My bro and wifey shifted over to my place because they would like to provide more space for their newborn twins and a maid which they will be employing soon as the wifey's maternity leave will be fully utilised by 31 August 2008. The move was carried out pretty efficiently within a week after informing Papa Chua and Mama Chua. This was because the lunar 7th month so nicely coincides with the entire month of August and given the "pandan" issue of moving during the lunar 7th month, they scheduled to shift on the last weekend of the month of July.
My dear friends, Chuiming and Xintian provided us with transport and also volunteered labour to shift the solid and heavy furniture which would have been a very tough task for my SO and bro if not for Chuiming. Really great to have their help to make the shift so smooth and with no casualties! (Such friends where to find? Give you all a kiss.. muacks!.. haha..)
Ritz junior is soOoo happy cos she will have the company of so many people and of course, Elsie and Chloe to play with throughout the day. Me and my SO are always so busy so we hardly spend time with Ritz junior. We were kinda unfair to Ritz junior cos we tend to spend more time with Rio junior only...you know why lah.. Oh well, maybe when I am older and too fat to move, I will spend more time with Ritz junior... haha..
Well, people who know me will know that I'm very happy too because I love kids, be it playing with them, feeding them, changing their diapers, coaxing them when they are cranky or simply coaxing them to sleep. I enjoy every second of the process and derive lotsa joy doing all that. Some friends think that I don't like kids when I told them of my decision to not having any children of my own. Well, I just have to say that loving the company of kids doesn't mean you need to have babies. They are mutually exclusive.
As my dar and I would think, "having babies doesn't mean that you like the children or even signify how much you love your other half". It's probably the pressure from the usual traditions, religious beliefs, pressure from parents/parents-in-law or peers that result in you wanting a kid. It loses its meaning altogether if that's why you are doing it.
It's satisfying to see the smile on the baby princesses' petite faces when their needs are taken care of. I'm thankful for the opportunities that I get to interact with my friends and their kids and now my nieces. Contented with being simply Auntie Jess, CoOL coOl Jess or Cuckoo Jess (some may think) or maybe Jess yi-yi. :)
But I try to be sensitive and wary of my actions too, cos there is only a very fine line between being helpful and being kaypoh/intruding into other ppl's privacy, which may result in unnecessary conflicts and that is the last thing I want. ;)..
Now my house is livelier with the baby princesses around. Daily, my mum, youngest bro and Cally will come over and hang around my place for the day or for dinner at night after work, and head for home after that. For your information, , my house is within walking distance from my parents, only a few blocks away! ;)..
