Today is the last day of 2008, now in office blogging this post.
Usually, I had loads of resolutions for the coming New Year. But for my 2009 New Year resolutions, it will be health and happiness for my family and the closed ones around me.
Loads of stuff had happened this year and reflecting on them made me realised some of the things are really childish and dumb. So to myself, I want to learn how to let go of things and not be so conscious about what others' opinions are about! As long as things i do made me happy and not something that will harm others, that i will continue to do that will make me smile and not feel so empty!
To everyone, Happy New Year~!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Photos - 27 Dec 08
Pictures taken of Ms Claire at Chinatown (after our vegetarian dinner at Grand Court Restaurant)
Trying out a Cheongsam
Trying out a Cheongsam
Another cheongsam that she tried!
See her cheeky face! (That's her gong gong carrying her.)Made me lily livered!
This happened on last Sunday and Ms Claire made me lily livered!
We went home after having dinner with Pirate King's family. I told Pirate King to give Ms Piggy a shower while i made her milk and changed her bedsheets!
So after her shower, Pirate King put her into the baby cot and turned his back on her while getting her clothes from the drawer. He forgotten about my constant naggings on "Keeping an eye on her every moment, no matter how safe you thought the place is!" Guess what, Ms Claire being very active, climbed out of her cot and fell down onto the floor! I had witnessed many times on her attempts to do that but i will remind her not to do that or stop her from doing that!
Pirate King did not managed to catch her and i heard a loud thud and wails from her! I immediately went to her and saw her standing there crying, buck naked. I scooped her up and pacify her while at the same time check for any injury!
Later we took her to KKH A&E for a piece of mind and to check for any other injuries. The doctor reassured me after examining her that she is alright. I did not scold Pirate King or what, i just told him, "This will teach you a lesson for being careless and not listening to me." I had many occassions asked him to dismantle the baby cot but he refused citing the reason that its good for diaper changing etc....
As for me, i was really scared shitless hearing her wailing and stuff but at the same time trying to be calm. I broked down when i reached KKH after seeing all the babies/toddlers crying buckets as i cant bear the thought of my little rascal going through all these!
We went home after having dinner with Pirate King's family. I told Pirate King to give Ms Piggy a shower while i made her milk and changed her bedsheets!
So after her shower, Pirate King put her into the baby cot and turned his back on her while getting her clothes from the drawer. He forgotten about my constant naggings on "Keeping an eye on her every moment, no matter how safe you thought the place is!" Guess what, Ms Claire being very active, climbed out of her cot and fell down onto the floor! I had witnessed many times on her attempts to do that but i will remind her not to do that or stop her from doing that!
Pirate King did not managed to catch her and i heard a loud thud and wails from her! I immediately went to her and saw her standing there crying, buck naked. I scooped her up and pacify her while at the same time check for any injury!
Later we took her to KKH A&E for a piece of mind and to check for any other injuries. The doctor reassured me after examining her that she is alright. I did not scold Pirate King or what, i just told him, "This will teach you a lesson for being careless and not listening to me." I had many occassions asked him to dismantle the baby cot but he refused citing the reason that its good for diaper changing etc....
As for me, i was really scared shitless hearing her wailing and stuff but at the same time trying to be calm. I broked down when i reached KKH after seeing all the babies/toddlers crying buckets as i cant bear the thought of my little rascal going through all these!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Down the Memory Lane - Wedding Shoes
Just uploading pix of the wedding shoes before I sold them away! (Can't wear them anymore coz feet expanded after childbirth!)
Isais shoes worn on my Civil Solemnisation Ceremony - 29 April 2006
Main feature - Fabric Flower
Back View
Side View
Front ViewIts very unlike me to wear a pair of pink shoes especially this sweet pink. But, it just happens to match the french lace dress that I m wearing. Giving me a very classy look!
Paradox Wedding Shoes - Worn on my Customary Wedding, 27 January 2007
Paradox - Side View
Paradox - Front View
Paradox - Back ViewThis pair of shoes is the most expensive pair i ever owned even after the 20% discount given by the shop. Why i bought this pair? Well, I got 20% discount plus its difficult to find a decent pair of cover toed bridal shoes except for this brand!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Recent development of Ms Claire
Claire is now 14th months++ and she never fail to amaze us with the kind of things that she can do!
1. She loves to be a free range chicken!
When we put her in the stroller, she will give us a super black face and protest when we harnassed her up. The moment she gets out from her stroller, she will chuckle happily and starts to toddle around, exploring her environment just like a free range chicken!
2. Singing & Dancing
The moment we sing to her, she will attempt to sing along, clap her hands and dance by swaying her butt! Now, she knows how to say, "Ee, ya, ee, ya oh!" from the song, "Old Macdonald had a farm"! Its very funny to hear her sing that!
3. Meal times
Feeding her has became quite a challenge. Previously, she will sit still in her baby chair for us to feed but now, she will attempt to climb out of the chair or simpy refuse to sit still. The worst is she will merlion all the food out if she refused to eat anymore! That simply drove me crazy and quite a few occassions, i lost my temper by shouting at her or smacking her mouth! Now, we just try to distract her where possible.
