HAPPY GIRL

MOVED

2008-03-29T02:14:00.001+08:00

To Multiply......
CYA!

And IRFAN turns TWO

2008-03-25T21:08:00.005+08:00

Happy birthday sweetheart!

a little less than 2

2008-01-31T14:33:00.001+08:00

A little Luck

2007-10-30T21:24:00.000+08:00

With a little luck, I am actually all alone in the house.
The kiddo is out jalan raya with nyai and company.
The husband is out enjoying his company's Dinner and dance.
The blog is almost dead. Haha..It is date.
Apparently, I have no time to do an update.
So that's it.
I need to do the laudry.
Till we meet again...probably next month...when we're back from Bangkok!

The past & the present

2007-07-24T22:20:00.000+08:00

Thank God Blogger didn't shut me down. Hur hur!

Okay, updates..like FINALLY!

First up, congratulations to Mr and Mrs KOH! Like finally!

From this:

to this:

and hopefully, you'll produce kids as cute as these two insya allah:

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I was in Manila a few weeks back for work. Managed to do a little shopping despite of the lack of time....:)

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And here's the latest photos of the lil treasure of mine!

So that's it for now!!!

Let's take a walk

2007-05-16T20:57:00.000+08:00

Hello everybody!
I'm sorry for the loooong wait...
So first up will be Bangkok & Krabi photos :D

more

Ah....and a few videos to share:

Irfan's first trip to the zoo.....

Supermarket trip at GIANT Tampines...(i am NOT going there anymore!!!)

Eating on his own at KFC Suntec City

And this is the most exciting thing that happen when he was 13.5 months.

And so, my lil taugeh is now a toddler!

Mid week post

2007-04-11T16:21:00.000+08:00

I've finally finished editing the Krabi and BKK photos.
Will be uploading it tonight (provided fotopages doesn't die on me).
This will be my last week of work here in Tuas *do the ribena jump*.
HAHA!
There is nothing seriously wrong working here.
It's just the distance (and the pay!). HAHA!
Anyway, I think I will miss the people here (not the WORK!).
Less than 2 hours more to 6pm, so I shall do some mindless ramblings.
Fanfan woke me up at 2.30am this morning.
Just to shit, while standing up.
Really.
No kidding.
In my sleepy state and half closed eyes, I actually stood in front of his cot and said "faster shit can? i'm very sleepy"
15 minutes later, I was pretty sure he was done and proceed to change him.
The smell, god, the smell, woke me up instantly.
I can't describe the smell.
It's too complicated.
Brought him to the sink to clean him up, made his milk and put him to sleep.
By then it was 3.15am.

ONE@Sembawang Park

2007-04-05T12:01:00.000+08:00

In celebration of the little taugeh turning ONE, we did a mini photo session at the nearby Sembawang Park.
Here are the highlights:

More pictures...

Back Home

2007-04-02T10:39:00.000+08:00

We are back!
Fanfan is ONE.
And I'm still sane!
One holiday post coming right up.
So be patient, while I clear my 200-something work e-mails....*faints*

And to Krabi and BKK

2007-03-23T16:22:00.000+08:00

Dear Aunties, Uncles and fellow friends,

I'm leaving on a jetplane tomorrow.

Mummy's been telling me over and over again to be at my best behaviour while on the plane. She will throw me over should I decide to have my classic tantrums. *so evil*

I will be turning ONE in 2 days' time, so hold your presents till I get back! :D

In the meantime, have a great weekend and I'll see you again in 9 days!

New Start

2007-03-19T15:15:00.000+08:00

So, after much thinking, I've settled for the best job offer.
Oh yes, I'm taking a huuuggee leap!
Goodbye Tuas! Hahaha!

Weekends

2007-03-06T09:15:00.000+08:00

I am so glad that I don't work on weekends.
It means I get to spend 2 full days with Fanfan.
When he was still tiny, weekends are mostly spent in shopping malls, either in town or in our very own heartlands (namely causeway point..hee hee)
And now, when he's a lil bigger, shopping malls don't really appeal to him anymore with the exception of Toys R'Us.
He's just facsinated with the neverending aisles and the toys there.
Anyway, I'm always thinking of new places to go with the lil one.
And I am running of ideas.
Saturday mornings are reserved for breakfast at MacDonalds (Ridout Tea Garden....i love love love this branch!) , and then swimming at 11am.
We'll be back home by 1pm for a home cooked lunch.
Fanfan will have his nap (he usually nap longer (at least 2hrs) after swimmming), while we do the housework as fast as we can...hur hur!
We are usually out of the house again by 5 plus.
Most of the time, we drive to town to do window shopping or meet up with friends (with their babies in tow) for dinner.
It's always fun to watch how Fanfan interacts other kids or other adults for that matter :).
And we'll be back home by 9-ish, and the babe will be in bed by 10.
We try to spend the Sundays either strolling in the park or relaxing by the beach.
I love the recent "Concert: Local Flavours with a Twist" held at the Botanic Gardens.
It was very entertaining, despite of the rain and all.
Sentosa is another place that I love.
The fact that they have a shallow area (no seawater!) for kids to splash around is just brilliant!
I always love going to family friendly places. :) :) :)

One Wet Rainy Morning

2007-03-01T09:28:00.000+08:00

My heels got stuck on the escalator at the MRT station.
And it broke!
My paper bag (with my jacket inside) fell into a puddle of water.
And all these have to happen when I have an interview at 3pm.
How?! How?! How?!

The Start of Something New

2007-02-27T16:09:00.001+08:00

The wedding frenzy is gonna start real soon.
I've got a Tkgian wedding to attend next week.
One TPian on 1st April, which I think I will have to do an amazing race that day since I will only reach SG at 3pm! (no one million dollars but I do hope I'll see that million dollar smiles on both the bride & groom).
One more TPian in May and one gorgeous GrandmaM in July (I am looking forward to this one!!

Ah, Krabi and Bangkok in 3 weeks time! I LIOKE!!!!

Happy Feet

2007-02-26T11:49:00.000+08:00

Happy 11 months baby!
He surprised us in the morning by grabbing his puchcart and walking!
Ah, amazing I must say.

pardon the quality...since it's using my hp. the camera died!

Cheer me on

2007-02-23T12:33:00.000+08:00

There's a lot of things going on in my life right now.
So that explains the lack of updates.
Fanfan's been growing up so fast that I can hardly breathe!
One more month to the big ONE!
Scary isn't it?
I was just commenting to the husband about it this morning.
Talking about the big ONE, we have decided to do away with the big birthday bash thingy.
I just can't deal with the problems that will come before and after the party.....heh!
I think we'll just have a threesome party , me, daddy and baby.
Very simple, very hassle free, very cheap....har har har!
Things at work are not looking rosy at all.
Seriously, I want to quit and move on to a different environment.
It's been 4 years here and I think it's about time.
My priorities have changed.
With the baby and all, I need more than money.
I need stability.
More than ever.
I think the coming March vacation will give me the boost I need to move on.
Come on people, cheer me on, so that i have the courage to step out of my comfort zone and start looking on the other side.

p/s: I've been receiving hate tags over the cbox. If you're reading this, I would just like to thank you. Btw, it would be great if you don't tag using any of my family's name, because I don't think they'll appreciate that at all :)
And yes, I delete comments that I don't like.....har har har!

Back Again

2007-02-14T11:53:00.000+08:00

It's been ages since I last blogged.
The last few weeks have been really,really hectic.
Lil Fanfan was down with flu.
It was horrible.
I feel horrible.
The late nights, the constant crying, the terrible coughing fits that kept him irritable, the vomitting, the countless visits to the doctor, the allergy reaction that came after....
And he's so thin now...he lost so much weight!
Thank God he is on the road to recovery...
He should be up and crawling (no running yet!) by end of this week.
And time to fatten him up again!

