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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
I'm back, and have news to share
After all that left over lethargy of the long break of Christmas, New Year and Chinese New Year, I'm back to blog.
Seriously, after I came back from the Singapore trip in early Jan, I've been feeling out of sorts and super tired and sleepy. Well, I've suspected, had a nagging feeling and it's confirmed...I'm pregnant!
Simon and I are very blessed that we are expecting number two. I suffer from Endometriosis, so I have problems conceiving. Plus I still have 6kgs left from the first pregnancy, and I know I just have to lose a little more weight then chances of getting pregnant will be higher. This time, I just didn't want to take any meds too. I relied on prayer. Not that I pray lots, although I hope to do. So that's why I said we're very blessed that we're expecting. Praise God indeed.
Chinese New Year
Seriously, after I came back from the Singapore trip in early Jan, I've been feeling out of sorts and super tired and sleepy. Well, I've suspected, had a nagging feeling and it's confirmed...I'm pregnant!
Simon and I are very blessed that we are expecting number two. I suffer from Endometriosis, so I have problems conceiving. Plus I still have 6kgs left from the first pregnancy, and I know I just have to lose a little more weight then chances of getting pregnant will be higher. This time, I just didn't want to take any meds too. I relied on prayer. Not that I pray lots, although I hope to do. So that's why I said we're very blessed that we're expecting. Praise God indeed.
Chinese New Year
Before the eve of CNY, it was raining cats and dogs, and we're thinking whether people would have the chance to let off their fire crackers and fireworks (illegal of course). But just before mid-night, the rain stopped and the thunderous bangs started. I covered Jon's ears while he slept. But after ten mins of continuous bangs, Jon woke up and didn't want to go back to sleep. So I got Simon to carry him to our bedroom window and he had his first glimpse of fireworks. Then it all stopped around 12.20am. And not a moment too soon, the rain started again. Which was good coz it helped got rid of all the smoke as a result of the fireworks and fire crackers.
We had a long break during CNY and here's some very delayed photos. Jonathan was amazed at all the bottles of goodies we placed on the coffee table and he would try to take one and open it. I let him try the mini love letters, coz they're baked and not fried. He loved them!
His first love letter of the day during CNY Day 1.
His second one.
Great grandfather giving him his third.
And after much persuasion, I gave him his fourth one.
We had to ration the number of goodies he tries coz we don't want him coming down with a cough or sore throat during CNY. It's difficult to stop letting Jon snack when you have people saying, "It's CNY, let him have a break." after he has like his 3rd humongous keropok.
Please, can I have some?
But yes, it's CNY and we did give in sometimes. Now we know Jon likes dried cuttlefish (the softer ones), and keropok. 
Chinese New Year in Malaysia is more fun, I think, than in Singapore. Maybe Simon has more relatives than I have, and people are always visiting people. People would hold open houses here! I think it has to do with the fact that most people in Sarawak live in houses (bigger than the average Singapore flats), and the children have a longer holiday (the whole week as compared with the usual two days of public hols, and it's official). But this time round, I just felt very tired and lethargic. Grace also said that CNY is more tiring than working. At work, we concentrate on work, whereas during CNY, we laze around and do nothing much until people come visiting. One of the uncles said it was too long a break and we should resume our CNY get-away with the whole family in 2010 (hmm, last time it was some 22 of us packed in a bus touring China and Hong Kong). We shall see...when number 2 comes.
How was your CNY?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Trip to the zoo
One of the highlights of our Singapore trip was a trip to the Singapore Zoo. Jon loves to watch his two videos of animals and we thought it would be great for him to see them up close.
But when we turned into Mandai road, the not so little one promptly fell asleep in the car. So we let him nap for about 45minutes before deciding we ought to get in the queue for tickets, so we loaded him into the pram. The nice cool air woke him up, and we found ourselves at a very long queue. Thank goodness we took only 20minutes to reach the ticket counter.
It's Jon's first trip to the zoo, and he was dwarfed by the greenery that brought the temperature down a couple of degrees. First animals he saw were the otters. As he had just woken up, he couldn't recognise this was the same animal that loves to swim in the video. Next were the primate world. Two of the monkeys were high up in the trees, but they were so loud in their calls, that Jon was wondering where the sounds came from.
