It's 2009!

So what does one feel on the first day of the NEW YEAR?

Anti-climax.

It took 365 days to get through 2008 and now I have to start all over again. On a clean slate.

My cup is empty again.

I feel dry and flat. Will have to rebuild my blocks again...

But then again, the new year is just like any other day. Just don't look at the date!

I guess this year will be filled with lots of uncertainties and also surprises and lots more stressful days! Well, with the baby coming and due in July, there is only 7 months to prepare. Doesn't sound like a lot of time actually. January will surely fly very fast as CNY is just round the corner. Just as how fast Christmas had come and gone...just like that!

(Gee!... my lunch has made me extremely thirsty! Made my own tortilla roll with teriyaki chicken. Must be the chicken. Hubby and Ryan went out with his Ta koo koo and family to Midvalley since morning.)

Economy being so unstable... I have to be very careful in my expenses. My part-time salary is enough to get by...for Ryan's daily necessities. So, have to start saving more for the baby too.
How to save, leh? I seem to be going shopping almost every day since Christmas. But don't normally buy much.

My hopes for this year is... to be a patient individual in any situation I may encounter. To love my son and husband unconditionally and to be with my family as often as I can.

Just have to write here...
Yesterday's New Year's Eve programs on TV was the worst EVER... ! Never seen such bad line up of shows! What are the programmers doing? Are the TV stations also trying to cut budget by getting really lousy shows or airing 'Chinese' singaporean dramas on the eve of such a big occasion? Bad. Disappointing. Dampened my mood to stay up till midnight. Only TV8 aired something special. But even their live New Year Quickie Special was such a let down. Just got a bunch of college kids to liven up the studio celebrations. Boring! Can't believe NTV7 didn't even air anything special. And they call it 'the feel good channel!'

Sleepless Nights!

Since getting pregnant, my bladder have been working overtime. Round the clock but especially more hardworking during the night time.

Gosh... I get up like on an average of 4 times every night. Even though my water consumption is reduced after 8pm, I still have the same output almost every night. Getting up is not so bad... it is more the going back to sleep after that. Normally, after the 3rd time, I would be having difficulty falling asleep after that. My mind would be working and thinking of things... from Christmas, to customers at the pharmacy to some of the blogger children and Mummies. Yeah... I am crazy! Ryan and hubby's snoring keep me company for 2 hours before I fall back to sleep again!

Sleepless nights make Mummy exhausted the next morning.

3rd Visit to Gynae

Today I had my 3 rd follow up with Dr. Lim. He was going on a long Christmas break for 2 weeks...so everyone had a mad rush to see him. Long wait and he had 2 operations lined up when I got there. I drove like a crazy woman to get to the hospital as early as I could...but still couldn't make it for a good queue number. Anyway, once I heard that he was in a middle of an op, I decided to leave and come back later.

Quickly made a dash to Carrefour and Mydin. Had one and half hours before I had to rush to fetch Ryan from school at noon. So tried to do as much of my Christmas grocery shopping before the weekend. ( BTW, my in laws and the whole gang will be coming this Sunday for a Christmas lunch here... and I am really nervous and stressed already about the Christmas menu on that day!- anyway that is another post.)

Picked up Ryan from school. He was so chatty and happy to see me. He was almost the last kid to be fetched. He was so cute... the teacher somehow slapped so much powder on his face. So his face was all smothered with powder. We went to McDonalds for lunch. I had not enough time to cook his lunch. On top of that, I was totally knacked from all the rushing around. Ryan and I shared a Mc chicken meal and nuggets. He was such a happy kid chomping down his fries and dipping them in the tomato ketchup. It has been more than a month since he had those oily treats! The boy was surprisingly well-behaved throughout the entire meal there. Thank goodness! I don't think I would have enough energy to deal with him at that time.

We arrived at Dr. Lim's clinic at 3.30pm. I was rather worried that it had way past Ryan's afternoon siesta... so I knew that he could just burst into tantrums any moment. Thankfully I didn't have to wait long.

The appointment...
Dr. Lim as usual extended his hand whenever a patient enters the room. He looked tired. Ryan stood next to me while the doc took my pressure and did his usual checks. Then he took the ultrasound of my tummy to have a look at the baby. First 5 mins...he was scanning around. The baby looked happy.. could see the hands moving. Size was good. Development was according to the weeks... now is 11 weeks 5 days.

