又爱又恨

After some thoughts and considerations, we finally bought a twin pram for our look alike but not twin girls.

It's easy to store and lightweight, and more importantly, it's big enough for Renee.

Talking about twin pram... let me explained a little of the excuse why we would need it...

We had a bb pram which Renee had outgrown. However,  it's fabulously lightweight and convenient that we were still using it. Sharing between the sisters whenever we went out.

We also had a pre loved stroller which wheels were slightly off aligned that resulted in a terrible experience when navigating in a mall.

Sometimes, we brought both pram and stroller when we were out and ended up chasing after Renee and pushing 2 prams Ard. ..

Net of it, we needed one stroller for both our girls, which is reasonably lightweight and big enough for Renee yet small enough for Phoebe.

So, it became a narural thought for a twin pram/ stroller...

However, such thing came in diff designs. Front and back vs side by side. Lightweight vs sturdy. Adjustable backrest vs the non adjustable.

So here's what we had gotten from kaki bukit baby kingdom at $300+ after a tiny bit of discount.

Allow me to share further on Why this?

Front and back vs side by side... to be honest with you, a front and back stroller will be a more convenient choice to navigate anywhere, specially at cramped areas. Singapore is cramped... so... hmm... Nevertheless, we picked a side by side design so that both our girls get to enjoy the same view instead of having one of them staring at the back of the seat... Also, we would be equally close to both of them when we push the stroller around, just to be fair.

Lightweight vs sturdy... a twin pram weight around 9 kg and above. We got this weighing Ard 9.8kg. I thought it's pretty reasonable.  Considering that it won't overturn with a bag hanging behind when there's no passenger. We love lightweight!

Adjustable backrest vs non adjustable ones... Most of the front and back type of twin pram didn't have adjustable backrest for both seats (usually the bigger kid didn't get to lie down). Those design that allow both seats with back rest would usually be longer or super expensive (over a thousand dollars). This side by side pram that we spotted have adjustable backrest for both our girls though none of them want to lie down most of the time...

I still love the first baby pram we had. I could easily handle it on my own with one hand. I love this new pram, too... and I look forward for my girls to enjoy their ride together more often going forward! ^^

So, what I hate about it? Well, even though such side by side strollers certainly fit through most of the doors... It's not really easy to get through conveniently... and... I hate crowded places!!! s***

BTW, we tried it at the Fairprice Xtra at changi business park. Renee refuaed to take the ride as she loves supermarket. Now, spot BH and Renee with the Brazil team during this World Cup season... Hahaha!

让时间来兑现

很多事不是眼前所看见的

往往, 那只是个烟雾弹

许多想法不是三言两语就可以说清的

常常, 总是心照不宣

最终,其实也无需多说。就相信自己;因为我不欠任何人任何答案。让时间来将计划兑现吧!

船到桥头自然直。。。have faith!!!

My turn for boost!

After daddy got his fair share of power hugs from our girls yesterday... I decided that it's my turn today!!

So, my girls and I changed into POSB Run for kids tees from 2012... and took plenty to of selfie!! ^^

爸爸回来

How to make sure your husband come back from work without OT too late...

1) Teach your girl how to make phone calls, with supervision

"爸爸!我在吃东西呀!
爸爸回来!"

2) Get daddy a power hug \(^,^)/

老公, 累了就回家 ^^

Miss Malu returns. ..

I created a character (basically from personal moments of embarrassment), called Ms Malu,  when I was 13 years old in some class magazine... crappy reading materials filled with nonsense...

Tonight, I suddenly thought of this character when I recollected what happened in the evening...

I knew that I had no sense of directions most of the time (except when BH and I were at Taipei underground malls...) but this time. .. I was trashed by my own girl... a 2.5 years old kiddy!!!

I carried Phoebe, trying to get out of the car park at my in laws place. BH carried Renee... Both of them saw me roaming further in the wrong direction...

Renee "Mommy!"

When I turned around trying to pacify her that I had to carry Mei Mei (I thought she want me to carry her like she always asked for), Renee pointed in the opposite direction and shouted "this way!!!" (Followed by some loud HAHAHA!!)

Who else, besides Ms Malu....

Sista in actions!

Sunday. Super hot day. Extremely humid.

Girls were in sister-attire again. Love these denim dress. Thank you, again, Lina.

These girls had so much fun today... They love to disturb each other... hmmz... I had fun too, when all of us jumped on bed tonight... Haa ^^

Poor Jie-jie was so freaked out at the thought of going to school... jiayou! You did great... so keep it up ^^

And before I forgot. Renee handed a father's day card to BH on Fri. I asked her, "oh... This is so beautiful. Did u do it?"

Renee, "no..."

I probed further, "so, who did this?"

Renee, "Teacher. .. (showing me her fingers)... dirty oh...."

LOL!!! It's so fun talking and listening to her everyday! (Except the whinning part)...

BTW, Phoebe seemed to observed her sis and picked up the whinning approach... and of course a baby win at all times. .. 小不点!

Just a thought...

What if I set a goal for a month and work hard towards it...

