夜深人静时

又是一个夜深人静的晚上。夜晚对我来说，是非常美丽和平静的。我从小到大，都喜欢在夜深的时候一个人听歌，回忆过去。特别喜爱抒情慢歌，讲述这每个人不同的人生经历，述说着每个人不同的感受。

最让我难忘的，是那年中四会考前的无数个夜晚，就在家里厨房的饭桌上温习功课到凌晨三四点才拖着惫的身躯上床睡觉。我还记得那一年，父亲不知从哪带回了个小小红色的收音机给我，而那收音机就成了我晚上读书的伴。 那时，日子虽然过得很累，但很开心，很充实。而就是那个时候起，我开始享受夜晚的平静和欣赏它的美。

夜深人静时，也是最能让我放慢脚步去思考事情的时候。现在的生活越来耀紧张和忙碌，只有到了夜深时，我才能好好的坐下来静静的思考。那个时候，没有吵杂的声音，没有沉重的责任，没有多余的忧虑，没有复杂的人际关系去面对。我能坦荡荡的面对自己，听听自己内心深处的声音。能这么做，对我来说，是一种自我的解放，让我不会迷失自我，找回自己。

夜，有着一种深深的神秘感，是我无法用言语或文字能形容的。它很傲慢，但又善解人意。它让我的情感起伏澎湃，但也同时能让我感到无比的平静与安详。我很庆幸自己能拥有和感受它，也希望每个人也和我一样，能放慢脚步，静静的坐下来感受它的美。

Our 2nd little graduate :)

The entire family attended Ee's graduation ceremony and concert today :) After more than a month's preparation by the school and graduating children, they put up a spectacular performance today at the Singapore Conference Hall. Ee was excited about his graduation concert and couldn't stop talking about it since he started practising for his performing item. We were so proud to see him on stage waiting to receive his certificate from the guest of honour and kept looking and waving to us onstage (too bad we were sitting too far away to get a closer pic T_T ). All the parents cheered and whistled and everyone was feeling proud and emotional at the same time. It reminded us of Hao's graduation ceremony and concert 3 years back, which made us sighed that time had passed so fast!

The past month has been really hectic with us sourcing and finalizing the renovation for the new house, Ee's graduation concert practise (now it has ended and I can check one item off my list), Hao's SA2 revision (SA2 starts next week) and planning for our family trip in December. It's going to be an even hectic 2 months till December with our renovation starting in November and with hubby's travelling schedule, I'll have to keep close tabs on it and crossing my fingers that everything will run smoothly. Now I am just looking forward to checking off Hao's SA2 from my list in 2 weeks' time!

Its September??!!

Princess Amelie is officially 1 month old today. It seems just like yesterday when we first laid our eyes on her cute and dimpled face :) Our wish for her to grow up healthy and well, be a good girl and give mummy and daddy a break once in a while and not drive them up the wall together with sister Princess Ashlynne LOL HAPPY FULL MONTH AMELIE!

Its crazy that we are already in September. The past 2 months had been really hectic for me and I found myself heading to bed as early as 9pm every night. That's how tired out I am. My day starts at 6am and I get busy the entire day (yes, including time when the boys are in school) and doesn't end till 10pm when the boys are sound asleep in their bed and me in mine, ready to complete some personal work. Throughout the day I'll either be in the chauffeur mode, maid in waiting mode, teacher mode, playmate mode, parenting mode or simply entertaining mode, all around my boys. More so recently, the teacher/educator mode has been more active as I am learning more from Hao's trainer in his enrichment school. I came to realise there are a lot more I can do to help the boys in their learning and am trying to pick up as much as I can and testing out on them at the same time :P Hope they benefit from that.

The one good news is that we've finally found our next family home and will be targeting to move by year end so that the boys can start on a fresh new routine by the new year. That would mean we'll be really busy in the next 2-3 months on our home. Other than that, I've given myself some goals to complete by year end, and I hope to start on them and finish on time before we move into our new home and the new year too. As for what goals, maybe I won't disclose yet, just in case I can't finish them LOL

Busy time again!

Been real busy these days. Busy in a happy way :) First of all, Amelie Kan arrived! Pretty Princess Ameline with 3 dimples! She's the only one among the kids with dimples. So cute and adorable! Aside from that, she looks so like her little big sis Princess Ashlynne! We've been visiting them almost daily and helping out here and there. Now is the time for mummy and daddy to manage with sibling rilvary and jealousy. It seems like so far so good!

