Sporadic Musings of "Broody" and "Bubbly" Leong

plain fun.

2010-07-11T16:33:00.004+08:00

for mummies out there, do check out these blogs:

www.tiredneedsleep.blogspot.com
www.activitymom.blogspot.com

I've been doing stickers, stamps, threading with the little gal for quite some time. And i thought, she may juz be ready to do some "messy stuff".
So, despite everyone's objection < the dad n mil>, i bought her a playdoh starter set. OO....the little gal loves it. Me too!! :) Ter said that i enjoy it more than her!! haha.

Anyway, i thought i wanted to start on some painting with her. Guess what i found. If u tink painting is boring, check tis out:

http://activitymom.blogspot.com/2009/08/paintinghow-fun-who-knew.html
Pasta Worm Painting
Wine Cork Stamping
Cookie Cutter Prints
Potato Masher Prints
"Spray" Painting
Toothbrush Painting
Ribbon Painting
Qtip Painting
Bath Sponge Painting
Feather Painting
(All featured on No Time for Flash Cards)
Bubble Painting
(Featured on Chasing Cheerios)
Paint a Pet Rock
(Featured on Teaching My Little Bookworm)
Fly Swatter Painting
Fork Painting

Anyway, for a starter, i guess i will juz start off with yoghurt painting with cucumbers. After all, if the little gal decides to eat her yoghurt paint off her cucumber brush, at least it won't be too diastrous.

Been reading up on websites for activities for toddlers, i tot kielli may be ready for more structured teaching.

Much stuff going thru my mind. There's juz too many teaching methodologies and i juz need time to reallie tink wat is most compatible with little elly's character, learning style etc. She has very short attention span, so activities have to be real short n FUN. Hopefully, i have time to conceptualise my thoughts and put them into action. challenging. I wanna do a mix of everything-arts, maths, fun etc!! I mean, isn';t learning supposed to be fun!

On another hand, i am constantly reminded ( by hubby) that spiritual training should be part of the curriculum. Indeed, as she learns about this world, may she learn about the attributes of our almighty God who creates the wonders of this world.

She will be who God wants her to be. And she shall be most beautiful in the eyes of God. My bautiful princess. God's wonderful daughter.

our favourite hobby!

2010-06-03T15:16:00.003+08:00

Ter enjoys word games while i enjoy juz nonsensical play.

so our favourite hobby since i was preggie: creating nicknames for the little one.
We will juz come up wif the name n laugh....wahaha....

Here's some for ur entertainment!

During Pregnancy when nicknames were given accordingly to her foetus size.we didn't know if she's a he or she. so nicknames were purely generic!!

teeny grapeseed
apple
kiwi seed
strawberry
mini watermelon
orange
care bear!!! (ya, 4 a period of time, she was as big as my care bear!)
kiwifruit
papayaya
kicker (she kicks 30 times at every one time)
morning gal ( kicks n wakes mummy up at 5am)

After Birth
little rhino ( she wringles towards the side of her bed, like a reckless bull)
sweetie
cutie pie
chao4 ba1 bi1 ( her grandma calls her that. it means smelly baby coz she perspires even in air con room)
sweetie pie
baby
prettie
galgal
mummy's sweetheart
darling
daddy's gal
missy terence
little terence
mushroom head ( after her hair cut)
darling
ellygal
elly
ki-eli-gator ( ki-aligator) (This is her dad's favourite name! well, he is after all the CROC of BFC)
little croc

It dawned upon us that she may have some identity crisis coz she has so many nicknames. We wonder if she knows her name is KIELLI.
so these names, we tend to stick to juz a few names: kielli, darling, sweetie pie.... etc....

Apparently, we tink she don't know wats her chinese name. Coz no one calls her that, onli her babysitter!

Blog Revival!! :)

2010-04-20T14:34:00.003+08:00

My NTU Roomate buzzed me on msn n grumbled that my blog is dead. Hilarious. This gal is super direct, to the face. SO i decided. Alright, i shall try to revive this blog.

Though it takes me 3 secs to reply to emails sent to my office account, it takes me forever to reply mails from my personal account and update my blog. well, i guess, at work, i HAVE to be extremely fast and be professionally PR. But at home, it's a diff story. Things tend to take a much much slower pace.

Anyway, for updates to frens, i've been working part time as HR for almost 1 month and i'm enjoying work and working my brains. Thank God for providing the part time job and it's truly a blessing to work half day and be able to spend the rest of the day with little Kielli and having lotsa bonding time with her.

The little gal is so bonded to me and she's a reallie sweetie chilli padi. Ter & I hugged each other last nite. Guess what, Elly saw us, walked towards us and hugged both of us. she makes both of our hearts melt.

One morning, ter woke up, looked at his daugher and said, " she's so cute!" Well, it makes my day to see daddy play with the little gal. She luves her daddy coz her daddy toss her all around when he's home. She'll hug me when i come back from work, cling unto me as though i'm her everything and make me read the same book to her at least 5 times each day.

Time with the little gal is extremely precious to me and i take great responsibility to parent her. To me, she is given by God to us, and we would want to develop her potential to her fullest, that she can be used for the glory of God, to be who God wants her to be.

It's amazing how the little gal picks up stuff and it kinda inspires me to work even harder to teach and mould her to be more christlike. In the meantime, i see myself in her, my rebellious, strong-willed character, "does not like to be told what to do" fighter attitude towards life. OOOO....for the first time in my life, i finally realised that i was a difficult kid when i was younger. very demanding. very rebellious. i recall my youth days when my dad did not allow me to take the rollar coaster in Australia. WHo carez, i took the rollar coaster with my frens anyway. He refused to let me play in the sea. I went for a swim in the sea with my frens, had glass cuts all over my leg, crippled home, applied medicine on myself and he never found out that i DId swim in the sea after all. i defended my P5 cousin when she was bullied. yes, i was only p3. And i made galz & guyz cry in Primary school when i refused to give them my sweets n pencils. I remembered there were instances when the kid's parents approached me to be nice to their kids. well well well, those were the days.

Come to think of it. I wonder if i ever have to deal with all these when Kielli grows up. And in my heart, i know i will, someday. this gal is a fighter. I reallie pray that her fighting spirit will be used for good purpose in the future for God.

We brought her to CAmpus Crusade Book sale yesterdae. She basically removed books from shelves and threw them all over the place. As i carried her, she screamed n yelled. And guess what, i gotta carry her out of the place and discipline her. Not once. Not twice. But 4 times. This gal totally exhausts me! :)

She is a tough nut to crack. And, God has been teaching me to be patient with her and see her thru the eyes of God. She is uniquely made by God and i strongly believe her strengths and weaknesses will be in sygnery when in balance. And, as a mother, i am seeking and helping her find that balance, praying that God can open my eyes to see, observe her and mould her most effectively to be who God wants her to be.

One month ago, I've been teaching her how to draw and stick stickers unto sticker books. Last week, she took up a pen n started drawing. She can stick stickers unto books now .:) I'm a proud mummy!

Most amazing. 2 weeks ago, i taught her to spot little ducks in Usborne books. ( There's little ducks hidden on every page of the books) SHe appeared uninterested in this activity for the first 4 days and i will shout " THERE" when i saw the litle duck to get her attention. i perservered on. On the 5th day, she opened the book herself, pointed to the duck and shouted "THERE!" I was shocked!! :)
Her daily favourite noon activity now is "duck spotting"!!

" Train up a child in the way he should go. And when he is old, he shall not depart from it." Indeed, as i see the fruits of labour, i thank God for the time i have with her. It's been a blessing n such joy to watch her grow.

Yappie. I've done A-Z and numbers for her for the last 6 mths. Recently, i've been starting her on chinese books, otherwise she'll end up like her daddy. After all, i was a higher chinese student who grew up in a chinese church, my dad and grandpa are chinese physicians, my great grandpa is a chinese painter. My dad has been complaining to me that KIELLI NEEDS TO learn chinese. OK. i know i know.

As much as she's a handful to discipline, i find joy teaching this gal. I juz bought this A-Z christian cards and i'm looking forward to spend the next 6 mths doing these materials with her and introducing her to some bible stuff. As much as other stuff is important, to me, spiritual developement should take first piority. As i go thru the A-Z cards yesterdae, the simple christian truths blessed me. And i pray, as i teach little Kielli about God, i too will grow and draw closer to God.

It;s been a breeze working part time. there's so much for me to learn as a young mummy. And as i teach kielli about the bible, i realise i need to equip myself too! Do pray for me! i'm an in-experienced mummy!

my parcel arrived.

2009-11-11T22:10:00.002+08:00

I ordered some Worldworld flashcards online for the squealing jumpy jellybean and it arrived todae. Much earlier than i expect. And somehow, i like the feeling of ripping the parcel and find the stuff inside. I luv surprises. And i thought, maybe that's why i like the feeling of receiving sometin i have never seen b4. totally exciting. totally fun. It's like a little gal opening her pressies. well, i guess i'm still quite child-like at heart. :)haha.

Ter & i been having so much fun playing with her. We're simply in luv with her. She is so cute. Looks juz like her daddy! :)

for fun.

2009-11-02T20:22:00.003+08:00

too bored todae.

here's wat i did!

juz 4 fun.

2009-10-15T17:09:00.003+08:00

1. Visit tis website.http://sparklette.net/
2. On top right corner, find "turn on/off the lights." and click them.
3. cool right??? :) i like it!!

high tea lovers

2009-10-15T16:04:00.003+08:00

if u r a high tea lover like me, then u so gotta check out this:

http://www.makansutra.com/forums/singapore/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17202&start=0

i like the fixed set high teas particularly coz i'm not a buffet person.

1)i dislike the "too stuffed" after buffet feeling. i dun like to overeat.
2)i dislike buffet crowds. so noisy.
3)i like my food in a nice presentation. Buffet food is always messed up by incosiderate diners, especially at the sashimi counters.
4)i prefer food served fresh and piping hot and presented beautifully on my plate.
5) i dun like to queue for food. i prefer food to be served to me.

there are days when i feel like buffet-ing. but that's extremely rare. haha.
I've been wanting to try the three-tiered halia high tea at botanical gardens. anyone tried???

rent toys

2009-10-14T08:40:00.002+08:00

for those who wonder where i rented the water park banzai, here's where i got it from:
toys4rent.sg

quite cool website with lotsa cool toys. i may juz rent the jumping castle for the kids the next time round.

colour my world

2009-10-13T20:49:00.002+08:00

here's a website to download beautiful colouring pics for ur kids!
http://www.educationalcoloringpages.com/

hey, they have care bears, strawberry shortcakes, my little pony n precious moments pics! so so pretty....

i am SOO tempted to print some out n use them for art & craft projects. Ok. when i am more free or when little Kielli is less fussy& clingy!

splish splash !!

2009-10-13T08:59:00.003+08:00

Kielli luvs water n i wanna let her play some water!!!

So, we're doing a splash party at fang's place tis sat. Here's wat i rented for the little kids to play: Water Park Banzai!!

It's actually a very small affair, with the Ngs, SOhs, Kims & LEongs, with our main objective being to keep in touch with Karen and celebrate her birthdae!

Then, guess wat happened:

fang: ur gal the onli gal leh...
Daph: ok, we'll get Candy & Aloysious to come!!

fang; i asked Lena since she had a boy

daph: Oh...me asked Janice to come too!!

And so, the party expanded...
AND I realised, the pool is too small for all kids..
And then, Adrian suggested he'll bring some games...

So now, we have a games cum splash party.. :)

maybe...i'll invite my cousin n her boy too!!! haha...

art & craft day.

2009-10-09T00:46:00.002+08:00

i did some art & craft todae.
Here's my creation:

1) Photo frames for Kielli's grandparents
2) Kielli's profile page for church nursery room

Been a good day doing the little craftwork. If time allows me, i will certainly hope to do some painting next week. Should be quite fun!!

little snail crawling adventures,

2009-10-08T23:57:00.002+08:00

Little snail fell off the bed yesterdae. My deduction: She woke up from her sleep, crept n crawled over the bolsters around her, over the bed ledge. Before we knew it, my sis-in-law heard a thump. And we found her on the floor.

Up to todae, no one knew how she fell off the bed. Onli Kielli & God knows. The litle snail cried for less than 5 mins and was then up to her normal self. When we brought her to KK, she was still smiling at the nurses. Well, She was way toooooo normal despite the fall. But I was HORRIFIED. Trust me. I got a horrible fright. It took me some time b4 i got over the shock. Perhaps, it;s the first kid syndrome. I was juz in SHOCK.

This gal is way too hyperactive, too fast, too adventurous. It's onli her 2nd day of crawling n she kinda had crawled over all the pillows & bolsters on the bed.

To think back,since she was young, Terence had been laying obstacles all over our bed and training her to crawl all over. He allowed her to crawl OVER the bolsters, pillows, over his body, his chest, his shoulders, his face, his feet, arms, and everything else on his body. He would put one pillow, then one bolster after it. And then stack up 2 pillows n let his dear daughter crawl over it. Or 2 pillows, then 1 bolsters. Anwyay, watever permutations he can think of, he will "train" her to crawl. i wonder if it's a daddy thingy to strategise such crawling program .His rationale: to train her to be more tough. Not him alone. I am guilty of that too. But i do it more for pure fun. Coz it's way too fun to have a little teeny weeny living thing with lotsa funnie expressions crawling all over u. i can't resist it. Perhaps, tat's why little Kielli crawled over the bolsters n off the bed.

Anyway, TEr & i thank God for protecting little Kielli. Apparently, the little gal did not cry when she's on the floor. She onli started crying when we picked her up.
It dawned upon me that God has been protecting tis little gal that she suffered no major injury when she fell off the bed. God is truly good!! Brings me back to the past when little Kielli was inside my womb, measuring barely 2cm with a 8cm cyst behind her. And God took away the 8cm cyst and protected tis little one. I was telling Ter that perhaps as Kielli fell off the bed, some nice angels carried her. That's why she was perfectly fine. :) Watever it is, i we know that that God has divinely protected Kielli from the fall. ANd we thank God for His protection on tis little gal.

Tis beautiful little gal is truly made by God and for God. ANd i know God loves her. SO perhaps, it's truly time to let go and give her to God. I can't possibly be there for her 24 hrs a day.With her playful & adventurous nature, i know that there will be more accidents to come in the future. But i can trust that wheerevr tis little gal is, God is with her.

AS i watch little Kielli with her hyper-active character, i wonder wat God has in store for her in the future and who she will be when she grows up. Well, i never will know the future. But my desire: As God has uniquely made her with her unique character, strengths and weaknesses, may she grow up to be who God wants her to be and see the world thru God's eyes.

At the speed that Kielli travels, i am definetely going to lose more weight. YIPEE!!

our little snail Ki-Elli

2009-10-05T23:35:00.004+08:00

Our little Elli snail made her first crawl todae!! And she is So fast!!!

She is sooo cute!! :)

i MUST have a second kid!!!!!!! weeeeeeeeee.........

my hibiscus opus union square

2009-09-07T13:48:00.002+08:00

Here's my super early birthdae gift from Ter! or izzit our 10th yr dating anniversary present?? Well, we haven't decided wats the occasion for it. Coz there was no particular recent occasion to justify such a splurge. Well, the onli justification for MR thrifty bruddy who survives very well on $3 chicken rice for mths, guess it's his luv for his beautiful wifey...and that's ME of course!!

But then, who needs an occasion to pamper his wifey who wakes up at funny hrs at nite to pacify his daughter??? :) Anyway, most importantly, its from Ter and it feels good to be pampered by ur hubby. After all, like any woman, i need the tender loving care of a man!!! i need a man's touch!!! haha ..Who cares about women's independence, financial freedom, woman's rights or " i dun need a man thingy" when ur hubby decides to pamper u!! I'll juz be a "little woman" when it comes to pressies....NOT for other issues!!! haha...

Anyway, it's been a bag spree last Sat. As Lign is due for delivery in 3 days times, i helped preggie Ligin get her ST Noel Small Vanessa Leather Bag with her instructions of 3 criteria: Black, leather and long strap. And she loved it!! :)

My MIL has been so sweet to us by taking care of dear Kielli whenever we are out for dates with frens and choir practices. She arranges for her sister to drive me to john little sale, feeds Kielli while i try on my clothes and shop, prepares breakfast for ter, takes care of Kielli and let me sleep till 10am on sat. She loves us so much. Indeed, tat's a mother's love.

We decided to pamper her and got her a Sembonia bag during the TAngs sale! Her smile said it all when she got the bag. And, my heart was warmed. It makes our day when we see mum happy! She's been so much happier since we shifted in with my inlaws with Kielli. My in-laws house is surely not as roomy as our own 5-room flat with own privacy, but i guess, it reallie makes mum happie to have her son n granddaughter around. And to us, her welfare is certainly important. I miss my house. But then, in life, i guess we juz have to give n take. We can't have the best of both worlds.

I hope one day, when Kielli grows up, she too will honor and love me with all her heart!! :) ANd pamper me too!!! haha...

clothes.

2009-08-30T00:07:00.004+08:00

Ordered some clothes from US Baby Gap and Old NAvy from some overseas sprees. And, i finally got the goods todae! Paid onli S$8 for shipping costs. Not too bad. I was expecting to pay more.

It was the first time i ordered clothes online for her and i was quite pleased that the clothes were particularly of very good quality, even the old navy dress. I was tinking that online shopping can be quite deceiving and wat u see is not wat u get.Well, with all the photo editing, quality of clothes look perfect, don't they? However, after tis first buy, I'm quite convinced of the quality of clothes from Baby Gap/Old Navy. It's so so much cheaper to buy direct from US, then to buy from Mothercare/kiddy palace etc....KIDS clothes in S'pore are certainly overpriced!!! Conclusion: When she starts walking, i will stock up on more dresses from tis website. http://www.gap.com/

Alright, i'm done with Kielli's shopping:
1) CLothes
2) Toys
3) Books

ALl stock is in. And no more shopping for the next 6 mths. Stock expected to last for next 6 mths by my forecast.

I feel a sense of accomplishment as i finish my shopping tasks. NOW, i can FINALLY tidy my room since all STOCK is in!!
Got a new shelf from IKEA and i'm all set to pack the stuff. I wonder if i can fix the shelf on my own without TErence. i've never used any hammer/nails stuff and i tot it will be fun to play with it. haha...

The other time, Ter was not free and i fixed Kielli's high baby chair and some funny boxes from Ikea all by myself. It's amazing wat a woman can do when the man is not around. I'm not good with fixing stuff. But, it's so fun lo to play around with the diff parts and see the finished products. OK. First, let me ask TEr to teach me how to use the hammer and nails.

Expo Day!

2009-08-28T21:49:00.004+08:00

Went Expo - John Little Sale with Fang.
Expo is a good place to stock up on toys!!

Here's missy Kielli with her new toys! There's too many toys to choose from and i was reminded constantly to get diff variety of toys for good exposure, rather than similar stuff!

