Drained and sick

Today is a bad day. Someone knocked my car this morning. Made accident report and sent car to workshop this afternoon. Got a replaced car and drove long journey home. Now felt so drained and sick.

Today dinner: Penang Prawn Noodle

The soup is very tasty. But prawn and fish cake are not fresh. Reasonable price, small bowl selling at $4.50 and big bowl selling $6.50. Location: The Old Malaya Cafe at Tampines Mall B1

Today dinner: Chicken chop noodle soup and Fried Dumpling

Soup is not as tasty as I thought. But the fried chicken is nicely done. I shared the noodle with Faith. Maybe is near to closing time, the stall owner is very generous with the noodles. End up can't finish the noodle. Missing the hubby to share fried dumpling with me. I went home with a very full stomach after stuffing myself with ten dumpling and 1/2 bowl of noodle.

Faith ice cream shop

Two days ago, Faith's grandmother got her a play dough ice cream maker. She love it a lot! And start making lot of ice-cream for us.

Withdrawal from Shichida

Today we officially withdraw our darling from Shichida. She has been with Shichida since age of 2. She is turning 4 4 coming January. Out of this two years, she skipped 3 terms (9 months) as she stayed oversea during that period.

So far, we did not see any significant result on her from this enrichment. However, I still believe in using flashcards in regular basis to broaden her knowledge. When we were overseas, I flashed picture and dots cards to her almost everyday. In few occasions, when she saw the picture that I flashed to her in real life, she will say the name out loud.

Most activities covered in the Shichida method benefit the child if they are done on regular basis. Sometimes I feel the once a week session is to teach parents how to implement the method at home. Read more the method here.

So why we withdraw her?
We feel that what is covered could be done at home. The money we saved in this enrichment could put her in other enrichment that we couldn't teach ourselves.

Will I send my next child here?
No. But I will start the flashcards with the next child at home in earlier age.

Today dinner: Spicy chicken noodle

Delicious and reasonable price ($3.30). Selling at Marine terrace coffee shop which is just beside wet market.

My macair is panic now

This morning I was trying to sync the iPad on macair. Unfortunately the iTunes hanged and I thought restarting the machine will help. Who knows, it is so stubborn and refuse to shut down. I then trying to be smart and pull out the USB since sync not started. Then machine shut down immediately. Happy for a sec and continue pressed power button. A grey screen with a nice message saying "You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button.". Of course I followed the instruction but the same message displayed. I got frantic and immediately searched online using my iPad to look for solution. I tried safe boot, reset pram, and few more suggested resolution but none resolves my issue. ....

This screen still persists. Really hope I could resolve this issue with no cost since I already spent a fair bit in reviving it two months ago.

A forgotten friend from Taiwan

I bought this Damper Baby from Taipei 101 Observatory in Aug 2008 and it was so well kept till I have forgotten all about him. I was delighted to see him again recently when I was unpacking and immediately took him out from his package and put on my study room table.

His name is Lucky Red and his catchphrase is "Lucky!". He has a great personality - Jubilant, optimistic, gets along with everyone and believes in dreams. Looking at him sitting at a corner alone, making me want to get rest of his friends (Rich Gold, Cool Black and Smart Silver) for him. I will keep a lookout on who is going Taiwan. :) Check out this website for more info.

What fruit juice would you like to have?

Thanks to my darling Faith

To my darling Faith,

Today is Thanksgiving Day!

Mummy like to tell you...

Thanks for been such a darling.  

Thanks for consoling me when I told you I am sad and when I hurt myself.

  Thanks for your hugs and kisses and loves. Everyday I am looking forward to your hugs and kisses and saying "I love you, Mummy!".

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

xoxo,

Mummy

Thanks and thanks to the most important person in my life

To my dearest hubby,

Thanks for talking to me when I am down.

Thanks for everything you have done for me and our family.

Thanks for giving me ample time to think through what I really want in life.

Thanks for the unconditional love and care you have given to me and our darling.

Thanks for all the luxury you have splurge on me where you don't anyhow spend on yourself.

From your lovely wife and mother of your sweetheart,

Belle

Our new crave: Lao Ban Soya Beancurd

So smooth... So soft... So addictive.

I didn't really like this from the start. The taste is different from traditional beancurd that we used to eat since young. The hubby and I were always wonder why people willing to queue up so long for this weird tasting beancurd.

Now we joined the queue whenever we go old airport food market. Started from queuing for the hubby. I am a convert after recently I ate a durian beancurd from a traditional soya milk stall. My first response is it tasted yucky and it was not smooth at all and we both fully agree that Lao ban soya beancurd is the smoothest beancurd in town.

The hubby bought 6 bowls after today dinner. Only left 4 in the fridge now. 

