The Old Man

Yesterday,
I saw an old man,
you can say what the hell is so special about an old man?!!
But, you know what?
You and me will gets old.
Just not now.
What matters is all about timing.

In the crowds,
step by step,
he walked,
with his bent back.

So every step he takes is such a challenging task in my eyes.
I can't imagine if I were to walk with bent back like his. 

I was just a walking distance away from him.
In a long queue.
Waiting for the bus.
I saw a lady carrying bags of goods walking behind him.
"Oh, she is the daughter of the old man. I guessed."
But I was proved to be wrong.
The lady drop down the bags carefully on the floor.
She whispered to the old man.
Then, she walked pass me and lined behind me.
Soon I realised.
He was alone.
"Owh God, he is alone!"
"He is old and he still taking bus?"
People around me was impressed by his determination taking bus alone.
I stood still.
With tears running in my eyes, I hold.
I thought of my father.
I wondered,
will that be happening to my father?
will I be at his side when he is old?
will I be holding his hand tight to assist him to walk?
Yes, I want to make a difference.
  
I came to a sudden thought to help the old man
but I was afraid.
I gave myself an excuse,
"It's late, and I'm a student. Nothing much I can help him."
"He will be fine."
I looked at him for the last time, and I left.  

People around like me,
put sympathy eyes on the old man with no action taken.

Yeah,
I'm so generous to give away my sympathy,
and I shall feel ashamed to myself.

 * I never take picture of the old man due to confidentiality. Main purpose of sharing this is to keep a reminder for you. Treasure your parents like how they love you.



 
   

我要像爸爸说的一样，要爱自己

爱自己。
我从来都没想过该如何疼惜自己。
买个LV手提袋给自己？
我想过，
可是我却无动于衷。
为什么？
因为我会说：
“不行，那太贵了。”
“太浪费了啦，买个普普通通不就好了吗？”
“不要啦，我最近穷死了啦，买那个不如请家人吃一顿好的？”

其实爱自己很简单，
不需要名贵的包包，
不需要名贵的化妆品，
不需要名贵的手机衣服来装扮自己。

妈妈总是问我说：
“你在外面有没有吃够水果啊？”
我也总是说：
“有啊，一天一粒橙呢！”
“新加坡的橙蛮便宜的，新币两元就可以买到五粒的橙了！”
爸爸总是心疼地说：
“倩啊，你自己一个人在外面要买贵一点的来吃，要好好爱自己啊，知道吗？”
原来，
爱自己就等于爱父母，
当生活尝尽了苦头时，
爸爸妈妈永远都在我身边，
给我加油打气，
给我一百个坚持下去的理由，
因为只要再坚持下去，
我就会成功了；
因为只要再坚持下去，
我就不会遭人白眼。
爸爸妈妈，
谢谢你们愿意当我最忠实的粉丝。

原以为，
只要我过得快乐，
我高兴就好就等于爱自己。
爸爸说得对，
“该用的就买，不必省，不要委屈自己才是爱自己！”
原来，
我错了，
从现在起，
我要好好爱自己。
要学会为自己打扮，
要学会为自己挣取每一次出头的机会。

虽然很多时候，
我忘了微笑，，
我忘了如何开怀大笑。
但是，
作为爱自己的第一步，
我要找回属于我自己的信心,
我再也不要因为我缺乏的信心而失去那些青春女孩该有的笑容！
正视镜子中的自己，
若感觉自己胖，
那就去减肥，
不要因为胖而失去信心，
要知道，
惟有坚持不懈才能让自己变得更加漂亮！
若感觉自己不够优秀，
那就去好好去进修，
把自己变得更加有知识。

倩，
加油！
但愿我再次见你的时候，
你已是个漂亮自信的女孩！
做你自己生命的主导，
不要一而再再而三的被自卑心控制你20岁该有的青春气息 ！