Quiet Dinner In

27.02.05 2 Comments

Yumm… we went crazy with food today. From our swoop on the local supermarket this afternoon, my husband made…  

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The Clarkes

25.02.05 No Comments

Today I had one of the best meals ever—Elaine and Bradley Clarke (okay, okay, no more ‘Uncle’ and ‘Auntie’ titles!) are family friends who now reside in their homeland of South Africa, and were on holiday in this part of the world. They are the loveliest people we know—genuinely caring, disarmingly honest, open and (un-Malaysianly) gentle-natured without being pushovers.  

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Lizard Speak

23.02.05 5 Comments

How would you describe the sound that an ordinary house lizard makes? My husband says it clucks. I say it goes ‘chit-chit-chit’. …and you wonder what newlyweds get up to.  

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Wedding Photography

23.02.05 9 Comments

My lady colleagues and I got into an animated discussion about wedding photography over our company’s Chinese New Year lunch today, as 2 of us will be getting married this year. I’ve been asking around for contacts, and so far Covershots and…  

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The BMW 1 Series

21.02.05 7 Comments

Another item added to my “I want one badly” list. The gorgeous BWM 1 Series.  

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Weekend Food Fest

21.02.05 1 Comment

There was so much good grub that it was almost criminal for Han and I to have enjoyed it all! We were invited to my boss’s home (he keeps calling it the ‘square house’—I only understood why when I actually saw it. Lots…  

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My First Mortal!

20.02.05 1 Comment

It all happened on Saturday afternoon, when I went for a long-overdue music class at Kiara Park. After much cajoling and reassuring that, I was in safe hands, I wouldn’t lose my pants by accident in the process. Rafael and Quek expertly assisted…  

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Company Forces Mak Cik To Climb Stairs

18.02.05 9 Comments

Apparently there’s a new manager in the maintenance department who doesn’t seem to have a heart. There’s this 60 to 70-year-old mak cik who’s the cleaner on my floor. I talk to her sometimes, and she always greets me with a lovely…  

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Prana & Friends Charity Concert

18.02.05 2 Comments

February 12th was my mom’s birthday. I felt really bad about not making it to dinner with my family that night, but I had already promised to sing at this concert which was in aid of the tsunami victims, specifically in Acheh.  

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Lionel’s Resolution…

18.02.05 No Comments

…is to “lead a life free of anguish and sorrow”. I say good for him—that’s how God intends for His children to live. Earlier this morning I read a text from Mummy (thanks Mummy!), pointing me to Revelation 21:4 which says: “He…  

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February 2005

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