Monday, March 30, 2009

SAVINGS up for Rainy Days

I understand the need for savings daily to meet with unexpected expenses in the future. But..

How many of you will really save?
At what age will you start to save money?
How much will you put aside everyday to save money?

(Wonder Y m I posting this saving qns in Ah boy’s blog?)

Well, to be honestly speaking, my dearest ah boy has practiced savings at the age of 2 years old! Or 25mths to be exact!

Where does his money came from? Since we don give him any pocket money currently? – From our wallets DAILY!

It started out one fine day when I digged out a 5-cent coin from a pocket while ironing. Out of fun, Ah boy immediately picked up the coin and open my display cabinet, took out my ceramic piggy bank figurine and wan to insert the coin in. I was so afraid that he will break my figurine, that I gave him another plastic piggy bank to insert the coin.

From then on, whenever he spotted coins, he will insert into his plastic piggy bank. His dad doesn’t have the habit of keeping coins in his wallet. At the end of his daily outside trip, any left-over coins he collected will be placed outside the wallet, on a table. Ah boy will come and take all the coins and dropped into his piggy bank.

Since last Saturday, Ah boy begins to look into my wallet. As he knew which section of my wallet contains the coins, he will dig out all coins and deposit into his piggy bank again. Sunday morning, I left home w/o a single coin! Sunday (which is ytd) when I brought him home, he took my wallet and took out all coins again. This morning I thought I have lost my wallet, only to find my wallet with the empty coin again. I try opened his piggy bank, only to get ah boy’s strong objection of taking coins away from him. Hai~~~

Tell me now, wat shd I do????

He’s gtg richer, We’re gtg poorer!! SOB.. SoB.. sob..

Sealed with Love @ 4:27 PM

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Again I had a very tough nite ytd. Everyone in the house were on hot fire! I coax ah boy to slp at 9pm. But his dad came back at 9+ & he came in to chat n hug his son for a while. After dad went out of the room, ah boy played by himself till he over-cough and vomit slightly. So I have to clean up the floor and a corner of the bedsheet. Meanwhile, ah boy sneak out of the room & disturbed his dad who is using PC.

He was dragged back into the room coz it’s 10+ already. He flip ard in the bed when he fark and squeezed his fists tightly. I though he shitted, so I dragged him out to change diaper. It was a false alarm. So he was dragged back to his bedroom again. And within a few min, he really shitted. Again I brought him out of the room to the toilet. He say he wanted to shit more. So he sat on the potty.. sat n sat.. 15mins has gone.. nothing came out.. he refused to wipe his buttock n want to sit on the potty longer. It was 11+.. I was very tired & sleepy. I forced & dragged him away fr the potty and he cried out loud. He screamed loudly as he wan the potty. Dad came in to scold him also as he had sat at the potty for 30min w/o even a single drop of urine or shit. Dad took over as I was over-angry and hit him a few times for not listening to me, for refusing to wipe and clean up. Dad aso started to lose his temper as ah boy keep crying and refuse to listen to him.

Fine! We force- carried him back to the bedroom and closed the door, to prevent him from gng out of the room. He cried even louder and even wan hit back his dad wen his dad raise his hand. He reached for the door and bang loudly, indicating he wan to get out of the room. After a while, I opened the door and he ran to the toilet for the potty again! I gave up, I took the potty into the bedroom and let him sat on it. I chased dad back to his room to slp as he gng to have a tough day today. Ah boy sat n sat on the potty, played wif his face towel, pillow, toys.. and yet nothing came out fr his buttock. Next he wan me to hug him as he was tired n sleepy. Soon he fell asleep onto my arms. I try raise him up from the potty and he woke up n cried again. He sat back on the potty again & fall asleep in my arms. I cant even lay down n slp! These repeated for 2-3 times until I give up and hit him again. Dad was awake again n came in to scold him again. Very fed up, I took away the potty. He cried loudly again. He has been crying non-stop, except wen he sat on the potty. Once his butt is away fr the potty, he cried continuously.

I believe he’s having constipation. So after much coaxing, he finally agree to a massage on his tummy and legs.. where he dozed off half naked. He don wan wear any diaper or pant. After he slpt soundly, I quickly put on his diaper and finally I can sleep. It’s 1pm by the way. He woke up ard 2 time in middle of the night & cried again..

I thought he will wake up late. But surprised to see him awake at 7am, after my bath. He was yawning all the way to school. I was sleepy too.. Had wish to take a half-day leave to catch more sleep, but din in the end.

It’s only the beginning.. n I already cant take it.. Seriously I wonder how long I can tahan b4 I go crazy.. He’s too active and his attitude and the stubbornness is like a 5yo kids. He know what he wants and insist on having it till the end. It’s only a potty, not some nice toys or sweets or food lor! And he can scream n cried until both me and hb salute to him..

Sealed with Love @ 3:33 PM

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Since last sat, Ah boy seems to fear attending CC. I starting to wonder was it becoz he was bullied in school. Tink last thu or fri, he was crying badly wen ah ma went to fetch him from sch. Ah ma spotted 2 deep red marks on his arm, which seems like he got bitten by a sch mate. However, the teacher is unable to confirm anything. Ah boy was telling ah ma his arm is pain: “Shou tong tong” when ah ma ask him if some1 bite him. Unfortunately, ah boy is unable to confirm on this. Every morning wen he reach the school door, he will cry loudly and refused to enter. The teachers find it strange as he adopt very well at the beginning until these 2 days. So it seems like he being bullied in school. Poor boy.

I’m quite impressed that ah boy is learning lot of things from school. Beside able to sing some songs and dance to the songs, he is able to say “excuse me” and use it appropriately. I find it funny and amazed at 1st. Coz out of the sudden, he push me aside (I was blocking his path) and say excuse me. “Excuse me” is a polite words, and he is able to use it at the right place really surprise me. I definitely din teach him how to say “excuse me” as I always thought “thank you” is used more often. Neither does his daddy or ah ma will teach him these. So it has to be taught in school. Of coz he also learn lot of other stuffs in school which include throwing temper, etc. Haha.. he really need proper training to learn what he shd continue to use, and what to forget abt learning.

Sealed with Love @ 3:16 PM

Friday, March 13, 2009

Sealed with Love @ 10:56 AM

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Ah boy has a new look. Took him to cut his long hair last sat. Was nagged by MIL for a wk for not cutting his hair. MIL said ah boy had too long hair, therefore he sweat easily wen he run abt. But the fact is even wif botak hair, his head will sweat wen he run abt. Nothing to do wif his beautiful hair. Since he scared of cutting hair, so i decided 1 shot cut botak. We choose the level 4 shaver.. n gone are his hair. Yah, he cried as usual, despite we gave him ample time to warm up at the hair salon, watching other kids cutting their hair. Hair stylist treat him to a sweet, but it doesnt work. Now he has dare not stepped near the hair salon. haha~

His dad teached him the wrong thing. Ah boy is thinking that every tummy has a baby. He will 'beat' the tummy and den 'sayang' the tummy. He will say daddy tummy got baby, mummy tummy got baby, so do Gu-Gu and Ah ma's tummy. Faint~

Will bring him see the real baby when i'm feeling more energytic.

Sealed with Love @ 2:43 PM