BIRTHDAY WISH

A letter to Mom to ask for desired birthday presents :). Unedited version with all grammar and spelling mistakes.

Dear mom,

Hi. I'm gonna try something new. I'm gonna write a 'letter', and not a usual list.

If you're my real mom and not a clone or alien from Mars, you know what I want most. Books, of course.

I really want The Mortal Instruments series, wich includes the book City of Bones. I guess, I wasn't paying attention while reading, since I tried the first chapter again, and I really enjoyed it. There's also: The Infernal Devices, a series, a 'spin-off' from the Mortal Instruments (also known as 'Shadowhunters'). The author, Cassandra Clare, actually said that if I read all the Shadowhunters series first, it will spoil the ending for the Internal Devices. Cool, huh?! Also, The Mortal Instruments (Shadowhunters has 6 books. The Infernal Devices has 3. Another series I need is Cinder. (actually it's the Lunar Chronicles)

And do you remember The Selection series? Yes? Good. The last book: The Crown.

Any of these books are fine in paperback (hard-cover is to expensive. What are they thinking?!)

And, can you please pick a book for me? I want YA Fiction. I enjoy it more. Shure, J Fiction can be a fun read but it's just that for me. Just a fun or good read. I might change my mind later on, in the future, but right now, in the present, I'm into YA Fiction. So, yeah.

VISIT THE ZOO

On the last day of the year, we went to visit the zoo. So much fun there as the kids could see the real animals such as polar bears, Arctic foxes, seals, etc. for the first time.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

This is one of the first picture books authored by Mew and published in PDF format as a gift to you: Love is in the air. Enjoy!
LOVE IS IN THE AIR

A CHRISTMAS POEM

It is June, not Christmas season. I was flipping a book of quotations at Salvation Army one Saturday, and there it fell down on the floor, a sheet of printed poem with decorated borders in the Xmas theme. No author name, no title. But the poem is so beautiful. I tried to google the name of author in vain, just because that poem is quoted from various sources with different names every time. So, let's just call it "A Christmas poem" from unknown author:

I have a list of folks I know, all written in a book

And every year when Christmas comes, I go and take a look

And that is when I realize that these names are a part

Not of the book they're in, but of my very heart

For each name stands for someone who has crossed my path sometime

And in that meeting they've become the rhymth in each rhyme

And while it sounds fantastic for me to make this claim

I really feel that I'm composed of each remembered name

And while you may not be aware of any "special link"

Just meeting you has changed my life a lot more than you think

For once I've met somebody, the years cannot erase

The memory of a pleasant work or of a friendly face

So never think my Christmas cards are just a mere routine

Of names upon a Christmas list, forgotten in between

For I send a Christmas card that is addressed to you

It's because you are on a list of folks I'm indebted to

For I am but the total of the many folks I've met

And you happen to be one of those I prefer not to forget

And whether I have known you for many years or few

In some ways you have had a part in shaping things I do

And every year when Christmas comes, I realize a new

The best gift life can offer is meeting folks like you

And may the spirit of Christmas that forever endures

Leave the richest blessings in the hearts of You and Yours

(Unknown author)

MISS MY LITTLE BOY

Tommy, my little prince,
Mommy could not resist her tears when seeing you crying in the webcam tonight just because you missed Mommy. We have been together every day for the past 4 years and now it was the first time ever you were away from Mommy. Even though Daddy and your sister and our big family are around you, you still want your Mommy. I wish I could just fly there with you right away, to hug you, to kiss you, to see your smile, just like every day. But I couldn`t. My heart sank when seeing your tears, when hearing your cries but at the same time I felt the treasure of being a mother: to be always there for your kids, to love them unconditionally and to be missed when you are away. My little baby, don`t cry. Mommy will be coming home soon. It`s really hard to explain "how soon" to you, but Mommy hopes that time will fly and you will be again in Mommy's arms in the very near future. Love you with all my heart!

"I LOVE YOU"

"I love you", Tommy ran towards Mommy, giving me a close hug with a kiss on the lips and tenderly telling me those three magic words for the first time. I smiled so happily, feeling that my heart was melting by his sweet words. Those words as treasured as pure gold were poured out from your kid's tiny mouth, who was not long ago just a tiny baby. Those words are your kid's most sincere sentiments for you and only you from the bottom of their hearts because they are too young to know how to lie. Who did teach Tommy those words? I don't know. He might have learnt them at the daycare, or in Youtube clips. But he knew how to use this very special phrase to express his love to me, his Mommy, and I was up to the heaven. I want to capture those wonderful moments and keep them forever in my heart because my kids will grow up more quickly than I could imagine and the baby-loving words that we never get tired of hearing will soon disappear.

