Monday, April 28, 2008

I have such a feel....

....that my friend who will come to visit me and my boy tomorrow, will try to sell me something. Direct sales product and insurance are the two top common stuff to do personal approach. She is my secondary school friend and we have not meet for many year. All the while, we keep in touch through phone calls only.

Her last call to me was a casual chat about kids and she keep on mention that one day she wants to come for a visit as she never keep in touch and meet up with many old school friends since after she married. (She married at young age and having 3 kids now).

Of cause I'm glad to welcome her for a visit. Few days ago, she call up again and said she will be coming to my area for work tomorrow and today a SMS like a reminder said what time she will reach.

Hopefully is a casual visiting and chit-chat over a cup of coffee without any selling and trasaction. Will tell you what happen later..

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Photo Hunters: Unique/funny signs



I would say this is a unique road sign in Hong Kong. These words wrote on tar road at the crossing junction without traffic light. A good reminder to pedestrian, to watch out before crossing a busy street.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

When he is 23 months.....

Too long didn't update about my lil boy. As to date, he is 23 months and 2 days old. How time flies and he will turn 2 in the next 28 days. He definitely grows a lot and he shows more of his ability and capability after Chinese New Year (really grow, after CNY worr..hehe)

Weight: 12.5kg
Height: 87.5cm

Dexterity

  • Able to aim the spoon to feed himself, but not really master the scooping skill yet.
  • Walk rather fast now and try to run. But he still couldn't stand up form the point he fall/sit. He need to crawl for support to stand again.
  • Able to push himself up when go on staircases by holding the bar. Not that good when going downstair.
  • Let us hold his hand to walk, unlike previous months he wants to walk by himself.
  • Can drink from straw very well now. Before 21 months old, he only can sucks the water half way throught the straw and not able to reach his mouth.
  • Not like to throw rubbish now, but throw his toy on the floor. I have master the skill of repairing his broken toys.
  • Always want to bring back his milk and water bottle by himself to the kitchen.
  • Put things align in straight. His shoe, his toys, fridge magnet and etc..
  • Will take his water tumble and drink water by himself, without need to ask.
  • Can interact with the cartoon his watch. He will like try to answer and give a "ngghh".
  • Partially hymm some songs he likes.
  • More and more easier to put him to sleep. Most of the time 1 time nap. Wake at 8.30am, nap 1.5 hours (12.30pm-2pm) and sleep at 10.30pm.
  • Likes to read (flip the pages over and over again more) and write (sketch in his way).
  • Food on his hand, he will sit and eat till finish. When I pass him bread/ biscuit, he will say "sit".
  • Not offer his food on hand to you anymore.
  • Officially start to brush his teeth somewhere around 21 months old. So far so good, he likes it and willing to open his mouth. I use toothpaste put size bigger than rice once a while and not for every brush and I not brush him everyday too.
  • Can pull down his pant with little help.
  • Able to point out his daddy from photos, when ask for mummy, he not doing so.
  • Call out papa more than mama.
  • Once heard the grill door opening noise from outside, he will wait behind the main door and welcome his papa home. Also, help to bring in papa stuff.

Emotions & Characters
  • Talk louder to him can cry immediately even it is not to scold him. Quite "siew hey" sometime.
  • Very fast back into good mood after cry. This minute got scold and cry, next minute smile and laugh or talk there.
  • Sometime he will "chak" with those unfamiliar faces.
  • Point to the things he wants and keep "ehh, ehh, ohh, ohh" there until you bring it down for him even he not playing with it after that.


Language & Speech

  • A lot, lets see how much I can record now. At the moment, majority he able to say those single words only, not in any sentences yet.

