Family/From the Heart – Page 4

June 10, 2014

Spoilt To The Max

I finally got to open the goodies that I had bought from Halifax some 4 months ago during March break. Yes, I had been so busy with all the things that were gifted to me by friends and advertisers that I didn’t have time to look into the stuff that I had bought some 4 months ago – such a slacker I am. But it’s actually only because I’m so blessed with all the things that Chloe and I have been receiving from friends, home and advertisers, so there was no hurry at all to open the stuff that I had bought.

But here they are, cosmetic and skin care products that I had thought I needed when I was in the city with my g/f and family. Oh plus , I did go for a trip to LA for GenCon , so I had a lot of goodies that I had brought back with me too from sponsors.

Some samples that came with the stuff I bought.

Did I tell you that I’m a Lush fan? Yes, i loved this brand and hope that one day, I get to be sponsored by them.

Urban Decay Naked palette, since I am trying on eye make up for my vlogging purpose.

More skin care.

Skin care again.

Skin care but yet to try it.

More samples.

Good for traveling.

Free gifts – because I bought like $400 worth of skin care during this trip.

More gifts.

More samples and free gifts ! holy moly right!

May 20, 2014

Christmas All Year Round

Yes! it’s Christmas all year round for Chloe as usual. Today, we received another package from her Godmother from Singapore. Yes, a $90 postage box – what a lucky girl my daughter is right? well, when you have a mom that is that popular, you can help but get presents from all over the world hahah!!

As usual, Chloe was so excited to open her box of goodies.

Toys and candies and all sorts from all over Asia.

Hello Kitty – limited edition from Japan.

The famous panda from China, Ling Ling ? – you see her Godmother travels a lot for pleasure and for business with her hubby. So my Chloe gets all the goodies from godma of course!

Chloe wondering what these were.

Then she realized that they were pens from Universal Studio from Sentosa Island.

And not just one pen there were 9 different kinds at $4.90 each – so you can imagine how much her Godmother spent on pens alone for her !!! $50 !!! in pens!!!! tell me – how lucky my kid is!!!

Snacks from Japan or China?

And yummy candies from Chengdu – i believe.

And more cookies from Japan. Chloe is super stoked and she knows that she is a lucky girl to have so many people to love her. Thanks to her Godma Lina! she is always so generous to her. All the Ralph Lauren clothing that you see Chloe wearing are from her Godma Lina.

May 1, 2014

Vlogging

Vlogging – is a video log.

Yes, I’ve been approached by a company/online magazine from USA to be one of their vloggers for a cosmetic/health online presence. The PR company that I’ve worked with for the longest time worked out all the details for me and they flew me out to New York for a weekend to show me around the company and to sign the contract.

I’ve to say that I’m very happy with the offer and what I have to do and it’s a great opportunity for me to branch out this way. Everything I use or review are sponsored and I get paid for it, now that’s awesome right? I’m so blessed that PB supports all that I do online and I’ve to say that everything I’ve been doing is paying off because my online presence is phenomena. I’ve not only make friends networking offline but online as well and many of you out there know what I’m talking about.

I’ve no regret blogging for the last 10 yrs or more, not only has it turn out to be lucrative, it has made me a much more informed person. But because of various reasons related to the place I lived in, I’ve started to blog on another platform in a more elaborate way 8 yrs ago, so as to not have a conflict of interest with some folks here. On the other platform, I am able to post pictures and say what I want without worrying about who might read it as Canada has been blocked in that platform. So unless, you are not from Canada, you will not see my blogs anywhere in the blogosphere. So why do not not cancel these other blogs? because they have advertisers on it and I’ve already committed to the advertisers and am not going to breach my contract with them. So yes, I’m vlogging as well, and I’m doing it because it was an opportunity that I cannot refused, the remuneration is just too good to refuse. So if you see me carrying my video camera around and talking with myself, do not think I’m going crazy – hahahah!

April 15, 2014

Easter Gifts

As I’m sure you all know by now, that I’ve so many great friends from around the world and some in this town. So during Easter, we try to get some things for the kids. This year, I was able to return the kindness of a girlfriend from Malaysia – she had been so good to me throughout the years that I’ve been in Canada and I was only too happy to look for some kindle eggs for her kids that she can’t find in Malaysia and mail it to them.

This year, I wanted to go out and buy chocolates for everyone but unfortunately, Chloe had been ill with a stomach pain and tooth ache, so I was stuck at home with her. But I did managed to get the above for my g/f in Malaysia.

April 10, 2014

Gifts From Taiwan

More gifts !!!! I’m so blessed and so lucky to have great friends from all over the world. This came in this morning and I was definitely surprised. My g/f from Taiwan, Taipeh sent these over to me just because. She said she haven’t sent stuff to me for a long time now, so she decided to grab a few things and send them to me. It’s crazyyyy!! look at how huge the box is!

