been for a few great holidays..
took countless happy photos...
allow me some time, I shall share them :)
Monday, October 23, 2006
Dear Son, Dear Daughter
As you read, you may share what I felt.
I was a daughter who didn't have much patience
who didn't make an effort to understand my parents more
I left them alone when they needed me most...
the latest post at my buddy's blog
http://ncy.blogspot.com
prompted me to share this extract
from a powerpoint slides received from another friend.
dear son, dear daughter
the day when you find that I became very old,
try to be patient with me and try to understand me
If I get dirty by eating, if I have some difficulties in dressing...be patient!
Remember the hours that I spent to teach you any sort of things when you were small
If I repeat the same thing, dozen of times,
do not interrupt me, listen to me
when you were small, you kept asking me to read you the same story,
evening after evening, until you fell asleep. And I made it
If I do not wash myself any more so often under the shower,
do not reprimand and do not tell me that it is a shame
Remember how many excuses I have to give to make you take bath when you were small
By seeing my ignorance toward the new technologies,
please do not laugh at me. instead give me time to understand.
I taught you so many things indeed...to eat well, dress well, behave well and how to confront problems in life.
If I sometimes miss memories or do not follow conversation,
leave me the neccessary time to recollect.
If I do not reach there, do not become a nervous or arrogant person,
because the most imortant thing for me is to be with you
and to be able to speak to you
If I refuse to eat, do not force myself
because I know when I'm hungry or not hungry
When my poor legs will not allow me to move as before,
help me in the same way as I held your hands
to let you learn to make your first steps
And when one day, when I shall say to you that I do not want to live anymore,
that I want to die, do not get angry,
because one day, you'll also understand
that at certain age, we do not really live anymore
we simply survive
One day, you'll understand that in spite of all my errors.
I always wanted what was best for you,
I've prepared you the ground for when you've grown up
You do not have to feel sad, unfortunate and incompetent due to my old age and state,
you have to stay near me, try to understand what I live,
to do your best, as I did at your birth
help me to walk, help me to end my life with patience and love
The only thing I need
is a smile and lots of love from you
I was a daughter who didn't have much patience
who didn't make an effort to understand my parents more
I left them alone when they needed me most...
the latest post at my buddy's blog
http://ncy.blogspot.com
prompted me to share this extract
from a powerpoint slides received from another friend.
dear son, dear daughter
the day when you find that I became very old,
try to be patient with me and try to understand me
If I get dirty by eating, if I have some difficulties in dressing...be patient!
Remember the hours that I spent to teach you any sort of things when you were small
If I repeat the same thing, dozen of times,
do not interrupt me, listen to me
when you were small, you kept asking me to read you the same story,
evening after evening, until you fell asleep. And I made it
If I do not wash myself any more so often under the shower,
do not reprimand and do not tell me that it is a shame
Remember how many excuses I have to give to make you take bath when you were small
By seeing my ignorance toward the new technologies,
please do not laugh at me. instead give me time to understand.
I taught you so many things indeed...to eat well, dress well, behave well and how to confront problems in life.
If I sometimes miss memories or do not follow conversation,
leave me the neccessary time to recollect.
If I do not reach there, do not become a nervous or arrogant person,
because the most imortant thing for me is to be with you
and to be able to speak to you
If I refuse to eat, do not force myself
because I know when I'm hungry or not hungry
When my poor legs will not allow me to move as before,
help me in the same way as I held your hands
to let you learn to make your first steps
And when one day, when I shall say to you that I do not want to live anymore,
that I want to die, do not get angry,
because one day, you'll also understand
that at certain age, we do not really live anymore
we simply survive
One day, you'll understand that in spite of all my errors.
I always wanted what was best for you,
I've prepared you the ground for when you've grown up
You do not have to feel sad, unfortunate and incompetent due to my old age and state,
you have to stay near me, try to understand what I live,
to do your best, as I did at your birth
help me to walk, help me to end my life with patience and love
The only thing I need
is a smile and lots of love from you
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
happy moments
me always believe happy moments are to be shared :)
bring happiness to the people around us and you're the happiest person around :)
happiness is not when you have what you wanted, but is be grateful with what you have :)
bring happiness to the people around us and you're the happiest person around :)
happiness is not when you have what you wanted, but is be grateful with what you have :)
Friday, September 01, 2006
just a visit
All it takes is just a visit..
a visit to physiotherapy centre
to make me realise that
just a simple smile
just a simple gesture of love & care
just a touch of support
means alot to people in need of our support..
a visit to physiotherapy centre
to make me realise that
just a simple smile
just a simple gesture of love & care
just a touch of support
means alot to people in need of our support..
