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Wednesday,
7th February 2007 M
& N
M
& N!! The two lovely lovely girls we're sponsoring!!
from Philippines and from Myanmar!
You get to write
to them and can even visit them.. we're planning for this year or next!
Please visit www.worldvision.org.sg
and sponsor a
child today for $45/mth!
if you want, you can share to sponsor a child within your own
family/friends/cell groups!
the $ doesn't go straight to the individual child but pooled to help the
village with building proper homes, healthcare,
education and in many other ways to help the community to be self-reliant in a
span of about 10+ yrs.. after which
they move on to other projects.
Please do visit the link.. even if you can't sponsor a child for a
long-term period, you can just make a donation at anytime
when you're comfortable..
Wednesday,
7th February 2007 I
LOVE FEBRUARY!!
1st
Feb - Lasik
Day | 14th Feb
- Valentines' Day
| 15th Feb - My
Birthday | 18th
Feb - 3rd
Anniversary &
CNY
!!
what an exciting week! and not forgetting bonus day!! I LOVE February!!
and to date I've only worked 6.5 days!!
Will update our CNY pics next week.. too many pics to go through.. ohh..
and its time to archive my 2006 entries..
This yr is soo exciting!! Just so much going on!! suddenly feel like I've
got the ol' me back.. I think i'm finding myself
back.. no longer sitting in the background.. more of the "I'll go tt
extra mile, crazy, loud, laugh-alot me!!"
*15th
Feb - My Birthday !
A fabulous birthday present from IVAN!! Brand new eye-sight!! he paid for
my LASIK
*muahahaha muuacks*
Got a lovely photo
album with
intricate floral embroidery design from Prints from Ivan! Mum said to
never
complain about presents.. otherwise you get no present.. but still $80
bucks for a photo album.. *bish*
Thanks though dearie.. can't wait to start filling up the album with our
photos!!
Also got yummy Oh!
Mochi my sister
bought home FRESH for me!! *yum*
Celebrated my birthday with my family
& Ivan..
the way i like it.. just my loved ones.. its the nicest feeling
in the world ! Got a big
fat ang bao from
my parents + bonus!! YIPPY!! Ivan ordered a
Bailey's cheesecake
for me!
It's from Renaldo's!
AND!! my dearest Sister
Yan actually came all
the way down to pass me a present!! Thanks sweetie.. *muacks*
*16th
Feb - Early 3rd Yr Anniversary Celebration !
This yr, our 3rd yr Anniversary falls on the 18th of Feb which is also the
1st day of CNY.. so we had no choice but to celebrate earlier..
We hadn't actually planned to go anywhere.. but last minute, we got to
know that Ivan could book out early and I didn't have to work on
Friday 16th, we searched the net for Batam SPA.. it was soooo last minute!
2 hrs before the Ferry departed.. but we managed to get a
hotel & book a SPA & ferry tix! so off we went to Batam!!
It was a nice long rest.. we couldn't do any sea sports or swim cos of my
LASIK.. so we stayed in, ordered room service, watched my
favourite Crime Nights on Discovery Channel and had a nice SPA
session!!
The SPA place is on the top of the hill with a nice couple room and a hot
tub.. but we had to skip that cos the hot tub's not good for my eyes!
Just lotsa goofing and talking and shopping.. the toiletries there are
like at least $4-6 bucks cheaper than SG prices!!! *lol*
Fat Fat Puppy Ivan, thanks for loving me.. thanks for the brand new
perfect eye-sight you have given me.. I love you!!
I know sometimes I'm like a cranky old Granny.. but I love you in my own
silly little ways.. thanks for being so patient with me..
I LOVE YOU!!!!!!
Friday,
23rd February 2007 My
HengHwa People
Picked
up my sis and Ivan and we had a few hours in between before our CNY gathering
with my dad's family at my Kor's hse..
so we went for Bala's cafe's really good teh chino and drove and stopped at
different parts of Changi beach and took retarded
photos.. Just fantastic that we three get along together so well!! Ivan &
my Sis are tag team weirdos that strives to annoy me..
