tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164710742011-10-28T22:26:05.927+08:00* peace ~ love ~ doggies ~ amen *junoquahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640963317739722936noreply@blogger.comBlogger721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471074.post-78282575870698890252011-01-22T23:51:00.002+08:002011-01-23T22:41:46.383+08:00

* 22nd January 2011 * A year has passed since you left us, Taken to a better place we like to believe.  Free from all kinds of pain and abuse,  Anguish, stress and loyalties. We watched you slowly waste away, You fought so hard to stay alive. Your eventual silence given in to speech impediment, Your spirit ebbing with each added weakness. Time heals all wounds... we often hear said, And yet

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I went to a Convent school since standard one. We still had nuns and the head mistress was a very stern red head Irish woman with small beady eyes peering at you through small frames with sharp edges..... well, at least that's how I remember her. Sister Florence she was and God give you strength if she ever catches you doing anything wrong. As I was enrolled in the afternoon session, a school

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When in primary school, we had P.O.L class about twice a week. People's Own Language (POL) where we broke up to designated classrooms. I  had Mandarin class and we were nine. Our 'lao-sher' was male and some of the girls would make silly teasing remarks whenever I went up to his table with my work or questions. I was never really good at languages and till today, my mandarin is just a

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Reaching for the sugar this morning to add a 'dash' into my cup of 2 in 1 coffee from a long cylindrical sachet made me think. Yes, the idea of 2 in 1 is no sugar but this brand does not have enough creamer and I love extra creamer in my coffee which led me to purchase Coffeemate. Bad, bad move as I was addicted to adding at least 3 spoonfuls to each sachet until I felt my nerves all shot and

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** A friend emailed me this and I thought this would be appropriate for many of us coping with losses of our family members & friends; trying to understand the unfairness of the pains & sufferings many good people go through in sickness and life; the reasons why we are in this world.....in all religions, God is one. In this interview, his insight is befitting all humans regardless of whichever

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~ June 18th 2010 ~ As we arrived at the funeral parlour without any traffic problems or lost somewhere along the way, we saw a small crowd at Room F. Checking for my packet of tissues....we slowly walked with heavy hearts to pay our last respects to a very lovely friend. Walking up to view him in his casket, the first thing I saw was his hair. Not combed down all the way but fashionably

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FACEBOOK...  a very useful way of getting in touch with old friends and acquaintances. Also, nice to browse through photos and remember the times..... good, bad and weird. :) When I was in my former job, I preferred to be on a low profile basis but I made a lot of friends at work, remembering the many memorable experiences we shared on various trips. Unfortunately, my memory is so bad that I tend

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Yesterday, my neighbour called me asking if I wanted to have nasi briyani for dinner. I paused awhile before asking where at? She said no, eat at home. ' You're cooking then?? ' I asked. ' No lah.... we brought it back from Singapore. Z's mum cooked....' ' OK! ' i almost shouted in glee not letting her finish as soon as I heard her say Z's mum! :) I had heard so many stories of what a

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Over here we are constantly plagued by flyers in our mail boxes. They can be one piece or a whole... more or less 20 paged magazine! In a week you can receive a tidy pile of papers and many of these are printed on good quality paper - thick, glossy and slightly nonporous. Almost everyday, you can be assured there will be two persons, one on each side of the street. A pile of leaflets in their

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~ 19th February 2010 ~ Today, I was clearing my 2nd room and found a folio I had to prepare at basic training ~ ' Personal Profile of FOH '. Needless to say it was all about: 1. Social skills 2. Documentations 3. Bar Service 4. Food 5. Beverages 6. Documents 7. Miscellanous 8. Short takes I was touched at the number of pencilled in very good comments by several of my instructors. Made me

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~ 04th January 2010 ~ Part two :  All night I laid on the sofa beside Guzz, waking every now and then to check if he was still breathing. It was so miserable to not emit any response from him but watching his listless body move gently as he breathed on. Each time I prayed for him to go as soon as possible. I remembered the Chinese saying that when a person passes on early in the morning, it is

