Quick Update

I have been so so busy for the past few weeks that I didn't have time to update my blog at all. Maid suddenly dropped me a bomb on 24 Mar when we were having lunch at Centrepoint that her dad wanted her to go home for good after her elder sister (Romsiyah) gets married. She even gave me a deadline and told me that she has to be home by 18Apr! She's not even with me for a year though she has cleared her loan already. I was quite taken aback because upon questioning about her intention to leave, she said KengYong scolded her on 23 MAr and threatened to send her home! Apparently on 23 Mar, Greg doodled on the leather carseat when we were out and maid did nothing to stop Greg or to tell us (we were sitting in front!). KengYong got so angry and after scolding Greg, he scolded the maid but she said she didn't see!?!Anyway, I decided that I couldn't keep this maid for long because she acted very pathetic and lethargic after telling me that she wanted to go home. I felt very cheated because it was only later that I realized that she had it all planned. She requested to buy some new clothes and hairclips weeks before and then even went to the dentist to have her teeth done and well-polished (though dentist said her 'toothache' didn't seem that bad). Well, it doesn't pay well to treat her so well I thought. Quite upset because after she left, Greg was very much affected for at least a week. Besides having to juggle Greg's emotions and the two boys (in fact three, including KengYong), I had to do housework. Not easy especially when KengYong went on a business trip the whole of last week and Greg came down with some digestive problem during mid-week. Come to think of it, I really wonder how I managed the whole household last week. But well, I survived. New maid just arrived last night and yup, I have to start from scratch when it comes to training her up. I do feel quite frustrated at times because I thought she's pretty slow in her work, and she couldn't quite engage in activities with my two boys. Maybe I should give her some time to adjust, and perhaps I shouldn't judge her too early.

Okie. An update. Gareth is now 4 months old. Just started him on cereals (for fun only) though he's still fully breastfed. He's a darling, and he loves Greg a lot. Greg is getting more difficult to manage. He verbally challenges me at times, and would find ways to press my buttons. I could see that Greg has made some cognitive progress - he's indeed pretty creative in building ships, buildings, cars, trains etc using lego blocks. He has also started drawing nice stick figures, beautiful sun etc. I thought he's a lot more artistic than I! Above are some recent pictures of my two boys.. cute hor?

As for KengYong, he's still the same. He is quite busy with work and always has to travel. I went through a bit of rough patch about two weeks ago when my ex-boss accidentally/ deliberately (I don't know!) sms-ed me a nasty note. Quite upset when I received it and it took me a while to really put those words behind me. I didn't know she could be so unsympathetic and nasty towards me. Well, life has to move on.

My neighbour has also just given birth to a baby girl! I am so happy for her. I could smell the aroma of those confinement food that she's taking. Her dad (who's also my dad's childhood friend) drops by everyday to bring her fresh food from the wet market for her confinement lady to cook. Apparently her confinement lady came out late but my neighbour was lucky. Her mum stood in and looked after her, her newborn and now she's helping my neighbour take care of her 2 year old daughter so that she could do her confinement in peace. She's so so lucky.. *envy envy*. She may be leading a fortunate life but she may not see it that way.. well, I may not be that lucky but I think I need to count my blessings too. There may be some things people envy that I have and they don't possess. I guess I need to tell myself that I am also (or was) lucky in that at least I ever had very good and loving parents..