Loving the Dot....

Bad teacher, me...

2011-09-08T11:31:00.003+08:00

I was shocked when my hubby spotted a mistake in the chinese character i was teaching son last evening!
It was one of the chinese character in his name,
no wonder he insisted in writing the right way,
where i insisted he followed my character.

So,
poor boy got a few scolding from me,
and even began to write the way i taught him.

Luckily while he was showing off to my hubby the many characters he learnt,
then the mistake was spotted.

Imagine,
writing own name wrong for the rest of his life,
just because of an error from his stubborn silly mum....

New addition to the Lee family!

2011-09-06T12:35:00.004+08:00

Welcome to the world, my nephew, Little RJ!

You are a bundle of joy,
with little cries so gentle,
yet persistent till you get what you want!

With little hands so eager to grab onto my hand,
when i carry you into my arms with pride.

As first time parents,
my brother and his wife are both excited.

As first time Aunt,
i am excited too!

What is....

2011-09-06T12:29:00.002+08:00

"What is SEX?"
We were watching Animal Planet few evenings ago and out came this question from Dot!

I was caught off guard,
the show was about King Cobra and the presenter was saying "All the cobra can think of is SEX!"...

So i managed what i thought would be the best answer for a 5 years old to understand...

"Sex is when a male and female comes together.....and da...."
I stopped short,
not sure how to continue..

"Come together and do what?"
He asked..

"Come together and make babies..that's why when you grow up, you must choose carefully, be sure she is the one before you have sex with the female you love."

Then i try to divert his attention back to the TV,
which by this time,
i have already switched over to another channel..as i really do not want him to ask any of these questions, i guess i wasn't ready.

But i am thinking still,
how best to explain the meaning of sex to him.

I know that if he did ask,
the word Sex is already embedded in his mind.

How would you answer to a 5 years old if this question is asked?

Hmm, messy messy...

2011-09-06T11:41:00.003+08:00

What do you expect from Messy Me?
I had posts about my son and everything else in the same blog..

I was browsing through friends' blog that it occurred to me that my blog is messy and unorganised.

I should have labeled my posts into titles like Dot, Family, Myself, Complains, Funny....etc.

Now, what should i label this post? Misc? Informative? I don't know....

There are still nice people around....

2011-08-27T16:26:00.003+08:00

Despite what i have been reading in Stomp about selfish commuters in train whom did not give up their seat to people that needed it more...
there are nice people around...

Before i proceed to share my version,
i just want to say this,
who can judge who actually needed the seat more.

I am 30 plus,
but on bad days,
when my back pain suddenly decided to act on me,
the pain can be so bad that i have to sit.

Or maybe this fellow have been trying his best to look up and scan the cabin for possible candidate to give up his seat ONLY until this station where he forgot as he is too engross on his games or music, and just so happen, one possible candidate breeze into the cabin??

Imagine how he would feel if he sees himself in Stomp?

I am fortunate,
10 out of 10 rides,
i have people giving up the seat for my boy in a crowded train.
Sometimes, the person next to the seat that was given up for my boy,
also attempt to stand up and give up his/her seat to me so i can sit next to my boy.

They are such nice people....

Sometimes, i am embarrassed to let my boy take their seat as i feel for a 5 years old, it won't hurt much for him to stand through few stations.
So, i would tell these nice people,
"it's okay, it's okay, he can stand....",
but i can see that they look embarrassed too.

So, now,
i let my boy take the seat when offered,
but he must be sure to look at the person and say a loud thanks.

He must also give up his seat to the next people that needed the seat more should i spot one....

Which Tan to vote...

2011-08-27T16:11:00.003+08:00

Have you cast your vote?
I have, and i believe in the Tan that i choose for.

After causal chat with some friends and close one,
i realize many still have no idea which Tan to vote for.

So, they go by their gut feeling...
or just void the vote.

One Tan is obviously the 'branded' one,
bearing the mark of our government.
One Tan is "pro-people",
as he come across to me as one who will "anti" all decision from government and fight till the end.
One Tan is loaded with principle,
and i hope he would standby his principle and iron out issues that needs his attention than to just quit and leave. I would not want another PE at least until 5 years is up.
One Tan,
sorry to say, but i feel he is not ready.
He needs to brush up his communication skill,
5 years is NOT a long time for politics,
just focus on what he wants to achieve and emerge 5 years later as the strongest Tan should he not be elected this round..

I do not want a branded one that obviously is singing the same tune as the 'dark' forces.
I do not want one that would fight with his 'colleague' over issues because end of the day, we, people, suffer.
I do not want one that is not prepared.

And this is how i decided on my choice.
Many say his stunt in May was a show,
but to me,
it is not.
There are many things that cannot be fought,
he could have done many,
fought many,
before coming to a decision of leaving.

This, i chose to believe.
Whatever it is,
i hope the EP will serve us good,
i also hope to see more of him on TV,
showing off to us people,
what he had done for us.

And if he does serve us good,
and make a good president,
he will secure his seat even when it is contested in 5 years time...

Random...

2011-08-12T13:14:00.004+08:00

1. I love it when son would turn towards my side, hooked his arms around my neck, and gives me a good night kiss with a 'i love you, mummy'..

2. I love it when son nodded his head and gives me a firm YES when i asked, "my cooking nice", although knowing myself that the dinner did not turn out the way i wanted it to be.

3. I love it when i see my son swelled with pride when he proudly shows me the works he completed and got it all correct.

4. I love it when my son would pass me some one dollar coins and tells me to buy my favorite LV bag for Christmas.

5. I love it when my son tried to sell me his WII remote controller at one hundred dollar so he could use the money to bring us to Hong Kong Disneyland as my Christmas present.

and many many more of such moments...

Best Scholar Tuition

2011-08-12T13:10:00.003+08:00

So this is what i have been buzzing around for.
I set up this tuition agency with a friend after resigning in June.

If you are looking for a one-to-one tutor for your child,
do leave me a note.
Or you may email to bestscholartuition@yahoo.com.sg.

Thanks,
Dot's mummy.

Underweight issues

2011-08-12T13:02:00.005+08:00

Okay, i know i have blogged about son's underweight issues many times before,
but it still bugged me.

I was rather upset after some comments on his weight last weekend when we were at a friend's house.
I came home and couldn't sleep that night.

I kept questioning myself,
is there anything else that i am not doing right?

I make sure he has enough food.

Balance meal, milk and supplement.

So what's wrong? Why is he still looking like a under-nourish 3 years old when he is already 5!!

So much negativities...

2011-08-12T12:45:00.003+08:00

I was browsing through Facebook and noticed alot of negativity going on around me..

Friends who are unhappy,
strangers who are angry,
relatives who are confused...

and many more.

Then there are the many 'interesting' yet totally uncalled for remarks and actions of fellow Singaporean and FTs. I often shake my head and wonder out loud, "WTF are they thinking when they make that comment or do what they do??"

So many complains, so many.
Everywhere i turn,
i see red.

Angry replies,
arrogant and with false sense of self-righteousness.

Then there is the PE!
It's serious business,
it concern all of us,
also our children,
the next generation we so love and protect with our life.

But as i read about PE,
i shiver,
i worry.
I understand why some would write what they wrote about PE,
it's as though they know the candidate and therefore have the right to condemn whatever statement or interview these candidates make.

I am not saying i am a supporter of which Tan,
but i will refrain from making any comment in FB,
as i know i might be making unfair judgement and my comment might affect a passer-by who managed to maintain a balance state of mind until chancing upon my comment.

What do we want from these candidates?
We have a million different voices but there will only be ONE P.
So, since they are qualify to fight for the post of being a P,
just let them show us what they got..

I do not want my little happy dot to grow up to be an angry Singaporean.
I want him to be proud of who he is.

I must say,
there are things i do not agree with,
unfair transport hike,
unfair CPF minimum scheme,
unfair decision made by the government and many many more..

But end of the day,
i am born and raise here,
this shall always be my home.

I really hope all these negativity will stop.

Dot swims...

2011-07-10T22:54:00.011+08:00

Dot had been having swimming lessons for almost a year,
and today,
he knows breast stroke,
but sadly,
lacks the confidence of swimming to the coach without any board to hold onto.

A few months into the lesson,
he developed phobia to the lesson,
and would cry and throw a nasty tantrum telling me he did not wants to go to the lesson,
as it was too tiring and he could not swim well.

I guess i had much to be blamed for his outburst,
as i tried too hard,
reminded way too many times that he needs to correct his stroke..

What done is done,
i can only asked him to enjoy his swimming lesson,
and hopefully,
this erase whatever fear of disappointing me he had in him.

Now,
he stopped the tantrum,
but once in a while,
he would still tells me that swimming is tiring.

The only fun part about his lesson,
is the playtime at the children pool with his swimming buddy, Clarence.

Birdpark, here we come...

2011-07-10T02:07:00.007+08:00

We made a trip to the bird park yesterday,
and almost got BBQ alive by the heat!

It was 31 degrees and i bet with such weather,
i could cook an egg on the floor...

Dot was only interested in Lory Loft and Penguin Coast,
armed with a map,
he constantly turned to us asking,
"where are we now?"
"where are the parrots, i want to feed them"
"i want to see the penguins, where is it in the map?"

He wasn't even interested in taking photos with the camera i gave him for this trip,
i wanted him to take as much photos as possible,
so he could developed them and write a journal with these photos.

Upon seeing the map i am holding in my hand,
he insisted that i take charge of the camera,
and he,
will be our tour guide.

Some of you might be aware that there are some renovation going on in the park...
some minor changes made to the Penguin coast,
a bigger space on the second level,
so that it could hold more crowd during feeding time.