I Love my HengHwa People!! we had a yummy buffet of Peranakan food by Chilli
Padi!! we had alot of fun goofing and laughing
and these aunties just adore us so much!! Kinda miss the old days when ALL of
us lived in my GrandDad's big home..
I just feel so blessed
that i have a family.. not just immediate but all my relatives are sooo
affectionate, love flows so freely,
there isn't a generation gap, there's always laughters, hugs, kisses, goofing
and genuine care and concern and seriously..
we could be best buddies!
How many people can say that?
How many people still kiss their parents goodnight?
How many people still tell each other that they love each other EVERY day?
multiple times a day?
How many people still hold hands with their parents?
Or grab each other in bear hugs or even snuggle up to their parents and watch
tv at night together?
How many words do people exchange with their parents each day?
Ah Gong,
we're missing you.. are you watching us from up above? Are you smiling? Your
little 皇上 has
grown up..
but still missing you as if it was the first day.. "Despite being just
eight, I had loved you all that a 8 yr old could have
loved anyone.."
Sunday,
11th March 2007 Jason
& Kristy
another
fairy tale come true!! they've been together since they were 14!! and today's
their big day!!
*tears* weddings always stirs soo much emotion in you!! we woke at 5 in the
morning to reach
Kristy's place and its really soo touching watching all the traditional
customaries and the happy teary-eyed
parents! wonder what will my turn be like.. it was really a very fun day with
all my good friends from
Chibuddy.com its really amazing how a common interest in Chihuahuas has
brought us soo close
almost like a family.. people who have touched my life in sooo many ways! how
we'd all look out for each
other and our dogs.. whenever I go overseas, I've got so many standby nannys!!
and it really isn't just
about our dogs.. but the deep friendship we have.. and the miles these people
go for each other..
really never would imagine making such solid friendships in this adult world..
i'm blessed.. thanks..
Friday,
16th March 2007 Kids
Camp!
and
it makes me wonder.. how did i get from there to here... how did so many years
just flew us by?
i can still remember the primary school days.. really.. how did i get from
there to here..
Just a few pics of the little kids at the camp.. forgot to bring my camera! It
was a tough 3
days cos its been a long time since I've woken before 7am!! though tiring and
trying.. at
the end of the 3 days camp, it was really quite fun!! kids are adorable.. but
so so so exhaustive!
Kudos to the teacher who have to handle not 15 of them but 30 of them on a
day-to-day basis!
Saturday,
17th March 2007 Bye
bye Sg
So
many events and the last 3 days was spent at a
Kids' summer camp... I
didn't even
have enough time to love my doggies more to make up for the past 3 days which
I've been
so busy with the camp!! and then I'm leaving for India tomorrow!!! for 7 long
days!!
Been sooo tired after the camp that I just take my dinner and head straight
for bed! the
kids have totally worn me out!! like little JRTs with infinite energy bouncing
off every wall!!!
wahh.. I really don't think I'll wanna have kids.. definitely not a BOY!! *faintz*
Leaving for India tomorrow
with my dad for a business trip.. why does it feel like I'd be gone
for a long time.. *sigh* I'm always very enthusiastic about planning and going
for trips.. but
as the date draws closer.. i feel the dread of leaving my doggies at home.. Puppy
will go on
hunger strikes and he's so used to sleeping with me.. they're always whining
when I leave
the home.. and even if I'd return 15 mins later, they're so happy and whining
and jumping
and licking me all over as if I'd be gone for a long time.. and its going to
be 7 DAYS!!! the
longest period I'll be leaving my
4 kiddos at home in the
last 2 years!!
Of cos IVAN..
yes I know you're cursing now that I didn't mention you first.. I'll miss you
loads
too like how you'll miss me.. but I think you'll still miss me more.. *lol* Be
a good boy ok?
and do drop by and check on my doggies!! *muuuacks* I'll think of you
ok?
Sunday,
25th March 2007 Mumbai
This is the
longest trip I have ever been away from home since 2 years ago.. but its also
the trip that
I didn't miss home so much.. the people there were really warm! and soo
hospitable.. maybe cos we
had dinners over at their homes so it was like the usual family time at nights
I have back home.. so
I didn't miss home much! I was even sad to leave at the end of 7 days.. which
is the 1st time!!
