A gift from God. A miracle in the making. That's the greatest, most wondrous news I could receive. And received, I did - from my brother. =)
So... I'm going to be an auntie now. Maasi! Tante! Tita! Gugu! ok. honestly, Gugu not so much. But the rest, yea, I just can't wait for my little nephew/niece (although I'd much prefer a nephew) to call me auntie in all these languages. How affectionate.. how sweet.
Ok. I think I'm way more excited than the mother. Haha. I actually googled on 'how to be an aunt' and Google, as always, has answers for the weirdest things. So I learnt that I should always offer to carry the baby when he/she's in a good mood, not when they're sick/miserable cos then they will associate me with unhappiness.
Hmm.. it's funny how I've been bugging Abi and Nas, my good friends, to let me be the god-mother of their future child. And now, I get to practice on my very own niece/nephew. I don't want to be a baby-sitter but I certainly want to occupy the position of an aunt, a secret-keeper, a matured playmate, a guardian. All in all, a loving kin the child can turn to for refuge, for guidance.
Anyway, I just can't wait to bring my niece for mani/pedi or wrestling with my nephew. Pillow fights, popcorn and make-up on the way! I hope to be their favourite, most coolest aunt ever!
Rainbows and butterflies... that was supposed to be the original title for my blog. The long-awaited and terribly overdue blog that I've wanted to create. So yeah, apparently this title was not available as a URL. Funny thing is when I checked, the blog with this title had already been removed. Haiz. Anyway, thought that rainbows-sam-butterflies would sound almost the same, and even a 2-year old kid would be able to pronounce it. hooray! Plus it has my name in it. So kudos to me!
Let's get to the essence of the blog's name and address. First of all, I've always put rainbows and butterflies together since I was a kid. I guess they symbolise happiness. The feeling of being carefree, of colour, of joy, of the wonderful idealistic paradise this world is currently lacking. Of course, there's also the connotation of transience. The temporary appearance of the rainbow after a storm. The elusive gentle flapping of the wings of a butterfly. No matter how short-lived, they are the little pleasures of life that God has so generously provided all of mankind. Likewise, I hope to use this blog as a platform to jot down the sudden thoughts and musings that come to me, the smallest of joys that I get to enjoy.
As you can tell, I have this fascination over the rain, hence, sweet.drizzle. The most beautiful sense of taste combined with the slight continuous drizzle that is refreshing and brings to mind memories once lived.