After that, the doc looked serious.. and asked me whether I had bled during this pregnancy. I answered "no". He noticed some bleeding accumulating at the membrane wall of the placenta. My mind just went blank after that and my heart just sank. "Oh no...why complications?" I thought to myself. I asked some questions that showed my anxiousness. But the doc was really reassuring and said that it is common and it should be reabsorbed over time. If I do get any bleeding, just go and get the baby checked again. I just felt like something heavy sitting on my shoulders. Although I rejoiced to see the baby, hearing that there was some thing going on inside me... made me so unsettled.

Anyway, I went home and checked the internet about this. I arrived at this condition which the doc failed to inform me... it is called subchorionic haematoma. Apparently many women in their first trimester experience this... and the seriousness depends on how serious the clot is. Dr. Lim didn't believe in giving any medications... whereas some doctors use hormone pills to settle it. I guess more rest and less movement would help. I kept on asking myself what may I have done to bring about this... was it something I did... did I walk too much, or walk too fast or take too much supplements... any overdose in iron in my diet... etc. But apparently, the cause of SCH is unknown.

OK...I guess i just have to take it easy. I can't wait for the 4 weeks to pass as fast as possible so I can view the baby again and hope the bleeding would be gone!

I consumed Medicine!!!

Oh no... I gave in... I had to take some form of medicine...

My cough was 'torturing' me...after 6 days...still not getting better.

So I took Dextromethorphan Syrup ( Tussidex )...with much much hesitation. Even Hubby got irritated with me.

"Sorry little baby... I know that small minute amount would not affect you. Mummy had no choice. "

I was really controlling myself to not take a single form of medication while expecting. But I guess I have to be realistic and know my limitations.

Glad to say that my morning sickness has reduced. Don't feel so nauseous now. But still don't like eating chinese food...especially chap fun type.

Christmas Shopping

Oh... how i miss shopping! First time I have not gone shopping for such a long time.

Miss places like Ikano and One Utama. Can't wait to see the Christmas decorations. Probably up by now.

Really want to start my christmas shopping soon. But can't find the energy to do so.

Already planning in my head what is on my christmas list...My dad, Ryan, my sisters, their children, Evon and of course my hubby. And also my staff at the place where I work.

Best part of presents is the wrapping and putting it under the tree. Will probably be putting my tree up by the end of next week. I have a 4 feet christmas tree that I bought 5 years ago. Still handy and clean. See budget.. may want to get more ornaments. So bored of my old ones.

Bloated!

I think if you were to throw me into the middle of the ocean, I will end up floating!

I feel bloated all the time now. And that leads to the nauseous feeling that I am getting almost the entire day. I seem to be stuffing myself with food whenever I feel ok due to the fear of getting gastric. After that in which i just feel 'full'!!! 'Round'!!! Like a blimp.

I don't know how i got through the last week. It was horrible! Without medication, my cold took forever to go away. I was blowing my nose the whole day with balls of tissue paper everywhere.

Hhmm..suddenly i smell 'chocolate cake'!!! This pregnancy cravings is really driving me crazy! Yesterday when I was in Seremban, I suddenly felt that I had to eat 'Curly Fries'. I woke up from my afternoon nap and yelled to my hubby..."I want curly fries!!!"... and we drove 10 mins to the nearest A&W to satisfy my craving! I gobbled the whole thing in 10 mins too!!!
When I really don't have the appetite for the food, it just makes me 'sick' just thinking of it. But if I yearn for it...my appetite level will shoot up a notch! A few days ago it was fried sotong craving. I don't remember having such bad food cravings when I was expecting Ryan. I know I just had to eat Indian food during the first trimester coz chinese food made me sick!

Oh yes... so since I can't stand my own cooking, we started catering one week ago. Got the number of a sign hanging by the road. So desperate, huh?

1st day : Hhmmm.. i thought not bad.... gave me appetite and some more the serving was not enough. Things looked good.
2nd day : Still ok... abit too much black sauce... so i didnt have much appetite.
3rd day : Shocker!!! Hubby found a 'foreign' ingredient fried together with the Nam-Yee Chicken.

