a gift of love

an ode to my soon-to-be-ex home...

2011-06-09T10:19:00.010+08:00

warning: long post ahead... bear with me while i remember my home the way it is...

i'm gonna be saying goodbye to something so dear & precious to me... our house of 8 years +

baby & i got married (ROM) on 12th sept 2002. Less than 2 months later, i saw an ad for a walk-in-selection @ Jurong West. Called him @ work immediately & told him that regardless of his schedule, he has to take half day off the next day to go with me to look-see! Or was it the same day?? haha.. can't remember la. but anyway, we confirmed the purchase by the next day and signed on the dotted line for unit 09-646 for the grand price of $19x,xxx (ya! soooooooooo cheap!). i dun even remember y i chose jurong west of all places!! hahaha..

this beautiful house was soon to become our home. we had it done up with the kind of decor we both loved and was proud of. say RETRO!! full of vibrant reds, purples, whites & oranges! with a little grey & sandy tones to balance it off in the rooms.. all in all, whats not to love?

this home saw our UPs & downs (more UPs though!!) & grew together with us... hey! it even provided lotsa fun for the little girl!!

we first thought of selling @ end 2009 when we saw how the property demand in jurong area was moving up (thanks to the wonderful developments lined up here! ha!). prices then were like 370 - 380k? and we thought: hey! should we sell?? then: nah... we are not ready. this house is our baby, our refuge from the daily craze & stress in the outside world..

then prices went up to 390 - 420k in 2010 and we were still slightly moved but no actions yet.. though the $$$ would definitely be good.. ^_<

and then i had a serious talk with baby in May this year. we both think it is time to sell and increase our cashflow at the same time.. hee! ahem! cos i m not one known to save nor spend wisely and he is well known to be super indulgent in my wants la.. ha!

we thought of upgrading and stuff...but with the new "cooling" regulations, it simply doesn't make sense for us to get a condo unit 1st. then how we buy hdb??? and obviously i dun have enough money to buy TWO condo units (1 for stay & 1 for investment) so we are going to bite the bullet and get a HDB instead. stay for 5 years then MAYBE & HOPEFULLY able to invest in private.. *crosses fingers*!

heard from Carol that she has a great agent who helped her maximise the selling price of her house even though she wasn't around. so i PM-ed her for the contact and indeed! he is really a good agent! "overachiever" i would say.. ^_^

he came down to our place on 12th May & we actually signed on to let him sell our house rightaway! both of us can't sleep the very same night cos we were already missing the house. our home.. sob sob.. =_=

2 days later, i was still feeling so sad and angsty (part of it due to work too.. ) & was losing my temper so often. then i thought hard about it and told myself that this move is inevitable. never link the sale to $$$. that would have made me even more angsty cos at the back of my mind, we both knew that it is definitely NOT an impt factor! definitely not enough for us to sell the house and earn that extra penny. on the other hand, the move is inevitable (and much better for us to look at the sale this way) is due to the fact that itz time for us to stop being the selfish weekend parents (& children to our family). we need to move nearer to the 2 kiddos while they are still young. NO MORE weekend "chalet" parents!

shared this thought with baby and true enough, this conviction is enough to remove all the "moping around" and we actually start looking forward to the valuation report & 1st open house.. as we still did not have the valuation on the 1st open house, the would-be buyers just came to look-see. 2 gave us their offers but it seemed low and we didn't wana take the chance to accept something that could be lower than our valuation.

then came the valuation report @ 4xxK. hee... on 28th may (saturday), we went for our 1st house-viewing @ ubi ave 1. and the unit is exactly what we have in mind. ORIGINAL condition! means we can be break-happy & start hecking & renovating just the way we want it. brought grandma, mum & the 2 kiddos along. aside from the fact that it is HOT (cos the owner has moved out so no fan watsoever), they LOVE the place.. and luckily for us, the SouthEast facing door suits the both of us (as we found out later..) we 'kin-kin' chope the place with an offer of 30K COV and told the agent (who's actually selling her dad's unit on his behalf! cool!) not to have any open house anymore. sensing our sincerity and of cos SPEED, she agreed & accepted the offer! hahaha.. bonus: the house comes with a recess area of about 6sqm which we might be able to buy up (*crosses fingers!! hope the SLOW HDB can complete the recess area policy review ASAP!!)

on 29th may, we had our 2nd open house. and the place is SOLD SOLD SOLD! the new owner of our beautiful home actually came up to the house thrice cos he's reali gan-cheong about whether or not we will accept his offer. we finally settled on a 42,888 COV.. hahaha.. we are just super happy that we found someone who can appreciate this place we called HOME for itz funny layout, hacked walls, rooms and quirks.

well, i guess i have another 3 months to fully enjoy the comfort & warmth of this home before we are welcomed into the arms of our new abode. our HOME from aug onwards, i think..

i'll definitely miss this beautiful place alot alot and most probably will shed tears when i hand over the keys. ah well... we have to look forward nonetheless & embrace the fun & laughter waiting for us @ our new place with the close proximity to family & friends..

adieus in advance, my jurong west home... thank you for always being there for us and providing us with loads of comfort, warmth, happiness and shelter.. LOVE u LOTS...

photos of my beautiful retro home in jw.

i m still around... (^_<)

2011-06-08T11:56:00.006+08:00

goodness me!!! itz already june and my last update was in april?? hahaha... i have loads to update but as usual, i have NO time!! i have been busy with the selling/ buying of my house... and then the folks were away with ayden in hkg/ macau for 1 week, leaving us with missy.. coinciding with her holidays camp blah blah blah. u get the drift la. i m lazy and busy so equals NO updates. so here goes the pics for the past 1.5 months to whet ur appetite 1st! LOL..

tis gigantic boy is now 81-82cm weighing almost 11.5kg.. =D he has been cruising for the LONGEST time already.. at least since he turned 8mths old or so? but he has still yet to start walking!! argh... and i tot he will be so much faster than anyone.. chey... but on the other hand, i walked only at 18mths, missy at 16mths and as the old saying goes, the later they start walking, the more 好命 they are so i have no complaints too la...

he loves jiejie's tricycle and can climb on & off all by his own.. super "hao lian" somemore lor... tsk..

hahaha! jialat.. mother's day came and went too without me blogging abt anything.. *shakes head*.. ah well.. we had a great meal at pioneer wharf at j.pt with grandma & mum.. love the QQ crab noodles though it gives me rashes.. ha!
hmm... as if i need to put my point across.. check out the pics below to see how much "difference" in size between a soon-to-be 4 kiddo and a just-turned-one toddler.. ha! missy is a fatty bombom though. she weighs 15kg but yet is only 96cm, STILL!
love it that they are enjoying their "sibling" time!!
check out those "goli" eyes of theirs.. and check out why mine can't be as big no matter how i force them to be.. hahahaha!
forcing them to take pics with me.. hee..

see how ayden is planning his escape..
my little "hiao" baby... super super vain.. kept insisting dat her eyelashes are longer than mine thus she is prettier.. bth!!

my 大老板 having his meal..
home alone with missy..
she insisted that I must take pics of her looking like dat.. huh?

the little ah pek doing the guys thing.. show stomach!! eeeks...

having fun on missy's fav cow moo moo.. AGAIN...
cheeky babies.. they make my day. always. ^_<
hahaha! ayden loves the handphone just like a younger missy!! and this is him "pretending" to have a conversation and acting oh-so-serious..
@ clementi mall.. missy simply loves to be the big jiejie and hold didi when he walks..

and.. ending the post on a sweet note at gobi... =D

our time together...

2011-04-13T10:33:00.007+08:00

absolutely no mood to blog.. ha... and laziness of cos plays a big part la..

meanwhile, make do with some photos of the precious babies in my life.. =D

my little sweetheart running a fever and @ KKH, waiting for his turn.. just few days before his party..
and as if to signify a wonderful life ahead of us, the beautiful, full rainbow we caught during ayden's party..
my baby trying her best to pose.. note to qiuu: this is reason enough why she can never go on to be a model.. hahahaha.. just check out her CUTE tummy and awkwardness!!
@ the airport! 2 kiddos had great fun watching the planes... and erm.. missy's bugging me for a trip again le.. oops..
my sweetheart can write her name! ignore the caps and small letters all at once.. that's all thanks to dear who writes anything and everything in CAPS!!
her cute tortoise and rabbit from art class @gymboree.. erm.. i m sure the rabbit has "died" by now cos when i last checked, the ears were missing.. hohoho
tis boy loves the pole!! he can even squat, pose and kiss in while moving.. ^_^
growing more handsome hor??
pretty baby after her haircut.. bth those bambi peepers..
generous jiejie sharing her ride with didi who had another haircut too.. though i shouldn't say share cos barely seconds into the ride, didi has taken over the steering and jiejie relinquished her seat and sat on barney's lap instead.. tsk tsk.. small bully.. >_<
he looks so hip hop, no? ha!
and ya ya.. as if he's trying to tell me "itz my birthday and i can do watever i want!! BLEH!.... take that! "
and the notti boy loves "ransacking" the house.. the drawers, my bag... and my camera!!
the 2 handsome men in my life.. tink dear aged alot hor.. guess itz the weight-loss?? *evil plan to fatten him up soon!*

check out his hands!! we just have to make a sound "orhhhhhhhh--orhhhhh" like an engine and he will open his palms parallel to each other and start moving them back & forth! hahaha.. just like he's manoeuvring the sterring.. but the thing is, each time after he does this action, he will want to BITE!!! dun ask me why but itz like this pent-up energy in him needs some releasing.. >_X

oh.. and did i mention he loves shoes?? all our shoes! and here he is, trying to wear jiejie's slippers... i like the NEVER GIVE UP attitude sia!
and the model-wannabe trying her cutesy poses.. (psst... super 'wooden' if u ask me!)
and tata!!! see ya later..

he's ONE...

2011-04-06T11:22:00.000+08:00

to my dearest lil baby, ayden boiboi:

just like jiejie, time flies when u enter our lives a year ago.. it seems to both mummy & daddy that i just got pregnant with you, holding the test kit in our hands and jumping for joy! but then the pain started to get worse.. the sleepless nights seemed endless... mummy got frustrated, daddy felt helpless... we kept looking forward and counting down to april...

of cos we felt guilty towards you then.. but we love u lots lots lots and can't wait for you to arrive. yes, no doubt part of the hope was so that the pain will stop but what can mummy & daddy do right?

1st april came and went but not without daddy touching mummy's tummy and whispering to you "dun make a fool of yourself ayden".. ha! and it was the day of mummy's last day @ work before the maternity leave starts..

and then on 4th april, u decided enough is enough.. u can't wait to come meet us too! woohoo..

and you turn ONE now!! thanks baby for all the wonderful joy and laughter you have brought to our family. u are reali the cutest but also the naughtiest of the lot! (and may i say not very handsome one? hahaha!)... mummy tinks u resemble Stitch! of cos u are not that ugly but u both have the same toothy, notti grin, likes to CHOMP and oh.. that nottiness!! so much alike Stitch.. LOL..

and before i forget, i must tell u this... ur jiejie LOVES u alot alot.. even though she might fight with you over toys. even though she might scream her head off at you for "spoiling" her creations.. BUT she'll always ask about u when she dun see u and she will STOP any attempts from any1 to bring you home. she is just feeling jealous at times and i must admit, u are not giving her much reasons not to.. ha! she is very afraid of ur teeth and your saliva! cos u love to bite (yes, u have bitten jiejie on several occasions... )and u love ur bolster.. and u love hers as much! LOL.. she'll rush to snatch her bolster from you cos you will wet the ends thoroughly if she dun snatch it by the count of 5.. datz how terrible it can be, my dearest son.. =D

well, my sweetheart baby boi, our birthday wish is for you to always be HAPPY, HEALTHY and "chompy" (ha! every1's 1st reaction when they carry u is to tell u "dun bite me ar!!!")... we love u loads and we hope to be the best parents to you! do bear with us if we seem sticky to jiejie and always remember we LOVE u as much and NEVER lesser.. we love u love u love u baby!

xoxo,
mummy & daddy

my ayden boiboi's 1st burpday party! ^_^

2011-04-06T11:01:00.005+08:00

celebrated darling ayden's 1st birthday on 27th Mar 2011 (sunday), 1 week ahead of his actual birthday.. simply cos i was too late in making a booking at grassroots club and managed to secure the date & time only less than 2months prior to the party.. oops! bad habit lately actually.. procrastination.. tsk tsk..

anyway, i am sooooooooo glad it turned out fantastic (i hope??) despite the shorter preparation time! *wipes sweat* and the choice of venue was a good one, given dat the kids are around missy's age and can enjoy the playground better.. heehee.. nostalgia.. cos missy attended a 1st birthday bash with other October 2007 babies there too!

and the party was definitely a great one, all THANKS to the attendance of ALL WONDERFUL guests who turned up and who gave me so much face! heehee.. heartfelt thanks to these beautiful people who came for ayden's party despite the rain/traffic/bad timing on a sunday evening otherwise meant for the family.. muacks and hugs all! *so touched* (^_<)

1st up.. MY INVITE! couldn't resist using this funny pic.. he's changed so much since this pic was taken when he was 4 months old!

the party signage outside the playroom!

