Awww....

The big baby feeding the little baby :) How cute is that?! Haha.. That's my little god-daughter, Rachel, and my "little" baby brother, David, with the littlest cousin of us all, May, looking on :)

Nyonya Food Night!

Ah tis time for more pictures! What's the use of being the BBC if we don't produce the evidence? Hehe.. The subject of this particular bunch of pictures is the potluck at Aunty Bee's! :)

For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to see/try Nyonya food before, this is it! I know some of it looks strange as heck, but I can guarantee that it tastes amazing! :)

Sharm and me.. Sarsi advertisment models! And that's Ting - she's a good testament to how good Nyonya food really is! :D

Me and Sharmo again.. Posers betul! :P

We are indeed a very closely-knit group of cousins... Lol. We like squashing up together to take pictures.. it's good for cousinly morale. Hehehe.

And lastly.. I promised you a glimpse of just how many girls there are in the Lim family.. Well, this bunch + the 6 that weren't there.. That's 15 girls, folks. And a measly 6 guys. Hehe! We win by a mile! Wooooh!

KLCC Obsession :)

In exactly a week, we'd been to KLCC twice. And took pictures in the park! :) Haha.. These are just some of the photos we took there.. Big Bad Camwhores strike again! Wooot! :D (Click on the pics to see the larger versions).

Steph and me... don't we look like sisters? :)

Our Sunday School teacher mistook us for twins.. even when our registration forms said "Stephanie Lim" and "Elaine Fernandez"!!!! :D

Me and Sheryll.. Steph's REAL sis :) Poor dear, she's been inducted into the DEDS KLCC Obsession.. she's almost as bad as us now! Hehe.

That's us and Andrew... He's a dude from Sterling, Scotland, studying in Dundee. He's another victim of our cam-whoring, KLCC obsessed ways. Poor thing. What an introduction to Malaysian youth! *shakes head sadly*

And what's 2 trips to KLCC without a picture of the infamously notorious DEDS? We still be the bestest cousins you could ever find. Tis just a pity we get into so much shit that no one trusts us anymore! :P

Last Request

This song just reminded me of someone.. Twas such a sad situation. Sigh.. Oh well...

Slow down, lie down,
Remember it's just you and me.
Don't sell out, bow out,
Remember how this used to be.

I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight

Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down beside me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

Oh, I've found, that I'm bound
To wander down that one way road.
And I realise all about your lies
But I'm no wiser than the fool I was before.

I just want you closer,
Is that alright?
Baby let's get closer tonight

Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down beside me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

Oh, baby, baby, baby,
Tell me how can, how can this be wrong?

Grant my last request,
And just let me hold you.
Don't shrug your shoulders,
Lay down beside me.
Sure I can accept that we're going nowhere,
But one last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me (x2)

Yeah, lay down beside me.

One last time let's go there,
Lay down beside me

"Sleep"Over!

Totally redefining the meaning of "sleepover" :D

Yes!

Another sleepover after sooo long. All of us were together, 'cept for Yin, who's well on her way to be getting her P license! Now we'll have 5 drivers, therefore more options for designated driver. Hehe. Wooh!

As usual, none of our days are normal, so we started our sleepover on the back of one hell of a strange day - the weirdest birthday we've ever celebrated with David, poor soul. Then we go back home and spend the night taking pictures (yes, Sandy, we are indeed the greatest camwhores living), jumping around to New Shoes and Closing Time, sleeping layered like cheese layered on pizza on Dave's single bed, ordering take-out McDs at 2 a.m... yep, all in all the typical cousin no-sleepover! :)

Took MORE pictures at Aunty Bee's house, where we had absolutely fantastic Nyonya food (even if I did put on, like, 20 pounds from it) and played with our little niece, Rachel (who is actually a really smart baby!). I'll put up some pics when I get them.. then you can see just how many girls there are in my family. And gorgeous ones, at that! *winks at all cousins coz all cousins are girls (with the exception of Jono - sorry boy! :P)*

Next stop? MALACCA!!! For the last time! Mama's house! Jetty! FOOOOOOOD!!!