That threw me 1o feet away from the hygiene factor! I suddenly felt sick. And whenever I smell the caterer food now, I feel nauseaous! Oh no... what to do now? We paid for the whole month already!!!

Can't stand drinkng water too. Very bad la. Hope I don't get dehydated. Only drink Ribena. Even that is making me feel abit weird now.

Everyday I just drag my feet to get through this 'eating headache'!!!

Sick!!!

Oh I wish I could find a rock and hide underneath it!

Coping now with morning sickness, a terrible head cold and cough. All rolled at once!

The hard thing is not being able to take any medication whatsoever. My nose is leaking like a faulty tap and half blocked most of the time. I feel quesy and feel like throwing up now.

It is my 3 rd day now. Have to toughen up and tahan till the storm has moved on.

Totally no appetite.The morning sickness is up and down. Some times in the morning, sometimes in the night time. Has already developed to gastric now. Had craving for hot spicy food a few days ago before I felt sick. Now when I look at chinese food, epecially with oyster sauce and dark soya sauce...my tummy gives a somersault. Feel like eating sushi and soft shell crab now... that is the only food that would give me appetite and relief me from this terrible cold!

Been sleeping in separate rooms from Ryan and hubby for 2 days already.

Please get well soon, Mummy!

I saw a black seed!

Boy is it hard to see a gynae nowadays! They are in such great demand! Next time must ask Ryan to study hard to be a gynae! Anyway, 2nd attempt to see Dr.Lim today. Yesterday i couldn't wait... so i had to cabut to fetch Ryan. Today, I went super early after dropping Ryan at nursery and went to wait there. I was hoping the wait wouldn't take longer than 2 hours.

Thank God I was No.4...although I thought my number was 7! Maybe the lady at the desk helped me coz I was making so much noise that I had to leave by a certain time.

Why do I need to see the gynae?

In my last post, I mentioned a happy joyous news... so I guess it is obvious, right?

I want to use this blog to journal my feelings and events of this wonderful journey that I am about to embark.

Anyway, about the doc... first time seeing him. I was pretty apprehensive in seeing him as getting a gynae that you like and feel comfortable is very essential! It was funny... first thing he did when I went into his office... he shook my hands! Didn't expect that! Anyway, he was very professional and I definitely feel comfortable with him.

Next appointment is in 3 weeks time.

Joy to the World

On 31st October 2008, I had obtained some really really happy news...! Won't say what it is yet... but it makes me beaming and warm.

A lot of planning and preparation to come...

So stuffed!

I overate. Again.

What did i have for dinner?

After coming home from work about 9.30pm, I decided to whip something quick and simple.

Spiral pasta with tuna, edamame and tomatoes.

And a sprinkling of nori strips.

Elch! Sounds so appetising, right? But i finished the whole bowl.

That is why i am bloated now.

So tired of outside food at the moment. Even this will make me happy!!!

Miss the 80's!

I have been feeling really nostalgic lately.

My childhood memories and all toys and cartoon characters that i used to play/see on TV.

When i was young, my mother would really spoil us with anything that was cute. She loved those things herself and would buy for us when she goes shopping. She was a child at heart.
So all her interests were somehow rubbed off on me and my sisters.

We grew up with loving stickers collecting. She would buy those Sticker Magazines which featured all the american brands. Mello Smello, BJ, Lisa Frank, Mrs.Grossman, Sandylion, Toots, Hambly... oh i miss them.

What else that represents growing up in the 80's???

- Care Bears (I did have a plush toy... can't recall what happened to it!)...remember the 'care bear stare'?

- Rainbow Brite ( I also had the doll... shud have kept it...it would cost alot now!)

- Smurfs ( I remember watching the cartoon in the evening on TV3)

- Fraggle rock

- Voltron

We also collected alot of Sanrio stuff... from the stationery to the stickers. There was shop in Asia Jaya that was called 'Gift Lane' which had lovely Sanrio merchandise. I still love 'My Melody' and 'Little Twin Stars'. Have tried looking up all those vintage sanrio merchandise on Ebay but they really cost a bomb now!

I really wished i treasured those items that I had in my childhood more last time.

Dizzy all the time

Lately, I get dizzy easily. Like when i bend down just to pick up something or if I stand too long.

Checked my pressure. Seems ok.

Hubby thinks it is attributed to the late nights on the computer...

