Odysseys of George

I received this from a good friend and thought it was brilliant. Another article from George Carlin.

George Carlin on aging!

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m four and a half!’ You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a half, going on five! That’s the key

You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

‘How old are you?’ ‘I’m gonna be 16!’ You could be 13, but hey, you’re gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life ! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There’s no fun now, you’re Just a sour-dumpling. What’s wrong? What’s changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you’re PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it’s all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn’t think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You’ve built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it’s a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80’s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn’t end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; ‘I Was JUST 92.’

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. ‘I’m 100 and a half!’

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG

1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay ‘them.’

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.

4. Enjoy the simple things.

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity .

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away ..

Enjoy!

Just thought of sharing this beautiful but sad video clip.

A hospital Sister sent me this one fine morning. I felt it so true and an extremely wonderful piece. I cannot help but to share it with my readers. Hope you find it as valuable and meaningful an article as I did.

Isn’t it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70’s and 80’s - could write something so very eloquent…and so very appropriate.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve added years to life not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We’ve done larger things, but not better things.

We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete…

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn’t cost a cent.

Remember, to say, ‘I love you’ to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

I was supposed to put this up last year. This was one of the main attractions in Kuala Lumpur in view of Visit Malaysia 2007.

I enjoyed the ride and also taking photos of it using my simple point and shoot Canon G7.

Enjoy.

The view from the top

And another

Enjoy.

A new year is coming - the year 2008! It is a year, for me, full of test and tribulations. Somehow, I am happy and enthusiastic to face the coming year. A year full of events and surprises. 2007 started rather slow with a lot of hesitation. It gained momentum towards the mid year and the last few months were extremely eventful times of my life. I have managed to gain parts of me that were lost in turmoil thanks to the many friends and family.

Now, the year has come to an end and for me a new chapter begins. Come 2008 in whatever way you can, I shall face you and seize every day to its fullest. And even if I were to fall, there would still be some success within it!

To Ruban, you will always be the light of my life.
To my family, I thank you and ask for your never failing support.
To my friends, may we create more stories and come closer in friendship in the year to come. More facebook friends and pirate fights - Arrrgh!
To my diver friends, lets dive more - if I have the cash!
To the one special person, I hope that all goes well for the both of us.

So, for all you readers out there, friends and family, loved ones, enjoy this cake specially baked and decorated by my dear sister, Susan.

Happy New Year 2008

Ah! I love the weeks prior to Christmas. Everything so jolly and the decorations oh! so wonderful. The spirit of Christmas can be felt in the air and the Christmas songs continuously rings in my mind.

The churches and other Christian groups begin their preparations for Christmas and as such is the Christmas Cantata organized by the Trinity Methodist Church, Petaling Jaya. It was held on the 15th and 16th of December and was presented by their choir called The Sanctuary Choir. I was invited to this by a patient of mine and since I had a special someone to follow me, I attended the Cantata. We, both, enjoyed the Cantata very much.

This years shopping deco perhaps for me goes to Mid Valley, Megamall.

This year due to the events occurring in my life, I spent very little time with my niece and nephew. However, I was glad that I was able to bring them here to show them the decorations and thus putting them into the Christmas spirit too.

Before getting infused with the Christmas spirit

After getting infused with the Christmas spirit, so fast? - that is my secret!

I hope you feel it as much as I do!