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If they can be friends, chances are that we can be too! Thanks for leaving a comment on my guestbook to let me know you were here! You are most welcome to visit me again!
Rhondawrote:
Sending some love!
 Hugs, Rhonda
4 days ago
Tatyana Twrote:
July 3
Rhondawrote:
Hello my friend...hope you are doing well.
I will be back to look at your photos!
July 1
Rhondawrote:
June 26
SETHwrote:
 I will be finding my way back here again and soon! So… I am warning you. I will be stopping by again and not just to annoy you but to catch up with what may or may not be new with you. That’s what I am up to these days!
June 7
SETHwrote:
If you my friend, were to jump off a bridge, I would do the next best thing. I would row a boat out to save your butt and then ask you “… now why the heck did you go and do that for, did ya really think I would follow ya?…” Have a great upcoming week! 
June 1
SETHwrote:
 Hello ! Howdy ! Wassup ? Howz it goin' ?
I couldn't let the week begin without coming by and saying hello to you. I also wanted to pass this great prescription on to you: Vitamin 'C' ---> "C" the brighter side of things. Vitamin 'A' ---> "Adore" yourself. Vitamin 'R' ---> "Relax"..... Vitamin 'E' ---> "Enjoy" life as it comes. So do remember to take good 'CARE'... Morning, Noon and Night! .......SETH 
May 25
Rhondawrote:
May 24
PJwrote:
Just wanted you to know you were in my thoughts
Looks like you got your music figured out? At least I can hear it lol
If you need help with anything
just holler
((hugs))
PJ
May 24
Rhondawrote:
May 22
SETHwrote:
 With crazy friends… comes crazy times!
Greetings from Me to you! Wanted to stop by before Monday rolled around to wish you a great upcoming week. Here’s hoping your Monday goes smooth and the rest of the week goes just as good or if not even better. ………. SETH 
May 18
Rhondawrote:
May 17
SETHwrote:
 Wonderful Isa... To show you my sincere appreciation for your kind-heartedness... comments on my space.
Thank you for your thoughtful words on my achievement over at SHOF, many best wishes to you in return. If I am not mistaken, I do believe that my friends, ... old friends & new friends... are utterly awesome! 
May 17
Mei's Patchwrote:
Thank you for your comment Isa, nice to see you again, hope all is well with family and work. Mei
May 13
Rhondawrote:
I saw this and thought of Al...
I think this is what he would tell us if he could.
May 13
SETHwrote:
For you Mothers and those of you who 'step up to the plate' when called upon... As children grow older they may forget the birthday gifts, vacations, trips out for fast food but they will not forget how they felt as they spent time with you.
May 11
AQUILABIANCAwrote:
May 10
SETHwrote:
May 10
SETHwrote:
 It's true! Heaven and Hell are both on earth.
With Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays inbetween.
Enjoy your Friday! Here's hoping that a great weekend is coming soon to you!
May 8
Grizzlywrote:
May 7
SETHwrote:
 Just stopping by to say hello to you! Monday arrives tomorrow and I do hope that you enjoyed your weekend. :o)
May 4
Grizzlywrote:
A man's gotta know his own limitations.
May 1
Grizzlywrote:
Apr. 29
Grizzlywrote:
Apr. 26
Mei's Patchwrote:
Hey! Did you know I passed by earlier! :-) Nice to see you anyway, hope all is well, take care. Mei
Apr. 26
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June 28 The dumb, the smart and the tummy!2: 26 am, flu, fever and sleepy.... but just don't seem to be ready for dreamland.... go figure out. Conversation with Steven at dinner time. Me: Steven eat faster your dish is getting cold! Steven: Yes Mum... 10 mins later.... Me: Steven I had time to finish my dinner well before you and everyday you take like one hour to eat. What is wrong with you? Steven: There is not just you and I in life mum!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me (thinking he did mean know what he just said): What do you mean???? Steven: I said there is not just you and me in life Mum! Me (still wondering what a 6 yrs old means): What is the relation between eating your dinner faster and what you just said???? Steven: There is not just you and me in life..... there is my tummy and it won't let the food in. So there is not just you and me in life mum! And the above was said in a the grown up manner as if I was the dumbest person on earth!! Now that is funny how I feel smart next to Steven........ of course there is not just him or me in life!!! There is Steven's tummy who says what goes in!!!! June 16 Back to real life.... bye bye China.... See ya next time maybe Hello My dear friends, First of all thanks to all those who dropped by during my absence from space. I am back from my trip since last Tuesday and geez.... funny how you feel tired when you lay down your feet. No swine flu! Ha!! But it seems that if you don't get it, it will make sure to get you. I heard it was traveling too.... and that now it is everybody's concern..... well... So 15 days abroad....to China! I am working on the album as I have to upload all the pictures. This might take sometime! The trip: - Mauritius to Hong Kong Fasten your seat belt for about 9 hrs flight. Note for next time: I will not take two glass of wine because I will not be able to sleep. Funny how on my first trip I was KO without even having a glass of wine.... This time a little bit more roller coaster because of the air holes , or whatever they call it, but it was ok. - Hong Kong to Schenzen Once we landed we took a bus to Mok Kok for a quick business purpose and then straight to Schenzen for some more business. As far as I can recall it was about 2hrs by bus which was pretty comfortable. - Schenzen to Donghuan We spent the first night there and early the next morning we left the lugages in the lobby to go to our business expedition.... can't find a better word to describe it.... Since we knew we were coming back here before leaving China, we took all the quotes and pictures we could get for reference. Then the same day we left for Donghuan. - Donghuan to Guanzhou Ah! Donghuan one of my favourite place. Not too busy. Known to produce garments.... and then I started to eat.....DELICIOUS CAKES. I remembered then how I enjoyed those delights on my first trp. The pastry shops in China are HEAVEN on Earth!! And HELL for my scale!!! We met two of our suppliers for business. We spent the night there. During the afternoon we visited city... well the little we could see of it but it was very nice! I literally fed myself on cakes and on yummy Yumberries and some other fruits very exotic