the idea of a person

we fall for the 'idea' that we have about the person
we forget that it's just our idea of them, not who they really are
we imagine and impose our idea on them, they're innocent
we become disappointed when they obviously cannot be up to par
because in our idea of them we always tend to see
someone perfect, too perfect for anyone to be.

~madame blossom~

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before it's too late.

I drive
unsure of my destination
The places that used to bring calm
Now makes no difference

The light
from The Creator, The Beneficent
will surely guide the way.
Dear God, before it's too late.

~madame blossom~

I am blessed. Thank you Allah.

I am blessed with the ability to breath, see, hear, talk, feel, cry, think, pray, walk, eat, drink, go to the toilet, work, sing, read, my parents, my husband, my children, my adik, my bffs, my sisters, brothers, friends, my extended families, a comfortable home, a domestic helper, a car, enough money to get things I need and some I want, enough money to earn some good deeds by giving to charity, the constant appreciation for Allah's creations, my face, my attitude, my being, my colleagues - some testing, some nice, my work, my interests, my small accomplishments, my gratitude to God and I'm sure there is a whole lot more, some too detailed to say, some forgotten.

Right..now I'm reminded of the song '.. when the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favourite things, and then I won't feel, so bad.'

In this case, it's remembering the things we are blessed with.

:)

Lesley Hazleton, an agnostic Jew's view on reading the Koran | Video on TED.com

Lesley Hazleton On reading the Koran | Video on TED.com

jungle book

The last time I climbed up the Bukit Timah Hill, right after work with Aida, I vomited as soon as we reached the top. At first I just felt faint, then I felt light-headed. And then I felt nauseous. And then it came out. But I felt better after that.

So today, when Aida asked me if I wanted to climb up, right after work again.. I hesitated, because I was feeling hungry. Then I thought... okay... never mind. I'll pack myself a simple sandwich and bring a bottle of water.

I met Aida downstairs, and we happily walked towards Bukit Timah Hill as I slowly ate my sandwich.

The weather was nice, and we talked about the recent hot issue among the Malays in Singapore, among other things.

There were monkeys around. Aida noticed one, walking slowly 'terkedek2' towards us. And then I realised, it's looking straight at me as it is walking. And then I realised, that... shoots! I had FOOD with me. No wonder it came straight at me.

When it reached right in front of me, it jumped onto me, trying to get my bread. I didn't want to let go, cause I was enjoying my bread and I am hungry! Aida panicked and insisted that i "let go of the bread! let go of the bread!" And so I did. :-\

The monkey took the bread and ran away, and I had only eaten about 1/5 of it. I was still hungry. We went up. I got nauseous again, and vomited again. This time only a bit.

Monyet, betul.