Just had a mini surprise birthday celebration in office...:) So nice of the team...
I'm blessed...!
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Gardening Stuff
Sowed some seeds on 4 October...8 of them actually.
It's of a plant whose name I've forgotten. Need to check it up again. It was a long (almost scientific) name...:D
They're supposed to germinate in 2-3 weeks...fingers crossed that seedlings will sprout!
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FIL gave me a pot of bonsai a week ago. He also gave me a small pot carrying 1 desert rose baby plant. Bigger than a sapling but not as big as a full-sized plant yet....
Hope these 2 pots hold out well on my balcony!!
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I've a small ficus ginseng that I'm intending to make my first bonsai with. Noob attempt.
For my bonsai soil mix, I used the following and I hope it'll work for me....
5 scoops - akadama and kanuma soil mixture
5 scoops - organic compost
4 scoops - volcanic soil
3 scoops - sand
3 scoops - perlite
2 scoops - potting soil (about 1/3 of this was coco coir)
I've mixed the soil already and prepared my pot. All that's left now is to remove the plant from the pot it came in...clean its root ball, maybe trim some roots if needed, and then transplant it into the ceramic pot I prepared....
Will find time for it this Thursday when I'm on leave...
It's of a plant whose name I've forgotten. Need to check it up again. It was a long (almost scientific) name...:D
They're supposed to germinate in 2-3 weeks...fingers crossed that seedlings will sprout!
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FIL gave me a pot of bonsai a week ago. He also gave me a small pot carrying 1 desert rose baby plant. Bigger than a sapling but not as big as a full-sized plant yet....
Hope these 2 pots hold out well on my balcony!!
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I've a small ficus ginseng that I'm intending to make my first bonsai with. Noob attempt.
For my bonsai soil mix, I used the following and I hope it'll work for me....
5 scoops - akadama and kanuma soil mixture
5 scoops - organic compost
4 scoops - volcanic soil
3 scoops - sand
3 scoops - perlite
2 scoops - potting soil (about 1/3 of this was coco coir)
I've mixed the soil already and prepared my pot. All that's left now is to remove the plant from the pot it came in...clean its root ball, maybe trim some roots if needed, and then transplant it into the ceramic pot I prepared....
Will find time for it this Thursday when I'm on leave...
For Posterity
KH came by my cubicle to pass me my birthday gift...and she wrote a message to me too...
She gives me too much credit though. I am improving also because of the support, encouragement, patience and strength given to me by friends and loved ones. It doesn't matter whether they are there physically with me or not...sometimes love and support can be virtual and equally as effective.
Dearest Mich,
Happy birthday! Just wanna give you a pat on the back. You have been through alot over the past year and you have done well over the past few months. I know it is not easy and I am amazed and encouraged by the amount of strength and courage you have mustered to help yourself get into a better position. Not everyone can do it. Am proud of you! You have taken baby steps so I hope to see you taking toddler steps yah? We still need to make our next date come true ok :)
Hope you like the gifts and find them handy and useful in your daily life!
Big Hugs!
Love,
KH
She gives me too much credit though. I am improving also because of the support, encouragement, patience and strength given to me by friends and loved ones. It doesn't matter whether they are there physically with me or not...sometimes love and support can be virtual and equally as effective.
Dearest Mich,
Happy birthday! Just wanna give you a pat on the back. You have been through alot over the past year and you have done well over the past few months. I know it is not easy and I am amazed and encouraged by the amount of strength and courage you have mustered to help yourself get into a better position. Not everyone can do it. Am proud of you! You have taken baby steps so I hope to see you taking toddler steps yah? We still need to make our next date come true ok :)
Hope you like the gifts and find them handy and useful in your daily life!
Big Hugs!
Love,
KH
Porcupine Mama
Last Saturday afternoon. I was lying on my bed and Alyssa came by. She tried hugging my legs...
I had not shaved and erm...had stubble.
