Right, Marpig has decided to add music (changes according to bloggie entries) to the bloggie as opposed to the previous U Tube music videos.
Erm, no reasons why, just trying out things. Plus, there isnt this pcs on the U Tube.
Partly also because readers got to click on the video link to listen to the music.
Any comments for improvements/preferrence?
Sunday, November 25
The Wizard of Oz
Just watched the Wizard of Oz musical last weekend.
The Wizard of Oz has a special space in Marpigz heart.
1stly, it is one of the many classic stories other than Enid Blyton tt Marpig grew up with.
2ndly, Marpigz mom watched it (but didnt finish it) while sitting on Marpigz bed when she was ill one night. She said the movie (the original starring Judy Garland) is really nice.
3rdly, Marpig used to listen repeatedly to the story on the casette (Marpigz sis subscribe to a childrenz story mag) and ttz when Marpig 1st learnt to slang her english. hahahah...
The musical did went on tour to Aussie while Marpig went to Sydney for holiday but Marpig missed it.
Marpig waited for almost 6 years, finally managed to catch this musical.
It was fine, very much like the movie itself. The song were improvised a little but still maintain the catchy ones like,
"We're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!!"
"Ding Dong, the witch is dead"
"Follow the yellow brick road"
as well as the famous,
"Somewhere, over the rainbow, blues birds fly..."
Despite not being as great a production as Phantom or the others, this musical is really for the family, much like Mary Poppins. However, to Marpig, this average musical is special and Marpig enjoyed it (albeit dozing a bit after intermission :P)
Itz like Marpig had fulfiled smth...
Interestingly, an old lady who sat beside Marpig sang along to those catchy tunes!! :) Think itz cos when she was younger, this movie must have been a huge hit in 1939 (and it was, being the 1st Technicolour movie, Marpig thinks) and tt she must have loved the movie and wanted to catch the musical, much like Marpig.
One th worth mentioning was tt the actors playing the Tin Woodsman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion really really look so much like the original characters in the movie!! Wow!! And, the Tin Woodsman is the most handsome of all!! Both in the movie and the musical!!
And oh, Toto in the musical, was a real black doggie!! Oh my oh my!!
Hmmm... though it is a little too late, Marpig really hope she can find and collect all the Martel Barbie toys for the Wizard of Oz!! Can add to Marpigz collection of figurines!!
Weakness in Humans
Itz been quite a while since Marpig blogs...
Been really busy in work; going for long meetings, calculations, cadding, emails from design team requesting for information and answering their queries, etc
Sigh...
Stomach no longer feels painful. Ultrasound scan of spleen, kineys, stomach, pancrea came back good.
However, the location of the pain is clearer now. It IS behind the left rib on top, very near the centre line, slightly to the left.
Felt like a bruise especially when Marpig sleep on her tummy and breathe.
Sigh... but doc keep saying the lungs are doing fine. GP said it might be an infection of the cartilage of the ribs... oh well...
Shall let the pain go (hopefully) after sm time...
Just when Marpig is still feeling uncomfortable, she sprained her neck. Cant turn too much either side. Sigh... wat wrong?!!?
To add to her worries and workload, she realised she booked the wrong flight to Paris!!
Suppose to fly on 24 Dec, but she booked 24 Nov!! Sigh... wasted the money... approx 100 quid!!
Sigh... then again, shall not keep brooding over it... too much worries is not good... like wat Marpigz sisz said, "If money can solve a problem, it is not a problem"
The only happy (or unhappy afterall) is tt Marpig will be going to Bath with him (and another colleague, but hope he will not be free!! :P)
Juicy news!!
Well, rem the architects with whom Marpig are working with? They mentioned bout nice Thai restaurants in Bath and invited Marpig to go to Bath for dinner when Marpig is free.
So, being proactive, Marpig asked him (and the bald Msia colleague who is working on the project too) to go with Marpig. He worked on thermal modelling for the project so he wont suspect(?) Essentially, it is an xcuse to ask him out. Yes!! Tsk. Marpig noe she shouldnt least she takes longer to 4get him once he leave in Jan... but Marpig cant control herself smtimes.
And, just on Friday, we shared and transfered NDS games and had a happy chat after work!! Sigh... He really possesses most, if not all, the essential traits tt Marpig looked for in a partner!! Oh well... too bad he doesnt like Marpig... or may be he feels smth as well?... Just tt he already has a gf... hmmm...
Argh!! Marpig watched too many TVB serials and believe too much in fairy tales and romantic movies!! Stop dreaming!!
Used to think tt Marpig 50% set her mind to be a (rich) spinster, it still stays the same but recent xperience and especially when Marpig am feeling sick, she suddenly hope sm1 will be by her side to comfort her.
Come to think of it, in terms of work, Marpig am performing really well and pro but Marpig just cant find the right guy. Guess it is really true tt capable women generally cant find the right type of guy.
Been really busy in work; going for long meetings, calculations, cadding, emails from design team requesting for information and answering their queries, etc
Sigh...
Stomach no longer feels painful. Ultrasound scan of spleen, kineys, stomach, pancrea came back good.
However, the location of the pain is clearer now. It IS behind the left rib on top, very near the centre line, slightly to the left.
