well, we had a great time watching claire's performance last night held at 'la salle college of arts'. well, at least for the first time, my hubby was not stealing his moments of sleep and i caught him laughing at the young boys in the drama group, who actually put up a real excellent performance, acting as 'street gang boys'!
the building was artistically designed, all black in colour. joy was quite thrilled with the place as she was stimulated by the aesthetic beauty of it. joy greeted 2 teachers who nearly couldn't recognise her, since she's really turned from an cutsey fat cat to a graceful swan.
when it was claire's chinese performance dance, joy and i were trying to locate her about 10 rows from the front stage. haha, then we saw a butt moving impatiently and trying to lift her head to take a peek, we knew that was her! joy even used the term 坐立不安 to describe claire.
well, hubby and i were indeed surprised that claire actually danced very gracefully, with her slender fingers evidently visible from our seats. she was all smiles too....and more importantly, without her ugly glasses, haha.
hubby commented,"wow, i didnt knw she's so tall now!" aiyo, what a lame comment, right? of coz, i'm always pleased that my 2 girls are not puny-sized like me. 高人一等也比较有气势嘛！
when the whole show ended, joy was bz taking pics with claire, as if she was the star. we also complimented her on her good show, having agile body and being flexible with her fingers, moving around like a 'pea-hen', haha.
claire shared that when she was positioned on stage, one irritating girl actually told her,"move aside. not enough space!"
"did u tell her to 'shut up'?" i asked.
"yes, i did!" she responded.
"but did she hear u?" i quizzed.
"erm..she didn't hear me!" she said it as a matter-of-factly.
haha, so it was cursing comment in her heart, afterall.
well, our whole family loved the show, esp the 'indian dance'... i was laughing out so loud as i watched a fat indian girl looking so out of proportion from the rest (thks to being alerted by hubby about her presence), with big tummy and 'extremely flexible' fingers that looked 'detached' from her arms and body, when she swayed.....clumsy yet flexible.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Friday, June 24, 2011
restlessness
claire seemed very restless after 3 weeks of hol. she's most happy when she meets her cousins for bfst and to play.
well, maybe it's the raging hormones age. maybe, it's just her fidgety nature. maybe, she's got too much energy.
she looked like she just couldn't settle down to do her work well. i reckon it was the uncomfortable dining chairs that resulted in her not wanting to sit at the living room area. so, doing hmewrk for her is simply sitting on the floor at TV area, and bearing with all distractions. this caused her hmewrk assignment to take longer time to complete, not even mentioning about she taking time in between to do other things like i-touch, hp or talk/ watch tv.
i hv alerted to hubby to getting new chairs. but he prefers to wait for the renovation work to be completed in the rooms, which i couldn't understand. they are independent matters. i will convince him to doing the shopping with me soon...else, claire's posture will suffer.
just last nite, this audacious girl saw me lying down on the sofa working on my math problem sums.
she asked,"mommy, i thot u said we must watch out for our posture!"
i 'retaliated', "i'm not doing work, just running thru questions!"
she rattled on a little bit more, so i decided to get up....痛脚被抓，我还能躺得那么舒服吗？
then, claire alerted me that she needs help on sat morn to work on her chinese compo. i casually answered,"no need lah. u sure can do it! just look thru the book with gd phrases and copy here and there lah...that's how i learnt when i was young too!"
she started whining,"u always dun help me. i cannot handle myself. it's very tough this time round. i dunno what to write!"
in a fit of mild rage over her whining tone, i said,"then sign up for creative writing class and attend weekly sat lesson lor!"
ha, u could imagine the silent battle break out again!
from her view, i wasnt helpful. but from my perspective, she's 11 this yr and needs to develop independence. i knw it's not an easy stage, but what i like to see is, a kid needs to put in effort to try...always seeking help from the parent will only paralyse them in due course.
when she argued that i'm not giving her much help, i started my story again," u hv so much and yet always demanding for more. soon, u will find ur friends all leaving u, and u will be left with nothing!" ha, there went my harsh statement again.
so, she kept silent and showing the moods again.
sleeping time at 11 plus....we went in to the bedroom, but she was still sulking. reaching puberty, i guess, since many things were done and said without rational thinking process.
when i tried to patch up by asking her,"eh claire, who told u that 'kungfu panda' is a nice movie?"
she just mumbled,"...everybody". "who's everybody?" i quizzed.
