the long awaited...
Friday 14 September 2007
the penang hawkers' fare is back and i got the company of my mummy! she took leave for this day! i took quite a few pictures with my mobile but i didnt know there was a limit to the storage of the file transfers and the earlier files transfered were overwritten and i deleted those in my mobile! boo hoo! but thank god i still have pictures of my mummy enjoying the buffet!
she often eat less or not eat is today eating so much more than me! we had 2nd helpings, and she is going for the 3rd helping! as long as she likes it! hee i really did took lots of really delicious looking food but it just disappeared! so mad! anyways, the penang fried kuey teow, ming chin kuey and of course the all time penang laksa are must try.
the following picture is cute cause she discovered that some table send their foreign helper to continually queue for the kuehs when they have only 2 ladies, to discover that they put the extras in a black plastic bag as takeaways... so we wanted to take a picture of her with the expression that she discovered something, but she couldnt hold the pose before i can take the picture and burst out laughing. heh heh
aww! i truely have taken really gd food pictures!!
Labels: some happening, taste buddies
phobias
Thursday 13 September 2007
a new email arrived on the subject of phobias and as i was reading it, i did a re-cap on the experience i had with the quake. it seems that fear of death was the not the thing that strike me 1st. not sure if its the reason that at the back of my head, i know the situation is not that serious. but i was more fearful of losing my material things... this may not be good! the fear of losing the house, my lappie, just stuff... but not my life... i wonder why.
and as i was chatting with mummy on why my parents didnt respond to my sms on my quake experience, she says she was confident that given that situation, god will protect me. not sure if her view will change if the quake is indeed serious! haha. but well true enough, i guess we living in singapore tend to take for granted quite a few things as we are not in the natural diseater zone or we have good security and a political sound environment. even deadly diseases like sars did not hit us as badly. maybe we have not lost something really precious enough for us to sit up. things will have been different if you have lost a loved one to the 911 incident and you may take a more serious view on terrorism.
Labels: behind close doors
swayed out of bed
14 hours after the parent indo tremors, i felt the after shock whilst sleeping. partly due to the swaying and the tapping of my necklace hung on my cabinet door. being experienced the tremors last night, this kinda felt familiar but it kinda worst to me, and i was awoken from sleep! anyways, i quickly got up, turn on the tv and my lappie to watch the news. nothing yet, except confirmation that mummy's co-workers also felt it. so its not me. the news only came 10mins later.
since up i did my laundry and continued with my work in my study. 3 hours later another minor tremor. i am starting to think if we are suppose to get used to this for the time being. since the prof did mentioned to expect several after shocks. prof also view that serveral smaller after shocks is 'better' than fewer bigger ones. well, point taken.
i wouldnt be taking this for granted though. will be checking for new cracklines in my home! haha
Labels: some happening
i feel the earth...move...under my feet
this is the 1st time i felt the tremors from jarkata... and to think i used to ask myself what the experience was like. the 7.9 on the richter scale send their wrath all the way to suntec. amazing. and it lasted easily 2mins.
i was happily (not very happily to be exact since i wasnt able to finish my paper in the arvo) typing away on my lappie and i somehow felt myself swaying. for a moment i thought i was having one of my dizzy spells again. but i felt my mind was pretty clear. steady myself and continued on.
but the feeling did not go away. then it suddenly creep into my mind if its the building... i looked around, saw my tumbler of water and checked the water level, it seems level, so again i continued, thinking if its really an earthquake, i will go directly under my table.
again the sensation did not go away and i suddenly felt fear. i decided to just stand up to clear my mind and took a sip of water. i look around and i look far, ok, standing up took away the sway, and that's when my eyes landed on the painting hung in front of me... its swaying!! to dismiss myself from being imaginative, i took a closer look to ascertain, and the 1st thought, what should i pack if i want to evacuate... my lappie!! so since its time for me to leave for choir practice, i hastily packed my lappie, mobile, pda, went to my room and grab my bag, and off i go. haha. in this age and time, its not the passport that i am concerned but all my communications and technology devices!
Labels: some happening
time is the essense
Wednesday 12 September 2007
why? cos i cant finish my paper even though i know how to do it! you know, there is truely a great difference about doing your work written or typed... you can re-organised it, delete it, write whatever comes to your mind 1st then elaborate on it, and word count with a click. i spent 10-15 reading the article, but for the longest time trying to organise it! argh! the last question was for us to write a fictional resume, easy right, but due to the lack of time, i certainly would not want to hire me! boo hoo! so, eve's email came in handy, the subject PUSH, pray until somthing happen. so this is what i am gonna do, and all who read this or know bout this, you better PUSH for me! i just need a pass to save $400plus next sem... heh pass pass pass. don think they grade this anyway. so pass pass pass.
Labels: some happening
different purposes
Tuesday 11 September 2007
The Bamboo and the Fern
One day I decided to quit ... I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"
His answer surprised me. "Look around," he said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo.
In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit.
In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant.
But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive." He then said to me, "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots. I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. Don't compare yourself to others.
The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern, yet, they both make the forest beautiful. Your time will come and you will rise high!"
Good days give you happiness. Bad days give you experiences. Both are essential to life, so keep going.
Labels: contributions