CATS - Let the memory lives again

You own your unique portfolio of memories much like intangible assets. Your memory is from the past and experienced in the present.

Photo by Raoul Droog on Unsplash

Cast aside the bad memories and do not let them have the time of your day and night. Let them pour away like rainwater down to the drain for good, but take their lessons and learn from them. While humankind on a global scale has not learned from history, you will make an exception to do better.

Today and tomorrow, you have the opportunity to create good memories of time spent doing your things and interacting with others. Be a good steward of your time and relationships, and you will be paying it forward and reap your future returns of good memories.

As you embark on the New Year, let Barbara Streisand nudges you to recollect your good memories and seize a New Year to be a cool cat who wouldn't give in to discouragement, but make jumps to create more good memories.

Click here for Barbra Streisand - Memory.

My Favourite Biscuit

Years ago when I had my first sun biscuit, it took me by storm with its texture and taste, and the fond memory has lingered on over the years. A colleague had brought it from Taiwan.

Recently, when I had another sun biscuit, made by Yen Shin-Fa Cookies (www.ysfa.com.tw), the memory lives again. It came in a box containing six world-class biscuits.

The biscuit looks plain, but the aroma of freshness is unmissable. When you take your bites, the crust literally melts in your mouth as it gels with the maltose (condensed malt sugar).

If you are not about to visit Taiwan, fret not, as you have an online avenue to source for them.

The Missing Train

The following oil painting by Liao Liyao is titled "Five Parks on a Passenger, Passing by a Sunny Morning on a Train". 

She is a winner under the Emerging Artist category, Singapore, in the recent 38th UOB Painting of the Year competition. Her hope is to "challenge the viewer's mindset through her artwork".

On the left we see five persons striking poses that are out of place in a park where picnicking would be the order of the day.

However, if you were to shift them to the empty train cabin on the right, they would look perfectly at home. And, your mind would be at ease that they are not out of sorts.

But, what if you were to superimpose the train carriage with the painting on the left? Voila! The passengers would be in the train and you could see the greeneries and blue sky through the windows.

In life, there are times when we do not have the complete picture such as background information and expertise, we jump to the conclusion that we must take five people out of the park and put them on an indifferent train, leaving behind the park of lively foliage and vibrant sunshine.

Sometimes the best solution can be found if we dig deeper to gain a better understanding and by just looking for someone who has a proven track record to tackle such similar problems or difficulties.

While you reflect further, as it is Christmas, turn on your light bulb with some background music.

Click here for 1 Hour of Christmas Music | Instrumental Christmas Songs Playlist | Piano, Violin & Orchestra.

 

No Kidding

Often times kids are brushed aside and not taken seriously. After all, we adults should know better.

Just recently, you would have heard of Ryan's World -- a YouTube channel which has attracted 23 million subscribers and counting. Eight-year old Ryan Guan has been listed by Forbes as the highest paid YouTube star with a reported earning of US$26 millions in 2019.

Hey, he wouldn't have to go to school. The school can come to him and he can have his own schooling at home one-on-one if he wants to when he has the time. Not that he needs to as he is already in the marketplace before completing his schooling.

Click here for for Ryan's World.

As a treat, you find the following child pianist prodigy, Elisey Mysin, inspiring if you enjoy piano music or stressful if you are a pianist.

Click here for Mozart, Piano Concerto No 3 in D major Елисей Мысин Young pianist and composer @Classical Tunes.

Sampling of Local Food Havens in Singapore

Food is a personal thing. What you like another may disdain, but that's okay. To each his or her own. 

That said, you won't find out your verdict unless you are adventurous enough to explore food that are unfamiliar to you.

Foodies are no respecter of nationalities and there is no shortage of foodies in Singapore or coming to Singapore to enthral you with what make their tummies happy.

The following clips are just a sample to whet your appetite and egg you to explore and possibly enjoy food that you are not accustomed to and expand your food horizon.

Click here for Best Singapore eats: ‘Heavenly’ appam at Ghim Moh Market | CNA Lifestyle.

Click here for 10 FAMOUS SINGAPORE LOCAL FOODS!

Click here for Top 9 Best Hawker Centres in Singapore

Click here for MIND BLOWING Singapore BREAKFAST Street Food Tour!

Jewel at Changi Airport

Take a peek at the making of Jewel and your view of an airport will never be the same again. 

It would be like immersing yourself in a rainforest merged within a shopping mall and playground that is created with passion and collaboration of various nationalities for the citizens of all countries to visit and enjoy.

Click here for Inside: Jewel Changi Airport | FULL by National Geographic Asia.

The Right Time

For your reflection on finding the right time or waiting for the right time and affirmation that timing is everything.

Jewel Changi Airport
by courtesy of viator.com

Click here for a soulful rendition of The Right Time (I Believe) composed and sung by JJ Lin in Chinese with the Google-translated lyrics as follows:-

Life is carved out. The innocence of the face is gradually reduced.

People attribute the burden to time.

However, maturity can bring fruit. 

It should be sweet only for time to encourage the change of seasons.
The oath of declaration will gradually become lighter every year.

People will defects, blame time, but grow up to adult tears.
The reason for recovery is to dilute the source of sorrow for time.

If love is a long-range vortex, just go around the circle and go forward

without centrifuging too far.

I want to face the bluest sunny day, doesn’t leave the track with you.

[chorus]

If life is a lonely vortex,

no matter the direction of a thousand turns, it will not deviate

before taking off.
Take a look at each of the faces I have loved.

Every interlaced and missed are selected subconsciously.

Right time

[Main Song 2]

It ’s obvious that the memory of the future will open up, and

you and I will all be at the best time,

otherwise we will meet each other. Why is there a rehearsal

just for the time is a string of two people

[Guide song]

If love is a scene The long-range vortex

just goes around the circle and goes forward

without centrifuging too far.

