A Letter from Lebanon

Posted on March 8, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Yesterday we received a reply from our sponsored child in Lebanon. My hubby and I have been sponsoring a little girl in Lebanon for a little over a year now. In a child sponsorship program initiated by World Vision, we pay RM50 per month to provide for her education and upbringing.

We were really worried last year when the war hit Lebanon. We tried to send her a letter just to see how she was, but the post office was not able to deliver to the destination as the post offices in Lebanon were also destroyed at that time, as was the World Vision office there. So as soon as we could, we managed to send her a letter (I guess about 2 months back). It was a relief to receive her reply yesterday, and it was good to know also that all of the children under the World Vision sponsorship program in Lebanon are safe.

It’s really good and heartwarming to read about her progress and to know that we are making a difference in someone else’s life.

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The “view” at The View

Posted on March 7, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

My colleagues and I went for an (all-paid-for) team lunch at The View at the Equatorial today. It’s our all-time popular place to go to. Everytime there is a visitor, go to The View. Whenever someone is due to give a treat, go to The View. In fact, when we reached the place, the waiter even recognized my boss.

Anyways, I just realized that I did not have any food pictures from The View from previous visits (too excited about the food, din even think of taking photos). This time round, a lot of people brought along their canggih phones and cameras, so I joined in the crowd.

I ordered the ribeye steak with bearnaise sauce, because as I recall from my previous visit, it was done to absolute perfection. Medium, just the way I like it. Today, I was mortified. My steak came overcooked and well done. So much for perfection. 🙄

Luckily the appetizers and dessert made up for the lousy entree. BURP!

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Believe It!

Posted on March 6, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Whoa…I just found out that my hosting provider, Exabytes, is having a CRAZY promotion now. Check this out:

Too bad I already registered with them, otherwise I would have grabbed this offer.

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End of Piggy CNY

Posted on March 6, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

As the festivities of the Piggy Chinese New Year draws to a close with Chap Goh Meh a couple of days ago, I reminisce what happened throughout the 15 days of celebration:

  • We put up our very first live pussy willow branches to adorn and decorate our living room for Chinese New Year. I love pussy willows. And don’t you think I did a good job decorating it as well?

  • The authorities have yet to crack down on the use of firecrackers. We still hear and see firecrackers being fired up throughout Chinese New Year. Peak usage of firecrackers was during the eve of CNY, 8th night of CNY and chap-goh-meh.

  • I “lou-sang” 4 times this year. Will I be more prosperous? Only time will tell…..:

Have a good year ahead everyone!

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Meme: Stuff that I Like

Posted on March 2, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Got tagged by Angeleyes.  It’s a list of stuff that I like.  Here goes:

  • Singing: I love singing, and karaoke singing especially.  Hey, I do the mike justice okay?  I have not done karaoke-ing in a bit now.  Love it, love it, love it!
  • Watching TV: My hubby calls me a TV addict.  My favorite programs are Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy and American Idol (given that I love singing) and most recently, Heroes!
  • Broadway Musicals: I pride myself in being a person who is artistic and musically inclined.  So far, I have managed to catch Cats, Riverdance and The Sound of Music in a theater. 
  • Sweating it out in the gym: I used to go gymming thrice a week (at least), doing weight training and dance classes, even till I was 7 months preggers.  Nothing beats the endorphins you get as you exercise.  Now, the only exercise I get is chasing after my little boy.  Slightly different kind of endorphins, but makes me happy all the same.
  • Dancing: Anything goes.  In fact I was involved in several dance presentations in my school days and also a few years ago during the Penang Bridge Run after-run concert.  I prefer hip hop and jazz to ballroom dancing though.
  • Cooking: I try to cook during the weekends, cos I love experimenting with food.  And it’s fun receiving compliments from hubby too!  Home-cooked food is always the best.
  • Shopping: Be it window shopping or non-window shopping (i.e. shopping spree), I’ll be there.  I have tons of shopping cards and discount cards.  You name it, I’ve got it.  Clothes, handbags, shoes, perfumes… and now, and additional shopping item category: Baby Products 🙂
  • Brainwashing Preaching Educating people about breastfeeding: Its perks, its benefits, etcetra, etcetra, etcetra.  I can do this onandon because I have first hand experience now.  Hubbs even commented that I can open a lactation consultation service. 😉

There, another meme done (pats myself on back).  I’m passing this on to:

  • Shooi – I’ve checked that you have not done this meme before, so since you’ve tagged me a coupla times, this one’s for ya!
  • Jolenesiah – I’m tagging you just for fun!
  • Simply Hantam – I just found out that you are also an ardent Idol fan.
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