My Parents Need New Luggage

My parents will be traveling to China for a vacation next month. Winter will be starting soon in China and my parents are going to shop for some winter clothing and new luggage to put their bulky winter clothing. They also intend to bring along an empty luggage to place the herbs and teapot sets that they intend to buy from China. They will be bringing a total of 4 luggage for their trip and I doubt if they can handle so many luggage. I asked them to leave the empty luggage behind. After all, I am really skeptical about products made in China and I told them to just go and enjoy the trip minus the herbs and souvenirs from China.

Orlando Vacation Made Cheaper

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Nuchal Translucency Scan

On Tuesday next week, I will be going to my gynae's office for a Nuchal Translucency scan to assess if my baby has a risk for Down's Syndrome. This scan is to be performed between 11 to 14 weeks of the pregnancy. For both my pregnancies, I didn't opt to do any blood test or Amnio to check for Downs and only did the NT scan. My gynae said that the NT scan is quite an accurate marker but not 100% accurate though. Though I'm overall very much relaxed this pregnancy as I know what to expect and handle my discomforts, I am still worried about the scan. I'm worried about all the 'what ifs'. I can only pray that everything will turn out well. Even if this baby turns out to be another girl, I will still be very thankful and happy as long as my baby is normal and healthy.

Miami Real Estate

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Tag : First Letter Of Your Name to Answer Each Question

Got tagged by this wonderful cheery mom who's the person behind the header for my blog.

My name starts with 'S' and here goes the list of questions :

1. Famous Singer : Shania Twain

2. Four letter word : Shit

3. Street : Sesame Street

4. Color : Silver

5. Gifts/Presents : Shirts

6. Vehicle : Stream

7. Things in Souvenir Shop : Sunglasses

8. Boy Name : Sean

9. Girl Name : Sherilyn

10. Movie Title : Sleepless in Seattle

11. Drink : Sour Sop

12. Occupation : Stenographer

13. Celebrity : Sit Kar Yan, Nancy (HK actress)

4. Magazine : Style

15. U.S. City : San Francisco

16. Pro Sports : Skiing, skating

17. Fruit : Starfruit

18. Reason For Being Late To Work : So tired!

19. Something You Threw Away : Straws

20. Something You Shout : Shit or 'Sei Lor'!!

21. Cartoon Character : Strawberry Shortcake

and I'd like to pass this tag to :

1) Wen
2) Barbara... another interim post for you :)

Business Expansion

My hubby has always wanted to expand his catering business and set up his own restaurant. I was telling him a few nights ago that he should seriously consider putting his plans into action now. If his plans materialize, he will need to hire more staff, purchase more equipment and I told him that he should also consider getting a financial reporting software for his business for better management of his financial records. As for me, his Personal Assistant, I will need a pay rise from him too!

Wacky Pregnancy Hormones

My pregnancy hormones have caused turmoil to my body and my tastebuds. Food that I once loved now make me nauseous at the sight of them. I used to love fish but now, I just can't stand the sight of fish, especially steam fish but funny, I love stinky fish crackers though. I also used to love vegetables and fruits but now, I can't stand the taste of most of them. During meal times, I try to place these dishes as far as possible from my sight.

Do you know what I crave for now? Holy shit, I crave for junk food, especially fish crackers, Cheezels, pretzels, cheese crackers and all sorts of crackers. I try to refrain buying these junkies coz I know what harm they will cause to my unborn, but I just can't resist salty cheesy snacks and keropok. I totally can't stand sweet stuff, all kinds - ice cream, cakes, cookies, kuih, pastries, etc.



My supply of cheese crackers and cheese pretzels. They seem to alleviate my nauseous feelings.

My Friend's A Millionaire

A friend of mine who was married to a rich American guy and resided in Hawaii for the last 10 years finally moved back to Malaysia. She had gone through a divorce with her husband but it wasn’t a bitter separation. Her ex-husband transferred a condo hotel in Orlando which he had bought for investment to her name and agreed to give her full custody of their kids, plus monthly alimony. Before she came home, she sold off the luxury property through Condo Hotels and got a handsome sum of money from the sale. That’s the advantage of being married to a rich man. My friend is now a millionaire and the money from the sale of the property can last her through her lifetime even if she doesn’t have to work.

