Heavenly Love

Mom, for the 3rd time =)

2011-03-26T21:24:00.000+08:00

Baby at 8 wks old

I'm back on the blog with great news =).... I'm pregnant again!!! Hahaha... Yes, finally I've got the time to blog. It's been a tramatic past few weeks for me. I discovered I'm pregnant about a month ago, then I started to bleed. Can you imagine fearing everytime whenever I go to the toilet? Why why why? I was thinking to myself. Why is it so different this time?

It's been a draggy 3 wks for me ever since I know I'm pregnant, I fear that I will miscarriage again due to the fact that I'm bleeding everyday. I've gone to my gynae and there's no heartbeat yet since it's still an early pregnancy. You bet that I'm stressful too... I'm made to be on strict bedrest. I walked too much, I bleed... I can't send my boys downstairs to take school bus, can't pick them up from school. I can't even sit too long on my desk to do my work... it's so sensitive that it's driving me crazy. All I can do is eat and sleep and I've of course put on weight. Luckily my boys are old enough to understand my condition and we've been fine-tuning them to the news.

And this week at 8 wks old, I went to my gynae again. Well, Dr Chong told me point blank: "Mag, if there's still no heartbeat by now, then that's not a good news."... It seems like eternity for me when he kept searching for the foetus, and when he finally found the foetus, my heart is pounding like mad... I made sure I kept my eyes wide open to help him look for heartbeat, and he found it! You can imagine my relief... Still I have to have a hormone jab every 2 wks to stabilise my condition. Can't walked too much too cos I'm still spotting. Now all I'm praying hard now is for smooth pregnancy and a healthy baby. =)

Eve of Chinese New Year

2011-02-06T17:22:00.000+08:00

I was up early on the eve of CNY at 530am, to get Ayden ready for school since it's only half a day. After the school bus picked him, I went to the market to try get some breakfast and boy, was I surprise! At 6am in the morning, people were already queuing up for food on new year's eve. It's the roasted duck/pork stall in the market.... Guess that's a staple food for everyone's reunion dinner...

Look at the queue at 6am in the morning!

A glutton at home!

2011-02-06T17:18:00.000+08:00

Yapz... I have a glutton at home and that's Alsten!!! He eats none stop, he just can't stop moving his mouth... either he snacks alot or he drinks milk alot. So not surprisingly, he will even request for supper at about 11pm, that is if he's still not asleep. And the other day, he stayed up a little later than usual, wanted supper again and he actually doze off at he dining table.... Poor boy, very tired but still insisted on eating till he's bursting to the rim before he's willing to sleep. I tried waking him up and he even remembered his last spoon of rice to finish up before he heads to the room... hahahaha....

Alsten's in Nursery

2011-02-06T17:12:00.000+08:00

Alsten's in Nursery now, at the same school which Ayden attended when he was young, Soka Kindergarten. The school bus comes pick him up at about 1015am and he won't be back till about 440pm, that's a good 6 hours off for me on school days. And Ayden goes to school at 12pm and won't be back till about 7pm... Geez, my afternoons are just so lovely, for me to do all things that I need to do... what more can I ask for?

Smiling, all the way to school!

Primary 1

2011-02-06T17:01:00.002+08:00

Yeh.. I know... A super long back-dated post. I should have done it last month but simply got too many things tied up.... Well, Ayden's doing well in primary school... He's the class monitor-cum-assistant group leader, a post that he's extremely proud of. Let's hope that he's as good as he can get and I'm praying hard that there won't be too much of school homework cos I'm simply too lazy to sit and drill him.. .gosh, sometimes I think I'm the laziest mom around!

1st day of school... and all parents are so kan-cheong

All the boys and girls getting ready to enter into their classes

All parents trying to peep into the classes....

And I managed to take a quick pic of Ayden, seated in front of the teacher's desk...

A brand new house!!!

2011-01-01T01:37:00.006+08:00

I've finally moved back home about a week ago. Well, though I can say that we are about almost settled down but my kids are still sleeping in my room. Their bed and my helper's wardrobe/cabinets are still not in place as this time of the year, delivery is slightly taking longer than expected. So, this is a sneak peek at my brand new house!

Anyway, guess everyone might not really remember how my old house looked like, so for the benefit of all, I've put the old and new pictures together.... hehehe....

We made space for a dining area and a little cosy corner

Now I have a small walk-in wardrobe attached to my bath...

Changes to Ayden's room are just the floor and ceiling

Now it's a L-shaped kitchen counter

Changed the theme of the toilet and added glass door too

A shoe cabinet near my door

To the year 2011

2011-01-01T01:08:00.000+08:00

Time really really flies by too fast... Now it's already 2011... Anyway, I have lotsa resolutions that I really want to fulfill this year

1) Good health of my family
2) To earn lotsa $$$$$!!!!
3) To guide Eric to change his temper for the better
4) To have more patience with my kids
5) To set aside time to guide my kids
6) To attend more religious meetings
7) To do more prayer
8) To have more wisdom
9) To try not to always forget, memory is failing me
10) Really praying that all things will be smooth-sailing this year for me.....

Face/Body colouring

2010-12-16T17:43:00.000+08:00

Ayden has been barking me to buy the colour paint or crayon for face/body. He wanted it so much, that he kept reminding me. It's not easy to find it, cos either it's always out of stock or the stores don't really carry it. So, fnally one day, I was at Harbourfront and I found the colour pencil, I had to buy it!

We came back and immediately started drawing on each other... it was so FUN! Everyone was laughing and giggling... Ayden absolutely adored it...

I'm sure everyone will agree on this =)

What else can I say? He owed me lotsa $$$.. hahaha....

A pretty flower for me

The kids drawing on Eric's body...

Does this look familiar? Ayden wants to have stars tattoo, just like my sis!

My crystal light

2010-12-16T17:32:00.000+08:00

As everyone knows, we were so busy with our house and not to mention the shopping that we had to do for the furnitures and fittings. Just looking at lights are already a big headache. We only went to 4 shops, it's getting more and more confuse each time we step into diferent stores. In the end, Eric decided to go for this crytal light... Made of swarvoski crystal, it's damn heavy but very beautiful especially when its lighted up.

Nice? Can't capture it when it's lighted cos it's too bright...

Art & Craft

2010-12-16T17:23:00.000+08:00

This school holiday is a very boring holiday for the kids, there's no activities for them since we are so buzy with our house renovation.I felt so bad, not bringing them out often.. but I can't help it. Whenever Eric and me have some time for ourselves, we'll be working our butt off. The rest of the time is spent lingering around, poking our noses so that there won't be any wrong done to our house.

And I'm so glad that a mom of Ayden's friend decided to hold a small art & craft session for the kids. She's in advertising line, so she's very creative and good in art. I was so impressed with her talent. Though it was only a 3-hr session, but the kids including Alsten and my maid were immersely enjoying themselves, getting dirty all over. And we, parents were having snack and coffee catching up on our kids. It was a success, and we decided to plan it in the June holidays too!/span>

Crayon Chalk colouring

They were drawing clouds

Alsten with his master piece.

Metal Beyblade phenomenom

2010-11-27T00:24:00.000+08:00

It's crazy, simply crazy.... Kids and adults are crazy over beyblade now, that it's becoming a mad craze. Actually beyblade anime has been around for quite a long time, until recently with the metal beyblade version, everyone's going ga-ga over it. It's like those 'top', which spins around and around.... Only that it now comes in so many different versions, it's got tops in attack, defense, stamina etc... and you can even improvise your beyblade by buying accessories and modify it. Then the 'gun', you have the cheapest version - just a pull string thing or the most expensive version - totally electronic... And you must have a 'stadium', for it to spin and compete....

