one-pot-dish for recess (added cheese powder)
Practical advice
Wednesday, January 31, 2018
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Norma & Norman Bates
The Bates Motel is loosely based on the novel "Psycho", just that the drama series has got five seasons, so it is a whole lot longer than a book. As much as it was a psychotic show, the show was about an emotionally troubled mother (victim of unspeakable abuse), doing her darndest best to handle a troubled minded son (whom I feel, were the effects of having a victimized mother). I feel so sad for the two of them, they are a classic case of "bad things happening to good people" with troubles and mess going out-of-control, one lie (murder) covering another one. Endless lies (murders) escalating to a volcano of troubles they could no longer cover up.
They uprooted to start anew.
They sincerely wanted an uneventful life
(Norma Bates)
They bought a motel to run as a business, go to regular schools, make regular friends.
(her overly attached son- Norman Bates)
They sincerely thought they would be able to live it out.
But it wasn't so.
Troubles have their way of finding them.
The only character in the show whom I wished will not be killed.
Dylan, the elder son.
Emma- wife of Dylan
Her mom was murdered by Norman
Still, Dylan was the only kin left (after Norma was murdered by Norman)
He was torn between reporting his brother to the authorities and
attempting to talk his brother out (of his psychosis)
In the end, it was inevitable that Dylan had to fire a shot at Norman.
As he dies..................
He sees his mom.................
The two co-depending souls...............
Time toggles back and forth, young or old, it doesn't make a difference.
Despite all the happenings that went deadly wrong,
The motherly love, and a child's love, there could be no wrong to it
but the society is not made for them.
Alas, one true, innocence prevailed.
Only Dylan survived the whole mess, and sweet Emma found it in her to reconcile.
As I watched the series, I think that all mothers (or parents) should not over-burden their children with their troubles. I don't mean normal troubles, I mean those mentally or emotionally overburdening troubles. Young minds are not developed to handle complex, conflicting troubles. When those troubling stuff gets circled in the young brains, they don't get purged like how adults may be able to balance themselves. I would think that by nature, a child loves his mother deeply. Then an overbearing mother gets overly worried over the imbalanced child and then it becomes a vicious cycle. Co-dependent on being in troubled love.
Farewell and unplanned gathering
Farewell for Miki
Another colleague saw us walking to the coffeeshop earlier.
He called me on the phone to ask my small gang to join his small gang.
Persuaded us for over 10 mins, so I said ok.
Laughed and joked until past ten.
They drank in total, 3 crates of beer (large bottles).
Kiki leaves her book for me to sign.
So glad to see that she is doing very well for the Science subject.
Hopefully, she keeps up with being excellent, forever.
As for the Chinese subject, I feel like telling her to give it up. (I am the one who feels like giving up)
There is no joy in learning; I will have to find another way to learn that subject.
I don't remember hating Chinese when I was in school. I only hated Math.
Nevertheless, we don't want to be hating anything. You will not do well in things you hate.
We want to love learning, because we really do love to learn, don't we all?
tutor fees wrapped with craft paper from Tokyo
Kiki has a new violin tutor. The girl and her mom are such a great tag-team, they have their school and music commitment schedules so full, yet they still have the heart to make time to coach us. She helps us with the Suzuki technique and our Teacher is not letting up, our Teacher is going at top speed and we are barely catching up. I guess now that our Teacher had recommended us a tutor, she is expecting us to pick up speed. She doesn't lets up, not a chance. I am not complaining, we are used to the driving force and we are grateful for a demanding teacher and we are thankful for a committed tutor. All we have to do is to keep improving. Hopefully we will be able to have a breakthrough. The new song is just, so, hard! Kiki says her classmates have lightning speed fingers and she's feeling the heat. Well, enjoy the challenge and work until we make it.
Really wasn't able to sleep after the Mokata BBQ and beers.
Only managed to sleep for an hour and then it was time to go to work.
With the morning looking like this --
Monday, January 29, 2018
She is not the cross I bear
It may be really, really tiring and taxing to take care of the invalids but honestly, she was not the person who broke me. It is the disagreement on how we handle stuff. I guess, and I hope we are on our way to a recovery and if I dare ask-- heal.
Sundays with Colin: Capital Dog
All the merchants are capitalizing on the Year of the Dog.
Cutesy bags and apparels.
Colin was quite intrigued by these stick figures. Making up stories about them.
Cutesy bags and apparels.
Hee hee hee! we ate two baskets of Xiao Long Baos!
Beginner Reader.
Good improvement =)
Totally wise words.
He was hungry, we were hurrying over on foot to Wisma.
It was noon, I was hoping there would be no queue so that he gets his food fast.
He was telling me not to be so anxious.
He said-- Wait.
I think, most of the time, I don't want to wait.
I would choose to hope instead of wait.
What's wrong with hoping?
Nothing.
But, the key is to Hope, and let go (of the results).
Is it then wrong to hope and hope for a desirable result?
Nothing's wrong with either ways.
I am always hopeful.
Cray, cray
she says it was her launch project when she was at APB
i replied that her project tagline sticks (to many minds)
Audio Type
Emailed to myself the text from Chinese story books. Just use the audio typing button on my phone to do the typing. read into the mic. but got to check the words because many words sound the same but are of different characters.
now we can have more time reading them since we really can't learn new words or phrases within the 3 or 6 weeks book loan periods.
now we can have more time reading them since we really can't learn new words or phrases within the 3 or 6 weeks book loan periods.
Secret skills
Asked me to open her drawer instead. She offered me a home-cooked meal for doing this for her.
She has her wedding ring in there, passports, jade bangle, and old photos of me and her.
(Awww... sweet friend of mine). LOL.
We're in Business! LOL
Just to try out since there's no contract and at most is to give a month's notice to stop.
$150 rental per month. another $150 as security deposit.
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