Christmas christmas

We had a christmas feast at home sweet home. Ordered a turkey, a big roll of ham, a 933 chicken curry in bread and a yi ping guo yummy! =) Tiffy was of cos the happiest of us all being showered with a heap of presents!

Kite Flying

Tiffy went kite flying, thanks to dear auntie cass *muacks*, she helped mummy found the kite! These days, it seemed hard to find shops selling kites lei...the kite flew up on our 2nd attempt thanx to the windy wind =)

Meet Strawberry Shortcake and Gingersnap

Meet Strawberry Shortcake and Gingersnap!
hmm...dont really have to queue..not much of a queue and all children present managed to get the pass for the photo opportunity =)

Meet Barney and Friends!

Meet Barney and Friends!
Absolutely crazy fan of Barney, to think that we the parents started queueing for the tea party pass an hour before the show, and we were the no.29 of the 30 to be able to get into the area. And daddy had to standby to queue (heehee while Tiffy and mummy went shopping, *muacks* to daddy!) for the 7pm show at 5pm and we managed to get the no.7th pass! *faintz*

Tea party entry chop
now, we knew that tea party simply meant giving out pack food and not eat and mingle with the characters... ...

show pass... ...

Meet Mr Men and Little Miss...

A Wedding

There was a wedding dinner tonight. Had a great night except that Tiffany nearly made me want to strangle her but made me laugh too... 又哭又笑

Tiffany had insisted that she would be a good girl to eat and behave herself. Cos she dont want to stay at home with popo and mei mei and had repeatedly insisted that she wanted to come with me. So we went and arrived at about 8pm at Pan Pacific Hotel taking Cat's car. Not too long after, at about 845pm, Tiffany said she wanted to go toilet. At about 9pm when the first dish was served, she requested to go to toilet again. Thinking maybe she was cold, helped her put on a sweater. Shortly after before 2nd dish was served, she wanted to drink milk milk sleep wor! I forgot to bring her milk! Desperately sleepy and tired, she finally settled to lay her head on her Barney bag on top of the high chair!! She actually slept throughout the dinner till i shook her up for the table shoot haha! Well..Tiffany did tried to behave =)

Melody went for a Baby Show

Dear yee yee signed Melody up for a Baby Show at Teck Ghee CC. Mei Mei was not feeling very well, her running and cough seemed so stubborn..refused to go away yet...but we still went ahead heehee...Melody managed to clinch a consolation price for the Cutest Baby category. Not a bad feat considering that there were so many participating babies. The show was organised in such a way with 2 categories: Healthy Baby and Cutest Baby. Participating babies were categorised into 3 different age groups. Hmm..perhaps if there were a crawling segment, mei mei could have a chance to clinch the fastest crawling baby award! heehee





Gong gong also came to lend his support!
Trying to make Melody smile cos she was still grogy with sleep after we shook her awake for the baby parade segment after a long long wait and a series of talks...

The prize...

Melody was smiling so sweetly at me....

Princess Melody is 10-months old

Life is always a miracle, from conceiving to actually holding a darling (erm a terror now perhaps, who would twist her mum around with her smiles and tantrums) in her arms...i always felt that mei mei is like a laughing buddha keke..cos she was always smiling away and her endearing smile always melt my heart away...she is now learning to cruise with the help of walls, cupboards, chairs bla bla bla...she has also learnt a few more gestures..
1) sa yang - where she would stroke herself or us on the head
2) wave
3) fly kiss - cue word is kiss then she would put her palm on her lips
4) clap
5) shake her head - very apt at doing this!
6) direction - she would direct us to where she wants to go with her hand stretched out in that direction, this is exceptionally funny cos her head would also be slightly tilted towards her arm :)
I remembered that there was once where she was so angry bcos i din carry her when she wanted, that she was literally jumping in anger! She was bouncing on her bum bum and cried in her angry tone haha

Tui Na and Hello Kitty

Yeah, mummy was on leave again, thats probably the happiest thing that can happen to Tiffany heehee..

