Thursday, February 24, 2011

an "inexpensive" substitute...

... going down memory lane...

after "bio-ing" a distant aunt's big-ass bvlgari watch during this CNY, i was "brought" back to the CNY about 8 years ago.. then was when i "bio-ed" my fav watch since secondary school days sitting on the wrist of his buddy's girlfren. being the "not-shy" cherie, i started yakking to her about her watch, how much she paid for it and which shop she got it from blah blah blah. needless to say, we became instant "best friends" for the next few days of CNY and i believe dear secretly hated her. she was flaunting her watch right in his face, shouting out the price and place she got it and hawked the discount she got from the boutique and how she can go with me and help me get the same discounts too.. so "Cartier" was the one and only word in my dictionary/vocab/grammar that i know of the next couple of days too. haha! lucky it didn't take him long to give in to my request - 2 days after i met her. but on one condition then.

"i win this next 2 matches and the watch is yours baby!".. ONZ la.. his friends got even more excited than me during the games and kept updating me on the scores while i was outside the house playing blackjack... and he WON! woohoo..

well, dat was the history story of my 8 years old (aka super duper OLD!!! grr...)beloved watch la.. after "bio-ing" the bvlgari, i realised it has been at least 2 years LONGGGGGGGG since my last watch purchase.. or was it a purchase in the 1st place? i tink it came free with the jay gee membership i got.. hahahaha! pathetic sia.. so i started badgering my poor man with my new WANT..

me: baby, i WANT a NEW watch!!!!!!!!!!!!!... *whines*
dear: ok ok.. go buy ur michael kors. i pay.
me: simi sai MK?? i am talking about a chopard la!
dear: u want "sio-pak"? u wait u wait.. let me learn how to print $$$ first..
me: u dun love me le.. last time i wanted anything, u will just get for me lor. *whines*
dear: silly baby leh.. i love u but i DUN print $$$.. get MK 1st k? let me print the $$$ 1st then get u ur "sio-pak"!
me: ok lor. better than dun get anything at all and still end up dun get the "sio-pak". ahahahhaha
dear: -_-"""

and... TA-DA! this is the one.. no complaints about the watch though it is no SIO-PAK.. cos i sot tio-ed this watch many many months back.. but then, it only came in white.. and a watch in white silicon material? forget it.. will never survive my chor-lor-ness.. hahahaha.. so it was this beautiful dark navy blue beauty then.. thanks sooooooooo much baby! u still owe me a SIO-PAK hor!!!!!!!!!!


Monday, February 21, 2011

ayden.. and the pole dancer.. with lotsa $$$

went to jones the grocer @ mandarin hotel with the folks on saturday. not my usual haunt (of cos la.. i dun even go orchard ma.. ha!) but mummy & granny love the place for their croissants etc.. 珮姨 really spoil them hor?? hahahaha..

my dear ayden boiboi having our attention 101% thanks to missy sleeping.. she's parked right behind in his stroller... hiaks..



and the food.. 2 thumbs up for the eggs benedict here! the muffin is soooooooooo soft and yummy! plus 2 more toes for the croissants.. *slurp* now i understand y they like this place.. 珮姨, this weekend? again? LOL!


CNY came and went.. so fast.. after all the preparation etc.. hmm.. no complaints though as i love festive seasons! finally opened the kiddos (& mine too!) angbaos and woah! there were a total of 114! moolah collected totals $1XXX.. hurhurhur.. this is going straight to their bank account before i fritter the $$$ away.. =D


ooooh. before we go, enjoy the following clips of the upcoming pole-dancing star! he's so cute sia.. bth myself..

some updates on ayden. this little boy is now 11.5kg, abt 76cm tall, has got 6 teeth with the 7th sprouting out soon. he bites ALOT and has left several memebers of the family with BRUISES from his bites!! his "vampire" moves consists of the following steps: 1. bite, 2. LIFT, 3. release. preferred mode of "transport" is crawling. cruising alot too but simply refuse to start walking. he has got a fiery temper so do not attempt to snatch anything from him. however, this same chilli padi also have a ready smile 24/7 for everyone. =P

now moving on to the video clips.. he actually POOPED right after i stopped filming.. leaving his sai all over the bottom bars cos he still continued dancing after he has finished his business!! eww... tell me if he still looks cute to u.. hahahaha!


Friday, February 18, 2011

my... endless love...

oopsie! not a mushy post la.. hahaha.. dun be scared.. just a post on V day though..

"celebrated" a day earlier on sunday, 13th Feb 2011 at my favourite Sakuraya Fish Mart @ West Coast Plaza to satisfy my craving for fresh sashimi! haha.. sooooo not romantic sia.. but but but as long as i like.. wkakakaka...

i was bursting at the seams after the meal... *burp*



and i tot i wasn't gonna get anything else since there was nothing on my WISHLIST this year... and dear did "remind" me a few times dat there wun be anything for me by telling me "i dun have anything for u tis year dear.. i dunno wat u want.. so let me know when u come up with something k?"

so i was really pleasantly surprised to see this on the desk when we got home.. i was sure i didn't see it in the morning.. and i had my answer when i turned and caught him smiling.. aww.. *heart melts* though the pressie is inexpensive.. cos itz simply so thoughtful. he remembers that i dun have any notebook for this year! hee... =D

Thursday, February 17, 2011

year of the RABBIT!!!

hmm... tis is just soooo me... to blog about CNY only on 元宵节... wakakaka!

and as usual, tis is gonna be based on my pathetic memory AGAIN! =D

1st day: usual stop @ MIL's place.. the lil boy was sleeping while on the way so it was up to missy to melt the ladies' hearts.. and she did.. with her funny BUT NOTTI antics.. and MIL's sister actually declared "i love you!"... *brrrrrr* ^_<



and who can resist a photo with the mischievous one?


dear gambled abit (& lost!) and we headed to my FIL's place.. but i was trying my darn best not to let adri & ayden roam everywhere dat i missed out on photos!

as for the rest of the day, it was of course spent back @ mummy's place.. where else? missed this part of CNY last year as they were in Taiwan for holidays.. it was so different (& quiet!!!) without them.. and i definitely do not want them away for CNY again.. (which they totally agreed upon cos they missed the festivities too!).. however, i was too busy with the kiddos and trying to entertain everyone else (and catch a nap at the same time), that i had no chance (forgot!) to take pics.. hiaks!