Hehehehehe.

PS: JU LI'S HOME!! WooooOOooHOooOoooOO! :D

These Streets

I finally managed to get Paolo Nutini's album... I must admit this isn't usually the sort of music I listen to, but I actually kinda like his album. Okay, so I bought it solely coz I love New Shoes (surprised, anyone? :P), but I ended up liking most of the songs..

Maybe it's got to do with the fact that he sings with a distinct Scottish accent. Haha!

Now all I've gotta do is look for Elliott Yamin's album and my "summer CD collection" drive will be complete! Yeeehaww!

This is Elaine.. sigining off! *salutes*

The Black Duke

Last Sunday night was strangely fun.

D took me onboard a Royal Navy ship from Britain - the HMS Monmouth (also called the Black Duke, apparently after a duke who tried to usurp the throne and got his head cut off for it :P).

Anyway, I was expecting to be either bored out of my mind or highly amused - I mean, I did go with D! :) But curiously enough, I wasn't bored for more than a couple of minutes. D was looking for sailor boys, but I found the officers a heck of a lot more interesting to talk to.

Okay, so they were considerably older than I am, but since when has that ever been a problem for me? :P They were friendly, and incredibly easy to talk to (even if one of them said I looked like a rabbit caught in headlights.. haha!). And they kept me entertained, pretty much the whole night.

Although, I WAS highly amused, as predicted. D's antics were hilarious, to say the least, and I just thank God that the officers found her preoccupation with seeing sailor boys amusing instead of insulting! :P

That night reinforced my love for the British sense of humour. And also their more reserved and less in your face ways... Maybe that's why I was much more comfortable than I probably would've been on an American ship or something.

It was a good experience.. It's just a pity when you only meet someone for a couple of hours then never see them again. That's the part that sucked. But I'll always have the memories of my first time aboard a navy ship.. and they'll always be really goood ones :)

Courage, My Dear, Courage!

I've never been particularly impulsive.. I often worry over an idea so much that I end up discarding it because most times, the cons outweigh the pros.

This time, though, I'm doing something so completely out of character that my stomach feels like it's been displaced and if I clench my teeth any more than I am now, my father'll have to make me some of his implant thingies, coz I won't have any left.

But why am I doing it, if it's going to make this nervous and skittish as hell? Hm.. I dunno. But I do know that for once in my life I want to try and do what FEELS right, not what I've thought through a gazillion times. I'm sick of doing the safe thing.

Who knows? This gamble may pay off.. I could end up with mud in my face, or I could gain something that's quite hard to find. Either way, at least I can give myself a pat on the back and truly say that for the first time EVER, I wasn't a coward and went after what I wanted.

Whoopee! Strong words.. now I just have to go through with it :P

Thoughts on Love and Marriage By Our Children...

I got this from A Joke A Day.. and some of the answers literally made me laugh out loud :) Take a note guys: Next time you kiss a girl, you're honour-bound to marry her *grins wickedly* Hm.. I don't think I'll be doing any kissing anytime soon, either. Hehe.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
-- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
-- Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
-- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8

And The #1 Response Was...

HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.
-- Ricky, age 10

Very Fair Indeed! :)

I went to see My Fair Lady The Musical yesterday... And while I'll always love the movie version the most, I must say that I totally enjoyed the stage performance! I never thought it'd be anywhere close to being as good the movie, but they did it so well that one wouldn't even bother with comparisons - it has a charm all its own.

If you guys haven't seen it, or are planning to, I urge you to go... tis an experience that shouldn't be missed! It'll be staged til the 20th of May and you can get tickets here.

However, it must be said that no one will ever replace Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins, no matter how good they are! :)

MP Fiasco *shakes head sadly*

I just realised.. I'll be eligible to vote next year. And tis a good thing I read the newspapers, because I would've otherwise blindly voted for the "stronger" party who I think is doing an okay job of keeping the country together.

