Or, are they?
For when i buy something, i expect it to last FOREVER. Now, i understand why things do not. i remember when i was pregnant with our first child, i would drop mugs after mugs because i could not handle the passing and receiving from one hand to the other. That was when it dawned unto me why shops selling bowls and plates continue to find (perhaps THE SAME) customers buying them. And if i get something expensive, like a teeny weeny one above, i'll lose it....
Yesterday, we went down to Sony station to enquire if they sell the battery for our camera -we bought it when we were preparing to receive a newborn into our lives a little four years earlier. To our (mine, actually!) delight, the salesperson said that the normal life of a battery is one and a half years to two and a half years. For us to have been able to use it for four years, we have done well in outrunning its lifespan.
The kid is coming up so i can't write more. ...i just want to say that we decided on trying to get another battery instead of a new camera 'cos it just doesn’t make sense competing for a new thing that comes out every six months. i believe that life is about creating beautiful memories but i don’t want a memory that is based on material gains. It is boring, superficial, and quite meaningless –to be honest, our beautiful memories should be of things intangible and things that promote the human spirit.
I have been thinking of you all and I wish you a Blessed Christmas here ‘cos I know I can’t send a handwritten one out in time.
Love and God Bless, jeanne anne hsi . Weng Zhifeng (another year older)
Cayla . Jia-Rui (1-year)
Zoe . Jia-Qi (4-years)
HanPin (older than jeanne)
A Rhyme for Christmas with the little ones: (use your fingers)
This little king went for a holiday,
This little king bore the gifts,
This little king had a great feast.
And these two little ones represent YOU
And ME sharing the gifts of Christmas: Peace, Joy, Care, Time, Space, Beautiful Memories of our time together: the messages of Emmanuel.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
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