iphone 4 & me

well, i always feel i dont need a phone that has many functions and applications. to me a phone is just or me to sms and call. the simpler the better.

but i guess, sometimes, i must keep up with the trend or technology.. as almost 90% of my cols are using iphone or android.. or anything that is touch screeen and have lots of applications blahhh...

i felt so left out at times, mine is still with keypad and no other functions other than call and sms.. oh dear.. even my uncle col have upgraded his to samsung galaxy touch screen with internet and all.

so, my phone contract expired in June. so, i was tempted for many months.. to get yself a iphone, since the phone bill was covered my company, why not and i can get the phone free, the only thing i need to pay is the data plan, whihc i was reccomended to subscribe only 1G for normal internet usage, so i did and it cots me $9.30(after 7% GST) a month.. a steal i guess..

so, now, im holding a iphone4 16G with so many applications.. i thought i will be having "phone-culturre" shock.. but hey, i just ot into it real fast, the touch screen was no problem at all..

i can online, login to facebok during office hour, just to update status and check my forum on my online purchase, which usually i can only do it at hom.. wooo.. nice, but i feel too much of all these wont be good for human to human interaction. as everyone us busy with their phone..

i ty not to download games and all and will refrain from getting missy to play with my phone as much as possible..

it's convenient to have iphone i must say.. for 21 months.. shall see if i will continue to upgrade to iphone5 muahahha

Pediped-fan

Finally i ordered pediped after checking/hearing abt it since missy's time.. am thinking is it worth to buy such expensive shoes for toddler? is it that good? i bought crocs for her the covered up type. which is very good too, non-slip, good for her school, our outing.. until she out-grown her crocs,



after that i was given the pediped-alike shoes (won prize), the guy told me, it's the same as pediped, same factory, all made in china but USA design. missy out-grown the shoes too

then we started to buy her more trendy shoes like the bloomB hairy ball and her CNY shoes, also bloomB.



But the latest CNY shoes from BloomB is not as comfy as the hairy ball BlommB, mum also bough one from Melaka, with strap, but too big, and the shoes is not as comfy, missy will complain abt leg pain if walk too much.. so that make me think that i have to get her better shoes, at her age, her feet is still growing, i dun want later she has blister/bunion/flat foot etc problems that i read, many children nowadays experience due to ill-fitting shoes.

i read about it and i feel maybe i should try once.. if not good, shall change other brand.the price is still reasonable, i can buy from

http://www.pediped.com/why-pediped.aspx

my purchased just arrived today, one is Flex for missy, one is original for didi (didi tumpang the purchase) heee.. missy shoes is about SGD70, while didi's shoes is about SGD 45 per pair.




after feeling pediped shoes, i realise that the gift shoes that i won was not anywhere near this quality, the padding, the shoes sole, the design.. even didi original which is said to be th next best thing of barefeet is so well padded, anti-slip and look nice.




we shall start to wear these shoes, i guess, i will continue to buy pediped.. ! Good shoes for healthy feet that is eager to grow !

missy and her tutu

when u have girl, u can never resist the temptation to shop for cute cute clothes. I have been buying not only toys.. i like to shop for clothes and accessories for missy. maybe cos i always see how other mummies are dressing up their little live doll. so when missy come to this age, automatically i will do the same.


We are going to a wedding next week, so i will let missy to wear her tutu, which i have bought last year, it's for 4 yo, so mum helps me to tighten the waist for missy. else it will slip down if missy move too much heee.. then i went to BloomB to get her the white lace sleeve shirt, simple, but the little details is what im looking for. and i got her some accessories like necklace and bracelet. cute cute. and and i also got her a new shoes.. which i love it. this is the type of shoes i like to wear.. but of course i wont buy pink for myself.. but for missy pink is her colour !





the complete look with the shoes. and also the ribbon clip.


shall take more photos when she actually wearing it next week.

by the way, she is now weigh at 16.5kg 96cm and she is wearing size 27 shoes.- at 35 months 2 weeks old.

Toys and more toys

I've added more and more toys for missy lately.. i've stop buying toys for some time,during the period when i was carrying didi. now im back to work and i have time during lunch break, so i shop and shop.