Another big plan for today keke... but first must bring Melody for her massage cos she was still not feeling well, not eating well..having her round of cough and running nose again. worried worried...*frown* She cried like mad this time round, can even hear her at 2nd floor of the building!After lunch, we managed to catch a Hello Kitty show at Bishan Junction 8 keke =) heh managed to get one of the 30 passes to meet and greet ie. able to take pic with Hello Kitty and gang.

Finally got a decent shot taken by daddy. One guy volunteered to take for us so that we could take for them too. And turned out that the shot was erh..yucks! blurred and all of us still not in position yet. The management had been obliging to let us take one more shot so daddy was out of the picture cos he was the photographer =)

Gone swimming and Meet Tigger and Pooh

Mummy was on leave TODAY, yippee!

Saw that the weather was very good and Tiffy was definitely very excited! The whole family quickly packed our stuff and rushed out of the house in a jiffy to the new swimming complex at Sengkang CC. To our disappointment, it was closed on a Monday! As I did not want to disappoint my darling girls, we drove down to Tampines Swimming Complex. Tiffy was super afraid of water! She went down for a while and refuse to move or even walked in the water. So end up she merely stayed in the water for about 10mins and cried to be out of water...haiz....as for Melody, managed to coax her to lie on the float and she actually fell asleep! heehee...finally managed to get her feet into the water after much fusing!..well although we spent a short time in the pool (we went in at 12pm came out and in the car at 1245pm!!), it seemed an eternity having to coax 2 bawling children to simply play water...perhaps the SSC should consider having heated warm pool especially for children...

We went home for lunch, and headed out to Taka to meet Winnie the Pooh and friends. Tiffy was thrilled to see Tigger and friends! There was no performance, did a pooh dance and started queuing for photo opportunity.

Mei mei is blossoming every day

Mei mei is blossoming every day...She loves to clap esp when she is happy; point ya she sure knows; laughing at silly and funny expressions esp when entertained by her sister; crying or pretending to cry for your attention =) She would open and close her hands to the tune of "twinkle twinkle little star..."; and claps her hands to 'if you are happy and you know it clap your hands, clap clap" and occassionally will shake her heads when she dont want or when she is just being naughty.

While posting this entry..mei mei is tugging my shorts...

Job Vacancy

i happened to came across this post somewhere... heehee

POSITION :
Mum, Mummy, Mama, MaDad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop

JOB DESCRIPTION :
Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends and frequent 24 hour shifts on call.

RESPONSIBILITIES :
The rest of your life. Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, until someone needs $5. Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. Also, must possess the physical stamina of a pack mule and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat in case, this time, the screams from the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets and stuck zippers. Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and coordinate production of multiple homework projects. Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. Must be willing to be indispensable one minute, an embarrassment the next. Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. Must assume final, complete accountability for the quality of the end product. Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and janitorial work throughout the facility.

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION :
None. Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE :
None required unfortunately. On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis.

WAGES AND COMPENSATION :
Get this! You pay them! Offering frequent raises and bonuses. A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because of the assumption that university will help them become financially independent. When you die, you give them whatever is left. The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more.

BENEFITS :
While no health or dental insurance, no pension, no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and no stock options are offered; this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right.

hahaha the pointers all sound so appropriate ley..the endless hours and commitment tat parents have to give even more so especially if you are a full time mum or dad...

poor melody clinching onto daddy while the forever busy daddy was answering a call from his punggol north grls...photo was taken when we were at suntec city searching for a dining place after mummy's event last saturday evening...

Mummy's at home - Tiffany's Graduation and Melody's Checkup

Day 5 (Cloudy and Drizzling)

It was a very very very special day for Tiffany.

Tiffany graduated from Apple Tree playgroup! We proudly clapped our hands and busy snapped away as Tiffy received her certificate from the RC Chairman. Mummy took so many pictures of all the children as well till daddy asked whether am i going to burn a CD for all the other parents keke...