"everybody lah, those who hv seen the show!" such an elusive answer from her.
i surrendered, lord.
not easy to deal with at this age. parenting can be difficult, esp when kids are never satisfied with so many things that they own. yet, to make them see the rational side of things seems to be a tall, challenging affair.
well, maybe it's the raging hormones age. maybe, it's just her fidgety nature. maybe, she's got too much energy.
she looked like she just couldn't settle down to do her work well. i reckon it was the uncomfortable dining chairs that resulted in her not wanting to sit at the living room area. so, doing hmewrk for her is simply sitting on the floor at TV area, and bearing with all distractions. this caused her hmewrk assignment to take longer time to complete, not even mentioning about she taking time in between to do other things like i-touch, hp or talk/ watch tv.
i hv alerted to hubby to getting new chairs. but he prefers to wait for the renovation work to be completed in the rooms, which i couldn't understand. they are independent matters. i will convince him to doing the shopping with me soon...else, claire's posture will suffer.
just last nite, this audacious girl saw me lying down on the sofa working on my math problem sums.
she asked,"mommy, i thot u said we must watch out for our posture!"
i 'retaliated', "i'm not doing work, just running thru questions!"
she rattled on a little bit more, so i decided to get up....痛脚被抓，我还能躺得那么舒服吗？
then, claire alerted me that she needs help on sat morn to work on her chinese compo. i casually answered,"no need lah. u sure can do it! just look thru the book with gd phrases and copy here and there lah...that's how i learnt when i was young too!"
she started whining,"u always dun help me. i cannot handle myself. it's very tough this time round. i dunno what to write!"
in a fit of mild rage over her whining tone, i said,"then sign up for creative writing class and attend weekly sat lesson lor!"
ha, u could imagine the silent battle break out again!
from her view, i wasnt helpful. but from my perspective, she's 11 this yr and needs to develop independence. i knw it's not an easy stage, but what i like to see is, a kid needs to put in effort to try...always seeking help from the parent will only paralyse them in due course.
when she argued that i'm not giving her much help, i started my story again," u hv so much and yet always demanding for more. soon, u will find ur friends all leaving u, and u will be left with nothing!" ha, there went my harsh statement again.
so, she kept silent and showing the moods again.
sleeping time at 11 plus....we went in to the bedroom, but she was still sulking. reaching puberty, i guess, since many things were done and said without rational thinking process.
when i tried to patch up by asking her,"eh claire, who told u that 'kungfu panda' is a nice movie?"
she just mumbled,"...everybody". "who's everybody?" i quizzed.
"everybody lah, those who hv seen the show!" such an elusive answer from her.
i surrendered, lord.
not easy to deal with at this age. parenting can be difficult, esp when kids are never satisfied with so many things that they own. yet, to make them see the rational side of things seems to be a tall, challenging affair.
funny videos of our family
in midst of her bz study, joy chanced upon old videos taken by her. mostly on our family members.
there was one which showed the two of us after a movie. dunno what happened to us...we were crazily laughing away, to the extent of me losing control on the bladder. so, i had to hurry her to stop her nonsense while i tried to escape from her 'evil palms' to seeing me 'leak'!
i actually got angry with her when she couldn't stop laughing. such moments were precious and heart-warming!
there was also one more video of joy displaying her dance skills, then followed by claire (i think she has the most flexible body and s-curve) and me. we had good laugh after watching coz' my body clearly showed a column of stiff, aging spine and ribs! but to me, 精神可嘉哦
then, there was a cny video between joy and her dad, where each exchanged greetings funny greetings for each other. words like 猪头，帅哥，thickening crown were heard. after the exchange, the dad actually used his legs to 'kick' the daughter off. that's the way the 2 members behaved and related to each other. i used not to be able to understand the kind of relationship shared by them.
to me, why fight to hide your love for someone when u can actually exhibit it openly?
but now, joy has gotten used to such treatment from the dad, and i hope it will make her a special girl who has top absorbent capacity for for ridicule and weird behaviours, haha...maybe, that has since developed a sense of wry humour in her.
no wonder she likes to watch 吴宗宪，赵正平，小s, citing they are mean, witty and funny.
there was one which showed the two of us after a movie. dunno what happened to us...we were crazily laughing away, to the extent of me losing control on the bladder. so, i had to hurry her to stop her nonsense while i tried to escape from her 'evil palms' to seeing me 'leak'!
i actually got angry with her when she couldn't stop laughing. such moments were precious and heart-warming!
there was also one more video of joy displaying her dance skills, then followed by claire (i think she has the most flexible body and s-curve) and me. we had good laugh after watching coz' my body clearly showed a column of stiff, aging spine and ribs! but to me, 精神可嘉哦
then, there was a cny video between joy and her dad, where each exchanged greetings funny greetings for each other. words like 猪头，帅哥，thickening crown were heard. after the exchange, the dad actually used his legs to 'kick' the daughter off. that's the way the 2 members behaved and related to each other. i used not to be able to understand the kind of relationship shared by them.
to me, why fight to hide your love for someone when u can actually exhibit it openly?
but now, joy has gotten used to such treatment from the dad, and i hope it will make her a special girl who has top absorbent capacity for for ridicule and weird behaviours, haha...maybe, that has since developed a sense of wry humour in her.
no wonder she likes to watch 吴宗宪，赵正平，小s, citing they are mean, witty and funny.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
misunderstanding
i put forth a proposal to my 2 girls.
after hearing the reply of the younger one, i started to label her as 'self-centred, not knowing how to share her blessings with others..." she fought back her tears but was crying inside her heart.
back home, she shared with her jiejie if she was in the wrong. she related to her jiejie how sad she was, when i mis-judged her that way.
sitting them down, the younger one was in the midst of swallowing her sphaghetti lunch, and was crying buckets and choking intermittently on the food. yes, she was apparently upset....
halfway, she commented that she felt her heart wrenching from pain and had to excuse herself. it was then that i realised the seriousness of hw she felt and quickly followed her in.
i apologised to her for having used such insensitive and harsh words. she was crying non-stop and saying,"i'm very sad. u talk like u dunno me, calling me selfish..."
