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New Blog

2008-06-18T23:18:00.000-07:00

Hey my faithful readers..pls note all my blogs will be updated in my multiply site..do go there to read what had happened,will happen & photos update.Tks :)

http://www.preciousgen.multiply.com

BARNEY SHOW

2008-06-09T21:56:00.000-07:00

Me & Ed brought Gen to watch the Barney show on 7 Jun at Suntec..wanted to show her that even with little brother born, we still love her hence i bought the tix to bring her to see her fav purple character. Initally i was afraid i couldnt bring her to watch the show as little Cornelius was still not born, i was praying hard that her little bro will be born before 7 May so that we can catch the show on 7 Jun.Guess little bro is good to her sis..he is born on 6 May,hence the full mth celebration has to be done by 6 June...therefore Cornelius full mth was done earlier on 1 Jun.
Anyway, i wanted to bring Gen to take photo with the Barney billboard 1st before dinner & the show..when we took the escalator & approaching the entrance of the hall..she was so excited & ran towards it..kip saying "Arney,Arney" so funny.She was a good girl waiting for her turn to take photo cos many kids were taking pics too wif some jumping queue.

When we went in, the show has already started as we were 5min late..Gen was like blur..seeing the characters being magnified..haha.She was sitting quietly on edwin's lap the whole time while staring at the stage..but she slowing warmed up after the break of 20mins.. the last 15min of the show Gen den wanted to come down to sing & dance..& i am glad she enjoyed the show.

Anyway for photos,pls go to my multiply site to view www.//preciousgen.multiply.com

POST NATAL UPDATE

2008-06-09T00:39:00.000-07:00

Yes..yes..finally an updated blog after more then a month..Baby Cornelius was finally born on 6 May at Eastshore Hospital.It was a terrifying experience i must say..i was at the brink of death after administering the epidural. Coward me..ya..i was all 100% when gen was born coz in France there was no luxury of epidural anytime i want hence when my gynae came to see me ard 9am (i was admitted ard 2am), she askedifi want epidural..i said yes coz i know hw painful contractions can be & i was aredi in pain..who says having a 2nd child is easier & a shorter delivery..NONSENSE. I guess i was sensitive to the epidural as once administered i was feeling nausea then to breathlessness to seeing white bright lights..I thought i was going to die. In fact,the epidural was not administered in full only partial..imagine full administration..i think i am aredi in heaven.

Anyway i can feel the contraction pain & the labour pain despite the epidural..which means i am wasting $$ having the jab done coz i can feel EVERYTHING. Anyway i am glad its all over. Cornelius is healthy & notti..likes to be carried tho' we try not to carry him so much..he is exactly like his sister. I am also glad Gen sayang his bro..i used to think hw can i love 2 kids..but as they say love is not divided but multiply..what wise saying...as i can feel it now.

ARE YOU COMING OUT YET,CORNELIUS ??

2008-05-01T20:05:00.000-07:00

Ya ya..im getting anxious why baby isnt ready to come out..no signs of birth yet. Reaching the max full term of 40weeks in a few days time. Gynae asked me to wait 1 week after the due date then if baby nt out yet will induce him out, but i hv asked the doc if i can induce him out next week on due date instead (8 May)..lets see hw.."Cornelius ar..u too comfy inside mummy's tummy till u dun wan to come out ar ?"

Why am i so eager to give birth to Cornelius even tho' it means sleepless nites again..well coz i want to bring Gen to see the Barney Show on 7 June so badly, i hv to make sure my confinment ends by then..i do not want to disappoint Gen coz i want to let her know even tho' she is already a jiejie..papa & mama still love her.So Cornelius..be a good boy, come out soon k.

WHEN WILL IT BE ?

2008-04-25T00:23:00.000-07:00

Week 38 & still counting dpwn.Cornelius has been growing pretty well,gaining 400gms in a week which makes me pretty scared that he will get too big for me. Ironically, most mothers want their babies to be big at birth but for me, i do not want as i afraid i hv no strength & energy to push baby out. Gen was only a tiny 2.1kg baby & i find it so hard to push her out..in the end still need to be vacuum out & had episotomy.

Cornelius is already 2.6kg now..gynae oso said at this rate, baby will get to big for me somemore his head is big & not engaged yet. I do not want C-Section , hearing so many horrible stories abt them..pls Lord let me hv a safe & smooth natural delivery.

Wonder hw much will change when Cornelius is out, will Gen be a good jie jie ?

MY MOST EXPENSIVE GIFT

2008-04-16T05:35:00.000-07:00

Edwin just gotten his performance bonus this month & he asked me if i want $$ or a gift. I was of course happy that he still think of me when he has his bonus.

He told me that day when he was at the airport after his UK trip, he wanted to buy me a gift but the shop was closef so he said if got chance, he will buy for me again. I was very happy coz it meant to be a surprise gift since i do not know what exactly will he get for me. I was tempted to ask him to give me $ instead but deep inside i would rather he go & buy the gift for me.

Last sat after Gen's playschool, we went to Suntec to shop since its been a long time since we have been there. Just as we were shopping halfway,edwin said we have in fact passed the shop that sell the gift that he wanted to get me. Then he said see if we will walk pass the shop again. We were supposed to meet Reece & Daneil at 630pm for dinner at ECP so when we finished shopping at Suntec it was only 530pm, so i asked edwin if we can go to the shop :) He said ok..so as we walk & walk i rule out certain possibilities..shoes, clothes, jewelleries since he walked passed those shops..Finally he stopped in front of Sincere Watches..i knew he wanted to buy me an expensive watch at that moment & i was very very happy. But he said he dun dare to go in, i said me too..2 silly adult. But in the end, i took the lead & went in. We walked to the Omega counter & i tried a few watches before settling down for an Omega Ladies Constellation watch series though i prefer another one with the mother of pearl dial with diamonds but i do not want to spend so much so i settled for one that allow me to wear daily. It is the most expensive gift i have gotten so far & i know Edwin loves me alot to buy me such expensive gift..i guess its also because our wedding anniversay is coming, my bday in June as well as giving birth to Cornelius soon.

I Love you my dear !!

COUNTDOWN

2008-04-09T17:54:00.000-07:00

I know its been qte sometime since i updated my blog. Well i fell qte sick for the last 2 weeks to really feel like doing anything. Down with major flu. Felt so tired (x10) everyday..drag myself out of bed everyday now to go to work. Not that i drag going to work but i feel so tired & i cant seem to be very productive tho' i still finish my work in time & satisfy my internal customers (the employees).

I have been taking like MC almost everyweek for the last 3 weeks..not a good record but its not i wanted it but i have no choice. I am either sick or woke up feeling nausea & giddy. Sleeping has been a problem for me lately too..Gen & Edwin are already deep in their sleep land whereas im still awake trying to sleep & finding a comfortable position. I also have to be mindful where gen is in case she fell out of bed or kick my tummy since she sleep with me on the bed & edwin on the mattress on the floor..mummy very 'ming ku' leh.

Went for gynae check yesterday, Cornelius is still not in an engaged position yet. Doc said Cornelius is 2.1kg now so anything from nw till birth is a bonus coz Gen was only 2.1kg when she was born. Gynae said baby's head is big but body small, jialat lah..i will be having a hard time pushing him out if his head is big & stuck at the opening :( . Doc says have to go for weekly checkup now to moniter baby heartbeat & position, if by another 2 weeks & still not engage then have to see how..pls Cornelius guaiguai k..go dwn..coz mama dun wan C-section. Didnt buy many things for Cornelius this time round, mostly hands me down but did buy a few new clothes & toys for him else i will feel very bad. But i guess boy can really save alot of $$.

Oh..my maid has also arrived. So far so good but Gen likes to bully her..wonder why all kids like to bully their maid.

IN A BLINK OF AN EYE

2008-03-19T03:50:00.000-07:00

In a blink of an eye....

* Gen is 19mths old. Looking back at all the cute photos we have taken, how i really miss those times when she was a baby. Now Gen can walk,run, jump, have emotions shown, vocab expanding, likes to watch TV & getting smarter & nottier by the day.If only time will slow down..Gen really looks so different now compared to her baby photos.

* Gen is going to be a jie jie

* I am goin to be a mother of 2

* Back from France for almost a year (Darn !!)

* Edwin is balding

* Cornelius is due pretty soon..Coming Soon....

GEN PLAYSCHOOL PICS

2008-03-13T18:53:00.000-07:00

For photos of Gen taken in her playschool, do visit my multiply site
http://preciousgen.multiply.com/

EARLY CONTRACTION

2008-03-04T16:38:00.000-08:00

Was given 3 days MC last week..had a scare as my tummy experience severe pain & i was in tears in office..i guess i gave a fright to my colleagues as well.

Edwin came to pick me to see my gynae..was at the clinic for almost 2hrs..did some check & test..i guess it was mild contraction & gynae gave me medicine to control the contraction. It is still too early for little Cornelius to come out..he weighs only 1.3kg now !
I do experience frequent tummy pain now..wonder if i am really going to give birth soon..i have a feeling Cornelius will pop out before my EDD. Getting more tired & breathless too...
I still got plenty to do but no time so pls Cornelius..guai guai k...come out later. I have to settle his little sleeping corner, his notti jie jie's room & the maid who is arriving in mid Apr..headache ar !!

Anyway..Gen seems to like attending her playschool alot..she like playing with the teacher & listening to the stories told by the teacher. At least when we told her teacher scold ar, teacher say this & that, Gen will actually listen to us haha..She is also learning frm her lessons tho' it may not be obvious but at least she can remember some things she learnt from class which i though she may not...Gen can really surprise me at times.

PLAY SCHOOL

2008-02-18T21:22:00.000-08:00

Brought Gen to a trial playschool last Sat besides the French Embassy near Bukit Timah. Wanted to let Gen try & learn something new instead of just playing with her masak masak at home. So i decided to enroll her in Kidsloft for a 1.5 trial session to test water.

Edwin was like nagging me the whole while saying its waste of $$ & time etc. We were qte apprehensive when we brought Gen there as we tot she would cry as we had brought her to a neighborhood childcare ctr near our hse to see if she like to go there for a half day care..but the moment she stepped in, she clung tightly to us & kept crying. But for this visit, the moment she stepped in, she was fascinated coz of the bright & colourful environment & little children playing. She made herself at home by reaching out toys to play..even the teacher find her cute & funny..me & edwin were very happy to see Gen enjoying herself. There were free play, story telling, arts & craft where Gen colored an elephant, snack time where she has to learn to say Please & music & movement. By the end of the session, you can see Gen happily running, crawling around the dance floor & posing infront of the mirror..she is such a darling.

She was dead beat when we were goin home..doze off immediately in the car. But i know Gen had enjoyed herself & i can see that Edwin was impressed too..he nvr say it was a waste of time & $$ at the end. He even allow me to register Gen for the next 5 lessons :). Pity i did not take any photos of her during the class..she looks so adorable with the rest of the little children..next lesson i must remember to bring & capture the moments.

CONFIRMATION

2008-01-31T02:25:00.000-08:00

I have been quite lucky..with God's blessing. I was converted to a Perm staff since last yr Nov 07 when i initially joined my current co. in late june as a 6 mths contract staff.
My co. converted me to a perm staff despite me telling them i am pregnant. They gave me a pay raise after converting me. I was of course put through another 3 months of probation which today, i am finally confirmed & guess what..i have another pay raise..2 pay raises in 7 mths !!

WooHoo...though not much but it comes in handy & despite me only worked with this co. for 7 mths & previously had a 2yrs break from the workforce.

Guess, it all comes with Hard Work, opportunity & sheer luck..looking at the series of events happening in my company.

Thank You God !

PHOTOS FROM MY SIS WEDDING

2008-01-21T01:02:00.000-08:00

Managed to retrieve 2 photos from my sis wedding album. My twinny sis got married on 8 Dec 2007...mentioned earlier in my blog..she had church wedding & a wonderful Dinner at M hotel.

Here you go..Gen in her princess gown i bought specially in France for her to wear at my sis's wedding..luckily she is able to fit.

Gen & her inseperable pacifier..

LATEST DEVT

2008-01-11T01:28:00.000-08:00

Went for a hospital checkup ytd at EastShore. Finally get to visit the hospital, i got no idea where issit & what to expect so it was a good chance to take the opportunity to explore the 'small' hospital. At least now i know hw the ward & nursey looks like & where is the 'theatre'.
Anyway, ytd was a detailed scan checkup where baby will be scanned to see if everything is normal. Everything was fine..then i din expect to hv a 3D scan..the doc scanned Cornelius face for me to see & edwin saw it too..edwin says baby looks like Gen Gen..i couldnt see it clearly tho' mouth & nose is very obvious & he is happily sleeping with eyes shut..so crampy inside. A pity, the pic was not given to me :(

A few more months & Cornelius is out...excited & scared again...

HONG KONG HONG KONG

2008-01-11T01:22:00.000-08:00

Just came back from our 1st family trip to HK since we came back from France last yr. Went HK from 2 - 6 Jan 08. I wanted to go for a holiday b4 Cornelius is born so i chose a cool climate cty to go since no $ & time to go further. Boy...am i glad it was just to HK coz the time spent on the plane was a killer coz Gen was noisy & active esp on our rtn trip.

Overall, i cant say we enjoyed ourselves very much but i do like the family time spent tog..'Just the 3 of us'. Gen was active & notti, everyday has to be beaten by Papa & scolded by me. She wants to be carried most of the time by me esp when we go those nite mkt shopping...i will give in & carry her till my back cant take it. Luckily Gen can walk now..so at times she will be happily walking.

We went to the usual places of interest except Victoria Peak coz we were like dead tired after day 3..so we just want to take it easy & shop casually. We went to Disneyland on Day 2..Gen was sleeping most of the time there so me & Edwin walk leisurely exploring the plc since its the 1st Disneyland Edwin has ever visited. We managed to catch a show & a ride with Gen as well as taking a pic with Pluto & Goofy tho we could hv taken more with Mickey & Minnie and Daisy & Donald but there was a queue & Gen is getting sleepy & scared of the characters so we just took 1 with the dogs. Gen was petrified initially by the oversized characters but after the photo taking she still can wave bye bye to the characters. And whenever she sees those Disney Characters nw or look at the pic, she will say " pah pah" haha.

We did go to Ocean Park too & managed to shop ard HK..bot a few things for Gen, myself & edwin.Weather was not too cold but can be hot at times...dats why after coming back..i feel sick & now Gen is sick again too..The air in HK is pretty bad too.

Ohh..i must add the hotel we stayed in was excellent..service, room & location. Gen enjoyed herself in the room coz she has a flat screen tv to watch shows, telephone & alarm clock to play with & a big King size bed to roll ard. Me & edwin can slp beta too coz of bigger bed space..mebe we shld change to a King Size bed soon..hehe.

POST X'MAS

2007-12-25T18:57:00.000-08:00

Came to office today..quiet..very quiet..my colleagues are either on leave or MC..none of my 5 lunch kakis are here at work..lonely & time pass so slowly...

Anyway, what did i do for Xmas.Last Sat (22 Dec) went to Reece's plc for a Xmas gathering cum gifts exchange cum mahjong session. More than 12 of us have steamboat for dinner, afterwhich we had strawberries & log cake. We had our gift exchange & i hv gotten a coke can phone for gift..quite special. Reece got my lousy gift..Marks & Spencer chocolate..was such a last min confirmed gathering that left me no time for gift shopping..Reece, if u r reading this..Sorry ar.
Of coz, when all these ex-AJT wives got together..we must hv our mahjong session..a pity Karen couldnt join us as she need to go back home to tuck her baby to bed. So it was Me (as usual), Reece, Lay Cheng & Reece's sister to hold the forte. The guys either watch us play or watch TV. Luckily there was soccer matches that day to keep Edwin entertained & Gen was soundly asleep..she was very tired with all the playing, screaming & running haha. Time flies...this yr Xmas Gen can run & walk..last yr this time, she was still in my arms (4mths) & hating the sight of Reece's husband Daniel but this year Gen is so sticky to Daniel..so funny.Tks Karen & Reece for the pressies for Gen.

We finished the game at almost 3am..time to go hm. Gen was a good girl, sleeping all the way.
On Xmas eve, went to my sis place for gathering...everyone bot sme food there, we had Turkey, Beef, Ham, pastries,seafood & fruits..lotsa fruits. Gen got a couple fo pressies from my relatives too. Whole nite she was entertaining them..so hilarious..she is such a darling. She was dead beat too when its time to go hm..slept in the car thruout till we got home.

Xmas Day..went to Mass. Then me & Edwin manage to catch National Treasure 2 at Tampines Mall as we are 'given' 3hrs off..as 1 of Edwin's relative is o/s so the maid temp staying over, so she helped look after Gen while me & Edwin have some time off. So difficult to go dating coz my MIL will nvr allow ! Anyway..counting down to my Holiday ...

SESAME STREET & XMAS

2007-12-20T19:05:00.000-08:00

I forgot to mention that i hv brought Gen to see the Sesame Street show in Takashimaya 2 weeks ago..it was a 30mins performance & i wanted to expose Gen to this type of live show. She was fascinated..seeing so many kids gathered in front & the excitement all around the stage. So when the performance started..Elmo start coming out + the other characters..as the music was loud so Gen was initially frightened..she didnt cry but she quikly turn ard & hug me saying 'scared scared' tho' she is scared but her eyes still were fix on the stage seeing the characters dance & sing. After awhile..she is not scared of Elmo..but when Cookie Monster came out..she was even more frighten which i can understand why..Cookie Monster really looks scary haha.

