other errands.

Let's count our blessings no matter how small they are ...

Other Tots:
When we find a memorable moment of having a few good friends to sit down for a humble tea ? I missed that ...

When are the times that people talk face to face with each other without the interference of technology advancement like sms or live-chat ? We don't even talk on phone with friends anymore. I missed that ...


Why do we need some big tragedies to remind how lucky we are ? I am a culprit of that ...