If one hasn’t notice, I’m a fan of the “Focus on the Family” column in TODAY paper, which I get to read from the office. Today’s article is called “Look in the mirror” and it had strung an emo-cord in me… -sniff-

Do you want to see what kind of men & women your children will grow up to be? Take a look into the mirror.

A wise man once said, “The foot-steps a child follows are often those that the father thought he covered up.” How true that is. There are facts we can pass on to our children and skills we can teach; but how our children really learn is by watching us and observing our every move.; by absorbing what we do and who we are.

Someone once said, “Values are not taught to kids; they’re caught by them.” They’re picked up routinely through the subtle influences of simply being together through the day.

A poem by Herbert Parker sums it up best. He said, “To get his goodnight kiss he stood beside my chair one night, raise an eager face to me, a face with love alight. And as I gathered in my arms the son God gave to me, I thanked the lad for being good and hoped he’s always will be.

“His little arms crept round my neck and then I heard him say, four simple words I can’t forget; four words that make me pray. They turned a mirror on my soul, on secrets no one knew. They startled me, I hear them yet. He said, ‘I’ll be like you.’”

Have you ever done something then caught yourself, thinking this is the exact same thing that you have seen your mum or dad did before? I have had that so many times that sometimes, I think I’m just replaying out the early part of my mum’s life…

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6/23/2009 09:44:00 AM
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I'm breathless, and coughing like mad ...
And the medication is making me sooo groggy.

Bad things aside, I managed to sold off my giant Lenovo lappie for $180!
Cash Convertor Rocks!!

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6/18/2009 06:47:00 PM
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I'm finally going to see the heart specialist....


After 11 years.

And I'm going for a variety of reasons:
-because of the frequent chest pain I'm experiencing
-because of the racing heart in the middle of the day
-because I want to see how far back I can push to have a kid... safely.
-because I don't want to make Grumpy a rich man (heh!)

Will be updating soon...

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6/11/2009 09:14:00 PM
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Marriages that thrive are those where both husband & wife develop a servant mentality, looking for ways to meet each other’s needs.

It doesn’t take a big expansive gift to thrill your mate.

Just noticing what she needs & being willing to step in and help goes a long way towards making her life easier.

Don’t wait for her to ask before helping around the house. Take time to make the bed, or put in a load of clothes.

If you see she’s had a stressful day, take the kids to the playground and give her the evening off. She might just want to go shopping, visit some friends or just stay at home.

It’s little things like these that keep a strong marriage growing even stronger.

-Abstract from TODAY, by Dr. Bill Maier

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6/05/2009 09:49:00 AM
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真正的好朋友
并不是在一起就有聊不完的话题
而是在一起 就算不说话
也不会感到尴尬。。。

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5/29/2009 10:38:00 AM
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On the 3rd Anniversary of my ROM, I received a loving Good-morning SMS from Grumpy.

Such a refreshing change, bring us back to the time of early romance.

~Singing: Love is in the Air~



In reality...
It's because he was called away for an Agency Retreat and was AWAY FROM HOME. I spent my ROM anniversary by myself with Yoyo, who was the Even-grumpier Old lady coz her "Gor-Gor" is not back to sleep with her.
To add fuel to the fire she woke me up 3 times in the middle of the night just to look for the Grumpy Gor-Gor!!!!

Argh!!!!!!!

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5/22/2009 12:17:00 PM
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I had been officially on the waiting list for Red Vernis Card Holder (5 inch) for a year last month. And I have sort of resigned to the fact that LV won't be bringing this item in EVER AGAIN. As the attendent told me the sale in Singapore was only meant for the V.Day Limited Edition Special 2008 and most likely won't be producing again.

LV motto strike again - It's not about the money, it's about fate. Sigh.

And it's all fate between us. Halfway round the globe, my colleague's friend was in France when she saw the item!! And got it back for me. And the best part is.... at 60% of the price offered in Singapore!!!!

Fate, plus a stroke of good luck!
*mega kiss on the clover leave*

And as if this happiness is not enough... I passed my basic theory. Step 1 cleared. Advance theory next! :D

Labels: Life

5/13/2009 12:15:00 PM
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One more new collection. Hee Hee

Was trying to decide between the new Boetie or the Tate Damier, which I had decided long ago.
Tate Wins. :)

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3/26/2009 12:19:00 AM
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A lot of people had been asking me on the “new marriage life". Well being co-habiting for past 5 years had not made the marriage life “new” but “legal”.

