In My Hands Today…

he Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom

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From the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it’s an answer.

Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It’s a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie’s five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his “meaningless” life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: “Why was I here?”

Instagram Interludes

We were done with dinner at Jewel @ Changi around 7 pm and what and where we ate is a story for another time. There is a sound and light show each night at intervals from 7:30 and I had to persuade GG & BB to stay on for it. We walked to level 3 from where we would take the exit back to where we had parked and it was already quite crowded. I checked and found that the show was only five minutes long and so managed to persuade the children to stay and watch even though they were quite tired. The show was good and I recorded it. Here are some shots of the more dramatic visuals.

In My Hands Today…

Angels & Demons – Dan Brown

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When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol — seared into the chest of a murdered physicist — he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati… the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has surfaced from the shadows to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy… the Catholic Church.

Langdon’s worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican’s holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces he has hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.

Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair… a secret location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.

2019 Week 28 Update

This was quite an eventful week as I updated yesterday.

After a night spent at the hospital, the next day we went to an awards function where S got a excellence award. He was the only person from his organisation to win it this year and it was a proud moment when he was featured as one of the big winners of the evening.

Next week seems to be another hectic week, what with taking GG to an interview and also for her review with an orthopedic doctor. I also have an event with the organisation I work part-time plus I have my to-do list to work on!

That was all last week, let’s hope this week is kind to me. Have a wonderful week people!

2019 Secondary 4 Week 28 Update

This was a super eventful week for us.

BB went for one aptitude test for his first choice of EAE and an interview for his last choice. He was not even called for an aptitude test for his second choice which was in the same poly as that of his first choice, just a different school. A friend who had the reverse choices (BB’s first was his second and his first was BB’s second) didn’t get called for the course which BB got called for the aptitude test. We suspect the poly just called for one course per applicant. I wish we knew this before applying as this means we lost one choice, which we could have applied to a different poly. His first choice school also have called him for an interview next week and I have all my fingers and toes crossed. His interview for his last choice was also good according to him, though its a course in which he does not have much exposure or knowledge in.

On to GG now. She had her first interview at a junior college she applied for direct admission under her CCA. She went for the interview at the begining of the week and during the audition, she said her voice cracked at one point. But she is ok if she does not make it to the next round as this crack at the direct admission was only to prove she can make it.

She also got interview calls for both the courses she applied to at one poly. These are to two disparate courses and she got the interview calls after clearing an online aptitude and personality test. Her first choice of course has also called her for an aptitude test which will happen next week.

On Thursday, while running in school during the PE lesson, she tripped and fell down on the concrete and gravel floor. She bruised her right knee quite badly and it even started to bleed and her other knee had some superficial bruises. Her right palm was also bruised. She was given first aid in school and her PE teacher also called me to appraised me about the situation. I did not think too much and when she came home, she said her knee was still paining and bleeding and she could not close her palm. So I took her to the GP who after checking her told me to take her to the hospital A&E since it may be something more serious. We went to the nearest hospital, but they told us to go one a little further away since they dont have a children’s specialist on duty and if we waited, the doctor on duty will send us to the other hospital.

So off we went and after getting checked by a doctor and having her x-ray taken, we came to know that she has a small hairline fracture on the right wrist. She was bandaged and braced and sent home and now we have to go next week to see them again for a review and hopefully it means that she does not have to wear a cast anymore. I am hoping for good news when we see the specialist next week.

That was our pretty eventful week. Have a wonderful Sunday people!