"aiya claire, everyone makes mistakes, but u knw it's unintentional and here i m sincerely apologising..." i conceded.
in her stubborn mule self, she still had the cheek to rebut,"u dun need to apologise to me what, since i'm a selfish girl!" "i think we better not talk to each other now, if not, more misunderstanding. let me just write down how i feel!"
then, a note came to my sight "...you always think that you are right!"
that was it. i walked out of the room, sharing with joy,"给她台阶下，她都不领情，不知好歹！aye, maturity really as a big role to play when it comes to resolving misunderstanding!"
"u think i cannot hear u?" out came the small girl's reply.
"oh hi claire, i nvr meant to hide any comments from u. in our family, it's an open communication. we dun talk bad about anybody behind the back. i've already...." i responded openly.
then, as i left home to teach, i sincerely offered my apology once more and told her to forgive me. while waiting for the lift, a msg came,"sorry. i love you. u r forgiven" haha, everything normalised. then, joy who was beside me at the lift lobby received also a msg,"dun worry joy. u r still the one i love most!"
so, what was the moral of the story?
1) jie jie should teach claire to speak with more art and poise (blunt-ness is not a virtue)
2) parent like myself should be more mindful of the words used, esp when it involves sensitive matters
3)claire should really acquire the art of resolving matter rather than getting so upset and as a result, getting heart pain. (i swear i almost thot she was going to get 'heart attack')
all in, it's maturity development. some kids mature early taking things in good stride. i guess, the younger one has the privilege of maturing later.....whatever it is, it's a lesson for both.
at the end of it, i put forth a msg to my 2 girls,"whatever is the misunderstanding among our family members, we shall nvr cease communicating with one another. bitterness carried in the heart will only ruin relationship, which is the last thing that we want to see. they agreed. hooray.
after hearing the reply of the younger one, i started to label her as 'self-centred, not knowing how to share her blessings with others..." she fought back her tears but was crying inside her heart.
back home, she shared with her jiejie if she was in the wrong. she related to her jiejie how sad she was, when i mis-judged her that way.
sitting them down, the younger one was in the midst of swallowing her sphaghetti lunch, and was crying buckets and choking intermittently on the food. yes, she was apparently upset....
halfway, she commented that she felt her heart wrenching from pain and had to excuse herself. it was then that i realised the seriousness of hw she felt and quickly followed her in.
i apologised to her for having used such insensitive and harsh words. she was crying non-stop and saying,"i'm very sad. u talk like u dunno me, calling me selfish..."
"aiya claire, everyone makes mistakes, but u knw it's unintentional and here i m sincerely apologising..." i conceded.
in her stubborn mule self, she still had the cheek to rebut,"u dun need to apologise to me what, since i'm a selfish girl!" "i think we better not talk to each other now, if not, more misunderstanding. let me just write down how i feel!"
then, a note came to my sight "...you always think that you are right!"
that was it. i walked out of the room, sharing with joy,"给她台阶下，她都不领情，不知好歹！aye, maturity really as a big role to play when it comes to resolving misunderstanding!"
"u think i cannot hear u?" out came the small girl's reply.
"oh hi claire, i nvr meant to hide any comments from u. in our family, it's an open communication. we dun talk bad about anybody behind the back. i've already...." i responded openly.
then, as i left home to teach, i sincerely offered my apology once more and told her to forgive me. while waiting for the lift, a msg came,"sorry. i love you. u r forgiven" haha, everything normalised. then, joy who was beside me at the lift lobby received also a msg,"dun worry joy. u r still the one i love most!"
so, what was the moral of the story?
1) jie jie should teach claire to speak with more art and poise (blunt-ness is not a virtue)
2) parent like myself should be more mindful of the words used, esp when it involves sensitive matters
3)claire should really acquire the art of resolving matter rather than getting so upset and as a result, getting heart pain. (i swear i almost thot she was going to get 'heart attack')
all in, it's maturity development. some kids mature early taking things in good stride. i guess, the younger one has the privilege of maturing later.....whatever it is, it's a lesson for both.
at the end of it, i put forth a msg to my 2 girls,"whatever is the misunderstanding among our family members, we shall nvr cease communicating with one another. bitterness carried in the heart will only ruin relationship, which is the last thing that we want to see. they agreed. hooray.
joy's performance at tampines 1
well, this performance wasnt a novelty anymore.
apparently, the 5 girls from 'dfunkatron' weren't happy with their show. few made mistakes and felt lousy about it. the audience response wasnt fantastic when it came to the MC asking,"who would like to learn k-pop? we hv these girls here who would like to teach you, foc!"
claire and her 3 cousin girls (nat, na and caelyn)just got themselves rooted to the spot. claire even stared at me hard trying to fend off my 'friendly invitation' for them to go on stage. nat even freaked out by switching her seat from the front to the 3rd row. aiya, this outcome was so different from the mooncake festival celeb at my condo when all the indian and angmoh kids would fervently raised their hands to participate on stage.
