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I was going through Xanga’s Featured Questions a while back and I couldn’t help but notice a question that was posed by a blogger – How Would You Like to be Remembered?

Although the question may be open-ended, I’ll just improvise the question and ask, “When You Die, How Would You Like to be Remembered?”

It may be a pretty taboo question to be discussed, but it is still something that is worth pondering about. How would you want people to remember you? What would you want to see engraved on your plaque/tombstone when you die? What are your attributes that you would like people to think about when you’re mentioned?

Everyone wishes to make a difference. At least, the ones that I know of. I want to make a difference. I want to let people remember Raymond Chan as the person that changed their lives, that they are not who they are if not for the person called Raymond Chan. This sounds pretty selfish and arrogant, but when you think about it, I’m sure you would think that it’s just something that everyone wishes to achieve in life. To make a difference.
So what am I doing to make a difference today? To be honest, I don’t know. Maybe I’m doing it subconsciously, maybe not. Maybe it’s the way I try to be the most level-headed one of the people around me whenever there is difficulties, or maybe not. Maybe in some other ways.

I guess at the end of the day, the best way to put the question is, “What are You Doing Today to Make an Impact in Others’ Lives When You Die?” So many questions, and yet these questions are often left unanswered, even till the day we die.

This is what I want written on the plaque when I die. Raymond Chan – The Person Who Tried to Make a Difference. 1988 – 20??

What about you?

..the time when Friendster testimonial was a place where you write a long, thousand-character paragraphs of praises and sweet, nice things to your mates? Where you would crack your head open so that you can write better than the previous person who testified on your profile?

The evolution of these testimonials caught me by surprise. Now they are calling it comments and testimonials. Everyone has a comment, so maybe that’s why they integrated comments and testimonials, thinking that people would write more “testimonials” to
their mates.

Now all I get is a one-liner or a couple of weird “comments” in my comment-box in Friendster. Things like, “hello how are you” is not uncommon anymore. Not that I’m not one of them anyway, because I do write these one-liners to my mates.

But don’t get me started on those copy & paste gibberish.

I miss those 1000-character comments where people describes you from head to toe, where your mate tells the world how great a friend you are. So if you’re the writing type, come write in mine HERE

It has been a great great evening. I just got home 10 minutes ago.

Although the night ended with a McDonald’s burger which didn’t have meat in it, the evening was almost perfect.

Besides the fact that I’m tired as hell now, of course. I’m going to sleep in tomorrow. Ah, a night to remember.

Have a great weekend =)