The water playground,
to our disappointment,
is still closed for renovation...

And i notice some changes to the hosts that presented the shows in the park.
Sad to say,
but i prefer the old ones.

Today's,
seem boring and with fewer interaction with the audiences..

Overall,
it was an enjoyable trip,
the heat cannot stop Dot from dashing around the park,
looking for Lory Loft and Penguin Coast!

Jingo, the Alfa male!

2011-07-10T01:26:00.006+08:00

With Baby and Jojo both gone,
i wonder how Jingo is feeling...

Hubby and i kept trying to cheer him up,
as he looked sad at times,
usually,
Jojo will be snatching his sleeping mat,
not sparing him any inch of that mat,
and leaving Jingo crying out to us in the middle of the night,
as the floor is too cold!

Now, he has the whole place to himself,
but he aren't looking any happier.

I told Dot that Jingo is lonely now,
as both his girlfriends left before him,
therefore he got to spend more time with him..

He took my message seriously,
and began to play with him more than usual.

But his games were too rough,
and Jingo too old to keep up with Dot!

2011-07-09T23:52:00.001+08:00

Caught a rather sad status update of hubby's from FB.

"Still have that 'something missing' feeling everytime I enter my house....."

I know he misses Jojo...

Jojo, our family dog...

2011-07-08T23:54:00.008+08:00

She passed away today, 8th July 2011 in the arms of my husband, when he was collecting her from the vet after sending her in due to her not eating and drinking...

She spent days on drips at the Animal clinic,
but this did not help.

She had tumor and stones inside of her,
and due to her old age (she had been our family dog for nearly 15 years),
the vet said it will be within a week to a month left of her life..

It was sad hearing my husband described how she passed away..

After making payment,
husband left the Animal Clinic with Jojo in his arms,
she was already gasping for air every few seconds.

Then when he placed her on the passenger seat,
she suddenly let out a cry after staring at my husband for a long moment..
husband picked her up and let her rest on his arms,
that's when Jojo gasped and fought for her last breath...

She was so weak that she could not even shook her tail when she saw my husband at the vet after the nurse carried her out...she just stared at him with wild open eyes.

My husband doted on her lots,
so i know he is feeling sad that Jojo has to leave in pain..

And it was as if Jojo had been waiting for my husband to come and pick her up and bring her home before she leaves...

Rest In Peace, Jojo..

Confession of a bad mum....

2011-07-08T13:44:00.003+08:00

Yes, confession!

There was a time when i was obsessed with a RPG game that i neglected Dot for a few months.
As a result,
he got very frustrated and developed low self-esteem!

I remembered when i first noticed his low self-esteem when he seem to be saying "I CANNOT, I DON'T KNOW" to every new games or topics i exposed him to.

Then a conversation with his form teacher confirmed that he has got low confidence.

He was always the one raising hands in the class after a topic,
NOT to answer a question,
BUT to tell the teacher,
"Teacher, I CANNOT, i don't know!"

I quit the game,
and returned a 101% to my son,
he is improving,
and his new teacher praised him for being very responsive in the class,
always loving to relate his experiences with interesting examples!!

There was a time,
when he had bad constipation that lasted for four years plus.
Until one occasion that he had to be admitted into hospital due to acute constipation pain.

Now,
what kind of mum will not worry if her child had not 'output' for days.
You are looking at one...

I had always neglected the fact that he only managed to pass motion once every week.

That's right,
just once in every 6 or 7 days.

He ate very little,
always underweight!

I am making amendments now.
He passes every day!
It's becoming a routine,
it's funny how i could take such a routine for granted until one painful experience woke me up!

He eats more now too,
which i am happy to see.

Breakfast is healthy,
at least i feel it's healthy,
i let him mix three or four different kind of cereal in milk,

and he enjoys the colorful result in his bowl!

He loves supper too.
Always asking for egg tart, bread or biscuit...
sometimes,
when he has the mood for it,
he would ask for Roti Prata!!

He is at 3 percentile for weight,
but i am confident he will pick up soon.

2011-07-06T13:18:00.002+08:00

I am not quite sure what this poem is saying,
but the last two sentences leads me to believe it's about not wasting food,
as it's hard work for the farmers to grow rice?

His chinese teacher taught him this poem,
but sadly,
she will be away for a long time,
so i hope the new teacher that is taking over the chinese lesson,
will continue to share poem with them...

The wolf is SMS-ing?

2011-07-06T12:58:00.002+08:00

We were watching the animal planet,
and the show was about wolf.

When the wolf howl,
i told Dot that the wolf is looking for a mate,
and is sending out 'message'...

"OH, the wolf is SMS-ing like that??"
son asked with a puzzled face....

Love messages!

2011-07-06T12:55:00.002+08:00

I came up with this message idea after seeing how one friend's daughter left her a very sweet "i love mummy' message on such a board....

I showed Dot the board two days ago after his school,
he was so happy when he saw my message,
"Mummy loves Kayton!!"..

So when i asked him to write me one,
he happily wrote this for me.

Then last night,
he wrote "Kayton loves to dance"...

Today,
i am writing in response to his message,
"Mummy loves to cook!"...

Dot can read ;)

2011-07-06T12:46:00.003+08:00

Instead of the usual routine of me reading a favourite story of his to Dot before he sleeps,
Dot wanted to read the book all by himself.

He was holding one of his favourite book "The Gruffalo"..

He was pointing to the words as he reads,
and when he come across words that he forgot,
he would pause,
yet refusing my help to tell him what the word was.

So i gave him some hint,
like the word 'wonderfully',
i would make the sound of WO....wo...

Well, he's a small kid with a huge ego,
and this is also unacceptable to him as he wanted to show me he could read the whole book.

A few sweat breaking moment when he got angry and reminded me that "MUMMY, LET ME READ MYSELF!"....

I was filled with pride when he finally finished the book...

And hmm, it's time to also let him understand that,
it's okay to accept some help at times,
like if i will to tell him what the word is,
he can take it as a learning process!

One funny look!

2011-07-03T17:40:00.003+08:00

On our way to Dot's abacus class,
he tried to be funny when i asked him to pose a cute one for his blog...

He gave me this and told me that if the approaching train is packed,
his cheeks will be squashed!

Changes...

2011-07-01T23:31:00.003+08:00

Ever since i changed my status to become a WAHM,
i notice a change in Dot's attitude and behaviour too.

He's becoming more obedience and always trying to please me!
Sometimes, when he sense that i am angry,
he would almost be begging me not to be angry with him.

We hugged more,
and no words can describe the joy i felt when i see him laughing so happily in the morning when i assured him for the 20th time, "YES, MY DEAR, I AM PICKING YOU UP AT 5:30PM FROM SCHOOL LATER, I WORK AT HOME NOW, REMEMBER??"!!

He told his Chinese teacher that i am playing at home everyday and he has to be in school learning.... -_-"""

Boy ah boy,
if only you knew.

I have a whole new set of worries now,
and the pressure is a ton heavier than when i was still under the employment of my ex-company

I have a goal i am working towards to achieve,
and like Roman
not build overnight!

Suddenly sick

2011-07-01T23:24:00.002+08:00

Suddenly sick,
my little dot!

He did complained of throat pain since yesterday,
and when i checked his mouth,
i can't see any ulcers so i assumed it was because he screamed too much.

He did seem to be unusually tired last night,
come to think of it,
but i thought it was because i got him to do some extra homework after a day of school...

Then he started coughing and became lethargic,
so i brought him to a doctor just now...

Some ulcers were found at the back of his throat,
but strangely,
the doctor did not declare him as HFMD,
as the doctor could not confirm.

Anyway,
i was told to monitor till Monday morning,
if his ulcer persist,
and he developed fever from now till then,
i will have to bring him back for another round of assessment and to get MC..

He's so tired...
after vomiting out immediately i fed him all the medicine,
he looked almost dazed,
i did not try to feed him the medicines again,
as he fell asleep shortly after.

Get well soon, my happy little dot!

To change, or not to?

2011-07-01T10:45:00.002+08:00

Lately, i have been toying with the idea of changing Dot's school.

He is in K1 this year,
and already had two of his Form teacher changed!

Both resigned from Dot's school after teaching his class for less than three months,
today,
his class is expecting a new teacher,
i have not seen her or spoken to her yet,
anxious to know how she is like...

I called Dot's principal yesterday,
and we had some heated words!

I mentioned to her that some parents of K1,
like myself,
are feeling the anxiety and are worried due to the change of teachers.

And different teachers have different teaching method,
so would it be confusing for the kids.

I asked further if the school or herself, as the principal of the school,
prepared the kids for the change?

She then replied me in a very sarcastic tone,
"you parents must understand,
cannot be too protective over the children,
in primary school, there are also always changes.
also, i cannot stop teachers from leaving!
this one, you don't worry, i will prepare a letter to inform all parents that teacher had been change and explain why teacher L had to leave and who this new teacher is"

I then told her i am not asking for a letter or explanation,
just wanted to know if the kids are prepared for change of teacher,
and also how the school is helping the new teacher to get to know the kids shortest time possible?

She then raised her voice,
"i cannot stop teachers from leaving WHAT!!
when teacher N left, i did gave all parents a letter!
tomorrow when the new teacher is here,
i will give all parents a letter to inform why teacher L had to leave!"

At this point,
i interrupted her and told her not to get too defensive,
and i told her that we parents understand that the school can't do anything if a teacher chooses to leave.

But i reminded her to also understand our anxiety and our concerns.
We understand her position,
but she must also understand our position as parents!