Usually i will only buy from toysrus, kiddy palace and ELC. i wont buy from heartland shops or grocery shops, which mum will do that. as i somehow think bigger shops carry safer toys.. i may be right though, as the recent news about toys having too much lead causing health hazards to children surfaced. most of the problematic toys are those sold in smaller shops. ELC is said to have safer toys eventhough they charge higher.

k, last month, i got missy this cash register, well, i saw some blogger mummy got this for their kids and i wanted to get this for missy for some time. so finally i found this nice one and on offer some more. great deal. from toysrus. it has the converyor belt, credit card sweeping, calculator, cash keeper, the scanner with beep sound.. very real. and of course notes and coins. missy keeps them in her pink bag.
she really engrossed in this.. for that 3 days.. after that she only take it out for awhile then ignore them.. well..i think she will revisit ? at least she will tell me "mummy, same one " when we went to supermarket and she observed the cashier with the cash register.



I just bought this stamp set last week, i almost got all of the melissa & dough wooden toys now. This also from toysrus. i just let missy chop for fun . she already knows her alphabet from A to Z.. so slowly i shal teach her to form words.. now i show her how to spell hr name first. she somehow knows it's her name after seeing it, cos in school their things are labelled with their name.



i got didi two hammers.. these are hammer with sound effect.. just for fun la.. cos it's one for one.. pay one price get two.. hee..didi only interested in chewing..


I think there isn't any other toys i have in mind anymore..I always believe children learn through play.. so have fun buyh=ing great toys for our children !

Shopping Online

I have been buying missy's & didi's clothes from Spree (shared by mummies) from Gaps and Gymborees and recently Ralph Lauren.

i find buying via spree is faster, convenient, and cheaper as we all shared the shipping and now with the lower USdollar, we can shop hippily.

But my last Gymboree spree wasn't quite happy cos the mummy somehow said Vpost charged a higher weight for our total purchase, so i have to pay 30 bucks (SGD)just for delivery whereas for my gaps purchase i paid only about 10 bucks (SGD)..so, in total, for each item i bought for gymboree, is about SGd12.. mm.. not very cheap la.. but im quite happy with my purchase.. haa.. cos we cant get Gymboree from Sg, missy used to get her gymboree from San Francisco , which was hand me down from her cousin, which she never met and some bought by her grand aunt or grandparents when they visited there..

so, this timewas the first time i actually buy it myself.

I bough some nice shirt for missy and didi.. and a pair of jeans for didi.

besides clothing, i bought some accesories like hair pin, which are really cute, wuth animals on it like the one in the photos.. guraff and elephant.. i even bought socks.. which have fish prints..



and another accesory that i love, a gymboree spectacle for missy.. she looks cool in it.. i let her wear it during our swimming on saturday.

Missy's toys r us

When was the last time I bought toys/games for missy?? I think the last toy I bought for her was the ELC medical case, bought during my maternity leave, May or June. I try to buy something for missy every now and then, two reasons; I think it’s good to have some fun creative toys at home, because I believe through play children will learn and through creative toys, children will use their mind to explore the toys including pretend play.

Another reason being that by buying toys, I feel I have the purchasing power, which is one reason I will never stop being a working mother, I want to be able to spend spend spend.. My hobby... muahahah..

And now, toys I buy can be used for both Missy and didi.. so worth the money and effort on toys selection  hee..

What did I get for missy this month ? It’s.. tada..
Vtech Learning Laptop!



They only have orange colour, which I think is fine, as it can be used by didi next time too.




Description of this product:
Kids love to use this stylized, interactive Learning Laptop that looks and feels just like a real laptop computer. The Learning Laptop teaches children letters, English, spelling, math, geometry and music through age-appropriate games that they love to play and master. Built-in Learning Progress System technology keeps track of a child's performance and automatically adjusts skill levels to help build knowledge and confidence. The system is proven to help children learn and master important concepts. The Learning Laptop can be personalized with a child's name and is programmed for use with one or two players.
• Compact laptop with real mouse and flashing light-up buttons engages your child in fast-paced learning fun.
• 40 different activities teach letters, English, spelling, math, geometry and music.
• 4 light-up input keys activate new quiz-show style game play.
• Learning Progress System automatically monitors performance and builds mastery by repeating questions that were previously missed.
• Fun interface shows activity list.
• Integrated 4-directional touch pad and full QWERTY keyboard imitate a real laptop.