    - Mama, please bao-bao bou-bou = I will start say "Mama" first, then he continue the rest.
    - Mama, bou-bou want nen-nen = he can only say nen-nen.
    - One to Ten = can read out all in English, only pronounce not that accurate for 1 and 7.
    - Alphabets = Only know A, B, C, D, G and P. Numbers and alphabets can read but not recognise yet.
    - Meat = meat-meat (this include his stool, cause in brown colour)
    - Porridge = chuk-chuk
    - Soup = sup
    - Hot = hot
    - Bee = bee
    - Ball = ball
    - Sit = sit
    - Star = tar
    - House = how-wu
    - Apple = Abp-puh
    - Bird = beat
    - Rabbit = ab-bit
    - Book = book-book
    - Bear-bear = bear-bear
    - Back = beck
    - Jojo = Jojo (learn cartoon The Jojo Circus)
    - Cream = tjim
    - Diaper = pim
    - Pen = 笔笔 (bi-bi)
    - Sport shoe = hor-chu
    - Thank you = teh jiu
    - Bye = by-yi
    - O, Oh = o, oh
    - Morning = mo-ning
    - No = no-no / boh
    - Tasty = 好吃 (hao-chi)
    - Maternal uncle = 舅舅 (jiu-jiu)
    - Sister = 姐姐(jie-jie) / 妹妹(mei-mei)
    - Brother = gor-gor / 弟弟(di-di)

Diet
  • 2 times porridge, 2-3 times milk. Yes, still in porridge, most of the time adult dishes he not suitable to eat. Vegetable in small pieces he not eat, so porridge still need to goes on as I can smash the vege.
  • Big fan to meat, bread and biscuit.
  • Drink more than 500 ml water a day.
  • Milk drink in vary amount now. Morning 7 oz, evening 4-5 oz, night lesser will be 3 oz (depends what amount of food he have during dinner)
  • Start to take children supplements from Amway. Currently on Vitamin C and Calcium.
  • Mid-morning and mid-afternoon will have tea-time. Normally eat bread and have cherry drink.

Interest


  • Big fans to those cartoons he used to like. Will sit and watch from start till end.
  • Love foods, whatever he can eat. Thats why he no strong rejection to any medicine.
  • No boring to all his old and new toys or books. Once wake up in the morning or nap will quickly grabs his books or toys.
  • Saw alphabets or numbers, he will mumble from one to ten.
  • Once I'm in front of computer, he will slowly bring in his toys and books and occupy my desk.

Will continue to update later..only can think of those above now.

*Latest added/editted words are in this colour*.

Monday, April 21, 2008

You Make My Day....

Saturday is quite a challenging day to me and it is the most busiet day in the week. I need to do my weekly shopping and marketing, blog for more paid posts appear on weekends, family bonding time and sometime busy to do photo hunting. I even wreck up my meal time and this day I eat more than weekdays. Sometimes, I think when I can fully have my own time on Saturday to do things I like.

Thanks, Hootin' Anni's for remembering me this round when we participate in our weekly activity. Your simple gesture of doing this have brighten my day. Yes, you did make my day by sharing a good post up on your photo hunting and of cause I love to read all your friends entry on their PH too.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Photo Hunters: Thirteen (13)


This is a wooden calendar I bought during my trip to Bali 3 years ago. Now this calendar blocks has been my boy's toy. The calendar date shows May 13th. Back in history, it is something happen to our city Kuala Lumpur.

On May 13, 1969, one of the worst racial riots in Malaysia took place in Kuala Lumpur. May 13 Incident was a riot between the Malays and the Chinese who were dissatisfied with the socio-political situation at the time. The riot resulted in the deaths of 196 people, and led to a major reform in the country's economic policy. ~ taken from Wikipedia

It is still a sensitive issue to brought up till today. I still remember when I was young, parents told us not to mention or open up to discuss about 513 in the public or we will get caught.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

I like to shop...alone!

Last Sunday, I was staying at home with both men. It was so boring at home in the afternoon, since the elder man not wanted to go anywhere. He was so busy the whole day occupied the PC and laptop to do configure the ADSL router. So I went out myself to shop alone in Mid Valley. Let the man baby-sit and hope he has some bonding time alone with Terry. I took a cab there.

This speedy taxi driver zooms to Mid Valley in 20 min, very fast. I don’t have many things in my shopping list; just want to kill my time and boredom as I seldom can go out alone without tagging my boy. This round shopping mainly is to buy something for myself and check out some latest stuff. Since no sales around, so I don’t think I will spend a lot too..