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~ 03rd January 2010 ~ I'm losing my best friend of 9 years as I type. My dear Guzz is pulling his every breath, gaspin in slow rhythm. His eyes are open, glazed and unfocused whilst his body is getting cold and slightly stiffening. He does not respond to me anymore. It's as if he is not there anymore yet his body is gaspin to breathe still. Let me start from some months back when I noticed he

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~ 19th September 2009 ~ About a week ago I asked a friend on advice in using wax for hair removal. She gave me some Veet strips and finally I decided to try them out this morning after waiting for my hair to grow a bit longer. Yes, they do take a while :) I applied some powder she gave me on my underarms before gingerly placing the strips on. Don't know how but I had a bit on my hands as well

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~ 06th September 2009 ~ Facebook. A fast growing popular site to find friends and check out what's happening. Everyone's posting their thoughts, feelings, notes, questions, etc and even though I now work from home, I can still catch up on what's going on with friends I used to work with. :) However of late, there were some sad news. A friend had passed away due to illness and just when

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~ 30th august 2009 ~ Right. I am having a horrible migraine. Since yesterday. So why am I blogging???!! I guess I just don't want it to take over my day which as it is, has already been quite wasted with half the day laying in bed, too painful to be in an upright position for long. Just before noon I made myself walk and take a shower and waited for lunch from mum's. Then I took some

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~ 12th July 2009 ~ This evening, I was cleaning house after a visit from the pest control men yesterday who had moved everything away from the walls and practically disarrayed my already disarrayed furniture and stuff....it was a major clean up as they had sprayed at the top of my walls where they meet the ceiling. So everything below had to be washed and cleaned in case of the spray settling.

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~ 07th June 2009 ~ Ok, a quick one........ Once in a while I would play gin with my neighbours. We would set up the table, figure the chips and remove a set of tiles so we can play three kaki (3 players). Last time I played I won less than RM3 and that is ok lah considering we play small. So last friday, I wore the same turquoise shirt I had on and told them it is now my official lucky shirt!

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~ 23rd May 2009 ~ I am currently watching The Tudors where King Henry dresses for his wedding to Princess Anne played by Joss Stone! Anyway, the first thought that struck me as I was drawn to the material of his sleeves....sheer material beautifully embroidered with slight intricate flowery movements; full and puffed ending  in long tight cuffs and delicate lace frills. His beautiful long

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~09th March 2009 ~ It's already the second week of march and I feel this loss with my time as I remind myself there's so much to do still. Also partially due to my sudden change of plans in February and juggling with time zones and adjusting to some form of normality and my other sometimes procrastinative side..... where has time gone? Having survived Christmas 2008 with cake orders, I was

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~ 23rd January 2009 ~ This post is especially to a very affable and amiable blogger with his heart warming, sometimes teary tales with lots of memorabilias in pictures and songs. Often ticklish and an occassional loud guffaw can be heard coming out from somewhere within my throat. Hahaha... A true gentleman in his words and actions gathered through his blog; an incorrigible romantic at heart;

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~ 31st December 2009 ~ It's that time again.... * out with the old, in with the new. * Starting afresh with a new leaf * better luck, better days, better outlook * charge ahead & grab the bull by the horns * time to stand up for yourself ~ speak up! * stop being a prude * look  & think out of the box * demand your wants ~ reasonably of course! * show your true feelings * tell the truth ~ be

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~ 30th December 2008 ~           It's the sixth day of Christmas where it ends with six geese a laying I think. Guess I missed the five golden rings, four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. Heh heh heh!!!        Needless to say, my new found pleasure in baking has gotten me busier than ever this Christmas with orders from a few close friends. :)

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~ 25th December 2008 ~ It's Christmas...have a Blessed one. The new year is approachin...may it be happy with bountiful health n wealth.  ;) My wish to you n many loved ones, may u achieve most of your desires n needs from remainin old year into the new year... :) Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings.