Here's wat i ended up ultimately:
1) A Galloping Horse with 4 diff rattle legs and makes silly noises when u press the saddle.

2) Bowling Set n balls.

3) Shape Sorting Simon Snail which little Kielli can tug along as her little pet.

4) ABC Interactive Learning Set.

My MIL and Ter's aunt picked me up at the Expo and they ended up shopping too! Haha. SHopping is contagious. Oh NO!!! But then, doesn't SIngapore economy need people like USS??

There were billions n dozens of beauty brands there. But wat caught my eye was the AHAVA - dead sea laboratories products from ISrael. http://www.ahava.com.sg

My sis-in-law introed me to AHAVA earlier on < she's a AHAVA fan!> n i am currently using its makeup remover. OOOoo i like the smell. I was soo sooo tempted to get the AHAVA Body Mineral Botanic Line-the body wash and body exfoliator. Well, i remembered that i still had lotsa Body shop polish n stopped myself from getting anything unnecessary!! And i'm so proud of myself!! Oh well, i SHALL surely get the following once i need my next body stuff stock up!!

VELVET CREAM WASH (http://www.ahava.com.sg/product.php?productid=16250&cat=264)
Hibicus & Fig

500 ml e 17 fl.oz
Your skin is for life - protect it well. Ahava Mineral Botanic is a body wash free of SLS (harsh detergent), prepared with healthy Dead Sea minerals, Macadamia oil and organic plant extracts. That is why its foam is different and more velvety than regular soaps. Work with a sponge for richer lather and let the delicious blend of Hibiscus & Fig protect your skin with their antibacterial, nourishing and softening properties. Love your skin.

Ultimately. i couln't resist and finally bought sometin reallie nice for miss Tania for her birthdae! Watch out for ur small birthdae gift, gal!!
And guess wat, my MIL ended up with 4 AHAVA hand creams and Ter's aunt ended up with the AHAVA face collection. ANd we r now members of AHAVA,. My SIL in canada now! Oh well, if SHE is with us, i wonder how much more we'll burn our pockets!! Ok! SO the LEONGS r now officially the AHAVA fans!! haha..:)

Hey, here's Kielli with her new toys and Yellow Bumbo we got from the ISetan Sale last wk. http://www.babyearth.com/bumbo-baby-seat.html

We've been spending so much $$$ on Kielli. OH NO!! HELp!!

Book Spree

2009-08-27T15:17:00.003+08:00

Having gone to the NLB Used Book sale with loot for Kielli, i've been on a book spree recently!!

I've joined some overseas book spree and here's wat i got for Kielli:

1) Dr Seuss Collection Set ( 20 books)
(http://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10051_138512_100_500020__category_)

Titles in set:
* The Cat in the Hat
* One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish
* Oh, The Places You'll Go!
* The Sneetches and Other Stories
* Dr Seuss on the Loose
* Green Eggs and Ham
* Scrambled Eggs Super!
* The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
* Hunches in Bunches
* Fox In Socks
* If I Ran the Zoo
* I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew
* ABC
* If I Ran the Circus
* And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street
* Hop on Pop
* Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You?
* Horton Hears a Who!
* Dr Seuss' Sleep Book
* How The Grinch Stole Christmas

2) Usborne Phonics Readers Collection Set (12 books)
Titles in set :

Ted's shed
Toad makes a road
Shark in the park
Big pig on a dig
Goose on the loose
Mouse moves house
Sam sheep can't sleep
Fat cat on a mat
Fox on a box
Hen's Pens
Ted in a red bed
Frog on a log

With the shipping cost n everything, each book costs me less than 5 bucks. Reallie good bargain. I'm a book lover and i love book sets!! :)So preettie!!

For book lovers, check out these website:
www.thebookpeople.co.uk
www.amazon.com
www.redhouse.co.uk

Enough of book spree for now. Think i will stock up again when little miss chatterbox Kielli reaches one yr!!

I've passed lotsa clothes n baby stuff to all the soon-to-be mothers in church. So there's much more space now in my room!! Think i should have space for books!!

After shifting from a 5-room to a 1-room, our motto ( Ter and I) for the yr is
1) If we don't need it, we don't buy it. ( Frees up space!)
2) If we don't use it in 3 mths, it's time to THROW it. ( Frees up More space!)

That reallie saves us lotsa $$ when we don't buy unnecessary stuff!! TEr and i luv to THROW THINGS away. So, if u gotta lotsa stuff in ur place and need someone to motivate u to throw them, GET US!!! haha.

so sweet.

2009-08-27T15:00:00.002+08:00

Ter: darling, do u wanna go botanical gardens?

Me: huh?? wat's there?? < first time in our 9 yrs he initiated an outing. 90% of time, i'm the one who initiated, planned, executed. His favourite phrase: it's not the place, it's the people>

Ter: there's some symphony orchestra playing there in sept.

Me: i tot u prefer to laze around at home on sun n do nothing. < while my favourite sun is to shop all day till the last shops close>

Ter: been working late. Haven't been spending time with u recently. So tot we can go out!!

Me: < smile > OF COURSE! deal! let's go!! < in my mind: ok, i married the right man!!!haha>

SO SWEET RIGHT!! :)

He's reallie a sweet guy! :)

And, hey, found tis link on my fren's blog. SUPER CUTE! check it out!!

http://mymilktoof.blogspot.com

stuff this week!

2009-08-12T15:01:00.003+08:00

I have been packing n stock-taking Kielli's stuff tis week. To clear away the old n get stock list for new stuff. Ligin's little gal arriving soon..so hey, i managed to pack Kielli's mittens for her. Look professional ??:) To make space for new clothes, i gotta clear up all the old ones she can't fit in. Oh boy, Kielli is growing so fast tat she outgrows her clothes sooo fast. Haha...but tis certainly does not stop me from buying her some new stuff! the thingy about a baby gal is that u have fun dressing her up!! :)And i'm enjoying it!

Ok. so i got my shopping list and off we went to JB. AT JB, we never fail to stopover at City Square coz we got our car polishing package there. So Ter is happie. He got a polished car that looks almost brand new now! And at City Square, there's popular and MPH and i get to stock up on books for Kielli. However, i was preetie disappointed with the book spread in JB Popular. Onli gotta 4 books in the end. SIngapore Popular certainly offers much much more kiddo books.

Yap. so we shopped a little at city square b4 my father-in-law arrived back from his golf game at 2pm. Then proceeded on to 2 other malls since my fil surely knows the way much much better than my hubby. Well, most of the shopping loot belongs to missy Kielli who knows nothing about shoppping . haha..But apparently, i was very pleased buying the stuff for her. There weren't many nice dreesses, so i ended up buying some denim stuff for her. And there's the Baby Gap/ Old Navy apple n pooddle doggie tights i could not resist buying for her. So cute! And the preetie little sphagetti n polo dress for her. SO i got her some toys too!!
Hope she likes her new toys.

70% of the stuff we bought are all for Kielli. i bought the remaining 25% and Ter the last 5% . Got a Mango wallet and new bag from Fabiano Ricco. Seriously, i like this stuff from tis shop Fabiano Ricco. i've never heard of tis brand in my entire life. i tink it's some local malaysian! if u r there, must surely visit tis store!! i can easily get a few pairs of shoes and bags from tis store. their stuff looks classy and sells losta variety of shoes! if i am there again, tis wil surely b the first store i'll visit.

Robinsons Singapore has their regular 20% off sale. So we popped by to get the baby toiletries. trust me. baby toiletries are not cheap! Her 200ml mustela shampoo costs me 15bucks and Sebamed massage oil 17 bucks. Ok. that's like more ex than my Body shop toiletries. Oh well, she's juz a baby. And how long can one be a baby??:)

wat i have been doing..

2009-07-16T15:41:00.003+08:00

Being a mummy who does nothing all day with a primary role being to entertain and play with missy kielli, i seriously dun use much of my brain. i realise that i've become a little less alert, more forgetful and alas more blur. Ok, that's not a good thingy. Trust me.

Well, goodbye to office politics, work stress, deadlines, two-masked colleagues. Many simply say " hey, isn't tat wonderful??" oh well oh well, my life is simply quite relaxing and i am enjoying every bit of it. But, sometimes, it is tooooo relaxing tat i tot it;s kinda boring and i kinda miss the challenges at work and all the socialising. I luv to socialise and i get so bored that i talk to kielli about everything under the sun!! whahaha...:) about her bathtub, her rubber ducky, her toys, her daddy, God, mummies' shoes, bags, dinner, lunch, TV, everything...u reallie will be amazed how much a bored mummy talk to her kiddo. There was tis time i was so bored...tat i took out the 3 island shop necklances i juz bought, wore it and squeal loudly to kielli " prettie??? u like mummy's necklance??"

Sometimes, i get so bored. i start making funny noises at her and make funny faces. I've read books that imitation is a part of learning, so i'm like trying to make funny faces at her and see how many faces she can imitate. Well, at tis point, the onli thingy the little gal successfully imitate me is to stick out her tongue...haha....quite fun actually. :)

well, to prevent myself from bordom, i have been reading n reading in reading. U can't believe it. I haven't been spending on other stuff. But i have indeed spent quite an amt on parenting books tat i refuse to simply remember how much it costs me. My favourite time of the day is actually from 3-6pm when Kielli takes her nap and all is peaceful. I'll have the air-con, play my favourite disc, have ice-cold milk tea with some mints or my favourite ice-cream, snuggle under my quilt and read. Ok. i am a lazy bum. I luv to read. And i luv to read in bed. :) I haven't had time to read while working, so bascially, i particularly enjoy the free time i have now to simply read n read.

Been learning much thru reading. And sometimes, when i am in the moood, to exercise my brain, i kinda juz draw some mind maps to help me remember wat i read.

Ok. One fine day, i shall juz list down the parenting books i have been reading Would be useful for parents looking for resources.

till we meet..

wats up??

2009-07-16T12:57:00.002+08:00

My ntu roomie commented tat it's time for me to update my blog. Haha...ok. i am seriously behind time and a super ultra delayed blogger. ANd with little kielli with little attention span, blogging and facebook time gotta be FAST, Short, efficient.

Alright, the little gal is happily in her pram, entertained with her little butterfly and brighty mr sun. So b4 she squeals for attention, i shall attempt to finish/ summarise tis entry in 5 mins while having my porridge lunchy at the same time.

Many frens been asking how motherhood is for me. 2 words to describe: joyfully tiring!! haha..Tiring with little sleep n focccussed attention on her. Yet, so joyful whenever i see her. It's a warm feeling juz carrying her in my arms, feeding her , playing with her, reading to her, singing to her. And despite the minimal sleep i have, oH NOOO...i am convinced that i wanna ONE more kid!! haha...:) i can't resist the temptation to have one more little plaything who squeals at u when u play with her, flips and rolls over ur bed , plays with ur necklance when u feed her and glares at u when u talk to her as though u r her entire world!!

SImply too fun. Serious. MAny tink of motherhood as tiring. Indeed it is. But i seek more to enjoy the process of parenting and see it as FUN rather than tiring. It's a joy tat she brings to me. ANd it's gotta be even more fun with one more kidddo to play with.

Anyway, thank God, over the last 2 wks, i have successfully trained Kielli to stick to a routine with time-scheduled feeding. I have read many many books, talked to many many mummies, reviewed books and other mum's templates, spent 1 wk oberserving the bio clock of my gal and after many many many editings , hey.....here's my customized routine template, customized to Missy kielli's sleeping & feeding bioclock:

7.30am wakeup/milk/play
9.30am Milk/ 2 hrs morning nap (mummy checks emil, facebook, others)
12noon milk/ play
2.oopm bath
2.30pm play
3.00pm milk/3 hr power nap ( mummy reads n sleeps)
6.00pm milk/play
9.00pm cleanup/milk
9.30pm bedtime

many books commented tat routine is essential for kids as it gives them security over wat is expected to happen per day. guess to me, most importantly, it allows me to have predictable free time during her 2 predictable naps. and plan my day more effectively.

so basically shopping time for me is
12-3pm after her morning nap.
6-9pm after her noon nap.

and hey, if u wanna call me n have a 2hr power chat over msn, facebook or phone, do so from
10-12pm or 3-6pm when kielli having her naps.

ok. catch up more...the gal is squealing...:)

back again!!

2009-05-29T13:07:00.005+08:00

harloz..i'm back again!!
Life been prettie bz with little Kielli around. But thank God, i am kinda more or less adjusted to life with the little gal. Thank God for the energy. Coz it certainly requires lotsa energy to enertain Kielli. Coz she's super hyper active and requires lotsa attention. She's kinda easily distracted too, even when she feeds. And she luvs the Shopping malls coz there's so many new things to see. U can reallie see her LOOK around n exploring the world when we bring her out. Ter proclaimed that she is a little like me. A little playful, easily distracted, luvs the aircon and see new stuff!!

With this little one, we've been training her a little each day. Coz we didn't want her to be too weak. We kinda believe in exposing her to a little virus a little at a time, so that she grows strongly and makes life easier for us if she does not fall sick easily. Also, on the other hand, with Ter & my lifestyle, ( we luv to play) this little gal juz gotta get used to our lifestyle of going out and be exposed to the germs out of the house. It will make our life much much easier if she adapts easily to climate and environmental changes.

As part of her training and " exposure to germs" program, we've brought her to Tangs at Orchard, Tampines 1, picnic at Botanical Gardens, food courts, church etc...And it's a success!! Thank God she's quite strong n did not fall sick on these excursions.

We'll be bringing her to KL for our annual church camp for a week in June. My mil is kinda concerned about us bringing hardly 3-mth old Kielli to KL. But we know that God luves her and trust that God will protect her from all the strange virus in Malaysia. Well, for little Kielli to survive her first June camp, she needs to

1) Endure the loong hrs of air-con during the 5day seminar n hotel nites.

2) Adapt to sleeping in her pram. ( so that mummy need not carry her during the seminar)

3) Fight the germs in Malaysia

4) Sleep thru the night. ( so that muumy & daddy can have good rest during the camp)

5) Survive on breastfeeding with onli one formula milk at nite. ( mummy don't trust the water in Malaysia)

Thus, in view of these goals to help Kielli survive her camp, we have been dumping her in air-con rooms to help her get used to the cold. ANd putting her in her pram whenever we can when we go out and cutting down her reliance on mummy carrying her. The little gal was on partial breastfeed one mth ago. But thank God, i have successfully removed all her formula milk feed in the day time and she survives quite well with one formula milk feed at nite now. WELL, I still have 2 more weeks to work on even removing her formula milk at nite and to go into total breastfeed. I'm reallie working on this. With total breastfeed, we will then have no fear that the water in Malaysia is not clean etc...

Little elli is growing so fast!! She's a blessing to us! And we thank God for her.Being a mother has not been easy with little sleep. But it has certainly been so fruitful and fulfilling. And i'm enjoying every bit of it!! :) I've been reading so much on spiritual parenting and it is indeed a challenge to be able to bring up tis gal in the ways of the Lord. As i read, the Lord has truly blessed my heart and challenged me in many areas of my life. I've been reading on Growing up God's way and it's a good book!! thanks for the book sister chiao chyi.!!!Be it to teach her gratefulness, forgiveness, reverence for God, truthfulness, contentment etc, God has indeed challenged me as her mummy to look within my own heart too and be a mummy whose life speaks wat she teaches.

There are so much stuff to teach and so many attributes that u wanna ur kid to inherit. But, as i read on, there are a few attributes i wanna spend more time on:

1) Gratefulness ( That she will have a thankful heart to God for all things she has)
2) Truthfulness ( That she will be true to God's word and ways and seek righteousness)
3) Forgiveness ( That she will learn to forgive abd be forgiven and be able to go on in life, being free from any burden of unforgiveness)
4) Contenment ( That she will be happy and content with the life God has blessed her with and not envy and covet the materials/possessions of another)
5 Identity in Christ ( That she be convicted that she is created by God, for God and is very special and beautiful for God has made her most beautiful in His sight,

I have been reviewing these attributes on myself as i seek how to teach this to Kielli. Indeed, may the Lord change my heart and create in me a pure heart and give me wisdom that i can teach her these attributes to the best of my ability.

Issue 8: Satellite Transfer

2009-04-21T13:59:00.003+08:00

Ter>

Today, we launch the Starship Supplygoodiesexpress for a resupply mission to Satellite BFC. The primary objective is to empty the basket into a throng of grinning guys and gals. (i.e. our Church)

The vision and mission are stated herein

The payload: Choc Almond, Sunflower Seeds, Pretzels, Cinammon n Raisin Bagels, Cheddar Cheese Biscuits, Buttermilk Cookies and lots of pics of Kielli!

And of course, our courageous Starship Captain!

Unfortunately, we had transmission interference from the mission site, but we at Starship Command hope that all the folks at Satellite BFC enjoyed the stuff :)

Issue 7: The Assembly of Heroes

2009-04-21T13:50:00.003+08:00

Ter>

The next day dawning, we prepared for the long-awaited coronation of the Heroic Kielli. A gathering of superheroes from all around the universe, bonded by a common goal: To carry cuddle and take pics with her!

Welcome to the Tan family familiarity and fun!

Here we are, one big happy family.

Seasoned liao, see how confident they look.

Now everyone's gonna be teasing them after this pic ;P

Wow, and who says you can't start teaching parenting to the young :)

Issue 6: The Passing of the Moon

2009-04-21T13:35:00.004+08:00

Ter> 10th April 2008: The days have come and gone. Behold! Kielli is past the moon! Oh no, she's not like the cow that jumped over the moon, and ran away with the fiddle & spoon.

It means that a month has passed! To celebrate tomorrow's First Month Anniversary, we (the extended family) took a perilous journey in the unknown civilisation of Warring Wakus.... I mean... to Waraku Jap food yummy land!

Here we are, cosying in the private dining room...

We also ordered a special cake for the Birthmonth gal.

If you're wondering what it is, it's actually a pair of egg/tuna sushi :P

Anyway, Grandpa is always a happy customer

Yes, that hand was from Grandma, making sure he has eyes only for her :P

As so goes our happy parting shots

Amazingly, Kielli slept right through dinner, only waking at the end of the adventure demanding a bountiful ransom of nutrients from the milk factory... but alas, that is another tale for another season.

down at His feet

2009-04-01T08:46:00.003+08:00

being a mummy is no joke. No joke when u get up in the middle of the nite when ur gal stirs a little in her sleep. No joke when u doze off while feeding her. No joke when u try to stay awake & joyful in the day to entertain her though u slept so little in the nite.

