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Friday, May 11, 2012

Pick Up My Live Writer Again…

It’s been almost 2 weeks that I try my very best not to write any more. It is really hurt when I started to write and have to reveal my pains, and the scar in the heart. It is something like using a sharp knife, keep on digging my unhealed wound in my heart.

Till I saw Esiang’s post on his Facebook’s wall today. It is actually more on a letter which a young guy wrote to himself, after a 2 years backpacking life abroad, far away from his homeland, living alone, working and experienced a different life.

The first thing he wrote to himself, is keep on writing his diary or a journal. We will forgot someday…the things that we are writing now, at the very moment now, it is really hard and difficult, especially when you are going thru the hard and tough time, with the emotions.

Someday, in the near future, you will be forgotten all those things which happened to you, and your sanity will make it clearer for you. But, all those that you had been went thru is your life. And, your journal will keep you ‘awake’ that, do not be forgetful, as all the moments you went thru, had make up a very ‘unique’ you, and a mirror which reflect you…

That’s is why I pick up my Live Writer again…or more appropriate is my Life Writer…

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写给24岁自己的一封信

 

两年前的我:

 

你好吗?我很好。你现在在幹嘛啊?机票买好了,新电脑准备好了,在更新iTunes裏你的最爱?在学习调好新电话的GPS?还是在努力的找你人生中第一张Couchsurfing沙发?

 

离开时,总有一点不捨得的。大学经济课唯一学到的,是机会成本。任何决定,必有得有失。纽西兰一年的打工度假,最重要的,不是你去过什麽地方,是给了你完整一年的时间做你自己想做,试你自己想试的事。这是只属於你的一年,暂时放下家庭的期许,朋友的比较,事业的方向,失败的压抑,隻身飞到一个全新的国度。在那裡,没有人认识你,没有人知道你的过去,你,可以做一个全新的自己。试一下不同的性格,试一下不同的生活方式,试一下你很想接触的经验,试一下不敢做的事情,试一下隨便认识朋友,试一下踏出你的安全网。这一年,你将开始一字一句的写下你人生一书很重要的一章。2010你的年,一个失败与成长的故事。

 

我还记得,你坐上飞机那一刻的感觉。“真的假的?幹嘛我会在这裡?我疯了吗?”。你没有疯,至少那一刻还没有 :P 这一年裏,你会做出让你意想不到,却难忘一生的事。路,不能说是平平坦坦,但一路走下去,你总会找到一个一个新的方向。

 

不用担心。你只是开始走一条跟大部份人不一样的路。到今天,我也不知道这是对还是错。毕竟,没有前人的脚步,每步前行,都是你自己发现的新道路。

 

谢谢你。这一年,你勇敢的做了这个很重要的决定。

 

走过了这一年多的路,从纽西兰打工度假毕业,请让我在这裡为未来一年提供一些意见:

 

1. 写日记

日复日记录自己的每一刻,真的很辛苦,特別是你心情低落时还要一字一句写下你最糟糕的经历。对你来说,这样花时间重温你的噩梦,肯定不是一件享受的事情。记得吗,你是你人生那本书的作者。今天的低落,只是让故事更好看的一个小结,每个扣人心弦的故事总得有高低起伏。这一年的结局,一直由你那支笔决定。日记,不是写给今天的你。若干年后,你会慢慢变得理性,忘记年轻时的热情,对事情的悸动。今天的你,是未来的你最好的老师。你有责任提醒他们,不要忘记生活的意义,不要忘记朋友的重要,不要忘记要不断学习,不要忘记真诚待人,不要忘记要对工作的热情,不要忘记困难总会过去,不要忘记做你引以为豪的那个自己。

 

2. 每天都拍照

虽说是打工度假,但不是每天都有新鲜有趣的事情。要你拿著单眼500D每天东奔西跑好像又破坏了你浪子不羈的形像 :P 我知道确实有很多时候都没办法把相机带在身上。好好运用你手机的拍照功能吧,一些无聊透顶的物件,点餐的菜谱,工作的排班表,生产线上的生活,厨房的杯杯碟碟,以至你超级市场最爱逛的那一个角落,有空的话,都把它们拍下来。将开你的眼睛,保持永远的好奇心,让你电脑裏每天都有特別的moment。其实,你最爱的照片,往往不是那些令人惊歎的天然美景,而是一张张勾起你生活点滴的小照片。

