September 2nd, 2007 by shoppingmum
I used to collect stamps and coins when I was younger. My dad traveled a lot and he would give the coins to me as my collection. I lost all of them now because I just can’t remember why did I place them.
When my kids are older, I hope that they will start their own collections too. We have lots of foreign coins kept in the room because hubby’s family members travel a lot as well. But if I would to enrich their collection, I will get them some rare coins from Monaco. These coins have great values because they are precious.
Maybe we can make some money selling them off later, who knows?
September 2nd, 2007 by shoppingmum
We always go everywhere as a family. A lot of people around think that it’s troublesome to travel with kids, or kids are too young to enjoy the trip, or they just want to spend time as couple. But if possible, I prefer a family vacation with the kids coming along. We have always stick together, so I’m very close to them. I will feel weird if I’m not sleeping with the kids at night.
Thus, romantic vacations like Cancun Vacations are great if we go as a family. So, we can only go to Azul Beach which is more family oriented. Most of the resorts are meant for couples and even nudists! They may not be suitable for my little ones.
But if hubby thinks that we can leave the kids to the care of my parents, then I don’t mind having a getaway with him. I can’t remember the last time we have couple times together anymore. No complains, but I miss those romantic moments too.
September 2nd, 2007 by shoppingmum
When FIL was back days ago, I had some disagreement with him because he plugged of the phone line for his laptop. I am using the line for my Streamyx most of the time, and it can be very frustrating if the line gets cut off without informing me. Luckily, I could still use my Maxis line to log on again.
But the line was too slow for FIL to complete his transaction in share market, he came up and use my laptop instead. See? He’s such a vivid investor in share market. I know that he has a few portfolio and accounts for options and covered calls. That’s why he is online during the day so that he can buy and sell them immediately when the price is good. However, he needs PowerOptions® too because it is a data provider that helps investors to find, compare, analyze, and make necessary transaction on share options. If FIL is investing in oversea, than it might be useful to him.
But since he made some money that day, it’s worth lending my line to him.
August 30th, 2007 by shoppingmum
When we were in Bali, hubby whined that he missed golf as he didn’t have a chance to try out the golf course in Nusa Dua. So, I told him we will plan a trip that he can play as much golf as possible until he pukes. LOL! I know him very well, he will feel uneasy if he cannot tee off at any golf courses that he sees.
Maybe he should go for a golfing trip with his friends to Puerto Rico.
I found out that some of the golf courses are located at hotels or resorts. So I guess the guys can just play all day long if they want, they don’t have to go out for anything anyway.
But if the kids and I would to come along, I hope that we will be staying near the beaches. Maybe my kids will learn to love the beaches by then and we can have some time playing by the sea. Anyway, it all depends on the budget. If it’s affordable, then all of us will be going together. If not, then hubby will have chance of enjoying a nice golfing trip with his friends. That’s what he has always been hoping for.
August 29th, 2007 by shoppingmum
Baby Elizabeth is sick and we had just gone back from visiting her at the hospital. She’s down with fever, but Healy decided to bring her home tonight. I just hope that she will recover soon but it’s good to see her bring active and alert.
We are back to Penang until the weekend, and hopefully I have time to update about our trip to Bali at my travel blog. So far, I only managed to do 2 posts. But if my mum is around to help me with the kids, maybe I will be able to speed things up. I have taken more than 500 photos for 4 days, but I have to go through the photos first.
It’s a nice trip for all of us, but Justin said he didn’t want to go there again. 
I don’t know why, maybe the waves and beaches scared him already. Isabelle on the other hand was doing fine, and she walked a lot!!! It was easy to travel with her.
But stay tune for more updates about the trip. Frankly, even if there is no reader, but I will still update about Bali, it’s one of the greatest family moments to us. 
July 16th, 2007 by shoppingmum
My kids seldom see their paternal grandfather because he works in Bangkok or travels around frequently. Whenever he is back, he will try to bride the kids with junks and toys so that they will be more attached to him.
Since he is traveling a lot, he has collected a great amount of reward points with his airline credit cards and airline membership cards. He told MIL once that they have get free tickets to US, for both of them, if she is willing to go on a vacation with him. But MIL is a bit reluctant to leave the house because she is taking care of SIL’s kids.
Frankly, I think she should go. Both FIL and MIL are very old now, and they have been living separately over the years. It’s time for them to spend more time together, instead of worrying about us.