Felt like a bruise especially when Marpig sleep on her tummy and breathe.
Sigh... but doc keep saying the lungs are doing fine. GP said it might be an infection of the cartilage of the ribs... oh well...
Shall let the pain go (hopefully) after sm time...
Just when Marpig is still feeling uncomfortable, she sprained her neck. Cant turn too much either side. Sigh... wat wrong?!!?
To add to her worries and workload, she realised she booked the wrong flight to Paris!!
Suppose to fly on 24 Dec, but she booked 24 Nov!! Sigh... wasted the money... approx 100 quid!!
Sigh... then again, shall not keep brooding over it... too much worries is not good... like wat Marpigz sisz said, "If money can solve a problem, it is not a problem"
The only happy (or unhappy afterall) is tt Marpig will be going to Bath with him (and another colleague, but hope he will not be free!! :P)
Juicy news!!
Well, rem the architects with whom Marpig are working with? They mentioned bout nice Thai restaurants in Bath and invited Marpig to go to Bath for dinner when Marpig is free.
So, being proactive, Marpig asked him (and the bald Msia colleague who is working on the project too) to go with Marpig. He worked on thermal modelling for the project so he wont suspect(?) Essentially, it is an xcuse to ask him out. Yes!! Tsk. Marpig noe she shouldnt least she takes longer to 4get him once he leave in Jan... but Marpig cant control herself smtimes.
And, just on Friday, we shared and transfered NDS games and had a happy chat after work!! Sigh... He really possesses most, if not all, the essential traits tt Marpig looked for in a partner!! Oh well... too bad he doesnt like Marpig... or may be he feels smth as well?... Just tt he already has a gf... hmmm...
Argh!! Marpig watched too many TVB serials and believe too much in fairy tales and romantic movies!! Stop dreaming!!
Used to think tt Marpig 50% set her mind to be a (rich) spinster, it still stays the same but recent xperience and especially when Marpig am feeling sick, she suddenly hope sm1 will be by her side to comfort her.
Come to think of it, in terms of work, Marpig am performing really well and pro but Marpig just cant find the right guy. Guess it is really true tt capable women generally cant find the right type of guy.
Shadows
Winter is here once again, as the year approach to an end, itz time to reflect again.
The sun rises pretty early now; bout 4am? And sets around 3+pm.
Beenie told Marpig if only she could also be like Marpig, enjoying the 4 seasons and working overseas.
Well, quite a lot of pple do think itz really cool. But, therez always pros and cons.
Now tt Marpig am feeling unwell and in a foreign country, Marpig realises, working in foreign countries are more material than emotional. Of course, if one is able to find a soulmate, ths will be perfect.
Anyway, ttz not the main topic.
With the winter sun, shadows tend to be much longer since the sun is lower.
One fine day, a thought came to Marpig while she was admiring her own shadow.
It was tall and slender. Perfect shape. With the coat, it looked cool!!
However, it was all black, other than the outline, therez simply no way to tell how Marpig looked like then or whether she put on any makeup or if she was laughing, crying, etc. Therez also no way to tell Marpigz ethnic group.
Talk bout different races and colours and characters.
Pple are already sterotyping certain behaviours with different ethnic group, on top of discriminating pple based on just the skin colours.
If everyone of us see one another equally like a shadow, perhaps there will be 1 less world problem?
Marpig am only human as well, she also sterotypes smtimes but always keeping tt in check.
Marpig believes equality in all senses will never happen. Pple will continue to discriminate others as long as they are different. Of course, there will 4ever be pple who fight for equality despite the fact.
Isnt it a joke, tt pple invented problems and attempt to solve these problems which led to even more problems.
All because we do not see others as "shadows".
The sun rises pretty early now; bout 4am? And sets around 3+pm.
Beenie told Marpig if only she could also be like Marpig, enjoying the 4 seasons and working overseas.
Well, quite a lot of pple do think itz really cool. But, therez always pros and cons.
Now tt Marpig am feeling unwell and in a foreign country, Marpig realises, working in foreign countries are more material than emotional. Of course, if one is able to find a soulmate, ths will be perfect.
Anyway, ttz not the main topic.
With the winter sun, shadows tend to be much longer since the sun is lower.
One fine day, a thought came to Marpig while she was admiring her own shadow.
It was tall and slender. Perfect shape. With the coat, it looked cool!!
However, it was all black, other than the outline, therez simply no way to tell how Marpig looked like then or whether she put on any makeup or if she was laughing, crying, etc. Therez also no way to tell Marpigz ethnic group.
Talk bout different races and colours and characters.
Pple are already sterotyping certain behaviours with different ethnic group, on top of discriminating pple based on just the skin colours.
If everyone of us see one another equally like a shadow, perhaps there will be 1 less world problem?
Marpig am only human as well, she also sterotypes smtimes but always keeping tt in check.
Marpig believes equality in all senses will never happen. Pple will continue to discriminate others as long as they are different. Of course, there will 4ever be pple who fight for equality despite the fact.
Isnt it a joke, tt pple invented problems and attempt to solve these problems which led to even more problems.
All because we do not see others as "shadows".