I want to face the bluest sunny day

without leaving the track. You are by your side.

[Chorus]

If life is a lonely vortex,

it doesn’t matter the direction 

I will take a look before taking off.

Every face I have loved.

Each interlaced and missed is subconsciously selected the right time.
The right time. The right time.

Have a Banksy Christmas

Love him or loathe him, Banksy has struck again with art as his mouthpiece to jolt our thoughts with a message on homelessness as we catch the festive mood of Christmas 2019. 

Team Bansky or Ms Banksy, as his identity remains elusive.

It just goes to show that one person or a team can make a BIG difference in a small way when done with ingenuity and originality.

Click here for New Banksy Mural Shines Light on Homelessness.

Click here for Who is Banksy?

“Imagine a city where graffiti wasn't illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stop was never boring. A city that felt like a party where everyone was invited, not just the estate agents and barons of big business. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall - it's wet.” - Banksy

Come to think of it, what are blank walls good for as with blank pages, if not to be filled with words, graphics and meaning.

You can bank on a wall like Banksy if that is the right medium for you, and make it artsy.

The Top 10 Habits of Happy People

Brainy Dose has proffered the following 10 Habits of Happy People for your refreshing to stay on track for a happy life:

Photo by Alejandro Cartagena 🇲🇽🏳‍🌈 on Unsplash

1. Be Optimistic

2. Focus on what you can control

3. Practice Self-Acceptance

4. Be kind to others

5. Pursue Meaningful Goals

6. Let go of Grudges

7. Stay Socially Connected

8. Spend Money on Experiences

9. Limit News Consumption 

10. Make Health a Priority

Click here for How To Be Happy - The Top 10 Habits of Happy People.

Does The Secret Work?

The proponents of The Secret are dead sure that it works. For examples, Bob Proctor opines, "If you see it in your mind, you're going to hold it in your hand." while Mike Dooley surmises, "And that principle can be summed up in three simple words. Thoughts become things!"

If you have yet to be initiated, The Secret refers to the Law of Attraction. It is a natural law whether you realise it or not, and works every time such as the Laws of Gravity, Aerodynamics, Motion and Flotation.

In a nutshell, the Law of Attraction is the ability to attract into our lives whatever we are focusing on. Think good thoughts rather than lousy ones and begin to feel good about yourself. "I am good (ego not included; I choose the good side of me to reflect and inflect)." "I live in abundance." "I can be on top of everything in my life, including relationships and significance."

Before you get all worried about an inclination towards negative thoughts, you still have a window of time to alter your mental course and feelings before they wreck havoc as your thoughts do not transform into reality instantly.

When your emotions are hijacked by your thoughts and you are down and out, take that feedback but don't do it lying down. Get up and fight back! Take a stand and quickly change the trend of your thoughts. Latch on to the positive and let the Law of Attraction works to your advantage for the life you are craving for. This could well be the fix you need to upscale your life.

"You can begin right now to feel healthy. You can begin to feel prosperous. You can begin to feel the love that's surrounding you, even if it's not there. And what will happen is the universe will correspond to the nature of your song. The universe will correspond to the nature of that inner feeling and manifest, because that's the way you feel." -- Michael Bernard Beckwith

Does The Secret work? It depends on you as to whether it will work for you. You have nothing to lose by uplifting your current thought patterns to a higher plane of life with greater fulfilment and significance. 

Click here for The Secret - Official website and catch some stories and videos.

Bibliography:

"The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne (ISBN: 1-58270-170-9)

   

Are Your Thoughts Worth More Than Silver and Gold?

Your thoughts have a frequency which determines the picture that you manifest in your life much like the channels on your television which pick up the various frequencies from the broadcasting station.

Be careful with what you think and guard your thoughts diligently! This is because your dominant thoughts have the power to determine the frequent channels of your life's pictures; you would be smart to focus on your desired outcome and steer your thoughts towards who you want to become.

In this sense, your thoughts would outweigh silver and gold as your thoughts can create your destiny.

Here are just some thoughts for your takeaway as gleaned from anonymous sources on the internet.

What you think, you become.

What you feel, you attract.

What you imagine, you create.

Attract what your Expect,

Reflect what you Desire,

Become what you Respect,

Mirror what you Admire.

What are you going to leave behind?

"All a man has in the end is his name, his good name, and all that the name promises. A man's life is his name fulfilled." -- O Thiam Chin (page 93, "Never Been Better")

Come to think of it, when we are gone, what remains is our name in the hearts and minds of those who have known us. The famous few would be more prominent with buildings and/or roads named after them as well as books, songs, fashion labels, food establishment, etc. that bear their name.

For your further rumination to think long term, savour the following poem by Ms Lee Zhu Pheng :-

"Sip your Coffee

Nice and Slow,

No one Ever knows

when it’s Time to Go,

There’ll be no Time

to enjoy the Glow,

So sip your Coffee

Nice and Slow... 

Life is too Short but

feels pretty Long,

There’s too Much to do , so much going Wrong,

And Most of the Time You Struggle to be Strong,

Before it’s too Late

and it’s time to Go,

Sip your Coffee

Nice and Slow... 

Some Friends stay,

others Go away,

Loved ones are Cherished, but not all will Stay ,

Kids will Grow up

and Fly away,

There’s really no Saying how Things will Go,

So sip your coffee

Nice and Slow... 

In the End it’s really

all about Understanding Love,

For this World

and in the Stars above,

Appreciate and Value who truly Cares,

Smile and Breathe

and let your Worries go,

So, Just Sip your coffee

Nice and Slow...."

Click here to learn more about Lee Zhu Pheng.