Grubbs n Critters

March 15, 2016

Faith

This song by George Michael has been playing in my head for several days now. You know how sometimes a song would just lift you up for no reason? This one does that to me.

While I am more of a lyrics’ person and I don’t particularly feel the affinity to the entire lyrics of this song, this song caught me because of it’s the catchy tune. Faith sounds so happy and it’s pretty darn contagious!

Just ignore the jeans and George’s butt in the video. The tune of the chorus and lyrics go well together and resonates with my current pensive mood. It’s making me feel bouncy.

That can only be a good thing. Enjoy if you have the patience to click and view the video.

Well I guess it would be nice

If I could touch your body

I know not everybody

Has got a body like you

But I’ve got to think twice

Before I give my heart away

And I know all the games you play

Because I play them too

Oh but I

Need some time off from that emotion

Time to pick my heart up off the floor

And when that love comes down

Without devotion

Well it takes a strong man baby

But I’m showing you the door

‘Cause I gotta have faith….

Baby

I know you’re asking me to stay

Say please, please, please, don’t go away

You say I’m giving you the blues

Maybe

You mean every word you say

Can’t help but think of yesterday

And another who tied me down to loverboy rules

Before this river

Becomes an ocean

Before you throw my heart back on the floor

Oh baby I reconsider

My foolish notion

Well I need someone to hold me

But I’ll wait for something more

Yes I’ve got to have faith….

Source: AZ Lyrics

A Breakfast Conversation with Spud

Category: Being Parents

These days, I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning. I don’t even hear the alarm.

Sometimes, most times, I really just cannot wake up, and Silver Bullet would be kind enough to tend to the kids so I could sleep a little longer. The kids don’t even want to wait for me to shower them of late as they do not want to wait longer for me to mosey on.

Blame it on sleep- deprivation. There’s only so much your body can take from not having enough rest.

One morning, after yet another rough wake-up call and coming down late to join the kids for breakfast, this conversation happened:

Spud: Mama, I think you need to quit your job

Me: Oh? You think so? Why’s that?

Spud: You work a lot Mama. You are not getting enough sleep. You are always, tired! You knowwww, that’s not good for you

Me: If I do that, then you both have to stop going to school. I can’t just quit my job.

Spud: But why, Mama!

Me: Well, because we have to pay for your school. Schooling here is a rip-off by the way. And, we need to eat, we need to pay for rent, pay for your swimming and your taekwondo classes. If I don’t work, there are a lot of things we can’t do. We cannot go to Holland or Singapore, too.

Spud: What is a rip-off Mama?

Me: It means too expensive. It costs too much that it does not make sense

Spud: Oh. (Pause) Then your boss is not nice.

Me (laughing): Actually, he is a nice guy. Good guy.

Spud: But he makes you work a lot! That’s not too nice. You need to rest, Mama.

I had to laugh. She gave me a funny expression wondering why I laughed. Oh, Lordy! In more ways than one, she’s right. How does one even begin to explain such things to a 5-year-old?Spud amazes me with her questions and her insightful innocence. I love having conversations with her.

Perhaps, one day…one day she’ll understand…that we live in a crazy world. Especially so in Asia. And perhaps in 2 months, she’ll be annoyed that I’m home all the time and not at work!