We saw her grown up from a crying baby to an independant girl. Mummy remembered when she just started her playgroup, she was steady as she was one of the few who did not cry in class. And during my maternity leave, I saw her to school and she seemed ok..but after her June holidays, we all wondered why she suddenly cry everyday when we left her at the door and had insisted to be the last one to go in the room...She gradually got used to it again and had been very independent since...Her teacher Salmah also helped us to toilet trained her when one day her teacher decided that Tiffany should start attending class without diapers (prob sometimes in Sep..) cos nai nai reported that Tiffany would not go to school without her diapers..heehee..So probably in Oct, Tiffany is completely toilet trained...day and night...mummy is so proud of Tiffany! *muack* hahaha but it also meant more 'work' for us...

Today, we had a good morning and as usual for the past few days, Tiffany and friends went to the playground hand in hand...We took lunch outside (thanks to nai nai's 4D luck and treat)...

After lunch, Melody had to go for her vacination...'pn..cocal' vaccine.. and her vital stats were:-

Weight - 7.4kgs
Height - 67.5cm
H.C - 44cm
Remarks - Small Sized

And the whole family had ice cream somewhere at east coast road...Tiffany was napping in car and when she saw the 2 cups of ice cream, her eyes lit up like a christmas tree and almost finished a single scoop of chocolate ice cream! How i wish she could eat rice just like the way she finished off ice cream and sweets... aiyo...

Today marked the end of mummy being a temp SAHM...feeling a bit sad as couldnt see the girls every moment i wished to when i go back to work...Had managed to take quite a bit of photos for the past few days with mummy's new camera..had felt a lot satisfaction knowing that my babies loved me a lot for the fact that mummy's arms are aching from all the carrying..that they always turned to me (or fight) for attention...even daddy couldnt handle the 2 angels =) there were instances that when melody cried for carry, she really meant business and had to be carried by mummy only and when Tiffany refused to eat dinner, only mummy can settle her...what a wonderful feeling...

Day 4 (Raining)

Heh...today we had a photo shoot appointment in the afternoon...again..yes but mummy meant for Melody to take the shoot mah..herez a sample of one...

Then we went to Pasir Ris Park cos Tiffany said she wanted to build a sand castle wor...but when we reach the beach she refused to come down and walk herself and kept complaining that sand got to her feet! So there goes our beach plan..We ended up at Ikea where she enjoyed quite a bit haha

Day 3 (Sunny)

Morning rush...

After Tiffany's class, 4 friends ran hand in hand again to the playground (auto) as it occurred for the past few days! Mummy enjoyed the sight of the children enjoying their self so much, enjoyed listening to their innocent talks, hearing their laughter, especially my darling girl's. The children just ran round and round and slided and slided..monkey barred with help and laugh and screamed so loud till our maid said she can hear their laughter at home erh on the 14th floor..

Had wanted to bring the girls to Compass Point for a walk but...the afternoon was so sunny that our legs (or rather mummy's legs heehee) were so lethargic...that we turned on the air con and napped through the afternoon...so xin fu... heehee

Mummy had a bowling competition at CSC and had to leave home by 5.45pm. We all managed to get the girls dressed and ready to leave in 30mins...tat was an achievement in itself keke...Btw, 3 cheers to mummy who managed to hit 136 points on 3rd game after 2 years of non-practise =)

mummy's at home - Itz baking time!

Day 2 (Cloudy)

The self promise of a fulfuling and enriching week began...had wanted to bring the girls for a swim at the new Sengkang pool but the weather's not too good and seemed too cool le...anyway the usual ritual went on for the day, managed to get the 2 angels to nap at 3pm..and nap it was, Tiffany napped till almost 7pm despite her refusal to nap.. haha...As she woke up late, dinner for them started late and ended late at almost 9pm. So the promise of baking started at 10pm, when daddy came back (at ard 1045pm), we were still at it, putting on the finishing touches to the last tray of cookies... =) well..the cookies turned out nice and crispy this time round...

decorating cookies with rainbow rice

tah tah itz freshly baked from the oven =)

i dont want i dont want

when melody refused to do something she sure knows how to shake her head and throw tantrums....keke

mummy's at home

Day 1 (drizzling all day long)

nai nai had gone for a holiday trip to Genting and mummy had taken leave to look after the 2 terrors erh ok angels. Being a temp SAHM, I would try to make my girls' days as fulfilling and enriching as possible...heehee..

