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Only a 5 weeks more till I say bye to Sydney and hello Singapore. Can't believe that after 5 years of freedom, its all going to end soon. Can't be all that bad right?! I'll be starting another chapter in my life and ending this one doesn't mean the end of the journey for me.

Anyway the good news is that, upon going home, I'll be getting the phone that I want and NEED. My current phone is such an old school. I need a change. So here it is, the Samsung D500. The thing I'm afraid of is that I'm such a Nokia fan and this wonderful phone is from Samsung. So has anyone any comments about Samsung and their 'faults' if any??

Dead but breathing...

Just to let you guys know that I'm alright! Just that I've been pilled with work up till my neck and my trusty laptop died on me last Monday, so I'm laptop-less at the moment.
So just hang in there till I return k..till then leave your mark at my chat log at the bottom.

Cheerio

In Honour of Wee Kim Wee

A meaningful read ... Very touching indeed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EULOGY BY GRANDDAUGHTER OF FORMER PRESIDENT WEE KIM WEE - LIM HUI MIN Weekend May 7, 2005

MY grandfather's achievements as an editor, a diplomat and a head of state are now the stuff of legend. You would have read all these things in the newspapers or watched them on television - he was a public man. What I should talk about is my grandfather as a family man. I cannot talk about my grandfather without also talking about my grandmother. She was the rock of his life. His last thoughts were of her. They were holding hands when he finally went to sleep on Monday morning.

Last year, we celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. After dinner he presented her with a red packet full of money, which he then followed up with a jewellery box - because my grandmother loves wearing jewellery. There was a jade brooch inside the box. And, in return, in front of everybody, she kissed him three times. They were 87 and 88 at that time.

Once, (when) I was learning the piano, I thought I would learn some songs to play at my grandmother's birthday party. I asked my grandfather what songs he thought she would like. To my surprise he gave me a type-written sheet (with songs listed)in order of preference. He was always a usy man - he used to tell me that he had two million things on his mind. But at some point in his life, he had sat down and thought hard about what music my grandmother would enjoy and typed it all out and kept it in special folder ready to be whipped out at anytime.

Husbands who are here today: Do you have a list of your wife's top 10 favourite songs in a folder? That's a lesson you can take from my grandfather. They celebrated 69 years of marriage together in April this year. I thank my grandfather from the bottom of my heart for showing us what it really is like to love a person. I also thank my grandfather for showing us what it is to love life.

He was a man who enjoyed life. He collected snuff bottles, coins and stamps. He travelled the world; he played sports; he planted fruit trees; he loved the smell and taste of hazelnut coffee. Whenever his grandchildren visited him in his office - whether at the Malaysian High Commission, the embassy in Tokyo, the Singapore Broadcast Corporation or the huge halls of the Istana - there would come moments when he would wink at us, open his desk drawer and say "have a chocolate".

Unknown to my grandmother, who disapproved of his snacking in between meals, he always kept a secret stash of Hawaiian hazelnut chocolates, which e ate out of her sight during office hours. My grandfather loved animals as well. He liked to watch horses running. He like ogs and cats and he liked fish. At the last count, his house contained 11 chickens, eight terrapins, two goldfish and one dog. Once, someone gave him six turkeys. I think the idea was for them to be fattened up and eaten. My grandfather looked at them and spoke to them. He gave them names. I remember my mother saying to me, "Oh no, he has given them names - we'll never get rid of them now". And so the turkeys were with us for quite some time.

But one day, they started irritating the chickens so my grandfather decided to find them a new home. The Singapore Zoo was chosen. When the family heard about this, of course we all joked that the turkeys would be fed to the crocodiles. He was so alarmed by this that he made special arrangements with the zoo. They were to send him a written report every time a turkey died. The report had to state the cause of death and age of each turkey.

That was the kind of man my grandfather was. He revered and respected life - even the life of an animal. The stories of his life are, to me, all stories of love. If you wish to honour his memory in your life, then live your life to the full, stand by your friends, cherish your family, listen to everyone with an open mind and welcome those who cross your path with an open heart.

He has gone on another journey now. We have spent the past five days saying goodbye to him and it is now the time to let him go.

From all your grandchildren and great grandchildren: I know you love us all so very much. Goodbye gong gong (granddad). Goodbye.

Gdbye my Lover - James Blunt

You touched my heart you touched my soul.
You changed my life and all my goals.
And love is blind and that I knew when,
My heart was blinded by you.
I've kissed your lips and held your head.
Shared your dreams and shared your bed.
I know you well, I know your smell.
I've been addicted to you.

And as you move on, remember me,
Remember us and all we used to be
I've seen you cry, I've seen you smile.
I've watched you sleeping for a while.
I'd be the father of your child.
I'd spend a lifetime with you.
I know your fears and you know mine.
We've had our doubts but now we're fine,
And I love you, I swear that's true.
I cannot live without you.

Goodbye my lover.
Goodbye my friend.
You have been the one.
You have been the one for me.

And I still hold your hand in mine.
In mine when I'm asleep.
And I will bear my soul in time,
When I'm kneeling at your feet.

I hate CityRail

We will only need each other, we'll bleed together ,our hands will not be taught be hold another, We're the special two. We can only see each other, we'll breathe together, these arms will not be taught to need another. We're the Special Two.

my random posts - due to boredom in uni. Imagine surfing the net or reading about gender policies?? hmm...I thought so too. I reckon she's cute..she was some advert that we had to anaylse for some stupid dumb subject..

Emily the Strange

United Colors of Benetton

Aren't these pics cute? They're a way of Benetton to show that the world is one. All of us are the same regardless of our color, race or ethnicity. pretty cool..

check out my new guest book..

btw the pics from my bday are up Edz..at the fotopages link in the side.

Haven't been feeling all too good the past few days. Been feeling absolutely tired, lethargic and weak. I don't get it, I DO get enough sleep, in fact I get TOO much sleep. I think the weather's getting to me. Cold, hot then Cold again. ARGH!! One word to describe Sydney's weather..ERATIC!!! You can never assume the weather just by listening to the weather forecast coz 99% they're wrong! I mean I know its all hard work ( I wanted to be a weathergirl b4 - not like the TV presenter but the one that forecast the weather - back in the days when I loved Geography) but can't they at least say..well expect this hence wear this..like its going to be 27deg but it might get chilly so bring a light jacket or SOMETHING!!!

Okay enuff ranting about the weather. My past few days haven't all been that bad. Had a great meeting-up session with Christine Yee from KC. I can't believe its been 5 years since I left KC. WOW time must fly really quicky and I'm getting OLD!! Well the lastest news is that they're tearing down my primary school again. Its only been like 10year since they last did something to it. It must be all the ghost that's hanging around. (yikes!!) Other than that, everyone is doing alright. So that's good.

As for uni, things are going slow again -so that's good. A chance to catch up on readings and watching TV. hehehe... Well that's about it for now...so how have you guys been??

It says: "Be very careful if you make a woman

cry, because God counts her tears. The woman

came out of a man's rib. Not from his feet to be

walked on. Not from his head to be superior, but

from the side to be equal. Under the arm to be

protected, and next to the heart to be loved."