Helen Plus Three

Recently I completed reading the Memorykeeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards  It was sad and yet as I thought more about it, is also a happy story. For some reason I got hung up on the sad part, the parts about the loss and the guilt. On the other hand, the happy side which was the baby that lived in spite of nature's error, got less of my dwell time. Do we avoid looking at the imperfect and always look for what seems perfect or hope to be. Perhaps that was how the author slanted it. Decisions at one point in time affect the rest of life, Guilt is a horrible thing to hold on to especially for good souls. The father tried to find a solution(his peace) to his guilt through his new hobby of photography. Hate is another form that eats away at a person's soul. It starts like a tiny blot that spread and grew and grew and impacts the life of all within and around it. But love grows no matter what.. (it did for the nurse that saved an imperfect child).. that's probably th...

Joy, hope and wonder A blessed Christmas and a peaceful and fruitful New Year to all .

Isn't this just gorgeous... at my balcony window... sometimes the only thing to do is sit and admire God's creation and let him take care of you.

Making that list already and getting down to making Xmas cards... Reindeer and Santa on the inside....the Xmas paper is lovely.. a month away.... .. time for the Christmas tree to come out...

A thanksgiving trip.  And some shopping of course...with enjoyable dining along the way ... A theme park within a mall, a roller coaster within the mall above the 7th storey....  and for the first time despite my numerous trips into Malaysia, I am seeing parts of KL. National Monuments The Sultan's new Palace   :)  .. slow with my camera.. ..

Jogging or cycling has never been more rewarding. I recently decided it's time to begin to rebuild fitness and stamina in a moderate way.Nothing ambitious really, something like 30min to an hour either brisk walking or cycling. About 10 min away from the house, we are able to get on the park connector to Punggol End. There's a lovely track, along the river and currently very peaceful surroundings. Still trying to get the name of the river .. either Serangoon, Sengkang or Punggol ..not sure. It's less stressful than having to jog alongside traffic on the pavements amid the noise whilst keeping one ear and eye out for caution sake, not to mention the carbon monoxide. It's about 7km of track, but 2km + t the Sengkang Riverside Park.. that's as far as I got . I'm aiming to go further and back of course. It's been a month and a half, sigh.. I have not shed any pounds ..I don't think. Keeping at it.

Bought a couple of books on houseplants from Amazon, can't wait for them to arrive. Been busy with kids' stuff, time to get back to my blogging, my reading ...and my scrapbooking... but first my gardening... Lipstick. surviving and flowering after a break... These hang outside my home where some of the morning sun can catch them. This variety of money plant (pothos) is doing well but the Song of India sitting just behind it as wilted away rapidly recently.  The green non-flowering plants are surviving better. But there are elements of the humidity and wind factor that have a sad impact on my houseplants. Mostly a whole plant can go from healthy to sudden decline very fast and there's nothing I can seem to do to slow or stop it from dying eventually.