Goodbye to 2013, Hello 2014!

Today is the last day of 2013.

I used to feel a bit lost on the last day of every year~ I remember staring into the sky and wondered what I've achieved in one year and what my future holds. I used to wonder why we were even born and whether we are here for a mission. If we are here for a mission, then what is it.....

I haven't asked myself those questions for a few years although sometimes i still wonder if i have wasted my precious time by doing nothing meaningful. This is an important thought because it reminds me to utilise time wisely, cherish everyone and everything that I have. As for the questions as to why we were born and our mission in this world, I think I've found the answers.

A couple of weeks ago, I watched an award-winning documentary called "Beyond Beauty - Taiwan from above" 《看見台灣》。It was taken from up there (actually, it's a bird’s-eye journey by helicopter across Taiwan’s various landscapes), it's like we are looking down from the sky (is this what Gods see?). We were taken to see beautiful untouched places in the country, we saw how animals live happily in the beautiful land, beautiful waterfalls, magnificent mountain tops, the quiet swamps etc... It's really breath-taking! Then we saw how humans have destroyed and are still destroying mother nature so that we can live more luxuriously. Although destruction is being done, mother nature remains quiet and continues to suffers quietly while still trying to provide~  It kinda reminds me of our parents who give us everything they have since the day we were born. Their time, their energy, their money, their youth, their bodies, their minds, their souls, their lives..... u name it~

I think we are here for a bigger reason than working hard everyday in order to make a lot of money so that we can buy things we desire and need for ourselves as well as for our future generations. Having a luxurious life is good but if other people around us are having bad times, we can't be too good ourselves too because we would be afraid that one day we will have bad times like them too...

If we all learn to love everyone, from your own families to people who make your lives a living hell and people whom you have never met or talked to before. If all of us can see only the goods in everyone and have a heart so big that you don't see see other people's flaws but yours, there would be no hatred, no arguments, no fights, no wars... The world would be a sanctuary and everyone lives problem-free...

Happy New year my dear people! May 2014 brings more love and happiness to you~ 

Doraemon & Friends!

Xmas this year is.....

So, the gift exchange is over. What's left behind is fond memories and .....

Lonely Xmas Tree....

Alone Again....

After a hearty lunch, we sang Christmas Carols, then it's gift opening session! yaye~ This Xmas, I prepared a special present for my little Kid. I wanted to give her something she will like... hmmm... A Hello Kitty Soft toy would be a good idea since she is a big fan of Hello Kitty but I wanted to give something more "useful" instead of something that occupies space and collects dusts.

With a theme in my mind, I went to my trusted friend and googled. Hahaha, yes, I googled. Actually, I google for all kind of things. I think it's a Genius! It can find anything u need and want! Like the other day, I'm too lazy to read the lengthy user manual so i googled on how to transfer data and apps to new phone... And I did manage to do it! COOL hey...  

Okie, back to my special gift~  After a few days of comparing and thinking, I got my special Elf, Jane to buy a Hello Kitty vacuum container. I also gave her a link to buy a set of Hello Kitty spoon and fork to go with the Hello Kitty container..... which didn't turn out quite right. Elf Jane bought Doraemon spoon and fork instead T_______T  In the end, the container was given to my little kid without the cutlery :( Jane said they are the same since Doraemon is also a cat, just that he is blue and a male @_@ Hmmm... It's great that she is only a part time elf or else Santa Claus would be incurring a huge expense on "incompatible gifts" hahahaha... (But she did a good job la~)

So, What did i get this Xmas?

My gift this year is ...

my very own keychain!

With my fav colour as background!

It's kinda small but well, at least it doesn't take up too much space in my home and doesn't collect dust. I'm happy :)

Ho Ho Ho... Merry Xmas!

Xmas this year~

Ho Ho Ho... Merry Xmas!

Like every other years, we have organised a Xmas gift exchange this year... This time we have decided to go a bit further by doing a potluck in the office on the day of gift opening! The menu looks tempting. We have pizzas, donuts, ice cream cake and many more so far~ No sight of roasted Turkey or Xmas Pudding though, but that won't spoil our Xmas because we can just use our creative mind to imagine.... Our mind is a powerful one u know hehe... :P

It has been 3 weeks since each of us has 'lucky drawn" the names of our "xmas kids'". We are the Secret Angels (i think Santa Claus is more appropriate :P) of the kids. We have set up the tree long ago so that the Angels/ Santa Claus has a place to put their gifts.... The tree stood lonely in one corner since then until this week...... The gift opening session is this Friday,  all of a sudden, many presents started to secretly mushroom from nowhere and started to fill up every little corner underneath the tree. hmmm... I guess everyone must be taking their time to find a perfect gift for their Little Kids :P I know I did... My gift to my kid has flown thousands of miles to reach here with the help of many hardworking elves~ Hope my kid will like it ...

