The pain Dear Scarlet I have been hiding this inside my heart for so long, 15 years that is, and I just need to tell you off once and for all. When we just began our relationship, it was a wonderful surprise. I was glad that I have family around to assure that this relationship would be mutually beneficial and that we will be thankful for each others presence in the future. It was all nice and rosy, our gatherings were regular and nothing fancy, nothing destructive, nothing intrusive. We are just a couple of teenagers enjoying life. Once in a while, we have our disagreements, but nothing that would leave a permanent st(r)ain in our relationship. Then, somehow, some why, a great deal of animosity grew between us. When you appear, you always come in anger. And I am always your sandbag. I took it all without a word at first. Then, you became stronger! I wondered what you have been feeding on! Sometimes, you hit me so hard, I can’t get out of bed. I even had to swallow pain killers. Just like the most recent visit. I just wanted to crawl into the corner and die… Each time I bite my lip and persevere, because I know you will eventually lose your anger and we will be at peace again. Sometimes, you like to play hide and seek with me. I’ve got a feeling that you might come visit but you just refuse to show. It causes much anxiety to my daily life. I would have to be prepared in case you surprise me with your visit. So I always bring supplies and avoid wearing certain clothes during those time. I do not want to be caught off guard and let everyone know your presence. You have already caused me enough anxiety and I would rather spare the rest from it. So, all I am saying is, I do not understand your anger. Yes, I do not mind you visiting as you are almost family to me. But would you just come in peace? Not necessarily quietly, but at least try not to hit me so hard. It turns me into the most cranky person ever. And like this time round, my poor bf didn’t have a clue how he can make you go away and make me feel better. All I am asking is for your kind understanding and be nice to me… Pretty please? Let’s try and make the next 25 years or so more bearable for each of us. Okay? Thank you. Best Regards Elaine fabulously alibaba and some wedding updates! Time flies! It has been about 5 months since QY and I were engaged and now it is less than 10 months to the big day! What have we done so far? We have shortlisted two locations for our wedding lunch and dinner. One at a boutique hotel near the HTB’s place and another one that’s pretty near to nature, and animals… We are still deciding… It is not easy, especially when you have so many things to consider, like the budget, the location, accessibility etc etc. Keeping my fingers crossed that it will all be settled soon. We are pretty lucky that the HTB’s auntie owns a bridal studio. So in a way, it is pretty much settled that we will be engaging their services. QY’s mum have already PR for us, so now we just need to set up a time to meet up with them. Can you imagine me in a wedding gown?! I certainly can’t. I have never been much of a make-up/dress-up kind of girl. Think selecting the dresses will be quite an experience. Actually, I can’t wait! And for the all important photography, we will be asking a friend of ours to take the pre-wedding shots. I have seen his work and I am totally impressed. Well, I am not that photogenic, so hopefully the composition of the photographs will make up for my lack of looks. Ha! Yes, we are quite kiasu! We have already bought the bands…. I guess you can say that we cannot wait to get hitched. Hahaha… Searching for the perfect band was quite a journey. We have visited almost all of the major jewellers in Singapore. Some of them, twice. In the end, we bought ours at Love & Co. We found a pair that we really love. I had initially wanted to get an eternity band, but after some pondering, I rather not. Simply because I will be very worried about the rocks falling off the ring. Ha…  Just like how conscious I am when I have my proposal ring on! In the end, we manage to find one pair that we love. Funny thing is, we didn’t really like it the first time we saw it. During the second visit, we tried it on, and bingo, we bought it. It is thicker than the usual band, something that QY likes. I can’t complain too, because mine has the sparkles on it… Not to many, just a few. And what did we inscribed on the ring? well, it’s live.laugh.love. that’s the future we want for ourselves. To live every moment, to laugh everyday and to love, well, forever. Not the most original, but certainly the best for us. This is an amazing process! There are probably like another 