Walking up and down and walk to where I want. Really so enjoy walking alone. Walk in and out some ladies boutique and when I’m come out from Icon Boutique, I saw many sales banners hanging at Samuel & Kevin shop. I quickly walk in and check what the great deals there. They are having clearance sales up to 60%-70% discount. Majority shirts and pants for men and ladies are on sales. I dig and dig, too bad all are left over size S tops for ladies and for men side still able to get the size I want, but also not much left. After 25 min there, spend RM 54 on 3 tops (2 for hubby and 1 for myself).
Continue to look for some kids wear and for myself too, can’t get any of I like. Mainly because no sales *roll eye*. So just look see.

My tummy already drum roll since I out of the house. Before I found something to eat I went to Swatch watch shop to buy a watch which all the while I wanted. Every time when I’m there with 2 men, I just couldn’t stay longer to choose and try. So, that day finally I can take my own sweet time to buy it.

The 3 hours plus walk in the mall, I’m not able to cover The Gardens. I just eat there only. Syiok myself with Pineapple fried rice at Rak Thai. Before head home, not forget to buy some food and necessity from Carrefour and Jusco.

Pineapple fried rice and Lemon grass drink (free). Taste so-so, not so filling...RM14.20

No queue at taxi lane, so I jump into one of empty cab and the taxi also speed zoom me home in 20 mins with extra RM2 charge (he requested). Guess what, when I reach home the man is still very busy in front of the computer and baby-sit Terry in front of the TV.

35 Things About Me

My good friend is not knowing all she wants to know about me yet and send me this tag to dig more or perhaps just for some update la.. *chuckled*

1. Rate your life from 1-10 (1 being very miserable)
A: It should be around 8.

2. Is your hair long or short?
A: Not too long, not too short.

3. Do you have many real friends?
A: Yes, I have real friends. Many...

4. Name friends you last hung out with?
A: Siew Teng and Mei Xi.

5. Do you love chicken?
A: Yup!

6. Last three drinks you had?
A: Nutrifresh, Acerola Cherry and plain water

7. Do you eat fish?
A: Yes, those with less bones. Normally big fishes.

8. Do people mispronounce or spell your name incorrectly?
A: Yes, the middle one SHWN.

9. Who was the last person you hugged?
A: My son, Terry.

10. Last guy you think about?
A: My man.

11. Any food that made you smile today?
A: Yes, snack food. First time I try Chipster.

12. Name one thing you have in common with your friends?
A: We are almost same age group.

13. Do you trust your friends?
A: Not many...

14. How old will you be in five years?
A: Just plus five if you know..

15. Do you believe in love?
A: Yes.

16. Except for family and friends, who are you in love with?
A: My enermies. Bible says in Matthew 5:44 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

17. Do you honestly believe you have found the right guy/girl?
A: Sometimes I still doubt, don't ask me why...

18. Are you someone's best friend?
A: I think so..

19. Do you love music?
A: Yes.

20. Last song you listened to?
A: Forget already.

21. What's the instrument you wish you were able to play?
A: Piano. I like it when I was young, but my parents not afford to send me to piano class and buy a piano. I'm too old for this now.

22. Who was the last person you talked to?
A: My boy.

23. Who was the last person to call you?
A: My friend, Bee Moon.

24. Would you consider yourself a worrier?
A: Yes, I even think of many non-sense when started to get worried.

25. Do you consider yourself as a happy person?
A: Yes. Only you can make yourself happy is whatever way.

26. Do you believe in saving yourself for marriage?
A: Yes, it is some kind of protection. Must for ladies.

27. Last person that pissed you off?
A: The unprofessional staff from Sunway Resort.

28. From whom have you missed the most calls in the last 5 days?
A: Not any.

29. Who's the first person you call when you're having a bad day?
A: My mum.

30. Last person who made you laugh like crazy?
A: My dad.

31. Who's your greatest inspiration in life?
A: Jesus Christ.

32. Are you a good guesser?
A: Sometimes.

33. Who was the last person to sing your current favorite song and what song?
A: Too bad, normally is the one I sing ....

