My true life story

2012-01-11T14:42:00.001+08:00

Best buy

2011-11-28T14:00:00.005+08:00

Benefit The Pore-fessional Balm

My colleague Jane recommend this POREfessional balm from Benefit, it's really did cover up 80% of the huge pores on my nose. All the ladies in my office bought some cosmetics from this website, it's around 15% cheaper than retail price. http://sg.bestbuy-world.com/

The Boi-Ing Industrial-Strength Concealer is said to be a very good concealer, so I bought one to try.

The delivery is very fast too, we ordered on Friday and here we got it on Monday.

Join spree?

2011-11-24T16:00:00.003+08:00

Just in case I forgot this website, somebody recommended to join spree.

http://smoochiezz.com/index.php?route=common/home

Mini farewell

2011-05-19T15:39:00.002+08:00

We had a mini farewell party a day before connie's last day, ordered sushi from sakae

Some salmon and ala carte food

Connie's home made muffins

Me with connie and may

Lifang & may

Husband and wife (xiaoyu & lifang)

Barely 4 months, 6 staff left, the pathetic few left in the office are struggling with work pass down from resignees. Recruitment is futile as the 2 bosses refused to be lenient with the candidates' requirements. Sigh.

HDB upgrade

2011-05-18T13:03:00.003+08:00

All the toilets in our block is going through a major upgrade, whereby HDB will knock down everything in the toilet and reinstate both toilets in 10 days time.

See how small the portable toilet is.

It is VERY inconvenient to bathe in this portable toilet, it is so small, you just have to move an inch and you will knock yourself. After the first night I bathe in this toilet, I never wanted to bathe inside again, every evening after work, I will just pack our clothes and go to ahyi's house to bathe. Thanks san shen and ah yi for letting us do our laundry at your place.

We tried to wrap almost everything in the house.

The TV rack

My bedroom

The ceiling fan and lights

The fridge, oven, and microwave

The master bedroom toilet

Mummy wrap up everything in her room, and move to ahyi's house to stay during this 10 days.

They patch the cracks in the kitchen ceiling

More patching

My bedroom become a refuge of Dylan's toys and table, we have to coop ourselves in the bedroom all the time with windows and door closed tight, as the entire house is all covered in dust. It is pretty suffocating. Friday (27-May) will be the 10th day, I hope times flies. Will take pictures again.

Pasir ris park

2011-05-15T23:47:00.009+08:00

As derrick's mum manage to get the bungalow type chalet at pasir ris, we stayed through the weekend for fun

Pasir ris park is just infront of the chalet, brought Dylan to the park in the late afternoon

Do you remember vividly how you love to play on the playground too?

Dylan loves to climb, like a monkey.

Dylan cooperates pretty well in giving me twists when I want to take pictures

Maybe its in the male species genes, daddy and dei dei seem to enjoy climbing also.

Woah! I am falling down!

Luckily the slide didn't break

Derrick got stuck hahahaha

Rock climbing lesson

Very good climber

Finally reach the top

Every kid likes the swing

Nooo!!

Dei dei

4 of us accompany Dylan at the playground

He is the only one playing, but I think 4 of us are more tired

Teaching Dylan how to hold

Yea!

The first time I ever see such a big giant octopus kite

Rujie and jeremy's kites - eagle and whale

Dylan wants to fly the kites

Paper Eating Termite

2011-05-06T14:23:00.001+08:00

We spotted this white colour creature / insect while cleaning and mummy was worried it is a termite, known as white ants. We caught this thing and put it in a container and later we happen to talk about it to a neighbour and he told us this is a kind of insect that eats paper, and will hurt badly if you got bitten by it.

Happy louis (labour) day

2011-05-01T23:48:00.003+08:00

Had actually wanted to go out for dinner, but thinking it will be very packed outside on a sunday and public holiday, we had steamboat at home instead. Went to NTUC in the afternoon with celest to buy all the food.

The woman in the house did all the cooking, preparing, cleaning and washing. We did most of the eating too, as for the guys...

They just eat hurriedly and cooped themselves in the room, unbothered.

We are all bloated and incredibly full from the steamboat

4 of us (woman) had a short round of mahjong before mummy came home from the wedding dinner

Liz tidying the place after Dylan had strewn the mahjong tiles all over the place

Happy birthday to papa!

Guzhang and dei dei

Always bullying ahmei gugu

Triple twistsss

Aiming the cake

Again is it papa's birthday or dylan's birthday?

We are happy family *tsk tsk*

Dylan grab hold of my camera again!

