plain fun.

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!

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!! :)

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.

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.

too bored todae.

here's wat i did!

juz 4 fun.

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

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

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

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 !!

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.

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,

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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!

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..

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..