Love is beautiful

Love is a beautiful thing
Love brings joy and tears to one in life
and yet can change one in a wink

Love is full of surprises
it can be as sweet as spring in full bloom
or as hot as a summer fling
and then turns to the autumn's cool gloom
or as cold as winter's wind

Love brings hope to our lives
and charms our hearts underneath
awakening strengths and desires deep within
spirits arise and flutter in our skin
yet a smile makes the heart skip a beat
making us struggle on our own feet
at the very point when our eyes meet
it was then to our hearts to take the lead!

Love is indeed beautiful
and it touches in many ways unannounced
from a mother's touch to a lover's embrace
it melts us deep down in our hearts
and will never cease to amaze
like the way a painter's work of art!

Love comes and never leaves
bringing laughter and yet even grief
it is sweet when love is found
but sorrow when love seems lost
love heals pain and wounds
and brings happiness when it looms

Love comes anytime or any day
and may not be recognized at first glance
when it found a place to stay
it is then that love will work its many ways
Be Happy that we have love all around
colouring our lives in leaps and bounds!~

Praise the Lord for his wonderful Gift
by showing us what Love truly means
His Love is truly touching
for us mortals and our next of kin
his blood washed away all our sins
and in our hearts His Love will remain within:)

Love is beautiful
Spread the word of love to the whole world
that love is indeed wonderful
and you will receive in your hearts in bountiful~

Good Night's Sleep

I have been feeling rather tired lately, despite sleeping and rising early.
I thought that I have not been stressed too much; but I guess I was still worried about happenings around me and my own life.

Last night, I went to bed really early; about 8.30p.m and I slept really well; I must say it was one of the best as I slept straight for about ten hours, waking up at about 6 in the morning.

It was not totally a deep sleep though as I was having weird dreams throughout the night.
Well, about the dream, it revolves around love and relationships and somehow it just kept making me turning around in circles and in bewilderment.
I was directed to different directions, and having different and rather complex feelings at each change of the scene.

It was rather puzzling to me, and it made me wonder, whether it was something related to my pre-wedding blues?
Perhaps, perhaps, but it was amusing though at the same time.

I had a good night sleep nevertheless, and I hope that I would enjoy such slumber each night, after recent nights of waking up in the middle of the night and feeling restless during my sleep.

Hopefully, to more good zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ushering in the year of the Metal Rabbit

I am no fortune teller, nor am I a feng shui expert, but more than enough ads and books have publicized that this year is of that of a Metal Rabbit.
It is a much anticipated year by the Chinese community as they looked forward to welcome the rabbit and send away the tiger year which many believe to be a fearful and less auspicious year for them.


Like other years, everyone would be happily staying awake until midnight to welcome the Chinese New Year, chatting away with family members or releasing fireworks into the skies or on the ground or watching the television programmes broadcasted from Hong Kong and China.
For us, we did all, but we did not have fireworks to play with; as there were more than enough for us to enjoy all around!





What a bright and sparkling way to start off the New Year!

Since we did not have fireworks to play with, we enjoyed the tv programmes telecast from Hong Kong until the early hours =)

A Peaceful and HAPPY way to start the New Year too, I say =)

Festive atmosphere on the streets

I did something rare this year as I was home slightly earlier than usual for the Chinese New Year and I actually made a trip to the morning market in the neighbourhood on Chinese New Year's eve.


I was curious to see for myself and to experience the hustle and bustle of the market particularly during the peak of a festive season.
I was not disappointed though, as I could see the crowd in the market rushing for their last minute shopping while the vendors were also busy raising their prices at the very last minute to clear all their merchandise so that they could be home for the reunion dinner after raking more profit.

It's funny, and I guess that some would tell me that the market is always busy anyway; especially on weekends but I beg to differ as the atmosphere is truly different and even the items on sale are different from usual.

There are more festive food and even fire crackers and fireworks are up for sale!

In China, the beautiful cherry blossom in full bloom cues the beginning of spring and is appreciated by everyone while here in other parts of the world where we do not have this bloom, we make do with keeping the festive mood alive by setting up mock cherry blossom trees at home.


Another symbolic thing on sale at the market, streets and even in supermarkets are the lime trees ("Kat Chai" in Chinese) which literally means good luck.


I enjoyed the festive mood and am truly fascinated with the cheerful spirit looming in the atmosphere although it is an annual event and yet everyone is still so enthusiastic to celebrate it again and again.
That's how festive spirits work, and it's just amazing! :)

Colors and Joy to usher in the Rabbit Year

One of the most interesting part of festive seasons is the decorations; to add more color and festive mood to the house or the streets.

We never did much decoration, but this year, there was a change as my brother had planned in advance and spent so much effort to decorate the house to usher in the new Lunar Year.





It's always lovely to see such cheerful things around during festive season, and I guess the festive spirit are always attributed to the presence of these lovely decorations!
How creative have you been with your house? =)

A long break...

How time flies, the 15 days of the Lunar Chinese New Year has just passed and I am sure everyone had a great celebration during the festive season beside spending valuable time with our families,friends and loved ones.

I have been taking time off blogging (obviously) in conjunction with the festive celebration and also to relax and spend some quality time with my own loved ones, besides getting involved with the major planning of one of the biggest event in my own life!
The planning process is really energy consuming and tiring, but at the same time, I am enjoying every moment :)

In the meantime, I have not been too active with my blogs, not to mention my books as well that it bothered me!
I have compiled my photos and will be slowly updating my blogs soon.

There will be more updates soon, and be prepared for posts on the post CNY blues as well!

Happy Chinese New Year 2011!~

It is the eve of the eve of Chinese New Year; also known as the 29th of the Lunar calendar.
Most of the Chinese community are still busy with the preparations; mainly in cleaning up the house and shopping for food and groceries.

Food and drinks are stocked up for the festive season and for visiting guests during open house.
It is a busy week and days leading to the Chinese New Year.

Usually before the eve, everyone is busy with spring cleaning and making do with meals taken away from restaurants or outside.
The good meal starts on New Year's eve itself, and then it continues for the next 15 days.

I have just finished cleaning up my room today, and am slowly rearranging my wardrobe.
I can't believe that the eve is just tomorrow; how time flies!

It is exciting yet tiring anticipating with all the work that needs to be done =P

Anyway, as everyone is getting busy and traveling home to their families for the reunion dinner, I would like to wish everyone a safe journey home and also, a very

HAPPY CHINESE NEW RABBIT YEAR 2011!!~