Literacy may not be the immediate solution to solve a person’s livelihood. Literacy will however, provide a person with the basic of learning and from there onwards, hopefully it will enable the person to further learning on his/her own. And hopefully with empowerment from literacy, the person’s life will improve eventually.
Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
The Friday night moon reminded me of the song ‘Moon River,’ which I can sing along with anytime. Wouldn’t it be nice to talk a stroll in a moonlit night like this?
Self Respect and Civic-Consciousness
Do Singaporeans really have no sense of self-respect as was criticised by Jackie Chan, in a recent speech he made during the Boao Forum for Asia?
Don’t Look Back
Reading the title of this post, did you think that I was talking about the movie ‘Don’t Look Back,’ starring Bob Dylan. ‘Don’t Look Back’ is a 1967 documentary film…
The Simplicity of Happiness
Happiness can be so simple; watching a loved one having the soup that one prepared.
Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
“In every man there is something wherein I may learn of him, and in that I am his pupil.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson