Flash -d- Card

after getting positive result from Dr. Robert Titzer's flash card. i decided to make some of my own flash card using the lift-the-flap method.It's easy to make acually and cost savinsg to make my own.

Oh yeah, im gonna make one more lap book on missy's First birthday, she now has two lap book, one is Family album and the other her own birthday. *busy mummmy*

My Leap Frog Dvds arrived in just 7 days after ordered. SUPER efficient. It's simply convenient and pleasant experience to shop in Amazon *Thumbs up* But, the two DVDs are for bigger tots.. she missy still catch no ball..she only exposed to letter "A".. heee.



Today, LGG's turn to read to missy, see how messy her hair is.. *shake head* she now refuse us to clip her hair..We bring her for a walk round pur neighbourhood this evening in her new tricycle, she seems enjoying the walk.. hee.. and now she is so happy to be on trolley instead of in her pram..

My missy is growing fast ! i hope i can cope with her progress..i'm however a first time parent.. still have lots to learn. I guess im doing fine till now huh ! hee

First scribbles

I've started letting missy play with crayons 2 months back, she actually prcatise holding with her right hand using spoons/forks..

recently, when i let her play with pen/highlighter, she manage to hold it the right way. Today, i again revisit the scribble activity. Woah.. she manage to hold the pen right and scribble on the paper.. well.. she actually scribble beyond the paper.. it's on the floor and also on hr own hand.. muahahhaa

But, hey, she can draw now. so, my art & craft may start pretty soon, i guess.i already bought sponge & mickey mouse non-toxic water colour..*kiasu mum*

I'm a creative mummy to be.. muahh.. after reading the soulemama's creative family, i get so inspired, i even done up my personalised notice board, yet to hang up la.

My Missy FIRST Birthday *O*

Yipee.. we have a very happy celebration on Saturday for my missy's very FIRST Birthday ! I really think it was one of the best home celebration i'be ever had. All the food, except the 2kg cake are home-cooked. and we have people we are close with, all at home just to celebrate and share the joy of our missy's birthday. She is such a princess that day and so pretty in her princess dress. *proud mummy*



The Night before, LGG & I are preparing thre home decoration, how can birthday without balloons right ? missy is so excited and busy together with us..



I've made the birthday slogan with recycled paper (credit card brochures/tissue boxes..) not bad huh ! environmentally friendly !*green mummy*I bakde one loaf of milk loaf. but the stupid yeast act-up again. i gues i should always use new yeast instead of old ones.. sugh, nvm la.. the bread is not the main dish anyway.



everyone sleeps well till the next morning.. i woke up as usual at 6am.. start baking my egg tarts as i feel baking and eating on the same day is the freshest. so i started preparing the dough and filling and baking for 4 rounds. Mum cooking her "gong bak" and 'red egg" and fried some chicken wings & drumsticks, i then ad one more my specialty .. salad.. hee
MIl cooking chicken curry, fried bee hoon & one vegetarian dish. and we collected the cake from Jack's place .. all just perfect. The cake is so huge, the biggest cake i ever bought ! *wink wink*



Then, my missy changed into her princess dress, she is so cute..mum let her wear her present from mum & MIL.. she is so sparkling shinny.. *muakk* Then, it all followed by never ending phot takings.. and of course, birthday songs and cake cutting.. and guess what while we are eating, door bell rang, it was a parcel for missy. from her uncle all the way from Oz.. Sooo good timing ! he bought her 2 dresses & one disney piglet. so sweet of him and even made her cranes..



So, missy gets many presents ..she now loves to be in her tricycle, which i bought for her i bought minnie pendant for her too.

I wish my little girl stay healthy and happy forever. Muak ! Happy Birthday my sweetie pie !

Coffee today

Sob. I just simply cant resist it. I drink coffee again today.

Lack of determination ! shall try again next week.

Stop Coffee Begins

Today i stop my one cup per day.. i substitute with chocolate chips..im doing fine till now..

Will record my progress.. heee

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Saw this from Sue's blog.. interesting game to do when you feel bored in office.
Have fun http://www.helloquizzy.com/

Treadmill this week

lallaa.. i give myself a pat on my shoulder for keeping to my own exerise routine. i went treadmill today. 25 minutes of running.. which i think is good enough to keep my heart pumping healthily..

I din stay long in gym today cos i FORGOT to bring towel ! This gym (corporate) requires all gym goer to bring towel. You cant enter without one. They don't provide towels.

So, when i realised that i did not bring any towel today, i just warp up my shirt (luckily today i wear cotton shirt) into a square and pretend to squeeze it in my hand as if im bringing towel.. muahha.. *feeling smart*

but, since i cant bath (no towel to wipe) so i dun intend to workout too long.. else sweat too much, sticky not comfortable for the rest of the day

Shall exercise again next week !

Weekend activities -September #2

This saturday 13th September is missy lunar calendar's FIRST birthday.. so, mum cooked some "mian sien" for her , she is obviously spoilt with choices.one bowl of " me sua" , one durain mooncake (i brought home for mum, but just put in front of her to vary her choices.. haa, and one fatt gao, (mum made from left over sweet potatoes ).. missy is happy with so much food presented to her.. and mum feed her her very first "me sua" cutey cutey..her actual celebration will be this coming weekend ! cant wait



Then, we brought out the piggy lantern mum bought for missy one year back, before missy was born. now, she can even carry it already, it;s battery operated with songs and lights.. the photo was taken while missy carry the lantern when lights off.. but the flash make it seems like bright day.



Then, saturday, we went down to suntec, thinking of buying some Lego set (Toysrus on offer), but not much left, the one we tot may be suitable we already have. but not lego, but same concept.. so decided not to buy.. missy have a one day out with us..busy looking up and down.. then, evening, we have our moomcakes makaning at PIL's home and missy again get to carry lantern.. haaa..



Missy gets to play with balloon from Toysrus on sunday and i let her play with my pen,, as she keep disturbing em while im doing some cutting and drawing.. she seems to be able yto imitate me by holding pen and scribble on paper.. *good job*. she will come to my study room, to dig my stationary.. if i were to open cupboard, she will help me pull out files.s. play the keys.. just never once sit quietly..

Missy now loves to sit on the strolley when we go marketing, she will grab anything beside her *eyes rolling*

This afternoon,LGG made some crane for missy and hang in our study room. Missy is so happy. She always likesthe crane hung at PIL's study room. so we thought maybe we can make one here for her too. heee... nice.

This weekend, i felt tired. sat night, wanted to watch some movies.. but ended up sleeping through the whole show.. sob.

What kind of parent are you?

try this out have fun

http://pediatrics.about.com/cs/quizzes/l/bl_prnt_style.htm

Here are the results of your Parenting Style Quiz:
You are most likely an authoritative parent.
Your score:
Authoritarian Parent: 0
Permissive Parent: 1
Authoritative Parent: 9
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If you have more 'a' answers, then you are likely an authoritarian parent.
If you have more 'b' answers, then you are likely a permissive parent.
If you have more 'c' answers, then you are likely an authoritative parent.
If you have equal amounts of 'a', 'b' or 'c' answers, then you have a mixed style of parenting.

An authoritarian parent 'attempts to control a child's behavior and attitudes, stressing the importance of obedience to authority and discouraging discussion. Parents who use this method tend to rely upon punishment, which is often spanking or other physical measures'.

