tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60704288592698871842024-03-14T17:40:51.516+08:00my thoughts & ramblings cornerfamily . food . recipesTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-30599986010190492552013-09-10T15:46:00.002+08:002013-09-10T15:46:53.834+08:00My life as a SAHM, temporarilyI had the privilege of becoming a SAHM for the past 4 months. The daily routine of chauffeuring her to & fro kindy and Chinese tuition, cooking her daily lunches & dinners + spending lots of time with her at home, had its many pros & cons. As a result, my hands became rougher, dry and cracked and my blood pressure shooting the sky most of the time but I seriously miss all my precious time with my precious girl (now that I'm back to the work force).<br />
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I no longer had the privilege to eat with her and teaching her homework. After work would be too tiring for me to play and spend quality time with her. I still miss her very much everyday and I call home daily to talk to her. I still envy those mommies who are SAHM but I cannot stand staying at home for a long period either. Anyhow, I need to contribute to the household expenses which seem to be increasing all the time. How nice if my hubby is a multi-millionaire! Dream on >,<Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-86560522272560084242013-07-29T21:08:00.002+08:002013-09-10T15:47:17.239+08:00Dried Fruits Almond Oats Granola ClustersI love eating breakfast cereals, be it granola, muesli or cornflakes, I just love eating them with cold milk. Simply fulfilling. I decided to try making some on my own. I can store them in glass jars and let the hubs bring some to work as his evening snacks. Recently I tried using this <a href="http://www.notquitenigella.com/2012/10/07/cranberry-almond-oat-granola-clusters/" target="_blank">recipe</a>. Turned out pretty well, but not very crunchy as I would have expect it to be.<br />
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I substituted the icing sugar with molasses sugar instead. Worked well too, in fact I prefer it this way. Will definitely try making bigger batch the next round.<br />
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-18422050778671629452013-07-21T21:23:00.000+08:002013-07-21T21:23:26.883+08:00Simple Greens with Citrus DressingThis simple salad is good to go with heavier main course like pasta, bbq ribs, etc. It's easy and refreshing to eat.<br />
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2 tbsp orange juice<br />
1 tbsp honey<br />
2 tsp lemon juice<br />
2 tbsp olive oil<br />
Mix of greens like butterhead & romaine lettuce, etc<br />
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-72565849172975037082013-07-21T21:13:00.001+08:002013-07-21T21:14:39.392+08:00Lemon and Herbs Roast ChickenThis roast chicken never failed us. It is simple and delicious, most importantly, everyone likes it. I referred to Jamie Oliver's website and did some modification myself.<br />
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1 free range chicken<br />
Fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary or anything you have in the fridge)<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
1 large bulb of garlic, bruised<br />
1 lemon<br />
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper<br />
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<li>Marinate with all the ingredients mentioned above.</li>
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<li>Place the chicken breast side up, lift up the skin and stuff some herbs and garlic underneath the skin. </li>
<li>Leave the marinated chicken in the fridge for a few hours</li>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-70044653894377270792013-07-17T14:58:00.002+08:002013-07-17T14:58:36.260+08:00Homemade Pasta Sauce<div style="text-align: justify;">
Being the forgetful person that I am, I need to record this recipe in my own blog for easy reference in the future. I've made this sauce years ago using my aunt's recipe. But since I can't really recall much of the ingredients used, I googled and found<a href="http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/member-recipes/TWO%20Easy%20Tomato%20Pasta%20Sauce/6973"> this recipe</a>. Did some modification to it using whatever I can recall from my aunt's recipe which I think is easier. </div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">2 carrots, 3 stalks celery, 2 big onions, 3 tomatoes, 2 large cloves garlic - all roughly chopped</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">1 medium can tomato paste</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">1 handful fresh basil</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">No sugar added Apple juice</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">2-3 tablespoons unsalted butter</li>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">Add apple juice (adjust to desired consistency)</li>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-9919219766469623222013-04-19T21:12:00.001+08:002013-04-19T21:12:12.191+08:00Another Accomplishment<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today is the 19th April 2013, Ziyi is 4 years 10 months old and what is so special on this day, you may ask. My girl is never an adventurous person when it comes to drinks. She will only stick to the few drinks that she likes, basically plain milk, strawberry and chocolate flavored milk, milo and horlicks. Occasionally she likes to sip her daddy's iced coffee too. She does not like to drink coconut water, barley, juices, ribena, or any other flavored drinks. Not even soups, she will always make up stories (stomach ache, etc) when I force her to drink soup. </div>
