All rise
Listen to all rise
“All rise” is a formal command for everyone to stand up, most commonly used in a courtroom to signal the start of a session when a judge enters. It is a gesture of respect for the court and its authority, and it can also be used metaphorically to call for collective action or to signify a formal beginning of an event, like a session or a vote
Can one be mentally alert after 100?
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challenge the neurons
when they are lost, so do we
home, where is my home?
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Missing Senior Protocol: How to Find a Missing Elderly Person
What is a Silver Alert, and How Can You Prevent a Missing Senior?
Hurray, we are disease- free after seventy!
Because that is when insurance stops covering our medical insurance!
“Hurray, we are disease- free after seventy!, said the ‘insurance’, after decades of collecting premiums from me!” cried my uncle. “Now is the time that I am unemployed and unwell, and the insurance doesn’t cover me. I have to dig into my savings!”
“My premium payments were the highest during my last few years!” said another uncle.
If every citizen pays those substantial amounts to a government initiated insurance instead, it would’ve helped fund a lot more to the ageing population. 😞
Should the insurance institution be taken over by the government instead! 🤔
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Ab got the point …
It’s so ironic and unfair that at a time when seniors need it the most, the coverage is not there.
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Who drives you crazy?
Have you ever been driven crazy?
By someone at home, at work
and where else?
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Here is a duet on ‘You drive me crazy’
Cyberbullying in singing circle?
Cyberbullying, often fueled by gossip and rumor-spreading on digital platforms is strongly linked to a higher risk of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation...
网络欺凌往往由数字平台（如微信）上的流言蜚语助长，与抑郁、焦虑和自杀念头的风险显著相关……
Buli siber, yang sering didorong oleh gosip dan penyebaran khabar angin di platform digital sangat dikaitkan dengan risiko kemurungan, kebimbangan dan pemikiran membunuh diri yang lebih tinggi...
If tomorrow never comes
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It was a sorry, a forlorn sight
A mother holding the hands
of two toddlers, looking lost and dazed,
as the resuscitation scenario
of her forty -year-old husband
went on nearby.
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He walked in, his jovial self yesterday
for an emergency appendix operation.
Had he said his last words
if he had known that
there would be no tomorrow?
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If tomorrow never comes ( lyrics)
… Cause I’ve lost loved ones in my life
Who never knew how much I loved them
Now I live with the regret
That my true feelings for them never were revealed
So I made a promise to myself
To say each day how much she means to me
And avoid that circumstance
Where there’s no second chance to tell her how I feel.
So tell that someone that you love
Just what you’re thinking of
If tomorrow never comes
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If tomorrow never comes ( listen to my duet song with LP)
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Here is a good comment from below:–
Geoff Stamper: Excellent post. I adjusted my outlook 20 years ago after they wheeled me into the hospital with a burst appendix in the middle of the night and I survived. They told me later that another guy who was airlifted in earlier in the week was not so lucky with his burst appendix.
Chensp: Yea, it is always good to catch appendicitis before it bursts because it can be messy as it will contaminate the interior of the abdomen.
Virtual buskers
I sang a duet with this pretty lady, Karen. She had a melodious voice ( duet song- winner takes it all) until I heard her singing ‘Flowers‘, I realized she is quite a dynamite, too!
And she told me she is a sort of virtual busker. I learned a new term that night!
So, in this digital age, virtual buskers are in!
Prior to knowing virtual buskers singing live in karaoke online rooms at WeSing, I used to admire Karolina Protsenko ( below), an internet sensation, and a street busker.
Karolina Protsenko, one of the most celebrated buskers in the world, mesmerised audiences with her violin covers and diverse repertoire in various languages.
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Cancer: Should one have a second opinion?
Cancer missed!
“The GP doctor said that my bleeding per rectum is due to haemorrhoid or piles. So I was treated with piles medications for six months before I was diagnosed as having cancer rectum…” Piles are so common, this patient did not doubt the GP and did not seek a second opinion until much later.
It is ironic that lady A went around teaching others how to perform the breast self-exams. But her own breast lump was misdiagnosed as mastitis as she was breast feeding her child. During a second opinion the doctor diagnosed her with incurable breast cancer. She underwent a bilateral mastectomy surgery to remove both breasts. This was followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
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No cancer, but operated!
Another lady underwent a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and reconstructive surgery. Later it was found out to be an incorrectly reported biopsy result. And she did not have cancer!
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That is why, I always stressed to nurses that they are not to break the news of cancer. It is the duty of the relevant doctor with his clinical findings and the biopsy result in hand.
