This morning, received a good news and a bad news on my handphone.
Jane from Pictures to Pages sms me and asked if I wish to go to her house to browse the scrap supplies. She stayed just a few blocks from me! It's so convenient. I had wanted to get some supplies at Plaza Singapura today but was thinking that it's so inconvenient to travel there, and immediately this morning, I received a "call from Angel". In future, it will be so much easier to get supplies. Yay! But it might also be bad news, as it also means $$ will "fly" faster.
Another sms was from Annie, she told me the Chevron chalet was fully booked 6 months ago! It's crazy! I wouldn't have thought of booking that early, Tara was only 3 months old back then and I definitely won't be thinking of how and where to celebrate her 1st birthday! Very disappointed, I was so looking forward to holding the party there. I'm already visualizing on how I want to decorate the place. Guess I got to find somewhere else. I hate to think that my other options are those in the east area. It's so far away!!!!!
Someone tell me other alternatives please..
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
Tara's Milestone @ 9 Months
Tara's screaming quite a bit lately. Think she's just so impressed by her newfound "skill". I still remember Bob getting irritated by noisy kiddos. But when Tara scream, the proud father would just smile or laugh it off. Talk about double standard..
Tara has also finally recognise me as her "mama". The other day (28 Aug to be exact), she was playing in the hall with my in-laws, I walked past her and suddenly she shouted "Mamamamama", she was holding out her arms and wanted me to carry. Boy, was I elated! I'm the first person she know how to call! And not long after, she also recognised her Daddy as her "Dada" she will go "Dadadadada" and look around for Daddy. Quite a few people, including my mum told me she will learn how to talk early, but I didn't expect this early. Just 2 days ago, my FIL was telling her "No, no, no, no" and she went "nonononononono". It was hilarious! And last night, Bob told me she went "Shh", imitating my MIL whenever she tried to make her pee.
Last night, I bought her a set of stacking cups that comes together with a bucket with those holes on the lid for different shapes. I taught her to transfer the shapes into different cups and taught her to put the shapes into the cups. She learnt fast. But babies can be stubborn, she only did once and after that, no matter how i cajoled her, she simply refused to follow my instructions. I kept all the stack cups into the bucket, cover the lid and push it to her. Initially, she put her hand into the holes but realised she could not take anything out. I didn't help her, I just watch and see how she try to take the shapes out. She pull at the handle, nothing happened. Somehow, she managed to yank out the lid. So I covered the lid again and pushed it to her, she just pulled the lid up immediately. She realised that this is the way to open the bucket. Bravo, baby girl, Mummy is proud of you.
She's also becoming a little hard to handle. Everytime I changed her diaper or put her to sleep, I have to wrestle with her for quite a while. She refuse to stay still! I wonder how my MIL can handle her.
And nowadays, she will just open her mouth and kiss me even when I didn't ask her to. She even kissed my FIL! Just hope that she did not do the mouth to mouth kiss with my in-laws. I can't imagine..
She's also learning to crawl. Yes, I'm happy about it, but when I first shifted into this house, I never thought of crawling babies. Baby-safety is 0%. No window grills, lots of sharp corners, low power points with lots of wires, low drawers etc. Yesterday, my MIL told me she was opening drawers, and tugging at the wires. I wonder is it too late to "salvage" the situation.Tara has also finally recognise me as her "mama". The other day (28 Aug to be exact), she was playing in the hall with my in-laws, I walked past her and suddenly she shouted "Mamamamama", she was holding out her arms and wanted me to carry. Boy, was I elated! I'm the first person she know how to call! And not long after, she also recognised her Daddy as her "Dada" she will go "Dadadadada" and look around for Daddy. Quite a few people, including my mum told me she will learn how to talk early, but I didn't expect this early. Just 2 days ago, my FIL was telling her "No, no, no, no" and she went "nonononononono". It was hilarious! And last night, Bob told me she went "Shh", imitating my MIL whenever she tried to make her pee.
Last night, I bought her a set of stacking cups that comes together with a bucket with those holes on the lid for different shapes. I taught her to transfer the shapes into different cups and taught her to put the shapes into the cups. She learnt fast. But babies can be stubborn, she only did once and after that, no matter how i cajoled her, she simply refused to follow my instructions. I kept all the stack cups into the bucket, cover the lid and push it to her. Initially, she put her hand into the holes but realised she could not take anything out. I didn't help her, I just watch and see how she try to take the shapes out. She pull at the handle, nothing happened. Somehow, she managed to yank out the lid. So I covered the lid again and pushed it to her, she just pulled the lid up immediately. She realised that this is the way to open the bucket. Bravo, baby girl, Mummy is proud of you.
She's also becoming a little hard to handle. Everytime I changed her diaper or put her to sleep, I have to wrestle with her for quite a while. She refuse to stay still! I wonder how my MIL can handle her.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
Long Lost Twins??
Hehe, it's actually Daddy Bob on the left and Baby Tara on the right. Look alike right?
Not a rubbish dump
It's just my office table, it's time I tidy up. If you think that's messy? You should have seen the dining table in my house! (not suitable to post as it's proven harzardous to the eyes).
Barney Theme Birthday Party
It's Simon and Sue's little boy, Nicholas' 2nd birthday party today. It's also the first time I saw a theme birthday party, a Barney Theme Birthday Party to be exact.
Every piece of the party stuff has a Barney face on it. The balloons, the decorations. Even the cake is a 3D Barney cake! And cost $157!! See the candles? It's so nice! There's also a big Barney sitting beside the front door, to welcome the guests I suppose. And the kids even get to do face painting. Thought that only happens on D&D.
