Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parenting. Show all posts
Saturday, January 7, 2012
家卉Tisha's 21st BD celebration on Elysium 10 Dec 2011
家卉Tisha's 21st BD celebration on Elysium 10 Dec 2011
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Home Flavoured Korean BBQ Dinner
It has been quite a little while, our family has not been to Da Zhang Jin Korean BBQ Restaurant for our favourite grill.
This evening, since knowing that my daughter was able to be home early to join us for dinner together, I quickly picked up some usual grill stuff, such as sukiyaki beef, pork belly, butterhead lettuce, tofu, Japanese fish cakes & fresh mushrooms from the supermarket to prepare a grill dinner at home. My fridge is always stocked up with all the condiments & sauces necessary to use for a grill, whether in Korean or Japanese style.
Whenever, we have our grill at home, my boy will always enjoy grilling the food for everyone. My girl will not mind not having to do the grill at all. She will happily layer her ingredients, dab it with the chilli sauce & miso paste; and wrap them in the lettuce then pop it into her mouth. As usual, she will cheerfully let her brother knows that she likes to have more mushrooms or pork belly or fish cake & etc. Her brother will just happily serve her. We will all slowly enjoy ourselves together over our dinner conversation.
I asked my boy did he prefer to have the grill at a restaurant or at home. His response is always warm & heartening. To him,in a restaurant, although we can choose to order many more other grilling ingredients & side dishes, it is never the same as having the grill dinner prepared by me because the flavour of the grill outside is never the same as when we eat together at home. He calls it "Home Flavour".
This evening, since knowing that my daughter was able to be home early to join us for dinner together, I quickly picked up some usual grill stuff, such as sukiyaki beef, pork belly, butterhead lettuce, tofu, Japanese fish cakes & fresh mushrooms from the supermarket to prepare a grill dinner at home. My fridge is always stocked up with all the condiments & sauces necessary to use for a grill, whether in Korean or Japanese style.
Whenever, we have our grill at home, my boy will always enjoy grilling the food for everyone. My girl will not mind not having to do the grill at all. She will happily layer her ingredients, dab it with the chilli sauce & miso paste; and wrap them in the lettuce then pop it into her mouth. As usual, she will cheerfully let her brother knows that she likes to have more mushrooms or pork belly or fish cake & etc. Her brother will just happily serve her. We will all slowly enjoy ourselves together over our dinner conversation.
I asked my boy did he prefer to have the grill at a restaurant or at home. His response is always warm & heartening. To him,in a restaurant, although we can choose to order many more other grilling ingredients & side dishes, it is never the same as having the grill dinner prepared by me because the flavour of the grill outside is never the same as when we eat together at home. He calls it "Home Flavour".
Saturday, April 11, 2009
In the Night Sky
A simple line from my son has touched me so deep that I have no second thought to leave my full-time job in order to spend more quality time with him.
One evening, while enjoying our family dinner at home, my boy said "I hope to enjoy dining like this together as a family everyday."
Although I knew exactly what he meant, I responded by saying "Didn't we always have good food and going for fine dining at nice restaurants together as a family every now and then?"
"Yes" he replied, "but it is not exactly like how I am enjoying it now at home. I like to be eating at home everyday with you and pa during dinner time and chit chatting while we eat our dinner."
So the message from my son is clear cut - His mummy should not be spending too long hours in her office. Only coming home in the later part of the evening when dinner time has long passed and having so little time left for him. Sometimes not even having the time or space to accommodate a good conversation with him. And what's worse, only to check whether he has completed his school assignments or has he done his tests well and then telling him to get to bed early.
Almost a year now, since I resigned from my banking job, I am thoroughly enjoying myself doing the things I want to do. Needless to say, having the world of time with my two children, especially my boy.
The first thing my boy does each day when he comes home from a tired day at school will be to stand at the gate and greet "Hello". Next, he will leave his schoolbag aside and walk over to check what has been prepared for his lunch. At times is what has been prepared for his snack because he has arrived home late after staying back in school for some extra activities. I always enjoy seeing his elated and appreciative expression when he sees something nice has been prepared for him. I can just stare at him tucking into his yummy dish and feel that sense of satisfaction for staying at home.
There are also days when he come straight home worn out but still cannot wait to share with me certain happy or funny incidents that occurred in his class or to his classmates. With his school uniform still on, he will lie flat on my bed and start laughing and talking about what happened earlier in his class or to his classmates. We will then talk about it and laugh together heartily. Most of the time, we will also poke more jokes with the topics.
This is an impromptu poem he just composed and asked that I published it on my blog. The title is "In the Night Sky". So, please do enjoy it with me.
What do you see that I don't?
What do you know that I don't?
What are you thinking that I'm not?
I see a light at the edge of the night's sky.
I know after the darkness of the night,
comes the light of the morning.
And
I think tomorrow will be a great day.
Writer: Doris Teo
A lover of nature. I truly enjoy and thank God for the abundant beauties around us created by HIM. Feel free to also visit my other blog . URL: http://www.doristeo.com
One evening, while enjoying our family dinner at home, my boy said "I hope to enjoy dining like this together as a family everyday."
Although I knew exactly what he meant, I responded by saying "Didn't we always have good food and going for fine dining at nice restaurants together as a family every now and then?"
"Yes" he replied, "but it is not exactly like how I am enjoying it now at home. I like to be eating at home everyday with you and pa during dinner time and chit chatting while we eat our dinner."
So the message from my son is clear cut - His mummy should not be spending too long hours in her office. Only coming home in the later part of the evening when dinner time has long passed and having so little time left for him. Sometimes not even having the time or space to accommodate a good conversation with him. And what's worse, only to check whether he has completed his school assignments or has he done his tests well and then telling him to get to bed early.
Almost a year now, since I resigned from my banking job, I am thoroughly enjoying myself doing the things I want to do. Needless to say, having the world of time with my two children, especially my boy.
The first thing my boy does each day when he comes home from a tired day at school will be to stand at the gate and greet "Hello". Next, he will leave his schoolbag aside and walk over to check what has been prepared for his lunch. At times is what has been prepared for his snack because he has arrived home late after staying back in school for some extra activities. I always enjoy seeing his elated and appreciative expression when he sees something nice has been prepared for him. I can just stare at him tucking into his yummy dish and feel that sense of satisfaction for staying at home.
There are also days when he come straight home worn out but still cannot wait to share with me certain happy or funny incidents that occurred in his class or to his classmates. With his school uniform still on, he will lie flat on my bed and start laughing and talking about what happened earlier in his class or to his classmates. We will then talk about it and laugh together heartily. Most of the time, we will also poke more jokes with the topics.
This is an impromptu poem he just composed and asked that I published it on my blog. The title is "In the Night Sky". So, please do enjoy it with me.
What do you see that I don't?
What do you know that I don't?
What are you thinking that I'm not?
I see a light at the edge of the night's sky.
I know after the darkness of the night,
comes the light of the morning.
And
I think tomorrow will be a great day.
Writer: Doris Teo
A lover of nature. I truly enjoy and thank God for the abundant beauties around us created by HIM. Feel free to also visit my other blog . URL: http://www.doristeo.com
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