A feeling of dejavu

One bright early morning, I woke up kinda late, or at least later than usual, normally I would be awake by 5+am by Shone, but this time DH helped with..just one fine morning that I felt kinda tired and dizzy.

That morning I went to fill up petrol...was kinda hazy and cold morning..and at that moment suddenly a feeling of dejavu filled me over...it's like the old feelings I felt when I was running under the rain during my high school days during my sports practice and during my trip to Down Under few years back when both my fren(Charl) and I jogged under the rain...phew...it was cool, refreshing and fun..

This feeling suddenly came over, and washed over my soul for that few seconds if not minutes..

I tot of just writing it down...to remind me to take time to smell the rain, the flowers and the air..

And be alive 100% again..haha..as though I am not all these while but, to be honest, sometimes we tend to just immersed 100% in rush-iness & busi-ness(ha..if there's such a word) of life..don't we?

Is there such kinda dejavu experience you remember?

Won't you like it to comes back once again? I really have an urge...a rather crazy adventure to do it with Kay(KY)...rain under the rain..wow...wonderful but crazy right...what about catching cold and etc(again such reasoning and logical/practical thoughts always came into mind and stops us or rather me from doing certain things in life....) 

Else I think I would not be in Malaysia now..I probably in Germany or somewhere else on the globe..If not for my practical or logical thoughts about my family etc etc...then..thinking too much huh?

Life is just too short to filled with just thoughts alone..

Let's fill it with action..and now I have an adventure partner, Kay and soon Shone can join us 

for some crazy fun..haha...

Cheers folks!

Bed-wetting helpers

Hi folks remember the multi-purpose deodorizer I written my blog post the other day. Recently I suddenly recalled it and used it on my mattress after another “accident” (bed-wetting) by KY instead of using frebreeze as the latter the smell is kind of too strong for me..

And guess what I found, not only it helps to reduce the yellowish stain, the slightly smelly odour plus it helps to suck up the wetness being powder form it is compared to liquid form(I mean frebreeze). Perfect!!

Wow..I think I should get a few more of this and try experiment it with other purpose....since it is non-toxic and is not too costly plus it's to support single and physically-challenged moms.

Hopefully KY picks up soon (night time toilet training) and I won’t be using the whole bottle for this purpose alone..I am sure you can KY! Gambatei!

Cheers for the day!

Language development update

Recently I find my two kids language development amazing….

And something I find it useful is STIMULATION. It is a proven act I did unknowingly (not on purpose) makes both of them (BOTH) pick up the same word- “STAR” before one year old.

What kind of stimulation I meant? While both of them is still a newborn, I am fond of having a minor wall décor, i.e. sticking those luminous plastic sticker-like stars and galaxy (erm forgot the brand or the actual term but I am sure many of you get what I meant..if you do not know…pls. leave your comment as I can’t find any pictures of it yet :P my apology). So each time I turned off the lights, I would bring them near the wall and tell them that object is STAR….and very fast they will repeat back to you …”STAR…..”

In fact, “STAR” is the first word for KY instead of nen-nen, or mam-mam.

So, allow me to jot down the language development for my two kids for their future reading haha..(if my blog still exist then..and I guess that’s what online journal for isn’t it?)

	KY	Shone
First Word milestone	@ 4-5 months’ old - Star	@ 4-5 months’ old  – “che che” as in sister
Current milestone	@ 2 yrs, 10 months Can speak in clear full sentence..picking up language real FAST!   Lately, hear her scolding people, “STUPID”, sigh…picking up the good and bad from audios “stimulation” around her	@ 11 months -    che che (sister) -    ta ta (beat) -    star -   nen-nen -    mam-mam -  bao bao (carry me)  - bao bao(lower tone- bread)
Special	Her first song sang at one year old is “Negaraku”. I even recorded in video when she sang it once..haha	Likes to sing along and follow my gestures on the song- Incy Wincy Spider

 

 Cheers!

Does your Men/DH cooks?

Even though most big chef are men(you may disagree with me), but most of the household cooks are mainly women.

How many of you has a male cook at home? Personally, I have a friend whose father is not only a good cook but he renovated his kitchen to be like those hotel kitchen whereby he can cook over big fire…haha I think you guys know what I meant….compared to our conventional gas stove that most household own. And he is so into cooking that he even engage chef to teach him how to cook those special dishes. (wow….)

