CNY Day 5- sending off

Once again, i stepped into railway station to send off my friend, meiee (not my sister this time). :) She's off to Kelantan. Symbolizes the end of CNY for her parents. Quoted from her daddy. Hehe! :) Kluang Railway is another picturesque place to snap nostalgic photos. ^^ Hope you have a safe journey to the north. =)

signboard.

an empty stand. opposite the other side.

feeling inferior to stand beside her. =X

i am so short and plump. -_-"

oh yes. SooYee and I went to the station together. haha!

After MeiEe boarded on the train, we headed to town for a drink. Oooooo... Kluang town was still filled with the ambience of CNY. Red lanterns and neon lights lit up the whole town. That included cars' bulbs. *wink* Met Yunahui and ErShien too! :)

sitting outside of Old Town, we found an angle that we both liked much.

take 1.

take 2

camwhoring us.

timer taken photo.

breezing wind.

Macam kat Genting Highland!

So windy and cooling! ^^

I like this pic, by the way. =)

Yes. I like to spend quality time with good friends.

Gardening on Day 4

Yes.

You heard me.

We conducted a gardening session at my grandma's place last morning.

Below is the organizing committee:

President: Aunt Siew Fong
Vice President: me =="

Logistic (carry weeds): Wei Qiang & Wei Le (my counsins)

Members: Woanna, IeChii, JJ, SeePeng, Uncle Yong, me, Aunt SiewFong

Coordinator: Uncle CheeSing

Photography: SeePeng

Before the event started, we had our breakfast at Kluang Railway.

it's early. *yawn*

Grandma took pic with us at this very angle! :)

Our president said, we should take a pic as an opening ceremony. As though we're going for a competition! Haha! :D

It's another special day spending time with my family members. We couldn't have any house visiting sessions, thus, aunt suggested for a gardening for our late grandpa's garden. It's too big to be described. @_@" We had our sun bath too! ==" Took numerous of pics. So, yea, we had a very meaningful morning cum family get-together! Now, the garden is clean and clear! Weeds free! ^^ Grandpa is smiling up the heaven :)

while clearing the weeds.

took a rest. *snap snap!*

let's jump!

wow! they ain't light! -.-"

my grandma's veggie! Now it's free from weeds!

Safe to eat! :) Best for soup cooking!

the baddies.

my lil cousin bro (in the centre) doesn't like to take pics!

We cheated him that we will jump with him together!

However, JJ suggested we should shun away when they jump.

haha! And so, here are the pics!

we RAN!

you JUMPED!

ok lar. We were not that bad afterall. :)

Gathering with the Girls.

Yeap. I met the girls on the 1st day of CNY. That was a mini yumcha session because qh was about to leave to Singapore the next day. =X Squeeze into the massive traffic at night just to snatch over a parking lot. @_@" Kluang's traffic is getting terrible. ==" So many cars. Oh my...

Then, on the 4th day of CNY, I had another reunion dinner with the girls. This time round, i gotta meet people whom i lost contact with for so long. @_@" Haha! How pathetic i am. But what the heck right... it's another new year gathering which we have it only once a year! Swt. ^^ As the president , i am fortunate enough to have soofei to help out and did the follow up when i was in urgency. Thanks to her, the gathering went well. :) Next year, we've elected RuiXue as the president. hahaha! :) Hope we'll have a greater one next year! ^^

Attendees: me, meiee, soofei, ruixue, jootin, yuanhui, sooyee, chinlu, yuanchin, mooping, siewping, & siawlan

VIP: er shien, raymond, and jian guo.

Absentees: qianhong, szeern, meiteng ): hope you gurls can make it next year :)

8 dishes of the night

the punctual one. Haha!

meiteng (white dress girl) was here!

just to say hi. =_="

Add on: chinlu and meiteng

Add on: sooyee & siawlan (both in blue)

Apart from the dinner, we had our 2nd round at a cafe, i donno its' name. XD Also, celebrated January babies' birthdays. Photography accomodated most of our time, rather than chatters. @_@" Next, move on to my house to collect pics. Lastly, mamak session ended our night.

Thank you girls. Hope you enjoyed the night! :)

our transition

I always appreciate the kinship of my cousins and me. It's like, we're living for so long together as a team of 5ive. From kids to adults. Bounded by blood. Joyful moment. Teary moment. So many memories were formed. The things we shared, were unexplainable. It's unspoken. It's in our heart. Due to my grandpa, we got even more and more closer. It granted me a chance to witness the other side of them. =)

this pic was taken this morning before praying for our late grandpa.

by the pond of Nirvana Memorial Park, Kulai.