to me. Late next morning we left for Guangzhou. - Guangzhou to Shanghai To be sincere I do not like Guanzhou a lot. We did not stay very long and took the first coach bus for Shanghai. Oh did I mention that to go to Shanghai we had a journey of 24 hrs ahead? I will not give you a description of what I saw because most of the time I was in dream land during the journey. You do have some kind of break where you go down the coach bus to eat and relieve your whatever... But it is not very much advisable to drink a lot or eat a lot during those kind of long trip if you see what I mean. Note for later: Remind this to HH if we go back on those kind of journey. NO COMMENTS! I travelled on the longest bridge I ever cross at the entrace of Shanghai and although it kept saying Shanghai I could not even see the city while on the bridge. Yes people you have fun! Remember I am an island girl!! :OP We finally arrived in Shanghai as it took us like 45 mins to really get into the city. My whole body felt like a puzzle with the pieces on the verge of falling apart and my bones saying to me: " You are too old for that girl!! We took a room for the night and we went for a walk. I should precise that the walks we usually do are about 4hrs or so none stop and we make sure we lose ourselves!! No just kidding. It just to stress out that when all your bones are aching you find that 4hrs walk sounds like 8 hrs walk! I was not very much impressed with Shanghai. We saw a few mouments of interest but still not impressed that much. Perhaps our stay there was too brief... The shopping malls are huge but when you hate shopping it is really of no great interest. I really wanted to go to the zoo because I wanted to see a PANDA! But the zoo was very far from where we were and would be close by 5pm. Shame it was 4:30. Too late... Nevermind to that point I was determined to see Pandas.... here or during the rest of the trip. Have I seen Pandas for real? You will find this in the next episode..... Ok I cannot stop typing and you are not going anywhere else so you will find later if I saw pandas or not! :OP We left early in the evening for Hanzhou. Let the fun begin! - Shanghai to Hanzhou We arrived very late in the evening in Hanzhou. Well all we could do was find a hotel, something to eat and go to bed at this point. The hotel we landed in was not the nicest we had, not because it was not safe. But because people there never seemed to sleep. Between hearing people talking the whole night and the sound from the street it was quite disturbing! I managed to sleep... at least coned myself into believing it. So next day it was excursion day!! I had seen a documentary one day on Hanzhou and always wanted to visit the West Lake. Beside our luck. It was the Dragon Boat Festival!!! Woooohooo!! But first let me have a few heart attacks. If you want an trombosis hire one of those little 3 wheels motocycle drivers. Picture of the driver in my album. That guy is a nutcase I swear!!! Ok it is a bit mean but he scared me to death!!! So it all began we HH crazy idea to try "again" one of those. He hired the guy with one of the most rotten Madarin one can hear spiced with a lot of signs and showing pictures. The guy finally took us on board for about 15 yuan if I am not mistaken. I can count the number of times I saw my life play on high speed before my eyes! Ok in Hangzhou those 3 wheels have a special lane where pedestrians also mingle with them in a scary way. Now if you consider that you also have "decorative" trees here and there.... Thanks God his brakes were all checked! Sprinkle some bikers.... you have all the ingredients and you start to look for seat belts. Now there is no round abouts in Hanzhou .... is there? See my face on the picture. If you are not a believer you might want to reconsider. We arrived at West Lake where many people were gathered and soon after we saw a Dragon Boat! See pictures. Then we took a tourist boat for a place across the lake where a King once retreived himself for some peace. I love the 3 moon pools and I met two nice Birdies there. I really enjoyed the little boat trip and the huge Koi fishes in the pools they looked like 50 to 60 cms long and very heavy! We had to leave soon for the hotel where we had left our luggages in the lobby. Little problem. HH had hired the same guy to take us back to the hotel. Cherry on top we waited for him for 10 mins. Heart attacks on the way back.... predictable. You do not change a driving habit in a few hours! We Lefy for Nanging. - Hanzhou to Nanging In Nanging the first thing we did was head straight to our supplier's office pulling our luggages behind. At this stage my poor bones were asking me why I was punishing them that much. I confess that Chinese people like very hard bed or I was just not lucky! We were very satisfied with the supplier's products , but had to wait for an additional day as another supplier were sending us samples from Dongguan. So we took a hotel. What to do when you have time to kill in a wonderful country? You get your bones cracking and you go visit places even if your feet are killing you! We visited the Confucius Temple. It is said that Confusius once leaved there. There is the new and the old gardens. We opted for the old garden and went through a meseum too. It was very nice!! Now guess what? I finally went to the zoo afterwards and saw real pandas!!!!! I was really happy!!! The two teen Pandas were very playful, but the mum seemed very bored and wanted to get inside, staring at a door... I guess it was where she slept during the night. Awwwww.... they were toooooo cute!!! We spent the night in Nanging. - Nanging to Wuxi Wuxi is very close to Nanging. About one and a half hour apart by bus. We decided to go there to see the huge Buddha. Enjoy the pictures. I hell don't know the height but all I can say it was huge. Ok Not as huge and old as the one in Sichuan (TO BE SEEN NEXT TIME) but quite impressive. Now to get to the Statue you have 7 times 31 stairs to climb. Yes do the maths! HH was litterally begging me not to climb up to the statue. But Isa thought of the quite expensive tickets and wanted to take advantage of every single bit of it even if she had to be on her knees later. So we climbed all the stairs and addional stairs until, EUREKA, we found a lift. This brought us to the feet of the huge Buddha!! Once you are up you do not want to go down as you see the 7 times 31 stairs below! LOL! (That part has no lift!!) It was beautiful still! - Wuxi to Nanging We went back to our hotel and acknowledged that our samples had arrived to our supplier's office. Luggages packed, we went to the office and headed to Guanzhou by train this time. - Nanging to Guangzhou Ok that part was best of the best. Since we could not find any coach bus we ended taking the train..... 