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
I’m glad I found you
When ‘ah ma’(the grandma at my babysitter’s home)
passed away on my birthday a couple of years back,
I felt very sad and asked GOD
“why have to take away someone so dear to me on my birthday?”
Now me understand why.
Because GOD has been giving me many ‘someone dear’ to me on my birthdays
This birthday I didn’t ask for much
Just for those people I love and care (n those who love n care for me)
to be happy and healthy always :)
And to my parents … I just want to let you know I’m glad I’m your daughter
And to my siblings … T’m glad I’m your sister (although I always nag)
And to my friends … I’m glad to have you all
And dear … I’m glad I found you
just wanted to let you all know that I treasure each & every moment we had and will be having
passed away on my birthday a couple of years back,
I felt very sad and asked GOD
“why have to take away someone so dear to me on my birthday?”
Now me understand why.
Because GOD has been giving me many ‘someone dear’ to me on my birthdays
This birthday I didn’t ask for much
Just for those people I love and care (n those who love n care for me)
to be happy and healthy always :)
And to my parents … I just want to let you know I’m glad I’m your daughter
And to my siblings … T’m glad I’m your sister (although I always nag)
And to my friends … I’m glad to have you all
And dear … I’m glad I found you
just wanted to let you all know that I treasure each & every moment we had and will be having
Saturday, July 01, 2006
new discovery
me found something new to play ;p
can dance around and swing, swing, swing :)
beside can tell temperature accurately,
can build bicep muscles & burn calories :p
can tone arms effectively also :p
Monday, June 19, 2006
Interview with God
I strongly encourage you to click on the link and enjoy the presentation.
trust me it's not something too religiously inclined.
trust me that you'll appreciate the presentation as much as I do.
http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/presentation.html
whose life can you touch today?
THE INTERVIEW WITH GOD
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.
“If you have the time” I said.
God smiled. “My time is eternity.”
“What questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?”
God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up,
and then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.”
God’s hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked...
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons
you want your children to learn?”
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved.”
“To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.”
“To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.”
“To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.”
“To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.”
“To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.”
“To learn that two people can look at the same thing
and see it differently.”
“To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves.”
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?
"God smiled and said, “Just know that I am here... always.”
-author unknown
source : http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/presentation.html
someone I love very much shared this with me :) and I didn't forgot the moment I view this presentation .. I was moved.
trust me it's not something too religiously inclined.
trust me that you'll appreciate the presentation as much as I do.
http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/presentation.html
whose life can you touch today?
THE INTERVIEW WITH GOD
I dreamed I had an interview with God.
“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.
“If you have the time” I said.
God smiled. “My time is eternity.”
“What questions do you have in mind for me?”
“What surprises you most about humankind?”
God answered...
“That they get bored with childhood,
they rush to grow up,
and then long to be children again.”
“That they lose their health to make money...
and then lose their money to restore their health.”
“That by thinking anxiously about the future,
they forget the present,
such that they live in neither the present nor the future.”
"That they live as if they will never die,
and die as though they had never lived.”
God’s hand took mine
and we were silent for a while.
And then I asked...
“As a parent, what are some of life’s lessons
you want your children to learn?”
“To learn they cannot make anyone love them.
All they can do is let themselves be loved.”
“To learn that it is not good to compare themselves to others.”
“To learn to forgive by practicing forgiveness.”
“To learn that it only takes a few seconds
to open profound wounds in those they love,
and it can take many years to heal them.”
“To learn that a rich person is not one who has the most,
but is one who needs the least.”
“To learn that there are people who love them dearly,
but simply have not yet learned how to express or show their feelings.”
“To learn that two people can look at the same thing
and see it differently.”
“To learn that it is not enough that they forgive one another,
but they must also forgive themselves.”
"Thank you for your time," I said humbly.
"Is there anything else you would like your children to know?
"God smiled and said, “Just know that I am here... always.”
-author unknown
source : http://www.theinterviewwithgod.com/presentation.html
someone I love very much shared this with me :) and I didn't forgot the moment I view this presentation .. I was moved.
fast ways to fast bucks ..
want to know fast way to make fast bucks? :p
wake up early, go queue at some immigration or registration departments, get the first few hundred numbers & offer to sell them at price ranging from rm40 - rm120.
do courseworks for students. If you are really good, you may let students bid for your services. of course the highest bidding amount wins.
