So, Kiki is on the way to be toilet trained. She took to it within a couple of days - except for the 1 day in school where she had 2 accidents cos her regular teacher wasn't in and she didn't tell the other teachers when she needed to get to the bathroom - cos we always tell her, if you want to shi shi, tell auntie ina!
The only problem for now is that she sometimes neglects to tell us when she needs to go (esp if she's otherwise occupied), so i have to ask her regularly throughout the day.
She's so cute, she knows that shi shi gets 1 sticker and poo poo gets 2 - but she will cheekily tell me, poo poo in toilet get FIVE stickers! :)
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Home Alone
Kiki surprised me 2 days ago when she refused to follow me downstairs to get some breakfast. She'd rather stay home and watch cartoons. I asked her repeatedly and she still answered no till i closed the door behind me. So i went down and when I came up 20 mins later, she wasn't crying or anything, just ran to the door to greet me!
Yesterday, I left my phone in the car so again i asked her if she want to go down and again she said no. "Kiki dowan go downstairs. Kiki stay home"
Yesterday, I left my phone in the car so again i asked her if she want to go down and again she said no. "Kiki dowan go downstairs. Kiki stay home"
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Dress ups and paper shoes
We played dress up today! Well, not actually dress up but she got a bed sheet cloak and paper 'boat' shoes and voila, we have a little princess on our hands. ^^
She was so excited dragging the shoes around and it amuses me that their imagination is such that expensive toys are actually not all that necessary.
Bet imagination is not TRU's greatest proponent...hehe
She was so excited dragging the shoes around and it amuses me that their imagination is such that expensive toys are actually not all that necessary.
Bet imagination is not TRU's greatest proponent...hehe
Friday, July 10, 2009
Push...
Kiki was at the doctor's again today as she developed a slight fever last night. She struggled to poo this morning but was crying and whining cos she was constipated. The doctor said that the fever may be caused by her constipation and it's too early to tell what's the cause as her throat is a littler red too.
Such bad timing as today hubby finally has a day off after weeks of hard work and he had planned for us to go to the mall. And tomorrow is kiki's godbrother's birthday party at cosmoworld too and i hope she'll be all recovered by then. If her fever persists, she's to go back to the hospital for a second check on Monday. With the existence of H1N1, it is rather worrying that she has a fever now.
She's finally down for her afternoon nap - immediately after she struggled and cried and whimpered and managed to excrete an egg of a poo! The poor baby...
Such bad timing as today hubby finally has a day off after weeks of hard work and he had planned for us to go to the mall. And tomorrow is kiki's godbrother's birthday party at cosmoworld too and i hope she'll be all recovered by then. If her fever persists, she's to go back to the hospital for a second check on Monday. With the existence of H1N1, it is rather worrying that she has a fever now.
She's finally down for her afternoon nap - immediately after she struggled and cried and whimpered and managed to excrete an egg of a poo! The poor baby...
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Goodbye MJ
Yesterday was the memorial for the legandary Michael Jackson and although I didn't watch the live telecast, I watched it on youtube last night and I cried - although i wasn't a big fan or anything, it is just a tragic loss for all of us.
I know ppl who are still doubtful of his character after the well publicised accusations but I have always and will always believe that it is just not in him - he is as innocent as a child himself and God has taken him to prevent the rest of the world from further prosecuting such an innocent soul!
MJ - may you rest in peace
I know ppl who are still doubtful of his character after the well publicised accusations but I have always and will always believe that it is just not in him - he is as innocent as a child himself and God has taken him to prevent the rest of the world from further prosecuting such an innocent soul!
MJ - may you rest in peace
Fie-mie-moesh
Kiki has been keeping me in stitches with the way she'll try to correct me in pronouncing flamingoes! In all ernestness, she'll go..."no mummy, not flamingoes...fie-mie-moesh!"
Gosh! She's so cute!
She has also started talking in sentences - not perfect grammer but is becoming quite a conversationalist.
She has also started to dislike going to school since we moved her up to Auntie Zarina's class. I guess she's still very attached to Auntie Fuzah and doesn't like to change her...err...allegience ^^
hehe. Anyways, we decided to move her back to Auntie Fuzah's class and let them try to move her up gradually with longer time for transition.
Gosh! She's so cute!
