On-the-go lifestyle of a mom

As now my kids both having different timing of school and tuition. I am getting more busy myself. For example by 12noon I need to send him to school then I need to go school to wait for school over by 1pm. In the evening if there's tuition in afternoon 4pm to send him go then 6.15pm to be there to wait and 6.50pm to fetch another son. But before that I need to send son home first as 6.50pm fetching son he will need to change and eat in car as tuition start 7.45pm. At night, need to go out again to fetch by 10pm.

If there's places I need to go, I will need to think about it alot of time. Usually I am not going unless I can make it back to fetch my son. Getting rider is not cheap, though I thought about getting transporter but I am not always needing transporter.

There is time where tuition at 3pm so I need to send before that then at 5pm to fetch then send home. 6.50pm will need to fetch another son, so yeah just two boys I am so busy. Sending them to tuition doesn't mean that I don't need to teach anymore, I still need to followup and check the homework and guide him on how to do. I don't need to send son to tuition if they can cope with the subjects that they are learning, but as they cannot so tuition is a must.

Forgotten movie tickets

I have forgotten about November movie tickets of birthday, yeah printed it out but forgotten about it. So fast it's now December, I told my son that we will be heading to movie soon but it's not anymore November the printed ticket for November no longer can be used.

It's not going to be cheap for movies as they will want to eat combo set popcorn and drink. It's expensive now to watch movie, just a person set for combo regular a drink and popcorn is RM17. That's for a price of a person, if two person need to double it up.

I won two movie tickets the other day, just two tickets and the movie is at night. Sadly we didn't go as I am not so good in driving at night due to eye sight. I told son is better we stay at home. I won the tickets from Facebook contest.

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December has started soon need to purchase new school uniform as my son going to be SMK school. Then I am still looking for suitable tuition center and time for him. Seem the afternoon classes the tuition only available in the night, as for morning there's but it was way too early for him. Not easy being parent, got to think alot and plan nicely on what to do.

Busy lifestyle but family first

Happy day to me as my 2nd sister called me up in the afternoon while I just park the car near school to wait for son finish class at 1.30pm. Guess what?! She is in town this two days and she is with sister and mom nearby. She asked me to meet up with them for lunch and glad I do so. After send son home then I have a quick toilet break and then I go. Parking next to the mall, which is another mall I parked.

Another sister called me to say where they are eating now, so I go joined them for lunch. After lunch they have gone into the fashion outlet. My sister says that we have not meet over a year, I do missed her so much.

Just 2 days she is back and 2 hours we all spend together, yeah its a short time but I am very happy we get to meet and have a chat. She bought some bras at the mall as she need new bras. Glad she had done shopping before me as she say they are about to arrive the mall in 10minutes. But I am still 35 minutes away!

She kept a spicy chicken for me but I didn't take spicy chicken so I ordered the burger instead. I seldom eat spicy chicken as I do eat spicy burger. I can't take too spicy food. Sister bought me a new top and a pair of jeans. I am happy for that as she says she wants to give me presents. I given her an organic product for consume as well and also skincare care products too. Sound like we have a good time exchange gifts. Yeah I also have help mom to dye her hair and also give another sister some skincare products.

I send son for tuition then he called me again that he forgot about a book to bring. So I need to go back to collect for him and then mom is already ready to shower as they heading back to another town. Sadly I didn't make it to see them when I arrived back home.

By the way while heading back home, I called sis to ready son's tuition bag so that I can send to him at tuition. The book he wanted is in the bag. I feel that there's a car that hit my back, but I wasn't sure and it was long jam and I didn't able to get down to see. The new PERODUA MYVI in silver color hurry up overtake me and drove away!

August go September comes

Yeah it's another month and it's gonna be busy month as well. Last month August and my dear's salary is not out yet. Sad to see that happened, it's the first time and I it's tough so we need to save on shopping and spending.

If there's job I would go for it but depends as well because Sean has got tuition classes and need to be fetch from school also his little brother. I need to find rider as well for them if I go for the job.

When you are saying money is not everything but it does matter as money is where I need to use for paying the bills, the fees of school and tuition and many more. The car doesn't use water but petrol. Not going the events that I am invited only a few that I attending. I do see the place and time as I can't make it to all, if near public transportation I might considered.

Balance the lifestyle as attending to kids on their needs and guidance on homework. The last weekend we spend went to IOI Mall Puchong, such a long time no go there and spend more than 5 hours there. The Good Cake Shop was open there at the new wing! So many people queuing for it and my sister-in-law and sons to go for queue. One person entitled to redeem a full cake! What a deal that you can't resist, the yummy Taiwan cake! My dear also went for the queue that time was 2.40pm and he queue about 1 hour to get the cake, as it freshly bake so everyone got to wait for it.Just need take photo of the shop then tag 3 friends and the shop with the hashtags.

Well that's how my weekend goes, how about you?

Busy weekends in May

I need to go see kindergarten teacher tomorrow and that will be just me with the kids while dear is away from work. Yeah gonna be another weekend that is busy for me.

