My Grey World

05 Oct, 2007

To be thankful

Posted by: sylv In: people around| sylv.thinking();

As the old phrase saying : count your blessings.

I went to the nearby 7-11 just now to get my dose of keep-awake medicine : some night snacks and some drinks. I chatted with the store attendant. Apparently I regularly go there that he now recognizes me.

So we chatted. He asked me where I live. I said I live just behind the 7-11. Then the conversation just flowed. He asked me whether I’m studying, what course I’m studying. I said I’m studying Information Systems at SMU.

Then suddenly he said “I also want to study computer.. I’m planning to do a short course of it”.

That was like “oh”.

Then he asked me whether I know some place to get the certification of it. Well I told the truth, that I really don’t know. I advised him to go search in internet. (duh)

Then he took my instant noodle and a can of pocari sweat, scanned the barcode, and gave them back to me and stating the price.

I gave him the money, he gave me my stuffs back packed in a carrier and the change. I said “Thank you, bye bye” and walked out of the store.

And as I walked home, it just struck me. I just realized that I’m in no position of complaining on what I have right now : a good education in a good place.

I’ve got a thing many people would die for : an opportunity.

And as I boil the water to cook my instant noodle and opening my can, I decided to blog about this. To remind you all to be thankful. To be grateful of what you have been given and what you have achieved.

And of course… To be nice to people who serve you. You never know how a simple smile and a simple “thank you” can change someone’s day.

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4 Responses to "To be thankful"

1 | chillycraps SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.7

October 5th, 2007 at 6:35 am

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arghhhh sylv u started me thinking also!!

u know, i seriously don’t feel anything great about studying in nus, then when some people whom i talked to say they cannot get into nus and nus is good school, i really dunno how to react…

should i tell them, nus actually ain’t that great, or should i tell myself to be thankful?

but i’m always nice to service personnels =)

2 | Bu-A-ya AUSTRALIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 7.0

October 6th, 2007 at 12:58 pm

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Aww… sweet thought!

BTW, I’m moving my blog.
Which address is better?

digitaltimecapsule.wordpress.com or
chronocapsule.wordpress.com ?

3 | TOFUmonkey SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.4

October 30th, 2007 at 7:16 pm

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hey, thanks for dropping by my site.

hmm, this is very true to be thankful of what we are blessed with.

Many a times, we take for granted of the air that we breathe, the knowledge that we have and the opportunities that pass us by.

Btw, if you would like to help him. a MDIS course might do him well?
You can go back to 7-11 and pass him some brochures lar.
Paying it forward can really be heart-warming. :)
Cheers!

4 | sylv SINGAPORE Mac OS X Opera 9.23

October 30th, 2007 at 10:28 pm

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tofumonkey, good idea! my school is not very far from MDIS.. so i suppose i can get some for him..

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  • sylv: I know, right? Personally I'll still prefer to have a digital camera handy, but having a good phone camera is so good for candid moments!
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