catch up

We've been playing catch up for #1 since his hospital stay and the replacement school day.
So much homework and so little time. Piling up.
To add to that, his tuition work, maths work, kidz work.
Damage control and recovery planned for cny.
I pity him.

not normal

Its going to be february soon. And also the chinese lunar new year of the rabbit.

Its also supposed to be the dry season but its actually been raining the past few days.
Supposed to be scorched earth but the evenings are wet.
And i've actually been wanting it to rain so i'm not complaining.

So rain due to Global warming or law of attraction?
Wife votes option #1, I vote the 2nd one :-)

retired

I seemed to have retired on from the facebook updates and twitter feed updates.

I think I will still update from time to time but I rather blog.

 

Though I still do find time to read other people facebook or twitter statuses, when I’m “thinking”.

 

 

value

I think theres a certain irony when you worked 'well' the whole year and when you get your annual assessment and pay adjustment, you find out that your increment is 0% because your pay is above the market.
Overpaid, basically.
I hope i'm not one of them.

3 idiots

We finally finished watching the 3 idiots. Its in hindi and its nearly 3hours long.
The lead actor is aamir khan and he looks a lot like jude law. The actress is kareena kapoor. I really like the way she says 'idiot' esp at the ending.
Its quite an entertaining movie about 3 students studying engineering in a college in india and their adventures trying to graduate.
I kind of like to think of it as a reverse 'dead poets society'. Students motivating teachers to teach.

Its got your usual hindi fare of romantic+comedy, drama+tears, song+dance.
Whats not to like?

Aal iz wel...

invisiblity

Sitting next the boss provides a certain amount of immunity or invisiblity.
On his left.

crushed...

The package from hongkong finally arrived and i went the the post station to pick it up.
And you know what...?!!?? the box was damaged. Partially crushed and the box was actually opened.
I suspect it happened on our side.

Anyway, i opened the box and the actual 2 boxes of lego police motorcycles were still luckily there, albeit the boxes were also slighty crushed on one side as well.
I opened the lego boxes just to make sure the lego was not broken, which they weren't.
Jeez, i'm pretty sure the box was opened intentionally.

'Crucio' to whomever opened my box..

what the..

Super huge (mutant?) orange, from the office free fruit program.
See the comparison with normal green apple i brought from home.
You can really hurt someone with that fruit.

cny eve menu rev0

Grilled chicken honey soy,
Too thor soup,
Stir fry vege,
Char oor mee,
Sweet sour fish,
Roast pork,

5am

Warhammer-ed til 5am. Was amazed that i could play so long.
Its a real cool rts game.
Its been a while since i played 4games in a row. Quite mentally draining.
But, for sure i will hv to 'pay back'.
The question is 'when?'.

respect

You must give someone a fair amount of respect when he can handle a roomful of 30 bouncy, noisy, unruly 8yr olds.

I'm just sitting in the back of the maths class for 1 hour and already i want to strangle a few.

#1 is dreaming. Sigh...

steamed bread

Yesterday, we ate chicken curry with 2 loaves of wholemeal bengkali roti, given by a friend.

The bread was from the fridge and I suggested to steam it.

And as it turned out, steaming it was a great idea after al.

 

The bread was made moist and soft again.

And tasted great with the excellent curry chicken.

 

Now I know why they steam hotdog buns.

10k

I’m amazed at the Toyota customer service.

Dropped my car off at 815am.

In the lounge at 825am.

Laptop setup by 830am. (with help from the coffee lady.. really!)

Coffee on my table at 833am.

Logged in vpn by 835am.

Now my deleting email work has begun.

 

Hope I can get out of here by 10 or 1030am.

new tastes

I seemed to have obtained an affinity for soy based soft serve ice cream

(.. its actually quite yummy, definitely good for those with lactose intolerance..)

And also for instant cup “mee goreng”

                (.. yes its quite unhealthy, which is why I just bought only 2 cups. I discovered this accidentally during one of the hospitals stays..)

 

Also we’ve discovered a new wan tan mee shop…

and a new pan mee place…

 

I write about it all in good time….

If I hv it..

NRA

OMG, I’m a “Non-Resident Alien”

I was filling up some non-us tax form and that’s what they called me.

Not sure if I should be insulted or just plain amazed at their verbiage.

not again

I wonder how many post's i have titled 'not again'. I better check.

#2 started coughing yesterday. We hv to assume he caught it from the kindy. So he slept in my bed, #1 slept alone and i had to go pacify him a few times last night as well. Luckily its a holiday today.
Now #1 is doing his dreaded homework and #2 is jumping around mimicking a kangaroo.
And the scent of chicken curry is wafting through the air, i think.
:-)

not done

Tuesday 1123pm and the day is still not over yet. #1 just fin his tuition at 1020 and thewife had to sit with him to fin his school homework.

That leaves me to clean up the stuff in the sink and put somemore kids clothes to wash, which should only be done by 12+am and which needs to be hung out to dry.

Both are in bed now, waiting to fall asleep. And i can hear them playing with their transformers in the dark.

