Amelia's first Physiotherapy after PD's review

This is the first session of PT! Poor little girl! December 2007, she is 14mths; there is still isnt any signs of her standing at all! The therapist is pushing her feet down to stand with support. She is agitated about this!

Summary! Summary! Summary!

Gosh! It has been more than a month that I mend my blog!
The issue with my blog that would bored my kids in future to read are words, words, words. I promise myself that I would be more hardworking to upload photos instead of wordy postings.

Been so tied up:
1. Checking up on contractors for minor renovation in the kitchen
2. Start of the reno
3. Went to Genting from 28/Nov and returned on 2 Dec
4. Brought Amelia for a Brain scan on 6 Dec. Thank God that there is negative results for her report. Only concern calls for her feet. Bringing her for physiotherapy on 14 Dec
5. Busy bringing Amanda to holiday programme at Zoophonics from 3 Dec-7 Dec
6. Trial at Evergreen Montessori from 10 Dec - 14 Dec
7. Selection of Kindergarten.
8. Shopping for Christmas presents for party at Joanne's home

Will post photos then. Hopefully I will come out with the verdict for Amanda's kindergarten next year.

Missing In action!

Been a while that I neglected my blog!

So preoccupied with lots of issues up my mind that I am too tired to even pen it down. Guess this is another phase of dilemma in my life! I'm such an indecisive mummy! I really pray that I can be focused and decisive with all the issues involving everything under the sun!

I been checking out on the kindergartens and yet to make a final page to this chapter! After attended Amanda year end concert for her present nursery class; I do agree with some mummies that it is critical to have kids learn the values and the right morals of a well being than to be soaked with the rich curriculum. Isn't this the voice of God? Why am I still so indecisive?

Few days back, I met up with one of my friends whom I got to know her by chance few years back when I brought Amanda to the library. It is the effort that I made so as to keep this unique friendship. She shared with me this blog of her friend that inspires me and also her all the time. www.mamabliss.blogspot.com

I was impressed that it is truely how you organise your time wisely that made all things possible! Or maybe it is God strength? I remembered one verse that it is deeply internalised in me; I can do all things possible through Christ who strengthens me!

Should I pray that God lead me with the best decisions for my dd? God, please help me!

Tired! Tired! Tired!

Lots of backlogs to blog! But I decided not to backlog to the older posts as in the actual mth.. Which means I will try to do a backlog backdating to the actual day I post my blog. Sigh! Think I am really tired and dunno what I'm rattling about.

Nam went away to Thailand again since Wed night. This is the 4Th nite. The reason why I didn't bother to update while he's away because I was sick since the day he left on Wed. I was down with vomiting. Didn't know that Jiejie was down with diarrhoea until the night I was down with vomiting. Dunno if it was the virus in the air from Meimei's birthday party. Well thank God I recovered and at least I still have a helper whom can help me take care of Meimei for consecutive of 3 nights.

I brought Jiejie to ballet class this afternoon and we stayed out the whole day with her ballet friend & mum; Rachel. She is a sweet girl and has a really easy going mummy and caring daddy. We stayed out shopping and bought the girls 2 sets of clothings for CNY. Hopefully I can stay steadfast and not waste money buying so much clothings anymore.

The poor Meimei napped hardly 30mins in my arms and hopefully she can have a good night sleep tonight. I'm too tired to do anything or even to think. I knew that I need to get a lot of things done by next week.

1. Reallocate and balance the 2 girls savings

2. Plan Meimei's & Jiejie daily activities

3. Plan Family Menu

4. Finish another 2 pages of scrap by End October

Hubby's Birthday

Felt so guilty. Didnt even bought hubby a cake.

We went for lunch buffet at Trader's hotel. It has been ages when we last ate buffet. It was international cusine. Not too bad afterall. We couldnt eat a lot. The only thing I made for his birthday is the handmade Photoframe. I'm quite pleased with it. It may not be the best but I put in efforts to make it my best. Should upload the photos of the photoframe.

We shop around town and I bought a red bag for myself. Wanted to buy him something but he keeps insisting me not to. We went home after for dinner.

After dinner, we went to Chinese garden as promised to Dada. Interesting as it sounds? Underwater world theme. Kinda of. Time flies, the last time we went to Chinese Garden for Mooncake festival celebration. Amanda was only 1.5years old. Now she is 4.5years!

Check the photos out in the next post!

Hubby's Birthday & Visit to the Chinese Garden

Think this is the only year that we decided to spend half a day without the kids or rather without Enen. Since the day we had enen, we never had a day of birthday celebration without her. This year is the first time we celebrate with Meimei but we still think the both of us should have some quality time together.

Didn't do anything really fantastic together. All we had was only lunch buffet at traders hotel and we went shopping round town. He didnt buy anything and the only thing I got was a red bag! Dunno why I thought of buying a red bag but I knew it was really a splurge! Will never buy anything from GG5 anymore. It was really splurge. We left town unfruitfully. Went to a few car showrooms and ended home for dinner with the kids.

Thank God Meimei did take a later nap so we headed for Chinese garden for the lantern festival. Not too bad experience but sad to say we didn't have anybody who actaully knows how to take photos and at the end of the day; we didn't get to have any nice family photos. Sob sob sob! Should have brought the more pro camera! Lesson learnt! Cannot turn back the clock!

How I wish that the disney characters can return again for the Chinese gardens. Haven't went since Enen was hardly 1 year old. The disney characters were worth paying for but not the other themes. Wish that there are more exciting and more interesting places to visit in Singapore. So boring country! Dunno why the tourists would choose to visit SIngapore! Looking at the photos also make me upset bcos the family photos taken by strangers really didn't make it!

That is how we celebrated Hubby birthday with Meimei for the very first time!

Starry Starry Night(Backdated to 22 Sep)

3 days more before the actual day to Lantern festival. I have decided to sign up some activities for the kids to make this day more memorable. Paid for the 2 nephews to join as well.

When we arrived there, there was a little bit of delay. As planned, Da queued for some face painting. As the theme was Starry Starry Nite by Safra, I decided for a star for her. The result was not as pretty as expected. As per request, this young lady has to outline the yellow star to make it look more prominant and outstanding.

It was kinda of packed fun for the kids. The story telling and the art& crafts session. I love most personally is the sugar art. Flicking some food coloring into the packs of sugar and pour them all into the little plastic jar. Looks a little sand art from afar.

Story about Chang Er

The last session is games. I discovered that Da dun really like loud games that involve cheering and aggressiveness. Is it bcos she is not ready or she is just a different child? One day I know for sure is dun push her if she is unhappy. Overall she didn't really enjoy the games.