You have no idea how much it cost just to get it set up. And now even Eric and my own dad, yes grandpa Dick, is mad about it. They keep playing with the boys everyday, and can go on hours and hours. Grandpa finally found something to do during his free time, with all his tools and stuff.... to modify each beyblade.

Dad and Eric have a go at spinning their beyblade.

And they just watch it compete, and loser's out of the battle..

They just had to bug us to bring them to a beyblade competition

See the crowd! Even parents have their own competition against each other

There, Ayden in one of the friendly matches

See that guy in red t-shirt? He's a beyblade ambassador... winners will get a stamp chop from him...

My common bathroom

2010-11-16T22:31:00.000+08:00

My common bathroom, with frosted glass... nice?

Eric-to-be

2010-11-16T22:25:00.000+08:00

We ordered pizza last few nights ago, for supper =p.. And the new 7 cheesy pizza is simply delicious! *Slurp slurp*

Look at Alsten.. slouching and with tomato sauces all over his pjs...

New nail colour

2010-11-16T22:15:00.000+08:00

Told you I'm going crazy over nail colours these days... quite tired of those nude and reds... so decided to go for blue this time.... Greenish blue... and when I wore my flip-flops, they matched! hahahaha....

Graduation Ceremony

2010-11-11T00:34:00.001+08:00

We just attended Ayden's K2 graduation ceremony. Time and again, he kept reminding us... He was so excited that he couldn't sleep well the night before. Mom and dad attended the ceremony as well. Oh boy, I was so proud of him when he did his performance. Every parent will be as proud as can be =)... We asked him what was he suppose to perform as, and he answered "a tree".

Eric was asking him why did the teacher appoint him to be a tree? and guess what he replied? Ayden said nonchalently : " Because no one in the class wants to be a tree, so I raise up my hand to be that, then the performance can be complete". When I heard that, I was so proud of him... never would I expect my boy to be so sensible that he's willing to play a small role to fulfill a bigger achievement.. Well done, Ayden!!!

Ayden and Mona

Soka Kindergarten graduation ceremony

The projects that the K2 kids did. Ayden's class has the best result, their class project "Save our Rainforest" was being selected to be displayed in one of the university in Melborne... =)

This picture was taken by courtesy of Alsten! Great, isn't it?

Mom and dad....

Speech by principal before the start of the ceremony

Ayden as a superb tree!

Standing right in front, giving a splendid performance.... singing and dancing away

Ayden being presented with the medal....

He's so proud of it!

With one of the jie jies, from Soka Alumni

A self-made gift from Ayden to mommy

It says : " Dear mommy, I love you. Thank you for taking good care of me. Love, Ayden"

And this is for daddy, written in chinese.....

Eric and myself were so touched when we saw him in his graduation gown... I'm praying hard that he'll be wearing this gown during his graduation from the uni... hehehe

My latest favourite colour

2010-10-21T22:37:00.001+08:00

Nowadays, after I dropped off Alsten to school, I've to wait for 3 hours before I can pick him up. I would hang around my place, looking at how the contractors do up my house bit by bit, than to go back mom's place and laze around. So I decided to start picking up my weekly pedicure session again... while killing some time.. and I started to wanna try a gothic look instead of the usual hues of earth tones and reds..... Next in my mind - green and blue! wahahaha....

I fell in love with this dark grey tone...

Brotherly love

2010-10-21T22:31:00.000+08:00

Boys are just so handful, not to mention 2 of them. My boys are always bickering with each other, there is NEVER one day without either of them fighting, quarrelling and complaining about one another. I'm always screaming at home. I gotta get a job as a professional referee.... hehehe.... But I have to admit, Alsten's always the one who's more mischevious. A very cheeky boy, always up to some mischief and pushing all the blame to the bigger brother. Ayden's more demure and gives in alot to the monster, but he tends to be the tale-teller.. One attacks upfront, the other attacks from behind... Haiz...

All day long, we always emphasis that they are brothers.. blah blah blah.. (mothers will all understand it), must give in to each other etc... it's like preaching to them over and over again... So imagine my surprise when I saw how they cuddle up when I woke up one day... it just brought a smile to my face... Alas, my efforts are not gone to waste =)

Alsten laying on Ayden's lap.....

Ayden showing him how he plays his DS....

Posing peacefully with Muffin...

Home renovation

2010-10-21T22:12:00.001+08:00

So fast, a month has gone by. Time really flies and i mean really flies! Our house renovation is half done. The floor on the kitchen and living area has been layed, currently they are waiting for the cement in the rooms to be totally dried up before they can proceed to lay the laminate floor. While waiting for that, we had the other guys coming in to to up the wiring for the whole house. There will be no ceiling lights anymore, we are doing up false ceiling for the whole house.... it's really the whole house, even the kitchen... I wonder how it looks like... Anyway, I think we have another 4 more weeks to go before we can finally move back home. Why it's taking that long? Cos I have boxes and boxes of stuff at home while the renovation is on-going. That's why it kinda delay the process a bit. Poor workers, have to carry things in/out of the room. Imagine the extra labour cost I'm paying! Hope that it's worth every single cent of what Eric is paying... hehehe.. not my business!!!
Anyway, they'll be doing the first coat of paint for the house, then followed by laminate wood in the rooms. After which, the platform bed and wardrobe for my master room and finally the kitchen cabinets and TV console area. Alot of carpentery work this time round. All Eric wants is a brand new look and I do really hope that it's gonna feel like a brand new house that we don't feel like moving... then i can swing Eric out of going for house-hunting... ho ho ho...

Some stuff in the living area... we still have some in the store room

A peek at the kitchen tiles..

Tiles for my living area.. we are using compressed marble this time round...

Happy Birthday, Alsten baby!!!

2010-10-21T21:53:00.001+08:00

A super late post that is meant to be posted on 15th August.. the actual day of Alsten's birthday but I totally forgotten to update it...

I still remember fondly the day that Alsten was born... being a 2nd child, everything was well-planned. From an infant to a 3 year old boy now, time just passes by in a flash. Looking at him now, being a healthy cheerful kid, just makes all the sacrifices worth it. I would never have dreamt that my lovely boy is more than what I expected...

A power ranger's birthday cake..

Wearing his power ranger's t-shirt.. a gift from my helper

Enjoying the delicious chocolate cake

Orchid plant

2010-10-12T23:03:00.000+08:00

Mom just has green fingers. You know how some try their hands at planting and most of the time fail? Somehow or another, mom just has this talent. She's even tried her hands at Orchid plant and it's growing beautifully in her little 'garden' along the corridor. Just hope that there isn't any nasty neighbours with itchy fingers.

Demise of my uncle

2010-09-30T02:08:00.000+08:00

It's sad.... today is the 4th and the last night of the funeral wake of my Uncle Mike. He's young, being only 38 yrs old and he's uncle to me cos he's my mom's cousin. I remembered that we used to play/hang around when we were younger as kids since we are just a few years apart but as everyone grew up, we kinda lost touch. Mom still faithfully visits them every year especially during Chinese New Year, as she firmly believes that we have to keep the family ties bond together no matter how far related we are.

