My NEW Haircut! and the growing bump. \(*_*)/

I got a new haircut ---> Bob style! How do I feel about it? Happy about my new look... hehe... makes me look younger and more refreshed! got lotsa compliments.... but personally I'm glad to take off the dry ends.
My own self-shot of my growing bump... haha... the aiming not too bad yah.
Michelle helping me to take a 3/4 pic.... while we are having our tea-break. keke....
Change direction.... another shot.
Mich helping to take another shot of my tummy and asking me to put my signature victory sign there. =) Ok.... that's all for now!

Thursday....

I’m actually doing some mundane job. Very rigid system but still a-Must to do it. So what better to do than to blog while waiting for them to be uploaded ONE BY ONE.

Happy things about being pregnant…
a) Time to buy new lingerie… hehe…
b) Get to eat without feeling guilt
c) Go for mani/pedi…. That’s one of the few indulgence left.

Hmm…. Planning what to do this weekend. A must-do is to go swimming. Highly recommended by my gynae. Good exercise for preggy ladies. Maybe I will bake an orange cake. Saw the recipe in Food & Travel. What else? Oh ya, haircut!

I just realized today that Singapore’s education is soooo competitive. Can’t believe it… really. Got an intern here whose cousin got 7 points but can’t get into Temasek JC. Managed to get in after appealing. Cut-off were like 5 points for TJC and NJC. For RJC and HCJC, it’s 2 points. And I don’t even know how does 2 points come about?! 6 A1 for L1R5. Then you can minus 2 points for CCA (if u score A1, A2) and minus 2 points for affliation/higher Chinese. 6-4=2points. Gosh! And poly cut-off were also very low this year. Hmm…. Cannot imagine 16 years down the road… Gotta save more for bb’s education fees.

My FRI evening w Hubby @ Geylang

Finally he brought me to eat the Claypot Rice at Geylang. He mentioned my FIL used to buy it for their dinner every night and it's very nice. So there we were. It's at Geylang Lor 19. 和平菜馆。

We seldom go Geylang for dinner. but boy, crowded it was! hard to find a parking lot. We were famished when we reached the place. Chop chop ordered and waited patiently. It's cooked using charcoal, not gas. so gotta wait. Actually can call and order before going lah but we don't have the tel no. (Tel: 67489495, 67421377)

Hubby is disappointed that the cook is a Chinese national. not the old cook who used to cook. but it's been 18 years since he ate it lah. so?

Me... shag looking? had a shag day at work. that's why. and hungry liao... haha... These days, don't really feel like taking pics. don noe why? maybe feel that don't look that nice also. no need to take. but life seems boring without capturing that moment. so lug my camera in my already heavy bag.Hubby's artistic shot while waiting for our dinner to arrive. It's taken from where we sit. Nice shot yah? Keep it up, honey! When the claypot rice came, the assistant took out the ingredients which were on the top layer. Then added the dark soya sauce and oil into the rice and stirred. We added the ingredients into the rice and stir midway. taste more delicious that way.The rice and the ingredients... couldn't wait liao... so no more pics. haha....Then that's a durian stall besides. I felt like eating so we bought a D24. Sat there and eat. It was so windy and relaxing.

Hubby: lo-mantic boh?

Me: (Giggling)... If we ignore whatever is going on around us and focus on just the two of us, YES, it's romantic...

Actually, it's my 1st time buying & eating durian in Geylang. But this shop that we found is not those brightly-lit big stalls that you see usually. It's just both of us sitting there and enjoying the durian. The strong breeze... dark blue sky... traffic passing by. I had a "I'm out of Singapore" feeling. Definitely feels kinda romantic. It's really refreshing and great! I'm enjoying life with its simple pleasures.

Next, we went Suntec to shop for fish oil (pregnant supplements for baby's brains development). Actually, one of my main motive is SHOPPING. saw that Spring Maternity had sales in the papers. lolz... woah! it's really great discounts... items were marked down like 70%. I especially relishes shopping when there's great discounts. the feeling of getting a good buy is my retail therapy. and furthermore, maternity wear, no point to spend so much also. wear a few months then can keep one side. I got 2 dresses and 2 bottoms. Yippee! I was the last customer. Hubby asked,"Why never get some tops?" I replied,"Honey, the shop is closing liao." I'm contemplating to go to their nearest branch near me to buy some tops after this. haha....

I was a happy mummy-to-be last night! had my fill. i ate almost the entire durian by myself! was still full when I reached home. This morning, my left leg cramped then i shouted for hubby to help. some time later, my right leg cramped. again, alerted hubby. he cannot sleep in peace. At that moment, I cannot imagine what if hubby is not by my side. I think that would be very sad. I cherish my time spent with him although we are always doing our own things when we are back home. but being beside one another is enough for me. Love you honey!

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!!!

Thoughts... on my Valentine's Day

Busy these days... needed to look for a new gynae, thinking which hospital to deliver, where to attend antenatal classes, looking for strollers.... phew!

