Yes I've decided to hang around eating & shopping instead of gg overseas.. I had planned a few places for the meals but I kept changing last minute because of the circumstances... So after checking into the Inn which I took such a long time to find, I spent my first day at Ion having lunch at Imperial Kitchen Noodles & Congee House, and then shopping at Bugis & dinner at Marina Square, Imperial Kitchen La Mian Xiao Long Bao... Sounds like I'm a fan of Imperial Kitchen, but the food is really quite good & worth the price (of coz we had different dishes at the 2 places). For my 2nd day, I had wanted to go Hereen for Kiseiki buffet but I woke up late and mum was busy too so in the end we went to Nex for lunch at Ichiban Bosi and then shop around before having dinner at Dian Xiao Er. I think Dian Xiao Er's cereal prawn was such a disappointment. Their prawns were totally not fresh!! I could have gone to Bosses instead for their giant salted egg fried prawns even if it cost abit more... I never had a harder time removing the shells too. But still had a good time at Nex. It really has dozens of restaurants, dessert stores & shops, even cinema too.
And I thought I've never walked so much in my life that my legs are aching from the walk and my shoulder is aching from my handbag~
But I had a great time with my family and got myself a lovely violet chacha smartphone; favourite color & it's latin! =)
I hope it's function is good.. It was highly recommended by the sales person.
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {11:19 PM}
Introducing Paint It Yourself, a.k.a number painting where the canvas is already pre-numbered and all you have to do is to match the numbered paint accordingly and you'll get a painting as good as real! I've been through the website and like those scenery pictures a lot.. mainly from product series 40 and 50. But the prices are fairly high too, ranging from $60 to $100+... I can already buy premium art materials at this price. But I may try out 1 or 2 in the future.. =)
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {11:23 AM}
6 June marks the end of my aunt's life on Earth while creating a new beginning for her in heaven. I delicate this post to celebrate & remember my aunt's faith, strength and compassion.
My aunt had a first class honours in engineering. She had accomplished a lot in school and in her career. Her favourite sports is golf and she's really good at it. She's a single woman and a strong believer of Christ.
When young, she brought me and sibling to play golf and tennis. She also gave us golf and tennis balls as sovenirs.. Sometimes, she will come over to my house to sleep while taking care of me & my sibling when my mum's not around. Moreover, she's very generous in giving us things, and not just to my family, but to all her siblings' families. And her compassion showed on even animals too as she used to feed the stranded cats around the void decks..
12 years ago, my grandfather fell ill with stroke. All of the relatives became busy taking turns to take care of grandpa. However each of the relatives still had our own families so my aunt took the burden upon herself and spent more time than any of the families did to look after grandpa. To her, grandpa was like part of her whom she loves so dearly.. But despite not having a family, she still has to work and over the years, she never had much of a rest too.. Her filial piety was boundeless, even her friends said if it was them, they may not have been able to do or sacrifice as much as what aunt had... Just went 11 years was over and she can start having a proper life, but she was diagnosed with the terminal illness esp. one that is very much deadly -pancreatic cancer. Her pain was what none of us can imagine or comprehend. Yet, she fought strongly and kept her faith in God, seeking healing even in US. Even the doctors said her case was a miracle as she had outlived what was the expected period of life left. However, God is often too difficult for us human to understand. God had his plans and decided that aunt's time was up. So she is now in his hands, safe and comfortable, with neither pain nor sufferings.
To our dear aunt, we will always remember your love and courage, your unwavering faith and filial piety. Rest now peacefully in safe hands and forget all sorrows or woes. Bless us with your love and strength and may the angels be with you.
I would like to roughly relate to what my eldest cousin had said in his inspiring speech: Life is precious. Cherish people who love you, those who treat you right for life is too short to hold on to regrets or woes. Look at your love ones faces, ask yourself what you see in them and what you love about them & cherish them sincerely. Think about what you've done for them and realise how little we have done and how much more we could do... Look at the faces of those who have hurt you and appreciate that they taught you how to treasure true friends. Learn to let go of past grievances and practice forgiveness to free your heart of all sorrows.
How can we make a difference in the world if we don't even start by making a difference for our love ones? It only takes a little more time and effort to do a little more extra things for them.
"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said that it'd be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."
P.S. thank you family & friends for all the concern and support during this period. Each departure brings stronger unity.
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {1:10 AM}
Had a great HTHT with my cousin last Sunday and Monday and grateful for the sharing =) I have been so busy and sickish recently tt feeling quite weak after 2 weeks of being sick.. I remember I used to be quite strong after training for dance for a few months.. but 1 flu can change everything.. aiks.. Guess I will have to work hard and exercise more to regain tt strength!
Had a great department outing today at Scape.. Probably will go there again with frens to play Wii.. Didn't know playing Wii can be such an exercise... So glad my manager let me go to the outing eventhough I offered to stay back and help finish up the work.. Anyways it's dance again tmr like finally after so long.. hahas.. Wat a stressful week it was...
I'm praying that God has plans for my Aunt and God will give her wat's best for her...
Anw I was serving net on horoscopes and happen to come across this:
How to Make Relationships Work •Love yourself to offer that space of loving you to somebody. Build up that trust in yourself to trust every other individual.
•It is not about ‘I', it is about ‘us'. Moreover, it is a succeeding relationship that measures the strength of our individuality.
•Accept your fault in a failed relationship and try to rectify them other than pointing at somebody else's mistakes.
•Avoid getting into relationships to create your path to success. If you love someone, love unconditionally.
•Let there be a proper flow of communication in a relationship. Listen to your partner to understand him/her.
•Respect the other person and give him/her the space to grow and build up thee intricacies of life or relationships.
•Do not shy out of making the first move. Take the effort of making the relationship work in your own hands other than waiting for the person to take the first approach.
Not too bad.. Okay time to sleep
------it all takes the courage to believe------ ; {11:20 PM}
Likes...
Art: sketching, painting
Music: country, soft rock
Sports: skate, cycle, dance
Movies, Books: adventurous, meaningful, inspiring
Nature: Sightseeing
Making a difference
Fantacise her life like Anything but Ordinary.
