Acrobatic Doll Story

I don't want to use scary method to tame my daughter in basis. However, it is sometime inevitable for us to avoid public noise when we are on public area as well as in-house. One particular thing our little daughter afraid with in Singapore is its trademark lion. Last year, we once visited maritime museum at sentosa island and lively lion formally greets all visitors just before the show. The lion's eyes turned red and producing smoke from its mouth. Our 1.5 years old daughter looked at that lion and feel scary. Since then, we used to refer to lion when she cry for non-sense things. It was quite effective for remedy to rectify her stubborn acts.

There is one acrobatic doll performing patrons at the roof garden of vivo city. Our daughter noticed that strangely black man when we visited last Sunday and added it for her another scary things. She used to tease her adult aunty by saying that 'the acrobatic doll will come and beat you if you do not eat foods properly'. In fact, it is our words to tame her wild manner sometime. We would say the said doll will come and check if the children in house are sleeping well or not at night time when she is so talkative without sleeping. Last night, the washing machine was rinsing and generate some sound that can be heard from our room. Our daughter notice the sound and asked her mum if it is acrobatic doll coming at home. My wife got idea and replied her, yes. It will enter our room if you do not sleep urgently. She immediately turn silent and fall asleep soon.

Next morning, just before we leave our room for work. Our daughter asked me if I needed to beat acrobatic doll last night to prevent entering our room. I said, yes of course, my dear. He wanted to check if you are well sleep or not and I answered him yes. Then he go back. My daughter look relief and perhaps feel secure to sleep with her Dad. I hope she'll realize the story later and our white lie may not affect her mind when she is grown up.

Considerate Little Girl

UNLIKE last year visit, our daughter let us sleep together with her. I am happy not only for getting a chance to sleep together but seeing unwanted bed time clash between my wife and daughter. Last year, our daughter demanded her aunty who guardian her since very young when she wants to sleep. My wife would become upsetting when she is not wanted and push back by her very own daughter. This year, my wife need not worry for the same reason as our daughter seem very well recognize us as her parent and comfort to sleep together with us.

It was Saturday she landed here and she was struggling with new bed. My wife and I needed to extra care to avoid her complain on very first night. We were not getting sound sleep due to her discontinuous sleep and keep complain for certain reasons. The following night, I told her not to become troublesome on Sunday night because we need to go work next morning. She looks understand with my words and she behaved with better manner than previous night. On Monday night, she seem getting used to with the new place and I do not even notice our little daughter is just beside me on the same bed. I was even thinking to change bed with my sister so that I could avoid insufficient sleep on night. Now I am quite relax to sleep with our daughter onwards until she return Myanmar.

Thank you honey for your considerate manner.

Curious Daughter

MY daughter was still sleeping when my wife and I go to work yesterday. She asked her aunty where parent gone when she wakes up and my sisters answered that we are going to work. The puzzled little daughter noted and waits for the entire day to clarify her doubt. Late evening, my wife and I get back home and she without delaying asks a question that she is not fully understand with. She first asked my wife who return home earlier than me.

Daughter: where are you going the whole day, mum?
Mum : go to work, my dear.
D : why do you need to go work?
M: to make money, my honey.
D : why you need to make money?
M: to buy foods and toys you love, dear.

She silent for a while and appear a bit understanding for leaving her home. But she is apparent to double confirm with Dad when I get back home. Asking the same questions that she has asked her mum.

D: where are you going the entire day, father?
F: go to work, dear.
D: for what?
F: to get money, honey
D: why you need money?
F: to buy tablet you love to play. (by showing it)
D: awwww

She again silent and look happy with answer. My wife and I also happy to be able to answer her properly. As she is closing to 3 years old, she got ton of questions on whatever she eat, see, touch, heard around. We tried to be patient with her questions as there is limited time we could stay together here. Hopefully, she will understand why we are staying away from her one day she is old enough.

Love's never end

FOR me, for you and for our daughter. It is never end to prepare until they reach here. My wife and I keep busying with shopping around the shopping malls. My wife doesn't want to be appear in the same costume when she is snap shot this year. It is not easy to guess our daughter's size when we buy her some dresses. We're washing all new clothes to make getting ready when we start our holiday outing across the island. I need to make sure I am familiar with newly acquired DSLR to capture life long memory. My wife is trying to test some new apps online to rock her daughter's curious. 

When we are doing on the love ground, it is never perfect for anybody for their loved ones. We are not of course exception. Even for a fruit selection, we think of health and colorful to attract our kid. My wife has bought some plastic containers to put some snacks and fruits when we are outing to make sure her daughter will not feel hungry. When doing things with love, we never feel getting tired. And hope it apply to everybody. At the moment, we are walking on the moon with the prospect of our princess arriving in less than 24 hours time. Don't know how do we pass tonight. For sure, we may think of slow passing time to get dawn. Welcome little daughter, you are everything we've ever own in life.

