Sunday, 29 March 2015

RIP Mr. Lee Kuan Yew

50 years ago you cried for Singapore, today the whole world cried for you...
You have been such a blessing to this wonderful country bringing it from a 3rd world to a 1st world - WORLD CLASS CITY aka garden city!!!

Although neither mr. Hubby nor I are Singaporean, but we have been living in Singapore for the past 7 years and have truly appreciated your fruits of labour...now our kids are also enjoying it too!!!
Was just commenting to mr. Hubby that no where else in the world can a mummy (that's me) along with my baby walking in the wee hours SAFELY with no sense of FEAR on the streets of Singapore and taking the public transportation CHEAPLY...

Our family felt honored and privileged to pay our last respect to you at the Parliment house COMFORTABLY all thanks to the tremendous effort of all the volunteers and of course the PRIORITY QUEUE for parents with kids in stroller (wheelchair, handicapped, etc)... We were in and out in 1.5 hrs as opposed to the 8hrs queue or being turned away as the queue had to be closed momentarily!

When I look around Singapore, I see your hard work has truly been paid off...
I cannot THANK YOU ENOUGH...
You have done Singapore PROUD!!!
May you Rest In Peace...

On a side note: mr. Hubby's bday is today and it has been truly a memorable birthday week/weekend for him as he has paid his respect to Mr Lee Kuan Yew not once but twice! 

    Photo Credit: The New York Times

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Bon Voyage!!!

I thought I had given up my traveling shoes ever since baby no2 was born!!!
But I guess I was wrong... Travel is in my BLOOD :) having grown up in a flying family...

So guess where we are heading to??? U guess right!!! (hint: picture says a thousand words)
Australia, Philippines and India here we come!!! 
The Nagas are coming...plz prepare the red carpet! lols...
Call us crazy but ALL these travelling within a span of 4 months :p 
(2 of the destinations being back to back!!!)

Oh btw, Sienna will not be joining us for the Aussie trip!!! Have yet to break the news to her... It will be tough as she's at the age of "knowing" n doesn't wanna be left behind... Eeeepppsss!!! Any tips on how to tell the little one??? 

Well most probably she won't even miss us as po po  n gong gong is in the house...all attention will be just ON HER!!! Don't have to share the spotlight with di di Skyler!!!

***mummy having separation anxiety!!! But yet need a break n travel....DILEMMA!!! ***

Stay tune for our travel adventure updates and of course mummy tips will be included as well :)

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Happy 35 mths to baby Si and happy 13 mths old to baby Skye!!!

Happy 35 mths to baby Si and happy 13 mths old to baby Skye!!!

(previous month's post <~ if u missed it!

Here's our monthly family tradition of taking Polaroid pics.
Hopefully baby Si n baby skye pics will cheer up ur day!!!
It did cheer us up when snapping these pics... :)

Milestones reached:
.Baby Skye able to "pai shou" - clap hands when asked! <- 1st chinese word :)
.Baby Skye able to raise both arms up when we say "praise the Lord"
.Baby Skye able to wave when we say bye/hi
.8.6 kg, 76.5cm during his doc's checkup n vaccination on 17th feb 
.Baby Skye enjoying his tooth brushing experience since his 2 bottom teeth started to sprout last month!
.Baby Skye stood up on his own, took the walker and walked more than 10 steps all on his own!

.baby Si able to say her teachers and most of her friends name at school!!!
.baby Si able to sing her 1st chinese song all by herself from start to finish...
"Liang Che lau hu"... This is a big accomplishment since this mummy is a "banana" and daddy a "potato"!!! (Baby Si done it for quite sometime now) - forgot to record it down.


Click here ->>> Throwback baby Si's 13mths!


Monday, 23 February 2015

Baby Skye 1 year old bday celebration!!!

Since turning 1 is a big thing, baby Skyler gets a post just for himself instead of sharing the limelight with jie jie Sienna (in previous post)...

So what did we do for Baby Skye's 1st birthday???
Well...it was a 4 day weekend for daddy since mr. Hubby took 2 days off just for his lil' prince special day :) 
Gong gong n po po joined in the festivities too by visiting us for 2 weeks...

Think the 2nd child syndrome has kicked in as we didn't get any presents for baby Skye...***O'OooooooooHHHhhhhhh*** just a cake and LOTS of HUGS and KISSES :) :) :) 
(Update: Oh yeah we did a hand molding for baby skye as a nice reminder of how tiny his hand is) 

This mummy's motto is "RE-use, RE-Duce and RE-cycle"... So all of sienna's 1 year old bday presents automatically became Skyler's 1 year old bday presents too (of coz minus the girly stuff/outfits/etc)...muahahaha.... Did I mentioned that our tiny living room has been overtaken by the kids toys!!! I can barely walked and some days we trip and do the "dancing walk" when we cross the living room...

Oh did I mentioned that jie jie cried when we sang the bday song to skyler instead of to her???
1st child syndrome :p
So guess what we had to re-sing it again...but this time to Sienna!!!
(We unexpectedly caught it on camera - guess who stole the limelight???)