Dylan wishing daddy happy birthday

Gathering

2011-04-23T23:05:00.009+08:00

A secondary school gathering, this is my first time in 10 years we actually met up with the guys

The guys

Liru

Huilin & liru

Jo & me

My beauties

The guys are totally hilarious

We had fun at KTV

Junhao tired already

The only 2 guys who sang the entire night

Jo & liru

Weee~

Ask micky to take pictures for us and he end up camwhore himself

The 4 woman, 10 years later, we never change much, did we?

This 2 guys just sat there the entire night

The KTV queen

Duet

We enjoyed ourselves

Micky is totally hilarious, playing 5-10 with his feet?!

Kukup day 2

2011-04-16T16:10:00.008+08:00

:)))

Some of us

With father & son

Gambling session entire day

He is eating alone because he wanted to continue fishing and refused to eat with us

Ask me what did we do the entire day - we simply did nothing, slack, gamble, mahjong, walk here walk there? What did we even do? But it's okay, I am happy.

Fishing

Fireworks preparation

While playing with sparklers and fireworks

We later played with water bombs and to the extension the bombs are all gone, and they all resort to using containers the auntie used to wash vegetables, splashing at each other, and wetting the entire place. I believe in Singapore you can't do that haha. We had fun.

Posing with kim and her chau-ta corn

One moment she's eating her corn, another moment she's rofl

Too drunk, even pouring water can't sober her up

She's drunk

Kukup day 1

2011-04-01T23:54:00.000+08:00

We had a 1 hour plus bus ride to kukup, my first time to this place in malaysia. I refused to come here when my mom asked me when I was young, because it is scary when I heard my mom telling me this place is a kelong, houses are built above the water, the toilets are just a hole where you dump your pee and poo. Scary, very scary, I had my reservations about this place before agreeing to come.

We had lunch before the 5 minutes boat ride to the house where we were supposed to stay

On the way to our house, we saw this, I just wonder how they form the pillars in the water

Yiling / kim

Jeremy / rujie

Derrick / celest

Louis / Jeremy

I realise all the couples had their couple photo on the boat ride, where's mine?

Steamboat & KTV

2011-03-26T23:36:00.005+08:00

Steamboat at liang seah street with ex-colleagues. I had fun, and I miss all of them, so happy. I really hope we can meet up soon again. Jayne promised me we'll meet up after her exams in May, I am sure I am going to chase after her about the meeting.

Han & Linda

Xiaogang / jayne / waiping / wendy

It was a pity jayne, waiping, wendy decided not to join us for KTV :S

:)))

We had fun singing till 2 am! Makes me feel like going KTV again now!

First bowl with moo

2011-03-02T23:05:00.002+08:00

Our first bowling together at kovan superbowl

One so stone, one so fierce

I am happy that all of us can bowl together, bowling attendees includes derrick, celest, rujie, jeremy, moo, alex, louis, me (and dylan).

Family day

2011-02-26T23:18:00.002+08:00

Dylan likes to bathe for javier (more like playing with soap and water)

Sweet smelling janelle

We later headed out to JB together with rujie, jeremy and mummy

Jiayi and the 2 boys

Update

2011-02-21T11:54:00.003+08:00

I feel the need to apologise to my blog (or my blog readers) for not updating my blog regularly. I am still in the phase of adaption to my change of timing due to job switch since January.

I need to wake up at 6.30 am from monday to friday, I felt like I am back to going-to-school days. Although I knock off at 5.30 pm, I can only manage to reach home at by 7 pm to fetch Dylan from school. It's a little hectic for me, and everyday is just so tiring I must sleep at 10 pm to compensate, leaving me little time for anything else.

I don't know it is because because of aging - drop of metabolism rate or lack of sleep or hormone change or environment change or because CNY is just over, my weight is shooting up like rocket. A recent basic medical screen says my body fat is too high for my age wtf. I MUST control before it gets out of hand.

I promise I will find time to blog soon.

Please stay tune.

CNY day 1

2011-02-03T23:41:00.005+08:00

Dylan and theo having fun together

On the trampoline

No worry, not her daughter

I like this photo

One husband one brother

Me and celest with kimberly

One big family = the Chngs

The cutie pie

The ~~cutie pie~~ mischievous monkey

Dylan made new friends

So cute of Dylan, he held the little girl's hand and help her take out her shoes (aww gentleman hahaha)

Must bribe with sweets to take pictures

Say "TWIST!"

See Dylan's photography skills

Office & CNY dinner

2011-01-27T23:04:00.004+08:00

Curious at how my office looks like?

The office and my work station

Wet pantry

This where we had lunch almost everyday

Just barely a week I had started work here, we had our CNY company dinner at straits cafe at rendezvous hotel.

Yoko won the 2 complimentry movie tickets and insisted taking picture with boss.