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But today she drank 10ml of cherry flavored fish oil on her own and also 1/2 cup of barley (slightly sweetened with candied winter melon). Both were never her favorite and I am so happy that she is willing to drink them with very little coaxing. It may not mean anything to others, but to me, it's a major accomplishment. Good job Ziyi! </div>
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The chipped tooth looks so harmless, no one expected inflammation weeks later...</div>
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2 weeks later, this girl complaint of tooth pain, and I realised her upper lip was a lil bit swollen. With much persuasion, she obligingly followed me to the dentist and found out that it was her gum that was swollen due to the fall. She was given antibiotic and was told to return 2 weeks later.<br />
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On 13/3/2013, I brought her back to the dentist and they did a check on her gum, it was still red with signs of infection. Did an X-Ray, she was all good with instructions though I had to stay with her in the x-ray room as she tend to move. Although the x-ray did not suggest any signs of defects, but dentist suggested extraction of the chipped tooth. She said it might or might not affect her permanent tooth and it's better to sacrifice the milk tooth rather than the permanent one. The x-ray also showed that her permanent tooth is going to be a large one, larger than her other usual teeth! OMG!!<br />
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Doctor applied a gel on her gum for few minutes, she was lying there with her eyes shut. I was very proud of this girl as she was very well-behaved. Of course, she did not know what the next procedure going to be!<br />
I saw the doctor holding the jab with a long fine needle, ready to inject some med into her gum.. I was trying to not look at it but I couldn't because I had to hold her and be near to her all the time. She was squirming a little and I could tell she felt the pain. Doctor said with the numbing gel she could still feel the pressure and a lil pain because her infected gum could be very sensitive. Poor baby...<br />
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Worst part was that the jab had to be done very slowly and she had to get up and gargle her mouth twice. So much of blood! In fact after gargling the first time, she obligingly lied down again and let the doctor continued, this time she couldn't hold it anymore and she burst! My heart broke when she cried and I even felt my tears welling up. The nurse had to hold her hands and I kept on comforting her. After gargling for the 2nd time, she refused to lie down again but with a lil bit of force by the nurse, she lied down, with her mouth wide open (because she was still wailing loud) the doctor extracted her tooth in less than 5secs! That was really quick. We kept on telling her it was done and she had to bite on to the gauze but she refused. I had to calm her down and held on to the gauze for her till we were out of the dentist room. I gave her the iPad to divert her attention and that worked! LOL... She was all okay after that, but I had to keep changing her gauze as she was not swallowing her saliva at all. After a few change, she did not need gauze anymore and all is good with her. I must say I am really very proud of her. She was very brave throughout the process. But I doubt she will want to go to the dentist again, hopefully many many months later she would have forgotten all about the pain she went through.<br />
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On a side note, the hubs was not agreeable to the extraction. He kept asking me to get 2nd opinion but hey..he was not doing anything except talking! I have a demanding work schedule and yet I had to bring Ziyi for checkup and follow-up checkup too! He could have brought her girl for a 2nd opinion if that's what he really wanted. What's with men???!!!<br />
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My sweetie pie waiting there with her over-sized bib :)</div>
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I took back the tooth and created a story of tooth fairy. I exchanged her tooth with a gold 50sen coin & a chocolate placed underneath her pillow. She was so happy to find her new treats! Kids are so innocent.</div>
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<br />Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-36468697335969053812013-02-24T17:44:00.003+08:002013-02-24T17:45:18.176+08:00Tech-Savvy Kiddo<br />
