I'm bored... you're bored...and there were some paper and pens lying around... so I decided to teach you how to play Tic-Tac-Toe. You prefer crosses to noughts.
Smsed your Papa in BKK : "Teaching your son how to play tic tac toe. He now knows that 3 in a line is a win but doesn't know how to block yet."
So arh, when can we start playing chinese chess? Hahhaaa!!!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Swimming - Big Red Ant
Brought you out for a swim before dinner, followed by a stroll around the estate after, last night. The small apartment drives you crazy and that seeps into my rather precarious sanity as well.
The swim went well, although it's sad to notice that you've lost all your natural paddling instincts in the last 6 months. It has been that long since we brought you for swims because we were told specifically not to by your doctor.
Anyway, during out tramp after dinner, we found a badminton court with a gallery and you were climbing those huge terraces all by yourself to the top when suddenly, you held out your left arm, looked at it, shuddered and when "Arhh-Arhhh-Arhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! followed almost instantly by a torrent of tears. It was a big red ant. I managed to blow it away with just one puff. *Phew*
Had to hold on to you while you cried it out. You had stumbled on a whole line of them but thankfully, only one of them got onto you. Took me a while to reassure you that you are much bigger than the ants and that they won't hurt you if you don't disturb them. When you were done crying, we started to trace their migration path, taking care not to stand in their way and by the time we were finished with that, you had left your fright behind.
The swim went well, although it's sad to notice that you've lost all your natural paddling instincts in the last 6 months. It has been that long since we brought you for swims because we were told specifically not to by your doctor.
Anyway, during out tramp after dinner, we found a badminton court with a gallery and you were climbing those huge terraces all by yourself to the top when suddenly, you held out your left arm, looked at it, shuddered and when "Arhh-Arhhh-Arhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! followed almost instantly by a torrent of tears. It was a big red ant. I managed to blow it away with just one puff. *Phew*
Had to hold on to you while you cried it out. You had stumbled on a whole line of them but thankfully, only one of them got onto you. Took me a while to reassure you that you are much bigger than the ants and that they won't hurt you if you don't disturb them. When you were done crying, we started to trace their migration path, taking care not to stand in their way and by the time we were finished with that, you had left your fright behind.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Sunday Diet
Breakfast
"Want Milk?" "No!"
3 pieces of chwee kueh + 1 small cup of Milo
Snack
3/4 NZ Fuji apple + 1/2 cup of Strawberry Yoplait petit miam yogurt
Lunch
1 bowl of porridge with cod fish + 1/3 corn on the cob with beetroot soup
and "I Want RAISINS!"... so a 15g pack of Del Monte sun dried raisins
Mid Afternoon
7 ounces of milk given but only drank 3 before we got to the beach.
Dinner
Porridge with sweet & sour pork and lap cheong omelette and about half a dozen Glico chocolate pocky sticks.
2am
8 ounces of milk
"Want Milk?" "No!"
3 pieces of chwee kueh + 1 small cup of Milo
Snack
3/4 NZ Fuji apple + 1/2 cup of Strawberry Yoplait petit miam yogurt
Lunch
1 bowl of porridge with cod fish + 1/3 corn on the cob with beetroot soup
and "I Want RAISINS!"... so a 15g pack of Del Monte sun dried raisins
Mid Afternoon
7 ounces of milk given but only drank 3 before we got to the beach.
Dinner
Porridge with sweet & sour pork and lap cheong omelette and about half a dozen Glico chocolate pocky sticks.
2am
8 ounces of milk
Friday, March 23, 2007
Better Decker
Didn't send you to school today and by noon, you were driving us all nuts. Since Braun indicated you are back to normal, I decided to take you out after lunch.
Your first trip on the double decker bus! You were so thrilled!
Took you to 'The Better Toy Store' at Ngee Ann City Tower B Level 4. Have to admit. I have never come across another store with a fuller range of Thomas the tank engine products. Very impressive!