Thoughts About Life (Again)
Depressing depresssing bloggie entries.
A trip to the hospital for an ultrasound scan can even set Marpig reflecting on ths.
Who controls life anyway? God? Guess He is the only one. Not even us.
Yes, we always hear or even advice pple to live their lives to the fullest. We must fight for our future. We harbour great plans. We aim to be CEOs, accumulating all the 5 Cs and wat have we.
But, if God decided to intervene, say, giving us a few months to live because of cancer or other illness, all great ambitions and etc will become regrets immediately. Time will become ever more precious. We will think of pple whom we have fallen out with or have never spoken since years ago. Flashbacks of memories?
TTz wat happended to Marpig when she is worrying bout her health on her way for the scan.
When Marpig reached the hospital, she met an old lady, bout 70+, who was there for physiotherpy for a fall she had sustained which hurt her spine. Upon chatting, Marpig got to know tt she was a widow with no children, living on her own. Her husband died when he was bout 50+ in London alone in the street. She told Marpig tt time her world seems to crush on her.
Luckily she still have family and frens in Bristol.
...
After the scan, Marpig walked down the hills (Bristol and Bath are hilly areas), with the wintery setting sun accompanying Marpig on the right. The trees and sights are really soothing and very much like those in the movies.
On the way back, Marpig saw a happy mother with her baby on the bus. The sight is really heart warming. Until when Marpig saw tt the baby suffered from Down's Syndrome.
Dont misunderstand, Marpig just felt unfair for the mother and the baby. Why? Why does this has to happen to the mother? But the baby is really cute. The baby doenst scream or throw tantrums like other normal babies (strangely, ang moh babies tend to be naughty and likes screaming and throwing tantrums)
Despite all difficulties, the mother remains strong and happy. She must have undergone sadness and asked the "why" question a million times. But still, she didnt falter and Marpig believes she will do her best to be a very good mother.
So, life is really vulnerable. We have no control watsoever as well. If itz time to leave, itz time to leave.
Moral of the story, fulfil our responsibilities to others as well as ourselves, bring warmth and joy to others as well as ourselves. Have the time to do the ths we normally dream bout and the courage to say the ths we normally hide in our hearts.
For if He calls, itz time to leave and we have to go... even if we cant bear to leave it all behind...
A trip to the hospital for an ultrasound scan can even set Marpig reflecting on ths.
Who controls life anyway? God? Guess He is the only one. Not even us.
Yes, we always hear or even advice pple to live their lives to the fullest. We must fight for our future. We harbour great plans. We aim to be CEOs, accumulating all the 5 Cs and wat have we.
But, if God decided to intervene, say, giving us a few months to live because of cancer or other illness, all great ambitions and etc will become regrets immediately. Time will become ever more precious. We will think of pple whom we have fallen out with or have never spoken since years ago. Flashbacks of memories?
TTz wat happended to Marpig when she is worrying bout her health on her way for the scan.
When Marpig reached the hospital, she met an old lady, bout 70+, who was there for physiotherpy for a fall she had sustained which hurt her spine. Upon chatting, Marpig got to know tt she was a widow with no children, living on her own. Her husband died when he was bout 50+ in London alone in the street. She told Marpig tt time her world seems to crush on her.
Luckily she still have family and frens in Bristol.
...
After the scan, Marpig walked down the hills (Bristol and Bath are hilly areas), with the wintery setting sun accompanying Marpig on the right. The trees and sights are really soothing and very much like those in the movies.
On the way back, Marpig saw a happy mother with her baby on the bus. The sight is really heart warming. Until when Marpig saw tt the baby suffered from Down's Syndrome.
Dont misunderstand, Marpig just felt unfair for the mother and the baby. Why? Why does this has to happen to the mother? But the baby is really cute. The baby doenst scream or throw tantrums like other normal babies (strangely, ang moh babies tend to be naughty and likes screaming and throwing tantrums)
Despite all difficulties, the mother remains strong and happy. She must have undergone sadness and asked the "why" question a million times. But still, she didnt falter and Marpig believes she will do her best to be a very good mother.
So, life is really vulnerable. We have no control watsoever as well. If itz time to leave, itz time to leave.
Moral of the story, fulfil our responsibilities to others as well as ourselves, bring warmth and joy to others as well as ourselves. Have the time to do the ths we normally dream bout and the courage to say the ths we normally hide in our hearts.
For if He calls, itz time to leave and we have to go... even if we cant bear to leave it all behind...
Abnormality
Am really feeling very ill...
Week 1: Terrible stomachache tt continued into the entire night and week.
Week 2: Constant lingering pain/uncomfable feeling in stomach. Went to see doc. Stool test for Helicobacter Pylori bacteria. Takes about 10 days for the results. Doc prescribe gastric medicine (reduces gastric acid) But did not buy/eat cos itz not gastric pain.
Week 3: Over the weekend in London, severe piercing pain and breathlessness with throbbing heart in the middle of the night. See doc again today. Cannot wait till 10 days later. Doc refered to go for Ultrasound for abdomen.
Now: Really painful stomach again.
Where: Left side, behind the ribcage. Felt like a little lump moving around when pressed. Much like the inflammed lymphnodes tt Marpig always had in her throat.
