I cant believe it has been almost 3 weeks since I last wrote an entry. As much as I missed articulating the thoughts in my head, life has been crazy these past weeks until I couldn't spare some time to type away. In a nutshell, I was on a roller coaster ride filled with a myriad of emotions these past weeks.Let me see if I can sum it up based on the characters of Inside Out:
Joy
My good friend,Nadine whom I have known since kindergarten got hitched last Saturday. I missed her ceremony but her reception was grand and I had fun catching up with other friends. Pebbles was her usual self flirting around and decided rather ceremoniously to poop then. Kind hubby took care of it. I have never seen a pair of happier newly weds. I am so glad she finally found her Prince Charming and get to act out her love story. Writing this is already making my eyes water. When her husband gushed about how great a person she is I couldn't help but feel proud of her. She is indeed a very special person and I am super duper happy for her.
Pebbles turned 1 on November 11. I can't believe my baby is now a big girl who is incredibly cute and bossy to the boot. Hubby and I were reminiscing our journey the past year and although it has been filled with many sleepless nights, puke, poop, urine and tears, I must say gummy smiles, cheeky grins, bubbly laughter and Pebbles' milestones sure surpass all the yucky parts. Well, I am sure she had a great day. We spent some hours at the hospital with my in laws. Face time with my side of the family (Thanks to technology!) and had a sweet birthday party with another cousin's kid who shares the same birthday. He celebrated his 11th while Pebbles celebrated her 1st. In 10 years, she would be celebrating her 11th and his 21st!! Sigh, how do I stop time from rocketing away?
Sadness
So what has happened? Well for a start, my poor father in law has been admitted to the hospital. He has been unwell for a while and poor thing had to be hospitalized to get things in order. His morale is very low at the moment and it is everyone fervent wish he gets back on track. My super devoted mother in law has also been impacted by this as she is at his beck and call 24/7 and it is clearly evident that she needs a really good break once he is back home but knowing her, she would be fussing over him like a mother hen. My mother in law is our Mother Theresa, always giving and never receiving.
Disgust
So hubby and I have been 'summoned' to organize the farewell party for a bunch of Year 6 girls from one of the prominent schools in the city. We found ourselves trapped between the parents and teachers which both parties want the best for their girls but they fail to listen what the girls really want *rolling my eyes here* event is on Monday so let's see how that would transpire.
It's crazy how dependant we are with our smart phones. Just the other day we were at a cousin's house and she has two halls. One was filled with relatives with their noses in their phones and the other filled with people watching television. Interpersonal communication has gone down to drain, I tell you. For a person with incredibly limited social interaction with fellow adults, I find this very disconcerting.
Fear
Ever since I became a mother, I fear that I have been forgetting things. My brains are slow to react in placing a memory, name, place etc. It is as though, once the baby popped, my hard drive was yanked away. As much as I remind myself to remain present, it is hardly attainable when you have a toddler who is up to mischief at all times and tries so hard to run away on her chubby legs (yeap, Pebbles can walk now! Although she reminds me of a drunk little adult) so I am always thinking of a zillion things to do at the same time and also squeeze in some time to daydream about a place where all is cool and I can finally breathe (dream on!). My Yoga teacher says that Yoga helps with the clarity of mind so I am counting on her words but that also means I need to practice Yoga at home! Arrrgh I don't have time!!
My other fear is going bald. I have so many obvious bald patches on my head and they are affecting my self esteem. I know I have to do something about it so at the moment, I am using Pebbles' shampoo (Less chemical and less expensive, haha)
Anger
Remember I attended the Translation class? Well I was asked to attend the Editing class as well and as much as I had fun catching up with the fellow translation musketeers, I found the class dead boring! All the tutors except one spend the time bragging about himself and I was actually surprised that my eyes didn't get stuck as I was rolling them far too many times. What pissed me off is the spelling and grammar mistakes found the application form. We are talking a bout a reputable Translation&Editing organization, they simply cannot commit such silly mistakes! Still makes my blood boil. Now we have been asked to collect our certificates. Why couldn't they give it when we were there for 4 days?! Seriously!
So yeah, that pretty much sums up my life of 3 weeks. Pebbles is up from her nap and I have to play with her to keep her occupied until help comes...hahaha...Ta Ta
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