I'm proud that she is independent and good flairs on art & craft. She completed an excellence lantern. The boys enjoyed a great deal. I thought this is the best that me as a GuGu can do. I feel quite sad that their dad can't do anything for them. I always hope that I can do whatever I could while I can. I cannot be their parents to give them the parental involvement but I wish that I still can go out with them if time and they allow.

The only kid on the block whom enjoy the least is Amelia. She doesn't know what is happening at all. She was battling to sleep outside despite of all the tiredness. We reached home almost 11pm.

Conversation with Amanda

Mummy: Amanda look at the crescent up in the sky? Look at the only shiny star up there?

Amanda : Where? Where Mummy?

Mummy: Look, Look, Da

Amanda: Oh yes Mummy I saw. Sometimes the moon is round sometimes it is crescent right? Why only that star is shining bright?

Sometimes, I really love when she is so innocent and sweet. I love holding her little hands tight while we are walking together on the way home. How can I miss this moment of her growing up??

Every night when she sleeps with me, I will kiss her on her cheeks. I really love her when she doesn't kick a fuss despite that I carry her to her potty late in the night before I go to bed. She would smile at me all the time.

Everytime when she smiles, she melts my heart. I just pray each day that God can teach me to love the girls unconditionally like how Jesus loves us! I'm really gulity when I don't have the patience for the 2 girls.

It is always until when all is alseep, I will learn to reflect on myself as a Mother and a wife.

Amanda sweet-talks me!

Da was so sweet. As usual, I will lay down beside her in bed. Nowadays that she is older, she takes much longer time to fall asleep. She will try to talk and talk and rattle til I will lose my temper. I think I should cherish these moments until she is older and she will no longer need me to lie down besides her.

Amanda says that I am beri cute! Then I ask her what is cute? She simply says Cute is cute loh! Heehee! Adorable isnt she? Kids are so ignorant and pure!

Amanda has patience for Jigsaw puzzle Finally

To some mummies, it is just a normal milestone. For me this is kinda of breakthrough because she is never patient and can't sit longer to form something. I was overwhelmed that she can form these smaller pieces at a very short period of time. She made the pieces once with help and the second time she did it all alone. The third time, she lost her patience and throw tantrums after.

Tried buying her Lego Mosaics but she did not have the determination. Sometimes when I think back, was it me who ruin it? When she was two, I always have little patience doing art and craft with her. It is either she spills the paint or she drew the table. I wasn't patient to encourage her or cheer her on. It seems that now she is so discouraged when she fail in the slightest thing and she is so fearful that she will get scolded. Was it me? I kept asking myself. Now I always tell her that it is perfectly fine when things dun turn beautiful as much as long as u knew that you have tried your best. I dunno if she really understood what I mean. The only thing that I feel fortunate about is that I am there for her day and night, rain or shine.

Anyway, Dada, Good Job! Good effort!

AllergyTest for Amelia

After sending 姐姐 to school today. Dear sent me to NUH for an allergy test for 妹妹. We reached there before 12pm as intended. There wasn't crowd at the Allergy room but still some amount of waiting because of the person in charge not around.

After waiting for about 15mins, the lady came. She drew lines on 妹妹's left hand. She dropped a single drop from each bottle on each indicated lines she drew. Each bottle seems to represent each item of the teset. Soy, Milk protein, Cat dung test, dustmites test. Frankly I regreted to take this silly test. It was all my silliness not to check other hospital if they conduct the same test there. I don't understand why the cat dung and dustmite test. She don't touch cats and why the dung? She took out a little needle to prick on each line that she dropped the solution. Luckily 妹妹 stayed calm and didn't make a hooha...Remembered that they didn't test for fish. Added another item on the test. SIgh! After waiting for 15mins, the verdict was out! Gosh! She is no allerged to anything at all. Well! Guess we have to go check how we go about making this little girl sleep better! Before we always question if it is all the food she eats that causes the irritation. Now what??? I got no idea... Baby Amelia! Baby baby! You really make mummy helpless...

Went to Imm after to buy stuff for 妹妹's 1st year birthday party this month end. Found something that I love actually for the girls to put the sweet goodies instead of the same old plastic bags that are used all the time. Hard to get anything for boys. Tough... At the end, just got something not fantastic. Keep this in suspense... Anyway haven't got the time to snap it yet.

Dinner with Alison or Feelings??

Excited to meet Alison for a short dinner. Appointment was changed to 7pm instead of the planned 6pm.

She was waiting for me at the void deck with Amanda. She is 8months into her pregnancy now and I'm really happy to see another close friend of mine, preggie. Despite that we hardly meet up, I'm still the same chatterbox. Now we have more topics because I know I won't bore her. I feel closer to her compared to before.

I'm usually the more cautious type of person. Sometimes over cautious that made me so miserable watching my words and other people's feelings and blab blab blab. Through these years as a SA HM, I feel I changed a lot. Changed in a different perspective. I feel that it is good in a certain sense. I learnt to set my priorities for my own family and my 2 princesses. I learned not to be over-sensitive and set my own principles.

Recently I started on a new book; Bad Childhood, Good Life. I'm about 2 chapters through. The revelation is that we can choose to be conquerors to our bad childhood or victims. My childhood is not as drastic compared to some but I would say it has somehow traumatized me to shape my personality. Those whom know me would have heard my stories. Til today, I still have stories about my family members but they have little impact on my life now because I live the way I wanted it to be. I didn't read this book before to jump out of the family situation. It's my marriage.

I was too sick, too tired to live with a dad who doesn't care about the family, a younger brother whom always create problems for others to solve and a mother whom likes to point her finger over my brother's wrong doings. I decided to get married; earlier than many of my closer friends.

I was blessed. Blessed to be led by the right group of friends during school days and blessed to have Jesus Christ whom stand steadfast during my younger days. I was a timid girl and always fearful to even stand up for my own rights when I was younger. It was Jesus Christ who gave me strength to pull through. I remembered vividly when nobody is at home for my bro and me. Whenever I was lonely and scared, I will hide under my blanket and cry.

My childhood shapes my perspective as a mother. I really don't wish my girls to have the same experience. I want them to be closely kneaded as a family and close to my heart always; til my last breath. I am always envious whenever I hear or see people with their happy family. Within me I know this is not a gift, it is all earned. I choose to get married and have my own family. I should always be contented with what I have. I would not do anything to jeopardise my family happiness and marriage. This man may not be the dream man of my life. But I deeply know that he is a good and responsible daddy for the girls. He cares to give them the best he can. Sounds materialistic but I know deep within that this is something that my own daddy cannot provides that leaves my mum and the family unhappy and fighting even til today. Nothing seems to bring this family back ever again. I feel the bitterness and the tears welled in my eyes when I say this. Nobody seems to care about anybody and everyone in the family seems to only care about themselves. This is something I pray with all my might and strength that this WOULD NEVER HAPPEN to my girls. I always tell Amanda that she may only have one sibling in her this life and she must love her sister. It may sounds too early to teach about Blood is thicker than water but I want to make her remember the day she lives. SIGH! What am I doing then? Why am I not helping my younger brother when he needs monetary support all the time? How can I help all the time I ask myself? Gave him $450 for his audacious 2ND remarry ROM only 2 weeks ago and he can still sms Nam for money again today. How to help??? How to tell my girls to stay kneaded when I dun help him when he needed help??? I really hope that this book I'm reading can enlighten me somehow.