Suspect: Smth is wrong & itz worrying tt itz not plain gastric. Lump. Spleen. Acute pain with no warnings. Cancer?... dont dare to think bout it.
No one noes. Well, daddy and sis do not noe & did not intend to tell them anyth.
If: Cancer... will need to arrange if company will allow Marpig to go home for treatment and let Marpig go back to continue working after she is ok, if she can ever recover. Otherwise, pack up & go home for treatment. At least, get a chance to see family, relatives, frens, eat and do wat Marpig likes b4 leaving the world, reluctantly.
Why do Marpig always have to face the bad things in life, more than once or twice.
Itz always so easy to ask "why" but never easy to get an ans.
Bought smth for colleagues. 2 of them asked Marpig watz the occasion. Therez no occasion. Marpig just 12 give smth to colleagues. Marpig thought of them over the weekend. Marpig just hope tt the little ths she does will bring sm joy to others. Giving pple treats doesnt need to have any xcuse or occasions. Too bad, pple always thought "therez no free lunch"...
Smhow, Marpig has a strong feeling any results or tests will be bad.
Friday, November 9
Towering Dim Sum
Just completed 2 cards for Marpigz dad and an ex-colleague.
November is always quite an eventful month, since many of Marpigz family & frens have their birthdays during this month.
1st, itz both Marpigz dad and sis. Then, itz a few of Marpigz frens including Mimi Tee.
In addition, Marpig had just came back from a Dim Sum session with a bunch of colleagues in a newly-opened chinese rest in Bristol.
The restz decor is very much like those in HK!! Really felt like stepping into one of those HK rests!!
The Dim Sum were ok/good. (Marpigz fav Lor Mai Kai is good!!) As usual, Marpig gets crazy with food. For pple who had dined with Marpig b4, they will noe how crazy Marpig can get when she will start to order every (well, almost) dish on the menu (xcept beef-related)!!
Being naive colleagues who hasnt seen Marpigz power (well, only he has, during the dinner with him) they let Marpig does the order... *evil grins*
So, Marpig ticked quite a "few" Dim Sum x 3 bcos therez 11 adults & a month-old BB.
The outcome is really dramatic when all the food comes... even the waiters and waitresses were shocked!! (So were are all colleagues!!)
(Notice the ladyz shock!! :P)
We literally stuffed ourselves silly and had to bring back sm. But, all were happy!! Gosh!! Marpig hadsnt felt so happy eating (like a glutton) since Feb when she went back Singapore!!
Oh, one more th to comment... the toilet bowls... wow... they look like porcelein!! OMG!! hahahahahaha
November is always quite an eventful month, since many of Marpigz family & frens have their birthdays during this month.
1st, itz both Marpigz dad and sis. Then, itz a few of Marpigz frens including Mimi Tee.
In addition, Marpig had just came back from a Dim Sum session with a bunch of colleagues in a newly-opened chinese rest in Bristol.
The restz decor is very much like those in HK!! Really felt like stepping into one of those HK rests!!
The Dim Sum were ok/good. (Marpigz fav Lor Mai Kai is good!!) As usual, Marpig gets crazy with food. For pple who had dined with Marpig b4, they will noe how crazy Marpig can get when she will start to order every (well, almost) dish on the menu (xcept beef-related)!!
Being naive colleagues who hasnt seen Marpigz power (well, only he has, during the dinner with him) they let Marpig does the order... *evil grins*
So, Marpig ticked quite a "few" Dim Sum x 3 bcos therez 11 adults & a month-old BB.
The outcome is really dramatic when all the food comes... even the waiters and waitresses were shocked!! (So were are all colleagues!!)
(Notice the ladyz shock!! :P)We literally stuffed ourselves silly and had to bring back sm. But, all were happy!! Gosh!! Marpig hadsnt felt so happy eating (like a glutton) since Feb when she went back Singapore!!
Oh, one more th to comment... the toilet bowls... wow... they look like porcelein!! OMG!! hahahahahahaNDS Drawn to Life
Marpig didnt want to get into these too much then again, itz just too cute!!
Apparently, this NDS game called "Drawn to Life" is REALLY GREAT!! Oh boy oh boy!! Reason being, Marpig could name the hero, Marpig could also DRAW the hero!! :D Needless to say, Marpig drew her famous TM!! And, 1/2way through the progress of the game, the "Raposa" (aka the villages) erected a statue in the cityz square!!
Essentially, the gamez plot is tt a spiteful villager stole and burnt the villagez "Book of Life" which contains wat the Creator (Marpig) created. Eg, the moon, the sun, the sky, day, night, etc etc etc.
The village is shrouded in darkness and itz in monchrome. And so, a clever female Roposa (the villagez leaderz daughter) pleaded to the Creator (Marpig) to help them and to restore the village.
The story goes when the Creator (Marpig) called upon a hero (named Marpig in the shape of Marpigz TM pig) to help the villages. So, this hero went through all sorts to finally restore the village to itz glory!!
Without further adodo, pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, this is just one of those funny cards Marpig browsed through when she was buying cards for family & frens on Grocery Day... (itz not 102% true!! At least, Marpigz Shopping Hemisphere should switch with Sense of Direction Gland!!)
