Priority to Daddy..

Extracted from one mummy's blog..which i find it meaningful. and which is just what i have thought and try to be with my girl during her growing up days. i always tell LGG.. if i don't buy this and that.. once missy pass this age.. we wont be able to do this and that.. haaa.. so it make sense.

"I had just gotten focused on my workload for the day... when my 8-year-old daughter walked into my office, having just finished her shower, her hair still wet, and wearing one of her prettiest dresses.

In her innocent daddy-loving voice, she asked me the question she usually does when she's all clean and dressed for the day...

"Daddy, can you brush my hair?"

In an almost kneejerk response, I was about to say..."No, not today, sweetie. I've got a lot of work to do. Run back upstairs and brush your hair or ask Mom to help you."

But just before the words left my brain and proceeded out through my mouth, something grabbed the reigns of my heart and ran a thought to my mind... "Don't say that. If you tell her 'no', you are communicating to her that your work is more important than she is right now. Is that what you want your daughter to believe?! Remember, you've only got so many more times to brush her hair before she's too old to ask you. If you don't do it this time, you've lost one of those chances."

So, resolving that probably not all of my "to-do list" would get done today, I said, "Sure, I'll brush your hair" and proceeded to take her purple brush and remove one wet tangle after another until her golden blonde hair was all straight and smooth.

I'm not telling you this story to pat myself on the back, but to share a real-world story and encourage YOU with your own children. When we tell our children "I love you"... but our actions communicate otherwise... we confuse our children, damage our credibility with them, and ultimately lose their heart.

As dads, we must make the most of every opportunity to communicate to each of our children how much we love them. Often. We must let our actions show them that they take priority over our work.

There will always be more work to do. But our children are more important.

(By Joey Watkins)

Much Ado About Nothing

Hoo.. tonigh LGG & i are going to wathc this !! not sure whether i will like it, but hey it's FREE !

Much Ado About Nothing


SYNOPSIS

Love, laughter, conspiracy and drama.

‘Shakespeare in the Park’ returns this May with a sumptuous take on one of the greatest comedies of all time.

Bring a picnic basket and blanket and lie under the stars as the park comes to life like you have never seen before.

In 2007, over 20,000 people came to SRT’s landmark production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Fort Canning Park. This year’s Much Ado About Nothing promises to be twice as much fun.

Whether you want to enjoy a wonderful romantic comedy, be part of a historic event, or just have a picnic, this will be a spectacular evening for young and old.

Much Ado about Nothing is of one of Shakespeare's best known, light-hearted comedies. The play follows the obstacle filled courtships of two romances - Hero and Claudio, and Benedick and Beatrice. The brilliance of the main plot witnesses Hero and Claudio falling in love at first sight; but as with any immediate attraction, they have a lot to learn about each other. This is accompanied with the humorous bickering of Beatrice and Benedick in their “merry war” of the sexes.




After thoughts:
Great play. We have some difficulty understanding the shakespear's style.. but i rather enjoy watching the play.. got standard ! esp Adrian ! hoo.. !

Headache !!!!!!!!!!

I really cannot stand headache.. i hate it but i get it almost every month before menses. Why Why why ?? why it has to be this way ????

yesterday started my headache again.. this time round it's the whole forehead not like my usual migrain with one-sided.. i sleep early ( ditch away all my plans to do more flash cards, plan home practises, house work)..

Thanks LGG for helping me to read to missy and put her to sleep.. so that i can catch a little bit more of sleep before missy wakes up for her night feed.

Since maid left, i'm doing the housework, cook and since mum's last week blood pressure a bit high which we suspect she din get enough sleep cos look after missy at night. so i took over night time to look after missy too.

So, i got to stay tough. i still very very hesitant to get a new maid.. i simply enjoy being at home without maid now.. eventhough i've got to do lots more work than last time.

Just wish missy grow up fast .. cos always when we are busy with life.. in no time, our kids are big already and things get easier.. that's why i wont give up my career cos if i quit now.. later children bigger they don't need me that much and i will definitely feel lost as a career-less mother..

Few more weeks to go before i send missy to her morning playgroup so that mum can have more rest in the morning. which is important since my mum is getting older now, i should always take care of her well-being.. cant bring her travelling now since the flu thing..

My Weekly Workout

I give myself a pat on my shoulder.. i swam 23 laps again today.. almost gave up but persevere till i completed 23.. ot wanna go on for 2 more laps.. but the lazy bugs just kick in and i stopped.

Phew.. suddenly feel so fit.. and im so dark now.. o lu lu.. all the swimwear outline..

maybe thursday go gym for some cycling.. see how :)

Healthy and fit lifestyle !

Weekday Activity -felt game

Today we started out felt game. Missy is quite fascinated by this new game.She imitates me to stick the felt onto the background. Some new game to add into her daily activity.

After the felt game, we had our swimming session again cos super hot day.

AFter shichida, we have done some daily activities which im still trying to be more organised. we done some photo memory games, Intuition game and energy ball. HAve yet to start the flash card. got to buy this weekend to get the ball rolling. No more procrastination !!!

Will start her 65 days dot programmes too once i got the materials.

Being parents nowadays simply challenging ! but im interested to see the result. 0-3 years is just input input input. shall see and hope to see the result after that !

This Week workout

Today swim so happily cos cloudy day.. muahha. i swim 22 laps non stop.. feel so satisfied.

My col who has been to gym weekly said he lost 4 kg. shit ! how come my weight never seem to drop ?? man really slim down fast !

Happy exercising ! Healthy lifestyle !

I find myself more energetic after exercise. like always on the ball. muahahhaa..

Shichida

We have been in shichida for 3 weeks now. Missy likes to be in the class cos she gets to mix with other kids her age.

but her concentration needs to be improved. too inquisitive and active that she simply cant ignore anything she sees, and want to interfere.. i say she is "busybody"..

anyway. she is doing ok in the class, she moves to the music.. she never even cried once in the class, she does her homework.

so, since she is adapting well.. it's my turn to work hard to do the home practise with her. shichida method is all about chil-parent bodning learning. i've been busy getting samples from forum and printed loads of them.. now got to organise them and out them into flash card.

will do ESP (extra sensory Perception) at homw with missy. Done some colour matching with her for a week now, she is able to match some, sometimes purposely put wrongly. and we have been playing some collage..

it's good to let missy expose to these activities that stimulate her right brain more. cos 0-3 years is the time their brain learn/pick up subconsciously, aka right brain learning.

Happy learning !

Maid -less

We have sent our maid back to her hometown for coming to 2 weeks now. Why we sent her back ?

1. she cant even do her housework well. never benn able to follow instructions and keep to it for more than 2 weeks. you tell her off.. she will abide for the most 2 weeks, after that she will do her own style again.

