my last day of work before CNY. Hope everyone is in the CNY mood and don't send me any emails.
lazy to go out buy lunch today. So i bought banana yogurt for breakfast (part 2) and a spinach wrap for lunch. The banana yogurt was a tad too sweet (especially with that layer of honey at the bottom of the yogurt!) but it was very nice la..just that in my condition, i don't think i can eat honey off the cup like that.. *shrugs*
Tomorrow on leave - not exactly bumming around, need to send girl to school early in the morning for her CNY celebration (she will be wearing a bright red traditional dress) and then go and see gynae in the late morning. Then, fetch girl back home at noon, shower her, blow dry her hair, and rush her off for a short nap before waking up for chinese enrichment class at 3pm O_o..
Very busy. Whatever happened to a simple uncluttered life. Guess it's not really possible with kids around?
Lately some friends on facebook have been commenting on the White Paper. Guess it's freedom of speech (to a large extent as long as it doesnt amount to libel/ defamation) for everyone here in SG, but I do question the amount of knowledge and understanding my friends have on political issues. Politicians (whether from PAP or WP or whatever P) all are concerned about the growth of SG, we shouldnt have qualms on their loyalty towards the country. I agree that some politicians are not as smart or visionary (not all are created equal), hence they may not give very wise views/ proposals (in our opinion) in Parliament, but we all cannot deny their effort and time spent in discussion over SG's future. There's really no need to make personal attacks on each and every politician who gives a speech that doesn't appeal to you! That really irks me and greatly discounts the opinion I have of you (if there's even any left).
Making personal attacks on politicians on facebook is the easy cowardly way out to vent your anger. Wanna seriously do something about it? Join the grassroots lor.
Some big meals coming up in February..
This Saturday - Reunion dinner at Imperial Treasure
Next Saturday - Steamboat reunion dinner at inlaws place. No rice.
CNY Day 1 to 3 - Steamboat each meal? I'll go without the rice.
15 February - cell group at my place - possibly having another big makan session
19 February - Buffet dinner at Brazil Churrasco (I'll probably be going for the salad bar option though, since I cannot take beef that's rarer than well-done =_=)
Looks like i have to eat salad wraps/ sandwiches for all other days in Feb.
SEE NO EVIL. HEAR NO EVIL. SPEAK NO EVIL. JUST MIND MY OWN BUSINESS.
From now on, I shall just concentrate on doing my work as best as I can in the office. I shall focus on getting the work done and not think about anything else.
Haven got the chance to get any CNY clothes yet. No reason to, since we aren't really doing any visiting this year. Maybe just gotta get 1 top to go my grandma place on Day 2. Just a blue or brown one to go with my dark blue or brown shoes which i bought in Malacca last month.
Traffic has been very bad these few weeks. By the time I reach office, I will be feeling achy all over and suffering from a mild headache. Tell me, how to have a good mood every morning leh? I need at least an hour or so to feel better. Every morning, in the midst of all the jammed cars, I will wish that I work somewhere nearer to home.
No mood to blog even. I spent the whole bloody day writing this post.
sleepy. half an hour more before i get out of the office. can't wait. it's not the work that's dreadful, i realise. it's the behavior and personality of some people which annoys me. Well, maybe i cannot cope with it well enough, hence it's annoying. *shrugs*
no longer sure if i am happy working here. i guess if i am able to just see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, i'll be able to just brave through / outlive the annoying personalities and work here my whole life. If i am able to see this job purely as a means of earning a living, i'll be able to just ignore the negative happenings and work here my whole life.
After all, it's hard to find another job with such regular hours. WTH.
just started on a new Korean drama..it's a 2008 drama, 식객 (食客) / Shikgaek. Very obvious, it's about food :) I've finished 2 episodes - not bad :)
Won't be attending sunday service for the next 3 Sundays as hubby will be at work for CNY-related events. Oh well, will just stay home then, and rest. Or maybe check out the church beside my place.. it's a Baptist church, I expect a much quieter culture than Hope. Generally Baptist churches don't practise speaking in tongues, so I have no idea if I can adapt if I ever change. But sometimes, maybe change can be a good thing, especially when it's so near my place and I still can attend if hubby has to work. I feel weird not going to church or cell group for so long.