Up Genting

2007-02-02T12:02:00.000+08:00

Remember the free tics and hotel stay in Genting that I won?

Ahaa...and so we did drove up there on Saturday afternoon.
It was cold! Extremely cold!
The outdoor theme park was closed due to the fog.
So we settled for the Indoor Theme Park, which was not really great. *sad*
The highlight was the Boyz To Men concert (free tics mah)!
Great vocals, great seats (THANK YOU NEWPAPER!!!) and superbly great audience!

Posing outside "The Arena of Stars"

And we met Anuar Zain! And that's my cousin and my sister

So girls, shall we go again?

Aquaducks

2007-01-30T16:27:00.000+08:00

An extremely packed weekend.
So first and foremost, let me do a review on Aquaducks.
This is Fanfan's 2nd swimming trial (first with Aquaducks).
The coaching style was similiar to the one at Marsden (songs and dance).
This session was held at Suntec City (rooftop pool).
I can't see any major fault on the style of coaching, however, I think I will go with Marsden Swim School.
Unlike Marsden, the pool used by Aquaducks is not baby friendly at all.
No changing area for babies.
I had to change Fanfan on the bench!
It was an absolute inconvience to me!
And the fees at Marsden are cheaper ($20 per lesson), plus parking is free.
And the size class is smaller (4 per class), vs 8 per class at Aquaducks.
No doubt the pool used by Aquaducks is waaaay bigger than the one as Marsden (a custom made pool in front of their house), I don't think it's big plus.
Babies don't really need to use a big pool anyway.
And so, it's swim time at Marsden this Saturday!

10 months

2007-01-25T14:51:00.000+08:00

Happy 10 months, baby!

2 more months for me to savour all your babyhood-ness before you welcome toddlerhood.

Boys II Men

2007-01-23T09:48:00.000+08:00

I have no idea what are their latest songs but who cares?
Coz i just won 4 tics and hotel stay in Genting KL for their concert this weekend!
How blardy exciting is that?

Marsden Swim School

2007-01-22T08:53:00.000+08:00

We went to Marsden Swim School for a trial lesson on Saturday.
I was impressed.
It was a relatively small class (which was good!) of about 4 babies.
The class focus more on water safety/familiarization through songs and games.
And the lil boy enjoyed his class so much that he gave a lil cry when he was pulled out of the water!
We've got a trial with aquaducks (it's free!) next week, and then, we'll probably decide on which one to commit to....heh!

Test Drive

2007-01-18T14:18:00.000+08:00

The lil one had an adventure on his own...

Hmm..let me try this

Where's the key?!
Is this it?
Wheeee!!!!! Coming thru!!!

Brush baby brush

2007-01-17T13:45:00.000+08:00

It's never too early to start brushing your teeth!

Mindless Ramblings

2007-01-15T16:05:00.000+08:00

Mindless ramblings here...
So we are car-less for the next 3 days.
She (yeah..it's a she..i like) is undergoing some minor cosmetic surgery.
She should be looking as good as new by Wenesday, although the pocket would have a heeuuuge hole! Gah! Nothing new there.
Since we are car-less, we had to take a bus to my mom's place this morning.
While i was yawning the whole way, Fanfan was wide awake with his big and not-so-round-eyes looking at every little thing. The bus, the grass, the seats, the people, the signs and the list goes on and on....
I miss the car...boo hoo!
Anyway, I had an uneventful weekend, and a really wet one.
With no car, and raining on-stop, we stayed home. So boring lah...
Please dun rain next week, coz Fanfan has a swimming trial to attend!
Whooppeedooo! I should bring his rubber duck, no?

Scrimp and save

2007-01-09T13:52:00.000+08:00

Got Fanfan his first insurance policy yesterday (after much dilly dallying...hur hur!).
At least now, I know I don't have to work my butts off to pay for his uni education or anywhere else for that matter *relief*. otherwise, i can always use the money for something else!kwa kwa kwa!
Being the financial control of the household drives me crazy sometimes.
Making the husband the financial controller drives me even crazier!
We'll probably be broke by now! lol
Ok, I shall stop now.
I need to settle the company's accounts *pulls hair*

Tooth part two

2007-01-06T22:28:00.000+08:00

So I pry his mouth open....not once, but many many many times..wahaha!

"hopefully mummy will noy pry my mouth open while i'm sleepin...zzzz"

Beautiful World

2007-01-04T09:46:00.000+08:00

Can somebody get me this? :D

Look Ma! I've got teeth (or rather TOOTH!)

2007-01-03T09:30:00.000+08:00

2007 and another milestone!
So Fanfan got himself a tooth over the new year, and after 9 months.
No pictures yet.
Coz it was just too difficult to pry his mouth open and shove the camera in his face. Heh.
I'll try again tonight.
Else, I'll just get my sister to do it. (boleh ye bibik!)

The End of 2006

2006-12-29T11:01:00.000+08:00

2006 is coming to an end.

Let's do a lil' recap:

Jan 2006

7 and a half months....

Feb 2006

Growing bigger and bigger

March 2006

Hello World!

Welcome Fanfan!

Welcome diapers and milk as well!

April 2006

Lots of sleep, lots of milk and lots of pooh as well

They all come in one package.

May 2006

My dearest grandfather passsed away...

but not before he seeing his first great grandson

June 2006

Fanfan's first shave....
the next one WILL be when he turn 18...and I turn 45 (OMG!)

July 2006

Celebrating Daddy's birthday (hurray!)

and Mummy's return to work (blergh!!)

I can turn!

Aug 2006

First dip into the pool

and not the last!

Sept 2006

First trip...

simple...unique...friendly

Oct 2006

Hari Ray in 3!

I can crawl!

Nov 2006

Horse riding

I can sit!

Dec 2006

Great stuff comes in small packages.

Happy New Year folks!

Me vs Auntie

2006-12-22T15:32:00.000+08:00

You know, i love SALES.
So today, I thought I dropped by SINTEX warehouse sale.
To get irrisistable bedset at $10!
Upon reaching there, my jaws dropped!
The place is not yet opened but there were people queing or rather pushing one another.
It remimded me of the "Hello Kitty Craze", a long time ago.
And as the clock striked 10, you can hear screams and people rushing in.
I am not going to risk my life (get trampled and all), so I stood there with the husband, till it was fairly safe to go in.
And of course by the time we got in, all the $10 bedset were gone!
Damn people!

With the cut out coupons in my hand, I was not about to give in that easily.
And so I decided to hang around to see if there were people who doesn't have coupons but yet proceed to grab the items.
Now you see, no coupon means that you have to pay $99 for the bedset instead of $10.
And you can only buy 2 bedset with 1 coupon.

Aha....true enough..there were. Here's how I got my bedshet.
Auntie: miss, can u give me your coupon? i want to pay for this. (it's a queen size bedset...just like what I wanted).
Me: no aunty, i cannot give you. You already buy so many.
Auntie: Aiyah miss. give me lah. (wah lau eh, she wanted to grab the coupon from my hand!)
Me: Cannot lah auntie. You have not enough coupon, you give me the bedset
........
And she proceed to give me her killer look.
I refused to backed down.
So in the end, she threw the bedset down.
I picked it up and IT'S MINE! :)
Me: 1 Auntie: 0

KL RoadTrip

2006-12-21T16:38:00.000+08:00

We had a lil road trip to KL right after Phuket!

You're Fired

2006-12-15T13:07:00.000+08:00

Breaking news.
Actually yesterday's news.
I didn't have time to update..hah!
One staff was fired yesterday, but we were nice enough to let him stay till end of the month.
What pisses me off is that is tried putting all the blame on me. WTF?!
Come on man, be manly enough to face the consequences of your actions.
How dare you blame it on me!
It's okay.
2 more weeks and I don't have to breathe the polluted air that you've created.
Adios!

