To realize...

The value of a sister...
Ask someone who doesn't have one.

The value of ten years...
Ask a newly divorced couple.

The value of four years...
Ask a graduate.

The value of one year...
Ask a student who has failed a final exam.

The value of nine month...
Ask a mother who gave birth to a still born.

The value of one month...
Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.

The value of one week...
Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

The value of one hour...
Ask the lovers who are waiting to Meet.

The value of one minute...
Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

The value of one-second...
Ask a person who has survived an accident.

The value of one millisecond...
Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend...Lose one.

Have a good laugh!!!

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance

Smart man + dumb woman = affair

Dumb man + smart woman = marriage

Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy

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OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit

Smart boss + dumb employee = production

Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion

Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime

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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.

A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.

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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.

A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.

A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.

To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.

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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.

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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.

A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.

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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.

Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.

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HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED

Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, "You're next." They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

Are u guilty of selective listening?

Of late, I was drawn towards an article in the straits times. The article revolves around the subject of listening and hearing, depicting the differences between them.

In essence, listening is different from hearing. Your sense of hearing is innate but as one grows older, one has learnt to filter information that is unpleasant to the ear - such as noise from construction site, conversation of people around u in public transport. Listening, however involves one's consciousness. To put it simply across, the ability to listen well allows one to focus on what pertains to u. Examples include important business discussion and interview.

The article also relates selective listening to real life. It is not uncommon to misinterpret what the other person is saying as we only listen only to what we want to hear and conveniently ignored the gist of the subject matter. This arises because we assume that we understand what the other person is going to say.

Annoying as it is, people nowadays still don't grasp the importance of good listening habits. Poor listening are often the cause of communication breakdowns in marriages, project work and stuffs.

I admit that I am guilty of selective listening at times. A common cause is personal bias against the speaker. How can u tell that u are gulity of seletive listening? If u feel yourself mentally switching off when someone speaks or consistenly discounting the opinions of various people, u are in the same boat as me.

There is no harm listening to what the other party is conveying or delivering as ultimately the interaction may be of use to u one day some time in the workforce...

What's my personality?

Click on the link below to help me identity my personality...thanks

http://kevan.org/johari?name=yizong

SchoLarshIp Matters?

I came to know about scholarships through the mass media in my secondary school years. I wasn’t really focused on this particular issue as I had no intent of earning one for myself….

There are always a handful of bright sparks lying in the community who excelled in major exams and the invitation to a decent scholarship is delivered to their doorstep. I can’t help but admire them for their intelligence and diligence. For them, there will be a flurry of companies/organisations ‘chasing’ over them to sponsor their studies and in return, they have to serve their scholarship providers for a pre-determined period of bond. Note that there are also no-bond scholarships available in the market.

More often than not, we hear stories of people breaking the bond for all sorts of reasons, the most common one being lack of interest. Bearing in mind the consequences of terminating the bond/contract, why do these people still do so given an allowance, a full subsidy of the tuition fee and a guaranteed job?

That aside, why is the pre-requisite for most scholarships require 4 ‘A’s and ‘S’ papers? Does this mean that people with 3 ‘A’s are less capable? I really hope that more companies/organisations will consider people with 3 ‘A’s. In this way, both parties stand to gain. With more people applying for a particular scholarship, there will be greater competition. As a result, from the selection process, one can sift out those who are better not just academically but also talented, skilful, rich in character…

After my first 3 month in JJC, I decided to concentrate on 3 ‘A’ level primarily because I don’t intend to get a scholarship at the end of my JC life. I sort of regret. With only 3 ‘A’ level, my choice of scholarship is largely limited. Nonetheless, I will still apply next year after my ORD…I have scaled down to scholarships such as MOE teaching award, MOE teaching scholorship, Nus scholars program, chemical science scholarship, RSAF.

With a scholarship in mind, I can take the burden of economic constraints of my mind and focus on my studies. As much as I want to apply for one this year, I can limited by the amount of time I need to prepare for the interview, a good resume. And this will happen after I ORD. Right now, I try to make good use of my time in army, learning inter-personal skills, time management skills, command and control and stuffs…

It hope isn’t too late for me to apply in the year of dragon next year…