The other question is: is church-going becoming a more like a routine for me already (which isn't a good thing)?
At this juncture, I'm just not too interested to answer such questions. Requires too much thinking.
I am back at work (officially) in the new year. Last Friday I was in office for 3 hours also...last minute got called back to office coz colleague went on urgent leave, so not counted. 7 Jan today, and I am itching to know how my bonus will be like. Heard from a friend that big firms get 1+3 months. Sounds good eh.
Not that I got anything to buy... in fact i havent been buying anything at all. The only buys I got in Malacca was 2 pairs of flats (I think I have feet belonging to Malaysia, i totally love their flats), my foundation refill and a lipstick. The majority of the buys went to the food lor..dao sar piah and cookies etc. Would have bought more stuff if not for that suay-est to the suay-est food poisoning episode that caused us to return to SG early.
Seriously what can I buy? My bags are usable, my 7-year-old wallet is as good as new, my Tag watch is as good as new, I got iPhone 5 already. My laptop is still usable. I don't have the habit of buying jewellery and I don't do manicures/ pedicures/ facials. I need a rebonding session badly but I cannot do it until maybe end of this year.
Well, I am going to spend on a good dinner with hubby on his birthday. And I'll be paying for CNY Eve dinner at Imperial Treasure with my mum. Will that be considered?
i usually do not have this practice of getting Christmas gifts. It is just another social activity which I am absolutely poor and clueless at. I mean, gifts are supposed to be given anytime, without any need for occasion, out of our hearts and thoughtfulness isnt it?
Talking about socialising - I really think it's just not in my blood la. It's such an exhausting activity! Take my workplace for example. My firm is a really large one, so I prefer to just keep to myself, do my work and go back when the clock strikes 6. Even within my department (which is just 5 of us), I am probably the quietest one. Strangely, I was more chatty and outgoing in my previous workplaces. Guess people change.
Well I guess if people initiate a conversation with me, I can open up quite easily. I'm just not one to initiate anything. It's just too troublesome. I also find it annoying if I need to socialise and make small talk at work, especially when i end up being unable to finish my work on time.
Maybe that is why I like my current workplace - coz i get to do my work without getting disturbed. :)
i am so tired. didnt sleep all night. tossing and turning all night. it's only 3pm. and each minute is passing by so slowly..argh.
(after what seems like 2 hours)
Just had a look at the time - it's only 330pm...WTH?!
I'm like, yawning every minute. 6pm, when will you come?
this is the last full week i'm working. Next week, I'm just working on Wed and Thur, and then I'm on leave for the whole of the following week. Can't wait for that to happen. I just wanna nua and cuddle with my girl.
Ok i've yawned again, it's 336pm.
And now i'm reminded of what's gonna happen this saturday. And I'm supposed to fast i.e. no coffee even. This is bad. Means i'm gonna have a splitting headache while i'm being poked thrice for blood this saturday morning. But then again, perhaps the headache will distract me from the poking. =_=
Ok the thought of having no coffee has made time go a wee bit faster to 342pm.
Yawned again - 345pm.
Are you starting to yawn too? lol.
It's Friday! Actually, why am I looking forward to this weekend? Next weekend I'll be subjected to 3 TIMES POKING & WITHDRAWING OF BLOOD. zzzzz.
And i'm actually paying for such an atrocious act.
was tempted to get Fillet-o-Fish breakfast just now, but decided against it and got a ham & cheese salad wrap instead. *pats on own back** I had a floss bun, coffee with anlene powder and a bottle of chicken essence this morning at 745am. It's now 1030am and I'm still pretty full, hope i can eat the wrap only at 1230pm!
Today is 12.12.2012. Many couples getting married today, facebook status updates all about the the nice numbers. I'm just more concerned about my aching back and how to position my PC at work so I can lean back more comfortably on my chair. And so, I've moved the monitor and keyboard nearer to me, so I can lean further back and elevate my legs on the boxes underneath my desk xD
Argh I am still burping chicken essence - freaking gross.
Ah, today marks the start of my 26th week. OH I'm past 6 months already! I hate counting in weeks, so confusing. Hmm, so I'm in my third trimester already?
I just cannot stop buying books for my girl.