Gen really enjoyed the show in the end & we have a big Elmo toy at home given by Gen's Godma & whenever she sees it, she will sing & dance with Elmo haha..so cute

On Xmas shopping..yesterday being a PH, we went to town to get our stuff down, despite the gloomy weather, we headed dwn to town at 10am..it was so nice...no crowd, nt many cars..we managed to shop, cut hair,eat & do all the xmas shopping before heading home at 4pm..it was tiring but fun. Luckily we went earlier else the crowd will be unbearable.

On Xmas eve, our dept will have our own gfit xchange & also dinner at my sis plc..This yr Xmas will be diff coz it will be spent in S'pore with family members as the last 2 yrs were spent in France with frens..but these frens are not forgotten , we hv a gathering coming up on 22 Dec..happy old days :)

DINNER & DANCE 2008

2007-12-18T23:09:00.000-08:00

We just had our company D&D last Sat at Shang-ri-la Hotel. The theme was Vegas L'amour..glamour & glitter.

My dept colleagues were all dressed in Black as we want something to wear in unison..so i managed to find a piece of my old forgotten tube black dress from Mphosis & surprisingly i still manage to fit into it despite a mini budge in front..but many people couldn't tell im already almost 5 mths pregggie.

Me & a colleage in front of the signage

The entertainment was qte fun with an 'aqua' entertaining us ('heshe' looks like someone from Boom Boom Room) anyway 'heshe' realli makes us all laff till i felt my tummy hurts & mouth sore. Next was a Phua Chu Kang look alike..he was alrite. Then we had our own Talentime contest..the winner was singing Jacky CHeung's 3days 2nites...not bad i must say.

Me & colleague in front of the Big Xmas tree.

The lucky draw prizes are qte attractive i must say..maybe becoz in my previous company, prizes aint alot & nt so 'expensive'. There were more than 100 prizes..for prizes 21 till 100+, all winners got a $50 takashimaya vouchers. Then the rest of the prizes consist of Osim stuff, laptop, weekend stay at Shang ri la, 2nd prize was $200 cash + $2000 travel vouchers & the 1st prize was $500 cash + $3000 travel vouchers. A pity, i do not have the new comer luck.

Posing

By the time the whole even ended was around 1145pm..the girls decided to head to the toilet b4 heading home..we spent alot of time in the toilet..laffing, posing etc..it was fun..that was the finale. Returned home ard 1am..hyped yet tired..& seeing my girl sleep so soundly on the bed,made me almost wanted to dash into the bed immediately to sleep with her.

Girl Power

In the end, i would say the D&D was so enjoyable...

YEAR END SOON

2007-12-12T00:15:00.000-08:00

Edwin is off to UK tis week after coming back for 5days from his trip to France / Italy. He has been travelling very often lately & im qte affected by it coz without him around so many things cant be done eg. Bringing Gen out to take photos with the nice X'mas decor etc. But in a sense, being outstation means earning xtra income as he will be given o/s allowance...provided he do not overspend since Euro & Pound exchange rates are so high nw.

Edwin bought me my X'mas gift already when he was in France..a brown LongChamp working bag..he knows i like LongChamp over Louis Vuitton or Coach now coz these 2 brands are really over-exposed lately.

Went for my sis wedding last Sat..it was nice...rain when it was supposed to rain & stop when it was supposed to stop. Her Church wedding reminded me of me & edwin when we wedded at the same church 2 yrs back but tis time round we got Gen Gen who was dressed as a little bride in her cute gown..i guess besides my sis who is the centre of attention..Gen was next haha...Gen really looks adorable...luckily she din misbehave much in Church.

My sis wedding dinner was held at M Hotel..ambience, service, food & entertainment..i gave it a Thumbs Up..my sis engaged a band to play in the ballroom..at least we had some entertainment. Gen was very tired the whole day hence luckily she din run around as i will be the lone one handling her & im grateful she is not so cranky despite having very little sleep the whole day. She just sat on my lap quietly most of the time. Im thankful i hv this little naughty angel :)

I have finally planned & finalised our holiday trip to HongKong...be goin on 2 Jan - 6 Jan with Edwin & Gen..our 1st long trip with Gen since we came back from France..wonder how it will be like..anyway im looking forward to it.

Xmas is around the corner..nt much Xmas shopping to be done this yr..but at least tis yr we got to spend it with our family members. And Yes..i still miss those gatherings with friends in France.

Cornelius is doing fine..kicking me once a while & i do miss those feelings..seems like not long ago i was preg wif Gen..time flies..........

BABY CORNELIUS

2007-11-29T22:34:00.001-08:00

Last Wed went for my gynae check..17 weeks preggy now. Gynae said can scan sex of baby already..& i was excited tho' not as much as when i was expecting Little Gen Gen. I just wish baby is healthy & normal can already...so when gynae said "there can you see?" my heart was pounding..coz i do wish it will be a boy this time coz me & edwin has long wanted to name our boy Cornelius if we ever have a son...so God has been kind to me & he heard my silent prayer...we r having Cornelius next May :) I just wish for now our baby is normal..
Edwin has been away for 2 weeks.currently in Milan..after France & Rome..cant wait for him to be home on his b'day this Sun...Bought him a handphone for his bday present..he misses us alot too..Guess its hard for a loved one to be away for so long, but a short seperation is good coz it makes us treasure each other more.
Gen as usual..active & notti & Yes..i hv bot the cane..& she does seem afraid of it.I have also been planning our trip itenary to Hong Kong..cant wait ..cant wait...

UPDATES

2007-11-14T01:31:00.000-08:00

Many things have happen..no time to update..but today hv abit of time to update..so here it goes

1) Had a tiff with edwin..was in doubt about the marriage.But been settled & we are back together.

2) Our beloved Granny has passed away peacefully recently. She has joined my beloved father up in heaven where the heavenly banquet is awaiting for her.

3) My MIL had a showdown with us lately. Beats me & edwin..we do not know what went wrong. Guess we are the easiest target when one gets frustrated in life coz we stay together.

4) Edwin is going for business trip again..to France, Italy & UK. Leaving me & Gen & little baby in me..but im glad im be goin back to my mum's plc for a while..i need to recharge

5) Baby is going 15 weeks. Im getting lethargic as the day goes by. Been having frequent bouts of giddiness..at times..almost blackout & faint

6) Almost fainted at Tanah Merah MRT the other day, i quickly asked the staff for help & there i was ushered to the resting room. Never have i felt so weak before.

7) Gen is getting active & can almost run already..We have also started to beat her hand hard whenever she is up to some mischef eg turning the tv off..yet she is not scared..instead when Papa beat her, she will come to me & act cute but i oso scolded her. If not, at times she will get frustrated at herself eg. beat her head when she is beated by us. Edwin & me were thinking its time to buy that cane.

8) My sis is getting married in Dec

9) Planning for a trip, hope it can be realised

10) Miss France so much esp when i see X'mas deco nw..Miss those Chocolates.

LOST

2007-10-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

What really keep a marriage going ? Why must it be us women who suffer & sacrifice the most ? Life isnt fair..but when is life fair anyway.

"Dear Lord, pls give me faith & guide me. Lead me in the right direction. Give light to those who couldnt see what hurt they have done"

GEN'S BAPTISM

2007-10-14T20:15:00.001-07:00

Gen was finally baptised yesterday on 14 Oct (Sun) exactly 14 months after her birth. It was a significant milestone for her as it means accepting Christ in her life. I hope God will embrace her & guide her in her faith coz i do not think i make a good teacher :P . Definitely wish she will deepened her faith & knowlegde as she grows older.

Gen was unfortunately the 'oldest' baby to be baptised yesterday among the other 13 babies and she was also the nosiest. While waiting for the mass to start, all the parents + God-parents & babies were gathered in a classroom where a briefing was held by the Priest on how the baptism procession will take place. Gen was as usual her restless self, kept shouting & kept pointing to the other babies & shout 'baby baby'...Gen was cute when she said "baby baby" but not when she started shouting on top of her lung & when parents turn & look at us..Goosh...I guess it was acceptable when babies cry but not when a 14mth old toddler start screaming.

So we are proceeded to our reserved seats in the main seating area in the church facing the alter. All babies were dressed in white & i could say some parents really make in an effort to dress their baby to the occasion..satin dress etc. Gen was dress in a simple white linen dress i bought specially in France for her baptism. As the mass proceeded, Gen started her nonsense again, just when each time the congregation kept their silence for reflection, our dear Genevieve start raising her voice & whenever Edwin tries to carry or pacify her, she starts to struggle & scream even when my sis, my BIL, my Aunt & my mother cant really keep her quiet for long. So finally i managed to keep her quiet by engaging her to play "peek a boo & search what-is-inside" my handbag till finally its the procession for the baptism to begin.

All babies were undressed & wrapped in towel as these babies were to be carried & dip inside the heated pool of blessed water (Holy water) 3 times. I told the priest my girl is too big so just rinsed the forehead can already...anyway i doubt the priest can handle Gen inside the pool naked lor...it will be a disaster. Gen is the no. 4 baby to be baptised, on the stage while waiting for her turn, the earlier baby were dipped & were carried high up by the Priest & the congregation celebrated each baby's baptism with claps & cheers. So Gen was clapping away on stage too not knowing it will be her turn next haha.

So when we walked to the Priest, the priest took a jar of holy water specially for rinsing the forehead. I had to carry Gen on those sleeping position so that her head is on top of the pool so when the Priest rinsed her forehead the water will flow back into the pool. She kept struggling & screaming & i could hear the congregation laughing at us so embarrassing so i quickly just force Gen down & get the whole process over & done with. While she kept sceaming in position, the moment the Father pour the water over her head & hair she stopped screaming, i guess she must be wondering what the h**l is going on. So i carried her uprite & the priest took over her & raised her high up for the congregation to see. I could sense Gen's fear coz she was crying abit but after the Father brought her down to me, she was back to her normal KPO self. I could also see the Father's hand were shaking when he carried Gen high up...Gen is too heavy for the old priest..luckily Gen is the 4th baby to be baptised not the 14th hehe.
I am glad the whole ritual is finally over which means Gen can embark on her Catholic Journey & both me & Edwin have agreed that our no. 2 has to be baptised b4 6months in order Not to repeat the ordeal haha.

Photos to be uploaded soon.

Our look-a-like Meter

2007-10-11T18:15:00.000-07:00

Gen Looks more like Me *Yeah*

GEN MY DARLING

2007-09-27T01:04:00.001-07:00

Gen has started walking without assistance already. Pretty fast i must say...she almost like running.She is also learning how to imitate us if we cough, laugh out loud or any noises or words we made or say.
She will also act act or pretend to do something or go somewhere but actually she will slowly slowly make her way to take the remote control or play with the fan coz she knows we will not allow her to do that.Though we have to act stern but after that me & edwin will laugh it off saying Gen is so cute. I was looking at the baby photos of Gen & she looks so much different now, i told Edwin that Gen do not look like her when she was baby at all..guess what edwin says.."Gen when she was a baby is cute, now is pretty , so look different lor" hehe..qte true :)
Im getting tired & sleepy all the time..i wish i can have more sleep. Currently i hv moved back to Clementi to stay with my mum coz my MIL had her hand surgery yesterday & couldnt care for Gen for the next 3 weeks so i have to travel from one C to another C - Clementi to Changi. *Yawn* Poor Mummy.

GOD'S WILL

2007-09-18T17:28:00.000-07:00

3 more months & i will be jobless !! In a flash, almost 3 months have passed into my current employment. Managed to learn quite a lot which i think will be very useful to my future employment.

Who knows..i may take a break again from the workforce again due to personal reason.

God Bless me :)

Gen is getting mischevious by the day...learning bit by bit..she knows how to say 'Baby' with such accuracy, it sounds so cute but the problem is..whenever she sees babies or kids..she will just say "Babyyy" aiyoh...She also manages to walk without assistance already but as usual..she is such a lazy bum bum, she will walk a few steps then sit down or crawl...but i guess sooner or later i will miss seeing her crawling so im not in a hurry to rush her to walk since i know she can do it already...Gen is 13 months old & i still miss France so much & our life there..well....life still goes on.

WAT A BOSS

2007-09-02T02:31:00.000-07:00

My AM has left the company after working there for 9months..last fri was her last day & Goosh..did we found out what type of person she was...Petty, Unreasonable, Childish, Very sensitive & Insecure.

Kinda of sad that things turned out so sour between us afterall, she was the one who hired me & taught me the ropes (tho' not entirely since i learn myself along the way as well.). My colleauge were saying isnt it kinda sad that everyone in the office cant wait for her to leave. No farewell was done despite the fact that my new mgr wanted to treat her for lunch but this outgoing AM simply ignore her invite when she asked her out for lunch on fri.

Things happen on the fri a week before she leaves...usually i will lunch with my AM tog with 2 colleages but on that fateful fri , i joined my new mgr & some other colleagues for lunch as well as the following mon. Den things happen the nex day (tue), My AM started showing me a black face & her attitude..even my new mgr (who btw has joined us for 1 mth) realised the diff treatment. I did not even know what happen..so on Wed itself my AM confronted me..saying i am cunning & disappointed in me..HELLO !! Never go lunch with her = cunning !! She is so sensitve & unhappy that i talked to my new mgr more & goes out lunch with her that she thinks im bad mouthing her..PLEASE lah..i got beta things to do leh..if she is not guilty why afraid of people bad mouthing her.So me & the AM started confronting each other, im not goin to keep quiet if im being maligned esp if someone has called me cunning..wat a word.

Then my AM's msn quote started abusing me..wa liao..hw old already still play such tactics. Anyway, my new mgr says she has expected this AM to pull some stunts on her last week & true enough it happen. My Mgr told me not to be so upset which im not..coz i cant be bothered with my AM just dat, how can such a childish & petty person still exists in the world ! My Mgr saaid anyway the reputation of my AM is already not very good hence she expected somethings to happen. In fact, some colleagues also say this AM , i hv to be weary..i guess now who is the cunning one now.

Anyway, im glad she is gone now. I dun think i can work with someone like dat. My new mgr work style is totally diff. She entrusted me so much that she let me handle stuff that my AM doesnt even allow. Me & my mgr felt that this AM likes to withhold info & will not tell u unless u ask her or best still she will not even tell u..SELFISH.

Thank God she is gone.

Post Bday Bash

2007-08-21T17:32:00.000-07:00

Been almost 2 weeks since Gen B'day Bash. Now Gen is officially 1 year old..cant talk much yet let alone walk..she is such a lazy baby..walk 2 steps den put her bum dwn already & start crawling or asking us to carry her.

Ok..more about the bash. Me & edwin like spent more than $1K on her Bday Party..$1K leh...most expensive present ever..but its all worth it coz its for our little darling.
The day was hectic..luckily we got our friends to help out (Goin to thank Reece , daniel & Sheryl for helping out.. And as usual u guys always the last to leave the party..A big Tks ! ) Busy making sure the decor are up in time, food caterer set up is right & making Gen take a short nap before the guests arrive. Gen also manage to take a dip in the pool with edwin. The weather was hot initially when Gen went swimming but soon the sky darkens & starts pouring as the guests arrive..luckily the chalet is still quite big enuff to accomodate the food & people, tho' was abit cramp. So many relatives & friends that i can't entertain all of them & i feel bad but i guess B'day parties are like dat..eat, take photo then go home :)

Gen had fun..so many presents & people carrying her..the active usual self. Last year on her 1st month celebration, it seems almost similar..presents, food & the active usual Gen who refuses to sleep throughout the entire celebration. She is the 1st baby i see who never even sleep during the 1st month celebration.Time flies.

The food was nice as well as the cake...everything runs smoothly except for the weather but it didn't really dampen the mood.

We were dead beat after everyone left..we managed to sleep only after midnight as Gen keep tossing & flipping all over the bed..maybe coz of different environment.

Wonder if we will do another celebration for her on her 2nd bday. Well...actually i cant wait for X'mas..for the last 2 years in France..we have been celebrating with friends & it was such a nice cozy feeling coz we treated each other like families..SteamBoat again my Friends :) ??

GEN BIG BASH

2007-08-07T20:57:00.000-07:00

Ya ya i know its been ages since i last updated my blog..1st & foremost...i super duper busy...hardly hv time to even pee..exaggerating ?? NO..its the truth..since i started work..i find i hardly hv personal time for myself & weekend always pass like Zooom.

Why i can blog today..because im on MC..came down with Flu etc..hope i wun pass to Gen. I guess my immunity is down due to overwork & nt much rest. But im determine to get well by this weekend coz its Gen Big Day.

We are celebrating Gen 1st yr bday at the place where me & edwin wedded..meaningful rite hehe. Invited about 60pax..buffet style..cake from Polar since we got lobang. Looking back...last yr tis time Gen was still inside my tummy kicking around vigourously..& now she is such an active baby/toddler already..Even tho' Gen is turning ONE soon on the 14th Aug but i still feel young at heart tho' i tink physically i got to admit im old already haha.

I will post less pic here up since i hv a multiply a/c which i tink loading of pic is faster..so for pic viewing do go to http://preciousgen.multiply.com . I will blog there & here simultaneously...phew...

So many things are going on & were gone yet i hv to time to update all..sorry fellas...

NEW SITE

2007-07-13T21:29:00.000-07:00

Hey people..do visit my new link at http://preciousgen.multiply.com got more photos in there.

BUSY BUSY BUSY

2007-07-08T02:50:00.000-07:00

Since i started work....i find myself so busy..leave home everyday at 745am..come back home at 745pm..Then its the start of the 2nd shift work...

I got to bath Gen, quikly finish my dinner (which i will nvr eat in peace), hv my shower, play with her & tuck her into bed..all within 2hrs..U tell me lah..hw to hv my own personal time..watching TV is a no no..where got time !!

Been working for 2 weeks already..gotten the hang of working so far..lotsa to do since its a big company & with the new merger nt long ago.

