The hope

Recently, if you flip the papers or tune in to the news, most probably you would be reading the same headlines.

Sze Chuan's Massive Earthquake

A quake that..

happens so out of sudden, buried and injured thousands and thousands of people, flatten the city in minutes, destroy the homes that many dwelled in..

Many many of the devasted faces appeared in the news. Their smiles and laughter seems to be robbed off from their face. It all left with the tear drained face.

I do not know them. I could hardly understand them when they talk (because of the different accent spoke). But somehow, my heart aches.. my eyes welled with tears just by watching the news report. It's just too much a painful sight.

I guess there's no way we can really understand how helpless they are feeling now.

However, on a brighter note.. this tradegy have also displayed how strong a person can be. Yes, life can be vunerable. But it can also be incredibly strong. The latest news that I've saw, a man is still alive after being trapped in the rubble for 120 (more or less) hours! An woman has to ampulate her own small feet by herself in the rubble just to survive. There are still many other cases where people are trapped for many hours and yet survived on the minimal water and air. Amazing. Really.

To the brave soldiers out there saving many life at the risk of losing your own life. You are the hero at many people's heart. You had bring hope to the people who are trapped under. You had bring hope to the anxious people waiting for their loves one's safety. You had crossed over the dangerous terrain to bring the survivors food and warmth. You had delivered answers to the family members, even though it might be a bad news.

At this precarious moment, you have bring what the survivors need most.

Hope

I really prayed that all these bad moments would be over soon. The people in Sze Chuan can rebuild their new home and new schools.. and perhaps a smile from their face again...

Light are usually seen ONLY at the end of the tunnel.

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Increse in movie tix price a.g.a.i.n!

Not sure if you guys have heard of the increase in price tixs at Cathay?! Cathay has always been my preferred cinema, mainly because of the nice and comfortable seatings. However, just recently I've overheard the increase in price for the movie tix in Cathay (not so sure for the rest of the movie companies). Did a quick search to affirm of what I've heard.. This is what I gather:

Just in case the print is too small for you to read, for blockbusters movie like Harry Potter, Spiderman, X-man, etc etc.. there would be an ADDITIONAL charge of 50 cents on top of the regular tixs.. This implies that a movie on weekends could cost up to $10.50 for each tix. *cold sweat.. It's really getting pricey.

Although it's still justifiable that singapore movie tickets rates are still very much affordable than many other europe countries, even Taiwan & HK (I recall them being more expensive than Singapore).. Still, a weekend out for movie could means burning a hole in many people's pocket, not counting if you wanna buy a popcorn combo.. -__-''

Still, knowing that it's not cheap to watch a movie nowadays, I guess many people will still be left with no choice but to live with the increase in price. Seriously, there's already not much things to do during the night time in Singapore.. If we boycott movie.. I really dunno what are we still left with!

Everything is increasing in price including the taxi fares.. Hmm.. shouldn't this concept be reflected in our salary too? =p