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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

I've been reaching like past the supposed timing for like all my classes
Though I'm like less den 15mins late
Still I'm always nt on time :D

Tennis-ed frm 2-4pm today
Massive workout
Cause the ball hardly gets returned to the other court HAHA
And balls fly out of the court too
But damn good workout lah

I went to class w/o changing my boxers
WAH LAO FEELS LIKE SHIT I TELL YOU
COLD COLD DAMP DAMP ONE
Public Speaking isnt exactly my cup of tea alrdy
I hope I at least like gain something from this CDS if not its like a total waste of time

Canoe Polo trials at 6.30pm
Thanks to Lynette Lioh that psycho-ed me into going for the trials
Ok its DAMN FUN lah actually but i just cant get the gist of getting into my boat WITHOUT problems
Plus NOT capsizing like once every few mins or so

I think i'll really not mine the training but rather the process of mastering the Canoe instead.
I think its fun and I'll really stay if i can commit.
Quite an IF.
Saturday, April 26, 2008

Watched Hansel & Gretel yesterday
Its a good yet bad show
Storyline average
Plotwise was like shit
Everything revolved around the dumb forest and the house and like 10ppl in the show only
Ok at least the company was good


And seeing how everybody's writing little testimonials for friends on their blog. I shall do up one too.

Ivan - From sec1-4 and now poly, though our courses abit far apart. BUT STILL we always see each other around and randomly do stuff in school. e.g LAUGHING AT PEOPLE. Being around you is never a fucking bore lah. Being with dolyce is just endless MADNESS. SEE YOU IN SCHOOL. If u actually wake up in time.


Brandon - Knew you from Scythia onwards, thought i didnt really know u till like thru the 6th month of poly onwards. You've been nothing less den a fucking good company lah :D


Dolyce - She's one fun bitch i knew from Adventure Club. Thanks for like hearing me out at times and the skittles occasionally plus the loud 'CHEE MENGS' from like 10m away. LOVE U ALOT AND THANKS FOR THE TIMETABLEEE :D


Hamster Teow - FROM ST.PATS TILL NOW. SEC3-4 TEACH ME ALL THE BAD STUFF. U cant possibly miss him. Like really. His hair is fucking BRIGHT with the long fringe. WE PASSED SUPP TOGETHER YES AH. AND HOPE U GET ALL THE GIRLS U WANT! HAHAHA


Shep - Actually knew u existed since the stpats' days but just didnt talk till like since MY poly started. FULL OF SHIT LAH YOU. Lunch buddy, foosball, soccer. You're damn full of shit but I LIKE IT THAT WAY. Good luck in army ang moh boy


Sky - Met in Adventure Club too. I THOUGHT THIS GUY WAS SOME DAMN FIERCE SHIT. Ok he just looks fierce. Really. Hes full of shit when he plays frisbee and I DONT REGRET KNOWING U. But I HARDLY SEE U AROUND SCHOOL


Rayna - S-O-N-G SONG. Eh we're still surviving eh. SCYTHIA FTW. ONE YEAR ALRDY. Plus you're from FOC and im from FOW. LOVE YOU LAAAAAAA. Ok i really dont mean it when i say STOP SHOUTING MY NAME FROM I DONT KNOW HOW MANY KILOMETRES AWAY. See you around schoooool


Yvonee - BAK CHORRRRR. Ok you and rayna all same same lah. put u 2 together = LOUD SPEAKER SIOL. u 2 are damn noisy shit ah. but THE FISH&CO DAY WAS DAMN GOOD LAH.
PLEASE SCREAM WHEN U SEE ME AGAIN. I'LL SCREAM WITH U


Gary Ler - HI GARY LER. FOW FRESHIE ALSO BUT I DIDNT REALLY KNOW U EXISTED TILL I DONT KNOW WHEN. BUT WHO CARES. U STILL FUCKING ROCK LAH. Ok thought ure abit short but WE STILL LOVE U HAHA. first public speaking lecture was like WOW HAHA


Yu Fei - Ok i seriously didnt mean to miss u out. SCYTHIAAAAAAAAA FOW ALSO! the prata sessions. fish n co outing. THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY THING. WE'LL HAVE OUTING SOOOON. yvonee loves u alot and SO DO WE. please dont die out ok :D


