Blogging In my Pyjamas

Time for a change

2011-07-09T22:10:00.002+08:00

The world is probably laughing at us Malaysian. Today, the Bersih protest rally turned ugly when the police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the thousands and thousands of people assembling for a protest in the Kuala Lumpur.

What's wrong people? What's wrong with government? All the people want is a protest to urge the government to implement electoral reform and the police a.k.a the government gets all defensive and attacks the people. Do we need to call in for a liability claim from O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949 for a Zoloft Lawsuit?

The news reports that only a thousand gathers, but come on, you and I know there are tens of thousands of people. Did they not mentioned the hundreds of protesters who are arrested for no good valid reason? Like all of a sudden, protest is against the law, not to mention the many oppositions who are squatting behind bars now.

The government are getting more and more ridiculous. What's next? One thing certain for me though, I'm so registering myself for the upcoming election. You know how to pick, the government or the opposition. People! Time for a change.

My blog loads forever...

2011-07-09T21:30:00.003+08:00

For some reasons, loading for Blogging in My Pyjamas takes forever, and on some occasion, it failed to load. I mean WT..whatever. Blogger is free, not like I paid for web hosting/domain sowhatever. If only this is the case of a possibly dangerous side effect of Topamax, I will not hesistate to ring good old friend O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949, demand for a Topamax lawsuit. Fight till the drop their last penny.

As for now, should I even consider changing the template. Perhaps the template has 'aged', you know how sometimes when the newer version comes up, the old version decided to act up, just like my case. But to me, choosing a template is a nightmare, not that there aren't many to choose from, the problem is...when there are too many to choose from, my mind just cannot decide.

I might want white template this second, but the next second, I thought, I want it black! All professional one minute, and the next, I thought cute template is more like me. Oh, sometimes I wonder if the reason women lost their direction is probably because they cannot decide where to turn. I wonder....

Blogging Mojo! Where?

2011-07-09T21:05:00.003+08:00

Oh man, really need my blogging mojo back! I need it! I need the blogging side income just as bad :P. You know what I mean. Nevermind that a dollar is only three ringgit, I still need it. It comes so handy when I shop online! It's like I have this access to the account I don't even work hard for. Paid blogging is peanut.

But sometimes I wonder if people really read what shit I blog about, nothing politically interesting or sexy, just plain old momma blogging in her pajamas. Shit! Since when my life is so routine and boring. A momma of 2 and already I sound like an 80 years old. Poor thing!

RIP uncle..

2011-03-16T00:47:00.002+08:00

Bad thing, my husband's uncle died and because he lived alone, no one know it until the very next day when they discovered him 'missing', after he didn't open his shop for business and when people realised that he wasn't answering his calls. He was found dead by his bed, his legs on the floor, probably died of a heart attack, no one knows the exact reason why. Because he was well into his 90's, the police said that there's no need for them to perform an autopsy on him. In that case, we see no point in hiring Austin personal injury lawyer, else we would have insist on an autopsy to find out the real reason behind his death. He actually soiled his himself, and that might be a clue that he had a heart attack.

Sad isn't it. He was all stiff when we arrived at his home, dead for more than at least 18 hours before he was discovered. That's the thing with living alone, you have to be independent but these things like heart attack, you don't know when it attacks, no precautions to take. Life is like that, it gets more and more fragile as one's age advances. May uncle rest in peace.

Chinese New Year 2011

2011-02-13T22:23:00.002+08:00

Sorry I haven't been updating my blog. I've been superbly busy back in January, with all the preparation for Chinese New Year and with mom here, we're out almost everyday, shopping, eating and such. How time flies, today is already the 10th day of Chinese New Year, once we're back home in KL, I hardly feel the new year atmosphere anymore. It's sure dull here in big city, people are busy with their own life, not caring about others. "for all I care, which actually really meant I really don't care!" what a sad thing eh.
The kids sure enjoyed themselves tremendously during the new year, with food, free flow of soft drinks and playing with the fireworks! Oh, my son even refused to come home to KL, and insisted that hubby and I let him come home with my sister who stayed an extra day there. Of course, getting red packets with money (angpow) wasn't the thing that they love, not at their age, where they do not get to keep the money and spend them yet. Every red packet the kids get, went straight to their mom. Automatically. So, it's clearly the fun of playing that the kids love most during the festive season. I wonder if we adults were to buy gold coins for them instead of giving them red packet, will they be all that excited at all? I guess, fireworks still win. What do you think?

Kid's freedom

2011-01-08T02:19:00.003+08:00

Call me 'old-schooled' parent or whatever you like, whatever that suits you, whatever that makes you happy but I'm all out against kids playing games. To me, it distracts their mind. Once you let the game pollutes their mind, their concentration towards studying will decrease, as their mind will be filled with the games nonsense.

My 5 years old son might probably be hating me behind my back. He doesn't get all the privilege of having gadgets like PSP, Nintendo, laptop like his cousins. He thinks that I'm the bad mom, he thinks that he's the unlucky one, I know he secretly wishes that his mom is someone else and not me. He's always asking me, "why they can and he can't?"

To me, letting kids own these gadgets means giving them the freedom to play, even without parental supervision. I think it's very unhealthy once they are addicted to it. Honestly speaking, adults too can get addicted to games, what more about kids. Imagine a 5 years old addicted to playing age of war, or even boxhead 2, to a point their studies are neglected! I hate to see my son ended up like that. On the other hand, I will consider letting him to start blogging like I do. At least I get to read whatever that he blogs about, in the process he can learn more about the Internet, html coding, or even start blogging for money. As a blogger myself, I think getting paid to write review is easy and I can do it whenever I want.

2011- A good start

2011-01-01T02:23:00.002+08:00

At the stroke of midnight, sipping champagne and looking up to the fireworks display in the sky, that was how we started our new year 2011. All of us, big and small, old and young, even my brother, who is still recovering from the accident, went with us to the spacious carpark near our home, to see the fireworks display at the stroke of midnight. Oh, did I mentioned how much the kids love the fireworks? Maine and Ethan literally went GA GA over the fireworks. Surely something they have both never seen before. Well, they might have seen it in the past, but I'm sure back then they don't understand the sparking thing in the sky. But now, they have come to understand the beauty of the fireworks. Both babies have sure grown a lot in a year.

While all of us went Oh and Ah's over the fireworks, my brother just sat on a stool, unable to walk, sat quietly, looking at the fireworks. I bet he must be thanking God for His grace and mercy, for another year, for a wonderful family that stays by him, through it all.

He still has this pins and plate on his arm after the surgery, it will take months for him to fully recover, nevertheless Thank God he's recovering well. We'll see if there's a need for us to file an Accutane Lawsuit in the near future. As for now, it's a good start for a new year.

Beauty is not just for adults..

2011-01-01T02:14:00.003+08:00

At such a tender age, my 15 months old darling daughter sure knows a thing or two about beauty. She loves to see us putting on make-up. Every time she sees my sister blowing her hair, she will run to her, asking for her hair to be done, even if it's just for a mere 5 seconds. Every time she gets hold of a make up brush, she will brush it all over her face. Not mentioning the comb, she loves to just brush and brush herself with it.

Having a son as a firstborn and also many more nephews in the family, having Maine is sure a different experience altogether. She's like a little me, I'd love to think that I was as cute as her when I was little. She's such an angel, adored by everyone. I'm glad that she'll have a few cousin sisters to play with in the future, at least she will not be surrounded by boys and their cars and guns, but to have play mates to join her in her tea party, princess sleepover and more. Perhaps to attend Regency Beauty Institute together in the future, if that's what she's interested in pursuing.

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Singapore Universal Studio

2010-12-23T01:58:00.004+08:00

So we were in Singapore for almost a week, spending time with my sister, went shopping, had great food and all. We actually went to Universal Studio!

Can you believe 3 minutes into the whole Universal Studio 'adventure', Shern started crying and yelling because he refused to walk any further down? I was like " that Madagascar Ship is a fake one! Let's go!" And it was as if he got his legs nailed into the floor, he just stood there like a rock and didn't want to walk. So, I thought the great big ship might have scared the shit out of him, so I said again," you think the ship is coming to bang you? You seriously think the lion and giraffe and hippo is going to roll down from the boxes and come chasing after you?"

He just cried and cried, I was about to explode on him, then he said "I'm scared of the skeleton!" Oh I see, the skeleton hanging from the tree across the other side of the walkway! Gosh! All the fuss over a super fake skeleton! I don't know whether to laugh out loud or have sympathy on him. Anyway, my back hurts from all the shopping and endless walking, I really do not have the energy to carry him, so his grandpa offered to carry him. Most of the time, he cling on to grandpa for his dear life. Hilarious.

Such a scary cat isn't he? Who would have thought a long waited trip to Universal Studio actually turned nightmare for my darling Shern. I actually asked him if he wants to go to Universal Studio again, he said, "never ever!". LOL. Good, perhaps I could save the money to buy gold bullion instead.

Designers VS Gold

2010-11-27T01:16:00.002+08:00

I'm sure you know someone who is a bagaholic, I mean a person who is crazy over designer handbags. I'm sure you can associate a bagaholic with someone you know. I have a friend who is exactly like that. Seriously, this is an expensive habit to keep. Every time she sees something new in store that caught her attention, then it will definitely go in her 'to buy' list. By now she might have own dozens of designer bags already, but she keep wanting more. As crazy as it sounds, i think this obsession is actually not very healthy. LOL.

There'll forever be 'new arrival' in store, 'new design' of designer bags every season, how can one buy them all? A good bag can easily last a few years, if not tens of years. Why would she need so many bags? So, she might be rich, that's one reason. But if it's me, then I would really rather invest in gold bullion, and see my money 'grow'. Like it or not, no matter how expensive a designer bag is, it has no second hand value, even if there is, it's very little. Don't you agree, one can even keep the gold for future generation, but with bags, that is so not the case.

Indon loving gold

2010-11-24T01:05:00.003+08:00

I don't know about other maids, but every maid that ever worked with us, loves to buy gold- necklace, bangles, earrings, even buy gold bullion. What they Indonesian claims is that gold from here is much better, in terms of color and variety of designs. Back in their town, there are very limited designs while here, you can practically find chains, earrings and pendants of all shapes and sizes.

