ANOTHER PERSONALITY TEST FROM KEN'S BLOG
I saw this test on Ken's blog and being an addict to personality test, I just had to have a go at it......haha......

Get to know yourself better test - http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Your view on yourself:
You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education:
You may not like to study but you have many practical ideas. You listen to your own instincts and tend to follow your heart, so you will probably end up with an unusual job.

The right job for you:
You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:
You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:
You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:
You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

Hmm............ really quite true ya?
posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/27/2007 11:07:00 PM | 0 comments |
WEEKEND BREAK IN JB
We had a fabulous time over the weekend in JB. The purpose of this break was to celebrate Daryl's birthday as well as a "last overseas trip" for him before NS. We also had a great time catching up with one another. See below for details of our fun-filled weekend.

DAY 1 (21/9)


We were supposed to cross over JB in the evening without Gil cos she had to teach but upon seeing the jam along the causeway, we decided to wait for her. We had dinner at KFC and made a short shopping trip to Sheng Shiong. Joash pooed while we were shopping so we went home to change him. We picked Gil up at about 10.30 pm. We reached Hotel Selasa in JB about 11 plus..... this was the first time we checked into a hotel this late.......Tom felt that it was not worth the money we spent for the hotel stay. Anyway, we had a change of rooms cos the aircon in one of the rooms was not working. But nonetheless, we were still excited.

I must say the rooms were better than I imagined. It was clean and well equipped. We started to pack and lazed around watching TV. Joash refused to sleep until 12 plus..... couldn't blame him....... new place what! We played UNO and snacked thru' the nite........ we were like "meh mehs" munching the hay-like cuttlefish strips..haha! I think we slept at about 2 plus.

DAY 2 (22/9)


We woke up the next day with great energy......like real.....sleep so late where got energy!....... But we were all ready for a day of feasting and shopping. I wasn't keen on BF at the hotel so did not joined them....Joash slept till about 10 am. After his shower, we set off to Jusco to buy Joash some toys. Like I mentioned in my past post, Jusco is not a place for cheap buys! So we bought 2 boxes of toy cars and left for lunch.

I was looking forward to lunch at my favourite Bamboo Restaurant in JB. I love their signature Emperor's Chicken dish...... I am sure I could finish one whole chicken with plain rice myself! The place seemed to have been renovated since the last time I was there (ok..... that's was like 2 years ago...hee!). It was airconditioned and most importantly, they had baby chairs so I could dine in comfort. We ordered 2 chickens, Sambal Kang Kong, Hot-plate Tofu and Yam paste. Everything were yummy except the paste.......guess this is not a place for desserts. Joash had a short nap in my arms...... think he's really tired out....... poor boy....got to skipped his nap becos of us....terrible parents!

After lunch, we headed back to the hotel to rest and swim. Tommy & Daph took care of Jo while the rest of us swim. The water was freezing....... yes...... the coldest I had every swam in...........I could take cold very well but this was way too cold for me........ Daryl was so cold that he started to turn purple and white.......... I think that's becos he practically have no fats at all in his body....... Daryl dear, pls eat more! But we continued to swim despite the cold water.

We headed for Holiday Plaza after shower. This old shopping place never change....... still the same after so many years........ lots of pirated VCDS & DVDS on sale........ we did not buy anything but found a nice nail parlour and decided to go back and pampered our nails the next day (not including the guys.....of course!). We also drop by Pelangi to get some cakes and whipped cream (haha.... that's our punk tool!) for our darling Daryl. Till then, we had not come up with any plan.... but the long wait for the missing trio (Daph, Daryl & Mich) triggered a wicked idea...ok not giving away the Punk Daryl Project Plan A at this point of time...... see below for more! We left the place with Joash's poo-filled diaper......we decided to change him when we returned to the hotel......this was also one of the tools of our Plan A. Anyway, we bought lots of seafood from Tebrau Garden ....namely, Butter Crayfish, Chilli Crabs, Buttermilk Deep Fried Sotong, Sting Ray, Baby Kailan and the Famous Claypot Chicken rice. We also got Daryl a bowl of peanut paste. Tebrau Garden looked and smell the same....It was still dirty and filled with rats.... I was so worried about seeing them when we (Gil & I) had to cut across thru small lanes to get over to another side........ guess what, Gil saw a rat and screamed, I screamed too although I did not see it........... everyone was looking at us...... so "pai seh"....hee hee!

