Is it payback time yet?

Which is correct – the older you are, more stubborn you get; or, the wiser you get, less patience you have?

Either way, they both are in my thoughts for these couple of days. I prayed hard for patience to face my grandparents but I don’t think I asked God wisely. Why? Because my grandparents are driving me off the wall so badly I think I should get a job sooner rather than later.

Let’s start with yesterday – Yati (my domestic helper) didn’t cook lunch so I decided to get takeaway chicken rice for Grandpa but I didn’t realise they were closed until I went out. So I bought mixed rice for him instead. He argued with me, telling me it’s too much and suggested I should share with him. I’ve already gotten something else for myself, so I told him it’s fine to chuck the leftover away. What happens here is how stubborn he is over the few cents of leftover rice. It’s different times now, even I know how hard it is to earn but if you couldn’t eat anymore, you shouldn’t just keep it for no one else – it’s impractical.

Then came today, I decided to go for my morning walk and got home a bit before 9am. Grandma was missing from her bed – yes, I was frantic – and found her upstairs arranging the bed sheet and pillow covers in the cupboard. I had to drag her down and explained to her over and over how dangerous it is for her to walk by herself, especially up the stairs.

Next came Grandpa, who wanted to be the hero he was – like what, 10 years ago? – trying to take matters at hand. He thought he’s able to fix our faulty door lock and asked me to help him open up the whole thing. Voila, he was able to open the thing but he couldn’t fix the actual problem behind the lock. So what did we get out of it? A very angry human, me, and two pairs of dirty hands with stains as stubborn as the old man.

I seriously have no idea what struck me to write this with such vigorous attitude but nothing could comprehend how I felt staying with them. Please don’t get it wrong, there are good times but I guess it’s human nature to remember each and every fault, rather than all the goodness being done.

I continue to pray for patience and I promise to start doing Pilates daily to improve my breathing so when times like that comes, I know how to lower my blood pressure. Breath in – breath out – breath in – breath out.

What a Boxing Night!

Last night, I thought I was about to lose one of my dearest, my Grandma. It was like any other Sunday – rather than a Boxing Day – and Grandma was in high spirits during the festive season. She has got to see her second great-grandchild and had a little too much from our Christmas BBQ buffet on Christmas night.

It wasn’t until last night when our domestic helper, Yati, was helping her at the loo that she passed out all of a sudden. She then vomited subconsciously and got Yati really worried. We sought help from my parents and Grandpa looked pretty distressed, too.

I carried her out from the loo and got her to lie down before Dad applied some medicated oil in her nostrils to get her to regain consciousness. She wasn’t very responsive at first which worried me, but she started complaining of her pains.

She vomited a couple of times after, had diarrhoea and complained of her pains. It wasn’t any pleasing image for my parents and Grandpa, I suppose. Even Yati shed tears.

All is good this morning as Grandma and Grandpa got up early to send off my nephew – Gabriel – Mum, Dave and Lina. What’s most funny is how Grandma described herself having a sound sleep and could walk around on her own today. I guess we’ve learnt a lesson after all – do not overeat during festive seasons. The consequences might be very ugly.

Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day!

What mother would want their kid dead?

As written on the title, who would want their precious baby dead? This mother in America is otherwise. Truly, drugs can make you do just about ANYTHING!

Newborn found dead in washing machine

Android making life with smartphone easier.

Says who having a smartphone which is too smart would harm your quality of life? I reckon there's always a way to control your usage so you wouldn't get too obsessed with the new gadget you have.

Like me, for example, having the QWERTY keypad on my new toy, Sony Xperia X10 Mini Pro has made my life so much easier. I know I haven't been blogging much lately, looking at how much i'm working. So I guess having the blogging application on my smartphone would encourage me to write again. Not just writing about the nitty gritty if my life but discussing world issues, Biblical verses and interesting topics that I can't get enough of.

Speaking of which, I might just say my life hasn't been great. Partially got to do with work and mostly got to do with me leaving in 4 weeks. I am sad, definitely, who wouldn't when you have to leave so many wonderful people behind? One thing that keeps me going is my will to see my baby angelboy Gabriel and my grandparents in Malaysia. I guess picking up from where I left 4 years back shouldn't be too hard.

Life is like a book, isn't it? Now a new chapter is awaiting for me. I have to wait and see what The Almighty has in store for me. Life as it is, is life He has planned for us. Amen.

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Asian Food Odyssey – Part 2

There seems to be a problem with the Windows Live Writer. This is the program I use to blog as I'm too lazy to type on a html page and it seems like a feature in my computer =P

I haven’t actually finished with my food odyssey from the last post as we found yet another nice authentic Japanese restaurant in Carlisle.

I guess if you’re in Perth long enough, you should be able to figure out this place. It’s called Sapporo and their food is real good! The price? It’s a little pricey, in my opinion but what’s cheap in Perth these days? Here are the pictures and the restaurant’s details at the bottom. Bon appétit.

Oh and yes, I was very sick. Thus, I looked pale.