Eugene - u damn loser lah u. quit dragonboat quit water polo LOL OK KIDDING LAH. ure just full of shit. u talk abt like EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN and u can like talk 2 simply anybody u see. that one really NOTHING TO SAY. see u soon for gymmm


Y.C - THIS GUY IS BLOODY FULL OF SHIT. DONT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER. See his face like guai guai but SCOLD SO MUCH VULGARITIES. Damn good company lah for ANYTHING ANYTIME ANYWHERE. BASKETBALL DOTAAAAAAA. SENTOSAAAAAAA. eh KFC ah :D


Kandis - u really rock my specs big time. ure damn funny. ure damn unglam. ure QUITE smart. hahahah. u really rock lah seriously. i dont regret knowing u big time. everytime see u in school its a priceless 5seconds or so lah. STAY UNGLAM N ERR PRETTY? :D


Weng Hao - HELLO FELLOW SUB EMPIRE HEAD. Didnt exactly talk alot till near OTC and u really are a damn good friend lah. Fuck lah SIP now NO MORE LUNCH ALRDY CB hahaha NO MORE FOOSBALL ALSO. DOTA ALSO NV PLAY BASKET. ok see u soon. DEFINITELY.


Keng Chuan - YOU TOTALLY DONT LOOK UR AGE AT ALL. Still ure fucking fun 2 be with. Always damn fun 2 be with no matter what lah. Soccer basketball foosball lunch EVERYTHING LAH. and ok i can always count on u when there are outings till late at night HAHA


Yvonne(Bobo) - HELLO IVAN'S FRIEND! im damn happy that ure in my empire for FO reallyyyyy. u really helped me damn hell alot in FO lah. thanks for listening 2 me and i still got that message u wrote in my hp :) damn sweet lah. love youuuuu


Matthew Leong - From stpats also. Seriously seriously. u sleep so much in claz HOW U GET 16 FOR R4? i listen more den u also den 21 wah lao damn unfair lah this world. sleep on ur books den the information flow into ur brain ah. anyway URE STILL DAMN BLUR. SEE U SOON


Tat Yi - Fellow FA and friend. i dont think u'll read this but anyway. URE ALSO FULL OF SHIT LAH. But i really think ure fucking smart that u can pass 3 supp papers and still go for chalet. Plus the cheers u think of. DAMN GOOD LAH. Eh 4.2 lah den we graduate same time :D KIDDING


Claudine - HELLO BUS BUDDY. i knew u existed but i just didnt exactly talk 2 u till we just had 2 work tgt. okay! u are NOT THAT BAD afterall. its really damn nice 2 talk 2 u with anything in mind lah. thought we simply cant stop disturbing each other but still NO REGRETS.


Joey - Ok knew you like a couple months ago. Design kid. TOTALLY DONT HAVE THE DESIGN LOOK. but ure still damn fun 2 be with but sometimes u really want 2 make me pull my hair out. but still I LOVE U ALOT :D please stay like that and SEE U SOON


Yiling - SAC b-i-m-b-o. ure damn black and u really shdnt go swimming or tanning anymore hahaha r4 get 9 points nt satisfied huh. im dumb compared to you. and thanks for the company on like countless random occasions lah. lunch some time soon ay


Theresa - One retarded girl i knew frm DPA. shes DAMN LOUD and i totally love her char and personality. whenever ure around the atmosphere is never down lah. ure rock. and URE IN MY EMPIREEEEE


My class F704 - Ok i got like separated from u guys like since sem1 OOPS. Still u all are a damn fun bunch lah. Like is APEL classes. Please do call me back for events ay :D. EH WHERE MY COURSE SHIRT?!?! hahaha SEE U GUYS


Sarah Lew - KC dragonboat as well as a girls whos just typically, A KATONG CONVENT GIRL. i didnt know she was LIKE THAT till i started knowing her. ok its not a bad thing ok. PLEASE COME TP!