A permissive parent 'exercises minimal control. Children of permissive parents are allowed to set their own schedules and activities. Permissive parents generally do not demand the same levels of behavior as authoritarian and authoritative parents'.

An authoritative parent 'operates on the belief that both the child and the parent have certain rights and that the needs of both are important. The parent is sure that she is in control and doesn't need to assert physical force to keep the child on the right track. Rather, an authoritative parent is more likely to control her child by setting rules and explaining why these rules are important and why they must be followed'.

Flash Cards

You know, i started flash cards months back. But missy does not seem to be too enthusist with it. She can sit through the whole flash cards session but not much responds as in when i show her hands, she just look at the card and see me saying it..

This week, i noticed that whenever i flash "Fingers" she will move her fingers.. even before i flip the photo. Is that mean she recognises the word "FINGERS" i flash "face" she will touch her face.. these are the action i will do to her whenever i flash those cards.. i will move my fingers when i flash fingers and ask her "where are your fingers".. i will touch my face then touch her face when i flash "face" and ask her "touch my face, then touch your face"... she seems to understand it now...

she also know "cheeks".. now im teaching her "feet", action word like "blow" i will touch her feet when flash feet, she will follow my action by touching her own feet. and i will blow a kiss to her when i flash her "blow" she is still looking "blur' with my action..

seems like Dr. Robert's flash card works.. so i will be making more similat flash card with more organs vocab like "eye".."ear" "nose" "lips" .. she knows eyes too, as mum always teach her at home..

I tot of adding flash card to teach her "grandpa" "grandma" "father" "mother".. etc...already printed those family members photo.. it's now the matter of putting them all together..

Busy busy me..ohh.. As of the playgroup project, im already getting some contacts from mummies with baby same age as my missy (thanks to mum's social skill ) she always mingle with those nanny/grandma downstairs.. so get their daughter's contact.. haaaa

shall organise one after october.

Jokes to share

Receive this from suh.. muahh crack me up..

Do you know why New Changi Hospital (NCH) changedits name to Changi General Hospital (CGH)? Because NCH stands for 'Never Come Home'. That's why business was very bad before it changed its name. Now CGH stands for 'Can Go Home'. So business ispicking up.


Business in Singapore General Hospital (SGH)isstill going strong because SGH stands for 'Sure Go Home'!
Now National University Hospital (NUH)is alsoconsidering a name change.
It stands for 'No UseHospital'!

What about Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). Not toogood a name, no wonder so much problem.It stands for 'Tiam Tiam Si Hospital' and now 'Tan Teo SARs Hospital'.

So, be careful of choosing which hospital to go if anyone is unwell.

No offence pls, just a joke circulating in the cyber space.. muahahah

Gym this week

I go to gym again today !.. sweat it all out ! Happy !it's the hormones ! haaa..

Today i cycled for 20 minutes + cool down 3 minutes, then do the walking with both hands swing for 12 minutes + cool down 3 minutes.. (i din do long as my target is 2km ). Din get the chance to do treadmill as two machines were down and no one seem to complete their run on those functioning machines.. talking about hogging..*eyes rolling*

Happy exercising and keep your heart pumping healthily

Missy is picking up

We noticed that little missy is picking up things fast .. i guess this is the stage she is absorbing and mimicking us.

now, she points at things she knows or like and can even call them out like herself, baby..

today, mum taught her "pa pa" as in "scared scared" and pat pat her body, she learns it immediately, in the evening when we reached home, she can do the action whenever mum says it and she can even say it together "pa pa".. OMG.. how possible !

then, mum taught her to point at eyes, nose, mouth .. she can use her finger to point at her eyes when we say eyes.. when we say mouth/nose, she still point around the same place.. her cheek area.. she knows what we ameant but not too sure where to point yet.. but already this is a great improvement.. she can comprehend our words and actiosn very well *beaming mummy*

as i always recite the rhymes of "round the garden", now, when i say round and round the garden, like a teddy bear.. she will use her own fingers to circle her palm.. how cute is that !!!! i'm just too excited to see these progress..

it's like you put in effort in some project, and finally the project's result is getting obvious each day.. coming to end of project like that.. it's fruitful !

haaa.. interesting huh!

Weekend activities -September #1

Finally, it's September. mum coming back this sunday and MIL's 2 weeks nanny's tasks will be over.




so, this weekend, we did not do much new stuff, just our normal free activities. Little missy is busy practising her walking.. she can walk on her own without aid for more than 10 steps now. but, still we worried she will fall, as usually she will speed up as she walk and fall front. so, we are ever-ready to catch her. she seems happy with her new found skill now..

Then,afternoon, we went to have our dimsum again with her gong gong + po po.. actually it's an appreciation to their assistance to look after bb.. but, we don't want to explicitly say it, later they sure reject.. haaa.. they r very nice PIL. i must say.

then, we actually spent quite some time on the road as FIL kinda lost in directions when driving in town. talking about on the road, we actually spent 3 hours plus on the road on saturday night, just to go to my sis's place to pick up things from mum and come back home.. we too, miss some turning in the expressway and went all the way to Zoo.. LGG and i were joking that we should actually stop and take a photo before we drove off. sigh.. tt's the problem of not driving often enougha nd get lost so easily .. i some more no sense of directions, i simply CANNOT read the map/road directory !!!! so, do not count on me on driving or giving directions

sigh.. so saturday missy stay with PIL while lost terrible in expressway ! lucky thing we never bring her along.

Sunday, little missy gets to sit on shopping trolley for the very first time, she is sososo excited and thrilled with the shopping trip. while i busy doing my marketing, she is busy touching on all things besides her that she can get hold of..busy busy missy

Mum finally came home in the evening and missy is such a darling that she smiles so happily when see mum. That somehow makes mum happy la.. haaa..

forgot to add in that the bear note book & the sticker card were birthday gift from national library for missy, born in the month of September ! kiasu mummy like myself quickly go and redeem for my missy for her to play in the future. heee

So, one weekend over !

Weekly Gym session

This tuesday, Jenna and i hit the gym together. We felt so good after the treadmill session.

wanted to go swimming, but it just never seem to stop raining on lunch time. sigh ! so, im just ever-ready with my swimming gear, when it's shinny and bright, i'll just dip into the pool !

Happy exercising !

Missy with lots of expressions

I find that my little missy has lost of expressions from photos i took. This reminds me of what my granma used to say abt me when i was about 5-6 years old, i pose differently in each photos.. haaa.. so, it's like mother, like daughter kinda thing huh !

Weekend activities -Ausgust #4

So, last weekend of August and also MERDEKA for Malaysia ! My nephews got 2 days holidays for merdeka.. Malaysia ia always go generous with holidays.. sob sob.. why singapore cant give more holidays.. that's why people all so stress up and cant have more babies what !

So, Sat Missy get to play with ice again (Activity revisit) she is still showing so much interest with ice and curious with why it is so slippery and melting away..

then she gets to play her flash card, she now knows how to give cards to us, she will take the cards(or toys) and pass it to us and will hand it to us willingly. She also know how to poitn at things she is interested in, like if she wants her papa, she will point at him, or if she wants apple, she will poitn at the poster..*Good job *

This week, i let her play with ribbon. she carry the ribbon from study room, to livng hall to balcony then just dragging on it ! *faint* refuse to let go .. but after awhile, she just totally forgotten abt the existence of the ribbon.. how fast they lost interest in a toy !

