Pondering Back on 2017

This is the first year that I actually took some time to ponder the past 365 days of my life. I rarely does this because I always have this believe that whatever passed has passed. I know tomorrow would be better and always looking forward for another day ahead. Well, kind of the same feeling I have looking back at old photos of me : Gosh, I look better now!

*ok la. Part of it is because I realised that I have got only 1 post in 2017 in my blog. What a shame. But nevertheless, 2017 had been a year full of adrenaline rush for me and my family.

Some are more of harvesting the fruits from my hardwork.

Some are just there to test our strength.

So, here are some highlights of whatever I could remember or digged out from the photo collections.

Lucky Draw

Company annual dinner is one the event that I enjoy the most. Is the time that I really get to dolled up "dramatically" and yet no one complains. Check out the huge falsies/wings on the eye! LOL...

This year I was so ready to get a new phone as my old one wouldn’t even let me to pick up calls. Since the company annual dinner is round the corner, I decided to hold on for just a few more days. Who knows if I could get a new phone for free. I am one of those who will only buy a new phone when even the pick-pocket-er wouldn’t want it. Wake up people, RM2-3k for a phone? You can get a laptop with that price!

Well, luck strike that night! Who cares if it is a China Brand as long as it is free. I was actually quite biased on China phone as it don’t last. I was kind of like super impressed with the camera and how fast I could actually switch over from my old-and-dying phone. Felt like finally I am in the ‘future’ when I transfer wireless data from the old phone. 

Professional title

I still remember the time when I was interviewed by the newpaper about what I wanted to do right after my graduation. “I wanted to register as a Professional”. Halfway through, I guess I lost my passion. Well, never did i know that I manage to catch the last boat. Thanks to my supportive friends and colleagues. I guess without them, I wouldn’t be able to proudly shout  that I am now a registered professional.

It wasn’t easy though. I couldn’t remember how many sleepless nights I had spent to finish off the assignments and preparing for examination. Thanks to the abundance of working experience and opportunity. I manage to passed without much difficulty.

This wouldn’t happen without the support from all the people around me especially my parents and husband.

Our wedding wows

I love to attend wedding ceremony. It is just so nice to see a couple finally tying a knot. The smiles on their faces is always so pure. It reminds me of what marriage is all about. What had Kent’s promised on the day of our ROM and what I had replied spontaneously.

I never like it when Kent told me that he will love me till the day he dies. This is just too shallow. Everyone will face that day, it’s rather a matter of time. What’s more important is that you (Kent), stay alive, be healthy and live longer than me! How could you consider as love me when you are willing to see me suffer the days without you beside me?

I never know why we were picked to test our wows. All I know is that we were chosen and we have to show that we meant what we promised.

2017 had been very generous on me before it turned 180 degree.

There is nothing more painful to see your loved one in pain and there is nothing much you could do about it.

There is nothing more difficult than to hold back your tears when deep down inside you felt like crying your tears to dry.

There is nothing more empty than sleeping alone in the bed.

Despite all the tears shed in secret, we had learnt alot that…

Life is so unpredictable. There is nothing as a guaranteed tomorrow. Appreciate every single moment you have now. Express your feeling while you still could. Hug and kiss them as much you wish to. We have heard and seen too much in a year. Seeing people come and go for the least expected reason.

Family is always there to support you when you are at your most miserable state. Love them as much as they love you.

Bought our first house

We finally bought our first house. Cant’s wait for it to complete and decorate it! And the pools!

It's funny how things actually turn out. We bought this house out of the emptiness we felt inside. If it wasn't because of that, I bet we would have waited few more year.

We signed the SPA somewhere near our 16th pak tor anniversary. Considering this as a present and milestone lock for both of us. Finally a place we could call 'OUR NEST'

Doing lots (ALOTs) of silly things

Sincerely, the best thing to be around Kent is that I could be myself. There is no worries on how he will think of me. He had saw the most silly side of me. WTF

I just don't know why he always there catching me doing silly stuffs.

This year I decided to make him a Birthday Cake. It turned out looking like a big fat PISA tower. Well at least the strawberries are super big and juicy. 



Holidays

Who doesn’t like holidays right?

We went to Cameron Highlands for a weekend trip. Was quite a relaxing trip despite having two toddlers around.

We attended Kent's cousin wedding at Ipoh. Manage to snap a almost matching outfit photo. 

The wedding continues at Johor. Took us almost 5 hours drive from KL.

After putting up a night, we headed to Pulau Kukup on a casual decision. It was quite an interesting place with blue coloured crab. Eh.....mutated crab?

And Baby S get his first boat ride that day.