Motherhood is a journey of no return. Kinda a irreversible change. even when u feel tired, u can't take a break, unlike a corporate job whereby u clear ur leave n sleep well thru the nitez. Even if u feel exhausted todae, there is no turning back. When the little one cries, u juz have to get on, work on, go on, 24 hrs everydae. And tat requires lotsa energy.

i realise that despite the many chores i do each day in entertaining tis little gal, i wanna do more than juz fulfill her basic needs, like feeding or changing her diapers. i wanna teach. i wanna play with her. i wanna be a joyful mummy. And to do all these, basically, i need ENERGY n strength. Realised that i need to pray , pray n pray. As prayer is the foundation of the ministry, i guess, prayer too is the foundation of motherhood. haha....:)

i ask not for anytin great nor ambitious. In the past, i remember praying for " major things with targetted focus". But, somehow, God is teaching me these days to pray the "little" prayer in life. Not for any big miracle to happen in my life. But juz a simple prayer each day for a little more strength & joy to sustain me thru the day while i'm half-awake, energy & wisdom to educate tis little one in the way of the Lord. And with the passing of each day, i'm content to simply sleep 5 hrs a night, read the bible to the little one, and simply have 1 hr of free time to myself when Ter comes home to change shift!!! :) Indeed, i thank God for sustaining me!! :) God is good!Good when i sleep 2 hrs a nite, Good when i sleep 6 hrs a nite. As i sleep peacefully thru the nitez, i can't help but thank God that He has given little Kielli good sleep tat the whole family gets a good sleep too!!! :)

As a mummy, there's so much that i wanna protect the little & make sure that she sleeps, eats well & grows well. But, somehow, as i commit her to the Lord, God seems to be teaching me this lesson, to " let go " of tis daughter and give her to the Lord. i realise that tis little one belongs to God n is precious to Him. I can't be there 4 her 24hrs a day. But God will protect her everywhere, round the clock. So these days, b4 Ter & i sleep, we juz pray for her. And haha....we doze off peacefully thru the nite, knowing that should anytin reallie happen thru the nite when all is asleep, God is there to protect her!! Amen!! As the Lord forms her in my womb and knows even the no of hair on little Kielli, i know that God knows Kielli's temperment, temper, character than anyone of us. He has a plan for her. And, well, for Ter & us, we juz kinda have to be good stewardship of tis little one, to train her up in God's way to the best of our ability, that she can be used for God's glory and be wat God wants her to be, be it a roadsweeper, waitress, missionary, teacher, or a pastor's wifey????:PPP We will not know who she will be in the future. But we know, wherever God has called her to, there she will be most happy in God's will!!

This song been running thru my mind when i woke up tis morning. And i was blessed when it reminds me to be always down at the Lord's feet everyday, everywhere. I used to sing tis very often in my NTU campus crusade days n that was like 6 yrs back!! And i haven't been singing tis for sooo sooo long. But somehow, it juz surfaced up todae...here goes:

Down at ur feet Oh Lord, Is the most high place
In ur pressence Lord, i seek ur face, I seek ur face.
There is no higher calling, no greater honor
Than to bow n kneel b4 ur throne
I'm amazed by ur glory
Embraced by ur mercy
Oh Lord, i long to worship U.

I wonder if i got the later -part lyrics right. Seriously, i can't even remember the name of tis song. But, well, tis is wat i remembered to the best of my ability. Hopefully, i got them right.

Indeed, to be down at The Lord's feet is the most high place. As we get caught up in hectic ministry work, may we always remember that perhaps, the most important role we play is NOT a sunday school teacher, nor a youth leader, nor a wifey, nor a gf, nor a church leader. But our core role is simply to play the role of a child down at the feet of our gracious & loving Father, having a most intimate relationship, seeking comfort in the arms of our Father. How comforting is that....:)
Onli then will we be able to play the other roles in our lives well.

when the little one gets less cranky...

2009-03-30T11:45:00.003+08:00

when little kielli gets less cranky, i do have some little time to myself, other than zzzzing & resting in bed.

yap, i realise tat time is so precious, so i'm glad God made women multi-tasking creatures. Well, men r made such tat they have the ability to compartmentalise every part of their lives, they dun mix work with private life. Well, for women, NOW i know why God made us tis way tat we mix all aspects of our lives together.

This multi-tasking attribute is especially useful during motherhood....
LIKE RIGHT NOW...

while kielli is less cranky n sleeps soundly, i do my face, cleanser, scrub n puts on my sea-clay mask n blogs at the same time..haha....when the mask is done n blog is done, it's about time kielli starts her "cranking" again......:P

Ok. The face scrub & mask makes my day!!! Also, will be having my Javanese body massage later, so tat makes me happie too! It's my 3rd session of massage n i like it. Juz a pity i can't do a body scrub or wrap. Well, after confinement.

Todae is a good day after all!!

Oh. Little kielli has woken up..tataz....gotta go...

Issue 5: Four Posse's & A Proposal?

2009-03-29T15:01:00.004+08:00

Today, we shall dispense with civilities. Our visitors have come, and we shall show them off!

Chia Family

JoAnn, Chiaochyi & the little ones

Pretty Aunties!

More pretty aunties & ceh ceh!

Many many nice people!

Then came they on a special mission

And the proposal was made. Don't the daddies look delighted? =)

Let's see who wins the bet!!! in 6 mths time!

2009-03-27T09:18:00.003+08:00

i made a bet with Ter last nite.
Both ter & i tink it's stupid, silly, childish. But hey, somehow, it's sillily fun & entertaining too!! haha...If lishan & Kim hears about tis bet, they will certainly have a sarcastic evil good laugh and knock us both on the head. OR who knows they may join in the bet!!! haha...:)

Anyway, if i win the bet, i'll have a new watch i've been eyeing. If ter wins the bet, well, he can have anytin. Coz i'm very sure i will win this bet! ANd he will not have the chance to savour his gift!!!! haha!!

As a matter of fact, I can jolly well take a train to City Hall & get the watch myself. But the "joy" in getting this watch thru winning of a bet surpasses tat of getting it myself. And i'm surprised i am willing to wait 6 mths juz to get tis prized watch. :) It's juz special. Like ur first trophy or stuffed toy that u won in the arcade. Buying sometin for urself is juz different from winning sometin for urself.

Oh ya....6 more months
To Terence Leong: Challenge me! My wardrobe certainly has space for more accessories!!! :P

i survived!

2009-03-26T18:54:00.002+08:00

Daphne:
Well....i survived 2 wks of confinement..n i'm so proud of it, though i kinda sneaked out twice in these 2 wks.

Life been preety fun with little Kielli. It's an aspect of life i have never enocuntered. Well, perhaps tis is motherhood.:) i wake up in the middle of nite, to peep at Kielli and her daddy while they sleep, examine their sleeping patterns & strange funny sleeping positions. And my heart melts. And i tot, hey, tis is so sweet...:) Tis is kinda s strange kind of contentment i have never experienced b4 in my entire life. Sometin strange & foreign to me. Yet sometin tat warms my heart. i can find no other word to describe it. ANd i can onli call it " motherhood" i guess. Perhaps, it's the motherly instinct.

The little gal has been growing n it's fun watching her grow. We've been reading John & Psalm to her daily when she was kinda like 3 mths in my tummy. And guess wat, when i started reading psalm to her again last week on a daily basis, she seems to understand wat i was reading. And i was so thrilled!! Yipee!!! i realise that i want to educate the little one the way/ methodology i want her to be educated, or rather i enjoy the freedom to educate her the way i want it to be, sometin more biblical or with scientific evidence. HAving a babysitter or caretaker who educates/trains her in a different old fashioned methodology seems to scare me. And i wonder how much the caretaker spends time in training or educating the little one, other than fulfilling the basic feeding needs.

I've been reading books on " how to play with babies" and " how to read to babies". And there's far more methodology in playing & reading to babies than i ever know. Eg: talking to babies in familiar words & reading to babies in " rare" words help them in language, sentence construction, grammer & vocab. I wonder how many caretakers in childcare centres are trained in such methodology and speak to my little one in proper sentences so that Kielli picks up the right sentence construction, enabling her to read n speak fluently in later phase of her life. Ok.ok. ok. Perhaps, i am a little demanding. But, these are exactly the tots going thru my mind after 2 wks with the littke gal. And i am currently processing them.

Ok. so 2 more weeks to go. I can't wait to get out of the house!! I'm already planning my to-do-list:

1) Do sometin with my hair with my favourite stylist at Jean Yip -Plaza Sing or SUpercuts- Far East.

2)HAve a mani & pedicure

3)Celebration Buffet

4)Date with Ter to watch Cats. Juz the 2 of us. Away from everyone!

5) Do a stock-take of my heels and shop for new pairs if necessary! i haven't bought any heels for the last 9 mths!

6) SWIM!!!

Good news! I've lost 10 kg. Shed 6 more kg and i will be back to my pre-preg weight! Yipee!

Prezzies! I want Prezzies!

2009-03-22T18:28:00.002+08:00

Kielli says:

Hi everyone, my name is Kielli Leong Yi Xin.
I will be 1 month old on 11 April 09 and my handsome daddy is scratching his head on where/when/how to celebrate this momentous occasion. Mommy says that this will be a great chance to tell everyone how good God has been to me, and also a chance to meet all the nice aunties and uncles who've brought me so many nice prezzies over the last week!

Speaking of prezzies, if you wanna pamper me with something nice, and you really really can't decide what to buy, here's a few suggestions:
- Kidzloft vouchers (If they work with the 50% discount thingy?)
- A university education (ok, I'm kidding =D )
- Times Bookshop vouchers (mommy's eyeing those baby books)
- Detachable Infant Car Seat/Carrier (so I can go to June Camp!)
- Of if you're out of ideas, there's that little red paper thing they use to keep even more paper thingys. (Use paper to hold paper... It's so silly rite?)

*Note from Daddy: if you're buying something from this list, please add a Comment so that others won't buy the same items (or you can arrange to share the cost)

**Note from Mommy: Kielli has alot of clothing! There's no need to buy clothes for her for the next 2 years. *laments about lost shopping opportunies* =P

Issue 4; Hitch-hiker from the Present

2009-03-22T18:04:00.013+08:00

Today, the adventures of Kielli takes a quick sidetrack. As the newscasters would often interject: "We interrupt this programme to bring you breaking news!"

"We have detected an unnatural phenomenon, a hyper-adapted reptilloid that is capable of travelling at 110 km/h, and has been spotted zooming recklessly along Singapore's roads! Over to our on-site correspondent for live pictures..."

Yes, this little lizard clung on for dear life on my car's side mirror as I was driving to church this morning (until it jumped off somewhere along Serangoon Gardens).

In other breaking news, we bring you a sneak preview of our latest scoop! The yet-to-be released gallery of expressions of Kielli Leong!

Bored

Bo-chap

Suspicious

Happy!

Inquisitive

Frustrated

Cheeky!

Irritated

Blowing her own trumpet

God's fragrance........

2009-03-19T10:56:00.004+08:00

Daphne says:Hi everyone, thanks for all the generous gifts and well wishes for our baby girl!

It's been a blessing to share our little joy with frens and family. And, indeed we thank God for time to catch up with family and frens, near and far, and old buddies whom we have not met up for some time. Ter & i r truly blessed by all who have visited us....

Many frens been asking about her name, meaning, how to pronunce etc....
Here goes.....

Kielli Leong Yi Xin
(Pronounced as Key-Air-Lee)
Meaning: Fragrant Blossom (Hawaiian)

For we are to God the fragrance of
Christ among those who are being
saved and among those who perishing.
2 Corinthians 2:15 (NKJV)

May she grow up to be the fragrance of Christ where-ever the Lords calls her to ....:)

Mummy been confined at home for 1 week.............
Phew.........3 more weeks to go......

ANd hey, i miss the Jap Tanjong Pager food fiesta by the BFC ladies yesterdae...( informed by Lishan who wanna tempt me!!! haha )

I will be BACK for more Japenese food BFC Ladies Fellowship Soon soon....SOOOOOOON!!!!!
With my heels and non-maternity clothes.....haha....:P

Issue 3: Visions of the Future

2009-03-15T13:34:00.005+08:00

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mommy, "What will I be"?
Will I be pretty? *Daddy nods vigorously*
Will I be rich? *Mommy bonks Daddy on the head*
Tis what they said to me...

"You could be a...."

...Lawyer

...Girl Guide

...Florist

... Businesswoman

...Boxercise Instructor!

...or just find a good guy, and be happily married like them :)

Issue 2: Visitors from a Known Galaxy!

2009-03-13T22:33:00.009+08:00

In today's exciting issue, Kielli the Gorgeous is visited by visitors from Outer Spac... I mean from outside. While Kielli doesn't know them, she finds it enthralling to see these creatures so enthralled with her, showering her is gifts, kisses and exclamations of "Can I carry her?" (which are uncannily greeted by a familiar voice remarking "Ok, but sanitise your hands first", and then followed by 'squirt squirt' sounds.

Alas, it is time to chronicle Kielli's special encounters this very day, as she is propelled to fame, and into the affection of all these silly grown-ups making 'coo-coo' 'goo-goo' noises around her!

Grandma, Great Grandma, Grand Aunt

Uncles & Aunties Ng

More Grand Uncle/Aunts!

Aunt, Great Grandma & Grand Aunt!

So many Aunties & Uncles!!!

A Zerg Swarm of Aunties & Uncles!!!!!

Phew, now it's only a pretty couple.

My Grandparents. Don't they look happy to see me?

Can you see my little cousin? She's hiding in there somewhere...

Ok last one for the day. They look so happy as well.

Good night, everybody! =)

Issue 1: The Amazing Kielli!

2009-03-12T13:29:00.010+08:00

After much anticipation, and painstaking care in delivery, we proudly present you.... Kielli Leong!

Introducing the Executive Producer:

Mommy Daphne!

Along with the creative director:

Daddy Croc!

Distributed by Leong Family Holdings:

Date of Birth: 11 Mar 09
Time of Birth: 8.31 pm
Weight at Birth: 3.16 kg (not 3.61 kg, oops)
Head Circumference: 34 cm
Length/Height: 50 cm
Cuteness: Infinte!!! =D

Now, for a preview of the next issue, here's a close up pic that will keep you coming back for more!

The continuing adventures of Kielli Leong!

2009-03-11T18:13:00.005+08:00

235pm: Dr Tee came in and said hi. What he did and said can be paraphrased as: "Goodie, I've been waiting for your epidural to kick in, now I can break the water bag easier." Interesting sight! Must see for all daddy's to be! =D

410pm: So boring! Daphne's half awake and she needs to be entertained! Presenting..... Me!

Actually, the focus should be the privilege card on the privileged man (i.e. me) =D

515pm: Man, I'm hungry. The chicken pie & half-a-mushroom pie from SPC didn't last me that long, considering that I gobbled them down at 1130am. So I ran down to Kopitiam to ta-bao Chicken Udon. The chicken was stale. pfft.... at least I got a 20% discount with my orange Kopitiam Card. pfft....

620pm: Mum and Aunty Janet arrived. I told them Kielli's not due till 8.30pm maybe. But they still came down to lend their support. Too bad the Staff Nurse wouldn't even let them peek into the ward hehe.

C'mon gorgeous ones, anytime now! =D

Kielli's coming out today!!! =)

2009-03-11T13:39:00.007+08:00

This morning, just before I left home for work, Daphne had a little blood in her urine. So I scrambled to flip through our trusty "Mayo's Clinical Guide to Pregnancy" for a diagnosis....
"If there is blood, go to hospital, be kiasu abit" it said in more words than that.

So we hunkered down, and grabbed her bag:

Erm... I mean her delivery bag, my laptop, my reading materials and her handbag of creature comforts. =P

After dropping mom off at her office, we checked into the Delivery Suite and started getting comfortable

Looks nice doesn't it? It's so lovely here with a nice recliner bed for her, and a nice recliner chair for me. 11am: we're comfy and happily waiting for the contractions and other episodes of unexpected whatevers that the next hours have in store for us.

1pm: Contractions have started getting regular, and more intense. So we finally signed on the dotted line...

Yes, that's the epidural procedure acknowledgement form. The nice Dr Tan came in and explained the procedure to us, the risks, the blah blah blah, and what not. But he was really pro, talking us through the application of the needles and wires, and before we knew it, Daphne was sleeping like a baby. Okay, I exaggerate, but the numbness and relief was instantaneous and wonderfully soothing.

So why am I blogging now? Well, I did bring my laptop, but I forgot to bring my earphones (so no noisy games for me!). Daphne's sleeping (preserving her strength for the final lap) and I'm bored. So I logged into Wireless@sg, and started uploading the random pics we took while waiting around.

Woot, I never knew having a baby would be so fun! =)

Stay tuned for the commencing adventures of little beautiful Kielli Leong! =D =D

reading.

2009-03-05T15:20:00.004+08:00

Pregnancy has " grounded" me physically n tat gives me lotsa time to read.
i have been reading, reading, reading these months.

Indeed, after all that has happened, and many of us are so tempted or prone to making remarks, i realise that i need to guide my heart and mind in Christ Jesus jealously. And i need to read, read n read that God's word be deeply etched in my heart that i may not sin against Him or say anything that is not glorifying to Him. The tongue is dangerous and it requires lotsa discipline to tame it.

I have been reading MAtthew these days. In the past, i had read it from a story kind of perspective, like what Jesus did, wat happened, the events that occured, whois who, more concerned about the storyline n miracles Jesus performed.

But somehow, tis time round, the Lord taught me to read it from another perspective. Not so much concentrating on the events or great miracles that happened , but rather on the heart of Christ as he does all these miracles, reaches out to his people. It is refreshing to know the heart of Christ as he talks, answers, communicates to different groups of people, be it fishermen, Pharisees, tax collectors, crowd etc.. There are times he spoke with great authority, rebuke, conviction. Yet, there are times too when he spoke with gentleness, compassion and mercy. How God answers the difficult questions posed to him by different people out to harm or kill him. How God answers His disciples. How God answers Satan. How God answers the crowd.

Indeed, wat is the heart of Christ? As he deals with so many groups of people of different intentions, social status, educational or intelluctual levels,age group etc?

The Lord softens my hard heart while i read on this book. And it has truly been refreshing. i was wondering if i was there with Christ as He travelled, how would i have reacted to all these people, their doubts, their fears, their evil schemes, their needs? How would i have answered? With bitterness? With compassion? With conviction? With authority? with rebuke? I reallie dunno. How has Christ answered? What is his Heart for them?

As we go through a difficult time, i pray that we may handle all matters with a heart of Christ, as how Christ would have handled it. May we guide our hearts n minds in Christ during this time!

oK. time for my noon nap! tataz...:0

Concert at Botanical Gardens

2009-03-05T13:47:00.002+08:00

Check out this concert at Botanical Gardens!
I'm interested in the NAnyang Brass Band. I wonder if Kielli will arrive later than 15 Mar! :)

Event Selected : Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Brass Band (Sunday)
Date : 15 Mar
Time : 6-7pm
Venue : Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage
Contact : Visitor Services (6471 7361)
Content : Stay tuned for more information of the Band!

sometin to look forward to

2009-03-05T12:54:00.004+08:00

i'm going for Porridge Buffet @ Suntec tomorrow with Wendy, Karen, Allan & little Christoph!And, i'm reallie looking forward to it.

