CNY Charity Activity At BVSS

Ace organized some CNY charity program.. they were supposed to draw some picture using circles and colour it. Then they will cut out and make into CNY cards to be given out at the one room flat in bedok south.

I am pretty pleased with what Ace has done here. I think his colouring is very nicely done.

Ace said he was initially afraid to go alone to knock on those doors of strangers and they did not know who they might meet. But turns out that when they gave out oranges and cards, most of the uncle aunties were very nice to them and some even wanted to give them ang pow;) hahaha...

I am glad  he is no stranger to charity work  ;)

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• What Do You Do WIth Old Photos

What Do You Do WIth Old Photos

I dunno what to do with my old photos with Max... THe above is taken during the first time he introduced "his Angel" to his friends.. corny right? hahaha...

What do I do with the wedding photos?

It feels strange to throw them away.

But it is awkward as well to keep them.

I went online to check and there were some people who actually gave them to their children. So.... I guess I will keep them for Ace as his memory bah.. though to be fair, he was not there when we were married yet:) hahahahaha...

It feels just like yesterday when he was beside me on stage with Ace in my tummy...

In future I will just collect photos of my oppa.. sian liao can just throw... no worries! hahahaha..

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• Trying Pokebowl For The First Time

Trying Pokebowl For The First Time

There was a promo going on 1 for 1 for a pokebowl.

I heard so much hype about it and so decided to try... this one is a little too fishy and salty fo rmy liking...

BUT... it gives me a good idea on a nice one I can make for Ace:) Maybe with eggs and avocados and toufu and beans or something:)

KIV this idea:)

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• Mr Wern Fook Chuan

Mr Wern Fook Chuan

For some unknown reason, my secondary school form teacher, Mr Wern met one of our classmates and requested to meet us.

I havent been to a class gathering in a while nad was glad I made it there. Though it was initially awkward, cos i havent met them in a long while, I soon found my kakis and we were chatting like the years didnt go by during all these years:)

And everyone was so excited they even brought their year books along...

I knew our teacher was really happy to see us. He asked us to keep in touch.. he even asked for paper and pen, asked us to put down all our numbers and our names.

I am so amazed, that he remembers all our names. .and all these little stories about us though we have graduated from his class for more than 20 years. And he was still as jovial as ever.. only thing is that he moves slower now... and his health is not so good... and his hair is whiter.. he is older and a little thinner.. and i felt a little sad to see him like tat..

But before we could really fulfill our promise of keeping in touch, we received news a few days later that he has passed away. I wonder if he requested to meet because he could tell his end was near.

We will miss him and remember him dearly...

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• The Boy Who Never Grows Up

The Boy Who Never Grows Up

 Godma Karen say still owe Ace a christmas present..

So we meet up for a meal and then we all went to find his present... he chose this.. after thinking and choosing for a long time.. I cant believe 13 year old still wanna play this..

But godma says I cannot interfere.. boys will be boys... let him buy what he likes:) hahahaha

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• Nick Is My Buddy

Nick Is My Buddy

No matter now not new yearly I feel... We still have to celebrate mah.. so I told Ace we have to go shopping for his CNY clothes..

Now he is older, not easy to buy clothes for him leh.. i told him buy one long pants he can wear for formal occasions... and then buy like one short sleeve shirt... cos long sleeve so formal not many chances to wear.

While shopping we saw these and i asked if he will like.. he said, "Oh the Nick Sim ones ah.." I asked him how he know our fren Nick likes these sort of shirts? He says "Of cos I know, he is my buddy" because they were buddies at one of the Vision Workshops they attended:)

As for me, I din go out at all so i guess i can keep my CNY clothes for next year.. woohoo!;) hahahahah

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• Parent Abuse

Parent Abuse

Must take this picture to prove.. that parent abuse exists!

hahahaha.

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• I Love Bubblewrap

I Love Bubblewrap

 So today, some documents came wrapped in lots of bubblewrap.

I knew immediately, that someone will sure love it and brought it home. True enough.. it entertained him for a good 30 min:) Hahahaa

And where is why...



Lol

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• Pancakes

Pancakes

Just in the mood to make some happy pancakes.... took out my pancake maker to make them...

 Decided to put some cheese inside ... wah.. nice!

Love the way it bubbles!)


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• Johan Bakery

Johan Bakery

Discovered a wonderful bakery that bake wonderful bread.

Ace loves the potato bread... but it always puts a hole in my pocket...

After buying it for him once every week for a few weeks. .i stopped.. it is just too ex to eat once a week...  Also, when I buy, I cannot stop after I start eating.. so it is better NOT to buy.. dun buy then I wun eat and wun fat:) hahahahhaha...

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• Do What Is Right, Not What Is Easy

Do What Is Right, Not What Is Easy

We had  a compliance training at work today and learnt a valuable lesson...

Jotting this here to remind myself and Ace... to always do what is right... not what is easy:)

Previous Post: Meeting With Evon Ganma And Kev Gandie

Meeting With Evon Ganma And Kev Gandie

 Always thankful that during this difficult time, lots of friends come meet up with us and care for us.