4. Bad habits
Whenever she doesn't get her way, she will wail really loud and the more you tried to pacify her, the louder her wailing is! So, i simply ignore her when she is up to her stunts. The moment she realised that it doesn't work, she will stop wailing! Also, when she knew she has done something wrong, she will cry first so that we won't lecture her!
Conclusion => Raising Ms Claire is really a challenge and humbling experience for me too!
PS: It is confirmed that Ms Claire is a drinker! We let her try red wine and ice wine, instead of giving us the Yucks face. She wanted more of those!
1. She loves to be a free range chicken!
When we put her in the stroller, she will give us a super black face and protest when we harnassed her up. The moment she gets out from her stroller, she will chuckle happily and starts to toddle around, exploring her environment just like a free range chicken!
2. Singing & Dancing
The moment we sing to her, she will attempt to sing along, clap her hands and dance by swaying her butt! Now, she knows how to say, "Ee, ya, ee, ya oh!" from the song, "Old Macdonald had a farm"! Its very funny to hear her sing that!
3. Meal times
Feeding her has became quite a challenge. Previously, she will sit still in her baby chair for us to feed but now, she will attempt to climb out of the chair or simpy refuse to sit still. The worst is she will merlion all the food out if she refused to eat anymore! That simply drove me crazy and quite a few occassions, i lost my temper by shouting at her or smacking her mouth! Now, we just try to distract her where possible.
4. Bad habits
Whenever she doesn't get her way, she will wail really loud and the more you tried to pacify her, the louder her wailing is! So, i simply ignore her when she is up to her stunts. The moment she realised that it doesn't work, she will stop wailing! Also, when she knew she has done something wrong, she will cry first so that we won't lecture her!
Conclusion => Raising Ms Claire is really a challenge and humbling experience for me too!
PS: It is confirmed that Ms Claire is a drinker! We let her try red wine and ice wine, instead of giving us the Yucks face. She wanted more of those!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Constipated one!
Mum called me this morning and told me that Ms Claire has difficulty pooing and she cried while trying to poo!
In the end, Mum resorted to use the ear digger to dig out a portion of her poo.... Per Mum's description, the poo was hard and alot.... Once Mum did that the rest of her poo came, my heart ached when i heard Claire's cries over the phone.
Once she has finished her big business, Mum called and gave me a "lecture" on not feeding Claire enough water, bringing her out too often etc etc... Sigh... not easy to be me!
In the end, Mum resorted to use the ear digger to dig out a portion of her poo.... Per Mum's description, the poo was hard and alot.... Once Mum did that the rest of her poo came, my heart ached when i heard Claire's cries over the phone.
Once she has finished her big business, Mum called and gave me a "lecture" on not feeding Claire enough water, bringing her out too often etc etc... Sigh... not easy to be me!
Poor Sis!
Sis has been working in London coming close to 3 months! From her emails, she told me she has became damned fat (her exact words) that she can't wear her clothes and the weather is too cold for her to exercise outdoors!
She encountered culture shocks in her work and hates her work environment that she asked me to pass her contacts of any job agents to her. She was REALLY looking forward to her friend cum new housemate, S coming over to London as S managed to get herself a working stint in London too!
S has a good fren, K since sec school and S, K & Sis are all JC mates. K went to London together with S, she told Sis that she will be there to help them out with their house hunting and stuff. Before S & K went to London, they had already made plans with Sis to go Paris. Apparently K was unhappy that S invited my Sis to go Paris with them.
At Paris, K was the travel partner from hell that made Sis so tempted to tear up her train ticket and leave her stranded in Paris alone. She threw tantrums and scolded Sis & S for every single thing that she was unhappy with! Sis told me that the worst was at Disneyland, K scolding & pointing her finger at both of them. Her antics attracted lotsa attention from the visitors there! Sis was so embarassed!
Anyway, Sis just dun want to have any contact with this friend of hers and she just can't wait for the day, K is going back to Singapore! The only thing that cheered her up is seeing the video of Claire harassing Fat Bond! Hahaa!
She encountered culture shocks in her work and hates her work environment that she asked me to pass her contacts of any job agents to her. She was REALLY looking forward to her friend cum new housemate, S coming over to London as S managed to get herself a working stint in London too!
S has a good fren, K since sec school and S, K & Sis are all JC mates. K went to London together with S, she told Sis that she will be there to help them out with their house hunting and stuff. Before S & K went to London, they had already made plans with Sis to go Paris. Apparently K was unhappy that S invited my Sis to go Paris with them.
At Paris, K was the travel partner from hell that made Sis so tempted to tear up her train ticket and leave her stranded in Paris alone. She threw tantrums and scolded Sis & S for every single thing that she was unhappy with! Sis told me that the worst was at Disneyland, K scolding & pointing her finger at both of them. Her antics attracted lotsa attention from the visitors there! Sis was so embarassed!
