Sand... it can be so irksome, irritating to the feet, dirty, such that you never want your little feet to touch it, curling it up, avoiding it at all costs! But all that feelings can be changed into pure love for it in that one moment, that one special moment where all hatred is turned into love.
Deshann finally realised the wonderful world of sand! He had always hated it, never wanting to have anything to do with it. Brought him to the beach twice and he just refused to be put down, clinging onto you for his dear life, as if the sandy beach will just swallow him up.
Went to Shore Restaurant for yet another birthday dinner for Eunice and Robin (haha.. this is the 3rd birthday dinner for them!) Shore Restaurant is a beautiful laidback place. You eat on the beach! Yes, tables are set up on the beach and the wonderful sea breeze... really nice place to chill out... :) And there is a big playground just beside it! The kids had a whirl of a time expending all their energy there after dinner.
Little Deshann had a 'whee'-ing good time on the infant swing, as did Deshawn, Andrea and Ariel. Asking to be swung higher, enjoying the thrill of flight. Still cautious to the sandy playground, Deshann felt 'safe' in the swing as he was thoroughly enjoying himself, so much so that when he was placed on the ground, he forget about his 'enemy'. His cheeky self just all of a sudden felt the sand, and for once, he did not wince about it. He did not ask to be carried. Instead, he felt the sand and loved it! Was walking around on it, kicking it, soon running on it, then scooping it up with his crocs, pouring it, raining it down and just relishing the sandy touch on his little feet. Exploring the texture of sand. Loving it so much that he did not want to leave the sandpit when it's time to go.
Maybe it's the stage of growing, the time when you just want to test your limits, try everything! Haha! We can now pack our beach toys and head for East Coast Park again!
I always tell my kids, "Try it. You won't know if you like it or not till you try it!" And I observe that the older they are, the least likely of them trying new things. Just as the older we get, the lower the possibility of us doing something way out of the norm. So sometimes we got to be childlike, be more adventurous and venture out of the comfort zone. Enrich your kids life by letting them try as many things as possible. Expose them, enrich them, explore life.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Coincidences
How coincidental can you have 2 brothers-in-law (one, your sister's husband, one, your husband's brother) having the same birthday? Which is a day after yours? hahaha! confused? Well, that's my sister!
What about also having 2 brothers-in-law in the airforce, who went to USA too? That's my sister too!
What about your sister camping in a forest with a dear friend she got to know in far away USA chatting and finally realising that that friend is a long-lost secondary schoolmate of yours? haha.. that's my sister too!
The world of coincidences. How small the world is. So whatever you do, someone, somewhere, sometime, it will be linked back to you! So make sure you live a life you will be proud of! ;)
What about also having 2 brothers-in-law in the airforce, who went to USA too? That's my sister too!
What about your sister camping in a forest with a dear friend she got to know in far away USA chatting and finally realising that that friend is a long-lost secondary schoolmate of yours? haha.. that's my sister too!
The world of coincidences. How small the world is. So whatever you do, someone, somewhere, sometime, it will be linked back to you! So make sure you live a life you will be proud of! ;)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Friends, lovers, couples, partners
Humans cannot live alone. We are a social being. So relationships exist. Different kinds of relationship, for we play different roles.
Friendships.... we choose our friends, sometimes our friends choose us. How do we choose our friends? By common interests, common thinking, common goals, common schools... but as humans there are always differences. Are we willing to accept these differences? Do we accept the person for who he/she is? Or do we project our expectations on these friends and expect them to do as we do?
A dear friend mentioned about this saying she read... You judge people by what you are... I agree with it. How you think, how you reason, largely plays a part with how you view others. So be slow to judge, look at the situation from different angles, different views, through different coloured glasses... and do not expect people to think or act like you. Be quick to forgive, faster to forget. Life will be happier.
In a marriage, time dims the romance. Complacency, getting too comfortable sometimes makes life boring. Marriage is how you work things out. Just like any relationship. When kids comes, focus change. But it's always how you compromise, to bring you to many more years of wedded bliss. It might not be as blissful as it was, but always remember the commitment you made, the vows that you promised, the love that you shared. The love is always there.. somewhere deep within you, the spark just needs to be flamed, give it a gentle blow, let it breathe a little more.
Life is always what you make it out to be. Choose happiness, not anger. Laugh a little more, sing louder, dance crazily, give someone a hug, RIGHT NOW!
;) cheers!
Friendships.... we choose our friends, sometimes our friends choose us. How do we choose our friends? By common interests, common thinking, common goals, common schools... but as humans there are always differences. Are we willing to accept these differences? Do we accept the person for who he/she is? Or do we project our expectations on these friends and expect them to do as we do?
A dear friend mentioned about this saying she read... You judge people by what you are... I agree with it. How you think, how you reason, largely plays a part with how you view others. So be slow to judge, look at the situation from different angles, different views, through different coloured glasses... and do not expect people to think or act like you. Be quick to forgive, faster to forget. Life will be happier.
In a marriage, time dims the romance. Complacency, getting too comfortable sometimes makes life boring. Marriage is how you work things out. Just like any relationship. When kids comes, focus change. But it's always how you compromise, to bring you to many more years of wedded bliss. It might not be as blissful as it was, but always remember the commitment you made, the vows that you promised, the love that you shared. The love is always there.. somewhere deep within you, the spark just needs to be flamed, give it a gentle blow, let it breathe a little more.
Life is always what you make it out to be. Choose happiness, not anger. Laugh a little more, sing louder, dance crazily, give someone a hug, RIGHT NOW!
;) cheers!
Friday, July 11, 2008
The beauty of the internet
I wrote my last blog with intentions totally different from what i posted. It's wierd how my brain thinks, as I write too many thoughts run. So now, let's get back to what I originally intended!
