补补补，在家最补！

老公前前后后买了两大盒的Brands鸡精让我每天都能补充精力！谢谢你啊！

爸爸妈妈也炖了燕窝让我和小的滋补一番！哈哈！

铁头功！

睿锦。。。

睡觉不睡觉。。。一个晚上翻来覆去；还用头来贴我。

结果她的铁头功倒是炼成了。。。苦了我啊！

If u were me... What would u have done?

A small boy, around the age of 4-5 yrs old? I don't know... Peed in the public... He's somehow behind the bush from where I was sitting... But just next to other tables of customers in full view...

it was broad day light... a pleasant Sunday morning when I was feeding Renee with her Nutella bread while waiting for hubby to get bkf for ourselves...

I noticed the boy when he lowered his pants and flashed himself... "Okay, kid..." I quickly assumed the lady playing with her HP on the next table was his mum and thought... "Okay, the mom probably didn't know... Or didn't care..."

The customers from another table also noticed the boy the moment his backside  was bared in front of them when they were eating... Everyone frowned... Pointed from behind... I tried to ignore but became so mad when the boy didn't just pee... Nope! Not that he pooped... But he actually swayed his dangling thing and peed all over the plants, the ground and even onto the tiled floor... Each step he took came closer to where I sat...

No chance I'd let Renee be traumatized by this sick act when i'm around... not even if his just a kid... Not so young to be ignorant... It's so sick! I realized that my tolerant threshold had been challenged and I gave him a loud warning to buzz him off immediately, "Hey! You! Can you stop doing that?" The boy looked up, stopped his free-flow pee, pulled up his pants and ran away...

I must admit that at that time, I didn't really care if his parents were right there or not... Or worse, someone might thought that I'm his mom? s***

I just wanted him to stop right away. If i could, talk to the parents who allowed that to happen... I tried to check out which table he and his family sat but he disappeared so quickly...

I kind of forget about this incident for the rest of the day until moments ago... I hope I didn't scare the the boy as he's still young to realize it wasn't right... But at the same time, hope he can learn to be more responsible for his actions going forward...

Peace... =,=

Ju-weet Ju-weet Park

It was a shelved plan from yesterday, due to bad weather... So the moment we caught a smiling sun this morning, we packed up and setoff for our Adventures to the West... Meeting the Ju-weet Juweets! What the heck is Juweets? Bird, I meant!

This was Renee in the morning when she lazed on the sofa waiting for us to pack up!

Yes, there's 1-for-1 promo and kids below 3 is FOC! Knowing that Renee loves to see birds... (Sparrows... Pigeons...that we got to see at coffee shops...) we brought her to the JBP! Renee's v first visit! Haa ^,^

Then we continued our journey in the west, paid a visit to my sec friend to also pick up preloved shoes for my girl. Muahahaha ^,^ (our way was blocked by fans of Ah Boy to men... Seriously? Is that 'song' even nice? Arghh...) thank u, Nana for the gift and shoes!!

Renee fell asleep at Challenger when daddy was browsing for his IT gadgets... Haa!

Hope that my new kitchen gadget is ready for collection... WuhOO >,< oh yes! It was!!! $259 with free baking tray!

Waiting and Praying

Today is my 29th week, a week into 7th month of pregnancy. I thought it'll be a quick check as usual... But Dr Su commented "hmm... Seems very small. Let's do a scan today, just to double check."

Again, I thought it'll be a quick scan like usual... But it's actually a detailed scan that she's referring to. Instead of waiting for another 3 weeks for the scheduled 32 week scan, Dr Su brought it forward to today, just to be sure that everything is okay.

This made me a little nervous... But deep inside, I know that everything will be fine... I just need to eat more and rest more...

Dr Su had recommended that I take 1-2 eggs daily for a short-term resolution... Luckily u had bought a box of fresh eggs yesterday...

Still waiting to cut queue for my turn to do a scan since it's an ad-hoc one... Sigh... So many pple... It's going to be a long wait... Zzz

While waiting (still waiting), I was browsing at the Parents magazine and found  some interesting recipes... I didn't tear out the pages but I took a few shots of them... Before I lost the pics... Let me post it here so that I can reference to and try them out someday soon... WuhOO!!