28 hrs journey!!! And the winning ticket is for HH and Isa. The only tickets available was coach .... 3rd on top for each of us! Thanks God HH is a Hollow Head for he banged his head with the roof of the train!! Not very comfy I must confess. But the interesting part was that we could see the countryside. Funny how old and new buildings and houses tango together in the panoramas... We arrived in early morning in Guanzhou. - Guangzhou to Schenzen Once in Guangzhou we took a bus to Schenzen. It was about 4 hrs trip. We went back to the hotel we took when we first arrived. This time we spent two nights there. We found very interesting place as we tramped in the city. Building we several floors just with mobiles..... fakes similar to original to a point you can't say which is which. Many business traps for those who are hasty!! But also a mine of business possibilities if you are looking for genuine stuffs! We have walked like 8 hrs none stop that day! I really enjoyed the today there. It was time to think about planning the trip back to Mauritius. -Schenzen to Hong Kong We left Schenzen early in the morning after a last walk with our luggages in hand. The journey back was by train and partly bus to Hong kong. Hong Kong to Mauritius Our flight was scheduled for 00:30 am. We arrived to Mauritius on the next day. It was early morning where I forgot it was winter. In China the temperature was of an average of 32- 33 degrees celcius. Although being quite cold in the plane I had the blanket for some warmth... but then once out of the plane..... quite chilling when you forgot to wear a coat... Ok I gave you a very short recap of my trip although many little funny stories missing. All I can say it was a very tiring trip but it was amazing! Take care all, Isa May 24 OFF TO HONGKONG Hi All, Just to let you know I am off to Hong Kong with a possible trip to Beijing and Shanghai. So many thing I want to see!!! Well, let us say it will be my honeymoon but work is not very far as it is basically a business trip.... All this is very sudden and I've prepared the trip in just 3 days.... Yeah the guy I married is very unpredictable! LOL!! Thanks God it is in a good way ..... Hold on to your seat and hope for the best! LOL!!! I will be back hopefully with just pictures and no swine flu (sarcasm) I am leaving in a few hours and will be back on the 9th June 09. Be nice  !Hugs to you all. Take care, Isa May 18 F)(*(&*&%^&&^*(&(*#)(*^^%!!!Ok you know the blonde jokes? Ehrmmmmm.... not true! For the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXth time I have been trying to get myself a Music box that plays MUUUUUUSSSSIIICCCCC!! I simply can't!!! I made a nice palylist on playlist.com. So far easyyyyyyyyy!!! Next step...ehrmmmm.... paste the damn code onto your profile OR your website.....That's where the blonde jokes are not valid.....anymore! Helllllooooooo any soft soul out there that can give a very desperate brunette a HINT where to stick the DAMN %$^%&*(*)($#@$% Code on her profile. Yes on the profile but where!!! I did not see anything that says: Stick it here! Stick the freaking damn code here!!!!!!! Thankkkkkkk youuuuuuuu Isa P.S.... Ehrmmm this also applied to freaking nice background I have seen in space!!!! Where the hell do you stick those codes..........  woooooooinnnnnnkkkkkk wooooooooinkkkkkkMay 13 Where is my Music Box gone? Errrrrr....... I know that I have not been in space for a looooooong time but I just realized ...... that my Music Box is simply gone!  Is it on vacation without telling me? Was it abducted by some kind of new laws prevailing in space?Any how.... today.... two main questions on my mind.... Is FAIRTRADE ONE OF THE BIGEST JOKES IN COMMERCE? Well, yesterday I watched on TV a documentary on FAIR TRADE. I already had my opinion on the thing and the doc just confirmed it... Now what do you think about it? Joke (eye wash for good conscience) or really with the intention of helping people in need to have a decent life? Hugs, Isa May 12 Questions questions and .... more questions While some people wake up with a catchy song in mind, I most of the time wake up with questions.... So I think I will just post them here at times and let the winds in space bring the answers.... OK most of those questions might have no answers.... well, we are on planet earth after all should everything be logical? LOL! Question: Why does some people maintain they can hear truth and want truth at any cost, but then are utterly angry afterward? If you have the answer or any related story please do not hesitate to share..... might be distressing for you and for me...  Take care, Isa May 08 BYE GRIZZLY MY FRIENDI am sitting on this laptop for some minutes now and I simply can't get into words what I would like to write. Checking my space, I received an email from Rhonda, my friend, passing on the news that Al had left us. This news left me speechless.... After doubt that the news is true.... After denial that you are gone... After acceptance that you are no more here.... no more emails, no more MSN chatting, no more blogs... After that feeling of sorrow and not being the friend I should have been.... I realize one thing.... after your departure you would want all the friends and family you leave behind, to be happy. I will do this for you my dear friend. I will be happy to know you are now where you belong, away from sickness and hurts, up there in heaven. No need to say you will make sure to keep an eye on us all. Don't say you won't because it is in your nature and now with wings no one can escape you.... So Isa is happy.... no worries....  