Komez GLs - u all rock big time lah please! just that im damn fucking sad that i never drank during the chalet cause i had supp paperrrr. WAH LAO MISSED OUT BIG TIME. still i love every single one of u. the random outings, gatherings and lunches any day makes my day laaa


Komez Freshies - love all of u lah really. u all are like the best the GLs can ever ask for. u all are mad ppl i swear and theres nothing holding us back to be where we want to. u all really kick ass and the FO experience u gave us is priceless


Mark(Cheerleader) - Ok after 2 sems. I'M IN UR CLASS NOW HAHAHA. which actually means. WE DONT REALLY NEED TO STUDY ALRDY LAH. everyday in class see teacher also make fun. STUDY WHAT U TELL ME. GYM BUDDY. SEE U ON MONDAYYYY


Lynette(KC Venos) - Knew u like since sub com camp but didnt exactly talk to u. but since i knew u. ure are so damn fun.cute.lovable and everything else lah. i really love ur company cause i can like tell u everything and trust u 2 keep it 2 urself :D


Naomi - Ok theres like only 1 naomi i know. stupid SJC girl. ure damn idiotic too i swear. when is there a day that u'll stop poking fun at me. tsk ure actually quite smart and that socio study night was simply err unproductive but DAMN FUN LAH RIGHT HAHA. see u around in school!


Tze Choong - SLUT! knew him since 1.2. just looking at you. anybody can tell ure just not cut up to come poly to STUDY. come school to just PLAY AND LOOK AT GIRLS. i still love that priceless moment when we turned our heads and when we were looking for our class HAHA


Min - HELLO SHORT GIRL. You're always as busy and always no time for lunch. blah I HAVENT SEEN U FOR QUITE SOME TIME. and i really think we shd do some catching up soon. S-O-O-N. i know u got loads of shit 2 tell me and so do i ok


Sabrina - Ok another short but damn lovable friend of mine. u should really stop whacking me lah u know. small surface area on big surface area = DAMN PAIN. and u shd be honoured that i always keep piggyback-ing u around school lah hahaha

Maybelin SEE KWEE TAN - HELLO PORK! IM DAMN SORRY I FORGOT TO WRITE FOR YOU. BUT U SAY MEANS I MUST WRITE ALRDY. ok ure a damn good frd lah especially NOT for studying. its damn fun being around you this year :D love youuuuu pork pork! hope you find boyfriend soon ok ahhahah



Ok I'm more or less done.
Cause i too really cant think of anything much.
IF I DID MISS U OUT PLEASE TELL ME OK.
And theres no ranking one ok. They're just arranged in the order of my MSN contact list :D

Please say Sean is damn sweet. Thanks and bye.
Thursday, April 24, 2008

Sean Teo - I love being loud with you because you're STUPID SEAN TEO. HAHA. Even though you can be seriously irritating sometimes, I love you and I thank you for making my Year 1 and Scythia life so marvelous. It's like really awesome to know that I have a clique from scythia that's so enthusiastic about almost every thing and boy, I thank God for you!

Thats what YVONEE CHEW HUI YU said on her blog to me
Don't worry I wasn't the only one who had a dedication on her blog

I think the others are like totally sweet too.
Please don't stop screaming when you see me
I'll just scream with u too HAHA



Ok next.
I DON'T EXACTLY FANCY MY PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS.

Lunch tmrw with Brandon and I'm not sure who else.

SEAN IS GONA WEAR JEANS TMRW
And actually bring a bag which I dont really want to but I got no space in my file to contain all the dumb books.

FRIDAYYYYYYYYY
Sunday, April 20, 2008

Early dinner celebration for Dad at Eunos
Ate 'zhi char'

Bought a cake from Awfully Chocolate
And I'm damn full now
Reminds me of the best Subway on Saturday

I hope Dad's arm will be seriously go away
It's bothering him like every other fucking day

My brother bought 2 tickets for a 'Air Supply' Concert in June
And Dear Me havent got anything for Dad. Oh shit.

School's tmrw

I'm in the same class as
Tze Choong for OOP
Mark for a few others
And I dont know with who for the others.

Sentosaaaaaaaa

I swear I love Komez ppl
Just seeing the numbers was enough

This year Sentosa wasn't as good but still we did throw people into the water
Captain's ballllll

It was exactly a year ago when something exactly like that happened
But I was a freshie instead.

Everything for this AY is over.
School's tmrw

And I love the 18 inch Subway Sandwich
Ok not exactly 18 inch
I ate my foot long = 12 inch
Plus another another 6 inch frm 2 other Kai Meng and Fernando
Actually. STILL NOT EXACTLY DAMN FULL.
But can do.
Love Subway to the max.

