As humans, God has given us the freedom of choice. On any day, anywhere, we can discipline ourselves to change what we do not like. We can start a new activity or begin the process of a change in our life. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year. But where our country is concerned, we cannot wait much longer for that change.
If we remain apathetic, we can also do nothing. We can pretend to ourselves that everything is alright rather than going the extra mile to convince others to come over to our side. If the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are.
We can choose rest over labor, entertainment over education, delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause. We have to decide for ourselves what is truly important for us.
As Shakespeare uniquely observed, "The fault is not in the stars, but in ourselves."
We created our circumstances by our past choices in previous general elections.Today, we have both the ability and the responsibility to make better choices. Those who are in search of a new Malaysia do not need more answers or more time to think things over to reach better conclusions. They need the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
We cannot allow to overlook errors in judgment of politicians or situations in the political climate any more as we see errors that are repeated every day in an evil scheme to lead us down the wrong path.
We must keep coming back to those basics and how much our nation has lost that make the biggest difference in how our life has turned out. Let us not forget the many controversies and scandals that this nation has seen in the last few years. And then we must make the very choices that will bring life, happiness and joy into our daily lives.
For those of you seeking and needing to make changes in our country because you don't like how things are, change it!
You're not a tree. You have the ability to totally transform every area in your life and our country- and it all begins with your very own power of choice.
Make sure you make the right choice at the next elections!!! Do not forget what has happened that justifies that change. Please make it happen by convincing your friends to register as a voter and to vote!
Thanks! Take care and have a lovely evening!
Last night, some of you are aware that I attended Kenneth's wedding. He is a former college student whom I taught in 1997. Then, he had just completed his SPM at Chung Ling High School and had registered at the college for a Certificate in Business course. He did quite well and moved on to the Diploma I of ABE where I taught him again the following year.
At that time, Kenneth outshone the girls in the term exam and then crashed in the trial. During the post-mortem, he promised that he would get 'A' for my Business Communication and Presentation subject at the Diploma I ABE exam and till today, he is the only guy to ever score 'A' for that subject amongst all the courses that I taught! Ninety-five per cent of them are very successful in the banking, shipping and other sectors holding managerial positions and I am indeed very proud of all of them!
That year was a difficult time in my life because I was expecting my second son. I was cranky and demanding in that I wanted nothing but the best from my students. This group of students was in sharp contrast with another group that punctured my car tyre (same tyre) for three consecutive weeks. By then, I was in my fifth month of my pregnancy.
I walked into the lecture hall sombrely and told them squarely, "I know some of you hate me to the core of your being. It is fine if you want to see me dead should my car spin out of control because of the punctured tyre. Just don't forget that in the event that I perish, you have not snuffed out one but TWO lives - including the one in my womb."
An electrifying silence filled the room. No one moved. Neither did I. I knew who were the culprits and I looked at them squarely in the eye and they turned away. I never confronted them, neither did they apologize or confess. I just let sleeping dogs lie and finished the course with no other untoward event.
In sharp contrast, Kenneth's class was one that showed me nothing but the highest respect even though I was a tough cookie when it came to homework or lectures. I trained them to think and to challenge me with questions for I never ever enjoyed teaching a class where the kids kept quiet to take down notes or to merely listen and absorb knowledge.
We had such glorious times during our two courses at the certificate and diploma level. The whole class even came to my house for an end-of-term bash. From then, quite a number of them would visit me on the second day of every Chinese New Year and we would spend the afternoon reminiscing and sharing our experiences. Kenneth is the last one from that group to be married :-) whilst a number of them have at least one or two kids.
It will be difficult to find such responsible students like Kenneth's cohort amongst students today. They were open to constructive criticism, challenges, pressure of meeting deadlines (I was a renowned homework ogress) and treated me with so much respect, love and kindness that touched me deeply. Till today, I am very good friends with many from that cohort. I am blessed indeed! That is the greatest blessing of teaching - moulding minds, touching lives and forging long-lasting friendship beyond the classroom.
Class of '98 - You all have a very special place in my heart and I will never ever forget you guys! See you during the next Chinese New Year!
Some not too smart gangsters decide to rob a bank. After several days of planning they agree on the best plan. The next day they get to work and are able to get into the bank relatively easy thanks to their planning. Once inside the main vault they discover one wall is full of safety deposit boxes and start to work on them immediately. They drill and pry open the first box only to find a small container of vanilla pudding inside.
