Room Make-Over Project

I’ve finally found a bedroom set that i like and HAVE PURCHASED IT! It was such a drama just to buy this set.

Anyways, My room is in desperate need of a makeover! My things are all over the place, unorganized and and and…am SICK of it! I have books, clothes..and all the dings and dongs

I need a desperate change to structure and organized my life, and therefore i will start off with my santuary….the most important “room” in my life.

I started to shop around for bedroom set since 6 months back…I’ve flips through saturdays newspaper for promotions, I’ve call for enquiries..and even made a few trips down to Cavenzi and other furnitures shops in LDP furniture mall and ulu place in Subang U5 but at the end, i couldnt find the design that i like and within my budget.

Cavenzi maybe nice…but i find the quality is not worth the money. really…after including the high priced delivery charges…even worse.

then about 2 week ago, i received a newsletter from hong leong bank. they have promotion on courts mammoth bedroom set for their cardholder. so, i made a trip down to courts mammoth last saturday. after browsing through the display units…i like one particular one.

It’s brown…with sliding door cupboard, and quality is not bad at all. when i knock on the wood, it doesn’t have the “cheapo” feeling?..dunno how to explain. but i like it. thereafter, i asked the sales person regarding the promo they are having with hong leong bank. She checked, then finally return and told me that the Bedroom set that i fancied has RM300 rebate for Hong Leong CC holders. plus…it comes with free gifts

1) astro decoder (now i can have private astro in my room? =))

2) Steam Iron (now i can iron my clothes in my room? =))

3) 3 piece of stainless steel cookery pots (now i can organized a slumber party? =))

4) and i think it also includes RM10k insurance policy? (now my life value increase by another RM10k? =))

Hahaha..silly me..

anyways, on saturday i didn;t have enough credit in my card to purchase the item. (DARN!!) i blew my card! gosh!

so, i told them i will come back again on tuesday..that was yesterday. I paid yesterday and i expect to received the it in 2 weeks time. but guess what?! the courts mammoth delivery guy just called me up, he said he can delivery the furnitures to me today! (Thumbs up for the prompt delivery!!) as much as i wanted to received my “babies”…but i told him to deliver to me on Friday instead.

I’m taking leave on Friday….so i have time to clear my room, to make way for my new “babies” arrival. =)

and this is what i have in mind for my room arrangement….

Tah Dah!! i will post the actual pictures when its done. =))

Happy Happy Happy!

9/11!!

Thank God for 9/11.

many will remember of US terrorist attack, but the date only meant one thing for me…

 

IT’s MUMMY’S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

 

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to mummy…

Happy Birthday to youuuu…….

 

Some pictures on her birthday celebration last year..

  

The Birthday Girl..

 

 some of the yummy food we had.hmmm……Our Cutie Pie…Aidan

 

Dad was in Australia last year…but he sang happy birthday to his wife on handphone…( we had loudspeaker on!)

How sweet… 🙂

Photosssssss

            

         

Salsa in Penang

     

 

           

Salsa Havana Merdeka Party

                        

Qbar (Pat’s Birthday)

        

My Mother’s Life

Yesterday, as I lay on my bed…I suddenly thought of my parents. They are both in Australia right now. Not retiring, or sipping coffee by the side walk cafe, but working very very hard to ensure their children are supported financially.

I’ve been there and helped out at the restaurant before. Boy..it was really draining and tiring. (i think i’ve mentioned in my previous posts). They worked very hard day and night, 7 days a week and only have a half day off on mondays.

I really loved and appreciate my parents. Their love and sacrifices is unconditionnal.

But today, I’m gonna talk more about my mother. she is really an amazing woman. as you know, everyone has a different journey of life…

I have started working full-time for the past 3 years, and some part time work for the past 5 years. I worked just to earn some little pocket money for my own expenses, and now for my own living.

But mom has been working since she was…10 years of age? yeah….

you see, my mom was born and raised in a village to a poor but a happy family. she was the second eldest among the girls…(there are 3 of them). In a typical chinese family, daughthers are considered as “temporary” family. meaning, end of the days, the daugthers will belong to someone elses family when they are married off.

so of course, priority of education or any “luxury” will be given to their sons. (and there were 9 of them in my mom’s family)

My mother started helping out my grandparents in the farms. (digging cow dangs and all), and she helped in taking care of the younger siblings, and cooked for the family. (she;s really a good cook! =))

When she was 16-17 years of age, she together with her cousin and a neighbour venture out from the village to the “city” named Klang. and together they worked for (that time) pretiged Tan Family who operated a Seafood and Steamboat restaurant.

The restaurant was really really famous at that era. Even prominant Taiwanese actors and actresses at that time came and dine with us. (I have a photograph to proof it. hehheeh)

My mom works really hard there. (to think of it, my grandma was really a tyrant back then, she really know how to make used of her workers! but she’s totally changed after she became a Christian. She’s became the funniest old woman in my life. She is in Heaven now. missing her everyday. :)) to cut the long story short, the 3 girls from the village who came together…married to the sons of the Tan Family. (there are 9 sons altogher…but the lucky 3 are son no. 5 (my dad), son no. 6 and son no.7)

yeah…the 5,6 and 7 (HAHAHA)

after marrying…my mom stayed with the in-laws…but things didn’t get better, but worsed! as part of the family member, mom don’t get any wages or paid. other than her work at the restaurant, she must also do her responsibility as a good daughther-in-law, namely cook and wash the WHOLE family.

She married at the age of 20 and of course, being a young couple…things are not that rosy down the road. My dad was away from us for a couple of years when we were young…with my mother helping at the restaurant and work in the household, she took up a second (or third) job as a cleaner for the 2 pubs nearby. I still remember that both me and my sister will help my mother carry the pail, and instead of helping we had fun splashing water at each other!

When I was 16, it was the economic crisis year. and my dad suddenly told us on a tuesday morning that he is leaving to australia. we were used to him being away to oversea trips…but that morning, the feel was different. I was dressed up in school uniform, ready to go to school. but i asked for permission to missed school that day, and it was granted without asking why. I remembered we had Bah Ku Teh that morning, then in a couple of hours we waved good-bye to my dad without knowing when we will see him again.

My mom was left alone in Malaysia, fending for her 4 children.

To cut the long story short…..after 11 years of being apart. Now finally my parents are able to be together again. Their migration process to Australia has been approved, now they are the proad Australian PR holder.

I really cannot imagine, the emotions and trauma that my mother has to go through. Where she gets the determination and strength from??

She’s really an amazing woman.

As a grown up now myself…at 26. I have lived a very happy live because of the sacrificed made by my mom and dad.

now that she is 46, she is still working together with my dad in Australia.

I have determined to work hard, and earn better money to support my parents. Although, time and time again i told my dad…i can support myself. He said that no matter how old his children is…we are still his children, and always will be under his care.

Thank you Mummy. Thank you Papa.

Please forgive me if i have failed you as a daughter.

I promise to work hard…so both of you will have a better live when you retire.

Love you forever!