I did not have a very good dinner as the food had turned cold by the time I ate them cos I needed to get Jo to sleep. In the end, he didn't sleep and that became my plan B...... am I getting you excited about this punk? Relax........ here comes the exciting bits.......

PUNK DARYL PROJECT


PUNK DARYL PROJECT PLAN A

I will continued from "the long wait for the missing trio"....... honestly, we were quite anxious cos we didn't know where they were........ worried for their safety and Jo's comfort (he pooed!). In the end, we went to the information counter and paged for them. But we guessed they didn't hear their names being called. They finally appeared after half an hour. We found out that they were searching for Daryl's shorts and so we (Gil, Tom & I) started to devise a plan to punk Daryl. Gil & I were supposed to act very annoyed with them for making us wait so long and causing such discomfort to Joash. Gil kept "grumbling" about the long wait as we walked to the car. BUT my dear HB almost gave the plan away by laughing when Gil was acting. In the end, I had to pretend to calm Gil down instead of getting angry with them. Gil became the only "petty person" for the night. Mich was clearly irritated with Gil and the other 2 just kept quiet, wondering what had happened to her....hee...... While we were waiting for the food, Gil continued to act angry.

Plan A failed cos they suspected that we were trying to punk them when Tommy laughed..... see I told you.... he cannot act! Gil revealed Plan A to them while I was trying to get my Little Prince to bed. I just couldn't let Daryl off like that...... so while I was sitting alone in the my room, a very wicked plan came into my mind......... I shall be the only actress for Plan B..... Punk Dowager revived...... no one knew the plan....... muahahaha! As I continued to think about my "lines" with Jo wide awaked in my arms, Gil tiptoed into the room to take her bag. Jo upon seeing her, got up. I took the opportunity to "shout" at him and pretended to be very upset..... and subsequently, stormed into their room cursing and swearing at him........ I even "pretended to kick him (actually, that's how I play with him at home..... that's why he wasn't affected! Haha!). I think I "whispered" the "F" word quite audibly too. I shouted fiercely at Tommy for making me the one who had to get him to bed all the time. Tommy got agitated (it was real anger cos no one knew including him!)and retaliated by saying, "You drive la!". I started to blame Gil for coming into the room and woke Jo up...... she was quite apologetic... And I thot saw tears in her eyes...... the funniest thing was when she said, "Are you punking me?" in a worried voice..... I wanted to laugh as I looked at her innocent face...... I just turned and eat my food...... I needed to stuff my mouth to stop myself from laughing.....hee! There was silent in the room at that moment.

A while later, I told Tommy to help me get some things from our room. Told him about my plan and he was shocked......haha...but I warned him to continue to keep quiet and if anyone asked what was wrong....just say I am mad....haha! I took the cakes into the toilet (yucks!) to light the candles and bang the door real hard (I had forgotten that Jo was asleep..... thank goodness, he wasn't awaken!). Tommy went back to joined them for dinner. Finally, the truth was revealed when I returned with the cake....... I think Gil appeared to be the worst victim followed by my Hb for this punk instead of our BD boy Daryl.

That was not the end...... we still had more evils plans up our sleeves....... we started to take pics with Daryl and while he was posing, Tommy came and pretended to joined in with a can of whipped cream behind him. Daryl being the usual blur king did not suspect a single thing. I pretended to ask them to pose properly and just at that moment, Tom squeezed the cream all over Daryl's head. Unfortunately, some got on the the bed...... so we brought him to the torture chamber aka toilet to be further "mutilated"........ this time with lipsticks too! See videos of Daryl being stripped and tortured by us below........ muahahahahaha! Well, we ended the night with a round of Game of Life...... zzzzzzzzzz

PUNK DARYL VIDEO 1



PUNK DARYL VIDEO 2



PUNK DARYL VIDEO 3



PUNK DARYL VIDEO 4



PUNK DARYL VIDEO 5



DARYL....... DON'T YOU JUST LOVE US!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA! NOW THE WHOLE WORLD KNOWS YOU'RE BEING PUNKED!