Yoko & me

My new colleagues

Baby Coralie

2011-01-22T23:52:00.003+08:00

Look how adorable is baby coralie, okay with anyone who carries her

One of the bai nian days at dua pek's house

Cheeky face

Grumpy Theo, refused to take pictures with us

Mummy looks like she's carrying her own granddaughter, so happy.

Last day of work

2011-01-20T18:24:00.000+08:00

I was very touched when linda told me although I made her angry a lot of times, she still miss me. Linda treated us to lunch at imperial treasure on my last day, we had fun, for the last time.

Many colleagues had treated me to meals, and in fact, on this last day, my breakfast/lunch/dinner were all taken care of. Morning, han treated breakfast, lunch on linda, dinner on yap after badminton.

Few days back, uncle sim took me out for lunch, xiaogang took some of us out for lunch too, the bosses also treated lunch. I missed everybody in TF. Jayne made me cry when one day she messaged saying she missed me even before my last day.

Rice roll with cha siew and prawns

Nai huang bao (slurps!) and congee

Prawn dumplings & beancurd skin roll

Chives dumpling (not nice) and sheng jian bao

Jayne & linda

Thank you waiping for the present

Laugh until peng

Thank you jayne for the lovely bouquet

Thank you linda for the treat

wa sibei cool hor.

Damn boring look

With edwin

Thank you adrianne for the big bear hug

Thank you pf (and rushan) for the gift vouchers

With leetoung

With lingfei

Funny isco

With rajah

Thank you gab for the drink

Thank you han for the breakfast

Thank you yap for the kway chap

Thank you melvin for the breakfast

With andrew

With vengad

Thank you my boss for the support

Cock eye gabriel

With dex, rey, dennis

With yimleng

With reynold

With ronnie

With azhar

With jayjay

With gopala

With shidah

I will remember all of my lovely colleagues here, best wishes for all. :)

X'mas gifts

2010-12-24T10:06:00.004+08:00

I am so sad I didn't prepare any presents for them. I feel so loved! I think I must go and do last minute shopping for presents later. I realised I need to buy quite a lot man!

Necklace from linda

Self made card holder from jayne

X'mas dinner

2010-12-22T23:42:00.001+08:00

Dinner at Out of the pan @ raffles city - my suggestion. It's a healthy dinner and the main point is I have got great discount because of a friend.

Look like sisters

This impromptu christmas dinner is great, haven't seen them for very long already.

I actually missed out telling huilin that we have a gift exchange, so she ended up giving cash!

Jo & my gift exchange

Jo got a l'occitane lip gloss from me, I got a body shop gift set from her.

Huilin's present - from sokmee

Liru's present - from shumei

Banana split waffles ( I can't remember the actual name)

The waitress didn't manage to take a clear picture for us.

Yizhen's wedding

2010-12-18T23:10:00.002+08:00

Attending Yizhen's wedding at York Hotel

Trying to be funny

During the dinner

With daddy

Having fun by ourselves

We were seated at a table with nobody we know, the rest of the relatives are seated away from us, but it's okay, we enjoyed ourselves.

At the lobby before leaving

I love their smiles

Our turn

We ain't close to the wedded couple, so didn't take any pictures with them.

Badminton

2010-12-16T20:53:00.002+08:00

We started having badminton sessions just not too long ago, but with the office relocation early next year and my resignation, badminton session will soon come to an end. I am quite sad I am leaving though, l quite love the people here, but then life has to move on when it's time to. I can't possibly hang on something that doesn't promise you anything.

Jayne and my boss

My lovely girl

The HR & admin and project control team

New house

2010-12-11T23:41:00.003+08:00

After sending mummy and daddy back home after dinner, we pop by our new house area to see the development. We finally found our block 448 this time, and to our amazement, all the lights, doors, windows, paintings are all ready. We are pretty excited about our new house, wondering when can we get the keys.

At the same time, we contradict ourselves by hoping the keys will come as late as possible, to let us have more time to worry about renovation problems.

I am so happy just by dreaming about getting a home called our own, yet worried about my ability to keep it up.

Am I the only one worrying? I am full of doubts and questions, the uncertainties of the future makes me sleepless at times. Nobody knows, deep in my heart, I feel it myself.

I want to scream, I want to drown myself.

Mummy's birthday

2010-12-11T23:29:00.003+08:00

Joaquim porridge buffet @ suntec, weekend lunch: $12.80 per pax

Dylan only wants plain porridge, he says it's nice

Javier still can't twist properly, Dylan is angry seeing his 1 finger twist hahaha

The kids play games while we continue to eat

The husband and wife

After some shopping, we waited for louis to come and we headed to liu he yuan at tanjong pagar only to discover the vegetarian restaurant is gone. I quickly searched on hungrygowhere for the nearest vegetarian restaurant and we end up here! Eight Tresasures Vegetarian Restaurant.

