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Saturday 15 September 2012 | 06:04 | 0 Sweet Cupcake
AND SO, I CAME BACK TO A SURPRISE WAITING FOR ME IN THE KITCHEN;


There it was, sitting on the middle of the kitchen top, staring at me. A huge green metal pot that had a sticky note on top of it written by Hubby's mama : "Do not open. Vinegar Pig Trotter".

Oh
My
Tian
.

Anyway, my babyCenter email updated me today;

"Hello Camille,

If you're sitting at your computer reading this... then we're guessing that you probably haven't given birth yet! That's not surprising - only 5 percent of babies are born on their expected due date. In fact, most doctors will wait another two weeks before considering your baby overdue. In the meantime, you and your partner might try relieving the tension with a little love-making. Sex is thought to be helpful in getting labour started. Even if it doesn't work, at least you'll have fun trying!"

My last trip to Dr Koh's last week was pretty much expected. Hubby tried to surprise me by reaching the clinic first. So sweet of him. :) anyway, after the cervical check which was AWFULLY UNCOMFORTABLE(it felt like he was trying to dig for gold inside), Doc confirmed that baby will definitely not arrive these few days. He says she is too comfortable inside, and shows no signs of labour at all. So he had to schedule another appointment for me next week to check again.

The last nine months felt like it flew by pretty quickly, but these last few days feel like ETERNITY. We're getting impatient, wanna play with the little one already! But I guess I should enjoy my last moments where it's just Hubby and me, being able to do anything at anytime without restrictions. Sigh.





                                                                      

Wednesday 5 September 2012 | 23:41 | 0 Sweet Cupcake
16 MORE DAYS TO GO. 

Not feeling anything particularly different yet though. The mummy forums have been really insightful and informative and it's feels great to have a bunch of mummies "preparing" together. But the last few weeks have taken quite a toll on me. :(

Check out my morning face that kinda says "Yes, I'd like more sleep please.".


So it seems that technically, baby activity was supposed to have slowed down due to the lack of space now, our little princess seems to have INCREASED her playtime inside instead. She barely stops moving, and she has a tendency to hit on my bladder so hard that it hurts badly and I'll be writhing in pain. Not to mention the lethal jabs she gives to my ribs. I can barely get any sleep!! And even if she does stop moving for a while, somehow my body won't let me sleep for more than an hour or two. Doctor says it's the little baby's way of training me for night duty. Ha ha ha.

So I finally made it down to Mount Alvernia to take the guided tour and submit my pre-admission papers. The babies in the nursery were sooooo adorable! For a split second, I wished little Sophie would come out at that instant. :) But due to high birth rate this year, hospital did inform me that I might not be allocated my ward of choice. So, gotta keep my fingers crossed.

And since I have reached the final chapter; 


I just hope I'd shed the extra weight quick enough.

Hubby's mama has been keeping herself busy too. She goes shopping for baby items and it makes her happy. We're having a little conflict over baby's chinese name though. And being the very "rule by rule" person, she even printed out pages of my everyday confinement menu for a whole month!


At least Hubby has agreed to help me eat whatever dishes I wouldn't like. Haha!



Some of baby's barang barang.




We headed down to the Robinsons closed-door sale to grab some essentials and we found the stroller we were looking for. And it was in Lime Green color so we were thrilled!! But the only problem is that instruction manual is in Korean. So good luck to us. 


Dummy proof. :)

So I've packed baby's bag to take to the hospital, but I didn't put everything in. I have this weird mindset that if I packed all the essentials, baby might sense it and decide to come out earlier than her due date. Haha! But the doctor and nurses I spoke to did inform me that dilation would take a considerable draggy time, so I wouldn't need to rush or anything if I start feeling contractions. I even asked my doctor that if it was too painful, could I just opt for a C-section. He just stared at me and said the most he'd give me is an Epidural shot. He told me to have a few more babies and I'd be numb to the pain. =.=!!

I was looking through my iPhone gallery one day and realized that I had a new picture in my phone that I'd never seen before. But it was really sweet so I decided to share it.


Hubby was asking me how I'd knew that he'd say that to me with a cheeky look. Haha! But over the months, he has been really supportive. I'd freak out from time to time, because I tend to be an over-thinker while he is the calm one. I have been afraid that things would go wrong, because I've seen so many marriages fail after having children. It's a whole new step in the relationship, and one that requires a lot of compromise and communication. And I'm so afraid that we wouldn't have time for ourselves, and we'd lose the spark because all the attention would be on the little one. But Hubby always assures me that things would turn out fine as long as we take one step at a time.

Anyway, on a brighter note, I saw some really adorable underwear that was super cheap on Gmarket and I decided to order for me and the husband! :)


Cuteeee boxer for him.


And my motivation to shrink my butt after birth.