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~ 19th December 2008 ~ Tonight, I have been awed!! Mum had two tickets for a charity dinner and she wanted me to go along with her. For some reason I kept forgetting the date and when she spoke of it yesterday, I was wondering what she was talking about. She sms-ed me this morning to remind me and believe it or not, I had forgotten..again! * eyes rolling * We were there early, mum being kiasu

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~ December 03rd 2008 ~ I'm back! Sorry to those who have been waiting for updates but I had been putting it off as I did not have sufficient time to sit and blog. It's funny how when you hurt your arm and suddenly you have so many things to do especially with that arm and you can't or can but in limited ways..... or hurt your leg and suddenly you have places to go or drive to..... Anyway,

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~ 20th Nov 2008 ~ Right this is going to sound really off but then again, I am kinda loco.... I had fallen on my back about 23 minutes ago, kinda 'flup!' but my right hand had to do a smack down ( palm downwards ) first just before my back kissed the floor. It was a weird feeling as I went down kinda slow motion. I thought of using both my hands to break the fall but remembered not a good

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~ 26th October 2008 ~ Tonight I banned my two heroes from the room because little Tonto has started brown nosing my big pot of earth, not forgetting the poor plant right in the middle of it. It seems to be his latest quest to 'loosen' the soil around it. Maybe he feels the plant needs some air??!!! I was gonna let them in when I thought his nose seemed oddly pale coloured and realised its usual

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~ 16th October 2008 ~ I got this cute fella from my cousin in Perth. He'll make you smile for sure. * big big grin * If this does not make you at least smile, I don't know what else will..........:) Have great days ahead everyone!

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~ 03rd October 2008 ~ Looking at my plants lately, I told myself that I had better start pruning and spraying fertilizer etc asap. It's the Raya holidays and I am stuck indoors doing housework! Let's see.....I've been clearing, cleaning, discovering, stowing, rearranging,So I moved it out to my living room as a table top and conversation piece. No worries, I draped an old designed curtain

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~ 30th September 2008 ~ Regarding my recent cake marathon blog, there are a couple of ladies I would like to thank. Without them my buttercream fiasco would have been a disaster as I would have panicked and given up after failing so many times. Crumb coating and later frosting the cake was no easy task for a novice like me. Baking lessons for me were mainly from friends, family and good old

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~ 28th Sept 2008 ~ I just got home from a very dear friend's house. We've known each other since kindergarten! It's her birthday, well...today i.e. but we were at her place I guess you would say yesterday, considering it is now 0142hours.out from under the ring but thank goodness yours truly did a brilliant job with the paper cutting. And a couple of hours later, I had a beautiful heart shape

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~ 23rd Sept 2008 ~ It's over a month since the little fella's come into our home. He's not the timid little bugger I picked up last month but he still does not warm up easily to people. Something I like so that he won't be easily duped by potential burglars. Unlike my silly Guzz who barks at visitors but it sounds more like "Come nearer so I can nuzzle you!" He's given quite a lot of freedom

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~ 21st September 2008 ~ Thought I'll leave you with these two cute videos of the pup taken on day 4 with me. It was the first time I finally heard any sounds from him. He was annoyed with the dog that kept staring at him each time he came into the room. He still had his trust issues with me and never came easily when called. These days he will come only when he knows food and bed are the two

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~ 09th Sept 2008 ~ I have a rule. I do not blog or share any personal matters online but today, I'm going to make the exception because I believed and it happened and I am so happy. Someone very very close to me was diagnosed with a brain tumor in may. It was a blow to all of us as she just recovered from her course with breast cancer and her hair had grown back and had a gorgeous cut.... She

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~ 6th September 2008 ~Recently I blogged about a pup I rescued. Well, it took 4 days when I finally heard him do a playful growl at Guzz. Since then....he's been gaining his confidence daily and his colours are beginning to show. He still wavers whenever I call him, thinks a couple of times to come or not. There is no hesitation if he knows food is the reason. Yet, when he does come, he enjoys

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~ 18th August 2008 ~ I work in a kindergarten just behind my place and walking is of course the best and most economical reason compared to driving. As for the exercise bit, it hardly works up any sweat cos I am there within eight minutes tops. One morning as I was nearing the school, I could hear a puppy's cry for help. It sounded as if it was coming from the huge drains just across from the

