August 2008 – My Life in Canada

August 31, 2008

Food Blogging

Sorry.. ! no blogging today..! i’m going thru’ all my 300 food blogs on my bloglines. Later folks…!

Update : I had about 2000+ entries to read from my bloglines… and i’m now down to 940. So yes.. i’ve left alot of footprints everywhere. If i haven’t visited, please know that it is because i’m still recovering from my surgeries..and can’t sit too much. Lying down and reading blogs . ain’t fun.. coz’ i sometimes.. like to look at the food pictures a little more clearly. But i promised to visit asap. In the meantime, if you are like me.. and watching Moonlight Resonance, head over to my crazy chinese woman blog.. for the uploaded few. that i found.

August 30, 2008

Growing Up Too Fast

She is just growing up so fast..!! only 4.5 yrs old.. but going on 18..!! she would put on make up for Keegan, her babysitter. But she would indulge her… and she wants to put on make up too.. if we let her.

She had asked several times.. if she could have some make up too.. for children. .. but i said no. She didn’t argue.. but just sounded and looked disappointed.

In fact, she did Keegan’s make up pretty well too.

And takes her make up very seriously too.

August 30, 2008

My Type Of Man

Handsome right..???!!!?? muahahhaha!!! no lah..!! my g/fs asked me.. wah.!!! how come you like hairy man..???!!!?? but i do..!! what can i do right..?? plus i cannot be with someone who is smaller size than I.. else i donch feel protected leh. PB can be very stylo malo if he wants to be… and he is not into fashion at all.. or dressing up well. He just wears whatever.. and not into pleasing the other person. His attitude very “apa tidak” attitude when it comes to looks. Fortunately, for me.. he is like that.. else i gotta dress up every day every minute “mati lah”. So tell me.. what type of man is yours..?? must know how to drive..?? must wear branded stuff..?? must know how to hold a conversation..?? hairy..?? sexy..?? botak..?? come .. share, share.

August 30, 2008

So What Have I Been Up To This Week..?

Well… i haven’t grown any taller.. ! but i’ve seen the surgeon … dr murphy.. for a follow up for my operation. And Chloe is silly with her fries.. and even though she now eats nuggets.. she will only eat at the most 1.5 and the whole bag of fries. And of course during the weekend besides the beach with the brat, my mother in law also indulged me .. with my photo snapping of their organic vegies and fruits. And I had to say my mind.. about elite blogger Xia Xue too. And in the meantime.. can’t get enough of Moonlight Resonance and wondering if i should just download it and share it with everyone on my blogs..?? And very busy at work. .although no sign of Bin Ladin Lookalike… and he didn’t come in with another $50 for PB. That kinda sums up my week. What about yours..??

August 30, 2008

Moving Girlfriend

A long time girlfriend of mine, has moved from Australia back to USA and then from USA to Singapore… and from Singapore back to Connecticut.. and from Connecticut to San Fransisco. And she is moving again .. because her husband had another offer with another bigger company. This time to New York and I guess she is using New York Moving Company to help her relocate. The last time, I know she did it on her own.. and she was pretty pregnant then . and she wasn’t really happy at all. This time, she was just gonna leave it to the professionals.

August 29, 2008

My Car

Ok..! i’m really sorry.. but you will be hearing alot about my quest to find a car for myself.. in the next few months. Now that my health is on the road to recovery and my immigration papers all done and settled, it’s time i become more mobile..! Our current’s car a/c compressor isn’t the greatest, so i’ll be sure to check that out first when i buy my previously owned car.

August 28, 2008

Survival Guide To Separation Anxiety

In another 1.5 weeks .. we will be going thru’ some separation anxiety with the brat and I, yours truly. Yes, for those who are not aware of this .. my brat is a BIG gal now.. !! she is going to school… but not even 5 years old. She is going to real school.. not kindergarten or pre-school or nursery or day care. She will be in French Immersion .. and will be in Grade Primary. We sent her for the “ready, get set, go” program earlier this month..and she did wonderfully… but not without some separation from me and not her. Yes.. ! she was the brave one.

Advice from some blogging mummies that i picked up on .. was not to show that you were anxious nor worried.. and to let her go to school happily. So i put on a brave front.. and let her go happily to school. My mother in law had teased me about that.. before she left for school.. but we did pretty well. So if you have kids going to school this fall, this is my survival guide for just cross reference.

A few days before school start. .drive her to school.. . and tell her what is going to happen.. what time she will be waking up.. what time she will be going to school. .and so forth. Walk her thru’ the routine.. and of course tell her how much fun it is going to be.. and that you will be right outside waiting for her.. once school is over.. .and you will be there to pick her up.. ON TIME. More tomorrow.. eh.. 🙂

A happy trooper for sure!

August 28, 2008

GMC Truck

In a town full of fishermen it is not surprising to see trucks on the road all the time. But I guess it shouldn’t be of any surprise to me since the trucks are used to nets and lobster pots down to the wharf and back. I have also heard stories of our fishermen paying for their new GMC trucks in cash. I’m pretty sure owners at New GMC Manchester NH would love some customers like this too.

I know of someone who could use a new GMC truck instead of his old beat up one! And that is Grampie..! I bet my father-in-law would love the all new GMC Sierra, it’s quiet and has a spacious interior so delivering vegies and fruits to our local stores would be a lot easier and more enjoyable. Plus with the Active Fuel Management it must mean that it is not quite that expensive to run as compared to that old beat up truck he now uses. And Richard, my brother-in-law, had mentioned about the towing capacity of this all new Sierra and how it can handle just about any job. It would be very handy for his current project of building his own cabin.

August 27, 2008

PB & Another Kid

Oh boy..!! this must be the second time i saw PB carrying another kid .. besides our own brat. Priceless eh..?? Isn’t Ciara cute..?? Ciara is Keegan’s niece.. she is like 6 months old. .and she is growing prettier everyday. For a man who doesn’t like kids.. except his own.. i would say he was doing pretty nicely eh.

Chloe can’t get enough of Ciara, she loves her so much.. she must visit her.. every chance she gets. Too bad .. i can’t give her another brother or sister. I bet she would be a good che-che (older sister). Chloe bought the red blouse that Ciara was wearing in this picture. We were at Superstore.. and she said.. “we have to get this for Ciara..!!! x2 ” .. muaahahahah!! it was funny.. seeing her so in love with baby Ciara.

August 27, 2008

A Call From School

We got a call from Chloe’s school on Monday and you wouldn’t believed who called. HER PRINCIPAL..!!! wow..!! awesome eh..?? i donch remember ever my principal calling my parents. .unless i was in trouble.. or they thought that i had a contagious disease (that would be another story for another day).

Anyhoooo..!! impressed i was lah..!! sauku (mountain tortoise) like that right..?? but coming from Asia hor. .where the teachers and principals are considered Gods of your child’s life .. you kinda need to “humpu bodek” (brown nose/kiss their ass) them as long as you are in their school, so this was really pleasant lah.

The principal had called to inform us what to bring with Chloe on her first day of “real” school.. and a few more instructions. .and even asked if we have any other questions. Awesome right..?? You tell me lah..! where lah .. in Asia.. you get a principal like that one…?? So i’m pretty pleased .. in fact more than pretty pleased. What about your school experience..?? wanna share with me..?