But ever since I started flying, rarely have I a chance to go visit them during CNY and this has also became one of the reasons for me being a bit 'detach' from that side of the family. When I heard that Uncle Mike was suddenly diagnosed with leukemia about 2 weeks ago, I was shocked beyond words. So young, such a pity. And when he was admitted to hospital, he's already so ill and out comes other major illnesses. Hospitals are just such a taboo place, I hate that. And I realised that when anyone goes in especially when being really sick, somehow or another, other diagnoses will be detected. I think most likely it's cos the doctors will give the patient a thorough check up most of the time and that's when all the problems start to surface.

Anyway, uncle Mike passed away without coming out of his coma.. He left behind his family, wife and 2 young kids. Life is just so short... I feel so heart pain for them. How is the wife gonna cope? That she gotta be both father and mother to the kids.. life is never gonna be the same for them again.... Tomorrow's THE DAY, the day of sending off... I can't be there cos I've got to send Alsten to school... But I already can feel the ache and sadness of sending off.....

Bye, uncle Mike.................. May you Rest in Peace............................................................

Bye to my old house

2010-09-30T01:43:00.000+08:00

Finally, the day has come to say good-bye to my house.... We've spent 4 days just on packing alone... It's just so darn tiring, guess those of you who has been through this stage jolly well know the what I'm talking about. Thank goodness, we moved in to mom's place now and dad's retired. He's helping us looked after the kids well. Picking/sending Ayden to take his school bus, making milk for Alsten, bringing them to the playground while the rest of us are all going crazy with all the packing.

After this, probably the whole major renovation will take about 2 months, then I gotta start all over again unpacking. Yes, I'm doing an overhaul renovation. Everyone thinks we are crazy, I think so too!!! Well, really hope this is the last time for us... so PLEASE dear, if you are reading this, PLEASE don't do it again... it's exhausting!!!!

Boxes and boxes of our items in one of the rooms. Poor workers, gotta shift them in/out while doing reno...

One last look of my old place....

Day 3 - upgrading

2010-09-18T20:19:00.000+08:00

I think they are trying to dry up the cement in both the toilets in super fast time

The new pvc pipes

My house undergoing upgrading

2010-09-18T20:03:00.001+08:00

Finally the day has come. I dread this day cos it's the start of the upgrading. At first we thought, what the heck, we'll just stay at home and see how it goes but then on the other hand, we were worried about the dust around our house and imagine the kids breathing in those dust. So, in the end, we decided to move back to mom's place while all these upgrading is taking place. I'm just so glad that we made a superb decision.

My original cmmon toilet

My original master toilet

See how messy and dusty?

I'm darn glad that we were out of that place. And since Eric says that it's already so dirty and dusty, what can be worse? So we decided to overhaul our house - do a major reno from scratch all over again. I can already predict all the packing and unpacking that we will be going through. I doubt that we can be able to move back soon, maybe another 2 months more. Even if the renovations are completed, I'll still have to pack all the stuff in and wait for everything to clear and all the dust to settle before I can move the kids back. But well, hope that it's worth all the effort.

Explosion

2010-09-18T19:50:00.001+08:00

Imagine my scare when I saw the kitchen stove when I was at my in-law's place for dinner. The whole stove shattered into pieces, flying everywhere. Thank goodness it was one of those lucky days for MIL, she has done most of the cooking early and thought that since most of us usually arrive at her place about 7pm, she might as well leave frying the last dish when it's nearer to the dinner time so that we can have piping, crispy fish for dinner.

Off to the room she went, to take a breather... within half hour, she heard a loud explosion. She rushed out of her room only to find that the whole glass stove kinda exploded. Imagine if she were to continue cooking her dinner, she will definitely be covered with glass all over and I dread to imagine how much injury would be inflicted on her.

Disney car?

2010-08-21T00:12:00.000+08:00

I was at Great world city today and spotted this Lilo&Stitch car. As much as I like this character, I don't think I'll do up my car into this design....

Even the interior is filled with all the stuff toys!

A "lucky" car

2010-08-13T22:58:00.000+08:00

I was walking with mom, on the way to market last weekend when I happen to spot something very disgusting. It really shows the ugly side of Singaporean.... and my kind-hearted mom said that it might not be a work of Singaporeans but foreigners instead. Do you think so?

A used sanitary pad on someone's car....

I am so disgusted by the sight of it. Sick! I think no-one really noticed it cos it was all "curled-up", it looked like a piece of tissue until I saw it. Here I am, clicking away and unintentionally created an awareness =p.... Imagine if it's on my car, oh boy! I would be screaming my lungs off. Of all the cars parked there in the open carpark, this poor owner's car has to be the ONE.... So "lucky"....

Hong Kong & Macau Trip

2010-08-07T13:58:00.000+08:00

It's been 2 weeks since we came back from Hong Kong. Oh boy, it was such an exhausting trip! Imagine travelling in a group of 7 initially, then met up with my mom-in-law, brother-in-law with wife and kids in tow. Bro Kelvin is working there so that's why... A big gang of us! It was really a very nice feeling to have everyone getting along real fine... Hmmm, this is definitely not the first time that my parents and my in-law travelled together... But I tell you, it's really not easy having 3 elderly on a trip... we have to always keep an eye on them, in addition to keeping an eye on my kids... Phew!

The kids were excited going on a plane ride...

Alsten is enjoying his entertainment

Day 1 @ Harbour City

Day 2 @ restaurant... makan time!

That's Bro Kelvin and family....

That's us eating smelly tofu, and the rest were far far away!

Taking a breather at the Avenue of Stars

Day 3 - Heading down to Cheung Chau on a ferry ride

Playing in the sand

Happy family

Day 4 @ Macau

Going home! Bye, Natalie....We miss you......

Wedding portrait

2010-07-18T13:19:00.000+08:00

Finally, after months of delaying... we got the wedding portrait hanging in our room. =)

Happy Birthday, Mona!

2010-07-10T14:55:00.000+08:00

Ayden was invited to Mona's birthday party, so we were there at Costa Del Sol for about 2 hours. The kids were totally enjoying themselves especially with the magic show, full of laughter and entertainment.

Look at how pretty Mona has become...

Magic show, the Kinectic Gal

Ayden, seated just beside Mona and loving it.

Queuing in line to get his balloon

He decided to have a horse balloon

Ayden was picked to help Mona with her tricks and he's thrilled about it

Neko-chan, the cake is so lovely

Mona, the sweet birthday girl

Congratulations to a new mama.....

2010-07-10T02:53:00.000+08:00

Finally, after a long wait, Doris had given birth to a heavy baby boy! Congrats, Doris-san! Omedeto..... Thank goodness my exams were over so I managed to squeeze out some time to pay her a visit at KK Hospital.

Kinda miss the infancy stage.....

Jennifer, after several persuasions before she's willing to carry the baby.

Father's day

2010-07-06T22:55:00.002+08:00

Here are some pictures of what we did on Father's day like what? 2 weeks ago, I think? oops... sorry for the late post ya........ It was all so fun, celebrating with one of our dearest friends....

Ayden

Alsten

The kids doing the star float

Luke and Leia

The Chong brothers.... I love you, kids!

The baby of the group, Layna... she's so pretty!

Some food... I'm sure I had taking some more pics but can't find it anywhere!

Sir Eric doing the bbq

The kids and helpers relaxing one corner, waiting for their food. Ain't they lucky?

Jumping in the pool after the dnr. Happy Father's Day! You deserve it, guys =)

The kids playing with sparklers and the security guards keep coming and warning us... hahaha...

Hitting midnite on the ride back home, and the boys are still graving for McDonald's.