 

3. 认识更多朋友

一年三百六十五天,每天多交一个朋友,一年后你会成功的把你面书的朋友列大大扩张 :P 假设男女比例平均,你会认识182个女生。根据统计学,正態分佈中总有一两%的突出者,折算最少有两三个高品质的女生合你心意…说笑啦!我觉得,既然你只有一年的时间,也只有一年的体验,那更应该认识多一点朋友。听他们的故事,瞭解他们的经验和生活,多看一点別人写的书,好好学习,对你有百利而无一害。其中一些朋友,他们会成为你未来书中最重要的角色,在你走下去时提供强大的后盾,支持你继续追梦。

 

4. 不以貌取人

纽西兰的自我中心,中国的没教养,台湾的英文很烂,香港的现实势利,马来西亚的说话大声,日本的自成一角,南美的不负责任,没有的。不要以貌取人,不要把你家裏看人的刻板印象带到背包旅行。背包和打工度假给你的,是一个瞭解其他国家文化的好机会。多聆听別人的想法,不强把自己的文化价值观直接套在別人身上。互相尊重彼此的差异,接受新的观点,你会学习到更多。咖啡厅洗碗的阿姨,工厂的拖车司机,餐厅的侍应,他们可以教你的,不比大学裡的教授少。

 

5. 放下自己

打工度假是一个让你放下自己的好机会。一个人身在外地,没有人知道你的过去,没有你强逼你活在他们的期许下。你是你自己,你只爲你自己负责。大部份的打工度假都是穷孩子,手裡拿著差不多的钱(呃,可能你的一千纽币是真的比较少…),站在同一个起跑点上。你会完完整整放下自己,一切归零,没有贫富之差,学历也再不管用,去找什麽工作,过什麽生活,是你的决定。也许,你会怀疑放弃你既有利益的价值,但放下以后,没有了包袱,你才会往前走的更快。

 

6. 活在一个没有不可能的世界

记得,你出发前问过朋友的意见,十居其九都不支持你一年的打工度假,觉得你是时候定下来发展事业。一年过后,我不敢想像失去这一年对你是多大的损失。记得,你尝试,有机会失败。但你不试,永远没有机会成功。每个人在走不一样的路,你可以选择隨著人家走路,过著低风险的一生。或者是尝试自己探索,准备可能的失败,慢慢走一条属於你自己的道路。就一年时间,活在一个没有不可能的世界吧!你有可能失败,有可能跌到,也有可能给自己重新改变的机会。

 

7. 找朋友倾诉

你会遭到挫折,你会遇到不公平的事,你会对你自己很失望,你会感到孤独。我保证,这只是过程中的一部份。多点跟朋友倾诉,跟朋友分享你的想法。他们不一定可以教你做什麽决定,但他们会给你一个拥抱,给你煮一顿饭,给你一块巧克力,给你陪伴。一年过后,你会忘了爲什麽那天这么生气,这么失望,但你会记得每一个朋友送你的小窝心。

 

8. 对人真诚

有天你变成背包的学长,去主动帮助一些刚入学的学弟妹吧!你曾经也有白痴过,也有菜鸟过的时候。我相信的公平,不是拒绝帮一些没有准备,没有爬文的人。我相信的公平,是尽力用你的知识,经验去分享给刚拿起背包的朋友。再告诉他们,那天到他们有能力,也要去帮助新来的朋友。你的经验资讯,是从前辈身上拿到,学到的,这不是你独有的財产。记得真诚帮助有需要的人,把从人家身上学到的经验传承下去,这才是真正的公平。

 

9. 影响身边的人去想多一点,做多一点

拿到打工度假签证是踏出你安全网的第一步。你要想多一点,做多一点,尽力把握每个机会做到最好。你可以让人知道,打工度假不只是在农场工厂工作,打工度假不只是赚钱旅行玩一年,打工度假不是让人逃避现实的避难所。将你梦想的一年实现出来,做到最好,让人知道,这一年的可能性远多於他们心中所想,只要他们勇敢去梦想,勇敢去把梦想实现。

