Letter from Loved One

The little mouse leaped with joy! For she received a letter from her little loved one far, far away. A letter from her little beloved “daughter”. Yes, you heard that right, her “DAUGHTER”. Well, ok, not exactly her “daughter” kinda “daughter”. Little Seaklim is the little mouse’s sponsored child. Which means, Seaklim is a child whom the little mouse commits to provide monthly provision to. 50 Dil, to be precise, each month. A little price to pay for the joy of helping a child in need.

Little Seaklim wrote:

Dear little mouse,

I’m was happy to recived a letter and a sticker. I’m well. I do not attend school yet. Because I am to young. I will go to school when I am 6 years old. I enjoy to play with my friends near my house. How are you and you family? In my country the weather is hot too. Because this is the dry season. I thank you for sent me a letter and photo to me. I wish you prosperity.

Thank from: Seaklim

Aww… Isn’t she sweeeeeet??? And she’s just 5 years old. Go on, get yourself a son or a daughter :) You never know the differences you can make in their life!



World Vision Official Web Site - http://www.worldvision.org
World Vision Malaysia - http://www.worldvision.com.my


Who Is World Vision?
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. The organization was started in 1950 by Dr. Bob Pierce, a young Christian minister, in China and then South Korea. Dr. Pierce, associated with the Youth for Christ organization, felt compassion for the children in his ministry.

World Vision began caring for orphans and other children in need throughout Asia and then eventually in more than 90 countries, embracing larger issues of community development and advocacy for the poor as part of its basic mission to help children and their families build a sustainable future. In 2005, World Vision's work by more than 20,000 staff across the globe affected the lives of 100 million people worldwide, including 1.85 million in the United States. Five million donors, supporters and volunteers helped the organization to achieve its goals.

Photography + Flowers

The little mouse may not know much about photography. But she's sure keen on trying her little hands on her camera.

*click* *click* *click*

Beautiful flowers from her cousin's garden :)

O Blistered Heel

O blistered heel, poor blistered heel,
Won’t you quickly heal, please quickly heal,
‘Cause I want to dance with zeal, yes, full with zeal,
In every moment we can steal, that we will steal.

Practice Dancing?

Steps on how to practice dancing
1) Switch on your TV
2) Switch on your Play Station
3) Remove your hand console
4) Assemble your dancing mat to your PS
5) Put in Dance Dance Revolution cd
6) Start dancing and jumping!

Why you should do it?
1) It's fun
2) Great way to exercise
3) It's fun
4) You don't need to go for dance lessons
5) It's fun
6) You don't need anyone to teach you
7) It's fun
8) You can create your own dance move
9) It's fun
10) Improve your mind-leg coordination

Things to note:
1) If you live in an apartment, please don't jump too hard late at night
2) Do not ever, ever, ever think of wearing dancing shoes (esp. ladies)
3) Start small, with slower beats and less steps.
4) Get a friend. Challenges can be fun.
5) Be very careful. It can be a very dangerous... er... sport.

Tetris, with a rock twist :)




The theme song of Tetris, namely Korobeiniki, is a Russian folk/dance song. It is based on a poem by Nikolai Alekseevich Nekrasov in the year 1861.

The Magic Flute

Mozart overdosed! The little mouse and her chipmunk friend is truly, really going to indulgence with Mozart. Lotsa lotsa Mozart this season!

Dancing Shoes

A mission she embarked with a friend,
On one bright sunny weekend,
In search for a shoe for her dancing delight,
So she could dance from morn’ till twilight.

To the land of Cheras, off they go,
In search of a shoe-maker that many told,
Taman Midah may not be a mine of gold,
But San Lee Shoe Shop must they behold.

Uncle Shoe-Maker humble as can be,
Though attending customer, busy as a bee,
Tips and advices he throws in for free,
On selecting good shoes for dancer wanna-be (me!).

Yes, a pair of shoe finally she ordered,
One with dark grey painted all over,
And two purple strips on the cover,
And shimmering dust glittering all over.

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San Lee shoe shop, located in Taman Midah, Cheras, sells custom made dancing shoes with a very reasonable and affordable price.

Contact Information:

San Lee Shoes,
11 Jln Midah 5,
Taman Midah, Cheras.
Contact Christine 03-9130-3236.

Mozart Indulgence

The little mouse finally has decided to abandon Beethoven for Mozart. Yes, the gentle looking Mozart beats the agonized, lion-haired Beethoven in winning her mousie heart! On top of that, actually, the little mouse could not get the Beethoven tickets. Still, the little mouse prefers Mozart’s piano sonatas.

Ladies, which do you prefer?
Neat hair guy?	Messy hair guy?

Dancing Shoes

Hear ye, hear ye!
Folks of Malaysia, hear ye!
The little mouse had found the shop,
For your sway, swing, twist and bop.

Kim Yuen shoe store near Petaling Street,
Selling shoes for your dancing feet,
Different shoes for different beat,
Special request if you have really big feet!

Yes, a good shoe for you to dance,
Or else you definitely can’t prance,
So, visit the shop when there’s chance,
And grab that shoe that stole your glance.

:)

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Kim Yuen Shoe-Maker is a dancing shoe shop located in Jalan Sultan (near Petaling Street), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Sells various dancing shoes for both genders, e.g.: latin, ballroom, ballet, etc.

Contact Information:

Kim Yuen Shoe-Maker
Superdancers Enterprise
Number 26, Jalan Sultan,
50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

For more information, visit their website at: http://www.kimyuen.com

Beethoven Concerto

After missing Beethoven piano concerto, the little mouse insist and persist on going to watch Beethoven violion concerto, though she does prefer piano more.