Missing in Action

2010-07-06T22:26:00.000+08:00

Hi everybody! Well ya, I know... haven't been updating my blog for more than a month now. Cos I need to study for my exam lah... needed that space to spend my time studying since my brain cells are not as working good as before when I'm younger. But sad to say, all the studying seems like not much of a use cos I'm so confirmed that I'll fail my Paper 1 which I took yesterday. I was in the examination hall and I black-out. My brains went point blank , no juice came out of it! Whatever happen to me???? I looked at the questions and they seemed so foreign to me!!! I'll bet my wager that I'll have to retake it again. Anyway, forget it... I have to concentrate on other papers.

Well, as for paper 2 today, it was so so much better. They should have started with paper 2 first, to boost my moral and confidence lah.... And tomorrow's the last day of exam.... Hooray!!!! I can't be bothered to touch my textbooks cos I'm simply too exhausted. You should take a look at me now, I'm a zoombie!

Back at mom's place

2010-05-30T15:06:00.000+08:00

Mom's off on Sat, so we decided to go back home for dinner and 'camp' overnight there. Before that, we headed to the pet shop in Vivocity as Eric has promised Ayden that he's gonna get a hamster cage. I think my house is turning into a mini zoo... We've got rabbit, terrapins and hamster... And muffin, a poodle, at mom's place is going to stay with us sooner or later..... I tell you, kids nowadays are just so darn lucky, they want something, they got it. I'm not the one who is spoiling them... Eric is. How I wish I'm born this generation.......

Look at the hamster cage now... so "outer-space" like.... even hamster
is having a good life.

There's a counter selling dog food there too, so while waiting around for the salesperson to explain the usage of the cage, I decided to buy some doggie treats for Muffin. And when I showed Muffin her extra goodie treats, she actually kept close to me, tryig to manja with me...... So sis, don't say I never pamper your dog hor!

They just looked so cute and yummy!

Sleeping "beauty"

2010-05-30T14:55:00.000+08:00

We went down to a friend's shop on Saturday for an opening. On the way back, Eric was so tired that he asked me to take over the wheels. Ayden was also exhausted from his camping trip from school. So both of them actually slept so comfortably in the car that I feel so sleepy too...

Laying flat on the front passenger seat... with legs up... so "ah pek"

Ayden too, sleeping soundly.... snoring loudly as well

Happy Birthday, Mom!

2010-05-22T21:19:00.000+08:00

It's mom's birthday.... so fast, she's already 59 this year. We brought her for a dinner at Novotel Hotel, nice ambience and nice food. All I wished is that my mom will have a healthy long life and stay that fanstictic! Nobody can ever replace mom, I just love my mom so so much!!!

Get the buffet started!

The birthday lady enjoying her food....

And Silvi busy peeling Alsten's favourite... Prawn!

What's the best way to go around the supermarket?

Meet-up with the girls

2010-05-19T23:26:00.002+08:00

Finally, setting aside our busy time... everyone found some time out for a mini-gathering. As usual, just the 4 of us... and we had a great time just catching up... Love you all girls!

Grandpa's memorial day

2010-05-19T23:20:00.000+08:00

It's that time of the year again... grandpa's death anniversary. So our whole family gathered again, this time at mom's place. Super noisy, super crowded but super enjoyable =)

Some cousins lazing around

A few of my aunts gossipping....

And the 'playroom' for the kiddies...

My wedding album

2010-05-11T20:02:00.002+08:00

Hi all, sorry to keep everyone waiting.... my wedding pictures are finally out! And I'm so glad that I did it. Anyway, too many pictures to be loaded, so I'm just putting in some of my favourites =)

Gowns selection

2010-02-25T00:55:00.000+08:00

I'm so excited! Although 10 years has passed, but I feel like a newly-wed bride.... I went for my gowns selection today at Bridal De Couture. As I mentioned in my previous post, I made a pact with Eric that we'll take our wedding album every 10 years, to signify our love and commitment and to see the growth of our family. I really feel like I'm on cloud-nine =), I tried on so many gowns till I'm clueless. Eric was more straight-forward, all he tried on was just 1 beige tuxedo and 1 black jacket.

I remembered 10 years ago, I didn't even have this chance to try on so many gowns cos mine was all custom-made including Eric's suit. All the designer did was draw out a sketch, we both like the gown, then sewed it. When the time's up, I just need to be there for fitting, that's all. And today, it really felt like preparing for wedding all over again. Ah, so nice....... Eric was teasing me the whole time we were there, saying that I'm really like a little girl, smiling ear-to-ear, like as if I haven't been through the whole process before!

The bridal shop

These are just some of the selections

Classic bustier dress

Bare-back, quite like this one too....

This makes me feel like a wedding cake...

With some simple details

Some of the evening gowns

Eric trying on the tuxedo

Chinese New Year - Day 3

2010-02-21T01:14:00.000+08:00

My maid was asking me this morning "Mdm, today is it last day of visiting? Tomorrow everyone going back work or school?" Yes, I replied and I heard a sigh of relief. Everyone were just so deadbeat from all the visitation. But I'm enjoying it =). How often we get to really meet everybody? Even relatives staying abroad made an effort to come back during this time of the year.

Alsten trying to do a James Bond pose

Skinny Ayden

The gambler

Aunt Helena - the host of the house...

Mom and me

Look what straight teeth we have!

Mom and us....

Chinese New Year - Day 2

2010-02-21T01:06:00.002+08:00

Today, we went over to Dad's side of the family. As usual, gathered at Auntie Marian's house and everyone will round up there. Then we went back home and finally had our reunion dinner cos mom was working last week. Only day 2 of CNY and I'm already feeling so tired. The kids were totally worn-out, and we even had a mini mahjong session at home to 'train' my sis to play.... hopefully she remembers!

My family

Whole family picture

Me and my sis

Happy Tiger Year! and Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-21T00:58:00.001+08:00

As usual, Day 1 of Chinese New Year is to in-laws place, followed by a session of mahjong. There will always be 2 tables to 'open', one for the experts and one for the amateur (that's me!). And the kids will be all hole up in a room, playing their X-box (courtesy to the Fechos'), DS nintendo or PlayStation. Plus some family photo-taking of cos!

The complete family portrait

Adults only

Kids zone

The famous Chong Family

The "Orang Utans"..... and

The Mermaids, of cos!

Fecho Family

That's us! with mom

And not forgetting Valentine's Day, which happen to fall on the same day this year. Nothing special though, cos Chinese New Year seems to be the bigger issue here. Anyway, wishing all a Happy Valentine's Day too!

A day out

2010-02-04T00:02:00.000+08:00

We are having steamboat for dinner last Sunday... decided to take some pictures to see the similarity of our kids to us =)

Ayden's more to my side.... skinny and long

Alsten's like Eric's side.... fleshier and naughty!

Ayden's Birthday

2010-01-29T00:32:00.001+08:00

Time really flies.... before you realise it, Ayden turned 6 this year. It's been amazing looking at him transforming through different stages of life. I can't believe that he's going primary school soon. We didn't have any big celebration for him, just bought him a small cake and celebrate it among ourself. He's been real excited about his birthday and he's making a big deal out of it. Kids are just kids, he really thinks that he's the King for the day, but we just let him be and give in to whatever he wants cos we all know that this ain't gonna be the case for every other day! Hehehe....

Happy Birthday darling! We love you!!!

He's making a wish... and he wished for a bicycle.

