My 4 Star home..

Just last weekend I thought of a grading system for my home just like what hotels have.

May I have the honour to award my home a 4 Star certification. Each of the following represents one star:

• laundry
• tailor
• food and lodging
• carwashing
• childcare centre**

**It will be a 5 Star home once my parents have grandchildren..

Eversince sis got married, my home has been all of the 1st four services to my sis and BIL. Sis has been chucking hard-to-wash winter clothings and rugs to dad to help wash them. This is how indispensable dad is. Maybe he should consider running a dry cleaning business huh? But I can understand why she's doing so 'cos if it was me, I wouldn't know how to wash winter clothings too. haha! Sis just brought a skirt/pants to mum for alteration. Mum's the tailor of the family. And that reminds me that I have yet to ask her to alter a pants of mine. Sis comes home for dinner on weekends with bonus visits during the weekdays. So that's the food star. Lodging wise, it was when BIL is not in town and she comes back home as a form of chalet too. But that's not often. Carwashing will apply to the weekends when they come back and at the same time bathe their car. So you see, that's 4 Stars already.

Just for advertisement, anyone is welcomed to use any of the services listed above but subject to percuniary conditions.. Hiak hiak hiak!! Great business mind I have, don't you think so?

The 5th Star will come into effect when brother and sister have kids. With dad currently retired, I'm sure he'll have a hell of a time minding his little grandkids when the time comes, telling people to wash their hands before they can carry the baby. This was what he did when he had me! (",) Clean freak he is and I'm proud to say I've inherited these genes of his.

Yes!! Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix is out today!! And guess what? I'm going to watch it tonight! With compliments from Jonathan's friend who couldn't watch it and gave him the tickets! Thanks Jon for sharing the ticket with me! =))

Excited!!

ks

Habits Die Hard

It's the movie season.. Just watched Die Hard 4 with dad today at vivo. He's only interested in such movies and so being a filial daughter, I accompanied him.. hehe. Very nice movie.. if any of you are cracking ur brains over wat to watch, go catch this. Maggie Q's kungfu is spectacular and Bruce Willis is as heroic as ever. One particular scene was quite touching that I teared. The actions and effects are so real..

Went to Page One and bumped into Eileen Choi at the information counter when I wanted to check the availability for the book I've been looking for. Was trying to recall her name the moment our eyes met but I just couldn't. But after 2 seconds, i remembered. I mean I noe her name but cant find the right words. ok it sounds ironic. Haven't seen her in such a long long time. It was through tuition that I got to know her! How time flies..So I bought this book "Ghost Child" by Torey Hayden..The synopsis seems interesting and touching so I shall update bout this book once I've finished reading it.

till then..
ks

The aftermath..

It has been a month since sister's wedding and here I am to blog abit of it..

I admit I was kinda nonchalant that I wouldn't feel sad or whatsoever on her big day. I thought I wouldn't be upset or even cry.. But I was wrong..totally wrong. The "thing" that triggered my tear bank was the moment my jie fu opened the door to her room and there I see my beautiful princess-like sister sitting there awaiting her prince charming with what we speculated it to be tears of happiness in her eyes. It was afterall 8yrs of dating.. Perhaps I wouldn't feel sad if I wasn't one of the jie meis 'cos I wouldn't be there to witness all these. But I'm still glad to be involved in the planning and execution of her wedding.

One of the statements I remember most on that day came from jiu4 jiu4.. He told me and sister who was at the table too that "what kexin is feeling now was how I felt 30 yrs ago. it's like the sudden loss of a sister".. But of course he said it in mandarin. Until now I can remember word for word. And so I finally understood how jiu jiu felt when mum got married 30yrs ago.

Me too finally understood the word 'solemnisation'.. Trust me, it is really solemn. The exchange of vows were so solemn and touching that again, my tear bank was triggered. Have been wanting to ask dad how he felt when he walked sister into the room but I guess I shan't. I understand how he feels. But not fully I guess. Maybe I will when I marry my own daughter off next time. You may be wondering why am I "whining" so much over a wedding. Let me tell u, when ur family is so close-knitted and one day one of them doesn't live with you or whatsoever, you can feel your heart aching literally. That's what I felt and is feeling now though the extent much lesser now.

So yes..then come the wedding dinner itself at Swissotel. Argh..should have vetted sister's script! She made me tear for the 3rd time when she and jie fu wished me happy birthday infront of the entire ballroom! Touched is the word... :'-)

Ok here's some photos to share..

dearest..
6 of us plus future sis-in-law.. The paternal family.. HUAT AR!!

My youngest niece.. The next one will come from sis!She's officially married!
During the reception.. I forgot who I was talking to..
The Tong Family at VIP table!

Sister came back to stay last weekend. jie fu went on company trip.. How I wish he goes on such trips everyday!! Life seemed so normal as before.. I got to relive the pre-wedding days.. when all 5 of us are staying together..

ciaoz..
ks