It is a lazy afternoon. The rain has just stopped a while back. Rain drops are still dripping from roof into the fish pond. Everything seems to be so laid back.
I was trying to play around with the finger of somebody else.
Crawled on, i saw something with hell lots of pads on it. Not sure what were they but sure they are not sanitary pads.
These will emit some sounds. People pick them up and stick them to their ears. They talk through them. It is weird. I never need these to talk.
To my horror, i thought it had extinct. I remember my parents told me that my ancestors had lost the race to it once upon a time.
Took the chance to take a shot with it.
That's me in spec. I can't see very well at night. I need it when i read.
Totally random. Looking outward, there's my fish pond.
Thanks to this morning's newpaper deliverer. He misthrown our newspaper into the fish pond instead of staircases. Ended up, we had this different piece of newspaper from what we read all the while. And. Because of that, I came across this amazing four-legged friend real event story that made me wanna share with you all.
This amazingly bold Labrador Retriever, Pepsi, resides in Hong Kong with his owner, Portia. Since a very young age at 2 years old, Pepsi was diagnosed with lymph cancer 淋巴癌. Pepsi didn't want to give up his life. Neither did Portia. Portia sent Pepsi to the vet to undergo chemotherapy. He was the first dog to have undergone a chemotherapy treatment and it was a success despite the long suffering journey. The determination of both of them had extended Pepsi's life until today and he is now 14 years of age, which is equivalent to 98 homo sapiens years. I could not imagine how tough the journey was for both the dog and owner.
Now that the cancer strikes Pepsi for the third time over the past 12 years, he's now unable to walk or move around freely like he used to be. He could only lie on the floor, waiting to be fed while Portia tried her very best to stay at home most of the time to accompany Pepsi together with Pepsi's elder brother, Leo. I believe the time is coming to an end for Pepsi but whatever it takes, it's the process that matters. He is SO lucky to have an owner who is willing to spend tens of thousands on him regardless that he is only a dog. It's the love that the owner showered upon him that extended his life.
At this point, I would like to wish them the best to come.
*The reason why i wanna share this post is that I, for once, had a very very beautiful Labrador Retriever that for a very very reluctant reason, i had to give him away. For such a beautiful dog, i did not want any money from the pension couple because i was not selling my dog away. I only hope that he would have very good owners who can spend most of their time on him to compensate for the time loss i had with him. And Pepsi's look resembles Benson's so much for goodness sake! Even the act innocence look also look the same =_=*
I have my hands on it. It's stylish. It's trendy. It's full of features. GPS. WLAN. Entertainments. You name it. It has it. And the best of all, it takes 5MP pictures. I can dispose off my 5MP digi cam that i bought 2 years ago. The downside of it. A tad bit lag sometimes when you are impatient and over-press the keypad. Nokia has this camera night-mode problem all the while. Photos taken with reduced lighting appears with blue little dots but with N95, the problem has been minimised to the least. Extreme short batt life. Standby mode can last you 2-3 days with a TOTAL-no-talking-on-the-phone. But if you play around withit, it only stays awake for 1 day the most due to the big screen.
Overall, i would rate it at 8/10. What's the fuss with charging its batt anyway? It is the phone that is at work. Not me.
Lord, give me a strong heart that i can finish marking all the compositions and still stay alive and kicking by the end of the day.
People, help me out. Tell me what this student is trying to tell me in her composition. The composition is about a burglary. The first part until "...of my neighbour's house." is given to them and they write the rest. This girl is a Malay. Translate for me. PLEASE~HELP~~~
"When i was young, i listened to the radio, waiting for my favourite song..."
One day, my dear dad told me that after he retires some day, he would bring me to fish. In Antartica. That is something that i'll never ever forget in my entire life. We love fishing. I guess i inherit the "fishing hobby" from him. I learnt to tie the fishing line to a bamboo stick and how to correctly barb and bait the fishhook and wait patiently and dead silently for fishes from him since young.
Days and years had gone by. I had graduated. I am married. I might have kids in years to come. But he has not retire. Yet. When are you retiring Dad? I yearn to realise our shared vision together. I long for our trip eventhough it might seem impossible at this stage or any stage. As long as you say it, i'll go with you before i really "settle down - as in not flexible to move around with big tummy or kids running around the house" with my new family. I long to see the sky of Antartica. I dream of sitting on the deep frozen iceberg with you, holding the fishing rods in hands and freezing in cold.
Louis Koo. But don't get me wrong. I'm not those teenage girls running-screaming-sticking posters all over the room kinda fan. I'm just a very ordinary lady who enjoys to have a bit of entertainment news of Louis Koo now and then of how he goes about in his life and movies that he is in or going to be in. I watched most of his movies. I might missed one or two but i watched most of them. And of cuz, have to admit that he is very 耐看 type of guy. Even hubby thinks he looks so man with just a simple pose. Link to his blog is now added to my list.
