When people told you that happy moments usually passed by faster than it normally does, I have to agree. CNY just passed by few days back. Although we are still in the fifteen days of the CNY, the joyful and merry first 3 days has gone. Looking back, CNY were merrier when we were kids. When we were waiting to receive angpows rather than distributing them now. It was merrier when there were firecrackers and lion dance everywhere unlike now that firecrackers are banned and it is hard to spot a single lion dance on the street. Even if you do get one, the so-called lion dance is not lively and energetic at all, if you get what I mean. It was crazy hanging out with friends then, visiting them from house to house. In short, the New Year is getting more silent each year.
This year, we were quite occupied with plans and activities. It was all about gathering with family members.
CNY Eve
We had a meal every 2-3 hours, daddy commented he hardly has sufficient time to digest the food. We promised mum that we would head back for lunch and then we had to rush to daddy's kao mou house in Serdang for a second round of late lunch. We had a lavish lunch at mum's house. All the food were offerings from the earlier praying ceremony to our God and ancestors. We had the same dishes in kao mou's house as well. But with a little extra of the irresistible roast duck! Simply delicious...errr...I mean the roast duck. Gotta ask kao mou where she bought it. Hahaha...then when it was about 5pm, we had to get ready again for the must-have reunion dinner. This year we had the reunion dinner in a restaurant. No more big hassle of cooking the dinner like in previous years. People preferred to have it in restaurants now a days. But thinking back, isn't it more merrier to cook the dinner and then have it with our family members instead of everybody parting their ways later once the dinner in the restaurant is finished?
We had our first lou sang of the year. And yes, talking about lou sang. The frequency of eating them now has gone down as well. Then, we had some little mahjong playing session at my grandma's home of course. When Lunz had his early sleep that night, both daddy and I watched Titanic till midnight. This was crazy. We imitated both Rose and Jack's dialogues as the movie played along and giggled afterwards. Hahaha....
Well, I guess the thing with eve of CNY is just practically having non-stop meals. :)
First Day of CNY
We made the visit to my second uncle's house which we did every year without fail. We had our vegetarian meal there as well. Daddy is a holy vegetarian on the first day of CNY every year without fail and nothing can tempt him into breaking the rules. Not even with the mouth-watering homemade chocolate chip cookies, twice as good as Famous Amos! I lost the battle to the cookies. I can't be as strict as he was because he claimed the cookies were made from eggs. I don't have strict perceptions in being a vegetarian as long as I don't gulped down meat. Other than that, I don't care what are the raw materials used to make the cookies. This was because the cookies were too tempting to care too much!
We spend the whole afternoon there and then adjourned back to our house for a nap. Later, we headed over to grandma's house for dinner. We had to return early back home that night because we will be going back to Ipoh the following day. Very early on the following day.
Second Day of CNY
We started the journey back to Ipoh as early as 7am. This year we made a difference. I followed daddy back to his grandma's house in Ipoh. Although it's a bit weird because me and Lunz wasn't in the picture earlier and then suddenly we existed, but his side of family made us felt welcome. I saw that daddy's 5th uncle and grandma tried to accept us and bring us into the circle of the family. I felt comfortable, thinking it wasn't that bad after all considering this was the first time we met.
Later, we went to grandma's goodies confectionery shop in town in the afternoon. There will be a lion dance at the shop around 12.30 noon. Lunz had a fun time wandering in the shop with different loads of sweets, biscuits, chocolates and etc. Even as an adult, I was incredibly happy to be in such a shop. There were so many varieties of goodies that you just don't know which one to pick. Lunz had a tough time deciding what he wants. However, we managed to bought some stuff to bring back home. Lunz even enjoyed the lion dance as well. He was not afraid at all. In fact, he joined in the rhythm and swayed along. Twisting his body from side to side with both of his forefingers up in the air.
We had dinner at the Ipoh's Tai Thong Restaurant. Lunz was incredibly cute and well behaved most of the time. But I think he really had a great time because it was considered his "new year"! He can have all the goodies of sweets, chocolates, biscuits or whatever he wanted. And he had already eaten loads of them, my gosh! We slept around 12 am that night. But me and daddy hardly had a wink because the air-cond was too cold and the bed was not comfy at all.
Third Day of CNY
We headed back to KL after we had breakfast in one of the shops in the town. Grandma packed us with some stuffs to bring back home and told us to visit her more frequent in time to come. I think we should go back more often. Grandma was the one who raised daddy up when he was young. We should spend some time with her when she is still around.
Lunz slept in the car throughout the whole journey back home. Then, we did nothing much for the rest of the evening except to stay at home and rest. Daddy was incredibly tired having to be the driver of the day plus insufficient sleep the night before. I drove Lunz back to mum's house to grab his passport-sized photo and birth certificate because we intended to make his passport the following day. I thought of inviting mum and bro to go to the Thean Hou Temple but later only I found out they just came back from there. They went without me. Hmmmppphhh! But, in return they asked me to join their Genting trip tomorrow. However, I rejected because my plan was to make Lunz passport the next day.
Fourth Day of CNY
The queue was bloody long at the immigration by the time we arrived. I think the queue was about 200m long and up to 100 plus people in it. I gave up. I must say we were late as we took the wrong turning and when we reached the building only we realized that the immigration office has moved to another building. I told daddy that since our trip is in May, we can come back in March and make sure it is a working day so that there wouldn't be such a long queue. It was almost impossible to wait especially with Lunz around. We headed back and had our early breakfast. Lunz was having a bit of running nose. I gave him some medicine later and all of us dozed off for our nap.
Darn....I should have followed mum to Genting then....hehehe...
The afternoon nap was very good as all of us had a very deep sleep. Later for dinner, mum and bro joined in for steamboat. The steamboat was a very rare one because we dined in candlelight. Just when we were about to put the ingredients into the pot, the restaurant went pitch black. There was no electricity supply and we had to eat with the only light source coming from the candle. The restaurant's people wouldn't even gave us a bit of a discount for the disruption. I told the lady boss that I would never make another trip back to her restaurant!
Then, we went back to mum's house for some Chinese mahjong session. We had a great time up until 10.30pm when we had to start heading back home by then. We have to leave because I had to work the following day.
Fifth Day of CNY
And there I am, already started working. Actually I planned to take leave earlier for this whole stretch of the week but my stupid company suddenly implemented a stupid "earned leave" rule with immediate effect. All my leave was utilized for Lunz school opening and there wasn't any leave left for my CNY.
So, here I am, at work, writing my blog. I'm gonna spend the rest of my day here lepaking. Work only starts next week! :P
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Friday, January 23, 2009
The Strong Bond
Daddy's love for Lunz Lunz is really undeniable. They have been together for more than 2 years now and things has been developing pretty well. Every single moment better than before. I'm happy for the loving and strong bond that exist between the both of them. In short, they are inseparable. Actually, men, they can take good care of their kids when the wife is not around. Trust them. They can indeed do very well. It's just that they depend mostly on the wife to carry out the duties when the wife is around. Hahaha.....so, women should let loose and let their husbands do some of the child caring duties.
