B's having her first cough

Just when all of us recovered from the recent flu attack, B began to have her first cough! I hate it when my kids had cough, as it makes them really difficult to drink their milk! B threw up a few times during or after her milk feed. She even threw up on the PD's chair the moment we stepped into the room! What a messy appearance! It's quite a sight to see DC wiping all the mess, ha!

I was on child sick leave, but decided to go back to my office to get my laptop since we had sufficient time to and fro before the PD arrived (I had urgent work matters to handle and would have to complete it at home). I brought B along too to show my colleagues. She did not cry when one of my colleagues carried her. :) Here's them commenting on her standing hair, ha.



Here's my sick girl who has just vomited at the PD's.



And, this is the damage done!



I'm so glad that she needn't the nebulizer!


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Brunch at Hort Park

Saw a feature on Sunday Times on brunch. I need to get out of the house, same for A as well. Going out provides an outlet for his endless energy! So I picked one from the list on the papers and off we went to Hort Park, whole family and my parents. Just as well, we haven't been to Hort Park since it opened!

It was a cool and cloudy morning so the walk was cooling and suffered none of the heat from a hot sun.







The Vineyard restaurant only opened at 11 a.m. although Sunday Times and its menu stated 9 a.m. on Sundays. None of the indoor seats were available but they were still empty by the time we left. A good thing the sun decided to take leave this morning, else I surely wouldn't enjoy sitting outdoors.

Here's what I have. S17++ for sunny-side up eggs. This only cost less than $2 if I were to do it myself ...


What CP had, which is what I should have ordered ...


Brunch selection is quite limited which consisted mainly eggs. I missed having sausages to go with the eggs ... I also don't find the staff warm or friendly. Our juices weren't freshly squeezed too. Well, I don't think we'll visit again ... Vineyard, I meant.


See DC's food review at HungryGoWhere here.


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B is 5 months old

B has shown lots of progress this month!

She could now flip to her right on her tummy in an instant, reach out for things easily, follow directions/even smile when she sees you a distance away, blow her milk or saliva out of her mouth, salivates lots and today, flip back and slide backwards! That means, we no longer could put her on the rocker, sofa or bed without supervision.



She's a sweetie to hug but could be quite feisty when you put her down (as she likes to be carried and carried the way she likes). She has also developed separation anxiety from her mummy and rejects unfamiliar faces by spouting her mouth and crying out loud!

She's outgrow a lot of her clothes and we've got her some new pyjamas and hand-me-downs from her cousin Rachel (Thanks!).

She had her first haircut and she did not cry at all! We also followed the tradition to give her a drumstick to taste. She likes it! I realized that nowadays when she sees us eating, she'll salivate and her tongue would come out licking her lips! Every thing that comes to her goes to her mouth! Time for solids? Hmm...

She started grabbing things and often, when she couldn't find her towel/blanket or anything within her reach, she will either (1) put her two thumbs into her mouth or (2) pull her hair (right side)! Cute!

We've changed her bottle teat size to medium and that allows more milk to flow through and reduce her feeding time. She is now drinking 150-180ml of mixed milk per feed with 60ml of breast milk in between feeds. She has overcome the powder issues and I'm happy that Similac works for her. Her nanny is doing a great job taking care of her. I think she enjoys her time with her nanny.

On Tuesday, there was an electricity cut off and 11 bottles of precious milk were wasted. I felt so sorry! Those milk could have gone to A and B and now they were gone in the chute! :( Mummy is now under stress to produce more milk and to stock up enough for her dearies!


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Crying over spoilt milk

On Tuesday night, our maid told me that she could not iron my clothes in the morning as there was no electricity. DC then remembered that there was some electrical works going on that day but he forgot to inform us... he forgot all about it too!

When we were back home, the electricity was still not restored. It was pitch black at home. DC fixed it by flipping the switches that jumped in the circuit box in our home but it didn't last long before the lights went off again. DC tried for a few times but the earlier method didn't work. That pretty much freaked A out. He also learnt a new word: Blackout! :) DC went outside to where the meter was to have a look. I didn't know what he did but the lights were restored. Good job, Daddy!

It was after the lights were restored that I suddenly remembered my breast milk! The 11 bottles of milk were likely all spoilt as they were left in the non-cold fridge for 12 hours! :( I couldn't accept I had to throw them all away. I refused to and kept them in the fridge for another 2 days before I faced the reality and poured them away. And, if you are wondering, I did not feed B the spoilt milk. She had freshly expressed ones.

