29 Things I hope to do @ Age 29

Remember I blog about reflecting and planning (re-priotizing on my life) in June 09 Special Post?

Here is my output (perhaps you can share with me some of yours as reference?)

In no actual sequence, they are:

1. Restart my jogging or exercise regime together with DH and kids and even with like-minded friends.
2. Learn and start to bake…
3. Pick up 29 new skills…woot…what are they..decide as and when they are required…but below are some of them:
1. Baking (as in no.3..wow so this skill has more emphasis in my plans haha)
2. Route learning (am rather weak in reading map or lack sense of direction :P)
3. Work related – to be prioritized (at this moment..quite long list :P )
4. ………more to come…
4. Call/Check in with my mom once a week if cannot visit her weekly. (dad and siblings included)
5. Resumed my yearly travelling or visiting some special places.
6. Continue my German language learning (self-study this time, had 3 months basic German language lesson after I graduated).
7. Schedule ME time to do:
1. Reading
2. Catching up with girls-friend/old buddies
3. Facial(twice a month-minimum)
4. Self-study/take up a course
5. Window shopping
8. Clear my “storeroom” and turned it into mini study-room cum guest room
9. Celebrate each day with someone, something.
10. Hugs my loved ones daily, with morning greetings and kisses at night.
11. Experiment with new recipes every week if not everyday.
12. Make soup daily.
13. Eat 3 types of fruits and 5 types of vegetables/ color food daily.
14. Visit someone weekly be it friends, neighbours, new-found friends, girlfriend or even family.
15. Remember birthdays…of anyone and wish them :)
16. Read 5 articles daily on health, parenting, spiritual, work-related and general.
17. Have house improvement monthly be it in décor, spring-cleaning or decluttering.
18. Role improvement:
1. Mom
2. Wife
3. Employer
4. Earth citizen
5. Daughter/Daughter-in-law/granddaughter
19. Look good and presentable for myself and DH plus kids (setting good example).
20. Learn to be good host, organize party games/food/organizing.
21. Start some homeschooling with kids even if I am not yet able to be a WAHM/SAHM.
22. Set up my bookshelves plus kids one.
23. Fully-utilise current resources/God-given items to optimum:
1. Mobile phone – To Do List, Reminders, Birthdays Alert, maps, networking etc
2. Condo facilites – gymn, swimming pool, condo friends and committee
3. Living healthy parents and siblings – more gathering, visiting and caring, pooling resources/helping each other
24. Jot down memorable events in journal/blog/etc
25. Put up family pictures in my home, in-law and parent’s place.
26. Stay in touch with old buddies.
27. Relearn swimming (yup I am not very good at swimming..really afraid of water type, need DH help on this.)
28. Practice good PR, budgeting and organizing skills in all aspects.
29. Clear all short-term debts (house and car loan not yet included), be debt free and start to plan for some cushion saving by hook or by crook.

This list will be added from time to time I think..so folks you have anything to add on or share?

Hear from you :) 

Cheers!

Movies trip

Last weekend, DH went for a movie treat on Sat afternoon with my dad(they watched Terminator Salvation) while the kids and I were taking naps (I knew about the trip of course…and I volunteer to stay@ home and be with the kids while the two guys went for some ME time)…something he always do during our courting days…watching movies every Sat & Sun. A luxury for now…

By the way, do you guys know that GSC cinema has a special privilege for its member that they are able to have a free movie ticket (movie with asterisk *) on their birthday month?

Haha..so this month I would get a free movie ticket…hmm..wondering any nice movie to watch (with asterisk * - free list movie that is)..and when I will have some ME time for such pampering.haha..any suggestions?

Stay tune for my movie time folks! And sign up as member if you are a movie fan too :)

 

Cheers!

 

Green Ways we can impart to our children

Today, 5th June is World Environment Day, lately I stumbled upon some really interesting articles and people who are doing their bits to conserve the earth.

You can check out some of these articles here:

1) Start 'em young, says filmmaker in Parenthots

2) Little deeds that add up in The StarOnline

3) Rules not in place in TheStarOnline

4)Climate-saving tips in TheStarOnline

Indeed, I agree with one of the interviewee, Mr. Lu Chen Pin said, we have a lot to learn from our parents and older generation on conservation efforts. 

