Life with the Two Crazy Dogs

It’s Christmas day, I called my sister in Singapore. Actually I wanted to call my parents in Ipoh but the lines were busy. So, I talked to my sis for 3 hours plus. I really had a wonderful time chatting with her. There was so much to chat about. We wanted to chat more but gotta save my minutes to call my parents tonight. By the time I was done with my sister, it was 11:15 a.m. Kinda late to call my parents. Each time I call my sis, we can just go on and on. Must be the sister thing. So much to update about family and what’s going on kinda thingy, it’s like I have not talked to her for ages. The last we chatted was about 2 weeks ago.

I am so glad to hear that our parents are doing very well. Dad got out from a surgery a month ago and he recovered speedily. His daughter, who’s a doctor, said he is as strong as an ox, which my sis said is so true especially for his age (dad is 77 years old). I really missed my parents a lot. Now that they are getting old, I want to make plans of visiting them more often. My last visit was this CNY and the trip to Spore where my parents were spending their CNYs now, was so short, 12 days. When you are having fun, time goes by so quick. I spent a lot of quality time with them, but it’s just not enough.

Picture #1: My 2006 CNY trip family picture. My brother, BIL, sis, the blogger, mom and dad. (Please excuse our sweat and oil filled faces - it was frigging hot and humid.)

Picture #2: Another family picture taken the eve of my departure at my sis’s apartment.

Picture #3: Picture of my worn out nephews: Tallest to shortest:- Kane, Ian, Nigel, Rhys and Kelvin.

The 5 boys have grown so much. Makes me think how much older I got!! I told my sis I am planning on a trip to Spore/Ipoh/Spore next November during the Thanksgiving week. Hopefully my boss will allow me to take 3 weeks of vacation during that time of the year (it’s usually not busy during the months of November and December).

Also, I have not met my school mates since 2000, my last trip to Ipoh. The last I saw Samm, she was not married yet, now….married and two kids! It’s time to “balik kampung” (back to homeland) for a trip to visit them and eat Ipoh food!