Even though i can get e-books now, i still prefer the feel and smell of the good old book in my hands. I always feel that looking at e-books will spoil the eyes (is that true?). I grew up reading many books and I have a particular love for Enid Blyton, The Picture Bible, encyclopedias, Roald Dahl and Christopher Pike. I remember my very first encounter with books. I was probably primary 2 then. i was with my dad's relatives and was given a huge bag filled with Enid Blyton's books. I was so awed by them that I actually still remember it now. As I'm the only child, these books occupied a lot of my time and i just get immersed in storyworld. Pixies, elves, goblins, throlls and fairies were one of my favourite themes! Reading storybooks improved my English by leaps and bounds. When I entered primary 1, I knew not a single word of English. So now I firmly believe that reading is a great tool to improve one's language.
I love it whenever my girl just sits on the sofa quietly and read on and on. I would often wonder what's going on in her little mind. Sometimes, she will tell me what she learns from all her reading and sometimes i am amazed by what she has picked up. Whenever we are at the bookshop e.g. Popular, I will just tell my girl, ok choose any 2 books and I'll buy them for you. I just want to give her more and more knowledge!
As I entered secondary school, my reading decreased as I got involved in ECAs (now known as CCAs) and BGRs lol. But I was still reading, in particular Roald Dahl (imaginative and light-hearted) and Christopher Pike (thrilling and mysterious). My reading habit literally disappeared as I started my diploma. By then my English is really not bad already la.. Got an A2 for O levels, managed to get into Legal Studies Diploma. ;P
Ya so, I really want my girl to gain her knowledge from her love of reading. Just that books take up space and my shelf is really not that big. Maybe my stuff have to go. I still keep my Japanese language books and materials.. I was learning Japanese for a good one year and i have many worksheets that I can't bear to throw. Maybe i really should just throw now.. no point keeping them right? In fact hubby is at home right now clearing some stuff from the console that we are going to give away to make space for our girl's new ergonomic table & chair set, plus her bed. Early CNY spring cleaning!
i have eaten TOO MUCH over the weekend!!! ARGH! I dont feel hungry u know, but once i start eating, i can just keep on eating without feeling full!
Saturday
10am (breakfast) - 1 rice dumpling
2pm (lunch) - Feast at Sushi Tei (2 adults 1 kid spent $70 =_=)
6pm (snack) - 2 slices of watermelon & 1 plain waffle
9pm (dinner/ supper?) - Fried rice with cabbage, roast meat and dried shrimps
Sunday
9am (breakfast) - Fried mee with chicken wing & fish fillet
1230pm (lunch) - half portion of deep fried fish, steamed garden veg @ Aston's
3pm (snack) - free popcorn at Suntec
6pm (dinner) - rice @ inlaw place
This morning - I had a da bao, and half of hubby's fan choy at 730am coz he was feeling ill and couldnt finish. Now it's 1140am and I am still full.. Have bought a ham & cheese foccacia sandwich for lunch later. Need to CUT DOWN!
Weekend was tiring. Hubby was at OBS all day on Saturday, so my mum, myself and my girl went lunch at Thomson Plaza and was there from 130pm until about 4pm. My girl ate quite a lot at Sushi Tei, half a bowl of beef ramen, nearly a bowl of chawanmushi & 1 crab mayo sushi (yes considered a lot already!). Man I have fallen in love with Sushi Tei... the food is really fantastic! My mum and I shared like, 6 bowls of sushi & a plate of fried chicken :) My girl then went to do her long-awaited painting at the usual craft shop and did a beautiful castle. Then we rented Madagascar Escape 2 Africa which we watched when we got home. Still prefer Part 3 :)
Yesterday after church, we went lunch at Aston's with SK's family. My girl had half a plate of Salmon Spaghetti and a whole bowl of mushroom soup, also considered a lot!! hahaa. then we went Suntec to buy the ergonomic table, chair and shelf for my girl and then went bed-hunting at Star Living (Upper Thomson) and Midview City. Finally got her a nice sweet white frame with a good spring mattress. It was about 430pm when we got home. My legs and back were crying for some bedrest!! But good time spent with family, my girl had a lot of fun yesterday!