Back to daddy. I once told him that, if you love someone, you will start to sacrifice for him/her unconditionally. It's called the unconditional love. You will start to do things automatically for him/her because you love him/her. Well...it seems like he understands my point now because he does in fact loves Lunz a lot.
Some of things that I noticed from them were:
1. Lunz always wanted to go to his daddy's house as if he lives there already.
2. Lunz respects daddy and always behave well in front of him, where as he always bullies me.
3. Daddy downloaded and saved a lot of songs, movies and video clips from the internet for Lunz.
4. Daddy takes good care of Lunz in a sense that sometimes when I'm not free, he will bath him, change him and make milk for him without me asking him to do so.
5. There is always a playing session between them before bedtime every night.
6. Daddy was there everyday for Lunz on his first week of school. He even took 3 days of leave just to be with him and encouraged him.
7. He supported Lunz's monthly school fees financially.
8. Daddy will miss Lunz a lot when we are back at my mum's house. He told me that. He even told me he missed his son so much when we went for vacation recently.
9. Daddy also has all these separation anxiety feelings whenever he sends Lunz to school.
10. Daddy educate, care, love and protect Lunz in every way a father does.
11. Lunz sticks to daddy like a leech.
And the rests were history. It was uncountable and unable to define the strong relationship they have for each other. Daddy also understands now the theory of raising children is not to expect returns from them. It's a responsibility for parents themselves to bring up their own children. And how they later behave or react back upon us is something beyond our control. As long as we provide them with good understanding and upbringing, our duties are fulfilled. This is called the parents unconditional love. To give and expect no returns. :)
Back to daddy. I once told him that, if you love someone, you will start to sacrifice for him/her unconditionally. It's called the unconditional love. You will start to do things automatically for him/her because you love him/her. Well...it seems like he understands my point now because he does in fact loves Lunz a lot.
Some of things that I noticed from them were:
1. Lunz always wanted to go to his daddy's house as if he lives there already.
2. Lunz respects daddy and always behave well in front of him, where as he always bullies me.
3. Daddy downloaded and saved a lot of songs, movies and video clips from the internet for Lunz.
4. Daddy takes good care of Lunz in a sense that sometimes when I'm not free, he will bath him, change him and make milk for him without me asking him to do so.
5. There is always a playing session between them before bedtime every night.
6. Daddy was there everyday for Lunz on his first week of school. He even took 3 days of leave just to be with him and encouraged him.
7. He supported Lunz's monthly school fees financially.
8. Daddy will miss Lunz a lot when we are back at my mum's house. He told me that. He even told me he missed his son so much when we went for vacation recently.
9. Daddy also has all these separation anxiety feelings whenever he sends Lunz to school.
10. Daddy educate, care, love and protect Lunz in every way a father does.
11. Lunz sticks to daddy like a leech.
And the rests were history. It was uncountable and unable to define the strong relationship they have for each other. Daddy also understands now the theory of raising children is not to expect returns from them. It's a responsibility for parents themselves to bring up their own children. And how they later behave or react back upon us is something beyond our control. As long as we provide them with good understanding and upbringing, our duties are fulfilled. This is called the parents unconditional love. To give and expect no returns. :)
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Progress in Kindi
This is the second week of his school. So far he is doing very good. My very good means that he is a very brave boy as he did not cry and did not threw any tantrum everytime we woke him up for school. I must say that he was considered very independent already for a 3 years old plus kid attending his first few days at school. I am just so proud of him.
Recently, I wrote a message in the Message Book for his school's principle. It goes something like this:
Dear Principle,
How is Sebastian doing in school? As far as I can see, he is a very brave boy as he did not cried. But is he adapting well to the new environment?
Regards,
Sebastian mum
Then, the following day I got this instant reply from the principle. She actually texted me on my phone. What a prompt action! I thought she would write her reply on the book in return. I never expect her to text me. Well, anyway, her reply goes something like this:
Hi, Mrs. Leong. Your son is indeed very brave. No crying. In fact, he helps his friend by putting their bags under table. Helps friend to line up. Gives them back their hand towel when it drops. Yes, he's good. He adapts well and he follows instructions.
Mrs. Chiu, Funcity.
Hahaha....to match up her efficiency I returned her message saying something like this:
Hi Mrs. Chiu. I didn't expect such immediate updates from you. But thank you very much. You are indeed caring and professional. Great to hear the good news about Sebastian. I trust that he will be well under your guidance. With many thanks from Sebastian mum.
P/S: We normally called him Lunlun instead of Sebastian. Hope he knows that Sebastian meaning it's him.
Well, I told daddy about the principle's reply and that silly daddy couldn't believe that Lunz was so independent. I said, why not? You should trust your own son. Maybe we still think that he is a small boy but in fact he is growing very well. Hahaha...
The kindi should have installed some web cam for the parents to monitor their childrens' actions. They have it in the nurseries in UK. I am just very curious to see how he would have behave without us around. Hahaha...
Recently, I wrote a message in the Message Book for his school's principle. It goes something like this:
Dear Principle,
How is Sebastian doing in school? As far as I can see, he is a very brave boy as he did not cried. But is he adapting well to the new environment?
Regards,
Sebastian mum
Then, the following day I got this instant reply from the principle. She actually texted me on my phone. What a prompt action! I thought she would write her reply on the book in return. I never expect her to text me. Well, anyway, her reply goes something like this:
Hi, Mrs. Leong. Your son is indeed very brave. No crying. In fact, he helps his friend by putting their bags under table. Helps friend to line up. Gives them back their hand towel when it drops. Yes, he's good. He adapts well and he follows instructions.
Mrs. Chiu, Funcity.
Hahaha....to match up her efficiency I returned her message saying something like this:
Hi Mrs. Chiu. I didn't expect such immediate updates from you. But thank you very much. You are indeed caring and professional. Great to hear the good news about Sebastian. I trust that he will be well under your guidance. With many thanks from Sebastian mum.
P/S: We normally called him Lunlun instead of Sebastian. Hope he knows that Sebastian meaning it's him.
Well, I told daddy about the principle's reply and that silly daddy couldn't believe that Lunz was so independent. I said, why not? You should trust your own son. Maybe we still think that he is a small boy but in fact he is growing very well. Hahaha...
The kindi should have installed some web cam for the parents to monitor their childrens' actions. They have it in the nurseries in UK. I am just very curious to see how he would have behave without us around. Hahaha...