Besides teaching Ash not to be jealous of her little baby sister when mummy is attending to baby, we also brought her out to play with the boys. Just yesterday, we all went out to Explorer Kids, where they all had a good time jumping, running and climbing around. Even Min played with Ash and did not quarrel at all LOL Guess we have to plan more of such activities so mummy can focus on bb while we make sure Ash doesn't get all lonely :)

When will you come, Baby Amelie?

We are all excited that baby Amelie will be arriving anytime :) the only question is when? Waiting is always a boring game for us, especially sis, who is getting bigger and clumsier by the day, and cannot wait for baby Amelie to arrive and she can have her agility back. Princess Ash might not really know the meaning of having a sister but the boys are really excited. I guess they are bored playing with boys (among themselves) and longed to have another girl in the family to play with. Sigh...when will you come, baby Amelie? We can't wait for your arrival so we can all cuddle you and play with you!

Back to School!

Can't believe its already 3 weeks into the new semester! Wondering what we have been doing the past 2 weeks as everything seemed to pass in a blur. Finally this week Min officially went back to school *yay*. I had intended to let him resume classes after the first week but unfortunately, he had a bad cough and caught a flu at the end of the first week, and I had no choice but to let him stay home for another week to recover from the flu. He also went for his review at KKH last week and the doctor concluded that the surgery was a big success and she's glad Min is sleeping and eating better. Now we are hoping that he'll gain some weight (and size) as he's really petite in size compared to his classmates, so much so that the other parents are making comments to me!

It's finally done!

Min's surgery is finally over! I can't believe it was such a breeze and Min didn't have any side effects nor was he traumatised by the entire thing. The only thing left now is his Donald Duck-like voice, which will go away once the swelling goes away in the throat and nose.

Thankfully for the efficient ENT doctor, the surgery took less than half and hour and there was minimal pain and discomfort for Min, except that he lost his appetite the day after the surgery and we had to coax him to eat and drink so that the doctor can discharge him. Now that he's back to his old self, we are all so thankful. I am also constantly reminding myself to be more patient with the boys and not scream at them all the time so we won't start any scream fights with Min :P

Hao, unfortunately, came down with high fever the day after Min came back from hospital. I was so tired out looking after both of them. Luckily Hao's fever had subsided with the help of antibiotics. Poor Hao has to put on the mask at home most of the times to avoid spreading germs to Min and Ee. Crossing fingers that neither will catch his virus as the doctor told us that it's highly contagious. It will be disastrous if Min catch the virus and end up with throat infection and running nose. Touchwood!

This has been an eventful June and I am quietly glad that the school holidays are coming to an end. Desperately need our daily routine back when the boys won't be asking me what they should do everyday :P

家家有本难念的经!

人说家家有本难念的经。。。果然没错。风风雨雨这么多年，我真的有些时候有些想放弃，不想念这个经了。不知道为什么，我总觉得别人对我的要求特别的高。是我太敏感，还是我这么多年总是要求自己尽量做得别人不会对我太挑剔，反而害了自己。慢慢的，我觉得越来越不能胜任，越来越累，甚至有些时候，想要放弃。唉。。或许我该放轻松，别去在意他们说我什么。必竟我没法达到每个人对我的要求，而我也没必要搞得自己那么辛苦。如果他们要骂要责怪，就让他们去吧。儿不听，眼不看，嘴不说，也是一种学问。就让我慢慢的去学习这门学问吧!

1 week down, 3 more weeks to go!

Ah...school holidays are here and going away fast! It's already the end of first week, and in 2 days' time, we'll be heading to Phuket for a short trip with in laws. Not exactly the kinda holiday I am expecting but better than nothing. Will just go and enjoy ourselves with the kids. We will celebrate Hao's birthday at Phuket as it's becoming a tradition that we will travel overseas for his birthday nearly every year since it's in the June holidays. Convenient for us :P

Next week when we come back from Phuket, I will need to bring Min to KKH for his blood test prior to surgery on the 15th June. By then 2nd week of holiday will have passed, and 3rd week will be his surgery, which will leave us home bound as he will need at least 2 weeks to recovery and likely I'll keep him at home for another week when school reopens again. That's to let him build up his health again and minimise the chance of him catching on any flu bugs and other illnesses in school.

This holiday seems to be a short one, as I hardly have time to bring the kids out. Hope Min's surgery will turn out well. Keep him in our prayers.

