Of Life and Lemonade

It is 5am in the morning and I cannot get to sleep. I must be disturbed.

They say when Life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Today I learnt that not all lemons can be made into lemonade.

A newly-wedded friend of mine who gave birth just 2 weeks ago lost her husband in an accident the early hours of this morning. The bike skidded, with no collision whatsoever. She was away from him during this time of her confinement, staying at her maiden home.

I didn't know what to say. I still don't know what to say.

I have friends and acquaintances who have lost fathers, mothers, grandparents, spouses and siblings. But to a young friend who has a 2 week old baby who lost her husband, I am at a loss for words.

Truly, Life can be unkind. It takes great courage and faith, but God has in place what He wants for you. Be brave, be strong and believe.

Brand new

A dear friend is starting a new journey today.
All the best !!

The journey of a thousand miles begin with Step One.

Roads are long, steep and  bumpy, what lies ahead?

On the other end, another friend is pacing at a crossroad.

Fret not, for all roads lead to Rome. At the end of the day, its the journey, not the destination.

Enjoyable tea time

A lovely afternoon spent enjoying tea with friends. There wasn't cake I didn't like though there was one I liked more than others.

Can you guess which one?

Everyone adjourned to 63rd floor to watch the national day parade and fireworks, I went home to clear damn emails.

Sigh. I'm glad I spent the earlier part of the day enjoying my time.

Very Precious Hours

Beijing 2010

87 hours of food fun feasting and fine wine.

Time flies too quickly when spent with loved ones, especially alcohol loving ones.

Shanghai 2010

61 hours of food fun feasting, fine wine and insomnia.

How I wish all this will not end.

Too little time too much to do.

I am glad we did everything slowly, at the pace we liked, no rush, no agenda. This is a holiday to be spent with friends. And I'm glad I did.

Uber Chic Urbn hotel - Lounge area at Downstaris with David Laris

Like spending a leisurely morning sweating it out in the hot room. Nothing beats the feeling when the 90 mins are over, esp when the experience is shared.

Like watching my first movie in a cinema in 2.5 yrs.

Like spending the whole afternoon staring out of La Strada over late lunch, spilling into tea time.

Like strolling the streets simply to enjoy the tree-lined avenues, and explore art enclaves.

And posing with Vitamin Water van.

Like waking up late to have brunch at Mr Willis and Element Fresh, enjoying wine at 11am in the morning.

Like hopping into Green Massage simply cos the weather was too hot ( Green is my fav massage place, really )

So many of these moments, so enjoyable.

The best part of it all - looking forward to each meal daily, knowing full well it will be a good one, cos its shared with wonderful people.

When can I have my next holiday?