Tra La La...

Its those rare days that Thad cooperates and sleep early and i can do my own stuff...Usually i will need to 'hong' him to sleep and he will take a loooong time to sleep! turning here and there, jumping on the bed in the dark, sitting up and requesting for padpad ( its ipad actually) or even climb up and down! I really need to have lotsa patience to make him sleep and sometimes i can even lose my cool...sigh...hopefully when i moved to my new place, he will be much better. *cross fingers*

Speaking of new hse, yes, our hse is STILL under renovation...i really really wonder whats the delay! The number of things outstanding can be counted with one hand..but our ID say that carpenter is still doing etc...and last sat when they do, something will go wrong, like they didnt do a gd job, glass crack etc...so frustrating! Seriously hope that everything will go smoothly and that by next week everything will be A-OK! Cant wait to unpack the stuff that we bought! Heehee...=)

On another topic...many people have started asking when im planning for my next kid...Well, i guess its normal seeing that Thad is really 2 and i dun blame them for asking. But it tends to kind of start to irritate me when they asked more than once or everytime when we meet! No offence...but a child is not 'easy' to make. You think you say you want and you have it? I know some people are super fertile....but there are some out there who are not and who really really wants a child! Thus, spare a tot for their feelings and dun preach why is it so gd to have one ( unless they ask you ) or why is it so gd to have the 2nd one at a close age gap to the first. Dont you think we duno??

For us, yes, we are definitely planning and trying for number 3....( dont ask me abt number 2....) . Its not easy given both our busy wrk schdeules, taking care of a hyper active kid and what my body has been through. SO, ya, i will let the world knows when Thad will be a korkor k...

Its been a loooong time since i blogged..always zapped out of energy after i fetched thad home and after cooking his dinner and feeding him and packing his bag and washing his clothes....! Am on long leave ( 6 days if you count the weekend). So tired out preparing for the conference. However, the stress and wrkload is nothing compared to last year when im in HK. They did ask mi to go up this year, but due to family commitments, i declined....even though its only for a week this year...

So anyway, im just taking a break to recharge, catch up on my sleep and reading. B took off yesterday and half day the day before as well but we didnt go anywhere, just to our new hse to coordinate the moving in of the furniture. No photos as yet cos BB is SUPER secretive of the new place. He forbid me to post any pics on fb....! Not til after the hse warming he says...-_- but anyway, quite pleased with the overall reno. Though its so long ( since dec til now! ) their carpentry and design were all given the thumbs up by us. BB really put in tremendous effort in this place...im the more chin chai one..and i know bb will handle it well! hee...

Having mixed feelings abt moving now...thad's last day at cherie hearts was yesterday and i have been tearing ever since! i feel so sad for him that he needs to leave his teachers and frens and familiar place behind and needs to adapt again. Sigh....the teacher and principal teared when thad left yesterday...they all say they will miss him and im sure thad will miss them too! how i wish he need not change childcare...but its not feasible to fetch him there from sk next time. Mon he will start his 1st day in the new cc in sk...hope he will adapt well and fast and Hope the teachers will be nice to him. It breaks my heart each time he cries at the 1st day of sch....=(

On another note, its bb's 1st day in another new dept today as well! Hope everything goes well for him as well...it will be a easier transition for him cos he know the ppl in the new dept! unlike thad....=/

Wed was our wedding anni...bb was supposed to be on half day, but he came home at 4pm instead! was so mad cos we planned to go out in the afternoon 1st..It was his last day at cards that day so i guess he needs to do handover, talk to ppl, clear up his wrk etc...but still i sulked like a spoilt brat! To cut the long story short, yesterday when we were waiting for furniture to come to our new place, i saw my clavi ( digital piano) arrive! i was shell-shocked! B had secretly went to make the rest of the payment last monday and arr it to arrive on thurs as a surprise for mi! ANd here i am, on wed, acting like a Bi***....haiz....

~Thanks Bb, for the surprise and for tolerating my nonsense at times. Happy 3rd wedding anniversary! ~

This post is so outdated....but with the increased workload and looking after thad, i barely have time or energy left to blog...Besides, Thad will always get very excited when i on the laptop..same thing happens when he sees balloons, cats, birds, cars and the list just goes on...=)

Last week, my phone suddenly rang while i was driving to work in the morning.

'Drats', i thought to myself...either my colleague is not turning up for work/late ; driver calling to tell me somebody is late for meetings or someone from the office calling me to ask stuff...Anyway, a phone call in the morning ALWAYS bring bad news...But not this time..

