Sunday, August 28, 2005

homerun's a nice show. didn't watch the whole thing though, only the last hour or so. but it really brings back memories of the iraqi show ( i think it's iraqi) children of heaven. still remember that i first watched that in sec 1. very very touching.

it's wierd huh. how a pair of shoes can mean the world to some, whilst for others, only the latest pair of nikes will do. it's just so easy for us to pull figures out of thin air and claim that in the recent years standards of living have improved, GDP is up, unemployment down, economy doing very well. but are things what they seem to be? figures never tell the truth. just ask any arthur andersen accountant involved in the enron scandal. Economists in their smart suits and toting shiny expensive briefcases can all claim that the situation in africa (or anywhere else in the world stricken by poverty) is improving. but it's so hard to believe that when you actually see a photo of a malnourished small boy, his ribcage jutting against his bare skin in the straits times. next to an advertisement scouting for prospective condo buyers. so ironic.

it's so funny. when we were young (or at least for me back in primary school) we all had great dreams. of growing up, of doing good in the world. but somewhere along the way we just got distracted. cip hours, cca points, even pw grades have all become more important than these dreams. who cares about being a better person? or making this world a better place for daddy, mummy, and mei mei to live in? it's more like a race to see who would pick up a psc scholarship. or get a place in a prestigious overseas uni. or get a really good job that pays well but demands little. saving the world? nah, don't bother me. i've got better things to do.

i guess it's really all up to us. it's all in the heart. we're all capable of fulfilling those big dreams....if only we have the discipline to carry them out.

nothing is impossible.

10:48 PM; .seven-eight.