Truthfulness

The truth comes with a price. It either liberates the listener or condemns him to a personal living hell. In this world where we lie effortlessly, without a moments thought, to others and ourselves, the only advice I can give myself is this. Be honest in all your dealings with people, be honest in speech. Be tactful to those who don't need to hear the truth. The little exaggerations, twists and turns, little white lies, are essentially that....lies. Best not to say anything if nothing needs to be said.

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Self censorship

Many moons ago, I thought it would be a good idea to delete certain posts that i've written. I mean, Life is good now, surely the bitter past can now be viewed in a more objective light. I attributed it to being younger, being a bit naive.
But no. The young me was right. The younger me knew the truth and spat it out. Hello light, i've missed you. Some people don't change. I've had an inkling all along. I am still me. Only difference is, I don't care anymore.

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It's time to forget all I've learnt.

And Live.

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Acceptance=A struggle free Life

I'm here sitting at the wagon wheel pub off bukit timah in greenwood. It's a nice evening with a lot of rain.

My work requires me to travel quite a bit. It's not as glamorous as you think. I'm a tutor and I move from house to house. I don't drive, I commute by public transport and most times I walk cuz some of these people live in big houses which are quite a distance from the bus stop. Most days, I get caught in the rain or sweat like a pig on roast. Wet wipes keep me fresh. But man, I've still got the best job in the world. I naturally keep fit from all the walking, count my blessings, and accept things whatever may come. It just seems easier that way.

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Things I learnt from getting caught in the rain.

Make sure you replace your broken umbrella. Don't walk uphill, your jeans will get wet. Count your blessings that the house you taught at had a fresh change of clothes and a working dryer. Avoid wearing flip flops. If you slip down a whole flight of stairs because you're wearing slippers, don't worry bout trying to catch the broken umbrella. Allow your body to go soft as you slide down the stairs. It hurts less but of course, the pain of bruising your ego never goes away. If you get cuts on yourself, don't wash the wound with fizzy ribena.
LEARN FROM MY FAIL.

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Cats, dogs and animal dreams.

Yesterday, sippy (that's my cat) was marking my shoes. Today, those sanuks are no more. Such is the transient nature of material things and life.

The story of marco the beagle.
Marco belongs to a student of mine. I first met him when he was a puppy. He's sweet, lovable and never fails to greet me at the door when I come over. He's also a big prankster. He has chewed the cap off my nice sigg bottle, once got so excited to see me that he peed on my jeans(while giving me a nice doggie hug) and made me chase him down the street when he decided to escape and go for a run.

Today, he was contently lying there chewing on my shoes as I was about to leave. Bits of rubber and cloth were everywhere and the left shoe was redesigned to resemble a somewhat open toe kinda shoe. I laughed, patted him, borrowed a pair of slippers and left. Oaks thinks i'm being biased but there is just so much love in that dog's eyes...

A couple of days ago, I had an amazing dream about a wild horse which I refused to ride. It could do this crazy leap and bound thing spanning bout 50m at a time. I was scared of falling off so I patted it on its back and we parted ways. At home, I was having a chillax session with a lion. It felt strangely peaceful.

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Rainy weather and the cats are making me sleepy.

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