Saturday, January 24, 2009

Arranging flowers for CNY 2009 (Year of the Ox)



Yesterday i went to the tanjong pagar market and bought flowers with the intention to arrange for CNY. Alas, so many flowers and hard to choose which one and how many to buy. I spent a long time at the market, then i saw one of the pre-arranged flowers with red and yellow chrysantheman. Ok, decided i will buy Yellow round chrysantheman with red carnations. The combination shld be quite nice. But how many to get?? Since i've learnt floral arrangement till now, i have not been putting to practice. This is the ist time that i'm doing it alone without the teacher's assistance. I tried to recall what the teacher had teach us bef and deciding what type of shape shld i arrange. But i have no clue at all !! Ok, just go according to feel, i finally decided. Anyway, if the flowers are nice, anyhow also will be nice. I finally chose all my florals and 2 "Kai Yun Zhu", total adding up to $25. Wow, didn't expect that the flowers can be so expensive, and i didn't actually choose a lot.

Today is the arranging day... I went to market with mum early in the morning to buy all the CNY food. Upon reaching home, i prepare myself to do the arrangements. After pondering the whole night esterday, i still can't figure out what arrangements to do. Again, go accordingto feel. I realized my flowers were not really enough and one of the leafs that the floral shop sold me has signs of decay (not very nice). Oh no ! Short of leaves and flowers. After spending abt 2 hours on it, the above is the outcome. I'm glad it didn't come out too bad. Well well, its a good start. Haha. Happy Ox year.








Saturday, January 3, 2009

2009 - New Year, New Hope

2008 has passed us in a blink. New year, new hope, new resolutions... But wait have i achieved all my resolutions for 2008? Yes, proud to say i have except for those uncontrollable events. Oh yeah, Joyce gave us a day off on new year eve and i went to ikea to buy my writing table, something that i have wanted since beginning of 2008. Finally got it at the last day of the year. Another thing to mention which i'm grateful for is i have finally managed to change Dr Tan Han Khim for Dr Roger Tan. Thank godness. Dr Roger Tan is 3-4 better than that irresponsible HK Tan.


Was supposed to come out with my new year resolutions earlier but only had time to sit down and think abt it yesterday. Yes, i really need to think and plan. My new year resolution is to recover and to go without dialysis, i.e transplantation. I guess i'm tired of all the dialysis and needles poking in and out of me. I used to be able to see the nurses putting needles into me but now i don't know whether its fear or what, i don't dare or don't want to look anymore. And the 3 times per week schedule is affecting my personal time and family time. Sometimes i will be thinking how much longer do i have to go thru this or shld i put a stop and get a new beginning? The second alternative is to action and do something abt it rather than waiting. Yes, i want to be healthy and normal again. I can't let my life go pass just like that. I remembered what one of the dialysis uncle once said before: "If one can live till 100 years old, i have aleady lived more than half of my life, i don't know how much longer i can still live?" What he said strike a cord in me. If one can live till 100 yrs old, i have only lived one third of my life. I still have a long way thru.