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My Hopes and Wishes for You My Dear Daughter

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Walk with me my baby girl, Hold my hand as I am holding yours, Feel the warmth of my fingers, Listen to our heartbeats become one. There are so many things I want to share, But first, let's walk and feel the earth under our feet, Let the cold breeze caresses our faces, Look up and see the blue and grey clouds hovering over us. This life is full of obstacles, my beautiful girl, And I wish I could shelter you from all of them, I want to protect you from all kind of weather in life, That would leave scars in your heart and your soul, Some might burden you with shame that you have to carry and answer for, I wish I could... I wish I could. Thing is my love, I can only tell you how to care for yourself, Guard your feelings, Listen to your heart, But always with a grain of salt, See the best in people, Be nice, Help those who need help, Speak good of others, Say sorry if you are wrong. Don't ruin other people's happin...

Mushroom Hunting And Memories of My Childhood

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          Picking mushroom was something I enjoyed doing when I was a little girl. Going around in the rubber plantation with my little brother and cousins, trying to find dead rotten rubber trees that might had mushroom on was one of our activities during rainy season. Our favorite that time was kulat sisir. Another favorite was kulat taon as we called it. Kulat taon is best to make clear soup with onion. I could see see and smell it until now. I love the smell of earth after rain and mushroom often gives me that pleasure. The forest and earth smell they have, give me a kind of joy I still don't understand until now. It is not the same joy when I go to the mall and buy something I like or something I wish for. It is just a different kind of joy. My father knows how much I love kulat sisir, so he will go in the rubber trees areas to find them for me every time I go home to Malaysia. Or he will got to pasar minggu in Tasek Gelugor to buy it. It cos...