I downloaded Temple Run game on the iPad for myself, and the rest of the children games / educational apps for Ziyi. However, lately she's hooked on Temple Run after seeing me played for a few times. She could play and talk at the same time too. Whenever she plays, she will say out loud the action.. Jump.. Left.. Right.. There was once I heard her saying "I'm good at this" and I found out she was praising herself when playing the Temple Run game. Her daddy is now controlling her time spent on the iPad, allowing her to play only on weekends. I'm more worried for her eyesight. She is going to be another young child with spectacles.<br />
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- Ziyi at 4 yrs 8 months old -Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-4259949877635323712012-12-26T11:18:00.000+08:002012-12-26T11:18:20.665+08:00Last Few Days of 2012<div style="text-align: justify;">
It's still a working day for me on Boxing day and Christmas this year was different compared to last year and other previous years as I did not get to celebrate it with my mom anymore, including my birthday which she never failed to celebrate with me. </div>
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2012 has been a fruitful year for us, but with my mother's passing on, it was also a very sad one. She suffered almost 2 months in the hospital and it was so heart breaking to see her condition at that time. However, I'm very glad in a way that she no longer had to suffer after being wheelchair bound for 3 years. </div>
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Moving forward, I'm seriously excited about the year to come. 2013 will be exciting for us because a new adventure is going to begin next year and I hope it'll turn out well. Fingers crossed. </div>
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Oh, there will be a little getaway for us this coming weekend. Looking forward to it!!! </div>
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Happy Holiday peeps!</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-12630743532829348022012-12-26T09:23:00.001+08:002012-12-26T09:23:16.914+08:00Things that Ziyi says<div style="text-align: justify;">
We were at a shopping mall one day and as usual, I always carry a bottle of water for Ziyi and sometimes some snacks for her too (eg: banana, biscuits, etc). Throughout the day I kept on asking her to drink her water. There was once she answered me when I gave her the water bottle: "Mummy, why you always ask me to drink water, drink water, drink water??!" with the kind of tone I did not expect of her! LOL... My 4.5 years old girl never fail to amaze me with the things she says.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-4214414372186165502012-12-12T15:59:00.000+08:002012-12-26T09:23:37.351+08:00Disturbing Video ClipI viewed a video that someone posted on FB. It showed how a man scolded and hit the helpless boy, who is only about 5 or 6 years old I guess. I couldn't bring myself to watch it any further after viewing it for the first 1-2 minutes. It was extremely disturbing and it broke my heart seeing the poor helpless boy who could do nothing except cried! I seriously cannot understand how one can be so merciless and cruel at treating their own kids with such abuse.<br />
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Honestly, I'm not the kind of person who likes children very much. But I absolutely do not agree with child abuse like the one shown in the video clip. For a tiger mummy (with not much patience) like myself, I do reprimand and take disciplinary action against my own daughter whenever the need arises. At times I felt bad and regret for blowing my top. I pity her when she kena from me but this stubborn and mischievous child needs to be disciplined.<br />
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The monkey got so interested in this tu-tu car on display outside a Thai Restaurant and refused to leave until we had to drag her out of the car. LOL</div>
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<br />Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-88411368580443569262012-12-10T14:43:00.002+08:002012-12-10T14:43:30.967+08:00Challenges in Disciplining my 4yo<div style="text-align: justify;">
We attended the Parent Teacher meeting 2 Saturdays ago. As expected, Ziyi received lots of compliments from her class & daycare teachers on her academic performance. One new thing to note this round is that Ziyi is the only one in her class who can read her Bahasa books and she can read each and every word that was taught in her class. Well done Ziyi! Mummy and daddy are proud of you. </div>
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Well, then we moved on to her character and behavior in school. This is the part that got me really worried. Her class teacher noticed some changes in her recently. She is so stubborn that she is always keeping quiet whenever someone is talking or questioning her, especially so when she's not in the mood. Sort of like having mood swing. Refusing to apologize to anyone even when the other party said sorry to her first. </div>