10,000 things that we have to do, but I am so totally going to enjoy myself… I think… Haha. Till then! Related post here! HOTweekend to kelong After three weeks of planning, shuffling and reshuffling of people, we finally left for the Hot-Boys Kelong in Malaysia! True to its name, it was indeed a hot hot weekend with great company. Would definitely go back there for more fishing fun. But of course, we’ll be armed with portable fans, big hats and lots of sun block. It is very nice to be able to get away for a while, nua-ing and doing nothing at all. Thanks to all the crazy fun people who made it happen. My third home Upon receiving this month’s credit card statement, I realise, I dine at TCC more often than I eat at home. 4 times in a month! twice at the same place! Ha, can’t help it. It is such a nice place to chill and most of the time, the bf and I will just head over there for drinks and spend the whole afternoons reading and talking there. Oh well, my indulgence. feeling happy. just feeling happy! Living for the weekends Saturday come quick! 今天。。。 今天 有一点累， 有一点闷， 还有一点点不愉快在心中 有一点嫉妒 也有一点矛盾 还有好多好多的不明白。 咳。。。 都怪那 名利权利势力钱币在搞鬼 人 － 为什么就不能懂得知足长乐呢？ romance novels and women I saw this image from here recently. Reaching out and touching lives Reading the copy at the bottom, you will realise that it is an advertisement for the postal service in Australia. But I had a different interpretation of the image when I first looked at it. I thought it was some advertisement for a library or something like that. Like how much impact books and stories can have on us. And then I thought of how women are somehow just drawn to reading romance novel, chick flicks  etc etc. I mean, just one morning on the public transport and you would see all kinds of books people are reading. Very often, I realise that the women would be reading some sort of a novel, while the men will be reading newspaper or some guide books (how to be rich etc etc). The Chinese love novels are the easiest to identify – the cover is usually a illustration of a pretty girl and then some sappy title (爱君无反顾 or 情潦冰心 and the like). Those reading these novels are generally ladies in their 30s to 40s. I think, quite obvious why, as they are probably more well versed in mandarin as compared to those in the 20s, who grew up in a more ang mo environment. The English love novels are quite easy to identify too – they also have drawings of women in a caricature style or images of women sans the face (like focus on the legs or torso or back or something like that). These days, you also see novels that are made as movies such as Dear John or the Notebook.. And women of all ages read these books. Or at least I have seen women of all race and ages reading them. I have been downloading several of such novels for free via Stanza and reading them off my ipod touch. It makes me wonder, what is the draw of such stories? I mean, they are unrealistic, always involving a very pretty woman who seem to also have the best assets with a perfect career, a very handsome but cold man who can resist all other women but not the main character, they have the coolest jobs and it does not hurt that they are somewhat rich  because of some inheritance. Or, the main character is down and out, she is gorgeous but she has bad luck with men and has a terrible job and then fell in love with her boss while all the time, there is another alpha male who is her best friend and been there for her but she didnt realise it until she is dumped by her boss. And don’t get me started on those run-away brides. Ha, yet time and time again, we get hooked. I think it is because, women like to think that there is such fantasy love in the world. And we would all liked to be swept off our feet by some dashing stranger and spend the rest of our lives in bliss. In real life, being in love is just being in love. A simple  relationship with another average person and both of you lead an average life. Probably, we all yearn for a little risk and trouble in our lives. Yet, deep in our hearts, we know that we value stability more than anything else. So, since we can’t have it in real life, those romance novels are the perfect fix. Men have their porn, women have their romance novels. This is indeed a balanced world. 