Glad it's December! Love the cool weather and upcoming pay check hahha.
i finally went for a hair trim at the $10 shop yesterday night with hubby who also needed a haircut. I felt out of place coz i usually see only guys cutting hair there, very few females go there. Somemore my hair very long, so it felt even weirder.
BUT I JUST NEEDED A TRIM MAH. SPEND $28 FOR WHAT.
So yeah, I did it. Snipped off an inch off my messy hair and now I feel much better. Still looks messy coz all the natural frizzy curls are out (more than the rebonded hair now) but at least easier to comb.
And so, to solve my frizzy curls, yesterday hubby and I went to Swanston after work to get our replenishment of toiletries and I bought 2 bottles of Loreal Anti-Frizz Serum, the one I used to use. Currently I am using the Silkpro Revival Serum and also the Pantene Night Miracle, both ok la, but doesnt help in taming frizzy hair. And it's soooo cheap at Swanston! Only $7.80 per bottle!! NTUC sells for $16. Beauty Language sells for $12. I LOVE SWANSTON. We bought $100 worth of toiletries..
2 bottles of Pantene Extra Moisturizing Shampoo (big)
2 bottles of Clear Anti Hair Fall Shampoo (big)
2 bottles of Loreal Mango Shampoo for my girl
4 tubes of Loreal facial wash for hubby
2 bottles of Loreal Anti Frizz Hair Serum
3 refill packs of Lifebuoy Body Wash
2 tubes of Colgate Toothpaste
3 Kodomo toothbrushes for my girl
1 tub of Pantene Hair Intensive Treatment
1 bottle of Pantene Nourished Shine Conditioner
1 packet of shavers
3 refill packs of Kirei Kirei hand wash
4 x Glade Air Freshener (Lavender)
1 big packet of pocket tissues
Not sure what else we bought, thankfully i have come up with a list, so we were out of there within 15 minutes! Left Chinatown at 640, got home at 7pm. Thank God for good traffic!
and TGIF too. I may go LG tonight after dinner at home at abt 9pm, take a cab down. If i am not too tired. These 2 days have been pretty good so far.. and i miss LG discussion a lot, so hope to be able to make it.
Hmm wonder if my Qoo loot will arrive tonight ;)
I went to bed early yesterday and today i'm feeling much better. At least work-wise and mood-wise. My appetite has become better too, i think its because i started eating a bit of junk food this week e.g. macdonalds fillet-o-fish breakfast? I had wrap for lunch yday and today, coupled with some plain butter bread sticks from the bakery. Eating wrap seems the most nutritious and tasty at the moment, coz I like to eat it and it has literally no visible oil or fats or sugar, it has loads of veg & scrambled egg bits that aren't oily at all. I tried the feta wrap today - good!
I'll be meeting Belle for lunch tomorrow and i already know what i want - tom yum soup!! haha. Been craving for Thai food lately, the savoury spicy salty type of food. I also love Fillet-O-Fish, for dunno what reason. LOL. Strange man. I will usually eat McSpicy whenever I'm at Macs!
I want to get a good weighing machine to weigh myself everyday, just to make sure I don't over-eat. Problem is I don't like OSIM brand and I don't know what other brands there are.. Haiz. My next gynae visit is in 2 weeks time, and I do not want to put on another 2 kg!!!! :-(
oh man i am so tired today, after attending a wedding dinner yesterday night.. attend wedding dinner so tiring de meh?!
thankfully hubby picked me up at 1045pm. Got home at about 1115pm, hubby showered first while i checked my girl's homework. then hubby came out to eat his dinner/supper while i went shower. Slept only at about 1230am.. Think i KO-ed within 1 minute.
and it doesnt help that time is passing by so damn slowly now. and it doesnt help that my office 1.25 hours away from home. Sickening. When I stayed in Sembawang, I also reach home at about 715pm. Now I live much nearer to town, also 715pm, sometimes later! U know why???
Taking bus sucks the time out of u. U queue up. U wait. Traffic lights. Traffic jams.
I'm just too tired. tired --> emo.
It was a rather out-of-the-ordinary weekend spent. If you are on my Facebook, you would have read that the marathon organisers started the Orchard Road road closure just 5 minutes after hubby left me waiting at Cineleisure to go pick up his car at Mandarin Hotel next door. He didn't want me to walk too much, so he took my heavy bag (containing 2 iPads thats why) and the guitar and went down to get his car.
