Me time: Operation clean-up!

I have a confession:  cleaning the house is not really one of the things that I like to do.  In the name of my allergies, I have a good reason to tell hubby he should be in charge of cleaning.  LOL.  I don’t know about you, but I love washing the dishes more than any other household chore.

But today I am left with no other choice because hubby is not available. So I mopped, dusted, swept…

I have to admit that I loved it.  I loved the peace and quiet, just having the time to myself. I took my time… and enjoyed every moment of it.  Of course there’s fb in-between… LOL. And good music.  I enjoyed listening to Chris Tomlin’s “Our God”.  An encouraging Christian song really lifts up the spirit!  I am sharing with you this song… may it encourage you and make your day as beautiful as mine!

Happy Monday, y’all!

 

 

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Swimming Buddies

That’s our boy with our friends’ daughter behind him.  That’s Ria, our girl ready to slide!

Here she comes!  Both our kids love to swim. We come to this swimming pool every Friday with other homeschooling kids, and they just love it! They would be so looking forward to Fridays and can’t wait to take a plunge in this pool. Since it’s always hot here in Bangkok, pools won’t need pentair heat pumps except for the spas.

I don’t really like to swim much, and hobby is not allowed because of his ear infections– but the kids are very insistent that I join them on Friday. Well, ok… I guess I should just this time. They also want me to do the slide. That, I cannot do! But then again who can say no to kids?

Me-time: Napping!

Hubby took a photo of me napping soundly after a day’s work… I slept on the carpet still with my work clothes on!  I just passed out, I guess! LOL.  I love napping here. I feel like I have a sense of ownership in this particular corner of the house!

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Central World revisited

This is Central World mall… one of the big malls here in Bangkok.  This was our second visit here.  Our first one was on Christmas of 2009, where the tallest Christmas tree in Southeast Asia stood.

This second visit, we had a longer time going around the huge mall.  The sign “Power buy” that you see is a huge electronics store where they sell the latest electronic gadgets, computers and latest laptops. For now I think my computer is still doing a good job, so I won’t be going there anytime soon. But hubby’s laptop does need a new battery. On second thought, we might be making another trip to Central World.  But before every purchase, it will always be best to compare prices with other malls and computer shops.  We should plan that trip not far from now.  I am also excited to window shop!

 

Snowing in July?

My friends in New Zealand posted photos recently of an early snow in there.  It was unusual to have snow that early, but they enjoyed it nonetheless.  I have always wanted to know how it feels like to walk on and play with snow.  Coming from an Asian country, I just see it on tv or in the movies.

If my friends from the west complain “too cold” in their facebook statuses, I would always reply, “too humid!” Haha.. There never seem to be a cold season in this part of the world! But I am not complaining. Just a little envious, I guess.

Sometimes I wonder how it would be like to be hanging outside on a cold day with outdoor firepit, enjoying hot tea with family or friends. Or how my kids would be so elated to finally make a snowman! Well, I guess that would remain to be a dream unless we would have a chance to visit the other part of the world!

A bundle of love

A bundle of flowers can say a lot. It could be a “kiss and make-up” for some couples… for some it is the sweetest way of conveying a message of love. Although flowers do not really last that long, the joy it brings to the receiver is simply priceless.

Flowers do not have to be given on special occasions. In fact it would be great to surprise the love of your life with one when she least expects it. Most men invest in flowers at the time of courting, but forget to do so when there are so many things to care of like bills, kids, and the demands of work.

The best thing about this time and age is you don’t even have to go to the flower shop to buy your lady love a bunch of flowers. All you have to do is to contact a custom flower delivery and your flowers would only not only make that special someone happy. It is not that expensive and for couples, it can make all the difference in the world.

Shopping in Bangkok

Whenever we have visitors come over to Bangkok for some shopping, we always take them to Pratu Nam, where Platinum Fashion Mall is located. They sell ready to wear clothes at affordable prices.

This is a photo of me and my sister in law. She and my brother had a blast shopping! This particular shopping center has little stalls and every shop keeper can speak quite a bit of English so language is not really a problem. This is also because so many buyers from different countries come here to do business.

Most of them also accept credit cards for payments and have receipt printers. It was really good to have my brother and his wife come over. We also went to big malls like Central World and Paragon. I wonder who our next guests to take out shopping will be?

Get to know me!

I am joining a meme by Jared’s mom  called “Nice to know You” Wednesday.

1. What is your online nickname + how did you come up with it?
2. What was the last thing on your mind before you sleep last night?
3. Which are the first 5 songs that play in your iPod when you shuffle it?
4. What are the last words you tell your children before they dose off to dreamland?
5. Are you generally happy or sad when it rains?

My answers:

1. Since my real name is really short and quite unique, I just use it as an online nickname as well.

2.  The last thing on my mind last night was I did not want to wake up early and I how I wanted to stay in bed the whole day!  I am PMS-ing so bad right now. LOL!

3.  I love Christian/ Gospel songs– it’s really hard to pick a favorite but  I love songs by Casting Crowns. I have “Who am I” as my alarm in the morning.  I am not a morning person, but the wonderful melody and lyrics would help me not to complain.

4.  I would tell them that I love them very much, me and hubby would read a story from the Bible and pray for them.  This has been like a family tradition over the years.  I hope they could pass it on to their kids someday.

5.  I am usually lazy, and napping would be the most desirable thing to do!  It depends where I am when it rains.  I don’t like it when I have to go home and I had to stay somewhere to let the rain stop.  But when I’m at home, I usually say, “Yay! — a great day to be lazy! ” Haha!

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NICE TO KNOW YOU WEDNESDAY

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Biking in our neighborhood

While we were still looking for a house, we were really desiring for one that has a peaceful neighborhood where we would feel safe, the kids could play around and make friends. We also wanted to have a little garden. We are so grateful to find the house of our dreams! The rent is quite high, though, but we really like it here and we pray that we would still be able to afford it next year.

I am wondering if foreigners like us would be able to find homes for lease here in Thailand? I am sure we could only rent or buy a condo unit. We are planning to stay here in Thailand for long so I guess we have to start thinking about these things.

Ria biking in our neighborhood– nothing beats the feeling of seeing your kids happy and so at home in a foreign land!

Mom-Me Time: House clean-up

Yes, that’s still a “me-time” for me.  Because we just moved in a couple of months ago to this new house, the challenge would be to make it beautiful.  I have collected a few photo frames and yey, I finally used them!

I have finally decorated our stairs with these photo frames I bought from the 20THB store.  Under the stairs is the kids’ play and study area.  Hubby and I purchased those colored shelves for them, too.  Sorry for the mess. Will post another photo when everything’s arranged around here!

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