Have you ever thought about when the time has come for your loved ones? Yesterday, I was reading about an article written by Xandria Ooi. She was talking about how she refuses to take her parents seriously on the topic of death. She is afraid to face the reality of her loved ones passing.

Let’s face it…Death is a reality. It happens to everyone, irregardless of race and color; it can happen anytime and anywhere. I dread just thinking about it. People tend to take their loved ones for granted nowadays, thinking that they will forever be by your side.

I am not afraid of my passing, but rather the passing of my loved ones. Each time, I hear the topic being brought up by my mom, I close my ears and mind and simply refuse to listen to what she has to say. My parents being Buddhist, have a clear mind of what they want – for their passing. They want to have cremation –simple and clean. They also want their ashes to be spread across the ocean and over the hills. Fancy, huh? My mom always says when she goes, how are we to take care of ourselves (my sis and I).

Sometimes, I think to myself, what will happen if I die? The first thought is how will my loved ones take it? Who is going to take care of my parents? I never thought for one moment whether I was going to end up in hell or heaven. The only thing I think about was my loved ones.

I remembered there was one time, I was nearly hit by a speeding car. When the car was coming towards me, I didn’t scream. I was just too shock and stared…the only thing I heard was my mom calling me behind me. Luckily, I was pushed away by a force. This special force of energy saved my life. There was no one at my side at the time, the only thing I felt was a gust of wind that pushed me off-balance and I fell backwards and landed at the side of the road. When I got up, my mom gave me a hell of a scolding. She was terrified. I think I was saved by my guardian angel.

I had several other encounters like the one above, I came away unhurt. Thank goodness…for all my guardian angels help. Sometimes, this encounters teach me to treasure my loved one more. I don't want to look back one day and regret for taking my loved ones for granted.

Have you been taking your loved ones for granted?

Think about it. Gniliamil signing out.

I actually tried my hand in making a poem for my mother. Poetry is not really my kind of thing, so it is a BIG thing for me to have at least a go at it. Haha. Try to give some encouraging comments ok?

You are like the sun

I can’t live without

The air that I breathe

The one i depend upon

You are like the water I drink

My necessity in life

The teacher that never fails

The one that bakes me the humble pie

Everytime my nose reaches the sky

With you, I’ll always stay strong

You make me understand and love myself

The one that holds me up when I’m down

That scolds me when I deserve it

Comforts me when I need it

Mother, you are my everything

Without you, I’ll never be who I am today.

For everything, I love you.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

This Mother's Day, I would like to say "Thank You" to all the mother's in the world. I have the world's best mom, I love her from the bottom of my heart. As long as my heart beats, she will always be the Queen of my Heart. I will appreciate all the memories you have given me

Gniliamil wants to wish all Mothers "Happy Mother's Day!", have a good one too!

Last Saturday, it was the day my cuzzie said “bye-bye” to bachelorhood and leave his single days behind him for good.

Usually, wedding dinners are held indoors or in hotels, something of those sorts. However, it was different this time, my cuzzie had invited us to have an outdoor wedding dinner at Linggi.

Linggi, from my place can be considered quite a drive away. So, the Loo family decided to start the journey together. It took about two hours to get to our destination. We were all dressed to the nines, especially our auntie.

We were a little too early…which was not considered nice. I got to know about that taboo after the dinner, it seems that according to the Chinese customs - the men’s family are supposed to arrive later and leave early. What an absurd idea! Personally, I’m not sure how these customs thingy are made. But, they can be quite a nuisance at times!

I am surprised to find that it was held at a small village community hall. Although embarrassed to admit it, but I felt a bit overdressed. I brushed away the sense of awkwardness and decided to enjoy myself. And I certainly did, I had loads of fun with my cousins…we were practically laughing our heads off.

Our feng shui table wasn’t really good though, we were situated directly facing the amplifiers. The villagers loved to sing and they really sang thru the night. It wasn’t that their singing that annoyed us, but the amplifiers that were way too loud. Some songs were most inappropriate…bad choice!

My cousin brothers at the dinner, was pushing me to sing on the stage. Don’t they know that I get stage fright!! When it comes to drinking, I think the groom (my cuzzie) must thank my other cuzzies for helping him out. Or else, I think he will be knocked out before the dinner ends. Haha. We were the loudest and craziest bunch amongst the crowd. People must think that all city slickers are crazy judging by their impression of us. <wink>

Well…that’s all for now. See ya. Gniliamil signing out.