Anyway, to prevent any build-up of unhappiness,
i decided to end the call abruptly by telling her that i have an incoming call...

And this is just one of the many conversations that ended with me wanting to end the call abruptly.

I have no doubt that i am in one of her 'kan cheong, kiasi and kiasu' parent's list.
But i don't care.

My son's future is in my hands for now.
If i don't speak up now,
or make changes when need to,
then when?

Happy birthday, Mum!

2011-07-01T02:30:00.002+08:00

I can't say this out loud,
as many expected me to let go and carry on with life.

I have overcome my grief,
and life goes on for me.
yet many might not understand that letting go does not means,
to forget...

I can still love you in my heart, mum.
I can still wish you, a happy birthday, Mum!

After a long break...

2011-07-01T02:18:00.002+08:00

It's comforting to know most things are the same here...!

Unlike facebook,
where they constantly have updates,
sometimes good,
sometimes bad,
so bad that i would bang my desk and CURSE out loud!

One thing that is miSSing is the old rush i used to feel when i am blogging.
Perhaps i need time to get back my energy,
and my once 'everything-also-must-blog' craze!

I also took some time visiting some old friends' blogs,
wOw,
MINE LOOKED LIKE A PAGE FROM THE ANICENT PAST!!
Gosh!!

Well,
i am gonna stick with this format for the time being,
until i can get my energy back,
and find time to give my blog an overhaul,
till then,
it will be this plain old look!

(not finding excuse to cover up my shame of looking so ancient in blogspot,
the background design of dots matched the name of this blog,
HAPPY LITTLE DOT..
see those dots dancing?)

Bottle Tree Park

2011-07-01T00:43:00.007+08:00

We visited the bottle tree park last weekend with my friend, Lin and her family.

It was a burning hot yet fun experience!!
The sun was burning hot,
the fishing was fun!

The park was bigger than i thought..
But the pond where the kids catches the fishes with a small net was smaller than i imagined!

Quite an experience for Dot as this is the first time he got so close to fishes,
they were swimming around his feet,
and occasionally,
he would be chasing them around the pond with that little net of his.

It seem fun,
so i decided to get into the pond with him.

EEEiiillllll!!
Yup, that was the first thought that ran through my mind the moment my feet touched the ground of the pond!
It's quite slippery,
and many times,
i almost screamed out loud when those little fishes decided to give my feet some kisses!
And i am not even prepared to write out how it felt when i saw dead fish floating in the pond!

We went home with 10 of them and sadly,

they were all dead by the next morning.... ;-(

Truly happy, my little dot is!

2011-07-01T00:31:00.004+08:00

After many months of serious consideration, i have finally decided to quit my job and be a WAHM!

This is my second week into being a WAHM,
i am enjoying every moment of it.

Beside me, Dot is also enjoying every moment of my change of status from FTWM to WAHM!
I sent him to school late in the morning,
just minutes before his first lesson starts,
and picked him up from school after his last lesson.

Usually, he is the first one to go home from his class and he is rather proud about it!!

(Look at how happy we were when we took a photo together at a wedding lunch last weekend)

And it's no longer a mad morning rush for all of us,
now it's all relaxed mood when i slowly breezed through the morning preparing Dot for school...

Now, my dot is truly a Happy Little Dot!

Time flies!

2010-03-12T09:13:00.002+08:00

Dot is now 4!

He's getting more chatty and funny, always singing aloud during shower...out of tune type and the. He would laugh out loud when I pretend to faint from the noise he made!!

He's into spelling now and is also starting to learn how to write. His teacher is doing a great job on the writing while I am always losing my cool when he's practicing with me! I want perfection often forgetting I am dealing with a 4 years old.

Lately, he's developing an interest in dinosaurs and together we squeeze our brain juice on how to pronounce those long weird names....untill I downloaded a program that teaches us how to pronounce A to Z dinosaurs!!

His small size continue to worry me, at 4, he is only 11 kg! The same weight since he was 2plus old!! What is wrong?

Lok Lok at JB

2009-09-01T15:03:00.002+08:00

We brought Dot to JB last night,
together with Bec, Andy, Ada and Mervin
to try out the Lok Lok that KD kept talking about...

Quite an interesting experience,
just some common stuffs you will find when you are having a steamboat,
but when the Lok Lok owner sprinkle some of his 'magic' powder,
these stuffs tasted like twisty on a stick.

I BUTTON MYSELF!

2009-09-01T14:59:00.001+08:00

One thing i took for granted is to teach Dot how to button his own shirt...
i kept thinking he should be able to pick this up on his own,
but i was wrong.

One evening when i was picking him up from his childcare center,
the principal reminded me to teach him how to button up his own shirt..

I was like "HUH", aren't he too young??
"NO, not too young....some of his classmates already knew how to do that!"

So, starts my training.

Still LIP (Learning-in-progress),
but soon, he would be able to master it.
One thing that hinders the process,
are his little fingers,
they are too weak to push the button through the hole!

Gold digging!

2009-08-28T16:20:00.001+08:00

ARRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrr,
okay, i know this is just a passing phrase!

But when,
he would do the digging,
anytime, anywhere!

And he's gonna hate me for publishing this when he grows up and see that i actually posted this!

Sometimes,
i would make fun of him while he is digging for his gold..
"hey boy, you found it?? FOUND IT????"

When he asked me what is he suppose to find,
i would then reply loudly,
"GOLD LOR! Thought they are inside your nose mah!"

Okay, another confession,
he caught that Singlish thing from me.

Breakfast with Phil

2009-08-28T16:10:00.002+08:00

Dot was so excited to see Phil,
he rushed over to their table the moment he spotted them at the McDonald where we were supposed to meet for breakfast yesterday morning.

Phil was his classmate in the childcare center,
they shifted few months ago,
therefore Phil had to change school.

I was chatting and catching up with Phil's mummy,
filling her with the latest happening in Dot's childcare center,
when the two boys fought over toys!

Boys being boys,
after a few rounds of complain from each of them to either Phil's mum or me,
they are buddies again.

After breakfast,
we stopped by the library,
the boys were running around the library despite our threats that the "Police" of the library will catch them and punish them if they made too much noise!

When we were at the supermart,
we had to place the two boys in the trolley while we shop for our grocery!

"Mummy, Phil used his toys to bump my head"...
complained my son!

"Phil, put your hands inside the trolley, wait people trolley bump them!"
reminded my son!

By the time we were ready to leave the supermart,
i was pretty sure they might had became enemies!

But when it was time to bid goodbyes at the exit of the shopping center,
Dot cried,
he wanted Phil to come over our house and play!

I promised him on my next off day,
we shall drop by Phil's house for a game or two...

This morning when he woke up,
he asked if Phil would come to school today!

What a difficult no i had to say!

Thyroid test result

2009-08-19T13:51:00.003+08:00

My result shows normal!

What a surprise to both my doctor and me!

After months of medication,
i went for my blood test today,
thinking that,
"waste of money and pain, sure no improvement"..

I know better,
because,
some morning,
i would forget to take the medicine!

I still have to take the medication for another year before i could stop...
and till then,
i have to put any plans of trying a baby aside,
even though now that my thyroid level is back to normal,
chances of conceiving is higher,
i am really not sure if the medication i take would be harmful to baby.

Not forgetting the part where i still fear,
what if it's another premature birth?

I can't go through this again,
when Dot was still at the NICU ward,
my mum was the one whom accompanied me to the hospital every day,
of course,
KD did too.

Now that mum is no longer available,
i would feel a deep sense of lost,
i know i wouldn't be so brave as i would not need to put up a strong front to assure her that i am okay...

Wet his bed again...

2009-08-19T13:46:00.001+08:00

For the past few months,
Dot had been wetting his bed almost every night.

I would remind him to wake me up if he wants to urine,
or he could simply make his way to the toilet...

But nothing works.

So this morning,
i approached an experienced nanny down our block,
and asked for her opinion...

She mentioned that Dot's stomach might be 'cold',
and advised me to make some pig stomach soup to heat up his stomach...

She reminded me that if he manages to stay dry for so many months,
yet suddenly wet his bed,
something must be wrong and it need not be a cause of laziness...

So i would try her advise,
and ask my MIL to make him pig stomach soup twice a month.

Does any of you mummies face the same problem?
Care to share some tips on how you manage to keep your child/children dry at night?

What's eating me?

2009-08-15T23:49:00.002+08:00

I should know that Dot is into his TT stage,
Terrible Three so i should expect a fair bit of tantrum and NO from him.

But when he refused to brush his teeth,
almost before every bath,
i would just snap at him.

The last straw came two nights ago,
i was basically shouting at him,
"LOOK KAYTON!! I HAVE HAD ENOUGH, SO SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR CRYING AND STRUGGLING WHEN I ASK YOU TO BRUSH YOUR TEETH, OKAY, FINE, IF YOU WANT YOUR TEETH TO ROT AND FALL OUT ONE BY ONE! DO NOT COMPLAIN WHEN THEY GIVE YOU PAIN!"

KD then came to the rescue,
he took over allowing me to escape to the dinning area to cool down!

I could hear Dot crying pitifully,
because i knew he was upset over my outburst!

I shouldn't have,
i know,
but it really does take a lot of patient and endless coaxing to just get him to brush his teeth without any fights or tears!

Sometimes,
for no special reason,
he would request i helped him to brush his teeth,
opening his mouth willingly,
but most times,
it's a fight.

I am afraid that there might be another of such outburst from me,
i would even tempt with the idea of letting Dot escape by conveniently forgetting to get him to brush...

