10 Commandments for Year 2010

Hi folks,

Just thought of sharing with you my action list/guide for year 2010 in whatever goals and action I am taking this year!

1.       Go out, get wet, get dirty and get inspired!

2.       Take Proactive action, ASK, DO, IMPROVE!

3.       Be PRESENT in all your actions, thoughts and words.

4.       Cry if you need to, no matter what it takes….BE ALIVE, BE YOUR TRUE SELF!

5.       Take each day as your last day, each moment as your last breath, GIVE YOUR BEST!

6.       STOP COMPLANING or GIVING EXCUSES! Instead, BE GRATEFUL, FIND WAYS!

7.       Look Good, Be Good, Do Good.

8.       Make sure you hear your heart beating, your thoughts clear, your eyes glowing clear. Do not shut down or act in blur.

9.       Forget the Past hurts, Learn the lessons and Move on..Have FAITH!

10.   Take every chance to SHINE! Be NOTHING BUT SPECTACULAR!

You can DO IT!

Cheers!

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!

Hello to All my Blog Readers and Friends!

Happy Chinese New Year to Everyone!

May this year of TIGER brings lotsa courage and bravery to everyone to face on the challenge and bring out the BEST in us!

Cheers!

2010 Goal 1- Independence

Dear folks,

All these years, I have been listing out FAR TOO MANY goals that I can ever chase after :P or uphold!

From now on, I like to keep my list to bare minimum and will only move on to another one once something is accomplish on the earlier ;)

My first item on my goal list for year 2010 is INDEPENDENCE.

Yup, you heard me right! Independence for me as a mom and a thirty-year old lady :P

As a mom of two young children (age 20 months and 3 years 6mths), honestly, I have not been really going out with my kids ALONE!

I am always with someone whether with my husband, my parents, my siblings, etc. As I am not confident enough to bring them out on my own. One active toddler and another soon-upcoming active young lad!

Now, as they grow older, I think I can and should start taking them out on my own, starting from the nearer places like nearby playground/park.

I felt that I should take the time and courage to bring them around exploring nature. Should not wait for DH to have such common interest as I do.(Due to his working schedule, he mostly sleep in late during our off day...so well...can't bear to disturb his zzz time...)

And, I also should go out more on my own to explore other stuff in life...yep..on my own. I used to be such "individual" or you might say "lone-ranger" I love going out exploring on my own. Love going jogging on my own when no one keen on such activities..in fact I felt jogging is one of those sports which you can do right now, right away without waiting for partners.

You just need your legs and your shoes..

So two activities marked under this goal...

1. To bring kids out on my own (bookstores, playground, friends/neighbours' places, just to name a few)

2. Continue jogging and perhaps travelling on my own(or if DH are gamed for it...couple-hood time for this :)

How about you folks?

What are your goals for this year?

Let us share and declare..so that higher chances we don't forget and thus keep to it and check them off from our list!

Cheers!

New Year Spring Cleaning(of thoughts and goals)

Hi folks!

I have the habit to do self-reflection before the New Year approach(in my case is before lunar New Year a.k.a. Chinese New Year approach this time 'cos a bit too late to reflect in time for 2010, Jan 1..haha...talking about procrastination?? Actually it is due to a series of uncertainties in my life then...with career change, nursery-hunting for KY and lotss more!!)

Anyway, when I was out of clue on where to start, I look back at my post on 29 Things I hope to do @ Age 29, and thought why not start from there....

So here it is the list I've got during my birthday month. Let's see how much is "completed" thus far!

