While the Chinese community celebrates new year this week, million others are suffering right at this very moment. Think about it. While you were busy visiting, wearing new clothes, receiving ang-pows, watching fireworks, or feasting on the nice food, there are people out there who have lost the reason to live.
Not long ago, I read a story about a man. A man who lost his whole family- his wife and 5 children. There was a picture of this middle aged man, burrying his youngest, and prettiest daughter in the muddy fields which was once his beloved village. In tears, he said that he has no more meaning to live. Before Dec 26, he worked hard everyday to earn a living for his family. But now, the money he worked for is of no use, for there is no more family to look after, to love. And so is the hundreds of widowers in his village.
Sometimes we do take things for granted. We already have so much, but still yearn for more. Never satisfied. What is happening to all of us? Are we waiting for a disaster to strike us to appreciate what we have?
"You spent thousands on fireworks display, yet gave only 10 ringgit for church offerings..." A pastor in Sibu said to the congregation. It's sad, but true. When will we ever change? Hopefully in this new year, a miracle may happen...
~just something I had always wanted to blog about but couldn't find the time to~
CNY buzz
New week, new start. Well, since it's 2 days before cny, mum and I had a breezy, yes last minute shopping yesterday. Awesome is the only word to describe it. hehe! After that, had rili rili late supper cum dinner at open-air market for some nice seafood.
Quite disappointed about a few minor things, though. I'm afriad I won't be able to join all the 'animal' youths this Saturday for a fun visiting... WAA! Sad sad. We'll leave from Sibu on Saturday morning, but still not in time for visiting. Hmm...I had expected bunny Chok to come back for cny hols. Yeah, so sad that I won't see him again before I leave for NZ. Oh well...
Gonna spend a RED, FOOD-FILLED, & NOISY cny at Sibu. New year celebration is always at its best in Sibu anyway. Yi-yi is a great cook, so I do expect my tummy to expand at least few inches...haha! Guilty as charged. But what I really want this year (yes, my ultimate wish) is to travel either to China or somewhere exotic in Asia. Dad's fren invited him over to China next month, of course I begged him to follow them, but it's all coz of the business again that's making us hard to travel elsewhere. sigh sigh~
Jamming session was not bad. Carol invited Cuz, Arlene, and Roy over for practise this time. Well, it's the very first time I've seen a guy playing electic guitar with his LEFT hand. Amazing guitarist and nice voice too. One more thing, do stand at least 2 meters away from Cuz and his drums when he's playing, unless you want to be deaf permanently. With the keyboard just next to the drum set, my ear drums almost burst. No kidding. Kevin suggested that we kongsi a set of ear muffs to protect our ears. haha!
Last but not least, to everyone out there, have a wonderful and blessed Chinese New Year!
Quite disappointed about a few minor things, though. I'm afriad I won't be able to join all the 'animal' youths this Saturday for a fun visiting... WAA! Sad sad. We'll leave from Sibu on Saturday morning, but still not in time for visiting. Hmm...I had expected bunny Chok to come back for cny hols. Yeah, so sad that I won't see him again before I leave for NZ. Oh well...
Gonna spend a RED, FOOD-FILLED, & NOISY cny at Sibu. New year celebration is always at its best in Sibu anyway. Yi-yi is a great cook, so I do expect my tummy to expand at least few inches...haha! Guilty as charged. But what I really want this year (yes, my ultimate wish) is to travel either to China or somewhere exotic in Asia. Dad's fren invited him over to China next month, of course I begged him to follow them, but it's all coz of the business again that's making us hard to travel elsewhere. sigh sigh~
Jamming session was not bad. Carol invited Cuz, Arlene, and Roy over for practise this time. Well, it's the very first time I've seen a guy playing electic guitar with his LEFT hand. Amazing guitarist and nice voice too. One more thing, do stand at least 2 meters away from Cuz and his drums when he's playing, unless you want to be deaf permanently. With the keyboard just next to the drum set, my ear drums almost burst. No kidding. Kevin suggested that we kongsi a set of ear muffs to protect our ears. haha!
Last but not least, to everyone out there, have a wonderful and blessed Chinese New Year!
it's funny how things turn out sometimes...
Some people try hard to be funny, but the real funny people look or do something funny without trying hard.
I just found out about something my cousin-in-law, formerly an air steward, did a while ago. A customer, a Malay lady ordered warm water. She was probably from east peninsular and spoke with a weird slang, so he misheard what she requested for. Instead of bringing her a glass of warm water ("air suam" in BM), he and a few other air stewards sang the ballad "I swear" to her, right in the plane. Oh gosh...
Anyway, there's this guy who works at a coffee shop near my mum's shop. The Sunflower Deli taukeh, coincidentally named Stanley also, told us that he found out that this waiter uses a fake handphone. Yes, a flip one I think. Goodness. Almost every morning, he passes through the shop, waves hello at me, and shows-off his "cool" handphone. O-kaaaay...
Finally, jamming session is on again this Sunday afternoon. NICE. We're gonna practise new songs, hopefully learn from the professionals. Unca Voon shared about his concerns a few days back. He told me Unca Peter is taking diploma starting in Feb, Carol is going back to KL in mid Feb, and with me going overseas sometime during May, are there going to be enough keyboardists? Sam has played in the church a few times, but he's worried whether she is commmitted to it, and willing to play more often, which is really a headache... Not forgetting we're lack of drummers, with the sole drummer, Lionel, going for NS soon...and Godric only fooling around with the drum set occasionally. We need a miracle, seriously.