Apparently, this NDS game called "Drawn to Life" is REALLY GREAT!! Oh boy oh boy!! Reason being, Marpig could name the hero, Marpig could also DRAW the hero!! :D Needless to say, Marpig drew her famous TM!! And, 1/2way through the progress of the game, the "Raposa" (aka the villages) erected a statue in the cityz square!!
Essentially, the gamez plot is tt a spiteful villager stole and burnt the villagez "Book of Life" which contains wat the Creator (Marpig) created. Eg, the moon, the sun, the sky, day, night, etc etc etc.
The village is shrouded in darkness and itz in monchrome. And so, a clever female Roposa (the villagez leaderz daughter) pleaded to the Creator (Marpig) to help them and to restore the village.
The story goes when the Creator (Marpig) called upon a hero (named Marpig in the shape of Marpigz TM pig) to help the villages. So, this hero went through all sorts to finally restore the village to itz glory!!
Without further adodo, pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Finally, this is just one of those funny cards Marpig browsed through when she was buying cards for family & frens on Grocery Day... (itz not 102% true!! At least, Marpigz Shopping Hemisphere should switch with Sense of Direction Gland!!)Marpig is Ill...
Marpig is sick again... has been a week... paranoid Marpig resurfaced again...
1st, it was tt horrible throbbing headache throughout the entire night; then, itz tt terrible stomachache tt last until now (refer to previous boggie tt Marpig talked bout going to Brimingham on official biz). The stomachache last every day and every sec. One of the night, it was so painful, Marpig almost wanted to call the ambulance. It was so painful even the back hurts!!
It felt like smth hard is in the stomach and wont go down... cant slouch, cant have too big a movement...
Watz worrying is tt Marpig pressed and felt smth near the left rib cage, just under the left boob... no good.
Smhow, Marpig kept thinking she will get cancer... reason being it has become so much a disease of the developed country + the fact tt Marpigz momz got cancer... albeit cancer has not been conclusively proven to be hereditary, there ARE certain claims tt it is...
Sigh... itz no fun to be sick, especially in the UK... smhow, the healthcare sux.
Pple in Singapore always say (in terms of work), they cannot afford to fall sick but can afford to die. Marpig says, u cant even afford to fall sick in the UK.
Why?
Healthcare in the UK works like 9-5. No weekends. So, if pple are to see a doctor in a clinic, pai seh hor, u got to take a dayz off to visit one. AND, u cant just walk in, u got to call the clinic 30mins before they open on the day to book a slot for a doctor, thank u very much.
Hospitals? Marpigz has no xperience and don want to even think bout it.
Sigh... just when Marpig am enjoying her life and work as well as making sm gd frens in the workplace... Marpig don 12 die...
Sigh...
Why must the good always be the most unlucky ones or the 1st to leave the world, suffering?
1st, it was tt horrible throbbing headache throughout the entire night; then, itz tt terrible stomachache tt last until now (refer to previous boggie tt Marpig talked bout going to Brimingham on official biz). The stomachache last every day and every sec. One of the night, it was so painful, Marpig almost wanted to call the ambulance. It was so painful even the back hurts!!
It felt like smth hard is in the stomach and wont go down... cant slouch, cant have too big a movement...
Watz worrying is tt Marpig pressed and felt smth near the left rib cage, just under the left boob... no good.
Smhow, Marpig kept thinking she will get cancer... reason being it has become so much a disease of the developed country + the fact tt Marpigz momz got cancer... albeit cancer has not been conclusively proven to be hereditary, there ARE certain claims tt it is...
Sigh... itz no fun to be sick, especially in the UK... smhow, the healthcare sux.
Pple in Singapore always say (in terms of work), they cannot afford to fall sick but can afford to die. Marpig says, u cant even afford to fall sick in the UK.
Why?
Healthcare in the UK works like 9-5. No weekends. So, if pple are to see a doctor in a clinic, pai seh hor, u got to take a dayz off to visit one. AND, u cant just walk in, u got to call the clinic 30mins before they open on the day to book a slot for a doctor, thank u very much.
Hospitals? Marpigz has no xperience and don want to even think bout it.
Sigh... just when Marpig am enjoying her life and work as well as making sm gd frens in the workplace... Marpig don 12 die...
Sigh...
Why must the good always be the most unlucky ones or the 1st to leave the world, suffering?
Sunday, November 4
Is Marpig a Thinker?
Are thinkers pple with nth better to do and who have too much time which they do not noe wat to do with it?
Wat makes a thinker?
Personally, Marpig thinks tt thinkers are pple who move forward in life, backwards.
Life to them are precious and they understand the need to "move on" However, they refer to the past so as to learn the mistakes of the forbearers.
Of cos, the advantage of moving backwards is tt it allows one to wols down rather than rushing through life.
It allows one to see other pple who are rushing through life and their falls they had; it allows one to see their own footprints and paths they had taken/chosen; it allows one to see the ths or the impacts they had left behind, either on other pple or ths.
Sm pple might say going forward, backwards will wols one down or even cause one to trip. Then again, pple charging head on often trip and fall more. In fact, pple who move forward, backwards will tend to be more careful, hence less tripping and resilient to bumpy roads.