Weekends also busy with running errands & bringing Gen out. Last Sat (30 June) brought Gen to GWC to join the other mummies & babies (her age) for the MyGym trial..its a mini gym for babies..with instructors guiding & leading the babies & parents in certain activities. Gen was sleepy that day so she din enjoy herself much..all she did was sit down & watch the other babies crawl & play but she particularly like the swing set though. Will upload pictures here soon.

Yesterday went to a friend's baby 1st month celebration..well..so many friends of mine are mummies already..now its no longer about attending weddings but baby's 1st month or 1yr old celebration haha..Gen is a big jie jie now.

Anyway..forgot to mention..last Sun we went to take to a photo studio to take family portraits..some of the pics i hv dwnloaded in my multiply a/c http://preciousgen.multiply.com/photos so do go to the link to view..cant load all coz its like at least 200pics..Enjoy.

BDAY WISHES

2007-06-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

Anyway i want to take this opportunity to thank all my friends who have sent their bday wishes to me. As one gets older, it doesnt matter whether there are gifts or not. If there are, these gifts are like bonus to me. As long as there are bday wishes coming in, im elated. But of coz, my hubby no escape..wishes & present must nt be forgotten.

There were a few friends whom i nvr expected them to text me bday wishes yet they did...made me so happy & surprised.

I do not expect my colleagues to know my bday since im only in the co. for the 2nd day when it was my bday..Early in the morning that day, i rec'd a phonecall from a friend whom i nvr expected..he didnt say Hello..but straight away he sang me a bday song..& guess what..it brought tears in my eyes..i was VERY Touched. So Cal, if you are reading this..a very BIG thank you from me to you & thanks for being such a wonderful friend.

ANyway..been a week since i started work..time flies...am learning qte abit from this co. slowly but surely i think the workload is building but till date..i still have qte an understanding superior :)

TURNING 30

2007-06-27T04:39:00.000-07:00

30 !!! Magic 3 !!!

I have turned 30..wow..another decade just gone.What have i achieved..humm..not much still i think..not in term of career & monetary..but at least i have a family now i call my own.My hubby & my darling Gen.

Edwin came to pick me from work..bought me flowers coz i kept complaining its been donkey yrs since i hv gotten one from him. He has bought me a bday present earlier..a Thailand HP..no complains lah tho' its not those fanciful types..to me can use can oredi.

Anyway went to Chijmes for dinner..initially wanted to eat French food coz i miss Magret De Canard & Foire Gras so much..but alas arrived at Chijmes & found out that there is no longer a French restaurant. DIdnt want to go to Au Jardin or Les Amis coz i think their pricing is way too expensive..eat in France also not so ex !! So in the end we ended up in this Brazilian Restaurant. Their style of serving is buffet..with limited spread of Salad & rice..but what is special about this restaurant is that the servers will come with the long skewers with different types of meat & if you want , the server will cut the meat in front of you & serve you. We tried chicken heart & some other meat parts..we ended up so full that i have a tummy upset from overeating haha. Their service i must say is excellent.

30..30..30..a new chapter to begin...

NEW JOB

2007-06-26T03:20:00.000-07:00

After a 2 yrs break from the workforce, im finally back to work . Well...i kinda look forward to the new challenges & of coz my own earning power. But on the other hand, i wish i can be a SAHM for Gen..hw i wish i can have best of both worlds..work yet able to look after Gen at the same time..but no such luck.

Anyway on Mon when i left for work..Gen woke up (like she know im goin to work) & kept clinging to me..she din want my MIL to carry & she cried when i left her in the highchair for work..aiyo i tell you..my heart felt so heavy & sad, i almost didnt want to go to work..my poor baby. Today also happened the same thing except she didnt cry, only refuse to let my MIL carry & look at me with the pitiful look...my god..Gen really knw hw to look sad.

Everyday after work, i look so much forward to be home..to play with Gen. When she sees me at the doorstep she will crawl so fast & kept shouting to me..My darling is so cute. Though, i can say its VERY tiring to work & to look after a kid after work but i guess its all worth-it.

Looking back..Gen has really grown so much & so fast..the speed of Gen growing is so rapid that i could hardly rem'ber what she was like a few months back. 10mths zoom passed & she has reached her desired milestones eg. crawling,mumbling etc. No wonder people say baby period is the most fun & cute..that i have to agree. I rem'ber a few months back Gen was so helpless but now..she is so mobile. We have to change to adapt to her ever changing 'patterns' haha.

Work so far so good..nothing much but i guess the first few days i cant contribute much.Lotsa things to learn & i think this CO. is a good learning ground. But i cant say about colleagues wise now..except luckily my Asst HR Mgr is still qte friendly. I still miss my 1st workplace where communication is excellent & working r/s with peers is fanastic & i found some good friends there too. So you people know who you are hor :)

GEN IS SCARED OF .....

2007-06-20T23:08:00.000-07:00

Some updating to do....backtrack to last Sun on Father's Day.

We went to my brother-in-law's aunty plc in Bt Batok for lunch tog with my MIL since we do not want to leave her home alone. Was rather a 'big' gathering..easily more than 10 pax..lunch was prepared by my BIL's mum & his aunties..all great cooks i must say. As usual Gen was initally shy coz she was qte sleeping but after awhile of warming up..her engine started to rev haha.

After lunch we went to Ikea Tampines to get some stuff. So another Sun gone like dat..ohh..wat did i get for edwin's for Father's day gift..a pack of Chocolate & a card with the words I LOVE U PAPA written by Gen..hehe so cute. Well..i hope it makes edwin guilty coz Mother's Day i didnt even get A SINGLE thing from him, not even a THANK YOU. Men..don't they just take you for granted.

Anyway ytd took out a new pack of toy for Gen..not exactly new since i let her play b4 when she was much younger in France..it was a pack of fingers puppets. Guess it seems new to her coz i think she has forgotten about them oredi. Then my MIL told me how come Gen like scared the pack of puppets (coz i put them all in a plastic bag), i say cannot be lah coz i took out some animals & played with her earlier on & she was ok. So my MIL 'demostrated' what she did & Gen quickly like 'jumped' away, moved back & put her hands to her chest to show the scared scared action..alas den we know Y Gen was scared of the puppets liao..hehe..1 particular one..can u guess which one is it ??

We all thought Gen scared of NOTHING..finally we found out she scared of this puppet..so we like keep disturbing her..kip putting the puppet in front of her den see her reaction haha so CUTE..we are all so bad..hehe...Managed to guess its the odd colour puppet ? The spotted one lor.

So today my MIL let her see some red unpolished rice in a container..similar colour as the puppet & same thing Gen show the scared scared action haha..me & my MIL kept laughing...say hw come Gen so scared of this colour ..aiyo..this adventurous darling of mine is so 'timid' when i comes to brown/reddish colour haha. Mama Loves U lah.

Starting work next mon...SIgh...how to start my 'engine' after stopping work for 2 years already..such difficulty when wife become SAHM den go back to the working society again. Women has such great sense of adaptability dun u all tink so ??

GEN TURNS 10 MONTHS

2007-06-14T01:28:00.000-07:00

Gen is 10 months old today le !! Time really flies..& she is such a Big Baby now.

Though i hv to admit im a lazy mum who teaches her not much except play & play..but i tink Gen is still quite smart..She can wave & say bye bye, do Hi-5, nod her head when we say Yes & shake her head when we say No. Can sit up unsupported, crawl, stand up with minimal help & get herself dwn on the bed to the floor on her own special method haha..Such a naughty darling..

GEN 1ST SWIMMING LESSON

2007-06-14T00:23:00.000-07:00

Brought Gen for her 1st swimming experience last Sun at my SIL's condo. Initially we thought Gen will be afraid of the water & would only swim for like 5mins..but she proved us wrong..she loves the water.

I did not 'throw' her into the water..instead i held her & let her waddle in the water to let her get the feel 1st...at 1st instance she kick her feet & kept smiling & laughing oredi..she is still the waterbaby she has always been.

Gen hasnt been afraid of water since she was born..i guess since she has been inside my tummy with fluid for so many months. On her 2nd day at the hospital, the nurse bathed her & she did not even cry & my mum love bathing her coz she will just lie still & let her bath enjoying every single moment of it. Till now..she still loves to bath tog with her 2 duckie friends haha.

Two swimming beauties..haha

I love swimming

See how relax i am with daddy.

Just got a call from the company im goin to work in..asked me to start work a week later..Yippee..more time with Gen & sleep :)

MOTHERHOOD FAIR

2007-06-07T23:04:00.000-07:00

Went to the motherhood fair with Gen & my MIL ytd...met up with 2 other mummies i got to know from the S'poreMotherhood forum Erin & Sharon aka Leia. Clicked with them almost instantly like known friends & the world is so small..Sharon has actually seen me before when i was residing in Jurong like donkey years ago haha.

Bought diapers, milk bottles & milk powder for Gen..Broke i tell u..coz everyting muz be paid in cash :( . I also let Gen took some photos from Coverlooks..such a pity Gen was so scared of the photographer that she cried when the photographer tried adjusting Gen's tee shirt..haha so din managed to get alot of shots oni 4..so i din had a hard time choosing 2 which i wan to buy for keepsake..so here is 1 of the pic.

The blur look (she stared straight at the photographer)

PICCES

2007-06-06T02:07:00.000-07:00

Finally brought Gen out to go shopping without my hubby..i thought if i dun do it now, i doubt i will hv the chance again since im starting work soon. So i asked a fren's sis to accompany me..meeting point was at harbourfront MRT..we r goin to Viviocity (finally!).

1st time Gen is taking MRT..she was as usual, curious. Look here & look there..but after several stops she started to make noise..guess she was bored & strapped down in her pram. Then there was this lady who is sitting besides me..i realised she was like staring at me, Gen & my bag so i tot she seems so suspicious..den she asked me how old am i, i replied " im turning 30 tis year". She look at me in shocked ..she thought i am 21years old..haha. She said no wonder i look so 'expert' can bring a baby out alone & seems fully equipped. I guess im not the only mummy bringing out a baby alone but i guess it helps being more independent. So we started a conversation & she said i am very independent (am i ??) & said her frens like me who stayed overseas for a few yrs all come back being more independent.

Upon reaching Vivio...i was like 'Wow' so big..but after exploring the whole place..i find it so-so only leh..y the big fuss...Took a few pics with Gen when i saw this outdoor terrace with the view of Sentosa in the background.

hehehe

With my dearest mummy

I tired liao le

I said i tired liao le, u still wan to take

Anyway here are the pics we took last Sat at Marina Square

Yipee

Enjoying our dinner at Seoul Garden

MY BUSINESS

2007-06-03T21:14:00.000-07:00

My online business has officially opened..pls go to http:bebeetamis.googlepages.com.
All i can say is the clothing are all imported from France & the quality is guaranteed.

But i came to realise not many parents are willing to spend so much on clothing for their kids..mebe because they outgrow so fast but im sure some of us will spend that amount to dress up our darlings once a while. Found out that children clothing are getting cheaper now in S'pore compared to a few yrs back. Mebe staying in France has made me so 'sick' of american brands..kinda common & lotsa rejected goods or imitation..

Few yrs back COACH bags werent so common..so i bought a couple..alas..come back here now & found out it so common..even aunties are carrying it & pasar malam even selling the imitation ones..aiyoh..

During my stay in France, edwin bought me a few LVs..tho' im not a brand conscious person but stay in France where can dun buy LV rite..so he ended up buying me a few LVs..& im so scared those he bought me are also sold here in Pasar malam..so far hvnt see yet. A few days b4 we left France, i went to Longchamp boutique & bought a White sling bag that cost edwin S$400..he bot it for me as our wedding anniversay gift. Usually i dun encourage buying such expensive stuff but coz i tink we got no chance to come back France liao so he decided to splurge to pamper ourselves. I tink Longchamp in S'pore still not so popular & the range they carry is so much lesser compared to France..keeping my fingers cross that the brand wun turn out to be another 'common' brand so soon. Anyway i doubt edwin will buy expensive gifts for me when we r back nw here in S'pore..in fact i rather rec'd card or self made items frm him but i tink qte difficult lah :( He used to write nice love poems but now ZERO..thats the difference btw courtship days & nw.

I also wun be buying much Gen's clothing since i bought SO MANY for her that is enuff for her to wear till 3yrs old haha..i simply love french stuff & am a sucker for those Made In France or Europe stuff.

I wish i can go back France for their summer sale...den i can stock for myself tis time..the GSS i only bot a pair of heels for myself & see nothing else interesting be it the price tag or the stuff itself...super duper sianz.

Last Sat, brought Gen to Marina Square..she was so excited..anyway Genis always so excited when she sees so many people..we took a few pics..will upload soon.

Sun, we went to the hospital to visit my granny..she looks much beta den she was 2 weeks ago..i wish & pray that God will give her the strength & courage to cont'd the journey to recovery..

REALITY HITS

2007-05-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

Got a call ytd from DHL to say that i got their job offer..officially starting work on 18 June. Suddenly the thought of leaving GenGen alone with my MIL sinks in..tho' u will hear me complaining once a while that i need time alone w/o gen but i know i will def miss her when i start working. Will miss her waking up beside me & crawling towards me. Will miss her 1st smile of the day. Her 1st cry of the day blah blah blah...such dilemma.

Recently i also started missing my home in France alot..been a month since i came back yet i still dun qte accept the fact that Tampines is now my home..i still miss Bordeaux, Gujan Mestras..thats where i call home. Miss the life, miss the families & frens there. I guess the weather there is as hot as S'pore now but at least i dun perspire so much. But Summer in France is a real killer..with temp hitting as high as 42deg..only during that time of the year i wish im back in S'pore..but den again Spring-Autumn season is the best for travelling. If only i get to stay there for 6 more months, we can travel tog with Gen liao since she is much bigger now..but......*Sigh*.

Now i know why when people go abroad & stay, they seldom wan to come back to S'pore..the std of living is so much diff, the culture, the people etc..2 years is not consider long neither issit too short but its enuff to create an impact in me. Im sure Gen will love it there too...big garden in our backyard, enuff to put a decent size inflatable swimming pool. Play with snow. & when she is bigger, she can attend their schools there where there is not so much stress.

Now i can only look back in fond memories..

GALGAL CUTE ??

2007-05-29T20:30:00.000-07:00

Get to blog again after 2 weeks..Gen finally recovered frm her sickness whereas im still recovering. Nothing much has happen except that i hv attended an interview on Mon with DHL..slim chance of making it..apparently most employers are qte skeptical of my 2 yrs absence in the workforce saying my skills i may hv forgotten..pls lah..HR require what skills..all excuses !!

Galgal getting naughtier by the day yet smarter..can be such a darling yet at times i wan to spank her (but i wun wan lor...bu she de). Last Sun after church mass has ended, we walked towards the public carpark, there was this young girl saying Galgal very cute then as i pushed galgal in the pram away, the girl came again commenting galgal very cute leh..asking boy or girl ?? & galgal was wearing a skirt lor..piangz. Then the young girl asked if im the mum, i said Yes..den she gave me the 'huh' look...so what does she means..i look too old or too young haha.

Edwin always say galgal very pretty & cute..i nvr say anything lah..cant be complacent mah..but both of us wun publicly tell people we tink galgal very pretty & cute coz wait people will tink we haolian but whose parents wun tink their kid is cute...so if people tell us galgal pretty or cute..inside our heart of coz we r happy lah hehe...

u judge for yourselves & see if im cute or pretty or not lor :)

POOR DARLING

2007-05-15T00:22:00.000-07:00

Gen is sick for the 1st time in 9mths.Just as she turned 9mths ytd,she fell ill.Cough with phlegm & runny nose.Today was worse...just as she fell asleep on the highchair after her lunch she cough till she vomitted.All her lunch was puked out. As i was in the kitchen, i dashed out.Seeing Gen doing the Merlion thingy..puke so much till her whole torso was puke as well as the highchair. I quikly take her to bath.

Gen is abit cranky today..not feeling well is such an uncomfortable feeling for adults let alone a baby who doesnt know hw to spit out the phlegm but swallow them back..see liao i oso heartache coz she dun get to sleep well too.

Weather is oso too hot for Gen..having rashes, perspire thru out the day coz she is so active. She kip scratching her head till rashes appear & her fingernails marks..aiyoh..Can i go back France pls....

Still trying to get the hang of living with my MIL..no major complains but at times i tink her ways of doin things r nt wat i wan....but im still ok for nw...Hate those terrible MIL & DIL r/s thingy.

I still miss France badly....

BACK TO SIN

2007-05-05T07:29:00.000-07:00

Finally back to homeland. Been a week since i last touched down in Changi Airport. Flight journey was ok except Gen was crying most of the time..really had a hard time taming her but im glad its all over. Gen has adjusted qte well except for the weather..rashes start appearing & she perspire like nobody business esp since she is such an active baby.

My MIL & SIL both love to play with Gen & i could tell my MIL adores her alot...my sis likes to play with Gen too & Gen likes my sis alot..hehe coz she tot my sis is me mah, her mummy haha.

Been rather busy since coming back, been out everyday doing errands...i hope i can settle dwn fast den look for job..but i tink its goin to be hard since my MIL is still working & Gen is so sticky with me..i oso worry if my MIL can look after Gen all by herself..Gen is qte a handful. The other day, we left gen with my MIL for oni 1hr, my MIL oredi complaining liao..aiyoh..Headache siah.

Still a long road to go....