As i see the name 'Dear' flashes across the screen, i smiled to myself. Cant seem to fish out my earpiece from the compartment *oops*, i quickly ans and told him that i will call him back.

This Dear is not Bb, nor he is any secret lover.....He's my puppy love whom grown to be my bestest bestest guy fren. Known him since pri sch...lost contact when we graduated and re-connected at sec 4 when he invited me to visit my pri sch. Thru out the 10 years or so, we consulted each other on respective relationships, go chiong tgt, study tgt, talk on the phone for hrs at nite etc....

He was basically my BFF! He was there when the Taiwan guy broke my heart, accompanying me on many KTV sessions where we just sing our hearts out and he and his frens will entertainment me with their silly jokes. He was there when my relationship with E started....asking me not to be with him. Haha....And he was there when the relationship ended...stopping whatever he was doin and travelling all the way to meet me.

However, we sort of drifted apart when i was tgt with bb and later when i got married and have Thad, we totally lost contact. Maybe the occasion calls/sms once every year on our bdaes? It saddens me when i think of it though, cos of the closeness we shared. But if you were to ask me if we two will be back tgt again, i will say No immediately. We will drive each other crazy...haha..cos

1) He's a super thrifty person and im such a spendthrift

2) He hates me wearing heels cos of his height ( abit taller than me) but i simply cant live without my heels...

3) We are both childish ppl in nature...
Once when i was wrking PT at Paragon customer svs, he called up and ask me how to go to japan. ( i didnt know who he was obviously) . After a few mins of asking him again, i then realise it was him! SO childish!! haha....

=)

Anyway, back to his call. I called him back excitedly after parking my car to ask him whatsapp, though i somehow know what is it. He was calling to confirm my attendance for his wedding. My 1st reaction was...Ah...so you are finally breaking up with me ah? ANd his reply was...you broke up with me 1st...=) and ya, thats how childish we are, but i enjoy every conversation we had...But im oso kinda sad...not bcos i dun wan him get married and stuff, but know that the drift between us might widen...i mean, i dun even know his wifey to be! and i KNOW all his past gals....

So anyway, i wish him all the best with his new chapter in life and hopefully one day, we are able to resume our usual conversations. And Yup...im gg to his wedding, with hubby and son in tow. =)

Christmas came and went..enjoyed the numerous gatherings with friends and families...i tink i wun ever want to spend Christmas overseas...unless its with family..=) can see that Thad enjoys himself oso, though he's exhausted from gg out every weekend...*oops*

It was a nice break for us when we went to MBS for a 2D1N staycation, celebrating our 5 year of getting tgt...It was tiring in the sense as we brought both families to tour the skypark for free and also looking after thad..but thumbs up for the place and their service...will def be back when i have more money! haha....

That said, my 2011 resolutions are simple this time round...just 2...yup...
1) to Save money...for the new house and hopefully for another child
2) to be in good health. I tink i need major changes in my lifestyle so that i can nurse myself back to health....so....bye Ronald, bye Cola.....i will miss you guys!

Wishing one and all a Merry Christmas and have a lovely 2011!

~Thanks B for the wonderful Splurges on me....~

Its Dec...

Many will agree how fast this year has past....As we prepare to embrace the new year in a few weeks back, just take a moment to reflect on whether you have fulfill your new year resolutions? And you can start to think of new resolutions for the new one.=)

As some of you know, this year was not that eventful for me...sigh..but of cos, we must still count our blessings as God allowed things to happen for a reason. Hope that the new year will bring much joy and blessings in my life and hope that God will continue to teach me to become a better servant for Him.

Looking forward to the numerous Christmas dinners and celebrations with friends and family. How i love Christmas....always give the warm fuzzy feeling that is always undescribedeble. And with the irratic wet weather, sometimes when i close my eyes, i can imagine snow fallin beside me...Hee...

One highlight of Christmas is the shopping for presents! With 3 weeks more to go, i better buck up and finish my gift list. Hee...Its Thad's 2nd Christmas and boy, this year, he have a lot of activities lined up for him in dec, starting with an excursion to Science centre tml, CS christmas party next week, babydisco at zouk ( cant wait! ) Will update more of his numerous shingdings!

And before i forget.....CLARENCE CHAN.....help put up the tree! its too heavy for me to set up alone!!!! *Grinz*

Have a lovely time prepping for Christmas peeps! =)

The Wonders of Motherhood

A catch up with Kuan yesterday at Darilyn's 1st mth inspired my post today....