Phuket 2006

2006-12-13T09:55:00.000+08:00

We're back!
In one piece! Yeyness!

Phuket was great!!
Haha...so many exclaimation marks!!!
Travelling with a baby is super exhausting lah. I swear!
Sorry Fanfan....BUT it was an enriching experience.

Flight expereriece
Now, weeks before the flight, I kept flipping Mother&Baby mag (the Nov edition i think).
It had excellent travel tips with a baby.
Plus i had some tips from Ilyas's mom as well..:D..thank eh babe!
Especially the tip about changing his diaper just minutes before boarding time.:P
So my baby backpack was filled to the brim.

We left the Quinny at home and brought the 4-way carrier instead (which later gave daddy backaches after carrying Fanfan for 4 days straight! Har har!).
We opted for the carrier as it is much easier to move around, especially since we were going to be doing lots of outdoor activities.

Flight tips (that I could think of)

Always inform the airline or ticketing agent (waaay ahead) that you want a basinnet. If you don't need a bassinet, ask for the front seats, because the leg room is wider and you'll be grateful for the extra space (makes feeding easier for both bottle-fed and breast-fed babies). We on the other hand DID NOT (silly us!) ask for a bassinet nor the front seats way beforehand, so we were stuck with the crampy backseat on the way to Phuket! Gah! But on the flight back home, the counter girl did manage to give us the front seats (hurrah!), complete with the bassinet as well (double hurrah!).

Get the baby to suck his thumb, pacifier or even feed the baby while taking off. It'll distract him from the pressure. We kept shoving biscuits into Fanfan..heh! Oh and since Fanfan is a thumb-sucker, it was pretty easy to get him to do that.

Overall, Fanfan's first flight experience was a pretty pleasant one. He slept most of the time. Probably because the filght timings coincide with his nap time. :D

Flight peektures

We stayed at Bel Aire Hotel which is situated at Patong beach area. Well, you can't see the beach from the hotel though. The beach is about a good 10 minutes walk.The hotel is pretty new, and the room is very spacious. Great for kids to run around.A baby cot is readily available.No peektures, coz we forgot. Heh!Oh and there's no electric kettle, so we had to ask for the staff to fill up our small thermos flask (which we brought from home) with hot water everyday. We assume that all hotels would have tea/coffee facilities........we got it wrong this time :( Other than that, everything about the hotel is great.

Halal food is pretty easy to find around Patong beach area. There is a food centre which has lots of Halal stalls.While we feasted on Thai crusine, Fanfan had his boring old cereal...bah!Oh, we also had dinner at this Dubai cafe that serves indian and middle eastern dishes.Pretty pricey I must say, but food is good.

Going to Phuket is never complete without snorkeling right? Riiiight!I think the last time I did snorkelling was at Langkawi, years ago!

Fanfan was all geared up to go to sea, but i feared for the fishes! Haha!So Mum had to babysit him while we all jumped into the sea.I think Fanfan was feeling a bit left out and he kept kicking his legs in the air.So mum actually lowered him down and let his legs danggled in the sea for a few minutes.You should see how happy he was!

Phi phi island is gorgeous I tell you!

We took the elephant ride and saw the snake show. Peektures!

more pictures

Great trip!

Next destination will be Krabi and Bangkok in March!

Off to Phuket

2006-12-03T15:39:00.000+08:00

So we are leaving in about an hour's time.
I'm using the free terminal here. :P
Will be back with loads of pictures!
Wish me luck! :P

Mall

2006-11-29T12:20:00.000+08:00

Everyone around me seemed to have stepped into the lastest mall in town, ViVo city (no lah, not IKEA Tampines. That one opens tomorrrow :D).
Even my colleagues from Philippines, who were in town last month have been vivo-ed!
Now speaking about mall, I remembered the first time we took Fanfan to the mall.
Paragon to be exact.
He was about 1-month plus and we were all geared up to “show” him the world! Heh!
2 hours and we felt like we’ve been there for 8 hours!
He didn’t sleep.
He screamed.
He kicked.
He cried.
Thank God he didn’t poo!
So at the end of the trip, we were dead beat, exhausted.
Cranky baby = cranky parents
That experience however didn’t stop us from visiting more malls! Ha ha ha!
So my dear lil boy, shall we go Vivo city this weekend?
Oh, I forgot.
We are flying this weekend.
Now, THAT is going to be another adventure.
So till then!
I've got packing to do...*dies*

The Uncle and the Nephew

2006-11-24T14:30:00.000+08:00

Right when he was born, they say that they look alike.

Do they?

High Horse

2006-11-20T10:27:00.000+08:00

Mum's birthday was over the weekend and we had dinner at Han River at Simei. Now, i think the service is blardy lousy.
And with a price tag of $18.90++ per person, you would expect drinks to be included right?Wrong! Drinks and SOUP is excluded! Soup?!
How to have stemboat with no soup? Plus, they don't serve ice water.
They serve you mineral water at a cost.
Why couldn't they just say it's $25nett per person including drinks and soup?
It would make life a whole lot better.
Ok enough ranting.

Here's fanfan with his horse! Eee ha!

Up, Up and Away

2006-11-17T11:27:00.000+08:00

It's confirmed!
We're off to Thailand's tropical paradise - Phuket!
And nooo..we're not leaving taugeh behind.
He's coming, his first flight!
Ooh..i'm all excited.
I'm pretty sure this trip will be well remembered. Heh!
So if you have tips on trvelling with an 8mth old baby, do drop me an email.
*thinking of the number of bags to bring*

Ready, set.........?

2006-11-14T15:32:00.000+08:00

Go or no go?

Raya 2006 in Black & White

2006-11-13T22:57:00.000+08:00

Friends since poly days.
It was the annual Raya outing and this time round, it was extra special with FanFan around *starts counting his green/red/white/blue/yellow packets*
Hur! Hur!
Till next year!

Tag

2006-11-09T15:09:00.000+08:00

ooohh..i got tagged!
Tagged by iceglacier

1) Are your parents married or divorced?
Happily Married.

2) Are you a vegetarian?
Hahaha...nooooo

3) Do you believe in Heaven?
yes..oh and hell too :P

4) Have you ever come close to dying?
Does giving birth count? I felt like dying...heh!

5) What jewelery do you wear 24/7?
Wedding ring. I've stopeed wearing any other jewellery ever since Fanfan pulled one of my earings! *shivers*

6) Favourite time of day?
In the morning when Fanfan starts flashing his gummy grin!

7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli?
yeah..the whole lot!

8) Do you wear makeup?
Yes..when I'm not lazy.heh heh

9) Ever have plastic surgery?
No..unfortunately

10) Do you color your hair?
No.

11) What do you wear to bed?
Hur hur...i'm not telling.

12) Have you ever done anything illegal?
Next question

13) Can you roll your tongue?
My sister can!

14) Do You tweeze your eyebrows?
where got time to squeeze?!

15) What kind of sneakers?
Adidas. btw, to the asshole who stole my Adidas sneakers a week ago, "I hope you get foot rot for a whole year!" Bastards!

16) Do you believe in Abortions?
No. There's the word adoption you know.

17) What is your Hair color?
Black

18) Future child's name?
future?!*chokes*

19) Do you snore?
Show me the evidence!

20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?
Austria! U hear that,husband?!

21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
No. They've bben moved to Fanfan's cot!

22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first?
Rub my eyes

23) Gold or silver?
White gold.

24) Hamburger or hot dog?
Hamburgers..i'm a fast food junkie

25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Honey stars

26) City, beach or country?
Beach

27) What was the last thing you touched?
My shiny new HP..wahaha

28) Where did you eat last?
The canteen near my working place

29) When's the last time you cried?
Hari Raya!

30) Do you read blogs?
Yes.

31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?
with my sloppyness, i would say most of the time. wahaha!

