Life is like a story and we are the writers of these stories in life. At the end of one's life, what kind of story would we have written? What would the content be like? Let me begin writing my own story, sharing bits and pieces of my life...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Not just any ordinary obento
Not just any ordinary cookies
Monday, March 29, 2010
What is it like after life?
As I grew older, maybe I have taken lesser time to think about death but that does not necessarily mean that it is at the stage of acceptance or I have completely come to terms with it. With the passing on of my aunt and grandfather in the recent years, I have come to realise the pain of losing a loved one… Saw the movie title “The Lovely Bones” and read a little about it and thought I was curious about what’s life and everything that comes after it…
In “The Lovely Bones”, Susie Salmon was the girl who was being murdered and she watched over her family and her murderer from heaven. Given the bond that they had as a family, the pain of her parents from the loss of their daughter was really kinda intense in the movie. I like the scene where Susie saw bottles of his father’s precious collection being smashed in the ocean after her death. Her father had lost all hope for he had loved this daughter so dearly…the pieces of glass were so shattered and they cut through the heart with so much pain… For Susie, there was this desire for vengeance but at the same time, there was also this desire to heal, herself and her family. I am not sure if the Oscar winning director, Peter Jackson, has met up to expectations for this movie. His portrayal of heaven seemed poetic and at times, a little like those pictures that you would download from the internet as wallpaper. But I must say some scenes were really beautiful and there was great use of colours to relate feelings and emotions. Generally, I would say that the movie is beautiful to watch.
Coincidentally, Snoop and I were engaged in a kinda philosophical chat via WhatsApp today and she was sharing about what her priest has said at church… A new heaven…a new earth. I was kinda puzzled but yet curious. She continued…We need to surrender to God in order to find a new heaven. I needed more elaboration and she explained…We should not be too concerned with every little problem in life. Sometimes, we are so consumed with all these problems that we forget that there’s so much more in life. Heaven is not just a place we think of when we die. Heaven can be earth… I do not have any religion but I really couldn’t agree more with the last statement, heaven can be earth…
Sunday, March 28, 2010
A story...
Saturday, March 27, 2010
A pampering gift
The October babies finally got to enjoy our 2009 birthday gifts - spa at Aramsa. It was indeed a real pampering treat, ha, maybe both Miss Tan and myself really needed one. There was a body scrub followed by a mineral detox soak bath...enjoy seeing the numerous flower petals floating in the bath tub. Needless to say, the star of the whole package was the massage, desperately needed one. The therapist was saying that there were a couple of tricky knots on my shoulder and she was doing her best to undo them :P Oh boy, that kinda hurt a little but other than that, the whole body massage was real relaxing, the whole body felt kinda lighter and not too stiff after that. We must have been two satisfied customers coz we decided to purchase a package to be shared between us, plus free body scrub! Heh, well, I guess that's one of the ways city gals pamper ourselves :P
What is success?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Why do I write?
Homemade breakfast
Nothing beats homemade breakfast. Once in a while, like to make my own sandwich and bring it for breakfast at my workplace, have always enjoyed the process and the product. Love breakfast time at my workplace, hee, I should say protected breakfast time, trying to enjoy every minute of this precious time before the hectic day starts. Nothing beats enjoying homemade breakfast prepared by others...Today's breakfast menu: sardine sandwich. Love the sweetness of the sardine, the taste seemed to illuminate like a ray of light which was pretty refreshing for the morning. The lettuce added crunchiness to the wholesome taste of it all. Found out later that the sardine was mixed with some organic English country lemon curd, brilliant idea! :P Took less than fifteen minutes to finish the sandwich, was licking my fingers before rushing for a meeting. Thanks to Mark, I had a finger licking good homemade breakfast! :)
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sakura
Molo
Momoya
Hi Baby...
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Time to catch up
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
A letter to John
Monday, March 15, 2010
In a state of hibernation...
Tammy
Friday, March 12, 2010
Obento Day
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Saturday night supper
and the treasure within...