Almost 1 year since my last post...

So much things have happened since the last time I updated my post. The most immediate one is my working environment. There is someone new in the office and I do not understand why she is being accepted to join us. She is a real nasty person. Well, I would like to see drama being unfold.....

Spending Time With Love Ones

19 Jun (Fri)
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My youngest daughter loves to do grocery shopping together with me. So, after our dinner, we went to do grocery shopping. She enjoyed herself very much, she said she wants to do it more often together with me :-).

23 Jun (Tue)
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I took leave to bring my children, my sister's 3 children and mum to the club to bowl and swim. As my car is not able to take so many people, my dad graciously opted not to go. As my sister's children had music lesson in the morning, I brought my mum and children to shop at Tampines Mall first. Well, I made a mental note to spend more time with my family, especially my parents. They have done so much for me. I really thank GOD for blessing me with such great parents. I can see that my mum enjoyed the shopping and just to laze around to see the grandchildren having fun - bowl and swim. It is really a luxury to relax at the swimming pool on a weekday afternoon. It is so blissful as it is not crowded at all. I plan to do this every school holiday :-).

Bonding With My Eldest Daughter

I took leave on 16 Jun and brought my eldest daughter to Asian Civilisation Museum. My husband, who happened to be on leave, sent us there. We spent about 3 hours there, looking at the permanent exhibits and the special exhibit - KangXi Exhibits. We joined the 1-hour guided tour for the permanent exhibits. Well, the main intention is to help my daughter appreciates History better. I'm glad I also learned in the process.
After we left the museum at 1pm, we took a leisure walk to Raffles City to take lunch and shop. From Raffles City, we walked through the City Mall to Suntec City. Well, I guess it is not our day to do shopping as the clothes that we tried on do not look nice on us.... .
My husband and my youngest daughter joined us for dinner at Marina Square.

Well, I'm glad to have the chance to spend the day just with my eldest daughter. I told her we should do it more often.

"Lunch Time Shopping"

I've written a fair bit on "Lunch Time Shopping" but all was lost when I forgot to save it.

Let me try to recall what I'd written :

I enjoyed my lunch time shopping with my colleagues, Jane and Jolene today. With their help, I managed to get myself a mop to mop the floor. In case you wonder, "this is the first time she is mopping floor?". Well, you see, I used to use cloth and not mop - yes, I went down on all fours to wipe the floor. But, I think age is catching up on me. It is too tiring for me.

I'm glad that I've found a friend in Jane - my colleague. She is just so knowledgeable and so bubbly. I like her outlook in life. From her, I learn about the basics of cooking and household stuff.

Today, I bought quite a number of stuff from NTUC :
- Blueberries and Strawberries - my youngest daughter's favourite
- Potato to make potato salad - my eldest daughter's favourite
- lemon grass - to ward off mozzies (yes, I learned from Jane that by squashing the base and leaving it in the room, mozzies will stay away)
- and of course, my helper - the mop :-)

After The "Tsunami"

I've kept my promise and I'm attending a Life Group every Friday.

I'm without a maid now. I'm trying my best to juggle between work and housework. I'm very blessed to have my mum who cooks for me during the weekdays and who takes care of my youngest daughter. I also managed to get my brother's maid to help out in the ironing.
I try to spread out the housework but at times, they just piled up.

I've reached a stage of my life where I question "What is the meaning of Life?". Waking up, going to work, coming back from work, housework, sleep. Is there more to Life than just that? I have alot of questions in my mind but there are no answers to them.

The next thing I want to do is to do exercise which I hope to start soon and to have the discipline to do it regularly. Wish me luck!

"Tsunami" in my life.....

Hi! It has been a long time since my last post. I've been very busy....my grandpa passed away at the age of 93, yes, ....93 years old. It was really painful to see him lying on the hospital bed in a coma at the last stage of his life. My aunties did not have the heart to pull off the tubes. He died on 29 Aug 08, one day after my daughter had finished her prelim. I wonder if he planned out nicely. It was also the last of the school term. That is, minimal disruptions to the grandchildren. I like to remember it that way.

I have been very stressed over my eldest daughter's PSLE. She seems to be bored of studying now....she said she had already studied. She told me it is very boring to study the whole day. Am I too demanding on her? I just hope all will go well...her first paper is next Fri (3 Oct). In a way, I'm glad PSLE is finally here but I also wonder what will she do after her PSLE? Besides going out with friends, computer, playing with sms, etc., what can she do? I think I have to think of something for her to do.... .

In the midst of all this, my maid ran away on 21 Sep (Sun) evening. She was not at home when we came back from dinner. I was at a loss of what to do and I just freaked out.... . I called my mother, called the agent,.... . My agent told me to make police report after 24 hours, she said she will go and look for her in the embassy the next day. That night and the next day was hell for me......it was really a torture as I wonder what had happened to her. I was thinking of all the worst scenarios. The day (22 Sep) just passed by in a blur.... . My boss is very supportive, when I requested if I can work from home during the period when I don't have maid, he said it can be discussed. When he saw me in such a distraught state, he asked me to take 3 days off. Where to find such a nice boss? At about 4.30pm, while waiting for my husband to pick me up to go and make police report, my agent called me to tell me that my maid had been found. She went to MOM and requested for a transfer to a Malay family. I cannot believe it!!! She could have at least called the agent or tell me but she did not. Now, I'm without maid. I really don't have the courage to hire one again. I have to weigh the pros and cons. If I hire, it is for my children. Let me think, I know GOD will show me the way.

Oh...I forgot, I promised GOD that if everything is ok, I will walk closer to HIM and I will join the Life Group (ie, Bible Study Group) after my girl's PSLE. I'm going to keep my promise :-) :-)

Busy with....

For the past few days, I was busy with settling my maid issue. You see, my maid wants to go back and I need to change a new maid. I was actually comtemplating to go without maid but this means I have to trouble my parents, which I don't feel it is right. So, I have no choice but to get a new maid. I was also busy with settling my eldest daughter's DSA application.

Just to share with you that I hope to put my cooking theory into practice this weekend. Wish me luck :-)