I've stayed at home for 4 days n i'm so so bored......Actually i sprained my ankle n it's kinda swollen n not fully recovered n a little painful. But, i reallie need to get out of the house n go to town!!!!!!!! So i'm juz praying that my ankle can heal by tomorrow.God, pls juz heal the ankle. Anyway, no matter what happens tomorrow, independent of the ankle, i am going to Suntec and that's final!!! :)If i can't walk, at most, i will juz find a cofffee place, read a book and wait for Ter to rescue me when he finishes work.At least i get to breathe some " town air" haha. Tat is my backup plan!

Well, i shall hibernate at home todae, rest my ankle n i will be all ready tomorrow!!! :)

The Ngs were so nice to offer to drive me all the way there. It's such a blessing.:) God is so good to me!

I haven't seen Wendy & KAren 4 quite some time. I'm looking forward to see them and spend time with them. :)

Oh ya, the "CATS" musical is coming n i reallie hope i can catch it! I should be able to get out of the house in 1 mth's time.

Suesue...Beebee & Cheche...

2009-03-04T13:41:00.003+08:00

Last Sat, i went out with Sue, Bee and Cheri , my good frens cum old church mates from RCC. And, i reallie enjoyed the times with them.

Seriously, though i had left Renewal since 2001, my parents, sis and bro-in-law, good frens Sue and Cheri are still there, so i kinda still get lotsa updates about wats happening in Renewal! :) Like whois pregnant, married, new pastors,their events, list goes on n on.....

God has been good to me and though i miss the good old youthie days in Renewal, i know that God has brought me to BFC with a purpose and i have never regretted leaving Renewal though it was a tough decision i made 8 yrs back.

I am a sentimental person. But i'm also a heartless one who makes painful heartless decision, despite of my emotions at times. In this aspect, Terence & i are very similar. We can be heartless enough to dump our daughter in the forest to let her grow up, onli to find myself sobbbing everynite to sleep. :)

I can look back at the past, dwell on the wonderful days in renewal, Yet, i will never regret making the decision to leave Renewal. To me, I believe in the future and being decisive.

In God's work, i believe in sacrifices being made.
Sometimes, we need to leave, need to make tough, painful decisions. It may be tough,but, sometimes, in life, to pursue God's path, we need to make painful decisions.

It's good to be out with these gals, knowing that despite all these years, they are all still loving & serving the Lord. Sue is bz leading a group in renewal, cheri and hubby serving in youth & music min in renewal, bee & hubby settled down in Wesley.

Though we may not be in the same church or even ministry together, we still share the same vision for the Lord's work and it's juz refreshing to have such good frens. We may not be called into the same church or ministry, but i know that God has a special purpose for each one of us in our own church n ministry. And, may we all grow together and encourage each other to perservere on and spur on for His work! :)

They have been my dear sisters since youthie days n they always will be so dear to my hearts! :)

it works!

2009-03-04T12:41:00.003+08:00

The credit card which i dumped into the washer, Ter insisted on using it for his payment.

And, hey, it works!!!!

wow..i am amazed.

Does it mean that i can safely " accidentely" dump his credit cards into the washer??? wahaha...:P Saves me lotsa trouble searching every pocket!!

ooopps

2009-02-26T16:05:00.002+08:00

ooppss....

i dumped Mr Leong's credit card into the washing machine.

It has proudly survived the wash in one single piece. I wonder if the magnetic strip is still functional. Anyway, wat's done is done. There's nothing much i can do, except to smile sweetly at him tonight when i break the news to him. One thing for sure: i know he certainly loves me much more than to fuss over wat i do to his non-living thing. right, darling?:P

Ok, one more thing to take note when doing the laundry in future,
" CHECK his POCKETS!"

housework is boring!!!!

2009-02-26T15:35:00.002+08:00

i can no longer hear the " rooming " of my washer. well, time 4 the 2nd round of wash and finish up the basket of dirty laundry.

GTG.

Boring.. Boring... Boring.....housework is boring....Housework is kinda part of this domestic support that a wife ought to give her hubby. I'm trying to keep up, but i tink i'm reallie bad at it. Seriously, it's not me. But then, for luv, it's worth it la....since Ter will have more free time for his " FALLOUT!" I must ban fALLOUT! haha:)

The onli joy or motivation i get from housework is the sense of achievement or accomplishment when i finish a task.

I've got 2 buttons and a pair of Mr Leong's torn bermudas to sew todae.
Hopefully Mr Leong won't be too fussy over my sewing. He BETTER NOT !!!:)
If he fusses, he shall sew his own stuff FOREVER, for the rest of his life...wahaha...

afternoon tots

2009-02-26T14:48:00.003+08:00

i found some old old cards among Ter's pile of belongings. There were cards & letters that went all the way back to 1999 where we first met in NTU. How time flies.

As i read thru, it brings back lotsa fond memories. There were cards that celebrate our first month, his final yr in NTU, V day, birthdaes etc....There were happie ones, sad ones too. Sad ones when i left my old church, frens & family to BFC, sad ones when i felt lonely, thirsty, cultured shocked in BFC, sad ones when we quarrelled thru our baptist/ charismatic convictions and diff in chAracters. But, there were the happie ones too. The happie occasions. When God convicted our hearts together thru distances < he in Pakistan and me in Japan on mission trips), when God brought us thru all the trials together.

To look back at all these, it once again remind me of how God has brought us together and that He is indeed the author of our love story. I remember 2 days ago when the ladies were talking about love stories during Selfiana's birthdae dinner. Well, Love stories are always known to be sweet, dovey, romantic and each couple has their own memories or stuff like that. MAny times, many pursue their own love though it may not be GOD'S WILL. But, i guess, the love story weaved by God, IN hIS WILL, to weave the hearts of His like-minded people together, that they may love the Lord together, to serve Him, praise Him, that His name be glorified, tis story will truly be most beautiful. If God is the one who has brought the couple together and bounded their hearts in Christ together, to me, tis love story is most beautiful.
For what great joy it is to be able to stand in the pressence of our loving Father with a loved one, praising and thanking God, knowing that God is pleased with the this relationship.

i found this card which i wrote tis in Mar 2000 for Ter. It's the lyrics from a song.

" we want to run to the altar
And catch the fire
To stand in the gap
Between the living and dead
Give us a heart of compassion
For a world without vision
We will make a difference
Bring hope to our land"

It's been 9 years. The lyrics reflected had been our hearts' cries 9 years ago when we were not even married. As life goes on with much changes with little Kielli or maybe more little ones, I pray that 9 years later, we will never forget God's luv for us, that as a couple, we will continue to be one in the Lord, to love and serve Him. That the lyrics will be our same hearts' cries 9 years later too!

With little Kielli coming along real soon, we're praying that she will be a little one with fragrance of the Lord....:)

I can't wait to be a mummy!:)

Kielli, when r u coming? Mummy is bored. Needs sometin to play with!!!:)

our little gal has a name!!

2009-02-02T15:17:00.003+08:00

Terence chose this name for the little one: Kielli :)

Kiele
Girl
Hawaii - Fragrant blossom
Alternatives include: Kielly, Kielli
http://www.paternityangel.info/CommonNames/namesbegin.asp?name=k&BoyGirlBoth=Girl&page=%209

little books for little minds...

2009-02-02T12:20:00.007+08:00

i'm trying to get some books for the little one.

I've heard some good reviews about Baby Einstein. Apparently, some on the net said they can't get it in singapore n some mums kinda got it shipped directly by bulk purchase. Well, perhaps, i'll juz look around borders n see if it's available.

If not, most prob, i;ll juz get it from http://www.wonderbox.com.sg.
Of all the sites i've surfed, i tot this site offers a more decent selection of good titles! :)

Ter been looking around at veggietales! He'll be happie with the veggietales selection on wonderbox!

The baby books here are so cute too!
http://www.babysoft.com.sg/baby-products/baby-books-baby-cloth-book.htm#Hand_Puppet_Cloth_Books

correlation between housework & Ice-cream

2009-01-29T12:18:00.004+08:00

I've never been more a housewife than these 2 mths! haha.....Been catching up on my housework.

i've packed 5 boxes yesterdae. Well, todae, my target is to at least clear all the smelly stinky clothes! While washing is easy for Ter, he kinda dumps everytin into the washing clothes, washing is tiring for me. Coz,i'm quite fussy!

i sort out the clothes by machine or hand-washed. Then, for the respective categories, by colour and fabric type to prevent colour-running. After 4 yrs of marriage, TEr jolly well know wat r the safe clothes to dump into the machine and UNSAFE clothes he SHOULD never ever touch. I've kinda finished the machine clothes, so todae gotta be all the handwashing. Thank God i have no manicured nails due to my pregnancy, or else my poor nails gotta suffer a painful fate! Yappie, due to the pregnancy, i have kinda abstained from all manicure, pedicure and chemical hair treatment. Well well, after Mar, i will certain be part of the injections and multiplier effect into the mani, pedi and hair industry and contribute to the increase in money supply in the local market. haha....:) Well, is this like the fiscal or monetary policy adopted by the govt to improve economy? After all, our reserves are used and i guess the govt will be happie with consumers like me to boast the economy....:) Anyway, watever......seriously, i dunno! Economics is certainly not my cup of tea!

Gotta set goals to motivate myself to finish my housework! And hey, perhaps reward myself with a nice tub of Ben & Jerry Ice Cream! Tat will be an extremely powerful motivator for me to finish all the tasks todae! :)

Ok, here's some ice-cream places i found online with good reviews of course:

1) Seventh Heaven (MIS, 10 Raebum Park, #01-24 Tel: 62277787)
2) Island Creamery ( Holland V)
3) Ice Queen Ice Cream ( Golden Mile Food Centre #01-86)
4) www.icecreamchefs.blogspot.com ( 520 East Coast Rd #01-06)
5) www.ice3cafe.com ( Serangoon GArdens)

Personally, i luv the variety at icecreamchef.Onli thing is i gotta all these stuff online. Hopefully, the website is updated & the shops still exist! haha...:o

wats in ur bag?

2009-01-29T11:20:00.007+08:00

Jusz for leisure, i've been surfing on coach bags!
Here's wat i found:

Here's how to spot a fake coach handbag:
http://www.bagbliss.com/counterfeits/coach/

It will be fun going around spotting fake coach bags! :) Perhaps i should do it somedae. I wonder wats the % statistics! My market research genes seem to be acting! :) I reallie wonder why consumers like to buy fake stuff! It's like trying to be real with fake goods! Yikes. .....Not for me!!:) I rather get a REAL economical Charles & Keith than a FAke LV! :) At least i know everytin on me is REAL! If i reallie wanna a branded, it's gotta be the REal one! :P

In NTU, i remember doing market research on cohibitation and branding of online vs offline brands. But never on perceptions on branded goods. I should have done my FYP on Consumer's minds on Purchase of Authentic vs FAke Branded Bags!!!! Interesing topic to investigate on the motives, perceptions and driving force behind this Thriving FAke Branded Industry. After all, isn't this a consumer market? :) Oh ...i miss marketing......:) I luv marketing! :) I'm realie craving for some marketing proposals to work on!

Anyway, to my frens, please do not buy fake designer bags!!
Ur horrible appetite to show off a fake designer purse onli contributes to the growing rate of child
labour in less fortunate countries made to work and live in horrendous conditions.
I always believe that where there is no demand, there will be no supply! :) Are the bucks we saved worth the risk of boasting this thriving industry? Please do not be a part of this demand curve!!!:)

Fake Purses
http://www.tanning-advisor.com/knock-off-designer-handbags.html
http://hilary.com/fashion/fakeorfendi.html
http://audacitymagazine.com/audacity.php?op=article&y=grfx&v=&i=21&a=268

my shoes!

2009-01-21T16:52:00.002+08:00

here are SOME of the pretty shoes contributed by the aunties in church. i'm so blessed! :) Well, mummy said tis is onli part of the collection and my shoe wardrobe is more than daddy now! haha.... Mummy too bought me some cute little booties. and she can't wait to see how they look on me! Mummy tinks i need some green, orange and pastel purple in my wardrobe. Not too pinky though i'm a little gal! :) Mummy and daddy does not want me to grow up too dainty or vulnerable. But rather to grow up independent and to have a mind of my own! :)

Mummy going to get me some swimmie duckie to make my bath fun and enjoyable! Mothercare sale is currently on and tis makes my mummy happie! she's getting some cute comfy long-sleeved body suits for me so that i won't freeze in the church's nursery! There's too many little ones in church's nursery. Last drive to JB, mummy printed some cute bearie name stickers for me so that the church workers will be able to identify my bag, milk bottles, diaper bags etc when mummy away at service.

Now, wat's my name?
Ask my daddy! :) He chose it for me! :P

i'm 8 mths old!

2009-01-21T12:48:00.004+08:00

i'm almost 8 mths old now.........Dr Tee told mum she couldnt fly anymore. But she could be on 6-8 hrs road ride! :) Yippee!!!

So , Daddy and mummy decided ONE MORE HOLDIAY!!!! :) A 4 day drive to Malacca during CNY. Mummy gettimg more exhausted easily these days and she takes lotsa afternoon naps now! She can't walk as much, shop as much. So, tis holiday will be more like eat, sleep , shop with little walking. Mummy will be happy sleeping in the car while daddy drives.

Tis will be my first family trip to Malaysia with grandpa, grandma leong, auntie prisc and uncle james. everyone luvs me so much! :) aND everyone is awaiting for my arrival!

i;m 1.8 kg already and mummy's womb is getting more cramped now! Yikes, i need MORE SPACE! Well, i'll be out soon and getting lotsa leg and arm space coz mummy had a gigantic cot for me! And, she's going to dress it up just for me! well, mummy said i will be a beautiful baby and precious in God's sight! :) Coz God created me for His glory! i'll be OUT! wait for me!!!!:)

when i was 4 mths old....

2009-01-21T11:26:00.009+08:00

when i was 4 mths old in mummy's tummy, Dr Tee informed mummy that she can FLY! Phew! Oh boy, she was so happpie to be able to travel. Daddy decided to pamper her with a tokyo trip and PLAy before her tummy gets bigger! mUmmy was energetic in her 2nd trimester, especially when she shopped. My mummy's soft spots: Jap biscuits....post cards .....jap fashion mags which comes with freebies such as pouches and bags.

mummy and daddy luvs soaking in hot cocoa and yoghurt baths! mummy is simply in luv with bath salts!

mummy didn't want to grow too fat.But she simply could not resists shabu shabu with daddy! Adventurous daddy tried the pork intestines shabu while mummy kept with conservative beef shabu.

i was not forgotten in Tokyo! Daddy said i kicked a LOTz to get attention!

mummy n daddy are real lazy bums. They sleep wherever they go.
oh ya, while auntie lishan and uncle kim were bz on adventurous rides in Disney Sea, mummy was disappointed she could not take the rides. But, hey, she had fun doing the less dangerous stuff, like.....posing with daddy...the typical disney shot!
viewing the 3D show...

and since she couldn't go down the rollar coaster, she took the tranquil boat rides and merry-go-round....:) totally safe for pregnant women! mummy could not afford to do anytin that risks my growth!

mummy abstained from sashimi when i was in HEr and daddy was so proud of her! While daddy indulged in his sashimi, mummy ordered everything cooked in a jap restaurant and tat was ununusal for her! :P Mummy made daddy promise to take her on a sashimi feast after i was born. Well, mummy misses her dose of sashimi salad from Sushi-Tei and Waraku!
look! tat's me in my mummy's tummy!! See me? :P

One Day in Glory

2009-01-15T14:38:00.002+08:00

This song is simply beautiful............
How beautiful it is to see God one day...........:)

http://www.secretplacemusic.org/SATB.htm
See " One Day in Glory" SP169

crash course!!!!

2009-01-15T11:17:00.003+08:00

Last nite, Ter & I went for the Antenatal class by Thomson. Wow. It's truly overwhelming!
It kinda reminded me of attending a 3hr lecture or tutorial at NTU. Except that this time, we can't afford to doze off or sleep. Coz it's juz so important and i can't afford to do anything wrong, putting my own baby at risk to any danger becoz of my negligance.

The info provided even in bathing techniques are seriously overwhelming. All the " To Dos" and " Not To Dos"...wow...i dun ever tink i can remember all of them. I feel so inadequate as a mother coz i am truly a green horn, totally inexperienced even in carrying a baby, not to say bathe a baby.

Reality starts to sink in as i realise having a baby does not juz stop at shopping for her stuff. It also involves much much training and learning on my side: how to breastfeed, how to bathe, how to sterilise her bottles, how to carry her such that i dun twist her neck or arms, how to put her to sleep such that she will not be suffocated by pillows or others. The learning curve is gotta be real steep, and i realise i need to learn Fast and efficient. Time does not permit me to learn at my own pace. When the baby comes, even if i am not ready, i Have to be ready. :) I pray that God can give me wisdom in handling this small little vulnerable thing.:) I'm quite careless. So i seriously need to be more gentle. I wanna enjoy motherhood and the joys of bathing her or changing her diaper or even hearing her cries. And not a grumpy mother who gets irritated by her persistent crying. Oh God, help me! :)

It sounds pretty ridiculous and funny. haha:P But, Ter & I have been experimenting and practising the diff ways of carrying a baby on our little care bear since we have no dummy doll in the house: How to shift from my right to left arms. How to shift from horizontal position of carrying to vertical position. How to burb a baby. How to pass a baby to each other. <> It's like experimenting the 1001 ways to carry a baby. Quite fun and we both ended up laughing and throwing the bear to each other like captain's ball! ( IF onli we can throw little leong to each other like ball! How fun!! And convenient!!! But then again, God does not create babies to be passed like a ball:P Oh well......:) ) Okok, tis is juz plain fun!!!:P
My mil and mother will scream if they hear about tis.

Perhaps, this is what parenthood is all about. i wonder if anyone can " lend" us their baby to let us practise our bathing skills. :P Maybe Ter & I should juz have a date with Fang and Mingyong and bathe little Weiren. SOunds fun!

Oh ya. welcome to Parenthood, Daphne! All the best! U can do it! :P Go. Go. Go.....!!!

wordless.

2009-01-13T13:32:00.006+08:00

there' s so much on my mind. Yet, i do not know wat to say. Or rather, i choose not to say anything. It has reached a stage where i kinda choose to be silent ( unless there is an intense need to speak) , for fear that any words blurted out in my plain ignorance, insensitivity, or even "blurness" or " bluntness" could trigger off more hurts. Ter and i are deeply grieved. It is a tough week for everyone. But, i know, with God, we will get thru. Amen!:)

highly recommended Thai Buffet!