That's my handsome boy =)

And this little piggy ate half of the cake!

Anniversary Wedding Album

2010-01-11T02:09:00.000+08:00

From day 1 since I got married, I've already told Eric that every 10 years, I will definitely wanna take wedding pictures all over again as long as I can fit into a gown! Hahaha..... And a new wedding band too! =)

Anyway, I've been planning to source for a bridal shop to take a family album since half a year ago. Thought that I will be able to do it in time, but I've no time at all. I knew that there's a wedding exhibition at Vivocity during the weekend. So off I went, on my birthday itself, to go check it out all by myself. After sourcing out, I finally settled on a wedding shop - Bridal De Couture. I would say amongst all that I've looked out for, this shop satisfy all and even more than what I've asked for. Didn't even see what gowns they have at the shop, just by looking at the mannequin and talking to the lady boss herself, I think I have made the right choice, hopefully.

The package is the best I've found, at least this is the only shop that gives me a canvas montage wall-portrait, 3 table tops, a wedding album, a mini-album, and many more.There's even 4 gowns for me to choose from! I'm so excited just to think that I'm to go pick my gown and do alterations so that everything will be well-fitted on the photoshoot day itself. Wow... I sounded like a new bride all over again.. Who wouldn't want to wear a gown again? Geez... I'm gushing, just at the thought of it!

Happy Birthday to Me!

2010-01-11T01:38:00.000+08:00

It's a couple of days late, but better late than never! =) Anyway, wishing myself a Happy Birthday! So fast, I'm turning 34 and I'm blessed with a fantastic family!

End of 1st week

2010-01-09T00:19:00.000+08:00

It's the end of week 1 of school, Alsten is slowly getting used to school. At Day 1, he just went to the school in a blurry state cos he don't know what's going on. Then when he realise that I'm leaving him there for a few hours, he started crying and brawling on Day 2. By Day 3, he started to tell me that he don't like to go school, he'll keep saying "no, no like school". But the funny thing is, when I go pick him up from school, he'll say he wants to go school. And every morning, even though he cries if we gonna leave home, but he still won't forget his school bag. I believe it's all insecurity, he's just afraid that I'm gonna leave him there forever... he keeps saying "I want mommy". And by Day 4, although he's a bit clingy, he's slowly accepting the fact that he's going to school no matter what. He did not cry much today, just teary and when the teacher carried him, he willingly allowed her to bring him to the classroom.... Hopefully by next week, he'll totally settle in =)

First day of Skool

2010-01-06T12:51:00.000+08:00

Well, I'm just so happy that school starts! Can't wait for my kids to go school and leave me some peace at home.... Ayden's only going to school on Tues and Thurs for this week cos it's orientation week. And of cos it's a breeze for him since he's so familiar with school. Time just flies by so fast, this year he's in K2. I've only got half a year left before I decide on what primary school to register for him. Headache!

And as for Alsten, today's also the first day of school for him since I only registered him yesterday! Hehehe... blame it on laziness, I can't be bothered so much this time round. After weighing all the pros and cons against a few school and childcare center, still decided to put him back to Ayden's ex-school. At least this school has a 3 hr lesson, compared to the rest of the pre-nursery which only has 2 hrs which I find that it's a waste of time and it's within walking distance as well. As for childcare, he has to be put on waiting list(which I don't know till when) and I really do not wish for him to shuffle in-between school. My mom also told me off, telling me that I have a maid and my work time is flexible, why put him in childcare for full-day which can be exhausting for a kid! And my reason? Cos I don't want him at home! He's too noisy and naughty... tsk tsk.. bad me bad me... =p

Ayden's just so skinny...

And this rascal looks like he's gonna bash someone in school.

MV Doulos

2009-12-26T23:02:00.001+08:00

Happen to find out that MV Doulos is docked in Singapore as their final port before it's been scrape off or sold off. The authorities here found that the damages due to the vessel is gonna cost the owners about $20mil in repairs worth, so of cos being realistic, the owners decided to just scrape off or hope that some country out there is willing to buy an 'empty shell'. This vessel is as old as the Titantic, it has survived 2 World Wars before and therefore it's very historic. Since it's docked at Vivocity for this week, I brought Ayden to have a feel of it. It's free entrance and best of all, they sell cheap books too! I managed to grab quite a few children's book for a fraction of a price =)

MV Doulos

With the crew member

Ayden writing his name.

Christmas Eve Dinner

2009-12-26T22:39:00.000+08:00

This year, our celebration was done at the Fechos' place. The kids enjoyed the best while the adults were just chit-chatting and enjoying the good food. Thanks to the Fechos for opening up their house, and letting us just sit and relax while they stressed! Hahaha....

With Alsten and Natalie

With sis...

Alsten wanted to take a pic with great-grandma

All the kids in the house

Silly Alsten

2009-12-21T01:18:00.000+08:00

Everyone knows that Alsten is now into Power Rangers. I bought a pack of undie for him, those at pasar malam store, and when he saw it, he was jumping for joy. But never thought that he would put it over his head, and thinks that it will make him more powerful! Silly boy....

I was laughing till my tummy's in stitches.

X'mas Light-up

2009-12-18T01:10:00.000+08:00

As everyone knows, every year around X'mas, there'll be lights up in Orchard Road. So this year, it's no difference, we headed down this week with mum and dad during the weekend.

Just another weekend

2009-11-30T01:54:00.000+08:00

Christmas is around the corner, so there are lotsa decorations and display around. A great time to take pictures!

He's trying to say 'cheese' but.........

Ayden's a big boy now....

The Chong brothers

Power Ranger

2009-11-30T01:45:00.000+08:00

Alsten used to love Barney, then Hi-5. Now, out of the blue, he started to get hooked onto Power Rangers. I have no idea where he picked it up cos Ayden loves Pokemon, he rarely watches action figures. I guess he must have accidentally caught an episode of it and finds it interesting, with all the action involved. Alsten is always holding on to something, especially his favourite toy knife. It's just a pretend-play sword, where he's always go "Hai yak!", trying to fight and 'killing' anybody at home. Imagine how many times we all play 'dead'!

A tattoo artist at work

2009-11-01T23:55:00.000+08:00

Alsten decided to get creative. He found a marker in my sister's room and decided to start drooling. Where? Not on a piece of paper but rather on Eric himself... hehehe....

See... the touch-up on Eric's tattoo...

Massage at home

2009-11-01T23:45:00.000+08:00

Eric's numbness is acting up again, so the kids decided to massage for him...

My protector

2009-11-01T23:25:00.000+08:00

Last Friday, we went to the new Orchard Central Mall.... It's nothing fantastic though. I think we have too many shopping malls that everything and everywhere is about the same. Same shop, same concept, same restaurant... same EVERYTHING... Boring..... Anyway, I managed to get a dinner dress at one of the shops there. While trying out, Ayden revealed to me that he doesn't like the beige blouse I'm wearing. Why? I asked him. Guess what he replied? "Because I can see the line in front, mommy." "What line, Ayden?" I asked again. And he pointed to my chest. OH! He meant my cleavage! hahaha.... I was wearing a low-cut blouse which reveals my front a bit and this little fellow doesn't like it at all. He told me to cover up next time... I bet he's gonna control his girlfriend next time! =p

Handy-woman

2009-10-26T14:54:00.001+08:00

I've been a good girl today... decided to turn into handywoman for the day. Fixed up my light bulb in the kitchen, change all the silicon gels around my sinks in the kitchen as well as my toilet. And beneath my kitchen sink, it's flooding with water, so went to the DIY shop and bought a 'tube', change it as well... Who says a woman must need a man?

