Quick Word

Hi Peeps, Been really really busy so don't have time to update, am feeling better already. Thanks for the encouragements and SMS-es. Appreciate them and keep them coming, well, at least I know that you guys cared enough.. Three Cheers! Got shit at work... more work piling, so, will really be super busy. I have a lot of overdue photos, including one visit to the Singapore Flyer! (tons of funny poses there) and Dempsey Road Ben&Jerry's and Pasta... So yeah, forgive me for the delayed telecast but I promise, it will come soon. And yes, I do know I am in need of so much rest. I took a morning off just to sleep in and my mama was like, WHAT A WASTE OF LEAVE!?! I was like... ZzzzzZZZzzz away. God Bless U... Love, ruthie....

encouragements pls....

Hi People.... Got a tiny request... Can you all encourage me? I am in need of a nice bowl of soup / long shower / big warm hug / comfy words... whatever I can get. =)))) This week has plundered all my mental energy. I am running on low and hitting empty soon, every day I meditate on verses - His Word and recharge a little but its not sufficient. Next week, I aim to take a day to rest. Cos..... I need to. Its not a matter of I deserve it or not.... just, so tired out, I cannot be effective in what I do at the way I am running on low fuel.

Ha! Its Funny to See me-self...

I was quoted by a respectable Publication.

Really it is surreal to see my own face in print, be it here or in ZaoBao or wherever,

whenever I am quoted or interviewed, I keep THANKING GOD, only HE can make possibilities limitless and doors flung open for me to walk thru...

Thru HIM all things are possible...

I prayed for 80(was last year's 2007 coverage)x2 = 160 PR coverage for SA tours for 2008,

till today, I have had 220 PR coverages online, in Newspapers, TV, Radio and Magazines & counting. WHO ELSE TO THANK... Lord Jesus!

Thank YOU Father!

YOU GAVE ME LIFE and Life abundantly!

Just this morning, an external colleague was asking me,

how come you are always Happy and So Optimistic??

Well.. I have YOU right Lord? That's why.

Love,

your child.

"Emo Poem"..its about time. Goodbye You.

I miss you

why does your eyes go into oblivion

whenever I mention "that word"

Seems that word is jaded

like some painful part of the past

maybe you are regretting

maybe you are guilty still

maybe..

I used this past

to propel me to my present

i cannot fathom a future with you

Impossible would seem like a word

that is over-used.. stale

but inspite of me, my past and my present nature

He.

he took me

in all forms

quietly.. unassumingly

he is no saint nor perfect model

but despite the tantrums & nonsensical days I have had

he loves me

You.

You are too distant

You are too self-contained

You are way too self-centered

Full of yourself

to ever see a good thing pass you by!

I am closing this chapter

as I am starting a fresh new exciting one

where hope and love awaits me

where he will support me in my endeavours and dreams

where I can just be me.

Acceptance is priceless!

To be valued is Gold.

I have both.

I wish never to ever see you in my lifetime

nor ever bump into you

I wish you well

nothing more with me

Like the mantra I keep chanting & telling others

"when we get older, we do not re-live nor make the same mistakes"

there is no value in that

just pure foolishness

if one was to re-live a lie and mistake

One was to be a dumbo!

Reflective Email

Here is a very meaningful email that never fails to bring tears to my eyes...

After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take

another woman out to dinner and a movie.

She said I love you but I know this other woman loves you

and would love to spend some time with you.

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER,

who has been a widow for 19 years,

but the demands of my work

and my three children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

'What's wrong, are you well,' she asked?

My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call

or a surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

'I thought that it would be pleasant to be with you,'

I responded. 'Just the two of us.'

She thought about it for a moment,

and then said, 'I would like that very much.'

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up

I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house,

I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date.

She waited in the door with her coat on.

She had curled her hair and

was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary.

She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an angel's.

'I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son,

and they were impressed, 'she said, as she got into the car.

'They can't wait to hear about our meeting'.

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant,

was very nice and cozy.

My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady.

After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Large print.

Half way through the entries,

I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me.

A nostalgic smile was on her lips.

'It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small,' she said.

'Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor,' I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation nothing extraordinary,

but catching up on recent events of each other's life.

We talked so much that we missed the movie.

As we arrived at her house later, she said, 'I'll go out with you again,

but only if you let me invite you.' I agreed.

'How was your dinner date?' asked my wife when I got home.

'Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined,' I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack.

It happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to do anything for her.

Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt

from the same place mother and I had dined.

An attached note said: 'I paid this bill in advance.

I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless,

I paid for two plates - one for you and the other for your wife.

You will never know what that night meant for me.

I love you, son.'

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: 'I LOVE YOU!'

and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve.

Nothing in life is more important than God and your family.

Give them the time they deserve,

because these things cannot be put off till 'some other time.'

Talent - SPREAD the WORD around.....

Hey People...

This is unlike my normal posts

but this Brother deserves an entry of his own

I present ~

Jeremy SPK

He is just awesome

cos his songs (mostly) are original

and Hauntingly GOOD!

I utterly love the song

"Just Let Go"

I feel a tad Emo when I listen to it

but I can like repeat it over 30 times yet

NOT get sick of it...

just pure haunting

creeps into my Soul Man...

Dam... its good lar!

We have got great singers and worship leaders like

Weston below:

and Vanessa (on the left - sorry for this pic... I tot its really adorable)

But Jeremy

is a singer-songwriter in his own genre.

God bless u Bro! Keep on keeping on!

HAPPY & BLESSED.... happily BLEST! (to be a blessing)

I am so HAPPY today...

overwhelmed too

I THANK God I am Alive this day!

I am so Loved by Him

I was made this way and made to go thru so much

so I can stand tall, walk the talk

and be a Positive, Happy and Blessed person

who is fortunate enough to bless others!!!

WE ARE GETTING MARRIED soon, very soon!

Watch this space for more updates...

& Part 2 of my earlier MY MOST UNique post entry is coming up too.

True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

Peace is seeing a sunset and knowing who to thank.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything;

they just make the best of everything they have..

COS...Life isn't about how to survive the storm but how to dance in the rain!

my Sayang....

My Jann

I Love her so much... we had a little game that day.. she told me "secrets" when we were at Sam's place giving him a farewell party our conversation went: me: so, you like the food so far? Jann: *nods her head while her Mum fed her* me: you want to play a game? Jann: *nods her head and looks wide eyed & bushy tailed* me: ok, let's play vampires and run around Jann: *looks at me astonished & wonders what is a Vampire?* me: *takes a cracker (keropok) breaks into a mini triangle & sticks them at the sides of my mouth... Vampire!* Jann: *SQUEALS in delight at this point* Mummy, I want Keropok.. I want!!!! *mum had to make her a set of Vampire teeth.. & then* she went "See Rufus Jie-jie, Rar rarr RARR Rarr.." *Her mum looks at us and laugh* me: WHAT!!??! U called me RUFUS jie-jie again! Ok, Rufus jiejie Vampire will attack u now...RaRRRRRRRR ROAR... Jann: Ahhahahahaaaa..... *then she runs* me: Gotcha! *holds her tight* Jann: Ahhhhhh! Ah..Ah... *screams away* Then she went Ruth Jie jie.. *then kisses me on my cheeks* me: I love u Jann! *then Jann hugs me*

And its Delight & Deliciously once more..

Ok... one last Food Entry for today before I hahahahahah...take a break.

HELLO to

Delight & Delicious's Moon, Philip, Derrick and gang are superbly friendly and hospitable folks!

Daniel & I went there to have dinner and, not many places make a mean BREAD PUDDING ($5.90) the way they do! SINFUL yet MUST TRY!

Gets a 5/5 Stars from me

cos the soft warm bread melts in your mouth and

raisins & almonds encrusted inside the layers of bread & pudding explodes as you chew.. favourful as the cold ice cream contrasts!

AWESOME.... Divine. So easy to Like!

daniel had Lagsana, 4/5 Stars... portion is enuff for a guy Comes with great Mash Potato and Salad THE Bread Pudding!

