Blog Candy

So thrilled am I to win a blog candy from a scrapper aka blogger. I am a green scrapper so green I haven’t started making any LO (so called). A packet of scrapbooking materials which Kak Adele will be sharing with me, a gift from Kak Lynn, is waiting for us to discover. I’ve arranged them nicely seperating each and every different materials with bands. I really should slot in my first lesson . What kick started my scrapbooking urge? When I came across the blog of a compassionate women passionate with scrapbooking and with giving people happiness.  

Hope its not long that my first LO be created and posted here.

Graffiti

My first project transforming my sketch of twigs and vines to a magnified version on a wall for Lawa Lawa. Hope the result will be visually better. Anticipating the result.

Looking Back

Looking back, I got acquanted with some people who inspired me through Roberto as he introduced me to join the company. Names I will not forget are Roberto K, Dominic C, Fiona K, Anna T and most of all Adeline L. Without RK, I wouldn’t have known the rest. And the last name is a person so close to me relation and distance wise but took me these years to know her better. These people have done some wonderful things in my life. Like putting togather a picture puzzle, the fragment of things they shared at different places and different times boosted me spiritually and the rippling effect got me to where I am now with my current mindset. I have always felt so thankful of the miraculous fate arranged for me.

Direction in Life

I heard alot of people went to the Money & U seminar. And I was at the verge of joining. Not being able to afford the seminar with my current jobless status, I had to reconsider. Somehow, I was convinced that I could find a better answer and seminar in the days to come. I was even more convinced when I had shared my situation and discussed it with my “sisters”. Relieved but at the same time still in need of guidance to life management. Well, God is awsome, always. My sis-in-law shared me a book by Rick Warren “God’s Power to Change Your Life”. Initially, I glanced at the yellow bold words that seemed to be shouting in my face, I wondered if I needed to change my life so badly and if any changes were necessary. I questioned myself if I was in a bad state of life. I couldn’t answer myself. After a chain of occurances since last year, there seemed to be somthing that WAS missing which was why I had the urge to join the seminar.

Anyway, the very first chapter was like the very last chapter like Rambo4, the actions starts from the very first word. The power of God is already starting the moment I flip open the small handbook. Joyce Meyer’s book Women-to-Women  had quite the same effect but somehow I was so drawn to this handbook I just couldn’t get my hands off it.

Well, the very 1st chapter elaborated 8 principles to stress management. So am I stressed? When I were working my heads off at work, I were seriously stressed. I am not working now, am I stressed? Am I? Am I not? Well, ding dong ding dong, I guess its another type of stress.  Since I started to have a very different perspective towards life, the different type of stress came in the package. In the end of this chapter were two points for putting thoughts into actions. Take out 3 of the 8 principles that stand out to be dealt by me right now! Identify 3 specific ways to begin simplifing my life within next week. Great! Just what I need. Funny, I just read about simplifying life from J.Meyer.

To share, the 3/8 principles that stood out:-

1.  Identification

2.  Dedication

3. Organization

4. Concentration

5.  Delegation

6. Meditation

7. Recreation

8. Transformation 

And the 3 specific ways to simplify life? Well, lets just start with sleeping before 12 and waking before 8 (before my bb wakes), have my very most nutritious prayer (silence and solitude), after deciding on my schedule don’t be detoured by others from my initial plans.  Hope these first 3 steps will release some of my stress hopefully ALL my hidden stresses.

Chocolates…every girls’ best friend?

I couldn’t wait to see the buah tangan AK would bring back from UK. I almost jumped at the sight of the paper bag with the chocolates I requested his help to purchase in UK. Oh, there was something for BB too, a Harrods Teddy Bear. How nice of AK. Well, I couldnt get enuf of enjoying the sight of the chocs I have yet to eat up the rest. I only tried the champagne chocs. It was like drinking a pint of hard liquor then flushing it down with baileys. Sedap! The other choc flavours were Raspberry Passion, 85% Cocoa and Praline Selector. Actually what can I say, I feel touched, happy, invigorated, exhilarated, electrifying… when the choc melted in my mouth. Thanks and bunch and hugz AK.  

Back to momentum

Finished the 1mth confinement and received my very first invitation for a dinner out at a place I wanted to go for a long time. How considerate. It’ll be more than perfect with red wine to compliment the dishes. It was a gr8 and fulfilling dinner. Felt like vapors soaring high out a pressure cooker. Its a great way to welcome the new month, my new year kinda starts only in March. Mini stickopad and planner spreaded out and filled up the wall infront of my work table. TO DO this TO DO that. Phew, I am still in the early months of year 2008. Soar up high….high high!! Having “the” table lamp (yes, I got it during confinment) made me accomplished my beading experience, 10pcs of rings till date. And I memorized a couple of malay vocabs and MIB stuffs. Read some biz articles and etc. Nextly is to keep my mind straight on the priorities and do not get out of track. Its such a challenge in juggling my family time and biz and own extra curriculum activities.

To be more disciplined

Finally I’ve got my table lamp!!! Against all conf. rules, I made an escape. Finally beading and reading more comfortably. But got so indulged in beading I haven’t spent much time with BB nor reading the book in my priority list. Eiks. Eyes are glued to my beads and kits. See images of a kaleidoscope even in my dreams. Gotta catch up on my scheduled task and eye rest…in the coming week. Again, tasks brought forward!! Sooo lack of discipline and will power. If only there is a cure for that.