High Tea @ Zhou's Kitchen JP

2009-08-09T22:27:00.005+08:00

Met up with my girlfriends,
Amanda, Bec, Wendy, Cat, Bell and DZ together with their family for High Tea this afternoon!

I was rather excited about it,
as it's been quite some time since i last saw them!

Heheee, i also knew i was going to lose again on the theme!

I was frowning infront of my wardrobe deciding what to wear as the theme was WHITE and RED top!! I have NONE!! I lost the first theme months ago at The Line and the penalty was a full 30 second WET KISS with KD, the restaurant was packed during the penalty time!!

Anyway, the high tea was great!
I like the food, the company and the layout of the restaurant....very cosy!

The kids were having a great time interacting with each other,
you can hear their laughter from a mile away!!

Hmm, actually, they are a pretty good lot,
not being too naughty,
sitting on their chair,
they attempted to finish off whatever we parents are feeding them before rushing off to their special corner (side of the restaurant) for play time!

Happy Birthday, SINGAPORE!!

2009-08-09T03:21:00.000+08:00

One people,
One nation,
ONE SINGAPORE!!

Night Safari @ 080809

2009-08-09T02:11:00.002+08:00

THE BEST EXPERIENCE despite the many mosquito bites and the overwhelming crowds!

Godsons Benjamin and Jeremin came with us too,
i asked if they enjoyed themselves when it was time to go home,
i was happy when they told me they did!!

The tram ride was an exciting experience for the kids,
it was dark almost at every route,
the Safari's guide on the tram was very informative,
he was sending out an important message to all of us too,
about how the rain forest was important to us,
and how irony it was that we human had to remove what's good for us?

What's left of us if one day,
all trees are gone,
what's the use of paper if we no longer have oxygen???

The animal show was interesting too,
but i do find that the host of the show was rather rude,
guess she was desperate to get recognition,
but at the rate she was going when she 'fired' at the audience,
she was bounce to be getting into trouble one day!!

Weight issue??

2009-08-08T15:06:00.002+08:00

Here's two photos of Dot,
the one with a bicycle was taken on 3rd August 2009,
the one in the lift was taken on 3rd August 2008!!

A year apart,
BUT NO DIFFERENT IN WEIGHT!!

I have complained about his underweight issue for so long...
until i resigned!

For as long as he is healthy and happy,
that's most important right.

Of course,
as a mother,
i must ensure that he gets all the nutrients he needs from all his meals,
which i am trying to do so,
in every meal..

Easier said than done,
i seldom cook at home,
unless it's my OFF day,
on days when i am working,
it's just packed food,
packed with MSG and high level of salt!

2009-08-08T02:17:00.001+08:00

WHY CAN'T I VIEW MY OWN BLOG????

I WAS REFERRED TO A "I AM SORRY" PAGE FROM GOOGLE SEARCH PAGE, IS THIS A BUG???

National Day celebration

2009-08-08T02:07:00.003+08:00

Dot's childcare center celebrated National Day yesterday,
since i had to work,
i got KD to attend the celebration.

Dot was very excited when we told him that he's just going to the party,
after the party,
KD will drove him to his grandma's place.

Dot then assumed that KD will be sitting beside him throughout the celebration,
got all teary when he found out that this was not going to happen!

Lately, he had lose so much weight,
he had been sick for quite some time,
was hovering between 37.5 to 39.2 degrees for 5 days,
then after the fever was gone,
his cough and running nose still persists!

His appetite nearly drop to a ZERO,
but with our coaxing,
added with a hint of warning and threatening,
and a show of cane once or twice,
he did manage to eat some....but not more than 5 spoonful of either the rice or noodle that i prepared for him.

It was also a exhausting period for both KD and myself...
My off days were spent looking after him (which i have NO complains at all),
then after work,
i rushed home just to take over from KD.

I am glad that his appetite is slowly back,
still having certain level of concern when i could almost felt his bone when i was holding his hand this morning!!

2009-08-04T14:28:00.004+08:00

I know that this is a very long over-due post about our Genting trip, but i still wanna pen it down!!

We drove up to Genting together some of my friends and their family....Amy, Bec, Elaine, Cat, Wendy and their family.

Dot had so much fun when we spent one whole day at the theme park, it was cold....but our heart were warm from all the laughter and fun!!

IS THAT BEER?????

2009-08-04T14:28:00.001+08:00

NO!! It's just Bai Hua snake water!!

Cycling's fun!

2009-08-04T14:21:00.001+08:00

Road to recovery...

2009-08-04T14:13:00.000+08:00

After days of fever, Dot's temperature remain stable between 36.5 to 36.9.

Now, i need to tackle any set of problem, he would wake up every morning, telling us that HE CANNOT GO SCHOOL and he DO NOT WANT TO GO SCHOOL because he is coughing..

He is still coughing and having running nose, so he's still recuperating at home, but when it's time to return school, i expect certain level of tears and protest.

So, earlier this morning, i allowed him to ride his bicycle to his school gate, waved to all his classmates, talked to his teachers and engaged his form teacher's help to remind him that he is coming back school on Thursday!

He was all co-operative when we were at the gate, but the moment he cycled away from his school gate, he stopped and reminded me "MUMMY, I STILL CANNOT GO SCHOOL, i sick....so you go work, and let daddy take care of me!!"!

Hmm, i guess, i still have alot to prepare him for....going back school is one of them. I do not blame him, when i was in my primary school days...the happiest days are those days when i was on Medical Leave!!

Cycling fun..

2009-08-02T23:13:00.002+08:00

ARRRRRrrrrrrrrrr!!

I wanted to upload some rather cool pictures on Dot with his new bicycle!

Alot of neighbours commented how smart he is,
at 3 1/2,
he handles his brakes very well,
able to cycle without much stop to a coffeeshop 5 bus-stop away from where we live.

Of course,
there were 'falling' times that almost stop my heart,
but as a freaky mother,
i am slowly learning to sit at a bench down our park,
watch him cycle around the park without following him around,
fearing for him, worrying for him.

I remembered the first night when he got his bicycle,
we brought him to the park,
i followed him,
closely behind.

Then a mother stopped me,
'give your son a break,
and the trust he deserves!'...

She asked me to sit with her,
chat with her,
while both of our sons were cycling around the park like nobody business!!

Dot did fall,
but he also had the strength and courage to stand right up,
pat his buttocks and requested to cycle pass the same route again!

Brave kiddo!

Brave brave kiddo!

I wish i had half his courage!

The second fall was a near miss to something big!!

He was trying to catch up with me at a turn,
he fall.

He landed just a few inches away from some broken bottles,
there are muds, those pieces of glass and concretes!!

NEAR MISS!!

This time,
he landed there,
not knowing what to do,
KD and i carried him up and he immediately cried!!

After some moments,
he requested to cycle that same route again!!

But i refused!

KD allowed,
'he is brave enough to want to try this turn again, so why not??!!'...

I guess,
i still have alot of learn!

2009-08-02T23:02:00.002+08:00

I have not lost my interest in blogging,
just that i haven't had time to log in and update!

First of,
my MIL had been hospitalised again.

I visited her yesterday after work and reminded her to believe in herself,
if she wants to be well,
she must first open up and talk to her doctor if not,
no one can help her deal with her problems and since these problems caused her so much anxiety, it's important that she deal with them, than avoid them!!

With my MIL hospitalised,
i lost a source of support when i needed one i could trust to take care of Dot on weekdays when KD and i had to be at work.

I know my childcare leave and frequent absent would affect my job performance,
but there is really no other choice.

It should not even be a choice in the first place,
as i am the mother of a sick child!
I should be the one to nurse him back to health.

I guess,
thousands and millions of working mothers out there are fighting the same guilt i fought every time when i had to drop Dot at my MIL's place should he fell sick on a working day!!

Or am i the only one??

The only source of comfort out of these guilt is that,
i really do enjoy my job!

Yes, i love what i am doing now,
i used to hate the idea of having to work on weekends,
but now,
i appreciate the time i get to spend with myself during my weekdays OFF.

I get to shop ALONE,
i get to eat ALONE,
i get to do EVERYTHING ALONE,
but i do get LONELY sometimes.

All my friends are working on weekdays,
so there's NO COMPANY at all.

Even my hubby work on weekdays!!

I am back to reading, since i am almost ALL THE TIME alone!

GOSH, look at how many times i stress the word 'ALONE',
i must be freaking lonely!!

KD recently registered a company,
and started his import/export car business.

I hope this is a start of a great venture,
something we could pass it on to Dot when he grows up!

H1N1??

2009-08-02T22:55:00.002+08:00

Dot had been down with fever, running nose and cough since last Wednesday.
Normally, i would not be alarmed, as i know that the fever is a sign of fighting of the viruses in him.

But this time round, it's different, it had been almost 5 days, and his fever doesn't seem to go away.

So after work, i brought him to a GP and the GP told me he might be down with H1N1...

"Don't have to be afraid or panic as it's so common for one to get H1N1, and by September, 50% of Singaporeans should have gotten H1N1" the GP assured us.

And so, i went home with half my heart sank.

Dot had lost so much weight lately,
that he could actually fit into a 18 months old top!!

How not to worry?

The GP did mention that Dot will not fall under the 'high risk' category as he does not have asthma....okay, that's one good news right?!

I can't do much now,
except to standby my face towel and pail,
sponge bath him whenever his temperature climbs upwards!

Tomorrow, i have to get back to work,
so KD will have to look after him...

Luckily i have two days OFF for this week,
so it's Tuesday and Wednesday for me.

It's so exhausting as i hadn't had any proper sleep since last Wednesday...

