amy,
yeah... it was a cultural shock indeed. i hv been to parts of china but i feel some tend to behave badly when they are out of the country. i had an encounter with them while i was queueing at the restroom. just 2 more ppl in front of me then it will be my turn. but at this moment, 4 chinese nationals came in... they went ahead to stand in front of me. i told them they have to queue. guess wat they said? 'we were here 5mins ago, just went out to take a drink'.. then they giggled. i noticed they had the same sticker tag on their clothes as the 2 queueing in front of me. i'm outnumbered! what can i say??? hahahahaha
wise,
hehehe.. i feel clara has the da jie jie look. dun mean to say she looked more mature.. but its the style, hw she carried herself.
mag,
did u recd my PM on the entertainer?
voice,
i thot i saw samuel yesterday too...
poohwei,
re: burmese maid.
i'm lucky to hit jackpot. my maid is really very gd although her english oso cannot make it. but she is improving, mayb becos she ned to converse with darius most of the time. and u noe lar, kids get impatience if they are not understood. i can see that she tries very hard to master the language.
most imptly, her attitude is very good. mayb its their culture, they tend to be very patient and soft spoken.
mummies who are interested in preparing porridge when travelling. here's what i did, not sure if its a hassle for some. but its very managable for us.
re : porridge during travelling
i brought along these few items :-
(1) shuttle chef (travel size)
(2) hotplate (travel size)
(3) rice
(4) dried scallops, red dates, wolfberries
bring rice+dried scallops+red date+wolfberries+water to boil. then put in shuttle chef. porridge will be ready in 1.5hrs
the shuttle chef cut dwn alot of the cooking time. i bought along some porridge+fish ready meal from pigeon too. you can get it from taka. juz immersed the foil pack into boiling water for 5-10mins. then ready to serve.
maegan takes 1 (home cooked) porridge for lunch. then she takes snacks (from pigeon, organix) and ready meal from pigeon for dinner.
i buy fruits from supermarket and store in fridge.
hope it helps.