过去现在未来 With such a title, you would have guessed this is a nostalgia piece. And yes, you’re right. Past.Present.Future. I was reading a group blog that I was part of some years ago and realised how I have forgotten certain things that happened during that period of time. How young we were, the signs of  bigger things to come, the fun we had and the friendship we shared. Forgotten are the times we spent together, the things we did and even those words I typed or comments I made. Reading it now, it just seems like 4 very happy young people living the time of their lives. Unfortunately, this friendship was not meant to be. 4 people, split 3 ways. It is always a pity to lose friends, whether to time or to illnesses or just simply because people drift away from each other…. The shameful thing is we will never be able to be such close friends again. The consolation is the blog is still there. No one seems to have thought of deleting it or actually deleted it, although certain contents were long removed. I wonder if this is what is all left of the many years of friendship? Or maybe, it is the best thing to have come out of it and the best residual of the once glory days. ### Recently, the man was clearing his room to make space for a new piece of furniture. While packing, he came across many nostalgic stuff, old letters, autograph books, notes passed in class, old photos, birthday cards and travel mementos. He kept some, threw most of them away. When he did that, my reaction was- 你舍得啊？！ He calmly answered - 那你能够收多久？ That got me thinking. I thought about the huge pile of birthday/new year/christmas and all sort of cards that I have kept over the years, the letters from pen pals and friends, the origami stars, birthday cake candles for almost every year since I was 15, silly gifts and mementos…… A lot of stuff! So I went through some of it one night and decided that maybe I should throw them all away too. No point keeping so many things… I ended up reading some of the cards and letters. And I sorted them out into two piles – One for keeping, the other for discarding. Then I realised, it is a tiring process and I still had so much to go through. I ended up putting everything back where it belonged and told myself that I would go through them again another day. 改天才收拾。。。 Then I began to think – if I throw all these cards and letters away, what is left to remind me of the past? Memories fade and are not as reliable as solid hard mementos. How can we immortalise these reminders of how we have lived, the people we were once close to and the things we have went through? A big dilemma! No, I don’t wanna keep them for me to reminisce the past, I think it is more of keeping them to make my life seem more wholesome – in the sense, all parts of the jigsaw in place. Silly right? But I think when the time comes for me to move out, I will go through everything carefully again, keep some close and the rest shall only live in my mind or relive them at that moment and move on. Besides, I have a great future to look forward to and more mementos to keep from the future, so need to make way! ### Bimbo in…. Business Talk Hurr, I have no idea really. Shucks. Me and my ex-bf Oh yes, it is official, he is no longer my boyfriend. … … … … … … … … … We are engaged. Ha… A romantic trip to Banyan Tree Bintan, a surprise rain mist spa treatment and a candle night dinner on the beach….I cannot ask for more… Thank you my love, I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you. The entrance of the villa to a small patio then another door to the villa. Words cannot describe how much I appreciate the man for all that he has done to make our proposal so special. The staff at the resort were also very discreet.. They were coming up with all kinds of excuses to speak to the man in private. First when we arrived for check in, the staff ask him for his credit card pin. I was like ‘huh?’ for a moment, but then I remembered that one of my credit card also requires a pin for certain transaction so I didn’t think much. The gorgeous room and bed. I like! Then when we are back in the villa, the phone kept ringing… And I thought it was suppose to be a private and discreet resort. Ha. Was a wee bit irritated… The man picked up all the calls diligently and when I asked him about it, he simply said they were trying to promote their spa and dinner packages. And I actually believed him. Ha. Come to think about it, I was kind of dense not to realise it, but hey, all the better for the surprise to be successful. View from the villa. Peaceful.... Spa for two... The furnishings are luxurious. After chilling for a while, we decided to go for a walk around the resort. He called for a buggy and suggested to we go and check out the spa… We were brought to a spa villa instead of the main reception, I thought it was funny but perhaps it was how they do it there. Once inside the villa, the spa therapist came and greeted us with “Good afternoon Mr Lim, your spa treatment for today…..” That was when I turned and looked at the man smiling sheepishly. He had booked a package without my