She has also started talking in sentences - not perfect grammer but is becoming quite a conversationalist.
She has also started to dislike going to school since we moved her up to Auntie Zarina's class. I guess she's still very attached to Auntie Fuzah and doesn't like to change her...err...allegience ^^
hehe. Anyways, we decided to move her back to Auntie Fuzah's class and let them try to move her up gradually with longer time for transition.
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Influenza A in Malaysia
The first confirmed case in Malaysia, read here
I can't help but be angry with the student who brought the virus back to our country! This flu, to me, is the new type of 'rich man's disease' (which in the past was stuff like gout) - only the rich would be flying her and there and carrying the virus back to the country. Even one of the cases for china was carried into the country by a student. Those blardy students should just spend their summer holidays binge drinking in the US and do whatever the hell they usually do!
There should be regulations and exit checks from affected countries before they allow ppl to leave and spread the disease further. Better yet, why not disallow ppl to leave unless on urgent official business! Some sort of like putting the country under quarantine. Of course the rich will be up in arms over it cos it will...you know, cramp their style! pffffft!
I can't help but be angry with the student who brought the virus back to our country! This flu, to me, is the new type of 'rich man's disease' (which in the past was stuff like gout) - only the rich would be flying her and there and carrying the virus back to the country. Even one of the cases for china was carried into the country by a student. Those blardy students should just spend their summer holidays binge drinking in the US and do whatever the hell they usually do!
There should be regulations and exit checks from affected countries before they allow ppl to leave and spread the disease further. Better yet, why not disallow ppl to leave unless on urgent official business! Some sort of like putting the country under quarantine. Of course the rich will be up in arms over it cos it will...you know, cramp their style! pffffft!
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Life's Creative Editing
I have worked in a few industries before - promotions, publishing, legal and advertising - I am sure I've prayed the most when I was in the advertising industry.
The people in the advertising industry is very creative bunch and maybe because of the long hours of work together in an enclosed environment per se, they tend to be more sensitive creatures and are more creative in editing the constant drama that revolves around their lives to put themselves in good light. Maybe it's because of boredom or maybe it could be just the types of persons attracted to be in this industry in the first place.
Alot of them are drama kings and queens who start rumours, blow things out of proportion and when whatever that came out of their big mouths bite their big ass, they turn around and try to pin point their verbal target to another person - not at all realising that it was their verbal diarrhea 2 months back that started the ball rolling.....and by this time, they have selective amnesia and they conveniently become "victims". And I realise it's more rampant in singles group as they have nothing else in their lives after work to focus their energy on.
What a LIFE!
This of course is in relation to the "he says, she says" situation going on between Ah W, Ft and M during the recent certain soft drink TVC production where hubby is not even involved but finds himself always being the ear that everybody seeks as he is friends with both sides.
The people in the advertising industry is very creative bunch and maybe because of the long hours of work together in an enclosed environment per se, they tend to be more sensitive creatures and are more creative in editing the constant drama that revolves around their lives to put themselves in good light. Maybe it's because of boredom or maybe it could be just the types of persons attracted to be in this industry in the first place.
Alot of them are drama kings and queens who start rumours, blow things out of proportion and when whatever that came out of their big mouths bite their big ass, they turn around and try to pin point their verbal target to another person - not at all realising that it was their verbal diarrhea 2 months back that started the ball rolling.....and by this time, they have selective amnesia and they conveniently become "victims". And I realise it's more rampant in singles group as they have nothing else in their lives after work to focus their energy on.
What a LIFE!
This of course is in relation to the "he says, she says" situation going on between Ah W, Ft and M during the recent certain soft drink TVC production where hubby is not even involved but finds himself always being the ear that everybody seeks as he is friends with both sides.
Monday, April 27, 2009
ASW2020 Rush
So, I reached Maybank at around 9.2oam after dropping Kiki off at school and guess what...I was already opening number 62! And the forms had already been depleted so I had to go over to CIMB to obtain a form.
I parked my numbers at MBB and the post office and I was alternating between the both (Boy! I wished I was on rollerblades then!) while worrying about fetching Kiki up at 1pm. The system was pretty much jammed packed and went offline so no numbers were moving till around 9.30am.