2009-01-09T12:01:00.002+08:00

I'm not exactly a Thai food fan though i do have occasional cravings for Tom Yum SOup or Thai Curry. But, for days that ur taste buds say "NO" to Japanese food, do visit Suan Thai @ Liang Court for their Thai Buffet. It's a small little cosy place, and reallie quiet! I like quiet places! :) It was Ter's mum's bday and we brought the family there last nite.

There's 2 menus, the Budget and Standard Buffet Menu. We had the Standard Buffet for 5 of us.
Here's what we ordered;

1) Pomela Salad
2) Glass Noodle Salad
3) Mango Salad
4) Fish Maw Soup
5) Seafood Tom Yum Soup
6) Green Curry with Beef
7) Soya Bean Fish
8) Fish Curry
9) Fried Tofu
10) Fried Butter Squid
11) Spicy" Lala" ( shellfish)
12) Mixed Vege
13) Chicken Satay
14) Stuffed Chicken Wings
15) Chicken wrapped in Pandan Leaf
16) Thai Spring Roll
17) Thai Fish Cake

Dessert
1) Red Rubby
2) Steamed Tapoica
3) Fruits

It was a feast of the eyes as we ordered n ordered. SInce it's BUFFFFFFET!!! The food is good! ANd the whole family is kinda happy with nearly all the dishes. It's an a la carte buffet, so the food quality and presentation was not compromised. U get steaming hot soup and freshly cooked food right from the kitchen. Seriously, i dun reallie like food left over the counter for some time.

With the bill coming up to about $22 bucks per pax, after 15 % discount, we tot it's quite a good deal for this quality and variety of food.

Do visit this little restaurant. Advisable to come in a big group to try all their dishes. i regret not trying the papaya salad! :) AND, Pls ask for small portions. Their portions are Huge! :)

wat i did last night

2009-01-07T08:25:00.003+08:00

I was on the crowded train with Kiara last night after dinner together.

We were right in front of seats meant for the elderly, children and pregnant.

We stood for 10 mins b4 a kind lady 5 seats away stood up to give up her seat for me. i kindly refused her as i was onli a few stops away from my destination. She was reallie kind to notice me though she was 5 seats away. I wonder why the young foreign couple in front of me apparently did not notice a pregnant woman right in front of them.

An old lady boarded the train with lotsa heavy bags and stood beside us. In the midst of my conversation with Kiara, i decide to do a little experiment. i read out the sign in front of me aloud....that the seats in front are meant for the elderly and commented that people are inconsiderate. The young couple continued in their own lovey world.

My last resort. I approached the old lady standing right in front of the couple and asked kindly if she needed a seat. She said No. Well, i thus did not pursue the matter any further. Seriously, if she had replied yes, i would luv to kindly alert the young couple that their seats are meant for the elderly and woulld kindly invite them to give up their seats for the old lady. I remained silent for the rest of the train journey, horrified to what i had juz witnessed.

This is happening in Singapore. And it's terribly horrifying. wow.....
Now, how exactly gracious a society Singapore is? :)

Is our education system truly building the character of our next generation? Or solely to attain its objective to make Singapore a profitable financial centre or the next advanced medical hub of the world? In the midst of academic pursuit, has the teaching of basic value system been compromised? Has excessive emphasis on selfish academic pursuit blinded the eyes of the next generation, that they no longer see truth, kindness and love?

I wonder.....

refreshing.

2009-01-06T14:18:00.002+08:00

i'm starting on my daily piano regime now since i'm like so freeee:P My fingers are getting rusty and it's high time to exercise them :)
Been exploring some new hymms i never knew existed.
This song is truly refreshing! :)

In the midst of our trials or when the going gets tough, may we always remember the great joy, mercy and grace we received when Christ died for us.

Enjoy...

Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died on Calvary.

Mercy there was great and grace was free,
Pardon there was multiplied to me,
There my burdened soul found liberty at Calvary.

By God's Word at last my sin i learned
Then i trembled at the law i spurned
Till my guilty soul imploring turned to Calvary

Now I've given to Jesus everything,
Now I gladly own Him as my King,
Now my raptured soul can only sing of Calvary.

how to be a housewife?

2009-01-05T18:05:00.004+08:00

i tink God is teaching me how to be a housewife!!! :P Physically and emotionally. And, it's quite a lesson. To me, the emotional aspect tends to be more challenging. To be sastisfied staying at home, rely 0n my hubby to bring in the bread, and realising that my brain is not as well-used as in the corporate world, it is a major mindset shift. And, i've been praying for God to give me that little mercy to bring me thru. . Indeed, i know God is preparing me for motherhood. I guess this month of training of staying at home will surely prepare me for that one mth of confinement, doing nothing but juz baby...baby...baby stuff. i seriously tink i can handle advertisments and marketing proposals better than feeding or bathing a baby. And i'm praying for a little more motherly instinct!:)

At the same time, Ter is kinda happie that his wife is at home finally!!!!:p Yippee for him. He commented that i can be pretty career-minded and workaholic. And he prefers a wife to a career woman. :0 There's so many tots on my mind and i'm juz trying to process and structure them. My conclusion: no one will ever remember how efficient a marketing person u r or how many successful marketing campaigns u launched for the company, but ur family will always remember how good a mummy or wife u r to them.:P i was tinking if i wanna my little one to remember her mummy as the one who spends time to play and educate her or the exhausted working mummy who compensates with lavish gifts, but never able to spend quality time with her. To me, quality time IS quantity time. U will never be able to give quality time without giving quantity time. Shepherding a child's heart requires far more than juz engaging in fun weekend activites. It certainly requires daily effort and time in teaching, educating and building the kid's character. And truly, i realise that i need to get rid of this rat race corporate mind, realign my tots to be a happie mummy! :)

Housework gives me a headache!!! haha:)
But these days, i've been trying to be more a housewife to Mr Ter!!:)
Well, i'm certainly not the perfect housewife. But, i'm indeed trying my best to improve my housekeeping skills. Well, the next time u see Ter chair worship in church, do hop by and see his long-sleeved shirt and u'll know how my ironing skills have improved this month! haha:)

MAny have been talking about new year resolutions and they kinda have like so many resolutions on thir list and i wonder why bother with so many resolutions when u can't even fulfill like half of them. i hate making resolutions i can't keep and i hate to make resolution for the sake of it. Coz i hate making irreaslistic plans.

i remember every year at work, in Dec , i would be setting sales goals, potential clients to target on, plans for the next year. But, tis time round, i bide goodbye to all these. Juz one simple resolution i wanna keep or rather hope to keep as what i know God wants me to be : To be a spirited-filled mummy and wife beautiful in God's sight , to be less self-centred, to put my daughter's and hubby's interest above my own. Clothes do not make a woman beautiful. And, i juz wanna be that mummy or wife beautiful with a pure heart in the sight of God, knowing that even when i'm in plain berms and T-shirt without any accessories or makeup, i'm still most beautiful in God's eyes, in the eyes of my daughter and hubby. :)

more overnight camps in Bird Park

2009-01-02T12:57:00.002+08:00

Hi everyone, tis is for those who luvs to camp in the open!
Enjoy....:)
http://www.birdpark.com.sg/education/OvernightCamps.html

Overnight Camps

Nite Owls Overnight Camp

A NIGHT WITH THE FEATHERED KIND AT JURONG BIRDPARK

Day One

2.45pm	Arrival of campers. Short briefing
3.00 pm	Special Tours: Pitter Pellets - An exclusive peek into the regurgitated food of Birds of Prey. Learn about their diet and digestive system.
4.00 pm	Kings of the Skies (Birds of Prey Show) - Watch the majestic Kings of the Sky in action. This 30-minute breathtaking show is set to thrill!
5.00 pm	Behind-The-Scenes: Birds Of Prey - A rare opportunity to come up-close with the Birds of Prey and experience being a Falconer.
6.00 pm	Bird Bath Time - Have fun pitching your own tents. Clean & Preen in the shower.
7.30 pm	Feast with The Flamingos - Enjoy a mouth-watering dinner at the Songbird Terrace overlooking the 1001 Flamingos on Flamingo Lake
9.00 pm	World of Darkness Tour & Nite Walk - What does the BirdPark look like at night? Do birds really sleep at night?
9.30 pm	Night Activities & Supper - Set the night ablaze with this all-time favorite.
10.30 pm	A Date with Monster ‘Zzzz’ - *Your six-man sized tents await you. Turn in for the night.

Day Two

7.00 am	Rise, Shine & Pack
8.00 am	Flight-xercise & A Morning Stroll - Stretch your ‘wings’ and take a rejuvenating morning stroll around the Park
8.30 am	Breakfast - A hearty buffet breakfast awaits you at the Songbird Terrace
9.30 am	Break Camp - Explore the rest of the Park at your own leisure.

Cost:

Cost: S$ 60.00 per student, S$30.00 per teacher
(Camp rate is inclusive of admission to the Park, all meals and one group photo)

NB: A 10% non-refundable deposit (based on the expected attendance) is required once booking is confirmed.

*As only tents will be provided, you are encouraged to bring your own sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, picnic mats, mini portable fan, toiletries, insect repellent and additional torchlights.

Book now to avoid disappointment!

For booking of programmes or more enquiries,

Kindly contact the Education Officer at 6661 7819 or email education@birdpark.com.sg

>> Download Education Booking Form here

Birdkeeper Explorer Overnight Camp

A Night With The Feathered Kind At Jurong BirdPark

Day One

11.00 am	Arrival / Camp Briefing
11.30 am	Behind-The-Scenes : Meet The Vet
12.00 pm	Lunch
1.00 pm	Behind-The-Scenes : Eggs & Chicks - An exclusive peek behind-the-scenes. Learn about incubation of eggs and care for young birds.
2.00 pm	Workshop : ‘House me in’ - Get busy making your very own bird house just like our birdkeepers.
3.00 pm	Birds n Buddies Show
3.30 pm	Water Break (A snack & water will be provided)
4.00 pm	Lory Loft Tour Panorail Ride, ‘Cheese’ time with The Birds
5.00 pm	Bird Bath Time - Have fun pitching your own tents too.
6.30 pm	Wild Feast - Enjoy a mouth-watering buffet dinner at the comfort of our air-conditioned Bongo Burgers restaurant
8.00 pm	Night Activities & Supper
9.00 pm	A Date with Monster ‘Zzzz’ - Your tent beckons you. Rest well for Day 2.

Day Two

7.00 am	Rise, Shine & Pack
8.00 am	Packing up - undo your tents and pack your bags
8.30 am	Breakfast - A hearty breakfast awaits you
9.30 am	Break Camp - Explore the rest of the Park at your own leisure.

Cost:

S$ 90.00 per student, S$ 45.00 per teacher
(Camp rate is inclusive of admission to the Park, all meals and one group photo)

NB: A 10% non-refundable deposit (based on the expected attendance) is required once booking is confirmed.

*As only tents will be provided, you are encouraged to bring your own sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, picnic mats, mini portable fan, toiletries, insect repellent and additional torchlights.

Birdpark Explorer- Overnight School Camp

Day One

1.00pm	Behind-The-Scenes : Avian Hospital Tour Learn about surgery, medicine and peek into the recovery wards
2.00pm	Workshop : ‘House me in’ Get busy making your very own bird house just like our birdkeepers
3.00pm	Lory Loft Tour Panorail Ride, ‘Cheese’ time with The Birds
4.00 pm	Birds of Prey Show
5.00 pm	Bird Bath Time - Have fun pitching your own tents too.
6.30 pm 7.00pm	Wild Feast - Enjoy a mouth-watering buffet dinner at the comfort of our air-conditioned Bongo Burgers restaurant
8.00 pm	World of Darkness Tour & Nite Walk - What does the BirdPark look like at night? Do birds really sleep at night?
9.00pm	A Date with Monster ‘Zzzz’ - Your tent beckons you. Rest well for Day 2.

Day Two

7.00 am	Rise, Shine & Pack
8.00 am	Packing up - undo your tents and pack your bags
8.30 am	Breakfast - A hearty breakfast awaits you
9.30 am	Break Camp - Explore the rest of the Park at your own leisure.

Cost:

S$ 60.00 per student, S$ 30.00 per teacher
(Camp rate is inclusive of admission to the Park, all meals and one group photo)

NB: A 10% non-refundable deposit (based on the expected attendance) is required once booking is confirmed.

*As only tents will be provided, you are encouraged to bring your own sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, picnic mats, mini portable fan, toiletries, insect repellent and additional torchlights.

Book now to avoid disappointment!

For booking of programmes or more enquiries,

Kindly contact the Education Officer at 6661 7819 or email education@birdpark.com

this is fun!

2009-01-02T12:53:00.002+08:00

This is FuN!
Would surely bring my little one to this if she's of age! :)

http://www.birdpark.com.sg/education/FamilyCampSleepPenguins.html

Family Camp - Sleep with the Penguins
(2 Days 1 Night)

Get your sleeping bags ready for a cozy family sleepover with our charming penguins. Be entertained by a series of mind-stimulating activities that involve family fun and participation. This camp includes a sumptuous an encounter with some beautiful chicks, BBQ dinner, campfire and Birdpark’s very own early bird breakfast show!

Day 1 - Saturday
2.00pm	Arrival and briefing
2.30pm	Penguins Behind-the-Scenes BirdPark has been very successful in breeding penguins and this is no mean feat in tropical Singapore. Go behind-the-scenes, pay the penguins a visit and find out more about your neighbours at night!
3.30pm	Water Break
4.00pm	Parrots Talk Do parrots make good pets? Do all parrots talk? This meet and greet session will enthrall everyone with the funny antics of the special guest appearances of our resident parrots!
4.30pm	Panorail Ride
4.45pm	Lory Loft Guided Tour & Feeding
5.30pm	Relax and refresh (shower time)
6.30pm	BBQ dinner Savour a mouth-watering BBQ and the scenic view of Pelican Cove at the same time.
8.00pm	Family Fun & World of Darkness Tour! Get set for a thrilling good time with bird riddles and games. Stalk the owls and find out why they are known as silent killers.
9.00pm	Camp Fire The night ends with merriment and supper.
10.00pm	Turn in with the Penguins
Day 2 - Sunday
7.00am	Rise & Shine
8.00am	Avian Hospital Tour Come peek into our hospital and facilities that serve over 8000 feathered friends. Learn about some of the unique treatments and medications our vets give to the birds.
9.00am	The Early Bird Breakfast Breakfast is never boring when you have good company.
9.30am	Free & Easy Explore the rest of the Park at your own leisure

Target Age Group:
All ages

Duration:
2D1N

Cost (Exclude GST):
$130 per adult (13 & Above)

$110 per child (3 - 12 yrs)

5% off for Feather Friends or Wildlife Unlimited Membership
(Price includes admission, panorail ride, all meals, conducted tours)

Maximum no. of participants: 40 (includes adults & children).

Registrations are on first-come-first-served basis.

*As only tents will be provided, you are encouraged to bring your own sleeping bags, pillows, blankets, picnic mats, mini portable fan, toiletries, insect repellent and additional torchlight.

Booking Procedure:
Kindly contact the Education Officer at 6661 7809/819 or email education@birdpark.com.sg .

Make a reservation today!

dumping exercise!

2009-01-02T12:14:00.003+08:00

I'm in the midst of spring cleaning the house. Goodbye to 5 gigantic bags of trash and 6 pairs of shoes. It's a sense of achievement coz when it comes to spring cleaning, i;m the heartless dumper! !!:P and i luv dumping stuff i dun need.

I'll be shifting to my inlaws house real soon before the little one arrives. and i''m seriously tinking how i'm going to transport my shoes there. Mum-in- law says i can get an additional shoe rack. But, come to tink of it, after the dumps, i still have 30 pairs of shoes. And, that does not include terence leong's share. In my current house, my shoe rack consists of 8 tiers of 6. That makes a max capacity of 48 shoes, the shoe limit Terence leong has proudly capped n a deal we had both negotiated and agreed on---the no of shoes we can have in our house! i counted little leong's shoes, new and old hand-me downs. Guess what, she has about 12 pairs. This is terrible. I wonder how one shoe rack can fit all our shoes.

ANd, there's still the clothes....Oopss....HELP!!!
maybe i should juz do more dumping and retain my top 10 pairs. :P
Headache.....zzzzzz.....:)

my luv

2008-12-29T13:04:00.002+08:00

i was shopping around at Wheelock. n there's this preettie scrapebook place. WOw....everytin there is horrendiously prettie! i fell instantly in luv with this prettie baby scrapebook set. :) It's kinda luv at first sight affair! haha...i kinda have a soft spot for prettie stationery n notepads since young.

But it's a little pricey. so i'm having second tots in making the purchase.
i realise that scrapebooking is an ex hobby!:p Seriously, i wouldn't spend this kind of $$$ on myself. butbut butbut.....it's 4 my first born! :P

well,i'm giving myself 2 weeks. I can be an impulsive shopper at times. Time will determine if it's an impulsive buy. haha.

christmas cheers all the way...

2008-12-26T18:25:00.005+08:00

good frens who fought thru advertising and marketing tutorials with me in NTU...
with our prettie x'mas dough nuts~
cookies from missy marrianne..
i got an Esprit silver pouch as my pressie!

We had our annual christmas party at Tania's place. This time round, we decide NO hubbies, NO ex, current or future bfs!!! ONLI Galz! JUZ Galz!!! C'mon...Who needs guys when u have a bunch of fun luving good gal frens...haha..wait till ter reads this..can see his funnie look. Fun...i luv to irritate Ter. :P Ter says a bunch of NTU marketing gals make up a whole village. Well, i can onli say we are original, confident and spontaneous. That's why we are in MARKETING! ":P

i'craving AGAIN!

2008-12-26T18:04:00.002+08:00

i'm pregnant !!!!!:p

AND

i'm craving for...

Tom Yum Steamboat at Marine Parade Foodcourt

&

Canele Rose Petal and Earl Grey Ice Cream..
http://www.canele.com.sg/menu_rw.htm#ice_creams........

Argh.............

L'amour
Rose petal ice cream with raspberry swirl, rose meringue and lychee pieces.

Earl Grey
Earl Grey ice cream with raspberry jelly and milk chocolate shards.

is it me? or is it the preganancy??:P

lazy picnic...

2008-12-26T17:29:00.007+08:00

i like tis pic. Natural. Happie!! :) Ter can be quite cheecky at times.
daddy can't resist cuddling little leong....weeeeeeee.....merry christmas to our little sweetheart!

family time.
Dad insists that the young couples take a shot! Heeere's it!

It's a lazy picnic day for the leongs. The orchestra is fabulous, choir is........well, Ter & i both tink BFC choir can sing better! :P

there's this nice restaurant, Casa Verde, at Botanical Gardens. It's run by Les Amis, so i'm having high expectations of the food! :P i'm surely going there for a lazy alfresco weekend breakfast one of these days or try the dinner set. Price seems reasonable.
http://www.lesamis.com.sg

Casa Verde
(Located at the Visitor Centre) Serves local and western fare, and also classic Italian dishes. Highlight of the restaurant is its wood-fired pizzas.