2007-04-16T05:14:00.000-07:00

Today shall be the last blog to be written in France..by Fri, i will be officially 'Handicap' no Internet !! Ohh Noo !! Last week i din get to blog coz im still recovering from the outing we had last 2 weekends ago(7-8 Apr)..so tiring..So abit of recap -

7 Apr(Sat) - Set off at 330am to Versailles..near Paris. Is about 6hrs+ drive journey, wanted to reach Chateau De Versailles by 10am, so that we can fully explore the place coz heard its a big place & tends to be very crowded after 10am. Journey was smooth, Gen slept most of the time. Just when we were near Versailles on the expressway, we were stuck in a massive jam...waited & waited for more den 2hrs (came to a standstill)..we knew there was an accident in front but din know the seriousness of it till alot of police cars,ambulances, trucks & even a helicopter appeared & landed on the expressway. We were like mebe 8 cars behind the accident. So all the cars on the expressway have to be detoured..imagine Hundreds of cars stuck on the expressway for kilometres & kilometres got to all single U-turn & use the shoulder lane to filter out at the nearest exit..dat took hrs too..aiyoh.

By then its already 1pm..so we decided to give Chateau De Versailles a miss for that day & instead made our way dwnwards to Loire Vally & visited another chateau call Chambord

Chambord from the outside

From the outside it looks nice..inside it looks the same as any other chateaux we went..rooms furnishing are the same whether its Chambord, Chenonceau or any other chateaux. Many rooms inside the chateau..actually i tink its a good place to play hide & seek haha..seems to have many secret chamber. Wat is amazing about this chateau is the stairs..looks like a normal stone spiral staircase but when u look at it, its actually 2 spiral staircase formed into 1 & when u walk up or dwn, u feel like its 1..they call it the Da Vinci stairs.

Chamber

Hang on the walls are many paintings and tapestry..really admire their workmanship..wonder hw tey do it in ancient time..

Me in front of the giant tapestry

A view from the top

We finished visiting Chambord around evening time & decides to head back up to Versailles to stay for the night as i have pre-booked the hotel already & we can set off early the nex day to Chateau De Versailles.

8 Apr(sun)- Din managed to get to Chateau De Versailles by 10am ,reached there ard 1130am. Had a major arguement with edwin which totally spoiled my day & Gen was crying thru'out the journey coz she din wan to be seated in the car seat..(guess she had enuff of it ytd). Queued for 1hr to buy the tix & finally able to explore the place..wanted to go into the garden but have to pay additional so we decided to give it a miss but its SO BEAUTIFUL & HUGH (takes about 1hr to walk frm 1 end of the garden to the other)..if got time & $$ i wld love to go again.

Chateau De Versailles Garden

So crowded...but this chateau is the most MAGNIFICIENT of all the chateaux i hv been too..so if u r planning to go visit other Chateaux..save ur $..just visit this 1 can oredi *i SWEAR*. The paintings, the rooms, the statues, the layout, the murals..i tell you..its so BIG the place we stayed there for 4 hrs..if we came w/o Gen, im sure we can spend 6hrs here. There is even a built-in Opera theatre in the Chateau.

Paintings & gold frames on the ceilings

Me in the Battle Paintings room

One of the French Battle paintings in the Battle Paintings room

Joan of Arc

The Opera theatre. Above : The Stage. Below : Their Box seats

We even wanted to extend our stay for the night so that we can head to Mont Saint Michel on Mon (Easter Holiday) but we were all so tired that we decided to give it a miss...

No more travelling le *sob sob* .

14 Apr - Gen turned 8mths old le. Same as other normal Sat, we went shopping..spent qte alot w/o realising..guess no more chance to shop much ard here liao..so we did some last min shopping.

15 Apr - Went to a fren's baby mths old celebration..another baby..Gen is now a jiejie le..must emphasize..time flies.

Rest of the week will be pretty busy..packing boxes, cleaning the hse & last min travelling..Till then i shall see u- my frens & family in 1.5weeks time.

2 MEMORABLE YEARS

2007-04-06T03:53:00.000-07:00

In 3 weeks time, i will be goin back SIN...tho' i have mixed feelings..but i tink one should still rtn to their home cty. In my earlier post way back in 2005, u read about me having uncertainties coming to France & also keep wanting to go back SIN when i was here..but i guess its a different story now..(read my earlier post for the last 2 mths)..the life here is great tho' it still can be bored at times..but the carefree lifestyle here is one i will miss definitely.

I have memorable memories here, travel to places i tot i will never go, learnt new skills & new friendship is bond. We came as 2 person but going back as 3..God has given me such wonderful gifts.

I am proud to say that i can cook up some decent dishes now tho' i used to tink im a kitchen idiot. Learned new baking & knitting skill as well. There are several people i would like to thank coz i tink w/o them, my stay here wun be as easy & memorable.

( In alphabetical Order)

Beth - 1st person whom i call as friend here. My neighbor and Gen's Godma. I guess w/o her, the initial months here i tink i will go into major depression. I cant seem to get to know people, no friends...all lonely. (Ironically, when i 1st came, the song "Im so lonely" by Akon was qte famous here). Giving people the impression that CPT Mong's wife is arrogant..but Hello...hw am i able to knw more friends when i dun get to interact & only been here like 2 months. Some wives already passing comments like that about me..Piangz..such small community oso got politics..CHILDISH. How can i not wan to go back SIN, u tell me lah. But Beth was kind enough to teach me knitting, 'shelter' me at her hse when our husbands were posted out to another base for 5mths & only coming back on weekends, taught me cooking, taught me hw to play mahjong, talk to me & shop with me. Gave me lotsa advice when we knew i was pregnant. Took care of Gen when i needed help. Tho' she may not read my blog but i hope she know im grateful to her. Wish her & her family all the best .

Daniel - For his jokes & a good 'suaning' partner haha.And also thank you for ur concern when i was pregnant while staying at ur hse.

Karen - For lending us her kitchen to bake pastries, cakes & other yummy goodies. And teaching us new baking skills.

Mili - For being my fren & will def miss her crazy attitude.

Reece - Tks for being there for me whenever the occasion is. A fren who has no complains. Tks for being my shopping kaki esp nw coz u knw i needed help. Tks for 'sheltering' me at ur hse for 5days when Edwin was away at Orleans, cooked for me & took care of me. A good mahjong kaki. Gossip kaki ( & mind u we dun gossip abt other people but normal life stuff & our husbands..haha). I tink my stay here wun be so smooth if w/o fren like you. Im glad i get to know u beta during French class & our friendship just started from there.

And also for those whose names nt mentioned & has made my stay here memorable..Merci Beaucoup !!

BDAY PARTY

2007-04-02T02:48:00.000-07:00

Attended a small gal bday party ytd...turn 3 years old today. Such a darling..smart & curious gal..asking qns such as "Why your baby no hair?" , "What is baby drinking?", " why my shoes so difficult to wear?" etc etc...haha..kids.

Was a small affair considering most of the RSAF personnel have already went back to SG..commercialisation had started so we are going back batches by batches.

Had mini BBQ session and of coz singing of the bday song..

Cutting of the bday cake..in case u r wondering y 2 cakes coz 1 of the serviceman oso celebrated his bday ytd.

Me & the bday girl

Greedy Gen..also wants to eat the cake..haha.

When we go back to SG it will be Gen's turn to celebrate her bday..1 year old le..so fast !

Anyway tis weekend is a long weekend..Easter Holiday..we have planned to go for the 1st long distance trip with Gen...i guess we must start somewhere wan mah..cant stuck forever in my town with Gen..so we gan1 gan1 tis time go far far..but still within France since Gen's passport nt ready yet. So Pray Hard Hard..Gen will be good...PLEASE...

BUSY WEEKEND

2007-03-26T04:24:00.000-07:00

Thurs - Went to meet a potential buyer for our cabriolet...was a young couple..i would consider them as generous coz after a short test drive..they decied to buy the car despite the fact that the paint work was abit off & the roof was abit torn (originally when we bought was worse). Hopefully they wun play us out coz the sales transaction will take place on Tues. Consider a good price that they offered us..so please please please..dun play us out.

Bought Gen a Cap in a store..French version of Strawberry Shortcake..so cute...but must wait till she is bigger den can wear...i tend to buy bigger stuff for Gen..buy & stock mah..

"Yo Yo Yo..i cool or not "

Sat - we went to Bordeaux Centre Ville...wanted to take pics with Gen since i always tell edwin that Gen only has indoor shots..so poor thing...wake up early so that we can go earlier & also has more time to go other places...usually when i wake up i will start to 'work' non stop esp if we r goin out,no time for breakfast or toilet break. Need to feed Gen, bath her, pack her diaper bag, change her etc..all if i can I DO IT MYSELF. But of coz, i dun hv that many pairs of hands..so i will ask ed to help out. Usually ed will be the one taking his time to have his breakfast & do his BIG toilet Business & u can see me working like a busy bee.

So on Sat..while i hv fed Gen, chAnge her, packed the diaper bag..i change my clothes & tinking we hv nt much time left since we want to quikly bring Gen out before she fall asleep so i asked ed to boil her water & pour into the thermal flask so that we can bring out & make milk for Gen later. In mins, i was ready & off we go...halfway thru' the journey (its a 50mins drive)..sensing something not right i asked ed if he has put the thermal flask inside the diaper bag...he panic & quikly put his hand inside to feel..i knew from his reaction, he didnt. I was ANGRY...so naturally i NAG & NAG...say hw come he can forget..must i tell him every single thing, step by step, hw Gen drink milk later..blah blah blah..so we make a U turn to go back hm to take...wasting a good 40mins of time..PIANGZ. And ed still got the cheek to shout back at me & say its nt his fault..i shld hv reminded him or DO it myself !! Helloo...i told him if i have 10 hands i wld hv done it myself liao..coz i knw i cant rely him too much to do stuff for me...Men r careless creatures !! I din even raise my voice at him yet he shouted back at me to shout up & even use vulgar lang on me...he has such big EGO...$@#!^*@.

Finally we arrived at the centre ville (similar to what we call Orchard Rd)...we din get angry at each otr..i hv learned to forget the anger else its like 'mei wan mei liao'..mebe nw coz got Gen..all our attn is focus on her..we quikly find sme nice scenaries to take pics or take pics at random..the wind was strong dat day so we hv to hurry & get Gen's cooperation haha..turne out pretty alrite.

Another family portrait

Me & darling Gen in front of the Tram

"Humrph..i oso cannot sit the ride ! "

There was a BIG funfair goin on...loud music & plenty of game stalls & rides...a pity Gen is still young to enjoy.

Did some shopping as well den hv dinner outside b4 we head home ard 9pm...whew...

Sun - Ed's dept lunch function..so call he 'chia'..forked out a couple of hundreds of Euro to treat his men lunch...Being an Officer here can be qte broke..most of the time must come out $$ to treat here & there...in fact every month ed has to come up with at least 200euro for dinner or some other funds..haiz..wat to do.

At Pizzaria

"Where are all my Pool balls ?"

2007-03-23T08:24:00.001-07:00

IN A BLINK OF AN EYE

2007-03-23T08:17:00.000-07:00

In a blink of an eye...

*Gen is 7 months
*Gen is learning to crawl & talk
*Can say Mum mum mum liao
*Starting to throw things away if she don't like the stuff
*Gen can drink from a sippy cup
*Im turning 30 tis year
*Im married for almost 2 years
*We are going back to SIN soon.

Time & tide really wait for no man..so many things to do yet so little time....

STARTING TO CRAWL

2007-03-22T05:49:00.000-07:00

Gen is learning how to crawl le..so cute..cute..cute..seeing her bum hit so hide & pushing herself forward using her knees & feet. We placed her stuff toy at one end of the bed & her on the other end of the bed..she will flip, roll, crawl etc to get herself to the toy..pretty fast i must say..that active Notti Bum Bum of mine.

Mmm Mmm Mmm

2007-03-20T02:57:00.000-07:00

Gen keep making this Mmm Mmm Mmm sound..as if calling me.."Mum Mum Mum"..so cute..smetimes it even sounds like "Mum Mum..mmm mmm" like telling me she wants to eat haha.

GEN IS 7MTHS LE

2007-03-14T04:32:00.000-07:00

Gen is turning 7 months today..weigh 7.5kg & 66cm long..qte light & a shorty..hehe..
PD said her growth is not much tis month..which i hv expected since she hasnt been drinking much milk & sleeping well..but PD says she is still acceptable.

1 mum told me the weight gain is not so much now as compared to months ago coz they get more active.Tho' im worried about Gen's growth but i guess as long as she is Happy & Healthy..dats wat is more impt.

Gal gal in her walker...so Happy all the time in it..

"Im happy in my walker coz i can Jump,Jump,Jump"

"what u looking at ?"

Counting down to the days of goin back SG..the thought scares me..reality hitting me soon...1.5yrs ago i couldnt wait to go back but now..i want to STAY. I WILL MISS FRANCE..

STRUGGLES OF MOTHERHOOD BUT.....

2007-03-09T06:17:00.000-08:00

Despite all those complains..i still LOVE galgal alot..dats of coz as she is my darling. Lately she can be on all fours..i guess progressing to crawling stage ..soon i tink she will learn to move forward with the proper co-ordination of her limbs..now she is can bend her knees & rock forward..but still remain stationary...so funny seeing her actions.

Recently she oso develop tis bad habit of sucking her upper lips in..makes her so ugly but edwin says she look damn cute...true she looks cute with that action but i hope she dun do that for long else she wun have nice lips le.

Started putting her inside the walker..she loves it..of coz..since she like to be mobile & jump here , jump there..Perfect toy for her.

Will post those pics up soon..so u know wat im talking about..

BREAKING OWN

2007-03-09T05:32:00.000-08:00

Gen's sleeping & eating prob still persist & no signs of teeth showing yet. Worse, i tink i have develop insomnia..feeling SO tired but cant sleep at night at all..lying wide awake,my mind keep thinking of things..no rest at all. Told myself to relax & just go to sleep but i just simply cant, the moment i close my eyes, my mind starts thinking of things..dun ask me wat am i thinking coz its really ALOT..nonsense thoughts too.Edwin said i am stress...yes its true i feel stress..coz i will tink the moment i am falling alseep Gen will wake up...which is mostly the case.

Gen sleeping pattern is unchange since birth..she can hardly sleep 2hrs straight...with her ability to turn now..its even worse..she will keep tossing & turning and flipping, den she will be awake & cry..den i have to pacify her..carrying her to sleep.I knw people will tell me just leave your baby alone to cry & sleep..but dun tey know i wish i can too but i cant coz she will cry till choke then vomit & it doesnt happen once..& also once she starts crying or move her hands and legs around, she wun fall alseep..she will keep flipping, kicking etc..she is simple too ACTIVE. Edwin cant help much since he has to work & Gen doesnt really likes him to carry, sometimes i tink edwin is too rigid..doesnt move to make Gen comfy..just fix in his position of carrying..Motherly instincts is still the best medicine.

I see other babies are like so easy to look after..i seldom hear their mummies complain..a fren of mine whose baby is abt 2weeks younger den Gen..admits her daughter doesnt give her much prob..got eat, got sleep. Babies who can sleep for long hours are so much easier to look after but why doesnt Gen do that ??

Babies should be drinking lotsa milk but now Gen is on milk feed twice a day..early morning & late night before she goes to sleep & mind you..its a challenging task coz she wun drink the milk if she is fully awake...got to feed her when she is oredi alseep..got to carry her & see the timing & situation..if she is asleep den i will ask edwin to prepare the milk..everyday is a routine now.Im simply exhausted..physically, mentally & emotionally. I broke down several times. Told some frens & edwin now i know why some mothers can throw their kids dwn 10 floors to the ground...u can go simple crazy at that instance.

Feeding Gen solid is oso a BATTLE...cereal will fly all over the place & u can hear me shouting at her one moment but the next i can be playing & singing to her while feeding her cereal...i tink im goin mad.

Frens have beem supportive & helpful offering advice but wat i really nid is a break..just give me a dat off w/o looking after Gen..bring her out etc..just let me be alone & let me hv some sleep but now i knw its impossible..i hv to grit my teeth & bear till late Apr..guess dats the Only thing i am looking forward to goin back SIN else i wish i can stay longer in France coz back in SIN, there will be many uncertainties & mre stress.

Why i feel stress ? 1stly, lack of sleep & rest. 2ndly, frens been giving me advice on hw to feed Gen etc...the more i hear the more i feel stress coz tey will say u r feeding her wrongly, u shld do tis, do that..HELLOO..u tink i dunno ar..u tink i dun wan ar..but becoz Gen got tis eating prob dats y i hv to feed her like that lah !!..I mean i know their intentions r good & of coz i will try out their method if Gen is fine but nt now..Pardon me for being so frustrated...& forgive me if i offended u, my frens..dats nt my intentions. Another fren told me, as long as Gen is happy & healthy & poo everyday means there is nothing wrong in wat im doing in feeding her..upon hearing that..i was so relieved. My heart oso feel pain when i see Gen lose weight but i am trying my best as a mother to take care of her & protect her..even that means losing sleep & giving up certain stuff..i really hope my sacrifices for her r worth it.

EVERYDAY IS A STRUGGLE

2007-02-24T12:07:00.000-08:00

My earlier post talks about galgal's eating problem..now adding on is her sleeping problem. Everynite b4 galgal goes to sleep..she will starts her crankiness & temper..crying & shouting..even carrying cant pacify her..she will just cry & struggle in ur arms. In fact, everynite nw she has to be carried in order to fall asleep. So when she starts to gets cranky..even her mummy, ME is not confident to pacify her liao.

Prob started tis mon nite...we carried & pacify her frm 1030pm till 3am !! Finally she gave up crying & struggling & fell asleep in my arm..exhausted.

Tue - we decided to let her cry on her bed till she is tired & fall asleep on her own..so i told edwin to sleep in the living room coz edwin nid to work & he was very tired & nt been feeling well the past few days. I was in the bedroom with Galgal..but when she cry, i just lie on my bed & did nothing..she cry for abt 30mins & got herself choked..so i quickly held her in a sitting position & suddenly she just vomitted on my bed & comforter..aiyoh.. my poor baby..den she cry & cry again...same ting..cry till tired & fell asleep in my arms.

