01
Feb
10

My Concern

As  much as we are aware or have to be aware about learning disabilities

As much as we see the need for schools and programs be establish to help these special needs people

As much as we have to understand them and help them grow to handle their disabilities…..

My GREAT concern is that the parents of these kids are not EXACTLY feeling the same way as we do…..

yes the moms and dads are seeking help and solution, some more desperately than others

yes moms and dads sometimes are clueless about the way to help their child and so seeking the expertise of professionals is their best option…..

BUT I FIND 70% of the parents, once they find a centre that helps they entire leave their burdens to the centre  to help..

WHAT ABOUT AT HOME???

they feed the childs habits

they give in to the child’s demand (thinking they are showing love)

they allow they child to go mumbling and acting spasticly (cos they are too tired from day’s work to correct and watch the child throw a tantrum.. they’d rather leave that to Teacher to correct tommorow at school)

MOMS DADS

you may think “only the teacher can really handle my child”

you may say “my child will throw a tantrum if i correct”

you may envy how a teacher can be so good to be able to bring improvements and changes in your child…

but what about YOU? why can’t you???

Don’t tell me you are not trained

Don’t tell me you are not a professional

Don’t tell me your child wont take it from you

Don’t tell me you have done your best but nothing works…

KNOW THIS ONE THING

you have one thing with your child that is to your benefit…YOU ARE HIS mommy and daddy

ALL your reasoning and excuses are valid but if you really really want to see change

BE A PART OF HIS CHANGING PROCESS

not just by paying the fees

persevere work with your child

learn the from the teachers

be strong if you need to

be sacrificial with your time even when you are tired and frustrated

it’s your child for crying out loud

nomatter how good a teacher can be nothing beats a mother’s perseverance

and YOUR CHILD KNOWS IT!!!!

i bet you would die to hear your special child say this oneday…

“my mommy was my greatest teacher”

“my mommy never gave up” …she did not just find help for me… she HELPED Me

28
Jan
10

Scrapbook Haven

I would love to have a hobby room… called the SCRAPBOOK HAVEN..

A room where I can unwind and just devour my artsy passion..

In my school days I used to have a corner for my scrapbooking stuffs.. now that I’ve grown my dream have also grown..

I WANT… something like that:

With a room of this magnitude…i would loose track of time but maybe spend less time in the shower :P

or something like that would also do me fine…..ONLY ESSENTIALS…

But if it’s a passionate hobby… which means a hobby yet also a time where I chill, relax, and enjoy… I would prefer the room to be cozy,relaxing and calming as much as it can store all my scrapbook essentials.. LIKE THIS….

BIG Dreams by the Big C:

28
Jan
10

New Blog Fashion

My blog is going through a makeover to look prettier.. I’m deciding to change it from that slick serious looking to a more scrapbooking look. I’ve even created a page called “Scrapbook” where you can see all my digital scrapbooks (powered by scrapblog)

It’s alot harder work as I have to hunt and search for the vector images and design them on photoshop and upload it to the blog…(tips: go to www.kevenandamanda.com to download scrapbook vector images for your own scrapbook creation)

UP 2 DATE PROGRESS.. Check out… (click the links below)

1. LIONEL CHARITY tab

2. SCRAPBOOK tab **New**

3. PHOTOGALLERY tab

25
Jan
10

Me-Time

Working seven days a week (incase you think i’m exagerating.. i’m literally meaning monday-sunday) has taken its toll on me. Even my rare allocated holidays are taken up byevents after events.

As much as we love people, I decided to self love…Think of me as weird or anything worst but it does help me get past many downers..

SO i asked myself… S’POT OF SHOPPING? GO PAMPER YOURSELF!!” This time i thought of going green..I’ll pamper myself nature (ly)…..Headed off on foot to Guardian just few blocks away from my home i looked for the famous UK imported face masque, Jeunesse Montagne. I grab a box of four different flavours.. for a me-time.. LOL.

For skin cautious people.. investing a little more in this product will not only give you the assurance of “not hurting you skin” but also the satisfaction of a great product…. It’s a all natural ingredient  skincare product line.

Here’s a sniplet off their website: www.montaguejeunesse.com

If you love natural ingredients our products are bursting with the most delicious ones under the sun. We believe:

That all products should be made with the minimum of processing using only natural ingredients derived from plant and mineral sources. Many products are dairy free.

In scrutinizing all product materials to assess their environmental impact and where possible, to use packaging that can be recycled.

In producing products that are vegetarian certified, not tested on animals. Many are suitable for vegans. So you know what you are getting – no chemicals and absolutely nothing nasty.