A: Mama! Your legs are spiky! You are a porcupine! You have spiky legs!
And she started touching my legs several times. Giggling louder and louder each time...lol...
-_-''
I had not shaved and erm...had stubble.
A: Mama! Your legs are spiky! You are a porcupine! You have spiky legs!
And she started touching my legs several times. Giggling louder and louder each time...lol...
-_-''
Fengshui??
I honestly think that the fengshui for my team's area in the office is not good. Ever since the office was renovated and we had our team's layout changed in July/August last year...different people have been down.
Mas has been hospitalised at least 3 times since then.
I was on hospital leave in Jan and have been diagnosed with some stuff.
LH has been falling sick so often her nose is perpetually stuffed.
ST has had a rough time with her IVF journey and is now recuperating from an abortion.
DC has been struggling with bad acne since early this year. He's never had acne, even in his teens.
EC has been on MC on and off as well.
MW is a new hire and only joined in Mar but he's been sick a couple of times as well.
And now....our boss....is in hospital.
We've been sending out at least one Get Well Soon hamper each week for the last 3 weeks.
Gosh........and these are only allowed to be sent out for those on hospital leave.
What's going on..........
Mas has been hospitalised at least 3 times since then.
I was on hospital leave in Jan and have been diagnosed with some stuff.
LH has been falling sick so often her nose is perpetually stuffed.
ST has had a rough time with her IVF journey and is now recuperating from an abortion.
DC has been struggling with bad acne since early this year. He's never had acne, even in his teens.
EC has been on MC on and off as well.
MW is a new hire and only joined in Mar but he's been sick a couple of times as well.
And now....our boss....is in hospital.
We've been sending out at least one Get Well Soon hamper each week for the last 3 weeks.
Gosh........and these are only allowed to be sent out for those on hospital leave.
What's going on..........
Friday, October 11, 2019
This.
Tired.
from trying. everyday.
Hurt.
from being sensitive. from expecting.
Tears.
noun. not verb.
Fall.
verb. not noun.
Bounce.
pick yourself up. again.
Lonely.
who really gets it. hardly.
Battle.
noun. and verb.
Walk.
on. but where.
Hope.
sliver. where from.
from trying. everyday.
Hurt.
from being sensitive. from expecting.
Tears.
noun. not verb.
Fall.
verb. not noun.
Bounce.
pick yourself up. again.
Lonely.
who really gets it. hardly.
Battle.
noun. and verb.
Walk.
on. but where.
Hope.
sliver. where from.
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Little Baby
Broke my heart last night to see Nadya crying so badly.
She was quite upset. One of those issues with friends. She said some girls in her class didn't want to play with her. Also mentioned that one of them was rude and bossy to her.
It has happened several times before but last night she sounded particularly sad and hurt. And the way she was crying while relating her sorrows to me....sigh...it made me just want to cuddle her and protect her and let her know that she's loved, she's wanted and she's beautiful.
She's been more vulnerable, sensitive, and tired recently...I hope she's ok....
She was quite upset. One of those issues with friends. She said some girls in her class didn't want to play with her. Also mentioned that one of them was rude and bossy to her.
It has happened several times before but last night she sounded particularly sad and hurt. And the way she was crying while relating her sorrows to me....sigh...it made me just want to cuddle her and protect her and let her know that she's loved, she's wanted and she's beautiful.
She's been more vulnerable, sensitive, and tired recently...I hope she's ok....
Daddy
Feeling quite bad. Sigh.
Been busy with things recently...work has little bits and pieces of things piling up as well.
I actually forgot that Dad has a cataract op today.
Till my Mum texted to update that he was in the OT already....
Argh....:(
Dad, you will have a smooth procedure ya....Love you...Hugs....
Update:
Dad went into the OT at 120pm and came out at 2pm. Seems that the procedure was very fast and painless. Good for him! He said he only saw colourful lights and then shortly after that the doc said the procedure was completed already. He still needs to go back to the hospital tomorrow afternoon though, for the doc to follow-up and check if the eye is doing well.
