Month: March 2010

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Picky Eaters

So I was asked are picky eaters born or brought up to be one? We were invited to a birthday party today – and as usual – as m uch as the kid loves to go to parties – she refuses to eat anything at the party. Usually the parents would have fruits, pizza and pop for the party – even during chloe’s own birthday party – we had pizzas, chicken wings, fruits, chips but as usual – she won’t eat them.

The expert said that picky eaters are raised that way because of their parents but I can tell you that’s not true – in our household. We’ve encouraged and asked her to try everything and even bribe her to try new food – but nope – no way even if her life depended on it. So when I read on Parents Today while looking at some term life insurance quotes that picky eaters were made to be one – I cannot but shake my head – if only they knew how we’ve tried all ways to get Chloe to try all sorts of food. *sigh* – so for those parents like myself – don’t feel bad when you read the same article – i know it .. and you know it.

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Chick Flick & Women

I came to a conclusion last nite about why women love their chick flicks – haha! now, now – i know what you are thinking – women just loves it – no reason/s – but there ISsssss..! it’s all because of our men! hahha!! i know what the men are gonna say – blame it on the men again ! hahahah!!! but it’s true – the reason why we women love the chick flick is because we are not getting enough romantic encounters from our own men – so we look into other ppl’s life – even though they are only a show – and may not be true – it’s ok to dream about it eh. Likewise – why some ppl would wear casually and others insist on branded clothings and handbags but some are comfy with urban clothes because they are just those who are pretty confident – it is what you want that you don’t have so you watch or wear them. Food for thought eh.

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A Kid Who Is Nervous About School

So March break is over and school started on Monday – unfortunately, Chloe didn’t go back to school because she had a fever on Sunday and we kept her in on Monday and Tuesday as well – just so she doesn’t pass anything to her school friends. How you wished all parents are like that eh..?? yes, we are thankful we work for ourselves that way we can always schedule our time and take care of Chloe whenever we can. But having said that we are so busy – we don’t even have time for zit remedies and sometimes a shower – why? because the kid is full of nerves going to her new school.

Seriously, we do not know why she is nervous about her new school – which actually isn’t new because she started out in this school in French immersion. Anyhow – what do you do with a nervous kid ? We have to stay calm and tell her that if she still doesn’t feel well – when she arrives at school grounds we will take her home. But as soon as she got to school, she didn’t complain no more about a painful tummy. I am keeping my fingers cross here – i know chloe is a very sensitive kid – and i feel she does remember what happened during her first year in this school. I keep telling myself .. 3 more months.. 3 more months.

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Teach Them The Value Of Money

I don’t know if you know this – PB just exchanged his aeroplan miles for a 52″ plasma tv. I would never have agreed to pay cash for it – and he knows better. So when he told me he was gonna use his aeroplan miles for it – i didn’t say a word but thank God that he was sensible enough not to overspend. For if it was up to me – i would never have bought anything fancy – a tv is a tv to me – just like buying the best vitamins for men – pretty straight forward.

Anyhow – PB had been searching for a tv stand for this new plasma tv – of course! and he was trying to convince me that he was trying to get one at a reasonable price. After months of searching – he finally bought one from Skytec at a pretty reasonable price and he had put it up himself the other day. Chloe came home from her grandparents and as soon as she saw the new tv stand asked her dad how much it was..?? and if it was orange tag.. muahahahhaha!!!! you see we taught the kid that we never buy anything that wasn’t discounted. I didn’t mind telling our kid that i was a pretty el cheapo person – but moreso – we wanna teach the kid the value of money and that money doesn’t grow on trees – even though her Uncle Richard would beg to differ since he put money on a tree in a huge card for the kid one Christmas.. hahahah!! So teach them young and teach them well – else trouble lies ahead.

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Things You Should Know Before Migrating

Canada is a great place to be if you are migrating – moreso, if you are a someone who has money and coming to Canada to start your own business. The government is very generous with their money – and medical is free here once you become a permanent resident. There are many things you can get here that I can get from home too like diet pill for women but before you migrate – just make sure you know where you are migrating to. Why? because i missed the convenience of having a food court a few feet away from home and of course food from home that I can’t even get unless I wanna drive 8 hrs to and fro to the city.

The winters are harsh in Canada and the summer is short – and if you are thinking that you can be lazy in Canada, well, think about it because jobs are hard to come by – as they give first priority to the people in Canada first. But knowing Asians I know it isn’t hard to get a job if we want to – it’s our accent that makes it somewhat harder – for although we think we speak perfectly ok – they still can’t get what you are saying at times. As for me – even though i’ve worked for foreign bosses all my life – some people still finds it hard to understand my kinda english. What else do i missed..?? the weather, the food, the shopping malls, the high tech buildings and of course the short vacation I can take – for once you own your own business – you are obligated to work all the time.