Wed- Edwin went back base to work till 2am & i was left alone to handle galgal...carried her & she cry & struggles...& finally ard 130am..i applied oral gel on her gum..the nex moment she stopped crying & fell asleep in my arms again..wonder issit the effect of the gel or she is too tired.

I relli hope its just a passing phase or she is teething coz i cant take it much longer..its exhausting me & edwin.Galgal..can u please be more 'guai'....

CNY

2007-02-24T11:34:00.000-08:00

Celebrated CNY with the fellow S'poreans here in the airbase on 16 Feb..same as last yr CNY, there were firecrackers & lion dance performance. Similar to last year me & edwin were seated at the VIP table since edwin was the chairman of the CNY celebration tis yr. It's good seating at the VIP table coz we get extra service..did the normal 'lou hei' followed by the cold dish & then the main dishes..had duck, vege, prawns & shark's fin soup...Yummy.

Family Portrait in Base

Gal gal at home enjoying herself b4 goin to the base

Every year for entertainment there was lucky draw..40prizes to be won, all cash prizes. Ang baos were hang on a pot of plant for those lucky winners to pick..price $ ranging from Euro38 to Euro388. Last yr edwin bought 5 tixs (each tix is euro10) & we won euro88. So when the lucky draw starts, we were excited coz dunno tis yr if we were lucky. The lucky draw was conducted in 3 segements. Edwin bought 10 tix tis yr (euro 100 in total) & we were so lucky that in the 1st segment our no. were selected..edwin went up to the stage & picked a euro88 angbao..we were happy..den again our no. were picked up..2nd time edwin went up again & picked a euro38 angbao..we were delighted coz 'earn' back the euro100 liao mah.

Then the 2nd segment continue..as i was busy PR-ing with my frens...our lucky draw no. were called out again...WOW..3 times liao leh..edwin went up again but many ppl were shouting "Kelong, Kelong" so funny..& edwin picked up a euro168 angbao..we were thrilled. But a pity was that during the 1st game segment..most BIG angbao were taken..like euro288 & the main prize euro388..so left alot of euro38..& edwin still managed to pick a euro168 angbao.

Last & 3rd segment...edwin being the chairman went to the stage to draw out the last 14 winning tixs...& u know wat..he picked out our lucky draw no. so when the MC announced the no. i went up to the stage instead coz i tot not many ppl know who i was...but alas..when i went up tey shouted "kelong,kelong" again haha. By now, there r not many big angbao left liao..tink 99% were euro38..but i tink lucky star was shining on us & i picked out the last euro168 angbao...we were ecstatic !! Never in history smeone won so many times. But by the end of the night...edwin lost his handphone..guess its like a sign to tell him to buy new handphone & he did the nex day.

Played mahjong on sun at my neighbour's plc...we were the only one who lost..1 'leg pay 3 'leg'...guess there is a price to pay winning so much haha....galgal tis yr got BIG FAT angbao frm her mummy & daddy le.

Gal gal playing wif the Orange

Gong Xi Gong Xi

Tis is the 2nd yr we gave out angbaos...to us we see it as Joy of giving & not like sme ppl out there who has the mentality of 'being bankrupt'. Is oso the 1st yr Gen rec'd angbao...to us if Gen was given angbao den good lor..dun hv oso nvr mind...its like a Bonus for kids during tis time of the yr...but i guess we were lucky coz edwin's family & relatives r nt alot...

Hope tis yr will be a Properous Piggy Year for all of us !!

GEN IS 6MTHS LE

2007-02-14T07:00:00.000-08:00

Gen turned 6mths today on V day. She weight 7.25kg nw..now those fatty babies weight but at least is normal. To me & edwin is good enuff considering the fact when she was born she was only 2.1kg ! Everything abt Gen now is normal at the 50 percentile..weight & height wise.But galgal's head circumference is on the 75percentile hehe..

But lately, she hasnt been drinking much milk..rejecting the bottles & playing wif the teats. From the usual 4-5 feeds a day..it has been reduced to just 2-3 feeds. Lunch & Dinner now is just semi solid food (cereal + milk powder + sme fruit puree mixed wif sme water)..using spoon to feed her coz i force it down on her either using the spoon or milk bottle teat..got to let her eat something at least rite. We also has been making her drink abt 150ml water to prevent her frm dehydrating..wanted to give her more water but she simple refuses ! Its has been worrying me & making me frustrated..dunno wat to do..worry abt whether she eats enuff, drinks enuff etc. Dunno issit teething but i see nothing on her gum..tho she can get cranky at nite.

For the past 2 days, i been digging her up frm her sleep in the morning to feed her milk frm the bottle in her blurry state..at tis state, she suck & drink her milk but when she is awake..she just refuses to suck.

Bring her to see a PD, the PD cant even advice much..only agreeing with me dat galgal may be teething..Piangz like dat i oso can be a PD liao.

According to a expert...a baby her age nid at least 600ml of milk & nw i dun even knw if she has 600ml of milk intake a day.Aiyoh..when will tis Hunger Strike End....Im getting so tired oredi.

V DAY

2007-02-14T06:36:00.000-08:00

Celebrated V day earlier tis year on last Fri..went out dinner with edwin (w/o Gen) to tis french restaurant Les Pavois. Had a terrible V Day dinner experience last yr (read my last yr V Day blog) dat we decided to have it early tis yr :).

Went to the restaurant at 830pm & the restaurant was empty..edwin say its normal coz its nt summer.The restaurant was tucked away near the Port where those fishing boats are.Quiet place.The restaurant has a nice ambience & it was kinda awkward dat the whole restaurant only has the 2 of us..sharp contrast to last yr where the restaurant was PACKED. Tis yr, we hv the whole restaurant entirely to ourselves & personalise service too..hehe.

Just the 2 of us

I ordered the 38euro set dinner while edwin ordered the 28euro dinner set.Last yr V Day dinner was 50euro each !!. My set consists of Fume Saumon (Smoked Salmon), Foie Gras De Canard (Duck's liver), Magret De Canard (Ducks breast) & Chocolate Brownie in English sauce. The food was delicious & the presentation were very nice too. By the time i finished my Foie Gras, i was damn full...so when my main course (Magret De Canard) came..i look at it stunned, coz the serving was alot..came wif alot of fries too..only managed to eat 1/4 of it..den i surrendered. Even when the delicious dessert came..i only ate half of it. Edwin cant save me coz he oso was very full too.

Fume Saumon

Magret De Canard

Brownie

If u notice...the Foie Gras pic is missing coz i was too excited to eat the foie gras dat i forgot to take a pic...so a pity..u guys cant see hw tey serve Foie Gras here in France.

Finally a Nice V Day dinner in a Nice French Restaurant..nex yr where will it be...mebe in some Hawker centre bah..haha.

GOOD LIFE

2007-02-08T12:53:00.000-08:00

Wat a good life im having here..having Foie Gras almost everyday for lunch..haha.

LAST WINTER SALES

2007-02-03T11:05:00.000-08:00

This Winter Sales would be my last Sales in France afterwhich i will be returning to SIN for good le. I will definitely miss THE SALES in France...its really Sales unlike GSS..it sucks. I doubt i will shop alot when i go back SIN coz i dun tink i will fancy anyting after seeing wat Europe has to offer.

But tis winter sales has been rather disappointing..not much to buy..not dat i wan to Spend,Spend,Spend & Buy,Buy,Buy coz i am going to setup an online business (manage to ask my SIL 2 chip in) selling childrens' clothing when i get back to SIN so its the best time for me to buy back nw...since i can make use of the free delivery frm RSAF. But anyway, i manage to get sme gd buys & am so excited to go back & start the business right away. Had even created the website oredi..not ready to let the public view yet coz its goin to be a surprised tho' my sis & SIL hv viewed it.

Talking abt sales..their offer is really Tres Tres Tres Bien (very very good) lor..tey hv like up to 70% discount, buy 1 get 4 free !! OR buy 2 get 1 free depending on which shop.

Tis will be the 2nd attempt of me being a Lao Ban & i really hope tis business will take off *pray for me*. Anyway i'll let u people have a glimpse of wat i'm goin to sell....pls spread the word around when the biz is officially OPEN okay.. :)

SNOW

2007-01-25T08:55:00.000-08:00

Woke up tis morning at 5+am, went to toilet break den suddenly i saw a bright glow of light shining at the backyard..den i saw WHITE in my yard instead of green (grass)..tot my vision was blurred so i went to the backdoor to take a closer look..WAH..nvr seen such nice sight at my plc for a long time...everyting was covered wif THICK snow..quikly woke edwin up to view this spectacular sight..he too was awed by it.

Cant wait to wake up later in the morning to take pics & of coz put galgal on the snow to take pics hehe...den finally galgal woke up at Noon..stop wat i was doin den change her to take pics outside b4 the snow starts to melt in the strong sun..so here goes the pics.

Happily busking in the snow..sitting up against a stool

Happily falling on her back

Yeah, i love snow !!

Finally, me wif Gengen

EVENTFUL OR UNEVENTFUL WEEKEND ?

2007-01-19T05:06:00.000-08:00

Recuperated from last weekend ski drama..so decided its time to update my blog again. Last weekend went up to Andorra (in case u dun know where issit, its a small country between the border of France & Spain) to ski. Tis yr winter has been disappointing, not so cold & no snow..weird winter. Anyway the day started qte badly for me & a fren of mine, Reece. Meeting point was at her hse at 430am..went there wif a upset tummy..felt pain in the stomach but cant poo so i still went to her hse.Upon reaching her place, her husband,Daniel said Reece is vomitting..& i thought aiyoh.."she oso ar" .When she came out of the toilet, she told me her tummy is unwell too..like alot of gas inside & i said "Me too"..so we tot must be the food we ate ytd at the Burger Joint..so we both took a bottle of 'Ba Ji Yuan' pill..& guess wat..i had diahorrea at her plc later..felt much beta after that. Then the rest of the guys arrived & on we go.
Upon arriving at ANdorra, my tummy felt unwell again & i began to feel carsick coz goin up to Andorra is a winding uphill road..in the end when we arrived..i puked the moment the car stopped..felt so weak & had lunch at Mcdonald's & i din eat much..& i had diahorrea there again..i tot like dat hw to ski..but i was determine to ski coz i been waiting for so long for tis day to come where i can ski wif my frens. Met up wif the rest of the guys & wives there at Mac..a total of 24 of us were there to ski..can say its a mini S'poreans tour group haha.Luckily i am able to ski...well nt actually skiing..we all went snow skating..similar to skiing, just that the skis r shorter & dun hv the 2 'sticks' for support. Not easy i can tell u..fell dwn so many times & it hurts..was so afraid i will break my bones..but practise makes perfect. Den the rest of the guys wanted to go & conquer the slopes..being a beginner i decided to just stay put at the bottom to ski at my own pace. So Reece was the oni brave gal attempting the slope..& she came back wif a bruised buttock..somersaulting a few times at the top of the slope.

With our gears

Holding on to the rope to bring us to higher ground to ski

Relaxing

Trying to dig sme snow but it was too thin..damn.

Stopped skiing at ard 5pm coz sun was setting...cont'd our journey to find our hotel which is in another town..got lost abit but eventually found it.Nice Hotel for a reasonable price. I stayed wif Reece & her husband wif another guy..the rest of the guys stayed at another hotel qte far frm us.Anyway, it was rather late liao..ard 9pm when we had our dinner at tis nice restaurant. Everyone is tired & hungry..as we ate through our meal, Daniel suddenly felt unwell but only me & Reece noticed it coz he was turning pale.I thought he must be tired..den he asked where is the toilet & i pointed to him, so he stood up & make his way to the toilet. As the restaurant is 2 level high, we were seated at the upper floor. Daniel den 'swayed' his way to the toilet & i was telling Reece & frens "Daniel mabok liao" coz we were all drinking red wine..the nex moment after i said dat..he blackedout & fell dwn the steep stairs disappearing from our view.All i could do was screamed coz it happened right in front of reece & my view coz we were watching Daniel's every move to see if he is alrite.Reece & the guys quickly dashed to Daniel & some otr diner patrons helped out too..i can tell u the whole restaurant came to a standstill. I was so worried if Daniel sustain any serious injuries & i can imagine reece's horror..i cant imagine losing Edwin too. Luckily, daniel came round & did nt suffer major injuries except to his ribcage.Took awhile for him to recover but he was still weak & cold.By the end of the day when everyting was settled (as in we go back to Hotel & Daniel go to rest) its like 2am liao..tok to reece, console her & gossip abit b4 i went to bed at 3am. Woke up the nex day feeling abit tired but i hv learnt to survive wif oni a few hrs of sleep...i can tell u for the 2 days i slept less den 6hrs lor.

Me & Reece at that fateful restaurant

Hence..Sat was nt an eventful day for some of us..suay man.

Sun was the beginning of a nice day, Daniel was feeling much beta..back to his usual joking self & Reece felt so relieved. And we all oso felt beta dat we cant wait to go shopping..so everyone is roaring to go..even Daniel who hurt his ribcage is telling us to hurry up so dat we can go shopping..realised Daniel is oso a shopping King haha. In the end, we all end up wif some goodbuys & came home safely..Phew...wat a weekend.

Last but not least a group foto

BRAND NEW YEAR

2007-01-05T06:10:00.000-08:00

Year 2007...wats in store for me..well definitely 1 thing for sure, i will go back to SIN in Apr (if there is no changes)..wonder wats in store for me. I will miss the life here in France..i still rember when i first came here..i wish i can go back ASAP but nw..i wish i can stay abit longer provided i can go back SIN at least 1 more time wif paid airfare hehe. The life here is much less stress coz here edwin has more family time & we get to spend quality time tog, when back in SIN i guess there will be many distractions eg. work,environment,friends,family etc. I can list 10 things which i will miss living in France
1) Shopping - I love the shopping here..def will miss their Summer & Winter Sales..so much beta then SIN & BKK lor coz their quality is good .
2) Driving - The congestion free roads..such an ease to drive, no rude drivers horning you, the drivers here even let u cut into their lane if u signal..unlike the typical S'poreans. Motorists here even look out for Motocylist & let them overtake their cars & the motorcylist will even acknowledge by saying Thanks wif their right feet sticking out.ANd of coz the speed limit...i love the speed of driving here..we can even drive up to 170km/h..tres bien !!
3) Pollution free air - The air seems fresher here
4) Travel - So much to see..so much to do
5) Weather - Enjoy the 4 season.
6) Family time- I can toally devote my time to my darling galgal & hubby & vice versa.
7) Culinary - I learn to cook here as well as spending time wif frens learning to bake & exchange tips
8) Free downloads - Here we can d/l songs, shows & movies like nobody business..so shiok.
9) Paid allowance - Here tho' im not working but at least RSAF pay us wives sme allowance which comes in Handy.
10) Free medical - Coz of the govt policy everyone here has to buy medical insurance & its being paid for by RSAF, which means most of the medical bills r paid & i even had my dental done free, gave birth free, see doc free, get most medicine free !!

Wat more can i say but of coz goin back SIN is good too coz i miss my mother & the food.

So many places i still wan to go yet no time & no $$ le...

"Humm..go back S'pore see my 2 Ahmas le"

MOTHERHOOD

2006-12-29T04:47:00.000-08:00

Been 4+ mths into my motherhood and sometimes i still cant believe im a mother oredi. I kip telling edwin " i still cant believe im a mother liao leh" coz i still tink the same, feel the same, well of coz except i hv more responsibilities now..to make sure my baby is well fed & healthy. And i also realise being a mother is nt easy..the sacrifices i have to make & im not talking abt losing the figure but other stuff like sleepless nights,stress coz i hv to worry if my baby is healthy, eat enuff & is her progress normal. I can tell u tat once galgal start to grow older, i get more worried eg. her school progress, her comm skills etc.

Some people will say having a kid tie u down..in fact till now i dun see y coz as long as there is someone to help look after ur baby, you still can do ur travelling , like wat me & edwin did when we went to Barcelona...nid some couple time tog & for me to recharge.

Seeing Gen grow from a tiny little pod to what she is now makes me see hw time realli flies..9mths pregnancy + 4mths nw..wah. She is unlike most babies i knw here..she is VERY active & talkative nw which is a headache for me & edwin..aiyo hope when she grows older, she is more tamed. She also like to play & smile alot..people call her Happy Baby. Im sure my mother missed her alot since she has been taking care of galgal since she was born till she was 3mths old. But guess she wun miss her for long coz edwin told me most probably we will be goin back early in Mar 07. Wonder if galgal can adapt to SIN climate & environment..but im sure she will be loved by my mother's side coz she is the oni baby for a long time..bet my grandma cant wait to see her. Oh ya..& my SIL is preg & her EDD is nex yr Jul..Galgal will hv a playmate soon coz i tink my SIL is expecting a gal..can play tog & pass her clothes down to her cousin liao le :) Galgal will be abt 7mths when she is back in SIN..a nice time to play wif her. Galgal is responsive now even u play wif her now..her actions r so cute..even when i raise my voice & scold her..she will smile at me...buay tahan man...hw to scold her like dat..afterall she is my Darling.

I dun mind having a 2nd kid again but nt so soon & hopefully my pregnancy be as great as this 1st time..coz i hv mild morning sickness, no heartburn, no swollen feet, no heartburn & no stretchmarks. And also be as brave as tis delivery NO EPIDURAL. But as tey say..no 2 pregnancy is the same. Nonetheless, i tink WOmen r the greatest !!

Cheers to motherhood.

