Susie's Blog

When I started with Mason he was a little boy. Now he is 16. Good looking 190 cm young man with massive hands. I still boss him around. That doesnt' change. But see how they grow! He said that Susie just gets smaller.

My friend Sarah is from Iran. She has been talking about the 10 days celebration of middle east new year. She invited me to go to this big celebration at Paramatta park. You see the whole park is filled with people from the middle east doing bellydancing. Then there is Giselle and I, two very asian girls belly dancing in the middle of thousands of Iranian. So much fun.The guys there told us that we need to marry middle east men. Giselle said of course!! (her husband is German. She has two daughters age 10 and 7). That was hilarious. We had a lot of fun belly dancing!

I went and had Korean for lunch. All of these cost 10 dollars only. Gees. you don't get that in sydney these days. Especially all of these. Good value for money. I will surely be back.

!4 of us girls had my birthday dinner at Napoli de Bocca in Harberfield. The dresscode is bright girly colour. The invitation says no male feature and no kids. So there we are. I wished i remembered to bring my camera!! Just a few photos taken from my phone.....such a wonderful dinner party.
 
 

What a lovely birthday lunch Jenny took me at Moore park. Beautiful sun, lunch and company. I am really happy. She pays too. That really makes me soooo happy.

I like how Amy changes her face dramatically during the 30 mins. Concentrate so hard as if she needs to go to the toilet.
then she is happy

I used to be a serial goal setter. Everything in life I set goals and stick them on my wall. Vision board, goal book and everything you can think of. I have them. Just like what all the how to be successful goal book teaches us to do. I have one interesting example to share though.
So many years I would like to have 60 students. I figure out that with 60 students everyweek that will give me a very solid income. Also that's the number that will keep me enough free time to keep on with a good life style. Just the right balance. But I didn't have that many. I started with 30 kids years ago. I would print out the whole weeks time table, put them into boxes. Write down the existing timeslot that already have students' names in. And circle the rest that I would like to have students. I work on filling in the boxes. Yes goal setting is useful but I add them on one year after another, 40 kids, 50 kids....I advertise. work hard, letter box drop, marketing and even have jobs in school. I chase the goal.
I build on more and more students but never quite reach 60. Last year I had enough. I quit the school job. I tear the paper down from my wall and couldn't give it a damn anymore. After reading "the new earth" I decide to take it one step at a time. i am just going to do my best with whatever I got. Not worry about advertising or chasing the goal. I put on a big showcase at the end of the year using all of my energy and brain cell and all profit went for the good cause for charity. All i think is to do well at that moment of time and follow where my talents leave me. Not thinking about money, first time in my goal chasing path. This year my student number is  way over 60. maybe 70 even. And the phone call comes in everyday. And i no longer want to count it anymore.
For so many years I also have a list of the man that I want in my life. The book says to do so and all relationship experts recommend it too. I tear the list and throw it to the bin. I will no longer be chasing a goal like that. Enjoy life -one -step- at a time.

My parents always said that no news is good news. I prefer to have good news than no news though. But these days i agree with them. Today one of my 16 year old student told me that she was very distressed to see the naked photo of her dad's woman on the computer. How do you answer to that?
I also found out that another uni friend of mine passed away in her sleep at age 34. No signs at all. Something wrong with the blood in the brain.
Then it's another friend's dad finding out he has advance lung cancer. He is only in his 50s. When I saw her early this week she was still happy chatting. Today is only Thursday. The report says that the dad has very serious lung cancer.
Life is very unpredictable isn't it.

I think from age 21, I had birthday party or dinner every single year. Sometimes with lots of people and even the smallest one is still not small. It's really not because I am popular. I think the most important reason is that my birthday falls on the first week of easter holidays and its very easy for people to come and I always make sure it's good food and good fun with dresscode at all times. Today I looked at the photos of those birthday dinners, I noticed that the group of friends I have is quite different every year. I would have a few long time life time friends who are always going to be close to me. However I have a lot of those that I just happened to be very close at that stage of my life. After that, they might be out of my life but then the new group will come in.  Life is constantly interesting with all the different types of friends so my single life is never dull. But most of the time friends come in and out of your life. I don't know if that happens to you too. Maybe just me.

 
 

People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it, it is real. But only for a season. LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant