Doubting Children

It's her birthday again, time she wonder the most, hopefully her dad will remember this day. What she didn't know was her daddy always remember this day, and Only this. Daddy, although he didn't carry himself as one, but to her, daddy is daddy no matter what had happened. She is big hearted.

When she was small she always wonder why both parents aren't stay together. She was place in parents' on alternate basis.

 

"Sometime I don't know where I'm when I wake up from bed", she said. I felt bit heartache to see what she went through. I was helpless. Really.

"Why both of you aren't staying together". Her wonder mind begun. She felt heartache to have beloved parents not be with her, altogether.

"We had many differences and we fought a lot, so it's best to separate". I answered with full of empathy.

"Can't both you just stay together, I want to see both of you together?". She rolled her eyes and beg. It does triggered the thought to jump back to the family.

"We feel that it's best to stay apart so you could live in peaceful environment". I tried to put her in the perspective that we still love her. " Plus you can still see your dad every weekend isn't it?". I try to fill her blank.

1 year later.

"See, there are many other kids in single family". We were watching movie, kids from single family lived healthily apart from missing one parent. I tried to lead her to see that she's not alone.

Soon, she realize she isn't the odd one.   

"My friend also doesn't has mother". She said when her school teacher ask about family background.

However, she still yearning to have both parents when she saw parents are around for their kids when we were out in the mall or restaurant.

"It's stressful for you to live in a chaos conditions". She keep asking me the same set of questions and I always try to reiterate what we did was the best for her.

"Not every family is happy with parents around", "In fact, when both daddy and mommy had unreconcile differences, things went bad, it going to hurt you even more. In the long run it affect you." I said. Many kids rebel as a form of protest, elude from home, stray on the street etc so I feel good that we don't keep the rotten apple.

"You're a good girl and you're always our treasure". I reassured her that we love her. 

She is fine over time, happy, cheerful, appreative.

"This statement might give bad repercussion over her undertaking of marriage". Said a friend of mine.

"Well, I told her the pros and cons, I just don't want to paint her a fairy tale story. Life is full of surprises and not ALL family will turn out bad". I said it with affirmative.

When things happen and kids have to stay apart from a parent, subject to their age, try to

1. keep the complicated adults matters from them

2. keep them emotional stable in whatever circumtances with whatever measures best

3. make them feel secure with your present, be with them all of your time as much as you can

4. Reassure them they are NOT the cause of these arguements

5. Above-all nourish them with lot of loves

Think from positive facet, separation is not the bad solution afterall. When things turn out bad, it's best to stay apart to think about the next course of action. Most importantly they are your first priority in all your undertaking.

Remember, there isn't a perfect solution but to keep the damage low.

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises or Dark NIGHT Rises? Lol. I almost got it wrong until I blog about this. Then again, the preset key words in google shown Dark NIGHT Rises when I hit on "Dark", LOL again. Well.

We went to watch this movie on a very odd occasion, it was actually a movie therapy session for a stressful friend of mine.

I'm not a fan of Batman frankly, it didn't seem appealing to me as compared to Superman and Spiderman. Plus the shootings on its premiere at Aurora Colorado does turned me off a little.  Needless to say, I've very little knowledge about this movie or Batman series as a whole. C'mon, it's a boy thing.

So well, we proceed with this because there isn't any other movie meet the time and interest at that point of time. Wait, we tried to avoid it in the first place as it seems a bit intense, anyway, it turn out to be "I'm lucky that I didn't miss this!", this movie is awesome!! I feel a bang on my head and follow with blushing because in my eccentric perception movie industry is dead.

I'm quite picky when come to movie (fine, you can call me Bitch), I pick on scenes, scripts, casts, story (as if I'm a movie director ==), but Not The Dark Knight Rises. I felt so overwhelmed by the entire show, it aroused my emotions like a roller coaster, from thrilling, sobbing, admiring to cheering, I enjoyed every bit of it!

The starring scene was awesome featuring a plane being hijacked. The plane was lifted dangling in the air invertedly, for the first time I saw people enter into plane like sliding into a cone, lol. New tactic, New Awesome! The director, Christopher Nolan carries the adventurous mind.

