tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73110702371507214202024-02-20T17:42:14.254+08:00Between the LinesAnd Hearts....Melissa Samuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121746280563751788noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311070237150721420.post-25104982009794939762012-01-05T21:58:00.002+08:002012-09-02T18:59:26.014+08:00Domino Effect<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> People say your life flashes by when encountering death. All I could see were my tears and frustration because I didn’t know why they were present. Refusing to admit that I was paralyzed by fear, I stood. I regretted my decision immediately. The momentum of our carriage crashing into the one in front of us resulted in involuntary reactions of bodies being flicked, as a finger would a </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">minuscule</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> paper ball, onto the nearest surface. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> My head hit, what is now only rubble, a metal wall. My torso convulsed from the impact. My eyes threatened to shut. Fear ripped through my nervous system. I forced my lids to stay open. Before we could inhale, the carriage toppled and landed right side down on the ground. Already on the right side initially, I </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">didn't</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> have far to fall. Those who were on the left could not say the same. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> The art of physics are too complicated to grasp but by tipping to the right, reacting forces pushed the opposite direction. Before my own eyes, conscious and unconscious beings broke and flew out the window to the exterior. With the meager senses I had left I realized that continuous crashing of glass and metal hitting soil from the front signaled a domino effect. Fear held me by the leash knowing we were but a breath's</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> away from danger. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Within a heartbeat, every carriage of the train had formed a parallel formation, horizontal against the track. We braced for yet another impact. Mouths formed to emit screams. Facial grooves formed pain, fear, shock. Dread. Dread damped itself onto every individual. I saw everything happening, every second magnified, every sound non-existent. The roof and floor of our cabin slammed in towards each other. It formed a suffocating cocoon. Carriages burst into each other, forming a mesh, a collage of white and broken orange stripes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> Heavy darkness sank on me. It took everything in me to picture Maya, in my arms. Screaming for my brain to move any part of me only in vain. Every inch of me was disappearing. I knew I </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">couldn't</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> keep the image of my baby much longer. Her body faded into just her face. I concentrated on her smile, blinding with overflowing joy. Her hazel eyes were the last thing I saw, milky and soft, inviting me to never leave her gaze. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <i> <b> </b></i><b><i>101 people died on the 3<sup>rd</sup> of June 1998 in the Eschede train disaster caused by a fracture in the wheel. In memory of those who tried to fight to survive, to go back to their friends and families. To witness, experience and withstand terror, holding on in hopes to see their loved ones. <o:p></o:p></i></b></span></div>
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Melissa Samuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121746280563751788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311070237150721420.post-29044180400091624942008-08-30T19:58:00.004+08:002008-08-31T19:59:20.752+08:00Girls Day OutWent out to Mid Valley yesterday.. Skipped school.. Heheh..<br /><br />Left my place at 10++<br /><br />May and Eve came earlier to help me finish up the cake.. =]<br /><br />Walked to LM and took the T407 to Bdr. Tasik Selatan. Then took the KTM to Mid Valley.<br />I couldn't believe we took 2 hours to get there.. Haha.. We were so afraid of taking the wrong train to Nilai/Seremban...<br /><br />Reached Mid Valley and walked around in Gardens.. Hem.. Hem.. High Class...<br /><br />Went back to Mid Valley, walked around a bit, and then went into Pet's wonderland.. The hamsters were devastatingly adorable/cute!!!! There were so many other animals there but we were just tied to the hamsters.. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >You ARE cuter than them!! To me.. Heheh.. S2<br /></span><br />Ate at the food court.. MF took HK curry mee.. Eve and I took Penang curry mee, in other words, Penang har min..<br /><br />Walked around some more.. Went into Romp.. We kept complaining and killing ourselves for not bringing more money.. Heheh.. Girls will be girls I guess.. Despite what you may think.. We didn't but anything... Oh I'm so proud of us!!! =p<br /><br />Headed back to LM.. Took the same route home.. This time we only took 1 hour.. =]<br /><br />Met up with Daniel and we had drinks and ice cream at the Gilly cafe... A.. err.. Romantic restaurant?? =p Booths with curtains.. But see through curtains.. Hahah.. I shall just leave it there..<br /><br />That's all I guess.. Today was boring.. All I did was sleep.. =] Yummy Sleep.. Ironic words.. Haiz.. I'm screwed.. XD Sorry..<br /><br />Catch you guys later..<br /><br />-Melz- <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >I miss you, love.. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAouPqLTImUamiAqxd_Ytv3xRXLCUc3ZLtPHSJQ7Vt1MEYwCNDIjpdHv7dytgw7YmDaUQHP3LdNO9-WUdJv2LCZXuMxeCf7WJXNGUNKOnFDZJh33SzqhUWRttWN6MUYTIMJdV9lFdp0yU/s320/Picture+%283%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240649977897213954" border="0" /></a>Melissa Samuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121746280563751788noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7311070237150721420.post-6893943441299655372008-08-26T22:33:00.022+08:002008-08-30T19:54:28.720+08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_2jV8h5MjEmH_ZrSY7nnbxCjMZZ7Nv2uYEVy1blRmqmL2VvTitKIRGVTeL7OTlx1Xnxrc5B84yBmfNlymG7UhroM1VMtETlWDWPkQ1_AyARa6qd5qJmux-PRdkNB7DH3vHHsAzQdqRU/s1600-h/DSC01207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_2jV8h5MjEmH_ZrSY7nnbxCjMZZ7Nv2uYEVy1blRmqmL2VvTitKIRGVTeL7OTlx1Xnxrc5B84yBmfNlymG7UhroM1VMtETlWDWPkQ1_AyARa6qd5qJmux-PRdkNB7DH3vHHsAzQdqRU/s320/DSC01207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240274505190445746" border="0" /></a>1. Cecilia Ahern~ Thanks For The Memories : Mum's present... =]<br />2. Cecilia Ahern~ A Place Called Here : Eve's present.. =]<br />3. Ian McEwan & 'Adam' (XD) - Read on to know from who... =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJB8WfQUAAqp-Mee7YXoaDYglQuL-u8-aUcPexGEF-Foz3YmUB8q1W0tM5l3gu4LG2zFdSw7WbODkhlJrXEcooJV_zodR_zYa2GLI7jt60filZmO8Jq-9AzHIQLc7r85Hg4TjsdVNyy8/s1600-h/DSC01208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrJB8WfQUAAqp-Mee7YXoaDYglQuL-u8-aUcPexGEF-Foz3YmUB8q1W0tM5l3gu4LG2zFdSw7WbODkhlJrXEcooJV_zodR_zYa2GLI7jt60filZmO8Jq-9AzHIQLc7r85Hg4TjsdVNyy8/s320/DSC01208.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240273877262729570" border="0" /></a>=p.. And that's all I have to say.. heheh.. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >Well.. Not really.. 143, love.. S2<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOgWOpdE08_N1nOzX_gFJomKLsHkCNyG13n9mQPX4nHCSMnr808gMgid84kUvx9rt-e-KO39E0JI24Ycobz3Txjz7TFjOobqcKHpGGEp4Jpsmqbsf3aEjmgkA_-WaSfD68D0BZS6bhtQ/s1600-h/DSC01210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguOgWOpdE08_N1nOzX_gFJomKLsHkCNyG13n9mQPX4nHCSMnr808gMgid84kUvx9rt-e-KO39E0JI24Ycobz3Txjz7TFjOobqcKHpGGEp4Jpsmqbsf3aEjmgkA_-WaSfD68D0BZS6bhtQ/s320/DSC01210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240272907112215538" border="0" /></a>The cake daddy's close friends bought... Soooo guilty...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z5kb1aJQbyfPsmR5J2U0tQheFFVVLHy7_ewE7-cWgee5PvIlh7uawmX_dw2xhnzPSf7mf6hcslblMvpDWkg7u_cN6c8X3td74wGXe87iBJQQEWu406HDQvYkN3tRr0QZKKyYQln4O9A/s1600-h/DSC01215.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z5kb1aJQbyfPsmR5J2U0tQheFFVVLHy7_ewE7-cWgee5PvIlh7uawmX_dw2xhnzPSf7mf6hcslblMvpDWkg7u_cN6c8X3td74wGXe87iBJQQEWu406HDQvYkN3tRr0QZKKyYQln4O9A/s320/DSC01215.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240272911627396658" border="0" /></a>Found a vase and put them in.. They're dying.. Haiz..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjp1_27rJIWbT7JJXVxAWLpBMeUiRVntB_dnyoJRZZa0HknhxVrVj_wZlzdHJ1Lx-CFqcEw0qZXuLZFdQmD-4VBuPSPaKtgtO9tWn0j3AL_AtZodHZfPkOoVkS-XdJ3iwIfq7T8j6YCc/s1600-h/DSC01224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjp1_27rJIWbT7JJXVxAWLpBMeUiRVntB_dnyoJRZZa0HknhxVrVj_wZlzdHJ1Lx-CFqcEw0qZXuLZFdQmD-4VBuPSPaKtgtO9tWn0j3AL_AtZodHZfPkOoVkS-XdJ3iwIfq7T8j6YCc/s320/DSC01224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240272099005612434" border="0" /></a>The one and only rose among the 15 that bloomed.. =] It looks so pretty..