Argh.....termites

I had treated my house for termites a year ago and the contractor mentioned that whatever chemicals they pumped in should last for a good 5 years. Well, they were WRONG.

I found termites happily eating my kitchen cabinets and shelves and it was disgusting. They were very, very fast as I had cleaned the cabinets a week earlier and they were NOT there and there were NO sawdust or pinholes on the cabinets. Now, they have attacked not only one but three cabinets.......Argh......stupid, stupid termites. I am calling the contractor in again !!!

Ryan's "piggy" banks

Ryan has 2 "piggy" banks and they are in the form of Chicken Little and Ultraman (are you not surprise?). And he emptied all of it so that he can buy the McDonald toys he wanted and of course after I told him that I do not have the money to pay for it!!

That actually gave me an idea to teach him the value of money and to encourage him to save if he wants to buy stuff for himself. So we counted all the coins and he had a total of RM15.00 . The McDonald toys costs RM3 x 4 toys = RM12.00. So I took RM12.00 and he kept the rest back into his Ultraman.

He was actually a bit sad because he has very little coins left. So mummy hatched a plan.
If he behaves himself, he will get an allowance of 20 sen a day. Misbehaving means zero sen. Hopefully, this will encourage him to behave (I have my doubts) and by sometime now next year, he can buy a decent toy.

Christmas Deco at 1 Utama

Very nice Christmas Deco. I will also be visiting a few other malls during my 2 weeks leave (20 December 2007 until 2 January 2008). I love Christmas and December is indeed a month of celebrations!!

Project: Growing Hong Kong Choy Sam

Ryan and I started on a project to plant vegetable some 2-3 weeks ago. We went to buy a nice long container, soil and Choy Sam seeds.

Ryan was very excited as he prepared the soil and dropped 3-4 seeds in each holes. Exactly 4 days later, we saw lots of tiny Choy Sum sproutings. I have been watering them but they are not growing as fast as they should.

I think I will have to get some fertiliser for the plant.

A Quiet Weekend

We had a very quiet weekend and it was a huge welcome after many, many hectic weekends of running around doing errands, catching up with family members and gatherings etc. I am not complaining but at times, it’s good to have a break.

So we did nothing for two whole days, other than putting up the Christmas tree. Yes, my Christmas tree is up. Apart from that, we just ate, ate and ate and then we slept, talked, played computer games and watched television. We did everything at our own pace. Ryan watched a lot of cartoons; Hubby watched 6 episodes of Heroes Session Two; and I slept.

It was a very nice weekend.

Ryan, One Big Buffalo

Ryan is a 5-year old who weighs 16 kgs (only) and does not like to walk.
"My leg cannot walk already, they are very, very, very tired", a very comment complaint.

In fact, if we are out shopping for a few hours in the malls, we will rather put him in a stroller; better for both parties. He will not be running around and if he is tired, he will doze off. His stroller can take up to 25 kgs, so that's not a problem. The problem is his height and 5 years old are not suppose to be sitting in strollers. So we tend to have people staring at him and us, but no problem, I can live with that.

And Ryan will seize every opportunity to ask his papa to carry him.
Being the only child, his papa tends to give in and I suspect papa likes the way Ryan hugs and snuggles. Oh well, as long as everyone is happy.

Book: Waiting To Exhale

I am aware that there is a movie based on the book but I was "too young and not interested" to watch it then. I have just finished the book and I am right in the first place.

There are 4 strong willed characters; each of them having their own problems. They, however, share a very strong and genuine friendship. Other than that, there is nothing much to look forward. Bernadine finally got her fair share of assets from her divorce; the lawyer did everything and she just need to sort out her own emotions. Gloria seems to wise up towards the end. Savannah always seem to be meeting or bumping into the wrong guys and she is better off on her own. Gloria did a good job in bring up her boy.

No clever plot; no twist; it's just about the everyday life of 4 good friends and how they manage to cope in situations. The only thing which I find disturbing is that they are always talking and thinking about men, men and men. I am not sure whether I will be thinking like them if I am in the same situation but I would like to think that there's more to life than that.

Bye Bye Bluey

Ryan came running with big tears one afternoon. "Mummy, mummy, my fish died already" he screamed and he kept on repeating it.

True enough, Bluey was floating upside down but thank goodness Reddy is still okay although he looked weak. The father quickly reove Bluey and change the water while Ryan cried his hearts out. We are not sure the source of Bluey's departure; was it not enough chlorine in the water? Did we give the fish enough food or was it too much food?

But one thing for sure. Ryan must be feeling guilty about not feeding Bluey as often as he should and now he remembers to feed Reddy without me having to remind him.

He is heartbroken but it's part and parcel of growing up.

Date with Hubby

On Tuesday evening after work, me and hubby went to eat Steamboat at one of the restaurants nearby while Aunt Jo babysits Ryan.

I have been feeling under the weather for the past few days and therefore, I find that me and hubby have not been really "communicating". Earlier in the day, I have already decided that enough is enough and me behaving like this had greatly affects hubby as he is worried and I should be pulling myself together and not entertained my feelings. I think it's my PMS acting up again as my period is due soon and the same thing happened the last time as well. When I was growing up before I had Ryan, PMS means pain and discomfort, muscles cramps and I had also fainted on a few occasions but since Ryan, everything is fine until my D&C last December.

I am not sure whether it is the hormonal pills the doctor gave before the D&C. Whatever it is, it should be out of my system by now but why am I feeling blue? I'm not sure but the human body is weird. The point is, I should control it and not the other way round but easier said than done!!

Now, back to my date, oh yes ........

Food was great. We ate, talked, laughed and just enjoyed each other's company. It was a great evening!!

Got my result !!!

Yipee ..... got my results over the weekend and I have to say that I am very pleased !!
My second semester will be starting soon and my life will be on a roller coaster again.
I better enjoy myself silly before the start of my "sufferings".

Happy Birthday December Babies

When Malaysian celebrates, it usually involves FOOD, FOOD and more FOOD because we just love to eat. Everyone (around 20 of us) gathered at Chuai Heng Restaurant at 1-Utama at 1.00 pm for lunch + cake. After lunch, we went shopping for a while before heading back to my place to chill. Then at 7.00 pm, we went to another restaurant. This time for seafood before calling it a day.

It was nice to see everyone, especially my sister (+ her hubby) who had just came back from a trip to Japan. She was busy distributing gifts - and she got me a nice gift. Thanks!!
Shall tell you more about this later. Also there's my youngest sister who is celebrating her 21st birthday on 5 Dec, Aunt Christine's birthday is on 4 Dec, my brother Jimmy's birthday is on 15 Dec and Cousin Freddy on 17 Dec and finally hubby's birthday is TODAY.

Happy Birthday everyone !!!

House Cleaning

It's 1st December and I have arrange for the part time maid to come in and together, we will turn the house upside down. Yes, yes ....

But seriously, the house need to be cleaned BEFORE I put up the Christmas tree. I have exchange the christmas ornaments with my sister, so this year, we will have a "gold christmas tree". Yeah ....

Tomorrow is hubby's birthday and we will be having a huge gathering which initially suppose to be my youngest sister's 21st birthday do but we hijack the gathering and turn it into a "celebration for all December babies".