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She is only afraid of me thus far. No one else can reprimand her except this tiger mummy. I hate to shout at her but she really leaves me no choice. My lil Ziyi, when will you change? I seriously do not know how to discipline you :(</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-6281209774580301062012-11-08T16:07:00.002+08:002012-11-08T16:07:53.446+08:00Of Will & Loose Ends<div style="text-align: justify;">
My mom left us unexpectedly, she left without telling us her last wish nor anything at all. We took the situation for granted, thinking she would be discharged from the hospital soon and hence I did not ask her anything about her belongings, insurance & her personal finances matter. </div>
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I was totally clueless about her personal stuff. Lucky she had her will written and told me to contact her lawyer should any unfortunate happened to her. It was a very simple will, so I had to search high and low in her room and the house for all her stuff. It took up few of my weekends to compile and did a spring clean to donate whatever can still be used to the nursing home. </div>
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Throughout the period of difficult times, I am very grateful for her church Pastor Paul and other church members who guided me through the funeral processes. They are really wonderful people. God is great! </div>
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With this experience, I told hubs that we have to sort out our insurance and banking matters and most importantly get a will written. Almost all the banks and government department that I went to asked for the copy of grant of probate from me.</div>
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I hope to be able to get all my mom's things settled by mid of 2013, before I make my move to another country. As for Ziyi, I've been telling her that her grandma is now in heaven, I do not know how to explain death to her. She will be able to understand it better when she is a lil older. </div>
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Ziyi was at the pediatrician last week and the nurse took her measurement. At 4 years 4 months old, her weight is 16 kg and 105 cm in height. My skinny monkey is always so skinny, even when she was a baby, there's not much chubbiness in her. </div>
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After conversion, she's at 35.2 pounds and 41.3 inches. Average for her weight and tall for her height at her age. Now I just wish she'd grow a lil bit more fats in her body. So much cuter with those baby fats!!</div>
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Recently Ziyi has started to like oatmilk more than her milk. When I was shopping for her oatmilk at BMS Organic shop, the shop assistant recommended me flaxseed oil for children. The kid's version is flavored with natural lemon. I ended up buying the package containing 1 tin of O'kid Oatmilk + 1 bottle of Flaxseed oil + 1 tumbler shaker. </div>
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I don't quite like the idea of Ziyi consuming too much sugar as the oatmilk is sweetened naturally, so I'm giving her oatmilk + flaxseed oil in the morning, dutch lady school packet milk in the evening (snacks at daycare) and Anmum formula milk at night. </div>
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For someone who likes Thomas & Friends and favorite color is BLUE, how vain can that person be? I was so wrong. Ziyi was once a big fan of the boyish Thomas & Friends toys, books & cartoon and likes everything in blue color. I was a little worried that she might grew up into a tomboy, but I can now leave all those worries behind.</div>
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She is so into PINK now, likes Dora The Explorer and Disney Princess too. She has yet to like Barbie Dolls. Sometimes when I dress her up, she will even choose her own clothes. She will tell me she wants to wear watch, necklace, hair clips, and bracelets because she wants to be so pretty. Whenever she sees me with my makeup brush, she will sweep that brush across her cheeks too.</div>
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I hope she will grow up into a fine young lady, and not be an Ah Lian....muahahahhaha!!!!</div>
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Wednesday 10th Oct 2012 was the day my mom left us. 10 days before her 59th birthday she decided to leave us to be with Almighty God.</div>
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I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.294118);">could feel as if my heart stopped beating when I received the call from the hospital on Mon 8th Oct. I was told my mom was unconscious and might leave anytime. </span></div>
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I will miss her very much and she will always be in our memories, forever and ever. I love you mom. </div>
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The latest craze over the Korean Pop Song is now happening at our home. I have absolutely no idea what it was until the hubs showed the video clip to Ziyi. Since then, Ziyi was hooked on it and I found out why she liked it. It was because there were horses in the music video. She likes horses very much, that's why she kept repeating watching it until she can even sing some part of the song. She sounded so cute whenever she sings it.. op, op, oppa gangnam style! LOL</div>