knowledge. Ha… Mission A successful. I was quite famished after the treatment and decided to go for dinner…. Another buggy came to pick us up from the spa and I thought we were going to the resort restaurant. It was quite a long ride and before I knew it, I saw the hotel sign, which means that we are out of the resort… I looked at the man again and he had that mischievous look on his face… We drove across the golf course and arrive at the beach. That is when I realised that we are having dinner on the beach. There was a nice set up on the beach with a day bed and candle light and white sashes hanging from a frame, very romantic can. Ha. The waves were crashing on the beach and it was windy and all… Lovely! Misson B successful too! Dinner by the beach. Was a very windy night with lots of stars in the sky Heh, self portrait is a must... And then of course, there is the all important Mission C. Before dinner was served, the man gave me a present – a portable speaker. He plugged it into his iPhone and we played some music… The music playing throughout dinner were all my favourite songs, the sappy, romantic kind and those jazzy, smooth ones…. I was thinking that it was such a coincidence… Ha. Dense me…. He had prepared everything. After a delicious dinner, he said he had one last surprise for me. Asked me to close my eyes and I felt him getting up from the day bed. I was thinking it must be a gigantic bouquet of flowers. He reappeared by my side and when I opened my eyes, he was standing there with a tray. (Elaine’s mind: More food?!) Then he knelt down. And everything became crystal clear. There was a photo of us in a frame, a beautiful stalk of rose and THE box in a hollow frame. He asked, I said yes. And the rest, they say, is history. Thank you my love. I am indeed blessed to have you. Success! A sweet proposal by the beach under the stars.. I can't ask for more. Closer look at the ring - princess cut stone and a milgrain ring... Perfect fit. The man is good. No longer alone in this big big world. sleep is more important This says it all…. beating the snooze monster is hard work...... Resolesson #3 - Stay happy and contented In life, we are always comparing. Whether it’s grades, salary or even height. It is a never ending cycle, and the more we compare, the more depressed we are. In all I do, I have always reminded myself to stay grounded and be happy with what I have. And I do have much to be happy about, a caring family, understanding friends, a loving partner, a job and a roof over my head. But at times, I slipped. And you cannot help but compare. That makes you kind of depressed and easily irked. And in the process of narrowing the gap between the so called better alternative, you may lose yourself and what you really believe in. But honestly, the gap can only get bigger. So, from today onwards, my glass is always half full and full of potential. Half full, not half empty 女人很麻烦 @ a bus stop along serangoon road after my piano class Me: (talking about shoes and heels and flats whatsoever and how my knee seems to be suffering from rheumatism) BF: 女人很麻烦。 Me: 麻烦，可是你们爱嘛。。。 BF: (stunned) 当然，超爱！ Hahaha. I think he was coerced into saying it. Wahaha. Didn’t want me to nag further. Love random moments like these. Resolesson #2 - Don’t wear super high heels for consecutive days Just a few more days into the new year, I have learned another important lesson. And it is a painful one without any doubt. I think many girls are guilty of this as well…. Don't kid yourself. Your feet will hurt. Yes, no matter how comfortable those heels seem at first, they all become your biggest nemesis at the end of the day. Especially so when you have to walk around in them. The bf  laments that he cannot understand women’s love-hate relationship with our shoes. To be honest, I don’t understand either. Ha. It is like you know for sure those shoes are going to strain your feet after a long day, but you just want to wear them anyway. You would think that we would become smarter the next time round and not wear it again (at least not for long periods), but you’ll be damn - because I would gladly wear them out again and suffer from bruise feet once again. So I have resort to categorizing my shoes. Cat 1 - Shoes for everyday wear: Birkenstock slippers, pumps/flats and flip flops Cat 2 - Fancy shoes, but able to wear for long periods: Kitten heels, one to two inch heels and non-pointed shoes Cat 3 - Feet killers, wear to sit-down events only and then immediately back home in a taxi: everything pointed, extremely pointed, 3 inches and above. Sometimes I also dun understand why we women go through such pain to look nice. Sigh. But hey, give me