Special Olympics...



Slow Down...

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a thought about my own cycle of life:

when i was young, i GROW by learning to be dependent on others... my parents would feed me, clean me up, pay for my everything...

when i am older, i GROW by learning to be independent... I would do things on my own, i would pay for my own things, I would bear the consequences of my own actions...

when i am old enough to be married, i GROW by learning to be interdependent with my spouse... we decide and do things together, we build our home together, we go through thick and thin together...

when i am old enough to be a papa, i GROW by learning to let my kids be dependent on me... i now feed them, clean them up, pay for their everything...

when i am old enough to be a grandpa, i GROW by learning to let my kids be independent of me... i would encourage them to move out and set up their own families, i would encourage them to bring up their own children on their own and not simply dump their children to me :P

when i am of a ripe old age and physically too weak to move, i GROW by learning to be dependent on others again... someone would have to feed me, clean me up and pay for my everything... i guess it's back to the good old days when i was first born again...

what goes round comes around... :D

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Do I have any regrets in life?

regrets come about when we look back in life and consider what we have done wrongly or what we have not done when we should have done it and constantly feel remorseful about it...

looking back and knowing that i am not a perfect man, there are definitely things that i have done wrongly or have not done at all... but i have no regrets in life...
who i am today is the result of all my past actions and decisions... whether good or bad, i have decided to learn from them and be a better man... no use crying over spilled milk... i just need to be careful when handling the next glass of milk in life...to me, life is full of glasses of milk :D

having regrets and not letting them go will only cause me to be dissatisfied with my current state of life. regrets would only cause me to end up lamenting that I would have been "better" if only I had done this and that back then... I would only end up not progressing in life since I am always looking back and feeling sad...

the only regret in life is to have regrets in the first place :P

next tuesday: let's talk about death...

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preparing notes and worksheet and conducting remedials...

invigilating...

finishing up the SEM report for school appraisal...

going for a meal with my students...

playing and laughing with my kids about their drawings, games, pets, music, people, storybooks, excursions, photos, food etc...

attending home schooling support group gatherings...

talking to my wife about home schooling matters...

organising cell group and marriage support group gatherings...

bringing an old couple from Switzerland to Adam Food Centre for local food and Island Creamery for local flavoured ice creams...

finished watching "Glory Road", an inspirating movie based on a true story about a white man who looked beyond the colour and see the potential in a group of blacks colleage students who played basketball really well and eventually led them to win the national championship despite of death-threats from the white community...

reading the books "The Purpose Driven Life" and "Learners Unlimited" to enrich myself...

that's about it... :D

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2 other pieces of good news that my students shared with me:

first sms on 26 Oct 8:18 pm:

PAPA! I GOT PROMOTED =D just nice to make it :D

yup! my student managed to move on to JC2! Hope her hard work will pay off next year! I'm sure it will! :D

second sms on 29 Oct 10:06 am:

mr chow! I got first for the Great Eastern 5 km run eh! LOL! I got 300 bucks voucher! Haha! very happy! So I want to share with you! LOL!

omg! my student is so fit! I hope her stamina and endurance are also translated to other areas of her life as well! :D

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To all my graduated and current students:

You are cordially invited to my house during this holidays to play with my adorable kids, have a game of badminton, have a chat over some simple snacks and ice cream or have some extra coaching in physix or maths...

It is preferable that you come in small groups so that it is more cosy and easier for us to play host to you.

The date and time is up to you but i would need you to sms me earlier so that i can check my schedule and also prepare for your visit.

alternatively, you can also invite me and my family to your outings or chalets or bbqs that you may be organising this holidays. We will try our best to grace your events if we can! :D

All these are done with a simple intention in mind: I hope to make this holidays an enjoyable and memorable one for you and for me and my family! :D

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