Maybe he is right...maybe he is wrong...not sure.

Probably not living a healthy lifestyle. Haven't exercised since like I can't even remember. Sometimes just walking up the stairs makes me breathless.

What's on TV?

Just finished watching 'Lipstick Jungle'. Kinda of found it interesting for today's storyline. I think it is the 3rd time I am watching this show. At first, I didn't like it at all before today's episode and was gonna stop following it. But after today's episode, I am a fan!!! ( I know hubby is not gonna like me watching these shows...) Andrew McCarthy is an absolute dreamboat too. Somehow, he brings be back to the eighties just watching him act. I still remember first seeing him in this movie 'Mannequin' with Kim Catrall. I watched it over and over again coz i had the video.

Initially, i found there were too many similarities between this other show 'Cashmere Mafia' which is aired on our local TV station. CM features the lives of 4 friends and LJ revolves around the lives of 3 friends. Sounds boring, right? Especially when both shows emphasises on super career women who are super rich and seem to have everything going on in their lives... except passion!!! The only reason why i do follow these shows is I like watching the fashion on these women and they are really gorgeous with all the make-up and almost perfect hair! Other than that, I am just a bored part-time housewife who still has dreams of dressing up and looking good. Rather than in my boring t-shirt and shorts attire that i wear everyday.

Ok lah. I don't want to sound like some TV reviewer. Just wanna jot down what I am watching at this point in time.

What else???

Amazing race asia is pretty exciting at the moment. Some teams are quite funny and are keeping me glued at the moment. I love Rachel ray shows. I started watching her shows about 2 months ago and I try to switch the TV on just to watch her for awhile. Her cooking doesn't look pretty interesting. It is more the whole concept of the show that is fun and exciting.

Caught 'Reaper' last week while in hospital with Ryan. First time. Quite funny too. But don't think I will be following it.

As a busy part time housewife who spends most of my time with the 'boy', I hardly get time to watch tv except when he is taking his nap, he is at school or he is with his father upstairs. Other than that, he will practically rule the tv or jump on me while I watch my shows.

PS2

Hubby and I are such babies. We finally got our own Playstation 2!! So outdated! PS3 just got launched and we got ourselves the 'grandfather'!!

Hubby was really impulsive.We just talked about it last night and he went to buy it already this evening. I was shocked when i came home from Meghan's birthday party, hubby was in front of the tv holding the PS2! The idea of getting this was more than one year old already. We talked but never did anything. It was either between the Nintendo Wii or this. Now need to get more games. The reason why we didn't really want to get the PS2 was that it will definitely take alot of our 'family' time. Once hooked, very susah to get unhooked. Let's see how much time it will rob away OR ELSE it will be 'given' away ASAP!!

There is a list of things we need to get for the house...(been talking about it for so long but nothing has materialised):
- Portable phone (having only one phone downstairs can be really mah fun!)
- Wok (the wok i am using is since 2003 and is too small!!)
- Shoe rack (the shoes are just lined up on the floor outside)
- Rice cooker (the one we are using now is 8 years old or more)
- Electric oven (i want to start baking muffins and quiche)
- Blender (i want to make fruit shakes for Ryan)

I am sure there is more but can't think of more at the moment.

What is "Safe"?

Since the China tainted milk scare, I have totally no confidence in China products now. Not only the milk powder, but any food that is of China origin. If some irresponsible party can even think of making profits by adding poisonous chemicals into the milk, some irresponsible party can also put some other chemicals into other food products just to make it taste or look better. It can be ANYTHING!

China makes so many food products that the quantity can be really scary. Try looking at the back of your soya sauce or oyster sauce or even canned food. Even though it may be a product "made in Malaysia", the ingredients may be imported from China. So basically, how can we be sure what we are eating is safe?

I was doing grocery shopping a few days ago and wanted to buy a couple of things. I wanted to buy sesame oil ( was from China), wanted to buy canned button mushrooms ( origin China) and grapes now also from China. I suppose the prices of food from other countries will now increase. A lot of vegetables sold at the supermarkets are also from China. Broccoli, carrots, cauliflower to name a few. If the authorities were to do a check, who knows? The level of pesticides used on those vegetables may even be higher than the acceptable level. Rather go for local grown vegetables or organic now.