Before this the Reverse-Osmosis(RO) water disposal(the filtered waste water) in my house is left to flow away when my small bucket is full and we did not replace another bucket to refill the water, then my dad suggested why not get a bigger bucket for this purpose...little things like this..I am sure many of us would have thought of it..but how many of us really put it into act.

I think many of us(myself included) needs a lot of constant reminders, ideas, and innovative campaign etc to really be in the "green: mode automatically...we are far behind compared with many western countries like Sweden, Germany and etc in this field...but slowly or steadily(hopefully quickly) we Malaysians shall pick up and play our part as well.

For me, what I have practice or make it habit:

1) Power off, and pull out the cord as well(for me) the unused power outlets (no more standby mode)

2) Full load laundry or handwash for urgent(soiled or stained clothes for e.g.) laundry

3) Switch off the air-cond after the room is cool or don't use it at all during cooler nights

4) Not using the hot water pot(erm after it got spoilt from frequent on and off :P ), but boil as and when I need

5) Buy local products/vegetables and fruits

6) Use Reusable shopping bag (put it in my office drawer, in the car and at home) whenever possible

7) Read, read and adopt more green efforts ( I think this is important..there are just so many innovative and clever green ideas adopted by many people)

8) Go paperless as much as possible, read newspaper online, use double-sided and two pages in one printing etc

And which I like to do soon:

1) Grow some herbs(basil, mint) and plants(chilli etc) at my small balcony- I used to grow mints, basil and pumpkin and believe me...it's pesticide-free and TASTE REALLY GOOD!

2) Separate the bins- paper, plastic, glass -label it and get DH and KY do the same

Note: KY is good at picking up our action now..she would switch off the fan herself (without being told) after she wake up and throw rubbish at the designated place

3) Bicycle..hmm..perhaps in our city drivers it's bit hard..but hmm..this can be one good outings with kids

4) Experiment with DIY household non-toxic cleaners (using baking soda, vinegar and etc)

What other green ways we can practice and thus impart to our children? Care to share?

Hear from you folks!

Cheers! Have a green day everyday!

 

Yummy trip at MoonGarden

Last weekend, my dad came to help me out with my babysitter on leave...and DH suggested going out for dinner at ShiangHai VegetarianRestaurant at Sunway(one of our favourite which served sushi..yummy yummy), then I suddenly remembered a friend and another colleague of mine suggested this vegetarian restaurant at USJ called MoonGarden.

So, DH called our friend for the exact location while we off scouting for that restaurant....the restaurant is located at Taipan, USJ10  near Maybank and HLK electrical shop.

Looking at their menu and surrounding, we were immediately smitten by it...lovely food...I ordered my favourite spaghetti while hubby ordered his favourite mushroom soup+ pizza and my dad ordered the vegetarian prawn noodles(supposingly to be chef recommendation)...plus we added a mango juice for KY and a pumpkin bun for Shone.

It was really yummy food for all! DH suggested we visit again the next day for lunch when he saw some other set meal which he like to try..haha..so yep we went back again on Sun but for dinner as afternoon is too hot plus it was the kids' napping hour.

Three of us tried their 3 different set meal and it was really yummy as well...

We have not been eating out much lately but for last weekend it was a special one as it was DH birthday on Fri and I have not been able to bake him cake and pizza as planned since our oven was down.....so in return I said yes(which I don’t normally nod for two non-special occasion eating out trip..had to be prudent…with two kids, one car and one house to pay for every month..rite…so well since it was DH birthday, we’ll make it an exception…haha) 

So folks if you are looking out for some nice vegetarian restaurant to spend time with your loved ones..you might like to give MoonGarden a try! ;) The price is like within RM10 for food plus drink depending what you are ordering...not too bad...plus you can then go shopping at Summit USJ(we went for Popular Warehouse sales after meal.. ;) managed to get some lovely items there at cheap bargain!)

Till our next yummy trip adventures..

Cheers!

Kids and gadgets- Iphone

Lately after KY seen her dad listening to his IPod Touch(from Iphone), she has been asking to listen to it before she sleep and takes her nap in the afternoon.