 

10. 做你人生中的作者

你是作者,你决定这一年故事的发展,结局。用笔,用行动写出一个你最喜欢的主角,一个让你自己欣赏,让你自己佩服,让你自己想做的主角。主角是一个拥有强大梦想力,遇见困难不会退缩,不会放弃,一步一步实现梦想的人。只要你真心想要完成一件事,全宇宙的力量都会帮你达成梦想,这是真的。希望从今天开始,你亲手拿起笔,写你自己的故事,做你人生中的作者,让更多人因为你的年,你的故事去做他们自己人生中的作者。

 

我期待你的故事,期待你笔下的主角,让我再一次看到二十四岁的自己想做怎么样的一个人。

 

你问我啊,有后悔两年前的决定吗?没有,真的没有。我可以说,这一年裏一些经验,感受,是我再花上一辈子都值得换回来的。不过,我就先不告诉你那些惊喜是什麽了 我相信,只要你每天聆听自己的心声,保持正面的態度,愿意接受新的挑战,你能做到的,绝对比你想像中的多很多。

 

我很骄傲,有你做了我二十四岁那一年的作者。谢谢你

 

二零一二年五月三日

两年后的你

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Dinosaurs Live! @ National Science Centre 6 May 2012

Last year we were here for the Dinosaurs Exhibition, now we are here for the same thing but only 3 of us together only. I can sense that Issac really miss his Daddy so much, but he did not speak it out. Everything he kept inside his heart…

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This time around, the setting of the exhibition more organized and neatly done up. The exhibition hall is in black colour background and with the sound and lighting effect would make the dinosaurs more real alive.

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But personally I think the sound effect is too loud as the whole exhibition hall is too spacious, resulted the small children would afraid and scared during in the hall itself.

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Annabelle was not really fond of the exhibition, but Issac really like it. He asked me to take photographs with the dinosaurs.

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There are so many types of the dinosaurs and comes in different names and species. Outside the exhibition hall, there are a giant T-rex skeleton displayed at the center area of the Science Center.

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We visited the rest of the exhibition halls as well. I think the most interesting still the fresh water fish aquarium which is in the curve glass as the visitors can look through the fish by just looking up only.

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Issac and Annabelle love the exhibits which can doing experiments by their own and interactive with them. They can learn much from there.

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Before we went back home, we went to the outdoor park and the Prehistoric Garden. This is the first time, we got so close to the ‘Dinosaurs’! The garden landscape is nicely done up.

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At least a great outing today! Mummy loves both so much!

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Our 7th R.O.M. Eve…

Tomorrow is 3/5/2012. 7 years ago, on this date, was our ROM at JPN Negeri Selangor at Shah Alam. I still keep our photos on that particular day.

Aunt Jasmine and Kris were our witness for that day. I looked so fat and chubby because during that time, I was pregnant with our first baby Issac inside my stomach already…^^. Both of us looked so happy and blessed with joyfulness and happiness and all the blessings with us…That was 7 years ago.

Today, I received our divorce joint petition draft. I do not know how to describe the feelings…sadness…the left…and today actually is a tiring day for me…

Then, at the night time, he called and asked about the draft. Asked me to quickly settle and sign it off…and told me that RM2,600 is too much for him, then RM2,200 is OK. I was so tired and we got quarreled all over on the child support monies and the draft petition.

Why it got to be ended like that? For all those years? He is willingly and just want to finish it like that, is a mission to him to complete it. He already start his new life…

Saturday, April 28, 2012

A Lies…

It is a lies again, which ever he told me on the other night, that he had told the girl the truth, and the girl had decided to put it a stop on their relationship at the night he told me. He had told her the truth, but not the whole truth.

I saw his email to the girl, a tabulation of the alimony and the child support table that we had worked out during for all these 2 months. He just altered and back dated to the year 2009.

