"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 :-)

My First Blog!

Hi! I've finally created my first blog. I'm so excited! I've read quite a number of blogs on baking and cooking....I must say I'm really impressed by those blogs that I've read. This really inspired me to create my own blog. I would like to thank my good friend who introduced me to blogging. Thanks, Jane!

I love to read recipes and I've a collection of cook books but I've yet to cook a single dish, ie. only theory but no practical. My goal now is to cook meals for my family whenever I can. Hopefully through this, I can bond closer to my two beautiful girls. You see, they have told me before that they love to cook :-)