An Intriguing Tale Of Being An Owner

Since it’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow .. i feel it’s appropriate to blog this..
Before my blog .. i thought i was the only Greatest woman alive..!! In the name of love.. i moved to a foreign land – 28,000Km away from home…….. i felt so great…???!!?? selfless..??? benovelent..??? magnaminous..??? altruistic??? or just plain dumb..???
Anyways… after having a blog.. and reading those of others…….. i realised that there is ALOT .. i mean.. ALOT of women out there.. married to foreign spouses…….. in the name of love..!! and way before me.. and way before my time.
We miss our family and friends.. and work.. and food…….. and sometimes we get so lonely………..especially when we are pregnant.. and craving for home.. and food from home.. and all for wat..????????????? all in the name of love????
So yes… my point is…… in the name of love.. women all over the world…….. gather, muster…. brave all odds.. and move to wherever their love is……….. and not even giving a second thought about what lies ahead.. ! In any ordinary relationship.. it’s an uphill task… and when you have one.. that is so far away from home.. so far away from all that you are familiar with….. so far away…….. from your culture…. wat you were being brought up and what you believe in……. it’s a BIG move……!!! Very Big move……… and all for wat..???? In the name of love….?????????
In most of the blogs that i’m acquainted with …….. i see alot of happily overseas couples with children……… and i for one.. is a very happy overseas couple…. for my spouse has always been good to me……. i know.. he knows how much i miss home.. and how much i miss working……. and everything i’m familiar with back home… so i know he tries his hardest.. to make me feel at home… and tries his darndest…… to be a good spouse and daddy.
Do i regret this move..??? leaving everything behind… i donch think so…….. if i had to do it again.. i would still do it. If i didn’t make this move.. i wouldn’t have Chloe.. my baby…. i would have never experience the joy….. of being a mother… in which i am sure.. i can boldly say this for all women … that carrying a baby to full term.. is the greatest and best accomplishment in their entire life. Well.. if it isn’t for some.. “shrug” .. i’m sorry. But as for me…. it still amazes me… that i’m able to carry chloe to full term….. having another human being inside me…. was a true MIRACLE..!!!
Yes.. in the name of love………. i gave up everything i had…… but in the name of love….. i produced a MIRACLE… a MIRACLE so great…!! that i myself marvel at God’s work everyday.
So …. In the name of Love.. to all the women out there.. who married.. moved …….. overseas to be with their love ones…… by giving up all.. irregardless of all…….. in the name of love….. Happy Valentine’s Day…. to all these women..! You all inspire me..!! You all…… make me feel humble… You all amazes me..!! and I look for inspiration thru’ all of you ..
Happy Valentine’s Day .. Ladies..!!
PS:- If you read this post.. and know of anyone … who is married or moved overseas to be with their love ones.. and lifted their roots to a foreign land.. please past on….. my wishes.. and i hope they will post their story.. and i would definitely link them. Thank you very much.

An update on Chloe’s condition… and a big thank you to everyone who has been so kind and concerned about my baby..
Chloe threw up this afternoon.. her temperature is up and down.. and we’ve therefore brought her to emergency at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital.. unfortunately . .the wait.. would be no less than 4hrs.. as the emergency room is packed.. and only one doctor on duty..!!! So i’m not gonna get started on this horrible situation with the hospital and doctors here. In a nutshell.. the medical situation here SUXS big time.. and they know it.. but it seems that they can do nothing about it.. which SUXS even bigger time.
We came home.. after her examination with the nurse.. and didn’t wait for the doctor at the hospital.. but am monitoring Chloe closely.. and will rush into the hospital if anything changes.. since she is already registered.
But in the meantime… we are giving her lots of fluid.. pedialyte.. and some cereal.. and not force her to eat anymore than she wants..
Thanks again everyone.. i’ll keep everyone posted. This is Chloe’s first fever.. so i am really paranoid. But besides throwing up.. having a temperature.. and cranking right up.. she is almost her normal self.

