You've heard it, so now... here's the video of STAND

Ok, everyone has recently heard the heavy air plays of STAND and some has even came to ask on how to legally download the song. Contributors have came together to donate their rights and their photographs to help piece together this great song's video.

It was initially already made available via Facebook on February 3rd but due to the CNY busy schedule and my internet connection sucks back at my hometown, so, there was a delay to post this and share it.

Quote from Juwita Suwito "This heartfelt 'video' is dedicated to all you wonderful people. Many thanks to Ricky Seong Hee Liew & Sharon for putting this together, and to Olivia Oon Photography, Richard Chan, World YWCA, Anthony See, Peter Chong, Steve Leong, Dan Fiel, Wagner Daniel & Alena Tan for allowing us to use your lovely photos! "Stand" artwork by Chaiyen Wong | Crossline Studio."

To purchase the song in MP3, go to:
http://pul.ly/b/13400.

Touching lives, healing hearts... making a difference [True Story]

I was giving a talk to a cousin of mine which had doubt in her future and her career even way before she could decide which course to take prior to her entry into the under-graduate stage... the steps she chose was so confusing with everyone influencing her from different angles at home. She finally broke down and cried worrying she had no future.

I took her to the kitchen and shared the story of how I knew a special person named Ai Tieng and later told this special person that nothing should be influencing her choice because what she believes in and destined to take is what will put her in her place in society and make a difference. Such a difference is where all the experts of their own field working like clock-work and harmonious in order for nature to move on.

Imagine a world whereby everyone did not want to be a sewage cleaner. Then we'd have clogged drainage and stinko nations. Imagine if the garbage disposal people weren't your sanitation engineers, the streets would be filthy and we'd have too much pilots and doctors around. These unsung heroes live in our world because they make our world, a better place. An ex of mine who had a PhD in Entomology and Insect Toxicology is now an environmentalist in an Oil & Gas company working on ways to save the environment and help eradicate problems by things like oil spills in the oceans etc... These are the real unsung heroes. How about a Research Assistant taking on the No. 2 killer in Women today? Yes, thanks to Cyto-pathologists that work hard in finding ways to battle the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and make Women around the world free from Cervical Cancer.

Such unsung heroes are much to the known fact. But the real ones should touch the lives and heal the hearts of those who gave up or almost did. These are the leaders and visionaries who had faith in them and taught them. We thank those Teachers for bringing them back to society.

Here's a look at a nice TV Commercial by the Ministry of Education in Singapore that brought a true story of how a kid became something. You don't forget a good teacher. Because they "Teach... You'll be amazed at the difference you can make."

A Walk Down Memory Lane

Today was a day I chose to be away from all the buzzing and noise. So, I read a good book, wrote a good column, also managed to ring a tune or so with a help of 2 nice tones that I heard by the pool side. I went back to the very place the dolphins made a chapter.

It was a walk back down on memory lane. I had a close thought of what was special to me. As I lay down on the seats of the beach and look up to the sky. I finally found a hymn that made me put a smile on my face for today and started to give a tear which softly rolled down my cheeks.

A kid was playing his sand castle and his sister and him ran up to me. They handed me their spade and smiled at me as the little sister asked why there was a drop on me. That moment, the crystalized drop had sparkled and I replied, because the winds have carried my heart to a very far, far away place. Where the love that I had is now in mid sea that she sees out there.

Then, came another couple along the same stretch that I walked months ago. I look at them once again, like I looked at the same moment in time. It felt like it was just yesterday. It felt like... deja' vu. The two then stood there as the same horizon kept it's source of love away. It was the very same clockwork routine... the sun set with the glow by their background.

At that very moment, I learnt a new phrase from the book I read.



‎"Life is not measured by how many breaths you take; but by how many moments your breaths are taken away"

"I just need to spend one moment with You

Somehow it’s a brand new world I’m passing through

You lift me higher, You let me see

Over the walls that surrounded me

Don’t need to prove myself, just need to show and tell

It’s You in me"