Sharing a room with dad was really full of nonsense.. i'd be watching him fall
asleep and thinking
how sweet & cute daddy looks like.. and my heart just melts at his
sleeping face.. then....
"SNOREEEE" and the next moment.. i'm like "I'm GOING TO KILL
HIM!!!!!!!"
#2 moment of "I'm going to kill him" :
He is sooo
irritating.. we both smoke.. so he should understand i need to smoke.. but i
dun feel
comfy smoking in front of my elders.. so i'm trying to find a corner here and
there to smoke..
and he will just run really fast and follow me and shout "where are you
going?" with this stupid
smirk on his face that made me both wanna luff, cry and tear his hair off!!
and when i finally
stood my ground and told him to stop it.. i dun wanna see his face while i
take my fag..
around the corner of the wall.. he sticks his FOOT out.. "I'm cooominnnng..."
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!
was pretty surprised there in Mumbai.. it wasn't what i'd pictured of India to
be.. lotsa tall buildings
and gigantic mega malls!! the traffic there was pretty amusing! everyone
horned non-stop! but they
seem to understand what the other driver wants just by horning, they'll give
way to you to turn right..
even the trucks are painted "HORN PLEASE OK" so people know they can
horn at them!!
16 million people live in Mumbai.. so for a short 10km drive it takes 45 mins
to and hour!!
The Indian food is fantastic!!
each spoon of food is filled with so many different flavours..
I just couldn't stop eating!! but after 4 days, my tummy had it with the thick
and heavy food that the
remaining days I ate very lightly!
#3 moment of "I'm going to KILL him!!" :
Didn't have much time to take pics! most of the pics were taken from inside
the car.. the shopping
there is fantastic.. but can only see.......
cos of my dad!! but the embroidered and beaded and the
handicrafts there are beautiful!! BUT he wun let me stop!!!
The only photos here are either from the car or from the plane.. sorry..
Wednesday
23rd - Monday 28th May 2007 Bali
- the island of Gods
For
our Bali DIVE PHOTOS - http://divecove.ivanshirleen.com
Really loved Bali very much!! 6 days wasn't enough!!
the hotel was a big surprise as we had thought it was a simple guest house..
but we were shocked when our room's glass doors opened up to a lovely
pool right @ our doorstep!! Sindhu
Mertha
the 1st 2
days we didn't have any dive planned.. so it was SPA, eat, sleep, swim, eat,
swim, sleep!!
Spa was a cheap $20 with scrub, massage, body mask and hot tub bath!! $25
includes hair spa &
mani & pedi.. so many choices of different body masks from spice to fruits
and yoghurt!!
Days 3 - 5, 9 dives with Bali Scuba
water was freezing cold!! less than 23o during thermoclines!
and i just hateee the cold!!
waking up, having breakfast of banana pancakes and taking a soaking in the
pool was bliss..
(or maybe i'm just too lazy to noe how to enjoy other stuff)
Went to Uluwatu temple on a cliff with the big open ocean and sunset.. &
Jimbaran Bay's
Seafood by the beach.. Sunset.. *lovely*
Thursday,
7th June 2007 June?!?!?!
Life, keep running!
oh
my.. has it really been so long??? almost 3 months! Its been like a mad rush
with lotsa stuff to do..
feels like I'm no longer running miles ahead with life trailing behind to
catch up with me.. now life
has finally caught up.. and we're running abreast! Dun hafta wait for anything
to do what I wanna
right here right now!
Just returned frm 6 days in Bali.. still in the midst of uploading the pics..
since 28th May!
I guess its with the New stores opening, the many appointments, Ivan's ord
freedom,
the preparation of new range July and holidays and birthdays and baby showers
and ROM
and celebrations, and dinners and gatherings that I didn't quite know how did
I get from
March to JUNE!!! will upload Bali pics soon.. *i hope* "life.. keep
running"
Friday,
22nd June 2007 *Windsor
Mates* Dive Trip!