1. Restart my jogging or exercise regime together with DH and kids and even with like-minded friends. [In progress, doing light stretching exercise indoor]
2. Learn and start to bake…[Need more help, Oven not working!! :( ]
3. Pick up 29 new skills…woot…what are they..decide as and when they are required…but below are some of them:[Side-tracked, am picking up more on communication skills rather due to recent job-hunting and nursery-hunting plus communication exercise with DH]
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)[In progress, sometimes with the help/reminder from kids]
5. Resumed my yearly travelling or visiting some special places.[In progress, to near and short trip first]
6. Continue my German language learning (self-study this time, had 3 months basic German language lesson after I graduated).[In progress, been practicising with my ex-boss who knew German]
7. Schedule ME time to do:
1. Reading[In progress, reading blog online counts too rite :P ]
2. Catching up with girls-friend/old buddies[YES!! Had several ones! Keep it UP, Molly!! Way to Go!]
3. Facial(twice a month-minimum)[erm, only managed some DIY black-head remover now]
4. Self-study/take up a course[Have not started/decide which course to take]
5. Window shopping[Yup, love shopping@boutique with girlfrens and trying out shoes and clothes :P ..well...being women! ]
8. Clear my “storeroom” and turned it into mini study-room cum guest room[In progress, cleared some baby stuff already, passes to sil and sister, more to go..]
9. Celebrate each day with someone, something.[Yep, with ice-cream, DH and sisters/girlfren]
10. Hugs my loved ones daily, with morning greetings and kisses at night.[sometimes forgot!]
11. Experiment with new recipes every week if not everyday.[Slacking]
12. Make soup daily.[Not even weekly..sigh..gettting lazy!]
13. Eat 3 types of fruits and 5 types of vegetables/ color food daily.[Not very successful]
14. Visit someone weekly be it friends, neighbours, new-found friends, girlfriend or even family.[Need to be more consistent!]
15. Remember birthdays…of anyone and wish them :)[Need to improve on]
16. Read 5 articles daily on health, parenting, spiritual, work-related and general.[Erm, am reading every day, every night but not in "enough" genres, to be improved!]
17. Have house improvement monthly be it in décor, spring-cleaning or decluttering.[In progress...spring-cleaning my kitchen cabinet now!]
18. Role improvement:[In progress..all the time...no due date..]
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).[This feels good! To look good and feel good, very IMPORTANT!!]
20. Learn to be good host, organize party games/food/organizing.[so far, only food & games, others have not tried]
21. Start some homeschooling with kids even if I am not yet able to be a WAHM/SAHM.[Need more consistency and ENERGY!!!]
22. Set up my bookshelves plus kids one.[Bookshelves done, need to be more organized!]
23. Fully-utilise current resources/God-given items to optimum:[20% Done]
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 [Yeah!! This one almost 88%?? LOL]
25. Put up family pictures in my home, in-law and parent’s place.Yeah!! I did! With the help from EOE Online! Check out my blog entry here]
26. Stay in touch with old buddies.[Thanks to IM and Facebook! Yep but space to improve!]
27. Relearn swimming (yup I am not very good at swimming..really afraid of water type, need DH help on this.)[Not yet]
28. Practice good PR, budgeting and organizing skills in all aspects.[Way to go!!!]
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.[In progress, cut off one credit card thanks to the newly-implemented govt. RM50 service charge!! ]

Phew...not even 50% done and my target of FINAL REVIEW is on my 30th Birthday!


Way to go!!! Gambatei Molly! You can do it!


Will work on more on the list and my new year aspirations!


Stay tuned!


Cheers!

Chinese New Year(CNY) Gift Ideas

This Year(2010) coincidentally CNY falls on Valentine's Day!

And Valentine's Day is not a day which you can only spend with your love ones!

We can actually infuse some creativity in our CNY gifts with a touch of Valentine's ideas!

Now check out what Santa Gift Shop has to offer for this festive seasons and moments of love and celebration!

I simply love these Tiger inspired soft toy or shall I call them the lucky charm! A nice thing to give as presents instead of the usual hampers filled with hmm..canned food and boxes of biscuits? Just kidding....I thought it's nice to have these little charming Tiger decorating the living room, car or even as part of the item in our gift hamper...it would be extra "special"right!

 

Cute and lovely Tigger, a soft toy to usher the Year of Tiger. A Perfect gift for your kids, friends and loved ones!

Normal Price: MYR14.90
NOW PRICE:MYR 11.90

 

Picture and details from Santa Gift Shop.

 

Cute and lovely RED Tiger, a soft toy to usher the Year of Tiger.As a lucky decoration for all!

Normal Price: MYR10.90
NOW PRICE:MYR 8.80

Have a joyous festive season folks!

Cheers!

How much should you earn?

Hi folks,

New Year, New Aspiration...

Is anyone of you looking for career advancement/change?

Check out how much you should earn here from Jobstreet:

http://myjobstreet-beta.jobstreet.com/career-enhancer/basic-salary-report.php?param=||my||my

Cheers!

Happy Birthday Sis!

Hi folks!