So while we were out shopping over the weekend, our maid was so tempted by the window display of gold accessories at the goldsmith. She asked if she can go in and have a look, of course I allowed her. She was so keen on getting yet another pair of necklace, my sister and I bought one for her last year as she has been a great helper. She deserves it, but to buy another one, she'll have to wait another year or two, gold prices now are so expensive. Unless the money is coming out from her own pocket.

Getting older...

2010-11-11T02:57:00.002+08:00

These days, I'm so occupied with the kids and my online shop that I almost forgot that my Birthday is coming. Bad huh? It wasn't until my aunt asked me if I have anything planned for Saturday, and I asked, "what's the occasion?" And she replied me, "Oh my, it's your Birthday!", I went, "Oh, this Saturday.."

Erm, well.. for someone who is coming to the big three zero, I guess there's nothing to shout about, it feels like I'm moving on to the next decade already, and not excited at all. How do you feel when you celebrate your big ZERO birthday? Especially 40,50,60,70, 80 even 90 or 100, I'm sure it's not something people look forward to -getting old that is. Unless, if you tell me, old is gold, gold as in like bullion, then I really don't mind getting it at all. LOL!

Prettipedia is now on Facebook!

2010-11-11T02:40:00.002+08:00

So if you haven't know, my sis and I, together we started Prettipedia- selling mostly accessories for now. It all started with my obsession of making hair accessories for my little baby girl, and I've got many compliments on it, some even asking where can they get it. So, seeing that there's a demand for nice handmade accessories, I decided to start selling my handmades.
And of course, at Prettipedia, we do more than just accessories, we also do personalised party favors, even invitations.
Drop us a line if you wish to know more about us: prettipedia.com

Proud of you, son

2010-11-10T02:47:00.000+08:00

I'm so proud of my son, he scored 100 marks for his Maths, English and Bahasa exam. 94 marks with his Chinese. When I went to collect his exam paper at the Parents Teachers Meet, his Chinese teacher told me that he has improved a lot compared to when he first started his 5yo class. But he's a little over confident, hence the many mistakes in his papers. Erm, don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.
His class teacher told me that he's a very good boy in school, pays attention when teacher is teaching (i like!) and every chance he got, he'll get near to his 'gf' Cass. Oh boy, at 5yo? Seriously??

Good day

2010-11-07T02:38:00.002+08:00

It's been a fruitful day for me. I've uploaded more photos of my product to my FB page and also to the website, I also did some headbands, and bought some more supplies like pins and clips. But it's not an easy start, I'm doing this all on my own without a help from the world. It's a one man show, erm, in this case, one woman show! I'm the owner, the worker, the designer, the blogger, the crafter (oh, what a name for someone who does craft, sounds weird, don't you think) and also the one who will be doing the packaging right up to delivery or posting it.

Where do I get the time to do all this with a 5 yo cheeky boy and a one year old baby girl? I'm proud I did it. Money and gold bullion don't just drop down from the sky. We got to earn it, to me it's all hardwork. I believe one day it'll pay off.

Hip replacement went wrong?

2010-11-07T02:25:00.002+08:00

Gosh, this is bad! Have you heard of someone you know with a hip replacement surgery went wrong? It was estimated that over 90,000 such cases was recalled due to a faulty DePuy Hip Implant. To make things worse, these people might need a second and third correction surgery. Thank God when my sister had her knee surgery, everything went well. Well, she was bruised and limping for 2 weeks after the surgery but thank God she had a full recovery. Can't even imagine her limping because of some faulty implant! That's scary.

If I were one of these unlucky people, I will sue the company to the very last dollar they have. Make them bankrupt. Oh well, that's not quite possible actually. But at least make them pay. Get the best hip recall lawyer there is ever. My Texas Truck Accident Attorney might even know where I can get help from. Help is so on the way. Find them here. O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers – 808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701 – 512-494-9949

Bad or good neighbors?

2010-10-28T00:48:00.002+08:00

I've been living in the city for about 12 years now, and one thing I can be very honest with you is that in my 12 years of living with neighbor on both left and right side of my house, I haven't yet befriended a neighbor so good that I ever invited them over to my house for a meal, up to now. My current neighbor is fantastic because my mom started off being nice to them and they eventually know we're nice people so lately there's a lot of food sharing going on in between. If it weren't my mom, I won't even know who my neighbors are. So, she's actually a primary school teacher and she runs a tuition center after school. She's the only neighbor I have, I mean those I'm on talking terms with. My opposite house neighbor, I hardly see them. They hurried into their house every time they are back home and never once smile at us. So, we thought, who cares! I don't!

It has become a norm to live this way in the city, oblivious to the people around us. Isn't it sad? Everyone is so concern over their own safety that they even think their neighbour is the bad cop. Seriously. As bad as it sounds, it's actually happening everywhere. Imagine your house broken in by some burglars, they took away all your gold coins and your possession, your neighbor who actually seen what happened act as if he doesn't a thing, he can't even be bothered to call you, let alone call the cops. Opps, and he didn't have your mobile number! Sad isn't it.. I think everyone should make an effort to befriend their neighbor, at least try to get to know them. What do you have to share with me about this?

Pest control

2010-10-27T23:33:00.003+08:00

Bugger, the kitchen cabinet has been infested by termites, again! We actually had the termite control people come and do come drilling to get rid of the termites, and we paid thousands for it. And to say that they gurantee that it's gonna last 5 years is a total bullshit. It has only been 3.5 years and now we're already seeing of some termites in the kitchen cabinet.
You know the dusty bits trail that leads right up to the wall or on the floor are all signs of pest! Can't believe it we paid so much to get rid of it and now we'll have to fork out thousands to get it done again. We should really get some reliable help from source trustworthy like Houston Pest Control. I heard they are very professional too.

Road bully

2010-10-27T23:26:00.003+08:00

Don't you find it annoying that some people behave like king in the public, as if they are the ruler of the country, oblivious to the people around them. Here in Malaysia especially, 30% drivers on the road are road bully, not obeying the law. Cut queue, run traffic lights, turning without the signal light on, oh the list can go forever.

Today I had a bad encounter with a driver, thinking that driving a big car gives them the license to KILL on the road, almost knocked into a pedestrian because he was speeding so fast. Then worse thing is, he zoomed away as if nothing happened. I reckoned that time Depuy Lawsuit will come in handy. I don't care if you owned the biggest mansion or most fast car, but please have some manners.

Kids reward system

2010-10-20T01:08:00.003+08:00

Shern came back from school today and proudly showed me his English spelling where he scored 100 marks. While we're at it, I told him to do some back-count on the amount of reward stickers I owe him, way back from late August, and that probably come up to 50 stickers easily.

One sticker is worth a dollar, boy, he has a lot more in his pocket now. But this darling of mine said, he's going to collect more reward stickers and planning to 'reward' himself with an iPad! This coming from my almost 5 years old boy. Kids nowadays, are they ambitious or what?

I told him that as much as I dislike him to play games on PSP, Nintendo, Wii, iPhone or iPad (which he has none of the above), I promised that he can buy whatever he likes with his reward money because he earned it. Of course, there will be parental control when it comes to playing games. He was literally feeling out of the moon, 'into the outer space'- as he likes to describe it.

As for now, he can dream as far as to the United States Gold Bureau, I got to bring him back to reality, he got to do well in school or else his dream of owning a iPad will never come true, so much so with owning gold coins.

Baby hair accessories for sale..

2010-10-19T01:19:00.000+08:00

I've been busy making bows and baby hair accessories for sale. Hopefully I'll be able to post it up for sale somewhere next week. I'm still waiting for my accessories tag card to arrive. I've sent it for printing somewhere last week and with some glitch here and there, it's not ready yet.
Hopefully the design looks nice on print. Can't wait to see it myself.

15yo Birthday boy

2010-10-18T02:28:00.005+08:00

My 15 years old brother celebrated his Birthday on Saturday. Of course, my mom and aunt prepared all the glorious home cooked food for the party. Actually only close family were invited, to say that we have 11 siblings, we already have a big crowd. Say 30, siblings, spouses plus kids, plus a few aunties and uncles. Phew, my family is huge.

So my brother Isaac was overjoyed as he got many monetary gifts from relatives, he has been collecting money to buy a guitar and a laptop and my guess is he is now a few hundred dollars richer.

I have yet to gave him a pressie, since he's still short of cash, I might as well gave him a hundred dollars instead of getting him a pressie he might not even like. Girls like gold bullion especially those from a reputable gold seller like United States Gold Bureau, but guys, I'm not so sure. But then again, who doesn't like gold? Everyone does!

My God that never fails to provide

2010-10-18T02:23:00.003+08:00

I'm thankful that God has been providing us with everything that we need. Everytime we lack something, especially financially, God never fail to provide, from different source. Like hubs inheriting money from his long gone aunt, or friends giving us back money owned ages ago. That's how amazing God is.

To say that, I'm so thankful that God's grace and mercy is upon us, keeping us safe and sound wherever we are, He is an amazing God, nothing can compare with , absolutely nothing.

$2.99 for a game

2010-10-16T02:38:00.000+08:00

Shern had so much fun playing with Lynd's iphone over the weekend. He even knows how to download new games from the appstore. We reminded him a thousand times not to download any paid apps, only those with FREE written on it. So he actually gets it, until he saw a BEN 10 game in the paid apps. He secretly downloaded a $2.99 apps and didn't tell us until my sister discovered it.
He loves Ben 10 character, that the whole world knows, he thinks that he can get away with it, if Lynd never finds out, it's dissappointing that he's not obeying instructions.
Well, kids don't know the value of money, don't even know that some people got to work hard to even earn a dollar, let alone 3! Give them a gold coins and they might even trade it off for a 20cents ice-cream. Talking about kids being kids.

Bro's Birthday

2010-10-15T16:06:00.000+08:00

There'll be another party at home this weekend. It's my youngest brother's birthday, and instead of eating out, mom opted to cook at home. Afterall, mom cooks really delicious food and make fantastic kuih muihs. Isaac just finished his PMR and he couldn't be any happier to spend the weekend with us brothers and sisters in KL.
It's sure going to be a very happening weekend.

