Meeting is Fate...

Read this somewhere, do you agree?

"Meeting is Fate"

"Marriage is Choice"

"But Falling in Love Happens in a Moment Beyond Your Control"

I still believe "the millions years" thing, though...

Ribbon & String Toy: Nara Approved

Nara's Ribbon and String Toy

My sis-in-law noticed that Nara loves to play with ribbons and strings, so she asked me to make something for Nara.
Here is what I made, all from scraps: ribbons from luggage tags, shopping bag, name-card tag, and exhibition tag.
The square was made from a scrap fabrics, and some scrap felt (as insert to give more body).
I put a removable clip-on necklace, so he wouldn't be able to drop it; just in case if he was playing it outside the house
I tried to make it as colourful as possible, mix and matching my limited resources.

Hope this little thing will keep him busy :)
There are some different features on each side

Miniature Greenies

Bought little ceramic cups, and here is what I made out of it: a miniature living plants on tiny pot.
They are now displayed at my agriculture store. Just to refresh the atmosphere :)
Cute, right?

Love the red leaves :)

The White & The Black

Here are my cute pets: a pair of Bantam White Chicken and a pair of Super Black Cemani Chickens.

Been keeping them for a couple of months now. 

They reside near my Jambu tree :) made a coop with some old angled-steel. They also have a playing area about 3-4msq for each pair. 

Mr. & Mrs. Black

Mr. & Mrs. White

Why didn't we mix them?
First, I wanna don't wanna have hybrid chicks.
Secondly, the White once visited Black's residence; they end up fighting. Mr. Black won, despite having a mature rooster as sparing partner; Mr. White shorter and smaller body is his main weakness. Mr.White's comb was quite bloody. It's so painful to see his white face was stained with blood. But he was quickly healed, he was wiped with betel-leaves water.
Lucky, our garden have the right first-aid-kit. Hahaha.

Mr. White when his comb was still perfect

Yesterday, Mrs. White was acting quite weird; she was "talkative" and  was walking back and forth. My guess was right, she was about to lay eggs. She did! She laid 1 tiny little egg in the afternoon. Hopefully, she'll lay more eggs and then I'll have cutie-pie little chicks soon.

the 1st egg from Mrs. White

Despite their tall and big appearance, Mr.& Mrs. Black are much younger than the White. So, I need to wait for a little more for little Black chicks.

So exciting!

Retain Retainer

I guess I was free only for a few days. From now on, until the next 2 years, I need to put on a retainer on my teeth for 8-10 hours/day.
I find it more annoying than the braces itself, cos I need to put on and remove the retainer mould every now and then. But that's the price to look better, isn't it.

my retainer intact on my teeth model

The retainer is a a mould made of clear plastic. First my dentist made a mould from my mouth to imprint the teeth, then she made a gypsum model of it (as in the pic), and then she put a heated plastic sheet and vacuum it to make a perfect mould of it. Amazing, isn't it?

the clear plastic retainer

Got my Braces Off !!!

I finally got my braces off today!!!
After 17 months having my teeth guarded with steel, they're finally free.
The gaps are gone :)
And the funny thing, it actually feels awkward without the braces

Sin...

Murphy's Law:

"Anything that can go wrong, would go wrong"

It was a bloody hot day, so hot that me & Wen get exhausted badly just after a little stroll.  I was only a couple hours away from leaving Wen's apt for airport. I didn't put my shoes in the cabinet, although I always did... So I just parked my shoes outside the apt. Who would have known that there's a storm coming? 

And within minutes, I had my shoes soaked in the rain.

What are the odds of having a storm in such hot sunny day?

What are the odds having shoes soaked just when you about to fly?

So here I was, drying my shoes with fan and hair-dryer. Still damp when the taxi picked me up.

Just feeling lucky that I don't grow any athlete's foot. Hahaha. 

Special thanks for my dear friend, Wen for having me in her little palace; and to feed me in an abundant and lavish way. I never know I would be joining the Ikea MeatBall force. Hahaha. 

all for just 2 of us :)  Perfecto

Give Blood Give Life

A bag of my blood. May it save lives

More blood :) what a Vampire Delight

in the caring hand of TzuChi members

Thank You for poking me without pain :)