Opening Hours : 7.30am - 11pm daily

Tel : 6467 7326

My car, the first week

2008-12-24T13:54:00.002+08:00

Ahhh, I've been driving around with my new car since last Monday. It feels good to have freedom (or a restriction if you're finding a parking lot in the CBD) from public transport and its idiosyncrasies. Life's much better for my babies (the adult and near-infant ones) since we can go gallavanting around Singapore finding the makan to satisfy mommy's cravings :D

As usual, there are too many people clamouring for parking lots at my office, so I bought season parking for Ah Hood road, and I'm getting fitter every day walking 5 minutes up Irrawaddy hill to my office. On top of that, my Punggol season parking costs another little bomb, so that's $65+$90 per month I'm paying. Duh, I kinda miss the free parking at PLB (my old office). Oh well....

Topped up full tank last night, the previous tank lasting me for 9 days. After updating my petrol log book, my fuel consumption 15.1 km/l, not bad for a new car still under run-in. Hopefully I'll be able to get 17 km/l after run-in and after Dad installs Rocket Power and the other fuel capsule he's been selling as a sideline.

Harp Christmas!

2008-12-22T09:10:00.002+08:00

Last Christmas, Ter & i saw some young gals playing the harp at Esplanade. n we both like it! :P

If u do happen to be at the esplanade this christmas, do check this out. Gold winner of SYF!!! i tot it's worth catching!

SYNOPSIS

Gold winner of the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging in Instrumental Ensembles 2007, a group of confident and gracious harpists performing with zest, promising a lively programme!

CHRISTMAS CHEER with
Nan Hua High School Harp

DATE: 25 DEC 08

TIME 3pm – 3.30pm, 4.30pm – 5pm,
6pm – 6.30pm, 7.15pm – 7.45pm,
8.15pm – 8.45pm

Venue: Esplanade Concourse
Price: Free

http://www.esplanade.com/whats_on/programme_info/nan_hua_high_school_harp/index.jsp

my lalalala tots...

2008-12-19T08:40:00.002+08:00

I'm going to Botanical Garden for picnic tis sun for the Wind Symphony tingy n i'm reallie looking forward to it!!!

I'm checking out stuff i can do in SIngapore. With our new "toy" car, we can simply start exploring more of S'pore's inaccessible remote areas. And, hey!!!i found this site!! Prettie cool and fun! for parents, can bring ur kids to the parks and do some gardening art, bird watching etc ! well, when little leong is older, i'm definitely bringing her there!!!!

here's the list of parks in SIngapore: http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/
I'm particularly interested in this: http://www.sbwr.org.sg

My tummy getting bigger by the day n little leong should be OUT in 3 mths time!!!! :P Yipee, my little gal is arriving...soon...SOon...SOON!!! Nowadays, it's more straining to walk. and my legs get exhausted easily. Little leong's weight is on track and i'm growing FATTER!!! haha...Thank God for the smooth pregnancy!

I ran up the overhead bridge when i was 3 mths pregnant and gotta scolding from hubby...of course.... And, i told myself i will NEVER ever do that again. Well, i seriously forget that i was pregnant in that spur second. So, after that incident, i was like constantly reminding myself that i am pregant and i should walk veri veri slowly like a pregnant woman!!! And should juz do what a pregnant does. wahahaha... My mum n grandma had strictly c0mmanded me NOT to run!!! And, jusz as much as i luv to go out n play n run up the overhead bridge, i realise that i "MUST" be a responsible mother. No more running. No more spurs of sprinting. No more jumping. No more running after buses. The list goes on n on n on...And i realise i'm someone who hates limitations!!! wahahahah....But, in my heart, i know this baby is very precious to me.....:) And i juz want the best for her! so these days, i've been walking real real real real slow, it's a mindset paradigm shift, constantly reminding myself that i am pregnant and should do the things that a pregnant woman does.

i fell down last week and it shocked Terence. Thank God the baby was ok. but i kinda twisted the sole of my sole, so walking gets a little tough. Anyway, it will take a couple of weeks to heal. So i'm minimising my walking now. Nowadays, hubby holds my hands everywhere we go. Haha.....he must be worried that his clumsy wife will juz fall again. OKOK Mr Leong....i promise to be Veri very careful n very "kuai" for the last 3 mths!! :P i'll be fine!! No worries! ur little leong will be very veri safe!!! :)

i wonder if Ter will allow me to go

"Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve"

in my pregnant state. Haha... i need approval from my hubby la!!!:P

smile......we'll see.
i miss my camping days during DHS guiding days....ANd hey, i can pitch my own tent, climb a tree and start my own fire OK!! :) "Little leong, quickly grow up!!!! Mummy wanna bring u go camping!!! :P FUn!!!""

born again?

2008-12-18T09:20:00.002+08:00

Terence and i have few things in common. But this is one song we both luv. We luv the intensity of the music and words.

Death was all around me, Day was fading fast.
Sin had paid its wages, And life would soon be past.
Then, i saw the Saviour, Through a narrow gate
Calling " Enter quickly,Before it is too late."

Now i am born again, Born thru Calvary's blood
Now i'm born again, To God's kingdom above.
Though i was once a child of death, Now i'm breathing heaven's breath,
Praise the Lord! Thru His blood I am born again.

Dying in the shadows, Suffering in the night,
I could hear Christ pleading," Receive my gift of life."
In his hands were nail scars; Blood was flowing free.
As i knelt before Him, His love flowed down to me.

"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God" John 3: 3-5

We drove home last night after dinner with ZQ. It was juz very soothing to sit in the car with hubby, talk, hold his hand ( he can drive with one hand!!!:P), enjoy Godly music, talk about the words in the song and the music. He was singing to the song n i was blessed by the song. Even when we reached the carpark, we could not bring ourselves to get down the car until we finished the song. i tot it was very sweet and in my heart, i was tinking that i could give up everything for this moment! hahahahaha.......

This was an answered prayer from God to me. In my Uni days, i prayed for a man i could worship God with wholeheartedly. And todae, when i see Terence, he is indeed a constant reminder of how the Lord has been good to me. Just as God has given to us so freely, i pray that our lives will be used for His work and glory.

mediterranean chill out

2008-12-18T09:00:00.002+08:00

We brought my parents to Portobelle Restaurant @ Bukit Timah Rd last sun.
http://www.portobelle.com

It's a mediterranean place serving Greek, Italian and Mexican fare.The place is real real quiet and we wasn't expecting the food to be good. But we were wrong. Food turned out fabulous. Must try: Braised Lamb Shank ( it comes with pasta with lamb shank fragrance. i luv the pasta! ) and Moussaka. ( some sort of eggplant with cheese & chicken) The tortillas are so0so. Normal.

Perfect place for those with kids and bulky prams. And for couples who juz wanna some privacy. Can u believe it?We were the onli guests there and had the whole place to ourselves. Perhaps they cater more to the night expat crowd . Since they have lotsa wine.

anway, it's a good meal. And most importantly, my parents enjoyed it. it's all that matters! :P

Sometin fun!

2008-12-17T15:27:00.003+08:00

This looks interesting! i wanna go! :P
perhaps can bring my in-laws there for some picnic!

Event @ Singapore Botanical Gardens

Event Selected :	Singapore Wind Symphony (Sun)
Date :	21 Dec
Time :	6-7pm
Venue :	Shaw Foundation Symphony Stage
Contact :	Visitor Services (6471 7361)
Content :	30 years ago, in 1977, the National Theatre Trust actively recruited music makers from all walks of life to form Singapore’s first symphonic band - the National Theatre Symphonic Band (NTSB). Subsequently, the National Theatre Trust was dissolved in 1992 and NTSB re-registered herself as a society to embark on yet another era: the Singapore Wind Symphony (SWS). This performance will feature not only symphonic arrangements of Christmas music , but also familiar favourties from composers such as George Gershwin, Tchaiskosky , Handel. SWS is also honoured to have The Santa Maria Choir to perform with SWS in this concert. Pack your picnic baskets, family and friends for a gathering amids the lush setting of Palm Valley where then Singapore Wind Symphony will delight you with their soothing music!

MOM to the aid of mothers!

2008-12-15T15:58:00.001+08:00

31 July 2006

Tor Ching Li

PREGNANT women who are unfairly sacked even before their sixth month of pregnancy — after which it becomes illegal for an employer to do so — can seek recourse from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

Ministry helps unfairly-dismissed pregnant women get compensation

PREGNANT women who are unfairly sacked even before their sixth month of pregnancy — after which it becomes illegal for an employer to do so — can seek recourse from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).

MOM shared two examples of pregnant women who were retrenched during their pregnancy but had their three-month maternity leave pay reinstated after they sought help from the ministry.

Mrs Tan (not her real name) was fired from her job as an administrative assistant six months into her pregnancy on the grounds of poor performance. She had worked with the company for less than a year but fulfilled the requisite employment period to qualify for maternity benefits from the company.

She was given one month's pay in lieu of notice and another month's salary as compensation. Worried that she would not be able to find another job in her heavily pregnant state, Mrs Tan appealed to MOM to claim the full maternity benefits due to her.

"Through MOM's conciliation, the company agreed to pay her another two months' salary. In total, she received the equivalent of three months' maternity leave pay on top of her one-month's pay in lieu of notice," said an MOM spokesperson.

Another pregnant working mother, Mrs Wong (also not her real name), was retrenched from her post as a manager after three-and-a-half years of employment. The company claimed that her position was redundant after an internal restructuring. She was five months pregnant at the time of her dismissal.

Upon MOM's advice, the company eventually provided Mrs Wong with retrenchment benefits and an ex-gratia payment equivalent to three months' maternity leave pay.

A total of 23 employees sought MOM's assistance to claim maternity benefits in the first five months of this year. In 2004, there were 36 such cases and last year there were 78.

MOM attributed the increase in complaints to heightened awareness of maternity leave benefits.

Singapore National Employers' Federation (Snef) executive director Koh Juan Kiat said the current Employment Act and Children Development Co-Savings Act were "adequate to protect pregnant women".

"They can appeal during any stage of their pregnancy if they are unfairly retrenched," said Mr Koh.

The National Family Council announced last week that it would be working with MOM, Snef, the Singapore Business Federation and the labour movement to drive home the message that employers have to adopt good human resource practices to retain talent.

It also expressed its disapproval of discrimination against pregnant employees.

adapted from:http://www.thinkcentre.org/article.cfm?ArticleID=2772

my scrapeblog!

2008-12-11T12:17:00.005+08:00

Tried sometin new todae since i'm quite bored:
Reallie fun! & addictive too! & inexpensive way to spend ur day :P

Visit my first scrapblog:
http://www.scrapblog.com/myScrapblog/myscrapblog.aspx?gycid=9f03ca20-7544-448c-8528-25b53736c05a

I've created 3 albums todae and i'm getting better at this! I've been using design templates. Well, perhaps, i'll try some blank templates some other day. Seems challenging. I'm still figuring out how to export the stuff out! And perhaps add some new music. The music here is reallliieeeeee LIMITED!

1) Japan
2) Baby Joann
3) Steamboat party

Pooi See been bugging me for the steamboat pics since long long ago. so here's the pics finally.I realise there's still much pics i've owed many many. Well well, one day when i'm reallie in the mood......i;ll promise to load.....:P

I'm all ready for the Lao Beijing High Tea buffet tomorrow with the BFC young aunties: Karen & family, Ligin, Fang and Ade! Been craving for "guoties" n "xiao long baos" these days! i wonder if it's the pregnancy! In my entire life, i've never liked chinese food! This is the first!

Now, time for some therapeutic ice-cream! tataz...

Does the law protect pregnant women?

2008-12-09T09:46:00.006+08:00

Some interesting articles i found on MOM website.

May be useful for all women who are pregnant or intend to be pregnant! :P

2008: http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/press_room/press_replies/2008/20080916-reinstatement.html

2006: http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/press_room/press_replies/2006/dismissed_employees.html

2005: http://www.mom.gov.sg/publish/momportal/en/press_room/press_replies/2005/20050618_-_lawdoesprotectpregworkers.html

little leong on her bus ride to tampines.......

2008-12-02T08:54:00.004+08:00

i had an unforgettable bus ride yesterdae, a ride i certainly will remember for quite some time.

Back then in NTU Marketing school, there was a joke that if u can't make the best advertisment, then u make the worse ad. Coz the ads that capture the hearts and stay in the minds of consumers are either the BEST or the WORST~! It takes great effort for consumers to simply remember an average ad~. So if u wanna gain attention and can't be the best, then BE THE WORST! haha....:P it's a joke to laugh about, but, i guess it's reallie true to a certain extent!

Well, for my bus ride, it's not the best for it to stay in my mind. So with ur intelligence, i'm sure u know what kind of ride it is!!!!:)

Looking real pregnant, i boarded bus 27 towards Tampines. As usual, the bus was kinda packed to the brim. Thank God i managed to squeeue my way to the handicapped lots, to grab unto the pole provided to balance the little volleyball in me.:P And YES, i was standing right in front of the seats reserved for pregnant, elderly and handicapped. I was right in front of the sign that reads " To give up the seats for ........" Somehow, no one reacted and everyone kinda pretended that they did not see me. Or did they not notice my tummy? As i was kinda right in front of the sign, the playful cheeky and rebellious me was soso tempted to read out the sign ALOUD on the bus and see if this little experiment would make any difference. But, the other mature and sensible me knew that it was not appropriate to create such a scene. Of course, in the end, i yielded and joined in the pretence show everyone was putting up, playing my part well of being unaffected by the entire situation.

Seriously, i',m quite fit and i'm content to stand the entire bus journey. I dun need the seat. It's not the seat issue. To me, it's the heart issue!!! It saddens me to see how "ugly" people can be. or rather "selfish " . I reflected on my own feelings and i realised that i dun feel anger, but rather sad. i detested this behaviour! And it saddened me to see the hearts of selfish people. It suddenly dawned upon me that somehow in life, there are such selfish people and this is reality. Indeed, this world is not such the PERFECT world and i was comforting the inner me that i should jusz manage my expectations. AND not expect people to meet up to the expectations i hold. And to pray that God can give me that extra grace and mercy to accept them.

Anyway, after a little while, guess what!! This Pri 2 gal on the handicapped seat stood up and gave her seat for me. i was touched by the kindness of this little gal and my heart was warmed. i realise that education and age plays no part in moulding the hearts of men. An inoocent little one who has little life experiences and education, with a heart of gold, is far greater than one who has received excellent education and made great achievements in life.

For little leong, i rather she be a simple gal with a heart of gold than one who boasts great achievements in life yet never known the true meaning of kindness and love for people around her. What is the world teaching these days? i wonder....

ideas for christmas parties

2008-11-28T14:03:00.002+08:00

Guess many of us must be wondering wat to bring for potluck christmas.

Now, instead of the usual pizzas, logcakes, check out party packs at Coffee Bean. Beautiful packaging and divalicious............

http://www.coffeebean.com.sg

Avocado CHOCz

2008-11-28T13:42:00.002+08:00

For lazy people like me, perhaps this is the easiest way to settle my avocadoes!!Maybe i'll just add some strawberries and walnuts to modify the recipe!Anyway, my hubby eats anything i cook!:P

Chocolate Avocado Moouse

2 Avocados
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup chocolate
1/4 cup coconut oil

Process all ingredients in a food processor until smooth and creamy, try not to overprocess. Scrap chocolate avocado mixture into a container and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour then serve.

Maximising use of avocados in my fridge

2008-11-28T13:21:00.006+08:00

My father-in-law gave us some huge avocados he bought from Indonesia. Other than using avocado with mayonise for nacho dip, i seriously have no idea how to utilise these avocades.
Wanted to explore a little further. QUite boring to have the same avocado dishes.

here's what i found!
I luv this website. It has lotsa mexican recipes!
http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1-1,avocado_dishes,FE.html

1) MEXICAN LASAGNA

1. Make creamy guacamole with the sour cream and avocados.

2. Grate the cheese and mix together.

3. In deep dish layer:

salsa
tortilla
refried beans
tortilla
meat or vegetables
salsa & cheese mixed in
tortilla
guacamole
tortilla
salsa
tortilla
cheese mix
top with olives

2) AVOCADO PASTA

1 (8 ounce) package uncooked spaghetti
1 avocado - pitted, peeled, and cubed
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 (15 ounce) can vegetarian chili
1/3 cup sliced green onion
2 large tomatoes, diced
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
In a small bowl combine avocado and lime juice.
In a separate bowl combine chili, green onion, tomatoes, garlic and cilantro.
Serve pasta topped with chili mixture and avocado.

3) Bacon, Avocado, and Cheese Omelets with Tomato Salsa

2/3 cup finely chopped seeded tomato
2 tablespoons finely chopped red onion
1 pickled or fresh jalapeño chili, or to taste, seeded and minced (wear rubber gloves)
2 tablespoons minced fresh coriander
1 tablespoon fresh lime or lemon juice
4 large eggs
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
3 slices of lean bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 small avocado (preferably California)
1/2 cup coarsely grated Monterey Jack (about 2 ounce)

In a small bowl stir together the tomato, the onion, the jalapeño, the coriander, the lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste until the salsa is combined well. In a bowl whisk together the eggs, the water, and salt and pepper to taste.

In a 8-inch skillet, preferably non-stick, heat 1/2 tablespoon of the butter over moderately high heat until the foam subsides, pour in half the egg mixture evenly over the bottom, and cook it for 1 minute, or until it is almost set. Sprinkle half the omelet with half the bacon, half the avocado, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces, and half the Monterey Jack and cook the omelet for 1 minute, or until it is set. Fold the omelet over the filing, transfer it to a plate, and keep it warm. Make another omelet in the same manner with the remaining butter, egg mixture, bacon, avocado, and Monterey Jack and serve the omelets with the salsa.

4) CHICKEN AVOCADO MELT

4 boneless, skinless halved chicken breasts
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tbsp. water
1/3 c. cornmeal
3 tbsp. cooking oil
1 firm, ripe avocado, sliced
1 1/2 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. sliced green onions, tops only
1/4 c. chopped red pepper

On hard surface pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness. In shallow dish, mix cornstarch, cumin and garlic salt. Add chicken, 1 piece at a time, dredging to coat. Mix egg and water. Dip chicken in egg and then in cornmeal turning to coat.

Put oil in large fry pan and heat to medium temperature. Add chicken. Cook 2 minutes each side. Drain on paper towels. Put chicken in shallow baking dish. Place avocado slices over chicken and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes until tender. Top with sour cream. Sprinkle with green onion and red pepper.

the CHECKlist.

2008-11-26T09:10:00.002+08:00

Look what i found!

i wonder if we reallie need so much stuff.