And a few opening numbers later, I realised that the numbers were moving at roughly the rate of 1 per 40 minutes! That was when I went off to the postoffice but I was already queueing at 52 numbers away.
To make a long story short, I was at Tesco buying some household supplies when a man I recognised waiting at the bank informed me that all the ASW units were sold out! The top up number was at 30+ whilst the opening number was only at 15! So I went back to the bank to deposit the cash I was carrying (yes, I withdrew from the ATM in case the postoffice was available) but I wasn't on time for even that as I had to fetch Kiki by then.
What a wasted of a whole morning! But I was not the only one, Koko and V was also unsuccessful ... oh well, better luck next time!
I parked my numbers at MBB and the post office and I was alternating between the both (Boy! I wished I was on rollerblades then!) while worrying about fetching Kiki up at 1pm. The system was pretty much jammed packed and went offline so no numbers were moving till around 9.30am.
And a few opening numbers later, I realised that the numbers were moving at roughly the rate of 1 per 40 minutes! That was when I went off to the postoffice but I was already queueing at 52 numbers away.
To make a long story short, I was at Tesco buying some household supplies when a man I recognised waiting at the bank informed me that all the ASW units were sold out! The top up number was at 30+ whilst the opening number was only at 15! So I went back to the bank to deposit the cash I was carrying (yes, I withdrew from the ATM in case the postoffice was available) but I wasn't on time for even that as I had to fetch Kiki by then.
What a wasted of a whole morning! But I was not the only one, Koko and V was also unsuccessful ... oh well, better luck next time!
Friday, April 24, 2009
Waste Not Want Not - Chicken ala Carte
A friend emailed me this link and I just had to post it.
How many times have taken our plates for granted - that it will always be filled and our stomachs never empty. How many times have we thrown good food out just because we are "too full"? Do we know real hunger when food is always available? And how many time have we thanked God for our plates and blessings?
How many times have taken our plates for granted - that it will always be filled and our stomachs never empty. How many times have we thrown good food out just because we are "too full"? Do we know real hunger when food is always available? And how many time have we thanked God for our plates and blessings?
Imperfect Memories
I was watching this video and there is more than a grain of truth in this.
The last time I saw my dad in his full capacity was about a month before he was cut down by a massive stroke. During that trip back to my hometown, as I was having dinner with him, I was struck by the way he ate, the way he kept his arms close to his body and his wrist bent downwards to use his cutlery. The way he shovels his food into his mouth (yes, he loved his food) and the way how a grain of rice will always always end up stuck to the right corner of his mouth. My mom and I always joked that he had a rice magnet there.
I am ashamed now to say that at that time, I was rather embarrassed by how un-normal this was and always tried not to look at him while we ate.
On the 2nd day of his wake, his best friend, Uncle J, mentioned the way he ate (so I was not the only one who noticed) and I suddenly burst to tears. Since the beginning of the wake, I must say I had been pretty stoic and tears were held at bay in public but at that mention, it was like the wall just broke.
I was missing how he ate and our conversations at the dinner table. He was the kind of father who really takes an interest in the lives of his children and again, I am ashamed to say that when I was younger, I sometimes felt it invasive and was often impatient with him.....but now that I myself am a mother, I begin to understand his deep interest and concern in our lives....
.....and now I realise to late, how much he really loved us his family, no matter how imperfect we are....and I missed the boat for not accepting how imperfect he was.
The last time I saw my dad in his full capacity was about a month before he was cut down by a massive stroke. During that trip back to my hometown, as I was having dinner with him, I was struck by the way he ate, the way he kept his arms close to his body and his wrist bent downwards to use his cutlery. The way he shovels his food into his mouth (yes, he loved his food) and the way how a grain of rice will always always end up stuck to the right corner of his mouth. My mom and I always joked that he had a rice magnet there.
I am ashamed now to say that at that time, I was rather embarrassed by how un-normal this was and always tried not to look at him while we ate.
On the 2nd day of his wake, his best friend, Uncle J, mentioned the way he ate (so I was not the only one who noticed) and I suddenly burst to tears. Since the beginning of the wake, I must say I had been pretty stoic and tears were held at bay in public but at that mention, it was like the wall just broke.
