2
2009
Neighbourhood
Weekend is the time when I can ‘manja‘ a little bit and eat out. When I eat out, I usually frequent this ‘Neighbourhood’. It is located in Dataran Sunway, just ten minutes drive away from IKEA and 1Utama. You can either choose to dine in the air-conditioned area or the open area. Basically if you are a smoker, go for the open area~lah. Better still, don’t smoke! Opens 24/7. High speed broadband available too. Darling’s […]
2
2009
Love-Struck
Remember Ethan met Krys twice sometime ago? The last time they met, the lil’ missy fed him water. Read about it here. He has been ‘love-struck’ ever since! These days, he’ll view the camera over and over again. He’ll look for that particular picture of him and Krys romantically feeding him water. ^^ Watch this video and listen to what he said… Ethan: Che-cheh, feed Ethan water, Ethan so happy!Me: Who feed Ethan?Ethan: Che-cheh Krys. […]
29
2009
(Don’t) Mind My Exclamation Mark!
Was chatting with a friend last night when something came to light. You see I am the type of person who gets excited easily while chatting. And I have the tendency of using the exclamation mark at the end of most sentences. I was then politely told that the usage of that exclamation mark in my sentences caused some confusion in him. He assumes that I was angry when I exclaim. Oh my! Oh my! […]
28
2009
When the back is killing me…
For the past week or so, my back has been giving me so much discomfort. So much that the thought of sitting there in front of my PC to blog {or to chat} scares the heck out of me. It’s the chair. The chair that I was sitting on was so uncomfortable that I almost break into two! So I decided that I can’t tolerate it anymore and went to IKEA to find something good […]
28
2009
No offensive materials please, this is a family blog!
During my last trip back to my parents place, I saw folks coming in and out of their garden. Curiosity beats me so I had to go take a look too. And I saw this… V V V V V V V VV V What? OMG!!! So very the vulgar! It seems that my Dad’s latest ‘bonzai’ is getting the spotlight around town lately. Chey, Daddy! you have nothing better to do izit? :PLol.. Daddy […]
26
2009
My honey..
I was brought up by my mom to hug a bolster to sleep. And I grew up like that, hugging a bolster in bed. Unlike Darling who is able to sleep without hugging anything, I MUST hug something and most of the time; it is my bolster and not he. ^^ This trait has been passed down to Ethan. He hugs bolster to sleep too. But one thing for sure, I’ll make sure our bolsters […]
25
2009
A cheerful song to brighten up your day :)
This is Ethan, each time before he naps {if he naps~lah!}. Instead of me singing to him, these days he sings to me… :) Ethan @ 2 years 3 mths
23
2009
Horrible, horrible night…
Last night as Darling and I were about to go to bed around 1am, Ethan woke up. He requested to go downstairs to sleep. We tried reasoning with him to no avail. He insisted for us to bring him downstairs to sleep. I got irritated (I’m grumpy when sleepy), carried him and placed him outside the bedroom and shut the door (leaving a little gap so I can still see him). He started crying. I […]
22
2009
E.T.H.A.N
Was cleaning up my hard disk and going through the videos one by one when I found this video of Ethan spelling his own name. I have totally forgotten about it. But better late than never.. This video is about two months late. ^^ Ethan @ 2 years old
21
2009
50%
I went to 1Utama with Ethan today. Just for fun. Wanted to see what they have for Halloween but, it’s not ready yet. I think it’ll be ready this weekend as I saw them assembling stuffs (mostly pumpkin heads!) Darling joined us later after his work. We went to the supermarket to get some groceries and we saw this. Fish selling at 50% off! So apa lagi, Darling went and get some~lah. He got some […]
20
2009
The Princess
Do you recognise this Princess? Oh yes, I met her and her lovely mommy today. They came to my house today and I am so delighted. Cynthia gave me some mooncakes and a puzzle and some balloons for Ethan. Thank you. :) Isn’t she adorable? She’s just too cute.. Princess and IPrincess and Mommy We went out for lunch some where nearby my place. I had Grilled Mushroom Dory Fish and Cynthia had Fish and […]
19
2009
Auto Snack
Ethan’s current craze is this printed biscuits. He just loves anything vehicles. Boys.. So many vehicles… very interesting! Enjoying every bite! Very choosy somemore, must choose the vehicle that he fancies! My favourite of course is this SUBMERRYN! Eh, sorry, submarine! :) Yummy.. ^^
18
2009
What we did with that RM50 voucher
Remember we won the RM50 Borders voucher way back in February? We finally made good use of it. We traded it with 2 Elmo Vcds, 1 Barney Dvd and some craft materials. :) Ethan’s definitely loving his Elmo and Barney… Watch this video and see what’s wrong .. A friend, an English specialist told me that the proper way to guide Ethan is to say ‘an Elmo’, ‘a Barney’ and ‘a giraffe’ instead of saying […]
17
2009
Aren’t they cute?
