I love the smell and strong aroma of coffee. I love its taste even more. For me, the smell and taste awaken the senses, especially in the mornings. I drink coffee at night too. And I still can sleep.
I may not know the minute details of the origins of coffee, the different types, etc but I know enough to understand the impact it has on people throughout the world. When I pass by cafes or kadai kupi that brew or serve fresh coffee, I would automatically savour the aroma. Mmmmmh…
Coffee has taught me something too. When life puts us in a tough situation, like coffee, we should change the colour of the hot water. We should find ways to overcome the situation.
By the way, I got myself a coffee plunger recently. Even that got me all happy. I would love to buy a coffee machine one day. I should have a piggy bank especially for that, shouldn’t I?
Shania and Ted are enjoying their new school tremendously.
They are in school 9am-3pm Mondays-Fridays. When they get home, they are happy to do their homework. Why? Simply because it doesn’t stress them out. Ted gets a book to read as his homework. How fun is that? Shania gets a homework list to do within two weeks. The activities are fun to do, so it’s more like funwork for her. One of them is to share about her groceries shopping experience with Mum or Dad, and to compare whether it was cheap or expensive.
It is a different schooling system back home for sure. It’s a great opportunity for them to experience a different system here. I hope when we return home in 3 years’ time, they will be able to adapt to the system back home, again.
I believe there is a time for everything. A time to love more, to overcome grief and pain, to fulfill dreams..
I am a person who dreams a lot. Dreaming allows me to expand my thoughts and push myself to do a bit more. When I dream, I also find ways to make it come true. Becoming a student again here in New Zealand is a dream come true. Well, I still have a longgggg way to go to complete my studies but I take it one day at a time.
It’s a new journey for me, as well as for my hubby and kids. Honestly, it’s exciting, it’s scary at times, but we are so glad we are here together. آ I don’t think I could survive otherwise.
the campus where i will be studying for the next three years
..and I haven’t been good at blogging at all! I’m totally in Christmas mode now; hence the change of background. To be honest, I’m thinking of discontinuing this blog, but then again, I feel kinda sad doing so. At the mo, I shall hang on to my osindak.com and we’ll see how things go.
2011 has been an exciting as well as a challenging year for me. Many lessons learned too. I hope you are having a great learning time in 2011. I’m really looking forward to 2012 - who knows, it’ll be another exciting year as well?
In the meantime, here’s a heartwarming song for you:
*sigh* I’ve been wishing so much we have a Cath Kidston store in Malaysia. I heart the bags, purses, etc especially the polka dot ones. I can order online but the shipping cost would be expensive. Hmmm… I subscribed to their catalogue and I’ve received two so far. Cuteness! My best friend who’s currently in the UK sent me a surprise gift recently - Cath Kidston book of stickers! woo hoo!! soooo cute! look, look!
Anyways… here are some of the stuff I really like too…
Okay, okay… May be I didn’t literally walk in the clouds, but hey, I almost. One of the things I love about my job is the chance to travel places. Who isn’t happy when you get paid to do the things you love?
I co-facilitated a training for youths on environmental interpretation in Inobong Substation, Crocker Range Park.
Time is zooming by so fast! I thought I’ve just updated my blog, but my last entry was in mid January!
Many things happened from then till now. For instance, I turned 37 recently. Not a bad number, don’t you think? 3 more years I’ll be 40! Yayyy! Looks like a super number to me. This year, I hope to have a couple of dreams come true.. Who knows, I might just be fortunate.. However, one of the setbacks of having bigger numbers as age (translated to OLD) is having cracking joints from time to time. Me without a helper at home since September last year is a positive thing, you know. I get to workout every single day a.k.a. house chores. No gym for me, no sirree!
Anddd recently, I got myself a MacBook Air! Yayyy! It’s really an amazing piece of work, this MacBook Air…. It makes me more rajin to do work! Honestly bah…
Wokay, I guess it’s bye-bye for now. Need to brace myself for outstation work this week - 3 daily trips to 3 different districts. Take care, God bless you!
Chinese New Year is coming soon… Gong Xi Fa Chai to you! www.osindakshop.com’s CNY Sale from 13th until 31st January 2011 is here AND we are giving a 15% discount on all items in the store! So what are you waiting for? Enjoy shopping at www.osindakshop.com!
Hello everyone, Happy New Year 2011! When I look back at my 2010, I’ve learned so much, achieved quite a bit and in a nutshell, have savoured my 2010 as much as I wanted to.
I truly hope 2011 will bring more blessings and better days for all of us in terms of family lives, friendship and work/studies. I sincerely hope too that we do better in protecting our environment, not just for us now, but for our future generation.
For me, the smell and taste awaken the senses, especially in the mornings. I drink coffee at night too. And I still can sleep. 
This year, I hope to have a couple of dreams come true.. 
