My Sanctuary

I have been out of work for more than six months now. For the first couple of months or so it was a-OK. Bumming out is easy and user friendly. I don’t need to do extra effort to achieve anything. I am having the time of my life… the good one. I am able to do the things I wanted to do when I was still busy struggling to make a living. I finally find the chance to do my crafts (crochet, beads-work, scrap-booking, and other Martha-Stewart-kind-of-things-that-looked-easy-and-actually-hard-to-do... Read Full Story

I have stayed away from writing "reflections" for quite awhile. But I have a good alibi. I experienced another "spiritual drought" again. That's my alibi. By saying that... I can hear my mom saying - "I told you, no excuses!". But "bless her soul" I can't think of anything to say to explain my being irresponsible. I have promised myself that this year, I will make my daily personal reflection on the scriptures. I did it for a couple of weeks straight then... I stopped. And I have not... Read Full Story

I'm barely a year here in Maine. I came May of 2007 and I've survived three seasons of unpredictable changing weather. (I'm now looking forward to spring but not just yet.) I am enjoying winter... a lot. Coming from a tropical country, winter is a new twist. This is my first time to see, feel, smell and taste... snow. And I am constantly awed by it's beauty. Snow came early this year (a couple of weeks before the official winter season). Too early but just the right time to stage a... Read Full Story

It was the night before Christmas, the temperature was below freezing and my hubby had just sneaked the gifts under the tree. I just had my phone conversation with my brother who is in China and that moment hanged a little longer even after we already said goodbye. I felt terrible. Being homesick is an exaggeration if I say that I felt that way. Maybe it was just the huge cup of hot Nestle's cocoa with tons of miniature marshmallows I got from Hannaford that really made me feel bad or perhaps... Read Full Story