eye spy with my little eye

Salyu- Suisei MV on YouTube

2006-07-25T03:17:00.000+08:00

Salyu reminds me of Bjork in her quirkiness as well as the way she sings- with wild abandonment and a free spirit. Her tone is more mellow though. (Just see the MV and you will understand.)

I don't understand Japanese and I've heard that the lyrics are sadder than it looks like. BUT I love the visuals of this MV and the story woven by what we see. Pity I dun understand the words being sung because I suspect there is a deeper meaning than what we see on the surface level.

To me, the video's images reminds us to find the kid in us when we get too lost in the adult world; to fill the blacks and whites in with colours... a myriad of it... (Kae reminds me of all of that too in his adorable ways)

Check it out and surf around for her other videos on You Tube... they are very beautifully done and her voice is really great on the ears.

thoughts thoughts thoughts

2006-07-25T02:42:00.000+08:00

So Ian left on Sunday night in Singapore to travel six hours 'back in time' to hit Denmark... =)

Copenhagen... Little Mermaid... World's Official (and only) Santa Claus school... meeting Asia's one and only official Santa who hails from the land of the rising Sun.

Wow.

Jealous I am haha... =) But I rejoice that he has been blessed with travels, with new experiences... to have worked with a China crew and now a Danish one. God is good indeed.

True, he has to swim through politics and the crap Mamon tosses at him from time to time (recently, it seems quite often lol) but you know what I think?

1) Spiritual attacks- some of things that happen to trip him up are spiritual attacks meant to cause him to lose faith or to lose hope... to lose sight of God. The projects sometime wrestle time that he needs with God away... (eg. In China, he missed a whole month odd of services in Church)

2) God never causes bad stuff to happen to us. It is a matter of perspective. You can choose to see a trial as a tripping stone or a stepping stone. Your call.

3) God never lets us go through things He knows we cannot bear. So he thinks 'highly' of Ian I guess =) Kidding.

4) Character Building- you know when you want to build up your muscles, you lift heavier weights? Well maybe this is a time for Ian to build up Psychological and Spiritual muscle to be able to handle the blessings God has in store for him. So he has heavier weights to lift for now, but it will seem lighter soon once his spirit becomes stronger in the Lord.

5) Seen in a myopic way, everything seems like a dead end now. Seen long term, one will gaze back at this trying period years and years from now (or maybe even months from now) and smile and say... ya it was tough but it passed us by and thankfully, we did it HIS way.

6) It is in our time of weakness and tribulation that we understand and see God's greatness, mercy, love and compassion. We appreciate him only when we are down- calling out to Him, crying out to Him from the depths of our Spirit.

It is a faith-trying exercise coming face to face with such obstacles on a daily basis but it does make one all the stronger for it and I have the utmost faith in God that he will not break Ian's back and I believe in Ian- that even though some not-very-nice people put him down quite a bit sometimes, that he will realise that it could be that they feel threatened by his brilliance achieved at a younger age or well, just pure jealousy or spite. Some people just don't like sharing the stage la. Put on your Bullet proof vest of His Rhema (Word) and His Blood and His Holy Spirit and face the world with no fear. If God is for you, then settled and done deal. He does not break promises and he loves unconditionally ...unless you reject him la.

The brighter your star is, the more the-ones-outside will want to darken it.

So just have to work extra hard to lift it to the Heavens where God is and let God take care of the darkness.

Draw strength from the Son and when one has time, to pray or spend some quiet time with God.

I am sure he and I aren't the only ones flailing around in the Media Circus. I am sure politics exist everywhere (heck I was in an all-girls-school for 11 years, I should know) you know.

But no one ever feels better when they look in the mirror and grimace. Smile. Laugh. Find peace in that deepest place within you where you and God spend those little quiet moments together.

See life for its miracles great and atom sized... count every blessing.

Things i have learnt recently to do more of.

The pastor joked the other day that not one hair falls off our head that God doesn't know about... so I turned to ian and grinned.

God must know all about what he is going through each moment of the way because... and those of you who know us will understand the secret punch line.