However, I would like to know this: How do you vote for people who do not have a shred of decency and courtesy? (Mind, I'm not talking about the entire party, just a few public figures who are a disgrace not only to themselves and their parties, but Malaysians in general).

I would like to think that the MPs, the very people who form the laws that govern us, would behave in more civilised manner than 7-year-olds having a brawl in the school hall. However, this doesn't seem to be the case with some of them.

What am I talking about, you ask? (And this is just ONE case, mind.. there were similar ones before.)

Read this excerpt taken from the Star website:

"The furore started last week in the Dewan Rakyat when opposition MPs tried to raise a motion on the leaking ceiling near the media centre.

Bung Mokhtar and Mohd Said then said, “Mana bocor? Batu Gajah pun bocor setiap bulan.” (Where is the leak? Batu Gajah (MP Fong Po Kuan) also leaks every month.) "

Just because a statement is deemed true, does not give anyone the right to make it. Especially not when you're in the process of an official discussion. It was just plain rude, it's as simple as that. And what was the reaction of Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department?

“..To apologise to Fong is not on. I don’t agree.

“This is part of parliamentary debates. Both MPs uttered the words during the heat of their debate, and you cannot control people’s emotions.."
- Sharizat to meet with MPs (click on link for full story)

This is part of parliamentary debates? So that's how our MPs debate, is it? My god, for shame! And he can say that they should apologise to women in general, but not to the woman the statement was made to? Good golly gosh. How dumb does this man think the Malaysian public is, anyway, not to see the complete lack of logic in such a statement?

Oh I'm not so naive as to think that all the people we elect are decent human beings who know when they've said something wrong and apologize for it. But I would expect the party involved to take measures to make sure such people are properly chastised!

Hey, I know teenagers who debate in a much more decent manner than the above! It's possible to have an argument without resorting to degradation of any sort. But if we go on saying, "oh, you shouldn't take it seriously, it was just a joke" or "the media blew the whole thing completely out of proportion", then is this not condoning the situation? It is not just what was said that is the issue.. it is the entire principle of the matter!

Or has our government forgotten that one line in the Rukunegara, which they created to foster unity among people of different race, religion, creed, and heck, even gender, I might add?

"Kesopanan dan kesusilaan".

Tell me, please, did "kesopanan" come into the MPs statement at all? If it did not, they should apologize, not only to women in general, but to the one they said it to.. that's just common decency! Those who create the law should be the first ones to uphold it, and is not the Rukunegara one of the more important parts of our Constitution?

And tis not the first time such things are happening, if the reports are to be believed. So, by closing one eye (or both eyes and ears, as it seems in this case), the government has allowed such things to be so commonplace, that they try to justify with "This is part of parliamentary debates." It is truly a pathetic excuse.

If they want the support of us youngsters, "the future of the nation", as they like to call us, the government should step up and clean up their act before a whole lot of us are alienated. We're a generation who are more exposed to what's right and what's just plain wrong when it comes to the rights of human beings, and if they truly think they can get away with insulting our intelligence, well.. eventually they'll lose all those who actually CAN think for themselves, either to other parties, or worse, other countries.

As it is, I shall be thinking long and hard now about who I will vote for when the time comes. It's my country after all, and I do hate to see her shamed by a few people who show such a blatant disrespect for the people and the country that they claim to serve.

These Open Arms

What if everything you ever took for granted, was gone?
And everything you ever thought was right, was wrong?
And what if everyone you ever loved was torn, from the pages of your life?
Would you reach out for tomorrow, or try to turn back time?

These open arms will wait for you
These open arms can pull us through
Between what's left and left to do
These open arms
These open arms
These open arms will wait for you

Did you really love the ones you said you loved, think twice.
And did you make a bit of difference in somebody elses life?
Tell me, is there someone you can count on when you need a friend?
Can you see I need a friend?