Anyway, Sis just dun want to have any contact with this friend of hers and she just can't wait for the day, K is going back to Singapore! The only thing that cheered her up is seeing the video of Claire harassing Fat Bond! Hahaa!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Different stores, different level of service.....
No wonder, the retail sector service in Singapore is so lousy. Below are my 2 encounters that justify this claim!
Birkenstock vs Club 21
On Thursday, cheapskate me went to the Birkenstock shop in Tanglin Mall to try out the pair of sandals (Sizing) i wanna get online..... Boy, the Sales Assistant there pigeon-eyed. If you are an Ang Moh/look rich/speak England with an Ang Moh accent, the service provided is first class but i dun belong to any of the category.... So u can imagine the service level provided? But, i can't really complain coz I m not buying rite?
Went to Forum later (where all the Club 21 shops are => PLACE WHERE THE RICH CAN REALLY BUY THE STUFF), even though i was just checking out the merchandise with Piglet in tow and did not buy anything. The sales assistants are friendly, they greet & smiled at me! In one of the store, the sales assistant even went into their store to get me the different designs and colours of the scarfs they had left! I managed to get a winter scarf for my Sis there!
Conclusion => Club 21 trained their Sales assistant well. As for Birkenstock store, the Auntie looking me can afford to buy your sandals!
Cortina vs The Hour Glass
On Friday, we were window shopping for Ah Bond's watch at Cortina Watch. Somehow, i find their sales assistants do not know their products well and they just want to close a deal. So, i told Mum perhaps we might go to The Hour Glass to check out the watch again. (Pirate King & I got our watches there mah!) Even though i did tell Mum that the prices will be approximately the same for the watch at different places.
After a while, Bond got his Tudor watch (his 21st Birthday gift from my parents!) At night, Bond was examining his watch and realised that there are a few hairline scratches! Mum's instructions were either to exchange for a new watch or refund!
So, i went down today to get it exchange and Cortina informed me that they can't exchange and they will do the touch up for me so that the scratches will be gone. Told that to Mum and got an earful from her, so went back to Cortina and managed to get a refund for the watch.
Pirate King and I went to The Hour Glass to check out the watch for Bond. The sales assistant recognised us and told us that the watch Bond wants is not available but he can order for us. We spent a bit of time there and managed to get the info required. (HK Aunt wanna get a Rolex watch for my cousin)
Conclusion => The Hour Glass staff knows their products well and are able to provide the extra service. They will advise on how to maintain the watches etc. Whereas Cortina dunno their products well and gave me the sense that they just wanna close a deal... Somewhere, Cortina gave me the impression that they are an Ah Beng store. Simply put, got money also dun want to spend at Cortina!
Birkenstock vs Club 21
On Thursday, cheapskate me went to the Birkenstock shop in Tanglin Mall to try out the pair of sandals (Sizing) i wanna get online..... Boy, the Sales Assistant there pigeon-eyed. If you are an Ang Moh/look rich/speak England with an Ang Moh accent, the service provided is first class but i dun belong to any of the category.... So u can imagine the service level provided? But, i can't really complain coz I m not buying rite?
Went to Forum later (where all the Club 21 shops are => PLACE WHERE THE RICH CAN REALLY BUY THE STUFF), even though i was just checking out the merchandise with Piglet in tow and did not buy anything. The sales assistants are friendly, they greet & smiled at me! In one of the store, the sales assistant even went into their store to get me the different designs and colours of the scarfs they had left! I managed to get a winter scarf for my Sis there!
Conclusion => Club 21 trained their Sales assistant well. As for Birkenstock store, the Auntie looking me can afford to buy your sandals!
Cortina vs The Hour Glass
On Friday, we were window shopping for Ah Bond's watch at Cortina Watch. Somehow, i find their sales assistants do not know their products well and they just want to close a deal. So, i told Mum perhaps we might go to The Hour Glass to check out the watch again. (Pirate King & I got our watches there mah!) Even though i did tell Mum that the prices will be approximately the same for the watch at different places.
After a while, Bond got his Tudor watch (his 21st Birthday gift from my parents!) At night, Bond was examining his watch and realised that there are a few hairline scratches! Mum's instructions were either to exchange for a new watch or refund!
So, i went down today to get it exchange and Cortina informed me that they can't exchange and they will do the touch up for me so that the scratches will be gone. Told that to Mum and got an earful from her, so went back to Cortina and managed to get a refund for the watch.
Pirate King and I went to The Hour Glass to check out the watch for Bond. The sales assistant recognised us and told us that the watch Bond wants is not available but he can order for us. We spent a bit of time there and managed to get the info required. (HK Aunt wanna get a Rolex watch for my cousin)
Conclusion => The Hour Glass staff knows their products well and are able to provide the extra service. They will advise on how to maintain the watches etc. Whereas Cortina dunno their products well and gave me the sense that they just wanna close a deal... Somewhere, Cortina gave me the impression that they are an Ah Beng store. Simply put, got money also dun want to spend at Cortina!
