Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

Guess what's "new"about life is that it is always so unpredictable... Either swinging upwards or downwards. Hence, the trick is to learn to look at things from an upbeat perspective. Often, easier said than done!

Just take recent happenings at home. Dad has been admitted into hospital for second time during the same month. As much as we try to be optimistic, we couldn't stop worrying about his sharp vicissitudes of fortune. But what's the point? As it does not help. Over the daily hospital visits, our family have grown much closer and stronger. So there's always something positive that one can takeaway behind every dark cloud.

On a national scale, the imminent GST hike has been the talk of the town since the official announcement end of last year. While noting that this is a necessary move to raise revenue to pay for increasing social needs, it will be the middle and lower-income groups that are likely to feel its impact most…

Similarly, most countries have prepared themselves for possible terrorism's attack by beefing up their security since 911's episode. One must say that although it is more time consuming with the detailed security checks, the efforts are certainly well-spent to keep security of the countries in check. It's now part of our life.

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life:)