New Year Delicacy

I just heard something very gross today....

My mom was boiling a pot of sea cucumbers when my sister decided to cook tom yam noodles. When she opened the kitchen cabinet door above the stove, her eyes met that of an equally shocked lizard. She screamed so loud that the window panes almost shattered and the lizard lept for its life. Unfortunately, the lizard did not look before it leap and landed right into the pot of boiling sea cucumbers! Needless to say, it was cooked immediately. Imagine the frenzy in the kitchen this morning...

CNY mood

On the 4th day of Chinese New Year, I found myself doing what I normally wouldn't do. I watched a lion dance performance and I actually felt kinda excited :P Maybe it's because of CNY or maybe it's the location where the lion dance took place. I couldn't remember when was the last time I stop by to watch lion dance. And most of the time, it happens in a shop or some shopping centre. So, when I saw the lion dancing in a foodcourt among the hungry faces, it was kind of refreshing. It's like having live entertainment as I eat my lunch.

The climax came when the lion came dancing just a table away from me. I simply couldn't continue sitting, I had to video it. For once, after a long time, I felt the CNY mood :D And the lion dance brought back sweet childhood memories of those days when I would cover my ears whenever the lions come dancing at my grandfather's shop. I would cry when the big head doll came too close to me. I used to think the doll's face looks scary.

The video came in handy on Sunday night when my niece kept asking for my handphone to snap pictures. I showed her the lion dance video and that kept her busy for a couple of minutes while I had some peace :P


Happy New Year and enjoy the video!

We are the reason

May this beautiful song touch your heart as much as it did to mine.
Blessed Christmas to all.



As little children
We would dream of Christmas morn
Of all the gifts and toys
We knew we'd find
But we never realized
A baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives

(Chorus)
We are the reason
That He gave His life
We are the reason
Jesus suffered and died
To a world that was lost
He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live

As the years went by
We learned more about gifts
The giving of ourselves
And what that means
On a dark and cloudy day
A man hung crying in the rain
All because of love, all because of love

Everytime I see the cross
I'm reminded that He gave His life
For you and me
We are.... (chorus)

We are the reason
He is the reason...
...We live

Thank you, my Jesus...

Will you?

I just thought about those without hands again while I was clipping my nails. How do they clip their toe nails when they have no hands? Somebody must have helped them to do it. Who is that somebody? I think it takes a big heart and lotsa love to be able to do it (unless you're in the pedicure business and are probably immune to it?). Will I do it for my loved ones? Will I do it for a total stranger? I don't know. Will you?

A Bunny's Blog

I was doing some research on the web when I came across Buttons' blog. Buttons is a bunny who hops around the globe with his friend Brian. Ha, so I'm not the only one who bring stuffed toys on holiday. And we're talking about a guy here, who also happens to be from the media industry.

While I always joke about my furry friends complaining to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to (stuffed) Animals, this guy seems to share the same sentiments too. I simply love this picture (see below) of his bears in protest against an exhibition where stuffed animals were ripped apart and turned inside out, all in the name of art. See how Buttons is supporting his beary good friends.


In case, you missed out Buttons' personal webpage link on his blog, click here and see Buttons on holiday. Now, I'm inspired to show my furry friends on holiday to the world too ;) Hmm... I've got so many of them, should I feature a particular animal or all of them?