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn7ro5n3DDjgOu5KZYf-ES4UmusTxOlU0S9HZAhYSx8A0zjxcFmAvB7XWRgHNzDkTiw-KlKdQ1hDzOGb6aFbo_un4MVwvRLBuuK1G8wCE5TgXkCBgRumj6-XdXiSpYAIMO2Oul2_mVBs/s1600-h/DSC01139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGn7ro5n3DDjgOu5KZYf-ES4UmusTxOlU0S9HZAhYSx8A0zjxcFmAvB7XWRgHNzDkTiw-KlKdQ1hDzOGb6aFbo_un4MVwvRLBuuK1G8wCE5TgXkCBgRumj6-XdXiSpYAIMO2Oul2_mVBs/s320/DSC01139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240269401947630130" border="0" /></a>Pri gave this.. =]<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeTfIE2EVxcJjN1DFBB_NpP47XCdp_C8PN6Rg6G84j8SQ61gvr932Y52zy0TNfUOKGCJ9VQZcrOsXJ-kk0dvI5C7w6wiT7SqAyb-bWAUxCpbZBNJP-SdV23bENu5NskcOb3x5Too16Fw/s1600-h/DSC01140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYeTfIE2EVxcJjN1DFBB_NpP47XCdp_C8PN6Rg6G84j8SQ61gvr932Y52zy0TNfUOKGCJ9VQZcrOsXJ-kk0dvI5C7w6wiT7SqAyb-bWAUxCpbZBNJP-SdV23bENu5NskcOb3x5Too16Fw/s320/DSC01140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240269013675565778" border="0" /></a>That's the inside.. And ohh.. They are HEAVENLY!!! Just bites of heaven.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDuSmhRPKeyGQTle19AclWurDjsUR6jfwf2i_Ej9BeJndRZf7gBMHhjvG_LdAwun2FQLWI3WuDwHn6WpOJKfyFc4JRTJo4lUDycveJgFuEJrQz8qnZfx7XOf5Aj-ieQKtDQ2gheEZb9Y/s1600-h/DSC01141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDuSmhRPKeyGQTle19AclWurDjsUR6jfwf2i_Ej9BeJndRZf7gBMHhjvG_LdAwun2FQLWI3WuDwHn6WpOJKfyFc4JRTJo4lUDycveJgFuEJrQz8qnZfx7XOf5Aj-ieQKtDQ2gheEZb9Y/s320/DSC01141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240269019894554322" border="0" /></a>All the.. err.. You know la... =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3IdZL0W8lt7JCqfmg5tgBv5lGSmLcgHSLl7TOi4_nyQmGSduK6Xlo99MomGxCw0UIL4DWD2EMOUMlCjWCNcKFenWHvqlR2B9yicfkqH8QtZHd_dxHMGBZ7_PNM19FroVRciBWl60X_s/s1600-h/DSC01142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3IdZL0W8lt7JCqfmg5tgBv5lGSmLcgHSLl7TOi4_nyQmGSduK6Xlo99MomGxCw0UIL4DWD2EMOUMlCjWCNcKFenWHvqlR2B9yicfkqH8QtZHd_dxHMGBZ7_PNM19FroVRciBWl60X_s/s320/DSC01142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5240268416223466290" border="0" /></a>Ah Che's present has many stages..<br />Stage 1 : Hearts, her "From : Ah Che" note and her mum's present to me, a necklace. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGg8bOOm-HMrr2JiNyB33ffiObRdNBCyJ4bFE8hAsQNUBAurNIMNflJIfSDyBY54Md0UzvREN0snA5I6hzM2ZVNM0xZ2fE-zbtrNboXKUYSXVmpi8lkK_43osYxjseZjV2sOVfhluplg/s1600-h/DSC01143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGg8bOOm-HMrr2JiNyB33ffiObRdNBCyJ4bFE8hAsQNUBAurNIMNflJIfSDyBY54Md0UzvREN0snA5I6hzM2ZVNM0xZ2fE-zbtrNboXKUYSXVmpi8lkK_43osYxjseZjV2sOVfhluplg/s320/DSC01143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239194427161876114" border="0" /></a>Stage 2 : A heart to heart letter from her heart to mine.. Sorry.. P&C.. Something I will never reveal.