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I went out jogging at the beach this morning. My goal is to lose 3 lbs by next sunday.

That is not always true. Man sometimes would pay way more for something that they don’t need because they want to have “face”.

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Ever wonder why Malaysian education system has not produced people like Bill Gate, Mark Zuckerberg, etc? I have not studied outside of Malaysia before, but I’m almost certain the education system in this part of Asia are all about memorizing facts and getting high marks in the exam. That may explain why countries in this part of the world dominate science score test (Science Scores of 4th and 8th Grade Students by Country) This got to be good right? Yes, it is excellent if you want to be a follower.

All the parents these days want their children to be the smartest and the top scores of the class. What we often not realise is top scores has nothing to do with smartness. Top scores increase the chance of getting to local / international university but that’s about it. Once they are in the good university, they have the same chance as other students to succeed. If you ask me, do you want your children to get high marks or you want your children to reach his/her own potential ….. you will know my answer.

How can we let our children to reach his/her own potential. This is a difficult question. I don’t know. For me, I pay attention to my children to see what they like the most, what interest them the most, what will make their eyes shine.

Un/fair electorial count in Malaysia

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I don’t think I will feel comfortable on this boat.

Let me count, I have 6 friends who are going to give birth to dragon babies in the next few months! Congrats!!

I haven’t updated this for a long time. I know I know, no one is reading it, but I still want to update it. And yes, I am old fashion, I don’t use facebook. It does not work when I’m in China. Most importantly, I find facebook to be very confusing. The real reason is I’m lazy to change. I already have this website for a few years, why bother changing.

OK yesterday we were at the beach!! Relax, it was in the morning. We went to the beach and the kids had lots of fun. There was no tsunami or earth quake at that time. I can’t remember what I was doing or where I was when the last tsunami hit penang. All I know is my sis called to tell me about the earth quake. At that time, the tsunami hasn’t hit penang yet. If we had advanced warning back then, no one should lost their lives.

Anyway, I’ve been busy. Trust me, really really busy. Taking care of kids: cook, feed them, fetch them to school, fetch them to tuition, fetch them to piano class, fetch them to here and there took up all of my time in the last 1.5 months while my parents were away. It is not easy but I manage. I know some have suggested to me to have a maid in the house, but with our lifestyle, sometimes no one will be home for 1-2 months. It is next to impossible to have a maid. I’m glad though my in laws are helping me during the weekend to give me a bit of break.

What’s my next immediate plan?

- Leaving for Australia in 1.5 weeks — much needed break from the little monsters
- I will go back with husband after the Australia trip. Will stay there at least a few weeks.
- I already said no to the kindergarten business, it does not work with my life style. I like children, but working with children all the time will drive me crazy.
- I’d like to go back to writing.
- I’d like to cook for my loved ones every day

My sis and her family are planning for a trip to China/HK/Taiwan in September. I’m hoping they can change their schedule to August around school holiday time so my children and myself can join them. I haven’t seen my niece yet! I am sure my parents will join. My sis in law (brother’s wife) may join too. I don’t think a big round dinner table can fit everyone. It will be hectic, a good kind of hectic.

The title of this post says tsunami, but it has very little to do with real tsunami. I don’t want to change it because tsunami symbolizes changes and there are many new changes coming:

- kid’s education
- husband’s job
- our house (I mean our own house that is “occupied” by others)
- our condo
- ….

It’s life; ever changing!

It is good to see all the friends during the CNY holiday. Too bad we don’t get to see each other all the time. Seeing all the new addition family members make me feel old but at the same time I love seeing all the kids running around. Of course they all add to angpow cost, luckily I have 3 to balance out the costs hahaha.

OK I didn’t know so many of you are reading my blog. I was surprise when some of you complained I seldom update the blog. Here it is:

Feng Feng: Don’t stress out so much. It is normal what you’re experiencing.
Steve: No, I will stay in Penang till April
Aik: Everyone is waiting for you two to have baby — your parents have been waiting for a long time.
Emily: Really good seeing you. I did not know you follow my blog. You look so great in the traditional dress. Sorry, I was not prepared. I will next time if you tell me first.
Tom: I will not talk politics on my blog again. Sorry.
Hean Tee: Keep reading
Boon Piaw: Happy new year to you too.
Jeff: When are you going to grow your hair back? Haha. Sorry.
Steven Wong: Sorry, will up date more often
Lai Leng: I can’t use facebook in china, that’s why I use my blog. You can subscribe to my blog, I don’t know how, haha sorry. I didn’t set this up.
CT: I don’t have your number. Please SMS me or pass your contact info to Swee Ying. It is at Sunny Ville. It is available now.