Heheh...Found this cute comic strip at orangish.org! I can just hear the little girl's voice in my head as I read it.

I shall be leaving for Thailand tomorrow evening with my parents for a short holiday... Will be back on the 24th at night. This year's lunar new year holidays have been surprisingly pleasant. I did some serious spring cleaning in my room this year and threw out tons of junk. It felt really good to be throwing out all those things that have been cluttering up my room! And now I actually have a lot more floor space...hurhur. Not like I need more floor space. What I need now, are shelves for all my books!

Also repainted my room with my dad. A few years ago, we'd painted it sky blue - I was in a bit of a blue craze then - but I've grown out of it now and besides, it makes my room look dark and small. I wanted a sunnier shade this time, and chose a colour called "Peaceful". Haha, I have to say I chose it partly because of its name!

We visited my grandma and two of my aunts last night (they stay together). She's really old now and her memory is failing (not sure if it's dementia or Alzheimer's?). Some days she even asks my aunts who they are! The last few times we visited, she didn't seem to remember my mom or my dad or myself! But last night she was surprisingly alert, even though it was past her bedtime (8pm). She actually seemed to remember my mom and even wanted her to walk her into the bedroom. When my aunt asked if I was pretty and if I could get married, she said yes. :) And you could see the life dancing in her eyes the whole time.

Actually, I kind of have some mixed emotions about seeing my grandma, but for the most part I'm just thankful. Last year at this time, I was feeling really bad because of the fact that my family was scattered all over the place. But then I hear from my friends about how their family ties are just really superficial. I have parents who love me, and I have two aunts and a cousin who really care about me, CNY or not. It's just three of my extended family who care, but isn't that far more precious than just meeting up once a year and putting on a show for the sake of it? I would rather have this than the latter.

And - I have to bring it back to Daddy (the One upstairs :P) again - for I wouldn't have any of this if He didn't love me. Funny, how I used to think it was funny to call God "Daddy". Now I find it strange calling him "God" or "my Lord" - as if He's so far away!

Alright, I better get going now...but before I go, here's some pictures of my newly painted room!

Yes that's my bed...it's a cozy little corner, no? If you've given me soft toys before, you might see it on the shelf! I daren't put books on it anymore after the other one collapsed one afternoon... (and yes, that is a blue elephant)

Close-up of the shelf and part of my ceiling, which we left blue...partly because I was sentimental about it, partly because we were too lazy to do the ceiling as well, and partlye because we thought it would be nice to have a blue ceiling; afterall, it's the colour of the sky!