They even have this don't-know-what-is-it thingy, in the shape of Barney, and once you pull a string, it will go "POP" (like those party poppers) and it will rain confetti and sweets. Wow, am I impressed! I'll be the happiest kid if I can have a birthday party like that. Not Barney of course, maybe Strawberry Shortcake? Or Smurfs? Carebear's not bad too..
Sue even prepared nicely packed "goodie" bags for all the kids. Even my 9 mth old Tara has one, though she had to stay home (because of her fever again!). There's even a name tagged onto each bag. Hey! It's such a nice gift, a good idea for Tara's upcoming 1st birthday bash!
I looked at Bob, after admiring the bag, and before I could utter a word, Bob said "Don't even think! Why do you need these kind of stuff?". "But it's so nice! And I bet it won't cost alot and I don't think there will be many kids right?" Bob rambled on about how Tara wouldn't appreciate all these as she's too young and blah.. blah.. blah.. haiz, why guys are just so boring when it comes to birthday parties? They are more interested in inviting their buddies and drink themselves silly till the wee hours of the morning. To them, this may be the best birthday party.
Anyway, I'm gonna plan a nice birthday party for Tara. It's the first one, I make sure it's the best one.
Every piece of the party stuff has a Barney face on it. The balloons, the decorations. Even the cake is a 3D Barney cake! And cost $157!! See the candles? It's so nice! There's also a big Barney sitting beside the front door, to welcome the guests I suppose. And the kids even get to do face painting. Thought that only happens on D&D.
They even have this don't-know-what-is-it thingy, in the shape of Barney, and once you pull a string, it will go "POP" (like those party poppers) and it will rain confetti and sweets. Wow, am I impressed! I'll be the happiest kid if I can have a birthday party like that. Not Barney of course, maybe Strawberry Shortcake? Or Smurfs? Carebear's not bad too..
Sue even prepared nicely packed "goodie" bags for all the kids. Even my 9 mth old Tara has one, though she had to stay home (because of her fever again!). There's even a name tagged onto each bag. Hey! It's such a nice gift, a good idea for Tara's upcoming 1st birthday bash!
I looked at Bob, after admiring the bag, and before I could utter a word, Bob said "Don't even think! Why do you need these kind of stuff?". "But it's so nice! And I bet it won't cost alot and I don't think there will be many kids right?" Bob rambled on about how Tara wouldn't appreciate all these as she's too young and blah.. blah.. blah.. haiz, why guys are just so boring when it comes to birthday parties? They are more interested in inviting their buddies and drink themselves silly till the wee hours of the morning. To them, this may be the best birthday party.
Anyway, I'm gonna plan a nice birthday party for Tara. It's the first one, I make sure it's the best one.
Tara's Album DONE!!
Yay!!... Finally able to sort out Tara's photos, burn them into the CD-Rom and also selected some to print. I took a total of 1252 photos in the past 9 months! To choose the ones to print was a major headache, because I want them all. In the end, managed to settle for 300 pcs after some tedious selection, which by the way, filled up all the pages of the new album I bought. Cost me $26.90, very expensive (comparing to the 1st one I bought which is $8.90) but I like it so much, I just had to get it. It costs us (ermm.. Bob actually) another $75 to print the photos. Wow, just one album and it's over a hundred bucks. Guess I should split the quantity the next time, so that we won't feel the pinch of spending so much at once.
Anyway, spent about 20 mins to sort out the pix and slot them into the pockets. Another task done. So happy..
Anyway, spent about 20 mins to sort out the pix and slot them into the pockets. Another task done. So happy..
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Scrapbook
Yes, another craft thingy that interests me now. I simply love to work with my hands. Gives me a sense of achievement whenever I finish something. But the problem is, I seldom finish anything. Like I've said before, I'm not focused. So usually by the time I can finish on one project, another one will be calling for my attention.
Went "Made With Love" at Plaza Singapura yesterday. Wow! Just the kind of shop I love to visit. I asked the assistant how do I start and she suggest I get an album, some paper stock and glue first. Okay, not much to start with. A black album caught my eye, saw the price and.. gawd!! I almost faint!!! Guess I'll get this some other day, after I get my pay. Everything in the shop are so nice! But so ex.. *bleh* Guess this will be one of the most expensive hobby I will have. There's digital scrapping as well, and it's almost zero cost, but I can't resist the nice trinklets thingy, the ribbons, pretty patterned papers, the foam stamp etc. I'm already thought of how my scrapping library will look like! So very excited!! But I guess I gotta set aside loads for this new hobby of mine. I've bought a few pieces of paper stock, a set of metal embellishments, alphabet stickers and glue to start, and it already cost me over 20 bucks. I've decided on my first project, which is.. my baby's birth story. Yes, my baby practically rule my life now. Ha!
But! I told myself, I must stay focused. Now my next project is to complete the cross stitch piece for Tara's birth. After that it's the cross stitch piece for my wedding. Way behind time... way, way behind.... Giving myself 3 weeks to complete all.
Went "Made With Love" at Plaza Singapura yesterday. Wow! Just the kind of shop I love to visit. I asked the assistant how do I start and she suggest I get an album, some paper stock and glue first. Okay, not much to start with. A black album caught my eye, saw the price and.. gawd!! I almost faint!!! Guess I'll get this some other day, after I get my pay. Everything in the shop are so nice! But so ex.. *bleh* Guess this will be one of the most expensive hobby I will have. There's digital scrapping as well, and it's almost zero cost, but I can't resist the nice trinklets thingy, the ribbons, pretty patterned papers, the foam stamp etc. I'm already thought of how my scrapping library will look like! So very excited!! But I guess I gotta set aside loads for this new hobby of mine. I've bought a few pieces of paper stock, a set of metal embellishments, alphabet stickers and glue to start, and it already cost me over 20 bucks. I've decided on my first project, which is.. my baby's birth story. Yes, my baby practically rule my life now. Ha!
