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

Thank You

To all the bdae wishes that was sent thru and of course all the pressies received...

My hatch day went well...woke up early for no apparent reason. Maybe its due to my bio clock. ( so irritating right?!) Tried calling the 2 Chans up but to no avail. Laid there til 9am which is our agreed waking up time...to get ready for US! Which is Universal Studio by the way...not USA! which my bro really tot i was gg when i sms him...-_- B said that he didnt know US stands for Universal Studio too...i told him that i understand why he dun get it cos he's so much older...but my bro is only 2 yrs older than me...-_-

Prayed hard for gd weather and boy, i REALLY got it. It was SO SO SO freaking hot today! I tink thad is darker although i religiously sprayed sun block lotion on him! *oops* Really had fun at US. Surprisingly its really that nice...Initially i tot that the US in SIng wun be that great cos its so small and since i visited the Jap one, it shd be much much worse..but many of my friends/colleagues came back with raving review with US that i was so raring to go...ha...aniwae, though its small, the place is done up nicely and the feel is very gd! =) We enjoyed it so much that we converted ours to the annual pass! hee...

B was so kind not to restrict my expenditure that day...even to the extend of encouraging me..haha..i guess bdae gal have her perks! Thanks B, for sponosring my US spree today...=p BUT, i didnt get much stuff la..haha...Dinner plans at HRC hotel was shelved due to the fact that we were so full and that we were so tired out from the heat..B even thanked me for helping him save money...ha

Aniwae, am posting the pics in fb soon...Enjoy..=)

2months+ had just passed since i last blogged..Been super busy with work and of cos changes in my life..

Thad had turned 18mths couple of weeks ago and we decided to switch him to the childcare centre nearer my place so that i can move back and hence have more pairs of hands to help look after Thad. The move was not easy as it seems as Thad was already used to his infantcare. He cried buckets again in his new school, but this time B was there to hold me up emotionally. My parents were also very sad about thad's move cos this means that they wun be able to see him on a daily basis as what they have been doin so since his birth. I had to hold back my tears when my father bade Thad gdbye..and im sure he feels the same way too...=(

Moving back home sure have its perks. B, my FIL ans SIL helped to take care/play with thad and i can have more stuff to pack my stuff or just have that bit of rest after work...Thus, im not as tired as before and so far, no sickness this month! *cross fingers*

Anyway, must be wondering why im blogging in the morn on a weekday. Nope, not from the office,but frm home. Poor Thad, had this viral fever for 6 days! It was a heart-wrenching and stressful period for us. Rushed him to KK emergency when his temp hit 39/40 twice! but still no outcome and they just say the same thing, this usually last for 5 days...-_- Monday came and we decided to bring him to see his PD which was not open during weekends. Gave antiboitics and thad is finally ok now. hopefully the fever wun come back again....Its really tiring as we set our alarms every 3 hrs to check on Thad. Really scared that his fever will just shoot up in the middle of the nite! And the frustrating thing is that Thad refuses to eat his med, get his temp checked and getting sponged. He threw his temper whenever we do so and we had a hard time placating him. Wonder where he got his temper from!!! =p

But watever it is, his getting back to his normal self is our upmost importance, no matter how tired/frustrating we are. We will definitely do everything to the best of our ability to see him better...=) I was telling B on the journey home yesterday how this year is so not a gd year for us as so many things happened! He told me something that struck a chord...How can i be ready for another when im not strong enuff for something i have now? Which is quite true...everytime when Thad gets sick, i sometimes will just break down in tears and desperation. Guess God is building up my character day by day and showing me the reason for His decision. B asked me why i keep questioning God's decision? Well, its hard not to do so as im like constantly reminded of what i had lost. Guess i need to have more faith, as our Good God makes All things beautiful in His time. Im sure when the time is right, he will reveal to me His sovereign plan for me. =)

For now, i just pray that i will not be too sadden when i am reminded of the incident and will try to move forward in my life. Sometimes i will just break down at its 'anniversary' or when i think of its milestone...sigh...i really need to become stronger and yes i can! Thanks to B who has been most supportive to me and will not snap at me when i kept asking 'Why?' everynow and then..=)

On the work front, it has been crazy as the weeks pass...my new coll just resigned last week after 3 months here...and nope, im not the evil colleague if you are having these tots...i guess some things are not beyond our control. Its gg to be stressful months ahead again! =/ but i fret not cos God is with me...=)

Turn your eyes upon Jesus...
Look thru in His wonderful face
And the things of this world will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace...

Just 4 simple sentences in a song and it Always touches my heart whenever i hear it....

"For i know the plans i have for you, " declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11

Had a short break to Genting with my parents, aunties, uncles and THad! His first overseas trip! It was really a challenge starting with the packing of luggage. I was so afriad that i missed out something! And yes i did - i forgot to bring his toothbrush and toothpaste! Thank God my mum brought! hee...our luggage was so big - we had 3 personal bags, one huge luggage and a pram! The transportating of the luggages are real tiring! not to mention a 10kg thad...-_-

Thank God Thad slept most of the journey to and fro..and once he's awake, he cant sit still at all! He kept climbing up and down, wanting to see the people behind and kept wanting to hold our watches/specs and then throw them on the floor! And really thank God that he did not poop thru the journey. Hee...

It was a good break for both B and me admist what is happening in our life now. We didnt really explore the theme parks, but went shopping ( B bought a lot of stuff, me?? NIL ), eating and sleeping. Ha..We even went to play at the arcade - those tickets one where we accumulated to exchange for a England tissue box holder. =) Managed to watch the finals of the WC where Spain won ( Yawnz...) seems like the team that i supported during this WC kept losing one by one..B said lucky i didnt bet. HA...tHAD really enjoyed himself thruout the trip. He kept smiling and playing with my family. Guess he really liked being in the centre of attention. My aunties and uncle entertained him greatly and yes, he entertained back by blinking his eye at them, tilting his head and popping his eyes ( yup, his new funny face trick). He also enjoyed walking here and there. I guess once they learn how to walk, they disregard all boundaries! He kept walking up to strangers and smile at them, kept eh-ing ppl machiam its his best frens..-_- sometimes i really duno where to hide my face! HAHA...

One conversation that we had whereby B was stumped:
Me: Should i wear my wedding band to Genting?
B: Wear la, nm ma...
Me: But have diamonds on it ma...scared dangerous...Wat if i kana robbed?
B: Wun la, the diamonds so small...
Me: Ya, NOW THEN YOU KNOW!!!!
B: ..........

Back date to 22nd June.....
Sorry i had to let you go..I simply have no other choice.....

~Maybe, just maybe...i have got it all wrong...and somehow im sick of arguing for what i believe in. Im just so tired...~