One family was going out from the lift after the crowd in front of them cleared. Suddenly the lift door started to close up and both daddy and mummy fantically rushed to press the "Door open" button while one young couple standing outside waiting for their turn to enter the lift remain standing.

The mummy of the family felt disgusted and uttered "No one bothers to help and press for the lift for us."

The reply came back from the lady couple was "You should be pressing from inside the lift"

Does that make any sense of you? Does that mean to press yourself to make sure that the lift door open as you are going out of the lift!"

So much for a gracious society!

Not sure if this comes about from our new age upbringing or the sociological effects from our environment.

Over the weekend, we had such a busy schedule. Saturday morning, we wanted to go to Bras Basah complex to get some books. Only to discover upon reaching that there's a "World Book Fair" on at Suntec City. We then decided change plan for a short 2 hours spree shopping at the book fair, as we are meeting our aunty Angila and Adam at The Pinetree Club at 1.30pm.

But God knows, as we leave Suntec to head for the Club, there was a heavy traffic jam at Stevens road. Noelle and myself fell asleep in the car before we reaching. Mummy decided to call Aunty Angila to change plan again to meet at our next destination. Poor Daddy ended up buying $60 worth of fishballs, sausages and chicken wings with the fun fair coupons. Sigh............

Finally, best part of our day trip, Daddy and mummy brought us to our (Ideal) new house situated in the vicinity of Newton area. The place that i like so much that even after coming back to my humble cosy home, I still dream and cry for my new house!!! The whole place is fully air-conditioned with three tastefully furnished bedrooms. Check out the photo link. We had so much fun swimming, monkey jumping on the bed, swinging in the playground and even free make-up lesson from Zhen Yieeeee.

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School holiday is just round the corner, so is Father's day. My school teacher helped me to make this card for my "World Best Dad".

The message in the card is titled "My Hand Print" and it reads:

"Sometimes you get discouraged, because I am so small and always leave my fingerprints on furniture and walls.

But everyday I'm growing big and soon I'll be very tall. Then all my little hand prints will be hard to recall. So here's a special hand print so that you can say this is how my fingers looked, when I placed them here today."




Here's the response as Daddy's Quote:

"When I look into the eyes of my child, I know she depends on me.

When I look into the eyes of my child, I feel the responsibility.

When I look into the eyes of my child, I understand why God Loves me!"

Praise the Lord!

Daddy is very adventurous and this time he wants to try making bread pudding for us.

BANANA BREAD PUDDING RECIPE
Ingredients:
1 loaf French bread2 tblsp Vanilla Extract 4 Bananas, mashed 4 cups Milk 3 Eggs 1 cup Sugar 1 cup Raisins 1 tsp freshly ground Nutmeg 1 tsp Cinnamon Splash of rum (optional)
How to make banana bread pudding:
Cut the lof in small cubes.
Put the cubed loaf in a bowl.
Now pour the milk on it and keep it aside for a hour.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
In a separate bowl mix the eggs, sugar and vanilla essence.
Pour this mixture onto the bread mixture and then spread the mashed bananas and raisins.
Add rum, cinnamom and nutmeg powder.
Pour this mixture on the baking dish.
Bake in the oven for 1 hour and then let it cool.

My parents met up with my teachers today, they commented that I have been a good girl in school and many boys like to stick around me. James, Kieran and Jun Kai just to name a few, Mrs S mentioned that James and I used to be very close and often hug each other until Kieran comes along. Kieran tried to put his arm around me and I didnt quite like it so I moved away. Mrs S saw that and thought was so funny. She also mentioned that I move about very slowly especially during the zoo excursion last week. Kieran have to hold my hand and pull me along. Mrs S said Kieran was more alert than I am. Heehee.

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Here is my report card for my first 6 months of Pre-nursery. Not bad yah, Full A's!!! My teacher commented that I'm a cheerful girls and loves music and movements!
Hooray!!! I'm so happy!!!

Look what Auntie Phyllis and Auntie May got for me and Noelle, Auntie May visited the popular bookstore at United Square and got us each a cute-looking pencil. They really looked so lovely. Auntie Phyllis also got us the colourful "Huge Henry" ladybird book from Vivo City. The book were on sale at $1 each. That's really a steal!

In gratitute, Daddy taught us how to make thank you cards for Auntie Phyllis and Auntie May. We enjoyed the card-making session. It was fun to do all the pasting. To help me write better, Daddy uses the pencil to draw small squares as a guide for me to write the letters. How does it look? Noelle also did a great job with the pasting and look in the last photo how Auntie intepreted Noelle's pasting. Last night, Daddy brought me and Noelle to the airport to fetch mummy who's coming back from Bangkok. Mummy said she will be buying toys and dresses for me and Noelle. At the airport, I was trilled to see mummy coming out from the immgration glass door. I kept shouting "Mummy" "Mummy" I love you Mummy!!! I miss you so much!!!

Our new Kakah's name is Yulilis, we call her Lilies at home. She is not just pretty but also very talented.

She cooks dishes just like what we see in the restaurant. How does her potato nuggets look? Savouring right? She even does Jamu massage for my grandma. She plays the guitar and sings very well. She says that she sings in her village to raise fund for her church, she even won first prize in singing in her hometown.

