Hi there folks. =) How has life been treating you? I'm still thankful for mine, I'm still excited about what God is doing in my life after all that's happened since I came to trust Him. It's not been a bed of roses, it's not been smooth sailing. If you've been following my blog all this while you'll have heard of the major events that have taken place in my life.
But recently there's been what the military would call a 'radio silence'. Online communities have missed the voice of one that used to unabashedly talk about anything and everything under the sun. What happened to Vincent Wang?
Why the apparent distance and secrecy and lack of heart to heart sharing online? If you all have been reading, this change is nothing seismic in nature, but have been taking place over a period of time slowly. I don't know why exactly, and I look back and wonder with equal perplexity and scratch my head too (actually there's been a flyer going around with a picture of me scratching my head. Totally unglam lor). I know that I no longer am able to just talk about what's been happening in my life or what I'm thinking about so spontaneously anymore. That sort of behavior has somewhat been sidelined as something one would do as a reckless youth. Have I grown too old for such stuff? Hmm.
Has it been that nothing interesting has been happening in my life lately that I would stop blogging? That is not true either. Plenty have been happening in many areas of my life and those who I keep in touch with more regularly would know that to be true. The rest of you would have to be playing the scratch and guess game through reading stuff on my blog.
Let's not kid ourselves, I know I don't write solidly anymore. Someone just called me an Eeyore lately, and maybe that is true to a certain extent. =P
But I still do wanna come back here and express the hopes and fears that I have, the dreams I have and the sights that have captured my attention. But more than that I still wanna express thoughts I have that I hope will inspire and encourage.
It's just that I had gone through a time when I really questioned why I wanted all that. Some blog just to express themselves, others write to update about busy happenings. Me? What do I write for? I really do hope the things I write can continue to be thought provoking because that means that my thoughts are still being provoked.
If there ever were a Blog community pledge day, I would pledge on that day to be free to express spontaneously always. We are free to love.
Live well and look out for this space. The silence is broken.
My little feet left footprints
on Sunday, March 15, 2009; 11:36 PM
"Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart." Proverbs 25:20
I believe that's the feeling one gets when they hear songs like "Smile" in a time that they're finding that the most difficult thing to do. But sometimes, you really find a strange comfort or at least consolation in the fact that there is a song that describes so aptly the irony of your situation. So here's a post and cheers to the song, Smile by Nat King Cole. He's the man.
Smile though your heart is achingSmile even though its breakingWhen there are clouds in the sky, you'll get byIf you smile through your fear and sorrowSmile and maybe tomorrowYou'll see the sun come shining through for youLight up your face with gladnessHide every trace of sadnessAlthough a tear may be ever so nearThat's the time you must keep on tryingSmile, what's the use of crying? You'll find that life is still worthwhileIf you just smile
My little feet left footprints
on Friday, March 13, 2009; 6:04 PM
Funny truths about Singapore
1. Nite - Sleep with air-con; Day - Bathe with heater on
2. Day - Cannot Wake up; Nite - Cannot Sleep
3. Cigarettes - Convenient to buy; not convenient to smoke
4. Chewing Gum - Can Chew, Cannot buy?? (Restricted to buying)
5. Smell Of rubbish besides letterboxes; Rubbish inside Letterbox
6. Private Cars - Cheaper & Cheaper to Buy,harder & harder to Maintain
7. Education - Teachers teaching Less but expects students to learn More
8. High-tech barbaric Singaporeans - know how to use state-of-the art equipment, but dunno how to use a simple dustbin or a toilet
9. There are quite a number of rich/poor in spore - They have Car, Credit Card, CPF .... but no Cash and lots of loans
10. Translation is needed between Singaporean Chinese and Mainland Chinese
11. Sporean never like to vote, but like to complain
12. Half Sporeans rushed to buy Hello kitty, but the other half busy killing stray cats
13. Public Bus - Half the Crowd squeeze in front section of the Bus, Second section is for Carrying Ghost
My little feet left footprints
on Saturday, March 7, 2009; 9:54 PM
