Writer’s Workshop: What have you been doing lately?

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Pink Blooms

Last weekend we had a long weekend due to the Easter Holidays. The kids enjoyed the extra day off as it translated into more play time for them. This year we didn’t go on any Easter egg hunt and there were no chocolates eaten.

I do believe that Christ has risen and that he had died for our sins however I do not buy into the concept of celebrating Easter with fanfare and splurging on so-called Easter goodies. Many religious practices have been commercialized over the years that they lose meaning.

We only celebrate Chinese New Year and birthdays and anniversaries in our family. We don’t celebrate Easter nor Christmas since last year as I do not see any meaning in doing so. The kids do not need to wait till Easter or Christmas to get treats or presents and they get these perks all year around.

What I have been doing with the kids during this period of time is to re-look at our relationship with GOD and each other. The boy are attending Sunday school and I have been reading up a lot on Faith.

We are learning how to relate better to each other and also change our routine around so that we can use our time more efficiently.

What have you been doing this Easter?

April 17, 2014

Writer’s Workshop: Vastly Loved

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Our new wedding bands

This month was a month of shopping for me. I was revamping the kids wardrobes and sprucing up pockets around the house. I purchased quite a lot of new items for everyone but the item which I love the most was the new set of wedding bands which R and I bought to replace our existing ones.

The wedding bands which we used to wear was bought way back in 2000 when we decided to get married. It was a pair of simple identical platinum bands which we spotted in a jewellery shop in Hong Kong.

R and I can still use the bands however the coating on the white gold band has long tarnished and has been recently causing us minor skin irritation. The bands were a discomfort to wear and therefore we decided that we should get a new set.

We decided to get a new set which represents how we are now in our relationship. The new set of wedding bands were to be a reaffirmation of how we feel for each other. We are the same but yet different two people who have pledge to spend our earthly lives together. We are focusing on our own unique identity as individuals who are connected with each other.

We decided on different bands and chose what we liked. My band had diamonds while his was black. The bands were the same yet different.

It felt really nice to be shopping for wedding bands and I felt like a teenager all over again. This time I got the bands engraved as the first set wasn’t engraved at all.

R & R 16.06.2001