TM Cupcakes™ by Mimi&Von

YAY!

Yvonne & I have successfully completed making our 26 TM faces on small little cupcakes specially made for our very own Leo & Delia. Initially, I wanted to ask MamaMin Blogspot to make these cupcakes for me but it was too last minute for her to take my order. She recommended her friend to do it but she charged me RM10 for each cupcake! Thats crazy, its like RM260 for a birthday cake!

So I decided to approach Yvonne's mom for help. Her mom prepared all the ingredients, the cream and what not....but she said she is not good in drawing. So I took up the courage to make it happen!

Yvonne molded every face shape and wrote all the names on each cupcakes. Every eye, every nose, mouth and hair was specially drawn on with my two hands. I really hope they are surprised and happy with all our efforts. We spent the whole day (approximately 8 hours) making them. I was stuck in Yvonne's house alone drawing the faces during "EARTH HOUR 2009" when she went for a wedding dinner and her parents was having Japanese buffet at Shangrila Hotel! I was so engrossed that I forgot all about turning OFF the lights. Anyway I enjoyed every minute of it, I did it out of love :) Love for my Delia, For Leo and for TM. All in all, I think the most Lookalike Cupcake goes to:

1. CK Yap
2. Eng Kiat
3. Gavin Tan
4. Andrew Lee
5. Apple Chua
6. Colin Liew

Do you agree? :)

After taking the final pictures of the masterpiece, I quickly showered and got ready for the night. This is one night that I'm very looking forward to. The feeling is like giving birth to 26 babies..hahaha.. It has been awhile since TM actually got together and party.

Everyone was there except Eng Kiat, Gavin, CK, Andrew K, Lester, Chen Hau, Kah Quan, Apple, Alice, Jason, Trixie, Mohd, Chin, Chin Tin. Now that I name all of them I realised not everyone turned up. Oh well..the missed it all!! The suspense was when the birthday boy was no where to be seen and we were not sure if he was turning up. So we waited and waited...

At last, he came and we quickly went to take the cupcakes that were hidden at the Zouk counter. We then brought the cupcakes in a big box into Phuture with the help of Brian!

As we sang the birthday song for Delia & Leo, everyone gathered at the box trying to find their faces on the cupcakes. Everyone seemed very happy and excited, then started taking photos with them. You should see the look on the face of people like Andrew Lee, David Tan and Adrian. They were like small kids jumping around and showing off to other girls in Phuture! he he

It was indeed a memorable one!! and one that we will remember for a long long time!!!

Happy Early Birthday to Leo & Delia!!!!

Here are is the masterpiece!....


TM Cupcakes™

by
Mimi&Von

* tee hee..we are considering doing a business with it one day :)

26 Faces

Yvoone & I, we are gonna attempt to make something out of the faces of our 26 TM members for the two most important persons in our clan, The Arians. The mission will start tonight at Yvonne's crib. Let's pray that everything will work out smoothly..he he he

Here are the mugshots of our TM members:

what will turn out of these 26 faces?

*to be continued*

The Five Languages of Apology:

How to Experience Healing in All Your Relationships

by Gary Chapman


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EXPRESSING REGRET "I am sorry."

ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY "I was wrong."

MAKING RESTITUTION "What can I do to make it right?"

GENUINE REPENTING "I'll try not to do that again."

REQUESTING FORGIVENESS "Will you please forgive me?"

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The book teaches us the 5 steps to apologise for the wrongs that we have done in any relationship, be it in a love relationship, family, friends or at work. I realised after reading the book that today, we apologise very little in our lives or even if we do, we never do the right way when we have offended someone or have done something wrong. We only say "I'm sorry" which is not good enough to make the person feel justified and happy again. A person who has been wronged will not let go of the incident until a sincere apology is given. Something within us cries for reconciliation when wrong doing has fractured a relationship. The desire for reconciliation is often more potent thatn the desire for justice. The more intimate the relationship the deeper the desire for reconciliation. In hurt and anger pulled between a longing for justice and desire for mercy. On one hand the wronged party wants the other party to pay for the wrongdoing, on the other hand wishes for reconciliation. Sincere apology makes genuine reconciliation possible. If there is no sincere apology, the sense of morality will demand for justice.