That should be the way! So why am I still thinking about what if..??

I am concerned about the environmental issues. Many people do. So, the difference would be, what can I do about it?

For the next one month,  I challenge myself to handle household chores with the following targets:

1) conserve energy
2) recycle, reuse, reduce

This is not ambitious... If I don't make enough effort to introduce it as a way of loving, there's no way this is going to be cultivated to our next generation.

Goals set!

So, here comes the action items:
1) check out my electricity and gas bills, set a target to cut it by 5-10%
2) family meeting to brainstorm for ideas and commitment to support this Green effort
3) pilot and gather feedback
4) if it works out well, go to #1

Ok, it feels really great to have goals in mind. It feels even more fantastic to k ow if we are able to change the world (to be a better place)!!

_ _ _ _ _ _ FEVER?

Soccer?

It's Phoebe...

38.4°c when URU 1 vs CRC 3

39.3°c when ENG 1 vs ITA 2

Next checkpoint during CIV vs JPN

Phoebe was back to nap after being fed with high fever medication, and a series of sponging...

Take care, lovely >. <

玩疯了!!!

Whenever possible, I put the girls together to get some fun together... any opportunity for sisterhood bonding...

Tonight. .. They had gone mad... Renee spoke garbage to Phoebe... They stared at each other and kept on giggling...

I didn't understand their baby language ^^

Simi wago kueh. ..

Here's my girl, enjoying me... no... I meant the real wago kueh....

She really loves it ^^

World cup is...

You woke up in the middle of the night (2 am ish to be exact) and you couldn't find your husband.... #joggingisjustadream

The danger of working late

I finished this bar in no time...

今日一衰。

Sometimes... perhaps most of the time... when you started to feel that something wasn't right... It's a sign...

It's a sign to the beginning of a chain of bad luck...

I didn't want to blog abt how things didn't turn out well... I just wanted to remind myself... to stay focus, get some air and relax a little when somethings didn't turn out the way as expected...

After a little breather, the frequency was tuned and things would start falling into places.

Remember, after a downhill would be an uphill... and vice versa. So, whatever it may be... breath!!!

I was so glad that the family time at night totally cheered me up ^^

Potty self trained!!!

The last time I tried to potty train Renee was about 1-2 months back... when we occasionally removed her diaper after shower and told her to inform us whenever she needed help to go to the toilet.

Renee would indeed inform me when she needed to pee... or should i say, after she pee. So, we ended up cleaning the floor, as expected.

Some time had passed... We only tried 3 to 4 times... i thought she wasn't ready so I paused...

She went to Skool for for a month... within 2 weeks, she learnt to take off her pants and diaper before shower. She told us, "学校,自己脱吔!"

Today, after shower, helper did not put on diaper for her. She told Renee, "no pampers ah, if you want to pee must tell me, tell mommy ah... " So, Renee ran over to me and told me "no pampers no pampers!!"

30 mins later, she came into the room and asked "Mommy,  嘘嘘吗?"   We rushed to the toilet...

10 mins later, she asked again "嘘嘘吗?"

20 mins later, "嘘嘘吗?"

For 3 times, we would happily rush to the toilet, attempt to pee, not sure if she really pee... clean up when she claimed that she's done... and back to play...

Whatever it was... I am so proud of her today... I think she's ready... one month at skool... she's grown up so much... a good sister, a good girl ^^

游泳游泳!!!

Another pool session at Safra!!!

This was another awesome fun hitting the pool...

As usual, Renee picked the big boat float... While Phoebe had no choice but to settle with a neck float...

In fact, sometimes, having no preference could be a hidden blessing. Phoebe got to kick her feet and flapped her arms freely in the water... she also smiled a few times while navigating on her own in the water... so cool ^^

Renee also had fun at the pool... BTW, she got too excited when she saw her daddy pump the floats during her nap time... Hence, she kept running in and out of room asking to go 游泳游泳 and refusing to take her nap. In fact, she really loves going to the pool... I knew it today... because she pooped before going to the pool.... muahahaha!!!

妈妈真言

每一周，我的阿姆都会到此一游，因为我家有两个半小瓜。。。

千万别误会！我没有#3。。。

那半个瓜是指我家一发。。。那个一发不可收拾啦！

近日来没有什么好记录的,所以很久没网上日记了。 直到今晚，我刚开完会就涌起了阿姆真言。。。

我阿姆说：“你的冰箱有很多巧克力，为什么不要吃？”

我阿姆还说：“你知道你哥哥回家都会开冰箱找巧克力吗？”

我阿姆提醒道：“你的那些巧克力有空就要开始慢慢吃啊，要不然就过期浪费啦！”

其实，我只是想想而已。真正要的是一杯鲜奶。结果想到阿姆的话；变翻箱倒柜，挖出了“千年人参”aka搁置了大半年的经典、非一般可口味美；而且是本地美不到的。。。Diary Milk Coconut Chocolate (from New Zealand)

真的是传说中/印象中的超级无敌好吃到。。。

(Translation, specially, for Lulu who would turn blind whenever he sees Chinese characters)

Tonight, I ate chocolate.