32) Ever been involved with the police?
Yes. I was on the motorbike with the husband and he HAD to ride on the pedestrian pavement in FRONT of the neighbourhood police station. The policeman rushed out out the staion and screamed at us to stop.
We can be so stupid at times. *drops head in shame*

33) What's your favourite shampoo conditioner and soap?
The one that's on the shelf at the moment. *scratch head*

34) Do you talk in your sleep?
Oh yes..

35) Ocean or pool?
Ocean!

38) Window seat or aisle?
Window. I like to see the clouds

39) Ever met anyone famous?
No lah...

40) Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life?
At the moment, I'm just happy with how things turn out.*positive thoughts*

41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it?
Twirl.

42) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey?
Ricki..who?

43) Basketball or Football?
Football!

44) How long do your showers last?
I like short showers

45) Automatic or do you drive a stick?
I'm born to be driven

46) Cake or ice cream?
Ice cream!

47) Are you self-conscious?
Who isn't?

48) Have you ever drank so much you threw up?
I don't drink *saint*

49) Have you ever given money to a beggar?
Yes

50) Have you been in love?
Married with a baby..so whatdaya think?

51) Where do you wish you were?
Holiday-ing

52) Are you wearing socks?
No

53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
No and don't wish to

54) Can you tango?
Haha! Of course not.

55) Last gift you received?
Can't remember

56) Last sport you played?
Doing household chores. Does that count?

57) Things you spend a lot of money on?
House

58) Where do you live?
Northern area

59) Where were you born?
Land of Singa

60) Last wedding attended?
Ade & James

63) Most hated food(s)?
Fried tofu

64) What's your least fav.?
Chicken Liver

65) Can you sing?
I croaked.

66) Last person you instant messaged?
Husband

67) Last place you went on holiday?
Batam

68) Favourite regular drink?
Sweet Tea

69) Tag 3 friends:
Ibu Ilyas
My sister
Lynn

70) Current Song?
I'm getting a headache already!

Hello MOTO

2006-11-07T16:53:00.000+08:00

I got this shiny little gadget courtesy of the very good people from Class95.
Now, I've always been a fan of Nokia, so I'm really not sure if this little Moto will make me ditch my current Nokia Hp.
Just this January, I bought a Panasonic HP and it lasted only for a week!
I got so fustrated that I sold the Panasonic and bought myself the ever so familiar Nokia.
So will this last me more than a week? Hur hur!

Crawl baby crawl

2006-11-03T17:21:00.000+08:00

She is PREGNANT

2006-11-02T11:53:00.000+08:00

So she is pregnant!
Finally I can announced it on my blog.
She's estatic, so am I!(she pregnant..i'm NOT!*after the recent scare..hur hur!*)
So my friend, congratulations!
4 years of trying and I'm so happy for you!

Change

2006-11-01T11:40:00.000+08:00

I think it's time for a career change.
And this time, it's going to be for real.
Time to dig out all those certs!
Wish me luck!

Raya 2006

2006-10-30T17:17:00.000+08:00

Hello pple..
First of all, Selamat Hari Raya to all the muslims out there.
Many many stories to share but for now, let the pictures do the talking..

Look at me

2006-10-16T10:47:00.000+08:00

Mummy is too busy baking for Hari Raya, therefore, she'll not be updating for a while. So for the time being, you can just look at my "chow yuen fatt" face :D.

Humpty Dumpty Had A Great Fall

2006-10-10T10:03:00.000+08:00

Today is 10-10.
Today is also the day where FanFan had his first great fall...bad parents we are :(It was the usual morning rush that we always have without fail :D.
So Daddy decided to put the little one on the bed (like we always do, despite numerous warnings from parents/friends/relatives NOT to!!!).
And Daddy decided to pop into the bathroom for a while.
I on the other hand was busy combing my hair.
3 seconds later, I heard a loud thud, followed by a wail!
The lil one is on the floor together with my towel!
Apparently, he was trying to grab my towel which was at the edge of the bed.
So I scooped him up and immediately checked for bruises.
No bruises, but my heart broke.
I comforted him and by 5 minutes, he was all smiles.
Thank God for the towel and laminated flooring, which cushioned his fall.
So the first great fall caught me by surprise.
Lesson learnt.

Go Geylang

2006-10-05T10:19:00.000+08:00

The hasbern and I broke our fast at Geylang yeterday.
Since no one was in the office and the husband is on course in mainland Singapore (waahh! very rare you know..), , I went off an hour earlier and met him at Aljunied.
After much hmmmm and haaaw, we decided on Banquet at Lion City Hotel.
Alamak!!! Bad decision lah. We had 2 bowls of seafood noodles, which looked horrible and taste just as bad. *sigh*
We couldn't be bothered to get another dish so we just eat that awful thing (the queue was damn long hokay!)
I wanted to browse thru the Geyland bazaar, but there was a lil baby waiting to be picked up!
But we did managed to get carpets after much barganing. :P
It was 9pm when we picked taugeh up from my mum's place. And I could hear his screams from the corridor! (guilty! guilty! guilty!)
He immediately raised his arms when he saw me. Hur hur hur!
When it was time for bed, taugeh decided that he should punished his parents for being late by releasing his over-the-top screaming session!
He slept at 12.30am after much coaxing from us and woke up at 4 am to continue the screaming session!
So now, I got panda eyes! *wails*
"I will solemnly promise my taugeh that I will not be late anymore"

Holiday Peek-tures

2006-10-04T09:41:00.000+08:00

Here are some peektures that we took during our short holiday!

And here's a lil video!

Baby "I"

2006-09-28T09:35:00.000+08:00

Baby Ilhan (2 mths), Baby Ilyas (3 mths), Baby Irfan (6 mths)
Cute eh!

Money No More

2006-09-26T13:59:00.000+08:00

Money down the drain! *wails*

Independence Day

2006-09-22T15:51:00.000+08:00

I've always cuddle the lil one to sleep at night (due to the fact that I'm away from him for an average of 10 hrs a day).
This is probably the most precious time for me.
No matter how tired i am, i WILL put him in my arms, smell him, look into his eyes and rock him to sleep.
And this comforting routine was about to change.
And it caught me off guard.
It happened last week.
As I was rocking him, he kicked and screamed his lungs out.
It startled me.
I thought he was uncomfortable, so I changed his position, and held him tighter.
He wriggled HARD and screamed again.
His eyes looked really sleepy, so I am left wondering what went wrong.
So I put him in his cot to take a breather.
The minute his head touched his pillow, he popped his thumb into his mouth, turned his head to one side, and slept.
The same thing happened the following 2 nights.
And at that point, I realised that he didn't want to be cuddled to sleep anymore.
Is it a sign of independence?
Or am I losing the bond?

You Got e-Mail

2006-09-14T15:10:00.000+08:00

Sandcastles in the Air

2006-09-12T12:49:00.000+08:00

Time: 830 am
Day: Satuday
Venue: East Coast Park
We dragged outselves to a cross country event.
That was probably the first cross country I've been to since I was sixteen!
FanFan and his matching baloon (which by the way, flew away 5 minutes later).
I got him another balloon, which burst in his face while he was trying to eat it up. Hahaha! And nooo..i didn't get him another one!

Daddy and Fanfan!

Later in the day, rushed to a certain GrandMa's engagement.
Congatulations GrandMa and Mr D!
We love u many many many!

And we'll be looking forward to another wedding next month! Wheee!

Here's a lil' video of Fanfan!

I(DOL)

2006-09-07T14:52:00.000+08:00

So yesterday, I (and Fanfan) finally managed to watch SG IDOL (the full show that is!)

Fanfan "He looks kindda cute"

Fanfan "hokay..not anymore..the carpet's more interesting. I wonder if it taste as good as my dear old socks"

Mummy says vote for this one!

