Ohana

Heh. Mum went to renew her passport last week and when she produced her IC, was told by the young man at the counter "Aunty you can go over to the senior citizens counter, it will be faster". O.o Fortunately she found it hilarious that she now qualifies for this category. Added benefits. I guess that's where I got my half-glass-full mentality from. It did make me realise my age for a moment...but only una momento. I have not felt my age since I turned 22, so heh. 

So how is staying with the rellies u ask? Well, let's do the math....

Home-cooked food 

+ 

Zero housework 

+ 

Occasional Milo already made up in the morning 

= 

 AWESOME!

I am enjoying it immensely...not just because I can be lazy. Haha. It's special to be able to live with 3 kids...no make that, 3 BOYS and observe their antics and behaviours. Plus the youngest is talkative as, and u know how well I get along with talkative people. MOST talkative people anyway. I can already think of someone talkative that I did not enjoy being around, but I don't see that person often so it's OK. Back to the boys. Yes, it's been interesting. A lot of shouting and yelling, fighting and occasional crying. I also get frequent hi waves from the youngest cousin when I come back from work, which is the CUTEST thing. He just stands there and waves at me with his teddy bear next to his face. And I wave back. And we wave at each other for a while.

It's also nice to observe the interaction between the aunt and uncle. My uncle works 7 days a week most weeks, not because he's a workaholic but circumstances are such that he HAS to. But when he IS at home, I often see him sitting next to my aunt as she peels the taugeh, or stands next to her while she washes the dishes, and they just chat. It has reminded me that quality time can be salvaged from any day no matter how busy you are, and even 10 minutes is nice. I don't have that problem as I have neither husband nor a lack of time, but lessons are always good eh?

Yup, Family is totally worth it =)