But! I told myself, I must stay focused. Now my next project is to complete the cross stitch piece for Tara's birth. After that it's the cross stitch piece for my wedding. Way behind time... way, way behind.... Giving myself 3 weeks to complete all.
Fever go away! Go! Go!
Can you please leave my daughter alone?
It's okay if you wish to visit her once in a while.
Say once a year?
But 3 times in a month!!
My poor darling has swallowed bottles and bottles of medicine
Yet you still refuse to stay away
You are making my poor baby suffer
As well as her parents worried
And now, her grandparents too
Please, please... Go AWAY!!!!
!*&(*#@$&^@*&#
It's okay if you wish to visit her once in a while.
Say once a year?
But 3 times in a month!!
My poor darling has swallowed bottles and bottles of medicine
Yet you still refuse to stay away
You are making my poor baby suffer
As well as her parents worried
And now, her grandparents too
Please, please... Go AWAY!!!!
!*&(*#@$&^@*&#
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Tara Hospitalised
*In case you are wondering, it's actually ice-pack on top of Tara's head
Tara was hospitalised again, this time, it was 4 days. It's so easy for the doctor to brush the diagnosis off as a "viral infection", and leave it as that. Both times Tara was admitted, I would tell Bob of the diagnosis and eerily, both times, the conversation between us was the same (and I wonder why he asked the same thing again).
"What the f*** is viral infection??"
"Infection caused by virus???"
"What f***ing virus is that??"
"Don't know. The doctor didn't say."
"How can the doctor don't know what virus? What the f*** he know then?" (pardon the language of a very anxious father)
"The doctor will need to do alot of specific tests before he will know what!!" *roll eyes*
The thing is, this time round, both me and Bob know that it's pretty serious. Tara did not respond to us well. When we carry her, she will stare blankly at us, no matter what we said and what we did, she would simply ignore. She was so weak, looked so tired and super cranky!
The nurse told me not to carry her. Not that I want to, she would bawled at the top of her weak voice when I moved an inch! And they told me not to cover her with blanket. Which mother in the world would leave their baby shivering and do nothing? Well, although I'm a 1/3 trained nurse (Only trained for 1 year, dropped out after that, but enough training to know basics), that doesn't mean that I can be "tough" and ignore my baby mah... I know it will increase her body temperature, but I just can't stand there and see her shiver. It's heart wrenching, and in my mother's-point-of-view, it's cruel. My friend said I'm stupid, damn, you are the stupid one! You are not a mother ok?
Irregardless, I applaud the team of TMC Level 4. You sincerely care for the patients, and we appreciate the help rendered during our stay there. You are truly the Thomson Angels. Whatever we ask, it was explained to us clearly. Whatever we ask for, you will bring it to us immediately. Even though we asked for Tara's temperature to be taken every half hour (almost!), you never complain and always do it with a smile.
Thanks to Dr Edmund Koh as well, you are always so cheerful, no matter what time of the day.
And thanks to the caterer of TMC, for the lip smacking and saliva-drooling food served nice and hot 6 times a day. YES! 6 times! You guys have truly ruined my diet! No lah, it's actually me, no matter how sad, depressed, worried or stressed, I will also have the appetite for food! I'm thinking of the food already! The very yummy papaya soup and the super delicious mee hoon soto! But no thank you, I don't mind not getting to eat the food anymore. No way I'm going back again. Enough of Thomson "Hotel" stay for me.
Finally, I wish to thank my colleagues as well, for being understanding during my long absence (considered long right?), and helping me to make sure every job run smoothly.
Friday, August 12, 2005
what to say..
i'm sitting here for 5 mins, staring at the screen, stretching and yawning away, wondering what to blog today. i'm starting to make this a habit! good, since i hardly have any good habits so to speak.
but since i don't really have anything to blog on, maybe i should just spend the 5 mins doing some crunches, i made a promise to myself, i MUST do some form of exercise on 9pm everyday. even 10 crunches will do, so that i can answer to myself. ha! my goal is "to lose 6kg by next CNY", which is about 1 kg per month, hey! only 1 kg!! the weight of one spring chicken. i can do that! i shall do that..
anyway, spent my free time (whole of 3 hours) just reading other blogs.. some were really funny and some were really freaky (actually only one.. the jie jie), and some so well-written! it's so bloody entertaining.. reading about other people's life, especially love the 'flaming' parts.. well, i enjoy good shows ya know..
actually there are people that i really wana flame.. cos they are really getting on my freaking nerves.. but i can't do it here.. well, i got my whole wedding album link here.. the whole world will know it's me! and this blog might be read by my dear precious one day.. i wouldn't want her to see her beloved always-trying-to-teach-me-manners mother scolding @&*$^ on public web.. friends who are reading this, please don't "tao chio" yah, you all know i'm not shu nu and this blog has been pretty decent from the start. very boring as compared with my colourful personality? well, let's just say that i gotta keep this clean image for my hubby too. i might start another blog, a "be myself" blog some day.. but i have to be anonymous (how to be myself and anonymous? trying to figure out).. call me coward or whatever you can think of. try being a wife and a mother before you start calling me names.
ok! i shall start one soon.. *wink*
but since i don't really have anything to blog on, maybe i should just spend the 5 mins doing some crunches, i made a promise to myself, i MUST do some form of exercise on 9pm everyday. even 10 crunches will do, so that i can answer to myself. ha! my goal is "to lose 6kg by next CNY", which is about 1 kg per month, hey! only 1 kg!! the weight of one spring chicken. i can do that! i shall do that..