Birthday pressies

(still looking for the photo I took months ago)

Got ipad 2 from my lovely hubby as an early birthday present sometime ago when we are still in Bahamas. Now this becomes my everyday use gadget to read articles/blogs and watch serials/movies. Recently, I just started to use for blogging. :)

This is a surprised gift from my hubby. We were on our way to meet Emily and her kids for a swim at the sky garden last weekend and walked past Pandora @ Marina Sands. The hubby then said to me "Let's go in and take a look. This is what I wanted to get for you". I didn't have the intention to get since I already got an early birthday present months ago. Thinking that if I reject after seeing their goods, then he will not get for me. So I agreed to go into the shop and take a look.

The sales lady then explained that we could tell our own story using their charm. And indeed I am totally attracted by the story the hubby intended to tell me. After spending some time in mixing-n-matching, the sales lady calculated the bracelet cost. I was shocked by their high price tag. Yes.. Their charms are really charming and unique. Certain charms are available only at that country. But..it is still very expensive to me. So I told the sales lady I will think about it. The hubby then told the sales lady we are getting it. I was still hesitating at that moment due to the price. The hubby made the payment and I have a story bracelet to begin our journal. I love the bracelet to bits. I love the intention behind. I love the elegance of the bracelet. Thanks a lot, my dear. I love you.

New Apple gadget: iPhone 4S

Today I got iPhone 4S!

Lately my two year old iPhone 3GS getting cranky and sometimes caller can't hear me even I was shouting at the other side. I just have to give in and get a new replacement phone. I hesitated for quite a while as I originally wanted to downgrade my plan so I paid much lesser monthly subscription fee. But after some calculation, seem like it is in-evident to get a mid range data plan. Sad side is I can't trade in my iPhone, just because there is a scratch off on the back cover. I hope I still can't sell in the resale shop. And I will protect my new iPhone front and back this time round.


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All down with sore throat

Now the hubby, our darling and myself are having sore throat. I am having blocked nose and slight fever. I just went to see a doctor and got some medicines.

Last time I used to hesitate in seeing a doctor until my sickness gets pretty serious. But since last year incident (I was admitted into hospital due to vertigo. Started from a flu infection. And stayed on bed for nearly two months), I get very worried whenever I have flu. And of cos, I do not want to be virus carrier to my loves.

Hope everyone in the house get well soon.

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Mood: Lousy & unwell

I am having bad sore throat and hand/leg aching and menses cramp and stomachache. These just make me feel so sick and feel lousy. Wonder why all comes at the same time.

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Mood :: Apprehensive and restless...

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So what's next?

Current moment
We have been back from Bahamas almost two months. Faith has settled down with her new daily routine. As for myself, I have been busy with endless house chores, unpacking boxes from last year move-in and brainlessly watching Taiwanese and Korean dramas. I got so obsessed that I could watch till 5am and wake up at 9am to ferry Faith. I decided to put this obsession to a stop by downloading movie rather than serials. Hee.

Well.. Unpacking is almost done. Hopefully I could fully complete by end of next week.

I have been thinking what should I be doing after that. I definitely don't want to be a bummer and I want to contribute to family income. I felt bad of putting my hubby as sole breadwinner ever since I left my previous job a year ago. But I have been hesitating to go back to corporate work, not because of stress or I want to be a housewife. It is more on our intention to have second kid in very near future. And partly also I have not find out what I really want to do.

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What's next?
Well... After much repetitive thinkings and too much uncertainties, I think I will reach nowhere if I continue pondering. I shall just move on and get a job. In this way I will get to pay my own bill and also not away from corporate world for too long. Since the MC last April, I sort of learn that sometime I should not plan too far ahead and worry too much. Things might just happen otherwise and screwed up entire plan and most of time is beyond our control.

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Things I will miss most
I will definitely miss the days I snuggle with my girl when she wake up in the morning. I will miss the days I ferry her to and fro and our little conversations in the car. I will miss preparing her school bag and surprise her with little snack. I will miss the days we waited patiently for her dad to off work and have dinner together.

Strangely I don't feel that I will miss the days I doing unpack and house chores. I took a lot of time doing these when I at home. And I don't feel that i will miss the time I spend in watching serials. I spent much time on this too.

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Endure. Constant reminder to control my neg. thinking and temper.
I will have to learn to live with my MIL. I hope just my MIL. It worries me a lot when my FIL said he wants to rent out their flat and move into our apartment. Sigh.. As I will not be able to ferry Faith, I will need my MIL to stay with us during weekdays to take care of Faith. I hope my hubby could make an arrangement that we could have just only three of us family time during the weekend.

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For now, I just have to focus on my unpacking and Faith's home activities' materials so I could move on to my job seeking. Hope this is smooth sailing.

Wish me lots of luck in coming new chapter of my life.

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