April 30 Get off my back!!! The title of this blog could be the phrase the planet Earth would say to us if it could use speech.... No really, I know there has always been calamities striking the planet, but hey isn't weird everything we hear? Bird flu, Swine flu, earthquake, hole in ozone layer, trees dying weirdly, flood,.... Do I continue? If the earth was a dog it would be try to get us, little parasites, off its back... I woke up this morning with the idea that yes, we are now persona none Grata on this planet. Why would it be otherwise, we wear and tear, pollute, kill and we literally suck the life out of his planet. Mmmmm..... it would be funny that the species we are killing directly or indirectly survive us. No really!! Ok I know that, seen from a human point of view we have kids and any human life is precious and that it is awful to joke on such a thing as death. My question is: Do we have a problem with death just when if concerns us in the immediate? So how come if we hate death so much we keep on killing and destroying other creatures for our own benefit? Let's make this even darker will you? All the sicknesses we hear sneaking around, what if it was a conspiracy to get even more money. {scary music in the backgound playing} What if these sicknesses were created by............. {even more scary music in the backgound playing} ..............other humans..... on purpose? Yes, I am in a mood for fiction..... is it fiction? Global recession.... economy going down the drain and badaboum........................ Ok no comments..... No really I am in a weird mood today.... April 13 Just a glimpse Hi to all of you my dear friends, Isn't time flying? For me it is actually a rocket speed flight and with a cocktail of problems to be solved. Not complaining..... I am alive... for how long? Dunno.....LOL!. I thank all those of you who have painted the colours of friendship on my guest book, with nice graphics and all those who have sent me nice emails. To the other 238 invites I received, I sincerely apologize but right now I cannot take in more friends. I hope you understand  Steven is growing up to be more naughty than ever... OK I confess that I laugh at times when I am not totally pissed off. Sweet 6..... He is actually on Easter Holiday and will be back to school in about a week. Hubby still hubby with lungs on grill with cigarettes. At this stage if he has already lost all his brain cells I cannot do much for him  . Let's hope for the best and I guess it could be worse, for he does have patience with me LOL! Maybe it is the lack of brain cells!!!!  I would really like to find some time to go to China and finally have a honeymoon. Geez..... High time!! And I do need a brake. Only question is who gets to watch over Steven. Well, something else that will need to wait in the end and patience is something I am learning to acquire... So what about you guys? I will have to make myself a duty to come and visit you all. Hopefully this weekend. Until then, I am sending you a hug. Take care, Isa March 02 Steven's birthday trip to Casela parkFirst thanks for all those who have commented on my blog about Steven.
Sorry you had to assist "live" a debate that should maybe not be on your screen. Anyways,....
So back to my son, Steven. he just turned to be a happy 6 years old kid, (ehrmmmm....).
For his birthday I wanted to bring him to Casela Park.
Before living we had a nice lunch, then off we were.
We arrived at Casela at about 10:15 am. Steven was hysterical. He really wanted to go there since a long time.
Boy I realise that I was no more 20! He killed me!! Besides it was really hot.
Even the animals were looking for shades.
The tigers were hidding in some sort of bushes. We could barely see them. Just their faces. I could not get a proper picture.
Bouncy Steven was running in all direction. Funny to see his facial expressions when he saw the swams, ducks, etc...
We really had a nice time even though the heat was killing us, but Steven was having fun and that was the aim of the expedition.
You can see him also bouncy on an air castle and climbing too. If only I could have that much energy!
Many of the cages were not camera-friendly...
We met Lola the parot. She is an adorable little one!
The Zebra was in the shades and the deers trying to abosorb some coldnest from the grasses.
Mr. and Mrs. Peacock were taking a nap in the grass too, obviously K.O with the heat.
Most the animals seemed to be napping,.... exept bouncy Steven.
Oh I forgot about George the tortoise. I think he like me! I was standing next to him when he stood up on the tip of his "toes" and started chasing me! No kidding! Hahahaha! Who said those creatures were slow? He was quite fast for a tortoise!
It was just too bad we could not go for the safari to see the lions and African animals, because the two "buses" for the safari had just left, the moment we came to the embarkation point. They were to come back in one and a half hour. We couldn't wait with that killing heat and upcoming headaches.
I am sure we will go back there for the safari.
Mr. Bouncy Steven was not very happy to leave, but when we told him that his birthday cake was waiting for him, he quickly changed his mind.
Sum up it was a very nice little outing. I just hope we can do it soon again.
March 01 STUPID ME!Stupid me just erased a whole album called Steven birthday trip to Casela park by accident.... S**T!!!!!!!!
Yikes!! Bedtime now!
I will try to put it back as some of you had already started to comment!
Sorry!!!
Hugs to ya and have a great week.
Will try to catch up soon!
Take care,
Isa February 27 IT'S ALL I NEEDED MORE PFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!
Appear on each other's profiles
Add me as a Messenger contact so we can chat online
Don't worry, we won't tell if you ignore them.
Now don't you think it is all you need to read after a bloody tiring week?
I thought I would bring this up this crap on your screen even though it is one disgusting invitation to put it public.
What is wrong with you Mr. Disgusting?
You are one low life that have serious issues. Please be kind to take your frustration to one professional that might help you out!!
Thank you.
On a better note, despite all problems I have brought my son to Casela Park for his birthday last 20th February 09.
I took some pictures that I will put in a new album as soon as I can. Time is not my best friend these days and even an enemy.
On a bitter note, I had another meeting with Steven's teacher this morning.
Sounds like the things that I had sadly forecasted are happening.
The teacher said that Steven was an extremely bad loser (I mean really bad) and she agree with me when I said that I had forbidden interaction with my father and his wife.
She told me that I had pinpointed the problems and that Steven was heading for real damage if he continues on this path although being a very nice and sociable, intelligent kid.
The fact of having had everything very easy and without effort is now turning him into a very lazy little boy.
She even told me that if in a month or two his behaviour has not changed, she told me to consider consulting a child pyschologist to help his emotional growth.
He finds all kinds of ways not to hold a pencil
The good news is that I should not dispair, she is going to help us.
