tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80349274574104890052012-01-02T15:16:23.683+08:00My Impressionable Picture-Book Celebration Of LifeMuhd Imranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13434293882529251438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8034927457410489005.post-26569814781967860852011-12-03T09:45:00.001+08:002011-12-03T10:16:54.714+08:00

Today completes the first week of Sonny temporary work. Yes. Sonny is out of the house and away from his Gamer PC for most of the week to work. After sitting his last paper for GCE 'O' Levels examination for secondary school, he is practically free and on a long holiday until the results to come out to confirm his placement to a higher tertiary education. Already successful in his Direct Poly

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eCard from 123greetings.com Wishing all Muslims across the world, A blessed AidulAdha! Wishing all Others, The best of family life, love and peace.

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Picture from tomhindman.blogspot.com They are back. I saw them this morning as the cab I was in passed the open fields on my way to work. I was running late yesterday. Late for the usual morning bus to get to work. So I had to take the cab to work instead. That was purely my fault. I intentionally left home late and made up for time to reach work by taking the cab... a fifteen minute ride as

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The more verbal, long-tailed Goldie Boy The leftover cat food. The food and water bowls. The unopened cat shampoo. All of which were Alola's. Now that he is no longer with us. It all seems so strange just stored there in the cupboard in the service balcony. A for strange cosmic reason, one awesome cat's demise is another cat's fortune. Well, two cats in fact. Months after Alola... this

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Alola very tired. Too big for his bed. Our family pet, Alola, had left us for good months ago. Wifey named it Lola at first, thinking it was a female but changed it to Alola, to a more musculine-sounding name after my elder Sis' visit to our home one day and found out that she was a he. Nonetheless, the very quite cat responded still to the sudden name change, since it almost sounded about

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Wow! Where do I begin? I have not been here as often as I should. I have not updated anything as frequently as my life passes me by... maybe a little too fast for me to catch up and reflect or narrate. Maybe just too many distractions, with other stuff, with other electronic interfaces. Facebook is a big thing for me initially, but I have never been an avid status updater ever since I

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Wishing Muslims the all world over, E'id Mubarak May there be peace on earth, Among humans of all creed, race and faith.

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This is either a freakish coincidence or I am just being paranoid.After the election day, the lackluster results that was not according to my expectation prompted me to post my take on it... knowing full well that I should not step on spats of hot lavas that may lead to a full volcanic eruption that might incinerate my livelihood.Threaded carefully with my words because of my limited interest

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After so much contemplation and with the "blessings" from Wifey, I finally ordered an Apple iPad 2 tonight.The first batch of iPad 2 that was launched in Singapore received an overwhelming response. I was sold out in the stores within the same day, similar to other parts of the world, I read.Contemplating on purchasing mine online for a few days was not to my advantage. After getting Wifey's "

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Mother's Day had passed and gone. But the celebration is still ongoing as far as this family is concern.I did not get to celebrate it on the actual day that was on 8th May with the rest of my siblings, but I got to celebrate with her a little later and all to myself today. Moreover, I got to celebrate this special day with two of my favourite ladies!Took leave off work to accompany Mom to TTSH

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Wifey and I really tried to stay up after eleven last night but we just could not stay awake.I was the loser, I dozed off while the hotly televised results were under way. I knew that because Wifey kept waking me up and finally woke me up the last time to tell me to get into bed... which I did.Woke up early this Sunday morning just like any other weekday and was surprised the newspapers were not

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After more than three years, the mighty mouse that came with the iMac had finally picked its last straw that breaks my camel's back.Well, enough about these animals. It is my Apple mouse. Its scroll function which stopped functioning for the past few months has made me frustrated enough to call it quits. It was just too cumbersome without the scroll function to do anything from surfing to actual

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It seemed to want me to wake up very early today.For some freakish reason, the Asian Koel birds have been roaming plenty of times around this area. Their loud calls do not bother me during the day... or probably most other people, I think. But calling out incessantly for hours on end starting at about 4:00AM in the morning for the past week or so, is just plain crazy!That led me to suspect two

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"Ayah!" Wifey called out to me from the living room, "Take a picture of Sonny."All dressed up in his white, long-sleeved school shirt, his brown tie and that distinguished Dunman Secondary School blazer, Sonny was all ready and handsome looking young man.Sonny was going back to school this afternoon, right after Friday prayers, for his school's 48th anniversary and official opening ceremony after