anyway, spent my free time (whole of 3 hours) just reading other blogs.. some were really funny and some were really freaky (actually only one.. the jie jie), and some so well-written! it's so bloody entertaining.. reading about other people's life, especially love the 'flaming' parts.. well, i enjoy good shows ya know..
actually there are people that i really wana flame.. cos they are really getting on my freaking nerves.. but i can't do it here.. well, i got my whole wedding album link here.. the whole world will know it's me! and this blog might be read by my dear precious one day.. i wouldn't want her to see her beloved always-trying-to-teach-me-manners mother scolding @&*$^ on public web.. friends who are reading this, please don't "tao chio" yah, you all know i'm not shu nu and this blog has been pretty decent from the start. very boring as compared with my colourful personality? well, let's just say that i gotta keep this clean image for my hubby too. i might start another blog, a "be myself" blog some day.. but i have to be anonymous (how to be myself and anonymous? trying to figure out).. call me coward or whatever you can think of. try being a wife and a mother before you start calling me names.
ok! i shall start one soon.. *wink*
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Book Sale @ Expo
The main reason I went there was to buy more books for tara.. The last book sale I went to was just down my office block. Imagine less than $5 per book.. hard cover ones which could cost up to $25 retail price. Of course, grab and grab man. But this book sale was not what I expected; Lots of books but none suitable for Tara. In the end, grab a few fiction ones for myself instead, and just 2 miserable ones for Tara. It's pretty cheap but there's no good books (as in those authors i like, which is not many either) in the pile loh, and me and sis only reached there 30 mins before closing time (after going the wrong way 3 times). Simply not enough time. Anyway, it's a grab, scan, go thingy.
Funny thing is, I read a lot. But my English never improved. What the...! Maybe i should read some really "knowledgeble" books soon...
After that, we crossed over to hall 5 for some bra and panties at the john little sale.
The Bra
"miss, what size you looking for?"
"erm, 80B"
she looked down and looked up "where got so big? you only 75A lah"
"i don't know mah, before i gave birth, it's 80B. just try loh, and other sizes also lah.. so i know which is the right one"
she looked down again "ok lah, i choose a few, you go try, 80A and 75B also"
look at the 80B and said " wah! like very big hor? tink i just go for 80A and 75B first lah"
"there!! i told you already, you not so big lah!"
*roll eyes* wah lau!!
"erm, 80B"
she looked down and looked up "where got so big? you only 75A lah"
"i don't know mah, before i gave birth, it's 80B. just try loh, and other sizes also lah.. so i know which is the right one"
she looked down again "ok lah, i choose a few, you go try, 80A and 75B also"
look at the 80B and said " wah! like very big hor? tink i just go for 80A and 75B first lah"
"there!! i told you already, you not so big lah!"
*roll eyes* wah lau!!
Tara's Milestone @ 8 months
tara seem to understand what i want when i said "kiss mummy, kiss" she will open her mouth, stick out her tongue a little, and lean forward to kiss me... the tongue sticking part pretty gross lah.. but she can finally follow instructions! so happy! bob was holding her just now and i said "kiss daddy, kiss" and she did the same! bob was elated!!...
she's also starting to crawl a little.. don't know is it because she's feeling painful on her knees, cos she will crawl 2 steps and gave up... but at least she's trying! must encourage her more...
and today, she refused to take her nap so i decided to show her the dots card.. but this time, using a method mentioned by one of the glenn doman yahoo group mummy... i picked 2 cards, 3 and 6.. flash at a fast speed and lay both cards in front of her and call for a number to let her choose.. she got the right one! thinking it might be coincidental, i tried again.. and she got it right again.. wow! getting excited.. and i tried flashing the rest of the cards.. and after 4 more.. and her choosing the right card everytime.. i decided to pick at random 2 cards out of the 6 i've flashed and get her to picked.. she got it right 100%!! boy, it's so amazing.. this baby photographic memory ability..
i got so excited that i forgot to stop before she lost interest.. she tried to grab a card towards her mouth.. i snatched it back.. she fussed and from then on.. completely wrong everytime... hmmz... tomorrow i shall remember to stop before she wana stop..
she's also starting to crawl a little.. don't know is it because she's feeling painful on her knees, cos she will crawl 2 steps and gave up... but at least she's trying! must encourage her more...
and today, she refused to take her nap so i decided to show her the dots card.. but this time, using a method mentioned by one of the glenn doman yahoo group mummy... i picked 2 cards, 3 and 6.. flash at a fast speed and lay both cards in front of her and call for a number to let her choose.. she got the right one! thinking it might be coincidental, i tried again.. and she got it right again.. wow! getting excited.. and i tried flashing the rest of the cards.. and after 4 more.. and her choosing the right card everytime.. i decided to pick at random 2 cards out of the 6 i've flashed and get her to picked.. she got it right 100%!! boy, it's so amazing.. this baby photographic memory ability..
i got so excited that i forgot to stop before she lost interest.. she tried to grab a card towards her mouth.. i snatched it back.. she fussed and from then on.. completely wrong everytime... hmmz... tomorrow i shall remember to stop before she wana stop..
