Monday, May 12, 2014

The Mother's Day

Tomorrow will be a happy family outing day! Can't wait for tomorrow wesak holiday ^0^ well, not everyone gonna be happy, at least for my sis, she needs to work for this untitled public holiday :p



Yesterday was Mother's Day. At this children age, we have schools and weekend classes teachers help our children to show their love to mama.


Got this from Eva. Surprise with the black rose in the basket ^^


Angel's love is simple, tender, and beautiful. Nice note from her. 'Mama thanks you for my birth to the earth, let me stay in happy days, and thank you for giving me life and I know your hardship' :)



This is from royee boy. This attracted my eyes. A beautiful woman with flower in hand and the sun with hope ^^

Yesterday in the Sunday school, we have a class of students preparing nice paper flowers to mothers too!





Feeling guilty for not doing much handmade stuff this year, even for special celebration. Many things on hands, lose concentration. There is always insufficient time in the office or at home. Need to improve my time management skill @_@

Yesterday we went back in law house for simple dinner gathering. Of course, the queue and expected hours spent in the restaurant coz of Mother's Day celebration.


My in law papa and mama ^^ lovely old couple who loves children much, caring of children even their children have been married and with young children :)


Moment of love celebration^^


Guess what? This happened when we were on the way to the restaurant. Suddenly we saw one black frog jumping out from nowhere to the car dashboard. Then laogong said the black colour frog was poisonous. We stopped at the roadside to bring the frog out from our car. Hehe.

Last Saturday we celebrated parents day at my mama's house too. Below pic are from my mum's fb ^^


Fried bihun from my mum, curry chicken from my digo, we dabao baked marmite crab, sushi and of course, the yummy tiramisu cake.


The unofficial main reason for going back hometown is always - having good food! :p


Grandparents and grandchildren. Royee was sleeping coz of sick.


Happy grandpa face ^^


Me and gogo


Me and digo. Looking at our face expressions, obviously we were making jokes of my sis hehehe.


Brothers talk..


...And dad laughing :D

We gave away the bday present to my digo too


Of course these 2 siblings mocking each other before the gift handover ^0^


Ya!


'The leather genuine or not har?'


'Ini orang har..' :D


My gogo is so syiok happy ^0^


'Tina Apple we love you'


Digo and song song


Yujet and xiao gugu


Grandparents and grandchildren ^^


From Sunday school student ^^


Beautiful flowers for the day!

Happy lovely Mother's Day to all mothers and of course, to me and my sis too ^^

Thursday, May 08, 2014

Self love

Good morning! Children reminded me today was Thursday when I said 'oh, you all didn't wear sport wear today!' Wow, time passes so fast huh, I thought today was Wednesday.


These few weeks, work in excitement, coz each of the small accomplishment is an achievement in the new job scope. For so long, I don't go and ask advice from senior colleague on what to be done for the daily job :)

This month I will attend a training course on negotiation skill for project manager, hope I can be a better negotiator after the training, especially negotiate some off me-time from husband and children hehe :p

Next month I will travel to few states offices for internal quality audit. Expect to have delicious local foods too ^0^


If I am flying, if the flight is about an hour, to reach new airport at least 3 hours before, With traveling time to the airport.. hmmm.. 5 hours before my flight schedule I need to be ready then >_< anyway, just hoping the new klia2 can run smoothly with good security standard.



This is to redeem a small free gift sample from the store. Free ma, so try to get one hehe.

Ya, I am now learn to pamper myself in a small way. That day I read an article, talking how a matured women love themselves, 1 of the habits - apply handi cream before you leave the house. As your hand and skin tells your age.


See, I bring hand cream with me today kekeke. Not that I am so kiasu to apply hand cream every second @_@ I bring this because I need to cook rice before I left house. I cannot apply hand cream and then wash the rice. So I bring it with me so I can apply hand cream when I am in the car hehe.

This morning I came across this.


Ya, when I grow older, when problems and children are non stop challenging my days, to love my own self has become an important reminder to me.