High living expenses

2010-09-25T23:14:00.002+08:00

It's getting more and more expensive to live in the city nowadays. Eating out, a meal for a family easily cost 200! And we're not even talking about good, expensive 5 star hotel food. It's just a meal at a normal restaurant. What's more, the school fees for a 5 year old is much more expensive in the city compare to the urban areas, say $340 vs $80, and again, it's the normal standard school and not too international privatized ones. Sigh!

The worst thing is, while price for everything increases steadily like every quarter of the year, but not the people's earning. Many companies are very thrifty when it comes to salary increment, starting by 0.5percent. That's what my friend told me, and it happened to her company. How pathetic is that.
How I wish, earning money is as easy as collecting gold bullion that dropped down from the sky! ::Daydreaming::

Pain that won't go away

2010-09-22T01:36:00.002+08:00

I don't know when it all started but I think it was when I was pregnant with Maine, at about 6 weeks into the pregnancy that I get this butt pain that just gets more severe as the pregnancy progress. It's like my thigh were ripped apart, with a bull dozer on each side on my leg, putting all the pressure on my butt. And oh, how it hurts when I want, sleep, get up after sitting for too long. I bear with the pain, thinking it will go away after I had my baby, so it did go away, but recently I experience the pain which is worse than those I had during the pregnancy.

Occasionally I get this butt pain if I over worked myself from sitting for too long, or carrying heavy stuff! I really have no idea if this should be the case, but every single article I read online suggest seeking medical advice for sprain back, maybe I should consult a Accutane Lawsuit firm, perhaps it has something to do with Accutane injury. Erm, no harm seeking a free consultation.

Birthday Boys

2010-09-21T01:30:00.001+08:00

My mom was with here with us for the weekend, and over the weekend, we celebrated Marcus and BB Ethan's Birthday. Wow, so much food over the weekend and I do not even dare to step on the weighing machine yet. Ouch! Hate the feeling of being fat!
Marcus 8th Birthday falls on 17th September, we had a kids party at home for his school mates and cousins. His dad hired a clown for 500 bucks and the inflated balloon thingy (the thing where kids jump in it when inflated), what do you call those? Well, let's just say the balloon castle la.
Woohoo..the kids had so much fun, they didn't want to go home! I kid you not!!

Then we had a hi tea on Ethan's 1st Birthday, so much food we had with a good time catching up. Oh, I'm all out for another great weekend!! Yippie! Aaaaand..it's only Wednesday. Darn!

Happy Birthday Marcus

2010-09-18T01:39:00.002+08:00

September 17th is Marcus Birthday.

Today we'll be celebrating his birthday with his friends, mainly his classmates. Anyway, I went to Toys R Us wanting to find a birthday gift for Marcus, but then, all I see is expensive rubbish! Literally none! I ended up not buying him any toys, as I thought it's a waste of money. Money can sure be put to good use, like investing in a pair of good shoes, or buying bullion for keepsake. We Chinese love to buy gold as Birthday gift, as it has good value.

Anyway, from what was supposed to be a trip to Toys R Us getting a gift for Marcus, I came home empty handed. I wanted to get him a pair of roller blade but couldn't find any stores selling it, gave up and went home.

Party starting at 10.30am, I got to catch some sleep and wake up early tomorrow to prepare the food. His dad actually hired a clown! Oh, this party is going to be a blast. It's time to party!

My baby girl- a rose among the thorns

2010-09-13T00:42:00.004+08:00

Call me lucky, I have a boy and a girl. Proud to say that my princess is the first girl born into this generation, after 10 boys amongst my siblings. I am so blessed! Just like a rose among the thorns, my baby girl is always surrounded by a group of lovely cousin boys, and always playing with the guns and trucks the boys has around the house. Should I be worried that she's going to grow up like a tomboy? Erm, I'm not worried at all. I believe as she grows older, she will be fond of girly things.

She's a very lucky girl, even though she's only one, she already has tonnes of hair accessories, dresses she got as gifts from friends and relatives. I even bought barbie dolls for her way before she was born, but she's too young for it. Once she's over two years old, I think she will love playing dres up with those dolls. You know, maybe practice her fashion sense and skills on a doll, who knows she'll grow up wanting to be a fashion designer or even a make up artist. Maybe then we can enroll her in the Regency Beauty Institute. Well, it's never to early for mommy to dream, isn't it?

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Blog sidebar appears below the post!

2010-09-13T00:41:00.000+08:00

Sharks, I'm having a problem here with my other blog. The previous blog template was actually a very nice one, but I was itching to change it, then the ultimately bad happened, no matter what blog template I choose, the size bar will drop way down below the post! Arggh! And I tried adjusting the width and everything in html, but it just won't work! Now my blog looks retarded.

Itchy hands, big headache!

If you happened to google this problem and found me, please drop me a comment- I mean a solution. Thanks!

Happy Holidays..

2010-09-12T07:01:00.001+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya to all Muslims celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri in the world. For us here in Malaysia, we’re on a week long holiday! Shern’s kindergarten gets an extra day of holiday on Monday, while Marcus will be back in school on Monday. Now that it’s holiday, the kids are so taking it easy at home, playing with toys toys toys all the time, I’ve banned them for watching TV so they don’t get to watch telly unless they secretly do it when I wasn’t aware.

The maid is one lucky lady, I present her with a watch as gift for this Raya, and my eldest sister actually bought her a pair of very beautiful gold earrings. She has been wanting to get herself a pair of gold necklace, asking us to bring her to the goldsmith when we’re free, but we’re always not free. Hmmpph. But nevertheless, she’s a good maid and I think she deserves everything we gave her. Just hope that she’ll keep all the gifts we gave her over the years, gold bullion or not, to herself, and not to pawn it when she goes back.

Teaching kids the value of money

2010-08-30T03:08:00.002+08:00

As a parent, I think it's absolutely important that we teach the kids the value of money, first by telling them that everything is worth something and that money should not be spent unnecessarily. I believe in letting my son earns what he wants. Say, if he wants a toy, then he should earn it by having good behavior or by getting good result,knowing that as he does, he's in for a treat. That way, he will appreciate what he gets more, and in the process learns that money do not drop from the sky.

I actually started a reward scheme with the kids, a sticker for good behavior/ for getting perfect score in their spelling or homework. Each point has a value of a dollar. When they collected enough, they can cash it in to buy whatever they like. It's that cool? The kids love it, it makes them work harder and go extra mile for greater achievement.

Afterall, we're ourselves were not born with a silver spoon in a mouth, we worked hard to get to where we are today, and it sure helps knowing that that's also the value that we're teaching our kids, gold coins don't just drop down from the sky, you got to earn it.

Kids with many ambitions

2010-08-28T23:28:00.002+08:00

I remembered when Shern was two years old, I asked him what he wants to be when he grows up, and he said, "a rally driver". When he got to three years old, his ambition remained the same, but I told him that a rally driver don't race all day long, and like most rally driver I know (unless those World Rally Champions), they actually have a decent job, a real job with an income, or even a business. That way, only they can support their passion in racing and rallying. His daddy is a race and rally driver, so I think dad must have influenced him somehow.
When he was four years old, he told me he wants to be a '"pirate". What?! A "pirate"?! Yeah he said. I was like, "Oh man, seriously?" Excitedly, he said, "yes, so I can fly a plane". Phheeeew! What a big relief. He actually wants to be a pilot, one that flies a plane. I like that. Until he gets married, daddy and mommy get to fly for free once a year.
I'm not sure if he's going to change his mind anytime soon and wants to be something else, but he has my blessing, as long as he's happy with his life, perhaps he wants to pursue an online military degrees to be an army, who knows.

Buy buy buy silver..

2010-08-13T01:02:00.003+08:00

It's just crazy how much buzz silver bullion is getting on the Internet lately. It seems like every blogger I know has something to say about purchasing silver or gold. Well, everyone knows silver and gold are not cheap, but why is everyone so keen on buying them? How many silver bullion or accessories does one needs in his/ her safe box? Just buying it to let it sitting pretty in the safe? You think so? Then you are so wrong!

In fact, the craze of buying silver is all because silver appreciates tremendously over the past few years and the trend will be likely to continue for many years to come. Do you know that the world demand for silver now exceeds annual production, and has every year since 1990. If you have some money, then maybe you too should start investing in bullion. Yes, now it is indeed sitting pretty in the safe. Imagine the amount of return of investment you are going to make if the value of silver double, triple? What a nice dream come true eh..

Good Investment or new business venture

2010-08-12T12:05:00.001+08:00

I seriously need to get down to business, earning a decent amount of money to help support this family. So what do you reckon I should do? Writing reviews is a good but offers are so not consistent and if I really rely on this amount of money to buy food, then we would have starve to death long time ago. I can take blogging as a part time thingy, but definitely not a full time job.

So, I actually thought of venturing into baby and kids clothes line, having my own labels and all, sounds so glamorous, but the thing is I just don't know where to start. Or maybe my problem is that I procrastinate too much. I know I got to take a bold step, so even if I failed, at least I know I'll learn something out of it. If everything else fails, maybe I'll just invest all my money into buying gold bar, the only safe and stable investment because the thing with gold value that it will only appreciates. No risk but then to me, I need something to do I can be satisfy with. Gold investment is a 'comfortable' investment.

Now where do I start, my sister and I, we registered a dot.com, printed our own woven labels, had some ideas on what designs we want, did some samples, and now the thing is where do we find a good and affordable garment factory to help us with our clothes? You know of anyone? Please drop me a line if you do.

Shop with Bucketload

2010-08-10T00:56:00.000+08:00

Hello blog readers, just in case you still didn't know, I'm the proud owner of Bucketload, an online blogshop that sells genuine handbags, and authentic kidswear for kids. I have recently uploaded some Coach merchandise for sale, and also some very nice kids clothes from brands such as Gap, Old Navy, Guess, DKNY, Levis, United Colors of Benetton, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Osh Gosh Bgosh. You can be sure that you're not buying fake goods from us.
So feel free to browse and just to let you know, for purchase of all kids clothings, you get free shipping.

Do you save?