a pair of Louboutin (like those in the picture above) any day and I will gladly bear with the pain…. Resolesson #1 - Don’t paint my nails before bedtime Okay, so it is tradition to start off the new year with resolutions and so I should do so too ya? And instead of compiling a list from the beginning of the year, I shall write them down as they happen (or never happen). They shall be called Resolessons. Ha. Lame but who cares. So here goes Don’t paint my nails before bedtime (Image source: Getty Images) I do that all the time. It happened again this morning in fact. I don’t know why but I always seem to have the urge to paint my nails in the middle of the night. And usually 1-2 hours before bedtime. And as all girls should know, nail varnish takes a loooooong time to dry, even the quick drying ones. But usually at the end of an intensive mani/pedicure session, I would be dead tired and can’t wait for them to dry thoroughly. I mean, I look kind of silly holding my fingers up to the fan also. And so i have to go to bed, when they are kind of dry, at least in my opinion and at least on the surface. So I go to bed. Trying hard not to squish my fingers. Pulled up my blanket with my finger tips. So far so good. Then I put my hands flat on my chest and told my fingers, “Stay there tonight. Don’t move.” But you know what is going to happen anyway. Instead of smooth varnished nails, you wake up to bumpy ones, like the texture of a towel. And obviously, you can’t let them see the light of day or be caught with such ‘textured’ nails. So I sacrificed my morning newspaper reading time to clean them off. You waste your nail polish and your remover and your cotton pads and your sense of smell. The smell of the nail polish remover isn’t the best scent in the morning. Blame it on my stupidity. Once again, repeat after me Don’t paint your nails before bedtime (and ruined them with fabric marks and spend the morning cleaning them off). Before I go, let’s learn some chinese. This is hilarious, can!!!! Mid week mid week mid week mid week! 2009 as presented in FB status Yea, the status updates on Facebook really does reflect my year, kindda. my year as presented in FB status updates Proj Bear has since been completed. And the man has bought a frame for me from Ikea. For once I am going display my cross stitch properly. For the past 8 years, I have been telling myself to complete the pattern every other day but to no avail. Definitely glad that I have managed to follow through my resolution and finished it before 2010. I think it goes to show, it doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop. Things happen, you just have to be patient and do whatever necessary. This will be my guiding principle for 2010. Working towards a betttttter future. Happy New Year! 01.01.10 Proj Bear Yeah! I’m done, in the nick of time. Bears galore. Finally. Sigh~ Need to grab a frame from Ikea! Wonder where this will end up next year this time…. Happy New Year everyone! Have a blast in 2010. proj bear 2 days left Need.To.Sew. QUICKLY It is slower than I thought. and I didn’t manage to sew on my road trip to melaka. Shucks. Now, I need a miracle. Shucks. Back stitching is such a bitch. Project Bear 7 days left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have finally finally, finally finally finished the background and moved on to the back stitches! Like finally. Taaaaa Daaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~ Overall view. See the lines on the face of the bear on the extreme left... And the book spine! Hello bearies! :) Can you guess what the lines will form?? 7 more days till the end of December! This weekend I will be heading to MELAKA…. And the Bears will follow me along, ha… Now that I am almost done, I cannot wait to finish it off. Okay, not making a lot of sense here. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!! Merry Christmas everyone. Generate your own newsletter at http://www.merrynewsinator.com Till then! Proj Bear 13 days left! Finally, just when you thought I have given up on the project, here’s a progress report. Don’t expect much though!!! Sobs, slow right? Just probably another 10 rows from the previous photo. Slow! Closer look. That's the needle. Going to the Budak Pantai concert tonight. Can’t wait! Definitely will remind of the days when I was infatuated with acapella… Will update soon, I promise. 17 days to deadline and other random things! only 17 days left. Shucks, shucks, shucks. I better buck up. Had a fun filled Sunday with the man, Joo and her brother taking unconventional convo photos. Will post them once they are out from the photoshop oven. Heh. Preview of photos On a side note, check out this webpage and the video. Amazing stop motion video. I think I wanna do something like this soon. And, look what my colleague got for us this Christmas! Can you see it????? Can you can you?! It’s a mini mini mini Diana F+!  