New Born Checklist

http://www.mybbstore.com/index.asp?p=/static/NewbornList.html

Bottle Feeding

Steriliser
Feeding Bottles & Teats
Bottle Brush
Pacifier & Pacifier Attacher
Pacifier Holder
Bottles Drying Racks
Formula Milk Dispenser

Breast-feeding

Breast Pump
Breast Milk Storage Container
Bottle & Food Warmer
Breast Pad
Nursing Pillow
Nipple Cream
Nipple Protector

Nursery

Baby Cot
Crib Set (Cot Bumpers, Fitted Sheet, Comforter)
Newborn Pillow & Bolster
Mattress (Latex/Foam)
Waterproof Bed Pads
Blanket
Night Light
Lullaby Player
Musical Mobile
Baby Monitor

Apparel

Bodysuits
Infant Cap
Mittens and Booties
Receiving Blankets
Swaddle
Socks
Accessories (Headbands, Wrist & Foot Rattles)
Bibs

Bathing & Grooming

Bath Tub with Hammock
Bath Seat for Mom
Water Temperature Indicator
Wash Cloths
Bath Towels
Bath Toys
Baby Comb and Brush

Health Care & Hygiene

Grooming Set (Comb, Nail Clipper, Scissors)
Medicine Set (Medicine Dropper, Medicine Syringe)
Nasal Aspirator
Oral Care Kit
Thermometer

Travel

Stroller / Travel System
Infant Car Seat
Baby Sling
Diapers Bag
Fold & Go Changing Mat
Sunshades
Infant Head Support
Cooler Bags & Ice Pack
On the Go Bottle Warmer
Portable Baby Bed
Toys
Plastic Bag for Soiled Diapers

Toys

Soft Toys
Educational/Development Toys
Rattles
Teethers
Play Gym/Activity Mat
Books
Educational Videos
Classical Music CDs

lazing in japan

2008-11-25T18:34:00.006+08:00

u know u r pregnant when a nap in the park proves more attractive than shopping! hey, little leong needs to sleep....not me!!!:P

we were in tis Namja Gyoza town n we had all sorts of funny gyozas with kimchi, cheese, garlic, wasabi, blue sauce......etc...

B4 we were into the gaming arcade! The 3 of them had fun trying out all the latest games not found in singapore, which does not interest me to any extent! :P

small cosy place specialising in yakitori sticks!
our first meal in Jap. highly recommended by the Kims.
air con in the Lift!!! hmm, my tummy is showing....see my little baby?:P
Ice-cream town in Namja Town.
the luv of my life...
ya. we had ice cream every nite in Japan! Earl Grey ice-cream makes me HaPpIe!
high class train ride.

my japan hr

2008-11-25T18:21:00.001+08:00

Our Jap pics loaded by Kim!
I'm sure there's lotsa repeated photos in my camera!

http://picasaweb.google.com/gearosv2/TokyoTripOct08#

Links

2008-11-25T10:34:00.004+08:00

Links:

1) BFC Cantata 07 " No Greater Love "
http://cantata.bfcministries.com/2007/
For Beautiful songs, view " soundtrack"
My favourite songs: This is the Day, No greater love, Jesus I my cross have taken

2) Wanna know how ter & i get to know God,
http://cantata.bfcministries.com/2007/
view "Adult Cast- Mark & Melissa"

3) To find out God's love for you,
http://cantata.bfcministries.com/2007/
view " God's Great Love for You"

Do let me know if u wanna a copy of the Disc! :P

BFC pics

2008-11-25T10:11:00.005+08:00

BFC Cantata 07 Studio Recording for our disc!

BFC Cantata 07 Main Cast ( the adults and teenage version!)

June Camp 07 Camp Site! Lotsa yacht! Good view!

June camp 07- our dining area.

The choir at June Camp 08
telelmatch @ June Camp 08

Seee my balloon! quite big huh!!:P Quite a fun pic! See Irene and sis Chee Kit's expressions!

miracles do happen!!!!

2008-11-25T08:45:00.004+08:00

Miracles do happen! And God works in ways we never expect! Beyond our human understanding. Beyond what we deserve. Beyond our imagination. wow..God is faithful, just, wise, merciful. These are the terms most commonly used. However, to ,me, our God is also creative!! Imagine someone who creates the universe and the millions species of insects with its own precise distinctive features, migration and reproduction, mating styles. It takes lotsa creativity and wisdom to create such permutations! God is creative even in solving our problems! To me, He's the best strategist too in problem resolution!

My miracle of the day! or rather yesterday's miracle. I Got a JOB! :P I was retrenched last thurs. And get employed again 4 days later. That's fast, i thought! Faster than what i expected. Faster than my imagination! As i'm pregnant, all employers should be shunning me! And i just give thanks for this opportunity that God has given me. To conclude, God has been very good to me! Simply beyond what i deserve. And i thank Him for His grace n mercy upon me, ter and the little one.

It kinda is a blessing in disguise. Coz with this job, my employment after little leong is born is settled! And it is a relief to me to know the plan at least for the next year of my life. I'm definetely not a risk taker and delights in stability!

Coz, i will be working in this education centre as a part time teacher ( i take onli one lesson) cum marketing executive. I will kinda be looking into business developments, strategies and opportunities for expansion, competitive analysis, product bundling, advertising , sourcing for new shop space! And i tot it's going to be real exciting! ANd best of all, with this marketing job, i onli work 2 full days a week! Frees me lotsa time to be with little leong while i still keep in touch with the society! I've never been in the education line, so it's quite fun and challenging to study the trends in the market! Marketing excites me more than any other job! It refreshes me and gives me the challenges i luv! Indeed, God is so good and He knows the desire of my heart to give me a job i enjoy! Actually, i was there for interview for part time teacher, But hey, as a marketing person, i ended up " selling" myself as a marketing person, and got this part time marketing position instead. God just opens the doors for me and allows me to win the favor of the director. God has paved the way for me and i'm just amazed! i pray that God will give me the extra wisdom and creative for all these strategist planning. And as i work, His name will be praised and glorified!

With this job, i can now start planning the baby schedule. Like the nanny thingy, how to transport the baby to nanny while i work and stuff like that! Work will only start in Jan'o8! So i gotta play and relax for whole of Dec!!! haha:pppp And i'm paid till Jan. So guess, i can be a happie "tai tai" for Dec!

I met up with my DG NTU Campus Crusade gals last nite for dinner! And it's such a blessing to see them-Rebak, Amy & Jangting!! Chatted about old times. And guess what, JangTing can still remember Ter courting me while we were in Japan for mission trip! And she still remember Ter giving me my first bouquet of roses at the airport b4 i flew to Japan! That was like 2000, 8 years ago when we were just NTU freshies! !!!haha... Thank God for all these sisters!!!

Juz bored....

2008-11-24T12:40:00.004+08:00

When u r bored, u tink more........well, u gotta lotsa time to think, reflect about life. Perhaps, this time round, God is teaching me to slow down my pace, think, reflect, realign and recommit my life to him. Motherhood sure has its very own challenges. I;m not ready and will never be ready!!! haha...

And perhaps, this is the time to prepare my heart emotionally and spiritually for the little one. i wonder how i can shepherd the little one if me myself is kinda still lost in life! :P i seriously wonder how parents can teach their little ones about God when they themselves have much issues with God and is still in lala land, deceiving themselves and God. As a mother, i need to realign my tots with God once again, be trained biblically, such that i can impart the biblical values to the little one. I need to be equipped with God's word!

In this modern world, many parents ( even christians) have chosen to address the issues of parenting in unbiblical methods such as psychology - by reward ( if u do it, u get this), punishment & threat ( if u do it, u get a spanking) ,emotional appeal ( if u do it, mummy will be so happy n proud of you). Certainly, these methods are very effective in behaviour changing. Yet, they are superficial and does not address the heart of the little one. As the heart and behaviour is such closely linked, in using such unbiblical methods, it kinda trains the kid's heart NOT towards biblical motives and goals to perform certain duties. But, ironically, it trains them to greedy interest to obtain rewards. ( In life, if i want sometin for my self-interest, i will have to perform this thingy.) The kid is trained to believe that when they do something in life, they deserve a reward. And they grow up to be uncontent adults who felt injustice when the world does not reward them for what they have done. Biblical methods address not jusz on behaviour changing but rather focusing on changing of the heart. Indeed, only when the heart is strongly impacted, that the behaviour will be changed as a result powerfully and certainly Sustainable. i have been reading " Shepherding a Child's Heart" by Tedd Tripp and it has introduced the biblical methodology. It's has truly blessed my heart and convicted me to shepherd my little one in heart issues, to realign the little one's goals, motivations, desires, behaviour to God. And i strongly recommend it to parents, going-to be parents or even to anyone in the children ministry.

Now, for my own goal:

here's it...to run a life for God, to be diligent and faithful in running this race.

MAny times, we rush thru life. We get things done, not knowing the WHYs we get things done. and we can juz get by life getting things done, yet forgetting the meaning of life. Have u, in the midst of life, lost life? Have u truly lived life? or r u just living with an aimless goal?

i believe strongly that in the Christian walk, we should run with a goal in mind. This keeps us focussed and faithful on:

1) what we wanna achieve
2) what God wants us to achieve
3)what is our objective and end point (to glorify God and His name be praised)
4) the faith and foundation upon we r running this race ( if God is who we run for, our foundation and faith is built on Him n not earthly desires)

Set ur goals today my frens! Be focussed. Be faithful. And God will be pleased. :P There is nothing more defeating than not able to defeat ur own fears! It is not the defeats of life that defeats us. But it is our fear that cripple and defeat us!

getting into routine

2008-11-24T09:46:00.002+08:00

It's my 2nd working day since i was retrenched. And seriously, i'm feeling bored. Fri, i was still alright doing nothing, getting over the retrenchment. Sat n Sun was bz, as usual, with family and with Ter around, i dun feel so bored.

I realise that i need to have some routine, what i wanna do during this free time, rather than idling and doing nothing. I guess, i quite a workaholic and seriously, i enjoyed working and challenges. A life too free is simply Not ME! I enjoy accomplishments and getting tasks done. Being trained at NTU biz school, it is without doubt that sometimes, i tink quite corporately, is task-oriented and can be dominative at time. While i was still in spa marketing 1 yr back, i had 2 male executives whom i gotta trained. And i'm quite strict when they dun meet up to my expectations. i give instructions n i make sure they follow it. i'm those kind of " i dun care how u do it. But u just do it and get it right." Guess, one ego guy can't take it and complained to the boss about it. I simply told my boss he's not up to the task. This guy was gone in 3 mths time as he could not perform. In the past, i always told hubby that at work, i'm always making decisions for men who can't seem to make decent, sensible, logical decisions. And thus at home, i hate to make decisions. I luv it when Ter makes decisions.

I realise that i like men who CAN make decisions. And i luv ter becoz he's firm, convicted, not fickle and able to analyse and make decisions. I reallie reallie can't take fickle men who tell me Yes today and No tomorrow. But many times, i question the decisions made, why it was made, how it was made. And i learnt a very important lesson. At work, i make decisions as i need to. But at home, i'm a wife and should respect my husband as the head of the family and take any decision he make. I mean, he will be accountable to God and i believe very strongly that he luvs me very much and would make sensible decisions, not to harm but to protect me with his heart and mind. I trust him and his luv for God and me and with these, i do not question his authority and his decisions made. Ter says my tot streamline can be rather corporate and indeed, sometimes, i bring this mindset Home. And this is the last thing i should do, to dominate at home and bring biz terms in the family. Indeed, our marriage is Not a contract and should not be bound by well-defined biz terms and conditions, and measured in costs and profit to each party when we do anything.

Anyway, back to the main pt, the point is i'm quite a workaholic and i feel bored not working! haha...My mind needs to be in work mode most of the time and when i dun work, i feel lazy. Knowing my character, here's my to-do list or goals to achieve when i'm jobless, I realise i need plans to stay focused. If not, i;ll be sleeping till late everyday and wasting my time like a lazy fool!

Check-List:
1) Clean up the house
2) Start packing the house as i may be shifting to my in-laws place for little leong's arrival.
3) Take driving lessons and hopefully pass my driving test. But first, i gotta pass my theory. phew........sweat....i'm realie not the studying kind.
4) Finish up my parenting books
5) Catch up with old frens
6) Learn to be a housewife!!haha........
7) Plan menu for Homecooked dinner for kIm & lishan. Fun! i seldom have time to cook, so tis will be a good time to cook and bless our frens.
8) Coordinate Christmas party for GCSS group at lena Goh's house. ( minister to her husband)
9) Christmas party for my ex-colleagues
10) Confirm name for baby leong
11) Cook dinner at least twice a week
12) Breakfast for Ter
13) Coordinate belated birthday dinner for Auntie Diana
14) Spend time with my grandma
15) Lunch with Wendy
16) Lunch with Lena
17) Attend parenting talk at children's camp
18) Lunch with Fang

And yes, the places i wanna visit during my free time:
1) The zoo on a weekday where it's surely less less crowded
2) Read book, relax and laze at TCC, COffeebean, Starbucks
3) Luxurious food i always wanted to go:
- Weekday porridge buffet at Suntec
- Weekday Penang Buffet at Allson Hotel
- Weekday buffet lunch at Kushinbo
-Weekday dim sum buffet at Lao Beijing
4) Beach
5) Pulau Ubin
6) I wish i can go Bukit Timah Hill...........but guess, not with the little volleyball in me!!:P

cupcakes

2008-11-22T16:01:00.002+08:00

For Ter's surprise party last yr, i ordered this "greenie happie island concept" cupcakes from
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sgcupcake_momma

For our folks out there, yes, it's "THAT" party whereby church folks- kim and mingyong, the 2 mastermind plotted the "break-in", turned our house upside down, removed the LCD from our living room and hid it! And the phone rang when we stepped into the house! haha......come to tink of it. It's quite fun n memorable! U can see Ter's reaction when he see his house messed up and LCD GONE! I'm sure after all the good fun messing up of the LEONG's house, you sure remember this party! haha

ANd yes, the pics r still with Pui Shung!!!!! Mr LAM PS and Angelyn-u owe us the pics!!!!:P

baby leong is coming SoON!!

2008-11-21T22:07:00.002+08:00

Baby leong is coming real soon!!! :P

N i can't wait for her arrival! I've been reading, talking, singing, praying, playing with her EVERYwhere...:p in the congested bus when i need to pass time. in the lift when i feel bored. at the bus stop when i wait for the bus. Guess, as i feel her sumo kicks, i'm so amazed there's actually sometin alive in me.

And she's like the size of my little care bear on my bedside! she's quite a nitey baby n gets alive in nite, after 9pm. 2 gynaes both commented that she's a very active baby. so i guess, that explains the numerous movements! i wonder how she looks like. But i'm extremely sure with ter and my genes, she wouldn't turn out too bad!!! haha...:P I wonder how's her character. whether she will be kinda gentle like her daddy or more chilli padi like her mummy. it;s so exciting! And i can;t wait to see her!!! It;s like waiting to walk on the isle to meet ur beloved! But, no matter what, we're juz praying she'll be a strong and healthy little one who luvs and serves God! seriously,nothing else matters as long as God is in her heart!

Much stuff for us to settle b4 she arrives.. My checklist:

1) Baby cot, playpen, clothes and other stuff. We'll most prob drive up to Malaysia and get decent quality baby stuff at half price!

2) confirm her name! we're been surfing: http://www.babynames.org.uk/english-girl-baby-names.htm

3) i'll been brainstorming of her first month gifts too! Rather early, but i kinda dun like mad rush, especially when i know i will be bz coping with motherhood for the first mth.

stuff that caught my eyes:

http://www.partridgepear.com ( cookies & sweets)
http://www.sweetestmoments.com.sg ( mini cakes n pastries)
http://www.cupcakedivinity.blogspot.com ( cupcakes)

well, feel free to give comments about what u like, coz ultimately, it's u our dear frens whom we give the gifts!

Had Mexican food at cha cha cha Mexican Restaurant at Holland V! Good food!
ANd i discovered this small boutique at Holland V Food Centre that sells pretty dresses suitable for maternity wear, yet does not make me look too auntish! And its quite cheap!!!!
i bought 2 and it makes my day! weee..............

AND, the last thingy!!! i'm retrenched yesterday!!! Its a long long story and i'm quite tired of repeating the same story again n again....Well, Bye bye to maternity benefits...... but' i;m going to file a complaint with MOM and we'll see how it goes.

No matter whether i do get or do not get the maternity benefits, God;s nature is still the same and He's the still the same God who provides all our needs! Amen!:P I realise i've grown up emotionally and spiritually. If it's 3 yrs ago, perhaps, i'll be feeling very agitated. But this time round, i guess, I have been more calm to handle this matter, knowing that God is good and He is in control of the entire situation.

Well, i cried really hard last night . And i knew i need to cry, to be comforted by God. I wouldn't wanna suppress my feelings. But this morning, as i woke up and played the piano, the hymms touched my heart. i teared b4 God again and i knew His comfort is so beautiful. To be able to be held and comforted by God in ur tears, i reaslie i have been truly blessed! If God has allowed this to happen, indeed, i know He has something better in store for me. Though my paths seemed unknown, i know that in the dark, my steps will be strengthened by God and i will be rebuilt and made stronger for His glory and work! Well, my dear frens, please do not feel sorry or sad for me. Coz God has been, will be and IS good to me !:P Just pray for me! That i will go where God has prepared the way for me. I'm currently looking at part time tutoring jobs or sometin that allows me time to shepherd and take care of the little one.

I was telling Ter. After the cry last nite and tis morning, it's time to move on.......:P To a new beginning.......:) i've been reading on "Shepherding your child's heart" and it touches on teaching the kid about life lessons and God. For my little one, she need not be super brilliant in academics or others. But we pray that her heart will be with God. Indeed, it is my desire that this little one will grow up strong in the Lord, someone who has the courage to move on with life after every defeat and failure in life. A little one who gets stronger and more convicted in God after each fall in life, a little one who draws strength from God and has living waters of joy within her. I hope that one day, as i shepherd her, i will be able to smile with a grin and proudly tell her that Mummy has learnt this lesson well too! during her retrenchment!!:P

nitez......i miss terence~!

Bigger Pic of my Car!

2008-11-10T10:46:00.001+08:00

A new toy. Big blue toy hehe!

2008-11-09T22:42:00.003+08:00

Today, I just spent a chunk of dough on a Toyota Corolla Axio X (Auto). After 5 years of dreaming of owning a car, and a few weeks of intense research and calculations, I finally signed on the purchase order with Hua Yang Enterprises Pte Ltd.

Ok, here's the exciting parts first. Here's what I got:
Engine: 1496 cc (110 bhp)
Transmission: Super CVT-I
Other Accessories:
i) Leather seats (topped up $700 for it)
ii) Full solar film
iii) Sony MP3 Player stereo system with speakers
iv) Reverse sensors (kinda standard item yes)
v) Sports rim (Daphne's good at bargaining heehee)

Hua Yang has a number of complaints posted online about their repeated late deliveries, and having "no stock" for their accessories.

