When Friday comes, we are often cheered by Way Seng's jokes and humor. However, as many of you may have read in this morning's papers, we need to count our blessings living on this little island free from earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunami and hurricanes. Let us remember those who perished while we worry about rising electricity, petrol, and food prices. Much less political freedom. freedom of the press, Mas Selamat, bad customer service, and smelly public toilets.
At the end of the journey, one sure equalizer is that we will all have to face and be certain that it will happen is our own mortality. So let us remember and stop to smell the roses, talk to our children, call your mum, kiss your wife, take your pet for a walk, and show up at Mr Chow's birthday party. When all is said and done and more of us have time to travel, we should all go on holidays together, whether to golf or to just cruise the Yangtze and visit the 3 gorges dam.
I always remind my wife that as long in lifetime we live in a region that we don't have to experience war, famine or persecution, we are the luckiest lot compared to all our ancestors and the generations after us.
Sien Chi
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