Maru's Faves

My favourite food is : Noodles
My favourite collour: green
My favourite fruit: plum
My favourite sport: Volley
My favourite game: Tetris
My favourite animal: Chow Chow dog
My favourite cartoon: Sponge Bob
My favourite magazine: Better Homes and Gardens
My favourite place: Bookstore
My favourite cloth: pajamas
My favourite shoes: Croc slippers
My favourite hobbie: patchwork

my hubby , my daughter and I

Hi everybody

Before my daughter was born...I used ask my husband..

"Honey, could you check my mails for me? or
Did you have a nice day? How is your day? Could you see my mom ? Could you invite my family for a dinner?....

That was nice..only me.

Today it is different.

I don`t know why? I realize , if I need my husband ..my daughter needs him too.

Packing bags...My daughter in her bedroom and I in my bedroom.

"Honey could you help me pick my luggage ? Yes.

"Dad, I need you... Yes, I am coming.

"Dad , do you think I will need more socks? Hmm I don`t know..?

"Honey Where r u?

"Honey do you think it will be cold there? Yes, Take a jacket

"Dad r u busy?

"Dad , How many games Can I bring?" Only 2

"Honey.." " I am coming..."

"Honey do you have check bus and train timetable ?" Yes , I will do

"Dad"

"Dad, Have you seen my pencil case? No, I didn`t see it

"Honey ...I need you"

"Honey , Do you know where is my wallet?No , I don't

"Dad , pls I need talk to you!" Yes, I am coming...

"Dad , Can I have my dog today or tomorrow?or when I came back" Not now, sorry baby

"Honey ?!?" .." Wait a moment I am coming..."

"Honey , Could you charge my mobile?"Yes

"Dad , Pls could you take my towel? "Yes

"Dad ...
"Honey....
"Dad ...
"Honey....

Is it some type of competition? If so ...the winner is not my hubby. hehehe ...

learning English

There are six five words in the English language with the letter combination "uu." Muumuu, vacuum, continuum, duumvirate and duumvir, residuum.

The two longest one-syllable words in the English language are "screeched" and "strengths."

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

The oldest word in the English language is "town"

There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs six times: Indivisibility.

The "D" in D-day means "Day". The French term for "D-Day" is "J-jour".

The second longest word in the English language is "antidisestablishmenterianism".

Native speakers of Japanese learn Spanish much more easily than they learn English.

Native speakers of English learn Spanish much more easily than they learn Japanese.

The term "Mayday" used for signaling for help (after SOS), it comes from the French term "M'aidez" which is pronounced "MayDay" and means, "Help Me"


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Bob the lizard

Hi everybody !!!

My lizard friend come back again to visit me ! Arghh!!! I will named Bob the Lizard.

This time I have received it very well. All my friends told me ,they are harmless and nice to have in your garden. I prepared a good meal ( pieces of peach) and Voula ! Bob ate all 4 pieces of peach , it was a good signal. But , Bob the lizard run away...Maybe , tomorrow Bob will come back. I hope it. I start to like him..hehehehe

Song

I love music. My favourite songs come from all around the world. In Brz we have influences of many kind of music styles. When I was at College I learned MPB ( Brazilian Pop Music) and Bossa Nova. I always attended the church and I used to sing at the choir.My church was formed by Brazilian -Taiwanese and I learned some Taiwanese, Chinese and Brazilian Christian songs. It is amazing how music can touch everyone, everywhere . I sing when I am happy. I sing when I am sad .I sing when I am sick .I sing while I am dancing . I sing when I am bored. I sing while I use my computer .I sing when I go to the bath . It doesn't matter the situation I love singing. Sometime I don't just sing but I praise.

Every week I have a song ..I repeat and repeat again . It depends of my "week mood".

I love Christian`s music , , Chris Tomlin, Michael Smith, Brooke Fraser, Reuben Morgan, Joel Houston, Lenny Le Blanc, Beth and Matt Redman, Rush of Fools ..., my favourite songs for this week are " Saviour King" and "Hosanna". They have amazing lyrics and the singer put so much heart into it , it leaves me breathless every time I listen it . The many other songs by Hillsong have a similar effect on me.

Both music has a nice tune and I really like it . So I listened them a lot. I was doing my hair and my make up this morning and I was listening to them fm my Ipod .

I like verse 2 and chorus... "...Let now Your church shine as your bride That you saw in your heart as you offered up your life, Let now the lost be welcomed home By the saved and redeemed those adopted as your own..Let now our hearts burn with a flame A fire consume all for your Son's holy Name and with the heavens we declare You are ou King..." (I love this part..)

Thinking to myself , WOW what an awesome song . So I put it on repeat and singing over and over.

GBU

zzzzZZZZZ

I am a very deep sleeper. It is not easy for me fall asleep, but once I am sleep , I am dead to the world. But if I haven't a good reason to wake up, be careful I will lose my temper.

My hubby when he sleeps, he is really dead. No fire alarm, earthquake, nor horrendous disaster could awaken him from his beauty sleep. I remember when I was living in JPN, It was having a earthquake and I scared and He didn`t wake up .

I honestly wonder if it is some sort of illness, I don`t understand my hubby "sleeping beauty disorder".My husband has not 1 alarm clock but 2 , to wake him up in the morning. Each are set to go off 5 minutes apart from each other so that he might be able to hear one of them and wake up.

However, for me it is terrible I have to wake up and turn off his alarm clock.

Hot Chai Latte

My first Chai Latte, It was amazing. I will never forget.

