HAPPY (BELATED) BIRTHDAY LIVEWIRE-ME!!!!!!

Been so busy that I forgot that my blog's a year old! Well, dear readers, you've seen various facets of me - the crazy-wacky, depressed-moody, calm-tranquil me. You've heard my rants, my joys, my first song. It's been a great ride, but hey! On to life!

What would I do with all the money in the world?

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I care not if I owned all the riches in the world
I care not if it meant that I could travel round the globe
Above OR under the ground

Means much more to me to deposit a worthy investment into another life
To love and not hurt
To enjoy that comfortable bond
Anywhere, anytime we were

Means so much more to me to make everyday count
A little more than it did yesterday
Rather than strive for long vacations in some foreign land
Wondering, struggling, hopelessly lost and confused

Means so much more to me to treasure the gems each day brings
A smile, a hug
A poem and a song
A dream, a prayer
Anything that shows me you care
And anything to show you I care too

Oh I couldn't and wouldn't do with all the money in the world
I only couldn't and wouldn't do without you.

p.s.: For those who make my everydays bright, and everything seem right.

Doodling Rainbows

Upon a stark white canvas
The imagination whirled
What could possibly depict my perfect world?
Without quite thinking the white screen suddenly had
A splash of violet, an indigo streak
Blue as azure as the shoes on baby's feet
Stunning green, bright sunny yellow
With whom the orange dash made cheerful bedfellows
Finally the magnificent crimson red...
Oh my goodness, a rainbow in its place.


Under its gorgeous colours we have all once stood
Admiring, reaching to touch it if we could
And sometimes someone comes along, and with a quiet sigh,
Places a bit of that rainbow into our hearts to abide.

May your days be merry! May your face be bright!
May your radiant smiles never shut out the light!
May you have pretty rainbows in your heart and days!
May the love of family and friends guide you always...

Artsy-Fartsy Eclectic Me!

Hey all,

What a week! What two weeks, rather! Good food and performing arts and phew!

... Last week was like a food festival for me... Germany's favourite delicacy - the crispy pork knuckle (complete with potatoes and sour cabbage and I regret not pairing it up with German beer)... then the next day I was treated to a home-cooked dinner by two of my best girlfriends Veron and Phylli at their home... followed by a surprise birthday do with 2 extra cohorts and a LOVELY Tigger soft toy to match!! I feel so loved... And then on Wednesday, housemate Savi and I opted for Korean food in Section 14 - which was an experience for her and a really great choice for me... AND on Friday the cellobots spoilt me with choc mousse cake...

Horror of horrors! The week wasn't over! That weekend saw my family having dinner by the beach... and the NZ steak I had was "mmmm...SCRUMPTIOUS!!" Fortunately I declined Dad's offer for a cake... enough is quite enough...

Still, no wonder my jeans feel a bit tighter....

This week's highlights? Watching "Chicago The Musical" on opening night! Although we were seated slightly further than we liked, the great music and agile acting more than made up for it... I can't imagine myself dancing and and running across the stage AND still manage to hit the demanding high notes of the soundtrack... Gee those actresses must have been REALLY REALLY fit - that, or they had reliable backup singers to sing for them while they were doing the onstage antics?? Dunno la... Anyway it seemed like the place to be... bumped into a few people... some I didn't expect to see... the whole of KL thronged to that place that day...

Savi's friend said to me: "I can just imagine people taking pictures of the stage and putting it up on their blog to prove they were here!" I laughed with her...

Um. Hehe.

I love my life.

What caught my eye

KL Tower against the backdrop of eye-catching cloud formations. God's a great sculptor. Taken en route to work. Yes, traffic was slow-moving.

The adorable little girl on the right is one of the most sociable tykes I've seen - in fact she wanted to follow me home!!! The younger daughter of the PD church pastor (captured on the far right in the background).

I can tell Daddy's had more time on his hands. He's started planting flowers again, this time in our backyard (it was always in the frontyard in the past, but now that's for the cars). The Sunday I was back, we had 13 blooms; lovely hibiscus in various colours. He also has the "keng hwa" plant, where the rather-large white-petalled flower blooms only at night and gives off a fragrant smell. Wish I could be home to see that again.

I'll never forget the day I received these for the first time, some years back. Something about the vivid colours just makes me smile, even in mid-stride in bustling Sydney, Australia. Thank you for the memories.

Twillight Zone. No, it's the view of KLIA terminal as we were on the SkyTrain, hurtling speedily towards the international terminal. Sometimes I wish I could take a train to escape into someplace surreal; after all, in some parts of life we feel as if we're living in unreality.