Another notable real-life example around me would be my bil who even during his courting days with my sister, he often cook dishes like nasi lemak, curry etc (he’s from Malacca so most of his dishes are spicy ones..:P ) and is really as yummy as what you can find at those hawker stalls or eateries.

Even though my DH hardly cooks, but he is very good at it (theoretically). At one mouthful or one sip or one look, he can tells me what seasoning, ingredients or cooking method is missing(like over-cooked or steps not in right sequence)…which sometimes makes me “FIRE” yet I am very thankful for his comment as I am a better cook now(well..if he hears this I think there’s a long road to go…still lotsa improvement to be made).

Lately while we trying to bring lunch from home and cook simple dishes for dinner due to the fact that by the time we got home, it was rather late and elaborate dinner would mean very very late dinner. DH has offered several times to help me with the dinner preparation (which mostly consist of noodle soup or “kon lou”-dried noodles with soup as side dishes). And it is real yummy even without or with little other ingredients. Even if he cook only empty kon lou noodle(yep with nothing at all…) it taste SO GOOD! Though, I would often offer to prepare vegetables and other side dishes to make it a more wholesome meal.

And, few days back, while I was preparing to fried vermicelli for our lunch, my son suddenly poo poo, thus I asked DH whether he could help to change the diaper and wash Shone’s bottom, yet he took up the challenge and offered to fried the vermicelli instead..haha...why I said challenge? ‘Cos besides kon lou noodle, burger, rojak, instant noodle (yup that’s all I think), I have yet to taste the vermicelli cooked by him!

And the result…voila…it is YUMMY allrite!

Plus, the main point is I am happy to know that my DH don’t mind or willing to chip in with meal preparation now…

Zoobies Giveaway at TLC!

Hi folks,

Lil Caliph is having a Zoobies Giveaway. Check it out how you can win one of these cute Zoobies here.

All you need to do is put  a comment on their giveaway on:

a. Why you love Zoobies, and which animal character that you love most (from their current collections)
b. Which new animal character from above that you love to see them bring next (please choose maximum 3 best).
2. 3 winners will be selected based on the 50th, 100th and 150th comments.

Personally, I love Zoobies as it is soft and cuddly for the kids and I love the hippo(see pic above) most.

I hope Lil Caliph can bring in the Bumble Bee, Teddy Bear and Snail in next as they are the favourite characters for my kids...

Let's join this giveaway and hopefully win a Zoobies for our kids...

Cheers!

My blog was Reviewed...

Sometime back I have submitted my blog to be reviewed by mombloggersplanet.com and they have made a review on my blog. Check out their review here.

The reason why I pluck up my courage and submitted my blog to be reviewed despite knowing how empty, simple and "novice" my blog is ....is because I had wanted to redesign my blog and what is better if I can redesigned it after getting feedback from not only myself but from more people especially from pro panelists...haha...and of course by many pro bloggers out there...

 

So, stay tune for my little upgrades and redesign on my blog soon...when it happened...I hope you won't think that you have arrived at wrong site(which I doubt you willl..since I doubt it would be any massive redesign being time-constraint I am :P )

Meanwhile, I welcome feedbacks and comments from all folks...negative + positive....

Thanks folks for dropping by my blog...you made me feel *delighted*...

Cheers to all folks!

Dumpling Festival

As I was talking about Teochew bak chang (dumpling) with one blogger, my mom made us some last weekend...taste yummy...with my not-to-be-missed lingham 100% chilli sauce. Mom's food still taste best! Right folks? :) 

I wonder what food I made would be my kids' favourite..hmm...more experiments to go....

Cheers and Happy Dumpling festival everyone!

Baby C

I think in the world of bloggers mommies right now..everyone would be praying and following the news of BabyC and her tough mommy.

Same for me...each time I would look at my google reader for some updates on BabyC from her mom in the hospital..

Hopefully she overcome this stage and moved on to healthy growing stage soon and her mom can feel relief..

Let's pray for Baby Cassandra...and her mom!

Cheers to all!

Health Freak Mommy: Pix Taken From Room 503

Health Freak Mommy: Pix Taken From Room 503

Memorable experience with family

My DH loves to eat and enjoy food…being a vegetarian since his teen (so do I), he is always scouting and visiting new and special vegetarian eateries that he becomes like a vegetarian eateries directory amongst his friends (included myself..).

