fast forward 8 years on

I re-logged in this page after 8 years! sorry that's 9 years to be exact. We are 9 days into year 2021. It's officially 1 year since the entire world was stricken by the pandemic of a virus known as Corona - Covid strain. It was pretty much under control in Malaysia until the last few months when the politicians let their guards down, opened borders, loose control to boost economic activity and then our cases started to rise again tremendously, now we are hovering between 2,000 to 3,000 cases daily! Our health system is starting to collapse, front liners are exhausted and everyone is exhausted to the brim. Same question play in all our minds - when will this ever end?

 I have 2 children of my own, they are 4 and 7 respectively. Anna and Tony are super grown now, Ann is 13 this year and Tony 12. Time flies indeed when we are having fun. Remember to stop and smell the flowers, i find myself being reminded time and time again. Things have changed now, with my nephew and nieces no longer staying with us, I'm on my own with my own family, still staying within 10-15mins from mom, close enough to visit and take care of her (she refuses to leave home), the kids anna, tony and their now 3rd sibling Angel come by every Christmas. Nayden, my firstborn LOVES to play with them among all other cousins he has. I comfort myself by saying that I must have done SOMETHING right as Ann n Tony were growing up. Cos they literally grew up with us from the time of birth until 5 to 6 years on. Then they left to the God forsaken dungeon they are in now. Such a pity state but I guess kids do adapt and let's see what the future holds for all. It takes a huge leap of faith and courage for me to say this but I truly hope their angels will keep watch over them to take them out of there at the first opportunity they get and that the dark evil powers will never get close to them. 

I'll share details and pics in my other posts but for now this is a good intro, looking forward to the year ahead. 

October 2012

Time flies really fast! Both Ann and Tony are tall, mischievous and intelligent. Ann has a lot to say, she loves coloring, story telling and anything that uses her hands. Tony is more reserved. He observes a lot and can be very loud only when playing. All other times, his innocent looks can be deceiving.
Me and Sharal took them to Midvalley the other day via komuter train and they were so super excited! We walked into a car exhibition at the centre court where there was a clown blowing and making balloon animals for the kids. We stood in queue and Ann literally hugged my back so tight! Tony was quite hesitant but he still braved it and stood in line for a balloon. He took his poodle and proudly walked away. We walked around for a while more and left after buying their french fries from McDs. In total, our waiting time took a huge chunk of our time. While waiting at the KL train station, Ann was busy playing smoothie shop. She uses mata kucing seeds as money and sold smoothies to all of us. Her imaginary smoothies ranged from lychee to lemon, orange, peppermint and also cinnamon juice. She carefully thought of the ingredients while pretending to prepare it. It was hilarious and very creative of her. We played along until the train arrived and off we went.

A day in the playground

Since it was a lovely weather on Tuesday, I decided to take the kids to the playground. Since mum wasn't feeling very well either, I thought the no-noise environment would do her good. So I packed them and left, with just water and a bag with their pampers to change (in case).

Tony was quite adventurous this time. He is usually very reserved in the playground, doesn't easily approach the games easily. At first he was apprehensive and kept looking for me, wanting to hold his hand and reassure. After a while he slowly drifted as I refused to hold his hand and left them to play on their own while I watched. Ann is as usual her happy go lucky self and approached even more complicated slides this time.

Transformation

 they've transformed from this to below:

Back again

OMG! It has been a while since I signed in here. The World Social Media and Bloggers Summit has awaken the nerve which used to write in these sites. So here I am.

Both Ann and TOny have grown up in inches and mind. Tony is saying a few words here and there, shows great enthusiasm to learn his ABCs but has very very short attention span. Ann is very glued on to BabyTV. She engages in the programs very enthusiastically. She can sing along to all the rhymes and tunes in the show. Tony watches them but doesn't go all out. Again, very few programs catch and hold his attention for long.

I took them to the Lake Gardens playground last Sat (11th June). They had a whale of a time. Sumi joined us as well. We went for a walk to the lake after the playground session. It was tiring for all of us and Tony refused to walk after a while, infact a few seconds into the walk to the fountain, he insisted on being carried. So I piggy bagged him till we reached.