After 10 min, i was like, ok he lost his way in the carpark again... coz thats what always happens lol.
After 20 min, i was like, hmm did he get robbed and then knocked unconscious in the carpark?
After 25 min, i started praying frantically for safety and protection while my legs got terribly numb and my back started to ache. I got no phone to call, no money to buy a phone card.
I could only wait.
30 min - I saw a familiar figure sprinting towards me and waving at me at the same time. It was hubby!
Relief instantly swept over me and next I thought 'kaoz u not young liao, still run so fast, what if you break a bone?!'. Before he reached me, he let out a pent-up 'Fuck the road closure!' and then came to grab my hand.
Oh there was a road closure along Orchard Road. Then while he led me to the main Orchard Road, he explained that he couldn't leave the carpark by the entrance where I was, so he exited by the other way, and realised there was a road closure. He had to go ALL THE WAY to Newton and u-turned down to Orchard again. Then, he was stopped by the road closure again at Cairnhill Road, and I was at the opposite side of Orchard Road at Grange Road. He was forced to turn left to go down to Orchard Road and no one could tell him how to get across to the other side so he could pick me up.
Out of worry and desperation, he turned left and stopped the car, despite the traffic (there was only 2 lanes operating i think). He told an uniformed officer about the situation and was allowed to jump over the safety barrier to get me.
As we headed to the car, another uniformed officer looking extremely pissed told us off in a loud voice that we couldnt be doing things this way. Hubby protested "My wife is pregnant and has been waiting for me for 30 minutes!". The officer continued rambling in anger and said that he has to take picture of the car so he could report it. He promptly took out his phone and snapped pictures of our car that was in the way. I was too overwhelmed to say anything (dumb me) and allowed hubby to just lead me to the car.
On the way back, I was thinking, it simply wasn't fair that the officer just accused us of flouting the traffic laws. Sure, the marathon organisers have gotten the official approval from the necessary authorities for the road closure and they were just doing their job. But they could not deny that there was also a lack of advice and expertise in the sense that the officers could not advise my hubby on how to go about picking me up!! They were just concerned about the traffic flow, rushing hubby to carry on driving and were not ready or understanding at all for unique situations like this.
Hubby didn't stop the car to buy a drink or answer a phone call. He stopped the car by the road because of the road closure and also there was a valid medical concern for me as a pregnant lady who gets leg numbness after standing for too long and it may result in spotting (it has happened before). Why should he be fined for this?!
I can accept a warning letter (without point deduction or fine), I can accept that the officer go and buy 4D on our car number. Just don't let me see any red letter in the mailbox.
i KO-ed at about 1045pm yesterday... but didnt sleep til 7am.. woke up a bit in the early morning after a weird dream then went back to sleep after some difficulty. Didnt even know when hubby came in to sleep. Thought i will feel better at work after enough sleep.... but no leh. Still sian and mouth feels very dry and tannic. Usually at this time (10am) I am eating my brunch, but now i don't even feel like touching the bread i bought at Hans.
And I am not even looking forward to weekend..
Saturday - hubby's setting off for work at 11am, then class at 2pm, then go meet me at KTV at 630pm. Yes I'm not really excited abt KTV..
Sunday - hubby has class at 10am til 1pm, then buy lunch back for us. My mum will be out all day at my aunt's shop. Then go mil place for dinner.
What weekend?!
ARGH. I'm feeling damn moody now. Everything seems so dreary and gloomy and downcast. Don't even know what interests me anymore.
Dont feel very good today - no appetite, feel like puking after eating my wrap. Maybe too much healthy food?
Bought a Toast (Ham & Cheese) for brunch and BLT Wrap for lunch today. The Toast ended up more expensive than their sandwiches (by 50cents).. shall buy their sandwiches next time.. But of coz the toast was TOASTED la...warm n nice.
It's such a slow week. My manager is on holiday and this is just week 1 of 3. I wish I can dont work.. but then again, what can i do at home if i dont work? I can only rot away which isn't exactly healthy also.. But i hate travelling to work now.. argh.
No inspiration to write.. brain refuses to work.