Sat, she get sot play fake fork/spoon/bowl at grandma's place, she really really so engross in that pretend play. Which in montessori, it is very good for her to develop imaginative mind. she really take spoon, scoop from bowl and feed herself.. we all so amuse with her action, cos when we join in, pretend to eat together, she even know how to feed us ! *beaming* this shows she is getting better in her hand-eye coordination. Montessori mentioned that pretend play/imaginative play actually will create a stress-free adult in later life !

Since her birthday coming, im trying to familiased missy with "Happy Birthday" song. so, i brought out the Mr. bear's Birthday story book and read to her, she seems happy when i started singing happy birthday to Mr. Bear, swaying front and back.. muahahha..

SO, i've got mum to get some celebrative items from home (ahem, cheaper in m'sia), shall ensure missy have an unforgettable birthday on her first year !

Another happy weekend well-spent ! Looking forward to September!

Cheese rennet

Im just curious is it true that vegetarian or buddhist cant eat cheese due to rennet:

What is rennet;
http://cheese.about.com/od/glossaryofterms/g/rennet.htm

Extracted from the link above:

Definition: An enzyme used to coagulate milk during the cheesemaking process. Rennet is derived from one of four sources:

1. the stomach lining of a young calf (the enzyme rennin is found in the stomach lining of animals because it aids in the digestion of their mother's milk)
2. plants (typically thistle)
3. microbes in fungus and yeast
4. Genetically engineered rennet that imitates animal rennet

Some of the forum concerning this topic by vegetarian society:
http://www.vegetarian-society.org/my_forums/viewthread.php?tid=2733

From what i extracted, cheese for vegetarian without rennet are LeBon cheese & danish cheese such as mozarella (emborg).

Last time, we used to take Hi-Cal NTUC brand cheese that is without rennet, other brand has rennet. but, recently, we noticed rennet was added into this Hi-cal cheese. so got to find another alternative.

Im find with rennet but LGG thinks as buddhist, we should try to avoid.

workout routine

I keep my promise and hit the gym today. It's raining, so no swimming, but i ran for 25 minutes on treadmill and then 13 minutes on the steps..

Muahhh. love the feeling of sweating it all out !

Shall try to run once a week/ swim once a week then yoga class once a week. I hope this can improve my stamina and also i wont be feeling so weak that often !

Bravo ! shall keep track of my execise regime from now on

My Girl

I tie two pony tails for her.. which looks like two horns.. haaa. cutey

How my little missy has grown.. All my loves and wishes go to her

Weekend activities -Ausgust #3

As usual, she wakes up in the morning and explore her home.. this weekend, i let her play in the balcony, where she will "cross" from living room to balcony..she gets to see downstairs activities..like peopl washing cars.. children walking etc.. she loves it and poke her fingers through the little holes of the grill. Good morning exercise for my missy dear..



Then,i let her self-fed her plums..with fork & spoon, she so enjoying it as she is very interested with fork/spoon and bowl.. haaa.. i think it's good practise for her to learn to hold the fork/spoon..



Afternoon, we went Ikea for lunch.. she gets to sit in the baby high chair again and her grandpa feed her some chicken pieces.. look at her.. how she loves to eat..and also photo of her at foodcourt during our sunday lunch..and when she is eating orange at grandma's place..

and we bought her two books with colourful pictures that describe how a caterpillar turn into butterfly.. very very attractive and lively, and also a leap frog colour books..only $10 for 2.. great buy !

Another weekend spent. missy is 11th month now.. so very soon we shall celebrate her 1st b'day ! cant wait ! i've already have it all plan out ! yipee!

Nanny on Holiday..

Mum is back home now, her turn to take a break..

Now, MIL is in action with missy..haaa. She is very nice to volunteer to take her 2 weeks leave to take over mum. Very grateful and she has to stay in our home for these days while leving my FIL home alone.

But, FIL came over in the morning till dinner time to accompany MIL and play with missy. They are so fond of missy. Nice.

Neeway, shall update our weekend activities , maybe tonight.

Health Alarm

Again, i have a very bad headache last night. Banging kinda aching. whole head like going to explode and then my lower abdomen is like having diarhoea kinda pain..

What happen ! i just skip one day of coffee on MONDAY. Maybe i'm wrong to skip coffee on MONDAY! and i keep suspecting MUST be the maid put something into my food that i have stomachache *think too much maybe*.. but everyone else is ok except me le..mmm..

Sian.. anywya, after sleepong from abt 8pm till 6am.. im fine now.. maybe i don't have enough sleep ? but, how to explain the stomachache ? maybe heaty ?

Got to resume exercise, go to do it fast ! whenever i stop exerising i have problem with health.. here pain there pain.. killing me.

Tmw go swimming ! Got to do it !

SAHM- Day #3

Third day with Little missy at home.

Well, today still raining few times aday. missy been very cooperative, she finishes her porridge and even have half of the apple. Good job !

We went to ntuc for a little marketing while i grab my lunch at the foodcourt. Then, she takes 3 naps, as usual, her timing is so great that i manage to catch the 10am ping pong match, which as expected, lose to China. And i even manage to wallup one mug of chocolate ice-cream with chocolate chips during the match.. heee..

Activities we did today:



Morning, she roams about in the kicthen while im preparing her porridge, she loves to go to the rack where we keep the onions/garlic/ginger... she take the onions, hand it to me, then the rest she just take and throw, One new skill she just pick up recently is to take thing and hand it out to us, and things she not so interested, she will hand it out and let go on our palm, but things she still interested aka things that she needs to taste, she will hand it out but wont let go or would not hand it out to us...Today, i think she put the ginger into her mouth before i garb it away, she seem to be tasting it..*faint*

then, i cut few slices of apple for her to let her self-feed. She manage to eat some of it but then so engross with the spoon and totally lost interest in the apples, so i have to grate the apples and feed her instead.

I show her how to play the train, pull it along, she too is trying to do the same and keep pulling the train while standing up.. *show off*

One more exploration she did today which i find interesting is that, her toy roll under the coffee table, she bends down to pick it up, then examine the toy, but, put the toy back under the table.. then take it out again.. mm..Montessori approach means she is indeed learning something here through exploration and repetition. which i guess is good huh !


And i've been reading many story books to here these few days, and i noticed when she doesn't want me to read, she will start "singing" when i read. and when i stop, she stop. so, i can know now, what she likes and what she dislikes..she may not be able to tell, but from her reaction, i think i can guess ?


Called mum in the evening, they are enjoying themselves in cameron now. Gees.. so tempting, i must make a trip there one day. And my sis-in-law's mum passed away from C. how scary is that, i think also less than 1 year. she and brother flew back to sabah for the wake while my mum look after the two boys. Luckily we already plan for my MIL to take over this coming 2 weeks, now, all well-taken care of.

SAHM- Day #2

Ok. today things seem smoother. Missy at least finish her porridge today, morning/evening * happy* cos i always put in effort when preparing her food, want to let her have the best nutrient and also taste nice and yet healthy. So, when she finishes her food, i'm always happy.. heee

today, i gave her plum, which she enjoy it very much and evening, i gave her some corn soup. she loves it too.

