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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: June 2011
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Monday, June 27, 2011. A week after the arrival of my maid, the saga continues. It was Sat morning. I spotted ants crawling in the top drawer of my kitchen cabinet and upon closer scrutiny, there were even more ants in the drawer below. When I opened the drawer, there were ants congregating around a brown spot on the lid of my nutella jar. Neither my hubby nor myself had recently eaten nutella and my in-laws do not consume nutella. So the culprit needs no guessing. Labels: Penny for Thots. 3rd employer:...
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: August 2011
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Monday, August 29, 2011. A person's outfit and accessories can give great insights to a person's personality. For instance, I can usually tell whether a person loves dressing up from her choice of footwear. The more practical ladies are usually in pumps or flats, whereas the fashionistas can be found in towering stilettos suitable only for the runway and nowhere else. I was extremely thrilled with my purchase of 2 pairs of gorgeous shoes. But my excitement turned into frustration within an hour my fe...
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: January 2012
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Monday, January 16, 2012. Hiring maids has given me reasons to write about them. I have now employed my 4th maid, and she has given me good enough reasons to attribute a blogpost to her. I wonder if her boldness is common for Filipino maids as she gets advice from her experienced relatives. She is on the phone with them almost every other evening.so maybe they taught her how to deceive her employer. Or maybe it is just her greedy nature. When my mum-in-law unexpectedly returned home one day, she caught m...
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: November 2013
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Wednesday, November 13, 2013. The past few days seemed to pass by in a blur, yet so much has happened. I am physically exhausted, but I also feel emotionally recharged to be a better person. To be someone with a big heart - like my Dad. Also thanks to everyone who took time from their busy schedule to attend the wake, friends who kept me in their prayers, and everyone who expressed their care and concern in one way or another. Friendship is an invaluable gift I treasure. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: J's First Day at School
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Monday, April 9, 2012. J's First Day at School. Today is J's official first day at school. Last week was parent-accompanied orientation week. From today onwards, J is attending school like a big boy - all by himself. My only concern is whether a 2 year old is ready to attend school all by himself. So many wonders and ponders, and no answers. If I could, I would drop my work, head to his school, and secretly observe him from a corner. But I can't. Sighz. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Doesn't look he...
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: October 2011
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011. I am on my way to changing my maid again. This would be the fourth time this year, and apparently if I exceed four changes a year, I would be called up for a counselling session by MOM. The first maid was clever and started to cut corners after a month or so. She wanted to go back home under the excuse she had to sell her land to pay for her brother's wedding. We think she probably found out that the salary for other Indonesian maids had increased. Labels: Penny for Thots.
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: May 2013
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Sunday, May 19, 2013. As a mum to an almost 5-month old baby (C) and 3 year old toddler (J), this is how I spent Mother's Day today. Alarm and overslept. Fed J milk (because he did not take his afternoon nap, fell asleep while having dinner, and missed his milk feed just before bedtime). My son decided he wanted to sleep with Daddy who was asleep with C in the other room and he went off. 1st pumping session of the day. Kept myself awake via online shopping :). My alarm was supposed to ring at 7:30am.
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: Maids Again
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Monday, January 16, 2012. Hiring maids has given me reasons to write about them. I have now employed my 4th maid, and she has given me good enough reasons to attribute a blogpost to her. I wonder if her boldness is common for Filipino maids as she gets advice from her experienced relatives. She is on the phone with them almost every other evening.so maybe they taught her how to deceive her employer. Or maybe it is just her greedy nature. When my mum-in-law unexpectedly returned home one day, she caught m...
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: Birthday Thoughts
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Monday, June 17, 2013. Today, I turn a year older. And I am starting to feel old. This day every year reminds me that I am definitely aging - I just hope that I don't look and feel older than I should. My gosh, am I really in my mid-thirties? The positive part about growing old is that I have learnt to appreciate the little blessings in life. In fact, I think I am now more excited about my kids' birthdays than my own. Celebrating their birthdays and seeing the little faces light up makes me feel ...I gue...
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Fun & Laughter, Peace & Joy: September 2011
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Thursday, September 29, 2011. Shoes - An Update. Finally had my shoes back after 1.5 months of waiting. Width of shoes still felt a bit tight - an ominous sign. Day 2 - Still quite bad. I now have a blister on the right heel and it hurts just walking in the shoes. Plasters to the rescue again and I ended up in flip-flops most of the day. Day 3 - Shoes are still abrading my sides a bit. But my heels feel fine. Not the most comfortable pair of shoes but at least it is now wearable. Labels: Penny for Thots.