I met them once in July. Today we meet again. This time, Darling joined us. Nothing extra ordinary happened though. lol. But one incident captured my ‘lenses’. Just look at them… The lil‘ missy is happily feeding Ethan and this boy, obediently drinking that way! :) Kids… :P
15
2009
Ethan fell…
Ethan did not nap the whole day today, yesterday and day before. He found napping to be a waste of time. So he’d rather be sleepy and forced himself to be awake as long as he gets to keep on playing and exploring. By 6.30pm, he started to show signs of drowsiness. I quickly brought him up to bathe and change into his pyjamas. I wanted to give him milk and put him to sleep […]
13
2009
The hobbit’s feet
I am generally a happy person. But if you want to make me unhappy, it is very easy. Just bring me shoe shopping. I get depressed each time I shop for shoes. It comes to a point where Darling is afraid to let me shop for shoes. But I have to shop for shoes. I can’t go around bare-footed like the Flinstones! Strange huh? Majority of ladies out there just loves shopping for shoes. And […]
12
2009
Pie Tee (Top Hats)
One of the highlights during my father’s recent birthday was the snack brought by a close family friend, Danny. He brought Pie Tee (Top Hats). It’s been some time since I get to flavor really good Pie Tee, so when he told us he’s bringing some over later in the evening.. I waited! And thank goodness I waited! Because the Pie Tee Danny brought over were Delicious with a capital ‘D’ I tell you! D […]
11
2009
Daddy’s birthday
I was back in Malacca over the weekend and so happen it was also my Dad’s birthday on Sunday. He had a ‘drinking & makan’ session on Saturday. On Sunday, we went out to get a cake for Dad. Upon reaching home, Ethan got so excited and kept on pestering us to let him eat the cake. My Dad was no where to be found. We found out later that he was somewhere, weeding the […]
8
2009
Ethan’s celebrity look-alike # 2
Tell me if these two are similar… The little rascal, imitating Elmo each time he sees it doing a hand stand… P/S: Irene, can’t wait to see you for more Elmo supply! :P
7
2009
Whose Baby?
Bought some puzzles from Jusco recently. Darling was initially reluctant as the age stipulated there is for 3 and 4 years old respectively. But hey, why can’t a two years old toddler learn whose baby and whose home, right? We finally decided to purchase it anyway. We didn’t regret purchasing this for Ethan at all. Now, he knows that a frog’s baby is a tadpole, a baby fish is called a ‘fry’, an owlet is […]
6
2009
Like a champion..
Ethan has been having a runny nose for about a week now. The paed said it is just a common cold. The fact that his lungs are clear was what made this JUST a common cold, so he said. He has been taking his medication like a champion. I just wish that his nose will not be runny anymore tomorrow. This is the first time ever he is down with a ‘common cold’… Watch this […]
6
2009
ONE
Every blogger will blog about this when the time comes. The moment of truth. The moment their blog hit the big ‘O’. Yes, my blog is ONE today! 6 October 2008, I started blogging. And now, the blogger side of me is ONE! Yee ha! And with all birthday(s), one thing is a must. I must thank all my loyal readers for supporting me all the way. Without you guys, my blog is nothing. I’ve […]
5
2009
Getting ready for winter?
Sometimes, looking at what he does can really drive me nuts. Look what he did… Since he no longer wear diapers, this is what he uses them for these days? @_@
4
2009
The HOSPITAL scent..
