Kindness begets happiness

This is really a great article from the Star written by JMC dated Sunday March 30, 2008! Thought I should just share with you people on the last weekend of March 2008.

This is the way to impart the right set of thoughts to our children. As a parent, it is very important that we bond and teach them right values otherwise you'll have a little demon in the near future..Imagine the writer teaches her son saying "there's no free lunch in this world. Please don't be stupid!" I guess the kid will grow up to be a self-centered man with little compassion and love to the people around him.

Have a blessed time! :)

OUR children are what we make of them. An incident with my 17-year-old son made me realise how little things that we often take for granted can have a profound effect on the young minds of our children.

It also reminded me that life is a continuous process of learning in which everyone we come across, regardless of whether that person is small or big, young or old, man or woman, rich or poor, friend or foe plays an important role. We have much to learn from every one of them.

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time changes a person

Let me be serious. Whenever a friend or an acquaintance asks me, "Suppiah, what is your vision or goal in your life?, I will cringe when I think of the stakes of answering this question. Frankly, I'm not able to answer this simple question properly. Maybe I have not thought of that in depth or I give my own life a damn..I used to dream of being a sportsman, I like to play hockey when I was young and when I was in the school but that was years ago...later in life, I like to be a top car salesman because I like cars. Somehow, the path drifts and now I'm just a normal project engineer.

Well, coming back to reality, I guess my answer now will be I wish to take care of my family well enough so that they do not have to suffer too much. Pretty ambitionless arh?

As kids, we wish to grow up faster so that we can escape from the clutches of our parents. So we dream but such dream changes as we grow up and we experience different things. The dream of being a sportsman changes when I studied in uni and now I'm not even sure if this is what I want in life, just that the salary of this job is enough for me to feed my family well which is the most comforting.

So time changes a person...

A very special weekend

I guess this weekend is indeed a very special one when you look back into the history of this country. Finally, we have said, enough is enough. We need a change so that our country can move forward! That's why everyone is so excited by the outcome. I thank all fellow countrymen to be so forthcoming and not shied away when you are making a decision that could affect your and you kid's future here. While I hoping for a new era in this country, I pray there is peace and love among one another. And I think this is the sign that we are now a nation with mature populace who can think and no longer have to feed on what they have been trying to tell us. We love this country, that's why those people who are just paying a lip service ought to be replaced by those who are more fervent and sincere to serve.

taking a spiritual break

Being a busy working man with family to take care, I realise that my most important asset is HEALTH! That is the most important gift a man ever can have. You can't do anything when you are sicked, or bed-ridden. You are deemed a liability in this cruel society if that happens to you tragically. That is why there is a mandatory need for everyone to eat well and keep fit, both mentally and physically.

I have discovered what works for me. I do a brisk walk, all by myself, when my brain goes haywire without ideas to tackle my pile of jobs in front of me. It gets me recharged again. A nice little walk down the blocks here and climb a few levels of stair are all that I need. Simple and easy.

A moment away from the computer, to get your eyes rested and see something greenish. No matter how busy you think you are, it does you good and often after a bit of activity you come back to the computer and end up more productive just because you took a spiritual break!

my long term dream

Everyone has dreams - no matter at what stage in their lives. So do I. My dream at this stage of my life is to ensure my kids grow up well in and be independent. Next, I'll travel with my wife to really many exotic and mysterious places in our enthralling planet. I wish to achieve this feat while we are still healthy and able to work without any kind of wobbly or requiring any walking aides. That leaves us some 30 year to achieve this dream. I wonder what will happen to me then? Will I still be existing on this place or....?

That is why I'm starting to make money as much to my knowledge as I can. Marie Callas is helping me along the way and she helps to take care of the spiritual aspect while I'll have to be courageous to strive on for the best!

Speaking about travelling, I guess I'll have to do a lot of homework now. One of the places I'd like to visit is Portugal and Spain, these are my two favourite European countries. I wish to visit those exotic small towns where not many people know of. How nice that would be! Yea, I better need to learn Spanish and Portugese if that's the case..