Friday, December 19, 2008
Interesting day
Was on leave yesterday (gotta clear my last day of leave if not it will be forfeited!!!)
Morning - Took care of Piglet till time to go out for lunch to meet up with Mum, my HK Aunt & my Sembangwang Uncle & Auntie.
Noon - Went home after lunch to let Piglet have her afternoon nap and prepare her dinner
Evening - Took a cab down to Tanglin Mall with Piglet to check out the pair of Birkenstock that I wanna get online. Managed to get a scarf for Sis as Christmas gift. Met Pirate King & Mum for dinner at Sushi Tei. Encountered some lousy sales service (Will blog that in another post!) We got Piglet a magnetic doodle board as her Christmas gift!
The day went by very fast and the only thing that got to me was the incident at night, whereby Pirate King's coffee spilled on Piglet's Benz and we gotta clear up the mess (Leaving me in a lousy mood!) And since i can't sleep, I tidy up the store room and slept at 3 am in the morning!
Morning - Took care of Piglet till time to go out for lunch to meet up with Mum, my HK Aunt & my Sembangwang Uncle & Auntie.
Noon - Went home after lunch to let Piglet have her afternoon nap and prepare her dinner
Evening - Took a cab down to Tanglin Mall with Piglet to check out the pair of Birkenstock that I wanna get online. Managed to get a scarf for Sis as Christmas gift. Met Pirate King & Mum for dinner at Sushi Tei. Encountered some lousy sales service (Will blog that in another post!) We got Piglet a magnetic doodle board as her Christmas gift!
The day went by very fast and the only thing that got to me was the incident at night, whereby Pirate King's coffee spilled on Piglet's Benz and we gotta clear up the mess (Leaving me in a lousy mood!) And since i can't sleep, I tidy up the store room and slept at 3 am in the morning!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Things Ms Claire is up to now
Ms Claire is really a mishievous one!
Ever since, she discovered the freedom of walking. The world of exploration has widened too!
Yesterday, Mum was cooking her own lunch in the kitchen. Ms Claire went to the kitchen and opened her cabinet. Guess what, Claire took out a porcelain bowl and broke it! Mum immediately scooped her up and away for the fear that she might get hurt. This little rascal even want to go near the broken bowl while Mum was clearing the mess up!
Another day, she opened the cabinet and took the glass container out. She carried it and attempted to toddle to the living with it from the kitchen. Thank god, Mum saw it and took it away!
Also, she won't sit still in her bamboo chair during feeding time. She will crawl to the side table and sit there. Mum says she even tried dancing on the table but stopped when she realised its wobbly and she might fall anytime.
Yesterday, I saw her dancing and clapping her hands at the nanny's place. Her nanny told me that she will go inside her room to see the baby and said,"Baby" before going out of the room. Whenever Claire wants us to carry her, she will stretch out her hands and say, "Baby" to me... How can I resist her?
Quoting Mum's words,"Taking care of her now, is like watching over a herd of cows!" For me, its a challenge not to lose my temper at Claire coz she is really testing my patience!
Ever since, she discovered the freedom of walking. The world of exploration has widened too!
Yesterday, Mum was cooking her own lunch in the kitchen. Ms Claire went to the kitchen and opened her cabinet. Guess what, Claire took out a porcelain bowl and broke it! Mum immediately scooped her up and away for the fear that she might get hurt. This little rascal even want to go near the broken bowl while Mum was clearing the mess up!
Another day, she opened the cabinet and took the glass container out. She carried it and attempted to toddle to the living with it from the kitchen. Thank god, Mum saw it and took it away!
Also, she won't sit still in her bamboo chair during feeding time. She will crawl to the side table and sit there. Mum says she even tried dancing on the table but stopped when she realised its wobbly and she might fall anytime.
Yesterday, I saw her dancing and clapping her hands at the nanny's place. Her nanny told me that she will go inside her room to see the baby and said,"Baby" before going out of the room. Whenever Claire wants us to carry her, she will stretch out her hands and say, "Baby" to me... How can I resist her?
Quoting Mum's words,"Taking care of her now, is like watching over a herd of cows!" For me, its a challenge not to lose my temper at Claire coz she is really testing my patience!
What a day!
It was an interesting yesterday for me!
Morning, woke up at 5am (thanks to Piglet)... Fed her milk and she refused to go back to sleep afterwards... Causing me to be frustrated and I ended up scolding her.
Went to work looking like a zombie and Xmas tree as I was carrying 3 bags, my handbag, a bag of maternity wear (to pass to my pregnant cousin) and a paper bags with 2 pairs of shoes for repair.
At work, told my colleague that i would cover the lunch duty for her as I had a lunch appointment with MK (my ex-colleague). This cute colleague of mine told me that she wont be able to cover my lunch duty for me coz she is on leave. I told her that its no big deal..... Anyway, the lunch duty will be forever JOKE of my department.
Met MK for lunch and he told me that i m looking great despite alot of things happening to me! He mentioned that I m a "Super Mum"! Thanks for the compliment but i think i still far from it!
