As much as Raymond and I love each other, our marriage life is definitely not a bed of roses all the time. Going through the many ups & downs, we survived to celebrate our 5th wedding anniversary recently on 9 December 2011!
Amidst our many differences and trials, I truly believe that "what God has bind, He will not separate", because God's words have indeed been fulfilled when He blesses us with the gift of parenthood! Blessed with the gift of Raychelle whom both Raymond and I love dearly, we realise that Raychelle is the fruit of our love, and both our blood runs in this little being to bind us, two unrelated beings, together. God's work is truly amazing!
Recently I had the privilege to have lunch fellowship with a Priest & 2 other colleagues, and was enriched by the Priest's generous sharing. One take-back from the sharing which I will remember in my heart dearly is that the Priest shared that in a marriage or even in anything we want to do, "commitment" is not the key word, instead it is "Perseverance"! Quoting the Priest, "A man can be committed to his marriage, but he'unfaithful to his wife" versus "both parties persevere to make the marriage work"!
I thank God with all my heart for speaking to me through the Priest! Amen!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Terrible-Two!
Terrible-Two is definitely NOT a myth! As much as I love my cutie-pie Raychelle, I can get very annoyed by her sudden outburst of loud cries, insistence on her ways, unreasonable demands etc ... That said, the very extreme can come from her too, like times when she's very sweet telling me, "God bless you mummy!" when I alighted from the car to go to work; when she snuggled up to me on the bed eagerly waiting for me to read one storybook after another to her; when she told me to drink water after I told her I was sick and couldn't get out of bed; the list can just go on! =)
Monday, March 14, 2011
I love my gal!
Having Raychelle is truly a blessings! Seeing her growth and development is amazing! Ever since she started going for her 2-hour daily pre-nursery school, she would entertain us with performance of songs, dances and actions she has learnt from Teacher Sona! However most of the time she would insist that we join her as her "students"...hahaa
For a working mum, guilt arises when I have to spend long hours at work. This little girl would tell popo that she wants mummy on days when I leave home before she wakes up and returns when she has slept, luckily these kind of days are only occasional. On such days, I miss my Raychelle too and I would browse through some of the 4000+ photos of Raychelle which I've taken with and stored in my iPhone. Looking at her photos never fails to bring a smile to my face or liven up the weary spirit in me... Thank you God for blessing me with the gift of motherhood so that I can experience an extra dose of love!
For a working mum, guilt arises when I have to spend long hours at work. This little girl would tell popo that she wants mummy on days when I leave home before she wakes up and returns when she has slept, luckily these kind of days are only occasional. On such days, I miss my Raychelle too and I would browse through some of the 4000+ photos of Raychelle which I've taken with and stored in my iPhone. Looking at her photos never fails to bring a smile to my face or liven up the weary spirit in me... Thank you God for blessing me with the gift of motherhood so that I can experience an extra dose of love!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Playing Host
We've always enjoyed having friends over at our humble abode.
Hubb and I would take great pride in discussing and planning the theme, the menu items, the drinks, the programme etc... Afterwhich, will be the shopping, cooking (nowadays we seldom cook big scale ever since Raychelle comes along) or ordering of food... The big day will arrive & hubb will help to pick up the food (he doesn't mind travelling far to get nice stuff) while I will do the cleaning (when no guest comes, our house can be in quite a mess!). We really hope to make our guests' stay (be it long or short) as homely and fun as possible! The joy of seeing our guests enjoy themselves at our place truly makes our day!
There's 2 "themes" we like to adopt for our gatherings - Air-Con Indoor or Outdoor Alfresco Dining (at our huge lift lobby directly outside our unit)! Air-Con Indoor is cozy when the group is small & all can squeeze into our tiny home; Outdoor Alfresco Dining is fun when the group is big and yet all can gather round our combined huge collaspable tables and laugh at one anothers' jokes! Both themes had been a success till recently I realised that Outdoor Alfresco Dining may not be so suitable for gatherings with small kids...
You know that you have been a great host when guests forget the time and indulge in chatting over drinks and they will even send SMSes to thank you for the lovely night, or for that particular food, or for the great company & even ask about the date of a next gathering! =D
Sadly, I've come to realise that Outdoor Alfresco Dining which had been a hit for several groups of our friends, doesn't fit for groups with families & small kiddos, cos:
- Small kids can't stay still outdoor, they will prefer to go indoor to play with Raychelle's toys;
- Parents will have to follow the kids indoor & miss out on the catching-up outside;
- The group of friends split into 2 groups - indoor watching kids & outdoor small talks;
- Host will start to feel bad =(
You know you are a bad host when:
- Guests feel sleepy;
- Couple guests start to ask each other what time they are leaving;
- No one wants to play the game(s) you suggest;
- You wonder what's wrong with your party!