My 27th Birthday - 2009
My birthday was 2 days ago. Every year when we grow older, birthday celebrations seems to ebb. But there were still very good friends who made up the effort to celebrate mine with me. But then, it is always a reminder that each year I'm closer to hitting the freakin' 30s. Meanwhile, I'm just so thankful for the life I'm currently in. I must say that it is much much better than previous, in a sense that I'm happier and this made me realized that I'm living in contentment. I'm thankful for it. In conjunctions to my birthday....
Family
Ermmm...this year I actually bought myself a cake just to cheer up the kids. My mum told me, celebrations are not famous anymore. It's more in style now to just give presents and that's all. I wanted to have a merry environment and just to let Lunz know that it was his mother's birthday. So, I invested in a 1/2kg black forest cake. We did not have any specific dinner and just a cake blowing session. I leave it to the kids to blow the candles. My younger brother gave me a handbag and mum bought me a strange Korean style dress which I think was much more suitable for teenage girls. My elder sister-in-law made the effort to call and wished me while my elder brother send me messages promising me a meal during CNY. As for daddy, he got me a proper walking shoes which I wanted for eternity and finally able to have it! A backbone pain reliever for long walking hours at the mall. A must-have! Hehehe....
Girlfriends
My two most best girlfriends made the effort to treat me dinner yesterday. We had a catch up among each other and we talked about almost everything until my throat was sore. I drank 3 glasses of juices to soothe it throughout the conversation so that I can still continue babbling. But I got a bloated tummy for the night as a result. Hahahaha....I must say I had a great time meeting up with my sisters. Yenny treated me dinner, bought 2 nail polishes for me while hanging out in one of the stores and got me a striking red nightie! Sellina, on the other hand got me a La Senza g-string and a packet of cookies that she made for CNY. We had fun discussing about her upcoming wedding this year. I even told her that I'll accompany her for bridal gowns trial so that she can let me wear them after her in the fitting room for a quick photo snapping! Hahaha....just joking!
Ex-colleagues
They organized a dinner for me and also for another guy whose birthday falls in the same month with me. All of them took the effort to be there every year and I am glad I was surrounded by wonderful friends. Ahh...not to forget the big buy who gave me a mouth-watering bar of the hazelnut Cote d'or Belgium made chocolate as a present he had promised earlier. I was just joking with him. I didn't expect him to get anything for me, but I am glad he did. He made my morning more cheerful at work with every bite of it. Yum-yum...
Colleagues at work
My two girlfriends took me to Sushi King for lunch on Monday. I'm thankful for their kindness as I didn't expect them to treat me lunch. Then we spent some time shopping around that area. After that I got a surprise when we got back to work after lunch. My division throw me a surprise cake blowing session which honestly, I don't expected. I was talking on the phone when my division's secretary told me it's time for division meeting. Immediately, I put down the phone and grabbed my diary, running towards the meeting room. A glance at my division and saw that everyone was gone. I thought that I was late but little did I knew that a cake was waiting for me once I entered the meeting room. My boss was there as well. Everybody took their time off to celebrate for me. After savoring the cake, the balance were distributed to other divisions. Heartfelt thanks to all my colleagues.
Others
Most of my long-lost or distance friends, colleagues and sisters sent their Birthday wishes through Facebook. That's the thing about Facebook. It keeps you in the loop. The rest sent their wishes through phone messaging and msn.
Resolutions?
I had a few things to accomplish and I hope all will go smooth sailing. I wanted to settle down on a good career and currently hunting for one. I wanted to live a peaceful life with my family at home and hope this can be achievable soon. I wanted to decorate my own house the way I want it and hope I will be able to do so soon. I wanted to appreciate more the people around me and so I took the effort to remain good with my brothers. I need not worry about Lunz as he is quite independent at school.
Finally, I wished that everyone is in a piece of health and hopefully all their wishes will come true including mine of course!
Happy Chinese Ox Year!
Family
Ermmm...this year I actually bought myself a cake just to cheer up the kids. My mum told me, celebrations are not famous anymore. It's more in style now to just give presents and that's all. I wanted to have a merry environment and just to let Lunz know that it was his mother's birthday. So, I invested in a 1/2kg black forest cake. We did not have any specific dinner and just a cake blowing session. I leave it to the kids to blow the candles. My younger brother gave me a handbag and mum bought me a strange Korean style dress which I think was much more suitable for teenage girls. My elder sister-in-law made the effort to call and wished me while my elder brother send me messages promising me a meal during CNY. As for daddy, he got me a proper walking shoes which I wanted for eternity and finally able to have it! A backbone pain reliever for long walking hours at the mall. A must-have! Hehehe....
Girlfriends
My two most best girlfriends made the effort to treat me dinner yesterday. We had a catch up among each other and we talked about almost everything until my throat was sore. I drank 3 glasses of juices to soothe it throughout the conversation so that I can still continue babbling. But I got a bloated tummy for the night as a result. Hahahaha....I must say I had a great time meeting up with my sisters. Yenny treated me dinner, bought 2 nail polishes for me while hanging out in one of the stores and got me a striking red nightie! Sellina, on the other hand got me a La Senza g-string and a packet of cookies that she made for CNY. We had fun discussing about her upcoming wedding this year. I even told her that I'll accompany her for bridal gowns trial so that she can let me wear them after her in the fitting room for a quick photo snapping! Hahaha....just joking!
Ex-colleagues
They organized a dinner for me and also for another guy whose birthday falls in the same month with me. All of them took the effort to be there every year and I am glad I was surrounded by wonderful friends. Ahh...not to forget the big buy who gave me a mouth-watering bar of the hazelnut Cote d'or Belgium made chocolate as a present he had promised earlier. I was just joking with him. I didn't expect him to get anything for me, but I am glad he did. He made my morning more cheerful at work with every bite of it. Yum-yum...
Colleagues at work
My two girlfriends took me to Sushi King for lunch on Monday. I'm thankful for their kindness as I didn't expect them to treat me lunch. Then we spent some time shopping around that area. After that I got a surprise when we got back to work after lunch. My division throw me a surprise cake blowing session which honestly, I don't expected. I was talking on the phone when my division's secretary told me it's time for division meeting. Immediately, I put down the phone and grabbed my diary, running towards the meeting room. A glance at my division and saw that everyone was gone. I thought that I was late but little did I knew that a cake was waiting for me once I entered the meeting room. My boss was there as well. Everybody took their time off to celebrate for me. After savoring the cake, the balance were distributed to other divisions. Heartfelt thanks to all my colleagues.
Others
Most of my long-lost or distance friends, colleagues and sisters sent their Birthday wishes through Facebook. That's the thing about Facebook. It keeps you in the loop. The rest sent their wishes through phone messaging and msn.
Resolutions?
I had a few things to accomplish and I hope all will go smooth sailing. I wanted to settle down on a good career and currently hunting for one. I wanted to live a peaceful life with my family at home and hope this can be achievable soon. I wanted to decorate my own house the way I want it and hope I will be able to do so soon. I wanted to appreciate more the people around me and so I took the effort to remain good with my brothers. I need not worry about Lunz as he is quite independent at school.
