Category: Amusing/Musing

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Private Swimming Class

So we’ve finally convinced Chloe to go back to swimming classes at the YMCA and this time, she is going for private lessons?  why?  not because we are rich or because she is privileged but because in her previous group class, she didn’t really get to learn a lot.  It was like the school lessons all over again – and she came out of the group lessons not learning how to swim *sigh*

So this time round, we’ve decided she is going for private lessons – so that she can get the one to one attention and the instructor can see how he can go about teaching her the way he deem fit.  Chloe had hoped for a girl swimming instructor  but she ended up with a boy – now hopefully she isn’t too distracted by the boy instructor and don’t learn anything.  You know she is at the age, where she is having crushes on the opposite sex even though she denies it – hahha! but she asked me if i thought her swimming instructor was handsome hahahha!!

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Pre-Mother’s Day Celebration

My sisters from another mother gathered together to have a Mother’s Day celebration before we celebrate with our own family – on the real Mother’s day.  Having been in Canada for more than 10 years now and being a mother for 9 – this year has got to be the most happening for me.  I’ve met so many mothers from all over the world her in Canada and we’ve form a really nice group to do things with and to eat with.  I’m so blessed by so many people here and I cannot ask for better friends.

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Keeping Busy With Arts & Crafts

I’m constantly looking out for things to keep Chloe busy, like swimming, karate, art classes, music classes etc – unlike PB he is quite happy if she wasn’t doing anything.  It’s not that he doesn’t know that the kid needs to be kept occupied all the time else she complains that she is bored.  So I’m always on a look out for event to bring her like this Paper event held in town that I just found out a few days before it happened.  I made sure that we got up early and made sure she gets to get involved in it – and not just a browser.  So is it a man thing ?  or is it just my man thing?  *sigh*  sometimes i feel that I have to do so much planning on my own – and my only consolation is PB doesn’t say no to any of my plans.  Thank God !  else he sure kenna!

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Bingo Night @ Chloe’s School

Bingo night at Chloe’s school is to raise more funds for the school and like every year we try to attend it – even if PB wasn’t free and had to work.  This year I’m lucky because my sister from another mother is living in town and she fetched us there.  We didn’t get to win anything but we had fun – but Chloe was disappointed but it’s good for her to learn that she doesn’t get to win everything every time.

There were lots of kids and parents who came to support the Bingo night and I’m happy we are part of it.

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Enjoying Friendship

Friends come in different shape and sizes and at different times of our lives. And with every friendship – I hope to be the one to be giving and not the one receiving anything in return.  My beautiful friends from Peru that I’ve come to love and spend a lot of time with are leaving for Ottawa soon – I’m so sad – and so is Chloe but at least we know that we both came from different countries but met here in Canada.

I will always treasure our friendship even though we are going to be far away from each other.  I wish them well – and wished I had gotten to know them a lot earlier.

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My 48th Birthday

I celebrated my 48th birthday about a week or two ago – and this birthday must be the grandest and the most presents I’ve received in my entire life.  I guess kindness does begets kindness and i feel so much loved from PB to my sisters from another mother and my nieces and of course PB’s family as well who gave me wood for my fire place and a pot of flowers from Aunt Helena and skin care products, garden products and other stuff from friends.

2 more years and I’ll be 50 yrs old and I’ve been in Canada for about 13 yrs now.  Every year for my birthday, I never made a big deal of it because I get to eat out so often with my friends and PB – so to me – it’s a normal day.  But I do feel so special this year with so many good friends and sisters surrounding me.  And most importantly getting to know H.  People might think that I’m helping her but actually she is a true blessing to me and my family. I ‘ve never met a kinder person in my entire life – those who don’t treasure her – is their lost – I feel sad for those people who are currently treating her badly and those who abandoned her in her bad times.  But their lost is my gain.

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She Understands More Than We Think

Chloe is 9 years old and although she can be quite naughty at times, I’ll have to say that she can understand more than we care to give her credit for.  I told her I had lots of work to do this week and that she had to let me work and she tried very hard not to disturb me at work or at home, although at times, she still wants to play with me but that is understandable – she is afterall, still a kid.

And when my g/f was in a bad place, she knew enough not to let her pay for meals when we go out for food together, and she also knows how to comfort my g/f and called her ex – DS – for  Deep Shit because she cannot say “deep shit” per se as it is a bad word to her.  Yes, at 9 yrs old she seems a lot older at times and understand more than a lot of kids her age but I guess that’s because we tell her more than we should too.  We try not to keep secrets from her – that way when mummy needs to comfort an Auntie or help an Uncle she understands.

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Education In The West

I don’t know about United States but here in Canada I realized that kids do learn a lot more than we did when I was Chloe’s age.  When I was in school, we were told to memorize and to do formulas without really understanding the basics or having fun at it.  Chloe loves school because she is given a chance to be creative and explore where else back home, we just had to keep up.  There was really no fun in school for me at all during Chloe age, it was do or get caned.  So I’m really pleased that Chloe is learning with fun, she was able to come back and tell us stuff that even I don’t know – like Canada’s history – for example – Africville.  Yes! silly me ! i thought she was talking about the Smurfs when she asked me if I knew about Africville – since I said mummy knows everything – so she caught me there – mannnn!!!  these days kids are so smart !

While friends told me that they return home and have no regrets, I think I’m staying in Canada because I really don’t think Chloe would learn with so much fun if she was back home in Singapore.

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March Break

Well, March break is almost over and we survived it – wished my leg didn’t hurt so bad when we were up in Halifax though – that suck big time and to think that I didn’t think of taking some muscle relaxant was really stupid of me.  I think it was probably trying to accommodate everyone, from PB, Chloe and my g/f who went with us that took a toil on me. But Chloe had a good time although I wished I had more time with her, the next time we go up to the city, it has to be only 3 of us and no one else – so that I don’t have to try and please everyone or worry about PB being bored or anything of that sort.  Don’t get me wrong, we loved to have our g/f with us but I just worry too much about everyone and trying to make everyone feel comfy that I had forgotten about myself, so yes, the next time, it has to be only us 3.

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Crazy Hair Day & A Very Prim & Proper Gal

It’s crazy hair day today and although the brat wants to do something with her hair, she is so prim and proper and wouldn’t really let me make her hair really crazy *sigh*  – she is so conscious of her appearance and worries about how people might think of her which she shouldn’t for a 9 yrs old.

She is just growing up too fast and too quick and thinking of all sorts of things – and has all sorts of questions for me – from boobies to how a baby is born and kissing – but I guess those are only normal for a growing kid – but I wished I can slow her down but with school and other kids – well, you know how it is.

Which reminds me about a dear old friend back in Singapore – I had told him about how curious my older brother was when we were growing up and he told me then that it was only normal.  At that time, I thought he was crazy too – but little did I know that he was a lot more learned that I.  Ahhhh..!!! wished i had parents who were more informed then.  So hopefully, with Chloe we can do the right thing since Grammie isn’t around to help out – I have to rely on my girlfriends with kids and more experience to help me out on that.