Whenever I encounter any holiday season or festive season, I will unconsciously think,"Oh, next year would be different. with a kid toddling around." haha... Then I will imagine the scenario and stuff like that. I was quite exhausted when I took care of my little niece just now. She's quite a handful. cries whenever she doesn't gets what she wants and it's super loud. My sister and brother-in-laws went out to celebrate Valentine's Day. I brought my little niece to my room for a while. brought her down soon after. I mean I also want my time with hubby. Evening time is very precious to me. so better bring her to let my in-laws take care. i'm pretty exhausted too. hubby actually fell asleep. i was about to as well. decided to blog anyway.

Sometimes it gets scary. the thought of having to give attention constantly to the kid, even when u are almost drop-dead. i can't imagine... and I really peifu my in-laws. taking of kids really ain't easy. now, there's 2 maids to take care of them lah. but still (shake head). These kinda of thoughts do cloud my mind once in a while. Of course, I'm trying to enjoy the pregnancy journey. but time really flies.... now it's 5months plus now. Can feel stronger kicking once in awhile. That is just so amazing. A new life inside of me. Wonder who the baby will look like. hehe... oh ya, also thinking about the name. This morning, felt some sharp pain at my right abdominal. wa pian, struggle to work and struggle to breakfast. luckily it subsided. else, really have to visit gynae.

Hubby was really sweet. sms-ing me during the day how was i feeling.... stuff like that. and some V-day wishings. hiak hiak! feel so blissed... love ya honey!

End of update for today. Hugs to all who's reading!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Not in the mood to work......
Cos it's V-day!!! haha...

How? by making myself happy with a scoop of Rum & Raisin from New Zealand ice-cream shoppe. hoo hoo....

Wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
p/s: i feel like i'm going cranky due to my sleepiness..Zzzz...

新年快乐！

Happy New Year to everyone! Phew! 初一has passed happily yesterday! But the temples were so so crowded man! We went to the Goddess of Mercy temple at bugis yesterday. this time round, we queued and managed to go in. last year, we didn't manage to get in cos the queue was too looooong. The other temple we went at Arumugan road was crowded and smoky as well. keke... One lesson learnt: Do not bring baby to temple. It's too hot, too crowded and too smoky!

And yes, yesterday was such a HOT day. those u feel u will kena heatstroke.

So visited 3 places.... my parents, his uncle, and my dad's family usual 1st gathering at my 4rd uncle place. Came home for dinner thou cos I was eating vegetarian. Hmm... my last stop at 3rd uncle place seems very short. haha... too busy catching up with pple. my cousins, aunties... My 初一 activities can only start after my 1st BIL come each year. My family have to wait for them before we go to temples to pray. If only they can come earlier. haha... ain't I bad to like blame people? i don't think so. i'm just analyzing the process cycle and the start time. OMG! sound so like my boss. woahahaahaaa.... anyway, i still got time to catch up with my cousins (dad's side). We still have gathering session at my cousin's place today. and another cousin's place on Sat. So there's still lotsa time to do catching up. Hmm....

Hubby was still on his tooth infection medication. Gosh! it made him super tired. His already "not very big" eyes were so small yesterday. poor boy. but he still managed to go pai nian especially at our last stop today. We are supposed to go exercise this morning. I tried waking him up just now. NO RESPONSE. now? snoring away.... will wake him up later. lolz...

Anyway, he was telling me one morning while driving to work last week... that he does not want to go anywhere to 拜年 for this CNY in a pretty serious tone. I forgot if I did reply him. but anyway, just stresssed me out lor. and I think that was a Mon morning! That's the reason why I look less and less forward to CNY each yr cos I get stressed out by all these. anyway, i just took that he was crapping lah cos I don't believe he won't go to his uncle's place. my MIL will surely nag him lah. haha... but this kinda comment just leave me speechless. what can I say? But he's been a real good boy yesterday! No throwing of tantrums despite him feeling tired. =)

Why must everything come togEther?

Lotsa things happening since yesterday... i don't know how to begin. some which i would not go into too much details... but the combination of it all drives me crazy to some extent but I'm trying my best to be SANE.

0) Went Orchard. it was raining and i had to cross from Taka to Paragon. caught in the rain but what to do? had headache and my eyes started aching. think i catch a slight cold yesterday dashing in wet into aircon buildings is a sure guaranteed way to fall sick especially if you wear sleeveless.

I) We bought a dining table set for our breakfast area. And now our family members wants to retain the existing one. So we got 2 sets of breakfast dining sets. so how? CNY coming and what to do now? hb and I were pissed off last evening. anyway, i thought of a suggestion this evening... which I think will work for the time being. thank god for that!

