Weeping Wednesday
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What we don’t have enough now is…
A group of old retired professionals sat together.
"There is a vacancy in this place. Would you take it as a mentor?"
A: "Why not? I could do with some more money!"
B: "I don't mind working 2 days a week. Give me half the pay. And get a young staff permanently there, whom I can groom!"
C: "Is that enough?"
B: "Yes, what I don't have enough now, is enough TIME to catch up with what I had missed out making money,... and more money,... to support this family!"
D: "Are you sure? People, your age, may live another 30 years!"
B: "I also know of staff who don't wake in the morning, and who were in their 40s and 50s."
B: "My genogram shows that many of my ancestors lived up to about my age!"
B: So, I am working on my hobbies now! Singing, pottery works... and baby-sitting, sometimes only!
I can’t comprehend, too, what all these wars are for!
As I sang this song, from a distance, I, too, can not comprehend what all these wars around the world are for?
Can you?
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“All warfare is based on deception”.
Sun Tzu: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
So, are you retired?
Some of these ‘works’ here after retirement can be even more tiring than those days doing sedentary office works!
Winter Sonata
I am happy to be able to sing this lovely Malay song ( listen to my solo Musim Sonata Salju) as I remember the Korean drama, Winter Sonata. It was such a heartfelt drama, the chemistry between Bae Yon-joon and Choi Ji-woo was beautiful to watch, but so sad.
Overview
After losing Joon Sang in an accident, Yoo Jin decides to marry her childhood friend. However, she meets someone looking exactly like her lost love, putting her in a bind. (The ending story here)
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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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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-
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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HEAVEN, EARTH, LIFE, AND SOUL (HELS)
HELS is one of the best singers I duet with in WeSing. He has a vibrant voice!
Rare comments from this ‘busy’ singer, HELS, are a great motivation!
Listen to some of our duets!
Chen Song Ping 