34. Who makes you laugh the most?
A: My Terry.

35. What have you been telling yourself lately?
A: Pray more for needy.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Link Love

Friends is all around and love is all around. Healy invites me to join the linky love game. Thanks for remembering me eventhough I seldom drop by to all your blogs..Love the friendship with you.

This is another of those Linky Love game where you only have to tagged 10 person in one post but still there is no actual limit (you can tag more if you want!). Once tagged, you have to copy paste the link in this post, and make them grow!

BennyLiew
RamblinMoo
Mum & Kids In Wonderland
Everyday health and beauty
Memoirs.:*CRoSs mY hEARt*:.

Do not delete any of the links and be honest to yourself! =p


Let the love grows from here too,
Ling
Yatie
bokjae
Amidrin
L'abeille
cbenc12
Karen Yiau
peimun & kendra
Etcetera~Mommy
Vivian, Sze & Noami

Monday, April 14, 2008

Time for Judelittle.com

Last week beside doing things in a slacking mode, I gear up my engine to work on my almost abandon domain. Since I've got a few templates downloaded and yet to give a change to my blog. But, I'm not doing that yet cause I don't know where to begin to do when want to change template.

Finally, my hardwork paid off, I discover it after a night work. I begin to work on it and get the template change immediately. I'm so happy for what I did. Later on, I felt the original header is not what I want. So, I begin to design something and find some scenery picture. My skill is just sucks when comes to design. Glad that Sasha offer her very kind help to put up a nice and bright header for me.
judelittle
Thank you very much, Sasha. I like it very much. If time allows I will try to come up with one later, but I don't have any idea now on how to design it. Header is the very first thing readers see, so I want to have something special. The blog title there is - Life Notes. It is basically record down what happens around me in my daily life as a SAHM with my lovely boy.

From now on I'm will be blogging at both side equally. I hope so...also hoping that I have more things to share (not only with "Vitamin M" posts). So, remember to continue visit Judelittle after you drop by here.

Many thanks!

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

My Bronchiolitis boy

The condition is not turn any better actually after yesterday check-up. This was our 4th week doctor visit and another new set of oral medication is carry on now. For the last week medication, his coughing is recover and now still left the phlegm and lungs problem. We not back to Pantai hospital this round, we continue the regular check-up at regular paed. We not sure changing doctor in that way is good for Terry or not. But, our intention is want to see what other doc gave in prescription and advises. For both side, the paed are giving almost the same medicine. Pantai one giving kind of strong medicine to him.

New set of med

Last week, at Pantai paed have done twice nebuliser with him and yesterday check-up shows that his lungs still have the wheezing sounds there and the condition is not show any recovery. I also gave him some chinese med, who told it is very good to clear the phlegm, but it not show any better too in get rid of the phlegm. Over the weekend, his nose got mucus and drys up around inside and outside his nose area. My early thought was, it is good to have mucus coming out from nose and it can be lighten the phlegm, it was wrong actually. Paed told that, it is not related at all. His mucus is because of his nose is sensitive now. Duh, develop another kind of sickness now!

Paed help him to suck out the mucus from his nostril. First attempt to the machine of cause struggle again. But, after it done, he is much better. His left nose having blood coming out when the suction going on, cause I hurt his nose when clearing his drys up inside. His bronchialitis condition is not so fast can get recover and now he is in KIV to use the inhaler (nebuliser) at home.

My heart really sank everytime bring him to check up and hearing all his lungs condition. It is a month time now Terry was on western med everyday. I started to get phobia feeding him med, not sure is Terry is getting sick eating it everyday. So far, he is not show any strong rejection towards the medicine and no big fuss happen too. For every mouth of med, I will accompany with a small piece of bread. In fact he is quite happy like that, cause he know he can eat bread when having med. When I mention to him is med time, he will point to the bread.

Yesterday, after back home from clinic. I was so sad and almost wanted to cry when checking those med. I was thinking, boy, how long he still need this. Why is this want to happen to him? He still a very small boy and taking medicine like more than rice now. While I was stroking his head, I told my darling, boy, you faster get recover ok? I really really hope that through oral medication can slowly recover without need to use any inhaler or puffer. Currently, one of his med is for asthmatic sickness. I also started to search on net for health information related to Bronchiolitis for toddler.

