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Now that the boy is 14, he has his own friends.  On his birthday,  we ate out all day long and the foodie boy was the happiest! lol... We had big breakfast at a nice cafe. Mommy got 2 discount vouchers from fave. At only RM11.90 each, we had quality big breakfast and a drink. So really worth it.   Lunch we had the boy's favourite Super Kitchen Chilli Pan Mee and dinner we went to Leong Ah for dinner.  Mommy also bought a vanilla mille crepe cake for supper.

Mommy can take a breather for now after having completed all assignments.  We went watching Wonder Woman at TGV D'Pulze on a Thursday to grab the RM10 promo.  Ya, mommy is a cheapskate, always hunts for best buys.  Why D'Pulze? We both love the no crowd shopping mall.  There were only 5 of us in the theatre.  Nice!!  We love the female lead.  Gal Godot is such a stunning beauty.

Today, he has badminton date with his buddies. Mommy ordered Domino's online and arranged delivery to the sports centre they were at.  Simple.  A birthday treat for his buddies.  The boy's birthday always falls on school holidays.  Most of the time his buddies are away on holidays.  School holidays are almost over and everyone is now back.  He's happy, his buddies are happy and mommy is the happiest!

Bond

Aloha!!!   *blowing away spiderwebs.....*. It has been more than two years since I last posted any entries here.  Some blogger mummies dropped me PMs and comments somewhere in my old post entries and asked when I would start blogging again. I had a gathering with fellow cousins the other day and one of my cousins asked the same. My boy too.  He says, mom, your blog is dead! When will you start writing again? I miss reading your blog!  Me too, son.

I spent some time reading my own blog a couple of days ago and ha, those old entries brings back old memories, sweet, sour, bitter and spicy, all rolls into one.  ok ok, I exaggerated a bit la... Let me jot this down before it flies out the window again.. Be warned, this is yet another *syiok sendiri" post of yours truly. Lol....

On the way back after his badminton session today, we had this conversation in the car....

Son: Mom, I think we have the closest bond compared to my buddies with their moms.
Mom: .......
Son: Such as K hor, that day I hitch a ride home in his mom's car, the mom asks him questions, he's like very reluctant to answer wor. SH also acts the same.
Mom: Oh, yakah? You are different mah. Your mom is a weirdo, don't like shopping, only go online shopping, prefers to stay home. That's why you get more chance to stick to me lor... But now hor... You are a teen and you like to argue....
Son: Healthy debate is good mah, you did say that before...
Mom:...........

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Class Change

The boy is recently placed in KRK. He is the only Chinese in the class. On the morning of class change, his friend from previous class was so kind to introduce him to a Sikh from the same class. They became good friends instantly. The night before the class change, he was still reluctant to leave his friends from the old class (mostly friends from primary school and newly made friends) but he now says his present class is better after just 3 days. Boys... Glad that he is adapting well.

Boy: Mom, Dhiraj has got green and brown eyes (pupils). He has fair skin too. He looks like your idol, Aamir Khan.
Mom:Wah! Really?!! I really want to meet up with him one day la....
Boy: the skin colour only lo.. Nyek.. Nyek...
Mom: Ceh! but I am still envious leh. Never had I got a Sikh as my friend during secondary days!

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Boy: Dhiraj and I are the exotic races in class. Arrr.. Josephine too. I think she is a Kadazan...
Mom: good what. You get to learn other people's culture more.
Boy: *nods head in agreement

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Boy: They hor, always like to say babi and bodoh when scolding people. I overheard at the canteen some even refer Chinese as Cina Babi.

Mom: not scolding you right? Then just act blur lor... Or if you have to say something, then Melayu nasi lemak, India tosai, errr.. What else? Not wrong right as these are the food we usually eat.

Boy& mom: LOL!!

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Boy: *shows me the messages in his class WhatsApp group..
One Malay boy asked: Are you Cantonese or Chinese since you say doh cheh is Cantonese?
The boy answered: Cina dan Kantonis Cina jugak maaa.
Then the Malay boy responded: ohh, aku tak tau maaa... Then lol...The rest followed suit. LOL..

Really, we must encourage our kids to mix with kids of other races to learn, understand and respect each others' races, culture and religion better from young. Only then we can see hope of racial unity at the end of the tunnel, hopefully the day will come...

‪#‎race‬ discovery#exploration
‪#‎satu‬ Malaysia
‪#‎WeareallMalaysian‬

Bumbu Bali @Bandar Puteri Puchong

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We went for lunch at Bumbu Bali on my birthday.  It was a sumptuous lunch for us and though the price was a bit on the premium side, the portion was huge!  Both the boy and myself could not finish our portion, needless to say it all ended up in our "bandaraya's" tummy.  Burpsssssss...

