I had a good time checking out Kallang Wave with some of my department peeps yesterday over lunch. We took the circle line train from Promenade and alighted at Stadium. It is an interesting place with lots of food!! Lunch was yummy. Kless and I especially like the dry bak kut teh dish which we were too hungry to take a photo of it by the time it arrived at our table 🙂
We were on the bus yesterday morning when Isabel saw another little girl wearing the same uniform as her. Isabel said, “Oh no! Izzie has a friend.” It made me smile. She is observing and experimenting with sentences. Good job, darling!
Isabel really loves her lunch today. She finished everything on the plate and her soup in 15 minutes. She asked for additional red capsicum too. 🙂 In times like this, I’m just very thankful that she is easy on me.
Some alone moments with Isabel on a Saturday while B goes to work…
Izzie: grumpy face (she showed a grumpy face)
Me: happy face (she showed a fake smile)
Izzie: but I want to cry
B dropped Izzie @ school today as usual. After the health check, Izzie was to go up to the playground to join her class which was having outdoor play at that time. B told me that all her friends shouted “Isabel is here!” when they saw her step into the playground. It was so heart-warming hearing this. Friends are important in our lives.
I had a pretty “fancy” lunch today at Conrad Lobby Lounge. Service was good and of course, food was good as well. It was a lovely time of catch up and friendly sharing with a fellow mama to celebrate her birthday.
That two hours made me feel like a tai tai and it would be perfect if we went to the beach to relax/have a short nap. Haha! Thoughts of a FTWM.
In the midst of our conversation, I was reminded to be thankful for all that we have been blessed with.
In the company of good people and good food, no photos were taken. Disconnect to connect. 🙂
Since meeting Gina mid last year, I have tidied up and beefed up my insurance policies. I am so glad that she increased my knowledge, my coverage and cash values. I have a peace of mind now and finally having a bit of understanding of what I bought for my needs instead of blindly buying insurance for the sake of buying it.
I do not want to forget the one who connected me to Gina: Wendy. She is truly a blessing in my life. Wendy also introduced a homeopathy doctor to me. Since seeing the doc in March this year, Isabel hasn’t been on antibiotics. I think she is slowly coping better with colds and coughs. The last time I took leave to take care of her at home was feb. I remember feeling so torn and pushed to quit my job. I also prayed over myself and Isabel. For her to live a normal life and for me to grit my teeth and just go through this tough time. Isabel will outgrow this phase!
Job-wise, I have adjusted to the change in job scope. There are still times when I felt lousy coz some people/workflow just couldn’t fit into the system/process and there are still times people make me feel so small and there are still times I feel like why am I still doing this low level job at my age. Then I have to tell myself the higher I go, the more humble I should become. It doesn’t matter what job I am given. I just serve God whole-heartedly. I serve where there is a need. Until there is a release to move on. It doesn’t matter how I’m treated, I need to respond with a great attitude. More of God and less of me.
This weekend Pastor spoke about ENJOYing life. The message seemed so familiar. One year ago, I was lonely, sad, trapped, and on the verge of doing something rash and silly. I was so glad someone found me and spoke joy into my life. “Life is already so hard, why must make it miserable?” “You’ve got to do things that make you happy.” While I can’t say I am super happy doing what I am doing, I think I am much better and happier now than a year ago. In the beginning of the year, I made a decision to be happy. Along the way, there are incidences which threaten my happiness but I am glad that I make the decision to continually make a choice to be happy despite of things that rob my joy. I can’t eliminate and control these bad things but I can control my reaction to them. 🙂
I realized that after 2.5 years of mommyhood, I don’t enjoy the toddlerhood that much. It is a test of my patience and there were so many times I was easily irritated with Isabel. And so many times I felt guilty after disciplining/”abusing” her. I am not sure if I was too harsh and broke her spirit. Today I enjoyed giggling with her when she couldn’t fall back asleep after we came home from grocery shopping. She fell asleep on the supermarket trolley halfway through shopping and woke up when we reached home.
I am enjoying family time more because it is so precious.
Precious moment for Isabel with grandpa.
When we reached the school gate, Izzie gestured and said “This is my school!”
I’m so proud of her. 🙂
May you grow up loving God, loving your family and loving school and friends.