Boys, i really hope you both really appreciate what me and your mother are doing for you boys everyday.
We toil at work and at home.

daze

I woke up just now and i wasn't sure where i was.
It happens after you keep switching rooms the whole night, trying to soothe a 3yr old.
how long do we have to keep doing this, i wonder?

Hmmm...

and roll out..

Which rodimus should i get? I was looking at g1 classic, animated and the 3pack challenge version. All are boxed except the last one which is loose.
The classic one is rare and expensive. Maybe i'll just get the other two.
We'll see.

You're also most probably asking, why am i even looking to buy toys?
I've always found the transformers toys to be puzzles of sorts. Well thats my rationale.

Some are actually quite complicated to transform. I've got a few deluxe class, sideswipe, jazz, ironhide and bumblebee. All are movie versions and look nice in both robot and vehicle mode. They all have instruction manuals. I kid you not.

But i'm always hesitant to break them out of their boxes once i've got them. I'm weird like that.
I've actually got a few of the above, still mint in a sealed box. Maybe they'll be worth something someday on ebay.
I've even got a boba fett.

I bought a few legends class as well for the kids to play. There are much easier to transform. It started when #1 was admitted to the hospital a few years back and i gave one to him to pacify him. So far there's g1 jazz, hound, bumblebee, animated optimus.
All of them are very used. These days toys are made with ball joints so a dislocated limb or head can be fixed easily. :-)

somemore please

I always tell people that sleep is a precious commodity that i dont have enough of, especially with 2 kids.

They woke up at 10am yesterday, but, today, sunday, i can hear the kids at 745am from their room.

#Covering head with pillow#

pre cny steamboat dryrun

Bak kut teh version.
Success.

sage

More sage advice for you boys:

When you’ve tried and tried and its just not working out, sometimes you need to know when to stop.

 

If it’s not yours, it not yours.

Don’t force it. It just gets ugly after a while.

 

If it’s not meant to be, it’s just not meant to be.

LET IT GO.

 

dont...

...Volunteer. Plain and simple. Sometimes going to hv a 2hr lunch by yourself is easier. Eat, check mail, chill by myself.
no fuss, no stress. No negativity, no complaints.
Sigh..
I never learn because i always hv hope.
Love does that.. :-)

blistering

Is it just me or is the weather starting to get a bit hotter?
The cny heat is beginning.
Where's the rain?

not me

Just when i thought that i had it bad, i see someone else worse than me.

Seeing another person lose it and scratch out of control in a meeting is unbearable as well.

And I totally understand how they must feel and i can really understand their pain and relate. It also shows that my level of constraint has been quite high.

So far, i've never had a scratch fit in a meeting and i don't intend too. Must maintain control.

entertaining frens

Had a simple yet great and delicious dinner last night with some friends. 4 diff folks cooked 4diff food.

Its was interesting to say the least though we had a bit of reservation abt someone who cooked the chilli prawns and curious why another one took so long to cook eggs.

Ended the night with a bottle of wine, which i'm still feeling the effects from. Skin wise i mean.

And most importantly, we had adult conversation.
Lets do this again soon.

love or redemption?

Both.

heel

My heels are actually cracking and my palms are getting rough as well from exposure to detergent. Prolonged mopping? :-)
No. I'm not whining or complaining.
Just an observation as i realised that i was limping.

Thewife's arm is still in ergo-trouble so i'm more than willing to chip in. She's straddling the hot water bottle to her more than me :-)

My eczema seems to be improving though. Due to my change in diet during these 'trying' Times or just due to the numbness of my whole being or maybe just being away from work? Or the workplace? Hmmm...

no ?'s

These days i don't question anymore.
If task A is needed, i'll get it done. Or If its task X.Y or Z, i'll do it too.
There is no point.
You'ld also may ask 'you mean, at home or at work?'
Guess... :-)

crap

Its the most crappiest time of the year for me.
I have to do the yearly evaluation for my 14employees and gauge them vs themselves and even vs guys from the other teams in our own dept.
Hate it because i think its a bad process and at times unfair but its the company's policy.
Very stressful.
I need to complete my own evaluation as well.

lean pt2

Was home from the hospital yesterday at 1230pm+

Unpacked all 4 bags, vacuumed and mopped both floors, bathed #1, took a bath by230pm

and out of the house by 240pm for my meeting.

Tired.

 

hellboy's

When either of them were in the hospital , they were very brotherly lovey dovey over the phone..

When both of them were home together finally, all hell broke loose.

Kicking , screaming, punching, shouting.

WWIII.

Jeez…monkeys..!!!

light

Somehow i still feel a bit light-headed. walking around in a semi-daze. hope i'm not falling sick again.
Breakfast certainly helped.

out of control

I had to send them both to school in the end after a shout fest with literally everyone crying or scolded.
Ya, sure! i hv no meetings today. I'm very free. Sigh.,
Anyway both of them are sitting quietly in the back of the car as i drive them to daycare.
Not the 1st time plans changed and not the last.
It really irritates me.
I'm now recuperating in a coffee shop with eggs, toast and iced tea.

lean

All packed, bill settled, meds picked up and ready to leave. I am nothing if not efficient. One last thing is to figure out what to feed him.

free

we're free at last. free at last. free at last :-)

doc came at 11pm last night and 8am today.

i now know we shud not complain anymore when the doc goes in to the clinic late in the morning.

he's actually here walking the ward.

numb

its 1130pm..

the 2yr old next door is starting to cry...

worse still, her mother is screaming at her.

i cant't blame her.

theres always a threshold point of how much one can take, stuck in a hospital with a cranky kid for x number of days.

for us, we're already numb.

by the way, #1 is sleeping thru all this noise.

amazing :-)

my sis asked me "tomorrow going home?"

my answer? "thats the plan"

woe is me...