I was missing how he ate and our conversations at the dinner table. He was the kind of father who really takes an interest in the lives of his children and again, I am ashamed to say that when I was younger, I sometimes felt it invasive and was often impatient with him.....but now that I myself am a mother, I begin to understand his deep interest and concern in our lives....
.....and now I realise to late, how much he really loved us his family, no matter how imperfect we are....and I missed the boat for not accepting how imperfect he was.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
How civilised is my country?
It is said an indication of how civilised a country is is by looking at how it treats it's handicapped.
And THIS is how my country fares....
I read it with incredulity - first off, our country doesn't have enough ramp access around the city and buildings (although I'm not wheelchair ridden, but I am a mom who have had to push my baby's stroller around) and badly planned/built sidewalk which are mostly uneven, with gaping holes where covers/grills/concrete blocks have gone missing...or in some cases, there are no sidewalk at all. I can imagine it would be all the more difficult with wheelchairs because with the stroller, at least we have the option of carrying it over the obstacles. I was really happy when pushing my baby stroller around in Shanghai as their wide, even sidewalks make walking from block to block a breeze.
One may think that shopping would be possible as it's all "civilised" in the malls....wellllll....from my experience with our larger baby stroller, you'll be rather limited as to the areas you can go to - sometimes it's because of split levels with stair access only or that the lifts will be so jammed pack that it would take a couple of missed trips till a car miraculously come along with relatively fewer people. Four months since I had the baby and really tired of being limited that I forced myself to learn to use the escalators with a stroller in tow...I know it's illegal but till a better system comes about, I guess this shall be the way it goes.
Also, the shops in the malls themselves are not sensitive to the needs ppl with strollers or wheelchairs. I have trouble getting my stroller through the aisles and cashier counters at some shops as they are just way too narrow ... what more wheelchairs!
Thus these productive handicapped people will be forced to stay at home...don't you think they themselves would welcome the opportunity to be independently out on their own had their surroundings permitted them?
And THIS is how my country fares....
I read it with incredulity - first off, our country doesn't have enough ramp access around the city and buildings (although I'm not wheelchair ridden, but I am a mom who have had to push my baby's stroller around) and badly planned/built sidewalk which are mostly uneven, with gaping holes where covers/grills/concrete blocks have gone missing...or in some cases, there are no sidewalk at all. I can imagine it would be all the more difficult with wheelchairs because with the stroller, at least we have the option of carrying it over the obstacles. I was really happy when pushing my baby stroller around in Shanghai as their wide, even sidewalks make walking from block to block a breeze.
One may think that shopping would be possible as it's all "civilised" in the malls....wellllll....from my experience with our larger baby stroller, you'll be rather limited as to the areas you can go to - sometimes it's because of split levels with stair access only or that the lifts will be so jammed pack that it would take a couple of missed trips till a car miraculously come along with relatively fewer people. Four months since I had the baby and really tired of being limited that I forced myself to learn to use the escalators with a stroller in tow...I know it's illegal but till a better system comes about, I guess this shall be the way it goes.
Also, the shops in the malls themselves are not sensitive to the needs ppl with strollers or wheelchairs. I have trouble getting my stroller through the aisles and cashier counters at some shops as they are just way too narrow ... what more wheelchairs!
Thus these productive handicapped people will be forced to stay at home...don't you think they themselves would welcome the opportunity to be independently out on their own had their surroundings permitted them?
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Amanah Saham Malaysia
I got a call from V at 8.30am yesterday informing me of ASM being up for grabs so we planned to meet up at Maybank @ the Curve at 9.30am. I managed to get no.4 in the queue and managed to bag myself some units. At first I was slightly skeptical but then at the bank, I a number of ppl there and glancing at their deposit slips, most of them were banking in RM20K...and I was convinced. Unfortunately I don't have that much but now I have a goal to save up to. Next year I'll try to dump in more.
After we were done with the bank, V and me went to teh tarik for a cuppa and nasi lemak. Just before I was due to get Kiki from school, we decided to get Kiki from school, make a quick run back home to grab her birthcert so V tagged along as it would be easier with her waiting in the car with Kiki while I ran upstairs. So V became the first person other than family to sit in my new car :)
I called mom and she managed to get 10K also. Today, koko managed to grab some too. So my next target is ASWawasan2020. I'll dump in a little more for both Kiki and me just to have an account going.
