| In Transit Ramblings of a Prodigal Singaporean |
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So my mom found a bunch of old pictures in a drawer somewhere and we had a few giggles and laughs over how we looked. So, to share the joy of old photos (and the horror of the outfits), here’s me through the ages. (Pls note, I’m not exactly sure how old I was in most pics. So it’s mainly a guess.)
My failed aspiration of being a tennis player.
My “Uh? What? Who?” confused look. It’s an art.
“Hm… I’m tasty!”
My angst teenage years
“I’m sleepppppyyy”
Lizzie tagged me. Which means I’ll be answering some questions… which you probably may not wanna know. And since these questions are actually meant for married moms, I’m going with the “if-I-am-a-married-mom” method. Here goes!
Seven things I did before I was a Mom (Just speculation)
1. Dreamt of being a mom
2. Went to college in the US
3. Worked full-time
4. Married a cute, gorgeous, amazing, humble guy
5. Became an aunt (If my brother ever gets off his butt and find a nice gal)
6. Jumped off a plane and lived to talk about (Not that I’ll actually have the guts to do this, but I can dream)
7. Travelled to at least 20 countries
Seven things I do now that I know Jesus really loves me
1. Not wonder if the Lord really loves me
2. Be conscience of my testimonial in the workplace
3. Pray
4. Serve my family
5. See the depth of my sinfulness and not give up
6. Help others wherever possible
7. Let others know that Jesus really loves them too
Seven things I would like to do
1. Go visit my Compassion kids
2. Work Freelance
3. Restyle my hair (If I can ever catch my hairstylist)
4. Get another degree
5. Go back to the US and visit all my friends in different states
6. Go back to New Zealand
7. Find a God-fearing, humble and loving guy (doesn’t hurt if he’s cute and yummy)
Seven things that (would) attract me to my (future) husband
1. His love for the Lord
2. His yummy eyes
3. His yummy smiles
4. His loyalty and faithfulness to his family
5. His kind heart
6. His love for me
7. His humour
Seven favorite foods (Food education time!)
4. French Onion Soup
5. Pasta (the short ones)
6. Rotisserie Chicken
7. Honey Walnut Mayonnaise Prawn
Seven things I say most often
1. I wish I’m in bed
2. Yayyyy righhhhhttttt” (heavy sarcastic tone)
3. Huh?
4. I’m hungry
5 Can or not?
6. Snowy soooooooo cute!”
7. I like sleep
Person I wanna tag:
So, I was away in Malaysia this weekend for my grandmother’s 80th birthday. The 5 hours drive up both ways were uneventful, except for the fact that having 3 drivers in the car meant that there were ALWAYS back seat drivers.
I’ve not been back in Malaysia for 4 years I think. Might be more. Most of my mom’s relatives are there, save for my grandmother, and my uncle’s family. More than 60 people in the family and I had no idea who was who. Everytime I go back, it seems the family just keeps getting bigger!
My grandmother had a wonderous time. She had gone back earlier to spend more time with her 4 brothers, 2 sisters and her daughter’s family. From what I heard, she spent most of the 6 days before playing mahjong from dusk to dawn!
Anyhoo, the most memorable moment for me was when my grandmother posed for a picture with all her siblings. We’re all very much aware that this might be the last time we have all her siblings together, seeing that one of her brother is very very weak and sickly. Also, I am thankful that we did this before my grandmother becomes less aware of her surroundings. Her mind is slipping and she’s becoming more and more stuck in her own world.
I am glad to be back home though. I miss my Snowy (my friend came and took care of her. What a wonderful friend!), my room, my bed, my computer, etc. Also, I just missed the organised nature of Singapore… as compared to the messiness and confusion of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
More parents sending their kids for classes on manners
Singaporean parents these days… Sigh… They hire someone to teach their children, hire someone to look after their children, hire someone to play with their children. Now, they hire someone to teach their children manners!!
What than are the parents doing? Just earning money and buying the toys? No wonder Singaporean kids these days are hopeless. I shiver for the next generation of leadership. Scary…
Where are the days where PARENTS were the ones who taught their kids values, manners, right and wrong? Are the parents these days so busy earning money? Why have children if they don’t want to take the time to nurture them personally.
Reminds me of my friend’s sister. She dumped her son with her mother. Then, now that she’s remarried, she’s thinking of having another baby. Guess what she said to her mother? “Ma, if I have a baby, do you want to take care of him/her?” ?!?!?!!?
It’s been a while since I did this, and I do feel bad about it, since there have been many things to thank God for over the last few weeks.
1. Thank God for my new supervisor. She’s great to work with, fun to hang out with and the sweet part is, she lives near me! So I get free rides home almost every night when her hubby comes to pick her up! WOHOO!
2. My work projects are going smoothly and one major one is almost done. I’m ready to be done with it, after all the hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing moments.
3. My grandmother’s domestic help, Annabelle, is learning to bake, and boy, I’m loving it! She’s spoiling me with all the baking goodies! Ahhh… need to exercise more before I turn into a round bun myself.
4. My doggy is becoming more disciplined and training. Now she sits and stays very well and listens to us. She now knows the tone of my voice where I’m warning her not to do something she’s tempted to do (like go through my socks and chew them up). I’m happy because its easier to enjoy her now without having to scold her so much. she still loves to nibble feet so I’m trying to break that bad habit.
5. The Lord has given me great opportunities to assist others in small ways. And boy, the Lord is really creative with the methods with which He uses through me to add joy in other people lives. I’m having fun while doing them too!
6. My gastritis is well under control. My tummy is stronger and I can eat fried and spicy foods in small dosages once in a while. It also can handle upsets a lot better, which means I’m no more wringing in pain.
The Lord has been GREAT and His grace and mercy in the little things make up a huge blessing on the larger scale.
I’m homesick… for Holland, MI. For my house there, for the people, for my dear dear friends. Funny ah? I was looking through pictures of my housemates and just longing to be with them, back in my green room in our rented house. Just missed the laughter, the weird conversations we would have and the games we played. It is different being at home. I miss just going over to K’s room to randomly bug her. I miss going over the B’s room to have “intellectual” conversations (intellectual on his end, me just laughing and striving to follow mentally).
My family has commented that I talk about my friends a lot and that I have become very Americanized. I talk too loud, talk too much, my mannerism is too bold, I walk so much slower now, etc… So the feat that I’m coming up against is to lose a bit of the American girl in me and regain more of the Asian one. It’s in there somewhere. I know it is!! Well… at least I hope so! But I also don’t want to revert back totally to me before I went to college. I like how I’ve grown and who I’ve become. I just need to figure out how to integrate it fully. I never had to, until now. Over the last 2 years I’ve been keeping the two parts separate. I’m Asian when I come home and when I’m with my dad. I’m Americanized when I’m in school and with my friends. New challenge!
Oh, but I am enjoying all the yummmmyyyyy food I missed. In that aspect, I was always the Asian girl. Sorry guys, but I don’t really miss the food in the States. lol. 
Well, I would love to hear from some of you, not just because I email you or stalk you in messenger! hehehe! Come come! Talk to me! Help me with my 2nd-homesickness! 