the balloon decor done up beautifully by Serene and the team @ BBOLS

theme of the party: JUNGLE SAFARI!!! ^_^

the very heartpain-inducing purchase... the $380 cake by Vivian .. and mind you, though i decided on the venue and everything else late, i actually placed the order for this cake once ayden was born cos she is always fully booked for a year straight!! beautiful creation but truth be told, my guests didn't reali enjoy the cake.. some said it was too dense and some said it was "undercooked".. =(

made a special request on the cake though.. i wanted specifically hippo (ME!), rhino (dear!), pig (ya.. i know not very jungle nor safari but it stands for missy!) and the tiger (for birthday boy!!) and i must say vivian did a great job of following very very closely to the pic that i have given her of the theme. check out the animals on the centrepiece next to the cake.. sama sama! =D

party packs and itz fillings! hope the kids liked it!
food food food from naked fish shoppe (erm.. wasn't given much choice by the club.. hur..) not too sure about the quality cos i didn't get to eat a single morsel! hahaha.. i was famished but overwhelmed by the lovely guests.. and! the fact that mister wee was getting so much attention and compliments on his newfound figure gave me a stomach upset.. LOL! kidding la.. proud of his weight loss.. just that i have to work doubly hard liao lor.. hurhurhur..
note the not-too-happy ayden's face.. ha! cos he was plucked off the playground for his photo-taking and cake-cutting la! and noticed he slimmed down? aiya.. not my macho-boy le.. no thanks to a fever he got on thursday prior to the party.. lucky he recovered in time for his BIG day!
my beautiful family.. with my dear clown aka missy who made everyone a wee-bit happier with her "还有weewee leh" speech right after we finish singing the birthday song to ayden.. ROFL!
cake-cutting was missing missy cos she was already somewhere out there stuck to an iphone.. hurhur..
with dear's family..
with my lovely family though there are lotsa "missing" persons!! aiyo!
the beautiful october mummies!
my "OLD" BFFs.. oops!
the crazy bunch from work..
the crazy bunch from "previous" work..
the "AH BUIs and their beautiful wives" gang.. ha!
aside: mary popped few days later to a very handsome baby prince! congrats!!
me & my toilet/water/chauffeur BFF.. ^_^
and the 2 kiddos having loads of fun at the party..

my very handsome-looking STITCH! oops!

many thanks to ALL for the lovely gifts and angbaos for the little prince and even missy!!
special thanks to the contributors of the beautiful photos of the party: isaac, kester and qiuu! muacks..

and...
"mummy, I DUN WANA GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

we are going to the zoo zoo zoo... AGAIN!

2011-04-01T17:29:00.010+08:00

before we go on to the zoo outing dat happened without my darling boy, i'll have a little highlight on him 1st! he's a little 神婆 like missy! hahaha..

tis notti one used to crawl straight to 地主公 and start playing around.. but after (repeated) teachings, he has learnt not too and will instead put his hands together and bow his head just like his jiejie!.. =D

some pics of daddy goofing ard with the kiddos..

there there.. the little 神婆!

then the zoo!!! missy's 3rd visit and the best one so far.. woohoo! she knows more about the animals now and is more interested.. instead of just going through the zoo and being awed but not understanding, she asks more questions about the animals!..

the 1st question came before we even step out of the house.. was helping her wear her favourite "garden snails" dress when she said "mummy, i m sooooo pretty! later the lions look at me, HOW??" *fainted*..

she also got to go on a pony ride! as expected, she got scared the moment we got nearer to the front of the Q. but thanks to the very nice zookeeper who allowed me to personally "load" her on the pony and letting her touch it 1st, she willingly got on and ENJOYED herself! though i am still not sure if it is a good thing.. cos she has been bugging me non-stop about it.. however, i m still impressed by her drawing, complete with the handle of the pony ride! hahaha.. though not before getting into a "quarrel" with dear about whether pony has tail.. hmmm.. and she insisted on watching her "My Little Pony" DVD to ascertain.. LOL! and only after that was she convinced to draw the tail.. hurhurhur..

and the must-have photo with her favourite cow-moo-moo.. BYE zoo! cya soon!

happy weekend... ^_^

2011-03-22T11:36:00.006+08:00

it is a colleague's last day soon and we tried out King Louis @ vivo for her farewell lunch.. surprisingly, this joint which we have never considered for our regular lunches turned out to serve good food! woohoo! service was not half bad too so can consider another visit soon... =D

our set lunch consist of soup + main + drink + dessert and it doesn't cost above $10!! cheap & good. and the serving is of standard size, unlike some places which serves smaller portion.. and the sides? woah! big servings too and they were yummy!

then came the weekend... YIPPIE!
my pretty weewee who loved her new dress and kept telling me she is so "princessy".. LOL.. bth..

missy saw my belt lying ard and this is wat the silly girl do.. she held it against herself and told me how tall she is as compared to... A BELT!!! hiaks..

and as no one was available on Saturday nite, mummy, grandma & us with the kiddos took a cab to the nearby NEX (no way am i driving to a humongous mall with limited parking!!) and shopped.. hee.. also, we tried out Laksania which was mentioned in 8 days.. and it was great!! ha... we had the signature singapore laksa, penang laksa, laksa goreng, chix laksa spaghetti and laksa chix fried rice.. *slurp* according to mummy's taste buds, they reali use fresh coconut milk (juice?) and not those packet kind.. so the taste is stronger and more authentic.. which should spell "disaster" to my diet but.. HECK!! it is just shiok... hurhur..

then came sunday and we joined the kiddos and old folks for brekkie @ the market. and as usual (usual for the kiddos la.. the old folks always bring them there!!! SPOILT!), they proceeded to the kiddy ride outside the medical hall and i m surprised both SQUEEZED into the seat willingly..

and this is lil baobei on missy's tricycle.. i rem missy started riding only @ 1.5years old.. and this lil boy can actually climb on & off all by himself.. *faintz*

and introducing to u... this lil boy's favourite expressions of the week! BTH the ah pek's looks!! hiaks.. he loves to screw his face up and give a frown.. godknowswhat goes thru his mind?? LOL!

oh.. and in case u wonder watz the red spot on his left cheek all about, it is the work of a bl**dy mosquito.. tsk.. and he has quite a few bites all over periodically.. which is simply *URGH*!!! if u ask me.. haiz.. and his bruise on the left corner of his forehead? not the result of just one bump.. it is an accumulation of bumps!!! haiz.. tis boy is good (in fact, very good) in his gross motor skills. his depth perception is surprisingly superior for his age. he started to climb up the sofa abt 1.5 months back.. he knows and has demonstrated that he should turn legs down first when getting off the bed for quite awhile now. and yes, he has attemtpted to do so many times!! haiz.. however, the bruises are simply an after-effect of him simply moving way too fast..

thus, even though i have given "instructions" that i do not want to see fresh bruises or mozzie bites on his handsome mug for the upcoming birthday party, i m sure i'm pretty much asking for the "sky" in this instance. and erm.. in fact once i stop taking pics and kept the camera, a fresh bruise was "earned" on his face just above the mozzie bite.. all cos he was shaking his head vigorously and smacked himself on the door frame... =_=""" i m simply keeping my fingers crossed now..

my baobeis so far...

2011-03-16T15:37:00.007+08:00

my baobeis are growing up so fast, i just can't seem to grab hold of time and make it slow down.. haiz.. with so many natural disasters on a big scale happening around the world in recent years (latest being the major quake & tsunami in japan), i get petrified that time is going even faster.. with the end of the world just round the corner.. *shudders* at the thought.. guess since we can't get time to slow down, we'll just have to make the most of our time.. tell the pple we love that we LOVE them.. and cherish every beautiful moment! =D very cliche hor? but in times like this, i tink itz perfectly fine to be cliched! hahahaha..

my recent beautiful moments with the baobeis..

mr notti (and when i say notti, i reali mean NOTTI!!! more on that shortly...)playing with mum's hp and making the "noh-noh" sounds.. which is equivalent to his "hello".. hahaha! *pics as 'stolen' from qiuu's blog. =D*

little notti baby with his loads of expressions.. see the "stitch" resemblence??? esp the pic in the middle!

he only allows me to squeeze him for pictures for a limited time.. but at least he still gives me face. dear can never manage to keep him still...

my pretty baby.. i love to squeeze ayden for pics.. but adri lovesssssss to squeeze me for our cam-whoring sessions..... hiaks!my narcissistic baby boy! his favourite activity. must keep in mind to keep the mirror clean.. hohoho

brought this learning activity table back from home for ayden boi boi to explore.. but we had to bring it back hm the very same day! simply cos he was soooooooooo "chor-lor" with it.. we weren't afraid that he will spoil it. we were afraid he will fall off the table! cos he wanted to climb over it! and with the strength dat he uses on the table, i wun be surprised if more "buah-lukus" appear on his head.. hee..

missy loves to "build" houses nowadays.. which in her world, it means putting bolsters, pillows, lego blocks around her so that it encloses her.. hahaha! and she reali reali LOVES it..

ooooh.. more on them... ayden boiboi is now @ 80cm tall.. just 15cm shorter than missy.. LOL.. tink missy feels that the diff is getting smaller and smaller and she is feeling more self-conscious.. hurhurhur.. she keeps saying "mummy, i m so tall now hor?".. "mummy, u see? my legs are sooooooooo long!".. hahahaha

as for mr notti, he has a real fiery temper.. the other day dear was withholding his toy from him and he literally growled... ha! and when dear finally gave him the toy, he threw it in dear's face.. and turned away to play with other toys.. ALL AT THE GRAND "OLD" AGE of 11+months old.. wkakakakakaka... i tink i can laugh out loud now.. but i can't imagine 13 years down the road when he reach puberty and all the angst comes out.. *cold sweat*... =P

haircut!

2011-03-14T17:21:00.003+08:00

珮姨told us of this "Glamour Kiddies" that she came across @ Liang Court and we decided to bring the kiddos there just to try them out. =D

the messy, long look of both the kiddos and we digging into our ala-carte thai buffet.. nice food, yummy desserts, bad service so forget about me mentioning it. ha!

missy doing her catwalk on the runway (yes! they have a runway for the kiddos!! and costumes too! apparently the boss told me that they wana lure kids away from their iphones and participate in some activities.. ha! quite a good idea if u ask me.. ) and ayden having his hair cut..

my yandao boi boi with his jiejie and her chic bob.. i likey! slightly pricey for kiddo's haircut but at least their style ain't run-of-the-mill kind.. and i can tell he reali put in effort on the kiddos' hair..

buay tahan this not-yet-11months old baby looking like a 1.5years old toddler!!!

he and his famous "stitch" smile.. ha! shhhhhhhh.. dun let mummy hear me.. she almost flipped the last time i told her i thought ayden remind me of Stitch.. wkakakaka! of cos he's not that ugly.. but i tot his style when he laughed was similar.. hahaha

few days after the haircut and his hair are all starting to grow out fast! *shakes head* means i have to bring him for a haircut b4 his birthday party..

(my) kids say the darndest things ver.2011.part.1

2011-03-07T14:50:00.005+08:00

funny stuff dat came out of my almost 3.5 year old missy.. =D

one. while having her haircut @ glamour kiddies @ liang court. the hairstylist was cutting her fringe, thus the scissors was touching her forehead, near her eyebrows while he cut.. missy opened her eyes once he's done and went "eh.. u cut my eyebrows ar??"... haha... after our laughter subsided, i told her "no, he cut ur eyelashes!". her fingers flew straight up to her eyes to touch her eyelashes and she said "no. my eyelashes still here!!" >_<

two. missy was scrutinising her legs..
missy: mummy, i have a lot of hair.
me: ya.. u are very hairy..
missy: mummy, u no hair hor? (after staring at my legs)
me: yes, mummy has no hair. wat about papa?
missy: (without even looking at dear's legs) YES! papa alot of hair!
hahahahaha

three: learning to sing billionaire after listening to the song in pei-yi's car
missy: i wana be a billionaire.. so freaky bad..
me: no baby, itz sooooooo very bad.. not freaky..
missy: FREAKY!!!
me: -_-"""
now, she knows how to sing up to "smiling next to oprah and the queen".. hurhurhur.. but lucky me, she changed her FREAKY to VERY finally.. i can't imagine what would have happened if she heard the orginal version dat goes "so Fxxking bad".. hurhurhur..

four. 珮姨 was telling me dat ayden seems to be bigger sized now.. i nodded and told her yes, both my kids are fat now.. i turned and looked at missy and said "see? wee wee so fat. her tum tum is so big.. haha!" and i walked away... i was still within earshot when she walked to 珮姨 and spoke to her very seriously, "姨婆, i thin thin hor? y mummy say i fat fat? i thin thin right??"
gosh!! and this lil ger refused to drink her milk the next morning, getting into a shouting match with her daddy. i stepped in and talked to her.. and told her she looks nice only if she has a cute tumtum.. only then did she turn to dear and said "ok, papa.. i want milk now".. oops! my girl is a vainpot!!! =_<

an "inexpensive" substitute...

2011-02-24T09:57:00.004+08:00

... 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!!!!!!!!!!

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

2011-02-21T16:29:00.006+08:00

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!

my... endless love...

2011-02-18T16:10:00.000+08:00

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

year of the RABBIT!!!

2011-02-17T14:42:00.022+08:00

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!!!

spectacular fireworks...

2011-01-18T13:46:00.002+08:00

... that literally blew me away.. left me with tears in my eyes while watching.. cos i m so touched.. really! sounds crazy but true.. hahahaha.. enjoy!

more from HKG...

2011-01-18T13:40:00.002+08:00

loads of video clips coming up!

on the star ferry from hkg to kowloon side.. choppy waters but beautiful scenery.. weewee loves the "shaky shaky" feeling.. ha!