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Friends For Your Kids

Chloe had been spending time @ her grammie’s & grampie’s – and while she was out there – she had lots of visits from both her friends from her new school and her old school and of course friends from the store. She doesn’t know she missed all of them – but there is one kid we haven’t seen for a long time now. You see Chloe is really fond of this friend but unfortunately, we have had been making the calls and leaving messages for her friend’s parents for years now. Finally, this year – I decided – I’ve done my part as a friend and it’s up to them if they value our friendship – not like Chloe doesn’t have lots of ppl to play with and invited to play dates and stuff. I rather spend more time worrying about my cholesterol medications then the kid’s friend because she will outgrow the friendship – and she will have other friends as she grows up – so i’m not gonna be too, too worried about it – if this friend of hers doesn’t wanna call. If they are meant to be best buddies in the future – things will just fall into place – but in the meantime, I have no time to worry about it.

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Words Can Wound

So Chloe came home from Grammie’s last nite – all tired and excited – she said she loves going to her Grammie’s and we had told her we were very proud of her – in which she replied – “so did you get your work done?” “is it because I’m not annoying you?” Well, that took us by surprised ! because we must have said something to Chloe to make her think that she was an annoyance or like eczema. So parents – we have to be very careful what we portray to our kids and what we say to our kids – what we said – or think at that point of time when we did say something to our kids – may not really sit well with them. Or if you think they don’t get hurt by words because they are too young to understand hurt – well you are wrong.

Kids mainly aim to please and Chloe is not any different – she would act silly or if we were laughing at some stuff she was doing – she would keeping doing it again and again to make us laugh. I strongly believed that kids grow up to be what their parents are – you are a great influence to your kids if you don’t know this by now. If you were being mean or petty to your in-laws or siblings – your kids are gonna do the same to theirs. So be watchful with your actions and words because words can wound the gentle heart.

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Going To Grammie’s On March Break

It’s March break now and Chloe has just left to visit her grammie on her own and to spend a day at Grammie’s. This is the first time she is going to Grammie’s on her own and before she left – she was not feeling good – as per usual but when she arrived at Grammie’s she didn’t even remembered that she wasn’t feeling good.. hahahahah!!! So it gives PB a chance to go do some stuff like look for cheap car insurance, which we had been putting off for the longest time.

How time flies eh..!! chloe is already 6 yrs old.. and going to her grammie’s on her own when once upon a time – she wouldn’t go there on her own nor anywhere else. It’s wonderful that she is spending time there .. not because we wanna pawn her off to her grandparents but moreso – we want to foster independence in her plus we know for sure – that she is safe at her grammie’s and aunt helena’s. Now we know for sure that summer is gonna to be fun for Chloe .. woohoo..!!!

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March Report Card

So we received Chloe March report card by mail today and she did mostly good except for 2 things – that the teachers/school feels that she only demonstrates with encouragement or prompts. One is accepting responsibility for her actions and the 2nd was resolving conflict appropriately. I think I am gonna take it with a pinch of salt because afterall, the kid is only 6 yrs old – how do you expect her to resolve conflict appropriately? I mean – I as an adult sometimes have a hard time choosing stocks for the store and about accepting responsibility – I’m afraid i don’t agree with the teachers – Chloe is so afraid of everything in that school that she refuses to drink water – so she doesn’t need to use the washroom because her relieve teacher told her that she would be punished if she took too long. So pray tell – how can a child want to accept any kind of responsibility?

Other than that.. she did pretty good in everything else .. from interacting positively with others to working independently, uses time effectively follows rules and routines, completes her work in class and homework and take pride in quality of her work. Chloe likes her school – she also likes her classmates – except the kid who was disturbing her – and I truly cannot understand why the teachers didn’t do enough to help Chloe feel safe. It’s very sad – because of this incident and her french teacher’s I am not going to be doing much for either school from now on.

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Preparing For Easter

Chloe is preparing for Easter already – she is all over her Easter egg hunt and even asked to buy the bunny ears when we were at the dollar store. She was all dressed up today to show us how an Easter bunny looked like – and she did it all by herself. This kid of mine – aims to please and she is such a sweetheart and has a heart of gold. She takes my health seriously and tries not to upset me because she knows I have high blood pressure and taking medication for it. She doesn’t ask for much nor does she throws a tantrum when we don’t get her what she wants. She eats her candies in moderation and never ask for a ridiculous amount of candies and yes, she wants attention and wants someone to play with her but that’s normal eh. At 6 yrs old – she is definitely at her cutest!