Brain Teasers

I had fun today playing the brain teasers game and Test your Memory game.
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Having a time for myself

Yesterday, after dropping Timmy off to school, I went for a swim!
It was really fun, refreshing, relaxing, having a pool all by myself.
A time for myself, enjoying and giving thanks to God for the opportunity that I have.

I have just read an article by Amy Tiemann.
She was a Stanford graduate of NeuroScience and made a major decision to becoming a full time mom.

At the beginning of the motherhood, she began to wonder, " Who am I, now that I am a mother?" she realized that she had come a long way on a challenging journey from the concept of her old self, to a blank state wiped clean by motherhood, to a life that has been rebuilt to include time and space for both my family and myself as an individual. It has been an amazing process, with challenges and opportunities that take many women by surprise.

Apparently, the same thing happen to me and in fact it has been the discussion of mothers all around the world. Whether you are a working mom, or a stay at home mom.
Maybe you feel guilty because you work and don't think you spend enough time with your child. On the other hand, perhaps you're bothered because as a "full-time mom" you aren't making any money.

Let's get rid of the worry, guilt and anxiety.

Here Tiemann also offers four tools that will help you eradicate anxiety and guilt and embrace more joy and happiness:

1. Gratitude. Don't miss the blessings unfolding right before your eyes! Take time to count your blessings and focus on the incredible value in your life.

2. Confidence. Take heart there is no such thing as a perfect mother! Celebrate the fact that you are doing a great job.

3. Compassion. Give yourself, and those around you, a little slack. Throw out the comparison charts and appreciate the gifts you've been given.

4. Acceptance. Instead of struggling against life, accept your current reality as a starting point, and move forward from there. Accept your situation, yourself and others, including your partner and children.

"It's okay to ditch the guilt and accept yourself. Okay to make your needs a priority," says Tiemann. "That's not being self-centered. It's having a centered self!"

What a great gift for moms everywhere!

Don't call me BoBoy

The other day, I said: "Come on BoBoy....Hurry up."
Timmy replied: "Don't call me BoBoy...call me Timmy".
hehehehehe...

I just find it funny that Timmy protested about the way I called him, and insisted that I call him by his name. Hehehehe...

Timmy was kissed by a girl!

Last Friday, as I picked Timmy up from school,
I was telling Timmy, "This is Tante Lina, she is Alena's mom."

Tante Lina wanted to shake hand with Timmy, but just before Timmy shake hand with her, her daughter Alena came and shake hand with Timmy.

And Right after that, she kissed Timmy between his mouth and his cheek!

Alena's Mom and my reaction were "Hmmmm?...."
hahahahahaha....

Timmy wanna get married

One night, before we slept, Timmy and I had a chat.
Suddenly he asked me, "Mom, what is marriage?"
Then, I explained to him: "Marriage is when a man and woman fell in love with each other and they decided to live together. Before papa get married with mama, papa lived with grandpa and grandma. Before mama get married with papa, mama lived with grandpa and grandma. But after we get married, we live together.

Timmy responded "Mom, I wanna get married too.."
Me "Hm? You wanna get married too? That means you have to find the girl you like first. Is there a girl that you like?" Timmy was thinking...

Then I asked him "How about Euginia?"
Timmy replied quickly "No! She is not good...she often bites me.
Then I told her, don't bite me! It hurts."
Mom...we should find the good one..not a bad one...

Hahahahaha...I was laughing hearing his response.

Summarecon Serpong, Aquamarine residence

We have moved to our new house at Aquamarine.
Here is the picture of the common area, with the swimming pool next to it.

Happy New Year 2010

Happy New Year 2010.
We enjoyed celebrating the new year, travelling around Gading Serpong.
Our family had year end dinner at SMS.

Towards 00.00, our neighbour put up fireworks at the garden right beside our house.
It was my first time looking fireworks that close.
Timmy was still awake at that time... he was very excited to see how they lit the fireworks and then witnessed how it transform into beautiful light in the night sky.
It was fun!