The Path of Time

Many a times, we often see things from our perspective (i.e. from one viewpoint). There was this one time when I had a small discussion with a friend of mine and of course we couldn't come to terms on the subject matter. I could be wrong but I think, we were debating on the ever famous topic of "whether the egg or the chicken came first". After about half an hour of back and forth comments, my friend finally just stopped and said, "you know what, I'd be more than happy to look at things from your point of view, but I simply cannot stick my head that far up my own rear end!". Both of us ended up laughing at the comment he made so spontaneously, but I have to admit there is some element of truth to his statement - we hardly look at things from a different perspective unless we are forced to. My maternal side grandfather passed on about five years ago. He did not die from any disease in particular but simply from the expiry of his bodily functions. He literally...

Sitting in front of my laptop tonight, I find myself trying to figure out what I should write today. It is probably one of those mental block days when ideas do not pop up like they usually do. Anyway this evening, strangely as I drove into my home porch, I find myself thinking about the unusual quietness tonight. I guess, tonight no one is home since my parents are out for a function. I find myself strangely missing the usual conversations I have with my dad. Usually when I get home, he'd be back already, other than the occassional nights he gets back later than I do because of business dealings. The TV is placed fairly close to the porch so if he hears my car driving up the driveway, he'd usually try to get the gate for me although I'd rather he didn't get the gate for me because I'd feel bad about it. We'll usually greet each other and ask how has our day been. And I guess being a chip off the old block, I find myself naturally going for a bucket of water and...

I have had some friend readers of mine asking me why I chose the name ~Path of Time~ and what got me started on this 'project'. After so many blog entries, I am finally going to give people a low down on why I started ~Path of Time~ Hi, I am Mick. Growing up with an innate liking for writing, I decided to blog about my life (not the most exciting of lives but it'll do for me) :) The ~Path of Time~ showcases my walk of life - life as what I see, hear and experience. Why I chose the name ~Path of Time~? To me at least, living life is very much similar to walking through time. From the day of my birth to a walking child, teenager, then gradually transitioning into adulthood. Much can happen in one's life, ranging from happy moments to the sadest of times when one is down and out. ~Path of Time~ records my walk of life, sharing my experiences with everyone else at large with the hope that i might gather comments from people who have seen more than I have and hopefully learn...

Blog Action Day 2008 is tomorrow with this year's agenda on the subject of poverty. For this blog entry, I am going to write without doing any prior research like I always do because this time around, I will try to write bending towards what I feel deep down inside. The subject of poverty, I believe is a subject not touched often and probably does not even come across our mind and therefore requires an opinion from the heart and not the brain. For starters, poverty as I far as I know is when a person earns less than USD2 in a month. Personally, I believe poverty is not something that can be measure solely based on monetary values. Having no proper shelter, water, food - that is poverty as well. For most of us, poverty would not be on our minds. We have the Internet, good food, roofs over heads, a comfortable bed, air conditioning. Hence, there is probably no reason for us to think about poverty right? Showered with all the blessings of a comfortable life, we more often than not for...

During this week, Wednesday to through Friday because of the festive seasons for our Muslims friends. Sadly, work got in the way of the holiday and I had to put aside all other plans I had for the three days and use the time to rush out some urgent matters for my superior. I expanded a fair bit of energy and effort to turnaround everything by the end of Friday so I could still have the weekend to myself. Saturday evening was surprisingly cooling and I decided to had of to a nearby park to take a sit and enjoy the quietness. I haven't been fishing to close to a year now after my fishing mate went overseas to further his studies. At the park, I shared the bench with a middle aged man who looked intently over this girl of maybe 5 or 6 years of age, who was cycling around the park. To kill boredom I thought I might as well break the silence and asked him, "Is that your daughter?". He replied with a nice smile, "Yup! That's my girl!". It was reaching about 6 in t...

I caught the flu some time end of last week, which turned into a fever over the weekend, and I lost my voice at the same time. End of the year, is usually the flu season for many countries especially with the rain that comes and go frequently causing a quick shift in the cold and hot weather. So I am going to share some quick dos and don'ts to stay away from the FLU: 1. Always make sure you stay hydrated. Drink plenty of water and ocassionally get help from isotonic drinks (Gatorade, 100 PLUS, 7 Up Revive). Our body like engine need requires some cooling. In addition, a hydrated body is more effective in loosing up mucus thereby avoiding nasal congestion. Don't forget, mucus is a very good medium to attract the flu virus! 2. OTC medication can be a quick fix for the flu but make sure you do not have any form of allergy to these tables, and remember to read the instructions at the back of the box. At any point you are unsure of how to take those tablets, please ask a pharmacist ...