I baked cookies over the long weekend :)
Turned out very tasty!

And I cleaned house and leather goods.
Feels good!

How was your weekend??
Tell me!

99.5MHz

One things I like Singapore is radio station.
Compare to back home or Colorado, it's more variety of genre in all sort of languages.

My latest favorite station is 99.5.
It's just perfect Bossa nova, acoustic mellow music, for Sunday branch :)

Sweet message...

私は誕生日にとっても美しいピンクのバラをオフィスで受け取りました。
彼女からはさらに以下の素敵な言葉をプレゼントしてもらいました。
あまりに素敵なので、皆さんともShareしたいと思います。

In April, Maya Angelou was interviewed by Oprah on her 70 birthday. Oprah asked her what she thought of growing older, and she said it was 'exciting...'

＊Maya Angelou：アメリカで最も有名な黒人女性自伝作家

Maya Angelou said this:
'I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.'

'I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.'

'I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.'

'I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life.'

'I've learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.'

'I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw some things back....'

'I've learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.'

'I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one..'

'I've learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.'

'I've learned that I still have a lot to learn..'

歳をとるのではなく、重ねていく。
そんなことを意識をさせてくれました。
そして、それが素敵なことだと。。。

'I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.'

本当に、これは本当のこと。
私は彼女にピンクのバラをサプライズされて、どれだけSweetな気持ちになったことか。。。

そして、他のみんなからの気持ちもどれだけ感じていることか。。。
「感じる」という感性は、教えられて育つものではないのです。
だからこそ、特別なんです。

今日は、私のお友達、さとみんぐの誕生日です。
彼女にこの言葉をプレゼントします！
おめでとう、さとみんぐ！

なおみ

電車の中

私はシンガポールの端っこに住んでいます。
そこから、金融街のあるCityエリアのオフィスにはDoor to Doorで５０分くらいかかって通勤しています。

毎日乗るMRTという電車は驚きでいっぱいです。
まずホームに上がるエスカレーターが異常に早い。
一生懸命歩調を合わせないと乗れません。

それから、電車に乗るときは降りる人を降ろさず、
とにかく乗ろうとする人が８割。

乗ってから周りを見渡すと、
大声で携帯で話している人、
音楽を大きな音で聴いている人はあたりまえ。

車内で眉毛を切っている人、
鼻をほじっている人、
濡れた髪のまま乗っている女性、
小指だけいやに長い爪の男性はそばにいるだけで耐えられません！

駅と車内での飲食、ドリアンの持ち込みを禁止するなら、
上記もなんとかしてほしい。。。

多民族だからなんでしょうが、
規制されないとできない、というのはなんだか哀しいですな。

The Notebook

I've just finished reading "The Notebook" written by Nicholas Sparks who also wrote "Message in a Bottle".
I liked the slow pace which gave me enough time to feel tiny details.

I read the book mostly during my time on the train.
Towards the end of the story, I felt difficulty holding some warm drops coming out from my heart.... gosh, it was good story!

Grow flowers

"The earth laughs in flowers.
Flowers have deep roots in the human psyche.
We use flowers to mark our special events, such as births, weddings or funerals.
We give them to lovers.
We grace our homes and our tables with them.
We wear them in our hair and pin them on our clothes.

Get a seed catalogue and decide which flowers you love most.
Then buy seeds and plant them in your garden.
Consider both color and scent.
Grow roses, tulips and daffodils and iris.
Plant bulbs, flowering trees adn bushes.
Let flowers make your world more beautiful and fragrant.
Enjoy sharing them with others." -Ralph Waldo Emerson, author and poet

The day I got flowers, I opened a book "365 ways to live a simple and spiritual life" randamly and this "Grow flowers" was there in front of me out of 365 pages.
I felt some kinda connection and fate... between my flowers and the poet.

I know I really want have my garden.
I want my trees, plants and flowers...

Blessed

3rd, September 2009 - another day was started, took shower changed to work cloth, took train to business district...

During my office hours, I got many gifts, flowers, cakes and birthday wishes from all over the world...
Yes, it was my birthday and the day really made me feel special by my dear family and friends.

They took me out on Friday and Saturday to my favorite Thai food, and took me to EQUINOX which locates at 72nd floor of Swissotel, people there also wished me for my special day, on Saturday was surprised party at Italian restaurant which I didn't know anything about. Then it started with some happy surprise which organizer wasn't even planning...

The flowers made me feel very special...
Handmade bird shape card is super creative and adorable...

I am tuely grateful to my friends what they did for me.
I really don't know how to express my appreciation...

Thank you very much for all the wishes for me!