My Poor Cassandra Has UTI

My heart ached so much when the dr poked Cassandra's hand and foot to find the vein to insert the IV line and to draw out blood (a total of 4 pokes!). Her painful cries will always be etched in my mind. Read more here...

Getting To Work On A Bike

I am sure the whole nation is lambasting over the hike in petrol. The sharp increase is just too much to bear for everyone. The hike in petrol will leave a spiral effect and soon, the price of many things will increase too. A couple of my male friends told me that they plan to ditch their cars to buy used Harleys to get them to work. Though Harley bikes are expensive, they nevertheless consume lesser petrol than cars do. Maybe I should ask hubby to consider getting to work on a bike too to reduce the amount of his petrol bills.

Baby C's Stay In The Hospital

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Baby C And My Stay In The Hospital

I have so many complaints with the hospital that Baby C and I stayed in recently. If it wasn’t because of convenience sake (the hospital is only a stone’s throw away from my house), I would have gone back to the hospital that I delivered my 3 kids to treat Baby C's UTI. The room that we stayed in did not even have tissue papers, no closet to hang my clothes, no wall clock, no ventilator on the ceiling, no TV and no newspapers, not even advertising pens or writing papers in the drawers for me to write. The bathroom was old, dirty and felt creepy. Worse of all, I could not access internet. So can you imagine how boring it was for me the past 3 days staying in that hospital? It was like a prison and the room rates are not even cheap. I don’t think I will ever want to go back to this hospital in future, knock on wood!

Sleepless Over Streamyx

Lately Streamyx has been really really really unreliable and downtime is UP most times. Two weeks ago, Streamyx was disconnected from my house for 8 days. I was so relieved when it was finally re-connected.... but only for several days and my joy was short-lived. Then one night, I had a nightmare. I dreamt that it was disconnected again and lo and behold, it was indeed disconnected 2 days later. How spooky!

Streamyx was again down for 2 more days and when it was finally up again, connection was super unstable. I could only log in to 3 out of 10 websites. I also had to turn off the modem and restart it every 10 minutes throughout the day for 7 days.... and the problem is not even solved yet. I was told by TM Net staffers that there are problems with their server. But why on earth do they need more than a week to rectify their server problem? Why is TM Net / Telekom so inefficient? I tell you, I am really super pissed off with Telekom. I am really getting sleepless nights over this stupid Streamyx.

Our Anniversary Dinner

We celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary on 27th May with a dinner at Seoul Korea Restaurant, my favorite Korean food restaurant.

What I like most about this restaurant is that the appetizers (which are provided FOC if you order a set menu) are really delicious and there is also a wide variety. The appetizers are so much that they are enough to fill you up before the main course arrives.

Sherilyn who has just mastered the skill of holding chopsticks is now taking full advantage of every opportunity to practise her new found skill and I must say that she's really good in using the chopsticks for her age.

See this pair of stainless steel Korean chopsticks that Sher is using here? It's flat and heavy and even I find it difficult to pick food up with the chopsticks but Sher can adeptly use them.







Sherilyn munching on the raw greens like a cow.

While all of us were busy eating, Baby C quietly slept in the stroller. Luckily she did not wake up and cry for my teat teats or poo poo.

Our Sunday

We had buffet lunch at Shangri-La Hotel today. Though there was so much good food, Sherilyn only ate crackers, bread sticks, cheese cuts, butter and a scoop of banana yoghurt ice cream on cone. This 'kwai poh' daughter of mine loves food that 'kwai lohs' (caucasions) eat.... lots of fresh milk, bread, butter, cheese, sausages, pastas and spaghetti.

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Guess how Sher ate her cheese and butter? She spread chunks of butter on the sliced cheese and put them into her mouth!

Hello Kitty Bento Lunch Box

This is the Hello Kitty Bento lunch box that my sil bought for Alycia from Takashimaya, Singapore. It's Alycia's very first lunch box and I hope to add on to the collection. She does not really need one now as she only needs to bring a small lunch box to pre-school, which consists of light snacks. She will definitely need one when she goes to primary school. But I am really bitten by the Bento lunch box and tools bug that has bitten many mommy bloggers.

With a cool ice pack, I can even pack a cup of yoghurt or some cut fruits for Alycia in future to bring to school.

Angels From Heaven

With 3 adorable angels, I don't need a son. Nope, I am not being a sour grape here. Look at them, aren't they adorable and cute? I am thanking God everyday for these 3 angels from heaven. I admit I wasn't too excited when I found out I was pregnant with Baby C and wasn't very enthusiastic about having a third baby but each time I carry her in my arms now and look at her angelic face, I am telling you I have absolutely no regrets having her. She's such a joy to my life and I am really obsessed with staring at her face.

Alycia and Sherilyn's 1st Trip To The Zoo

Read more about Alycia and Sherilyn's 1st outing to the zoo here.

My little fearless Sherilyn even wanted to touch the snake!

My Melody Cookie / Bread Cutter

The Bento lunch box and Bento tools bug has bitten me. I am starting to go crazy over these stuff. I got infected when I read the blog of LZMommy, Blessed Mum of 3 and AllThingsPurple. I love to see the Bento boxes they prepare for their kids and cute tools they bought.

