Talking Talking

i know, i know! This is another pic of kids, but hope you dont get tired of seeing children here :) Hee.. but i just felt like putting it up cos i just realised that the 2 babies really look like they're having a conversation. Don't you think the baby on the right looks like he is pointing out sth to baby on the left? Then baby on the left has this "where? / is it? / You sure?" "look".
Haa... mb i'm crazy. I've been so busy lately tt i think i've lost my sanity. Good news is i'll be starting my new job scope this Fri! :) I'm a little reluctant to leave my current comfy office 'cos of the people, place and food. :( I know i'll definitely miss them :(
Well, it always good to look on the bright side of things. At least i'm moving on! New challenge new discovery. Haha.. coincidentally, i'll be talking, talking alot. -grin-

Horray! <40 days!!!

Splash Splash!

Just another photo i like :)

I love children

|Meet Nicole|I havent felt so old for a long time till i volunteered to be part of the children's program at a retreat. Haha.. it's really quite tiring having to take care of children cos they seem to have an infinte supply of energy. Though physically demanding on our part, these children have so much to give! Some children are so willing to share, that they literally give you things that are dear to them, others remind us, probably unknowingly, of who we used to be. It's so heartwarming to have children crowding ard you, trust you and tell you things that fasincate them. Guess i simply LOVE children. Here's a picture of a girl i really like. She's really patient, obedient and pretty too :) -grin- she'll probably a gd catch in a few years time :)

post post: less than 50 days! yay!!!

Totoro!

|Pic from My Neighbour Totoro| I was reminded of this movie i really loved and i changed my desktop pic at work right after i found this pic. Isnt it wonderful? I'd love to be that little girl who gets to lie comfortably on Totoro's tummy. Hee...

Valentine

Thanks for this AMAZING song! i've been looking for it for so long!

If there were no words
No way to speak
I would still hear you
If there were no tears
No way to feel inside
I'd still feel for you

And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine

All of my life
I have been waiting for
All you give to me
You've opened my eyes
And showed me how to love unselfishly

I've dreamed of this a thousand times before
But in my dreams I couldn't love you more
I will give you my heart
Until the end of time...
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine

And even if the sun refused to shine
Even if romance ran out of rhyme
You would still have my heart until the end of time
'Cause all I need is you, my Valentine
You're all I need, my love, my Valentine

Green as can Be

|Withering|AH!! i think i'm sick. Went to the toilet 23 times in total. It's terrible, cos i feel as dehydrated as ever despite all the fluids i'm taking. The muscle cramps are creeping into the picture too which probably mean i'm losing too much electrolytes for my own gd :( I'm really hungry... but cant eat cos i have this perpetual urge to throw up. Think i should just go sleep and hope i'll be fit to work tmr. I love my job, cant bear to not turn up :)

Green's my fave colour, but not when i'm being told tt i (in hokkien/chinese) 脸青青 :( Hope tmr will be a sunnier day!

Argh.. went to toilet again! If only i can tell my stomach to
STOP IT!!！＠＃＄％︿

My Dear

|Piglet wallowing in bathtub| On the left is pic of the sweetest thing dearest to me. I love my piglet so SO much :) She's getting a little old though :( It makes me sad when i watch her grow less active as the days pass but hope she knows i'll be there for her whenever she needs me. I like it when she greets me when i open the door or when she hears my footsteps out of the room first thing in the morn. It's a nice feeling being able to provide for someone, though it may be the simplest thing such as filling up her bottle or food bowl or just giving her a bath like i did today.
Why must we all grow old?

crimson chromatic

i have this avid interest in visual/modern art but i havent found someone who appreciate this form of art as much as i do yet. The pic was taken at the esplanade and i thought it's very pretty. You really have to see this display for yourself! It's a pity tt my camera couldnt capture the contrast as well as the eye cos of the yellow lighting.
I miss my visit to the Tate Modern museum in London. Wish i could go back again!

I Don't Want to Miss A Thing

I Don't Wanna Miss A thing
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure

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

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 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

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

Don't wanna close my eyes
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
'Cause I'd still miss you, babe
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep
I don't wanna miss a thing

I know this is a really old song and you'd think tt most pple have had enough of it but i just think the lyrics are amazing.

dust me away

I hate dust. It's unbelievable how fast they cover some of my most precious things and it's really annoying. I spent the entire afternoon dusting, cleaning, sweeping and mopping. Hee... it's surprisingly tiring cos i fell asleep while resting when i'm suppose to go for a run. OH well, but really, i wonder why God create dust? I doubt it's just to discipline homemakers. Perhaps it's a way of reminding us how much we own and when it comes to gifts, to remind us of that very special moment when it was given? :) What do you think?
::Crossing thought:: Instead of complaining abt annoying things, we often forget to thank Lord for the most beautiful things he's created. Of the things i can see, i'm thankful for colours, without which my grandma's bouganvillas wouldnt be so pretty :)

Chocolate cheeseCake

[sorry melon, i'm not doing this on purpose :)]Today's my first attempt to bake cheesecake. It's easier than expected actually, cos i didnt really follow a recipe and the only instructions i got was via mns =D Today's batch is for my grandma and parents. They dont teally have a special liking for cheese so i added pretty little. The cheese batter layer turned out quite thin in the end :) Hmm.. was going to make a third chocolate layer, but i was lazy. The chocolate drizzle turned out ok :) -phew- Hope i get to bake lemon/orange cheesecake someday!