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During the past Merdeka Holiday weekend, we took a short trip down south. Stayed overnight at my cousin's house in JB before heading over the sea to Singapore for 1 night stay at V Hotel. </div>
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We drove in to Singapore on Friday morning, left the house at about 10+ am and reached V Hotel (at Lavender Station) at 12pm. The traffic at the custom and causeway was very slow. After getting our passports stamped at JB Custom, we crawled over the causeway to Sg Custom and took us a while to fill up all the dis/embarkation forms. After clearance, we were supposed to follow the RED Lane in order to get down to the VEP office to get the AUTOPASS card. There was no proper signage directing us to the VEP office, and we went to the GREEN Lane instead. The officer was very kind enough to let us make a sort-of U-turn to park our car and get our Autopass card done at the motorcycles only VEP office. It was a very quick process: filled up a form, presented the white slip of your road tax, paid S$10 for the card with a pre-loaded S$4.00 value. For more information about this, I found some info<a href="http://www.limsimi.com/johor-bahru-news-information/driving-a-malaysian-registered-car-into-singapore/"> here</a>.</div>
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The hotel room was small, but we were happy with it because it was clean and presentable. Left for USS on the MRT. Stopped at Harbourfront for a quick lunch and went to USS on a monorail. </div>
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Those above were taken at USS, while this was on the following day, at Garden By The Bay. We forgotten to bring our camera with us on the 2nd day in SG. Sucha waste! We went to the city garden and also Marina Bay Sands. Ziyi was very fussy as the weather was so hot and we were quite tired from all the walking. The city garden consist of 2 domes, but we only made it to 1 of them. Very interesting. A must visit attraction.<br />
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We hailed a cab to get back to the hotel. Slightly more expensive than the train but it's definitely a faster way especially when everyone of us were so tired. Headed back to JB in the evening, got stucked in the heavy traffic near the SG customs again.<br />
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Spent another day in JB, visited the Premium Outlet, nothing fantastic though. We left for home on the next morning. Spent a total of 2 days in SG and 2 days in JB. Need to make another trip down south for the Legoland and Hello Kitty Themepark. Must plan it on a non school holidays, non public holidays, and non weekends too!!<br />
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<br />Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-64220296476897991952012-09-06T12:00:00.002+08:002012-09-06T12:00:53.286+08:00Off the bottles<div style="text-align: justify;">
At 4 years 1 month old, Ziyi is completely off the bottles. I started weaning her when she turned 4, but I was not doing it consistently though. During one of the long weekend holiday last month, I decided to hide her bottles away and told her I've thrown them away *evil grin*</div>
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As of now, she has been drinking her milk from a grown up cup for 1 month. She sometimes drink Anmum formula milk, fresh milk or Oatmilk, depending on her mood. However, getting her to down her milk quickly in the morning is still pretty difficult as she can be quite fussy early in the morning and wants me to feed her instead. </div>
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I'm glad I've successfully weaned her and not having to go through the hassle of washing her bottles and teats and not forgetting changing the teats every 6 months. She was using Cherub's baby glass bottles though and it is quite a waste to keep them away as they are still pretty new. Perhaps these bottles can be passed down to her future sibling?? </div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-91617295550048247972012-08-30T10:11:00.002+08:002012-08-30T10:11:34.283+08:00Merdeka Holiday<div style="text-align: justify;">
YES! This will be the last public holiday of the month and we will have to wait till December (me think) for more holidays. I can't wait for our long awaited trip this weekend, departing tonight by car. When was my last holiday trip? Hmm, can't really recall. </div>
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Shall update on our trip after we are back and keeping my fingers crossed that the lil monster won't give us a hard time. Phobia :(</div>
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Happy holiday & Happy Independence Day to all.</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-81477868095133382232012-08-22T12:50:00.001+08:002012-08-22T12:50:16.541+08:00Shoes for problematic feet<div style="text-align: justify;">
