Very Angry on 28.5.2011

Today is a Saturday and I am extremely angry on this day. TH and JW gave me a bad day.

I woke up rather late today due to medication. I am having a bad cold and slight sore throat. I caught the flu virus from TH just yesterday and he has fully recovered today. Anyway, we went to have lunch at Tokyo and had a 1.5kg pak so koong fish which we all supposed to enjoy together. But it turned out not so because our dear JW just couldnt control her EQ. We were discussing about ordering in advance the sang kwat bak kut teh at Jln Ipoh for tomorrow lunch with JL and CC. CC wants to try out the sang kwat but this little gal kept pestering us not to go there as she doesnt want to have sang kwat because the meat is too hard for her. I told her sometimes we have to compromise and be kind. Since CC wants to try, we should just bring him. Then on, she showed her papaya face and gave us silent treatment all throughout the meal. There goes our nice lunch:(

So, we came home and as usual, I punished her by making her do her school homeworks for the entire day and banned all favourite activites. I really hope she can have better control of her EQ and be a stronger gal. Good EQ is an attributes to success in her future.

Hmm, now she kept coming to me trying to be nice, hoping that I will lift the ban. Too bad, I am still angry now because of another blunder, this time by the man in the house. The ban stays for now.

Here goes, TH told me when the gardener came and trimmed our grass this morning, he also spent the entire hour at the backyard, clearing the grass. I guess he wanted me to appreciate his hard work. Then, came the shock, when we walked to the backyard, OMG! my nice pine tree at the corner was trimmed and tranformed into a bald old tree, probably looks exactly his age:( It is one of my favourite trees in the house. So angry with him. I told him I will trim his hair half bald tonite when he's asleep and he'll understand how pathetic it is. Now, I am totally stunned and dont know what to do with my tree. It is so ugly at the corner. I just cant imagine what kind of mentality he has. It is truly an awful bad job, a total failure, yeak! And he cant see it. So pity my tree. Also, he threw two of my potted plants that mom gave me, so heart sick. Though they are quite old plants but those are of sentimental values and precious to me. Such a busybody, nothing to do but to mess up my backyard!!!! Then he quietly left for work, feeling quilty and bad. Serve him right!

I have just taken my medication and is now lying on bed, penning this at the same time, watching the Sudirman Badminton Semifinal live on TV. I hope I can be drowsy soon and forget about this nightmare. What an awful day:(

Well, it's 8:30pm now and I am continuing this blog. We had steamboat at the restaurantbehind Hong kee and this time, my dear gal seems to learn her lesson well. She behaves especially well at the table. But I realized I made a mistake when she finally told me that her outburst over lunch was because I didnt listen to what she has to say. Oh dear! I got it all wrong. Yes, I admit that I seldom listen to the kids seriously and so does TH. We, adults tend to get impatient with kids and sometimes, fail to respect them. The kids are actually here to teach us. They always laugh without reason, simply because it feels good. They dont analyse and work thing out like adults do, they just get busy for no reason. Ok, thanks to JW for teaching me this little lesson. I will open up and start learning from them, I will listen more to them, give more quality time to them and not take them for granted. Must remember, must remember!!!!

26.5.2011

Today is just another ordinary day and I am now in the car waiting for TH to get his appointment number at the Selayang Hospital for his routine blood test. After taking his number, we will head home to take bath before coming back here again. As the blood test is free, it normally takes an hour or two to be in the queue.

Well, today is the last day of exam for JS and he asked me to fetch him earlier today as he wants to rush home to celebrate with his friends, playing his trendiest computer game, The Sudden Attack together. He told me his classmate, Joshua created a website specially for class 2C and 2P to compete during the next week school holiday. Initially Joshua didnt include JS in the game as JS has not master the game yet and is therefore a weak player. But after JS pleaded with him, he got in but the plan is for him to be the bait in the team where he will have to sacrifice. Well, he said he's happy that at least, he got to play. Still my childish boy. Hope he will continue to work hard and keep up with his good job in his studies. Love him:)

As for little JW, she did a fairly good job too, exam is over and results are out. She got 13th placing out of the 351 students in Standard 4. Well, though she's not as hard working as JS, she has endured a rather tough routine as she has to spend her entire day at school and tuition. She attends school at 7am till 3:30pm and continues with tuition from 4:30pm till 6:30pm. She will then have to finish all her homework for the day in order to pass up the next day. Since she's in the top class, she normally gets a load of homework i.e. average about 10 books. At one point, I thought she's just doing her study in terms of quantity and not quality anymore. She has to rush her work so much so that she could not possibly digest them. Hmm... it's really hectic for my poor gal. Anyway, she still manage and I am proud of her. She's such a gem:)

Labour Day 2011

It's 4:30pm and I am now sitting in front of the tv, waiting for the India Open Badminton Final to start any moment. Had yong tau foo in Kepong this morning with in laws, then headed to Jaya Jusco Kepong to shop for some stationeries and workbooks needed by the kids. The kids spent more than an hour at Popular while TH and I had some leisure shopping at the supermarket. Later, we went to Tuck Kee for a late dim sum. It was a pleasant lunch and we had some good chat over it.

