Family
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008My grandmother from Stepfather #1 is critically ill. She is 93 years old. Now is the time that family converge to KL. I don’t think I have ever been to a funeral nor have I been in the presence of an impending death. It is a surreal feeling.
I brought Tee to see her today and […]
This is what Tee and her Nana do at parties…
Monday, December 1st, 2008For logistical reasons, I drove my Mom and Tee to the party that was held at a public venue. And because it was a thunderstorm, we were instructed by phone to park right in front. But when we did with my humble Japanese car, the security came up very quickly to chase us off.
“Excuse me, […]
A great way to celebrate your birthday!!!
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008This is a true story.
When Tee’s Godpa in New York turned 40, he hired a Charter Bus Rental NYC for a whole 12 hours and invited all his friends in New York and from out of town to party ALL DAY and ALL NIGHT LONG on a sightseeing bus!!! There was more booze than you […]
My definition of a productive day
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008I woke up at 845am on a Sunday morning. What??
Yes, it’s really me. Mamapumpkin on a Sunday morning. A changed person who no longer lies in till 11am. Get ready for the new me.
I managed to flip through 2 whole girly magazines(Female and Harper’s Bazaar, me time, yes! Me time!!!) before I got off my […]
Asking for favours
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Where do you draw the line in asking someone for a favour?
I am generally ok with people asking me DIRECTLY to babysit, do some free work for them, water their plants whilst they are on holiday, run an errand for them or pick their kid up from school. Ask me and I will tell you […]
No more birthday parties from here on
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Yes, we decided last night, the Hubs and I. What would really make him happy, and me too really, is that we no longer attend the many birthday parties that we have taken Tee to in the past. She will just have to adjust and learn that we cannot attend the crazy 30 or so […]
Helping family out
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008Someone has asked me to give their children some PMR history tuition and initially, I thought ok why not. They have no other option and I thought I could help a little. But after thinking more about it, I was asking myself, just when exactly am I going to find the time to do this, […]
The importance of family
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008This week, I have been thinking seriously about the family unit and what kind of family I want to build for Tee. As I come from a broken family and what the Hubs has isn’t exactly my ideal either, I will develop my own special family; all for the sake of Tee and hopefully, my […]
My daughter made me cry today….
Thursday, November 13th, 2008We had just finished classes and it was raining. Tee reminded me that it was HER TURN to listen to HER MUSIC in the car so I turned her CD on which immediately sounded out some high pitched screeching chipmunks attempting to ’sing’ the It’s A Small World song.
“Hey Mom!! Remember I went to Disneyland […]
Making time for people you love….
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Have you ever been down and out and close to thinking that life is no longer gratifying, and that every corner you turn throws you a hard punch on your nose, and you feel so alone because nobody really understands what it is you’re going through, or how hard you have to fight just to […]
12 hours with my in laws from Kota Bharu
Friday, October 24th, 2008At 9am this morning, Tee and I dashed out the door like professional sprinters running errands for the in laws, and I kissed my husband’s toes for canceling the plumber’s visit today as I really would have broken down to the floor and cried my eyeballs out.
After completing our errands with breakfast on the go […]
Coping with stress
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008I’ve had almost 10 days of intense stress now. There is a family crisis and I, being one of the saner ones in Eurasian Land, have become the mediator in the midst of a family squabble. *sigh* It’s everything to do with love and money. *sigh*
THEN. Tee is going through a tough time at school. […]
How to play a fun chain story game with children
Sunday, August 24th, 2008If you’d like to learn more fun games for children, or rather, more fun games to play with preschoolers, hop on to my other blog.
Today at dinner, we taught Tee how to play ‘create a story chain’ game. For those who suffered a deprived childhood, a story chain game is where one person starts a […]
The best roast chicken I’ve ever had
Monday, October 15th, 2007I’ve had many, many roast chickens in all my life but I must say that after 35 years, I’ve finally tasted the best. Ever. Today. My mother’s roast chicken is pretty good too but since she is Muslim, her cooking loses out sometimes for the lack of oinks.
The Hubs and Tee cooked me the best roast […]
Christmas Holidays in XXX
Sunday, October 14th, 2007For the last month we’ve been trying to book Air Asia tickets but for some reason, the Air Asia website hasn’t been accessible. I think too many people are on it to book their own holidays!
Finally today, I managed to get in and realised that the difference in each day that you travel, the price drops quite significantly. […]
I know my Mother would love this gift!
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007Just before Tee was born, my mother and I both watched the movie Stepmom with Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon where Susan Sarandon made this lovely quilt with photos of the family for her children because she was dying of cancer. My mother, who also has cancer, immediately wanted to do the same for Tee but […]
3 causes of death that will never be answered
Saturday, October 6th, 2007My best friend at Uni.
She had jumped off the 22nd floor of her father’s apartment without leaving a suicide note. She had called me the day before, from Singapore to London, to chat. The grief that I went through took a long time to heal and till today, a part of me is still missing. I […]
How I got a Kadazan aunt
Saturday, October 6th, 2007My grandparents have seven children but one fine day, my grandfather, who travelled to East Malaysia became a little naughty. The urge to have sex was uncontrollable as my grandmother was too busy taking care of the household, the children, her job etc. No excuse.
Do you want to know what he did? He started a […]