It Doesn't Matter

I've not blogged for ages but here's a short one especially for Noe!!

It doesn't matter what the scan says, it doesn't matter what the blood test says. At the end of the day God created you and He knows you better than any scan or test can show. I trust and believe the fact that you are eating like an oink oink, just like me, and you are looking as healthy as the next person, albeit a little "cuter", you are well and He will continue to keep you well. He has a plan to show His miracles through you. So keep on eating and know that we are all there to support you through prayer, presence and food :)

Love you big time and I'm holding on to your promise!!! Keep on eating, my dear compatriot in conspicuous food consumption :)

Meaning of Life 2

I'm in this melancholic mood again. Yesterday I was reading a blog about this young guy who died suddenly in his sleep. He was only 23. He maintained a blog and after his passing one of his siblings wrote a lovely eulogy about him. What occurred to me was that even thought this person was so young, he managed to do so much to impact those around him. From his blog, I gathered that not only was he a faithful follower of Chirst but he was also active in giving back to society.

The entire night I couldn't sleep and I started thinking again about the meaning of life. More specifically the meaning of my life. What is my purpose in this world. What can I do to bring more meaning to this life of mine in this world? Am I just living one day at the time eagerly anticipating the day when My Lord decides to call me home? What do I have to live for? Day in and day out we live each day looking ahead to the next. The next pay cheque, the next holiday, the next meal, the next birthday, the next new year etc. But what does it amount to? So what? What's next? So what if I've more money, so what if I have a bigger house? So what? I asked Hubbs this question and he too didn't have an answer as to how his life is making an impact in this world.

While writing this, I'm reminded of the Sunday School lesson I taught a while back. God made all of us in His image and for His purpose. Dear God, what is Your purpose for me in this world? I believe that You have a purpose for me if not I would not have been born. Please show me what is it You want me to do in this short time here on earth so that when I am called home according to Your perfect timing, You will be there greeting me, with open arms saying, "Good job, well done!".

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!!

Finally finally....after so many years, we've finally got a Christmas tree, ornaments and lights!! Not only that, the house is decorated with Christmas-y decor and wreaths. Hubbs was so sweet today. When we got back, we were all prepared to put together the tree and decorate the house but we were pleasantly surprised that all the Christmas decor were already put up. Hubbs spent the entire day buying all the decor and setting it up.







Although Hubbs and I are not in our own house, it is still nice to live in a house where there's the buzz of Christmas. To make things even more exciting but stressful, this year we'll be hosting the Christmas meal with all the pastors and the usual suspects, which is usually held at SY's house but this year it will be at boy's and wifey's house. Hence the decor :)So Cow Cow and Esiotrot, we'll miss you for dinner but we've got Noeline this year making it a total of 13 this year. The group is growing each year :)

Hubbs is as usual doing up his candles for candlelight service. This year will be his 4th year of candle making for Christmas eve service and it will be his record number of candles. A grand total of 16. He's got 5 more to go before Christmas eve!! Aren't they lovely?



This Christmas remember to celebrate God's love for all because Christ was born so that we can be reconciled with God through Christ's death on the cross. So here's wishing everyone reading a most blessed Christmas and know that God truly loves you!!

One of those days

Today has been one of those days. A day where nothing seems really wrong but neither does it seem normal or right. Maybe the long weekend and getting back to the realities and frustration of work made it a little more 'abnormal'. Maybe for me it is like how one feels when you've been running and if you keep going at it, it would be fine, but when you stop your legs start to ache and you just can't seem to continue anymore. So, though long weekends are good it is sometimes too much of a good thing for me.

Then again maybe it has nothing to do with the long weekend but it is just one of those days when I'm feeling moody, frustrated with people and down for no reason.

But what made my day end on a higher note was the cute e-greeting card that I received from Noe today. Although it was a simple message it was encouraging to know that someone was thinking of me even though she probably had a tougher week than me. Sometimes we may feel that small gestures don't really matter. But today clearly proved that sometimes the smallest things can make a difference in how we remember and end each day.

So this serves as a reminder to me not to shy away from gestures that may seem 'frivolous' but know that whatever little smile or simple hi may just be the thing that brightens a person's day. So lying here in bed, writing this entry, with hubbs humming his night symphony next to my ear, I'm ready to sleep and face tomorrow thanks to someone, who thought of me. :)

Goodbye Dr Lim

I think last week I blogged about this nice uncle, Dr Lim Say Wan, who was suffering from cancer. Yesterday he was called home to the Lord. I am sure going to miss seeing him in church and having this nice man remember my name.