Glad to have bring my kids for the Ramadhan buffet as WL never been to the hotel that has so many horses statue before. So glad that the timing was just right that day as he no goes to field trip because his bro has got report card day. Met two teachers in the morning and one is BC another is English teacher.Suppose to meet one more as BM but he says one paper passed no need to meet her. The teachers are not in one place as I need to go the main hall to meet another teacher while teacher was standing outside the hall, parents queue to meet him and then he decided to go staff office to talk about kids education.

Last Saturday, morning send son tuition then lucky as nephew as at home and he able to fetch him back from tuition. Then afternoon we are at home while nephew and niece with sister in law they go back PD.

How about you? How you gonna spend this weekend?

RM370 for dental treatment

Today is the day where I brought my children for dental checkup and also for myself. Me and Sean has got our teeth clean, however I was told that Sean needs to have braces maybe at aged of 13 yrs old or 14 yrs old. Because his teeth is not in good arrangement and all has turned permanent teeth, I will need to find Orthontist for him for braces and also to find out which teeth is suitable for extract.

Niece has got for braces and her cost was RM4k, I was told by time Sean go for braces it could be RM6k or RM7k. It's time to get start saving for him now, we never know what's the exact price. Yeah the cost of living in Selangor/Kuala Lumpur is way much more than other states, don't you agree? Not yet add on the fees of tuition for children.

Sean's little bro has got 2 teeth upper gums filling, each RM60. Total cost for dental treatment for 3 of us RM370. This happened at USJ Taipan, was lucky today I managed to find a parking spot. While we saw another car which not in the parking spot, outside the yellow line got clamped.

My bottom two big teeth, deep inside if there is pain I was told that I need to back to see her and get both teeth removed. One of it is wisdom teeth.

Ghostbusters, who you gonna call?

Its Thursday and is son busy day, on Monday I bring him for a movie. He likes to watch Ghostbusters 2016, but for me I prefer the old version of it. Maybe lot people like to watch this because there's Thor in the movie. Chris Hemsoworth, some how this movie just bored me. I have many times of yawning watching the movie. There's a lot of talking in the movie.

You can see two characters of Ghostbusters old version in this movie. How about you? Have you watched this movie?

I thought this movie going to entertained me but it didn't but at least my son enjoys it from the start to the end of the movie.

I like this movie as there's actress that I like, she is Melissa McCarthy, I like her previous movie the Heat.

Busy day for son as he got tuition and next week Tuesday too extra class for tuition as need to attend the Math assessment test. He sure needs a break, so movie break is good for him. Look he is so happy having popcorn and drink in hands. We have got plan this Saturday, hoping nothing ruins it.

I used the voucher that I won from the contest to watch this movie.

Tuition classes to attend at School Holidays

This school holidays, my son has tuition to attend. So the time clash with events that I can attend so I decided to give up the events as son has nobody to attend.

A few events this week that I am not going as I need to fetch son. His school has other activities provided but is not free, lucky we didn't enroll him in any as it clashes his tuition time.

Even for his little brother there is music class available at kindergarten as usual it is not free. Two days classes RM120 and we too not enroll him as he needs to rest and play at home.

Why is it so much of money involve in kids schooling? I would say the area I stay is all about money!

How about you? What's your school holidays plan?

Busy parenting fetch son here and there

Yeah busy lifestyle is back for me so there's an event which I have interest to attend but sad to say it clashes the time that I need to get son so I cannot go ahead to rvsp for it. Son has nobody to fetch at school, he needs to go tuition and it's even harder to find one that can fetch him. Well there's only me that can do nobody can replacement me.

So if the event is on Monday/Tuesday I may able to go but other days I cannot. Well, let's just see the timing and venue I need to double and triple think about it. There are children event that I am not able to take son to take part too. He has to hurry go for tuition at 4.30pm and the event at 2.30pm at Bangsar. Wow! The tuition venue is far away from the event so I rather give up the event as I don't want to risk it.

Son's tuition place is 5km away from home. It's very far at federal highway, better not risk that I can be late to reach home or send him for tuition. Yeah I am quiet of going to events as I nobody can help me to pickup kids. Last week I was sick and not able to go for the event that interest me. Well health is also important, talking of health my sister-in-law also get jab RM140 and inclusive of medicines. Her medicine is different from mine just one, which is fever. She gets fever medicine, I didn't.

Turn down two events in a day

Happy TGIF to all, what's your plan for the weekend? Mine just stay home and relax, have a good family time.

Yesterday I turned down two events, one is food review in Sri Petaling another is kids event at The Curve. Food review venue is too far, so I decided not to go for it. I need to fetch son from tuition and I didn't want to rush over.

The kids event though it wasn't open for public yet but my son has tuition class to attend. My 4 years old and his bro both has school today. So better reject it as don't want to tired them, it would be rushing to go the event as it starts 6.45pm to 8pm. Last night my 4 years old sleep at 8pm.

Lego Ninjago battle dojo is open to public in The Curve, you can check out the mall if you are going there.

My children loves Lego, maybe can bring them over to see if we have the time. We need to plan it out.

