The year in perspective 05 - part 1

finally the year had came to an end as i look back on my accomplishment and failures with hindsight or rather what should have happen. well, i'm glad to say that i got no regrets on how i've spent the past yr in exchange for my life.

it has been turbulent for me and my family in the beginning of the year when my bro-in-law was diagnosed with cancer. it was quite sudden and next thing we know, he had gone for greener pasture with God. still remember the times when we went to the tan tock seng hospital to visit him. for a strong and fit man, i believe he fought all he could for his life to be with his children. how ironic life is when the best among the 4 bros passed away first while the fat lazy bum still surviving. thou i can't understand the reasons but i believe God knows what he does.

my family give the two young kids the best within our means to live life to the fullest. i bought toys for them during special occasions like birthday and during major holidays. we brought them to the movies to watch cartoons and even for overseas holidays. there are times when discipline is needed, my family will not hesitate to step in and if caning is required, my sis will teach. looking at the kids, i think they are very well behave compared to my noisy neighbours' whose kids always scream and yell even to their grandparents. my family will not tolerate this form of disrepect from our own. compared to my own childhood, jacob and tammy definitely have it much better than mine. i took my first flight overseas only when i'm in my teens and for every toy i got, i had to beg my parents for it and tell them why i wanted it so badly. i got to rationalise the toys and decide what to choose. still remember that i begged and cried for 2 hours at sogo shopping centre for mask toys, condor and vampire and that have not included the previous week where i nagged her for it. movies? nobody brought me to movies when i was their age so i got to wait for blockbuster movies like rambo 2, rocky etc then i got to watch with my family. i got to watch my first show alone when i was 11yrs, not that old but my parent's are too busy and they think it's not worth it. what to do, i save from my pocket money to watch alone. ha, still remember that the ken air funworld arcade in parkway parade is very popular, i travelled alone from jurong taking bus to parkway with only 3 dollars in my pocket. after buying drinks and snacks, i've only $2 which is only enough for 4 games at 50cents each. i played the shooting game which when you hit it, it will spurt water at unsuspecting players and bystanders alike. i was only 11 then. my nephew, he's playing my ps2 and xbox since the age of 5. from me fighting the boss for him in ratchet and clank 1-3 till he complete it himself. now, he's better than me at playing spiderman2.

haha, this supposed to be retrospective of year 05. nearly turned it to my childhood memories.