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How nice to look at the sunset…saying goodbye to the day….no more daylight..it will be darkness of the night but thanks to the moon.for giving us light at night.. the next day it will be day and night again.. its just the circle of days..months…and years.

We took this picture last weekend.. at the Tanjung Aru Beach.. sunset almost went down..we were late.. but still enjoying the day..

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Chrissa and Sean had a walk on the sea..got wet  in the water.. and dirty themselves with the sand.. who can’t resist that?..its just a while but getting them back is another story..you know what i mean..and it can be one of the diets that work … just walk.. get rid of the extra kilos.

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The starting.. it was just a small little steps…  but after awhile…they want to go further…so scary.. i don’t really like sea its scared me.. one of the reasons is i can’t swim..and i was once almost drown when i was a little girl.. just walking should be ok.

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After having the walk… we took our dinner at one of the stalls…it was great.. will do that again.

Enjoying today.. because tomorrow will never be the same!

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Last week, I have received an email from Anthony, promoting his new book ‘This Little Prayer of Mine’.. .. the title of the book makes me want to get hold of the book as soon as possible.  I wanted to purchase the book directly from him..but instead he asked for my mailing address.

Yesterday i was so excited… receiving  a parcel from US…. guess what.. its the book…and signed by the author himself.. so nice of him… i feel honored.

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It is indeed a nice book… come with a hard cover and cute cover picture … . easily attract children to get hold of  it.

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The content are simple but meaningful… with its rhymes and illustrations.. it makes it easy for children to understand.

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Thank you Anthony, my children loves it very much.. not only them.. i love it.

This Little Prayer of Mine… i recommend this book as  a MUST HAVE .. book for every family.. it teaches children to have faith in God, to be thankful, to share with others who are in need, to respect others, asking God to guide them.. ask God to comfort them when they’re sad… its a wonderful book.

If children read this every night before they go to sleep.. they will know ..and trust that God is always be with them.. a simple prayer with meaningful wordings .. great for children.

To me as a mother, i love having it… children can be a fat burner when they are out of control…they can make you emotionally and physically stress.. this book teaches them how to turn to God.. we can remind them to pray.. .. make them pause and think for their action.

Get your own   This Little Prayer of Mine it is  not only a little prayer for my children but  also a blessing.

I know you’re up in heaven, God,
and can hear my voice from there.
I’m just
a little child.
Will you answer my short prayer?

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We make good decision when we let God guide us… lets start teaching our children to pray..to have faith and trust in God..may our children grow up.. let God guide them..in choosing the right path.

God Bless..

Beautiza

I posted about the jellete set ..a tupperware products… i bought it.. and made apple jelly… easy weasy..hehe.  When you know you have safety products and food prepare your own.. you know its hygenic and safe for the family.

What you need is ..

  • Gelatin or jelly (any products) i use Western Family, Strawberry flavor.
  • An apple (cut it into small cube)

Mix the gelatin with water.. (follow the instruction given).. meanwhile put the apple in each jellete container (depending how many you like).. ..

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Then pour in the gelatin in the jellete container.. and keep it in the refregirator … after few hours.. until it ready.. you know when its ready.

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Once its cold.. it become jelly.. yummy.. yummy.. you kids will enjoy it.. mine did.

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Let me surf for other healthy recipes and try it on the jellete set… i will let you guys informed for the latest recipe.

Happy trying ladies…

Beautiza

Work.. work.. work.. the exhausting journey everyday.. the stress we parents have to go through.. the same goes to the children… how exhausted they are..with their homework … coping with new environment.. new friends.. the nice teacher.. and.. the fierce one..hehe… well i remember how stress i was when i was in primary school.. don’t you? but sure there were great and fun times.

Enough of that.. that weekend we gave ourselves a treat…after church.. we went to CityMall.. our favorite hang out place.. took lunch.. and play games.. yihaa!

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Let me see.. who got excited.. daddy or son?

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Round.. round in circle..

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‘mummy can i drive this car to school?’..nice number though..its ls2208.. anybody wants to buy that number? who know you strike 4D.. hehe..

“The more we say we are tired.. we get exhausted.. but when we say its fun.. we will begin to love what we are doing”...

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I love this new product from tupperware.. the Jellete Set.. very nice.. i love the colors. Can’t wait to get it.. my daughter have been asking me to buy jelly from the shop.. mmm its not clean ..don’t know they use furnace filter or not… i want to give her healthy food.. fruits jelly maybe…still searching for a nice recipe.

Oh gosh.. what a day.. to me.. and to everybody at home..