We were at Clarks shoe store yesterday and I tried on a few pairs of their closed toes shoes. To my surprise, they were incredibly comfy. But I did not buy any yesterday, as I was still skeptical given the fact that I was born with a bunion on both side of my feet. I have always had problem getting myself a pair of comfy closed toe shoes. I even bought myself a pair of Ferragamo court shoes years ago and it went into the bin after wearing it less than 3 times! There goes my few hundred bucks. </div>
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I knew I definitely need to get at least a pair of shoes else how am I going to survive the cold with strappy sandals/heels when we move to Oz next year? I wonder how comfy Clarks shoes are or if there are other brands around that cater for bunions feet? I need one that has enough rooms for my wide feet but at the same time it has to look at least fashionably enough for me :)</div>
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Our 4 days holiday break came to an end, now back to work. blehhhh!!</div>
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Anyway, a quick update of what we did during the 4 days break:</div>
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Went for late breakkie around the neighbourhood and just hang around Carrefour for the lil one to have some fun playing at the kiddie arcade. Dinner at home as usual, with the rest of the Loh's family.</div>
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I cooked pasta with bacon and carrots + lettuces for lunch. I'm a green freak. Must have loads of vegetables in my meal, especially if it's home cooked meals. </div>
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Went out to 1 Utama, reached there around 3pm, carpark and mall was super crowded! I thought most people would have gone out of town, looked like I was so wrong. We passed by Sticky the customised candy shop and showed Ziyi how they make their candies. I was surprised to find out they give out samplings pretty generously, they just left a square bowl on the counter and let you take as many as you want. We like it, because the candy was not too sweet and there were quite a lot of flavors to choose from. </div>
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Then we dropped by Candylicious, another pretty candy store. Needless to say, Ziyi bugged us to buy her lollipops! I was not keen to get her those artificially colored lolly at all. We tried persuading her to go for Gelato instead but she refused. In the end I managed to convinced her to go for a Chocolate lolly, which cost us RM9! But I didn't mind because I think chocs are much better those colored lolly. I made her promised me to not ask for any lollipops or chocs or ice-cream anymore, but do you a 4 year old can keep her promise? Of course not! She went crazy when she saw another ice-cream kiosk later. I was very firmed with her this time, it took us a while to distract her and brought her to Toys 'r us and took her some time to finally "forget" about the ice-cream. We went to Uptown for the famous hokkien mee and roast duck. Ziyi had a small plate of mee + some duck meat and we headed home after that. </div>
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Ziyi must be extremely tired from yesterday, she woke up at 9+ am, and this rarely happened as she is an early person. While she was still sleeping, I prepared the ingredients for making beef stew. My first attempt at beef, besides minced beef. Dumped everything into the slow cooker. Easy peasy. Will post the recipe later. </div>
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That was it, our long (or short?) holiday break. Time past so fast and before I knew it, I'm now back at work...yawwnn :O</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14604267126377220753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070428859269887184.post-18627662290173403522012-08-15T12:55:00.000+08:002012-08-15T12:55:30.278+08:00Mandarin tuition classesZiyi is finally enrolled in a Mandarin class tuition early this August. We were contemplating between home tuition vs tuition centers and we ended up with the latter. I was not able to send her to the center on her 1st day, in fact I won't be sending her but can only pick her up when it's over, she was behaving extremely well! Surprisingly, no crying or looking for mama when there were no familiar faces at the center at all. Everything went well for the 1.5 hours class and she did not mind going again, so yesterday was her 3rd class. She attends the class twice a week, 1.5 hours each time.<br />
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Her books ain't easy man...I can't read most of the words myself. She was reading the words to me last night, though with wrong intonation but later I realised she could read because she was reading the Hanyu PinYin and not because she can recognize the Chinese words!<br />
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I wonder if it's good to teach them with PinYin for a start. I can't wait for the day she can converse with us in Mandarin as she still doesn't allow us speaking to her in Chinese.<br />
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