2010-07-30T22:12:00.002+08:00

I don't know about the rest of the stay-at-home mom, but I'm surely not one that have loads in my savings account. I know of some wives who keep a big portion of what was given to them by their husband. Well, they spend thriftily on the household while the savings in their bank got 'fatter and fatter'. Feeding their savings account instead.
So like I said, I'm not one who save a lot of money, I am the kind of wife and mother who splurge on good food, clothes and nice household items and loves decorating our home, thus NO SAVINGS! Poor thing!

I'd rather use the money to buy silver bullion, better returns, wiser investment. Or maybe use it to splurge on some beautiful silver accessories for my daughter and myself. ::evil laughs::

What was I thinking?

2010-07-27T22:07:00.000+08:00

Call me blur and laugh all you want. I actually washed my face with this.

I mean that was an accident, not intentionally. OK, maybe I was blur and still half asleep, maybe I wasn't familiar with my sister's facial cleanser, i used it the night before, her cleanser is also in a white bottle with red wording, so maybe I wasn't thinking. I just grabbed it and slap it on my face. Hair-loss shampoo as facial cleanser. ::slap forehead::

Gold for keepsake

2010-07-22T00:40:00.004+08:00

Our current maid has been with us for almost 2 years now, she's very hardworking and loyal to us. Her contract will be expiring soon this December and we're keeping our fingers crossed that she will renew her contract with us for another year, or more.

She has been wanting to buy some gold for keepsake. As the price of gold keep increasing, she suggested that she rather buy sooner than later. My sister and I bought a gold necklace for her last year, and now she wants to buy either a ring or a bracelet. Maybe I should suggest that she buy gold coins instead. She might not even know that gold coins actually fetch a better price, because it has currency value too.

of course we don't mind buying her another gold accessories, she has been a very good maid, and maybe gold is a good gift for her to remember us by. What do you think?

Baby shoes for Maine

2010-07-21T23:50:00.001+08:00

Maine is learning to stand unsupported and I reckon she will be walking before she turns one. My bet is on her 11month, just like her brother.

But until she can walk steadily, I need to get her another pair of prewalking shoe. I love these few, aren't they just too chio? The red one is totally chinesey chio! And the pink one is so ballerina chio! Maybe I should just get all three for Maine.

Gold gold gold!

2010-07-01T23:48:00.003+08:00

What a nice gold bangle this is. I personally prefers gold bangle to gold bracelet. I think it looks more elegant and beautiful. I have a gold bangle (without the blink blink of course) I hardly wear, you know how dangerous it is to wear gold nowadays, no one wants to fall victim to the snatch thief, so I'd rather see it 'sit' nicely in the safebox than to parade it. This pair of bangle is now in my wish list, when I can afford one.

If only I listened to my mom's advice to invest in gold, I would have bought many more. And maybe now I can trade in one of my gold bangle and get a new diamond bangle for myself. Too bad, I never listened. Those days, gold is so cheap compare to the price now. It was like 35 per gram and now 10 years later, it's 120 a gram! How many fold increase that is? You do the math. So be wise, invest in gold, whatever it is, buy gold coins,gold bar, gold accessories or whatnot, you'll be amazed at your return on investment 10 years down the road.

Miu miu glazed tote

2010-07-01T23:39:00.000+08:00

Bummer, bummer bummer! Saw this bag on net-a-porter on sales and when I clicked on it, it's sold out. The moment I saw it on sales, I thought, this must be my lucky day, almost 300 pounds cheaper. Darn, not so lucky I guess. I love this bag oh so much..

Where can we get help?

2010-07-01T23:38:00.004+08:00

Lying on the hospital bed is a friend of mine. He's in the hospital, suffers a 60% burn on his face and body, he has been in this condition for a month now. He's a tough guy, he will sure recovers from this I'm sure. He's a mechanic, the car that he was repairing caught fire, started off as a spark in the fuel tank and it exploded. Poor thing. He was in unconscious state for over 2 weeks, and has to go through multiple surgery to fix his wounds and skins.

It didn't help that his Blood type is B negative, and there's only a handful of people with this blood. There's always a shortage of B- blood in the blood bank thus delaying his surgeries again and again. And the saddest thing of all is that, he hasn't got any close family to care for him now, his mom passed away and no one knows where's his dad whereabout. He has an uncle, who is not financially capable himself.
I wonder if there's any legal representation like the Austin dog bite lawyer that we can go to here in Malaysia to fight for his case. Apparently, negligence is how this accident happened, and sad to say, the employer is not even helpful to assist him financially.

Vertu Ferrari

2010-06-30T23:55:00.002+08:00

Oh, vertu!

This is like..the most expensive phone on earth! I heard the retail price for 20K usd. You are kidding me? My hubs once told me that when he has a vertu, that means he has made it. As in filthy rich? Millionaire? Billionaire? Erm, no he hasn't got one yet, meaning he has not made it.

Why blogging in my pyjamas?

2010-06-30T21:38:00.003+08:00

You know the only reason I named this blog- Blogging in my pyjamas was because I had so much free time, I can basically sit home in my pyjamas all day, and not stepping out of the house at all. Oh ya, those were the days.

Now, my daily routine started at 7, fetching my son to school at 8am class, then again to fetch my nephew to tuition class and again to pick up my son at 12:45pm everyday! And on Monday and Wednesday, I got to send him to his tuition class. So, there goes all my time. And not to mention my 10 months old daughter at home to take care of.

And now, blogging in peace is not quite possible! My time at home or outside are normally occupied with my kids, they being the first priority in my life, something I so willingly do for them, you don't know how much you can love someone until you have kids.

If I'm filthy rich..

2010-06-01T01:39:00.003+08:00

..then most probably I'll spend my wealth of gold accessories. Which girl gets enough of accessories? Hair accessories, bracelet, anklet, pendant, bangles, necklaces, rings, earring, the list goes on and on. I mean, gold can be quite pricey, but then looking back 10 years back when gold was only 30 bucks per gram, I wished I bought tonnes of it. The price of gold has never dropped, in fact it has risen over the years to over 120 bucks per gram. That's a superbly fast and amazing increase, nothing comes close to such high values, not even the gases. Oh, if only I knew.

I mean, how fun would it be to be able to have many gold accessories, wearing it out, dolling up with different accessories, and knowing that the value of every piece of gold will only gets higher? That's a superb investment isn't it? Maybe I should start of by asking hubby for a gold accessory every birthday and every anniversary. It's never too late to start investing in gold I guess. Or we could start to buy gold coins for his birthday too.

Pursuing my dreams

2010-06-01T01:33:00.002+08:00

It's late at night, and I'm still awake trying to figure out some questions that has been playing in my mind. I'm actually considering getting back into the workforce, to be financially independent and to be more productive in terms of work, and the other thing that weighs me down is how my kids are going to cope? Shermaine who is still on breastfeeding, will be a major challenge, Shern who is so used to having mommy around all the time, will have a hard time adjusting to not having mommy around 24/7.

A question so easy yet so tough. I need to weigh the pros and cons myself and figure out what's best for the kids and I. Of course, I dream of starting my own business, but that's obviously easier said than done, it requires a lot more of my time and a lot more hardwork than one can imagine, maybe I should just head to Louisiana Cosmetology School, pick up some skills there and have a beauty saloon of my own, doing what I'm most passionate about? Well, I'm lost, what do I do? What's best for me and my kids?

Buying gold or rubbish?

2010-05-24T03:22:00.004+08:00

Kids nowadays are so hard to please. Or is it just my son who has so many never ending request? Well, for starters, almost every time we are out at the mall, he will ask for a toy. When he tells me he wants to buy a toy, he will go, "you bought 2 things already and I bought nothing yet!" or just one toy only la, any toy mommy choose". Truth to be told, I'm generous when he ask for anything lesser than 5 ringgit, but anything that goes beyond 10, expect if it's for good quality toys like die cast toys or lego, he got to be more persistent in begging mom to buy.

And every time we're at the store, there will be this debate on who gets to see his/her things first. If mommy gets to go to the boutique first, then the next stop should be a toy shop. What a demand from a 4.5 years old kiddo, it's so not a request anymore. But of course, mommy usually don't give him to his request, it just doesn't make sense to buy a toy everyday. I mean, I don't mind buying toys if its value can appreciate over time, but to me, toys are just rubbish! That's how I always say to the kids, "buy rubbish". It's it better to just spend the money occasionally to buy gold bullion? It's a keepsake and also it's a good investment.

For Sale: Brand New Gucci Sukey Medium Tote in Guccisima Leather

2010-04-29T01:48:00.002+08:00

Sukey' medium tote with pleat detail, detachable interlocking G charm, and studs.

light brown guccissima leather with light brown leather trim
light gold hardware
double handles with 6.3" drop
tab snap closure and side snaps
inside zip pocket
15"L x 4.7"W x 10.2"H

Gucci code: 211944 AA61G 2019, Retail price in Malaysia is RM5890.

Condition 100% Brand New, bought in Milan, Italy. Comes with dust bag. Now selling for RM4800/ SGD 2000. Please email me at bucketload@gmail.com if you are interested.

Update: Willing to sell at Rm4500 /SGD 1900 (that's a saving of RM1390!) Grab it now!!

::Bigger or thinner?::

2010-04-29T01:28:00.003+08:00

What do people do when they want to lose weight fast and effectively? If you're not a gym person like me, then you better get serious about dieting, which I'm also not a big fan of. Now you know why I'm not a size 0. In fact I'm not even a size 8 or 10 nowadays. I just naturally get larger with every baby I had. Pregnancy and my body are really not the best of buddies! Bummer.

I love to eat, I really do. Food and me, we go everywhere together hand in hand, like BFF. You know BFF, Best Friends Forever! When I'm standing in front of the mirror every time after I shower, I make a self note: (Eat lesser today). Then when I see my BFF, I totally forgot my note-to-self, then I overeat! What is so tough about dieting, I just don't get it. I really don't get it.

I should really get serious about losing weight, now that it's been almost 8 months since I gave birth. People said that after a year of child birth, losing weight will be twice the effort. Well, it is already twice the effort for me, so dare I think about next year? As a last resort, I might want to try ALRI CR2, and with the help of the dance dance revolution mat, I reckon at least I can flatten my tummy a little. An inch or two is good enough for me. Or maybe I'll even ended up getting the dramatic effect of a body builder. LOL!

