I Am Back

After spending 2 agitating hours in front of my PC trying to connect to my blogs and to certain websites, I finally managed to get some work done. I just hate this 3G wireless internet. Connection is farking unstable and my pages get all distorted. I have to keep disconnecting and reconnecting the line. I can't wait for my Streamyx to be up again.

Anyway, it's way past 12 midnight now. I have a lot to update in my blogs but I better sleep early coz tomorrow is another long day... of unpacking, packing and carrying my little whiny and fussy baby. There have been many people in and out of our new condo lately and she hates strangers. Each time Baby C sees strangers in our condo, she will bawl unless she's being carried by me and no one else! So can you imagine how tough my days have been, having to carry her and she has not been napping a lot too coz her 2 boisterous older sisters have been laughing, screaming and getting all excited over the new condo and their new pretty bedroom.... and they kept jolting her up from her nap... which drives me really bonkers.

BTW, there are supposed to be pix with this post but after waiting more than 15 minutes for the 2 pix to be uploaded and after I had clicked on 'Done', the pix didn't appear in this post! I am giving up and going to bed now.

The Nutritious Fig

Did you know that figs can be part of almost any special diet, be it low fat, low sodium, high fiber, weight loss, diabetic or even the Mediterranean? Figs are fat-free, sodium-free and they are cholesterol-free too. Figs are high in fiber (good to combat constipation!) and have more dietary fiber per serving than any other common dried or fresh fruit. Figs also have very high mineral content. If only I had enough place in my house and if only the climate in our country permits, I would want to plant a couple of Fig trees and enjoy the fruits!

Insurance Plan For Your Baby

Hubby and I are considered lucky that the insurers accepted our application for medical insurance for Baby C several months ago, though she was hospitalized once for urinary tract infection when she was two months old. When she fell and knocked her head on the floor recently, I called up my insurance agent to enquire if CT scan is claimable from the insurance and to my delight, I was told that it is claimable. Thank God Baby C was ok after the fall and did not require a CT scan after all, though she did vomit once. If you have a baby, it’s really a good idea to purchase a medical and education insurance plan for him/her. If you haven’t gotten one yet, you may want to get some insurance quotes as soon as possible. You will surely not regret it.

Blog Break...

Hubby gave me a shock when he told me a moment ago that TM will cancel my Streamyx connection today to facilitate the transfer of line to our new condo. He told me yesterday that he will only do the transfer later this week but now it's today! Luckily I don't have any outstanding offers to dish out for advertisers. Haiz..... I will definitely have withdrawal syndromes without the computer!

I don't know how long it will take for the Streamyx to be up again at my new place. I hope it's not going to be more than a week like what happened recently.... knowing how inefficient TM is.

BTW, my mil learnt how to make these dainty yummylicious ang koo the other day. Check out my health blog to read on.






Oh yes, please DO MISS my blog k? *wink*

My Little Vain Pot

That's Sherilyn my little vain pot wearing Baby C's hairbands. Last night, she fished out the hairbands from the hair accessories box and began putting them on... one by one... then ran to the mirror and did some model poses and talked to herself! She's getting vainer and vainer by the day... chan hai oi leng (really wants to be pretty)!

Baby C's hairband (meant for babies and not toddlers) was obviously too small for Sher's head.

Treating Baby C Like A Doll

Sometimes Alycia and Sherilyn would treat Baby C like a doll. They would hug her tightly, kiss Baby C's face till it's all sloppy with their saliva... yucks!... doll her up and they (especially Alycia) would always insist on carrying Baby C. The other day whilst playing, Alycia insisted on putting her hat on Baby C. I stopped her as the hat was obviously too big for baby's head and was covering her face and eyes. I told Alycia that baby will not be able to see with her eyes covered by the hat and will hit her head on the cold hard floor but she still insisted on putting the hat on baby for she wanted to have a good laugh!


Whilst the 2 cheh chehs had a good laugh at Baby C wearing the enormous hat, Baby C didn't quite like the idea of being monkeyed around and fussed, almost on the verge of crying....

Baby C on the verge of crying here...

BTW, notice Sherilyn wearing the colorful bangles on her hand? Daddy bought them at the Baby Loft shop 2 weeks ago and both the gals (esp Sherilyn) have been wearing them everyday... the whole day - to school, to sleep, to eat! See how vain they are!