I actually felt a bit strange already when I saw the email. I was thinking, what is the reason being why he did that? Unless, he is going to start a new life with the girl.

It is so true that, after that, I called the friend. The friend told me that, he is still together with the girl, and the girl never split with him. So, what he had told her is another version of story I guessed.

Gosh! How many times he is going to hurt me? Again and again?

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

Confession…

Last night, it was around 10:30pm that Issac asked me to call him, because he wanted to talk to his Daddy. I called him, he picked up the call, but in a very stunned tonality. He just told me, “Can I call you back tomorrow?”. Then, he just put down the phone. I sensed there is something was not right on that, because his tonality was so different. The background shown that he was at outdoor.

I felt not so good. I called again. He picked up. “The children want to talk to you.” “OK. Then you passed the phone to them” I just passed the phone to Issac, then after that was Annabelle’s turn. The children passed back the phone to me. “How are you? Is there anything wrong? Because you sound so different compared to evening when I talked to you just now. Are you sure that you are OK?” He just kept quite. “You just don’t get too pressure on your work ya,”

Around 11:00pm, friend told me that probably he was at the LCCT airport, because his girl friend was arriving today, a business trip coming back from Kota Kinabalu.

Around midnight 12:00am, he called again. He sounds like driving back. He started to cry and tell me…our divorce actually did not involve 3rd party, he had been thinking of and about that since last year December, but it is the day that he baptized, he had found someone that he think is his true love, because he had found someone that think alike, dress alike, eat alike, and so many things in alike the same way… When I told him I knew about that, he was so anxious to know where and how I got to know. I just tell him, I know it from his Facebook page, because there is a small little statement he wrote on her wall.

“I knew that already, after the day you emailed to me about the divorce. Just I think I do not want to tell anyone, because during the first time affair, I admitted I did wrong by telling it to my relatives, but this time I do not want to do the same mistake again. I also do not want to confront you, because what can I do? It will make you and her more suffer only, because you and her are so in love, and when I know the way you in love and put all your efforts into it. What I want and can do is just sign the paper and let you go.”

“I did tell you on the other day, your biggest burden or pressure is me only, if our divorce thing had been settled, then it will take away your biggest pressure and burden already.”

Then, he told me, he told the girl friend the truth, and she cannot accept it as she think that he is trying to cheat her and he is like other man, just want to play and flirting around only.

“You know what? All these while, the past 1 month, I had been suffered and crying almost every night, even I am not a Christian, but I am asking God, why and how could you just deleted 3 of us into your life recycle bin just like that, and you can just re-start a brand new life? But now, He had shown to me that He did change you today, because you tell me the truth, at least it is good that you have a religion beliefs and choose to go back to Him.”

I asked him, I do not understand why he tell her the truth, because I thought you will continue being like that after our divorce, then will be smoothly get together with her already. He told me, that is because he loves her so much, and he does not want to cheat her anymore. “Why are you so, I do not what to say…but this might not be the end, because God sure will listen and hear your prayers. You and her might be together again, who knows?”

He said, here with you definitely divorce already, but with her he think is definitely no more, because he knows her characters. End of the tele-conversation, he just told me that, he feels so sorry to me and both Annabelle and Issac, of being like this. He asked me to be truthful to him, if there is anything, just do not hide or shy away from him. He told, he will be sleeping at Ah Heng’s place for these few days.

It was almost 1:00am when I put down the phone. I called the friend. Friend told me no, but he asked me to listen only what he had said, just don’t trust him.

I do not know, I feel a bit relief yesterday, probably because I do not need to hide anything from him anymore.

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This morning, Jessie told me the same too, as what I had told the lawyer, the lawyer must be told him already, that is why he is now just sweet talk to me, because of the divorce paper.

Jessie just asked me, “Ipeng, there is no love from him to you already. Just forget him, and concentrate all your efforts on yourself and your kids. Protect your rights.”

I feel so confused. Is that a trick again? All those he told me is lies again? He is asking us to be truthful but he never do that when talks to me?

When I came back home, I saw his car and he locked the door and wanted to go off. I called him, he stopped and waved at me. I walked towards him, he looked tired and I can feel that, he does not want to look at me into my eyes. There is something not right about that.