She took 3 naps/ poo poo 2 times (darn smelly, wonder small baby that smell so nice can poo so smelly)

We did not go out, cos it just keep raining.. sob.

Activities we did today.



I let her do her own exploration as usual, she enjoys her ball, keep chasing them, so i just join in the game passing the ball to her and show her how to pass it back to me, but, she is still not yet pick up this skill, she just push the ball and throw it up , not knowing how to give it back to me. We shall revisit this game since she finally interested with balls. I introduced ball to her rather early but she just not so into it ! well. she is not boy, so, i can accept this fact. *wink wink*


Morning, i did some paper craft, making girl holding hands banner using boxes i kept for recycling. paste it on the wall above missy's book shelf, just for colour stimulation, She loves it, i call them "girl-girl"


Today, she still get to play with the wooden puzzle, and i brought out the pink panther(my toy long ago) and coil it on her cot, the pink panther has this whiskers, which scares her a bit, she just look cautious when wanting to touch him. so i show her it's ok to touch and i took her bear Bear to touch pink panther. And, im surprised to see she started to touch the panther too, first, by using the bear Bear, then with hand.. cute isn't it !! she seem to understands it is ok to touch after i demonstrate to her and using her bear Bear,.. maybe that's when she feels confident and safe to do the same thing..cos we ( mummy + her bear bear ) touch and is ok.

She then keep playing in her cot and step her leg from the cot's gap. *faint*, i stop her, but she just keep trying.

One more game we play to day is "UP, DOWN, LEFT , RIGHT" i keep saying this aloud and do the action..

"Look UP to the ceiling, Look down at your toes, Look left at the door, Look right at the window" she is very entertain by this small action and she then starting to follow me , when i look up, she looks up and so on. Very cute! so now she is into the stage of "monkey see, monkey do". cute cute.

one more day spent. since mum not around, i've let LGG to bring missy to bed at night, at least he get to spend some good night moment with his small baobei.

Looking forward to Friday ! well, it's not that bad being SAHM afterall. Just that you need to plan your day ahead and always ready for some surprises here and there. Still, i don't think i'm someone who is ready to take on the role of SAHM. Im still a FTWM !

SAHM- Day #1

A wrap up of what i have done today with my little missy. I nearly gave up at the end of the day.Geees.but i shall see how it goes for the next few days..


Today, she had 3 naps , morning 10 plus till 12 plus (rather long, and that's when i quickly go and bath & cook my lunch), afternoon around 3 to 4pm..and the evening nap from 5 plus to 6 plus.. she really can sleep and she goes to bed at around 9pm.

She manage to finish her bowl of porridge in the morning around 9am, i feed her for nearly 1 hour... *Eyes rolling* but, refuse to eat her porridge in the evening, not to waste food, i finished for her..

Activities we did today, morning, i let her roam about at home, she went to study room, and i let her dig my bag, she take out almost everything and like keys the most and my ear piece.., the picture also showed how MESSY my study table is AGAIN.. sigh...i've got to find time to tidy up AGAIN.

Then, we play her flash cards, i finished flashing to her and let her admire the cards..*her favourites*.then, i read some books for her like Mr. Bounce & Mr. Skinny.i even brought out the puzzle i thought should play only when she is 2. but, really cant think of new things to play with her, she is interested with the puzzle. but later, as you can guess, to her mouth it goes..so, i decided to stop the game ..

Wanted to go out for a walk, but it started to rain after her noon nap, so i watch some olympics,while missy busy crawl here and there, stand in the middle and i have to chase her and watch her.. we even watch Hi-Five today cos i tot she may be bored with the olympics.. but seems like she is not interested. quite tiring actually, cos i cant sit down and relax.. but, have to keep an eye on missy as she just cant stop moving about..*tears*

Then, at around 4plus, rain finally stop, so we went out to library for a walk. I let her free in the library, she is so happy and keep touching the carpet and wanting to make friends with children there.. my friendly missy..We din stay long there, just for awhile then we come back and missy seem sleepy, so she takes another nap.

that's when i quickly bath and told maid what to do for dinner.

Thar's how i spent my day with missy. Somehow, i keep feeling "responsible" to keep her entertain, and that has put on pressure on me .. maybe tmw i will try to let her play her own...


Oh.. i've got an assignment. shall reveal when i get my first paycheck. heee.interesting !

Holidays

Boss on block leaves - 7 working days off in a stretch.

So, what else, all of us are sososoososososos free and enjoying our "sabbatical in office"..

That explains why i have so many blog entries and also changing all the templates.. blahh.. super duper eng until dunno wat to do .. so beautify my blogs lor..

My leaves start from tmw pm till next week. boss coming back wed.. so we basically wont meet for 2 weeks.. lallalala

Maternity package -08

Today, finally PM got the chance to telecast his speech on goodies..he got to give way to Olympic Ping Pong.. which Sg lost 0-3 to china. well.. for us, it's basically a game between china team 1 and china team 2. When the gold medals were singing the china national anthems, we were thinking.. the three china -sg representative must be singing inside too ? cos they may not even know how to sing sg national anthem..ironic.. but, it has proven one thing, SG indeed needs and depends on foreign talent in order to achieve certain goals.

However, is it something to be proud of ? silve medal after 48 years.. by a team of chinese born PRs ?.. mm.. my cols said - not proud of it !


What im interested in:
1. Maternity leave - 4 months (not sure if im still entitled)
2. paternity leave - 6 days
3. unpaid 1 week leave (can be taken anytime of the year)
4. baby bonus -more, not sure how much more even for first child
5. early children education development - rebates on fees/enhancement/more centres
6. kindergarden - enhance standards
7. Utility bills rebate

Got to get a copy of newspaper tmw.. now still can read online. 2 weeks free online.

Weekend activities -Ausgust #2-part2

Extension to my previous posts on wekeend activities, im bust watching olympics.. so just let her esplore the bosex and the plastic bowl/spoon/fork..

while his father is busy too.. busy sleeping.. if u can catch him in the photo..

Misys now can stand without support. but still not very stable sometimes. she walks 4 steps towards us now.. *bravo !!*





Sat plan to go taka.. thus let her wear this check-red dress. she refuse to let me take her photos.. keep moving abt , thus the shaken-outcome.. *shake head*

Montessori: What Type of Mother Hen Are You?

I find this site interesting:

http://montessorimom.com/phat/

my answers are not so accurate now, as i just choose what i think for this stage, it should be more accurate when my missy is at montessori's age (2-6)

Ten commandments of Marriage

Auntie Jackie sent me this mail.. something to ponder..

Commandment 1.

Marriages are made in heaven. But then again, so is
thunder and lightning.

I think it takes 2 to tango, don't ever believe in "live happily ever after" kinda tales.. cos when u picture the perfection, it usually disappointed you. Compromise, tolerance, and open minded will help you to enjoy the journey of marriage..
which I’ve learnt that. I think so far, I enjoy my journey
Commandment 2.

If you want your wife to listen and pay strict
attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.
mm.. it should be if I want my husband to pay attention instead ? well, at least he listens to me when I’m complaining, which I never stop complaining.. gees.. I should change this ! esp complaining my maid.. tak boleh tahan ! and he reads my blog to get some “updates” on my life.. Ironic huh! But, sometimes we are too busy too sit down to talk abt everything.. tt’s why I usually make it a point to eat dinner together, so that we can have some chat.

