I can't believe i cried because MM Lee's wife passed away.

The fact is that i didn't even know who she is. I didn't even see her on TV until these past few days because she was hardly exposed to the media.

When i first heard her death from the radio and that her body will be placed at a government-related place for people to pay visits, i was thinking," Wow, so many ministers died this month."

It was until i watched the TV and read the papers that I knew all about her. The pictures she took with MM Lee throughout the years spoke the same word- bliss. Her smile was so genuine and she looked so happy. It was a remarkable feat for people these days to maintain their marriage for 30 years, let alone 60, but she did it and that was something admirable.

There was this documentary that showed her stopping MM Lee's interview mid-way just to wipe away perspiration from his forehead. Isn't that super touching??

60 years down the road, would you still care so much about your loved one, or would you have left him after a mere 10 years just because you got sick of his stupid behaviour??

Modern, a word so new there is no chinese word for it. What modern people want these days are fleeting and short-lived. When they talk about soulmates, they talk about temporary ones. Rubbish like "不在乎天长地久，只在乎曾经拥有" comes out proudly from different mouths everyday, declaring that they don't give two hoots about having a relationship with the same person in their entire life.

Of course, who can we blame for such mindset? When one person becomes selfish, another becomes a fish too to protect himself.

I am sorry because i belong to the "modern people" category. How to trust someone wholeheartedly, i have no idea. What if you trust him and you end up being betrayed? Wouldn't it be double the pain than not giving yourself the chance to trust?