Yes I is "evil GF' but I love my Precious Blessing and wherever he is in Denmark, I miss him.

Missing Ian again... =)

2006-07-25T02:31:00.000+08:00

You complained
And so
God answered-
Air tickets
To see and
To experience
the priceless
over the ocean

It is work-
you say
But look around
This world is
God's work
There can be
such beauty
to be found
in work.

Do not let the
technology and
machinery
blind you to
blue canvas
green grass
different smells
new sights and sounds
On new ground

Take a bit-
A little piece
Of your trip
Home
And share it
With me
I await
your priceless gift
Lend me
Your eyes
Your ears
Your hands

Help me to breathe
What I will miss
These
five
days...
You and your memories

2006-07-12T20:06:00.001+08:00

Kae's "homework", a picture of Kae and William as babies and the orchids are blooming again hurrah!

2006-07-12T20:06:00.000+08:00

The coconut Kae brought back from Changi beach 2+ weeks ago. We are all very sure it ain't gonna be growing but he has hope he does.

2006-07-12T20:05:00.000+08:00

Scrappy, my aromatherapy lamp, the bear family snowglobe and a picture of ian & i =)

2006-07-12T20:03:00.001+08:00

Yesh... Kae can read this book. He can read very well these days. =) Really amazing.

2006-07-12T20:03:00.000+08:00

Charmane accompanied Kae and I for his audtions at Pix Talk. =)

2006-07-12T20:02:00.000+08:00

Charm reading to Kae

2006-07-12T20:01:00.000+08:00

That yellow orb is the moon =D Deliciously huge like a cookie.

2006-07-11T20:47:00.000+08:00

Letters from a small boy to his Papa and Mummy Bear... =)

2006-07-11T20:44:00.000+08:00

Kaelen and Kaelen and more Kaelen =D

2006-07-11T20:43:00.000+08:00

Kae on the fone =)

2006-07-11T20:42:00.000+08:00

My bedroom is all nice and clean and spruced up. Must try to keep it tidy! Jia You!

2006-07-11T20:39:00.000+08:00

Tadada!! Super Boy... =)

2006-07-01T02:24:00.000+08:00

Me with my new hair colour.... the top bit is brown with light brown/orangey streaks and the bottom most layers are rosewood red =) can't tell but oh well. hehe

by Geri

2006-07-01T02:22:00.001+08:00

Art and craft time... Kae drew a pic of Thomas the Train and the naughty carriages... =)

by Geri

2006-07-01T02:22:00.000+08:00

Mummy playing monkey taken by Kae =)

by Geri

2006-06-19T17:19:00.000+08:00

Haha the one in yellow is Kae's self portrait with what he says is his "lang ding dang" (that is what my parents call his rib cage that shows up when he goes topless... the sound is supposed to be akin to that of one playing on the xylophone. Hehe)

by Geri

2006-06-19T17:18:00.000+08:00

A robot kae drew today... he used black paper and glitter crayola crayons =)

by Geri

2006-06-19T00:05:00.000+08:00

A day out with m' love always brings a smile to my face. Thanks for sharing the lovely sunset we saw today with me.

by Geri

Thoughts...

2006-06-18T07:58:00.000+08:00

It amazes me to watch Kae grow everyday... one day he was a gurgling butter ball and then suddenly he is able to spell words, read, write and draw the most inspiring pictures. Makes me wish I was still in NP haha coz I might have adapted some of his artwork into animation pieces. Cartoon Network worthy ideas they are.

When I came back from KL, I realised that he had grown taller again... he was 92cm a few days before we left and when we were away he somehow grew another 4 cm. Hey... he is more than 50% my heigh already!

He also comes out with the most interesting story ideas (eg. Go Wa Bi building's background story...) and is getting better at expressing himself.

If you thought growing dao geh was fun to watch as a kid, as an adult watching your little bean sprout up into a sapling is quite an experience indeed. This is the best dao geh I have grown... my little Kaelen who proclaims he is "not a baby bear but a big bear already."

2006-06-18T07:42:00.001+08:00

2 unrelated movies with ...

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:42:00.000+08:00

Ok.... strange titles...

