A Thoughtful Wish @ Christmas Eve

Since the past few years, every time I went back to my home town (Medan), I took the opportunity to visit my friend’s mother. Janti, one of my best friends who is now staying in Singapore; her mother has not been feeling well for a few years and lately has been bedridden. So at my recent visit to my home town, I took Teng Hong and Xin Yi to visit her mother; we chatted for a short while and I told the kids what had happened to her.

After the visit, we never talked about it anymore. Everybody was too busy with the holiday until the Christmas Eve, I was so touch when Teng Hong came to me and suddenly asked me: “Mummy, how is Auntie Janti’s mummy now? She gets well already?” and he then sent a message to Santa: “Wish Auntie Janti’s mummy get well soon.”

Oh my boy! I couldn’t hold my tears when I heard him saying that. Instead of asking for more toys as what he always wished, he made a thoughtful wish to Santa at the Christmas Eve. My six year old boy, who drives me up the wall at times, really melted my heart that night.

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Xin Yi @ 3 ½

My little girl turned 3 ½ year old on 16th Dec 2009. She is getting more independent and more “mature” by the day. She doesn’t cry anymore when somebody visits us. I could even leave her with my mum or sister-in-law when I was in my hometown recently.

Since July, she has been able to recognize numbers (1 – 10) and read the alphabets from words. She likes to ask mummy the spelling of a word. Hopefully from this habit she can learn more spelling.

She likes to draw scribble and color but doesn’t like to write.

She can count objects, add them or subtract them. Recently she starts to do simple picture addition.

She is able to sing quite a few songs including the National Anthem, Negaraku.

Affected by her kor-kor, she is interested more in Ultraman, Transformers and Ben 10, not Barbie or Princess like most girls do. She can get along with her kor-kor well.

Her growth is quite good, weight 15.5kg and height 101cm, compare to 10 months ago her weight is increased 2.0kg and height is increased 6cm.

Her milk consumption is getting less, 200ml 1-2x daily. She started to take Pediasure Complete formula since September. Lately she can finish her meal faster. That’s a good improvement! *wink*

At home, sometimes she is very kpc, try to help mummy to brush the toilet bowl when she finished poo poo, wipe the dusty things, sweep or mop the floor, etc.

Next year we are going to send her to kindie, so mummy will have more me-me time, hehe... :D

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In Loving Memory, My Father (1934 – 1999)

Ten years ago today, my father passed away. He was 65. Although my father had high blood pressure for years and swollen heart, his passing was very sudden.

It was around 10.30pm when my father’s friend’s knocking at our front door, telling us that my father was unconscious after vomited at a nearby coffee shop while playing Chinese chess with him. My mother rushed to the coffee shop which was only about 3 minutes walk from our house; she still could feel my father’s breath. They were transporting him to a doctor who stayed a few doors away from the coffee shop when I reached there a few minutes later. I tried to feel the pulse at his wrist as I have always monitored it for him, but I couldn’t find any. Soon after, the doctor confirmed that my father had died.

All of us were shocked; he was on medication and looked well when he left the house.

Last Saturday, when I was in my hometown (Medan), my family had a simple prayer ceremony for my late father at home.

Time really flies; he was the greatest man I’ve ever known!