I am so pissed off with my parents. If my father instead of not listening to me would just consider that he is not doing good things for my son, Steven would have a grandfather. But I guess he is too stupid and stubborn to think that his daughter is for once more clever and mature than he is. Too bad that Steven has to bare the cost. It's funny how my husband and I can put ourselves back under a microscope each time to analyse if what we do is good for Steven and he can't.
I had a very deep conversation with my son after the meeting. He seems to have grasp the concepts I have tried to get in. I think realised that he will be rejected if he does not try to make an effort. I don't expect him to conform to society. In fact I am not a conformist either, but for his academic evolution it is a must he makes some efforts. He can choose to be whatever he wants to do later, but not at the age of 6.
Anyway, I am sure my son will pull through it without a psychologist.
Now you grandparents out there, bare in mind that you are not always right because you have three or four more decades to your picture. We are all constaint learners and grey hair is not always a sigh of wisdom.
February 15 Belated Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!!! Well you all know I am not pre- special days but still thanks for your kindness
and love.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!!
I am again appologising for so not being present in space!
Life has once again taken over..... me!!!
Please once again be patient.
What I am trying to do will be beneficial to many people here....
Hugs and kisses to you all!! February 04 Gaell Class IIWell, at least it will get me back into the bath.... for writing my water talk blogs.....We have a cyclone heading our way and the closest it will be is tomorrow.
The Meteology has emitted a class II alert this afternoon shortly before school ends. We have awful grey heavy clouds on the whole island with heavy rains depending on the region. We are starting to feel the wind gusts, not that strong for now. Okie thunder just NOW!!!! Boooooooo!!!
So Gael is heading North West.... at this rate all businesses might be closed if a class III is emitted tomorrow.
More interestingly there is no school on class II alerts.
The funny part is what do parents do with the kidos on class II.
I cannot hold myself to think of all those people with fragile homes (We still have people living in metal sheet home... provided they have one) and all those stray animals and all the others, like birds, etc....
Byebye longans, sweet tropical fruits. I must confess that this year I had an overdose of longans and earlier of letchis!!! I literally dined on these.
 Letchis!!!!
 Longans!!!
Those two pictures above were taken from Photobucket. I am so sorry I have not taken pictures of the fruits we had locally!!! I was too.... occupied.... I plead guilty! The seasons of Letchis and Longans has been astonishing. All the respective trees were covered with excessive amounts! And I am certainly not complaining here!!!
Back to the cyclone.... the end of the longan season..sniff...sniff
I really must thank all of you who have commented on my last blog. Steven, if you want him to behave.... just recall him of the spank! I swear it works. In fact, he behaves more at school. I just had a parents meeting and I got good news about him. Of course, there are times when he just.... but that's okie!!!! Once more I am not pro-physical punishment!!! But last time was the cherry on top.
As regards the grand parents, I maintain my point. No respect for me on their side, no respect for them on my side either. And I don't want to in the end be the one using my kid to blackmail them. Ok I will not start a debate here.
Thanks again to everybody though!
Hugs to ya all.
Take care,
Isa
January 25 Hello I am the MUM here!!!I am sooooooo pissed off with those guys I should call ....parents!!!! My parents!!!!
I have already blogged about the problems my parents "bless" me with!!!
The problems?? It's all about Steven and Discipline.
Geeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!! I must have an awful karma or very stupid parents... maybe both!
More seriously I am really starting to think I should NOT let my parents have anything to do with my son!! Really!
Thanks to them my child is gradually becoming one hell of a lazy materialistic little you want to bitch slap kid. He is about 6... will be next month and he just started primary school.
He is so sure that he will always be "served" and have things easy, that he just don't care about anything.
I am so irritated that I am wondering if I am not losing North in the whole problem.
Why do my parents always contradict what I say????? Hey I am not a teenager!!!! I am a 32 yrs old mum!!!!!!
This week have been one that Steven's ass will not forget.
He has been spanked! Yes spanked and not once but thrice!
He does not obey his teacher in class. Why? Want an example?
Mmmmmm..... Steven is given for lunch: bread (with different filling daily), a fruit and water everyday. This week my father and aunt visited him each one at a time ..... at school and brought him crap food. Crap food which he ate neglecting his home-made lunch. That would be ok if it stopped here.
BUT, when Steven felt hungry in the afternoon he took out his bread and started eating it during working hours, while his teacher was doing her teaching. She asked him not to eat his lunch, but story short Steven kept eating his bread HIDDING from the teacher!!!!!!!!!!
Or, my dear son goes to the bathroom 10 times a day and takes all his time to come back..... while the teacher keep doing her work....teaching!
She even punished Steven by asking him to finish his work after school hours...... When Steven's dad came, Steven was not annoyed....It's the least thing he was..... Instead of hurrying to finish..... he was packing up. Went he was asked to finish first and he was still taking all is time, his dad said he was leaving. Do you think it made any difference? Steven was not afraid that he might be left behind BECAUSE he said his grandpa was coming to picking up.
 If I was to withdrawn his favoutite game as a punishment or tell Steven he will not get something.....what comes out is usually: "Grandpa/ Grandma will buy it for me"
I was recently explaining to Steven why it was a must for him to start doing an effort to concentrate in class and how important it was for him to be able to read and write.
Arguments received from him to contest my points, I finally told him that I was to exchange him for another kid if he kept being lazy.
He told me that if I did not want him his grandma would take him.
So I had to ask him what do you do when grandpa and grandma dies? Who feeds you and who gives you things?
He told me his wife!!!!!!!!!
Bloody SH*T!!!!
Somebody shoot me!!!
Seems my son has his life programmed as being a SUCKER!!!!! A parasite!!!!!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!