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~ 05th August 2008 ~In my first blog post I mentioned of a probable heart attack if Guzz starts talking to me one day. Well....it didn't quite happen that way today but let's just say I had early angina.Guzz has been banned from the entering the house for more than two weeks now. Prior to this he was more of the house dog than the watch dog. There were nights when I locked up, he would give me

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~ 3rd August 2008 ~Ok....I had planned on starting with a story of my dog Samo after a long 'hiatus' of sorting out my life and lazy fingers.....BUT... I have to spit this out! It's too much on my mind now.I have been fighting the cold for a few days now and with the haze outside, it's been very bad. It is quite bad for me because sometimes I feel as if a hundred smokers just left my house after

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~ July 12th 2008 ~Last night I attended a dinner organised by my former company. I was surprised when the call came and said yes. More out of curiosity than anything else actually. I had never attended any company dinners before and this was for free. Hahahaha........!Then I got to thinking who would I see there as it was with all departments and it might be a tad uncomfortable having to sit

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I was coming out of Paddy's market in Sydney last week when I almost stumbled over something white and furry! Looking down I heard a woman calling out to them standing close to the entry way. Being the avid dog crazy person, I lost all interest in everything around me as I was enthralled by the the two adorable little ones in front of me.I couldn't resist and asked my friend if she would wait

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It irked me to find out how wrongly I have been made to seem something I am not through a sentence passed on by a supposed close friend to someone I chatted with today. Totally preposterous and very annoying especially from such a close source.Is that what I seem to be projecting to this person??? How could such a thought be concocted in the first place I cannot comprehend. Of all people....me??!

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Hello everyone...I can't take it anymore! My nana is driving me bananas!!Here I am, minding my own business.... when I hear this clicking sound. There she is, camera in hand aimed at me. I pretend to ignore her loh.....but alas.....she is persistant. So I shut my eyes but that clicking sound is so annoying.So I up and move to another wall. Guess what?!The mad woman follows me!Now that blinking

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When I started this blog, it was mainly about the dogs. Somehow I was distracted along the way and added other non related thoughts in as well. Then I got distracted elsewhere (actually....the word ' lazy ' keeps coming up....)Anyway....I said I'd be blogging on the rest of the dogs at home but I couldn't find any suitable pictures of them and yes again, distracted. Also, the dogs at mum's are

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~January 28th 2007 ~ Today, my day started out just fine and I went for lunch with my friends. They thought of trying out this particular restaurant we'd been frequenting but at a different branch. When we got there, they only had clothes on the racks instead of food! Yep, this branch did not have a restaurant as some of the others. Hahaha! So we headed to the famous TGIF instead. What else

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Ok...I simply don't know how to actually blog this without drawing wrath or maybe cause some wrinkles in disgust or dismay.....but I shall try to wreathe these true series of events as carefully as I can without wronging anyone. Yes, yes...i am in a 'wr..' mode with dictionary at hand to inspire the way the story will be written. Less than a week ago, I heard Guzz's dog tag hit the ground too

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Whenever people tell me how nice I am and that they are rooting for me to meet the right man and settle down blah, blah, blah.....I feel like a hypocrite. I don't feel flattered nor pleased because of the shit that happens to me.Many times, whenever I get too close with new found friendships, I get the cold treatment from out of the blue for no reason. I usually don't get a chance to ask why or

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~ 02 august 2006 ~I have to blog this because it's been going on too long. The dog is either too kind or just lazy .At first it was cute when I noticed some birds would perch on his food bowl and help themselves while he sat a short distance away watching the road. He knew they were there and he was fine with it. Sometimes they'd be on the floor walking about around him while he sits there,

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~ 01st august 2006 ~After blogging my fears of an impending trip yesterday, I watched The Skeleton Key starring Kate Hudson. Wasn't a wee bit afraid during or after. The idea was, as I could not sleep, I might as well watch a movie and as this was the nearest, I thought to myself, "why not? Since I am already spooked, maybe this might help."Well, the only good thing that came out of the whole