DAY 3 (23/9)


VIDEO OF MICHELLE SINGING BEFORE EATING HER "HORNY" STARS AT BF



We woke up late the next day. I had BF at the hotel leaving a sleeping Joash behind with Daph who didn't want to eat. BF was good.... I especially love the Mushroom & Cheese omettle....yummy! This was the most relaxed meal I had during this trip cos Jo wasn't around to disturb me......finally a chance ito eat in peace. Mich was so excited about her "horny" stars during BF........see above video.

As mentioned aboved, we went to get our nails done at Holiday Plaza. The parlour was small but well-decorated in purple (Gil's fave colour). This was Gil & Daph's first time having their nails done....... Gil was exceptionally nervous about the whole thing. The guys were really nice, they waited for us for about 2 hours plus without complains...thanks guys! In the end, we left the place with beautiful manicured nails...... will be back for more pampering....maybe once in a month?? Ladies ya????

We had a veryt late lunch, about 4 plus and Daryl was famished. At first, we wanted to have our lunch at A&W but Tom lost his way so we settled for the highly recommeded place for Bak Ku Teh & Ginger Chicken near Bamboo restaurant. Jo missed his nap for another day. he slept in my arms till we reached the eatery. The place was hot and stuffy but there were baby chairs available. We ordered 2 claypots of Ginger chicken, 1 claypot of Bak Kuteh, 1 claypot of Lou Bak, 1 bowl of Tou Pok and 1 plate Salted vege. The Ginger Chicken was fragant and delicious..... I love it.... reminded me of my confinement days. The Lou Bak was tender and lean........ but the Bak Ku Teh was a disappointment..... no herbs taste at all and the ribs were too hard...... I think I can get better ones in SG........ the rest of the dishes were fine. Towards the end of our lunch, Jo started to cry hysterically for almost 20 mins..... everyone was shocked and Tom was irritated. Guess he was just too tired and warm. I felt like tearing him apart in the car......haha! We reached SG at about 7 plus after a long and hot ride back from JB...... we were exhausted....... but satisfied and happy with this little weekend break.

Thank you GILLIAN, MICHELLE, DAPHNE & DARYL for taking care and playing with Joash throughout this trip so that we can have a little rest in between. Mich thanks for the car too! I hope Jo didn't frightened all of you with his crying and whinning each time he was cranky....... now you know why I am so grumpy sometimes........ haha! Thanks....love you all!

Tommy is on resevist this week. Gil & Mich took me out to shop for groceries this evening ..... thank you, thank you ladies!

Before I end this post, I have a a funny video of Gil trying to teach Joash to say "mama" with an unexpected twist in the end......... I am sure you will laugh really hard after watching it.......hahahahha! Enjoy......

posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/24/2007 10:56:00 PM | 0 comments |
PRATAS........ FOOD AGAIN!

Yes....it's food again....... this time we had dinner at The Prata Place along Upper Thomson Rd next to Hans on Sunday. We had PRATAS....... of course...... what else!!!!!!! Some of us had cravings for crispy pratas the day before and decided that this prata restaurant will be the ideal place cos they serve crispy and special pratas. Actually, this is my second time there. Here's my comments about this place:

1) Ambience: No ambience. But it is airconditioned and they provide baby chairs. I don't really like the smell there cos you will end up smelling like pratas! You can find quite a crowd there in the evening. Service is ok.

