Saturday, March 31, 2007

What lies beneath

These lovely yellow flowers brighten the landscape of the pavement. The yellow color provides an excellent contrast to the already dull greyish cracked stones. The flowers were scattered by the natural wind and rain while the carefully laid interlocking tiles had been the work of tireless contractors and often poorly paid foreign workers who had left their country in search for a better life... most of them hoping to break away from their poverty cycle.
Here in this community, foreign workers line the streets with the hope of securing jobs is a daily happening. It is not uncommon to see them squatting by the pavement early in the morning and vying for the attention of passing pickups and lorries to provide them with odd jobs and reasonable income for their daily sustenance as well as savings for their loved ones whom they would probably see only once in every 1 or 2 years!
While we walk on the solid pavement,instead of mud tracks and behold the floral beauty, let's appreciate what lied beneath i.e. the swaet and toil of the workers that make our life more pleasant and serene... and offer a prayer of blessing for them as well as for their loved ones who live far away!

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Enter

At the IT Fair 2007 in Singapore, I came across a PC keyboard that has an unconventional design.It is washable, dustproof, mildew and water resistant, flexible, lightweight, can be rolled and virtually indestructible! It was retailed at less than SGD20! ENTER the technological age! IT products such PCs' processors, RAMs, printers, notebooks, media players, Wlan etc... are developing at an unprecedented rate! Thousands of shoppers packed the exhibition halls chalking sales of almost $50 million over a four day period!
In addition to technological change, we ENTER into a world of rapid advancements and change in the arenas of science, medicine, religion, politics, environment, philosophy, economics, etc... Since the beginning of this New Year, what new challenges and engagements have you entered into? Have you been coping well?