Why would it be different? He is not even 6 yrs old and he already has a Nintendo Ds, a digital camera, a second hand laptop, a really mobile and I am sure I forgot something here. Steven is on a regular basis brought to the restaurant by his grandpa.
His Grandma thinks she has been the best mum ever so she knows better than me what is best for Steven, always playing the good role. Can I raise my hand to say she was..... not?
The worse is that I have to be harsher to balance the too linient way on the other side. And I know it is NOT good.
I don't want to be the bad one!!!! I am the mum here!!!
I have tried every way possible to make the grand parents understand my points and my last resort is spanking Steven. I hate it but nothing else is working. I don't want to end up with a difficult teen and despite that Steven is a very affectionate intelligent kid now, all the signs are showing the disaster ahead.
So I have opted for cutting all ties with the grand parents. I am very sorry but I don't feel I have a choice here. If they still think I am not a worthy mum and what they are doing is the best for my kid then it will be them or I. And I am certainly not letting my chance to be a mum to them and see my son become a complete idiot with no aim in life and counting on others to give him things.
On the other hand, because of all this, I find myself putting too much pressure on Steven, and I am scared I might break that wonderful link we both share. Even if he had been spanked I always explain to him the whys of my actions after everything calms down.
My parents should have learnt from their mistakes by watching the relations they have with their own kids! Pfffff..... NO COMMENTS!
I've tried really hard not to get Steven involved in problems that was not his, by letting the interaction with the grandparents. I am rewarded by them, figuratively asking me to bend down for a blow in the A**!
Well, if someone needs a blow it won't be me! And now I will surely prove it! January 15 Thanks God tomorrow is FridayThanks God tomorow is Friday.... I tell you if I could lose my head literally I would do it..... because figuratively it is done!
Well, this week has been very busy running in all directions for our business and for a PowerPoint presentation of our projects for the Ministry of Women's Right and Child Protection and the Ministry of Tourism. Our project seem to have caught their attentions.
But most important it was Steven's first week in primary school. I don't want to sound like motherhen BUT you must admit that nowadays it can be more traumatic for parents than for the kids. I must admit I was stressed...
So Day 1 of Primary school (morning)
Steven: " Dad you are going to drop me at school nowwwwwww?"
HH: " Nope your mum will."
Steven: " MUM???!!!!!!"
Steven drops his shoulders down with a discontent face and says :"No not her!!! Pfffffffffffffff!"
If you have not noticed yet I have been ejected from parenthood here..... and if you have once, you might have it twice. What I was not expecting though, the ejection from parenthood would be twice in a row..... in the same morning!
So Day 1 Part II
We finally arrive to school where I confirm his enrolment. We wait together and he seems to have accepted the idea that his old mother has brought him to Primary School (well that is how I see things!).
Time to go the his class where the kids are already seated.
As soon as Steven sees the teacher he says good morning and automatically present himself giving full name and age. The teacher seems to be impressed with the sponteanuous Steven (Yes guys I am still here in the picture, BEHIND Steven).
So teacher ask Steven to present himself to the class which he did in the same spontenuous way. But to my surprise, as the teacher ask Steven to seat himself I receive a vague " Goodbye mum" without a hug or kiss OR even a look!!!
Was it the moment I start kicking the wall and scream? No Isa.... you are the adult here....some manners please!!!
I calmly called him back for a hugs and a kiss! ( Iguest after second thought he might have done without this....What do you think?)
All I might recall from that day....... (Evil laugh in my head )....That's the end!!! You have no babyboy now!!!!!!"
On the other hand I guess I should be happy that there were no crying or desperate calls for mum...
If fact I was the one on the verge of crying.... and God knows I am not a very good cryer.
Besides being "twice ejected by my son" the day was ok for him and I UNTIL I went to pick him up in the afternoon where his teacher told me she had to stuck him between two girls for him to stop being too much talkative....
I wonder if this system really worked.... Girls for God sake!!! Girls!!!!!!
Anyways, it does seem to work until Steven remembers he is a guy and...
Conclusion.....my son is one talkative time wasting Intelligent kid to what she says.. up to NOW.
Oh I forgot to mention that Steven also tried to negociate the number of times he had to write the words he learnt.
My conclusion? Steven will either be a negotiator or businessman... December 30 IT'S BOUND TO HAPPEN.....Well, that's all so true.... and end and a new begining or the continuation of what is already being done....
I guess that all of you will be occupied with family and friends, celebrating for the days to come and that you might not be on space, so....
 May all your dreams come true,
May your hearts be filled with happiness
and may Health accompany you all, through this year.
Hugs to ya all,
Isa
December 27 GRUMPIER, NEW YEAR EVE and RESOLUTIONSTic Tac Tic Tac....... New Year's eve almost here.....still feeling grumpy despite all your encouragements.
I was again thinking about my last resolutions for 2008......Punch in the teeth! It was almost 365 days ago! S**T!!!!!!!
Wierd that feeling!
So it's time for new resolutions....yet again?????
Mmmmmm..... Can I pass?
Ok let's see what I had "promised" to do at the top beginning of this year! Today's notes in RED!
(1) My son,..... SPEND EVEN MORE TIME WITH HIM. The most
 figure in my life. . It is his last year at the kindergarden. So I better be there. Help! He grows each time I blink  !! I should get even more involved in his education and playing time. It is so easy to be the one left out and realise it when he tells you: "Hi mum I am getting married!" Errrrr..... I should be ashame!!!! Promise not kept for the last four months!!!! Bad mum!!! Bip Bip!!
(2) Boyfriend,..... BE MORE PATIENT.