For the next few days, I was under extreme stress to build up my milk supply. I think it would be a long while before I could see 11 bottles inside again! :(

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Surprise again from LV! This time it was a rich chocolate cake!





It was really sweet of them to have remembered our anniversary! Couldn't feel more happy about it! :)

Now, DC must have felt guilty not returning to LV, instead he bought a Gucci for me this anniversary!


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A's 2nd school performance

I went to his performance alone this time. DC couldn't afford to take the time off.

This time, there are different themes for different groups: PG - Jungle animals, N1 - Pets, N2 - Pond life and K1/K2 - Trees and Seasons. When I reached, the performance has already started. A is not as clueless as the first time. When he sees me, he only stood there and looked at me. The last time, he told both DC and me to go back to the car! :)

Can you spot him?


After the mini-concert by the children, we had our lunch. I got some bee hoon for him but instead, he's interested in the jellies! You guessed it, he couldn't finish the bee hoon and the jellies were not filling for him! So, I began to stuff him with good food I can find! :P I gave him 2-3 of these cute little cheesecakes and searched for the cheese cubes that we bought there! I hope those were enough for him!

After the lunch, all the children gathered for a gymnastic performance. The school will be providing this as an enrichment and hence, invited the gymnasts to demonstrate. A went forward to try out the obstacle course. He liked it very much! But, what followed made my heart skipped a beat! While the instructor was performing his stunts (he was doing a somersault), A went straight in his course and he could have very likely hit A hard on his head with his feet while flipping!!! We were blessed that he saw A and stopped in time to prevent an accident from happening! Phew! I heaved a sigh of relief and held tight to A, who hadn't any clue of how dangerous his action was and how close he was about to be hit!

After the show, A went back to his normal routine where he showered, drank milk and napped. He refused to let me go. I stayed on until he was asleep since I had the time. He took longer than usual to fall asleep according to the teachers, probably because I was there and he was afraid that I will go off. I did go off when he was sleeping. At night when I saw him again at his grandparent's place, he greeted me with smiles. It was good seeing him smile, I missed him even though it's just a few hours! :)


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A is 34 months old

At 33 months, A is quite conscious of his dressing. He loves wearing his Polo Tees and would specifically want only embroidered Big Pony with a number 3 on the right sleeve. He'll reject printed pony, small pony, match pony, no pony or no Number 3! So, everyday, we let him choose what to wear and use his clothes to entice him to drink milk and to sleep. Quite an effective way but this actually drives his daddy mad as A sometimes wants his daddy to wear Polos to sleep or to work!

He still loves to play with DC's car keys and labels one for himself. :) Sometimes when we cannot find the key, he would remember where he last kept it and led us to the key and it could be the most unexpected place such as inside the engine of his kiddy car! He has the ability to make his daddy laugh and angry all the time with what I call his kiddy innocence but to DC, it's mischief.

His favorite toys besides his clothes and the car keys are his cars. I enjoy seeing him play with them, riding them, washing them, rolling them down the carpark ramp, etc. :)

He calls out 妹妹(his sister) very frequently, a good sign that he sees and accepts his sister as part of his family. :) He knows his routine very well and would tell us to fetch his mei mei after we have eaten. He also recognizes the way to his sister's nanny's place and would point and tell the landmarks around. For example, he says "Mei Mei there", "Turn Left", "Park", "Woooo" (the roundabout) and points correctly to the lift.

His memory amazes DC when DC told A to get his wallet for him. He was surprised when he knows the exact place to get it! I was surprised too, that A could reach the wallet easily. He has grown taller! :)

More and more words are coming out from his mouth. In fact, he could repeat after us if we ask him to. However, he is still using his gestures and his universal "there". We are working on reducing his use of these...

He had his hair cut short. Really short. I was quite upset at first but looking at how HOT the weather is right now, it may be the best option for him.

He celebrates his cousin Rachel's 4th birthday, his cousin Enya's 1st month and Mothers' day. We also brought him to afternoon tea at the Grand Hyatt. He enjoys running around the spacious area outside the lounge.
Here's a photo of him at the waterfall in Grand Hyatt:


In another 2 months time, it would be A's 3rd birthday! How fast! We have started sourcing for venues, the most difficult yet important of them all. We have one in mind, will check it out and provide updates on it soon. :)


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Marvel's The Avengers

Marvel's The Avengers

CAST: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson
DIRECTOR: Joss Whedon
LANGUAGE: English with Chinese Subtitles
OPENING: 01 May 2012
RUNTIME: 141 mins
RATING: PG - Action Violence

Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the superhero team up of a lifetime. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as SHIELD, finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.

Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012.

In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.

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Good thing I watched all of the movies (“Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,”) before, otherwise I would be more lost. This is a humorous movie. There were lots of scenes that made DC laugh esp when the Hulk appeared! There were lots of actions involved as well. And, oh I love the pretty men in the movie! Worth the money. It was a movie that we wanted very much to watch on 7 May but didn't managed to because the kids were sick. We watched it on our anniversary celebration, and we had a nice break from the kids! :)

There were two credits (something different) at the end of the movie. We saw one and missed the other. If you still have not caught the show, please stay till the end of the credits!


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A Day to Ourselves

Finally, we have a day to ourselves, CP and me. The highlight was lunch at Iggy's. They had moved to Hilton hotel since we last dined there. Iggy's is now No. 25th on World's 50 Best Restaurants and No. 1 on Miele Guide. We went expecting a great dining experience.

Eel parfait with caviar - Excellent. This was not on the menu and I think it depends on what comes to the chef's mind that day.


GILLARDEAU OYSTER with sago pearls, wakame, buckwheat - Fresh with a tinge of the sea. I gobbled it down in no time.


SALMON with orange, savoy cabbage, basil seeds


Focaccia bread - Disappointing. Served cold and rubbery ...


FOIE GRAS with chawanmushi, shimeji, poultry jus


CAPELLINI with sakura ebi, konbu, shellfish oil


WAGYU CHEEK with spring vegetables, pinot noir jus


DUCK with lentils, beetroot, orange - Fried to a crisp!


PEANUT ice-cream with green apple, celery, puffed rice - I enjoyed this very much! The sweet rice crackers and ice-cream blends quite well with the sour green apple slices.


SPICY MANGO with greek yoghurt, lime, white sesame - CP didn't like this. I'm sure mine tasted better :)


The $15++ tea. I wasn't too happy about this, slightly caught off-guard as I expected coffee and tea to be included with the set lunch.


The $8++ coffee. We didn't finish as we were rushing for time.


CP had a busy time taking pictures of all these artworks.




Overall, we felt it wasn't as good as 2 yrs back. Most of the dishes had rock salt sprinkled on, even the butter for bread. I don't think it was necessarily. We would rather enjoy the ingredients in their original flavours, with minimal seasoning.

After lunch, we caught the Avengers movie! At long last :D

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Last Lesson: Expressway

The last lesson is what worries me most. Indeed, when I'm on the expressway, I was a road hog and a danger! :P

This time, the instructor was the first instructor that taught me lesson 1. My takeaway from this lesson were that I turned the steering wheel too much when filtering and I had to step really hard on the accelerate to move ahead of the vehicle in order to filter.

It's funny why people like to drive on expressways. I'm very wary of them!

I'm on my own now and I think I still need lots of practices with DC or my bro!


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Heart pain, only 2 mths+ and scraped the rim ... I wonder when I would become numb to these kind of incidents ...





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Colic Causing Foods

B is quite colicky when she was a newborn. I had to watch my diet very carefully in order not to introduce more gas to her through my breast milk. If your child is like her, you may want to know that these are the colic causing foods and may want to reduce or eliminate the consumption:

- Dairy products
- Caffeinated beverages e.g. coffee, tea, soda
- Soy products
- Peanuts
- Shellfish
- Chocolate
- Citrus fruits
- Wheat
- Chicken
- Beef
- Eggs
- Nuts
- Corn
- Prenatal vitamins (The iron may be irritating to baby. Ask your OB for an alternative if this is the culprit.)
- Gassy vegetables e.g. Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Onions, asparagus, Green peppers, Tomatoes
- Strawberries
- Highly spiced foods
- Legumes
- Some vitamins
- Artificial sweeteners
- Licorice
- Mangoes
- Berries
- Melons
- Grapes
- Oranges
- Lemons
- Stone fruits
- Pineapple
- Strawberries
- Brussel sprouts
- Peas
- Cucumber
- Capsicum
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Radishes
- Cauliflower
- Lentils
- Raw onion
- Strong herbs and spices. (Cayenne, chili, oregano, thyme, marjoram, sage, rosemary)
- Beet greens
- Bok choy
- Chinese cabbage
- Collard greens
- Garden cress
- Horseradish
- Kale
- Kohlrabi
- Mustard greens
- Radishes
- Rutabaga
- Swiss chard
- Turnips
- Turnip greens

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Enya's Full Month

Bro sent these pretty little kuehs to my house today. They all looked so appetizing! I'm sure they'll taste as nice. It's from the same company that we ordered for B's full month but Bro seems to order all of each kind... I can't wait to try them! :)



In another 2 days, Enya, Bro's new addition will be one month old, B will be 5 months old and A will be 34 months old! Time really flies!