Finally, I wished that everyone is in a piece of health and hopefully all their wishes will come true including mine of course!
Happy Chinese Ox Year!
Friday, January 16, 2009
School Time!
My baby has finally started school! Several days before he started school, I was deeply worried and nervous. I can hardly sleep and kept on wondering how would he react to separation anxiety. Will he cry? Will he know what to do and how to behave? Even if he doesn't cry, but, when he see others who cries, will he cry also? I can't help being nervous, maybe we the adults do experienced separation anxiety as well. But I must say, as of so far I'm indeed very proud of the brave boy!
Day 1 : 12 January 2009
His very first day at school. Luckily this boy has no problem waking up early in the morning because he just don't like sleeping. I have to set aside at least half an hour to one hour time every night just to put him to sleep. So, he did not threw any tantrum even though we woke him up. I had already packed his bag the previous night. I just need to change him only. He can only wear his school uniform by the following week. The idea was for the teacher to recognize the new students apart from the old ones. Most of the parents were there for the first day. Some of the children were crying like mad even though their parents were there. But Lunz was fine, he played by himself and occasionally looked up for me, just to make sure I was around. I tried to hide a few times but he succeeded in finding me and there were times when he failed, he sob with red and watery eyes for awhile. He just wanted me around. When daddy tried and said good-bye to him, he just waved his daddy good-bye, not bothering if his daddy went back. Daddy said, hhhmmmppphhh!!
I went to class together with him and took a seat behind the class while daddy stayed outside. The routine for the first week was basically just to let them familiarized with the school activities. So, no teaching at the moment. The teachers just gathered the kids to sit together at a few tables and occupied them with toys. Then, they will cleared up the toys and ushered the kids to the toilet. I had previously showed Lunz to the boys' toilet and he has no trouble locating it the following time when he had urgent needs to pee.
The little fella did not follow the line and headed off by himself to the toilet without waiting for the others. He was supposed to queue up! When everybody was backed at their own seats, the teachers started to serve light snack and it was hot dog bread. Lunz had one but he kept on telling me that he wanted more hot dogs, so I asked him to get it from his teacher. He did so and earned himself another piece. Still not enough, he took another piece from the girl who sat next to him. He had been aiming it for quite awhile because the girl left it untouched. Hehehe....
Then, the teachers asked the kids to take out their bottles and drink their water. Lunz just couldn't sat still. He stood up and walked around most of the time. Luckily, he has a partner, i.e., another boy namely Chris who also can't sat still. After that, the teachers concluded the class for the day by singing songs. Most of the kids joined in and sang. But, my little boy stuck his fingers into his ears, annoyed by the noise. *Ish...ish....ish....*
When the class ended, we took the driver's car back home. Just to let him familiarized with the driver, the uncle who is in charge of sending and fetching him to school. Of course, more encouragement was given to him to make him felt much independent without us later.
Day 2 : 13 January 2009
I tried to let him sat in uncle's car by himself. But he just wouldn't let me go. So, I made a decision to stay with him for another whole day. Most of the parents already left their kids behind. Some were crying terribly. But I chose to stay there for another day since I already took 3 days of annual leave. Daddy had left for work. We both rotated to go on leave for our kid. He took Thursday and Friday off while I had to go to work by then. But he dropped by every morning at my mum's house to see Lunz off to school together with me. In case, the little one bully me wor, unwilling to sit in uncle's car.
Nothing much to report on the second day except for the snack given was slices of pandan cakes. Again, Lunz ate 3 bowls with 3 small pieces in each bowl. Nothing much to highlight because I was with him all the time. Day 3 will marked a difference as daddy proposed I was to tell Lunz that mummy need to go and buy things while daddy see him off into uncle's car. Without me around, perhaps he will obeyed his daddy's instructions to sit in uncle's car quietly to school.
Day 3 : 14 January 2009
It worked!! Daddy's plan worked. Before uncle's car arrived, I told Lunz that mummy will be going to buy something and will be seeing him after school. He waved me good-bye. (Don't walked out on kids or you will risk their trust and confidence. Tell them where are you going). I waited in the car while daddy sent him off. I was so afraid he would cry but apparently he was even stronger and better than I thought he was. Both daddy and I tailed him to school and we peeped his actions from the car. At first, he stood there silently with his bag, not knowing where was his mummy and daddy and not knowing what to do next. He looked lost. Some of the kids were crying badly and I asked daddy, will he be easily influenced by others to cry along? Daddy assured me not to worry. He told me that this little boy has a character of his own. He will not be easily affected by other kids. In short, he is a strong boy. Then, minutes later we saw that Lunz walked slowly towards the bench and placed his bag on top of it. Then, he was all back to his playful self when he took the ball from the basket and headed off to the play area.
We watched until he went into his class and there was nothing else to see. Daddy headed off to work while I had breakfast alone and did some errants until it was time to see him when class dismissed. I peeped from my car and saw him coming out from school, took his shoes from the rack and walked over to the bench to put them on. I saw something was missing. His bag! He has forgotten about his bag. Uncle told him to put on the right shoes on the correct feet and asked him where was his bag. Then only he remembered and went back into his classroom to retrieve it. He obediently followed uncle to his car and again, I tailed from behind. I greeted him later with lots of hugs and kisses, to show him what a brave and good boy he was. I even rewarded him with sweets.
I asked him later...
Me : What did teacher gave you to eat at school?
Lunz : Hot dog
Me : Hot dog again? How many you have had?
Lunz : 1 2 3 4 (while showing me his fingers)
Me : What song song did teacher sang?
Lunz : Twinkle twinkle little star.... (and carry on singing the whole song)
Observations - He knew how to answer my question, arrange his shoes on the shoe rack at home and initiated to take his bath after school as a part of his daily routine before milk and nap. Normally, it would take ages for me to ask him to go to the bathroom for his bath.
Day 4 : 15 January 2009
If day 3 he did not cry, day 4 he will be able to carry on by his own. He was slowly adapting to the new people in his life like the driver, teachers and his friends. Last but not least, the routine to go to school everyday. When uncle sent him home, both of us greeted the little one with stickers! As a reward for him for being such a good and brave boy. A part of our encouragement efforts also.
I am so proud of him and thank God daddy is with me. I believe that apart from being a strong boy himself, daddy also played a role in the success. Without him, I guess Lunz broke into tears already considering I was the one who shoved him alone in uncle's car. He showed Lunz the encouragement, trust and confidence that he had for him which made the boy stronger. (From an article I read, you must not show even the slightest hesitation in the things you do for if not, the kids will be able to sense it and confused/doubt about your decisions or actions). Daddy handled the situation really well.
I'm just so proud and happy for my boys!