Morning was a mad rush as usual, as it was a Monday morning, we had a long day on Sunday..so the girls woke up around 10am. Then the mad rush to make sure Tiffany get some breakfast and her bottle of milk before changing to her uniform and to school at 1045am.

After sending Tiffany to her playgroup, time for Melody's bath time and bonding segment...she finished her milk and managed to doze off... *phew* peace time for me...

By 1230pm, terror came home... watched TV while eating their lunch and the 2 girls dunno why became so super active for the rest of the afternoon.... so decided to bring all to AMK Hub for grocery shopping and then to po po's house for dinner..yeah! yeah is meant for me cos tat meant i had another pair of carrying hands :D ...mei mei loves me to carry her so she would find every opportunity to make me carry her (maid is just an alternative heehee) so when we reach po po's house, she would willingly let po po carry her for long time unless she wants to sleep then she would fuss.

Here we were at AMK Hub, jie jie was riding and mei mei also want! So end up sharing the ride...

Many expressions

喜


怒


哀

乐

Fever...measles..

Little Melody finally recovered from week's long bout of illness. Melody started with flu and then fever on last thursday. Tot medicine from the last doctor's visit would help, but it only helped to lower and when medication worn off, fever set in again...Fever hit 38.8degrees on Friday night and we went to see doctor early on Sat morning (PD nt in town so had to visit a GP). Her milk and food intake had drop drastically since. But thankfully, the fever got under control and went away after 2 doses of prescribed medicine....however, to mummy's horror, red dots appeared all over body on Sunday! So Melody went back to the GP to let him have a look (mummy tot she was having rashes again!), doctor said it is 'fake' german measles, which is a common occurance especially when fever came down.....haha mummy was not too convinced and called PD's nurse who confirmed the diagnosis. *phew* Illness recovered, but 瘦了一大圈.....

Melody is 9-months old

mei mei has 2 lower and 2 upper teeth..she knows how to clap her hands to the tune of 'if u r happy and u know it, clap ur hands..clap clap...', she knows hw to shake her head...she learning hw to wave bye bye and do a flying kiss... =)

celebrated gong gong's birthday...

Today was gong gong's birthday..we bought a fruitty cake for gong gong and tiffany sang him a lovely birthday song and even helped gong gong to cut cake! Hey..where is mei mei ah?

Clap clap clap

Melody knows how to clap her hands! So sweet =)

Melody is 8-months old

Pat a Cookie with Tiffany

Yesterday, Tiffany and mummy did baking together again. That was the second attempt to bake cookies together. On Tiffany's request to bake cookies, we went to the supermarket to buy the ingredients, as I was selecting the ingredients, probably due to lazy mode, I replaced all the ingredients and chose Betty Croker's pre-mixed walnut and chocolate chip pack, heehee and i just need butter and eggs to complete the shopping ta ta! Hmm..so as soon as we got home, Tiffany eagerly helped with mixing the butter, egg and the flour. I helped her to mix evenly and then she helped to scoop the mixture on the baking trays, and voila! our cookies were done. There were 2 batches, the first batch timed according to recipe and still came out a bit soft but still edible =) The second batch which i forgot to turn on the timer, was baked slightly longer and nearly chao ta (so i thought). But the second batch turned out nice and crispy haha more cookie-like. Even Tiffany prefers the 'black' to the 'white' cookies. =) But I wondered why the cookies spread out sooo big that the cookies were a bit flat and not so round le...

Batch 1 - the not-so-crispy white cookies

Batch 2 - the yummy black cookies