It has been a rather tiring week.. have been testing my limits by sleeping at 12am everyday this week, not that I have much choice leh.. my girl goes into bed at 1030pm now and my own time starts only after that.
I do have a bit of difficulty crawling out of bed in the mornings and I also feel sleepy at work after lunch..ha. Last night I felt most tired after worship practice at 1030pm and wished it was Friday instead of Thursday argh.
TONIGHT SLEEP EARLY!
Just met Yanxi for lunch. Man, it has been more than half a year since i last met her. had lunch at Bumbu again, yay. Now feeling extremely woozy.. Was just telling Yanxi abt work.. the changes.. the moving.. and that I'm happy with my position now and I got no intention to move upwards, if the chance arises (which prob will in maybe 10 years time when my manager decides to retire? LOL). it's true man.. I do not like to manage people, I just want to deal with emotionless, dry and routine work from 9-6pm. Anyway I hope to go part time in the future, maybe work 3 days a week, with Mondays and Fridays off WOOHOO. wahahaha.
Just saying.
My usual breakfast & lunch at work - chee cheong fun/orh kueh with chilli & sweet black sauce, fried mee/ bee hoon with small piece of fish cutlet - below $4.
Today's breakfast & lunch - Saladstop - BLT wrap, chicken mayo sandwich, a cup of diluted milo made in office - $7.50.
I'm pretty sure that today's meals are far more healthier than my usual fried stuff. and Saladstop is just below my office. Price, however, is double. But i really think its worth it to stick to Saladstop on a daily basis.
1) Amount of artery-clogging unhealthy fats and carbs will be greatly reduced.
2) I won't gain that much weight.
3) I won't gain that much weight.
4) I won't gain that much weight.
5) I won't gain that much weight.
Now u know my emphasis :)
I'm not going home for dinner tonight (yay to outside food) coz I have worship practice at church. But I'm so going to miss my girl. She's such fun now - chattering non-stop (when she's not playing on the iPad) and so expressive. Now her conversations will usually start with "U know what, ..." or "Do you know..", and i love it that she's so willing to share what she has learnt with me and hubby. It's the holidays now, so I try to go home early everyday to spend more time with her. Just sitting beside her makes me feel so contented!
I started playing Boggle with her yesterday night. Boggle is basically like the Scramble app. I guess it's a good thing for her to start stretching her brains a bit more by trying to look for words in different ways and combinations. As it was her first time doing this, she had difficulty locating words that were not in a straight line. So all i did was to show her the words that can be located. Then I played the game twice myself, showed her the words i found and got her to locate the words on the grid. We stopped after 20 minutes coz she got a bit tired hahaha. Shall continue again maybe during this weekend!
Was just chatting with Cat online yesterday and I was sharing with her my viewpoint on kids. I believe that every kid's mind is born empty and the kid's personality and character all depends on what we put in and how we teach and guide the kid. 90% comes from the parents and the rest comes from outside influences e.g. relatives/ peers/ tv. There's no such thing as "he's born with a bad temper!" or "I've tried everything but nothing works!" in my opinion.
So, parents have a huge responsibilty to bring up their kids the right way. Fill their minds with positivity and joy, if not the devil will fill it with anger and loss. Whatever time parents have, spend it with kids and impact them positively as much as possible. Show them the clouds, the grass, the TV remote control, the plants - everything is a source of wonder and awe to them!
I'm not a perfect parent myself - I've lots to learn from everyone. I've seen parents with better or worse parenting styles - I used to criticize and judge (mostly ranting about it to hubby) but now I guess I shall mind my own business and just focus on my own family! I may become a worse parent after no 2 pops out coz i'll be too tired or busy!! Sigh hope not...
Anyway i am glad to have no 2 when my no 1 is already going into p1. I really think i won't be able to cope with a newborn and a toddler =_=... my no 1 now understands her boundaries and is able to obey instructions when we tell her the reasons. although everyone says that the age gap between siblings shouldnt be too big, i feel that it really doesnt matter if the kids are brought up the right way - in love and respect for one another (so again it boils down to the parents!).
Wah i have written such a long post today lol. 2nd trimester is indeed much better LOL.
