i have been slaving for the past few days, weeks i think. to get ready for a big event. but how can so much effort seems to amount to nothing? the mountain of errands seems to grow with a will of its own. getting so much done, more seems to pop out...do the errands multiply when we turn away? do they have this supernatural power to grow n grow?
help! i think i'm sinking!!!! i'm going to be glad when the wedding is actually over n i get to rest a little. it is beginning to seem like a herculean task. n to think we opted for a simple affair. i can't imagine running one on a grand scale! and i am not even doing this alone! despite the many hands, the work does not seem to lighten!
forgive my grousing, i just can't wait for the honeymoon..which reminds me...i haven't even plan for that yet!!!!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
au revoir 2006
the new year has arrived, and yet i am still taking stock of the year that have passed. many things have happened, so fast, that some of it are quite a blur, waiting to be defined and filed and remembered. some are hiding, not really willing to be brought out again, others are almost painfully pressing itself onto the consciousness, unwilling to take a second seat at all.
i had one of the best chinese new year ever, the first i have ever celebrated in my own home, ipoh. of all my 28 years, we have always spent the chinese new year at the grandparents, either in alor star, penang or thailand. but this year was special. we had the honoured guest, my grandma, staying with us. it was a memorable time, with so many loved ones under our roof, laughter and food intermingling with plentiful of good spirits (of the intangible and the drinkable type).
it was the year i knew where to draw the line and say enough! i will not take anymore b*ll and left my previous employment before my senses left me. i also realised that my most precious priority was my family and my loved ones, and that there was more to life than just earning the buck.
i moved back home to where my heart actually is, and every moment i managed to spend with my grandma was like a piece of the rarest and most precious jewel to keep. for little did we know that she would leave us and join my grandfather for eternity. it also gave me the chance to be my mother's side while we try to use our pain to fill a void that will never be the same again.
through the grief, an anchor held me steady and where one journey was ended, another began. kelvin's proposal was my happiest moment, yet a sad one too. for i would dearly love to have ah ma by my side on the day that i said "I DO".
i am lucky to meet a like-minded boss and start building my career in ipoh, but luckier still that it gave my family the chance to have our best trip ever. going to australia felt more like a homecoming than a visit with so many of our relatives there. its almost like a parallel home.
in a nutshell,
i have loved and lost,
took the road less travelled,
deconstruct and rebuild,
lived some traditions, made some new ones,
said "I do" and took a huge step!
travelled far to find something close to the heart,
and basically, trying to make the best of what life have to offer.
C'est la vie!
Au revoir 2006!
i had one of the best chinese new year ever, the first i have ever celebrated in my own home, ipoh. of all my 28 years, we have always spent the chinese new year at the grandparents, either in alor star, penang or thailand. but this year was special. we had the honoured guest, my grandma, staying with us. it was a memorable time, with so many loved ones under our roof, laughter and food intermingling with plentiful of good spirits (of the intangible and the drinkable type).
it was the year i knew where to draw the line and say enough! i will not take anymore b*ll and left my previous employment before my senses left me. i also realised that my most precious priority was my family and my loved ones, and that there was more to life than just earning the buck.
i moved back home to where my heart actually is, and every moment i managed to spend with my grandma was like a piece of the rarest and most precious jewel to keep. for little did we know that she would leave us and join my grandfather for eternity. it also gave me the chance to be my mother's side while we try to use our pain to fill a void that will never be the same again.
through the grief, an anchor held me steady and where one journey was ended, another began. kelvin's proposal was my happiest moment, yet a sad one too. for i would dearly love to have ah ma by my side on the day that i said "I DO".
i am lucky to meet a like-minded boss and start building my career in ipoh, but luckier still that it gave my family the chance to have our best trip ever. going to australia felt more like a homecoming than a visit with so many of our relatives there. its almost like a parallel home.
in a nutshell,
i have loved and lost,
took the road less travelled,
deconstruct and rebuild,
lived some traditions, made some new ones,
said "I do" and took a huge step!
travelled far to find something close to the heart,
and basically, trying to make the best of what life have to offer.
C'est la vie!
Au revoir 2006!
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