疫情，人心善恶

這疫情，讓我看到人善良的一面，也讓我看到人，自私的一面。

封城了但升為“essential service" 之一，我們不能關閉，繼續為民服務。雖然，我們跟醫護人物比起來，不需要每天面對病人，感染的危機或許沒那麼高但其實只要還是需要跟人類接觸，還是有一定的危險性的。

為了預防細菌傳染，我們大家做足了預防措施。員工們努力確保加油站的乾淨。除了提供洗手液，員工們努力每分鐘消毒顧客接觸點如 nozzles ，門把手，櫃台等。員工們的健康也是重要的，所以他們每天必須測體溫3次，確保自己是健康寶寶才繼續服務顧客~ 很高興很多顧客看到了我們的努力，不吝嗇的給與稱讚，讓員工們感到開心，更努力的為大家做好預防動作。

但也遇到了一些 @*#@)%—#！的人。不好意思，有點不雅所以被消音了 哈哈哈

昨天，員工照常努力的在擦拭玻璃及門把手。我親眼看著外面這位客人，狂指著門，員工以為她擋到他的路了，所以停下工作往後退。但這位客人繼續狂指著門，原來他不想觸碰門把手，要員工開門讓他進來購物。

然後我到外面貼佈告時，看到有人開著豪華車子來加油。他不願下車，估計是不想碰 nozzle, 所以從窗口把錢交給員工，然後請他為他加油。一次目睹這兩件事，我心裡有些不舒服。我問員工很多人都這樣做嗎？他們回我 ‘sudah biasa" (平常事了）。

雖然我們是服務業，雖然在這非常時期其他行業必須休息但我們還開著還能做生意，雖然我們也想像其他人一樣在家躲著以避免感染到病毒，但我必須說，在這非常時期，每個人的生命都是無價的。如果你覺得你的生命很重要，拜託，請跟著政府的封城命令，留在家裡別出來。如果要出來，請尊重現在還必須為你們服務的員工們。他們也是有家庭，他們也是不想得病，更重要的是，他們生命跟你一樣只有一條，所以請大家有一點同理心，別把他們的貢獻當成理所當然的。謝謝大家！

最後， 希望我們大家一起努力對抗疫情。願一切迅速恢復平安吉祥 _/||\_

記得勤洗手、多喝水，戴口罩，少出門

Do appreciate the hard work they have put in 

to make the place safe

Virtual gifts giving

haha, had a 'chat' with my cute little 4 yo nephew just now.

We don't get to see each other everyday but we do have conference calls a few times a week. He is growing fast and talks a lot. 

I must say, he is a very warm-hearted little boy. In January, all of us, including my dad who hates to fly, flew to Singapore to spend two weeks with him. My dad, he usually takes forever to decide whether to fly to a place. Many times, we ended up buying super unbelievably high priced airfare just because he didn't want to decide a destination or kept changing his minds on whereabouts we go. So, how did my cute little nephew  manage to convince my dad to decide IMMEDIATELY? yes! Immediately! I helped him buy airfare that night after he talked to my nephew! 

My sister video-called my dad one day. He saw his little grandson sitting inside a box so he asked him why is he in the box. My nephew replied, gong gong (grandpa), I wanna row a boat to visit you! My dad was so touched by what he said and he promised him that he would fly to Singapore to spend time with him. Grandpa's promise to grandson. 

See, it was only that easy haha.. My dad immediately ordered all of us to meet at Singapore :P

My nephew can really sweet talk. I need to learn from him 

Just now, he sent some voice recordings over. Awww.. what a cute voice. He gave us some hearts and in return, we gave him some ice creams, candies, sundaes, cakes.. which my sister usually doesn't allow him to eat,  as a treat. He then sent back 100 meaning he really liked the gifts and rated them 100. haha... Jane gave him gifts and told him to open one by one. He then gave us lollipops, teddy bear, gifts and hamburgers and told us not to finish the lollipops in one go. Can keep them in a box and they will last very long. And we can play with teddy bear and then have hamburger. Awwww.. It's so funny and adorable at the same time. 