Commandment 3.

Marriage is grand -- and divorce is at least 100
grand!
Neh.. no this word in my vocab.

Commandment 4.

Married life is very frustrating. In the first year
of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens.
In the second year, the woman speaks and the man
listens. In the third year, they both speak and the
neighbors listen.
I think I speak more than him. but shall see third years if we speak of our daughter speaks.. muahahha

Commandment 5.

When a man opens the door of his car for his wife,
you can be sure of one thin g: Either the car is new
or the wife is.
mm..or the wife is carrying his child maybe ?

Commandment 6.

Marriage is when a man and woman become as one; The
trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
worst when children come along ? we have to vote now.

Commandment 7.

Before marriage, a man will lie awake all night
thinking about something you say. After marriage, he
will fall asleep before you finish.
mm..might be true. Maybe cos woman has too much to say ?

Commandment 8.

Every man wants a wife who is beautiful,
understanding, economical, and a good cook. But the
law allows only one wife.
multitasking wife. I think I fit the bill muahaha.. *thick skin* I think LGG will disagree.. cos my temper really cannot make it ! still working hard to control my super fast temper..

Commandment 9.

Marriage and love are purely matter of chemistry.
That is why wife treats husband like toxic waste.
I treat him well. He is a lucky man ! except the temper part. opps

Commandment 10.

A man is incomplete until he is married. After that,
he is finished.
LGG agrees with he is more complete after marriage, esp with the arrival of our missy.. I agree with him too.

New hair style

Friday when i came back from home, first thing i see when i open door is my missy's new hair style.. she looks so different from her usual hairstyle.. muahahha..

cutie cutie.. tt's one thing great abt having a missy at home.. you are basically having a live doll to play with.. or should i say.. u can make her looks as cute as u want her to be.. and buy things that u wish u can have during your childhood days..

geees.. i hope i wont make her too vain next time..

First bruises..

Thursday, missy is crawling too fast.. rushing dunno go where.. and , she trip and knock herself on the floor.. her teeth somehow cut through her lower lips and it bleeds..

Friday, her eyes locked on the TV.. and walking around the coffee table.. trip again.. maybe her leg cross wrongly.. knock her face on the coffee table side..lucky not the corner..so blue black one line on her left face..

sigh.. heartache to see her with these bruises.. but. hey.. if children do not fall, they wont learn...

got scolding from mum.. cos she complaint .. said i always let missy move freely.. said i let her explore freely.. and that's why fall down.. mm.. i cant be guarding her all the time.. else, how can she learn to walk.to crawl./to explore..

just hope no more falling for missy..

Weekend activities -Ausgust #2

This weekend, my back is feeling ok, funny thing i think i get my backache from yoga, but, after this friday yoga (i did not over-stretch, as in i did not go beyoand what i think i should) and my yoga just become better and i can bend and turn left and right without problem .. magic ! so, conclusion is that never never over-do.. just listen to your body.. this is always mention during our yoga lesson.. but sometimes being a little bit too ambitious.. causes injutry instead of healing..

neeway, this weekend, plan to go taka for some shopping.but due to delay of time and raining, we ended up hanging out IL's home..



sat morning, i let bb play with ice, this is her very first time playing with ice, very fun to see her enjoying herself, she j=is trying to catch and hold the ice which is very slippery and keep slip out from her hands.. and she tries to put the ice into her mouth, which the ice is rather big and when the ice melted and she finally manage to stuff it inside her mouth, she seems so satisfied haaa.. but the coldness make her face looks so "sour" haaaa

Then, we play ballons of heart shape and doggie, brought over by her ah yee..then, i took out her new toys from cupboard, the building bricks with the small pink carrier and a pink truck bought some time back by her popo... she seems happy to explore these two toys..

of course, we never forget to do some reading , Mr sneeze .. and flash card, she is like usual, concentrating on each of the flash card and wanted to eat them all..*eyes rolling*.. we play Peek-a-boo too.. this time i add in some variation, i hide her green bear into the blanket and ask her to find, now she knows the bear is call "bear bear".. whenever we say bear bear, she will search and bring it over.. so, she manage to take the bear out under the blanket.. Good job !! shall repeat this game next week

k.. next week mum going back home for her 3 weeks holidays. i will be spending most time with missy.. somehow , i tell LGG, i have fear over being a stay-at-home-mum.. i dread the idea of being at home ONLY.. scary.. this week i shall have to experience being SAHM.. i hope i make full use of my time.. geesss.. Luckly thing it's only 1 week.. booo..

Photos-combine 01st year

wanted to do the video.. while doing, i tot maybe i can put all her photos by months starting from the month she was born sept-07 till august08.

Shall make some cards with this photo and give to my family members.. they are soo looking forward to her photos.. esp my SIL back home.. she longed for a girl.. but two boys keep her very busy already haaa..

Retire by 45 ?!?

mm.. recently jia has been posting few entries on this topic.. retire by 45.. even JM is talking abt it..

But, i still think it's nor practical to retire at 45 le..but, one lucky thing jia and i have in common is that we have a carefree work. my work is super duper bagus in term of flexibility. which i enjoy the most now. the work itself is manageable, within my control and my ability. Thus, i have not been stretching my skills for sometime.. meaning lots of things i do in my work is really things i can manager and i don't pick up new skills..bad and good huh ! but, i guess, im fine with it for now.

well, let's see. now im 31 of age.. if i were to retire by 45. or let's assume at 45. i still have 14 years to go. by then my missy will be 15 years of age..mm.. will i be in a stage that im comfortable with the word "retire" ? either mentally or financially.

let say i will live up to 70 years of age.. so for that 25 years, what am i going to do ? gardening ? travelling ? relax and carefree life ? will i be able to stand the "nothing-t-do" days .. will it make my brain slow down ? cos not much to think of when retire ? my brain cells will slow down and become inactive ? i may not even live up to 70 then ?

geees.. anyway. i just COULD NOT imagine myself retire anytime now.. i just could not stop doing things.. busy around..

but, life is too unpredictable.. we may plan.. schedule.. blahh.. but who knows what will come tmw.. or rather 1 month down the road..just enjoy your carefree days whenever u still have the chance.. do something useful or start a new hobby if really find it hard to get pass the days..

geess.. im still thinking should i try to sew a dress for my girl..i really don't have much talent in arts.. arts-less mummy. but i will try. never give up !

BacK-aching

sat morning, after all my activities with missy, while half way feeding missy, she keep saying "mm mmm mm" this is how she signal to us, she wanan poo poo.. so i carry her up and bring her to her potty.. not sure is it my action is too quick, that after i kneel down, i cannot stand up .. my back has this sudden pulling.. i just couldn't stand up without holding on to something earby..

ARRRGBGGGG.. this is killing me.. Never in my life, i experienced such pain..not even giving birth..i cannot bend down.. cannot turn.. so no choice, got to give emergency call to my "support team" aka mum & mum-in-law.. today is saturday, so MIL in action.. so she took over for the whole weekend including night time. Geesss..Very very grateful to both my mums.. without them, i really dunno what to do..looking after baby is however woman's task, i just dun quite trust man can do a better job than us..