I'm sure you've got more to add :p
It's nothing new really.
me got the ideas from newspapers. We may lose out in term of first mover advantage but who cares :p
disclaimer : please note that this post is solely for entertainment purposes.
wake up early, go queue at some immigration or registration departments, get the first few hundred numbers & offer to sell them at price ranging from rm40 - rm120.
do courseworks for students. If you are really good, you may let students bid for your services. of course the highest bidding amount wins.
I'm sure you've got more to add :p
It's nothing new really.
me got the ideas from newspapers. We may lose out in term of first mover advantage but who cares :p
disclaimer : please note that this post is solely for entertainment purposes.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
even blood donation campaigns need good marketing strategies :p
Read in the The Sun 12/6/06 page30.
Japan's Red Cresent Society offers goodies to drive up blood donations..
previously .. ever present cookies, plasma screen TV and manga comics no longer attracts that they have to know what the public likes :)
It was reported that now they offer
.. shiatsu hand massage
.. tarot reading / fortune telling
.. fashion advise
.. haircare consultation
.. manicures
.. counselling
p.s.
sigh ... even blood donation campaigns need good marketing strategies..
I believe they will have more brilliant ideas coming ;p
if that's the case, me more than happy to donate blood once a week :p hehe
can help people, can have fun or can learn up a skill or two and volunteer :)
Japan's Red Cresent Society offers goodies to drive up blood donations..
previously .. ever present cookies, plasma screen TV and manga comics no longer attracts that they have to know what the public likes :)
It was reported that now they offer
.. shiatsu hand massage
.. tarot reading / fortune telling
.. fashion advise
.. haircare consultation
.. manicures
.. counselling
p.s.
sigh ... even blood donation campaigns need good marketing strategies..
I believe they will have more brilliant ideas coming ;p
if that's the case, me more than happy to donate blood once a week :p hehe
can help people, can have fun or can learn up a skill or two and volunteer :)
next attempts..
some time ago, when we were near the Bdr Tun Razak swimming pool
I told someone I want to jump from the diving platforms & the spring boards
.. had not done so yet :p
today, me found another things that me want to attempt
... jumping on trampoline
... the higher the better :p
anyone know of any place can play trampoline .. for free or with minimal charge? :)
or anyone want come play together? :p
I told someone I want to jump from the diving platforms & the spring boards
.. had not done so yet :p
today, me found another things that me want to attempt
... jumping on trampoline
... the higher the better :p
anyone know of any place can play trampoline .. for free or with minimal charge? :)
or anyone want come play together? :p
birthdays
It took me about 1 minutes plus to remember this from
a Hallmark birthday greeting card that cost rm13.79 at SOGO
It says
" don't think of it as another BIRTHDAY "
" It is another year spent MASTERING the intricacies of a REWARDING & DEMANDING life "
fuiyo ... what a consolation :p
dedicated to birthdays boys & girls of May & June :)
a Hallmark birthday greeting card that cost rm13.79 at SOGO
It says
" don't think of it as another BIRTHDAY "
" It is another year spent MASTERING the intricacies of a REWARDING & DEMANDING life "
fuiyo ... what a consolation :p
dedicated to birthdays boys & girls of May & June :)
Friday, June 02, 2006
simple things in life
have the courage to love who we love ..
i love this pic. got it from some emails
there she goes again ...
it have been sometimes since me last climb up the roof
I did it again last saturday
dad said "there are 2 trees growing beside the tangki (water tank)"
he wanted to cut them before they outgrow the roof.
dad went up
and me followed with the pretense of bringing him the saw and helping him :p
when all I wanted was just to take a look and have some fresh air up there :p
when i start sawing the tree,
dad said "mo sik fan" (never eat rice .. means no energy)
he then took over, so me help to clear leaves and twigs
when it's time to come down,
we had to go down backwards on the ladder.
i told dad "wo ke yi. wo hui xia" ... i can, i know how to go down
but dad hold my left upper arm while i turn to descend the ladder.
it has been sometimes since i felt my dad's love
although me know he cares alot for us all
I did it again last saturday
dad said "there are 2 trees growing beside the tangki (water tank)"
he wanted to cut them before they outgrow the roof.
dad went up
and me followed with the pretense of bringing him the saw and helping him :p
when all I wanted was just to take a look and have some fresh air up there :p
when i start sawing the tree,
dad said "mo sik fan" (never eat rice .. means no energy)
he then took over, so me help to clear leaves and twigs
when it's time to come down,
we had to go down backwards on the ladder.
i told dad "wo ke yi. wo hui xia" ... i can, i know how to go down
but dad hold my left upper arm while i turn to descend the ladder.
it has been sometimes since i felt my dad's love
although me know he cares alot for us all
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
the trip
the trip to awana kijal was exactly
18 days 17 hours and 2 minutes ago...