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Bye Bye Aye Aye

We heard no news about our new maid which was supposed to have come in soon. So, I called the agent up 2 weeks ago and to my shock, her passport was not ready yet. The agent promised to call me back during the weekend after his counterpart get back to him but didn't do so. So, I called him up last week again to check on the status. Again, he told me he has no update and advised us to go down to pick another one as a contingency.

We went back to the agency today and demanded an explanation from the agent. Aye Aye (the maid's name) most probably didn't submit the full documents or didn't pay the agent fees. We got to say bye bye to her. The agent recommended a transfer maid to us (Poh Poh Myint) who requested to come back herself as she was tasked to work on 2 homes. She is very young and look pleasant, we almost took the agent's recommendation but upon questioning further, we realized that she was not suitable at all and decided to choose another one from his stack of files.

Why did we reject her?
- She wanted to keep long hair despite us telling her that short is nice and neat.
- She kept wanting to have off day even though the agent kept telling her that no off day is allowed. She wanted 1 off day per month. Although she agreed to work even without the off day, we could tell that she was reluctant.
- She didn't speak very good english, we couldn't understand what she was saying in the first place esp when she was telling us about the off day. It got us a while before we made out what she meant.
- She had her hair highlighted, wore a necklace around her neck and had a long sleeved shirt under her maid uniform. I can tell that she is very conscious of her looks. I had enough of vain maids.
- She was too young to look after children. She looked young and skinny and is single (may not have prior experience).
- She was too smart to have called the agency and let in the news to them that she was assigned to work in two homes. If she could do that to others, she may very well do the same thing to us!
- She was easy to influence. Being only 4 days in the agency, there was no way she could have requested for off days. She must have heard about it from her peers and decides to try her luck. I don't want another maid who always say "My friend say this and my friend say that!".

We managed to find another one maid who has passport ready and one who seems obedient and pleasant. Didn't rely on the biodata as we learnt that it was totally inaccurate for the case of Poh Poh Myint. The new maid should be coming in 2 weeks' time. Another maid, hope this one doesn't give any problem!


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Lesson 3: Parking

One instructor better than the previous, Amen! :)

Although this lesson is on parking, he did respect that I wanted to practice more on the road. I drove all the way to the Woodlands driving centre and on the way, he gave me a lot of useful advice and pointers. At the driving centre, although I only managed to do parking 3 times (1 vertical and 2 parallel), I felt very confident that I could manage the parking well! I love his wonderful driving techniques! He made my fears all gone and turn parking into an easy task! :)


Here's how they were done:
Vertical Parking
1. Allow 2m of space between your car and the parking lot.
2. Move your car in front of the vehicle to the left of the lot that you are going to park.
3. Reverse your car until you see the right front light of that car is in the centre of the left side small window.
4. Reverse turn your car to the left. Your car will definitely not be touching the sides of the neighboring cars, you don't have to worry about banging into them.
5. Return the wheel to position when your car is straight.
6. Reverse the car to position.

Parallel Parking
1. Allow 1-1.5m of space between your car and the parking lot.
2. Move your car in front of the vehicle in the front of the lot that you are going to park.
3. Reverse your car until you see the right back light of that car is in the centre of the left side small window.
4. Reverse turn your car to the left until you see the full car plate number in the right side of your side mirror.
5. Return the wheel to position.
6. Lower your side mirror until you see the wheels.
7. Reverse turn your car to the right until the wheels touch the parking lot line.
8. At this point, check if the right back light is contained within the right corner of your left car window. If so, your car will definitely not be touching the sides of the neighboring cars, you don't have to worry about banging into them.
9. Reverse turn your car to the left slowly until your car is straight and parallel within the lot.
10. Release the wheel back to position and straighten the car.

Other pointers:
- Never move out when you can't see the oncoming car when you are turning right.
- Step on the accelerator when you pass the last arrow before the junction.
- Never change lane in the junction.
- Reduce speed about 50km/hr to about 20km/hr from the junction when you want to turn right.
- Allow a distance of 2 car length when you met with obstacle and want to filter to the right.
- When filtering, see the rear mirror. If you see the vehicle moving from upwards to downwards, do not filter. However, if the vehicle appears to you in the mirror like stationary, it is ok to filter.
- Check blind spot when you want to filter.

