I'm still getting my hands around creating that slide show for Erin. Jo suggested I migrate to Multiply as its more user friendly if I have pics to post...why not eh? So ok..Let me try my hands on the mirror site thingy. hang in there ...

Oh what a week! I had a fall on Monday and boy did that get me down for the week. I slipped over some water on a very slippery fllor at my office lobby. Pain pain pain! Great, jus when i was slowly getting out of my previous whiplash injury and now this - and on my right sommore! waaah. I had to seek sinseh's treatment - got poked, rubbed and cupped.. More pain but what a relief that very night.

My galfriend Peggy so happened to call and check with me on a seperate matter when she did her legal obligations by telling me my legal rights. And so i did - i wrote in to my boss and HR asking for compensation for pain and suffering, above and beyond paying all my medical bills.. Seems like I've caused some folks to panic and scratch their head. We shall see.

otherwise - this week is not just the birth of our nation day, but also the birth of Erin 6 yrs ago.. I'll always remember the day she was born, bright and early on 8.03 am on 9 Aug 2001. I'll post some pics of her later on...but its been a blast brining up a bouncy noisy anal and smary-ass gal.

Post March-Bangalor trip and the urge/desire to save Gaia came stronger than ever. Images of pristine while snow-capped mountain tops turning grey, Gaia repeated pleas of 'There's no more time' - all serve to tell me that action must begin. How? I do not know. But like everything else in the universe, it shows you a way when you ask for it.

I've started my personal quest to reduce the use of plastic bags. And I dun mean jus at grocery shopping days and on particular weeks only. At every single opportunity, I will refuse a plastic bag. I've made a mental calculation - in any given typical 5-day work week, I would have rejected a min of 10 plastic bags. On weekends, it's likely to be the same nbr, given the amount of groceries I purchase for the family. I dun carry one, but 3 shopping recycle bags.

My maid now knows that her mdm is on a quest to reduce plastic bag usuage. It means having less bags for trash though. Groceries shopping with my mom is another story altogether. She'll tsk tsk at my quest and childes me for refusing plastic bags to 'prevent raw food spils'. Just take last night's grocery shopping trip at shing shiong . I must be that rare customer who says
'I dun need a plastic bag' and proceeds to pack groceries into my own bags. The other give away sign is how the packer funbles to pack stuff into my bag - and here's where i have a certain order. heavy hardier non food items at the bottom, followed by lighter more fragile stuff on top. I'd split the bags into meats/heavy stuff and veg/fragile stuff at times. Mommy must have felt damm malu cos mid way thru, she said 'Look, everyone is looking at you already! hahaha! Payback time, mom - for those malu years you put me thru when u begin the bargaining sessions with stall holders at wet markets.

anyway - jus placed my orders for 'I'm not a plastic bag' bag. Ok, i'm a sucker. A bag lovin sucker!

Its Sunday evening. The kids are as usual - watching their Hi-5. Not cooking tonight. I'm having one of those marathon headaches that started last night. So far, I've popped 4 strong synflex pills..hoping very much there's no need to pop pill #5 & #6.

This afternoon had some guests come over for simple lunch of fried bee hoon and curry chap chye - mom cooked of course. By now I've learnt that there can never be two tigers in a cave - or 2 chefs in a kitchen. Even if i was cooking - technically - mom would be orchestrating, and I'd be biting myself blue, seething with frustration and anger for not being able to do things my way. Anyway, guests came and went - how this 'mini-party' came about is still a lil puzzling to me, but its always nice to see some old friends and make new ones. Plus - received some blessings (some prayers said, and some blessings sought) so its a nice exchange of energy. I saw a huge vortex opening when there were three of us hurdled in prayer.. was green/violet in color as we continued in our prayers. Thus 'When 2 or 3 are gathered in My name, there I will always be' does ring very true when i felt that energy melding around us.

I have what they call Sunday blues - where I'd feel a lil low when the sun sets on Sunday evenings - knowing veyr well my weekends are over. This weekend was truly stay-in, what with the rain pelting down almost thruout the day. Tomorrow is a start of another crazy work week. While I'm sure I'll cruise thru it jus fine - I'm still bogged down by the lack of a new buyer/owner for Mirth. DH will soon be reminding me abt the end July deadline to get all the stocks out of the house.. I've arranged for temporary storage at mom's place starting this weekend if all goods are still not cleared by this Friday- phew.

Good news though - I've cleared quite a bit of my biz debts. The good thing abt heading back to work - i get a monthly salary which i used to take for granted..

Wonder if Agnes is back for dinner......

I'm such a procastinator - created this blog like aeons ago but never got down to doing anything. Why not? A couple of reasons i suppose -



1) I'll be giving up mirth-maternity.com come 3 Aug 2007.. I suppose in some ways, I'm looking to this being an alternative site? The closure of Mirth online sure says something - that its truly time to conclude the business and move along.



2) That inner voice urging me to write and note my feelings jus keeps getting stronger everyday. Can't ignore for much longer.



3) AOB - ha. anything and everything goes into this blog I suppose.. From the need to 'kao peh' to braggin abt how cute and smart my kids are *trumpet blowing time!*



Most importantly, I suppose its to record this certain phase in my life where things are moving, changing, evolving at a speed so fast, that if we do not stop to breathe and thank with gratitude our blessings, it'll jus be gone with a snap of the finger.

Anyway - I supposed I will be entering a couple of posts a day on various staff. Call it back entries if you like.