anyway, joy commented at the end of it,"maybe our girls are getting too complacent, so we didnt' really put much effort to discuss and practise..."
well, i responded,"life is such, joy. stage show needs prep work and everyone has to do her best. maybe it's time to choreo another dance, change into another set of costumes, acquire new spirit in the show...i also feel 'xian' already, having watched it for the 3rd time!"
yes, one positive thing though, joy said when the 5 girls strutted themselves around in the mall, like puss in 'boots', they felt so special, since it attracted lots of attention.
in fact, when her young cousins spotted her, they trailed after her, making me feel like the young fans were after the super stars. haha.
anyway, the whole event ended with each kid being rewarded with a doughnut from jco, for their support. thks to all.
i wish joy will enjoy more satisfaction in her future dance performance and will keep the passion in flame, for as long as her life journey will carry her.
apparently, the 5 girls from 'dfunkatron' weren't happy with their show. few made mistakes and felt lousy about it. the audience response wasnt fantastic when it came to the MC asking,"who would like to learn k-pop? we hv these girls here who would like to teach you, foc!"
claire and her 3 cousin girls (nat, na and caelyn)just got themselves rooted to the spot. claire even stared at me hard trying to fend off my 'friendly invitation' for them to go on stage. nat even freaked out by switching her seat from the front to the 3rd row. aiya, this outcome was so different from the mooncake festival celeb at my condo when all the indian and angmoh kids would fervently raised their hands to participate on stage.
anyway, joy commented at the end of it,"maybe our girls are getting too complacent, so we didnt' really put much effort to discuss and practise..."
well, i responded,"life is such, joy. stage show needs prep work and everyone has to do her best. maybe it's time to choreo another dance, change into another set of costumes, acquire new spirit in the show...i also feel 'xian' already, having watched it for the 3rd time!"
yes, one positive thing though, joy said when the 5 girls strutted themselves around in the mall, like puss in 'boots', they felt so special, since it attracted lots of attention.
in fact, when her young cousins spotted her, they trailed after her, making me feel like the young fans were after the super stars. haha.
anyway, the whole event ended with each kid being rewarded with a doughnut from jco, for their support. thks to all.
i wish joy will enjoy more satisfaction in her future dance performance and will keep the passion in flame, for as long as her life journey will carry her.
fathers' day celebration
4 fathers coming tgether. and that was a celeb gathering at chow's place.
food was aplenty. i regretted for not having tried more....esp the asparagus wrapped with ham and the dessert. i told hubby that i would boil the 'chuan bei' soup myself. i loved it!
well, i was assisting mebelle with her 3 challenging math questions, with 2 aptly done after trying so hard to focus in the midst of the crowd's chatter. haha. the
3rd question on ratio/ algebra was solved with the help of steph, as she has understood the question better than me. her skill in reading long sentences and focus ability was confirmed, unlike joy who just said,"i dunno hw to do leh!"
well, we carried out our general knowledge quiz session. steph and gillian formed an unformidable team too. well, of coz, at their age, they sure would be one edge higher.
but the whole idea of the quiz session was just for bonding purpose and for one to learn from another. nicky was his usual funny self. at one stage, they were asked to sing nursery rhymes to get their 2 points score.
everyone had an easy time except for joanna who claimed that she knew no nursery rhyme. only 'abcd...'! aiyo, poor kid!
so, the hmewrk assignments for the 4 cuzzies who were having sleepover at chow's place last nite were:-
1) to teach joanna a nursery rhyme (and i heard the girls telling her to learn 客人来, haha)
2) mebelle to teach the girls a dance ready for x'mas presentation (she was all excited about it, and i thot it's the best way to bring out her confident self!)
3) claire to guide megan in her math questions since the latter indicated that she had not done well for section (c) this time round (claire was exuberant about the task, afterall she could be megan's 小老师!)
4)for megan, it was to ensure that every kid plays along well and have a good time hanging out in her big room.
clearly, i felt that the girls were growing up.
i like it when joanna said,"ya, sometimes, we dun agree on things or we have slight arguments. but we make up quickly!"
mebelle said,"claire is a fantastic cousin. we can do so much things together. it's so rare for us to meet and have a sleepover!"
megan's response,"i waited for 6mths to have a sleepover. if i dun hv it now, then i gonna wait for some more mths."
even on boobies' matter, jo and claire confessed that they would continue to share same shower room, even when they grow up. apparently, they aren't shy about their physical body developments. how nice to see them bond that way!
food was aplenty. i regretted for not having tried more....esp the asparagus wrapped with ham and the dessert. i told hubby that i would boil the 'chuan bei' soup myself. i loved it!
well, i was assisting mebelle with her 3 challenging math questions, with 2 aptly done after trying so hard to focus in the midst of the crowd's chatter. haha. the
3rd question on ratio/ algebra was solved with the help of steph, as she has understood the question better than me. her skill in reading long sentences and focus ability was confirmed, unlike joy who just said,"i dunno hw to do leh!"
well, we carried out our general knowledge quiz session. steph and gillian formed an unformidable team too. well, of coz, at their age, they sure would be one edge higher.
but the whole idea of the quiz session was just for bonding purpose and for one to learn from another. nicky was his usual funny self. at one stage, they were asked to sing nursery rhymes to get their 2 points score.
everyone had an easy time except for joanna who claimed that she knew no nursery rhyme. only 'abcd...'! aiyo, poor kid!
so, the hmewrk assignments for the 4 cuzzies who were having sleepover at chow's place last nite were:-
1) to teach joanna a nursery rhyme (and i heard the girls telling her to learn 客人来, haha)
2) mebelle to teach the girls a dance ready for x'mas presentation (she was all excited about it, and i thot it's the best way to bring out her confident self!)
