Mother

My echo from the office sends me this beautiful email this morning. Its well written and should not be kept for my own self only.

I would like to pass it on to a few great mothers i know.

Anne, Esther, Jacqueline, Christine, Joeen, Adelene, Sam, Irene, Nessa, Emila and both my sisters too. (ops! i forgot about Aini.. and Aini too..)

MOTHERS

Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.

Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox.

Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids.

Real Mothers know that dried play dough doesn't come out of carpets.

Real Mothers don't want to know what the vacuum just sucked up.

Real Mothers sometimes ask 'Why me?' and get their answer when a littlevoice says, 'Because I love you best..'

Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade... It is marked by the progression of Mommy to Mom to Mother...

The Images of Mother

4 YEARS OF AGE - My Mommy can do anything!

8 YEARS OF AGE - My Mom knows a lot! A whole lot!

12 YEARS OF AGE - My Mother doesn't really know quite everything.

14 YEARS OF AGE - Naturally, Mother doesn't know that, either.

16 YEARS OF AGE - Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned..

18 YEARS OF AGE - That old woman? She's way out of date!

25 YEARS OF AGE - Well, she might know a little bit about it!

35 YEARS OF AGE - Before we decide, let's get Mom's opinion.

45 YEARS OF AGE - Wonder what Mom would have thought about it?

65 YEARS OF AGE - Wish I could talk it over with Mom : )

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the care that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

NOTHING IS GREATER THAN A MOTHER'S LOVE!

Of This And That... And Those Too

Tuesday...the 2nd week of July. How time never stands still even if we want to.

I've just noticed that lately i have been lazy with postings and doing more picture posts of Dommy. Well.. Curly is happiest to see his picture up for almost every post of course. He is even grinning beside me as i am typing this.. yes yes.. you are more famous than Piper now.. *LOL*

These past month i have just been at home. Just a working and cooking and working and cleaning and working.. and thank god for sleeping.. hahahhahaa... (i love the sleeping part most). Haven't been out taking pictures too except the cat at the porch whose a very willing model almost every morning :) And then there's the cats at the back lanes... but i usually capture them from the window else my neighbours (who are usually watching from their windows) would be thinking that i have finally gone cuckoos.. hehehhehee

They see me in the garden with the camera with Dommy.. they see me early in the morning at 7.30 taking pics of cats on the porch.. sometimes they see me trying to take pics of clouds.. and then i was taking pictures of the bottle brush.. hehehhee.. I can sense that they are shaking their heads while saying... this girl got nothing better to do *LOL*

I really wanna go to the beach... sink my feet in the sand.. and just watch the waves. That gives me peace of mind. Not that my life is not peaceful.. hahahhaa.. It is it is peaceful. Dad don't nag me so much nowadays. He seems to understand that i need to work late sometimes. (hope he doesn't find out that i am spending time blogging as well) Then he'll really nag the living daylights outta me *LOL*

Dad is busy nowadays with his new handphone which we got him for Father's Day. This time sis got a bit smarter and buy a heavier phone so that it doesn't slip outta his pockets easily. He is busy playing sodoku on it every afternoon when he's not on the computer and at night before he sleeps. Now he doesn't play the games on the gameboy. He loves playing these games like Spider Solitaire and Tetris... Word Games... Crossword Puzzles.. he's very good at it. Now his new craze is Sodoku.

He takes tons of pictures on his mobile. He did mention why the pixels for the pictures were not great on the mobile... hehheheee.. We didn't buy him an expensive phone because he forgets easily. The first day he used it.. he came back from the shops and told me.. When he got out from the car.. his new phone fell on the ground.. He happen to look down on the road and said.. Hey! that looks like my phone.. hahahaha.. Both of us laughed about it when he told me about it. I told him never mind laa.. if you lose it again, we'll get you a heavier phone.. hopefully with better pixels.

When i was little, i was the sickly one. I was closest to my dad because he knows what to do when i had an asthma attack. He will keep telling me to breathe through the mouth. Then he will rub Vicks on my chest and back and behind my ears. I would only be able to sleep well when i have Vicks on me. It became like a ritual. Dad will come in and put Vicks on me.. then i will only sleep then. I feel safe knowing he is around.

Once when we went out, he took me aside and ask me to choose a harmonica. He knew that i was never interested in anything. I kinda have the Middle Child Syndrome.. *lol* He wanted me to learn something. I choose a big silver harmonica... and till today, for the life of me, i still don't know how to play the harmonica... *LOL* But i still have the harmonica that my dad bought me :) I wipe it and it shines. That's about the only thing i do with it. I didn't allow my sisters to play much on it because the saliva that gets blown inside the harmonica makes me go yucks! That was one thing that i didn't really share with my sisters. When you blow the harmonica, it makes a wheezing sound. It kinda sound like me wheezing when i was having an asthma attack when i was little. hehhehehehee

I was a whole lot of trouble for my parents when i was little. More so the reason they protected me more. I guess thats one of the reasons i am home now. To take care of my dad in his winter years. He tries not to annoy me. Even though sometimes he asks me many questions a day, he's just lonely without mom. People aged much faster when their other half is not around anymore. Their mind slips slowly. If they don't get themselves occupied and surrounded by more people... they just slip slowly and forgets more. It is very important to go home to see your old folks if you can. Make it frequent and take them out for a good time.