Today.. my daughter start her trial in a daycare.. next year she will start her preschool there… and daycare.. she was okay when i sent her early this morning… afternoon i will be going there to check her out.

Today is my son’s first day of trial in primary school… me and hubby got a bit worry.. when the class teacher speaks in mandarin.. i don’t understand a word she’s saying only.. ‘chao an’..’ming pai ma?’.. hehe.. the rest.. can’t figure out.. I really hope Sean will be able to cope with the new environment and i saw him talking to his new friends.. i hope everything goes well.. will fetch him and he will be joining his sister in a daycare.

Today.. my hubby first day at a new place.. no need to worry about him… hehe.. i hope everything will be fine.

Wow.. today is a ‘first day’ for everybody..what a start at the end of the year.  Me and hubby have to start do budgeting for our kids…  If any  school provide  student loans for preschooler and primary school.. i will  be  the first to grab it.  Nowadays  fees are getting expensive.. and this makes me think twice to have additional in the family.   Well.. i don’t want to ruin everybody’s first day.. everybody will get used to it.

Yipee!! Sean graduated from Kinder.. so next year moving on to primary school… wow..

They held the Graduation Ceremony in Yayasan Sabah  Theatre on Sunday, 25 Oct 2009… combining three Qdees Schools, Damai, Kota Kinabalu and Kingfisher.

Let me just brief you about Qdees …before i registered him to Qdees early this year, i checked a few kindergartens nearby to my office.. i compare prices, the location, the school environment, the programmes…  No doubt that it is a bit expensive than previous kindergarten i sent Sean for two years but i just want to give it a try and see how Sean perform.

I highly recommend Qdees for preschoolers… i can give testimonial if you want me too.

What i love about Qdees.. are the series of storybooks that every students need to finished every end of  each semester…and swimming class… Sean so afraid of water but i see swimming not only good for exercise but also building self confidence.

In this picture.. Sean were getting ready for the show.. they were seated at the front row with other students.

IMG_1539My hubby unable to attend because he was in KL… so i bring with me my aunt and cousin..but not in the pic..hehe.. and i don’t quit remember why my Chrissa look so angry.

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Receiving his certificate from Mdm. Jane, Principle of Qdees Damai.

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Walking back proudly…hehe

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Doing their performances ‘Hua Hua Modern Dance’

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With his class teacher… Teacher Viviana.. i should say she did a great job.. and i am thankful enough for having her as Sean’s teacher… within a year in Qdees… Sean able to read story books Qdees series.

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Happy.. performance over… having great time with his sister and getting ready to go home.

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Reaching home.. sitting on the floor tiles taking off his shoes… they were exhausted… sleep early that night.  Well..not only them.. i was so tired sitting down and my eyes got tired watching the performances because we were sitted quite far from the stage.  Until then… wait for Chrissa’s turn next year.

Having a child is the greatest gift.. i wonder why.. until i experience it my own.. raising a child.. seeing them grow in front of you.. the way they change.. their behavior and physical appearance.. getting taller without realizing it until their pants are too short for them.

The way they learn to make sentences… and how they learn to copyright what you said.. being our own shadow sometimes.

My son pick up sentences a bit slow but i thank God that he managed to read at the age of six.. i owe it to the teacher.. and to the school.. and Sean himself for being able to cope with that.  I love to listen when my children have their conversation.. I make sure they talk to each other.. and when they talk to me … i will listen.. and i always give them chance to give their own opinion.

Everyday they pick up lines..not only from mummy and daddy.. but also from friends and teachers in school also from TV.. no doubt about that.  Well here are just a few line that i will always love to remember having heard from them :

I was teaching Chrissa how to answer if somebody asked her how old she is….

Mummy  : ‘Chrissa how old are you’?

Chrissa  : ‘ I am 3 o’clock’

Okay i guess.. when it comes to number.. she will always remember the time.. LOL.

There were times.. me and hubby talking and laughing.. she was in the center looking at us.. we have forgotten about her actually.. she said ‘excuse me, what are you two talking about ah.. is that a jokes’... we actually pause and look at each other… blurr trus.. hehe

The time when i got really mad at her.. .. and when i cool down a bit.. she come to me..‘mummy you marah me or not?.. but i love you’.. i  said.. ‘i marah you because you don’t listen to mummy.. but i love too’… she replied…’i love you three’.

