I have nothing to write here :(

Went to my friend's studio to play piano...itz been a while but I love it....playing piano calms me tremendously...

To answer - VIV questions about the top 5:

For me...

Same belief - who loves J.C
Laid back n the one who could take my crap (n my anger problm at times..LOL)
Yeah no whine-y person - I m the only one who is allow to whine...
Someone who spoils me
Someone who is kind hearted...to others...and genuine...can't stand egotistical fakes...

:))))

There u got my answer VIV...letz tag VN Gal...answer us VN Gal...

Broken Cellph - n anger management?

I broke my cellph...I have had that ph since 2005 and it has followed me everywhere around the world....don't ask me plz how I broke it - I m jest gonna come out n say it: it has to do w me getting really, really, really pissed off, I took all my emotion/anger at the poor little ph...I threw it (in the carpet) soooo hard that it is literally broke into two...I took the SIM card out and realized all the 200 ph numbers I got was actually saved on the phone not on the SIM...the reason why is becz when traveling, I often would purchase the country "on the go-SIM" and use the local number (cheaper than the $2.99/min Cing or ATT charges). If I saved on my SIM then I would not be able to obtain those numbers and if I saved on both then they would appear twice on my phonebook....

What to do w all the numbers stored inside the broken ph. not to mention all the sweet text msgs I saved of my hun and pix I took during my travels..........my patience ever-loving hun actually taped it together for me and it works...ppl...my phone has gone through some MAJOR operation...LMAO...

Then the sweet VN - Gal...n BFF V-Boo actually offered me their old phones...thank yawl for handling the crisis situation of no-cell-ph-available = craziness....

Moral of the story...if you get angry threw something on the floor that isn't breakable LMAO.....

Been away - too wrap up on Facebook....so much fun...I found old friends...we are too busy pokin' each others and writin' on the wall LMAO!!!!

What've I been doing w my "lil' bit of spare time" now....reading and more reading...especially the weather has been so permitting...it'z been so gloomy and drizzled here and there.........

HeArt bReAK!!!!

"We just drifted apart" = typical excuse for breakups nowadays....we often (including moi - in the past) use.

But now I realized....geez...how lame......never follow ur heart coz its an emotional roller coaster....instead strive to lead ur heart! If two ppl wants to stay together....they can/will work through anything.....no wonder most of us, our parents stay married 'til death do 'em apart..........those folks have my respect!!!!!!!!!

Sweet Recollection
Meeting up with friends of a decade old never fails to bring back good old memory, but at the very same time, awakening us to the melancholic truth that the past simplicity in life is never to be owned again.
those were the days when we life was much simpler.
there are so many strings of events running through my mind. happy ones, depressing ones, hilarious ones… i can never finish getting them all out in words.
time can never be reverse, and memories are what we are left with.
bittersweet indeed.

One step at a time
One hope then another
Who knows where this road may go?
Back to who I was
On to find my future things my heart still needs to know
Yes, let this be a sign
Let this road be mine
Let it lead me to my past
courage see me through heart
I am trusting YOU to bring me home At last!

I detest the mediocre element of life yet contradictorily embrace the simplicity of it.
Prolly the line is too thin thus they smudged to a confusing grey now.

Be Brave
even if u arent,
just pretend.

Sometimes you have to forget what you feel and
remember what you deserve.

JEANS WEEK all next week.... :)))) YEAYYYYYYYYYY!!!

I am hooked on Lulu Guinness fragrance.....

Mistakes I have made and they might come back to haunt me someday in the future. But I don't owe anyone an explanation. Nor am I inclined to provide gossip for other people. It's really difficult to trust anyone these days....but I know I can always put my trust in HIM and HIM ONLY....

Somewhere I have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience, your eyes have their silence: in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me, or which I cannot touch because they are too near your slightest look will easily unclose me though I have closed myself as fingers, you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens (touching skilfully, mysteriously) her first rose or if your wish be to close me, I and my life will shut very beautifully, suddenly, as when the heart of this flower imagines the snow carefully everywhere descending; nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals the power of your intense fragility: whose texture compels me with the color of its countries,rendering death and forever with each breathing (I do not know what it is about you that closes and opens; only something in me understands the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses) nobody, not even the rain, has such small hands - E. E. Cummings

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Went to Tam's house on Fri, she just moved to a 4 yr old house...we hang out...over grill chicken and a bottle of merlot...and watch girly movie: Because I said so...