I think it's my yoga session on friday, that i over-stretched myself. i tot i can push myself a bit further but seems like it's a mistake to do so. Got to watch out else will have side-effect esp woman, so far, woman of my mum's age, all got backache.. so it's got nothing to do with EPIDURAL hor..

my plan to go shopping during national day all crashed.. ended up in bed whole day.. sob. today better after applying doctor's cream. he suggested physiotherapy if not getting better.. shall se how it goes..

Health is so important, whenever i fall sick, i always remind myself to exercise, eat healthily to stay healthy.. I hate to be sick !

maybe i should go swimming more.. good exercise

Activities Revisit

This weekend, we revisit two activities we did back in june anfd July. I really can see difference in my little missy in her alertness and participation..especially the swimmin session, LGG and i are amazed at how much she has grown from June to now, August



From this weekend swimming, she enjoy the swimming more than back in June. she started splashing and kicking the pool water the moment i put her into the pool. she smile and enjoy herself in that short session. really happy to see her enjoying the water splashing..

I let her tried the clour pencil (highlighter) drawing this week, she is still giving the similar level of interest towards the colourful pencil instead of holding it to draw, which i guess is expected as it needs some training to at least hold a pen to mark something on the drawing block..



I let her use the colour high lighter which was given to me from a course. it is scented and colourful. shall revisit this activity in weeks to come.

we still do some other activities this weekend, such as letting her continue to take books from book shelf, let her explore her daddy's study room, search for his mouse..let her play with teddy bear collections from McD.. let her explore her toys basket, arrange flash card on floor, let her mess it up one by one from one point to the end point.. put one teddy bear and one ducky into two section and teach her the name of both hope she can recognise them.. but.. she only interested in throwing them out ..




she now can call "bear bear" whenever we ask her where is bear bear, she will turn to her green bear bear which we put in her cot.. and carry the bear bear.. today she can say "baby"..we are rather surprised. i kepe teaching her duck duck duck.. but, she only remember baby,, which we guess is the name we always call her..

well.. one weekend spent. looki forward to next weekend !

Curtain all the way..

Been busy lately with the curtain fabric selection.. go down to order.. send for sweing.. then collect..

Finally, i=within 1 week plus time, the curtain is ready.. faster than expected.

Now, my home changing from "zen" style to very colourful- full of red and patterns.. I love it ! and missy loves it too, she likes the living hall curtain..

So, my next project will be --> Little Missy's First Birthday..Stay tune !

Sister's birthday

Next week is my sis's birthday, so we thought we celebrate this week, we went to vivo to have lunch..



today, i let missy wear purple dress, she looks so cute.. all the way from train trip to the restaurant she attracts so many "admirer" haaa.. she is rather friendly too..Took these photos while we are "wrestling in bed" ..this picture i chosen is very cute in the sense, she is like blink one eye.. i don't think it's possible for baby her age to know how to do it.. it is just being captured by chanced.



I actually bake the cream cheese swirl chocolate cake.. i guess i really don't have much talent in cake baking.. see how it turned out to be.. so soft.. it just cruched when i take it out from the baking pan.. sob sob.. anyway, i still give it to my sis..it's the thoughts that count huh !

Weekend activities -August #1

This week, we did not do anything special..my aim this week is to introduce her the letter "A" and the related items..


So, i've created this book with "A" related pictures..she is able to sit(stand) quietly till i finish all the pictures.. but she just cant help but want to touch the book.. so i thought ok, let you have it, flip it through.. Oh Noo.. biggest mistake.. she actually torn the page out ! sob.. Anyway, it's expected. i'm just hoping for miracle that she will "handle with care"

This week, we have read few "touch & feel" books.. she is enjoying it for the first 3-4 days.. but after that, she just ignore the books even when i put in all around her..ohh.. she even bite one portion of the rabbit's mummy's off the book.. i cant dig it out from her mouth or anywhere on the book or floor.. so i assumed she has swallowed that portion of the page.. sob.... till now she never complaint stomachache i guess no side effect huh !

shall see what we will be doing this coming week. i will still continue to teach her "A"

As for sound making, she can say papa very accurately now.. sometimes mama.. and mum mum when wants milk milk.. her favourite word still papa.. so, i guess all baby alike, their first word always papa first.. sob..

Pat- tor @ Parkway

heee.. the above is my favourite ice-cream from swenson.. haven been eating it since our courtship days.. weekend during our weekly marketing at giant, we bought the ice-cream again.. ohh.. feeel sooo happy !.. i always believe chocolate will make me feel happy.. tt's explain why i like chocolate but i cant eat much as i cant stand the sweetness.. i believed im not much of a sweet tooth person ..which is good i guess..

nothing much, just wanna jot down this moment when lGG & i are eating our favourite ice-cream.. ohh.. PIL are looking after missy while we did our marketing & eating our ice-cream.. heee

Weekend activities

This weekedn, we went to her yi-po's house again to eat durians/rambutans/mangosteen.. she get to see her daddy plucking rambutans.. she get to see 3 different colours cats.. she did not cry when see her yi-po or auntie vickie..we left her abt 1 hour with yi-po she never cry.. Good improvement !

i let her play with her flash card. i flash from "A" to "Z" and she sits quitely till i finish, then she just grab the cards , so i lay in front of her, let her see the pictures and play with it..she pick the card see look, then fold.. *eye rolling*

Then, like usual, after her morning feed, she will go checking in each corner of the house and rooms, like inspector.. to check for any hair on the floor.. any dirt.raom around.. a good form of exercise i guess to let her practise her motor skill.. she is able to stand on her own without holding on anything for few minutes.. and i noticed she is encouraged if we clap and cheer for her.. so, little ones too need to be motivated ..*mm*

this week's new discovery for bb is that, she started to feel curious with "water" when i use the pail to pour water from top to her bath tub.. she will grab the water.. and laugh loudly.. she will look at me and grab the water again & again.. very very cute.. it's good that she show curiousity & interest..so her bathing new game.. catch water that flows... *heee*

and sat, i let her wear her green dress.. she looks good in green too.. last week's yellow is very pretty too.. maybe cos she is fair, so these light colours go well with her.. *my pretty baby*

My this coming week's mission.. i learnt from SAHM, we should have a theme weekly on things to teach our child.. so i shall teach her letter "A" for the whole of this week. se how it progress.. heee.. mum said too early.. but i guess no harm introducing it early la..it's just trying to do something more structured with her instead of play aimlessly all the time..

Gees...i still have many things i need to complete before she is 1 year-old. hope i can make it in time ! * busy working mum*

Durian party

hoo. i haven eaten durians for 3 years already.. this year, i MUST eat ! with that determination, i planned to go back home , but stupid bus ticket left only the front seat which is not ideal if we decided to bring bb along..

so, we decided to go Geylang (Lor 25, near aljunied MRT) to get our durians.. wah.. $2 each..we tot, ok, just buy and try.. never knew.. the quality is superb !! my MIL is good, those she chose all very good ! they have bitter & sweet, 2 types.. all very very good. really value for money..



i've eaten so many.. now feel like goin to get sore throat.. hee..but no regrets man ! durian, you r the king.. no doubts abt that..

ohh.. we actually let bb tried a bit, but, she maybe not like us yet, cos she is like tasted very smelly thing expression, like wanted to vomit ! heee.. nvm,. it takes time to fall in love with durians..