We came to the enclosure where the oldest Orang Utan of the zoo, Charlie, was. He had his back facing us. Then he turned around for a few seconds, which we managed to capture on camera. But Jon didn't notice coz Charlie was too big, so Jon did not get to see the huge primate. Think he would be scared to see such a huge "monkey"!
We saw the elephants, the reptile world, tortises...but not Jon, or maybe he didn't react to them coz they didn't move much. When we got to the Children's part of the zoo, that's when Jon could see animals at his eye level. He was curious about the goats, horses and rabbits. But I think the heat got to him, and he was sleepy. 
The new water park was wonderful. People could let kids play to their hearts' content and take a rest. There's Kentucky Fried Chicken and Ben & Jerry's too! 
But Jon was a wee bit afraid of the large crowds and older kids running around. So I carried him and brought him nearer the water sprays. Maybe he will enjoy them when he's older. 
There was a carousel outside the water park, but when we gained speed after a couple of rounds, Jon didn't like the feeling and started to cry. 
My goodness, he inherited my dislike for rides! I could take this one coz it's a kiddy ride. But to tell the truth, I didn't feel too good towards the last part of the ride too.....sigh.
We lasted about 3hours at the zoo, which was just about right for a toddler Jon's age. I think all of us were tired, plus the weather was quite hot too. Will be back in a couple of years' time.
But when we turned into Mandai road, the not so little one promptly fell asleep in the car. So we let him nap for about 45minutes before deciding we ought to get in the queue for tickets, so we loaded him into the pram. The nice cool air woke him up, and we found ourselves at a very long queue. Thank goodness we took only 20minutes to reach the ticket counter.
It's Jon's first trip to the zoo, and he was dwarfed by the greenery that brought the temperature down a couple of degrees. First animals he saw were the otters. As he had just woken up, he couldn't recognise this was the same animal that loves to swim in the video. Next were the primate world. Two of the monkeys were high up in the trees, but they were so loud in their calls, that Jon was wondering where the sounds came from.
We came to the enclosure where the oldest Orang Utan of the zoo, Charlie, was. He had his back facing us. Then he turned around for a few seconds, which we managed to capture on camera. But Jon didn't notice coz Charlie was too big, so Jon did not get to see the huge primate. Think he would be scared to see such a huge "monkey"!
We saw the elephants, the reptile world, tortises...but not Jon, or maybe he didn't react to them coz they didn't move much. When we got to the Children's part of the zoo, that's when Jon could see animals at his eye level. He was curious about the goats, horses and rabbits. But I think the heat got to him, and he was sleepy. The new water park was wonderful. People could let kids play to their hearts' content and take a rest. There's Kentucky Fried Chicken and Ben & Jerry's too! But Jon was a wee bit afraid of the large crowds and older kids running around. So I carried him and brought him nearer the water sprays. Maybe he will enjoy them when he's older. There was a carousel outside the water park, but when we gained speed after a couple of rounds, Jon didn't like the feeling and started to cry. My goodness, he inherited my dislike for rides! I could take this one coz it's a kiddy ride. But to tell the truth, I didn't feel too good towards the last part of the ride too.....sigh.We lasted about 3hours at the zoo, which was just about right for a toddler Jon's age. I think all of us were tired, plus the weather was quite hot too. Will be back in a couple of years' time.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Jon's first dip in the pool
Yeah, Jonathan was introduced to the pool quite late at age of 16months. There's only one public swimming pool in Miri and you would most prob have to be a member of a club to get access to one.
Anyways, whilst we were back in Singapore for Christmas and New Year, we brought Jon to my cousin's place at Changi Rise. The pool was cold and Jon didn't like his first dip in the huge "bath tub". So we brought him out and let him dip his toes first. 
Then Simon had to carry Jon for a while in his arms as he walked the pool. 
It was a nice pool with sand at the bottom (less injuries for kids compared with a tiled pool), a pirate ship with slides and canons that spouted water. After a couple of minutes, we put Jon into his float again, and Simon swam with him and introduced him to the nice pirate ship. 
It was a nice pool with sand at the bottom (less injuries for kids compared with a tiled pool), a pirate ship with slides and canons that spouted water. After a couple of minutes, we put Jon into his float again, and Simon swam with him and introduced him to the nice pirate ship. After half an hour, it was out of the pool and wrapped by a warm towel that we left in the sun. As he enjoyed the short dip in the pool, we'll try to bring him to the pool more when we get back to Miri.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Back in Miri
We're back in Miri....never thought I would say this, but Yay, home sweet home!