I can only praise God that I can still meet this responsible man whom gives me the "luxury" to stay home. Frankly it is not that I'm lazy to work or I can't earn. It is because of my childhood that determined my decision staying home since 3 June 2005. I really don't want my girls to grow up without feeling complete or spiritual developed. I want to teach them the values of life that I hold steadfast and the principles that I held tight. I would do every way to hold this family closely kneaded. The more pressure I give to myself, the more stressed I become.

Whatever it is, I'm really thankful that He is a very kind hearted, responsible and easy-going and good tempered guy til today. He is the one who never fears despite of all the family problems I have. He never complains and never compares. Many of the times I think he just doesn't care or he has no benchmark for his expectations. But have I really appreciated that this is his strength? Is this why the marriage can last til today despite of my bad temper and bad childhood? Can this marriage still remains if this is another man?? I really got no idea... I only know that we must NEVER, NEVER TAKE anything for granted. Treasure everything slightest~! I'm reminding myself too each day! I think I really have to make this family strong. First and foremost, this marriage- the pillar to the family. I can't do this alone all the time. I hope that if my dh ever reads my blog. Please try to understand that this can never never be held alone.

SO much of digressing, I saw Alison who is 8mths into her pregnancy. She still looks like before on her face. Put abit of weight but I think she will not put on too much at the end of her pregnancy. Regretfully didn't take a photo together with her. Very glad to meet her, appreciated that she travelled to Jurong East to meet me. Guess it might be tougher once she have kids next time. I will try my best to keep in touch with friends. But sometimes it is very tough to meet up with friends after their work because my Amanda don't seem to be able to part with me at all. Sigh! Good or bad? I should treasure because she may outgrow this one day. Bad because I lost my freedom to meet with friends whom dun need my dd's presence. Amanda seems to enjoy the dinner with Alison.

Ally, let's keep in touch always. Hope that I can arrange for another with Elaine before Ally goes into delivery.

Amanda can match words to the animals card

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

This evening, Amanda took out the animals matching cards to play. These days she learns to play independently and I realised that she is not that lousy academically afterall.

She can actaully match the words that are apart from the picture cards. Eg. She is able to place the little word piece that says"Lion" to the lion picture. The picture is cartoonised type. I was so surprised. Then I ask her, oh you know how to read the words? Did you learn all the animals words in school? She says no ah. I just know loh!

You should see the delightfulness from my face. The proud mummy. Its good to be happy over little things.

To make her even more proud of herself, I snapped her efforts. She really takes pride! I really think that it is natural that humans enjoy praises.

Amanda spells Egg and learns to spell!

Think she is really trying to learn. Learning at her own pace. Maybe because she is eldest so I am very paranoid about her over the slightest thing.

Months ago, I was really vexed when she doesnt know how to recognise the alphabets. Now she is trying to spell the things she sees. She only complains that she has problem writing small caps. She is able to write the Big caps without looking at the alphabets. There are certain letters that she has problems Q, b, p.... It is either she writes the Q the inverted way or the b as like p.....

Should I wait for herself to figure it out again? I hope that I can note every single and details of my 2 dearest princesses always... I am stressing again???? Hahhaha

Rearranged the things in the house

Got too many things in the house! Clear clear! Throw throw!
The only way is to clear the stuff in the rooms so that there are more space if mummy comes to stay. Looks like she is unlikely to come back again. Sigh!

The bottomline for clearing stuff, things untouched or unneeded for more than 3 months. They can be thrown away. The issue is what if it is needed again?

Forgot to take photos of before and after! At least the rooms looked more spacious now!

Amelia calls MaMa

Amelia is 11months plus and she is finally calling me liao. She murmurs Mama! Mama! Hopefully she knows who is Mama still of the sounding!

Visit to Open house at the Civil defence force, Queenstown

Saw the notice for the open house visit and decided to bring the 2 nephews and also my 2 girls to the fire station.

Also asked Jeanie, my friend to join us there. She was there earlier and the 2 families had great fun!

Taught Amanda to make butterfly fly!

Borrowed a book from the library about Making Games for kids.


Taught that this is somthing simple to start her 1st day to her 1 week Sep holidays. I was as excited as Amanda. I took a paper to sketch the butterly template given. It was quite pretty. Amanda wanted 3. I drew 3 and asked her to cut after tracing it on the cardstock. She was cranky. Dunno the real reason, I was just too impatient with her. Didnt wait for her to finish tracing; I ask her to assist me and at the end she was kinda teary becos I was too harsh with her.

It was always after my act that I was regretful! I pray that I wont shout at her again!

Amanda kisses me at my ears today!

I think there is nothing more fortunate is to remember and see your own lovely kids grow up day by day. It is actaully a pity that I haven't exactly jot down or even remember Amanda's concrete or constructive development milestone. I really pray that this blogspot thing would not fail me as the years go by. I should keep this blog a hard copy set in case one day, my mind and this blog is failing me!

We went Ah mah home today. They just returned from HK and they came back full luagge of stuff for my 2 dearies. Amanda is so happy with the little kitty MTR that Gugu bought. It is silverish looking and think it would be fantastic if it is pink. Maybe MTR can't be pink. Accordingly it was sold by the MTR HK to encourage the trips you take using this transport. Cool! Would try taking pictures of it tomolo.

Amanda couldn't let it go. She is sleeping with it tonite.

I'm sometimes really upset with her but when she throws tantrums and cries as if she is like Amelia. I love it when she is learning to be expressive like me and lovcs me more. She comes near my ears and Mwack me!

That is happy enough to give me sweet dreams for tonite!

Meimei is sleeping with me tonite and I really got to go!

Amelia develops her third tooth, the upper molar

Teething! Teething! Another teething woes or teething chapter??

Really upset sometimes when I think that she is teething. Imagine that she can be so hilarious when teething especially at nite. What the more if she has so many tooths to develop???

Now the little tooth on the upper molar, I had sleepless nights since the slightest sign to emergent!! God help help help!

Should start taking snaps before more comes out.

Amanda's ballet teacher comments

Today is her ballet class. Time flies. She is already almost her 2nd term through for her ballet. Haven't ask her teacher about her progress since the first day she started.