2. she seems not able to clean things. many things after washing, it's still dirty. when ask if she wash? she said yes. when show her the stain still there.. she just keep quiet.. too many occassions that i simply fed up with her

3. she never have any initiative to learn or improve her skill or work.

well.. im a fussy employer.. i don;t think i need a "stranger" in my home that cannot contribute. i feed her, paid her.. but she remain status quo for 15 months..

so sending her off is a peace of mind, so that i don;t have to nag nag nag at her.. she is not tired of hearing but im tired of nagging. cos what im telling her will be garbage in garbage out..

even i tell her, if you want to stay in spore and earn money back, make sure u work hard, cos everybody in spore works hard. she just turn her deaf ears..


so enough is enough.. and i really enjoy my privacy without maid at home. of course, i got to do some mopping. but hey with 3M products. im doing better than the maid. my floor is so sqeeky clean.. when maid is around, my floor always feel sandy.. wonder how she mop floor, some more ask her mop 2 times..super lazy maid

and best of all, she snores louder than anyone of us in the home..

so..maid less life is good. i get to cook daily. been doing some good cooking recently.. tried out some new dish. not bad at all.

Missy's outing

Been lazy to write in blog.. seems like facebook is easier.. cos photos say it all.. haa.. but i still think with words, it explain more and few years down the road i can still recall what happen and how much fun we had.. etc..

Last week we finally went to Marina Barrage , a place SAHM always bring their kiddos to. So we decided to pay a visit to this "wonderful" invention and new outing..

I guess all Singaporean will feel proud of Marina Barrage, tt's how i felt from my DH & his family..i just feel wow.. nice place for kiddo to run about and for odler kids to learn abt the invention of the reservoir and how they use so much technology to complete it. SImple great effort and amazing !




We will visit again !

This week Workout

Tues i went swimming,good weather , but lazy.. so i ended up swimming only 12 laps.. not happy with it. so thursday went again i swim 16 laps.. lazy bugs kick in again.. i stop early.. altogether i swim 28 laps this week. a record but not good enough i should swim 28 laps at one go ? but thursday swimming really exhausted. wonder why maybe over work out ? cant be what..

Anyway, today yoga's session was good. we are now doing each posture and holding on to the posture longer which is good cos that means we are more stable i really think my this instructor is good.

Happy working out !

New Shopping

wow.. today tampines 1 opening. already it's sososo crowded. but hey , they carry many brands.. one of them doherthy perkins.. which i like their style..but the quality wise really below average.. i bought one bag last year dec i think.. but now the lining inside the pockets torn already.. *shake head* i wonder if i could bring my bag back to them..

anyway, i only got time to expore ground floor and fisrt floor already so amazed by all the new shops and brands.. they even have sakea shop.. selling all japanese rice wine.. woahh..

next week shall explore their upper floor, altogether 6 floor i think.

Happy shopping !

This week Workout

Went swimming again this week. Up my record by 2 laps. so my highest now is 22 laps.. my legs really wobble and my arms feel tone.. haaa.. feel and look tone are totally different thing i must clarify.

I just made a BIG decision to my household yesterday. hopefully my decision is right. anyway, i want to feel comfortable at home without any 'stranger' for so long now.

Marriage -Rules for Disagreements

LGG sent me these which i find it useful and should try to abide to these so-called rules.

1. No Criticism

2. No name-calling or labeling

3. Stick to the subject
- Don't raise other issues to prove a point

4. Avoid absolutes like "you always", "you never" or "every time"

5. Agree to disagree
- Differences are not an obstacle to being intimate, but how you handle the differences can be.

6. Remember to love
- The person you are having conflicts with is not your enemy. He/she is the person whom you love and chose to marry.

7. Know when to stop
- When all you want to do is hurt your partner, or when one or both of you are out of control, it is time to stop the argument. Arrange for another time to resolve the issue.

8. When you find yourselves stuck in repetitive negative cycles of interactions, it is better to seek professional help
- Don't wait till the problem gets too big to handle.

9. Settle any argument before going to bed
- If it is impossible to do so, schedule another time and place to resolve the issue.

One of the hallmarks of a successful relationship is the ability to resolve conflicts effectively and in a way that is satisfactory to both partners. Many couples report that working successfully together in resolving conflicts brings them closer and create warm loving feelings. Try to practice all the steps and rules mentioned, and let conflicts bring the two of you closer, not further apart.

Being a girlfriend is more relax than being wife and mother ar.. so much things need to learn.. *head os getting bigger* but look at the bright side, unlikely i will get "Lao Ren chi dai zhen" aka Alzheimer .. kekeke

My FirstSkool

wah, today mum told me a BIG news. there is going to be a childcare below my block ! what ?? a childcare just below our block ?? no wonder i noticed they cover up some open space. we tot renovation again.

well. somehow, it's a mixed feeling. i welcome it cos it'll be so convenient. i don't welcome it cos it means noisy la ? with parents picking up their kids and all.. lucky thing we stay high up pity those lower floor residence.

some more we stay in EA apartment. isn't it they should give some priority as in peaceful neighbourhood ? so jialat lor..

Anyway, i've emailed to check up the registration for missy. hee.. funny hor, your pre-school just downstairs.. haaa

Splash @ Home

It's been awhile since we had our last pool fun at home. weather is rather hot recently, so decided to let missy have some pool fun at home.

She fit nicely into her swim suit now, no need to fold up the straps :) how my missy has grown.



She enjoys it so much and refuse to come up even.

After our splash fun in the pool. we have some arts session. i gave misy my old lipsstick , channel brand some more . but long fogotten lipstick. so let missy scribble and just one time,.the lipstick all finish up.

I guess i should go and dig out more lipstick ? we never able to finsih a lipstick anyway.



Fun weekends begins.

Our ROM Anniversary

I was telling DH (peopls is uding DH aka Dear Husband in forum) this morning that we are "officially" married for the third year today.

How time flies..and our DD (DD aka Dear daughter) is already 18th month old.

No celebration as weekend we take over DD from mum. it's not that convenient to bring a young toddler to restaurant. Cos you dun expect to dine in peace. So i rather stay home.

So, you can see the trend now. we only have one little one.. already we skip so many anniversary celebrations. Sacrifices ?

But, it's all worth it to just see a smile from my little missy :)

LGG sent this sweet note to me:



I take away our names , of course :) Thanks DH.

This week workout -#1

April already. first quater is over . My project was delayed till third quater. *eyes rolling* make me excited for nothing nia. people is moving on so things got postpone. working life !!

Well, this week went to gym on tuesday for that 25 min of jogging, then today went swimming for 14 laps nia cos half way swimming, it started to drizzle.. so i quickly come up lor.. never knew after bathing. outside is hot and sunny DARN !

Tmw yoga. Make full use of my lunch hour. just finish my pack back food.

The wonder is that after my weekly swimming and all.. tuesday when i weigh myself im 3kg heavier ???? i feel my tummy is bloated maybe too much gas ? not too sure. cos been having stomach problem recently.. got to detox again. just had chillis few days back.. sigh.. i cant resist spicy food. but my lousy tumy just refuse to cooperate. sob

Happy Working out !

Gardening ?

Missy nowadyas is very demanding on her needs. she wants water.. she wants food.. she wants to go out.. she wants to watch Tv.. she wants this and that and thi.. she will say it out some more.. so well.. we parents always the one giving in most of the time.. but of course i still ensure i'm the one in order instead of giving in to all her requests.

Besides bringing her down for a walk/run and mix with other kids, we also hang out at our small garden outside out home. We are getting more plants now.. but not really growing well yet.. cos mum said the sun is not enough here..




Our weekend "garden session" shall let her water plant in near future. just that i worried she will be hooked to watering plant and all our plants will again retarded.. drowining..

Happy growing up !

This week bakingg

This week, MIL brought one bunch of bananas and we have many fruits that we simply cant finsih it and it ripes so fast.so bling bling..

