Good gracious, I forgot to call my dad for Father's Day!!!!! Mom called at about 11pm and 'scolded' me! She called from the extension in their room and told me, "Call now, Dad's outside in the hall." So I did....
Doing some cloak-and-dagger stuff in the office - avoiding 3 different bosses! Not easy to do. Luckily they're all on the 4th floor, so I popped up to 5th floor and have been "hiding" since morning. The Big Boss knows...
Mom just called. I asked her whether she knew about the car and she said no, but she said Dad had discussed the possibility of getting a car for me and he was wary coz I haven't been saving any...
Frustrated coz the Internet's moving soooooooooo slowly today! Can't reply all the PMs I received. Still have the last few articles to finish up before I fly off tomorrow. Feeling introspective today. Thinking about Mom and Dad, about all this...
So much has happened, and no updates here... I actually stopped for a while coz I kept on getting error messages when I tried to submit my entries, and I got fed-up!! In the end, Dad got me the car....
Slept at 5am last night, or rather this morning. I really have to stop doing crazy things like that it's time to be staid and "normal", as befits a proper grown-up. Then again... naah. How boring! *laughs* I took...
I feel like Santa Claus today. I got Blink, my brother, a mobile phone and bought small gifts for three friends not Christmas gifts; just because gifts. As in, when they ask, Why are you giving me a present?,...
Yesterday, I said I felt like Santa Claus, spreading joy and good cheer through gift-giving. Im still kinda surprised no one took me to task for using the name Santa Claus. See, I grew up in a Christian family that...
Slept at 7:30pm yesterday evening and woke at 10:30pm. The first thing I did was check my mobile phone, which I'd left in silent mode. 1 missed call from home. I promptly returned the call. Of course, my mom wanted...
Dad got me a secondhand car in August. He paid for it in cash and told me that I was to pay him back in instalments. To me, it was sort of a miracle - not exactly the one I'd...
Tomorrow morning I'll be driving back to my hometown for Christmas. I managed to get Monday and Tuesday off, but the bummer is I have to travel back on Christmas Day coz I'm working on the 26th. It's the first...
A thing of beauty is a joy forever. – John Keats Things of beauty have a value all their own. They might not have a great deal of practical or monetary value, but they are precious nonetheless. They fascinate me....
Wow, I go off for almost a week, and what happens? My blog wins an award! Woohoo! This blog won the Most Introspective Blog Award in the First MereMadness Christian Blog Awards. I'm still reeling. Thanks Ganns. May I say...
One of my uncles called me out of the blue tonight, asking for my dad's mobile phone number. "Grandma had a heart attack, you know. It's pretty serious, she's in hospital." I got the shock of my life. Called Mom,...
Thanks all for praying. My grandma is out of the critical stage and is recovering. The plans for her birthday celebration have to be cancelled, though. :( I'll be going home Thursday as scheduled, and should be able to see...
With Mom's, "Why do you need to spend so much time in the Internet cafe?" ringing in my ears, here I am :) The connection is veeeeeery slow today, the weather has been horribly hot (35C) and this place is...
My dad turns 52 next month and I was wondering what to do/get for him... what can you get for a parent who has everything he'll ever need or even want - and whatever he doesn't have, I certainly can't...
It wasn't until I read some blogs this morning that I realised yesterday was Father's Day. *smacks forehead* Where is my BRAIN??!? So I called home tonight and gave Dad belated Father's Day wishes. Notice I didn't say I wished...
I hereby designate July the Not Much Money Month. What with one thing and another, my budget doesn't look too healthy. So yesterday I went to the supermarket and stocked up on cans of tuna - the idea is to...
If I didn't know better, I'd swear Dad had read my blog. Especially this post. I received a letter from him in the mail yesterday. Yes, an honest-to-God snail mail letter. Dear Ping, I am writing this to help you...
Do you think everybody should have a day off on their birthday? Is it special enough to warrant a day off? I decided to take a day off on my birthday. Mostly coz my boss asked when I would next...
My baby brother took me out for lunch on Sunday, to celebrate my birthday. Wonders will never cease! hehee Well, OK, 21 can hardly be called a 'baby', but you get my drift :) He asked me to choose the...
For a moment there, I thought I'd permanently lost my sense of humour. Granted, there's nothing funny when the mechanic tells you your car repairs will cost $1,050 if you really want to get them done. There's even less...
I remember leaving for college 8 years ago. Well, I don't remember actually leaving, but I remember wanting to leave. You see, in Malaysia, you can choose to leave high school after O'levels (we call it SPM) or stay another...
Every other blog I read is talking about Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Do you know that I haven't watched ANY of the LOTR movies? Nor the Matrix ones? Part of the reason is... I have...
