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Tuesday, May 30, 2006
The demons just ascended to Earth...
Presently, there are 4 monsters residing in my cousin's flat rite now. For the first time since I moved in here about 7-8 months ago, the house is filled with noise, chatter, pillow fights (my pillows some more) and the ceaseless pattering of feet.
I'll never have a kid.. was the conclusion I came to after just a day of babysitting to 4 of them- 2 my nephews (aged 10 and 12), 2 my cousin's good friend's children (aged 10 and 14).
Yesterday was just the beginning of the nightmare, when new friendships were forged between the 4 children, and squabbles started over the ONE gameboy advanced II that I soon regretted having brought over for their entertainment. My laptop hung for the first time yest when I relented in letting them play on it (after which I forbade any of them to touch it). Restless without the computer games, they begged to go to the park to play. After which, I decided to give them a treat with the choices of ice-creams, soft drinks or potato chips. Happily they littered the new sofa with potato bits and tissue papers. Then came the sleeping arrangements. "I want to sleep on the sofa!" (my cousin has just purchased a L-shaped sofa). Spare mattresses were dug out of the storeroom. It took another hour for all to finally fall asleep, in which time I have already washed all their tinny clothes. It was the first time the washing machine was filled to the brim.
I am already longing for peace and quiet to be restored.
My 10-year-old nephew just came in with a cheeky grin and hugged my favourite bolster to himself. The other 10-year-old, pixie-like girl came in and started reading what I am typing now and went to report to the rest that I called them monsters and corrected that I am not their babysitter, but rather like a Fillipino maid. She peeked at my past photos and commented my present boy-short crew cut looks ugly. My nephew agreed and added it looks weird now. Oh manz... blow to the ego. *cries*
Lord, please take pity on me. When did I ever think that kids are cute and innocent and sweet? they are really little demons in disguise.
And that is not to mention marking their essays (which my cousin implemented on them); One nephew declared he is a hero in his essay and the other that his granny is old and senile. And that is despite repeated tuitioning. URGH...
OK.. now my cousin is screaming at them, warning them not to litter the floor with tissues. OK.. i picked up a couple myself last nite.
When will it end......??
On a brighter note, let me see what I have done in the past week.. hmmm..
1. a wonderful buffet dinner at the Pan Pacific's Summer House with Mum and sisters..
2. Cycling again at ECP with flo dear.. Really loved cycling.. and it was just heavenly weather on Friday. A blue sky filled with pretty clouds and a cool breeze and little sun! It was fun cycling along the almost-empty tracks and sing along to my iPod tunes. More fun to sit on the rocky jetty with flo dear and talk about everything under the sun.. But everytime I go cycling, i remember too much from the past.. how I had learned cycling in the first place.. the people I have gone with.. etc etc. Times of a period past washed over me that day with particular intensity, and I cun help reminscing of the happier past I had. As I watched the waves crashing into the rocks I was sitting on, and each round of waves trying to leap higher but crash into the rocks with little impact, I cun help thinking of how I have always been trying to be happier, to let myself feel happier, to be grateful for all I had and yet there are still empty hollows in my heart that cannot be filled. I hunger for more. I want more. and yet, as flo said, should i not be happier as I have good pals to see me through every stage of my life? But yet, the emptiness still resides... i definitely do miss my happier times.. and yet, haven't they taught me a lesson as well?
3. Saturday was the Open House for the Care Corner of the Family Service Centre in the void deck of my parents' flat. I had only just signed up for volunteering with them and this was my first ad-hoc project. The response wasn't great (which I suspected had to do with the fact that GSS just started) but I had a lot of fun meeting the friendly staff and talking to the placement students of the Centre. I learned as much as I could about Social Work from them, and I must say, the day of volunteering made me want to join the line even more. I had a fun time distributing balloons to kids who came, and even had the chance to follow 3 staff out on the distibution of sponsored goodies to families on the Healthy Start program. These included daily necessities which these families cun even afford. Saturday was a fruitful and eye-opening day.
4. Sunday was 3rd Sis' birthday. Steamboat with family and my 2 monster nephews and Prima Deli truffle cake afterwards. Eat and eat and eat...
Yup, that was my week thus far. I just declared my room NC16, but the monsters are still trickling in. Dinner later with Grace.. yes.. a few hours of peace..
Shu Ling Estrella @ 12:16 PM ~*~ |
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Monday, May 22, 2006
Nobody has been to see my updated blog yet i think..*pouts*.. heh.. never mind. Maybe if I make enough noise here, then some people might actually drop by..