想念

I was actually going to post in chinese, but my post went missing aft my computer messed up. Ohwell, mb the computer couldnt put up with my chinese :) I had this crossing thought on the train today. I realise it's not so bad having someone to miss after all, especially when the train is so crowded and all passengers are permitted to do is have their hands locked by their sides. It's really crazy during morning rush hour. To make it worse, sometimes when u're unlucky u get mean pple on board with u and these pple will stare at u when u move/figit too much. :(
I'd usually think abt the day's plan while i stand still on the train. It's a little boring having to do tt early in the morn :) I realise, thinking abt pple u're missing not only help ur stop to arrive faster, it can be quite heartwarming too! I only forsee one problem and tt is if pple will stare if they catch u smiling to urself.
Someone made me smile today and made me eat bubor hitam for lunch -grin-

Citrus Love

I absolutely love citrus fruits. They're not only wonderful on their own, but they add this amazing twist when introduced to some of my favourite food. Those who know me will know i have a special liking for orange chocolate. Hmm.. just this Chinese New Year, i got my hands on Orange Cheesecake. I TELL YOU, it's soo good! You should really try! I ate my aunt's lemon gelatin cheesecake when i was young. Tt's good too. So everybody, go try! :)
I ought to learn how to bake it. This friend of mine made the normal cheesecake sound so easy to make. Hope i get to bake soon!

arbeiten

Realise i've been working for close to 2 mths already... This means the staff on maternity leave i'm covering for is coming back soon! Cant bear to leave my workplace. There's so much i love abt my experience, the people, the food and even my printer! Haa.. this printer produces all kind of food for me. Picture the printer with a cheesebread. YUMMY.. it looks like a mini oven dont u think? :)

butterfly dreams

My Phone.
i've been so busy with work that i find myself starting to miss out on some of the beautiful sides of life. Here's apologising to pple i havent kept in touch with.. Sometimes i'm so intrigued by the reality of life. It's daunting how every decision made is like choosing a path at a crossroad. How if i turned the wrong direction? Try closing ur eyes and feel the texture of things around you. Do you like myself suddenly get reminded of how true life is? Not sure if you get what i mean. But to be honest, i used to think about what me so special that the Lord breathed life into me.
Anyway, those who know me know i love butterflies. Am i a beautiful butterfly dreaming that i'm a girl or am i just an ordinary girl wondering if i could be a butterfly? When i was young, this was the thought that went through my head whenever i watched them flutter their wings.

flower power!

This week's Staff Appreciation week and our BIG boss got us each a flower (see pic!) and chocolates each. I love my job, i love my colleagues, i love my workplace, i love everything! Hmm.. really dread my last day here to come :(

Thanks to my colleagues who made my bday so bday-ish. On 6th Jan, I thought this year's bday was going to be uneventful but 7th Jan proved me wrong! My colleagues reported to work earlier and welcome me with lotsa party poppers. I got 2 boxes of Royce Chocolate + a Mr. Happy Plush toy on my desk too!. There's more! [PART TWO.] after i came in from late lunch, they surprised me again with green cake tt looked like a cabbage :) I love it! Apart from it being green, the cabbage cake had little candy catapillars :)They really made my day, or perhaps my week :)

omnipotent & benevolent

God is all powerful and well-meaning but stimes it's just soo difficult to accept that these two can coexist. If he loves us and have the power to change our situation. He would have prevented so much of our pain. Why did he allow the tsunami to occur for example? I believe that must have hurt to see His creations being destroyed so quickly and swiftly but He probably has his reasons. Perhaps, it's a way of god reminding us that despite the advance technology we've developed and the vast knowledge we've accumulated, there's still a part of nature that remains unpredictable and cannot be simplified to a simple equation. In fact, we learn in physics that whatever measurements we take, no matter how accurate the instrument, there's still a percentage error. THIS percentage error, no matter how small is still not equivalent to zero. Hmm...
I like the example quoted in Angles & Demons. Our Father IS omnipotent and benevolent. He's just like any of our fathers. Our fathers love us and they'll try to the best of their ability to prevent pain in our life. But when it comes to a potentially dangerous activity, like skateboarding, our fathers are more likely to equip us with the essential advice and safety precaution and then allow to skate than to be completely barred from the activity. Guess it's the same for our Lord. He gave us the free will, the autonomy. (thx jon for this bit) Dont you agree with me? Stimes we learn best after a painful mistake ;)

Missing daddy

My daddy flew over to phuket with the rescue team ystdy. I know it's only been a day but i've started to miss him soo bad. It's just so different having to wake up on my own with 2 alarm clocks [haa.. with jon being the third -grin-(thx jon!)] Hope my dad will come back safe and sound.. OHYA! My great daddy was on news last night. Made me super proud of him :) Sadly, though he's on a noble mission, i cant help but be upset tt i cant celebrate his bdae (03/01) for him and he wont be there to celebrate mine too :( On the left is my dad celebrating my 2nd bdae. I dont look like my dad then, but now i do -grin-

i love my shoe!

I havent love any pair of shoe this much! This pair is handmade and reminds me soo much of my ballet shoes. I wore them to work today and they just make me want to skip ard office. Haa.. i must say nothing could have made my happy day more perfect! There's even carvings at the soles, though i think they'll be worn off soon :( So i sketched the carvings below :)

da Vinci

I've been reading Angels & Demons by the same author of Da Vinci's code. It's an absolute thumbs up! Well, coincidentally, Singapore has started to offer robot surgery using da Vinci Surgical System. I heard with this robot, countless complex operations have now become minimally invasive procedures. It's amazing how we usually lose 600-800cc of blood during surgery, but with this robot, it's just abt 100cc. Sounds like this new type of surgery can potentially make surgery less painful and traumatic ;)