Ie Chii, my same age cousin sister. Off to Taiwan for studies after graduated from high school. Seldom meet her by then but still, once in a year is enough for us to crazy together. Her love is silent. If you don't understand her, you'll feel that she's emotionless. Haha! But she'll prove to you with her action. (she got me her handmade handkerchief for my birthday this year).

JJ, 20, is a very gentle cousin bro. It's hard to find a guy like him who is so family oriented. He sarcrifised all his free time for grandpa when he got home from KL. He stayed in the ward. He's restless over grandpa. He's filial towards his parents and i know he loves his sis from young. During the funeral services, we talked a lot. Heart to heart talk. A gentleman like him must be acknowledged. He even carries the bags for us when we go for girls shopping. haha! =D

Woan Na, 19, my sister. She's strong. She holds her principles very well. Her loves towards family is very strong too. She's closer with my cousin sister. She dares to say whatever we don't dare. Haha~ :D Her loves towards grandparents, is always there. =)

See Peng, 18, a very crazy and cute lil girl. Youngest among us. Has her own style of living and always respect us as big sis and big bro. Her love towards family members is strong too. She's just like me, easily get emotional and cries when seeing people suffer. In her, i see genuineness. She's a filial girl too.

this was taken during last year cny.

this pic was developed and kept.

seepeng resnap it and turned it into a soft copy.

taken during fathers' day.

We shared money and bought a poo ashtray for grandpa.

spending childhood time at our territory, grandpa's place... if i could remember, this was taken during one of the cny. Haha. So silly us. =_="
With you guys

i feel secured.

i feel loved.

i feel warm.

thank you for spending our childhood together.

hope we'll have more time for each other as we grow older.

hope we'll stick with each other always.

no matter what.

I LOVE YOU ALL!

muaks.

2nd Day of CNY

Today is the second day of cny.

The feeling of cny still wasn't really strong. As though i am just coming home for a normal break.

This morning, my family drove to Nirvana Memorial Park to pay grandpa a visit. The place is clean and peaceful. The chanting of buddha song was heard across the hectares of grave yard. We're relieved that grandpa was buried here.

Traditionally, we will always call grandpa and grandma for any meal before we start eating. This time round, we brought food for grandpa and called him to eat as well.

He's there. He's always there.

I don't really feel the disappearance of his existence.

My aunts felt this way too. Haha! =D

After the prayer, we took a stroll around the grave yard.

It's really like a trip. -.-" It was really quiet and solemn.

But the chatters of our family members somehow broke the tranquility. Opps. There's a pond right there. Lotus flowers were seen. Also, the little wooden bridge over the stream.

The temperature of this morning was just perfect.

Neither too warm nor too low.

Lunch was served by grandma at home after we waved goodbye to grandpa. My stomach was practically growling during an hour drive from Kulai. =X

Too bad neither of us brought camera today.

Chinese New Year

Well.
Another year had passed.
Happy Chinese New Year, peeps!

This year is kinda different.
No house visits.
No word of blessing.
No reunion dinner.
No annual family photo.
However, we are still blessed.

The departure of grandpa was shocked and quick.
Aunts said it was just too fast.
Some said it was unacceptable.
I said, "It's good to let him go. I don't want to see him suffer."

Was reading my cousin's blog.
A tinge of sadness flashed through my mind.
She said," 今年的新年,我們不能拜年.但是我們還能一樣的快樂.
因為有外公的祝福.我們很幸福."
I did wish him Happy Chinese New Year in my prayer.
Grandma was still grieving, which pained my heart at times.

Still, life's gotta move on.
Let's pray for the best. =)

1st day of CNY.

Relatives came by for a simple dinner feast. =x What a description.

Glad that grandma was here too.

At least, her mind was occupied by us.

Dinner was great. The reunion feeling was still there.

Just that, we couldn't hold a big party. Couldn't lao sheng. :)

Still, the feeling was there.

His Memoir 23.01.09

How ironic it is to post this blog right after my birthday.

My maternal grandpa left us on this very day.
Went home earlier on the 22nd.
Was back in prepared but still kept my fingers crossed.
Everything seemed a flash of light.
Without prior notice.

Was with him throughout the day and night in the ward.
Taking care of a sick elderly wasn't easy.
Cousin bro and i had to stay alert throughout the night.