Here's a recap of what we did...
.family movie - kid's movie "The book of life"! Think Sienna is too young to enjoy this movie as it was too intense...but we sure did enjoy the popcorn :)
.Movies -Took the opportunity to watch a movie since gong gong n po po took Sienna to cousin Zach ha min for a weekend stay over...and guess what movie mr. Hubby chose!!! "PK" - 3 hours LONGGG....but a good Bollywood one as it shows the reality of things going on in India but in a comedic way... Same director as the famous "3 Idiots"!!! 
(Note to self: But I think going to the movies will be a no-no now that skyler is at the phase where he wants to go down, crawl n cruise...)
.POLW - Sienna fav. "Daddy-daughther date" spot as baby Si has an annual membership there!!! It's a kids water park...since it was baby Skye bday weekend, we decided to take baby Skye to join in the fun as well...but gong gong, mummy n baby Skye were just chilling at the lawn drinking coffee n taking pics!
.chillis restaurant at sentosa for dinner
.hort park walking trail to telok Blangah tree tops to Vivocity! Very stroller friendly except the very last part going down the steps! Very nice scenic walk among the tree tops ... Highly recommended!
.brasserie les saveurs - FRENCH buffet!!! Don't remember the last time we really enjoyed a sit down dinner QUIETLY what more a BUFFET... Since Si was at cousin Zach place, we decided to splurge and spend quality time with baby Skye over GOOD YUMMY FOOD... We sat there for 3 long hours...baby Skye did indulged in yummy FRENCH food, delicious delicate FRENCH chocs n desserts n coffee!!!
He slept after his meal so mummy n daddy could continue enjoying our meal...
We were even given a private booth to ourselves overlooking the buffet area and large windows displaying the gardens outside! Mr. Hub was all praise for their amazing bread...one with rosemary herbs and Parmesan cheese...that the chef himself came to hand deliver a loaf for us to "tapao"!!!
.sichuan restaurant- actual cake cutting ceremony...glad gong gong n po po came to join!
The Sichuan food was yummy...really spicy n salty....the way I like it....hehehe....
Baby Skye had his first bite of cake....more like LOTS of bites...he loves it so much :) I still remember baby si's first taste of cake. She didn't really know how to enjoy n eat it....she took just one bite!
.chinatown - to soak up the CNY atmosphere but nothing much going on, more for tourists...selling souvenirs, deco, etc! Was crowded so we ate n left!
(Update- mr. Hubby happened to be in Chinatown during the weekend before CNY..oh boy was it packed like sardines...thank goodness we went during the weekday)
.clarke quay - On the way back from Chinatown, stopped by Clarke quay to enjoy the night scene!
.botanic gardens - picnic with a group of friends... Well organized picnic I would say. So much variety of food, desserts, drinks, games, etc! Si n Skye had so much fun on the grass ;) 

If u see closely, it was all about food food food!!! 
The whole week n weekend long of eating yummy food :) 
Now we are still eating nonstop for CNY...***gesssshhhh***

More pics on mr.hubby FB





Friday, 13 February 2015

HAPPY VALENTINE's day!!!

L.O.V.E.... The picture says it all...Love is all around :)


I thought I met my LOVE when I met my husband....but he gave me much more LOVE(s) when we were blessed with our 2 lovely  babies...!!! 
we are happy, healthy n contented...what more can we ask for...

Xoxo, Love u lots mr. Hubby!!!
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We celebrated Vday a day early as we didn't want to be fighting the crowd...
Mr. Hubby gave mummy the freedom to choose the restaurant for our dinner date(s) <-- plural coz kids tagged along too :p
So what did this mummy end up chosing? Old town white coffee restaurant at Jcube :) 
Good old Malaysia food of course :) 
The chicken rendang Nasi lemak was super yum + yummlicious Ipoh old town white coffee=fav!!!
Xoxo, from a satisfied customer...***Buurrpppp***

P/s: had to share it with my 2 babies....so now It's midnight and I'm hungry :( 
Pineapple tarts it is :) starting CNY early...



We started our dinner in a mall called jcube, then headed to another mall called westgate to bring Sienna to the largest indoor playground, then we headed to another mall Jem to the bookstore to get us, OUR Valentine's Day present!!! All 3 malls within 5 mins walking distance from each other, interconnected...now there's a 4th mall called Big Box!!! So spoiled for choices :) I'm sooooo gonna miss this place once mr. Hubby move office end of March :(

In case u are wondering what OUR one Vday present we bought together? It's a recipe book!!! 
No fancy pancy gifts (never liked OVERPRICED fresh flowers anyways!!! It's gonna die the next day but chocs I will gladly take)
Mr. Hubby came up with a brilliant idea to get it so he can start wearing an apron in the kitchen :)
All for the benefits of the kids (and us) of course....***say yeayyy to healthy cooking for the fam***
Cheapest Vday present ever...$5.62 -$5 voucher = $0.62!!!
It's not the price of the present that counts but memories created will be PRICELESS...