These open arms will wait for you
These open arms can pull us through
Between whats left and left to do
These open arms
These open arms
These open arms will wait for you

Surrendering high
Give in, stop questioning why
Open your heart up to love & you'll see you will find

These open arms will wait for you
These open arms can pull us through
Between what's left and left to do
These open arms
These open arms
These open arms
These open arms
These open arms will wait for you

Self-rant

I wonder how some people can be so in control of their emotions... So much so that it sometimes feels like they don't have any. That's scary. But also a highly enviable position to be in.

I think I've mastered the art of disguising my feelings somewhat - I can put on a cheerful face when all I want to do is throw something at the wall and curse fate for all the insanity it keeps deciding to send my way. What I haven't managed to get a hold of, though, is how to keep those emotions at bay. The ones that creep up on you when you least expect them to and take you into a chokehold of pain so strong that you can barely breathe.

Am I being a tad melodramatic? Well, forgive me. I don't do well with pent-up anything, be it good feelings or bad. And while I've had more than my share of "good", it seems that at some point the bad must come in, and it hasn't decided to leave just yet.

Oh, I'm more than aware that allowing one's self to be hurt is 90% of the process of being hurt in the first place. However, tis easier said than done to place the blame solely at one's feet. Or maybe I'm just a coward. Huh. That'd explain a hell of a lot.

To top it off, I'm turning into someone I don't recognise.. I'm not a jealous person by nature. But lately my mind keeps heading out into forbidden territory and the ugly green monster (hey, it has my face on it after all!!! Haha :P) rears it's head. Sigh.

I want my old self back. The one who could just shrug off indifference and go about her daily business unaffected. I don't like self pity, but it seems I'm turning into the one thing I hate most - a hypocrite. Argh!

Seems this entire post is contradictory huh? Darn it all. Oh well.. just needed to rant at myself a little. Tis time I took the blame for SOME of the negative aspects of my life.

Huh.

I am frustrated. And it's the anxiety-ridden frustration too. Sigh.. I thought I was over all that a month ago, but I think everything's still so raw that just a slight hint of anything is like pouring acid on an open wound.

Once burned, twice shy? You don't know the half of it.

On Love...

When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.

Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's heart.

But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not that you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.

But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.

~ Khalil Gibran ~
1883 - 1931

Sevenses!

Got tagged by Kok Pun, so I figured I'd do it.. especially since it's all in 7s. My all time favourite number :) Haha..

[Seven Things I'm Experiencing Now]
1. Undecidedness.. can't really break down everything I'm experiencing right now :)
2. Feeling refreshed, if you can believe it, after swimming 30 laps just now.
3. A little sadness, too, coz one of my closest friends and mentor-like person is leaving for God-knows-where. Literally.
4. Apprehension.. I have loads to study by November. Yikes!
5. Melancholy... for all the usual reasons.
6. A bit of nostalgia..
7. Amusement - haven't done something like this in a long while.

[Seven Things I'm Thinking About Now]
1. How I'm possibly gonna be able to fill 7 slots for each heading :P
2. Of my bro and his decided bad luck/stupidity.
3. Whether I can possibly complete my syllabus by November :S
4. That I should really organise another Insanely Sane sleepover! *winks at Jen*
5. Er.. "Berpasir" *laughs hysterically* Only a few people'll possibly get THIS one! ;)
6. Wishing I was going for the karaoke session the U6S-ers are having tomorrow. Sigh.
7. Coffee.

[Seven Things I'm Worrying About]
1. My future, career-wise.
2. My future with a certain someone.. Scared to death is probably the more accurate description. Sigh.
3. Bloody STPM.
4. Whether I'll have enough money to get the Elliott Yamin and Vittorio Grigolo CDs. (Yes, I know his name sounds damn gay :P)
5. My inability to write properly anymore. Argh!
6. If anyone is going to read everything on this thingy.. lol.
7. The FA Cup final :)

