2010.

The tiny toe nails painted in various colours :)

The colourful toe nails are courtesy of the cousin sister, Low Yee Xin.

Boy is she one extremely patient person.

Thank you sis!

I shall now have colourful toe nails when I welcome 2010.

I will be away in Lucky Valley till the 1st of January 2010.

Am leaving at 11.30am today.

Thus, I am here to wish everyone an advanced Happy New Year!

Enjoy welcoming the year 2010.

Where ever you will be, enjoy yourselves!

Be it at home or a street party;

All that matters is you have a great time.

To all you readers out there;

Thank you for your continuous support in popping by.

In every way possible, I wish you all the best.

With that, as I bid goodbye to the year 2009;

I wish to thank God for everything that I have been blessed with throughout 2009.

All the experiences, all the friends, all the lessons;

It has been an amazing 365-day journey.

I am certainly looking forward to upcoming lessons to come.

In saying that, I shall end this post with a prayer.

I love you God,

I praise you God;

And I thank you God.

For by your will,

And by your grace,

I am a holy moving temple;

By which you have your being within.

So be it,

And so it is;

Amen and Sadhu.

Lovingly,

Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Boxing Day!

A photographic perspective.

I am seated on the bed;

Supported by the Ikea pillow on my back;

With the laptop on my lap;

In the dark.

It is such a serene and pleasant feeling.

Something that makes me feel genuine, a very familiar feeling;

Perhaps it is the feeling of just being me.

Anyway;

Happy Boxing Day everyone! :)

I was out for the whole entire day today;

On a field trip with Mummy's extended family;

Or rather shall I say 'The Huee Clan'.

While many of us joined in not knowing where we were going;

It was a truly enjoyable trip!

Today was the earliest I have woken up in throughout the whole holiday.

I had to drag myself out of bed at 6am in the morning!

Introducing, Miss Amy Huee the Mummy!

Introducing, Mr Gilbert Yeoh the Daddy!

Once everyone boarded the icy cool bus;

We started the day with yummy dim sum for breakfast in Sri Petaling.

Then we headed to the Botanical Park/Orchard in Putrajaya.

Followed by lunch in Jenjarom;

And a pit stop by the roadside for durian.

The next destination was a Tibetan temple along the way;

And a mushroom farm after.

Then, a pretty cool place as the grand finale;

A place called Sepang Gold Coast.

I honestly did not know that there is such a place!

It is a seaside, with people camping by the beach;

Some even started their own camp fire to cook!

After a satisfying dinner, we finally headed back to the Assunta Girl's School.

It is always the meeting point for us in any trips.

Mummy grew up helping out in the canteen ran by her parents.

Now, Mummy's brother, Uncle Sunny runs the canteen with his family. :)

Featuring, a nephew of mine;

The innocence that makes a day so much lighter!

A self reminder to be grounded.

P.S

Yee Xin and I slept through each time we got on the bus.

It was amazing how we could just fall asleep with such ease. :)

Lovingly,
Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Home.

Let me begin by wishing you a belated Merry Christmas!

Had a great Christmas Eve watching Alvin and the Chipmunks 2;

And a packed Christmas Day attending a family gathering and a wedding.

An update to the previous post.

I will be home for the month of January.

While there will be a gap time in between while the new maid arrives;

I shall be home to stand in to see to WJ's needs.

That way, Mummy would not have to rush home from work everyday.

To everyone who responded, thank you so much.

I truly appreciate the feedbacks!

I hope that you all have had a splendid Christmas!

Next up, New Year! :)

As I will be heading to Lucky Valley for a New Year's Retreat;

There will be a whole lot of last minute preparation this week.

I will be leaving on Tuesday which is 29th, back on the 1st of January. :)

Since it is past midnight, today is going to be a full-day-field-trip;

Only with Mummy's extended family side.

(Which is definitely a big enough group judging by the fact that she has 11 siblings)

Sunday and Monday shall be my productive days in terms of studying.

I have no choice but to push myself all the way on those 2 days.

It will allow me to go to Lucky Valley with 1 less worry. :)

Till the next update, take care!

Lovingly,
Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Choosing.

Freedom.

So, I have been living out on my own for about 5 months now;

With occasional weekends back at home.

The big question now is;

After being at home for the whole month of December;

Do I want to continue staying at home?

Or would I head back to the condo?

My compromise with myself is this.

Since I am due to leave to UK in less than 2 years;

Why don't I spend the time I have left here with my family?

Although I know that I may or may not be in UK permanently;

Life is unpredictable.