Yay for good friends.
After we were done with the bank, V and me went to teh tarik for a cuppa and nasi lemak. Just before I was due to get Kiki from school, we decided to get Kiki from school, make a quick run back home to grab her birthcert so V tagged along as it would be easier with her waiting in the car with Kiki while I ran upstairs. So V became the first person other than family to sit in my new car :)
I called mom and she managed to get 10K also. Today, koko managed to grab some too. So my next target is ASWawasan2020. I'll dump in a little more for both Kiki and me just to have an account going.
Yay for good friends.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
What a week!
Kiki was sick since last Friday - the root cause was sore throat which gave her a fever. As usual with her, once she's sick, she'll somehow require at least 3 visits to the doctor.
So after the first visit to the doctors, I fed her her medicine (Paracetamol-270 by Axcel) after a couple of hours nap, she woke up with rashes on both her cheeks. Suspecting that it was an allergy, I called the hospital but the doctor won't be in till 7pm but they somehow managed to patch me through on the phone and the doctor was nice enough to return to the hospital at 3.45pm. He then prescribed her her usual Progesic. Upon taking her temp we realised that Axcel was not working as her fever had spiked to 40 degrees and was advised to give her a bath and sponge her regularly. The doctor called the pharmacist up and showed her Kiki's rashes and told her to report to the company. I was pleasantly surprised to get Progesic and some rash medication for free, including the doctor's fees.
But it did not end there. On Monday, I was puzzzled by yellow stains on the collar of her on her blouse when we were at Midvalley buying Adorable Aubrey. I put it down to food or snot stains and put her to sleep when we got back. When she woke up, I found her hair plastered to her right cheek and examined the area more carefully and to my disgust, I saw pus was oozing out of her right ear in thick creamy trickle. Quickly I gave her a bath and called the doctor again who asked me to come in at 7pm. By that time, the ooze had turned clear but was trickling down in a heavier flow....it was yucky to say the least. So we did a swab and came back with yet some more medicine...antibiotics this time.
So after many many sleepless nights and worrying about her lack of food intake, she finally got better enough to attend school on Friday.
And I will post again what I learnt on Friday from S, a mom of Kiki's classmate.
So after the first visit to the doctors, I fed her her medicine (Paracetamol-270 by Axcel) after a couple of hours nap, she woke up with rashes on both her cheeks. Suspecting that it was an allergy, I called the hospital but the doctor won't be in till 7pm but they somehow managed to patch me through on the phone and the doctor was nice enough to return to the hospital at 3.45pm. He then prescribed her her usual Progesic. Upon taking her temp we realised that Axcel was not working as her fever had spiked to 40 degrees and was advised to give her a bath and sponge her regularly. The doctor called the pharmacist up and showed her Kiki's rashes and told her to report to the company. I was pleasantly surprised to get Progesic and some rash medication for free, including the doctor's fees.
But it did not end there. On Monday, I was puzzzled by yellow stains on the collar of her on her blouse when we were at Midvalley buying Adorable Aubrey. I put it down to food or snot stains and put her to sleep when we got back. When she woke up, I found her hair plastered to her right cheek and examined the area more carefully and to my disgust, I saw pus was oozing out of her right ear in thick creamy trickle. Quickly I gave her a bath and called the doctor again who asked me to come in at 7pm. By that time, the ooze had turned clear but was trickling down in a heavier flow....it was yucky to say the least. So we did a swab and came back with yet some more medicine...antibiotics this time.
So after many many sleepless nights and worrying about her lack of food intake, she finally got better enough to attend school on Friday.
And I will post again what I learnt on Friday from S, a mom of Kiki's classmate.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Faulty camera button
I finally got my phone back from the SE shop after 1 and half week for a simple repair of the camera button which rightly should have taken only 1 day at the most 2, if I had sent it myself to the SE Service Center at DU. And that was also after 2 personal visits and a mouthful of complaints. I got different stories from the different people that I spoke to...from the despatch to the boss!
So anyways, I got the phone back and to my disappointment, the camera button is now functional but still with a little fault. I will have to bring it back to DU myself this time if I want it done fast. Pffffftt.
So anyways, I got the phone back and to my disappointment, the camera button is now functional but still with a little fault. I will have to bring it back to DU myself this time if I want it done fast. Pffffftt.