Baby C had her first major fall yesterday. Read about it in my health blog.

Bento Tools

A new 100 Yen shop has just opened near where I stay. So I popped by the shop the other day and got these :

a double-decker lunch box



a pack of 3 little dainty lunch box, to be placed in larger lunch boxes. I prefer these to silicon cups or bento cups as they come with a cover, thus the food will not spill. Everything costs just RM4.90 and there were heaps of nice lunch boxes and pretty chopsticks! However, there aren't other bento stuff that I am looking for like silicon cups, lunch box straps, food picks, baran, sausage weiner, etc.



And these are from my sil. She bought these for me from Singapore - a silicon fried egg/pancake mould in the shape of a bird, cookie cutters and a star-shaped and heart-shaped egg mould.

Stewed Chicken With Sweet Chestnuts And Mushrooms

My mil made stewed chicken with sweet chestnuts and mushrooms yesterday. We had this dish for 2 days straight - yesterday and today but I haven't gotten fed up with it just yet. I just love this dish. Do you know that chestnuts are not only tasty but also nutritious? Check out my health blog to read on.

I Can See Yer Cheh Cheh

This picture of Baby C peeping through the gap of her crib to watch her 2 cheh chehs play was taken about 2 weeks ago. Now, she doesn't need to peep through the holes anymore as she can stand pretty sturdily by holding on to the crib railings. Baby C will turn 7 months old in 9 days' time.

Alycia's English And BM Test Today

When Alycia came back from school today :

Me : Alycia how was your English and BM test today?

Alycia : Good....

Me : Really? Did you know how to answer those questions?

Alycia : Yes....

Me : Really? (I was in disbelief and doubted what she said. What a bad mummy I am not to trust my own daughter eh?)

Alycia : Yes.

Me : Did whatever that I revised with you come out in the test?

Aycia : No. Only got circle and underline the answer and writing.

Me : Oh....

Alycia : But I missed you and love you when I was in school.....

Me : I missed you too.

I am just curious to know how Alycia fared in all her subjects. I didn't want to be seen as if I am so eager that she passes her test with flying colors as that would only put pressure on her..... but I still hope she'd fare well. Nonetheless, even if she didn't fare well or fail the test, I will not chastise her. This will only cause her to have a phobia and hatred towards school and exams.

My 2 Little Babysitters

Whenever I need to go to the loo or get some meals prepared in the kitchen, I will dump Baby C in the playpen, aka. her cage and enlist the help of Aly or Sher (mostly Alycia, my trusted helper) to entertain Baby C. Baby C loves being in the company of her 2 cheh chehs and the sight of her cheh chehs can really put a smile on her face or make her giggle heartily. Baby C who has supersonic sharp ears will even spring up and search for her sisters even when she's in the room with me alone.... nursing and she hears her 2 cheh chehs' laughter or chatter downstairs or in the garden! And this will of course distract her from drinking her milkie or from taking her nap.


It was Alycia's idea that she does coloring on the floor so that Baby C can see her and she can sing or talk to her baby sister simultaneously.

The Goodness Of Broccoli

We had stir-fried broccoli for dinner last night. Check out my health blog to read the goodness of broccoli.

What Really Amuses and Fascinates Babies

After having 3 kids, I know that I don't have to spend a fortune buying expensive toys to amuse them coz they will most likely get bored of the toys within just hours. What can really amuse them and keep their interest up all the time are actually things that we adults use - handphones, remote controls, cups and anything just not meant for them. And things that come free like the sunlight can amuse them too... and that's what keeps Baby C really amused and fascinated whenever she sees the morning sunlight shining down from the airwell of our house to her playpen each morning. She can spend at least half an hour trying to catch the elusive sunlight or shadow whilst I have my breakfast and cuppa green tea in the morning. Cool eh?

Homecooked Dishes

That's what we had for dinner several nights ago. Though these are all simple dishes, they are all my favorite. I just love my mil's cooking. Whenever she's around, I will surely gain weight and will find it really hard to shed the extra pounds!

Stewed pork ribs, stir-fried spinach with garlic, steamed minced meat with dried wood fungus and water chestnuts and organic bitter gourd omelette.

