"CRABBY OLD MAN"

CRABBY OLD MAN When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in North Platte , Nebraska , it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Missouri . The old man's sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas edition of the News Magazine of the St. Louis Assoc. for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem. And this little old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this 'anonymous' poem winging across the Internet. Crabby Old Man What do you see nurses? . . . . . What do you see? What are you thinking . . . . . when you're looking at me? A crabby old man . . . . . not very wise, Uncertain of habit . . . . . with faraway eyes? Who dribbles his food . . . . . and makes no reply. When you say in a loud voice . . . . . 'I do wish you'd try!' Who seems not to notice . . . . . the things that you do. And forever is losing . . . . . A sock or shoe? Who, resisting or not . . . . . lets you do as you will, With bathing and feeding . . . . . The long day to fill? Is that what you're thinking? . . . . . Is that what you see? Then open your eyes, nurse . . . . . you're not looking at me. I'll tell you who I am. . . . . . As I sit here so still, As I do at your bidding, . . . . . as I eat at your will. I'm a small child of Ten . . . . . with a father and mother, Brothers and sisters . . . . . who love one another. A young boy of Sixteen . . . . with wings on his feet. Dreaming that soon now . . . . . a lover he'll meet. A groom soon at Twenty . . . . . my heart gives a leap. Remembering, the vows . . . . . that I promised to keep. At Twenty-Five, now . . . . . I have young of my own. Who need me to guide . . . . . And a secure happy home. A man of Thirty . . . . . My young now grown fast, Bound to each other . . . . . With ties that should last. At Forty, my young sons . . . . . have grown and are gone, But my woman's beside me . . . . . to see I don't mourn. At Fifty, once more, babies play 'round my knee, Again, we know children . . . . . My loved one and me. Dark days are upon me . . . . . my wife is now dead. I look at the future . . . . . shudder with dread. For my young are all rearing . . . . . young of their own. And I think of the years . . . . . and the love that I've known. I'm now an old man . . . . . and nature is cruel. 'Tis jest to make old age . . . . . look like a fool. The body, it crumbles . . . . . grace and vigor, depart. There is now a stone . . . . where I once had a heart. But inside this old carcass . . . . . a young guy still dwells, And now and again . . . . . my battered heart swells. I remember the joys . . . . . I remember the pain. And I'm loving and living . . . . . life over again. I think of the years, all too few . . . . . gone too fast. And accept the stark fact . . . . that nothing can last. So open your eyes, people . . . . . open and see. Not a crabby old man . . . Look closer . . . see ME!! Remember this poem when you next meet an older person who you might brush aside without looking at the young soul within. We will all, one day, be there, too !

Quote - Excellence

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude. - Ralph Marston

LOVE YOU FOREVER

To love and be loved is the greatest happiness in life.

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"Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will." ~ A. W. Tozer 

PAssion Run 25km at East Coast Park

The 25km event was broken down into 3 waves. The 1st wave started at 4:30pm, 2nd wave at 4:40pm and 3rd wave at 4:50pm. Couldn't get a parking space so parked my car along road side along East Coast Service road. Luckily did not get any summon ticket. I believe they allowed that due to this major running event. Wanted to join the 2nd wave but was late so ended up with the 3rd wave.

Did not sleep well the past few nights and body not in top form. Drank a glass of coffee, took an energy bar biscuit and 2 bananas.

One of the lady minister came to flag off the run. In the first few km, I was trying to pace after 2 runners of reasonable speed (about 10kmph). Did fairly well for the first 7km. Did not stop running while drinking  along drinking points. Lost sight of the 2 runners after 9km mark. Did fairly well for the first 10km.

After 10km mark, my body and mind got a bit "lazy" and did several "stop,drink & walk" at drinking points. The deceleration, stop, walk and acceleration took up more energy than usual.

Legs feeling a bit of cramp around 20km bear the knee muscle area. Started to focus on pulling the legs (pose method) instead of pushing the legs. Saw a good runner who was running upright with minimal body swing and at fairly good constant pace. It appeared so effortless for him (that's what I call equilibrium pace, a pace that you can almost continue to run non-stop almost effortlessly). So I paced after him. It helps tremendously... until I stop to drink at one of the water points and lost track of him.