Postcard Log
Phew! Finally I finished adding the pictures of the stamps to my postcard logs...took me all of 2 days too!
Pippers!
So cute. Kiki has recently taken a liking to wearing slippers and keeps saying "Kiki wear pipper" whenever we are heading out the door.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Goodbye baby angel
Goodbye little baby. We found out that the little one didn't make it when we went for a scan on the 6th Feb. The technician couldn't find a hearbeat and so sent for Dr Wong who also couldn't detect a hearbeat nor blood circulation. I was scheduled for a D&C right the next day with a heavy heart. DH was also affected but it manifested in his impatience with the slow service and disorder.
It is for the better in a way as the Dr says it is mostly due to the foetus being genetically unviable and that it happens in 15% of all pregnancies (saying that it even happened to him and his wife and that there was nothing he could do). Logically it is better that the little one is in heaven rather that being an imperfect in a world who demands perfection although it is an impossible task.
I think I must have pushed the sadness into the farthest corner of my heart but I was surprised when it resurfaced out of the blue when I saw the little bunny I bought for the little one while taking a blankie out for Kiki the other day. (I bought the little bunny for him/her as I thought it would be nice for him/her to have a new cuddly of his/her own and not a hand-me-down). I was surprised myself to find tears welling up and a profound sadness that accompanied.
The little one was 8 weeks and 3 days old when his/her heart stopped beating on or around 5th Feb 2009.
Goodbye for now little one and wait for mummy up in heaven. Mummy will hold you and cuddle you one day....
It is for the better in a way as the Dr says it is mostly due to the foetus being genetically unviable and that it happens in 15% of all pregnancies (saying that it even happened to him and his wife and that there was nothing he could do). Logically it is better that the little one is in heaven rather that being an imperfect in a world who demands perfection although it is an impossible task.
I think I must have pushed the sadness into the farthest corner of my heart but I was surprised when it resurfaced out of the blue when I saw the little bunny I bought for the little one while taking a blankie out for Kiki the other day. (I bought the little bunny for him/her as I thought it would be nice for him/her to have a new cuddly of his/her own and not a hand-me-down). I was surprised myself to find tears welling up and a profound sadness that accompanied.
The little one was 8 weeks and 3 days old when his/her heart stopped beating on or around 5th Feb 2009.
Goodbye for now little one and wait for mummy up in heaven. Mummy will hold you and cuddle you one day....
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Clearing Old Photos
So, I sorted out all the photos from my old photo albums which I took back from AS. I followed mum's advice and removed all the old photos from their albums and put them in clear plastic bags. I managed to reduce a big pile of photo albums (some of which were already falling apart) into 1 small bag of photos.
Looking through all the photos, I must say I had a very fun childhood. There were photos of trips with friends, picnics at yan waterfall, and of course an assortment of old boyfriends and the places we went and the things we did. There were even some old notes and cards from various ppl who came and has since gone from my life. While reminiscing, I must say I do miss a couple of people who were dear to my heart...one of them is lost with time and the other is lost from forever.
I came across so many picture of me and my 1st love and who could have imagined then that that young skinny boy would end up taking is own life 2 years ago? It was a life of innocence then.
Would I have done things differently looking back? Well, there would be some stuff that I wouldn't have done now in hindsight and some stuff I would redo again life after life.
Looking through all the photos, I must say I had a very fun childhood. There were photos of trips with friends, picnics at yan waterfall, and of course an assortment of old boyfriends and the places we went and the things we did. There were even some old notes and cards from various ppl who came and has since gone from my life. While reminiscing, I must say I do miss a couple of people who were dear to my heart...one of them is lost with time and the other is lost from forever.
I came across so many picture of me and my 1st love and who could have imagined then that that young skinny boy would end up taking is own life 2 years ago? It was a life of innocence then.
Would I have done things differently looking back? Well, there would be some stuff that I wouldn't have done now in hindsight and some stuff I would redo again life after life.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
An Almost Disappearing Act!