Last Dash

It's the last lap dash....no, not the elections as it's over and we are getting on our lives as usual...it's the final few days to Hao's exam paper twos. Felt guilty as we didn't cover as much revision as we wanted to, but it's the best we can do with the time given. There's always this feeling that we had revised a lot but there's still a lot yet to be completed. At times, we felt so confident that he's gonna do better this time, but other times, we also felt he's not pushing ahead enough for better results. Some can tell me to relax, and I tell myself that too, but in actual fact it's so hard to relax and let him manage. There are many reasons but most important of all, he's always needing of assurance that he's doing good but just need to push further. My expectations are just for him to build his foundation well, and that would means understanding foundation concepts that will help him to build on his knowledge as he progress. Unfortunately, he's the type who will forget everything he's taught once the tests or exams pass by and will take time to rebuild them again. Definitely a push to study kid for now. That said, there's only 3 more days and there's so much we can do. Will let him revise by doing exam papers and cross my fingers and pray for good luck.

Its GE time!

I've never been interested in politics, nor I am supporter of any political parties, but GE 2011 turned out to be one interesting event that's talk of not just the town, but the entire nation, from 5 year olds like Ee, who's excited to see his school crest (the PAP sign because he's in PCF) to the elderly folks who packed the hawker centres just to see the party members walking around. The real excitement is the presence of so many opposition parties this time round contesting the PAP. The new generation is looking for a change, looking for better future with higher expectations and higher grounds to conquer, and the opposition parties are the new voices of the new generation, transpiring new hopes and new directions that the new generation wants to go.

PAP is great. PAP had brought us from nothing, to a world class developed country and helped us to achieve what we have today. But maybe things have changed. What we needed then was different. We have a lot now but we are looking for more. Maybe there's the bridge that is broken. They've build our homeland and is using the same strategies and method to help the new generation, but is that what the new generation wants? Maybe they need to listen more.

Now that the chance has come for us to cast our votes for our future, we have to be objective and realistic. Where will this lead? It's going to be an interesting 2 weeks leading up to voting day. I cannot imagine what will happen in this 2 weeks and what the outcome will be. Personally, no matter what the outcome will be, I salute our leaders for the sacrifice they have made for us to achieve what we have today, and hope the new leaders will lead us ahead and build a better tomorrow.

Picking myself up!

I've missed like *ahem* MONTHS of gym! And no, it's not intentional...it's just that there's been a lot of stuff going on at home these few months. I've been commenting to everyone around me that I've been going to the hospitals and clinics almost every other week! There's the boys' checkups, MIL's maid's checkup, boys falling sick, me falling sick etc. I need to pick myself up soon as I can feel my body getting more restless and lazy!

It's 2 weeks to exams, and this week are the oral exams. I wonder how Hao will fare this round. He's been developing headaches more frequently and doctor commented that it might be tension headache caused by his own stress levels, or change in weather, or change in his own mood. Not sure if the stress came from me as we've been really relaxed about his school work and trying not to push him too hard on that. Am a little worried about his headaches as I've got frequent migraines, and I certainly don't want him to inherit it from me! Hope he'll learn to manage his stress and relax more as per doctor's advice. To let him unwind, we brought him for a short trip to Malaysia just over the long weekend and hope he gets enough rest and play so that he can gear up for the coming exams. Crossing fingers!

Little thoughts here and there..

Min is down sick yet again. Fever that lasted four days last week and the same chesty cough, running nose and cranky mood. It might be that his bronchitis hasn't really recover fully and thus he's quite prone to getting sick once come in contact with others with contagious virus. Doctor also said he might have developed slight asthma due to his bad cough and his apnea contributed to him being more breathless. Hope that he'll recover soon!

We are at the same time counting down to SA1. Only another 1 month to go and I feel that Hao hadn't done much revising so far. We are not KS parents, just want him to be more prepared and have more time to get his work done before the exams. We are so looking forward to the June holidays after the exams!

3 weeks flew by!

Didn't realise that 3 weeks had passed by since my last post! Perhaps it's because the past 3 weeks had been busy busy busy for me!

Min finally recovered from bronchitis. I wouldn't say it's a 100% recovery as he's still having a slight cough, but at least he's sleeping better at night and eating better. Also, I finally was able to bring him for his ENT appointment at KKH and finally confirmed that he has OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea). They did an Xray for him and dignosed him with OSA as his andenoids and tonsils are extremely large, thus blocking his airways when he lies down to sleep at night. That explains why his snoring is extremely loud when he sleeps (so much that Ee, who sleeps in the bed besides him, woke up complaining of his loud snores!), stops breathing when sleeping and wakes up feeling short of breath and is extremely tired even after a night's sleep as he's not getting quality sleep at all from all the night wakings! I signed him up for a sleep study and now we are waiting for his report to be out before deciding if we should let him go for the operation to remove his tonsils and part of his adenoids. How I wish this will end soon and he can get his quality sleep finally!