It is not that i want to be bias on all products from China. It is just that the confidence is gone. How can we trust China products now...? It is our health and our children's future at stake.

Visit to old house

I went back to my previous apartment to collect my mail today. Looked so run down and dirty. There were big holes in the tiles at the lift area and the walls were dirty.

In a way, i was really glad that i no longer stayed there although it did bring back some nostalgic feeling while i was looking around. Ryan grew up there. I remember taking the lift every morning and evening. Up and down from the 8th floor. Sometimes carrying Ryan plus a few bags of groceries!!! Ryan throwing tantrums on the corridor, in the lift and outside the lift!!! Ryan taking evening walks around the playground and the swimming pool area!!! Walking to the shops nearby the 'ta-pau' nasi lemak and roti canai!!! The morning fresh air after i opened the sliding door ( that is before all the traffic started!)!!!

My previous abode

I am very thankful that we are staying in a house with some extra space now. It really makes a huge difference. Especially for a growing child.

Feeling sore again...

My throat, I mean!

It just can;t go away. It has been like that since last Thursday. One day, the throat will feel sore. After taking some meds, it goes away the next day. Then came back and went away. NOW, it suddenly feels scratchy again.

Hubby has been having sore throat and cough since the weekend... so i guess the virus is still lurking around.

But it only felt like that after eating the chocolate cake an hour ago. HHhhmmm...

What's for dinner tonight?

Hubby is on MC today. So got to cook early today.

Planning to cook 'Tau Yew Bak' and Choy Sam with Garlic. Simple la. I fried Teriyaki Salmon today for lunch. Was really fishy. Three of us shared one piece.

Granny's 88th birthday

We celebrated my Ah Ngien's birthday on Sept 5th ie. Friday at my dad's house. It was just the family. We all brought something. Iris bought chicken wings, tau foo fah and popiah and I brought Pai Tee which was an ultimate failure. The pai tee shells were hard and hurt the gums when bitten. Poor Ah Ngien. She hurt her gums i think after eating the pai tee. Aster was working, so she didn't have time to bring anything. My father bought KFC and Evon cooked noodles.

It was nice to see the family. I always enjoy being with my dad and sisters and their kids. Just a sense of belonging. Ryan had a good time playing with his cousins. It is nice when they are at this age. They run and laugh and jump around. And the adults just sit around the hall being entertained by the children. It won't be so enjoyable already when they start to be teenagers!!

Ah Ngien slept way passed her bedtime. I guesss she was excited that there were so many people around.

There was cheesecake for the birthday cake. A bit stale. Bought from Kings Confectionary.
Ah Ngien had help blowing all the candles from her 5 great grandchildren. Luckily her dentures didn't fall off! haha!

Pai Tee Failure

Have to prepare Pai Tee for this friday. It is my grandmother's birthday.We are just having a small family gathering in the house. She is turning 88 this year. I think.

I volunteered to bring pai tee although I have never made it before. My other sisters also will bring something. So now i have this task to make about 30-40 pai tee shells to feed 12 people. Ok la.. i suppose 30 may be enough.

So i bought all the required flour ( wheat flour, rice flour and tapioca flour ) from Tesco yesterday. I am following my mother's recipe. She wrote it down for me many years ago and I have kept in on my fridge all this time. She was a pro in making pai tee and i did help her to make the shells. Only used to dip them. Hers usually turned out really good.

Experiment no.1 today... first attempt turned out horrible. The batter didn't stick to the pai tee holder. Reason being my oil was not hot enough. So cham. As I was trying one after the other, slowly the shells took shape. But still ugly. Took me one hour plus just standing at the hot oil frying about 15 shells. Why so slow? I also do not know why.

Will try attempt no.2 later today.

1st batch: Looks so cacat and shapeless

2nd batch: Looks slightly better






My last shell (Practice does make perfect-not so!)

Finger food idea...

Having the idea to have a tea party at my 'so-called' new house next month.

More like a children's tea party. Want to invite my 2 sisters and their kids and also my dad and Evon. Just a small family gathering. That is already about 13 people altogether.

But have not cooked for anyone other than hubby and Ryan for a very long time. So don't know whether its a good idea or not. But i guess preparing finger food has a less likelihood that something can go wrong, rite?

Have been looking at finger food recipes that are children friendly. The No.1 choice is of course sausages. Cocktail sausages and cheese. Chicken wings will be nice but messy.