I'm so proud of him, can?

2010-04-28T15:23:00.000+08:00

My four years old Shern is in five years old class, he's a December baby, so now you know how it all makes sense that he's in the five years old class. I'm really proud how he's improving in school. At the end of his four years old semester, he got the 'Best Improvement Award", and there's no stopping there. His teachers have been telling me that he has improved tremendously since the beginning of the year, and when he got home from school this afternoon, he told me that 'teacher Helena told him that he got the Best Student of the Month Award!

I'm so proud of him, can?

A challenge plays!

2010-04-21T08:40:00.000+08:00

A challenge plays!

What are they going to be?

2010-04-18T03:52:00.003+08:00

Many times, things are easier said than done. As a mother, very often we want our kids to grow up to be what we want them to be. A doctor, lawyer, a teacher, a surgeon, or any professional job for that matter. Since young, we plant the seed in them that every kid should one day take up these profession, to make them look good and of course make their parents proud. What if my kids grow up to be a mechanic instead of an engineer, or a school teacher instead of a highly paid lecturer or whatever, will you be proud of them?
As a mother, knowing them I brought them up well, I think I have no worries of whatever they will become, even if their dream is to pursue cosmetology school in Indiana, I guess as long as they are happy with their life, it's their choice, their decision their live. Note to self: be happy for them, not whatever makes you as a parent feel good.

We'll be away...

2010-04-02T19:31:00.002+08:00

I'm looking forward to going home to my mom, have a good meal and catch up with my aunties and uncles back home. It's the cheng beng weekend you see. A day where people go to the grave to pay respect for the departed ones. You know it's always a good feeling to go home to mommy's, the warmth and the coziness you feel, the place you grew up, the friends you have since you were kindergarten. Life back then was so simple and stress-free, caring not a thing about other people but myself.

But now, married with 2 kids, life is all about them kids. In a way, there's always the kids to consider before everything else, they are the priority number one! I'm happy though. You know how sometimes I cannot help thinking how the kids are going to survive without me? How do I want them to remember me by? Of course, the photographs and the things I owned. I'm not sure about people of other races, but Chinese people love to buy gold for keepsake and for memory sake. Of course, they also buy gold coins. Just ask any Chinese people you know, chances are high that they inherit at least a few pieces of gold accessories from the grandmother or whoever that might be.

For Sale: NewCo Spirulina

2010-03-03T16:29:00.001+08:00

WHAT IS SPIRULINA?

Spirulina is 100% natural and a highly nutritious micro salt water plant. It was discovered in South American and Africa in natural alkaline lakes. This spiral shaped algae is a rich food source. For a long time (centuries) this algae has constituted a significant part of the diet of many communities. Since the 1970's, Spirulina has been well known and widely used as a dietary supplement in some countries.

Spirulina contains rich vegetable protein (60~ 63 %, 3~4 times higher than fish or beef ), multi Vitamins (Vitamin B 12 is 3~4 times higher than animal liver), which is particularly lacking in a vegetarian diet. It contains a wide range of minerals (including Iron, Potassium, Magnesium Sodium, Phosphorus, Calcium etc.), a high volume of Beta- carotene which protects cells (5 time more than carrots, 40 time more than spinach), high volumes of gamma-Linolein acid (which can reduce cholesterol and prevent heart disease). Further, Spirulina contains Phycocyanin which can only be found in Spirulina.

BENEFITS OF SPIRULINA

• Supports the immune system
• Increases the efficiency of cellular communication
• Helps in the repair of DNA
• Many people taking spirulina find they have more energy
• Lowers cholesterol - Japanese and Indian studies have found that taking several grams of spirulina every day lowers cholesterol. In these studies, serum low density lipoproteins (the 'bad' cholesterol) was reduced, and high density lipoproteins (the 'good' cholesterol) were increased.
• improvement in the functioning of heart arteries, which is important for sufferers of high blood pressure.
• Detoxification

Who should take Spirulina?

1. Children who don’t like or get enough vegetables and or have an imbalanced food intake.
2. Teenagers during their rapid growing period need a sufficient injection of nutrients. Spirulina is ideal for this.
3. Pregnant mums who need extra nutrients.
4. Seniors who have difficulty in having reasonable average 3 meals per day.
5. Sport lovers or athletics who need extra nutrients to keep their energy levels up.
6. Modern busy people who don't have the time to eat good meals.
7. Patients or people who need high volumes of nutrients to assist recovery (please consult your doctor)
8. Vegetarians who require extra nutrient sources.

Who shouldn't take too much Spirulina?

1. People with hyperparathyroidism.
2. People who have serious allergies to seafood or seaweed.
3. Patients current experiencing high fever.

How much Spirulina should be taken?

We suggest 10~ 30 tablets a day for adults, 5~ 15 tablets for children 2 - 12 years old. If you have special requirements for extra nutrients, please consult your chemist or your health practitioner.

How should Spirulina be taken?

1. Take only with cold or warm water, (not juice, soft drinks, coffee or tea).
2. After taking Spirulina, avoid alcohol, soft drinks or coffee for 30 minutes as these drinks can destroy some of the Spirulina nutrients and enzymes.
3. Take at least an extra half litre of water a day.
4. It doesn't matter if you take it once a day or twice a day, so long as you take enough for a day.

NewCo Spirulina is a health food with medicinal values. It has the desired complementary effect treatment for a number of diseases. NewCo Spirulina is specially manufactured from 100% international top quality Spirulina powder. The superb quality product is enriched with minerals and vitamins.

100 % HALAL
100% VEGETARIAN
100% GMP (Good Manufacturing Practise)
100% CERTIFIED BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA(MAL06051396T)
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NewCo Natural Spirulina (1000 Tablets),
W.M :RM 118
EM :RM 128

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HOW TO ORDER?

*Minimum 2 bottles per order*
*Special rate for 10 bottles and above*

For COD:
FREE delivery for places below:

a. Damansara/Bandar Utama
b. Subang Jaya
c. Sunway
d. Petaling Jaya

*Free delivery for all other areas within Klang Valley subject to availability.

For other locations:
All Domestic or International Courier Charges will be fully borne by buyer.

1. Kindly key in all relevant information and email us to ensure a speedy response.

Please copy and use the format below:
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2. Filling out of the order does not mean an order has
been accepted; we can only process your order upon
receipt of payment.

3. All orders will be confirmed by email. If you do not
hear from us after one working day please contact us
again.

6. All orders must be paid via internet fund
transfer (Maybank2u),Cash Deposit or Cash On Delivery (COD).

9. Cancellation can only be done within 24 hours after payment has been made and we will refund your payment in full amount. After 24 hours upon payment received, no order cancellation will be entertained.

All information in this website is subject to change without prior notice.

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DISTRIBUTORS WANTED, kindly email us at

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A Prosperous Chinese New Year

2010-02-13T03:30:00.003+08:00

Another year just zoomed by right in front of my very own eyes. Where did all the time goes? Can't believe it's another year tomorrow. Well, for the Chinese I am. Tomorrow marks the first day of the year in the Chinese calendar, the year of tiger, which also translates roaring prosperity and luck. Maybe it's also a time to buy gold bullion, given that the Chinese loves the gold, for it signifies wealth, especially now that the Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will soon be hitting the Thailand stock market, which means the price of gold will go soaring high!
Anyway, my family and I will be going back to our hometown tomorrow for a big family reunion, with glorious good food and great company, catching up on what's happening in our lives and of course a lot of fireworks display on the eve of Chinese New Year. Well, that's what the kids look forward to every year.
Here's wishing all my dear bloggers and readers a very Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year 2010!

New items at Bucketload

2010-02-12T03:43:00.000+08:00

I've uploaded some very pretty pieces in my Bucketload blogshop. Pretty OshKosh dress, Collar tee Calvin Klein shirt for boys, one blue navy Polo Ralph Lauren dress for baby and also take note that I'll be uploading the I LOVE MOM / I LOVE DAD Pajamas very very soon. This sleepwear is now selling like hot cake fresh from the oven. Be a Bucketload follower to get the latest blog post.

Shermaine starting solid food

2010-02-11T03:46:00.000+08:00

This is what Shermaine is capable of doing now. New stunt for a new year. She can now turn to her tummy and vice versa with such a breeze, no effort like. She's sure growing up well, in fact I noticed that her appetite has grown like almost double. Maybe it's a sign that I should start her on solid food soon. In fact, I steamed a small potato with some carrot today for her, and she loves it to bits. Starting solid at 5 months, 1 week and 2 days old. I guess it's about time this little chick starts to eat. And man, she just grabs everything she come across and put it in her mouth.

The festive season

2010-01-21T23:03:00.003+08:00

It's been ages, hasn't it? I've been super busy with basically everything from the kids, to refurnished the bedroom, to having a 4.5 months old baby that loves to cling on to my boobs every time I allow her to, to trying to stock up my blogshop for new merchandise for this coming Chinese New Year, oh this list can go on forever and ever.

Mom has been telling me that I should start spring cleaning the house for Chinese New Year which is like less than 4 weeks away. but where in the world can I find time to spring clean my house? By mommy's term, spring cleaning includes digging and spilling everything out from their respective places, say the bookcase or the wardrobe and throw out what is old and rearrange what other things we want to keep. That's one hell of a task. Furthermore, with only one maid now, poor soul really hasn't got enough time to sleep. Nah, deal with the dirty house and dusty curtains, will ya?

Anyway, we won't be celebrating Chinese New Year in my house. We will be heading back home town to granny's place, though granny is no longer around, we still go back there every year. That's where our family still gathers every year. I love it there during this festive season. Seriously, as much as I love the white sandy beach at Riviera Maya, the glorious food and the exceptional holiday experience, I'd rather be in that old village to celebrate Chinese New Year in that wooden house. Note to the hubs: All other family vacation can wait. We're going home this Chinese New Year.

Check out my Bucketload

2010-01-18T23:17:00.001+08:00

If you haven't check my blogshop lately, make sure you do. We are having a price slash for most of the items, expect for some new arrivals, which is as good as 10-20% discount on all the Gap, Old Navy, Levis, Guess, Replay items.
Those Gap sweaters are selling like hot cake and dirt cheap too. Grab yours now at Bucketload, from price as low as 35!

