extreme makeover!

for once, i am finding my cab fare worth the while. woke up at 8.44am when i snoozed a missed call. and i was supposed to be at CHINATOWN at 9am! sigh, talk abt setting a good example. thank God uncle cabbie is fast! ha, abit funny, cos i ended up directing him the way with google maps. uncle cabbies shld use iPhones too!

oh yes, and this is me and our group's team leader, kenneth! really gotta say that he rose up to the occasion when i tasked him with this responsibilitY! here's to our morning tea before the real cleaning up starts!
our group photo before we set off each separately to our designated home. we got a 3 room flat, and i was quite glad as we get to PAINT! ha, wat's Extreme Makeover without painting man!
sadly, i din manage to take pics of the super duper RETRO home. so if the cameramen have any pics, i will go steal from them! =(

TIS is the ONLY pic i took of the super duper RETRO home. check out the tiled walls! OLD SCHOOL! well, the dust on the newspapers happened to be residing in the room's aircon for god-knows-how-long... arghs! oh and i will still attempt to steal more photos if the rest of the ppl post them up!
all in all, it was a fun, albeit tiring event. special thanks to those who made the event an enjoyable one!

DOLL domination?

You Are Very Dominant

You are intensely competitive and extremely successful. You tend to naturally rise to the top of any field. You are obsessed with your goals, and you won't let anyone or anything stand in your way. You tend to like to be in charge, and it drives you crazy when you have to be subordinate to others. You are forceful, strong-willed, and even a bit bossy. Often times, it's your way or the highway.

How Dominant Are You?

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not a very difficult quiz, and i am merely taking it juz so i can have something to write abt. ha, is my cyberspace turning into a blog quiz zone? =(

r u ready for tis?!

Which Big 5 Personality Traits are You

another of my lunch time getaway-and-do-some-quizzes... tis following displeasure in the way others do their job. issit WRONG to demand DETAILS and EXCELLENCE?

You Are Conscientiousness

You are extremely detail oriented and organized. You do a thorough job. You stick with whatever needs to be done, no matter how long it takes. You are highly motivated and energetic. You are a valuable employee and a trusted friend. You are a planner, and you follow through with your promises. You take your commitments seriously.

Which of the Big Five Personality Traits Are You?

procrastinate!

You Should Procrastinate

Believe it or not, procrastinating is actually pretty good for you. So go ahead and do it. You work well under pressure, and deadlines don't bother you. In fact, the less time you have, the better. If you put off a task, you get it done more efficiently. There's nothing wrong with using procrastination as a way to motivate yourself. Whether you procrastinate or not, you'll eventually get the job done. The only difference is, if you procrastinate, you might do a better job.

Should You Procrastinate?

Me time

It's during times like tis, when I'm in the train on the way to the far far west, when I really have some "me" time to myself.

Well the week has been busy. Monday was the ever horrible month end close and reportings for quarter month. And it didn't help much that the (kan cheong spider) boss requested for some reports of SIX customers for the last SIX months to be ready in a jiffy. If they had provided me with a server instead of a thinkpad I might make it happen. But nonetheless, I thank God day my thinkpad did not fail me in the most urgent of times. :)

Tuesday was Pastor Z's birthday celebration at Fish & Co at the Glass House. Bday celebrations are always fun when there's many many ppl. I doubled up as the balloon holder, and even contemplated smuggling the balloons home! (pics to be up soon!)

Wednesday... Met misa up to visit her friend's mom in the hospital. Apparently her persistent, but ignored, coughs turned out to be a lung infection plus tuberculosis. Well, she didn't make it. Lesson learnt: cherish ur loved ones & never ignore small ailments. :(

Thursdays are always my tuition day! At least till october tis year. It's fun cos I get to hang out with young kids once again! And dinner is provided and I get paid! Like I've mentioned, I love employability!

Friday is CG day! A time for us to sit down and thank God for all He's done for me. A time for us to encourage and exhort. A time for me to be reminded of the call of God. Indeed it's TGIF!