July 10th, 2007 by shoppingmum
When someone gets married, it’s not about 2 persons fell in love and they live happily ever after, after the wedding. It involves a lot of people from both sides of the family to get involved!
Hubby’s cousin got married on Sunday, and we supposed to be there before 9am. But we overslept and got there before 10. The bride who was supposed to arrive at 9am was late as well! LOL! Anyway, everyone was happy that morning, and the chee mui and heng tai had a good time “humiliating” the other group before the bridegroom could get his bride. I was not there to watch the “ceremony” and I was busy knitting outside.
Hubby took my camera and snapped a lot of photos for me, but the thing is, I couldn’t find many good ones. LOL!
The Happy Couple
My kids were quite restless after waiting too long for the tea ceremony to be ended. Isabelle was very grumpy because she didn’t take her morning nap. Justin was over loaded with sugared drinks and became actively irritating! But lucky me, there were so many kids there to entertain them, and also a few relatives who watched over them. So, I was busy knitting like a bullet train until people thought that I was nuts! LOL!
All of us was very tired. When we reached home in the afternoon, we took nap immediately, including me! But the dinner will only held this Saturday and Sunday in KL and Ipoh. Gee…It will be another busy weekend for us.
June 10th, 2007 by shoppingmum
This may not be a latest news to us as we have expected that she’s going to file for divorce. Since her husband was reluctant to get back to her, even if he had broken up with his mistress, I guess this has nothing to do with 3rd party. If it has, they will have no problem patching things up. On top of that, this issue has been delayed for so many years, and it’s about time someone takes the big step in solving it, instead of avoiding the issue.
They had talked to the lawyer during CNY, but until now, the documents are not signed yet. Now only I know that separation and divorce is one hard work and it needs lots of money! But the good thing is, they don’t have children, if not, there will be more complication. I guess she has prepared herself for this after much consideration and research on related information.
If you are from Canada, you can find more about information on divorce from DivorceOnline.ca. It’s painful process but their experienced legal professionals have prepared thousands of divorce documents which are accepted by the Canadian courts in every province except Quebec. You can get the secure online order form and spend about 15 minutes completing the questions so that you documents can be prepared. They will process your information, prepare the documents, and file your documents with your local court office. It is really that simple.
But going through a divorce can be really traumatic. It’s her personal choice, and as long as she feels happy about it, we are happy for her.
June 6th, 2007 by shoppingmum
Actually, I have made enough money to buy hubby’s dream Titleist golf set. But he said he doesn’t want it from me. Ha! Saving up my money only. At first, I wanted to give him for his birthday, but that time I didn’t manage to make that much. After that, I thought may as well buy for him on Valentine’s Day, but he said he is not interested with all those commercialized occasions. Ok then, I use the money to get myself a laptop instead. LOL!
But Father’s Day is coming, and I don’t think I can get him the set already. So how? I’m still hoping that Justin will bring back a card for him and save me the effort of getting him a gift. LOL!
June 6th, 2007 by shoppingmum
When we moved into the our house many years ago, kitchen range hoods were newly launch in the market, and my mum decided to try it on after being persuaded by the salesperson. Since the house was small, and we don’t have a wet kitchen, all of us thought that it’s a good idea to have one as my mum won’t have to wash the kitchen tiles and floor after every cooking.
But after she started using it, she turned it off totally. Why? She said it’s not practical as the hook was not effective enough when she’s frying fish, or cooking some oily dishes. Well, that was the time before she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and we ate like normal. So, I joked to her that her cooking was as good as the chef in restaurant, so she needed those heavy duty hooks they used in restaurants only, not the homely type. LOL!
After she was ill, she stopped cooking that way. I used to cook for the family when I was back for holiday during my uni years. We didn’t have normal Chinese dishes anymore, and everything was steamed or boil to suit my mum’s diet. I remembered my brother used to complained that it’s torturing for him not to take fried chicken at home.
But now, whenever we go back, she will try to cook for us, the usual Chinese style. Even if she knows I prefer to eat out, but she still insists on cooking for us, and won’t complain if we didn’t take it sometimes. I guess it’s her way of showing her love to us, and most mothers will express it with their home cook meals. Frankly, I miss her kapitan chicken now, and I’m wondering if I should ring her back and ask her to prepare the ingredients first.
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