I pray hard to God for his speedy recovery. I don't want him to suffer anymore and we don't want to go clinic every week. I want back my healthy and happy Terry..

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

Easy survey with GOOD paid



Just hop over to mummy-in-vain blog and get to know about this survey which paid good. It is very simple, fill up the survey form, which require to write short reviews (3 sentences) for 2-3 websites and you will get paid. 5-10 mins will complete one. It looks like this..

AW survey

I just create my account for FREE and done a survey with $6 paid. There are a few survey for website evaluation there I yet to complete which will paid $4. The minimum payout requirement total is $75. When your account reach that amount it pay through Paypal.

It looks easy huh? quickly click on the green box above and register.

Jo-N new homes, congrats !!!

Congratulations to Jo-N. This mummy have invited me to her house warming party to celebrate her 3 new virtual home and I'm so glad to get a lovely door gift from there too. Thanks for remembering me, I truly enjoy my stay at the party.


Jo-N has been sharing lots of ups and downs story for being a mum, parenting tips and her kids growing up moments. If you would like to look at how wonderful of this mummy, you can drop by at all her blogs Love Children Right - The right way to shower your kids with LOVE, Children Love Play - It's All About Play and Dine and Travel - about Places To Visit, Food To Taste.

What Do You Think About Me

Ok, this tag is confusing yet intersting, got it from Zen's mum. It is basically in 2 parts, top part is about myself and the lower part (1-15) is talking about the person you are tagging in question H.


A) LIST OUT THE TOP 5 PRESENTS YOU WISH FOR :-
1- Digital camera
2- Swatch watch
3- Lots of tonic
4- Trip to Europe
5- Good health for Terry


B) THE PERSON WHO TAGGED ME IS: Sting


C) YOUR 5 IMPRESSIONS OF HIM/HER:
1- Friendly
2- Love travel
3- Fun
4- Good mummy
5- Humble


D) MOST MEMORABLE THINGS HE/SHE HAS GIVE/DONE FOR YOU
-> Her advices in comment


E) THE MOST MEMORABLE WORDS HE/SHE SAID TO YOU
-> Her cough remedy, which I yet to try


F) IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR LOVER, YOU WILL
-> I'm not "that" type..


G) IF HE/SHE BECOMES YOUR ENEMY, THE REASON WILL BE
-> Can't be la...


H) PASS THE QUIZ TO 5 PEOPLE THAT YOU WISH TO KNOW HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT YOU:-
1- Lovely Mummy
2- Ling
3- L'abeille
4- KiasuMum
5- Yatie


1. WHO IS NO.3 HAVING RELATIONSHIP WITH?
-> her hubby.


2. WHO IS NO.5 HAVING RELATIONSHIP WITH?
-> her hubby too.


3. IF NO.3 AND NO.2 ARE TOGETHER, WILL IT BE A GOOD THING?
-> Yeah, I'm sure NO.2 can be helpful when NO.3 want to be a mummy later.


4. WHAT ABOUT NO.4 AND NO.5?
-> yup, they sure have lots of mummy and kid story to share.



5. WHAT IS NO.3 STUDYING?
-> She is a computer grad student.


6. WHEN IS THE LAST TIME YOU CHATTED WIT NO.5?
-> Long time ago, through email


7. DOES NO.4 WORK?
-> Yes



8. DO YOU HAVE ANY COUSIN IN HIS/HER OWN SCHOOL?
-> Guess not..


9. WILL U BE WITH NO.1?
-> Yes, would really like to. We have miss the chance twice.


10. HOW ABOUT NO.5?
-> Since long ago we left the same company, I would like to..



11. DOES NO.2 HAVE ANY SIBLINGS?
-> Yes, I think so..


12. HOW DID U GET TO KNOW ABOUT NO.2 AND NO.4?
-> thru blogging


13. WHERE DOES NO.1 LIVE AT?
-> Ipoh


14. HOW DID U GET TO KNOW NO.2?
-> thru blogging


15. IS NO.5 THE SEXIEST PERSON IN THE WORLD?
-> I hope she is...hehe :P