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Most certainly it was biggest at a certain time in Singapore... 11:00PM or so but the time I realized and looked up into the night sky, the moon was as bright as I could remember but I could not say it was the biggest I had seen.This morning, the report says that it was suppose to be about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than any other given day, or years... about 18 years once when it was at its

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While the Chinese folks celebrate their first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, this Malay family made the most of the long weekend holiday to a "magical" camping and barbecue at East Coast Beach Park.Joined Wifey's sisters to a barbecue... thought it was suppose to be just that but it turned out everybody present did not want to call it a day to go home. Instead we stayed on,

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The day finally arrived when we have our home back to its clean and comfy condition.After tolerating with the mess, the dust and disarray since last Tuesday, and after toiling with Wifey and Sonny for the rest of the week, we can finally rest and call it our home, sweet home again.We had our home floor renovated.It sounds simple but renovating an already lived-in home is a total nightmare. We did

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Woke up this morning as usual. It was another mid week like all weeks of the year.Did my morning prayer and my workout on my home-gym as usual. True enough as usual, I extended my workout until the last minute to being late for work.Yes. I was late to leave home... but the workout was great!I thought I was able to catch the last bus to work before I was officially late to arrive. I opted for the

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I sat alone on the sofa watching the countdown to the new year on TV last night. Watching it alone was as thrilling as watching the clock ticking on the wall.When the clock stroke twelve and the brilliant, eight-minute fireworks blasted in the skies over Marina Bay wowed everyone, witnessing the New Year celebrations alone created not even a spark in this living room.It is true. However

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Where have all the time gone to? What have I accomplished for myself and for my family?So many things in retrospect that I would have done differently, then again so many I have cherished and would not trade them for the world. Things that I did that made me truly happy and things I wished I had not done that made that tinge of regret stuck in me.I guess this is life and I have to be grateful for

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I attended my first class on pottery making. A free class given out by a fellow parent from our parent support group, DSP.It was held at Sonny's school yesterday morning. The class Wifey goes to most Saturdays, helping out the teacher with her pottery making class and at the same time learning the art by making her own pieces as well.Yesterday, it was open to the teachers there and a few parents

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To My Family & All Muslims,Have A Blessed DayWith Your Loved Ones!

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Niece & Hubby in a Kompang Procession on their wedding dayHeld over the weekend, she had her dream wedding day fulfilled.Long were the days when weddings were held in kampongs with the whole village getting into the spirit of camaraderie and pitched to make each occasion a success for the hosting family, this day and age, all amenities are so convenient and help, instant.I do not go to too many

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Saturday held a pleasant surprise for Wifey and I.It was suppose to be a quick errand. Wifey got back from her pottery class in the early afternoon and could not wait to buy the paints for her pottery she had already made, several of them waiting to be hand-painted in the next phase of her masterpiece creation.She managed to drag me along to ArtFriend to get her pottery supplies after waiting for

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I was actually writing about the recent Hari Raya family visits we had with the whole family, just like we have been doing since more than a decade ago.I had not finished writing and posting it when something unsettling we felt actually happened. We, meaning Wifey and I.I did not think much about it at first, not until Wifey talked about it just before bedtime, recalling the day we had and how

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To All My Friends&All Muslims EverywhereSelamat Hari RayaMay Your Prayers In Ramadhan Be BlessedTo Celebrate Aidilfitri In TriumphMorning Aidilfitri PrayerAt Darul Ghufran Mosque in Tampines

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Yesterday was a spur-of-the-moment kind of decision.As if it was ESP, Wifey and I both read each others' minds to decide making one last shopping trip to Geylang Serai Raya Bazaar for our last minute Hari Raya preparations.Once we had broken our fast for the second last day before Aidilfitri, we just had to go down to the Raya bazaar to get the final touches stuff for our home deco.Wifey wanted

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Last weekend saw me standing in the crowd as Wifey browsed through the Baju Kurung or Malay traditional dress at the Geylang Bazaar.Getting well dressed-up for visiting during Hari Raya is a must to celebrate the occasion. Of course, well dressed does not necessarily mean expensive clothes, but just new affordable ones that one treats oneself for the successful triumph of fasting during the