I attended his wake service yesterday. During the service, pastor Andrew gave a very meaningful sermon on how we finish our life. This was followed by short eulogies by Dr Lim's friends. What struck me about the entire service as well as what was said about him was that it really doesn't matter how successful you are or how rich you are or even how many friends you have. At the end of the day it is how you have touched lives and how one chooses to glorify God even through the pain and suffering.

It was shared that even during His last few days on earth, through the pain, Dr Lim, though a relatively young Christian continued to be thankful to God and chose to praise and glorify Him with whatever few words he could muster. He's was also remembered as a perfect gentleman by many and how he made the effort to remember the names of the people he meets and be genuinely concerned about them.

Though this man had a superbly illustrious career as a doctor, locally and internationally and was obviously very well to do, it was to me, the 'big' things in life that he chose to do that will continue to live on in the lives of those who have been blessed by know him.

So uncle, lucky you for getting to chill with Jesus in the big house up there but I'm certainly going to miss the warm sincere "Hi (my name). How are you?".

My last goodbye, house 16

Bye bye house...



Bye bye pool..



Bye bye club house..



Bye bye comfy bedroom...



Bye bye kitchen.....

Yup. After the many months of delaying and whinning we're finally spending the last night at our very first house. 16, Jalan PJU 1/46D, Aman Suria. As usual, hubbs and I have left many things to the last minute and hence we're not feeling as sad as we would if things were not as hurried.

Driving back from boy's place after unloading our boxes, it hit me that it is the last time I'll enter the community at night. The last time I get to see the park, the roads and my house...my dear dear house.

My very first home ownership. The house that hubbs and I first lived in as a married couple. Also the house that boy and wifey first lived in as husband and wife. It is also the house that Elmo has come to know as home. So many memories in just 3 years and 11 months. Sigh...I'm so gonna miss you house.

Thanks for the memories, if I could I would hug you. Ta ta no16 :(

Congrats Dr June!!!

Great news!! My online doc, and my loyal blog reader, is finally a specialist. After 14 years slogging it out my dear friend can now have many additional initials behind her name. So many that I don't even know what it means. Dr June Sim MBBS. M.OHS FAFOEM. Occupational Physician.



Now if only she's in my part of the world it would mean I would never have to pay for medical consults anymore :)Anyway big big Congratulations!!! Hubbs and I are most most most happy for you and I'm most proud of you!!

My next aspiration for her would be that she finds a non doctor husband soon. Any takers? Post pictures on this blog if you're interested :)

Updates and Prayer Requests

It has been while since I last updated my blog. I guess it is because ever since the Bali trip I've been less inspired to blog as everything seems mundane all over again. But just to keep my three trusty blog followers updated, I shall just have a quick recap as to what has been happenning since my trip back from Bali.

Work has been crazy, as usual, but I've also been busy trying to move house or rather trying to hang on to my existing place as long as possible. I was supposed to move out last week but since the buyer hasn't paid me I'm holding on as long as possible. Everything else in the house has been moved including our bed so Hubbs and I have begun sleeping on the floor. We only have Elmo, ourselves and our clothes left to move. That shows how reluctant we are about giving up the house. But saying all that I think it's going to be fun moving in with Boy and wifey. It's going to be bachelor pad all over again.

At the same time, I've also been busy trying to design the new place and do all the necessary submissions so that renovation can start once we get the keys to the new place. By the looks of it, we'll most likely be camping with Boy and wifey for at least 6 months or maybe more. So please pray that everything runs smoothly and that I don't keep changing my mind on the designs. Latest on design is that I've decided to convert one floor into the masterbed room and an entire room will be converted into our bathroom. I'm hoping stucturally everything will be feasible.

Other than that, HOOORRAAYYY..we're done with Sunday School for the year. I guess the kids will miss Sunday School but I think the teachers certainly would appreciate the break. No more 6am Sunday mornings for me for 2 months!! However, the sad thing would be missing the 3 heroes of Sunday School Kim, Ah Lan and Yu Pin. I'm especially going to miss having Yu Pin in our team and beyond a doubt going to miss Kim. I don't think Sunday School will be the same without them around :(

As for sad news, I met up with Noeline a week ago and she updated us on her chemo progess. Unfortunately, her cancer markers have gone up again and there's a possibility it has spread to her lungs and more into her lymph nodes. We are still hoping and praying that this is not so. I can't comprehend how can Noeline look so good and healthy and yet have all these horrible things going on inside her. So please continue to pray for her continued healing and that God will continue to sustain her.