Did I tell you how much I like about Christian Bale in this role of Bruce Wayne? Oh, a young heir billionaire, philanthropist, cripple but charismatic, a handsome man. Cute when he smiles, masculine when he fights hard, gentlemen in suits, loving-kind when he weeps, heroism when he rises for Gotham City. Great cast and renditions.

The Batman mask suit him best, just I wonder how did he make the time to draw eye liner? LOL. I like this thin lips appear outside of the mask. Sultry and assertive.

Remember how people mock about superhero's cape? I do wonder why the stupid cape is needed other than to complete the elements of Bat (got wings mah). Imagine it get heavier when it's wet, it's long and cumbersome. It get stucked or stumbled on easily. This dawned on me when Batman was fighting against the villain, Bane in the dark, wet underground drain. I was even looking forward to see him stumbled on his own costume (Evil, I know) haha. Anyway, I like Batman.

 hhhh..he has Polo Raph Lauren's look!

I seriously quite enjoy the elegant catwalk of Selina Kyle featured by Anne Hathaway. Her super solid-curvy figure wrapped in sleek body-hugging suit complemented her super arrogant catwalk. Her acrobatic- spiderly long legs were showing off the whole time. What a joy! 

This Batman story isn't just mundane Heroism, the story in the Ancient Prison was thrilling and inspiring. In the high-wall ancient prison, under the well, prisoner see no day lights other than the airway, the only entrance and exit of prison. Any jailbreaking require to  climb the slippery bricks wall and leap through two far distance platform with bare hand and foot, only those witheld desperation of survival could make to the success. Hundreds of history of prison, only one has made it through. 

Bane's mission - Rob the wealth and aid the poor somehow come acrossed my mind. It was a great mission, however on a second thought, we harvest what we sow, the world is fair. 

Oh not to forget other casts, I think a few cute guys featured in the movie worth noticing too, see the casts list.

Porto Romano

Perhaps I 'm a bit old-fashioned, I like quiet place, enjoy companies, talks and laughs. I chose Porto Romano.  It attached to one of the residences in Mon't Kiara. I discover this place after moved into my new house. You might missed it when you passby as it's a small shop next to Wendy's but the regulars know where to find good food:).

So it has become one of my regular restaurants for dinning. Wait, I couldn't afford to dine here regularly but it's definitely first choice when comes to Birthday Celebration, dinning, and ...dating (Grins).  

My friend happen to be one of the "founders", so I'm lucky to get to listen the story beneath this great place. The cozy and warmth interior make you at feel home. A series of fine Oil Painting captured the beautiful sceneries from a country namely Republic of Armenia.

"These were painted by the wife's father, it illustrates scenes where she lived. Perhaps something to fill her yearning for home". Said Chris.

As you look around, you will be attracted by the collection of vintage posters (which is what I like most) populated everywhere in the restaurant.  Gentle embience and friendly gestures make you feel at ease as you walked into the restaurant. I particular like to walk up the stairs as you see arrays of vintage posters and variety of sea shell in sizes and shapes pinned against the wall. Will upload more pictures in due time.

Ever wonder what Porto Romano means? Flashed back to 13th century when Marco Polo imported noodles recipe from China, a man who was one of the pioneer explorer to the world. Port Rome became the transit point for many travellers to Europe and other continents. Variety recipes were shared around the region which enriched Port Rome to be the "hub" of good recipes. The restaurant was then named as Porto Romano. Beautiful name. Beautiful history. 

Today, Porto Romano brings the rich, variety unique Europe recipes which you might missed elsewhere. There were mixtures of cuisine from Portuguese, Spanish, Italy and perhaps some Armenia etc. Scrumptious!! 

If you opt for a glass or two, the mini bar served the purpose. You can have a glimpse of the vintage posters depicted below, that passion of the man who run this restaurant. Look out from the window, you'll see few tables displayed for those who love sun and fresh air. I like enjoy a few beers when the weather is breezy and chilling. 

Oh, I haven't shared what do I see up the stairs, have I? There is lot more to shows when I get to snap a few pictures.