Throwback Thursday : Dozzzzzing Off ...

I took care of Zac alone when he was born. Being a First time mum, I was panicky & inexperienced. Everything seemed to be pouring onto me then. Zac is very close to me since his birth cos I breastfeed him till 2yrs old. I took care of him, bath him, feed him, bring him to playgroup, see him crying in school on his first few weeks & I'm also crying in my heart that I have to leave in there in his crying state *sob*.
I am always beside him whenever he needs me. I hardly have time for myself during the first 2 years when he was born until eventually, I'm pregnant with Amos. My tummy was growing by days & I could hardly managed to take care of Zac. Hubs got me a helper!! I could finally "breath" .... .... *smile*

I cant imagine that Zac is turning 4 years old in 2 weeks time. Looking back at him from the series of photo. He always makes me smile with his funny sleeping patterns. It was during these times when he dozed off I could quickly do some chores or lay my hands on the newspaper or chat with my friends online. I haven't learned to blog then, else I would be really super doper BUSY !! haha :D

A lot of of photos he was caught dozing off in his feeding chair cos he would tend to fall alseep after a few mouthful of food. I also duno why!! I felt relieved that he was catching some sleep.
I could get my things done during that hour :)

Babies tend to love sleeping in this awkward position. Experts say they felt more secured sleeping like that !! :)

Sleeping soundly in this electric sarong...

This is such a useful tool to have for mummies. You will not regret getting one. It cost about S$165 here, it will rock by itself depending on how long you preset the timer. You can catch some beauty sleep at night. I know how tired it is for mummies :)

Picture in Picture

Took this picture before the trip to the Zoo. The series of pictures on the wall was my new creation.

I bought a huge blue frame from Ikea (S$15) & used adhesive backing from 3M to paste those photos there.

This photo was also taken in a way to try out my new camera. I am impressed that its Face Detection feature can actually detect Zac's face (wearing red stripe polo) in the photo frame.

The pictures from my 3 lastest post are taken using the new camera too !!

What do you think of the output from my new camera? :)

Our weekend was ruined ...

We went to Pizza Hut to try the new Rosemary Chicken Cheesy Bites Fondue 2 weeks ago.

The dinner wasn't a pleasant one. Firstly, my helper spilled water onto the table & it dripped onto my legs & shoes. It wasn't her fault, it was an accident. Apparently, the waitress shouldn't have placed the 3 glasses of water right in front of Amos. Helper initiated to shift it away from him but the water toppled over & the mishap occurred !!

We upsized our Pizza to a large (L) one (paying S$6 more) for our set meal, however, the one that was served seem to be a medium (M) one cos we are not too filling after that. We didn't voiced out as we have gobbled up the Pizza by then & we were also unsure whether it was M or L. It was quite a late lunch for the kids. They usually have lunch around 11+. That day, we had our lunch near to 2 pm :(

Looking at the picture, do you think it is a M or L sized pizza? I think it is quite difficult to gauge from the picture!!

We also ordered a kid's meal for Zac. It comprised of a main dish, orange juice & a scoop of ice-cream. This is how the ice-cream look like when it was served. Do you think something was wrong? It looked like the ice-cream was melted & frozen again. See the layer of frozen ice-cream at the bottom of the bowl? I didn't give much thoughts to it then but I sensed something not quite right when all of us experienced tummy upset one after another not too long after leaving the restaurant. The ice-cream was obviously NOT freshly scoop right?

We don't usually patronize Pizza Hut (have to pay about S$50+ for eating 'bread', if you get what I mean!!) but that day was a weekend & everywhere was crowded with diners. We were late into our lunch & so just hop in to Pizza Hut which have available seats. This unpleasant incident will make us even more unwilling to enter their restaurant in future....

Yoghurt Drink good for Zac?

Zac has been drinking the Yoghurt drink since early this year. This is so far the only drink with a bit of milk content that he can finish it without much problem. He will have a cup to go along with his breakfast every morning.

Marigold recently launched a new Strawberry Flavoured HL fresh milk. I went to the website to search this morning & was surprised that their webpage not updated with the New Product. It is still the chocolate flavoured ones.

The new Strawberry Flavoured fresh milk will make a good choice for Zachary who loves strawberries & dislike the taste of plain or chocolate milk. However, he only took a few sip this morning when my helper gave it to him. Looks like he still cannot withstand the taste of milk even when it is flavoured. Sigh.... what should I do now? He is lacking calcium now I could see his nails getting more brittle than usual :(

Do you think the Yoghurt Drink (see first picture) is good for Zac who is turning 4 yrs old. I've been giving him every morning.

