P asked for at least the 5th time yesterday: "Where should we bring your parents to?"
Just this, enough to make my day.
Just this, enough to make my day.
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Monday 28 March 2011
As first quarter closes
I think 2011 is a good year for me, and it will only get betterrrrrrrrrr!
Project Elepink is closing in a week's time. Before the pink elephant comes public, here is a teaser of our handsome boy
P.S.
My hubby volunteered to do the morning feeds on weekends, meaning I can get my full 9 hours of sleep on Sats and Suns. Lub lub lub!
Project Elepink is closing in a week's time. Before the pink elephant comes public, here is a teaser of our handsome boy
P.S.
My hubby volunteered to do the morning feeds on weekends, meaning I can get my full 9 hours of sleep on Sats and Suns. Lub lub lub!
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Rest, I need rest
I am feeling so drained! It seems like I wouldn't have the chance to get a good rest till July. Pfffff. Anyway, I am looking forward to visitors next month, and the month after.
I can't seem to sit down and happily plan for my trip to Head Office in Stockholm knowing that I would be away from Homer for 3 weeks. 3 whole weeks!!! I hope P would be getting up early and spending some time with him before he leaves for work. The poor boy is going to be so lonely.
I would be going to Brussels for a workshop after my meeting, and I would have days in between to squeeze in trips (since Belgium is like the gateway to other parts of Europe). I am thinking of doing Paris, London, Amsterdam. I am pretty sure I will have 2 weekends off, but well, we'll see. So, this is something to look forward to. But this is not exactly a break. I am looking at a break that I will be able to sit around and do absolutely nothing, for a day or two. And this, ideally, is to be done at home. Argh!!!
I can't seem to sit down and happily plan for my trip to Head Office in Stockholm knowing that I would be away from Homer for 3 weeks. 3 whole weeks!!! I hope P would be getting up early and spending some time with him before he leaves for work. The poor boy is going to be so lonely.
I would be going to Brussels for a workshop after my meeting, and I would have days in between to squeeze in trips (since Belgium is like the gateway to other parts of Europe). I am thinking of doing Paris, London, Amsterdam. I am pretty sure I will have 2 weekends off, but well, we'll see. So, this is something to look forward to. But this is not exactly a break. I am looking at a break that I will be able to sit around and do absolutely nothing, for a day or two. And this, ideally, is to be done at home. Argh!!!
Friday 18 March 2011
Where did my first quarter go?
Met a fellow Singaporean at work this noon. She is in Chiang Mai for an exchange program and we were talking random about development work and the opportunities available in Sg. She was asking how long I've been with Diakonia and I replied "2 months, oh maybe 3". My colleague looked at me and said: "It's 5!"
