Life in transition

Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

It has 3 months since I have returned to Malaysia. I don’t consider Malaysia my home as yet, but rather another new place for me to explore, just like how l lead my life in Spore and England.

I only come back to Malaysia during school holidays for the last 20 years, and that would be around 3 mths in total in Malaysia per year, translated to 5 years in 20. Whenever I was in Malaysia, life was pretty routine, went to the same places, with people ferrying you around and such. Such a boring life that I admit, I was happy to leave when the holidays end.

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2006 Overview

Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: General.

I have decided after much debate, internal struggle and discussions, to leave UK and go back home for my future career advancement. It has not been an easy decision at all, after staying in UK for nearly 7 years. In fact, I have called other places ‘home’ since 1986, and to name Malaysia my home seems to be inappropriate as I don’t live in Malaysia and only go back during holidays. In a way, I’m more like a tourist rather than a citizen.
Tug of War

Just like in 1998, a big decision time whether to stay on in where I am now, or to go back to hometown for good. I have stayed in Spore for 13 years before I finally give up my place in NUS and my lifestyle to pursue overseas degree in UK. I haven’t regretted that decision, but I do regret not taking up the PR first. (more…)

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What is the matter with them?

Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: General.

Still In England~

This conversation took place while I was still in England. Had talked to my mother just now on the phone, and she started to update me with all the family matters. It has been such complicated issues with family ties and all. Being kiasu and all, the family ties have been affected so much so that either my cousins and I are ‘forbidden’ to be closer than we would have like; or the relatives becoming so proud and kiasu that they have totally changed, sadly for the worst.

Things get worse during my final year in university, and it hasn’t stop since then. It seem like they like to copy one another way of living life, as if it can make them very proud. For example, to get pregnant before marriage etc…it has become a trend in my generation…which I think is sad and unnecessary. Ok…it is none of my business, but to gossip and look down on the other about what happen, and then make it happen onto oneself….that is totally unnecessary and rude.

Just because you want to be better doesn’t mean you have to change for the worst. Promote healthy competition rather than becoming a poison tongue that look down on people. Really, I don’t think it really help and only hurt many people around you.

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Family Talk (29 Nov 2005)

Posted on January 2nd, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Talks.

A Talk (29 Nov 2005)

This was the talk I had attended and decided to put it online.

It was a talk at a church about relationships - maintaining healthy relationships in couple hood. Though it was under Christianity’s context, but the important and main points are there.

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