3) claire to guide megan in her math questions since the latter indicated that she had not done well for section (c) this time round (claire was exuberant about the task, afterall she could be megan's 小老师!)
4)for megan, it was to ensure that every kid plays along well and have a good time hanging out in her big room.
clearly, i felt that the girls were growing up.
i like it when joanna said,"ya, sometimes, we dun agree on things or we have slight arguments. but we make up quickly!"
mebelle said,"claire is a fantastic cousin. we can do so much things together. it's so rare for us to meet and have a sleepover!"
megan's response,"i waited for 6mths to have a sleepover. if i dun hv it now, then i gonna wait for some more mths."
even on boobies' matter, jo and claire confessed that they would continue to share same shower room, even when they grow up. apparently, they aren't shy about their physical body developments. how nice to see them bond that way!
famine camp
joy was on a 1-day famine camp in ngee ann poly.
when we picked her up close to midnight on friday, she was carrying a signboard on her neck, reading,"i have aids". and she had started fasting since 1 pm, but commented that she wasn't feeling hungry at all! maybe, it was the mental readiness to face up to the challenges.
she rattled on about the camp events, which basically created awareness of all types of problems facing the developing and poor nations, aids disease being one of them. shortage of supply in food and low literacy rate in some.
she made 2 good friends, one of whom is studying mass comm in ngee ann poly.
it was funny to hear her comment that poly stdts are more approachable and fun, unlike the nerdy and competitive jc stdts. well, maybe she's right. different institutions have different profiles altogether.
she was only able to stay for a day while all her friends hung on till sat night. reason being, she had a dance show on sat afternoon.
the funny part was, joy told me that to break the fast at 7 pm sat, all her friends would be having a feast at crystal jade. she lamented at not being able to be part of them. i was really puzzled how the event organiser could arrange for such an expensive meal for the stdts.
when the cat was out of the bag, i was amused. the break-fast meal was just a simple packet of nasi lemak, which all her friends claimed to be too little for their satisfaction.
well, it was a good experience. at least, it created awareness of the challenging problems faced by the poor nations, and having let her experience what it would be like to go without food for many hours!
(sad to say, i haven't for a single day try to fast....)
when we picked her up close to midnight on friday, she was carrying a signboard on her neck, reading,"i have aids". and she had started fasting since 1 pm, but commented that she wasn't feeling hungry at all! maybe, it was the mental readiness to face up to the challenges.
she rattled on about the camp events, which basically created awareness of all types of problems facing the developing and poor nations, aids disease being one of them. shortage of supply in food and low literacy rate in some.
she made 2 good friends, one of whom is studying mass comm in ngee ann poly.
it was funny to hear her comment that poly stdts are more approachable and fun, unlike the nerdy and competitive jc stdts. well, maybe she's right. different institutions have different profiles altogether.
she was only able to stay for a day while all her friends hung on till sat night. reason being, she had a dance show on sat afternoon.
the funny part was, joy told me that to break the fast at 7 pm sat, all her friends would be having a feast at crystal jade. she lamented at not being able to be part of them. i was really puzzled how the event organiser could arrange for such an expensive meal for the stdts.
when the cat was out of the bag, i was amused. the break-fast meal was just a simple packet of nasi lemak, which all her friends claimed to be too little for their satisfaction.
well, it was a good experience. at least, it created awareness of the challenging problems faced by the poor nations, and having let her experience what it would be like to go without food for many hours!
(sad to say, i haven't for a single day try to fast....)
Friday, June 10, 2011
joy's visit to a disabled home
joy's jc had an outreach program early this week.
it was a disabled home. the students went there to provide entertainment for the folks.
she thoroughly enjoyed herself. she even took over the mike and asked if any folks knew 刘文正? then, she proceeded to sing 阿美阿美, but was obviously stuck half-way.
she described the folks in the home as 'poor thing', having lost their mobility, and of course the self-esteem and sense of worth.
truly, a good health is the primary reason for a person living well.
when i was down with cough and gastric last week, i was rather apprehensive about my health condition. i was not able to eat any food for 4 days, as any light intake would also trigger off a pain.
when i regained my ability to consume food on sun morn, i was so happy. else, it was just oat for morning breakfast throughout the pathetic period.
i think the jc should organise more of such visits to the homes of the under-privileged, so that the young punks would understand how fortunate they are in terms of health, appearance and mental capacity.