The
people who shared my dreams of the underwater with since we were kids as young
as 7!!
My Windsor Chums!! this would be our 17th yrs as friends!! From crazy fites,
to competition
to catching fishes in streams, catching and hide and seek in the estate, to
rollerblades and haunted
houses.. how did we all grow up soo fast!! These people who shared my purest
joy, my most
innocent childlike joy!!
Meiling couldn't make it this time round.. so was only the 4 of us.. Ivan,
Thomas Shaun & myself!
Ivan had a last minute trip to biz Penang for work and we had to fly him back
via SQ and take our own
van up to Mersing which set me & Ivan back by $400 bucks and still that white
faced shit face blabs!
Anyway, in my point of view.. the most valuable thing tt money can buy u is
your freedom & time..
so too bad tt you ain't got enuff dough!!! have never
seen anyone with such
sorry looks as you.. 长得真抱歉
But
too bad u lose.. we had a great time.. more photos --> http://divecove.ivanshirleen.com
Monday,
2nd July 2007 *VS*
thanks
to Grace who lured me into buying lotsa stuff.. but the sales at VS was really
good.. lotsa cheap bikinis
and the high-waisted pants with pleats I've been looking for everywhere!! Just
couldn't resist buying again..
crap.. busted my budget big time inclusive of some Oxygen therapy facial which
I didn't really need.. but the
effects are wonderful! 8 stupid packages to date.. and a total of 82 sessions
of SPA/facial still unused.. *slaps*
but at least for the next 2 yrs I dun have to buy anymore.. no more shopping
for me till September!!
Need to top up my savings balance till I'm satisfied before I start shopping
again!!
Been
so busy recently.. loadsa photos to update.. Especially Aur trip with my
Windsor Childhood friends..
which I will do tonight!! its July already.. hope our weekend trip to Batam
this week comes true.. Ivan's
work schedule's been quite tight.. crappy.. I need a break from diving hols..
taking a toll on me..
Took a day away from Office just my stinky
little sister &
I.. shopping and buying books!! I haven't
been buying books lately.. only Reader's Digest and lotsa mags.. came home
with 9 books! More
sleepless nights and panda eyes for the next 2 weeks! Love this little stinky
monster so much!!
Realised alot of things over the few weeks.. the day my parents are gone..
she's gonna be the one
who'll spend the rest of my days with.. and she's the one I truly have to take
care of and protect..
I love u stinky! thanks for being such a sweetheart especially the day you
were Rhea's nanny and
accompanied me the whole day to bring her around and to the vet and just being
such a sweetheart!
Sunday,
15th July 2007 *T100*
Finally decided to buy another Sony!! Since even the newer model Canon Ivan
bought still
needs colour editing for dive photos.. might as well just get one real sleek
and chic camera
I like with Carl Zeiss's sharp clarity and brilliant outdoor colours!! Love it
to bits!! for all
the trouble i have with shaky hands, the double image stabiliser has solved
that!
Set me back $620.. have yet to get the marine pack.. outta stock so can't try
out my new
cam this weekend Tioman Lob! But its really nice and easy to use even the
additional features
are easy to access and use! LOVE it!!!
Wednesday,
18th July 2007 i
could spend my life in this sweet surrender
think
i may have accidentally did an update frm different comps with different saved
web.. and lost a few entries..
and its all because of u..
dis time i'll fite for u, for us.. i'm buying back my freedom.. so we'll
almost always be together...
when it comes to u.. the rest of the world fades away.. and i can only see
you.. if only they knew.. of the love we share..
Another year has come and gone.. and the loving's just keeps going..
watching u grow thru the years.. i really
still can't fathom your love.. so unconditional.. so forgiving.. so
giving.. so steadfast.. never fails to amaze me
and leave me in tears.. how you sneaked your way into my heart and took
the biggest warmest tenderest part..