Dempsey Hill

The whole wide world (ok, ok, folks in my world only)

have been going on and on about Dempsey Hill

and how Expensive it is (not really lar)

HOW Chic it is

How COOL the environment is

How POSH the Look and Feel is

that I have been dying to go there... hehehee~

I finally did! With my beloved..

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The beautiful Dempsey...so Quaint We went to Ben & Jerry's there they got Alfresco Dining area... cool! And a Scooby Doo Van..Teehee!! Look at the Swing acting as Seats! So ROMANTIC lar

This COLORFUL sight above greeted me when I stepped in..

GOD Bless USA...

LIVE Band area.. they perform on certain days only

The Ordering section

TUBS of Comfort FOOD!!!!!!!!! ;))))

Main Star: ICe CrEam on Waffles...

3.5/5 Stars

The Victorian Chair

The Dramatic Curtain section...

So Baroque! The Lights!!!!

Reminds me of some fireplace.. RELAXing man

Ballerina Shoes...

DRAMA...

US... Peace man

UBER HAPPY Ruthie..

My Love Affair with Prawns...

Admittedly, I need to say,

I know prawns give raise to high blood etc etc

but I love them...

esp in HOKKIEN MEE.

This stall is found next to Ngee Ann Poly's

Bukit Timah Food Centre @ a Corner

4/5 Stars,

got standard.. seriously!

Yay! Yay! Hip Hip HooRAYYYYYYY!

Yes!!!

I am deprived of a GOOD Break...

Yay~ness..

cos tomorrow I am OFF! Yay!

Uber Long Weekends...

Love National Day!

My Funny Prayers

Can I admit that I am scared now?

As in, I am really like staring FEAR in the eye and trying to put up a front that says "Bring it on" but I am shaking on the inside.. I am. I really am in that state.

Reason: I think its my prayer 2 Sundays back during service, I said to our Father, God.. please let me learn to lean on you and increase my faith, things are going smoothly for me, it does not help me grow... THEN, I was hospitalised due to bad pain and was crawling in bed for 3 days.

NOW, my colleague has resigned and the job scope has fallen on my shoulders till someone else comes in, but it takes time plus, I am still quite a rookie and slowly getting the hang of things only... the amount of files and workload and things I must digest, is FREAKING me OUT!!!

Oh yeah, I am scared, for once in my Life, I never felt the need for God La-gi more... I think my prayers are answered, but I really ought to watch how I pray. Oh yeah, I did tell HIM thou, you will prepare me and your Grace is more than sufficient for me to handle things.

Frankly, I admit, I am not believing that statement yet. God...help me, only you can, send me a great new helper at work so I can focus on what I am trained for and great at, thou I must enlarge my knowledge and wisdom and etc etc in handling and balancing work... I really don't wanna camp here overnight, I heard enough horror stories to scare the jitters out of me. I cannot do this alone. Neither do I wanna load Daniel as he is stressed out over a million dollar deal. GOD WE NEED U, HEAR OUR CRIES!

Of Hospitals & Injections

In case you haven't heard, the owner of this blog was in SGH's A&E on Thursday ... around 5pm... She felt a lump in her tummy (nope, not fats, stop the snickering)... it scared the shit out of her, she got X-rayed doctors drew blood from her (4 tubes worth) she nearly "dieded" from fear Thank God her daniel came on time, to assure her but she did not feel better, in fact, she was upset at herself for not taking heed of her body's signals of pain Pain, pain go away... it doesn't work that way. She kept telling herself, just hang on, a little bit more after the NATAS, after the fairs... But she collapsed. All sorts of silly virus attacked her till date, still under attack she is feeling moody, tired and yet, back at work today The doctors made her take laxatives for 3 days to make sure anything bad does not remain in her system..purging! Eeewwww... so she was crawling in bed for 3 days... pathetic! phone calls kept coming in... its still work Thank God for kind Bosses Thank God for me being alive Thank God I still got a job to return to Thank God for great coverage despite my 'Out of Action' Thank God for Loving me! Please help me to recover fully soon... Thank God for Weston, Darren and Daniel! Thank God for Mummy, Daddy and lil' Bro. Thank God for friends who SMSed and cared.