I recalled during my convocation whereby my parents and siblings came to KL, I actually called him to asked where is the nearest vegetarian restaurant to where we are standing(at that moment) and voila he can tell you the exact location and the special dishes which is worth trying over there. That is how “passionate” he is in this area..haha..

And did I mentioned that during our courting days we travelled as far as Klang (more than 1 hr drive away) almost thrice a month for his favourite Roti John at one of the vegetarian outlet over there. Last year during New Year eve whereby most vege eateries are closed when we drove by, suddenly he said, “ I know which place is still open now(at 8.50pm)…which is the one in Klang…so off again we went (about 40-60 minutes drive from our new home)…haha…with KY(she is only one year old then) in tow.

And after our eating trip to Klang on New Year Eve, we were being treated with an unexpected fireworks display near the traffic light at Jusco Bukit Tinggi at Klang…wow…all cars stopped by the road side and even at the traffic light(it is GREEN allright!) to watch the fireworks display…haha..so do we….(but being pregnant at that time..I stayed in the car..as it was too loud and smoky…so DH brought KY along). Though KY was a bit alarmed at the sound but she enjoyed her favourite fireworks nonetheless. Fireworks been her favourite viewing ever since watching the famous fireworks competition display near Putrajaya last year from our home balcony and the many fireworks display during festive season at our home….

So that is one of the memorable experience for my whole family…do you remember any special occasion which you shared or experienced with your family?

Would be most delighted to hear from you all!

 

Cheers!

Keeping Office Flu-free..how about home?

Just thought of sharing this article in TheStar Online about Keeping Office Flu-free with everyone :)

Hmm..maybe can use some of these tips for our homes as well..

Stay flu free and stay well my friends..

Cheers!

Thinking of Chinese names for boys

The Chinese names for both my two kids are chosen and thought by my DH as I am not very good in Chinese.

I wonder was it the same for many of my Chinese-illiterate friends…or even my non-Chinese friends as I know there are people out there who likes to adopt a chinese name as well.

Lately, I found Parenthots has an article which has recommendation for few nice Chinese names for boys (erm..have not seen for girls yet..maybe in near future).

So folks do check it out if you are thinking of Chinese names for your child or yourself.

 

Cheers!

Business Idea: Blogging for Profit, No Previous Experience Required

Blogs - it seems like just about everyone has one. If you don’t know what a blog is, it comes from the phrase "web log", which is an online diary or journal of sorts. 

People have all kinds of reasons for starting a blog. They may do it for fun, because they love writing or just to have an outlet to express their thoughts, vent frustrations and more. But you can make a blog into a money-making business, even if you have no blogging or business experience that I was told.  

But "How to Get Started?" you might ask. You can actually start your blog completely for free. There are services like Blogger.com and Wordpress.com that make it super easy. 

But recently I come across a blogger named, John Yeo, who has a profitable blog himself and also is the creator of the Blogger’s Paycheck. He recommends that those seeking profit should Wordpress, but in a different way than is explained at Wordpress.com and he goes through it in detail in the course.  

He shared that,

"For example on "How to Make Money with a Blog". Or simply put pick a theme or major topic for your blog and start writing. But what if You Don’t Like to Write?

Many people think they can’t blog if they don’t enjoy writing or feel they aren’t talented writers, but that shouldn’t stop anyone. A blog is about sharing thoughts and you don’t have to be an award-winning writer to do that. In addition, the growing popularity of online video and audio open up more possibilities for sharing content. "

Some people hire a ghostwriter(wow) if you want a text blog and want to avoid writing. John Yeo preaches that To profit from blogging, there are a few key ingredients:  

1. Target a highly interested audience of readers who happen to be consumers. In other words, people who readily spend money to pursue their hobbies, interests and desires that you’ll be writing about.  

2. Create interesting content that people are readily looking for, that they’ll talk about to their friends and come back for over and over again. 

3. Sign up for the Blogger’s Paycheck course that will take you through setting up your blog, building traffic, making money and more.  

Well, these are something I can share about some reading I come across about blogging for $. Perhaps some of you are interested and like to check this Blogger’s Paycheck out!

Little Helper

KY been a great help lately…here is the picture of her helping me to fold clothes...besides helping me in the kitchen and filing as written in my blog entries here and here.

What special stuff you ate or always eat or plan to eat on your birthday?

