Super woman lives

If you think super woman is a fictitious character, think again....she is alive and well, living in Sandakan for the time being. She is none other than my sister in law Linda. having lost her beloved husband just 20 days ago , she has now stepped into an arena where even sharks are deemed harmless. She has stepped into her husband's shoes and running for MP under the BN flag. Whether this decision is correct or not only time will tell.

She is out there everyday amongst the world' s "deadliest catch" ..... A rose among the big fat thorns , beauty and the most cancerous of beast.... Maybe I am too harsh but anyone reading the news and keeping up with the development of our nation knows. Actually the whole nation knows except ......

She is working hard for her keep, we are all praying that she will succeed beyond her wildest dreams. We are all praying hard that she will be safe. Many good people are also working hard along side this very gentle lady to ensure her victory. God be praised. He closes one door and he opens another. The BN machinery is grinding on at full speed to make sure BN secures a win. The reasons for victory maybe different but who cares, as long as Linda wins. After that we will see what happens.

Being a politician is never a career choice on any sane person's list of preferred occupation, astronaut yes, doctor yes, teacher yes but politician.... Your parents will freak out!!!!! What a shame, when being in politics is one of the surest way you can effect change. Somehow, somewhere along the way ,people in power have corrupted the arena so much that it's no longer on any parents wish list for the children.

So, why did LInda go in with her eyes opened? Out of necessity and responsibility...... I wish her well, may God guide and bless her with everything she needs to be the best that she can be for her family, for her constituents and for the country.

The town is on fire

The town is on fire with the election for Batu Sapi at stake.My sister in law, Datin LInda Tsen is the star as candidate for the seat of her late husband , Datuk Edmund Chong. She is overwhelmed by the whole event. Fortunately she is well taken care of by BN......by Musa himself.....so lucky!

The nomination is today. The election will be on 4/11. I have no doubt that she will be victorious as the whole BN machinery is in motion.
It's all so exciting. For me, I am relaxing doing my nails. hey? Why not, someone has to keep the economy going.....heheheh....we can't all be MPs or CM. For the rest of us ordinary malaysians life goes on.

Next I am going to color my hair to hide the " not black ones ".... Hahaha. That is the only thing on earth that grows well without TLC ....don't you think? Wish my wallet has the same tendency.

It's exam week here as it is in most of Malaysia so, most parents are on full anxiety alert. Its almost always the parents who are anxious and not the kids themselves. Schools are out at 12 noon so no lunch dates for me as most of my friends have kids still in school. Those who don't are on grandmother duty. I am the in between.

Ok, as time and tide waits for no man, I have to be off on the next errand ....chao...

Down right religious?

If you think I have gone down right religious, well you are not too wrong. I am trying to be a good christian. After all I have been one for 26 years. Its only lately that I feel the need to to get to know Him. It isnt because that I was in the deeep end or something but I felt that I cant shoulder all the self imposed worries and anxieties on my own.....hahaha.

After learning more, I found that God will bear all my worries ( some self made ) and anxieties for me. Now that's a good deal if I may say so myself. So, why not? He is omnipotent, so I can call on Him anywhere, anytime and for anything. Great bargain ! And he does respond, I know, I have experienced it a few times. That is why now, I pray a lot for everything I fear, I worry, I want, I need and more.

Having said that, I have a weak mind, so evil does lurk into it and cast doubts. Solution? Pray harder ! Lets start now.....

Eat I didnt ! Think I did !

Well, I was supposed to eat my way through my 1 week stay in Malacca but, I just didnt and somehow I couldnt. The need to eat everything I have missed is gone. I was quite happy to eat at home. Strange this onset of aging....hahaha.

I spent time with mum, so I guess that is good. I spent time with my old friends too. I also spent time in bed as I was down with vomiting and diarrhea one Tuesday nite. So my last 2 days in Malacca were spent eating oats and porridge.......sob! sob! and to think we were planning to have Thai food and Japanese. Anyway, better oats than no food at all.

After the sudden death of my brother in law at the age of 54, many of us woke up from our own self impose comatose state of living to realize that we have wasted a lot of precious time doing unimportant things. We put " worth " on little efforts of love,kindness, compassion and righteousness...that is when we have the time. When,in actual fact, it should have been the way of life and not just a " convenience " as and when.

