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First they raised the rice’s price to almost 50%, then they hike up 40% of the petrol price. I wonder what’s next. The only thing stayed stagnant is the salary. Who could have survived this without other means of money making opportunities.

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Vacation No More

I thought that we could go somewhere for a short family vacation when they finally announced that the shop’s closing for refurbishing. How wrong was I.

Although KW’s in a long holiday, but he’s just appointed as the family’s new official driver and project manager. He’s still very much needed by them, fetching his grandma to & fro the hospital for her acupuncture treatment every 2 days and supervising the progress of the shop’s refurbishing. My hopes for the holidays are partly shattered.

Partly because we did went to the PETRONAS Twin Tower’s Skybridge with the in-laws. It was quite fun though it was an impromptu outing, as the girls get to bond with their gramps. The girls only get to meet their gramps if only I bring them out to the shop before church previously.

Partly because I insist on celebrating Chloe and my FIL’s birthday together as it’s only 5 days apart. We finally had our 1st family dinner at Qing Zhen Chinese Muslim Restaurant, Novotel Hotel. The meal was okay but it’s the time spent with the family that matters. In my 4 years of marriage to KW, never once we get to eat with the in-laws as a family. It’s not because we are apart, it’s simply because everyone is too tied down with the business. I hope to bring in a new tradition to their family, which is having a family dinner on every special occasion.

Partly also because I did insist on celebrating Mother’s Day with my mom this year. I did get to be pampered like a princess for 7 days when I’m back home. The girls are well taken off by KW and my mom. I get to spend some ME time with my long time friend, ALONE, without the girls tagging along. Those 7 days was passing too fast.

Well, with the current petrol price hike, I guess we would not be going anywhere by car. Since Air Asia & MAS are having this ‘my airfare is cheaper than yours’ fight, I guess I’m still able to make another trip back home by plane before KW starts working again. The girls should be very happy with the plane ride.

Travelling Locally or Overseas?

Most people will refrain from travelling locally by car because of the exorbitant petrol price. A trip back to my parent’s house would definitely cost 40% more than previous which I have yet to include the expenses for toll, food etc.

Who would want to pay so much for petrol where you can actually take the opportunity of travelling overseas with the current MAS and Air Asia’s low fare promotion?

For those who are considering of going to London, this might be a good timing. However, do remember to check out few things on London like London blog, London webzine, and London news before departing to get some glimpse on the place.

Luggage

The last time we went back to my parents’ house for a short holiday few months back, I had some real serious problems in packing our luggage. I never knew what I should pack for the 7 days vacation. Both KW & I can always pack with few t-shirts and a short but I am really clueless on how I can pack light on the kids’ luggage. There are diapers, milk powders, books, toys, sweaters, and lots more.

I ended up with this pile of bags and baskets for our 7 days trip. Luckily we are driving as I cant imagine the stress of lugging all the stuffs into the airport or bus terminal.

I think it’s time to get some proper luggage bags for us instead of using the backpacks. Disney luggage should be great for the girls as they are crazy on Mickey & Minnie Mouse.

Officially a WAHM

I’m officially a WAHM on the 18th last month. Life’s been busier than ever. Never had I prepared myself for all the work that came bundled with my new fashion e-shoppe. Did I ever mention that I ventured out into an online store now?

Well, I did with plenty of help from my beloved (must bodek a bit in case he reads this). He’s such a darling ever since I started out the e-shoppe. He volunteered to look after the girls in the afternoons when I need to work or nap, we eat out more, as I don’t have the time to cook, and he cleans the house. However, I still need to attend to the girls demand exp Phoebe as I’m still breastfeeding her.

The first 2 weeks was a very trying period for me, as I needed SOMEONE to tell me that I’m making the right decision on starting this e-shoppe. I desperately need SALES. I know I know, the biz is only there for 2 weeks & I wanted sales. It sounded ridiculous right, NO. I prayed & asked for directions from HIM and if HE thinks that we should continue on this, please show me. I desperately needed some physical evidence apart from encouraging words from friends.

The next morning I woke up with 3 orders from 3 heaven sent angels and I happily sold 5 pieces of clothes from my e-shoppe. Thank GOD for answering prayers, MY prayers.

Being a WAHM is no fun to me. I can’t concentrate on my work with the girls running around, one asking for milk, the other asking for food. The only time I can really do my work is midnight, but my mind is just too tired for me to think straight. I guess I need more time away from the girls to concentrate on the e-shoppe first.

Must remember to talk to KW about this.

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Salute To All WAHM

When I decided to become a SAHM after Chloe’s arrival, I was telling, well more to convincing myself, how difficult would it be taking care of a lil baby. I bought lots of cooking and crafts magazines naively thinking that I would have lots and lots of spare time for my passion in cooking & craft.

Well, I found out the truth the hard way. No one told me that having a baby would turn my world upside down. Well, it was slightly better with Chloe as she’s a very ‘good’ baby, but it was another story with Phoebe. Gosh, my world really tuned havoc with her. She’s breastfed exclusively, fussy, demanding and cranky and sticky. Which baby doesn’t, right?

Well, I’m returning to the working world soon but I’m opt to work from home this time. It’s never easy as I’m already facing some difficulties now. It’s never easy juggling between the girl’s never-ending demands and work. I can never concentrate on my work with the girls around. To make thing s worse, I’m maidless, meaning that I still need to attend to the never-ending chores and cooking.

I sure hope things would be better next month as the shop’s finally closing for refurbishing and KW’s gonna be at home for the next 6 months before deciding whether he wants to continue working for FIL or start his own business or perhaps helping me out with mine. Therefore, in the mean time, I’m still struggling to come out with a better working timetable.

To all WAHM out there, I really salute you. Care to share how you juggle between work & family? :)

Home Business

Everyone who knows us has been asking the same question each time they met us recently. No, no, no. It’s not what you are thinking, I’m NOT PREGNANT. It’s just that they knew the shop’s going to be refurbished soon (been saying this for the past 14 months, dunno what‘s keeping them so long) and KW’s gonna be out of job for at least a year. They are just concerned on our plans for the future.

Rest assured family and friends as we already have some plans laid out of for the future. We are planning to start some small business from home and we are already on the initial stage. It’s still too early to announce as we still need to wait for the shop be closed before we could do anything to our plan.

We are starting our business from home as we want to start it slow and not committing ourselves to rental, salaries, and what so and what forth. However, it’s never easy to work from home as there are plenty of distractions especially from the girls.

Therefore, we are converting our guest room into our office for the time being. I’m still searching for affordable office furniture like comfortable office chairs and office storage to make the room as formal as could be, in hoping that we could concentrate more on our work when we are in the small office. However, sad to say, comfortable and affordable doesn’t comes in a package. How I wish that we could afford the ever sturdy and comfortable chairs like those Tabisha and Tirol, which comes with an 8-year guarantee.

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