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Filed Under Family, Thoughts
watching your child run towards the gigantic play-ground set;
receiving red roses for no reason at all but because you are appreciated and love;
clear blue and sunny skies;
the idea (a very real one) of Grohe faucets in your bathroom;
having a perfect meal with your family;
spending an evening with your loved ones;
the smell of a freshly brew ground coffee;
ice-cream;
a good book;
someone to tickle you pink;
Often, we are so caught up with the big stuff but neglect the little things that, collectively, can amount to a VERY BIG thing! It is this VERY BIG thing that we should treasure and not take for granted of. It is this VERY BIG thing that will make us happy - it’s what Happiness truly is…
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If I told you what happened to us today, you wouldn’t even have believed me. We were on our way to the Immigration office this afternoon. Many hurdles along the way and not only were we late in getting there, we didn’t get anything done. The counters were still opened but within minutes of us arriving and getting ready to queue up, all processes were halted. Why? Systems down! Can you just believe our luck?
We waited for a bit. We walked around, trying to find ways to amuse ourselves. But, we figured that systems were not going to go on for quite a while. In fact, for a long time. So, we decided to get out of there and well, what can we say - another trip is pretty much mandatory.
On the way home, I saw huge billboards advertising of some college degree courses.
One of which was Pharmacy. I turned to Gnat and asked him “Why do you even need a degree to dispense medicine?” I thought the question was valid since all a pharmacy ever does is dispense medicine prescribed by the doctors.
Gnat just nod as he concentrated in driving while I continued yapping. I think, to a certain point, I was even talking and answering the questions myself! I went on to say “But, I know that pharmacy graduates make lotsa money. Especially so if they work for international pharmaceutical companies like J&J. You know, the company with very strong ethics and always act according to their credo values?”. Gnat continued to nod. I guess nodding means he agrees with me even if he wasn’t listening to a word I was saying.
We got home just in time before the storm. I munched on the snacks I bought and took a short snooze, hoping that when I wake up, I can revisit my horrible day without feeling bumped out and map out our next course of action. Oh, didn’t I tell you - we met with a minor accident on our way to the Immigration!
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As I sit here in front of my lappie and my hot milo on my right. The clock confirms that it’s past mid-night. I am pretty much a night person. It’s my most peaceful hour. A time to reflect on the day or simply just relax, doing absolutely nothing at all. I suppose you could say that this is my most preferred hour.
For the last couple of minutes I thought about many things. How my day went, that I had not forgotten to feed the fishes and about a conversation I had with a friend a while back. We talked about many things including her progesterone injection.
My friend is a very creative person. She was in design school but she opted out and chose the corporate route instead. But, she loved (and still do) creativity and being creative. The reason she never finished design school was that over time, it felt more like a chore rather than doing something she loved. In other words, she hated what she loved. It became forced and she no longer enjoyed her studies.
And then she said “If I am pressured into doing something, I will end up hating it even if I had loved it in the first place”. That is the main reason why she never did pursue a career in design or extend her creative mind to anything more than a hobby. That sort of got me thinking - in some ways, I hold similar thoughts. I can never mix business with pleasure although, I’ve had people come up and say “what’s wrong with that?”. The truth is, there is nothing wrong. It’s just how I prefer my hobbies to remain exactly what they are : hobbies.
How about you? Can you turn something you love into a business venture and not end up hating it?
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Now, the only thing I look forward to about school was 1) lunch-money and 2) Funky shoes.
As I got older, I looked forward to more lunch-money and funkier shoes. It is only natural. All the cool kids had them.
Sadly, I had neither.
I only had 20 cents per day and a lousy pair of Bata. The cheapest kind. When I entered secondary school, lunch-money was 1 dollar and still, the same lousy cheapest Bata my parents could get their hands on. Of course, back then, I never did appreciate the fact that I even had lunch-money despite having brought lunch from home and I had new shoes at every start of the school year. Nope, I resented my shoes and all that I had. I never gave a thought to those who had no lunch-money and had to wear shoes donated by charity.
Things are certainly different now. For starters, I’m older and am no longer going to school. Plus, my shoe preference these days has changed, a lot! But if I could go back in time, I would definitely apologise to those whom I’d scorned in my heart for wearing anything less than a Bata.
Nevertheless, if you have school-going children and are looking for someone who knows all about school shoes, Start-rite may be able to help. Dating back to the 1700s, this company certainly knows a thing or two about shoes. What began as a small shop just behind the Norwich market, it has grown tremendously in the wholesale business, supplying to more than 400 retailers across the UK and the international markets.
With such a rich historical background and extensive experience in children’s fitted footwear, Start-rite may be your next stop when the school term starts in fall.
Filed Under PhotoStory Friday, Luv it, Hate it, Thoughts
Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek
Really, there is nothing extraordinary about these windows. Yet, I felt compelled to take a photo of them for whatever reason.
I was at this hill-top french inspired resort one weekend and while snapping photos of almost everything, including everyone (sure am glad no one took away my camera lest they thought I was some desperate seeking paparazzi). It was at that time, standing, leaning against these windows that I heard the most horrible, horrible voice singing one of Celine Dion’s number (I am truly sorry Celine!). I swear, it was worst than how I sound, choking on food!
The ‘noise’ came from those windows.I took a peek inside just to check out the croaker. The fact that I did not take a picture of her proves that she looked as good as her singing was ;-). I retreated from there and before leaving, the windows caught my eye and my view-finder and so, here we are..:-)
Filed Under Home, Family, Thoughts
Today has been a busy busy day indeed!
Running around town and getting errands done, I’ve only just had time for my regular dose of coffee. Extra strong!
Alright, enough about me, lets get down to the reason for my posting today. I’m trying my hands on this Monday meme that I found recently and thought it’s pretty cool. Here goes nothing :
1. 10 nouns to describe me : I like to think that I am ‘tall’, ‘witty’, ‘caring’, ‘fussy’, ‘optimist’, ‘fickle’, ‘loving’, ‘neighbourly’, ‘eldest’, friendly..
2. A kind of store I would own : The thing that struck me was to open a restaurant cos I was hungry. I still am actually. But, a restaurant isn’t really my thing cos I am not a culinary expert although, I love to eat. So, it’d have to be a quaint little corner store selling cute little knick-knacks and bags. I love those things. And I have even thought of a name - CUTESY! What do you think? heheh..
3. Something comforting that I would hold in my hands : This is easy. I have one as it is. I am a little embarrassed by it though cos I shouldn’t still be having it but I do. It’s a little brown bear I had since I was a child. Yeah, I know, it’s kinda corny but it’s true. No point denying it.
Phew! I thought I’d never get this done. I am pretty nervous cos it’s my first time so be gentle ok, guys…:-)
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I am actually referring to my entrecard image. It was taken from an old template I had and the very reason I chose the template was well, because firstly, it was the color green which is my favorite. And then the layout was just simply perfect for me. When there are two positives outweighing the one negative, you just gotta go with the flow. Besides, knowing the fickle minded person that I am, I am very likely to have my template changed anyways. Change it, I did. Many times, over and over and O V E R.
Now that I have done that i.e change the template, I’ve realised that I needed to change the entrecard image as well. I mean, it has to correctly reflect the blog, don’t you think? I mean, get real, if you’ve ever seen my entrecard image, I don’t look like that in real life. Ever! It’s totally misleading. I don’t even look like that with my most sexiest lingerie on.
Hence, that “sexy” entrecard look will have to go. As much as I would like to give you that illusion that I am like that if you see me on the streets but seriously, who am I kidding? I have a conscience you know.