Next weekend, Mummy is going to Thailand, Bangkok so I made a Mother's day card and gave it to her in advance. I hope she will buy more presents for me and Noelle when she comes back.

Yesterday my great grandma throw a party for my great grandpa for his 1st bye bye anniversary! And....haha......that's me wearing the green uniform jumping up and down at the corner! I wonder why must they be kneeling on the floor!

After all the waiting, our new "Kakah" has arrived, her name is Yulilis from Indonesia. I cant really communicate with her as she cannot really understand English. Grandma says that she is a fast and thorough worker. Kakah told mummy and grandma that she likes our family.

Weekend passes very fast, I went to the library on Saturday morning, while daddy had his haircut at the barber. I was trilled and totally enjoyed my favorite french fries when we had lunch at the Burger King. Kakah said it was her first time in her life to eat a burger.

In the evening, we got the chance to take a bus to my maternal grandparent's house for dinner as daddy had went off to work in the afternoon.

It has been exactly a month now since we came back from our Hong Kong trip, Daddy just managed to sort out all the pictures taken at Hong Kong Disneyland. Still haven't got the time to get them printed.

Quite a fruitful trip especially Noelle whom got so trilled over all the Mickey mouse images, thanks to the endorsements from the Disney Playhouse Channel.

Times really flies, about this time last year, our maternal Great Grandpa went to heaven.

Received this from a friend, not sure if you guys have seen it before but I personally find it so inspiring...especially lesson 4

Message: 5 Great Lessons:
1 - The Most Important Lesson
During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.
"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say 'hello.'" I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2 - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain
One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s.
The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached.
It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked .. "Fifty cents," replied the waitress.
The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. "Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.
By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied."
The little boy again counted his coins. "I'll have the plain ice cream," he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.
You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson - The Obstacle in Our Path
In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and go away; and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way. Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded.
After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand.
Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious disease.
Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying,
"Yes, I'll do it if it will save her."
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?"
Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.
You see, after all, understanding and attitude, are everything.

Maybe I am too practical and stubborn a person to be touched by the Holy Spirit even though I tried once but like the rest of the brothers "nothing happen"!

This morning on my way to work, a car very abruptly cut into the lane of the another car in front of mine on such a wet morning.
I thought if I am the car infront I would have horn and high beam all the way! However, the car in front did nothing and continue driving like nothing happen!

Just then, the crystal cross hanging under my car's rearview mirror sparkled into the corner of my eye, seemed like the Holy spirit telling me: Hey! why you so unchristian!

Also on a previous occasion, I was dogfighting with another car on CTE until the other car swifted infront of me and I saw the silhouette of the huge cross under the other car's rear mirror. Only then, I felt so unworthy and ashamed so I slowed down to withdraw. As Emay mentioned there are times that we may lose focus and rent ourselves to Satan's influence. But we must be thankful that the Holy Spirit do touch and remind us of the Lord's presence in every little ways.

Remembered Thomas mentioned once that we may be unworthy to uphold the quality of the Holy Cross, but in this case it's definitely a good reminder for one to be more Christlike in our personal behaviours and attitudes.

Therefore my personal reflection for Gregory's question on how to love God......is to constantly remember God and to do things that will bring honor to His name.

Sunday... Mummy went shopping with my sister at the book fair again! Overheard they both bought mountains of books. Evening brought the kids to the Hi-5 concert.

Some interesting sightings of us being human beings and "the Locals" First scene: Two ladies were arguing over the kids blocking the other lady sitting at the front row's view. Finally one of the lady (wearing a big diamond studded cross) decided to conclude the "show" by sarcastically "bless" the other party "God bless you" (so unchristian!).

Second scene: While in the crowded male's toilet....(guessed still least packed then the ladies) while all the urinals and only cubicle is occupied, saw one father helping his son to pee in the wash basin! Urghhhhhh........ another father simply ask his son to pee at one corner of the wall! Can't imagine this happening in Singapore!

Over the weekend, did quite a lot of things from the long-missed shopping, attending charity dinner to the Hi-5 Concert at Expo. Saturday was hectic, morning rushing to deliver mum's famous dumplings to her friend at Bishan on route to fetch my MIL before Nicole's class.

After class, headed for Suntec City for lunch and the World book fair. Quite a good deal for book lovers! LS was trilled and can't wait to go back for another shopping spree.

Back home in the evening, contemplating if should bring Noelle to the dinner also but eventually, she slept before we set off. Nicole looked so drama in her new cheongsam mum bought from her Shanghai trip.

At the dinner, both Adam (my nephew) and Nicole enjoyed themselves so much.

It's raining cats and dogs outside... Thank God! came back in time before the downpour, but having a bad headache from a jerky car ride back from Upper Bukit Timah. One of those things that least HR personnels like to do that is to announce closure of business. Thank God again only one staff is affected and apparently he seemed to be prepared for this day.

Meanwhile still trying to fill the table for Saturday's dinner.....sigh! so difficult to invite people to eat!

Into the trend

Wow, incredible! Been feeling out of trend.... for not able to blog.......now that I'm blogging finally .... so what should I do next?


Introduction - early 30's Human Resources professional in a charitable organisation.....blessfully married with 2 sweet daughters Nicole & Noelle.

Oh yes! must not forget to mention my lovely wife, Laysuan. so who's the fourth woman? None other than my mummy dowager.