She was commented for her ability to be able to straighten her legs better. Hope that she will be able to move up and her love for ballet will remain when she is older.

I guess we tend to have unfulfilled dreams to build on our kids. I always wanted to learn ballet when I was a little girl. I couldn't because of my mummy's time and finances constraints. I hope that I will not be stressing my girl and forcing her if she is unhappy.

I just want her to enjoy and be happy!

Another Naggy Chapter!

It was not only bad through last night. In fact everynite I was undergoing nitemare!

Nightmares because of my dear dearest Amelia....Since The very day she was born, I didn't have more than 5hrs of sleep averagely everynite. I have tried to rule out all the possiblities why she wasn't sleeping when she was a newborn. I tried my very best!

Initially I thought it was my breast milk that is not sufficient for her. I fed her then with both formula and BM at the same time to keep my sanity. It didn't help. I really swear that I even pushed myself to the very edge to feed her to the last drop of my breastmilk during the first 9 weeks of her birth. I remembered vividly talking to a close friend about my struggles feeding her with breastmilk after my first 4 weeks of milk flow. Something that she said that pierced me deeply into my innermost was that she mentioned that "I asked for it!" to undergo this stress in breastfeeding. It was really hurting but it was kinda true. I was steadfast about the belief in breastfeeding even until today. My elder Amanda was into half formula n half BF. Now that she is 4.5years soon, I realised that she is very weak in her immunity and it seems that she can't take cold drinks and other sweet stuff very well because she will be very phlegmy and coughing. She seems to catch the virus from school despite that it is a non-aircon environment. Frankly I dunno if it was the main reason that I gave up feeding Amanda with BM after 4 weeks. After all the discouragements from my own mum and MIL.

I'm not blaming anybody but it was really regretful that I can't give enough. Stress is the word. Many people thought that it is every mum's dream to STAY HOME. For me, I don't regret my choice but I always think deep within if I can perform better with a different career or a different direction in this life. Because of the nitty thoughts that I have as a Mother, Wife, Daughter and a DIL makes this blog my different chapters in my life. It maybe naggy or boring to others but I hope that even when I am old and alive; I can still look back on this diary and see how much my family and I have moved or grown through these years of life.

I can only conclude that in life everything comes with a timing and a decision. I don't look back on my decision to wean Amelia of the BM because I knew it was also the best for her because she was really clingy then. I was full of stress and unhappiness during my first month of my confinement and I can sense her crankiness from my BM too. If I had a good helper and also someone to cook well for me during the critical period; I knew that I could tide it over well. Things weren't right and the timing was really bad. My helper left me after about 2 mths and I asked her to leave after 10days of my confinement. God knows that my MIL walked out of me after the 14th day. Frankly the scene of her leaving still stays strong in my memory! I wasn't upset about the absence of the helper. It was really my MIL that breaks my heart til the very beat! My mil left because she couldn't take it that I did all the household chores myself and even cook my hubby and my Amanda dinner. She can't wait to leave every evening. She really irks me. I dun understand why I still can put on a front with my hubby's family even until today. Is it because of myself or because I dun wan to put my Dh on a spot. I couldn't find an answer even until today. If I could find myself a good helper like the present one or at least a confinement lady; I wouldn't give up my breastfeeding or even give up the idea on child birth.

It wasn't because of the fear of having a difficult pregnancy or birth or even a difficult baby; it was all because of the inlaws. I can't swallow the anger and the grievances that I have even until today. I knew deep within that it was not healthy or all, but I guess only God can help me to cleanse this hatred temple of mine.

I really pray tonight that Amelia will be calm and sleeping! I dread, dread very much to hear her cry and cry unsettling each night! I am fearful to even get into sleep each night.... : -(

"Dear God, can you please take away all the evil spirits or bad dreams that my baby Amelia has and I only ask for good sleep each night. Jesus please take pity that she is only a little and innocert baby. Please enlighten me on her discomforts!" Amen.

My Scrapbook fever is back!

Oops I'm down and up again. Blog is somehow gone but now I'm up with my scrapbooking.

Hope that I can have a breakthrough and upload more this year!

My resolution for this last quarter of the year is to finish all photos up to date!

Amelia Sit up from crawling-New Milestone

Finally finally, my little lazy bum bum is sitting from her crawling position. She is beri different from Amanda. Her development is much slower and til today I still think that she is a young baby despite that she is reaching 1 years soon. Now at 10 mths+, I'm still very worried when she is sitting on her own because she would fall back.

(1) I'm trying (2)Almost

(3) She is crawling fast and there she goes, SIT UP!

Grandma's Birthday at Chinese Restaurant

Wow today we can eat a sumptuous meal! We supposed to meet at 6.30pm. As usual with the little delays here and there, we were slightly late.

Sigh! My 2ND Auntie's family was worse. They were never early and they were late! Late! Late! As per expected! We started the dinner about 7.30pm. My dear lia lia is kicking a fuss, the helper has to carry her outside even before the dinner even begin! She only slept deeply at 7.40pm and was awake about 20Min's after. Well its good to catch a wink sometimes!

Grandma still look energetic and love posing even after so many years. Altogether we celebrated her 78th Birthday! The cake don't look very nice but it is delicious. At the end, it seems that the happiest is still Amanda because she sang the loudest of all!

Amanda is excited over National Day!

She says Mummy, mummy, Singapore is 42 years old leh!

I ask her who told you? She says Ms Yee loh. She was really excited and brought home a goodie bag and a flag.

Frankly something that I'm really displeased about her this school is that they are not so flexible and creative. Most of the children in many schools celebrating National Day should be wearing White and Red to make the kids feel the atmosphere and mood for this day. The only thing the teacher commented about why not the exclusion? She merely mentioned, Oh we cannot recognise the kids! I really dun understand what does she mean by that!

The only thing that makes my this year national day really good and different is that Amanda can read numbers and she actually knew the age of her home country!

Hmm Mummy is so proud of her!

Amelia meets her first playmate, Isabelle

There was once that I brought the 2 girls to the Pd at Bukit timah. Think it is fate that I happened to meet an old neighbour from West Coast.

We exhanged no. and we meet up at Pizza hut for lunch.

Along the journey on the train, Amelia fell asleep and she only took a short nap after 40mins.

Amelia is very happy meeting her little friend for once after awaking from her short nap. She was swinging her legs with joy when I put her to sit on a high chair besides her little friend.

She didnt take another wink after. I decided to leave the place shortly after about 3.30pm. Reached home so that Amelia can take another nap. Frankly she was too young to play with her new playmate. Anyway her playmate slept shortly after lunch. So the two of them didn't get to play.

I will try to arrange for something else when she is really to socialise....

Amanda at Imm Playground

Nothing much to do today.
Decided to bring Amanda to meet Zann at the playground.

