Something a dear friend shared with me a long time ago

It’s been quite a busy day, which wrapped up with me performing my one gal show Deadly Sexy Magic at a mall to celebrate this festive season. This special public appearance in the shopping mall in town had a very different crowd from last night’s event for an international group of doctors, which took place at the beautiful Legends @ Fort Canning.

So I was just chilling at home in my bachelor girl pad after work, clearing up some email, when I rediscovered this memorable bit lying in my inbox. If you read it with an reflective and open mind, I’m sure you’d benefit.

Now what’s written about the human condition may seem glaringly obvious to some of you (hello jaded people!), but it truly spoke to me, and I’m sharing this because I do think it quite meaningful.

This insightful email forward was sent by a dear friend but it didn’t have the writer’s name, so if you do know who this is written by, please inform me so I can credit them accordingly Enjoy…

MAYBE

Maybe…We are supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the Right one, so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe…it is true that we don’t know what we have got until we lose it, but it is also true that we don’t know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe…the happiest of people don’t necessarily have the best of Everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their Way.

Maybe…the best kind of love is the kind you where you can sit on a sofa Together never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best Conversation you’ve ever had.

Maybe…you shouldn’t go for looks; they can deceive. Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.

Maybe…you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

Maybe… Love is not about finding the perfect person; it’s about learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. When you do what you can, love will do what you can’t.

and

Maybe… you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

Everybody gets the same – one lifetime. Nothing more, nothing less. So, seize the day and remember that the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can’t go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

It reminds me of one of my current favorite quotes by Henry James… “It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined” Carpe diem!

PS: Just a heads-up since Matt informed me today… the pro bono charity gig at Zirca (Stop the Ouch Please: Violence against Women) that I was supposed to be performing for next week has been canceled due to some administrative problems with the student organizers and their school. While I’m truly sorry to hear about it, I hope people will still support the cause anyway – check out good groups like UNIFEM & AWARE for more information. Cheers!

Children’s Cancer Foundation needs YOU

I’m leaving soon to prep for a stage show later, as I’ll be performing my one gal show Deadly Sexy Magic for a private event tonight. But since I promised to help a friend publicize this, I thought I’d blog about this first, because I’ll be back late.

Some folks may be aware that I first started out performing magic for various charity organizations, CCF being one of the many, as I truly felt for the cause. My passionate long-time contact from the charity, Les, shared that they are currently seeking volunteers to help them raise funds and awareness.

Click here or read on to find out how YOU can help the Children’s Cancer Foundation

Tulip Hearts Day is an annual event paying tribute to children who are battling courageously against cancer. Tulips signify hope and celebration while Hearts represent the love and generosity of all those who care. CCF aims to communicate hope and love to children with cancer and their families through Tulip Hearts Day….

This year’s message is “Remembering Children with Cancer in Good and Bad Times”

The colourful handmade silk-cocooned tulips are priced $2 each and will be sold island-wide. CCF hopes to raise at least $130,000 and create public awareness of childhood cancer in Singapore.

Tulip Hearts Day aims to inspire the children and their families to keep their fighting spirits up and to show them that there are many people out there who are for them.

Objective of this street sale:-

· To raise awareness of childhood cancer amongst the public, basically the HDB heartlands. · This street sale is NOT about fund-raising as each tulip sale only brings in $2. It is about approaching the public face to face at their “doorstep” about childhood cancer. For a child and families going through the battle against childhood cancer, a life-threatening illness is very stressful. We really need the public to treat our children as normal children and celebrate with us their resilience and precious childhood.

Registration form: http://www.ccf.org.sg/tulipheartday/THD_Street-Sales_Registration_Form.doc(Register as a group of 5 to 10 people)

Event date: 6 Dec (10am to 4pm)(Group leaders may collect items for members who can’t make it at 10am)

Briefing date: 21 Nov Briefing time: 10 am to 11 am OR 1 pm to 2pmBriefing location: 298 Tiong Bahru Road #03-05 Central Plaza Singapore 168730(At least a representative from a group is required to attend the briefing)

For more information, please visit http://www.ccf.org.sg/tulipheartday/tulip.html, or send an email to tulips@ccf.org.sg.

You know what to do… contact them ASAP if you can volunteer your time, or otherwise, spread da word!

A magical December :)

If you love magic and you’re based here in Singapore, you’d be happy to know that something’s seriously cooking next month at Novena Square 2

The mall’s organising a magic competition this December 09 which is open to all enthusiasts, and they’ve booked J C & yours truly for a public appearance too.

Click here for more details from the official site, or see their banner below…

I think it’s really neat that Square 2 is having a magic event of sorts, but technically, it’s not the first mall to do such a magic competition.

Some folks may remember that many years ago, when I was still a University student and waaaaay before I joined Concept:Magic, I competed at a similar one at Kovan Heartland Mall.

After going through the grueling auditions, passing through the semi-finals, I found myself 2nd runner up in the magic finals. I’m so not the competitive type, unlike some magicians I know who seriously live for competitions, so it was just for the experience. That’s why in all honestly, it seemed like a fluke to me because I didn’t feel ready or prepared.

You see, being so young and stupid (or brave, depending on how you choose to look back on it) back then, I’d entered the open competition held at the mall on a whim, but then, it did lead me to places in a way.

I met J C later that evening at an event and he’d heard the news, so the man  invited me over to his magic studio to meet the rest of the guys… and well, you all know what happened after *grin*

Anyways, back to the event at Novena Square 2… this magic competition boasts over five grand in prizes, and it’s also a  great avenue for passionate magic enthusiasts to showcase themselves.

If you’ve got a great act, this may just be a good opportunity IMHO, since it is afterall, an event carried out by legit organizers at a proper venue.

My best wishes to those joining. And if you’re interested but slightly afraid, well, remember the adage… A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Good luck!