After hearing various good reviews of Fidgets, we finally made our visit yesterday.
It is perhaps the first time Xy has seen so many young children at one place and she was a little apprehensive at first. There was a birthday party when we went and the place was spilling over with kids. The ground was [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Fidgets
Posted in Out and about, Parenting, Xinyue on August 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Xy’s new discovery
Posted in Out and about, Parenting, Xinyue on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On one uneventful Sunday, our little girl discovered the amusement of an ill-fitted storm drain cover.
You know how some storm drain/man-hole covers rock from side to side when they don’t fit properly and they make a ‘kuk-kuk-kuk’ sound? Some of us don’t even notice such a mundane thing but for a 16 month old, it [...]
A quick snack
Posted in Baking and cooking, Daily musings on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Croissant with leftover ham and canned Campbell’s soup and cheese.
Random pictures
Posted in Out and about, Xinyue on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lunch
Posted in Baking and cooking, Daily musings, Me stuff, Work on August 27, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s not a lot of variety. My lunches are usually a combination of somen with a meat dish and salad or a sandwich of sorts.
My favorite lunch was the time when I had stir-fried pork with the leftover rice and miso soup. It was the most enjoyable lunch I’ve had all month. Of course [...]
Teething pains
Posted in Daily musings, Parenting, Xinyue on August 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After a few months’ hiatus, our teething woes are back. Not only do we get hourly waking at night, feeding and handling Xy have become an even bigger test of patience with the added crankiness.
Because she is cutting molars this time, I suppose the pain from her sore gums are more unbearable. While she usually [...]
My Weight Gain
Posted in Daily musings, Me stuff, Xinyue on August 24, 2009 | 4 Comments »
From the deep recesses of my hard disk, I found these 2 incriminating files which I will now share with you, my dear friends.
At a gynae visit during my early pregnancy, I was asked to monitor my weight gain during pregnancy.
“1 kg each week from the 12th week onwards until …”
There was obviously [...]
Weekend bags
Posted in Me stuff, Shopping on August 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have been looking for a nice weekend bag.
Something with wide straps that will not slip off my shoulders when I chase my toddler around, large enough for necessities plus a small digital camera, an extra diaper and change of clothes for Xy. Or something light and small just roomy enough for a wallet and [...]
Wake me up when September ends
Posted in Daily musings, Me stuff on August 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You know the Green Day song?
I listened to it last night and instantly felt my mood lifted.
Whenever I hear this song, I’d imagined that I was lying on a vast country field of soft green grass, daydreaming under the clear cloudless blue sky. Cool breezes sweep past, rustling the blades of grass.
Photo [...]
My American Friend
Posted in Daily musings, Work on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Slightly over a year ago, Shirley came to our little hole-in-the-wall office from our New York headquarters. She had followed her husband on his posting to Singapore.
Shirley is Chinese-American but spoke virtually no Mandarin when she arrived. She has now picked up a spattering of Mandarin and it is always a refreshing experience listening [...]