II) Let me count. my 4th accident in my entire 2 and 1/2 yrs of driving experience last night. One was being bumped by a mini-bus. the other 3 were self-ramped. haiz... last night, I backed my parents-in-law's Camry (only 6 months old) into my neighbour's relative's Vios. Shitty right? haiz... why I so blur? don't ask me. i didn't hear any continuous beeping sound lei. imagine hubby heard it and ran out to make sure i was alright. he said it was loud. but to me, it was a gentle bump. anyway, both cars gotta go for some repair lah. argh! so embarrasing man! gotta spent $$$ again! I was just trying to drive my PIL's car from outside into the house. it was parked like 20meters away lor. Hubby only can say I'm blur lor. which I totally agree. i don wish to elaborate too much. no mood

III) This morning, just not in the mood for work while travelling to work. don noe why. maybe i didn't sleep well last night. woke up at 2pm and could only fall asleep at 3plus.

IV) Work is super duper BUSY. BUSY is the only word to summarise my workday today. From morning till knock-off time, I didn't even have time to have a word with Mich. can u imagine? she just sits behind me. we only managed to catch a few words in between one of our meeting. bo-chap lah. also during the company bus ride to harbourfront mrt. so busy until i didn't have time to draw money. shitty! I must remember to do so tomorrow morning right after breakfast.

V) Meenah is down with cough. poor thing. her eyes could barely keep open when I came home in the evening due to the medication effects. So MIL cooked dinner today. I tried to help out as much as I could. You start to appreciate everyone in the family. We need to take care and help one another.

VI) Hubby's gums was very very pain... due to his wisdom tooth. i was so worried he will have fever. and he really had fever later on. luckily we managed to visit a dentist in time before it closed. it's wisdom tooth infection. so the dentist prescribed antibiotics, etc... Really hope hubby gets well soon!

tat's really enuf for the day. gotta "Pia" again tomorrow. then it's rest for CNY. but CNY isn't a very joyous occassion as the years go by. so let's see how it goes lah.

Nitez!

Thankful for....HEROs...

This morning, lotsa emotions flowed in my head and my heart.
There were things that I wanted to blog about like... my dad.

He is my "hero". Dad seems like the man who is hero and never down.
To me, he's really very hardworking. Never complain when working super long hours and what-have-you. I really admire him. Sometimes my heart aches to see him work so hard at this age. but what to do with all the IRs coming up. Construction industry is booming. He is thoughtful and caring... even though he does not express it explicitly. but it's through his actions that you see. He works hard to provide bread and butter for the family. He is slowly but surely ageing. My last visit home, he has got so many more white hairs. perhaps it's due to the long hours of work. Dad, take care!

And of course, the other "hero" in my life is my one and only hubby! that brings a smile to my face. He's also a very hardworking man. in his work and also taking care of me. like driving me to work everyday although he doesn't work on that day and his work starts at 10am only. that shows really alot. making sacrifices without any complains... Although we do have our "down" moments, but in our heart, I know we love each other. That's the basis of every love, I guess. That keeps the faith going strong. to tide us through when the going gets tough, whatever it may be.

I just want to cherish my relationships with my loved ones...

Office gatherings ~~~

Have been too lazy to pull photos and update my office gatherings... ahem... it usually just means the younger generation. =P btw, I pulled these pics from Alvina's blog. woahaha.... lazy me.

We had a K-session in Jan. The turnout was pretty good. Let the pics talk for itself.

I actually took this candid shot while the youngsters were debating which is whose drinks. There were 2 drinks like Green tea honey and Honey jasmine tea. both were cold drinks... Gosh! Who can tell the difference? Or are they the same? haha... confusing siah? I'm just a bystander seeing the commotion and busy taking pics. haha....

Me and one of my attachment student Alvina. I have got her link in my blog => Alvina aka the Pigkey. btw, Pig + Monkey = Pigkey. lolz.... she can eat alot so that's piggy. and she likes to sway here and there till my head goes spinning around. and her action is kinda erratic hence monkie... hoho... now I got another nick for her 秋秋... that's a closer term derived from her chinese name 怡秋。She eats alot and still stay so skinny. *envy*

The gal on the left is Joanne, another attachment student. Then it's me, Alvina. And the "extra" guys that pops out of nowhere is kim seah... another ia student. So these 2 gals send me the mushiest emails... haha... I also got a nick for Joanne. Her Chinese name is called 爱珑。So I call her 珑珑. =P. She's pretty tall and lanky. admire the figure... When we saw her name before she came in, we were speculating that this is a guy... They are both very sweet gals. no doubt abit cranky at times.

One... Two... Three... us trying to strike a more unique pose.Er... TURN TO YOUR LEFT!!! *click* another of our posse.A groupie pic of all of us! The K-club....This is a farewell lunch for the 2 gals whose last day with us is 6-Feb. Sob sob.... it just hit on me suddenly only. haiz... sense of missing and nostalgic starts floating around. no doubt their stay is super short. 3 months only. but I've gotten use to their giggling & nonsense when they are high. especially Alvina who can be giggling for no apparent reason. don ask me why. I just let it be. haha... P/S: Can you see my bump? super obvious right? after eating a heavy dessert. but I wouldn't recommend Hog's breath for meal though. not that fantastic. it was the company that I had that counts! Cheers!