After the meal, i want to take the kids to the nursery near my house where there is a fish pond where children and adults can catch guppies and take them home. RM3 for 40 minutes for each child.

Ryan would have a fun time too with his cousins.

Oohhh...can't wait!!Hope i keep to my plan!!

Tribute to my Mother. Irene Goh

Dearest Mama,

It has been almost 2 and a half years that you have left us. I think of you every single day. There is always something i see or experience that will remind me of you. Maybe when i see the TV programme that you used to enjoy watching, a song that you enjoyed listening to or a place where you would often frequent or even how much you enjoyed Christmas time!

I am filled with regrets.
Regrets that I was never a good daughter to you as how you would have wanted me to be. Regrets that I was never there for you as how you would have wanted me to be.
Regrets that I never spent enough time with you as how you would have wanted me to.
Regrets that we had so many disagreements in so many things.
Regrets that all you ever wanted was respect and love from me.but you never told me that.
Regrets that I never listened to you as how you would have wanted me to.
Regrets that I hardly said " I love you, Mama"
Regrets that I hardly said " I am sorry, Mama"

I guess it is all to late for regrets. Never live in regret.

Never take anyone you love for granted. Life is very uncertain.

Mama,

You influenced my life in so many ways that I never realised.
My love for cooking and recipe books.
My love for fashion magazines.
My love for celebrity/entertainment shows.
My love for house decorations and all things pretty.
My love for music and classical music and concerts.
My love for Christmas.
My love for celebrations.

I treasure the moments that we had together since I was a little girl to a teenager. Following you around on your errands and your shopping trips. Taking Ah Mah on her errands and her shopping trips.

Your love were buying lovely pretty things for your grandchildren. Your love were introducing music to the grandchildren at a young age. Your love was to cook and entertain people. Your love was sewing curtains. Your love was pink things. Your love was perfume and all things pretty.
You were always buying things for me. And i felt guilty.

Mama,

There is nothing in this world that can bring you back. But I know you knew that I loved you very much and I cared deeply for you.

Simple pleasures in life

I was having Maggi Mee for lunch just now and thought to myself...'I really do enjoy this!' eventhough its totally not nutritious and unhealthy.

It is the simple things in life that i can make one really happy and satisfied.

As for me...
1. Driving back home and listening to the radio. Especially non-peak hours.
2.Walking in IKEA. Just love the smell there.
3.Having a nice cup of coffee. Kopi peng better.
4.Ryan calling out for me " Mummy"
5.Watching my favourite shows on tv like Desperate Housewives, American Idol, Grey's Anatomy
6.Having a nice banana milkshake sprinkled with cinnamon. Oh yum.
7. Sitting at a park and reading a nice magazine.
8.Eating unagi and soft shell crab temaki. "I am in heaven"
9.Going for a swim during a hot day
10.Developing photographs and putting them into the albums and labelling them.

These are just a few that i can think of. It is funny but it took me some time to come up with the list above. I suppose some times after becoming a mother, our lives take the back seat.

Brown pancakes

Well, as expected,my pancakes turned out exactly NOT like the photo.

Mine turned brownish black.Probably due to the bananas.I added raisins though.

Ryan liked it. Coz i also added Lyons Golden Syrup onto the pancakes.

Hubby just ate plain. Sure not nice la!!

Tea time

Going to try to make banana pancakes today. For Ryan and Hubby.

Found this recipe in one of the food blogs.



I was looking at the few brands of wheat flour in the supermarket. funny that they most didn't have an expiration date.

I had one bag of flour in my fridge.. but i think it has way passed the 2 year mark. Shows how much baking i do.

So i got one new bag of flour today. Hope it turns out like the picture!!!

What's Cooking?

I believe I have not been writing in my own blog for a month already.

Why ah?

Dunno too. I suppose I do have a lot of things to pen down... when i am not at the computer. But once i sit in front of it, my mind goes blank.

My life pretty evolves around my son. Sad but true.

But i don't think it is anything wrong. As long as I still have time for myself and other people in my life. I will say Ryan takes 75% of me and the rest is for other people.

Wow. That is huge chunk!