Apple Chicken Pie/tart

Apple Yogurt Mousse Cake

Grilled Soy Chicken (going to use this when my new black elephant - P air fryer arrives!)

P was kicking and playing within me... I can totally feel her pushes and tickles... See u soon, baby P!!

(Updated: Waterlevel, weight and size of BB P is normal!! Phew! Relieved!!!)

妹妹！你真美！

今天，我扶老携幼到了Compass Point吃午餐。过后，我们到了Cold Storage逛一逛。我其实只需要买鸡蛋；但是一到超市就化身为阿嫂，东买西买。

在退还手推车时；有一位年迈的婆婆走到我们身旁对着小睿说道：＂哇！妹妹，你真美哦！＂

哈哈！乐得睿锦的奶奶见牙不见眼。年幼的小睿还搞不清楚状况，直呆望着那位老婆婆。也好，旁人的意见随便听听就好；别太在意。活得自在、轻松更善美！还是小孩最明白事理！我得多向小睿学习学习！

Finally bye-bye charcoal rock!

This is the first time that I ever baked soft buns successfully by myself!! Not using the sure work recipe from my aunt... But from Christine's recipe... The butter bun. Here's the recipe for my own reference...

• 250 gm bread flour
• 25 gm cake flour
• 5 gm instant dry yeast
• 15 gm milk powder
• 40 gm caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 100 ml water, about 36C/97F
• 80 ml milk, about 36C/97F
• 40 gm butter, softened at room temperature
• whisked egg, for egg wash (I skipped this and replaced with jus milk wash to prevent burnt)

Read more: http://en.christinesrecipes.com/2012/10/butter-buns.html#ixzz2Tw1GhFro

Christine had recommended 170°c for 20-25 mins... Again, I reduced my oven temp by 10°c to get it right at 160°c for 20mins... WuhOO!

As promised by Christine, These buns  are fluffy and soft and very yummy!!! Bread is always the best when it's just out from the oven... I must try again but not too soon... Till I recover from the extensive kneading... So pissed with the stubborn dough kept sticking onto my hands T__T

Hope that they will still taste as rich and soft the next morning! Hee Hee Hee ^^

(Update: it's the next morning. The bread are still soft but not as soft, should have stored them in airtight... Anyway, it became bkf for the whole family... Renee and I had more than 1 while the rest if the uppity ice folks tried one. Renee even tried to feed her rabbit and I... It's so so so sweet of her!)

Cinderella baby...

It's not a bad mother or evil siblings...

The clock didn't strike at midnight...

It's just a bit of distraction...

Renee dropped one of her bee-bee shoes this noon...

She used to inform us about her hoes if it's gone, by Pointing at her leg and saying "xie Zi" (shoes in mandarin)

However, today... She kept quiet... Because nothing is more important than finishing her first packet of Dutch lady chocolate milk... Her mouth was absolutely kept occupied by the tiny straw... This little gluttony Cinderella baby!!

My MIL discovered abt the missing shoe and went back to look for it... Hahaha! Luckily it's lost and found! Phew~*

Banana Nutella Muffin

It's Sunday... What do I do with too many ripe bananas and a girl who changed her appetite? 

She used to love bananas... But not anymore! Don't know why... So I'm left with 6 small-medium v ripe bananas...

I googled for recipes and finally decided to go with Banana Nutella Muffin! Hee!

Before today, my muffins were never successful... Today was a special way of baking... Because Renee had a part of her share too!!!

Initially, I only wanted her to watch but this tiny curious figure insisted that she grab the mixer and mess up the already messy batter... So I let her be!!!

Knowing that my conventional oven was usually on the hotter side... I reduced the temp by 10°c and baked for the max duration...