And hence, tis the only "me" time I have to meself. During the journey to jwest in the train. Not a time to play some games with my iPhone nor to track others in Twitter, but a time to... Let's juz call it "take a breather". :)

- Posted from my iPhone

it's our 8th YEAR anniversary!

and i can't believe it! someone actually can tolerate me for 8 years?! i muz be captivating! hahah!

i heart my MMT! and the many free rides, lame jokes, expensive bags, etc that comes along with him! hahaha...

very random thoughts

the Blackberry users are slowly and surely downloading whatsapp... should i feel happy that there's now a easier and cheaper form of communication amongst us? =\

live and let live

to all the hurt, the hurting, the unjustified, the bruised, the wounded...

You been holding back
And I know you're afraid to feel
Some one hurt you long ago
And the wounds just did not heal

You never shed a tear
You had to keep control
So the wounds kept spreading
Until they got down in your soul

Been holding onto anger
Now it's got a hold on you
And bitterness keeps growing
Affecting everything you do

Time to break the chains
You could slip them off today
It's time to make some changes
Before your whole life slips away

Don't you think it's time
Time to forgive
Leave the past behind
Live and let live

Randomness

Have you ever experienced an event/incident/situation for the xth time and thought to yourself: why issit happening AGAIN; why dun ppl simply LEARN?

I need grace.
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."

- Posted from my iPhone

A day of events on a Saturday

0700 alarm clock rings
0701 slams the snooze button
0730 jumps outta bed hoping I didn't shut down the alarm clock :(
0800 on bus then train: a very crowded train (ppl are actually out & about so early in the morning?!)
0820 still waiting for some kind soul to spare me a seat in the train :(


0900 - 1300 take photos, scream abit, cheer more, wait for the guys outside the toilet (zzz)
1300 feels cheated to know that canteen 1 closed down
1320 still trusts in ever faithful best coffeeshop. and my fav ban mee.

1530 powerful svc with pst CC. convicted. be fruitful peeps.
1930 meeting in town to discuss big plans. watch out world.

2130 home sweet home. i heart my hubby. :)

- Posted from my iPhone

alice-si

You Are the Mad Hatter

You are zany, kooky, and frankly, a little crazy. Others suspect that you're not all there. Crazy or not, you know how to have a good time. You are passionate about the things and people you love. You are emotional, over the top, and unpredictable. People can't help but love you, even if they're a little scared of you. You are impulsive and driven by your gut reactions. You have no problem saying what you think or feeling how you feel.

What Alice in Wonderland Character Are You?

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oh so verry true. anyway i have a deprived childhood. i didnt know alice had to shrink to get thru the door to wonderland. =\

Try me.

Argh. It's been a really trying week. First of all, got my heel badly blistered playing captains ball with borrowed shoes. So much so it's kinda infected. It's RED every day. :(

Den, emotions went full swing with some unhappy events. Well, we juz got to accept the fact that disappointments are part and parcel of life aren't they? Welcome to the real world.

But at the end of the day, I thank God for my faith-filled (albeit weird, funny, chu pattern) kids. Keng, Ting, Misa. Really encouraged me juz when I needed it. Thanks guys. :)

"The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold."

- Posted from my iPhone

the best of Genting 2010

while the entire world flocked to singapore to witness the grand opening of Resorts World Sentosa, we chose to emigrate out of the island to Resorts World Genting instead. and here's our landing pad...=D
really, this place doesnt change in a zillion years. except well, maybe the weather. brother earth is not feeling too well lately.. having fits and fevers in every parts of the world. hazy at home, and warm here. i used to be dashing back to the hotel lobby the moment i stepped into open air, now i can wear shorts. =(

well, it doesnt matter whether u are 3 or 30, u will enjoy the rides all the same! for the not-so-adventurous, let's juz start with the caterpillar ride. haha, the name pretty much explains the speed of the ride. =S
and for the adventurous (like ME!), try the roller coaster! not this one though. the sight of a repairman at the top of the tracks, kinda reminded me of Final Destination 3. so.. nono for tis one.
after a sizeable amounts of rides (enough to breakeven our admission fees), we headed for some old-folks activities. wat to do, i aint young anymore, cant always be playing rides. so off to my fav STARBUCKS we go, to la kopi! hahaha! and lotsa food too.
and finally, to rest our legs, this is ITCHY with full CAPS i tell u.. small fish is bad enough, kudos to all those tried the big fish! scary! (can u see!
on a side note, the TOKYO SKYDIVING TEAM was in Genting too. i wonder if they need to take a coach/cable car down the mountain, they can juz skydive. hehe.
oh, and the 3 GOOD MEN, i heard them sing live, they are really good. happened to be tis:

the world of louis vuitton

yay! hubby bot me a LV! real! airflown! from milan!

