1978, the year of the Gibbs

Bee Gees with brother Andy
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Each one of us, when we look back at our lives, whether we have had lived our lives to its fullest, still waiting for that magic something to happen or that the particular moment had just whisked us by, we can still reflect back at our moment back in our life where we were Kings.

1978 must have been an outstanding year indeed for the Brothers Gibb. They practically had a hand in most of the songs that made it to the US Top 100 charts that year. Their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack smashed through the ceiling. Many songs from the track found fame, fortune and accolades. Their song compositions for other singers (Yvonne Ellman, Samantha Sang, Frankie Valli, Andy Gibb) also made it well.

For me, 1981 must surely be the turning point of my life. It was the time that I try to develop my physical part of my life to indulge in sports. The sole purpose of my endeavour was to make my school leaving testimonial more illustrious to include sports participation. To my surprise, the aggressive training for the cross-country run apparently paid handsomely. Not only the course which appeared unscalable when I attempted five years previously was won over, but I also managed to overtake the house athletic captain for the sixth place in what may seem as a photo-finish if it were a sprint! I assured myself that there is nothing more I have to live for.

The lone surviving member of Bee Gees, Barry 2017.

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