Day 1 : 12 January 2009
His very first day at school. Luckily this boy has no problem waking up early in the morning because he just don't like sleeping. I have to set aside at least half an hour to one hour time every night just to put him to sleep. So, he did not threw any tantrum even though we woke him up. I had already packed his bag the previous night. I just need to change him only. He can only wear his school uniform by the following week. The idea was for the teacher to recognize the new students apart from the old ones. Most of the parents were there for the first day. Some of the children were crying like mad even though their parents were there. But Lunz was fine, he played by himself and occasionally looked up for me, just to make sure I was around. I tried to hide a few times but he succeeded in finding me and there were times when he failed, he sob with red and watery eyes for awhile. He just wanted me around. When daddy tried and said good-bye to him, he just waved his daddy good-bye, not bothering if his daddy went back. Daddy said, hhhmmmppphhh!!
I went to class together with him and took a seat behind the class while daddy stayed outside. The routine for the first week was basically just to let them familiarized with the school activities. So, no teaching at the moment. The teachers just gathered the kids to sit together at a few tables and occupied them with toys. Then, they will cleared up the toys and ushered the kids to the toilet. I had previously showed Lunz to the boys' toilet and he has no trouble locating it the following time when he had urgent needs to pee.
The little fella did not follow the line and headed off by himself to the toilet without waiting for the others. He was supposed to queue up! When everybody was backed at their own seats, the teachers started to serve light snack and it was hot dog bread. Lunz had one but he kept on telling me that he wanted more hot dogs, so I asked him to get it from his teacher. He did so and earned himself another piece. Still not enough, he took another piece from the girl who sat next to him. He had been aiming it for quite awhile because the girl left it untouched. Hehehe....
Then, the teachers asked the kids to take out their bottles and drink their water. Lunz just couldn't sat still. He stood up and walked around most of the time. Luckily, he has a partner, i.e., another boy namely Chris who also can't sat still. After that, the teachers concluded the class for the day by singing songs. Most of the kids joined in and sang. But, my little boy stuck his fingers into his ears, annoyed by the noise. *Ish...ish....ish....*
When the class ended, we took the driver's car back home. Just to let him familiarized with the driver, the uncle who is in charge of sending and fetching him to school. Of course, more encouragement was given to him to make him felt much independent without us later.
Day 2 : 13 January 2009
I tried to let him sat in uncle's car by himself. But he just wouldn't let me go. So, I made a decision to stay with him for another whole day. Most of the parents already left their kids behind. Some were crying terribly. But I chose to stay there for another day since I already took 3 days of annual leave. Daddy had left for work. We both rotated to go on leave for our kid. He took Thursday and Friday off while I had to go to work by then. But he dropped by every morning at my mum's house to see Lunz off to school together with me. In case, the little one bully me wor, unwilling to sit in uncle's car.
Nothing much to report on the second day except for the snack given was slices of pandan cakes. Again, Lunz ate 3 bowls with 3 small pieces in each bowl. Nothing much to highlight because I was with him all the time. Day 3 will marked a difference as daddy proposed I was to tell Lunz that mummy need to go and buy things while daddy see him off into uncle's car. Without me around, perhaps he will obeyed his daddy's instructions to sit in uncle's car quietly to school.
Day 3 : 14 January 2009
It worked!! Daddy's plan worked. Before uncle's car arrived, I told Lunz that mummy will be going to buy something and will be seeing him after school. He waved me good-bye. (Don't walked out on kids or you will risk their trust and confidence. Tell them where are you going). I waited in the car while daddy sent him off. I was so afraid he would cry but apparently he was even stronger and better than I thought he was. Both daddy and I tailed him to school and we peeped his actions from the car. At first, he stood there silently with his bag, not knowing where was his mummy and daddy and not knowing what to do next. He looked lost. Some of the kids were crying badly and I asked daddy, will he be easily influenced by others to cry along? Daddy assured me not to worry. He told me that this little boy has a character of his own. He will not be easily affected by other kids. In short, he is a strong boy. Then, minutes later we saw that Lunz walked slowly towards the bench and placed his bag on top of it. Then, he was all back to his playful self when he took the ball from the basket and headed off to the play area.
We watched until he went into his class and there was nothing else to see. Daddy headed off to work while I had breakfast alone and did some errants until it was time to see him when class dismissed. I peeped from my car and saw him coming out from school, took his shoes from the rack and walked over to the bench to put them on. I saw something was missing. His bag! He has forgotten about his bag. Uncle told him to put on the right shoes on the correct feet and asked him where was his bag. Then only he remembered and went back into his classroom to retrieve it. He obediently followed uncle to his car and again, I tailed from behind. I greeted him later with lots of hugs and kisses, to show him what a brave and good boy he was. I even rewarded him with sweets.
I asked him later...
Me : What did teacher gave you to eat at school?
Lunz : Hot dog
Me : Hot dog again? How many you have had?
Lunz : 1 2 3 4 (while showing me his fingers)
Me : What song song did teacher sang?
Lunz : Twinkle twinkle little star.... (and carry on singing the whole song)
Observations - He knew how to answer my question, arrange his shoes on the shoe rack at home and initiated to take his bath after school as a part of his daily routine before milk and nap. Normally, it would take ages for me to ask him to go to the bathroom for his bath.
Day 4 : 15 January 2009
If day 3 he did not cry, day 4 he will be able to carry on by his own. He was slowly adapting to the new people in his life like the driver, teachers and his friends. Last but not least, the routine to go to school everyday. When uncle sent him home, both of us greeted the little one with stickers! As a reward for him for being such a good and brave boy. A part of our encouragement efforts also.
I am so proud of him and thank God daddy is with me. I believe that apart from being a strong boy himself, daddy also played a role in the success. Without him, I guess Lunz broke into tears already considering I was the one who shoved him alone in uncle's car. He showed Lunz the encouragement, trust and confidence that he had for him which made the boy stronger. (From an article I read, you must not show even the slightest hesitation in the things you do for if not, the kids will be able to sense it and confused/doubt about your decisions or actions). Daddy handled the situation really well.
I'm just so proud and happy for my boys!
Friday, January 9, 2009
2nd Anniversary
It was our 2nd Anniversary yesterday. We brought Lunz to Sushi King for the first time. The little boy was amazed by the plates of sushi moving on top of the conveyor belt. So, we let him sat next to the conveyor. I had earlier bought a couple of books for him in MPH to be taken along to this dinner. You know, just to keep him quiet and sat still so that we can have a more peaceful dinner. But apparently, he was more interested in the moving belt!
I took one plate of sushi for him from the belt. It was the most suitable to-be-eaten kind of sushi for him. It was the six piece cucumber stuffed sushi. He was indeed very clever, tasted his first sushi by bit and then only willing to put the whole thing into his mouth after finding it was not so bad after all. But soon enough he got bored and just dug out the cucumber filling to eat instead if swallowing the entire piece. The mummy had to eat the rice pulak for him!