I'm walking around in pink croc's .
Not out of choice, but,
Due to my lack of foresight. Sigh...

tomolo

The sun will come out tomorrow,
so ya got to hang on til tomorrow,
come what may..

sound..

...Asleep is #2 when i reached my dad's place. He's asleep in the middle of the living room.
Everyone is moving so quietly and soundlessly. Its like a house of ninjas. :) i've never seen people stir coffee so silently.
The other bestest news: #1 can go home tomorrow. Yay..!!! Hes eating, drinking, not vomiting and best of all, not whining.
And i feel much better as well. My next dilemma, what to eat for dinner that won't aggravate my stomach?

phone blogging is cool

Now all i need is to get is a not too fancy and expensive phone. The hunt goes on.

note to self

Vomiting is more exhaustive than lausai. Only twice and already i'm drained. Drinking more fluids to replenish.
Need to go hospital later.

I'm now going to lie down and do nothing for a while.

now me?

I'm having same symptoms as #1 and #2. Just threw up in the sink and now unloading in the toilet bowl. Its 7am only.
Crap...!!
Don't tell me that i caught the bug too. Its a job hazard.

again, again?

Its tough to take of these 2 boys, especially when they're sick.

Nearly 3weeks since #2 was admitted, now we're back with #1. Again !!! The cleaner recognized us :)

And Its so much harder since we've got no extended family to help us out. Previously, the old babysitter will help out to babysit the day and even nights. Well, no more. she had that as her plus-side.

This time i dropped #2 with my dad and my 80yr old aunt while we got #1 admitted. Anyway, Looks like they could handle him. He was talking to my aunt and munching on cream crackers when i got back an hour later.

So now, she's with #1 and i'm with #2.

This cycle has to end sooner or later.
It will end.

bad combination

1 sick and cranky kid is already unbearable. Can you imagine 2?
I think we've learnt to tune off the incessant whining and screaming.

back again

We're back in adventist again. #1 and #2 both food poisoning. Both output from different places. Sigh..
We're been in this mode since early dec. In and out of clinics, hospitals, mc's and working from home.
There are no words to describe the condition we're in.

patience

I need more patience with #1. Sometimes i keep forgetting he's still just a kid.
Sigh. I need to do better.
My current failing so far.

He's just as stubborn as me. I need to find a way to get thru to him.

balance

I seek balance... Life work leisure family wife kids.. Well, not in that order exactly.
Its not easy, To make everyone happy and yet to also keep yourself happy as well.
I need the force to help me find balance. :-)

happy birthday my lub

happy birthday my love

 

i hope you enjoy the present i'm going to give you

may your dreams be extra sweet tonight..

 

you really push the boundaries of my creativity when i shop for your presents.

may it satify you to enjoy them as it does me to think of them..

pain means you're alive..

i'm seriously stressed these few weeks..

kids sick, in and out of the hospital...

me and the wife as well... plus, thewife hurt her hand.. and i hurt myh shoulder

then the stellarton prq issues...

but i'm actually more stressed abt the kids and thewife than i am abt work.

 

so now my whole body hurts..

i'm peeling like mad.

it actualy hurts when i smile or eat.

its that bad... i'm like a big "sore"..

 

was it the squid, crab or shandy? i fear to finish my bottle of heineken.

i need to relax...

how to relax...???? focal is next

 

and it begins ...

happy new year 2010

#1 is now Std2

#2 has started kindy

 

may this year brings us :

• more health
• zero hospital stays
• less stress
• more $$$
• more opportunities

 

 

and CNY is in 4weeks time...

so much to do

so so so little time

crabby patty

we've been eating crabs together again

without the children of course.

not sure it its contributing to my "breakouts"

but its worth it..

both of us sitting down together enjoying a nice crab meal together...

 

the good things in life cost less than RM100 :-D

the gods are crazy or they're just testing us

it started in early december with #1 being sick

and he passed it to #2 (celebratred 3rd birthday in the hospital bed..)

who passed it to thewife (mc a few days..)

who then passed it to me. (also mc a few days + hurt shoulder)

and then everyone recovered.. (it was h1n1 by the way...)

and now #1 has food poisoning... day 2.

 

is the cycle to start again...????!!!????

i've become so numb....

 

and the worse part is tomorrow its thewife's birthday...

ob her last birthday #1 had chicken pox.

bad timing..

next year will be better, dear, i promise..!!!

:-)

and so it ends

what a year it was

happy birthday #1

happy birthday #2

merry xmas

and happy PRQ stellarton... you were a real pain to manage..

 

goodbye 2009