All fixed up! No more leaking!

New innovation

2009-10-26T14:42:00.000+08:00

Alsten's found a new way of drinking from his water bottle while taking a kiddy ride.

Look! No hands!

Happy Birthday, Eric dear......

2009-10-26T14:37:00.001+08:00

It's the BIG day of the year for Eric.... He just turned 33 this year, still young...All I pray for is his good health for him.... and good wealth for us!... =)..

Alex's birthday @ Mykii

2009-10-20T17:57:00.000+08:00

Today is Alex's birthday, so Michel and me decided to meet up for a small celebration. I searched online and found this Mediterranean restaurant located @ Lorong Liput, Holland Village named MYKII (pronounced mee-kai). The place is nice... all in white, and little of blue, so clean, so Maldives-feel sorta restuarant. And the food there, is surprisingly fantastic!

Happy Birthday, Alex!!!

Two thumbs up!

Bon voyage Mom...

2009-10-05T00:36:00.000+08:00

Finally, the BIG day came and gone. It was the day that mom and 2 other aunts, went over to Perth to visit my sis... And sis on the other half, is so eager for them to arrive, she just misses family so so much... I can totally understand. I do hope that the 3 ladies will thoroughly enjoy themselves...

Wedding Dnr @ Parkroyal Hotel

2009-10-05T00:33:00.000+08:00

Our family was invited to Jeannie's wedding last Fri, but mom couldn't make it cos she's left for Perth. In the end, I went alone.... But thank goodness, Doris was also there, so it wasn't so bored. And why was Doris invited? Cos' Auntie Clara also knew her, same beautician lah... just for your curiosity!

Am I handsome?

2009-09-23T22:16:00.000+08:00

Alsten kept asking me to take a picture of him... He asked me "mommy, nice?"

Selamat Hari Raya

2009-09-22T23:29:00.000+08:00

It was a long weekend due to Hari Raya, so we went back to mom's place for a night's day. And being the nice mom she is, she decided to whip up a couple of dishes so that Silvi, my maid, can have a nice Hari Raya...

Sayur Lodeh and Masak Merah...

Muffin trying to 'attack' the durian mooncake

Yuske's Birthday

2009-09-20T02:22:00.000+08:00

After my work, I went down to Uncle Chise's place... Didn't know that it's Yuske's birthday today, so big boy now... By the way, he's half-Jap, Yuske Melvin Tanaka Sim... Handsome young chap he is... Happy
Birthday, Yuske!

Shane, Uncle Chise, Uncle Douglas and dad... with bday boy,Yuske

Yuske and his grandma who came all the way from Japan

Cake cutting time... but 2 cakes, courtesy of Sharon, the pastry chef...

Auntie Doris with Elysa, and Auntie Yumi with family

Ayden enjoying talking to all the aunties...

My favourite for the moment

2009-09-14T00:46:00.000+08:00

Ok, I know I'm a tad too big for all this girly stuff toy but tell me, who doesn't have a young heart? I've been in love with this rag doll ever since I watched Lilo & Stitch, and my sis is so crazy over this cartoon character that I've been kinda influenced by her. I always see this rag doll in a small version but can't seem to find it in a normal doll size... Imagine my delight when I saw it today! I just had to grab it... and I was dancing around, swirling around like a little girl... sooooooo happy!!! Sha la la la la... Even Eric and mum said I went crazy!

So cute right???? Geez..............

DIY hair-cut

2009-09-10T00:06:00.000+08:00

Alsten's hair is growing too fast, too long... so Eric decided to take on the role of a hairdresser. As usual, when Alsten saw the pair of scissors, he was crying and screaming. I had to sorta pin down and distract him with his favourite Hi-5 and Barney disk. Imagine, we had to do his hair-cut in Ayden's room and I was totally covered in hair... But in the end, the outcome turned out to be absolutely fine and dear daddy was damn proud of his newfound skill.

Back

Front

And the little monster decided to call everyone in the family to tell them abt it

Chong can cook, so can you!

2009-09-09T23:34:00.000+08:00

Eric decided to help mum with cooking when we went back last weekend. Hahahaha.... I have to say, his fried chicken tastes good!

Like a real cook huh?

Just a day @ mum's place

2009-08-26T01:02:00.003+08:00

Dad took these pictures...

Say cheese...

My 2 naughty boys....

Early Celebration for Michel

2009-08-26T00:51:00.003+08:00

The group of us met up on 17th August... I joined them after lunch cos I've got to work... a quick gathering at coffee club in Takashimaya... We kinda did a mini celebration for Mitch, whose birthday is on 19th August... and secondly, I guess it'll be difficult for us to arrange another meet up again as Doris is starting work soon... Yup, she quitted flying, after a long 13 yrs.... I wonder when can we meet again for girl's talk?

Mudpie instead of a cake..=)

Mitch, Me and Jean

Jean and Doris

Happy 2nd Birthday Alsten!!!

2009-08-26T00:35:00.000+08:00

Alsten's 2nd birthday is on 15th August. So on the actual day itself, both side of the family met up to have dinner. No blowing of candles, no cutting of cakes...*sob* *sob*.... just another normal day. Don't even bother to ask me why I never hold a celebration, it's something that I've been advised not to....well, it's up to me to believe, I don't actually, but I just don't want anyone to point finger at me and tell me into my face "See? I told you so!"

Every kid, even when I was young, would love to hold birthday parties... It's just fun, you know... kids will always be kids, how many childhood does one have? Just once in a lifetime..... Anyway, my Alsten picked a gift for himself after roaming the whole children department. And what did he get? Stitch , from the cartoon Lilo & Stitch, a stuff toy.... well, my sis would have loved this...

Happy Birthday Darling......

Problems after problems

2009-08-23T00:33:00.004+08:00

I'm having trouble trying to write on my blog. Somehow, I can't seem to have the editing box pop up. It's getting rather irritating. My blogs keep getting overdue that I'm even too lazy to keep track of what's going on. Can someone tell me what's wrong? Arghhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As much as i would love to keep updating you guys, but I can't.. so just bear with me until this problem blows over..

Jurong Bird Park

2009-07-20T17:12:00.002+08:00

I remembered the last time I went to Jurong Bird Park, I was still a kid about 10 years old. I can't even remember how it looked like. Ayden has not been to the bird park yet, so we decided to head there, spending our Sunday, looking at birds...

Alsten thoroughly enjoying himself.

Ayden trying to feed the birds.

Taking a breather..

"Me" Bagus...

2009-07-04T21:43:00.002+08:00

Alsten not only can eat like a glutton.. he can take spicy food pretty well for a little boy like his age. He has tried dry fishball mee-pok, sambal prawn, nasi lemak, curry and his favourite, curry puff. All the food with extra hot chilli, courtesy of mummy dearest here (cos it's all my food!) =) We were pretty surprise that he can actually eat the whole curry puff by himself.. And the latest addition, Mee Rebus with chilli, of cos! Today, I had that for lunch, and as usual, my dear boy wanted to eat again...

Sedap!!!!!

@ Harbourfront

2009-07-03T23:48:00.003+08:00

Usual outing to HarbourFront mall, the kids were just having some fun after dinner...

