Bought half a salmon fish and 1 kg of yellowtail this afternoon- all are sashimi grade. Costs me about $100. So, there'll be sashimi feast tonight! My helper jokingly said that the fish can last us a month! Since there's so many pieces of sashimi, dinner was salmon chirashi don. Yum! The adult's portion (with a generous portion of salmon) Ch's (she only...
Reading my friend J's blog abt her daughter, I was motivated to do one for L too. Based on the website http://www.thenewparentsguide.com/baby-development-month-10to12.htm, Most babies should be able to . . . Say mama and dada to the right parents Hmm.... L seems to be saying da da to ZY, and "mum mum" when he sees me. But I'm highly doubtful coz when he sees...
I've been keeping quite a lot of SMSes in my mobile's inbox. Especially wishes from friends and students on my birthday, before and after L was borne. Here are some that I particularly treasure, as they kept my spirit up when I faced difficulties and when I had so much problems trying to breastfeed L after delivering him. Without these SMSes, I would...
During the recent June hols, we stayed at Siloso Beach Resort. Yes... it's Sentosa again. Somehow, we always end up having our holiday at Sentosa every year. Probably because it's so near and familiar to us, and also because L does not have his passport yet. This time round, we stayed for 3D2N. Took advantage of the in-house promotion. It included breakfast and...
ZY's 34th birthday coincides with Father's Day, so it's double celebration for him. I prepared dinner (cous cous and salad) and after that, we went to JPoint Starbucks for the cake and coffee. Happy birthday Daddy! ...
I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can you sense how excited I am right now? Well, that's because of a new game I just bought to reward myself for all the long hours of work last semester. I'm installing the game in my Macbook now, about 17 mins remaining. Hopefully I can play a while before Lucas detects my absence and wakes. I foresee hours of...
1. "It's Mother's Day today, so I don't want to make you angry. I want to make you happy, so I eat a lot (for dinner)." My heart melted when I heard this. 2. "I have a screwdriver, and I'm going to screw you!" Ch said this to my church friend, YY. ZY and YY almost fainted due to excessive laughing. Of course,...
Found these quotes from the Go Go Bambini newsletter. Cute! 1. Mothers of teenagers know why animals eat their young." - Author Unknown 2. "I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them."- Phyllis Diller 3. "A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces...
Isn't this a beauty? My student, IS, picked this up and gave it to me coz I mentioned during one of my Bio lessons that I love caterpillars. It has a name, given by Ch. She insists that this caterpillar is a SHE, and its name is Nae-mi (probably coz it rhymes like the word "name"). I was quite worried that it would...
MOV00854.3GP ZY, Ch and I have always loved staying in hotels. And to my surprise, even L loves it! We were at the Amara Sanctuary Resort at Sentosa during the Mar hols for a 2D1N stay. L and Ch were beaming with happiness the moment we went into the room. See the video :) When L's happy, he does the bouncing action on...
Was driving to school this morning when I heard the Flying Dutchman talking about pyjamas. Apparently, today is Wear Your Pyjamas to Work Day!!! Who ever came up with such a weird thing to observe? But come to think of it, it'll most probably be so fun! ...
Ever since the ibook I used (from school) died on me last Nov, I've been a computer migrant. Used ZY's Macbook, then the old Acer from school, and finally another Acer from my colleague, T. Contemplated buying a Mac, but it'll be incompatible with MOE's intranet coz a VPN token is necessary to log into the intranet (unfortunately the software doesn't run on Mac)....
Today, after expressing my breastmilk, I was at the "pantry" as usual, washing all the parts of the hand pump. Our pantry is actually just a big sink with a water dispenser at a corner of the staffroom. So whenever I wash the parts (am using the Ameda pump), people walking past tend to stop and "stare" coz it's at such a strategic...
Have gone back to work since 30 Jan '09. Life with 2 kids is fulfilling but definitely energy-zapping. In school, I have to handle 140 students, mark their assignments, plan lessons, manage their discipline etc. At home, I have to spend time talking to Ch, and playing with L. On most days, though I still bring work home to complete, I seldom get...
MOV03235.MPG Precious moments are like jewels. They add sparkle to our lives. ~author unknown ...
10 Dec 2008 - Ch participated in her dance centre's performance held at Victoria Concert Hall. This was her virgin performance, and she was supposed to be one of the red apples of Snow White. Through this performance, she experienced many firsts: first time being alone without mommy and daddy for two whole days first time taking a school bus first time dozing...
