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I received a HUGE gift in the mail today!
This:
And this:
(Pictures taken from RVA website)
I LOVE them! But there is just one problem...i have no idea who sent them!!!
At first, i thought it was Pooi and one of her surprise 'projects', because she was the
only one who knew i wanted the kits, and we'd both decided earlier that we would not
be getting them. But she confirmed that it wasn't her...and so now, i'm dying to find out how the kits found their way to my home!
If any of you were the one(s) who bought the kits for me, please please please let me know! If i don't find out who the good samaritan(s) is/are by next week, i will write to Elsie and Red Velvet Art to find out if they'd mailed the package to me by mistake, ok?
The little girl's all konk-ed out after an evening at East Coast Park yesterday and a whole morning of sandy, sunny Sentosa earlier today! No pictures of all the fun we had over this weekend, because i had my hands full and the only few photographs we have are in my cousin's camera, but here's a cute one that was taken when Fluffie went over to Chloe's for a playdate some weeks back...
Notice the one-eyed dog? Who do you think did THAT? :)
This is what Fluffie did all evening on New Year's Day (1 January 2009).
She was trembling all over due to the thunderstorm and rain, so i placed her in the
laundry basket, where she cosied up and took a nap.
1. Idiots...
...should never be allowed to drive! Seriously.
On Saturday evening, i was cruising down Lornie Road, with my entire family in the car,
when some idiotic driver made an abrupt swerve round the U-turn we were approaching,
and i had to slam the brakes with all my might in order to avoid a head-to-head collision.
Fortunately, in my mum's words,
one: I wasn't speeding,
two: I am a good driver with the ability to react quickly,
three: The vehicles behind were not tail-gating us, and (most importantly...)
four: Both my grandfathers were watching over us (because we had just gone to pay our respects to them earlier in the day).
Whatever the reason, i was deeply relieved that an accident was avoided. However, the incident rendered me speechless for several minutes after, and it took a while for me to calm my nerves. I never want to go through another traffic accident again, ever. And i hope that all the idiots on the roads vanish forever!
2. On March 22, 2009...
I turned TWENTY-SEVEN!
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who remembered, who sent me messages,
who emailed me, who came to see me, who bought me presents, who had me in your thoughts! I love everything i received :)
3. Thank You, Boss.
It's that time of the year again...these couple of days, following the government's announcement that civil service salaries may be reduced, i overheard many office conversations hovering around the subject of performance bonuses and worries of pay cuts for public officers in SLA.
Today, i received a pleasant surprise.
Having only joined the organisation in January this year, i knew that i wasn't eligible for the performance bonuses or merit increments to be disbursed. So when my boss walked over to my workstation to hand me the long white envelope, i was stunned for a moment. Then, when she told me that her recommendation for me to receive a pro-rated merit increment had been approved by the management, i wasn't sure at all how to react.
After years of being taken for granted previously, the feeling of being appreciated was very new to me. Today, when my boss thanked me for being a good employee and for having worked so hard in the past two months (months, not years, mind you!), i could feel her sincerity, and i was touched.
Thank you, Irene.
4. She Is JUST A Dog. NOT!
Today, after i told my colleagues that i will not be able to join them for an expensive buffet dinner this Friday because i had to keep Fluffie company, one of them finally asked
"WHY DO YOU LOVE YOUR DOG SO MUCH? SHE IS JUST A DOG!"
(Okay, i know some of you are thinking that i asked for it, but shhhh...)
I shrugged my shoulders and smiled, because i knew that nothing i said could convince them that Fluffie is NOT just-a-dog. She has magical powers :)
Then, when i came home and opened my mailbox, i read an email that had the following quote in it: Pets may not be our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.
I realise that only people who have had pets before can fully comprehend the meaning behind the quote, and i agree with it wholeheartedly. Right now, i cannot imagine life without Fluffie. In fact, i cannot imagine how i ever survived without her in the past!
Some time back, a friend, whose dog had passed on, told me that she would never have another dog again, because it would be too excruciating to re-live the pain of losing her first dog. I understood what she meant, because it is the same thing i fear every day.
But in my heart, i know that when the time comes, when both Chloe and Fluffie have to cross the RAINBOW bridge to get to Heaven (because ALL dogs go to Heaven!), i will want to have another dog.
Just. Because. Life. Can. Never. Be. The. Same. Without. One.
It is not easy to be a good owner to a dog. Dogs give us unconditional love, as long as we give them a little love. How many humans can do the same? Every day, i remind myself to love Fluffie a little more so that i deserve her a little more. So, if any of you are planning on getting a dog, ask yourselves not whether the dog deserves to have you, but whether you deserve to have the dog.
5. And Last But Not Least...
A blog post is never complete without this...
Check out Anne-Marie's PINK prompt on the Made With Love Gallery!
Fluffie blows *kisses* to everyone! Have a wonderful week ahead :)
The most beautiful things in the world often come in the littlest packages!
Don't you agree? :)
The SEI Mimosa papers are so pretty!
I couldn't resist getting them even though they were not on my 'must-buy' list!
Journaling reads:
You make me smile when i have tears in my eyes.
You warm my heart when i feel alone.
You bring me comfort after a long hard day at work.
When i look at you, i feel that i belong, no matter where i am.
No one expects a dog to have such magical powers, but you do.
You are God's gift to me, and a miracle in my every-day.
I ripped this quote from Pooi's blog today:
Sometimes, we have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to.
Often, relationships break down because we allow life and expectations
to get in our way, and we forget what it was that held us together in the beginning.
When that happens, we are forced to let go of things that we hold dear,
and we end up telling ourselves that they were just not meant to be.
But sometimes, letting go is simply a process we have to go through in order
to identify the memories and people worth holding on to. This is when you realise
who is truly important to you, and you make it up by giving each other
A BIG WARM DOGGY HUG!
Today, i challenge everyone of you to identify someone worth holding on to,
and tell the person how much he/she means to you.
Don't allow life to get in your way.
Don't find fault.
Don't make excuses.
Just do it.
We love you forever and ever!