But talking on marriage life, I think the greatest assurance & happiness that one can have being married is that you start and end your day (and everyday from then on) with the love of your life. He/She is the first person you see when you open your eyes to face a new day, and the last person to hug and say good night to before you end the day.

While you lay in bed waiting for sleep to come, hearing the soft, steady breathing. You feel a sense of peace and contentment. Knowing there will be someone with you comes what may.

This is also part of my marriage life that I look forward to everyday, where at 1am in the morning, it’s just you, me & Princess.

Breathe.

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2/20/2009 10:26:00 AM
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Is "You Only Live Once, Don't Live to Regret"

It is this thinking that had set me on a different path from most people. I was being labelled "Rebellious" by my mum since a very young age, but that is because I stand by what I believe. When I get older, the labelled was changed to "Stubborn", cause I'll make my own decision, ignoring her rantings (and nagging).

The first major decision I had made, was to move out & stay with my Granny, many more big & small decisions had since followed. Like relationship, piercing, tattoo, co-habiting (if you consider it), married, and last but not least, getting my own love nest.

I won't say I have never regretted my decisions, I have. And I'm sure that it won't be the last. But I dare to say, I have never live in regret of not doing something. If it's bad, let me experience it, then I will know HOW bad. If it's good, let me find my own path to it. I refused to be spoon-fed!

I have been very lucky, to find a man that will stand by my decision, no matter how absurb & crazy he thinks my plan is. Most of the time, my plans will get him to sit up stright, as it rings up all his alarm bells, being the ever-cautious he. But I think he knows that it will be quite difficult to make me change my mind, even if he burst his brain worrying about me.

That's the man I marry.

Quote:

危宿 - 我行我素的机灵鸟

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4/08/2008 11:24:00 PM
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Girl has lotsa bags & accessories.
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Girl has no place to store them
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Girl buys new cabinet to keep everything
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Turn out there's still so much space not fill-up
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Girl has to buy more bags & accessories to fill up the space

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2/19/2008 12:38:00 PM
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It all started with just one bout of diarrhoea when I wake up. It caught me by surprise, as I did not experience any discomfort, thinking it's the "cleaning" from the Organic Aloe-Vera drink my mum made me drink the night before, I didn't think much of it.

By the time I was leaving home, the number increased to three. Still, I felt ok enough to go to work. Just to be safe, I went to Pharmacy to buy some charcoal pills and drown it down with water from Mac's.

Fast forward.

10:30am. In the office, I had on - a thick jacket, and a thick shawl, and as I was wearing a skirt, I had another shawl to cover my legs, but I'm still shivering. Even when I'm sipping hot drinks. I saw stars, and my head's spinning, weak and still trying to clear my head enough to reply my emails. I finally throw in the towel at 11+, and headed home.

At home I stayed, till today. With no appetite for food, in fact I nearly fainted with hunger twice, but just couldn't get the food into my stomach, once it's in, the churning would start, and I would feel very miserable.

The doctor said I've kena stomach flu. :(

Let's hope I can get to a good start tomorrow. And noooo, I'm so not looking forward to opening my inbox!



On the sidenote:
My Samsung U600 is finally here!! After so many months of waiting for a good offer, i finally got it at $68, after a trade-in of $100! Yay! Just have to wait for M1 to have it delivered to Mummy!

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11/25/2007 10:57:00 PM
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I'm finally out, a big rock lifted from my chest. I sleep better, eat better & feel better.My student had officially finished her end-of-year exams.

Now, I can put my focus on next week's event - jud's & amelia's wedding. They are just a day apart, and for both, I don't know how I ended up with the main co-ordinator role. Sigh. Well, so end up I'll not be at home the next weekend. Will be at Jud's on Friday evening, then the Sat event. After which I'll be going to Amelia's, to prepare for the big day on Sunday.

I'm so going to miss my mei-mei *stroke princess*

Seeing the two couple, with totally different situation & response, makes me wonder what Grumpy & me will do when it's our turn? Will we be locking horns, or locking hands?

I personally felt the preparation part was a very memorable & special period of time. Let's hope we will be locking hands... or lips, for that matter.