The restaurant is located on the 2nd and third floor at the building right beside Fo Ya Temple. A pity jiayi they all didn't join us because they went to see fireworks at sentosa.

The food is nice, up to our expectation, we can come here again.

This is nice, but I cannot remember what is it

Also some mock chichen

Dylan's mango pudding and my honeydew sago (taste like ice cream)

The yam paste is nice

Twistsss

Daddy and son

Infront of Fo Ya temple

Happy birthday to my mummy!

We didn't get to cut a cake, but I think we were all too full to eat anyway

Hi5

2010-12-04T20:05:00.002+08:00

The crowd is unbelievable as you see parents and children rush to watch Hi5. They sure are popular.

A glimpse of Hi5 live

It is unbelievable how parents can queue up for hours just to let their children watch Hi5 live. Obviously, I am not noble enough to do that.

Marina square, one of my favourite malls, because it's big and family friendly, came here for my facial appointment. Jayne came to meet me to do shopping, I didn't buy anything except for a small gift for someone.

Coming up will be a FOC ride at the Singapore flyer (when I remember to upload the photos).

Friday night

2010-12-03T23:19:00.000+08:00

A boring friday night, Jayne and me came to east coast for a little breeze. We couldn't decide what to do either, pool came to our mind. Had some food at Mac and some word games on my phone and then we went upstairs for a few pool games.

One ball = $0.10.
Cat's losses = $0.90

See how well I play. HAHA. But it's okay, Jayne ended up with a swollen arm the next day for playing pool, and have to see the doctor. Poor girl, play pool until like that.

Cinnamon melts, it's so sweet you will melt.

Mocchaccino at MacCafe - $2.90 (Worth it!)

Weird night

2010-11-10T23:45:00.000+08:00

Met clement for dinner at waraku @ central mall

Some very nice baked rice with prawns and scallops

We later headed to mizu mizu after dinner, there was nobody in the pub cause we are too early (9+ pm). Other than singing, there was nothing much to do. Kaka, ed, jeremy, zhaoz, gab n many others arrive near midnight. I stayed for awhile and left at 1+ am. I still got work the next day!

Kaka & clement

Me with clement & kaka

Lunch at Swensen

2010-11-08T14:12:00.002+08:00

Celest happen to be at the east to do her pre-employment checkup, coincidentally, the school is closed today, papa is at home to babysit Dylan. We went to lunch at swensens togwhen we see there's a lunch 1-for-1 promotion.

Dylan disturbing papa while he is on the line with client

See how well Dylan takes photos

Dylan trying to take each individual portraits of us

Soup of the day

Kid's meal for Dylan & my usual chicken

Celest's 21st

2010-11-07T23:28:00.002+08:00

We weren't prepared to go for swimming.

But since Dylan had extra clothes, why not let him play.

It's pretty cold actually.

Let liz be the hero

The mother & son

Dylan loves swimming even when it's shivering cold

Make yiling ahyi wet!

Dylan can't wait to cut cake

The family

Dylan just can't take his eyes off the cake

The elder's elders

Frustrated he can't get his hands on the cake

Trying to get the people to come and take photos

Who's missing?

Uncle joe had cream on his shirt (shirt is hungry)

Derrick's family

The forever bickering couple but yet loving ttm

The Chngs and Sims

Happy 21st birthday to this special girl.

K-buffet

2010-11-06T23:37:00.003+08:00

Taking video of Han singing

Han later force Linda to delete the video

My girl and me

K-buffet, eat and sing till you drop

Concentration

Han's introduction of the prawns

Had a lot of fun, I think the only sad thing is we couldn't sing duet songs

Outside the bowling alley. After singing, we headed to the bowling alley to throw some balls, the house balls nearly killed my fingers, I stopped after 2 games.

We left for supper at bedok 85 afterwards, I had an enjoyable day. Hope we can do it again soon.

Out with Jayne

2010-11-05T21:42:00.001+08:00

After rujie and jeremy took dylan out, met up with jayne to go to bugis junction for a shopping spree, I tried not to spend too much, but when we went to bugis village, everything seems so cheap, I spend a little too much.

Jayne & me at soup spoon, bugis junction.

Lunch / dinner at 4.30 pm, the sandwich and soup is nice (the salad taste awful).

Best buy of the day: Butterfly butterly fly fly away~ at $12

搞笑

2010-11-01T15:51:00.001+08:00

Heart aching, I don't why.

KRC dinner

2010-10-30T23:55:00.012+08:00

Event: Keppelite Recreation Club, 2010 Dinner & Dance
Venue: Orchard hotel, ballroom 1 & 2, level 3

Theme: A masquerade party

We were too busy listening to the MC to focus on the food

The MC is hilarious, he requested for one representative from each table to stand on the chair and play this game: to look for items that he requested (most ridiculous things he asked for: men's socks to be tied securely on the NECK, 3 strands of white hair) <-- Linda contributed the white hair! HAHAHA!