Thinkers are pple who have the ability to see themselves in others, and others in themselves. They see ths in a broader perspective since while they move forward, backwards, they see others and the way they rush about, behave, reacts, etc.
... Marpig smtimes thinks she has nth better to do and have too much idle time to think tt she has nth better to do... hmmm...
Wat makes a thinker?
Personally, Marpig thinks tt thinkers are pple who move forward in life, backwards.
Life to them are precious and they understand the need to "move on" However, they refer to the past so as to learn the mistakes of the forbearers.
Of cos, the advantage of moving backwards is tt it allows one to wols down rather than rushing through life.
It allows one to see other pple who are rushing through life and their falls they had; it allows one to see their own footprints and paths they had taken/chosen; it allows one to see the ths or the impacts they had left behind, either on other pple or ths.
Sm pple might say going forward, backwards will wols one down or even cause one to trip. Then again, pple charging head on often trip and fall more. In fact, pple who move forward, backwards will tend to be more careful, hence less tripping and resilient to bumpy roads.
Thinkers are pple who have the ability to see themselves in others, and others in themselves. They see ths in a broader perspective since while they move forward, backwards, they see others and the way they rush about, behave, reacts, etc.
... Marpig smtimes thinks she has nth better to do and have too much idle time to think tt she has nth better to do... hmmm...
Autograph Books & Namecards
All Souls' Day is coming... 1st Nov... 2nd Nov, Marpigz dad am going to travelling to Ipoh to attend Marpigz momz mom (Marpigz grandma) 90th birthday...
Come to think of it... the last time Marpig visited her in Ipoh with a fren was 5+ yrs ago... 3mths b4 Marpigz mom passed on...
Still rem tt time Marpig accompany her at night after dinner... despite not understanding 102% of the Hakka nor speak the dialect... Marpig can still figure out wat shez trying to say... Knew tt she was suffering from inflammed ankle cos she pointed to them and they really looked swelled up... prior to tt, she took out Marpigz only family photo (with Marpigz mom already quite thin due to cancer), holding it, she spoke nth but just look at the photo... smiling at first then sobbed...
Didnt really have any recollection of her since she rarely comes to Singapore and we seldom visit her... Only knew her from Marpigz mom and got to know tt she is pretty in her younger days from Marpigz momz family picture with Marpigz mom bout the age of 12...
TTz more to sm other knowledge of her which Marpig shall leave it till when Marpig dedicate a bloggie entry for Marpigz mom...
Strange... why did Marpig wrote bout her...
Like Marpig said, she tends to think of the very old daes when life is simple and innoccent.
Suddenly rem remembered tt autographs were an in-th during pri and sec sch daes when "poems" like,
"Roses are red and grasses are green, a fren like u is ..... (cant recall!!)" or dog ears with hidden messages... Even then, Marpig am already quite bent on being the unique one by always choosing the middle page of the book to write in... did drew lotsa nice drawings as well as Marpigz trademark pig (refer to photo uploaded on the top right hand corner) Come to think of it... must really ask frens to dig out their books to soak in the childish old daes!! Gosh!! Dates back to more than 10 yrs on sm!! hahahahahah
Then there were also namecards in sec sch!! Still rem quite a lot of frens print their name and address and telephone numbers on the namecards with cute decor to give out to fellow frens!! OMG!! It does sounded really interesting (& bog liao now!!) Hmmm!! Shall ask frens if they still kept any!! hahahahahahah Nope, Marpig did not make any of those namecards. Rem? Marpig doesnt like to follow the crowd.
Really... shall start calling up frens for their autograph books!! heheheheheheheh
Come to think of it... the last time Marpig visited her in Ipoh with a fren was 5+ yrs ago... 3mths b4 Marpigz mom passed on...
Still rem tt time Marpig accompany her at night after dinner... despite not understanding 102% of the Hakka nor speak the dialect... Marpig can still figure out wat shez trying to say... Knew tt she was suffering from inflammed ankle cos she pointed to them and they really looked swelled up... prior to tt, she took out Marpigz only family photo (with Marpigz mom already quite thin due to cancer), holding it, she spoke nth but just look at the photo... smiling at first then sobbed...
Didnt really have any recollection of her since she rarely comes to Singapore and we seldom visit her... Only knew her from Marpigz mom and got to know tt she is pretty in her younger days from Marpigz momz family picture with Marpigz mom bout the age of 12...
TTz more to sm other knowledge of her which Marpig shall leave it till when Marpig dedicate a bloggie entry for Marpigz mom...
Strange... why did Marpig wrote bout her...
Like Marpig said, she tends to think of the very old daes when life is simple and innoccent.
