Last Saturday, I decided to go check out what’s in Penang MATA fair. I was hoping to get some good deals. I was planning to go Bali with my family, end of the year using my frequent flyer points. I was quite disappointed really because I was swamp with credit card promoters. I am not kidding, every few feet I walked I bumped into credit card promoters. Either that or those vacation club promoters.

Worst is those promoters like to stand in the middle of the way. For me it is like playing those driving arcade games, walking from one end to the other trying to avoid them.
Sad to say, I only found one booth offering a so so deal for Bali hotels. Anyway, at one of the booth, a nice guy allured Timothy and gave him a free VCD. I tell you, it is not free. It was a VCD that promotes Hong Kong Disneyland. Now guess where are we going now?

Anyway, I didn’t book any tour but will be planning to go Hong Kong Disneyland. I have been to Hong Kong many times so no problem for me to get around. I hope to meet up with some university friends there too. Anyone wanna join me?

Opps, let’s get to the topic, I got my children a huge map. It is kind of cool because it has all the countries flag and landmarks around the countries. Now I can teach my children all the countries around the world. They know where is Malaysia, US, Hong Kong and North Pole. They can recognize Malaysia flag too.

Don’t ask me why Malaysia Landmark is a tree and not the Petronas Twin Tower.

Cost: RM30

After hearing comments from all of you, I am so glad that I am not an alien here. I soaked my school shoes on Friday and washed it on Saturday morning. I let it dry and apply the shoe white on Sunday.

When I was in school, I love playing netball on the muddy field. In fact I was the school netball player. After a good game, my shoe will covered with mud stain. If I do not soak my shoes, it will be difficult to get the dirty stain out. Anyway, it became a habit.

By the way, if you are from BBGS and batch of 1987, there is a reunion on 25th July 2008 in Concorde Hotel. However I will not be able to make it due to busy July schedule. 🙁

My School Then:

My School Now:

I have never been so left out and it is all my children’s fault. Here’s the story: One day while they were both playing in the living hall and I was inside the study room, I heard whispering. They usually talk very loud. Imagine most of the time, I have to remind them to talk softly. Children get excited easily.

I love hearing their conversation too. However this time, I heard both of them whispering. Hrmm, I thought they were up to something not good.

The last bit I heard was Emily saying:

Emily: Don’t tell mummy bla bla bla..

Mummy: Don’t tell me what… *I went out to check on them*

Emily: No no no…you faster go to work. *giving her cheeky smile*

Don’t you think there are a little too young to keep secret from their mummy, me? Oh they know what “secret” means too. So I felt a little left out.

However, I hope when they are older, they will share everything with me. Now I must learn the art of making them tell me everything.

I thought my days of washing school shoes are over and I am so dead wrong. Yes, since my children started schooling, the washing of school shoes begun. At least until they can do it on their own.

My hubby and I have different ways of washing school shoes. Let me hear it from you how do you do it?

1. Do you soak the school shoes overnight before you wash it?
a. Yes
b. No, I washed it immediately

2. Do you immediately apply shoe white on the school shoe when it is wet?
a. Yes
b. No, I wait for it to dry

School shoes have brought back lots of school days memory. My school is known for the strict rules and our shoes have to be white every day. Here are some of the things I do to keep it white.

I would take the black board duster and dust it on my shoe to keep it white. One silly friend of mine forgot to check the duster and her shoes were multi color when she dusted it on her shoe. :wall:

I would take a white chalk and start working on the dirty area.

If I am at home, I will paint the white shoe polish on top of it. When it comes to washing, the pail of water is all white.

The last trick is to hang around the toilet or library until the prefect finished checking.

Today is my marriage anniversary. Wow, time really flies. I must thank God for the lovely years that He has given to my hubby and I. I prayed that many more will come.

“What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” Mark 10:9