That's our virtual gifts giving session and best of all, it costs nothing and leaves melting hearts haha...

Be responsible of your own actions!

When haze was a big problem here, i bought masks at pharmacy at 50 cents. A few months later, due to corona virus, masks become so scarce that even if you have money, you can't buy any masks. 

Recently, because of one gatherings, all of a sudden, the once-clean-of-virus- country quickly overtakes many others the chart. And some high ranking officers made many 'interesting' remarks like people are meant to die anyway, so if u contract the virus and die, it's fate. 

Ummm... i dunno about this logic coz I'm not the wise one. BUT at least i know, fate is in our own hands. U create your own destiny. You are the master of your own life. Although death is inevitable but while we are alive, we should make good use of it. We just need to understand and acknowledge "impermanence" because things changed constantly. Even your hairstyle can grow out of style in just a few weeks time, so does that mean, u don't wanna do anything about it? 

Okay haha, I'm just trying to put it into a simpler term so that our high ranking officers can easily understand that, although death is 100%, we don't need to purposely do things that we know, will kill us... and others. 

Or if you still think death is your destiny, how about you do it at your own home and don't drag others who still wanna live, into your circle? Thanks for being socially responsible. You have no right to get others to die with you. 

So now masks are hard to get. I figured probably a reusuable one would be a good idea. After all, it's better than being naked haha..

I found someone selling handmade masks online and contacted her immediately. Turns out, she is one of the Lions members. I went to her shop immediately and bought a few masks from her. Oh my, she has to cut the masks one by one and sew them together. And she OT just so that she could make many for people who need masks. And guess what, she is only selling it for 8 bucks! Oh my, is she making any money i wonder. She said she doesn't know if she is making any money but she hopes everyone is well protected. My, what a kind hearted lady

Be responsible! Protect yourself, protect others!

I got it from Margaret's Patchwork :) Lots of design to choose from. For kids and adults~ 

Goodbye 2019

Today is the last day of 2019. 

Time really really flies! I remembered struggling to write the new year correctly when we first entered the year 2019. Just when i finally got used to it, it's over and it's time to learn to write correctly again. 

It's year 2020 tomorrow. A year which seems very far from reach when I was younger but now, it's only a few hours away! Kinda scary but grateful at the same time. Feeling scared because time flies by too fast and i feel i have not properly utilised it or achieved anything! >.< Feeling grateful because I managed to survive til 2020! Maybe i could consider that as an achievement? what do u think :P

ok, so it's 2020. I still don't have a spaceship. I also don't have robot maids at home. I still need to climb the staircase using my feet etc etc... although we have not achieved those futuristic lifestyle as shown in the The Jetsons cartoon, i think it's good. At least we still need to do some manual work in order to stay fit. I'm happy that i could still use my feet to walk and my hands to work so i know they are still functioning well haha...

There are certain things in life that just shouldn't and couldn't be replaced with technologies, like spending quality time with loved ones.

Say Sake~

Happy 2020! Wishing everyone good health and happiness!

以前 vs 現在

以前、旅行前的我、很忙。

忙着查旅遊地點的必吃必喝必看必玩必去的地方。然後把每一天的行程塞的滿滿的。

到了那裏、每天早出晚歸、雖然做了看了很多、但也累死。

這幾年、不知是年紀越來越大的緣故、開始走輕鬆路線。隨著感覺走、不必這麼辛苦。訂了飯店後，看一些基本資料，就這樣。去到目的地時，才決定到時要幹嘛。或是，就乖乖跟著其它人的行程。不用用腦，輕鬆。不太執作要幹嘛，自在。不帶期待，有驚喜。

今天，我出發去印度咯。老實說，除了 TAJ MAHAL，我

完全不知道自己還有去哪裡 哈哈哈。 

我覺的我現在是懶惰的現象？呵呵

今天，要去印度。

Tiger 2009 - 2019

It was a sunny day yesterday. The sky was blue and the sun was golden in colour.

