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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Unnecessary emotional baggage

A friend was telling me today about someone from her past, how much he had wronged her and how she still loathes him. As she went on...and on... I could see her getting more and more upset and in the end her lunch was only half eaten.

I could not do anything or say anything to ease her emotional state, because everytime I interjected to ask her to "forget it", she got even more upset.

What she does not know is that like her I had a similar bitter experience in the past, only even much much worse. Fortunately for me, "time heals" and I think I had "forgiven" because over time I had classified the experience as "fated", and I had also willed myself to forget and not to factor the unpleasant memories in my daily life. I think I do not want to carry that unnecessary emotional baggage throughout my life.

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Our Father's 100th Birthday celebration on 24 July 2011

Our Father's 100th Birthday celebration on 24 July 2011






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Some happy memories 15.7.2007


Sister Wan Lan in her splendorous Kebaya nyonya

Zuraida, my Secretary who was with me for 6 years when I was still working in the Government, accompanied by her son

My sister Wan Lan on the extreme left standing with me and my closest friends of several decades (Meilina to my left, Esah sitting left and Norhayati sitting right)

Tan Sri Arshad and Tan Sri Shahrizaila arriving for the reception

Brother-inlaw Ching

Nephew Meng, his girlfriend Jane, Sister Wan Lan and good friend Ivy helping out with guest registration

Offering tea to grandfather Woon Sang Chew, as a mark of love and respect

My good friends Prof Noor Hadjar from UiTM and Hearry from MAS

The entrance to the hall

me in the middle and cousin in law Anita Woon

Fedelia and her best friends, Yin Lee and Amalia, the three pretty flower girls

Daughter Fedelia in a pensive mood

The main Table

The pelamin

Whimsical flower girl niece Sara

Nephew Meng and girlfriend Jane

Good friend Wan Zawiah's daughter Nadia contributing a song

My three children L-R: Second son Farouk, only daughter and youngest Fedelia and elder son Feris