FollowI’d like to wish all my Chinese blog readers “koong hei fatt tai choy” and may the year of the Tiiiiiigerrrrrrrr bring you endless joy, prosperity, good health and may everything that you embark on be smooth sailing without any stumbling blocks. I am wishing myself and all my loved ones the same greetings too.…
All posts in February 2010
Eating With A Timeline
I Wan Wear Shoes!
Remember my earlier post on Baby’s new Hello Kitty Crocs that I bought last Friday? She could not wait any further to start wearing her new Hello Kitty Crocs and the next morning, when she saw daddy leaving the house, she ran to the front door, got hold of her Crocs and said “I wan wear…
Baby’s Latest Craze
Baby’s latest craze is climbing up table tops and then grab a pen, pencil, marker pen, highlighter or whatever that has color and go doodling on any paper or book she sees. Here she is in action: Scribbling on Sherilyn jie jie’s pre-school’s flash cards…. Scribbling on Alycia jie jie’s rough book. Though Alycia loves Baby…
Tuna-Egg-Onion Maya Open Sandwich
Ever since Alycia started Standard 1, her appetite has been at an all-time low, especially during lunch. Most of the food that she previously liked and could whack a big bowl, she can’t even finish half a bowl now. I guess the lack of shut-eye, rushing and a change in the time which she normally…
Good Time To Buy Gold Bullion
Gold is still a very much preferred investment these days as the price of gold is still standing strong. Many people are buying gold these days either in the form of gold jewelry, gold bar or gold bullion. About a decade ago, I had received quite a substantial number of gold jewelry from friends and…
Fake Or Original Crocs? (Part II)
Baby’s Nightly Routine
I think I will have not much problems weaning Baby from co-sleeping with us on our king-sized bed. That’s because she absolutely adores sleeping with her 2 jie jies. Each night before she goes to bed with me, she will run to her jie jies’ bedroom, climb up their beds, pull up their blanky to cover…
Omit The Elaborate Wedding Dinner, Splurge On A Destination Wedding
I wonder why the Chinese put so much emphasis and money on their wedding dinner. After all, for the bride and groom, they do not know many of the guests at their wedding dinner, which is normally thrown elaborately at a posh restaurant or hotel. Many of the guests are their parents’ friends as well…
Light, Simple And She Likes It!
One afternoon last week, I was searching for lunch ideas for Baby. All her cooked frozen food in the freezer were utilized and I was too lazy to cook. Plus, I didn’t want Baby to get sick of eating pasta, spaghetti, green tea or buckwheat noodles and fried vermicelli all the time. So I prepared something really…
Growing Pains
Ever since Alycia started attending Standard 1, she has been severely sleep deprieved. Each morning, she gets up at 6am sharp, leaves the house when the skies are still dark and on most days arrive home by 2pm. Twice a week when she has Han Yu Pin Yin class and Calligraphy class, she comes home…
Hairdresser Wannabe
I am quite convinced that rascal #2 will land herself a career either in the beauty industry or in the sales line (she’s bold, thick faced and can really yak nonsense has a gift of gab). She’s super duper vain and must have her hair either tied up or clipped up, even when she goes to bed at…
A Promise Made In Writing
Rascal #2 has a nasty habit of not finishing her food, especially her dinner, and especially so if it’s rice with dishes. I get so annoyed that this is happening so frequently that I made her promise me that she will finish her meals… in writing! Once her promise is broken, she can say sayonara…
Welcoming Baby’s Terrible Twos
Lately, Baby will throw herself onto the floor if her whims and fancies are not met. She’s the princess of the family. Everything that she wants, she gets it… most of the time but in times when we just can’t accede to her whims, she will bawl and plop herself onto the floor and then…
More CNY Snacks
On Saturday, we bought more CNY cookies and snacks from our neighborhood road-side stall vendors: Deep fried arrowroot chips (RM13), ‘bee hives’ (RM18, this is by far the best ‘bee hives’ biscuit I’ve ever tasted. It’s light, not oily at all and not too sweet), peanut-sesame seed candies (RM12), roasted almonds in shell (RM18). This morning when…
Things That Only Rascal #2 Can Think Of
If I leave rascal #2 to shower or brush her teeth alone and without any adult supervision in the bathroom, I can be assured that a storm is brewing inside, 100% guaranteed. If I leave her alone to eat at the dining table, I can rest assure to expect some monkey business from her. This…