"Do you have a full-length mirror in your room?" Mom asked. "Yes," I told her. "Do you look at yourself sideways?" "Mooooooooooooooooommmm!" * * * * * When parents and extended relatives get together and start focussing on me, I know I can look...
Whom do you run to? Whom do you run to when things go wrong, when you don't know what to do, when you're in trouble and need advice? I realised recently that the instinct to run home to Daddy is...
I was fascinated with feathers, fell in love with sweet bookmarks and coveted stickers of all kinds. Beautiful women and their gorgeous gowns enthralled me; a pile of newspaper cut-outs waiting to be placed in a scrapbook attested...
When I wrote about the spooky incident at our house a few weeks ago, Joel's comment left me smiling ruefully: P.S. Don't drive yourself crazy trying to see God's hand in this. Be safe. In truth, I'm not one to...
A friend of mine had an elder brother pass away suddenly last week. As I watched her preparing to go back to her hometown to be with her family, I imagined getting a call out of the blue, telling me...
That's a pretty recent picture of Mom. It's her birthday today :) She called me on Thursday and told me she's really looking forward to my visit home next week. I'll be going home for the entire week -- yippee!...
I got a card from Mom a few days ago, apologising for nagging me whilst I was back home and telling me that I'm actually always welcome there. She also asked me to come back more often. I'm wondering whether...
Some &$^#*%@! guy just asked me if I am PREGNANT!!!!!!! ...and it's all Bob's fault coz he dragged me along to a meeting with the fella!! While we are on the subject of insults, Dad and I had this phone...
Mom wants to come down this weekend, and will probably stay over at my place coz there's no room at my other uncles' places. Do you know what the state of my room is like right now?!?!? Eeeeeek! *panic panic...
Dad took out a life insurance policy on me some years ago, when I was still in college, and he's been paying the premiums ever since. I've never talked to him about it, mostly coz it's always easier to leave...
It's funny, the things you remember. One morning in church, years ago. I don't even know how old I was at the time. Probably somewhere in my younger teens. I was beside Mom, and she was talking to one of...
I am in a thoroughly bad mood today but am not sure why. Certainly I've been rather easily irritated over the past few days and have let lots of things get to me -- things which I would normally just...
Mom & Dad are planning to climb Mount Kinabalu in a few months' time. Kinabalu, for the unaware, is the highest peak not only in Malaysia but also South-East Asia at 4,101m above sea level. Dad called me last night...
This so reminds me of Mom. The other day I was on the phone with her and told her about my promotion. I also told her about being put in charge of maintaining our youth website. Then, because I...
I spent much of the weekend in my uncle & aunt's place, coz my parents were in town. I ate so much durian I think I might need to diet for the next two weeks. (For the uninitiated, durian is...
I think I might have gotten shock absorbers from Dad as a birthday present this year. (Two years ago it was a car headlamp.) Granted, my birthday's only on the 25th, but after telling the mechanic to replace the shock...
In the midst of all the stress, you know what? Dad has been simply wonderful. I called him on Friday afternoon to tell him about the accident, gave him the bare bones and assured him I was all right. He...
Several people have asked why Blink is called Blink. "Does he blink a lot?" asked Ariel, who got to meet Blink in person after church service on Saturday evening. Well you see, Blink is a guy and like most guys,...
Everybody says I don't look sick. I'm starting to feel like a fraud, despite the fact that all my joints are aching and my nose is falling off. (Yes, more melodrama! *grin*) Yesterday, after work, a friend dropped by to...
I got my camera! I got my camera! (this explains the image on the left *grin*) A comment left by Kevin yesterday proved spot on and helped me decide between the cameras. He said both are good cameras, so the...
I'm back :) I had to come back coz I have some stuff lined up this week -- including attending a friend's wedding on Saturday, where I'll be helping out as an usher -- plus I have one last article to...
For all that I sometimes complain my family drives me crazy, I do love them lots. It's one of those things where, you know, I might grouse about them all I want, but if anybody else were to try to...
Mom sent her first ever email last week. Now it's only a matter of time before she reads this blog (especially since I've never hidden the fact that I have a blog!). Err... uh... well, I just wonder what she'll...
Blink proposed to his girlfriend on Friday, and she accepted. You read that right, folks -- my BABY BROTHER is engaged to be married!!!!! *faints* Yes, okay, obviously he ain't a baby no more :D But I mean, he's four years...
A day after I wrote about my year 2005 in review, I realised I'd left out one very major thing: my family. *whacks forehead* Things have been changing within my family. Long-time readers of this blog will know how I've...
I like to watch parents -- especially fathers -- interact with their young children. My heart is always warmed to see an affectionate father play with his children and patiently answer curious questions. There is just something very moving about...
I'm fairly certain Mom & Dad disapprove of my lifestyle and would disapprove even more if they knew the whole of it. They don't like me going to bed too late at night, they take a poor view of me...
