Life is short, time travel fast and things change tremendously day after day. We have to attach importance to every single occurrence, family, friends and even things around us. Why? To avoid regret and lost, of course!
My family and I are Singaporean. Singapore is a beautiful, safe and clean small country in Asia. Three years ago, my children and I are in Singapore while my husband is working in USA. He had been working in USA for the past ten years traveling to and fro from USA to Singapore. We had learned to treasure every moment when he is back to Singapore or when I am on business trip to USA from Singapore. The children and their dad correspond via Skype with Web-cam daily though there is a time lapse between Singapore and USA.
We had discussed for several years pertaining to the separation between the father and children. I felt that it is inappropriate, unhealthy and realize that is a gap between my husband and children separating for long period. My parent and in-laws persuade me to give up my managerial career in Singapore and move to USA. What they desire to see in us is a complete the family with parent and children bonding securely together. Finally, I began to plan on the re-location, settling all the bills, housing and miscellaneous stuff prior to the departure.
When I am in Singapore, I have a tendency to take things for granted that I will be there the entire of my life. My children education, my career, simply everything will be in Singapore. My parent, sibling and relative assist me in nurturing my children. Their pre-school, kindergarten and extra-curriculum enrollment are done by my parent. They had enrolled them to the best education center, which prepared for their future. At their age of three and four respectively, my children already enrolled in swimming, phonic, kindergarten, speech and drama, tae-kwon-do and gymnastic classes. They had been in these activities since they are 1.8 years old. What I do is concentrating on my job and play with my kids. I did not spend much time with my parent, sibling and relatives.
Currently, I am in USA distant away from my hometown. I started to feel sorry that I did not do an adequate amount of for my parent that they had done for me. I should bring them out for a holiday not just bringing them out for dinner twice a week. I should spend quality time daily communicating with my parent and understand what they want in life.
Lots of thought came to my mind after the children and I united with my husband in USA. I called my parent daily via Skype, to see how they are doing and communicate anything from the sky. Two weeks ago, my mom was suffered with shingles and in pains. I felt so lost and hurting to hear and see her suffering and I unable to hug her and take care of her. What I can do from distant is to call my siblings to ensure that she drink sufficient fluid, vitamin C and take her medication regularly.
Now, I just want to apprise everyone....... Let get our feet up and get together with your close one.
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