The Man who Crafted A Nation...

- The Path you Choose Will Be Your Destiny -

Well as far as the man in question is concerned, I am quite sure I really wanted to put this entry in here a long time ago but seems like it really took me a bit too long...(duh?! what's with me man...?!?!?!) OK...after reading Sunday's papers, 10/04/2005, there was this particular part (main section page 13) that states the the list of 100 most influential man who will be included in the Time magazine. And not too long ago, the truth is that I really did have the thought that HE, the man himself should be included in the list, (I swear I really did have that thought!) and so true it became a fact. There is just this particular aura that shrouds this great man and words like admiration and inspiration are just words far too shallow to describe him. Through the years, time seem to have taken a toll on him but seems like he is still going strong and still exhibiting that vigor and knowledge in his eyes. At many times, I am really proud to be able to reside in this very land that this great man crafted. Being able to grow with the nation, experiencing the changes from the 80s to the 90s to present, to walk down the streets and to be able to know this great man and to actually see his creations and live through them...I must confess it's really amazing. Sort of like a fantasy novel like LOTR and other japanese anime where a king takes over a new continent and crafted it through the years to become a prosperous and influential one only to be awed by many neighbours. The truth that to be able to be listed in the Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential man is no easy feat when you compare the facts that there are like 6.42 billion people on earth as at 4/11/05 at 1:35:17 GMT...it's definitely incredible. And to be listed under the category of world's top scientist and thinkers...wow to rank among Galileo, Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, now you know what I'm saying. A conversation the other day with a friend that I've known for more then 10 years revealed that he too will not hesitate to name this great man as "The Most Respected Man" given the chance that someone would actually asked him this question. Well i guess it's true, as for me there is really no other soul that I can think of to actually toppled his position as "The Most Respected Man", at least for me along with the likes of Junichiro Koizumi- San, the only Prime Minister that spot such long hair and to be able to age with grace and increasing charisma. Haha not that my obsession with anything japanese is so great but boy, these great man are really a icon of my time. Okay I'll try not to stray the topic that is written above...so my guess is that have you actually figured out who this man in question is? I believe you do, rite? But if you actually don't...Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, yes no doubt about it, he IS the man that I would like to express many thanks and admiration for. There are just so many great contributions to list from this man and to see him progress through the years and not to mention from senior minister to the current minister mentor...seems like what the papers had said, this man is definitely not giving up even though his son has already taken over the responsibility to mould the future of the nation...Well I don't really quite agree with the papers even though I do sincerely think that this great man should be deserved a break and take the back seat and just enjoy the show. His strength and vigor is still going strong and so he should he going on strong...that's how I feel I would have done. A little extract from the papers that I couldn't agree more...

Writing for Time, author Ian Buruma says that although he "can still fine-tune Singapore's efficiency and development, when all the tinkering is done, one feels that Lee would have liked to have a larger, grander stage on which to project his vision of perfection". He adds: " Since Singapore is too small to shape the future of the world, Lee's mark on history would have to be as a great thinker, a kind of Asian philosopher king."

And no I will not be into politics and stuffs as there are just not my cup of tea...and still my obsession for japanese grows each day...