Friday, April 24, 2009

That's life

See if you can relate to this :

You sit in a classroom and your classmates around you are earnestly chatting away. The teacher has her back on the class and is writing some notes on the blackboard.

Teacher says “Ssshhhh, stop talking class.”

The girl next to you continues to yak to another behind you.

Teacher warns again, “I said stop talking.” Her back is still facing the class.

The yakking continues.

The teacher snaps, turns around and points vehemently at you, “Didn’t I say STOP talking!”

You stare blankly back.

“You! Stand up! Why did you keep talking when I said stop!”

You blink…and you glance at your partner sitting next to you. She stares at her book.

Have you ever been in this situation, where you are so wrongly accused and torn in between retaliating or accepting the injustice done to you.


Fast forward 25 years later and you are a young adult, capable of running your own life and making your own decision on your own fate, what would you have done?

The one thing that remains similar 25 years ago and 25 years later, it hurts to be wrongly accused.


Another thought for the day :

Is it tougher to manage a heavy workload, or it is tougher to tackle a working relationship?

Friday, February 27, 2009

Cheery & Me

Watched "Marley and Me" last night, cried buckets and came home with a lot of thoughts.

Last year, I watched "10 Promises to a Dog", cried buckets and came home a heavy heart.

I remembered what Ling said a few weeks ago, "You haven't blogged for a long while, you never write about Cheery anymore."

I have been so caught up in just living that I haven't been reminiscing.

"Marley and Me" hit on me to reflect on my purpose of this blog. Long after Cheery's days, I will still be able to look back on the countless moments of her and with her.

Time, or the lack of it, has robbed me of many things. I should not let it rob me of my love for writing and my writing that brings Cheery into the lives of many.

So there, keep that bookmark here. Cheery is back!





Wednesday, May 7, 2008

What’s with ladies and their long hair?

This morning, as usual, I alighted the MRT and got pushed up the escalator by the tens of dozens of people rushing for work.

Going up the escalator, I usually try to leave a step between me and the person in front (just in case that person has body odour, tries to fart silently or as I encountered today, has long hair that resembles a huge entangled bush).

Very unfortunately, I was pushed so tightly today, that there was no room for me to leave a step in front. So I found myself facing and smelling the ominous bunch of long, dark hair of the lady in front of me.

And of a sudden, she chose to throw her hair in my face!!!

With a single, forceful shake of her head, her hair smacked me right in the face!

DAMN! ARGH!

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Birthdays are Happy Days!

Last Friday, we held a private birthday celebration for Cheery and my Ma.

2 old bitches celebrating birthdays...



Cheery's cake.



My Ma's cake.



The birthday bitches, excluding me.



The human invitees...





And the doggie invitee, Fifi...



This big-eyed doggie, Nisha, not invited, but welcomed by us.



She's quite a cutie with her eyes not so big.



And quite good at performing acts too...

"Hey, can you beat me at this?"



The party goes on...







Blow Blow Blow the candles...can you see Cheery's doing that too?!



Ma cutting her cake...



And Mummy cutting for Cheery...



"Strawberry's my favourite, Mummy!"



Cheery's birthday funky hairdo, by Auntie Cat.



How can private celebrations do without a bouncer. Quite convincing as one, bro.




Just the week before the party, we went for a food tasting session. Ha!

Yeah, you read it right, just to ensure the food's quality gonna be good at the party.





More doggie friends came then...

Simon's dog, Nexis.



Jon's new adopted hunk, Chester.



And of course, long-time bitch friend, Fifi.

The poor girl had a major operation lately but she's recovered well.



Some new friends Cheery made in the restaurant.

Sweety Summer in Kimono.



And I'm still trying to find out the breed of this dog. Isn't he adorable, just like a lamb, and there were 2 of them!





Dog owners will know it's never easy trying to get a group photo for the dogs.



Fifi's missing in this picture.





Chester's not looking at the camera.



3 men and 15 minutes later, we are still at it.



20 minutes, some perspiration, lots of calling out names and near to giving up...





"Chester, SIT!"

"Cheery, STAY!"

"Fifi, LOOK HERE!"

"Nexis, SEE PAPA!"

And...



We gave up...