The features:
• Fun activites teach kids basic math skills, logic, spelling, creative skills, and computer operation
• Auto-leveling system encourages progressive learning; re-try questions when wrong answers are given
• Slim laptop design features a computer-like graphic interface, flashing keys and a built-in speaker
• Full QWERTY keyboard, wired mouse and track pad make it easy to operate
The actual price is $69.90, but since im a member, I get to buy at $49.90. a steal isn’t it ? Maybe I should give this to missy only during her birthday. I think she will like it because she loves to tab on our keyboards. But till now, we never let her play with out PC/laptop. I rather she see books than see screen. But her learning laptop is her games.
So it’s fine. hee

ELC shopping

today ELC having 20% sales for all ELC items in united Square branch. from 9am till 2pm only.







so, about 10am, i went down to United Square (first time i was here), usually i went to Paragon branch. look for the items i wanted, like ready mix colour, brush, wanted to buy one more giant puzzle but the theme not so attractive, what princess world, market place which i dun really fancy, i prefer one theme puzzle like tractor and the farmer or farm animals or houses.. blahh.. so i din get any giant puzzle today.

bought 3 bottles of ready mix colour, green blue, purple and i realised i forgot the primary colour, yellow.. shit !.. then i bought one set of colouring brush, and i bough one huge bottle of ready to use bubble, which i can refill into missy's smaller bubble bottle.

i bought one canvas painting set for missy too, butterfly, she can use all the gadget and colours in that set to paint on the canvas.

and i also bought a medical case for missy.. opps.. we already have one which we bought from Melaka, but i find this have more tools and the quality of course way better than the one we already have.. heee.. im splurging again.. must control.. next time..

after i was done in ELC, i saw Les Enphants on sales too, so i bought one sweater fro missy, one shirt, one set of Pjs. bought one pair of training shoes for bb, one shirt, two under pants. and i also bought one minnie watch for missy.. opps.. again im buying wayin advance..

well..happy shopping today for my kids.. hee

more toys for missy ..

Went ELC again yesterday, got missy the washable finger paint.. orange colour and alsp the giant puzzle (tractor with texture).. haven show missy yet, as she suely want to start playing immediately.. only will show her during weekend.. hee



Today will be missy's last day in her childcare , tomorrow she will be transferred to the branch just below our home. sososso convenient..so i bought some cutey chocolates for her classmates.. it's chocoalate atatched to animals.. very cute, but not cheap, one small one cost 80 over cents each. then i went to mark & spencer and get some cookies for her teachers. at the same time i got missy's one packe (inside has 6 small packs) of children healthy pop corns. i ever bought their organic cheese mouse biscuits and organic animal biscuits.. missy likes them, so i tot maybe should try this pop corn since missy been asking for "junk" recently.. everyday open fridge ask for choclate/ice cream.. *fainted*.. she loves the pop corn, she can finish one whole children-size package at one go.. i tried one.. ok only.. not as crunchy.. well, since it;s healthy snack, i can consider giving missy once a week .. if she wants.

Post-birth tummy

well, i have been keeping track of my growing tummy since first trimester, to see how my tummy expand slwoly in the beginning until out-of-control at the end stage,,

But lucky thing, i din leave any stratch mark during the whole journey, so, i can still wear my two-piece swimwear.. *beaming*

after i gave birth, my tummy still sosos huge, but a bit droopy, it looks like im still carying baby, abt 5 months..so scary.. but, i have the same during my first baby.

Then, after 5 sessions of Malay traditional massage, my tummy seem to "shrink".. the two photos below, but i still have 8kg or so hanging on..sob.. got to work on my thighs, arms and of course excess fats on my tummy also..



and my massage lady recommended Clarins treatment tonic oil to apply to speed up the firming process.so i've ordered 3 bottles at one go.. *kiasu*

The website to get good price (abt $20 lesser than buy from Clarins counter)
http://www.beautynscent.com.sg/

hopefully, by the time i get back to wokr in mid June, i will look better. i cant pull up my jeans still.. so demoralising.

My LV Tote

My recent purchase, actually it's a gift from LGG, err.. for what occassion ? err.. for carrying two child for him ? muahhha..

I got this tote from Paris. no, i din go Paris,but my col went there for holiday, so i "tumpang" lor. it's abt 200 cheaper than if buy from LV shop in Spore. heee.. i got a good buy again.

I love this tote. simple, casual and good quality !



maybe i can see if i need a wallet.. heeee LGG is shaking head.

Stock Up !

I like to stock up ! i buy more during offers. that explains why i can spent $800 plus just for milk powder last month.

