Determination amidst difficult circumstances

About last month, I remember taking a bus and saw a very unusual sight. I mean very, very unusual. Something most of you might not have seen before with your own eyes.

Well, there was a man sitting two rows in front of me. He looked like just your ordinary man - tall and big sized, wearing a striped T-shirt and long pants and with a normal crew cut hairstyle. As I was behind him, I could not see his facial expression. It was only when he stood up that I realised what so unusual about him. He had a prosthetic leg.

I was shocked! I had seen prosthetic legs before in movies, but this was the first time I have seen it "live". It was much thicker than I expected. But that wasn't the main thing that moved me. Rather, it was his facial expression. As he was facing me, I could see his facial features and expression clearly. His eyes were dreary and his looked worn out. I thought I could see the pain in his eyes every time he took a step forwards. But there was something else. It was determination. Determination to press on. Determination to lead a normal life. Determination

Even though he was just a stranger, I still have great respect for him. I feel that we have a lot to learn from him. His determination to lead a normal life despite his disability is really worthy of praise and commendation.

Out of retirement!!

All those who have been following my blog would have realised by now that I have not been posting anything up recently and gone into "retirement" mode. Well, GOOD NEWS!! Jim, the COOLEST is coming out of retirement! There will be some changes to my blog. From the past term, I realised that there is insufficient things that happen in a bus and thus, I am broadening my scope to all forms of public transport like happenings in the MRT and or a taxi. So, get ready for a whole lot of new observations from Jim the COOLEST.