CNY 2011

Our neighbours gave us the Lion Head outfit a week before CNY. It came into handy during CNY. Amos greeted his grandparents in the outfit & bringing much joy & entertainment to the family :)

Gong Xi Fa Cai

Shen Ti Jian Kang

Huat Ah !!

Amazing Rainbow... ...

I captured the below yesterday night. Totally awesome!! :)

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Angeline

KidSafe Your Home !!

I always believe in a safer home for the kids. I still remember we bought a total of 2 Baby Gates after Zachary learned to crawl. We preferred swing closed Pressure Gates, one each for the kitchen & Zachary's bedroom.
At that time, there wasn't a lot of Child Safety Gates available over here to choose from. I learnt recently that mothers nowadays are spoilt for choices. KidCo Gates offer a wide variety of baby gate. They have gates ranging from Stairway Gates to Pet Gates & Extra Wide Baby Gates for those with mighty homes. They even have Custom Fit Gate which is ideal for those with unusual & nonparallel walls.

The products offer great way to make a safe, secure, yet non-confining space for one or more children.

Have a peace of mind with KidSafeinc.com. You can even follow updates of them on Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, and the KidSafe Blog.

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Zac turned 6 !!

Zac turned 6 yrs old on 4 Oct 09... ...
We had lunch at Swensens, one of Zac's fav restaurant !!
Complimentary firehouse sundae for the birthday boy :)~~~



This year, Zac chose mango filling CAR 95 cake :)
We actually planned to cut the cake at the restaurant, however, Zac was too full to consume the cake. As such, we brought the cake to my MIL's house ... ...


We proceeded to Orchid Bowl at Downtown East cos daddy promised to bring Zac for bowling as he had scored 100 marks 5 times consecutively for his English Spelling in school !!
However, the waiting list was too long. The boys played at the mini-bowl instead. They played 3 sets of games together.


We went to the beach nearby after that. Amos saw a fallen kite from a tree... ... hehehe ;p
They had so much fun running with it !!



Zac's pressie from mummy & daddy. A CAR 95 pencil case, a world globe & Beados toy :)


Birthday Card, Swensen voucher & Tumbling Monkey toy from Auntie Molly :)


Toy glasses & UNO cards from Auntie Sri & Goodie Bags from Auntie Audrey :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, Darling Zac...
Mummy & Daddy hope you had great fun on your birthday & always stay cheerful & healthy *hug* :):)

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LJ

Hermit Crab

My sister bought 2 Hermit Crabs recently. It cost S$75 including the tank. I was amazed by it!!

The Hermit Crab is a type of crab that doesn't have a very hard shell. It uses other animals' old shells for protection; they especially like old whelk shells. As the hermit crab grows in size, it must find a larger shell. It is their habit of living in a second hand shell that gave rise to the popular name "Hermit Crab".
There are about 500 different species of hermit crabs around the world. Most hermit crab species live on the ocean floor, but many live on land. Female terrestrial (land based) hermit crabs must return to the sea to breed.

I happened to witness how the crab molt (shed its skin). See bottom left hand corner of pic . That was the discarded skin & limb from the crab !!

Interesting pet to have at home if you're not afraid of sharp creepy crawlers.... hahaha :D

You can read more about Hermit Crab here.

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Marzie

Ribena !!

Heard that this plant is actually the fruit to make Ribena ??
I saw it at my MIL's garden. So amazing :):)

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Little Prince

Childhood Wish

I used to envy those families with a big garden to construct a play area for the kids. A playground with the safe choice of playground equipment to keep the kids entertained on my busy days is what I am keen in. My ideal playground is one with a wavy slide that connects up to a colorful roof top house whereby the kids can have some 'private' times up there too !!

There is a swing set at my mother-in-law's house. It has been there for more than 30 yrs & my brother-in-law gave it a new paint recently. However, one can still tell that it is old from the constant screeching sound it produced despite the new coat of paint :)

I am thinking of getting a new swingset to replace the old one. I like the idea of having a tire swing, tire that connects to a chain & can sit 3 or 4 children at the same time. This has always been my childhood wish to own a mini playground, I bet the kids will love it too !! :):)

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kkf

Instant Singapore Laksa !!

I'm actually quite a lover for instant noodles. Recently, I bought this new flavour from Myojo. Its Singapore Laksa !!

Not bad, I like it !! :):)

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Marzie

Amos unique sleeping position ...

Amos woke up and cried for his auntie last weekend while taking a nap. After that he dozed off again but in an uneasy sleeping position with head facing down. He was so funny!!

I showed the picture to him the next day and told him that was how he slept the day before. He cannot help laughing and kept asking me, "how come I sleep like that???" hahaha :D


he only maintain in that position for a while cos I turned him over shortly!!

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Marzie

One Leg Kicking !!

We tried to avoid crowded places during the Labour Day weekend. The boys enjoyed their game of soccer at my MIL's house.

