Humbling Experience

There was a time, when men were kind
And their voices were soft
And their words were inviting
There was a time, when love was blind
And the world was a song
And the song was exciting.... (Les Miserables - I Dreamed A Dream)

There are times in our lives where the ego in each and every one of us blinds us from seeing the beauty and the gift in another person. In the pursuit of achieving the pinnacle of glory, the tend to brush off or sometimes break another person; with or without realising that they could possibly have the talent to achieve greatness. Then, if you are lucky...you might be able to come across someone like Susan Boyle (the fame from Britain's Got Talent) either in person or through the pc and have a humbling experience. When I saw her walking out on that stage in front of the likes of Simon and Piers, I kind of thought to myself...why is she trying to make a fool out of herself. She proved every cynic wrong...We saw Susan Boyle because she was courageous enough to ignore all the "she is going to fail vibes" from the audiences.

What about all the others who never got to shine simply because someone else thought that they had nothing in them? When I think about the time when i told my sister her poem sucked just because I was to egoistical to validate her...it makes me guilty that she may never try to write again. I know that she seeked my approval yet I brushed away her attempt. This is one of many instances when my ego gets the better of me...maybe it's pure cynicism.

I think it is truly humbling for us as a being to be able to stand with someone and help them achieve. It could possibly be the missing link to having fulfillment and happiness. I take this as an experience and a well learned lesson. Till this day, I still watch the Susan Boyle video in order keep my ego in it's place...because you never know when you could make someone shine.

Marius
I am lost

Cosette
   I am found!

Marius
   A heart full of light

Cosette
   A night bright as day   (Les Miserables)

Cold, Hard Reality

I took this quiz in Facebook about my accounting ability and boy, the result was mind-boggling!! It said YOU CAN'T BE AN ACCOUNTANT : you dont even know the different between debit and credit!!! This is a joke especially after atmost a year and a half of killing myself with ACCA (well i did not study that hard..but just to emphasise the matter here!!). What am to do now? Pack up and go hiking?

Another Shot...

Well, I know that I said I would update my blog regularly a really long time ago but guess what....I became really lazy. Now, I am not going to make a promise but I am going to try harder. Let me recap my life for the past few months. I passed my F4 to F6. Now current killing myself with F7 to F9. God....I really need your help to brave this term and come out alive. ACCA is proving to be slightly challenging. Besides that, I also joined the STAR-ESUM 2009 Public Speaking Competition this year. Made it to the finals AGAIN but did not manage to win. Well, as usual Victor and Ms Umah were fabulous and I met a lot of amazing participants. It was nice that Sebastian and Didi won. All in all, it was a rather exciting experience. Anyway, I intend to post more often and be a regular.

2009

Year in, year out we set many resolutions for ourselves. Some are rather ordinary, the other are pretty ambicious. I would know as this has been something I never miss on the first day when a new year begans. Yet, many of those resolutions remain unachieved like seriously losing weight or changing to be a better individual. When I set a goal for the year, I would work for it enthusiastically in the beginning. Sadly, the entusiasm just wilts away. For this, I blame myself entirely.

However, this year I did not make it a point to sit and write down any resolutions whatsoever. I pretty much welcomed 2009 doing nothing. No doubt there are certain things that I should be doing this year but I kind of realised that I want 2009 to be a year where I can mould my life to be mine with all my imperfection instead of living perfectly to everyone's idea of a good life. So bring it on 2009.

As I reflect on year 2008, I feel blessed. All the good and bad experiences had made me grow an inch more. Overall, I am happy.

My Excuse...

Exams were merely an excuse for not blogging. I have practically been online yet somehow my mind just turns off to the idea of blogging. I have been wanting to share my opnion on the US election, our very own politics, christmas, Gaza issue and a million others. Yet, time just drifted away and I pushed it away. Well that will not be an issue anymore because I AM BACK!!