OLD AND NEW FRIENDS...

After the GOOD FRIDAY service.... we scouted around for people to do dinner together. The music gang that I sat with mostly had to continue their songs practice for Easter Sunday and therefore dinner for those poor dudes will be in a flash and for us, we had the luxury of TIME and COMFORT.

Then..... Bethany (Limei & MJ) came running in to look for Maoster and plans for dinner were finalised along with Shayn. (Lili & Henri). Yippee!

Oh dinner spent with OLD FRIENDS are really nice....first thing we TALKED ABOUT EVERYTHING, WE CAN BE OURSELVES (scolding our kids and nagging at our spouse), SHARING FOOD and relieved the old days of where we used to spend alot of time together (in church, outings, this and that but MINUS the kids).

It's quite interesting to have meals with friends with kids at the same age becos we FACE THE SAME PROBLEM:

1. MENU SELECTION

Qn will be like... what can they eat huh. Will they like this thing?But I like that oh spicy noodles... sigh... and oh that super unhealthy pork chops... and we ask our partner... why don't you choose the one that your "son" will like..... so I can have that juicy fattening Mao-disliked pork chop.

2. FEEDING WOES

"Can you sit down and eat?", Wah.... let's clap for whoever who ate..... don't dip your fries into gravy.... NO, our drinks are not nice at all... drink your own water.... Don't touch that... its HOT... Hey, grab him/her... she's falling... STOP JUMPING..... FEED him/her NOW.....

In between those sentences we manage to exchange some non-kiddish US conversation

3. DORAEMON BAGS

I mean, Lili has 3 plastic balls in her bag, I have some selection of books and we don't really need to dig far to find that we may be able to construct a KIDDY PALACE from scratch....

Although dinner is not as leisure and relax as it used to be but spending some time with old friends that I love gives me a nice warm feeling....



While OLD FRIENDS meet... New friendship blosoms as our kids monkey around each other, getting the same food and same lectures at the same time..... and I pray that our kids will bond in friendship and be great pals in years to come - GOD FEARING and GOD LOVING Friends!

New Friends - Laughing their hearts out! A pity the OLD friends didn't take any pics, next time lah!

Best Bud Trip 2009

The last time we were on a trip together was to HONG KONG in 2005. Honestly, I think our Aussie trip in 2003 was more fun but hopefully the Canada/USA trip that is going to burn a BIG HOLE in our pockets would beat the previous trips we did hands down cos it really cost us an arm and an leg!



We have only got the hotels and some ideas of stuff we gotta do... but I guess on the way, we will play by ear what we wanna do. But here is a peek of what I call the crazy schedule:



- 15th April to 17th April Evening

Solo trip around Vancouver becos Gee is still having meetings with God. Exams ends on 17th for her. Evening we will fly to Toronto.

18th April

Arrived in Toronto at 6am. Chiong the market as its is the saturday heard its quite fun, CN tower and shopping... and stay one night at Hotel Victoria

19th April

We leave Toronto City for Niagara Falls. Staying one night at Embassay Suites Hilton. We are going for the niagara view room with 2 swirlpool attached to our room. Sounds madness, I know but you know, whenever Gee meets Bunster, its always SHOWHAND TIME.... then we will both sit down somewhere and regret!

20th April we head for NEW YORK

Still don't really know what we wanna do yet, just that we would try to catch braodway and my warehouse shopping and this place will be home 4 nights at Fifth Avenue 373 Hotel

25th April

The wee morning we will be flying back to Vancouver Islands where we will stay 2 nights at Bed and breakfast to wind down and cry about our lost pennies and cents (sense!) at Cable Cove Inn

27th April

at 4am I need to be at the Vancouver airport and bidding my best bud farewell and fly crazy hours back to SG

28th April

I will be back 5 mins before the clock strikes 12 midnight.


I am getting excited and panicky ( AUNG AND MAO WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME) and I do hope that all turns out well and fun for the trip! In the meantime, watch out for my boys and hey BE GOOD.

I would be having a great time if you are as well!

Maybe next time, we'll have a cuppa at the cafe

All alone 10 plus at night with Maoster, I decided to walk out of the room to wash his bottle.

Mins after, I heard him calling, WHERE ARE YOU MOMMY?

Then he found me in the kitchen and he asked - WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I said, I am washing your bottle my dear. He asked, You make milk?

Nope, but I can make you some if you want. Do you want?

Yes he shouted with happiness.

Then he ran towards the table and said put milk powder?

I said yes.

He said, 3 scoops?

I said nope, 4 scoops.

After I'm done, he says give it to me mummy.

I said, Go ahead it's all yours and he walked back to his room to enjoy his drink.



I think it will be very soon that we will enjoy a cuppa together at the cafe and he can tell me how much sugar he wants in his drink. And since, he is talking sense now, we can have a proper conversation. I think that would be awesome and so very cool. I hope he doesn't tempt me to get a cake as well.

I think my son's a really cool dude!

Overflowing....

with gratefulness.
I knew I was doing the right thing by closing down my office and selling whatever that I can and talking to buyers. It was a decision struggled for the longest time.... it was a decision done not only looking at the numbers driven and the coming economy environment, although I state the this as a reason to all people who bothers to ask as that was easier to explain.

I knew it was a God pleasing decision although along the way, it was tough to navigate it here and there but through prayers I got to the destination.

I asked God for 3 things:

1. To land me into a new job with ease.
Indeed God was good. I got into a lecturing position, attaching myself to the business studies dept. Many raised eyebrows and had looks that says: Are you going into teaching becos of desperation or the poor economic outlook as the last resort or oh teaching, hmmmmmm its better for your family I guess. However, deep inside me, I knew I had applied for it becos it combines my passion for business and youth. However, passion or calling or whatso, as Gee clearly states and I clearly understood, can only be confirmed after I commenced lecturing work staring at youths who yeah may not care a heck about ME or the studies. So let's just see how it will turned out... but for now, I am yes, very grateful and excited.

2. A trip to Canada
To visit my best pal. Trust me even now as I am typing this I am suffering from this great pangs of guilt for leaving both my men behind to cope and crazy Mao separation anxiety possibilities. I have enough of people asking me, Huh? Maoster how? And those looks that brand me as, oh look at that irresponsible mother running away having fun all by herself! But despite all that, the air ticket is in my bag- I will be away 15th April to 28th April. I hope I don't have jetleg becos on 29th I have a wedding rehearsal, 30th I have a musical to attend and 1st and 2nd I have weddings and 4th of May I am starting work.
If the institute had needed me to start work way earlier, I wouldn't have made it.

3. A baby ( a healthy one but greedily a pinkie if possible)
We lost our 2nd baby and I knew how much Jon wants a 2nd baby. So much that he says hey actually 2 boys are so great ( cos he knows I am crazy about boys) indicating that give me one more, whatever the gender.
So we have agreed that we will try for a baby projectBB2 version 2.1 Oct onwards. We are keeping faith that this new one will survive and be a full term baby.

God doesn't always gives one what you asked for all the time, if HE does, then I am worried for my limited intelligence would be asking for the WORLD and ruining my own life and forgetting that He is God and not me. But when God answers my prayers, I am truly, unimaginably grateful.

However, I am also challenged now that when I am truly Blessed, how can I pass it on. Passing it on in my ministry, in the community and to the broken. I am working out actually on a Aung family 2009 commitments and dedication thingy and a do-able trackable calendar to make sure we stay on it.