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~ 31st july 2006 ~I have a problem. It's a curse actually to have an overactive imagination where the ghouls and haunts are concerned. Having to travel as often as I do, there are tons of stories out there of the 'other' side of the world where restless or tormented or vengeful or unsettled or even mischievous spirits roam about beside us. Sometimes we can feel their presences whether

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~ 27th August 2006 ~Oh wow! It's about 3 months since my last entry. Now that's procrastination.Yet again, I do have my reasons....call them excuses but all the same......reasons....1. My sister came back on a month holiday in May with her good friend and in between work and leave, was busy driving, entertaining, eating, chilling.....2. It took me another week to recover from their visit before I

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A friend asked me a few times before, "How do you know if he's the one? The right one?" "Well...." I said, " you'll know lah somehow...like gut instincts"Then again, when I look back into my few past relationships (so few I still have balance fingers if counting on just one hand!); they were actually quite doomed cases but I went through them like...you got it! They were the ones!I lived them,

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Alas! My Sonny has left the nest today. I had just taken him to his new home. Thankfully he was very comfortable with my mum's friend but a bit perplexed as we left.As he's always been travelling with me in the car to my friends' homes and playing with their dogs, he must have thought this was the same old routine. Boy, he's gonna be wondering why I have not come back later. Sigh....it's sad when

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Waking to the sound of cars whizzing byThe bed boards creak as I struggle to get up.Err...wait! Could be my bones creaking!Take a few deep breathsfresh air awakening my senses...Another huff and I take my first step.Radio blaring above the shower,hear a frog joining in the chorus.Err... wait! That ain't no frog!Put on my clothes and dry my hair.Slip in my shoes and grab my bags.Follow my nose to

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There've been days when I sit downwith my pencil and book.And the words just gush outlosing some along the way.Then there've been days I sit and I sit...wracking my head till it hurtsNot a word, no no.So I up and leave in a blazing fitTruly, like a drama queen.Some days you have ittrying so hard to keep with the flowYour hand starts to achescribbling as fast as you canBlood rushing to your

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Remember Fei tut tut aka killer aka cute-cute aka sonny aka dow....well he just turned two months old on the 21st of March. And he is still with us...yes. The family he was due to stay with were too impatient to wait for him and they took another pup instead! I was crushed. Not because I want to get rid of him but I felt he had the right home to go to. A shame really, I was all set to send him

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This tiny newcomer…very, very tiny and so, so fragile…was nestled on a folded towel in a box resting on its side beside Sayang. When I came home, I was astonished at the sight! “Sayang! You sneaky one. I didn’t even know you were pregnant.” I said to her as I dropped everything in my hands and picked up the little fella. “Just one, girl?” I rallied on while checking him out in my hands. She

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Mmmm..........it's been just over two months since my last entry and this means1. Been very very busy2. Been quite busy and partly lazy3. ProcrastinatingI think I'll opt for 2! Hahah....yes, there's a male in my life, keeping me pretty occupied with my days off. I do so want to share what's been going on but....he's pretty demanding, keeping me too tired to type actually.I will try and post in

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* Su-Ee *Well, I did intend to write about dog stories when I started this blog and been straying quite a bit lately. So today, this is about a little dog whose owner decided to give her a makeover!Su Ee is a three year old shitzu. She stole my friend’s heart in a pet shop who bought her for her daughter. She had dark hair colourings on her head and of course, as all puppies are…simply

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~ 28th December 2005 ~Help! The kilos are doing a pile up and I am in trouble. I used to be able to 'slip' into my clothes with ease but these days... it's like fighting gravity as you raise your arms to fit through the sleeves. Shall I use the excuse 'frozen shoulder' ? Trying to slip into my clothes is fast becoming a myth and quite breath taking at the same time. I now have a bluish hue about

