A soprano or a bass

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.

Speak softly love

Killing me softly with her song

Help me make it through the night

You needed me

Where do I begin?

I call her Permrak, the Soprano lady. Listen to her duet song with me

One Moment In Time

Shanghai beach

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Iam so happy to learn a new term from Dolly – Do read Dolly’ s comment below!

Gratitude is a basketful of vegetables!

Gratitude is a basketful of vegetables!
(a poem)

Here’s my basketful
with blessings and gratitude
for healing my wounds!

carrots and corn on brown woven basket
Gratitude is a basketful of vegetables (Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com)

A former student, Ms Paat S.L. narrated how she put stoma and wound care into practice when she went back to Sarawak. It was very satisfying to see her patients recovering and healing. Some patients’ relatives came from the far interior (in Borneo Island). They would bring a basketful of vegetables or fruits as a token of appreciation upon discharge!

Stoma and wound-care can be very challenging, yet rewarding, indeed!

I am glad she found the ‘ikigai’ in this new field as the first stomaltherapist in Sarawak!

She went on to train many other nurses in the Borneo Island.

Suicides among school-children and the need to review school system

Suicides among school-children and the need to review school system

basketball player throwing ball into basketball hoop
Photo by Chrofit the man to call on Pexels.com
Quote:
I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
Michael Jordan, Basketball Player

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As quoted above, failures should be taught to be are part of a journey to success.

It is worrying to see young school children committing suicide because of their inability to cope with homeworks and examination stress.

School should be fun!

Snorkelling, and getting spirited away?

Snorkelling, and getting spirited away?

It was a beautiful island for snorkelling, they say. It was a tourist spot.

Got into the water,  and it was beautiful…. colourful fishes swimming around our feet at a crowded beach!

Did someone put some food to lure the fish to be near the shore, much to joy of the squealing kids!

Something made me want to explore if there would be bigger colourful fish farther up. So I went snorkelling outwards from the beach.

I didn’t see more fish… instead, the water was becoming cooler,  greener, and quieter.

I lifted my head up. My feet weren’t touching the ground! There were several poles with white floats planted around the area… to warn people from going farther and deeper?

The crowd was just tiny distant dots playing at the beach far away!

My mind went back to news about a strong Korean swimmer who drowned while snorkelling at this very island.

I was sure my heart missed several beats! Was I spirited away?

Kicking and flapping calmly to keep myself afloat, I took a few deep breaths and swam towards the shore.  I did very strong and calm strokes surprisingly.  Only God heard my fast heartbeats!

To me,  it was a close call to being spirited away into the ocean!

And my last snorkelling ever!

Swimming, a brain bath

Swimming, a brain bath

Swimming offers 

profound brain benefits, including enhanced cognitive function, improved memory, and better mental health,

often dubbed as "rewiring" the brain. 

It increases blood flow (oxygen) to the brain by up to 14%.

Swimming,is also known as a "natural antidepressant", as it reduces stress, anxiety, and depression by releasing endorphins, serotonin, and reducing cortisol. 

My teacher told me that she started to learn swimming at the age of 60.

It is never too old to learn a skill like swimming, to bathe our brain!

Don’t laugh,   I am happy to just do my simple dog style and stay at the shallower end of an adult pool!

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Love your nemesis

Love your nemesis

Meet your nemesis

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Sometimes, 

there is a certain someone

even a nemesis,

who will give you a push,

a much needed push,

to a direction

you have been hesitating

but it was a direction

to your success in life!

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Have you got one in your life?

Be thankful to that certain individual!

Delayed flight,  extra bites

Delayed flight,  extra bites

Nice prawn fried rice, 
I love the chilli sambal more!
Red beans peanuts rice balls
Puer milk tea with red bean and sea salt cream and water melon juice
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The chilli sambal that made a difference to the fried rice

Delayed flight,  extra bites (A senyŕu poem)

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a flight was delayed

some were upset and restless

Why curse? Enjoy it!

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a flight was delayed

to pass extra time waiting

I chose extra bites

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a flight was delayed

and with recent flight crashes 

glad they check again!

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a flight was delayed

an opportunity here

relax and enjoy!

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Quote

“Delay is preferable to error,”
by Thomas Jefferson.

This suggests that sometimes it’s better to wait and get things right than to rush and make mistakes.

Changing the mindset of a hoarder

Changing the mindset of a hoarder

I have donated half my library for others to read
Cataloguing books? I film-wrapped each category

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Mine,  all mine!
Cannot throw!

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No! This is important!

No,  that is important,  too!

Ten years ago,

and ten years more, 

you will be saying

the same thing!

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so I cleared

a few items at a time,

yet they noticed!

Oh, that jacket?

you haven’t worn it

the last five years!  

Someone may need it more!

See?

You are doing a good deed!

(Instead of hoarding!)

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Quotes – serious

If a man has an apartment stacked to the ceiling with newspapers, we call him crazy. If a woman has a trailer house full of cats, we call her nuts. But when people pathologically hoard so much cash that they impoverish the entire nation, we put them on the cover of Fortune magazine and pretend that they are role models.  Lester B. Pearson

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Quotes- funny

“I’m not a hoarder, I’m a collector with a spacious apartment.”

“I don’t need therapy, I need a bigger house!”

Karma Chameleon

Karma Chameleon ( Listen to my song Karma chameleon).

“Karma Chameleon,” by Culture Club, is often interpreted as reflecting Boy George’s experiences as a gay man. The song’s lyrics tells about fear of alienation and the struggle of being true to oneself while navigating societal pressures, including homophobia.

Iceland, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are the top five most accepting countries, and acceptance has increased over time for LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or intersex).

Quote

“Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” – James Baldwin

You say it best when you say nothing at all

You say it best when you say nothing at all

Say nothing, please…

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Listen to my duet song 1 .. and duet song 2, “You say it best when you say nothing at all”

Silence is power.