A Fun-Filled Vacation For The Whole Family

The long holidays are just round the corner. I can imagine how restless the kids will get being stuck at home throughout the holidays. If you’ve not made any plans yet for the kids, bring them to Florida, the home to Walt Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studios and many more family-friendly theme parks. If you visit Florida, be sure to check out the wide range of beautiful Orlando vacation home rental that are located within short distance to the Disney area and major theme parks. I’m sure you and your kids will return from this fun-filled vacation feeling all rejuvenated and recharged to start a brand new year ahead.

Are These All For Me?

This morning, I got a real surprise when I logged into one of my favorite advertiser's websites to see if they have sent me any assignments. I've not received offers from this advertiser for more than a week but this morning, I saw 18 tasks there! As I have astigmatism, I had to blink my eyes and rub them to see the screen, just to make sure I'm not imagining things. Well, there were indeed 18 tasks there. Luckily the deadline for submission is next week, else I would have to stay up late to complete them.

My Computer Needs A Memory Upgrade

My computer has been acting up lately. The upload time is extremely slow and it tends to ‘hang’ everyday at certain hours of the day. My hubby’s friend who is a computer engineer came to check my computer the other day. He told me that my computer memory is running low and advised me to have an IBM memory upgrade real soon, else I will have to delete files from my computer hard disk on a regular basis. If you’re also facing similar problems as I am, then I think your computer most likely needs a memory upgrade too.

Tag : Autograph Book

Got tagged by this banker mommy who comes from a family of bankers (want to know who her dad is? Go ask her) who coincidentally is the sil of a very good friend of mine. What a small world! I am supposed to list down my likes and dislikes, just like how we did in autograph books when we were young.

Here it goes :

#1 What is your favourite movie?
Let me tell you, eversince my 2 gals came along, I never had the time to sit and complete a movie.

#2 Who is your favourite singer?
My all-time favorite singers are Air Supply.

#3 Which song gets you grooving in the morning?
No song in particular. Each morning I'll just turn on my radio and tune in to 94.5 or 105.7 and I'll get groovy.

#4 What is your favourite fruit?
Sweet Pineapple

#5 Who is your best friend (excluding your family) :
I've got a number of good friends since my school days but at the time when I left school, my best friend then was Yi Yi (who is coincidentally Phai Ling's SIL!) and till today, we're still very good friends.

#6 Name one activity you would like to indulge in, in your free time.
Massage and spa

#7 When was the last time you laughed so hard till your sides hurt?
Sorry, can't recall.

#8 Do you recall your last dream?
Lately i've not been having continuous sleep at night - I've had too much disruption lately coz my gals were not feeling well and I've been waking up at crazy hours to grab offers too. When I have disrupted sleep, my brain can't seem to dream well too!

#9 What is your all-time favourite hobby?
Shopping

#10 When was your last holiday without the children?
Never - everywhere that we went, including overseas, we brought our gals along.

Now, I am passing the tag to :
1) Annie-Q
2) Anggie's Journal
3) Jo-N

Yellow Ginger Chicken

This is my all-time favorite dish - 'wong keong kai' or yellow ginger (kunyit) chicken. It's wholesome and delicious. I can't wait for my confinement days to arrive (though I hate the 'pantang' part) so that I can ask my confinement lady to cook this dish for me everyday. Yes, when I love a dish, I don't mind eating it everyday. I never got tired of my confinement dishes during my confinement. Now, I'm just so looking forward to eat those dishes again.

It's quite easy to cook this dish. Just coarsely blend some yellow ginger (make sure you use enough, else the chicken will be quite tasteless) and shallots and pan-fry them till fragrant and brown. Add chicken, some salt and some water and voila... you have a fragrant, mouth-watering dish on your table.





Even Alycia loves this dish. She ate so much till her mouth and face were stained yellow!

Enlarged Lymph Nodes

Remember I had written about the swollen lymph nodes in Sherilyn's neck sometime back? Well, after more than 3 months, the lump can still be felt on her right neck. Though it has shrunk in size considerably but the fact that it's still there made me uneasy. So upon the recommendation of her paed, we brought Sherilyn to Pantai Cheras Medical Centre last week to have an ultrasound scan of her neck. The radiologist explained that the lump was only an enlarged lymph node and said that it's very common in kids, especially after an infection or flu. It's not a lump or a cyst. So that gave me some relief but I still have to monitor the size of the lymph node.


Sherilyn was so tensed as she lay on the bed in the cold air-cond room.

When the radiologist put the cold gel on her neck, she cried and struggled, so daddy had to hug her and carry her throughout the scan.