Been busy with things recently...work has little bits and pieces of things piling up as well.
I actually forgot that Dad has a cataract op today.
Till my Mum texted to update that he was in the OT already....
Argh....:(
Dad, you will have a smooth procedure ya....Love you...Hugs....
Update:
Dad went into the OT at 120pm and came out at 2pm. Seems that the procedure was very fast and painless. Good for him! He said he only saw colourful lights and then shortly after that the doc said the procedure was completed already. He still needs to go back to the hospital tomorrow afternoon though, for the doc to follow-up and check if the eye is doing well.
Thursday, October 03, 2019
:(
ST just updated L and myself....
Foetus is not viable and pregnancy needs to be terminated. She'll go for the abortion next Wed 9 Oct...
I was crying...I updated Mas...now both L and Mas are crying in office.
I don't know how to comfort ST...
It's heartbreaking and unfortunate...
After 6 months of trials and tribulations during her IVF treatments...she finally got a successful one....and this has to happen....
The embryo somehow stopped growing 2 weeks ago when she was in her 5th or 6th week. There was still heartbeat activity at that point...but today's scan detected nothing and still no growth...
ST is a good person. Nice and good person. She really deserves to be happy...
Fate. Is this fate?
Foetus is not viable and pregnancy needs to be terminated. She'll go for the abortion next Wed 9 Oct...
I was crying...I updated Mas...now both L and Mas are crying in office.
I don't know how to comfort ST...
It's heartbreaking and unfortunate...
After 6 months of trials and tribulations during her IVF treatments...she finally got a successful one....and this has to happen....
The embryo somehow stopped growing 2 weeks ago when she was in her 5th or 6th week. There was still heartbeat activity at that point...but today's scan detected nothing and still no growth...
ST is a good person. Nice and good person. She really deserves to be happy...
Fate. Is this fate?
Wednesday, October 02, 2019
October
It's already October.
It's paradoxical.
So much has happened. Especially in the last 9 months. I worked hard and had achievements and improvements but yet at times, it feels like I didn't do or achieve much.
Maybe it feels this way because I started from a point behind where I was originally at a year back....so even after working hard and working on myself, it's only gotten me almost back to where I was at a year back. There is still more to be done...more fighting and working hard to improve and better myself...
I get tired sometimes and a little dejected as well. But I need to remind myself...despite the tiredness and challenges, I did take steps forward, I did get small wins, I did improve, I did get better, I did progress, and I did keep walking.....
Small wins maketh big wins. Trudge on Michelle.
You can do it!
It's paradoxical.
Time seemed to pass by so fast this year....and yet at other times, it felt like time dragged its feet and took its own time to go by...
There were times when I broke the day down into hours...I survived taking each hour as a small milestone just to get through one working day. I'm glad I've moved on from those days.
.......... ......... .....
This. This is the new norm.
It's paradoxical.
So much has happened. Especially in the last 9 months. I worked hard and had achievements and improvements but yet at times, it feels like I didn't do or achieve much.
Maybe it feels this way because I started from a point behind where I was originally at a year back....so even after working hard and working on myself, it's only gotten me almost back to where I was at a year back. There is still more to be done...more fighting and working hard to improve and better myself...
I get tired sometimes and a little dejected as well. But I need to remind myself...despite the tiredness and challenges, I did take steps forward, I did get small wins, I did improve, I did get better, I did progress, and I did keep walking.....
Small wins maketh big wins. Trudge on Michelle.
You can do it!
It's paradoxical.
Time seemed to pass by so fast this year....and yet at other times, it felt like time dragged its feet and took its own time to go by...
There were times when I broke the day down into hours...I survived taking each hour as a small milestone just to get through one working day. I'm glad I've moved on from those days.
.......... ......... .....
This. This is the new norm.
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