Farewell

Thanks to all my friends and colleagues who have been so supportive and understanding of me. I might not have the chance to say a proper goodbye to all of you, but you will definitely be missed. You all make my experience in London so fulfilling and unforgettable, and it's not possible without you.

I here wish everyone all the best, and hopefully see you again very soon. Also, I will not continue this blog, and will either stop writing nonsense or continue elsewhere. I appreciate those who have been following this rather boring blog.

Byebye for now. :)

Sichuan earthquake

Headline: Thousands dead in Chinese quake

Quote: A powerful earthquake has killed at least 10,000 people in China's south-western Sichuan province, up to 5,000 of them in just one county.

I humbly ask and hope that people who are affected by this earthquake be saved.

Please. I know I'm listened.

Burma cyclone

Thanks to YOU

Seeing pictures of war makes me realize how fortunate I am, being a visitor of the museum that tells of stories of World War II. From the black and white photos, I see painful and miserable faces, faces of bravery and also of treachery, and happy faces in family portraits. I wonder how my life would totally be different if I were to be born during war time, and what I would become. War brings tragedy, and has never been the answer to any conflict. This is not a Nobel Prize finding, but why are there people still obsessed with wars? Has history ever told us the possibility of win-win result in wars? Or even win-lose? Perhaps so, but I am no historian, and all I see are death and poverty and torture in the photos. It appeared as if winning is the result of many unncessary sascrifices. To me, there is no winning.

I am not trying to be analytical about the consequences and aftermath of wars. Afterall, I only want to express how grateful I am to feel safe when most of us have taken this feeling for granted. Sometimes I really want to find someone to say thanks to, for giving me what I have now. I don't know whom I should direct my appreciation to, but to whoever that is: a great thank you, I appreciate it deep in my heart.

Umbrellas

Time to spit, again it is all because of London's lousy weather. Okay, I shouldn't blame it onto the weather, it's more about the issue of consideration and self-awareness. A reasonable person would have the understanding that since human beings are standing vertically upwards, when holding a full umbrella, it should be held straight down. Why on earth would people hold it sideways, perpendicular to the upright standing position? The only assumption I can make is that these people are trying to occupy more personal space. This is only acceptable if they are somewhere else where the population density is low. Get all the space you want, you don't need that stupid umbrella to mark your territory. Not in London during peak hours when hundreds of many others are sprinting in the stations and on the platforms.

Stop holding your umbrella horizontally please, it's really annoying. You're going to kill the people behind you.