some crappy trial...

before i begin to shout profanities & babble on & on abt the trial, let's start with fun & happy stuff 1st...

22.11.08 saturday

dinner with family @ bugis.. ended up at siam kitchen.. was reluctant at 1st cos the food so-so the last time we tried it but! woah! great food tis time round (though super thirsty after dat... ha!)

the best thing abt dinner was how well-behaved ms notti was.. she didn't complain abt sitting in the highchair at all tonite! cos she was feeding herself the yummy & fresh prawn crackers served at our table.. hahaha.. she was sooooooo enjoying herself.. however, the otherwise great dinner was spoilt by this super irritating fool of a waitress who obviously ain't cut out for this demanding F&B industry with her lack of manners & IQ. i already tried to put up with her bad attitude when she served me my main. but when she served mummy's main right over ms notti's head, i SNAPPED! crazy stupid bitch. how can any1 serve HOT food over a toddler's head???

well, i wasn't the only who snapped anyway.. 珮姨 gave it to her & so did Dear... and guess wat? this peabrain of a waitress didn't apologise! she just gave that stupid face of hers and disappeared for the rest of the night while her male colleague apologised on her behalf as he witnessed the whole incident... wat a pathetic fool...

anyway, ms notti had a fun time cruising abt in bugis junction and stopping by to stare at the mannequins in the window display & not forgetting, a "piss-the-mummy-off" incident involving a spoilt brat who smacked her head... grrrr.. see previous post.. ha!

23.11.08 sunday

skipped 1 gymboree lesson in the morning as ms notti seems tired from the late nite yesterday... and we are meeting up with the other oct babies & mummies @ the GUG trial @ united square later!

itz $50 for 1.5hrs trial which i tot was a pretty good deal.. dear took her for the 1st 45 mins or so and they did music & there were lots of carrying up & down...

i took over for the arts & other sessions.. and i can tell u, it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! teachers weren't engaging, the place & toys look dirty (imagine my horror when i stepped in and saw ms notti's dirty socks??) . anyway, ms notti is bored and couldnt be much bothered during the class.. hmm...


i tink she must be wondering y did parachute time (in gymboree) come so early during the class.. ha!


ms notti trying to dismantle the toy.. ???



can u imagine the item they used for arts class for toddlers 13months old?????? not whip cream, mind u! itz shaving foam!!!!!! which school in the right frame of mind will use shaving foam??? non-toxic? hmm.. maybe? but definitely POISONOUS and should be kept out of reach of babies!!
luckily for me, ms notti is super kiasi so she starts off by exploring wat it is first, finger by finger...



tis happened only i took both her hands & plonked them down onto the foam...LOL!


ms notti is bored.. deciding to play with the wet wipes instead...


"ma-ma! i found a better & CLEANER toy! ur camera cover!!"


"ok.. i m reali sick of this... when are u going to bring me out of this claustrophobic-inducing room? itz so stuffy & boring in here! i wana go back to gymboree next week..!"

silly acts

just some updates on her royal highness, ms notti wee...

~ms notti hasn't gained enuf confidence to walk yet but is cruising much better and standing for longer periods of time.. and she's willing to "walk" in a mall now.. (though i have to keep reminding myself or daddy to keep out of pple's way or risk getting cursed at by whoever's behind us ~ cos i do curse at slowcoaches myself.. haha!).. i m patiently waiting for her to take her 1st unassisted steps (i can't say the same of daddy who's hoping his girl can run now! keke..)

~she's still very much of a cool-cat to outsiders though she won't mind whoever is with her and won't kick up a fuss.. give her some time and once she warms up, u'll wish u never tried.. hahahaha!

however, with dat big eyes and stuck-up face of hers, itz no wonder she's been the victim of several "attacks" both at gymboree & outside.. poor dear has been smacked by 2 different notti boys on 2 different occasions for NO REASON!!!.. and she's recently smacked on her head by tis little brat who's shorter and smaller-sized than her while "walking" in bugis junction!! she's unable to give chase to tis girl cos she can't walk yet while the shortie brat can already run!! and mummy ain't there to witness it.. only silly daddy who allowed some brat to hit ms notti on the head.. grrrrrrrrrrr...
well, for those 2 cases @ gymboree, i m very proud of the way ms notti handled herself.. she took "revenge" by offering the kid a toy during parachute time.. and when the kid reaches out for it, she retracts her hands & turns away! hohoho.. *sweet revenge* i know that as a mummy i shdnt encourage such behaviour but hey! she didnt resort to violence. and the kid's parents obviously saw wat happened but they chose to ignore it.. i would have pulled adri away if she's hitting others. i have done so before & i will pull her away & discipline her. but sadly, not these parents.. =(

