My very 1st Mother's Day!

My Very First Mother's Day!

Happy Mommy's Day to me & all the mommies (Saggs, Mabes & everyone else!) out there!! How exciting... I've finally been promoted to zee NEXT rank ... from Singleton to Girlfriend to Wife ... and now MOMMY!! To be honest, didn't do much by way of "celebration" as too much was happening round about this time (ie. my mum's move, my aircon reno works, etc etc)

BUT worthy of mention - my 2 gal-pals did wish me a "Happy Mother's Day"! One early in zee morning frm Aunty Bubble (aka Mabes) & a vv sweet sms all zee way from zee UK!! Thanks Mabes & Saggies!! :-)

Me - Godma!! (Irene's Easter Vigil Baptism)

Ha! Me = Godma or God-M (rather, God-M for 'God-Monster, ;P)!! After more than 10 months in the RCIA journey with Irene, it has finally crescendo'd into the Grand Finale --> Her baptism on the night of the Easter Vigil Mass at Church of the Holy Cross. :-)

It was a happy moment ... God is great! Who would've thought... but who should've ever doubted Him? Irene, my ever-practical, non-religious 'oldest best' friend (no pun intended! she is indeed my oldest & bestest friend, in that category! Ha...) has finally taken zee plunge into committing herself to our good Lord!

My prayer for her is that she continues to walk with the Lord as she now embarks on this life-journey as a Christian. May we find strength in His love for us and always seek to follow Him as He has commanded, "What I have done, go and do likewise". A tall order but nonetheless, we continue to keep trying...

I also pray that He will guide me to always be a 'beacon of light' to Irene as her God-M... lest I stray and fall into bad 'habits'... AMEN!

For Bojo ... with love from Aunty Saggies

Bojo is indeed a blessed babe ... even before he is born, he's already sooo loved! Look at ALL the wonderful gifts from Aunty Saggies!!

What can I say?? Is this L.O.V.E or what?!?!?

1. Christmas '06 - Newborn Baby Rompers from London (Bojo's very 1st Christmas pressie @ 2 mths old!)
2. April '07 - Handsome shirts & pants from London from Aunty Saggs' visit home to sunny SG
3. April '07 - Cotton Sateen Baby Sling (Bojo's 1st month Party Gift-in-Advance!!)

Labyrinth: Our Girlies Retreat!!

WE HAD GRAND PLANS!

Plans for a weekend getaway in the sunny island of Phuket at the beautiful Treetops Arasia... just the girls... a chance to recapture our youth,,, of days gone by,,, sipping martinis (or fruit punches for Mabes, Steph & moi!). Breezy evenings spent lazing & chatting & just ... enjoying being in the company of a bunch of good ol' friends!

Then.. PRACTICALITY sets in... we 'revised' our plans ... we decided on a more feasible destination - PENANG! Great food, economical, sun, sand & sea.... but alas! That was not meant to be...

A compromise was made... we needed at least the 3 basic elements, SUN SAND SEA. We agreed on SENTOSA!! And even this was not meant to be ...

So where did we end up hvg our Girlies Retreat? *DRUMROLL* GUILIN VIEW @ BT GOMBAK in the sunny isle of SINGAPORE!!!! Hahahahahhahha.... all of our grandiose plans came to naught!!!

Fine, luxurious destinations aside, we DID have a good time! At the end of the day, as much as a fancy destination in a ritzy resort is great, GREAT FRIENDS SPENDING TIME TOGETHER count for much much more especially with Saggs back in SG!!

Words...don't come easy

Words...really don't come easy. Carelessly used, it can hurt albeit unwittingly... I count my blessings, always. I thank Him for putting this bunch of wonderful friends in my life...for the last 18 years (some others, longer...)

Today, I have unwittingly hurt a dear dear friend with careless words...and this had made her feel awful... and likewise, me. Sometimes, in our haste to offer "solutions" to a supposed problem/issue...we fail to apply sensitivity to our words & deeds. I feel ashamed... very ashamed.

No words of apologies can take back the words said & deeds done. I pray that she will not hold it in her heart and will still love me as a dear dear friend. I hope that this episode will not cause the end of many a heart-felt discussion that we've had over the years...

- An insensitive "B"