Ate at MOS Burger after that. You wanted rice! So I ordered the kakiage (fresh seafood shrimp fritter) rice burger meal with an additional fresh Meiji milk drink for you.
Your first trip on the double decker bus! You were so thrilled!
Took you to 'The Better Toy Store' at Ngee Ann City Tower B Level 4. Have to admit. I have never come across another store with a fuller range of Thomas the tank engine products. Very impressive!
Ate at MOS Burger after that. You wanted rice! So I ordered the kakiage (fresh seafood shrimp fritter) rice burger meal with an additional fresh Meiji milk drink for you.You urged, "You try! Try a little bit! You (pointing to the french fries) take one and dip (pointing to your ketchup sauce) here. Try! Very nice!" I obliged, then pointed to my own chilli sauce and asked you to try a little bit of it too. Ha! I'm definitely not the better salesman here today.
Records from 2004
Was looking for something else. Found a diary instead.
05 Jan: 1st appointment. 6 weeks pregnant. Baby size 4.6mm & heart already beating!
26 Jan: 2nd checkup. Baby got big head! 22.7mm.
16 Feb: 3rd checkup.
15 Mar: It's a boy!!!
15 Apr: Mummy 61.2 kg. Baby too FAT. 404g. 2 little feet @ 3cm.
08 May: Baby kicked whole night yesterday!
10 May: Baby 720g. Happy baby. Gynae couldn't track the heartbeat because baby moved around a lot. Mummy 63.7 kg.
07 Jun: Baby 1.2 kg & thumb sucking. Mummy + Baby = 67 kg.
01 July: Baby 1.8 kg. Approx 3.97 pounds. 1 kg = 2.20462262 pounds.
12 July: Legs starting to swell
15 July: Baby 2.1 kg. Mummy 68.9 kg
29 July: Baby 2.7 kg. Approx 6 pounds. Mummy 70.4 kg
05 Aug: Baby 2.85 kg. Mummy 70.8 kg. Papa 95 kg.
13 Aug: Baby 3.1 kg. Mummy 71.6 kg
20 Aug: Baby 3.22 kg. Mummy 70.2 kg
26 Aug: ***Baby 3.54 kg / 7.9 pounds. 50cm
Followed by a fury of feeding records....
Sample from 02 Sep:
7:00 - 7:10
8:50 - 9:25
12:45 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
16:22 - 16:37
18:50 - 19:20
23:30 - 23:40
00:55 - 01:05
01:20 - 01:46
05:15 - 06:15 (This one looks odd now... did I really feed you for an hour?)
07 Sep: Baby's cord came off today!
30 Sep: Baby 3.715 kg
06 Oct: Ah-woo-woo-woo Ah-woo-ah-woo
12 Oct: Baby 5.17 kg
18 Oct: Mummy 60.6 kg
27 Nov: Baby 6.6kg/ 65cm
14 Dec: Baby learn how to flip over!
05 Jan: 1st appointment. 6 weeks pregnant. Baby size 4.6mm & heart already beating!
26 Jan: 2nd checkup. Baby got big head! 22.7mm.
16 Feb: 3rd checkup.
15 Mar: It's a boy!!!
15 Apr: Mummy 61.2 kg. Baby too FAT. 404g. 2 little feet @ 3cm.
08 May: Baby kicked whole night yesterday!
10 May: Baby 720g. Happy baby. Gynae couldn't track the heartbeat because baby moved around a lot. Mummy 63.7 kg.
07 Jun: Baby 1.2 kg & thumb sucking. Mummy + Baby = 67 kg.
01 July: Baby 1.8 kg. Approx 3.97 pounds. 1 kg = 2.20462262 pounds.
12 July: Legs starting to swell
15 July: Baby 2.1 kg. Mummy 68.9 kg
29 July: Baby 2.7 kg. Approx 6 pounds. Mummy 70.4 kg
05 Aug: Baby 2.85 kg. Mummy 70.8 kg. Papa 95 kg.
13 Aug: Baby 3.1 kg. Mummy 71.6 kg
20 Aug: Baby 3.22 kg. Mummy 70.2 kg
26 Aug: ***Baby 3.54 kg / 7.9 pounds. 50cm
Followed by a fury of feeding records....
