Lynn's still young, she has not asked me these questions yet. But most parents nowadays are "informed" parents, having lots of resources and knowledge about what's to come, and most probably have thought about how to answer those questions when the time comes.
I don't prepare for such questions, cos I think I can reaction on the spot quite well. I have certain guidelines for myself, like I try very very hard not to lie to them. Sometimes, this is hard to achieve as the explanation needs to be age appropriate.
I think I have been quite successful on this in the past 5 over years. That's why I always remember this particular one thing, that I, well I didn't really lie, but kind of bullshit her!! Many years ago, she asked me what sanitary pad (she saw in my wardrobe) is. I said "..its.. mummy pampers". HAHA..
Last week, when we were playing and hugging she touched me and laughed at me "shame shame, mummy still wear pampers", cos she had just very recently successfully stop wearing diapers for the night. It's quite funny, so I thought that I should write it down!
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Pets at home
This is not updating just for the sake of updating. I think I have fallen in love with the pets myself, haha!
The hamsters were 5 weeks old when we got them, slightly more than a month back. In the first week, we actually watched them grow almost day by day. On day one, they were nervous. However they settled in very quickly, and grew quickly, probably due to sufficient food and good environment. Now they are about double their original size. In the past few weeks, they became very active too. Whenever I approach the cage, and whenever I put things in or take things out (like food or sand bath), they will try to grab the dish or my finger.
Lynn is too young to fully take charge of the cleaning routine, but I make sure she is always involved in the cleaning. She will do the simpler tasks, whereas I will do the messier ones.
The hamsters are used to Lynn, so they are quite well behaved whenever Lynn plays with them. But still they bite Lynn. They are suitable for kids like Lynn who LOVES (and thus tolerate) animals (behavior). She will affectionately complain "ouch! you naught hamster!" whenever they bite her.
Last Saturday, we went to a fish farm with Winny and family, Mavis and Wee Juin. So since last Sat, we have got some more pets. Both Winny and Mavis got new fish tanks for their fishes. We didn't rear ours in a proper tank; WK's mum got a glass container (from our kitchen cabinet) for Lynn's fishes and SNAILS! I think they (2 of them) are some kind of water or sea snails.
We rear fish before, in proper fish tank, with air pumps, water plants and colored pebbles . I did not blog about them because they were WK's "toy" then, and I wasn't keen at all. It lasted about 2 years. So this time round, the 3 adults were not that keen on the new fishes or snails. However, Lynn's very excited about them. Whenever I see her enthusiasm I just can't bear to say "no" to her. It helps that I'm not that busy at work right now. So now I have a little girl, 2 hamsters, 5 tiny fishes and 2 sea snails to take care of! Well like Lynn said "Happy hamsters, happy family!". I'm quite cheered up with the number of living things now living in my home, hahah!!
The sea snails always crawl out of the tank and we will find them either on the table or on the floor in the mornings. A few days back we found some pink "stuff" on the top of the tank. We think it's snail eggs. This morning, there's some new snail eggs. I wonder if they will hatch (at all?), when will they hatch, and what will hatch?
This morning, one snail on the table:
The other snail crawled a long way, out of the tank, along the floor, and was found near the balcony this morning.
The older egg is the dark pink one on the inside of the tank:
The new egg found this morning is the light pink on the outside of the tank:
Conclusion? We, not only Lynn but myself too, are enjoying the process and experience. I think WK's mum is enjoying them too!!
The hamsters were 5 weeks old when we got them, slightly more than a month back. In the first week, we actually watched them grow almost day by day. On day one, they were nervous. However they settled in very quickly, and grew quickly, probably due to sufficient food and good environment. Now they are about double their original size. In the past few weeks, they became very active too. Whenever I approach the cage, and whenever I put things in or take things out (like food or sand bath), they will try to grab the dish or my finger.
Lynn is too young to fully take charge of the cleaning routine, but I make sure she is always involved in the cleaning. She will do the simpler tasks, whereas I will do the messier ones.
The hamsters are used to Lynn, so they are quite well behaved whenever Lynn plays with them. But still they bite Lynn. They are suitable for kids like Lynn who LOVES (and thus tolerate) animals (behavior). She will affectionately complain "ouch! you naught hamster!" whenever they bite her.
Last Saturday, we went to a fish farm with Winny and family, Mavis and Wee Juin. So since last Sat, we have got some more pets. Both Winny and Mavis got new fish tanks for their fishes. We didn't rear ours in a proper tank; WK's mum got a glass container (from our kitchen cabinet) for Lynn's fishes and SNAILS! I think they (2 of them) are some kind of water or sea snails.
The sea snails always crawl out of the tank and we will find them either on the table or on the floor in the mornings. A few days back we found some pink "stuff" on the top of the tank. We think it's snail eggs. This morning, there's some new snail eggs. I wonder if they will hatch (at all?), when will they hatch, and what will hatch?
This morning, one snail on the table:
Good Morning
Suddenly I have got a lot to blog about. I've only got limited amount of time this morning, so I wonder where I should start.
This is a "bad" week in terms of weight management program. I had a department dinner on Thursday (crab), had KFC for lunch yesterday at the Zoo, and am going for my Mac breakfast later, for my kitty :). And this morning, it wasn't laziness, but instead a conscious decision that I shall use the time to blog instead of run. Shall try to finish as many updates and thoughts as possible!
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
My new job
Just finished a conference call; will do a quick update before i knock out..
Things have finally settled down after 2 months in my new job. I came to realise that time really heals pain. I am moving on. The emptiness and void is being filled, slowly, but surely. I'm starting to feel more and more comfortable around my new friends. Although right now there no one whom I'm close to, but I recognise that this is something that takes time.
