Sketches of Life|Life Lived in Simplicity

I just came to know that the world’s most expensive dog is the red Tibetan Mastiff. It was bought for 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) last year! It is one of the world’s oldest breeds, Tibetan mastiffs were traditionally used for guard duties and it is now known as the “oriental holy dog” in China. Genghis Khan is believed to have kept them.

One of Malaysian tycoons bought 11 of them! On top of that, he has 6 Siberian Samoyeds and several Shih Tzus. For that, he hired 2 maids to help him take care of the dogs. His dogs live in air-cond room and even bought the dog exercise equipment for them. He spends RM10k-20k per month to take care of them. What a privilege dogs. More privilege than us human.

Last Saturday, my eldest and I had McD for lunch. I got the Double Cheeseburger Value Meal and my daughter got her usual Chicken McNuggets. We had our McD lunch at hubby’s CC. On the way to the car after we had our McD lunch, my daughter exclaimed “Mommy, I am so fed up.”

I was surprised to her that. Can a kid get fed up eating McD nuggets, french fries and Coke? So I clarified with her, asking what does she meant by “fed up”.

She told me that it is not the “bad” meaning of fed up. She told me that her “fed up” is she felt so “fed” (past tense of feed) to the fullest (up). Get it?

I know some trucks are equipped with gps tracking for trucks but do they have reverse sensor? I think they must. I just read on the news this morning that a 5 tonne truck ran over his friend who were fast asleep behind his truck. It seems that the friend was drunk and fell asleep right behind his truck. With a reverse sensor, I think he would still be alive now. So unfortunate and sad too.

My children has been asking me for a pet cat. Not that I never like cat before. I grew up with 8 cats at one time. A few incidents after I grew older makes me dislike them. As I grew older, I just don’t like the feeling when the cat brushes my legs; it felt so ticklish. When I was in campus, a cat jump on my lap while I was eating my lunch. After I got married, a kitten pooed on the mattress; twice! I hate the stinking cat poo smell.

They stopped asking for a pet cat now because their grandfather rears one now to help him get rid of the rats in their house. So, when my children ask for a pet cat, I told them that they can go to their grandparent’s house to play with it but no bringing the cat home. At the same time, their pet dog is pregnant now. In a month time, there will be lots of puppies at home and that will keep their mind of cats. I don’t mind having puppies at home because they can live and poo outdoor.

When driving my old junk, I have no problem when that car makes “music” and all kind of funny sound. As long as the engine is running smoothly, the temperature is cool and air-cond is cool too, we are cool with the funny sounds. Hey! I said my car is an old junk right? What do you expect!

However, I am currently driving my husband’s car which is slightly younger than my old junk and it is not common for it to make funny sound. There’s some kind of squeaking sounds like the engine is not fully lubricated but we just can the engine oil recently. Or could it be the brake disc and it is time to change the brake pads.

You know lar we ladies, we know how to drive only but have no idea about car maintenance. Some of us, to pump petrol and air also need hubby to cowtim (help).

With the maid around, I don’t have to hang and collect my laundry anymore. It means that my purple boots does not serve me anymore. My children wanted to convert my boots to rain boots since it has been raining for the pass few days. But I did not allow them coz I do not want them to fall sick due to playing in the rain. School holiday is just around the corner and I do not want this house to turn into a mini hospital.

I am not a rice eater. I can survive without rice. I bake my own bread too. I love making and eating sandwiches. With just a few bites, my hunger is satisfied. Here’s my favorite recipe:

3/4 pound cooked Peppered Pork Roast, thinly sliced
3 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1/2 cup creamy Caesar salad dressing
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Sliced of Bread

Got this from hubby’s blog. Sounds interesting. Here goes…

1. I am not weird
2. Can’t think of anything weird about me.
3. I am a normal & straight person.
4. Dear, anything weird about me?
5. Oh ya! I love exams. Am I a weirdo?
6. My left ear is bigger than my right. Or right bigger than left. Ermmm…neway, one side is bigger lar.

I want to tag people…msau, sweetpea and shannon.

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 (4x100m) 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.