Thursday, September 21, 2006
Barely there but almost there
I am tired.I just need something to lean on now.
A wall perhaps?
Posted by jieyi at 12:34 AM
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Friday, September 15, 2006
Please do not forget us
Kind of inspired by Tiny's blog entry:As Singapore hosts the IMF/ World Bank meetings that appears to hog the headlines of the news day after day, and when Taiwanese people are challenging their "people's president", we ought to turn to focus on people around the world. Indeed, it is a me, myself and I mindset that rules right now, but we belong to a race called the Human race. Look beyond yourself and 'feel' for others in our race.
Undernourished children
Displaced children due to Darfur's genocide
If you are wondering where the heck is Darfur or what the hell is happening at Darfur, shame on you. The world's attention are naturally drawn to major incidents like the Tsunami crisis or Hurricane Katrina. Yet the real crisis in reality is in the entire continent of Africa that is perennially suffering from abject poverty and receiving little limelight. Genocides, ethnic cleansing, severe malnutrition and god knows what illnesses are all concentrated in that region.
The world is not reaching its hand out long enough to help Africa. When obese kids spend time in KFC gorging upon drumsticks, some kid out there in Africa is dying of malnutrition. When OSIM decides to lavishly give away eye massaging machines to IMF/ World Bank delegates, another African is struggling to survive.
You may think that I sound like preaching, but this is the truth. Love, just how much humans can shower our love upon others. In reality, no one's really helping them. It feels scary to be left alone, all alone fighting this war all by yourself. My heart bleeds for them just like how I did when I watched Hotel Rwanda.
Visit this website by Bono if you want to know more about fighting poverty: (In any case if you do not not know who Bono is, I have nothing more to say)
Posted by jieyi at 9:56 PM
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Friday, September 08, 2006
More than who I think I am
As usual, I drew their attention to the shirt and was gloating about the feministic content when Wen Jie commented: " Don't you somewhat realise that this type of shirts are usually designed by women who want to belittle men. It's just wonderous how women actually think."
Deceit and lies. When a friendship is shrouded by layers of mystery and unknown, it remains superficial. Much of the unknown is a result of many lies piled upon each other. If you choose to remain as how it is, your decision is respected.
Yet I believe that friendship is not equivalent to sharing every little secrets that you have with each other. Little acts are often more than enough. You can lie, but there comes a point where the lie needs to be accounted for. Was really touched today when I casually mentioned to someone to lend me a ride on his bike. I thought he was patronizing me when he agreed. Alas, the bike did appear after he went home to retrive it. Though, I had a hell lot of time adjusting to the height of the bike, but somehow, that is what friends are all about. Promises made and fufiled are essential for there to be trust.
Yeap, that just happens to be a declaration of friendship by me.
Nonetheless, tomorrow would be the start of the anti-Ah Bian campaign. I am pretty worried for the Taiwanese. Even if the protestors successfully topples Chen Shui Bian off his post, would an interim government be better off than a corrupted president?
Posted by jieyi at 11:44 PM
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Friday, September 01, 2006
NOTE: Look at Su Ngin's finger. Full of attitude. *hehe*
Pei Yee. Me. With Yu Ze's ugly arm behind(:
OUCH!!!!! Poor Sam~Anyway, I'm still brooding over the question as to whether I'm a cynical person as brought up by Neha and XinYi. I believe I'm not, but everyone says that I am! Isn't that weird? Who you perceive yourself to be, is not who others perceive you to be?
To be or not to be?