@ the beautiful 1881 Heritage.. looks right out of a fairytale! esp the carousel.. awww.. weewee wished she can jump right in.. hahaha..

got these toys for weewee.. and they really crack me up!

...annual hong kong 2011...

2011-01-17T20:19:00.016+08:00

ok.. maybe not annual cos we missed out last year as i was preggers.. didn't plan on visiting in january actually.. so what happened? ha.. something super lame & bimbotic.. i was at bossini and their down jackets was at, i tink, 40% off.. and i LURVVVVVVVVEEE winter season! good excuse for me to buy another jacket though the leather & the cashmere ones are collecting dust in the wardrobe.. but well, who cares?

so with my jacket, i managed to convince the over-indulgent darling of mine to make it a jan 2011 trip instead!! and needless to say, i launched into a winter-spree (including peiyi et al) for missy too!.. and we started our countdown from xmas onwards..

little glitch before we head off though. damn! i forgot to book largos all cos i tot i have already done so! what i have booked was actually JUST disneyland hotel for the last nite stay.. tsk tsk.. so *heartpain*-ly, i had to fork out more than $700 EXTRA for eaton hotel! *faint* itz a BIG cut from my fat x'mas angbao from the hubby.. anyway.. my heart has healed a little cos from wat meiyi said, largos was super cold even with the aircon off.. so maybe itz considered a blessing in disguise ba? else i wouldn't know how to bathe weewee in the icy-cold morning.. *sheepish smiles* for my excuses..

here goes.. OUR "adventure"...

1st Day (temp: 8deg) - 7th Jan 2011
airport ==> hotel ==> temple street ==> dinner @ kowloon
missy all exuberant at the airport.. excited i guess mostly from being able to ride on her trunki.. hurhur..

irritating the shit out of us on A380 (and throughout the trip) with her relentless questions and repetitive/ broken-recorder style mumblings.. looking back, i guess i shd have exercised more patience with her. well.. as usual, i didn't.. stooooopid me.. tsk..
with my lovely cousins, aunt & uncle..

2nd Day (temp: 9 - 10deg)
hotel ==> breakfast @ tsui wah ==> central H&M ==> lunch ==> aberdeen (Prada! miumiu!!) ==> dinner @ stanley ==> 1881 heritage/ harbour city

3rd Day (temp: 9 - 10deg)

hotel ==> breakfast @ tsui wah ==> tsim sha tsui ==> lunch (roasted goose!!! woohoo!!) ==> more shopping/ 1881 heritage ==> dinner @ harbour city with my paternal granny

my dear missy is the daredevil.. we were worried she'll be afraid of heights and will not look out the glass elevator.. guess we thought too much.. she LOVES it!! and can even do hangbar on it... *gosh*

met up with meiyi & the rest after their 2 days trip to zhuhai/macau! *phew* means more relief for me & dear from missy.. hahaha!

with my paternal granny.. weewee was so cheeky! she actually turned and asked me "mummy, 太嫲has 3 teeth ar?"... LOL!

4th Day (temp: 4 - 8 deg)

hotel ==> breakfast @ tsui wah ==> tai O to visit daddy's niche and offer prayers ==> visit大姑妈 & had lunch in Tai O ==> tung chung - Citygate outlets ==> dinner @ temple street ==> temple street shopping ==> supper @ temple street

ah liang wasn't feeling well since yesterday's oily lunch and it somehow got to wanqi too and she is feeling feverish.. but as we were heading out to pray to my dad, they somehow tried their best.. awww.. thanks!

with my dear gu-ma... she is a very very very lovely lady.. pity i dun see her often enough.. hmm...

5th Day (temp: 2-4deg)

hotel ==> dim sum along nathan road ==> disneyland hotel ==> disneyland!
after cramping 3 of us together on a small bed for 4 nites in a typical hkg hotel, we were glad to head out and woohoo!! i LOVE disneyland hotel.. simply beautiful and SPACIOUS!!! we checked in at ard 1pm+ and i had fun taking stock of all the amenities.. hahaha!

missy relaxing before we head out, together with my cousin jiaqi..
dear caught the chills too esp during the nightfall and suddenly developed a high fever.. so he looked more and more lethargic in the pics.. hurhur.. we head back to the hotel once the breathtaking fireworks were over. yes, simply breathtaking and i actually teared watching it.. crazy? nah... just emotional.. ha! will put up the videos in a separate post!

while dear was sleeping after getting back to the hotel, i brought missy to the hotel's shop since it was way too early for zzzzzzzzzz time and i needed to satisfy some shopping craving.. the shop assistants love her and were entertaining her for a long time while i shopped "in peace".. hiaks..

6th Day (temp: 2-4deg)

disneyland hotel ==> breakfast @ enchanted garden with the characters ==> disneyland (by myself only..) ==> check-in @ airport ==> raffles medical ==> SQ flight back home..

was glad that i booked the disneyland hotel with breakfast.. cos missy started feeling sick in the morning at breakfast.. halfway thru brekkie, i brought her to ask for a thermometer from the front desk.. gosh! her fever was already at 38.5deg.. aiyoo... however she still wanted to brave brekkie with us cos she was enjoying herself with the characters, especially Goofy.. who adores her too cos he spent a good half hour with her, playing, laughing and posing for pics.. even trying to help us make her drink the bottle of milk.. hurhurhur..

she didnt reali like daisy duck though. and i tink it was a case of petty jealousy.. cos she went "mummy, daisy's eyelashes very long hor?" and she prides herself on her eyelashes.. ha!

so... after brekkie, dear decided that i should go out and explore disneyland while he takes care of her since his own fever has subsided.. well, off i went and tried to see as much as i can in less than 2hrs.. rushed back to hotel by 2.30pm to have everything packed and headed for the airport but not before a kind assistant gathered the princesses to talk to and "sayang" missy.. thumbs up for the excellent service!
reached airport way too early for our flight but we had to ensure missy sees the doc.. and we had a scare. her fever has gone up to 40.2deg!!!! GOSH! i almost had tears flowing down my face when doc says she can't fly home.. frantic calls were made back home and to my paternal granny to make some offerings to the ancestors in hkg to apologise for not making the trip back home to offer incense.. luckily for us, missy started to perspire while we were having coffee to pass the time and it dropped to 37.9deg about an hour before flight.. of cos we had to catch the plane home.. we were really lucky to have this little girl up & running once she woke up cos her fever has gone down even further.. phew!!
now.. my buys... ha! not alot though if u consider how i can shop in hkg. wrong season la..
miumiu mini bow bag from space. a boutique opened and run by prada themselves that stocks off-season bags.. how can i resist this fantastic buy in my favourite colour somemore?
the mittens that kept dear (yes, fabian) warm on the 1st day of disneyland.. and my magical coin collection to make up for the lack of stay/play in disneyland!
handcream for the office folks, beautiful angpaos for myself and any occasions.. clothes (pathetic # of pieces!!!) from h&m and a cute jacket from giordano
dinosaur! (wat else??) and a dancing chicken and a laughing donkey for missy.. plus some accessories from h&m and a coach lanyard from citygate
colouring set, coasters, toy, acrylic bangle (i love it!), pen and other accessories from disneyland...

and finally.. all pics from the trip... ENJOY!

my favourite... lei garden

2011-01-03T19:28:00.000+08:00

had a scrumptious dim sum treat, courtesy of 珮姨 @ my all-time favourite, lei garden...
my 2 babies..
and the ooooooooooooo... drool-inducing cuisine.. *slurp*
almost missed this wonderful meal due to work commitments on 1st Jan.. YES! new year's day.. tsk tsk.. luckily we were "homeless" after reaching mummy's place cos popo lost her keys in the morning so they had all locks replaced.. but guess wat? they left before i can reach home.. so no choice but to drive out to meet them at chijmes.. but of cos, i m GLAD i did! hiaks.. glutton me..

and better still... i found the "lost" keys within 5 mins of stepping into mummy's hse.. how's dat?? hahahaha

x'mas, x'mas time is here... time for joy & time for cheers!

2010-12-31T10:42:00.000+08:00

my absolute favourite time of the year came and went... with loads of fun & laughter! though i was utterly broke until baby got his year-end bonus and handed me my yearly "bonus" fat angbao for being his darling wife (LOL!).. woohoo!! not forgetting we hit the malls right away after parking the money in a secret account to ensure we keep to the "out of sight, out of mind" theory.. la la la..

pre-christmas treats... missy & her blower..

oooooo.. me snucking a kiss with the handsome boy.. i love it when u try to kiss him and he just opens his mouth and goes blur.. hahaha!
the Christmas day party @ 美姨's 'penthouse'! hahaha..
everyone going a little gaga with missy taking centrestage with her songs & dances..

"jingle bells jingle bells jingle all the way.........................."

see the contrasting 3 groups of pple? the youngsters @ the balcony with their newest version of the monopoly, the bored ones in front of the TV and the oldies (oops!) @ the dining table chit-chatting away..

our x'mas spread! specially sponsored by 珮姨，美姨，舅母 & myself.. ^_^

and the delicious egg mayo sandwiches lovingly made by wanqiu & peiyan!

our gift exchange time!!

all of us got at least one pressie each cos we have picked each other's name like 2 weeks prior to the party.. though we had surprises too! love came in the form of our very own Santarina, 珮姨 who burnt a big hole in her pocket buying us girls (yes, me included), pretty bags and something else for each & every1 of us! woohoo!!!
missy happily tearing up the wrappers! she's got the most and she's super duper happy..
lil ayden boyboy having loads of fun at his 1st ever party too!
our lovely pressies!

oooooooo.. i can't miss this out.. ha! my handmade-with-love pressie for my big baby.. materials provided by huijuan, lotsa ideas input from the ever-creative kelly... and.. ta-da! i'm soooo proud of myself! completed in less than 3hrs.. during office hours.. hiaks hiaks... more pressies for the kiddos!! muacks muacks to 珮姨& lilian姐姐 for the beautiful but expensive loot from gymboree US.. aww....
i tink i m very loved... cos my kiddos are getting so much pressies.. if pple dun love me, they wun bother with my kiddos, no?

my princess, Xinyi really knows the missy well.. ^_^
and oops! got so excited about the lovely gift box dat i forgot to take the pic of the equally beautiful polo tee Xinyi got for ayden boyboy... hee...
last but not least, well-picked and foreseen to be well-utilised pressies from eileen for the 2 of them! they love it!! (",)
a little on the pre-x'mas party @ the office..

don't think i have much to write about cos we had too much fun! hahaha.. nah... just dat the pressies' exchange started so early that i lost track and these are those dat i have pics of! not forgetting the crazy feasting in the month of december dat i tink the lesser i appear in front of the camera, the better it'll be.. LOL

we received lovely cupcakes...
and the wonderful pressies i got!

and the gorgeous people i work with!! =D
and thereafter, we bade farewell to a wonderful 2010 and said HELLO to an even greater and fulfilling 2011!!!

my funny-faced kiddos and the ass...

2010-12-23T11:44:00.001+08:00

the 2 of them are making my day. everyday. with their cute faces and actions.. and the conversations i have with missy? priceless...

part ONE.
i wanted to cane her cos she was soooooo rebellious and didn't want to hold my hands in the carpark.. when the cane was fished out, she went "oh! mummy, small small cane cane ar??" i was about to burst into laughter but held my face and caned her on her little bum..

part TWO.
ayden is scheduled for his pneuococcal jab and i tot since we are there, might as well have adri take the flu jab too since we are travelling soon.. she stepped into the doc's office, all bright and cheery, introduced herself "hello doctor! i am adrienne!" and proceeded to question the doc on "what are you doing? what is this??"
and when doc was finished with ayden and we were still not out yet, she knew something must be wrong.. hmm.. and she wanted to run away.. so doc went thru her 3year old examination first.. and while listening to her chest with his stethoscope, she went "doctor, this is a tortoise!" (pointing to the tortoise on her chest).. and then "doctor, this is triceratops!" (pointing to her slippers).. and doc went "huh? i dunno wat tri, wat tops leh! u are so clever"... hahahahaha! and she wore this smug look on her face till the doc prepared the syringe for her injection.. and she wailed! gosh.. but dat wasnt the funny part though..

funny part was when she held one arm higher than the other throughout the shopping trip after.. and kept instructing us "dun touch my shoulder ar".. LOL! ^_^

part THREE.
ayden was playing with his new toy and her eyes brightened up at the sight! so i told her datz for ayden and she can't snatch unless she gives up all her toys to him. very promptly, she instructed qiqi who was holding her new toy gun to pass it to didi. and i told her "i mean all toys, all dinosaurs and all drawing materials!".. she nodded OKAY and insisted on taking away the new toy.. getting pissed, i decided to hit below the belt and said "ok! and you dinosaur plaster (which i changed for her at home after the flu jab) too!".. she didnt say anything but her face started to screw up and she burst into tears while saying "eh! 我会流血的leh!"... and all adults burst into laughter at the moment! oopsie!

now, my lovely kiddos! acting angry.. as usual... godknows why is she so "smitten" with the "angry" look..

my always hungry kiddo..

my smiling baby!
and oops.. here comes the ass... i love this card!

noble house and the (lack of) service

2010-12-18T11:14:00.000+08:00

嫆姨 came back for a visit from sydney and my aunts decided to give her a treat @ noble house.. food's ok. service SUCKS!!! haiz.. watz happening to the service standards nowadays? countries like hongkong used to be notorious for their poor service by arrogant staff or owners.. yet they have changed so much in the last decade and now, a simple "excuse me" will be met by a sincere smile from them..