 

 

Sapporo Japanese Restaurant

186 Rutland Ave

Carlisle WA 6101

Asian Food Odyssey

Lately of such, I’ve been eating out a lot. By saying that, I do mean a LOT! Being sick makes me crave for home cooked food and home cooked food to me means Asian food. That’s something closer to heart, I suppose.

We discovered a restaurant somewhere down the road from my place and decided to give it a go since it was Father’s Day in OZ. They served pretty authentic Malaysian and very large portion for A$10. Here are the pictures:

Laksa (above) and Beef Kuey Teow (below).

 

Think they looked nice and love to try out? The details:

Bentley Chinese Restaurant

28A Chapman Rd

Perth WA 6102

Bare Trees

Spring is here and I don’t quite like it. I’m serious, spring may be the season I hate the most (apart from winter) because it’s the time I get my annual hay fever relapse and yes, I hate to use nasal spray or take Zyrtec on a daily basis!

Something caught my eyes this spring. It’s the growth of flowers, it’s a celebration of new lives and new beginnings for most of the plants. It also made me wonder why do homeowners with gardens or plants like to trim down their plants to a state where it’s so bare you get goose bumps? The photo below should be an interesting reference.

Spring oh spring, how long would thou last?

Me and Big Things

How do you define big things? Could it be big physically, or big ideas in the progress of becoming the real deal? Or perhaps, being successful? I guess the latter fits in my way of defining big things. Now the next thing to tackle would be how big should big things be? No, this post isn’t written in a way to complicate the meaning behind, and yeah, there is a meaning behind it.

What I’m trying to say is, being a journo graduate that is working 2 part-time jobs in a full-time environment made me think a lot. Especially during times like that, when I think I ought to do better things that relates to my field. I want to be a journalist, someone who writes and pens down all sides of the story, someone who delivers, someone who’s just and proud of what she’s doing. I want to find my passion of writing back. That is what I want to do now. I know life doesn’t always turn out the way you want it to be, but being a believer and being hopeful, I believe things would turn out what the Almighty wants it to be.

It’s pretty clear that I want to go on blogging about things but I think the laziness in me is spreading inside out and now I’m uncontrollably lazy. So I just don’t want to be a pathetic graduate looking for a job in the field printed on my degree. I want to be passionate about things, be myself again and pick up the things I love from where I left behind. My next post would be dedicated to this special little girl that stepped into my heart and I honestly believe, I would never forget her.

Yesterday of my Life

Yesterday wasn’t very much a good day at work. It may seem true that everyday may not possibly the best days of work but the feelings I had it totally different yesterday. How shall I put it? I shall say I had a heavy heart after an episode at work. That episode did involved me indirectly and it kind of affected my performance at work throughout the evening.

I was cleaning the conveyor belt at work while a dodgy looking guy walked out of my checkout and was giving me all the very wrong impression. The alarm at the checkout went off as he walked passed and he was taking out a cigarette from the pack as he walked out. I did not do anything although he’s dodgy but just glance at my workmate bizarrely. The security at the centre saw him and called him back so that I could check his bag. I stood there – speechless – while he unzip his bag to show us the contents. A can of Lynx was found and he apologised to me but the security felt the can and it was empty. I don’t know if he’s hiding something but I could felt the security being harsh as the alarm still goes off. Then we found a DVD that sets off the alarm but the guy denied stealing that. Of course, I didn’t hum a word as the guy looked mentally unstable. The security then asked him to empty his pockets but he refused and took off. The security ran after him, leaving his cigarettes, Lynx and DVD behind. My supervisor came down to check on me and said the DVD doesn’t belong to the store.

At that instance, I felt a pang of guiltiness running through me. Did the security and I accused the guy wrongfully? Just within minutes, a woman shoplifted at the pharmacy and yet another episode of police and thief broke out. All in all, they caught the woman, the police came and lives are resumed to normal. But I didn’t feel the same. I still carried a heavy heart and I have no confidence as I used to have catching bad eggs. It’s just because I’m still unsure if I did the right thing by accusing that guy or if he actually has something to hide in his pockets.

It’s inevitable this sort of issues should always be considered over and over. I do not know how to tell the bad from the good and it’s undeniable that everyone has their own agendas – regardless of stealing or being a good person in the society. I think it’s always wise to look at things from a different angle and this is my new goal towards the days which I’m embracing.

Keeping Faith

To be honest, there are a whole lot of things I would like to post on my blog lately but I didn’t have the time to. Why? – Its just because I’m pretty much preoccupied with another of Jodi Picoult’s book, Keeping Faith. This is yet another brilliantly written book by Picoult with a good ol’ courtroom story that revolves around the life of a little girl who interacts with God upon her parents’ divorce. I don’t know if seeing God or interacting with God would cause how much ciaos since God Himself lives in us. Still, this book brings out a good sense of how the media portrays God and how different religions see God in a different form.

Of course, the issue in the book is the God the little girl sees is a female God and the traditional portrayal of God is often seen as male. But I guess what matters most is how much we love, devote and willing to give to God, regardless of what gender He/She is. This book hasn’t change much of my perceptions of God, but it does strengthen my faith. No matter what others think of Him, He is still the best Father I could ever asked for.