2) Food:

a) Drinks: Gil had Teh Halia, Tommy had Teh Si, Daryl Ice Coffee with Milo (sounds like Mocha to me!), Ken and Jerome had canned drinks and I ordered a very lovely and sweet looking Strawberry Lassis (how many "s" are there in this word????). Everyone liked what they ordered except ME! This is one of those drinks that look pretty but taste like vomit...... so sour and stinky........ no more lassis for me! In the end, I had to order Ice Milo to be on the safe side...... doesn't pay to be adventurous......

b) The Chicken Mutabak without Onions: We had to special order a chicken (I only eat chicken....no beef, mutton or any other fanciful stuff!)mutabak without onions cos I hate them....... thankfully the rest of the gang were fine with having no "bawang".....love them. This prata is exceptionally crispy for a mutabak but I felt they should be more generous with the fillings.......... But it's still a must try for crispy mutabak lovers. 8/10

c)The Kong Song Prata: I always love plain pratas...... the best that I have ever had was at Jalan Kayu . The plain pratas here were quite crispy but not as good and crispy as the JK ones. Still I finished every morsel of it...... hee....... 7/10

d) The Fish Curry: We wanted chicken and fish curries but they served us the fish curry only. Btw, like I mentioned above, no fanciful stuff for me.....especially mutton curry...... the thot of it makes me feels like puking now! The curry was spicy and sourish (cos they added assam)....... I like it cos the pratas will not be that "ja lat" with the sour taste. No one complained so must be good! 7/10

e) The Egg Prata: This is my fave cos I have never tasted a crispy egg prata..... most egg pratas are chewy with a strong eggy taste but this one is so, so, so fantastic........ crispier than the plain ones........ I love it....... I could just have these alone! 10/10

f) The Cheese Prata: Jerome ordered this with his egg prata. He had a strange way of eating them. He likes to eat them together: both cheese and egg prata in one mouthful! I couldn;t resist asking for a piece from him and he graciously let me have it.....haha! Nothing special, just cheese and prata....... the taste is rather predictable....... very ordinary. If you like cheese, order it. 7/10

g) Bomb Prata: It just means Prata coated with sugar. Daryl had this with his egg prata. All of us took a bite. I thot it was good..... sweet and crispy....like the japanese sugar pastry..... this is for the sweet tooth! 8/10

h) Plaster Prata: This is a funny prata with a funny name...... no, you won't see plasters on it...... just prata wrapped with egg....... the prata is plastered with egg....that's all......haha...... did not try this but it should taste almost like egg prata except that's less crispy. Kenneth had this and he seemed rather satisfied. No ratings cos never try it.

i) Red Bean Prata: This seems like a lady's prata cos amlost all the guys don't like red beans except Daryl. I am fine with red beans. Gil loves red beans. I still prefer the Red Bean Prata at New Park Hotel....... super yummy! But the crispiness compensated for the plain tasting red beans. I think it's ok to order if you want to try something different. 7/10

j) Banana Prata: This is one prata that you will either love it or hate it cos not everyone likes bananas (right Bel?? Don't puke!) but I love it....... I love bananas....... in almost everything.......banana cakes, bananan ice-cream and even banana peanut butter! SHIOK! 9/10

As you can see, pratas are no longer the same .......we used to be satisfied with just plain or egg pratas with curry and sugar...... now we are spolit for choice! The chefs are getting more creative....... I will definitely go back for more when I have cravings for pratas again.... this time I want to try the mushroom prata, chocolate prata, strawberry prata, paper prata, combi prata (egg, tomato and cheese!)............. etc!

We had the famous prawn noodles and sting rays at Adam Rd hawker centre on Sat (before we had pratas the next day....hee hee!). And desserts was at Island Creamery........ice-creams....... am I turning into a glutton.......btw, the ice-creams were delicious.... we had Very Berry (my fave), Kahlua Latte and Cookies & cream........ we bought tubs of them. We look kind of out of place cos we seemed to be the oldest...... and with a baby....... sad........ a great place for eye candy......I mean for the younger ones...........go try it.....it's at Serene Centre, near to Adam Rd Hawker Centre. Tommy just finished the remaining Fresh Banana Ice-cream (from Island Creamery) in the fridge........ sigh...... see I am not the only one who is greedy!