Another prayer request would be for Dr Lim Say Wan. As I write this, Dr Lim is in ICU getting ready to meet the Lord. It's rather sad but I think after more than 5 years of his fight with cancer I think God is ready to call him home. So please pray with me that he isn't in pain. Although I don't know him very well but I must say he's one of the nicer uncles I've met. Everytime I see him in church or outside church, he never fails to make an effort to say hi to me and remember my name. He even remembers that we were in the same baptism class together and I can't even remember. I was hoping to see him last Friday at his house but unfortunately things took a turn for the worse and he had to be rushed to hospital. I'm going to miss this uncle.

So that's all the updates I have for now. Oh yes, one final thing. I've been told the pain in my left shoulder leading all the way to my left elbow, that I've been having for weeks now could be a sign of me having a heart attack. (note to Dr June, need online consult again :) - it's that time of the month again, told you so..haha ) So please pray I'll be alive for my next post :), most likely in my new room in boy's house.

Love to all reading this and thanks for checking in even though I've been slack. You guys are the best!!

Kobe Me

Those that know me will agree that i'm game for a good steak anytime. Unfortunately there aren't any good steak places in KL or rather the choice cuts are rare and few. One of the best cuts I've ever had the priviledge to try would be the Kobe ternderloin. It is so juicy and light that it literally melts in the mouth. The poorer cousin wagyu doesn't come close.

I was told that a lot of care and effort goes into making the Kobe cattle/meat the way it is. It all begins with how it is reared. Apparently the cattle/cow lives in an environment that's stress free, surrounded by soothing music, right temperature, fed choice corn and grain, drinks beer and has daily massages. I've always wondered how lucky I would be if I'm a kobe cattle/cow..except for the being slaughtered part.

Well guess my wish has come true. For the past few days, hubbs, tt, ew and I have been living the life of a prized Kobe cow. We literally laze around the cabana the entire day looking forward to the next meal and listening to the soothing sound of the surf. Our daily highlight would be the spa sessions where we are scrubbed, massaged and soothed with milk baths. When it is meal time we are fed with freshest choice fish from the ocean and drink alcoholic cocktails, courtesy of ew.

I know for sure I'm nicely marbled but may have a slight excess of fat but the four of us are truly living the Kobe cow life. So, me Kobe.

Guess what this is?

We went trekking this morning to a lovely waterfall. We saw the above along the way. Wonder whether the owners were trying to keep animals or females away :)

Lazing & chillin

This is the view from the cabana that hubbs and I are chillin in. The black sand beach right in front of us and nothing to do except read and enjoy the sound of waves hitting the shore and the wind blowing in our faces.

Off to Bali on Air Asia

Holiday! Holiday! Holiday! I'm finally off to Bali. But this is going to be one long trip to deepest darkest Bali. 3 hours on crappy Air Asia and another 3 hours by car/van to some secluded part of Bali. Counting the hours including travelling to LLCT I guess I could be on my way to Maldives instead :)

I've been whinge-ing to everyone about travelling on Air Asia. If I had a choice I would not be on Air Asia. Too bad MH ran out of tickets. I for one do not believe in this cheap air fare scam. In my particular case I paid rm780 for the fare. Additional rm50 for excess bagage (allowable 15kg, i'm travelling with 18kg-what decent female going on a 5day trip can limit herself to only 15kgs :) ) adding up to rm830. The average price of food plus drink on board is rm12 making it rm842. So plus the additional inconvenience and stress of having to walk to the plane lugging my laptop and handbag under the hot sun and up some steep steps to the plane would round up the airfare to rm900. Mh is around that price too. And you get the comfort of KLIA unlike the wet market environment of LCCT, 25kg baggage allowance and better crew, (less fake eyelashes-i'm hot(slut) looking, you're not attitude) friendlier and classier (they don't walk around with black garbage bags collecting trash)
service. So for me it's MH anytime. More value more frills.

I am an hour into the flight and the only good thing is that the flight is rather empty and I've got all 3 seats to myself. :) But not having anyone to chat with for another 2 hours will be a real challenge. Hence the blogging. :)

Tembok Bali

I've never been a big fan of YTL resorts and now I remember why. I've been to Pangkor Laut and now I'm at their other resort in Bali and and I am still not impressed.

The rooms are super small maybe that's why it's called a 'small luxury resort'. The room's toilet is also not becoming of a 'luxurious' resort. How can a so called 5 star resort not have a separate shower stall?!! And besides, there's isn't enough room for two to stand in the toilet. To top it up the shower cum bath doesn't have a proper shower screen so when showering the entire floor including the toilet bowl ends up wet. The overall maintenance of this relatively new resort (1 year old) isn't becoming as well. Brown stains around the sink and edges of the shower is a big turn off. This is so not acceptable for a SLH resort.