Now back home, Js is helping Jw in her revision for exam next week and she is really giving him a hard day. Poor JS, I am so grateful to him for helping out though he's not too willing. I sort of got hima deal in exchange of extra hours of computer games. It works!

JS had finished revising Science with her and he jokingly went up to my room to have his blood pressure measured, he's such a humour. It's 116, perfectly ok, can still continue with d revision, hehehe.....

Actually I should thanks TH for relieving me of this heavy task. Due to his insistence in getting the kids Chinese education, I cant help but to send them to tuitions. But since JS has done a good job in his studies, I try to pass this bucket to him in hope that she can excel in her studies as good as him. After all, they both comes from the same school and got the same class teacher too, Madam Thong, a serious and strict teacher.

Oh! when we were buying school shoe for JS just now at Jaya Jusco, I was rather surprised to notice a change in him. He actually spent quite some time in selecting those shoes and testing them patiently to make sure he pick the right one. It is so unlike him, well guess he has grown up and transforming..... But I have an uneasy feeling realising time flies yet again and soon my two little darlings will slip into teenage hood and adult hood and GOD knows what will happen then. Hopefully, I can still cope:)

India Trip - March 2010

I was kind of reluctant to go to India this Chinese New Year. But since father in law insisted to go there for a vacation and everyone else agreed, I didnt want to be left behind. So to India I went! with TH, parents in law, Seah, Irene and Susan.

India had never been of an interest to me. It terrified me to think of getting health jabs prior to departure. I was also worried about the hygiene there.

It was winter and my first destination was Kashmir, followed by the Golden Triangle i.e. New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.

It was eye opening the minute I set foot in Kashmir. A huge, beautiful lake surrounded by lovely snow-capped mountains greeted me. The gondolas and houseboats in the lake were so unique that we stayed in one house boat for two nights, a great experience.

Then, we made our way up the mountain in a sleigh and got down in a cable car. The snowy scenery and tall pine trees were spectacular and breathtaking. I had tremendous fun up there. Later, we travelled to the Golden Triangle and visited interesting forts, beautiful monuments and had a joyful elephant ride up the hill. I stood in awe in front of the most lauded attraction in India, the magnificent Taj Mahal. It was just brilliant!

We travelled a lot by bus, from one place to another. We shared road with camels, goats, sheep, cows, horses and monkeys. There were no traffic lights and drivers honked to make way for each other. Sad to say, the living conditions were pretty bad.

However I must salute the locals, especially the young ones, who peddled stuff by the roadside. Out of desperation, they had to work extremely hard to earn a living. They were so full of energy and persistence. Though they could be irritating at times, they were harmless. Handicraft and souvenir items were attractive and affordable too.

All in all, I had a good trip and a lifetime experience. Oh, I also met a rather charming man, Mr. Heera and his family on this trip and he kept us entertained throughout the trip with his magic tricks and good humour. He's a trainer in nature and a nice man.

I must admit my perception of India is totally wrong. India is indeed a country full of charm and beauty. As the saying goes, never judge a book by its cover. It's so true!

Memorable Gold Coast - 24 Nov 2010

On my bed now in our Palm Cabin @ Ashmore Palm Village, it's 10:30pm local time i.e. 8:30pm back home. TH and the kids are watching Water Horse while I am penning this.

This trip is actually a reward for JS who scored straight As in his UPSR last year. This holiday is a year overdue and after half a year planning, we are actually here.

It was an awesome trip. A trip that has brought back the excitement of yesteryear especially for a 41 year old mum, me!

We picked up our hired car from the Brisbane Airport and headed down to Gold Coast excitedly. It took us less than an hour to reach our destination, The Ashmore Palm Village. With our navigation device, GPS, travelling in our car on our own was easy, fun and relaxing.

Weather was cooling and breezy this time of November and it was almost perfect for our outings to the theme parks. We visited Movie World, Sea World, Dream World, Wet n Wild and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.