Recipe was simple. I adjusted a little base on own preference... So here it goes:

Dry ingredient (Grp A)

1 1/2 Cup Plain Flour

1 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Salt

Wet Ingredient (Grp B)

1 large egg

1/3 Cup melted butter (ard 75gm)

1/2 Cup Sugar (reduced from original 3/4 C)

5 small bananas (recommended 4 medium)

Added: Nutella (own preference amt)

Baked at 160°c for 25 mins (original was 175°c for 20mins)

And Here's the muffins!! ^,^

BKT and SDP...

What the heck are these?

I bet I won't even remember what this title meant after a month...

Well, just to document in my 'public-online-diary' that I had cooked Bah Kut Teh, for the first time! Wahahaha!

Special thanks to 2 men... (In random order) One would be my dad for verbally sharing with me how he usually cooked it and the other is none other than my husband who starved himself today just to make sure he could finish it... Haa! Just kidding! Dear had been very supportive (after pushing it for 1-2 weeks)... He did the grocery together and even reminded me when I forgot about the pork ribs (just what could I remember anyway)...

He specifically told me to cook more rice because he's really hungry... Unfortunately, I didn't quite get the msg... Also, it's been too long since I last cooked a meal... Counting the scoops, I swore I prepared for at least 3 servings of rice... But it turned out as just 2.5max... We had huge bowls at home!! As remedy, I tried to cook a little more rice and it turned out "Dear, take a look! What is this that you've cooked?" The refill was merely less than 0.5 bowl of hard rice that was stuck tgt with a thin layer of rice paper... So Vietnamese style! Surprisingly, dear finished it all (he had no choice!!!)... He meant it when he said he's hungry... BTW, I wanted to thank dear for clearing up the dishes ^,^

Next, about SDP? Oh well, I wanted to post about Sticky Date Pudding... It's not that we had any recently... and I wasn't craving for one... Then, what abt this dessert? Ok, it reminded me of Renee these couple of days. What? Why?

Sticky.. There's a myth about baby being sensitive and aware of mommy's new BB... And this had turned out to be so true that it's no longer a myth to me... It's an unexplainable fact! Or could it be that she had became so anxious when she saw me growing fat day by day? Nett is, she's v v v v stuck with me. Daily routine would be roaming around the house to look for me whenever I went out of her sight... Haha! Poor daddy had to coax her all the time... Thanks, Dear!

Date... Hmmm... Weather had been scorching hot lately... Sometimes unbearably hot... Little Renee is an active perspiring girl... She blushed easily at this kind of weather... So, yup! Like a little red date...! Cute sweetie!!

Pudding... Okay, not too good thing now... I observed that Renee had been rather wobbly lately... She would walk and trip so easily... Countless times when she'd fell at home or outside... Although we kind of 'trained' her not to cry too much from each fall and encouraged her to get back on her feet... I was getting a little concerned actually... Was it even normal to fall so frequently and easily? (Also, to make thing worse, I think she's secretly practicing on dashing!)

Alright... This is a really late night post as I was awoken by some pleasant news from afar... I had some to do list on Sunday... Hope I can complete them smoothly, somehow! Jiayou!!! ^,^

Sale wuhOO!

Sale had started! It's kiddy palace!!! We had waited for so long (since 1st of May but heard nothing) until it quietly started it today! Yeah!!!

It's Renee's paradise where she could tried almost every toys that she could reach and kiss all the soft toys that she could pull out of the shelves... Yup, I know... Not v hygienic...

It's an unexpected yet eventful day/weekend! Our shopping list had been fulfilled, with much savings! Settled with the pacifier, milk bottles, blankets, pillow and even the sister-gift-exchange-toys for R and P!

At the other end of the shopping mall, John Little was also having sale... We (or I) couldn't help but bought another set of 800 thread count Jean Parry bedsheets at 40% + 20% less!... So smooth... So incredibly comfortable!!!