19
Jan
10

My 22nd

Bye twenty-one …..Hello Twenty TWO

BLOOPERS:

Limoncello and Irish Coffee I had them on my Birthday Dinners…

Both have something interesting  (ahem ahem) in common… U GUESS… >< hehehe

Here’s the clue:

Limoncello ingredient:

15 lemons
2 bottles (750 ml) 100-proof vodka
4 cups
sugar
5 cups water

Irish Coffee ingredient:

1 1/2 oz Irish Whisky
1 tsp brown sugar
6 oz hot coffee & Heavy Cream

still can’t guess… this is a quote by my Darling, “what a shot!….. what a way to say goodbye to ur 21st”

FAVOURITES:

1. Eau de parfum (scent was specially created by my hun), manicure and pedicure spa set

2. jacket, baby-tee, funky pink hand bag (latest arrivals… addition to my closet :)

3. Alpha Artist’s Watercolor Set… (always..always dream to own them)

4. Gold ring

5. (no description needed)

many more.. these are are the top 5…..

DINNER (S) VENUE (S):

1.

2.

3.

Thanks everyone for everything.. reason why I had to wait one week to blog bout this is because I’m still receiving gifts up til now.. hahaha…

19
Jan
10

Singapore Zoo

Singapore Zoo

Night Safari

Jurong Bird Park

—-A MUST GO.. MUST SEE—-

For a Glimpse of the ZOO and Bird Park…..

Click The Links Below

Singapore Zoo

Jurong Bird Park

19
Jan
10

The story of last Christmas

Click Here to View Christmas Album Part 1

Click Here to View Christmas Album Part 2

Click Here to View Christmas Album Part 3


Speaking of year end….

Holidays and fun would probably be what everyone would love to have

But however for me and my life year is just BUSY BUSY BUSY

hahaha….

Nevertheless the most important thing to do is to find fun as much as you can…

-reeeeeeewiiiindddd-

the night of twentyfourth of december two thousand nine

this was the occasion that i devoted my time, energy, ideas, strength to…..it took practically all of me

after that night i lay on my bed asking myself the famous question

failure or success???

i sighed silently thinking what a rhetorical question that was…

then the voice spoke…. to answer you need to look at lives not the event

with that thought lingering i was comforted

i closed my eyes and a picture stream rode pass my mind

pictures of the lives that He brought to me this christmas

pictures of them that would never step in church were now having fun with the church

pictures of them that was once a bystander now leaders

I drifted off to sleep on Christmas eve knowing Christmas is a miracle

A miracle for the many lives I saw in that photo stream


*peck* on my forehead…”morning hun..and Merry Christmas”

was what awaked Sleepy Head from her beauty sleep

We decided to go have fun in the city

So with our new DSLR cam packed

We headed for the train station that would shuttle us right to the heart of the city

I loved the city… used to be my home

The streets that I romp EVERYDAY after school hours

In those days I would only leave the city after 6PM

Oh how I missed those days… of being a City Girl

City is where fashion rules but brain reigns

I blame the CITY for my fashion passion

What a perfect place to Christmas…

We had seafood platter at a Greek Restaurant

Snap Snap In Betweens

Gelatos followed after lunch

and a buffet dinner was the last note of the day

REally??? Nah actually the Presents was the last…..




21
Dec
09

true but often denied

many people are fighting for the rights of woman, children, the abandon…..etc.

But what’s the use???

Because right at your own community you shun these people.

An indecent guy with some weird hairdo and kinky dressing walks by you…

you look the other way, grateful you weren’t like him…

WHY WON’T YOU THINK HE’S ANOTHER GUY THAT YOU NEED TO LOVE?

you walk into the school and there you see miss popular hanging out with the guys, with her results failing

you think to yourself, what a pitiful shame…

WHY DON’T YOU STOP JUDGING AND START LOVING HER?

you saw an old woman chattering away to herself.. mumbling words you cant understand

you probably laugh silently and walk pass hoping she does not sees you and start mumbling at you…

WHY DON’T YOU TAKE PITY AND LOVE HER

you see a boy trying to mix into your group but he doesnt dress or speaks your language

You merely just chat alittle with him and move off as fast as you can

WHY DON’T YOU WELCOME HIM AND LOVE HIM AS HE IS

i’ve seen too many of these happening everyweek, i must say i’m more than just sad, i’m mad about it. i’m mad about  people who seemingly claim they want to love but are always missing in action when these lost, hopeless souls turn up at their doorstep. i’m more furious when they just love for the sake of loving but won’t go the distance because they love their time more than these poor souls. And by that speck of selfish giving of themselves, they justify that they have loved.

The time has come that if WE  are not REAL in loving.. the people will soon know it  and we will just be making a fool of ourselves. We can have yearly themes set to encourage us to love them, but if we don’t give up ourselves and what we treasure most, then the theme will just remain a theme and NOTHING can justify that.

last pieces of words….

IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO GIVE SELFLESSLY , THAN IS BETTER NOT FOR YOU TO GIVE SELFISHLY.

IF YOU ARE NOT READY TO BE A FOOL FOR HIM THAN YOU MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF.

LOVE NOT WITH YOUR HEADS, LOVE WITH EVERYTHING YOU HAVE

 

Dear God,

continue to help me loving the unloved

even if my action goes against the stream.

20
Dec
09

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20
Dec
09

Not so charitable

Not so charitable…

It’s my metaphor…

Don’t bother to ask why…

Just Stay On Guard…

Nothing to worry about…

Just don’t step across that fine line…