Ok Dad's birthday tmrw.
WHAT TO BUY?
Friday, April 18, 2008

Helped out in Temasek Regatta

Rowed for SU
Got 3rd sial
Out of how many placings I shall not say
Still got medal

I think dragonboat is quite interesting actually
I think I might just go and try again next year
Which is like only 2 days away

I'll be smart and not go for the first few retarded/mad-ness training

I kinda dislike my timetable
I dont understand why my friend who is taking exactly the same subs as me dont have the same timetable :(
Alls the same except for the timings and locations

Ok new classes. New friends.
Lunch buddies.
Foosball buddies.
Go home buddies.

New annual year ahead
Clean start for everything
I'm determined not to get a supp paper


Lastly, though I'm not really into Engine School stuff.
I kinda sympathise them with the other schools.
Applied Science won the I can't rmb what award and Business won the rest which is like 4

Its a feeling lingering around the word selfish-ness
But I cant say so
Cause who wouldnt put their best foot forward in a competition

Just that I pity the other 3 schools who put in so much effort but did not receive any award.
Anyway, good job Business School.

And better luck for the other 3 schools next year :)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

School's gona reopen on the 21st. Which is my Dad's birthday actually.
The feeling is entirely different compared to secondary school.

I'd usually dread the reopening of school in secondary school.
I don't dread but I can say I somehow look forward to school reopening

Loads has happened this holidays
Most of it related to FO


I've said this some time ago and yet i think i need to say it again

I fucking hate ppl who bring people down with them.
What the flying fuck is your problem that u need to influence ppl to being LIKE YOU?
U got a big fucked up problem in ur head plus in the attitude

I dont exactly know you but yes once I do i swear its not going to be a very pleasant introduction


Ok moving on to today

Woke up @ like 11-12pm
Went for lunch with friend

Wanted to eat at Mensa but due to unforseen circumstances da-blah we went design to eat
Walked around the entire TP with friend. Library. Engine. Biz. IIT AS

I think DOC is like the loudest camp in the whole of TP
Engine is pretty quiet. Learning cheers in classrooms. Biz starts tmrw. I dont know where AS and IIT is

I want to camp crash tmrw. Whos with me :)

Farhan called.
I need to help out for secondary school regatta.
NEED TO WAKE UP 6AM IN THE MORNING. :(
Ok i just dont know how im gona tahan the whole friday

Saturday Sentosa.
We're just gona overtake the whole Palawan Beach



Irritating irritating
L E T S G O
'We', lets go.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I swear today outing was fantabulous lah
Thanks to Cassandra

Ok although damn last min but thanks 2 the 69 ppl who turned up lah
Thats like 1/4 of the total FOW/FOC
Mostly FOC though
Still fun nonetheless

I'm fucking nearly kena LUDE
Ok I believe its just starting of the FUN

Saturday's the next outing

THURSDAY GO SCHOOL CRASH CAMPS

Ok bye.

The time of my life.
Sunday, April 13, 2008

I'm back from 6 days of camp
It's damn tiring
Sweated tears and blood and our voices

I really think we didn't deserve that 5th place for FOC
Really.
The blow hit us like nothing ever before.
Many friends from different empires didn't expect that too

Seriously seriously
I think Komez freshies were damn awesome
You all totally deserve the first place

Whatever it is
Whats done is done
Whats over is over


I swear I'm damn tired

I think I made a pretty loud live band when I slept in the complex
Fucking didn't believe when I heard it myself HAHA

I'm gona miss alot of the year3 friends.
I actually cried after a very very long time
Emotions of others simply got into me
It felt pretty good actually

K-O-M easy we're ready :]

Eh seriously
Faster
Hurry up
Chop chop
Sunday, April 6, 2008

Okay tomorrow's the day
Another less den 12hrs to the big thing

Please please please
All of you don't let the 6 of us down :)

Another thing
I wonder how i'm gona wash all my clothes in time. Like only 1/2 a day break b4 camp starts


I'm already beginning to believe I might have made a wrong choice.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008

So far my holidays has been nothing less than a bore.

Stuffs on every now and then
Outings with friends, more then it should be that i've not been eating dinner with my family.

Meetings to turn up for
Supplementary papers to study and turn up for
Chalets
Own buddies to go out with. You guys know who u are
Some friends that i really see and talk alot to in sch, i hardly see them during the holidays. No, i dont exactly like hi-bye friends.