Nothing else matters now, EXCEPT FOR DOT TO RECOVER FULLY!!

2009-06-30T23:24:00.001+08:00

Lately, i kept having dreams of my mum...

I dreamt of us sitting in an old house burning away some old stuff...."this one old already, don't keep", mum kept repeating the same thing while going through some childhood stuffs that used to belong to me.

Then i dreamt of my dad passing, mum got so angry and upset that he had to go...

Then another dream, i dreamt that i was at her funeral, the familiar sadness woke me up...

Time does erase alot of things, but never memories....i never realise how true this is until i had to experience a lost so dear to me.

I asked KD if i should seek professional help, as it had been a year plus since she left and i am still missing her, crying over her (occasionally) and dreaming about her...

2009-06-30T23:20:00.001+08:00

One of the funnier conversation i had with Dot was when i was lecturing him on a new toy that he managed to his hands on, through my MIL!

"KAYTON! You have got so many NEW toys at home, you still ask Ah Mah to buy you this NEW toy car??!!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo mummy, this is a OLD toy we buy, NOT new one!"

He then proceeded to show me the side of this toy car where the sticker came out!

Okay, even though it does sounds funny at point of time, but then i also know that i shouldn't allow him to waste money like this....on the other hand, he might be too young to understand how money is to be earned!

What's up lately?

2009-05-21T10:42:00.003+08:00

The usual, i am taking my Thyroid medication faithfully, spending my weekends working at the center, OH by the way, if you are reading this and is a mother of primary school's kids, visit our center's website at http://academy.myhometutor.org for our June Holiday courses. Dot had been the usual, always teaching the same virture, PATIENCE! He had been going to a foot reflexology center for foot massage. He enjoyed the sessions so much that he would remind me time and again that 'I LIKE FOOT MASSAGE'! His digestive system improved, and his appetite is better. I love it how the two of us will sank into those huge black sofa, enjoyed our massage and then left home with a warmth and wide smile in our faces. Neat way to bond!

Who's that somebody??

2009-05-21T10:36:00.002+08:00

So we were at a petrol station last nite, and while waiting for KD to finish 'feeding' his car, Dot saw a toy at the side of the cashier, "i want this, mummy". Then, he commented again, "hmm, cannot, WAIT SOME PEOPLE WILL SCOLD!"! I then bugged him to tell me who's he referring to, but he kept showing me a cheeky smile. Then he said ,"the people who pay lor"!

2009-04-04T19:17:00.003+08:00

Today is Qing Ming,
so we brought Dot to pay respect to my mum at CCK Crematorium.

I thought,
it's been almost a year,
i should not be crying when i see her photo or anything related to her,
but when i was there,
my tears just started flowing.

And i had to hide,
as there were other relatives too...

Time really flies,
Good Friday would be her first year anniversary,
we are getting monk to do some ceremony for her...

2009-04-04T19:12:00.002+08:00

Heheee...i just realise,
Dot has got some sexy lips!!

*yawn*,
i have a very angry kid on my lap now,
he wants to play online games,
but i refused!!

Because i wants to update this angry kid's blog!!

:"Mummy, what you doing huh?!"
:"Come on, Mummy, I WANT TO PLAY!!"

I am ugly!

2009-03-30T00:40:00.002+08:00

I WAS SHOCKED!

I was trying to snap some photos of Dot and me this evening,
when Dot refused!!

When i asked him why,
he kept quiet and kept giggling,
he replied, 'because i am ugly!'!

I am worried,
and i am 100% sure that i have never put that thought in him.
I was always telling him he is handsome and adorable.

Well, after a long while of assuring him that he is handsome NOT ugly,
he went on to tell me that, 'because mummy is ugly!!'!

Okay, this part i am confused.
Is he saying this to assure me of his confidence level in himself,
or he feels that i am ugly so i am not fit to take a photo with him!

Singapore Flyer

2009-03-29T22:09:00.002+08:00

We brought Dot to the Singapore Flyer on Friday's morning when i had my OFF,
and GOSH!
He enjoyed the ride so much that he had been bugging me for a second round!!

ME!
I AM SO AFRAID OF HEIGHT,
that throughout the whole ride,
i was gripping on to the seat so tightly that my fingernails nearly came off!!

To add to the fear,
KD and i had a little fight before we left our house for the ride,
so we weren't talking much to each other when we were at the capsule,
if it wasn't the case,
i would had been gripping on to his arms than the seat!!

Then there is this fish pond where we could purchase the fish feed for $1.00,
it was real interesting watching those fishes crowding around the spot where Dot were throwing the feed at!

And there's tortise in the pond too!

2009-03-22T20:29:00.002+08:00

HOORAY!!

Dot is fit to be back school tomorrow!

But me, i am still coughing like an old horse,
you know, those whooping cough,
that seem to haunt me every minute of my night,
nothing seem to help,
i had finished my medicine...

I am looking forward to my two days of OFF on Thursday and Friday!!
Many places to go,
we are taking Dot to the Singapore Flyer,
not forgetting a swimming session,
promised him since weeks ago.

And a facial and a relaxing body massage at FIL!!
WOOOOOOOooooooooooooo, it's a three and a half hours session!!

I am bringing my MIL along,
suppose to be a SURPISE,
since her birthday is just around the corner.

Happy Birthday, my dear...(19th March 2009)

2009-03-19T12:32:00.002+08:00

Happy Birthday to you,
my dear!

Many dreams to be achieved,
and it all will start with a big step OUT!

May all your dreams come true...

2009-03-18T15:13:00.001+08:00

We bought Dot to the GP for a review on his HFMD and gotten MORE MC from her!

Dot can only return to school next Monday as his ulcers did not disappear,
yet appeared redder than before!!

He's so active and talkative that i can forget that he's with HFMD at times.
Yeah, look at him,
being so active and funny at the clinic while waiting for the doctor.

Me, i gotten MC too.
I have had some ulcers in my throat too,
and is always having on and off kind of fever...

My throat is so dry at times,
that i can feel it cracking!!

Dinner at The Line

2009-03-18T14:58:00.004+08:00

I had been excited about the dinner a week before...
I missed my friends so much,
due to change of working schedule,
i never seem able to meet up with them..

Okay, so i broke the rule and never did turn up with a dress,
so i got the penalty,
that is to kiss my partner a FULL 30 SECONDS,
tongues and all!!

I was suddenly so shy,
and Willie was so game on...

So we kissed,
and it was recorded...
AND PUBLISHED ON FACEBOOK!

Arrr, so pai seh lor!!

Oh yeah, and Willie got a neat surprise when the restaurant presented him with a OH SO BIG birthday cake!!

So, there's Willie & me, Sam & Charmaine, Audrey, Amanda, Shawn & Elaine, Mike & Wendy, Andy & Bec, Romi & Amy, Weiyi & Caterine!

Priority in life...

2009-03-15T20:16:00.002+08:00

Priority in life...

I felt less frustrated,
less of a loser mum after reading one comment left by a blogger friend, Angeline.

Life is filled with grey areas,
i just got to have my priorities!

I could call home to check on Dot when i back to work tomorrow,
and when i am home taking care of Dot on Tuesday and Wednesday,
i could make sure my hand phone is within my reach,
so as to answer any queries should any parents or clients call me!

Perhaps,
when you are in the picture,
everything is a blur,
but when you take a step back,
you come out of the picture,
everything seem so clear...

2009-03-14T11:13:00.002+08:00

I am such a lousy mum!
Yeah, i am at it again!!

My MIL bought Dot to a doctor this morning,
and was diagnosed with HFMD!!

His throat will filled with ulcers,
and he was having a running nose too...

Poor thing, i didn't even know!!

Okay, why am i a lousy mum??

First, when my SIL called me to tell me what the doctor said,
i struggled with the thought of taking Urgent Off to attend to Dot,
but i can't,
because there are things for me to attend to at the center this weekend!

Second, i was piSSed! REAL PISSED!!
But i couldn't speak my mind HERE and THERE!!
I AM JUST A FREAKING MUM THAT IS SO CONCERN OVER MY SON!!
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THAT??!!

Everyone is so selfish to ONLY care about WHERE he should be as WHO will be able to see him and PLAY with him!! IS THIS ONLY WHAT'S IMPORTANT HERE??!!

I AM JUST SO PISSED!

Third,
when my boss called me earlier,
i did not even have the courage to speak my mind!!
I wanted to tell him to let me take urgent off to take care of my son during this weekend and next week....
but end up,
i beat around the freaking bush,
and told him i am taking off on Tuesday and Wednesday!!

What is wrong with me?

Why can't i be tough when it comes to my family, my son??

I can be tough when dealing with difficult customers,
i can be tough when dealing with difficult situations,
okay, maybe at times, i do break down and is at a lost,
but i always seem to be able to walk out of any bloody mess,
because i would try my best to solve than GRUMBLE!!

I am talking rubbish again....this always happen when i am anxious!

Kan Cheong Spider is my nickname!!

Why can't i have such fun too?

2009-03-11T00:07:00.001+08:00

I am just too old and BIG to have such fun like Dot did at the playground!

When Dot present me with that little flower,

i guess he wants me to slow down,
and smell the flower!

Busy as a bee

2009-03-10T23:57:00.003+08:00

Higher level of commitment and responsibilities in my job means lesser quality time with Dot.

Not that i am fine with it,
i just have to look forward and learn to manage my time and my stress.

I can't just vent it all out on the one i love and married.

Now that i have sort out my thought,
and turn down the other side's offer,
i am going to push myself to the limit,
it's ALL or NOTHING!

