Welcoming 2007

2007 is a good start to the new year. This year itself, I am aiming for much achievement unlike last year. 2006 is definately a so slacking year for me and I have been so lazy to achieve anything that year. There won't be any new resolution. I said a no no to new resolution coz my past resolution have not yet been fulfil. Heh. But! I did make a promise to myself that I will set foot out of Singapore for a holiday this year. I have always wanted to shop till I drop in Bangkok but never, never got a chance. First reason, the husband is always giving excuses about the bad economy (read : too difficult for the husband to part with his money to treat this unfortunate wife of his). Second reason, my work commitment (read : too difficult for the boss to part with his multi-tasker secretary). Third reason, my baby is still too young (read : too difficult for the mother to carry one baby on one hand and a shopping bag on another). So, this year, I am so determined that no matter how much excuses the husband or the bosses or the yours truly is giving, I am setting foot to that shopping paradise. Never mind about the Thaksin saga, the New Year bombing, I will fly with or without the husband. Hoomphh.

School reopens and how excited can a mother (read : step mother) be to see his boy stepping into secondary one. With the smart looking uniform and long pants (and I always thought lower secondary should wear short pants), I now felt like a 40 years old woman already. All my ex-classmates are either sending their children into kindergarten or primary schools but I have sent mine into secondary school. Speaking about school reopens, I cannot imagine how excited I was during my time when school reopens every year. That is when I get to show off my new bag (read : bodypac), my new white shoes (read : double happiness), my new thick socks and the ever getting shorter skirt and ever getting bigger shirt. Oh yes I was excited especially when you finally get to meet your classmates and favourite 'cher' (read : teacher) back again. That enthusiasm is not seen in my boy. Is it because he's a boy? I doubt so. Yes he's excited to get a new bag, a new shoes, a new socks, a new uniform etc but ermm.. I killed that excitement lah. All because he wanted a Nike bag, a Nike socks, an Adidas black school shoes and finally a new Nike football boot (for his ECA) that cost $179.00. Pfft. *Faints*

This year, I have to be a good mother and a good example to my little baby. She have been learning new things including learning to spray the whole bed and floor with Febreze, feeding the cat, wiping the floor with her wet tissue and above all, she always have something up her sleeves when I am not at her sight. Either she plays with my cosmetics or she'll goof around with the cigarettes and wet all the filters. Chet! Despite the bad behaviours she picked up, she is quick in picking up new songs, new reads and new actions. She has been reciting Alif to Ya and when lazy halfway through will say 'Allahhhh' loudly, then have to force again to recite till she reads it to the end. She's a quick learner coz she's trying to say that I'm a slow like tortoise teacher when it comes to Numerics. When I say One, she says Two. When I say Three, she says Four. When I say Four, she says Five and so on. She must've probably known how I always flung in my Mathematics I guess. Geez. But I like to the way she pronounce all the names of our 25 Rasuls from Adam to Muhammad. To hear her little voice reciting the names, that is my proudest moment. May she become a solehah, unlike the notorious mama. Heh. And yesterday, she picked up this song from her range of VCDs and the song goes like this Ashes, Ashes we all fall down. Not forgetting her version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars which I like the most. She'll sing Twinkle Twinkle Liche Shtar Wa Wa Wa Wa Wa Wa Wa. If only I can load her recordings. Anybody knows how?

This will end the new year post.