raves and rants

sorry for the lack of updates. been super busy.

finally chased and hounded and received all courseworks from my graduating class. it was torturous but at the end of the day when i have all of their files in my hands, i almost wept with rapture and joy. it has been quite a stressful 4 months worth of work. and now, its gonna be 10 days worth of stressful reading and marking them.

itneverends.

anyhow, the search for a foreign domestic help begins. my grandma could not be left alone anymore and with the impending arrival of the young one inside me, it is almost a no-brainer for us to engage outside help. besides, do you know that 7am to 7pm babysitting services cost $300 per month? for that same amount, i could cop a nice village girl who would do simple household chores, keep an eye on nenek and take care of the baby for me.

but engaging fdw (foreign domestic worker) is not as easy as signing your cheque book. do you know that you have to sit for an online course and sit for 6 quizzes out of the 8 modules they offered? its so bloody leceh tau.

anyhow, my mom and i gonna make our way down to the agency to looksy at the database and pick a girl on tuesday. my mom wants someone matronly. preferably married with children and requested for time to pray during working hours. my brothers are making quite a furore with the idea of having a stranger living in the same house. they would not have the freedom to walk around the house in their boxers or topless anymore. i reminded them that they only use the house to come home to sleep at night ala hotel, so whats the big deal? would they want to sacrifice their time with their girlfriends and stay home to keep an eye on my nenek? no, right?

so shut up fatties.

anyway, found an indonesian friend of aunty yah who will be doing the post-natal urut for me and my son and she provides all the essentials like jamu, oil and whatnots. i did some homework and checking and most of the services of this kind cost around 500bucks per package for about 14 sessions in the comfort of your own home. wowza. didnt know its gonna be this pricey. but what the heck. a really good spa in the hotel kind of things probably cost almost 500bucks. for 14 sessions plus the ubat-ubatan, that would be 40bucks per session in my own room. so kira oklah tu.

whatever it is, as long as it makes the old folks happy. they really seemed to be into this and i believe that if it had worked for them, it would work for me too. why question and ponder too much about this, right?

the husband was in town for 2 quick days for a quick rehearsel for af's show this sunday. i saw him only at night when he came back past midnight. he, being the sweetheart, eventhough was dead tired and beyond sleepy, didnt fall asleep and make the effort to spend quality time with me, lying in bed, cuddling and talking into early morning.

he told me that he feels sad that he will be missing out on a large part of the baby's life for the first two years when he is in kl and me in sg. i felt the lump in my throat gets bigger. its a very sad fact.

now, more than ever, i am hoping i will strike the first prize of some lucky draw and win a condo, car, etc and i will sell it off for cash and pay off the damn bond.

maybe i will find a briefcase filled with money outside my doorstep.

nice wishful thinking. :)

have a good weekend, yall!