Together we fetched Issac, had our dinner at Bliss 33 Bistro. During the dinner, he did not talk much, and ate not much, his eyes was so swollen. Is is because he cried yesterday? After the meals, we go and fetch Annabelle. When he sent us back, he does not even want to look at me, and that face again.

I checked his email again, and it seems like he had enrolled a legal advisor website. The time is this morning only. I just asked friend to keep me in a loop, is it what he had told me last night is the truth?

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Monday, April 23, 2012

Xian Leng Aquarium Shah Alam 22 Apr 2012

P4220381After the swim and ice-creams, 3 of us just walking further down the road as we wanted to have a look in the Aquarium.

Before we parked our car at the Shah Alam Wet World, we noticed that there is a huge like aquarium just situated next to the Shah Alam Wet World.

I talked to both Issac and Annabelle that we would be drop by and check it out later after our swimming session.

P4220374It is really a huge space that it occupied just beside the Shah Alam Wet World and Shah Alam Lake Garden.

I was surprised that it is actually owned by the Xian Leng.

Xian Leng is a company which produce Asian Arowana and it is listed in the Bursa Malaysia.

We were so excited when we found out that there are so many aquariums inside this area.

P4220348And there are varieties of fish which we never seen before.

It really can compare with the Aquarium in the Zoo Negara, with coding and species of fish being displayed just beside each Aquarium!

There were a lot of people too. Both of them were enjoying themselves in watching so many types of fish.

P4220384We sat down and rest for awhile after coming out from the Aquarium, then we went back home. We went back home around 2.30pm. Both were so tire after our outing today, and were slept in the car.

Sometimes, we need to seek for happiness in the simple things…

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Shah Alam Wet World Water Park 22 Apr 2012

P4220271This is the first time 3 of us come here.

Ever since that the thing happened between me and their Daddy, I had trying my very best to look for activities for the kids.

So that they would not feel a sudden change in the Sunday activities, that most of the time we used to have our family outing together.

But deep down in my heart, I knew that it would not change how they miss their Daddy dearly and deeply and the hurts which scared in their small little tiny heart and soul.

P4220273Well, I still need to cheer them up and gave them a happy and positive environment to grow up.

I bought this entry ticket from online Groupon.

I was searching for some cheaper or discounts coupons and this Shah Alam Wet World Park caught my eyes. I guess the children would love this as they like to play water.

P4220301We woke up early, I packed both Issac and Annabelle’s clothing and some towels.

I drove there with some help of the signage along the way, and we were so happy that we reached there early.

At 10.00am sharp, we went in to the water park.

Immediately we can see the gift shop is right at our left side, and we are looking to the Kiddy Typhoon Lagoon. It was so cute the design of the wading pool for the smaller kids.

P4220306We quickly find a locker that able to put in our things, and keep our slippers.

I accompanied both Issac and Annabelle started playing in the water.

We unable to play the ride such as Caribbean River, Thunder River, Super Hurricane. It is because I cannot handle 2 kids at the same time, and each ride is 1 child accompanied by 1 adult.

P4220292We were playing at the Bermuda Triangle which is a kids pool and with a lot of other kids there.

The pool actually connected to the Whirlwind Escape through a small stone overhead bridge, and make it so interesting and mystery for the kids as it has a secret water passage.

Both Issac and Annabelle were so excited about it!

P4220288Then, we are playing at the Pirate Cove and Pirate Challenge, the last was the Island of Treasures.

The whole water park is like a Caribbean theme set up.

After a while, the kids felt hungry, I bought some nuggets, fried meehoon, fried rice, and fried chicken as well with cold drinks.

P4220334We sat at the bench surround the Kiddy Typhoon Pool area, and enjoyed our meals.

The kids played again and we took shower and changed to our clothing after that.

It was almost 1.15pm. Bought some ice-cream for both of them. As it was really a hot day but can considered superb day for a swim in water park.

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We came out from the water park around 2.00pm. I took a photo in front of the entrance for Issac and Annabelle.

They felt happy and I am glad as at least today is a good outing for them…