Fine friday morning .. I was singing in the bath :p
and the next thing me know, we started our journey at 9.30am
although we waited for about an hour or more :p at petronas karak .. thanks to our brother
it didn't feel that long when we are with someone special :p
I cannot NOT fall sleep while travelling especially long distance .. friends would have known
but I was trying to be a good companion to the driver.. trying to keep my eyes open despite was told to go sleep.
Alas, me just not that persistent.. slept for 'don't know' how long only to find my saliva dripping onto my shirt :p
only 1 word .. embarassing!
some special moments ..
fly a kite .. me thought it's easy but me definitely lousy at kite flying, best at retrieving kite :p
banana boat ride .. my first banana boat road. It was fabulous to be thrown into the water. luckily Nick told me to let go else i might be clinging on to the banana boat.
sleeping on the beach, watching the stars watching us .. holding hands with someone I love makes me feel I'm one lucky girl
cycling on the main road .. after never cycle for some time, cycling on the main road with traffic coming from opposite direction was excitement :p
play beach volleyball, beach football & learn to hit golf ball :p some kaki sakit, some tangan sakit, some badan sakit
walking out to the furthest point of the jetty .. I managed to do so only after much persuasion to allow me to do so. and me thought me would not be afraid .. it turned out I was wrong, my legs went weak :p and not to mention the uncle who refused to let me take picture with him .. guess he prefer we snap first only ask, or better still don't need ask :p
being carried .. someone carried me but me forgot to tell him that I've put on weight :p
kena saman while on holiday .. the best part was we actually took the effort to locate the centre to pay the fine of rm10 for each car (3 cars). and the officer at the counter refuses to let me pay, asking me go see pegawai to get the amount reduced.
play swing at resort kiddies playground .. awana kijal kiddies playground definately have one of the greatest swing around.
and tom yam steamboat that Angie prepared was superb :)
till the next trip ya!
18 days 17 hours and 2 minutes ago...
Fine friday morning .. I was singing in the bath :p
and the next thing me know, we started our journey at 9.30am
although we waited for about an hour or more :p at petronas karak .. thanks to our brother
it didn't feel that long when we are with someone special :p
I cannot NOT fall sleep while travelling especially long distance .. friends would have known
but I was trying to be a good companion to the driver.. trying to keep my eyes open despite was told to go sleep.
Alas, me just not that persistent.. slept for 'don't know' how long only to find my saliva dripping onto my shirt :p
only 1 word .. embarassing!
some special moments ..
fly a kite .. me thought it's easy but me definitely lousy at kite flying, best at retrieving kite :p
banana boat ride .. my first banana boat road. It was fabulous to be thrown into the water. luckily Nick told me to let go else i might be clinging on to the banana boat.
sleeping on the beach, watching the stars watching us .. holding hands with someone I love makes me feel I'm one lucky girl
cycling on the main road .. after never cycle for some time, cycling on the main road with traffic coming from opposite direction was excitement :p
play beach volleyball, beach football & learn to hit golf ball :p some kaki sakit, some tangan sakit, some badan sakit
walking out to the furthest point of the jetty .. I managed to do so only after much persuasion to allow me to do so. and me thought me would not be afraid .. it turned out I was wrong, my legs went weak :p and not to mention the uncle who refused to let me take picture with him .. guess he prefer we snap first only ask, or better still don't need ask :p
being carried .. someone carried me but me forgot to tell him that I've put on weight :p
kena saman while on holiday .. the best part was we actually took the effort to locate the centre to pay the fine of rm10 for each car (3 cars). and the officer at the counter refuses to let me pay, asking me go see pegawai to get the amount reduced.
play swing at resort kiddies playground .. awana kijal kiddies playground definately have one of the greatest swing around.
and tom yam steamboat that Angie prepared was superb :)
till the next trip ya!
Thursday, May 04, 2006
01.02.03.04.05.06
come 1.23am on 4th May 2006
the 01.02.03.04.05.06 sequence will appear
They say if we make wishes
(haha.. I'm greedy. me know. note me use 'wishes' instead of 'a wish' :p
our wishes will come true.
It may sound silly but I choose to believe that our wishes will come true...