Signing off with my OTO Trimax around my waist......sweet dreams!
posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/18/2007 10:52:00 PM | 0 comments |
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD



It was food, food and more food from Sunday onwards......... got to stop eating and start losing those extra pounds......... sigh!

We were at Aunty's Margaret's place on Sunday to pass her some mooncakes. She prepared a fabulous steamboat dinner for us. It was nice to be able to catch up with Ale and her family.

I was down with a terrible flu the following day and I still had to work. I sneezed till my nose almost dropped off......haha...... BUT that didn't dampened my appetite for good food....... I am just so greedy...sick also can eat........ so on Tuesday, we celebrated Andrew's Birthday at Swenson's. I was too sick to take any pics. Simon and I realised that it had been some time since we were in the company of people our age.......haha....... I had a yucky dinner...... Pasta with Crayfish plus lots of coriander leaves.......... hated it...... gave almost all to Tommy and took half of his Breaded Chicken Meniure.......I should have just stick to my usual Fish & Chips or Baked Rice..... and of course the ice-cream too! My flu was just as bad on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Joash caught my flu bug...... and was running a temperature. In the evening, although he was still sneezing away, we went out for yet another srumptious (I couldn't taste the food at all cos my nose was blocked!) dinner at Taste of Thailand to celebrate Simon and Daphne's birthday. I ordered the usual dishes for us....... those that I liked...hee! I was also too tired to take any pics cos Joash was very cranky that night....couldn't blame him........ I gave him the bug...... so had to endured his nonsense. We saw Pan Ling Ling and her hubby with their family at the restaurant too....... I think she stays in Yishun...... She looks as pretty as she is on the screen.

Joash is still not well today. We went out for dinner at Toa Payoh Central's Pizza Hut. I wanted to try their fondue pizza for a long time so we had that. I must say it was one of the the best pizza that Pizza Hut had come out with beside the popular Hawaiian pizza. Super chessy.....super yummy........ and super sinful! The honey wings tasted rather normal.....even CP ones tasted better! The soup........er...... no comments..... just soup. We were so full and satisfied. Btw, we discovered that there is a Sakura restaurant just above Pizza Hut....yeah....... so much nearer then going to Orchard.....will give this a try soon!

After dinner, we proceeded to my SIL's house to collect some pull up pants for Joash. Joash refused to go home and even waved goodbye to us when we told him that it was time to go..... he really enjoyed being with his cousins....... I think they liked him too. Right now, I am using my OTO Trimax to burn up some fats around my waist cos I am feeling guilty from all the feasting...... ok nothing more to say....... got to go cos my tummy is aching........bye!

p/s: I was crying buckets last night after watching CHC's online video sermon till 2 am ..... a guy named Nick Vujicic was sharing ........ he was born without limbs......... go watch it if you're interested in life.... yup, I mean LIFE........ I'm sure the message will speak to all of us........ simple yet full of convictions. He has an organisation....see http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/15/2007 12:11:00 AM | 0 comments |
SECRET


I watched Jay Chou's movie "SECRET" this afternoon on Youtube ....... good movie and superb musical talents ....... Jay Chou is so talented! I don't used to fancy him but I think I am in love with him now! I like the theme song...... see above MTV....it's my fave song for now........hee!

Rain, the lead actress did something something that reminded me of Tommy...... she likes to poke Jay's cheek playfully when he's unaware....... Tommy used to do that and he still does....... not only to me but to others as well..... childish or cute.......you decide......haha!

I was extremely impressed with the way they played the piano........ The duel between Jay and another pianist was one of the highlight for me ......... *drool*.... and the duet between Jay & Rain was so romantic........ sweeter than honey...........

After the show, I was imaginng myself on the grand piano....... actually more like day-dreaming........... come to think about it....... I did have a chance to play the piano...or rather...the organ and keyboard......... here's my journey with music:

7 years old - I played the trumpet (don't laugh pls!) but has to stop becos of bronchitis....... sad........ so to compensate my loss, my parents enrolled me into an organ class........ I was the only kid in the class......... and I kept wanting the attention of my teacher ....... till my parents felt embarrassed and took me out....... double sad.........

