There will be...

As I flipped through the pages, glad that I have kept these memories...

A quiet afternoon

Once in a while, I think we need to spend some time away from the crowd and just to enjoy some peace and quiet. Well, I did today. Craving for the sea bass and shrimp salad at Cedele so decided to head down to Great World City for a late lunch. I have always enjoyed the taste of the salad dressing, light and tangy. The seafood was fresh too :P Ordered a pot of Egyptian mint tea to enjoy the quiet afternoon.

A journey...not a destination

"Happiness cannot be travelled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude." ~ Denis Waitley

Step by step

It was Nana's wedding yesterday...I remember how a group of us cousins played together when we were still children. We had fun playing at our grandmother's house during the weekends. Nana was a real chubby girl then, I was also kinda like her elder sister, looking out for her. Oh mine, how time really flies, she is a grown up now...She's a beautiful bride too, especially in her traditional Peranankan costume during the wedding dinner yesterday. Hmm, I guess life is sometimes like walking up a flight of stairs, every step is a stage of life. Heh, maybe the kinda shoes you wear would then be kinda like the choices you make along the way. Some fit and some dun really fit. Some breeze through the various steps like a feather and some would probably take each step with much caution. Well, no matter which step or what stage each one of us is at, there are probably three words to sum up life...it goes on.

More leftovers

I guess it's about leftovers on Sundays. Leftovers from preparing packed lunch last Thursday...maccaroni. Leftovers from the crab feast with Kat, Rene, Miss Tan and Jakki last Friday...chilli crab from Mellben Seafood. Well, you combine the two and you will get chilli crab maccaroni :P It was a Sunday lunch for Mummy and me yesterday. Although Mummy was rushing to get her hair done, I knew she couldn't resist the chilli crabs :P

His friend...Lovely Labrador

Look at those eyes...ain't they lovely? I could feel his excitement as I was getting him ready for a walk. He couldn't wait for the door to open, he couldn't wait to climb up those steps that led to the pathway in the garden, he couldn't wait to sniff the grass which he was not allowed to walk on, he couldn't wait to start barking at any stranger that he saw...he just couldn't wait. You know what, I think he couldn't wait to see his good friend, Lovely Labrador. He wanted to walk on that walkway that led to the unit that Lovely Labrador was in. Unfortunately, Lovely Labrador was inside the house and the glass door was shut. Sunny baby seemed disappointed, he barked (which he usually didn't). Lovely Labrador was looking eagerly out of the glass door and wagging its tail. I dunno but I thought that was really a sweet moment...I wish they got to sniff each other's nose that day...they have not met for a long time, I guess. Gave Sunny baby a little cuddle after that...we will visit Lovely Labrador again :)

Still thinking of autumn

I was having afternoon tea with Angeline and Mark yesterday. It was a balcony that I probably have seen quite a number of times but I think I have not tried to notice the details in every part of it. I was sitting on a newly bought chair :P and as I looked down, loved what I saw...

"Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower." ~ Albert Camus

It's autumn

XF sent me this pic...It's finally autumn. I remember asking XF if it's already autumn in Basel... I wanna see autumn...I wanna smell autumn...I wanna feel autumn...I wanna tread on the path that's filled with fallen leaves. If I close my eyes, would I be able to see, smell and feel autumn? ...Ha, anyway, who cares what this silly, crazy gal wants :P You know, the existence of seasons is the reason for the numerous beautiful happenings in this world. Have you ever realised that?...I have just asked XF for more pictures of autumn...

What's left in the refrigerator

My parents were out shopping when I woke up near noon today, my head was swirling, not sure due to lack of sleep or have slept too much for the day :P Settled my own lunch. Opened the refrigerator to see what I have got or what's available to work with, gathered a few of my favourite stuff and started cooking. Green pepper, mushrooms, baby corn, carrots and wolfberries, stir-fried with garlic and oyster sauce. There you go, my lunch, just those :P Finished the whole bowl of veggie and made myself some peppermint tea. Hmmm, life is good :)

Snowy snowy white

XF sent me a pic of the snow mountain she visited, the one that we wanted to conquer in summer but were not able to do so :P It's Jungfrau. Lucky for her, weather was great and she saw snowy snowy white all over...