How did this happen?
How did this happen?
Friday 11 March 2011
沒有合適不合適，只有珍惜不珍惜。
From 愛情墳墓
剛搬進這個房子的那天，她整理完全部的東西，最後拿出一個非常精緻的玻璃瓶，對他說道：“親愛的，3個月內，你讓我每哭一次，我就往裡面加一滴水，代表我的眼淚。要是它滿了，我就收拾我的東西離開這房子。”
男人不以為然，有點納悶：“你們女人也太神經質了吧！就這麼不信任我麼，那還有什麼可談？我讓你搬過來和我一起生活，是為了照顧你，不是欺負你的！”
女人說：“好男人不會讓心愛的女人受一點點傷，我會記錄下我為什麼流淚，不會是莫名其妙的。”
兩個月後，女人把那瓶子給男人看，說：“已經滿一半了，在兩個月內，我們是否有必要查看一下是什麼問題呢？”說完遞了一本精緻的小筆記本給男人。
男人沒有馬上打開來看，他的表情裡有一絲驚訝，還有點哭笑不得的意味，似乎沒有想到女人的眼淚可以這麼多，盛得這麼快，又覺得女人是小題大作了，但是很可愛。
他打開本子開始看，驚訝女人怎麼寫了那麼多。男人一邊看著，女人一邊說話：“第一次吵架，是在第3天，而且還是一大早，你剛醒來有點懵懂，擠的牙膏不知道怎麼的飛到鏡子上了，那是我剛擦乾淨的，我說你連擠牙膏都不會啊，你就來脾氣了，然後吵起來……”
男人沉默著。女人繼續說：“有天晚上我讓你幫洗下那幾件衣服，因為水太涼，你只顧著玩遊戲遲遲不肯動，後來吵起來，我很失望你忘記了我的生理期不能碰冷水，委屈……”
“還有一次，我很累了，你還不肯去洗澡睡覺，明明知道我特敏感，有點神經衰弱，哪怕一點點敲鍵盤的聲音都能讓我難以入睡，我一情急就說了你這個人自私的話，我們吵起來，你說了一大堆辯論自己不自私自私的人是我之後甩門出去上網通宵，我打你電話你沒拿我又不敢自己一個人去找你……”
女人這時候有點激動了，眼球開始泛紅，說：“還有一次……”男人打斷了她的話，“親愛的，別說了……”
沉默…長久的沉默……
還是女人打破了沉默：“是不是我們真的不合適？如果是這樣，結婚了還是會離婚吧？我們的個性都那麼強，誰都不肯退讓。”
氣氛有點尷尬。
本子裡記錄的事情都是那麼細小的事情，每次吵架的原因都是那麼的簡單，男人看著這本子，似乎在體會著女人的心情，大男子是不會去計較這些小事，原本覺得每次和好之後都沒事，女人就愛拿這些來說事，但是當他認真去看的時候，他也開始難過了，女人很細心，把事件、心情都寫了，還自己總結了一下原因。原來最微小的事情累積起來是很讓人痛苦的，他看得出，女人從失望慢慢變成絕望。
他想，大概是因為每次吵架，兩人都是喜歡在吵架中找出對方不愛自己的證據。他突然意識到，這是個很嚴重的問題！而且每次吵架，雙方都是在心情不穩定的時候，就是還有別的煩心事的時候，把不好的情緒帶進了兩個人的生活裡。
“親愛的別難過……”男人終於說話了：“我請個假，我們去旅遊吧。”
他們去了第一次一起旅遊的地方，太多美好的回憶被喚起，原來彼此是那麼深深地愛著對方，這時的女人特別溫柔，這時的男人特別體貼。
“親愛的，你還認為我們結婚的話，會離婚麼？”男人問。
“我想不是我們不合適，像現在，我們是那麼快樂，一切都那麼美好，可是一回到我們的現實生活裡，為什麼就變了呢？”
“親愛的，難道我們現在不在現實裡嗎？”
“……”女人楞了。
“因為那時候我們都把注意力集中在負面的事物上並且放大了那些負面的心情。並且喜歡找對方不愛自己的證據，然後彼此個性都很倔不肯服輸太要面子。”
女人覺得確實是如此，原來，雙方只是需要一點點忍讓，一點點包容。男人帶她回顧這初次旅遊的地點，是真的用心了，想起那時候他們在一起還不久，為了讓對方覺得自己好，都表現出自己最好的一面。
“還有半個月，如果那瓶子還是半瓶，那麼，親愛的，嫁給我吧！”
女人鑽進男人懷裡笑開了顏
後來他們結婚了。很少再吵架。如果粗心的男人不小心碰掉了杯子，女人不會再開口就罵，因為在女人開口之前，男人已經在道歉，說對不起，都是我不小心的，賠兩個給老婆！老婆儘管去選你喜歡的！女人就笑了，然後說，不用買啦，反正還有杯子，再說也不都是你的錯，怪我自己沒把杯子放好，讓你碰到啦！
原來真的沒有合適不合適，只有珍惜不珍惜，能一起走一起進步是幸福的。
剛搬進這個房子的那天，她整理完全部的東西，最後拿出一個非常精緻的玻璃瓶，對他說道：“親愛的，3個月內，你讓我每哭一次，我就往裡面加一滴水，代表我的眼淚。要是它滿了，我就收拾我的東西離開這房子。”
男人不以為然，有點納悶：“你們女人也太神經質了吧！就這麼不信任我麼，那還有什麼可談？我讓你搬過來和我一起生活，是為了照顧你，不是欺負你的！”
女人說：“好男人不會讓心愛的女人受一點點傷，我會記錄下我為什麼流淚，不會是莫名其妙的。”
兩個月後，女人把那瓶子給男人看，說：“已經滿一半了，在兩個月內，我們是否有必要查看一下是什麼問題呢？”說完遞了一本精緻的小筆記本給男人。
男人沒有馬上打開來看，他的表情裡有一絲驚訝，還有點哭笑不得的意味，似乎沒有想到女人的眼淚可以這麼多，盛得這麼快，又覺得女人是小題大作了，但是很可愛。
他打開本子開始看，驚訝女人怎麼寫了那麼多。男人一邊看著，女人一邊說話：“第一次吵架，是在第3天，而且還是一大早，你剛醒來有點懵懂，擠的牙膏不知道怎麼的飛到鏡子上了，那是我剛擦乾淨的，我說你連擠牙膏都不會啊，你就來脾氣了，然後吵起來……”
男人沉默著。女人繼續說：“有天晚上我讓你幫洗下那幾件衣服，因為水太涼，你只顧著玩遊戲遲遲不肯動，後來吵起來，我很失望你忘記了我的生理期不能碰冷水，委屈……”
“還有一次，我很累了，你還不肯去洗澡睡覺，明明知道我特敏感，有點神經衰弱，哪怕一點點敲鍵盤的聲音都能讓我難以入睡，我一情急就說了你這個人自私的話，我們吵起來，你說了一大堆辯論自己不自私自私的人是我之後甩門出去上網通宵，我打你電話你沒拿我又不敢自己一個人去找你……”
女人這時候有點激動了，眼球開始泛紅，說：“還有一次……”男人打斷了她的話，“親愛的，別說了……”
沉默…長久的沉默……
還是女人打破了沉默：“是不是我們真的不合適？如果是這樣，結婚了還是會離婚吧？我們的個性都那麼強，誰都不肯退讓。”
氣氛有點尷尬。
本子裡記錄的事情都是那麼細小的事情，每次吵架的原因都是那麼的簡單，男人看著這本子，似乎在體會著女人的心情，大男子是不會去計較這些小事，原本覺得每次和好之後都沒事，女人就愛拿這些來說事，但是當他認真去看的時候，他也開始難過了，女人很細心，把事件、心情都寫了，還自己總結了一下原因。原來最微小的事情累積起來是很讓人痛苦的，他看得出，女人從失望慢慢變成絕望。
他想，大概是因為每次吵架，兩人都是喜歡在吵架中找出對方不愛自己的證據。他突然意識到，這是個很嚴重的問題！而且每次吵架，雙方都是在心情不穩定的時候，就是還有別的煩心事的時候，把不好的情緒帶進了兩個人的生活裡。
“親愛的別難過……”男人終於說話了：“我請個假，我們去旅遊吧。”