17 years old - I signed up for classical guitar lessons with Yamaha cos I thot it would be so "stylo" to play a guitar........ hee! I stopped when a friend wanted to get a famous guitarist to teach a group of us....... he was the top 5 guitarists in Singapore......... I almost always held my breath whenever he played. My first guitar was given by someone in the group and it is still with me! Subsequently, everyone started to lose interest and the guy who gave me the guitar seemed to be in love with me........ quite a scandal then......... that's another story for another day.......... but I did continue to play the guitar on my own.


18 years old - I decided that musical instruments may not be my cup of tea so I turned to singing instead....... actually I sang a lot since young cos some of my relatives were singers in pubs and my dad could sing very well........ did I mention my bro won a Karaoke competition, my mei mei used to learn opera and my mom works in a KTV in CC........ so no escape for me.......... I used to sing in school and church too. One fine day, my church hired a professional vocal trainer to prepare us for a Christmas event at Sogo that year. All of a sudden, we were training very hard for a couple of months..... my singing improved tho' my instructress kept telling me to control my volume......... Although I love singing (loudly), I was still hoping to play an instrument of my own.

20 years old - I had a sudden interest in the keyboard so I took up an intensive course with City Music. To my great disappointment, it was like a gimmick to "force" us into buying their computerised keyboard...... I couldn't play a single chord without the lights on the keys tho' I was one of the best students in class. That's the end of my "sudden interest"! BUT I was also dating my then boyfriend and now hb who was a musician in church. I joined his guitar class and at last, I can play something proper with the guitar....... at least I felt it was good enough for myself and God to listen......keke! I am not ambitious you know........ can play can alr!

Now that I am 30 (old hor??), I can only dream about playing other instrument........ actually, I had a "secret dream" (no one knows about it, not even my hb and bf) ......... and that is ....... to play the Bass Guitar......... a female bassist........ wow............ cool ya? Ok, now it's no longer a secret but this dream will continue to be a dream cos I don't have the time and energy to take up this instrument.....plus I am setting up a company next year, Btw, my company's name may be changed to "Crayons College" instead of "Curious Capers" cos "caper" has some not so nice meaning to it......... it's may mean more than a fruit....... nevermind......

Before I end this post, I would like to encourage all my young friends out there to pursue your dreams while you're still young before all the other things like marriage and kids tie you down......... yup...... pursue it passionately...... ok go watch "SECRET" on Youtube and be awed by it..... for the emotional people....... put a box of tissue beside you just in case you need it........oh...... wait wai wait....... I still have one last thing to show.......... CP has new stuff........ my fave prawns......er....... shrimps....whatever...........they even have such creative names........ see below.......ok ok.....good nite!


posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/10/2007 10:38:00 PM | 0 comments |
A BABY, MOONCAKES & A NEW LANTERN + UPDATES




Congratulations to Johnny & Mimi on the birth of their 2nd baby boy Ashur Gan Eung. The baby is so, so, so lovely. His brother Cephas kept saying "my baby"........ sweet boy ya? The moment I stepped into Raffles Hospital, memories of my pregnancy days and stay in the hospital came flooding in! We shared the same Gynea too....a very sought after and super "how lian" guy but he is really good....... the best gynea ever....Mimi was very impressed by him ......... For me, I am always grateful to hm cos I know my type of pregnancy is very risky and not many gynea can handle it! Ok...... back to memory lane......... when I walked past ward 855 (my ward!), I remembered how I was pushed into the surgery theatre, how my 6 inch intestine was cut off, Joash's thick hair and his strange looking face when I first met him, my visitors, the friendly nurses taking my bp, how I struggled to walk to the nursery to express milk....... etc............. I could just go on......hee hee........ oops, sorry....... I should be talking about my friend's baby. Baby Ashur (pronouced as "Asher", not "A-soh" as one of Mimi's friend thot......lol!) is 3.19kg and 50 cm long........... such a good size. My Joash was only 2.3kg and 45 cm when he was born cos he was slightly premature and lack of food and oxygen due to my condition. Anyway, Mimi is a super "zhai" mommy...... only 4 hours of labour....... well done Mimi! Ok......... that's all about the new baby, I know I talk too much about babies....... shall stop here!

