Time for Reflections

The new year, for me, is always a time for reflections. Though it is not in my nature to make resolutions, because I always break them and that leaves me totally frustrated, I always tend to look back and see how or what I could have done in certain situations to make my life even better now or so that I don’t make the same mistake twice.

I also use the coming of the new year to review income and expenses from the current year and evaluate rates and decide if a certain share is worth keeping another year or not.

I must say this year has been very eventful, full of good moments and bad and several loses along the way but all in all a good year indeed. Here’s to a better 2010!

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Music Monday: All I want for Xmas (Love Actually) **

It’s not too late for Christmas Songs right? When I saw Olivia Olson performed this song in the school play of the movie Love Actually, I knew I had to feature her on Music Monday. Merry Christmas Everyone and Happy Music Monday…

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Time Out!

Firstly, I want to wish all my readers who are celebrating Christmas, A Merry Christmas indeed! I hope you guys had a wonderful time with all your loved ones.

It was a quiet day for us. Since we don’t celebrate Christmas, I took the opportunity to work late finishing up some jobs that is due before the new year. Azwaj used to time to clear out one of the upstairs room at his parents house for us to use whenever they spend the night there taking care of mama. By the number of baby strollers in that room, you’d think my inlaws had more than two grandchildren… lol!

By the way, mama is now able to sit on the single seater which must feel great for her. It is no fun lying down on the bed looking at the ceiling all the time! Bravo Mama!

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Mommy's Going Home **

Boohooo.. my mommy is going back to Singapore tomorrow. I bought her coach ticket yesterday and her bags are packed. She even said goodbye to all the kitties already. I guess her visit is really over after 17 days here :(. Am gonna miss her cooking, her chatter but most of all her presence.

Oh well.. time to concentrate on mama now and her recovery. She’s is really getting stronger now. In fact, when we visited her yesterday, she was able to roll over to her side while on the bed. Good news indeed!

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Music Monday: I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore - REO Speedwagon**

I remember listening to this song over and over and over again .. not because I loved it so much then but because my neighbour did and when he played it, he played it loud! So the song grew on me and I begun to love it as well but till now I will always remember the neighbour that must have pined for some girl somewhere.. lol!

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Happy Awal Muharram 1431! *

Here’s wishing all Muslims around the world A Fantastic New Year!

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Music Monday: Meet Me Halfway (Kenny Loggins)**

Remember the “Footloose” days.. let’s go down memory lane with yet another great and awesome song from Kenny Loggins. Happy Music Monday everyone!

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I Won! I Won! **

I’m so surprised and still in shocked that I won the FIRST PRIZE Triple Medical Celebration with GG! This is what I won.. Awesome eh?

Thanks so much to Gagay who hosted the contest/game and thank you to all sponsors!

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Super LJ

We had a busy day today. No, it wasn’t because we were planning a vacation or looking for cheap hotels in orlando or anything like that (though that would be nice) but we were busy stocking up the fridge so me and mom have something to cook this week..heheh. We then had to buy cat food and cat liter. This was followed by a a visit to Mama’s place. I didn’t visit her on Friday since she was discharged and so since she is at home today, we planned to spend a few hours with her.

We only arrived home at around 5pm and both Azwaj and Mommy was so tired that they took a cat nap. As for me, I decided to stay awake and cook, surprising them with a piping hot dinner when they woke up!

Veggie Dish and Spicy Squid

Super LJ!!! Lol!

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Nice and Comfy

A week has passed since my mom visit. I think she’s more comfortable here in my new apartment that has not made any plans to go home yet! She’s watching tv, listening to the radio and even cooking. She’s really making herself very comfortable here, which is super awesome! Plus, with free international calls from Singapore (provided by certain call plans), she’s still able to say hello to relatives in Singapore!

On the downside, the weather is definitely getting hotter that we even had to switch on the aircon last night. There goes my bragging to mommy about how cold it was living in the highland that we might even have to install a Amish fireplace.. lol!

Oh well..

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Blog Going Blank After Loading *

I woke up today to start dropping my EC and noticed that MPG had a new post. I was able to only leave one comment when the whole page turned white. I refreshed and still the same problem persisted. I tried different browsers and still no luck. Then I checked Mariuca’s other blog and saw that there were some comments between her and Roxy about the issue, who was also having the same problem. Thinking that it was a random Blogspot problem, I didn’t think anymore about it again and just wait it out.

So when Mariuca woke up today and still found her blog down with white blank pages, we got to chatting and I started to google the issue. I found a forum that she also had found and we both noticed about the issue being rectified by removing a code from a paid to blog program called payingpost. I immediately set to task to check her template and true enough the code was there.

After removal, the MPG is once again her beautiful self :)

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Mommy's New LCD TV *

Shopping in Singapore was awesome during my last trip there last month as everything was on sale, as it usually is approaching Christmas. We were spoilt for choices on almost everything that we wanted to buy.

One of the most important item to buy was mommy’s new tv. The “knocking” didn’t work anymore and I guess even that 10year old television knew I was coming home so started to act up begging to be retired.

We went to Parkway Parade at Marine Parade, my favorite closeby shopping area, and started with Giant Hypermart. Seeing nothing there, we proceeding to Best Superstore. Mommy didn’t see anything she liked and so we headed on to Harvey Norman. There were a lot more selections on offer there with deep discounts of about SGD100 to SGD200 depending on model and size.

After looking around, we settled for Panasonic VIERA TH-L32X10K which was going at a nett price of SGD700. What’s awesome for me about this particular model is it’s ability to read SD-card… So you can snap away on your digital camera, place the SD card and you can start viewing the pictures you take in 32″ view!

Awesome!

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Sleep Is Near

Am feeling so tired now. I’ve been sleeping late and waking up early and then spending time at the hospital visiting mama. I can hardly keep my eyes open now and since coffee does not keep me awake, there’s nothing much I can do except perhaps just surrender to the desire to hit the sack. Even the very best video cards Azwaj installed for me so that I can enjoy my games better is not enticing me right now. What’s more is the rain that is promising to come soon is not helping either. It is cool and that bed is really drawing me to it.

Maybe I should just succumb.. what do you think?

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Music Monday: Stars (Simply Red)**

I may not love the way the singer looks but I love the song! Happy Music Monday everyone!

Lyrics | Simply Red lyrics – Stars lyrics

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Happy Anniversary Abah and Mama

I just got home today with mommy in tow and how perfect it was because today my Mama and Abah (my in-laws) celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary!

Check out the Blueberry Cheesecake below. After all the eating I’ve done in Singapore and this today, I really need to get my hands on the best weight loss supplements out there in the market!

Happy Anniversary Abah and Mama..
May the love you share goes on forever viva! Ameen!!

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Singapore Greetings

Hi all!!

Greetings from Singapore where I am with my mommy and having tons of fun visiting my relatives and a dinner date in tow tomorrow with my girlfriends whom I have not met for close to two years! Then of course, I’m looking forward to collecting my glasses on Thursday and accompanying my cousin to shop for her home office furniture! Lots to do and so little time to do as I have a coach all booked for my return trip to KL on Friday!

Talk soon.. miss you guys lots!

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Music Monday: What Can I Do (The Corrs)**

I may be away in Singapore and without internet access but I have not forgotten about Music Monday, my very own meme :)..

This week it’s all about family and so I’m featuring The Corrs. Remember them? The brother and sisters group that took the world by storm? Well, in case you’ve forgotten, take a listen and sing along ok..

Happy Music Monday everyone! Miss me yet? lol!

Lyrics | Corrs lyrics – What Can I Do lyrics

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