For a merely 2 year plus kiddo, she has know how to:

1)      Take pictures with her dad’s phone

2)      Play the 20+ games her dad installed for BOTH of them (haha)

3)      Listen and choose her own songs with Ipod application-mostly Doraemon thanks2my sis..ha

4)      ON the 3G services(eiks..scary..we quickly switch it off…as we seriously have not found any 3G services from Malaysia’s telco which cater to our needs and budget) so for now..it’s using only WIRELESS for us

And Shone(a mere 11 months plus) is picking up FAST! Last weekend, I see him flipping the photo album in his dad’s phone(mimicking his dad’s gestures in enlarging and switching from pictures to pictures..) wow…I can’t help feeling amazing at how FAST these kids are picking up these gadgets navigating skills…

Good or Bad, I am not to judge but I think it’s an unavoidable act that they pick up…and it’s of no harm for now…perhaps more good than harm since many universities are adopting Iphone…see this article in TheStar.

Cheers for thoughts for the day!

Weekend with KY

Last weekend, my babysitter was "on leave", yup they apply leave too sometimes...she's attending her niece's wedding in Kelantan.

So me and DH took turns to stay home and be with our kids.

Here are some pictures(above) I took during my weekend(Fri, Sat and Sun) with KY.

Did I say how KY loves to blow candle..haha..nope her birthday is in July....so when she got up on Sat morning, she remembered her dad's birthday cake(DH birthday was on Fri-29 May) and requested for it...

So I brought it out from the fridge and brought her a spoon and plate. Then KY said mom..I want it with candles...haha..then I understood what she meant..she wanna sing birthday song and have cake-cutting ceremony again..haha..kids..btw the other two pic was taken during our stroll at the park and pool...so long since we last have a stroll there...it was GREAT! Love to have this lovely dotter and mommy time...

Cheers for the rest of the weekdays!

Need your help..Vote for my nursing wear idea..

Hi folks,

Remember my post on My Love for Nursing Wear?

In fact, nursing wear has been my "uniform" for my many shopping trips, wedding dinners, family events (the picture above is CNY-like nursing wear I got from Fabulousmom.com...doesn't looked like one right.. hehe.. I can wear it post-nursing period too) which made me quite interested in seeing or experimenting with any new and pretty nursing wear design or style.

 

Now, frens..I need your help in helping me in winning a contest on nursing wear..How you can help?

1. Type VOTE if you vote for me. (in this blog comment box),each VOTE comment earns me 1 point.

2. Go to mysuperkids.net and vote for my nursing wear (Type I vote for #1 alohamolly) in the comment box on their blog .

Contest voting ends on 13 June..ha this will be a very good birthday gift for me...thanks everyone for casting votes for me! Win or lose it doesn't matter...would be delighted just to know that breastfeeding becoming a trendy act to be for all moms!

Thanks for your support!

Cheers for breastfeeding mommies and breastfeeding-friendly dads…and friends!

June 09 Special Post

Hello folks, why June is special to me?

Because it happened to be both Shone & my birthday plus it is Father’s Day month =).

As a seemingly ritual for me since young, I would like to accomplished or clear off some task before my birthday and one of them would be reflection done on past actions and look forward towards the future with formulation of life goals and direction.

I did this before UPSR (Primary exam Standard Six exam in Malaysia), before PMR (Secondary Form Three exam in Malaysia) and after SPM before heading to college/university. And I did it again once graduated from my university degree and stepping into working world.

And I roughly formulated (in my mind) when I would want to start having a serious relationship (wow..some of you might said..but yep I did just that..crazy? haha..it’s just an estimation and guide for me then) and after that honestly, I have been like taking life as it comes…no more formulating plans after I got married, have kids as things just swifted in and happened so quickly that I have no time to think or plan (haha..yep..). And when you are married with kids..even more so that seems like no time to plan and even if you do plan most of time, whether or not your plans work out depends on varies factors…

Anyway, coming to a special stage now (being the last no. 2 on my age), I would like to again reflect on my past and start at least having a rough plan or guide. Even if it doesn’t follow exactly as what I have planned…at LEAST, it won’t go too far off…and life won’t be just  a blank chapter.

So stay tuned for more of my June posting…after my thought been skimmed through and plans are formulated…

Shall not write too long a post..as I PERSONALLY  do not like to read long blog posting as well..kekeke

 

Cheers to all!