Delicous Food at Delicious Restaurant

Last Thursday, daddy brought us for lunch at Delicious Restaurant, Bangsar Village. The moment we stepped into the newly renovated Delicious at the new wing, the gals went crazy on the sofa with big bright blue cushions.



Then, daddy ordered a sirlion steak,

a spaghetti bolognaise for the gals,

a nasi kerabu for our maid

and I ordered Delicious' shephard pie.

and despite me stopping daddy from ordering desserts, daddy brought the gals to the dessert display shelf and this was what the gals chosed :
a lemon meringue chosen by Sherilyn

and a strawberry cake chosen by Alycia.

After our heavy meal, daddy brought the gals to New Zealand Ice Cream and bought the gals a scoop of ice cream each. I didn't touch the desserts as the sight of sweet stuff sent nausea down my guts now.

Thereafter, we went to Village Grocer to do our grocery shopping.

Big Expectation

Ok, I'm not keeping everyone in suspense anymore. I'm expecting alright, 12 weeks. I didn't want to inform everyone earlier as my gynae had warned me that being a PCOS sufferer, I am at high risk for miscarriage. I had suffered a miscarriage at 8 weeks before I had Alycia. With the 2 gals, I was on partial bedrest for most of my pregnancy. I won't know how this one will turn out but it does help a great deal that I am not working. Looking back, I just don't know how I had managed to pull through the 9 months for both pregnancies when I had to drive more than an hour thru and fro office each day, braving through horrendous traffic jams, with my all-day sickness. Plus, I had a highly stressful job as a PA. My pregnancy this time is still not completely smooth sailing as I have had some spotting initially.

As with my 2 earlier pregnancies, I am on medical support to help me sustain this pregnancy - jabs and hormone pills (oral and insertion). Consequently, both Alycia and Sherilyn were very expensive babies as we had spent a lot of money on the drugs to support the pregnancy. Looks like this will also be another expensive baby but not as expensive as Alycia and Sherilyn. I tend to be more relaxed and not so 'kan cheong' with this pregnancy and I had even at each of my visit to my gynae's office 'negotiated' with my gynae not to give me too much drugs. I had even rejected certain expensive drugs and asked for cheaper substitute. The hormone drugs make me really sick and nauseous, not to mention my face is filled with zits. Want to know how much I spend for each visit? Between RM400-500. If not for my negotiations with my gynae to reject these expensive drugs and begged not to have jabs twice weekly, my bill for each visit can even reach RM700+.

to be continued.....

Sherilyn's Better Today

Sherilyn's body temperature has gone down today. Her temp was at 37 degrees celsius this morning. She's also acting like her usual self - mischievous, active and her she has regained her appetite. I had a sleepless night last night - kept touching her body, sponged her, fed her with water and ensuring that she's ok. Sherilyn kept talking in her sleep last night, saying "I dont want mummy" - she must have been terrified with the suppository coz she was very tensed when I inserted it into her backside.

Alycia also went back to school today though she's still got cough and phlegm. I hope she'll be fine. I bought some pearl powder from the chinese medicine hall last night and I've just fed 1 sachet to Sherilyn. She hated it but I hope it will help remove the phlegm. Thanks to those who have prayed for my gals.

Yuuuuuum Sssssseng

This picture was taken yesterday evening. Sherilyn had high fever and I had to put on a Cool Fever patch on her forehead. She hates this cold patch and cried when I stuck it to her forehead but after some coaxing from daddy and me, she accepted the patch and refused to take it off. She also refused to drink water so daddy had to coax her again. Tried all sorts of methods and in the end, the 'cheers' and 'yuuuuum ssssseng' did the trick - she happily finished her mug of water.

Blog Marathon

I've published 12 posts today, of which 5 are sponsored posts and 7 non-paid posts. This post will be my 13th post today and I tell you, I really feel like puking now. If not for the deadline of these assignments, I would have delayed them. I need to sink my teeth on my favorite fish keropok now to get rid of the nauseas feeling. Yeah, what disgusting taste I have now eh? How can some fishy stinky keropok make me feel better? Yeah, blame it on the hormones. What hormones again? I'll let you know later.

Rocking Food Cover

Sherilyn my little rascal can find ways and means of entertaining herself. One of the things that she loves to do is to sit on the inner part of our stainless steel food cover and begins to rock herself inside - backward, forward, left and right, like a wooden chinese rocking doll. Each time she rocks on it, I try to reprimand her but she looked so hilarious and cute that I just can't get angry with her. This is how she looks :






Notice that the food cover is now lopsided?