He was asking me how was motherhood so far and i told him in one word - GREAT!
Yup, so far, the pros have outweigh the cons in SO many ways....i told him i dun mind not clubbing, not gg to the beach etc as all these are not that impt anymore...=)

Thus, i have complied 10 points to show how motherhood changed me, the benefits of being a mum and how much i have been loving this journey so far....

1) Its more him than me....A kid will wash away any self-centeredness you have inside you. You will just become this selfless person who will do anything for the well-being of your baby.

2) Patience is a virtue...and you will have it when you are a mum...

3) You will just become this ridiculous person who gladly spend any amount (within your limit) if it benefits your baby - yup...$50/lesson to stimulate Thad's brain; $20 feeding bowls to teach him how to self-feed...

4) As mention above, all the things which you used to do before will seem not as important as your child - going on holidays/sun tanning on the beach etc...

5) you will appreciate your mum much much more. You will come to understand the reasons why she forbid you to do stuff last time.

6) Nothing beats your child's smile/hug/kiss after an end of a Loooooong day at work. Its priceless...

7) The joy of seeing your child reach their individual milestone - taking their first step; speaking their first word...Priceless again...

8) You become more organised in your life - Baby eats every four hours. Diaper bag must include XXX, YYY and ZZZ....nuthin less....

9) You relive your childhood all over again! Gg to the zoo, watching disney shows, hearing to nursery rhymes....ok, i know for some ppl, they dislike all this....B always tell me that he feels that i enjoy watching the shows more than thad! =p

10) This reason is cater more towards me...another reason to shop! I trawl Kiddy palace and other baby shops more to find cute stuff for thad, other than practical stuff that he needs. =)

So there you go...10 points on why i like being a mum so much....of course, there are so so much more...If God is willing, i would like to be a mum once more...=)

Disclaimer:
-Nope, i didnt take any money from the govt or MCYS
- Mums to be must also be prepared in the tiring part - nite feeds, changing baby's diapers etc...but hey, all these are nothing as compared to the joy you find in them..

And Jan, this post is also dedicated to you...! A Europe baby? hee...

And KC, dun forget abt me when in europe ya...my shoe size is 7.( Jan can show you which brand and colour) thank you very much....*winkz*

Its definitely not a gd feelin when u go back to wrk on a Monday after a looong weekend..To make things worse, B is on duty this week, which means he needs to be at wrk at 8am...and i need to feed/dress/fetch Thad to sch all by myself...=/ But thank God this week is another looong weekend..hee...

How time flies, its gg to be year end soon when we bade 2010 gdbye..Looking forward to Christmas, my ever favourite season of the year. =)

So happy that my bdae fell on a Thurs this year..i practically celebrated it for 4 days ( self-declared bdae celebration) and which bb and thad must abide. Ha...it was eating and shopping these 4 days! ha..but i guess the shopping part is more for our new hse. Yup! We have bought our new lovenest at sk, just opp my mum's flat and we will move in approx mar/apr next year.

God really blessed us with this flat...We started looking for flats for abt a mth but many did not fit into our criteria. We finally found one, offered the price and was accepted by the owner. However, at the very last minute, they changed their mind. B and me were very disappointed! We dun understand why and i kept hounding the agent after that to ask whether the owner is still interested. Ha...but meanwhile, our agent brought us to see other flats. She brought us to see one which is opp my mum's. Layout is EXACTLY the same as my parents. THus it was like gg back to my old hse. However before we cld offer, we were outbeaten by another couple. Darn....2nd disappointment in hse hunting!

Anyway to cut the long story short, bcos of the new ruling by HDB, the new owners forfeited the flat and our agent quickly called us to tell us of the gd news and we then quickly rushed down with our chq book and this is how we became the proud owners of the flat. =) Many plus points for us in buying that unit ( though price is a tad high)...near my parents, near wet market and compasspoint, within 1km of most schs in sk and lastly its near the 2 expressways. Thank God for his intervening....When we simply cant understand why the 1st unit owner changed their mind, now we are glad they did..=) God is really good!

So now, we are busy looking for suitable IDs so that we can start our reno when we collect our keys...AND also busy buying hse stuff...haha...i called my mum to ask her whether i can put some of the new stuff we bought at her place and she agreed. Hee..cos it has been piling up in my living room..=/ THough its fun buying hse stuff, but yet again, im so not used to spending and spending every week! LOL...BUt at least its for a valid reason yea...=p