Self camwhore

The girls

We had a lot of fun

From left: xg, reynold, adrianne, linda, me, sam

P.S. please click on individual picture to have a better view.

Riding on grandpa

2010-10-24T18:57:00.003+08:00

They just love riding on grandpa, look how happy they are

Peng san

Pre-team bonding

2010-10-21T21:04:00.003+08:00

Linda drove, we went to red dynasty to pay the deposit for our team bonding event on the 12th November = paintball !

The shooting ground

Her snack = cuttlefish

Pf joined us for steamboat dinner at liang seah street

Asked linda to take photo with me, she laugh like crazy after I get too near her face *pushes her away* haha

A fine wednesday evening

2010-10-20T22:15:00.005+08:00

Very nice of the 2 girls to come all the way to tampines, we had dinner at kim gary's restaurant (tampines 1) then we had some shopping, and end up at cartel for dessert and foot rest waiting for the guys to come back from league

My triple-berries cake

Dylan likes cartel's french loaf with butter

Busy enjoying his bread

Dylan loves to take photos in his own way

Email I wish I can send

2010-10-19T13:16:00.004+08:00

Below is an email I wished I can send out to the recipient (I wished I can only).

Dear Rxxxx,

There are company polices, rules and regulations to follow in the organization.

You do not change the company policies in regards to your own benefits. For a request to change any regulations that the company had set, you will need to seek the management approval, and not at your own discretion, creating your own rules.

As mentioned in your previous email, you said you had no qualms about keeping status quo with the current fixed regulation, thus please follow the company policy.

Stop Complaining ! @#$%

Regards,
Cat

Pizza hut

2010-10-18T23:04:00.000+08:00

Almost every evening, we troubled about what to have for dinner. It's pizza hut this time. we tried the new 7 cheese pizza. Oh my what a regret, we may be cheese lovers but this is not nice, we felt like we are eating kosong pizza, should have eat our usual lava cheese pizza instead.

Vegetable soup (should be called pepper celery soup instead, so much pepper, it's not suitable for kids). He hates celery, so I had to myself 2 bowls of soup.

My favorite - spicy drumlets

Don't understand why he must always give me that nonchalant and aloof and indifferent look -_-

我们说好的

2010-10-18T13:41:00.002+08:00

好吗一句话就哽住了喉
城市当背景的海市蜃楼
我们像分隔成一整个宇宙
再见都化作乌有

我们说好绝不放开相互牵的手
可现实说过有爱还不够
走到分岔的路口你向左我向右
我们都倔强地不曾回头

我们说好就算分开一样做朋友
时间说我们从此不可能再问候
人群中再次邂逅你变得那么瘦
我还是沦陷在你的眼眸

我们说好一起老去看细水常流
却将会成为别人的某某
又到分岔的路口你向左我向右
我们都强忍着不曾回头

我们说好下个永恒里面再碰头
爱情会活在当时光节节败退后
下一次如果邂逅你别再那么瘦
我想一直沦陷在你的眼眸

这是无可救药爱情的荒谬

NYDC

2010-10-17T22:30:00.002+08:00

After various suggestions, we decided to eat at the new opened NYDC at tampines one, he had fish & chips and I had my usual order: grilled boneless chicken thigh.

Baked cheese mushroom (4 pcs only, each piece cost like $2, too expensive la!)

Drumlets

Dylan insisted I take picture of his plate too, brought rice with corn soup for him, he finished the entire bowl

Cut the potato wedges into small pieces, in the end he don't want to eat at all

Dylan snatches camera from me: I want to take picture!

Mango cheesecake with ice cream: $9.80

Pearl river dinner

2010-10-15T23:18:00.003+08:00

Location: Suntec
Purpose: Mooncake gathering dinner

Meizhen feeding Dylan pudding, but I think the pudding sucks, Dylan spit it out

;)

Ah tung act funny wear ah yi's specs

Agnes mummy & rujie

Nothing to play, play with chopsticks

Dylan as always like to play with camera, this time round is gugu's

Mooncake warriors

Wan chai hongkong tea room

2010-10-04T23:44:00.000+08:00

Location: Junction 8 level 1

I quite like the wanton noodles here

Hongkong style rosti (this is a joke, we tasted like some stir fry potato strips, not nice, please never ever try)

Barley... ginko nuts... beancurd skin...

Yuan yang with ice cream - nice!