It's so exciting to look at nicely-wrapped gifts. Every now and then, we started to do gift-counting. On Tues morning, there was only one lonely gift sitting under the tree. In the afternoon, 4 more gifts were mysteriously 'born'. Everyone tried to be mysterious and denied that they are the Santa Claus of the gifts haha.. 


It's funny that each time one person (and i mean everyone) picks up a gift,  he/she would start to shake it....  I wonder why we even do that, as if by shaking it, we will be able to know what's inside? haha.. What if we shake too hard or too many times, the fragile item inside turns into  jigsaw puzzles instead (i.e. break into pieces hahahaha)

Fa la la la la....

Taken on Tues afternoon

4 gifts mysteriously appeared :P

Merry Xmas to you ALL!

How Jane & I communicate~

Our family and friends think Jane and I are an interesting pair of twins. When we are apart, we call each other everyday to chit chat. When we are together, we fight, we argue, we talk back, we get angry at each other and then......... the next second, we are good friends again. 

Some don't understand how this relationship works but some who fight with their better halves and then make up will understand. However, there is a risk associated with fighting couples because when one of them gets tired of the constant fighting over tiny weeny matters, he/she might ask for a separation/divorce @_@ For Jane and I, it's different because no matter how much we fight, Jane can't live without me and my life would be boring without Jane. Hehe, Looks like we are stuck with each other! ;P

The other day, i was playing with the instant chat called LINE which contains a lot of funny stickers. OOOooo, they have very good stickers because you can easily find a sticker that shows your feeling and thoughts without u having to say a word. Cool right? but u still need to use with care because, like i said before, messages are subject to reader's interpretations and can cause a lot of unnecessary dispute  ;P 

OK, back to me playing with LINE, I suddenly discovered a few stickers that show our communication cycle! I called it the JJ's way of communicating haha... 

JJ's Way of communicating

(stickers from LINE)

We can be the bestest friends one sec and the next we can be talking angrily to each other, then pulling each others' hair out, kick and punch (OK, these only happen in our minds because we are against physical violence hehe...) each other. Then the next sec, we are the bestest friends again... and then the cycle repeats itself......

This is the greatest thing about a family. No matter what, we love each other unconditionally. Like Jane said, "(family) love happens in a strange way. That's the power of love!"

So the next time u see us 'fighting', u know that is the JJ's way of communicating ^^

IT talk~

With today's technology, we can be physically together but virtually talk to each other. Like, in the office, our colleagues are just sitting next to us and yet we have to email each other to discuss about lunch venue~ Are we too dependent on technology these days?  

To me, technology is a good thing as it makes 'locating' people easier :P Of course technology can be a bad thing too if it is not wisely used~

I must admit, technology is very important to me because my family members are all over the world  and technology has definitely made communicating with each other very easy. With some of the smartphone apps, we can easily reach each other instantly. Like one night, Jane called me at 3am and asked what I am doing. She called me from the US which was 12 hours behind me T____T

While technology makes it easier to communicate, it also makes it complicated. You see, many of us like to write instant messages to each other because (1) it's free of charge or (2) probably because the person doesn't feel like talking (as in dial the number and really talk to the other person).. or (3) the person doesn't want others to overhear the conversation.... whatever the reasons maybe ... sending messages is highly dangerous because they are subject to recipient's own interpretation and also the "tone" of the message will depend on the reader's mood or the reader's thought of the sender's mood.

Once Jane and I were fighting because she claimed that I was angry for no reason. Our conversation went like this:

Jane: Wui

Jenn: Ya?

Jane: What are u doing?

Jenn: Work

Then she concluded that I was angry. In actual fact, i was only being short and concise. AND most importantly, i was doing work and didn't have time to chat T____T

Sometimes, messages can be misunderstood. Once I sent Jane a quick message in the morning to disturb her, it went like this:

*BS stands for Bang Sai (please excuse our not-so-ladylike terms :P)

In case you don't know what's happening up there, let me narrate to help u....

I wanted to give Jane a scare so i yelled BOO! Jane was scared and fainted. Then I shot her twice in her chest, the gun fire went "biam biam". Of course, Jane thought otherwise. She thought it means poo-ing (便便).  T_____T

I rest my case.  言者无意，听者有心 ~

so guys, if you plan to send messages instead of really talking to the person, be prepared for the confusion....