Recently a friend of mine (who has the same birthday as I am and coincidently his dotter’s birthdate..yes birthdate here means even the year is the same as my dotter..how small can this world of coincidence be haha..try getting a table full of-means 10 pax the same birthdate all being your friends..wow…ONG- “lucky” man…)

Anyway just like to share this recipe he shared with me…Rock Sugar Noodles which is a traditional Teochew dish that is served for VIPs only. So taking this on your birthday (being a Teochew descendant I am) supposed to give me some ONG so to speak…haha…well at least this is what I would like to think it ..ha..ha…

So core ingredients would be:

• Egg
  
• Noodle
  
• Rock sugar
  
• Water 

That’s all.

Steps:

Put some rock suger in water and boil it until it is boiled and melted. Then, u put in the egg (of coz without the shell). Be careful not to break the yolk. We need to turn our fire to minimum now and then slow cook.

Note: Noodle is to be cooked separately or we can just add just egg as dessert, but for birthday normally these two items are eaten together.

So after put in the egg, stir really slowly on one way (either clock wise or anti-clockwise). This is to prevent the egg from sticking to the bottom of the pan/pot and at the same time to keep the egg in nice, round shape. Then, stir a while as we can see the egg white cooked a bit, and then we can let it stay a while (for 3 to 5 minutes) until the egg yolk is cooked.

Then we can have a bowl of rock sugar egg noodle and it will rock us up! Yeah…ONG..ONG…haha..

 

Cheers to all! Wait till after I experiment with this recipe and update the outcome of it..haha….

Breastfeeding Talk @ Fabulousmom

I thought of dropping a short note here for the benefits of mommies who are:

1. Currently breastfeeding and faced some queries, problems or lacking in willpower to carry on
2. Pregnant mommies or trying to pregnant mommies who plan to breastfeed their child.
3. Anyone (including prospective dads or any male) who are interested  to find out how or the way working mommies can continue breastfeeding their child.

I personally am encouraged to carry on my mission and vision to breastfeed KY despite the odds against me last time just by reading the inspiring stories of these wonderful and powerful women! 

Check out the talk organized by Fabulousmom this Saturday, 23 May 2009 at their showroom. I might be there as well (I ordered few items from their online store lately and am collecting them). Hehe..shopaholic itch strikes me again..bought two cloth books for KY :P

Date: May 23, Saturday

Time: from 11am to 12pm

Venue: The Breastfeeding Cafe, Fabulous Mom showroom

Topics covered:

1) How to maintain milk supply while being away from your baby?
2) How to time your pumping schedule? 
3) How to store your milk correctly?
4) How to transport your milk safely, especially if it's a long journey, i.e. from overseas, etc...
5) Will there be any challenges await you when you come home to be with your baby?
6) Any tips to share with the carer of your baby when you are away? 

For more info on how to register(yes pre-registration is required). Check out at their blog here.

Map can be found here. It is near Puchong and OUG.

Cheers folks and gambatei to all breastfeeding mommies!

Hg makes smarter kids

Hi folks, recent article at Cafemom, Study Links Morning Sickness to Smarter Babies makes me pondering..since I have TERRIBLE morning sickness(lasted for the whole first trimester!...see my post here and here), this articles comes to be of a relief if not hmm...encouragement I think...and guess this article would be most useful for those mommies or mommies-to-be who are facing it right now!

And does the study/research reflected rightly for my kids.. :P I would say yes...well depends how you define "smarter" I supposed....when "er" is added means there should be comparison of sorts? Hmm...and since breastfeeding is supposed to produce smarter babies as well....I am not 100% sure of this study..BUT nonetheless...to all pregnant mommies out there...hopefully this articles serves as a good justification or support for you to go through your much dreaded morning sickness spell...(I understand how it felt...I went thru it...and mine is a more severe type of morning sickness called Hyperemesis Gravidarum which literally means severe as in "Hyper", vomit as in "emesis"...erm..don't ask me what is Gravidarum..haha..not sure what it means yet..or perhaps the whole phrase emesis gravidarum means "vomitting" haha...enlighten me more medical-term-savvy folks or Doctors out there :P)

Cheers for the day!

Lil Caliph is having T.M.X Elmo & Friends Giveaways

Hi Folks,

Remember I blog about Lil Caliph Giveaway for the whole month of May?

Today and tomorrow they are having T.M.X Elmo & Friends Giveaways.