I was so tired when i went to Mum's place to pick Piglet up! As my in laws are sending us back home from Mum's place. We had to wait for them... While waiting for them, i got to try out my new digital camera (idiot-proof) and went to Bedok Central for a walk.
In the car ride with my in laws, my MIL was nagging at Pirate King for passing the germs to Piglet for a whole 15 minutes and my husband totally DESERVES it! I dun understand what is it so funny about Piglet breaking a bowl and holding on to a glass container... My in laws laughed when we told her about her misdeeds.
I told my MIL that sometimes Piglet is so mischievous that I gotta scold or beat her. My MIL used the same old line on me, "She is still young and won't know. Can only teach her when she is older."
Me thoughts on this, everything starts from "YOUNG"... and its easy for her to say coz she is not the one taking care of Piglet 24/7 and see what she will say if she has to look after Piglet just for 1 day... Anyway, my ILs are so 爱面子 that even though they buey tahan.... They will still say that its not difficult to look after Claire!
Back home, Pirate King asked me a lot of questions on trivial stuff. I tried not to snap at him and i just told him, "Dun ask me anymore... Just do what u deemed fit!" Afterwards, i accompanied Piglet to sleep... Once on the mattress besides Piglet, i knocked out till Pirate King woke me up to go back to the bed to sleep!
It was really a day! Now, i just wish for a day where Piglet will just sleep by herself without my company~!
Morning, woke up at 5am (thanks to Piglet)... Fed her milk and she refused to go back to sleep afterwards... Causing me to be frustrated and I ended up scolding her.
Went to work looking like a zombie and Xmas tree as I was carrying 3 bags, my handbag, a bag of maternity wear (to pass to my pregnant cousin) and a paper bags with 2 pairs of shoes for repair.
At work, told my colleague that i would cover the lunch duty for her as I had a lunch appointment with MK (my ex-colleague). This cute colleague of mine told me that she wont be able to cover my lunch duty for me coz she is on leave. I told her that its no big deal..... Anyway, the lunch duty will be forever JOKE of my department.
Met MK for lunch and he told me that i m looking great despite alot of things happening to me! He mentioned that I m a "Super Mum"! Thanks for the compliment but i think i still far from it!
I was so tired when i went to Mum's place to pick Piglet up! As my in laws are sending us back home from Mum's place. We had to wait for them... While waiting for them, i got to try out my new digital camera (idiot-proof) and went to Bedok Central for a walk.
In the car ride with my in laws, my MIL was nagging at Pirate King for passing the germs to Piglet for a whole 15 minutes and my husband totally DESERVES it! I dun understand what is it so funny about Piglet breaking a bowl and holding on to a glass container... My in laws laughed when we told her about her misdeeds.
I told my MIL that sometimes Piglet is so mischievous that I gotta scold or beat her. My MIL used the same old line on me, "She is still young and won't know. Can only teach her when she is older."
Me thoughts on this, everything starts from "YOUNG"... and its easy for her to say coz she is not the one taking care of Piglet 24/7 and see what she will say if she has to look after Piglet just for 1 day... Anyway, my ILs are so 爱面子 that even though they buey tahan.... They will still say that its not difficult to look after Claire!
Back home, Pirate King asked me a lot of questions on trivial stuff. I tried not to snap at him and i just told him, "Dun ask me anymore... Just do what u deemed fit!" Afterwards, i accompanied Piglet to sleep... Once on the mattress besides Piglet, i knocked out till Pirate King woke me up to go back to the bed to sleep!
It was really a day! Now, i just wish for a day where Piglet will just sleep by herself without my company~!
Monday, December 15, 2008
The lousy weekend of Ms Claire!
My dear gal is down with flu again!!! For the past week, she has been waking up 3-4 times in the night as if from multiple nightmares. This is a nightmare for me too coz she will only return to sleep with me besides her! Her constant wake ups in the night seems to be symptoms of falling sick!
Last Friday morning, Mum called me and told me that she heard her coughing in her afternoon nap.... And on Friday night, Claire woke up at 3 am crying. I woke up and made her feed, she did not finish her milk and cried when i got out of the room to clean the milk bottle. Mum came over (we were staying overnight at Mum's place) and came to sayang her. After I came back to the room, I heard her nose was super blocked and she tried very hard to sleep... So, i woke Pirate King up (sleeping in my Sis' room) and asked him to help me administer the medication on her.
Boy, did she wail when he administered the medication on her! After that, i was trying my best to comfort her as she was still sobbing.... Pirate King then touched her hand and asked her, "Why are you throwing tantrums, Ms Ang?" The moment her Papa did that, she WAILED AGAIN!
My parents were awakened by her and came over to see what's wrong. Guess what, she wants her Popo to manja her... So Mum slept besides her, patting her and speaking softly to her. This rascal of mine finally got to sleep!
In the morning, we booked an appointment with the paediatrician for Claire. Pirate King & my dad will go to the temple and pray first and meet us at the paediatrician's clinic later. When we reached the clinic (it was a long wait), Claire tried to "destroy" the toys at the clinic and she tried to interact with other children at the clinic too.