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The adrenaline junkie that I am had made me late for work this morning.I did my daily morning workout ritual today a little too long than I had hoped because my "adrenaline tank" was not full enough for me to stop and got into the shower, ready for work.I knew I had a chance to get the last bus before I was truly "later" than late. But I have this method to save me from that, so it was not like

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Dates with grapes and slices of apples and pairsToday is the first weekend since the holy month of Ramadhan started four days ago.Weekends are Wifey's rest days, so we decided that our first break-fast outside this year was at Syed Restaurant in Simpang Bedok. It is our usual weekend haunt for a good, sit-down meal.The food served has always been delicious. The set meal for four has always been

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Ramadhan brings so many benefits spiritually, mentally and physically. They are just countless.Beside the real objective from the religious point of view, like cleansing one's soul with fasting during this month, another obvious benefit is the weight loss that I silently celebrate each year.I think the fasting year after year has kept my weight in check. Hovering around my ideal of about 65

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Wishing All MuslimsA Blessed Ramadhan May Our Spirits Be CleansedOur Souls EnlightenedAs We Offer Our Prayers Seeking Forgiveness From The Almighty

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Wifey tagged along with me when I told her that I was shopping for some techno gadgets at the Harvey Norman Expo Sale on Sunday morning.Since I gotten a company issued Lenovo T410 notebook for my work, I needed a mouse as I could not get use to using the touch pad after using it for a whole week. I was totally handicapped by the touch pad and it has affected my work to an irritatingly slow pace.I

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Festive feeling everywhere you turn.An enlightening feel for everyone, especially after a hard day at work.Happy 45th, Singapore!Though I do not feel as enthusiastic about our National Day celebrations as I had for many, many years before, the efforts put in by each and every grassroot constituency is nevertheless commendable.National flags fly at every home in Cheng San neighbourhoodWe used to

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Today, Mom called me at work as usual to chat.But today, our usual chats had become a little more than casual. It was heavier. It was more like a last plea to me than anything else.Yes, a plea.She has always been adamant to stay put in her home, even after Dad's passing in early January this year. Mom and our late Dad had lived in their house for more than seven years. It was their third home

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I received my company-ordered laptop today after a two-day delay from it's delivery date.It's a bittersweet feeling of sorts.One one hand, I have a totally new toy... A new i5 motherboard laptop instead of a "hand-me-down" that runs blazingly fast when compared to my old Pentium 4 desktop.Over the many years, my desktop has developed a mind of its own, like Skynet, being self-aware in Terminator.

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It has been over a month since my last post.I felt guilty for not updating, even more so for not blog-surfing to the places I have always been a regular visitor at.I know I had to at least update something on my blog, just to tell those that do come in that I am alright and that I am just too swamped with so many things that I do not have enough time to do the things that I like and have always

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Fancy that!Mom & I left Tan Tock Seng Hospital straight after we took our lunch at the smaller cafeteria situated right in front of Clinic B1 at basement 1.Mom was too hungry that instead of going to collect the medicines Dr Ian prescribed, after his consultation, we headed for lunch and then blissfully strolled, window shopping.We totally forgot about the medicines, only to realize in the cab

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Well, I got to know another medical term this week.Mom's case was transferred from Orthopedic to Geriatric clinic at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.After consulting with Dr. Vincent Yeo, Mom's back pain due to spondylosthesis can only be managed with medication and therapy, instead of an operation to correct her worn-off and narrowing of the spine column that is pinching her nerves.I had to take another

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Today is family day out! My kind of fun.With the month-long June school holiday kicks into gear, we have so many potential places and activities to do together as a family... I get endorphins just by thinking about it!After an official family discussion last night, all three of us unanimously decided that we watch a movie today. The movie everybody had in mind spontaneously is Shrek, Forever

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Fresh from our techno gadget shopping at Singapore Expo, it was time for my second favourite thing to shop for... plants!A walking distance away from where we alighted at Tanah Merah MRT station, are two nurseries we normally frequent for our gardening needs.The Katong Flower Shop did not have what I wanted after browsing its many beautiful array of plants.We headed next to its neighbour, Chye

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Sold! Sold! Sold!That was what happened most of time today.All three of us went to "Licensed 2 Play" sale at Singapore Expo to get two electronics items we already eyed for some time but only got the opportunity to buy it because the prices have become rock bottom at the annual nation-wide Great Singapore Sale.Wifey wanted a new camcorder... something that is light and virtually with no techno