SuperHero

2006-09-06T11:04:00.000+08:00

Brand new day today.
I'm still giggling over yeterday's post.
Har har har!
Fanfan the superhero!
Let's talk about superheros.
During my time, the closest superhero that I came across was He-Man- The most powerful man in the Universe!
Muscles and all!
Har Har Har!

I was not that obsessed, but my younger brother was!
It was He-Man this, He-Man that!
We had He-Man action figures that we used to play with.
And I always end up getting Skeletor!
And I always have to die!
Like he said" Skeletor kan jahat! mesti ah mati!" (translation:"Skeletor is bad! must die!").

And of course my bro would chant the famous quote "By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!"
And since I have Skeletor, my line would be "I'll get you for this, He-Man!"
Har har har!
Till the next entry people!

Look Like Who?

2006-09-05T14:45:00.000+08:00

Har! Har! Har!
Hokay...stop laughing! Stop! Stop! Stop!
Now, my baby is very powerful you know.
He's Magneto and Gandalf all rolled into one.
All together now "Hail the new FanFan!"
Wahahaha!!!

U try lah!

Soon

2006-09-04T14:21:00.000+08:00

I was talking to the husband about some silly stuffs when i realised "eh, hari raya coming."
And we got no baju raya!
I think we have to settle for the ready made ones instead of the the usual tailor made ones!
And Fanfan? eh Fanfan, u don't need to wear baju kurung lah..just wear rompers lah!
I'll make you wear the ones that have big pockets for you to put your green packets hokay! Hur hur!And I've yet to get cushion covers, table runners, cookie jars..alamak! die lah!
I think I'll have to get all these before the fasting month, unless I reeally don't have time, then I'll have to bring my ass down to Geylang during fasting month! *shakes head*
Oh, and the coffee table is finally arriving this Saturday.
And we still have unpacked boxes!
Major spring cleaning coming up.
The next few weekends are going to be jam packed!
Let's now talk about my favourite person , Fanfan (the husband has been relegated to 2nd place..hur hur).
He has yet to start crawling. But I can see that he is trying very, very hard.
He has started lifting his buttocks, but every time he does that, he will topple to his side.
Very hilarious I tell you! Har har har!
I am still trying to catch it on video, but he's a lil fast for me!
He'll be six months soon and we have to embark on EATING SOLIDS 101.
Heh!
Meanwhile, to kick it off, I bought these.......

to store his food lah!]
And time to get the food processor out from the box.

Dress Up

2006-08-31T09:12:00.000+08:00

Just Once

2006-08-29T11:07:00.000+08:00

I feel lost
I feel trapped
I can't see the light
All I see is darkness
Total darkness
I want to come out
I want to feel free
I want to feel the fresh air and the gentle breeze of the wind
I want to be happy again
Will you help me?

FIVE MONTHS

2006-08-25T17:42:00.000+08:00

This is me...long, long time ago.
.
.
.
.
fast forward...to today.

This is FanFan.
Same or not?
HAPPY 5 MONTHS TAUGEH!!! MUMMY LOVES U MANY MANY!

I WILL try to get hold of the daddy's baby pics..

Missing Smile

2006-08-24T11:13:00.000+08:00

Poor lil Fanfan was down and out for the past 2 days.
Thank God for the garmen childcare leave.
With a 38.5 degree fever, he was cranky and could not stop crying.
His appetite was poor too.
Nothing cheered him up.
Neither did Old Mac Donald nor Itsy Bitsy Spider did the trick.
No smiles, no giggles.
I think he *is* teething!
Gasps!!!!

Bananarama

2006-08-21T10:58:00.000+08:00

TKGS Campfire was2 weeks ago..
It's been quite a long time since I came down to help out the girls (since CCA is now on weekdays!).
So it was good seeing the girls. I do remember some of their faces and names..ah..good for me! :P
The theme was "Bananarama". Hahaha! I really have no idea how they came out with that.
I kept giggling whenever I saw the word "Bananarama" on their banners, programme booklets.Okaay, probably it's just me. Bah!
Oh well, hormone-raging teens....Heh! (I remembered being fifteen mah..)
Everything went well without major hiccups.
So congratulations girls! Hip Hip Hurray! :)
I know there are some girls who worked extremely hard for this. So let's give them the credit.
There are of course some that didn't work hard. A handful didn't work at all!
Times have change. Priorities change. Expectations change.

I know that some of these girls do read my blog.
God knows how they managed to get the link,
To them"girls, if you want to read, then go ahead. drop a comment if you want to.but i would appreciate it if you would ask/email me if you want to do a link. i've seen u linking me on your blogs without my permission. i find that extremely rude."
Blogging is free.
But that does not mean you ignore blogging ethics.
Come on, it's basic manners. Tsk tsk tsk!
Don't wait till i drop you an email asking you to remove my links.
Eh, i vair fierce one you know. Go ask your seniors.

Dress Code

2006-08-20T22:56:00.000+08:00

We had a lil kenduri over the weekend.
Fanfan was obviously dressed for the occasion.
Heh!

A Boy and A Girl

2006-08-17T17:03:00.000+08:00

Mum sent me a mms today.
I went "ah? what girlfriend?"
As far as I was concern, almost all the babies (except for the one that belong to the famous husband and wife videographers...heh) are boys.
So I gave a quick call.
me: ello. who's that?
mum: my friend's daughter remember? the one who is only a week younger than Irfan.
me: oh..what are they doing now?
mum: tengah peluk peluk! (hugging one another)
me: huh?!!!!
mum: ok bye!

oi! oi! oi! dun anyhow hug girls can? *headache*

Ouh Ouch

2006-08-15T09:57:00.000+08:00

There is always a first time for everything.
I usually sit in the front seat together with Fanfan on my lap when travelling from my mum's place to my place.
I know, i know...it's wrong.
But it's only a 5-minute drive and i miss him! So I was playing and showing him the sights on the road, he bend his head and bang! His head hit the dashboard!
I went O-o! Thankfully, there was no bump. Therefore, no cry. Just a panic attack from me.
And this morning, he woke up a tad bit early.
As looked over in his cot, he was busy entertaining himself.
So I went back to bed while the husband took his shower.
And before I knew it, i heard a knocking sound, followed by a scream!
Apparently, he knocked his face against the cot railing!
Picked him up to soothe him. Panic attack #2!
Okay, time to get a full cot bumper. Pronto!

Crash

2006-08-14T12:08:00.000+08:00

If you are on my msn contact, you would notice the distress that i was in last week.
The most unthinkable thing happened. And it had to happen to me, when I was working from home.
That fateful day, I decided to work from home since the husband was down with stomach flu.
I logged into my laptop at 8 am sharp since I had a net meeting with my director at 9am.
Well, I wanted to get my documents in order before the meeting.
I left it on and went to the kitchen to get breakfast.
Went back to the sofa and I saw a black screen on the laptop.
I let out a high pitched cry! Shit shit shit!
Scratching sound could be heard, and I knew that my hard disk had died. Kaput! Dead!
What I did next was a bunch of panic calls.
The last back up I did was just before I went on maternity leave in March.
So to cut the story short, I lost 5 months of data, e-mails, taugeh's pictures (which I have not print!!!), and a whole lot of other stuffs.
The old hard disk is beyond repair.
I feel sad. And angry. Angry at my stupid self for not backing up.
So now, I have a new hard disk.
But I am still sad.
My precious pictures. My baby.
All lost due to my foolishness.

Swimming 101

2006-08-11T10:21:00.000+08:00

We brought Fanfan for his FIRST swimming lesson during National Day.
Did he cry? Of course lah! But he warmed up after about 5 minutes, and here comes the new Ian Thorpe!
Cute right?

On an another note, i think we need to lower down his cot. He seems to master the act of "reach out and grab". I found him holding on to the side rail of the cot and trying to push himself up the other day.

hyatt where?