 Sorry that's not me, could be, but not me! Where can I buy this stuff? I bet I'll have to stretch what I have LEFT in stock to make it last a year! Just kidding, I think.... Well, he is really making great efforts to quit smoking (and yes pals, I am still on the subject. Sorry to bother you cause it bothers me, so bear with me please). Be happy I stop here and don't get started on other subjects.Boyfriend "mutated" to Husband..... I have the same killing instinct.... but he made it through the year.....lungs still grilling on cigarettes!
(3) Work,..... BE ABLE TO GET MORE CUSTOMERS. As everywhere in the world, competitivity is maintaining everybody's head under water. Best product, best price...... pfffff.... best smile
 . Of course I am not a liar! That's how things work!I wonder what 2009 has in store on that subject. We have made it through this year! But Global recession is scaring the s**t out of me!
(4) Attitude,..... BE MORE POSITIVE
 . That's not suppose to make you laugh. I am still trying to set my sails to the Universe's winds. Except that THE WINDS keep blowing in all directions.  Hey you up there! Can you please turn the winds down....just a tad....yes, just give me time to detangle myself from the ropes of my sailings. THANK YOU!!!!!I could use a pistol and be more optimistic! I have seen some really weird things this year! And I got hit by a weirdo and two stalkers in spaces.
(5) Laws of Attraction,..... SHOULD WATCH THE CD(my Dad gave me) AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. If you are wondering what I am talking about scroll down to my previous post talking about it.
Was I drunk when I wrote that?
(6) Health,.....START AN EXERCISE PROGRAM. My boyfriend has bought the multi-functional thingy with the barbels and the other weight lifting programs
 and the place you torture yourself for sit ups,etc....  Do you get the picture? How do we call it in English? Anyway let's call it the TORTURE MACHINE, ok?  So like I said above, to be precise I will torture  myself regularly, at least thrice a week so as to melt those generous pounds that thought of settling around specific parts of my body, thinking I would be pleased. DAMNED POUNDS!!!!!!Damn pounds there has bee, damn pounds there will be. Carry forward resolution for 2009!
(7) Books....START READING MORE. Apart from the bedtime stories I don't think I hardly read anything. (Sorry guys I do read your stories! What I meant is sit down and read,.... of course I sit down to read your stories.... I meant
 ,....come on)Still trying!
(8) Feminine.... TRY WEAR THOSE THINGS CALLED DRESSES AND SKIRTS. These are not very practical clothing items for me
 but I swear I will try to do it more often so as to avoid people's big eyes and compliments when I do get in one of those things. (sounds a tad of a futile resolution, anyway....)Was really drunk while writing this one! Ha!
(9) Goal,.... START A NEW THING. I recently dreamt of opening a creche and kindergarden. It is just a dream and of course there is a lot of work behind that idea. May be I should try to see what it really take to make my dream come true and start studying a plan.
I started a new thing indeed that is gulping an enormuous part of my time! An entreprenarial women cooperative!
(10) Others.... TRY TO COPE BETTER WITH
 . I have the others who just think of taking advantage of my good heart, others who think they and their problems are the centre of the universe and will never hear mines, others who think I am not good, others who generously play on my nerves, others who know it all, other who......  . If we have to share the same space I better refrain myself and COPE, and try to keep my sanity.Did I mention pistol somewhere?
If you are still here you are courageous!
I am starting to wonder if this whole "resolution" thing is not here just to drag us....alive.... if possible to another year.... most welcomed with hopes and dreams.
Well, if so I am for it. The grumpiness in me won't take that away, try as it may.
I am carrying forward each and every single resolution for 2009. The resolutions that were achieved will have to be kept up and somehow upgraded to better.
Dreams.....a new baby......who will sue me for bringing him into this world. hey I could do the same!! We can all do this....but somehow ain't life not worth the shot somehow??
So what are you up to this year?? December 21 GRUMPY AND CHRISTMASWell Grumpy should be me......and Christmas this mascarade coming up. I don't mean to hurt the feeling of Christmas believers.... In fact, I admire their courage in trying to be positive about the whole thing.
This blog is not meant for them in fact....Sorryyyyyyy!!! But I feel damn tired and fustrated about each year having to deal with the whole atmosphere I so don't like and specially this year.
Maybe dealing with my sick son's flu the whole night made me grumpier....or was it just meant to be.....or maybe I watch to much the news.
Ah the news,.......whether on TV, or newspaper and even the web....Has anybody read something pleasant these days? Yes/No? I haven't!!! Maybe that contributes to this Christmas "JOY".
So they say we are in Global recession....Impressive scary word huh? Usually it is the sprint to the ATM and then to the shops to buy "most" of the time useless presents to people who "might" never use them. Or spoil the kids with the lastest Tech-crap to make it up to them for being so absent the whole year. This year....you can hear flies in some shops here. You can even see the 10 feet long faces of the sales girls and shop owners. "Business not good" they all say. Everybody, specially all the rich people are NOT out there anymore....cash in bank....no investment......middle class (endangered spicies) and low class (well breeding spieces) all trembling. What is next? Thousands of employment gone....thousands more people will be fired.....families indebted......any hope of better days? Not to see anytime soon.... What is happening? When will the rich understand that TRUE sharing is a must to sustain the world going? But no, in fact, some of them must be buying at very fair price what was at high price. Mmmmm..... it sure will help fill in the gap between rich and poor....not.  While we are at it why not persue the myth of the weird beard man with his awful red suit. That should be one of the first contradiction us parents do when we say we will never lie to our kids. Youpie for the trust and just to bad for the shock of learning that the fat old guy does not exist. Hourrah for the feeling of being completely lost when one says he is damn alive while another says it is a myth.
 What about all those souls in the worls who does not give a damn s**t of what Christmas is? Starving kids, distorted/ wrecked families, orphans, dying/tortured animals, EARTH....The trees sacrified in the name of Christmas......should I continue? No money from an ATM could make up to that huh?
