Vivi: October 2007

A Day With Little Leo ...

This was how i spent my day with Little Leo today:

7am: Wakeup
7.15am: Feeding & Burping
7.30am: Playtime
8am: Sleep (I slept too!!!)
9.15am: Feeding & Burping
9.30am: Playtime (Put the clothes into washing machine, ate my mcdonald breakfast)
11am: Sleep (Hang the washed clothes to dry)
11.45am: Feeding & Burping
12pm: Playtime
1pm: Sleep (Return a few phone calls regarding work matters)
1.45pm: Bathing Time
2pm: Feeding & Burping
2.15pm: Sleep (Read newspaper, take a nap)
5.30pm: Feeding & Burping
5.45pm: Playtime
7pm: Sleep (Dinner - instant noodles)
7.45pm: Feeding & Burping
8pm: Playtime
10am: Feeding & Burping
10.30am: Sleep

(Those in brackets are what i did at the same time)

Wow... wat a life of a full time mother!

Nice Pics!!!

I love these pics!!!

Random Thoughts Deriving From The Phrase 贫贱夫妻百事哀

Was watching a drama on TV yesterday. It showed this husband and wife quarelling over money matters & my elder sis commented 贫贱夫妻百事哀.

Do you agree with this? Discussed with Ruby. She agrees to a certain extend. 有钱有有钱的吵, 没钱有没钱的吵. I agreed. Both of us also fully agree that the basis of a relationship is love. Without love, you will quarrel over anything and everything, and will not put in effort to resolve the problems. That's why our marriage vows says "for good or for bad, for better or for worst". Looking at our divorce rates, obviously its easier said than done.

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One of my guy who help me distribute flyers sms me today. He asked if i have jobs for him cos he needs the money. This guy is a 42years old English-speaking guy who was recently retrenched. I remembered the first time i met him to distribute my flyers. We met at the end of the day to pass him the remaining payment of $30. I gave him a $50 note. However he does not have small change and thus i told him i will transfer the money to his bank account. He paused and told me there is an ATM round the corner and asked if i can transfer the money to him now cos he is really broke and needs the money to buy stuff later.

I felt sad. He is a 42year old man. To say that he needs the $30, it must have taken him lots of courage. Anyway after i told him i do not have jobs for him today, he asked if he can borrow $100 from me cos he needs to pay his son's tuition fees. I rejected him (cos its my policy not to lend money to people unless its my family or close friends). Anyway what strikes me hard is the situation he is in. It serves as a reminder to me that i must not be in that situation, especially now that i have a kid. I remembered someone ever told me: Adults can go hungry but baby cannot. When i am earning money, i must save hard and not splurge. Also never over commit. Cos if you over commit, you have to keep earning that much to sustain that lifestyle. When you have a car, you want a BMW. When you own a HDB flat, you want a condo. The list goes on...

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"Money is the root of all evil"

"If money can solve the problem, it is not a problem"

"钱不是万能的; 但没有钱却是万万不能的"

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Suddenly remembered a song:

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, "What will I be?
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

How To Do Business ...

(I) HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH TWO COWS:

TRADITIONAL CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and buy a bull.
Your herd multiplies and the economy grows.
You sell them and retire on the income.

AN AMERICAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of four cows.
You are surprised when the cow drops dead.

A FRENCH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You go on strike because you want three cows.

A JAPANESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk.
You then create clever cow cartoon images called 'Cowkimon' and market them World-Wide.

A GERMAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves.

A BRITISH CORPORATION
You have two cows.
Both are mad.

AN ITALIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows, but you don't know where they are.
You break for lunch.

A SWISS CORPORATION
You have 5,000 cows and none of which belong to you.
You charge others for storing them.

A CHINESE CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You have 300 people milking them.
You claim full employment and high bovine productivity.
You have the newsman who reported on the numbers arrested.

AN INDIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You worship them.

A MALAYSIAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
You signed a 40-year contract to supply milk at RM0.06 per litre.
Then midway through, you raised the price to RM0.60 or you cut thesupply.
When the buyer agrees to the new price, you change your mind again and now want RM1.20.
The buyer decided you can keep the milk.
They go look for milk that comes from recycled cows or the cow urineinstead.
Your two cows retire together with the Prime Minister.

A SINGAPOREAN CORPORATION
You have two cows.
One cow-peh and one cow-bu.

(II) A GOOD BUSINESSMAN ...

JACK, a smart businessman, talks to his son.

JACK : "I want you to marry a girl of my choice."
Son : "I will choose my own bride !"
JACK : "But the girl is Bill Gate's daughter !!!"
Son : "Well, in that case...ok"

Next JACK approaches Bill Gates.

JACK : "I have a husband for your daughter."
Bill Gates : "But my daughter is too young to marry !"
JACK : "But this young man is a vice-president of the World Bank !!!"
Bill Gates : "Ah, in that case...ok"

Finally JACK goes to see the president of the World Bank.

JACK : "I have a young man to be recommended as a vice-president."
President : "But I already have more vice-presidents than I need !"
JACK : "But this young man is Bill Gates' son-in-law !!!"
President : "Ah, in that case...ok"

This is how business is done.

Today...

Deal Off!

Feel damn sian today cos burst a deal. Not only becos of the commission, i feel sad becos my buyers are really nice and they really like the house. Also my seller told me the reason for not being able to sell but i think otherwise ...

Anyway this is part & parcel of a sales job. The down side of this job only serves to enhance the good part of it. I allow myself to feel down only today. Tomorrow i will be charged up again. New Quarter, New Target!!!

My Cute BB!

My bak bak sisters were commenting some time ago (and on seperate occasions on seperate timings) on something like "you mean u know how to take care of him when you are alone with him, and you mean you know how to bathe him?" Alamak, dear sistas, i am a mother now. Of cos i must know how to take care of him and that includes bathing him lah! To show proof of ME bathing little Leo, below are the pics:

Old Car, New Car

Collected my new car today. It is also the day i trade-in my old car to the dealer. So sad cos this is my 1st car and i have driven it for close to 5yrs liao. *Sob Sob* Wish it all the best ...

Bought the new Lancer EX. A spacious car with a fierce look. Pity i should have gotten the red color one ... But anyway i am ok with this color and somemore i bought it at a good price :) This car uses a keyless system and the rain & light sensor are autos (But sometimes i think it is not too troublesome to juz push the button to activate the rain and light sensor, why need auto sensor??)