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It was the worst of times. It was the best of times...Well, it was not that bad but it definitely was not short of a little miracle for me.It happened a few weeks ago. I wrote it as soon as I got my hands on my keyboard but somehow I did not get to complete writing about it.I need to get this out because I want everyone to know that there are angels on this earth and you may very well meet one in

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I called Mom this afternoon to a wonderful news."I overslept today, Imran." Mom told me with a chuckle. "You know what time I woke up this morning?" Mom asked me, sounding cheerful and a little cheeky."What time?" I asked, indulging her."10:30!" Mom broke the good news to me. "I turned in around 11 or 12 o'clock... I'm not sure."Mom sounded happy and refreshed.I only knew Mom was having trouble

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I received a text message from my friend late this afternoon.It bore a shocking message...Our long time friend from the old Kalang plant had passed away on Friday. It was the day I took leave off work to take Mom to TTSH for her MRI results.I quickly checked the obituary in the Sunday Times newspaper and there it was, her face, the Finance Supervisor lady I had known for the past 18 years had

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Mom after lunch at TTSH B1 GardenMom looked nervous as she sat right in front of Dr. Danny Louange in his consultation room. Mom was about to find out if she was suitable to undergo a spine correction surgery for her spondylolisthesis... the second time.The last MRI done in Tan Tock Seng Hospital or TTSH in 2006 showed her 4th vertebrae had slipped and at times pressed against her spinal cord.

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A dear friend came to our HQ to meet us for lunch today.She was our old breakfast and lunch group before being transferred to another plant in the western part of the island about five months ago.Today was her last day of work after twelve years of service with this company. A rather sad day for us and especially for her to leave the working life and grasp the prospect of retirement. She is

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Today was totally unexpected and... awesome.I am lacking of words to describe what today had in store for me. Though I know the plans for today but I was totally and pleasantly surprised at the outcome of each...My attendance was requested at two major events that were to happen today.One at work and another at my son's school.There was an AGM at work, and as a very small shareholder of the

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I was busy with lots of stuff at work this morning.I was not swamped so much with work actually, I found myself suddenly an unofficial helpdesk as soon as I sip the first cup of my coffee at breakfast.My iPhone beeped. It was from a friend who needed my urgent help to check for him on the dates and name of the consultants that we had our medical and automotive standards training from.I had to

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Never thought that a week night can be so enjoyable.The safe and lazy side of me prefers to go straight home after work and be with my family, watch some TV and get some surfing and blogging done, all in the comfort of my home.With the exception of a Friday night, where I would normally drag Wifey and Sonny for dinner out, simply because the next day is not a working or school Saturday. It always

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This afternoon, the whole family gathered to pray for Dad.Last Thursday was his 100th day death anniversary so we gathered at Mom's place in Woodlands this weekend to pray for Dad to be cared for by The Almighty; for Dad to find peace finally, after battling with lung cancer for over a year.I broke into tears silently whenever his name was being called out during several of the prayer versus. I

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I marked my iPhone Calendar with 2 dates... 3rd and followed my 7th May 2010.Those are Mom's appointments for her MRI and followed by the Orthopaedic Surgeon's consultation respectively.Referred to TTSH by Woodlands Polyclinic on 31st March 2010, I accompanied Mom last Friday, 9th April 2010 to the hospital for her first orthopaedic consultation.Mom was diagnosed with spondylolithesis in 2006

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All packed and ready to go.Then Sonny reminded us that he had a school concert to go to... fine."But I have to wear something retro..." he quipped asking for help at the final hour, continued when he got our attention "something in the 70's."Out came my old clothes in Wifey's hands. Am I stuck in the rut of the 70's? Yikes!Sonny can now fit my clothes... clothes that Wifey stashed somewhere deep

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Today is a good Friday.I had the opportunity to revisit a place I have not stepped into for many years. A place from my childhood while I was still living in the village called Kampong Ladang or directly translated as Plantation Village.Being a Good Friday public holiday here, I had the opportunity to visit my old mosque, Masjid Alkaff Kampung Melayu. This time with my son.Being a public holiday

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It is as if we have not had enough of our quest for ancient artifacts, we found ourselves at the museum again this weekend.It is most probably due to the wet weather that has restricted much of our plans for a weekend outings to indoors activities. It may very well be the fact that organizers bring the many world class exhibits here, in time for the March school holidays.Either way, Wifey and I