singapore? long way to go to get back on tracks. we are regressing! no thanks, in my very personal opinion, to the influx of service staff from ph & china.. of cos there are exemplary staff amongst the pool. however, i have to admit they are few and far between.. hmm.. watz happening to singaporeans? are our heads too big to fill up retail/service positions? *shakes head*

enough of my ranting. here's our outing!

darling baby getting ready..

master wee snoozing away, waking up bleary-eyed and looking oh-so-blur!

new artwork by my very own "homegrown" artist

2010-12-17T12:12:00.006+08:00

missy's really making vast improvements in her drawings... and her imagination never fails to surprise me & dear..

this is angry mummy with a "tutu" mouth.. hur.. i look like dat meh?
her new version of a crab! i'm loving it!
can't remember what she said these were.. but they definitely aren't things that they are meant to look like! =P
apparently these are CROCODILES, not dinos okie? ha!
mr. humpty dumpty!
a very proud and beaming artist!

ooooooo.. i love these! her "cats"! they are simply lovely..
and she insisted these are "GARDEN SNAILS" that she drew in gymboree art class..
such a "sad" flower..
the ultimate! angry faces...
and she started to add a body, complete with legs... and that arm? itz holding on to a cup of coffee!

it was supposed to be "weewee angry drink coffee".. and she changed her mind less than 30 secs later and said "mummy angry drink coffee".. -_-"""

my 2 budding "artists"

2010-11-25T10:49:00.004+08:00

missy with her newest creation.. the bottom one is her oh-so-beautiful version of a spider! and the one she's working on? cockroach lor! wat else? hahaha..
hard at work..
and guess wat? my lil boy is one budding artist too! dear & i are surprised by his fine motor skills and "intelligence" in knowing dat the doodle pen is for writing and not to eat! hahahaha..
he can even manipulate the pen from left to write hand. and when his little fingers are slipping off, he removes the pen and hold it again.. hahaha! he turns the pen over and over again too. to rotate between the finer / broader tip.. awww.. my lil babies..
i am already dreaming of the day when their artwork can be sold for $XXXXXXXXXX.. hahahaha!

ayden's masterpiece!

updated liao! phew..

2010-11-23T10:21:00.004+08:00

with this post, i should be up to date.. hiaks.. (pray i dun fall behind again!)

steamboat buffet @ joo chiat.. LOVE the corn! i tink i can survive just on corn and potatoes.. hmm..

lil A having a FUN and MESSY time with his biscuit.. good for him.. and us! cos he wun disturb us while he's trying to wrestle with his food.. kekeke
i dunno watz up with missy. but tis just shows her narcissistic side. again.
end of school term pressie?? ahahahaha! "mummy, take picture of me!"
my darling boi cannot stand properly. yet wana start to cruise.. hao lian... =P
oooooooo my handsome boy with us @ kiddy palace. tried on the cap and he looks so cute!!! my baby has grown! he looks so different now.. aww.....

2nd week of november.. recollections series

2010-11-23T10:12:00.004+08:00

ha! part 3..

finally we found the time to go for the gymboree classes after a busy October! yeah.. and ayden had his 1st class with jie jie.. they did family music together. however, music or making music is clearly not the priority on ayden's mind. he's more interested in doing a "instruments tasting" day.. hahaha! they did enjoy though and we had fun watching them too!
wanted to let them go for the playgym together after lunch but boiboi was obviously too tired from his "tasting" session.. well.. $ saved!
the next weekend was missy's art class. (boohoo! all her classes are drop-off now.. can't join her in the class!). she's surprisingly shy and reserved initially and didnt reali wana express herself but being missy, all these shyness went out the door once she warmed up.. =P
her masterpieces from 2 sessions of art..
carzy pics time..
GIMME the BALL!!! noW!!
wah.. must mention this.. missy started taking pediasure as a supplement to her gain IQ.. and hor... she has been piling on the weight! NO change in height, as expected.. but her weight is now 14kg! from 12kg less than 1 month back.. look at her "hamburger" cheeks.. i have been biting them so often, she already bth me.. looked at me and asked "mummy, u bite me ar??" hahaha! how to resist those fat cheeks?? aiyoooooo
godknows where i dig this from.. hurhurhur. bth his expressions! so blur!
to end part 3.. PRIVE! love the view minus the construction @ reflections.. tsk.. food so-so only and eggs benedict is erm.. NO good.. service sucks.. tink i will be back only for drinks in the evening..

1st week of november

2010-11-23T10:07:00.003+08:00

hahaha.. following up on the previous post.. this is part 2 of "recollections"..

my dear princess' birthday! we made her squeeze into the tight kiddy ride.. dun she just look so kiddy?? gosh..
with missy and her DRAGONS!!!

darling ayden boi boi joining in the fun (by displaying his arm power on the bed)... =P
dun ask me about the 25cents face for the 1st pic.. guess tis is how they "love" each other ba? *bleh*
another weekend again! tis time @ bugis... my dear boy trying the hip-hop/rapper style.. hiaks!
with missy @ JP.. tis girl ar.. simply cut right in front of someone and insisted i take a pic of her. while all i wanted was to dig a hole and HIDE!

last week of october..

2010-11-22T20:52:00.006+08:00

it has happened yet again but then.. watz new?? hahaha! i mean my lack of posts and the catching up thereafter.. so much so dat my office princess commented "go read ur blog for wat? u never update leh!".. tsk tsk.. youngsters are so rude nowadays.. but still.. erm.. truthful la..

so.. cut the long long story short (plus i dun rem much details anyway.. hahaha!) the following are some pics of the happenings..

@ Gobi... missy loves to take pics with ayden.. but yet she doesnt wana share the limelight! though she loves to make sure she gets half of watever biscuits/ crackers he's having!

@ pump room (clarke quay).. i tot the lava cake @ gobi was power.. who knows the choc pudding (pump's version of the lava) is the ultimate!!! *drools*... we slurped up every single bit of the desserts though our stomachs were protesting in horror...

*thanks kelly for the wonderful treat* (even though we knew u did it out of guilt.. wakakkakaka!)

ooo.. halloween came and went. moi not angmoh plus not dat young to fully appreciate the "beauty" of dressing up like a ghoul for this particular day.. but with the carrot ($200) dangling in our faces, i just had to tink of something in order to win best-dressed for the dept. and so the idea popped up! obviously we didnt have time to rent any outfits (and i m not in favour of spending $$$ b4 winning..) so i tot of using poor isaac and the hand towels to wrap him up like a mummy. on seeing this, credit team did the same too! and we have our mummy 'newlyweds'! and we WON! and ahem.. being the thick-skinned moi, managed to squeeze another $250 out from someone for our celebrations.. WOOHOO!

and weekend came again.. well.. watz a weekend without any outing and food? tis time round itz @ coffee club (NOT TCC hor.. alot of pple get mistaken.. tsk.. ) @ marina sq. i m SO happy they brought back my favourite country pie!! *YUMMY* as i remembered it.. rest of the fare was yummy yummy too..

ooooo.. special mention: the BIG "ferraro rocher" ball.. pour the choc over it and it melts to reveal the hazelnut centre.. *slurp*
my darlings!

missy's graduation concert..

2010-11-09T09:37:00.008+08:00

we were fleeced... missy's concert costs us slightly more than a hundred bucks.. daylight robbery i scream!! dress = 30+, shoes & socks = 35, tix = 28, dvd = 24, pics = 12!!! super heartpain if u ask me.. *bleh* and itz not even her graduation! gosh...

HOWEVER, the experience is priceless! watching my darling lil girl rehearse her lines, put on the makeup (erm.. done by moi la..), going up on stage blah blah blah is the ultimate priceless experience i can ever have.. awww.. i must say the teachers had really put in loads of effort and heart and soul into coaching them! *clap clap*!

we didnt actually know what she was going to be performing until she blurted out "Footloose!" while on bed with us.. and from then on, watching her rehearse her steps was made easier as dear sang the song to her while she danced!

then 2 days prior to the concert, she blurted out yet another sentence.. "大家好! 我是豆豆班的黄幸仪.我们要为大家呈现一只舞蹈..谢谢!".. dat left us in stitches! hahaha.. and a question popped up in our heads in the meantime.. "y did ms quek choose her huh?? she talk machiam 'lao hong' leh!" LOL! but being the proud parents and family members, we just had to make her repeat herself again and again for our own pleasure.. hiaks..

and the day arrived! we were still wondering if she was really gonna be the one who announces.. and she was! *proudly beams* awww... my baby! i m so proud dat she didn't have stage fright and i tink she did well.. her loud voice is certainly inherited from me, just in case u were wondering.. hahahaha!

jas & i were seated together (thanks to her arrangements, i guess?? =P) and we had a great time! from the time the graduands walked in, we started getting teary-eyed.. and itz not even dayan & adri's!! goodness.. but we were so touched.. they were once so young and they are now ready to embark on their next stage of life! the primary school! i was telling dear to remember to pack more tissues when it comes to adri's time... i can't imagine my girl growing up so fast... oh.. emotional me!

my lil darling.. all made up for her full-dress rehearsal..

mini auntie lucy!
concert day!! my cute lil danson.. he's so well-behaved! he didnt create any ruckus though it must have been boring for him.. heehee
progamme sheet..

the k2 graduands..
my handsome SIL! should have borrowed a DSLR.. we were seated in the last row and after the zoom, blurry images were all i got! tsk... but still.. can see that he's super handsome la.. hahaha!
oops! the cute couple..
missy with her "appreciation" gift..

the pathetic vid that i took with the camera.. hee.. super shaky thanks to my laughter!

the very very much better vid, courtesy of jas! *thanks darling!*

life's good...

2010-10-26T15:30:00.002+08:00

things haven't been going smoothly at work and those who have been to my FB page might have "seen" me ranting like a b****.. well, let's just say someone has been so fake in front of me that i have thought of this person to be "real".. long story short, this someone is now a colleague of mine only. the good that came out of the horrendous week is: i know my real friends. my real nice co-workers who are also my buddies. who stood up for me and felt my pain too.. thanks darlings... thanks for the support u all have given to see me through..

and of cos my babies at home did wonders for me too! i remembered the day that shit happened. it threw me off-guard and i was defeated. yes, defeated. i didnt know how to feel anything. i was sooooo upset i couldn't help but cry while driving home to mum's place. until my vision blurred that i was left with no choice but to get a hold on myself and control the flow of tears so that i could drive. dear had to deal with a defeated wife behind the wheels while fearing for his own life.. sorie baby! i wanted to scream and shout and honk the horn for the longest time so as to let off steam. but there is simply no outlet!!! *fumes*

lucky for me, i m super blessed with a great family, a loving dear and my 2 beautiful darlings! i wouldn't say that the shit just disappeared upon seeing them. but their laughter and smiles did wonders to lift that dreaded gloom off me and returned the chirpy life in me.. thank you to that special person up there. i know u must have been looking out for me. so that when i fell, u sent my beautiful family to pick me up rightaway. =)

cheers! life's good for cherie. and i hope life's good for everyone else too!

lookalikes...

2010-10-26T15:14:00.004+08:00

was going through pics of the previous post and one particular photo popped right out at me.. itz sooooooo familiar looking.. wat do u tink??

LOL! they are so piggy-looking!! hahahahaha

my smiley ayden, artistic missy and everything else...

2010-10-26T10:49:00.008+08:00

i m missing so much of the lil As' photos which i hv yet to post! and as usual, backlog to be cleared again this time.. hee..

missy on 中秋节with her lantern.. (oops! itz ages ago hor??) anyway, itz more like her "birthday" cos she's busy lighting and blowing out the candle in her lantern.. haha!

then it was ayden's 3rd 6-in-1 vaccination. he was actually asleep from the waiting but when the needle went in, he flinched but only let out a short cry and a long grumble.. phew! i tot he's going to be hard to pacify again.. heehee..

looking all chirpy BEFORE the jab...

next up on missy.. her hair was getting abit too long and she's going cranky again.. so off we went to have her hair done! nice lady @ vivo's branch but i still tink lan xiang @ united square does a better job.. especially with the concave bob.. ah well. as long as itz not done by dat goon who destroyed her hairstyle sometime back..
and it was BB's wedding! of cos sam & i had to go... we hvnt seen her in AGES!!! she looks H.O.T! and we were reali glad we went though we were the only ones who knew each other.. cos her wedding @ white rabbit @ dempsey was so fun! the march in was a DANCE-IN! people were all having fun watching their "bros" & "sistas" don sunglasses and groove to the music.. awwwwww... i LOVE LOVE LOVE weddings.. they never fail to bring out joy in me..
as most will know, missy likes doodling.. the following are her more recent "works"..
missy trying to ACT out what she was trying to draw... top 2 pics depict a crying man..

i was tickled by her potrayal and interpretation of her 2nd pic though.. we didnt know wat she was drawing so she said "naughty boy stick out his tongue!" and proceeded to show the same.. LOL!

crazy photo moments AGAIN!

and last but not least, let me present the very very SMILEY ayden to complete the post (again!) !!

universal studios singapore 13th oct 2010

2010-10-21T11:05:00.008+08:00

finally, the long-awaited event happened.. =) and we had fun!!

with my princess... while waiting for the tram/train/carriage?? haha..
going bonkers and perspiring even before stepping in! woohoo!!
with my office darling bff...
and the whole bunch of us.. minus my princess who's behind the lens..
stupid cleopatra.. keep changing her pose.. until i got caught in such an awkward one.. hahaha!
a crazy me.. dunno wat got into me dat day.. i was actuali game enough for crazy poses. first ever one dat cracked up the whole team.. hahaha!
marilyn monroe wannabe...
until i met the "decoy"... (psst.. she doesnt have the necessary cleavage!)
MY HIPPO!! macho one..

kaoz.. this thing was easier to climb on than off!
more pressies for missy! t-rex tumbler from hj, red rex & mini rex from me and stegosaurus from sabrina! xie xie aunties! oopsie
a very very very exhausted group.. even our dear isaac was sitting on the floor while taking this pic. but kudos to him for tahan-ing us and our many many photo moments. hahahaha!
before we head home... just had to pose once more!

missy turns THREE!

