We're all grown up, we have our own things to be busy with- school, work, girlfriend/boyfriend, other commitments, etc. We used to just hang around as and when we like. Just a phone call & we'll be out for supper, drinks or just to chill.
Memories are good enough, cos things & people do change.
Thats life.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
I want more people to hate me.
Written by Adrian Tan, author of The Teenage Textbook (1988), was the guest-of-honour at a recent NTU convocation ceremony. This was his speech to the graduating class of 2008.
An extraction of his speech - My favourite part
I now say this to you: be hated.
It's not as easy as it sounds. Do you know anyone who hates you? Yet every great figure who has contributed to the human race has been hated, not just by one person, but often by a great many. That hatred is so strong it has caused those great figures to be shunned, abused, murdered and in one famous instance, nailed to a cross.
One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions. It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions. Then one will gravitate towards the centre and settle into the average. That cannot be your role. There are a great many bad people in the world, and if you are not offending them, you must be bad yourself. Popularity is a sure sign that you are doing something wrong.
I think this is really cool - Being yourself is always difficult. If u can be, and people like u for who u are, isnt it great?
Even if they dun, u're just being yourself. Wats the big deal?
That said, saying is easy. Doing is difficult.
An extraction of his speech - My favourite part
I now say this to you: be hated.
It's not as easy as it sounds. Do you know anyone who hates you? Yet every great figure who has contributed to the human race has been hated, not just by one person, but often by a great many. That hatred is so strong it has caused those great figures to be shunned, abused, murdered and in one famous instance, nailed to a cross.
One does not have to be evil to be hated. In fact, it’s often the case that one is hated precisely because one is trying to do right by one’s own convictions. It is far too easy to be liked, one merely has to be accommodating and hold no strong convictions. Then one will gravitate towards the centre and settle into the average. That cannot be your role. There are a great many bad people in the world, and if you are not offending them, you must be bad yourself. Popularity is a sure sign that you are doing something wrong.
I think this is really cool - Being yourself is always difficult. If u can be, and people like u for who u are, isnt it great?
Even if they dun, u're just being yourself. Wats the big deal?
That said, saying is easy. Doing is difficult.
Saturday, July 03, 2010
There are many selfish people around.. I dun blame them, who doesnt want the best for themselves? But there are many levels of selfishness, some people are so mega selfish, the things they do affect many others. We cant stop such people from being around us (esp when it comes to work), but I'm sure we can do things to counter their selfish acts.
Instead of grumbling about how inconsiderate my colleague is, I'm gonna learn to work fast. I'm not going to be affected by him/them anymore. I know I can!
Instead of grumbling about how inconsiderate my colleague is, I'm gonna learn to work fast. I'm not going to be affected by him/them anymore. I know I can!
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