Showering can be fun, especially when I’m doing it with the right companion. Now, don’t go ‘yellow’ just yet. Companion here meant my liquid shower gel. All this while I’ve been showering with this liquid shower gel that is name after a bird and promises to provide extra moisture to the skin. I’ve been satisfied with it since the moment I started using it. Then recently, Darling went itchy and bought me another brand of […]
3
2009
Happy Birthday FRIEND…
Today, 2 October 2009 is a very special day. Why? Because today marks the birth of a very special lady – Irene! Happy Birthday gal! It’s her 25th birthday and all she wishes for is for people to sing her the birthday song. So here goes… This goes out specially to YOU and YOU alone, Irene! Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday to YOU, Happy Birthday to Irene! Happy Birthday to YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! {Happy ROM Anniversary […]
30
2009
This is the way I brush my teeth..
I am introducing toothpaste to Ethan. All this while, he has been brushing without it. But before I let him brush with toothpaste, I need to teach him to spit it out first. Let’s see how he fares… Ethan @ 2 years 2 mths
28
2009
Mirror Image
One of the advantages of having a kid is that you can dress him/her up the way you want and they’ll never protest. (At least not yet; not at such a tender age.) The fact that I have a SON means that I can’t dress him to look like ME! So, what can I do? I dress BOTH my men so that they’ll look alike. No protest from the big one, the small one, ever […]
24
2009
Fireman
Darling’s friend from Penang dropped by for a visit last night. We went to the Curve and had dinner @ Fireman. Just for the fun of it, taking Ethan’s height. Kids below a certain height get to eat for free. Gave him the menu. We took the buffet package so we got to choose anything we wanted from the menu. But all this kid wanted was… RICE! My koala bear. I like his ‘body language’ […]
21
2009
Of Birds and NOT bees..
The long weekend… Being good citizens, Darling and I decided to make the road less crowded by NOT going back to our hometown. We decided to stay put in the Klang Valley instead. So what to do instead of the usual shopping? We went to KL Bird Park – The World’s LARGEST free-flight walk-in aviary. We got the tickets earlier during MATTA fair so our tickets are priced at RM10 per adult when the usual […]
16
2009
Yummy Octopus?
I’m crazy over seafood these days. First the garlic fish, now, octopus? Well, I’m no expert in octopus. But she is! Take a look here for an octopus treat.
16
2009
Fish is delicious
Ethan loves eating fish. I love eating fish. On a rushed day, all I need to do is to fry the fish, fry lots of garlic, toss it on the fish with some soya sauce and it’s all ready to be serve. So simple. Ethan loves his fish that way, mind you! Just watch this video. To him, my fish is DELICIOUS! :) Ethan @ 2 years 1 month
14
2009
I miss this fella…
Before I got Ethan, I carried a handbag occasionally. I don’t really like to carry a handbag though. But was forced too. Otherwise, where to put the lipstick, powder and all the vanity stuffs back then? Those were the days when I was a ‘little’ vain~lah! Then, when I was in Bruxelles in 2006, I came across this CUTIE! I fell in love with it at first sight! I know I just HAD to have […]
13
2009
Homemade Tau Foo Fah
The one thing I really look forward to have whenever I go back to my hometown is my mother’s homemade Tau Foo Fah. (I don’t know how to spell it, sorry!) She’ll blend the soaked beans. Filter it, boil it. Add in whatever she needs to add.Leave it for about an hour.And what I do on MY part is… to help eat it! Yummy.. super smooth tau foo fah! P/S: This must be the worst […]
9
2009
Where (NOT) to let your toddler sleep…
Kids and mommies out there, don’t try this at home. NEVER let your toddler sleep on the stairways. DANGEROUS!!! ^_^
8
2009
Sushi Aid
Ethan and I really love sushi. We can’t afford to dine out each time we want some sushi so I really need to ‘master’ the art of making sushi. Try as I might, I still can’t get my sushi to be cutely rolled. It will always end up weird. Then that day I was in a 100 yen shop, I found this gadget. Immediately I grabbed it. The very next morning, I tried making sushi […]
7
2009
The Mask
We wanted to go to the MATTA fair last weekend. Knowing how crowded the place would be, Darling bought some face masks for us, Ethan inclusive. But Ethan refused to wear his mask. He’ll cover his mouth with his hands and pull it off if I forced it onto him. So I thought, why not make the mask cuter? Maybe he’ll like it then. So I sew a smiley face on the mask. Ethan was […]
5
2009
Ethan’s celebrity look-alike # 1
When I see Ethan in this photo, it somehow reminds me of this famous singer…V V V V V V V V V Picture courtesy of the world wide web Why? I don’t know. (Maybe simply because they BOTH have nice smiles…?! ^^) Anyway, THIS way is better… ;P
3
2009
Hari Raya in 1Utama
If you missed your ‘kampung’ already, 1U is the place to go. So nice the settings this year. I find it very pleasant and very comfy. Real village style. You’ll feel like you are in some fishing village.With real sand and real sea shells… NICE! Selling all sorts of handicrafts. All these are made from coconut shells. Nice food sold in sampans. And.. the little rascal. Can never resist a stage. Whenever there’s a stage, […]
3
2009
When the EYE is BROKEN!