So if you like to win one or three(read their term and condition/giveaway guide), head over their blog now to find out how to win it!

I have tried the past two giveaway but did not manage to win the lovely shoes for my son...hopefully this time I am lucky enough to win the Elmo for my kids.

Lady Luck please smile on us!

Cheers to Lil Caliph!

Menu Planning Thought for the week

This week I bought some bitter gourd (because I have been a fan of it but hardly cook it at all for the past 3 years being a wife..hmm..why..well…unsure..but I have been eating it everywhere..bitter gourd noodle soup, bitter gourd dish in mixed rice…you name it!)

Is there any bitter gourd fans out there? How do you like your bitter gourd to be cooked?

I thought of frying it with egg, adding in noodle soup or even cooked it with salted beans or make it into soup.

Any other ways to cook up a yummy bitter gourd? Hmm…

Recently I stumble upon a nice site from Jamie Oliver and over at the site it has a steamed aubergine (some of us known it as “eggplant” or “terung” in Bahasa Malaysia). Looks yummy to me…perhaps I would try it..let me get some chilli and herbs as garnishing and flavouring first :)

I think cooking is an art really…and is a hobby to many…talking about this….I am tempted to try making my own pizza dough this weekend…crossed my finger and may I succeed on baking my first pizza for my DH birthday!

 

Cheers!

 

Tips and Tricks to Effective Parenting: Used Golf Bags For SALE!

Tips and Tricks to Effective Parenting: Used Golf Bags For SALE!

Exercise Regime

Previously a mom said to me ..oh my tummy…(pointing to bulging tummy) and said she hardly got time to exercise…

Does this sounds very familiar to you? How many moms still continue with their exercise regime?

For me (who used to job 30mins daily if not thrice a week), honestly I have yet to return to my jogging regime..partly due to the fact that I have moved to a place whereby road running is not deem safe ..neither is there any safe jogging park at near vicinity.

But no excuses, I should be hitting the gym instead since the facility is there at my place…in fact KY been there more than I do when my dad is here taking care of her….she would run on the treadmill every morning at the speed of 4-5…woot…

So, perhaps it’ll be good that I bring her along so both of us get to sweat it out….while my DH take care the younger one and not two at the same time while I jog..yep..that is part of the reason why I don’t get to jog that regularly anymore…since erm I can’t really bring the stroller with two kids into the gym can I?

Hmm..enough said…I missed my jogging at the park or road out in the nature at better time…better secured environment and nicer weather…

What kinda exercise regime do you do as a mom/dad? Care to share?

I think exercise is still important despite the fact that breastfeeding helps me to back in shape pretty fast…by now I can wear those tight shirts and jeans.

So gym, here I come…

 

Gestational Diabetes (GDM)

For the benefits of some of my friends who are as most career women do...married late and thus most possibility getting pregnant at later age.

One of the risk involved is having Gestational Diabetes (GDM) that is our body don’t produce enough insulin to keep our blood glucose levels within range during pregnancy. 

One of my friend had it when she is pregnant with her third child at the age of 39 going to 40(if I am not wrong)...

So for more info, do check out the article at TheStar Online on Sweet pregnancy.

Bento-making lovers- Check out the The New Stylish Tokyo Giveaway

Remember my recent first Bento-making sandwich for KY? Lately,I stumble upon a new site call New Stylish Tokyo which sells mould, bento lunch boxes, etc etc …..lotsa goodies for Bento fans….and now they are having a giveaway.. and the prize is 3 egg moulds, 1 Koi Japanese Style Curtain and 1 Anpanman Chocolate Mould, each worth between RM35-45 for lucky winners. Head over to Pregnant Pause blog entry to find out more details.

I am hooked on many items on that store and one of them is this lovely Hello Kitty(see picture above) which my little KY will sure be smitten as well..haha..do I need to say she finishes the three bears sandwiches I made for her again last Sunday….I think Bento is a good way for me to cultivate good meal habits(that is BREAKFAST is IMPORTANT) while sneaking in some healthy snacks and vege for my kids.
SO guys if you are hooked as well..check out the store and the giveaway details!

Cheers!