Last week was the school holidays. Hubby had to travel to India for his business trip, leaving me alone with the boys for the holidays. We had a lot of fun, and the boys enjoyed their one week break. The highlight of the week was the Disney on Ice show last Thursday, which they truly enjoyed (even as Hao commented he was too old for that, he couldn't hide his excitement and was mesmerised throughout the show). Now, it's back to school routine, and getting Hao prepared for his SA1 in 7.5weeks' time and then more doctor appointments in between....

Reaching my limits...

The past 2 weeks had been a rollercoaster 2 weeks for me at home. Just last week, Min was down with stomach virus and then just as he recovered, mum was down sick and I had to take over all the babysitting duties and over the weekend I barely had time to rest as hubby came back from his business trip and was totally flat out at home. Then Ee had a slight fever, which he recovered within a day, but then Tuesday I came down with stomach virus and it took me down flat for a day when I totally could not get out of bed and hubby had to stay home for a day to look after the kids. I barely recovered on Wed and now Min is down with bronchitis and fever...URGH!! I feel physically and mentally drained now!! My energy level is at zero, but still have to deal with the kids, deal with their homework, help out with the chores, pacify the sick ones and trying to keep up with their activities. I dread to think of this coming weekend as I foresee that we will be home all weekend trying to get Min better. I am so desperately in need of a good sleep, a good meal, and a good workout. Now I just hope and pray that Min will get better soon as the bronchitis is really getting into him bad and his fever, though mild, is not ending soon. He's coughing, choking on his mucas and feverish. He can't get a good night sleep (nor me), and is even panting when he's talking on longer sentences. The worse part is he's asking for all his favourite foods which is a NO NO for him right now. Here I am worrying about him not eating and getting hungry but yet I cannot feed him whatever he likes. I know he has no appetite but still he can only eat plain foods. Sigh...please make his viruses go away soon!!

About Love

Last year when I was helping my sister in law clear her old books and stuff, I chanced upon this old book that she had for a long time chucked away in an old box. I am not a fan of the "chicken soup series" but was curious what is being written in the book series that is so popular with many. "Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul" was the title of the book and needless to say, I had expected it to be a sort of book that talks about love and commitment between couples and how to strengthen a couple's relationship and stuff...sort of like a counselling type of book. I kept the book and told myself that I'll spend some time reading it, together with some other books that piled on the top of my chest of drawers.

Just 2 days back, I was clearing something from my drawer and my eyes landed on the particular book on the top and something compelled me to pick up the book and started reading the first few pages. After that, I couldn't put down the book. The content is far from the other relationship building or counselling books that I have read before and I was surprised to read that inside it was a compilation of many many real life stories from couples and people all over the world, telling about their love, commitment and undying eternal love of their spouses through different times. Many stories inside touched my heart and reminded me of what I went through with hubby. There are moments in our marriage that I had felt that there's nothing "new" going on between us, and wished so much for us to rediscover the magic and excitement of getting to know each other all over again. However, after reading the book, I realised that I had focused on the wrong side of our marriage. What I didn't put into my thoughts that much was the different cumulative gifts that was given to each other over the last 15 years that we spent together, which no one can experience or feel except for us. Suddenly, I miss him so much and tell myself that the first thing I am going to do when I see him this Saturday was to give him a big big hug to tell him wherever he is, I am there with him also.

Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone;it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new..

Cannot be too imaginative?

And so, Hao did a composition in school 2 weeks back and showed it to me when he got it back from the teacher after she graded it. He was pretty sad that he didn't get a good mark and merely got a 10marks out of the full 20marks. After reading his composition, I agreed with the grade that his teacher gave him, but what really bugged me was the big big comment that she scribbled on the paper in red ink "You cannot use too much imagination in writing composition, please follow the words and pictures given!".

I must first say that Hao has been into Harry Potter books and has just finished the first book and getting onto the second book. He cannot go to sleep at night without at least reading a few pages of the book and will pick it up whenever he has free time. Needless to say, he's very familiar with the plots and characters. Well, he used the names of the characters into his composition and added some magic wands and settings etc into the storyline. I don't even need to look at the words and pictures to know that he had indeed deviated from the main story and added stuff that wasn't supposed to be in that.

