Memories...
Saturday, November 03, 2007
ON DREAMS OF THE INCREDIBLE HOCK
Attended another wonderful career workshop by Mrs Dawn Lim todae, admist my busy schedules. The topic was on passions, life goals, career goals, and dreams. I love it that Mrs Lim always challenges her students to dare to dream and to live their dreams.
Below, are some of my lifelong dreams. I act oredi noe most of them before the workshop, but I thought it ll be nice to jot them down here briefly..before I organize them into a personal mission statement when I have the time.
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In no particular order: =)
1) Be a reconnaissance scout in the army. (done)
2) To play competitive rugby despite my size and score my 1st ever try. (done)
3) To be a rider and have my own bike, and after which I can ride to school everydae. (done)
4) To make it to Chinese High and Hwa Chong Junior College. (done)
5) To major in Political Science and International Relations, my greatest intellectual and academic passion in life. (done)
6) To be Arts Camp PD and House IC. (done)
7) To be ODAC President in JC. (done)
8) To be student President of the faculty in NUS, overcoming my greatest internal barriers and shackles years ago. (done)
9) To represent Singapore and NUS at an international conference. (done)
10) To be part of a team that breaks a Guinness world record. Back in 25th MC. (done)
11) To have a beautiful loving wife whom I can love with all my heart, and who loves me with all her heart in return. We will look into each other's eyes everyday and share our life journey together, through ups and downs. We will hold hands, hug, smile, laugh, as we throng the streets of Paris, London, Pisa, Sydney, Manchester, Madrid, California, Glasgow, Moscow, Rio De Janeiro, Cape Town and New York. I will piggyback her when she's tired, listen to her whine when she's unhappy, and marry her in a garden ceremony. I will take care of her as long as I live and at the age of 80, we ll still be holding hands and telling our grandchildren how much we love each other. =) (Not Yet)
12) To have 4 kids. The little boy ll be up on my shoulders, and I ll tell them how notti Daddy was when he was as young as them. I ll tell my children to live their dreams and always believe in themselves. Most importantly, I want them to be happy and live their lives to the fullest, and I want them to love Mummy. Yes it ll be great if they ride bikes as well, even the girls. I ll tell my daughters all the little tricks and tactics that boys use to woo them. I ll talk to the boys about sex when they are 14, and teach them how to play football. On weekends, we ll all go out with Mummy to parks, dinners, movies, community events, and concerts. I want to be a role model and best friend for my children. And yes, I ll tell them that liverpool, arsenal, man city and chelsea suck, and that they can only support a certain football club. (NY)
13) To be an airport or airline manager, always in the thick of action in the dynamic aviation industry. (NY)
14) To do a Masters in International Relations and Strategic Studies. (NY)
15) To have a puppy and kitten grow up together in my own condo house. They ll keep each other company and snuggle up and sleep together at night. On weekends, I ll bring them together with my family to the beach. Yes even the kitty. Haha. On tough nights back from work, my little doggie ll jump up to me and lick me in the face. I ll say "thanks dude" and hug them both to sleep. It ll be great if my dog is a Golden Retriever. =) (NY)
16) To visit Old Trafford and watch a live match of Manchester United playing. They dun call it the Theatre of Dreams for nothing. (NY)
17) To visit the Loch Ness Lake in Scotland with my family. I ll run up and down along the shores of the lake to try and find the legendary Nessie monster. I wonder whether I ll have the guts to swim inside though. We shall see heh. (NY)
18) To watch the World Cup Final in whatever year in whatever city. (NY)
19) To have my own Super-4 bike by age of 27, and my Harley Davidson tanker by age 30. On late night suppers at Al Azhar, my Harley ll be so noisy and blast everyone with awe hahahaha! (NY)
20) To have a big family car by 35. Dun ask me what brand. I not so much into cars heh. (NY)
21) To travel around the world with my wife. =) (NY)
22) To represent Singapore in the United Nations 1 day and do my part for the global community. I ll also like to do whatever I can with my power to help alleviate the plight of some of the poorest and long-suffering peoples in the world. (NY)
23) To leave my name in the history of Singapore and the world, by making a positive difference on the lives of others. (NY)
24) To keep in touch with all my friends, past and present. We ll attend each other's weddings, housewarmings, baby celebrations, and have special nights out at the pub. At age 40, I ll still be playing football with my weekly Sundae football team. (NY)
25) Finally, when I leave this world 1 day, my funeral will be massive and have at least 5000 relatives, friends, colleagues, mates, and people bidding me farewell and saying 1 last goodbye to me... Because I have managed to touch the lives of these people and make a positive and lasting difference for them.
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Dun tell the Incredible Hock that his dreams are unrealistic or never going to be achieved.
Becoz those dreams are his. Not yours.
Just as you would have your own dreams.
And the Hock sincerely wish that you too, could fulfill your dreams 1 dae.... =)
For what is life without dreams?
"The Future Belongs to those who Believe in the Beauty of their Dreams."
- Eleanor Roosevelt
