fiona shrek

guess what. i saw fiona yesterday... she's looking pretty good these days. she has lost some weight, went to a proper hairstylist too.  mr shrek will be most pleased, so will her subjects, and her king and queen :)

why do people have to get old? i saw pierce brosnan in a new movie, and looking his age, not the james bond, or the remington steele we remember him by.  still.........he looks pretty darn good, just a bit aging..

does anyone know where to get midsomer murders series?

sara sidle is also back in CSI... grissom's still in the tropical jungle?

spent a whole afternoon sorting shoobaba's books, keeping only the all-time favourites and classics, and that's a good 6 boxes!...getting my hands black with grime, and a backache from sitting on the footrest.  where is the stool?  you see the clutter that one accumulates only when a move is in the offing.  and how do you merge two homes' clutter into one?  that's my expertise i think - been moving from bigger homes to smaller units and squeezing and giving away.... it continues..

marriage

it's understandable that hollywood celebs have short marriages. life is too fast for them to deal with marriage pressures and demands.  but even everyday janes and johns seem to be having a hollywood marriage lifestyle. so why are marriages or relationships so difficult?

to me, it's all about - respect, consideration, acceptance, compromise, control - and love comes last..

respect respect respect... once you have lost that for the other, everything else will fall apart, sooner or later.

and to crown it - $$$ - one doesn't have to be rich, but one needs to be financially comfortable for a relationship to last...

love lasts but for moments, the rest is reality..

festivals and festivities

yesterday was a day of mixed emotions.  Cemetery Day in the morning to pay respects to Dad and Bro-in-law at their burial sites.  for the first time in 15 years, it rained on this day, which was a nice change, as it was always oppressively hot.  and beautiful misty mountains at Nirvana because of the rain.  we hide the sadness with lots of chatter and laughter, jokes and fun - with 12 of us there, it was a good family reunion of sorts.

and in the evening, it was time for the family to get together again - this time to celebrate Mum's 84th birthday. yummy catered dinner paid by Yew.  and a whole lot of fun, buying lottery numbers with lots of merriment again. my nephews are so witty people.

here are some pictures to tell the story.

Mum's birthday at Wendy's with the whole family... well, almost whole... minus my kids

misty mountains at Nirvana Memorial

at my bro-in-law's tomb.we all miss him much.

are you salivating?