Jonathan had fallen sick promptly on 1 Jan, all the way till we departed on 5 Jan. He had a fever, cold and cough. All the running around, not napping, stimulus overload had taken a toll on him. Poor little man...we stayed home to nurse him, and there went my shopping plans, and I also didn't meet some friends.
I was afraid that Jon would have a terrible time on the return flight. But he was quite well behaved and with 45mins remaining on the flight, he climbed into my lap and fell asleep. But it was me who was suffering, my ears were so blocked, I was really afraid that they would burst! Said a silent prayer to God to protect all of us.
Jon was happy to see Uncle Stanley and Aunty Grace picking us up at the airport. When we got home, Jon was so happy to see his fav people - grandpa, grandma. And I was happy to be catching up on sleep to try to recover from the cold that Jon passed to me. But as he's used to being in air-conditioned rooms, it was difficult to recover and I am still sniffing away. So I will post photos of our trip sometime next week.
Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year. The year 2008 may not have ended on a very good note, with bombings in Mumbai and the Middle East, and we don't know what to expect in 2009 with the financial crisis looming over us, but I know that God is ultimate in control of our lives. He has been in control of history and He is in control of what's to come. So, I give thanks for the many little things that dot my life:
Jonathan had fallen sick promptly on 1 Jan, all the way till we departed on 5 Jan. He had a fever, cold and cough. All the running around, not napping, stimulus overload had taken a toll on him. Poor little man...we stayed home to nurse him, and there went my shopping plans, and I also didn't meet some friends.
I was afraid that Jon would have a terrible time on the return flight. But he was quite well behaved and with 45mins remaining on the flight, he climbed into my lap and fell asleep. But it was me who was suffering, my ears were so blocked, I was really afraid that they would burst! Said a silent prayer to God to protect all of us.
Jon was happy to see Uncle Stanley and Aunty Grace picking us up at the airport. When we got home, Jon was so happy to see his fav people - grandpa, grandma. And I was happy to be catching up on sleep to try to recover from the cold that Jon passed to me. But as he's used to being in air-conditioned rooms, it was difficult to recover and I am still sniffing away. So I will post photos of our trip sometime next week.
Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year. The year 2008 may not have ended on a very good note, with bombings in Mumbai and the Middle East, and we don't know what to expect in 2009 with the financial crisis looming over us, but I know that God is ultimate in control of our lives. He has been in control of history and He is in control of what's to come. So, I give thanks for the many little things that dot my life:
- A roof over our heads, and meals on our tables
- Family members - some we love, some we argue with, some we wish to see more of
- Friends - who really are there for us through it all
- For Simon - my man who's there for me, and so level headed
- Jonathan - who snuggles up to me in bed despite my breathing so hard the last week (doesn't matter what experts say about not letting your kid sleep with you), his smiles, and him reaching out to be carried
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Woodland Book Lover bookmark give-away
Sorry for the delayed post. We were out the whole day yesterday and when we got back, I had to put Jonathan to bed and I promptly fell asleep along with him.
Christine, do drop me a personal message on Scrapboxx and I will send you the bookmarks by the first week of the New Year.
We're now in Singapore for Christmas and the New Year. Jonathan is really testing Simon and me, happily running round (almost with wild abandonment) at the huge shopping centres, screaming at us if we take away something that he shouldn't have in his hands, and throwing things when seated at the dining table. We also brought him to the swimming pool for the first time. Will post photos when we get back later.
Christine, do drop me a personal message on Scrapboxx and I will send you the bookmarks by the first week of the New Year.
We're now in Singapore for Christmas and the New Year. Jonathan is really testing Simon and me, happily running round (almost with wild abandonment) at the huge shopping centres, screaming at us if we take away something that he shouldn't have in his hands, and throwing things when seated at the dining table. We also brought him to the swimming pool for the first time. Will post photos when we get back later.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Free printable gift tags
I chanced upon this web site {Inside a Black Apple} and Emily, the maker of dolls and stuff, designed these Christmas tags that can be downloaded for free. 
This is most timely as I've finished making most of my gifts, printed and wrote my Christmas cards...all that is missing are tags for the pressies! And they're so cute, I can use them to scrapbook too!
This is most timely as I've finished making most of my gifts, printed and wrote my Christmas cards...all that is missing are tags for the pressies! And they're so cute, I can use them to scrapbook too!
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