Looking Back in Time - Kizuna

They say time flies when you're having fun but on the flip side, it stops when tragedy strikes. Does it really? Depends on how you perceive it.

This photo greeted me on TMI

It's been a year already. For many, it was news. And it was difficult. But for victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami, it truly is. Whether it's a minute's silence or a daily revisitation, the events of 2011 and others that followed should cause many to stop and reevaluate the course of their life.

I did.

Kizuna: Kanji of 2011, story on BBC News Asia (STR/AFP/Getty Images)

As for looking back, it's very much up to an individual how he or she wish to make of it. To some, bad fortune hardens their resolve to push on. Personally, I'm beginning to learn that the woulda-coulda-shoulda sentiment won't do me any good.

For every other things, a moment's pause is all it takes to realign and try again.

And oh, it's also been a year since the "unofficial first lady of Malaysia" aired her unadvised * opinion on the disaster,

(*grossly understated)
     

Women,

John Lennon "stole" my words. *winks*

Love this animated GIF (found here)

Woman I can hardly express
My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness
After all I'm forever in your debt
And woman I will try to express
My inner feelings and thankfulness
For showing me the meaning of success
   

The Dutchman's Log

I wrote the following two in a birthday card to mum.

As you sail
May life be free from messy bale
Breezy in the aft and away from the gale
Stories from the vogage many you'll regale

Navigate where the Wind blows
Behold the sides of the north
Life and its throes
Ephemerally bide as you set forth

Human Rights Day

It's the 60th anniversary since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. I'm afraid that all these fanfare and enlightenment applies only to the West. Ever wondered why Westerners/colonial masters treated us with much inferiority? Five thousand years of civilization amounted to nothing today. How many heed or abide by what's right and fair? Don't mention Zimbabwe. The situation here at home isn't too nice.

Don't we dare to compare with Singapore or Japan or any other countries (it's shameful what we did weeks ago regarding the crime rate).

We often hear leaders say: Democracy is alive and well. Who gives a damn about basic rights? Nobody - as far as the powers that be are concerned.

Lastly, Happy 60th Anniversary to the UNDHR and Happy 51st to Malaysia. More needs to be done, no?

A Year of Light-Ups

Its a year and 10 days of lighting up, albeit intermittently, in this inconspicuous corner of cyberspace.
The word cloud piccie was created at Wordle based on the frequently used as well as recent words.
No price for guessing the most common words used though.
Cheers!

Oh yes, the name of a racist is in the cloud. I have no choice.