2010-10-21T09:34:00.010+08:00

my darling missy turns THREE on 8th October.. exciting! cos i can't wait to bid ADIEUS to her terrible twos! haha.. or am i in for something worse in her 3s? i certainly hope NOT!

her birthday "celebration" started a little earlier by default on 25th Sep.. cos we were (as usual...) at gobi and i wanted to try their raspberry cake.. and stupid me tot it was gonna be a slice.. but got presented with a 400gm cake instead.. hahaha! since a whole cake was right in front of me, might as well sing her a birthday song.. hahaha! mum refused to be part of it cos she wanted me to celebrate her birthday proper..

then on the actual day, dear & i showed up at her school as planned for her birthday celebration with a cute & lovely (and surprisingly delicious!!) choo-choo train cake from coffeebean..

i reali wanted to get her a dinosaur cake. but i dun see any nice ones at the usual places like bengawan/polar/primadeli etc. and to have a blogshop baker do one equals to spending at least $200 on her cake for her class! which to me: NO WAY. an expensive cake for an actual party: OK. but for the class? hmm... but i sort of regret my decision! cos her form teacher, ms quek asked if my cake was a dino cake before i can open the box. missy apparently had been telling her for ONE whole week that she has got a dino cake!! argh... and i can see the disappointment oin missy's face.. argh.. luckily for us, she brightened up after eyeing the many candies on her train cake.. phew! but not before she made us promise to get her a dino cake soon.. hahaha..

a super gleeful missy!
sharing the cake with her classmates..
and the party packs i prepared for them..
then as it is mummy's birthday in 2 days time as well and with 10.10.10 being such a HOT date at restaurants, bro & i decided to bring mummy out earlier for a birthday lunch.

we were undecided on wat to have and as 珮姨 had already treated her to a sumptious lunch the day before, we headed to iluma.. and settled for asian kitchen.. and phew! she's very pleased with the spread.. heehee.. must understand.. my mummy is a picky eater too la.. LOL..

the birthday girl, birthday mummy and the muscle-man (not talking abt my bro hor!) ayden boi!

i love love love his cute lil' tuxedo bib.. hiaks..
then we headed off to the arcade for some fun with missy!

me & my handsome darling..

missy doing a basketball shootout.. (hopefully she doesn't inherit my ball sense - or rather the lack of it!)
future F1 female racer!
harley chicks!

hee.. granny saw this and jio us to play with her.. so the entertaining part is left to missy while we cheered them on!

...... and as 舅舅 is back from china for 2 weeks, he jio-ed us for dimsum at asia grand. before the overwhelming (yes, overwhelming cos we had 2 tables and each table had TWO orders of EVERY dish!) food can arrive, ayden boi decided to snooze.. and cos we dun hv his stroller out with us, this is his makeshift cot! hahaha
and then after a power nap, he awakes! =)
missy is still very hyped over her birthday even though it has passed.. haha! she must tink her birthday lasts 2 weeks la..
realised the polo tee i got for missy when she was young was a girl's style.. haha! it looks so off on ayden! oopsie! time to hit poloralphlauren website for stuff!

with 2 of the 姨婆s who adore them!

PRESENTS time! missy started receiving pressies 2 weeks before her birthday. i also want leh.. hahaha..

from mary auntie & meiling..
gymboree class package from 珮姨 & lilian 姐姐
from me & dear! (though i m bringing back the dinos to exchange.. stupid SLOW movements dat bores her too.. hee)

some children day pressies from her teacher.. and more pressies from ah qi, ah liang and many many more angbaos from 美姨,好姨,舅母 and mummy!
ooh.. and the lovely pressie from missy's MIL, jas!
thanks everybody! on behalf of missy, WET MUACKS for ALL!

baby ayden's funny laughter!

2010-10-06T16:03:00.002+08:00

before i move on to other posts, i MUST share this cute vid of funny ayden and his funny laughter.. he's so 好玩!!!
in fact he was laughing much much harder than this b4 i remembered to ask dear to fish out the cam to record it down.. hmmpf! ah well..

missy is so "loving".. haha.. she was co-operative only cos she found didi funny and she gets to be on the clip.. LOL! ENJOY!

happy 6 months to lil' ayden!

2010-10-04T00:01:00.000+08:00

my xiao baobei is 6mths old now! woohoo...

ayden is now 73cm long and 9.2kg... and he's sprouting 2 lower pearlies! which means his bite will be worse than his bark.. oops.. i mean growl, soon.. reminder not to test them with my fingers anymore..

for now, he's still a young terror. terrorising his 太婆 when itz time for milk.. cos only she can make him finish his bottle of milk.. tsk! he loves food though and is always caught salivating or swallowing his own saliva which he watches us eat when outside.. he kicks up a BIG fuss if not fed solids fast enough!

he looks like a one-year old with his height.. ya.. a ONE-year old who can't walk.. hiaks..

he loves being tickled, made funny faces at and he BURST into happy peals of laughter..

he's always ready with a brilliant smile for me & the family..

he loves looking at his nonchalant jiejie..

he loves licking and putting anything he can grab hold of in his BIG mouth, which pisses jiejie off..

he loves strawberry kisses on his lil tum..

he loves to reach out for things in his sight. regardless of whether he's sitting or on his tum. he'll find his way to reach out..

he ignores daddy when he's scolded and looks around for "friendly" faces to escape to..

he loves to go gai-gai!

he loves looking at lil' kids and babies..

he loves his fists and feet. never failing to put them in his mouth to get a good lick..

he loves bathtime and dun mind having water all over his face. even if it makes his eyes red..

he loves the mirror and will smile oh-so-seductively at his own reflection..

he loves the camera. literally. and gastronomically.. he grabs and "eats" it..

he loves all of us.. and so do we.. LOVE u lots ayden baby dear!

mummy may not have felt the best towards you when u were in my tum. but u have taken my breath away with all ur cute antics and beautiful smiles and happy laughter. thank you for giving mummy an escape to paradise everytime i m with u.. an escape from mummy's stressful yet mundane life at work. daddy & mummy love u lots.. and we wish for u a happy, healthy and fulfilling life! meanwhile, enjoy ur babyhood innocence before the cane comes out! oops! =)

p.s. daddy might appear fiercer to u as compared to jiejie but he reali do love u lots. in his own words, "i love him! but must train him up. cannot be a gu-niang like jiejie. one gu-niang in the family is enough.. lucky she's a girl.. i want didi to be tough and be able to handle situations in life.."

see? daddy's got great expectations of u. and i m sure all's in the best interests.. so be guai guai and just finish ur milk when itz time to, okay?

xoxo,

mummy.. MAMA!

pacifier-free days ahead for missy

2010-10-03T21:58:00.004+08:00

darling missy is erm.. (officially, i hope?) weaned off her pacifier from 25th sept (saturday)..

happened so cos dear forgot to bring her pacifier along when we brought her home.. and forgetful me forgot to buy it when we were out shopping with her at jurong point that same evening.. hmm.. bedtime came and she was all dressed up in her pyjamas.. and out came the crucial question from missy "where's my zui zui?".. and as "rehearsed" with dear earlier, we played out our lil' act in front of her..

me: papa, where's her zui zui?
dear: oops! i forgot to bring it home!
me: how can you! apologise to weewee now..
dear: sorie baby, papa forgot your zui zui. we'll get it from popo's hse tmro ok?
missy: *disappointed yet overwhelmed by our dramatic act* orh.. OKAY...

she suffered from withdrawal symptoms dat nite.. sniffling and flipping in bed.. and waking up extra early despite a late nite rest.. and another act awaits her when we were back at mum's place..

missy: mummy i want zui zui
me: popo throw away already.. all spoilt!
missy: open new one!
me: -_-"" popo never buy.. popo!
mum: 婆婆没有买zui zui.. 明天婆婆去买啊!
missy: *perplexed look* orh.. OKAY!

and so this act went on for the next few days whenever she remembers her zui zui..
and phew! i tink missy has this habit of "lying" to herself or accepting our "lies" so as not to face the truth.. she is now off her pacifier for a little more than a week..

and phew again! cos i tot i had to resort to the oldest method of weaning her off her pacifier by putting 风油 or chilli on it..

well done darling! mummy is so proud of u dat u are weaned off before u turn 3! (much much later than i expected but.. oh well! who cares right?) muacks darling!

missy turns THREE in less than 9 days

2010-09-29T14:53:00.007+08:00

itz time for me to have an overhaul in image. nah.. there's nothing wrong with how i look (or so i hope!) but itz to do with how i feel..
i feel OLD... how do i not feel old when i m a mother of a almost 6-months old baby and a baby who's turning THREE!??!!! haha..

i tink the same OLD feeling is evoked everytime missy adds a year to her age. cos it still seem just like yesterday that i m pregnant with HER! not to mention ayden.. i guess itz something i have to live with for the rest of my life.. haha! the kind of sweet anxiety mixed with immense happiness everytime the birthday draws near.. maybe datz one in the list of the "job scope" of a mother? =) well, i m not complaining! itz my pleasure and my joy..

updates (or rather postdate) on the YEARLY october'07 babies' birthday bash on 18th september held at modestos@vivo.
*special thanks to serene for making this event happen! and to emily for the very cute cake!!*

though the kids & adults attending this year are lesser, it is in no way less impt to me in my social calendar.. cos i m always looking forward to meeting up with both the kiddos & mummies! kiddos: cos i feel like they are my kids too! mummies: cos without them, my pregnancy journey and life after becoming a mummy wouldn't have been so happening! =) so yup.. though it is just over, i m already counting down to the next one..

her fun puzzle from auntie dewi *thanks chintz!*
and the very fun tumbling monkeys, courtesy of alice "jiejie"! *thanks alice!*
and her very nice TOY STORY balloon! (she initially had the pooh bear one but insisted she wants this instead.. cos of wat? THE DINO of course!! luckily serene managed to change on for her.. phew!)

this is sooooo postdated...

2010-09-28T16:19:00.014+08:00

oopsie! have been taking tons of photos of all the activities that happened over the past 2-3 weeks but erm.. as usual.. didnt get the chance to update the blog.. hee.. so so.. photoblast again.. hiaks..

if missy is the epitome of cool, then my muscle boy must be the spokesperson for the LAND of SMILES.. he's such a happy lil' boy and his smiles make it all worthwhile for the painful pregnancy! awww.. (can u tell i m so in love? haha! helps dat my lil baby loves me more than his daddy.. la la la.. i have heard him shout MAMA clearly on quite a few occasions though i know for sure he's not calling me and the incidents are just flukes, BUT! it still warm the cockles of my heart...)

wonderful dinner with the family, courtesy of 珮姨...

more mum-mum events/places... as usual la.. i dunno how many pics like these go unposted cos these are weekly-weekend affairs.. can understand y i never seem to lose the weight??
do they look alike?? keke..
my camera-siao missy!
aiyo!!!!!!! he looks like 太婆here, no? =P
missy and her art pieces.. so proud of her! and cos of these drawings, 珮姨& lilian姐姐 has kindly sponsored a package for gymboree art classes as her birthday pressie.. thanks dears!

so.. this means we will be back to gymboree after such a long hiatus (1 yr??)!!! gymboree, here we come.. =)

@ mil's place.. missy acting sweet and nice by "patting" her already-sleeping didi to sleep...

didi waking up to find her hair oh-so-yummy!
he looks so much like dear in this series of photos!

"who says i look like papa? obviously i m much more handsome leh!"
dinosaur ROAR!!!

hmm.. talking abt dinos, missy's interest in them is really erm... i dunno how to explain. let's put it this way: she seldom reads.. and if she were to pick up any of the many many books i bought for her, it will be the 2 on dinosaurs.. she has 2, almost 3 baskets full of toys but the one brought out to be played on a daily basis? the bag of dinosaurs.. she has more than 50 dvds on barney, tom & jerry and 十万个为什么, wordworld etc etc but wat does she request to watch? any dvds on DINOs!! except for barney.. tsk..

but i m proud of her in a way.. she knows the names of the dinosaurs! ok.. not all but the usual suspects like tyrannosaurus, triceratops, stegosaurus, allosaurus, raptor and brontosaurus.. but datz enough for me! it just tells me about her immense interest. and it gets me so excited about the walking with dinosaurs show dat we'll be catching in december!! i hope she'll learn more abt them, then!

my big boss...

heehee.. he looks like he's 自拍-ing doesn't he? haha..

another of her creations..
2 muscle boys... one SENIOR manhunt contestant "wannabe".. the other a serious contender for manhunt in future! LOL

i love his hair! keep telling mummy that his hair reminds me of a 地毯!! LOL..

ooooo.. before i sign off this post, one of my fav festivals came and went.. but not before fattening us up with the sugar-laden lotus paste and fattening salted egg yolks!

some of my favourite mooncakes (or packaging??) for this year's 中秋节!

my smiley ayden!