So can we all start learning to apologise sincerely and doing it the right way? When I was flying with SIA, our favourite line is "I'm sorry Sir/Mdm." We always say I'm sorry when we can't fulfil our passengers' certain requests or we say I'm sorry on behalf of our airline for whatever that our colleagues have offended them for. I still remember one passenger commented when I again said I'm sorry on behalf of my company, he said "Your airline should be called IAS instead of SIA, because you guys say I Am Sorry all the time." Again, I have nothing to say but I'm sorry. Really, does the I'm sorry make anything go away? That is why we always do Step 3 which is MAKING RESTITUTION. We always offer the passenger for something they would like or to the extreme we will upgrade them into Business Class. There was one incident during a flight to Bali, when the cart that my team was carrying toppled and the coffee mug on top of the cart dropped on the passenger's lap. It was a lady and her husband who were on the way to Bali for holidays. She was very unlucky for sitting at the emergency exit where we park our cart and her thighs were all scorched and burned from the hot coffee. We kept saying sorry but in the end when we upgraded them to Business Class, everything was alright. But I still remember that incident until today.

Well, I am still reading the book. I hope I can finish it very soon so that I can pass it down to Carrine. I am enjoying every moment of reading it. Sincere apology is the way for good relationships....

In The Five Languages of Apology, you will learn how to recognize your own primary apology language while speaking the languages of those you love. Understanding and applying the five languages of an apology will greatly enhance all of your relationships.

Chapman, author of the bestselling The Five Love Languages, teams up with psychologist Thomas for thoughtful dissection of another tricky subject. Chapman and Thomas choose to tackle the apology because, as with love, understanding it is essential for developing, maintaining and repairing relationships. Apology, however, covers a much broader scope, applying to all varieties of relationships, from the deeply personal connection between intimate partners to the formal relationships between nations. Chapman and Thomas's basic observation that we don't all agree on what constitutes a sincere apology is perhaps not surprising, but it may, as they show, help couples who can't resolve arguments because their apologies aren't accepted. The authors stress that you need to learn the "language" of the person you are apologizing to: for one person, it may be expressing regret, while for another it's accepting responsibility or making restitution. Especially useful is the chapter that helps readers learn which language of apology feels most sincere to them. Chapman and Thomas are most apt when they seek to repair relationships not with large ideas but with simple basics that are too often taken for granted.

http://www.bcwinstitute.com/press/ApologyStudyGuide_Workplace.pdf







Gary Chapman also wrote:

Hope for The Separated: Wounded Marriages Can Be Healed
The Heart of the Five Love Languages

The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

The Five Love Languages for Men: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate

The Five Languages of Teenagers: Parent Study Guide

The Five Languages of Children

The Love Languages of God

Making Love: The Chapman Guide to Making Sex An Act of Love

Desperate Marriages: Moving Toward Hope and Healing in Your Relationship

Anger: Handling a Powerful Emotion in a Healthy Way

The Four Seasons of Marriage

Five Love Languages for Singles

Covenant Marriage: Building Communication & Intimacy Toward a

Growing Marriage

Five Signs of a Functional Family: How To Give Birth To a Christian Marriage and Handle

The Growing Pains Marriage (The Transformation of a Man's Heart)

In-Law Relationships: The Chapman Guide to Becoming Friends With Your In-Laws

Loving Solutions

Winter Turns to Spring

The Love as a Way of Life Devotional: A 90-Day Adventure That Makes Love a Daily Habit

Your Gift of Love: Selections From the Five Love Language


*If you decide to buy any of these books, please do share with me :)*

My Rays Of Sunshine

When I woke up this morning, I felt very happy and thoughts of gratitude flowed into my mind.

*photography courtesy of David Tan*

I want to thank everyone who had been there for me and have walked through my journey of 28 years with me. You are "My Rays Of Sunshine".

As I was showering, rays of sun shined on my face through the small window of my bathroom.

I thought to myself, I have never enjoyed the sun this much before.

It meant something and I know that I will move forward without any difficulty.

At that moment, I felt the need to express my gratitude to some people in my life.

I then sent 13 text messages to 13 important people to thank them for everything that they have done for me.

You know who you are, you got my text message and I sure hope that you will keep it in your heart and in your special folder :)

I have more people to express my gratitude to.

Thank you for being in my life, whether it was for a second, a reason, a season or a lifetime.

Thank you for being there for me.

I'll Stand By You

Everything's gonna be alright

Everything's gonna be ok

Everything's gonna be alright

Because you have all of us to love you, support you, stand by you, stick to you, lift you up, be there for you in sickness and in health, in good and bad times, in sorrows and pain. Every cloud has a silver lining. Behind the dark clouds, lies the bright bright sun!