The interior decor of Bumbu Bali

We ordered a jug of Barley lime equivalent to around 4 1/2 glasses @RM18+

Cute little glass of orange juice that comes with kid's meal

Fried squid, cumi cumi something @RM19+ if I didn't get it wrong

The boy's chicken and chips @RM23+?

My order, Nasi Campur @RM37+, premium price but so yummilicious!

Spaghetti Bolognese @RM11+ and it comes with a small glass of a choice of soya bean milk or orange juice.

Daddy's had the kid's meal as he knew too well he had another important role to play later, Bandaraya! Sapu!! Hehe...

IOI Privilege Carholders are entitled to a 10% discount of the total bill.  We were not one and we paid  RM130+, not too bad considering the quality of food and service that we had.  Thumbs up!

My Valentine...

Today is a double Celebrations for those who celebrate Valentine's Day and Chap Goh Mei.  We don't celebrate these occasions but instead we will have our all in one celebration two days later on my birthday.

The boy's school declared "cuti peristiwa" today in conjunction with Chap Goh Mei.  We love cuti peristiwa as it means no replacement school needed for the said declared holidays.

This morning we had a bit of revision done before heading out for lunch.  We stopped at our favourite air-conditioned cafe nearby and took a peek from our car  only to spot heads, heads and only mountains of human heads  through the tinted glass partition of the cafe, full house it was.  

The boy was famished so we ended up in Pizza Hut for a quick lunch.  The boy spotted couples dining at the restaurant:

Boy: Ooo, mommy, today is Valentine's Day hor and look, so many couples here.

Mom: We are a couple what and you are my Valentine.

Boy:  No, daddy is your valentine, I am not.

Mom: No, you misinterpreted the word "Valentine".  It simply means your loved ones.  Am I your loved one?

Boy: Of course yes!

Mom:  Then next time hor, when you take your mom out for a meal on Valentine's Day, don't feel awkward ok? I am your valentine (loved one), remember?

Boy:  *nodding his head while enjoying his bowl of mushroom soup*

Mom: ^.*

Better Year Ahead

2013 had been a turbulent year for me and I lost 5 kg within 6 months! For the days that lie ahead, I promise myself that I must work harder to make our "project" a success  but never ever forget to pamper and love myself more.

                    

The gardening stand hubby bought for me months ago can  finally put into good use.

                    

                                             My baby sawi sprouting!  

                    

One tiny little okra seedling showing its shy appearance on the far bottom right. Yeah!

                     

My 2nd batch of corn seedlings starts to show up and say, Hi World! :)

                     

After gardening, I made myself a bowl of Korean Shin Ramyun gourmet spicy noodles for breakfast. Hubby bought it during a Korean food fair. Yummeh!!

Okay, time to get down to business. 

A Beautiful Day

I woke up this morning feeling refreshed and couldn't wait to accomplish some of the tasks that have been playing in my mind but did not have the energy to execute.  Self reminder to self again: Health Is Wealth!  

I made a mini American breakfast for the boy, 2 sausages, 2 eggs, 2 toasted bread spread with peanut butter and butter and a cup of hot Milo.  I just love to see his face expression the moment he walks down after bath and sees his "sumptuous" breakfast laid out on the dining table.  Needless to say,he walloped everything I prepared for him and off he went to school with a full stomach and a cheery mood. My "easy to please" boy. Hehehehe....

I had an hour doing gardening before hanging out the laundry.  My corn patch is ready!  The ABC soup was already boiling on the stove, rice washed and wax sausages in the steamer and i will only have to press the "ON" switch before going out to fetch the boy later and stir fry one vege dish when we get home and tadaa.. Lunch is ready. Now I better move my butt out of the sofa and get some serious tasks done.  Need to bake a batch of cinnamon rolls this evening for the hubs to take to his office tomorrow.   What a beautiful day! 

Love Myself More

Again, I made 4 slices of French toast for breakfast this morning and the boy finished them all and downed a cup of soya bean milk.  In the car on our way to his school, he suddenly remembered and asked me: What are you gonna eat for breakfast, mom? You asked me to finish it ( the french toast) all?  He then put his palm on my forehead to check for temperature.  I have been under the weather for 3 days.  No temperature but make sure you eat when you get home ya, he said.  Awww... 

He is in the top class again this year and came home with piles of homework since day one, brought home 7 yesterday which he started doing from 3pm and only managed to finish all just before the clock struck 7pm!

He has started tuition this year, only for Chinese subject while for the rest of the subjects, tutor mommy will still be the one in-charge.

We both love our new routine i.e. start and end our day early.  I have so much to do but my body health is holding me back.  Self Reminder: The top priority in my must do list: LOVE MYSELF MORE.