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LEARNINGLast night.....  : Happy Lunar New Year to you.   : TQ. Same to you & your loved ones.: When off?Late reply...... : 24th till 1st. This morning...... : Wrong sms?: Easy. Just delete off my number. TQ.: You sent me some dates, my dear. Are you sure you sent to right number?: Yes. Replied to your "When off?": I see. Forgotten.  After no reply from ........: Any plan to come to JB?: If I could afford, I would rather go somewhere else.: Then I wish your dream comes true in the brand new year. : Thank you very much. May everything end well for you too.When someone who has once deceived you sends festive greetings to you like this one, thank & greet him/her back. Be forgiving but be smarter in handling with people like this in future. When someone does not reply to our initiative greetings, it's okay, make sure he/she receives our well wishes. Isn't that supposed to be sincere instead of asking for something in return? Respect their liberty, their whatever decision they make. Don't make false presumption. Otherwise he/she could be accusing you for not understanding him/her instead. I can't be bother too much anymore. Enough for me. HERE COMES MARIA 4A rare catch of myself falling asleep at my parents' house right after dinner (yes, I don't cook dinner, am grateful that mom does) last night. I know that my body (or is it my age??) does not listen to my will anymore. I was supposed to proceed with my spring cleaning. Serves me right for taking last weekend for granted. I'm too tired & sleepy now. I could be down with poor immune system anytime now because my nose was blocked when I woke up by 5am these 2 days. So I decided to take tomorrow off until 1st of Feb. (1st of Feb??? It's nephew Joe's birthday! I almost forgot!) Better hit the bed early tonight & wake up fresh early next morning to accomplish all the cleaning duties, once & for all. I think this should be a wiser & healthier plan. I could even hardly open my eyes while driving back to office after sending Cher home from school & lunch in the afternoon, dozing off easily. Gosh!! I really miss my bed now........... HERE COMES MARIA 3Weak. Expected. Few nights of insufficient sleep & most likely my low haemoglobin as well, how many times have I sneezed today??? Hopefully this is not going to make me lazier to continue cleaning up.
It certainly feels good to throw out or rather recycle the trash. Air becomes cleaner. Body & mind are supposedly becoming healthier?? Right, all I need later is a full recuperating 8 hour beauty sleep ~ My best medicine.
Hormone changes & killing my fertility?? Are these the most persuasive terms to calm me down from exhausting myself?? Do I want to be fertile anymore?? I'm very doubtful! Anyway, I love the thoughtfulness of a friend who makes me laugh. Thank you, dear. HERE COMES MARIA 2I couldn't finish clearing the study room last night. Moved the unused old desktop there from our bedroom. Not sure what to do with it since the spoilt CPU is not worth to be fixed anymore. Most likely I'm going to find a big box to store it & return to the buyer ~ dad. Not now, maybe after CNY. Because mom's store room is almost overloaded with all the CNY goodies. It's more like a warehouse now.
I don't understand why Cher has so many stationeries ~ a supply for the next few years. I threw away my 2005 diary. Browsed through it, mainly notes I jotted when I was taking up insurance selling as a sideline. To me, it's a piece of junk now.
Am still searching for a journal which I have jotted down some inspiring notes from A. I don't understand how I could lose or misplace something deemed so important to me like this. But I guess it's over now, no point crying over the loss. I'm turning 37-year old soon. Fairy tale romances has long extinct for a woman like me. I have come this far, I won't let anyone destroy the peace I have now. HERE COMES MARIASo much trash to throw. Cobwebs, cicak pooh pooh (lizard droppings), dust everywhere. Unbelievable. 2 women(1 big, 1 small) only living in a 1100 sq ft apartment. (No wonder Sue was shocked to see all the stuff in my apartment). Supposed to spring clean my place last weekend for the coming CNY, but ended up on shopping & spent more, unnecessarily (amazing women!).
I decided to spring clean one room (there are 5 rooms ~ Master bedroom, Guest room, Study room, Living room, Kitchen cum Dining room) at a time, after dining at my parents' house nearby. (Well, this is the only time left I have) So I did. Started with the Master bedroom last night from 8:30pm till 1am. Managed to watch 2 episodes of TV dramas in between (What to do? No sweetheart, but only the comforting company of being a potato couch....... Hahaha). Need some breaks also ya (multi-tasking comes handy again, folding my dried laundry, ironing, filing paid bills, etc. etc.). Great exercise running around during the TV commercials (no time is wasted), like a cheerful kid.