it was a disabled home. the students went there to provide entertainment for the folks.
she thoroughly enjoyed herself. she even took over the mike and asked if any folks knew 刘文正? then, she proceeded to sing 阿美阿美, but was obviously stuck half-way.
she described the folks in the home as 'poor thing', having lost their mobility, and of course the self-esteem and sense of worth.
truly, a good health is the primary reason for a person living well.
when i was down with cough and gastric last week, i was rather apprehensive about my health condition. i was not able to eat any food for 4 days, as any light intake would also trigger off a pain.
when i regained my ability to consume food on sun morn, i was so happy. else, it was just oat for morning breakfast throughout the pathetic period.
i think the jc should organise more of such visits to the homes of the under-privileged, so that the young punks would understand how fortunate they are in terms of health, appearance and mental capacity.
2-week holiday is over !
wow, the first 2 wks passed so swiftly.
thks to the continuing teaching classes.
normally, i take a break during school holidays and will have my minds wandering in free spirit...to the extent of feeling restless and bored, sometimes!
so, this time round, i'm more than pleased that the kids hv no problem resuming classes during school holidays, since parents are also enthusiastic about the arrangement.
this is how competitive the education scene has become.
i was just told by a boy that he's expected to bring his assessment books when he travels for 2 weeks. the parent explained that it was to ensure that the kids dun over-play and forget about what they have learnt.
maybe, i've been too lenient with my own kids all this while.
holiday is always a real break, with no books, let alone remembering stuff that were learnt.
this time round, it seems like there's no hol break for our family. joy is bz with exam prep, hubby is on biz trip, claire will be back to sch in 3rd and 4th wk of hol.....well, i'm not griping.
just hope our year-end togetherness will be confirmed!
thks to the continuing teaching classes.
normally, i take a break during school holidays and will have my minds wandering in free spirit...to the extent of feeling restless and bored, sometimes!
so, this time round, i'm more than pleased that the kids hv no problem resuming classes during school holidays, since parents are also enthusiastic about the arrangement.
this is how competitive the education scene has become.
i was just told by a boy that he's expected to bring his assessment books when he travels for 2 weeks. the parent explained that it was to ensure that the kids dun over-play and forget about what they have learnt.
maybe, i've been too lenient with my own kids all this while.
holiday is always a real break, with no books, let alone remembering stuff that were learnt.
this time round, it seems like there's no hol break for our family. joy is bz with exam prep, hubby is on biz trip, claire will be back to sch in 3rd and 4th wk of hol.....well, i'm not griping.
just hope our year-end togetherness will be confirmed!
my cousin is getting married
well, 2 weddings for this year. we are all excited, esp with my cousin's.
i watched LN grow up. a well-mannered and reticent child, she has always been a dilligent worker.
it was out of the blue, that she is the first one to get married, between the twins. guess what, i learnt from her mom that she's been in a long courtship, having started in early 20s, as coursemates!
i saw her the other day. still the lukewarm neutral personality. for the first time, i saw her complexion slightly 'dotted' , haha. maybe it's stress building in her body.
afterall, all brides are concerned about their appearance and shapes on the very important day.
i wish her a smooth journey towards the wedding date in november.
beyond that, conjugal bliss.
hope she takes care of her health and will soon have an offspring ......she's not young, afterall!
i watched LN grow up. a well-mannered and reticent child, she has always been a dilligent worker.
it was out of the blue, that she is the first one to get married, between the twins. guess what, i learnt from her mom that she's been in a long courtship, having started in early 20s, as coursemates!
i saw her the other day. still the lukewarm neutral personality. for the first time, i saw her complexion slightly 'dotted' , haha. maybe it's stress building in her body.
afterall, all brides are concerned about their appearance and shapes on the very important day.
i wish her a smooth journey towards the wedding date in november.
beyond that, conjugal bliss.
hope she takes care of her health and will soon have an offspring ......she's not young, afterall!
cousin's gathering - 9 june 2011
it was a great gathering at my place.
a dip in the pool that took close to 1.5 hours. different games were played, including 'finding the gold coin', 'diving' and 'ball throwing'.
when all the kids were already immersed in the pool, only trisha was not. she was looking her 'impatient' self, haha, as gonggong was still trying to 'inflate' her arm floats. no skill lah, poor gonggong. i did her left hand side and it was super fast! she was almost in tears, seeing gonggong's tardiness....
the weather was a cool refreshing one. dad was relaxing himself in his newsreading world. liuyi and i were talking while the 'lo hei' mom, was watching the younger lucas and trisha with her sharp eagle eyes.
she commented,"小孩子这么小，一不留神，就惨了！"
in the pool, u could see nini's blissful look of a princess being doted upon. liuyi was saying,"有妈妈的孩子就是不一样！“it was the first time i saw nini in the pool, she was a comical picture. her sexy costume revealing her 'porky' legs (like mother, like daughter lah, red, no offence, yo), her hyper-active 'diving in' and lastly, when she rested on the floor with the kickboard as her head rest, she looked so contented and happy.
didn't knw group swimming brought so much cheerfulness...