Baby C gave us a scare while we were out at Roxy 1U earlier today. As we finished trying on the clothes, DH went to the counter while I tried to cleaned up the jumble of slippers on the floor with which she was entertaining herself. (Oh ya, she only likes shopping for shoes and cars...clothes is a big no-no :p )
So when I was cleaning up, I told her to go look for daddy who was in the queue at the counter. Having picked up the slippers and putting them back, I walked over to the counter and saw her standing next to her daddy below the counter so I went ahead to look at some bags.
Then DH called over and asked me where she was and I told him she was with him at the counter and to my horror, she wasn't! Just at that moment, a Roxy salesguy came up to me and asked if i had come with a child, and that the child had run out of the store....I immediately ran out of the shop and looked left and right...oh no...no sight of her...i spun 360 degrees and still no baby C! All the while, I was still calm but my mind was already working overtime...what's the next step etc. I heard the salesguy call and he pointed straight ahead....I walked that direction and praise the Lord Jesus, I saw her head bobbing behind some people seated at a food outlet at the concourse. I immediately called her and she came running happily. She wasn't old enough to be frightened I think cos she was smiling and dancing when I first spotted her. I also thank the Lord that most ppl had gone off for CNY and it wasn't as crowded as it usually is during weekends....and I thank the Lord too for the attentive salesguy who pointed out the way she went...if not, I would not have been able to spot her so fast.
Well, lesson learnt here today was that to communicate to each other where she is as DH later told me that he wasn't aware that she was with him the time she was at the counter....and NEVER EVER to take your eyes off little toddlers!
So when I was cleaning up, I told her to go look for daddy who was in the queue at the counter. Having picked up the slippers and putting them back, I walked over to the counter and saw her standing next to her daddy below the counter so I went ahead to look at some bags.
Then DH called over and asked me where she was and I told him she was with him at the counter and to my horror, she wasn't! Just at that moment, a Roxy salesguy came up to me and asked if i had come with a child, and that the child had run out of the store....I immediately ran out of the shop and looked left and right...oh no...no sight of her...i spun 360 degrees and still no baby C! All the while, I was still calm but my mind was already working overtime...what's the next step etc. I heard the salesguy call and he pointed straight ahead....I walked that direction and praise the Lord Jesus, I saw her head bobbing behind some people seated at a food outlet at the concourse. I immediately called her and she came running happily. She wasn't old enough to be frightened I think cos she was smiling and dancing when I first spotted her. I also thank the Lord that most ppl had gone off for CNY and it wasn't as crowded as it usually is during weekends....and I thank the Lord too for the attentive salesguy who pointed out the way she went...if not, I would not have been able to spot her so fast.
Well, lesson learnt here today was that to communicate to each other where she is as DH later told me that he wasn't aware that she was with him the time she was at the counter....and NEVER EVER to take your eyes off little toddlers!
Friday, January 23, 2009
Spotting Triangles
Baby C has a new hobby...spotting triangles....
She's able to spot triangles everywhere....among stones, cut tiles, on shoes, in the seams of clothing etc. It's really funny where she spots them. :)
She's able to spot triangles everywhere....among stones, cut tiles, on shoes, in the seams of clothing etc. It's really funny where she spots them. :)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
New Year Surprise
I went to Tropicana Medical Center after sending Baby C to school for a check up with Dr W. The actual reason was actually to get some drugs to stop my milk production as I think 2 years and 2 months of bfd is good enough.
I was impressed with its size and was especially happy with the ample parking space provided. Such a welcome change from when they were at Damansara Utama. This is also the first hospital I've been in that has escalators and not only lifts so I do like the idea of not having to wait and cram with people.
The appointment system has also improved alot and the wait time was rather short and best of all, it's wifi enabled so an ipod would definitely make the wait time fly like a dream.
When Dr W was doing the routine exams, he surprised everybody by saying, "congratulations! i see a baby!" I was like, "huh? are you sure? check again!" And he turned on the speakers so we heard the baby's heartbeat. I was like wow....that's fast, we only tried (not even really tried at that...we just didn't take precautions...but no calculating etc) last month and now i am six weeks pregnant. How simple! hehe
Now, if only I can fast forward another 3 years and baby x will be as old as baby C now, it would be great. One thing, we hope that he/she will have the same personality as baby C as we think she's just perfect :)
I was impressed with its size and was especially happy with the ample parking space provided. Such a welcome change from when they were at Damansara Utama. This is also the first hospital I've been in that has escalators and not only lifts so I do like the idea of not having to wait and cram with people.
