Family,School,Career n Life

How much do you know their past?

2009-11-26T16:26:00.005+08:00

Family. How much do you know of their past? Your parents. Do you know how they met, settle down, their jobs, their family? I do. Many has been said and shared to us by our parents. We were even told of what we did when we were younger.

I managed to find out more about my parents in law last night. Somehow, we chit-chatted after dinner, and being curious, I probed into their past. I love my parents in laws. They are always there when we needed them-pick up our children, cook meals for us, mend our broken toys, mend our broken applicances etc etc. It's just endless how they are so involved in our life. The reason why I asked was because my mother is those introvert, very quiet with few spoken words. One of those things that can rattle her off are the market prices of the grocery. Otherwise, she can be rather quiet.

My parents in law met through a common friend introduction. He worked for his landlord, which is also his boss. She worked in an attap house where she toast cuttlefish for Titbit shop. He worked in a hawker centre. He came from Malaysia, and all alone. The spouse of the landlord thought it might be good idea to match-make him to her, since he is single and available. And so, the rest they say, are history. If not for that match-make session, I probably won't have met my hubby today!

They (my parents in law) were planning to get married. They had bought everything that was required for a proper, but simple wedding. However, her (younger) sister got married on the date they had chosen instead! It's so ironical! It turned out that her sister was already pregnant! Left with no other option, she let her sister have that date instead. They chose another date some few months later and tied the knot. The following year, their first child, a girl, was born. She is none other than my sister in law. :)

Scenes from my place

2009-05-10T16:39:00.002+08:00

Life. These were some scenes taken from my place lately. I like my camera with the 15x zoom which allows me to zoom up close to my subject.

Early morning last Friday, 8 May, the moon was very bright, which shone into my bedroom. I woke up and quickly took some pictures of the clear moon. It was just one of those nights without rains and clouds.

Saturday evening, there were two very bright "fires" from far away. Up close, the fires were rather clear.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T16:34:00.002+08:00

Family. Thank you to my dear sister for hosting a Mother's Day dinner at her place. Not only that, she has also given my mum and myself a very beautiful bouquet of Sunflower! That was really sweet of her!

A Ball of Good Time

2009-03-23T21:55:00.002+08:00

Family. Last Friday, my twins' childcare was closed. My hubby and I took leave to bring them to Pasir Ris Park to relax. There were many groups of children from different childcare centres too! The children had a ball of good time!

Rainbow after Rain

2009-03-23T21:33:00.002+08:00

Life. There is always obstacle in our life. The ups and downs, the rain & storm. No matter how difficult or hard we faced, we must always stay optimistic as we will see the rainbow after the rain. Better still, inside of just rainhow, maybe we'll find a pot of gold. This is the double rainbow captured last Saturday in the West. See how pretty it is. So when you're down & out, don't despair. Look for the rainbow...otherwise, look at my rainbow!

New Camera - FinePix

2009-03-23T21:22:00.002+08:00

Life. I bought a new camera on Sunday. Refer to my post on this new Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD. These were some of the shots taken from the new camera with 15x optical zoom.

Gifts from Jordan

2009-03-07T23:53:00.002+08:00

Family. My parents just returned from Jordan yesterday. These were some souvenir and gifts they had bought for us.

The dates were supposed to be their country's food products. I supposed around that area, they are famous for such dates.

I have requested dad to buy some sea salt from Dead Sea, but didn't expect this to be so expensive. If I had knew, then I wouldn't have asked him to buy. I think getting it in Singapore is still cheaper. They also bought sea salt bath soap. It's said to improve skin condition. We shall see...

Emotional Intelligence

2009-02-26T20:06:00.002+08:00

Life. For the past two days, starting from Monday, I had attended a course called "Leading confidently with Emotional Intelligence". What is emotion? According to Wikipedia-An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings, thoughts, and behavior. However, according to the trainer, Emotion is energy on the move, which I think is true. Many a times, we let emotions rule our brain, therefore, affecting how we treat others. When emotions rule, we cannot think, and sometimes, it will result in unrecoverable consequences.

We also very much like to judge and stereotype people. When we hear one side of a story, we start to form our own perceptions. Our brains are then clouded with prejudice. We should always keep an open mind. In this course, we also did a DISC Personality Profile Test. This personality profile test tells us what kind of person we are, and how we deal with people of different profiles. It can be really interesting to know the profiles of your family members, your close colleagues and your boss, so that you know how to react or respond to them.

To read more about the DISC personality profile, here is the online profile information: http://www.discinsights.com/cyber/scripts/disc.asp.

New Update

2009-02-22T21:01:00.013+08:00

Family. It's really been a long long time since I last updated on this blog, which is more for my family. I've been so busy with keeping updated with my bakings.
I should start writing about my children now so that I can remember what they did when they were at this age.