Stewed pork ribs with lots of shallots (small red onions), tomatoes and 'sar keong' (a type of root like ginger with fragrant green leaves).




Steamed minced pork with water chestnuts and 'moke yue' (dried wood fungus).

Clean Freak

Click here if you want to know what I do with these antiseptic stuff.

Baby C Loves The View Outside

My little samseng loves going out - a walk in the garden can make her quite happy and she absolutely loves car rides and shopping. She loves to look outside at our garden and at the road. Whenever she fusses when I feed her the daily antibiotics, a walk in the garden can easily placate her. The other day, my mil and I had a good laugh when we saw her in a kneeling position, staring at the garden quietly and she seemed so content and happy doing it. She really looked so much older her age, like she was a year old or even older whilst she was doing that cute kneeling position.



I love to see the birds, the trees, the grass and people and cars passing by our house....




I'm about to let go of my hands to freefall onto the mattress mummy!

Baby C Can Stand at 6.5 Months Old

Do hop over to my other blog to read the story.

My Shitty Morning

I'm about to write a post that's nonsensical. You can skip reading this shitty post if you want. Wait, is there such a word as shitty? LOL!

After my morning run this morning, I drank a glass of milk, rested for a while and cut up a papaya to eat. I ate half the papaya and cut up the other half into cubes and put them into a lunch box for Alycia, Sher and the hubs to eat later. As I was cutting the papaya, I felt like doing my poopie business and it feels like a big time one too LOL! I hurriedly put the cubed papaya into a lunch box and quickly opened the fridge... but in my haste, I dropped the lunch box and the papaya dropped onto the floor. Oh shit, I was cursing away.... my shit's coming out and this shit has to happen. I quickly cleaned up the mess before my 2 older gals came back from their morning walk with mah mah. I then raced upstairs to my bathroom but oh shit, the hubs was also doing his poopie business!! I cursed some more.... I then paced outside to the bathroom outside and without even closing the door, hurried to the throne and relieved myself.... gosh it felt good lol!!

My Sunday

I was worried when Alycia seemed so lost during my revision with her on Math last night. So today, I spent the whole morning coaching her in Math. She seems to be a little weak in her understanding of Math or it could be the method I teach her is confusing? I don't know where went wrong. I am considering sending her to Math enrichment classes like Enopi Math or Kumon just for a few months to build up her foundation. It's really not easy teaching your own kid as they tend not to take you seriously and give you loads of excuses. The minute I walked away from the table, Alycia scooted away and turned on the TV... and boy was I enraged. Alycia has extracted tons of my patience to teach her. I hope she'll fare well in her Math test. Tomorrow I'll do revision with her on her English and BM.

After revision with her, daddy tar pau (packed) lunch back to eat. After lunch, we went grocery shopping at a nearby mini market. We also dropped by the newly opened 100Yen shop near my house. I bought a lunch box and a few mini lunch boxes for the larger lunch box and some other household stuff. Everthing cost RM4.90, so cheapo! After shopping, we dropped by our favorite bakery to get some cakes and mini croissants for the gals, then went to Guardian Pharmacy to buy some toiletries and anti-bacterial wipes. Yup, this health and clean freak bought a large box of alcohol swab and Dettol wet wipes to wipe Baby C's toys and crib coz she's been licking and chewing on her toys and crib railing a lot lately.

Back home, we ate cakes and drank coconut water. My Sikh neighbor also gave me a large box of Deepavali goodies - all my favorite cookies, muruku and beehives... and I have been gorging on them. I better wake up earlier to work out longer tomorrow. My 3 monkeys only drifted into their nap at around 5ish pm. Oh boy, I think my 2 older gals won't want to sleep early tonight.... but it's ok, since they don't have to wake up early for school tomorrow coz it's a public holiday.

I am Feeling The Stress And Anxiety

...coz Alycia will be sitting for her pre-school exam next week. I have been doing revision with her for the past 3 days but my brat doesn't seem to have much interest.... and her mind tends to wander somewhere else... and she will be talking about food or TV when I do revisions with her. I am really worried that she will not fare well in the exam.





Anyway, today we had dim sum at Sunway Lagoon Hotel. After I'm done publishing this post, I have to start doing revisions with Alycia again....