#270 solo flight

“I must learn to love the fool in me the one who feels too much, talks too much, takes too many chances, wins sometimes and loses often, lacks self-control, loves and hates, hurts and gets hurt, promises and breaks promises, laughs and cries.” Theodore Isaac Rubin    “He is his own best friend, and takes [...]

#268 thrift

THRIFT is inscribed on a polished block of marble in the center of Rockefeller Center in New York City. Built during the Great Depression, this building is a monument to the wealth and power of John D. Rockefeller — “Thrift is essential to well-ordered living.”   Sir John M. Templeton (1912-2008) wrote: “The qualities that [...]

#259 true champion athlete

After watching the interview of Marion Jones-Thompson on the Oprah Show here in Singapore today, I was moved to tears as Marion stood out a true athlete and a champion. Yes, she went to prison on March 2008 for six months for lying to Federal agents about UNKNOWINGLY taking performance-enhancement drugs during the Olympic Games in Sydney and [...]

#244 change

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. French Philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941)

#243

It is  NOT the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent;   it  IS  the one that is most adaptable to change. Scientist Charles Darwin

#239 oldest person in the world

Can you imagine living to 130 years old? From the news on the BBC, I read and viewed this — Sohan Dosovah from Kazakhstan, the oldest person in the world — her eyes still bright and alert: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7992696.stm. Kazakhstan’s famous ’130-year-old’ By Rayhan Demytrie BBC News, Karaganda, Kazakhstan “Do you remember Tsar Nikolai’s era? When [...]

#234 thot-provoking

I read this piece on blog ‘a baseline scenario’ written by Sanjiv Gupta for Huffington Post (?) dated on 10 March 2009 under the title — The Change We Need I: A Bank for America — :  …Rather, I want to use the crisis in our financial system to pose a fundamental question about our political [...]

#182 prayer

Prayer is a way of life which allows you to find stillness in the midst of the world where you open your hands to God’s promises and find hope for yourself, your neighbor, and your world.” Henri Nouwen

#153 money, money, money

These days, I wonder where my hard-earned money went?  There is marked increase in the prices of food! With the fuel price hike, I wonder when announcements will be made for another transport fare increase? Why is money so important? No money no talk. Without money one cannot survive. Wonder how our founding governing leaders manage [...]

#142 tomorrow

We are made wise NOT by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility of our future. George Bernard Shaw Changes…changes…changes going on all the time…man is always changing…and…rearranging – soaring food prices (no more cheap food), fuel crises, subprime, credit crunch, natural disasters, water shortage, going green, global warming, save extinct species… How is man to live? [...]