On the same day, we went to parkway parade Giant, bought some magosteen, the queen of fruits.. and also we pluck the remaining rambutans from ah yee's house.. so we actually loaded with durians.. rambutans & magonsteen.. hoooo..



bb get chance to play with these fruits.. i gave her mangosteen & rambutans.. she chose mangosteen... clever huh ! cos past weeks she played with rambutans already so she wanted something new..

I bought honet pineapple last week, and let her play with it, she really loves it.. the skin of the pineapple tickle her little hands.. she is trying to pull the whole pineapple up.. so cute.. and so happy..if u've noticed


her pyjamas is kinda weird, cos we put on another singlet n to of her pyjamas.. cos her latest hobby is to bite button, we worried she swallow the whole button.. tt's why must over-layer with another button-less shirt.. * shake head *

Artist to be ?!?

As a FTWM, unless im super hardworking that i will have time to do a lot of reading/srufing to find our what activities to do with my little missy. But, at least i take the effort to search online. as usual, i frequented SAHM's website for some ideas.. heee..

BB already not interested with her tunnel game, she can go in and out of the tunnel without much fear or effort now.. piece of cake haaa.. so we decided to try some new activity.. nothing structured.. just for fun..i always let her explore on her own at home, she now knows where her toys are.. and where her books are.. she is very good in crawling now. she even play chasing game with us .. haa.. very very cute and fun stage now



she already started cruisng abt with the assistance of furniture, she can stand up while holding on sofa or chair or our hands.. today we found out she can stand on her own while taking her very fisry few steps.. which we are kinda shocked as she is not even 10th month old. so we reminded ourselves to be watchful over her as she just stand and let go of her hand and try to walk.. scary !!

yesterday, i gave her some crayons and drawing block.. well. i din expect her to know how to hold crayons like holding pen and start drawing, i just wanan introduce new thinsg to her and let her feel how it is like to hold something while scribble on something.. heee



I guide her hand with the crayon.. she is enjoying for awhile but started to resist my assistance and wanted to play on her own, after some time of observation on the crayon (her usual warm-up), she started to send the crayons to her mouth, i have to quickly pull it away from her face.. haaa.. and i show her how i can use crayons to make some colourful lines on the crawing blocks..

it's ok she does not appreciate this activity, we shall do it again next week.. just like we did with the tunnel, she finally learned the concept behind why mummy put a long box for her.. "cos mummy wants her to crawl from one end to the other, on her own without fear".. heee..

Fun playing with my 10th month old

Lovely Girl

Taken her photo yesterday when she is in this yellow dress.. kinda of sexy actually, i thought maybe wear a blouse inside so that she wont catch cold.not bad actually. cutey cutey.

Bintan 12th-13th July *10th Years of Friendships*

Thursday afternoon, while i was still in course, mum called, bb is having fever..well after the first UTI episode, we are very sensitive to "Fever".. i left the class early, rush home, check bb's fever, 38 plus, so immediately, FIL came over to pick us up and off we go to KKH..check her condition, her urine..

We were relief to know that it's just normal flu with running nose and coughing.. phew.. her urine test came back negative and normal. she is completely clear from UTI now.

so, one more day before i'm off to Bintan. she is having her First ever flu since birth. her immunity is not bad actually. with 1 month of breastfeeding, she is considered strong girl, as my friend's boy always having flu comparing to bb. mum & MIL ensure me that they will look after bb with LGG's help, so, i decided to proceed. haaa.. good timing to get flu huh !

To prepare, i baked a loaf of wholemeal bread on Friday night. boy.it baked till almost midnight as i started late, only started doing the dough after work. as dough method bread is nicer.

Saturday morning, woke up around 530am. steam the ham, ask maid to fry the japanese crispy nuggets and rinse the lettuce +tomatoes. after bathing, i started to made the sandwiches. it looks good huh in the photo. they like it too. heee..

so, we meet at tanah merah to board the ferry. as usual, when the 4 of us met, we just cant stop talking.. blahahha.. until into the ferry. and we really dun feel the journey is 1 hour, as we never stop talking ..



After we reached Bintan, we went to do massage, that's where i got my stiff neck and ML got sick after her Thai massage session.. we had our lunch at the restaurant there at Oleh oleh market".. we bought some beers for tonight's celebration too..mm..after we went back to hotel..ML ended up sleeping in the hotel room for the rest of the day. so, Left 3 of us. We decided to go swimming, took some photos, but Jia haven send to me.. we went down to the beach as well.. actually, i dun find Bintan that special.. just like any other normal beaches..nothing much special le..

We had our Korean dinner with ML eating her porridge in room. after dinner and some walking, we went back to our "free upgraded" room as we requested to have 2 rooms side by side and they run out of room, so gave us this bigger room with sea view. We watched some TV and Jia being the "pig" suggesting to sleep awhile.. so, i too ended up sleeping.. and wonder why around 12 midnight, we just woke up and thought of the beers.. so three of us just finished one can each.. haaa.. we felt funny too cos after the beer, we just continue to sleep..

Next morning, ML is feeling better, so we continue to finish up all the beers haaa.. we are crazy !! we had our heavy lunch at the hotel.. and just wait to go back..

well, i think this trip is good for us as we seldom get time to gather like last time, especially me. Opps.. so, this gathering kinda catch up a little more on each other's life..

Our 10th years of friendships! Jia is going to amke a movie with all the clips they film..muahhaha...

Mum-On-Stock

During our bintan trip, Suh shared some of her experiences in share market. Jia and i both wanted to try out. Thus, we plan to get started by opening an account and get advise from remisier.

So, we hoep to get started somewhere.. and as i told suh, hopefully we will have "happy" experience in our share market trading.. muahahha..

How nice.. if i can just do trading online and no need to work.. muahhaa.. and earn lots of money to maintain my lifestyle... it's always good to have dream.. dare to dream then u'll have motivation to act on it !

But, before that, i better equipped myself with more information on those stocks/share .. trading jargons.. it all seems so alien to me.. boo.. no wonder i cant do accounts/finance.. i just cant seem to be interested in all these terms..

Running to Stay Y@ung

hoo.. seems like i din choose the wrong sport..i've been running for coming to 4 years now.. mostly in treadmill..i find running suits me as i don't perspire easily..running is the only sport that make me sweat.. i love the feeling of sweat it all out !

recently, i seldom hit the gym for running.. simply lazy.. cant move my butt..sigh..

my boss is a runner.. he runs 10km each time.. so effortless.. i think i don;t have to run so much.. so long i still run and sweat.. it's enough.. must listen to our body when exercise.. dun over-do..

talking abt over-do.. i did balinese massage in Bintan (havent got time to blog abt it yet)and the ending part, the lady did the left n right body pulling... caused me to have stiff neck .. yesterday i felt weird again.. after bathing, all the sudden, my muscle liek cram up.. my neck totall cannot turn and i cant lift up my head if i lie down.. WHAT THE HECK !!!

so, must be careful when do massage, if not done properly will get injury.. later must go n see doctor get some muscle relaxant or something.. geees.. LGG keep saying.. spend money to get injured .. sob..anyway, the massage was cheap.. only SGD28 for 1 hour.. where to find.. muahaha

CourSe

today till friday i'm attending project planning & management course.. wulala.. same course attended by LGG few months back. and some more got exam at the end of the course.. siannn..

but, i find nowadays courses are getting interesting as they get us to play games..same like ITIL course. we shall see if my team's project planning can be realised tmw.. muahaha..

