Severely disableds ’empowered’ as avatar robots!
This is a smart idea! Empowering bedridden and severely disabled to operate robots, from a distance.
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Severely disableds ’empowered’ as avatar robots!
Tell the universe
Tell the universe
Many people suffer in silence. The excuses are shame, taboos, ‘don’t wash dirty linens in public’, or ‘ you are weak’. And so, they ‘drown’!
Speaking up here refers to talking to someone close to oneself or a counselor. A meditation guru once suggested “meditating and telling the universe”. In peaceful solitude and self-reflection, one may find the answers or solutions.
Reflecting: Que Sera Sera
Reflecting: Que Sera Sera
I met many of my former students on the social media. A lot of reflections in our chats, as we reminisced the past years. I usually have to make the first move to connect to them whenever I see their pictures appearing on my site. Many are mothers of teenaged children!
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“…ah, I remember you. You were so timid those days! Now you are teaching the other nurses! Excellent!’
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“… You own two renal dialysis centers? So enterprising!”
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“.. you are the CEO of a cancer hospital! I remember you used to be one of the top few students most of the time!”
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“you are a full-time house wife and mother? But you used to be very good in your studies!”
“So, how are you? Your kids are so big already! How time flies!”
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After some time on the chat, one of them said, “… remember the songs you used to make us sing to improve our English? The song…
Que Sera Sera, whatever will be, will be…”
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Quote:-
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.- William Shakespeare
The daily clergy visitor
The daily clergy visitor
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Every noon time,
an elderly clergy man would stand
at a corner of the busy ward, observing.
Streams of visitors strolled in
towards their loved ones or friends.
Some brought extra fruits and food.
They would hug and kiss
the face or the hands of the patients,
chatting concernly.
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A few lonely patients watched silently,
but their loved ones were struggling
in a hand-to-mouth existence
to feed their family,
let alone afford a trip
from the interior to the city hospital.
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The clergyman clasped his hands together
in front of his chest
and gestured if he may sit down
next to a bedridden patient.
The patient nodded and pointed
to a chair next to his bed.
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It was all silence and touch communication
as he peeled an orange or banana
to feed the patient.
He would wipe the face
and hands of the patient.
And he would just sit for a while
before moving to
the next targeted patient.
Until a security man came in
ringing his bell signalling
the end of the visiting hours.
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Prevent child deaths in parked vehicles
Prevent child deaths in parked vehicles
Lately, a child was left and died in a locked vehicle again as he didn’t disembark to go to kindergarten.
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time and again it happens
a child dies in a parked car
Is there enough
public awareness campaign?
smart seat alarm sensors?
AI- enabled cameras
to detect motions in parked vehicles?
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is there
community vigilance such as
“see something, act immediately!
Stricter laws in child care and schools
to report strict’ check- in’ protocols
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Encourage corporate responsibility
to allow flexibility for working parents
and parental strategies
like placing essential items,
handbags, phone in back seat
to prompt checking the vehicle
before leaving it.
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reengineer our environment,
habits and technologies
to prevent another child
dying in a parked vehicle!
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Chen’s quotes on HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Chen’s quotes on HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
* The day a baby is born,
a mother is born, too!
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*Gone are the carefree days. Now come the sleepless nights and a baby’s breastfeeding schedules on demand!
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* Here come free weight-lifting exercises, early feeding, and reading sessions!
* Can you believe the once carefree lady is now a supermum? What with baby-sitting, cooking, WFH projects,etc!
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Listen to this song mama hau (good mothers)!
mama hau (good mothers)
In Definition of “Hospital” by Pope Francis
In Definition of “Hospital” by Pope Francis
Pope Francis wrote this before his death while in the hospital.
“In Definition of “Hospital” by Pope Francis
POPE FRANCIS always surprises with his reflections:
“The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches…
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports…
It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.
A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar…
In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist…
A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care…
A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor…
It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing.
The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss.
A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence.
This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people.
Do not criticize your body too much.
Do not complain excessively.
Do not lose sleep over bills.
Make sure to hug your loved ones.
Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless.
Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance.
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You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect…
Listen, perfection does not exist.
A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here.
Here, we are given an opportunity to learn.
So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now.
Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you.
Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere.
Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely!
And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator.”
—Pope Francis 🙏
When a gift is not appreciated…
When a gift is not appreciated…
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A senyru poem
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ever come across
gifts unappreciated
and unwanted?
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a gifter so sad
is my gift not good enough?
Should I redo it?
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Are you listening?
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Are you listening?
Are you listening to one's endless nagging?
Is it because one can't seem to get through to you?
Will the list of complaints gets longer
if one cannot find their solutions soon?
Are there hidden messages
that were missed in seemingly 'empty' talks?
Are you listening, listening...
before the sinking, sinking... hand disappears under?
Some people may have the knowledge,
but it takes great patience, efforts, energy and compassion to listen.
It requires knowing
when to step out of the shoe after stepping into it.
And listening in silence is a skill,
interrupting hinders those much awaited expressions and words
that were just coming through...
That is why we have two ears but only one mouth!
A carer for cancer patients once said, 'one must be kind to oneself in order to be kind to others.'
This is because listening
drains one emotionally if one does not recharge oneself in between.
So are you listening?
Quote:-
“Sometimes all a person wants is an empathetic ear; all he or she needs is to talk it out. Just offering a listening ear and an understanding heart for his or her suffering can be a big comfort.” ― Roy T. Bennett
Suicides among school-children and the need to review school system
Suicides among school-children and the need to review school system
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!
Chen Song Ping 