My 4 months old chick

2010-01-11T23:21:00.000+08:00

This is my little pumpkin at 4 months old. Isn't she chubby? Oh, never mind the double chin, it runs in the family. Argghh.. Hopefully that double chin thingy will not be a permanent thing on my little girl, like it is on me. I was never skinny, even as a little girl, always on the meaty side, see how decent and round I am now. She's such a joyful little thing, she smiles and cooes when she sees people, anyone, be it strangers. And she loves to be cuddles, who doesn't?
She can turn on her back and on her tummy too. It's hard to keep her in her baby cot nowadays as she yells for company. So I just leave her on the big mattress so that she can have much more space to explore. And yes, she can crawl now, though just a little bit.

I love online shopping

2009-10-18T07:24:00.003+08:00

As a blogger, I get the privilige of making money online by writing honest opinion or reviews. Having said that, now you know that I do spend a lot of time going online, be it for blogging or web browsing. One of my favorite thing to do is online shopping, though most of the time I browse for things that I cannot afford to buy, just window shopping. Seriously, what's the fun of looking at things I cannot afford, you might think? To me, it's fun!

Anyway, I do have my preference when it comes to buying online. I do not buy my own clothes online just in case it doesn't fit. If you know me, you'll know that I do not have a flattering size 0 body. Very often, it's not easy to shop for my clothes. But for as kids clothings and other stuffs, I do surf the web as there are many good and cheap buy online. So far, I've bought herbs, my medela breast pump, kids clothes, herbs online, from overseas and local sellers and I might just add that it's fast and effective shopping. Fast, is for the fact that overseas shopping is right at my fingertip! And effective in the sense that I can shop from the comfort of my home.

I'm just wondering if anyone has ever thought of buying silver coins online? Silver coins is no doubt one of the most after sought items afterall.

Life as a mother

2009-09-30T01:53:00.002+08:00

One of the most significant changes about being a mother to a newborn baby is the lack of sleep. Or rather, limited uninterrupted sleep. Gone were the days where I can sleep straight for a good 6 hours or without anyone waking me up for milk. But I guess that's normal. My baby girl is probably the most easy going baby ever, she only wakes up one time for milk in the middle of the night. That really saves me lots of time and effort is trying to wake up to feed her milk.

As I look at my newborn baby, I can't help but think how long is it going to take to raise her till she's independent enough to do things on her own. At least, until she starts schooling, that time I'll find myself with different worries. Worrying if she's growing well or if she'll do well in school etc. Life as a mother is never easy eh. How I wish to get some free Disney World Tickets so I could bring the kids to Disney World for a day of great fun without a worry in the world. ::Wishful thinking::

Increasing breast milk suppy

2009-09-30T00:40:00.002+08:00

i really don't know what else works. I tried every remedy, from the papaya with pig's tail soup to the milkmaid tea, but none of the above seems to work magic on me, or may I say on my boobs. Seriously, this time throughout this confinement period, I never once experience breast engorgement. Not even once!

And as a last straw, I finally bought fenugreek supplement. Keeping my fingers crossed this time, this is going to boost my breast milk production.

Another week to go!

2009-09-25T21:10:00.002+08:00

If you haven't know, we Chinese are a bunch of very particular people, especially when it comes to the tradition of confinement. That is, a lot of do and don't after giving birth to a baby. First, we must be confined to the four walls of our home, we cannot get out of the house. Then there's this other thing about not taking a shower. Old wives tales are said used to practise the habit of not showering for a whole month, that's like enduring 30 days of sweaty fat pig. How possible is that? I cannot see myself doing that honestly. I secretly showered on the third day and begged my mom to let me wash my hair on the 5th day of giving birth. I really have no idea why the Chinese practise these believes, but heck, my mom a.k.a my confinement lady makes it sounds all like "you'll live to regret it if you don't obey".

Another week to go till I'm allowed to do whatever I want. One thing for sure, in a weeks time, I'll sure tuck my little baby in her stroller, drag my 4 year old son with me to go shopping! I miss going to the mall so badly. And maybe over the weekend, we might even ask hubby to drive us for a getaway, I'll be glad to go anywhere to get out of the house. It'll be superbly wonderful if hubs were to surprise me with a riviera maya vacations. ::Hint hint::

Tiny little feet

2009-09-23T13:33:00.000+08:00

Baby girl has the tiniest and cutest feet I've ever seen. Perhaps it's because amongst all the babies born in our family, she's the feminine one and also quite a tiny baby at birth. A couple of days after she's born, her skin started peeling off, even those at the sole of her feet, revealing a much delicate and smooth new skin.

She now still sleeps in that curled up position like when she was in the womb. It's totally cute to see her sleep in that kneeling down

position. Love it.

Introducing baby girl, Shermaine

2009-09-22T20:29:00.000+08:00

Introducing baby girl, Shermaine.

Sorry I should have posted this much earlier, but haven't got the time to sit down to blog. It's hard to find time to even take a nap. Which is why everytime baby is asleep, I will try as much as possible to sleep too. But nevertheless, I'm really proud of my baby girl, she's such an easy going baby, no fuss at all. Thank God for that.

Keepsake for baby girl

2009-08-26T20:52:00.003+08:00

I'm so excited, you know why? Since my gynae will be on leave from the 7-15th September, he's unable to perform the c-section on my scheduled date which is on the 9th of September. So, we rescheduled the operation earlier to the 4th which means there's only another week to go! Honestly, I've been feeling quite heavy lately, and feeling like a log. My movement are restricted, so I'm trying to slow down and minimize my activities. Well, my gynae told me that my amniotic fluid level is a little high above normal range, so that kind of explained the heaviness I'm experiencing right now. So, his advice will be an earlier c-section which I totally agreed on. Given that my thighs, they itches so badly, I'm hoping it'll go away right after the baby is born. Can't take the itchiness anymore.

I'm not the only one excited about the arrival of this new baby girl, hubby, Shern and the rest of my family are really looking forward to this day too. I am thinking maybe I should get both Shern and the baby a gift each, and when the baby is born, I'll tell my son that his baby sister has a i-love-you-brother gift for him and vice versa. Maybe that way, he won't feel threaten anyway with a newborn around. You know how much attention a newborn needs, we didn't want him to feel abondoned in any way.

Baby's grandfather even has a special gift ready for his first grand daughter in the family. I can imagine how much joy this baby will bring into this family. Maybe I should also get a gift for my baby girl. Perhaps a gold bracelet or maybe a rare gold coins for keepsake. What do you think? I personally prefers to buy gold as it is a good investment and the value of good can only increase over time.Especially if you were to buy Monaco Rare Coin, it helps you locate the best, highest-quality rare coins available at best prices, thereby maximizing your rare coin investment dollars. It's sure worth every dollar investing in gold, right?

Gap Athletic Jr Division Pullover Hoodie for sale at Bucketload

2009-08-25T16:37:00.004+08:00

Here's the latest merchandise I've added to my blogshop.

Gap Athletic Jr Division Pullover Hoodie- Dark Blue and in Light Blue.

This high quality knit hooded sweatshirt from Gap is a classic pullover in supersoft cotton. It's perfect for everyday wear as it is not too thick. Gives your the warmth you need without sweating you out. As you can see, it has a very nice sporty applique logo at center front. So why not grab one for your little boy? I only have limited size and color for this hoodie, so get em fast!

I've got my hands full!

2009-08-19T20:58:00.003+08:00

I've been pretty occupied with my sick child, my new blogshop- Bucketload and oh, did I tell you we'll be moving house soon? You can imagine how many boxes of stuffs I need to pack, didn't know we have so many things accumulated over the years until now! I figured we'll be chucking out lots and lotsa stuffs this time. Well, the rule of decluttering, stuffs you never used in over a year, out they go. Easier said then done. What if one day I might need it, and it's not available anymore? Isn't is a waste of money to buy it again? Tricky isn't it?

Anyway, baby girl will be due is about 3 weeks, unless baby decided to come out earlier. What hard work can I possibly do with a tummy this big? I'm trying not to overwork myself, not wanting to risk going into pre-term labour, or stressing myself out. Better take it easy for now.

Never too old to learn

2009-07-31T01:24:00.003+08:00

Without a computer, you're basically nowhere. And worse still, without Internet connection, you're just like a man stuck on an island, alone and miserable. I cannot imagine how my life will be without Internet. I'm online most of the time, blogging or just surfing the web for all kinds of reasons.

My mom, after seeing that we, her children are all so computer literate, she is now so tempted to get her hands on a laptop and she is very eager to learn how to use the computer so that she can go online too. Really, teaching her about computer will take a very long time as she's computer illiterate. But I'm sure with her determination, she will be an expert in no time. Maybe when she learnt how to use a computer, she might even want to get an online degree from Capella University.

Her interest has always been in the field of culinary. I'm sure Capella University will have a suitable graduate degree program for her since Capella is specially catered to providing online graduate school for working adults. Who know, my mom might one day be the world famous chef. Don't be surprise then.

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Kids are supposed to sleep early, aren't they?

2009-07-31T00:25:00.003+08:00

Tonight, I had some trouble putting Shern to bed. That's always the case if he took a very long nap in the afternoon till late evening. By the time he really dozed off, it's almost midnight already. In cases like that, I'll have trouble waking him up for school tomorrow. He'll whine and whine when it's time to get up, and very often I got to ask the maid to pull him straight out of bed into the toilet to brush his teeth and wash his face. At 33 weeks pregnant, I am not in a good shape to even carry him anymore.

Just hope that since tomorrow is a Friday, he'll at least be a little cheerful when I wake him up for school tomorrow. Let's see how it goes.

Things has been slow

2009-07-31T00:20:00.000+08:00

Since the launch of my blogshop, response has been slow, reason being there's not enough publicity on my blogshop. Well, I think I didn't work hard enough to promote my blogshop. The one thing I learned along the way is, to generate traffic to your blog, you need to frequent other people's blog, leave comment or leave them a message in their shoutout box, only then traffic will be redirected to your blog when visitors click on your link. Sounds easy peasy but it requires loads of work.

Nevertheless, this is only the start, I'm confident that my blogshop will soon be getting more traffic. I still have a few items I need to post up for sale. But I need to do some editing to the photos beforehand. I love a clean cut photos on the things I sell. Makes it all look more professional isn't it?