Today marks the birthday of my elder Sister, Irvin!

This is my favourite picture taken during last CNY, 3 sisters with 3 babies!

Can you spot which one is my elder sister, Irvin? Nope, not the first one on the left...that's my mom, though everytime we go out, people says she looks like my sister! Haha...yep...it's the one in pink shirt in the middle, carrying her baby girl!

My roommate used to tell me that having a sibling(especially same gender) is such a blessings as we get to share jokes, secrets and our ups and down!

My sister and I are one year apart, so we do get to share a lot in common indeed.

We shared the same:

1) Nursery, schools(from primary to secondary) and nearly the same college too until I got scholarship to study at another college that is!

2) Same bunch of friends we used to hang out with

3) Same parent and relatives (lol...of course lar!!!)

4) Very close married and pregnancy times which then again makes us share almost the same topic of conversation ranging from marriage preparation, pregnancy woes, and now parenting!

5) What else same ya...sis? (if you reading this now...haha)

Even though we share similar childhood experiences yet when we grew up, each of us encounter different experiences which made up what we are today!

But, one thing remains the same, whenever we face any problems or need a listening ear, we knew who to call!

So, Irvin(or we call her "dajie" at home), Happy 3? Birthday to you!

May you have a Great Yearssssss Ahead!

Thanks for being there for me when I need it!

Cheers!

Malaysia Public Holiday Year 2010!

Hi folks,
Thought of sharing this with you...perhaps it could helped in your planning of your holidays ;)
Malaysian Public Holiday for year 2010!
Extracted from http://www.onestopmalaysia.com/holidays-2010.html, a Comprehensive Malaysia related website.

Happy Holidaying and resting during those special days.
Cheers!

Holidays

Date	Holiday	Applicable to
1 Jan	New Year	All except Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu
14 Jan	Yang di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan's Birthday	Negeri Sembilan only
17 Jan	Sultan of Kedah's Birthday	Kedah only
30 Jan	Thaipusam	Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang & Selangor only
1 Feb	Federal Territory Day	Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan & Putrajaya only
14 Feb	Chinese New Year	National
15 Feb	Chinese New Year (2nd Day)	National except Kelantan and Terengganu
26 Feb	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Maulidur Rasul)	National
4 Mar	Anniversary of Installation of Sultan of Terengganu	Terengganu only
30 Mar	Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday	Kelantan only
31 Mar	Sultan of Kelantan's Birthday	Kelantan only
2 Apr	Good Friday	Sabah & Sarawak only
8 Apr	Sultan of Johor's Birthday	Johor only
15 Apr	Declaration of Malacca as a Historical City	Malacca only
19 Apr	Sultan of Perak's Birthday	Perak only
1 May	Labour Day	National
7 May	Hari Hol Pahang	Pahang only
17 May	Raja Perlis' Birthday	Perlis only
28 May	Wesak Day	National
30 May	Harvest Festival	Sabah & Labuan only
31 May	Harvest Festival	Sabah & Labuan only
1 Jun	Hari Gawai	Sarawak only
2 Jun	Hari Gawai	Sarawak only
5 Jun	Agong's Birthday	National
19 Jun	Hari Hol Almarhum Sultan Johor	Johor only
10 Jul	Penang Governor's Birthday	Penang only
10 Jul	Israk & Mikraj	Kedah, Negeri Sembilan & Perlis only
20 Jul	Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday	Terengganu only
11 Aug	Awal Ramadan *	Johor, Kedah & Malacca only
27 Aug	Nuzul Al-Quran	Kelantan, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Penang, Selangor & Terengganu only
31 Aug	National Day	National
10 Sep	Hari Raya Puasa *	National
11 Sep	Hari Raya Puasa *	National
16 Sep	Malaysia Day & Sabah Governor's Birthday	National/Sabah
9 Oct	Malacca Governor's Birthday	Malacca only
23 Oct	Sarawak Governor's Birthday	Sarawak only
24 Oct	Sultan of Pahang's Birthday	Pahang only
5 Nov	Deepavali	National
17 Nov	Hari Raya Haji *	National
18 Nov	Hari Raya Haji (2nd Day) *	Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis & Terengganu Only
7 Dec	Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah)	National
11 Dec	Sultan of Selangor's Birthday	Selangor only
25 Dec	Christmas	National

* Subject to change