Sample from 02 Sep:
7:00 - 7:10
8:50 - 9:25
12:45 - 13:30
15:00 - 15:30
16:22 - 16:37
18:50 - 19:20
23:30 - 23:40
00:55 - 01:05
01:20 - 01:46
05:15 - 06:15 (This one looks odd now... did I really feed you for an hour?)
07 Sep: Baby's cord came off today!
30 Sep: Baby 3.715 kg
06 Oct: Ah-woo-woo-woo Ah-woo-ah-woo
12 Oct: Baby 5.17 kg
18 Oct: Mummy 60.6 kg
27 Nov: Baby 6.6kg/ 65cm
14 Dec: Baby learn how to flip over!
39.2
I'm grumpy. I'm really really grumpy because I really really can't deal with myself when you are sick. I woke up in the middle of last night dreaming that you're having a fever... only that I wasn't really dreaming. You were having a fever.
How?
You went to bed happy and well after we read "Green Light for the Little Red Train".
Can you get a fever from a hair cut? That's the only extraordinary thing we did yesterday.
And oh, it rained yesterday. Can you get a fever from the rain?
What about Charsiew rice? Can you get a fever from eating Charsiew rice?
Or school. Did anyone of your little friends smuggle a fever to school to share?
Tonight, you puked after I made you eat a spoonful of Neurofen. I tried to catch your vomit in my hands, thinking it was just the medication that was going to come out. Mistake. I couldn't move because my hands were full of your vomit so by the time you were done with vomiting, there was vomit on your mattress, vomit of my legs, vomit of my mattress, vomit on your shirt, vomit on the floor, vomit on the pillow. By the time I carried you to the toilet, there was a trail of V from the bed to the toilet, V on the sink, V in the shower, V on the walls.
Am I dreaming? Can all this be real?
Should I stop sending you to school? Or stop feeding you charsiew rice for dinner? Or stop giving you hair cuts? Or stop reading you that book... or just stop the heavens from ever raining again???!???
You know what? I'm just going to take the laundry out of the washing machine, put them in the dryer and go to bed.
Maybe I'm really just only dreaming!!!!
How?
You went to bed happy and well after we read "Green Light for the Little Red Train".
Can you get a fever from a hair cut? That's the only extraordinary thing we did yesterday.
And oh, it rained yesterday. Can you get a fever from the rain?
What about Charsiew rice? Can you get a fever from eating Charsiew rice?
Or school. Did anyone of your little friends smuggle a fever to school to share?
Tonight, you puked after I made you eat a spoonful of Neurofen. I tried to catch your vomit in my hands, thinking it was just the medication that was going to come out. Mistake. I couldn't move because my hands were full of your vomit so by the time you were done with vomiting, there was vomit on your mattress, vomit of my legs, vomit of my mattress, vomit on your shirt, vomit on the floor, vomit on the pillow. By the time I carried you to the toilet, there was a trail of V from the bed to the toilet, V on the sink, V in the shower, V on the walls.
Am I dreaming? Can all this be real?
Should I stop sending you to school? Or stop feeding you charsiew rice for dinner? Or stop giving you hair cuts? Or stop reading you that book... or just stop the heavens from ever raining again???!???
You know what? I'm just going to take the laundry out of the washing machine, put them in the dryer and go to bed.
Maybe I'm really just only dreaming!!!!
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Not crying anymore!
Brought you to school today. You left me with 3 kisses on my left cheek. "One ...and two ... and three!" was what you said. No tears, not even when the girl behind you burst into tears during what they call "separation" time. Brave.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Sawadee-ka!
Last time I was here was in September'06 & not quite alone - the food tasted horrible then and I felt miserable.
This is a very very impromptu trip. I won 2 return tickets on Jetstar last December. Got the "You've won!" sms from HSBC whilst in the car with YL so we decided we would do this trip together and we only really decided when just last week.