OMG..OMG...I found a perrrrrfect Merlot wine....by accident....I was looking for Lindemans but come across the California wine...our own...wow....I decided to try it....

I noticed...a rich, medium Ruby Red color in this Merlot, with aromas of black cherry, cassis, red licorice, plum and a hint of sage, balanced with notes from the oak aging, including vanilla, toffee and toasty oak.... I took a sip and it's easy to drink. Surprisingly rich flavors of cherry, vanilla and mocha combine with toasty oak. Highly recommended ;)))))

ECONOMIC concerns may have dampened the mood, but people marked the Year of the OX by continuing to celebrate the Lunar New Year - with prayer, ritual, tradition, and festivities.....

For those who celebrate the New Year...wish you guys a prosperous one!

I love the church near my home...every week it puts out a message - very catchy for passerby....

The world financial crisis has made me realized I need a New Year resolution to bring my lunch everyday to work. No more eating out for lunch. It was all inspired by my bro and my sis-in-law. My bro holds a high position in Sydney and my sis-in-law is a corporate lawyer and they own a beautiful, expensive house, yet – they bring their lunch to work. They don’t spend crazy amount of money for eating out….

Today marked the 3rd day of my bringing my lunch from home…..

I also had started my almost daily jogging back……….along w/ eating light meals….I lost my jogging partner – as she moved to Penn State but…jogging alone gives me time to myself to reflect and praise HIM……….

I am still very much in love w/ HIM…He is a wonderful Lord!

Beautiful New Year's celebration in Sydney....welcoming 2009 w a great fireworks....then hang out and had a few glasses of champagne.....

1st Jan - flew to Singapore....missed a flight to Hou - I honestly thought my flight would leave at 2P on the 3rd....WRONGGGG!!! It was supposed to be 2A....fortunately I managed to get to the 4th Jan flight back to Houston via Moscow...tired...work commenced on the 5th....

Pictures Galore....

I haven't had much time to update...been out about everywhere...

Koala Park Sanctuary - actually I hugged a koala and fed kangaroos...and saw many uniquely Australian animals........







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Sheep shearing and boomerang presentation included :)

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Bondi Beach






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QVB - high end mall kinda reminded me of the Galleria, Hou only the QVB is historical old building...









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Christmas crackers...you and someone pulled the end, it popped and trinkets came out along w paper crown and joke....







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Christmas get together - traditional turkey, meat pie, Christmas pudding..etc...

Luna Park....

Fun!

Powerhouse Museum











St. Mary Cathedral

And...........Botanical Garden







Blue Mountains - we hiked and had a picnic










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Last but not least Port Stephens...sand dunes....

Let me start w/ my bro's beautiful new home (Pics taken from the ad in July 2008 prior to purchasing the house):

The house is being decked up for Christmas...we are having a big pool BBQ party....(It's Summer here in Sydney).....

The weather has been sooo nice and mild actually a bit chilly at night, kind SF-y...sooo I was sooo glad that my bro decided to install the pool warmer...it makes the water not too cold...

Today, everyone's going to the Blue Mountain...since I have been there a few times, I decided to venture out on my own.....my sis-in-law was kind enough to lend me her brand new car (Honda Jazz)....and I was brave enough to take the offer....eventhough they drive on the left here.....I was all over the town...going to St. Ives, store-hopping at the Gordon Station and ended up at Chatswood.... :)))))

I am sooo tired...today is super fun day...it started w church and my niece sings in the choir....then we hit downtown (townhall) for Paddy's Market, Darling Harbour and I ate Oporto Chicken...super yummy Portugese baked chicken.........

How'z my holidays getaway so far....my answer to dat would be pretty fantastic....!!!!

Moscow's a different place...very different....and the ppl were rather different too...very rigid...and uptight....there are very serious ppl out there...maybe they are not used to the foreigners...LOL....

Plane's long...and pretty tiring....one airport to another....

Finally arrived in Sydney...and enjoy the new house of my bro and fam...weather is okay...in the low 80's....in a few days it's going to be a full house w/ all the guests are coming from everywhere....

My niece and neph have grown a lot...my niece is no longer that small lil girl...she is a teen now...LOL...

More postings soon....I am going to enjoy my bro's pool ;)

I miss all my friends in Hou :)....until them...SALUT!!!!