Category: Amusing/Musing

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Prioritizing

For the last 2 years – I have been very busy – trying to make as much money as I can – not only in the store but also online but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t take care of Chloe well – I just didn’t get too anal when things weren’t cleaned at home – or even at the store. But towards the end of last year – seeing that the store was doing much better and we got some help from a friend to help organize stuff – I was able to get my act together with prioritizing my personal stuff.

I’m pleased to say that I’ve done some work around the house – that I haven’t attempted to for a long time – both because of my health and time – that I don’t really have. When people say that making money is not all that important – I beg to differ – it is important if you want to be able to pay up your bills and making sure that everything is running smoothly. So yes! i did make some sacrifices to see that everything is in order – and now it’s time to take care of my home front too.

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Conference Call To Singapore

We made a Conference call to Singapore this morning – as soon as we got to work for fear that the weather – may caused us to lose power. The call was to Chloe’s kai mah (godmother) from Singapore to wish her a Happy Chinese New Year. I wished we could talk longer – but we were at the store and already there was customer – trying to ring in a debit – so I had to hang up quickly. Chloe didn’t say too much – because it was too cold at the store – and she was just sulking. But I’m glad we made the conference call – because it was the least we could do for her Godmother in Singapore – for she always send tons of gifts for Chloe and I. Gong Hei Fatt Choy – Lina!

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The Kid Who Is So Bored

Poor Chloe so bored on a Sunday and wanting to visit her grandparents but can’t because her grammie went for a holiday with her dancing friends. Last week, she couldn’t go because Grammie went for a movie and had a some kind of a benefit. Yes! grammie is very busy! Chloe said to me – but grammie is busy in the summer – and now it’s the winter – when will she not be busy? The only reason why I send Chloe to her grandparents is because she loves spending time with them – she bakes and plays and reads with them – and also do craft work. Of course, during the winter – she can go sledding – and she was so looking forward to it – this winter. Poor Chloe! So bored! I told her if we go back to Singapore – at least Kai Mah will spend Sundays with her – hahahhaha!!

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Chinese New Year Goodies

Chinese New Year’s goodies started coming for me and Chloe from all over the world. Friends from United States, Montreal, Toronto and all the way from Australia – came for us – the last 2 weeks and I haven’t had the chance to post it up on my food blog – but I’ve started stuffing my face with them of course. Chloe doesn’t know how to enjoy it yet – and PB – he wanted me to have more of them – so that I can get my fill and don’t feel so home sick. I thought no one makes these pineapple tarts that my mom makes but I was wrong – someone did and it looks almost like the ones my mom bakes every year during Chinese New Year when I was a kid. These pineapple tarts are so good – they are very expensive – so I’m eating them slowly and enjoying every bit of it. I already got some weight loss pills because I know I’m going to put on so much weight – from all the goodies that I’ve received. But hell if anything is going to stop me from eating them! hahah!

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Gong Hei Fatt Choy 2011!

Chloe and I wanna wish everyone Gong Hei Fatt Choy ! especially all our dear friends online and offline. Thank you all for your kindness and unconditional love and all the Chinese New Year goodies you’ve sent to us and ang pows. May the year of Rabbit bring all of you good health and prosperity.

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My Weight & I

So February is round the corner – already one month into the new year – and i still haven’t started on my exercise again. First I was too busy – then I got sick – and of course the store was busy and during Christmas – I received lots of goodies from home – so I had to stuff my face with it. Well, you get the idea eh? With Chinese New Year around the corner and more dinners to go to – with Chinese friends from here – you know what I need right? yes ! a lot of help from the latest diet pills that would work quick and not expensive but most importantly safe. The reason why I say this is because – Chloe was lying on my tummy this evening watching tv – and she said and I quote ” oh mom! i’m glad you haven’t exercise yet – your tummy is so comfffffyyyy!!!” – so you get the picture eh? round tummy – like a fluffy pillow. So yes! diet & exercise – here I come! I better!

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Snow Day

Snow Day means no school for Chloe – they canceled school as early as 6am this morning. No school doesn’t mean sleeping in for us – because Chloe wakes up as early – so no diff for us truth be told. And i love having her at the store with us – but very quickly she would find out that she would be bored too. By noon – she would be so bored – it would be the worst day in her life – as she would put it – hahahha!! a bit of drama queen would come out soon enough. Unlike in the city – there would be things for Chloe to do – or a library she can go to – or the discovery center – or museum – or even catch a good movie – but here – there is absolutely nothing for her to do – how sad eh. Oh well!

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Internet Free For 24 hrs

Or should I say computer free for 24hrs? You see – I think I can – but the spouse aka PB – I doubt so. We were up in the city for 2 days last year – and mannn!! he can’t do without the computer and the internet. He had to check his emails – had to check the webcam of the store and even when we were out shopping – he was looking for computers *slap forehead*. But can you really blame him – at this time and age – can anyone not know how to work the computer and go on the internet? even his grandaunt who is 90 yrs old checks her email everyday. I sometimes wonder what it would be like without the internet, without ICQ – without msn messenger or skype? what would life be like? one thing for sure – without the computers and internet – PB and I wouldn’t have met – he is in the other side of the world. And most importantly, we won’t have Chloe – our cheeky PITA (Pain In The A##)- hahaha ! whom we loved and adore. Yes! so my challenge to you is to be internet and computer free for 24hrs one day a week – can you do that? I have started – and every Sunday – I refused to do anything on the computer or the internet.

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Howard Stern Show On Radio

We only have one radio station in this town – poor us eh! unlike home, we have the chinese station, the english station, the Malay station, the Gold 90.5FM, the symphony station and many more by now I am assuming. I missed the talk shows – the interaction between the listeners and the radio DJs a lot and the discussing of certain high key issues in the country. So we have sirius a Satellite Radio and listen to Howard Stern Radio and Oprah Winfrey instead especially if we are driving up to the city. 4 hrs of driving can get very boring – trying to think of something to chat. But I do love the Howard Stern Radio a lot because it’s just hilarious – and he does the most outrageous stuff and say the most unthinkable thing. Plus his guest lists are awesome too – from Chris Rock to just about anyone you can think of – you want to hear on the radio. Thank God for satellite radio else I would be bored to death here.

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Teaching Responsibility

I’m not a perfect parent – in fact – far from it – but one thing I know for sure – is that teaching your kid to own up and taking responsibility for thing that he or she did – is a very important step to growing up and living an honest life. I find it so sad – when a parent starts pointing fingers at the other kid – when the kid is found stealing from our store or doing something bad. According the the parent – it’s not his kid – but the other kid he is with – and the same goes for the other kid’s parent – when I spoke with them about it. It’s easy to point fingers at the other family – the other kid – but what does it teach your kid?

Yesterday, another parent was in with her kid – wanting to rent a game – but the kid had a $30 late charge from a previous game rental. The mother said – nope she wasn’t paying for it – because it wasn’t her lates *slap forehead* – walked out – but called back and insisted that we shouldn’t have rented the game under her account but her ex-husband’s *slap forehead*. So what does it teach that kid? what would i do?

Firstly, I would pay up the amount – because it’s my kid – but I’m letting my kid go easy – that’s for sure – and I won’t be renting another game for her for a long time – till she works it off – by doing dishes or laundry or something that needs doing around the house or even the store in our case. But to argue with the store owners – to make it the store owner’s fault – now that’s the wrong way to teach your kid. Teaching responsibility should begin right now – not when your kid is 21 or 50 – it begins as soon as your kid is born. Being a responsible parent brings up responsible kids – try to remember that the next time you point fingers at other people’s kid.