This week, we had all bananas cakes/bread..



I baked the walnut banana cake. which i have confirm that the recipe for one cake is so much better than if i were to bake a bigger ones like the one i baked to yumin's housewarming. One cake recipe (smaller) cake is just perfect ! mum loves it too.

Then i baked the banana bread. Yummy ! simply love bananas.

I made celery +carrot +black grapes salad too. love it !

I have few more recipes to make chicken pie and wholemeal cookies. shall try it out in near future.

Happy baking.

Finger Paint - Arts

we did finger arts again last weekend. Missy finally let me put on the arts overall for her. this is to prevent her clothes from getting all the colours and wet.

She simply loves and enjoy the mess.. well.. i enjoy seeing her playing with the colours too. cleaning was a breeze. just wet tissues and all clean.



After our finger play and showing her arts product and pasted it on our balcony glass door, we continue with water play, Gave her the sponges and also her sand pit tools. she scoops the water from small pail to basin and vice versa. Good hand eye coordination.



CHildren simply loves paint and colour. Missy is no exception !

Bento-ing

Before i got all the cutey mold and cutter and all.. shall get some ideas how to make simple bento.. i found this website. which even share pictures of how to prepare egg for bento.. really great !

Bento recipes

The 25 most Commonly Misspelled Words

The 25 most Commonly Misspelled Words

I've done badly.. sob sob..

Dinner @ Tony Romas

yum yum.. when u think of ribs ..you think of Tony Romas.. Yum yum..I used to have my ribs at SUntec branch. Tonight LGG and family decided to dine at Orchard Main branch instead.



Before, i never noticed the good customer service at TR. But tonight, i simply enjoy ther custoemr service at TR. My girl is given crayons to do some drawings while we adults are enjoying the ribs..

We only order pork ribs (full slabs) cos you go Tony Romas to eat ribs, what else right. GOOD ! Thumbs Up !

and what's more, we got 40% off from the bill. Cos we printed the voucher online. SUper duper worthwhile.

Thanks LGG for the great dinner and congratulations again :) Muak *O*

Bento #1

Well. im determine to make my bento from now on (bento aka bian tang or package food from home) but im gonna find time to go down to vivo daiso to get my gadget before i can start all the cutey cutey shapes bread etc..

simple bento on Monday. left over fried bee hoon with salad ( lettuce+shredded carrots+grapes with home made dressing). two , one for dear LGG and one for me. yum yum.

How i love home cooked food. Today lunch i have my home made salad too , pretty filling ( lettuce+shredded carrots +grapes +apple ) i try to add some nuts like walnut, but the walnut i bought tasted bitter after i baked it. wonder why so i never add it this round. shall experiment it few times.

Happy Bentoing

Arts @ home

Bought the finger paint from popular on saturday. Let missy play with it. It's a new "toys" for her.. she is enjoying it. and lucky ting this finger paint is washable, really good. i can just use wet tissues and wipe all the stain away.

easily clean away and non toxic. missy never put into her mouth. which is something im worried abt when introducing colours to her. she will be out-grown this habit pretty soon.




I shall get easel for her soon, just cant find time to go down to ikea recently.

My missy eating bread that as big as her face.. cutey. mum bought for her on Sunday.

This week workout #3

Sunday went jogging around our neighbourhood for 1.5 rounds so i think is 2k plus with LGG. been having sore legs for 1 day. but so nice to sleep on sunday night. love that after-workout effect.

Today, the weather if favouring me. rain then by the time i go swimming during lunch time, it stopped. so partly cloudly i can swim without much tan.

I swim 20 laps in total with 18 laps nonstop , motivated by the other guy who swim beside me, he swim so many laps even before me and still swimming after i stop.

break my personal record.. sounds like pro !! i almost gave up, my legs feel tired after around 16 laps continously.. but that guy motivated me.. he swim like so easy.. i love this type of healthy competition.. haaa.. but i cant go on on the 20th laps.. got to rest.. even my goggles are misty liao..

good swim today. and i have my salad for lunch + detox..

tonight LGG buying us dinner.so looking forward to it. Muak

Missy Fallin Sick

Ges..we are worrying the too much exposure of sunlight and heaty food such as french fries will cause missy to be sick and so chun.

on the day we came back to spore, missy starting to have eye wax.. we already feeling something not right. heaty liao. make her drink more water since our PD trip we swim and eat outside food a lot.

she din get her daily apple juice and healthy porridge like at home.

this early morning around 230am. mum knocked at our room door. missy is having fever. she refuse her milk and crying. measure her temperature, it was 37.8deg cels. light one.

To be on the safe side, since she had UTI before, we rushed down to KKH E&C. checked her urine and all. Pheww.. everything was normal. normal fever due to viral infection.

we came back home around 530am. LGG took one day childcare leave. i have meeting today so have to go back to work.. now.. i'm a zombie..lucky thing today is ok, nothing special in the morning. so after one brand essence of chicken and one cup of coffee thick one.. im wide awake.. muahaha

hope my little missy gets well soon. she still can run around in KKH, but her parents all zombie like.. wonder who is sick.. *shake head*

PD trip

We just came back from another PD trip. Been there at least 5 times now. this time, we went to Tiara instead of the beaches itself. a different experience for the children, nothing so fantastic, just that it's in a safe environment and very child-proof. even my missy enjoy herself pretty much.

Some cousins time. The two boys really help us "adult" to entertain missy. we just sit there and watch them play.. missy is sososos excited and she just doze off to sleep in car most of the time..tt's how tired she is.



Another long weekends spent back home. will be in "reality" for the next two months. Finger cross my assignment goes well and smoothly.

This week Workout- #2

last week i did not go to gym the day after my swim. simply lazy.

Today i swim again and i stretch myself a bit more. 2 laps more than last week. and i can swim 6 laps nonstop. great achievement to myself ! Bravo !

Friday Yoga. Thursday may go gym with col.

Sunday jog with LGG at home area. 2km. so i've had enough workout. but i feel my tummy still flabby. sob. price to pay to be mummy.

Happy work-out !

This week work-out

Been raining on lunch time recently. today is bright and shiny. I go slightly beyond my normal routine today.

I swim 6 laps non-stop. then anothr 6 laps non-stop. total 12 laps today. Felt satisfied. Usually i will swim 2 laps and rest up to 10 laps. today i push myself a bit more. which i think i can go further. next week shall go for more laps with more non-stop.

Maybe tmw go gym for some cycling or treadmill. shall see how , if leg shaky then wont go.. hee.. cos friday yoga.

I like my workout routine now, cos it takes up my lunch time and i still can go home on time. Best of both world.

More Games..

Missy really tired with her existing toys/puzzles etc.. so i have to dig out new toys for her which i bought for her few months back fdrom toysrus.

She seems interested , at least for the moment.

It's NEVER easy to keep active toddler interest at one thing for long..

Plan to do some colouring with missy soon. will get her a easel. then get some large white mahkong paper for colouring and hand/foot printing.. stay tune.

Some updates : Missy finaly will be going for her April term in shichida. We got her Sunday class. Hopefully, she picks up something from the enrichment class. Start young so that she no need struggle like mad like myself or most friends during schooling days to remember thinsg or pick up new knowledge,. Shichida train photogenic memory. see then remember. really that good ? shall update after my missy attends their classes.

