Anyway, Bali was interesting... I wanted a quiet, restful holiday just lazing around doing nothing but reading and sleeping. But when you go to a new place, there's just too many places to go and too many things to see...
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Bali Trip
Apologies once again for the lack of postings... Facebook has taken over the internet!
Anyway, Bali was interesting... I wanted a quiet, restful holiday just lazing around doing nothing but reading and sleeping. But when you go to a new place, there's just too many places to go and too many things to see...
Anyway, Bali was interesting... I wanted a quiet, restful holiday just lazing around doing nothing but reading and sleeping. But when you go to a new place, there's just too many places to go and too many things to see...
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
pretty in pink
hi everyone... sorry for the lack of updates recently... facebook can be blamed for that... anyway, here's a shot of Cheryl's favourite plant in our garden at the moment..
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Mei's off to a brand new start
Yes, we all miss her. But really thankful she seems to be doing well.
p/s... she called today! :)
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
beware of dogs
Just found out that 'beware of dogs' is Biblical... Hahaha, Phil. 3:2a. Not in context of course... Anyway, here's roscoe watching the world go by...
Monday, September 03, 2007
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
all grown up...
planned to post this some time back but didn't manage to...
this is my lil baby sis' sending in her income tax forms... or rather, her big brother dropping it off for her... heh...
sigh... wonder how much i'll miss her when she's 6602 miles away...
this is my lil baby sis' sending in her income tax forms... or rather, her big brother dropping it off for her... heh...
sigh... wonder how much i'll miss her when she's 6602 miles away...
Monday, August 06, 2007
You light up my life...
Quite a long time ago, my mum gave us some cash to get lights for our hall. Until now, most of the lighting in our home are just plain 'mentols' at the end of an electrical connector. So, after going around and checking out light shops everywhere from Puchong to Jalan Pudu, we had a pretty good idea of what we wanted. Square. Dark brown and beige to match the concept of our furniture.
So, I was just passing through Sg. Wang on my errants and saw a light shop. Walk in to check it out and spotted (what I thought was) a sweet, cottagey looking set of lights. No, they weren't square. No, they weren't anywhere close to dark brown or walnut. Well, have I told you that impulse purchasing is my ultimate downfall but the story of my life. Maybe all the going around looking and looking made me so tired I just wanted to end it...
Well, I made sure they got me a base and cables that were dark brown and I was pretty happy with my purchase. Excitedly greeted Cheryl at home with, "Da, guess what?!"
me: I bought something *in a sing-songie voice that builds anticipation*
Cheryl: What is it? *in anticipation, due to my sing-songie voice?*
me: I got us our lights!
Cheryl: Cool! Let me see!
me: tada!
Cheryl: *speechless*
me: nice or not? nice or not?
Cheryl: But it's purple... *in very obvious disappointment*
me: yeah, it's handmade!
Cheryl: But, it's purple...
me: and handpainted!
Cheryl: But it's purple...
me: i thought it looks real sweet and cottagey...
Cheryl: But it's purple...
me: your favourite colour is purple, plus it's not the gawdy purple, it's more like lavender...
Cheryl: But it doesn't GO with anything in the house!
me: fine, forget it....
And so, for the seven hundredth time, the little monster called impulse purchase sunk his full set of teeth into my behind... And the set of lights got chucked into my room upstairs. Until, last weekend when I finally decided something had to be done...
Click on photos for a clearer view. Notice that the flowers are now colour coordinated to our walls! Wheeee....
Well, we don't always get what we set out for. But we live and learn. And they look pretty ok. Just wish they were square tho ;)
So, I was just passing through Sg. Wang on my errants and saw a light shop. Walk in to check it out and spotted (what I thought was) a sweet, cottagey looking set of lights. No, they weren't square. No, they weren't anywhere close to dark brown or walnut. Well, have I told you that impulse purchasing is my ultimate downfall but the story of my life. Maybe all the going around looking and looking made me so tired I just wanted to end it...
Well, I made sure they got me a base and cables that were dark brown and I was pretty happy with my purchase. Excitedly greeted Cheryl at home with, "Da, guess what?!"
me: I bought something *in a sing-songie voice that builds anticipation*
Cheryl: What is it? *in anticipation, due to my sing-songie voice?*
me: I got us our lights!
Cheryl: Cool! Let me see!
me: tada!
Cheryl: *speechless*
me: nice or not? nice or not?
Cheryl: But it's purple... *in very obvious disappointment*
me: yeah, it's handmade!
Cheryl: But, it's purple...
me: and handpainted!
Cheryl: But it's purple...
me: i thought it looks real sweet and cottagey...