When i make mistakes.. she will say… ‘you silly old mummy’…mmm i know where this come from…  Darby says this to Pooh Bear… ‘you silly old bear’

Last Saturday we went to CTMall, Chrissa wanted a lipstick.. so i just give her a lipgloss.. she took one.. but undecided… she came to me with another lipgloss in her hand..  i said.. ‘you have to choose either one and keep the other one back to the shelf’… i was searching something..when i turned .. i looked at her.. she was talking to a customer… and i heard she said..‘can you keep this back’..giving the lady the lipgloss’… waduh…

Sean is the big brother type.. if i make mistakes or say words wrongly.. he will say…’eh mummy bukan … ..’ he loves to giggle… i learn his style.. .to make him do something..i just need to apply a bit of jokes..to make it interesting.

Whenever his daddy asked Sean.. if he have any homework.. he will reply his daddy in Mandarin… and we have no choice but to watch Mickey Mouse and most cartoon in Mandarin… thanks to the language setting the ASTRO invented..

I always remind my hubby to be careful of what he says to the children or to anybody in front of the children.. they will copyright and make use of the word.

Lately.. they have been very helpful.. Sean wants to help wash the dishes.. but he not only washing plates…the  copper sinks and the floor wet..wet..wet..

They help me hang their shirts with the hangers.. and put their fold cloths in their own drawer..but don’t expect to have it neat.

I am sure you have you own experience with your young children.. its just wonderful..wonderful..and unforgettable experience.

My daughter, Chrissa  love to watch Barbie..mmm not only her.. i love Barbie..whenever we..girls imagine of Barbie..we imagine a perfect young lady.. beautiful, humble, sweet.. perfect skin without using any acne treatment, perfect hair.. everything a girl wish for.

Chrissa loves to listen to Barbie’s songs… her favorites are these two songs…from Barbie and The Diamond Castle.  I love the story too.. its all about friendship.

Whenever she hear this songs..she will sing along.. and its her lullaby.. her daddy will play this song from his hp… we will hear her humming to the song.. and in a while…zzzzz..she sleep like a baby… sweet dream in the Diamond Castle…dancing with Barbie and friends.

Our family fall in love with this song.. and it becoming our theme song… check out this video.. sing along with it.. you will know why we love it so much.

Enjoy this video by Rev. Jeremy Haft feat Katherine McPhee.. ‘Connected’.

This beautiful song not only for best friends who have each other but also  for family.. every member of a family..we need each other…. we protect each other… we listen to each other.. we are there for each other.. we are connected!

We went to bed around 9.30pm last night.. after a few minutes.. we were in the dark.. the whole area was in the dark..there were no electricity.   It was heavy rain and strong wind as well….unfortunately our emergency light/fan still unfixed since.. i cant remember when…  To get air we need to open the window… but only slight open .. we don’t want to get the rain in.. only need some air….  it was windy.. and it sound scary at times.

My children unable to sleep properly.. i had to be their  ‘manual fan’.. using a book as a fan for them… there were times i had to sit.. eyes half open..half close.. with the book in my hand.. being a fan.. making sure my children sleep comfortably.

I really had sleepless night.. i asked my husband what time.. he said 1.00am.. oh my.. few hours to go..but no sign of having the electricity back that soon… how could that be happening on sunday night.

I can’t remember if i had a sleep. .. i remember my daughter wanted to go outside… i know she was uncomfortable.. so we went.. she wanted to watched tv.. i tried to explain.. she still hesitate of watching tv..  well thanks to the barking dogs.. hahah.. i got idea.. i told her that is why the dog bark.. the could not see any lights.. the baby cry because the baby cannot see the mother’s face.. and i go on and on..from cat…and  about other things.. so funny.. but it calm her for a while..and fallen asleep.  Time checked..it was 2.00am … we went back to the room.. i wouldn’t actually remember if i had fallen asleep after that.. i remember i was sitting down looking at them..making sure the sleep well.

I woke up exactly at 5.40am.. still without electricity.. prepared everything.. and drive Sean to school then head to work… feeling sleepy.. lucky i got my 15 minutes nap during lunch time..that will do.

I really hope i will have a good night sleep tonight.. and i really need the emergency fan and light fixtures in case anything like this happened in the future.

 

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Hi..my name is Shirley B. Hunggim, i'm proud to be Sabahan! parents from Kuala Penyu/Membakut. Married to Christopher Luke Francis from Kg.Pandan, Kuala Lumpur. Blessed with two children, Sean Matthew and Chrissa Marie, whom both get me busy all the time. Blogging is the place where i express my thought and sharing whatever i can to others, at the same time i get great tips from others too... Its fun!!