come to think of it... it was pretty rash of me to get tis yea? i change wallets every now and then, but i cant afford to change tis every now and then right? hmm i need to use it for a 10 good years, to armotize the value to... $75 a year. zzz.
nonetheless, i am elated! and tis will prolly keep me occupied for ahem, a few months, before i eye the next big thing. heh.

work it out, baby!

over the same weekend, tenant#1 moved out of our house... well, he left behind some stuffs (like a whole load of rubbish, and an absolut vodka), and spoiled some too. =(

and so, we moved into the "chalet" to stay over the weekend. woke up on a sunday for a morning swim, headed to mcD at ridout tea garden for breakfast (so UP can!) and den went back to wait for the enthusiastic gymaholics, 3 of them to be exact.

~guess who!~

while they hogged the threadmills, i headed for another swim. finally ended the day with duck rice at pioneer followed by a happy AGM. =)

LIFE IS GOOD.

arise & build

over the weekend, we took the opportunity to play some games! i muz say that this build the track game is pretty fun... would love to play it again if there's a chance!

mel makes me happy!

the 重点 here is: I AM 21 YEARS OLD!!! wahhahaha.... see? if u say it long enough, it shall be established as FACT.

earthquake moved the earth!

The mas­sive earth­quake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the whole city of Con­cep­cion at least 10 feet (3 me­ters) to the west, sci­en­tists say. It al­so shifted oth­er parts of South Amer­i­ca that are far re­moved from the cen­ter of the dis­tur­bance.

another quizzy... too simple to be true...

You Are Bright and Cheerful

You're the type of person who always has something to smile about. If the sun is shining and the birds are singing, that's enough for you. Other people find you to be a breath of fresh air. You have a childlike innocence that others lack. You like to make other people smile, and you're likely to say something to lighten the mood. You want to be a joy to be around, and you try to keep your problems and worries to yourself.

The Baby Animal Test

*rOar*

You Are a Lion

You are a highly charged, emotional person. You are very restless and energetic. You tend to be moody and a bit impulsive. It's easy for something or someone to get under your skin. You are quick to take action. You act on your intuition, and you're always ready to get going. You are very sensitive and even a bit touchy. You have a pretty frightening temper.

What Safari Animal Are You?

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"pretty frightening" is an understatement. let me reiterate: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

suntec city

every now and then, we need to remind ourselves that miracles do happen. =)

Pros of moving to Suntec

1. It's a 5 min bus ride / train ride from my place! -> I'll not be late for svc!
2. I'm walking distance away from Starbucks! and Topshop & MNG & Zara & etc! -> It's ahem near to the marketplace? :p
3. Friends will not say it's too far east / west when I invite them to church! (Mel, I'm talking abt you.)

What more can I ask for? :)

- Posted from my iPhone

Church to co-own Suntec

Amid cheers from the congregation, City Harvest Church (CHC) yesterday announced that it will pay $310 million to become a co-owner of Suntec Singapore, a prime piece of downtown real estate.

Senior pastor Kong Hee broke the news first at CHC's service at its Jurong West building, then later at another service at the Singapore Expo in Changi.

He said CHC had acquired a 'substantial stake in a consortium company that owns 80 per cent of a joint venture fund that owns Suntec Singapore'.

The complex's full name is Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The $310 million includes the cost of acquiring shares in the consortium, rental costs, renovation costs and others.

Suntec Singapore was acquired by ARA Asset Management through the ARA Harmony Fund last year, with its investors comprising Suntec Reit - which holds 20 per cent - and a consortium company which holds 80 per cent.

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This has been the best kept secret in the church's 21-year history, and by far the best piece of news in 2010. =)

Remember...

Remember the day I borrowed your brand new car and I dented it?
I thought you'd kill me, but you didn't.