Look at all the food!!! postage alone is about $300 cdn dollars and the amount of food were lots !! I am grateful ! but I already have loads of food from Regina, who had just sent me a box as huge as this from Singapore.

April 5, 2014

Gifts From Singapore

Yes! another huge box of goodies from my g/f Regina in Singapore. Regina is one of my oldest friend from work and she is married to a wonderful man and has gone very far in her career. Although I haven’t seen Regina for a long time, she continues to be her kind self as always. I’m so blessed to have her in my life. As usual postage for the box is so expensive – closed o $250 cdn dollars.

There were food, toys for chloe and a lot of other goodies. Chloe was so excited to get her Merlion stuffie and her tote and coloring stuff. If you remember, sometime last year, Regina bought Chloe her instax camera and gave her like 10 boxes of films. I’m so grateful but wished she didn’t spend so much money on us.

March 27, 2014

Magical Childhood

Just the other day, Chloe swallowed her teeny weeny bit of leftover tooth from her broken cap in school and she had wrote to the tooth fairy that it was ok if the tooth fairy didn’t give her any money coz’ it was a tiny one and she had swallowed it in school. So she had no tooth to exchange for money with the tooth fairy. The first night we had forgotten all about the note and didn’t do nothing about it and the second night came and we forgotten about that too. Came the third night I reprimanded PB for Chloe’s lazy tooth fairy and of course, that night the tooth fairy came and took her note and left her a dollar.

When Chloe found the $1, the next day, she patted us on the back and said it was alright to let her know that it was us who left her the $1 and not the tooth fairy. It was such a funny, funny expression when she patted us on the back, like a matter -of – factly manner but we insisted that it wasn’t us. So she went on her day happily that day and told everyone that the tooth fairy finally came and gave her $1. We didn’t have the heart to tell her otherwise and not let her continue to have a magical childhood. Afterall, they are only this young once, even though she is already 10.

Now having said all the above, I’m not about to spend $1000 on gifts each year on Chloe’s Christmas or birthday, so parents out there don’t feel bad if you didn’t give your child a theme party for his/her birthday to make their childhood magical. A magical childhood need not be all about money and glamor, PB and I feel that a balance of magic and common sense is just as important.

March 20, 2014

Absolutely Touched !

A long time customer and her family came to visit us at the store with her daughter’s daughter. Yes ! of course, I’m touched! they said they came to visit because they thought I might like to meet the baby. Now tell me you are not touched! I loved children, especially children of children that have grown up with me at the store.

They were but kids when I first met them and now they are adults and have their own children, now isn’t that sweet and beautiful. Nothing is more beautiful than to see these kids grow up to be awesome adults and having their own awesome family. Of course, their parents are pretty awesome people too but they have moved away and are only back to visit their parents who are still in this town.

And I’m but an owner by association to the spouse’s business whom they have met when they come to rent a movie or buy a game but they remembered me as the funny crazy Chinese woman who would dish out advice whether they wanted it or not. But you see, these good kids are the ones who would laughed and nod at my every idiosyncrasies, all because they were taught by good parents to acknowledge even though they may not agree with what people say because our intentions are good.

February 28, 2014

Birthday Party For Her Bears

Chloe loves her bears very much – actually, she loves all her toys very much. She refuses to dirty them, refuses to bring them anywhere that they will get smelly or dirty. The one on the right is Honey Bear, we bought it for her from the yard sale and Coconut is the most recent one that we bought for her during our recent trip to Halifax. She has another called Peace bear and she loves them all the same.

So one day, she came back from school and wanted to plan a birthday party for her bears and invited some of her friends to the house on the weekend. I of course, knew that no one was coming because it was gonna be on Saturday and at 6pm, so I suggested that if no one came, we could have it at her Grampie’s. I told her that I bet Aunt Helena would bake with her and so forth.

So she relented and looked forward to weekend at Grampie’s. Some may say that we are spoiling her and over-indulging her but I think that it was really cute and she is only a kid once, so why not? While PB grudging bought a cake and informed chloe that he ain’t doing this every year, I felt that we should cherish this innocence as long as we can.

February 20, 2014

Gifts From New Zealand

Not too long ago, we received a box filled with goodies from Japan, Tokyo and today, we received another box from New Zealand. I’m so BLESSED!!!! I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all my friends from around the world. They send me so much stuff – I can’t even finish eating and using them on my own.

I’ve known Margie for many years, this lady flies all over the world ! a globetrotter I tell yer – and she is so sweet – skin care and chocolate from New Zealand. Thank you Margie ! you didn’t have to do that ! but I love everything!