Family time is quality time

TOMORROW this time, my daughter and two sisters would be here to stay with us for 30 days. Our daughter is late 2 years now and we're looking forward to give her a very last memory this year. This is second year she is visiting us and now more equipped with speaking and acting around. My wife and I are preparing to our best possible to touch her heart during stay. My wife one day showed me how she has been make planner for our daughter's holiday here through her mobile S planner. I am amazed to be told as it is me who usually arrange schedule in advance. Nevertheless, we have to welcome any good idea regardless of where does it come.

My sister reminded us to come airport early to fetch them this time. Because last year we were late when we fetch them at Changi terminal 1. My wife and I intend to go tomorrow as early as possible in order not to repeat last year incident. My two elder sisters will accompany our daughter this time and it is additional pleasure for me to host them. We are expecting to have a memorable summer holiday time in town without distracting. My wife is thinking of what she is going to feed her daughter. I am thinking of how I can convince my daughter through tablet. The kid books has been awaiting its owner for few months ready in the room. The family time is always quality time and we trust that this year holiday will help us bond closer to each other.

Save our youth

I can't think of reason whenever I see old people struggling for their living on the public road in the city state where I live and work in. The island state is small but powerful nation. It is rich enough to provide comfort to its people. It is well maintained and greenery country to live in. It is well managed by highly educated ministers who earn million dollars salaries. So many time I quiz myself that if we were given the same touch of quality Singapore government is providing to its people, our nation also will never be far behind like today. I am not doubtful that our people are well adapted people with high IQ. Unfortunately, our country was ruled by a handful of people who is extra-ordinarily good in bad things. Let it be, it was our destiny.

Now, we fortunately have a reformist president as well as democracy champion who has been well recognized by most part of developed world. By the combination of these two person, our country has been like come back champion. Nowadays, Myanmar is rose of everybody worldwide. Every country wants to invest in it. Every tourist wants to witness beautiful country. We are the nation that can provide all basic things not only to business but political. Geographically, Myanmar stand between Indian and Pacific Oceans. Some say gateway to ASEAN from heavy weight India & China. Nevertheless, Myanmar has gain upper hand and immediately become lover of all republics across the world. One speaker once said, our youth are not stupid, the problem is they are not allowed to be smart by our own government. I agree with him and I am sure that if our new civilian government encourage our national education, our youth will regain reputation and our country will get back status that we have acquired in 19th century. 

Hopefully, our ruling government will continue to invest in education and look forward right partner to mitigate the catching time possible.

Return of Daily

LOOK at how many dailies in a country and you may able to guess the standard of that particular country, I noted somewhere in my past reading. If it is the case, my native land is going to blossom and might possess a bright future. It is because the government has allowed the private to run dailies paper with effect fro 1st April which is yesterday. There have been 16 numbers of dailies that had obtained license to commence. Out of permitted ones, only 4 able to run on the very first day. It has raised eye brows of international onlooker toward Myanmar. 

In fact, Myanmar is no strange to dailies paper with her people. It has been introduced since its colony era and that momentum was ceased by military cope in 1962. Since then, people have been closed their ear and eyes by making available for government control mouthpiece papers. There is a joke saying in Burma that only Myanmarese people read newspaper from back. Because we all accept that there is only one section that is true inside government run paper. It is the obituary section. As communication in Myanmar is difficult, people used to rely on paper to know the news of their friends and relatives death.

The day has come for our people to taste real newspaper now. We hope the media control council will not return previous condition to press journalists. Without relevant news available, our people would be struggling in the rumors like current affairs between Buddhists and Muslim communities. We would have avoided such rumor things in past only if we had private newspaper that publish the news as it is. Now we have been on the right track and our people's greedy desire on chasing news would be fed by private run papers. I am sure all papers (16) will not survive in the long run. The time and readership will decide which one is reliable and worth to read for their hard earn money. 

Wish Myanmar's Media Community able to find a well mixed formula to live long to its eternal. 

Simcard Story

ONE of most interesting topic these days in Myanmar is when will the government sell CDMA & GSM Sim card to its people and how much it is going to be. It has been mouth-watering story since high ranking authorities relayed the message that it is going to be very low cost card for people by the wish for president. The approximate tentative time was told by minister level personnel as early as April this year. Since then, most of people are awaiting the time by saving their money. Equally busy are business people who open mobile handset and accessory shops here there. Now we can easily see such mobile related shops almost everywhere in the big cities. As usual, time have been passed by and still yet to come out by authority. Of course people are upset with the government's announcement, not only this time but so many time in a row.