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Happy Birthday Singapore!!
i'm late i know! but it's better late than never right? had been wanting to log on but simply couldn't find the time...
anyway, had a pretty "bleh" national day this year... bob decided to buy a lobster (yeah, the lobster dinner again) to "celebrate".. and we went on a lobster hunt, all over singapore!! ermm.. maybe only half lah, from imm to king albert park, tanglin mall, and lastly great world.. couldn't see no lobster! i guess the rest of singapore also decided to celebrate wif a lobster dinner? *shrug* at least we managed to get some really nice and cheap prawns at imm...
after dinner, i decided to bring tara to jurong east for the fireworks display.. first time in heartland, so near to home and tara's first national day! how can i miss.... bob wasn't keen, but didn't wana miss either.. so off we went! with me and tara decked out in red! hey, we are true singaporeans leh... (bob is a PR.. and he wore white..)
anyway, had a pretty "bleh" national day this year... bob decided to buy a lobster (yeah, the lobster dinner again) to "celebrate".. and we went on a lobster hunt, all over singapore!! ermm.. maybe only half lah, from imm to king albert park, tanglin mall, and lastly great world.. couldn't see no lobster! i guess the rest of singapore also decided to celebrate wif a lobster dinner? *shrug* at least we managed to get some really nice and cheap prawns at imm...
after dinner, i decided to bring tara to jurong east for the fireworks display.. first time in heartland, so near to home and tara's first national day! how can i miss.... bob wasn't keen, but didn't wana miss either.. so off we went! with me and tara decked out in red! hey, we are true singaporeans leh... (bob is a PR.. and he wore white..)
and boy, it's super crowded!! we had a hard time finding place to park, in the end just park by the side in some duno-wat building, luckily only a short walk to the area.. keke
we didn't walk to the marquee area cos it's way too crowded.. anyway, our main objective is the fireworks, so we just settled ourselves by the grass patch on the other side of the library..
told bob to get ready the camera and tried taking a few to see if it require adjustment, so tat we dun ka lang ka bo when the thing start... fed tara a few spoonful of porridge and suddenly the sky lit up!! aiyo, don't know how to describe man.. anyway, pictures say a thousand words...
the funny thing was, when the firework start, bob instinctively put the camera down and picked up tara instead, said he wanted to let tara see..! funny him... anyway, after the fireworks ended, the crowd start to disperse.. from my conrad experience, i know there's a second round, so i waited.. true enough! me smart hor? hehehe.. not as good as the padang one.. but better than nothing man... i really enjoyed myself.. so proud to be a singaporean..
** Anyway, in my excitement, i think i might have fed a bone to tara, she choked and start coughing.. luckily puked everything out.. or else... *choi*
Sunday, August 07, 2005
New Phone!
Finally, got a new phone! a nokia maroon 3230. been eyeing this phone for quite a while. bob used his $500 SingTel voucher, on top of trade in of $200 for the 6230, it's more than enough to pay for the phone.. bob even bought a blue tooth $98. in the end, we only top of cash of $48. New phone, new blue tooth, no contract at $48! worth it man.. thanks SingTel.. for giving my hubby a $500 voucher every year... hehehe...now i just pray and hope that my new phone will not drop or get any scratches for one month at least... pray pray...
Pak Tor
It's been quite a while since me an bob last 'pak tor'... we always heard that once you have kids, you will not have 'couple time' anymore.. so whenever in-laws in town, we will go for a movie.. well, it might not be a decent date but what else can you do in singapore?
Anyway, bob suggested we watch Stealth.. i wasn't too keen, maybe because i haven heard any review on this movie.. well, the first part of the movie was a yawn.. i almost fell asleep! it's only after jamie foxx's fighter jet smashed into the cliff that the show began to get more exciting! the part where ben (josh lucas) chased after E.D.I was so kan cheong.. and the part where E.D.I. "sacrificed" itself to save ben and kara was touching...
josh lucas is so cool.... can't stand him initially but after a while... well... anyway, it's a must watch! lucky i did not choose to watch The Island..
anyway, did our household shopping before the show.. bought a non slip bowl and a set of feeding spoon for tara, wana let her learn how to feed herself, i wonder if it's too early... poor little girl, fever had been going up and down since tuesday.. gotta bring her to dr koh on monday if it still doesn't get better...
Anyway, bob suggested we watch Stealth.. i wasn't too keen, maybe because i haven heard any review on this movie.. well, the first part of the movie was a yawn.. i almost fell asleep! it's only after jamie foxx's fighter jet smashed into the cliff that the show began to get more exciting! the part where ben (josh lucas) chased after E.D.I was so kan cheong.. and the part where E.D.I. "sacrificed" itself to save ben and kara was touching...
josh lucas is so cool.... can't stand him initially but after a while... well... anyway, it's a must watch! lucky i did not choose to watch The Island..
anyway, did our household shopping before the show.. bought a non slip bowl and a set of feeding spoon for tara, wana let her learn how to feed herself, i wonder if it's too early... poor little girl, fever had been going up and down since tuesday.. gotta bring her to dr koh on monday if it still doesn't get better...
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Shutterfly
couple of days ago, i decided to use shutterfly to upload my photos.. yes, been procrastinating for almost 2 years.. wow, it's so easy to use and better than the others i've been using! i just drag the photos from my folder directly onto the website and voila! all photos uploaded in less than 5 mins! and it's 98 photos!
but the fun part was you can do effects on the photos directly.. i had fun changing from sepia tones to black and white, add soft tones, put in borders etc.. i even tried to do a coffee table book on the website.. i dare not send it out for print coz i worry about the bill that comes back.. besides, i have not uploaded the rest of the photos! hmmz.. i shall find time to explore this wonderful website again..
but the fun part was you can do effects on the photos directly.. i had fun changing from sepia tones to black and white, add soft tones, put in borders etc.. i even tried to do a coffee table book on the website.. i dare not send it out for print coz i worry about the bill that comes back.. besides, i have not uploaded the rest of the photos! hmmz.. i shall find time to explore this wonderful website again..
