Law of Change

With the world cup just over, and as the excitement simmers down, we can only start looking forward to the next round of world champions in 4 years time.

I remember chatting about this with a close friend of mine, of where we were and what we were doing 4 years ago.As days go by one by one, we hardly realize just how much has moved and changed in that little space of time.

Most of us has moved from a time when we were all working in the same O&G. 4 years ago, we all thought we would grow at the same firm, but as global views change(nice way to put it), it would seem that now everyone is in a different line.

And personally, there have a been a couple of major changes. One man, my partner in movies and the most honest friend anyone can wish for,  had decided to venture on his own. Though it didn’t turn as expected, he is now, I’m happy  to say, a man happily engaged to a wonderful girl.

My dear friend Yoda and Geets has both had babies and CHEERS women! To many many more tiny tots!

Someone almost got married. Someone did get married. Someone got a divorce. Lets not dwell on them.

Someone I thought I would never speak to again is now a good friend. That was a shocker. Ka-pow.

And me myself, I had lost a battle when I did not know I was even at war. But the loss has been a wonderful one, for without it, I would not have done all the other colorful things I did(ehem intended).

With the ever crazy bunch- Diplodocus, SIL, and Deviljoe, we have travelled to places we never thought we would set foot in. Adventures within adventures. The Inception of Travel. Good title for a new book.

p.s this is written with the thought of many lives lost in the recent plane crash. 4 years ago, you would have had the same dreams and travelled down those paths too. Rest In Peace.

5 years and counting

When I was a 5 year old kid..gazillions of years ago..i was living with my grandparents in the hills. It was a good time, playing chase under and around cows, climbing trees(though I wasn’t allowed to) and eating ice cream in the cold. It was also the year I got my most treasured bear- Wise Old. He is still with me till today, though honestly, he could use fresh stuffing.

Times change and people evolve. Kids today have a different turn on their lives. For example Mr Tiny has weekends where he is so busy, he barely has the time to play hide-and-seek. Just a couple of weeks ago, we went out to watch HowToTrainYourDragon 2 with him and he stayed with us overnight. Though too young now, but If he had a twitter account, this would probably be his timeline:

Saturday

10.00 Think I shall wear the blue tee today for my class. Lets go counting!  #Ilevel #Saturdaymorningroutine

12.00 McD for lunch, didn’t spill my milo #score!

1.30 Papa decided we head to mid valley to check out the mighty #transformers #dinobot. He is my hero

4.00 Off to Puchong for #HowToTrainYourDragon2 with the #minions.

7.00 The movie could have been better, like #Frozen. But the cinema is empty, so running around is cool.#cinema #empty

7.30 This place aint so bad, got lots of place to run. Cmon #minions, catch me #playplayplay #screammyheadoff

7.45 Dinner at Wong Kok #orangejuice #mee #scareyourparents

9.30 Off to Bapu House, yeay! #Serdang #grandparentshome #slowdriversontheroad

11.00 #ilovemytoys #dinotoys before bedtime. Grandma always tells great stories.

Sunday

7.30 Dang this aunties are still sleeping. How do I wake them up? Any ideas?

8.00 decided to go with the ‘jump-on-you’ approach. At ‘least they are awake. Off to breakfast!

10.00 Shimbu needs a shower. I manage to help carry him to the car. #lovepets

11.15 Stupid big black dog at the groomers scared me. #serioustears #dontlovepets

12.00 Drive around town looking for chicken rice. I saw a toystore. Wonder if I can make #minions stop there

12.45 I love #chicken rice!

1.30 so it seems shimbu is ready to go home. No way im gonna go back in that store. #bigblackdog

2.00 yeah, shimbu looks cleaner. I wish I was a guinea pig.

4.00 #minions bought me some cake. Waiting for mama and papa now..wish it wasn’t a school day tomoro.

Well, moved on from Mickey to Lion Dances to Dinosaurs to cars to Lego and now Transformers, it will be interesting to see where Mr Tiny’s interests go next

One thing is for sure, there is nothing that can beat these blessings that come in the smallest form..

Happy 5^th Birthday to our Cheeky Monkey! Chicken rice all around!