Anyway there's a good learning point from this recent gathering - It's not the house size that matters, our friends don't mind squeezing into our tiny abode as long we can tend to our kids & talk to our friends! Looking forward to making the next gathering a better one! =D
Hubb and I would take great pride in discussing and planning the theme, the menu items, the drinks, the programme etc... Afterwhich, will be the shopping, cooking (nowadays we seldom cook big scale ever since Raychelle comes along) or ordering of food... The big day will arrive & hubb will help to pick up the food (he doesn't mind travelling far to get nice stuff) while I will do the cleaning (when no guest comes, our house can be in quite a mess!). We really hope to make our guests' stay (be it long or short) as homely and fun as possible! The joy of seeing our guests enjoy themselves at our place truly makes our day!
There's 2 "themes" we like to adopt for our gatherings - Air-Con Indoor or Outdoor Alfresco Dining (at our huge lift lobby directly outside our unit)! Air-Con Indoor is cozy when the group is small & all can squeeze into our tiny home; Outdoor Alfresco Dining is fun when the group is big and yet all can gather round our combined huge collaspable tables and laugh at one anothers' jokes! Both themes had been a success till recently I realised that Outdoor Alfresco Dining may not be so suitable for gatherings with small kids...
You know that you have been a great host when guests forget the time and indulge in chatting over drinks and they will even send SMSes to thank you for the lovely night, or for that particular food, or for the great company & even ask about the date of a next gathering! =D
Sadly, I've come to realise that Outdoor Alfresco Dining which had been a hit for several groups of our friends, doesn't fit for groups with families & small kiddos, cos:
- Small kids can't stay still outdoor, they will prefer to go indoor to play with Raychelle's toys;
- Parents will have to follow the kids indoor & miss out on the catching-up outside;
- The group of friends split into 2 groups - indoor watching kids & outdoor small talks;
- Host will start to feel bad =(
You know you are a bad host when:
- Guests feel sleepy;
- Couple guests start to ask each other what time they are leaving;
- No one wants to play the game(s) you suggest;
- You wonder what's wrong with your party!
Anyway there's a good learning point from this recent gathering - It's not the house size that matters, our friends don't mind squeezing into our tiny abode as long we can tend to our kids & talk to our friends! Looking forward to making the next gathering a better one! =D
Friday, October 15, 2010
Raychelle is turning 2 next month!
Time flies... this phrase definitely describes the growing years of a child!
It seems like not long ago when I was planning how to celebrate Raychelle's 1st Birthday, and the then crawling baby at the last birthday has now become an active, chirpy & cheeky todd!
Just this morning during the drive to my mum's house, this little cutie pie who was sitting in her baby car seat behind my driver's seat, asked, "You want go .. Donald?" Apparently we had passed by Rivervale Mall and she spotted McDonald's Fastfood Restaurant located on the first level. Suddenly I realised that Raychelle can already say a lot of words and though I'm happy for her achievement, I'm saddened too, that she's growing so fast and much, that I wonder if I had missed out any of her milestones this year, at times when I was so tired and got bogged down by work?
It seems like not long ago when I was planning how to celebrate Raychelle's 1st Birthday, and the then crawling baby at the last birthday has now become an active, chirpy & cheeky todd!
Just this morning during the drive to my mum's house, this little cutie pie who was sitting in her baby car seat behind my driver's seat, asked, "You want go .. Donald?" Apparently we had passed by Rivervale Mall and she spotted McDonald's Fastfood Restaurant located on the first level. Suddenly I realised that Raychelle can already say a lot of words and though I'm happy for her achievement, I'm saddened too, that she's growing so fast and much, that I wonder if I had missed out any of her milestones this year, at times when I was so tired and got bogged down by work?
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
9-day-Separation with my darling Raychelle
My long-awaited holidays are finally here after my 9 days Immersion Programme Trip to Suzhou, China with the Pri 5 boys of my school from 26 May to 3 June! However, this school holidays would be a pretty short one, as I would be back to school for the Staff Work Week on 21 June, thus all in all, I only have 17 full days to spend with my darling Raychelle, starting from 4 June and ending on 20 June. Nonetheless, I'm going to make the best out of it, making every moment special and well-spent with my little girl who has grown so much in this year!