Time to trade stock option maybe

2009-07-31T00:17:00.004+08:00

It's been two days since I launched Bucketload, and I got a few enquiries on some of the items especially on the kid's sleepwear but up to date, there's no confirmation on orders. That's a little dissappointing. But nevermind, it's only been what 48 hours since opening, and there's still plenty of time for the blogshop to gain exposure from the online market.

But waiting for orders to come in is not so fun. Meanwhile, maybe I should get my hands on the stock options trading, make some money trading stock, so that I will earn more money to stock up more merchandise for my blogshop. What do you say? Hubby is really tempted to trade stock too, as a few of his friends are doing so well and earning big bucks by just clicking on the Internet from the comfort of their home. Maybe it's time we do the same.I'm sure that with PowerOptions®, we will only gain and not lose money. It's the only internet-based data provider that gives investors SmartSearchXL®, a patented decision support technology that identifies the highest return option trades, so it cannot be wrong!

Sourcing merchandise for Bucketload

2009-07-30T19:25:00.003+08:00

I've been busy trying to source more merchandise for my online shop. And I must say I'm quite excited I found a few wholesale that offers very nice and affordable products. Given that my blogshop is so new, I'm only thinking of selling babies and kids wear for the time being. Product brand that I'm interested in is BabyGap, Gap Kids, Guess, Carters, Mothercare and you know all other good quality brands.

Do you happen to know any supplier of such kids clothings? If you do, please drop me an email. May I thank you in advance.

Very cute Gap Sleepwear for sale at Bucketload

2009-07-30T12:12:00.001+08:00

Here are some of the pajamas I have on Bucketload. Aren't they simply cute? Looks even cuter when you put them on your little ones. I personally love to see my son wear these body hugging pajamas, because no matter how he rolls and turns around in his sleep, his pajamas stays in place, so no worries of him not putting on blanky or catch a cold.

Come check it out on my blogshop. Sizes and quantity are limited, so grab them before they're gone because when they're gone, they're gone! For good.

A much needed getaway..

2009-07-29T17:57:00.003+08:00

Phew! I'm glad that I'm now in the last trimester of this pregnancy. If you have been following my blog, then you should know that I have some issues with my back and my butt. I have this condition called Pelvic Girdle Pain ever since I was about 9 weeks pregnant. Now I'm already in my 33rd week so you imagine how much pain I've endured over the past 7 months.

So, this thing called Pelvic Girdle Pain is caused by the softening, along with postural changes, muscle weakness and differences in the movement occurring between the left and right pelvic joints can cause too much stress on the joints, ligaments and muscles of the pelvis. There's no cure for this pain and it can only worsen as the pregnancy progresses.

I'm so looking forward to the birth of my little baby girl in early September, to be able to hold her in my arms. After a month long confinement period, I hope hubby and I will be able to spend some time with our kids alone, perhaps to bring them on a family vacation. Talking about vacation, we haven't had one for a very long time already. I'll definitely suggest Azul Beach Hotel at Riviera Maya. I've read tonnes of good review on them and how the place has family-friendly amenities, perfect for a family like us. If it's just the two of us, maybe we'll even consider going to Hidden Beach Resort. LOL.

Finally, I have my very own blogshop

2009-07-26T23:05:00.004+08:00

I'm so glad, my blogshop is almost up and running. I'm just trying to upload as many merchandises as possible before I announce it open. Running a blogshop has been one of my dream, but because I procrastinate too much too often, I always have that dream kept aside at the back of my mind. Finally, I took a bold step, and made a some sacrifices ( sleepless nights) to make it work. I'm so glad I did this.

Really.

:)

A new template, a new look

2009-07-26T20:13:00.003+08:00

If memory serves me right, it hasn't been long since I last change the template for this blog, but how can one resist such a nice looking template? Well, I wanted to use the revolution lifestyle blog template but I had problems modifying the layout element. So what I did was I uploaded the Revolution Church blog template, which is a black and grey theme template and changed the entire color theme to make it similar to the lifestyle template. It took me a couple hours to get it done but voila, how happy I am now, you have no idea. You should see the look on my face now! It's all worth it.

Too much money..

2009-07-09T00:08:00.001+08:00

Lately, my son has this habit of saying this, "if we have too much money until we cannot finish, then we'll buy blah blah blah".Most of the time, by blah blah blah he meant things like a Lamborghini, a superbike or even a toy, things that we parents don't usually want to spend money on, a way of teaching our kids that like rare coins, money do not grow on trees. We parents got to work hard for it and we should not spend money unnecessarily.

So today, I asked him where are we going to get that much money, so much to a point we cannot finish spending it, his reply was a quick one. "I'll go to work together with daddy, then we'll earn a lot alot of money, then we save a lot of money to buy so many sports car.". Wow, mature thinking for a 3 years and 7 months old boy. Well, what can a father and his little son do to get that much of money I wonder? But never mind, as long as he knows he got to work for money, it's a good sign. But whatever that he wants to be, he also knows he got to study hard, then only he'll get to be what he wants to be. Be it a rally driver, a pilot, a policeman or even a car salesman, I guess all I can do is be a supportive mom. A supportive mom who will get a lot a lot of money from her darling son. LOL!

The must have: Mosquitoes Racket

2009-07-06T00:03:00.000+08:00

One of the most useful tool in our house has got to be this one. We call it mosquito shock. Others might call it mossie racket, but because it sparks like fireworks every time you caught a mosquito. Pre mosquito-shock era, you have no idea how hard is it to kill a mosquito, 8 out of 10 times you missed a clap, and there you got pissed.

We have at least 3 shocks in the house at all times, and we make sure that it's always charged. And yes, it's rechargeable. They used to make this battery-operated ones, but those never last too long, and batteries can be very expensive too. These rechargeable ones are far better, and low in maintenance too. One racket cost only about 10 ringgit, but I'm sure it's way cheaper in China. But who cares, 10 ringgit is cheap enough, if it works well to get rid of mosquitoes.

A girl and a boy

2009-06-19T00:00:00.004+08:00

I'm in my 27th weeks of pregnancy now, how time flies when you don't count the days. But as for my darling son, he is so impatient already, he has been asking me forever when his baby will be born. He said he waited so so long already, I should know that. Lately, he has been telling everyone that his baby sister will be born in 3 months time. I think he's more excited than we parents are. I know he'll be a very good big brother to his baby sister.

That reminds me, I still have lots of things I need to prepare for the birth of my baby girl. There are some hand-me-down baby items we can use, but still we need to buy lots of new baby clothes , baby accessories and baby gears. Especially now that I'm expecting a baby girl, the first baby girl in the family, I'm sure the baby girl will be spoil with dresses, nice princessy accessories and jewelry for girls. I even thought of buying a silver baby bracelet and necklace for my baby already. LOL.

Good thing about having a son and a daughter is that my son will get to inherit all his daddy's watches while our daughter gets to inherit all my jewelry, not that I have loads of it to give her. Nah. But it sure feels good and complete now that we have a son and a daughter. Just like my son said, only 3 months to go. I really need to get everything prepared before the birth of my baby girl.

Addition to our family

2009-05-20T23:52:00.003+08:00

It's minutes past midnight, my son is sound asleep and here I am, enjoying the quietness and the peacefulness. Blogging without any distraction from the world. In a few months more, with the arrival of my baby girl, I'm sure I won't have the time to blog at midnight. Even if I can, I'm not sure whether I can stay up till midnight. I might have knocked out at 8 pm every night. Having a baby to take care of, I'm sure that'll take up almost all my time, 24/7. But nevertheless, I'm glad I'm having another baby soon. I'm sure my heart will have the capacity to accommodate and to love another little angel God has for me and my family. Can't wait for your arrival, darling baby girl.

::muacks::

Wedding planning

2009-05-20T23:17:00.002+08:00

In less than 199 days, my beloved twin sister will be walking down the aisle with the love of her life. I'm so happy that she'll finally be getting married, having been together with her fiance for so many years. All wedding planning are under way, with her wedding gown being tailor made, her flower girl dresses being altered, the dinner banquet confirmed, everything is almost in place.

They are not planning on taking studio wedding photos because they have a far better plan in mind, that is to Bali for their pre-wedding shots. How romantic is that? Bali is a perfect place to capture memories, the architecture, the beach, the scenery, the people and weather, everything. What beats the fond memory of walking by the beach at sunset, or a romantic candle light dinner in a real Balinese place? No wonder so many people would rather spend a lot of money to get married elsewhere, the idea of the destination weddings is so very common nowadays.

But nevermind, for us married couples, there's always a chance to go honeymoon, even years after you got married, as long as the love is there, it'll always be as romantic I'm sure.

Shaklee Multi Purpose Herbal cream

2009-05-20T23:03:00.004+08:00

Since birth, I've been using this cream on my then baby for mossie bites, dry skin and rashes but I heard this cream works magic on nappy rashes too. My son loves it from day one, for every time I apply it on him, his mosquito bites itchiness goes away. I guess so, because he'll immediately stop scratching. Since I'll be expecting baby no.2 in a few months time, I think it'll be better for me to buy a new tube of this cream ( cos the one I have right now did not have expiration date on it). I personally like the texture and the smell of the cream, it's so soothing. When applied, it has a minty and fresh feel to it. Best of all, it's not at all sticky.

Have you seen fishes like that?

2009-05-20T21:21:00.002+08:00

When we were in Rumah Mode, the most famous shopping outlet in Bandung, these fishes captured our attention way before the clothes do. This pond is located just outside of Rumah Mode and from far we can see that the fishes jump out of water just to get food.

Seriously, I've never seen hungry fishes like that. They can even suck your finger if you let them, and yes they do not have any teeth. Normally fishes shy away from human, but boy these fishes love attention. And food obviously!

PGP in second pregnancy

2009-05-20T20:15:00.003+08:00

23 weeks pregnant and feeling the pain on my lower back and buttock is now a normal thing I have to deal with. Even as early as week 10 into this pregnancy, I already had this pain. My OB-GYN said to me that it's normal for some pregnancy women to experience this pain. It's called Pelvic Girdle Pain, it is thought that this softening, along with postural changes, muscle weakness and differences in the movement occurring between the left and right pelvic joints can cause too much stress on the joints, ligaments and muscles of the pelvis. The worst thing is this pain will not go away as the pregnancy progress but in fact it will worsen. OH MY!