I was wondering if Renee realized that the little toy was meant for her sister upon birth... And another same toy of a different size was meant for herself... I hope they will share these cute duckies graciously and not fight over the ownership... Jiayou!! ^,*

Oh BTW, when daddy asked Renee to 'share' her milo with mommy... She pushed the straw to me immediately without hesitation. So sweet of her! Keep up the good attitude, Girl!! ^,^

(Also, I recv a wedding invite from a long old friend of mine... Happy that she's settling down just that it's a little sudden and it kind of clashes with my EDD... Hope I can attend)

发明的本意

新科技的开发必然让人蠢蠢欲动。。。

以往的发明，让人生活更舒适、便利。

如今，让人拭目以待的Google眼镜呢？ 或许也算是一种未来的便利。

但也不禁让我深思熟虑；如果能有对社会和未来生活大大改善，进步的产品，那应该更受关注、赞赏。

科学家们、发明家们；别被利益扰乱了最初的本意。。。钱，是赚不完的；但是生命只有一次，不会从来。

Reserved shit

2 uncles in their 60s... Followed by a young man in his 20s... (And me with a big belly) took up the 4 reserved S*** at the door...

An old lady in her 60s pushed a pram into the cabin, with her big grandchild... There she stood by the door...

Everybody sees, nobody act... I stood up and asked the granny to take up my seat... She declined politely and said that she's alighting next stop. Relieved that she didn't have to stand for too long, I reclaimed my seat...

The door opened, the granny walked out. Another older lady came in... This lady probably in her 70s... Still, everybody sees, nobody act... A sch boy in the middle of the cabin gave up his seat after some thoughts and offered it to the lady... The 2 youngsters next to him shifted their bums away from the reserved seats for the elderly... Brilliant youngsters... Waited for pple to give up seat and they continued to chat away. Wait till u get older... Open your eyes if you are taking up the Corners, folks!

P and I

It's personal 1-on-1 time between P and I... P had been kicking and rolling and jerking and tickling me from within... Haa! Mischievous girl!!!

On one hand, I hope to meet her soon... On the other, I hope that she can stay within me longer... Arghhh...

Let's do some chit chat session among you, me, sis and dad tonight, okay? Hee!

And this is what P had for lunch today!! >,< daddy said I'm HDB tai-tai... Simi?

How to make your daughter cry on Mother's Day

Renee, my girl who's below 17 months, roamed around the house, doing her daily routine ---> Looking for me...

She knocked on the ajar door at the toilet but I did not (could not) respond to her directly...

Her pounding on the door became harder, trying to push the folding door so that she can see why was I making so much noise...

There I was, throwing out uncontrollably...

She stood at the door and stared with her wide eyes... I could see the seriousness in her eyes... and it didn't take long before the eyes started to flood with tears...

Renee cried loudly as if she had a horrible fall and walked towards me, giving me the best Mother's Day hug, trying to comfort me... thank you, baby! Although it's not quite the way I wanted a hug but this is indeed the best hug, ever!!!

Love you, Darling!

And Thanks, Dear, for the lovely dinner! This year's M.D. was TMD-ly too hyped everywhere...

阿日饿死哦。。。

阿日真的饿死了。。。

昨夜，老公还担心他今天不在；我和阿日的午餐是否会成问题。

我拍拍胸膛说到：＂两个大人！饿了就下楼自己解决啊！没问题的！＂

老公没有被说服。因为他太了解整个状况了。搞不清楚的我吧！

我看着他犹豫的眼神，开玩笑的说：＂搞不好你回来的时候，只见到家里有两个人被饿死了！＂

老公笑着点头。。。TMD！真被说中了！

小睿玩乐了一个上午；好不容易才睡着！我也不自觉地打了瞌睡。可怜的阿日原本想要上网叫外卖；结果一波三折。。。

首先是网路有问题，后来是不晓得姐姐家的门牌（what!?)。。。

就在这时，英雄人物出现了。老公办好事要回来了。给家里来了电话，问一问是否要打包。。。要的！阿日就快饿死了！

Fish...

I'm tired but not really exhausted...

Insomnia is a scary thing...

What's exactly bothering me?

It wasn't the FM that was keeping me awake...

It wasn't social media that I was stalking that kept my eyes wide...

It wasn't Renee who didn't allow me to sleep...

It wasn't my hubby's snore as he's unusually quiet tonight...

It wasn't the air-con... Not the neighbor... Not the bed or pillow or bolster...