~ms notti hasn't gotten over the thrill of "quarelling" with me... she's still going "pa-pa" while giving me dat sly look waiting for me to retort... ha! i dun wana fight with u my dear... but u r reali sooooooo cute! keke..
however, on saturday, i did lose my patience cos i wasn't in a good mood to begin with.. i shouted at her after one of those verbal matches on "papa" & "mama" and i walked out of the room. she crawled out and shouted out to me & smiled & pulled herself to a stand & came near me... but i just shoved the mag i was reading in her face and refused to talk to her.. tink she was pretty hurt cos she pursed her lips and crawled away quietly... i'm so sorie my dear.. i shdnt have lost my patience with you knowing that you did all this in good fun! mummy still loves you very much ya..
anyway, Dear is always embarrassed that she shouts for him all the time cos he's worried that i'll be angry cos ms notti only shouts for me when she needs help.. haha.. itz okie dearie! i know she still loves me... pls respond to her though! cos she needs to know u love her too.. keke..

~ms notti is a money-faced baby! she'll do anything for her coins & notes which she'll reluctantly drop into her piggy bank cos she knows she wun see them again.. however, she'll still put them in cos she knows that's a safer place than letting us snatch the money from her which we always do!! hahaha.. she was once carried by 美姨 and she gave 美姨 instructions to go over to where 姨丈 is having his dinner and she did the "dipping into his pocket to get coins" action!! omg... tis girl ah... she has done the same to many others including her daddy! she'd better not do the same in public man...

~she knows the meaning of 君子动口不动手.. haha! seriously.. if she sees anything she wants to grab but is afraid to do so (cos either the thing in question is an "insect" or she's scared she'll get scolded), she'll grab your hands instead and move it to the desired location.. wahahahahaha... tis stupid act never fails to tickle me... sweetheart ar! u ah..

ms notti, u might not have developed in your physical skills as fast as others but u certainly amazes us everyday with your "chao geng" actions... we all love u lotz lotz lotz ms notti and thank you for bringing so much joy to us! muacks my dearest baby...

itz ms notti's daddy birthday!!

friday 14.11.08

ordered cupcakes almost 2 weeks ago from Patissier for dear's birthday and arranged for it to be delivered to his office in the afternn today. he's so surprised he called me once he got back to his office.. haha! *flashback to 2 wks ago*: right after i ordered the cake, he asked me in the evening not to get anything for him cos he doesnt want me to spend.. and i told him of cos i'm not spending on him cos waste $$$.. haha (ya.. we talk to each other like dat lovingly.. else our butts itchy la.. LOL!)

anyway, he was very touched he sent me a even more touching sms.. hohoho! silly dear!

didnt know where to bring him for dinner cos i'm quite sick of the normal fares we have, the restaurant food, the cheap and the expensive ones etc.. so decided i missed the 'ma-la' steamboat @ 鲜得来 @ liang seah st so off we went! woah! tis place is getting more & more packed.. even with my reservations, we had to wait another 10-15 mins.. but the food is yummy... and with the cool weather, steamboat is the way to go! cheap & good.. the dinner didnt burn my pockets! phew.. hahaha

mummy was waiting for us while watching tv.. keke.. and adri is already sleeping.. tis is the position i found her at.. although itz one of her usual favourite poses, i can't help but wonder ALWAYS: how can any1 be comfy sleeping like dat huh???


saturday 15.11.08
itz dear dear's birthday!!! can cut the cakes liao!! (actuali cannot cut leh.. cut wat?? hahaha)

the cutie cupcakes! (price: ex.. looks: cute.. taste: ok nia.. i love Patissier cakes esp e yummy strawberry cognac! but tis?? erm.. cupcakedivinity tasted better.. wished i had ordered e regular cakes from them instead.. hmm..)


dear with the BEST pressie in his life: ms notti...

adri: "mummy, i tot u use tis to put my toys? y am i inside?? am i ur toy??"

