Coming Back

The more i listen to this song, the more the memories are flowing back. Bit by bit, little by little, memories of happier times with him start to fill up my head. Maybe it's because i'm alone and have nothing better to do which somehow gave him a chance to quietly creep into my mind. Of the first time he brought cut fruits to my first workplace, the first bouquet of flowers he sent me on my birthday which i thanked my boss stupidly instead of him, the first movie we watched at Capitol and many many more. But strangely, those are memories of the first few years. The memories of the rest of my years with him are begining to get hazy.


Maybe i'm getting old. There's a saying, the older one gets, the more they will reminisce the long forgotten happier times.


Or maybe it's the effect of listening to this song on loop mode.

December

After 12 months of waiting, December is here again, popping its head through the gloomy and rainy weather. I'm here alone, at home, updating this blog and listening to this Thai song currently playing. Turn up the volume. You will like this song too.


Dad was discharged yesterday. He was admitted for losing too much blood. He came back from a 3-week driving trip from China. It was his dream of doing a driving trip and he fulfilled that. He and his friends shipped their cars to Shenzhen, China and from there, they drove to various parts of China before driving back to JB (Malaysia) via Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. The journey was too tough for a 69 year old man. All he said to us was he wasn't feeling well when we called him on his birthday on December 6th. Little did we know Dad was very ill and at one stage, was hospitalised in China!!!


He finally came back last Sunday and we heard some not-so-good news from his friends. Dad stubbornly refused to see a doctor despite being weak and pale but finally gave in to us on Wednesday. Doc told us Dad needed to be warded immediately as he was losing too much blood, almost 60% of a normal healthy adult male. He needed a blood transfusion. Dad finally admitted to us he has on-off rectal bleeding for the past 2 years and while he was in China, the bleeding recurred. Doc sent him for a colonoscopy on Thursday and found a large polyp in his colon. It's now removed and being sent for test.


With God's blessing, Dad is as-far-as-we-can-tell fine now and guess what, he's now on a holiday trip with my eldest sis and her family. Dad is as stubborn as all of his children combined and he wanted to go. Since he is now somewhat ok and with his doctor's approval, we allowed him to travel again.


I thank God for His blessing and mercy on my Dad. Wihtout God's grace, i don't know how Dad can come back home to us at all. I'm sure everything will be alright. Dad kept telling us he has unfinished God's work to do and hence, he needed to live on. He's a very positive man. All i can do is to constantly pray for his health and well-being.


There're so much things i haven't done for my Dad and i want more time for him.

Tossing And Turning

Fluff in her new bed!

Kimchi Wild Rockets Salad

Dinner for tonite: Kimchi-Wild Rockets Salad with honey tomatoes, black olives, croutons, egg, pumpkin seeds and Shane's unwanted baked salmon skin.


อร่อย มาก!!

Four Strawberries A Day . . .

. . . keep the lines at bay!! :)

You wanna look younger? Start by eating more strawberries!! That's what i did. Strawberry, one of the top ten antioxidants food that can help prevent heart disease and cancer, reduce blood pressure and slow the effects of aging.

Have a Strawberry day!

PS: Sorry folks, been busy again. Looks like i can't fulfill my a-blog-entry-a-day promise. Preparing another deployment at work. Gonna spend a few weeks away from home again. Not good.

My Handsome Nephew

He melts my heart!! x

U-Turn

It's funny how i cannot be honest with myself anymore. It's funny how i dread to confront what i was really feeling about all these time. Is it true that the more you hope something good will happen, it often will end up just the opposite? Is it true that it's best not to hope, coz you might fall into the well of disappointment even deeper? If we cannot have hopes, where do dreams live then?


Is there really no u-turn in life?

Having A Doggy Is Like Having A Kid

It's not easy raising a 'dog' these days. Darn, they are "expensive". You can't put a price on Fluffy but those stuffs that she needed to have (or i thought she needed to have) are exorbitant!! Mine, those pet stores? They are blood-suckers i tell you!


But still, i bought many many things, whether she really needs them or not didn't matter, as long as i think she needs, then she must have it - like a toothbrush and vanila-flavoured toothpaste. What? That's right folks, yours truly bought a 4-month old puppy a toothbrush/toothpaste set, intending to brush her shiny beautiful teeth!! Was i nuts? I probably was, but oral hygiene is equally important to dogs right? Unfortunately, brushing Fluffy's teeth is so much harder than i thought, but i won't give up!!


I told my friends what i bought and they all laughed at me. Everytime i pass by the pet store, I will buy something new for Fluffy. She now has three different sets of harness and leash, and today, i bought her a nice comfy bed and cute booties for walking. Last Friday, i bought her three pretty shirts to wear and now, i find myself looking at online shops to order her more!! I find myself silly too, like a little girl with her new barbie doll, but i want the best and nicest for Fluffy, so naturally, the 'best and nicest' comes at a price! :(


Here are some cute pics of Fluffy i took this afternoon after a nice bath. Btw did i mention she is very 'princessy'? Really, when i took her out this afternoon for 'training', all she wanted was to stretch out on the pavement :(

New Addition

Meet Fuffy, our 4-month old silky terrier. There were some who said she doesn't look pure breed but who cares. We love her to bits! Fluffy has very nice, soft and slightly curly hair and she hardly barks!


Good puppy!


I'm potty training her now and have signed up for a 10-weekly lesson with Waggie's. Very soon, Fluffy will be able to enjoy running around our house happily and not having to coop up in her play pen.

Simple Delight

I know i shouldn't have but it's weekend.