2010-09-13T21:00:00.004+08:00

couldn't resist that beautiful smile of his.. just had to share! ENJOY.. heehee..
notice the small but cute little "li" 窝 on his right cheek? aww...

another lookalike.. haha! dear says that didi looks just like him when he was a baby.. u be the judge! =)

baby disco

2010-09-13T19:53:00.008+08:00

backtrack to 28th aug 2010... had a meetup with who else but the beautiful oct mummies and cuties for the inaugural baby disco! was expecting to really groove to the beat since 80's was on the agenda but chey! the music was so-so only and pretty boring for the young toddlers who aren't able to "muscle" their way around the older ones.. hahaha..

i m regretting my choice. shd have taken up 珮姨's offer of a sumptious lunch with the family instead.. but well.. life's about choices right? it didnt reali matter in the end cos i got to catch up with some mummies! and missy did have some fun la.. hee hee..

oops! sorry.. not enough camwhoring at the venue.. so it continued at home.. (since i was still nicely dressed and made up.. hiaks!)

looks easy hor? but i tell u.. my arm nearly broke cos of his weight and he was leaning forward all this time, trying to grab the cam! hmmm...

in case u are wondering. missy was not looking at the cam cos she was "practising" her facial expressions in the mirror which she was staring at.. drama mama alert!

my funny babies..

2010-09-13T15:10:00.007+08:00

some photo blast for the past 2-3 weeks!

my lil' bao bei with his favourite toy of the moment.. a sophie giraffe... doing his all-time favourite activity - LICKING and BITING! tis lil' terror simply love putting stuff in his mouth.. something so different from jiejie (she has never given me any cause of worry in this dept! her very basic instinct is "kia si".. ha!).. guess we have to be very cautious of what we leave ard the house, lest he just grab and stuff it in.. tsk..

oooooo my "handsome" baby in his walker.. the ultimate freedom machine (as mentioned in an earlier post??)

some other differences in this lil' one's development as compared to jiejie (other than the obvious height and weight dept.. btw.. ayden is 71cm, 9.5kg now.. as compared to missy's pathetic 92cm, 12kg.. haha!)

1. didi flips around faster
2. he's a real happy baby! always ready with a smile for any1 approaching.. such a contrast to grouchy aka "cool-cat" missy. guess i was a very very happy pregnant woman when with ayden.. thus the contrast in this area...
3. he reacts faster to outside stimulation. e.g. snapping of the fingers, a soft cough etc.. hey! he can even spot us at nite in the darkness and all we did was just to sit up and look at him.

of cos i m not trying to say who is better. missy has her own triumphant moments too but i'd have to search through the blog archives for her achievements. cos (i have to repeat again. i have a poor memory.. hiaks!) i can't remember! thank god for technology. thank god for blogs! hahaha.. and i LOVE them both.. LOADS...

my baobei insisting on having her pics taken with me when she caught me snapping at didi. AS USUAL...
a tight squuuuuuuueeeeeeeeezzeeeeee...

tink ayden is getting sick of me, no?
oh! and of cos his 1st ride on the jumperoo as you can see from the video clips in an earlier post!

tis was taken just before the clip.. ayden trying to figure out how to work the thing.. ha!
and ta-da! he got it! flashing dat victory smile..
how can missy forget her picture moments again?? tis time with her baobei daddy..
more to come! patience please.. hahaha

naggy mummy.. naggy baby..

2010-09-13T09:40:00.003+08:00

posts with photos to be up soon... bear with me please.. i have lost track of what has been updated and what's not! tsk..

anyway... missy has been finding me naggy.. (wat?? at this age!!! omg... i cnt imagine when she's a teenager.. she'll tell me to shut up..)

me: baby, what should you say? you were notti!
missy: sorry mummy!
1 min passed..
me: you shouldn't do that you know?
missy: mummy, i said sorry ALREADY!

wth...

me: baby, play with your toys awhile more and go take ur nap ok?
missy: ok mummy..
2 mins passed..
me: baby, you have to take your nap soon ok?
missy: mummy, i said OK ALREADY!! *rolls eyes*

pui!

now about the naggy missy..
i have a habit of honking on the road when i am behind the wheels. note: i won't say itz a bad habit. ever. cos i honk only for 2 reasons: 1. an idiot about to cause me to be in an accident by driving recklessly blah blah blah.. 2. an idiot trying to kill himself but make it seem like i m the perp by jaywalking in his own world (most likely to also be on the phone with his back towards me). so so so.. i pounded on the horn yday with missy was riding in the back with dear when a stupid truck just drove into my lane without checking for vehicles 1st.. pounded damn hard at least thrice.

missy: mummy,你的手不痛啊?
me: 痛痛
missy: 那么你不要大大力啦!!! 小小力可以吗?
me: hur...

well.. what can i say leh?? stupid dear had the cheek to laugh at me and told me that even missy is telling me to take it easy lor.. pui!

need to stop surfing... to shop

2010-09-07T09:43:00.004+08:00

i have been complaining non-stop dat i m BROKE.. but my stupid fingers can't stop surfing to shop despite the recent grabs in bangkok.. oh dear oh dear! damn the internet.. haha! what a bad habit fostered since 2007.. tsk..

have never been a fan of the web.. until i stumbled upon SMH forum where i met wonderful october 07 mummies.. who went through the pregnancy journey with one another and being the listening ears for the many grouses of many mummies over the past 3 years..

and from there came the money-draining SMH BP (bulk purchase) or Spree sections which lulls you into thinking that you are getting freaking great deals (which most of the time, they are!) so you spend and spend and spend just by clicking clicking and clicking.. grrrr... and of cos, i get a high just seeing the status updates of my purchases going from "payment received" to "confirmed" to "mailed out" to receiving the often-brown package in my mailbox or in the office.. and the pleasure of just ripping the package open to reveal the might/ might not fit clothes and many other barang barang for the kids.. ha!

then not forgetting the all-powerful FB with itz many many ads.. i dun log in to FB for games (cos dat'll be another addiction which will be super hard to rid of! i can't imagine the crazy nites spent in front of the lappie if i ever clicked on the games.. ha!).. so so so.. with all these enticing me, tell me how do i save?

dear always wonder how much more clothes/ shoes/ bags do i need and if i am ever gonna donate out the 5 big bags of clothes sitting in our spare room soon before spiders and other creepy crawlies overspill onto our land.. hur! wait till he sees my new buys again.. as i m typing, my hands are itching just to add a tab to shop! hohoho...

so what have i been up to in the past 48hours? hurhur.. securing 4 pieces of outfit from 2 online stores.. (psssst.. if u dun see me wear them, dun ask me about it okie? maybe i can't fit my fat ass in.. oops!

from Loef...

from tracyeinny...

CAN'T WAIT!!!

weewee is "sad"

2010-09-06T19:51:00.002+08:00

after a failed attempt to make any of us pop in the DVD for her watching pleasure in the evening...
weewee walked to dear (who was preparing her milk in the kitchen)
missy: papa...
dear: yes weewee?
missy: papa... i m so sad.
dear: why?
missy: i m so sad. because i cannot watch TV. i cry. see? (points to own cheeks where one tear lay..)
dear: aiyooo... dun cry ok?
missy: papa sayang me. i dun cry...

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
weewee lying on bed and still not sleeping. dear smacked her bum...
missy looked at me with tear-filled eyes and arms wide-open..
me: y baby? what happened?
missy: mummy! *sobs* sayang...
me: what happened?
missy: mummy.. i m so sad! because papa beat me! *sobs*
me: papa beat you cos you were naughty right?
missy:(stupidly nods) right...
me: so can u promise to be a good girl? papa loves good girls..
missy: ok. i promise...

hmm.. so tears fall pretty easily when they are approaching three?? LOL...

ayden's turn on the jumperoo!

2010-08-31T11:03:00.002+08:00

still rem who bought the jumperoo for weewee? hee.. 珮姨 & lilian 姐姐.. when she was around 4 mths old.. and we have kept it away after missy outgrew it and could no longer "jump" and be safe.. and we thought maybe we won't see it again cos we weren't planning for a 2nd kid then.. ha! that's y they always say "never say never".. LOL.. so here we are.. "unearthing" this fun toy from the storeroom once again for the little cute master!

and woah! he is one fast and energetic fella.. so much better in mastering the art of jumping as compared to jie jie! (missy is one little gu-niang la.. ha!)

check out his moves on the jumperoo.. he looks like he is doing the hip-hop/ retro dance at some parts.. even daniel commented dat he dances like papa.. wakakakkaka!

show me the MONEY!!!

2010-08-29T14:07:00.003+08:00

the funny conversation took place on friday nite when i was slogging away @ work due to the month-end close.

called missy and...
me: baby!
missy: mummy!!! where's the papa?
me: mummy working, papa's @ home..
missy: orh.. where's my papa??
me: mummy's working and papa's @ home..
(above Q&A was repeated for a few more times.. tsk!)
missy: mummy, where's YOUR papa?
me: (deliberately.. wakakaka!) my papa died already and your papa's at home!
missy: huh? er.. papa died already?
me: no! my papa died already. YOUR papa @ HOME!
missy: orh... BYE BYE!

got dear to call her back and talk to her..
dear: weewee, are you looking for papa?
missy: papa! WHERE'S MY MONEY?????
dear: ??? HUH??
missy: *repeats* WHERE'S MY MONEY??
dear: papa's got no money.. what do u need the money for?
missy: orh. then where's mummy?
dear: mummy's at work.
missy: OK! BYE BYE!

wkakaka.. and i tot she doesn't love me.. tinking ALL about her dad only.. but! .. guess i was wrong.. hahahhahahaa... i totally support this girl.. oops!

爸爸很有钱leh!

2010-08-27T11:29:00.002+08:00

weewee wanted to buy those capsules from those dispensing machines...
and this was what transpired between us...

weewee: mummy, i want to buy this!
me: weewee, mummy 没有钱。。。
weewee: orh... (*pouts* and then looks uplifted again..) mummy, 爸爸很有钱leh!
me: (LOL!) mmm.. 对。。。爸爸很有钱... 爸爸回来时你叫他买hor?
weewee: orh! ok!

on the way to bugis junction...
weewee: mummy, i want to buy a robot dinosaur!
me: but baby, u have a robot dinosaur at home right?
weewee: mmm... right..
me: then we'll play with it when we go home okie?
weewee: *ponders for 1min* but mummy, i don't have a robot leh!!
me: (tsk tsk... wth!) hmm... ok....

drama mama.. oops! i mean weewee..

2010-08-24T16:18:00.002+08:00

ya.. missy is the drama weewee.. tsk... she is so good at it, i m seriously considering enrolling her in some theatrics/performing arts training when she turns 4.. LOL..

scene 1: weewee on the sofa watching Tom & Jerry dvd. Tom or some dino in the show shouts "mama mama"
wee wee - "mama mama"
me - "wee wee wee wee!"
wee wee - *evil eye* @ me..
me - "y that face weewee?"
wee wee - "i m so angry with you lor!"
me - ??? "why?"
wee wee - "itz mama!!! not weewee!!!"..
me - @(*$@(!!#(*)@!#%&(#*(*

scene 2: 舅母 asks her to come out to the living room to ask her some qns... missy is in the room.
wee wee - (holding the door frame very tightly) "huh?"
舅母 - "weewee 来"
wee wee - (still holding on.. face sours) "huh???"
舅母 - "weewee 来"
wee wee -(tears filling up her eyes, threatening to roll over).. "orh..."
and 舅母 just wanted to ask her if she had anything to eat lor??!!! tsk..

scene 3: at studioloft. ayden is sleeping so we waited for maryann in another part of the studio. missy is playing with some toys and apparently misbehaved. so dear snapped his fingers on her arm..
wee wee - (pointed to dear and pouted. stared at him, then at me.. then at him.. and continued walking to me) and said "mummy, papa BEAT me! mummy, you beat papa ok?"
dear & i - struggled very hard not to laugh. just in case u can't picture the above image, imagine u are watching a period drama.. the calefare gets stabbed, then staggers backwards and starts pointing at the assassin when he comes to realise dat its that brudder he trusted so much who stabbed him. while saying "you... you.... you..." then collapses on the floor. hahahhahaha!

boeing boeing

2010-08-24T15:05:00.003+08:00

19th august 2010. thursday.

had wanted to go catch the play, boeing boeing the last 3 times it was staged but the schedules simply clashed and couldn't do so. but! i finally managed to do so with dear this run! and i m so happy cos the main character, Bernard is played by Adrian Pang this time round! yippie!..

although we were sick (dear's down with flu and fever and chills.. and me, the hacking cough..), we were glad we made it down nonetheless. cos we spent the next 1.5hrs laughing our hearts out! the play was hilarious, witty and plain charming! see the following for the synopsis of the play.. (phew! itz a play.. cos dear dun reali like/enjoy musicals.. *bleh*)

the actors are definitely in top form and their fantastic acting brought out the souls in all 6 characters in the play! dear & mine personal fav? the cathay pacific stewardess played by Wendy Kweh. she is such a natural with the hkg slang, the bitchiness and the LOUDNESS! hahahaha... i better stop yakking about it.. else it'll be a spoiler! =P

pls do catch it if u can! dun miss the play! ends 4th september.. @ drama centre, nlb.
p.s. imo, dun need to get the best seats cos drama centre is pretty small. that being said, we were seated in the 2nd row from the front and the view is superb. however, as the theatre is small, i doubt it will make any difference.. =)

宝贝's session @ studioloft

2010-08-23T14:18:00.012+08:00

finally! we went for our much-awaited shoot at studioloft, by maryann.. we won the prize last year for their Mother's Day promo.. but then i was preggers and tired and popped and busy with a newborn... blah blah blah.. the list of excuses go on and on.. and we are finally there again for the shoot... phew!

dun let the pics fool you ya? i know many have commented that adri is so good with her poses etc etc etc... ya.. but let me tell u the HARD work behind the beautiful pics. 1st, maryann had to be a reali fast photog. 2nd, dear and I morphed into some kinda mutated dr. jekyll & mr. hyde.. either we had to entice her to continue with the shoot with some incentives or we had to threaten her with an imaginary cane.. tsk tsk.. tell me, do i have the time and patience if she goes for modelling classes?? hahahaha!

anyway, we were tired BUT had great fun! and cos of the 201 beautifully taken pics, we decided to just top up the $250 and get back all the photos in softcopy.. now is the time to have a good thought on which to choose...
p.s. i still have no idea which to choose for the 1 x 8R and 4 x 5R.. so do help me out ya? hee...

the following are some pics from the shoot.. to view the rest of the photos, click here .. ENJOY!

missy with her diff expressions.. she is a natural drama mama... ha!

too bad there weren't many shots like this cos missy woke ayden up with her tantrums.. oh well..
after a good nap for ayden..

sailormoon!!