Something which I'm really happy about because Amanda is really sporting unlike Zann. Maybe she really love water unlike zann. The moment we change her with her swim wear, she just dashed to the play area. But when she saw that Zann wasn't keen and fearful to join the water play. Oh! The mood was spoilt and there goes the day.... Well well well..... I can only say that my girl is brave and she is fearless.

Bottle Tree Park

It was a sunny and cool day today! Me and my last minute decision, we decided to head to the Bottle Tree Park to catch fishes. Heard from my friend, Kylene that it was a fun place for the kids. Sigh because of that, we decided to skip one lesson of Amanda's ballet. Luckily she didn't ask why she doesn't have ballet today otherwise I have to tell a lie that there is no class today. Phew!

We packed sandwiches, claypot rice, fruits and drinks there. Planned to meet Cheryl and her family at about 12.30pm. As usual this woman is always not on time. They met us downstairs our home at 1.20pm. We set off together and reach there about 1.50pm. Along the journey, Cheryl's son Zavier fell asleep in his car seat. 妹妹's eyelids looked heavy yet she didn't fall asleep at all. Maybe she sensed her 姐姐's excitement in the car. The moment we reached there, 姐姐 shouted. Where is the pond? Where are the fishes? Kaka was more excited. She commented that the environment looked like her kampong.

The moment we reached there, I brought 姐姐 to buy the equipment for the fishes. I paid $10.00 for a unlimited time. The boss gave us a fishing net, a mini plastic tank and the fish food to collect later. Frankly I also feel abit reluctant to go into water. But I'm the mummy so must be sporting. I held Amanda and she sticked very close by my side. She doesn't want to go into water. I have to carry her and put her into the pond. She was abit fearful, kept standing on the rocks. Hahaha. 妹妹 can't fish so she was only enjoy kicking the water in the pond. After a short while of kicking, I asked Su to put her to sleep.

I was quite lousy. Tried fishing and at the end of the day, managed to catch 2 miserable fishes. Amanda managed to fish 2 too. Cheryl and Kaka managed to catch more. Zavier woke up about 3.30pm to join in the fun. He is very intelligent. Instead of fishing in the large pond, he tried to fish in Amanda's and his tank. He caught one in his net from his own little tank.

妹妹 slept after 2.30pm and she woke up before 4.00pm. She was really tired and that was really a short nap. We played for a while after she is awake. Left the place about 5pm.

It was a long ride before we settle for dinner and it was at Old Airport Rd. It was renovated and I really swear that I will not go there anymore. It was terribly jammed.

We headed for Suntec after and it was nearly 8pm then. Sigh! When is the FOX's sales gonna end? I spent another $88.00 and that actually eats into the budget for the month. I can only comfort myself that it was a good buy because it was 50% and those are all the basics tops that I'm buying for the girls.

What a tired, tired DAY! But we really had a fruitful trip today!

Budget! Budget! & Daily Time Allocation

I have finally worked out the Monthly budget & daily schedule for the current situation. Luck really sucks. After the new month of budgeting, I burnt a large hole in my pocket. Paid for GP's consultation with 姐姐 about $120 last everning. Gee! Paid $62 to the F&P guy for the faulty refrigerator. Thank God no need to change spare parts but still pay for his service to blow dry the display module. Sigh! Sometimes the harder you look into a issue, the worse the situation it becomes. But I really can't leave the issue to rot. Still got to measure the importance vs. the losses. This month's budget is really cut bcos of all these unwanted expenses. The silly GP commented that my sinus is really severe and needs anti bacterial to cure the reoccurence. There i spend about $80.00. I see how good is the medicine then.

I felt so gulity not having spent quality time as a SAHM. I did up an time allocation list for the girls and myself. Orgh! Sounds so balanced. Wait til I really work on it there and then! Cheer me on Man!

Daily Schedule Allocation:

Time for 姐姐

Worksheets- 20mins

Reading- 15mins

Free Play- 15mins

Structured work-20mins

PC- 10mins

Outdoor play- 20mins

Time for 妹妹

Massage or Yoga- 15mins

Flashcard- 10mins

PC- 5 mins

Free Play-10mins

Reading- 20mins

Outdoor play-20mins

I'm keeping my fingers crossed about this!

Amelia was under maid's care last nite

Couldn't let go fully despite the misery of waking up to pick Amelia's pacifier every nite. The freqency really kills every cells in you. I really dunno if this is what people meant by saying, 是你的命! When she was sleeping with us every nite, she will wakes up every hour after 2 am and starts to whine. Frankly, being her mum I really feel lousy because I got no idea why is she crying. Some days she could be passing gas and gets irritatable, some days I dunno why is she so grumpy. Even with my cruddle and rocking, she can still cry and whine! Is it me? or is it the house or the room? Until today, I don't have the keys to her cries and whining.God are you there? I'm breaking down. Is it because she sense and feel my impatience and frustrations?

I fixed the baby monitor in the helper's room so that I can hear妹妹's cryings. Do you know, Gracious! She really didn't really cry and even if its that, it wasn't long and no issue of unsettlement. WHY? WHY? WHY? Is there anything that I did wrong and now the kids are here to make my life really difficult? If you really know what happened to them then trying to mend it the right way that will not put me into this frustration.

Since the day of her birth til today, my prayers still seemed unanswered! I'm very upset and wondered if there is anything I could really do to atone for all these. I remembered my friend, Pris did mentioned before that we are already very lucky and blessed to have a normal baby than the less fortunate. This makes me thankful for this fact.

Meimei is 10mths today

This morning, Daddy and I was at the breakfast table before Jiejie wakes up. I was so upset with meimei because she was crying the whole of last night. Couldnt even settle down to watch the HG drama that I'm racing for. Sigh! Is it the fengshui of the house? Or she is really unwell bcos of the teething or her blocked nose!

I talked to Meimei. Wat happen to u? Y aren't u sleeping thru the nite? Do you know that Papa & Mummy cant sleep bcos of you in the night. She actually pretend to look away and look at Papa when I reprimand her. When daddy talks to her, she looks at me pretending likewise. This girl is really cheeky. When both of us raise our volume at her, she soured up and starts to whimper. She seems like a monster. She can awakes every 15Min's the moment her pacifier drops. Shouldn't have introduced the dummy in the first place, i thought. If weren't for the pacifier, I wouldn't have come this far. Nobody has any idea what I have gone through during Meimei younger days. I do not have anybody to help me with housework, baby care and every breathe of air in this house. I was all alone after the 10th day of Meimei's birth. My so called third helper left me after 5 days of work. She is a lunatic, dun wan to talk about her. My luck really sucks when FDW is concerned. After 1 week of search, managed to find No.4 to work; a transfer FDW. Didn't worked out after 2 moths plus. After 3 moths of struggle w/o help. I finally realised that nobody is a super woman. Neither can I or God!

