Friday, August 23, 2013

Switzerland

I met someone through work who just came back from studies in Switzerland... My teen dream was to study in Switzerland, attracted by pictures of the Alps.  Today, I wonder if I will see Swissland in this lifetime..

I wonder if I will...... So many things that I wonder...

I wonder if I can find....
The perfect pair of shoes
The perfect dress
The perfect companion
A perfect summer in Paris
A perfect summer in UK
The perfect time to do what I have wanted to do for a long time..

Sunday, August 18, 2013

When does it stop?

Sometimes parents wonder if their grown children still love them the same way they did when they were kids. I wouldn't know as I was never close with my mum, but I still miss my dad. I do have a lot of love for my mum but different.. I guess it's the maternal child relationship love. I wonder if all kids move into that phase when they grow up... What a bummer to the mother who was the most important person in the children's lives at one time.. Oh well, life goes on, love moves on..

Saturday, August 17, 2013

love of love or love of money

statistics show that 70% of couples who marry for love will end up in divorce.  those who place more emphasis on status and money have a lower percentage of divorces.. now why is that so?

i think we put our priorities all wrong in this day and age.  my parents' generation would marry for love, or would be match-made - and generally have a lasting marriage; many of whom are happy, while others are amicably together.  the pressures, demands and stresses of today's society creates easy tension and friction between couples.  easy access to extra marital interests are also prevalent.

moral decay is another cause of high divorce rates.

so what do we advise youth of today?  is it more practical to marry for status and money?  after all, chances of a sustaining marriage is not worse than those who marry for love - so why don't one have a marriage where one doesn't have to worry about the next meal on the table; but can spend time planning for holidays and retail therapy...

Sunday, August 4, 2013

nostalgia and memories

i was browsing at the bookstore, looking for a book to present to my niece for her birthday, when i came upon a new book authored by Cecil Rajendra.  Cecil is a lawyer whom i met many years ago through my father-in-law - they were very good friends, and were always together.  so i picked up the book, as it was also on a subject i knew - The Rose Chan Story.  apart from the synopsis, i also always read the page where the author dedicates or pay homage to someone or their family, so i  casually turned to that.  what i read there brought back a flood of memories :

"...... dedicated to the memory of Lee Khai Hong aka Lee Ying, my sifu/guru for esoteric......."

my father-in-law, notice i didnt put "ex father in law".... he will always be my father in law... is lee khai hong...imagine my excitement to read about someone i know so well, being mentioned in a book, and as i flipped through the pages, all over the book!  i immediately called my mother-in-law to tell her that; and messaged my kids and their dad...

funny how memories drive people to do different things.  this interview and story event happened in the late 1980's but only saw light of day this year in 2013... long after my father in law and Rose Chan had died.

i hope you get to read the book.... it's a worthwhile of a Malaysian icon, Rose Chan!