Sometimes my dad gets so lonely when i work. When i work, i forget the world. I hear him singing loudly in the next room. Sometimes Dommy goes to sit by his side. They go for walks in the evenings. He sits by my dad when he is eating.. hahahhahaa.. he's a greedy doggie.. hahhaaha.. Thank God for the buffer zone Dom :)

I'm not sure what i am writing about today. Its just a collection of thoughts that just sprinted by in my head. As confusing as i am, hope you'll enjoy this read of my confused thoughts.

Goodnight peeps! Have a great evening.

Same Ole Stuffs

Shiny Shiny Days

Wedding Wishes for Myra & Bain

Dup! Dup! Dupppppp! hehehehee.. tomorrow is your big big day Bain. May you both be blessed with many many kids to entertain you. May you and Myra be happy happy always until cucu cicit. May each day be a new adventure for both of you. Congratulations and Selamat Pengantin Baruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu :)

And to end this wishes... i send you this corny wedding poem. Even though its corny... it is very meaningful :) The usual wedding poem le.. hehehhehe

Love is patient, Love is kind,
It does not envy, it does not boast,
It is not proud, it is not rude,
It is not self-seeking,
It is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.

Love does not delight in evil,
but rejoices with the truth.

Love always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.

Love bears all things, believes all things,
hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never ends.
Love never fails.

TGIF

... time to snooze *woof*

The Parents Song

1. Don't sleep so late at night.
2. Don't shower so late at night.
3. Never shake your legs when you are eating (especially if you are a girl)
4. Brush your teeth after you eat.
5. Don't giggle like a bunch of hyenas.. i like this.. hahahha becos this is from mom :)
6. Walk on the opposite side of the road of the oncoming car.
7. Greet people when you see them.
8. Look left and look right and left again and if you must right again before you cross the road.
9. Sit properly (if you are a girl)
10. Don't talk while you are eating.
11. Fold your blankets when you wake up.
12. Don't sleep so late at night.
13. Drink more water.
14. Don't talk to strangers.
15. Don't sleep with your handphone beside your face and on your pillow (i know a lot of people still do that.. *ahem*)
16. Talk nicely, don't shout.
17. Munch slowly when you eat, so your food get digested properly.
18. Wake up early to catch the early worm.
19. Don't sleep so late at night.
20. Don't sleep so late at night.

Yoon See and i were talking on google talk a while ago. Unconciously i nag her about the 'Don't shower so late at night' *lol* I guess i am getting old and nagging. Its because i nag my nephew sometimes. Not all the time, just the sometimes because i don't like to be nagged too.

But nagging is not all that bad. Nagging are reminders by your loved ones. People nag because they care about you. Only people who cares about you will nag you consistently till you scream out loud in your head. hahahahahhahahaha

As you can see... i do have 20 Parents Song (Yoon See came out with the title for me). Even though one of it is repeated a few times.. hehhehee.. because that is the one my dad nags me most every single day.

And now.. my first tag. If you want to do this meme, please share with us your Parent's Song.

I am tagging Yoon See, Emila, Nessa, Rozella, Spiffy, Bem, Ken, Jia.

Share your Parent's Song with us. :)

And Spiffy.. don't even try to zap me with that raygun of yours.. this is a simple tag la... ops! I still owe you one tag.

Is Work Everything?

Lately i have been a lil busy with work. Work do pay me on time every single month and they gave me the freedom and lets me keep a dog or two with me while i work. Wonderful perks :)

I have some websites flowing out of both ears and since i am still learning as i go along with this wordpress thingy... it has given me grey. I think Blogger is so much simpler. I've always liked to keep things simple.

My hair used to be jet black and thick... now i have strands of grey poking out especially behind my ears... hahhahahaha.. it amuses on most days when i look at the mirror. What the heck.. I'll try and grow old gracefully.

Some people say that when you do a lot of thinking, white strands of hair will appear overnight. I guess i haven't been doing much thinking all my life till now. *LOL*

My head is big... and hollow. Sometimes i hear a "piiiiiiiinnnngg" sound inside... cos its running on empty on most days. If you give it a little knock.. it will echo back :)

Since my job description took a turnaround last year, i think i have been having more greys. I've acquired hip bone aches on some days... and my back feels like breaking on other days. Its like the start of the growing old gracefully thingy i guess.

But i've noticed that my buddies Spiffy and Emila were having backaches too. So it has to be normal. Probably we are all not sitting properly. And have proper chairs and better working environments. Or probably we are spending wayyyyy too long hours in front of the screen. hahahaha

My dad reminded me today that work is not everything. (i know that) But he doesn't know i blog too.. hehehhee.. and i post his songs for my sisters too. hehehhehehe.. If he knows, i am in deep shit. *opps* He'll nag me till kingdom come because.. work is already on the computer.. then this stupid twerp called me is blogging too. More time spent on the computer.

But blogging keeps me sane. I made some very good friends that keeps me laughing to myself late at night. I don't go out much here and i don't have many real friends here. But i have loads of relatives that brings food all the time though. And an aunt that bakes like Nigella.

The pros and cons of life. But i am still thankful i have a great boss and an understanding one too. Now back to the wordpress thingy ^_^

If i don't have work and i don't blog... i wonder what i would be doing right now :D Probably rolling on the floor with Dommy.. :D