I can live with a small room that doesn't have enough space to put two luggages but a small toilet without a seperate shower stall is not acceptable. But to be fair I have to say that the service staff are impecable and they really do go all out to make sure you're comfortable. They drew a lovely flower bath for us in the mini toilet but poor hubb had to clean up the petals so that he could have a proper shower. I would give the service two thumbs up. If only they could change our rooms. We tried upgrading but all the bigger rooms are fully booked.

So much for a good holiday. I think I would have been better off staying at home. As for the food, we've only had one meal and it was quite lacking. Let's hope tomorrow's breakfast will be better.

More to come.....

Update Update Update

It's been ages since I've updated my blog. I've been meaning to but the past few weeks have been crazy. Nothing much has happenned since then. My new place isn't progessing well, I've still not moved out and I'm sick again. What's new right? Thanks (again) to online doc consult, I've managed to check out my tonsils and realised that I don't have pus :). Note to online consult:( time to seriously go into virtual medicine. I bet you'll make more money than occupational medicine.)


The upside is BALI HERE I COME!!!! So I'm drowning myself with panadol, vitamin C, vitamin B and all kinds of herbal tea to fight this horrible infection. I'm so determined not to let it spoil my first holiday with Hubbs in two years!! Can't wait. The only thing I'm not looking forward to is having to travel Air Asia and go to the market place airport of LCCT. Oh well, shall remain focused on the resort. Here's the link to where we're staying. Let's hope that it's as good as it looks.

Will update once I get back :) I'm so gonna miss Elmo.

My Favourite Cousin

Meet my favourite cousin from Singapore. He's 13 years old and has the fairest and smoothest complextion ever. It's always a joy to have him back in KL. Best thing is that he shares the same initials as hubbs. Wkw :)

I am still alive :)

I know some of my very good friends have been checking my blog at least twice a day just to keep the count up. Thank you guys so much. You guys are totally the bestest friends I could ever ask for. It has been rather hectic the past week with raya holidays and all so I've not been able to blog much. My average get home time the past week has been around 11pm :(

Anyway, just wanna thank my few faithful friends (esiotrot, siew pau and online dr june) who have taken the time to check in on this blog even though I've not posted anything for ages. Also to let you guys know that I'm still alive and kicking although my shoulders and neck have been killing me. More on that another time. Got heaps to update so keep checking ok?

Thanks and love you guys big time :)

The Big Move part 2

The boxes are growing by the day. Unfortunately, we are still not done with the tv/study room, (the first room we started packing) and we've already managed to accumulate 20 boxes.

Although I'm not much of a Milo fan, I must say that I'm very grateful for their solid boxes. Great to pack with and just the right size. Hmmm..maybe they'll give me a marketing fund for product mention in this 'popular' blog of 130 visits since march08. :( like real!! Dream on Elmo!!

Packing to be continued......

My many boxes part 1

Countdown to the Big move

Another 3 weeks, well to be exact another 22 days before we move out of our place. We've started packing up some non essentials such as my dvd collection, cds and books in the tv room. I thought it was going to be quite an easy process but it is proving to be quite stressful and tiring. We've only lived here for 3 years and the amount of stuff (especially mine) is shockingly much!! We are not even halfway through the room and we've already managed to fill 13 boxes and I thought moving was going to be easy :(

One good thing though about packing, I've finally done what I've always wanted to do and that is to catalogue my dvd collection. Not an easy process by it was nice being able to sort out my dvd collection by title, genre and actors. So as of today, I've got 593 titles and growing :) . Big hug and sloppy kiss :k to hubbs for patiently packing and reading out the titles to me one by one as I key them in.

Will post pictures of the packed boxes soon. Packing is stressful!! Don't be like me and underestimate the junk one can accumulate over the span of 3 years. Start early or engage professional movers!! ;)

Friday Night

It is Friday night and I'm impressed with myself that I'm still up blogging at midnight. Today I feel very very proud of myself. Not only am I up blogging but I've discovered how to place smileys :) on my post. (pats self on head) Now all I need to do is to learn what keys to press to convey a particular emotion. :p Guess we learn something new each day. :z

It has been quite a good week though I started off the week feeling sick. But must say that it ended quite well. We had dinner in Senses tonight. Had my favourite seared foie grae, port jelly foie grae and super huge luscious oysters flown in from Coffin Bay in Australia. Best oysters I've ever had in a while. Not only does it not have that muddy taste but it truly melts in the mouth. Oh and I guess I've put back the 2kgs I lost from being sick last weekend.

A perfect ending to the week :L