We bought Joash a "new baby" (hee....baby again!) today............ I think I love it more than he does.............. we bought it the moment we saw it........... Joash was calling out his name when he spotted it............ it's none other than...............
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SO ADORABLE RIGHT??

We were going in and out of JB last 2 weeks to buy mooncakes. The mooncakes cost us almost RM 400 but it was still considered much cheaper than the mooncakes in Singapore. City Square was having a Mooncake Fair and we had a great time tasting all the yummy mooncakes. There were so many different flavours to choose from even flavour like chocolate cheese.............. After tasting many samples (till I nearly puked!), we decided on Seasons Mooncakes cos they were less sweet and their packaging were the sweetest....PINK boxes.......... my fave! To me, the packaging and the taste are equally important......hee! My favourite flavour got to be the Jasmine Snow Skin mooncake........ it was so sweet tasting....... almost like eating the flower itself.......... makes you feels like you're in love......... hmm................. yum yum!

One last thing before I sign off, I finally decided on the name of my company.............. it's CURIOUS CAPERS.................... capers are some kind of tiny fruit.............. Ale is the winner of the contest........hmm....... so Ale, what do you want? And not forgetting Kenneth who was so supportive of me setting up a company, he even designed a name card and thot of a few fantastic names for me...... so for that, he deserves a treat............. maybe a simple lunch after church tomorrow.

Alright, that's all folks.....Joash is whinning and irritating me very much this afternoon plus he vomited all over me just now.........feel like tearing him apart........... I know it sounds cruel but that's exactly what I feel like doing ......... why am I explaining........ whatever........... bye!


posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/08/2007 03:33:00 PM | 0 comments |
"NAME MY COMPANY" CONTEST
Yo, yo, yo............. I am thinking of starting my own biz next year. It will be home-based and dealing with kids........ actually more like enrichment classes (Phonics, Speech & Drama, Creative Writing, P1 Prep class...... blah blah blah!). BUT I have one big problem, I can't decide a name for my company!

I decided to employ the help of my BF and told her about my plan last nite. And we started coming up with some names...........take a look:

1) Bloom Learning Hub - I wanted to put pink flowers on my name card so thot of this name and my dear BF told me it reminded her of the word "Blooming Idiot" ......... I couldn't stop laughing the whole nite........... she is really a "blooming idiot"......... hahahahaha!

2) Rose of Sharon - We had a good laugh with this one cos it sounded like I am selling some anointing oil from Israel........hee hee......

3) Sharon's Learning Garden - I thot this sounded a little "obiang" ....right???

4) Her Little Kingdom - This made my BF laughed really hard cos I derived this name from a child care centre "His Little Kingdom" meaning Jesus' Little Kingdom! She asked me if I am Mother Mary when I changed the "His" to "Her".......hate her....keke!

Of course, there were more ridiculous names that we came up with but the above were really classic.....*giggle*. My Bf said she will come up with a list of names for me to choose .......... but I believe I still want more choices to choose from. So I need the help of all you creative people out there to help think of a name for me........ serious one ok! Of course, there will be a prize for the winner....maybe a treat or something special............. please start racking your brains and tag me! The name must be child-related and give no opportunity for anyone to make fun of.......hahaha! TIA ....... can't wait to see all the super creative names on my tag box........ keke.........

posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/05/2007 10:40:00 AM | 0 comments |
SOME THOTS & UPDATES