Hair-cut @ junior league

2009-06-20T23:08:00.004+08:00

I always find it darn difficult to get Alsten to have his hair cut. He'll cry, scream and twitch his way through.. Once, Eric came along and he can't take it.. Our dear daddy just refuse to see his baby crying, his heart was in pain when he saw Alsten tearing. And from that day onwards, he warned me not to bring Alsten for any haircut without his permission... yes.. he's stern about it.

After a few months, I can't take it anymore... We've tried all means and ways... even trying to bribe him with his favourite goodies and sweet .. still to no avail.. And his hair is getting longer, it's beginning to poke his eye...

Then I suddenly thought of Junior League, a hair saloon which specialises in children's haircut... Did a search and found that they have a branch at Vivocity within Toys 'r' us.. So, I decided to head there today and settle our dinner there as well.. Bingo! It was a right move... Alsten saw some kids cutting and best of all? They have small TV screens placed in front of each chair with different VCDs for your kids to choose. Happened that when we were there waiting for his turn, they were playing Barney, the purple dinosaur, one of his favourite.. And Ayden actually wanted to sit on the barber chair =)

When it was his turn, he was a bit squeemish... he refused to let the hairdresser touched him at first, but after seeing that Barney was on, having sweets and all... we managed to quickly cut his hair without all the fuss... Yes, he did protest a bit, but this was the BEST I've encountered.. I'm just so happy and glad that there's a place finally to bring him for a haircut!

Alsten, with his new hair-cut.. stopping me from taking a pic of him.

Vivocity's drummer band... I wonder what's up today?

Free of diapers....

2009-06-18T23:44:00.003+08:00

It's official... Alsten's free of diapers, at least during the day.. Been training him for 2 months now, from not knowing what's going on, to saying 'ermmm' (indicating motion time) and now finally, 'wee wee'. We had last than 10 espisodes of accidents at home and outside, which I consider it to be very good. Managed to always remind him to go pee, and as usual, whenever we go out, we'll always make sure to find out where's the location of the toilet. Then whether he's urgent or not, we'll just bring him in whenever it's time to.. naturally, he'll just pee.. maybe it's the environment... Sometimes, he even wakes up in night to ask me bring him go pee, I'm suspecting that he might go off his night-time diaper earlier than Ayden. But who cares, Ayden did fine when he went off his night-time diaper at 4 1/2 yrs old, and he learnt fast.. So I'm not so bothered about it...

Surprisingly, Alsten took to the toilet training better than Ayden. It's just like instantly, he goes off his diaper. Yes, he peed once or twice at home, but after that he picked up. Ayden was terrible, he took 6 months before he finally went off diaper.. He's got into countless leaking accidents, but I suspect it was because we started him way too early, at 13 months. Maybe he's just not ready, but with Alsten starting at 18 months, the little boy understands more. So, at least I'm done with toilet training... =)

Picnic Day @ West Coast Park

2009-06-18T01:22:00.004+08:00

Last week, it was mum's off week... We went back for a couple of days stay. What can I say? It was fantastic! Saturday was spent just lazing around, I love going back home cos' it's only back there that I can sleep till whatever time I want... Mum's there to help look after the kids.. =) Sunday was a busy day for us. On Sun afternoon, we went to Aunt Marian's house for a lontong-cum-mee siam feast... followed by a picnic at West Coast Park. It was so tiring, but fun as well...

Sis, this is Muffin now... She misses you...

Mum and a few of her siblings...

Beef stew, prepared by Uncle Hendrick... He's a good cook!

Some of the spread of food.

The kids playing sand.

One Twenty-Six @ Playground

2009-06-06T23:59:00.004+08:00

It's a long overdue chill-out session for me... After umpteen attempt, I finally found a day to escape... Left my kids at home with Eric, and went out totally enjoying myself, even though it's just sit and talk.. It's good enough for me.. Looking forward to another session again..=)

Just Alex, Michel and me...

Allergic to Seafood

2009-06-06T23:47:00.006+08:00

Anybody who knows me, knows how much i loveeeeee seafood, especially prawns and sotong... Suddenly, I had an attack of allergy reaction to it! My gosh... I was breaking out into patches of what they called "hong mok"... so damn bloody itchy then you'll keep scratching.. I was telling myself, "die liao... can't eat seafood for a while now.. how? boo hoo... " The doctor said, once you have "hong mok", you'll have it for life! Wa Kau! I'm just praying that after a while, I can indulge in my favourite food again... Pleaseeeee "hong mok", go away!!!!

Glutton

2009-06-06T23:44:00.004+08:00

Alsten is really born in the year of Pig.. He eats and eats and eats.. non-stop throughout the day...

Look, he's even desperate to finish up the noodles on the floor..

A Tribute to Caroline Ng

2009-05-29T01:25:00.008+08:00

What can I say? It's too sudden, too shocked, to hear that a friend of mine just pass away like that. I'm just so sad, there's just no right words to describe how I feel. I remembered that I flew with Caroline just when I started flying... She kinda remembered me cos' when we were young, she was in the same religion as I am, joining the same all-girls' band. At least she's not so bossy, so zappy as a senior... It was a pleasure flying with her.. and throughout the 10 years of flying, she's one of those that I flew with more frequently.. Thankfully, I'm glad to know her, even though not super close.. I think that's enough to hold fond memories of Caroline...

I still can't believe she's gone...

Daily Routine

2009-05-29T01:25:00.005+08:00

A daily routine for the kids, has become a joy for Alsten. Everyday day, without fail, by 1050am, Alsten will point to his sandals and asked to go out. We have to bring Ayden down to take his school bus, and they'll play a little while waiting at the pavilion downstairs near my block before his bus comes along.

School Open Night

2009-05-29T01:17:00.004+08:00

Every quarterly, Ayden's school will organise an Open House to showcase projects or homework done by the kids in school. Every single work will be displayed for parents to see, for kids to tell. Oh Boy, you can hear all the children in school holding their heads-up, whenever their parents asked them about the work they've done. They are just so proud of themselves. I've never missed an Open House since Ayden started school. I love to see his confidence and pride in his work.

Just some of Ayden's work....

Happy Birthday, Mummy!

2009-05-20T23:40:00.002+08:00

Today is mummy's birthday, lucky she's free after work. So we picked her up, brought her for dinner at West Coast Plaza. The dinner was nice @ Dian Xiao Er... strongly recommend anyone to eat there. Though Maybel's not here, she did called mum up from Perth, and mum thought that my little sister had forgotten about her! Silly mummy. Anyway, I love you, mummy dearest!!!!!!!

Pregnant?

2009-05-18T22:30:00.002+08:00

Eric was sleeping sideways, and it just daunt onto me that his stomach really looked like a pregnant lady! I just couldn't control my laughter and decidedly to secretly take a pic of it... Sorry, dear... it's just for laugh... Hahaha...

Eric's BIG tummy... looks pregnant huh?

Water Play @ VivoCity

2009-05-18T22:11:00.002+08:00

Last evening, we brought the kids to Vivo as usual for dinner. Since we wanted to let the kids roam around, we decided to let the kids play at the sky-park. Oh boy, the kids were having a splash of a good time... till they were soaking wet from head to toe.

Family Picture

2009-05-18T21:19:00.002+08:00

Kelly's father, came all the way from Canada for about a few weeks for a vacation. We took him out to Lau Pa Sat for dinner... Hope that he really ejoyed his stay here in SIN.

Natalie's full month celebration

2009-05-03T23:51:00.005+08:00

It just so happens that Labour Day is on 1 May, so brother booked a chalet to celebrate Natalie's full month since it's also a long weekend. It was such a HOT day, everyone was perspiring like hell... But who had the best time? The KIDS!

