Sketches of Life

A month ago, we decided to wake up early for a jog at the beach. We did but only once. After that, we are too lazy and no will power to get up early because most of the time we will be sleeping late; me with my online work and him with his online game. See the difference? One work, the other play. =P

Now I am consider getting on those retractable treadmills. I can run anytime in the day when the children are sleeping or napping, provided I don’t nap with them lar!

I noticed that there are a few places in my hometown has the paintball field or whatever you call the place. But I never seen another any paintball game taking place. Either I was there at the wrong time or it is not that popular here yet. I would love to try out the game but my problem is, where to find the team. Any mommy bloggers want to start a team with me?

Hubby did mention that he would consider venturing into this business if the demand is there. We easily get the paintball tanks, paintball guns, goggles, hats, hoodies and other items from ZephyrPaintball.com. Hmmm….now why to find capital for it. I have a huge place for Paintball but no money! hahahaha. Anybody wants to joint venture?

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I was “forced” to sit under the hot scorching sun on Sunday to watch hubby play football with a group of Indonesian girls!!!

I is smart. I brought along an umbrella and all the girls squeeze under it!

Can spot my hubby and the ball?

I is jealous so I did not snap any picture of the girls playing ball with my hubby and of course with the rest of the guys. (does this sentence sounded wrong? hahahaha)

Anyway, as expected, there was so much giggling and high pitch screaming and the guys dare not go near them! The girls scored 1 goal!

Did I join them? NO WAY! This sport is too rough for me and too much running for a lazy bum like me. hehehe Furthermore, I don’t like to play a game that there is chances that I would not have the chance to play. If no one kicks the ball to me and I don’t like the idea of snatching other’s belonging, no game for me then.

My game is Softball; my utmost favorite. As I watch them play, I was wishing and hoping that I can afford to buy or someone can sponsor the whole set of Softball equipment. I will then teach and train the girls to play. It would be sooooo much fun that chasing one stupid ball.

I love to play baseball. I joined the school team and since then baseball is my favorite sport. It is a fun and thrilling game especially for a young girl who loves to play hard ball. And being a “tomboy” definitely suits me for the game at that time. The sound of the baseball stick hitting the ball always excites me and automatically spontaneously pumps in the adrenaline in me.

In about 10 days the Spring Training is about to begin. Yes, I will be able to watch the great teams and players in action. I do hope that this year’s Spring Training will produce some exciting games. This year the Houston Astros are making another run at the National League’s Central title and I will surely keep a watch on their games. Personally I think they can do it especially with the new addition of Michael Bourn the speedster. Oh, not forgetting also Kaz Matsui. I am sure with these two additions to the team; they have a better chance of giving a good run at the title.

It is sad that I would not be able to watch it live or else I would have already bought the Houston Astros Tickets. Then again there is always the net where I can watch it live online. At least it is better than nothing.

I love sports but I don’t love queuing up for the tickets; especially under the hot sun hear. But then ah, even though the ticket booth is in an air-cond place, I will still not queue for them. I can’t stand that long due to my heath condition and I can’t squat too or else I will have more hemorrhoid! Hehehe. Sitting down? Urgh…puhlease!

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Ladies, do you keep any “weapon” in your car to protect yourself from the car thief, road bully or even your ex(es)?

I did but it was long long time ago when I was still slim and sexy. I still am sexy but not as slim as those days! Hehehe. I used to keep
Baseball Bats in my car, that’s my “weapon”. Not the old junk that I am driving now. No one would want to rob a poor lady.

Now, I do not know where the bats have gone too. Since my children can run, pick and throw ball, it would be wonderful if I could play baseball with them. Baseball is my favorite spot of all time. Psst, I was a baseball coach you know. That was when I was still studying in the university.

I started to get involve in this game seriously when I went to primary school and from the skills that I got from that 5 years of training and tournaments, I managed to coach and train my own hostel mate and prepared them for tournament with other hostel in the campus for the first time. We did not win but we were not last too. That is one of my accomplishments when I was in varsity.

Hubby is complaining again. He seldom complains to me as he is a man of few words so when he complains there must be something serious about it. He must have thought it thoroughly and the issue must have affected him deeply. Surprisingly, this time he did not complain about me but on other matters.

He is complaining about his lack of exercises. Now that he is back working at the shop he would not be able to go for his football game every Sunday. His Malay staff has resigned and as such he also has to work on Sundays. His football game is on Sunday evening and this is his main exercise session for the week. Furthermore, it is not just a game but he is also there as one of the leaders for the team.

His nature of work at the shop does not allow him to exercise much. Furthermore, with his interest on computers, I cannot see much possibilities of him exercising while at work. He used to be an athletic and I guess it is a torture for an athletic not being able to exercise. Maybe I should buy for him Soccer Balls and let him play with our children at home. My girls loves soccer too! Hahaha… that may not provide enough exercises for him but I guess it is better than nothing. Hopefully he would stop complaining.

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I love sports but I am not crazy about them. If I don’t watch certain game, life still goes on but I know some are really crazy about their favorite game and their favorite player. They will go all out to watch they play. They will travel miles and they will spends thousands. Hmm…I think only the rich can have this obsession.

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There is a new sports complex at Klebang Besar, Malacca. It seems that many sports complexes are emerging every where because people are more becoming health conscious these days.

I did not go to peep what are the facilities offered in the sports complex but I am sure there must be a badminton hall there. Reason being, I can’t do sports that requires me to run and break/sudden stop due to my health condition. So my favorite in-door sport, Squash is out of the picture.

