The Strings of Thoughts that Led to Perth

Suddenly I thought of my visit to Perth two years ago...

And the cozy home of my cousin's.

The home-made pizza made by LJ we ate on the first night of my arrival.

The two little kids. The first time we met, and their tiny sizes as opposed to the huge blue sofa. Oh so endearing. So cute!

If there was any song that would make me reminisce, it would be these few:

This was the song that kept playing on the TV while I was there...

And while my cousin was a big fan of Australia's X Factor, there were a few auditions I remember watching with her, one of my favourite being this:

That's the original song. And the audition:

Such a beautiful song.

I love it. Her voice, so peaceful, so harmless, so mature. For a young lady of 15 years of age only.

I wouldn't mind sitting in a café and hearing this lady entertain me with her voice. =)

I find so much serenity in just hearing her voice in the wind.

I wonder what happened to this singer.

Whether she made it??

Yeah, so it was just a moment of reminiscing.

Good times, really.

It would be nice to re-live those moments. But it will only be in my memories.

Coz the kids have grown, and they have moved to a much bigger house. I wonder if the new house has that sense of welcoming warmth that beckons every time you reach the entrance.

That house did.

Honestly,  I didn't think they needed a bigger house.

That house was truly spacious enough for a family of four.

But ah well, perhaps they wanted more space. And no one can dictate what they want to do with their money.

They build a brand new house from the ground, or so I've heard. I saw the piece of land that was bought. Big, very big indeed.

We wanted to make another trip to Australia, you know, just for a few days. She invited us over too. Now that the house is up. LJ is very house proud too. But with Hubs and his schedule, it's not possible. Now I'm not that fit to travel too. Good thing I didn't book my flight to Thailand with bro and daddy for this weekend.

If not, I would have had to give it a miss.

Have a good long weekend.

Lotsa love.

Jealous

We're mere humans. We live to create moments. To create an impact. 

To make a change.

A simple song, by an unknown singer who has his own sets of baggage. 

He chooses to put his heart on stage and give it his all.

And many people can relate to him.

Because we all have our sets of baggages too.

Emotions. Regrets. Perceptions. Decisions.

We think it was the right thing to do at that one point of time, but looking back, it was probably a mistake. 

Some mistakes can be avoided.

But when the time has passed, no damage control can fix it. 

At one point you thought you were right, or that it was okay, and then suddenly you realise, that you were really, really wrong.

Then live, to regret it.

We move on, through time. 

But it's moments like this that hits us and we wish things didn't go the way they went.

It's a journey. LIFE. Mistakes. 

We don't forget. 

We learn.

Lotsa love. 

Unexpected

I didn't expect this, neither did I see this coming. 

But it happened, and I guess it's my body's way of telling me that I've pushed myself a bit too much. 

That's the thing about me, always pushing to go further. That's why I always thought, I'd make a good employee. 

But now with Drs strict advise for me to rest at home, I suddenly feel that the weight has been taken off of my shoulders. 

I feel lighter, definitely. 

And it is during this moment that I feel so grateful, that I have such wonderful, helpful colleagues that is willing to help me out. 

I'm always blessed to have to work with colleagues that will go out of their way to help each other out, and not drag each other down. It was then in AZ, and it is now in here as well. In fact, I feel it more here, as my colleagues are really really nice people. Each and every one of them, truly. 

And it's for these small things that I feel, how grateful am I to have found such a good pack of ladies and man who are so fun-loving and caring. 

And who looks out for one another. 

And a boss that understands too.

Makes life seem less lonely here. 

And more belonged.  

Mom, dad and bro came to visit me as well just to see if I'm okay. Although they didn't have to at all, but they insisted. I guess the love of parents toward their children will never diminish, even through space and time. And distance. Singapore is not that close to KL, and to have them travel all the way to see me, I feel loved, and touched too, truly. Was even more surprised when the person who initiated the journey was daddy. I miss my daddy very much. And his cooking too. Although I am very grateful to have food on the table to eat when I come home from work every day all prepared by my mom in-law, but nothing beats daddy's cooking. Daddy's cooking is less lavish, more simple, definitely, but the taste fits my palette better. 

I'm not complaining. Maybe a little. 

I miss home. 

And my dear ColB too. 

And now we have another addition, Allyshea into the family so I'm pretty sure the house gets even more "warm" with all the tender, loving care activities going in there. 

She's such a lovely baby. 

Wish I could pinch her cheeks!

Lotsa love.