The appointment system has also improved alot and the wait time was rather short and best of all, it's wifi enabled so an ipod would definitely make the wait time fly like a dream.
When Dr W was doing the routine exams, he surprised everybody by saying, "congratulations! i see a baby!" I was like, "huh? are you sure? check again!" And he turned on the speakers so we heard the baby's heartbeat. I was like wow....that's fast, we only tried (not even really tried at that...we just didn't take precautions...but no calculating etc) last month and now i am six weeks pregnant. How simple! hehe
Now, if only I can fast forward another 3 years and baby x will be as old as baby C now, it would be great. One thing, we hope that he/she will have the same personality as baby C as we think she's just perfect :)
New Year, New Blog
Well, i decided to have a public blog after maintaining a private one for years.
Two major things happened since the turn of the new year...
1) I bought my first new car - the new Honda City 2009 (Gen 3 if counting only in Malaysia, Gen 5 if counting worldwide release). Estimated delivery is in June although my sales agent (DA) said that I may receive April or May seeing they have pumped up the production. I was contemplating whether to go through the hassle of transferring the 111 that papa reserved for me on a bike under my bro's name or to tender a new number (Our 2nd hand car dealer friend said that he has a "power" runner who will be able to do the transfers in a week for RM700). In the end I decided to tender my own number. I choose 21 and I hope it won't be too expensive.
2) Baby C has already started pre-school at Kiddie Patch at Mutiara Damansara. School started on the 5th Jan. She's only 2 but I don't think it's too early as some people adviced me as she really enjoys herself and looks forward to going to school in the morning. Even when she's still hasn't had enough sleep, she'll drag herself out of bed groggily when she hears that there's school to attend. I like this school as the classes are small, max 8 kids for each of their 5 classes. The student count is only 30. And she's fed pretty good lunches (if they actually serve what they wrote on their menu that is) and snacks.
Of course, she cried for the first 2 days...the first day, she didn't cry when I dropped her off as she was in a blur with all the activities and the sounds of children crying on the top of their lungs. But S texted me that baby C was crying when she sent B. When we fetched her the teacher said that she had cried almost the whole 2 hours there. The second day, she was happy to be at school but when she saw me leaving, she reached out her hands to me crying but I had to harden my heart and left after a hug and kiss goodbye. On the third day, she was running to the teacher and happily says "goodbye mummy". I am very glad that she has adjusted so fast and actually looks forward to going to school.
Well, time for lunch and then fetching her home.
Two major things happened since the turn of the new year...
1) I bought my first new car - the new Honda City 2009 (Gen 3 if counting only in Malaysia, Gen 5 if counting worldwide release). Estimated delivery is in June although my sales agent (DA) said that I may receive April or May seeing they have pumped up the production. I was contemplating whether to go through the hassle of transferring the 111 that papa reserved for me on a bike under my bro's name or to tender a new number (Our 2nd hand car dealer friend said that he has a "power" runner who will be able to do the transfers in a week for RM700). In the end I decided to tender my own number. I choose 21 and I hope it won't be too expensive.
2) Baby C has already started pre-school at Kiddie Patch at Mutiara Damansara. School started on the 5th Jan. She's only 2 but I don't think it's too early as some people adviced me as she really enjoys herself and looks forward to going to school in the morning. Even when she's still hasn't had enough sleep, she'll drag herself out of bed groggily when she hears that there's school to attend. I like this school as the classes are small, max 8 kids for each of their 5 classes. The student count is only 30. And she's fed pretty good lunches (if they actually serve what they wrote on their menu that is) and snacks.
Of course, she cried for the first 2 days...the first day, she didn't cry when I dropped her off as she was in a blur with all the activities and the sounds of children crying on the top of their lungs. But S texted me that baby C was crying when she sent B. When we fetched her the teacher said that she had cried almost the whole 2 hours there. The second day, she was happy to be at school but when she saw me leaving, she reached out her hands to me crying but I had to harden my heart and left after a hug and kiss goodbye. On the third day, she was running to the teacher and happily says "goodbye mummy". I am very glad that she has adjusted so fast and actually looks forward to going to school.
Well, time for lunch and then fetching her home.
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