the sun shone today

my weekends used to be filled with the little little things that escapes my attention during the week. well, it still is.
i stay at home, do the laundry, clean and tidy the living areas. it does not sound relaxing right? but it is. dragging the hamper to the wash, folding the dry clothes. it makes me feel relaxed, like i was doing something useful.
this week is just like any other. well, perhaps the first relaxing one i had since i came back to KL. i slept early, got up late. ran the washing machine before walking out to breakfast with a friend.

i came back to dry the clothes. and i had the TV running to accompany me. it is a nice sort of feeling. Tata is out for the day, this kind of peace is something that does not arrive at my beck and call. it just comes.

i don't usually watch the program "A Date with Lu Yu" but that was what's on. the guest for this episode was Sammi Cheng. i didn't recognise her initially. i didn't know that she wrote articles, poems or drew either.

their conversation caught my attention at certain points.
and a poem that the host recited. it was something that she heard on some Korean show.

go on and Love,
as if you have never known hurt before.
go on and sing,
as though no one will be listening.
go on and dance,
as though no one will be watching.
go on and work,
as if money is the last of your worries.
go on and Live,
as if Doomsday is tomorrow.

both women agreed, love is more of the Courage to Love, than feeling itself.
and sometimes, life is about being strong and weathering it with courage.

"when i look at the colours of the rainbow seven, i think of you."

a phrase from one of the poems accompanying Sammi's drawing. she wrote many that are touching and makes good fodder for thought.

here's to a peaceful weekend.
i think i made the right choice when i chose to stay at home for a change.
the first indication: i woke up smiling. it was sunny and bright. the heat was awful, but i felt as if i was floating on taffy. the kind of bubbly happiness that comes from deep inside.
my sun deserves a prize. she made me smile even though she was sleeping when i woke up. =)))

sunny days and starry nights