Ashworth sales!
went to ashworth sales yesterday! boy, whenever there's sales, there's crowd, irregardess of the time... after grabbing 6 shirts & 2 polos for bob (after 45 mins of intense rummaging), and queuing to pay, i decided to sms bob and double-check on his size (there goes my surprise!).. he told me it's 17!!! i've spent 45 mins getting all the wrong sizes! thank heaven i checked with him.. if not i would have spent for nothing! went back to the ashworth area and start rummaging again... i practically "throw away" my image.. i fell like an ah soh.. after 5 mins, i heard a familiar voice saying "hey auntie! give other ppl a chance leh!".. oh man, the guys nearby turn and stared at me... boy, was that embarrassing... but don't care lah, and continue hunting my treasures.. after a further 15 mins.. finally emerge from the pile of mess with 5 shirts, 2 polos, 1 pack of undies and 2 packs of socks... wow.. to think that all these stuff cost me only $157! worth every penny man... and to those who's thinking it's some fake goods.. well, it's a sale held by the distributor.. i highly doubt it's fake.. considering 2 ashworth polo would have cost me at least $120 in town.. this is definitely good buy!! satisfying.....
had dinner with colleagues at night... we decided to fork out $100 each for a nice dinner at prima revolving tower. the dinner was not as good as expected... except for the shark's fin soup and peking duck.. i don't really enjoy the rest.. well, not worth the money man! i remember the last time i went there (for my post-rom lunch).. it was so YUMMY!! haiz.. i wonder if it's a different chef? anyway, had lots of fun.. would love to do it again but.... no more $100 per pax meal for me... i will also be very happy if the dinner is at some hawker stall.. hehe..
went home with the big bag of clothes for bob, but couldn't sense any excitement from him.. hey! i was hoping for a big hug and lots of kisses and thank yous... haiz... it's ok loh.. anyway, i haven been buying stuff for him for so long... nowadays tara's stuff always comes first.. yes, the last time i bought a decent bra for myself was, hmmz... a year ago? since now i've bought so much for the both of them, i've decided to give myself a good treat (shopping spree!) next month, strictly MY stuff... ermm.. ok.. maybe a couple of nice tops for tara as well... as for bob, i gotta check when is the next ashworth sale... hehehe..
had dinner with colleagues at night... we decided to fork out $100 each for a nice dinner at prima revolving tower. the dinner was not as good as expected... except for the shark's fin soup and peking duck.. i don't really enjoy the rest.. well, not worth the money man! i remember the last time i went there (for my post-rom lunch).. it was so YUMMY!! haiz.. i wonder if it's a different chef? anyway, had lots of fun.. would love to do it again but.... no more $100 per pax meal for me... i will also be very happy if the dinner is at some hawker stall.. hehe..
went home with the big bag of clothes for bob, but couldn't sense any excitement from him.. hey! i was hoping for a big hug and lots of kisses and thank yous... haiz... it's ok loh.. anyway, i haven been buying stuff for him for so long... nowadays tara's stuff always comes first.. yes, the last time i bought a decent bra for myself was, hmmz... a year ago? since now i've bought so much for the both of them, i've decided to give myself a good treat (shopping spree!) next month, strictly MY stuff... ermm.. ok.. maybe a couple of nice tops for tara as well... as for bob, i gotta check when is the next ashworth sale... hehehe..
Thursday, August 04, 2005
You are not focused
Wow, lately been hearing this sentence pretty often...
bob mentioned this a few weeks back, when i told him there's something which i wana do.. kel mentioned it a few times too.. well, i think i'm pretty focused.. i can be very focused in alot of things i do.. like daydreaming, shopping during a sale, just to name a few...
i know what they are trying to tell me, that i'm not focused in my work. yes, i agree.. but how to i stay focused? i'm scratching my head too... maybe the job too boring? hmmz.. i always blame it on my after-birth syndrome.. there's simply too many other things for me to think of, maybe that's why i can't be focused? i guess that's also one of the reason many women chose to give up their jobs (some high flying ones even) in order to focused on bringing up their child. most probably they are like me? cannot juggle work and family? that's why they made a choice to give up career instead.. i wouldn't say mine is a career, it's just a job i guess.. why won't i give up my job then? since i couldn't stay focused? well, lots of reason, my bills, my clothes, my cosmetics, my skin care, my salon visits, tara's clothes, tara's toys and lots of other stuff which i've been paying from my own pocket... will bob pay for them if i should decide to FOCUSED on the child? since obviously i can't do the same on my job...
bob said that i can choose to stay home after he cleared our reno loan... that's 1.5 years more to go.. but would my boss wait that long? would he be tolerant of a staff who can't focus on her job? especially the job is suppose to help bring up the sales turnover? i'm crossing my fingers.. i used really enjoyed working in this company.. because i felt there's no other company that operate this way... and this is the kind of company that suits my character..
but now things are different, someone knocked me on my head and said "hello? don't be so naive, ok?" well, i'm not naive... i may not open my eyes as big as the rest of the people, but doesn't mean i don't see certain things... i just don't like to work in a company where everyone is against someone or someone boycott someone else... i don't like this kind of conflict and that's why i close one eye on alot of things... i try not to think too much on alot of things.. like whether she's with him? and what is her motive of being nice to me? or why she wana care so much on whether i hit my target? she's not my direct superior but i really thought she's being concerned and being helpful.. and they said i'm naive..