Eat, Pray, Love

I knew I wanna watch this movie. XF has got that book but I have not really got started on the book :P You know what, I am glad I watched the movie. It's kinda like a feel-good movie. A few times while driving home late last night after the movie, I was smiling, thinking of the movie. Crazy, silly gal :P As I watched the movie, interestingly, I seemed to see myself in Liz Gilbert...there seemed to be some parts of her life which I thought I could relate to. As I continued to watch the movie, I thought there were simple but yet important reminders or lessons for all of us...Before I went to bed last night, wrote down these...

We usually see with our eyes, how often do we use our hearts to see? How do we use our hearts to see? How does it feel to see with our hearts? See the world not with your eyes but with your heart...

It is sad to be told to enjoy life, isn't it? We do not need to be rich or famous to enjoy life, how many of us can simply enjoy the simple and little things in life? How many of us can even enjoy the simple pleasure of just doing nothing? You know, the power to choose could easily be the most formidable power one could ever possess. But how much are we using this I would say innate power of ours? How ready are we to face the consequences of the choice made? Should we just live as though we do not know what's gonna happen to us at the end of the day? Must we always be so careful and realistic all the time?...Why not now?

There is certainly joy in solitude but I feel that something seems amiss in my life at times, leaving a space in my heart. Do I know the answer to this? Or could it be I am just kinda afraid to handle the answer?...Should there always be balance to have a balanced life? I was thinking..at the end of the day, maybe it's not so much about searching or discovering oneself but it's more about eat, pray and love...it's about going over to the other side, the courage to cross boundaries that one has set for himself or herself...

The celebration still continues...

Well, well, well, who's seven days older?? :P Rene asked a friend to bake cupcakes but you know wat Rene, I still miss your cupcakes :)

I thought the pineapple rice was not much different from other Thai restaurants but the prawns were pretty fresh though. The same goes for the mango salad, pretty ordinary.

Even though the red snapper was being fried, one could still taste the freshness of the fish.

A real huge chunk of chicken wrapped in pandan leaves, yummy!

I always like the eggplant in green curry. I thought this green curry was a little salty.

This satay saved me...ordered this while waiting for the rest, was so hungry :P Chicken was really well done, nice and tender.

It was a birthday celebration for two October babies, with one just seven days older than the other :P We had lunch yesterday at Jim Thompson Restuarant along Minden Road. Wow, I must say service was really good, very attentive and polite staff, seemed like royalty treatment the minute I entered the restaurant. While waiting for the rest, ordered a lemongrass drink, whooo...it was nice and refreshing, I felt like I was in Thailand, simply love the relaxing feel and taste of lemongrass. There was also traditional Thai dance performance while I sipped on my lemongrass :P Food was good, ingredients were fresh but I thought the prices were kinda exorbitant for simple Thai food. But nevertheless, the meal really made me feel like going to Thailand, the land of smiles :) ...Thanks Cons, Rene and Jakki for the meal, the great company and all the laughter that afternoon, hugz!

The celebration continues...

A product of Speck ...A piece of artwork..."Waves" by Eve Duhamel

Today, a group of colleagues surprised me with a cake! Well, they were trying to hide in various corners of the staff lounge, all ready to 'pounce', haha, that was really interesting! Reminded me of how my close ex-colleagues used to celebrate my birthday at my previous workplace :P ...Received part 2 of my birthday gift from Mark today too. He has been into online shopping recently and has purchased an iPhone cover for me, delivery was a little late although he has kinda purchased it more than a month ago :P The design...they call it "Waves", I like the colours and the curves in that design. I feel that it has presented a real cheery and playful outlook, well, simply because art should be fun :) Guess what, I am carrying around a piece of art now, ha :P

Spot the similarities

Picture sent by XF. Love this pic lots! It's Sidney and Monkie :P Notice the similarities? But one is in Basel and the other at home...

What do we see?

Picture sent by XF :P It's Purple and Pinky! ...We peer with our little eyes. What do we see?