I often ask my team member,
'are we doing enough?'
to achieve what we set out to achieve,
and when we did achieve the target set,
i would then ask myself,
'can i do more?'
'YES, i can indeed do more!'

This is when i realise,
why am i growling and grumbling,
blaming everything and everyone except myself.

Look,
Dot is so young and yet he has to learn to adapt to a new learning environment when i decided to dump him into a FULL-DAY childcare.

Me,
i am 33,
yet,
when i am given a new portfolio,
i back down with fear that i am not capable of handling what is entrusted to me!!

What a coward!

One thing i never will be, is a coward.

2009-02-26T00:05:00.003+08:00

Sometimes,
i feel hurt and betrayed,
when Dot preferred to be with KD than me.

I know i am a difficult mum at times,
my expectation of Dot is higher than KD and my MIL.

So,
for all the things Dot did,
which seems acceptable to KD and my MIL,
sometimes, just aren't acceptable or good enough for me.

Lately,
i get frustrated and angry easily,
perhaps it is due to the amounting pressure from my work,
i tried,
to be a better mum and wife to live with.

But i failed,
so many times.

So many nights,
i stayed up,
counting sheeps just aren't good enough to coax myself back to sleep,
as the haunting fear of not able to meet the expectation of my boss kept me awake, wide awake!

And i felt angry when i realised that Dot is too young to understand that,
whatever i do today,
i do it for the family,
for him!

I just need to grab hold of my life again,
handle the pressure and mounting responsibilities from work,
handle the demands from Dot more appropriately,
and to be a more loving wife.

Just like the person i used to be.

2009-02-26T00:03:00.001+08:00

A small pool table is enough to draw loads of laughter from Dot.
He had not master the real skill of shooting all the balls into the holes yet, so we ended up just using the 'stick' to push the balls into the holes that Dot prefer!

2009-02-25T23:52:00.002+08:00

I always like taking photos of Dot when he was making these faces.
His angry face is more and more aggressive,
and when he was making this happy face, HE NEARLY FALL OFF THE CHAIR!

Lucky i was just next to him to grab hold of him!

Now, do you notice any difference in his looks?

Thank you, Bro,

2009-02-22T21:29:00.001+08:00

For Dot's birthday present!

Dot loves it so much that he had an afternoon nap in the tent!

Update on Dot's therapy session

2009-02-21T23:53:00.005+08:00

See here for my first update if you are lost on what i am talking about...

I am happy to see that these therapy sessions are working!
Dot had his third session with Doctor Ng on Friday,
and next appointment shall be fixed two weeks later.

For the next two weeks,
there might be a change in his digestive system!

He always had consipation problem,
and i hope this session pay off!

After the first and second sessions,
these are the transformation i seen in Dot.

1. Appetite increases!
2. More active!
3. Appearance changes,
- higher forehead,
- the side of his head where it was flatten, weren't that flatten anymore, two sides are more balance now!

And no, i am not imagining things, because i got the same feedback from my husband and my Mother-In-Law!

At 36 months,

2009-02-21T22:26:00.002+08:00

I am taller and stronger.
My appetite had increased and Mummy was so happy!

"SHOW ME YOUR MUSCLE!!"
Mum would prompt me after every meal,
and she would scream with delight,
"WOW! YOUR MUSCLE ARE BIGGER!!",
after i proudly hold up both my arms and tried to squeeze out every bit of muscle i have.

Mummy is worried though,
i cannot recognise all the letters yet,
not even all the numbers.

She felt she was to be blamed,
as due to the change in her working schedule,
she had to work weekend now,
and during weekday,
if she could take off,
she would be bringing me out to the library or the shopping mall,
rather than being at home going through all the letters and numbers.

Mummy hopes i would pick up all the things i needed to learn from the school that i am attending,
and she would not have to pressure me into learning when she had that precious one day OFF during the weekday.

As for mobile development,
Mummy is not worried,
i showed her my high level of energy whenever i have the chance!

If she wants to play catching with me,
i could keep up with her pace and by the time,
she fall to the ground panting,
and crying out loud to TAKE 5, TAKE 5,
i am still running around the house like a horse!

I know how to sing alot of songs,
and those songs that Mummy sing to me at night when she coax me to sleep,
i know them all so well.

I could sing along with her nowsanight...

I am still so stuck with Barney,
would request to watch it once or twice a day!

Mummy came up with an idea,
she would tell me bedtime stories about Barney and his friends,
she would pick an episode that i watched,
and go through the story again!

At 36 months,
i am a boy!

NO LONGER A BABY!

NIGHT-time training for OFF-DIAPER

2009-02-21T22:22:00.002+08:00

Doesn't seem to be working...
I let Dot go off diaper for the last three nights,
and for the first night,
he woke up at 6am,
dry.

And i was so happy.

But second and third night,
he wet his underpants.

He did look embrassed and afraid when i reminded him gently to wake me up should he needs to pee...

I am not sure should i just continue putting him on diaper,
or should i persist and let him go off...

OFF-DIAPER update

2009-02-17T01:07:00.001+08:00

We are letting him OFF-DIAPER for tonight and see how it goes from here.
For day time,
he is completely off.

But when we bring him out,
like today,
when we were at the zoo,
he is still on diaper.

the very BIG birthday cake!

2009-02-17T01:00:00.004+08:00

FOR THE BOY THAT IS OLDER BY ONE YEAR!!

Okay, truth is,
it's as BIG as my N95 Nokia handphone,
it's as TALL as the candle we used!!

Our birthday boy was so excited about that BIG spiderman figurine on that BIG cake that he grab it even before i could wash off the cream and chocolate!

Our family dog, JOJO even got a taste of the cake!
The hand that was feeding Jojo,
it's Dot's!

Zoo's FUN!

2009-02-17T00:47:00.004+08:00

Zoo is fun.
We were there for the whole day,
and by the time to leave,
i was actually feeling sad.

Dot too!
He was holding my hand and trying to stop us from walking to the exit!

He was so excited about the elephant ride,
and kept wanting a second round with ME!

"NO NO, boy, Mummy is afraid of height!"

I had to tell him the truth!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

2009-02-16T22:35:00.002+08:00

My dear little Dot,
Happy 3rd Birthday!

From the many laughter today,
i know you truly enjoyed the zoo trip!

We did too!

I am sorry that we did not have a huge party for you this year,
Mummy is tied up with work and could not afford any time to plan anything...

Game! I WANT GAME!

2009-02-01T11:14:00.002+08:00

Influenced by his cousins,
Dot is crazy over PSP and Nintendo DS!

He kept asking for one,
and when his cousin handed him one,
he would sat still for that half an hour,
eyes FIXED at the little screen,
concentrating on his game!

NO NO, he doesn't know how to play any games yet,
but there's this ball game that he like,
and he knows he could move the ball left and right then shoot and match same colored balls together....

Yes,
i have decided to get him one,
but only on very special occasion,
then he gets to play.

Update on Dot's therapy session

2009-02-01T11:04:00.002+08:00

AMAZING!!

Just after Dot's 1st session of physiotherapy,
the shape of his head did changed!

It's still one side flatten,
but no longer so swollen on the other!!

I couldn't help but asked Doctor Ng again,
if Dot's under bite would improve after these sessions,
and he said YES!

I am relieve to hear this.

On the other hand,
it's frustrating to know that we could have prevented this under bite thing,
IF DOT'S PD HAD NOT GIVEN US THE WRONG INFORMATION!!

She kept assuring us that it's NOTHING!
"Common in premature babies",
she would say when we shared our concern on Dot's one side flatten head.

Anyway,
nothing much i can do now,
except make sure that Dot gets all the therapy session he needs!

Happy happy new year!

2009-01-30T12:58:00.001+08:00

BUSY BUSY new year we have had!
Visited loads of relatives and friends with Dot!

Adeline Award 2008

2009-01-23T23:38:00.002+08:00

MY DEAR WINNERS, THOUSANDS AND MILLIONS of apologies in being so late in giving out my award!

I started this award last year, as inspired by my brother!!

BEST FAMILY MEMBER OF THE YEAR : My brother (He took on all the responsibilities, no complains)

BEST PET OF THE YEAR : Gingo (Still so faithful, even though he barely sees me!!)

BEST BUDDIES OF THE YEAR : ALL the friends from Idobaby whom had supported me and pulled me through the darkest moment of my life...(you guys know who you are and when was that saddest and darkest moment!)

BEST RELATIVE OF THE YEAR : Ha Mei Mei (She was always the first one i turn to when i want to share my happiness or sadness with...)

BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR : 300 (Bloody and violent, but i like it!!)

BEST SERIAL OF THE YEAR : SERIOUSLY, i do not have time to watch any drama so NO winner!!

MOST UNFORGETABLE MOMENT FOR THE YEAR : 20 Apr 2008 (the day mum left us..)

BEST TV CHANNEL OF THE YEAR : Ch 34 (mummies would know)

SPECIAL AWARD OF THE YEAR:
BEST LOVE AWARD : My husband

We are married for so many years, like any other couples, we would fight over the most minor things and ended up in cold war for what seem like eternity! But we also have lovely days where flowers seem to bloom wherever we go!

I would never forget the things you had done for me, you know i love you too, my dear!

Holiday ahead!!

2009-01-23T22:20:00.002+08:00

Finally, the moment i had been waiting for,
the start of a long holiday,
i applied leave on the 3rd day of Chinese New Year,
which means i am only returning to work on Thursday!!

And i also know that i must really work hard when i am back to secure MORE deals for schools!!

Everything's so HOT HOT HOT, one of the solution we had for schools turn out to be a great success and when i called the list of schools i sold this solution to, they were so glad to hear my voice!!