While I was away for 9 days in China, I didn't dare to call Raychelle, because I knew that once she was reminded of my absence, she would definitely cry for me. Hence I only had smses-exchange with my two sisters to find out how was Raychelle. Over the smses, they told me she was fine, naughty as usual, "bullying" everyone at home including gong gong & po po... hahaaa... I was so relieved to hear that... but my sis also told me that occassionally Raychelle would suddenly cried and called out, " daddy...dad...dad....mummy...ma..ma....". Hubb also travelled to Guangzhou, China, on the same day as me, and would only return 3 days before me, thus, Raychelle was for the first time without her parents for 9 days! ... Poor girl! Yet the fact that she was in really good hands of my family members, made me relieved and could discharge my overseas work duties with total peace of mind... Thank you, my papa, mama, and mei mei Peidi & Xiujin!!!!!!
When I was back last Thursday at about 1.20pm, I didn't immediately went to fetch Raychelle home. Instead, after hubb sent me home, I unpacked my luggage, did a "spring clean" of my house, bathed, napped for an hour (I could feel that I was falling sick soon, thus decided to take a power nap to recharge), before taking a cab to my mum's house at 8pm. I called home once at 5+pm and my mum passed the phone to Raychelle, she was so excited to hear my voice and kept calling "mama...mamaa", thus when I hadn't reached my mum's house by 7+pm, my sis smsed me to ask if I was reaching soon, because Raychelle has been asking for me after that phone call!
The moment the door opened and Raychelle saw me, she smiled so broadly and kept calling me, "mummy...mamaa....", but there was also when the "stickiness" started! She "tagged" me everywhere I went in my mum's house, insisting that I carried her... seemed like she was too afraid that I would "disappear" again! "Absence makes the hearts fonder" is indeed very true!
Thank you, God, for making my trip a safe and fruitful one, and keeping everyone in the group safe & healthy. Thank you, God, for the precious gift of my family who looked after Raychelle so well while I was away. Dear God, please bless my June holiday with Raychelle, to be a loving and memorable one! Amen.
While I was away for 9 days in China, I didn't dare to call Raychelle, because I knew that once she was reminded of my absence, she would definitely cry for me. Hence I only had smses-exchange with my two sisters to find out how was Raychelle. Over the smses, they told me she was fine, naughty as usual, "bullying" everyone at home including gong gong & po po... hahaaa... I was so relieved to hear that... but my sis also told me that occassionally Raychelle would suddenly cried and called out, " daddy...dad...dad....mummy...ma..ma....". Hubb also travelled to Guangzhou, China, on the same day as me, and would only return 3 days before me, thus, Raychelle was for the first time without her parents for 9 days! ... Poor girl! Yet the fact that she was in really good hands of my family members, made me relieved and could discharge my overseas work duties with total peace of mind... Thank you, my papa, mama, and mei mei Peidi & Xiujin!!!!!!
When I was back last Thursday at about 1.20pm, I didn't immediately went to fetch Raychelle home. Instead, after hubb sent me home, I unpacked my luggage, did a "spring clean" of my house, bathed, napped for an hour (I could feel that I was falling sick soon, thus decided to take a power nap to recharge), before taking a cab to my mum's house at 8pm. I called home once at 5+pm and my mum passed the phone to Raychelle, she was so excited to hear my voice and kept calling "mama...mamaa", thus when I hadn't reached my mum's house by 7+pm, my sis smsed me to ask if I was reaching soon, because Raychelle has been asking for me after that phone call!
The moment the door opened and Raychelle saw me, she smiled so broadly and kept calling me, "mummy...mamaa....", but there was also when the "stickiness" started! She "tagged" me everywhere I went in my mum's house, insisting that I carried her... seemed like she was too afraid that I would "disappear" again! "Absence makes the hearts fonder" is indeed very true!
Thank you, God, for making my trip a safe and fruitful one, and keeping everyone in the group safe & healthy. Thank you, God, for the precious gift of my family who looked after Raychelle so well while I was away. Dear God, please bless my June holiday with Raychelle, to be a loving and memorable one! Amen.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Daddy's 38th Birthday!
Gosh!... I did it again!
Yes! After forgetting about my wedding anniversary last year, I forgot about my hubby's birthday this year!