yes, i may know alot of things now.. but i don't hate her.. i don't wana boycott her.. she's still a close friend and colleague to me... even though i hear nasty remarks from her.. i still don't hate her... but what they said are true, i should be careful when i'm with her.. so now i tried not to talk too much in front of her... but i feel pretty sad, she's such a nice friend.. of cause minus those dumb stuff that she did.. what does she see in him? she's such a smart girl and she shouldn't be with him.. there's no future with him.. and no happiness.. is it really the money and power factor that's why she wana be with him? if this is true, i really pity her...
well, back to my ability-to-focused... guess i better go to the library and borrow "A Dummy's Guide on How to Stay Focused!".. it's for my own good, i was told...
bob mentioned this a few weeks back, when i told him there's something which i wana do.. kel mentioned it a few times too.. well, i think i'm pretty focused.. i can be very focused in alot of things i do.. like daydreaming, shopping during a sale, just to name a few...
i know what they are trying to tell me, that i'm not focused in my work. yes, i agree.. but how to i stay focused? i'm scratching my head too... maybe the job too boring? hmmz.. i always blame it on my after-birth syndrome.. there's simply too many other things for me to think of, maybe that's why i can't be focused? i guess that's also one of the reason many women chose to give up their jobs (some high flying ones even) in order to focused on bringing up their child. most probably they are like me? cannot juggle work and family? that's why they made a choice to give up career instead.. i wouldn't say mine is a career, it's just a job i guess.. why won't i give up my job then? since i couldn't stay focused? well, lots of reason, my bills, my clothes, my cosmetics, my skin care, my salon visits, tara's clothes, tara's toys and lots of other stuff which i've been paying from my own pocket... will bob pay for them if i should decide to FOCUSED on the child? since obviously i can't do the same on my job...
bob said that i can choose to stay home after he cleared our reno loan... that's 1.5 years more to go.. but would my boss wait that long? would he be tolerant of a staff who can't focus on her job? especially the job is suppose to help bring up the sales turnover? i'm crossing my fingers.. i used really enjoyed working in this company.. because i felt there's no other company that operate this way... and this is the kind of company that suits my character..
but now things are different, someone knocked me on my head and said "hello? don't be so naive, ok?" well, i'm not naive... i may not open my eyes as big as the rest of the people, but doesn't mean i don't see certain things... i just don't like to work in a company where everyone is against someone or someone boycott someone else... i don't like this kind of conflict and that's why i close one eye on alot of things... i try not to think too much on alot of things.. like whether she's with him? and what is her motive of being nice to me? or why she wana care so much on whether i hit my target? she's not my direct superior but i really thought she's being concerned and being helpful.. and they said i'm naive..
yes, i may know alot of things now.. but i don't hate her.. i don't wana boycott her.. she's still a close friend and colleague to me... even though i hear nasty remarks from her.. i still don't hate her... but what they said are true, i should be careful when i'm with her.. so now i tried not to talk too much in front of her... but i feel pretty sad, she's such a nice friend.. of cause minus those dumb stuff that she did.. what does she see in him? she's such a smart girl and she shouldn't be with him.. there's no future with him.. and no happiness.. is it really the money and power factor that's why she wana be with him? if this is true, i really pity her...
well, back to my ability-to-focused... guess i better go to the library and borrow "A Dummy's Guide on How to Stay Focused!".. it's for my own good, i was told...
My Girl... Fever Again
My poor darling... Down with fever again.. So far have not hit 39 deg.. Hope it's what mum said.. teething.. I really hope it's not some case of pneumonia again... my poor girl had suffered enough from that last illness... Just hope that she will be better tomorrow.. Pray for you darling, Love You..
Can't Wait to Get Out of the House
For people who know me, yup! When is the time when I can't wait to get out of my own house? Sometimes there's this dilemma of not wanting to go home but can't wait to go home and see Tara. Anyway, the frustration never end. Just had one this morning.. I must "ren! ren! ren!!"
Ah Kiat was fast! Got my car yesterday afternoon, but spent $310 though. Like Bob said, some money must be spent, so I must remember to send my car in for servicing when mileage is up! I don't wana go through the same fear again.. so scary....
Yesterday, my colleagues, as well as Cindy, commented that I look a pretty face but body cannot make it.. thus my mood today is FAT! I know! I know! I'm not doing much to slim down.. but with my kan cheong spider attitude, anything that I don't see results in a few days I will give up mah.. and slimming down take ages!!! yes, ages!! i do envy those mummies with nice figure and flat tummies. I wonder how they did it hor? Like Cindy, yup, sometimes can see a little tum tum but she's still slim mah.. My weight just stopped at 56.5kg and refuse to go down any further. I tried taking less carbo food and avoid snacking, but it doesn't help!... This morning I was looking the the stadium construction and wonder when will it be ready. I must make my mid year resolution. TO LOSE 6KG BY NEXT CNY! TO LOSE 6KG BY NEXT CNY! TO LOSE 6KG BY NEXT CNY!
Hey! Just by saying that 3 times, i felt better already!! Hmmz, craving for Strawberry Shortcake and Tiramisu now....
Ah Kiat was fast! Got my car yesterday afternoon, but spent $310 though. Like Bob said, some money must be spent, so I must remember to send my car in for servicing when mileage is up! I don't wana go through the same fear again.. so scary....
Yesterday, my colleagues, as well as Cindy, commented that I look a pretty face but body cannot make it.. thus my mood today is FAT! I know! I know! I'm not doing much to slim down.. but with my kan cheong spider attitude, anything that I don't see results in a few days I will give up mah.. and slimming down take ages!!! yes, ages!! i do envy those mummies with nice figure and flat tummies. I wonder how they did it hor? Like Cindy, yup, sometimes can see a little tum tum but she's still slim mah.. My weight just stopped at 56.5kg and refuse to go down any further. I tried taking less carbo food and avoid snacking, but it doesn't help!... This morning I was looking the the stadium construction and wonder when will it be ready. I must make my mid year resolution. TO LOSE 6KG BY NEXT CNY! TO LOSE 6KG BY NEXT CNY! TO LOSE 6KG BY NEXT CNY!