The pacifier was introduced for a very good reason. That is sticking it into Meimei mouth and sandwiched her with the secure bolster to sleep w/o any any form of comfort. No cuddle, no rocking! Only kisses on the cheeks and forehead. Meimei was then only 5 mths plus. I can still remembered that I was helpless. Raced down to bring Da to take school bus in the morning while leaving Meimei at home and many occasions leaving Meimei to sleep alone when Da comes home from school. I dont have a choice. There wasnt another soul at home helping. Juggle between housework and kids. I worked til about 1 am everyday. I ask myself, why? why? why? why my kids are so tough?? I really dun have a choice! Thank God that they are still healthy and happy.

I pray and pray one day that she can settle down and sleep through the night. No more non sense. I really hate the feeling that things are not under control.

Wed!

Daddy is sick. Came home early to take a nap about 5pm. Meimei is getting cranky today. Didnt really nap as long as past days. Maybe the flu medicine is not getting efffective already. While Su put meimei to sleep about 5pm. I told Jiejie to play on the PC.
http://www.starfall.com/

I taught her to play on the phonics EN... She played once and she knew how to match HEN,MEN,PEN.... Think I really need to think about how to teach her in a way appealing to her character. When I click on the page that I ask her to try to play. She is angry and doesnt want to listen even. Sigh! How to teach her like this?? Initially I wanted to go for the Phonics adult workshop. I think I shouldnt waste time. This girl doesnt want to be taught in an orderly manner. At least now that she is older, she still has her own initiative to grab a piece of paper to write her own name, her sister's and also A to Z. The alp is quite hard to make up becuase she couldnt really write A to Z just yet. I'm already very happy with her bcos she is hardly 4.5years.

This really pushes me to find out more materials to teach her in a way appealing to her. I really cannot be a perfect or super mum. The time I have for Jiejie, I cannot balance up my time for Meimei. Maybe I really need to write a daily schedule so that I can be fair with my 2 girls. This is the reason why I quit my job for.

Gave Meimei some ice-cream to try. Hmm the minty type. You should see her expression, so funny!

After dinner, Amanda throws tantrums. She wanted something which I dont wan to give her. She kicked the things around. I really got no idea where did she learn this from! I threaten her that if she tries again, I will put a chair for her to sit outside. She is quite fearful! She stopped after. Parenting is really tough! It is a long learning process!

Amanda feeds Amelia

I was busy helping Su to do some washing. She cleans up the room so that meimei can sleep later in the room. The problem about this helper is that she can be quite disorganised.

While I was helping her to wash up, I taught Jiejie to feed Meimei the canned banana porridge for breakfast. This meimei seems to know that jiejie can be bullied. Grabs the spoon and bowl from her jiejie. At the end of it, it seems that her hair and her face eating the food rather than her mouth. Hahhaha!

I can only told Jiejie, good job Dada! She says, I dun wan to feed meimei, she grabs my spoon!

Hovan's Birthday party

Yesterday Sat night, it was Joanne & Xiaoyi's son 2nd birthday. Time really flies. Hovan is two now. We have to travel all the way from Pasir Ris which takes is a total journey of to and fro about 1hr plus.

There was a large crowd then. Many kids as usual. The thing that I am glad about is that Amanda enjoyed herself. Meimei didn't cry seeing crowd. Hopefully she can behave the same way even when she grows older.

I brought my helper, Su along. Overall she is really a good helper. Despite that her housework is not very clean, she loves the kids and can be trusted for some small issues. I just hope that this trust can last throughout the 2 years contract. It is no easy living with a stranger and trusting her. It really takes time. Wish me luck!

Mummy went to SIL home

Sigh! Mummy been here for 1 mth. Numerous conflicts happened but afterall she is still my mum. What can I do? No point getting upset over such issues. The problem with me is that I'm really a forgetful person whom will forget the slightest issue over time. I guess this blog has to stay with me to keep my memories awake.

Btw she has to come back by next week anyway because her PC course gonna start on 10 Aug. Hopefully there will not be another roar then.

Thunder! Lightning! Thunder!

Saw Amanda up the bus this morning. The moment I part with her, it starts to drizzle, thunder roared. I was so paronoid! Will Amanda be scared?? If its not the class photo-taking, I will not let her go school lah. Siao right? I'm a protective mum! Worried and think about the slightest issue about the kids.
I remembered vividly when she started school about 2 years ago, Jan 2005. She was really excited. She grined from ear to ear after wearing her uniform.

She was really brave. When I sent her then, she was only 34 mths.I thought that she will create a scene. For all I know, she sat in the assembly area quietly. In fact, she joined Calvary Pandan only on the 2nd day after the new school term starts. She looks nervous actually.

After her assembly they have lunch together and she was trying to eat herself. I'm really proud of her.

After the 3 hours with her in school, we went home together. She was happy. We went to school together the next day, Friday. Her excitement continues for the week and there wasn't any sign of separation anxiety.

After the weekend, her new school days officially started. No parents are allowed in the school. I was so worried, paranoid that she may cry for me. I hid at the corner outside the school gate to peek her eating. My worries are all in vain, she didn't cry for Mummy at all. Not at all. She is really my brave girl!

Her principal was very firm because she didn't want the kids to run to the gate to search for their parents. I understood her concerns but just a little pissed that she didn't look into the parents' anxiety and worries.

Time really flies and Amanda has already attended for about 2 and half years of school! Hope that when she comes home later the rain will stop!

Songs of the Sea

Got 2 tickets from the Maybank promotion for the Young Starz savings account.

Haven't even got time to open 妹妹's account until these recent months. The tickets were so called given due to the $500 deposit and the amount has to be locked for a minimum of 6mths. There is really no free lunch is this world.

Anyway, the purpose is for the Song of the sea at Sentosa. We headed to the iternary after dinner nearby home. Roasted duck rice. We reached sentosa about 6pm. After we picked up the free tickets from the Maybank counter. We queued for more tickets because all the women in the house went. Great grandma, grandma, grandaunt, Kaka, myself and the 2 girls and not forgeting the only man, Daddy! The tickets are selling fast like hotcakes. About 6.40pm, the shows for 8.45pm is also snapped up. Frankly I really got no idea what is the show about.

The StoryLi, a young man gifted with a charming voice, is singing by the sea with his friends when he is stunned by the sudden vision of a beautiful sleeping girl, Princess Ami. Guided by a group of mischievous Sea Creatures, Li learns that she’s under the spell of an enchanted village...

(See the show for yourself)

Oh! 妹妹 is so tired. She slept in the car on the way home. What a tired day!

Dh quite sweet though!

Maybe its the past rainy days that drains my blue feelings about the happenings. Well by nature I'm really an emotional creature and most of the times get too carried away. With this blog, more emotions is gonna overwhelm my blog readers.

