Saturday, April 20, 2013

RIP Huang Wenyong

Shocking news! The TCS actor has passed away because of cancer?! It's so sudden and unbelievable! I couldn't believe my eyes when my sis sent me the news of his passing.

He was such a well-loved and experienced actor and still young (at 60) and could still contribute much more to the entertainment industry! What a pity!

May you rest in peace, 黄文永!



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Not alone

DC was back from his business trip in Shanghai and he reached home at 2am this (Sat) morning. He was away for 5.5 days!

And me? I was left with the two kiddos!

I was never alone with them previously, not even for 1 day and when I knew I had to look after them for 5.5 days, I was not confident that I could cope! The timing was bad as B was down with flu and needed attention (and nebuliser)!

Fortunately, help was within reach, just a call away!

During the days that DC was away, I got generous help from my family. (I wouldn't know what to do without them, big thanks!)

They took turns to send me to work, fetch my kids and look after them while I was showering... (yeah, I know I was very fortunate!)

A and B were happy to see them too! A loved to "drive" with 公公, eat "Jiajia"'s breakfast, sit in small 姨姨 & Ah Gu's cars, sleep and play with big 姨姨! B loved their presence too!

I love my FAMILY! They made my job really easy those days! *Muazk!*

Now that DC is back after enjoying his "freedom" for the past work week, I hope he wasn't reluctant to come back to resume his duties! :) After all, parental duties are tough.

One thing I know, he really missed his kids and they missed him too! This morning when they first saw him, they were all smiles, esp A! He kept smiling, kept calling "Papa" and kept sticking to him like bees to honey!

Good to see you back, honey! :)


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Friday, April 12, 2013

B is 15 months

Her favorite word is probably "No" now. Everything that I asked her to do, she'll say "No"! This is especially when I want to carry her! Otherwise, she was quite a sweetie and would always ask for "Mummy" :)

Since in HK, she would always ask to go down and walk. When I didn't allow, she'll struggle and try her ways to get down! That's quite tiring for me... I'll most often end up giving up and hold her hands while she walked.

It was her first time in HK and we're happy that she cope very well there. However, she did fear some of the rides at Disneyland e.g. Winnie the Pooh, It's a Small World and the mascots. In this trip, she also saw for the first time, aeroplane and Mickey Mouse. :) She calls Mickey Mouse "Mi Mi Mi", haha...

For 2 weeks already, she started saying sentences in her baby language. It sounded so much like what A used to be saying!

She slept later now (at about 10.30pm) and during the weekends, she napped only once (twice at the nanny's place). She asked to sleep with Daddy and Mummy on their bed at night and would try her every means to get herself on the bed and slumped on the pillow. We disallow that and wanted her to sleep in her own cot. However, I will bring her into the bedroom if she woke up at night. She is still drinking the same amount of milk (150-240ml).

She was able to greet everybody in the family now, from grandparents, parents to aunts and uncles. However, she still didn't like people to carry her except for me and DC.

She adapts well to the new home too. She loves to roam around the house, including the kitchen where she was banned from entering. She was very playful and I like her laughter. Not as wide mouthed and contagious like A but very loud and hearty too! :) At home, her playing companion is her brother and she loves to snatch her Gor Gor's play things! And when her Gor Gor bullies her, she knows how to say "Pain Pain" by pointing to her body.

She now had a mind of her own. She may not accept every song or video that I played to her and sometimes, she'll request for the songs she wanted, e.g. by putting her hands over her mouth, she means she wants to hear the song "Ten Little Indians", by saying "Mi Mi Mi", she wants the Mickey Mouse song, etc.

She loves to eat and that's the only thing that could make her sit down in her car seat during long journeys!

She acts like a mini adult now, I'm not sure if that's influenced by her brother. She wants to carry her bag, she wants her shoes on and she wants to wear hairpins on her head! Since this week, every night she'll ask for her favorite hello kitty hair clips before sleep!

My sweetie is now coughing very badly. In fact, a week after we came back from HK. It's been about 2 weeks now and yesterday she vomited after every meal! :( We bought her to the doctor's today. She had to be on nebuliser.  Hope she gets better soon!

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Tuesday, April 09, 2013

Warm Bodies


Warm Bodies

CAST: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich
DIRECTOR: Jonathan Levine
LANGUAGE: English with Chinese subtitles
OPENING: 14 Mar 2013
RUNTIME: 98 mins
RATING: PG13

R (Hoult) is a zombie. After a zombie apocalypse, he slowly moves through an America made up of collapsed buildings, rusted cars, shattered glass, and hollowed-out high-rises, preferring to lounge around a rusted 747 Boeing jet, listening to Frank Sinatra instead. He can speak only in grunts and simple syllables and craves human brains to get high on the memories they contain. After eating the brain of a suicidal teen, R is overcome with love for the teen's companion, Julie Grigio (Palmer). He rescues Julie from death by his zombie pack and takes her back to his lair. When Julie is determined to leave, R is even more determined to follow her back to the Citi Stadium, the largest remaining human habitation to keep her safe along the way. But is it even possible for a zombie and a human girl to fall in love?

