ranting

1 of those times where I feel moody.
hubs and me not talking. today is the 2nd day.
he doesn't think he did anything wrong, neither did I.

rec'd an email from the boss which adds onto my moodiness.
tried retail therapy but it doesn't work.

was feeling so bad tt I very nearly cried in the train on the way home.
why? hopefully when the storm is over, I can look back n think what a trivial matter it was.

now, it felt as I have something pressing in my heart and wanted to cry it out.
makes me wonder which is more painful - emotional pain or physical pain?

New Job...

New job seems ok for now.
Was flooded with assignments the 1st week I joined.
So much for honeymoon period! :P

But so far, I enjoyed the environment here...
nice colleagues to work with.
No need to worry about office polictics.
A refreshing change.

did some Teacher's day card with the girls.
Kady enjoyed herself. She's really into arts...
Vera was just horsing around... enjoying the company I guessed.

of late, it seemed that Vera's super sticky to me.
She wants me to be around her all the time....
if I walked off for abit, she'll come looking for me within 5mins!
Really dunno to be pleased or pissed... LOL...

Onward with another adventure, another opportunity

Have left my ex co after working 4.5years there... one of the longest period of time that I have worked in a company. Seen a lot of colleagues going and coming...
Mixed feelings. Happy with the new adventure that I will be embarking on and yet... I think I will mix my bunch of colleagues.

So now I have about a week's off before I start my new work and am trying to cook for the family. :)

Made Japanese stew the other day.
Surprisingly easy to make.

ingredients
Beef cut into cubes
bonito stock
potatoes cut into cubes/ chunks
carrots cut into cubes/ chunks
sake or white cooking wine
1 onion chopped
pepper
soy sauce
brown sugar

steps
brown the onions then add in beef (marinate with pepper, soy sauce) to brown as well.
add in bonito stock and bring to a boil, then switch to low fire and simmer for about an hour
then add in carrots and potatoes and simmer for about another 30mins till vegs are all soft and meat tender.
Serve with plain rice.

Kady loved it so I might just make it again. :)

Yesterday I made Cashew Nut & Walnut Soup, Stir Fried Pork with OJ and normal stir fried vegs.

Tonight's menu - Five Spice Pork Trotters with Lemongrass, Stir Fried Broccoli with Prawns and Meat patties... :)

Butterfly Kisses...

Who would have thought a Simple Song like Butterfly Kisses would invoke such feelings in me.


Hearing the song, reading the words...
I realised that I never really knew my dad.
Did he loved me?
Does he think of me every now and then?
Can he even remembered that he had a daughter somewhere out there?

The lyrics made me cry...
Pain that stabbed me in my heart that I didn't even knew existed.
I thought I didn't care
I thought that I will do fine
I thought that it doesn't matter
and things are better this way...

Well - I can only think of it this way
'cause I don't think I will ever know if he had loved me
if he had thought of me
rather than to have the cruel truth of knowing
that he hadn't care,
hadn't love,
hadn't matter...
I would prefer to leave it as it is.

I am just thankful that I have a wonderful husband who is everything my own dad wasn't.
A dad who is always there for his girls.

Thank you - Darling!

Here pox, there pox

Caught the chicken pox virus since Monday.
Grew a lot of 'poxes' on my body, back and especially on my scalp!

The ones on my scalp are the most painful.
They are like acne - very swollen and painful.

Tried using ACV (Apple cider vinegar) mixed with water and wipe on the affected areas.
Seemed to be able to help with the itch and help the drying up...

Dh has been wonderful... helping with taking care of the kids and me. :)
Made me cooling drinks, porridge and stuff.

How great it is to have such a wonderful and loving dh!

P1 Update for Kady

This is looong overdue. :P

Kady's school recently organized a Communication session for the P1 parents to let us know the activities/ plans up ahead...

I must say that I am impressed.
Not 'cos that they do the session but cos of all the plans that was lined up for the little P1 kids!
They are organizing outdoor trips to Resort World Sentosa and Universal Studio in the last week of Term 2 and Term 3.
Thereafter - the children need to do a Show and Tell in public so that they can learn to communicate and do a little 'public speaking' per se.

And - they have a studio of sorts that children can try out doing stuff like reporting, DJs, etc.
heck! They even have their own radio station so tt kids can dedicate songs!

And there is plans for them to re-do a section of the school to a Mini Science area where children can learn but science is a 'fun' and creative environment.
They are even going to create an online portal for the kids to log in and learn! (will be ready in March, I think.)

The best part - NO EXAMS this year!!! Instead, the P1 kids will be assessed on their usual work/ small projects.

The classroom sitting is in clusters/ groups. So that they can learn to work as a group.
In their classrooms, they have computers and a mini library!
Kids will get time to be on the computer and they will be teaching them keyboard skills as well.

Updates from the teacher was that Kady is very vocal (i.e. talkative lah!) and confident.
Enjoy arts and PE lessons.
Is the appointed Asst. Group Leader for English, Group Leader for Mandarin and the Art Monitor!

Since Jan, Kady has fought with her classmates twice!
'cos 1 time - someone smack her, and the other time - someone pissed her off.

My idiot brother told her that she shouldn't smack the kid back.
What she should have done was smack the kid, then drag the kid to the teacher and tell the teacher tt the kid smack her!
Good thing she didn't pay notice to my bro! *whew*

Overall - she has been coping well and both english and mandarin teacher said she is quite bright and a fast learner.

The start of a New Year - 2010

Its Kady's 1st day at Primary School today...
Time really flies. Its like she has suddenly just grow overnight and no longer a little baby.

Kady is very independent and brave today.
We dropped her off at the Student Care (which thankfully is within the school compound!)
and stayed with her for like 5mins before asking her if she is okay to be on her own.
She said its fine and that we can go...
Still I lingered around and saw that my independent baby went up to the teacher to asked for some coloring pages to color to entertain herself.
I hope she will be able to do well in school - be it behavioral or studies.
I hope she will like school so that we can have 1 less worry.

Kady - if you are reading this (one day down the road), Be assured that Mummy and Daddy is very proud of you and we Love you so much!