But the sheer price difference between this offer and what others are offering (yes, even people I "know" couldn't come close) is too immense. $7k difference! With that I'm more than willing to risk not getting my 'freebies', since it's still a considerable cost savings.

I think I'm a picky customer. I made the salesperson write down on the sales order that they would guarantee delivery by 22 Jan 08. They said guarantee 4 bids COE, so that's the 7 Jan 09 bid. They also said they had the car in stock, already custom cleared, LTA inspected blah blah so I made them promise "delivery with full accessories installed" in writing.

Then they told me that they don't issue receipts for the deposit, so I made them photocopy the credit card slip and countersign as "PAID" on the deposit portion of the sales order. I think their forms and documentation super terok sia. So many spelling and grammar errors! And their Appendix attachment (for accessories) was not referred to in writing in the Sales Order! Their 'statement of warranty' was written in some obscure remarks column, and without a specific reference to the automechanic company nor the warranty programme!

Wah I tell you, I made him make at least 7-8 clarifications and amendments before I signed. (At least he was smiling when I made him write down the car manufacture date). And I refused to pay the deposit till his manager counter signed to 'approve' the purchase.

Ok, enough facts. How do I feel?

I feel kinda puzzled, erm... actually more of discontent. Cos I still can't figure out how this company is offering this kind of discount. Bulk orders? Reselling to other Parallel Importers(PIs)? Sounds believable, but other PI's say they won't break even unless the OMV is under $10k. Salesperson said omv is around $12k-$13k. Hidden costs? Can't find leh. I asked them on "Admin Fees" and nothing sinister turned up in the formal quote. Maybe it's a really good offer that God's given us, and I should be thankful that He let us stumble into it. (Plus, other "PI friends" said the offer is really a steal if it's honest.)

Anyway, I'm just hoping that they would keep their word for a 23 Jan 09 delivery. It'd be really tiring for Daphne to lug her volleyball/bowling ball around during CNY. It'd be such a blessing if the car turns up in decent order by then. :)

Ok, no time. I'll rant on getting parking space in office another time :P

ek;ltje

t is for Taco!

2008-10-31T23:26:00.004+08:00

ever since i was pregnant. i've been banned from sashimi! It's pretty crazy n boring to go to a Jap place n have cooked food. i seriously wonder how i've survived the sashimi ban. I seriously miss my maguro and hamachi. But hey, i did it!!!! AND my hubby is so proud of me! And i'm so proud he's so proud of me.

Since i can't have sashimi, i decide to shift my taste buds to elsewhere whereby i can eat FREELY without restriction with the menu. I hate to open up a menu n realise i have to abstain from half the menu. It's torturing!!! And i hate that feeling. Well, it's a choice i make. Since i can't have it, i DON"T wanna have it!!!! So , T& I decide to go Mexican these days! NAchos, tacos and more nachos. We've been exploring restauarnts with Nachos with diff dips.

Birthday was at Viva Mexican @ Cuppage. Pretty good food. Nachos with refreshing spicy chilli dip. Quite good! Thumbs up. Food was quite good. And the restaurant was real quiet . It's a place to enjoy real peace away from the shopping crowd. Price range: $35-45 per pax.

Went to CAfe Iguana today at Clarke Quay to satisfy my nacho craving. They have the cheese dip which i tot was rather heavy n too rich. I dun like it. But hubby kinda likes it apparently. Well, we R OPPOSITES even when it comes to eating. I kinda prefer it with the tomato salsa n avocado. Highly recommend the prawns. Juicy and elastic! One of the best prawns i've eaten. Comes in skewers with capsicum n onions in sizzler plate. So food stays warm for some time. But, this place rather crowded with lotsa expats. Rather rowdy crowd, those who kinda wanna party. Halloween tonite, perhaps that explains the crazy crowd too. Price range: $25-40 per pax.

Perhaps after the mexican craving, we'll starting going Indian. Hubby loves indian food! :) Watever, as long as there's no sashimi! I eat anything cooked!

wat i wanna do...

2008-10-30T23:07:00.003+08:00

5 mths! Yes, that's all i have b4 little leong arrives. Phew! ANd i tot there's like soooo many things i wanna do b4 the little one arrives. I need more time! :P

We finished reading the book of John to little leong. So now, it;s on unto Proverbs, Psalms. Well, while Terence enjoys reading more Gospel books to the little one, i kinda like the psalms with poems and proverbs with more wisdom. Seriously, we dun reallie know if the little one understands, but to us, we tot it's good for the little one's spirit and it is our desire to bring up this little one to know and love the Lord. Away with the worldly values! THis is sometin we seriously dun wanna bring up our kids with -all the worldly value systems and materialism. Though i luv SHOPPING, i dun wanna my kids to grow up shoppa kids who spent their weekends in shopping malls n restaurants. It would be far too sad if the little ones love the fancy clothes more than the beautiful creation of God.

Most importantly,reading the bible everynite to the little one kinda trains us to be more self-disciplined. I guess, spiritual self-discipline is important, especially in ministry and somehow God seems to be teaching us this lesson during this time. Pray for us as we seek to be self-disciplined in our spiritual life, that we may impart the same values to our little one too.

Well, many of our frens have been asking us about our US trip. With the coming of the little one, seriously, we're praying for God's direction in our lives. Our applications are already with Central Seminary ( Minnesota) and IBC. ( International Baptist College) and we have told them to hold our applications due to the unexpected pregnancy. If the Lord wills, perhaps we will just bring the little one with us to US when he/ she reaches one. Or if the Lord wanna us to stay put in S'pore, we'll just stay.We won;t know where or when we should go. But somehow, we know that for the next 1 year, we'll surely be in Singapore for the little one;s sake. Continue to pray for us dear frens. That whenever, wherever God calls us, we;ll be ready to go.It could be 1 yr, 2 yrs, 3 yrs, 4 yrs, 5 yrs or soooo. We reallie dunno. It will all be fulfilled in God;s timing. But rest assured that when we are confirmed, we will surely keep u informed! :)

5 mths.!!! That's all i got! Hey, i wish i have more time!!!

........wat i wanna do b4 little one comes......
1) 1 more HOLIDAy!!!
2) Catch up on parenting books
3) Deco & Furnishing for the little one's room
4) Sterilise my house. it;s real dusty in Punggol.
5) Confirm a confinement lady
6) Confirm a name for the little one
7) ENjoy the last of our honeymoon days with Ter!!!!:)

after the little one arrives.. my wish list goes:
1) Hair Spa with new hairdo
2) MAnicure/ Pedicure
3) Sashimi Salad from Waraku and Sushi Tei
4) Away with the flats, i welcome my heels!!!! haha
5) Run up the overhead bridge (without a bowling ball)! :P
6) Aerobics ( i miss my aerobics class!)
7) SHop for HeeLs and skirts!!!!
8) Piggyback on Terence
9) Roll in my bed
10) MASSAGE/ SCRUB/ JACUZZI/WRAP!!!!
11) Swim! i miss water!
12) CAnoe!
13) Run everywhere i go...........It's a privilege to jusz run without a bowling ball in you

wish list for the little one:
1) Healthy, strong and active
2) Beautiful or handsome in God's eyes
3) Love and serve the Lord
4) Loves mummy n daddy!
5) Filled with God's joy!
6) Amuses and entertains mummy and daddy! :P

That;s for now. Perhaps, ill load our Japan & birthday pics when we r like More free! :)

Me and my Little Leong

2008-10-30T22:39:00.002+08:00

Ok, I haven't talked about my little cutie Leong (the baby yes that one). At 4.5 months old, all the gynaes think she's a she. But the books say 5 months is 'sure'. Girl can become boy, but boy cannot become girl you know. :P

Little cutie Leong has been really active these 2 weeks. When I called Daphne during lunch time, she suddenly said "Ouch! Baby's kicking again.". When I called her to tell about my IPPT miracle, she kicked again too. I think ar, she next time will be karateka or some socceroo. :D

We've been reading John, Proverbs and Psalm to her (almost) every night since week 7. Now we're reading Psalm in mandarin too, so she'll be bilingual when she's grown (unlike her kantang daddy haha). I'm really praying that God will use her mightily in full time ministry in the future. It would be such a joy to see our future kids dedicated and serving God and making their lives count for Him. Amen? :D

Daphne's remarking that her tummy is getting really big. Can't run, can't swim , can't eat her fav foods for now. And she's made me promise her a blitz of massage/scrub/wrap/sushi/sashimi salad (sushi tei & waraku)/soft icecream/etc treats after she gives birth (and after confinement of course). Better start saving up lulz :D

IPPT Miracle - God is so good!

2008-10-30T22:18:00.002+08:00

7 sessions of Remedial Training have passed. Actually 6, cos 23 Oct 08 was a 'free day' cos of some unknown reason, and I was able to celebrate a nice cosy delicious happy fun Mexican birthday for my beautiful happy gorgeous darlingiscious Daphne at "Viva Mexico" at Cuppage Terrace. Mmmmmm I loved the brinjal/spinach/cheese appetiser.... mmmmm.......

(Daphne says she loves the nachoes starter with the spicy dip) :D

Anyway, back on topic. Today was session 8: RT Phase 1 Test day. Last night I was so zonked out after work I slept at 10.30pm and didn't open my eyes till morning. What's worse, I actually dreamt of IPPT! I dreamt that I was as the pull-up station and I did 10 pull-ups, but I forgot to zap my scorecard!!! Oh well it was just a dream haha.

Worst of all, my left hamstring was aching, and my left calf was stiff. Ouch, last year's RT IPPT was the same, and I ran 14+ mins cos my pain threshold failed me. It's so annoying! I last ran on Sunday and Monday, and it doesn't ache/strain until 3 days later? Madness! *breathes*

Anyway, I met Joseph at Khatib MRT, and he was so sweet to sponsor the $5 cab fare to Khatib Camp. As usual, there were 500 people taking the test (yeah, Charlie was number 496 while mine was 463, and Joseph was 465. Joshua felt ill and pontang, that noti boy!)

So here's how the static station went:
1st Station: Pull ups - did 10 easily (dejavu with dream?) and I double checked my scorecard! :D
2nd Station: Standing Broad Jump: 216 cm. 3 points enough for my comfort zone.
3rd Station: Shuttle Run: 9.9s - I was quite surprised this time, cos I averaged 10.3 last year oh well I'm happy hehe.
4th Station: Sit Ups - Did 32 - Slacker me hehe I calculated enough points for incentive, so 3 points enough liao. Conserve energy mah I kiasu ok? :D

Now we were left with the dreadful 2.4km run. Joseph and Charlie were like so confident.
Joseph:"I think I'll try to run 11:20min, maybe can get the $100 bonus"
Charlie:"Wah last year fail by 1 second! I better not screw up this time grrrr. Gonna do 12min flat"
Me:"Aiyo you all overtake me lor. Just pray my hamstring doesn't freeze on me" ^^'

So after waiting almost 45 mins, we were queued up to run.
1st Round: 1:50min wow that didn't hurt. Thank You Lord :D
2nd Round: 1:55min - WOW! still didn't hurt, but starting to breathe heavy
3rd Round: 2:10min - ok this is the tough part. I was almost chanting mentally "Oh Lord help me!!!"
4th Round: 2:20min - siao liao, boh lat lung pain. *Oh God halp me pleeeeasseee!*
5th Round: 2:20min - hamstring felt a little stiff. Time on the board was 10:35mins. It's really close....
6th Round: Wah liao it's really do or die. I started striding for my life, lungs were burning. Legs were wilting and by the 2200m mark I thought my lungs would fail me. Then God was very good. I suddenly saw Charlie overtake me, and he was panting like a wild horse going for broke. Somehow that triggered me to burn my reserves and I chased after him. If you heard the 2 of us hyperventilating you would immediately call for a medic, noiser than snoring sia!

To my eternal gratitude, the scoreboard posted 464 - 12.30min. I PASSED! PRAISE GOD I PASSED! NO MORE RT FOR THIS YEAR! WOO HOOO!!!!! THANK YOU LORD!!!!!!!!

Yeah, I was having a double stitch and I was like hyperventilating for the next 5 minutes. The stitch took 30mins to recede and I took a cab home to give my darling a super smelly hug haha!

Oh well, Daphne's tired already, so I'd better go now. Ciao! :)

all i want for my birthday...

2008-10-16T23:33:00.002+08:00

i'm quite tired of all the birthday celebrations. All the birthdays are almost the same!! And, seriously , i can't really recall my birthday gifts for the past yrs.

So, I"M PROTESTING THIS YEAR!

No NOISY Birthdays with SMSs. I WANT a quiet birthday, alone with hubby, away from the rest of the world!!! :P haha....so romantic. ( oops, am i getting old?)

ALL i want this yr:

1) A Quiet birthday dinner with hubby ( with no teledisturbance) ( i will make sure HE shut off his phone)
2) A birthday song, kiss and hug from hubby
3) A birthday card from hubby with lots lots of sweet nothings! :)

And lastly.................juz ONE FURRY BAG i've been eyeing!!:P

That will make me happy!

its cold here!

2008-10-09T17:51:00.002+08:00

its cold here in Shinjuku! And im so glad we 're OUT of singapore, out of bounds to work n phone calls and can jusz spend our days walk down the streets in Tokyo, eat , sleep and hold hubby's hands without any teledisturbance　from anyone. No MSGS,　no phones. HAha. I luv it! ~daphne

1st Trimester: God is so good

2008-09-13T21:30:00.002+08:00

Today, we went for Daphne's 12th week checkup at KK Hospital. Yes, this marks the end of the turbulent 1st Trimester.

Today, we would see the fruits of our hopes and prayer. Specifically, we were praying that:
a) Our child would be strong and healthy, growing on schedule
b) The cyst would have disappeared
c) Dr Tee would accept the invitation to come for BFC Anniversary

As usual, we were dilly-dallying at home, dressing up, double checking that we brought everything, and reminding each other what questions we needed to ask. Appointment time was set for 10.35am. Guess what time we reached the bus-stop to flag a cab? 10.30am! :D

And terok sia. It was semi-raining, and we kena cut-queue by 2 people for the cab. By the time we got the cab, it was 10.50am and we still kena jam on CTE cos got accident on the right lane at AMK Ave 1 area. By the time we registered at KK Specialist Clinic D, it was 11.32 am. (yar, we were the last couple that the doctor saw today)

When we got into the consultation room, after the greetings niceties, I blurted out that we were praying hard that the cyst would have disappeared. And so came the ultrasound scanning.

My baby is soooo cute! (I'll try to insert the ultrasound pic later) 7cm long and growing healthily! Everything appeared normal, but we weren't able to determine the gender yet. (pink or blue? pink or blue?) Dr Tee probed downwards, and quickly found another ovary, and then a little black blob he pointed out to be the cyst, which had shrunk to 1.3cm in diameter.

At first, I was kinda disappointed that it was still present, but Dr Tee said it was now medically insignificant, and we would consider it as non-existent for all manner of risk or concern. Anyway, by next month, it would be the last we'd see of it as the expanding womb would have grown 'over' it, and it would have disappeared by itself then anyway. :)

I then presented him with the Anniversary invitation, to which he showed mild interest. Please pray that he will come to hear the gospel. Btw he's a catholic, so please pray specifically!

Oh yes, did I mention that God is good? :D

Misdiagnosis or Divine Intervention?

2008-08-25T18:08:00.004+08:00

21st August 2008

Sometimes we wonder why God allows trials in our lives. Why some trials are prolonged, like JoAnn's problems, and why some are so short and sweet like ours.

Could it be a simple case of misdiagnosis? Or was it really a Dermoid cyst that God really shrunk despite the medical impossibility? The article (below) says that a Corpus Luteum cyst is "fluid-filled", whereas a Dermoid cyst is solid tissue. From the ultrasound pictures, the cyst was definitely opaque and solid-like.

Even during the last scan, I could see a brief flash of confusion in Dr Tee's eyes. He didn't expect the cyst to shrink. He wasn't confident of what kind of cyst we were dealing with. The usual "No problem, I've seen this a thousand times" composure dissipated for that brief moment.

We vividly remember exclaiming "Thank God" and "God is so good to us", in response to which, Dr Tee asked "Which God is that?". God allowed us to 'coincidentally' (aka Divine arrangement) select a Gynae who's a friend of the Chuas.

I do believe, not only is God building our faith in Him, but he is showing himself real to Dr Tee, who does not know him.

Please pray with us as we invite him and his wife to join us for Church Anniversary. Mrs Chua will follow up after we give him the invitation during our next appointment on 13th Sept 08.

For more info on a Corpus Luteum Cyst, look here: http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,5335,00.html

Sporadic Musings of "Broody" and "Bubbly" Leong

plain fun.

our favourite hobby!

Blog Revival!! :)

my parcel arrived.

for fun.

juz 4 fun.

high tea lovers

rent toys

colour my world

splish splash !!

art & craft day.

little snail crawling adventures,

our little snail Ki-Elli

my hibiscus opus union square

clothes.

Expo Day!

Book Spree

so sweet.

stuff this week!

wat i have been doing..

wats up??

back again!!

Issue 8: Satellite Transfer

Issue 7: The Assembly of Heroes

Issue 6: The Passing of the Moon

down at His feet

when the little one gets less cranky...

Issue 5: Four Posse's & A Proposal?

Let's see who wins the bet!!! in 6 mths time!

i survived!

Prezzies! I want Prezzies!

Issue 4; Hitch-hiker from the Present

God's fragrance........

Issue 3: Visions of the Future

Issue 2: Visitors from a Known Galaxy!

Issue 1: The Amazing Kielli!

The continuing adventures of Kielli Leong!

Kielli's coming out today!!! =)

reading.

Concert at Botanical Gardens

sometin to look forward to

Suesue...Beebee & Cheche...

it works!

ooopps

housework is boring!!!!

afternoon tots

our little gal has a name!!

little books for little minds...

correlation between housework & Ice-cream

wats in ur bag?

my shoes!

i'm 8 mths old!

when i was 4 mths old....

One Day in Glory

crash course!!!!

wordless.

highly recommended Thai Buffet!

wat i did last night

refreshing.

how to be a housewife?

more overnight camps in Bird Park

Cost: S$ 60.00 per student, S$30.00 per teacher (Camp rate is inclusive of admission to the Park, all meals and one group photo)

this is fun!

dumping exercise!

my luv

christmas cheers all the way...

i'craving AGAIN!

lazy picnic...

My car, the first week

Harp Christmas!

my lalalala tots...

"Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve"

born again?

mediterranean chill out

Sometin fun!

MOM to the aid of mothers!

my scrapeblog!

Does the law protect pregnant women?

Some interesting articles i found on MOM website.

Cost: S$ 60.00 per student, S$30.00 per teacher
(Camp rate is inclusive of admission to the Park, all meals and one group photo)