i had inspiration to blog, but the moment i stepped into this stuffy room, all my inspiration evaporated. ok, let me try to blog about happy things...

1) had a wonderful weekend with kids. although friday is not feeling well, managed to have a fun filled weekend. saturday, brought the kids out for breakfast (which strangely enough, i can't seem to recall where we've brought them). lunch too, went to amoy street hawker centre, not many people, but we all manage to have a good bowl of fish noodle, which later inspire me to cook on sunday. then went on to peninsular plaza (maid wants to remit money back) and then to brewerkz.

on sunday, it was swimming day. but in the morning, the family came down to wash the car first. a good workout exercise for the whole family though the children didn't help much. then for lunch, cooked fish noodle for them. then it was swimming time in the afternoon. It was actually raining before we started. we seize the opportunity to get down to swim once the rain stopped. The kids have fun with their cousins. then as we were contemplating how to tell the kids that we should stop swimming and clean up, it started to rain again! just in time.

cleaned up and we all went for steamboat dinner. the kids had fun cooking their hot dog and even max was eating a lot.

2) you can say that max is quite toilet trained. he only needs a diaper at night before sleep. he could also say that he wants to pang sai. but have to watch his body language. because if he wants to urine, he would say 'sh sh a lot'. if he wants to pang sai, he would hold on to his backside and say 'sh sh'

even when we go out, he would say he wants to urine and even if he has a tummy ache. you just have to know where is the toilet and bring him to the toilet fast.

3) marcus and mabel exams are coming. don't force them a lot and keep asking them to do assessment. one day one assessment paper for english and maths. achieve that, you can have your freedom. we had all been through that. who could sit at the table for 6hours doing work non stop? even adults need a break, even adults know how to work hard and play hard. children are the same. plus i've been through those assessment books days, i never really liked it and had phobia of it. hence i also do not want to develop in them the phobia of doing assessment. As long as you have done an assessment paper and the results is satisfactory, acceptable, go ahead and have fun. childhood only occurs once, lose it, and it can never be the same again.

4) my mood swing is directly proportionate to my mil's mood swing. since last thursday, she had been down again. She was ok in the week of mabel's birthday, luckily. Since last thursday, she had been vomitting and complaining that backache, headache, tummyache etc.

i'm sorry, not that i'm heartless. but i think life still has to go on as usual. there are already 2 maids serving you, massaging for you, i know the pain is unbearable. we had asked the doctor to give you a stronger painkiller. the drug is a controlled drug, no subsidy and it's very expensive.

so that affects my mood swing because at home, it's quite tense. lukily i could retreat into my room.

anyway, that is all i want to say about family.