We take all our loved ones for granted, we chase after monetary gains and attach ourselves to materialistic things...blame it on the herd instinct, blame it on DNA, blame it on glossy magazines, whatever . We cant afford to stop to smell the roses in fear that if we did we would have to eat plain porridge instead of scallops...if you get my drift.

Having said that, how do we stop earning, when most of us have hefty bills for our homes, education, health, cars etc etc . Are we to give up most of it and lead a simple life ? Are we to cut down our expenses and send the kids to the college down the road? How? Its scary !

How about if we try very hard to put God first, than family, friends, followed by
work and money. ( Money isnt evil, man is ) . As God doesnt want us to be poor either, than its ok to have $$$, but do use it to carry out God's work. Dont know if this will work but, hey, what have we got to lose? I am all game for it.

Mr.Haze is back

Yes the haze is back with a vengeance. The clear sky is gone and the skyline is all but a blur. I am still in Malacca. Will be going home tomorrow. I have been away so long that I miss my friends and my home. So many things happened this month that we must live life to the fullest. A good man has gone, leaving the rest of us to mourn the loss, but he left behind an amazing maze of wonderful warm memories.

Life as we know it continues and for what's its worth we have to live it like its the last day. After all the celebrating with my classmates some of whom I have not seen in 34 years, my stomach has finally called it quits and decided to put up a concert.....after a bout of diarrhea and vomiting, I now have to spend the last 2 days in Malacca eating porridge. Just as well I had a lot to eat with my friends. Oh well, there's always next time, mustn't be too greedy.

My folks are alright, they have their ups and downs but on the whole, it's good. I didn't do much , just lazing around. Guess I am still recovering from my trip to UK, the funeral and the long trip to Malacca. Cant complain. God has been good to me.Now as I sit here in my father's patio listening to the sound of the fountain I wander what's in store tomorrow. I hope the rest of 2010 will be quiet and peaceful.

Just received an SMS from my sister in law, Pat, that her daughter Megan has been scheduled for a caesarian tomorrow. She is expecting twins please pray for their safe delivery. Now that would make me a grand aunty....woah! .....

Viva CHIJ 150 ! Happy birthday

Yes ! My old school is 150 years old. That makes me.....well old. last nite we had an anniversary celebration at Century Makota in Malcca. 500 past pupils attended a gala dinner with a few celebraties......our old teachers and past principals. What a nite of reminiscing
, laughter and catching up for the lost 30 years of friendship.

Students who graduated as far back as 1955 came. The oldest past pupil is a lady of 91....so we are still young. the celebrations started with a mass at the school chapel at 8.30am. We finished at 11.30pm. What a nite! I finally met up with my past principal
, Sr. Anne Wong. Everyone had a glorious time with their classmates.

The next one will be in 25 years time, Well, some of us won't be around.....so enjoy we did.

Sadness is in the air

one is never prepared for the lost of a loved one.Never is too mild to describe the untimely passing of a great human being, my brother in law Edmund Chong. he was such a good man that we all ask " WHY ". I am afraid there is no answer. Only God knows. We have to accept it and thank God that we had him for 54 years. So many people came to honor him and to pay flowering tributes to his life his deeds and his infectious smile.

I can hear his voice calling me " aunty Viola" and me answering " hello uncle Edmund" In fact I collected coffee from England so that when he next visit me I have his favorite drink ready.

The family is still in disbelieve even though he was finally put to rest yesterday. Now his family has to make a very big adjustment to life without him. Tears flowed till the tank is empty. Our hearts broke into tiny unsaveable pieces. We keep using his name in our conversation as if he is still around. Such was his infectious happy personality left in our hearts forever. I am so blessed to have been given the privilege to be his sister in law.

None of us will recover from this loss. We have to believe that God had a reason. Love HIM and love the life He has blessed us with.

