3G, my tomcat is fearless. Once he came home bedraggled and bleeding. He looked like he had been in a fight again. I promptly carried him and exclaimed in dismay! Yes this cat had been acting his natural instincts – very territorial. My son who witnessed the fight said that 3G had been very brave and fought valiantly until the rival, a stray cat ran away in defeat…lol... “You are a silly cat” I scolded him while cleaning his wound. “You think you are so strong? Now fight this!” I threatened him with the snout of the vacuum cleaner. I don’t know what’s with the vacuum cleaner, but just show it to him and he runs helter-skelter!!…lol. .
Saturday, December 18, 2021
3G IN A FIGHT AGAIN
3G looking like Mike Tyson after a boxing match. Note the bruised eye.
3G, my tomcat is fearless. Once he came home bedraggled and bleeding. He looked like he had been in a fight again. I promptly carried him and exclaimed in dismay! Yes this cat had been acting his natural instincts – very territorial. My son who witnessed the fight said that 3G had been very brave and fought valiantly until the rival, a stray cat ran away in defeat…lol... “You are a silly cat” I scolded him while cleaning his wound. “You think you are so strong? Now fight this!” I threatened him with the snout of the vacuum cleaner. I don’t know what’s with the vacuum cleaner, but just show it to him and he runs helter-skelter!!…lol. .
3G, my tomcat is fearless. Once he came home bedraggled and bleeding. He looked like he had been in a fight again. I promptly carried him and exclaimed in dismay! Yes this cat had been acting his natural instincts – very territorial. My son who witnessed the fight said that 3G had been very brave and fought valiantly until the rival, a stray cat ran away in defeat…lol... “You are a silly cat” I scolded him while cleaning his wound. “You think you are so strong? Now fight this!” I threatened him with the snout of the vacuum cleaner. I don’t know what’s with the vacuum cleaner, but just show it to him and he runs helter-skelter!!…lol. .
Friday, October 2, 2020
MandyNikko Design
MandyNikko Design handcrafted bracelet made from
Pink Chalcedony crystal
Pink Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of quartz and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal crystal structure, while moganite is monoclinic.
Chalcedony is a nurturing stone that promotes brotherhood and goodwill. It absorbs negative energy. It brings the mind, body, emotions, and spirit into harmony. Chalcedony instills feelings of benevolence and generosity.
Friday, May 1, 2020
COVID 19 MENACE: WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT...
Sharing,
Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s spot on.
After listening to some pretty harsh comments & arguing over reopening or extending the shutdown, someone in their right mind wrote this.
Perspective:
WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ...
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.
For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.
For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters.
With the $600 weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales.
Some families of 4 just received $3400 from the stimulus while other families of 4 saw $0.
Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.
Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.
Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 2-3 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.
Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal.
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come.
So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.
Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.
We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.
Realize that and be kind.
Credit goes to the Unknown author, you know who you are.
Don’t know who wrote it, but it’s spot on.
After listening to some pretty harsh comments & arguing over reopening or extending the shutdown, someone in their right mind wrote this.
Perspective:
WE ARE NOT IN THE SAME BOAT ...
I heard that we are all in the same boat, but it's not like that. We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat. Your ship could be shipwrecked and mine might not be. Or vice versa.
For some, quarantine is optimal. A moment of reflection, of re-connection, easy in flip flops, with a cocktail or coffee. For others, this is a desperate financial & family crisis.
For some that live alone they're facing endless loneliness. While for others it is peace, rest & time with their mother, father, sons & daughters.
With the $600 weekly increase in unemployment some are bringing in more money to their households than they were working. Others are working more hours for less money due to pay cuts or loss in sales.
Some families of 4 just received $3400 from the stimulus while other families of 4 saw $0.
Some were concerned about getting a certain candy for Easter while others were concerned if there would be enough bread, milk and eggs for the weekend.
Some want to go back to work because they don't qualify for unemployment and are running out of money. Others want to kill those who break the quarantine.
Some are home spending 2-3 hours/day helping their child with online schooling while others are spending 2-3 hours/day to educate their children on top of a 10-12 hour workday.
Some have experienced the near death of the virus, some have already lost someone from it and some are not sure if their loved ones are going to make it. Others don't believe this is a big deal.
Some have faith in God and expect miracles during this 2020. Others say the worst is yet to come.
So, friends, we are not in the same boat. We are going through a time when our perceptions and needs are completely different.
Each of us will emerge, in our own way, from this storm. It is very important to see beyond what is seen at first glance. Not just looking, actually seeing.
We are all on different ships during this storm experiencing a very different journey.
Realize that and be kind.
Credit goes to the Unknown author, you know who you are.
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
MY FAVOURITE PRAYER AFTER THE LORD'S PRAYER.....THE SERENITY PRAYER....