I had eaten too much today.. now i wanna sleep. :S Loving Thai food to the max now! Had some fantastic tom yum soup at Bumbu just now, with like, 3 bowls of olive fried rice. Am gonna have the same thing this Friday again with Yanxi, and I don't mind at all :)
Yeap I'm back from HK. Besides the roast goose, mixed cow parts, smelly tofu and gai dan zai, all the other food i ate were forgettable. Yes, even the Tim Ho Wan dim sum. Oh, the Koi Kei almond cookies I bought back are damn tasty also, super regret not buying more back lor! Now I wanna go back HK just for Koi Kei, and the roast goose rice. Argh, but when oh when? I'm practically grounded in Singapore until maybe 2-3 years later when no 2 is big enough to travel.
zzz. 2 more hours.
been busy planning for HK trip - haven had time to blog.
But yes, i'm done with e planning! SO now i blog.. xD
last working day today before my week long leave. and i'm down with a cough that threatens to bring along a good friend called fever. feeling weird all over now. argh. Have drunk like 2 thermo flasks of warm water and a couple more mugs after that - hope it helps. Gonna sleep early tonight too!
Hubby la, last night started watching 拳王 which i recorded - so i watched along with him until 12 plus. argh - shouldnt have fallen into temptation haha. gonna sleep early tonight, tomorrow night.. then get ready for HK trip. Yay free aircon in HK!
Half an hour more to 6pm - can't wait to go home, but sad that i cannot go near my girl cos of the cough - no way i am gonna pass to her when trip is so near. Have to get well quick!
It's my last working day this week. I seriously can't wait for the day to be over, especially after the horrible Kei Kee wanton mee soup I had for lunch. I feel like puking now :(
i'm kinda having fun planning for the HK trip. Been browsing through blogs and websites on the food there and it's really quite amazing. I'm still not sure of what to do or where to go yet, gotta find the best way to ensure minimum walking and yet getting the best out of every minute there. Especially with a kid around who can tell you she wanna pee or shit any minute, it's really not very advisable to walk long distances.. you still can use an empty bottle with a boy who wanna pee, but not for princesses!
Praying for the weather to be really comfortable without being too cold. It's now 25 degrees in HK, I reckon it will be down to 18-20 degrees when we are there.. Not exactly comfortable, but with the right amount of clothes on, should be ok :)
*still feel like puking by the way*
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Leave me alone.
Can i just curl up in bed all day and sleep as much as I want without waking up with a headache??
Answer is no.
Different stage = different shit. God, make it go away please. Can't I be one of those better-off ones who's energetic and active the whole time?!
It's only Tuesday. And MC is not allowed this whole week. I'm already exhausted after the second day.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble - Psalms 46:1
Thank you Lord for showing me this verse just when I am feeling super helpless and lousy about myself. It's tough being a parent, especially in competitive Singapore. On one hand, I am damn worried that my girl cannot catch up coz all her peers are learning the same damn thing in her kindy. On the other hand, I am too kiasu coz she's just K2 and what she is learning now will happen late next year in Primary 1.
I feel lousy for chiding her whenever she gets the answer wrong, despite repeated lessons and reminders. I feel angry with myself that I seem to be making her hate Maths. I feel like just taking it slow and give her a week's break, but worried that after that week's break, she will forget everything and I gotta start from scratch again. Practice makes perfect, everyone knows that. It means I have to exercise A LOT OF self-control and patience whenever I teach her.
Maybe i should just lower my expectations. Just guide her with answers and not ask her any questions for the next 2 weeks.. until she feels confident enough to answer on her own.. in this way there is no pressure for her and me. and i still teach her.
"Being a Christian shouldn't be painful, but it shouldn't exactly be a safe bubble of comfort, either. The world isn't an oasis for us Christians—that's been prepared for us in another world. There are things we need to stand and fight for,...principles that need to be clearly drawn, tasks to perform, mistakes to be made and learned."
(Taken from Burp & Slurp's blog post http://www.burpandslurp.com/2012/09/25/on-being-an-authentic-christian/)
And, this was my learning point for today. I haven't been fighting much lately, haven't been applying biblical principles thoroughly, haven't been disciplined enough to stick to some spiritual habits. It's more like a Sunday thing for me lately.. argh. This struggle is so daily. I see my bible at my bedside and I get reminded of it. I see my Bible Gateway app on my phone and I get reminded of it.
