As the waves rolled.......

Time really flies. We are already more than half way through our break. In two days' time we will be packing our bags and heading back to Bintulu. Back to work for me and school for Ruth. To real life on the run.

Hubby's real busy with work in the plant and office. He could not take any time off so Ruth and I were cooped up in his condominium for the past few days. I am now playing the very "important"role as housewife and "Indon maid". It's the washing, cleaning, ironing and cooking for me plus supervising Ruth's soon-to-be finished projects. A complete role reversal.

Ruth is taking things easy at the moment. She spends most of her time sleeping, surfing the internet, drawing her cartoons and dragging her feet to complete her projects. She complains that hubby's yet to bring her shopping, so he promised to do on his day off tomorrow.

Hubby's condo unit faces the sea and every morning I took the opportunity to watch the waves rolling and hitting the sands, a sight which I seldom had the chance to enjoy.

On the move.....

The price war is on. Both AirAsia and MAS are offering free seats, zero fares and ultra competitive prices for the various domestic and international destinations. Air travellers never had it so good! Hubby had been looking out for cheap fares for our coming trip to Australia and he managed to book some really cheap fares which are on promo on the Australian budget carrier, Jetstar. We will be visiting my cousin who is residing in Sydney.

Ruth completed her semester exams on Friday. She's on semester break for the next two weeks. In the meantime, she's enjoying the weekend off before starting on her history and geography projects on Monday. This morning I went with her to the library to get some materials and information.

Hubby came back to Bintulu to attend some workshops and meetings at his former workplace. He flew to Labuan this afternoon and will be back to Malacca by end of the month, just in time to "welcome" us on our long awaited trip to Malacca.

Marathon's on...

The marathon's on. Ruth just started the second round of her first semester exams today. It's going to last until next Friday, the last day of the school term. The last three weeks had seen several rounds of revision and late nights. Hopefully, she will do better this time.

Now for some updates. Mother's day celebration was really low keyed this year. Ruth bought a cake and made a "paper" carnation for me. We were invited to join a close family friend for lunch at the restaurant. There was a scrumptious spread of good food and camaraderie. Unfortunately, hubby could not make it back to Bintulu as he had to attend a meeting in KL.

John and mum planned to visit Bintulu next Saturday. So, there is no excuse for not celebrating, this, never mind, belated Mother's Day complete with dinner, cakes and flowers. Let's just have fun!

Guideposts-books

Just recently, I was tidying and rearranging the books and magazines at Ruth's bedside table when I stumble upon a book by Guideposts. It was Ruth's eleventh birthday gift from a close family friend. Entitled "Stories of Friendship" it is warm and touching, sometimes humorous or sad, but always about the enduring bond of friendship. The stories are really heartwarming and uplifting, giving insights and reflections on the goodness of love, kindness, forgiveness, sacrifices and the value of true friendships.

Looking back in retrospect, books had always influenced my life. During my primary and lower secondary school years, I live in Mukah, a small township in Sarawak. Our home is located next to the public library and I would take every opportunity of my leisure time to visit and read the books and magazines. Although most of them are rather old and worn out, but, nevertheless, I enjoyed reading them. This reading habit, inculcated during those years continued into my teenage and adulthood.

I always enjoyed a good book. Romance, thrillers, biographies, novels, magazines, commentaries, comics, etc, often hold me spellbound, sometimes for hours. Many a times, I could hardly dare to put down a good book until I finished the last pages. Truly, books are like real treasures, giving me new insights and experience into dreams and journeys beyond the classroom of my life.

Surprise....Surprise....

Surprise! Surprise! I was pleasantly surprise to read a comment posted by a fellow blogger on my blogsite. Actually, I had been blogging for the past three years (since 2006) but only a handful of my friends knew about my blog. It's actually a simple "journal" on the daily comings and goings of our home and family. When the time is right, I might use all these memories and reflections to write my memoirs.

Thank you Dieta for your comments. But, it seems that I am unable to access into your blog. Is there any other way that I could reach you? All the best then.

Snippets here and there......

The rush is on. Ruth's full swing into her revision. She frequently stays up late as she got do her revision and finish the school homework handed out each day. The downside is, I've got to stay up with her. So, both of us would wake up rubbing our eyes in morning, complaining of not enough sleep! I never realised that sleep is such a precious "commodity". When Ruth slept through the night at the age of two years, I thought that those night feeds are finally over and I could just slumber on like logs. Looks like it's not really over yet. I've got to brace myself further when she attends morning classes next year.


We are looking forward to visit hubby in Malacca in May. Ruth misses her dad and hopes to spend some quality time with him. There's a swimming pool at hubby's condominium and she's hopes to take the plunge during the visit. Sadly, she quite out of touch as she barely had any time to practise any more.

Drafting...drafting....

It's almost two months since hubby took up his new posting in Malacca. He's real busy with his new responsibilities in the plant and office. He came back to Bintulu last Saturday to file his income tax return, pay some bills and flew back to Malacca today. We gonna miss him!

Ruth is kept busy with her schoolwork and revision. The second round her first semester exams will start in a month's time and she vowed to do better this time round. It means a lot of hard work and perserverance along the way. Hopefully, her grades will show some improvement.

Been kept busy in the office. Sometimes, I really get bogged down by the routine of work, work, work!. But, alas, it puts rice/bread on the table and clothes on our backs. Not to mention those little comforts that an extra income allows us to enjoy. At times, I do wonder how it feels to have the whole day to myself with no worries of rushing off to work, coping with meeting deadlines and work-related stress. Well, that's life. It rubs onto you even if you don't feel like it!