Even with that, the best doctors can still make mistakes. Should one seek a second opinion?
Has Artificial Intelligence (AI) a place in complementing medical diagnosis?
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Shanghai beach
Listen my song
And my collection of shanghai beach duet songs
Hong Kong singer Frances Yip was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1996 and is now cancer-free, having recovered in 2002. Since her recovery, she has become an advocate for breast cancer awareness, participating in charity events like the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation’s fundraising concert and sharing her story to encourage others.
When stroke survivors sing first.
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35% of stroke patients are able to sing better than speak after recovery from stroke.
Singing can become a powerful tool
in stroke recovery from aphasia.
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Music therapy enriches positive medical education and patient outcomes.
Music therapy is increasingly recognised as a valuable complementary approach in healthcare, offering both positive patient care and medical education.
Studies have shown that gentle, flowing melodies promote relaxation and emotional balance.
Music therapy teaches empathy, communication, and holistic care to medical students.
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Viewers versus players (a Senryū)
In front of the box,
screaming in frenzy, but you
are not the players!
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Quotes:
This Senryu observes the frenzied enthusiasm displayed more so by viewers than the player themselves.
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Exciting cultural dances
Even though these dances are from one of the people in my country, they never fail to amaze me.
Take me to your heart
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a desire to connect
to guide one to love meaningfully
to accept one with all flaws
to embrace the love now or never
cos life is short
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Listen to this song
Let listen to the poem above in anotherAI app-
I don’t want to talk about it
This song was written by Danny Whitten. He was struggling with heroin addiction to manage rheumatoid arthritis pain.
Whitten wrote “I Don’t Want to Talk About It” for Crazy Horse’s 1971 album. He was later dismissed from Neil Young’s band and never performed it with Crazy Horse.
Listen to my song on ” I don’t want to talk about it”
Beginning 2026
I followed this icon, Jason, since I joined singing WeSing.
Initially, I didn’t know how to read his name in Chinese… so, I called him long-hair guy (LHG).. whenever I talk to my sister about him. Later, I was told he cut his hair short. So he became SHG to us. Until he told me that I could call him Jason.
When my sister sent me his pictures, I ask her, ‘Wow, does he really have a six-pack abdomen? That would be a really hard work! I was very impressed with the very good photographic works here!
I think he would make a good model as well, an actor…. and a good DJ! I like to hear his story about Thai cultures. Ah… I forgot, he is, of course, a good singer, too! I don’t have many duet songs with him, though.
I like this duet song most.
He claims to be a former cancer patient. I wish him a healthy new year and always!
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Social media was buzzing with wishes for a bright 202Social media was buzzing with wishes for a bright 2026 from most of my contacts, former colleagues, and former students.6 from most of my contacts, former colleagues, and former students.
A VERY HAPPY 2026 TO ALL!
– Chensp, 2026-
It is Christmas time again!
I love walking into malls during festive seasons; Chinese New Year, Hari raya, Diwali, or Christmas!
The moods change with the decorations and background music accordingly!
Entrance to the mall
I was impressed with a young man massaging an old man’ shoulder. I gave a thumb up approvingly to him and an old man on a wheelchair. Such an act of filial piety nowadays is rare, indeed!
Then, I met a lady and a teenage boy tagging behind her with a camera. I offered to take a photo for them as they were waiting at the spot that I was posing with my family.
When I asked her where she was from because she was wearing a long overcoat. She must be feeling cold at the mall. And she said, ‘MALAYSIA’!
And you? I smiled, ‘Malaysia, too’! And she said, ‘You look like a foreigner!’ Me? With my hair tied up into two bunnies and wearing casual T-shirts and shorts?
In a global society, any locals can look like a foreigner, too!
Where do I begin
“Where Do I Begin?” was famously recorded by Andy Williams. It was from the 1970 film Love Story, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song became a classic ballad about deep, lasting love.
Listen to songs;-
Dresses with interesting designs
Many people took pictures of these dresses… interesting designs and fashion, though I have yet to see someone wearing them. Not sure how to describe them…geometrical?
Perfection versus excellence II
Perfection versus excellence
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Scoring an excellence in masters
with a ‘Golden Key award’
yet there were many
edited grammatical errors
in papers submitted, then. 🤔
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I supposed that was why
perfection was out of reach!
But I am still glad I was
among the top 15%!
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Until I read in a local paper
about a medical professor
who was also
a Golden Key award holder.
It reminded me of the days
when I dreamed of
becoming a professor, too 😞!
But at a time when motherhood,
and family were a priority!
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Today I hold a title
higher than a professor….
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Can you guess what it is?
MOTHER is still the prized title!