And remember the time I dragged you to the beach and you said it would rain, and it did?
I thought you'd say, "I told you so." But you didn't.

Do you remember the time I flirted with all the guys to make you jealous, and you were?
I thought you'd leave me, but you didn't.

Do you remember the time I spilled strawberry pie all over your car rug?
I thought you'd hit me, but you didn't.

And remember the time I forgot to tell you the dance was formal and you showed up in Jeans?
I thought you'd drop me, but you didn't.

Yes, there were lots of things you didn't do.
But you put up with me, and you loved me, and you protected me.

There were lots of things I wanted to make up to you when you returned from Vietnam.
But you didn't.

- Posted from my iPhone

tis is sooo funny i had to export it over....

造句

1.题目: 原来
小朋友写: 原来他是我爸爸。
老师评语: 妈妈关切一下

2.题目: ..一边 ……….. 一边………… ..
小朋友写: 他一边脱衣服 ,一边穿裤子.
老师评语: 他到底要脱还是要穿啊~~

3.题目: 其中
小朋友写: 我的其中一只左脚受伤了。
老师评语: 你是蜈蚣？~~

4.题目: 一… 就….
小朋友写: 一只娃娃就要一百块。
老师评语: 老师笑到不行 ..

5. 題目: 你看
小朋友写: 你看什么看! 没看过啊

6. 照样造句
例题: 你 (唱歌) 我(跳舞 )
小朋友写 : 你(好吗 ) 我(很好)
老师评语: 你在写英文翻译吗??

7.照样造句
例题: 别人都夸我( )，其实我( )
小朋友写: 别人都夸我( 很帅 )，其实我( 是戴面具的)。
老师评语 : 什么面具这么好用???

8.题目: 好… 又好..
小朋友写: 妈妈的腿,好细又好粗…
老师评语 : 那到底是细还是粗？

9.题目 : 陆陆续续
小朋友写: 下班了，爸爸陆陆续续的回来。
老师评语: 你到底有几个爸爸呀?

10.题目: 皮开肉绽
小朋友写: 停电的夜晚，到处很黑，我吓得皮开肉绽!
老师评语: 看到这句… 老师佩服你。

11.题目: 欣欣向荣-比喻生长美好的样子。
小朋友写: 我的弟弟长得欣欣向荣。
老师评语: 孩子，你弟弟是植物人吗 …
还有一个更瞎的…
小朋友写: 欣欣向荣荣告白。
老师评语: 连续剧不要看太多~~

12. 题目: 谢谢…. 因为……
小朋友写 : 我要谢谢妈妈,因为她每天都帮我写作业……
老师评语: 原来你的作业是妈妈写的!!!!!!!

13.题目: 难过
小朋友写: 我家门前有条水沟很难过。
老师评语 : 老师更难过……

14. 题目: 天才
小朋友写: 我３天才洗一次澡。
老师评语: 要每天洗才干净~~

15.題目: 一… 便 …
小朋友写: 我一走出门，对面就是便利商店。
还有一個更瞎的…
小朋友写: 哥哥一吃完饭，就大便。
老师评语: 造句不要乱造…

16. 題目: 又….. 又 …..
小朋友寫: 我的妈妈又矮又高又瘦又肥。
老师评语:你妈妈……是怪物吗?

17果然
上课小朋友说：昨天我吃了水果，然后又喝了凉水
老师：这是词组，不能分开造句。
小朋友又说：老师，我还没说完呢，果然晚上我拉肚子了！
老师：…………

18 瓜分
小朋友：大傻瓜分不清是非
老师：小傻瓜也分不清

19 好吃
小朋友：好吃个屁
老师： ………

20 况且
小朋友：一辆火车经过，况且况且况且况且．．．．．
老师：……………

cloud computing

(Excerpted from Wikipedia)

Cloud computing is a way of computing, via the Internet, that broadly shares computer resources instead of having your local Personal Computer handle specific applications.