There is one lady whom I know through blog which i think is so so true. She mentioned that time will pass and our kids and family will appreciate the memories through our trueful blog.

Who cares if someone is reading, I thought. Anyway this is an argument that pple can be fighting their breathe about but truely, who cares?? We have been living in this society and this world with too many cares. Cares about who is doing wat, cares abt who is feeling whatever! Sigh.... Another Nag thread!

Yah the main subject is about DH rite? He knew that my temperaments were exactly like the past days weather. About 3pm when Amanda is home, he sms me if I want to go Jalan jalan. At the back of my mind, I feel the sweet subtlness of his caring intentions. I immediately changed and left with Amanda. Gave the excuse of paying my bills to run out of the sight of my mother. Amelia is sleeping and I quickly took chance to leave.

Dh came and drove us to Jurong point. Had crave for Coffee bean's Ultimate and decided to buy one for takeaway. Amanda couldn't rest; she wanted cake and at the end; I gave in bcos I remembered that she hasn't taken her tea break milk. At the end, spend about $10.00 on UN-nutritional stuff. Sigh.

Window shopping is quite purposeless though. Went into Kiddypalace and Amanda saw a pair of "Heellity" shoes. My god, this girl has really grown up. She plead me into buying it and at the end of the day, I paid $19.90 for it which initially the cashier charges me $24.90. I insisted that it was $19.90 and after the cashier checked and scanned the tag; I landed bringing the wrong size home. God! Amanda wanted Size 28 and the lady gave me 39. Guess that size is even bigger than my feet. Sigh! Got to go change it tomorrow again then.

I really cant really accept that Amanda is a big girl now and really like a big girl thing! Remember when I was younger, I also wanted vain things like carrying bags and having the clog clog shoe. Pray that she wont miss her step with this pair of cloggie! Sometimes when they are younger, you wish they can grow up and run faster than you. Now that she is older you hope that she can a little baby under your control!

A Lazing Day

Thursday!

Cant figure out why when you stay home, time seems to fly super fast. When I work, I could feel the min and seconds of the days.

My mood didnt really improve slightly. I can still feel the yesterday's frustration down my throat. There was a minor hiccup last night. My dh, my mum and I were watching TV programme together at about 10.30pm. I suddenly thought of going for KTV session one of these days. Then I ask my mum if she can take care of the girls for 2-3 hrs while we go at night. She raised the comment, aiyah, your dd so sticky and refused anybody! I was so upset, so I told her off. Yah you always say that just because you dont have the confidence to look after or pacify her. I dont understand why she can comment on that when she knew that since day one DD No.1 has been under my full care since she was 2years. Naturally she shld stick closely to me as Im her mummy right? If she doesnt then I am the problematic mum. You only love your grandsons not your granddaughters, I commented. She was beri mad at me. There was a complete silence then. Dh broke into commotion that his DVD couldnt play in English. There wasnt any other comment with that. My mum went into her own room. I was really hurt. Why is it that she doesnt bother about what I think. She only cares about my brother and his sons. SIgh! These few days are really gloomy!

This morning, 妹妹 came into the studyroom while I was busy clearing emails. She is really a curisito! She grabs everything she can! She loves the box of magazines; she pulls the mini box down and sees the magazines fall. She was amused by that sight. She smiles at me when I shouted, NO! NO! meimei. They are really in the curious stage. 姐姐's development milestones is really faint in my mind. I really pray that nothing happens to this blog because we are really blessed to have such improved technology for that. Hmm, then I can keep on posting all 喜,怒,哀,乐 of my life.

姐姐 comes back from home and guess what she finishes her milk and I told her to read her own books while I do some blog postings and she really did. Oh! She cant stand the boredom liao and she needs my accompany now.

Unhappy with my Mum

Today is a cloudy day and also a moody day for me!

Past few days I've been in loggerheads with my mum. This morning, my dad called and she refused to pick up the phone and I really got no idea what she is thinking. She doesnt want my dad to know that she is staying with me. Sigh! As if anyone would ever believe that she is not staying here. I'm upset not because she doesnt pick up the phone. It's because she raised her voice at me when my house phone rang. She shouted, dun tell him I'm here. In my mind, I thought why is she so fierce with me but not with my brother?

姐姐 heard and she commented, why 你们骂来骂去? I paused and I told her, mummy not scolding 婆婆. Mummy always treat her nicely but she always think that I'm trying to harm her. Deep within me, I'm really sad. I ask myself, will my own dd treat me like this next time.

Later in the afternoon, my younger brother called and she actually picks up his call. I really dun understand her despite now that I'm a mother. Over these years, despite of all the nonsence and all the hurts that my brother caused her. She is still there for him. It's not that I'm jealous about it. It's just that I feel that she is spoiling him to the bones. Sigh! Dun wan to dig out the past grievances. Dun like to think or even breathe over it!

Frankly both my mum and I are strong-headed creatures. Guess the inheritance is from her. I'm really worried that my 妹妹 will behave the same because her character is also the hot type. Some of my friends commented that character can be moulded which I have little confidence with that area. If I have a choice when I grow old one day, I will not live with my kids. When kids are mature enough, they will have their own set of thinking. It would be either that we change ourselves to adapt or we will be living in conflict with them.

I do not ask for anything from them. They dun have to pay for our living as long as they can be self-sufficient and they have all the good values as a person.

My 1st Maid of the new employment year works 1 mth

18 July! I ask my Indo maid this evening. When you came to me huh? Then she says, "Mum, I reach sg on 17 June and I work for you since 18 June. I think my question seems quite blunt to her, maybe. I don't give a damn really. Frankly I tried to treat all of them equally at least what I think a person or a person you live with should deserve fairly. But everytime I recalled how my previous totalling of 6 maids think that I am not a good employer; I'm upset. Sometimes we just have to admit that this is part of life! People throughout their life will constantly at different stage and time compare people between, things between things, boss between boss, colleagues between collegues.

I always told my maids that there is no point that they compare employers because they can never be the same. I will give them the best within my means.

So far this one still has good attitude. She opologises when she does something wrong, she knows what to do at the right time. Through the small little areas that I observed her so far, she is considered the best of the all that I had. I always thought that I am a fussy employer whom is picky is petty. After this one, I realised that I wasn't one at all. Everybody has their expectations and requirements. I only wanted one with a kind heart and good attitude. All the previous are all filipinos and they are really high esteem and badly attitude people. Sigh! Dun wan to waste time pondering over the unhappy and unmemorable issues.

I really keep my fingers crossed about this maid whom can cook and kind heart til this moment at least.