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Haha, this is quite a fresh storyline... the actors and actress are nice looking!

A is 3 years and 8 months

Gosh, I know I'm really late for this month's update... Here is A's.

We brought A to HK for the first time! It was the first time he sat on a plane and he loved it! To think that I was worried that he might not be able to take the changes in air pressure!

He was also very well behaved during the holiday. No fuss at all.

The most surprising thing in HK was that he enjoyed the rides at Disneyland! Was this the same boy who refused to sit on the automated rides at the malls? I was delighted that he was excited about them!

One thing though, the travelling around is too hectic for them. We only managed short naps in between and sometimes, the kids had to sleep on our shoulders! Otherwise, it was an quite an eye opener for him! :)

Back home, while we were packing, he had fun with his sister with the paper boxes. He was not around on the day we moved but we brought him back to the empty house 2 times. The first time, he was surprised and went around the rooms and said, "No more bed, No more table, No more..." It became his spacious playground immediately...

Over at the new home, he spent a while exploring the whole place and running around the house while we unpacked... We were glad that he didn't reject the new place at all.

My sister came by one day and he actually requested for the other yiyi to come the next day! :) Now, he differentiates both Yiyi by their "rank", i.e. big yiyi, small yiyi. Just like what Ah Boy did. :)

In school, the teacher commented that he was very sensible and co-corporative. His speech improved too. Now, he could articulate more. :)

You could often see him playing and pretending to be on his phone! The things he said just make me laugh sometimes, he was acting like his father! Haha...

Another thing that loves to play was to put on DC's shoes. They look big and funny on him!

Just a few days ago, he pointed to a car and said "Papa's car car, Big car car!". Oh my, he could tell the difference between VW's Touran (what we are driving now) and Sharan (the big one!)! I was speechless and so amazed by his keen eyes!

At home, he was independent and always wanting to eat by himself and wear his clothes by himself.

My boy is definitely growing, more and more lovable each day! :)

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I'm back!

It has been a long long time since I last blog!

There were just so many happenings lately...  Right after we came back from holiday, we were busy packing, moving house, and now unpacking. Just got the iMac set up and here I was.

Will slowly do my updates and till then, see ya! :)


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Monday, March 11, 2013

Mini-celebration

What better way to celebrate then back at Tatsuya? This time, we made sure we arrived early because we wanted to try the omakase!

Starter.
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Sea bream with urchin
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Assorted sashimi. The salmon belly was fantastic. The flowers were minty, dipped in the soy sauce and eaten with the sashimi.
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Salmon belly and swordfish belly sushi. Never had swordfish belly before, it was great!
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Musk melon. 无与伦比的甜蜜!
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Caramel ice-cream. Not overly sweet. Nice!
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Anniversary

Time flies and it's been 7 years since we tied the knot. We could have the celebration on the 25th but we did manage to get ourselves a little momento :)

不在乎天长地久,只在乎曾经拥有
不在乎天长地久,只在乎曾经拥有

The next day, I made up for it and we had a nice lunch at Tatsuya. Finally CP could enjoy all the sushi and sashimi she wanted.

Susi and Sashimi Set. All the fish just arrived that morning from Japan, we were told!
Sushi set for two

Sashimi set for two

I couldn't resist the uni sushi!
Uni sushi

Fruits were fantastic (a bit ex though at $35). The Japanese musk melon was so overwhelmingly sweet and soft!
Japanese musk melon, persimmon and strawberry

Overall, it was a very satisfying lunch. I doubt it will be our last outing there :D
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Friday, March 08, 2013

Chips?

On our way home, DC told A that he (Daddy) had something at home for him (A).

CP: What could it be, A? Is it a new toy?

A: No, no toy! Chips!

DC & CP: ...

Haha, my A just want to eat chips and didn't want toys? Anyway, he's almost there. DC got him something related to food. It's a sweet dispenser that he got from somewhere (I forgot where).

We loaded it with M&Ms (another of A's favorite). Both A & B gobbled up the milky delight just before shower time! :D


Tuesday, March 05, 2013

Jack The Giant Slayer

A story based on Jack and the Beanstalk.

  Jack and the Giant Slayer


CAST: Nicholas Hoult, Eleanor Tomlinson, Bill Nighy, Stanley Tucci, John Kassir, Ewan McGregor
DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer
LANGUAGE: English with Chinese subtitles
OPENING: 28 February 2013
RUNTIME: 114 mins
RATING: PG13


An ancient war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth for the first time in centuries, the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack, into the battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors he thought only existed in legend - and gets the chance to become a legend himself.
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