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Sphinx of Amenhotep IIIWifey is finally happy today.We finally made it to "The World of Ancient Egypt" at the National Museum of Singapore exhibition called "Quest For Immortality."It has been exhibiting since 22nd December 2009. And all that time, Wifey got excited each time the advertisement flashed on TV. With what had been going on with Dad's declining condition and eventual demise, we put

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Happily, we received rain this morning... the second good downpour after over a couple of months of very hot and driest weather in recent memory.As excited for us to receive the rain, it is even exciting for me to anticipate the brilliant show of colours bursting wherever I go when the flowers on the trees and shrubs bloom. A phenomenon usually seen when there is suddenly a heavy downpour after a

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Here's Wishing YouAn Inspirational LadyA Wonderful Day Happy Birthday, Rhiannon!

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It started raining very early in the morning. I had to close my bedroom window because the wind was so strong that it blew mist into our room and onto our faces.It started raining at 4:25AM and became very heavy throughout, even during our school-going, work-going hours at 6:30AM this morning. It poured continuously until about 10:00AM.This is not a complaint. It is in fact a thank you to the

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I have been contemplating for so long now...Should I invest on a NAS drive or should I just get an external harddisk?Network Attached Storage can do wonders... home network data storage and sharing, data backup... something you would not really bother until your PC's internal harddsik makes a clacking and you realize it finally is too late to save your precious data from being lost entombed

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Lunch with Mom & Dad at Singapore Expo"How is your father, Imran?" Akak called out to me yesterday afternoon.I was surprised to be asked that question. Dumbfounded for a split second but I recomposed myself when I saw Dad's face flashed in my mind, smiling at me.I had to tell her that Dad was already gone.Akak was shocked to hear and was more surprised that no one actually told her about it.She

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I wish I was talking about my zest for what my job entails... or the long, overdue family vacation in a faraway beach resort somewhere...Alas, it is not... not for a foreseeable period of time.The newspaper only told what has been felt by all here that the month of February was the hottest and most driest month in Singapore in all 140 years!The has not been rain in Tampines for the whole month.

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I'm 18 today and I feel really old!That is because it is not my age I am talking about, it is the number of years I have been working in this company!That is right, 18 years out of my 22 years of working life.I started working at the age of 22, just after I completed my National Service of 2 years... a compulsory regiment for all male Singaporeans to serve the army, navy, airforce or police force

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The air is still filled with happy moods especially since today is Friday.After a long weekend with the Chinese folks celebrating their Lunar New Year, this short week has been very relaxed and well, sweet.Not many people turned up for work on Wednesday, and many more took leave off work today... and many too I know are on sick leave today. A yearly ritual of many Chinese co-workers after too

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To all my Chinese friends,Wishing you & familyA Healthy & HappyLunar New Year

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Sonny woke up with a bad headache this Sunday morning.He had to skip Sunday school for his religious class and his Malay language tuition class in the afternoon too.I had to accompany him to the family doctor, a short walking distance away from our home. It was surprising to see so many patients already waiting for consultation.The queue number displayed was 4 while we were number 20. So we were

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The flu bug has been going around for weeks.I keep seeing people at work and many, while riding in public buses with runny nose. Fortunately, some very civic minded people were seen wearing disposable face masks... with interesting designs on them too.Not sure if I speak too soon but I am so far fortunate not to get infected while all this is going on. Maybe I had my flu jab in November last year

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It's been two weeks since Dad's passing.I have been thinking about him so often and intensely so, for the first week. I cried secretly when I did. Not wanting to show this weakness to my family. I don't know why but I don't want to... my private time with Dad, I guess.After the first week, Dad's face has been popping in and out of my mind everyday, but I no longer shed tears for the loss.I don't

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It is a difficult time for me.The first for me to truly feel... to truly have to go through it.I remember being at my grandfather's funeral but was too small to understand the weight of the situation. I still remember those moments vividly.I remember looking at my Mom and all my aunts and uncles, one by one, giving their father the last rites, bidding their father farewell but I was too small to

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Dad has won his battle against cancer.After fighting for his life again for the span of about a year and a month, Dad has finally emerged victorious...Dad passed on at 10:55PM Tuesday.He left us for a better place to meet his Maker with all his children and close relatives by his bedside. It was a swift transition for him as he took two short breaths... he bid his final goodbyes

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It is the New Year.With Dad's exact birth date unknown, except for his birth year in 1926, his birthday is defaulted to first January. So in essence, everyone celebrated his birthday at the stroke of midnight.All the celebrations, fireworks and balloons released on New Year's was celebrated without Dad. He has been in the hospital for over a month now. He pleaded much to return home after staying

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Wishing EveryoneA Wonderful YearOf Peace & Good HealthHappiness & ClosenessWith Family & FriendsHappy 2010!