Hey! Just by saying that 3 times, i felt better already!! Hmmz, craving for Strawberry Shortcake and Tiramisu now....
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
why i started blogging
i heard that word before, but din really care about it.. it's only when i come across huileng's "sketches of happenings" tat i really got interested. i even emailed huileng to ask how she started this website... well, she happen to have a husband who's extremely gd in IT..
i started finding info on how to set up website and wat program to use etc.. then i realised it's not gg to be easy. and i simply coundn't afford the time! besides, i gotta to learn it slowly, step-by-step.. wah.. it's gonna take so long! i happen to be those kan cheong spider type.. so after a few mths, i gave up! and use blogspot instead. so much easier.. except that i duno how to do the sort of album of photos that huileng have.. hmmz... and i saw fm other bloggers website that they can put in graphics and stuff.. i duno how to either... guess i'll just stick to this first..
the reason i'm so keen to blog? hmmz.. i duno either, i just like it when i saw huileng's website and decided i wana do the same. fm the papers, i know some of the "famous" bloggers like mr brown, xiaxue and sandralicious. almost all are talking bout stuff happening on their daily life.. and i wonder, why other ppl's life interest other ppl so much? of cos it interest me, cos i always the kpo kind of ppl.. kekeke... and would i be happy IF my blog get so much attention? well, yes and no.. yes cos it's almost celebrity status leh! everyone knows you but you duno them.. and no cos i can't write those things i really wana say.. so many ppl reading it! so wat if i'm complaining bout someone and that person is reading! well... hell break loose loh... but since i decide to publish a blog, i would have expect someone to read rite? well.. dilemma...
i started finding info on how to set up website and wat program to use etc.. then i realised it's not gg to be easy. and i simply coundn't afford the time! besides, i gotta to learn it slowly, step-by-step.. wah.. it's gonna take so long! i happen to be those kan cheong spider type.. so after a few mths, i gave up! and use blogspot instead. so much easier.. except that i duno how to do the sort of album of photos that huileng have.. hmmz... and i saw fm other bloggers website that they can put in graphics and stuff.. i duno how to either... guess i'll just stick to this first..
the reason i'm so keen to blog? hmmz.. i duno either, i just like it when i saw huileng's website and decided i wana do the same. fm the papers, i know some of the "famous" bloggers like mr brown, xiaxue and sandralicious. almost all are talking bout stuff happening on their daily life.. and i wonder, why other ppl's life interest other ppl so much? of cos it interest me, cos i always the kpo kind of ppl.. kekeke... and would i be happy IF my blog get so much attention? well, yes and no.. yes cos it's almost celebrity status leh! everyone knows you but you duno them.. and no cos i can't write those things i really wana say.. so many ppl reading it! so wat if i'm complaining bout someone and that person is reading! well... hell break loose loh... but since i decide to publish a blog, i would have expect someone to read rite? well.. dilemma...
tara's milestone
sunday was the first time i saw tara wriggle to a sitting position! so proud of her.
and on monday night, i was singing a lullaby which happen to have lots of "s" in them.. and after a while, she start going ss.. ss.. too! i was so surprised and happy and hugged her! my darling's growing up... and starting to respond.. my pride and joy.. love her to bits...
and on monday night, i was singing a lullaby which happen to have lots of "s" in them.. and after a while, she start going ss.. ss.. too! i was so surprised and happy and hugged her! my darling's growing up... and starting to respond.. my pride and joy.. love her to bits...
why....
i duno why she doesn't call me by my name
every time she talk, she will go straight into topic
i wonder if she's talking to me
i wonder why she doesn't call me by my name
why they always don't wait for me
they can go first if they want to
but why they have to take her with them
can't they just leave her here with me
sometimes i wonder if she's mine
sometimes i feel that she's not mine
every time she talk, she will go straight into topic
i wonder if she's talking to me
i wonder why she doesn't call me by my name
why they always don't wait for me
they can go first if they want to
but why they have to take her with them
can't they just leave her here with me
sometimes i wonder if she's mine
sometimes i feel that she's not mine
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
monday blues
nope, i dun feel any blues.. but wasn't feeling chirpy either..
went to ikea during lunch and bought some storage boxes for tara's toys.. spent over $60 bucks for a few boxes! spent the rest of the afternoon doing paperwork and day over.. so boring rite?
i offered to pick in-laws cos i tot bob was still in the office.. picked tara after tat and FIL was so excited, was telling me tat he will carry tara, hinting to me not to put her in the car seat... actually tinking of putting her in the car seat, felt it's safer loh.. but wat to do...
bob went for drinks wif his buddies, didn't wana stay hm either so went to JP wif cindy and cyrus.. just for an hour but gd enough.. better than staying hm... sometimes i wonder why i hate to go hm so much... haiz...
went to ikea during lunch and bought some storage boxes for tara's toys.. spent over $60 bucks for a few boxes! spent the rest of the afternoon doing paperwork and day over.. so boring rite?
i offered to pick in-laws cos i tot bob was still in the office.. picked tara after tat and FIL was so excited, was telling me tat he will carry tara, hinting to me not to put her in the car seat... actually tinking of putting her in the car seat, felt it's safer loh.. but wat to do...
bob went for drinks wif his buddies, didn't wana stay hm either so went to JP wif cindy and cyrus.. just for an hour but gd enough.. better than staying hm... sometimes i wonder why i hate to go hm so much... haiz...
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