Lunch @ Cedele

Saturday (last day of February) we finally went to cedele for lunch , my later birthday meal.

I wanted to try cedele for so long. It's trans-fat free, organic and so healthy menu really attracted me. I like their bread and sandwiches.

Which on that day itself, i ordered sandwich and we had salad. im a sandwich/salad/spaghetti person.

yum yum ! but LGG said not filling for him, he had rosemary sauce chicken cutlet or something. I learnt this diet principle from someone in newspaper or somewhere.. "stop when you are not hungry and not when you are full" but easy to say than do, cos we usually over-eat,. as we eat till we are full :)

my little surely enjoy herself that day.. cutey cutey. she has her fair share too. salmon of course. she is salmon baby.. haa




Then, we went to borders since we are at wheelock place. just in time for theur story telling session by "Monster under the bed" really nothing so fantastic, just one lady sitting there to read the story with all expressions and loud voice. i can do it too. and missy apparently not interested, she prefer to roam about in the book store and like real, she just pick a book, lie on the floor and flip the book *faint* she looks cute in her baby gap dress, which very soon will out-grow it. so, i quickly let her wear before it's too late.. haaa

We then went to window shop at branded shops like LV & Gucci. * salivated * but i still think too much to spend on these.. just a handbag why spend so much ?? but deep down, i wish i have one too.. *vain woman*

Missy with Madonna in LV bag.. haa.. cute.



Happy Belated Birthday !

JBCG - 2nd visit

We revisit Jacob Ballas Children Garden(JBCG) again last saturday with Jenny's family.THis round, we started at bukit timah core, so we go straight into JBCG instead of walking all the way from the botanic garden main entrance

This is the very first time Missy play a tunnel slide. i slide down together with her on my lap, i dont think she enjoy the slide, she find climbing the steps to get to the top of the slide is more fun that sliding down the tunnel slide..



pictures say it all. missy and yu siang (Jenny's son) enjoy their water fun for sure.Jenny is not in the pics cos she is with her bb girl. missy even make friends with ang mo girl. cutey.



before we left JBCG, we manage to catch a glimpse of the black swan, they happen to swim onto the land to sun bath or something.. rather small swan compare to the white one we saw last time in swan lake. i ask LGG took the pictures of the two mummies busy bathing our kid. haa.. next time they grow big can show them. childhood is always so memorable :)



missy fell asleep in car in less tnan 5 minutes after we left. how sleepy. one day full of fun and outdoor exercise.

Sunday, i brought missy down for walk and she gets to play with one 3 year-old kor kor who loves to play with her. they run, ring his bicycle.. chasing, climb here and there.. the boy even invite us to his home haaa..children really cute.

One weekend well-spent.

Weekday activities @ home

Well, i try to introduce more games/activitiesto missy as possible as she is now at the stage that she can absorb fast and most.

she is very playful and she interacts with us vpretty well now. so, shall not miss out these precious moments.

Missy seems fascinated by our hoem curtain, i guess all children loves to play hide and seek with curtain ? she just curl herself up into the curtain and sit down waiting for us to find her. cute isn't it ?







Then, i try to introduce more arts work to missy. usually, we will just scribble on paper on the floor.. now, i pasted the drawing blocks onto our glass door at the balcony and let her scribble there .. a good starting point to practise before i get her the easel.

my drawings with flower and butterflies.. heee.. like go back to school like that. so long never really draw things..

when she is bigger we shall have water colours.. with hand/foot prints..maybe shall do it outside our corridoor.

More weekends activities awaiting us!

Put on weight

Gees.. since cny, i've never stop eating.. eating excessively.. sigh. now im 3kg more compare to January.

So, my keep fit plans kick off again. monday gym ( but lunch eating McD , thanks to col's company..) then today i swim 10 laps.. muahahha.. eat normal lunch. Friday yoga.. shall keep to this routine..

Work hard for better health and lifestyle !! my aim is to be able to wear cheongsam (modern one) comfortably next year.. muahahhaa * a bit stress to even think of it *

My 32nd Birthday

One more year.. i feel wiser and wiser.. muahaha.. well..nothing special this year.. im blessed with everything i have .. i do not ask for more..contented.

Just hope for good health, happiness and smooth sailing in all things i do.

Shall celebrate on weekends.




Forgot post the "mian sian" mum cook for me heee..thanks to her that at this age i still get to eat me suan on my birthday.Mum is always the best !

Lor-Hei

Sunday we went for our yearly vegetarian Lor-Hei. Second time we lor hei this year. Missy definitely have great time this round compare to last year.. she dances to the music and running about. LAts year she is still a baby.. *how time flies*




Missy looks pretty in yellow again.. i think yellow suit her fair skin.. and also bring out her "o-cheng" even clearer.. she climbed on her daddy back on Valentine's day at home and topple down and knock her cheek on Tv console corner *OUCH* that's how active and out-of-control toddler can be.. lucky thing nothing serious.. just a bump pn her cheek and parents feeling heartache and her grandma nagging at her parents for overlook again.. *opps*

HAppy Moo Moo Year !

BFIR - Books for 2 - 4 yo

Yesterday i got three books from the BFIR list.

1. Goodnight Moon.
2. Corduroy
3. We're going for a bear hunt.

i read all to my missy. she does not give 100% attention to all my readings. but im so interested with these books.

Goodnight moon repeating many times of the word "Good night" and corduroy is a bear in green overall with one missing strap buttons, whom finally found a friend by this little girl who bought(save) him from toy department, and we're going for a bear hunt describes the family of 5 advetures to look for a bear and they 've gone through river/bushes/snowstorm/cave and the story reverted the whole journey by bear chasing them back to their home.. so it stresses on sounds and up/under/through.

No wonder SAHM loves the BFIR & FIR series. There are websites sharing activities to be carried put with BFIR/FIR stories.. I've downloaded as many as i've found.

Will introduce the stories to Missy first only after she is familiar with these stories then i'll start tje activities with her.

Homeschooling fun !

Sweetness amidst the bitterness

well, what else can i ask for this year right ? i still have a job and i get bonus.. muahahahha.. simply cant believe it.

But, i din get promoted as my boss's boss said my last promotion is less than 3 years.. sian.. hopefully next year will be my year la.

I decided not to spend my bonus on my LV bag. this shall put on hold as i have more important things to settle. this is LGG & my plan. hopefully we can clear by 5 years.

so, all others shall wait.

Flu Flu , go away

remind me of the songs i always sing to my missy when we pretend play umbrella.."rain rain, go away, come again some other day"..

now, i wish my stupif flu ( started from my maid then to my mum. then to me, missy has slight rinning nose)..mine started with bad sore throat on friday night.. then it gets better on sunday.. sunday night i started to have running nose and slight cough.. Monday aka yesterday i've been sneezing away and blowing my nose and coughing..

today is slightly better but still cough and nose blocked. hate to be sick. never exercise since.. cos immune system is weak, not suppose to exercise.

Maybe tmw shall go. i drink yogurt drink cos i read from magazine, when sick drink some probioctic drinks which helps to boost immune system and digestive system.

Chap Goh Mei

End of Y2009 Chinese New Year. we have a pre-chapgohmeh celebration at home with steamboat.