Fairness is for the birds

we know that life is unfair but , sometimes it's more than unfair it's down right meaningless and tragic.My brother in law,54, was tragically killed in an accident on sat. A nicer man you can't find. I am trying not to ask WHY but the question creeps in from time to time, I know God has a reason and a plan. He closes a door and opens another. we have to be strong and now its the time to call on the Lord and seek comfort in his loving arms.

it's so hard not to cry when the family is in deep grieve. the children are so affected by it. No one is spared by this tragedy. the funeral will be on Thursday. from now till Thursday we will be in limbo of tiredness. it's so unfair. .....but life goes on for the rest of the world.

we never give a second thought when we see people grieving not until it touches us personally. then it hurts really bad. tears are never enough. lord give us strength.

tomorrow is another day.

Home sweet home

It's so good to be home. nothing beats sleeping on your own bed when your body feels like it has gone to Disneyland and back after riding on all the roller coasters 10 times..... If you get my drift. my lower back feels like I had been stepped on by a mammoth.....so much for going on a holiday. Its not the road trip that tire us out, it was the plane journey that took forever there and back.

I must say the 2 weeks there was interesting and fun and filling....food!!! the food on the plane was nice....surprise , surprise!. hurray for Royal Brunei. I only wish that their connecting flights was more convenient. We had to wait in Brunei for 8 hours to catch a flight to 20 min flight to KK. Your Majesty do something!!!!!!!

We did all the touristy sights so we walked a lot, a lot, a lot....now I have muscles on my thighs......move aside, Sylvester Stallone!!!

4 days in London was more than we could take. So when we left, no one was sad, its too crowded in London with tourists.

We set up base in Oxford with two very nice people. they extended their warm hospitality and made us feel at home. Of course it helps that their home is so nice. Then we drove to Scotland. We stayed in Edinburgh and did more touristy things. We drove up to St. Andrews
To the home of GOLF. had a pub lunch and drove back to Oxford all in 1 day. ....mad!

then we did more interesting touristy things in Oxford. The men went to play golf so Morgan and I had chance to go shopping. Nothing to buy as it's all autumn and winter stuff on sale. went to the famous Biscester Village where one can find all the branded stuff. Wow! Suddenly I felt like I was in China....they were everywhere.....I think money grow on trees in China. I didn't find the place enticing . We have Star Hill and Pavillion in KL and KLCC. People actually come by the bus loads to shop there, no kidding.


Lorena, our friend took us punting. She taught the boys the art of punting. They enjoyed it vey much. No one fell in the river but Jordan lost his pole. It got stuck in the branches of a tree by the bank....hahaha. We managed to retrieve it and continued on without much ado.I must say the best punt man is Sheldon.

We drove to Cardiff to visit another friend. Had tea and left promising to visit again. Then we shot off to visit Noel at Hatsfield. Took him out for dinner. Had Chinese of course!!! By this time we had burgers coming out of our ears. Rice and fried egg would have been heaven sent.

The flight home was ....aihhhhh uggggg.....couldn't sleep a wink so I watched 5 movies. ....oh, I love my home.


The twins couldn't wait to start uni. So we drove them there on 3/10. Spent a few hours with them and left later then planned.

And so our 2 week vacation soon came to an end. We were tired and ready to go home.

Uk in the rain

we have been in England for 11days now. we have had more rainy days than sunny ones. But still we have had a blast with the kids driving every where....in the rain. Luckily we have the $2 raincoats that I bought from Servey.

Noel was the first to be dropped off, literally from the airport. He is settling in well. He starts today. We have visited him twice already to take him out for a good meal.

We dropped the twins off yesterday. They can't wait to start this new chapter of their life in uni. So with great sadness we left them to settle in. Today we are going shopping in Oxford . Since I have a lot of weight left, I can consider getting an elephant home...hahahah.

We have had nice food to eat so guess my fancy jeans won't fit for now. Luckily I brought my old pairs. Starting Thursday I have to eat porridge/water/vege/fruits.

The boys didn't like London as it was too crowded with dodgy people......people everywhere you look, tourist from Europe mainly. But like good tourist we visited a lot of historical sites, on foot!......Of course we took the tube there first....£5.60 per person per day all day pass.

We stayed at Travel Lodge . The charges are very reasonable for central London. Anyway after a two days Edwin got used to the £ so, he didn't feel that it is soooo expensive as we thought. A bottle of mineral water ,small bottle cost 89p. Food cost on average £5 pp per meal.....hamburgers. £5 for charsiew/siewup fan in Chinatown in London, so not too bad. The portions are huge.

Ok, got to go now......shopping, bye