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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3166/1569/320/doggies.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(102,51,255);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am so busy... buzz... buzzz...</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Zipping around the house - cleaning, cooking, washing, ironing, nagging. And then in and out, chauffeuring to and from MRT, school and CCA's. What else can I do besides staying home and tending to everyone's needs?<br /><br />All too often, I get so frustrated and pushed over the line by the kids not doing their homeworks or their misbehaviour.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">It is the start of a busy year for my hubby too. I can see how he's been struggling to learn about a whole new industry while juggling his hectic schedules and heavy work loads.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />But it is not fair! I hardly have time for myself! None at all.<br /><br />How could I possibly have maintained my sanity in all these years as the house slave, waiting for the ever elusive rest and relaxation...</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Let's wait and see if there is a miracle.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I am tired!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I like to be a nice and clean and neat.<br /><br />I cannot wait to have a relaxing bath, wash and blow dry my hair, and put on a comfortable yet chic outfit. Nothing too revealing but I was after all a fashion design student and occasional model, so coy and sexy are good.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br />Then I like to lie down on a couch, kick back and snooze a little. Just like my two precious pooches. Ahhh...</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></span><div style="clear:both; padding-bottom:0.25em"></div> </div> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by Serline at <a href="http://untamechildofnature.blogspot.com/2006/01/take-break_08.html" title="permanent link">6:34 PM</a></em> <span class="item-action"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/email-post/20687829/113671664884229505" title="Email Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_email.gif" height="13" width="18"/></a></span><span class="item-control blog-admin pid-2124846303"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=20687829&postID=113671664884229505&from=pencil" title="Edit Post"><img class="icon-action" alt="" src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif" height="18" width="18"></a></span> </p> </div>   <div id="comments"> <a name="comments"></a> <h4>1 Comments:</h4> <dl id="comments-block"> <dt class="comment-poster" id="c114960469783895954"><a name="c114960469783895954"></a> <span style="line-height:16px" class="comment-icon blogger-comment-icon"><img src="https://resources.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif" alt="Blogger" style="display:inline;" /></span> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/01021312930184983177" rel="nofollow">Willie Baronet</a> said... </dt> <dd class="comment-body"> <p>Cute one of your dogs. :-)</p> </dd> <dd class="comment-timestamp"><a href="#114960469783895954" title="comment permalink">10:38 PM</a> <span class="item-control blog-admin pid-2058326835"><a style="border:none;" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment/delete/20687829/114960469783895954" title="Delete Comment" ><span class="delete-comment-icon"> </span></a></span> </dd> </dl> <p class="comment-timestamp"> <a class="comment-link" href="https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/20687829/113671664884229505" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'bloggerPopup', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=1,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=400,height=450');return false;">Post a Comment</a> </p> <p class="comment-timestamp"> <a href="http://untamechildofnature.blogspot.com/"><< Home</a> </p> </div>  </div></div>   <div id="sidebar"><div id="sidebar2">  <div id="profile-container"><h2 class="sidebar-title">About Me</h2> <dl class="profile-datablock"><dt class="profile-img"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/09288659689856443796"><img src="//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHt2S6YdrJ-37-gHYpVQi5imhyVYX8shqRha8SrZkCBhSNvwwUS8BeJPLS5MiNwzBhvzrbQltDLnISVEFEz5y_nsNkibeGgOEhys-gGK-QGaXk0-Cmsc6dz_6_s3dkOg/s220/39.jpg" width="80" height="53" alt="My Photo"></a></dt> <dd class="profile-data"><strong>Name:</strong> <a rel="author" href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/09288659689856443796"> Serline </a></dd> <dd class="profile-data"><strong>Location:</strong> Bangkok, Thailand </dd></dl> <p class="profile-textblock">At the turn of the century, the Choo family led a typical middle class life in Singapore. 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