So it's fixed. We're spending Chinese New Year this year at mum's home town again, Sibu. Maybe I'll have more time to shop at Wisma Sanyan this time. hehe. The food there is really cheap, too. Can eat more without feeling that guilty. haha!
I just found out about something my cousin-in-law, formerly an air steward, did a while ago. A customer, a Malay lady ordered warm water. She was probably from east peninsular and spoke with a weird slang, so he misheard what she requested for. Instead of bringing her a glass of warm water ("air suam" in BM), he and a few other air stewards sang the ballad "I swear" to her, right in the plane. Oh gosh...
Anyway, there's this guy who works at a coffee shop near my mum's shop. The Sunflower Deli taukeh, coincidentally named Stanley also, told us that he found out that this waiter uses a fake handphone. Yes, a flip one I think. Goodness. Almost every morning, he passes through the shop, waves hello at me, and shows-off his "cool" handphone. O-kaaaay...
Finally, jamming session is on again this Sunday afternoon. NICE. We're gonna practise new songs, hopefully learn from the professionals. Unca Voon shared about his concerns a few days back. He told me Unca Peter is taking diploma starting in Feb, Carol is going back to KL in mid Feb, and with me going overseas sometime during May, are there going to be enough keyboardists? Sam has played in the church a few times, but he's worried whether she is commmitted to it, and willing to play more often, which is really a headache... Not forgetting we're lack of drummers, with the sole drummer, Lionel, going for NS soon...and Godric only fooling around with the drum set occasionally. We need a miracle, seriously.
So it's fixed. We're spending Chinese New Year this year at mum's home town again, Sibu. Maybe I'll have more time to shop at Wisma Sanyan this time. hehe. The food there is really cheap, too. Can eat more without feeling that guilty. haha!
pinch me... is it reaaaallly 4-2?!
4-2. Goodness. Amazing score. Most importantly, what amazing game that was. Who would have predicted THAT result? How I wish I was these to watch that historic game. Hmm, one day...
Anyway, saw the results this morning and I couldn't believe my eyes. I am feeling a whole lot better today, thanks to the most needed win. haha!
Okay, had dinner and a lil 'chat' with Carol and Stef. Hmm...how did it go? Carol, if you're reading this, it was a little too sudden and weird (if you hadn't noticed at all). I know you care a lot for us, but seriously, there's no need to do all that and push us to do everything according to your style. No offence. I know your intentions are good, and I really appreciate that, but God will allow things to happen at its own pace and time. Don't rush. Calm down, Carol. =)
It's a week away from CNY, and my house is in a total mess. We haven't even bought the cookies, cakes and deco. So finally mum decided to spend CNY at Sibu again this year. But I'll definitely make sure we'll be in time for visiting with the youths. hehe.
The pervert guy is now a frequent customer to my mum's shop. And it's really irritating, totally freakish in a way. He buys the papers every morning, then looks around for Shasha. And it all started with a stupid magazine... Now that's another story for another time. ;)
Anyway, saw the results this morning and I couldn't believe my eyes. I am feeling a whole lot better today, thanks to the most needed win. haha!
Okay, had dinner and a lil 'chat' with Carol and Stef. Hmm...how did it go? Carol, if you're reading this, it was a little too sudden and weird (if you hadn't noticed at all). I know you care a lot for us, but seriously, there's no need to do all that and push us to do everything according to your style. No offence. I know your intentions are good, and I really appreciate that, but God will allow things to happen at its own pace and time. Don't rush. Calm down, Carol. =)
It's a week away from CNY, and my house is in a total mess. We haven't even bought the cookies, cakes and deco. So finally mum decided to spend CNY at Sibu again this year. But I'll definitely make sure we'll be in time for visiting with the youths. hehe.
The pervert guy is now a frequent customer to my mum's shop. And it's really irritating, totally freakish in a way. He buys the papers every morning, then looks around for Shasha. And it all started with a stupid magazine... Now that's another story for another time. ;)
DISGUSTED
Apparently, someone has been messing around with my hotmail account. Idiot. So I changed the password.
I can't believe there are so many perverts in Kuching. huh. A Malay customer in his 40s recently went to my shop. It's so obvious that he's attracted to Shasha. Ewww. He keeps calling the shop, asking for her. Almost everyday, he comes to the shop to find her, and before that wanted to buy one valentine gift for her. I'll bet on anything that he's already married. Maybe even more than once. Disgusting. Thank God that she's no longer working here.
A few days ago while we were having lunch at a cafe, a guy approached her, gave her a note. It was written "when u are free, call this number..." Looking up, we see this psycho guy pointing to himself, saying "Call me! I'm Mr Pink!!!" Enough said. Fortunately both of us had finished our food by that time.
I can't believe there are so many perverts in Kuching. huh. A Malay customer in his 40s recently went to my shop. It's so obvious that he's attracted to Shasha. Ewww. He keeps calling the shop, asking for her. Almost everyday, he comes to the shop to find her, and before that wanted to buy one valentine gift for her. I'll bet on anything that he's already married. Maybe even more than once. Disgusting. Thank God that she's no longer working here.
A few days ago while we were having lunch at a cafe, a guy approached her, gave her a note. It was written "when u are free, call this number..." Looking up, we see this psycho guy pointing to himself, saying "Call me! I'm Mr Pink!!!" Enough said. Fortunately both of us had finished our food by that time.
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