Chen Song Ping

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.
– Adam Smith –

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Still, a matter of the peace of mind, why challenge the superstition?

Hurray, we are disease- free after seventy!

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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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

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.