Coolest. Now I have a complete set. The details are so intricate! Almost like the real thing. Happy week ahead everyone! Project Bear and SEA games How often do you see Singapore at the top of the medal tally for sporting events? Not often. Must capture the moment! SG right on top, thanks to the swimmers. [Source: Channel News Asia website and…… 20 DAYS LEFT for Project Bear! Proj Bear 24 days left and Bistro 103 Okay, photos speak louder than words. I am making progress, slow but steady. But looks like I really have to bring my stitching along for my road trip to Melaka this Christmas. Okay, I am 3/4 done for the background! Hurray! Hello bears! Weekend Rendezvous The weekend was a peaceful one rather than happening. With Hui and Rayner, we checked out a restaurant along Pasir Panjang Road - Bistro One Zero Three. Thanks to the man’s recommendation. Heh, he is quite the foodie. It was a little remote, and is right beside the relatively well known Manhill Restaurant. From the outside, the place look quite 不起眼, but the interiors were really homely and the Christmas deco puts you right in the mood. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a shot of the store front and interior. But here are the fooooooood pics! My order of Pan Fried Norwegian Salmon. The salmon was really fresh and tasted real sweet. The sauce was kind of tangy which makes it a perfect complement to the fish. Yums! My man ordered Asiatic Clams Spaghetti in aglio olio style. The clams were really fresh too and tasted 'like the sea'. The best part was the pasta itself was infused with the taste of the clams and mushrooms - making the whole dish really flavourful. Hui's dish of Crispy Duck Leg. Crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside. Double Yums! Rayner's order of Crab Meat and Salmon Pasta with Red Pesto Sauce. He polished it right off, must have been delicious as well! Desserts!!! We ordered the Warm Chocolate Brownie with French Vanilla Ice-cream and a Mocha Panna Cotta. I think I have never enjoyed chocolate so much! Ha. The panna cotta was delicious - I expected it to be real sweet but it was... simply delicious. Ha. We spent about $25 dollars each with drinks and considering the quality of the food, this is money well spent! Would definitely recommend this place to everyone. We are even thinking of organising a proper Christmas dinner there as well! Oh yes, being Italian cuisine, the place has a quite a variety of wine as well. Perfect for those who like to pair their food with alcohol. And the best part is the owners are friendly and the place simply exudes a cosy atmosphere. You just don’t feel like leaving. And all this puts me in such a Christmas mood that I have to do this! Entertainment in between sewing What’s better than surfing the net in between sewing?! And here are some cool webbies on my must visit list. Images taken from the respective websites. No. 1 - The Oatmeal Silly comics and quizzes. Bound to trigger a giggle or two. They have things like…. How to use an apostrophe How Twilight works How a web designer goes straight to hell How different age group celebrate Halloween Worth a read anyhow! No. 2 - Not Cot This is  a collection of interesting websites and articles of all things creative. I can spend a long time on this site! No. 3 - My milk toof Another cute website about two milk teeth. Heh. Cute story lines! No. 4  - The Satorialist A website to look and be jealous of all those beautiful people and clothes. Good inspiration for your own wardrobe too. ____________________________________________ Enjoy! Happening weekend ahead! Yes, that include sewing as well of course. The bf just reminded me that it is already December! Shucks. 27 Days til the end of the year! Proj Bear day 19 and other rantings Here’s the progress… Amazing right - six days and only one small portion completed. Shucks. Overall look of the pattern Closer look. Yes, the bottom portion is still not completed. :( And now, I want to rant. Remember this article from HDB? Wow, good article, my head. (Source: The Straits Times) According to the article, 8 out of 10 people would get their flats on their 1st try and 96% on their second. Rubbish! Unfortunately, the bf and I are always in the far end of the percentile. After TWO BTOs and ONE sale of remaining flat applications, we are still waiting. And mind you, our number usually far exceeds the number of flats on offer and is usually at the tail end. Where got ‘choosy-ness’ to talk aboout??? RUBBISH! My colleague tried balloting for BTO projects for at least 4 times. And he didn’t get anything either.  