Last words of you

if tomorrow never comes 

Over the past weeks, the news page has been flooded with news of people passing away.

The crashing of the Germanwings Flight 9525, the passing of Founding Father of Singapore, and the Tunisia museum massacre - to name a few.

The TV showed memorial services held for the unfortunate victims - where their loved ones speak of them in sweet memories.

It then struck me; if I were to die today, what would people say of me in my funeral service?

Have I been a good granddaughter, daughter, niece, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend?
Have I done enough good things to be remembered as an angel?
Or have I been so bad that people struggle to say good things about me?
And the only good things they could think of are actually bad things with sweet toppings?

Would you like to be remembered as:

'She had such bad temper that it reminded me to control my temper.'
'She was always complaining that I learned to be content.'

I wouldn't say I'm the best granddaughter, daughter, niece, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend, but hopefully I haven't done much harm for them to cast a 'bad' vote on me when I leave this world.

We are always reminded to not wait till tomorrow to tell our loved ones how much we love them or apologise to the people we're sorry to.

At the same time, we should also not wait till tomorrow to be the kind soul who leaves positive impact on the life of the people whom we come across each day.

You don't need extra effort to be kind, generous, empathetic sympathetic, and less mean. Do it today and everyday.

me time

Everyone needs some me-time every now and then to refresh the 'self' which was lost amidst the busy life schedule.

It's one of those Sundays when I wake up and feel like I need to do something for myself, on my own, and at my own pace.

I'm truly grateful to be living in the eastern side of Sydney where most famous and impressive cafe's are within 30 mins of travel by public transport and about 20 mins by car.

One of my favourites is the Bourke Street Bakery.

Large mocha $4.50 and the infamous Ginger brulee tart $5.

Yeah, a relaxing Sunday morning for under $10, just 15 mins from where I live.

Something I learned today from the book, "...patience is something you do, not something you have or don't have."

The next time you lose your cool, have a thought about it.
It's not about whether you have or don't have Patience, it's a matter of whether or not you want to be patient.

You haven't lived well nor have you grown much (in every aspect except physically), if every occurrence around you is able to trigger the emotional bit of your mind and heart.

Be in peace with yourself and others. Always.

Birthday

every new day is a blessing

I'm not a fan of birthdays. I don't need nice food, great gift, or unlimited boosts.
Just keep it simple, sweet, and quiet.

It's a blessing to be able to wake up for another day. We should celebrate and live meaningfully every day; not just on that one particular day each year.

The highlights of this year's Birthday are:

Blessing#1 - my Nephews
So the day started with me waking up to a worm and a chatterbox by my side.

Blessing#2 - voices heard
Received a gold and silver charm as present from my aunt as I told her that I suspect I'm lack of 'gold' element in my life which explains why I never got a pay raise in ages.

Blessing#3 - the thought that counts
My dear cousin who is fully occupied with 'work, party, rave, repeat' remembered my birthday! She also kept her promise of getting me a present if I made it back home for my birthday. I never expected her to keep her promise, somehow she did. It's not about the present nor the wishes, it's the thought that counts.

Blessing#4 - she cares
My dear 'annoying' friend as I call her, planned a surprise dinner with 3 other friends. She also 'designed' a cake which costs a whooping RM120 (everything is so expensive in Msia!). We picked up the cake together; she said it's OUR cake as our birthdays are only 3 days apart. It didn't occur to me as a surprise at all! She is one great actress and liar; or perhaps I'm dumb?

I received a 'birthday cake' Pandora charm from her and the message goes something like, "Hope this is the last cake that I'm giving you as you would have 'someone' to buy you cakes in the future."
As indirect as it could be, I acknowledge your wish and thanks! Haha.

The RM120 ice-cream cake.

There was also a HUGE birthday surprise by fellow friends in Sydney which I later learned that its success was made up of lots of misunderstandings.
Where A accused B of exposing the surprise to me, C accused A of accusing B, D wanted to help A and B but did more harm than good, and so on...........

Well, well...

If only people could remind themselves that there are always more than one side to a story, they wouldn't have jumped into accusation and conclusion so soon.

All in all, lessons learnt this birthday:

- Count your blessings
- There are more than one side to a story; don't conclude too soon unless you wanna narrate your own story

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!