Everyday i imagine life without you.. and i can't.. u've seen me thru my
hardest times.. and brought me the most
heartfelt laughter and smiles in my life.. I would if God permits.. part
with good tens of years of my life to give you
those tens of years.. forgive me for being greedy.. but with you its just
insatiable.. I love your pixie smiles.. your
cheekiness.. your manjaness.. your sensitivity.. still the fastest and
only one who noes even before the tears have
fallen.. you would have felt my heart before even I knew i was crying..
the one thing that keeps my wandering soul
longing to stop the wandering.. and just fly home to your side..
if i
could choose one thing to keep with me for life..
honestly.. i think it'd be YOU...
I could
stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
Far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure
Lying close to you
Feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever
I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
Well, I just wanna be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time
I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you, babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Monday,
6th August 2007 shitified
have
got 2 trips to update.. haven't really had the time or felt like doing it..
searching for something..
dun quite noe wat tt is.. maybe ain't even searching.. just feels like
sumthing is lacking somewhere..
feels a little like drug-tripping but without the high.. just the melancholy
and nothingness.. i hope it isn't
what Joshua and I spoke of.. maybe one day i'll even find "is that all
there is? outta is that all there is?"
got a crapload of work left to be done.. maybe its just the x'mas and cny
range getting me rolling round
like a deranged chicken.. it should be "running round" but i'm not
quite up for running right now..
my life is still perfect.. i'm still contented.. but just a sense of unease..
i duno why.. probably just my
crazy deranged mind.. i dun quite noe how to speak of what i feel to
people except those in the same house..
never quite understood the boundaries and where i should stand.. feels like
i've quite got it yet all quite not..
oh
great.. feels like shitty days without the passion to dance.. just dun quite
feel like moving right now..
Sunday,
19th August 2007 i
see that land..
Just
another Boston night..
I said I think I'll
go to Boston.
I think I'll start a new life.
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name.
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather.
I think that I'm just tired.
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind.
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset.
I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice.
Boston,
where no one knows my
name.
and
i really dun quite get it.. and i really can't quite hold it all together..
the peace i've found..
the equilibrium in my life.. keeps tipping the balance.. and then i'm
thinking.. is it really all
worth it.. the palpitations.. the tears that keep threatening to break.. the
questions.. the
confusion and the crazy voices.. and is it really something i want to go
through in exchange
of the moments? i see the peace.. i see that higher ground.. i see it all..
quite possibly within
my grasp.. should i grasp hold of it?
it
isn't always like wat they say about my life.. blessed with options..
sometimes options
aren't that easy to choose.. but at times like these..i just want to scramble
up to to land..
away from the dark swirling waters.. up onto higher grounds.. where the water
can't reach me..
where it will be slightly less comforting.. but i dun hafta keep treading to
keep my head above the
water.. where fear can't get to me..where i can breathe a little easier..
i like things as truthful and simple as they can be.. when there is room for
questions.. it tears my inside
up.. i like to believe tt at the end of it all, all things are good.. that i
can stop threading and the dark
water wouldn't engulf me.. i'm tired.. i wanna stop treading.. i wanna stop
walking on eggshells..
i dun feel i can without drowning.. i see that dry land.. i think i'm gonna
buff..
i dun quite like this.. i just want to breathe a little easier..
Life is beautiful,
We love until we die.
Our hearts they beat and break.
Let the monsters see me smile,
When I run away from harm,
Can I run back into your arms
Like I did when I was young?
And will you hold me tightly
When will the hurt kick in?
Life is beautiful But it's complicated,
We barely make it.
We don't need to understand,
There are miracles, miracles.
Thursday,
20th September 2007
| You Are An ENFP | 
The Inspirer
You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.
You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority and rules.
Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.
You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller!
In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart.
You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. And you do break a lot of hearts.
At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do.
You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist.
When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused
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Tuesday, 25th September 2007
I like it that till today.. no matter how grown up , how busy , how caught up
with life.. family is always first.. and the way we are so
happy to keep it that way!! Normally Mid-autumn fest is just the 4 of us.. but
this yr.. with many more additions.. cos of this
irresistibly cute - Anreeve!! i'm besotted with him!! he is the cutest thing
ever!! sometimes makes my resolve for not wanting kids
waver.. but ok.. i'm ok loving and playing with other ppl's kids.. let's keep
it tt way!
counting..
life
is falling into place.. with everything i could have wished for.. so i'm
counting..