Monday, April 28, 2008

Loyal NOT

On Saturday night, I almost passed out from a bad case of food poisioning.

All the drama in the house with the vomitting and running to the toilet, and all this while, my girl was oblivious to it all.



So much for a loyal dog.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Boycott Guillermo Vargas

I'm so seething with anger! The world is never lack of sick people!

I cannot believe what I've just read in an email that Spamy sent.

'In 2007, the 'artist' Guillermo Vargas Habacuc took a dog from the street, he tied him to a rope in an art gallery, starving him to death.

For several days, the 'artist' and the visitors of the exhibition watched the 'masterpiece' based on the dog's agony, until eventually he died.

But this is not all. The prestigious Visual Arts Biennial of the Central American decided that the 'installation' was actually art, so that Guillermo Vargas Habacuc has been invited to repeat his cruel action for the biennial of 2008.'


His name is Nativity - the word 'Natividad' means 'Birth' in Spanish.












Other Source : Wikipedia

Do a google on his name and you will read more.

I cannot fathom and appreciate this 'art', and I cannot put in words how strongly I feel against this. If he'd done this as an act of controversy to create awareness against animal cruelty, he has made his point.

Else, he ought to be just sent straight to hell!

Sign your petition here Boycott Guillermo Vargas and stop this cruelty, please.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Marriage kills all romance - T or F?

The sms conversation goes like this :

"Ling, I will be out of town for an off-site meeting next month."

The reply :

"YIPPEEEE!"

It's never the same after marriage. Period.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Cheery's birthday!

Cheery turns 7 this May the 9th and I'm so planning her birthday party!

And cracking my head over her birthday present...

All in a day's blog

When I stared at the blogger login page just minutes ago, searching my head for my password, I finally realised it's been that long since my last entry.

I wished I have some interesting reason to explain my lack of action in my blog, like I've been braving my life combing the dense forests of Singapore island for that famous runaway terrorist called Mas Selamat. Or I've been suntanning my ass dark in the beautiful beach of Boracay (where I'm planning my next trip) or perhaps even more interestingly, gone under the knife to enlarge my breasts size to a 36E.

But alas, the plain truth is, I've been doing nothing interesting except burying myself in work (which I've quite frustratingly had quite enough of) and catching up on my sleep (which I've never had enough of)!

Just the other day, Mike asked me, "Ling, perhaps one of us should just quit our job and stay at home to be a houseperson."

I'd expected myself to wave my two hands wildly in desperation and exclaim, "ME ME ME! I'd lurve to be that person who stays home and be a housewife!"

Sadly, I didn't.

Instead my reply to him was, "And just rot at home, cut out from the outside world?"

I could have been labelled as the dumbest woman alive, for letting such a golden opportunity go by.

But in all honesty, I felt no regret having said that.

While I enjoy being the occassional housewife and take pride in taking care of my husband's and 'daughter's' needs, keeping the house spick and span, growing our little home, I see no absolute desire to make it full-time.

Quite the opposite, I gathered I would miss the power meetings, the politics, the rat race, staff management, the I-will-die-if-I-cannot-complete-this-presentation pressure, and there's something in the teamwork.

Well, that's what I feel for now. And this mindset is prolly gonna change as my priorities in life change.

Till then, I'm quite satisfied with the occasional (make that many) trips we take away from work. And come back ready to take on the next challenge.

On that note, I'll also make it a point to keep my life's blog alive. Afterall, I started this blog as a diary to capture my days with my loved ones.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

CRC High School Blog

Our theme for the monthly teambuilding this round - 'BACK TO SCHOOL'.

And we had one whole afternoon of fun with all our staff.

My school uniform, which I bought just for this event.



Susie made a name tag for us.



The student in me.



Back to school.



All students with their school gardener!



Dare us, we went out for lunch all the way to Vivocity in our 'uniforms'!



All students falling in for assembly. Cherry looks like an ITE student.



And I have one student gone-astray in leggings, another one pregnant!



Liena's fake injury just to escape P.E. lesson.





Here's the P.E. Master, my new colleague, Glen, from Optus.



P.E. lesson starts!





The management class of CRC High School.



Gone wild.









'CRC'.



Drained out after all the fun.