Ten years ago, I took you home in this little basket. I named you Cocoa; ‘Lollipop’ was too complicated and ‘Lighting’ was too boring a name.
This year you’re not here with us. We miss coming back to you sitting with crossed hands like a lady and wagging your tail.
I especially miss you when my food experiment fail because you’ll eat them like they are the yummiest food that you’ve ever tasted. You are truly my biggest fan as I am yours.
Happy Birthday, Cocoa!
First Chinese New Year Lou Sang party of the year! This is our annual photo. We plan to strike the same pose and see how much we have changed over the years 👧🏻👵🏻
This bunch of girls are so level-headed yet chill (missing Rach). We always talk too much. Today it’s over good home cooked chicken rice and ice-cream. Sooo satisfying 🍗🍚🍦
Life is made of days like this! ❤️
Happiness is…disturbing my dog when she’s sleeping 💕
I like to tickle her until her leg shakes uncontrollably 😜
New year goal: have an active everyday lifestyle with family and friends, Parisian-style.
Example? Outdoor yoga with Mommy then bath my dog 💦🐕
Cocoa would sit quietly and enjoy her spa as we scrub, spray, and wipe her face and ears. What a lovable dog 😍
Oh, the world shall be my gym!
“Who, being loved, is poor? Oh, no one”
Excerpt From A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde
One of the most important skills in life: making people you care about know that they can tell you anything, anytime, and won’t be judged, scolded, or ignored #competentadult #emotionalintelligence
Having a friend who share the same humour & appreciation for a philosophy you subscribe to
❤️
We woke up at 3.30 am to catch the sunrise (that didn’t happen) at Broga Hill, Semenyih
“You look so happy with you apple” my friend remarked as I was enjoying the fruit my Sista offered me after a 1150 feet hike
“Yes I’m easily pleased” I said, probably with the fruit still in my mouth
Upon discovering how ridiculous I looked and sound, and that the statement is not entirely complete, I had to add
“But I’m difficult to impress”
“That’s good. It means that you have high standards but it doesn’t get in the way to your happiness”
“Hmm I never thought of it that way”
“This is Sara. If she can, she’ll play all day. But then she’ll feel guilty” my friend introduced me to a new friend
“Hey! What kind of introduction is that?” I protested and upon quick reflection to the statement, I confessed
“Hmm he could be right”
Sometimes you need your friends to tell you things you don’t know about yourself
“If you’re granted a wish to change any part of you body, what would it be?” I asked
“My brain”
“Why?”
“I want an upgrade”
“That’s odd. I thought it’ll be something else”
“Won’t you want to change your brain?”
“No. It’s good enough”
“But everyone should want to upgrade their brain. It’s the only logical thing to do” he insist
“Logic takes you from A to B. But imagination takes you everywhere” I borrowed a quote from Albert Einstein
“If you have a bigger brain, you can imagine more things”
“Hmm…make sense”
The story conversation behind this…
“So this year we both won’t celebrate our birthdays with each other” I said in a matter-of-factly manner
“Yeah. It’s fair”
“No it’s not”
“Why?”
“The significance is different. 30 is an important milestone” I explained
“32 is significant too in the computing world”
“Why?”
“Bytes! 2 to the power of 5 is 32!”
“Are we human or are we robots?” I asked a rhetorical question
The answer and point were clear; 30 is bigger than 32.
