Sunday, December 28, 2008

That empty nest feeling...

When they were small we sometimes wished our kids would grow up faster.  Hell was when they were sick or naughty.  And the fun was when they were cute and when they achieved something for themselves.  Agony was when they went camping with other scouts, and later when they went out with friends and stayed out late.  All too soon they were grown up and one after another, started to leave home for further education.  And then they moved on to work in the city.   

Yesterday my funny girl, the baby of the family went off to National Service camp.  And now it’s so quiet and the house does begin to feel like an empty nest.  That perhaps explains why some neighbors end up keeping dogs and pampering them like they’re their own kids.  Others turn their homes into baby-sitting centers.  We don’t like having animals in the house and wife doesn’t intend to go back to baby-sitting, (especially other peoples' pampered brats...) 

Those who've gone on before me would like to say, 'so, what's new'?  I’m going out to look for a better guitar to replace the old worn out and weather-beaten China made ‘Kapok’.  Oh, for a rocking chair too.

9 comments:

  1. Yes, we all go through the same cycle. This NS is a pain in the neck and with so many bad news. Phone to check up frequently.

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  2. bad part is; phone connection is horrible in those hills... only sms seems to get through.

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  3. My boss had the same episode a few years back. She said for a while it felt exhilarating to have so much time in her hands, and at the same time empty. Maybe it's because her kid is such a great kid that she trusted her completely to be in the world. Pretty soon she got back into dreaming her own dreams and working a career. Now she says she's so busy there's not nearly enough time for everything. ^_^

    Reading from you, it sounds like you've got fantastic kids. You'll be off to your own adventures in no time. ^_^

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  4. second honeymoon with the wife perhaps??

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  5. yeah thanks, looking forward to that.

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  6. 3rd. 2nd was when we took off to Yunnan some years ago...

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  7. hoho, then i can take the old guitar over here to annoy chenyee n housemates~

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  8. mmm..sound like i just start the small nest. with one go to nursery and a baby. and it will for sure go through the cycle.

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