A Glimpse of Me

I dislike dish washing so much. Back when I was young, I used to grunt a lot when I was asked to wash dishes. But it didn’t leave me any choice when my mother assigned a dish-washing job every after dinner. And also, back when I was in primary school, we used to take lunch boxes with us because the school was very far. We had to pack our lunch everyday.

And so when we came home, it was my job to wash the lunch boxes. It was awful. I really hated the smell. I guess that born my dislike to washing dishes.

And brining in the culture now. Sometimes, I wash dishes once in a day, after dinner. I dislike the fact that the dishes stay for along time on my sink… but I am also too lazy to wash dishes after every meal.

Would it help if I have one of those Blanco sinks? LOL. Maybe I should just buy a dish washer? Really, I have been toying with the idea of getting one. My husband told me I can easily afford it. But for now, saving money just for dishwasher is not on top of my priority.

But the good news is… I am now starting to train Samantha on washing the dishes. Good gracious me! LOL. I hope she’d like to wash dishes. I commend those people who do.

I love it when it’s Chinese New Year in Malaysia. Not only the kids can have school holidays, I can eat Mandarin oranges as much as I want to. You see, Mandarin orange is seasonal. They’re only available during Chinese New Year season. That’s why, I always look forward to CNY because of mandarin oranges. They are my favorite oranges ever.

Our neighbor gave us a box full of oranges the other day. And I was full of glee. Yey!

Another thing to watch out for Chinese New Year is Yee Sang where the family and friends stand around the table, mixing the dish called Yee Sang. They say it’s for good luck. But what do I know about Chinese New Year belief?

All I know is that there is food served. You can just throw in your empty dishes on kitchen sinks, chit chat with hosts, and if you have kids, expect them to get Ang Pows. LOL.

Ang pows are red envelope that would have money inside given to the younger ones by the older ones. Although we’re not Chinese, when we visit the house of Chinese people, our kids get to have that red envelope called Ang Pow.

Gong Xi Fa Choi, everyone!

Whoever invented these carts, he deserves to be called a hero.
Why? Simply because these carts give us our life’s simple convenience oftentimes unnoticed because we have been used to them around us almost all the time.

In the grocery store, we find them neatly piled at the corner waiting for us to grab them for our monthly supply of goods. Imagine yourself carrying back and forth all those you picked from the shelves when they are nowhere at your sight. These grocery carts have become joy ride tools around while doing the shopping at the same time.

In the hospitals, these medical carts are but necessity. Imagine a sickly man having to drag himself to his hospital room or a woman who is about to deliver a baby having to run to the delivery room because these equipments are not around.

Simple thoughts about simple things like a cart… but come to think again…would life be still the same without them?