When Dr Chan tried to check her ears and throat etc, Claire wailed again. Dr Chan played peek-a-boo with her while listening to her lungs and stuff! Dr Chan told us that her lungs are cleared and that if her symptoms dun improve after a week of medication. We have to bring her in again as she s afraid that it might develop into bronchitis.
I asked Pirate King whether is he able to handle Claire alone at night as I need to attend my colleague's wedding dinner. He told me that he will be fine even though Mum offered to take care of Claire for us but i refused it as I want Mum to rest during the weekend!
Claire was especially sticky to me and she was wailing when Pirate King tried to feed her porridge. She simply refused to eat when her Papa fed her and only ate when i fed her. However, her phelgm acted her and once she coughed, she vomitted all the porridge that we fed her. She was crying big time when she vomitted. Perhaps, she was worried that we might scold her but i guess its more like she was feeling lousy!
About one hour later, she was crying for food and she eagerly finished the rice cereal that I made for her. After that she was very stick and kept on crying if she dun see me anywhere near her or put her down when i m tired from carrying her. When i left the house, she was wailing big time.
Pirate King told me that she continued to cry till she 's tired and he din manage to feed her the medication as she fell asleep after her last milk feed!
On Sunday, Ms Piggy seems to be in better shape but she drove us crazy with her antics of being sticky! Basically, she refused to sleep, refused to let Pirate King carried her while I m around. Boy, i m so tired! Now, I just want her to get well soon and be my cheeky gal!
Last Friday morning, Mum called me and told me that she heard her coughing in her afternoon nap.... And on Friday night, Claire woke up at 3 am crying. I woke up and made her feed, she did not finish her milk and cried when i got out of the room to clean the milk bottle. Mum came over (we were staying overnight at Mum's place) and came to sayang her. After I came back to the room, I heard her nose was super blocked and she tried very hard to sleep... So, i woke Pirate King up (sleeping in my Sis' room) and asked him to help me administer the medication on her.
Boy, did she wail when he administered the medication on her! After that, i was trying my best to comfort her as she was still sobbing.... Pirate King then touched her hand and asked her, "Why are you throwing tantrums, Ms Ang?" The moment her Papa did that, she WAILED AGAIN!
My parents were awakened by her and came over to see what's wrong. Guess what, she wants her Popo to manja her... So Mum slept besides her, patting her and speaking softly to her. This rascal of mine finally got to sleep!
In the morning, we booked an appointment with the paediatrician for Claire. Pirate King & my dad will go to the temple and pray first and meet us at the paediatrician's clinic later. When we reached the clinic (it was a long wait), Claire tried to "destroy" the toys at the clinic and she tried to interact with other children at the clinic too.
When Dr Chan tried to check her ears and throat etc, Claire wailed again. Dr Chan played peek-a-boo with her while listening to her lungs and stuff! Dr Chan told us that her lungs are cleared and that if her symptoms dun improve after a week of medication. We have to bring her in again as she s afraid that it might develop into bronchitis.
I asked Pirate King whether is he able to handle Claire alone at night as I need to attend my colleague's wedding dinner. He told me that he will be fine even though Mum offered to take care of Claire for us but i refused it as I want Mum to rest during the weekend!
Claire was especially sticky to me and she was wailing when Pirate King tried to feed her porridge. She simply refused to eat when her Papa fed her and only ate when i fed her. However, her phelgm acted her and once she coughed, she vomitted all the porridge that we fed her. She was crying big time when she vomitted. Perhaps, she was worried that we might scold her but i guess its more like she was feeling lousy!
About one hour later, she was crying for food and she eagerly finished the rice cereal that I made for her. After that she was very stick and kept on crying if she dun see me anywhere near her or put her down when i m tired from carrying her. When i left the house, she was wailing big time.
Pirate King told me that she continued to cry till she 's tired and he din manage to feed her the medication as she fell asleep after her last milk feed!
On Sunday, Ms Piggy seems to be in better shape but she drove us crazy with her antics of being sticky! Basically, she refused to sleep, refused to let Pirate King carried her while I m around. Boy, i m so tired! Now, I just want her to get well soon and be my cheeky gal!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Sigh... Not easy....
Just received a call from my Mama with regards to some financial issues of my Papa..... Mama was sobbing over the phone as she talked to me for 5 minutes.
Me, there's nothing i can say except to be her listening ear and told Mama not to think too much about it!
My parents' marriage is an example to us (me and my 2 siblings) that might prevent us from getting married but quoting my sis' words, i still take the risk to get married and have a kid now.
Frankly speaking, Papa loved Mama very much and he really took care of us very well... except that he has never been honest with Mama and caused us a lot of grief in terms of emotionally and financially.
Things that Papa did make us 3 kids disrespect him and my sis din even want to talk to him at all... And now its only my brother and I on talking terms with him.... It pains my heart to see my parents behaving in such a manner...... Hopefully, Pirate King & I wont end up in such a stage.
