Life and death

I haven't been blogging for a while but a recent visit to a newborn and then attending a wake set me thinking about the beauty and fragility of life. I had visited my friend's newborn on Sunday, and was full of happiness for her and her baby boy. I set aside time on a Sunday to do that, because if I don't catch her at the hospital, I might not be able to meet her till after her confinement. Two days later, I set aside a special time again, this time to say a final goodbye to a long time neighbour. His passing away was a surprise to me, and I found out that it was due to cancer. It was a very sad day for me, because we had been saying hello to his family for the past 15 - 16 years. Nevertheless, the immediacy that a birth and a death was of a huge contrast to me. Life, and time, waits for no one. The opportunity to say hello to a newborn (before he becomes a toddler), or to a neighbour (before he passes), comes and goes, and never turns back. If life is so short in this manner, if life gives no room for regrets, then we really should seize every opportunity to spend time with people we love isn't it.

Haven't blogged in a long long while. Life after Christmas had been like a madhouse. Rushing to complete things at work.. and after 10 long weeks into 2011, i think my life might just be getting back into a little order. I hope it improves after this. I'm trying my best!

Found a word to describe how Person A had me feeling for a long time. Guilt-trip. Person A likes to lay guilt trips, without realising it! I guess i've had enough and probably will be trying to get out of it! :)

Near Christmas

It's a few days away from Christmas, and I've just started my Christmas break. I've sort of packed it with things, but I'm also glad for times like these when I can sit and type and just try to pass time :p I love Christmas, but somehow, over the years, the energy to buy gifts, or to write/prepare cards have diminished, and I don't really put in effort to do these things anymore. my bad. (I hope Marcus invites me to his house again next year and I'll definitely prepare gifts next year hehe)

I had two parties over the weekend which made me ever thankful for my friends. On saturday, I had my sec 4 pals over, and I'm so glad to be able to host them in my house as well as to prepare food for them. I hope we will have more of such opportunities, because they are  group of friends I will never ever wanna lose. Then it was to Marcus' house on Sunday, and I was really happy to see my ex-PSB colleagues again! Was really happy to be greeted at the door by Zhenzhu and Wendy, because I haven't seen them in a long while. And perhaps I had a stronger affinity to them because we went Taiwan together :p and then all the chit-chatting till 11pm was fun! missed ML though! :) 

I've been loving being in my home... housework is sometimes tedious, because I am really tired, but I loved seeing my house spick and span and clean. Been spending some time over yest and today trying to clean up the house... :) happy!

Congratulations Huiting and Robin!

I think I probably felt the most emo at Huiting's wedding amongst the four of us. :) [ok, let's not count my own wedding]. Perhaps cos she makes the four of us now all married, but mostly because I am very very happy that she has found a man who loves her and will take care of her for the rest of her life.

Congratulations Huiting and Robin! Words can't say how happy I am for the both of you, and best wishes for a happy marriage! :)

Moved!!

I've finally finally moved into my own home! :) I'm ever ever so so so glad and happy to have moved into my own home. I can now do anything and everything I want - slouch in the chair, make breakfast, stock up the fridge, wash clothes my way, etc etc etc!! I love it! I love being in my new house. Even though everything is in a mess, it's mine. It's my space, I don't have to talk when I don't want to, social chat when I don't want to, be polite when I don't want to, etc etc etc. I woke up on Monday to the chirping of the birds, and I think to myself that even the birds are welcoming me to the neighbourhood! Ben and I finally have our own place! :)