I'm really beginning to enjoy my children now. They are really adorable and really can amazed me! Today, my Anders came to spoke to me at my parents-in-law (PIL) house. He said his granny would say "kei kei si" if he eat and talk at the same time. Then he asked me if it meant "choked and die". I told him yet. When you eat and speak, the food might get choked in the throat. Then he asked me if "si" means "pass away". I told him yes. Then he said why "die" and "pass away" means "si"? I told him yes. He was able to accept what I explained.

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This was what I took of them in the evening after we came back from my PIL house. My girl was busy dolling herself up, while my younger boy was copying his spelling list non-stop. The reason for him to do so was because his dad told him that if he did not study his spelling test, he cannot watch "Ben 10" the following day. So he had no choice but to be (pretentiously) diligent...

Japanese Noodles

2007-10-16T15:53:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I finally took out my last bowl of Japanese Instant Noodles to finish it. While I was eating, the kids ran to me and wanted to eat it. They love the noodles, and so do I. The noodles usually comes with meat too!! Yummy!

Check out my auctions!

2005-11-05T14:58:00.000+08:00

My moblog!

2005-07-05T12:56:00.000+08:00

Lately, I'm into moblog where I can post up my diary thru' my handphone. I found moblog so much more convenient. I can mms it too! I'm quite hooked on to the moblog! Except there are not too many traffics now! Need to boost it up a little. Here's my moblog address!
http://www.moblog.com.sg/blog/aloyallyanders

Lemon Twist...

2005-06-25T09:31:00.000+08:00

My spouse & I took leave yesterday for couple bonding! :p We went for porridge buffet lunch before proceeding to Summer Spa for our couple Lemon Twist. It consists of 60mins full body massage, 30mins tummy candle, 15mins eye parrafin mask, 45mins express facial & 15mins body scrub. We were placed in separate rooms. I had the 45mins express facial first, followed by the 30mins tummy candle. The tummy candle was quite interesting, after the candle, the tummy felt hot. It was supposed to removed toxin from the tummy through the naval. You believe? After my facial, I had the rose scrub... smelt very nice & pleasant. Followed by a shower and the full body massage. I can hear "cracks" as she massaged my body... I understand that was due to the release of nitrogen from the bones. After the whole spa, we were treated to some camomile tea & biscuits, while the lady tried to persuade us to sign up some packages.

My spouse was not interested to commit any money. So in the end we paid about $230 for our two & half hours of Lemon Twist spa experience. Both of us preferred our previous experience @ The Asapara @ The Goodwood Park Hotel last year. That was more expensive, but the scrub & massage was more thorough. Anyway, it was good to go around and try these spas once a while. Makes life more interesting & enjoyable! ;)

The GSS

2005-06-17T09:35:00.000+08:00

GSS is such a good experience! Buying has never been more enjoyable when there are discounts! After being confined @ home for two weeks, I finally had the time to go shopping with my pals this week. On Tuesday, met up with my dear old buddy to go shopping @ Bugis Junction, and at the same time, catch up with each other after so many months! She gave me a belated birthday treat! That was very sweet & nice of her! :) I had always enjoyed her company, and hope that we can meet up more often! Since she likes children, maybe I can engage her to be my part time nanny? ;p Bought myself a necklace & a pair of Giodano pants!

On Wednesday, after attending a course, went shopping with my colleague @ Suntec city. And also to catch up with each other on work & personal matters, and gossip! :) I also bought for myself a blouse & a matching skirt! Plus two lipsticks! Except time was too short to buy more, else I would have spend more $! I'm happy with the buys! So little $, so little time, but so much things to buy! :) :)

A Short Break

2005-05-21T19:14:00.000+08:00

Took two days leave for a short break @ Rasa Sentosa I. We booked two connecting rooms, and fortunately for us, they upgrade us to the Deluxe poolview @ level one. That had a big shower room, walk-on wardrobe & connecting to the bathroom, and a big garden, which lead to the swimming pool. Unfortunately for us, it was raining raining dogs & cats when we checked in about half past four. We brought the children to the arcade before going for our dinner @ Silver Shell Cafe. We had buffet dinner, and thereafter, we went to the hotel to rest & sleep. Anders woke all of us up in the middle of the nite. He couldn't sleep and wanted to go home. :( All of us lose sleep for two hours because of him.

The next morning, Ally woke up, followed by Anders. They had their milk before I decided to bring them for a little dip in the children's pool. Then brought them back for their bath, before Aloysius & daddy woke up. We went for our breakfast @ the cafe, then back to the hotel before taking a ride out to the ferry terminal for a walk. We bought BK as our lunch, then proceed back to the hotel to change into our swim gear & headed for the swimming pool again! The weather was hot, and it was refreshing for a dip in the pool.

