A Drizzle Evening

It was a drizzle evening yesterday.

The only disadvantage of our apartment is the pathway between blocks and the carpark is not cover with roof.

I do not want to carry a sack of rice in my arms to walk back to our unit from the carpark. Therefore I put my little boy in his stroller instead and I gave him a small umbrella to hold on to avoid being sprinkle.

I am really glad to have my understandable boy. He totally understood what I told him and followed my instruction what I told him to do.

He understood what is raining about; He understood that he needs to hold an umbrella up still to avoid getting wet.

In fact, he likes to play with umbrella ^_^

So he was so happy holding the umbrealla all the way from carpark back to our block. Then, I help him to close the umbrella afer we are under the roof.

No worries for me if raining again I think. But.... What if heavy rain??? I think I will look for the way to solve the problem when it comes.

Our Conversation

This was our conversation this morning when we were still lazily laying on the bed.

My arms were rounded on my little boy, while my little boy was enjoying his baobao (aka bolster) and looking at ME ^_^

Psedornna: Do you want mommy to work?
Bryan: NO "shake his head STRONGLY"

Psedornna: Do you want mommy to stay at home with you?
Bryan: Yay.... "with a smile"

Psedornna: Do you want to go Auntie M's (aka baby sitter) house or stay at home with mommy?
Bryan: Err..... Err..... "quiet"

Independent?

This was what happened inside my car this morning! When I was fetching my little boy to baby sitter's house.
The brown colour bag on his lap belong to my boy, everyday I will put in his tumbler, baby bites biscuit, cheerios and the rubik inside the bag. In case he needs something to nibble while traffic jam.

This morning, this little boy told me wanna eat cheerios but I didn't take out for him as I was concentrated on driving. I just told him that "everything is inside your bag, if you really hungry, serve yourself."

First, my little boy lifted up the bag and put on his lap. (I put the bag beside the car seat, where the container was in the first photo.) Slowly, he unzip the zipper and he call out "wahhh..." Then I heard the sound "tuk! tuk! tuk!" then the crunchy sound of my boy biting the biscuit.

When I turned my head, that's what I saw! I quickly snap the photo using my mobile. This little boy was enjoying his biscuit, watching the scenery outside the car. The bag still on his lap, but the container was opened and the biscuits are all on my sofa. ~_~|||

After a while, I heard different sound coming from the back again "slurp.... slurp..." I turned and saw my boy was holding his tumbler and drinking water.

Ya. This is what I remind him everytime he finished a biscuit - "must drink a lot of water"

Some of my friends will say my little boy is so independent, I no need to worry about him at all, he will do all things by himself now.

But I am wondering... Is it consider independent? Hmm...... Anyway, the good of my boy is he seldom, ya... seldom fuss and throw tantrums. As long as we fulfill his need or just explain to him whatsoever we not allow him to do or play.

Hope he will behave himself all way long... As I am bit worry about the "terrible TWO" from what I heard from my friends. Just keep my finger crossed!

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...

A carrot, an egg, and a cup of coffee...

You will never look at a cup of coffee the same way again, whether you drink coffee or not.

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee beans. She let them sit and boil; without saying A word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

Then she ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl. Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see." "Carrots, eggs, and coffee," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee. The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma the daughter then asked, "What does it mean, Mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its insides became hardened. The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

Think of this: Which am I? Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength?

Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart?

Or am I like the coffee bean? The bean actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavor. If you are like the bean, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?

May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can't go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.

When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.

Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.

May we all be COFFEE!!!!!!!!

My Favourite Movie

~Perhaps LOVE~

This is one of my favourite movie. Even though a few years back movie, I will watch again and again and I still can't stop myself crying when I saw the below part. It's a very touching movie. I LOVE the songs, the artist, the stage, their dance...... Everything!

Diaper OFF

One thing I really feel proud of my boy is he is successfully diaper off on his 20 months. Maybe I should say about 18 months.

My boy started to potty train when he starts to walk on his 13 months, and succesfully diaper off on day time on the 14th months. Anyone who met up with my boy felt so surprise of him, who can tell whenever he wanna go toilet on his 14th months.

At night, I insist to put on cloth diaper for him in order for him to sleep longer time. Normally, he will sleep from 930pm to 8am, without awaken at night. So I felt it's okay for him to wee in the diaper.

Slowly, we felt the cloth diaper is totally DRY when he awaken in the morning. Straight away, he will rush to toilet to weeeeeeeee, and it A LOT!

I am kinda lazy mom, lazy to clean especially! I will totally confirm that there will be no accident only I take off the diaper from my boy.

On my boy 20th months, I dare to try! I dare to put on his pajamas only, without the cloth diaper. YES! I really felt proud of my boy and he didn't disappointed me at all!

I can proudly announce that my boy is DIAPER OFF now!

My boy "LaUgH" at me

My boy laughed at me last night, laugh till "hahahahaha" ~_~

Most of the working day evening, just my little boy and I were at home. As usual, either we will take shower together (my boy love to play water in his tub) or he will stay in my room play by himself while I was bathing.

This little boy was SOOooooo Cheeky last night!

When I took off my clothes and ready to bath, he said: "Mama Shame Shame"

Followed by both hands putting on his tummy and laugh till got sounds "hahahahahaha....."

I really sweat!!!!

He KNEW the spelling

When I start to teach my little boy the alphabet on his 18th months, I teach him the spelling as well. Out of my surprise, he can pick up so fast. Not only can recognize all the alphabet now, but knew / understand the word, if I merely spell the alphabet to him.

For instance, I say: "C-O-W" my little boy will either speak or show his hand sign to show it's a COW. I am so glad that he learn new thing quite fast, is it because of my breastmilk? Hehehe...

My little boy is 19 months + 2 weeks now and he know the following spelling;
ANT, BOOK, BALL, BOX, BUS, CAR, CAT, COW, DOG, FISH, HAT, EGG, GATE, STAR

That's all I can recall. ^_^

Maybe it look simple to us, but as his mother, I feel so happy with this.