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Flying without wings” can mean achieving greatness or a feeling of euphoria through something other than physical flight, such as love, ambition, or spiritual fulfillment. It symbolizes transcending limitations and finding a sense of freedom and accomplishment through inner strength and unconventional means. The phrase can also have specific symbolic meanings in religion or be the title of the popular Westlife song, which is about finding the “one thing” that makes life complete.
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Listen to my song:-
Elderly people getting lost in another country’s hotel
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A dry cough behind me
as I stepped into a lift,
It was an old Chinese man with a hat
I tapped my room card
and pressed my floor number.
He stood still beside me…
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I signalled to him to tap his card
and press his floor number.
He did and pressed
the same floor number as mine.
As we stepped out,
I let him move forward first.
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I stood in front of the lift observing him
as he walked up and down the corridor,
and tried to open several room doors in vain!
This time I felt uneasy
I stepped back into the lift
and prayed that he didn’t follow me
again into the lift!
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I reported to the counter staff
“oh no! these old tourists!
…. always forget their floor number
or their room number!”
She sent a staff member to go check.
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The next morning during breakfast,
my colleague told me,
” I saw the old man with a hat. He sat opposite me. I gave him a tissue napkin. He carefully tore the napkin into two and gave back to me half of it!”
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So sweet of him!
But why is he travelling
in another country, ALONE!
A courageous Ryan sings
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He beats all odds
to sing where
many people dare not
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Hear our duet on silver bells
Hear our duet on Vincent
Learning Vietnamese songs
When I learned my first Vietnamese song, it took me several weeks. I told my duet partner that I should perhaps try to sing short and easy kindergarten songs!
Khi tôi học bài hát tiếng Việt đầu tiên, tôi mất vài tuần. Tôi nói với bạn song ca của mình rằng có lẽ tôi nên thử hát những bài hát mẫu giáo ngắn và dễ nghe! (Google translate)
Until I feel in love with the next two songs.
Hear my vietnamese songs
lien khuc chieu mua 3 – Chensp & Hanh. (My first Vietnamese duet)
Gio Ny Anh o Dau – Chensp & Hanh
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People, people everywhere, yet so lonely on top!
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Ever experience?
it is high, up here, with a good view
but it is so lonely!
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In what situations can one find oneself like being alone on top of a mountain?
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Albert Einstein also famously stated, “It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely”.
Dining on a bus
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Dining on a bus (a senyru)
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fancy drinking here
On a bus atop restaurant
overlook traffic.
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He croons
Charles Rodrigues (Listen to our duet” wasted days wasted nights) is going 80 and could croon effortlessly and soothingly with his guitar. Singing kept him going, he said. At his age, he still gets invited sometimes to sing in a pub!
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He croons (a senyru)
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Charles sings with guitar
going into his 80
soothingly, he croons
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where some youngs struggled
Charles belted effortlessly
easy stretching lungs
-Chensp, 2025-
A soprano or a bass
There are another two of my idols in WeSing- a Soprano and a Bass singer. (maybe more toward baritone?)
They often mistaken my voice for a man’s. But my voice can not be as low as baritone or bass!
Although I am a lady, I can not reach a soprano tone.
WeSing 里我的另外两个偶像是女高音和男低音歌手。我都不能成为其中任何一个
虽然我是女士，但我唱不出女高音。
他们经常误以为我的声音是男人的声音。但我的声音也不能像男低音那么低啊！
I call him LP ( lau pa or old father) . Listen to his duets with me.
Killing me softly with her song
Help me make it through the night
I call her Permrak, the Soprano lady. Listen to her duet song with me
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Iam so happy to learn a new term from Dolly – Do read Dolly’ s comment below!
What is life?
“Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it.”
The perfect formula of success; three Ps.
Quote:
It’s the perfect formula for success; the three Ps!
Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success.
– Napoleon Hill
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Anymore Ps to add?
Comment:
Pat: People Participating
Learning a lesson
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood” — Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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My question:
Is it the same, learning from other people’s experiences and not having to LIVE the lesson to understand a lesson in life?
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Comments:
Ab and Geoffrey agree with Ralph above. I would say that sometimes we learn from other people’s experiences, for example, avoiding car accidents, drowning, drugs, etc.
Once in a while, maybe.
“Do one thing every day that scares you” — Eleanor Roosevelt.
I am not sure if I want to do it EVERYDAY, but maybe once in a while, I like to challenge myself to sing another country’s song (see below)..
Chensp, 2025
Any impossible journey?