I'll make wishes at that particular moment
as naive as it may be
I've got nothing to lose ... absolutely nothing
( ok la...maybe lose some sleep, and risk being laughed at )
I wish
" for my wishes to come true " .... see, really greedy right :p
ps. sometimes, when down, little little things like this let us know that there's still hope .. even just a flicker of hope .. because all me need is just a glimpse of hope for me to go on :)
the 01.02.03.04.05.06 sequence will appear
They say if we make wishes
(haha.. I'm greedy. me know. note me use 'wishes' instead of 'a wish' :p
our wishes will come true.
It may sound silly but I choose to believe that our wishes will come true...
I'll make wishes at that particular moment
as naive as it may be
I've got nothing to lose ... absolutely nothing
( ok la...maybe lose some sleep, and risk being laughed at )
I wish
" for my wishes to come true " .... see, really greedy right :p
ps. sometimes, when down, little little things like this let us know that there's still hope .. even just a flicker of hope .. because all me need is just a glimpse of hope for me to go on :)
Friday, April 28, 2006
May
come May,
come what may,
I will survive ..
because me don't want to stay where I'm
and regret doing nothing for myself when me look back
come May,
say what may,
I will listen
because by listening to you all
me know how much you care
and me understand you all more
come May
see what may,
I will see with open mind
because if me don't see
me don't know what me didn't see
I'm glad me did something for myself
although they may be challenges ahead
I just didn't want to be where I'm now 2 to 3 years down the road.
sometimes when me look by at 2 to 3 years prior to now,
got scared as me do not see myself achieve much .. really.
it's just as simple
come what may,
I will survive ..
because me don't want to stay where I'm
and regret doing nothing for myself when me look back
come May,
say what may,
I will listen
because by listening to you all
me know how much you care
and me understand you all more
come May
see what may,
I will see with open mind
because if me don't see
me don't know what me didn't see
I'm glad me did something for myself
although they may be challenges ahead
I just didn't want to be where I'm now 2 to 3 years down the road.
sometimes when me look by at 2 to 3 years prior to now,
got scared as me do not see myself achieve much .. really.
it's just as simple
Sunday, April 23, 2006
missing
missing riding on the swing
missing singing in the bathroom
missing dancing in the living room
missing washing the car
.. thanks to my friend 'ms.rain' who's hardworking
missing having a real good sleep
but most of all, missing the feeling of not missing something
missing singing in the bathroom
missing dancing in the living room
missing washing the car
.. thanks to my friend 'ms.rain' who's hardworking
missing having a real good sleep
but most of all, missing the feeling of not missing something
Friday, April 14, 2006
for better or worse
Housing withdrawal
before : EPF members are allowed to withdraw from Account 2 savings once in every 3 years to reduce/settle their housing loans.
for better : withdrawals (minimum amount of rm500) can be made annually from the date of last withdrawal.
Education withdrawal
before : EPF members can only withdraw for diploma courses for themselves, for children - degree courses and above
for better : now the withdrawal option is open for diploma level for EPF members themselves and their children.
Assist spouse to reduce/settle loan
for better : EPF now offers the flexibility to members to help spouse reduce/settle loan (even if the member is not a joint owner).
however, there shall be several compliances :
* the spouse must be the purchaser or borrower of housing loan.
* the property is mortgaged to a bank.
* proof of marriage is required.
Last but not least
as Syed Shahir (EPF board member) puts it :
"the life expectancy of male is early 70s & female mid70s. When a person retires at 55, he or she still has another 15 to 20 years to go. I'm concerned how he or she can take care of himself / herself if EPF savings is used up"
before : EPF members are allowed to withdraw from Account 2 savings once in every 3 years to reduce/settle their housing loans.
for better : withdrawals (minimum amount of rm500) can be made annually from the date of last withdrawal.
Education withdrawal
before : EPF members can only withdraw for diploma courses for themselves, for children - degree courses and above
for better : now the withdrawal option is open for diploma level for EPF members themselves and their children.
Assist spouse to reduce/settle loan
for better : EPF now offers the flexibility to members to help spouse reduce/settle loan (even if the member is not a joint owner).
however, there shall be several compliances :
* the spouse must be the purchaser or borrower of housing loan.
* the property is mortgaged to a bank.
* proof of marriage is required.
Last but not least
as Syed Shahir (EPF board member) puts it :
"the life expectancy of male is early 70s & female mid70s. When a person retires at 55, he or she still has another 15 to 20 years to go. I'm concerned how he or she can take care of himself / herself if EPF savings is used up"
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