2006-07-31T13:29:00.000+08:00

eh, i think displaying "will you marry me?" on top of the car is absolutely brilliant. tell him that will ya? :) He has just earned a gazillion brownie points! *smiling like kucing kurap*

********************************
Fanfan has his first night in a hotel over the weekend. (eh, no dirty thoughts ah... he's just a baby).
We had a 1-night complimentary stay at Hyatt JB. Erm..let's just say that it would be the first and last time I'll be staying there. Heh!
Shopping at Tebrau City was very challenging, with FanFan in tow.
I think we did an okaay job. There's room for improvement.
And i think i might need to change my holiday plans. Darn!

And happy 22nd birthday sista!

Early in the morning 6 o'clock

2006-07-18T16:23:00.000+08:00

Weekday mornings are always the busiest part of the day.
FanFan will whine at 6am for his milk.
I will slowly get out of bed and feed him.
20 minutes later, i would be in the shower and Fanfan will start doing his business :P
and he would scream and kick his legs for us to change him.
since i'm in the shower, the husband does the changing. heh!
he's happier once he's been cleaned and he'll play with himself for a while. it gives me time to do my morning prayers and change into my working clothes while the husband takes his shower.
Fanfan will have his face washed, socks and cap on.
He'll have his full shower once he's at my mom's place.
I'll then pass him to my mil while me and my husband have our breakfast.
and by 7.30am, we're off to my mom's place, with him in his car seat.
and if he's sleepy enough,he'll fall asleep even though it's only a 5 minute drive.
and the cycle goes on..5 days a week!

Rolling Rolling

2006-07-16T00:29:00.000+08:00

For the past few days, FanFan's been very busy practising his turn.
And I must say, he's pretty darn good at it!

10 more days to 4 months!

birthday

2006-07-13T12:25:00.000+08:00

today's entry is dedicated to my husband lah.
why ah?
because ah, he turned 29 lah
so old ah..yah..veeryy :P
but i still love u lah
but remember ah
today u must pick me up ah..heh!
oh, i hope u like the present ah since you chose it yourself
sorry ah
for the very low key celebration ah
u know lah, your son has been keeping me very busy
oh and more more thing, get well soon!
falling sick on your birthday must have sucked..heh..
oh well, there's always next year...when u turned 30..wahahaha!!!

p/s: i've FINALLY managed to catch lil fanfan in action yesterday! will upload the video later..when i get back home :P

heart

2006-07-12T15:47:00.000+08:00

this is a fairly long entry, so please bear with me.
when taugeh was born, he was diagnosed with a heart defect@hole in the heart.
yes, you've heard it right HEART DEFECT.
imagine my shock and my confusion.
my lil baby, who was a day old has a heart defect.
right after he was born, he was subjected to the routine baby checkup. i was told that there was a "swishing sound" in his heart and i was advise to keep him in the hospital for another day.
apparently, the "swishing sound" was suppose to disappear in the next day or so. he was also a lil bit pale (doctor's observation).
being a new mom, i was natural anxious and decided to stay with him in the hospital for another day.
the "swishing sound" (also known as heart murmur) did not disappear the next day and the lil one was scheduled for an echocardiogram (echo). An echocardiogram is a procedure that uses sound waves to produce a picture of the heart and to visualise blood flow.
the husband and i insisted on accompanying the lil one for the heart scan.
i could barely walk due to the fresh wound but whatdehell. at that point, pain or no pain, i still go.
there were a lot of things that was on my mind as i pushed my baby to the scanning room.
the lil one was wide awake, oblivious to the surroundings.
as i lay him on the flat bed, my hands were shivering.
the husband helped to undress him and you could see his tiny naked body laying on the flat bed.
and as the cardiologist scanned his heart, i held my husband's hand for support
the cardiologist explained to us the different parts of the heart to us via the monitor
"he's got a small hole in his heart. there, can you see it?" and he pointed to the monitor.
my mind was swirling. i've heard about babies having a hole in the heart but never did i expect that that baby would be mine.
he was diagnosed with Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
ASD is a type of congenital heart disease, which means that a child is born with it.
for children with very small ASDs, the ASD closes on its own about 90% of the time.
that is what we are hoping for. that his hole will close on its own. he is scheduled to go for another echo test when he is about 4 months old.
meanwhile, we were told to treat him like any other normal baby.
and at the point, we decided not to share the news of his heart problem to anyone even families.
i guess it's better for them not to know. i wouldn't one anyone to look or even treat him differently because i don't want to constantly be reminded of his condition. the only person i told was a friend of mine who is in the medical line. i kind of need a second opinion. thanks girl!
so yesterday, was THE DAY.
taugeh was scheduled for an ECHO test.
we came to KKH about an hour early. call it anxiety.
he was a lil bit restless during the examination but within 20 minutes, it was all over.
and the cardiologist said the magic words "the hole has closed. it's normal now. he's discharged. no need to come back".
alhamdulilah.

One wedding

2006-07-10T15:16:00.000+08:00

i attended a wedding dinner of a close friend over the weekend. twas great to meet and yak with all my fellow buddies and their other halfs. congratulations to the two who are taking the leap next year! :P
big hug to the one who ROM-ed on 06062006! what a date! LOL!
big shout to one who is counting the days/hours/minutes to her BIG day in Oct..happy counting!
and lastly, to the radiant bride and groom, CONGRATULATIONS! enjoy yourselves in maldives! faster, faster make babies..LOL!
i kapok this picture from sue. heh!

and while i was enjoying myself, the husband was stuck at home with taugeh, babysiting!
i did call home a few times during the dinner just to make sure that both of them are all right. apparently not!
teugeh decided to throw a massive tantrum! i could actually hear him screaming in the background. i was tempted to rush back home but i decided against it.
let the husband handle it. give him a taste. heh!
and when i came back home, taugeh was asleep (i could see traces of his dried tears! alamak, felt so guilty) and husband was exhausted. and i grinned from left to right!

to make up for that day, we all went to JB the next day. taugeh's first trip out of Singapore. and if he was excited, he sure did let us know! heh heh! so how husband? shall we do this again? :P

my parents have finally moved to Sembawang, which is a 5-minute drive from my place.
whoopeee! thank you! thank you! thank you! :)

change

2006-07-06T10:56:00.000+08:00

having a baby changed me.
1. i no longer understand the concept of having 8 hours of sleep. i'm lucky if i can get 5 hours of sleep.
2. i no longer sleep like a log. the slightest sound that the baby make will wake me up.
3. i can no longer shop till i drop. i can't even remember the last time i bought something for myself. GSS? what is that?!
4. i can no longer wear perfume. and my clothes will forever have baby drool + milk on it. heh!
5. multi tasking is nothing new
6. planning is a thing in the past
7. i am always late. late to work, late for appointments, late, late, late
8. baby come first, husband come second, and i always come last!
9. breakfast, lunch and dinner are FAST affairs
10. the husband no longer get the first morning kiss..hah!
they say change is good. i say...Definitely!
welcome to parenthood! :)

the husband's birthday is next week..and i have no plans, no gift, no cake. i am sooo dead!

his daily activity

2006-06-21T18:01:00.000+08:00

he does this everyday without fail....my smelly taugeh

back to work

2006-06-21T14:56:00.000+08:00

first day of work.
first day of being apart from my taugeh.
i think he was still kindda of woozzy dizzy when i picked him up from his cot early in the morning.
and i nearly went bonkers from inhaling his scent so deeply.
can't help it lah.
brought his smelly tshirt with me, so that i can smell him every now and then. LOL!
the husband dropped taugeh off at my mom's place.
and as i was travelling to work, i feel a lil bit of excitement (although i miss that lil taugeh of mine very much).
it feels like the first day of school.
Haha!
what greeted me in the office was a pile of mess. and i thought i DID clean my desk before i leave. i am very very sure i did.
there were bills, papers, invoices, post-it, pens and all sort of rubbish. it was filthy and messy. OMG.
thank God i wasn't pregnant. i could have given birth right there and then.
the boss came in 5 minutes later and gave me a grin.
"sorry abt the mess. i didn't know where to put all those stuff".
i wish i stayed home.

he turned TWO

2006-05-26T15:13:00.000+08:00

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it's been a looooonng time!

i'm still here...alive...thankfully..hur hur!

and so, my little taugeh turned two yesterday..

two months..not two years hor! :)

and i've moved...officially to the new (or rather not-so-new)house.

tomorrow is gonna be a busy day....till then.

enjoy the clip!

falling asleep

2006-04-21T11:49:00.000+08:00

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going...going....gone..and off to dreamland.

surprise!