I was toying with my camera and Ethan was ‘talking‘ to Grandma through his toy phone. Suddenly, he accidentally knocked his eye with the phone and shouted, “Mummy, Ethan’s eye broken dy!” I checked, no, it was not BROKEN… but he kept going on and on and on that it is broken.. :P What do we do when our child’s eye gets ‘broken’? @@ Ethan @ 2 years 1 month
2
2009
Never ever cook when you are unhappy..
because, your dish might disagree with you too. This morning, I thought I may sulk the whole day today. Went to the kitchen to cook as usual. Look what happen to my fish! VVVVVVVVV Just look at the poor fella. All curled up like that! When I called Darling into the kitchen to look, both of us had the greatest laugh ever. There goes my sulking and here I am, happy again! :)
1
2009
First Contest in this blog! – THE RESULTS
I would like to thank all participants for your creative input in this contest. The 2 bloggers who will walk away with the movie tickets and handmade crafts are: 1) Richard Ling. Read about his cute post here.2) Cynthia Wong. Her approach on the contest is rather unique. Read about it here. Other bloggers (for the handmade crafts) have been notified by email. Please allow two weeks for delivery. Thank you once again and happy […]
1
2009
We are FAMILY
What better way to spend the long weekend break than being with close family members? We went to my cousin Kym’s place on Sunday as my mother, sisters, nieces, aunt, uncle and cousins were there and had a great time. It was also Ethan’s first time with the Nintendo Wii but I didn’t get the opportunity to capture his action as I was too engrosed eating mata kucing. In the evening, we went to the […]
29
2009
Shocking, freaky …
Today Darling, Ethan and I were having our family day out at the mall when this lady came and approach and called out my name. I turned to look but I didn’t recognise her. Then she introduced herself. She is the ‘J’ that always comments anonymously in my blog. How did she recognised me? She saw me browsing my own blog, (ok,ok, so sue me if I browse my own blog during a family day […]
27
2009
Why is the Sun so hot? Why doesn’t he want to sleep?
Every morning, once Ethan got up from sleep, he’ll cross over from his crib to our bed. He will slowly but surely shove us aside to wake us up and to take over our pillows. What I’ll do though is to quickly pull up the shades and open the window to let the strong sun come in so that it will be too glaring for him to stop his ‘quest’ for our pillows. These days, […]
26
2009
The cat’s eyes
I call this fruit ‘mata kucing‘. If you have been following my blog closely, you would have known by now that I am not so genius. Who can tell me what’s the difference between this and longan? Are they the same? Or are they different? Many people have advised me against eating this fruit, claiming that it is full of pesticide and harmful chemicals. But I love it so much. Darling knew how much I […]
25
2009
What came in the mail today…
Ethan was about to fall asleep for his afternoon nap today when the mail man rang the bell and ‘woke‘ him up. We went out and got a registered mail from MummyMoon. This boy got excited and wanted to open up the mail so I let him.. Look at his sleepy eyes! Those eye bags are sure huge, don’t you think so? We got some foam work craft from her. Thank you so much MummyMoon […]
24
2009
Sushi
Ethan will without fail request for sushi every weekend when we go out. I don’t know why, but that boy just loves sushi. I think he got it from me! I love sushi too! So finally I bought my sushi starter pack and tried making sushi this morning. Having him by my side whilst making sushi is sure difficult! When I cut a roll, he’ll eat quarter of it. When I placed the cut sushi […]
23
2009
First Burn
Went back to my in-law’s place yesterday. SIL gave Ethan two lanterns. One Ultraman and another Pooh Bear. The Ultraman’s using candle and the Pooh using LED. Decided to let him try the Ultraman lantern. He was happy to carry it around. Then he put it down. You know he loves blowing candles right? So blow he did. Next thing we know, he went to grab that candle! Of course, the hot wax burnt his […]
22
2009
Nice puzzles
Since Ethan is in the puzzle mania these days, my eyes are trained to spot PUZZLES whenever I go out shopping. I went to Popular today. Yes, yes, I went out, despite the H1N1. I just can’t stand being cooped in 7 days a week! I am as pale as a ghost already from the lack of sunshine, I can’t even remember how the street in my neighbourhood looked like, kay? (Alright, exaggerating there… ) […]
20
2009
What do rhinocerous eat?