Yup, I am obviously grumpy.......
 Want a slice?
 Still want to know why I Hate this time of the year and all that is related to this festive period.
Ahhhhhh Christmas definitely not my favourite time of the year........
Still, I think that good manner wants me to wish you all a
Merry Christmas.
Forget the ATM and just know the chance you have,by having your loved ones are
around for the most lucky of us!
December 15 Errr.... Help!I have been playing with all the pages I have been granted with the new Space thing involving.... my Homepage...
your network, my network and any inbetweens......... I have tried to your burden of knowing each time I sneeze a comment on X space or a change on my space by fooling around with all the options and little ticks on the long list of possibilities in Options.
What a Menu card huh?
I just hope I did things right.....
One question though........Errr.... the island girl would like to know how to trim her friend list.
Please don't be scared....just a question!!!
Ok no lies..... I am stuck with some ghost friends who never even both to show up once to say: Hi!
Mmmmmm..... may that not give you the idea to trim me off your friend list!!!!! I know I am a lame friend but I am still desperately trying to catch up with all of you......;OP
So....any computer genius to help me out??? Yes/ No?? What about you?!
Ok I should be in bed now........See ya!
Hugs and Kisses to ya all;O)
Take care,
Isa December 13 Time fliesI woke up this morning and it hit me...... Christmas is knocking on our door.
I still recall myself doing my resolutions for 2008.......
Anyone having the feeling of being old..... I do!
Yesterday's BBQ went fine.....Ka'ching! Some nice cash in!!!
I have posted a few pictures of my little devil, Steven and his new girlfriend. Notice how she looks at him. Hahaha!
Well those little outfits are one of the numerous little thing my women entrepreneur cooperative does.
Our objective for 2009 would be to create a proper kid's line involving garments and accessories but also bedroom decoration..... Where will I find time? Good question!!!! I don't know.
The saddest part is that getting involved with others kids makes me lack time with my own kid.......and now is not the time for it (it never will by the way)! Next year, Steven will enter the Primary school hell cycle.
Hourrah for peer pressure, stubborness, fights with "friends" and starting to pick up his permanent personality........ Isa fasten your sit belts...it's just beginning....
Anyways, that's life huh?
So wht's new on your side??
Hugs and kisses,
Isa December 10 TOO MUCH FOR MY BRAIN!Hi Everybody,
Have visited my space only yesterday and.................................OH MY GOD!!!
Do you feel constipated with all the info you have to bare on your homepage? Yes/No? Ok one secret....... I do!!!!
I hell don't know why so much needs to be on my screen.
I really love you all, but I feel like spying on you. Why should I know who commented on who's space?????
Well, I do feel I should shut up and just make the best out of it, but still........
I had no time to go read the whole thing and try the options for the time being......and sincerely........IT'S A PAIN IN THE A**.
I come to my space to relax from an already too stressful life.
Ok this one will be short and enough mourning.
Still got a whole lot on my plate. December is the catering season.......yes we also do this.
Got a grill for the staff of a bank this Friday.
Wish me luck!:OP
Oh and thank you for still dropping by and leaving you nice gifts and comment.
Your lousy friend's slate is getting longer with all of you who still visit and send emails and I have to catch up with. Shame on me!!!!:O(
Anyways, just bare in mind that I think of you guys!
Hugs and Kisses,
Isa November 23 TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDSDear friends,
First I would like to thank you for emailing me and leaving so many nice comments and gifts on my space.
I wish to appologise for not being on space very often, but life have be a real whirlpool lately.
Besides work, I have been acting as secretary for a cooperative, and the President and I had found out that we were being used by one of the Board Directors, to suit his interest.
We have both been fighting like wrestlers to get his ^&%%$(*&^%^ and his miserable team out of the co-oprative and make all his actions burst to day light.
It is only last Friday that the vote and final election took place and WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been dancing the victory dance the whole weekend, and somehow it gave me the will to come back and blog.
I will not make promises I won't be able to stand, as life is just work, work and work but I sincerely hope to be more present in blogand if my times allows it. I also will try to post some new pictures
I would really like to have one of those little angel in my life next year...... a baby. But since they tend to come with lots of expenses I better make sure we are financially prepared. So work, work, and work!
My little Steven says he is ready to fulfill his big bro duties! Ha!!!
I will try to visit you guys and catch up.
Till then, have a nice week.
Take care,
Isa
 October 24 HIT BY TwO NUTCASESAfter some time out of space, I have decided to finally check in and was "surprise" to see that I had been hit by two nutcases.
Ha! I was wondering why I have been the odd one going through those cheap attacks on the internet, besides that chinese guy advertising his stuff on my space.
So it appears I have been leaving comments on the Mackenzie Family space......Errrrrr..... geez.... would you believe it, I don't recall? I must be a case for science....maybe suffering of Alzhiemer....God knows!
Greg, one of those loonies left a comment on my 27 August 08 blog.
Now I am called "loser". This obviously makes me laugh
These people have deffinitely never opened a dictionary. Poor guys!!!!
Anyways, I am starting to wonder if Hedge is not behind the curtain of these cheap......very cheap actions!!!
If he is.....geez....... he should be prescribed some serious medications.
Now if it is not him acting up through strangers,...... then sorry Hedge.... you've done so much.....what were the odds?
So these two people attacking me Greg and Gary, both should get a life.
I guess that their favourite games, playing in the loo, is no more interesting to them.
I can understand that. But my space is not a playground for this kind of cheap people.
They want to come back and mess up? Ok, but they are just making fools out of themselves,.......bahhhhhhaaaaaa! As if they cared.
Logic and good sense were not distributed evenly on earth, amongst us people.
Have a nice day everybody!
Take care,
Isa
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