Suddenly rem remembered tt autographs were an in-th during pri and sec sch daes when "poems" like,
"Roses are red and grasses are green, a fren like u is ..... (cant recall!!)" or dog ears with hidden messages... Even then, Marpig am already quite bent on being the unique one by always choosing the middle page of the book to write in... did drew lotsa nice drawings as well as Marpigz trademark pig (refer to photo uploaded on the top right hand corner) Come to think of it... must really ask frens to dig out their books to soak in the childish old daes!! Gosh!! Dates back to more than 10 yrs on sm!! hahahahahah
Then there were also namecards in sec sch!! Still rem quite a lot of frens print their name and address and telephone numbers on the namecards with cute decor to give out to fellow frens!! OMG!! It does sounded really interesting (& bog liao now!!) Hmmm!! Shall ask frens if they still kept any!! hahahahahahah Nope, Marpig did not make any of those namecards. Rem? Marpig doesnt like to follow the crowd.
Really... shall start calling up frens for their autograph books!! heheheheheheheh
More Travelling Please!!
Went Birmingham on a biz trip today. Gosh. Terrible day. Dont understand wat happened but Marpigz had a terrible throbbing headache throughout last night and am having a crippling stomachach now!! Abit paranoid again; fearing Marpig will have cancer or sm sort of illness... sharks. Need to register with doctor... been long due on tt.
Anyway, went with an architect and a architect assistance. Marpig gets along with both of them and throughout the long drive to and fro, Marpig and them talked bout nth but food and mountains and travelling!! (Ding, are all architectural-trained pple + cancerians crazy?! :D)
Cant believe the architect had worked in Brunei and even climbed Kinabalu!! He even noes wat is nasi lemak and BALACHAN!! This is simply incredible!!
Right, Ding, Marpig really needs to do tt SEA backpacking trip. Hello!! Watz happened to our craziness?! We must create a storm while travelling!! *whoosh!!* Hurrican Bing!! (One of Marpigz initials + Dingz -ing :P)
In fact, Marpig must really be more insane and just grab a backpack and go smwhere during weekends more!! Must visit more places in the UK!!
Rem in the bloggie bout Oxford tt therez a Bridge of Sighs? Well, the authentic one is in Venice. Then therez also Taj Maha in Agra. Therez also the Wall of Love aka Le Mur des je t'aime in Paris!!
So, Marpig really needs to get-a-going!!
Too bad there isnt any crazy travelling khaki here... :S
Think the next most probable place to go will be either Cambridge or Nottingham...
Why Cambridge? Cos Marpig has a fren there and Marpig also 12 make a comparison btw Oxford and their arch enemy.
Why Nottingham? ... erm... tt time when we had dinner, he mentioned he actually misses his campus and tt he didnt quite noe Nottingham despite being there for 3 yrs... May be Marpig could ask him to go with Marpig smtime b4 he goes to Penang for gd @ the end of Jan... sigh... why?! why does Marpig always like sm1 who don like Marpig and why does the pple tt Marpig don like, like Marpig?!
This is a crazy world afterall. Tsk.
Anyway, went with an architect and a architect assistance. Marpig gets along with both of them and throughout the long drive to and fro, Marpig and them talked bout nth but food and mountains and travelling!! (Ding, are all architectural-trained pple + cancerians crazy?! :D)
Cant believe the architect had worked in Brunei and even climbed Kinabalu!! He even noes wat is nasi lemak and BALACHAN!! This is simply incredible!!
Right, Ding, Marpig really needs to do tt SEA backpacking trip. Hello!! Watz happened to our craziness?! We must create a storm while travelling!! *whoosh!!* Hurrican Bing!! (One of Marpigz initials + Dingz -ing :P)
In fact, Marpig must really be more insane and just grab a backpack and go smwhere during weekends more!! Must visit more places in the UK!!
Rem in the bloggie bout Oxford tt therez a Bridge of Sighs? Well, the authentic one is in Venice. Then therez also Taj Maha in Agra. Therez also the Wall of Love aka Le Mur des je t'aime in Paris!!
So, Marpig really needs to get-a-going!!
Too bad there isnt any crazy travelling khaki here... :S
Think the next most probable place to go will be either Cambridge or Nottingham...
Why Cambridge? Cos Marpig has a fren there and Marpig also 12 make a comparison btw Oxford and their arch enemy.
Why Nottingham? ... erm... tt time when we had dinner, he mentioned he actually misses his campus and tt he didnt quite noe Nottingham despite being there for 3 yrs... May be Marpig could ask him to go with Marpig smtime b4 he goes to Penang for gd @ the end of Jan... sigh... why?! why does Marpig always like sm1 who don like Marpig and why does the pple tt Marpig don like, like Marpig?!
This is a crazy world afterall. Tsk.
姐姐
Itz been a long time since Marpig hear from PS. Really wonder how she is doing now. Emails from her normally ends adruptedly and u will wonder where she has gone to. Well, may be no news is gd news?
Remembered did talk bout the way we both call our elder sister. PS said she still calls her elder sister "姐" (in Hokkein), even in front of her sisz frens.
Same for Marpig, even until now, Marpig still calls her "姐姐" in front of every1. Even during her wedding day!!
Come to think of it... ever since Marpig noes how to speak, have been calling her tt for 26 yrs.