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” — TODAY.com
Qingyan ancient town
By Toh Leong, my former teacher,
(in trying to complete his bucket list)
The sun was low in the horizon, when we arrived in Qingyan ancient town two days ago. This town was built as a military base, dating back to tbe Ming dynasy, under emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. It still appears as a walled city surrounded by mountains n moats.
This ancient town was built entirely of stones n rocks. It withstood the weather n slow decay of the passing centuries.
After the “Golden Holidays,” there few tourists. Many local were wearing traditional attires n taking photos. We just wandered around, feeling good that we could “hike” into the 14th century. I recalled my history teacher talking about Zhu Yuanzhang, without registering it. History was boring when we were kids, but now I have great clarity of the many dynasties in China.
Often, I urge my friends to see the world, before we too become a minuscule fragment of history.
Hatyai to Bangkok by sleeper train
(by Toh Leong, my former teacher)
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We journeyed from Hatyai to Bangkok by the sleeper train. It took us from sunset to surise the next day.
The train was a bit bumpy… goyanglah. Some of my friends couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t an issue for me. My melatonin is still flowing nicely.
More than twenty persons agreed on this trip, but eventually pulled out. Personally, I feel we ought to complete this sort of arduous journey when we are younger, rather than later. My type of travelling is often to see the world or to climb a mountain. It is tiring.
I relax my the beach when I am home by the sea. Probably, I would take cruises when further down the timeline.
Remember that sometimes not getting what you want, is a wonderful stroke of luck!
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us. ” – Alexander Graham Bell
Similarly, “to reach a port, we must sail- sail, not tie at anchor- sail, not drift.” Franklin Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Ever felt that way about life choices and happenings in choosing a partner or a career, or even friends?
Looking positively at life!
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24 – easy to die
24 means ‘easy to die’
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numbers in car park
twenty four is tis nice lot
but it’s two three A!
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Quote
Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.
–Bertrand Russell-
Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition.
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Still, a matter of the peace of mind, why challenge the superstition?
Bullies in the spotlight
Bullying in schools is defined by Unesco as ‘a damaging social process’.
I am ashamed that my country is ranked fourth among the top in the world list!
What the bulliers think…
“I thought it was harmless fun, but I was wrong”
“Perhaps it gave us a sense of superiority…”
“… in truth, it was an immature and cruel way of dealing with our own insecurities. “
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With that insight above, perhaps bullies should be the enforcers against bullies in schools.
When our body knows best
Going around in social media, a young lady doctor signed a two-day medical leave because she felt unwell… and was chided.
I remember a nurse who told me they are allowed to take a two – day ( non-medically certified) leave to rest at home if they feel unwell.
I suppose our body knows best, and we should be allowed this privilege.
Just how much the country trusts its fellow citizen.
And if you are thinking of what I am thinking… it may save a live from a desperate emotional corner!
Money, money, money
I sang this song “Money, money, money” (Listen to my solo).
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“The greatest wealth is to
live content with little.”
– Plato
To be remembered as a teacher because of singing
Whenever I read social media, many batches of former students would remember me as one who made them sing during breaks.
When they came back from oversea to visit me, we would go to Karoake joint to sing!
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every comment
of them remembering me
is making them sing
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every short breaks
especially dry topics
and they loved it then
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not because it’s fun
listening, talking to them
mine, would follow suit!
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I learned singing too
from these young school leavers, then
mutual agendas!
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Quote:
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein.
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Magical moments of sunbeam captured (by Mr. Toh leong, my former teacher)
Waking up to the rumble of distant thunder, I knew it was raining somewhere nearby. Fellow hikers reported a downpour in Teluk Kemang, yet in Port Dickson, we had only the drama of sound and fury without a single drop. I recognized it immediately as a convection shower—intense but brief.
My instinct proved correct. By 7 a.m. sharp, we were hiking through Tanjung Tuan, our plans untouched. We felt truly blessed.
Our reward came at the lighthouse. There, we were greeted by an extraordinary spectacle: a rare moment where trees, mist, and brilliant sunbeams converged to create something eerie and surreal. We managed to capture a few photos of the fleeting magic. It was a rare moment of luck, and we were fortunate to witness it.
So innovative, any accessories will do!
I saw this picture of a sweet child in Cambodia in a group chat. This innovative use of clothes pegs as accessory is so cute yet serve their purpose!
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So innovative, any accessories will do!
(A senyru poem)
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in search of beauty
cloth pegs as accessories
whatever one holds
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when mothers hang clothes
creative innovations
Or rubber seed shell
Hotel California – the many interpretations
Listen to my solo Hotel California ( if you are in the mood to listen to song 😀.)
Chen Song Ping 