1) Lovey Family + KOR + Cuzzies!! (I just can't express in words
the extra-ordinary bonds we have.. I LOVE YOU!!)
2) my 4 Babies (cutting down on trips & work because money
can't buy BACK time.. and you babies just make me sooo happy!! )
3) Ivan's fantastic new MNC Job!! (best part - company policy..
no staying back.. pls leave office by 6pm!)
4) That means I have my Peugeot Bunny all to myself
again!!
6) Which means I can start my 10-4 workdays!!!!!! (home
sweet home after 4pm on most days!!)
7) Therefore... Work + Life BALANCED!! (more time doing
things I love & being with ppl and my 4 babies that I love)
8) Celia (yes Sissy.. YOU!!)
Friday,
28th September 2007 *OMG*
i know this will come across as an airheaded / bimbotic comment.. but
seriously.. "OMG!!
wat happened to me???"
was browsing through the 2007/06/05/04/03 yrs of my blog and what the hell
happened to me??
No make-up, not dressed up (even my mum complains abt this), hair pulled
into a bun/ponytail.. like!!!!! *arhhhhh*
but on the other hand.. if you look at it it's cause i'm seldom out.. which
means i'm no longer tt much in pursuit of the
material world.... and its more of a I'm always with my LOVED-ONEs!! which is
good.. good thing actually.. hmm..
but seriously.. I am a SLOB!!! muahahahaha but i kinda enjoy watching my
mother get annoyed!
but i'm just too lazy to dress up.. put on make up etc.. not the kinda girl
who can do that every single day.. every single time
they go out.. not even if its a once a week thing.. too much trouble.. grrrr...I
guess i've always been a slacker.. preferring the comfort
and the fuss-free lifestyle.. but i'm looking so painfully ordinary now.. *faintz*
Thursday,
27th September 2007 Yaris*Peugeot
and i really think that Ivan should let me have the Yaris.. is sooo girl! ya
he should take my Peugeot!!!!
Welcome home Yaribu!!
Saturday,
29th September 2007 *I*S*
spent the weekend with Ivan & friends.. driving Fat Cheek Yaribu
around..
after 1 month of vegetarian food.. i'm almost dying.. and its difficult
cos i'm not a vegetable-person.. so have lost the few extra pounds i've
worked
so hard to gain!! I am sooo sick of chinese food!! as most vege places
are like chinese food.. so we went for Mushroom pizzas at this fantastic
place with the sexiest Italian boss who does the Opera really quite
well!!
He bakes the best thin crust pizza i've ever eaten!
went back to the place we used to frequent and talked till the sun came
out..
the place where this sneaky little thief stole my heart and where we had
our
first embrace.. time really flies.. still doesn't feel like its gonna be
4 yrs..
and after writing all these.. i'm soo irked i feel like erasing
everything..
it really sounds so cheesy.. i duno how to write about happy
stuff..
Thursday,
6th December 2007 *Nikon
dSLR D80 - all mine!*
Finally!!
after waiting for 2 weeks its finally home!! was deciding between the D40X
which is $1K and D80
$1.8K..
its alotta $ difference.. but after Uncle Sebest explained to me the
limitations of D40X and the logic whereby you
upgrade the lens not the body.. and I was sold.. D80!!
(thanks Daddy!)
lagging very much behind with my work..
no time to really use the camera or upload the pics.. and been working 10-6
instead of 10-4 cos yes.. i'm very far behind
in my work.. so no day shots.. and only flash! but its soo fantastic even with
flash!! compared to the Sony T100
bot in July... crap.. now i have no idea what to do with my T100.. its quite
disappointing as compared to the
older model of Sony W7
i had.. which is quite ridiculous that a newer model is not only not as good
as the older
model but more disappointing.. so the thoughts of bringing it underwater is
devastating!! should i sell it off..
and get a now-raved Fujifilm for underwater colours??
oh
man.. my weakness --- Cameras!!!!!