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~ December 21st 2005 ~Christmas is almost here! Everywhere is crazy, the mad rush is on and I am almost done with my pressies and cards for this year! Yippee!!Every year is one big dash to do my letters and ready the list on the naughty and nice. Brain storming with catalogues and malls on what to get who what and not... *smile* But I managed to complete 95% and that is an achievement, given my

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~ 09th November 2005 ~Malaysia has a rich fusion of a wide variety of ethnic and religious beliefs and cultures. So it is not uncommon for its people to seek help from other races if they believe it can help them benefit them in their lives. ‘Mandi bunga‘ loosely translated ‘floral bath’ in english, is a practice many use here. There are variations in some places but it is mainly to do with the

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~ 08th November 2005 ~Three days ago, I met up with the usual gang. A reasonably big group of women who have known each other from school, some as far as kindergarten days! Yes, quite a number of moons ago…It was the Indian Festival of lights –DIWALI or Deepavali as we know it better here and our friend had a separate do for our group a few days after the main day. Needless to say, once we got

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~ 30th October 2005 ~When I first started this blog, I went through a few hitches just to get the first one posted! You can read that in * juno's first blog *. When I told my friends about my proud new blog, one of them asked me, " Why? "Mmmm.....well, I have always liked to write but only when in the mood. I can take a long time to get the words and phrases right because at the end of it, I want

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~ 29th October 2005 ~Through half open eyes, I thought I heard Guzz whining strangely outside. I lay still thinking maybe he was looking at something outside the compound. Then I heard it again, a high whine like followed with a frustrated short bark. The bark turned into a frenzied few and I had to get out of bed to see why!Peeping through the curtains, I saw Guzz peering above my car's front

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~26th October 2005 ~She came to our house in a box with another sibling. Pure white and like a tiny furry ball, wriggling and emitting cute little sounds…she stole my mother’s heart immediately. The partner in crime had wanted the other pup and brought her over to do just what he knew would happen.Mum looked at me and all I said was, ‘I am not going to be responsible for this one. I have had

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~ September 18th 2005 ~ Today a group of us arrive in LAX airport for a couple of days. As we walked towards counter one (as directed) at the end of the many counters of immigration officers seated along the stretch; one of them came forward and said, “ Keep going to the end but some of you may come through this side.” I was almost at the end of the group and had paused to listen to him and

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Dang! Where is everybody? Why is it everytime I get free internet access, no one is around???It is so annoying as I get all excited and set my notebook on and get connected and....Dang! Where is everybody?????

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Since his death, a lot of things had happened. I felt he was always around watching over me. He’d always bugged me to get a house but I didn’t as I couldn’t afford it. He said he’d help but I said it was the monthly payments I was afraid of coping with. So I never bought one till he died.After much guilt and persuasion from my parents through the years, I finally said to mum that I will try to

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Today, mum and I went to Fairy Park. It is a private cemetery and columbarium near my home. It’s a mix of the Christians and Chinese religious sects. It is where my father’s ashes are, in the small chapel. Well cared grounds with tombstones of similar designs line the borders of the wide roads, uniformly arranged neatly in rows and rows upon the hillsides creating a tidy garden.Large standing

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*** As I sauntered into the kitchen my brains telling me where to head for the breakfast already prepared in my mind since this morning…I pick up the papers with headlines about bullies on it. Dropping it on the table, I reach into the fridge for the 'can't believe it's not butter' tub and the so-so kaya I bought yesterday. What to do? When you have cravings, you settle for the next best thing

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* 'Duh' ...or not?September 8th 2005 *“So who shall I say is calling?” came the yappy question in doggy Ville.“I am... Samo.” was the stiff reply. In ¾ time, the beat of long nails clicking on the floor, the female walked as steadily as she could muster to the other seated at the end of the porch.Lifting her head up as the female approached, she gave a shy smile as she looked past to see the tan

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* Finally! My first blog! September 07th 2005 *Hi hello…..This is the third BLOG attempt for me as I lost the first to a power cut and the second better one to some fault in page opening in preview. All these before I could post them onto the site and they were irretrievable!!! The word BLOG itself gives me different ideas but I don’t think I am about to share them with you. :P As 3 is my

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