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..

wats up??

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!!

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.