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Year of the Dragon

06/05/2012

The lunar calendar says this is the year of the dragon. Suddenly there is a surge of pregnancies. To the Chinese, this is a very auspicious time to give birth – it’s great to have a dragon baby. Especially if it is a boy.

The not-so-good-side is that the already over-crowded hospitals will be stretched to bursting point. I dread to imagine how many will get the care they need…. or not get the care they need.

Meanwhile, I think I will need to stock up on gifts. Someone suggested that baby boy crib bedding sets would be a good gift. Excellent. But I think the better thing would be to combine together with some friends to get them! I can also foresee our purses and wallets being lightened by a great deal by year end!

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More Comfort?

22/04/2012

I went for a heavy lunch today! It’s so unusual for me to do that! My normal lunch is cereal. I love cereal with a sprinkling of nuts. Oh, and no milk. Just as is.

Then I get invited to lunch. Unusually I agree.

Just look at the feast I had!

Curry chicken. I finished all the curry sauce. Again, unusual for me.

 

Then there was the side dish. I loved the pickled bitter gourd. It was the best touch to a curry dish. Of course I am always partial to peanuts. What’s more when it is mixed with little anchovies. Yum again.

What meal would be complete without a nice dessert! This is sago with gula melaka, a brown sugar made from palm sugar. It was just nice. A great way to end a lovely time. And with Hubby and friends.

Oh, and yes, of course, there was coffee. Simple, but the absolute final touch.

 

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Health Issues

28/03/2012

Wow. All that talk about how rotten I feel. Well, it can’t compare to what my friend’s father must feel. He’s normally super-fit. You can see from the way he walks and carries himself that he has worked hard to ensure he stays fit.

However, the unexpected did happen – he had sudden chest pains. Thankfully my friend was with him when it happened and was able to rush his Dad to the hospital where he had tests like an ekg done. He had bloods taken too. His Dad is now resting in the hospital – for observation. I hope he’ll be fine.

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Amazingly Lasting

03/02/2012

This morning I went visiting a friend’s place. When I got there, this sight greeted me at their doorstep.

Isn’t it absolutely beautiful? Looking so very brilliant and fresh.

I am told that they need special treatment just before Christmas to get the red effect. Primed to attract attention, priced according to size, many a home has hosted such a plant. Once bought, it’s up to the new owners to tend them, and try to make them last. This one has lasted well…. I must find their secret.

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In Pursuit of Rest

22/01/2012

We live in a quiet neighbourhood despite it being very close to the city. We are blessed because when we get home, we can rest, unlike some of our friends who complain of the one of the stresses of modern living – the inability to sleep!

Of course there may be other factors which cause that problem. Often doctors would prescribe sleeping tablets. For me, if I had such a problem, apart from finding peace in God, I’d rather a non medication route. In their pursuit for sleep, one of our friends heard about a white noise maker as an alternative. This is new to me, but I’d certainly keep that in mind.

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Starting Them Young

23/11/2011

The young man likes to cook. He cooks well.

He is a bit of an entrepreneur too. So he invites us round for dinner and charges us to taste his food!

Not bad eh?

He enlists people to help. They have to pay for their food too.

How does he do that?!

Anyway, the evening is a resounding success and he has new clients now. They order food and go by to pick the dishes up. He still can’t drive.

Like I said, he is a young man!

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Mr, Mrs, Miss

07/11/2011

Says my friend, “T is figuring her English out…. ala french.” T is just over 2 years old. Bright kiddo.

“Mommy” she says “Mr Behaving.”

Mom, partly humouring her and partly wondering what T meant, replies, “Who’s Mr Behaving??

There came a thoughtful look, followed by a sage-like reply “Hmmm…. mis-behaving”

T is the best!

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Never too old

04/11/2011

It is good to let your hair down once in a while.

It is good to maintain a child-likeness at times.

And sometimes, it is just good to really go wild

And let it all out.

These guys? They are ganging up on Arrow #3. Good friends do that. Haha!

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This Land This People

30/10/2011

 

I have never been one for traveling much before though Hubby and I used to hop in the little car whenever we could and drive around Britain by the backroads. We traveled to England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales like that. Had fun and adventure! Most of the time, we went visiting friends. Great excuse to travel!

Lately, though, my travels have been different. I fly! And sometimes without Hubby. That, initially, is a strange thing. It is also for seeing people, but also for work at times.

This photo is taken from my recent trip.

Rugged, vast, forest. Beautiful. This land is where lovely, peaceable and gentle people live. I went without family because this was a place I have often wanted to visit, especially after meeting some of these lovely folk. The short interactions I had with them endeared them to me. It was such a privilege to have some of them stay with me.

When I visited, the welcome was warm and I had a wonderful time there. I left with my arms overloaded with gifts from a giving people, and my heart overflowing with love reciprocated. I learned phrases of a new language, and was adopted into this community, with a new name.

I look forward to visiting again. This time, with my family.

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Floral Fragrance

23/10/2011

Funeral services are often dreary sad affairs. But not the one I just came from. It could be described as a thanksgiving celebration. No, not because they don’t miss the deceased. Rather, it was because there is much to celebrate on his behalf. His was a life well lived. As a friend once put it, often we are wanting to stay on earth but willing to go. But as Christians, we should be wanting to go, but willing to stay.

For Christians, changing addresses like this is not a sorrowful despairing time. Rather, it is sadness full of hope.

Which is why when flowers were delivered, rather than the usual white and not so bright colours, it was a joy that the place was full of reds, oranges and yellows too. Special deliveries were made from all over. I am amazed at the distances. I didn’t know about Las Vegas flower delivery services before this. I do now, and I shall most certainly use them in future. The fragrance the flowers brought merely added to the sweet and lovely atmosphere. There were well over 50 displays. So very glad!

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