Ghost month

When I was young, I used to play with those small flags that they used for offering. Being young, I enjoyed playing with whatever I could get my hands on. There was also the getai, and the food accompanied the occasion. In a way, I looked forward to the hungry ghost month festivity. When I was young.

Now, I only find the smell of the burning of the papers irritating. The ashes also flew all over the area, making it dirty. Why can't these people clean up after their offering? Such irresponsible people. Some also ignore the bin provided and choose to burn on the pathement or grasses. At least clean up after the offering is over.

The smoke contributes to the already hazy sky.

Time of my Life

Patrick Swayse had many movies, including "Ghost", who can forget the memorable clay scene. But the movie that I remember more of him is "Dirty Dancing", for the movie came out when I was still an active dancer.

Many occasions, one gets lost in ones career. "Dirty Dancing" came when we needed inspiration, to motivate us to continue dancing. Seeing him danced, how could one not get inspired? The movie also touched upon the life of a dancer, that it is not all fame, that we are still human being, capable of making mistakes, in wanting to do what we are passionate about.

Thank you Patrick, for giving us "Dirty Dancing". I had the time of my life ... and to this day still passionate about dancing ....

friends and amusement park

In our daily lives, we meet and come across many people. Many are just transition in our lives. Many will disappear from our daily contacts, be it friends, colleagues, or people we have to work with as part of our work. Even family does not escape this transition.

If you have friends and family, treasure them. You will never know when you will lose them. Some may be lucky to have friends who are still in contact after many years, even lucky if they meetup once awhile. Treasure them.

I am not among the lucky. My world is empty of friends, as those I have at work, in reality are actually only colleagues. Once work is over, I don't get to see or socialise with them. It is like going to an amusement park, happy while you are there, but once you leave the place, you are left only with the memory. But I treasure those colleagues who have make my days more tolerable, and makes me want to come to work. To me, they are friends.

I wish my world can be an amusement park ... and I can have my friends with me always ...

Yet the truth is, people are leaving my amusement park. Someone is becoming a transition in my life. Another may already have. In time, like those before her, I will lose contact with her.

That will be very sad for me ...

Puasa

Ramadhan is here again. Will I be part of it? I want to ...

No doubt, I don't do it for religious sake, and those times that I did fast, I didn't follow the way it was intended to be. I didn't fast from dawn to dusk. I did on my own timing. I know, that isn't puasa as it should be. I don't expect any reward from God when I do fast, or do good deed. When I follow, I am just fulfilling myself. Yes, I had another reason. But that don't matter.

Puasa becomes meaningful, when one gets to celebrate at the end. But, it has been hard, not able to join those that I wanted to share the occasion with. It became all on my own. Yet ... isn't this puasa thing all about you and God? The act of communication between you and God? If one is doing it for religion sake ...

I am not religious, I believe in God .... but don't ask me which God haha. I can't answer that ... at this point in my life. I just believe ...

Ramadhan is not meant for me, but I wish to join the fasting ... though I may not do it everyday of it. Whenever I can, in my own way, I will try my best to be part of this special occasion ... even if it has to be alone, between me and God.

Give a second chance

What can we do if someone doesn't want to keep in touch? Nothing ...

It is not easy to find someone you want to trust, to be your best friend, to build a friendship. Yet, it is so easy to break any relationship that one has developed, over a simple matter. Through misunderstanding, or outside influence.

Time can be a help to build a strong friendship ... provided the relationship is given the time to do so. Without time as the factor, it is so easy for one party to end the friendship. No matter how much the other party wants the friendship.

A second chance? If only there is an opportunity ....