As I mentioned on Twitter just the other day;

Brittany Murphy passes away at the age of 32.

To me, that is a young life that left this world.

I do not know how her life was when she was around;

But I certainly did not see her departure coming.

In that, I am bargaining within myself;

Contemplating on whether or not to stay home.

On the other hand, Eva did mention something in the past.

She said that I might feel left out among friends;

Especially within the group who stays at the condo.

There may be parties or little get-together that I may be missing out on.

Would I want that?

Then again, questions arise.

Am I doing this out of fear?

Am I living at the condo because I want to feel included?

Am I coming home due to the unresolved issues with friends?

There is a huge urge to continue staying at home.

It may be the comforts of home that is persuading me to stay.

But effective January, there will be no maid at home anymore.

So whether I stay at the condo or at home;

Laundry and chores will still be present.

So what is it, really?

I am unsure if there are any parents who reads this blog.

But if there are, I have a question to ask.

I would really appreciate to hear a parent's point of view.

If your child is due to leave for her studies abroad in less than 2 years;

Would you prefer her to live out now for the remaining time?

(In preparation for her life abroad)

Or would you prefer her to be home with you?

Lovingly,
Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Too much.

Step forward.

There has been a whole lot going on.

My mind has been going on an overdrive.

(Not like I ever stop thinking)

But probably not in the way I would have wanted.

I am not as effective in studying as I would want to.

However, as said by a superb author, Louise Hay on her Twitter ;

Replace the word 'should' with the word 'could'.

'Could' let's you know that you have a choice.

Let's remove the word 'should' from our vocabulary and thoughts.

Every time we use the word 'should', we make ourselves wrong.

- Louise Hay

I got home today after a refreshing evening walk.

I finally decided to step out for a sweat.

After 5 rounds of speed-walking and sweating;

I so happened to have bumped into Aunty Ju-Eng who was driving pass.

Aunty Ju-Eng is someone who has inspired me a whole lot.

She was one who believed in me in my early years.

That has made a huge difference;

In my self-esteem at the very least.

Thank you, Aunty Ju Eng! :)

Well, after 6 rounds around the park;

For once in a long long time;
I ran and ran till I couldn't feel my feet.

When I came home, I was just drenched in sweat;

And feeling the best ever!

Priceless, just priceless.

Lovingly,

Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Laid Out.

Pushing the limit.

Getting to the point.

If it isn't that straightforward, get around it perhaps.

I finally came around to sort out my study-list.

So it isn't so bad after all!

After laying it all out, it does look pretty manageable. :)

The study-list to complete by the year 2009.

Well, balik kampung tomorrow night;

To Kangar in Perlis, Daddy's hometown.

Will be back by Tuesday morning.

The books will be travelling with me. :)

Lovingly,
Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Reflecting.

What used to be the 'SPM fever'.

Oh the glorious days of high school.

A little bits of the memories :)

Snapping myself back into reality.

High school is over.

And I am having an exam on the 4th January.

Managed to catch up with 2 little-all-grown-up girls today

Yuan Ping and Emily were my juniors in Seafield.

They are all grown up now. :)

(That is why they WERE the juniors)

We went out for a supposedly dinner;

Which ended up as a dinner AND supper.

Typical girl's night out, catching up on the years we missed. :)

Li Jane, if you are reading ;

(which I know you will, it is just the matter of time)

YES.

That is what you missed. :)

But, we are all looking forward to meet up with you!

As for now, I am learning to embrace this fear of the coming exam.

Fear, tension, stress, pressure.

It is starting to feel a chilly and nerve-wrecking.

I am seriously considering college tuitions.

If you do not know, and if it shocks you;

I grew up with tuitions since I started school at the age of 7.

I started with Cik Wong's tuition from Standard 1 to 3;

Puan Too's tuition from Standard 4 to 6;

And a long list of tuitions from Form 1 to 3.

If I did not transfer to Sri KDU in Form 4;

I would have continued the Monday-to-Friday-tuition-frenzy.

Bottom line is that I grew up with tuitions.

Having a free hand as to how I want to study;

When I want to study and what I want to study;

It kind of freaks me out.

Because now, I have no choice but to instil self-discipline.

I see a wild roller-coaster ahead.

Good luck, Sash! :)

P.S

The only cure of paranoia;

Is to be here;

Just as you are.

-Episode 3 of Grey's Anatomy, Season 6.

Lovingly,
Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping

Numbers.

Solo.

Duo.

Team.

Lovingly,

Sasha Yeoh Ee Ping