Usher- Trading Places
I have no car at my disposal now. I am too old to be using my ancient bike which is possibly older than some of my readers. So I decided not to go for work today. I intended to sleep until 10.00 at least. 
Benghui unceremoniously woke me up at 8.00. ” I am hungry,” he said. “Mummy said you must take care of me.” ( All my hopes of a lazy day evaporated in the air. 
I wish I had gone to work instead. )
I cooked these for lunch and dinner. By lunchtime it was obvious I would have to cook again for dinner.
Luckily Benghui didn’t like this lovely sambal dish so I don’t have to share with him.
Mummy said the grass is as high as the fruits. Cut the grass.
Do something about the starfruit tree. Trim it.
Daddy : Mummy said that?
Benghui : Yes, how did you know? ( in big-eyed surprise )
Mummy oso said to remove all the mango branches. ( i had trimmed it some time ago and had been delaying the day for ages and ages. )
He then busied himself for a while.
A few minutes later, when I checked, he was watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A few minutes later, he was reading and then without a sound or movement, he was asleep.
This is my destiny. To be at the beck and call of my family until I no longer matter. How I wish I could have just a little bit more freedom. Or I could sail off into the sunset like an Omar Sharif look-alike or a dentist in a toothpaste ad at least. Freedom…sigh …sigh.
Any body want to trade places?
Mrs Bengbeng knows “all play and no work makes Bengbeng a dull boy”. So she assigns you all these tiny jobs.
do u need a part time job?
u wont regret every moment of now . in fact u would be missing it & have lots of freedom when Beng Hui leaves both of u alone to pursue his studies or migrate elswhere with his wife & children. That’s a fact unless he stays with u after married lor.
i cannot imagine life without him. wat will we be busy about? really it will b a terribly empty nest
BB, i think benghui is too old to read snow white and 7dwarfs la. Get him some romance novel. Hahahah
romance novel? he is still infatuated with Clare
Still asks about her.
Move it! Move it! Get all those things done. Hahahahaha
i hate to be under yr employment lah especially a lazy guy like me
Hey it’s good to be wanted than not wanted. Hehe
yeah, if u talk like that, that is a great cheer me up
From a third party view, you are in a happy family.
you are blessed.
i am indeed blessed
nah…you’re doing a great job…keep it up la!
it is not easy but i try
tsk tsk everyday complain aja
i take over yr bzness, u take over the baby sitting