Haven done steamboat in my home since we moved in this is the first time. We usualy had our steamboat at In laws home. SO, it's quite special. mum prepared some of the dishes and i prepare some.

LAst week, maid is down with flu. which then infected my mum.. then me (sore throat and today running nose) and then my little missy (running nose ).. so still the man in the home staying "tough".. unaffected !

We enjoyed our steamboat, so do missy, she has her share too. cutey

We started the cny with vegetarian whole day and we shall end the last day of cny tmw with whole day vegetarian as well..

Finger cross my bonus is on the way...

New activities for Missy

Missy out-grown her toys now..and simply don't show much interest with most of her existing toys.. so i've got to think of more games for her.. to keep her occupied and give her some stimulation at the same time that we have fun !

been reading on so books

of games for toddler.. cant find the "busy with toddler" .. still searching.

so, for this weekdays, we play sponge in the water, raisin transfer game, ring stacking becomes her bracelet game, she just put the ring into her arms and dance about with her nursery rhymes and lastly the ball ring stacking games..

these games train her fine motor skills as well as follow instructions eg i ask her to transfer raisin from one bowl to another..she did a great job considering she ate some of raisins instead of putting into another bowl. haaa

more games to come..i will create some lap book for shapes , stolen idea from children books from MPH that i went to while waiting for jia the other day.. heee

Happy playing !

MUNCH

Yesterday go to town for meeting. chio jia for lunch and we tried out MUNCH. my first Salad lunch . not bad at all. simply refreshing, but the whole set (4 mix salad + one mushroom soup + ice lemon tea) really keep me full the whole afternoon.

There are so many variety to choose from, i choose the salad vege + kidney beans +other beans + chicken/walnut +pasts/grapes.. one thing i like abt their salad is that the fruits and nuts are so fresh.. really worth the value.

a different lunch in town.

I have an idea.. i may one day have a salad party at home.. not bad huh. healthy and simple and refreshing !

Happy OX Year *O*

This year is a better ones compare to last year, at least i really eat all through the week.. muahhaa.. my tummy still feel bloated even till today.

Missy gets to see the lion dance again this year.. she seems fascinated by the "dong dong qiang" but i still feel it's too loud for her..

We went to Jenny's home to bai nian.. and missy gets to play with her two kids.. her missy is very cute too..

Some photos for remembrance at their stage now.

Weekend activities

SO, eventhough cny is here, we still have to engage my little one with lots of activities, as she cannot sit or stop moving except, when she is drinking milk or when she is taking nap..*super tiring*

We play with a lot of scribbling, i add some more fun by giving her calendar marker to stick on her body and stick on the drawing block , and she just scribble on the dot each time i pasted it on.. haaa..

then, i let her play with ang pow packets..she just open, turn, flip, then tear...

We went to playground, two times this week, she prefer to run around than playing with the swing/slides..

every morning, we still have our morning walk, she get to chase birds.. and wak on grass.. she can point to actual bus when i ask her where is bus..

she knows fan, clock, and i introduce her television recently and she knows it when i ask her where is television. she knows flowers, she knows apple and best is food. she knows is each time when she sees food.

Im now reading some book on games for toddler.. shall engage my girl with more activities over the weekends..

Play is children's right !

Toilet training

We manage to get her sit on toilet to poo on weekend, with her pinky cutey toilet seat, she is more than glad to sit on it.. and make me proud by pooing on it. This morning she did it again *beaming mum*

See how happy she is..ohh..she is growing fast ! record it down to remember the first toilet pooing !

Happy Moo Year -2009

To me, after the first two days, cny is considered over. Cos all the eating, gathering usually on these two days.

This year, im good. healthy still. heee. last year i fall sick on the first day, no wonder rat's year is not a good year. so hopefully, *fingers cross* OX year will bring more luck to me, my family and everyone i know.



My little missy is 16th month now, she is so adorable as her interaction with us is getting more and exciting. But, at the same time, she starting to exhibit her "terrible two" characteristic that seems to be coming...

her maternal grandma bought her the chinese cheong sam, so cute, her paternal grandma bought her the red pokka dot sexy dress. haaa..cute.

we have a rather plain cny eve and first day (vegetarian ).. but, today MIL have a makaning at her house, which is good, all eat till so full hee..

Hopefully i can plan to have a cny back home one of these years..just for a change.


Happy Chinese New Year to all my friends !

My Baking - Country herb loaf/banana bread/salad dressing

While im waiting for cny to come last thursday and friday, i bake my country loaf.. which is soo yummy.. i simply love it.. the ingredients are from a blogger mummy. Thanks to her to share.

This country herb loaf does not have butt

er or egg, suitable to eat during vegetarian days. I had mine during first day of chinese new year. i toasted it before putting marjerine. yum.. *heaven*, it has walnut, oat, basil (i chopped my fresh green basil), italian herbs .

Country Herb Loaf

150ml milk
60ml water
30ml extra virgin olive oil
325gm white bread flour
40gm rolled oats
40gm chopped walnut
( i toasted the walnut, before chopping it, it taste nicer after toasting)
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
(i skip this, as i dont really fancy garlic in my bread)
1tsp mixed herbs ( i use italian herbs instead, as i still have stock )
1tsp basil (I use freshly pluck basil from my garden )
1tsp salt
1.5tsp granulated sugar
1/2 tsp fast acting yeast

Place the ingredients into the bread making machine, for kenwood, liquid in first follow by powder and the rest. Then choose white bread, 1kg. it took 3:25 minutes to be done. my whole house is filled with the aroma of my country heb loaf.. i love it !

I may try wholemeal next time.

Besides the loaf,m i make my banana bread too. Which i too, love it. it tasted to nice. I took the recipes from mind your body some time back.

Banana Bread

125g butter
150g sugar
4 small ripe bananas, smashed
3 eggs , beated
250g shifted with 2tsp baking powder -i use 125g self-raising flour +125g plain flour, i got the idea from my previous walnut banana cake. which turn out really good.

Heat the oven to 180deg c and grease or line the bottom of loaf tin with butter.

Beat the butter and sugar together with a electric mixer until light and creamy -this step is VERY important as it decide how fluffy your cake is.

Mix in the beated edd and mashed bananas -if mixture starts to curdle, add a couple of tablespoons of flour.

Fold in the sifted flour and baking powder, taking care not to over mix. pour the batter into the baking tin. my oven took 35 minutes to bake. the newspaper said 1 hour 10 mins, maybe depends on your oven.

Yummy !

My another new dish is my ever favourite salad. salad is normal. but the dressing my home-made. my aunty's method. simply nice and special. not like normal salad dressing we buy from market. so i have my own sald dressing now. recipe will not be shared though cos it's family recipe..

Happy Cooking and baking !

Some photos..

haven online from home for sometime.. finally today i uploaded the photos taken from my phone and cameras..



Missy is getting more and more toys now..we have few basket and container just for her toys..and she is only 15th month old..*blame it all to her mummy*

Jenny gave me one set of Mega block and that has save my money to get the Lego.. Jenny said children at this age wont differentiate, just let them have fun and be creative .. mega block is good enough

We got her some huge size animals to play with, my intention to let her recognise these animals and know thei name and sound they make eg cos -moo moo, shep -meh meh.. tiger -roar .. etc.

She gets to play the doddling too , that's her daddy's.. i guess this doddle board will end aka destroy at her generation..



