"ANTHEM"

This is one of my favourite songs. I especially love the chorus (Highlighted in Yellow).

Listen to it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMasuK9OvYQ

The birds they sang at the break of day
Start again I heard them say
Don't dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be.
Ah the wars they will be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again bought and sold and bought again the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

We asked for signs the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood of every government -- signs for all to see.
I can't run no more with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring ...
You can add up the parts but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march, there is no drum
Every heart, every heart to love will come but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.

What will people say at YOUR funeral?

My mum's cousin collapsed and passed away on Monday night. I attended her funeral yesterday. The church service ended with her brother Rohan's eulogy. Some of the words he and many others used to describe his sister were as follows:

KIND

GENTLE

HONEST

SINCERE

GRACIOUS

RESPECTFUL

FORGIVING

LOADED WITH FAITH (IN GOD AND IN PEOPLE)

COMPASSIONATE

My uncle (Dato Dr Charles Vijayan David) once said 'She is close to being the perfect person'.

Rohan said as far as he remembered, his sister only ever displayed anger, or a semblance of it once. And even that was a feeble attempt! She simply could not get upset or angry about anything or with anyone. She lived her life in service to God and to the people around her. She was a qualified Pharmacist and a person of high standing in the Consumer Association of Penang (CAP). She travelled the world and attended international conferences as well as spoke at them. Her voice might have been soft and gentle and her personality humble and reserved; but she left a huge imprint on the world and on the lives of the people she touched.

My memories of her are of a lady who always smiled. Smiled like she cared and like she herself didn't have a care in the world. She was calm and reassuring. Always asking how you were and very interested in what you had to say. She took the time and she took the trouble. She was a devoted mother, a loving daughter and a wonderful friend.

It was a lovely funeral. Very sad but everyone with so much good to remember her by. And for those of you who believe in heaven (I know I do), she is definitely there right now, feasting and dancing. Another angel to watch over us.

Her passing got me thinking. What have I done that's good in my life? Whom have I touched? What worth will I leave behind?

What will people say at my funeral?

Kireen Marion Marshall was 45 when she passed on. She leaves behind her husband - Peter Louise and their darling son, Joseph - 6 years old and with a smile just like his mother's.

Christian the Lion - the reunion of a Lion with his owners!

I will reserve my words. See for yourself.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc&feature=fvst

Kenny Sia probably thinks I'm a retard!

Don't you think?

I'm the hot indian chick on the left btw. :P

This was taken at a Prudential event weekend before last and it was at this very nice spa in town. Villa Manja. You know the kind with indoor water features, Balinese music, wooden furniture that would look scary outside of a spa... and warm lighting. The stuff of heaven.

Kenny Sia, Cheeserland, Chan Lilian, Red Mummy, Sixth Seal, KY Speaks, Saimatkong, Snowxwhite, Mariahlc. - all there in full force and ready to get healthy ... or at least listen to see how Prudential can help!

As usual I was babbling about something which for some reason required my arms to be outstretched - coffee cup thankfully empty! And the expression on my face! wtf was THAT all about! Kenny must have tried so effing hard to pretend to be amused. haha. officially Mr. Nice Guy. Ok lah I promise I will change my mind about overused bloggers and attempt to read your blog every now and then :-)

Jamie (http://www.jmeei.net/blog/) is looking at me as if I'm highly entertaining. Either that or she just wants to layan her very cacat boss! 10 points for you, Jamie!

OMG!! David and Victoria Beckham are splitting up!!

Hah! Gotcha! Did you get fooled by the title on my blog? So sorry but I didn't start this blog with the intention of gazillions of people reading it, but Tim mentioned innit to me when a friend of mine told me he wanted to drive traffic to his blog, so I've been quite curious about this whole innit game that everyone seems to be playing.

I realise it's a bloody game because of several things:
1) Post titles are misleading for the sake of grabbing attention and totally conning people into reading your post.

2) People nang your post to get noticed so that you will (hopefully but very likely) check out their blog in return.

3) I can't remember right now but when it comes to me, I'll continue with this rant.

WTF.

Now I'm gonna add this post on innit. wtf. I didn't say I wouldn't try it out for myself.

The SWINES!

A colleague of mine has been sick as a dog for the past few days! She has seen a doctor, taken meds buy progressively got worse. Yesterday we found out that someone she was exposed to had been diagnosed with H1N1 so chances are, she might have picked it up too.

So she dragged herself to UH (University Hospital) and spent a good 4 hours waiting to see a doctor to get tested. Guess what? THEY REFUSED TO GET HER TESTED FOR H1N1!!!! WTF WTF WTF!!

Apparently she needs to be like dying or something to warrant a test. So instead of testing her to be sure, they sent her off with a pat on the bum and an MC and had the gall to tell her to monitor herself and if she got worse, then go back for a test! WT BLOODY F!

I called my aunt this morning and she confirmed that my other aunt as well as her son both came down with horrible flus, bodyaches, high fevers and sore throats. Both had just come back from Melbourne. Guess what? NO TESTS!! What the docs did was say "Let's just ASSUME you have it and we'll send you off with some meds". What they DIDN'T say was "We don't give a rat's ass if you definitely have it and then we can trace a line back to the people you have been exposed to and get them all tested to avoid it spreading even further."

So let's review the situation:
- Malaysians are dropping like flies from this disease (so far the death toll is 16)
- The WHO has warned everyone to be extra cautious as this flu has affected every single country in the world and is unstoppable.
- Our own beloved govt has issued warnings for people to get tested as soon as they feel they are showing symptoms and ESPECIALLY if they have been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with H1N1.

So what is the problem, people? Why don't they just put signs up to say "Don't bother coming in to get tested unless you're on the verge of getting your tombstone carved! And by the way - you'll have to wait 4 hours to see a doctor to begin with! So HAPPY INFECTING!"

3rd World Mentality. CLASSIC.

Pick a card, any card!

A good friend once asked me if I could live everyday of my life solely on what card I picked each morning. Literally - wake up in the morning and pick a card out of a deck of 365 cards and live that day exactly as the card dictated. No questions asked.

Think about it.