Moments...

.....towards the mid-century era.....

Thursday, June 25, 2009

The fact that my happy kids positively do not understand why I'd always needed a reason to blog simply indicates the generation gap therein! Whilst they are perfectly eager to put anything in words in their blogs, I have always needed something- inspirational or otherwise - to goad me into the act to which they reacted with utter disgusted bewilderment....hehehe, so nice to frustrate them in return for the kind of frustration I felt at times with their habits...there we are - on equal basis, no less :p

And...given the above rationale...here I am, with a definite reason to blog - having just launched into the era where half of a century of my life had passed by! The biggest comfort I have attained for these 50 years is my family and friends (who are actually more often than not closer than relatives) - a blessing I am indeed thankful about :)

I am grateful for:

a hard-working, responsible and caring husband, albeit the normal squabbles from differences of opinions, systems and habits.....aah :d
two wonderful normal (which translates into lovable, loving, caring - most of the time and irritating, frustrating, neck-wringing - some of the time) kids who have given me no end of love, joy, heartaches, headaches but summing up to a terrific eventful life which I would not have given up for anything in the world;
all my wonderful friends who have been a part of my life - from my secondary school days; my Goon days; my early working life days; my mad-hatter bachelor girl bashing days; my law (studying, chambering and working) days; my "parenting" days (wonderful mothers/father who share); and my dear great neighbours of present days -

to all of whom I wish nothing but the very best.

So, on the day fifty years since I was born, I had feasted with friends (all of them parents from my kids' primary school days) - one feast (a great lunch) in which my 2 friends who were unaware of the event till later; and another (superb crabby dinner) wherein I was the "surprisee" being totally unaware of the scheme at hand, was surprised by them converging at my house with cake and all (alas...the maidless state!). But true friends remaining true, they (and my kids) had even washed up for me!!! How fortunate can one be?- it's truly deeply appreciated :D

And, there is still promise of more to come - lunches stretching over to next week till mid July where a few other friends' birthdays are round the corner....er, meaning weight issues are also not far off, but what the heck, you only get to be FIVE-O once in a lifetime >.<

Hence....I shall look forward to happy years and a satisfying life ahead, with a fullfilling feeling (wow...creator of rhymes and tongue-twisting tales too!) of all things good :)))

***happiness and peace from ahfun***

...of survivorship and death....

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Is it that time flies by without any actual speed allotted to it or could it be the ageing factor which hastens the passage of time whilst we wistfully wish for longer days, hours, minutes, seconds.........

And as it dawns on me that practically half a year has gone by in the year...yeah... the dead blog syndrome is re-lived yet again!!! Darn, and I had almost resolved not to let that happen at the beginning of the great CNY!!! But then again, there are always relevant and tenable reasons for such a calamitous syndrome.

The miraculous has happened - my maid had upped her game (even the devil would not have realised the deviousness of this innocuously innocent (and dumb, hence the innocence) looking creature) and displayed her smartness over me...sob sob, to be played out. The sad frustration is not the being played out, but being that DUMB to be so played!!! [the self-deprecation of own stupidity]

In any case, life goes on - NEVER SAY DIE! And so, we have fitfully survived maidlessly for the last almost 3 months - CHEERS, HURRAY, BRAVO! I must say that family members, friends and neighbour have contributed to my survivalship - most of all my wonderful kids who have helped out tremendously in most internal house-keeping and chores. It is not altogether a boast to say that without external help, the house had been well cleaned. The only downfall is cooking good meals - the entire amount of work, both before and after the less than 20-min indulgence, is, in my serious and "tired" opinion, truly not worth it at all. Add in the cost of the meal....and there, we can enjoy just a simple one (not trash food) at a relatively comparable cost - WITHOUT all the hassle, hand-wringing, finger-numbing, painstaking WORK :'(

So, to sum it - life can be pretty cool without a maid, people at home gets some real chance to experience realities in life, more privacy - except home cooked meals are lessened.

On top of that, my father-in-law passed away - in a rather unexpected manner but I would have given anything to be able to leave in such a fortunate manner - without much pain and suffering (on oneself and on others), no huff puff - just poof, and I am off. Great, man :) And he was a great guy in the sort of quiet way he was - not intrusive, inquisitive or overly caring to overpowering over your affairs. He was probably the only one in the Ewe family I know of who never insisted that anyone should follow his way of doing anything. I miss him in a way, and most of all his unobtrusive character. It had already passed the 7th week, a pertinent date in the Chinese tradition, where prayers were performed and he was installed onto the family shrine at the altar. May his soul rests in peace, and he be freed to do (or eat) as he likes now without comments/advice/picking, all dispensed at him for his good....

Till I am next disposed off to be able to bring this blog to life again next (.....won't promise when, though...), tra-la, live a good life whether or not you have a maid ^___^

***peace from ahfun***