The teacher wasn't wrong in asking him to follow the words and pictures given to him, and definitely wasn't wrong not to give him high marks for such a composition. What is mind boggling is how the teacher asked him to stop being imaginative and conform to her teachings only. To me, kids need to be imaginative. They need that to be creative, think out of the box, and discover new ways to do new things etc. I felt she should have explained it to him in a different way than simply scribbling words onto his paper and passing back to him. He came back very sad and told me that the teacher said his composition was all wrong and thus he should fail the paper. Discouraged, he told me he isn't any good in composition writing and he had messed up his paper.

That was the trigger point of the whole episode. I had to sit him down and explain to him that he's not "wrong" in his thinking, and that being imaginative is a very good thing for him. I told him that in the context of the composition, the instruction was for him to describe what was in the pictures and he didn't fulfill what was requred and that's why he didn't get good marks for it. But I also told him that in cases where only a topic or subject was given, he was free to express what he wants to in his composition and that's when imagination and free writing comes in useful and he'll be able to gain more marks then. Before he could reach that level, he has to build up his story telling skills and writing skills and for teachers to help him to learn how to shape and develop stories, they have to start him writing on descriptive compositions and then proceed to higher level of story writing when he progress to higher primary or secondary school. He seemed to brighten up at that explanation and told me he'll try again.

My point is that the teacher could have taken his good point and tell him how to use it in the appropriate manner and not just discounting it based on what is presented in the current scenario. She saw that he couldn't follow the instructions given and gave him demerit on that, but did not explain what was good out of it and how he could pursue and use it later when it is required. I am so thankful that Hao is willing to confide in me about how he felt about the whole situation and I was able to tell him how to tackle the whole situation. Afterall, we are all encouraging our kids to think out of the box, be more creative and do what others are not doing right? What is more important than having more imagination for that?

My "free" time - please don't take them away from me

The one thing that I find so irritating being a SAHM is that everyone assumes you don't work and will have plenty of time to run errands or do things for them. OK, most times I do help out when I can since I am the only "free" person around it seems, and that I can handle lugging my 3 boys around wherever I go. But sometimes, I can be a little too much for me to handle too.

It's true that since we moved back to my in laws place, I hardly have to do housework and this year with my boys all in morning sessions, I do have "free" time in the morning where I am free to do things. Well, since everyone knows I have these "free" time slots, I've been tasked to run errands, do this and that for them. I became the backup for everything...from housework to babysitting to returning library books to doing shopping to "checking things out" to chauffeuring etc, anything that you can think of that I can handle. I don't mind doing for my family but sometimes when they put it such that they are not asking me for a favour but throwing it to my face and telling me to do it, that gets on my nerves. Who are they to assume I have all the time in the world to serve them? The best thing is, they don't even bother to ask if I have the transport to do it...they just assume I can fly from point to point on my own.

How do I put it across to them that I am not their cheap labour but am doing a nice favour by helping them out but do not take me for granted. There are special persons that I will do anything for them, but the one asking may not be the special ones. I do need time to do my own stuff and even if I waste my time reading or blogging, it's simply my own time and free will to do. After nearly 9 years, I've finally found some peace and quiet time to call my own and spend it lavishingly in my own way and suddenly I find myself being more overwhelmed than before and spending time away from my own things and fulfilling others. So, please please do not take my precious time away nor take me for granted. If I have to harden my heart to say NO, I'll do it. I need my ME time, gym time, reading time, organizing time etc. I don't have to agree to everything I am "tasked" to do if it's not my concern.

Latest addition to the family

And I don't mean a physical being in the likes of baby LOL I finally succumbed to getting the Ipad for the kids :P I had been procrastinating for a while about getting the Ipad even when many around us are getting them for the kids to play. Our main purpose to getting one was for the kids to learn stuff on it. At first I thought of an ebook reader, which they cannot use it for surfing the web or playing games, but only for reading ebooks. But the price for an ebook reader that is chinese language enabled could not justify for the high cost. Throw in a little more, we could get the Ipad with more functionalities. Over the weekend, there was a CNY promotion for Ipad in the apple stores. Sis was keen to get one and thus tempted me to get it at the discounted price, which is rare for apple products. I finally relented and got one, and setting it up at this very moment! The kids are excited, but not hubby, as he specifically instructed that the Ipad will be use on educational stuff and not playing games. Now I have to be the strict invigilator, making sure the kids use it appropriately. Having said that, I think I can see that hubby is equally excited about the Ipad :P

I am enjoying my mornings!

