songs from the heart

It was so hard for me to sing “Make Me Whole” before. I’d sing a few lines and my voice would crack, tears would then well up on my eyes as I think of Hubs. That was how dear the song was for me, for us. Thankfully, I was able to sing the song during our wedding, without messing things up.

I hope soon I can sing this too, just as beautifully, without cracks showing up in my voice as tears well up.

HAZOP

It really took me by surprise when I saw my calendar and realized that it’s only Tuesday. What?!! Been very busy and occupied lately it felt like it’s Thursday already. At work, I was very occupied at work preparing for the HAZOP – that meeting of “experts”, to quote our Chairperson. I’m still far from being one and I really still have tons to learn but hey, we all start from somewhere, right? Hopefully, tomorrow’s the last day for my scope of work. Well, except for another HAZOP that would be due in a month probably. And just like any normal HAZOP teams, ours was a United Nations of some sort as well – Australian, British, Indian, Japanese, Latino, American, Filipino (previously there was a French guy) in one team. I’d like to say as well that our team is star-studded. We have Liam Neeson, Rupert Grint, Adam Sandler, Kevin Bacon, Tamaki Hiroshi and Steve Martin-look alikes. Now that’s rare in one HAZOP team. No matter how “star-studded” it is though, I hope it’ll be over soon. Smoothly. Please. Being on the defensive while the rest of the ten experts on the team are on the offensive can be quite tough you know!

In the home front, we’ve also been occupied with something pretty exciting in that our laundry has been piling up! Miss at least 4 days of laundry in Winter and you’re sure to have difficulty catching up with the laundry.

Anyways, was just dropping by! 🙂

Baby Diaries: Sleeping with you

I was in the middle of trying to look for loopholes on my P&ID that the HAZOP team might ask me about tomorrow when I suddenly thought that nowadays, my favorite time of the day is curling in bed like a babe. Then i realized it was because it felt like I was sleeping with you. And with that realization came the tears on my eyes because of the tenderness of the moment, us sleeping together. And in a flash, I thought I got an inkling on what a mother’s love is; that burning feeling of warmth and pure happiness that i felt inside when I thought about us sleeping together. Baby, grow healthy ok. Mommy and Daddy loves you so much.

But we have to apologize…we took the wrong route this morning, or rather we took our usual route to office in the morning in that we fell – hard – on the stairs. =(

We’re really sorry for that baby. I was wondering if you heard me crying out your name as our butts continually hit the steps. Was wondering if you heard my prayer that you stay with me and that you weren’t harmed by the fall. Sorry baby; next time, Mom and Dad will try to be really careful. We love you.

soybeans galore

I wouldn’t have believed it possible but i lately find natto appetising. Natto, that sticky, a bit stinky, superfood that has been a staple in Japanese breakfast.

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Check this out for the health benefits of natto. And this one as well! (for pregnant women). Or, just type in natto in google search and you’re bound to see lots of references to its healthy goodness.

We love this soybean milk, tōnyu as well! Tried the cocoa and strawberry variants and I just love them.

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strawberry Kiri sticks

Our latest craze – the strawberry cream cheese variant of Kiri.

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Read that as early as the 1970s in France (yes, this originally hailed from France), Kiri has been a favourite of the “epicureans in shorts”. And I’d say, us adults have it as a favourite as well!

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