Every company has it's own culture, so does Jab. I'm not entirely sure what Jab's culture is yet. There's some stuff that I like and stuff that I don't like. Right now it's too early to tell if I will flourish in this place.
I started my Monday salad lunch routine. It's a brave thing to do (haha), having to turn down lunch kakis and explaning my choice. It's pretty annoying to get comments from various people, but I have learnt to accept them as unavoidable. In fact at GF, even after doing the routine with Shirley for 2 years, we still get occational comments.
Also, I bought flowers for my female colleagues on Tuesday. I did that a lot in GF, and finally I got about doing that, for the first time, in Jab. It was a very pleasant experience; more than half of them were truely delighted by the bright and cheerful geberas.
This weekend, if time permits, I will do some catch up blogging on the home front. The hamsters are really doing very well! Lynn said "happy hamsters happy home!".
Other than 20 geberas, I also bought a stalk of hydrangeas for my self. I gave out 18 stalks of geberas to 9 colleagues, and kept 2 stalks for myself. View of my vase from inside my room:
Things have finally settled down after 2 months in my new job. I came to realise that time really heals pain. I am moving on. The emptiness and void is being filled, slowly, but surely. I'm starting to feel more and more comfortable around my new friends. Although right now there no one whom I'm close to, but I recognise that this is something that takes time.
Every company has it's own culture, so does Jab. I'm not entirely sure what Jab's culture is yet. There's some stuff that I like and stuff that I don't like. Right now it's too early to tell if I will flourish in this place.
I started my Monday salad lunch routine. It's a brave thing to do (haha), having to turn down lunch kakis and explaning my choice. It's pretty annoying to get comments from various people, but I have learnt to accept them as unavoidable. In fact at GF, even after doing the routine with Shirley for 2 years, we still get occational comments.
Also, I bought flowers for my female colleagues on Tuesday. I did that a lot in GF, and finally I got about doing that, for the first time, in Jab. It was a very pleasant experience; more than half of them were truely delighted by the bright and cheerful geberas.
This weekend, if time permits, I will do some catch up blogging on the home front. The hamsters are really doing very well! Lynn said "happy hamsters happy home!".
Other than 20 geberas, I also bought a stalk of hydrangeas for my self. I gave out 18 stalks of geberas to 9 colleagues, and kept 2 stalks for myself. View of my vase from inside my room:
View of my vase from outside my room:
I repotted my "Zhu" from GF into the green pot from Shirley, and got a new plant from Far East Floral:
My new plant. Hopefully it will last:
Monday, May 21, 2012
"5 reasons why I love you"
Had wanted to do some posting of Lynn, but was too lazy over the weekend. Here's a posting related Mother's Day.
This year I did not celebrate Mother's Day with my mum, nor my MIL. As for myself, Lynn's too young to initate, nor am I really interested.
The Friday before actual Mother's Day, Lynn's CC prepared a program for Mummies to attend. It's in the afternoon (330 to 5pm), so if I were to go I have to take leave/time off, which I didn't want to. So I asked the teacher if WK's mum can attend instead. So in the end, WK's mum went. I can't get much detail from either grandma and child, only that there's singing and food prepared by the kids.
On Monday morning, I saw that the CC decorated the entrance with this poster, done by the kids. Lynn said she drew/painted the greenish house with a purple heart (below the red heart below the letter O).
On Monday night, Lynn gave me a Mother's Day card. Earlier on, she told me that she need a pic of me, for making Mother's Day card. So when she gave me the card on Monday, I just said thank you (and stuff like it's very nice), but actually I didn't even bother to read what's written on it.
Over last weekend, I finally read the wordings on the read heart. It says "5 reasons why I love you". I was quite amused by her choices of reasons. I asked if teacher got them to all write the same things, or each children wrote their own. She said that the children wrote their own. I probe further on the first one which is "because you are pretty" and she said that all the children wrote that. Haha, I think some of it came from the children themselves, but most of them came from the teacher.
I think "sweet" and "good night kiss" are from Lynn. I can't figure out why "helpful", and I wonder if she really notice/what's her impression of me "clean the house"!
This year I did not celebrate Mother's Day with my mum, nor my MIL. As for myself, Lynn's too young to initate, nor am I really interested.
The Friday before actual Mother's Day, Lynn's CC prepared a program for Mummies to attend. It's in the afternoon (330 to 5pm), so if I were to go I have to take leave/time off, which I didn't want to. So I asked the teacher if WK's mum can attend instead. So in the end, WK's mum went. I can't get much detail from either grandma and child, only that there's singing and food prepared by the kids.
On Monday morning, I saw that the CC decorated the entrance with this poster, done by the kids. Lynn said she drew/painted the greenish house with a purple heart (below the red heart below the letter O).
On Monday night, Lynn gave me a Mother's Day card. Earlier on, she told me that she need a pic of me, for making Mother's Day card. So when she gave me the card on Monday, I just said thank you (and stuff like it's very nice), but actually I didn't even bother to read what's written on it.
Over last weekend, I finally read the wordings on the read heart. It says "5 reasons why I love you". I was quite amused by her choices of reasons. I asked if teacher got them to all write the same things, or each children wrote their own. She said that the children wrote their own. I probe further on the first one which is "because you are pretty" and she said that all the children wrote that. Haha, I think some of it came from the children themselves, but most of them came from the teacher.
I think "sweet" and "good night kiss" are from Lynn. I can't figure out why "helpful", and I wonder if she really notice/what's her impression of me "clean the house"!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Que Sera Sera
Saw a lot of postings on FB about mothers day. Relationship between mothers and daughters are more, what's the correct word, complicated and intriguing (than mom-n-son's). I wonder what the future holds for my darling, if she will be a swinging single or will she have lots of children. Que sera sera...
Saturday, May 12, 2012
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