Please advise me !! Thanks :)

Splash ......... at the Zoo

We went to the Zoo yesterday afternoon. This was our 3rd time there. Supposed to be a bad time to visit the zoo bcos of the afternoon sun. Glad that it turned out to be a cloudy/windy afternoon. Good day for an outdoor trip :)

You can see that the boys spend most of the time at the Children's Playground rather than watching the animals !! LOL :)


Amos, Zac, my helper & I

My 2 little boys marching down the lane. Amos look like a small little man, walking with big wide steps.... ....awww.....I love that picture of him a lot :)

Amos was scared of the swing just a month ago. So shiok to be on the swing again. This time, Amos was smiling away... ... :)

Amos : "Hello, I'm at the Zoo....!!"

Mummy & Daddy's love for Amos. He just love the water :)

Zac playing with the water shooter all the time.... aiming at targets and wet them.... hehe ;p

Zac was excited & running all over the zoo... I managed to grap hold of him for a picture.

We took abt 100+ photos yesterday. But randomly chose the above .

Hope you all have a good weekend ahead :)

Throwback Thursday : Amos the Michelin Boy

While looking through some of the old pictures yesterday through my portable back-up. I thought of sharing with my readers the days when my boys are younger. So I will start to post them every Thurs on a topic called "Throwback Thursday".

For the first post. I want to show you how Amos look like when he was at his "leanest & strongest" at 4-5 month old.

Ladies, please hold your breathe.... hehe.... just joking lah !!

The year's champion in "Baby Body Beautiful"

A show of his musculine tricep :)

Amos & his walker

Went through a spring cleaning of the house yesterday. There were a couple of baby stuff that Amos had outgrown them. The walker, the electronic sarong, his baby cot...etc.

Of all, the walker has been dismantled only left with the structure. The seat was removed.

This morning, I saw Amos pushing it around in the house. It's just so funny ... ... LOL :)

(this photo is taken using the new camera)

Awww.... you see how much my little baby boy had grown compared to the photo taken of him when he was 4 or 5 mths old when his little feet could hardly touch the floor when seated down. :)

He was a chubby boy then.

My new companion

I cant live a day without you!
To see you through the window,
Hoping for the best view

It has become a routine for me;
To say "my prayer' before my meals.
This is what you taught me to !

Don't forget your wonderful partner at work.
You will regret if you do.

Please put your hands together,
Welcome my new companion on board... ...










My NEW CASIO EXILM 8.1 mega pixel CAMERA

I hope it will bring me through a longer journey :)

Do you miss my boys?

Have not been posting anything on my boys lately. Do you miss them?


The photos were the last few shots taken using the old casio camera before it failed to function.
They were seen trying on some sunglasses & cap at Kiddy Palace.
Who say only woman love to shop? The kids were having fun during their shopping trip too. :)

The Magical Flying Carpet Ride

3 mysteries people had magically landed on my blog. They seem to be from some fairy tale.... I rub my eyes again & confirmed that they were indeed there & told me that they could grant me a wish. I gladly accepted it as I need one badly now.

I am facing difficult times & this is one good reason for me to join in the ride. I have many wishes but since I can only name one here. The most important of course is to hope for a miracle that my brother will be able to fight off all the cancer cells & be healthy again :)

The mighty Genie King and the beautiful Genie Princess from the magical Land of Faraway have finally escaped the clutches of their Evil Master after being held captive for 1000 years! With the help of their trusty Genie Buddy, they are now flying away on their Magical Flying Carpet on a quest to redeem their souls for all the wicked deeds they were forced to do by the Evil Master!
The genies are requesting you to put up their Genie Symbols and in return, you will be given one wish to do as you please! Remember, do not be greedy or unkind, evil or vengeful and be very careful with what you wish for! Once you have made your wish you can join the Magical Flying Carpet Ride!

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Rules:
1. Write a short paragraph about your visit by the two Genies and include a link to the blog that passed on the Genie Symbol to you.
2. COPY the Rules and ENTIRE List below and post it on your blog.
3. List down your wish.
4. Place your name below the last name on the list and pass on the Genie Symbol to at least 5 other bloggers.
5. Please put up either one (or both) of the Symbols of the Genies on your blog to show that the Genies have visited your blog.

