Press 'Enter-Enterrr'!

Good morning, world :)

God bless this Sunday morning, and all my mornings afterwards... We are down to our final week prior to departure to Ozland.

As I type this, just-turned-three Kimo is applying the lessons from his Dad last night, i.e.:
(1) Typing mono and bi-syllable words on a MS Word doc,
(2) Pressing "Enter" to start words on a new line so they don't agglutinate so,
(3) Pressing the "Delete" aka "Disappear" button.

Kimo's instant feedback, of joyous chirpy delight, got Wendell excited; and so the lesson went on for awhile last night. I note that every self-instruction to "Press 'Enter-Enterrr' is followed by self-praise - "Wow, very good boy"! Haha, so cute!

Oh, the quirky fun of seeing a little person grow...

I was being asked by my sister, as to why Kimo (or rather, we) seem to be really into numbers and alphabets - as opposed to play with toy cars. Well, you know, it's a hardwiring kind of thing - his brain just seems to get so intrigued over wrapping itself around the conceptual stuff... I should think in days to come that he would also be interested in figuring out why the world goes round, why the dog has fur, all the whys, whys, whys! Then again, he may just look for paints and colours and just feel, letting his right brain have a go. Whatever it is, it looks like our M.O. of exposing him to all kinds of learning/fun can still apply. You can be sure, that Kimos of the world out there will continue to entertain their unassuming parents... their parents, in turn, the glad reciepients of pure liquid joy!

"Come on, Kimo, 'makan' (eat)". My usual litany of force fills the talk-space in the kitchen. Things fall off the table: empty muffin cases that were used to play-count; colour pencils; the two blanched beans that have been used as spelling instruments. I am sweating like a pig in a holding pen, even when the back door is open supposedly letting cool air into the house, and I am not thinking anything at all, except balancing the full spoon of food before my eyes and Kimo's mouth, whether opening, or not. What? What's that, Kimo? "Oh-God"?? "Oh-joy"?! Goodness, it's "O-dhoi"! Nice :) My child has absorbed a Kadazan euphemism... the messy trail of food underneath table becomes immaterial.

Keeping in touch...

Hi folks...

I'm sorry I was out-of touch for awhile - I missed the writing, too :) Yes, we're in the very last legs of our transition - just waiting for funding, purchasing of airline tickets and we are out of here!

In the meantime, I got Tania, my accommodating and versatile sister, to spruce up my blog look a bit. She came up with this rainy jungle look - hope you all like it :)

Speaking of keeping in touch, I have been catching up quite a bit over Facebook with old friends from working days and schooling days. A schoolmate, who is now in the U.S.A., has been in touch and we've not connected with each other for a good 25 years! Another schoolmate; about 12 years. A supervisor; about 5 years or so. A college-mate; about 5 years.

Then, I got in touch with Catherine, a college-mate turn work-mate from over 10 years ago. Or rather she Fb-ed me and added me. She was new on Fb and pretty soon, we got into our little cohort and began reminiscing about the good old days. Before we could plan a little get-together, Catherine passed on. What a shock :( We were speechless with a load of sorrow. How I wish I could have seen her for the final time... but the moments that we did spare for each other were beautiful ones... and for that I find comfort.

Again, I am reminded, even as I go about my life's journey, in every sense, that life is not all that long-drawn. Our plans however grand or insignificant, make up the facets of our life, and as we approach each step or stage in life, it is all too soon over and becomes immortalize in our memory recesses... In other words, life has an expiry date on it - may the good moments sustain us before we go to seed!

*In memory of loving friend Catherine Yong...