Broken :(

Today, Marieann broke her Sentimental Circus mug which I bought for her because I promised to buy her something to celebrate her efforts she put in for her SA2. The first thing I heard after the mug broke was, "Mama! I broke my cup!". My heart broke along with the mug as I am a sentimental person. Marieann was upset and cut herself too while trying to salvage the mug. We tried Isetan which was where I bought the mug from but they don't have any more stock.

We want to get the same mug again... if we can find it.  If any of you know where I can buy this particular mug, please leave me a comment. Thank you in advance!

Singapore General Election 2011

I am still very upset that I have yet again been denied the chance to vote. All because I am unfortunate enough to be in the Tanjong Pagar GRC.
I have never voted once in my life. For many years now, I have been robbed of my rights to voice my opinions with regards to the elected leaders and overall government policies. I have been robbed of my rights to have a say in shaping and deciding my own future...

For those of you who can vote on 7 May 2011, please vote for a party that is really concerned for the welfare of the people and for the good of the country...

"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual--or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country." ~Samuel Adams, The Writings of Samuel Adams, Harry Alonzo Cushing, editor (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1907), Vol. IV, p. 256.

PS.
At the Young PAP's 25th anniversary celebration, PM Lee said, "Never forget we are servants of the people, not their masters. Always maintain a sense of humility and service. Never lord it over the people we are looking after and serving."

I found this quote which is very interesting and provides food for thought.
"In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant." ~Charles de Gaulle

Upsetting News

When it rains, it pours.

After yesterday, I am on the receiving end of another piece of upsetting news today. :(

Mood Swings

Have you ever experience, at one time or another, where an incident can ruin your day?

It happened to me this morning. I was happy that I could work from home and I was off to an early start at 8:30am. But at 8:47am, disaster struck. A document which I tried to save became corrupted. I lost a huge chuck of data which became replaced by little tiny squares and funny characters. AHHHHH!!! I was most distraught! The thing is this document was new and I hadn't the time to do a back up. ARGH! I tried using data recovery software but to no avail. The document remained corrupted. SIGH. My bad luck! #$&*!! After that, I was in a very foul and agitated mood. I guess I was vexed with myself too. Sigh.

But as the day wore on, I became less upset. Because this is life. Little things like these would always happen, little hiccups, little obstacles, little inconveniences but life still goes on. No point getting so upset about it. I have better things to do than to remain in a foul mood the whole day about it. My mood changed for the better after I figured that out. Took me a while though, lol.

My mood got even better in the evening when I received an email from Evelyn who is Marieann's Godmother about the venue of her Easter wedding in Melbourne. I became most excited and happy and started searching for accommodation in Melbourne. I am no stranger to Melbourne, have been there many times during my uni days. I will be very glad to re-visit Melbourne again since my last visit was in 1998. :)

Oh yes, I guess there is something to be learnt from today's incident. Life is really too short to remain angry and upset! Lol.