Not forgetting the center, like i always said,
i LOVE what i am doing now,
but still trying so damn hard to strike a balance between spending quality time with my love ones and commitment at the center.

All the gloomy news in the Business section,
i have some friends whom were hit by this economy crises,
they lost their jobs months ago,
and had not found a new one yet!

They have mouths to feed,
but i am glad that they are not giving up hope yet,
of course,
i understand their anxiety and fear,
if i lost mine,
i would lose my cool!!

One way or another,
my company's affected too,
bonus postponed till March!

But i am not losing faith in the company,
at least i know,
my boss is not the 'sitting duck' kind!

Positional Plagiocephaly

2009-01-23T21:59:00.004+08:00

We brought Dot to a Manual Physiotherapist earlier today for his first assessment on his underbite and came home with tons of information!

It might not be as simple as just underbite...

For a start, we will book three sessions of physiotherapy for Dot,
and after which, we shall decide if we should continue the manual therapy.

Since birth,
it was very obvious that Dot's one side of head was flat,
we didn't think it as any serious as we always thought,
perhaps the nurses at the NICU ward did not change his sleeping position frequently...

But the Physiotherapist, Doctor Ng had another explanation for this,
"positional plagiocephaly" as he called it..
and he proceeded to explain in detail on what it was..

This was extracted from an article from http://kidshealth.org which marched what Doctor Ng had said...

"The flattening on one side of his head is torticollis, which means the neck muscles are too tight, have inadequate tone, or are shorter on one side than the other, causing the head to tilt one way while the chin points in the opposite direction.

Premature babies are more prone to positional plagiocephaly — their skulls are softer than those of full-term babies, and they spend a great deal of time on their backs without being moved or picked up because of their medical needs and extreme fragility after birth, which usually requires a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit.

A baby might even start to develop positional plagiocephaly before birth, if pressure is placed on the baby's skull by the mother's pelvis or a twin. In fact, it's not at all unusual to see plagiocephaly in multiple birth infants.

But the differences in head shape seen in children with positional plagiocephaly shouldn't be confused with those caused by craniosynostosis, a more serious condition that occurs when skull bones fuse together too soon, causing an abnormal skull shape and possible brain damage if the condition is not corrected. A child with craniosynostosis may have deformities in the front of the head and a bony ridge over the abnormally fused skull bones. Craniosynostosis is usually corrected with surgery."

"In severe cases, there may be bulging on the side opposite from the flattening and the forehead may be asymmetrical (or uneven), although this is unusual in full-term infants. If torticollis is the cause, the neck, jaw, and face may be asymmetrical."

And Dot's underbite is most likely caused by his jaw that was developing asymmetrically!

Doctor Ng did prepared us for a long period of therapy as Dot is already three, if we had brought him in earlier, this issue would be solved within three session of therapy...

Today, i ended my search,
i believe i got all the answers i want,
what i will do now is to ensure that Dot gets all the therapy sessions he need!

HUGE Scare

2009-01-22T19:59:00.002+08:00

I had a real huge scare just now,
got a call from the part-time cleaner we engaged to clean my dad's place on a weekly basis...

"Your dad is sick, laying on the bed like so lifeless!"

I broke down,
as i always know,
something was not right about him.

I dropped my work,
rushed back home!

Stubborn old man refused to see a doctor until i lose my cool on him,
"YOU HAVE NO SAY OVER THIS, YOU ARE GOING WITH US TO THE DOCTOR NOW!! AND I MEAN NOW!"

He knows me better,
so he grumbled for a little while,
grabbed his keys and left with us.

The doctor suspected it might be due to the cancer cells in him spreading and pressing against some nerves in his brain,
that he had been having these terrible headaches,
and as for his joint pain,
he can't do much about it except an injection to stop the pain temporary...

When i saw how my dad had to struggle to keep a balance just now,
i do feel so sorry for him.
He is only 58 this year,
so young,
yet had to go through so much..

The many rounds of chemotherapy and radiotherapy nearly kill him,
and when those x-rays confirm that the cancer cells were still spreading,
it literally 'ended' his life.

He gave up everything.
He stopped working,
became so difficult to live with,
shouted at my mum every single minute,
and kept saying that he would kill himself!

Then when Dot was born,
his temper changed for the better,
maybe because my mum grew stronger,
and dare to talk back to him and fought for herself when she knew he was being unreasonable and in the wrong..

Lately,
he became very attached to Dot,
but unfortunately,
Dot did not share the same level of love towards him,
maybe because Dot seldom sees him...

I just hope it's good news we will be hearing from his doctor that is in charge of his cancer case...waiting for him to come back to us with updates..

Singlish...

2009-01-20T23:25:00.004+08:00

A typical Singaporean,
"Me LOR!!"
When i asked who ate the biscuit?

"Ant like to eat sweets MEH??"
When i mentioned that ants eat sweets.

"It's mine LAH!"
When i asked "WHOSE CAMERA IS THIS??"

Every sentence,
Dot would almost managed to add in the Lors, Mehs and the Lahs!!

Oh yeah, talk about Singlish,
we were all getting ready to sleep last night,
when i decided to test Dot on his knowledge over animals,

"Which animal has black strips all over it's body"
"Zebra"

"Which animal has a long trunk and big floppy ears"
"Elephant"

"Which animal lives in a very cold place, is white and BIG"
"Polar bear" after much hint from me!

The funniest answer i got from him,
would be when i ask,
"WHAT SWIMS IN THE SEA",
he would always answer "shark"!

I ask him where are all the fishes then?
"The shark eats them LOR!!"

OFF-DIAPER TRAINING - continued..

2009-01-20T23:20:00.003+08:00

To my disappointment,
Dot's afternoon teacher decided to put him back on diaper,
reason being,
he pee onto the floor!!

I was like "HUH" when i hear this,
"but this is normal right?? he is just beginning, so this is expected, i know it's not right, but if you could just remind him to tell you guys if he wants to pee.."

I told the teacher unhappily!!

Home,
i took off his diaper,
and asked him every half an hour if he wants to go to the toilet,
when he wants to,
he would tell me,
"Mummy, i want go toilet!"

Still,
sleep time,
i put him back on diaper,
this part,
i am not quite sure...

Should i be waking him up every one hour to ask if he wants to go to the toilet,
or just let him go completely off diaper and before he sleeps,
remind him for once that if he needs to pee,
he must wake me up to bring him to the toilet???

OFF-DIAPER TRAINING

2009-01-19T20:39:00.001+08:00

I AM SO HAPPY!!

KD and i had successfully bugged Dot's childcare to bring forward Dot's off-diaper training to now rather than in March..

Today, he is officially off-diaper,
and when home,
he would go to the toilet himself if he needs to pee!

I AM JUST SO HAPPY FOR YOU, MY DEAR SON!!

2009-01-18T20:18:00.002+08:00

Today is a great Sunday for me.
I had a day OFF!!

Had lunch with my friend, Charmaine and her family..
Dot was so excited to see Little Adel,
and two of them had a great time watching birds!

NO NO, we weren't at the bird park,
we were having chicken rice at Telok Blangah and there was a bird shop just few shops down..

Then i went over to my dad's place to visit him,
hmm, he's weaker nowsaday,
thinner and paler..

Like as if he is wearing a white colored mask.
I worried for the old man,
he had been so lonely ever since Mum left,
and at times,
he would make comment like,
"ai yeah, so troublesome for what, maybe you all do until so much, i will just fall dead and die tomorrow leh??"

It's not funny at all,
but he laughed.

Dot kept asking where his Ah Por went,
so when i told him,
she flew to heaven,
he would kept looking upwards,
hoping to catch a glimpse of her.

How i wish i could too...

Came home and Dot is stuck infront of the TV watching his Barney show again,
refused to watch any other channel,
not even Animal Planet,
SO BORINGGGGGGGGGGGgggggggggggggggggggg...

I can sing every songs from those Barney shows that he had been watching,
and many times,
i find myself singing to the air,
while Dot sat still,
he's like that,
never wanted to sing along and dance along with the show...

I am happy,
because a friend recommend a physiotherapy for Dot,
and i can finally get a second opinion about Dot's Underbite condition.

I just want some answers,
and the Internet aren't helping much too.

All the sites listed are from overseas site,
and all patients are in their teens,
none were toddlers therefore i am unable to know what is actually expected.

Hope you had a great Sunday like i do..
OH OH! I didn't mentioned the small episode that happened in the late afternoon,
boss called me,
and i had a scolding from him.

My oversight caused a pair of parents to quarrel at the center...

I feel so sorry,
called the parent to apologise,
but still got to face the music tomorrow when i return to office.

But i am in the fault,
so i am going to face the music,
and brave all the 'beating'!

OH, HOW I LOVE MY SUNDAY!!
AND SO "LOOKING FORWARD" to tomorrow...

2009-01-15T17:02:00.000+08:00

Got Dot to give me those looks again..

The "I AM VERY ANGRY" look, the "I AM VERY HAPPY" look and the "NOW! I AM GOING TO CRY!!" look!! So cute yeah, the angry look!!

Follow-up on his Underbite

2009-01-15T16:41:00.002+08:00

I am upset and disturbed now!

According to the specialist, chances are high that after Dot's baby teeth drops and adult teeth begin to grow, nothing would improve.

He would have to wear a plastic thing in his mouth to prevent his lower set of teeth from hurting his upper gum further.

Then it's the horrible face mask that he has to wear for at least 14 hours a day when he reaches 7 years old!

Next would be braces..