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I pulled an all-nighter!It has been so long since I did that. Maybe in my early twenties, out with friends at barbecues by the beach... I had never stayed all night without a wink of a sleep since then, until last night.All for a good cause, I kept telling myself.I was up all night doing... get this, a mere 4-minute long video.Yes, a video to introduce our Dedicated & Supportive Parents group or

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Mom needed a new cell phone. She had been complaining about her Nokia for some weeks now.Her old cell phone was slowly failing on her. Its ring tone had become softer to the point she started to have miscalls frequently. Setting its volume to its highest level did not help for long before the tone got back to become even softer after a while.As if that was not already bad, putting it in her

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To All My Christian Friends,May your ChristmasFilled with joy & love,Celebrating the birth,Of new hope & peace,With family & friends.

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It has been 3 days since Wifey and Sonny left me home alone for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to be with Wifey's Mom who moved there some 8 years ago.Tuesday night was terrible as it was the first night I was left alone in the house, dump-founded as to what I wanted to do... watch TV, serve the net, blog, Facebook and many more things, but all seemed so boring without any of my beloved family member

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It has been exactly 2 weeks since Dad was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was quarantined off to the isolation Ward 58.Today, he is "free man" again after he is moved to the normal 6-bedded Oncology Ward 48 in the afternoon. The non-air conditioned ward he likes. He hates being in the air-conditioned one because he feels the cold make it hard for him to breathe.He waited for so long to be "let

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Wifey queuing for train tickets to Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaI bid Wifey and Sonny goodbye at the front door early this morning.They left for the train station at Tanjong Pagar for a 6-hour ride on a Malaysian KTM train to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.It is Wifey's time with her Mom who lives in Selayang, KL to be with her. Wifey last saw her Mom in September 2009 when she came back to Singapore for a few

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It is official, the iMran Family is now iPhone Friendly!All 3 of us now own an iPhone each after we re-contracted with our long-standing telco, Mobile One or M1 for short for a 2-year plan.Another island's telco, Starhub also launched its iPhone plans the same time as M1, but alas, M1 plans are still superior to that of Starhub's. It is even far better than the major telco here, Singtel which had

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I was feeling much better a day after my medical leave off work on Wednesday. I was Under The Weather on Tuesday and stayed home nursing my "wounds."Managed to complete my work and submitted a day ahead of the dateline, yet by late afternoon, I started to feel ill again, this time with a tender feeling whenever I touch the left side of my head.It became worse at night as all illnesses seem to

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Oh No!I have the sniffles last night after feeling a little more uncomfortable in my throat since in the early afternoon at work.I had to go to the doctor's this morning because by the time I work up about 4:50AM, the pain in my throat was intense. My joints were all aching and my nose was blocked.I officially declared myself as sick and texted my boss that I was taking sick leave today. Told my

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We notice that Dad has frequent medical complications nowadays. The period between him being in and out of hospital is much closer together now.While at home, his condition is stable most times but far from improving. We do not expect it to. Slowly, but most definitely, his condition is growing worse with time. Dad is holding up well, at least that is what he is trying hard to make everyone

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We really had fun at the recently ended Enviro Life-Science Event 2009 at Sonny's school a fortnight ago.The event was a short half day, but the preparations behind it was tremendously intensive, much to Wifey's and my expectations of what it entailed when we volunteered to take charge of designing, making and decorating our DSP or Dedicated & Supportive Parents' booth.Like previous year, we

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I had not much time to update but I just had to post this one because I am ecstatic about Sonny's achievements.He scored 7 As in his mid year. I was happy that he had that many As from his 12 subjects that he is taking.I have been offering him S$10 for every A that he can score. So I owe him S$70 for his mid-year exams. I challenged him to up his ante by telling him that I would give a bonus of S