Each time our children graduate from one stage to another (i.e. crawling - walking, preschool - school, high school - graduation) we as parents are excited and a little sad as well. We want our children to grow up, but we reminisce about the 'good old' days. I think those mixed feelings are normal for all of us. There will be parent and child peer pressure to force your children to do things early. You may not be a popular parent when you say No to something 'everyone else is doing.' Parenting is not for the fainthearted or a popularity contest. Childhood is a precious time and it is all ready much too short, keep your children innocent and protect their childhood. These are the words every parent waits to hear -- and the first time your child tells you she loves you is unforgettable. the way your face lights up when she says it to you. Once your child grasps the concept of love, he or she is no longer a pure doll baby. He or she has become a tiny man or woman who is learning the meaning of giving and receiving, of reciprocal love. Then time flies and when you turn your head, they has grown up out of your arms too quickly...

MEW'S MASTERPIECE OF ARTS

Mew has recently been passionately inspired by arcrylic painting and replicated some beautiful pictures from the Internet. She presented one of them to her classmates in her oral presentation on the theme "Commercials" and a lot of them were interested in buying it. She randomly picked one lucky buyer and sold the painting for $10. Wow, she earned her first dollars with love of arts. Now she could decide how to spend her own money without asking for our permission. How cool it is:) We encouraged her to continue painting and selling her works but she seemed to be satisfied with $10 so far. Just hope that she would continue finding a creative and fun way to earn money as such. It's great when you get money for doing something you are passionate about, isn't it?

A CHILD'S BEST SAYING

A conversation between Mom and daughter:
Daughter: Mom, are you excited about the coming Mothers' Day?
Mom: Nope.
Daughter: I will be excited about Mothers' Day when I am a mother. My children will be way better than your kids. I can enjoy shopping the whole day, buying jewellery, cosmetics, clothing. Then I will have a fancy dinner at the best restaurant in town, with candles and flowers, and my husband will pay for it. Oh, I forget, in the morning when I am still in bed, my kids will bring me a delicious breakfast tray with a rose stem. I will also receive a sweet greeting card.
Mom (laughing): Good, very nice dream. Glad that you have such nice dreams.
Daughter: Yes, and I will be better parents than you. I will live in a big house, with designer furniture, and eat out often. I will have the latest Iphone for myself, and buy Iphone for all of my kids. I will send my kids to private schools because I want them to go to the best schools. I will drive a luxury car and go on vacations often with my family. I will stay close to my family, I mean, my "own" family: my husband and my children. I will go shopping for myself and my kids whenever I want and do not have to wait for a sale or promotion...
Mom (laughing harder): Very interesting to hear so. I also sincerely hope that you will be better parents than me and your kids will be better than my kids, haha. Love your saying, it must be the best saying of the day, no, actually the best of the year!
Mom (thinking in her mind): One day you will become a mother, having children of your own, and maybe passing part of the path that I have traveled in the motherhood...and finally becoming an extension of myself, a better and happier extension...

DAUGHTER'S LETTER TO MOM

To: Mom (who don't really understand my world)

Look mom, my life is different than yours. Way different. You think surviving middle school (6 grade) is only, like, being yourself, being nice? You're wrong! So wrong. You don't understand because it changes. The world changed. Comparing my life to yours, almost if we don't know each other! Do you know that middle school and up are difficult? Really difficult? Cliques, bullies, teasers ...

It's not your nice life anymore. And when I talk to you, you don't understand. You don't even try to understand! Being yourself, be nice ... It's very good those things, but it's not really how it works anymore. I hope you understand.

Your daughter,
Talking to you by writing

IF I WERE ...

If I were an animal, can you guess which animal I would be? I could be a cute kitten or a peacock with brilliant plumage, but I would choose to be a playful dolphin instead. I would ride through the huge waves and explore the mysterious underwater world. I would jump high in the air, and dive deep into the water with a big splash! I would enjoy the companion of my family and friends and live a life of freedom to have the whole ocean as my lovely, dear home.

April 2014
(written by Mew as a writing assignment)