Baby Janelle

2010-10-01T18:21:00.006+08:00

Came with celest to visit jiayi and baby janelle at TMC, finally got to see the baby

See Dylan sayang baby janelle

Dylan took this photo

Granny with baby janelle

The grandparents can't wait to carry her

Grandpa

Family portrait

The lovely mother with lovely baby

Baby Janelle crying for milk

Born: 30-Sep-2010

Weight: 2.77 kg

Being pregnant is exhausting. Giving birth is hardship. Sacrificing your life, your time, your love, your everything for your children is even tougher. To me, a mother is a selfless being, destined to suffer, forever worrying, dedicating all time to her own children, carrying the great responsibility to nurture the well-being of the little soul.

I had tasted that with the birth of Dylan, and I think I do not have the courage to carry on having number two. Dylan will be lonely I know, but I believe there are pros and cons to this. Hopefully the cousins of Dylan will be an aid to ward off his loneliness.

Sorry but I admit that I may be a selfish mother who wants more time for herself than having children.

Lunch for the 'Oct babies

2010-09-30T15:10:00.003+08:00

(Please click individual picture to enlarge)

Lunch at sakura @ tampines safra, waiting to go in

Early birthday celebration for pf & rushan

Lovely prawns - from Richard to Linda's laksa

Richard's creation: smooth sailing fruits (yi fan feng shun) - to rushan who is going to Penang for holiday

Enjoying peas

We had a lot of food & fun ;)

After gorging ourself silly, before leaving the place

My idol chauffeur (hahaha) - heading back to office

Haircut

2010-09-28T19:51:00.003+08:00

The night before bed, I asked Dylan if he wants a haircut seeing his hair has grown quite a bit. He replied yes and tell me that papa and mama and dylan will go cut hair together. After fetching him from school the next day, thinking he might have already forgotten about it, I asked him again if he wants to cut hair and he happily still replied yes.

It's quite amazing he said yes to having a haircut because he usually says 'NO'

I asked the hairdresser to cut the same as daddy

Family day

2010-09-26T19:07:00.001+08:00

We had initially planned to go to copthorne kings to eat at tien court but mummy so coincidentally is off on the day, we then changed plan and went to 'yan ge' at chinatown hong lim for dim sum. I would think the food here is more suitable for them.

The old couple

Fried carrot cake & century egg porride, quite expensive $3.20 for such a tiny bowl.

Siew mai & mini egg tarts (Dylan loves it, he ends up only eating this, I think we ordered 5 rounds of egg tarts)

Har gow & custard bun (nai huang bao = omg so nice my favourite!)

Daughter & father

Mummy feeding son

Ahma teaching dylan to write 1 2 3

Me with jiayi & mummy

After brunch, I had wanted to head down to marina square for some shopping but it happen to be F1's day, we later head to somewhere near: Great world city, not a very wise choice, there is nothing much to shop.

Somewhere near the escalators, we suddenly heard someone crying very loudly, we all turn around to find a young boy, maybe around 12 years old grabbing one of his leg and crying in pain. Blood was tickling down from his toe, the toenail of the big toe had been torn out and is dangling at one corner, the crocs that he was wearing was seen near the escalators. We didn't know what exactly happen, but we guess that his crocs might have got caught by the escalators and drag his feet near the sides and tore his toenail. It was an awful sight, and very scary, it makes me recall the scene everytime Dylan went near the escalators, especially when he's in crocs.

They have different ways to play the kiddo's ride

Foot resting session @ macdonalds

Dylan made javier angry by pinching his nose, javier smack dylan's arm.

Dylan started crying outloud, javier stared at dylan and scratches his head. Dylan came running to me to complain about didi.

Changi Airport

2010-09-24T23:46:00.007+08:00

Went to changi airport to play with the kids.

The indoor playground

Give me a twist

and knock his head HAHAHA!

More twisties

'We exchange prams okay.'

Dylan & ahyi

Javier, a thousand words expression

Running amok

A flag, or rather any flag, Dylan calls it 'Singapore flag'.

Speechless

I asked Dylan to hug didi so that I can take a picture, ends up Dylan turn around and attempt to hug him. Javier lost his balance, fell backwards and knock his head on the floor.

*Sayang sayang not pain not pain* and Javier started coughing and puke his just-drank-milk out on the floor.

The lost angel

2010-09-01T11:30:00.001+08:00

We would like to thank Almighty God for having friends and colleague during the toughest times in our lives. We can’t find words to say how we were grateful for having you during those times. As of this moment our hearts still breaking and longing for our daugther's presence, sweetness and love, but your prayers, warm words and supports guided us to face tomorrow.

Again thank you very much for always reminding us that I have a family in all of you.

Gilbert and Maureen Gore

Let's pray

2010-08-20T09:00:00.000+08:00

Gilbert Gore's daughter, Mimay, passed away at 1 am today (20-Aug-2010).