Hope u all have a great Vday too ;)

#throwback to last year Valentine's Day blog post --> click here
Where KarMie's blog almost went R.I.P....hehehe....
but we are back with a vengeance...muahahaha!!!




Monday, 9 February 2015

Happy 34 mths to baby Si and happy 1 year old to baby Skye!!!

Happy 34 mths to baby Si and happy 1 year old to baby Skye!!!

(previous month's post <~ if u missed it!

Here's our monthly family tradition of taking Polaroid pics.
Hopefully baby Si n baby skye pics will cheer up ur day!!!
It did cheer us up when snapping these pics... :)

Milestones reached:
.Baby Skye able to hand sign "more" to communicate that he wants more!
.Baby Skye climbing up and down steps...
.Baby Skye FINALLY has his first 2 bottom teeth popping out!!! Biting time...***ouchhh***
.Baby Skye dancing (moving his bum and body) when there's music :)
.Baby Skye doing the spitting sound n imitating jie jie

.baby Si able to put on her own pants!!!! (She has been able to undress herself for some time now)...
Now all she need is to put on her own top...which I think will take more time...
.baby Si first time attending school :) click link here...
.baby Si able to recite her DAYS...from Monday - sunday!

Click here ->>> Throwback baby Si's 12mths!

Will blog about baby skyler 1st bday celebration once mr. Hubby has transferred the pics from the camera ;) stay tuned!!!


Tuesday, 20 January 2015

SIENNA 1st day of school in her LIFE...

Jan 5th 2015 marked her first day of school...
Even though it's just playgroup, can it still be considered as school?
It was indeed a bittersweet moment sending her off...daddy was there to send her in while mummy and baby Skye peeped from the outside thru the big glass window.
No crying at all to my brave lil' one :) 
Well she's been going to Sunday school for a while now....so this 2 hrs of playgroup is a breeze!!!
Wished it was a tad bit longer though...
Thankfully her playgroup is just DOWNSTAIRS!!! Or else, the travelling time there and back to drop her off and pick her again is just not worth it...

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Sienna was all excited as almost everyday we walk pass by her "school" and we've been prepping her about it. But I think she was mainly eye-ing on the kitchen toy set and all the cooking utensils :) don't think the word "school" has sunked in yet... 

1st day:
She was so eager and excited to go when she woke up that morning.
And true enough, right after her daddy sent her in, she made a dash to the kitchen play set... Busy cooking, using the fridge, microwave, oven, etc...and serving it to mummy thru the glass windows...
Mr. Hubby left for work while mummy n baby Skye stayed outside, peeping. Was suppose to stay only for a bit but ended up staying for 1 hour as this mummy was busy chatting with other mummies/grandmas/helpers... "Mummies networking"....hehehehe
Parent/guardian is allowed to stay with their child for this whole week of orientation. But mr hubby and I decided that it was best for us to not "sit in"... Plus Sienna was doing well anyways...
Rewarded Sienna with a lollipop when I went to pick her up! 
She immediately cried as soon as she saw me....!!! She said she missed me...
***awwwwww-hugs hugs****
But at the same time she said she had so much fun n kept talking about school, friends, teacher, toys, biscuits snacks, etc...

2nd day: yet again, Sienna was happy and ready for school...
This time, we were the first few to check in....so decided to let baby Skye join in the "play time"...
Was about to leave after all the kids checked it, then the teacher announced it was "mandarin/chinese day" today....apparently every tues n thurs the classes are taught in Chinese (that was one of the MAIN reason we decided on this school)....so curiosity got this mummy and decided to stay to check the program out..
Was stopped by one of the teachers, asking me if I was sienna's mum.... Then I said yes! 
She told me I could leave if I wanted to, as Sienna was well behaved the 1st day and that i was not needed...hahhaha
Told her i was there not for Sienna but to see their program...especially their Chinese lessons...and to see how they handle the kids, and what all that goes on!
Baby Skye coincidentally enjoyed his "1st day of school too" :) a few parents commented that baby Skye was the most well behaved kid there...hehehe... 
Sienna on a few occasions "protected" her "di di" when a few kids came to snatch his toy...

So far to Sienna, school = play = toys = friends....!!! Hope she can enjoy it as long as possible :)
It's her 2nd day of school and she's already scored a birthday invitation card for a party at school tomorrow!!! YEAY to yummy cakes.... Should this mummy sit in again??? ***Muahahaha....evil laugh***
Okay off to pack a present for the birthday boy

#update - 3rd week of school... She is learning so much!!! coming back and telling stories, singing nursery rhymes, painting, pretending to be the teacher and "teaching" skyler and us - using her flash cards, reciting the DAYS, MONTHS, etc...
She loves her uniform and request for "BOO" hairstyle everyday.... :) 

She does cry a bit every now n then when I drop her off coz she want me to "manja" her...and that she is gonna miss me... But all is well when I leave right away and she sees her friends, toys n teachers :)

More pics on mr. Hubby Facebook...
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