I taught Ethan on animals and what they eat sometime back. He knows what frog, roaches, giraffe, elephant, birds, cats and many more common animals eat. And then, he started playing with more ‘sophisticated‘ animals. Today, he asked me, “Rhino eat what?”, “Hippo eat what?”. I was dumb folded as I do not know the answer. I was not online that moment so I can’t google for answers. I quickly sms 3 people deemed ‘genius’ […]
18
2009
How I toilet train Ethan
Remember I blog about Ethan being diaper free @ 2 years old? Well this is how I trained him… Now, can anybody actually understand what he says? I am so used to hearing him talk, I can understand, but for those of you listening for the first time, do try to see if you understand half the word he is saying…^^ If only the ACTUAL training is this easy, life will be marvelous! LOL..
17
2009
When there’s something strange, who do you call?
Ghostbusters? No~lah, this is not a friendly Casper. This is the little rascal being bored to pieces. Since the H1N1 outbreak, he has been ‘grounded’ at home. No playground, no shopping, no nothing! (My area has cases and the schools has been ordered to close, so you can imagine my paranoia here). Every nook and corners of the house is his ‘playground’ these days. But I think, before he goes bonkers with boredom, I’ll be […]
16
2009
How to peel and store pomelo
My sister in law went to Ipoh recently and gave us one pomelo. You know right, Ipoh is famous for this fruit? Anyway, how do you peel your pomeloes? For us, Darling peeled it this way… After that, clean the excess skin off the pomelo. Place it back in it’s outer ‘shell‘And close it. Open and take the pomeloes when you are ready to eat them. :)
13
2009
My Craft Blog is now in Dot Com
Hello everybody! For all of you who have been following me on my Craft blog, I am delighted to announce that it has migrated to a Dot Com neighbourhood. Please feel free to relink and refollow my craft blog in order to get the latest updates as the old Blogger feed is no longer applicable. Welcome and do visit my new craft home here. Thank you for visiting and hope to see you there! http://www.crafty-crafted.com/
11
2009
The Sound of ABC
I never like to teach children below the age of 4 reading the phonetic way. I find it troublesome and they found it confusing. I always use the whole word approach for younger children. But as I was teaching my older students the phonetic approach, this busy body of mine was always around. Yesterday, he requested for the ABC book and started to sound all the 26 letters of the alphabets. To mothers out there […]
10
2009
Grandma’s 88th Birthday
We celebrated our Grandma’s 88th birthday on the 8/8/09. I was a total failure as a blogger that night as I appeared without my camera! One thing you must know about my Grandma and her 9 children is that they have a neighbourhood all by themselves. Each of the house are located just next to each other. And we all just walk from one house to the other. So, from my mother’s house to my […]
9
2009
Diaper Ant
Since Ethan is not using much diapers these days, his diaper bag is hardly touched, at least not until last weekend when I was packing to go back hometown. I did not check the bag initially. Just load somemore diapers in it. But don’t know why, I have a strong feeling to take them all out and rearrange. That is when I found out that ants have been living in there! Loads of ants scattered […]
6
2009
Solving puzzles
I never thought of giving Ethan puzzles to play with. I always find puzzles troublesome and I can imagine him throwing all the pieces away and slowly losing piece by piece. Until that day, Irene gave Ethan a puzzle that consists of 4 sets of 12 pieces puzzles. He took an instant interest in it. To date, he is able to master all four puzzles. This is a video of him solving one of his […]
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I am a mother to two boys; Ethan and Ayden and a wife to Darling William. I'm a stay at home mum who blogs to break the monotony of life and to avoid feeling jaded. Would love to get to know all the Super Mommies and Daddies and Babies or Singles out there with the hope that we can learn more from each other. Most of all, I am a happy person, and I hope YOU are too.
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