Please continue to pray for Gilbert and his family as they deal with this tragic and completely unexpected loss. It will only be through God's love and grace that they will find the strength and courage to endure this. Gilbert has a 7 year old son who will miss his sister terribly. Please pray for wisdom so that Gilbert and his wife may have the knowledge to help him through this as well.

Thank you for your support and prayers.

Appeal for Donation

2010-08-18T10:20:00.005+08:00

Below is an email and MSN conversation with my Philippines office colleague. I am very upset and cannot help tearing when I thought how blessed I am with a healthy 3 year old Dylan. I would like to appeal to all my family and friends to help the family of the 2 year old girl. I hope kind souls out there can help the family by donating any amount, please contact me for the donation.

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Dear colleagues,

Gilbert Gore's 2-year-old daughter suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday after running a high fever. She subsequently went into coma and is now in ICU.

She remains in coma today and has to be supported by a ventilator.

The hospitalization bills is about S$1,100 a day while the cost of using the ventillator machine is S$220 daily.

Any of you who wish to help by making any donation to Gilbert, please let me know.

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[-C-a-T-] says:
the daughter is still in coma ?
Is high fever that leads to cardiac arrest ?
Gigi says:
His daughter is still comatose. They're not yet sure if the cardiac arrest was triggered by fever.
[-C-a-T-] says:
I m very sorry for the daughter, Jayne and me would like to do more to help by asking all our friends to help donate
Gigi says:
All of us here are very sad for GIlbert.
And we're touched by your efforts to help him.
[-C-a-T-] says:
Me too. Especially when I thought the poor girl is only 2 yr old
Gigi says:
When they remove the ventilator, the girl is not breathing
[-C-a-T-] says:
omgosh
Gigi says:
So she still has the ventilator
She has not improved
[-C-a-T-] says:
Nothing can help ?
Gigi says:
All meds were already given, they're waiting for her to react from the meds
I dont know up to when they should wait, or what the doctor will tell them.
[-C-a-T-] says:
............
Gigi says:
It's hard to talk to Gilbert & his wife because there are no words to tell to ease the pain.
[-C-a-T-] says:
i m really very sad to hear this
Gigi says:
Thanks again for your support.
[-C-a-T-] says:
Hi Gigi, jayne here
Sad to hear that and as catherine has mentioned, we will try our best to get our friends to give our donation and support..
Gigi says:
Hi Jayne
I just got an update. The body temp of the girl is going down.
[-C-a-T-] says:
I dunno what words can I say more cause by reading ya msn, we are already like on the verge of tearing
Gigi says:
I dont know what that means
[-C-a-T-] says:
the fever subsided?
Gigi says:
I dont know when the fever subsided. Gilbert did not mention her fever last Monday when we visited the hospital.
But the girl was at the ICU since Sunday
[-C-a-T-] says:
Please keep me updated
Gigi says:
Gilbert and his wife has good plans for their kids, they only have 2
A boy and a girl
because they want to give the best for their kids
If you hear Gilbert tell their plans, it will really break your heart
[-C-a-T-] says:
Gigi, u r making me cry
Gigi says:
It's ok because you made me cry also
Even Linda made me cry also
I'm really touched by your efforts to help

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This is Mimay Gore, 2 year old. Poor little girl, I hope she can ride this over.

Brunch st sakae sushi

2010-08-01T15:28:00.001+08:00

Dylan ♡ ice cream. Who doesn't? Even the mummy loves it.

Looks like mochi ice cream, but it's bigger and nicer and also more expensive, 3 for $4.99.

Yiling's beef udon

Dylan ♡ mimi

Dylan wants to eat the lemon but can't stand the sourness hahaha

Rujie's birthday

2010-07-29T23:03:00.004+08:00

Dinner at kim leng eating house at sam leong road

Ahtung & ahyi

We~

Dylan's photography

Black forest cake from Q bread, full of cream

Dylan waiting to cut cake

Rujie & jeremy

Dylan loves to cut cake, no matter whose birthday

Dylan loves strawberry

Wailing loudly when the strawberry dropped on the floor

Luckily there's 2 strawberries on the cake

Jack russell puppies

2010-07-24T22:13:00.003+08:00

His curry chicken cutlet rice

My favourite cake tart at manpuku - any flavour

After a quick dinner at manpuku, we headed home and saw our neighbour playing with their new born jack russell puppies at the void deck. I had least expected Dylan to get near the puppies as we all knew he's afraid the dogs will bite. However, when Dylan saw how the neighbour had picked up the puppies like babies, Dylan followed!

At some point of time, I had the urge to bring back this puppy he's holding.