Baby Natalie... Happy 1 month old, girl...

Ayden... happy posing...

My dad, so happy to ferry Alsten around...

Caroline, Tyrone and Daryl...

Rainer and Alsten... She's so cute! I just simply adore baby girls!

Day 14 - Potty Train

2009-05-03T23:20:00.002+08:00

It's Day 14 now. So far so good, less than 5 accidents. I think this time should be ok lah, Alsten kinda picks up fast but one thing for sure, everytime we managed to grab him go for his potty before any accidents happen. Only sometimes, he'll tell us that he wants to pee. And now that Alsten's used to not wearing a diaper, I can say he controls pretty well...

And I even brought him out without wearing a diaper anymore, just a couple in my bag for emergency... but we didn't get to use it. There was twice he peed in his pants outside, I just carried him aside and change him into a shorts (we just have to pack more of it). Now, the moment we go out, we definitely have to check and remember where are the location of the toilets. Or whenever we pass-by a toilet, we'll just ask him and bring him in to clear his bladder. I'm glad that I started Alsten early on potty-training, I'm sure in a few months time, he'll be totally diaper free!

A start to diaper-free days

2009-04-21T22:27:00.002+08:00

I've decided to just yank off the diaper on Alsten. I mean, Ayden is diaper-free from 18 months, Alsten started late, compared to his brother. We decided only to put on diapers for him when it's sleeping time. So far so good... today is only Day 2, but I think Alsten kinda understand.. he's only got 1 accident so far, the rest he managed to go pee in the potty or the toilet.

It's a bit harder this time round cos Alsten can't talk at all... he babbles alot. So how I guess? By his body language, he always pinches his penis when he wants to pee, so we'll just ask him whether does he wants to wee wee? and he'll nod his head. Or sometimes, we'll just keep asking him every half hr to an hour. Surprisingly, it's not too bad, he doesn't pee in his pants that often compared to Ayden, let's hope that this fellow will be faster, cos Ayden took half a year to finally grasp it. Maybe we started him too young, at 13 mths, that's why. Now that we started Alsten at 20 mths, maybe he understands better... Let's hope for the best...

Get together with the girls

2009-04-21T21:43:00.002+08:00

It was suppose to be a gathering with all my classgirls from Class 36. I've known this group of babes since 1996, though some quitted flying early, we managed to keep in contact with the whole class except a few. In the end, Jean, May, Esther, Jennifer, Serene and myself were the only ones who can make it. We chatted for hours, catching up on each other. Especially Serene, since she was in Dubai for 4 years, we haven't seen her for long. And she'll be leaving for Maldives for good! Maldives, cowabunga! I would love to live in Maldives, swimming in the sea... lazing around..

But she ain't staying in the resort though, she'll be staying in the city, sorta working with the government there to help educate the people, in terms of creating awareness. An awareness to open the people's eye... to stop drug abuse, to study hard, to keep environment clean, that sorta thing... It's like a holy job, isn't it?... I mean, who do you really knows who does such humanistic things? I don't see myself going to Cambodia to educate the orphans, or to Africa to create awareness on AIDS... Oh my, I really salute her.. Kudos and bravo to you... This is really their mission...

Anyway, after hours of chatting, we all decided that we definitely have to do this another time... Hopefully, Michel, Kim, Winnie and Kady will be able to join us the next time round. To all my girlfriends, cheers to our friendship!

Mischievious Alsten

2009-04-03T22:26:00.003+08:00

Well, these days handling Alsten is no easy feat... I tell you, he's so mischievous, so cranky, so clingy, so EVERYTHING! I thought Ayden is mischievous, oh boy! This little chap is tenfold worse... He cries to get his way through, screams to voice his dis-satisfaction, shriek to gain attention... whatever I pray hard for my boy not to be, he's becoming one tough nut to crack. Talk about comparison, Ayden is really so so much better. Friends who knows me, knows well what a strict disciplinarian I am, but I can't handle this little chap. He's so totally not afraid of me and everything. Very 'garang' chap, I would say.

But I have to admit though, I feel so unfair for Ayden. My little one is so mischievous right? But I seldom beat him, like I do with Ayden. No wonder everyone says, that the 2nd kid will always be the luckier one... but the eldest kid will always be the most well-behaved one, and the one who bears the blunt of all mistakes (unfortunately). Somehow, you kinda learn to relax more with the 2nd kid, I tend to let loose more. I talked and reason out more with him than I do with Ayden. Too 'experience' to even bother about simple things... I have a very bo-chap attitude now.. I also don't know why... But one thing I'm still very strict though, it's discipline.. You don't discipline them now, you'll regret it later. But personally, I always believe : You spare the rod, You'll spoil the kid.

See? He loves to walk around with his new 'hat' now...

That's my little naughty chap...

A baby girl is born

2009-04-03T21:51:00.008+08:00

It's a joyous occasion today! Why? Cos bro-in-law's wife, Xiu Yun, has just given birth to a baby girl,Natalie Chong.... And the amazing part is, being her 1st birth, she has no help with epidural at all, and the best apart? Her labour's only an hour! Ohhhh....that's super fast! Not to forget, Congratulations to Daddy too!

Baby Natalie with mummy...

Looks exactly like daddy.

My old old friend...

2009-03-26T22:51:00.002+08:00

I need to head to Toa Payoh today, so thought, why not meet up with my secondary school best friend? She's been working at HDB for long long time... 1st job and only job.. Though it's just an hour (her lunch time), but it's a good 1 hr.. I miss her and my school days.

That's Mazlina...

Disney-On-Ice

2009-03-26T22:28:00.003+08:00

I brought Ayden to watch the Disney-on-ice again... Personally, I've always loved to catch the Disney show cos they are just so pretty... I'm just going to keep catching every show if I can.. =)

I managed to get very good seats... see how near we are to the stage..

Muffin

2009-03-09T13:41:00.004+08:00

Muffin, is the pet dog of my beloved sister. Now that she's left for Perth, Muffin is still here with us, until sis found a place and settle down then will she move Muffin over. When sis just left, Muffin suffered from depression. According to mum, she somehow knew that Maybel left for good and so she kept to herself, no barking, no noise. Maybe she's in no good mood, she must have missed her 'mummy' that she refused to eat for 2 days.

But now, she's back to normal, so Maybel, don't worry... Your dog is still as crazy when we went back home. As soon as we opened the gate, she'll be jumping around and licking all of our feet (which I still hate it). I just don't understand why she loves to lick, it's so yucky...

Bon Voyage, Sis...

2009-02-21T17:42:00.004+08:00

Yesterday was the day that my sis left for Perth, sorta for good... to join her hubby there for maybe another 5 years... We went to the airport slightly earlier, catching up a bit, hoping that the time will pass by slowly so that I can spend more time with her. It's very heartbreaking, to see her leave... As usual, when she was hugging everyone before she was about to go in, almost everyone was in tears, except the guys lah... I seldom see mum in tears, it just break my heart.. so sad. I tried so hard not to cry, but how not to? At least I put on a brave front, and did not cry as bad as I thought.. Me? not crying? It's impossible, she's my only sis.. Hey sis, if you are reading this, I know I haven't never told you before, but I love you ok? Please do take care of yourself, you've no family members there, always remember that I'll be here for you, you know you can reach me anytime, anywhere, just pick up the phone and let your fingers do the walking..=)

Sis at the check-in, just after paying her excess baggage...

Our cousins...

With her best friends...