Redang Island

We went to Redang for a short gateway trip with my parents. Didn't get to snorkel because Baby S is around. =_=

But overall the trip was relaxing.

I was especially happy to see Baby S exploring new things.

Sitting on aeroplane, ferry and bus (and that passenger thingy) for the first time

Walking on the beach and getting hit by waves for the first time.

Looks like Baby S is the one on Holiday.

Just woke up from afternoon nap..

All other things that matters

Is really great that we are still meeting up after so many years. Many more years of friendship to come.

Wefies with my new boyfriend.

Force wefies with my new boyfriend's son. Lol.

By the way, this was taken at Genting Highland. We were so lost that we thought the indoor theme park is still around. Looks like we will have to come back after the theme park is ready.

Looks like that's the last photo we took in 2017. Hope 2018 will be a generous year to all of us. We pray for good health and happiness to all the people around us.

Till now. I hope I could make at least monthly entree to record all the interesting things that happened around us.

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My Silent Hero

Dear Dad,

Although we do not talk much, we both knew deep inside that we care for each another.

Do you realised that we check out each another through mum? and that is merely because we are too shy to show how much we care.

I do not remember much of my childhood memories with you but whenever I look at photos of you carrying me as a baby, I quickly realised how happy you were at that moment.

Mum told me that you will bring us for a ride no matter how tired you were after a long hard work. You bought me toys every month on your pay day no matter how hard life were at that time. I don't have any memories of it though (because I was still a baby) but I can feel how happy you and mum were that time.

You used to send me to school since kindergarden. I wanted to confess that I secretly felt embarrassed and was so timid every time you showed up. I do not wish to be seen by my schoolmates that I am riding a motorcycle. I got a little nervous everytime while waiting for you to pick me up from school. I was hoping hard that my friends would go home first before you reach. I'm sorry that I think that way.

Now that I am older, I really miss those time when you have to pick me up from school. That is the period when we get to spend most time together. The time when I will hug you and not feeling awkward. The time when you dressed me in my raincoat so that I don't get wet during rainy days. The memories of how painful tiny raindrops on my little arm and how much more painful it would had been on you who are sitting in front. I used to do the signal thingy with my hand when you need to get to the other lane.

I guess mum took over this role when you did not manage to pick me up from school one day and she was worried sick. She forced herself to learn how to drive and from that day onwards, you rarely pick us up from school.

Do you remember when is the first time you punish me? I remembered it well although I am a very forgetful person. I used to be really really hot tempered and fight with my little brother a lot. You had never ever scolded nor punished me because mum is always the bad cop. But I remember well on that particular night, you whacked me for the first time with this thing called ‘thang tuii'. I cried so hard not because it was really painful but because I was innocent. (Ok la, it was painful). I hated you at that moment that I hide myself at the balcony, right outside of your bedroom. It didn't took you very long to come to check me out.

Now that I am older, I realised how silly I was and you probably did laugh at me that night. Well, I forgive you because that was the last time you ever whack me.

We used to hang around with our cousins who we considered luckier because they have a computer at home. We will play with their computers although there's really nothing much to play with it. I guess you saw the sparkling in our eyes and that one night you came back with a full set of computer when you knew nothing about it.

Now that I am older, I realised that we are indeed the luckier kid because we have you as our dad. You would possibly give us the sky if you could.

I still remembered how happy you sound when I called you once from college. I felt so sorry because I didn’t call you as much as I called mum. I have to admit that on that day I was actually trying to get mum but she didn’t pick up, so I called you instead. From that day onwards, I made myself promise that I will call you more often although you do not talk as much as mum. I guess we are both good listeners.

I am sorry that I used to make fun of you a lot. I used to jokes about many of your bad behavior. Your untrimmed nose hair and moustache, the messy hair and even the dirty finger nails.

Now that I am older, I started to admire that pair of hands that had brought food to our table, a roof over our home, a proper education for our future and also many sweet memories in our lifetime. You had manage to build a business on your own with that empty hand.

I used to wonder why you never enjoy sports like other father does. Why you never shops or even have anything to buy. Don’t you have a hobby?

Now that I am older, I realised that you must have been too busy to think about anything else other than to give us a better life. Now that we are older, you can finally do things that you like most. We are really proud to see how much you had succeeded in the Chinese Traditional Medicine field. You had shown us that nothing is impossible. You had proved to us that nothing is too late. You are our greatest HERO!!

We have got a pair of beautiful parent who are cool, happy, playful, chill and forever enjoying their life. We wish both of you of many more year of happiness! Stay Healthy and Stay Young!

With Love,

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