Words of wisdom from Mr Ong:
- Do not be afraid of cars. You need to follow the rules and practice makes perfect.
- Driving is based on sensing. Do more and you'll know.


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A Botak

I feel like crying when I saw him in his unexpected haircut! DC, on the other hand, was laughing his head off when he saw it although he also disapproved of the short hairdo.

And, I was just telling A last night that I will bring him to cut his hair and he can watch Barney on the "TV" during his haircut! He nodded his head and said "omhh". Who would have thought that A would refuse to go to school today and that gave FIL the chance to bring A for his haircut?!

I remembered we always tell them not to cut botak whenever they brought him for his haircut! There was once we told the barber to cut short his hair and it became so short that it looked like botak. We hated the look and we decided that it would be the last time he is having this hairstyle. It has been a long time since FIL last brought him to the barber... maybe he has forgotten about our requirement or maybe it was intentional as it is more cooling this way... I don't know ... and I feel SO SAD! It made me lose my appetite! :( Sigh! A's birthday is 2 months away and I think by that time, his hair would all be standing up! I can only hope that we could still trim it to shape then!


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Day 2 of lesson. This time was another instructor. I prefer him to the previous one. He readily gave answers to my seemingly silly questions and gave me the confidence that he knows his stuff. He knows exactly where I see the kerb at my position!



I was brought to the Woodlands circuit. It was the first time there. Wow, it was a 3 floor building with circuit. I had rounds of practice with negotiating tight turns, crank course and steep slopes. Too bad we do not have time to do the parking - something that I wanted to learn fast! That would wait until the next lesson.

Today's lesson was less stressful. I had a good timing driving (at 60km/hr) and learnt new (actually forgotten) techniques on when to turn, how to keep the car in the centre, how to park (in verbal, not in practice yet), etc.


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Mothers' Day 2012

This weekend was packed with celebrations, one after another!

On Sat, DC went back to his primary school (now a church) for his primary school friend's wedding. What a nice and memorable place to hold a wedding! The kids and I went to my mum's place early in the morning and DC picked us up after the wedding lunch.

In the evening, we went to our favorite steamboat place at Tiong Bahru Plaza to celebrate mother's day. Didi also brought along Lele, her mum couldn't join as she was still having her confinement at home. The 3 mummies who were present:

My kiddies with their mummy me! :)

On Sun, early in the morning we went to Red Star for some dim sum. Wow, the queue was beyond imagination! Fortunately, DC's brother was there early and we saved some time queuing up.

In the afternoon, after a nap, DC brought A to his cousin Rachel's birthday party at Swensen, Ion. I bet he had a fun day blowing out the candles and participating in the activities! :) B and me stayed at home as I'm still having my flu but we both had a good 2 hours sleep!

My happy A. I heard he enjoyed himself quite a lot.

A's prize for the ice-cream decoration competition. His team came in first :)

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Look! A Rainbow!

DC went to his friend's wedding lunch alone and left us all at my parent's place.

Over at my parent's place, A saw rainbow for the first time! He was excited and kept saying "Bow! Bow!". Of course, I just had to take a picture of my dear son with the rainbow!



My mum said she never see rainbows previously at the spot. How lucky we are! There are actually two rainbows if you could see it from the picture. I just love how light refracts through their balcony glass door onto the floor as rainbow! I'm never tired of more rainbows! They just make me smile! :)


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Spare the rod and spoil the child?

Recently, DC got his dad to buy two canes, one to put at home, the other one at his parent's place.

We argued about the use of cane on our son a lot of times as we take a different stand on this.

I was all against the use of canes on young children! My parents had never used a cane on me and my siblings and we grew up very well, loving, united and well-mannered! While it was true that DC grew up well and upright in an environment where cane was often used as a disciplinary tool, I find some inherent defiance in him that was probably brought about by the canings.

Why would you want to use a cane on a boy who is still so small? At this age, it is acceptable that they roam around the place, exploring and throwing things around. I mean, that's how they stimulate their minds and gain knowledge of things, isn't it? I don't see why cane should be used to stop them from doing the things they want to and to make them do things you want them to do. Of course, at times, they could be naughty and throw tantrums. I rather discipline with love than opt for a harsh punishment! Well, that's me. DC sees it in an entirely different way!