I didn't see Tiger so i called out. No response. I called out again and again, there was still no sign of him. I walked to the gate where i last saw him the night before. I called out his name again and still, i didn't see him running towards me like he always did.

I told myself, perhaps he had run further to play and would return shortly, like he always did.

When mum and I were about to go out for morning breakfast, mum suddenly yelled from outside the gate where she stood to wait for me to reverse the car - "Your dog is dying! Your dog is dying!" i quickly ran outside and there i saw poor Tiger, resting restlessly under the bushes of flowers. There, he lied with blood and wounds all over his body. He managed to lifted his head to look at us. OMG, he had been attacked! 

My mum and I quickly transferred him onto a flat box. I pulled the box where his injured body lied, inside the house compound. He  cried a few times out of pain. I stopped and padded him and told him he would be alright. He looked at me with pitiful eyes. I know Tiger, it's painful. I will try to be fast. The place where he lied injured is right outside our house gate, yet it seemed hundreds of miles away.  I prayed for Tiger while i pulled him further inside. 

Finally, i got tired and Tiger was too painful to be moved further. I decided to let him rest there for just a while. He had got injured many times before but always, he managed to heal himself after a few days of rest, he would be fine this time too, i told myself, even though deep down i knew, this time he was hurt too seriously. 

I called a house vet to come to take a look at him. The vet gave him medications and raw egg to replenish his energy. The vet told me to monitor Tiger as these 3-4 days would be his critical time. As Tiger wasn't resting under the roof, the vet kindly suggested that we pull him into the car porch, which is about 100 cm away. And he asked me to hold his head so he wouldn't bite. Just when i was reaching towards his mouth, the vet pulled him. Out of pain, Tiger turned around and accidentally bit my wrist. 

I quickly washed my wound and i padded Tiger to tell him to get a rest while i made my way to the emergency ward to treat my wound. Tiger had rabies vaccination but as he was attacked by a few dogs and we had no knowledge as to whether they are vaccinated, to be safe, i must be vaccinated too.

While i was waiting at the emergency for my treatment, my dad called me. He said "i think Tiger is dead". I told him he was just resting. "He isn't moving and he isn't breathing", to which i replied "oh, he just had his medication. Maybe he is sleeping. I will go home to look at him shortly".

I hung up the phone and sat there crying. Tiger is dead. 

10 years maybe just a small part of my life but it is Tiger's whole life. 

Tiger, you have left many good memories and we all miss you very much. You are now free from pain and hope you are now happily running around with our doggy friends in the pet heaven. We love u~ Amituofo.  

Tiger 2009 - 2019

  

無常 #2

今早一醒來，就被法國姐姐的信息嚇倒。

啊，歷史悠久，壯觀美麗的巴黎圣母院 Notre Dame Cathedral 被大火侵襲！2014年，我和Jane第一次到法國，沒機會去Notre Dame Cathedral 朝聖。第二次去法國是2015年，我和Jane特別去 了之前沒機會參觀的地方。看！完美的Notre Dame Cathedral 在我們身後！

這次的火災，再次提醒了我，生命充滿了無常呀~

今日，又因為許志安出軌事件，朋友覺得人生太多無常了。此时此刻的鄭秀文一定好難過。朋友覺得，兩個人在一起，看似恩愛但當感情起了變化，是痛苦的。所以，她認為還是學會優雅一個人獨處比較實際。

是的呢，的確會痛。不過也不應該因為一件事情會變化，會結束而不去開始。

每件人事物本來就是會有'生滅' 象〜有生就有死，有開始就有結束。这是人生的过程。重要的是，我們學習活在當下，學習珍惜身邊的人事物，學習認真的過每一天。

當然同時學習優雅獨處也是需要滴！萬一感情，友情，親情結束了，也不會因此而倒掉。就像今日燒毀的巴黎圣母院一樣。她雖然被燒傷了，但還是壯觀的站著！

法國姐姐寄來的〜

Hurt but still standing~ 

法國姐姐給我的靈感~