The coming of 30s…

Well..not yet …at least not this year…but coming June I will be seeing my last age starting with “2”(opps..am I revealing my age here? Well..it’s not a secret to me..at least not now..maybe when I hit the no. 3)

 

Last weekend when I was planning to celeb for my sil and hubby(both falls on May), I can’t help but contemplating about my life (it’s been my habit ever since in my teens to do such yearly assessment and reflection before my birthday each year), what have I done(rather than accomplished..too big a word for me.. :P )..and what would I hope to do (accomplish yes this time this word..does sounds suitable)….in 10 years time(during my thirties that is)

 

What have many people (around me) in their thirties?

1. My two bosses set up their company
2. My Microeconomics lecturer taking his final paper in ACCA
3. My many friends being married and soon being pregnant becoming a mom (yep I am one of the few(I think) amongst my gang to got married and becoming mom before hitting 30’s
4. So…what does Molly planning and wanting to achieve in her thirties? Still in thoughts…but will certainly put in down in black & white as concrete as it is..as I believe if we don’t plan our life…time can flies without clear objective..it might just flies with no concrete/meaningful adventures…and THAT is certainly not what I hoped for!

 

By the way, one friend of mine  (who’s having the same birthdate as I do, even though older than me few years) have suggested I take a day off for ME time..well much that I would love such idea…BUT..hmm.. as working parents we might need to take EL or AL sometimes..so leave application is such an important decision…how about for birthday..erm..not yet a valid reason for me…but we’ll see…haha..

 

And the friend shared with me a recipe that I should take on my birthday..Rock Sugar Egg(a traditional Teochew dish eaten during birthday which supposed to means that you are a VIP).supposingly can give me some pick-me-up…so stay tuned for my updates on this…at least this is one item that I will be doing on my birthday…something to give me some ONG(good luck)!

 

Cheers to All…do you all have anything to share about your birthdayssss? I am all EARS!

 

Have you seen or tried leggings for babies or kids?

I used to see babies or toddlers wearing leggings such as these from Leg Huggers and I found they are made of 100% sustainable bamboo fibers. No wonder the kids looks happy in it.


I think KY would love having a pair to match her skirts…recently one of the blog is having a giveaway on this leggings. Check out the details of the giveaway here and if you are lucky you might just win a pair of these cute and lovely leggings for your child! I like the Leg Hugger - Dancing Daisies (see above). It looks good on KY when she wears skirts of any colors!

BabyIbu Giveaway: leanalittleshop.com

As mommies I bet we all loves buying or scouting toys for our kids…lately one of the blog owner – BabyIbu is having a giveaway for an online store- leanalittleshop.com which sells quality toys.

One of the items I love from leanalittleshop.com is My Good Manners Cloth Book (see picture below) which I planned to get for KY.

This is a perfect book for teaching good manners to our kids…the content is interactive and cute! Besides cloth books mean it'll not get torned and is washable..so can be passed down from KY to her little sibling...a green way too right ;)

I have got (a similar version) is Right At Home Cloth Book which KY reads it every night..putting each animals in its own home to sleep before she goes to sleep herself.

So check out the store if you are planning to get some safe and non-toxic toys for your precious ones....

Cheers!

How to get DH to work together with me to educate kids?

Recent morning..I was as usual in a hurry ..trying to get ready my stuff, DH stuff and my kids….then suddenly I heard my DH reprimanding or hmm..gently commenting KY for wetting bed consecutively for two days…

My DH has been asking her to wear diapers, while babysitter and myself been trying our best to toilet train her.

So far, she’s been ok..it’s been months since she last had such wetting incident..I guess probably cos lately we been sleeping in air-cond room plus the weather been cold lately after a series of hot, humid weather of course…..

It’s rather sad or disheartening that my DH actually asked her to wear diapers again instead of finding ways to help her to get adjusted…(seriously..I really feel sad and not angry..) I know what his concern is the mattress getting soiled and wet(that morning he has been spraying GENEROUS amount of frebreeze on the mattress)!

Did I blog about the last time KY wrote on the wall..DH was so mad that he beaten her….and reprimanded me for letting her write and getting her stationeries ( I have wanted to let her enjoy the world of scribbling and writing..but to my dismay she drew on the wall when I was away at work and our caregiver(my dad) went to toilet)

So he banned KY from using pen, pencils, crayons (I bought her non-toxic crayolas…sniff sniff..missing now..wonder has DH threw them away after that wall writing incident..sad…)

As I am writing this, pls. do not misunderstand folks..I am not saying DH is a mean guy BUT I know he is very concerned about tidiness, cleanliness and not to mention preservation of our home, appliances and furniture…it’s not the first time he got upset when such incidents or accidents..and as always I always the so-called culprit…haih…

Maybe guys or daddys out there can give me some clue….what I can do make my intention a safe method..what I am trying to do is only/merely to exposed KY to the activities that she should/ likes to pick up at different stages of her age….