Sorry .. folks.. no blogging for abit.. my baby is SICK..!
She is having a fever.. donch know how it happened……. she just fell ill for the first time ever… running a temperature of 100 degree F.
So for now.. my time has to be only for my baby.

As usual.. if you are on highspeed it will be a breeze to download.. but if you are on dial up.. it may take abit longer.. but donch let that deter you .. from downloading.. and enjoying this wonderful movie clip.. of my monster.. hehehe!!

Square Watermelons anyone..???

Chloe had her first oats today.. Sure .. sure.. it wasn’t much.. just a few spoonfuls.. but hey..!! at least she had something different.. and new..!! Yay..!!!! i so rocked..!!! my daughter so rocked too..!!! she didn’t throw up..!!! yay!!!
Ok.. i’m a crazy mom..!! hehehhe!!!

We just started watching Millennium on DVD coz’ we had it at the store for rent for a month now.. and everyone (customers) claimed that it was really good. So outta curiousity .. my spouse brought it home to watch.. and we really like it..
A bit like Dark Zone …. but on the darker side.. but nevertheless a good watch.. and worth buying.
It’s about a former FBI profiler with the ability to look inside the mind of a killer begins working for the mysterious Millennium Group.

Lost & Smallville was back on.. after a short break of two weeks.. but it felt like months..!!! i’m addicted to both…….. !!!
And this sunday.. i think Desperate Housewives is gonna be back on….. wow..!! all at once…!! all my favourite tv shows…!! JOY..!!!

The weather has been really sukky for the last two days..!! we were blessed with spring weather.. just a few days ago.. tat even my MIL took chloe out for a stroller walk… and them boom..!! the flurries.. and the wind.. and the freezing rain.. all came at the same time..!!!
Did i tell ya.. i HATE winter..!!! Ya.. prolly a thousand times.?? no..??
Before i moved here.. my ex-boss wife.. from Spain-Madrid.. told me.. that i would be a mouse.. i found it really funny… coz’ she made the action of a mouse.. squirrelling away… plus got noise effect too…. but now i understand exactly wat she meant..!! i feel like a mouse.. running from the car.. to a warm house.. or building.. or huddle up.. and squirrelling really fast.. and going… cold..cold..cold.. cold.. cold..!!!!!
So the weather suxs.. and still suxs now..!!! Arrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh…….!!!
So did i tell ya.. i HATE winter..???!!!??

Inspired by Olso Foodie .. i went looking for pickled herring at our local supermarket.. but alas.. i only found this…. Brunswick Boneless Herring Fillets in Teriyaki Sauce. I guess it’s made in New Brunswick. And no i haven’t tried it yet.. but i will soon.. and let everyone know how it is.. and it’s cheapie..!!!!!! only 89cents..!!! woohoo..!!! Ok … ok.. i admit.. i’m el cheapo.. but it’s not because i want to.. but it’s because i can’t find the good stuff like Olso Foodie..
Stay tuned.. and i’ll give you a review soon..

I managed to send my spouse and my store manager to go do recycle.. one for the home.. and the other for the store..
You may think.. that .. oh.. it wasn’t a tough task.. ??!!?? Nope it wasn’t.. but asking someone to go do recycle.. has been planned like 6 months or so ago.. well maybe not 6 .. just 5. So yes.. seeing the store manager today with a truck……. i quickly asked if she would go.. and sent my spouse to help her unload them from the truck.. coz’ they ain’t light.
In total.. recycles were at $17 !! it’s alot of bottle.. considering .. you only get a nickel for each bottle.
Yup.. i feel absolutely GREAT..!! one task accomplished..!!! coz’ i absolutely hate having things not done.. and taking up space. Call me paranoid.. call me anal.. call me anything you want.. but i feel GREAT..!!