Me, there's nothing i can say except to be her listening ear and told Mama not to think too much about it!
My parents' marriage is an example to us (me and my 2 siblings) that might prevent us from getting married but quoting my sis' words, i still take the risk to get married and have a kid now.
Frankly speaking, Papa loved Mama very much and he really took care of us very well... except that he has never been honest with Mama and caused us a lot of grief in terms of emotionally and financially.
Things that Papa did make us 3 kids disrespect him and my sis din even want to talk to him at all... And now its only my brother and I on talking terms with him.... It pains my heart to see my parents behaving in such a manner...... Hopefully, Pirate King & I wont end up in such a stage.
Lousy mood
In a lousy mood today due to lack of sleep & the discomfort that PMS had given to me.
My dear Piglet has been making me suffer a lack of sleep. Pirate King is sick (he still has not recovered from his bloody flu!) Piglet has this annoying habit of waking up a few times at night crying (nightmares?) since Monday and I m looking like a zombie... Coz its me who tend to her whenever she woke up from the crying spells! My dear Pirate King is totally knocked out and he wont even wake up when Ms Piggy breaks into her super wailing mode!
Just realised that my Big Auntie visited me today and that partly explains my lousy mood. As i dun wan Small Fry to kena my moodiness cum perhaps the BLACK face..... I flew her 747 for our lunch date.... Yo friend, lunch on me next week okie... At Amoy FC at the Hua ji Wanton Fee stall, extra char siew & veggie!
So what i did do to make myself feel better, i spent my whole morning reading blinkymummy's blog. I had put her blog link on my template. I would say, she is someone that i think i might want Piglet grow up to be sans those bad habits like smoking & clubbing.... (Okie, that's the Mummy mode in me!)
During lunch, I was thinking... I might wanna visit my little sis in London in April 09 ALONE! It has been a long time since i took a trip alone! The first time i took a trip alone was in 2002 to Brisbane, Australia and I spent the whole 2 weeks there doing nothing and enjoying my freedom there! Only problem that is stopping is MONEY! Mabbe i should try to find a way to raise funds for this trip!
As least, i think this trip will let me to get away from the world for a while and having some ME time! Perhaps, i should work on the feasibility of this plan!
My dear Piglet has been making me suffer a lack of sleep. Pirate King is sick (he still has not recovered from his bloody flu!) Piglet has this annoying habit of waking up a few times at night crying (nightmares?) since Monday and I m looking like a zombie... Coz its me who tend to her whenever she woke up from the crying spells! My dear Pirate King is totally knocked out and he wont even wake up when Ms Piggy breaks into her super wailing mode!
Just realised that my Big Auntie visited me today and that partly explains my lousy mood. As i dun wan Small Fry to kena my moodiness cum perhaps the BLACK face..... I flew her 747 for our lunch date.... Yo friend, lunch on me next week okie... At Amoy FC at the Hua ji Wanton Fee stall, extra char siew & veggie!
So what i did do to make myself feel better, i spent my whole morning reading blinkymummy's blog. I had put her blog link on my template. I would say, she is someone that i think i might want Piglet grow up to be sans those bad habits like smoking & clubbing.... (Okie, that's the Mummy mode in me!)
During lunch, I was thinking... I might wanna visit my little sis in London in April 09 ALONE! It has been a long time since i took a trip alone! The first time i took a trip alone was in 2002 to Brisbane, Australia and I spent the whole 2 weeks there doing nothing and enjoying my freedom there! Only problem that is stopping is MONEY! Mabbe i should try to find a way to raise funds for this trip!
As least, i think this trip will let me to get away from the world for a while and having some ME time! Perhaps, i should work on the feasibility of this plan!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Drinker in the making....
My dear gal got drunk!!! This incident happened 2 weeks ago and the conclusion is Ms Piggy is a drinker in the making!
My Mum loves to have a beer occassionally with her peanuts. So, she will pour her Hoegarden into a beer glass and sipped it slowly while watching TV. Claire being the ever glutton, saw her Popo drinking the beer.
She toddled to her popo and demanded to drink it.... We let her licked some of the beer foam! Guess what, after a taste of the beer foam.... She WANTS MORE!!! Mum of course refused to give it to her and Claire tried to snatch the beer glass from her! She was so furious when we refused to let her continue drinking!
After a while, Ms Piggy's face was flushed with redness! She was walking like a drunkard... And started singing! It was so funny to see her in this way! (Will upload the only pix showing her trying to snatch the beer glass from Mum)
Guess, Claire wont be able to hide from us in the future if she has gone drinking!
My Mum loves to have a beer occassionally with her peanuts. So, she will pour her Hoegarden into a beer glass and sipped it slowly while watching TV. Claire being the ever glutton, saw her Popo drinking the beer.
She toddled to her popo and demanded to drink it.... We let her licked some of the beer foam! Guess what, after a taste of the beer foam.... She WANTS MORE!!! Mum of course refused to give it to her and Claire tried to snatch the beer glass from her! She was so furious when we refused to let her continue drinking!
