Family/From the Heart – Page 45

December 1, 2008

Monday Morning After Birthday Party

Sorry.. i had forgotten to transfer the party pictures into my USB key today.. and came to work without it. This morning.. we still had a little bit of trouble.. but thank God.. it only lasted for like 30mins. We had printed out another picture of me .. yours truly.. the pretty mama… and put it in a new photo frame .. that i had bought in the Christian book store… which says.. “I LOVE MY MOMMY”.

We sent her to school.. promising her to see her at recess time at 10.15am.. and when we visited.. she was alright.. she hugged us a few times.. and went back to class. If it stops raining.. i will go for a walk.. and visit her in school as well. I know some parents might think we are being excessive protective *shrug* .. but whatever works for us.. and the kid.. is good for us, we just want her to stop crying so much and hurt her nose, eyes and throat. I’m sure.. every parents have good experiences.. and good advices.. but note that all kids are different .. so we handle it as best as we can.

November 29, 2008

It Breaks My Heart

It breaks my heart to see that after so many hours .. her eyes still looked so swollen.. from her crying this morning.. and more crying from yesterday.. because she didn’t wanna go to school. We still cannot figure out why.. and i really hope this doesn’t continue.. else i will either have to quit the store..and go to school with her.. or let her stay home for another year. Heartbreaking..! I think if PB leaves me.. for another woman.. it wouldn’t be as heartbreaking as this.

You see lah..!! and the teachers think she is not smart.??? she can make her own song some more.. tune and lyrics. We didn’t even teach her .. to do the song .. and all. Happy as ever ..as if nothing happened earlier this morning.. but i know she wasn’t truly showing how she feels. Like we spend every waking hour with her .. by our side.. besides the going to school time.. so i don’t understand this at all.

November 28, 2008

Beauty & The Trendy Mom

At 43 I’m definitely no spring chicken, although my kid is only going to be 5 yrs old in a month’s time. The spouse is 8 yrs younger and to say that I have great confidence about myself and my looks, well lets just say “who are you kidding woman..!!! ” Putting up a brave front in front of customers and friends is quite alright but when I am alone or in front of the mirror after a shower, I cannot really lie to myself right? I was just telling the spouse that I should go for botox (and he called me crazy) this Christmas, since there is an anti aging Dr in our area. The spouse said to make out my Christmas list and he would think about it (but he still thinks I’m crazy).

Beauty is not all about looking beautiful but also about having the confidence to do a job well, driving you to stay healthy thus improving your love life and every other aspect of your life. So if your goal is to improve your way of life and your self-esteem, then you should definitely look into a specialist in this area. I am also very interested in the thread face lift that I’ve heard so much about. It is a non-surgical procedure and is affordable, if anyone can identify with saggy face and skin it has gotta be me. Now I’ll just have to make a trip to either New York City, New Jersey or even Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island.

November 28, 2008

I Don’t Wanna Go To School..!!! Part 2

Well.. we had another meltdown yesterday at school.. where the Principal had to call us into the school.. because Chloe was crying so bad.. she was turning hysterical. But from the time we hung up the phone.. till we arrived at school.. they had managed to calm her down again. And according to her teacher, it was 1.5hrs.. and then she was ok.. for the rest of the day. But when we picked her up.. she was noticeably upset and had been crying.

This morning.. while having breakfast.. she again started crying that she didn’t wanna go to school. We broke down.. with threats .. about canceling her birthday party and throwing out her toys. She claimed that she can do her learning at home.. and that she remembered what to do .. for writing and all. And more crying. We arrived in school at 8.36am… after much huffing and puffing from PB and me. And she still was crying when we handed her over to her teacher. It had been almost an hour now.. and we haven’t heard from the school… so we’ll see what happens next. Read on.. because you might have kids going to school soon.

November 26, 2008

Christmas Came Early

Well.. !!! Christmas came early for me.. as you can see… woohoo..!!! Check out who sent me this package and what is in it .. on my food blog. You will love it..!! and i’m forever grateful to this wonderful person and her spouse. Can you make a guess who sent it..?? I bet she will do the same for you too.. if you ask her to. She is just an awesome person.. and not the first time sending stuff to me. Blogging is awesome..!!! i met so many wonderful friends online.

November 24, 2008

Woohoo..!! I Missed My Blog

Oh my..!! i sure missed my blog..!! blogsome was down..!! and i had an eventful Sunday..!! Poor Chloe was sick.. puking and diarrhea. We sat at the hospital for 6hrs..to see the doctor for 5mins tops..!! JOY..!!! Not! Anyhow..it’s 6.11am here.. and we were just woken up by the princess.. i’ll write more later.. !