Some enlightenment from dear Mr. Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of music, and was the predominant figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music. His reputation and genius have inspired — and in many cases intimidated — ensuing generations of composers, musicians, and audiences. While primarily known today as a composer, he was also a celebrated virtuoso pianist and conductor, and an accomplished violinist.

Born in Bonn, Germany, he moved to Vienna, Austria, in his early twenties, and settled there, studying with Joseph Haydn and quickly gaining a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. In his late twenties he began to lose his hearing gradually, and yet he continued to produce notable masterpieces throughout his life, even when his deafness was almost total. Beethoven was one of the first composers who worked as a freelance — arranging subscription concerts, selling his compositions to publishers, and gaining financial support from a number of wealthy patrons — rather than being permanently employed by the church or by an aristocratic court.

Dance Information Online

Good central location to everything (well, almost) you want to know about dancing.

-> http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/dance.htm
Basically this is a central portal to various dancing web sites. Has many links to web sites on dances from ballroom, latin, hip hop, rock & rol, ballet, break dance, etc, and even web sites on general information on dancing.


-> http://www.ballroomdancers.com
My favourite hang out site. Loaded with dancing resources and information. Allows you to learn how to dance easily via step-by-step video (yes, video streaming on dance steps!), listen some sample dance music, buy/sell dancing apparel, etc.

Videos on dancing:
International Style
Waltz
Tango
Viennese Waltz
Foxtrot
Quickstep
Latin Dances
Cha Cha
Samba
Rumba
Paso Doble
Jive

American Style
Smooth Dances
Waltz
Tango
Foxtrot
Viennese Waltz
Rhythm Dances
Cha Cha
Rumba
East Coast Swing
Bolero
Mambo

Social & Nightclub Dances
East Coast Swing
West Coast Swing
Lindy Hop
Salsa

-> http://web.singnet.com.sg/~telemati/dance/steps/index.html
Teaches a lot of dances. The main shortcoming is that it is purely TEXT. Dance steps are described in text, making rather hard to imagine. But still, a good web site to really understand the steps, in a technical perspective.

Dances:
Standard Ballroom Dances
Foxtrot
Quickstep
Rhythm
Tango
Viennese Waltz
Waltz

Standard Latin Dances
Latin Cha Cha
Jive
Mambo
Paso Doble
Rumba
Samba

Social Dances
Rock 'n' Roll
Disco Rock
Social Cha Cha
Other Dances

Group Dances
Tap
Jazz

Unlocking Miracles

Dancing class was fun! Learn new steps, dance to the new beat. And yes, since the little mouse has yet to buy her purple dancing shoes, her feet are literally screaming for help.

“Ya,” said the little mouse, “I can hear my toes lamenting. But I am enjoying every beat! Woo hoo~”

And yes, she STILL has two left feet. And yes, she still holds her breathe when she dances.

“Breathe… You need to BREATHE!” exclaimed her dance instructor. Most probably because he do not want the trouble of dragging her unconscious body out of the space floor if she ever pass out.

The highlight was not only the dance, but also after the dance class.

It was late. And not to mention dark. There were only two of them; namely the little mouse and one of her friend from the dancing class. They were on paying the parking fee, when suddenly…

*cheng* *cheng* *cheng*



Another of her dancing friend, Trisie-Wisie, came to pay her parking fee as well. Haha! Got you… OK, back to story…

The little mouse and her friend waved to greet her.
Trisie-Wisie excited to see them.
Trisie-Wisie waved back.
Trisie-Wisie stepped out of her car.
Trisie-Wisie closed her car door…

Uh oh! Her car is still running. Her car key was still inside her car. And her car door was locked!

Spare keys, no. Locksmith, it was too late at night. Parking attendants, they looked like they are running away from them. Great, now what are they going to do. Attempt to break in, of course! So, there were three of them, in the empty parking lot, attempting to pull out parts from her car.

Then, a car passed by. Ohh… it was their dance instructor. He went off, but thank God he came back.

“Oh my,” he said, “how could this happened. And the car’s engine is still running. Ok, let me try. I have done this a few times.” Hmm… broken into cars a few times. Ironically, the statement seems assuring.

So, now there were four of them in the empty parking lot. He tried using a long steel, which he “extracted” from the car’s wipers, to unlock by sliding into door. But the steel was rather flimsy and short. Thus, after numerous attempts, they switched to Plan B, i.e.: breaking the window…

As the he was trying to “pull off” the car’s window, the little mouse and Trisie-Wisie attempt to unlock the door using her house door key. Yes, her house key. But as she attempt to thrust the key into the key hole, the little mouse noticed the door was opened!

“A miracle!” the dance instructor exclaimed. And yes, thank God! None of them really knew how the door suddenly became unlocked, but thank God indeed!

And so, it was a great experience for the little mouse. Not just that she had learnt new dance steps, but learnt, too, on how to break into cars. And of course she learnt that God is a god of miracles. No obstacle is too big for Him to overcome. No concern is too small for Him to care.

Yes, Lord. Make us awe! Amen.

Phantom of the Opera

Counting down two more months till watching Phantom of the Opera LIVE on stage! Yes, the little mouse and her chipmunk friend bought tickets to watch her ever so loved musical stage performance, staging down south in Lioncity. Oh, for her love on musicals, especially this! A dream come true indeed! The excitement and the anticipation!

That is why...

Her little friend is constantly reminding her to behave herself. And not, I repeat NOT, to sing along every song. The little mouse is very, very capable of that. Mind you, maybe she'll dance too. Yes, you heard that right. So, let's keep her in prayer, that she will be in her best behaviour, amen :)