When Marpig and her sis were both young, a 4 yrs age gap isnt tt obvious. But now tt Marpigz sis is married and they are both getting older and older... it does sound abit pai seh at times... hahahahahahaha
Wow... imagine if next time Marpigz sis give birth to some children and Marpig still calls her "姐姐" OR even when they are 70 - 80 yrs old... wow... *shudders and blushing*
Wat Marpigz sis calls Marpig? She calls Marpig "大姐" cos she wants to confuse pple tt Marpig is the elder of the 2... (which, sad to say, pple DO thought tt Marpig is the elder of both :( since Marpig normally am quiet and more solemn)
Rem Marpig did talked bout dedicating a few bloggie entries to each of her family members... really need to find a time to do tt.
Strange... Marpig keeps thinking of nostalgic and melancholy ths these few weeks... Must be partly due to the colleague who got cancer...
Seems like a re-visit of feelings 5 yrs ago... listening to really old chinese oldies tt Marpigz mom loved and sang...
Remembered did talk bout the way we both call our elder sister. PS said she still calls her elder sister "姐" (in Hokkein), even in front of her sisz frens.
Same for Marpig, even until now, Marpig still calls her "姐姐" in front of every1. Even during her wedding day!!
Come to think of it... ever since Marpig noes how to speak, have been calling her tt for 26 yrs.
When Marpig and her sis were both young, a 4 yrs age gap isnt tt obvious. But now tt Marpigz sis is married and they are both getting older and older... it does sound abit pai seh at times... hahahahahahaha
Wow... imagine if next time Marpigz sis give birth to some children and Marpig still calls her "姐姐" OR even when they are 70 - 80 yrs old... wow... *shudders and blushing*
Wat Marpigz sis calls Marpig? She calls Marpig "大姐" cos she wants to confuse pple tt Marpig is the elder of the 2... (which, sad to say, pple DO thought tt Marpig is the elder of both :( since Marpig normally am quiet and more solemn)
Rem Marpig did talked bout dedicating a few bloggie entries to each of her family members... really need to find a time to do tt.
Strange... Marpig keeps thinking of nostalgic and melancholy ths these few weeks... Must be partly due to the colleague who got cancer...
Seems like a re-visit of feelings 5 yrs ago... listening to really old chinese oldies tt Marpigz mom loved and sang...
Airbus & the Left Behinds
Smhow, Marpig still maintain the pessimistic her smwhere within, ever ready to pounce... abit drenching smtimes...
Every1 must know tt Singapore flew the inaugural A380 flight to Sydney on 28th Oct. Colleagues in the office came and told Marpig ths like, "Singapore flew the A380!! Wat do u think?"
"Erm... *silent* no big deal!!"
TTz Marpig answer... well, Marpig am really proud since Singapore has another "1st" added to the list... plus, despite being tt teeny weeny dot on the map, pple all over the world noes us. News on the BBC!! Imagine, all Europeans (& non Ang Mohs) read BBC.
Marpig also read tt article on BBC. But, therez a reader from Africa who made a very good comment. Read it @ the end of this article @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7061164.stm
Marpig shall always be proud to be a Singaporean. Marpig am proud to tell others of the chewing gum ban and the caning and corporate punishment in Singapore.
However, like wat the comment said, while the developed countries talk about technologies, stock markets, environmental issues and where pple keep complaining they do not have enough, the poor and suffering pple in developing/3rd world countries are struggling just to have at least a meal a day consisting of naught but roots (they couldnt even afford bread!! Since flour is so expensive to them...sigh... & pple are fattening themselves up with tons of pizzas...)
True, we cant do much for them (since no1 will 12 let go of the comfortable life and sheltered zone) and our donations goes to incumbent, corrupted governments, but if we could just wols down, reflect on our lives... may be we would demand less and feel content and happier...
Really, there are too many pple who think too highly of themselves and far too short sighted; pursuing ths in life tt meant nth in the end.
Hmmm... abit of a rant from Marpig again...
Every1 must know tt Singapore flew the inaugural A380 flight to Sydney on 28th Oct. Colleagues in the office came and told Marpig ths like, "Singapore flew the A380!! Wat do u think?"
"Erm... *silent* no big deal!!"
TTz Marpig answer... well, Marpig am really proud since Singapore has another "1st" added to the list... plus, despite being tt teeny weeny dot on the map, pple all over the world noes us. News on the BBC!! Imagine, all Europeans (& non Ang Mohs) read BBC.
Marpig also read tt article on BBC. But, therez a reader from Africa who made a very good comment. Read it @ the end of this article @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7061164.stm
Marpig shall always be proud to be a Singaporean. Marpig am proud to tell others of the chewing gum ban and the caning and corporate punishment in Singapore.
However, like wat the comment said, while the developed countries talk about technologies, stock markets, environmental issues and where pple keep complaining they do not have enough, the poor and suffering pple in developing/3rd world countries are struggling just to have at least a meal a day consisting of naught but roots (they couldnt even afford bread!! Since flour is so expensive to them...sigh... & pple are fattening themselves up with tons of pizzas...)
True, we cant do much for them (since no1 will 12 let go of the comfortable life and sheltered zone) and our donations goes to incumbent, corrupted governments, but if we could just wols down, reflect on our lives... may be we would demand less and feel content and happier...
Really, there are too many pple who think too highly of themselves and far too short sighted; pursuing ths in life tt meant nth in the end.
Hmmm... abit of a rant from Marpig again...
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