Every sat and sunday morning, i will bring her down for some exercise..either on her tricycle or she walks on her own.. she enjoys this morning walk.. even try out some of the exercise gadget *cute*

She loves to take lift.. there s picture of her refusing to come out and stuck at one corner..*eyes rolling*




These are some of the food i cook for her during the weekends.. sometimes i will wrap the ikan bilis into the clothes (made by my mum) and cook together with her porridge to give some ikan bilis taste, my mum prefer using ikan bilis powder after cooking..

then her broccoli and salmon and carrpt and sometimes sweet potatoes.. all in one..

yummy !but she eats it till sian i guess.. so,sometimes, i cook some marcaroni for her..the lst picture is the salad i made recently.. i love salad..will try to make my own home made salad dresing, the healthier version.




Been doing some decor on my home.. bought two racks to put my flowers outside.. hang somebutterfly and bird there to make it look nicer..missy will say bye bye to the butterfly whenever we walk pass*cutey*

and i finally got the magnetic board from ikea to stick my recipe in my kitchen so that i can refer easily during cooking./baking.



Mum and sis helped me to make the pineapple tarts on Sunday.. yummy yummy super yummy.. i just love my mum's pineapple tarts.. no other can fight.. so rich so original.

and i made the shrimp and pork floss rolls on my own too.. warp 3packahes of popiah skin.. tiring but satisfied.

mum helped me to prepare the shrimp paste. next time i will just make the pork floss easier and nicer too.



This kaya is not bad.. a bit sweet * can be improved*, gotten the recipe from a blogger. i use my bread maker to do all the work. simple, easy and no effort needed.Next time i will reduce sugar and add some pandan paste to make the colour greener.. hee

Not bad for the weekend .. done many things.. so looking forward to this weekend.. eat all i can *beaming*

Last week before CNY

got to work hard to enjoy the food...

yesterday LGG and i jogged for 2.1km ( one round walking, one round jogging ) near our home.

Today i went for 12 laps of swimming..

but, lunch time, i choose the wrong dish.. fried chicken.. which is so oily and costs me $4.. *faint*..first time i ordered fried chicken as in whole piece of chicken for lunch.. i simply lost idea what to eat when i reach the foodcourt, just anyhow point. and never knew the chicken which i thought is small pieces turned out to be one whole big piece , I only realised when the girl told me "si kuai qia".. usually my lunch at that mixed rice stall no more than $3.

well.. tmw go to work a bit harder lor..

it's coming soon.. Happy Chinese New Year to all..

Tonight will post photos of the tarts/rolls i made over the weekends with help from my mum and sis. hee..

TreadMill

today i cycled for 25 minutes.. then treadmill for 25 minutes.. hoo.. feel so fresh. tmw shall rest, friday yoga.. i really hope i can keep up to these workout schedule three times a week.

now i can eat happily during cny. but, when i weigh myself today seems like i put on that 0.xkg.. darn.. must be all the junk (chocolates) i ate lately..

nvm.. so long i continue to workout.. i feel safe to eat.

Today news said mouthwash with alcohol cause oral cancer.. maybe tmw news will say toothpaste cannot use too..world is changing fast

Chinese New Year

Im so excited..i love the pre-cny than the cny itself.. the preparation and all simply excite me each years..

This year.. my little missy celebrates her second cny with us. I will make some pineapple tarts, peanuts cookies etc with the help of my mum and helper.

so looking forward to cny lalala.. last year i fall sick on the first day.. finger cross i stay healthy throughout.. heee !

Shall post photos of my weekends activities when i online from home.. lallala

Swimming

today i finally go swimming.. weather is good. clouly but not raining. hoo.. i swam 10 laps.. now arm and legs still wobbly..

Tmw will go jogging.. active lifestyle.. and i started to take huiji waist tonic. shall see if it works to keep me energise..

Mind Your Body : Wholemeal banana cake

Recipe from mind your body. I love banana cake. so want to try out this healthy version.

Wholemeal Banana Cake

Ingredients:
140g unsalted butter --im still using salted , shall try to get unsalted version
120g caster sugar
3 eggs
2 Large or 3 small bananas mashed
130g wholemeal flour
130g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
200ml buttermilk

Methods:
1. Preheat over to 170 deg C. grease and line the bottom of a 20cm round cake tin with baking paper

2. Cream butter and sugar together until light coloured and creamy.

3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, adding a little flour if the mixture starts to curdle

4. Stir in the mashed bananas and wholemeal flour.

5. sift the plain flour and baking powder together and fold into the mixture along with the buttermilk

6. pour into baking pan and bake for around 40 - 45 minutes

Happy Baking !

Work till We die

Today news said gahmen is considering or should say will soon implement, to raise the retirement age to 65.

Oh.. well.. it's expected. LGG & i once said, by the time our turn to retire, it's will be work till you die kinda thing. no more retirement age.. cos the ceiling will be raise on yearly basis.. you see the trend ?

We all thik (my dear cols & myself) gahmen use seniour minister LKY's as a benchmark.. so if he lives on.. the retirement age will continue to be raised.. so we shall hope he quits or *touch wood* you know what i mean..

i wonder how old i will kick the bucket.. my ideal age last time was 65.. but seems like my "kick the bucket" day should be amended to go inline with the retirement age ? so now my ideal age to say good bye to the world is 85..

so i cannot start thinking of retiring now.. cos it'll not be that soon..at least 30 years later.. *S.O.B*

Weeken activities

What have we been doing for the past weekends..busy with lots of things..talking about organise.. my table starting to pile up again.. i have to dig to find my things.. so i decided to be more organise right ? so i went to ikea to get some plastic boxes to keep my things away.. already got the boxes.. just the matter of finding time to clear my table before chinese new year !

Past few weeks, we went out for lunch/dinner as misy's Ah check came back from OZ. so we simply spent time together to let the ah check watch her.. he really dunno how to entertain children. *hopeless*

Then, last saturday we went to my University's friend's house warming. I baked the banana walnut cake, which is not as fluffy and nice as the last one i baked. I should just stick to the One cake recipe which is so nice. Shall try one more time though. And we found out bus 85 can go direct to yishun mrt. just about 20-25 minutes journey

Been buying lots of things recently..obsession during economic downturn ? or is it retail therapy? whatever la.. bought myself a dorothy perkin's working bag.. first time i get theer stuff.. cool. Then, bought myself few nice bras.. heee triump promotions lor.. have to get.. then i told my friend.. i have new shoes.. new undergarments.. but i dun have new year clothes yet.. sigh..

then i bought bird nest from yu ren shen.. promotions too.. i really tempted to eat twice a week kinda thing.. to keep myself mei mei.. muahahah.. but hor.. high cost le.. little bit only few hundred liao.. pheww.. i cant afford this life style yet. wait till my house finish paying.. ghaaa..

i still have lots of things haven completed. my sewing is like forever. sigh. motivation !!! lazy lazy lazy.. hate myself when im lazy.. but could not help it !

New year is coming, i wanted to cook some chinese new year dishes.. bake some cookies..all got to start to prepare liao.. else no time..i hope i have 48 hours a day with 12 hours sleeping the rest to do all these..

and that stupid forum im earning money from never pay up since Nov.. *felt cheated* luckily no need much effort. else bang door.