I had the loveliest day with Flo dearest.. we sang our hearts out at KBox today.. haha.. ok actually it was more like flo switching on analogue for the songs and singing along with the singers, and me sitting next to her introducing her to the Chinese music scene, introducing songs etc., and Flo admiring the nifty dance steps of some of the Taiwanese singers... actually very few can do a decent dance, even in Hip-Hop.
Wanna say a big thank-you to flo, thanks for lending me the luggage bag..much appreciated.. now i dun have to carry a heavy carrier bag on my shoulders.. and dear, don't feel too sad k? he's really not worth it.. like i say, u deserve better than that, and really, that someone would be much better than those that crossed your path thus far. Having said that, I know the bitterish sour feeling of having felt like being led on. It'll take time to get over but i'm here yeah? always here.. Don't give him another minute of questioning yourself..HUGS.
Having said that, there are times I wonder.. is it cos we females think too much or that the males don't make a big deal out of being friendly and more sweet to u (come on, we are just good friends)? When are we supposed to take it as a sign of interest or not? When do we start playing mind-games? Sigh.. consult "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus".
Shu Ling Estrella @ 10:36 PM ~*~ |
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Nobody has been to see my updated blog yet i think..*pouts*.. heh.. never mind. Maybe if I make enough noise here, then some people might actually drop by..
I had the loveliest day with Flo dearest.. we sang our hearts out at KBox today.. haha.. ok actually it was more like flo switching on analogue for the songs and singing along with the singers, and me sitting next to her introducing her to the Chinese music scene, introducing songs etc., and Flo admiring the nifty dance steps of some of the Taiwanese singers... actually very few can do a decent dance, even in Hip-Hop.
Wanna say a big thank-you to flo, thanks for lending me the luggage bag..much appreciated.. now i dun have to carry a heavy carrier bag on my shoulders.. and dear, don't feel too sad k? he's really not worth it.. like i say, u deserve better than that, and really, that someone would be much better than those that crossed your path thus far. Having said that, I know the bitterish sour feeling of having felt like being led on. It'll take time to get over but i'm here yeah? always here.. Don't give him another minute of questioning yourself..HUGS.
Having said that, there are times I wonder.. is it cos we females think too much or that the males don't make a big deal out of being friendly and more sweet to u (come on, we are just good friends)? When are we supposed to take it as a sign of interest or not? When do we start playing mind-games? Sigh.. consult "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus".
Shu Ling Estrella @ 10:36 PM ~*~ |
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Saturday, May 20, 2006
I'm Back
Hey guys,
Ok I'm kinda back.. hmm.. actually this is more in response to a couple of yall who are overseas and have been asking me to resurrect my blog.. haha.. the reason for my absence from the blog-scene is that 1. i've been too lazy to update and 2. hmm..basically my life has been so boring and happeningless for me to update anything. But due to overwhelming response(haha..), i shall try to keep my updates alive again ok? pardon me if im senselessly rambling sometimes or have little or nothing to report:)
anyway, i kind of changed the deco abit. it's a bit brighter now.. heh.. as cat said, it'll prob'ly liven up my spirits abit(it did gal! looks so cheery now). i can hear grace sighing over the predictable blue layout. grinz.. can't help it guyz..:) but i dunno how it'll look on Windows website (i'm using a Mac now) so do drop comments abt it ok? if the pics are unclear or cannot been seen etc. Apparently Arc Photostudio doesn't seem to work very well on Mac so i cannot do nice-nice collages like before. Just make do yup?
anyway welcome to my first entry.. just like to drop a special msg to zitian.. Dun feel too down ok gal?? i'm always here for u to fa xie on if u like:)..hope i can see u on MSN again soon:)
flo dear:Heyz darlin babe!!! u noe, i had so much with the sylvanian set u gave me.. haha.. u shd come my place stime to see how i have arranged it. lookin fwd to singing out our throats on mon!!:)
grace: heyz gal, i noe it's been a roller-coaster of a week and i jus wanna give ya a hug and to tell ya i'll be with u ya? hope we can talk soon..
cat: heyz gal, u r enjoying urself sooo much with Q that u forgot to update ur blog is it? heh. hope u'll be back soon.. miss ya lots.
jy/ruth: heyz guys, im gonna post our meet-up date here:26th june.. so hopefully yall see and wun forget:) grinz.. miss yall. jy take care on way back to spore yup? ruthie good luck for internship!!
ida/yh: know u guys shd be happily in taiwan and enjoyin grad trip yeah?? jealous!!! muz rem to msg and meet up when yall are back.
hmmm think tt's abt all.. have i missed anyone out?? hope not.. but im really quite short-term memoried nowadays.. to all of yall.. love ya!! thanks for walking thru a new semester with me.. I have been more encouraged because of yall..hugs:)
Shu Ling Estrella @ 2:32 AM ~*~ |
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