My Naughty Darling

BARCELONA

2006-12-26T03:34:00.000-08:00

Just came back from a 4days trip to Barcelona (like finally lor) with edwin. Enjoyed ourselves very much..but would be beta if we hv more $$ haha. Its a SHopping heaven,so many shops, so many people. And coz its Xmas season, the whole place is lighted & there were so many shoppers..makes one feel like spending. The shops opened till 830pm some even later which is so unlike France where the shops closes at 7pm regardless wat season. Wat was best were the shops even open on Xmas eve for last minute buys...We had a wonderful experience in BCN, the people were friendly. their service was good & they speak good english..totally tourist friendly. I believe my sis would love it here as well as Jodi & Andrew haha...

Escaping to BCN is good coz France is very cold nw..on the drive to BCN..the temp was -2 deg & when we came back it was -4deg !!

1st 2days we went shopping ard & hunting for souvenirs..u realli nid 2 full days to shop. The 3rd day we went sightseeing & the last day we went to walk ard smemore till noon den we drove back to France coz we miss galgal.

Basically, besides shopping..the whole sightseeing thingy is like dedicated to this person name Gaudi.He is like BCN famous architect who designed many bldg beyond his time..qte weird in a sense when u see the bldg but his trademark is broken tiles & ceremics. He died in 1926 not finishing his final project, the Sagrada Familia.

Some pics of Gaudi's works

Casa Batlio -On the roof depicts a Saint fighting a dragon

At Park Guell where Gaudi design this big park for his patron Guell.

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia is a church built in 1886 & of which Gaudi dedicated it to GOD & till now it has not been completed, construction is still on-going..too Big of a project. I was awed by the whole structure..total there will be 12 towers dedicated to the 12 apostles & now oni 8 has been built.The highest tower of 170m is dedicated to Jesus Christ & the other tower of 125m to Virgin Mary..both have not been built yet.Sometimes it just amaze me hw people built such bldg in the 19th century. On one of the door there were tis 16numbers,Gaudi put it there to remind people that Jesus Christ died when he was 33 yrs old..the no. u add in either manner eg diagonal,left -right,top-bottom..is will be 33.Gaudi was oso a mathimatician.

We also went to Of coz..the Football club of Barcelona..FCB. Went to the Biggest stadium in Europe..the Camp Nou.Din went in coz nid to pay so we oni took pics outside hee.

Camp Nou

And of coz when u r in Spain..u will have to try their tapas..it is not a food name but perhaps their term for A La Carte.U can choose watever food u wan on the serving place & den u pay after eating them.Me & edwin too lazy to do that so we order their pre-planned Tapas menu..7dishes in all ..we were so full & it cost us S$80 !! But it was a good experience. There was oso tis market plc where they sell fresh fruits,poultry & fishes..wow..see liao feel like buying but cant.

Tapas

Smells fishy....

We basically overspent for tis trip as we oso stop at this particular petrol station along the way to buy & collect their cookies tins..haha. My sis will know hw they look like coz they are so attractive..anyway here is a pic of our collection

We would love to come back to BCN again..if got chance :)

UPDATES

2006-12-15T13:24:00.000-08:00

Ok ok..i knw it has been almost a month since my last update..been busy. Not easy taking care of galgal 24/7 considering the fact that she sleep so little & lately drink so little.Been mentally &amp;amp;amp; physically tired. Every milk feed is like a battle..forcing her to drink. We even change the brand of milk powder tinking she dislikes the old brand but still the same leh. Anyway, i always knew galgal is not an easy baby to look after..i dunno why. Mebe since she behaves so differently from the other babies i know..who sleeps alot & drinks alot..no problem wan. Edwin call galgal 'Special'..ya she is special but he can never understand the difficulties of looking after her the whole day since he only come home & 'play' with her for that 2-3hrs before he goes to sleep. Galgal just went for her vaccination today & doc say she is growing well but i felt she has not grown as much. Her weight oni increase 600gms since 1 mth ago..her weight increase has always been ard 1kg leh...but doc say she is doin fine & i realli hope so. She has also begin to be more aware of her surroundings..feeling things wif her cute little fingers & she can start to hold & grab things liao :)

Can u see Galgal is holding her pacifier case :)

Anyway below are some of the updates..

18 Nov - Went to my fren's baby 1st month celebration. Baby's name is Roza & she is exactly 2 months younger den galgal. Food was cooked by my fren's mother &amp;amp;amp; it was delicious & the red eggs given out was so special..in a small wine glass tied wif ribbon, inside is filled wif yellow glutenous rice den on top of it, is the red egg..very effort.

2 Dec - Edwin's 30th bday. Invited some frens over for his bday celebration. I cooked & treated them with Corn & crabmeat soup, escargots & pan fried salmon served with fries [which tey say was very nice :) ]. There were also some other shell items bought over by a couple of frens..hardly eat them in SIN but it realli taste nice..i guess oni in France den we can enjoy such cheap shell food eg Oysters. Bday cake was an ice cream cake..bought by frens too hehe....i tink tis is the 1st time edwin realli celebrated his bday wif frens & i hv organised it without his knowledge..meant to be a surprise. Could see he was happy. After dinner, we started playing mahjong & guess wat..edwin was the oni loser..Guess the Bday boy is feeling 'generous' haha.

9 Dec - Went to a Louis Vuitton Cocktail organised of coz by LV themself..esp for us S'poreans. Felt so special coz tey dedicated the back of the shop for us..there were wine, drinks & finger food & mind you, its nt some normal finger food lor..the food was so nice. The food presentation was there too..i cant rem'ber how many items there were..but there were Salmon (Yummy), chicken (taste like terriyaki), fruit tarts & many many more. Tis is the occasion where impluse buy kick in..tink the sales that day was super High for LV..guess tis Bordeaux outlet survive coz of us S'poreans haha.Din buy anyting for myself since i hv bought the latest Speedy Damier for myself..which edwin say he buy for me instead for my xmas present & for being a mummy hehe. And edwin himself...humm...pamper himself too..guess once awhile pamper oneself is ok lah :)

Me with galgal before goin to the LV cocktail

Tomorrow (16 Dec), i am inviting some frens over again for an early X'mas celebration since on next week im goin Barcelona wif edwin till X'mas eve. Going to have Steamboat, chocolate fondue , gift exchange & mebe Mahjong again hehe.
Anyway if i don't get to blog next week i wish you all A Joyous Merry Xmas !!

PICCES

2006-11-23T08:26:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics taken during the trip my mum+sis+cousin+aunt took when tey were in France. And also some latest pics of Galgal...

Us all posing at Carcasonne

Me outside the Louvre

Me & mum

Family at Disneyland Paris

Me wif the girls at Toulouse

Sending off at airport

Training galgal on a potty

Relaxing Bath

GalGal can lift her head liao !!

Naked galgal wif me ..hehe.

INDEPENDENT

2006-11-21T10:57:00.000-08:00

Finally got time to blog..been a tiring & hectic 2 weeks for me. 1st cause my sis+aunt+cousin were here for holiday.Brought them & my mum ard France..went Paris,DIsneyland,Lourdes,Carcasonne & San Sebastian in Spain. Going on a holiday wif them is even more tiring then looking after galgal..i dunno why..but its like half my life gone..so TIRED.
Spent qte alot during these trip ..& i oso bot the same Louis Vuitton Speedy bag as my sis..latest Damier Collection in White..Chio !!

Nw that my mum is back in SIN..i hv to look after galgal all by myself. These 2 days has been alrite..tired but manageable.Hurt my wrist while bathing galgal..she is getting heavier..& my left arm oso feel no strength ..frm the constant carrying on my left arm..haiz..getting old le.

Will post some pics up sme time later....time to rest..

POST HALLOWEEN

2006-11-02T04:31:00.000-08:00

Oct 31st was Halloween & the kids here do celebrate the Trick or Treat Tradition,dressing up as witches,ghost etc. I rember last year we did not manage to celebrate Halloween coz we were in Spain wif a group of frens oni to come back & realised our car was being 'Bombarded' by flour coz we park outside our hse compound..took awhole lot of time to clean that up the next day.

This year we were smarter, we parked both our cars inside our driveway to prevent a repeat.Kids came pressing my doorbell at 7+pm..i tink there were abt 4-5kids tog wif their mothers all dressed up. So i quickly took the sweets & distributed..was qte fun actually,i also manage to snap a pic wif them since it will be my last Halloween here. Then at ard 11pm, i heard a scary voice in front of my room door..i guess its another Halloween character & i think the character was at my neighbor's hse but as i was feeding gal gal milk so i din bother until 'it' came to press my door bell. I told my mum dun open the door coz im afraid she will be frighten coz the character was making noises like "Bonjourrrr Whahaha" in those scary manner..HAHA.

Me wif the Witches

Tis week, my former boss frm AFRC (LTC Winnie) & some other high ranking officers were here for a meeting to address concern of servicemen who are posted here regarding the commercialization issue.Many of my frens are goin back in Mar..except me. Tentatively,i will still be goin back in June..but i cant imagine being alone for 3mths w/o all my frens..sigh. Wanted to meetup wif LTC Winner but time were tight for her so we din manage to meetup but b4 she left,she passed smething to my husband...a fitness magazine in S'pore call SHAPE..i guess she knew i just given birth so she bought me this magazine so that i can kip in Shape haha..thats very nice of her..Thanks Mdm !!

RECHARGED

2006-10-30T02:51:00.000-08:00

Last Sat went to a far far plc to shop..was a mean 14hrs drive back & forth..set off in the wee hrs of Sat morning & back in the wee hrs of Sun morning..phew..was it tiring but i guess it was worse for the drivers. Tis plc is famous for its cheap deals when sales is goin on..sort of like factory outlets for sme shops.Heard frm a fren that sales is on nw so went up wif a couple of frens. We were all in High spirits..anticipating good buys.

Reached there at noon & had lunch before we 'chiong' to the shops..so as we went..the more disappointed we were coz there were realli nt much gd buys..& the kids size dun fit us which we dun understand coz otr designer brands kid sizes we can fit but nt tis particular brand - Polo Ralph.So in the end, i ended up buying 2 Polo dresses for galgal & a polo shirt for edwin..as for me..i oni end up wif a Levis Skirt & an Adidas Top.I oso bought a Timberland Bag for edwin...these items r consider good buys.We spent nearly 2hrs in the Levis store coz the jeans were sold very cheap..i ended up trying more den 20pairs of jeans but none fit nicely..thats the after effect of giving birth..the figure go out of shape coz my hip bone expanded but my frens say its the cutting of the jeans dat is wrong..nt me..Haha. At the end of the day..we were all tired & disppointed..telling ourselves no more nex time..nt worth the time to drive up again.

Obelix & me (Frm the comic Asterix & Obelix)

Read my sis's blog the otr day abt her driving lesson experience..wa piangz..realli hilarious lor..(sorry June but is realli comical mah). I rember my driving lessons were fun..my uncle cum driver instructor were even confident enuf to let me drive myself back frm Ubi to Jurong after a few lessons !! After i got my licence for 2mths, me & my ex-bf rented a car..he even say i drive like a Pro..hehe..mebe coz i was young 21yrs old..so everyting oso dare to do. Then come to this part on my sis's blog abt her dreams.. i finally found smeting similar wif her as a twin..we share the same dream..Teeth all falling out !! Hahaha...

GAL GAL HAS A GODMA

2006-10-25T05:43:00.000-07:00

My neighbor Beth has officially become galgal's Godma.She loves children esp babies.She has been wanting to try for another child but till date, no answer & she has been hoping for a baby girl. In fact, she had asked a couplel of mums whether she can be their baby gal's Godma but its always the baby has too many Godma oredi or Beth turned down the offer. Guess Beth realli felt a connection wif galgal coz everytime when she come over to my house & play wif galgal,galgal will response wif much enthusiasm & talk so much & loudly wif her hehe.

Another 2 weeks & my mother will go back to SIN, shld be mixed feelings for her..i tink she realli look forward to be home but on the other hand, she will miss her grand-daughter so much.

Babies realli change alot..one week she can be like tis, another week like dat..tis week..galgal is having mood swings..one moment she seems peaceful the nex..crying & screaming..Aiyoh..dunno wat she wan. Cant seem to carry her for long too coz my arm will ache as well as my backbone...Jialat lah.

Last weekend..went to tis Mexican restaurant wif a group of frens to makan..qte a nice place..& the spare ribs i ordered was C'est Bon (Good).

Us at the Mexican Restaurant

Tis pic, galgal top is knitted by me & the hat by her Godma

Happy Family

Galgal wif her toy

TOO LATE

2006-10-17T10:17:00.000-07:00

Lately been 'chasing' this HK drama show call 'Xin1 Hua1 Fang4'...in the story, there is this guy who dated his gf for 16yrs & tey broke up (the gf initiated) while tey were in States. The guy den came back to HK trying to start anew but still cant forget his gf which he loves deeply. After a short period of time his ex-gf came to HK to visit her granny & the guy took the opportunity to patch back wif her but the gal was adamant abt goin bk to States to concentrate on her career.

Few mths hv passed & the guy found a new love..den alas..his ex-gf came back again, tis time trying to patch back wif him but tis time round, the guy say NO coz he oredi has a gf liao. The ex-gf was devastated coz she knw he is the man for her.

What im trying to say is..life is abt making choices..gd & bad. 1 wrong move & u r goin to regret it. And yes...i hv to admit in my 29yrs of life..i hv made 1 BIG mistake..which if i could turn back time, i will nt hv done it...i knw my sis can relate to what im trying to say & another fren of mine.

But that is all in the past..i must look forward..accept the changes & pray that the future will be beta for me.

2 MONTHS

2006-10-16T07:15:00.000-07:00

Galgal is 2mths old nw le..still as active & naughty.Anyway last week,she had her 1st jab..or shld i say 2 jabs..one in her thigh & the other at her backside..as mentioned in my earlier blog, i asked my neighbor,Beth to accompany me to the clinic. When we were there the doc asked me to take off all galgal's clothes so that he can do the necessary checks..galgal nw weigh 4.5kg & is 52cm long.As soon as the padietrician took the needle & get ready for injection, i quikly walk away & let Beth assist the doc (holding galgal's active kicking leg). When he administer the jab..galgal was crying so loud my heart felt so pain ,same goes for the 2nd jab.But as soon as the jabs were done she stopped crying, i guess oni in that instant moment when the needle went in, it caused her pain.

The doc say these 2 jabs may caused fever so he prescribe me fever pill to insert into galgal's backside...aiyoh..another torture for galgal. Galgal was fine until 4hrs later den she start to feel unwell..she started crying so loudy & badly..reminds me of the cries when she was 1st born..those realli jialat jialat type..tears were flowing like nobody business..she must hv felt realli uncomfortable...took awhile to pacify her. Luckily that night & the following day she din hv fever, guess the 'ass-sticking pill' realli works :)

Last Sat 14 Oct ..my fren here gave birth to a healthy baby gal..Rozalita. She is exactly 2mths younger den galgal..so galgal nw is jiejie le hehe.Anyway Congrats Mili...Welcome to the mothers' CLub.

SHE LOVES TO TALK & SMILE

2006-10-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

Galgal starts to be attentive nw..she will look at you when u talk to her & she will respond wif baby lang such as "ooo, ahh,err" so cute..& mostly accompanied wif a smile or laughter..hehe..so so so cute..we always like to see her smile coz realli is adorable lah..wif her mouth wide open.
Her voice nw oso sounds more like a baby girl liao...the pitch is just nice.

Went shopping last sat..bought 2 tops & a skirt & guess wat..i still can fit into their teens size..bought the top meant for 12 yrs old & the skirt for 14yrs old..Yeah !!

Galgal is goin to hv her 1st injection on tis Thurs..goin to be qte painful for her so my heart will oso feel pain pain..ask my neighbor to accompany me there so dat i wun hv to witness the procedure...i guess all mothers will feel the same.Like when gal gal was oni 2 days old, i witnessed the padietrician did the body checkup on her..it was so rough like dat & i cried after dat coz galgal was crying after the checks..must be qte trauma for her.

Baby reali grow fast..& tey say when baby is 3mths old..its even cuter & more fun to play wif..let wait & see :)

Kuai Gao Zhang Da

2006-10-02T08:21:00.000-07:00

Babies reali grow fast..'bu zhi bu jue' galgal oredi 1.5mths & we din realise hw big she has grown till she outwear her clothings & little cute caps. Me & edwin cant rember much abt hw she look like when she was born (so ashame) & looking at the pics den i see hw my baby has grown frm a tiny underweight baby to now..a normal size baby..our hardwork..our labour.Maybe we see galgal everyday dat we din realise how & when she put on those weight but its a good thing dat week by week she is getting heavier to be carried :)

Autumn is here..soon my mum will be goin back to SIN..i wonder hw i am able to cope w/o her..i dare not think. Im sure she will miss galgal badly..wonder if galgal will miss Ah ma leh ??

GalGal at 3days old..see her cap, its loose

GalGal at 1.5mths old..cap cant fit at all

GalGal has grown at least 14cm since birth

END OF CONFINEMENT

2006-09-25T12:07:00.000-07:00

Finally my confinement has ended..has to say it can be qte torturous..cant bath esp when the weather is so hot & cant drink plain water which is like my fav drink..but come to think of it, if given another chance, i will do my confinement proper so that i will nt hv regrets when i grow old.Well..its over nw..so beta nt dwell on it too much.

