Wish - Cash

I have a wish today out of the sudden. It may sound a bit realistic but I can do a lot of things by having it. Well, I wish that my husband can print a lot of money. Yes, Money Printing Business!! Hahaha!!!

Why do I need a lot of money? Hmm... I guess I can contribute my effort more in some of the areas with money in hand. Some of you may not agree with me. Here are my reasons. =)

1. I can help out  more in orphan centre. 

Yes, King and I used to contribute something to a Orphan Centre nearby our house before. We haven't been visiting them for quite some time, our bad! 

2. To do some investment.

We have been reading many financial news recently due to the economy crisis. Stock, Bond, Commodity, Housing Property, whatever you name it. Everyone is short in hand and cutting their cost and expenses. Investors encourage their clients to pump in their hard earn money into any type of investment just because of the low number. Is it a good timing? No one can answer or predict that. But with tons of cash in hand, you may consider that. Why not? Rich people gets richer....

3. Upgrading.

With cash in hand in this economy downturn, we may upgrade our car or housing renovation with a good rate. You see, that's why rich people get richer! Damn....

4. Quality of life.

Once you stick to a good quality of life, you do not want to sneak out from it. A friend of mine enjoys her life in an envious way. She can travels wherever she wants to go, she drinks whatever drink she loves, she does whatever hobby she likes the most, she can buy whatever she wants to buy, whatever it is, she has CASH in hand!!! What can you say? How many people can do whatever you like without thinking of your bank account? Hahaha..... 

5. Shopping!

Which woman will say no for shopping? Hahahaha!!!! I can buy a lot of nice dresses, shoes and dress up myself. But.... Do I need so many clothes and shoes? It's a no. =)

6. Last but not least, Travel Around the World!

Oh man! I love traveling! This is the biggest wish in my life! I must fulfill this dream in my life! =)  Gambateh!

When it comes to money money money, everybody loves it! But we always forget about our health. Sighs.... I must have a healthy and fit body to fulfill my dream list. 

A thank-you-card

I mailed out a few Thank-You card to friends in Australia a week ago. Thank God they received the cards today! I'm glad that they were with us during our trip and we had good memories together! Foremost they are most welcome to our lovely house when they are in town in the future. 

Thank you sincerely from the bottom of our heart!

Wine

King and I get back to the days of sipping wine after our trip to Australia. We used to have a glass of wine after our dinner back to our life in California. But we quit this habit after coming back to Malaysia for good. Why? Because the price of wine here in Asia is not cheap! 

We brought 8 bottles of wine back from Australia. Friends in Melbourne introduced us some good wine. One of our neighbors who was born in South Africa gave us some ideas regarding Shiraz in a right timing. And so, we decided to have some wine once in a while back to life. It's just something we like. 

Wine wine wine.... Hmm.... I miss the wineries the most! I love the gold leave in Autumn! I love the smell of grapes! I just can't not to fall in love with it! 

Money

A friend of mine in the States had bad luck since last year. His life is disturbed by whatever bad luck it is. Job loss, 2 kids are ready for schools, unemployement problem, I can't name them all. And, I just found out that he had a car accident recently. Oh no.... :(

Somehow, I find that I'm ironic! Life in western countries are much better in quality compare with life in Malaysia. There are many people, including myself, would like to migrate to western countries for whatever reason. Yet, without health insurance, living in a western country sucks! The bill will drive you crazy and your life will be messed up. 

King told me once before, money is what we need no matter where we live in. We are not realistic persons. But King has his points to proof him right. People will respect you when you have money when you are in hospital, in a business discussion, in school, even in front of your family and relatives. How dirty it is!

Money money money.... Yes, who will say no to Mr. M. But, do not forget to get a cup of coffee when you are tired of making money. =)

Cheers!

I still cannot believe that I had a reunion with my primary schoolmates in Singapore last weekend! After two decades, yes, 20 years!

Hmm..... I purposely flew to Singapore for the reunion. The gathering was a small one but a great one! The show up rate was 50%. Somehow, we had the click to hug each other and had a toast before having a drink at the second section. We had a blast that night! 

Old time friends are great. 

They know you are growing up at the same time together. 

They know you didn't mean for anything when you say something funny out. 

They care about you a lot. 

They smile and laugh with you together with silly things. 

They forgive what you have done to them during childhood time.

They are brilliant!!!!

I'm looking forward for the next gathering! Cheers, buddies!

The junk food that we usually have once a while

Nobody can say NO to delicious food, including me and King. We love to eat, especially me. I'm a foodie but not over limit. I watch my diet no matter how. There were a couple times I told King that, we always have junk food (nasi lemak, banana leaf rice, fast food, char kui diao, curry noodle, etc.) even though it's only once a while. He agrees with me! So I want to watch out and keep track how much junk food we have every week. However, King suggests we should eat more vegetable which are rich in fiber and fruits which are rich in antioxidant for detoxification. I think he's right. Instead of staying away from junk food, we must take more vegetable and fruits as well! 

Let's become a smart foodie with wisdom!

Walking

I'm overwhelmed that my butt and thigh are toned up after my trip! The reason behind it is I walked everyday for long distance. Well, you name it, hiking, shopping, sightseeing, etc. I walked A LOT! 

King suggests me to walk Coby more often if possible. I can tone up my muscle and stay in shape; Coby can take more walk exercise as well. Why not?! So now, I decided to walk Coby twice a day which I did even before our vacation. And, I want to walk in a longer journey. 

Stay healthy and keep walking!

Breakfast add in....

