As the weeks go by, I am being more convinced that the weeks have been shortened to three days, that is Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Where have Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (I have to state the days just in case they may become “things of the past” and get forgotten) gone? Phew! Talk about runaway trains!

Haha! As the saying goes, “How fast time flies when you are having fun” (No “?” because it is a statement, not a question😁).

Yes, we have had a great week, gone by. It may seem that we did our usual. However, if I apply that every moment forward is the future; the moment now is the present; and the moment gone by is the past; then things were actually different. We may have some of our usual family and friends, the time was different, which make the moments at each point of time, different. Which means different experiences.

I believe that we have to embrace and immerse ourselves in each moment. Then, possibly we will not take time for granted. This involves a lot of deep thinking. “To be or not to be?”, that is the question. Haha. I am writing this essay at 3.45am. So, just in case I snooze off zzzzzzzzzz.

Last week, At Amcorp Mall; it was another fun weekend. One of the people whom Jeannie, The Batik Influencer and I, the Hatted Writer; have not met for a long time, since our children were swim training at PADE Supersharkz and competitive swim championships was fellow parent and good friend, Emmanuel Pio. As this guy walked past, I recognised him and called out to him.

Emmanuel looked just the same, maybe a few more strands of grey hair; looking good. It was wonderful to come to speed about his family and ours. Emmanuel has been and is super friendly. With a smile that disarms the strange from stranger, no wonder. He got a personalised copy of my book SPARKS OF JOY – SEIZE THE MOMENT. We confirmed that our contact numbers remain unchanged and look forward to seeing each other more often.

Danny, who purchased a copy of the book two weeks ago, came by to share some of his thoughts about the book. He likes the book, finding it a good read. He now knows many of the people who are in the book and feels that he has become their friends. It was a wonderful compliment. Danny also bought a couple of items on display while at our booth on his current visit.

The Batik Influencer had her fair share of “work” to do. Many of her JEANNIE’S OWN Batik Cape Creations were snapped up. She was in her element promoting Malaysia in the beauty of her Batik Cape Creations.

A fellow booth operator, Data Nadesan, acquired his copy of SPARKS OF JOY – SEIZE THE MOMENT. A well-read person who never seems to have read enough of books, he proudly dictated the personalization of his copy.

The weekend was over before we could say, “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”. (1)

This weekend, that is, today, March 29th, and tomorrow, March 30th; we will be at Amcorp Mall, at Booth F1.08, First Floor. The JEANNIE’S OWN label Batik Cape Creations are all limited editions, with a few pieces available. Come early for your choice of design, more so; to ensure you get your Batik Cape Creation piece.

I will be there, at hand to personalise your copy of SPARKS FOR JOY – SEIZE THE MOMENT. I will be most happy to chat with all of you on the multiple essays I have written. See you all at Amcorp this weekend.

NOTES:
1. Made popular in the “Mary Poppins” Musical. The word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is said to be simply a word used as “something to say when you have nothing to say,” but the mouthful of nonsensical syllables certainly has brought cheer to audiences for decades.
It turns out the first established use of the word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”—or at least a word that comes extremely close—was not in London, by a mysterious nanny or a chimney sweep. It came from Helen Herman, a student at Syracuse University in 1931. She was a student writer.
Syracuse University News, https://news.syr.edu/blog/2016/12/20/first-known-use-of-mary-poppins-best-known-word-not-in-london-but-in-do/

Address:
Amcorp Shopping Mall,
Booth 1.08, 1st Floor, ,
8, Jalan, Persiaran Barat, Seksyen 52 Petaling Jaya, 46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: March 29th – March 30th,  2025
Time: 10.00am to 5.30pm (can be extended to 7.00pm)