Archive for November, 2009

Nov 29 2009

Tuck them in

Published by Francesca Kang under Parenting

When a friend and her children came to visit me some days ago, I could not help being annoyed at them touching and disturbing my stuff on the table.  I had just finished some stone paintings with some nice bible verses on them and wanted to continue to work on more.  As my table has [...]

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Nov 28 2009

Different shades of Wawa and Roxy

Published by Francesca Kang under Pets

After having Roxy for the last three months we discovered that, even though both Wawa (pic at right) and Roxy are male chihuahuas, they are so different in character. Wawa is gentle and sensitive to scolding or discipline.  He would look at you at the corner of his eyes and give you a few pitiful [...]

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Nov 27 2009

New phase of life – empty nest or happy nest?

Published by Francesca Kang under Family,Society

It was about 16 hours since our eldest daughter Esther flew to Japan to work. It suddenly dawned upon Philip and me that after almost 30 years of being together, now there are only the two of us at home.  Our other three children are also overseas.  Phillip’s mom has gone to stay with his [...]

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Nov 27 2009

‘Astro’

Published by Francesca Kang under Family,Society

Guess what, I have a new nickname. Tired of my telling him the same things over and over again, my husband Phillip called me ‘Astro’ the other day.  When I asked why, he said I was just like ASTRO (Malaysia’s satellite TV station) because it always repeats its programmes many times.  I don’t know if [...]

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Nov 26 2009

Cheerful chefs in Genting

Published by Francesca Kang under Cooking,Food,Vocation

Still on the subject of cooking and food, when we were having our lunch in Genting Resort about 2 weeks ago, I managed to talk to two chefs working in the Chinese Food section. I was very impressed by the way the lady chef making ‘la men’ or the  chinese mee with her hands.  She [...]

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