Robotic classes RM100

Just four classes and it cost RM100, it's expensive but it's son interest to go the robotic class in school. Today is the first lesson, some how they delay start class. Suppose 1pm but started 1.30pm so ended around 3pm. I was early there around 2pm to wait him over by 2.30pm, I am not alone, other mommy too and transporter were waiting. Sad to say I can't find any suitable transporter for him to get him just for Thursday to go tuition.

Because my son is big size so transporter decided to double charge? Can they do that?

Today with only RM6 in wallet, he use it wisely spend RM2 for morning session then afternoon RM4 to spend the rest. Son is now 60kg 145cm checked in school. Earlier he was 58kg.

RM120 per way per head transportation fee

Lifestyle in Subang Jaya, never gets better, so is the price of transportation fees. I opt to fetch my kids myself because I found out the transportation fee per pax/per way is RM120 a month, don't forget they will you to pay Dec fee as well.

It's all about money, so if both my kids take transportation I would need to pay RM240 x 2 child = RM480. It's a lot of money, I could use the money for groceries shopping for fuel up my car.

A mom told me today that she has four children, 2 boys and 2 girls. She gives up her job because of standard living here is high. Money is not easy to earn, so always think twice before spending. Where to spend and how to spend the money?

Have you count on how much money you are investing on your child a month? My dear told me, his friend invested RM1k a month per child. 

Finance, education and parenting

If you know where I am living you'll know that where I live, the education fee is expensive namely the kindergarten and even tuition fee for primary school.

My sis in law at home town told me to consider of putting my child to home town as the fee is cheaper there and dad in law can be fetching him home. Well, if I want to do that I would have done it long ago since my first child.

I believe kids should be with their parents, they are not old enough to be away from their parents yet. Unless they are going further studies, in Uni or College where you have no choice but seeing them leave or you can move in with them to stay with them. That's what happened to some moms that really gives up everything just to be with their children.

Whether life is good or bad, family can never be apart!

It is huge responsibility to take care of children, education which you need to be there to guide them or check their home works even the bags everyday or pencil box.

Now my 8 years old boy is independent to put the books in bag according to school time table.

Other than PD, my bro live in Mahkota Cheras, his children goes kindergarten there, the fee is not high like Subang.

Being a parent, you'll know that blood is thicker than water.

I can never let my kids be separate from each other, brotherhood, their childhood of growing up together is priceless! 

Run down by negative thoughts

Has anyone every try to ruin your positive thought?

I like to be around happy people because it make us happy and cheerful. Being with negative people just drain your energy and ruined everything you gonna say next. No kidding no matter what your say, they just hit you back with negative.

No matter what I cherish every moment with my loved ones, I don't know what happened to my toddler's leg. There's red marks on it and nobody knows about until we checked on him. He was away with sister in law to her parent's home. He then follow us to beach to play sands, yeah click on the link to see pictures.

We have happy moments together as family and there's no family picture of us because we didn't ask any stranger to help us take shot. I was busy with my boys as my dear sitting down to check his phone's etc.

Being a parent is never easy, we need to give what's the best for our children. If there's no best, we choose 2nd best option for them. So they are people that trying to tell us they have very good tuition center at their home town, so it's good for them. We don't have such tuition center here. It's probably they just want to tell that's the best tuition center for the children, its so good they give best results for their children exams, etc, but we don't have here so I choose other center for my child.

No matter how good or bad is the tuition center, I would say it is always up to the child whether he can adapt to their education style or not. Not everybody can adapt to it, even by force it would be harsh or tough for the child. Always think that better survey and find out before you decide. Whatever other says whether it is good or not, you can survey to know more about it. 

More tuition for son?

Son's received the lowest mark in class 29 marks for his Chinese exam paper. Not sure which exam paper, exam paper 1 or exam paper 2.

He's already going for tuition near school, now I have to give him more tuition?! That's because his no obey me or listen to me at home. I say do more exercise pages on the subject, he would only do 2 pages. No wonder my exercise book I bought for him never complete!

Brother in law gave him a computer to use for play games. I told him cannot play computer games on weekdays just the weekends.

Parenting is never easy when your spouse rely on you alone to teach him. That's why best option was putting him to tuition let the teacher teaches him.

Son asked me to consider give him another chance for next exam, if still fails only put him for BC tuition.

Standard three will be more tough as no more option for the exam questions. He'll need to answer them by himself. 

Life of stay at home mom

My dear is working alone, his boss didn't know that he's under pay.

Being stay at home mom of two, I send my son to school and I have send him for tuition as well since it's getting harder and harder to teach myself.

I told him that I go look for a job, he says no as he knows that my pay will not be a big amount. It would not be enough too, think of transportation fee etc. Next year my toddler will go to kindergarten. Kindergarten fee is not cheap, RM380 a month not sure if they will raise the price. This is price for 8.30am to 11.30am.

My friend living in Kepong told me that over 20 kindergartens at her place. The fee is RM200 plus only and if let child stay over until 3pm only RM300.

Not over here, it's all about money if you let child stay over until 3pm at kindergarten it cost RM800.