Last Friday, we went filming for the last episode!

This is the first time that we’re appearing on such a TV show, where there is an amount of “acting” involved. Of course, we aren’t the actors. Michelle Chong, the beautiful host, is. Playing the role of a happy wife, she was decked in lovely pastels and a sweet smile.

We both had fun haha… It was a great experience knowing how filming was done.

Michelle greeted us very warmly when she arrived, and the crew wasted no time in choosing the exact spot where filming would take place. Scheduled to film from 2.00 to 5.00pm, we ended our day an hour earlier. We were efficient! haha

The episode will be aired on 29 July, so do keep a look out ya!

Here are some photos, of course!

Entrance of Heaven's Loft

The outdoor area

My sis, Grace and Michelle Chong

Me and Michelle Chong

Recognise him? He's "Xiao Tian Tian"!

Ha! Was surprised to see a familiar face among the crew, and he’s none other than the contractor with Mark Lee’s team in the variety show on home makeover! Had to catch him to take a photo too!

Well, since we’re only filming for a segment in one episode, hence the time was relatively short. In fact, it zoomed by so fast that we didn’t know two hours had but gone when we wrapped up.

Now, waiting to see how it turns out on TV.

29 July, 830pm… Till then!

But, this shall do for the time being, while I look for another better theme to come along.

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He had accidentally bitten on the steel fork which poked into his gum. Incidentally, the tooth that was affected was already shaking and threatening to come out since that morning – double whammy!

Kicking his feet and flailing his arms, my nephew screamed with pain, and tears gushed out as he cried endlessly. My cousin, his mother, was doing her best to console him, but nothing seemed to work. My sister and I were shocked, and as much as our brains were reeling to find a solution, they seemed to have gone for a short vacation – nothing came out.

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Spanning 7 episodes, with each featuring a husband with a different character, watch how Michelle Chong, the happy wife, creates a home with warmth and love. 

Peppered with inspiring quotes and funny anecdotes, relax and unwind for 30 minutes with your spouse, partner or just your loved ones over this new variety, Happy Wife, Lucky Man.

Enjoy the show!

Got suspended.

Whatever “insanity” you see now is temporary.

Please bear with me as I continue to fix it.

See ya around!

Released in 2001, the movie “Shrek” was an instant hit not only in the US, but this ugly-looking creature with the most beautiful and kindest heart ogre captured the hearts of kids and adults internationally.

Look, I’m not the one with the problem, okay? It’s the world that seems to have a problem with *me*! People take one look at me and go Aargh! Help! Run! A big stupid ugly ogre! They judge me before they even know me.
                                        ~ Shrek

Let’s take this day to remind ourselves not to judge others by how they look, speak or behave before we actually get to know them. Even when we do, who are we to judge others when we are less than perfect ourselves?

This green ogre has more than just kindness. He has wisdom that we can all take a leaf from!

Happy Birthday, Shrek!

You are what you repeatedly do.
Excellence is not an event – it is a habit.

                ~ Aristotle

The encroachment of technology has changed the way information is passing from one place or person to another drastically. No longer is there a need to write lengthy, mushy, nice, beautiful, touching or excited letters to your favourite DJ to request for your favourite song to dedicate to your favourite person(s).

Now, all you need is punch in what you want to say and send to the station via SMS, or log onto the Internet and send your dedication. There won’t be any letter bins containing all the dedication letters anymore. You don’t have to bite your fingersnails and keep your fingers crossed for as long as a week following the day you mailed your letter, praying fervently that your dedication will be picked up by the DJ and read over the air. You don’t have to squeeze your creative juice and think out of the box to get the DJ’s attention and favour to choose your letter.

Now, all you need to do is pick up your mobile, punch in those limited text, press “Send” and just wait for your dedication to come on air! On the same night! Isn’t it nice?

Well yes… and no. I kind of miss those days when people take pains (and relish in the pleasure and satisfaction) of writing those beautiful letters. Each time I hear the many letters being read over the air, I always imagine how I would feel if I were the DJ. It would be such an enjoyment, wouldn’t it?

But I guess we have to keep up with the times. Efficiency rules, and nothing can beat the instant response we get from SMS versus the wait for traditional snail mail.

Then again, don’t you find that sometimes, the wait - though bitter for the sender and recipient – can also be sweet at the same time?

I’m waiting for my cousin who has just moved back to her home in Muar to write a letter to me haha. Dear cousin, are you reading this? How are you settling back home?

She chronicled how her grandmother had loved she and her brother when she was young. I thought of my own grandmother. She too, has assumed a big chunk of motherly duties when I was in my primary school. Never short of good dishes for my sister and I to eat, I don’t remember she ever speaking loudly to us or even scolded us. Did she? I can’t remember.

But I do remember there was once when I was sick, and my hands were trembling as if I were on drugs. Grandma thought I was hungry and quickly went to cook a bowl of noodles, with lots of ingredients like egg, meat and vegetables added in. Staring at the noodles with its contents so full to the brim they would have overflowed at a slight nudge of the bowl, my hands reached and touched my full stomach.

The medication had caused my trembles, and not a growling stomach. But, when I looked up and saw the concern on my grandmother’s face, I picked up the chopsticks and began to eat.

Now, she no longer cooks. Neither would we want her to, because of her bad rheumatism. With her deteriorating memory, she would ask me the same questions in a span of 5 minutes. When I saw her today, I stretched my arms, and she gladly did the same.

My grandmother is a jolly, cute ole’ lady, isn’t she?

Grannny and me

If there’s a poll to designate a day for Grandmother, as suggested by Tabitha, I would raise my hand and leg to support it!

Do you have any stories with your grandmother to share here?

Sometimes you have to get to know someone really well to realize you’re really strangers. 

                       ~ Mary Tyler Moore