Monday, 10th December 2007 *Happy
3rd Bday Rhea Love!!*
Happy Birthday Rhea!!
my little fat butt girl who makes the cutest sounds in the world! This little
fighter
has made it.. despite all the odds against her when she was a tiny whiny pup and
with all the health issues
dealt to her when she was born, was told she wouldn't hit 1.. but look at her!!!
she's now a tough one despite
her tiny size, just look at her paws between my fingers!! she's such a fiesty
chilli padi!!
You've given me more than I could ever ask for.. no matter how grumpy the
day is.. just thoughts of your
deer hops, fat little butt and wags and baby yelps & whines and the way you
push your face against mine..
how you can't keep your tongue in your small snout the size of thumb's nail
bed.. how your feet goes pitter
patter all over the newspapers over and over and over again cos you can't decide
where to poop!! How
intelligent you are! i brought you home when u were 2 mths old and already know
where to pee!!! and how
u try to hide poo in your bed.. and when i catch you with poo in mouth how u
drop it and pretend to look
shocked that you were caught! I just can't help but smile and laugh..
Stay Happy & Strong & Healthy always.. Mummy will give you the best I
can.. so give me many 10s of years
with you ok?? *Love Love*
Thursday,
13th December 2007 *
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Join Child Sponsorship today!*
It's
been almost 1 year since we started sponsoring Mill from Philippines & Naw
from Myanmar.. 2 very lovely girls..
Millennia was born on Millennium! that's what's with her name! (Pls read the
part in dark pink..a letter from Naw..
which touched our hearts where it hasn't been touched for a long time.. which
brought smiles on our faces and yet brought
tears to our eyes)
With the advancement in tech & stuff.. handwritten letters transformed
into uniform letters.. sometimes pretty with all the fonts
we have now.. but i always missed the feeling of rushing down the steps when i
hear the postman to open the letter-box
to see if i'd received a letter! that was before I was 12.. and @ 12, internet
was born into our home! and handwritten letters
slowly disappeared.. along with the heartwarming moments and familiarity you
get outta letters posted with a stamp!
I'd never guess I'd be buying Christmas cards now at 24.. when the last time
I'd post real cards was about 8 yrs ago?
but
this year I did.. and its all because of these 2 little girls.. this yr.. it
really felt Christmassy.. shopping for their
gifts which had to be as flat & light as possible so as not cost
WorldVision ridiculous skyhigh custom clearance taxes..
and writing the card and reading all their letters.. yea.. it feels like
Christmas this year...
on
days when I feel roped into the grown-up world..and I come home to find a
letter from them on my desk,
everything just goes away.. and i can breathe again.. (of cos my doggies have
that magick too!)
Naw (translated from Burmese) :I am very glad and happy to get the letter
and more happy to know that all of you
are happy and well. I write this letter myself (in burmese). Before my letter
to you was audited by me, handwritten by a
volunteer. When I look at your photos, my sponsors, I don't know how to
describe my happiness. In school, I like the English
subject the most. I want to know how to speak & write English fluently. I
like your pretty handwriting and emulate it.
I also want to know how to read your letter personally when I grow up. I want
to be well-educated and be an outstanding person
in my family. That's why I am trying very hard. I like my teaches at
school and I too want to be a teacher. Thank you all for
your help & encouragement.
There they were.. thanking us for our kind gestures & the difference we
have made in their lives.. yet little did they
know.. they were the ones who had touched our lives soo much! Of the instant
noodles generation living in a concrete
jungle, of people who live by splurging on indulgences.. I'm not sure how it
really fulfills people's lives.. maybe material
stuff do make some people's lives complete.. it just doesn't do it for me..
but knowing that a little child out there is
learning English to be able to read my letters personally.. I really don't
deserve this honour.. but Thank you.. for the smiles
and heartwarmers u've given me so generously.
Monday, 31st
December 2007 *Bye
2007.. I'll Miss You!*
Spent my New Year's with
Chibuddies.. 16 of us in Batam.. totally missed out on my 2007~2008 think-over
& transition..
still kinda stuck in 2007.. as its is technically 3rd of January today! &
I'm 3 days late already!
