Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Park 10 Jun 2012

After last week, I brought the kids to the KL Bird Park, this time around we came to the Butterfly Park.

We have been here for many times before this. The Butterfly park is located inside the Lake Gardens Kuala Lumpur.

The Butterfly Park is one of the five gardens and parks which make up the Lake Gardens. I am planning of trying to do the visits around the Lake Gardens area as I know there are a lot of attractive places around there.

We arrived there around 11.15am. The park is not big, thus it do not take long for us to complete our visit.

The morning was so hot that we do not want to stay long under the sun, luckily that it is sheltered by a thin layer of net.

The park is beautifully landscaped with myriads of lush greenery and colorful flowers. There are also a nursery and breeding area where you can see the butterfly larvae emerging as butterflies from their cocoons.

Other than these butterflies of various colors and sizes, there are also insects on display.

Among the insects on display are the rhinoceros beetles and the praying mantises.

In the Butterfly Park itself is also a souvenir shop where you can purchase home some preserved butterflies which are made into bookmarks, keychains and so on.

We bought some drinks at the souvenir shop, sat down and have a rest. Before we went off, I asked Issac to stand at the entrance there so that I can take a photo of him.

It was so happened that there was a tram which stopped in front of the Butterfly Park. I was curious and asked about the route.

It cost only RM2.00 for adult and RM1.00 for children. Well, this is our first ever experience in visiting the lake gardens in this tram, and it was exciting for us!

It covered the Lake Gardens (TAR Heritage Park zone, Perdana Botanical Garden, Deer Park, Hibiscus Garden, Orchid Garden, KL Bird Park, National Planetarium, Police Museum, Islamic Arts Museum, National Museum), National Mosque.

After which the driver stopped at the Butterfly Park again and we just drop off from there, took our car and drove back home.

Kuala Lumpur Bird Park 3 Jun 2012

Well this is our third or forth time coming here. Just the 3 of us. Bird Park is not something new to us, but it is always a joyful walk when we come back here.

Visitors can take long strolls along the walkway of the park while enjoying the view of birds of various colors and sizes. With every step you take, there will definitely be birds that catch your attention.

Some of the main attractions of the park are the hornbill park, the flamingo pond, the world of parrots, the egg incubation area, the bird gallery and education center just to name a few.

Daily activities at the Bird Park include bird shows, eagle feeding, hornbill feeding and so much more.

I decided to take our photo at the feather friends photo booth there. It is quite an awkward feeling though at the time we took the photograph, feeling was like incomplete I would said.

But we just take it with our happy face. This time around Annabelle was brave enough already, unlike 3 years back she was crying while taken the photograph. This time, she had a bird on her hand while I was supporting her hand, as the bird is heavy though.

We spent almost 2 hour there at the Bird Park. After around 2.00pm, we left the park and looking for our lunch ^^.

Daddy’s Weekend Visit 2 Jun 2012

Both Annabelle and Issac were so happy today, as Daddy came for a visit. I knew that they were really excited and they love Daddy so much!

    

    

W2W: Fate and Change…...

This week would be the last week of the Semester 1 of the year 2012. Time flies…

I remembered last Friday, Issac told me that, this Friday there will be a party in the school to celebrate the belated Teacher’s Day. The actual Teacher’s Day is on the 18th May 2012, which was last Friday

I think the school must be postponed the celebration due to, the whole last week was the examination week.

He said to me, “Mummy, Teacher Thein asked us to bring some food to school for party.”

“ OK. Then what you think you want to bring leh?”

“I don’t know…”

“OK. Let Mummy think what to give or let you bring the school for party at…”

Then, I just remembered Renee’s son Keenan is same class with Issac. Then, I text her…

21 May at 12:44

“Hi, check with u, got teacher’s day celebration at school when at?”

 

21 May at 14:34

“I also not quite sure. Friday.”

21 May at 16:09

“This Friday. There will be a small party in the class. U can cook or buy the food. What u wanna bring on that day?”

 

21 May at 17:07

“I dun have any idea. Actually quite tough time for me n my kids now. I m in the process of going thru divorce with Alvin. It had been almost 3 weeks the kids didn’t see their dad, n my son is very attach to him. I think of something at least can make my son happy..I don't know what to say, his dad having another affair again, n he is so madly in love now w a Christian girl at 28 years old…haiz…he willing to let go this family, n now I’ll got to take care of 2 kids…

 

21 May at 17:09

“Haiz…He never change. U can do it. Ivan is young, he will get used to new arrangement. Alvin left? Juz like that? As for d teacher’s day Friday, u get Ivan to to inform teacher what to bring. I bought cakes for Keenan.”