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZSLgDxdzRpPPhzaOIjT8WRHY6JaTNNFR9pzM69tCDaEhCOe4dQf_fVH8HpzYhtUNGpWn-8wtkoQqsMSozUKcYMnW9_TnbYI7QC7cIZnIFuTf3T64jjqhhtaXszqkiSDHwpcDyLRTRo0/s1600-h/DSC01144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZSLgDxdzRpPPhzaOIjT8WRHY6JaTNNFR9pzM69tCDaEhCOe4dQf_fVH8HpzYhtUNGpWn-8wtkoQqsMSozUKcYMnW9_TnbYI7QC7cIZnIFuTf3T64jjqhhtaXszqkiSDHwpcDyLRTRo0/s320/DSC01144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239193572844665810" border="0" /></a>Stage 3 : Her actual present to me.. Ian McEwan - On Chesil Beach<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrQHNUIYPZlTTeEHRjDjZDhGp-YxEPbkStbspvFnHrtMr4kKwUH0EN8yp4KKYTGzIdPxP3jmOz_8f_yYGCrUTE5Sgfyh2GfhAvVybLBcdLHo2aLikqSNTNqL9vSMDVtASW9nD2cN8EV8/s1600-h/DSC01145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrQHNUIYPZlTTeEHRjDjZDhGp-YxEPbkStbspvFnHrtMr4kKwUH0EN8yp4KKYTGzIdPxP3jmOz_8f_yYGCrUTE5Sgfyh2GfhAvVybLBcdLHo2aLikqSNTNqL9vSMDVtASW9nD2cN8EV8/s320/DSC01145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239189786060514210" border="0" /></a>Stage 4 : Her design on the cotton and more hearts..<br /><br />Thank you Che.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYsrIfTsXpvn4-GkQjQ8B0N3MNYw9pgWdS7xfQ3OBc5nJqqXqNm-1WCmX_Xa29_NnZNBRtIrZrCtxvCot62rTTYcW_zz8CPmmVaHOvi7i9Rtb4EHmckiRVvbegffsMgqO7pDDe_ZQTZc/s1600-h/DSC01146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYsrIfTsXpvn4-GkQjQ8B0N3MNYw9pgWdS7xfQ3OBc5nJqqXqNm-1WCmX_Xa29_NnZNBRtIrZrCtxvCot62rTTYcW_zz8CPmmVaHOvi7i9Rtb4EHmckiRVvbegffsMgqO7pDDe_ZQTZc/s320/DSC01146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239188094319783378" border="0" /></a>Errr.. Adam?? XD<br /><br />May and Eve bought this together.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5N0GTKSQIYKB-2aA3RZhhTQvIlpvy8qNzgGCTw2MTaxx3Q9uqPrv2-UXjdbC6__L3s170CZNCdyrXQkX6_SB2I2to73Oi7XH2NjoAWE20uh8gXqu82bGkp32nXkZwLbHC9ZZ3wJQU04/s1600-h/DSC01149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_5N0GTKSQIYKB-2aA3RZhhTQvIlpvy8qNzgGCTw2MTaxx3Q9uqPrv2-UXjdbC6__L3s170CZNCdyrXQkX6_SB2I2to73Oi7XH2NjoAWE20uh8gXqu82bGkp32nXkZwLbHC9ZZ3wJQU04/s320/DSC01149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238848113685106450" border="0" /></a>The note that came with the roses...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKFxCqNtUimSsNuS5dRtUhlwk98h-mHnprG446xcZk7GWM2NjyPhZrbfmuQ-D1anUFhXPxLIEgPO3KH1wdTmZXquVImadiKlZtZwdnCGhuSLZMob9pv2wCkTB0HIh82uiRboind4izNw/s1600-h/DSC01148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKFxCqNtUimSsNuS5dRtUhlwk98h-mHnprG446xcZk7GWM2NjyPhZrbfmuQ-D1anUFhXPxLIEgPO3KH1wdTmZXquVImadiKlZtZwdnCGhuSLZMob9pv2wCkTB0HIh82uiRboind4izNw/s320/DSC01148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238848143454589586" border="0" /></a>Somehow.. I love this picture.. =] My face is kinda red as well.. Haha..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIJ0SLHI3nnBKGo4M7xurxD_S6SalLgP9_eRgzY-btHdNPg9D_r0FaJUf1aSpkOtXvA_zgqOJdElHbNafVZethHeuG0SHZAYZyhTUQhW6BhivPKteZWQGuNpOVlo96nTPzf6o-d13cuA/s1600-h/DSC01151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIJ0SLHI3nnBKGo4M7xurxD_S6SalLgP9_eRgzY-btHdNPg9D_r0FaJUf1aSpkOtXvA_zgqOJdElHbNafVZethHeuG0SHZAYZyhTUQhW6BhivPKteZWQGuNpOVlo96nTPzf6o-d13cuA/s320/DSC01151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238845567623793794" border="0" /></a>The two mousse Jwa bought.