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April 10, 2013

Writer’s Workshop: U Never Would have Guessed It

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Fire and me have never been good friends. I have always had this phobia of this medium of heat and light since young. I’m not sure when it started or if I actually got too close to a flame once that brought this fear on. It’s all hazy when I try to recall what brought along this phobia. I guess it is just one of the things that you have a nagging fear of or a sickly feeling about it which never seems to go away.

Given the chance to light a torch or use a torchlight I would certainly choose the torchlight without hesitation. I would rather fiddle with putting batteries in a torchlight then to strike a match to start a fire. I remember how I hated the practical biology and chemistry lesson especially when it required lighting up a Bunsen burner to carry out the experiment.

My lab partner and the other fellow classmates only take a few matches to get the Bunsen burner flame going. Back then I easily use up a whole box of matches trying my best to light the flame. If I was doing pair work I would certainly try my best to get my partner to tackle the flame while I handle the other parts of the experiment.

Seeing the flicker of the flame at the end of the matchstick sends shivers down my spine. It still haunts me but not as bad as before. It is something which I have learned to overcome over since I decided to enter the kitchen to cook for the family. With repeated exposure the fear starts to lessen a bit. Day by day I grew braver and now am unfazed when ask to use matches to light candles on a birthday cake. Nowadays I deal with fire almost on a daily basis as I have to cook for the family.

What is one of your fears?

Have you faced it yet?

April 8, 2013

10 Reasons Why Mums have Superhero Powers

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Being a Mom does make one develop powers that are extraordinary. Many times we find that we are able to do stuff which we never though was possible. It is really amazing how our ability to learn things or do stuff within minutes magnifies once the kids are born.

Here is a list of items which I never though would be possible prior to being a mother.

3 course meal

I’m able to cook a 3 course meal with desserts/cakes all within one hour by maxing out all the kitchen appliance in the kitchen and have the laundry run by itself.
I know how to segregate my thinking and run more then one train of thought through it simultaneously. It comes with having the kids differentiated activities at the same time – English, Maths and piano practice. I’ve learned how to zoom in an micro focus so all three get equal attention.
I know what the kids are doing even though they deliberately close the door to their room. Mum’s have x-ray vision and a heightened six sense.
I am able to single out my kids cries in a crowd and can differentiate between which one is needing my immediate attention.
I am able to make things magically appear even though they have spent the last 2 hours combing the whole house looking for the missing toy. Mom’s have a knack for knowing where every little thing is in the house.
Be on tab with the 3 kids schedules, appointments, my own work schedule and R’s flying schedule while juggling all the daily activities.
Tiger girl being clingy

Know when to be “soft” or “hard ” with the kids so that they do not take advantage of others and learn to be independent.
Work from Dawn to Dusk so that everybody in the family gets attended to and not forget to have ME time for myself in the process.
Read books on cooking and baking which I never though I would ever do as I didn’t even learned to cook before the kids were born.
Decide to give up working in the corporate world so that I can fully concentrate on the family.

What superpowers do you have as a mom?

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