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Big and spectacular things are few and far between, so we must learn to enjoy the little things. Fortunately, there are so many of these little things around us that gladden the heart, if we only we pay attention to them.

This pretty number sequence put a smile on my face while I waited

 

Fail

As I've said before, context is very important.

So once in a while FAIL is good.

Love That Red

Someone had given Baby Sis a red lipstick and every time she wears it she gets compliments on the colour. It is a lipstick in "garang" red that is very suitable for occasions when she dresses up.

Red, in case you don't know, is a very difficult colour to wear as lipstick because the wrong shade can make you look garish. Since Baby Sis had hit the "red lipstick jack-pot" she was determined to re-stock before the season changes and the colour is removed from the shelf.

Yesterday she found the lipstick. She bought one for herself and another for me.  Is it any wonder that I love my sis? She is always so generous to buy me beautiful things and to share her finds with me. 

And, I sure love that red, too.

Don't you just love the red?

Nyonyas at the Heritage Book Launch

Three weeks ago Baby Sis and I were invited for a heritage book launch. We were the unpaid "living" props but we didn't mind 'cos we got to dress up and even had our photo appear in the Sunday Star!

I believe the two nyonyas stole the show

The "Star" treatment led some people to think that we were the authors of the book!

Baby Blues

Context is very important.

Under normal circumstances, this message that I received from my 'bee last Thursday would have sent me into an anxious fit.

My first thougt: What happened?

But when I looked at the message again I was ecstatic with joy. 'Cos it means.....

Yes, blue is definitely the colour for the season.

Doubly Satisfied

This year I really over-indulged in k'ngee chang smothered in the yummiest, pekat-est gula melaka syrup ever.

See the super pekat syrup! That's how I like the syrup.

Then, just as I thought that that's all the chang I'm going to enjoy this year, Priscilla gave me two of her homemade bak chang. I normally do not eat bak chang but I have to admit that I changed my mind after eating hers - they were spectacular!

 

Priscilla's bak chang. This photo does not do it justice : (

She added beans to the pulut and the whole dumpling was packed with the best of ingredients. She used lean pork, which is the only kind of pork we like, mushrooms, a whole chestnut and one whole salted egg yolk! This is undoubtedly the best bak chang I've ever tasted.

My too-dark photo of a "ho liau" bak chang

God granted me the desires of my heart, and more, through wonderful friends that He has blessed me with. Good friends are indeed one of the richest blessings that God can put in our lives.

Max One - Day Eight

Imagine that all these years you have been driving around with your hand-brakes engaged. You are resigned to the fact that your car is performing below par and that the engine is sluggish. Then one day realisation hits you and you release the hand-brakes.

What a thrill to feel the rush of the engine! What joy to find the car taking off with a gentle nudge of the accelerator! That was exactly how I feel now.

I thank God for Max One, a wonderful supplement that has given me a new lease to life. Now I am able to sleep well. No more tossing and turning in the middle of the night.

When I wake up I'm alert, refreshed and recharged. No more starting the day on half tank. And the energy level does not dip or wane throughout the day.

I'm delighted with the new, improved me after a mere 8 days on Max One. At last, I am MAX-imizing my life.