A Few Words

A Few Words

If you have made it this far to be here right now, welcome aboard Nautical Miles. Perhaps you are an acquaintance, a friend, or somebody who just happened to drop by this way. I’m glad you did.

Forest Gump said “my momma always said, life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” That’s how my journey has been, a box of wonderfully tasting chocolates.

I spent a large part of my growing years wedged in a labyrinth of meanderings due to Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 12. Oh gosh what has happened?? Isn’t it a tad too early in life to be visited by grandma and grandpa’s disease. Well it’s no longer juvenile but grand ol’ Rheumatoid Arthritis now.

Regardless, for some amazing and unknown reason, I found myself discovering and occupying the unexpected niche in my lives journey. Just like how momma Gump said; “You have to do the best with what God gave you”….and so it was.

Hoping you will enjoy the bits and pieces of lives colourful and assorted fabric straight from the heart.

“The only journey is the one from within” ~Rainer Maria Rilke~

Saturday, 19 May 2012

Love Is...





My parents were married on May 19th, 1946. If they were still around today it would be their 66th wedding anniversary. An arranged "date" by my grandma Anna at Lee Wong Kee's Restaurant at Jalan TAR, Kuala Lumpur anchored the love story between two most beautiful souls, my parents. Mum was 16 and dad was 27 when they got married. Mum, would always joke and say of her wedding..."I went to school one morning, the next day I got married and the following day I went back to school."
Theirs' may not have been love at first sight but my parents grew in love and shared a beautiful union and bond.  They were best friends and were always there for each other in every circumstance. Theirs' was a marriage made on earth and blessed by heaven.

As the saying goes "behind every great or successful man there stands a woman"... I would like to add ~ behind every great or successful woman there stands a man... so it was with my parents.

There is no end to the story of my parents but..... I want take this moment to remember them ~ two very special, devoted and loving souls who gave me the gift of life and inspired me with their love and wisdom. 

Theirs' was a story of true love. Theirs' was a story of hope. Theirs' was a life that brought hearts together. Theirs' were the unspoken love that expressed a thousand words. I am what I am today because of my mum and dad.
Daddy, you gave of your love so freely, you kept me from harm's way, your patience and dedication gave me hope and strength, you understood me when others failed. You gave me courage to believe in myself.
Mum, your love knew no boundaries, you inspired and encouraged me to bring out the best in me, you were my comfort and strength in my moments of triumph and despair. You were the light of my life.

I miss my parents ever so dearly, but they have left the legacy of their true and unconditional love in the roots of my heart which will carry me till the day I'm united with them again.
I have been truly blessed and honoured to have had the both of them as my parents. 

Mum & Dad, I will always carry you both in my heart forever and always.


HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WITH ALL MY LOVE



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  1. JulianTuesday, 22 May 2012 at 11:33:00 GMT+8

    Hi Anne,

    Thanx for inviting me to your Blog. I am still resisting creating blogs, facebook, etc., afraid of losing myself & spending too much precious time in the virtual world! Haha. Wishing you the best as you share of yourself thru this medium.
    GOd Bless. Take care.

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