我是购物狂！！！

2010-08-17T17:08:00.012+08:00

alert: lotsa figures coming up!!

read my last year post on BKK and i realised i said "cya BKK in 2 years time.." ha! like real.. i m back again.. woohoo.. with dear this time round, kindly sponsored by him as a bump pressie! i did pity myself for choosing only BKK (again!) but to pacify & console myself, i thought... hey.. where else besides this and HKG that i can shop till i drop and dun have to worry about the rest of the month and not feel heartpain??hiaks.. thanks dear! it was money well spent on me.. wakakakkakaka.. u are very appreciated!

let's count the damages before we move on to the loot ya..

airtix + accomodation (frm sunny holidays @ bugis) - SGD 487.00 per pax
amount spent on 1st day - THB 10,318.00 (SGD 445.00) dear almost fainted and wondered how much more would we need to change for the next day??? ahahaha
amount spent on 2nd day - THB 9810.00 (SGD 422.90)
amount spent on 3rd day - THB 4762 (SGD 205.30)
amount spent on 4th day - THB 2000 (SGD 86.22)

the personal loot:
tops x 17 pcs
bottoms x 3 pcs
dresses & rompers x 4 pcs
innerwear x 14 pcs
slippers x 1 pair
belts x 5 pcs
necklace x 1 pc
other accessories x 7 pcs

the total no. of items in all for the trip: 140 pieces!!!
wakakakakaka.. i love moi!

camwhoring time...
us at the airport.. waiting for our luggage (slow..............)
@ suan lum nite market.. and noticed i have my fringe cut? hiaks.. not cheap if u ask me.. THB 180 for a fringe.. er.. but of cos i wun let them touch the rest of my hair cos i just had it done by jimson!
at our room in amari watergate (which by the way is right opposite platinum mall and next to pratunam market - both wholesale fashion haven!!) and *drum rolls*.. my LOOT!!! my trophies..
my pressies for those at home..
and of cos for sab.. she asked me to just help her grab! keke..
and not forgetting that teachers' day is round the corner.. so i stocked up on the goodies for them too...
how can i forget the handsome man who have paid for this and acted as my shopping-bag-carrying-hero? aww... his spoils include 2 pairs of berms + 5 tees + 2 leather wallets + 2 leather belts.. (to think that i have to threaten him into buying his own stuff, otherwise i wun shop anymore.. and that silly man believed his shopaholic wife! hurhur.. i m 'trustworthy'). oh.. and the poor man actually suffered diarrhoea for 2 days while there! poor dear..
and and.. for my lil' darlings. a robot dino (ya.. ya.. wat else??) + dresses + 2 pretty slippers + shorts for them + family tees set for the 4 of us! (we are gg to studioloft coming saturday!!)

my other stuff.. ok.. i m not that crazy about the pooh pouch but hey! itz a steal and itz for my sunglasses (the case literally disintegrated in the car. no thanks to the stoopid weather.. grr.. or maybe itz time for me to buy another pair?? ha!)

and then there's the pretty acrylic fairy necklace (which looks so much like my tattoo which i can only dream of showing off anymore since itz at the place where some stretchmarks can be visibly seen! argh...) .. so i shall wear this around my neck then.. =P

plus the hp pouches, passport holder, cute cardholders and a act-cute hairband.. la la la...

then there's the slippers galore! for me, dear, pei yi, granny, mum & bro... doesn't come dat cheap but super comfy..

and one request i got from the team? to buy voodoo dolls to hex pple in the office.. hahaha! and since itz 'evil' and i can't find them, i decided the cute, colourful voodoo luggage tags shd do the trick.. LOL

and these are the loot from the last day of shopping after most stuff have been packed.. i like the gleams ball for wee wee.. it plays a music with ah-lian lights and can bounce about! (but it kaput on me.. most likely due to weewee's mishandling.. tsk!)

see! the almost empty suitcase that we arrived with!!
and the after-effect.. hurhurhur.. i had to sit on the luggage to have it closed!

just in case u think i m mad for sorting out the stuff b4 packing and tink itz just for the sake of taking photos of, let me tell u the trick. this is actually a good practice for sorting out the stuff even before u get back!! i had the stuff packed in diff plastic bags (which i have kept and even brought unused ones back to SG to reuse to clear my trash - good recycling okie? save the earth, baby!!) and upon reaching SG, i dun even have to sieve through the stuff! i just have to take the correct ones out from the bags, and hand out the pressies. as for my own loot, i just have to take them out and have them hung up or put them in the wardrobe.. minimal fuss after a tiring trip! try this the next time u go on a trip.. tell me if u love me or not.. hahaha!
the above loot is not all!!! 珮姨 & lilian 姐姐 just came back from their hokkaido trip 1 day after we left.. and we came home to more pressies from them! thanks my dearies.. (qns: y go japan to buy gap?? so ex! i heartpain!)
the super yummilicious snacks.. and the cute anna sui bag.. awww...

what a great feeling!! am so looking forward to the next trip... though dear asked hesitantly, "another country for shopping?".. to which i have shrugged my shoulders and winked.. ^_<

我和宝贝们。。。

2010-08-17T15:21:00.004+08:00

it was a long weekend b4 i left for BKK as it was National Day! yippie!!

and i received a very pretty though belated pressie from the crazies at work.. cos sab got her fren to custom make this pretty frame for me.. aww.. (i hv been bugging them that i dislike the picture of me they used but they told me that the main point is to look at them, not myself.. er???)

and it was weewee's school sports day on 6th aug (friday) in conjunction with national day celebrations.. she was involved in running (BIG question: wonder y miss quek chose this short girl with short legs who's a KLUTZ???).. haha! and she had been so excited about it for the week leading to it.. kept repeating to me "eh mummy! i am running.. see??".. er.. ok.. i see a slow tortoise attempting to run lor.. LOL!

we weren't able to join in the fun though.. cos of the recent spike in HFMD.. haiz.. but well.. she came back with something wor! ha.. wonder was tis a "thank you for your participation" prize.. hiaks..

we also just started to put ayden in the walker (handed down from wee wee. her 2nd one..) and he had a ball of a time zooming around!! but he had just the same amount of fun gnawing on his fists at the same time.. hahahaha..

missy is one old jealous pig nowadays.. seeing that the attention showered on ayden is getting more, she no longer show the same type of affection towards him like when he was much younger.. tsk.. ask her if she loves didi and she will name the whole world she loves EXCEPT for didi.. argh...........

dun let the following pics fool you. she is posing so cutely cos she is trying to steal the attention from him! cos i was snapping away at ayden..

here she is.. posing to look angry/ sad.. and prior to this, she was insisting dat ayden does the same!!! "didi!! angry pose!!".. too bad for her, ayden was more interested in the beautiful fishes swimming in the tank.. la la la...
yet another example of her jumping in.. just when i was about to snap ayden!! act smiley.. chey..

and being the long weekend, we took the opportunity to bring weewee home (she has been making this request for the longest time: "i want to go mummy's place!!" and we wanted to give her some undivided attention for 1 day or so).. so dear & i tot of things to do.. and swimming popped up since she has been wanting to "swim" for awhile too.. ha! like real. her swimming actually involves walking in the half-squat position through the water.. y? cos she is afraid to get water in her hair and on her face!! tsk tsk..

however, being the very irritating parents that we are, we couldn't resist splashing water all over her.. ignoring her very loud protests "eh! mummy, papa!!! i dun wan!!!".. hiaks.. too bad sweetheart.. too bad.. keke..

insisted on carrying her own mushroom float..
and right after the swim.. there was a fair at safra jurong and 1 of the stalls was selling helium balloons (grrrr!!!).. missy was looking at them and dear paid for the t-rex (wat else?? chey!) one.. while waiting for her balloon, she actually turned to a little girl next to her and went "you cannot touch huh! don't touch".. er!!! to think she was touching all the balloons on display there too!! hahaha... bth! so bossy...
and we meet up with mum & granny & ayden on the next day @ vivo for lunch at dian xiao er.. right next to it is of course wee wee's favourite cow moomoo.. and how can she miss out on her photoshoot leh?? p.s i tink she is stuck on to dear using loctite, the super super superglue.. hmmm...
and the sleepyhead ayden is as usual sleepy.. so we made our way home after some shopping... (missy was getting cranky too!).. and this is my sweetie darling in dreamland and in his walker (spells freedom for him!)..
and erm.. the siamese twins again to complete the post... stuck at the hips leh.. hahahahaha!

3 bowls of pig trotters

2010-08-10T17:03:00.002+08:00

off to the land of 3 bowls of pig trotters! be back soon... =)

updates updates!

2010-08-04T11:10:00.000+08:00

darling ayden turns 4mths old today.. Happy HEALTHY 4 months old darling!

he weighs 7.8kg and is 70cm tall now! wat a contrast to his shortie jie jie! (who, by the way has FINALLY reached the elusive 90cm mark though weight remains at 12kg) hahaha... so much so dat i feel like he's 7-8mths old when i carry him in my arms.. this lil' darling is so big!

and @ 1 day shy of turning 4 mths, he is starting to crawl.. inching forward slowly but surely in his own style, a combination of the commando and snake moves.. hahaha.. abit slow in reaching his "goals" (aka his bolster or hanky) but determination wins the day, often!

as for me, i m more or less stuck @ X3 to X4kg (at least i broke the stupid X5kg barrier.. didn't seem to wana go down for the longest time.. grrrr) pre-pregnancy weight is still a good 5-6kgs away!.. itz reali a slow process this time round.. i have lost only about 13kg in this 4 mths.. argh!!! and with the gobi craze combined with a lower metabolic rate since hitting the big 3s? hurhur.. i guess it'll take even longer.. AND it doesn't help dat dear seems to be looking better everyday though his weight loss has slowed down and he's kinda stuck at X1-X2kg (just like me!! hee).. it just ain't fair when i see him maintaining this weight even when he reaches out for that new pack of chips/ peanuts everytime RIGHT after a full meal.. *bleh* watever.. >_< i m sure his weight will creep up slowly on him and he'll balloon again! *evil grins*

and dat reminds me of the words on the poster right in front of me at my desk:
"Dear God, if you can't make me thin... at least make my friends fat."
maybe i shd just start praying.. LOL!

ok. enough of the updates and gripes.. photo blast!

my handsome baby in the car..
lil' ayden's many many poses on the bed!

and my favourites!

check out the last pic at the right corner.. he's got a feud with his hanky, i think?? (",)

ooooooo.. new siblings' poses!

the 2nd pic below is not ayden trying to be funny.. itz him going to throw a tantrum!!

@ lai lai j.pt! (courtesy of 好姨).. she is good! at handling 2 kids together.. and making weewee EAT! hiaks..

my lil TIGGER..

好姨 entertaining the tigger... see him chuckle!

and 好姨 attempting to cultivate a good, reading habit in the ever-lazy weewee.. =)

nice pics yeah? thanks to qiu for her recommendation on the software to download and use!! muacks dearie...

hooked is an understatement..

2010-08-04T10:36:00.002+08:00

seriously.. to say we are hooked on gobi is an utter understatement!! i dunno how else to describe but it seems like we need our fix every weekend.. hurhur..

the last weekend was to try the savoury fare @ gobi for a change (though dat doesn't mean we missed out on desserts..)

the simple menu...

the desserts menu with our salmon salad
we ordered the sets.. which comes with a small but mouth-watering portion of pasta/sandwich + a small cup of super delicious, thick soup + refreshing side salad + marinated tofu & carrots.. awesome! the portion is just right for 1 person which leaves just enough room for desserts after..

as i said, there was still a little bit of room for desserts! tiramisu & yolk-less cheesecake.. *slurp*

i just wonder when will the craze in the family stop? hiaks hiaks.. seriously, this is killing any diet plans i have.. tsk.. but well... since when do i complain abt good food anyway?? ^_^

the MANE and others - upcoming sistic events..