2 weeks into the new year and I am beginning to enjoy my quiet mornings. Although I have to start my day early at 6am but it means to me that I can accomplish a lot more things and not feeling that time has slipped away unknowingly through my hands.

On a typical morning after I send the kids to school, I'll head and work out at the gym for a good 45 mins or so before going home for shower and my morning tea break. I call it my morning tea break because I'll already have my light breakfast at 6.30am together with Hao so that I can have the energy to last through my gym session. Not a bad start as I'll be finished with shower and breakfast by latest 10am, and still has 2 hours before fetching the kids. This 2 hours can be spent babysitting Princess Ashlynne, running errands, surfing the net etc, which is anything I can want to do (when mum doesn't reaquire me to be around to babysit :P). It's such a wonderful feeling to be thinking about how I want to spend my time instead of having to chase around 3 boys at home. Of course, there are mornings reserved for breakfast with hubby when I decide to take a break from my gym routine or when he's working from home and not travelling.

I have almost forgotten how it feels to have such ME time, which is precious now as the frenzy schedule will start again next year when Ee will be in the afternoon P1 session while Hao and Min in the morning session. Till then, I'll just make use of the time now and enjoy a little bit on my own :P

We survived first week of school!

We survived first week of school! Ok, strictly speaking it's 3 days of school for Ee and Min since Tuesday was their 45mins orientation and no lessons, and it's 4 days of school for Hao since Monday is a school holiday.

Hao is tuning his body clock to wake up at 6.10am everyday, which is a rather difficult task for him. He did well in the first 2 mornings, but by the 3rd day, both of us nearly overslept :P I set my alarm clock to wake me at 6am and snooze a minute later just in case I fell asleep again. Usually, I would be up by the snooze, but on Thursday, I was woken up by his alarm clock instead, which was set for 6.10am. Couldn't believe that I fell back asleep after my snooze went off LOL. I had to drag him out of bed as he was still in a sleepy state and wasn't too happy when breakfast was presented to him..I can say he'll fall asleep in his breakfast if not for the fact that my MIL had turned on the TV (which she does everyday in the morning from 5am onwards). Friday was a little better (I didn't overslept) but he was still sleepyheaded and on Friday night, he went to sleep at 9pm and was flat out the moment his head hit the pillow. This morning he woke up at 9am and told me it was a FANTASTIC night for him and he finally caught up with his loss sleep.

Ee had no problems with school since it's the same old routine for him, except new teachers and classmates. He's acting like a big brother to Min, who is attending the same school in the Nursery level. He kept assuring Min that he's just in the classroom few steps away from him and will call out to him when he sees Min during tea breaks. He felt a little taller when he's given responsibilities :)

Min changed school this year and started the Nursery level in Ee's school. Luckily for him, many teachers recognised him as the younger brother of Hao and Ee, and were very friendly to him. First day of school, he cried when I let him into the classroom, but he coped well throughout the day. Second morning when I dropped him off in class, his teacher commented that he was very helpful in class and is very mature for his age. Min blushed and let go of my hand willingly before stepping into class. I was so glad that he's adapting well in school and is already enjoying himself there very much.

Even though it's only the start of the year, I am sure very soon, the year will be ending and Ee will be transiting to Primary One next year. Next year will be a more challenging year with Ee's school work and different school timings. I bet I'll be busy ferrying the kids to and fro school, plus with their school work. Hope I'll be able to prepare Ee better for Primary One compared to Hao, who had a tough time catching up with his P1 work the last time. Meanwhile, let's just see how they progress through year 2011.

Year 2011!

Year 2011 is finally here. With this new year, Hao will be starting Primary 3, while Ee will be attending K2 and Min in Nursery. Mornings for us will never be the same again, as I'll be waking up everyday at 6am to get Hao ready for his school bus at 6.45am. After that, I'll need to help Ee and Min get ready for school, which starts at 8am. Everything will be a rush in the early mornings, but thank god I'll have more free time in the mornings now that all 3 boys are in the morning session. That would means more time for me to hit the gym, run errands and enjoy breakfast with hubby. On the same note, our evenings will end earlier since the kids need to be in bed latest by 9pm in order to wake up early the next day.

Year 2010 wasn't a really good year for us, and I really hope year 2011 will be better than last year. Usually I'll make some new year resolutions and targets but for this year, I'll just take small steps at each time and hope we'll ride through 2011 better. No expectations, no targets, just go with the flow.