If all fail, then we will opt for either a surgery or none-surgical procedure to correct his jaws.

The immediate intervention we can take for Dot is to install two blocks on his molar teeth to increase gap between two set of teeth.

Then send him for speech therapy should his speech be affected....his pronunciation still okay, so i guess we might not need to consider this..BUT who knows what would happen after his adult teeth grows???

2009-01-14T23:45:00.003+08:00

Just a little to add on to my earlier post about Dot's late night crying...

We did not discipline Dot on his kicking, slapping and boxing during these cry,
as i believe,
he did not meant it!

He never was this violence and rude,
only during these crying spells.

Late night crying!

2009-01-14T23:38:00.004+08:00

Dot had some late night crying spells lately.
And accordingly to a colleague,
it's the PRE-sympton of Sleepwalking!

He would suddenly cry in the middle of the night,
then when we attempt to coax him back to sleep,
he would kick us,
slap us on our face,
box us and even bite us!!

None of us is to be near him.

So when he cried again three nights ago,
i carried him up,
despite his FIECE protest!

I brought him to the living room,
held him real close to my chest,
all the while,
he was fighting me,
even bite me on my shoulder till it bleed!

Okay, not many blood,
but the fierce teeth mark is still there...

After many minutes of screaming and crying,
i sat him down,
still bearing his fist and kicks,
and began to talk to him..

"What happen, darling? Why are you crying? Tell Mummy, let Mummy help you..."

A few minutes later,
he finally stopped crying,
and seem to be okay.

Brought him back to the bedroom,
and he went back to sleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

The next morning when he woke up,
i had a small talk with him while changing him into his school uniform.

I told him about what happened the night before,
showed him the teethmark,
and asked him if he is unhappy over anything...

He was very quiet as he was listening in all the details,
and when i ask him to apologise for the bite,
he did.

His crying stopped,
after that morning,
and really have to thank my colleague for this tip.

She asked me to tell Dot about the crying the morning he woke up,
so that he knows.

And i did.

Cross my fingers,
hope such crying would not come back again.

Also, another possibility might be he is under some sort of pressure,
that's why the crying and fighting!

Angry face!

2009-01-14T23:34:00.002+08:00

Hahaaa!!
I can't stop laughing when i recalled the Angry Face Dot made for me just now...

He did it for fun,
showing me the different faces.

And when he did the Angry Face,
it was very real...

It was like he is really really pissed,
and even shifted his eyes to look up!!

JUST LIKE HOW I DID MY FACE when i was angry with him!!

2009-01-14T23:27:00.002+08:00

How are you, my friends?

Been quite awhile since i last update my blog,
and it would always be mass update like this one i am going to write..

My new set of job responsibilites are so exhausting,
that i would basically be drained by the time i knock off!

I believe Dot sense a difference in my level of commitment to him,
last time,
it used to be reading, drawing or fun play every night,
even weekend are filled with activities.

Now,
as i had to work weekend,
it's no longer the same.

He would be at my MIL's place,
till i knock off on Sunday,
then i could pick him up,
have a quick dinner at the coffeeshop near our house,
then we would proceed home.

When home,
it's sitting at the bed,
watching those Barney we recorded using the Hubstation!

Halfway through the show,
he would always find me snoring...

OR HALFDEAD!
None responsive to his demands for play!!

I feel so guilty!
But i had no choice,
the current economy unstability had me commited to my work 101%,
not that i wasn't in the past,
but at least i could strike a balance between family and work.

Now, it's always work first.
And i find myself thinking about the center in my every freetime!!

Even to the extend of waking up in the middle of the night,
remembering that i have to call this parent the next working day!

I cannot say i hate my job,
because i do enjoy every second of it when i was cold-calling the parents,
then seeing them sticking to their commitment,
with their children in toll,
they drop by our center!

But when i see myself neglecting Dot,
this is when i harbour hatred towards my job,
the level of commitment...

Mix feeling!

Nasty flu bug!

2009-01-09T00:11:00.001+08:00

Dot got it now.
And poor boy,
vomited both his afternoon and night milk feed!

After months on Pediasure,
seems like not much improvement.

His weight is now 11kg,
and height being only 87cm.

Still a long way to go to pump him up abit...
at least to a decent size.

Not wanting him to grow too fat,
so never much junk food.

Occasionally,
YES!

What i would like to know is,
do you give your children junk food?
Like potato chips, chocolate and gummy bears??

If yes,
how often?

How about Vitamin C pills?
I started him with both Vitamin C pills and Appetite boaster pills,
and not sure if they are working right...

He still got the flu,
and appetite still so-so.

Perhaps my MIL's approach is the way to go,
allowing him to run around the house during a feed.
By doing so,
he actually would finish a bowl of rice.

For me,
it is a strict NO NO!

Meal time,
it's strictly by the table,
on a chair.

Only when he is done eating,
he can then leave the table.

By doing so,
he would only always finish half a bowl of whatever i am feeding him!

2009-01-09T00:03:00.003+08:00

Dot loves his luggage school bag.
Despite the fact that it is nearly as tall as him
and so heavy!!

Another of his love,
which i hate is,
SLIPPERS!!

He refuses to wear proper shoes to school,
and would insist in wearing a pair of slipper to school.

That's not all,
he had been trying all his might every morning,
to convert KD and me into 'slipper-person' too!!

He would try to coax us into wearing slipper to work,
so far,
no nasty tantrum from him yet,
when he knew it's another big NO from both of us!!

2009-01-08T23:53:00.003+08:00

Day out to the East Coast Park some weeks ago and Dot had his FIRST ride!!

It was enjoyable,

except for one unhappy incident,
i saw a boy (about 5 years old) unzip his jeans,
and pee right in the middle of the playground.

The one outside Mcdonald at East Coast Park!!

His parents saw it,
as they were sitting at the table outside the restaurant,
but did not bother to stop him!!

When he was done,
he just continued playing!!

KD and i went up to him a few moments later,
and i said out loud,
"THERE, this boy lor, PEE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAYGROUND!!"

The boy stared at me,
as if challenging me,
and i stared at him back.

Then when i look towards his parents,
they were both staring at me!!

X'mas present from Santa mummy and daddy

2009-01-08T23:44:00.005+08:00

The big one from Santa Claus a.k.a MUMMY!!
SHe knew that Dot had been a GOOD boy, so She got a present for him!!

Christmas present from Daddy!

Underbite

2009-01-08T23:40:00.002+08:00

Dot's last checkup with his PD came back with Underbite.

I suspected something wasn't quite right with his teeth a few months ago,
his lower set of teeth could cover his upper set of teeth completely.

And the upper set of teeth wasn't straight,
it was leaning inwards!

We will be bringing him to see a dentist that is specialist in this area,
and accordingly to our PD,
there's nothing we could do now.

Do have to expect to send him for a major surgery when he is slightly older,
perhaps when he is in his teens.

Accordingly to the PD,
it could be due to the fact that he is a premature,
therefore his development of his jaws wasn't complete..

2009-01-08T23:27:00.002+08:00

Took on a new role in the company i am working with,
and found myself almost snoring every night!!

It was a exhausting and draining process to get things started,
but a rich experience for me.

I LOVE IT!

But,
i just can't have two cakes at the same time yeah.
This new role expects me to work every weekend,
less time with Dot.

KD was sweet to fetch me from the center last Sunday's evening when the last parents left.
And when i saw Dot,
he was like so grown up.

Because of this new work schedule,
he would be at my MIL's place from Friday night all the way till Sunday after i knock off...

Today,
i get to spend the whole day with me as it was my OFF day.

How i missed his company.

And i guess,
he missed mine too.
Even though,
he seem to be closer to KD nowsaday,
as i only get to see him on Monday to Thursday's evening...

He is so different now.
He speaks in full sentence now,
and have no problem in letting me know his preference and DEMANDS!

And,
boy,
aren't he the BOSS of the house now.

He's into Barney again,
and expects me to watch Barney with him ALL THE TIME.

When i tried to negotiate with him,
by asking him to watch Animal Planet with me,
after watching THREE episode of Barney with him,
he can tell me,
"Mummy, NO, i want to watch Barney again!!"

When i refused,
he pretend to look so sad and even started to fake cry!

I looked at him with disbelief,
he laughed!

He knew his fake cry wasn't real enough...

One thing that bothers me is,
i haven't started his Off-Diaper training!!

He is ready for it,
i am not.

X'mas shopping with Ha Mei Mei

2008-12-22T14:19:00.002+08:00

Lovely day,
lovely weather.

Dot were excited too,
as i gave him my handphone to snap as much pictures as he likes..
SO, if you did walked pass Orchard Road on Saturday and remember a HANDSOME little fellow squatting down or standing up trying to snap a photo of you,
YUP, that's Dot!!

Ha Mei Mei and i were both amazed by Dot's stamina,
we were so hungry by the time we reach the eating house that we simply could eat a horse...
Yet, Dot was still running around,
not the least affected by his hunger (i assume he must be as hungry as us)!

Hmm, personally, i feel that the x'mas lightings this year were disappointing..
Even the x'mas tree..
SO SIMPLE!!
I wasn't even excited when i came face to face to the GAINT X'MAS TREE right in the middle of Taka!!

WELL, I DID got very excited when i was joining the Q,
just to go in to Gucci and Coach boutiques!!
The Q wasn't as long as it was months ago,
think many are saving up,
not spoiling themselves with branded bags yeah..

NO NO, i did not get myself any,
i just want to go in and feel the richness of these bags!

Thank you for the wonderful company, Ha Mei Mei.
Dot and i had such a great time,
and Dot, he love your legs yeah!!