"let me try getting out of tis..."

"hmm.. tried & failed"

"argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

sunday 16.11.08

prince zachary's 1st month party!!

went for gymboree lessons in the morning with didi Xavier.. he's so tall now! same height as ms notti and he's 3 months younger.. haiz.. see! dear always dun believe his daughter is a shortie.. keke

anyway, went to wendy's place in the afternn for the party.. omg.. zach is sooooooooooooooo handsome.. his features are so sharp even at 1 month old!

ms notti had her 1st ever close encounter with not 1 dog but 3 dogs (separately though.. keke).she's not reali afraid of Puffy but datz cos Puffy is older (12yo) liao.. and with the new baby at home, he's mellowed down... she did try to climb up on me when she wasn't too familiar with puffy.. keke.. Puffy broke the ice by licking her face 1.5 hrs after meeting ms notti which gave her a shock. and she was expressionless for 1/2 a minute even after i took a wet wipe and wiped her face immediately! hahaha.. and puffy did it thrice before strutting out to the hallway.. hahahhahaa

tinking dat she's more or less ok with dogs now, we adjourned to her another godma, shir's place..but being the young & energetic dogs, Sushi & Sake couldn't stop barking and licking us! hahaha.. and ms notti is visibly shaken but the KPO in her is dying to come out.. she wanted to touch the dogs and will look for them if they have run away but yet when they are near, she climb up the person who's carrying her and lift her legs up.. keke.. such a funny sight which i DIDn't catch on camera!!! grr

mental note: must bring her to these 2 godmas place more often so she wun be an useless freak like mummy who is scared of all things non-human.. (except dogs & vampires.. ha!)

before i go...

happie birthday to 安姨丈，琪琪, ms notti's godma Sam　& my dear, fabian!!

photographers & studios

hmm.. tis is one of those random posts... so ignore me if tis topic ain't ur cup-of-tea.. =D

having brought adri to studioloft when she was 6mths, professional photographer albert sii to cover her 1st birthday & to sean lau photography when she was 12 mths, i have some views of my own to make..

studioloft is simply great! i know there are pple who have made complaints abt their service etc etc.. but c'mon! which firm doesn't get complaints at all? maryann is a nice lady & so is her aide, Ashley who's a great photographer too!
they took beautiful pics of adri with such clean & simple backdrop, the focus is just on her & her alone.. the expressions of a cute 6-month-old were all captured beautifully & with such speed..
adri was cranky & fussy & thus the number of pics taken were lesser than wat we expected.. but it ain't the fault of maryann or ashley.. itz our fault cos we were tired trying to coax her and we gave up.. ha! regretted it quite a fair bit cos the photos turned out FANTASTIC despite her cries! boo hoo... and know wat? i can't wait to go back to studioloft for adri's next photoshoot!!

albert is a very humble & nice gentle guy who came & covered adri's 1st birthday though the pictures seemed to tell me itz more like adri's personal shoot.. haha! i'm not complaining though cos they turned out great!
imagine it was all done at my place without any fancy backdrops and without any professional lightings! he was patient and always with his cam, ready to pounce on any actions he thought would make a great pic.. i m very very glad i engaged him to capture the special moments at the party..

sean lau is a young guy & he's very friendly & nice.. his wife, adelena is a very sweet lady too...
brought adri to him on her 1st birthday.. cos i wanted special days like tis to be captured.. anyway, i also didnt know where else to bring her ma.. keke
there were lots of outfit changes and the couple will actuali make an effort to choose which clothes & accessories will look nice / match for the photos! sean & adelena made alot of efforts to engage adri as well so that they can capture her beautifully..
price is kinda on the steep side but the quality of the album looks great & i couldnt resist la.. keke
one thing i dun like about SL (like some other studios) is the fancy backdrops.. i seriously dislike "marbled-effect" / "cloudy" backdrops cos they take attention away from the face & cute expressions of the subject (kid). however, they have done a great job with this session & their customer service is good (very nice & comfortable location for the photoshoot too!). if they ever change their backdrop, i will definitely go back to them. no questions asked!

