Ken's primary school X'mas gathering

Do you still remember Ken's primary school mates? They were at our place again yesterday for a X'mas gathering. Don't you just admire the camaraderie they share. More peolple turn up this time round inspite of the fact that it's so close to the festive season and many are usually preoccupied at this time of the year.

I, myself, have a hard time just trying to arrange a X'mas gathering for the few of our Secondary school mates from TKGS. A few of those in our gang is not in Singapore and some just simply MIAed. Sigh........ I had the best time of my life in TKGS and meeting my ex-classmates again, invariably will remind me of the wonderful and memorable times we once shared. We are trying to get the X'mas gathering going next Tuesday and I hope we can finally meet up after such a long time.

As usual prior to the gathering, I got into a house cleaning frenzy. I always freak out when people comes visiting because I need my house to look totally spick and span. I guess that's the nurse in me ;) Ken's classmates were really considerate as they knew that I spent alot of time cooking the last round they were here, we ordered pizza instead. So there really isn't much for me to do this time except pester Ken darling to put up some more Christmas decors.

In this post though, I must really give my thanks to one of Ken's ex-classmate, Shuqing also known as Esther. She's been reading my blog and have been really sweet by smsing Ken to take care of me more as Meg is not here and I am down. Thanks Esther, you are a real sweetheart.

At that gathering, everyone renewed their friendships and strengthened their ties. A truly heartwarming sight. That's what's Christmas is all about, isn't it?

Ken & I had so much fun spraying that snow stuff that even the tortoises were not spared. Our house, nice hor?

We tried to take with the Christmas tree but that's all we managed to capture.

Can't resist acting cute. It's X'mas afterall!

More zi lian.

The great bunch from Yu Neng Primary School. (erm..... that happens to be mahjong tiles they are showing off.)

Gulp's birthday

I have just spoke to Megan over the phone. She's now on an elephant and it's raining. It seems she's been doing really well these past few days and nights. All my worrying for nothing. As I speak to her, tears was coursing down my cheeks. I miss her so much. Now I finally understood something. I needed her more than she ever needed me.

In a real crappy mood right now. I'll just let the photos speak for themselves.

Met up with my darlings from the clinic on Wednesday.

Dear Lini is back for her school holidays. I missed her so! I must add that she's looking better & better.

Met my other darlings, DBB5, on Thursday. There's a new addition to the group - sweet Kelly. I really missed all of them too! (What's up with me?) Met Miko & Ju for lunch, then again together with the rest at night after work.

We celebrated Gulp's birthday last night. He treated us to dinner in Bedok and then adjourned down to Crew Room. We had a room and the karaoke set to ourselves and boy, did we go wild!

Chio right!

It's a time for loving.

Kangwei looking cute.

Wicked!

I think Gulp went crazy with the photo-taking.

Mr. Black - our resident singer.

Gulp & Ee Wan engaging in a fierce pillow fight.

Poor Barry aka baby sprained his foot. But what on earth is Gulp doing??!!

Erm......That's my foot.

And that's my shoe!!! Does Gulp have a feet fetish or what?

Pi already

It's raining naked men, hallelujah!

As the night wears on, the crowd gets rowdier & hornier. (This only applies to the guys, the girls were really well behaved.) Poor poor Kangwei. Gulp what is wrong with you??!!

Dear Ken is not spared as well. (Look at where his hand is trying to protect.) GB 2 on 1......Tsk....Tsk......

Happy birthday Gulp!

So alone

To cry in solitude has got to be the loneliest feeling in the world.

My little grown-up

Out of the blue last night, Meg turned round to ask me this.

Meg: When I am not around and in Thailand, will you be happy or sad?
Me: Of course I'll be very sad!

Meg: Why?
Me: Because I'll miss you very very much......

Meg (mouth turned downwards): I'll miss you very much too......

Meg: I'll miss DaDa too......

My beautiful beautiful baby

After a long week of MC, I am due back at work today. Knowing that I should be sleeping early in anticipation for the busy day ahead but instead I ended up tossing & turning in bed last night. Try hard as I might I just couldn't fall asleep.

Meg is going on a holiday to Thailand with her dad on Wednesday. I guess thinking about her being apart from me for a whole week has kept me wide-awake. Slowly I ended up silently weeping instead.

Are they tears of fear - the fear of losing Meg, tears of guilt - for not spending as much time as she would like with her, or tears of overwhelming pride & joy - to see how much my little one has grown?

There was a fortune-teller that foretold something not too well for my little one. Now that she' going on a trip without me, I am gripped by fear that I'm not there to watch over her.

Paranoia aside, I am worried about how she's going to cope without me. She's used to having Ken or me with her every night for the longest time. Would they know her sleeping habits? Would they take care of her as well as I do?

Megan has indeed made me very proud. She may be prone to tantrums and is as shy as can be in front of strangers. But she's the most loving little girl that I've ever seen. And most importantly, nobody loves me as much or as unconditionally as she does.

I accidentally knocked my head on the headstand of the bed last night. She hurriedly came to me and rubbed my head while gently chiding me for being careless. It's like a role reversed.

Now she has got into a habit of sleeping in my bed when I make her sleep. And when she lies next to me, she makes sure that I too have a toy to hug and then will pull my arm round to hug her to sleep. When I tap her to sleep, she would be so silly as to hold onto my hand and uses her hand to raise mine to tap herself. She told me my hands would be tired.

I am on a very strict diet and she watches me like a hawk. Just as I was debating whether to steam that second 'bao', she asked me why am I steaming 2. When I replied that both are for me, she told me that I'd grow fat & so I sheepishly abandoned that second one.

My sis tried to lure me with my favourite of favourites - durian. After seeing my look of dismay & helplessness when my sis plopped that packet of durian into my lap, Meg promptly lifted the pack from me and handed it back to my sis saying, "Mummy will become fat fat you know." However the devil in me took over and I still ate the durians. Never to be beaten, Meg looked at each seed I picked up and repeatedly tells me that I have eaten enough.

Sometimes she makes me wonder who's the mother & who's the daughter.

As I am uncontrollablytears uncontrorably rolled down my cheeks. I am going to miss her so so much...........