Self-love, a la française:

Make the most of your assets.
If French women are well-known for their sense of style, it’s because they figure out what works for them and they stick with it, updating with small, seasonal touches (which is also more economical).

Practice pleasure rituals.
Feeling good is as important as looking good. Long baths, facials, massages, any type of treatment for the body are not luxuries, they're essentials — no matter how busy your life is.

Don’t punish your body.
The “no pain, no gain” school of thought never made it to these shores. The French generally operate according to the pleasure principle: if you’re doing something that makes you feel and look great, there will be a positive effect on your physique and overall well-being (obviously, this includes sex).

Accept your physical appearance.
Read any French women’s magazine and you’ll see that French women, too, fret about impossible norms. But back in the real world, they know that happiness does not depend on wearing a size 36 (American size 2 or 4). It depends on feeling “bien dans sa peau” (feeling good in your own skin).

Enjoy great food.
Great food is fundamental to French culture, so why deprive yourself? Enjoy a little of everything, and treats in moderation. No French woman I know eats bread, cheese and dessert every day.

Respect your body.
Overeating only leads to negative feelings. Love chocolate? Have some! But skip the cheese and extra glass of wine. Total deprivation has no place in the pleasure-based life.

Feel good AND look good.
French women don’t go out looking like an unmade bed. They may be in a hurry, but they are dressed and groomed (no sweatpants or unbrushed hair). Feeling good is also about looking good, and looking good shows respect for yourself and the world around you.

Be yourself!
Be daring, even if it’s subtle. An offbeat something — a groovy cocktail ring, funky shoes, an unmatched scarf — express individuality.

Work what you have, not what you want.
French women don't wait to lose five more pounds or grow out a bad haircut before they make an effort to look great. If you look and feel great, no one, including you, will really notice those five pounds.

Keep it natural.
Who wants to wear a mask? Minimal makeup, unfussy hair (which moves), a lipstick that suits, a signature scent. That’s it.

Don't let age stop you from living well.
In how many other countries are women of "a certain age" still considered seductive? French women know that age is no reason to give up on looking and feeling great. I can name a dozen French celebrities — Isabelle Hupert, Isabelle Adjani, Juliette Binoche, Ines de la Fressange, for starters — who are well past 40 and revered for their beauty and appeal.

Be grateful for small things.
A tiny but delicious éclair au chocolat, a new perfume, the beautiful smell of lavender, a perfectly aged cheese. French women appreciate that the small things in life are just as important as the big ones.

Enjoy life.
Find your passion, say “no” to anything that is a waste of time and keep on going. Focus on what you love. It’s irresistible!



Just heard this from the train operator - wishing all mothers, happy Mother's Day ^^ this is warm.

Happy Thursday!

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Let's go!

This is somehow an inspiring day start conversation.


Travelling and foods! are the passion of life! at least for my sis and I ^0^



If we talk about excitement in monthly salary increment, yearly bonus distribution.. Another great excitement to us would be annual leave days increment! :p

At last I got my 1st Photobook arrived :D


Non stop looking at the book hehe syiok sendiri :p bringing it to the office too, share the book with colleagues ^0^



A love to last a lifetime ^^



Looking forward for my upcoming travel trips. Plan to buy a camera for better moment capturing :p



Nice huh, been hearing about this place from my church member, this pic I got from friend's fb.



My mum tak tahan this pic, wanted to go for yummy seafood! She said let's celebrate Mother's Day there ^^

Last night I got a good chat with my mama. Talked about friends and relatives stories and update. I miss the time when I was staying in my parents house, I can everyday sit down with papa and mama, chatting, watching tv, caring about them.



