Fixing the puzzles

Keira... Mummy's so proud of you! You amazed papa and mama this Sat! :D

We went for breakfast on Sat morning at JP, and popped into 24-hr NTUC. There was a section with huge Sales signboard for books and that caught my attention. I had intended to pick some stories for myself... so I can story-tell them to Keira. I saw puzzles for 3yo onwards and Keira immediately selected the "design" she was keen on. Well, she picked the one with food... kept shouting "pizza, pizza" .... haha... no doubt about that! Paid for that plus couple of books.

One afternoon, K papa told me Keira fixed all the 4 puzzles by herself... to my astonishment. Not that I doubted her capability... but I've never bought puzzle and have never seen her fixing one... not to mention 4 at one go. So, I was curious .... perhaps she experienced this in childcare...(?)

So, I brought out the box of puzzles ... and told Keira to fix them for mummy .... and I was impressed to see how she went about fixing them....

K papa said - perhaps... she's shown keen interest in this particular set of puzzles because they'r food ...


Keira started with the dougnut puzzle... followed by pizza. While she was working on the cake then....


Working on the pieces ... finding the right match.... was confident she could work it out herself ... and told me "shh... don't .... I can do it..."

Completed the cake ... and she was certainly proud with her achievement too ....

A day of tension

I am writing this a day after the "day of tension". It was a horrid May 6 in my company. A day where my inbox shrinked by 90% or maybe 99%. Some may think "hey lady, your load is off"... but hey... no, it was a day of tension as you see or hear people being laid off.

Jan layoff didn't create as huge a tension as this round. Why?

1) Jan layoff, I heard, had some kind of build-up to it. So, I believe most people affected would have been pre-empted
2) This layoff, I heard, was a absolute hush hush. No build-up, no pre-empt, no talks, no expectation. People were told to go because their role will be or are irrelevant.

Yesterday, I was shocked, then sad... followed by speechless. Why?

Point 2 above - role irrelevance caused some great performers in our company to be laid off. It's no longer about who under-performed, but it's all about how relevant is this role to the company. Shocked to hear people I respected and think what great personnel they are and what great asset they are to the company... have been told to go... in a matter of few days.... Sad because it's such a sensitive issue that even if I hear about who (I know) have been affected, I can't go over and say a few words of encouragement because I have to be sensitive.... Speechless because I am disheartened by the whole event and wonder what people have sacrificed in family for work, are no longer a factor of consideration.

Today, May 7 .... and I heard... the layoff news continues to break to people today....

I hardly write in my blog about my company... this time, I just need an avenue to release this tension