nice...

42 caught up with me yesterday... got a whole load of messages sending wishes and greetings and all things good. felt nice. if i got it because i have a special place in their life, i am glad. if i got it cos facebook sent them a reminder...well that's nice too.

started the day with a nice brunch with the family. what a perfect way to start. then the hubby bought me a present. love it...

today i receive a mail from my evil twin on how she made a donation in my name as my birthday gift to the national cancer society. never has a gift been more special. a gift of hope from the heart. i'm loving it so much....

friends like these are diamonds in the rough. i am so glad she has come into my life...

again - from the bottom of my heart, thank you so much to my evil twin. (yes the irony of it)

over the hill...

Heard on the radio some time back that some women over 30 are not comfortable revealing their true age. Really?? I wonder why...

My 42nd birthday (yes 42 - you heard me loud and clear) is peeking from just round the corner & I am none the prouder to declare my true age. Would I change things or turn back time if I could? Nope.

Life begins at 30 or 40 or 50 - realistically, it is when you want it to begin. When you want to make good of it. Are you proud of or disappointed with what you have achieved or what you may have missed? Well I am proud of all that I have gone through..good or bad. My mantra - Everything happens for a reason. So good or bad, I take it in my stride. What didn't kill me made me stronger.

Would I want to go back being 20 or below 30? No way... I am happy with what I have become. More confident, mature (or so it seems) and having a blast at life. Why would I want to settle for anything less?

So there, I am over the hill and damn proud of it!!

welcoming myself back...

wow!! it's been a while now.. well actually a long while. i have been up to my nostrils with work and such. not helping is the non ideas of what to rant about.

then i get a comment that my blog is interesting. thank you very much if you enjoy it. too bad really if you think it sucks. then a couple of friends ask me what's been happening, why is my blog 'dead'. so i decided to pay a visit to my space...and at the same time hope something comes to mind on what i shall ramble and rant about.

well, it will come. soon enough. i promise. i hope. don't give up on me yet. stay close......

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

You know during the recent Bruno Mars concert held in Malaysia, seems a young chap proposed to his girl during the performance of 'Marry You'. He felt the song appropriate...

Really? Did he know what the song is really about?

It's a beautiful night, We're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes, Or is it this dancing shoes

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard we can go

No one will know, Come on girl

Who cares if we're trashed got a a pocket full of cash we can blow

Shots of patron, And it's on girl

Don't say no, no, no, no-no

Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah

And we'll go, go go, go-go

If you're ready like I'm ready

Cause it's a beautiful night, We're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes, Or is it this dancing shoes

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

I'll go get a ring let the choir bells sing like ooh,

So whatcha wanna do, Let's just run girl

If we wake up and you wanna break up that's cool

No, I won't blame you, It was fun girl

Don't say no, no, no, no-no

Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah

And we'll go, go go, go-go

If you're ready like I'm ready

Cause it's a beautiful night, We're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes, Or is it this dancing shoes

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

Just say I do

Tell me right now baby

Tell me right now baby

Cause it's a beautiful night, We're looking for something dumb to do

Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes, Or is it this dancing shoes

Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you

Really now? THIS is the song you want to be proposed to? Yes even if I was looking for something dumb to do, I don't THINK I wanna marry you...

And so the saying goes....

The saying goes "The hand that rocks the cradle is the one that rules the world"...

I might want to change it a wee bit... "The hand that rocks the cradle is the same hand that can knock senses into you when need be"

HAPPY MOMMY'S DAY TO ALL THE YUMMY MOMMIES!!!!

Bringing Up Kids

Have we ever stopped and wonder what went wrong when and where? Kids these days have forgotten the simple magic words - please & thank you.

Just last week, the hubby and I went out for lunch & a little boy (about 5 years old or so me thinks) wanted to wash his hands. So we helped him to soap his hand and turn off the tap for him when he was done. Not a thank you from him. But then again we can't blame the kid I suppose when his dad called the waiter "Oi". Simply rude...

Then this morning as I was walking towards the car to send the daughter to school, a mom and her two kids in tow was walking towards the car. Mom wasn't bothered with helping her kids with their school bags up the stairs. The girl is probably 8 or 9 and the boy is my guess 4 or 5. A kind elderly gentleman helped the kids with the bags & not a single 'thank you' from the kids, never mind the mother. Mom was already waiting in the car...

During lunch with a girlfriend a while back, she was telling of her 9 year old son who asked her "Someday, this house is going to be mine right?" to which she replied "Probably, if we still have it then or we might decide to sell it and spend all the money"

Just makes us wonder eh??

Reasons to Stop Loving

I don't really want to be in this situation but when he confides in me, I just have to lend an ear. Trying to be unbiased or judgmental but if someone gave you these reasons on why they fell out of love with you and wanted out, what would you say:

"I wanted a Cayman but you got me a Boxter, it's not what I asked for"

"She (as in the ex wife) got a bigger house than me. You are not being fair"

Go figure.