2006-04-21T11:05:00.000+08:00

changing diapers, feeding, rocking the baby can be tiring especially if you are at it 24/7. so i'm always happy to trade places with the husband in the evenings. :D
so, as the husband was about to change taugeh's diaper yesterday, he was greeted with this:
he *is* extremely proud to be the first to discover..har har! (especially since i am always the one to discover something new about the baby). it's finally out after 8 days. and i am so glad.

taugeh's new sleeping style

my brave lil hero

2006-04-13T11:38:00.000+08:00

my lil boy went for his circumcision at Dr Zailan earlier in the afternoon.
i felt so helpless. i didn't even dare to look.
he was quite cool after he was given the local anaesthetic.
but of course he screamed and screamed when we got home.
all i cold do was to cuddle and hold him close. i felt like screaming too!
ah..poor thing lah.

faces

2006-04-11T12:05:00.000+08:00

day 12

2006-04-05T14:30:00.000+08:00

his umbilical cord finally dropped today. that is his favourite sleeping position. i hope he sleeps better after today. and thanks to all for the lovely wishes...:)

Taugeh

2006-04-04T12:28:00.000+08:00

hello.
it's been a very very exhausting week.
so here's the birth story:
24th March 06 - Friday
i've been having this clear water discharge through the night.
we weren't quite sure if the water bag burst, so at about 9am, we made our way to KKH.

i was warded to the delivery suite at about 9.40am and we waited and waited and waited.
the doc came at almost noon and informed us that the water bag is still intact. however, i was wheeled down to the AMC to do an ultrasound to check the water level.
at about 2pm, the doc came to insert a pill in my u-know-where, and hence the start of my induction.
i was then wheeled up to the normal ward for monitoring.
the contractions were coming in but it was still quite bearable.
by evening, i was gritting my teeth every time the contractions came in. i had to miss APM live (darn!).
25th March 06 - Saturday
1 am - the nurse came in to see how I was doing. i was curled up, whimpering in pain and the bedsheet was stained with blood.
i was told to make a quick call to the husband and was immdiately wheeled down to the delivery suite.
the doc made a quick check and i was already 3cm dilated. there was no need for a second tablet.
i was in such pain that i ask the nurse for painkillers. she suggested Pethidine, a jab on the thigh.
once the drug kicked in, i was so high. extremely high. all i wanted to do was sleep. i had 3 hrs of blissful sleep, so did the husband.
at about 530am, i started to feel the pain again.
i was given the gas to breathe in. evil stuff. practically useless. it made my head spin and i could forsee a major headache coming my way.
the hubby was practically forcing the damn mask on me and teaching me how to use it..blergh. i was too tired to refuse..LOL!
the doc came at about 8am to break my waterbag. i was 4cm dilated. i could feel the water seeping out. quite gross actually.
the contractions are now a minute apart. i brazenly asked if i could get another dosage of the Pethidine since the gas is totally useless. instead of a full dosage, i wa given half. did it work? Noooooo....
horrrible horrible contractions!
at approximately 10.30am, i felt like passing motion. so the husband called for the midwife and by 11.00 am, i was told to push.
i huffed and puffed and push and push. everything else came out, except for the baby.i was made to do all sorts of positions in order to push the baby out.
i kept asking the doc if the baby is stuck (i know...very silly...blame it on the labour pains). taugeh seemed to be quite a stuborn baby. you could actually see his hair but he refused to come out! the doc even added booster so that i could feel the maximum contrations (which by the way felt like my spine was going to break!!!). after about an hour, the doc had to use the vacuum. i was told to push with all my might. and as i gave one big fat gigantic push, i could feel two snips and everything came tumbling out!
so at 12.02 pm, taugeh finally came...

h.e.l.l.o

2006-03-29T13:14:00.000+08:00

it's 12.02 pm on 25 march 2006 and i'm fresh from the oven. my name is muhammad irfan and my birth story is coming right up!

is it starting?

2006-03-21T09:17:00.000+08:00

week 37.4
Mon 20 Mar
Time: 9 am
- a visit to KKH alone! coz the hubby apparently had to report to work at Senai. *grumpy grumpy*
- baby size 3.3kg. I gave a big O when i heard that!
- final say: give birth this week or be induced next mon.
- first fingering session done, which is extremely painful!!! I practically had to walk with my legs wide apart. 2 cm dilated. I gave another big O.

After all that information, i HAD to sit down and digest all that info.

Time: 6.30 pm
- i discovered dark red/brownish mucus on my panty liner.
- first thought "what the ^*&^*&^&*?"
- smsed a few people and called for the husband
- the husband is stuck at traffic jam at komtar. *curse and swear*
- called the doc.
- i was told that the baby is gonna come out. but not so soon. so i should just relax and start counting my contractions.
- funny thing is, i didnt have contractions

Time: 9.30 pm
- watch DIA and wait.

Time: 11.30 pm
- gave up and sleep

week 35

2006-03-07T11:04:00.000+08:00

as i looked at my planner for the whole of March, i realised that i have a wedding to attend every single week! oh crappyness.
dun get me wrong. i love weddings. BUT not right now.
35 weeks and looking like a beach ball, i'll rather go to the beach. :P
and i did just that yesterday. and boy oh boy, i float better than a buoy! :). Confirm won't sink one!
my waist is at 38 inches now. like tree trunk! LOL!
having braxton hicks once in a while. someone told me "that means you're getting there!" Ho ho ho...tell me about it.
the visit to the doc yesterday went pretty smoothly.
taugeh is in good size. no water rentention for me (phew!). and no major swelling of the legs.
booked the bed package and now, i just wait. :)
major shopping needs to be done in the next few weeks. for the taugeh that is.
and my taugeh loves shopping. u can actually see my stomach going haywire once i stepped into air-conditioned malls.
ah..so now you know.
and i hate going on the public transport these days. yes..people still don't give up their seats for pregnant women.
i think the longest journey that i was made to stand in the mrt was from boon lay to kranji! and i was 34 weeks then. but i must thank my lucky stars that there was a horse race that day. else, no one would have alighted at kranji and i'll probably have to stand till ang mo kio.
right now, i'm just making full use of the couple time i have left, hahah. i'm pretty sure that our hands will be full once the bundle of joy makes his grand entry.

week 33

2006-02-17T10:15:00.000+08:00

it's week 33 and technically, i have 7 more weeks to go.
the e-bag is almost ready. Heh. being the absent-minded person i am, i am bound to forget something :O
waist size is 37 inches and i weigh 51.8kg, which means i've put on approximately 8kg for the past 8 months.
almost everyone i met asked me if i am excited especially since this is going to be my first.
yes. i am excited. am i ready? ho ho...tough one there.
as a first time mum, i have my fair share of insecurities.
and as the D-Day gets gets nearer and nearer, my insecurities get bigger and bigger.
and it is during the late nights when my mind starts wondering the "what ifs".
it's scary i tell ya.:(
and i can't help it. reaally...

picture time

2006-02-03T14:58:00.000+08:00

Taugeh is now almost 31 weeks and weighing about 1.66kg!