He kept on pointing to the orange juice packet drink on the belt everytime it passed by us. Although, he did not requested for it, daddy took it from the belt and gave it to him anyway. Daddy told me the little one so kesian la, kept on saying orange orange so many times already. Then I told daddy that the packet drink is RM 6.90. He looks not bothered anyway since it was for his baby and replied it was Japanese stuff ma.
When we were done with the dinner, Lunz requested to go and looked at the fishes swimming in the canal. So, daddy paid the bill while I brought him there. Later, daddy grinned while informed me that the sushi king staff forgot to include the packet drink into the bill as well. What a luck! Hahahaha....Lunz untung a packet of drink!
Although the dinner was short but we had a joyful one.
I took one plate of sushi for him from the belt. It was the most suitable to-be-eaten kind of sushi for him. It was the six piece cucumber stuffed sushi. He was indeed very clever, tasted his first sushi by bit and then only willing to put the whole thing into his mouth after finding it was not so bad after all. But soon enough he got bored and just dug out the cucumber filling to eat instead if swallowing the entire piece. The mummy had to eat the rice pulak for him!
He kept on pointing to the orange juice packet drink on the belt everytime it passed by us. Although, he did not requested for it, daddy took it from the belt and gave it to him anyway. Daddy told me the little one so kesian la, kept on saying orange orange so many times already. Then I told daddy that the packet drink is RM 6.90. He looks not bothered anyway since it was for his baby and replied it was Japanese stuff ma.
When we were done with the dinner, Lunz requested to go and looked at the fishes swimming in the canal. So, daddy paid the bill while I brought him there. Later, daddy grinned while informed me that the sushi king staff forgot to include the packet drink into the bill as well. What a luck! Hahahaha....Lunz untung a packet of drink!
Although the dinner was short but we had a joyful one.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Kindi Orientation and Tantrum Day
We attended Lunz's kindi orientation day last Friday on the 2nd January 2009. There were many other parents and kids hanging around. Chairs were being arranged in rows for the briefing session and several tables were piled up with books. All neatly arranged on each table with labels of the kids' age group. Lunz really enjoyed himself during the orientation time. But from what I can observed, the orientation was mainly for parents. I thought that it was for the kids earlier. Parents were briefed by the principle on their education system and the rules and regulations that parents should obeyed.
Before the briefing started, Lunz was having a fun time at the play area. He was playing with the slides and the balls that he found inside a nearby basket. I told myself, doesn't this kid get tired? This was because he did not nap in the afternoon and he still had loads of energy jumping and running around. Daddy was with him outside while I took a seat inside and wait till the briefing starts. Then, I saw Lunz walking into the briefing area, bypassed me and simply went inside one of the classroom as if he owns the place. He even took some toys out from the classroom. Selamba saje la, this boy. I told him to put the toys back and he did. Then another second, he was half way climbing up the stairs. I had to stopped him before he really went upstairs when everyone else were supposed to be downstairs. Finally, he went back outside to the play area cheerfully and continued playing.
Soon, everyone were inside and I ushered my 2 boys in as well. That was before we had any idea that the briefing can be so boring. As it goes on, more and more children were getting impatient and can't sit still which includes the little monster. Few times he called his daddy loudly until the whole kindi also can hear, "DDDDDAAAARRRRLLLIIINNNNGGGGGG!!"
I even saw the little boy who sat in front of me started to play by himself, crawling under the chairs and the parents just let him do it! Me, on the other hand had to sing songs to him to make him listened and sat still. Finally, I asked daddy to bring him to the play area while I listened to the briefing. When the briefing was over, we had to collect his uniforms, sportswear, apron and books. I tried L size for the uniform on him and it fits! Then for the rest, I took all L size regardless. So, it was 9.30pm by the time we left the kindi after collecting the books.
The new rule on the road for 2009 is that you have to buckle up when you are sitting on the back seat. So, when I tried to fasten the seat belt, Lunz won't let me to do so. To him, this was not the normal practice, why was mummy doing it? But it was his stubbornness, unwilling to give in and rebellious behavior due to lack of sleep that irritates me. I tried explaining to him that it was necessary to buckle up because seriously we wouldn't wanna be caught by some cops and received summons later. We had a tough time in the car until me and daddy had to switch the seat. I drove the car all the way back while daddy talked to him. Daddy told him that there will be no ice-cream and no TV when we get back if he continues to be naughty. Straight go to take bath and sleep.
But him throwing a tantrum doesn't ended there. When daddy refused to let him switched on the lighting's of the Christmas tree once we got home, he whined and cried again. Kept on crying for me. He just wanted to bully me because he knew I'm soft hearted and will give in to him but not his daddy. When we reached our room, as expected, he refused to take bath. Cried and cried non-stopped. I nearly wanted to give in to him and let him do whatever he wants because I was afraid that if he continues crying like this, he will get an asthma attack. But on the other hand, if now is not a good time to teach him what is right and wrong, when will be the time? He understoods everything already and should be taught the rights and wrongs at this age so that he will grow up to be a better person. Not a spoilt brat.
Although in the bathroom, he was still reluctant to take his bath. He was crying badly for me until daddy shooed me out from the bathroom. Within minutes without me at the scene, I heard him stopped crying and then finally daddy opened the bathroom door. He asked me to go inside and take bath for him. I reckoned that his bargain and negotiation with the little one was successful because he stopped crying. I think daddy played stubborn along with him, kept on asking him to take bath and ignored everything else. Lunz had no choice later but to give in because I was not there and he knew that daddy will not give in to his tantrums. Daddy bargained with him that he gotta stop crying and takes his bath and in return mummy will bath him instead. After his bath, he was extremely tired from his own cryings. He rested on daddy's chest to finish his bottle of milk and later dozed off.
We both were shaking our head. Daddy told me he was really running out of idea on what to do just now. I knew he had heartaches also hearing his son cry but he knew he must teach him now or be spoilt brat later and sometimes on such situation, he told me he really ran out of ideas on how to teach. I told him, raising a child is not so easy. It involves a lot of love and teachings in the many aspects of life. But I trust that we will progress well.
That's the worst tantrum I ever experienced on Lunz since he was born.
Then, the following morning when we headed out for breakfast, I was so surprised to hear Lunz told me to buckle up even before I remembered I had to do so!
Before the briefing started, Lunz was having a fun time at the play area. He was playing with the slides and the balls that he found inside a nearby basket. I told myself, doesn't this kid get tired? This was because he did not nap in the afternoon and he still had loads of energy jumping and running around. Daddy was with him outside while I took a seat inside and wait till the briefing starts. Then, I saw Lunz walking into the briefing area, bypassed me and simply went inside one of the classroom as if he owns the place. He even took some toys out from the classroom. Selamba saje la, this boy. I told him to put the toys back and he did. Then another second, he was half way climbing up the stairs. I had to stopped him before he really went upstairs when everyone else were supposed to be downstairs. Finally, he went back outside to the play area cheerfully and continued playing.