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzqk1vTAROleZ3j-TGXwuWgjyAtTYJ0th4IG_FIKvpg43off7eYKRGjhhLlrBMOHzwhq6BxG2PmxDb3r9dXn3CDcpKzd_3xcQ40zVzet1ECq8b2KoBPvaoACzmx-HOsmATGp68B7dzAA/s1600-h/DSC01155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzqk1vTAROleZ3j-TGXwuWgjyAtTYJ0th4IG_FIKvpg43off7eYKRGjhhLlrBMOHzwhq6BxG2PmxDb3r9dXn3CDcpKzd_3xcQ40zVzet1ECq8b2KoBPvaoACzmx-HOsmATGp68B7dzAA/s320/DSC01155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238845573450355570" border="0" /></a>Dad gave roses as well.. 15 of them..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3xkKYhmSgCowRD8vm2SWNQ4bdgs_D18NFbmPbfrlVX5KcQxTyqPN-YUtK-aSN0KblhFP9BZysxzrlD_uauwGApJupbsgpODQDG2hoG39EWFiqv_OL6a7aTotf7xJ4F7uq_kFCxvdiZs/s1600-h/DSC01156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3xkKYhmSgCowRD8vm2SWNQ4bdgs_D18NFbmPbfrlVX5KcQxTyqPN-YUtK-aSN0KblhFP9BZysxzrlD_uauwGApJupbsgpODQDG2hoG39EWFiqv_OL6a7aTotf7xJ4F7uq_kFCxvdiZs/s320/DSC01156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238845577467443810" border="0" /></a>Close up..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7RqaTmTe7xqeRYMBny_QUhDQlGuYh6Vk23grJ776owT6SlMWMiKIaC0UcczlkE_UlgA-y9xFrRwWJSms3O7PKMb9AeRziSV8hLk-ZuhEe51z5cYk9YpSMqS2JuU18c9r3-9Wwg1I40M/s1600-h/DSC01158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7RqaTmTe7xqeRYMBny_QUhDQlGuYh6Vk23grJ776owT6SlMWMiKIaC0UcczlkE_UlgA-y9xFrRwWJSms3O7PKMb9AeRziSV8hLk-ZuhEe51z5cYk9YpSMqS2JuU18c9r3-9Wwg1I40M/s320/DSC01158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238845578959983730" border="0" /></a>Ooooo... Shiny!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRf-dLz2t7_ZykXPEeKNg4j1fFGqkLvzRFbXCLL9lieHTMf7-D-58nxXtThueLOPNRC137MFY8jUq8Pu_3Pt2Er_-8B9SRYb9rBAwZXac3Nik_F1WMpCsRQnbFgaO3EbGvCg_6ILS2UI/s1600-h/DSC01159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRf-dLz2t7_ZykXPEeKNg4j1fFGqkLvzRFbXCLL9lieHTMf7-D-58nxXtThueLOPNRC137MFY8jUq8Pu_3Pt2Er_-8B9SRYb9rBAwZXac3Nik_F1WMpCsRQnbFgaO3EbGvCg_6ILS2UI/s320/DSC01159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238844820882303410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajVgvhevjkptPYWOlEZrjhDfwAqXMd_R6QWJelor8_wu9pVaj8kIHT9kWaGcwoe7t545e1LlTvRLZIXR5_0bdj9Izs71Xisrj8CRR6zvqFIvL_lX6M-KnNjQoRBSh9j-OvIZLhxi6WUo/s1600-h/DSC01206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajVgvhevjkptPYWOlEZrjhDfwAqXMd_R6QWJelor8_wu9pVaj8kIHT9kWaGcwoe7t545e1LlTvRLZIXR5_0bdj9Izs71Xisrj8CRR6zvqFIvL_lX6M-KnNjQoRBSh9j-OvIZLhxi6WUo/s320/DSC01206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238837907033550066" border="0" /></a>Picture of the day.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHuOvviK7PpGorC3ORa1Bb2ogjw1akGvH6AjFlc0SKErP59BhlyDp6ewyg-tRcDVgYPUMYh_QNtbV5yoLNhZ7LC7YUfPQ3xQmiNKPE9tGly909znmuP88bRJ8atDNXimaDsP1AHr6h9Q/s1600-h/DSC01177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVHuOvviK7PpGorC3ORa1Bb2ogjw1akGvH6AjFlc0SKErP59BhlyDp6ewyg-tRcDVgYPUMYh_QNtbV5yoLNhZ7LC7YUfPQ3xQmiNKPE9tGly909znmuP88bRJ8atDNXimaDsP1AHr6h9Q/s320/DSC01177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238837904614742098" border="0" /></a>Dad's present.. Haiz... It's not fake.. Err.. The big D.. It's