My life's Goals

It's the beginning of the new year whereby people make new resolutions n set goals for the new year .

As I sit down to ponder over my personal life goals , I realize that I never set life goals all these years . Why? I have no life goals ?, I don't know what I want? Are these true?

The only time I really sat down n listed the things I wanted to accomplish was when I found myself becoming a full time mom after working for over twenty years! No more corporate power suits , corporate cat fights, excessive traveling n entertaining, life became mundane n routine. After an inertia few months of rest n relax I told myself I need to get involved in some sort of business to keep my mind going. So I went n planned the types of biz I wanted to do n how to accomplish it.

After close to ten years , my one person consulting biz is still me n me alone n just rolling by year after year without much growth. So did i achieve my goals! Not really according to what I set!
But wait , did I not feel happy all these years (albeit occasional unhappiness)?
Much so, great satisfaction from being a stayathome mom n part time worker!

So now I have adjusted my life goals. B happy n make my family happy! That's all I need. Easy right? N no need to adjust my goals annually.

So to all of u out there don't harp over what your life should b n will b. Think of yourself n whether u r enjoying life !

Be happy n smile!

Roaring in the Year of the Dragon

Today is the first day of Chinese New Year, the year of the magnificent dragon..So why am I blogging here? I should be out visiting right?

Yea, the reason am blogging is this morning is this is the quietest moments of my time since the family is still asleep. We will be getting ready to go to my in law's house for lunch followed by the whole day of yakking among the grandma, sisters in laws, brothers, nephews, nieces, grand children etc until dinner time..

It has been an annual ritual for us to spend the first day of CNY at his mom's house the whole day followed by the second day at my mom's house with the same routine of eating and visiting.. Do we find this boring n so habitual? Ya, u bet! The children find this a chore.. But we told them this is the only time u get to meet all the relatives together at one place and get to "socialise" with them once in a year.

I know that they complain because it robbed them of the chance to go out with their friends during this break.. However, am sure that in their heart of hearts, they realise that this is the strong chinese tradition that signifies the "family unity" and culture. These values will stand them in good stead in the future as they realise that you can have many friends in life but you only have one family for ever.
Families will stay with u in good n bad times, in happiness n in sorrow and help tide each other over difficult circumstances with unfailing n uncondiitional love. The days of CNY socialising does "deepen" the understanding annually and gets better as they grow older.

There are many predictions for this Water Dragon year, some good n some bad for the different signs.. My hubby is a dragon n he "fan tai sui" so it will be a difficult year for him.. But I believe that destiny is in your own hands so u can always turn a dangerous position into an opportunistic one.So, for those "dragons" out there, all will be well if you continue to persevere in your right path and believe in what you do.

As for the rest of the zodiac signs, I hope you will all continue to enjoy the blessings and get what u worked for ...

Gong Xi Fa Cai once again.

Huat ah...

Chinese New Year reunion dinner

Families of the Soh descendants gathered at Sakura for the reunion dinner yesterday. This was the second year that we managed to pull in the 8 extended families to participate in this group reunion dinner.

The intent of having the dinner was great as it allows the younger generation to get acquainted with all the aunties n uncles n the oldies to reconnect.

Unfortunately the food n venue leave much to be desired. Look,we had to reinvent the laksa with great additions to make it the authentic local dish with all the flavors. The venue is too crowded n noise level was horrendous with lots of shouting conversations. Some of the food variety went dry with slow refill. Must say the service staff tried their very best but just cannot cope with the crowd.

Even though it was a great gathering with all the families,it would have been great if there is a better venue to house the gathering. We need a kind soul to volunteer to organize this massive gathering at a more congenial location m hopefully we can have an improved version next year.

Anyway, the company did make the difference and it reminded us to cherish family ties n relationship. It also taught the gen y to appreciate kinship ties so that they have a wider network of relations to fallback on .
My wish for this dragon year is for world peace, least natural disasters n more love n kindness going around.

Gong xi fa cai to all for a fantastic dragon year

Never a dull moment on a subway train

Recently , due to the rampant breakdown of our trains n the resignation of their CEO, much debates have being ongoing about the service n how crowded the trains are.

This reminds me of the contrast I see in my recent experience in Paris metro. During our brief stay there n short internal travel experience, I was able to witness a puppet show n other performances on the trains.

The culture of basking n performances on the train is in sharp contrast to how mundane n serious pp r on our own trains. The mood of travelers r often lightened up when such impromptu performance took place. Well, this kind of event will never happen in Singapore ! All the travelers r only interested in getting from one point to another with the least crowding n arm jostling. Of course there is really nothing to break this monotony.

Mayb we as a whole must learn to relax
N enjoy life n break up our lives ' monotony once in a while. Can u do that?

How about doing something unusual n uncharacteristic of yourself today? U will b surprised by the reaction. Try it n share. Have a great week

Miracles do happen

The year so far has turned up pretty great for me! The other day when I paid for my petrol I was a lucky winner of a gift voucher. The cashier told me immediately when I was muttering that I never win anything so u can imagine my pleasant surprise.

Today our good friend who is living far away in US informed us that her husband's cancer cells have miraculously reduced. It was the best Christmas gift she ever received n hoped for. We r all really happy for her n her family.

All these mark the beginning of a good year n hope the rest of the year will continue to roll on smoothly .

This taught me that we must have faith n belief that things can turn around the least u expect.

Bravo to life . It's great!

Will it b a great year?

Today seems like a Monday to me since it's the first day at work for me in the new year! No hectic rush, no traffic jam n no harried staff so so far so good.
When I look at the eiffel tower of Paris I am reminded that we are mere mortals but the legacy, if any, we leave behind n b remembered for will withstand the test of time. How many of us will b remembered n quoted by our future ancestors of what we have done that have impacted n affected them? Few perhaps !
The least we could leave is that our children n theirs will remember our unconditional love n attention n the virtues we taught them . To me, that will suffice n make me happy that my life has not been without it's moments.
Let's hope this year gives me fresh dreams n aspirations to leave an indelible image.
Cheers to all who have been working hard this whole week

Time to return

Ha ha,
New year, new resolutions, new writings so since the demand is there from my fans, I shall start to write again after a rest of more than 3 years.. Imagine that I can still meet friends after more than 15 years n we can still bond like old days, so definitely i will be able to resume my writing just with the flick of my pen...
Fans, it's late now n my old age does not permit me to stay awake to crack my old brains for stories abt the orang utans..

So let me rest n I shall revert another day.
Till then, goodnite to all.. Rest well ( n clean your black panda eyes for those who party all nite)...