This is the contact pic for my mum. I showed this pic to mama, I said I felt to keep my hair long, after few years, will cut the hair short then no longer will keep long hair, coz old le, people don't keep long hair. My mum said most of her friends age above 40 still keeping long hair ma. Hmmm sounds like I am getting myself to adapt to the older age from the age of 35? :p







Hope when I reach my mama time, I can be strong and lovely as she is ^^ be a good mummy to all the children and a lovely grandma to all the grandchildren. This is happiness it should be :)

长路奉献给远方
玫瑰奉献给爱情
我拿什么奉献给你
我的爱人

白云奉献给草场
江河奉献给海洋
我拿什么奉献给你
我的朋友

我拿什么奉献给你
我不停的问
我不停的找
不停的想

白鸽奉献给蓝天
星光奉献给长夜
我拿什么奉献给你
我的小孩

雨季奉献给大地
岁月奉献给季节
我拿什么奉献给你
我的爹娘

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

0605 sense of homely

Got my mum to snap me pic of the newly arrived photo album











From this, I will improve my design for the following photo albums :) got this album free from groupon in last year end. Like this idea since years back, but to sit down to come up the design, need to be in the mood :p next album design will be for japan trip.

Am thinking to design my house where building more sense of belonging to all the family members, so children loves to stay at home and laogongs wants to come back home earlier ^^

As I always mention, I only have weekend to do housework, and time after all the weekend classes and outing, say I have only 1 day a week for housework. Time and energy limitation oooo.



Spent time in the kitchen, wash here wash there, after a main meal then prepare tea break, then come dinner.. Non stop standing and walking in the kitchen, my feet were feeling painful. I have no idea what happen to my legs, feeling pain quite frequent. Nowadays, sometime I walk like an old woman when climbing staircases :~



Ya age of 35, it is time to nurse my health before my body age gone to retired age @_@ last weekend I boiled red bean + san yao (yam type) soup. This is to help for better blood and vital breath, reduce body water retention, most of all, I like the light sweet soup to reward myself for a tiring week ^^



This is the cleaned bird nest I got for my colleague. After her gathering with girl friends, she got shocked when all the girls take good care of themselves by eating good stuff for better health, except for my colleague :p I told her, I read the woman well being article, it is good for ladies to have 3days mini confinement after monthly menstrual cycle. Yet, I haven't started doing so :p will do it especially when the time my girls start their menstrual cycle, I need to remember to do this for them :)


These are uncleaned bird nest pieces bought by my another colleague for her parents as parents day present ^^ best gift for parents are good health and good children :)

Parents day coming. Shall I try some new recipes for my papas and mamas? :)

爸爸谢谢你 我的依靠就是你
让我无忧无虑 哪怕路上多崎岖
妈妈谢谢你 我的希望来自你
教我追求真理 照顾我寸步不离

天伦幸福日子里 无怨无悔尽心力
只要我快乐健康 你就欢喜

爸妈谢谢你 我心中充满感激
这世界变美丽 只因为 有了你

Baby Shyuan is learning this song 'Pama, thank you' ^^

Saturday, May 03, 2014

Journey record

每一个不曾起舞的日子
都是对生命的辜负
- 去旅行



































































03052014 7:32am
Sudden wake up at 6am+ while bbb and laogong are still snoring. Suddenly think of my sis. Most of the time we do share our feeling towards spouse, children, bosses, friends. Sometime I do feel we have only sis and me - as a companion, sisters support, best female friend. At time, when we have our own schedule, when our daily schedule and children commitment don't allow us to interact more with friends out there, we tend to be lonely.

I do have the dont-know-what-to-do situation, especially when laogong is not in town, children commitment not allow me to go far or plan my appointment ahead. Our heart may suddenly lose dependency. We don't know what to rely on. So boredom created.

Wake up in this morning, suddenly wants to ask my sis to join me, at least for some outdoor outing with children, fellowship with church members, some activities that helps us to build self satisfaction and find the purpose of life. From there, we gonna have broader view of our perception of daily life and roles commitment, and we gonna have joy and peace in our heart when we know, who rules our lives.

7:46am wanna get some sleep in this lovely morning :)



Gonna finish reading this book by this weekend. From no.1 to 16, you see the 2 authors life up and down, you see them wisdom grow in fighting life challenges, get inspired with the stories shared and see how other women are surviving in the competitive days. Not easy, but we will pass through the day beautifully one day :)

Am happy with the stop of water rationing program. Today, am gonna be back to kitchen and try some new recipe ^^

Happy weekend!