so sweet.. =]<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvB1Bl0uH_Q7NcorFt-DO_3Jc5V4_8NBrpl57IU6DCGQnmvs1nHYhD05b8AnVKKILgIuZOX2ky5xqfXXSi8YZeCCs_vWqVUh0lqL7qqXn2xA_TZrCYVgSB_pIM1gZa8dK6Pq3yN1XLuk/s1600-h/DSC01176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvB1Bl0uH_Q7NcorFt-DO_3Jc5V4_8NBrpl57IU6DCGQnmvs1nHYhD05b8AnVKKILgIuZOX2ky5xqfXXSi8YZeCCs_vWqVUh0lqL7qqXn2xA_TZrCYVgSB_pIM1gZa8dK6Pq3yN1XLuk/s320/DSC01176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238837909051597346" border="0" />.</a>Same one.. Just not so close up..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq8c2yKJCWguLpUrsq-7BP_NRZFxxOv_3kapqRc1LCv8kjZ944IwocOAD7wm24jw9qqHiUY7B3N0FJBZ_hA3nPA6s5bbmw38H9XfPEVjVh4UCaNY8FYcZSjA-eUVEosqOSCkx89AGd_Y/s1600-h/DSC01161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq8c2yKJCWguLpUrsq-7BP_NRZFxxOv_3kapqRc1LCv8kjZ944IwocOAD7wm24jw9qqHiUY7B3N0FJBZ_hA3nPA6s5bbmw38H9XfPEVjVh4UCaNY8FYcZSjA-eUVEosqOSCkx89AGd_Y/s320/DSC01161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238837919992971058" border="0" /></a>My first bite?? Heheh..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F0lnslPGPiyiBxq4Z5X5pcq1zmbcyvYqxeFz5Ykcfg_daU8AlY6nRsU-UOkXsmhoejgy3A3JygOTvnliD4ljRAFZ1Vxamj247gthIfFRhIiw2cB1moo8usg6Oc5kN2UJ_AQTdEMie3M/s1600-h/DSC01160.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-F0lnslPGPiyiBxq4Z5X5pcq1zmbcyvYqxeFz5Ykcfg_daU8AlY6nRsU-UOkXsmhoejgy3A3JygOTvnliD4ljRAFZ1Vxamj247gthIfFRhIiw2cB1moo8usg6Oc5kN2UJ_AQTdEMie3M/s320/DSC01160.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238837921459749858" border="0" /></a>Blowing out the candles.. Feel like a kid again!! =p<br /><br /><br />I don't really have anything to say about Happy Tuesday.. =] I just know that it was a perfectly blissful day.. =] Thank you all for all you've done.. You know who you are.. I feel... so.. Heheh.. Touched?? =]<br /><br />Honestly... I do.. =]<br /><br />Qin and the rest of the gang.. Err..<br /><br />~Qin, MF, Eve, Dan M., Ian, Venu, Arvind G., Yee Khai, Tat Soon, Shareena, Hui Xian, Sam, Jia Ling~<br /><br />They took part in the party planning and presents.. Haiz.. Don't know how many thank you's I have to say..<br /><br />Btw, Sorry Ian.. I didn't mean to punch you.. It didn't really occur to me at that time that I should have hugged to as a sign of I love you and thank you for everything.. =] But then again.. It didn't hurt, did it? I hurt my fist... Not your arm.. So.. Heheh...<br /><br />Thanks Yee Khai for the card..<br /><br />Thanks Venu, Sam, Xian and Qin for the bag...<br /><br />Sam, thank you for the.. err.. File.. Hahahha!!<br /><br />Thank you for the bear<br />~Evon, Jia Ling, Ian, Qin, Arvind and... Haiz.. err.. E....<br /><br />Thank you guys for all the best wishes..<br /><br />You made my day.. =]<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >P.S. Thank My Love.. For the call and the gift and the wishes and the love and all you've given me.. I can never thank you enough... S2 143</span><br /><br />-Melz-Melissa Samuelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121746280563751788noreply@blogger.com0