The Head Gangster says, "Okay, well, at least we can eat it." So they eat the pudding. They drill and pry open up the second safety deposit box and there sits another pudding. They decide to devour it too.
Determined to find the goods, the process continues for the rest of the night until all the safety deposit boxes have been opened. They didn't find any money or jewelry in any of the boxes. Disappointed the head gangster said, "Well, at least they left something for us to eat."
The next day, while listening to the news they hear:"Yesterday the largest SPERM bank in the USA was robbed by an unknown group of people....."
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The Damned Egg
A Scotsman and an Englishman lived next door to each other.
The Scotsman owned a hen and each morning he would look in his garden and pick up one of his hen's eggs for breakfast.
One day he looked into his garden and saw that the hen had laid an egg in the Englishman's garden. He was about to go next door when he saw the Englishman pick up the egg.
The Scotsman ran up to the Englishman and told him that the egg belonged to him because he owned the hen.
The Englishman disagreed because the egg was laid on his property.
They argued for a while until finally the Scotsman said, "In my family we normally solve disputes by the following actions: I kick you in the testicles and time how long it takes for you to get back up. Then you kick me in the testicles and time how long it takes for me to get up. Whoever gets up quicker wins the egg."
The Englishman agreed to this and so the Scotsman put on the heaviest pair of boots he could find. He took a few steps back, then ran toward the Englishman and kicked him as hard as he could in the testicles.
The Englishman fell to the floor clutching his groin, howling in agony for 30 minutes.
Eventually the Englishman stood up and said, "Now it's my turn to kick you."
The Scotsman smiled and said, "Ye can keep the damn egg!!"
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Being An Egg
If you think life is bad. How would you like to be an egg?
* You only get laid once.
* You only get eaten once.
* It takes 4 minutes to get hard. Only 2 minutes to get soft.
* You share your box with 11 other guys.
* But worst of all.... The only chick that ever sat on your face was your mother.
So cheer up.....Your life ain't that bad!!!
Pass it around to someone who you feel can use a good lay, I mean day.
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The Jewish Samurai
Way back in the time of the samurai, there was a powerful emperor. This emperor needed a new head samurai. So, he sent out a message to everybody he knew for them to send a message to who they knew, and so forth.
A year passes, and only three people show up: a Japanese samurai, a Chinese samurai, and a Jewish samurai. The emperor asks the Japanese samurai to come in and demonstrate why he should be head samurai. The Japanese samurai opens up a matchbox, and out pops a little fly. WHOOOOOSH. The fly drops dead on the ground in 2 pieces! The emperor says, "That is very impressive!"
Then the emperor asks the Chinese samurai to come in and demonstrate why he should be head samurai. The Chinese samurai opens up a matchbox and out pops a little fly. WHOOOOOOSH. WOOOOOOOSH. The fly drops dead on the ground in 4 pieces!The emperor says, "That is really impressive!"
Then the emperor asks the Jewish samurai to come in and demonstrate why he should be head samurai. The Jewish samurai thinks, "If it works for the other two..." So the Jewish samurai walks in, opens a matchbox, and out pops a little fly. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSHHHH. A gust of wind fills the room, but the fly is still buzzing around.The emperor says in disappointment, "Why is the fly not dead?"
And the Jewish samurai replies, "If you look closely, you'll see that the fly has been circumcised."
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Freds' Note
Ol' Fred had been a religious man who was in the hospital, near death. The family called their preacher to stand with them. As the preacher stood next to the bed, Ol' Fred's condition appeared to deteriorate and he motioned frantically for something to write on.
The pastor lovingly handed him a pen and a piece of paper, and Ol' Fred used his last bit of energy to scribble a note, then he died. The preacher thought it best not to look at the note at that time, so he placed it in his jacket pocket.
At the funeral, as he was finishing the message, he realised that he was wearing the same jacket that he was wearing when Ol' Fred died.
He said, "You know, Ol' Fred handed me a note just before he died. I haven't looked at it, but knowing Fred, I'm sure there's a word of inspiration there for us all."
He opened the note, and read out loud, "Hey, you're standing on my oxygen tube?"