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With all that is going on in my life right now, I have to face the fact that Sonny is already a young man and is going places.He left for student exchange programme last Tuesday, 27th October 2009. Departed on Garuda Air from Changi International Airport for a week at a school called Santa Laurensia in Jakarta, Indonesia.Wifey was at a loss without her beloved only child the first night he was

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A call I received this morning had made my day.It has been an arduous period for the whole family...the reason I was so preoccupied and not having any time at all to check my blog, let alone surf to others.Dad is being discharged this evening from Tan Tock Seng Hospital or TTSH for short.He was admitted last week Wednesday, 21st October 2009 after having much difficulty breathing. He had that

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Well, I have survived this far...One week to be exact but I hope I will continue on for as long as they need me.Since the company's restructuring as a reaction to the world economy's downturn, a long arduous one in fact, everyone that are still standing, has been holding their breath for as long as possible.Everyone tried their best to hold their ground during the storm of global recession. It

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I received a call from Auntie Z and it was good news.It was more like a redemption of sorts and it felt good that I received her call this time around and was available to be around too.Well, it all started on Sunday evening...All three of us had our once-a-month family dinner out... "rejoicing the paycheck" I receive every month... a family bonding time I like to do with them.Sonny came back

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Blessed to have Mom & Dad celebrating with their childrenThe Raya celebrations continue...Just like previous years, just like other Malay families I have seen too, we chartered a coach for the whole day to haul our large families to visit homes of one another like a marathon which proved to be an "Amazing Race" every year.Meeting point at my Eldest Brother's place, the bus started picking-up the

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Unexpected, Wifey's eldest brother called to say that he was coming to our home for the Raya visit. The family had arrive in Singapore the night before after a 5 to 6 hour-long drive from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Wifey was delighted to receive the call as I had gathered because she woke me up from my abrupt sleep to tell me the news and asked me to get ready.I was down and out after I had popped in

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Aidilfitri 2009 KL Family PortraitAs I had envisioned and calculated the plan in my mind weeks earlier, Hari Raya Aidilfitri being on Sunday, the following Monday becomes a public holiday.An ideal timing since Wifey's family was coming all the way from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to celebrate their Raya here this year. Monday was the perfect day to be with them!Braving the 5 to 6 hour-long drive,

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Aidilfitri Family Portrait 2009Syawal has arrived. 20.09.2009... nice date.The day to celebrate our triumph over earthly desires we abstained during the month of Ramadan is here. Wish I could say the same with how I am feeling right now.This year, it is bitter-sweet for me. Fallen sick just 4 days before Syawal, the incessant coughs especially at night has ravaged both my energy and zest to

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Wishing all MuslimsAll over the worldA blessed RamadanGives way to joyous SyawalA time to celebrate our triumphsWith Family & FriendsSelamat Hari Raya Aidilfirtri

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Wishing all MuslimsAround the worldAs the fasting month comes to a closeMay your soul finds beauty in lifeYour mind accepts imperfections that is humanYour heart opens to forgivenessThis blessed Ramadan

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Sonny at Pandan Reservoir still lost to where the actual location was"Ayah! Wake up!" Sonny shook me from my sleep."What is it..." I answered, still in a daze."I want to show you something...""Later...""This is important... come!" Sonny shook me again."This better be good..." I stood up and walked to his room. It was still before 9:00AM and it was not my time to wake up on a Sunday morning. Not

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Wishing all MuslimsAround the worldMay you find beauty in life & humanityThis blessed Ramadan

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We are into the third week of Ramadan month and there is not much time for Hari Raya Aidilfitri shopping left because it is done only on weekends.We had our first today but nothing major that we should panic about since we have done our preparations little by little throughout the year. That cuts the cost quite substantially in anticipation of price hikes normally as any major festive season

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Wishing all MuslimsAround the worldMay your life be filledWith peace and serenityThis blessed Ramadan

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I do not get it!This is something that I cannot comprehend... the things that some people do without thinking a little bit more as to the consequence their deed is affecting others.It is common practice by residents living in blocks of flat to bag their own rubbish, tie it securely and dump it into the rubbish chute that is available for common use on every floor.It is quite understandable if big

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Wishing all MuslimsAround the worldMay our faith grows strongerGoing into the second weekOf this blessed Ramadan

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