Back in the years when I was very active in sports, digital camera is so expensive. Due to it I don’t have many photos of me in action especially when I play Softball. When I fell down flat on the mud, when I strike out the opponent and when I hit the home run. I can still remember, how silly I look when I was dressed in a goalkeeper suit when playing hockey.

Amidrin asked me which age I would want to go back too. I think I would choose the age when I was in university. Must go back there with a digital camera. Must capture all the precious moments in campus which is now only kept in my memory which I can’t share with my children.

To those who are looking Tennessee football photos, you are blessed to have a website that has a lot of picture from that university. You might even find a picture of yourself there.

I have not been swimming for at least 2 years. I thought I can’t remember how to float anymore and forgotten all my strokes. But I was surprised that I can still swim breast strokes during the church camp at Bayu Beach Resort.

I think swimming is like cycling. Once you know how to balance yourself on the bicycle and cycle, you just now how to balance for the rest of your life.

Btw, I miss swimming so much. Didn’t get to swim much during the church camp because have to jaga anak while hubby plays water ball (dunno what the game is called).

I have been packing since last night for church camp to make sure everything that I need is packed. I just could not find my pain relief cream. It is a must have when you attend church camps where there will be games at the beach, if you are not careful you are bound to fall and sprain any part of your body. I totally forgot about it. I should have order Voltaren Emulgel earlier. Even though it is all the way from New Zealand, delivery is free of charge worldwide!

Voltaren Emulgel is a life saver for those who are active in sports to threat sports injuries. It comes in a gel form and contains a substance called Diclofenac which is now available without a prescription. Diclofenac is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics. It works to relieve pain and reduce swelling of the joints and muscles, for example, sprains, strains and bruises.

A month ago I bought a golf set for my children coz they kept playing with their grandfather’s golf clubs. Today, the golf clubs is all over the place. They use it to dig the sand, to chase after the chicken, using it as a sword, and sometimes hitting each other with it when they fight!

Even my almost 1 year old boy knows how to hit the ball with the golf club. You see, he still can’t walk. The most he goes is 4 steps. This is how he plays golf.

1. Hold the golf club
2. Stand Up
3. Balance himself
4. Hit the ball
5. Throw the golf club
6. Crawl to get the golf ball

Hmm…will he be the next Tiger Wood?

The above are Gasing (top) Pangkah (sorry, I dunno the English term for it) made by my dad for my girls. Yes, he make gasing and played gasing.

When he was younger, he even represented the Malacca state. I remembered that he flew to Kuching for a competition and got the opportunity to visit the Chief Minister home. Now, he is being paid by the state government to make the gasing pangkah.

Even though my dad is a pro in that game, until today, I still have not manage to spin the gasing!

Some bloggers advised me to focus this blog to 3-5 categories only. They meant well. At first I agreed with them but when I thought it thru, it is impossible. I am not blogging for the sake of getting extra income only. How can life be limited to 5 categories only? Unless I have a few blogs and one blog for a few categories and when you combine them together, you get the whole picture of my life. But I do not have time to maintain so many blogs unless I’m a SAHM, which I’m not. 2 is sufficient for me. One for my children and one for myself, here.

Furthermore my blog is titled Sketches of Life. My life and how I live it, in which I would like to share to the rest of the world. It is going to be about…

Health & Fitness
I used to be a health freak. Eating steam and raw veges for breakfast. Doing coffee enema for detox and colon cleansing. Doing my aerobic workout at 12mn 3 times a week. Exercise on my Ab King Pro everyday. Drink ½ an hour after every meal. Swimming 3 times a week. Taking health food and USANA supplements etc. Later, I will share about all this at length and how they benefited me. Now, I hardly have time to do all those. Once my youngest touches 1 year old and more independent, I’m gonna concentrate on my fitness.

Parenting & Education
I don’t think there will be much parenting here coz most of it will be in my children’s blog.

Shopping & Traveling
Tell me, who doesn’t like to shop and travel?

TV & Movies
They are my babysitter!

Sports & Recreation
I love sports especially Softball and I missed it so much. The last time I played, in USM. I would want to write about the how to play softball here. No chance to play any more, at least by writing, it helps me imagine playing it. Other sports that I played are swimming, hockey (goal keeper), volleyball, archery, squash, badminton and track and field. I run (4×100m) and I throw (short putt and javelin). I don’t like girly sport like netball or captain ball. They are too rough for me. I don’t like being push around and grabbing other’s ball. I like a game that everyone is given a chance to play without needing to run/chase for it.

Cooking, Food & Recipe
I wish I can skip the cooking part and straight away go to eating. But I can’t. Unless I have a maid around or I am rich enough to eat out everyday.

Home Improvement
I live in a simple kampong house with a huge compound. There is so much to improve if I have the cash. Firstly I would like to tile the floor so that when the floor is dirty, it will be obvious compared to the dark cemented floor we are having now. Then it will be getting a room for my children and buying new bedroom furniture for them. After that upgrade the kitchen to a closed and clean place. No more chicken flying freely into the kitchen, no more rats running around, no more frogs hopping around and not more seeing their shits everywhere. Last but not least, to have a beautiful garden where my family can hang out and enjoy the evening breeze and the morning dew.

Finance
My life is not complete if I don’t talk about the dollar sign. How I spend/manage my money? Sometimes wisely, sometimes not. Above all I want to share on how God has bless us financially in times of need and how I use the blessing to bless others.

Relationship
There are ups and downs in marriage and in our relationship with others too. I am not gonna hide it. If it is beneficial for others to know and learn from it, I am going to share.

I think I have laid out almost everything that I am going to share in this blog. So, do stick around if you are interested to know about me and share my life experiences.