cheers!
mummy hippo

ms notti's SL PS pix

the pix are not ready but adelena has kindly emailed me the pix so dat i can show mummy & grandma instead of waiting for 4 weeks..

some of my favs here..

you can view the rest at http://ms-notti-adri.blogspot.com/




doesn't ms notti just look innocent?? awww... *heart melts*

missy wee & her adventures...

ha! dun be fooled by the title.. realised most of my titles are crap and i m running out of wat to put in.. LOL.. not much crazy adventures but adventurous enough for me liao le..

bought adri the magnetic board not so that she can practise her writing & drawings la.. but cos it came with a smaller, apple-shaped one which i can put in the car to keep her entertained! haha..

but here's our future ms 'picasso' with her piece of art..

choosing the pen...


or one of those little cute things in my hands?



aiya.. heck! just draw la.. =D

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brought adri for her virgin swim (not exactly la if u consider the silly tub at Hua Xia as the 1st.. but still...) @ the public swimming pool on saturday.. was very nervous (silly mummy, i know!!) cos i was afraid it'll rain la.. she'll hate the water la.. she'll be cranky la... but my fears are unfounded.. SHE LOVES the water!!! phew and woah!!

ms cool playing with water in her HIPPO float! wahahaha.. ya, i know it looks like a pink dino instead... watz up with these designers?? can't they do a hippo float better?? hiaks!

swimming like a dolphin with mummy (who erm.. is erm... phobic of the water... )

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dinner @ secret recipe @ marina square.. simply couldnt resist my craving for the stewed lamb.. YUMMY!

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her last class of 1st term @ gymboree... or is it the 2nd last?? i'm blur liao..

adri: "i seriously can't understand y mummy is acting like an idiot with me.. so silly-looking... i wish she can stop it!"

anyway, ms notti has developed the "interest" in "quarelling" with me.. our typical fight goes like tis:

me: "call mama..."

ms notti: "pa... pa..."

me: "mama"

ms notti: "papa"

me: "ma!"

ms notti: "pa!"

so on and so forth.. while flashing me dat silly victorious face of hers... GRR........

small hole in the pocket & others...

01.11.08 saturday
photo selection @ sean lau
erm.. think the hole burnt tis time round is not very very big but collectively, i tink my pocket is "gone" with all the little holes burnt... haha!

sean took 198 pics of ms notti... i must say quite a number of pics turned out nicer than i expected and i seriously did not know how to choose a pathetic 8 pcs from 198! so in the end, big baby & i decided to just pay for it and minimize the headache by getting all softcopies back.. BUT!! my headache doesnt end there.. ha! i still have to choose 20 from the lot for developing.. hmm.. will post again the pics once i get the softcopy!!

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itz jintai younger sis wedding & wendy is all alone at home.. so dear & i popped by to just say hi & make sure she's okie! and my! my godson is big! hahaha... he's already drinking 90 -120 ml per feed now! my ms notti is still stuck at 120ml and no signs or 'graduating' to the big bottle at all.. well, the consolation is that she drinks every 2 hrs.. phew!

back to my godson.. he's got a name already...

introducing zachary 刘振焜..
after a feed by my dear, the famous 奶爸 in town...


02.11.08 sunday
ms notti went to her gymboree class as usual and erm.. another boy, Will bullied her tis week... but she didnt give up without a fight.. ha! i dun mean she hit him back but she was holding 2 maracas in her hands which Will was eyeing on... she put out the maracas to him like an offer and when he tried to get it from her, she retracted her hands and hugged the maracas close!! and she did it many times.. haha.. i know i shdnt be laughing at such notti acts but hey! she's my dearest.. as long as she doesnt use violence on others..! and she's so cute lor.. (which i know i wldnt be repeating this in the future, cos such acts aren't cute when u are no longer a toddler!!) keke...

then we went out for lunch at liang court.. wanted to try 欣叶by tunglok group but full house even at 2pm!! so we went to tampopo for japanese food instead.. (which i seriously dun mind cos i always tink i shd have married a japanese instead so that i can eat all the japanese food i want to.. LOL).. uni was fresh & yummy.. *slurp* the black pig meat was great too but my ramen was a tad too salty... nevertheless, tink adri had a great time there, playing peekaboo with the other kid diners!!