liuyi was telling me about her feeble granddaughter's nafa test in sch some time ago. a call came from sch informing her about caelyn's 'wheelchair-bound' condition. apparently, she was running a large part of the distance (not sure if she did manage to complete it) and then ,suddenly experienced calf cramp, to the extent of not being able to walk. so, she had to rely on a wheelchair till liuyi visited her in sch...anyway, the rest was history. just a pampered princess body without good bout of exercise, haha.
i was indeed amazed that liuyi has been the one attending the parent-teacher-meeting for the 2 grandchildren since kindergarten days....her role, apart from having given birth to them (in her exact own words), is a mother's role.
she's a great woman who is able to take setbacks in life with no grumbles. even when i offered to pick her up with the 2 young kids, she preferred to take a bus to my place, holding an umbrella in the light drizzle. to ensure that her bus route was the correct one, she even went 'racky' at the bus post sign, to confirm the bus no. to take.
that's what i call 'traditional respy'.....self-learnt all the way! that's what many young pple
lack these days.
i m pretty sure the kids had a great time coz' they werent ready to leave until 7 plus.....we also played blanket games, musical chair and ended the session with a k-pop dance taught by joy. joy even commented that 'trisha has the aptitude to dance. she twists her body well and shakes her bootie well too..." well white, maybe u should consider signing her up for dance, a way to dwindle her excessive energy, haha.
well, we'll hope for another time of gathering, nieces and nephews.
a dip in the pool that took close to 1.5 hours. different games were played, including 'finding the gold coin', 'diving' and 'ball throwing'.
when all the kids were already immersed in the pool, only trisha was not. she was looking her 'impatient' self, haha, as gonggong was still trying to 'inflate' her arm floats. no skill lah, poor gonggong. i did her left hand side and it was super fast! she was almost in tears, seeing gonggong's tardiness....
the weather was a cool refreshing one. dad was relaxing himself in his newsreading world. liuyi and i were talking while the 'lo hei' mom, was watching the younger lucas and trisha with her sharp eagle eyes.
she commented,"小孩子这么小，一不留神，就惨了！"
in the pool, u could see nini's blissful look of a princess being doted upon. liuyi was saying,"有妈妈的孩子就是不一样！“it was the first time i saw nini in the pool, she was a comical picture. her sexy costume revealing her 'porky' legs (like mother, like daughter lah, red, no offence, yo), her hyper-active 'diving in' and lastly, when she rested on the floor with the kickboard as her head rest, she looked so contented and happy.
didn't knw group swimming brought so much cheerfulness...
liuyi was telling me about her feeble granddaughter's nafa test in sch some time ago. a call came from sch informing her about caelyn's 'wheelchair-bound' condition. apparently, she was running a large part of the distance (not sure if she did manage to complete it) and then ,suddenly experienced calf cramp, to the extent of not being able to walk. so, she had to rely on a wheelchair till liuyi visited her in sch...anyway, the rest was history. just a pampered princess body without good bout of exercise, haha.
i was indeed amazed that liuyi has been the one attending the parent-teacher-meeting for the 2 grandchildren since kindergarten days....her role, apart from having given birth to them (in her exact own words), is a mother's role.
she's a great woman who is able to take setbacks in life with no grumbles. even when i offered to pick her up with the 2 young kids, she preferred to take a bus to my place, holding an umbrella in the light drizzle. to ensure that her bus route was the correct one, she even went 'racky' at the bus post sign, to confirm the bus no. to take.
that's what i call 'traditional respy'.....self-learnt all the way! that's what many young pple
lack these days.
i m pretty sure the kids had a great time coz' they werent ready to leave until 7 plus.....we also played blanket games, musical chair and ended the session with a k-pop dance taught by joy. joy even commented that 'trisha has the aptitude to dance. she twists her body well and shakes her bootie well too..." well white, maybe u should consider signing her up for dance, a way to dwindle her excessive energy, haha.
well, we'll hope for another time of gathering, nieces and nephews.
cellulite joke
last nite, lying in bed, claire asked me"mommy, can i ask u sth?"
"what?" i responded.
"how come nini got cellulite? she's so young!" haha, in her small brain, only joy and me will hv cellulite. haha, maybe, joy only.
cellulite was a term that i introduced to her not too long ago, describing it as 'orange peel'!
"u saw it?" i queried.
"ya, when she wears her costume, i saw her butt and thighs from the back!" came an innocent reply.
"haha, that's just layers of fats lah...like mother, like daughter lah!" i answered, with no intention to ridicule red. (red, really no offence, cos' claire doesnt hv an inch of extra fat, so she was all puzzled with nini's body constitution, though i think nini looked really cute in that swim attire, haha)
"but, did i hv such fat layers when i was young?" she probed further.
"yes lah, all kids have baby fats." i said.
"but i dun even rbr i was fat before..." she went on.
actually, claire even had double chin before, just that she didnt register this painful memory in her little mind.
i was shocked when claire asked again,'do u think uncle colin also hv such layers on his ....?"
