The Kids

Posted on September 19th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: Everyday life.

Today while conversating with the maid at home, I found out something. The 3 kids at home are behaving quite badly at home, each demanding individual attention and some unreasonable requests from her.

I was surprised to hear that, as I believe that there is unconditional love from their parents. However, when I think back, perhaps that is not so. It is not that the parents don’t love them, but maybe more of the kids think that they are not loved enough.

Both parents are working full time. When they are at home, is always homework, homework, homework. and then scolding scolding scolding. Well, the kids are not so motivated to do homework by themselves, and somehow try to get their way out. Why? they prefer computer games. Ah..children.

After my 6 months staying here, I observed how it was like at home. Other than the above, the parents would focus more on the youngest child. It is not so much like a peace at home to spend time with children etc. Hence, i guess they make use of materialistic approach in order to compensate for the lack of time spent.

Yeah, I guess it has to be so, but the kids don’t like that. They have enough freedom their parents have given them, they have enough games and time to spend at home. But I guess what they yearn is love, care and hugs from the people they love. They want someone to talk to, joke with and laugh with. In simplier term, they want constant reminder that they are well loved and don’t feel so vulnerable.

Now that, I envy them that they are exposed to many things that I don’t experience when I was their age. But I also pity them that, while they are exposed to so many things, they are denied of something that we used to have, that is one parent are always at home to be with them.

Now I guess I would try to spend time with them during my off days. Juz have to keep trying, amid their occassional arguments.

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Phuket Air crash

Posted on September 18th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: General.

It happened 2 nights ago.

It is rather a sad news as I don’t really expect such incident to have happened at all. Well, it did happened, and of course, this affected our line of work. 3 flights to Phuket were cancelled and hundreds of passengers were stranded. I was at the reception when passengers keep coming back to me and ask the same question: what are we supposed to do now? what is going on? what happened? can we still go to Phuket?

The airline eventually did something for them, and provided hotel accommodations for all. The next day, they chartered a flight for them. While they did managed to go ahead with their holidays, in my heart, I still wish peace for the dead.

Rest in Peace.

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Tremors!!

Posted on September 12th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: General.

Oh my god.

Strong earthquake, 7.9 on the ritcher scale that hit southern Sumatra. The tremors can be felt at home. But I was not at home! I was in my aunt’ s place not far away and enjoying dinner and tv serials when my niece called to say there was an earthquake. Ah…….

I was shocked to hear that because I don’t feel anything!! I quickly rush home and hear their story of bamboo sticks shaking etc. Then it came out from the news that it was from Indonesia and was affecting Jakarta too. Ah….even more shock because my best friend, J was in Indonesia at the moment for holidays! I quickly messaged him and he was affected by it. So I only received his message like 3 hours after. Thank god he is safe.

Phew, all is well for now. But we can only see the damage done the next day in the news.

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September

Posted on September 9th, 2007 by GracyBee.
Categories: General.

oh my god…it is already the 9th of September!! I just finished work not too long ago. (yeah….i finished 2am today).

So far, I have become solo for check in for nearly 3 weeks now. Learning new things everyday and meeting more kinds of people. So far, I can compile them under few groups of people.

1. the arrogant type
2. the chatty type
3. the bragging type
4. the one with a lot of excess baggage
5. geninue and nice type
6. the blur type

hehe….very bad of me leh…so which one do u fall into??

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Lately there has been quite a few gossips going around, and so here I am, listening to the juicy gossips around at supper!! :P

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