Well, I still think Richard Gere is a hottie!! ^_*
(Music video and lyrics of Via Dolorosa by Sandi Patti, Music video Scenes from Passion of Christ by Mel Gibson)
When i searched for this piece of song cuz i sang it in choir before and to my delight, it came together with this heart-aching yet touching movie (in video clip) that for once, it shook the whole world. It reminded we people that He had died for us all. Once and for all. I am not ashame to admit that i cried together with my other friends in the cinema watching this movie. I was and am very thankful for the grace of God for not forsaking me when i was deep down in the valley endless of times.
I Down the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem that day The soldiers tried to clear the narrow street But the crowd pressed in to see The man condemned to die on calvary
II He was bleeding from a beating, there were stripes upon his back And he wore a crown of thorns upon his head And he bore with every step The scorn of those who cried out for his death.. Chorus: Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King But He chose to walk that road out of His love for you and me Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to calvary.
III Por la Via Dolorosa, triste dia en Jerusalem Los saldados le abrian paso a Hesus Mas la gente se acercaba Para ver al que llevaba aquella cruz
IV Por la Via Dolorosa, que es la via del dolor Como oveja vino Cristo, Rey, Senor Y fue El quien quiso ir por su amor por ti y por mi Por la Via Dolorosa al calvario ya morir
Bridge: The blood that would cleanse the souls of all men Made its way through the heart of Jerusalem. Coda: Down the Via Dolorosa called the way of suffering Like a lamb came the Messiah, Christ the King But He chose to walk that road out of his love for you and me Down the Via Dolorosa, all the way to Calvary. hmmmmm..hm……hhhhmm…………..
Well, not really new. I used to have this kind of bob hair style when i was still in teenage years. Dull and boring. But then fashion tends to have picked it up again. And call it Bob. I am not too much into fashion and the main reason i cut my over-shoulder length permed hair to this length is that i can't stand the heat wave that is striking Kuching now. I sweat every now and then. Very unlike me. So, it's the best to keep to this length now and i'll get a head of new grown, healthy hair in no time.
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I'm sick again. Once in every month from August until October and i think i can foresee that i'll be sick next month as well. Around the same time. I should get a MC (magical cert) for a foreseeable illness next month. Nothing much different. Started off with sore throat, then cough a bit, then cough more and get more vigorous and ended up with runny nose and cough-til-vomit kind of coughs. Yes. I went thru all that. I dont know what's wrong with me. After this illness, i'll go and get a FULL and VERY COMPLETE health checkup. I haven't actually done that in as many years as i could recall.
Believe it or not, M'sia's education standard is way below where it should be. Students, especially from Chinese and Malay school, have very poor skill when it comes to spelling, let alone writing a whole set of composition out. Those parents who have extra money will then send their kids to tuition schools for extra English lesson, hoping that their kids can learn something more than merely ABC in their local schools.
In the end, all the responsibility fall on the teachers in these English tuition centres to turn those kids into some English experts. Poor tuition centre teachers! Those kids spent the 5 weekdays and most of the hours in their schools and 3 pathetic hours during Saturday in tuition class and yet parents are hoping their kids would turn out to be genius in English once they come out from that classroom. Parents, use your brains can or not. The learning process takes on all aspects you know?
First of all, their main education in school is all in Malay or Chinese. They adopt to them really well and turn out that they don't like it when it comes to English subject. They will then tend to break the syllables just like how they read in Malay. For example, the word 'together' is to be read in a continuous pattern. But kids from those schools will read it as 'to-get-her'. It's just a laughing stock. It's a sad fact in Asian coutries.
Secondly, not every kid likes English and if they don't have any interest on it, not to mention that they'll even bother to do the homework. They just don't seem to be bothered by what their teachers have yelled the lungs out in front of the class. Teachers are making themselves look like parrots, repeating what have already been said. Without completing their homework and learning through the mistakes, they're heading nowhere. It's impossible for teachers to pay attention on the kids 24/7. Parents are the one who should at least put some effort in to make their kids at least to finish their homework if not guiding through their learning process.
Thirdly, there are only 3 hours allocated per week for them to learn proper English so be considerate, you bunch of selfish adults out there! Encourage your kids instead of pushing your kids like how your parents did to you Ice Age ago!
To show you, this is the spelling test of one of my 11 years old student: I was stoned. Speechless for at least 1 min looking at the big 0 i marked on the page. Is this the result of the student being lazy, parents didn't do their part as educator at home or the kid is just plain stupid? I'd gone through the spelling list to all of them for 'n' times and kept reminding them for two weeks they were going to have the test and out of nowhere, i got this 0 by the end of the day. Seriously, i'm so cold-hearted.
I am a mother of two and soon-to-be three residing in one of the little cities of Sarawak, Kuching. I'm a stay at home mother like any others and dedicate my time to the family and myself. My life's perspective is to always live a well balanced life between work, family, friends and myself (and my dear Lord).