 

21 May at 17:17

“He started his new relationship only 15/3/12, n he lies to the girl he had been divorced. 21/3/12 he just wrote email to me request divorce. After that, I just go mad n look for the evidence, etc. Anyway, is history now, what made me hurt is he never call n talk to the kids anymore, even weekends too, dun bother to come back to c the kids. He told me, he now been baptized, n believe in god already. I told him, I believe in god too, n god knows what is happening…he moved out from the house already. Since last month, we had been discussed on the child support monies…probably this is my karma… n I still believe in karma. Just I got to learn how to let go…”

 

21 May at 17:34

“He is so cruel. Juz forget him. Hope he will pay d child support. Otherwise u will be very tight. What's your next plan?”

 

21 May at 18:08

“Last year I just quit my fulltime job, n do insurance fulltime just to make sure I get ready n fetch Ivan on time. It’s a sudden lower income. N this thing happen, luckily or god do take care of me, after CNY my friend got a project n ask me to manage for her, at least got a stabile income till July. I might look for a fulltime job later, insurance side still goes on…she might got more project…just keep the finger cross…”

 

21 May at 18:15

“Tell them, I mean d kids.”

21 May at 18:18

“You must find a fulltime job for sure to let children have more security. Currently both at d day care right? When’s d proceeding going to be finalized? What did u tell him?”

 

21 May at 21:48

“This week lawyer will be sending the joint petition, after sign off, wait for go to court…he is so desperate, I just feel like I had been taken advantage from him all these years. His name just cleared out from insolvency, n he is buying a condo. He didn’t know that I know everything, because I traced his emails, FB, his love blog with the girl.”

 

21 May at 21:56

“U help him pay the debt? Where he knows her? U very good n patient with him. It’s his lost.”

 

21 May at 21:58

“Initially I dun 1 2 divorce, but after I found out the ugly truth, no point for me to drag, n I dun have the mental strength to play the game. Better I just grab the kids while he wiling to let go, n start my life with the kids. It’s pain, because at the age of 39, he willing to let go this family n start all over again. He is the director n actor of whole show in front of his family, they didn’t call me n ask me about anything. They just know that, he had affair 4 years ago, n I am the 1 who take revenge on him. They dun even know he been together with the 1st still recently, n now got the 2nd 1.”

 

21 May at 22:00

“I didn’t pay his debt. Instead, he use my name to take personal loan to buy 2nd hand car for his 1st affair.”

 

21 May at 22:02

“His project supplier, he cover very well. I think even his brother didn’t know about that, even he work for his elder brother.”

 

21 May at 22:07

“OMG”

 

21 May at 22:09

“That is why I said, I accept it because this may b my karma. But I still believe in karma, because just like I saw at FB just now. No need for revenge, those who hurt u will eventually get busted. It is really hurt…”

 

21 May at 22:10

“Use it name…How? Take back d car lo. Man can b an asshole. And, how he can give up d kids. Hey, u must be strong. No point sad or headache of him. Not worth it. F*** off with his family too. Y they say u want revenge? They blind or what?

 

21 May at 21:16

“I also dun think of 1 2 explain further to them. My friend ask me, y dun u just go to the girl n tell the truth? What next then? I believe the truth will be revealed itself when time comes. My dad said, raise up 2 kids, forget about that man.”

 

21 May at 22:20

“Ask me to take personal loan to buy 2nd hand car for his own use n hire purchase loan, after few months then say 1 2 change car. Then old me that old car sell off to his friend. N, I am the most stupid woman in the world to trust him, because I still believe in him n our family.”

 

21 May at 22:24

“U know me during our schooling time. Am I like that? I need to live well, n earn back my pride n dignity, n educate 2 kids well. To live well just for myself, even better than the past 10 years with him!”

 

21 May at 22:33

“Oh…I agreed with it dad. Forget him. No point confront d girl. Coz u never know she will face d same as hid he x change. So, juz get rid of him. Raise it kids is d priority. Take back d car. Or sell it.”

 

21 May at 22:36

“U see when we r married, we change. For better or worst. At times, we r blinded with what happening n hope something god will eventually happened. U gave him changes. Too bad he dun see it. U must keep going. So, dun think about d past.”

 

21 May at 22:37

“Where’s your dad? Is he nearby? Now u need family backup. Your siblings?”

 

21 May at 22:37

“He got a bit of conscience, as the car he sold off n settle already. Imagine for the last 5 years, he is been paying 2 sides expenses, n he only back for 3 to 4 days a week.”

