Smelling the Roses 25 Nov 06

hah! Being on Leave is just Fantastic!

Then it's back to being a student. Frantic Muggings in the library.

A visit to Swanking top notch facilities SMU.

Feeling like a 'rich student'.

A million flashbacks / regrets

in the midst of de-concentration.

Bellrings for things that remind me of today...

Nparks Community in Bloom Award

Dad - Merit Award

Botanic Garden's Botany Trail

Singapore as a premiere Herbarium

Met Puay - Raleigh, Pantagonia, Africa trekker

One year in Cuba

Managing Dreams and Reality

Lunch Hyatt's Straits Kitchen

Tummy Ache

Act three's Year end performance

Rudyard Kipling Unstrung

De-corporatization

Let loose

Fun and child-like

Diesel

Belts at Lido

Body Shop Brush

George Benson

Perfect.

Child of our times

I just caught an episode of Child of our Times on Arts Central.

I actually didnt think much of a statement that somebody once made. About how our childhood experiences shape the person we are.

And that show totally embellished that. From upbringing to surroundings to parental care to parental guidance... and siblings.. they all matter to make us the person whom we are now.

I am a middle child. My siblings are strong characters. I figure the only way is by working doubly hard to live up to their standards. But it is never the same when you are second best. That alone is subjective what constitutes 'best'. To me it was results. I had always believed that I dont care how you do it, so long you get it. That's why when I asked my mom what was I good at when I was young, she said I was good at being 'Kiasu'. So in other words, I wanted everything. I would study very hard, and try my best at everything I did. And people could tell. So Hardworking became my middle name.

That was my takeaway from an hour in front of the google box.