It is an Internet- ("cloud-") based development and use of computer technology ("computing").^[1]

In concept, it is a paradigm shift whereby details are abstracted from the users who no longer have need of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure "in the cloud" that supports them.^[2] Cloud computing describes a new supplement, consumption and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet, and it typically involves the provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources as a service over the Internet.^[3][4]

The term cloud is used as a metaphor for the Internet, based on the cloud drawing used to depict the Internet in computer network diagrams as an abstraction of the underlying infrastructure it represents.^[5] Typical cloud computing providers deliver common business applications online which are accessed from a web browser, while the software and data are stored on servers.

A technical definition is "a computing capability that provides an abstraction between the computing resource and its underlying technical architecture (e.g., servers, storage, networks), enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction."^[6] This definition states that clouds have five essential characteristics: on-demand self-service, broad network access, resource pooling, rapid elasticity, and measured service.^[6]

The majority of cloud computing infrastructure, as of 2009^[update], consists of reliable services delivered through data centers and built on servers. Clouds often appear as single points of access for all consumers' computing needs. Commercial offerings are generally expected to meet quality of service (QoS) requirements of customers and typically offer SLAs.^[7]

gladys' soliloquy

Human life is complex and at the same time simple. It is same as the flower, fragrant as well as thorn sharp and honey, sweet but also bitter. For most of the people life is often like a pinball game, passing trough narrow pathways, hitting at the sharp edges and falling deep down to unknown gulfs of dents. Dilemmas call in the lives one over another to make life on earth more and more intolerable. At this point anyone may possibly think in line with renowned writer Shakespeare that "Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man" or "Life is a tale told by an idiot -- full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

it's my evil sister's birthday!

omg, i hate to admit it, but i do look like my evil sister. ahem, except that i look kinder, and i AM kinder. hahaha.
so, every year tis time, i dread having any form of contact with the evil sister. she constantly bugs you for bday presents (and almost all the time, unsuccessfully too, haha!)

tis year, mommy has volunteered to organise a dinner, with grandaunt, and erm, aunty. aiya, let's juz say we are relatives, complicated to get the proper salutation. oh i was wrong abt the organise dinner part. it was nowhere near an organised one!!!!

first of all, the three old folks happily lazed around at home while we reached and queued up for seats. zzz. as if the three of US look like 8 people. $)%)%^*)($#^&)(#%$)$. mommy was nowhere near tampines, and she does not have the contact numbers to locate grannyaunt!

thankfully, all things work together for kiasu and fierce looking evil sister. the waitress muz have sensed thunderstorm approaching, and kindly allowed us into the restaurant even without the full attendance of people.
and these are the fruits of our waiting! i *heart* ginger chicken! ginger is good!
oh, tis is my 'lost-count' yusheng. for once, the fish are VISIBLE. whoo hoo! and it's superlicious salmon!

well, happy birthday evil sister... hmm, if this satisfies u, here's your present --->
BOTH iphone and iTouch also give u ah! wahhaha!

and now, for the CNY foods....

#1: Shanghai Night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel

frankly speaking, theme parties can be pretty fun! not that i am into cheongsums and the like, which explains why i turned up in a modified cheongsum (top). hahaha.

~the only foods that kept us surviving, cos we took foreverrrrr to start the main course....
oh we won the pineapple tarts!~~here's us!~

~oh and the BIG group photo again...~**********

#2: Pre Reunion...

headed to IKEA! meat balls! ooh but both of us looked very sian, cos the weather is simply intolerable!

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#3: Reunion Part 1

Home cooked food by my very-know-how-to-cook mother in law... as usual, im the daughter in law in the 媳妇的全胜时代。。。 so i juz wait for the food to be done.. ha!

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#4: Reunion Part 2

home cooked food by my mommy! eh, she's very conservative and does not wanna venture into steamboats, popiahs, and the like, so we opted for the usual cooked food again... with sister's fav food.. zzz.. too much la!

it's time to hit the gymmmmm.....