Chloe is getting smarter everyday….. she now knows how to bring us to the fridge .. to show us that she wants milk. And when she sees me boiling water…she knows it’s bathing time.. and bangs onto the door..
Today… she even ate some toddler cereal.. she kept wanting to feed us.. and not wanting to feed herself… but in the end.. she did try feeing herself just one…yes.. it’s only a little tiny weeny cereal.. but still it’s a start we feel.
And yes.. she is some smart. coz’ she knows when daddy is holding a bowl.. it means ice cream..!!

I officially declare… that i’ve the BESTEST Mother-In-Law..!!!!!
I told my MIL that i had fell off the staircase.. and hurt my bum… and she quickly volunteered to come look after Chloe for me. I said to her .. we’ll see.. coz’ we wanted to give her some rest time too.. coz’ she was already here for 2 days this week.. and stayed overnite with us.. since one of our employee was sick.. and another had to go to Halifax.. this week. So we didn’t really wanna imposed on her any more than we should or need to. But you know wat my MIL said to me..???!!!???

I was at the babysitter’s house.. and trying to hide from Chloe.. since the babysitter was carrying Chloe.. and had meant to sit at the top of her stairs…… but alas, Chloe saw me going up the staircase.. and started wimpering… and i turned around.. and wanted to come down.. but the staircase was of regular painted wood.. and NOW i know how slippery it is! I slipped and fell down.. five steps.. Ouch..!!!!! ouch..!!! ouch..!!!! of course.. i gotta look calm .. cool and collected lah..!!!! and good thing .. i got big bums..!!! and a fat one.
Hurt as it may be.. but it was just way too funny..!! hahahhaha!!! and my spouse gotta miss it.. oooooooooo.. poor thing..!! hehehehehhe!!! He can’t laugh at me..!!

St. Valentine was a Christian Roman who was martyred for refusing to give up his beliefs. Before St. Valentine died, on February 14, 269 A.D., St. Valentine left a love note to the jailer’s daughter and signed it “Your Valentine”. Since then, February 14th has been the day to celebrate St. Valentines Day, a day of love.
On St. Valentines Day we show our loved ones just how much they mean to us.

So how do one show your love ones.. how much they mean to us..????? Come tell me..

When there was rain at home.. meaning singapore.. or any part of asia.. i never really wanna go out.. and get caught in the rain.. for fear of getting drenched and then sick.
But when i am here.. i donch mind going into the rain.. ???!!!??
Wonder why..??? but maybe it’s because .. i’m always in jeans.. and sneakers..??? Maybe because our car is always parked to the nearest entrance..???? Or it just the whole mentality thingie..???? Whenever we have a little rain.. or snow.. or flurries.. my spouse would say.. “blah.. it’s just a little rain.. donch be a wimped..!!” Could it be this..???? that set my mind into a 360degree change about rain.. and flurries.. and snow..????
I remember in the year 2000 .. my spouse came to visit me in Asia for 5 weeks.. before we returned together to Canada.. and we were in Hong Kong enroute home (Canada)… it was 8 degree out there.. and my spouse was in shorts and t-shirt.. while i was in Winter clothings.. and still freezing..!! Everyone in Hong Kong was staring at my spouse.. not because he was extraordinary looking.. mind you.. but because he was in shorts.. and t-shirt.. !!!! the whole of Hong Kong was in Winter clothings.. except this silly ang moh..!!!
So.. .hmmmm.. maybe.. i am truly canadianised already..???? Oh well… it ain’t so bad.. just as long.. as i donch become a bummer.. and a loser like half the ppl i know here.. hahhaha!!!

This is how i look and feel right now..!

Been trying to get into my blog to update it.. but NOPE.. blogger would not let me in..!!! till now..!!!! and i’m tired..!!!
Chloe just puked.. for no reason .. big time…!! and only gone to bed.. like at maybe.. 12.30am.. and i’ve been trying to blog for an hour with no avail. . nor success..!!!
Sometimes.. i wish i was using typepad…!!! anyone got any comments on this..???!!!????