An Ode To Thee My Darling Dearest...
Happy Valentines Day where ever you may be.
Love you always.

I swear, since seeing Your face,

the whole world is fraud and fantasy

The garden is bewildered as to what is leaf

or blossom. The distracted birds

can't distinguish the birdseed from the snare.

A house of love with no limits,

a presence more beautiful than venus or the moon,

a beauty whose image fills the mirror of the heart.

- Rumi"Happy Valentines Day Mummy Dearest!"

Day 311 (Saturday 10th February 2007): This week marks the first time that I have actually panicked at the sight of papa leaving me in school. I cried at school on Monday. It was a feeling I could not resist. I pouted and whimpered to try and get him to come back. It worked for awhile. But only for as long as it took him to give me another hug and kiss. My teachers were well trained to distract me after that.

This past week saw us celebrating birthdays for my cousin Lea and my Great-Grandmother Claire. I want to wish them both many more days of happiness and wonderment.

I had my physiotherapy session with Aunty Sharon on Thursday. She was generally pleased with my progress, but still said I had to continue working hard. I have to work on my balance and my sitting skills. She told papa that he should start to encourage me to practice my standing more. I can't wait for the day when I can run around with my cousins.


Mummy dearest, we think of you all the time. Papa says that I would have been so proud to have had a mummy like you. I know that you cannot be with us. But I hope that you will feel the full force of our great love for you, and that you will be comforted by it wherever you may go. I know my mummy misses me. Evan loves my mummy very much.

My 'Energizer Bunny'....

Don't go anywhere without me.
Let nothing happen in the sky apart from me,
or on the ground, in this world or that world,
without my being in its happening.
Vision, see nothing I don't see.
Language, say nothing.
The way the night knows itself with the moon,
be that with me. Be the rose
nearest to the thorn that I am.

There's nothing worse than to walk out along the street
without you. I don't know where I'm going.
You're the road, and the knower of roads,
more than maps, more than love.

-Rumi, In the Arc of your mallet, The Essential Rumi, Coleman Barks.

My cousin Timmy and me enjoying a moment of cousinly love...

Day 302 (Thursday 1st February 2007): Papa brought me to the Jurong Bird Park on Sunday. It was a very cool and slightly damp morning. Perfect weather for walking. Perfect weather for sleeping too! My buddy Vee Shen was with me. It was an enjoyable day- the warmth of loved ones, a friend by my side and walking with the birds. What more could one ask for on a serene Sunday morning.

Today was my appointment with Dr Phuah. I have not seen him for three months. He was pleased with my progress. He was of the opinion that I was on the right track so far. At the end of the session, he declared that I did not have to see him at a fixed interval anymore. Instead, the reviews would be left open ended, with papa bringing me back only if he thought it was necessary. I am guessing that this is supposed to be good news. Only time can tell.