Labels: Life

11/04/2007 06:24:00 PM
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Just finish the cartoon. And it triggers this post.

In many ways, Remy & I are very much alike. We love fooood. Not the everyday plain bread & butter kinda food (That's Gabbage!!!) but good food, delicious food that's worthy of our tastebud. And we love combining food to create our own unique taste. Think french fries with vanilla ice-cream, tomato and cheese... Hmmmm....

Food has always been my soft spot. And apparently, I think it's pretty obvious to the people around me. Why? Because I always see bribes in terms of food, apology-food, trying-to-get-into-good-shoes-food, and of course, plain good-company food.

I can't resist good food. Craving is the norm for me. But hey, it's a good sign. I eat only when I'm happy. So if you see me eating, I AM HAPPY. Period.

In fact, come to think of it, I actually sold my whole life-load of happiness for food. When Grumpy was courting me, he really bring me the best food, all at the most perfect time. How could I resist? So there he is, laying one crumb after another, leading the way into his arms, then the alter. Now, he simply keeps lotsa food in our house, so I'll stay put & be happy.

There is just so much message behind a simple offer of food. From a friend, it reflects the bond, he/she was thinking of you when the food was spotted. Food was bought with you in mind, if it's not the love of friendship, what is it? If it's from a family members, it reflects the love. how many times have we eaten food that is supposed to bring us health when we are at the verdge of getting sick? Even if it's from a stranger, it reflect generousity. It marks the day for both the offerer & the offeree.

Food, it's not just the thing to eat & keep us breathing.
It's what we keep breathing for.

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10/11/2007 12:29:00 AM
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I have so much stuff to blog. About my little brother, about work, about Grumpy, about me.

But there's just too little time.

Wanted to blog how my little brother had suddenly become a man overnight, me being tearful knowing that (I don't know why, what happened to the cry-male-baby?). Wanted to complained & grant about work & all the shit stuff. Wanted to report the wedding preparation for Jud.. Wanted to complain about Grumpy..

But there's just too little time.

Nowadays, my days just revolved around work, tuition classes & more tuition classes. I wanted to go shopping, but now i've to fight for time day in day out. Today, is the 5th weekend that I'm working 7days a week. I'm exhausted, shagged. But I've to pull on.

Workload is heavy, stress level high. Classes a plenty, tonnes of homework to look through & mark. And a house waiting for me to clean up.

Counting down to PSLE: 2 weeks
2 more weeks to a breather.

Labels: Life

9/22/2007 11:14:00 AM
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A lot of people ask me why I choose to tie the knot so early. I haven't seen the World, have the fun, or have my fair share of men (to put it this way)..

But my theory is, I don't want to walk through life only to find later that The One is actually the one I had left behind years ago. By then, he could be having his family.. moving on without me. And I could be still where I am, with herpes. I do acknowledge that I'm missing out some things in life, experiences that one can only have when young. I cannot turn back the time, the youth, the sense of free-ness.

But waking up every morning, with The One still sleeping soundly besides you, and a dog to give you the "Is-it-time-already?" look, it's all worth it.

I saw a passage that sums it all up about early marriages:

"In a way, Rob and I grew up together. We helped make each other — for better or worse. Getting married wasn't about settling down or having stability; it was about joining forces for an adventure neither of us could have alone. It was like standing at the edge of a cliff with rushing water beneath us. We were happy, terrified — and against all expectations, we jumped. But we were holding hands, and even if we were falling fast, we were together. Are together."

So, no. Shotguns are not the only way to early marriages.

Labels: Life, thoughts

8/31/2007 07:42:00 PM
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Today is the 4th day of the seventh lunar month. Yet so much stuff had happened...

My grandma (the one with dementia) was admitted into the hospital. She just woke up one day to find herself unable to stand up, my Aunt, panicked, called for the ambulance.

Her hip bone had cracked. Due to impact from don't-know-when.

Now, after the operation to nail her bones together, she has to be kept in a home, unable to walk for the next 6 weeks.

~x~x~x~x~

My brother had a minor accident in camp. End result, 3 stitches on the chin. Owww... Thanks goodness he likes beard.

~x~x~x~x~

My mum's back is acting up again. God knows what will become of her... =(
I hope she can carry on working... if not, without a husband, who will support her?

Labels: Life

8/16/2007 09:44:00 PM
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