Nothing much is happening lately coz all our time r devoted to galgal..but we have started bringing her out to gaigai..nw den i realise bringing a baby outdoor can be so troublesome..so many things to bring & consider. Smemore galgal is so notti & likes to be carried dat we cant leave her in the car seat or pram unless in motion.Like last Sat when we went out, she cried while in the carseat attached to the shopping trolley dat i hv to carry her..i dun mind lah but the french kip seeing me coz i realise the french babies all guaiguai sit inside the car seat or pram wan..no such thing as carry.But the french r curious bunch of creatures, tey like to peek at galgal whether she is in my arm or in the car seat hehe..even got a old lady ask me hw old is galgal..i tink galgal is cute so dats y..but whose baby is nt cute..ALL BABIES r cute !!

HAPPY BABY

Galgal is getting heavier..cant seem to carry her for long nw..even edwin complains of arms sore..jialat lah..she is nt even 2mths & we r complaining oredi. She hasnt change much in terms of features oni more hair has grown hehe.

Galgal chubby legs

Waiting nw for my sis+aunt+cousin to come so dat we can start our travelling again but tis time round it wun be easy coz got galgal..no more Free & Easy for us le.

Milk time

2006-09-17T10:32:00.001-07:00

Baby waiting for milk milk to be warmed & fed to her..her actions r so comical..so impatient oso..soooo cute.

1 MONTH LE

2006-09-15T05:34:00.000-07:00

Ok ok, i knw it took me so long to update my blog on my baby's 1mth celebration..well coz 1st of all, i am sick for the past week & oso the pc was down for a few days.

Finally a mth has passed & baby genevieve is officially 1mth old le..her celebration was held last sun at our hse..invited many ppl ovr for lunch.The event lasted for a whole day..by the end of the nite, i was sick liao..same sickness again..flu & sore throat. Din take many pictures that day coz baby was sleeping most of the time..till everyone went back den she wake up & refuse to sleep till late..so notti. Anyway gal gal rec'd many pressies & angbaos..go back S'pore open bank a/c for her liao..stressed when it comes to $$$$, must start early coz Papa retirement age is so young & near...

My little Darling

'Yeah..im 1mth le'

And baby completes our family

Not much has change about her except nw dat she sleeps less & nvr finishes her milk nw..i wonder why & i hope its just a passing phase.."Baby baby..u hv to sleep more & drink more so that u can grow bigger ok".

Nw that she is a mth old also signals the end of my confinement..yeah..as if it matters to me since i oredi broken the confinement 'rules' so many times liao.But there is still 1 thing dat hvnt end..dats my..erm.."auntie" ..super sian leh..y hvnt end..my backside skin oredi kana abrasion liao lah.

Autumn coming soon..very fast we be out travelling again le..Yippee.

Gal Gal on 14 Sep "Its my mth old b'day"

Her 1st bath on her mth old b'day & she loves it

I LOVE HER

2006-09-08T03:38:00.000-07:00

MY DARLING

PATIENCE

2006-09-06T09:21:00.000-07:00

Weather took to a turn tis week..its so F**K** hot dat i disregard all aspect of doin confinement..i was wearing oni a bikini top, shorts & oso turn on the fan..ya..ya i knw..im heading towards disaster when im old but for the moment, i just dun care..i nid to be comfortable & cool.All the confinement stuff i eat oredi make me sweat profusely all the time & wif this F Hot weather its even worse..feel so dehydrated dat i even drink plain water..heck !! And if i dun make myself cool, my temper is even goin to be worse.

I hv also learn to survive on 2hrs sleep nitely coz baby has been having trouble breathing..blocked nose dat made her so uncomfortable dat she can hardly have a nice sound sleep, she has also been drinking less milk coz she has difficulty sucking the teat coz of the blocked nose + phlegm in her throat (my poor baby). So i hv to constantly wake up to see if she is breathing or little snorting noise she made, i oso wake up to see if she is alrite..& my dear husband will snore thru' the nite..guess all mothers r the greatest, my sis-in-law told me she wonder if she will be like dat if she become a mother in the future, i told her she will coz all maternal instinct will kick in.Anway feeding her nowadays take lots of patience coz she cant suck properly & all the milk spilled out den she will cry coz she is so hungry yet she cant get her milk in & her clothes will be soaking wif milk..we, on the other hand are oso helpless seeing her like dat & at times we get so 'pek chek' we ended up nt feeding her. All of us are so tired by the time we can get to bed ( if we r lucky). Me & edwin ended up sleeping at 7am today when the whole ordeal was over !!

Took baby to see padietrician ytd..everything is normal & her weight nw is 3.15kg..the doc says we have to buy a nasal suction to suck out her mucus..hope after we buy, she can breathe beta & be a guai1 guai1 baby.

COunting dwn to end of confinement tis weekend & cheers to Cold Coke after dat ..Yeah !!

FOUL MOOD

2006-08-31T03:06:00.000-07:00

Im in a VERY Bad mood today..in fact my temper has been pretty bad since i gave birth..hormone change perhaps. I do hope so coz i cant stand my emotions as well..its so hard to control..i just feel like flaring up to anyone who makes me angry, be it if u r my mum, my frens or my husband..i just wan to scold u if u antagonize me. 3 weeks into my confinement & not a week goes by without me flaring up or crying...i just cant help it..tears of anger mostly..y cant tey just listen to me & do things my way !!

Tis morning i just flared up at my mum...she raised her voice at me as if i accuse her of nt looking after the baby..Hello !! I was in bed & i heard my baby cry for so long & i asked her wats wrong wif baby den she raised her voice saying she has been all along by baby side taking care of her..I raised my voice back at her saying i din even say she was nt looking after the baby wat !! Piangz..nw who shld be the wan giving way to who..me leh..im the one in pain, the one in discomfort most of the time & i F***K*** so tired all the time.Day time i hv to look after the baby tog wif my mum, nite time i also hv to look after the baby most of the time coz edwin has to work..so i let him sleep..Cant anyone understand hw exhausted i am. In fact i just recovered frm a high fever..i doubt edwin fully understand wat im goin thru..honestly speaking, he can be such an insensitive creature..i wish i hv more understanding & support from him.Like i was having high fever the otr day, he din even show much concern..all nite he was surfing the internet & playing comp games..oni when i asked him to give me a cold towel for my forehead den he go take..den he let me be, not returning once a while to check on me or ask me hw i feel, i told him even if i am dead in the bed, he wldnt even knw.All these episodes remind of 1 person, who has always show me concern esp when i was having a high fever or in nid of support..my ex bf...who has nvr fails to make me feel beta...but all is in the past nw..i must accept what is in the future for me.

I can be angry wif anyone rite nw..but nt my baby..she is innocent. If all these r the doings of doin confinement (coz of all the heaty food) den F**K it..i rather do w/o this stupid confinement stuff..in fact i dun tink i even done it 100% rite..nt even 80% i tink.

I hope its oni temporary...i hope & pray my temper will be beta coz i dun wan to be a hot temperamental bitch.

BUNDLE OF JOY

2006-08-29T10:54:00.000-07:00

Gal Gal is 3 weeks old..nex weekend we be celebrating her mth's old celebration..time flies. She is getting more mischevious, likes to be carried..all due to edwin & my mum's doing..i tink i be the one suffering the most nex time when my mum goes back..coz in the day time i be the one taking care of gal gal...got to admit, i hv nt much strength when it comes to carrying babies..i carry gal gal for awhile, i get backache & handache haha.

She is a hungry baby..eating all the time..i guess its good since she was born a small baby..tink she has hit the 3kg mark already..having more 'meat' nw & the cheeks r so chubby dat edwin likes to pinch them.She is also a NOISY sleeper..making lots of noise while alseep..it can be a cry, a grunt etc..making us wake up all the time to see wats wrong wif her.For me coz im a light sleeper so i wake up most of the time while edwin snores happily away.

We like to see her facial expressions, her para para hand moves, watch her sleep & hear her cries..all seems so cute. Baby really grow very fast..we try to capture her pics almost everyday..she realli looks different since the 1st day.

Baby can realli bring joy to a family, i must admit..smeting to talk abt, share & laff.
See hw much she has grown...

MY LITTLE PRINCESS

2006-08-19T10:26:00.000-07:00

Yes..im a Mummy. Baby Geneviève (pronounced as Gen-ne-vi-aef, french name) was born on 14 Aug, Monday at 0927hrs. She weigh at a meagre 2.1Kg..so petite..see liao i oso heart pain but she is slowly increasing in weight coz we make sure she gets the nutrients she nids.

Well..my real labour pain starts ard 2am when i went to the hospital with 2cm dilation..till 5am..still no further dilation but the pain is increasing unbearable..i asked for Epidural but to no avail coz 1stly, the anesthesia doc was nt in Hospital & 2ndly coz i din hv a consultation wif him prior to my deliver, so the midwife say NO, i cant have the Epidural administered...so i hv to endure the pain. Hw to describe the pain..its like ur back is hit by smething hard..very sore..but the contraction last oni a min but comes every 5mins or so...untill 8am my dilation was oni 3cm!! i was oredi in so much pain in the delivery ward..edwin was there to give me support & i was glad..he gave me his arm as support when the contraction comes. My dilation starts to increase oni after the midwife injected me with a painkiller injection..instead of relieving my pain, it worsen my pain coz straight after the injection, my dilation shoots from 3cm to 9cm in 10mins. I was screaming to edwin "Very pain,Very Pain, i can feel baby coming out"..so he quikly went to call the midwife in & she said "Good,9cm dilation" so she started preparing for my labour but i cant push yet..i was in SO MUCH PAIN..i tell edwin i cant wait liao i have to push..so in mins the midwife came in & tell me to breathe in hard,hold my breath & start to push real hard..after several attempts, i still cant push baby out tho' i can feel her rite there..the midwife even took my hand to feel my baby's head but i cant feel anything coz of the pain. In the end, the midwife has to ask for my gynae to help & within 10 min, my gynae help deliver my baby out. She is so tiny when placed on my body that i hv to hug her real close to give her warmth..& she open her eyes straight after she came out of my tummy !!

We stayed in the hospital for 5days..baby was well taken care of by the nurses coz she was so tiny & she was also under the ultra violet rays for 6hrs coz she has slight jaundice. She also gone thru' several test to ensure she is healthy..her weight drop to 1.9kg on the 3rd day but manage to increase weight each day till we discharge.We make sure she drink lotsa milk.

Here is hw our baby looks like

Baby Geneviève on her 2nd day

Baby Geneviève on her 3rd day

Me & my little Princess

Now we are both doin fine at home..confinement period for me, i guess things r so much easier wif my mum around & edwin's role as a papa..he has been great but too overly protective of baby sometimes dat it gets on my nerves. I can say i am abit emotionally unstable & feel rather unwell after birth but i make sure i dun suffer frm PND.

I guess i wun update my blog so often nw coz taking care of baby takes lotsa dedicated time..but i can say mothers r all the greatest !! Yeah !! Sacrifices are inevitable but its all worth it .

Currently, baby is quite a handful coz she dun sleeps at nite & is cranky..make me & edwin so tired..but she is so cute we forgave her.We gave her nicknames such as Poo Poo Queen (coz she likes to poo all the time) & Cranky queen. We are both trying to be doting parents but hopefully we dun spoil her at such young age.

Today (as at 22 Aug) she weighs at 2.38kg..a healthy gain.Thank & Praise the Lord.

ISSIT TODAY ?

2006-08-12T22:32:00.000-07:00

Aug 13, 0735hrs (Sun)..woke up at 5+am feeling backache & the urge to poo poo but i knw i hv no poo..backache become more frequent at every 5min..& its getting worse. Didn't knw issit contractions or wat so i just lie on the bed till 7am..sat up & see was it the lying position dat caused my backache but NO..i tink its really mild contractions kicking in.

Went to the toilet & found i am bleeding slightly..signs of labour..i rem'ber my mum saying it a few weeks ago.."when u wan to give birth, u will feel the urge to poo poo & bleed"..so issit real tis time ?

I hope i can tahan the pain when it realli kicks it..coz the backache is realli starting to ache nw.."Dear GOD, pls grant me the courage & strength. And Thank you for making my pregnancy bearable so far..no heartburn,no swollen feet.."

Stay tuned to see if i realli give birth today...God bless me & baby pls.

STILL INSIDE

2006-08-09T06:55:00.000-07:00

Today is National Day..so edwin is not working today..nothing much to do..went groceries shopping..Yesterday the base already celebrated National Day...more like Family Day, i din go coz i wanted to sleep hehe..dun ask me to go anywhere in the morning coz i oni will wake up ard noon..due to countless sleepless nites..as usual i could oni fall asleep when the sun rises, so imagine i oni sleep abt 4-5hrs a day..must sleep more to conserve more energy.

Last Sun brought my mum to a funfair here..funfair here oni organises once or twice a yr usually in the summer so its a BIG event. Rides, games,stalls selling stuff etc...Me,edwin & my mum played oni ONE game & we were so addicted to it we spent a total of S$100 on it..stood there & played for 1+hr..hehe & in the end we oni gotten ourselves a mini radio..but it was for the fun of it. At midnite, there were fireworks..as mentioned in my blog last yr during tis time, the fireworks r spectacular..its a half hour display, up close & personal..my mum was mesmerized too..whoos & wahs can be heard frm her..i knw she enjoyed watching them..S'pore fireworks is nothing compared to this.

My mum has been here for a month..time passes so fast..i hv also been trying to keep her occupied wif once or twice weekly mahjong sessions wif my frens or cake making session etc. Nw oni waiting for my 'VIP' arrival hehe...dunno when i hope soon.

READY OR NOT

2006-07-31T05:12:00.000-07:00

Told my mum & edwin i am very scared..i knw i am being paranoid..mebe im suffering frm mild pre-natal depression. I am a worrier..tink tis,tink that..haiz. So much negative thoughts nw.

Told edwin last nite i dun tink im ready to be a mum..but i guess no one is. But i knw i hv to grow up & take more responsibilities..but wif my mentality nw..qte difficult leh.Nonetheless i hv to tell myself to brace the future. I must welcome gal gal into the world wif lots of motherly love.

Anyway here r sme of the lastest pics..

These 2 baby sweaters r my labour..i knitted them.

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Baby nursery .

Final tummy pic at 35weeks. Not much difference between nw & 30weeks.

WAITING FOR THE DAY

2006-07-30T04:01:00.000-07:00

Due in 2-3weeks time..many people ask me if i am excited..well..of coz i am coz im goin to see my baby soon..but honestly in fact, i hv more fear in me den excitement (mebe frm nw till my baby is in my arms). Been having nitemares of labour pains etc. Everyday i got to be 'combat-ready'..waiting for the signal (contractions) den go into action (labour)...the wait can be intense actually coz dunno which hour my baby is ready to come out..i hope its nt early in the morning coz i get the best sleep during dat time else i dun tink i hv the energy to push her out man...but as tey say, the more u wish it wun happen, it will happen (cross my fingers). Tis 2 nites when i sleep, i get 'scared' easily, slight pain i will go into panic mood..tink im goin crazy. My babygal is still active inside me..keep kicking,punching & turning inside..tis time i can realli feel her intense movements coz i tink she is getting bigger & its getting way too cramp inside me..mebe she cant wait to get out too :)

The next dreadful thing is the..erm...month long menses thingy..for the past 9 mths so shiok..no stomach cramps etc..but i guess its part of the deal..no menses for 9mths den after birth..viola.. 1 shot give u 1mth siong siong menses..sianz (wif the capital S).

My weight nw has stabilise at 46kg..so i oni put on abt 11-12kg. So far i hv nt experience heartburn (a common symptoms of last trimester pregnancy) & oso i still can see my ankles nw..nt yet elephant feet.My mum said mebe when i am abt to give birth den my feet will be swollen..but i guess im lucky so far compared to some others.

I hv completed knitted a baby cardigan & almost completed another sweater..will post the pics up (provided i hvnt given birth nex week). Well...people, wish me luck :)

HEATWAVE

2006-07-21T05:51:00.000-07:00

Been qte sometime since i updated my blog..1stly coz i was busy 'chasing' the show Da Chang Jing (coz my mum brought the DVD here) & 2ndly the weather is so F HOT nw i am so tired & lazy to blog...even my mum who is nt scared of heat is complaining..i told her b4, the summer weather here is even hotter than in S'pore..she din believe till nw..temp can hit as high as 45deg !!..There are already news that people hv died in Bordeaux due to the heatwave.We tried looking for aircon but all the places are sold out..demand exceed supply.Everynite i hv difficulty sleeping coz its so hot..i dun dare to tink of my confinement coz my mum say no FAN..but she has given in say i can use the fan liao coz she oso cant Tahan the heat.

Anyway 2 weeks ago my bro & my mum came over to France..time flies & my bro is nw back in S'pore.Tho' he came for a short time but at least he covered all the places he wants to go eg. Seeing Tour De France & visiting the Chateaux.

We also went to Cognac to visit the Martell House & oso seeing the Giant Sunflowers nw in full bloom tis summer..a pity i cant pose most of the pics here in my blog coz my dear Bro hasnt send me all the pics.Till nw oni tis pic to show hw big is the sunflower

My mum has already start complaining of boredom here..as expected..coz all older ppl who came here has this prob of adapting furthermore my mum doesnt knw english so she dun understand sme of the TV prog here..well nw they knw hw bored i can be living here..S'pore is still the best..but i guess in a mth's time, things will change, we will all be busy taking care of my babygal.

Summer sale is nw on..i hv bought ALOT of clothes for my baby frm 1yr old till 4yrs old & oso sme clothings for me..dun dare to buy more coz i dunno hw my figure will be like after birth..my mum is my model nw haha..if she can wear means i cant buy the clothes hehe. Tink my mum is enjoying the shopping too coz it is so Cheap & nice..i told her the sales here is realli SALE lor..unlike S'pore.The clothes here when on major sale is dirt cheap...so far she has oso bought a few clothings liao..Shopping keep us women Sane !!