After a while, Ms Piggy's face was flushed with redness! She was walking like a drunkard... And started singing! It was so funny to see her in this way! (Will upload the only pix showing her trying to snatch the beer glass from Mum)
Guess, Claire wont be able to hide from us in the future if she has gone drinking!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Random Sightings
My colleague is having her customary wedding on this Saturday. She is busy with the last minute preparations of her wedding stuff.
Yesterday she went for a trial make up with her make up artist provided by the Bridal Studio. She was so upset with it and told the make up artist about what she dun like about the trial make up. The make up artist gave 1001 excuses for her look and stuff.
Just now, i overheard that she has this intention of removing her make up in the morning (on this Saturday) and get her cousin to redo the make up for her. We told her to find another alternative make up artist but its difficult to find a good one at such a short notice.
I consoled her that she will look her best on this Saturday. My conclusion, if u dun like means u dun like it.... Dun hv to give things a second chance when possible.
Yesterday she went for a trial make up with her make up artist provided by the Bridal Studio. She was so upset with it and told the make up artist about what she dun like about the trial make up. The make up artist gave 1001 excuses for her look and stuff.
Just now, i overheard that she has this intention of removing her make up in the morning (on this Saturday) and get her cousin to redo the make up for her. We told her to find another alternative make up artist but its difficult to find a good one at such a short notice.
I consoled her that she will look her best on this Saturday. My conclusion, if u dun like means u dun like it.... Dun hv to give things a second chance when possible.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
I HEART my Brother!
Hehe, think my brother will faint when he sees the title of this post!
Fat Bond is so sweet! He called me last week before he is back home from Australia to tell me that Piglet and I can sleep in his room!
He will touch down in Singapore at night and we will definitely go to the airport to pick him up. So, he has kindly offer his room for us to sleep! Even though he has no room to sleep and needs to bunk in with our parents!
I HEART my Brother!
Fat Bond is so sweet! He called me last week before he is back home from Australia to tell me that Piglet and I can sleep in his room!
He will touch down in Singapore at night and we will definitely go to the airport to pick him up. So, he has kindly offer his room for us to sleep! Even though he has no room to sleep and needs to bunk in with our parents!
I HEART my Brother!
Walking => New Found Freedom!
Ever since seeing Hayley walking steadily at the party, Ms Piggy became more willing to toddle (walk) by herself!
Now, she can walk unassisted better and her favourite hobby is walking up and down the stairs or escalator!!! Walking has became her new found freedom! She loves to walk and is especially happy walking in vast areas like Changi Airport T3.
We went to T3 to pick up my brother who is returning from his 5.5 months of training in Jervis Bay, Australia. While waiting, we let her walked..... Boy, she was so happy with Hendrik (the boy who my Mum used to babysit) holding her hand and walking with her.... Once she gained enough confidence, she does not want us to hold her hand....
She will walk halfway, squat down and touch the floor. I m paranoid of her touching the floor coz of her eczema flaring up... but she seems to be okie with it.
Quoting my Mum's words, she is most happy when we let her be a free range chicken!
Now, she can walk unassisted better and her favourite hobby is walking up and down the stairs or escalator!!! Walking has became her new found freedom! She loves to walk and is especially happy walking in vast areas like Changi Airport T3.
We went to T3 to pick up my brother who is returning from his 5.5 months of training in Jervis Bay, Australia. While waiting, we let her walked..... Boy, she was so happy with Hendrik (the boy who my Mum used to babysit) holding her hand and walking with her.... Once she gained enough confidence, she does not want us to hold her hand....
She will walk halfway, squat down and touch the floor. I m paranoid of her touching the floor coz of her eczema flaring up... but she seems to be okie with it.
Quoting my Mum's words, she is most happy when we let her be a free range chicken!
November Babies cum Xmas Bash
The November Babies cum Xmas bash was held on 30th November 2008 at my place.
My house has never been so full of toddlers! There were in total 16 toddlers and not forgetting many adults!!!
My dear gal was utterly blur when she first saw so many toddlers.... She took a while to warm up and I m so proud of her independence as Pirate King and me were so busy till we dun have the time to attend to her.... Thank god for my parents, who came to help out especially my Mum!
During the party, she was very smart! Whoever is feeding their toddlers with snacks or porridge, she will go up to the nearest and asked for FOOD! This is my greedy gal but i m glad that she does not cry or wail big time upon seeing them playing with her toys and stuff!
Will upload the pictures soon! :)
My house has never been so full of toddlers! There were in total 16 toddlers and not forgetting many adults!!!
My dear gal was utterly blur when she first saw so many toddlers.... She took a while to warm up and I m so proud of her independence as Pirate King and me were so busy till we dun have the time to attend to her.... Thank god for my parents, who came to help out especially my Mum!
During the party, she was very smart! Whoever is feeding their toddlers with snacks or porridge, she will go up to the nearest and asked for FOOD! This is my greedy gal but i m glad that she does not cry or wail big time upon seeing them playing with her toys and stuff!
Will upload the pictures soon! :)
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