To my lovable fwenz n foes:
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you will look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you cannot grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really look You are not as fat as you imagine.
Do not worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Do not be reckless with other
peoples hearts, do not put up
with
people who are reckless with
yours.
Floss
Do not waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you are ahead, sometimes you are behind the race is long, and in the end, it is only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Do not feel guilty if you do not know what you want to do with your life the most interesting people I know did not know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still dun.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you will miss them when they are gone.
Maybe you will marry, maybe you would not, maybe yo will have children,maybe you would not, maybe you will divorce at 40, maybe you will dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary what ever you do,
do not congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can do not be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it is the greatest instrument you will ever own
Dance even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you do not follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they
will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they willl be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in Jurong once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Pasir Ris once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you will fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Do not expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Do not mess too much with your hair, or by the time you are 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it is worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you will look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you cannot grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really look You are not as fat as you imagine.
Do not worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Do not be reckless with other
peoples hearts, do not put up
with
people who are reckless with
yours.
Floss
Do not waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you are ahead, sometimes you are behind the race is long, and in the end, it is only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Do not feel guilty if you do not know what you want to do with your life the most interesting people I know did not know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still dun.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you will miss them when they are gone.
Maybe you will marry, maybe you would not, maybe yo will have children,maybe you would not, maybe you will divorce at 40, maybe you will dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary what ever you do,
do not congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either your choices are half chance, so are everybody elses. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can do not be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it is the greatest instrument you will ever own
Dance even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you do not follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they
will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they willl be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in Jurong once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Pasir Ris once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you will fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Do not expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Do not mess too much with your hair, or by the time you are 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it is worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen
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