Almost every night, I was thinking about the same issue...

Having no solution, I just couldn't fall asleep until flipping for hours or even changing room...

I didn't really count the lamb... Perhaps I should start trying...

Will everything just fall into place nicely and smoothly when the time arrives?

How can it happen when it's not planned properly?

Why would it be such a bother and involving so many people?

What's the matter with me? 

Why would I actually felt so lonely and as if I'm fighting this 'battle' alone when it's not supposed to be?

Fish this whole thing! I'm just going to get lost one day! Fish it!

"W-H-A-T" - why?

求人？ 不如求己。。。

靠北？ 不如靠自己。。。

若要等待母猪爬树的事发生； 那就得等到母猪会爬树的时候了

有时候，人生就像 Benjamin Button 那样的倒流着。。。 小孩比大人董事，大人比老人会想。。。

放手还是放纵？

开怀还是开导？

快乐本来就很简单，说穿了就是那六个字 "拿得起、放得下"； 却又偏偏那么难做到！何必？

因为你们， 我失眠了。。。 翻来覆去、左思右想；终于有了结论，却还是没有方案。。。

因为我终究是我；你们始终是你们。。。什么都不会改变。。。

既然影响不了什么；不如做一点自我调整。。。那样，呼吸会变得更顺畅；身心都会得到解脱。。

我去死吧！

Renee @Orchard

Renee's first visit to Orchard Road was during late last year to have a view of Christmas lightings...

This weekend, dear brought us to Orchard so that I could give up on my slow juicer... I didn't expect to see demo of Hurom which I had been reading up over the web, was expecting Coway since it was recommended by my colleague.

Turns out? All the 'sale' indicated at Tangs or Taka were bullshit... Hurom's price was kid of fixed at $600 and above for the latest HU-400 and HU-500... Comparing the features... HU-500 was ridiculously overpriced! Okay, I Gould backoff, all are overpriced!!

Demo of Coway was just next to Hurom. Even when I was standing nearer to the Hurom booth, I could hear the AC motor sound of Coway... Yup! Hurom is much quieter. Both are 'Silence' as compared to the traditional centrifugal juicer anyway...

Renee tried the grape + soy juice from Tangs demo and wanted for more when she finished up the tiny sampling cup serving... Haa! I was so motivated to get one at first...

We saw another demo at Taka, same price but potentially another 10% or more as Taka member... This time, Renee drank its grape juice... But refused to try carrot or tomato... So demoralizing... I thought she would have some vege juices at the minimal when she rejected eating veges... So now I'm back to the thinking thinking thinking stage... How can a juicer coz more than my Kenwood stainless steel mixer? This is not making sense to me!?

Oh BTW, putting aside te topic abt slow juicer... I should be blogging abt Renee at Orchard... Haa! End of the day... She behaved and misbehaved... For roaming in opposite direction where we were heading... And screaming like a dolphin that almost blast others ears when she got too excited... So challenging to bring her out at times... Shivering!!!

Oh and before I forgot, we had dinner at The Pic-Nique @Taka. Turned out its Shrooms Swiss Burger was delicious! WuhOO ^,^

3000 words...

Renee played with my phone... Pretending to unlock, only to lock...

And I tried to be funny with Dear...

Little Girl's little actions...

Renee... Did something really funny...

She roamed around at my parents place freely... And suddenly walked towards her socks and shoes that were placed beside the main door...

She picked up her socks, shook them up and down... But had no idea how to put them on. Then she picked up her shoes and said "xie Zi" at a wrong pitch that sounded more like writing in mandarin...

She was determined to go for a walk...

When I was on a call when I heard someone (who else?) picked up the other phone, pressed numbers... And started to speak garbage into the phone...

This little girl is so so so so funny!!!

Week 26

Dr Su said that I'm in week 26 currently. There'll be another detail check during week 32.

So #2 (P) is 6.5 months inside me!! I'm weighing at 66.3kg currently, hope our weight gain is stable and healthy.

(P), kick me kick me... But pls sleep before 10pm if u could... ;p

Daddy and Mommy love u!!