Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Excellent Award
When I first started blogging, the main aim was to help with my deteriorating memory.
Being a stay home mom, we don't really utilised our brain juice as much as we wanted to. I don't know about other stay home mommies but my vocabulary and my arithmetic were heading for a landslide. It was a worrying sign for me then.
Having a blog also created an outlet for me to document little precious moments in my life. It also allows my better half to know alittle morsel of what we have been up to when he is not around.
It was a fun journey to see how much I have grown. Not that my writing style has improved tremendously but at least for now, I picked up the dictionary less often as compared to in the beginning. My train of thoughts flow much easier when I am doing a write up now.
Though I get many encouragements from my fellow blogger friends that my blog is doing fine but deep down, I do know my blog is not as captivating as many others out there. When Faery forwarded me an EXECELLENT AWARD. I was really surprised!
I ain't a great baker than can invent recipes, I ain't such a great cook either, my photography and food styling is just marginal. So do I really deserve this? *blush blush blush*
Nevertheless, Faery, thanks so much for this. It is indeed a privileage.
Now I am passing on these to the few that have always inspire me to be one day like them.
Mad Baker for her bold and beautiful photography.
The Journal of a Girl who Loves to Cook for her interesting little snippet of her life.
Food Lover's Journey for always bringing me suprises with her unique method of food preparation.
Labels: Award
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Can they really do that?
I am still sufferring from an aftermath of what happened yesterday and I just need to get it off my chest before I go crazy.In preparation of getting my daughter to school. I jumped into a quick shower. In the midst of it, I heard a sudden downpour. Worried some shoes that left near the end of my patio. Half dressed, I went to have a peek to make sure all is well.
I GOT A SHOCK when I saw a HUMAN BEING at my doorstep!!!!!! My first thought was, "HIDE". I quickly ran back to my room where my daughter was. Was it a burglar trying to break in? Both my mobile and home phone were in the hall! With no choice, I dressed and creeped back to the hall to access the phone.
Then I got another shock AGAIN! I recognised the man from NEA!!! I immediately open my door and confronted him and his two female colleagues.
My fear was overcome by my anger when he told me that he shouted many times and I didn't response and I know him as he came before!! I couldn't believe my ears!!!!!!
Does that meant he has the right to OPEN MY GATE, SHUT MY GATE and INVITED HIMSELF and HIS COLLEAGUES to my patio. Even if I recognises him, he is NO friend of mine.
He also said that he DIDN'T ENTER my house!!!!!!! and it was raining.
Does it mean that from the gate to my patio is not MY PROPERTY?????
Even though it was raining, does this give him the right to access my house like this? Furthermore, what I don't understand is that I do have neighbours that is just a stone throw away and they have maids that is at home most of the time. Why mine?
I believe even the police when they want to enter a property, they first need to seek permission or a warrant, don't they?
Even with Mas Selamat's disappearance, I never had so much fear in this area that I lived.
What happened yesterday changes everything.
Now I have a huge padlock on my gate and should I get a dog to protect my home, my family and myself?
Labels: about life
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day
I was woken up by the rhythmic snooring sound of my hubby's. Tried so hard to fall back to sleep but it was an impossible task. As I am not that sort to laze around in bed, I decided to get out of bed and begin my day.Collected the Sunday Time and was captivated by the headline. S$23,000/month for a stay home mom. Geesh..... Am I really worth that much? Received many sms from my friends wishing me a Happy Mother's Day too.
Anyway ......
You got to be a mom to really understand what all mommies go through especially being today's Singaporean mommies.
I realised that I am not totally alone in this world to tackle the challenging role of a mom.
Was relatively surprised that when mommies get together, the stories we shared, the problems we encountered and the frustration we go through are all so similar. Sometime I can't believe we uses the exact words to vent our frustration!
Even though I have many blues days, I also experienced many happy moments with my kids too. When I am having my down moments that everthing seems so bleaked. It does take me a day or two to chase the blues away.
Recalling those precious moments that my kids had given me, helped me to pull though the frustrated period. Encouragements from friends that went through it before also helps me to believe that will be light at the end of the tunnel.
I am convincing myself that this moment will come and that I will enjoy the fruit of my labour if I nurture it with plenty of love and patience.
Thanks to all my friends especially those who are mommies, who constantly give me a listening ear, a shoulder to cry on, a comforting sms or call and making me believe that I ain't that bad a mommy.
I really appreciated it so much because you gals make me stronger and believe in myself. Thanks for being there for me.
Happy Mother's Day!
I got the inspiration from Crave. Using a self made raspberry coulis and marrying ricotta and mascarpone cheeses. This dessert is light with a slightest tinge of sourness from the coulis, was absolutely delightful to end a meal.
Labels: western dessert