i really need to sleep... but i want to tell all of you about my very eventful morning.

overslept and woke up at 6.50am when my son has to be in school by 7.10am!! anyway, got ready in 15 mins and called a cab at 7.05am, cab came at 7.10am. my son reached school at 7.20am - late. the highlight of the morning? nearing the school, realised i did not bring my wallet i.e. no money, no ezlink card and no housekeys. luckily my son has some money with him. he "loaned" me $10 and the change of $1.10 is not enough for me to even take a bus home. *sigh* how? go to office or go home? decided to go home and see how far $1.10 can bring me. however the driver was nice enough to let me go all the way to tiong bahru and save me having to walk the extra 4 bus-stops from redhill mrt station. that was a relief. still managed to get to the office on time.

the events did not stop here...after reaching the office, walked to subway to get a cup of steamed milk, walked back and found out it's spoilt milk. walked back again to have it changed. any good came out of all this? of course. got lots of fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies to share with my friends in the office. :)) they are so very tasty.

eyes can hardly open now. so pardon me if there are any spelling mistakes ok?

i'm looking forward to tomorrow. yes, tomorrow's going to be lots of fun. meeting up with a netfriend from malaysia and i'm bringing her shopping for beads and stones for jewellery making. a whole afternoon of looking at beauty and sharing and learning. it is going to be so satisfying. probably go for dinner after shopping.

good nitezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

first there was 1R in 2003.....




then there are 2Rs in 2006...only one photo taken with mummy and daddy.

the casual Bees....turn
Korean!

so much to update that i don't know where to start. let me try...

1. the job front - nothing much exciting yet. doing things that nobody wants to do which is not too bad because i am making some people happier. i also do get to know more people and many are getting to know me which is good. meeting people is interesting. getting things done is satisfying. what's irritating is when asked to organise something and have someone take over when all foundation work is done. *sigh* whatever...what's important is what i have learnt and achieved from doing the task and YES...i can say i have learnt something at the end of everyday.

2. what i love most about doing this job is i get to see all my friends. :))

3. my passion - have not been doing many accessories lately but have been happy in this area because i finished one piece of knitwear and have started on another one and have identified a pattern for another one. i even found a website with free knitting and crochet patterns - www.interweave.com. go have a look because they also have other crafts. have not really explored it myself though. satisfaction is also being able to share what i know with many many people. i feel very happy seeing many having fun and coming up with their own ideas and i must say they never amaze me. everyone can be creative and no creative idea is too crazy to materialise. everything starts with a vision.

4. way forward for me - learn as much as i can now and continue taking action, continue taking small steps towards what i want to achieve. must make a conscious effort to continue doing that. sometimes, the mind is willing but the body is not but then, the mind is powerful. what you see in your mind is what you get.

5. something to share - have a clear vision of what you want and make your decisions around it. everything then becomes more worthwhile doing. just read somewhere - in my own words - invest your time and money, don't just spend them because what is spent doesn't come back, what's invested comes back in multiples. looks simple but not easy to understand. haha...then must read this book "Wink and Grow Rich" which is an easy-to-read book.

6. my thoughts - to be continued or i may not make it on time to office tomorrow.
:(

i'll be back.

friends and family = giving and taking (respectively)

ever thought of why we treat friends better than family? more tolerance, more accomodating, more time, more smiles, more hugs and kisses, more of almost everything. one thing i am sure family gets more of is LOVE. however, this is hardly shown or expressed. why do we ask more of family instead of giving?

think about it, observe, ask around and many fall into this trap. i wondered about it myself many years back. what i did - make a conscious effort to check that how i behave towards my friends is how i will behave towards my family and it should be better. in a situation, ask myself if it's a friend, how will i react, how will i speak, how will i decide. chances are i will be speaking in a different tone, i will be more accomodating and tolerant and i will be present.

when asked this question: which is more important? friends or family?

many will answer family but how much time do we spend with family? our sleeping hours? i am also guilty of this. family time...watching tv together and doing our own things at the same time? going to gatherings but keeping to our own agenda? are we making a conscious effort to show that we care and to know more about each other? are we all "present" when together?

something to think about and take action on.

finally got the pictures loaded. they are so pretty and takes a long time to complete one. therefore can imagine the satisfaction when one is done.

anyway, was on the train back and observing the commuters sitting there after work looking really tired. in the office, everyone's grabbing every "oasis" of time they can have to take a break, do what they want, get out of the office, anything to get out of the routine. many work to have enough cash to do what we want but then have no time to do it.

i find it very easy to fall back into a rut now that i have started on official working hours. it's day in day out doing the same thing with only a short one or two hours during lunch to switch off. but then again, many work through lunch.

in the morning, have to wake up on time to get to the office. in the office, start doing what i have to do or more like asked to do...no questions asked. i want to do more productive tasks, learn new things and make a positive difference. i don't want to do things just to make people look good. i see many doing the work and others taking the credit. i don't like what i see. can anything be done? *sigh* i don't know.

can't wait for work on organising the event to really start. looking forward to it.

from a friend...



























more to come.

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have not had time to do my morning reflections since i started 9 to 5. have to find another time slot. maybe before i sleep however sometimes kena knock out after clearing e-mails and planning programs. hehe....

time to re-organise my time. things i need to get done:
1. a smoky quartz necklace - need to come up with a great design for a friend. something not too feminine. understand that this stone helps with both the emotional and physical aspects of life. will really want to do this for her as i really appreciate and treasure her friendship.
2. knitting projects - 3 to complete. one finishing soon for first try. if all goes well can start with the 2nd one and the 3rd one is for CNY next year. sounds like a long way more but with 2 others to do...it's near!!
3. photos to take of the accessories needed to make jewellery. yet to make up a list for my students and customers. *sigh* hopefully can get it done by this week.
4. lots of information that i will like to give to members of my yahoogroup. really useful information that i want to share. currently sharing the computer with my kids and always use up my time reading e-mails and doing followups and checking up on what's up-to-date. aaarrrrrgghhhhh...

so much i want to do. time to reorganise, reorganise and reorganise. aiyoh...must focus. think out of the box and start doing things differently.

it is good to be busy.

hello everyone. so i'm back to a 9 to 5 job for the next 3 mths. don't see much changes in the corporate world though feels like i am looking at things with a different set of eyes. i am seeing things that i have not noticed before. situations that i am sure have always been there. will share more in time to come. have to go to the shop now.

stay tuned. i'll be back with more insights. meanwhile, enjoy life and remember to have fun....ALWAYS.

managed to enable the "comments" section for a post. not sure if it works though. do give it a try and let me know if anything can be improved.

thanks.

Royal Pair - serpentine with amethyst



Rose Garden - rose quartz with garnet and tourmaline



Orange Delight - carnelian with simple wirework



M and Ms - fresh water pearls



Wirework pendants - Green Chalcedony with #28 silver wire and the other Work-In-Progress as i may want to add more movement to it

time to start taking photos again!!

have got some new stocks of beads and stones. have also finished 2 pendants and 3 pairs of earrings. got many more designs on paper yet to be worked on. this is so exciting.

what's more exciting is i will be starting on a contract job. a 9 to 5 job is not the exciting part. what i am going to learn and achieve from this is what i am looking forward to. i believe to experience is the best way to learn.

coming soon...more photos and photos and photos. haha....have a good day.

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