Jacky Cheung World Tour 2007

Phew! I'm still holding my breathe for Jacky Cheung last night. It was the 3rd night and also the last night of Jacky Cheung stop in Singapore. Couldn't get over the whole concert and in my mind; I'm still humming the songs that he sang. Frankly I'm not a die-hard fan of Jacky but I love his songs since I was much younger. This is the 3rd time that I attended musical concerts like this.

http://www.jackycheungworldtour.com/zh-cn/index.html
Jacky is 46years old and he has been singing for the past 23 years. He sang and danced for 3 of his songs in a row. Man! He is still energetic and full of vigour!

Besides that he actually incorporated some of his musical drama stages into the concert. Fantastic! Remarkable! Incredible! Worth the money! I think I will be into this fever for a while again! Got some breakthroughs after the concert! It is not what you achieve in this life that matters! It is what you do that you really like and live the life the fullest and never live to regret later! Jacky actually love what he is doing! Despite the money that he will make from this world tour, he is still passionate about his singing & dancing! The concert starts from 8.20pm and didn't end until nearly 12 midnite. More than 3/4 of the full audience did not leave until 12 midnite. At last, everyone finally got enough of Jacky which initially supposed to end about 11pm.

Well I should thank Dh's friend who gave us the free tickets to watch. It really feels good to have some private time with Dh without the kids. 3 cheers for Dear Hubby!! Yippe!

Amelia is teething!

Meimei is teething! I can feel her gums protruding a sharp edge. I feel it again and she seems very agitable! It might be painful!

Sometimes when the baby goes through a development milestone or new happenings on the block; mummies worries the most! Fearful that they are not well, not happy and everything on the list! Sigh!

I really dreadful about this. I don't know how long this is gonna last. She frets about the slightest thing and things worsened at night!

Something that I read for thought!

http://www.teething-babies.co.uk/teething-process/teething-chart.php

Teething Symptoms

Like grown-ups, all babies deal with pain differently, and of course some will have an easier time of it than others. However, most babies with get a little grouchy and irritable!
The first signs of teething usually begin a few months before the first tooth appears so you will need to look for particular symptoms to ensure that this is actually the cause. This is important because all too often, teething gets blamed for a variety of complaints, such as fever, vomiting, runny noses, diarrhoea and rashes all of which could be signs of a different problem. In fact, most healthcare professionals agree that teething should not make your baby ill, so if you're unsure of the cause of your baby's discomfort or they are suffering from any of these conditions, you should always consult your doctor.
restlessness, irritability and disturbed sleep patterns
sore, red gums
flushed cheeks
loss of appetite
a slight rise in temperature (but not above 39oC, which indicates a fever)
dribbling (which may cause a rash or sore, chapped skin on the chin)
a sudden desire to chew anything they can lay their hands on!
an urge to bite. This should not be perceived as a sign of aggression or anger, more of a means to ease the pain.
Sometimes you can actually see the tooth cutting through the gum, or you may be able to feel it emerging if you run a clean finger along your baby's gum line. Another good indicator that your baby is teething is that they will want to chew… on anything. It could be toys, fingers or food! This is a completely natural reaction to the changes that are going on within the gum and it is thought that chewing on something hard feels quite soothing.
If your baby is in distress while teething there are lots of easy ways to ease the pain for both of you.

Teething chart

There are 20 milk teeth, ten at the top and ten at the bottom. Teeth usually erupt in pairs from the front of the mouth to the back, the bottom pair arriving a couple of months before the corresponding top pair. Although the age at which babies begin to teethe and the rate at which it proceeds differ greatly, the chart below indicates the order in which teeth usually appear.
If your baby bites when breast feeding, you could discourage this by immediately taking away the breast. This will teach your baby that biting interrupts feeding!
To help you monitor your own baby's development Bonjela Teething Gel has created a downloadable chart for you to print off and pin on your nursery wall. Click here to download our teething chart (PFD format 66kb)

Amanda went for Trial at Berries!

Sent Amanda to Berries for trial today. Paid $15.00. It was 1hr and 45mins. The normal fees per lesson is $28.00. The teacher didnt allow me to sit in the classroom. I merely stood outside and peeked through the small piece of glass panel at the door.

The teacher started with an opening afternoon greeting that seems fun. Then she started to teach and act out the words that she is teaching for the lesson. Each lesson they teach 2 words, 1 idom and 1 nursery rhyme. They actually teach in a very fun way which I think as a mother we really should be versatile and creative to teach in that manner.

She actually uses a tissue box to form the word 吃 using a tissue box and add teeth to the character of 吃. She really makes the character alive and makes learning really interesting. 吃糖果& 吃水果. Opened the can of cocktails for the kids to smell and to try. Used hula loop for the kids to throw inside with the object belonging to the character. Can see that Amanda really enjoys herself a great deal!

Talked to the teacher and accordingly, she also agrees that Amanda has to be taught in a confined area because she is really distracted by others. Really pray that Amelia is not like Amanda in this manner!

Amelia Blab! Blab!

Today is the day that Meimei(Amelia) started to blab and blab more than usual. She starts to talk about the slightest thing and the smallest movement. I wished that I could have started this blog earlier as in like some years ago then I mark the most significant stuff and development milestones about the girls.

She is loveable and really cute when she tries to talk. Frankly I really gets upset when the night comes and that we have to bear with all her crying at night. She could really go out of control even when you tries to pacify her by carrying her. Sometimes really dunno what she wants,im really drained. I'm really fearful about others breathing about me having a 3rd kid even! I'm not super mom really! I'm only human! Dunno when she will stop behaving this way at night!

Abacus?? Right Brain??

Happened to read this link somewhere.
http://www.syuzan.net/english/brain/brain.html

Think I really got to review on Enen enrichment programme. Frankly the kids have to enjoy truely!

Ye ye Birthday!

Amelia doesn't want to nap the whole of today! We went to Turf city for ye ye (grandfather) birthday lunch. Quite upsetlah because of some family conflicts. Sigh dun wan to talk about it.

Jio them to take photos as a family but it seems that they are more cautious about how they look than a family memory moment. Anyway our own family did take a few photo shots ourselves.

It wasn't a sumptous lunch frankly!

Letter Z

Trying to be creative, I have taught Amanda how to make some handicrafts on the letter Z today. Frankly I have been very remorseful about not spending fruitful time expanding her learning curve since the birth of Amelia.

We made zebra out of toilet roll and the emphasis is definitely the letter Z. Amanda is so proud of her Zebra. Using finger paints, I made her paint through the letter Z with fingers.

Also made meimei sit down on her high chair doing her hand paint. She couldn't even sit for a minute. At the end of the session, I was the one using her hand to do it. Couldn't lay her fingers flat and opening her palm wide, she was merely scratching the paper. As fierce as a roaring tiger! Sleepyhead lah!

More photos of Amanda's enjoyment!