I wanna see the beautiful smile on that pretty face of yours. Just move forward, look forward and not look back. Our wonderful future lies ahead. Lots and lots of happy times to come if you embrace and take it.

Here's a little soemthing that I thought is very meaningful and true, reminds us on how we are and how we can be :)

Watch your thoughts
They become your words
Watch your words
They become your actions
Watch your actions
They become your habits
Watch your habits
They become your character
Watch your character
They become your destiny

We will walk this journey together

D e s i r e

1

The tao that can be told
is not the eternal Tao
The name that can be named
is not the eternal Name.

The unnamable is the eternally real.
Naming is the origin
of all particular things.

Free from desire, you realize the mystery. Caught in desire, you see only the manifestations.

Yet mystery and manifestations
arise from the same source.
This source is called darkness.

Darkness within darkness.
The gateway to all understanding.



a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment.

an expressed wish; request.

something desired.

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My Best Friend's Wedding

Blossom Buddies : Good Friends Are The People That Know All About You But Still Put Up With You...

On 21.03.09, my best friend Carrine will be getting married. I am so excited and happy for her. I still remember one night on her birthday when she called me and said "Darling, guess what?". Instantly I knew that Larry had proposed to her during her birthday. He proposed to her on a birthday dinner at a cruise in front of all their good friends.




I don't know why I don't know how, I knew it just by hearing her excited voice. I guess this is because in some ways we are in-tune with each other, thats why we call ourselves soulmates. There were many times we understood each other so much because we shared the same experiences on our loved ones, friends and family. We stood by each other in moments of sadness or happiness, we motivated each other no matter how hard life gives and how much obstacles we have to go through. We have a pact, a pact that only "US" understand and will follow through for our HAPPINESS.

of polaroids : our first picture taken together in 2003

(no digital camera ye :)

heineken days (we love unlimited polarioids :)

LaLaLu, i don't know how this lalalu came about, something from Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie if i can still remember :) . It is two days from your wedding, now suddenly I have so much emotions over it thinking about you, your wedding and everything we have been through, the rough and the happy times. When I was asked by you to give a speech on your wedding, I panicked and was lost for words, worrying how I would look or sound like having to speak in front of so may people, thats why I thought of making you a memorable video, a video of good friends wishing both you and Larry sweet thoughts for a wonderful marriage and lifetime together forever and ever. You always know that I'm never a natural in front of audience or the camera, if it was you in the video I'm sure it will turn out beautifully because you are such a natural. Last night, finally, after many failed attempts having to bring the heavy video camera to Phuture and M.O.S, hoping to catch some friends to make some wishes and comments, we have successfully finished shooting the maids of honor and bridesmaid's video for you and Larry. It is to be a SURPRISE for you my darling...We really hope we can surprise you and make you cry!!! he he, how evil of us to want to make your tears fall and smudge your make-up. Well, I'm sure you will still be as gorgeous and beautiful no matter what. *Look at you, after so many years still as young and as gorgeous as can be*

atmosphere days

Salem Revelation Genting Highlands 2003

NAS New Year's Eve 31.01.2003

Kent Infinity Bukit Tinggi 2003

Well, here I would like to say this to you, which you will also find in the video that we will be showing you on your wedding night.
Here goes:

"Carrine, I will always remember the first time I met you, it was back then roughly 12 years ago if my maths is right, it struck me immediately that you are the most beautiful girl I've ever met. Back then we were both still in high school, working part time in Sunway Pyramid. You were working for Teddy Tales and I, in Tie Shop.

A few years down the road, I finally had the chance to know you personally, still remember it was World Cup 2000. We became good friends ever since. I found out that you are not only beautiful but an equally wonderful person at heart.

You are a very special friend to me, someone I really treasure at heart, someone who will listen to me and agree with me in whatever I say. You are my soulmate, I'm extremely devastated that you are leaving me for another man. he he. Larry, you are one lucky fellow! There is a long queue behind you. Please love her and cherish her for the rest of your lives together (which I'm sure you will, who wouldn't?)

Carrine, remember one time when I was lost and we were sitting at the mamak outside your house, you were there for me and you gave me the most important advise that changed my life. I thank you for being there for me and walking that journey with me.

Today, you are starting a new phase of your life. You, becoming Mrs. Goh. I am so happy for you and I wish you both newlyweds the best life has to give. Congratulations :) ".

For You Carrine, Love Your Chimuis

Carrine & Larry Love Forever :)

U said, " We might be walking different paths but I want you to know that no matter what I will always be there for you, always! My soulmate!"
I Love You :)