So far, DC had used the cane on A a few times and A already knew the "Power" of it! He'll squirm away very quickly and take shelter if he sees one coming his way. While DC usually gets his way after he used the cane, I feared the effect it may have on A. It seems that the use of it as a threat cue was getting more and more frequent! Will he become fearless and defiant like DC or will he become cowardly, timid and lack of self-confidence over time? That remains to be seen... but now, I really miss my cheerful boy's wide smiles. I'm seeing lesser and lesser of it! :(


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Behind the Wheel... after 4.5 years!

While DC had his fun at trying out 4 cars in 6 months, I only dare to touch the wheels today...at the driving centre. Ha, yes I had my first refresher driving lesson today!

It has been about 4.5 years since I last drove a car. I'm like a newbie in front of the driving instructor as I had to re-learn everything! The auto gears are not familiar to me, neither is the road nor the traffic rules!

The instructor said I'm still not ready to drive alone yet. I agreed too! :P I was very nervous on the road, it was after all many years since I last had my hands on the wheel. Last time, I used to scream out loud when I see any sudden or unexpected traffic conditions and that scared my passenger beside! Now, I'm trying to control my emotions and take cautious care not to alarm anyone in the car and I thought I was doing quite all right staying calm today. :P

The instructor is good. He's very patient and always tell me not to worry and just look ahead,not everywhere. Some takeaways from the first lesson:
- Try not to set the gear to "N" as it'll damage the ... I forgot what.
- When adjusting the side mirror, make sure you see a bit of the car body and see the oncoming car in the next lane in the centre of the side mirror.
- Slow down when turning left. I was not slow enough.
- When turning left, look 3 directions: oncoming vehicles, vehicles turning right and vehicles U-turning.
- Look far ahead and don't bother about the car distance between you and the car beside or whether you are within the lane. Looking ahead will automatically resolve the issues.
- Look at least 3x the distance of your car. This would allow you to spot obstruction early and prepare to change lane early.

The instructor led me to Sengkang, Ponggol and Seletar North link before we turned back to AMK. I got off at AMK Hub and that summed up my first lesson. Next lesson would still be on turning left and right on the road... It was stressful on the road. To de-stress, I went to get my cuppa milk tea, did some shopping and met my parents for lunch. :)


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Cute Clips!

I bought these for B! Hee, that's what happens when you have a daughter! :P



She has quite a collection now, considering the fact that she is just 4 months old!


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All down with flu... except me!

DC spread his germs to both A and B!! He has been sick for the whole month, foot sprain, fever, foot pain, sore throat, foot pain, cough, foot pain, runny nose...

A contracted his runny nose and cough (some phlegm heard) and today, he had fever of 38.4ºC! He must have been aching all over. It's so heart pain to see my active son sitting down quietly! Son's on MC these 2 days and FIL has been taking of him.

A at the PD's. Look how mischievous he is, wanting to wear his shades.

B had runny nose too. The nanny has been applying vicks on her lymph nodes below the ears and her chest to make her feel better. She had slight fever of 37.4 ºC.

B, on the next day, on her stroller while daddy and mummy are having breakfast before her doc's appointment.

Today, DC had something on and will only be back after 10pm. I got my sis to help out with the children. We fed A his medicine, sis feed B while I pat A to sleep. Just when sis is struggling with feeding B, my parents arrived. B loves my dad and giggled at him lots. My mum took over to feed her and put him to bed, all within usual time! :)

Now, I was the only one who was not affected by the "DC virus"! And, I managed to put the children to bed today without DC (although with the help of my parents)... I feel super! :P Hope my darlings will recover soon!


[Edited on 5 May 2012: I'm down with sore throat and runny nose today!!! A's cough got worse, B's still having runny nose and DC too having runny nose! The whole family is down with flu! :( ]

[7 May 2012: I brought A and myself to the doc today. A's cough seems much better compared to yesterday but I'm starting to get serious runny nose!]

[8 May 2012: It's B's turn today to go to the doc's. We brought her to the doc and he told us to spray seasalt water for her runny rose. He also gave some cough med just in case she develops cough.]


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6 May 2012, 10:08 PM, CP: It's a symphony of sniffles, sneezes, coughs, wheezes and more at home today!
4 May 2012, 9:23 PM, CP: DC will be home late. I'm so blessed to have sis n parents here tonight to look after B so I can take care of A who is sick. Thanks folks!
3 May 2012, 8:49AM, DC: I think my cough had spread to A :( Off to the doctor ...


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