Today - 20th May 2008

The cool night breeze brushed against my face...
The full moon shines above...

An accident must have occurred earlier...
The fragments remains by the traffic light...
I tried to see the car plate number, but in vain...

It may not be as captivating as the night scene in Paris ~
But we are all under the same blue sky... :)

One of my students posed me an interesting question earlier:
'What is Passion?"

I looked into her innocent eyes and thought for a moment...

"How should I answer this question?", I thought to myself.

"Passion is . . .something you like a lot...", I grins as I replied...

Thoughts ran through my head...

Does this word exists ??? I thought...

How many of us still work with passion today? I do :) I smiled as I make my way back home.

I always love kids and thus still giving tuition.

I always enjoyed the lessons with them. No matter how tired I am or how disappointed I am with work that day... Their smiles will always helped make my day!

The Rainbow Connection ~

The Rainbow Connection (Song Lyrics)
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Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
and someone believed it,
and look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.

All of us under its spell,
we know that it's probably magic....
Have you been half asleepand have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.
La, la la, La, la la la, La Laa, la la, La, La la laaaaaaa
~End~

By Jason Marz ~


The Original version ~ Kermit The Frog

What's wrong with my Life???

May 17, 2008

What's wrong with my life? Sounds familiar hehe ;) Actually, frankly, there is nothing wrong with your life :)

If you notice, you will always get something good in exchange for something bad so it even out.
So the next time you see something good happen to someone, know that the person must have gone through a lot to get this!
*Evil smile*
Yes, God is fair (I'm a free thinker)
And if you want to get the same, you have to go through some bad things so do you want more or remain the same.
I rather remain... ehehehh lazy me ...

If the person is really lucky then somone else like their ancestors must have gone thru the bad part for them...
Or they must have suffered hell in their last lives ... poor thing...
Bad past lives haiz ...
That why they deserves to be getting really good stuff now :D Finally their effort paid off ...
Yes it is Just a belief ...

I know what you are thinking ... :)
But hey ...
Have you ever got something good by doing nothing absolutely nothing ...
Think about it ... what i say Is True! hehehhe

***might be continued

The True Meaning of Happiness ^.^

March 03, 2008

Dear Blog,

I just learnt that a lot of good things in life are given and not asked or seek. Thus, we must really learn to treasure what we already have :)

A lot of things happened in my life recently.

For those we know and wondered why I'm still so happy is because 1) "Life is Short" and we must make full use of what time we have.

2) I had just understood the true meaning of happiness.

I'm thankful for all who had continued to shower me with their love in my most down moments.
i cannot imagine how I could have gone through it without the help of these people. Still, I'm not out of the down period yet but it is alright as I'm really happy and contented now :D

You will only feel true happiness when you still can smile genuinely despite being in pain. And no amount of hurt or pain can make you sad and cry... (This is not easy to understand as one can have many perspectives on what I am trying to say).

In short, I am constantly placed on a hotplate but yet I'm still happy, calm and relaxed.
I am really happy :) not faking it at all..

The summary of this article is ...

Be contented and thou shalt find happiness...
Treasure what you have , when you encountered happiness; Do not wondered if it could be better...just savoured every moment of it ^.^
Do not seek for the best for it may hold disappointments that will hurt you;

Seek the best, only and always, from yourself to others.

Once again, I am thankful for I have now and I hope the happiness, that I feel now, will stay with me for a long long time... ^.^

Life of an ExtraOrdinary Persons

June 05, 2007

(The grammar mistake in the title is intentional. :) )

This is probably the only guy, I will ever know in my life,

who can make me succumb to him.

He is not handsome, nor rich but he had been providing me with all the necessaries for the past 25.5 years of my life.

A very good man indeed. Which man on this earth would do more for me than him?

Another is a very outstanding woman, who has yet to receive any international awards,
but she had given the whole life for others,

the most self-sacrificing woman i had ever met in my life,

who never failed to put others before her, in all circumstances. I mean ALL Circumstances. . .

This page is dedicated to both of them.
The Most Important Persons In My Life

I hope to share as many gifts I had received from them to you here.
For I believe, that some of these gifts are so valuable
that not many had access to.

Once again,
I hope this contents of this blog will help you
as much as it had helped me.

To you, my friends .. .