My dear friend Huiling had just delivered her little girl Faith on Thursday night. We visited her last evening and managed to take some pics of the lovely baby and family. It was like dejavu for me especially when I carried the sweet little baby in my arms........... at that moment, I felt like having a baby again (feel like only!). Her delivery was so smooth....... 5hrs and all natural (no epidural!)............*envy*............ and this is her 1st pregnancy! But she vowed that it would the first and the last......... haha......... and she will never ask anyone if they want to have a 2nd one. This experience is something that all men will never understand! Have you ever wonder why all moms even when they are just met can always have something common to chat about? All they have to do is to talk about their pregnancy and delivery.......... and the conversations will start rolling in and sometimes even new friendships. Huiling, welcome to Motherhood, go read my earlier post when I first became a mom.....and have a good laugh! Congrats to Terence & Huiling on the birth of their little bundle of joy! Btw, I am going to have another chance to carry a baby boy next week..........yeah and it's in the same hospital as mine and the same gynea too....... Mimi, I just can't wait to "lay my hands" on your little darling! I love babies!!!!!!!

I watched "Evan Almighty" a few days ago. It was a meaningful and simple movie about Noah's Ark with a little twist. But it did brought up some thots and feelings in me.

Firstly, I was reminded of those times when my church was into community penetration and "Showing God's love in a Practical Way - with no strings attached" projects. We showed God's love thru' Acts of Kindness like going to different blocks to clean up their windows, offering our cleaning services to coffee shops around Yishun and giving free tuition to a group of neighbourhood kids . We were even featured in the Straits Times when we had a "Free Car Wash For Taxis"............. those were the days! So when "God" in the show explained that the word "ARK" means "ACTS OF RANDOM KINDNESS", I was immediately brought back to those great times we had in church.......... honestly, I miss those times....sigh.......

But that's not the part that really spoke to me............ it was the part when "God" encouraged "Noah's wife" with these words, "If you asked God for patience, He gives you an opportunity to be patient, when you ask God for love, He gives you an opportunity to love and when you ask God to bring your family closer, he gives you an opportunity to bring your family closer.........etc".

Those words served as a reminder for me. I remembered the times when I often asked God to help me to know him more and He did opened up those opportunities for me ...... like when Barn was in ICU, I was taught to rejoice in times of pain and God was all the time beside me. On one occasion,when I was told that Barn was in a critical condition, I felt all alone cos Tom had to work......... I sat down on the stairs near the ICU and started to pray silently and God comforted me with His Words "Rejoice, and again I say rejoice", I wondered why at first but I finally realised that having a thankful heart is easier than having a a heavy heart..... I actually started to sing softly the words of an old hymn that I learnt in school, "Real joy is mine, no matter if tear drops fall, I found the secret is Jesus in my heart". I left the hospital that day knowing that God knows what's best for me.

And there was another time, when everything was going fine and well, God reminded me to bless others. I obeyed and did what He wanted me to do....... at that moment, I felt the heartbeat of my loving Father.......... He gave that's why we give............ and that drew me closer to Him again.

But these days, I hardly have the time to turn my Bible especially with my new job and Joash......... I am almost always too tired to do anything except to use the computer and sleep (basically I just want to stone!!!!!!). I pray that God will give me the opportunity to hear His loving voice again.

Here's something less solemn, I've got my full results for the Diploma course I took.......... yup, showing off again........kekeke.........

Phonics: Distinction
(proud, proud, proud, cos I work really hard for this module!)

Speech & Drama: A
(rather surprise cos I thot the theory was tough!)

Creative Writing: Distinction
(Quite surprise too....haha........ the theory paper was super long...... write till I nearly fell asleep halfway!)

Yes, I can finally say "goodbye" to exams for now.......... yeah yeah!

Btw, you can also see Kenneth's masterpiece in the pics......... Barney the purple dinosaur.....it's Jo's fave character! Thanks Ken!

Alright, I have to go to bed now.......... my sickening eczema is back and I am itching all over........... the new "Freederm" cream that I bought from the US doesn't seem to help.......... grrrrr................ *scratch scratch*......... ok ok, goodnite and God bless!
posted by "Sum" Teacher at 9/02/2007 12:14:00 AM | 0 comments |
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