When you have kids, changes big or small do happen to the couple, don’t they? Celebrating Valentine’s Day? Its a thing of the past for Allan and I. I do not have a romantic husband anyway, so it makes no difference to me if we celebrated this day or not.
I still remember the 2nd Valentines’ Day we had together as an unmarried couple. 2 days before the day when practically every girl would have a bouquet of flowers in her hands, he asked me, “What would you like on Valentines’ Day?” “I like suprises, so don’t ask me this question. You decide.”
He decided indeed! Guess what was my suprise present? NOTHING! Throughout the day we spent together, watching movie, eating at a fancy restaurant, I was still imagining what was the big suprise he had installed for me. As the hours pass, the suspense was killing me. When he sent me home, every part of me was prepared for the big suprise. But he just kissed me and say ‘Goodnight’.
Damn! I was pissed! I asked him in total disbelieve, “Where is my Valentines’ Day present?!” Knowing that I was angry, he said in a ‘don’t-blame-me’ kind of voice, “You said you wanted suprises, I know you will be expecting a present, so by NOT giving anything would be the biggest suprise, wouldn’t it?”
Arrgggh! I was so angry! How could he be so…..arrrgh!
*Sigh* love is blind afterall, isn’t it? Well, I still marry him and gave him two smart boys.
Wanna share a song Allan and I love very much ~ Love Me by Collin Raye
Angeline Foong is my name. Making people happy is still my aim — that part never changed.
Some of you have known me here since 2007, when this was a place I poured my heart into as I raised my two boys — the tantrums, the milestones, the 'unconventional' parenting moments I couldn't help but write down. I stepped away from this blog for over 10 years. Life, and my boys, grew up. Men now.
But somewhere in those years, something else grew too. Watching my own family up close — really up close — taught me that most of our struggles, with our kids, our partners, our parents, even ourselves, come down to one thing: we don't always understand the person in front of us, or why they do what they do.
So I went looking for a way to change that. What I found — and eventually developed myself — is a tool called the Numbers Decoder. It uses something as simple as a birthdate to reveal how a person is wired: how they think, how they connect, how they need to be communicated with. Once you understand that about someone, you can choose how you show up for them — instead of guessing, or worse, assuming they should just be like you.
Today, as a Relationship Consultant & Coach, helping people navigate the relationships that matter most — with partners, family, colleagues, and themselves — through 1-to-1 consultations.
This blog is where I'll be sharing that journey again — this time through real case studies from the people I get to help. Same Angeline, same belief that no relationship issue is unsolvable with enough understanding and patience. Just a much bigger definition of 'family' now.
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