My bf’s friend tried for 10 times and his number always exceeds the number of flats available. These are real people, real cases. So, please tell me HDB, what in heavens name is happening and how do you determine your statistics? And then there is this other article recently where some guy up there was saying that couples usually only ballot for flats slightly before they get married, like 1 to 1.5years before. And it takes a long time for the flats to be built, so people should plan earlier and ballot earlier - and do not complain that flats don’t come fast enough. HELLO?! Does it even make sense? What if you only met your partner recently and decided to get married? You want people to wait five years??!!! or 10??!! Not everyone marry their high school sweet heart. Get a grip man! Okay. enough. Now, I just need to make $$ fall from the sky to get private property. Proj Bear Day 12 to 18 Just when you are thinking that I have shoved Proj Bear in to the deep end of the drawer…… Hey, I did sew over the past six days ya. Just have been on leave and since it was the long weekend, I didn’t blog.  And, I didn’t managed to upload the photos yet. But do not be disappointed with me, I shall amaze you with my progress and updates of the weekend activities soon. Here’s a piece of news to share with all. This man has found the answer to - If your wife/husband and son/mother fell into the river, who would you save first? From Yahoo! news. NZ man caught by river rescue dilemma WELLINGTON, New Zealand – As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday. Stacy Horton saved his wife, Vanessa, 35, as their son Silva, 13, drowned in the Whanganui River on North Island after her car plunged into the river late Saturday. Horton said he arrived at the crash scene less than two minutes after the accident to hear his wife screaming in the darkness and to see his son’s friend and the family dog scrambling up the bank. His son Silva was trapped inside the submerged station wagon. He tried to dive down to the vehicle, which was nose down but with the tail lights burning more than 3 feet (1 meter) below the surface, he told the Dominion Post newspaper. “I tried to get down and get him but I couldn’t — it was just too deep. And Vanessa was going under,” Horton told the newspaper. “I made a call to pull my wife to safety. I looked back and I could see the tail lights but it was too far and I couldn’t get him,” he said. “Instead of going down and risking my life as well as my wife and son’s, I chose to take V(anessa) back and sat on the shore praying. It was all I could do,” a distraught Horton said. Police and fire officers also were unable to rescue the boy from inside the vehicle. Mid-Central police spokeswoman Kim Perks said Monday it was a very tough call for Horton. “I would certainly not have wanted to be in his shoes.” Senior fire station officer Gary Wilson said the water was dark and murky and firefighters struggled in vain to reach the car. “We tried everything but to no avail,” Wilson said. Divers recovered the boy’s body on Sunday. Proj Bear Day 10/11 and everything else Yea! after some pretty intensive stitching, I am proud to say that I have finished the main pattern. Cheerios! Looks like I will be on schedule. Sunday evenings have become rendezvous nights with the bestie and her bf ever since they got their car. We are always looking for somewhere interesting to go, and this weekend was to Katong… Our finds - A thin crust pizza place on the first floor of a condominium and new place - Everything with Fries - same owners for Awfully Chocolate. Looks like they like to choose Katong for their debut stores… Here’s the visual spread. Have a good week ahead! stitch stitch stitch. Never been so discipline before. Lunch with lumiere - Mary Kafe Lunching with the office people is a fun affair! Yesterday, we went to Mary Kafe for some home cooked Eurasian/Peranakan food. Sedap! Proj Bear Day 8/9 So I was on leave yesterday from work. The purpose was to apply for a Burmese visa for a trip next year.. But turns out we needed more documents than what is stated in the website. Sobs. Have to go back again. Spent the day nua-ing around…. and it was a terrific weather to sleep in. If only everyday was like yesterday. Stitching photos. and photos of my other random, rather unaccomplished hobby - crochet. Happy weekend! This weekend would be intensive stitching (I hope). I realised that I have only much of the background to finish… Then the back stitches. Still sounds like a feat!