So before my sil and brother from Singapore came to KL last week, I asked them to help me look for Bento boxes and tools. They managed to get a set of Sanrio My Melody cookie / bread cutter, Hello Kitty bento box , a Strawberry Shortcake lunchbox and some cute cutlery for the gals from Takashimaya. I am still looking for the egg moulds and food picks and I saw them for sale at eBay. I find buying things from eBay rather troublesome, so I'll wait for AllThingsPurple's friend to bring those stuff from Japan and I'll buy them from her. Are you hit by the Bento bug too?

Baby C's 6th Week Vaccination

Baby C went for her 6th week vaccination (a combo of Hep B, Hib, DTaP and Polio) yesterday. Her weight gain is good and she has gained close to 2kg over the past 1.5months. Her weight is now 4.65kg. Her birth weight was 2.75kg. She's now breastfed exclusively.

After her jab, she has been sleeping non-stop from yesterday afternoon till now. She isn't cranky or whiny but just listless and sleepy. She also doesn't appear to be hungry and did not really cry for my teat teats. She's just sleeping like a sleeping beauty. Gosh, I am really worried. I hope she'll be ok later today and will cry for milk again.

My 3 Angels

3 girls and no boys. Many people have asked me to try for a son. Excuse me...? Try for a son? You think it's cheap to raise a child? Are boys really that good? Sorry, no offense to those who have sons. What's wrong with having 3 girls? You want me to risk my life by going through another c-section... not that I had a smooth sailing one recently. If I went through another surgery, I am risking my life and I ain't going to do that for the sake of having a son. I am not planning to have a 4th child unless God decides otherwise. I am very happy and thankful to God for my 3 angels.

Alycia's First Sports Day

Alycia participated in her first ever sports day in pre-school on 9 May 08. It's a pity I couldn't attend her maiden sports day as I had to stay at home with Baby C. It would be crazy to bring along a 1-month old baby to watch Alycia under the scorching sun. Anyway, I'm glad that the hubs, my dad, mum and younger brother attended Alycia's sports day. They were here the day before to attend Baby C's fullmoon party. I think Alycia is the only kid in pre-school whose daddy, grandparents and uncle came to watch her in action... and she was so proud!


Alycia in action.

Koong Koong and Alycia in the parent and child event.

Koong Koong helping Alycia pour water into the water bottle in the parent and child event.

Alycia came home with a little trophy and a pressie... which koong koong won when he helped Alycia answer a question.

Insurance For Baby C

I have to remind the hubs to quickly decide which insurer he wants to purchase the term life insurance for Baby C from. We have received the term life insurance quote from a couple of insurers but the hubs has been too busy with work that he has forgotten to look at the quotes. We should purchase an insurance that also includes a hospitalization plan. We know how important it is to get an insurance for our kids coz when Alycia was 14 months old, she was hospitalized for 3 nights for Rotavirus. Luckily, the hospitalization bill was taken care of by our insurance company, otherwise, we would have to fork out over two thousand ringgit to settle the bill.

Delicious Smooth Congee

This is a bowl of beef congee and I just love the texture of this congee. It’s so fine and smooth that you can almost gulp the whole bowl down like milk. I think the chef must have blended the rice before cooking it. We had this at Duck King Restaurant at Jaya 1, PJ. We also ordered a bowl of pork ball congee, which tasted just as nice.
Verdict – very delicious and smooth.

‘Phut Jai Koa’

This dish is called ‘phut jai koa’ or steamed rice with minced pork in a claypot. Though it looks like a very simple dish, it is really tasty. The texture of the rice is just right and the minced pork is delicious. This is another must-try dish at the Duck King Restaurant.

Dried Gourds

I bet most of you have no idea what these are. These are actually dried ‘kua’ or gourds. I also bet most of you do not have any inkling what these are used for. But for folks from the small city of Ipoh, I am sure you would have seen these sold in the wet market. These are sold at RM1.50 each and can be cut into halves or one thirds to be used as washing sponges / pads to wash dishes. They hardly go moldy, unlike sponges that go moldy really fast when soaked in water. My parents and mil love using these dried gourds to wash dishes.

Baby C's First Trip To The Church

I finally found Sherilyn's old stroller. It was all wrapped up and hidden in the maid's room. Now that I have found the stroller, I can bring Baby C to the church tomorrow. I don't know how she will react to her first trip to the church but I am praying that she will not cry and fuss and whine for my teat teats coz there is no special room for nursing mums in my church. I will have to discreetly nurse her in one of the classrooms in the church kindy if she looks for my teat teats.

Sucking Air Too?

Baby C is one baby who just cannot wait for mummy's teat teats each time she's hungry. Well, I guess most babies are like this. She would wail till her face and body turn red and stiff. When she's really hungry, she would suck my teats so ravenously that there is a loud 'jup jup jup' sound produced, especially when the pressure of my milk flow is high. My friend told me that the 'jup jup jup' sound is caused by Baby C sucking too much air. Huh? Really? I only hear this sound when the pressure of the milk flow is high and when Baby C is sucking too ravenously.... so ravenously till she often choked. Is she also sucking air? I think she has latched on correctly coz my teats no longer feel sore. What say experienced mums out there? You think my Baby C is also sucking air and did not latch on properly?