Its all down and sad

This year comes to an end, just like all others do.

Somehow, to my memory, this is the worst year-end thanks to the quake and tsunami that has left more than 150,000 dead worldwide.

Calls have been made for people to replace new year celebrations with prayers for the dead and wishes for those missing to come home alive.

God bless:-)

Quake & Tsunami

What in the world struck the earth today?

According to foreign news wires it was a powerful earthquake measured at 9.0 (Richter scale) that shook part of Sumatra but the after effects streched as far as some African nations.

This is, according to media reports, among the worst disaster to be experienced by the world in the past 40 over years.

The earthquake was followed by an equally ground breaking tsunami that left so many dead, including some fellow Malaysians in the island state of Penang.

Its a sad boxing day.

Chief cuts cake

Scandinavian Prince's father turned 60 today.

Didn't I just blog recently that December is full of people's birthdays? Need I say more?

I have one big happy family whose family members largely have birthdays in the month of December and today is no exception.

Mr. Subramaniam who turned 60 today cut a fruitflan cake at his residence in Bangsar, witnessed by his wife, son, daughter and son-in-law, I was told.

God Bless him and long may he live:-)

Annu's Birthday

My sister who just delivered her third baby boy celebrated her birthday today.

She turns 35 and I didn't do much except to buy her flowers and bake her a chocolate cake - not that I'm any good at it but its the least I could do when I couldn't even get time off to go buy anyone any gift for birthdays or even Xmas.

Happy Birthday, Annu!

Captain's Birthday

December is a month full of birthdays and this is so even before my sister got married.

But now that she has, it makes my claim more valid - today my brother-in-law Captain Raja Sager celebrates his birthday.

Captain hasn't gone sailing in several years, so he's kinda used to shore-based birthday celebrations.

Many, many happy returns of the day, Captain!

Best buddy's birthday & PC arrives

Today is my best friend Joanne Kong's birthday. Am not gonna say how old she is as we both were born in the same year (hint, hint). Its best to say that we're still very much young (at heart and in reality too).

Today is also significant because my partners in crime the Wise One and the Little One along with myself went to the Companies Commission of Malaysia to formalise a set up of an entity to call our own.

It a dream come true although it is only a stepping stone and isn't much to brag about - but its an achievement nevertheless.

Today, I went to the PCFair 2004 with my beloved Scandinavian Prince and managed to buy a new PC for RM2,700.

That's a beginning that was long overdue in many instance.

Let's see how having a PC at home helps me where my blogging frequency is concerned:-)

A new nephew arrives

Today, the occassion is double joy.

First, it was a known fact that today is the Scandinavian Prince's mother's birthday - Happy Birthday Mom! We bought her roses and a simple birthday card as we had no idea what to get her.

Second and most unexpected surprises of all is that my sister who was due to deliver her third baby (sex unknown till after baby was born) sometime after Dec 10, actually delivered her third baby boy at 1.55am today.

With two nephwes ahead of the newborn, it is no wonder that I'm smiling with the same fondness I had some years ago when I became an aunt. Nope, I'm not complaining that its a boy again - to me, the fact that my sister had a safe and sound delivery and that newborn is healthy and hearty is more than good news.

Nothing beats the value of life itself so the question of "if she had had a girl it would have been better" shouldn't even arise if you ask me.

Welcome home, my new nephew.

Your arrival was indeed much anticipated.