My elder sister is working in my home town telecommunication office as a department head. She is highest ranking in our small town office. Believe it or not, she still has no mobile number and waiting for much anticipated low cost sim card by government. Our home town people, in past, used to rely on my sister's office for their information with other parts of country. Now, nobody take care of their service since telecommunication reform on last year. When I went back home town, I could able to see a telecommunication tower made by private company just beside my sister's office. My sister and her staffs are instantly became sale person from telephone operator because their antique machine is no longer useful among public. As Simcard become affordable now compare to past time, more and more people are buying GSM card for their comfort.

I previously complained to my sister by saying 'why do you need mobile while you are working in telephone office?'. I thought it is not necessary for a person like her. In fact, I was wrong because my sister's old fashion telephone machine are no longer in service and there is no budget for maintenance. The government also no longer interest in repairing them. The scenario make my sister just sit at work and go back home when time is up. Sometime she may need to sell Simcard and mobile top-up card for users. As I am working abroad, I cannot contact my sister in hometown when I am homesick. What a pity is it for a person like my sister? We can afford to buy with current market price for her. But she wants to wait until next batch of low cost sim card coming into the market. 

May our people able to afford to taste basic necessity in their daily life by the help of ruling government.

Peninsular unrest

PENINSULAR, sound beautiful to speak and looks nice by its sleek shape. In realistic world, peninsular in the region are not feeling well for the time being. Most visibly, Korean peninsular is at the risk of nuclear war flash point and the world is exciting looking at its updated news. Small but poisonous nation is N Korea that always seek controversial matter. World's citizen were surprised to learn North's leader has signed the documents to declare 'state of war' with south recently. Since then US and its major ally South's troops has been alerted to maximum level to counter potential attack from North. The region is of course not happy to learn the longest war story between Korean. We all know that nuclear war will adversely affect the region both political and economic ground. I am hopeful that US led allies will have enough capacity to sabotage north's attempt to invade others' territories. 

Korean peninsular is not alone with trouble in the region. Look Malaysian peninsular and we see some flash points between Malaysian army troops and Philippine's self-claim intruders. Nevertheless, the local people have been suffering from the unrest happening to their soil. Likewise, Thailand's peninsular is always problematic place with southern most islamist seperatist group. Thailand has been struggling to restore the place from terrorists threats and bombing frequently. Luckily, Myanmar's southern peninsular is still peaceful and wish our region free from war and unrest for ever. We do not want war indeed. War never give us a good things. It only produce regrettable things that make families broken and people disables. We have so many other things to worry about in life. Let's make our world a peaceful place together to live in. Our world has been very good to us and we owe a peaceful atmosphere to our planet.

May our world free from the wars at all time.

Accommodation headache

WE all know that Singapore is one of the most expensive cities in the world. If I am not wrong it is ranked 6th most expensive city worldwide in recent survey. As a married couple, we need to rent a room in public housing as our work pass type do not provide accommodation by our respective employer. We need to pay S$850 per month for a common room with air-condition. There are quite basis furniture provided inside, such as small wardrobe and raw bed frames for two. Other amenities such as washing machine, gas stove & refrigerator need to be shared with other flatmates. Last week our head tenant sms me to notify the news that he may need to adjust room rental fees based on new extended contract. The message highlight us that room rental is going to be S$900 with effect from May 1 this year. 

In fact, it is complying term and condition which allow both sides to give one month prior notice for terminating their current deal. Of course the message is not for good for all of us but have to consume if we cannot find new cheaper place. Finding a cheap and proper place within short period is not an easy job. Moving one place after another is also a task we all don't want to do frequently. As such, my wife and I have to continue pay with new rate as we believe our head tenant also needs to pay government more. Coming Saturday, two sisters and my daughter will come here to visit us during school summer holiday. Upon my enquiry on how much extra room-rental need to pay this month, he just sms me to pay S$400 more for 2 adults and 1 kid for their 30 days stay.

I was expecting to pay S$300 for premium as PUB bill may go up due to more users during my family visit. When I receive the sms saying 400, I am really upsetting as it is not expected amount. I replied sms to counter-offer with 300 as like last year and he counter sms me to make deal as middle at $350 which I agreed. If he is me, I would not take so much extra for family short visiting. But understand that everybody has their own set of attitude toward things. I have to respect it. One thing I could do to protest is to give 1 month prior notice to move out next month and find new place. As the current place is quite comfortable for us and I tried to persuade my wife to continue stay. It is always my wife to complain room rental fees and I avoided to keep move. Perhaps the moving story would be coming our way sooner than later in search of cheaper place.