I love a Tiffany Christmas

I love Christmas shopping. Yea... it'll cost me a small fortune but nothing beats getting something for loved ones. And of course receiving presents is equally fun.

Nothing beats getting an exquisite piece of jewelry, if you know what I mean ...lol...?

My weakness?
Tiffany of course . hint.... hint....

Boredom: It could be good for you !!!

I didn't do anything yesterday & it was wonderful. I meant to order a book on amazon.com, do mask while  watching  Season 3 of  "House of Cards". But I didn't do that, I just hang around my home drinking Perrier water.

It' s pretty boring, but these days I like boredom. We're the only generation who have truly experienced it. Our parents grew up without the basic labour-saving devices and they never stopped-as their daily chores seemed endless.

The generation beneath us are bombarded by constant entertainment options from their hand phones, laptops, tablets & they've committed themselves to revealing everything tiny detail on their profile pages & fb.

We were the ones who had to go to bed early because TV had stopped for the night. We are the ones who had to wait till our friends get home before getting them on the phone- landline !We spent much time waiting. We were much more patient & not afraid of being bored!

Letting go: Having happier thoughts makes us look better & younger .

I bump into a friend just yesterday while shopping. Have not seen her for ages- 15 years to be exact. We ended up having coffee at Dome, catching up with each other's life.

She used to be a very cheerful person. This 15 years had been tough. The children are driving her nuts. The son who could study didn't 'choose' the 'right' insituition & courses. The ones who couldn't study , she worry about their future. She also worry about her husband's career & mother's health. The list goes on! Poor thing!

It all show on the face. She look so intense, there's like a perpetual angry look about her. I told her that & that's when she told me all these things that has been bothering her. In retrospect, her situation is hardly unique. Many are suffering almost similarly right? These problems are universal. She said I'm lucky. But am I? I told her that's because I see things a little different & dwell not on the problems at hand, but more on the would be solutions.

I do have the same problems with my kids but I don't let it bother me that much. We cant 'protect' them all their lives. They will make mistakes, just part of life & growing up, no use worrying too much over them.Just be there when things go south for them.

As we grow older we need to let go. Nothing makes us look better than having happier thoughts all the time. Hope my friend will see that eventually.

LKY is the Biggest deal Singapore ever had !

I cant help but want to say Thank You to LKY,  for his foresight & his sacrifice for our Singapore.

For those of you who were born after the 8o's, you might not know what's the big deal. As you were born into an already modernized country. Well let me tell you, he is a big deal- NO- he is probably the Biggest Deal ,Singapore has, since Day 1!

Just to mention the most rudimentary things like our fancy roads, aircon buses ,MRT, efficient services like : the ease of opening of pub accounts, telephone services, getting a passport- do you think, all these things you take for granted came out from nothing? He made it all possible. Dont believe, just go to any of our neighboring countries, & compare just these few things I've just mentioned. You are living a better life & have more opportunities because of him !
So be thankful, stop complaining & do better  !

Quotes on Beauty :)

To begin the new year I would like to share some quotes from famous people about beauty :

People are like stained-glass windows.  They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Beautiful isn't it?

 “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

“Sometimes people are beautiful.

Not in looks.

Not in what they say.

Just in what they are.”

― Markus Zusak, I Am the Messenger

“Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.”

― Oscar Wilde