他們去了第一次一起旅遊的地方，太多美好的回憶被喚起，原來彼此是那麼深深地愛著對方，這時的女人特別溫柔，這時的男人特別體貼。
“親愛的，你還認為我們結婚的話，會離婚麼？”男人問。
“我想不是我們不合適，像現在，我們是那麼快樂，一切都那麼美好，可是一回到我們的現實生活裡，為什麼就變了呢？”
“親愛的，難道我們現在不在現實裡嗎？”
“……”女人楞了。
“因為那時候我們都把注意力集中在負面的事物上並且放大了那些負面的心情。並且喜歡找對方不愛自己的證據，然後彼此個性都很倔不肯服輸太要面子。”
女人覺得確實是如此，原來，雙方只是需要一點點忍讓，一點點包容。男人帶她回顧這初次旅遊的地點，是真的用心了，想起那時候他們在一起還不久，為了讓對方覺得自己好，都表現出自己最好的一面。
“還有半個月，如果那瓶子還是半瓶，那麼，親愛的，嫁給我吧！”
女人鑽進男人懷裡笑開了顏
後來他們結婚了。很少再吵架。如果粗心的男人不小心碰掉了杯子，女人不會再開口就罵，因為在女人開口之前，男人已經在道歉，說對不起，都是我不小心的，賠兩個給老婆！老婆儘管去選你喜歡的！女人就笑了，然後說，不用買啦，反正還有杯子，再說也不都是你的錯，怪我自己沒把杯子放好，讓你碰到啦！
原來真的沒有合適不合適，只有珍惜不珍惜，能一起走一起進步是幸福的。
Thursday 10 March 2011
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Homer getting housebroken
I couldn't believe how this is possible, I am losing sleep! At least for 3 nights in the past week, I have been getting up at 2 a.m. On Sunday, I got up at 2 a.m., toss and turn, and didnt fall back to sleep till 5a.m. I thought I was crazy thinking about how lonely this little guy will be, staying at home for 8 hours a day while we are away at work. And how housebreaking him would be tough, how possible it is for me to spend every minute of my time when we get back from work with him, how bad it is for us to run errands, and leaving him at home. ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!! I am experiencing the greatest stress ever in my life.
P was worried and he came back home at 1p.m. yesterday. Looking at me, he said: "Now, I am worried about you." Unbelievable.
The biggest consolation is, Homer is running back to his litter tray for pee and poo, not soiling his playpen. But this is when he is in his playpen. When I get him out while we are in the house, accidents still happen!
Learn fast Homer!
P was worried and he came back home at 1p.m. yesterday. Looking at me, he said: "Now, I am worried about you." Unbelievable.
The biggest consolation is, Homer is running back to his litter tray for pee and poo, not soiling his playpen. But this is when he is in his playpen. When I get him out while we are in the house, accidents still happen!
Learn fast Homer!
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Homer
Took a look at Homer and can't help recalling the days when D was a puppy. D had her crazy moments: tearing up of newspapers, separation anxiety etc, but at the end of the day she brought us so much joy.
We spent an hour walking up and down in the mall, couldn't figure out if we were ready to make the commitment. When we got home with Homer, P spent a while playing with him then said this is the best spent 7000 baht. =)
We are taking small steps in our road to bigger commitments in life.
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We spent an hour walking up and down in the mall, couldn't figure out if we were ready to make the commitment. When we got home with Homer, P spent a while playing with him then said this is the best spent 7000 baht. =)
We are taking small steps in our road to bigger commitments in life.
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