Found you again, blog

Unexpectedly, I have gotten into gardening and am recently toying with the idea of documenting the experience. I failed so much that I reckoned it would be fun to read about the anguish 10 years down the road when I'm a master gardener. Then, Pei-son reminded me that I used to have a blog.

So here we are.

Look at all the broken links at the side. Incredible how websites also fold up and die. This place needs a revamp. The profile needs a new picture. I'm not foxy like that anymore har har~

I've learnt how to bake a nice loaf and an OK sponge. Also started serving in Church after a long duration of thinking I'm too important for all that. Humbling but such a good lesson, Lord.

Hope to update more later after I figure out how to use this as a gardening log too. But here's a picture of a newly planted Cucumber seedling of the bush variety, and another area I cleared for sunflowers.

 

My empty backyard (cue: wind blowing through; tumbleweeds)

Coloring at Home

Abby is so into colouring books and stickers nowadays. What she loves best is to sit with us at the dining table (while we're on our laptops) and colour and print stuff onto her art block. She has the full supply of crayons, color pencils, magic pencils, Mickey mouse chops, stickers, you name it!




I bought Abby a pair of plastic kid scissors in hopes that she can learn to cut stuff and play crafting with mommy but at this point she's still struggling to hold it properly. Once in a while, she would manage to make a small snip and that will please her so immensely!


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She would, however, absolutely not allow you to teach her. She would look at initial demonstrations, but not more than that. Such a smart-aleck. This kid is stubborn. Don't wanna contemplate how she will be when she's in her teens.

Also noticed that Abby could be left-handed. Another creative person in the family. Praise the Lord :)

S2 Park in Seremban

We went to the S2 Park yesterday with Abby. Weather was great, with minimal haze and slightly cloudy. There was a great breeze and it wasn't hot at all.

Surprisingly, the park is very well-kept with a huge lake. Fish-feeding is allowed too. Unfortunately we only had time for playground-time for Abby before rushing off to somewhere.

There were a few security guards scattered all over the place. One of them even cautioned my husband to not sit on the seesaw with my daughter as adults are not to use the playground facilities! So strict, but then if this level of control played a role in the great maintenance of the park, I don't mind.

Playground parts and props are all spick and span. Some are aged but functioning well. Grass and hedges are trimmed. It's really gorgeous! Haven't had a such a relaxing time in a Malaysian park for the longest time.

After a while the skies grew cloudy and it started to rain. We ran back to the car and went instead to the newest McDonalds drive-tru outlet in Kepayang for some munchies. There's an indoor playground in there too!

Sweet smiles all around from the ice cream and fat saturated food. Thank God for times like these!

In Illinois again

I'm on a business trip to Schaumburg again for 1 month. This is the second trip here after the last one in 2003, but this time I'm here with KK. Anyhow, it's so great to see the US team again. They look just the same!

I did some thinking the past few weeks. I realise I miss drawing and telling stories so much. There's this eventual acceptance deep inside me that knows that I'm not going to continue or draw anymore, and that's very disappointing. I yearn in my heart of hearts to be what I was, but I'm also content with what I'm having and doing now. The ROMBites still hover around in my thoughts, but they don't talk or do nothing else anymore. But I'm pretty sure if I push on and keep going at it, the flame will come roaring back.

So that's the plan.

The plan's to schedule drawing sessions twice a week until I re-gain momentum. Now that KK's got himself a notebook for his personal use, I don't have an excuse to not have any computer time to myself. All that double-shifts I've been pulling for work should really stop. At this point of time in the project, there's no need for that sort of hours anymore. I've been in Schaumburg for the pass few weeks and I mostly watch TV during the evenings after work. World hasn't ended yet, as far as I know.

:-(

Brunei/Miri Photos

At last, I got a photobucket account and uploaded the photos we took in Brunei/Miri. See them here: Album

River/Forest Photos are taken in Gua Niah, Miri which was famous of its guano. We got guano everywhere by the time we were out from the cave. It was dark as hell and you hear bats squeaking everywhere. Batman must be nuts to want to live in a cave.

Hotel interior is from the The Empire Hotel in Bandar Seri Begawan. It's really gorgeous, with high ceilings and all that stuff. 'Very good landscaping and stuff. Everybody zips around in carts.

Weird arch-like structure is located by the sea in Seria, Brunei which is a town that belongs to SHELL. Everywhere you see are Nodding Donkeys pumping in pressure into the ground. It's grotesquely awesome hahaha.