ANY TIME OF THE DAY, IN MY TIME OF NEED AND DESPAIR, MY FAVOURITE PRAYER AFTER THE LORD'S PRAYER..AND I KNOW I WILL BE ALRIGHT.
“God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
Grant me the strength that my response to things I cannot change,
unkind/hurtful words or actions be
"Lord, you heard, you be the Judge.”
Amen
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
..AND SO LIFE GOES ON...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2020!
As the year comes to a close, it is a time for reflection – a time to release old thoughts and beliefs. Whatever has happened in the past year, the New Year brings fresh beginnings. Exciting new experiences and relationships await. Let us be thankful for the blessings of the past and the promise of the future.” ―Peggy Toney Horton
As the year comes to a close, it is a time for reflection – a time to release old thoughts and beliefs. Whatever has happened in the past year, the New Year brings fresh beginnings. Exciting new experiences and relationships await. Let us be thankful for the blessings of the past and the promise of the future.” ―Peggy Toney Horton
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
My Weekend Rendezvous
Throwback 7 years ago
One of my favourite things to do on weekends is to spend time with family members just chilling out by having potluck, shopping for bargains (or window shopping) and karaoke. Last Sunday’s activity however will be added to that list. My brother in law, my two sisters and I had happily accepted my cousin’s invitation to his family’s orchard in Tenom which is about 2 ½ hours trip through that long, steep and winding road of the Crocker Range. The roads are fully sealed but the steepness of some parts of the roads was rather daunting. It was compensated however, by the glorious sceneries. It was really humbling and I felt rather insignificant amidst God’s breathtaking creations.
Shortly before Keningau, which is Tenom’s nearest neighboring town, it was downhill, travel for another 30 minutes and then, the quaint little town of Tenom. Yes, we had arrived and as it was Sunday, we eagerly looked forward to a stopover at the ‘Tamu’ where one can find various types of vegetables from the normally grown to those plucked from the wilds, fruits, flowers, fresh fish etc.
After that stopover, we headed to the orchard. There, we found all kinds of fruit trees, local oranges, durians trees, rambutans, papayas – the list is endless. Picking fruits fresh from the tree is like being in the Garden of Eden (minus the apple). In our previous trip to that orchard, it was the rambutan seasons and we really had fun plucking bunches and bunches of red juicy rambutans. This time round, it was the local oranges. There were rows and rows of that tree, each laden with big and ripe and juicy looking oranges. I felt like I was in a big candy store but even better. The trees were pretty easy to climb and each of us armed with a fruit cutter would step onto a branch teetering reaching for the fruits – simply amazing! After that, we proceeded to pick other fruits, pineapples, coffee seeds, corns, winter melons and more.
Big thanks really go to my cousin and her husband (yes they do all the farming themselves), for their generosity. We were also treated by them to lunch of sumptuous home-cooked food of buttered fragrant rice, steamed chicken (reared by them), stuffed –taufoo (best taufoo in Sabah), mushrooms, vegetables, soups etc. …yummy!
We said our goodbyes in the mid-afternoon and proceeded back to KK with our treasures firmly packed in the four-wheel drive vehicle. Till our next trip, this will remain as one of my favourite weekend rendezvous…a million thanks cuz and adios!
Shortly before Keningau, which is Tenom’s nearest neighboring town, it was downhill, travel for another 30 minutes and then, the quaint little town of Tenom. Yes, we had arrived and as it was Sunday, we eagerly looked forward to a stopover at the ‘Tamu’ where one can find various types of vegetables from the normally grown to those plucked from the wilds, fruits, flowers, fresh fish etc.
After that stopover, we headed to the orchard. There, we found all kinds of fruit trees, local oranges, durians trees, rambutans, papayas – the list is endless. Picking fruits fresh from the tree is like being in the Garden of Eden (minus the apple). In our previous trip to that orchard, it was the rambutan seasons and we really had fun plucking bunches and bunches of red juicy rambutans. This time round, it was the local oranges. There were rows and rows of that tree, each laden with big and ripe and juicy looking oranges. I felt like I was in a big candy store but even better. The trees were pretty easy to climb and each of us armed with a fruit cutter would step onto a branch teetering reaching for the fruits – simply amazing! After that, we proceeded to pick other fruits, pineapples, coffee seeds, corns, winter melons and more.
Big thanks really go to my cousin and her husband (yes they do all the farming themselves), for their generosity. We were also treated by them to lunch of sumptuous home-cooked food of buttered fragrant rice, steamed chicken (reared by them), stuffed –taufoo (best taufoo in Sabah), mushrooms, vegetables, soups etc. …yummy!
We said our goodbyes in the mid-afternoon and proceeded back to KK with our treasures firmly packed in the four-wheel drive vehicle. Till our next trip, this will remain as one of my favourite weekend rendezvous…a million thanks cuz and adios!
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