A seemingly simple decision to make time, has become an easily forgotten issue swept aside. Even after I post this, I doubt I will make any changes?
Just too exhausted currently. I am quite contented with my Sunday worship services at the moment. Bear with me k.
mid week blues. haiz. bought myself a egg mayo bread for breakfast part 2, since i was early for work. it's such a blessing to be driven to work every morning by hubby. even though it comes with a daily price tag of $3.08 (after deducting the MRT fare which i save on), I really do feel a difference physically. As of now, i feel very weak and even a 10 minute walk or stand will strain me out. Happened the last time too, guess my body's fully focused on what's more important and neglecting how I feel :S Good or bad?
its true that sometimes we see our character flaws in others. The more we see it in others, the more we have it ourselves. The more we feel disgusted by others' flaws, the more we are blinded to the very same flaws we have ourselves. The more I feel troubled over this, the more i shut myself up and just mind my own business. Human behavior is just too mind-boggling for me.
It's far easier to connect with children.. my girl gives her all and hides nothing when talking to me. When she is excited about something, she looks totally into it and her eyes literally sparkle with joy. When she doesnt get something she wants, she just cries out in protest. I find that simpler to cope! haha. Adults are sooo complicated.. think too much... analyse too much... second-guess too much. Yes i'm one of those adults.. and I think my thoughts can be quite ugly sometimes.
And so i took all day to type out these 3 paragraphs.
End of September le.. October's gonna be a slow month (coz i'm not taking any leave at all boo) and i am so looking forward to November where I am taking quite a few days of leave!
Had a Salad Stop Prawn Wasabi wrap for lunch and now the veggies are creating gassy havoc in my tummy and causing me to burp like no tomorrow. I need a bowl of piping hot pho NOW!
Paper and pencil games. We all play these in school!
Race game
On a sheet of paper, draw the outline of a circle or oval. It does not have to be perfectly circular, and some unevenness can improve the game. Now draw another circle or oval inside that, more or less concentric with gap of one or two centimetres between the two. This produces a loop of "track".
Now draw a line anywhere across the two lines. This is the starting marker. A player starts by putting the point of a pen (or pencil) on the starting marker, placing their palm on top of it, and pushing it only using the palm of their hand. It should draw a short line before the pen slips. Where this line stops is the next starting point. If a player goes outside the path, they next start where their pencil left the track. The winner is the first to complete a lap.
Tic-tac-toe
Tic-tac-toe, also called noughts and crosses (in the British Commonwealth countries), X's and O's (in Ireland) and X and 0 (in India) is a pencil-and-paper game for two players, X and O, who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The X player usually goes first.The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row wins the game.
Dots and Boxes
Begin by drawing a grid of dots on the paper. Using lined paper or graph paper can make this a little easier. The first person draws a line connecting two dots beside each other. The second player then draws another line to connect another two dots. The goal is to be the person who draws the last side of a square. Then you put your initials inside the square (or some other abbreviation to claim your square). In some versions of this game, if you complete a square you get another turn. The player with the most squares when all the squares are drawn is the winner.
Sprouts
If you can't quite master drawing a neat grid of dots, you might find this game easier. Draw dots randomly all over the paper. The first player draws a line between any two dots, and draws another dot in the middle of that line. The next player draws a line between any two dots, and puts a dot in the middle of that line. No lines may cross each other, but they don't have to be straight, so they can loop around other lines. Only three lines in total can emerge from any one dot. The dots put in the middle of the lines already have two lines connecting them to the two other dots, so they can only have one more line. The game continues until no more lines can be drawn. The person who did the last line is the winner.
Twins
1. One player writes the numbers 1 to 21 at random all over a sheet of paper. The other player then also writes the numbers 1 to 21 at random, making sure that any number is not too close to its identical number.
2. Players toss a coin to decide who will go first. That player draws a line (straight or curved) to join two of the same number (for example, the two 7s). The opposing player then draws a line between any other identical numbers (for example, the two 18s), as long as that line does not cross the line already drawn. Players take it in turns to draw lines (without crossing other lines) until one player cannot link any identical numbers.
3. The last player to join a pair of numbers wins. It can take some strategy to plan your earlier lines to make sure your opponent cannot place the last line in the game.