Also, the fact that we were out till about 11ish and both of them hadn't had any food since they got up was making them cranky, especially TOny. Ann is becoming more matured about these things. It's great to see that and she makes a great conversationist too. Asks a lot of questions but other than that, she has decent come backs.

Colorful Brickfields

After much effort in trying to get Ann to look at the camera... 

on the theory of planning & conspiracy

Date: 23rd March 2011. Its my 3rd xray check up at Pantai Medical Centre. While waiting for Vj to arrive at 830, i decided to do a few things. Firstly i cut my long nails, read my bible, chat with Mum. There's a girl who is used to parking her Car right in front Of our house. Usually we never see her & the same happens in the evening wen she returns. However, today, by luck she was still in her car putting on her makeup when I spotted her. I told mum casually that the girl who has bought the parking spot on contract has arrived & she's still in her car! Mum was adamant that I should go & talk to her & so I did! Funny and rather sarcastic conversation I had. Anyway she asked for a contract extension till next Tues. & I said ok & came back in. Shortly after, VJ came over & I hopped into his car. Following that were series of un-meaningful events.. Drop off @ lobby, VJ goes to basement to look for parking while I hop to the x-ray dept to register, VJ joins me, I have my x-ray taken, collect result & hop on to have breakfast before doctors appmt at 10am. Then it was English Muffin, Kapitan chicken pie & mocha @ Starbucks & then we were off to the doctors visit. Very brief xray explanation & I was given another 3 weeks of MC!!! Wow now that totals up to 6 weeks of sitting @ home?? Sheesh... I felt funny, mixed emotions & I wasn't sure why because just minutes before going in for consultation, I was hoping for an MC extension! Why? Coz CSC was where I was supposed to go to report for duty on the 24th (tomorrow). Unfortunately, Muhan SMS me the night before & said that they refused to pay for me to go there. This disappointment is what held me back. But another 3 weeks is tight rope too. What if there is no longer a position in PJ office? My heart was no longer with Subang office to go back there. After speaking to Muhan, we agreed that I will inform him on the 28th whether I can join or otherwise.. On another note, I decided to go over to KL office to meet Mel & speak to her directly about the situation. This needs to be done on Friday (Tom). So after appointment events were surrounding us looking for parking at MidValley. VJ who is usually patient had his patience tested to the limit but still endured it. After a painstaking 20mins or so we finally got one spot. First stop was GSC. It was Wednesday! Half price tics!! Unfortunately no nice shows worth watching was playing so movie plan cancelled. Next was Jusco to redeem his birthday gift vouchers. Oh yes, prior to that, I randomly walked into A Cut Above to enquire on the rate for balding. RM115 for any type of restyle. Then I left to follow VJ to jusco. Along the way, vj kept commenting on my funny balding idea & said that i'll look really sick since i was also limping then. He even said tat he will not see me for 3months after if i do cut my hair.. Funnily, while we were walking back to the car VJ suggested we go bald anyway. I was taken aback since by this point I didnt want to do it. I thought I'll drop by another day & get it done since I was totally cashless the whole day! I gave all the money I had for mum to buy gas that morning & the other balance amount was used to buy groceries when I took mum & the kids to Giant on Tuesday. I was supposed to withdraw from the ATM but smartly I left the card in another bag!! As I felt awful to ask VJ to go eat, I suggested we head home instead. He insisted tat I go cut hair instead & I agreed & went! He walked me in & left to wander around. In between I had to decide on the exact length I wanted & if a little short is enough.. Tough calls to make & with the fact tat VJ wasn't next to me, my gut feel was that this is my decision, I shud make the call myself. True enuf he told me the same thing when we met.. Hair turned out fabulous! I began to grow loving it more & more as we kept walking & talking about it. My crowning Glory was chopped, trimmed & shaved off for a cleaner look. A lot of mixed reactions and comments but it didn't matter at all to me. Today, being the 23rd also counts down to my turning 30!! Wow how momentus this moment is... Thanks to VJ for making today happen since if it wasn't for his insistence & my boldness to agree despite all his stupid remarks, today wouldn't have happened! & finally, after cracking my head for so long on what I should plan or do for my birthday, everything fell into place.. So what's the plan you may ask? Well, read on and the answers will unveil itself to u...