He is extremely strong now and my stomach gets waayy out of shape most of the time. :) . When the picture above was taken, he was yawning away..uh uh..

And here's the mummy. I feel like bursting now.

And the daddy finally found time to fix up the cot. And it IS about time!

and i am still sick

2006-01-23T15:46:00.000+08:00

i'm still nursing that dreadful cough.
i think this has got to be the worst flu I had ever since i got pregnant.
3 days of MC, 2 trips to the Doc, complete bed rest and i'm still coughing.
oh, how i dread this.
and i was greeted by the mother of all cramps (read :simpul biawak at 5am in the moring. how sweet.
so here i am, hobbling away.
i need to get well.
fast.
why?
coz my birthday is coming.
i want to eat a LOT on that day.
and i want it to taste good.
not bland. like now.
and thank you for the get well wishes:D

ah-chooo

2006-01-16T16:03:00.000+08:00

down with flu.
39 degree fever.
not good.

week 27

2006-01-09T14:54:00.000+08:00

i am walking more slowly now but graciously though. heh!
and the belly is blocking my view down there. it is very fustrating during bath time:P
i'm not exactly big for 6 and three quater months. i had this lady coming up to me asking me if i was 4 months. i'm like "huh?" while the husband looked away, amused i must say.

i used to be contented with just 5 hours of sleep during the 2nd trimester, but not now...
i feel like sleeping all day long.
BUT with the taugeh constant kicks, he keeps me awake on most nights.
at times, my belly goes all wobbly and at times, you can see his bones poking out.
i can feel his bones when i'm massaging the stomach, although i cannot differentiate which is elbow/arm/leg YET.
i'm eating slightly more meals now.
potatoes and cheese are my favourites (think of cheese fries. perfect combination)
the next doc's appointment will be in 2.5 weeks time at the ADC.
that will make me a whopping 30 weeks!

2006 - a brand new year

2006-01-03T17:05:00.000+08:00

welcome 2006.
no resolutions this year.
i had resolutions last year.
here it goes - 1. Exercise more. Due to the recent excess skin that was found during the most unappropriate time, I must say, I need to exercise.
- i didnt execise the whole of last year. unless you count shopping. heh! bad girl!

2. Shop less and save more. Duh..what else is new?
- ooohh..i did shop less. i did save more..buttt it's back to square one on 31 dec 05. *mildly shocked* i *think* i blew my moolah away during the pre AND post christmas AND new year sale. wah lau! i blew like 2k over the new year sale. that's a freaking 3 days!!! handphone, household items, presents, tons of clothes for me and the hubby, food. waiit..food?! what the hell did i eat?! *rubs tummy*

3. To be a lot more thankful for what I've been blessed with. I've been taking things for granted lately.
- all i can say is that i DID complain less in 05. So that means i'm more thankful aye?! *confused*

4. To be closer to GOD
- yup. i can confirm that. although i have a loooong way to go. baby steps aye! :)

5. And finally....to get my wedding preparations going. and I mean going in full swing. I've been rather lazy in that department.
- hahahaha! i DID get married you know. i dno't exactly know how i managed that (with loads of help i guess), BUT i am smugly married now. and that's all that matters right...right right?

so that's it. no resolutions for 2006. just go with the flow and sometimes (hopefully most of the time), things will just fall into places.
btw, i am broke. like totally. and 25 days to pay day. shit!
oh and happy 26.5 weeks taugeh! i love u many many!

christmas weekend

2005-12-27T11:40:00.000+08:00

christmas holidays went by pretty fast i must say.
the annual company family day was held on Friday at Changi beach Club.
pretty cool place i must say.
the rain came crashing down for an hour or so, and it's all sunny again.
i must say i enjoyed watching the bowling session very much.
yes. watching instead of playing. very tempted though.
oh well, maybe after the baby's out. heh!

Saturday was all about the new house.
the lights are finally up!
had our first night there.pretty quiet and all.
met up with some friends for supper at the KTM railway.
i must say the roti john is not too bad.

i need to eat now.
the taugeh is moving a lot harder now.
i need to feed him.
enjoy the pics!

this was at dome cafe. making use of our $10 vouchers. heh!

being pregnant

2005-12-16T09:35:00.000+08:00

being pregnant is such a wonderful feeling despite

- the morning sickness that grabs you regardless of where and when
- the fatigue that makes you feel like a lump of lard
- the endless burping that makes you feel worse than a bullfrog
- the constipation that makes you so miserable coz you can't shit no matter how hard you try
- the indigestion that gives you sleepless nights
- the hunger pangs that drives you crazy for you're always looking for that lil' bit of something to munch on
- the cravings that drives the husband crazy for you're always bothering him about what you want
- the ever growing tummy that is blocking your view down there
- the muscle cramps that makes you yelp in pain
- the sudden appearance of tiny hairs on the tummy area (i'd tell ya, my naked tummy looks like a rambutan! LOL!)
- the breathlessness when you walk too fast
- the itchiness that makes you squirm
- the constant need to pee every hour

and suddenly, i forgot about all the above, when i feel a kick from inside. his way of saying "mummy! stop complaining! i'm here!"

aaaahhhh...you see? a miracle i must say.

p.s: the husband measured the tummy yesterday and holy moly! it's 33 inches!

no..no...at the back pls...

2005-12-13T13:04:00.000+08:00

Scene: In a free shuttle bus from Sembawang Shopping Centre to Yishun MRT.
Me: alamak, so full. can u find for me a seat?
Husband scanning around and finally saw an empty seat beside an apek. Well, the seat is not actually empty. His bags of groceries were "sitting" on it.
Husband: Uncle, is this seat taken?
Apek: No, no..i got so many things. you go to the back.
Husband: But my wife is pregnant. You cannot give her a seat?
Apek: No..no..no..u go to the back.

Wah lau! The bus is so damn full and we cannot even move to the rear of the bus.
Husband: Never mind lah uncle. next time, your wife or daughter pregnant, nobody give her seat!
And i immediately gave a shove to the husband. No cursing no matter how bad the situation is.

Point 1: I cannot believe that the apek refuses to move his bags of groceries to make way for me to seat.
Point 2: I cannot believe that my husband cursed the apek!

By this time, there were already several people offering their seats. and the apek and his groceries didnt move an inch till Yishun.

I am silently amused. The husband is annoyed.

Week 23

2005-12-13T10:29:00.000+08:00

I am officially at 23 weeks...whee......

so what did u get?

2005-11-25T16:25:00.000+08:00

the PSLE results were out yesterday.
my 12-yr old brother (oh yes, i HAVE a 12-yr old bro) was one of the thousands that went to collect the results yesterday.
fortunately, he did well enough to qualify for the express stream.
i've been receiving smses and phone calls asking me about how my bro did.
and i am pretty irritated.
and i just said "call my house and speak to him directly".
i am *not* going to tell them his results.
let them get it directly.
do you remember people bothering you on how many As did you get throughout your school life?
and most of the time, they just want to compare it with their sons and daughters and get all high and mighty when your results are not as fantabulous as their own off springs.
i had that all the time.
it's just so blardy irritating!
the education system is extremely stressful today.
and i bet it'll get worse in time to come.
i get stressed thinking about how stressful my son is going to be once he is able to hold a pencil and write A,B,C.
i see parents taking leave when the exam periods are approaching.
i see parents taking leave when the results are coming out.
am i going join them?
i cannot answer that.
once when i was working part time during the school holidays, i had this mother of a 12-year old who gave me his son's revision books to mark.
and she actually made me sit down with her during lunch time to explain to her the solutions to the sums that he got wrong, so that she could go home and explain it to her son.
it was stressful.
i quit after that.
it's a cruel world ain't it?