I also found out that the pain is usually made worse by lying on the back, turning over in bed, walking and standing from a sitting position. It is often worse at night and the degree of night pain is probably be related to how active one is during the day.

This is so true in my case, I got to refrain from lying down on my bed when I sleep, a sudden twist and turn will sent sharp pain through my legs and back. Sometimes when I walk too much, my butt hurts really badly. I'm hoping this pain will go away after pregnancy and everything will be back to normal. I'm sure walking with a rollator is not as fun as it looks. I need the freedom to run, jump and walk about.

Mini Gas Tanks

2009-05-20T20:05:00.003+08:00

When you're in a foreign country, you'll sure get to experience some cultural shock, be it a good or a bad. And in Bandung, a place where the people still lacks a lot of necessities, or should I say, luxuries in life, sometimes life can be harsh on them.

In Malaysia, you'll only get to see huge gank tank for domestic use, but there in Indonesia, these gas tanks are the most common. We saw it everywhere we go. Every push cart vendor or food stall has one. It's so mini in size isn't it?

Pregnant women are clumsy eater

2009-05-20T20:02:00.002+08:00

Even with my first pregnancy, I noticed that pregnant woman or is it just me, tends to be clumsy when it comes to eating. I stained my tops so very often, even more as the pregnancy progress. Logically thinking, a pregnant woman has a bulging tummy, and therefore they tend to sit further away from the table and having to bend forward to eat. Maybe so, we pregnant women really do get clumsy and dirty.

Well, that's my theory. What do you think? Anything you want to share on this?

We're back from Bandung

2009-05-20T01:27:00.004+08:00

So here I am, poorer but a lot happier and satisfied, with a, a few dozen more new clothes to wear. Crazy isn't it? Just like bullion, one can never spend too much on clothes and accessories. Well, the fact is bullion gives outstanding investment return, given the current economic situation and the soaring price of bullion, no doubt bullion is a far better investment. Shopping gives temporary satisfaction but does no good to your bank account, I should know better before I indulged in the shopping therapy. Be wiser next time, buy gold instead.

This time around, I didn't really buy all that many clothes for myself, a pregnant woman don't need so many extras to wear, after all a pregnancy only last 9 months, and mine at 23 weeks, I only have 120 days to go. Yippie.

I bought so many new baby girl clothes, cannot resist not buying them as those little dresses, little pants and baby rompers are just too cute, and cheap too. I also got many new tees and pants for Shern and Marcus, and surprisingly, this time around Shern's clothes size is more or less about Marcus size. Shern is 3.6 years old and Marcus is almost 7 years old but I can fit both of them in either a size 6/7.

Shern's daddy didn't tag along, this trip is all about shopping and all of us sisters leave our husband back home, who need them to stress us up when we're shopping, keep them at home, this way everyone is happy. LOL.

Super cute hairclip for babies

2009-05-19T22:58:00.001+08:00

Oh, ain't these cute? Or super cute maybe? I came across these baby clips on the Internet, on a handmade stuffs website. Clips are normally sold in a pack of 3, or per clip and not pet set. I mean won't it be better if it comes in a pair? Then I'm sure it'll look super cute to clip it on babies with two ponytails. Well, maybe that's the sales gimmick. It comes in a set on 3 different clips, so if you want it in pair, then you got to purchase 2 sets of it. Ain't these people clevever in making money? I think so!

I'm loving grey grey grey..

2009-05-12T02:39:00.000+08:00

Suddenly, just like that, I'm a big fan of grey! Oh, see how gorgeous these rooms are. The color grey and white is just so soothing to the eyes. Looking at it, I'm starting to hate my green walls. I don't know whether this is the pregnancy talking, what people call it nesting, but I sure feel like I could do with some nice changes around the house to make way for the baby.

You know, repaint the walls (at least I don't go for pink which I'm sure the hubs would forbid), do with some nice new furnitures around the house or simply chucking out old stuffs. But I'm sure I'm going to include a lot of grey tones in my upcoming home projects. Watch out!

Bandung, here we come again!

2009-04-20T23:22:00.005+08:00

Remember our last trip to Bandung somewhere in September last year? We bought a whole lot of clothes at the Bandung factory outlets, and we must have visited at least 30 outlets if not more. Bandung is indeed a shopping paradise for shopaholic who couldn't afford to go anywhere near Paris or Milan, people just like me. LOL.

When I told my mom that I've confirmed all our tickets, I can see the excitement in her face. Though she was there the last time we went, she was stuck in the hotel room 2 out of 4 days we were there. She had a serious food poisoning and was almost admitted into the hospital. The medication given to her by the hospital doesn't work on her, and we sisters got to search high and low for other diarhea medication for her from the pharmacy.

We just can't wait to be there in Bandung again, but both mom and I agree that we will be extra caution this time with the food we eat and the water we drink. We must drink only bottled mineral water and no others. Also, we must remember to bring along our own medical supplies for emergency, just in case one of us fall sick. Having been there once, this time around, we're sure a lot smarter. LOL.

Baby at week 13

2009-03-22T23:15:00.000+08:00

Every time I'm about the step in to the ob-gyn consultation room, I can't help but feel excited because I know I'm about the see my unborn baby through the scan. Just the black and white image showing a baby's heartbeat makes me want to cry. It is really that exciting. Here's a scan of my baby at 13 weeks, from a small pea sized baby just 4 weeks ago, my baby has grown human-like already. It gives me a warm feeling just knowing baby is developing well inside me. Thank God for that.

All things pretty

2009-03-12T23:45:00.003+08:00

One thing about me is that I'm a big time procrastinator. I always have this big ideas of how I want to run an online store selling women's accessories, designer costume jewelry, clothings or all things pretty. But there's always this tiny voice inside me that keeps telling me that I might not succeed doing it. There's this question of what if it's not good enough, what if nobody likes my stuff and a thousand others what if. As a matter of fact, I registed a domain way back in 2007 hoping that someday I'll have the courage to run an online store but too sad that didn't happened. Why? Because I just don't know where to start. Poor me.

My cousin sister runs an online boutique and I must say that she's doing very well. I'm sure she hesistated too in the beginning, but after seeing that she has achieved significant good results and good customers feedback, she must sure feel good about herself now. Maybe it's time for me to stop procrastinating too, and really put my mind to it. You go girl!

New iPod Shuffle

2009-03-12T22:51:00.002+08:00

Oh, what a tiny piece of mp3 player that is. The new ipod shuffle, the first music player that talks to you. Did I just say talks? Yes, indeed. VoiceOver is the remarkable new feature that gives iPod shuffle a voice. It tells you what song is playing and who's performing it. It can even tell you the names of your playlists. How cool is that.

Seeing is believing. The new iPod shuffle is jaw-droppingly small. Yet there's room for so much more. With 4GB of storage, it now holds up to 1,000 songs and lets you enjoy multiple playlists, too. I really don't mind getting this as a gift.
Now, you can get your ipod shuffle engrave for free at Apple online store. Isn't this just the perfect gift for any occasion.

Dream wedding

2009-03-12T00:13:00.000+08:00

It's almost over. The fatigue I experienced since Week 5 of my pregnancy is almost over. I don't feel as tired anymore. See, I can stay up till midnight, something which I wasn't able to do for the past 3 months. My body just felt so weak and it does trick to my mind as well. Just like how lack of sleep can makes me feel like I can float in the air, drifting along with the wind or something like that. Seriously.

I was watching Discovery Home and Health on cable TV just now, and didn't even realised that it's already was past my bed time. You know, I love watching the wedding planner because that kind of gives me an idea how a real wedding is. Of course there are endless and endless things to prepare, things to do on the wedding day itself. It's really getting to a point where it's almost impossible to have a wedding without a wedding planner. Unless you're in for a chaotic wedding.

No wonder more and more people are opting for destination weddings in romantic places far away from home, like at the White-Sandy Beaches of Riviera Maya. All they need to do is to fly in their closest family members and every thing else is taken care of. Stress-free wedding is so becoming the next big thing.

I'm now seeing pink!

2009-03-11T22:36:00.002+08:00

I really can't wait to find out the sex of the baby I'm carrying now. Well well, 13 weeks is way too early to tell, right now, my unborn baby is about72mm, so no way it's possible to find out if my baby is a girl or boy. Honestly, we're all praying for a baby girl. We've got 9 boys altogether between my siblings, and you know a girl would be nice if not smashing great. My sister sent me this place where you can find really cheap cute baby clothes. Oh, those little teeny tiny outfit are all so cute. Feels like just buying everything in store. I got to wait for at least another month to know if I'm carrying a boy or a girl. As for now, I just get to browse the online store, no buying baby stuff just yet.

That's 500 bucks gone

2009-03-11T19:32:00.003+08:00

Just got home after a long day out. We went to the hospital for my 3rd check-up and I'm happy to say that baby is growing so well despite the fact that my belly is not quite showing. My gynae told me that I've gained some weight but hello..400g don't count right. I can lose that weight after a pee and a poo. Seriously. Never mind, so long that the weight gain is not too dramatic.
I jokingly asked my gynecologist if it's too early to tell the sex of the baby (deep down inside, I'm hoping it's not too early to tell!), he said it's still to early and furthermore, baby's legs are positioned very close together. Oh well, never mind.

Oh, one more thing, there's glucose in my urine, which basically explains that my sugar level is quite high. So my gynae advised that I do self-monitoring for my glucose for the next couple of weeks, just in case he needs to put me on some medication. I've got a loan of the glucose monitoring device from the hospital for 320 ringgit, and my visit to the gynae cost 83 ringgit. That's like a whopping 500 bucks spent in just half a day, which includes our meal of course. Oh, money! So hard to earn, so easy to spend it. I need more morgan dollars.

After that, we went shopping, bought 2 panties. You know how all my clothes are starting to shrink, or rather I'm getting bigger as day passes. No thanks to the Sushi and Udon we had at sakae sushi before heading home. I used to be able to go out the entire day and not feel tired at all, but man, I'm so sleepy now already. I need a rest.