not about what you want

Son, life is not about what you want...It's about how you cope with it there and then...

- Lo Wing Ee, 1952-2009

Well said, Mr Lo. Though I don't know you personally but these words shared by your son really taught me something. May God continue to bless and watch over your family.

baby donkey

If you come across an adorable baby in Turkey, you are to say that the baby looks like a donkey! This may sound ludicrous, but you are actually paying the baby and its mother a major compliment. This custom is rooted in the belief that there are evil spirits all around, which may grow jealous and cause bad things to happen to the little one. Hence to avoid bad luck, you deceive the evil spirits by uttering the opposite of what you mean.

- I’Ching Thomas, Attentive Eyes, 19th Feb 2009