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:41:00.000+08:00

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:40:00.000+08:00

Old school barber at Little India

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:39:00.001+08:00

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:39:00.000+08:00

On the way to the restaurant, Danielle decides to prep her pretty lips with some of her Mummy's lip balm.

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:38:00.001+08:00

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:38:00.000+08:00

Ian's family celebrated Father's Day at Chili Padi restaurant at Joo Chiat Place...

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:37:00.000+08:00

Phoenix... a very peranakan symbol and batik which was cleverly used to conceal office style lighting and to give it a warmer tone.

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:36:00.000+08:00

Von and Ian's Mum ordering bites. The deco of the place was really nicely done as U can see.

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:35:00.001+08:00

Abascus and "Kerosene" lamp at the cashier counter...
All the better to see your money and count em with!

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:35:00.000+08:00

Interesting Display of mini old school irons and other containers...

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:33:00.000+08:00

You Need It - convenient minimart. What a name at what a location (Joo Chiat night club area)

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:32:00.000+08:00

Shhh.. Artist at work. That is Kae making a Get Well Soon card for my Dad aka his Gong Gong.

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:31:00.001+08:00

Kae wrote this all out by himself. Quite an effort eh? He can draw hearts much better now. =)

by Geri

2006-06-18T07:31:00.000+08:00

That is my dad... Kae drew his sty and the pus bag on the right eye which was where my dad had his growth. And that kid is Kae of coz. They are playing football and lots of love from Kae to his Grandpa. =)

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:09:00.000+08:00

It even comes with a Singapore flag!

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:08:00.001+08:00

Kae with his new building...

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:08:00.000+08:00

GoWaBi building by Kae... lol. The backstory goes (according to Kae) that there used to be an old Chinese temple there called Go Wa Bi then it got demolished and moved far far away. So he built a shopping centre over it and named it Go Wa Bi in memorial of the temple Lol. It is 100 stories high and has a bus interchange and a long pedestrian bridge with colourful stairs that change colours everyday.

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:04:00.000+08:00

on our way to watch CARS...

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:03:00.001+08:00

Papa bear and baby bear...

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:03:00.000+08:00

Kae sayangs his Papa Bear who is undergoing acupuncture treatment for his jaw problem...

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:02:00.000+08:00

A happy kid with his new Chelsea jersey courtesy of his Papa Bear...

by Geri

2006-06-17T16:01:00.000+08:00

Pictures on Kae's black and white boards when I got back home =)

2006-06-17T16:00:00.000+08:00

And as the rest of the world awoke, we were just about to reach our homes...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:59:00.000+08:00

Portrait of a still-tired-man (who has to report in for work in a few hours) in a cab...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:58:00.000+08:00

We got a super modified cab... before i went in had to pray for covering from the crystals and assorted Feng Shui stuff coz usually am quite senstive to such stuff and will develop migraines or nausea.

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:57:00.000+08:00

In the taxi queue...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:56:00.000+08:00

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:55:00.001+08:00

Bye train...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:55:00.000+08:00

We alighted at Woodlands and didn't take on to Tanjong Pagar station coz it made more sense to go home from the former. =)

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:54:00.000+08:00

Heading into Singapore...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:53:00.001+08:00

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:53:00.000+08:00

Everyone was catching their 60 winks...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:52:00.000+08:00

Waiting...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:51:00.001+08:00

One of the many stops along the way...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:51:00.000+08:00

Reflections of a speeding train...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:49:00.000+08:00

The guard...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:48:00.000+08:00

Think think think...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:47:00.000+08:00

Ian was really tired... we worked on the beats for some of our stuff on the train after the movie and then he slept as I tried to sleep hehe

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:46:00.000+08:00

Our lot of people... we got to watch Charlie and The Chocolate Factory during the trip. Whoopee!

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:45:00.001+08:00

Bored to Bor Liao- ness, Geri takes a photo in the loo.