Watch out everybody!! Amos and his One Leg Kicking stunt. LOL :D

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Juliana

Our home in need of maintenance ...

I bought so much toiletries & cosmetics from the recent TBS that they are flooding my washroom now. I have been thinking of container storage to keep my vanity organized so that cleaning will be a breeze for me.

During our recent spring cleaning, I realized that there are so much hair & dirt still stuck on the carpet. I told hubby that it could be time for us to change our 5 yrs old vacuum to those steamer type which I heard are more effective in removing mold and dust mites. You see, we have been staying at our current home for more than 5 yrs and many of our electrical appliances are starting to malfunction. Our washing machine has been working hard for us all these years. Recently, it will stop in the midst of washing & show an "E" (error!!) on the display. My helper also noted that the laundry are not tumbled dry effectively & the washed clothes still dusty. A top load washer is what I prefered but on the other hand, a front load will enable us to stack our dryer on top and save huge amount of space on our relatively small kitchen. These are some of the items that we need to purchase urgently for our home.

Our climate is so humid that white mold are found on most of our wooden furniture. Can you imagine that we actually get a de-humidifier for our store room just for that purpose. LOL!! :)

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Meow Diaries

WW : My little Mr Cool ... ...

My helper bought the funky glasses for Amos a few weeks ago after his persistent request. No wonder he likes his "Auntie" (helper) so much cos she dotes on him !!
This morning I saw him wearing it & sat down in a stylo position. See his hand on his leg & acting cool? haha... I try to make him laugh but he just remain silent !!

Oh well, that's my little Mr Cool... ... :):)

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Life Ramblings

Amos is 3 today !!

We celebrated Amos' 3rd birthday last Sunday over at my parents house. I had a hard time deciding on the cake & only confirm the design 5 days before the celebration. Amos loves sea creatures & so he wanted his cake to have just that !! I finally found one bakery for him & there goes Amos' SEA CREATURE birthday cake ... ...


I'm thrilled that Amos' little wish was fulfilled !!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, Amos!!

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WW : A Sunflower for mummy .... ...

Just the other day, Zac told me he got a flower for me, a sunflower to be exact !!

I was thinking where on earth did he manage to buy a sunflower?
So here's the sunflower he got for me. LOL :):)

So thoughtful !!
Thanks darling, Zac :):)

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Zac's MC : Day 3 -5 (Doctor's Review)

Zac returned to the clinic for review yesterday...
Seeing his condition, doctor said that he should be able to return to school in the next couple of days. The rash on his throat are slowly disappearing, so are those on his feet. Only the rashes on his abdomen & butt are bothering me now. Yes, they are bothering me more than Zac. The latter doesn't feel uncomfy at all & still jovial & active as ever !! :):)
Doctor prescribed "gentriderm cream" to be applied 2 times a day on Zac's rashes. I was relieved that the cream does speed up the healing. *phew*

Since I wasn't able to bring one of the boys to stay elsewhere during this period of time. I tried all means to minimize their contact and also sanitize bedsheets, sofa covers, toys, Zac's personal belongings (e.g. Towels, daily wear...etc). You can imagine how busy I was. Our utility bill sure shoot up this month !! :(:(

I thought of the idea of getting him to wear disposable gloves on the 2nd day & went to purchase it immediately. To my surprised, Zac volunteered to wear them when playing those toys that are impossible to be washed !!
So considerate :):)


I mentioned this practice to the doctor and he said it is actually a good idea. *applause* :)

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Zac's MC : Day 1

You must be thinking what Zac will be doing on his first day of LONG MC? ;)

In the morning, after taken his breakfast. I saw he took a piece of plain paper & busy writing & drawing. He showed the following drawing to me when it was done. I recognized it cos this was one of the bed time books I read to the boys before. He copied it from the book cover. I thought it was quite a good one. He even changed the name below to his (the book was a hand down from my nephew) So smart !! :):)

He played some toys in the late morning & settled down to work on his K2 chinese assessment. He actually complete the rest of the assessment today. As you can see, he can be very serious when he is writing. He doesn't like me to look at him when he does his chinese cos I will start to comment on his chinese strokes ;p



In the afternoon, I bring out the painting tools for him. It is a good time for him to paint cos Amos is napping, the latter will not have a chance to spill the paint & dirty Zac's drawing ;)

For the first drawing, he explained to me that's daddy & mummy standing near the house under the HOT sun. LOL :)
For the other drawing, he actually drew Amos' water bottle's cap. wahahahaha :D



I urged him to take a rest after that but he told me he isn't tired. He doesn't look like a sick person at all, still full of energy & very good appetite. :)

I allowed him to play a few rounds of PC games after that...


I hope to wake up in the morning to see his rashes slowly clearing off. He will have to go for doctor's review on Thurs. Hopefully looking at his condition, can shorten his MC? ;p
10 days of MC is sooooooo LONG. Zac will be missing his teachers & friends terribly :):)

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