Jigsaws of Life Lessons

Olympics & Memories

* picture taken courtesy from the official Beijing Olympics website*

08.08.08 - the opening of the Beijing Olympics that I did not watch BUT I did watch the whole closing.

Its nice to be reminded that the 5 coloured rings that makes the Olympics logo represents peace, joy and happiness but put them all together, I see it as a representation of unity among nations. The closing ceremony was spectacular and breathtaking (I admit, I just love fireworks). Makes me miss home and reminds me of how fireworks would be played on the stroke to midnight annually to commemorate the first day of Chinese New Year back home despite the ban. Just shows how important CNY is in our community and fireworks at midnight really expresses the spirit of CNY that I don't see while I'm overseas or when I used to live in the west. Gosh, I sure miss CNY back home and I sure am awaiting to see the London 2012 Olympics. Another thing I miss is being back in England. I miss the feeling of how local and international students in the UK can all get along so well. Despite Australia being a multi cultural place, there's a clear distinction between Asians, ABCs and whites over here whereby the unity is very vague and they don't mingle all together like how I remember being in the UK.

Practical Humour?

Took some interesting pics at Victoria Market while accompanying mum during her last trip. It was good to see her but gosh, I was so lethargic and recovering from exams *thanks to myself for religiously screwing up a normal lifestyle when I hit exam period*

Some very interesting pictures below:-



U can critisize, bitch, swear, discriminate & say all the worst things at home... end of the day, the only THING listening is your four walls & the whole family would just take it as.. "Its just one of those days... she's just pms-ing!"

If one member of the faily were to ask, "What's she pms-ing about?"

Family member no. 2 would reply, "How the hell would I know? Like I care!"

Sounds familiar? ;-)

I believe this is one that all mothers would give their full on support for and cheer on it. We as kids can't say nothing about it. Hahaha!!! Mum's always mum and despite a mother's flaws, we as children knows that everything she does is all out of love :-)




Left image: specially dedicated to Riri

Right image: home in this context dont mean where I originate from or where I'm permanently based but my home is my wonderful, lovely, chaotic, crazy family that I love & miss dearly

Part I : Back To Blogging

I stop blogging years ago & suddenly, here I am...

Not too long ago, my two kid sisters just pasted me their blog ads & told me to leave a comment *dun worry kiddos, i've made my presence known as per request* and that got me thinking bout blogging again. Before this, last year, I got into facebook and become a facebook junkie big time alongside my mates here (clearly shows how boring Melbourne can get).

Skip that... lets unravel the first thing founded in the Drewery Room:-

I read both my kiddos blogs today. The years had passed me by faster than the speed of lightning. I miss them. . . and they've all sure grown up A HELL LOT!!! I'm officially the petite one of the family and TO MY BEAUTIFUL SISTERS, PLEASE TAKE NOTE: "ITS PETITE", remember that!!!

Life in Melbourne can get pretty dead boring that I reckon I can really die from merely boredom. I took a self retreat where answers/directions I've been searching for over the years began to unravel before my eyes.

One thing I'm happy about is building back my relationship with my parents. Then followed by building a good repo with my beautiful kiddo, Clare. Haven't quite heard from Natty lately, from her blog she seems to be busy with school, friends and making the most of her princess life before she leaves to UK this year end.

However, Sasha, my youngest baby sister seems non existent. You hear from her OUT OF THE VERY DEEP BLUE when she would drop me a one liner short text and upon replying her, you get no further response until OUT OF THE NEXT EVEN DEEPER BLUE, another one liner text appears in your mobile from her...

I miss my family... I miss my son, Whiskey Whiskers... And when I begin to miss the royal princess life back home, thats when I know Melbourne's dead boredom has hit me.....

*Tong Toooong... Konggggggg....*

Check check

Back to reality. Off to make coffee & continue applying for jobs to fill my time & not be so bored.

To be continued