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26 Years of Quiet Love: Farewell to My Beloved Baby

Forever my Big Baby Introduction: The Gentle Shadow On April 19, 2000, a tiny terrapin quietly crawled into my life and changed it forever. I bought her from a little neighborhood shop at my local market, the kind that sold ornamental fish, pet food, and basic aquarium supplies (the shop has long gone) . Back then, I actually brought home two or three baby terrapins. Being so young and not knowing much about pet care, the others sadly didn't survive very long. I still remember the tears I cried back then (not as much as this time) , gently burying one in a small hole I dug downstairs at our HDB block. Completely unaware at the time that digging there wasn't permitted! But through it all, one strong, resilient little soul stayed with me: my Big Baby (my parents called her Gui Gui (乌龟的龟) . In those early days, we really had no idea how to properly raise a terrapin. We simply learned as we went. I started with a small, basic tank, changing her water every single day and feeding h...
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Bring a smile for the kids

We have this Christmas project at work for the kids at APSN, Association for Persons with Special Needs.  It's a once a year thingy and I am lucky to be part of this though I never do much, just doing up the wish tag and putting it up on the big Christmas tree at our main lobby.  We put up on 1 Dec 2011 in the mid afternoon and then last Sat 3 Dec 2011, all the wish tags are taken up.  Fantastic! I am one of those takers.  I took 5. Got ready 4 out of 5. The last one not yet. Haven't get the right wrapper for it. Shall do it by this week.

 Not sure why am I so enthusiatic about this thingy. Maybe because is Christmas month. Or maybe I have lots of new and unwanted stuff waiting to be given away.  Though is not those expensive stuff but instead of wastage, why not share with others like these kids? So... this is my chance. I feel charitable this month.  I don't know why... Hahaha... Ok from now, I shall tell myself that every year at this month of time, I must do at least 2-3 good deeds. Hahahah... But at the moment, I only did one which is this Christmas wish thingy for APSN. What else can I do?  For me to find out.
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