This is my third visit to Singapore since returning to Indonesia. And every time I visited Singapore, the weather was not friendly at all, heavy rain pouring the whole time I was there. I guess I have a bad luck visiting this country, eh?






... and yes, this time I have a picture of myself sitting by the famous Marina Bay Sand's infinity pool. Photo was taken by my co-worker.

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I got an accident a couple weeks ago that caused third degree burns on my left hand. My husband suggested to take a picture or two of the wounds just for a reminder to be more careful next time around. But showing close-up pictures of them is way too gross, so I decided just to show a little part of it in 'less scary' kind of picture. So, here it is. Notice my burned hand? The worst ones were my palm and wrist that [believe me] you don't wanna see!!

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After being in-and-out of hospital for 2 years, undergoing multiple surgeries, eating through G-tube for 6 months at home, losing 110lbs of his weight and 10 days coma, my husband’s condition started to show signs of improvement in the middle of 2007.

He started doing physical therapy all by himself (he refused having a trainer with him). Having been bedridden for 2 years, first thing he needed to learn was how to walk again! So he trained himself to do so with a couple of G-tube hoses dangling on his abdomen! He was so determined to get well (for me!) that in a short period of time he gained his weight to the point where G-tube was no longer needed and by the time those hoses were unplugged, he was able to drive again!

One day, he insisted that we went for a little ride just to see how far he could drive. It was 30 minutes drive and was the first time he drove this far since getting out of hospital. But when we reached to the beach, he suddenly threw up (but I thanked God that it was not blood!) He looked ghostly pale and his body trembling, so we headed home immediately.

He didn’t try to drive far again after that. But one day in Autumn 2007, he couldn’t resist the urge to go out and enjoy the beautiful day. Not only he wanted to start driving the distance again, but he also wanted to know whether or not he still could pick up his camera and shoot.

We made it to Sunol, California, and he DID pick up his camera and took these pictures of me lying down on the road and sat on Water Temple. Now you know why I love these pics!

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I don't like pumpkin but I love visiting pumpkin patch and carve some pumpkins on halloween. I remember my first halloween: I was living in Castro Valley where I carved my first pumpkin, a huge one. Then I put my jack-o-lantern in front of the door of our house. The following morning though, it was GONE! Someone stole it! But, I was not disappointed, I hoped it was stolen by someone who really needed something to eat. I'd rather having someone eating it than throwing it into the trash can.

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To me, FALL is the best season of all. The weather is just right: not too hot and not too cold. I still can wear light clothes and combine them with boots if I feel like it. And today was a beautiful day to go out and hike. See how blue the sky was? Just a perfectly beautiful day!!

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Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside. ~ Mark Twain

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Living in the city by the bay that is always foggy, we often had a short summer and the hottest ones are usually on the second week of September. So today I was happy that summer has finally arrived here and now I could wear lighter clothes outside!! Yay!!

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