King and I made a deal! We have fruits added in into our breakfast every morning now. It's not too late to realize how important fruits to us everyday! Well, the reason of ringing my bell is fruits is rich in antioxidant and fiber. 

I was so worried about having constipation when I was in the trip for 13 days. Hence, I had a lot of fruits in the hotel every morning. And, it helped!!!! And now, I slowly add in banana into our breakfast every morning now. King loves it! Trust me, one kind of fruit in the morning is really a good idea! You can't strongly against me, haha! I'll add in few strawberries later on. 

Come on! Our meal has to be adjusted slowly. Keep it up! =)

We are back!

Hey, we are back! Yes, we are back from our vacation and glad that we did have a great one with bunch of good buddies! I love this group picture the most! It brings up all the good memories with lots of fun and joy during our stays in Australia. Foremost the highlight of the trip was spending time with our friends! Wish Anne, Lindsay, Josephine, Robert, Svetlana & Neil well and happy everyday! 

We will be back one day, wah hahaha!!

Our Angel, Isaac!

Hmm... How should I start this one...? It's sadden to know that one of our nephews has left us last week. King is very sad. We had teary eyes. I calm myself down and comfort King as good as I could. When I read the message written by Jasmine, I couldn't hold my tear and burst into tear. I walked away after finishing it because I couldn't even have one more look at the picture of our little Angel. I guess, it's time to say goodbye to our little Isaac. 

Dear Isaac, you will always in our heart. Rest in peace and hold your little wings and guard your parents and little brother forever. Althought Uncle King and Aunty Eunice have not met you in person, we love you forever, little one!

Dear prayers, please bless this family - Jasmine & Andy and their little younger twin Xavier. They are good persons and they deserve a happy family. 

Angels, pls take good care of our Isaac in Heaven.... Thank you.... :*)

Southern Hemisphere

Here we come, Southern Hemisphere! 

King and I are hopping into airplane next week to Australia, hooray! I'm excited to meet my best friends in Australia this time. I'm sure it'll turn out a good one as we have a lot of outdoor activities in plan. Time to catch up with friends in oversea. I want to get out from all the crappy things that have happened to me lately.

Everything happens for a reason. After a bad thing pass by, good thing will come. Wish King and I have a wonderful holiday with bunch of good friends!

Eistein Never Used Flash Cards

Ashley is a book reader. She reads a lot of books. During our visit, she introduced this book to me. And, it's my honour to have this book from her as a gift. Thank you, Ashley! =)

I starts to read this book today. Just finished a few pages and the introduction this morning. More than 90% of the book viewers rated it as 5-star book in Amazon. Honestly speaking, the book title actually is a good hint to all the parents nowadays. 

I get to know that what flash cards are and how they function the babies' brains in this new era by my motherly friends. I've no comments on this flash card method and stuff. But I don't agree with the monetary price of the goods nowadays. I remember that a friend of mine bought her little baby boy a whole set of flash cards materials in total RM3000 last year! I was shocked by the price of the materials. And I looked into the materials by knowing what the "value" is. Down the road, although I am not a mother yet, I strongly believe that spending quality time with your little one is the most important thing, no matter how much a mother input a baby. Having a play with your little one is far more important than lecturing a baby/kid. 

I have a good childhood, although I didn't travel around the world or have those expensive barbie dolls stuff like that when I was little. I'm glad that I have a creative childhood with lots of fun and imagination with games. Thank godness I've a pair of good parents. 

Read books! Go read books! =)

7 years!

We paid Ashley a visit last night, after 7 years. It was a great one during the almost 3 hours talk!

It's great to meet an old time friend after so many years and yet we still can talk non-stop happily! It's not easy to get a good friend, yet it's even more difficult to maintain a friendship. I believe that taking the first step to stay in touch with friends is the reason to maintain a good relationship. Everything starts from me, not the other side.

Cheers to our friendship, Ashley! =)

爸爸妈妈，我爱你们!!!

最近我碰到一件大事情。让我难过得要死。打了个电话给爸妈，把整件事情的来龙去脉都认真的告诉了他们俩。然后，他们俩给了我一句: 你放心，不管怎样，我们俩一定站在你这边，一定挺你，你甭担心，哦! 我一听，嗯了一声，什么话也说不下去，眼泪就流了下来。当孩子遇到问题的时候，总是会寻找父母亲的肯定。

问题已经解决了。而从中我更加理解到父母亲对自己的爱戴! 爸爸，妈妈，辛苦你们了! 我所受的委屈多么难熬，因为有你们，我会继续坚持的! Dad & Mom, I love you two!! =)

人

最近家里发生了一件 family matter 。让我有了很多感触。做人，难；做好人，更难!

到底要如何才能当一个"人"呢? 想来想去，影响力最大的就是当父母亲的了。而当中的家教是最重要的了。因为一个人的一生，就会因为家教而改变。

我记得我爷爷奶奶是很严厉的人，对小辈的从不随便。而我们大大小小的修养都是在被他们二老严厉的管治下，一代传一代，让我们知道做人的道理有多深。而现在的我们，至少不是别人的敌人，也不会是别人口中没修养的人。因为我们都不会用口去中伤别人，甚至还知道什么是点到为止。玩笑不能开得太大，一定要顾虑到别人的感受。而且，不管是在钱财上还是心灵上，不能因为自己的利益而去伤害别人。钱，真的不是万能的。亲情和信任都是用钱买不到的。

如今，爷爷已经过世了，而奶奶也已经高龄91! 但是，他们所带给我们世世代代的严教是让我们一生受惠的! 所以，我以后一定要好好教育我的下一代。我才不要我的子孙后代遗臭万年呢，呵呵!