Just My Tots

We have been talking about upgrading our home broadband to Unifi for months. After all, we were already subscribed to the 4MB line and the price difference is insignificant. Furthermore, the 4MB line is not very stable, and when we complained, they told us it was because of the upgrading works to fibre optics that are also impacting the regular lines.
Anyway, the other day, hubb met a very convincing UNIFI salesperson, and that person came to our house that very night, with all the necessary documents and complete all the procedure for us in 10 mins! Talk about efficient.
Installation was a week after…and now we have a 5MB line and internet TV!
Now hubb wants to put a TV in the second living room, cause the Unifi line is there and all we need is a flat panel stand. Hmmm…another TV when we barely watch the one downstairs…I think not..

Bryan is due to sit for his first ever formal exams next week. And for the last few weeks, Hubb and I have been busy coaching him on his school work and doing revision for the exams. He is a happy go lucky person, and couldn’t care less about exams. If hubb and I don push him, he will never get anything done.
And while we are focusing on Bryan, poor Dylan have to learn to be independent. Our instructions to him is… “Keep away from gege.” Luckily he is quite good at finding new toys to play and keeping himself occupied. Sometimes he will take all my spoons and pretend to build metal garages. Other days, he will take out all his animal toys and pretend to build a zoo.
Dear darling…after next week, we will have more time to play together ok.

Lately I have been helping my colleague to interview some candidates for a position. I am glad that I do not work in HR and do not have to interview people all the time. It is really a process that I do not enjoy.
Firstly, it takes a lot of time. Secondly, if I decided to hire someone and he/ she turned out to be not as good as what I thought he/ she could be, I will be stuck with that bad hiring decision. I better make sure that my colleague runs background checks for employment before passing the resumes to me.

I love music. And I regretted not having the opportunity to learn it while in school. I did pick up piano for a couple of months before the kids came along. I enjoyed the lessons but then my teacher migrated to NZ, and I did not like my new teacher. That and the fact that my first child came along and took all my spare time.
Now that the kids are much grown up, I am considering picking up music again. My dear friend has been encouraging me to join her in her ukulele class. Maybe I will go back to piano, or maybe even explore a new musical instrument, like the Epiphone Bass.

Mothers Day is coming…Yeah, i know it is still more than 1 month away. But it is always so difficult to find gifts for mom. So I need to start looking now. I also need to get a blouse for my mother in law due to a leaped fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. Getting a blouse for my mom is hard enough. Getting a blouse for MIL is going to be so difficult for me cause I really don’t know what to get her.

My colleague had just announced some good news! His wife had just delivered their little bundle of joy. A baby girl. I feel so happy for them.
Many asked me if I want a baby girl. At one point in life, I do, but not now. My hands (and legs, and brains) are already very full with my 2 boys. My main priority now is them. Not me. So it does not matter what I want anymore.

The advantage of working in a big company is with we have access to some of the best teleconferencing facilities. We can talk to our colleagues and business partners anywhere in the world without worrying about incurring a hefty telephone bill. Recently our company upgraded our video conferencing facility. I have not used it yet but my colleagues who had used it raved about how awesome it is. It is like being in the same room with the other person. Absolutely no lag at all. With all the advancement in telecommunications technology, the world is indeed getting more connected. My SIL co is also checking out some teleconferencing softwares. I should ask her to check ActConferencing.com video conferencing out.

Finally I joined Pinterest. Yes, it is awfully late but I never really find time to even get to know it. Now I have to find some time to find out why my friends are raving all about it. I have seen some inspiring Pins about crafts and artwork, but I wonder if I will ever find the time to do any crafts. I have a nice stash of art materials, shims, beads, craft wires etc and it is just sitting there waiting for inspiration and time. Perhaps I can find something inspiring on Pinterest that will give me the spark to get things going.

When I read novels, they always describe the main female lead’s in the books down to the way they smell. Smelled of lilac, lilies or roses… So I wonder, do they wear perfume all the time? I wonder how I smell to the kids? Probably smelled like garlic especially after cooking! LOL.
I never could finish my perfume cause I seldom uses it. Perhaps I should now so that I can smell great all the time. Afterall, hubb’s friend can get me discount fragrances . The faster I finish my bottle, the faster I can get hubb to get me a new bottle.