Soon, everyone were inside and I ushered my 2 boys in as well. That was before we had any idea that the briefing can be so boring. As it goes on, more and more children were getting impatient and can't sit still which includes the little monster. Few times he called his daddy loudly until the whole kindi also can hear, "DDDDDAAAARRRRLLLIIINNNNGGGGGG!!"
I even saw the little boy who sat in front of me started to play by himself, crawling under the chairs and the parents just let him do it! Me, on the other hand had to sing songs to him to make him listened and sat still. Finally, I asked daddy to bring him to the play area while I listened to the briefing. When the briefing was over, we had to collect his uniforms, sportswear, apron and books. I tried L size for the uniform on him and it fits! Then for the rest, I took all L size regardless. So, it was 9.30pm by the time we left the kindi after collecting the books.
The new rule on the road for 2009 is that you have to buckle up when you are sitting on the back seat. So, when I tried to fasten the seat belt, Lunz won't let me to do so. To him, this was not the normal practice, why was mummy doing it? But it was his stubbornness, unwilling to give in and rebellious behavior due to lack of sleep that irritates me. I tried explaining to him that it was necessary to buckle up because seriously we wouldn't wanna be caught by some cops and received summons later. We had a tough time in the car until me and daddy had to switch the seat. I drove the car all the way back while daddy talked to him. Daddy told him that there will be no ice-cream and no TV when we get back if he continues to be naughty. Straight go to take bath and sleep.
But him throwing a tantrum doesn't ended there. When daddy refused to let him switched on the lighting's of the Christmas tree once we got home, he whined and cried again. Kept on crying for me. He just wanted to bully me because he knew I'm soft hearted and will give in to him but not his daddy. When we reached our room, as expected, he refused to take bath. Cried and cried non-stopped. I nearly wanted to give in to him and let him do whatever he wants because I was afraid that if he continues crying like this, he will get an asthma attack. But on the other hand, if now is not a good time to teach him what is right and wrong, when will be the time? He understoods everything already and should be taught the rights and wrongs at this age so that he will grow up to be a better person. Not a spoilt brat.
Although in the bathroom, he was still reluctant to take his bath. He was crying badly for me until daddy shooed me out from the bathroom. Within minutes without me at the scene, I heard him stopped crying and then finally daddy opened the bathroom door. He asked me to go inside and take bath for him. I reckoned that his bargain and negotiation with the little one was successful because he stopped crying. I think daddy played stubborn along with him, kept on asking him to take bath and ignored everything else. Lunz had no choice later but to give in because I was not there and he knew that daddy will not give in to his tantrums. Daddy bargained with him that he gotta stop crying and takes his bath and in return mummy will bath him instead. After his bath, he was extremely tired from his own cryings. He rested on daddy's chest to finish his bottle of milk and later dozed off.
We both were shaking our head. Daddy told me he was really running out of idea on what to do just now. I knew he had heartaches also hearing his son cry but he knew he must teach him now or be spoilt brat later and sometimes on such situation, he told me he really ran out of ideas on how to teach. I told him, raising a child is not so easy. It involves a lot of love and teachings in the many aspects of life. But I trust that we will progress well.
That's the worst tantrum I ever experienced on Lunz since he was born.
Then, the following morning when we headed out for breakfast, I was so surprised to hear Lunz told me to buckle up even before I remembered I had to do so!
Who Could That Be?
Both daddy and I was awaken at midnight by the noise of someone peeing in the bathroom. Shocked, frightened and a bit blur from our sleep, we thought who could that be? We were pretty sure that other than the 3 of us, no one else was supposed to be in the same room with us. And we were sure that Lunz was still soundly asleep and never woke up in the middle of the night like that ever since he quit his night feeding. Even at times when the little one need to pee urgently in middle of the night and he couldn't wake up to do so, he will tend to wet his pants a little and woke me up to take the potty for him to finish his job. Then, I'll change him into a new set of pajamas before settling him back to sleep. Sometimes the bed was wet a little and sometimes not. And when it does, I had to place a piece of thick towel on top of the wet spot for him to continue back his sleep.
This kind of accidentally-wet-his-pants incident hardly occur unless he sleeps early and had loads of water before that. He has quit diapers almost a year ago. So, back to the who-is-in-the-bathroom story....both daddy and I waited until the peeing sound stopped and we anxiously wanted to know what or who will come out from the bathroom. Finally, we saw a 3 feet plus tall fella emerging from the bathroom and walking back towards the direction of his bed. Without further delays, the fella fell back to deep sleep on his bed. Although he might had saw us, he just couldn't be bothered and just wanted to continue sleeping after peeing. Just like what adults do.
Both daddy and I were giggling madly. Still very sleepy for us, we still managed to had a short chat on how grown up the boy is now, how he knows to go all by himself to the bathroom in the dark to pee and not wetting his pants instead. And daddy also stated that all these grown up behaviours can only be seen at his house but not at my mum's house because grandparents tend to spoil the kids more. I was very happy to see all these changes in my boy which means that he is really growing up. I even told daddy that there will be more joyful incidents popping out later that will make us laugh as we continue the journey of life together. I could not remember my last sentence because by then I was already falling into deep sleep.
Just to remark, this is the first time Lunz woke up in the middle of the night to the bathroom and pee by himself, then went back to sleep on his own without asking for milk. To mummy, this was considered a very big improvement on him. Growing up sign!
This kind of accidentally-wet-his-pants incident hardly occur unless he sleeps early and had loads of water before that. He has quit diapers almost a year ago. So, back to the who-is-in-the-bathroom story....both daddy and I waited until the peeing sound stopped and we anxiously wanted to know what or who will come out from the bathroom. Finally, we saw a 3 feet plus tall fella emerging from the bathroom and walking back towards the direction of his bed. Without further delays, the fella fell back to deep sleep on his bed. Although he might had saw us, he just couldn't be bothered and just wanted to continue sleeping after peeing. Just like what adults do.
Both daddy and I were giggling madly. Still very sleepy for us, we still managed to had a short chat on how grown up the boy is now, how he knows to go all by himself to the bathroom in the dark to pee and not wetting his pants instead. And daddy also stated that all these grown up behaviours can only be seen at his house but not at my mum's house because grandparents tend to spoil the kids more. I was very happy to see all these changes in my boy which means that he is really growing up. I even told daddy that there will be more joyful incidents popping out later that will make us laugh as we continue the journey of life together. I could not remember my last sentence because by then I was already falling into deep sleep.
Just to remark, this is the first time Lunz woke up in the middle of the night to the bathroom and pee by himself, then went back to sleep on his own without asking for milk. To mummy, this was considered a very big improvement on him. Growing up sign!