I stock up milk powder. i stock up diapers. i stock up mill bottle (not actually stock up, i buy new ones every 6 motnhs, so i've got many old bottles dunno what to do with them ).

We have been drinking Similac since.. then now GAin IQ 91 year above0, it used to be below $50 per 1.8kg tin, but now, it went up again to $52/tim. SO when the offer of $50+ per tin came, i quickly buy more to stock up. my cabinet full with missy's milk powder. heee..she loves her milk more than her rice. so no choice. This is by far the most expensive milk power in spore and the most popular milk powder in spore !



As for diaper, i tried out few brands, pamper, huggies, dypers, drypants. well, i think so far i only bought the few brands which i trusted. after missy turns one, i compeledly switch to huggies ultra. which it is clinically proven to help prevent diaper rash. Missy never has serious diaper rash before, but i feel safer to use trusted brand and of course, dearer. i started to buy pull up too. Huggies always give little tikes toys when you buy lots. and so far, i've got one toy for free and i can collect two more. got to find time to go and collect.



Lastly, milk bottles. well, due to the BPA thing, i always change bottles, every 6 months. now they have the BPA-Free bottles, which costs double from normal AVENT bottles. got to get from BP (Bulk Purchase) which is so much cheaper. For now, i never sterilise missy's bottle anymore, stop doing that after she is one. we just wash with bottles accessories cleaner which canbe used to wash fruits/vegetables.

I bought the Munchie Water bottle which ic BPA Free for missy. Got it at a steal price too during Isetan Offer. i think 9 plus. Now, everywhere i see is 12 plus. heee..good grab cos ofthe design and non-spill. another good and recommended product !



Bringing up a child is never cheap nowadays. but it's all worth it !

PC Show June09

PC show never lack of visitors, this roudn broke last year records again. sary. what recession are you talking about ??

Well, i seldom want to go PC show, unless i have things to buy. this round, i wanted an external hdd. so, LGG and i went down last Sat.

We finally decided on Western Digital external HDD, i need to keep all the photos taken since missy was born. in case, my hdd crash on me..



ohh.. i was luck during the show, i get the chance to spin the wheel, and i got myself a free movie ticket.. heeee

Crocs ?!?

i never think crocs is nice. sosoos plastic and clumsy looking. No, even if it's free i will think twice to wear it. my sis and mum are wearing crocs..i never tempted to get myself a pair.. nehh..

but, recently, chanced upon a mummy's blog on crocs offer.. well.. maybe missy can have one, since it's slip-resistent. but i will not get those big big front with holes and strapped one the back.. sosos UGLY !!

So, i got missy this Kids Rally pinky ($42), covered all, he only type i can accept. and LGG wanted this velocity ($75)



The price was a steal. outside if you buy, it's 60 over for kids rally, velocity is 90 over..

then last week, we went expo, crocs on offer too.. mary jane only $25 instead of 40 plus. i think cos the model is obsoleted liao.. old model. sis they all gran their fare share there. well.. i got missy another pair, alice at $25 9purple), the size if much bigger, so she can only wear when she is 3-4 i think haaa.. it's like ballet shoes, covered all too. the only crocs pattern i could accept heee..

Here's missy's colelction of shoes, which the collette is what she is wearing now, almost worn out liao .. rally came just right time. the other pair with sound is way too small now. and the minnie sandal is same size as rally, still one size bigger than her feet, we kiasu, bought in melaka during offer. almost 1 year now, still cant wear ! haaaa




well.. again. mummy shops and nothing is for mummy..im waiting for my handbag.. lalallalalala

BAck-Pack ManIA

Wanting to get a new backpack for some time.. look around for good deal... wanted to get a deuter backback but the price is really discouraging.. not sure if worth it or not but it seems durable and fashionable.. many people is carrying it..

yesterday went parkway wif JL.. din plan to buy any bags actually.. just have a look at the shop with some promotion... am eyeing at another red deuter bag.. about 80 buck... JL saw the 39 dollars red deuter bag.. which the design is simple but quite nice... worth the price.. really cant get a deuter bag with this price .. really.. think twice... should i get it ?.. finally i bought it..heee... anyway my old backgroup is tearing at the front part.. time to get new one...




happy purchasing... it is always good to be able to spend.. but have to start controlling.. as i'm always spent without realising where and what i've spent.... bad habit..