My baby girl is now a primary school kid! Ahhh time really flies.
I am sure they were delighted that their jiu jiu and jiu mu accompanied them to school with baby Theo in tow!
Our birthdays 🥳. Friends asked why did I go to work on my birthday, well my niece had to go to her first day of high school on her birthday, we all have our jobs to do. And for me, any birthday after 30 is a bit of a drag, I’m just gradually growing into a fossil.
But it’s still a lovely day because I get birthday wishes from friends and family that are closest to my heart. Honestly they are people I love and care about the most, and on my birthday, I’m reminded that they love and care for me too. What else can I ask for?
First week down, how many more to go? Hopefully the rest of the year will fly by just like this first week. It’s nice to be busy but not crazy hectic, it’s fun to be challenged and stimulated and to try to find solutions to problems. It’s fun to be learning new things and broadening my horizon. So overall it was a great first week at work! Of course I am looking forward to the day when I’m no longer ‘learning’ and can become the teacher , feels like that might be quite some time away sigh.
But it’s a good team, lovely team members, and I’m also grateful to have great leaders and mentors.
School holidays are almost over! I think the girls had an eventful one with the highlight being our Singapore trip and their Malaysian one. It also feels really long ago now, not sure when we will can go for another holiday again 😭
Baby Theo is coming tomorrow!! I hope he loves us, I know we already love him.
My big girls who already help with housework and spring cleaning. It’s nice that we get to spend Chinese new year together as a family.
Covid for the family to end what was a pretty disastrous 2023. Ah pa and R are still showing Covid symptoms which isn’t good, luckily Ah pa seems to be on the mend, I’m always so worried about his health, both physical and mental.
They love going to Dome’s for brunch and lunch and every meal I think haha. I like indulging them as well, we are eating out a bit more often lately, well why not I ask myself. What’s the point of earning money if not to spend money?
My love for kimbap in unwaning. I could eat this everyday I think, hmm just looking at this picture reminds me that I should make more.
I love this picture by Saitaoha. I think she is so good at drawing, probably bias but isn’t this picture too cute for words haha.
A work trip to Port Hedland. It’s so weird to think the last time I visited was under such different context and circumstances. I can’t deny I’m nervous that I will struggle in such an unknown territory, but I’m also excited to learn more. I told my boss today ‘ I think 2024 is the year I will find out whether I sink or swim’. She looked at me earnestly and said ‘you will swim!!! Trust me!’ And just like that, I believed her. I am a first follower to the tilt, if my leader thinks I can swim, I will swim.
This little girl finally pierced her ears because she felt ‘ready for it’.
She usually cries during injections so I was surprised that she didn’t shed a tear! I guess because she was ready for it she had steadied her nerves.
She was mighty pleased with her pierced ears. I am so glad she did it without a fuss and was so brave about it all. Looking forward to earring shopping with my girls in the future!
Ah pa picked me up from the supermarket again, I’m always reminded how lucky I am to have parents that are so supportive and selfless. I always enjoy our little chats in the car, most of the time we always chat about the kids, sometimes Ah pa will impart advice, sometimes I tell him about what’s happening at work.
Today he told me to not worry all the time about them being exhausted from looking after the kids (I know they are). He said that the days go by quickly when they are there and said ‘我陪她们长大，她们陪我老’. Yesterday I was thinking how we are actually living our best days because all three generations are alive and together. I can’t bear the thought of the day when we will be apart 😢 and this sometimes keeps me awake at night.
daitaoha 