"i'm sure lah, but of coz we cannot see. he's also quite big, u knw?" i was hoping she would stop asking me anything abt cellulite.
so, the conclusion was, nini's swim suit was really 'outstanding' , in claire's eyes. but, i tell u, she's a real good eater, consuming claire's home-made cinnamon streudel muffin and taking almost anything that was sent into her mouth.
for the first time too, she did not cry in my presence. in fact, she was quite comfortable moving around following all the jiejies, esp nana.
"what?" i responded.
"how come nini got cellulite? she's so young!" haha, in her small brain, only joy and me will hv cellulite. haha, maybe, joy only.
cellulite was a term that i introduced to her not too long ago, describing it as 'orange peel'!
"u saw it?" i queried.
"ya, when she wears her costume, i saw her butt and thighs from the back!" came an innocent reply.
"haha, that's just layers of fats lah...like mother, like daughter lah!" i answered, with no intention to ridicule red. (red, really no offence, cos' claire doesnt hv an inch of extra fat, so she was all puzzled with nini's body constitution, though i think nini looked really cute in that swim attire, haha)
"but, did i hv such fat layers when i was young?" she probed further.
"yes lah, all kids have baby fats." i said.
"but i dun even rbr i was fat before..." she went on.
actually, claire even had double chin before, just that she didnt register this painful memory in her little mind.
i was shocked when claire asked again,'do u think uncle colin also hv such layers on his ....?"
"i'm sure lah, but of coz we cannot see. he's also quite big, u knw?" i was hoping she would stop asking me anything abt cellulite.
so, the conclusion was, nini's swim suit was really 'outstanding' , in claire's eyes. but, i tell u, she's a real good eater, consuming claire's home-made cinnamon streudel muffin and taking almost anything that was sent into her mouth.
for the first time too, she did not cry in my presence. in fact, she was quite comfortable moving around following all the jiejies, esp nana.
trisha's blur-ness'
actually, trisha has always appeared to be a smart girl to me. not until ystday....i saw her blurness.
word game aside, no one can challenge her.
but when it comes to games using our observation skill and limbs, she's quite blur. first, it was the blanket game. she was supposed to shout the name of the opponent's member, but twice, she ended up shouting 'trisha' - her own name. then, many a times, she shouted other names, when her eyes were fixated at 'nana' or 'caelyn'.
while playing outdoor 'dog and bone' game, she was often caught by the opponent team member. then, she scratched her head and lamented,"i dunno how to play." thk gdness she was in claire's team, so winning or losing wasn't an impt issue, haha. we tried to explain to her, but she often forgot the rules.
now, i finally understood why white could get 'frustrated' with her over her 'disorganised' habit and not taking certain instructions seriously.
well, no kid is perfect. like how mom always put it,"you yi yang hao, jiu mei you liang yang hao!"
another funny thing. after their swim, i realised that the ham and cheese pieces were almost gone. then, i realised that it was trisha, famished from a long swim, happily consumed the food. asked if she wanted more, she said 'yes'. unlike lucas who told me,"er..i ..i dun like this but i like that one (crepe)!"
btw, trisha did enjoy the crepe handroll with ham and melted mozarella cheese, having shared 2 pieces with claire. it was a funny when joy told them,'gotta queue up in the kitchen. qinyi first, then me, then u all.."
when nana and caelyn/ jerome saw trisha savouring her crepe deliciously, they approached the kitchen staff to prepare for them too. too bad, by then, i was running out of ham already. so, prepared 2 and let everyone share the remnants.
at the end of the session, at least i got to understand why i adore trisha so much....we both are clever in our own ways, but in the eyes of many , may seem like blur blobs....
word game aside, no one can challenge her.
but when it comes to games using our observation skill and limbs, she's quite blur. first, it was the blanket game. she was supposed to shout the name of the opponent's member, but twice, she ended up shouting 'trisha' - her own name. then, many a times, she shouted other names, when her eyes were fixated at 'nana' or 'caelyn'.
while playing outdoor 'dog and bone' game, she was often caught by the opponent team member. then, she scratched her head and lamented,"i dunno how to play." thk gdness she was in claire's team, so winning or losing wasn't an impt issue, haha. we tried to explain to her, but she often forgot the rules.
now, i finally understood why white could get 'frustrated' with her over her 'disorganised' habit and not taking certain instructions seriously.
well, no kid is perfect. like how mom always put it,"you yi yang hao, jiu mei you liang yang hao!"
another funny thing. after their swim, i realised that the ham and cheese pieces were almost gone. then, i realised that it was trisha, famished from a long swim, happily consumed the food. asked if she wanted more, she said 'yes'. unlike lucas who told me,"er..i ..i dun like this but i like that one (crepe)!"
btw, trisha did enjoy the crepe handroll with ham and melted mozarella cheese, having shared 2 pieces with claire. it was a funny when joy told them,'gotta queue up in the kitchen. qinyi first, then me, then u all.."
when nana and caelyn/ jerome saw trisha savouring her crepe deliciously, they approached the kitchen staff to prepare for them too. too bad, by then, i was running out of ham already. so, prepared 2 and let everyone share the remnants.
at the end of the session, at least i got to understand why i adore trisha so much....we both are clever in our own ways, but in the eyes of many , may seem like blur blobs....
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