Little B is 4.5 months exactly as of today! The little one loves music (Especially Bruno Mars) and hates loud noises. AND gets super excited everytime he/she hears Papa come home. (Yes, we know the sex, but we definitely ain't telling~!)
Mummy is anaemic from the pregnancy. And I'm pretty well! Considering I had next to no morning sickness (Only puked when I ate meat, so the only inconvenience during the first trimester was going vegan) and little to almost no back aches, I'm pretty lucky! Of late, I've acquired a curious hankering for apples such as I've never had before... The big, juicy, crunchy ones!
Could be worse! Can you imagine how much weight I would put on if I were craving something like fried kway teow or ice cream?
Pammy just graduated and officially got her PHD! I'm so happy and so proud of her but at the same time I have to admit, I'm a little envious.
Prior to getting married and settling down, Jansen and I used to talk about both of us furthering our studies. As he graduated and started his PHD programme with NUS & Global Foundries and as we started planning our life together (marriage and house), it became apparent that we would have to take turns to bring home the bacon so to speak.
Our BTO flat at Bukit Merah still has 5% deposit to be paid and thereafter a long loan to service... And now with Little B along the way, I don't have a choice but to keep working and staying at this job for as long as I can. With a little luck, I could get promoted and the increase in income would be a really good boost to fattening my CPF for the day when the housing loan sucks it dry.
In a way, I'm glad I've settled down. But when I look at Pammy and the freedom she has to fulfil her academic pursuits before the age of 30, I can't help but feel a little envious. Because I'm bound. I can't consider doing my Masters Program in Kyushu University because that would mean at least a year of no income for both financing the house and caring for Little B. I can wait till Jansen graduates from his PHD but then comes the question: Do I really want to leave Little B and Jansen behind? Can I leave Jansen to settle the mortgage installments all on his own? It wouldn't be fair to the family... Not at all.
For now, financially, the both of us just want to concentrate on making sure that we can kill the loan as quickly as possible. You have to admit... It would be a RELIEF beyond words...
Family wise, we're going to go for no.2 and no.3! Studies can wait... But starting a family? No way! LOL.
Sometimes sacrifices and compromises have to be made for the greater good... And I'm glad I'm doing it for my family.
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