[Seven Things I'm Happy About]
1. Being back in civilisation! :D
2. Knowing that my CHS friends actually still wanna keep in touch with me :)
3. Ju Li's coming home!!! *jumps up and down gleefully*
4. Aunty Jeanie came back!!! Haha!
5. Learning how to play Risk. Tis a fun game, it is!
6. Losing some weight in spite of gorging myself on Aunty Mary's incredible chicken curry yesterday.. hehe.
7. MANCHESTER UNITED WINNING THE PREMIERSHIP TITLE!!!! :D

[Seven People I Treasure]
1. My immediate family
2. My adult friends
3. My darling cousins
4. The Insanely Saners
5. Joyce and Lavi
6. My Net friends... esp those from the MI Forum and FP.
7. Sandy.

[Seven Things I Always Touch or Come In Contact With]
1. The computer mouse, keyboard, CPU.... :)
2. My book cabinet handle.. hehe.
3. My bed + pillow!
4. My "security T-shirt" *grins at Jenna*
5. A book a day, at least!
6. Study material.. sigh.
7. My body... *grins wickedly*

[Seven Things I Want to Improve]
1. Concentration levels.. I still have trouble keeping my mind on one thing at a time.
2. My intelligence... (KP: How bloody intelligent do you want to be?? You're already on par with Einstein or something!!! :P)
3. My Mandarin. Ya ya Yin.. don't you DARE laugh! *growls*
4. My people skills.. Apparently I'm as approachable as a starved tiger.
5. My musical ability... still pretty mediocre, although my ear's not too bad.
6. Fitness.. I'm still trying to recover from being a coach potato for so long *blushes*
7. Eating habits. Sigh.

[Seven Things I'm Strong In]
1. Reading? Lol...
2. Language .. English, to be precise.. at least, I used to be!
3. Wriggling out of awkward situations
4. I've got a pretty good ear for good/bad music.. can always tell if something's wrong with a song
5. Being a lame-ass :)
6. Scaring people away! Haha.. hell, I don't even have to try!
7. I'm a pretty good listener.. at least, I try my bestest to be :)

[Seven Things I'm Weak In]
1. MATH MATH MATH MATH MATH MATH!
2. Hiding emotions
3. Patience
4. Confrontations
5. Explaining myself clearly and concisely. Sigh.
6. Controlling my temper
7. Self confidence? :)

[Seven Things I Adore Eating]
1. CHOCOLATE!!!
2. Vanilla ice cream :)
3. Chilli tuna + rice.. Yum!
4. My spicy beef linguine :)
5. Japanese food
6. Famous Amos' Chocolate Chip Cookies
7. The Fisherman's Giant Platter in the Manhattan Fish Market! :P

[Seven Things I Adore Drinking]
1. Coffee! Lots and lots and lots!
2. Vodka lime
3. Really good wines
4. Campbell's tomato soup
5. Bailey's Irish Cream (do I sound like an alcoholic? :P)
6. Cold water
7. Rootbeer floats

[Seven Things I Detest]
1. Hypocrisy
2. Incompetency
3. Kiasu-ism
4. Fake fronts.. be yourself. That's all that matters.
5. Smelly fish
6. Unnecessary arguments
7. People who think it's ok to hurt someone else in order to look cool

[Seven Things I Cannot Live Without]
1. My closest friends
2. My cousins and bro
3. Music
4. Books!!!!
5. The computer + Internet
6. Contact with.. someone.
7. Love - all the types.

[Seven Things I Fear to Show]
1. Insecurity
2. Arrogance.. I hate that in people, so I always try to watch myself
3. Worry
4. Lack of confidence
5. How I feel about someone.. even now, I'm afraid that he'll just turn around and walk away.
6. My emotions
7. Dissatisfaction

[Seven Things I'll Never Want to Talk About]
1. Other people's secrets - they're not mine to share.
2. My fears and insecurites.
3. Intimate stuff about any guys in my life (if there ever are any).. some things should remain sacred.
4. My personal life in general..
5. My reasons for choosing certain directions - if I don't want to tell anyone, that's my prerogative.
6. Dissing other beliefs and religions.. I don't mind healthy discussions, but I draw the line at belittling something. It's disrespectful.
7. Results.. neither do I find it necessary for others to do so if they don't want to.