3 friends, 3 time-zones, 3 countries. All meeting at one place. The internet. Chatting like we're over the dinner table.
Time and space is no longer an issue with the internet. Thoughts shared, feelings spilled, anything can be said, so much more easily over the internet. Maybe it's much easier to say out our true innermost feelings when we don't have to face the person? We don't have to worry about the other getting angry or sad, we don't have to worry about the initial reaction, don't have to deal with tears.
As we grow, we learn what is prim and proper. Courtesy, civility to others. Kids let out their true feelings because they have not yet learned what is the 'norm', what is the 'right' behaviour. Sometimes should we go back to being a kid, and learn from them? Say what we feel, instead of putting up a false front? Being more true, but at the same time, more willing to forgive and forget?
3 friends, 3 time-zones, 3 countries. All meeting at one place. The internet. Chatting like we're over the dinner table.
Time and space is no longer an issue with the internet. Thoughts shared, feelings spilled, anything can be said, so much more easily over the internet. Maybe it's much easier to say out our true innermost feelings when we don't have to face the person? We don't have to worry about the other getting angry or sad, we don't have to worry about the initial reaction, don't have to deal with tears.
As we grow, we learn what is prim and proper. Courtesy, civility to others. Kids let out their true feelings because they have not yet learned what is the 'norm', what is the 'right' behaviour. Sometimes should we go back to being a kid, and learn from them? Say what we feel, instead of putting up a false front? Being more true, but at the same time, more willing to forgive and forget?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Changes of lifestyle
3 friends, in 3 countries, in 3 different time zones chatting together on the internet. Whoever will thought it possible 20 years ago... back then it was the mailman who brought news, or maybe a telegram from the post office...
Can u imagine one day without technology in your life? The handphone. We'll have to arrange to meet through a letter, confirm the meeting, be there on time, no last minute changes. hmmm... will we meet up then?
One day without electricity... oh my goodness.. can we function at all?
Came back one day to a lift that did not work. An elderly lady did not even dare to enter the lift. I checked with the guard and they said there was a test on the system. In that few minutes, a mini crowd gathered. I mean, can't we use the stairs? People used to walk miles but now we can't walk up a flight of stairs.. make that 5 for me. I headed up. I did not want to wait. At the 5th floor, I panted. I am weak. In need of exercise.. Is the gym where we need to go for exercise? Shouldn't physical activity be a normal part of life?
I'm heading to Chiang Mai for a holiday.. for a back to nature and basics holiday. I wonder how I will survive.. that'll be in Dec with the boys scout (my uncle is in the scouts, so we're tagging along!). We'll see how we manage then..
Can u imagine one day without technology in your life? The handphone. We'll have to arrange to meet through a letter, confirm the meeting, be there on time, no last minute changes. hmmm... will we meet up then?
One day without electricity... oh my goodness.. can we function at all?
Came back one day to a lift that did not work. An elderly lady did not even dare to enter the lift. I checked with the guard and they said there was a test on the system. In that few minutes, a mini crowd gathered. I mean, can't we use the stairs? People used to walk miles but now we can't walk up a flight of stairs.. make that 5 for me. I headed up. I did not want to wait. At the 5th floor, I panted. I am weak. In need of exercise.. Is the gym where we need to go for exercise? Shouldn't physical activity be a normal part of life?
I'm heading to Chiang Mai for a holiday.. for a back to nature and basics holiday. I wonder how I will survive.. that'll be in Dec with the boys scout (my uncle is in the scouts, so we're tagging along!). We'll see how we manage then..
Friday, July 04, 2008
Asiaone : Penalise riders who do not give up seats to those in need
reading all the comments that were written makes me feel that Singapore is becoming more and more a selfish and inconsiderate society. Chivalry is gone to the wind. Now, I can hear all the guys saying... 'ya, only expect the men to give up their seats'. Guys, have you been pregnant? Do you know how tiring it can be? During the first 3 months of pregnancy, you are just physically tired even before you start to show. Your body is going through so many changes you lose track of it. The last 3 months is even more stressful on the back, go tie a medicine ball on your abdomen and carry that for a few days, DO NOT REMOVE IT AT ALL TIMES.
I do not think it necessary to penalise someone. Do we need to become a society where graciousness have to be coerced? We have already become such a 'fine' society. No where else in the world are there penalties for being ungracious. Maybe that is because graciousness is within themselves? Simple things like clearing your table, throwing your trash into a dustbin.
My sis went to Bangkok and boarded the train (similar to MRT). She has 3 young kids, and was with her husband and 2 adult friends. A few passengers willingly gave up their seats for the kids. They could be just as tired, but they understand that kids need it more than them. They did not complain, they did not pretend to sleep, they are gracious.
reading all the comments that were written makes me feel that Singapore is becoming more and more a selfish and inconsiderate society. Chivalry is gone to the wind. Now, I can hear all the guys saying... 'ya, only expect the men to give up their seats'. Guys, have you been pregnant? Do you know how tiring it can be? During the first 3 months of pregnancy, you are just physically tired even before you start to show. Your body is going through so many changes you lose track of it. The last 3 months is even more stressful on the back, go tie a medicine ball on your abdomen and carry that for a few days, DO NOT REMOVE IT AT ALL TIMES.
I do not think it necessary to penalise someone. Do we need to become a society where graciousness have to be coerced? We have already become such a 'fine' society. No where else in the world are there penalties for being ungracious. Maybe that is because graciousness is within themselves? Simple things like clearing your table, throwing your trash into a dustbin.
My sis went to Bangkok and boarded the train (similar to MRT). She has 3 young kids, and was with her husband and 2 adult friends. A few passengers willingly gave up their seats for the kids. They could be just as tired, but they understand that kids need it more than them. They did not complain, they did not pretend to sleep, they are gracious.
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