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This elderly man, 70 plus maybe, was sitted beside his little grandson, in front of me. He watched closely the boy standing to look the scenery outside through the window. I noticed him looking up to the aircon inlet pointing directly over them. He must have felt cold. He stood up to direct it away from them [...] East Coast Park smelled like a petrol station recently. The stench of oil had park users speculating if it had come from an oil spill which resulted after a tanker and bulk carrier collided earlier. They were right. In a joint statement by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and the National Environment Agency [...] From the eye bags in her face, I knew she was very weary and tired. Her older looks betray her young age. “Pastor, I want to rest. I thought of going back to Philippines for good. But, what will I support for my children, she paused as she tried to hide her emotions, ” I have to [...] It seems Singaporeans love to test their endurance. Just earlier this month, many pushed themselves to the limit by taking part in the MediaCorp—Subaru Impreza WRX Challenge. This time round, a hundred movie fans are going to the extreme by competing in a hundred—hour movie marathon at The Atrium, near Plaza Singapura. Let us also [...] Talk about persistence……. A 68-year-old woman in South Korea has passed the written test for her driving licence after 950 attempts. Cha Sa-Soon finally scored the 60 percent required after sitting the exam nearly every day since April 2005, a licence. “I felt so ashamed of myself for failing so many times but I simply [...] One sunny morning, I met an elderly man who took a walk with his dog. He held the rope tightly at one end, while his pet was running to sniff around. At times, he pulled the dog towards him when it was either lagging behind or moving fast ahead. Obviously, there was a struggle. Poor animal! It was always on the [...] I read in the news about heart patient Winnie Chen. She is currently one of only two patients in Malaysia with a PVAD implant (mechanical heart pump) who are waiting for a heart transplant. She is constantly reminded of how little time she has left. TEARS: Miss Chan is one of only two patients in Malaysia [...] Benjamin Franklin once coined this; “For the want of a nail the shoe was lost, For the want of a shoe the horse was lost, For the want of a horse the rider was lost, For the want of a rider the battle was lost, For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost; [...] Today is Singapore’s National Day. Blessed 44th birthday Singapore! And the official theme for this year’s celebration is “Come Together – Reaching Out, Reaching Up.” On this day, August 9, at exactly 8:22 p.m. the national pledge will be said by Singaporeans all over the island. The national pledge goes like this: “We, the citizens [...] I read recently about a couple who ordered a box of fried chicken in a very busy fast food restaurant. The assistant who was serving them that day mistakenly gave them a box that was not meant to be for them. It was the box that contained all the money from the previous day’s earnings. [...] |
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