Your Papa followed and so, we got to stay FOC in his nice executive suite. YL said we are officially on a "Budget Tai-Tai" holiday, which made me laugh.
I really like to come here when your Papa's here. So many many nice memories of the time spent here. His previous apartment in Riverfront residence was probably what I'd consider our 1st marital home. Sweet.
Some recommendations:
Tailor - Pinky www.pinkytailor.com
Massage - HealthLand Spa www.healthlandspa.com
Food - (1) Baan Ajarn @ Soi Rangnam (2) Baan Khanitha @ 69 South Sathorn Rd
YL said I should record this conversation => The morning before we flew out, I told you mummy's going to the airport, to take the plane to Bangkok for a couple of days. You told me you wanted to take the plane too and when I asked you where you wanted to go, you said, "Go lunch!"
This is a very very impromptu trip. I won 2 return tickets on Jetstar last December. Got the "You've won!" sms from HSBC whilst in the car with YL so we decided we would do this trip together and we only really decided when just last week.
Your Papa followed and so, we got to stay FOC in his nice executive suite. YL said we are officially on a "Budget Tai-Tai" holiday, which made me laugh.
I really like to come here when your Papa's here. So many many nice memories of the time spent here. His previous apartment in Riverfront residence was probably what I'd consider our 1st marital home. Sweet.
Some recommendations:
Tailor - Pinky www.pinkytailor.com
Massage - HealthLand Spa www.healthlandspa.com
Food - (1) Baan Ajarn @ Soi Rangnam (2) Baan Khanitha @ 69 South Sathorn Rd
YL said I should record this conversation => The morning before we flew out, I told you mummy's going to the airport, to take the plane to Bangkok for a couple of days. You told me you wanted to take the plane too and when I asked you where you wanted to go, you said, "Go lunch!"
Saturday, March 17, 2007
15th March
On the way to work last Thursday, I saw
(1) A gay couple ;
(2) Half a cat ; and
(3) An eagle
If these were symbols that parallel my career, I'd like to interprete them like this>>>
Gay couple: The Past. I work with a lot of gay people in my industry.
Half a dead cat: The Present. Dead is not enough. Have to be dismembered as well.
Eagle: The Future. There’s hope!
(1) A gay couple ;
(2) Half a cat ; and
(3) An eagle
If these were symbols that parallel my career, I'd like to interprete them like this>>>
Gay couple: The Past. I work with a lot of gay people in my industry.
Half a dead cat: The Present. Dead is not enough. Have to be dismembered as well.
Eagle: The Future. There’s hope!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Whose Papa?
>>Mummy, why you wear nice earrings?
Hmmm...because Papa buy for Mummy.
>>Your Papa or my Papa?
Your Papa.
>>My Papa?
Yes. Your Papa.
>>Why not your Papa?
My Papa is your Ah Gong. Your Papa is my Dodo.
>>*smiles* Why you call Papa, Dodo?
*hahhaha* Mummy tell you next time.
>>Hnn.
I think we are getting closer to perfecting your pronouns.
Hmmm...because Papa buy for Mummy.
>>Your Papa or my Papa?
Your Papa.
>>My Papa?
Yes. Your Papa.
>>Why not your Papa?
My Papa is your Ah Gong. Your Papa is my Dodo.
>>*smiles* Why you call Papa, Dodo?
*hahhaha* Mummy tell you next time.
>>Hnn.
I think we are getting closer to perfecting your pronouns.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Grandmother
You throw yourself on the floor when things don't go your way. I asked Ah Mah what she thinks. Her response was...even if we wanted to squirm on the floor like that, we can't now. Hmm...how should I interprete such a cryptic response?
(a) She's equally frustrated.
(b) It's ok for you to do that.
(c) It's a phase you'd grow out of because no adults are seen sprawled on the floor in shopping centres when they don't get what they want.
I asked her if I did that when I was young. She said, "Of course!" and that I choked on the plum I was eating and ended up in hospital.