*roar*

Don’t eat like a tiger

Many of the festive treats are high in sugar and fat. Some of these snacks can even contain calories similar to a small meal. Hence, you should consume them in moderation and/or increase your physical activity level to prevent unwanted weight gain.
You can use the following tips to help moderate your intake of festive treats:

• Limit your intake by portioning out the festive treats in a small plate.
• Choose to consume more fresh fruit such as mandarin oranges and less of festive treats.
• Share your festive treats with your friends and relatives

The table below shows the calories of various New Year goodies, and the equivalent amount of physical activity needed to expend them:

Food (per serving)	Calories (kcal)*	Jogging Duration (min)
Bak Kwa, Pork (1 slice, 94g)	370	55
Love Letters (3 rolls, 39g)	168	24
Peanut Crackers (1 small plate, 88g)	418	63
Pineappple Tarts (3 pieces, 20g)	246	36
Twisted Cookies (3 pieces, 12g)	201	30

_{Calories taken from HPB Online. **Values based on a 60 kg man}

alex mcQUEEN no more. =(

“	On behalf of Lee McQueen's family, Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen, the founder and designer of the Alexander McQueen brand has been found dead at his home. At this stage it is inappropriate to comment on this tragic news beyond saying that we are devastated and are sharing a sense of shock and grief with Lee's family. Lee's family has asked for privacy in order to come to terms with this terrible news and we hope the media will respect this.	”
—Alexander McQueen Office, Official Website, 11 February 2010

Oranges...

Became Santarina to help distribute oranges to our dept today. Happy to be in a happy working environment. To those complaining abt lousy colleagues, bosses or shitty work, these u will have with u everywhere u go. But godliness and contentment is indeed great gain! :)

Ooh and sebastian helped us peel a couple of oranges on the spot too. Didn't make a mistake getting him to join the orange peeling competition.


I'm beginning to blog on the go nowadays. Sigh.

- Posted from my iPhone

teabreak!

if my office is at vivocity, well tis would be my teabreak!!!!! but for today, i settle for four leaves. zzz.

Popiah Fiesta

I have to say, theme CGs are fun. Wat's more many themes in the same CG meeting!!!

CNY... Valentine's Day... Popiah! All on the same day!!!

Our generous share of ingredients, thanks to the bargaining skills of our guys, the Aùñty-杀手!!!
KèñG the popiah man teaching all of us how to make a good popiah (as if we all dunno, duh.)
Alright, I dunno. Tis my first creation and it looks like a flattened soggy burrito from kfc.
And finally, after the n th try, I made THE perfect popiah! Yay!
You should try popiah fiesta one day too! It's really hilarious, an eye opener!

- Posted from my iPhone

I *heart* Theme CGs!

And it's our yúshēng parrtee! A must to kick start our year, every year!

Tis year, it's our privilege to be able to use angie's new place. Totally IKEA! Cosy!

~preparing the table by laying plates, new house no newspapers.~

~H.U.A.T ah! Very heartwarming to hear the wishes and dreams of everyone for tis year. Of cos we all shouted 'big building in central south' loud loud too!~
~And a toast to our glorious 2010. Ad juz can't stay still. Zzz.~
- Posted from my iPhone

CNY & Love Day!!

How often do u get CNY and Valentine's Day falling on the same day??

Well, in conjunction with such divine date, I got my über creative kids to make a lantern from materials - the age old primary school activity.

And this is what they produced....

- Posted from my iPhone

of friends and friendship

and to my friends who have inspired my life in one way or another, tis especially for you. =)

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There are days when bubbling from us
comes the innocent child within,
who giggles at the little things
and wears a silly grin.

There are days when
melancholy comes to visit for a while;
the mind feels tired, the body weak;
we have no strength to smile.

There are days when joy abundant
grabs a hold of you and me;
wraps us up in all it's splendor,
lifts us up and sets us free.

There are days when sorrow
wraps us in its cloak of grief and fear,
'till our hearts ache to the breaking,
'till our eyes can't shed a tear.

There are days when love
bestows us with its wonderment and light;
with its beauty and its mystery,
its power and its might.

And there are days when life
rewards us and seems to make amends
by granting us a marvelous gift,
the precious gift of Friends.

l.o.v.e

Love, like a tree,
sends its roots down deep
so when the storms of life abound
and the winds of adversity blow,
it shakes and bends
and goes with the flow
but doesn't break or fall.
And during times of drought
it drives its roots down deeper
so whatever comes and goes –
summer, winter, spring or fall,
the good times and the bad –
it stands the test of all.

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have a sweetest valentine's day this february, my friend. =)