A day later.
Woke up by mum after a fatigue night of hospital stay.
Telling me that grandpa was in a critical period now.
Couldn't care less, sped to hospital with a trembling heart.
He was so okay when we went home in the morning for a quick rest.
Body cells grew and spred faster than we imagined.

Hearing his voice of sigh.
In his bed, he struggled for breath.
These were all the heart-wrenching moment for us to remember.
Told myself, not to cry.
Looking at him suffering all alone,
my tears just couldn't resist falling down the chins.

Two and a half day of funeral services due to CNY.
Swelling the eyes with tears for these few days.
Mourning. Praying. Consoling.
Period.
Now, he's in another peaceful world.
Miss him. And this is all we could do.

May you rest in peace, gong.
We will always remember you in heart, in mind, in soul.
I'll always remember,
how you told me not to do aggressive exercise,
how you taught us to be a good person,
how you asked us to strive harder for our own good.

Also,
the times you brought me for a tea,
the days you bought me ice cream after work,
the days you celebrated my birthdays during childhood,
the pictures with you when i was small,
the meals we had together as a big family,
and all the festive seasons we shared.

I love you.
God bless you.

Please give a moment of silence, to pray for this good man.

Who'd worked so hard for his children and his family

Who'd helped so many friends all these while.

Rest in peace, grandpa.

21.01.09

I had a blessed month. Celebrated birthday in many unique ways which crafted vividly into my heart. =) Thank you everyone for your thoughfulness and loves for my birthday. I really appreciate it. Pictures will tell a thousands word. So, yea... it's pictures time! Let's scroll!

Yes. Guess what?

I had a bomb on Sunday night. 18.01.09

Watermelon bomb! By my housemates. =)

Shocked because i was just one step out of bathroom and they stood right out.

Happy because it's watermelon, my all time favourite.

Touched because they are always thoughtful and pampering me.

Hehe! :) Cheese!

Watermelon a.k.a. birthday cake. But i've drooled while picking up the candle. And this made me to eat 1/4 of the watermelon myself. XD

see? Big evils of the house. Mei and Joshua.

Trying to force me to put on the new helmet!

Yes. They won. =_="

With the parang of the house! :)

Pictures with all of them. It's my special helmet of the day!

Last midnight, it was 210109. I thought it was over with the watermelon. Haha!

Again, they surprised me with another cake. Birthday songs and a big happy surprise. =)

Change a different background of the house to snap pics!

After the cake, i got my big big watermelon card! Omg. So shocked!

and my ugly pics on it. Haha! Thank you very very much! :)

My watermelon of Sunday's had turned out to be a rugby.

Sweat! But still, a pic of memorial. =)

Apart from thank you, i donno what else to say.

LOVE YOU GUYS! :)

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So, besides housemates, i had a be-earlied celebration with UCSIx7 on 14.01.09. It was indeed a big surprise because i thought we were just out for a gathering. And it was only 14th. Haha! =) All in all, a big kiss to UCSIx7! and Shueling ady kissed me. Omg. =="

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Not forget to mention, my lovely Psych Club's pals for my birthday on 20.01.09. Had a celebration during the meeting together with Chloe, whose birthday is one day earlier than me. haha! =) It's such a coincidence because both of us are the secretaries. haha! ^^

chloe and me :)

Creating havoc at McD during meeting. =) Look at Steph and you'll understand what i am saying.

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Yea. Student Council 15.01.09. =D Steph made 3 of us (celia, me and navin) to stay back after the meeting and asked our opinions towards the council. We were so serious about it and suddenly the cake popped out of the room with the committee. Great. Very surprised because the scenario was totally contradicting what i had said to Steph. Again. Thank you for your cake and appreciatiation! :)

celia, me and navin.

some of the council committee

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Apart from all these, i had a present by RuiXue on last Sunday. Knocked my door and stood out of my room without my knowledge and i was kinda shocked in the morning with a just-awake mind. =_=" Thanks, ruixue! ;)

a soft toy with beads in it. Very comfortable. Also, a mousepad underneath. A handmade card by ruixue. Very beautiful. Thank you! It's been long since i received a card from you.

Cakes from Soofei before i came back to KL early of January.

a surprised birthday card posted by Sooyee from the north! Haha!

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thanks for all the smses, mms, birthday songs over the phone

All in all, i am really thankful for everything i had this month :)

Thank you people! =)

May i bring joy to all of you too! ^^