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:45:00.000+08:00

Our tickets...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:44:00.000+08:00

See the guy behind me? He snored like thunder throughout the journey... I didn't sleep much as a result. ^.^" But it was fun anyway to try out the KTM train...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:43:00.001+08:00

Muacks for my darling Ian

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:43:00.000+08:00

Cheese...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:42:00.000+08:00

Taking a picture before the train pulls away from KL...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:41:00.000+08:00

All aboard the Lightning Express... taking the overnighter back but trying out the seats instead of the beds.

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:40:00.000+08:00

That's our train... beginning to wish we had one more day in KL. Kinda feel that we haven't checked it out to the max.

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:38:00.001+08:00

At the Train station...

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:38:00.000+08:00

I am going to the toilet, disable it and change my baby for a new one,,,

by Geri

2006-06-17T15:37:00.000+08:00

Hmmm... next there will be one called Ethopian Women Can't Get Fat and Singaporean Women Eat Less To Be Less Fat...

by Geri

2006-06-17T13:46:00.000+08:00

Time Square... huge. Tried the crunchy strawberry thing they had which was quite nice. Strawberry coated with malt sugar I think. Even cooler was the rollercoaster inside the shopping centre. Didnt get to ride it though. No time. Lol. Ian also not into rides lah,

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:31:00.000+08:00

Just you and me baby =)

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:30:00.001+08:00

And we were at Tanjong GV!

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:30:00.000+08:00

About to enter the theatre...

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:29:00.001+08:00

Ang Mor superhero versus Indian superhero... whose eyes has more "electricity" emitting from them?

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:29:00.000+08:00

Love U dar!

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:28:00.001+08:00

Us... =)

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:28:00.000+08:00

Breathtaking sight... there were lots of bats flying around the peak of the towers... love the sky bridge which we didnt have time to go up on earlier in the day.

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:27:00.001+08:00

Beautifully illuminated...

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:27:00.000+08:00

Dar taking pics of the towers on his 6260

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:26:00.001+08:00

Petronas was a grand sight to behold at night...

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:26:00.000+08:00

After Chinatown, we went back to our hotel to leave some stuff behind, changed and headed out to eat durians where we got con-ed I think. Or maybe durians are just super pricey there. I didnt take pics of that but we headed out to Petronas again after that ... to KLCC to catch a movie =) <>

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:23:00.000+08:00

Authentic... i wish we had stalls like that here... so old school

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:22:00.000+08:00

Yes from my appearance in that little corner on the bottom right, you can tell that I was there haha

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:21:00.000+08:00

Dear checking the place out... after this stretch, we will enter the frenzy of bargains galore.

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:20:00.000+08:00

Chinatown KL... coz my battery was running low, the "steady" shot like function in my Fuji would sometimes not be very steady. And inside, I hardly took pictures. It was a very claustrophobic place filled to the brim with pirated bags, clothes, discs... everything =)

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:17:00.000+08:00

After a delicious meal (sorry didnt take photos of it coz my battery was on low and i wanted to take pictures of Chinatown)... consisting of Chilli paneer, Chilli mushrooms, Manchurian Gobi, something else paneer and melt-in-your-mouth Gulab Jamun, we headed out to the cab stand for our ride out to Chinatown

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:16:00.000+08:00

A picture by dar dar

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:15:00.001+08:00

What to order?

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:15:00.000+08:00

Moi... =) << man I need to lose lots of weight... gaine weight on the trip i think... haha happy makan-ing lah>>

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:14:00.000+08:00

Those little touches that make it very authentically Indian in feeling

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:11:00.000+08:00

We were a little disappointed that the buffet only happens on weekends in this branch (it is everyday- lunch + dinner- in the Singapore one). But the ala carte was suprisingly reasonably priced and very very affordable. You can pig your way through qutie a few dishes, be really few and still pay for about the same price as a buffet back home. =)

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:09:00.000+08:00

The atmosphere is just as warm and cosy as the one back home...

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:08:00.000+08:00

Here's the address on the placemat for those who want to seek it out...

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:07:00.000+08:00

And true enough, we found our little hideout... The KL branch of Madras Woodlands that is at Belilios Lane in Singapore.

by Geri

2006-06-16T15:05:00.000+08:00

We alight and start looking for our precious makan joint... =)

by Geri