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN

2006-07-05T05:15:00.000-07:00

3 more days before my mum & bro is coming..Yippee !! Been waiting for the day to arrive & it seems like forever..finally its within counting dwn reach :) Which also means baby is ready to come out anytime ... getting more excited.

The feeling is indescripable..mixed feelings of baby's arrival..scared yet excited(emphasizing again & again)...but i definitely feel more motherly love towards my babygal nw mebe coz due date is coming soon..her kicks & turns will be greatly missed when she is born as well as edwin kissing & rubbing of my tummy & of coz the special treatments i get from him at times :) But we are both getting more anxious nw abt baby's arrival...

I LOVE U MY DEAR & BABY !!

Summer sale is nw on which means Shopping time..& the oni thing dat keep the wives here sane..like the Ghost festival like dat..Out of misery & chiong ar...But i guess i cant chiong much too..sigh.

MY BDAY

2006-06-27T05:50:00.000-07:00

Celebrated my 29 Bday on last Sat wif a group of frens..sharp contrast to last yr celebration where i only celebrated wif 4 frens tis yr was like 15 lor..wat a difference a year can make..i am definitely happier now coz i made some great frens here.

Invited these frens ovr to my hse & had a potluck session..it was a success coz all the food were finished (or we din cook enuff haha)..we have Herbal Chicken, Pineapple rice,Stew Beef in red wine & Curry Vegetable & of coz Bday Cake. My intention was only asking them to my plc for a gathering since my mum will be coming as well as the arrival of my baby so i guess i wun be spending so much time wif them after that..but in the end, they all arrive wif Pressies :)..so paiseh..old liao still gt presents to rec'd hehe.

The gals were chit chatting in the kitchen & the guys were in the living room..anticipating the nex soccer game..it was a crowded atmosphere.Had lotsa fun & laughter.

Then it was time for cake cutting..tey sang me a bday song..always find it weird to hear people sing bday song to me but it was definitely a nice feeling.After eating the delicious chocolate cake..it was time to open the pressies..

I got a total of 6 pressies..qte impressive huh.I got a NafNaf Handbag which i like it so much, a Mango Barcelona (limited edition) tank top, a bracelet, a watch, a scrapbook for my baby (its so nice). But most surprisingly of all was the present from my dear..I din expect him to get me such expensive gift, it was really (x100) a big surprise ..Guess wat..he bought me a S$640 Louis Vuitton Long purse...i was lost 4 words when i saw a got a LV paperbag on the floor, i knew it must be smething expensive (c'mon, LV where got cheap stuff one). My frens were shocked too..but i am the Happiest woman at that moment & i love my dear to death..hehe. I guess mebe being pregnant has its priviledges hehe.

The standard pose wif my dear. Me wif the gals.

Me wif the guys. Me blowing the candles on the cake

Me wif my prized possessions.

Yesterday was the actual day of my bday (26/6)..felt like a normal day..was qte tired so in the end we din went out to eat..instead edwin cooked spaghetti for me..i din wan him to waste any more $$ since the bday gift already cost him a bomb...wat is most impt is the time spend wif my loved ones.

PICCIES OF MY BABY

2006-06-21T13:18:00.000-07:00

Finally i am posting my baby scan pics..can nvr get tired looking at them..so cute.Really amaze at hw time flies & hw a human is created inside me.

I guess its really God's creation in this little miracle of life in me..been 7 months since i found out i was pregnant..been thru' ups & dwns..high & lows. From morning sickness, loss of appetite,erratic moodswing to nw..greedy mum-to-be..im constantly looking for food nw haha. Being a mum-to-be is really different, i guess the saying is true..mums r the greatest..i will get worried or cry at the slightest things dat i tink will affect my baby..always worrying if i hv eaten the wrong food or done the wrong thing.

Latest urine test results show i hv sugar in my urine..so i went & took the glucose tolreance test yesterday..hope the result is ok *cross my fingers*

Anticipating my baby's arrival, excited yet scared at the same time..scared of the pain, scared of uncertainties,scared i will be a bad mum, scared my life & edwin's life will change drastically..things will definitely change once a new member is included but i guess sooner or later this will happen. Edwin so far has been nice..can see he really dote on baby..he will kiss my tummy & rub it..wat a nice feeling. I oni afraid he will spoil my baby rotten..humm..always the mother is the bad person..i wonder why.

Ok here goes the pics..

My baby when she is a little Pea (Dec 05)
My baby at 3mths (Feb 06)

My baby at 4mths..taken in S'pore (Mar 06)

My baby's foot..kicking me (Apr 06)

My baby's face..sleeping (June 06)

A pity in France we oni scan 3x..so June is the last scan..i hv to wait till AUg to see my baby again when she is born..Cant wait...See u gal gal.

Bday month

2006-06-15T12:13:00.000-07:00

Finally endure 5days wifout edwin wif ease..wouldn't hv done dat if not for my friend, Reece. She is so kind to 'adopt' me haha..inviting me to stay at her house for 5days 4nights. Had fun there wif her hubby & her sister who is here to visit her till July..everyday watch Taiwanese variety shows, joke & 'suan' around, play mahjong & chit chat till so late everyday..i really had fun.

Goin to turn 29 soon..last yr to see a digit '2' in front..wat can i say..i still dun feel like im behaving like one haha.Goin to be a mother soon..mebe i will mature a little but i knw i still a little girl at heart, im sure my mum will nag at me to grow up hehe.

2nd yr to celebrate my bday in France..tis time wif more frens :) Goin to hold a mini gathering b4 my actual bday.. gifts are nt important nw (except frm my dear..dat is a must)..just frens gathering to chat, im more then happi..humm..mebe dats where i tink i hv grown up hehe.

Counting down to the days my mum is coming...Yippee !

LONELY WEEK AHEAD

2006-06-04T03:58:00.000-07:00

Next week be a lonely week for me coz edwin will be so busy he wun be home for dinner everyday & be home late..got to entertain some conference people who came from S'pore..damn. And also from next thurs to the following Mon, he will be away in some part of France (Orleans) for some stoopid airshow..i be home alone..dread sleeping alone again...

Guess lately im more possessive of edwin..keep wanting him to accompany me, i feel the time we spent tog is insufficient considering the fact i tink he has actually spent more time with me as compared if he is working in S'pore coz the working hours are longer...Time is so short, by the time he is home for dinner is ard 7+ & we sleep at 10. Sunday is his Football day so i wun actually see him much on Sun. Mebe nw im feeling like dat coz i feel lonely at home & also i know when baby is out, time between us is split..so he has less dedicated time for me..so nw must spend as much quality time as possible.

Cant sleep well lately..either coz of sleeping positions or baby too active..i tink my baby dun sleep at nite (oh oh)..she is active..turning here & there..when i was abt 4mths pregnant..baby kicks were subtle but now i can really feel her turn & literally feel her bones.At times wondering wat is she doin inside. My waist now is ard 35 inches & weight is 44kg..the rite weight for my height actually haha..Time to show u people some pics of my tumi.

Belly at 8 weeks pregnant

Belly at 12 weeks pregnant

Belly at 20 weeks pregnant

Belly at 25 weeks pregnant

Belly at 30 weeks pregnant (Latest)

COGNAC

2006-05-28T06:35:00.000-07:00

We went to Cognac yesterday wif my neighbour & a french friend of theirs who dropped by from Lyon. Cognac is abt 2.5hrs drive from my place..a region famous for its..Cognac of coz !! All the old famous cognac brands winery are there..Remy Martin (pronounced as Mar-tan), Martell, Hennesy, Otard..

We only went to Remy Martin coz we joined the guided tour & its abt 1.5hrs long. We were brought around the Remy Martin surrounding, the process of making the cognac, their vineyard & their storage space. Afterwhich the tour ended wif cognac tasting..tasted their 2 types of cognac, the VSOP & XO..i drank a small sip & they oso gave us some finger food to compliment the cognac like Shrimp in curry sauce, Foie Gras & chocolate macaron..C'est Bon (Delicious).

After the visit we went shopping around Cognac town as our dinner reservation was at 8pm. The french friend recommended us this french restaurant. We were lost awhile before we got to the restaurant..situated in an isolated place but the view was nice..facing the vast river. The restaurant ambience was also very zen & nice looking, a pity i din took much picture there..but it was magnificent.We took the Alfresco seating so that we can enjoy the breeze & view..the service & food overall was good. If not for this french friend, we doubt we will ever find out this plc.

Goin into my 7th mth of pregnancy soon..i realised i cant really walk long nw coz the weather can get so hot..lucky i went for the Italy tour already..i am constantly hungry as well haha.

MY HONEYMOON (With Pics)

2006-05-15T05:48:00.000-07:00

Finally a year after my marriage..i finally went for my long awaited honeymoon. It was worth waiting coz i enjoyed myself thruout the trip except for the 1st few days coz i was still sick. Being 6mths pregnant does nt deter me from goin to this trip coz i was adamant to travel before baby is born. We went wif another couple who is also goin to Italy as their honeymoon too.

It was a 10days trip..tedious & tiring..mentally & physically..lack of sleep..lots of walking..but dear took good care of me..carrying a big haversack everywhere we went..packed wif food,drinks & a portable chair so that i can sit & rest when needed.

Before we join the tour..we went to Paris 1 day ahead so that we can enjoy ourselves in Paris for a day exploring the places..went to Notre Dame & Sacre Coeur De Montmartre Basilique.It was a tiring day for me coz i feel qte sick so went to the hotel to rest early for the nite.

Us at Sacred Coeur in Paris

Day 1 ( Lyon) - Travelled abt 5hrs..reached Lyon.Nothing much at Lyon except goin to see the church..the weather is soooo HOT. Afterwhich went to their centre..did abit of shopping & ate dinner at Mcdonald before goin back to Hotel.

Church in Lyon..Look at its architecture..

Day 2 (Milan & Verona) - Early morning depart to Milan. Reached Milan at noon. Went to see the Cathedral of Santa Maria. A pity is was under facework...so cant really see the full front view..else it really look magnificent. Shop at little at the Duomo..where famous boutiques are at. Ate their famous gelatine ice cream..delicious !!

Santa Maria Church , Me & Karen enjoying our Gelatine Ice Cream

Can u see their Ice Cream..so nice

After Milan, we went to this small city call Verona..went to see Juliet's (Romeo & Juliet) house..did some shopping too. Ate diner at a chinese restaurant before goin back to the Hotel.

Juliet's Statue , me on the streets of Verona

Day 3 (Venice) - Our wedding anniversary, exactly 1 year & we spent it in the romantic city of Venice..cool ! Took a small ferry to this small island call Murano to visit the crystal mill..saw how they make crystal by using the old traditional method of blowing. Dear bought me a heart shape crystal necklace as gift..also bought crystal necklace for my mum & sister. After the visit, we took the ferry again to Venice. Visited the famous St Marc's Cathedral..looks magnificent..its was so 'Gold' inside, with all the mini tiles (majority in gold) glued tog wif the colourful pictures on the top of the church ceiling seems like u r looking at many paintings on top..a pity..no cameras allowed. St Marc's square look hugh too, with its rich history & architecture..we were mesmerized..many carts selling souvenirs too. We din take the gondola coz we wanted to explore the place more by ourselves.The gondolas looks so nice..wif nice furniture in it as well.We ate lunch at this Italian restaurant famous for is Black Squid Spaghetti..as we ate..our teeth & lips all become black.

Me on the prowl, St Marc's Cathedral

Black Squid Spaghetti !!

After venice, we went to this small beach town call Rimini for the nite..the environment was nice..nice beach & the shops open till late..hardly in Europe so it was a nice change..shop till i shiok haha.

Day 4 (San Marino) - This is a small country by itself surrounded in Italy.Nothing much to see but the town was beautiful coz its was in the mountain top. Shops lined both sides of the streets but on a steep slope..climb till my legs gave way..i gave up when i almost reached the top coz it was too much, so me & dear seperated frm the group & walk by ourselves..it was more relaxed.

Day 5 (Rome & Vatican City) - Not a nice day coz it was raining. 1st stop was the colosseum..din went in coz it was too expensive so we went & explore the area ourselves..it was raining qte heavily at some time so we took shelters & din walk much. Can imagine how the Romans built the place..must have be so grand..the colosseum itself looks so hugh..can imagine its past glory. Being in Rome brings a different feeling..hw the powerful fight & conqure more land..the Rise & Fall. Walk practically the whole day..most tiring day..visited many places..the buildings all looks so grand..cant imagine hw ancient people built them up. Last plc in Rome was the Fountain of Trevi..a wishing fountain..me & dear each threw a coin in & made a wish ...same wish :)

Trevi Wishing Fountain, Us at the Parliment House

Went to Vatican next..an independent country by itself. The place was full of people..we have to queue to get in & scan our belongings. We din get to spent much time in there..everythings was a rush..manage to visit the resting place of all the past popes including Pope John Paul II. Worshippers were there to pray to the late pope wif some people crying..oso went to this enclosed area where the great St Peter lay.Its was covered by a glass door so we can oni see at a distance. A great Pity was that we din get to visit the Biggest Church in the world..St Peter Basillica..heard it was made of gold ...i must come back again.

Us in St Peter's Square , Pope John Paul II's tomb

St Peter's Tomb, Vatican Guard

Day 6 (Florence & Pisa) - Went to Florence next..city rich in Arts. Saw the famous David Statue by Michaelangelo..tho the real one lies in the museum. Saw the church..its architecture is so nice..basically most of the buildings in Italy is at least a few hundreds years old..wonder hw they built it..wif the hugh columns..hw they transported it frm one plc to another..till nw it still amazes the people. After Florence was to the Leaning Tower of Pisa..spent oni a short time there..just for phototaking & buying some souvenirs. The nite was spent in Savona, another small beach town.

Us in Florence under the famous David Statue , Us under the Pisa

Day7 (Monaco, Nice & Cannes) - Monaco is really a league of its own...no poor people..we can finally relax our bags haha. The view frm the top is so beautiful..wif its rich blue ocean view..nice buildings,cars & yachts. Next was to Nice..famous for its nice beach..yes..the beach is indeed nice..turqouise coloured sea..so clear but its not a sandy beach instead its mini granite..so can be qte painful. Lastly went to Cannes to see the Theatre where the famous Cannes festival will be held.

Isnt Monaco a nice place

Us at NICE beach & at Cannes

Day 8 - Whole day in tour bus..travel all the way back to paris..basically is sleep thru'out hehe.

Stay for another day in Paris before returning home...its nice to be home..can sleep till shiok..no deadline to meet.

Overall..i enjoyed myself during tis trip..can see my dear at his different behavior..its nice to be pregnant haha. Can see the different cultures & its history. Have to be careful in Italy tho' especially in Rome where pickpockets are abundant & so professional..i even put a lock in my bag haha.

NOT AGAIN !!

2006-05-03T07:58:00.000-07:00

Been well for the past week..but my flu & cough is back again. I dunno wat is wrong wif me !! Eversince im pregnant, my immunity seems haywire..sick sick sick..i dun even knw the feeling of well anymore.

I feel so guilty my baby has to suffer wif me..hopefully wif the long term medication i take, it wun harm baby else i wun forgive myself..ever. Today i dun feel so well..coughin rather badly & nose blocked , i have to breathe thru my mouth.

I thought finally im well to go travelling & tomorrow we are departing to Paris then to Italy..a total of 10days..i hope i wun get more sick..God pls help me !!

Pls help me feel well again....

FINALLY WELL

2006-04-25T04:59:00.000-07:00

Been sick for the past 3 weeks..been so unwell wif flu..its frustrating..my baby hating me for it. COuntless sleepless nights coz my nose is practically blocked 24hrs a day, be lucky enuf if i can breathe thru' a side of the nose. Finally tis week, i hv the feeling of wellness..thank goodness !!

Pollen season is in..makes it even worse.Nw i knw hw pollen looks like..Yellow dustlike..everywhere is pollen, the whole car, the whole garden etc.

Did some minor changes in the house, we bought a tent & erected just outside the backdoor leading to the garden..looks like a greenhouse wif all my plants inside haha. Also did some shopping for baby gal's stuff..bought a chest drawer cum changing station, a princess mosquitoe net for the cot..goin to decorate the nursery soon :)

Baby is 5+mths liao..another 4mths to go..excited yet scared...

TULIPS TULIPS TULIPS

2006-04-01T12:27:00.001-08:00

Today me, my hubby & some friends went to check out this tulip plantations near our plc..abt 1hr drive away...Got lost initially but found our way in the end..(as always).

We can never find such beautiful sight in S'pore..it has rows & rows of tulips in different colours...so nice..like a rainbow on earth..at ground zero.

Tulips means Spring season..very fast we be seeing Sunflowers..which means Summer..time realli flies & we be here for almost a year already..

BACK IN FRANCE

2006-04-01T12:27:00.000-08:00

Finally back in France after a short 1 month stay in S'pore...Miss the Food & Shopping & my MUM. Well...i got to be back to take care of my hubby..himself is a big baby..doubt he can take good care of himself.But i know he miss me & baby. We are all so excited now coz we can feel our baby kicking inside me..such a nice feeling.

Came back wif my mum-in-law,sis-in-law & her niece & bf. They stayed at our plc for 4days...been out practically the whole time..qte tiring for me. We went to several places..like the vineyard ( St. Emilion), went shopping at Bordeaux, brought them to the sunday market & also to this old medieval castle (Castelnaud). Though their stay was short but it was nice, hope they had enjoyed themselves too.

Me & Dear at Bordeaux Castelnaud ( Artillery used in medieval times)

Me at the top The 4 ladies... Happy Family
(After a tedious climb)

My hubby fell ill not long after i came home...he really know when to fall ill..haha. Luckily im around to nag at him to take medicine & make him barley & chrysemthemum tea..Big Baby.
Spring is here..time for exploration !!