Dylan shows his likings for this puppy, I promised to myself to have one when I have my house, but then again, I will ask Dylan if he wants one, because most probably, Dylan will not have any sibling for companionship.

Birthday celebration in school

2010-07-19T16:58:00.003+08:00

Bought a cake from prima deli and deliver to Dylan's school during lunch time. I always thought birthday should be celebrated with birthday cake and friends, so no way I am going to let Dylan do without it.

Dylan act shy (2nd picture)

Dylan's classmates

1st time celebrating his birthay in sparkletots

Dylan's teacher

Dylan's 3rd birthday

2010-07-18T23:12:00.003+08:00

Preparation of food all by ourselves, we fought a good war in the kitchen the entire afternoon.

I am glad the food is enough to cater to everybody

Gabriel and benedict's present for Dylan: colour pencils!

We can see Dylan likes it!

Poloralph shirt and pants

Daniel & yiling's present for Dylan: hot wheels!

Dylan's all time favourite toys: cars

Yiling / kimberly / Dylan / Alex

John & Lynn

Candid

Kimberly & her mom

Uncle peter & family

Derrick's parents

Not enough place to sit, they found a quiet corner in the kitchen

Uncle peter & ahma

Busy playing mj

Wow! Thomas and friends from geraldine!

Kiss! ♡♡♡

Airbus from cheston and liz!

Can see Dylan loves this

Thomas & friends cake from polar

The uncles & aunties

Dylan's family

Uncle peter & family

Uncle joe & family

Mimi & Dylan

3 pretty woman and a handsome boy

Gab & Ben

Dylan's photography

Gugu liz

Auntie sally lazing on bed watching tv

Camwhore

Shirt from mimi

The host of the night - uncle kelvin & family

Happy 3rd birthday Dylan!

Butter cream frosting

2010-07-16T17:14:00.000+08:00

Ingredients
3 egg whites
185 grams sugar
250 grams unsalted butter

Steps
1. Mix egg whites with sugar
2. Double boil mixture until sugar totally melts
3. Let it cool a little and pour into mixer bowl and beat until fluffy
4. Add butter and beat until smooth
5. Add icing colour of your choice

Chocolate Muffins

2010-07-14T15:07:00.003+08:00

Chocolate Muffins

Yield: 6 XL muffins or 12-15 M muffins.

Ingredients

2 eggs
220 g sugar
110 g all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder1 teaspoon vanilla essence
160 ml milk
150 g butter
120 g semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degree celsius
Grease 6 extra large muffin tins or cups (paper muffin bake cups are recommended) or 12-15 medium cups.
Beat the eggs with sugar, mix with flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla and milk.
Fold in the melted butter.
Add chocolate chips; coat them with flour before mixing into the batter.
Bake at 180 degree celsius until a until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes for XL muffins, about 20 minutes for medium size muffins.
Chocolate Muffins may be served hot or at room temperature.

Suki sushi

2010-07-09T23:16:00.003+08:00

Last minute arranged dinner at suki sushi at ang mo kio. Loves meeting the girls, whether it's for dinner or just to babble nonsense.

I ♡ salmon

I ♡ chawanmushi too

Elaine & me

Me & yoko

Bowling @ safra tampines

2010-07-02T16:11:00.002+08:00

A very bored friday, we went bowling during lunch time at safra tampines. I haven't used house ball and shoes ever since I got my own ball, it feels so weird. I don't know if the shoes are slippery or the floor is, cause I nearly fell into the lane at my first throw. I dare not slide again for the rest of the game.

Jayne / me / pf

Rushan / me / gabriel

TF Nights out

2010-06-24T23:52:00.001+08:00

Met up after work to go to east coast for supper, had a great time with them, reached home at 12.30 am. Has been so long since I hang out with people outside, I felt like an alien.

Han ♥ acting (rofl !!)

The brothers

Handsome hor... somebody else say one... HAHAHA

Xiaoming and me

Wed package

2010-06-20T23:54:00.003+08:00

Followed celest and derrick to pay up the deposit for their wedding package at tanjong pagar. It's so expensive to get married *shakes head*.

I like the plait

Liz & 10

Look at the funny uncle in the shop

Bargaining in process

2 busy man

My very busy son, do big business one, always on the phone

Liz & me, I think liz looks like my sister

Fantasizing when is their turn

Must be missing boyfriend

Celest likes the maroon evening gown, which resembles a little like the curtains in her room

Sexcited about the pretty gowns

Dylan refuse to look at my camera

Headed down to anchorville at queensway for jack's place. Happy daddy's day!

Happy daddy's day

♥ ttm!

左擁右抱

Derrick / me / 10

Lobster bisque

The gross food

He don't take beef, so he always order chicken or seafood when we visit restaurants

Jack's special with fries

So much peas