With Love Always, Sophia

(The contents of this page will be updated on a monthly basis. The frequency will increase relative to the amount of free time I have :))

The Power of Strangers

June 01, 2007

I had a very good night-out yesterday night with a gal-pal. We ate, shopped and chatted.

It was one of those few nights for the past 2 years that I was willing to scarifice my sleep, to stay out late chatting. Had been on a strict lifestyle "schedule" for some time as I was trying to save my skin from deteriorating further.

Then as per norm, I took a cab home. But this chatty and friendly taxi-driver reminded me on one big weakness I had, that I never was able to change.

Guess what he did?

Well... He did nothing. He just told me about his son who happened to have the same weakness as me.

I shall not bore you the details of the other stuff I chatted with him. But it was another enriching night for me.

The Simple Pleasures of Life :)

May 29, 2006

I had been told many times by some 'great men' (indeed they are all men, no women had told me great things yet . . .sighz ;))

That Simple Pleasures are indeed the Best things in Life. . .

Just this morning, I was fortunate to have known some nice colleagues who are helpful to give me a ride to work. Not only that, we went for a hearty breakfast before embarking on a long gruelling work-week.

The plate of lasi lemak and the cup of bewitching black coffee had never felt better. . .

Guess I had not done this for a while and this simple gesture was a truly lavish indulgence for me!

You cannot imagine how much pleasure I had, watching the morning rush from my colleague's vehicle, feeling the rush of (carbon monoxide) brushing against my face as we zipped through the busy traffic. This is what i cal l'Life"!

Post-Blog
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It reminded me of the very first time I sat on a bike. Likewise, both times, my colleagues put on the temleh for me. A very sweet and comforting gesture :) Thank you.

For those of you who are lost, this colleague who sent me to work is not a handsome, nor young (think late 30), nor interesting or different kind of person. He's normal but he made my day by being normal and reminding me on the Simples Pleasure of Life ...

The Power of Listening & Understanding!

May 26, 2006

A very Good Day to all who happens to stumbled upon my little cove...

I am indeed a little blue today as
it had just occured to me that many people are still gulity of committing the sins of not being able to listen effectively and understand others well. (I'm definitely one of them, at times).

I am sure you will be a little bewildered to hear me "lamenting" over this but it is indeed so depressing for me that I even came up with a quote ;) hehehe

"The inability to listen effectively and
understand people effectively
are the two greatest sins in Life"
(Patent by Ms Sophia Sng 2006) hehehe ;)

It's truly amazing to note that the minute, one is able to conquer and abolish these 2 deadly sins. It will be difficult for you to find obstacles in life. The only thing that can stop you from acquiring success is none other than 'bad luck", which I do believe it exists and honestly there is nothing you can do about it.

Obviously, after you conquered these 2 deadly sins, the next step will be to quickly acquire the skills of "Putting these knowledge to good use"Or, you will be back in square one again!

On a personal level, I was lucky enough to witness the wonders of it. And those, who are already masters at these, are indeed the luckiest and happiest people I had ever met.

I do hope that, one day, I can meet people who share the same sentiments as me. :)

Always Searching...

Sophia ^.^

The Wonder Of Ginger Tea

May 16, 2006

I went for a facial, those voucher type, u buy a voucher for $38 bucks and you get a facial thingy...
It was nice :) Not been to one for a while.

Afterwhich, they served me a cup of ginger tea...

I was a little apprehensive for a while ... I mean I never like ginger...

Then to my pleasant surprise! :o it was so nice ... ahhhhhh...

I couldn't forget the taste and i felt so good the next day.
Decided to call the place to ask if I could buy it or something.

Guess what? They boiled it themselves so I decided to try boiling myslf a cup today...

My mom been complaining of 'wind' in her stomach and I thought this would be good for her too ;)

It was pretty easy actually and abacadaba ... I made a pot of it!
Excellent :p

The taste of ginger tea is both inviting and smart-ee, sweeten it for those who are afraid of the original ginger taste :)

Ginger Tea is such a beauty, it aids digestion, gets rid of 'wind' in your stomach, help in warding off cold and cough too ...

The taste of it somehow remind me of life...the meaning of life ...

Wow so boring right ;)

Try a cup and you will understand haha :D

Enjoy!