A friend smsed to check if I have slept by midnight. I told him I was still busy playing the role of "Maria". (Sue & I call ourselves "Maria" when it comes to cleaning) I know, he must be thinking how insane I am. Had a hot shower, fell asleep instantly. Woke up at 5am. Tonight would proceed to the Study room. FLOOD     Since the floods came in, we got out from the house before dawn, darkness still blanketed the whole city. It was the wet & cool weather & the smooth traffic that cheered me up. When we reached Cher's school before 6:30am yesterday, the teachers were at the gate informing parents & students that the school was closed for the day as an evacuation center for the flood victims living nearby along the overflowed Satok River.A parent said to me, "Noticed the SUPP banner? Why did they have to use this Chung Hua school which is not flood-proned as the relief center instead of other affected SK schools?" Aha!! Now I noticed........ political conspiracy??
Since we were there, we might as well enjoyed ourselves for a bowl of hot delicious wanton mee at the kopitiam before we headed home. My office is located a walking distance away, flooded, so I thought that was it - calling it the day off? We were caught in a massive traffic jam on our way home. But thank God, my humble little car didn't break down like many others along the way. Upon reaching home with the sleepiness still strong in us, we went back to bed.
We kept each other updated of crucial situation like this - non-stop smses & phone calls, so I didn't actually nap well. When the water subsided & the traffic was back to normal, boss rang us up to be back to work. So I sent Cher to my mom. Again, we were lucky, the water didn't rise into our showroom. Unlike our neighbors whose shops are in the low-lying ground has suffered some losses for their stocks & equipment.
When we were about to leave from work around 6pm, we were shocked to find the parking lots were submerged with water up to a foot tall. No heavy downpour, only drizzling. It was the nasty work of King Tide. I took off my favorite shoes, walked in bare feet to my car. Hurried & sped my car away from the rising water level.
How long more this "hoo hah" is going to stay? No one knows exactly. Let's just pray that it will wash away all the past years' bad luck & bring sunshine back into the new year soon. Amen. TUITIONIt's the beginning of another new year, I wish to start it right, especially when it comes to Cher's educational development. It seems to me that in the past year, I have not done my very best in my role as a mother. The reasons being, I didn't want to pressure her too much, I didn't want to deteriote my own health (knowing how impatient I am), I didn't want to jeapardise our lovely mother-daughter partnership.
But God has been kind to us, she did averagely well in school last year. Not excellent but satisfactory. I received a sms on one midnight from one of the tuition centers Cher went for the past years on registering for the new semester. It was rather disappointing to find them more profit oriented, instead of result oriented. Furthermore, the fees were not cheap and some don't provide replacement for classes fallen on public holidays. It is also a problem for me to sending & fetching Cher to & fro from the centers as well, as I don't have much mobile flexibility from my work. A cousin of mine who is a teacher tipped me in investing more workbooks which is more economical, time saving & efficient under assertive surveillance. This reminded me when I found a stack of uncompleted photocopied worksheets hidden under the couch during spring cleaning - the tuition teacher never related to me that Cher didn't accomplish & submit her work. See how cunning a young child could do to get away from studying?? My BP went straight up to my head, hence I stopped sending her to that particular center. Couldn't be bother to tell the teachers off.
Of course there are tuition centers which produce students with flying colors in examinations. It's really all up to the individual students' will to excel, the affordability of parents to spend on these tuition fees & their time of chauffering around. Since economy is bad, we are now taking the chance to self-help in the harder way. In fact, I'm taking the opportunity to learn & catch up with her. Sweat!