Happy attending course.. ohh.. my course is better than LGG's cos company provided lunch with budget SGD50 per person.. heee.. today we lunch at DOME. tmw not sure where. we get to choose our lunch from menu. so cool !

Tonight got to start packing.. 2 more days left..

Post- gathering notes

hee.. posted our emails here so that next year we can flash back what we have done/say..

My mail - first email:
Gals,

Thanks for coming to my place on saturday ya. Paiseh, cant make more food for your gals due to my little missy around la..next time we have a feast k

by the way, i tot i take quite a number of photos.. but when i check  back not many le.. only few with u gals busy taking photos.. send me those photos u gals taken le.. so that i can keep. then compare each year.. heeee.. thanks in advance ya,

till then, have a great day ahead !

Cheers,

Gis's -second email:
Good morning all…

it was great meeting the 2 mothers and its been almost a year since we
last gathered. Oh geez.. time flies.. haha…

I checked mine and its also not a lot.. will send you the photos once
done.

Take care gals, and muz let us know when you have ur 2nd kid, MJ.. :)

Thank you & Best Regards,

BK's -Third email:
Good afternoon all...

Thanks Lee Huey for preparing the hearty meal and your baking is really
nice and healthy.

I apology for bringing the 2 gals stuck in a 'yuan wang' jam for 1 hour...
really sorry..

Yes, I hope I can bring good news, it's really time for a 2nd one to
come... I also hope to hear good news from you two alright ;))

Please share the photos, I'll share it once they are uploaded to the
laptop. Thanks gals...!

Have a great day/year!

Iris's - Fourth email
Yo Babes,

LH: Tks for the breakfast. Although not what I expected (No fresh milk,
juices, tea, eggs etc) but at least still edible lah. hahaha (just
kidding)
appreciate your effort to prepare breakfast for us. :)

BJ: Its okie no worries. Its very nice of u to offer to send us there. :)

Erm.... think my cam also not many pics leh... Mostly its me lor. hahaha
Will upload in facebook and email to u gals.

Must arrange to meet up sn k.

Miss ya!!!!!
Lots of luv


Shall see them next year !

M@nday Bluess

I almost wanted to take Mc today.. soso sleepy.. hard to get up even the alarm already ring..tired !

that's the problem with busy weekends.. we are so tired even after two days of so-called "rest day". i still have many things piling on my study table that i wanted so much to clear but haven't got around to do it.. i still need to choose and edit some photos for printing by this wednesday, i still need to remind LGG to issue cheque for my yoga class by this week, i still need to think and pack my things for this weekend getaway trip.. already many things to think/do..sob.. i need more time ! my time management skill not there yet !

today is youth day or something that no students are taking bus, and the bus is taking forever to arrive, each time pack to the door.. i missed few buses, ended up late to office by 15 minutes ! feel so sian cos i dun like to be late to work !

Today no sandwiches as we already run out of bread and i simply forgotten about it. so, breakfast i just drink one cup of coffee, getting headache. geesss.. what a Monday ! i simply hate Monday ! how i wish we can just skip Monday !


oh yeah, i still need to think of how to celebrate my missy's 1st birthday ! so fast..it's coming soon !

good thing this weekend im going for a break ! hopefully, not tired when come back, should be refreshed ! muahahha.. looking forward to it !

Sunday @ Ah Yee's home

Today we went to Ah Yee's home at katong to celebrate her retirement ! our weekend really pack this week. hardly have time to rest.She invited us on Sat evening when we are in PIL's home.

So, today after late lunch, we went down to Buangkok to get a cake for her, buangkok really happening today lots of events going on, but we do not have time for these, bb seem so interested with the ballon blowing up high...haaa..

we then went down to Ah yee's home, while waiting for them to prepare dinner, MIL ask LGG to pluck those ripe rambutans.. ah yee's place has many fruit trees, like papaya, ciku, rambutans, soursop starfruits... it's quite fun as we seldom see all these in town anymore.. bb so excited to see rambutans as it is hairy.. she will scream so loud when we touch her hand with rambutans.. haaa.. cutey cutey..

after the celebration, we went right home as bb is very sleepy already. another sunday well spent !

Weekend's activity

So, this saturday, apart from the gathering & her grandpa's bday.. we still do our weekend activity..

this week, i let her explore her first small book shelf, which we installed last week, put in those story books (well-preserved by her grandpa, all her daddy's n uncle's story books, more than 20 years back) whole series of lady bird's children story books. she now can stand by holding on things, cruising about.. and can take out books from shelf.. good job !

i tehn gave her the big shape picture to her to play with, she seems interested , well for that very first 5 minutes, after tat, she don't even want to look at it ! *sob sob*

Then, i want to show her how to put things into a container and take it out, this is the first time, i use a deeper basket to play with her, she manage to take the dice out but not putting it back.. so we shall practise on this in weeks to come.

Happy playing !

Vivo city

Finally we went vivo after so many weeks of talking abt it.. t's rather far for us, but take train is from one end to another without changing.. quite convenient actually.

today after the morning gathering, we went to vivo to celeb FIL's b'day. we planne to go orchard initially, but changed our mind when we r in the train. lots of things to shop actually, very big and all.. this is bb's first trip to vivo.. she gets to see many many things, people as well of course.

today bb is very busy.. morning socialising with mummy's frens..afternoon walk walk in vivo.. busy baby..

after the vivo kai-kai.. we went back to PIL's hoem for dinner as our normal sat's..FIl oon his record player, those big big round round black record.. not bad at all.. bb even dance to the music.. haaa.. oh.. her recent new moves.. she starts to move forward and backwards to music or thinsgs he like.. like swaying .. cute..

Gathering- another year

Well..the gathering almost cancelled due to new driver Bk almst drove to JB instead of Sengkang.. muahahhaa.. but, we finally met again.. last year we met around the same month too, i was still heavily pregnant at that time.. how time fliess..my bb already 9 month plus now..and Bk's boy is 3.5 year-old already a very quiet boy who just play on his own..really amzing.. my bb keep approaching and touch him.. but he just continue to play bb's toys on his own.. mmm...

BB became their model.. once they stepped in, three cameras keep shooting.. as you can see in the photo..bb blu blu wondering what are these people doing..cutey.. she is rather friendly, as she never cry when these "jie jie ' cum one 'auntie" carry her.. seems like she can socialise well..by nature i guess.. like her mummy.. haaa


i prepared some sandwiches for these gals. with home-baked bread of course..chat/gossips for over 2 hour plus then they have to make a move and LGG & i are meeting PIL too..so we ended with hugs and goodbyes till our next year gathering.. haa.a. so weshall see who is getting married (Gis or Iris) and who is getting pregnant again(Bk or e) haaaa

Busy weekend for me , as i planned to baked cream cheese choco cake.. but really cant squueze time for this.. after our x-col gathering, we went down to vivo to celeb FIL's 65's birthday..another entry..