As planned, we joined the infamous line at LV, popped into Tod’s, dived into shelves and shelves of household appliances at Tangs.
My mum and I chatted freely, ate leisurely, shopped aimlessly. It was wonderful.
Together, we drooled over the Mini Lin. I was hugely disappointed to be informed that my coveted D bag is not [...]
Archive for May, 2009
A Blissful Day
Posted in Me stuff, Shopping, Xinyue on May 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Bedtime songs
Posted in Parenting, Xinyue on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Ever since Xy started learning more words, she’s had a habit of repeating those words (very loudly) when she hears you use them. This is a problem when we try to put her to bed every night.
Because.
We sing children’s songs in an effort to lull her to sleep.
And it has become a game of ‘spot [...]
Friday : getaway
Posted in Me stuff, Shopping on May 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
No, I am not going away this weekend. Rather, I took a day of leave from work and am planning to spend it with my mum, who’s having her birthday.
It’s been a long time since I took a scheduled break (childcare leave doesn’t count) so I am quite excited, especially since it is just going [...]
Xinyue : Major update
Posted in Parenting, Xinyue on May 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
During that week when I was down with gastric flu, we decided to wean my 13 month-old from her night feeds. She was given an early supper of cereal and milk and miraculously, it kinda solved 2 of the biggest problems we have had with Xinyue.
Well. Not entirely, but things improved significantly since then.
For [...]
Xinyue : Progress report
Posted in Parenting, Xinyue on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have been contemplating whether to keep tracking Xy’s progress after she turned 1. She grows so much so quickly everyday that sometimes I struggle to remember the new things she has learnt.
Everyday is a wonder.
Everyday is something to look forward to.
In the end, I decided to keep my tracking posts. Maybe not a [...]
Koi Pond
Posted in Daily musings, Parenting, Web finds, Xinyue on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Xy has a fixation with fish lately.
It started with KJ showing her his phone screensaver which has 3 koi fish swimming up and down his desktop. Since then, she’d demand that he gives her his phone every time she sees it.
Of course mummy cannot lose out right.
I bought my first paid iphone app – [...]
A day at the zoo
Posted in Out and about, Xinyue on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is so long overdue.
We brought the Cheongs to the zoo while they were here. It was also our first time there since Xy came along. I was armed with baby sun block, insect repellent and mosquito patches. The zoo is in a secondary forest! We must not take our chances!
We were thankful for [...]
She went, she saw and she bought
Posted in Daily musings, Shopping, Xinyue on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My mother returned from her Hong Kong trip safely. Just to be sure, she quarantined herself for a week and last weekend, we finally got to meet.
People who do not know my mother will never guess how fanatic a shopper she is. Mum once brought back 13 pairs of shoes during our family trip to [...]
Belated belated birthday lunch
Posted in Out and about, Xinyue on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After the prolonged delay, we finally made it to KJ’s birthday lunch at Prego.
We arrived too late for their Sunday brunch buffet (aiya!) which has a very good spread so we ordered a few items off the watered down snack menu to share.
It must have been the wrong time to visit – the wait [...]
Craving cakes
Posted in Baking and cooking on May 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Occasionally I get a naggy voice in my head calling out for cakes.
I read from somewhere that the true test of a baker’s skill is to have him bake a sponge cake. Who would have thought that this modest and almost boring confectionary is so important? I mean, if you look at the cakes displayed [...]