    Dosai & Roti Canai (our favorites) for our precious Saturday spent together at showroom. Talking about CRITICISMIf I'm ever worried about criticism, I would be refusing myself a chance to grow. Why would I want to do that for? Everyone has different beliefs in life. How tactful we can be to approach another alien's differences? It was like a slap on my face to learn the positive values from these unsolicited concerns. Even when one holy man labels me as an immoral woman, he did the right thing to leave me alone, untouched. Talking about CRITICISM NEW RECORD Broke my own record today, reached office by 6.30am after sending Cher to school. To avoid the jam, the traffic flow was smooth all the way despite the non-stop rain for 2 days, wet & cold. Waking up at 5am while it's raining cats & dogs is not what I had expected myself to do back in 10 years ago. And today, as a mother of a 10 year-old-to-be (this year) kid, I found myself astonishing! Falling asleep being a couch potato lately has again amazed me. It was like falling asleep in the midst of a mating session, my body no longer abides by my desires. It has been set in auto mode since when? I don't know. But the goodness is, I sleep through the nights now. No more traumatised insomnia. Ahhhhhhhhh BLACK ROBBERSFor anyone who didn't see the episode of David Letterman's show where this story was told, read this: (And remember it's a true story...) On a recent weekend in Atlantic City, a woman won a bucketful of quarters at a slot machine. She took a break from the slots for dinner with her husband in the hotel dining room. But first she wanted to stash the quarters in her room. 'I'll be right back and we'll go to eat' she told her husband and carried the coin-laden bucket to the elevator. As she was about to walk into the elevator she noticed two men already aboard. Both were black. One of them was very tall and had an intimidating figure. The woman froze. Her first thought was: 'These two are going to rob me.' Her next thought was: 'Don't be a bigot, they look like perfectly nice gentlemen.' But racial stereotypes are powerful, and fear immobilized her. Avoiding eye contact, she turned around stiffly and faced the elevator doors as they closed. A second passed, and then another second, and then another. Her fear increased! The elevator didn't move. Panic consumed her. 'My God' she thought, I'm trapped and about to be robbed! Her heart plummeted. Perspiration poured from every pore. Then one of the men said, 'Hit the floor.' Instinct told her to do what they told her. The bucket of quarters flew upwards as she threw out her arms and collapsed on the elevator floor. A shower of coins rained down on her. 'Take my money and spare me', she prayed. More seconds passed. She heard one of the men say politely, 'Ma'am, if you'll just tell us what floor you're going to, we'll push the button.' The one who said it had a little trouble getting the words out. He was trying mightily to hold in a belly laugh. The woman lifted her head and looked up at the two men. They reached down to help her up. Confused, she struggled to her feet. 'When I told my friend here to hit the floor,' said the average sized one, I meant that he should hit the elevator button for our floor. I didn't mean for you to hit the floor, ma'am.'
Thoughts of the day; WHEN WILL BE MY TURN TO TERMINATE MYSELF?When Eve told me about one of our bosses terminating V & Ron, our associate colleagues, my heart went dead for a while. I was speechless. I have known these gals for quite sometimes, just when our friendship has started to grow, it's time to say goodbye. Seeing one by one of the staff leaving is the most demotivating drive, especially when these staff are potential & competent in their jobs. They have done nothing wrong to deserve this. On the contrary, I believe the bosses think they have done their best to revive their business but they would NEVER learn why they have failed. I don't like when their parents drop by to find out from us how things go for their sons, they know nuts about them. It's their health that I'm more concerned of, so I always never told the 100% truth. I could be a killer if I lost patience with their snobbishness. No, it's the 100% truth that will kill them, not me! I am preparing myself for the worst. And I pray, they are too. On 2nd thought, maybe it could be a blessing in disguise for the beginning of the new year for everyone. Sigh......... NO MORE MULTI-TASK I didn't sleep well on the eve of school reopening, I was afraid of being overslept even though I had set the alarm. Waking up at 5am now means we can't afford to stay up late anymore. No more late night networking with online friends. But I still can't resist the late night TV Chinese & Cantonese series. So, I chose to have peaceful nights concentrating on the late shows which is another luxury (besides beauty sleep) to me. Multi-tasking at doing house chores, reading emails, chatting & watching TV? Didn't enjoy the trial period during the last long semester school holiday. Maybe once in a blue moon, I would pop in to catch up on networking at night, especially on weekends. So, this blog serves as a notice to my dear friends online, thank you for your valuable time for sharing. 2009 CONTRACTDEAR VALUABLE FRIENDS,
 After serious & cautious consideration... Your contract of friendship has been renewed for the New Year 2009! It was a very hard decision to make... So try not to screw it up!!! My Wish for You in 2009 May peace break into your home and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had, forget your home address! In simple words ........... May 2009 be the best year of your life!!! Have a Great Year for 2009! COUSIN'S WEDDING 30 DEC 08  Another wedding! Phew! The tremendous incline of divorce rate globally is not going to stop people from tying the knot. Why? Because people need love, to love & be loved. The differences in family background, religious belief, parenting opinions, the unstability of financial ground, the heart-wrenching infidelity, etc. etc., all contribute to fail a marriage. It's really a complicated management. I really don't understand why God created Eve in the first place???? Strictly As a transporter?? Sigh...... |
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