 

21 May at 22:41

“He is here, staying with Esiang at Subang. I am the earlier on who isolated with them. U know what? 4 years ago, Esiang is the 1 called him busted. Now, I m the one call him that.”

 

21 May at 22:53

“Oh…Dun think like that. Esiang will understand de. U choose to give him chance to change. It x work out d way u want. But I think u know deep down, only u dun want to accept. Still, its never too late.”

 

After I saw the last message, I didn’t reply already. Ya, may be she is right…deep down inside my heart, I just do not want to accept it…

I keep on running away from my fate… It comes to me eventually…

My Precious Have Grown So Fast!

I do not realise and I cannot believe both of my children have grown up so fast! Just remember the time during both were still toddlers and young, they were so tiny and cute!

Now they truly are their own persons. They love to play with Lego, drawings and any kind of games.

Both know what they want, even ordering their favourite KFC. They are always enjoy companionship with each other, and quarrel sometimes.

They are always listening, even when they are tumbling around and acting crazy, and suddenly say word for word something they just heard someone else say. And, that amazed me!

My Issac and Annabelle, I cannot imagine my life without both of them! Love them so much!

A Marriage…

Aunt Jasmine actually posted this video clip on her wall someday ago. I noticed it, but I did not really open the video and play it, as I saw it is a dharma talk, and I do not have time to look at it. It is almost an hour clip.

During last Friday dinner at the Forum Ah Yatt Abalone Restaurant, she asked me to watch it, because there is something more than the gay marriage that the monk is talking.

“ In a marriage, you should never think as yourself; in a marriage, you must not think as your partner; in a marriage you just think of us. And, it is not about me – the selfishness; It is not about sacrifice in myself to my partner; In a marriage, it is about losing yourself to the relationship, losing yourself in renouncing me, to us.”

“ It is not about trusting yourself, is not about trusting your partner, is trusting the relationship, the us part of thing. What happened is the us-ness, and the us-ness is the spiritual thing. None selfness. That is why a marriage is a spiritual thing.”

It is the marriage all about, in the eyes of Buddhism. Ajahn Brahm talks really does open my eyes to the mistake that I done. The us-ness, which probably previously I did not feel it or do it or realize it, that is why probably sometimes he felt so fed up on me, especially when doing the household chores?

I do not know…When I think deeply, it is not just me only who do it, how about him? He was and always is having an affair non-stop, right? That does not matter now.

I just noticed it now, that this clip was published on 21 March 2012. It was the day which I received the divorce letter from him. Everything happened for a reason, am I right? It is just the matter of time?

Our Last 7th Anniversary…

Today is 17th May 2012. 7 years ago at this date, we had our traditional wedding ceremony at Kuching, Sister Agatha’s house.

Today I am quite ok to work, probably I was keep myself busy and do not want to think too much of the divorce things. Came back from work, settled the children food, bathing, playing, chatting, accompanied them to the bed around 10:30pm.

Around 11:00pm, he called and told me about his first gym experience which yesterday he told me. His background sounds like just finish his training session, he was grasping. He said, he was nearly fainted and very tired on the training session, using the equipment and practiced 12 times each equipment.

I just smiled and answered, “It is good that you had taken up a coarse for yourself. You have to take care too, because you know you have a bit of low blood pressure…”. He paused, “ Yes, there is just now I felt a bit dizzy,”

I am not sure he was just answered it, or he was not happy that I spoken to him like that. Then, he just put down the phone, as he wanted to take his bathe.

I guessed he was forgotten about today…He just left our wedding ring here in our house before he walked out from the house. I saw and noticed the ring, and I had kept it in the small beg, together with mine. Both ring were written 17.5.2005 behind.

“ Do u still remember today? 17/5? I guess this would b our last anniversary, 7th…Thanks for all that happened thru out the years…n the 2 lovely kids v have…all the sour, sweet, bitter, spicy had came to an end…even both of us din work out n I unable to walk together down the road till your hair becomes silver white, I still want to thank u for everything n apologize whatever I did wrong without realizing it…just thanks for everything…”

“Happy Anniversary for the last time…thanks for everything…”

I can’t help myself, and my tears falling down, I was weeping for sometimes.

After a while, he called.

He just said, “ Sorry, for all these years, you are the one who is so heartfelt and remember all these tiny things, I am the one who is no good to you and our two children…”

I was weeping and crying, I just told him, “I am tired. I feel like sleeping…”

Then, there is a silence between us, except the weeping sounds…

“ We talk later after both of us calm down ya…”. He said, and there was no more calls…

I can’t really sleep and had a sleepless night …