A little step, goes a long way..

Charity starts at home. One should always..always learn how to give back a little to others what you have earned. There are people out there who are so much less fortunate than us (we are sitting here, in the comfort of our own home, using our brand new gadgets, notebooks, powerful personal computers, earning big bucks from your high-end jobs and reading this). This is by no means a post to promote anything or anybody, not even myself. But today is a day of giving. Chinese New Year is just around the corner, so me and Ding went off shopping to buy some daily stuff such as adult diapers, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, toilet paper, coffee, milk and etc which are useful for people in the old folks' home. It may not be much but something is always better than nothing. Look at the amount of stuff..wow, 2 trolleys ain't enough and we had to go 2 rounds. Imagine the face on the cashier when he saw 2 trolleys full to the brim..I suppose he must be thinking ("Oh man, why'd they have to pick my lane") haha..The people in old folks' home (especially the poorer homes) need assistance, we need to contribute a little and a little bit always goes a long way. If everyone puts in a little to give to the poor and needy, it would amount to a lot. This is not for the sake of recognition, fame or whatever. We don't need that kind of shit. What's important is making these people especially people in the old folks' home where they are old and weak, their families are far away, unable or unwilling to care for them everyday, to feel a little comfort and to help them in whatever ways we are able to in getting through the rest of their lives by having the basic necessities. Last but not least, THANK YOU to those close to us who have willingly contributed their part in helping us help others. You guys are really good and may god bless you!

This is the receipt of the items we bought. WOW! Look at that...I've decided to crop out Ding's photo coz' he would totally 'kill' me if I posted that in. But I'm just so amazed at this long, long piece of paper, although I think last year's was much longer. Haha!

Phases of green life

If you still remember, I posted on my blog a few months ago on this plant my colleague gave me. Here are some updates..though I'm not too proud of it. The pictures (from left to right) shows the phases it has gone through for the past 3 months. As you can see the first picture shows a beautiful and healthy looking plant with 2 leaves. Closely followed by one of the leaf turning yellow, but nevertheless, out with the old, in with the new. The third picture shows the plant (sans the yellow dying leaf, or should I say cut-off, dead and gone) but take not at the bottom of the cup is a new life. A tiny new leaf growing. :) Now the final picture is the latest, the new leaf is still growing strong but I have replaced the water with some green-plant-jelly thing...or whatever you call it. How long do you think this fella is gonna last?

Christmas!! Trees and all its glory..

I'm back from a dark journey...oh glory glory. My exam for Corporate Finance is finally over and I have a a couple days to rest and relax a little (I hope so anyway) before the next brand new subject starts. I'm dedicating this post to some Christmas trees that I managed to capture with the convenience of a camera phone (*wink*).

This one above from left to right, the big and gorgeous Christmas tree in Shangri-la Hotel, on the right is a very small but cute, blue-lighted table top mini tree.

Above are 2 photos of 1 Christmas tree...one very tall Christmas tree in Gurney Plaza and due to my lack of skills in the photography department (as well as limited photo features on my phone), I have to take the top half of the tree and bottom-half in 2 sessions.

Ok, this a fantastically elegant, classy looking Christmas tree, beautifully decorated..excellent. I give it 2 thumbs up for all the hard-work put in as I stood watching a lady put up ribbons and decorations on this tree. Done with so much patience and dedication...I'm amazed. And hey, it also comes with a little brick house on the side with teddy bears and stuff. This photo is taken at a very unexpected place to find such a lovely sight, at a hospital...of all places, this hospital has got one of the most beautiful Christmas trees I've seen in year 2005 (in my humble opinion).

Christmas Eve...Year 2005, on cool, breezy, rainy night. Memories are meant to be cherished, well at least the memories of good food should be. Ding and I had dinner at Sobayoshi (I hope I got that name right, I'm so forgetful these days..) The food was great, worth every damn dollar. The taste was just right, not too sweet, not too salty. Price was reasonable too.

Here's to the Christmas that just passed, all the beautiful decorations have been removed and replaced with the also- beaufitul-in-its-own-way, pink and red for Chinese New Year. Get ready, here comes the Year of the DOG~!!