I like my sleep alot.

Also i realize
School's reopening pretty soon.
I'm not exactly sure i've lead the typical holiday lifestyle i'm going thru
I'm don't feel negative nor very positive abt it



Sometimes
I really don't know whats going on
I hate digression big time
Its a damn turn off



You've brought my day down big time.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Here's a story you might find interesting to read. I know I did.


An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty.

He asks one of his new students to stand and.....
===============================================
Prof : So you believe in God?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Prof : Is God good?

Student : Sure.

Prof : Is God all-powerful?

Student : Yes.

Prof : My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn't. How is this God good then? Hmm?

( Student is silent.)

Prof : You can't answer, can you? Let's start again, young fellow. Is God good?

Student : Yes.

Prof : Is Satan good?

Student : No.

Prof : Where does Satan come from?

Student : From...God...

Prof : That's right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Prof : Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Prof : So who created evil?

( Student does not answer.)

Prof : Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? ß All these terrible things exist in the world, don't they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Prof : So, who created them?

( Student has no answer.)

Prof : Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son...Have you ever seen God?

Student : No, sir.

Prof : Tell us if you have ever heard your God?

Student : No, sir.

Prof : Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.

Prof : Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Prof : According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your GOD doesn't exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Prof : Yes , Faith ! And that is the problem science has.

===============================================

Student: Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Prof : Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Prof : Yes.

Student : No sir. There isn't.

(The lecture theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat..

But we don't have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There is pin-drop silence in the lecture theatre.)

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Prof: Yes. What is night if there isn't darkness?

Student : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light....But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? In reality, darkness is n't. If it were you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?

Prof: So what is the point you are making, young man?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Prof: Flawed? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.

To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it.

Now tell me, Professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Prof : If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir? (The Professor shakes his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument is going.)

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class is in uproar.)

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor's brain?

(The class breaks out into laughter.)

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir , how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room is silent. The professor stares at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Prof : I guess you'll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir... The link between man & god is FAITH. That is all that keeps things moving & alive.

WANT TO KNOW WHO THAT STUDENT WAS ?

NB: I believe you have enjoyed the conversation...and if so...you'll probably want your friends/colleagues to enjoy the same...won't you? So do forward them to increase their knowledge... this is a true story, and the student was none other than: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. (previous President Of India – for those who are bad with their GK !)



That was an unexpected call for.

WOOO I PASSED MY MATHEMATICS2 SUPPLEMENTARY PAPER

Ok sorry to those who didn't.
I know how u feel.
Cause I did retake too.

Twenty years ago, I drove a cab for a living. When I arrived at 2:30a.m., the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under these circumstances, many drivers would just honk once or twice, wait a minute, and then drive away.

But I had seen too many impoverished people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation. Unless a situation smelled of danger, I always went to the door. This passenger might be someone who needs my assistance, I reasoned to myself.

So I walked to the door and knocked.

"Just a minute", answered a frail, elderly voice.

I could hear something being dragged across the floor.After a long pause, the door opened.A small woman in her 80's stood before me.

She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase.

The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.

"Would you carry my bag out to the car?" she said.

I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.

She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb. She kept thanking me for my kindness.

"It's nothing", I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated".

"Oh, you're such a good boy", she said.

When we got in the cab, she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I don't mind," she said. "I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice".

I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. "I don't have any family left," she continued. "The doctor says I don't have very long." I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

"What route would you like me to take?" I asked.

For the next two hours, we drove through the city.

She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, "I'm tired. Let's go now"

We drove in silence to the address she had given me.

It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.

Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door.

The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

"How much do I owe you?" she asked, reaching into her purse.

"Nothing," I said.

"You have to make a living," she answered.

"There are other passengers," I responded.

Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug.

She held onto me tightly.

"You gave an old woman a little moment of joy," she said. "Thank you."

I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light.

Behind me, a door shut.

It was the sound of the closing of a life.

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk.

What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?

What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life. We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.

But great moments often catch us unaware - beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.You might help make the world a little kinder and more compassionate by sending it on.
Thank you, my friend



Found it on a friend's blog and I think its exceptionally worth reading.


I really don't understand
Pretty tiring shit
I simply won't get used to it.