Was quite please that towards the end of the race I was still able to dash at the last 200m easily. Carried along with me 2 GUI power gel but ended up consuming only 1 pack at 13km mark. Overall quite a tiring run. Stop my iPhone distance tracker software only after collecting my medal, finisher t-shirt and drink. My rough estimate is overall I took about 2hr 55 min or less.

Will stop running for whole of next week to let body recover in preparation for the 42km Adidas Sundown marathon event on Sat 28-May-2011. That will be a really tough one as I am not fully prepare or train enough for it this time round. But will attempt to complete it regardless, hopefully below 6 hours (my prior 42km run was 5hr 19min).

My run results and map using the iPhone RunKeeper software.

http://runkeeper.com/user/hcgan/activity/36306263

Gearing Ratio

What Does Gearing Ratio Mean?
A general term describing a financial ratio that compares some form of owner's equity (or capital) to borrowed funds. Gearing is a measure of financial leverage, demonstrating the degree to which a firm's activities are funded by owner's funds versus creditor's funds. 

Also known as the Net Gearing Ratio.

Investopedia explains Gearing Ratio
The higher a company's degree of leverage, the more the company is considered risky. As for most ratios, an acceptable level is determined by its comparison to ratios of companies in the same industry. The best known examples of gearing ratios include the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), times interest earned (EBIT / total interest), equity ratio (equity / assets), and debt ratio (total debt / total assets). 

A company with high gearing (high leverage) is more vulnerable to downturns in the business cycle because the company must continue to service its debt regardless of how bad sales are. A greater proportion of equity provides a cushion and is seen as a measure of financial strength.

Quote - "Be a Leader!"

Be a Leader! ... "The challenge of leadership is to be strong, but not rude. Be kind, but not weak. Be bold, but not a bully. Be thoughtful, but not lazy. Be humble, but not timid. Be proud, but not arrogant. Have humour, but without folly." - the late Jim Rohn

Running ---> "Never too old to start and never too old to stop”

Running ---> "Never too old to start and never too old to stop".

     - 77 years old owner of Joo Hing Restaurant.

NICE => Love Story by Taylor Swift

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vls5WXTusfU&feature=player_embedded

RunKeeper 10.8km in 1:15hr

Did 10.8km today using both SprintGPS and RunKeeper software on the iPhone. Beginning to like RunKeeper which I think is better than SprintGPS.

Click here to see your new personal record.

Had a good run today. It was right after the rain and was very cooling and easy to run. Need to start building up the distance and stamina in preparation for the 25km PAssion Run and 42km Adidas Sundown events in mid and late May.

Quote - Leadership

"The pessimist complains about the wind.
The optimist expects it to change.
The leader adjust the sails."
- John Maxwell

Quote - Innovation and Learning

Learning and Innovation happen mostly outside the classroom. It is more important to motivate students to learn than to teach them things. One of the ways is to give students fun problems to solve. Then they will be motivated to read up to find answers to the problem. Intrinsic motivation drives individuals to create new things. - Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder

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曾经，5C老公流行一时。
Car (车子), Condo (公寓), Credit Card (信用卡), Cash (现金) 以及 Career (事业)。

如今，年轻一辈追求的是5B老公。 
5B既是BMW or Benz (宝马或马赛地汽车), Bungalow (独立洋房), Billionaire (亿万富翁), Body (完美身体) 以及 Brain (聪明脑袋)。 
若自认没有5B素质，就不要学人家追求不可能的梦想。 

建议你选5H老公: Honest (诚实), Handsome (英俊), Helpful (乐于助人), Humble (谦虚) 以及 Healthy (健康). 这5大人性特质，在现今社会，越来越难找，非常珍贵，所谓健康就是福，比拥有亿万家财更幸福。 
当然，5H老公，不包括:Hamsap (咸湿) lol..

- Jie Yue

Quote - Don't Stop Believing

Don't Stop Believing.
"Believe in yourself even when people are telling you that your ideas aren't going to make it." - Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder.

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"The man who uses his brain should govern; the man who uses his strength should be governed." - Confucius

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"The ultimate determinant in war is the man on the scene with a gun... he is in control." - Joseph Wylie, US Navy Rear-Admiral

SPRINTGPS - New Activity

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TrainingPeaksGPS - New Activity

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TrainingPeaksGPS - New Activity

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SPRINTGPS - New Activity

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Quote : What is success?

"Success is only when people start to admire you, not because of your money, but because of what you have done." - Eddie Chau, CEO Brandtology