Hmm... I vaguely recall this. Not the bit when I was fussing...more of the bit when I choked and all hell broke lose. The neighbours were activated. I was flipped upsidedown. Someone was whacking me. I couldn't breathe. Then, a trip to the hospital. I was asked to lie down on this cold cold cold bed without my dress. Pictures of my insides were taken.
My father tells me he sped through all the red lights from Changi Airport to Marine Parade to get home.
My brother tells me he was in charge of stirring the potty to find out if the pit had come out.
(a) She's equally frustrated.
(b) It's ok for you to do that.
(c) It's a phase you'd grow out of because no adults are seen sprawled on the floor in shopping centres when they don't get what they want.
I asked her if I did that when I was young. She said, "Of course!" and that I choked on the plum I was eating and ended up in hospital.
Hmm... I vaguely recall this. Not the bit when I was fussing...more of the bit when I choked and all hell broke lose. The neighbours were activated. I was flipped upsidedown. Someone was whacking me. I couldn't breathe. Then, a trip to the hospital. I was asked to lie down on this cold cold cold bed without my dress. Pictures of my insides were taken.
My father tells me he sped through all the red lights from Changi Airport to Marine Parade to get home.
My brother tells me he was in charge of stirring the potty to find out if the pit had come out.
Monday, March 12, 2007
Simile
Listening to my tummy...
Mummy! Your stomach like washing machine!
In the car...
BY: Papa's tie...
Mummy: Yes. It's Papa's tie
BY: Like snake!
Mummy! Your stomach like washing machine!
In the car...
BY: Papa's tie...
Mummy: Yes. It's Papa's tie
BY: Like snake!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Euro Funfair @ Hougang
Went to the fair yesterday. I didn't bring my wallet. Your dad had less than $40 in his.
Entrance Fee for 2 adults (kids under 10 FOC) $4
Ferris Wheel for 3 $22.50
SuperJet for 2 $10
...you pointed to the bumper car right after we got off the SuperJet. Papa looked into his wallet. No more cash! This fair is freaking expensive plus they don't take Nets or Credit!
Fun but not fair.
PS. Dear fellow RadishHeads, the fair near Hougang MRT is on till the 18th of March. The Ferris Wheel is really huge (at least until the one in Marina is ready) and you'd get lifted up to about 10/12 storey high at the top. The kid loved it. Prepare cash. Loads. Regards, Chopped-RadishHead.
Entrance Fee for 2 adults (kids under 10 FOC) $4
Ferris Wheel for 3 $22.50
SuperJet for 2 $10
...you pointed to the bumper car right after we got off the SuperJet. Papa looked into his wallet. No more cash! This fair is freaking expensive plus they don't take Nets or Credit!
Fun but not fair.
PS. Dear fellow RadishHeads, the fair near Hougang MRT is on till the 18th of March. The Ferris Wheel is really huge (at least until the one in Marina is ready) and you'd get lifted up to about 10/12 storey high at the top. The kid loved it. Prepare cash. Loads. Regards, Chopped-RadishHead.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Food chain
YY, what do birds eat?
BREAD!
What do ants eat?
FRUIT!
What do giraffes eat?
CURTAIN!
>>>I blame it on the drugs he's on!
BREAD!
What do ants eat?
FRUIT!
What do giraffes eat?
CURTAIN!
>>>I blame it on the drugs he's on!
In today's newspaper...
You'd get up to $128 off as a couple...
but only $100 off as a "twosome"...
A morally conscientious company you'd think?
Nah! Look closer. They give $200 discounts for "threesomes" and $300 for "foursomes"!!!
but only $100 off as a "twosome"...
A morally conscientious company you'd think?