2010-08-03T16:13:00.007+08:00

our hair is starting to go haywire... while missy is looking dishevelled and messy, i m starting to look old.. so off to our respective salons for our required fix..

a messy looking sweetie.. with her supermodel poses.. *say cheese*!

handsome darling and pretty sweetheart after her haircut..

talking abt hair.. eversince he was shaved botak during 1st mth, his hair has been growing slowly but surely and NEATLY.. so unlike his sister, the 小三毛!

and tis is me after a much-needed trim!!

ooo.. and cos of sweetie's haircut, we obviously did abit of shopping at united square.. and these are the stuff my dear granny bought for the kiddos..

and last but not least.. the sistic events as mentioned! 1st up: boeing boeing to be enjoyed with dear... then it'll be barney in sept with sweetie and jas & my sil!! and and and the most anticipated walking with dinosaurs in dec with dear and sweetie!!

i m soooooooo looking forward to all these (while still nursing my painful pockets - who knew entertainment for kids come at such prices??).. =P

we love gobi.. obviously..

2010-08-03T16:09:00.004+08:00

how much do we love the desserts @ gobi? super loads!!

went with the family and we had 11 servings for like 7 of us?? hurhur...

something new to try (on their menu all this while but we were sticking to the favourites la.. hee!)

nougatine ice-cream...

usual suspect #1 - creme brulee

usual suspect #2 - souffle

chocolate igloo...

and MINI macarons that the owner sweetly offered to missy... where did it end up? fat mummy's stomach as usual.. hurhur..

sabrina always ask me this question when she views the pics i have of the kiddos.. "y is didi always frowning when daddy carries him??" beats me! hahahaha..

a MUCH happier ayden in the arms of his loving 美姨婆...

qiuu...

2010-07-28T11:00:00.003+08:00

couldn't resist but rip the pics wholesale from qiu's blog.. heehee.. thanks qiu! the pics are reali cute.. aww.. my kids! hahaha.. =)

the weekend i turned ONE!

2010-07-21T11:31:00.007+08:00

i was grumpy. super duper grumpy like an old maid turning 61 instead of 31 for one whole week. and lucky for dear, i "recovered" on friday, 16th July. just 2 days shy of my birthday on sunday! nothing actually happened. i know frens are worried (thanks dears for your listening ears as i kpkb on the blog and FB.. paiseh..). it was like wat sam said, a pre-birthday thingy.. i guess itz cos i evaluated how the past year had gone by and the achievements or lack of it and i simply went ballistic. i panicked! and wondered where the past 365 days have gone to! and what have i done to show for it?? ha.. looking back, the past week was abit siao. but well, i tink i should be glad too. cos the "evaluation" actually cleared my mind a little and was a wake-up call for me to be grateful for & treasure what i have and also to strive to be a better person, wife & mummy. i should stay happy from now on. cos pple DO love me loads and i am such a silly, lucky person who didn't realise that for a fact.. hee..

ok. explanation for weird behaviour done. the following is wat happened thereafter! =P

the crazies @ work surprised me with a brownie (i dun fancy cakes) during a meeting and showered me with loads of love! meet them posing in front of the Windows 7 poster.. hee

then came the weekend.. and of cos time was spent with the 2 lil' cuties! we were invited to Faith's (auntie Mary's granddaughter) 4th birthday party @ downtown east chalet on saturday and so the group of us trooped down..

this is the muscle-boy relaxing on the bed in the chalet, escaping from the heat outside!

faith & adri looks so cute here cos they are both so FORMAL! hahaha.. just check out how straight they are standing.. aiyoo..

(anyway, i tink they dun like each other.. and i was telling dear that if i m faith, i also WUN like adri.. ha! imagine faith is the only granddaughter with no siblings and YET, her granny dotes on adri so much! and dat stooopid adri even snatched her 臭臭 to play with at the chalet.. now u tell me, will u like adri or not?? hahahaha!)

hee.. i like this pic.. so silly but cute!

another reason for faith not to like adri.. hahahahaha! adri actually sang "happy birthday to mummy!".. cos 美姨 taught her to! LOL..

when we got back to mummy's place after the party, bro was all ready with his own surprise for me! (he sensed something is utterly wrong with his emo-sis over FB.. ha!).. love u much much bro!

that cheeky girl with me & my surprise bday cake!

my lovely family!

then on the actual day, the cedar 4-beauties (or oldies now?? kakaka!) met up for brunch at wild honey. can't believe it took us more than 45 mins to get a table but but but.. the breakfast was great, like wat sarah said!! and cos of the delay, my birthday surprise from dear was delivered to me right outside the restaurant instead of him collecting it from the delivery guy and bringing it to me while seated inside.. well, itz still a beautiful surprise and i m very happy! thanks dear!

such a beautiful creation (i can still smell the lilies and eucalyptus 3 days later!!!) from fareastflora.. aww.. trusty florist of dear.. ha!

the cards from both years' bouquet.. =) thanks sarah for educating him and making sure the flowers are the best!

my european set! eggs benedict.. (sorie i cldnt resist stabbing one and eating it before i took the picture!)

and sarah's english set is on the left.. she was happily distributing her "fats" - the food, except for her fav scrambled eggs, to wendy, dear and me!!)

my pressies.. thanks dearies!! muacks..

from 珮姨。。。

from wanqi, ah liang and wanqiu.. thanks wanqiu for the sweet card for me! lurve it lots!

and thanks to popo for the angbao, 美姨 for the treats. sarah, sam & wendy for the treats too.. and many many others! xie xie.. u have made my ONE a very very happy and fantastic one!!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

eclipse.. despicable me.. flipping.. canto ditty..

2010-07-21T11:16:00.005+08:00

ha! u can tell from the blog title dat this is a mambo jumbo of sorts again.. hiaks!

1st up: Eclipse
there was a 8 Days contest that i knew i just had to take part in.. and i won the consolation "hamper" for the Eclipse premiere! woohoo.. i didn't go though but XY & HJ were sweet enough to go and get the stuff for me which includes the following and a poster and 2 movie premiere tix! so they watched the show (cos i already booked my tix on the 1st day of the show at vivo!!) and i got the stuff. hehe.. but.. merchandise and freebies are of cos nice.. however, the show isn't!! argh.. the books is soooo much better.. this pales in comparison.. haiyo.. considering dat i actually read all 4 books AGAIN prior to his movie's release, i tink the movie was a sore disappointment for me. hmpf!

moving on to "Despicable Me" aka "despica-mummy" (in missy's language).. we brought missy for her 3rd movie ever on the 15th of July! of cos we chose a weekday when both of us were on leave, just in case... but our fears were unfounded cos she loved the show and wasn't creating any ruckus at all (aside from talking out loud at times)! hahaha.. i tink we can start bringing her to other movies. especially when we dun have to pay for her tix cos dat pint-sized baby is still below 90cm (88cm i tink??).. save $$$..

then on the same day, we witness our lil' muscle-boy flipping like a roti-prata... ha! check out how cute he is. do try to ignore those WET fists of his though.. ha!

last but not least, enjoy the following! non-cantonese-speaking folks might wana look at the "lyrics".. itz actually a canto "儿歌"/ rhyme from long long time ago.. ha!

月光光照地堂
年三（十）晚拾槟榔
槟榔香拾子姜
子姜辣买腐腊
腐腊苦买猪肚
猪肚肥买牛皮
牛皮割买菱角
菱角尖买马鞭
马鞭长起屋凉
屋凉高买张刀
刀切菜买锣盖
锣盖玄买只船
船沉底沉死两个番鬼仔

counting down to ONE...

2010-07-16T17:00:00.004+08:00

thirty-ONE dat is.

the past 1-2 weeks haven't been real kind. there had been lots to think about and moi ain't in the best of mood recently.
dear had to bear the brunt of it mostly. made me feel pretty apologetic. but the foul mood isn't clearing up after several pep talks by myself to myself. hurhurhur.

see... i am the proud mother of 2. and the usually happy wife of the wonderful husband. and i m obviously not in a foul mood cos of them... just that i hv been thinking about my life and career. it seems like underachievement seems to be a understatement for the state that i am in. sigh.

i dun wish to drone on this and let on more than i should. i will be striving over the next few weeks to get myself out of this stupid emotional state. grrrrr... itz such a drastic change to the exuberant mood of last year though i dreaded turning 30 then. hmmm.. midlife crisis? hur..

GAMBATE GAMBATE!!! snap out of it baby... (^_^) i can do it!

down with flu...

2010-07-13T09:00:00.002+08:00

and i hate the yucky feeling dat comes with it.

i hvnt been reali down with flu for quite sometime now. maybe the sniffles here and there but running nose combine with a super-bad throat? uh-uh.. and it reali is shitty. im all stuffed up there and it's affecting my hearing on my right for now. doesn't help dat the right ear is already problemactic (still can't find the time to have it checked out..) and wee-wee had to scream in my right ear the other day when we were playing rough.. argh.. now it hurts and i totally deserve it. ouch..

gonna force myself to take something for brekkie and medicine so dat i can HOPEFULLY sleep this yucky feeling off.. zzzzzzzzzzzz

my life..

2010-07-12T14:24:00.003+08:00

an idea of wat i've been up too, besides the obvious of being a mummy of 2 terrors..

1. chiong-ing the sales (albeit half-heartedly): half-heartedly cos of my size! haha.. i may have lost more than half dat i gained and i can feel my hips shrinking (cos i can fit into some old jeans) but i m still way off my mark! i still have 7kg to go! and if any1 remembers, 7kg has been my main grouse for a very long time.. argh.. i hvnt lost a single gram since returning to work! irritating.. ab circle pro works.. but my body dun! there are still aches everywhere and i m taking it real slow and not push it.. just in case the condition gets worse.. well well.. back to the GSS.. i have bought quite a number of new (bigger-sized)clothes ( though i keep reminding myself of the impending BKK trip in Aug.. but wat can a girl do when itz S.A.L.E?? hahahaha.. it gets pretty frustrating sometimes though. like the day at zara sale! i can't believe i left the shop poorer by a hundred bucks (ok la. not my $$$. dear sweetly offered to pay when he saw the disappointment on my face) and with NOTHING to show for it! the shopping stuff were meant only for ayden & adrienne! argh.. wat is the world coming to man?

2. working my ass off in the year-end close.. and phew! at least coming back early from maternity leave paid off.. we scored high, record breaking! hohohoh.. and there goes my diet plans too.. wat has it gotta do with year end close u ask? cos the one up there made sure we are fed for tea-time the whole week! hahaha.. if u ask me, i'll just say "SHOW ME THE MONEY!".. forget the niceties. i m not here to eat. just gimme wat i deserve and i can buy more than what u give.. hahaha!

3. learning new things from adrienne. she is such a cutie when it comes to showing wat she has learnt in school. cos she doesn't bother to update us on what she has learnt. instead, she catches us by surprise when she suddenly blurts out stuff like the following:

"what are these?
these are my clothes..
what are they for?
they are to keep my body warm, when i go outdoor!"

"way up high in the apple tree
3 little apples smiling at me.
i shook the tree as hard as i could.
down came the apples. 1. 2. 3!"

etc. etc. etc.
haha.. and from the way she recites, we all deduced one thing. datz for sure. she is a angmoh-chinese and chinese-angmoh.. huh? u ask..
she is angmoh-chinese cos she can't speak mandarin without an accent. and her manadarin is broken.
she is chinese-angmoh cos she can't speak english without an accent. and her english is broken.. wakakakkaa! so tell me.. wat am i supposed to do? la la la...

4. the rest of my time is taken up trying to BLL aka buah-long-long.. oopsie! how i wish BLL is a form of exercise.. then i m soooooooo sure i can lose weight! keke...

b4 i go... here's more pics!
ayden is outgrowing the rocker soon.. in fact he just hit his head on the top part the other day when mummy tried to carry him out.. cos he KICKED! haha.. so while it is painful and he cried, i tot he deserved it la.. silly baby!

dat cheeky darling...
ms 凤飞飞 wannabe!

gobi... heavenly...

2010-07-12T14:14:00.004+08:00

we were treated to a sumptious meal @ Yummy Claypot, courtesy of 美姨 @ joo chiat.. (her fav haunt nowadays! but i must say the food along the stretch is really pretty good.. ha!).. and right after, we popped by the newly opened GOBI at 350 joo chiat road and both 美姨 & 珮姨 treated us to one of the best desserts i have had for a very long time!

the souffle.. awww... super light and airy! though this arrived the last (which is not a good sign cos we were all STUFFED!) but it didn't disappoint and we didn't walk away regretting that we ordered one too many.. hee...

the meringue with crepes and passionfruit ice-cream..
creme brulee with paire william.. (i would recommend just having the creme brulee la..) wonderful with them using real vanilla rather than just the essence! made the taste so authentic without the "fake" taste..
molten chocolate lava.. worth it! slightly bitter, more expensive tasting chocolate compared to wat some places offer..
and tooth-decay inducing macarons!! hahaha.. just nice for the sweet-tooth moi!

flavours were pretty cute too: white flower, macha, choc, rose, camomile... i have never been a fan of macarons cos i find them too artificially sweet without any punch or real satisfaction after digestion.. ha! but these were pretty good... at least the flavours were erm... outstanding? keke..
just had to share this very pretty pic of the 2 kiddos.. hahahaha! to end the sweet post on a even sweeter note! i can't wait to be back at gobi soon... ^_^