Last Wednesday during my March school holidays, as I was writing the date "17/3/10" onto Raychelle's daily record book (a mini notepad which I use for recording the time & details of her daily food intake and bowels), I found the date very familiar and was trying to think hard why this date had certain significance... suddenly it dawned upon me that it's Darling's BIRTHDAY!!! Actually I did remember that Darling's birthday was coming and was hoping to do something special so that Raychelle could share the joy of celebrating daddy's birthday, yet it just totally slipped off my mind till the day itself!
"Darling! It's your birthday today leh!" I exclaimed excitedly, "but I actually forgot about it... hee...sorry!"
"Raychelle! Let's sing Happy Birthday for Dad Dad!"... so we sang or it was actually me singing and Raychelle "pretending" to follow the tune...hahaaaaa
Anyway, Darling's job was to end late that day, thus we won't be able to go out for dinner celebration. Rushing over to the NTUC located at the Rivervall Mall opposite our house before Darling left for his work (he helped to "jaga" Raychelle for half an hour), I quickly cracked my brain to think what could I prepare for a simple birthday celebration after his work that night. I decided to bake muffins to be stacked up on my Wilton (a US baking stuff brand) 24-cupcakes stand, as "birthday cake" for Darling. My first choice was banana-bran muffins, but the bananas in NTUC were still unriped (slightly "blackish"-skinned banana due to over-riping is best for baking), hence the next choice would be Wholemeal Carrot muffins. After buying all the required ingredients, I planned to give Darling a little "surprise birthday dinner" that night!
Thank God that my second sis Peidi came over to my place that day as she missed Raychelle and wanted to play with her! With Peidi around, I could at least "disappear" into the kitchen to prepare the "surprise dinner". After marinating the chicken tighs with black pepper sauce, I proceeded to bake one of my favourite muffins - Wholemeal Carrot Muffins! Within 2.5 hours in the kitchen, I was proud to whip out a tray of 28 muffins and a pot of roast chicken and spaghetti in black pepper sauce!
When Darling returned home from work, the mini "surprise birthday dinner" commenced....
Looks as if it's Raychelle's birthday...haahhaaa
Yes! After forgetting about my wedding anniversary last year, I forgot about my hubby's birthday this year!
Last Wednesday during my March school holidays, as I was writing the date "17/3/10" onto Raychelle's daily record book (a mini notepad which I use for recording the time & details of her daily food intake and bowels), I found the date very familiar and was trying to think hard why this date had certain significance... suddenly it dawned upon me that it's Darling's BIRTHDAY!!! Actually I did remember that Darling's birthday was coming and was hoping to do something special so that Raychelle could share the joy of celebrating daddy's birthday, yet it just totally slipped off my mind till the day itself!
"Darling! It's your birthday today leh!" I exclaimed excitedly, "but I actually forgot about it... hee...sorry!"
"Raychelle! Let's sing Happy Birthday for Dad Dad!"... so we sang or it was actually me singing and Raychelle "pretending" to follow the tune...hahaaaaa
Anyway, Darling's job was to end late that day, thus we won't be able to go out for dinner celebration. Rushing over to the NTUC located at the Rivervall Mall opposite our house before Darling left for his work (he helped to "jaga" Raychelle for half an hour), I quickly cracked my brain to think what could I prepare for a simple birthday celebration after his work that night. I decided to bake muffins to be stacked up on my Wilton (a US baking stuff brand) 24-cupcakes stand, as "birthday cake" for Darling. My first choice was banana-bran muffins, but the bananas in NTUC were still unriped (slightly "blackish"-skinned banana due to over-riping is best for baking), hence the next choice would be Wholemeal Carrot muffins. After buying all the required ingredients, I planned to give Darling a little "surprise birthday dinner" that night!
Thank God that my second sis Peidi came over to my place that day as she missed Raychelle and wanted to play with her! With Peidi around, I could at least "disappear" into the kitchen to prepare the "surprise dinner". After marinating the chicken tighs with black pepper sauce, I proceeded to bake one of my favourite muffins - Wholemeal Carrot Muffins! Within 2.5 hours in the kitchen, I was proud to whip out a tray of 28 muffins and a pot of roast chicken and spaghetti in black pepper sauce!
When Darling returned home from work, the mini "surprise birthday dinner" commenced....
Looks as if it's Raychelle's birthday...haahhaaa
I was quite surprised that Raychelle enjoyed the muffiI was ns as most children do not like wholemeal or grainy food.
Daddy's Birthday Dinner!
Happy 38th Birthday, daddy!
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