2007
was really really a splendid year!! was like for the 1st time in my life I
wasn't running few miles ahead with 'Life' trying to
catch up with me.. we were running abreast & it was like my whole life just
burst with so much excitement, so much blessings
so much realisation, so much love & 7 amazing trips!! it was a really crazy
outta this world year for me! BLESSED BLESSED BLESSED!
| 2007
- Highlights / Lowlights in
random order |
| Puppy |
my
stint to break 10 trips this yr crumbled when Puppy jumped off Mum's bed
which he has done so for years but broke his hand this time..& it
really hit home.. he is really old.. 12yrs.. & my world just
crumbles.. not going to go on trips as best i as can.. cos i can always
travel anytime i want to.. but we're living on borrowed time which we've
been generously blessed with.. ya.. this was the only & worst
downpoint in 2007
"if i could choose 1 thing to keep
with me for life.. I honestly think it would be you.." |
| 10-4pm
Workdays |
Post-Puppy
shockwave, I decided tt I'm going to be home more often.. served an
ultimatum.. "either half my workdays & half my pay or take it as
i quit but i'll still help OTOT" and we compromised with 2 shifts..
Me 10-4pm, Parents 1-6pm.. will better it 2008! |
| M&N |
sponsoring
M from Philippines & N from Myanmar.. they gave me back
so much more than I could have given.. how they're so filled with love
& everything that this concrete jungle is missing.. & even gave me
back X'mas which all started with buying a simple REAL PAPER X'mas card
and not those we receive and delete online.. and the Magick of X'mas just
exploded.. a really simple X'mas this year.. but such a joyous one!God
has a funny way..when you think ur helping sum1..u'll never know tt it
might have been His plan to have YOU helped.. |
India
7days |
1st
trip alone with Daddykins! totally loved it meeting the people
behind our productions.. was the longest trip i'd ever been away frm home
in the last 3 yrs yet it was 1 which i missed home the least.. the warmth
& hospitality & dinners with their families.. |
Windsor
Childhood
Friends! |
The
kids I grew up with in Windsor, the dreams we dreamed together,
guess very much contributed to what we still dream of today! we actually
made it to DiveAur together!! Realising one of the dreams we had!
The water-baby I've become.. all thanks to the daily swimming we
did & all the fondest memories of my life.. was the fun-filled
childhood of simple things like trekking & catching fish in venus
& catching & sardines & blading & singing & guitars
& baking.. such simple things.. yet the most fulfilling! |
DiveBali
6days |
1st
time back since I was a kid! 1st dive outta M'sia waters.. from the warm
cosy waters to brain-freezing cold!! Such a quiet, relaxing beautiful
place! Met divers Eugene & Wei Boon & we instantly hit it
off!! Eugene has since then left his job & gave up his love of diving
all to help the Hmongs refugees in Petchaboon Refugee Camp in
Chiang Mai.. http://newlifeoutreach.blogspot.com |
| Trips |
1.BatamSpa16-17Feb
2.India18-24Mar 3.DiveBali23-28May 4.DiveAur22-24June
5.DiveTiomanLOB20-22Jul 6.BatamSpa4-5Aug 7.BatChibuds30-1Jan |
| Musicals |
4
musicals.. best of which was Notre Dame de Paris.. well the rest including
Phantom was rather disappointing.. |
| Cameras |
my
love for cam got over-fulfilled this year! With a New Sony T100
& Nikon D80 dSLR! fantastic D80! loving it and trashing
my P&S!! |
| Chibuddy |
every1
gives me the weird look like "forum friends??" everytime i
mention them.. but really even I would never have guessed.. that at this
age.. and thru a forum, I'd made the best & most giving friends
in my life! Its as if there was really a past life.. we'd just hit it off,
a few of us in the same lines.. many with the same loves & loves even
despite our differences.. ppl who have helped me to grow so much.. real
friends that build ur character.. that give u so much more before u can
even start giving!! ppl who'd go really the extra mile the moment 1 hits a
bump! who filled my year with so much fun & laughter & so many
dogs! & so much love!! |
| God |
its
been a really good journey.. You leave me speechless.. God loves Shanny!! |
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