My paternal grandmother passed away last night. She loved the Lord. I will be away for a few days. We will all be driving back to my hometown for the wake & funeral, so please pray for safe journeys. Thanks....
That's Blink with his "What the heck do you think you're doing?" look. Even when his face is all scrunched up like that, he's still my hamsem (handsome) brother ;) (Oh, the mushiness!) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DUDE! 24! I guess I...
Have been away the past two days attending the 'Father's Love Encounter' Conference at River of Life Sanctuary. They were teaching us about God the Father and the way He loves us, and why sometimes we have difficulty believing that...
I really think my body is rebelling against me. I've been sick so often lately that I've started to feel fragile. Like, I don't trust my body anymore, y'know? So this morning when I woke up and took mental inventory,...
Welcome to WilfulSunflower.com, my new home. Thanks to Bob and Jason, things have gotten sorted out pretty fast. I'm still fiddling with the look & other stuff, trying to make it perfect; meanwhile, blogging will resume as usual :) Mom...
I still can't get over the fact that I'm now an adult and can relate to older adults on the same plane. I don't have to call them 'auntie' and 'uncle' all the time (unless they're really old... err, I...
Blink and I are here to celebrate Mom's birthday, which falls on Thursday. In our family, birthdays have always been significant dates. When I was in primary school (ages 7-12), Mom used to organise small birthday parties for me. We'd...
I'm grateful for:Parents who are still together after 29 years. Mom, a great cook who prepares my favourite dishes when I visit. Dad, a responsible provider who's worked hard and never complained about the sacrifices he's had to make for...
Got an email from Dad last night which made me very thankful I've moved my blog. He started off by noting that I seem to be one of the more well-known Malaysian bloggers, and ended by saying, "However, I wonder...
Miss Bunny once said she thought my parents would be proud of me if they were to read my blog. Well, Mom read my blog, and she was by turns horrified, worried, offended and upset. I moved my blog somewhere...
Christmas is coming. You can hardly escape noticing from the way shopping malls are playing Christmas songs over their PA systems and putting up huge Christmas trees and twinkling lights everywhere. My numbness towards Christmas magic has been well-documented on...
Ms Bunny got me all riled up recently when she posted about her parents going on about her weight. Hey, whaddya know? Mine do too. Not to mention my aunts and uncles, ladies in church, colleagues, and random strangers on...
Well, then. Blink and his fiancée, Chen May, have just set the date. First it was "maybe June", then it was "probably December" and now it's "definitely May 5". What? May 5? That's like TWO MONTHS AWAY! What am I...
I find hospitals rather scary. I know this is ironic, since Dad is a doctor, but while I have no qualms about seeing doctors (except for secretly believing that most of them are not as competent and thorough as my...
I found myself crying after visiting my grandma in the hospital last night. It took me by surprise. After all, she's not dying or anything; her condition is stable and she's due to be discharged in two days' time. Good...
When I bought a dress to wear at my brother's wedding, I walked into a store, looked around, a dress caught my eye, I tried it on, and bought it. All within the space of 10 minutes. That's my shopping...
I still can't quite believe it... my baby brother is married! He looked so handsome on his wedding day... and my lovely new sis looked so happy to have snared him. Heheheh. (She told me she would not exchange...
Guess what? My most awesome and very funny brother has started a blog! I swear I had nothing to do with it. I've never even hinted that he might want to start blogging... he just did it all on his...
"I'll be 30 next year!" I exclaim to my nearly-19-year-old cousin. "Ripe." "Like a peach?!" "Brie." "Cheese?" *nods* "Smelly!" "Rich and mellow with a creamy texture and a soft white rind." "..." "Well actually, just the 'rich and mellow' part."...
Despite Mom continually telling me I should pray for Dad, I rarely did. But when I did, I prayed for him to be healed of things of the past, that one day he would be able to shake free of...
"I heard you have four blogs. How do I access them?" Mom asked. I narrowed my eyes at her across the table. "You can access the normal one, the one you know about." The one where I blog under my...
"You want to study full-time? Go ahead. Just let me know what you need, and it shall be done," Dad said. It was as easy as that. I restrained myself from staring at the phone, open-mouthed. Those of you who...
I got a text message on my phone from one of my uncles yesterday that my grandma's birthday is today and they were going to take her out for dinner. Since I have nice uncles, I was invited to come...
I am really tired and there is something wrong with my Facebook account (it won't recognise my password and claims my email address is unregistered)... but I just wanted to say, Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there...
Dad was so sweet. He texted me yesterday, something to the effect of, "Congratulations on your second day at the new job! How's it been so far?" I looked at the message and wondered, "How did he know I was...
SOMEBODY (you know who you are) accused me of being a drama queen. Hey, I never said the operation was major! In fact I told a friend that it was a minor procedure, and she said that doctors always play...