My day/s

Monday
Was suppose to drop Athena in school, then use brother's computer to get pictures for the planning. Then go down to Meridien Shopping to the New Zealand Specialist, to hopefully, pick up some brochures. Drop by library on the way to return and collect my reserved books (yup! told you I've found a lazy way of borrowing books) Then back home to continue my planning - lugged my laptop and books to mom's place. Si-bei heavy.
I'm stuck with the planning coz' it seems to me NZ is good for honeymooners or family with older children, not for those with young children. And for the first time in years of planning our holidays, I'm stuck! Argh! Milford Sound and Mt Cook, tramping; hiking all sound so good. Damn! How are my children going to walk? The ah-nia will complain "I tired, my leg very tired, I cannot waaaaaalk....." I gotta carry that lil' one in a baby carrier and pray hard she don't struggle or move too much, otherwise two of us will drop down the cliff (okay just kidding). So today will be a good chance for me to email the NZ information for my clarification since I have problem with my server at home.
Things didn't turn out the way I wanted, mom usually cook lunch for Athena (and today I didn't have time to take over and do my 爱心 lunch) on Mondays. She was downstairs in her school, I was upstairs surfing the net for information and accomodations. Then mom called to say "Athena say she's very tired.." mom panic, I panicked!! I thought her cough suddenly made a turn for the worse. Just then, coincidently, brother sms-ed me about an article on a man who had chronic cough for 21 days and died of pneumonia and told me to bring her for a blood test to play safe. (he didn't know what happened in school) I went down to see how, she was slumped in mom's arms. And mom related to me, "she was alright eating and then suddenly she didn't want to eat and said she very tired. Ah yah.... she is tired after the medicine lah! Ai yoh.... so poor thing." She checked with her teachers but they said she was perfectly alright earlier so assumed she was trying to "teh" the grandma for sympathy. Decided not to over-stretch her, came back to rest. She slept.... I surfed the net, this time I feel so restricted coz' I couldn't bring brother's laptop out of his room (wiring all in the casing) and I worry about waking Iggy up; mom talked to me. Very distracted so I ended up..... bento shopping! Shucks! I see my bill next month I sure faint one. I don't know why, I seem to have this bad habit - I shop alot when hubby's not around. Bored? I don't think so, I'm always busy. Feeling grouchy? I don't think so, I feel grouchy with the kids taunting me not him. Taking revenge? Maybe, he works hard for the home; I needed to work hard too (to spend $$). Stress? Yes, I am under stress to finish this fast, but in the end I can't concentrate and ended up surfing the net. I shopped (I think) alot. And...........Athena better eat up her food!
Still on the internet, I cleared all my backlog in Facebook. Frankly, I thought it's a good idea to connect with my old classmates, but other than that I find no meaning to 'poke' people here and there. I never saw how my Stripey is doing, probably died and reincarnated - better find a better owner than me.
In the end, I finished everything just in time for a quick dinner and left home for Athena's chinese class. While she was in class, I did some planning. Then fated, my battery went low and I paiseh to use their plug. So logged off and went to the library.
Back at home, did the Math program and GD (cut short her home session today) I was only able to start my work (real work hor!) at 11+ after that girl went to bed. I tried to ask her to sleep early at 9+ but she kept dilly dallying. Very fed up.

Tuesday
Morning had to bring Ari for her sinseh follow-up. Was so hot in the morning + the carpark lots are under works, had to park further. Carried the light girl but the heat was enough to kill me.
I need to do what I couldn't do yesterday so although I miss the lil' girl, I have to be hard-hearted but to leave her alone and home with KZ.
Well, that trip down to Meridien is a waste of time. First, the brochures are for those who booked tours. Then I enquired and first thing I hear is "let me tell you the terms and condition, consultation whether you take the offer or not is $XX..." I think it sounded more money-grabbing to me. And it's not like I asked him for his packages, all I did was to enquire "I am planning for a trip, how are you able to help me? I have 2 young children blah blah.." Quite a turn-off don't you feel? The good thing about me being in Meridien is Music Essentials - I managed to get a violin tuner, much cheaper and smaller than the one Jenny introduced. But of course mine does not have a metronome and I thought it's better to get the convention metronome not digital - digital don't lasts long. I also saw a very interesting game - Musopoly Musopoly turns learning music theory and reading into a creative, fun board game. Students work together, not against each other, and everybody wins! The game comes with answers and ideas for beginning through advance play. Teachers, students, and parents will be pleased by the beautiful colors of the 19" x 19" game board and the assemblage of more than 175 cards, dictation slate and notes, dice, bright gold coins and a very clear rule book. Token animals are different with each game. Perfect for home or classroom use. The game is complete and ready to play. Good for ages 6 through adult. Use with 2 to 6 players.
This game cost $96.20. So expensive.
Since I was in the vicinity, I dropped by at Carrefour to get a little groceries and hoping to find the Japanese laquerware I saw the last time for Athena's soba. She's been saying she eats to look like a Jap, so I shall help her by getting her the ware. However there weren't any matching set, so left the place with groceries. No trip to Daiso today coz' I don't find a need to already - since I don't prepare many meals for her. Hee!

*Hiroe and myself were sms-g and she said something to me "I'm too lazy to be a Japanese mom. I much prefer to be a Singaporean mom." I thought that's funny! Here we are, non Japanese, are bento-ing while they prefer to laze

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Clip it on the bridge and pluck the string. Then tune, half the time I was worried if I might break the string and then I gotta get it re-stringed.
When I plucked the string, I get an echo behind me - Aricia. She goes "tung" "tung" "tung"

Pluck the string

You will see the orange light illuminated, showing you the key string, then the red LED will move, you need to get to 0(zero) - middle
Meanwhile back at home, I am so excited waiting for my parcels and opened to see how much little space I have left. Looks like I either need to get a bigger box or top 2 more layers.
The things that I bought since I started to 'want to bento a meal' and slowly building up.

I saw this at home. Oh my! I forgot I have this, and all the while it was in my house - a bento box! Now it gives me another option besides using her boring small Dora box.