I have never tried before , for me from BRZ .It is a big challenge, request my own coffee without language knowledge. My English is not perfect and my grammar for my point of view is terrible. So , I was in the line at Coffee shop and I saw many types of coffee and tea...hmmm..I will choose Chai Latte.. I guess the meaning hahahaha. In my confused mind ( Portuguese, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese culture) .hmm... It`s Chai for tea ( Portuguese is Cha) and Latte ( Portuguese , milk is leite and Spanish is lecche). I concluded with my capacity to guess , Chai Latte it is Tea and Milk.

For my language mistake...heehee I love Chai Latte.

I went to Woolworths ( Supermarket) and I found many types of Chai latte. I bought , not 1 but 10 boxes of different blends of Chai tea.

The good one is "Twinings, A lightly spiced Black tea infused with ginger and cinnamon , flavoured with star anise and clove. Yummy...

I appreciate so much Chai Latte.

I love those Chai latte avaiable at coffee houses around town, but I hate paying 3,50 dollars for a drink. So I start my research of the recipe for a Chai tea. I didn`t try it , but it is a recipe to start tinkering with.

Homemade Chai Tea

Makes 4 cups

2 cups water
2 black tea bags
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup honey
2 cups milk, soymilk or milk substitute
In a medium saucepan, combine water, tea bags, vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and honey. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Remove tea bags. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. To serve, combine equal parts of tea mixture and milk. Heat on stovetop or in microwave.

GBU

For this I am grateful

Jesus

Waking up to a new day .

Discovering love among my everyday friends.

Flannel Pajamas

Bible

Slippers

Cherry Ripes

Neddles

Toilet paper ( Have you imagine the world without toilet paper?)

Umbrella

My daughter

My hubby

The snow melting and the cherry blossoms beginning to bloom

Good laugh

Good cry

Naptime

Sewing Machine

Dishwasher

Laundry Machine

Shopping

Living in a country where I can be anything I want to be

A smell of baked apples and cinnamon fills my kitchen

Just having enough

Star Wars

Indiana Jones

My marriage

Feta Cheese

Olive Oil

Olives

Cooking Books

Mistery Books

Romance

The way my daughter looked into my eyes

Wedding pictures that bring me back memories of the best day of my life

My daughter's pictures that bring me back memories .How she is growing up

Every morning my hubby kiss me

I know what I am doing here , and I have a lot of work to do

The gift of music , which follows me everywhere

Not wanting what my neighbor has

Living in a safety country

A smile from my husband

The chance to sing all day, every day

Sunday mornings, the church, new faces, Sunday service, a cup tea, and a time to just be.

The smell of my daughter's feet, fresh and new

The stories seniors tell me

A beautiful blue sky. I wish that everyone who`s not live in Oz could experience the view from my backyard.

The sound of rain on my windowpane as I fall asleep.

People in my life who make me laugh, and there are a lot of them

Baked macaroni and cheese, with cheese in every bite.

The colour pink

Legs that can walk, arms that can hug and eyes that can see the beauty around me.

My first trip to JPN

Popcorn, coke and a good movie

Ozzie beautiful beaches

To love and be loved

Dogs that wake you up with cold nose

Friends who aren`t afraid to say , "I love you , and I praying for you.

Friends who aren`t afraid to ask a favor

For my family

For my brother who lives in TX

The written word and endless cups tea

For my mouth I can speak

For my ears so I can hear

Having a ability to forgive. It is not easy to forgive

A husband who's I have to wake up every morning

My new friends in Oz .

My family and new friends. We keep getting better at loving and supporting each other.

My Friend who traveled for 12 hours just to see me for one.

Old friends who cry in cars

Time to live with wonder and curiosity

Memory

Christmas Music

My hubby who might not always understand me but always loves me

My hubby's soft hand to hold as we grow old together

To my Heavenly Father who always taking care of me

Finally , "I pray that you have everything in life you want , but more important , I pray you want everything in life you have"

I

I am grateful for just being me

I believe in Jesus Christ

I am slipper lady ( I love wear slippers).

I think everybody wants to be loved

I am scared of mice and lizzards and snakes

I love "I remember" song on the Halmark commercial

I regret for silly things I have did

I care about how others feels about me

I pray for people who needs care and love

I read Bible

I always listen music when I play on the computer

I dance when I am happy

I cry when someone hurts and I couldn`t help

I write long letters

I hate when my cake burn it

I should phone to my friends

I am not always right

I always sing in the shower and in the car

I am not ready to go to work

I miss fry polenta

I smell basil fm my garden

I hide from bad guys

I wish I could sleep more

I watched 7 news

I need more space

I don`t have space to put my stuffs

I realize my toilet`s flush is broken

I hear my husband complaints

I hear my daughter complaints

I fear mean people

I crave Cherry Ripes.

I send SMS to my hubby almost every day

I like spend money in treads, fabrics, stationery,books,neddles...

I wish my sister could marry this year.

I hope I could go back to my hometown and take my books

I wonder I could not kill my plants.

I love when my hubby call me only "marutian"and kiss my head.

I hate when my hubby call me "marutian,marutian tsc tsc" and waved his head.

I have to learn How to drive a car.

God

"I had a question to you ", the Pastor said. Who is your God? and my mind start "think! think!think!"hmmm... I have lived most of my life believing in one God. The Supreme being , the Creator and the Ruler of the universe. Who am I worshiping? We had worship God or ourselves? Who am I reverenced? How much I know God? Everybody have different perpectives , I had heard somebody said we are God because we control our life and destiny. Is that true? Can we control our body against pain? Some people can do it. Hindus people can walk on fire stones and they don`t feel pain . I can`t do it =P. hehehe...

I believe in one God who loves me. My God loves everybody.My God is the begin and the end.

Who doesn`t have any disappoiments? I can hide in my God wings and I feel protected and loved. I can talk to Him and my God never judge me . He knows my character, my imperfections and my mistakes.

How can you find God? I have my own experience and I know how God reveals Himself in this world. If you know His son Jesus, you will know Who is God.