My missy is now 15th going to 16th month old. she is very smart now. can do many things that we always unexpecte. she can say two words with different sound.. like "ap -ple" today she said "Mum "my".. heee.. she can say papa, mummum, gong gong, kakak, po po..baby..and some foreign language which we do not understand.. talk gibberish.. im still trying to broaden her vocab by saying words indicating objects.

she convey her desires, anger all by action.. nod or shake head.. or cry.. how i wish she can talk soon then easier..

Y2009 New Year Resolution

Gees.. i noticed that i did not even bother to give myself some resolution in Y2008.. no wonder im so slack.. well.. i guess first time venturing into motherhood, that's my whole year resolution for y2008.

Looking back my previous years resolutions.. i guess.. i still have lots to catch up this year..

Looking back in Y2008:
Careers & Travel:
Been in very flat kinda achievement.. nothing outstanding. Boss is giving lots of flexibility in my working hours, as he thinks i will need that as a mother. really appreciate it ! LOVE YOU BOSS !

This year , we went back home twice, Jan and Dec 08. We brought our little girl on plane to Mt. Kinabalu. comment for Mt. kinabalu/sabah ? really really ulu :P

Health :
no Mc for the whole year. still have migrain before period.. sigh.. what stupid symptoms ! been quiting coffee since Nov. like quit smoking like that.. haa.. but still tempted to drink each time smell coffee.

exercise once a week. now im just 3kg from pre-pregnancy weight.. lallala..BMI less than 20. no problem with cholesterol/high blood done body check up in Oct. heee..

Family & Love :

I simply cant get along with my sister. we have big argument. She is unbelievable. she cant move on, she will bring out things in the past to shout at me. Im sad to know that she cant move on. Which i already did. if i were to keep thinking how she had treated me last time.. i would be like her.. anger/jeolous/low EQ.. sorry to say this but i've been trying to keep a distance from her.. try not to get involve too much with her.. she brought all this. don't blame me. cos im someone who never want my life to be disturbed by unnecessary people like herself. SHe became a stranger in my life now.. i really no longer understand and know her.. she can be normal at one minute and become super sensitive at another minute. *hormones imbalance*

LGG and i are getting to be like old couple.. just 2 years of marriage, with 1 kid, marriage life can change from lovey dovey to "family member" weird hor.. but we still good friends.. no more darling here and there though.. i think must keep the flame burning ? else will feel bored soon ? muahaha.. * LGG, you know what to do hor*

Y2008 has been a challenging year for me as my life suddenly become crowded. with my mum staying with us, one maid, then my little sweetie. from one person last time.,.become 2 persons.. then 4.. then 3.. then 5.. haaa..all the human intteraction.. getting along with my mum after leaving home for so long.. managing maid, and learning to be a mother and trying to be a good wife..all the roles..challenging but i find it managable so far..

Y2009 Resolutions..
o stay happy. healthy.organised. less temper.i still think my temper need to have more checkpoint.
o Show more loves to my dear LGG
o continue to exercise. maybe add in swimming.
o travel to one nearby country.
o improve my baking
o start sewing
o save money. pay off the house. hate to feel like still owing to people aka hdb.
o try to homeschool my girl till she is going to school. expose her more to nature and life practises.

ok . dont set too much else stress.. haa. hope Y2009 will be a good year for me !

Happy New Year !

Last day of Y2008

Tonight MUST blog about my new year resolution.. been delayibg it.. wonder why December seems soososos lazy and idle to me.. nothing seems to raise my mood.. OMG..

Yesterday night, when i (complaining in blog about how no surprises from LGG and been ignoring his sms and wishes and all the whole day..) surprised me by putting a pink care bears with lots of hearts in my bed.. ohh.. so complaining in blog does help huh !.. heee

but then, this made me feel guilty as im thinking why should i complain abt things so much that make LGG feel difficult ? im the one who said do not want to celebrate what.. well woman's hormones sometimes just hard to explain why to everything. we just hope things go out way. our wish granted .. without having to say anything upfront ?

Just a small little gesture by LGG - my little care bears- keep me happy the whole night till now.. heeee

Muak. Love you too LGG.

2nd Wedding anniversary

Second year already. no celebration though. cos really don't feel like going out on weekday evening, want to play with missy.

Sometimes, i do anticipate some surprises.. but LGG is not someone who will give surprises. so, i learnt to not anticipate anything on anniversaries..sad huh ! but that's fact of life that i have to live on lor..married life is getting boring even on just the second year.

Lucky thing i have my little girl to cheer up my life !

Happy wedding anniversary to myself.. which i simply cant think of anything to feel happy about today. ? just another normal working day !

Walnut banana Cake

One cake
Ingredients:
Group 1:
Butter 200g
Caster sugar 43g
Egg yolk 107g (6 eggs)

Group 2:
Plain flour 60g
Self raising flour 60g
Baking powder 3g
Walnuts 67g ( chopped)
Bananas 2 small ( mash bananas with fork)

Group 3:
Egg White 133g (6 eggs) must be 100% free of egg yolk
Caster sugar 133g (add sugar gradually. DO NOT over beat)

Group 4:
Coffee paste (optional) mix 1 tbsp instant coffee with a little water

Two cakes
Ingredients:
Group 1:
Butter 375g
Caster sugar 80g
Egg yolk 200

Group 2:
Plain flour 125g
Self raising flour 100g
Baking powder 5g
Walnuts 125g ( chopped)
Bananas 2 medium (mash bananas with fork)

Group 3:
Egg White 250g must be 100% free of egg yolk
Caster sugar 250g add sugar gradually. DO NOT over beat

Group 4:
Coffee paste (optional) mix 1 tbsp instant coffee with a little water




Methods:
1. beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
2. add egg yolk one at a time. Beating well after each addition
3. Blend in the banana and dry ingredients carefully at low speed until well combined
4. In another bowl, beat thoroughly egg white and sugar until the mixture is soft peak, carefully fold through to the egg/flour batter
5. If desired, add in coffee paste for flavour and fragrance
6. Baking at 190 deg ZC for 50 minutes.

End of Y2008

coming to end of Y2008 already. this year has been an eventful year for me as a new mother. But, i go through each stage of my girl's growing up with anticipation, open-heart and observing.

My greatest achievement in my life so far is to have my girl. what else can i ask for ? It's about time to think of what's there for me next year. With all the mess from economy turmoil.. really dampen my mood on many things/plans.. but somehow, like my col said, our life has no significant changes yet.. so enjoy what we have now! he is right ! what's the point of worrying what's going to happen next year ? i mean few more days later..haaa

Let's flashed back what have i done for the past few weeks after i came back from my long sabatica trip home and to Mt Kinabalu trip.

I've been idling mostly.. with xmas and the year end mood.. really dont feel like doing much things except be with my girl and spent my time lying down to rest.. i feel like a pig already..

I've been going to gym for my weekly run for months now.. missed it last week partly due to bad weather.. i intend to go swimmming, but when i reach the swimming pool, it rained.. so i turned back, then i go on leave the day after until today.. so, no work out lor..

I've baked a walnut banana cake, recipe from my neighbour. yum yum.. i like it. i will bake one bigger one this week for my friend's housewarming.

Shall think of my Y2009 New year resolution soon.

