Homemaker

This morning, a girlfriend smsed me that she is itching to join the workforce because being a homemaker seems to belittle her. Afterall, she is armed with a degree.

Her predicament has lead me to some thoughts.

I can never feel having to strike big time in the workforce is as important as maintaining a good family. I am not saying that if a wife works, the family can never stay healthy. It is just that you won't be able to devote much of your time to it. Therefore, even if I have a PHD, I will still see myself comfortably fit into the role of a homemaker.

Call me lazy, that is, IF YOU DARE. I may not be toiling in the office unlike some married counterparts, but I am not idling at home either. While my husband works hard to bring home the bacon, I contribute to the family in other way.

But wait, before you think I am no different from a maid... I AM NOT.

A maid can never devote all her time and attention to a family willingly and for free.
She can never shower the same kind of love to the family.
She can never wreck her brain to think of how best she can nurture the kids.
She can never be the pillar for the husband's rest.
And of course, like what husband says, a maid can never dare ask the husband to wash his own socks!

Perhaps I could emphatise how my girlfriend feels. Sometimes, learning to take pride in doing what a homemaker is doing is never easy. Whether you are a graduate or not, a homemaker has only one title. The larger part of the society always associate achievement to one's market value. Unfortunately, there's hardly a value for a homemaker. Paper qualification is of no significance to homemaker title.When you are dressed in your most casuals and being blended to the rest of the aunties, you are merely one of them waiting at the deck for kids to come home from school.....

Who dares says being a homemaker is easy? Well, it boils down to the pride and ego. If you can let go, congratulations and welcome to being a homemaker !

Lust, Caution

Oops, I am not passing this off as a show review. Definitely not.

There are already many out there and I have got a good read which has slowly build up my interest to want to watch the show on the big screen. No wonder the box office, as reported, has been favourable.

Lest that you think I am no equal to the desperate housewife next door, well, what's there for a glimpse when much has been snipped in our local version?

Hey, the main actor is reason enough to attract me already. Look at this (photo), don't you think he just so exudes the old man charm that no other can?

I will watch the show.

I pay!

Save the planet because every little effort counts?

But wait. I don't see the point.

All of us know that urbanisation has lead to the doom of our planet Earth. It is not as though human participation of the crime has happened overnight. The Earth is not wrecked by us in one day. It has been put to an anticipated and expected gradual doom since yesterday, the day before and the many many days before.

From the start of urbanisation, all mankind are pretty aware of the consequences. Even at childhood, I have teachers telling me about the human activities that lead to the destroyal of ozone layers.

So, why is the world acting panicky only now? I am now made a target of the constant drumming of the Save The Earth campaign every first Wednesday of the month. Why me?! Perhaps my greatest mistake is that I don't own a branded tote that shouts "I'm not a plastic bag"!

Whatever the reason be, I don't think I can stand the noise and this has really made me annoyed.

So, what if I adore the use of plastic bag? Plenty of them even, that I have been using. They are almost secondary to my staples of food.

Now that I have to pay for the plastic bags to hold the groceries, let's be it.

I PAY!