2nd day: visited great-grandpa and the rest of the relatives (who are the same as those who visited us on the 1st day la...) and missy had a great time running all over.. talking about MY great-grandpa.. hmm.. he gave all os us a scare on the 1st day when i carried ayden boi to greet him happy CNY.. his face soured and he almost burst into tears!! gosh.. i was so worried if he was ok.. turns out he was soooooooooooo happy to see so many people around him.. =D


qi qi carrying ayden boi boi to "entertain" great-grandpa AND missy with her pretty 陈宝珠's era dress and retro staircase pose


oops! i guess ayden & i squashed dear's face up.. ha! too bad i am envious of him losing so much weight. hmpf!

missy continued on her act-pretty poses!



then we headed off to 舅舅's hse for gathering and some gambling (and dear lost again!)

can't resist squeezing my baby and making her take pics with me.. ha!



more pics of the notti monkeys!


with her pretty wanqiu ah yi...


then we headed to tunglok @ arena where i had my 1st & best yusheng this year.. the vege were so fresh and crunchy! as for the rest of the food, they were not too bad and i certainly had fun with my dear ayden boi boi as u can tell from the later pics!





camwhoring with the little one who is laughing so beautifully cos i was bouncing him! but.....


he got damn irritated with me cos i didn't realise my hair was poking into his eyes! OOPS!!! check out the funny face below.. ROFL!


3rd day: brought missy for her class while mum & granny were out to send 珮姨to the airport for her bangkok holiday.. *envoius!* came back to find little princess, Faith and Mary auntie and her mummy over at mum's place.. the girls seem to be able to play together better! yeah yeah.. and thanks to Faith who is more gentle, missy ACTS like she sayangs didi too.. (wat a good actress sia??)


u'd tink they get along fine huh? these NICE siblings moments happen only 50% (MAX!) of the time.. but well.. they have to start somewhere, dun they??


5th day: was spent @ NYNY with alice, jas, carol, ben & e 2 little boys!!! had a great time catching up and erm.. bitching.. and am now waiting for miss carol to post the pics of us somewhere! yoohoo!

6th day: back @ work with a reluctant spirit.. hiaks.. and to perk us up, we coerced our dear KT to buy us our 开工宴 @ Bosses @ Vivo.. the lau sar bao is still the best and i have missed it lots.. BUT the service sucks!!! would have complained if not for the fact that i m trying to save my soul from being cursed over the CNY period. i might as well be the one to curse the captain who served our table.. hahaha!



7th day (aka 人日): had lunch with the rest of the team @ Ban Heng @ harbourfront.. super old skool chinese restaurant but surprisingly, the food ain't too bad! and there's tis cute, old waitress by the name of HO who is superb!! she kept feeding us water that made us so full by the end of the 5th course.. LOL



8th day: we cannot curb our gambling desires anymore, especially with isaac away in Sabah over the coming weekend, we made an earlier date with him for our poker @ sabri's hse.. ha! to which, dear LOST again!! and so did I.. wah piangz.. tis year is not good for gambling for the both of us sia.. hurhur..

10th day: erm.. unsatisfied with our losses (and also cos KT wasn't ard on thurs), we had ANOTHER session @ sabri's hse again.. tis time with the kids.. dear decided not to gamble liao as it is obviously clear he is not out for gambling this year.. so he took care of the 2 monkeys while i played (and LOST!!!!!!!!!!!) *shakes head*..


and we headed to 好姨's house for a gathering and also to meet with doris & john.. =) the little monkey enjoying himself sans pants after waking up from his nap..


姨丈treated us to dinner @ Kimly Live Seafood @ Tradehub.. we weren't too impressed with the place initially as it was set in a foodcourt, but with restaurant prices.. however, the food that was served certainly lived up to the hype surrounding this Seafood Restaurant set in a food court.. hmmm.. Food portions were generous too!



11th day: as a CNY tradition every year, the family goes to this 斋堂 (datz wat we call it anyway.. hee) to pray and go through a ritual of 补运 & 点佛灯.. qiuu is so funny. she actually completed the ritual this year (we always dun cos we had to chope seats for the vegetarian meal thereafter!) and hopes to meet her other half this year.. *all the best to my dear cousin! u are such a sincere and pretty babe, i m sure that'll be of no issue at all!*

@ the makan table... mr notti ayden doing a series of funny faces..


missy having her turn at the swing.. i tot this swing was about my age cos i have seen it since young.. but NO!!!!! it is of my aunties' age.. cos 好姨 says itz been there since she was young! hurhurhur.. now that we know, should we be wary of the rivets?? hahaha



shoutout to qiuu: i tink u look sooooooooooo pretty & motherly, so full of love in these pics! awwww.. pity dat ayden boiboi kena motion sickness due to the swing's movements.. ha!


and........ 13th day: we had the lions visiting us in the office! HUAT ar!!!