[Seven Things I Will Want to Do]
1. Graduate with a degree in something :P
2. Go backpacking 'round Europe :)
3. Get my Elliott Yamin CD!!!!
4. Work with kids
5. Start a family :)
6. Go for a Man Utd vs Liverpool/Chelsea/Arsenal game in Old Trafford!!!
7. Get a dog!!!!

[Seven Things I Will Never Play Around With]
1. Feelings. Not anymore.. sigh.
2. Road safety.. too many unnecessary fatalities these days
3. My future
4. Sensitive subjects
5. Sacred objects, regardless of which religion it's from
6. Relationships
7. Trust

[Seven Things I Wonder About]
1. If I'll do well this time
2. Why I'm feeling so insecure these days
3. If there's any way for my future to work out the way I want it to without destrying important relationships. Sigh.
4. Why I can't be friendlier
5. If I'll be able to lose all the milkshake pounds I put on in March. Argh.
6. Why people can't solve differences logically and rationally
7. If I'm really doing the right thing

[Seven Questions I Hope My Friends Would Respond To]
1. How's my personality?
2. What do you like about me?
3. What do you dislike about me?
4. What do you remember/treasure most about me?
5. Do I portray myself as a kiasu/arrogant person?
6. Have I been as good to you guys as you've been to me?
7. How often do you read my blog?

(Sorry KP.. I plagiarised some of your answers :P)

[Seven Things (or People) I Would Love to See]
1. Sandy :)
2. Gerard Butler.. hehe.
3. My Aussie cousins.. haven't seem them in ages!
4. Good results this time 'round! :)
5. I-Chen.. that's a priority!
6. Vern and Li Chin... they've both grown up so much!
7. World peace.. indeed! :)

[Seven People I Wanna Tag]
1. Yin
2. Subu
3. Sharmin/Vinder lol
4. Ee May!
5. Allan
6. Ah Beh :)
7. Anyone else reading this!

Hm..

I wish people could argue rationally and logically. To sit down and hash out a problem - isn't that so much better than yelling and screaming? I mean, what does the latter accomplish? Nothing but animosity, no?

If only everyone could evaluate their feelings before actually acting on them, then maybe there wouldn't be so many broken lives, families and people.

Just a thought for today.

Ciao bellas! xxx

Ethan My Man! :)

I stole this from Jono's blog again, but I just couldn't resist! :)

He is absolutely the cutest, naughtiest, mischievous-est, most lovable little boy you'll ever meet - even if he has a stubborn streak a mile wide!

I love my Ethan man, I do!

You Are My Miracle

I'm going to meet Jenna and Dav for breakfast in a bit.. but before that I just wanna post up the lyrics to this song by Vittorio Grigolo (and Nicole Scherzinger for the English version). I loved it! And the Italian version is sooo much nicer than the English, but oh well :)

Tutte le cose che non sai io te le insegnero
Le stelle che tu conterai te le regalero
Sapro inventare favole che ti raccontero
Cosi che I sogni volino piu a nord

So many things I've never known that I will learn from you
Finding reason in your words that are tried and true
E provero a sorprenderti con un sorriso in piu
Cosi che possa perderti anche tu

You are my miracle
You are soft and pure just like the air I breathe
You, heart of my heart
There's a secret that you hold - that you hold
Deep within that so discreetly hides your soul

The strength I simply never found, I will find in you
What I believe our future holds, I will see it through
Con te vivro ogni attimo che mi regalerai
Come se fosse l'ultimo per noi

You are my miracle
Acqua chiara e fresca che fa vivere
You, heart or my heart
There's a secret that you hold - that you hold
And it's hidden so discreetly
E mi guidera
Verso il centro dell'amore

Love, heart of my heart
There's a secret that you hold - that you hold
Che nasconde dolcemente
Will you share the secret with me
Ever more