New found love...Obolo & Wall-E

Heavenly treats from Obolo @ Joo Chiat...the Verrine Rhumba and Verrine Foret Noire...totally scrumptious!! I even bought 2 new dessert spoons to dig into them (^-^)

Our new toy - Interactive Wall-E which we got from Toys R Us @ Tampines on Sat for S$69.90...we simply couldn't resist...we din see the interactive Eve on sale but it didn't look as exciting on the internet =D Simply loved how it works! Reacts to loud noises and our voices. Shall try and upload a video clip some time!

In dire need of stimulation...

bored (as provided by http://www.yourdictionary.com/bored)
Synonyms
wearied, fatigued, uninterested, jaded, dull, irked, annoyed, ennuyé (French), blasé, world-weary, bored to death, bored to tears*, in a rut*, sick and tired*, bored stiff*, fed up*; see also tired.
Antonyms exhilarated, excited*, interested.
bored Quotes
It is better that aged diplomats be bored than for young men to die.
—Austin,Warren R(obinson)
An English peer of the right sort can be bored nearer to the point where mortification sets in, without showing it, than anyone else in the world.
—Plum
And moreover my mother taught me as a boy (repeatingly) 'Ever to confess you're bored means you have no Inner Resources.' I conclude now I have no inner resources, because I am heavy bored.
—Berryman,John originally John Allyn Smith
Dear World,Iam leaving because Iam bored.IfeelIhave lived long enough.I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool.Good luck.
—Sanders, George
We were as nearly bored as enthusiasm would permit.
—Gosse, Sir Edmund
Never to be bored, never to be frustrated, never to be alone.
—Ball, GeorgeWildman
News, Opinion and Advertisment must all come under the head of Entertainment to a reasonable extentöor they will not be read.People do not read to be bored. Unless a newspaper can make its material in every department interesting it simply is not read.
—Baron
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
—Waugh, Evelyn Arthur StJohn
I am so bored with it all.
—Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

Happiness Project

Came across this site today: http://www.happiness-project.com
and this posting http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2007/05/feeling_unappre.html did wonders for me to realise that i am not alone and what i can do about it. A revelation and i need to keep it always in mind!
St. Therese of Lisieux’s memoir, St. Therese wrote, “When one loves, one does not calculate.”
I have come to to expect appreciation from the people around me for the things i do...and become a real grouch when it doesn't happen...and even more so when i get complains about it after so much thought and effort went into it! Wasn't motivated by the praise i can get out of it but rather wanted to see the enjoyment and happiness on the others' face...dats all

"People don’t notice your mistakes and flaws as much as you think."

=D Old Garbage Truck story

Beware of Garbage Trucks
by David J. Pollay

How often do you let other people's nonsense change your mood? Do you let
a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your
day? Unless you're the Terminator, you're probably set back on your heels.
However, the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what's
important in your life.

Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And I learned it in the back of a
New York City taxi cab. Here's what happened.

I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were
driving in the right lane when all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a
parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes,
the car skidded, the tires squealed, and at the very last moment our car
stopped just one inch from the other car's back-end.

I couldn't believe it. But then I couldn't believe what happened next.
The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident,
whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. How do I
know? Ask any New Yorker, some words in New York come with a special face.
And for emphasis, he threw in a one finger salute, as if his words were not
enough.

But then here's what really blew me away. My taxi driver just smiled and
waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, 'Why did you
just do that!? This guy could have killed us!' And this is when my taxi
driver told me what I now call, 'The Law of the Garbage Truck™.' He said:
Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full
of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their
garbage piles up, they look for a place to dump it. And if you let them,
they'll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don't take
it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me.
You'll be happier.

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me?
And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at
work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, 'I don't want
their garbage and I'm not going to spread it anymore.'
I began to see Garbage Trucks. Like in the movie 'The Sixth Sense,' the
little boy said, 'I see Dead People.' Well now 'I see Garbage Trucks.' I
see the load they're carrying. I see them coming to dump it. And like my
taxi driver, I don't take it personally; I just smile, wave, wish them
well, and I move on.

One of my favorite football players of all time is Walter Payton. Every
day on the football field, after being tackled, he would jump up as quickly
as he hit the ground. He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make
the next play his best. Over the years the best players from around the
world in every sport have played this way: Tiger Woods, Nadia Comaneci,
Muhammad Ali, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Michael Jordan, and Pele are just
some of those players. And the most inspiring leaders have lived this way:
Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King.
See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from the University of
Florida, found in his extensive research that you remember bad things more
often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more
easily, and you recall them more frequently.

So the odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way. But when
you follow The Law of the Garbage Truck™, you take back control of your
life. You make room for the good by letting go of the bad.
The best leaders know that they have to be ready for their next meeting.
The best sales people know that they have to be ready for their next
client. And the best parents know that they have to be ready to welcome
their children home from school with hugs and kisses, no matter how many
garbage trucks they might have faced that day. All of us know that we have
to be fully present, and at our best for the people we care about.
The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take
over their lives.

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let
more garbage trucks pass you by?

Here's my bet: You'll be happier.

Colorgenics profile

My Colorgenics profile...serious issues leh...relac lah...must be getting egocentric...must reflect reflect

At this time you are feeling 'uptight' and you are urgently in need of rest and relaxation; but perhaps even more than that you need to overcome that feeling that you have been 'hard done by' and treated with a complete lack of consideration. Maybe you have, but whatever may have been the cause of your inherent anxiety, you regard the situation as intolerable. Your are, however, sufficiently competent to turn that situation around - you have overcome similar problems in the past, and really this one isn't too different.

You are feeling very disillusioned at this time and you feel that you are being left out of things. You know - or you think you know - what you want, but you seem unable to exert the effort to achieve your objectives. As a consequence, you are feeling left out and neglected. You would like to be afforded greater security and fewer problems.

You honestly believe that your hopes and ideas are realistic, but there seems to be no one around to give you the necessary reassurance and encouragement. You are egocentric. You believe that you are always 'right' - well maybe you are but you have a short fuse and are likely to take offence for the slightest reason.

All the distress and agitation is the result of attempting to avoid any form of stimulation or excitement. The situation in which you find yourself at this time is one of hostility and therefore you are under considerable pressure. You are very irritable and prone to angry outbursts. You are in a mental quandary and you could be experiencing physical problems.You are very distressed by the apparent hostility of everyone around you and you feel coerced and subjected to intolerable pressures. You are resentful of what you regard as unreasonable demands on you but the situation is such that you feel powerless to control it and at this time you just don't know 'which way to turn'.

You are completely worn out and you are not in the mood for any further demands on your resources. The situation - such as it is - has rendered you quite helpless, unable to continue the mental battle that you have been pursuing for some considerable time. Enough is enough. All you would like to do now would be to have some time for yourself, to find a peaceful situation where you can recuperate in your own time.

Xiao Hei Xiao Bai @ 6.5 weeks

Blurry pics taken using my HP...Xiao Hei Xiao Bai busy exploring the Cowhead Milk Cream Crackers box and nibbling on a receipt

Little dress for Yufen's little girl, she's due to arrive any time now! (",)