This morning I am at fault also when KY happily greeted me, “Mommy, good morning!”, and my first reply to her is not good morning but “ KY, u wetted ur bed again today?”. I realized I was trying to teach her so that DH get less angry or at least I wanna fill up her what’s missing when DH trying to just make her wear diapers instead of coaching/toilet-training her.

Honestly, I should have give her a hug and morning kiss first before starting to coach her….but cheer up mommy Molly…this lesson is well-learnt! I will be strong and hold to the way I would coach my kids..with love and adventures…not rigid rules….

Anyhow, I never expect a tidy and glossy home when we have kids..I just hope for a clean and safe house to crawl and adventure about....which is why my home has less glasses and my sofa is washable(get what I mean..btw I have washed my sofa cover four times this year itself...why? Well..accidents happened...when u less/half-expected it ;)

Cheers for the day!

Any

Kids Birthday..

My son birthday will be coming next month (June 20), yep very close with mine…and my daughter’s birthday would be in July…

 

This year I hoped to bake them a birthday myself....thus I bought these candles and balloons at Tesco. I am looking at the simplest cake recipes I can find and thought of asking ideas from my more baking-savvy moms…

 

This is Kay Yee’s picture during her birthday last year (when I am still under confinement).

 

 

This year I hope to do something special for her..and invite her cousin and friends along..maybe a theme party? Anyway it’ll be special for her even with simplest party..she is just so happy blowing candles and balloons that I just let her put up a candle on an ordinary cake lately to cheer her up after she got upset being scolded by her dad for being  mischievous…

My First Bento-like Sandwich for KY

Recently I bought two cookie cutter(see picture on the left) at Daiso ( a new Japanese RM5 value shop newly opened at IOI Mall - New Wing) as I thought of creating some more interesting meals for KY a.k.a Bento-like (inspired by some Bento moms like HealthFreak Mommies...and other nice looking packed meals ala Japanese Bento like recipes..). Check this article at Parenthots :)

And KY had fun helping me to create the bear-shaped sandwich for her packed meal(so-called..for her "school" though she has not started schooling..just pretend to go for school, or..actually the "babysitter's place").

Ta..dah..here's the results:

Not very impressive-looking but it's a good start (..hehe..encouraging myself)...stay tuned for more Bento-ing adventures...

Cheers!

Wow..nice handbags and nice giveaway site

Recently I come across a great giveaway at J. leigh designz and their recent giveaway that caught my eyes is the nice handbags/purse by Charm Design. Very nice and practical zipped pouch and handbags caught my attention.

Their giveaway handbag is here(see pic on the left). Nice, practical(with zipped and detachable string).

Check the site out if you are interested in the giveaway (shipped worldwide...yeah... yeah..at last!)

Reminiscing and Reflecting on Breastfeeding Journey

Recently a sudden thought came across me as I reflecting on my breastfeeding(BF) journey....

Throughout the journey I have many people to thanked for to make my breastfeeding journey bearable if not enjoyable (*winks*)

1. My DH, he's my first and strongest ally in terms of breastfeeding especially during my first born with an ignorant me(first-timer in BF) and lotsa bullets and M16 from all corners(sorry for saying this...but that is what I felt then (sniff* sniff*)

2. My BF buddies....whom i consulted via sms, e-mails, IM throughout my confinement, and throughout my about 6 mths battle (yep, after 6 mths, you can considered yourself semi-pro as BF mom and you can generally handle the M16 confidently and suprisingly, you might even win yourself a pat on the back and some praises or admiration(applause and flowers....hehe)

3. My supportive and understanding bosses, for allowing me to pump @ work(which is so crucial in maintaining the milk supply and maintain the BF journey on-going....

4.  All the BF consultants, allies, supporters and educators plus nursing attires, equipment, helpers designers/manufacturers who has made our journey so much more enjoyable and achievable!

As I am writing this, I have come across this article by Mommy Lyna, 

Mistakes and Misconception in Handling EBM (Expressed Breast Milk), head over to her blog to check out the informative and interesting articles yourself!

Cheers to all BF moms...and BF-friendly Dads....!