Today boss is not in, he went holidays in bangkok. freeze period until jan. so we all really feel nothing much to do except for those misc stuff..that's why i can blog now.. heee..

two good news:
Evelyn due in Dec - i think gave birth already by now. baby boy.
Ngee Koon - due in Jan 09. baby girl

wonder who else in the list from my high school friends.

Home Sweet Home ..

Some photos taken during our trip back to missy's maternal grandma's home. she is just very busy every moment.. disturbing her po po's flowers.. climb here and there.. dig this and that..


It's a great place for missy to be near to nature than just concrete in spore.. more fresh air.. but hotter.. she gets a bit of tan from home..

Mt.Kinabalu Trip

We are back from my 2 weeks holidays.. my little one's 1 month's holidays.. heee..

Havent got much rest since we were back yesterday. as we have been away for some time there are so many things to unpack and all..

Today back to work, been busy since morning.. so much emails to clear and things to attend to.. sigh.. so really havent got much time to rest till now..

lazy to write to much.. just share some photos as memories..got to find time to develop these photos too..

about time for my next BIG project.. hee.. wish me luck.. hopefully by next month i have good news :)

missy really enjoy herself back home, our neighbour said she is "samseng girl" as she never stops walking/touching/digging.. so friendly and not afraid of strangers.. the boy who is 3 months older than he is so much quieter than she is.. sigh.. i really feel like im having a boy than a girl..*tomboy*

AnoTher WeEkends without my little darling...

one week over le.. we felt like months.. basically, i called home everyday to hear missy's voice.. mum said she can cal papa, gong gong, popo and neh neh now.. and her daddy misses her so much that he smells her bear bear to remind him of her smell.. ohh..how we miss our little one.. days without her at home.. so quiet..

but then, this is also consider a relief time for us as parents.. we get to "enjoy" 2 weeks of just the two of us time.. i get back to cooking dinner daily.. cleaning home.. i did so much cleaning up during the weekends.. i simply cant do these with my "busybody, inquisitive" girl around.. she just so interested in everything we adults do.. we open drawer, she will come and "help" us see what's inside and even help to take things out.. duhh.. that's her.. active and inquisitive always.. well.. i think she takes after me.. heee..



I have re-arranged my living room to be children-proof . all lower racks are her toys.. and no dangerous /sharp/poison like medicine within her reach. kitchen drawer all cleared, put only things she is allowed to play or take.. bottles have to shift higher.. my wines all have to move to highest rack.. she broke my whole bottle of perfume last week, i don't want her to break my of wines so precaution has to be done *eyes rolling*..

i'm rather satiefied with my living room arrangement, all lower racks are her toys and i purposely put some basket of books and her puzzles underneath the coffee table, so that we can keep her busy while we are in living room.. haaa

Yesterday, LGG & i went "Pat-tor" hee.. weird to say this word now.. as after you have kids, it's just never be the same again, cos everything u buy surely have one thing is for your children. and at the end of the whole shopping, nothing is for me !! *sob sob*.. but LGG compensate that with doghnuts.. ok lah.. i don't need anything for the time being anyway.


Today, we went to shichida kindergarten seminar. i just want to understand how the kindergarten will be ran. Im just so impressed by their principal, Jocelyn Khoo. She is a very inspiring speaker i must said. LGG & i believe in their methods as they combine saintific research of how children brain react to certain teaching at each age group , she is so on that she involve in her own methods.. i guess i never made the wrong choice by enrolling my gurl to their weekly class.

Shall see how the weekly class goes.. if i see result, i may enrol my missy to their kindergerten nursery when she turns 3.

It is believed that learning is to help others.. not because you want to be successful. This is schichida's belief. It is rather different from what montessori approach is.

Appraisal

One more year over.. Appraisal over means one year over in working life.. haaa.. well. shall see if everything goes well and what we put in go through smoothly.. then i shall have a good celebration in february !!!

finger cross and hope for the best !

haven been active in blogging here as im busy blogging else where that give me return in cash.. muahahha.. happy happy..

Been busy buying toys for my gal..now i really understand the joy of buying for your loved ones.. those toys are not for me but i buy so happily :)

Miss my missy.. mum said she now if wants to go out walk walk, she will bring her shoes and ask mum to bring her out.. so cutetetette...miss her dearly :(

Hope to see her pretty soon...

Cousins-Gathering

We brought little missy back home to my hometown this weekend. She seems to adapt to the new place much better than her first trip when she was 6th-month old :) she never show any sign of discomfort or in new place kinda of reaction, she just busy playing with her cousins, until she missed her naps.. missed her bed time.. first time in so many months, she slept at 10pm... her last nap was 2:30pm... the wonder of child's company..

Shall miss her till i see her again. really felt like missing something at home when i cant hear her or carry her around *sob sob*

My dear little darling.. hope she enjoys her stay with her cousins and hope she misses her mummy and daddy , just like how much we miss her..

Toys O Toys

This weekend, busy with buying toys. Bought some 3 layer puzzles, magnetic puzzles and matching puzzles for missy.. my movable alphabets have to be on hold as Jenny thinks too soon to buy.

Met Jenny and her bbay girl.. sosos cute..now i realise how much my girl has grown compare to her 4th month -old.. haaa..

We booked our class at shichida for Y2009 enrolment too. well, my "extra" pay cheque finally came in through.. heeee. so happy. i've spent it on the toys and shichida deposit+registration. and some spare for missy's arts & craft.. alallalal.. LGG happy la.. cos i never aks him to pay, since the extra money comes easily so, ok la.. use it for missy.

lalla.. this weekend, missy has light flu, running nose.. ke lian.. hope she is better before her trip back home. She never get to go anywhere cos want her to stay at home rest more.. she actually exercise walking more than sleeping..

Apprasisal sesion next week.. siann..Just give me the moneyyy !!!

Weekend activities -Nov#1

Friday the xchange rate for SG to RM is 1SGD = RM2.39 wow.. sosos good price. im looking forward to 1sdg = rm 1.4 heee.. greedy huh !

Last thursday, i noticed that sbs deducted 20cents more from normla bus fare.. i went to the counter asking for refund. Im thinking if i did not see the screen, i wouldn't have known how muhc they deduct, they transitlink system is sosos one sided towards tham than public.. we cannot even check our bus fare deduction history online, you have to be present at the control station and check. i ever wrote in and they never seem to answer what i ask.. shake head..this time round i have taken the extra deduction photo from the machine and thinking of sending to stomp.. so everyone is aware !

This sat, we went down to Toa Payoh to visit Shichida centre, which we have decided to enrol missy next april. Initially, i thought tp branch will be better as there is one direct bus from our home to TP. But the journey is sosooss long.. so we changed our plan, to enrol missy in the TJ pranch instead. heee.. so shall see if the shichida method really turn my missy into small genius huh ! at least i give her a good headstart !




Bought missy a pinwheel at TP, she loves it so much, hold on to it like magic wand and walk all over the place.. even approach an ah neh uncle.. *eyes rolling*..

Tmw shall see if RM xchange rate is good, then i shall proceed to book missy first ever flight ! Happy holidaying !

Last week, i've created one set of "colour" flash cards for missy.. am thinking should i buy Dr. Robert Titzer's DVDs.. since im taking shichida ,not sure will they clash.. still waiting for other mummies reply..

Happy Nov ! time simply fly...