After the dip, we went back to the hotel to bathe, and the babies were tired. They took their milk & went to sleep. Anders was still having a fever. :( We took our BK lunch. We waited till Allyson woke up before checking out @ 2.45pm! The kids were happy & enjoyed themselves in the stay, walking around in the rooms.

The bill was quite expensive, but it was worth it as the whole family got to enjoy together! :) H

2005-04-27T10:12:00.000+08:00

However, when the elbow is bend, you can see the yellow stuff. Wonder if that is my flesh that turned yellow after the flesh-eating bug bite it!! Totally disgusting!

2005-04-27T10:10:00.000+08:00

I can't believe a small bite from an insect (I suspected) can cause such a serious infection. I don't know how I got it, but I got it anyway. Goodness, the pain lasted a week, and now, the yellow pus kept flowing. I think a small piece of my flesh "came out"! Unbelievable! The pus, with the water & some blood flowed like opened tap last afternoon. Tissue papers were used non-stopped! Gee, nobody's seen such a thing before. I think after it recovered, there's gonna be a permanent scar or hole on my hand! :'(

Refer the pictures... When the elbow is not bend, you can see a little opening.

On Medical Leave this week

2005-04-27T08:26:00.000+08:00

I was very busy last week organising a conference. Ironically, I became very free this week due to a hand infection, and having to take medical leave for almost a week. It'll be a long long rest for me, as there'll be a public holiday on Monday! Gee, there'll be lots of work to be done by the time I go back to office. Since I'm free this week, I'll be surfing the net, clearing my emails first. And of course, posting up pictures in my Blog!

2005-04-27T08:11:00.000+08:00

This is my other two kids - Little Twin Stars. Allyson & Anders, who enjoyed playing with curtains. Taken on 23 April 05.

2005-04-27T08:08:00.000+08:00

This is my eldest boy - Aloysius. Taking his favourite fries @ Swensen on 23 April 2005.

Mr Brown's Blog

2005-04-04T12:47:00.000+08:00

My colleague recommended me Mr Brown's Blog last week, didn't have the chance to visit it. Just browse thru' it earlier and find it very interesting and exciting. He's a very funny person. Reading thru' his articles will be enuf to make your teeth dropped, so don't just stop here... move on!

Busy Period

2005-04-01T23:32:00.000+08:00

It was quite a while since I last wrote. I was so busy @ work, hardly can get the time to breathe & relax for the month of March. Finally, it's April! Although the account has been closed for the FY, it's going to be the start of a new FY, and new account management. Endless! *sigh* No matter how busy I am @ work, at the end of the day, when I'm with my children, life seems to be treating me well... My hubby will be going away for business trip, and it'll be my children & me!! This will be the start of another busy period, for different purpose though! ;p

Dinner with my family

2005-03-12T22:51:00.000+08:00

This evening, I brought my family to have dinner with my parents & youngest sister, and my auntie with her family. We went Pasta Fresca @ Isetan Scotts. I found the place to be quite expensive, and not very filling. My dad said the pizzas at Spageddies are better with more toppings, and I agreed. We should have gone to Prego since my eldest sister has the Raffles Food card. Anyway, after the dinner, we did some walking in Isetan, followed by having a cup of coffee and cake @ McCafe @ basement. After our snack, my spouse went to buy a pair of Fila shoes at their event hall. Thereafter, we went back home. It was quite a while since we went out for dinner. Usually on Saturdays, we'll go to my parents' house for dinner. But since my 3rd sister & her family had gone to Perth for a holiday, we decided to go out for dinner, rather than stay at home.

I wish you enough!

2005-03-11T21:41:00.000+08:00

Something sent from a fren which I would like to share with you...
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I Wish You Enough.
Recently, I overheard a Mother and daughter in their last moments together at a regional airport. The airport had announced her departure, they were standing near the security gate, they hugged and she said, "'I love you. Iwish you enough."

She in turn said, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom." They kissed and she left. She walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?"

"Yes, I have," I replied. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" I asked. "I am old and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral," she said. "When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, " wish you enough. May I ask what that means?"

She began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." She paused for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, she smiled even more. "When we said 'I wish you enough,' we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them," she continued. Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

She then began to quietly cry again and walked away. They say "It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them." Take the time to live.

My friends and loved ones, I wish you ENOUGH!

My very own!

2005-03-11T08:45:00.000+08:00

Hey hey! This is my very own blog! Now I can put my thots on the web! Yippee!
I will try to share with you on information that I collected from my friends, colleagues and family members! :)