I wake up and think what i want to do with Ryan today. I go to sleep and think what i want to do with Ryan tomorrow. Shall we go shopping? Shall we do any special activities? How am I to teach him new development activities? What shall I cook for his meals tomorrow? Is he bored with his toys? Shall I buy him new toys?

And the list goes on...

Fortunately I do have my job... which i go to once or twice a week. So it is kind of a little break from my daily routine. And also interact with other people.

Arrival of unwanted 'guests'

IT HAS HAPPENED!!

The day i dreaded has arrived...

In the past one week, i have already seen 2 cockroaches in my new house. Sob! Sob! How do u stop the inevitable? The first one was slightly bigger. Today i saw one in the dishes cupboard and i killed it straight away. It was a teeny tiny little one. But if there is one, there will be more!!! I was so paranoid i opened up all the drawers and cupboards to see whether i could spot anymore.

Why o why would 'they' want to step into my new house so soon?

I clean and mop the floor twice a week. I throw the rubbish every night so that there won't be any overnight food to attract the pests. There is very little clutter around. No food is left outside in the kitchen. I suppose i have to step up in keeping this house pest-free!

What is autism?

I switched on the telly this morning while eating my breakfast and turned to Oprah. I normally do watch Oprah or the breakfast show in the morning. Anyway, the topic for the day was 'Autism'. It really drew me in while watching the program as the guests that were featured were parents of autistic children.

I have heard alot of this word 'autism' but i never really met an individual who was autistic or read more about it. As i saw how these children were on the videos and the anguish and strength as the parents spoke, it made me feel so much for what those families were going through. I could see the love of those parents for their children who were autistic and how much faith they had for their child to be normal again.

The sad thing that i too feel as i am a parent myself is that those children were born normal and had normal development... up until a certain age when it just suddenly changed. Two parents said it was after their child fell sick and had fever. I can't possibly understand what those parents would have gone through accepting the fate of their child.

Oprah herself said that that particular episode was to highlight the awareness of autism in society and for the public to understand more when they are faced with situations with individuals and families who have autistic children. One parent said..."instead of judging the parent in public, she hopes someone would say 'may i help you?'"

After that show, i just felt all my worries and problems in my life were so small compared to what other people in the world are facing.

Best Movie!!

Absolutely loved 'Juno'!! Watched it this morning.. although a bit outdated. Loved it from the beginning to the end! It should have won best picture at the Oscars. The dialogue was absolutely great and witty. And the acting was so good. I actually wished that the characters actually existed in real life and that it wasn't just a movie i was watching.

I have been having a marathon in watching movies. My dad got me some DVDs from Penang last week. So i have been sneaking and watching them when I was suppose to be doing some spring cleaning of the house. Limit myself to one a day while Ryan is at school. Yesterday i watched 'Dan in real life' which was absolutely interesting and touching as well. Now i am a big fan of Steve Carell. Hope i spelled his name correctly. He is so cute in a nerdy way.

So Lazy

Not working today... AND haven't done any house work for the day and its already 3.30pm!! Got to start cooking 'watercress and pork rib soup' before Ryan wakes up from his siesta.

Clothes still have not folded since yesterday. Was suppose to mop the downstairs today. Ryan made a mess during meal time today. So the floor has crumbs and oil marks.

It is one of those days where i just want to NOT do any house work. But still the house have to look abit neat in case hubby notices 'some thing' odd.

Did a blood test today for Lipid Profile at the pharmacy where i work. Will know results after a few days. Haven't checked since Nov last year. Cholesterol has been high for the past 2 years. Moderately high. So checked today and see what can be done if there is no improvement. Not young anymore!

New House No More

After moving here for over a month now, the 'new' and 'exciting' feeling is slowly fading away.

Just like a new car, a new handbag, a new relationship... everything turns old after awhile.lol

Three uninvited guests already made my house as their home already. Ants,spiders and tiny flies (those fruit kind). Very annoying. They probably come from outside. I did see a lizard a few weeks ago but haven't shown its face since. Maybe went off looking for a mate somewhere else!
The only 'guest' that would completely freak me out would be the eight legged ones that starts with the letter 'C'!!!!

More and more clutter is creeping in as time goes by. The boxes that are filled with Ryan's toys are still sitting in the spare room. I see cobwebs already at the corners of the rooms. The new fridge that we bought already has a 'food' smell already.

New house means more effort and work to maintain it.