It was smooth as silk on Day 2 (yesterday).
It was easier to speak softer instead of yelling.
It was easier to breath deep instead of feeling out of breath.
No near explosion like Day 1.
so its almost 12noon now.
Another half day to go…..
I must make it!
And when I can…
I know Day 4, Day 5…..Day 100 would get better and better….
The celebration happened on Sunday 18 July 2010, during our usual Sunday get-together with my in-laws.
Allan and I bought her a very sparkling girly pink sling bag, while the boys paid $1 each from their piggy bank to get her a white board (from Keatkeat) and a bigger than A4 size Mickey colouring book (from Binbin).
Its been a really long time since we had FUN for dinner. It was DIY feasting that day.
We get to create our very own popiah. Add as much ingredients as we like, until we could not wrap it up. Or the kids put too much sauce that it soaked through the thin wrap.
They had mee siam too. Why I said ‘they’ is because I do not eat mee siam. They added whatever yummies they wanted into that delicious gravy.
They had fried beehoon too. Matched with unhealthy but super crunchy side-dishes of their choice.
Since I do not eat bee hoon cooked in any form. I skipped mee siam and the fried beehoon. What I enjoyed most was dipping the popiah wrap in the mee siam gravy!!! Yummy Yum Yum!
*Smile*
Ooops! So much about food in this post, whereby the focus should be on the Birthday girl – M.Y.
I noticed that she has grown in personality. Though she still does not mix with the group (the other 5 kiddos) very much, she has tried to join their games in several occasions.
Very much of a loner still, just like she is in school; she likes to doll herself up now… but with much help from her Mom. If not, I do not think its advisable to let her leave the house. *giggle*
Among the many presents, bags were her favourite. Even the paper bags used as a form of gift wrap, she loved it as if they were diamonds. *giggle* Thus leaving the control-games (from her dad) aside, which was completely swamped over by the other 5 noisy ones.
Very different character from the group still, but very much a happy girl on her own….
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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Today is my 3rd niece’s birthday.
