Twins~

Hi, I'm Ah Kiew~ (阿娇)

and I'm Ah Sa!

Gotta see the TWINS finally on the other day, and they are just more than adorable!! ^^

Personal Monthly Goals - Febraury 2009

I don’t think I’m a naturally disciplined and focused person.

I’m more of a “all over the place person”. I have so many interests and passions, that I often find myself losing focus.

I get easily distracted by problems and projects. I get side-tracked by interesting projects that pop up. Or I have little flits of inspiration that take up large amounts of time.

I think if I didn’t practice any self-discipline, I’d find myself 5 years down the track, thinking, “Huh? Where’d my life go? What did I do with my time?”

So I believe in setting personal and life goals.


Throughout 2008, I’ve made it a point to reflect and work on them every month. And I must say, I’ve found it to be very fulfilling and rewarding.

My goals for the new year are [still] very simple.

Take care of myself. Eat well. Live well. Exercise. Have time for myself. Balance my activities. Manage my stress and anxiety.

Take care of my family. Love my parents. Make time for them. Talk. Laugh. Be honest.

Take care of my pets. Have alone time with each of my pet. Talk to them. Play with them. Enjoy them. Create happy experiences for them.

Be part of my community. Make time for friends. Give my time to helping others. Organise gatherings.

I do have a few more ambitious goals. But these take second place to the ones mentioned above.

1) Develop and dedicate a bit more time and energy to this blog.

2) Run in a marathon more ofthen.

3) Master the guitar and keep upgrade my violin.

4) Learn to speak Korean and French.

A Time for Reflection and Hope

The other evening I happened to watch a 5 minute special news feature – a video compilation of people and events that defined 2008.

There were earth quakes in China. Bombings in India. War in the Middle East. Terror. Floods. Famine. Disease. Financial Crisis.

Then there was the Olympics in Beijing. Reconciliation for Indigenous Australians. Presidential election in America. And so much more.

I must admit, I was moved. By it all. The good and the bad.

I was struck by a phenomenal amount of sadness. Yet I was filled with a deep sense of hope. 2008 has been quite a year for the world. For everyone. For me.

My heart goes out to all my friends. May you find hope and happiness, in this new year.

感恩

二月，充满爱的月份。

今天又收到一个朋友的投诉说，喂你呀好久都没写部落格了。。。

想一想真的很久了。。

多久没有坐下好好地读一本书，
多久没有静静的听我爱的CD,
多久没有痛快的畅泳，
多久没有对人说。。。我，喜欢你呢？

那天晚上，有机会到一个环境幽美，四处都布满虫鸣，浪漫的公园。我真的很享受那份恬静的时刻，耳边传来爵士乐淡淡的旋律，眼前是伴着点点灯光绝美的湖泊。我竟呆呆的坐着，忘了身在何处。。

那晚，是难忘的夜晚。。太久没有过那样的时光了，感激那位带我去的朋友。

生活中有时候太匆忙，忘了要停下脚步，看一看身边的人事物。天上的星星从来没有离开过，然而人们却一直忘了抬头仰望，幸福其实一直就在身边。

假如命运折断了希望的风帆，请不要绝望，岸还在；假如命运凋零了美丽的花瓣，请不要沉沦，春还在；生活终有无尽的麻烦，请不要无奈，因为路还在，梦还在，阳光还在，我们还在。

感谢你，一直陪伴在我身边不离不弃的朋友。

Gong Xi Fat Cai 2009

Happy 牛 (Niu - cow) Year Everyone!!

Ooh, I love this time of year. The other day, I went to visit my friend's house. Her mother, and a whole host of the aunties were zipping around making yummy Chinese cookies for the New Year. Her dining table was groaning with the weight of pineapple tarts, love letters, kok chai’s (peanut puffs) and zillions of other things I don’t know how to pronounce. There were bags of flour on the floor, lumps of doughs on chairs, bottles of fruit and nuts in boxes, and towers of biscuit tins and cookie-making things in doorways. There was a certain Chinese-kitchen madness to it all. And the whole house smelt like the inside of a warm, sugary pastry kitchen. Just divine.

Coming together and making Chinese New Year goodies is a yearly tradition for my granpma’s generation. My generation has never been involved in it. We were always “too young” and “got in the way” of a well oiled system. We were always too slow. Made them too big. Used too much filling. Burnt the sides. Rolled the pastry too thin. Or didn’t press the edges down properly. In the end, we would just sit around waiting for the wonky shaped ones to cook so we could eat them, and and lick the mixing bowls. Haha..

Anyway, this year is gonna be different, we aren't going back to mum's hometown since dad's health condition isn't well. So we are going to celebrate with my father's side relative to have reunion dinner in KL. And I swear I'm going to burst with all the food in my tummy, because I can imagine how much delicious home-made banquet are they going to prepare for 30+ people!

Oh, I just love the quirks of big family!

Wishing you A Merry Christmas 2008

Dear Blog,

I'm going to stop blogging for a while.
Leaving in less than 3 weeks time, and I still have plenty to do.

Packing, preparing the winter stuff for my long vacation, busy with the new look of the studio, ballet examinations entries, make up lessons for classes..

Never ending works.

But I'm so delighted and excited.

I’d like to wish everyone an absolutely wonderful Christmas!!

Hope your Christmas is filled with scrumptious food, fruity cocktails, rocking conversations, cuddles from a loved one, a trip to church, xmas crackers and silly hats.

See you next year!

Perfect Dessert

Delicious and special gui ling gao with vanilla ice-cream.

Tree is up

The Christmas Tree. ^^

10 Promises To My Dog

My 5 yo Golden Retriever, Bean.

I finally bought the DVD of 10 Promises To My Dog.

Most of the scene in the movie looks familiar to me. Because I do live with a Golden for more than five years, ever since she's a two month old pup.

At the last part, when socks died made my heart broken into thousand pieces. I cried, suddenly I realize my Bean is getting much older. I turned to her and I can't imagine if she's gonna leave me one day.

Life was not the same without my Bean Bean.

Monthly Personal Goals - December 2008

It's already end of the year, it's December! My favorite month of all.

I love winter time, I love snow, I love Christmas, I love prezzies, and I love holidays! *goofy grin*

Every month I make myself think about my personal life goals.

I might set new goals, revisit on-going ones, check up on how I’m doing in various areas in my life. I’m not strict about it. It’s just nice to create a space for my thoughts.

My last few months of personal goals have been very simple – Everything is basically about keeping myself together, sane and healthy. Not to mention about my hectic working life, I want to continue living a balanced life.

I can’t exactly pinpoint a beginning, but I think I have always been plagued by a “wanting to achieve something”.

A wanting to be special. A desire do something significant. A yearning to stand out of the crowd in a special way. A hunger to be someone amazing and inspirational. To live an admirable life and make a difference.

I have always looked up to amazing women. Female scientists, politicians, designers, humanitarians, artists, writers, public figures. Women who have conquered illness, climbed mountains, helped build hospitals for dying children, inspired millions. I would read about their lives and be filled with utter amazement and awe.

And who am I? Absolutely nobody. Just plain old Jessica. Living in Kuala Lumpur.

Until I realised that my life is how I choose to live it.

I can sit back and envy others, or I can try to make a difference.

I can focus on my inadequacies and insecurities, or I can be significant in my very own special way.

So, here I am.

I am turning 26, and it is a new beginning.