Genie Princess



Genie King


The Genie King, the Genie Princess and their trusty Genie Buddy have visited:
Mariuca would like to wish for success and fame.
Adrian would like to wish for good health and happiness.
Emila would like to wish for happiness and success.
MPG would like to wish for love and peace.
Bobby would like to wish for the powers of Superman and immortality.
Jean would like to wish for stress-free work environment and happiness.
Trinity would like to wish good health for Jan's brother & Yah & Wan & success.
Jesse would like a great isp and a Yummy box of chocolates.
Jay would like to wish for 10k visitors and readers per day.
Spiff, The Spaceman would like a billion US Dollars! (Am I being too greedy here?)
Rolando would like everyone’s hearts desire to come true.
Sam would like to wish for a happy & simple life and happiness to everyone.
Speedcat Hollydale would like a pet acorn monkey named "Monkee".
Joezul would like to wish for all to get their wish come true.
Promthep would like to be successful in everything.
kumo would like to wish everybody a better day every next day.
NAFASG would like to build a better community for everyone.
Levian would like to be happy always.
Apple would like to be slimmer.
Menopauseprincess would like peace, happiness, love, health & prosperity for everyone!
Morgan would like to wish for love, laughter, sunshine & blue skies for EVERYONE!!!
Kellie would like to wish for happiness & love to be bestowed on her family & friends.
LadyJava would like to wish for love, health, beauty and wealth for one and all.
Keeyit would like to wish for staying healthy and happily with family.
Colleen wishes everyone be well and happy.
Spookygrace would like to have a busy traffic and making money blog.
Janice Ng would like to wish for good health for his brother
Nick would like to wish for a set of new running shoes!
Shinade would like to send love,peace,wealth & good health to everyone.
Cbenc12 would like to wish for health, happiness & luck for my family & friends & me too!
Paris would like to wish for more publicity! Hooyah! (taps swollen head).
Bokjae would like to wish for speedy recovery for j@nice's brother, yan and wan!
Giddy Tiger would like to wish for longer weekends and never-ending holidays!
Book Project would like to wish for total wealth minus one Solomons Wish.
MT would like to create a toys & games empire & have the will to continue blogging.
Dawn would like to wish for world peace.
Cotojo would like Love, Peace, Harmony, Understanding & safety for all the children.
Bobo would like health and wealth for everyone she loves (including all her blogfriends).
Auntie Dar would love to end animal cruelty.
Chinnee would like to wish for happiness and good health forever!
Ozzieblackcat would like to wish for success with her blog!
Rinnah would like to wish for more good paying opps to come my way!
Shopping-kids would like to wish for luck, success & happiness 4 family and friends!
Mumsgather would like to wish for love, health and happiness.
Forumer Wish for happiness, peace and justice for all.

Welcome aboard the Magical Flying Carpet for the Ride of your Life!
Alakazam!

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I would like to pass this Magical Flying Carpet Ride to the following bloggers:

1. Angel
2. Bobo
3. BlurTing
4. Darlene
5. Santa

What's happening?

The one week stay over at my parent's house ended yesterday. The kids are back home.
I think they missed their grandparents, they missed climbing up & down those stairs & also at the pool... :)

They will have to wait till another school holiday for a stayover.

Not been really blogging for a week seems like I have been missing a lot of stuff. Can you guys update me what is happening around the blogosphere?

I went to visit my brother on Friday & glad to see that he was more jovial & chatting away with all of us. Doctor numbed 3 of his 5 nerve near the spine so that he cannot feel the pain caused by the bone cancer. He is struggling every min for a living chance & is prepared to do anything for it. He will be discharged from hospital these few days if he can cope with the lesser pain, but it will not be the last visit cos he need to return for chemotherapy. Leg amputation, lung surgery & the countless theraphy, treatments, medicine, x-ray, scanning.... all within a year. How can a human body withstand so much treatments? Why must he be the chosen one? Such a kind, loving husband, father, brother & son !! Deep down.... all of us know what is the worst scenario....

I will be back soon ...

Thank you all for the awards and meme I received during this week. Sorry that I am unable to leave comments or respond to you promptly, due to limited internet access over at my parent's house.

My brother's condition is not too good, he is still in hospital. We are seeing to each day how we could help him to suffer less.

Thank you for all of your concern.

I will try to catch up when I am back home.

Its approved..... finally

Received so many emails this morning & among all of them is one from PPP.
I'm so relieved that my first post has been approved & I'm USD20 richer now.
This is good news to me especially during this period of time when things are not turning too well. For those who are still hesitating & yet to join or written their first post. Ponder no more & sign up now.

You mean a lot to me....

I am very touched to see so many friends including my brother in their prayers.
Thanks to all of you. You may not know but all your thoughts & love mean a lot to me at this critical time.

I want to say thank you to Nafa for creating the above badge & Sending Their Ray of Hope
Karen for initiating all to my call for prayers
To Janice & Her brother with much love from Jesse
Marzie for her Love for me at Just For Janice
Bobby for Janice Needs A Prayer
BokJae for Support for Janice
Joezul's Prayer for Janice's brother


A special thanks also to Jackie for her Rose for Janice & her brother.
Trinity for Wishing all the best to my brother.
Maketraffic for Prayer for my brother.
Santa for Prayer for Janice.
Jamilla for Janice's brother is a hero.
Jean for initiating a prayer at Prayer's Room & God always send Rainbows after Rains

Brother, be strong ...

The lung surgery took about 4 hours.
His condition is more complicated than what we thought. An initial scan of 2 lumps turned out to be more than 10 times more. All were removed but he holds a question of what about the other lung?
He is still in ICU this morning but awake & alert.

He is in great pain on a scale of 0 to 10. He told us he is at 8. He is someone with high threshold of pain. A grade of 8 is something we could have no longer be able to bear.

The road to recovery is long & tough ... ...

What I see are images of him in pain now.

Thank you all for all your kind words & prayers.
Please do continue to pray for him !!