Nah! Look closer. They give $200 discounts for "threesomes" and $300 for "foursomes"!!!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
For the record
07Mar, 3pm
Phlegm: Phensedyl + Benadyl 2.5ml
Nose: Periactin 2.5ml
Airways: Ventolin + Bisolvon 2.5ml
=> Allergic reaction: Rashes
07Mar, 8pm
Allegry: Rhiniramine/Prednisolone 1:1 5ml
Phlegm: Lysozme 5ml
=> Rashes subsides
07Mar, 10pm
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
08Mar, 9:30am
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
=> Wheezing
++ Nebulizer
++ Flumicil 100MG
*Known Allergy: Mucolexin
**Tolerated cough mixtures: Ventolin, Benadryl, Silomat
***Tolerated flu mixtures: Piriton, Polaramine
Phlegm: Phensedyl + Benadyl 2.5ml
Nose: Periactin 2.5ml
Airways: Ventolin + Bisolvon 2.5ml
=> Allergic reaction: Rashes
07Mar, 8pm
Allegry: Rhiniramine/Prednisolone 1:1 5ml
Phlegm: Lysozme 5ml
=> Rashes subsides
07Mar, 10pm
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
08Mar, 9:30am
Phlegm: Silomat 5ml
Airways: Bricanyl (1.5mg/5ml) 2.5ml
Nose: Polarine + Chlormine (4mg/5ml) 3ml
=> Wheezing
++ Nebulizer
++ Flumicil 100MG
*Known Allergy: Mucolexin
**Tolerated cough mixtures: Ventolin, Benadryl, Silomat
***Tolerated flu mixtures: Piriton, Polaramine
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Monday, March 05, 2007
Multi-tasking
How can anyone mess up the house by half-finishing housework? Sent you to school this morning, came home and cleared up most of the laundry (accumulated whilst I was away) , putting dirty ones in the washing machine, those cleaned but still damp in the dryer, folding the ones that are clean & dry and ironing the ones that needed ironing.
Then, rush out to pick you up. Went to IKEA for lunch - quite pleasant without the weekend crowds - and came home. Kept some of the ironed clothes, some of the folded ones too, before deciding that you need to nap. So, read you some books, sang you some songs, told you some stories and patted you to sleep.
Then, sat down to see if I have any more emails to clear and guess what? The Big One says, "Why you do everything halfway? (i.e there are still clothes in the washing machine, dryer, couch and window grill) The house is now so messy!"
I'm ready to go for the kill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Then, rush out to pick you up. Went to IKEA for lunch - quite pleasant without the weekend crowds - and came home. Kept some of the ironed clothes, some of the folded ones too, before deciding that you need to nap. So, read you some books, sang you some songs, told you some stories and patted you to sleep.
Then, sat down to see if I have any more emails to clear and guess what? The Big One says, "Why you do everything halfway? (i.e there are still clothes in the washing machine, dryer, couch and window grill) The house is now so messy!"
I'm ready to go for the kill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Yummy meals to remember!
Corner of King & Murray Street
*Mussels served steaming in a rustic Belgian pot
*Linderman's Belle-Vue Framboise (raspberry beer)
+
(B) Cicerello's
44 Mews Road,Fremantle
*Garfish & Chips
*Garfish & Chips
*Calamari done just right
+
(C) Little Creatures
40 Mews Road, Fremantle
*Little Creatures Bright Ale
* Fresh Oysters
*Harissa spiced lamb, melenzane & feta Pizza
+
(D) Balthazar
6, The esplanade
*Fresh Oysters with Mango Sauce
*Marron (Freshwater Lobster)
*Cullen Margeret River Cabernet 2003
*Yummylicious dessert plate...with everything on the menu!
+
(E) The King Street Cafe
44, King Street
*Bioche French Toast ( if you have sweet tooth)
*The best 'Flat White' coffee in Perth
Petrified Dinosaur Poo
Anyone? They sell fossilized dinosaur poo here at a place called 'The Gallereum'. AUD$75 for a fist-sized pop. I've seen all kinds of pooO in diapers but the idea of paying for poo from the Mesozoic era just kills me. Just think. 65 million years down the road - provided we have not already killed Earth by then - what kind of species will pay for the fossilized poo found in our children's MamyPoko Pants???
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