Sunday, December 2, 2012

Let Go and Let God...


“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
 My damned laptop is crying for a replacement. I can't wait myself to throw it out the window once I purchase a new one. But it's been a great tupsy-turvy hell of a ride with this loyal friend. Five years and counting, breathing on life-support.

  I learnt to deal with my past and this is where it took me. Funny how life turns out sometimes, one moment you're over the edge of losing your mind over some crap then later you can hardly remember why you cried so much in the first place. So today I told myself I deserved to clear out the cobwebs building inside my head. The clutter is killing my creativity and I am screaming for more space. I've certainly  graduated from my old days of Pity-party and gone and over with talking it all out why certain things just don't work out. It's time to embrace change and some great surprises in store.

    I used to dwell so much of what's dead and gone , wasting my energy to bring things to life back again. Mending lost friendship and creating new, looking after my lovely-funny-dashing-debonair-and-aging -father, making things work out for a new beginning and letting go completely with what's out there has been my day-to-day life. Traveling has been giving me the time and space to take a break whenever I get too much on my plate. I always think I am Wonder Woman with super powers how I wish unfortunately I get tired and emotional when the going gets tougher.

      How true that some people we meet in this life stays only for a period, like they just came to teach us something and when it's mission accomplished then sayonara. There's nothing we can do much  about it.  I was trying to capture everything with both hands but they all slipped away eventually. Some people did try to keep you close- arms-length and yet in the end it's just faded. When you get used to something that's not there most of the time  it's a matter of time til you get used to not wanting it at all. So I tend to constantly remind myself of things I couldn't live without. We give chances like it's on sale until we just ran out of things to give, even time cannot be for bargain.

     I realized that indeed life is short and I have the sole responsibility to make myself happy. I want to make people happy and sometimes at my own expense. If I can I would definitely, and if I won't certainly there's a logical reason behind it.

      I can't believe I'm talking to my father like I am the parent now. All of a sudden I became the person he asks for advice and stuff to make the woman feels alright. I can't count how many times I've seen my mother in my dreams for the past three weeks. And how many plans I laid carefully inside my head for the next months coming for 2013. I am a spinning wheel. I am just ecstatic. For the first time it feels right to be where I am, although everything is not perfect all the time I've grown more mature to accept it and adjust well into it when in my not-so-distant past I was a completely different person.

       It's getting colder now and I'm afraid  I don't have enough sweaters to keep me warm and still I crave for chocolate fudge ice cream. I hope it won't rain. And thank goodness I have so much time left to rest.  I may not have gotten everything I wanted but I am thankful that it taught me a lot of things I should know by now.

Can't wait for the holidays!!!

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Cruel Winter in Manchester

Hotel room...
on the way to shopping 



my hands were literally frozen here!  



I couldn't snap another photo since my fingers will snap in two because of the cold 


creepy sight outside my bedroom...

over the horizon 

Friday, November 30, 2012

Big Big Big

Blame it on the heart, this indispensable thing that beats and makes everything so soft and fluffy. My insides tend to curl and twist in a complicated way that clouds my judgement quickly.

Blame it on this thing that makes my eyes water; makes my palms sweaty. For sure I will say Yes in whatever you say.

I give away so suddenly, with just the sweetness of your voice taking me where I used to be.  Blame it on this heart of mine that is too big for one, the crowd is welcome.
It hurts not to, I suffer to ignore you.

Blame it on the heart why I love them too dearly.
Blame it on its color.  Red or white. Innocent. Pure. Coward. Forgiving. Understanding.
Blame it on the heart. This poor thing in my chest.

Monday, November 26, 2012

 So I just got back from a 6-day trip to Australia and New Zealand, after nine days of being just in Dubai. I lost my KL flight and Scheduling did not put KL in my December roster. I wonder what happened there? It's too bad because I really like shopping in KL and Christmas is coming.   
  Well, I loved Australia. I like finding myself in tiny streets full of secret shops filled with books and unique stuff. I loved having a great range of choices where to eat and things to buy. I loved looking at people and how they seem to enjoy their lives immersed in this beauty. I loved relaxing in the greenest parks I have ever seen and enjoy my sandwich while watching the kids play. I liked it because it's so laid-back but so rich with different cultures. Certainly, it's worth the 14-hour pain of flying there and besides our company is giving us good allowance. Yey!
   Well, it looks like I am celebrating the New Year's in Melbourne. Not bad for a good start of 2013.
    And yeah, I'm back again in Australia next week. Back to Sydney. Perfect for my shopping extravaganza for the holidays.
    I wasn't able to take loads of picture while in Melbourne. I divided my time sleeping and preparing for the next flight. But still, it's been an amazing first time in Melbourne!

Everything Melbourne!

It's 12 hours DXB-Mel...
Looking for the Yarra River....

Surprisingly Sunny in Melbourne today!





Waiting for the Circle Line Tram 

This Lunch...BBQpork :-) 

Oh dear Christmas...
@the City center...A 20-minute walk from the hotel 

it's chilly today ....first day in Melbourne


I found my way to ChinaTown!

Beware!