God bless Malaysia.

I'm close to tears when reading the news on several attacks on churches in KL and PJ. It is a very sad day for Malaysia. Specially now that our govt. is busy campaigning for the 1Malaysia concept. What is happening in this country? I cannot predict anymore. Now I'm really worried and I fear for the safety of all Malaysians specially the non-muslims in this country. Are we moving towards terrorism? I really don't understand why these politicians are making so much fuss on the issue of the word 'Allah'. In Sabah, the word is used even before I was born. The Bibles are imported from Indonesia as there were no publications by our local people here. So all these whiles, before certain people decided to touch on the issue, there were no problems of christians using the word. So why now? After years of independence! It seems that even the government cannot do anything to stop the violence and protest. 'Powerless'. That's the word. Have we voted for a powerless government?

Oh dear, let us all pray for the safety of our people. Let us hope for a better Malaysia. I hope the government will do something to handle this issue effectively.

Another year, another milestone, another chapter

This year's resolution? I have to admit that I'm not as enthusiastic as before. This year I just hope to settle all my problems and live a simple but happy life with my hubby and kids. I'm so tired of hoping. But I guess, that's the only thing that keeps me strong. To hope and hope....and have faith. I'm uncertain because hubby still waits for his transfer letter which the officer in Putrajaya said 'is in the process of letting him go but still have to wait for a replacement'. All those rubbish! I don't understand why is it difficult for them to let him transfer? We learned that two other English teachers in hubby's school have already gotten their green light to transfer without any replacement! This is soooooo frustrating.

On another note, we are glad that Raul's first day in his kindergarten went really well. He didn't cry like we expected and he is looking forward to go again tomorrow! Like any excited parents, we asked him so many questions and he shared with us so many stories of the day's happenings in school. We are so proud of our boy.

merry christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! Looking forward to a great new year. Will update blog soon. At the moment...busy3X. So have a great time people. It's time to indulge...

I need PEACE!

This might sound ridiculous but I just broke down to tears when my one year old boy hit me on my nose with my handphone. I cried not just because he hit me on my nose, but also because I'm too tired to listen to his constant screams, too stress to calm his tantrums, too exhausted to stay positive eventhough his driving me mad with his untamed behaviour and most probably I'm just too uncomfortable with my bulging belly. I'm 6 months into my pregnancy and I feel HUGE!

I admit that I could never be a supermom. With each child I thought I would be better as a mother. But, hey, I'm struggling each day to cater for their different needs and demands. Each child is just so different from the other. Sometimes I just wonder how I could ever go through another day with three kids and to expect another one is beyond me. Maybe this is my last pregnancy. I need to concentrate on myself and to give full attention to each child. Gosh! I just need my peace!

But on another thought, my life would not be same without them. I'm just so used to having them around that a day without them would be boring and worthless. I love them but I'm also annoyed. What to do?

Simple pleasures...

Holidays mean, less time to blog and sit around at home. With hubby around, the whole family is on the go most of the time. Yes, even my baby Ezra, who, at this moment, is sleeping soundly, for being too tired of travelling and playing. Yesterday was pay day. Well, we are being paid for a month's work. But we are paying for almost everything too. Credit cards, loans, bills etc...etc...etc...





In the end, we are left with a few hundreds to spare. We are trying very hard now to settle our money problems so we can enjoy more with the wages we earn. It's tough, but we are only humans. We made mistakes and now we are trying to amend them.





As the years go by, our shopping lists have also reduced greatly! *sigh*





We may not be rich, but we can still enjoy simple pleasures with our 'very little' money to spend. These pictures were taken over the years.



The crocodile farm, Sandakan. Raul was around 2 years old.



The Sabah Museum. Not much to spend, just took a few shots outside of the building. Raul was 3 years old, Lisa was two.






At the Lokawi Zoo, this year.
Raul is 4 while Lisa, 2 years old. The entrance fee is quite expensive but at least the kids were happy.


Raul posed with a toy bike. We don't have to buy it. He's happy just to be able to sit on it. :-) The trishaw pic was taken in 2007. Outside of a restaurant in The Garden- Midvalley Megamall. Not sure what's the name of the restaurant. No shopping or eating in, just window shopping and taking some pics.


Bak Kut teh meal in Gaya Street Kota Kinabalu. Worth our money (Just around RM23 for two persons.)



Having a blast in the Upper reaches of the Kimanis river. Price : FOC. Just have to drive for at least half an hour to reach this place.






Owh...And this was yesterday. A simple treat for the kids. A visit to Toys'R'Us store in 1Borneo, KK. No need to buy them. Just let them play with them for half an hour. Hehe...Can't afford lah...So, all three kids had fun without Us having to spend a single cent. Yippee..!

BTW, this was Ezra first adventure playing with the swing and slide.


Then we bought a donut each for Raul and Lisa from the Big Apple Donut shop.

He's a year old now.

It's been a while since i last wrote in this blog. Well, what can i say, Ezra is too clingy now. People say it's normal for him to be clingy because he's expecting a baby brother or sister. Oh well, i'll have to put up with that then. He'll follow me wherever i go and when i raise my voice at him, he'll make face and cry out loud. He can even pretend to cry now. Oh dear, another actor in the making. So, before he starts crying again, i just upload some pics of his previous one year bash (which was not very grand as we invited only close relatives and friends) Can't afford a big party. :-)

I cooked almost all the dishes with my mum's and sister-in-law's help. But, as usual, I was too busy to snap all the food. What a tiring affair it was. But I'm glad that Ezra is now on his journey to toddlerhood. Can't wait for his first few words. yay...

* I thought this was the last first year party for our kids, now, it seems there's another coming up! :-)

Busy weeks...

Wow...it's been a busy week. Tonnes of paper work in school to do every day. I wonder how it can be so difficult nowadays. We have school sports day coming up next week. So students are busy doing their training and of course the teachers are divided between being coaches and educators who have to train the non-exam students and the form 5 and upper 6 students who will sit for their public examinations! Phew! That's sure a hell of a month.

I'm lucky that my baby boy Ezra has just recovered from his measles. Fortunate enough that he's just been vaccined few months ago for this. So the measles was not so bad. He's up and about now. He'll be one year this saturday the 7th. So excited. But i'm a bit worried about his lack of appetite. He doesn't like to eat. I tried to give him porridge, he vomited. Tried to give him biscuits, he could only consumed one each day. Feed him with cereal every day. He only wants it in the morning. *sigh*. Luckily he still wants to drink milk. But he does not drink a lot. Just enough to satisfy his hunger. And, (I don't know if this is a blessing or what) he sleeps through the night without asking for milk until the next morning. I'm not too worried though because my eldest son was like this when he was two years and below. He did not like to eat. He relied heavily on milk. Now, we can force him to eat. But he prefers to eat rice once a day and eat bread most of the time. While my girl likes to eat noodles and rice with soup and not very fond of bread. So preparing meals for them is not an easy task. They just demand for different types of food.

Well, as long as they are healthy I should not be complaining right? Anyway, I've so many pics to download here but such little time to do it. Still busy. I'll do it when i'm really free.