November 21, 2008

I Don’t Wanna Go To School – Part 2

So yes, I had written earlier about Chloe not wanting to go to school since Tuesday.. and was quite paranoid in the morning to go to school. She had started with complaining that her tummy wasn’t feeling good.. to her stuff nose which was already so much better from 2 weeks ago. She had her relieve teacher call us on Tuesday .. and we went to pick her up… even before we finished our breakfast. Of course, we went to pick her up.. and when she got home she was perfectly fine. An hour later, we tried to send her back to school.. at 11am.. but as we neared the school.. she complained that her tummy hurt again. We turned around.. and went to the store again.. and she was perfectly well again.

The next day.. she didn’t want to go to school again.. and pooped like 3 times at home.. and as soon as we went into her school.. she said she needed to go to the toilet.. and started crying. And for the rest of the week.. she was like that.. didn’t wanna go to school in the morning. Seriously, we didn’t know what to make outta it, afterall, like i said before she was a happy kid.. that LOVED school.

Ok.. lesson #1 .. all mummies who are having kids going to school soon. Never tell the teacher in front of your kid.. that she can call .. if she ain’t feeling good. You see, as soon as I said that.. Chloe picked it up right away.. and made the relieve teacher call us. Lesson #2 .. do not panic because there must be a reason for it. Lesson #3 .. Do not think that her tummy ache ain’t true .. because anxiety can cause tummy ache and hives ( which Chloe developed on Wednesday). Lesson #4 .. TALK TO HER TEACHER .. they can shed some light into all these anxiety issues ( we did .. and it did shed some light). Lesson #5 .. continue to send your kid to school.. don’t let them get their way… and for us .. we brought her to see her family doctor .. just in case .. there was more to it. Ok.. i’m sure you wanna know how it turned out right.. well.. that will be for another day .. and another post.. because Chloe doesn’t have school till Tuesday.. i shall report back.

November 21, 2008

Meet The Parents Day

Truth be told.. we were kinda fretting this day .. but it turned out a lot better than we thought it would. With all the analysis done on poor Chloe.. we really thought that we had better pull her outta class and put her in pre-school for the rest of the year.. and start all over again.

As per her form teachers report.. she is doing pretty well now.. and coming along nicely. Sure it is a little bit slow.. but she is coming along. Besides that, her form teacher had reported that she was a very pleasant girl and very cheerful most of the time.. till this Tuesday… where she didn’t wanna go to school. We had told her .. it’s probably because of the toilet issue they had on Monday. And we will continue to monitor Chloe for the next few days.. and we’ll go from there. Overall, we are very happy with the meeting .. and it really eased my mind a lot. On the same note, I am on a mission for Chloe’s school.. but that would be for another day .. and another post.. when I had finalized the details.

November 14, 2008

A Tag Kirium For Christmas

Christmas is around the corner again and getting presents for the man can be really hard at times. First of all, the only things he likes are not within my price range and secondly, he already has too many “toys” if you know what I mean. But I’m all for getting him a Tag Kirium, if he would let me. Tag Heuer watches are good for any occasion and for as long as I can remember they’ve always been my favorite. I remember when I first started working and I would be walking around Takashimaya Shopping Center and hanging around outside of Tag Heuer’s boutique there, admiring the watches.

Besides being synonymous to best quality and great workmanship, Tag Heuer watches are known for being very sturdy. I have one for myself that travels with me where ever I go. Whether I was inspecting a hotel or attending a cocktail in the hotel I used to work for, Tag’s are never out of place nor out of fashion. The selection at the Watchery is not only huge, the prices are very tempting. At almost half the price of what I would be paying for them back home, here they pass the savings to folks like you and I because they are not required to follow controlled prices like the authorized dealers are.

I would also like to add that the watches sold are 100% genuine and given the excellent rating on eBay with over 1600 transactions completed, one can see that they are reliable and trustworthy.

November 13, 2008

Don’t Worry Mom

As much as I would love to bathe Chloe .. it does take a little bit of toll on my tummy even after 5 months of recovery since my operation. But now that I feel better and when Keegan or PB isn’t around I will bathe her. But before I can bathe her.. i have to scrub the bath-tub thoroughly… and that itself can be really painful.. since a lot of bending over is necessary.

Today, after our little game of recognising the alphabets .. and getting ready to bathe, Chloe said to me.. ” Don’t worry mom, I will scrub the tub for you. So you don’t have to bend over so much!” a matter of factly way.

As you can see she was pretty earnest about it too. Sprayed the organic stuff .. into the bath-tub and started scrubbing and all. Ain’t she a lovely kid..?? Yes..!! what a very sensitive and sensible kid. Oh by the way, if you want to learn French .. you should head over to Chloe’s blog.