A quick thought about parenting.

Just came back from breakfast. On my way, i saw little children playing in the playground, children playing in shops (Their family own the place), then there is this 3 year old boy with his grandfather in the coffee shop. 

I was imagining, if i have my own kids, how would i "parent" my kids. 

If i let him/her roam, play with his friends, try to keep control minimum… give them lots of chance for exploration, discovery, and i just stand back, to observe and only intervene if there is a need… will that help in their development in Self-esteem, Confidence?

How to build a Community?

I'm getting more interested in Organising, Community Building.. i think it's more worthy to organise, rally people for a greater cause… then any admin job in the office..
Just want to share with everyone my current experience in trying to build a community, Alumni community.

I first sent out a manifesto to the group, listing down my vision and plans for the group, and asked if anyone is interested to join me.
Some of them replied, about 10, either in email or leaving comment on the blog post. I am encouraged.

The next thing i am doing now, is to want to form a tighter "inner circle" with the 10.. so i created a group on Ning.
It is my hope that they will join, and then we can use Ning as a platform to discuss the next step on how to lead the the group.

No one joined yet :S  Or am i doing it wrong? How are you doing it?

Exactly, from this Buzz Canuck Blog: the problem is "Getting people involved in the community (51 percent)"

This tune in my head

Tune In My Head by Moses Fang  
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I have this tune in my head while i was having breakfast. I don't know whether i heard it somewhere, or it's something original. 

So i tried to produced it in garageband… just click on the screen keyboard, it song something like that.. 

It's a hopeful sound, a chord, building up into a climax.. it definitely sound better in my head then the Mp3 i produced.

It's just a small part of what i am hearing.. 

I am going to trust my instinct

There will be change in mindset, towards professional and private life.  

I am going to trust my instinct, and just go with the feeling… to embrace my intuition on how i want to communicate, with external people (The alumni)..

I feel like i am going to start a blog, embrace my identity as a "Alumni Affair Executive", not divorcing my personal self with work self.. because it's my work for this time being.. and i am Me.. and not some "administrator" .. . i think, the alumni are individuals, i should get to know… and they should know me..

i am going to blog, and share with whoever interested what i want to do, and i am sure some of them will agree with my ideas, and want to be apart of the "vision"… and there, build up a network, a tribe… a small group.

i'm not sure yet.. i'll see how it goes… because it's a new thing.. see, how i embraced social media in my personal life.. and i got to know interesting, and friends online.. from around the world, with great ideas….so, i believe it will happen too..in professional working life, to be connected with people with great ideas.. 

After all, they are also individuals.. shouldn't "separate", and cut them off, and see them simply as "contacts from work". Is that a good thing, a blur between both circle? 

A story about a dog. Live your life NOW.

 

Sad Dog

28 Oct 2009, Wednesday Night.

There is a family we know who is living in the third floor, the man has a dog. That little thing barks at us everytime we walk pass their house. Pretty cute, it’s owner, a 60 year old man is a nice man.. we always smile and say hello to each other.

Recently, about two weeks ago, the dog start to howl and make those sad sound late at night, as if it’s in pain. It has never cry like that before. I thought the dog is ill..

Two days ago, at our communion void deck area, there is a Wake. Someone has passed away… Only last night, then we realized it’s the 60 year old uncle living in the third floor.. He got cancer, back pain.. admitted to the hospital last week. It was very sudden, everyone wasn’t expecting him to go so soon.

Then we realised why the little dog howl and cried, exactly the time when it’s owner was admitted to the hospital..

We heard from the uncle’s wife that when she learnt of her husband death, she told the dog “Your daddy left already.” The dog started to cry, and howl.

When i heard the story i really felt tears rolling… it’s so sweet, year bitter..

Remind me again Ecc 7:2 “It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to go to a house of feasting, for death is the destiny of every man; the living should take this to heart.”.

We live live as if we don’t die. Life is so unpredictable. He was going to retire next year, enjoy the fruit of his labour. It’s Thankful that he received Christ before he passed on.

I always feel that the Best is yet to come.. it’s coming.. Perhaps i have spent too much time PLANNINg for the future, and forget about the NOW..

Don’t forget the Now… the NOW.. this very moment, passes by, and will never return.