Initially, I was reluctant to do the items at the theme parks but due to the kids persistence and excitement, I hated to dissappoint them, I gave in for their sake. The outcome was the least I expected. We had tremendous fun doing those items together, be it the kids ride or the more challenging ones. We were so carried away by the excitement and thrill so much so that we behaved like we were in our teens, cool! We had ice cream, pop corns, soft drinks, etc together everywhere we went and I almost forgot what CALORIES are......

I am so glad that we made this trip at this stage of life when my two darlings 'shine' like glittering gold. It was so fun to be with them on this trip. I will always remember the memorable moments on this trip. Little JW so eagerly to do the Tornado at Wet n Wild with us but ended up bursting in tears after completing the ride, out of extreme fear. It was an impromptu response and we were all taken aback. We felt in love with a cute little dancing bird called Sam at the backyard of our cabin and it makes us laugh each time we visited it. It danced vigirously for us without fail, amazing! TH had fun with the kitchen utensil each day, got up early and enjoyed preparing breakfast for all of us, nice! Not forgotten that lovely afternoon, we bought a whole roasted chicken from Woolworth Supermarket, drove to the sea side, winded down our car window to feel the cool breeze and strong waves and tore the chicken apart with our bare hands and enjoyed it while listening to our own Jay Chou CD. It was so relaxing.

About Woolworths Supermarket, we patronized it almost every day, stocked our breakfast and snacks. We bought lots of chocolates, gummies, ice cream, marshmellow, cookies, fruits and those Australian products are simply yummy. And they have this self service check out machines where we scan, pack and pay on our own without a cashier. Am so proud of my kids, real fast learners they are, they can master the machines in few minutes and from then on, they fought to be the cashier everytime we check out, hehehe.

As our holiday was about to end, we spent the last two days in Brisbane where we visited most of the parks and pools in the city. The Brisbane river moved me, it was so beautiful at night. We couldnt help but did a packed dinner on the bench at the river bank. No wonder most people wish to migrate to that part of the world, I agree no less.

Mother's Day 2011

Today is Mother's Day, 8.5.11 on a hot Sunday. These few days, weather has been extremely hot and dry. It's 3pm now and I am watching a DVD with TH while penning this.

Woke up at 11:30am this morning after a night out last nite with Cheri, YHO, Joanne and KCP at Boston, Mt Kiara. Had lunch at Sin Kah Hei just now. I am feeling good today apart from the hangover. JW gave me a card and a stalk of artificial flower which she secretly bought from school. It was very lovely of her. Just yesterday, I caned her badly for being irresponsible, not bother to remember the exam subjects on each day. But today, she seems to forget about the caning and came running excitedly to me with her little gifts and gave me a warm sweet smile. I was so moved because she reminded me of a 'UNCONDITIONAL LOVE'. I also notice that JS felt bad when JW handed me her gifts while he didnt. I didnt blame him because he has already given me the best gift ever on this Mother's Day just yesterday. Yesterday, we were invited to the Honour's Day at Wesley Methodist. The school gave him an award for his academic achievement last year. In fact, he was one of the top two in Class 1W. He did me proud again.

Now, he is helping JW with her revision for exam tomorrow and they have been revising for almost 4 hours. I can feel that they are doing it so obediently and seriously for me on this day, hehehe:) Love them both very much! They make my life. I thanks GOD for his blessings.

JS has a special talent. He can easily spread joy to others. He brings positive energy. A simple humour or action from him can easily make JW laugh till she shed tears. I can see that he brings so much joy to his little sister. JW adores him very much but it is out of jealousy that she sometimes curse her brother. Again, I see some improvement in her EQ compared to those days. Happy for her!

Saddest Day in 2011

I just couldnt control my emotion on this day when brother told that he is thinking of migration to Melbourne soon. It hurts so much to realise that he wants to leave everything behind including me and JL and go where he has almost nothing. If he has a promising future ahead awaiting for him, I understand and I totally support him but this is not the case. It is merely the wish of ML under the pretext of better education for the kids that has no justification at all.

I know it's his choice and I cannot meddle with his life but I am so so sad. Kept shedding tears at the thought of it. Perhaps, dad and mom are crying with me too, it's drizzling now.

I always thought life is meant to be simple. If we cannot be happy here, we will never be happy no matter where we go:(

Adorable 10 year old JW

Thought of putting this innocent gesture down for sweet memories. These pictures are my personal exhibits of a daily habit of my little 10 year old JW. She never fail to do this everytime she leaves the car for school every morning and the teddy will stay put until she boards the car after school. I see simple joy in her face each time she gets into the car and cheerfully unfasten the seat belt of teddy. By looking at teddy at the back seat each time I drive, it makes my day. Soooooo sweet!