Met up with Ace's godma Evon and gandie Kev and he was pretty pleased to see them:)

Godma bought Ace some chocolates and Ace ate them and finished them on the spot:) hahahaha

 As usual, the boys sat down to talk.. wet to walk around the mall... while we girls stayed behind to yak:)

 Ace was so hungry that though he had already eaten, he asked to eat MORE FOOD and so we ordered some pancakes for him..

 So happy lah:)

Ace had so mch fun that he actually fell asleep on the bus on the way home:) hahaha..

Looking forward to the next meeting:)

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Meet The Parents At BVSS

Went for the meet the parents at Ace's school.

Among all the MTP I have been to, I must say this is the one I was least impressed with though they provided me with dinner;) hahaha..  Mmm... I guess I was looking for the more holistic and human touch like in Horizon and YNPS... But this is just a typical Singaporean school..

When I arrived though, Ace's teacher stopped me...

She asked to speak to me and asked how are things at home. Apparently, Ace told his teachers about our divorce. But that itself wouldnt warrant a one on one talk since divorce is common these days (he told me later that 60% of his frens are from divorced families)

THe teacher wanted to talk to me cos during one of the truth or dare game where you have to make three statements and people had to guess which is true, Ace made the statement that he once tried to commit suicide by jumping down from the school building...  She needed to verify if it was true and also wanted to know if it is ok to send counsellor to talk to Ace.

I was more than happy there are more pple to talk to Ace as I know he is now of the age where he may not tell me everything anymore though our bond is still there.

But knowing Ace, I think there is some reason that he made this move lah.. so I asked him after if he really needed the whole world to know he tried to commit suicide.. and he innocently explained to me.. that he was only trying to win the game.. cos this sort of statement will sound like it is totally untrue and he can win because it is true.. so he used this statement cos it gave him the highest chance for winning..

faintz! hahahahaha

But well, I guess good also cos his teachers will keep an extra eye on him after this.. and as for Ace, he is just happy to miss lessons once  a month and get milo treats from the school counsellor:) hahahaha.

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Lychee Ice Cream

 

I always make it a point to spend some time with Ace ... go somewhere nice or eat something new. Probably cos my language of love is quality time;) hahaha

I heard from my colleagues that the lychee ice cream from Mc Donalds is good.. so I jio Ace to eat wtih me.. 

And he LOVES IT! hahahaa..

AFterwards, he went to jio his classmates to eat also.. hahhaah..

PRevious Post: How To Make Money

How To Make Money

 I have been thinking about making more money.

I don't have much savings cos I have always relied on the other half to feed me and even when I made money from freelance work, I spent them on the things I liked and wanted and never asked him for more money to do so...

I dun want to stress Ace when he has his own family so I think I should start making more money so that I can have a nest to feed me when I am old... Since I start saving till so old.. i better make MORE.

A friend of our offered to teach us options trading and we decided to meet up weekly for lessons..

 Our class:) haha

But I am ashamed to say... now as I write this a year later, I am not much richer than I was a year before cos I havent started trading. I got caught up in the buzyness of shifting and moving forward in life that I sort of stopped focusing on this.

But had a talk with Kerr the other day and put this back on my radar. Hopefully by the same time next year, I would have started making some small investments and earning some small money:)

Previous Post: Ace Bought His First Shirt

Ace Bought His First Shirt

OMG, I am so behind time.... I am one year behind my blog so I better post as many things as I can while I still have energy today.

Anyway, this is a meaningful post because this is the first shirt my son bought for himself. He had some spare cash, saw this at a shop, said it was cheap (cos it was on sale at $18 and original price was like $50 or something) and bought it for himself as CNY outfit:) hahaha

My son has indeed grown up.

Over time, in the last one year, he has become very reliable patron of this shop i think with his room filled with what I deem useless but what he thinks are collection type of stuff;) hahahaha..

Oh well....

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Pressie!

 New pressie from Veron ;)

My fav.. and in blue too.... LOVE LOVE LOVE:)

 Even Grace bought me a Hello Kitty bag tag..

I also got a customized bag charm from my fren MEgan too...

So now, not only I can be pretty... my bags can be pretty too:) haha..

Previous Post: Laksa

Laksa

It's interesting how when I was in dubai, I always felt a strong need to eat laksa once a month!

Now that I am back in Singapore. I barely have chance to do so. The other day decided to make some to eat...

I Dubai, make laksa to eat to remember Singapore. When in SIngapore, make laksa to eat and remember Dubai :) hahahaha..

Previous Post: Charity Event 2018

Charity Event 2018

 In my study of psychology... I have always read that in times of pain, one easy way out is to give yourself and extend yourself to help other people.

And I am thankful that during this really trying period, I was given this chance to do so as a host of a small charity dinner for some seniors with Lions Befrienders;)

 So much fun to hang out with these guys..

 Took part in make up contest... and this uncle's make up was done by me... korean style.. swee boh:) hahaha

This is very fun.. hope we have a chance to do it again:)

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