Friday, January 2, 2009
Happy New Year 2009
We did some house cleaning last Monday. It was actually a public holiday on Monday (29 December 2008), so we took the opportunity to clean up the storeroom downstairs. The idea was we wanted to shift the dog's home to the corner space behind the pillar in the living room. By this way, the whole connecting area between the dining room and the living room where they used to placed the dog previously will look tidier. This time, without the obvious dog's mess and smell.
The corner space was a perfect spot as it was a hidden space. You wouldn't noticed so much if the place was a mess. Completely a perfect place to put the dog even though it would be more perfect to put it outdoor. Once you opened the door of the main entrance, the corner was perfectly hidden behind the door itself. Although the area was hidden, it was quite spacious. That also had a disadvantage of its own. There were tendencies to place more and more stuffs or rubbish on that area, if, we have not made up the decision to fully utilized that spot for the dog.
But first, we need to empty that area to put the dog's home there. To make way for that, the wooden table and chairs from that area must be dismantled and stored away properly. And the only place to store the furniture was the storeroom underneath the stairs. So, both daddy and I spent the whole morning sorting out the wanted and unwanted stuffs found in the storeroom. Luckily Lunz was extremely well behaved and played by his own. He did not throw any tantrums because he practically understands by now that we are doing some serious stuffs here---> cleaning! When everything were nicely placed back into the storeroom, the whole living and dining area were such a mess. So, I had to sweep and mop the floor while daddy built the new home for the dog. The dog's new home covered an area of 1 x 2 meters, almost half of the space available on that area. It was fenced around with steel gate. A good thing to stop the dog from wandering around the house and pissing everywhere while nobody is around.
That was the thing that got on to my nerves. The floor was dirtied in just a single day after I mopped it in the morning. By the same evening, you can already see the oily stains and dirts on the floor. This was due to they let the dog wandered freely and it likes to piss everywhere even though it was already being toilet trained earlier. That's the reason why the floor was dirtied easily, the dog's feet stained with pee wandering around and human practically stepped on it. So, it all happened that daddy can't stand the oily floor and decided to mop it on the day he was on leave. That was where the plan to re-locate the dog's home popped up because he finally saw the whole picture and experienced it (because normally I was the one who mop the floor).
It was about 2pm when we were done, both the storeroom and the dog's home. My tummy was growling like mad due to hunger. We did not had anything in the morning when we started all these. I told daddy that next time if we intend to do some hardcore cleaning, you did better feed me with some food first. When we finished lunch, we headed down to the living room to build and decorate the Christmas tree. I finally have my very own Christmas tree! We found the nicely wrapped package containing the tree and the decorations in the store while cleaning it. We placed the tree at the empty space where the dog's home was there few hours ago. Hehehehe....with such a new clean area, a Christmas tree was the most suitable decoration to be placed there.
With Lunz's help, we decorated the tree and put some lightings on it. The result was amazing. The tree looked beautiful with the lightings on it. Lunz was extremely excited and jumped up and down whenever the lightings blinked. We can now sit on the newly clean and shiny mopped floor while enjoying the view of the tree. The whole area was very tidy now and the cleanliness of the floor can at least lasted for 3 days before it is dirtied again. Unlike previously, the floor was already dirtied on the same day it was mopped. This proves that locking up the dog when nobody around was indeed a very right choice. I can't be any happier to see the household so clean.
Yeah...I knew we set up the tree late because Christmas has just passed few days back but I think Christmases are in our hearts and when and where are not important. Seeing the beautifully lit up tree, it was a reward for our cleaning efforts and Lunz well behaved attitude while we were cleaning ;)
Happy New Year 2009, everybody!
The corner space was a perfect spot as it was a hidden space. You wouldn't noticed so much if the place was a mess. Completely a perfect place to put the dog even though it would be more perfect to put it outdoor. Once you opened the door of the main entrance, the corner was perfectly hidden behind the door itself. Although the area was hidden, it was quite spacious. That also had a disadvantage of its own. There were tendencies to place more and more stuffs or rubbish on that area, if, we have not made up the decision to fully utilized that spot for the dog.
But first, we need to empty that area to put the dog's home there. To make way for that, the wooden table and chairs from that area must be dismantled and stored away properly. And the only place to store the furniture was the storeroom underneath the stairs. So, both daddy and I spent the whole morning sorting out the wanted and unwanted stuffs found in the storeroom. Luckily Lunz was extremely well behaved and played by his own. He did not throw any tantrums because he practically understands by now that we are doing some serious stuffs here---> cleaning! When everything were nicely placed back into the storeroom, the whole living and dining area were such a mess. So, I had to sweep and mop the floor while daddy built the new home for the dog. The dog's new home covered an area of 1 x 2 meters, almost half of the space available on that area. It was fenced around with steel gate. A good thing to stop the dog from wandering around the house and pissing everywhere while nobody is around.
That was the thing that got on to my nerves. The floor was dirtied in just a single day after I mopped it in the morning. By the same evening, you can already see the oily stains and dirts on the floor. This was due to they let the dog wandered freely and it likes to piss everywhere even though it was already being toilet trained earlier. That's the reason why the floor was dirtied easily, the dog's feet stained with pee wandering around and human practically stepped on it. So, it all happened that daddy can't stand the oily floor and decided to mop it on the day he was on leave. That was where the plan to re-locate the dog's home popped up because he finally saw the whole picture and experienced it (because normally I was the one who mop the floor).
It was about 2pm when we were done, both the storeroom and the dog's home. My tummy was growling like mad due to hunger. We did not had anything in the morning when we started all these. I told daddy that next time if we intend to do some hardcore cleaning, you did better feed me with some food first. When we finished lunch, we headed down to the living room to build and decorate the Christmas tree. I finally have my very own Christmas tree! We found the nicely wrapped package containing the tree and the decorations in the store while cleaning it. We placed the tree at the empty space where the dog's home was there few hours ago. Hehehehe....with such a new clean area, a Christmas tree was the most suitable decoration to be placed there.
With Lunz's help, we decorated the tree and put some lightings on it. The result was amazing. The tree looked beautiful with the lightings on it. Lunz was extremely excited and jumped up and down whenever the lightings blinked. We can now sit on the newly clean and shiny mopped floor while enjoying the view of the tree. The whole area was very tidy now and the cleanliness of the floor can at least lasted for 3 days before it is dirtied again. Unlike previously, the floor was already dirtied on the same day it was mopped. This proves that locking up the dog when nobody around was indeed a very right choice. I can't be any happier to see the household so clean.
Yeah...I knew we set up the tree late because Christmas has just passed few days back but I think Christmases are in our hearts and when and where are not important. Seeing the beautifully lit up tree, it was a reward for our cleaning efforts and Lunz well behaved attitude while we were cleaning ;)
Happy New Year 2009, everybody!
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