Cheryl: But it's purple...
me: your favourite colour is purple, plus it's not the gawdy purple, it's more like lavender...
Cheryl: But it doesn't GO with anything in the house!
me: fine, forget it....
And so, for the seven hundredth time, the little monster called impulse purchase sunk his full set of teeth into my behind... And the set of lights got chucked into my room upstairs. Until, last weekend when I finally decided something had to be done...
Click on photos for a clearer view. Notice that the flowers are now colour coordinated to our walls! Wheeee....
Well, we don't always get what we set out for. But we live and learn. And they look pretty ok. Just wish they were square tho ;)
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Going Green
Gardening is very enjoyable. A plant that costs a few bucks or even free can grow and multiply! Hopefully we'll be able to get some fruits in a few years. Whatever it is, we plant and water but untimately it is God who makes them grow. And that is a miracle in itself, just like everything around us!
Some shots of our garden...
Our chilli plant.
Lime tree has to be checked for caterpillars everyday!
Vietnam apple, mango and coconut.
Longan! And kangkung growing wild on the compost heap.
This is so easy to plant, just cut and stick into the ground.
Some shots of our garden...
Our chilli plant.
Lime tree has to be checked for caterpillars everyday!
Vietnam apple, mango and coconut.
Longan! And kangkung growing wild on the compost heap.
This is so easy to plant, just cut and stick into the ground.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Tag, i'm it!
Ok, so as not to be a wet blanket, I'll do this... Got tagged by Kotak and this one is relatively easy, so i'll comply ;)
1) Each player must post these rules first.
2) Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3) People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4) At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5) Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.Here are 8 little known facts about me:
It took me quite some time to come up with these...
ONE
I get grouchy when i'm hungry and tired. (ask Cheryl, she'll vouch for that)
TWO
I need to shower when i wake up and before i sleep.
THREE
I've never had an operation in my life, or broken any bones.
FOUR
I get an oreo craving some days towards the end of the afternoon.
FIVE
I enjoy watching children play.
SIX
I sleep on my tummy when i'm really tired.
SEVEN
I can go a whole day without drinking any water. Yes, i know that's very bad.
EIGHT
I am a fan of UFC. Check out www.ufc.com
NINE
I go into the jungle at nights looking for snakes.
TEN
I get mushy and teary eyed at the silliest things. eg. commercials, cartoons and sad stories.
Ok. Confession time is over. I tag the following people.
Cheryl
Sarah
Jess
Pei Yee
Pei Ling
Tze
Grace
1) Each player must post these rules first.
2) Each player starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3) People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4) At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5) Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.Here are 8 little known facts about me:
It took me quite some time to come up with these...
ONE
I get grouchy when i'm hungry and tired. (ask Cheryl, she'll vouch for that)
TWO
I need to shower when i wake up and before i sleep.
THREE
I've never had an operation in my life, or broken any bones.
FOUR
I get an oreo craving some days towards the end of the afternoon.
FIVE
I enjoy watching children play.
SIX
I sleep on my tummy when i'm really tired.
SEVEN
I can go a whole day without drinking any water. Yes, i know that's very bad.
EIGHT
I am a fan of UFC. Check out www.ufc.com
NINE
I go into the jungle at nights looking for snakes.
TEN
I get mushy and teary eyed at the silliest things. eg. commercials, cartoons and sad stories.
Ok. Confession time is over. I tag the following people.
Cheryl
Sarah
Jess
Pei Yee
Pei Ling
Tze
Grace
Monday, July 16, 2007
Soppy Sappy feeling
i'm feeling a little melancholy today...
maybe it's because i'm tired
maybe it's because i got in touch with a primary school friend today
maybe it's because he told me his mum accepted Christ
maybe it's because i remember his mum stopped him from coming to church
maybe it's because it looks like i'm not gonna start training again today
maybe it's because my car got scratched in the car park by someone
whatever it is, i just wanna go home and hug cheryl...
maybe it's because i'm tired
maybe it's because i got in touch with a primary school friend today
maybe it's because he told me his mum accepted Christ
maybe it's because i remember his mum stopped him from coming to church
maybe it's because it looks like i'm not gonna start training again today
maybe it's because my car got scratched in the car park by someone
whatever it is, i just wanna go home and hug cheryl...
Thursday, July 05, 2007
the coolness of the night
Went to templer's park last night looking for fauna but only saw one toad... However, the wonder of nature was beautiful and made the trip worthwhile anyway. Walking in the cool of the night with the the sound of the river gurgling and insects chirping, then going INTO the river and wading around was blissful to say the least after a scorching hot day. Switching off my torchlight and allowing the darkness to totally engulf me then looking up at the millions of stars in the night sky. Ah... joy :)
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