Strawberry white chocolate cheesecake. :)

Hubby and I found a tiny secret hidden shop at Bedok that sells cupcakes and cheesecakes. SUPERRR YUMMMY. They make it on the spot infront of you, fresh and delicious. 

Time for lunch. :)

Friday 20 July 2012 | 01:39 | 0 Sweet Cupcake


Picture post!



So the husband and I have been going prawning and fishing very regularly. Decided to put some photos up of the few spots we often go to. :)




I noticed that prawning and fishing ponds have become very popular in our little country. The places that we go to are always filled with families, and young couples. I definintely prefer this activity to clubbing anytime.




We started off getting addicted to prawning first. I actually started a few years back but I picked it back up about a year ago with the husband and I'm proud of our results. :) Went around exploring different prawning locations in singapore to compare the bite rate and prawn sizes.




I have to say, Hai Bin Prawning at Bishan is still the best so far. They release prawns regularly, and the size of the prawns have been getting bigger and bigger. The boss of the place is a friendly, stout man with a thick moustache. Hubby and I even got our own personal rods as well as special "secret" bait that makes the prawns bite fast.




Hai Bin at Bishan is a really central location, and they have a small coffeeshop that sells food and drinks till late. They even telecast live soccer matches, and they have dart machines too.




Our regular catches :











enjoying his prawns. YUMMY. :)




I can never get enough of these awesome prawns!! The counter also provides free a special homemade chilli sauce that is super orgasmic and to die for. :) Great place to hang out with friends, or bring the family to for an outing. We always take the hour bundle packages but they start from $18/hour.






Of course, we started fishing too.




Headed out sea to a Kelong for an overnight trip with hubby's bosses a while back. The catch rate was low so we ended up monkey-ing around and started fishing in the Kelong's ponds instead of the sea. There was even a "personal assistant" Indian man who helped us set up the BBQ and stuff.











But of course, the guys fell asleep first. They could just pick a random wooden bench and lie down. So I ended up watching the Sun rise from the kelong myself. But it was a great experience away from society. :)



Next, hubby and I went to check out another Hai Bin outlet at Punggol since it's near our house. They have prawning as well, but the prawns are really tiny. But this location is always packed with people because there is a Billiard Hall and a few outdoor pubs that are perfect for relaxing. But we came to check out the freshwater Patin pond.



It's only $5/rod, and you can keep reusing the same rod to catch as many fishes as you can till you snap the fishing line. Then it will be another $5 again. Hubby and his old time buddy Adrian managed to catch many fish with just one rod each. Many other people could do it too. I KEPT SNAPPING MINE THOUGH but it was very fun. :)









Hubby brought the Patin fish over to his auntie's place and she steamed it for us for dinner the next night. It is a very fatty fish but it tasted good. :)




Just a bit further down is another pond called Angler's Paradise. They have a wider variety of fishes and it's hubby's new favorite pond fishing spot. It is located next to the Driving Range. They have freshwater, saltwater fish pond and prawning too.


















Just for $5/rod, there's many fishes in the pond to be caught. Patin, Toman, Pagu, Songhe, Tilapia and Carps. There's also a saltwater pond that uses reel but it's for the more advanced fishers. :)







Thursday 19 July 2012 | 09:54 | 0 Sweet Cupcake
I'M BACK.



Have been a little lazy to blog recently. I'm bogged after watching the Finale episode of Grey's Anatomy season 8. Seems like there's nothing to watch on tv anymore nowadays.



Heartbreak couple. =(
Well, gotta wait a few more months before all the new seasons of the top shows are released : Grey's Anatomy, Vampire Diaries, Hart of Dixie. 
Anyway, my parcel arrived in the mail finally. And I'm very pleased with it because the diaper bag that I ordered really doesnt look like a diaper bag at all!
I had ordered it online from Gmarket, and I think it was about $18 or so. But the quality and color is good, and it is very big and spacious with many different compartments specially for storing milk bottles or other baby items. I love it! :)
I went for my regular checkup at the Gynae's and baby is about 1.6kg heavy now. Only about two more months before she comes out, so it's time to get everything ready! And it seems that she's active 24/7 nowadays because I never feel her stop moving. She kicks really hard, and she gets hiccups from time to time. Too bad she never shows up on the camera everytime I go for an ultrasound. The doc only manages to take a picture of her head. Baaah.
I bought this Ikea Gulliver Cot with double adjustable heights and a removable side. No idea how long she will be sleeping inside it though. I have a feeling her daddy would put her on our bed to sleep with us!
and I'm looking at this Graco Stroller but I haven't seen it at any retail outlet in Singapore yet.
And here's my tummy at almost 8months. :)
I even did an edit version too.

Who says you need to spend on external photographers? :P



Tuesday 26 June 2012 | 04:02 | 0 Sweet Cupcake
BACK FROM KL. :)

So we headed up to Kuala Lumpur for the weekend to attend a cousin's wedding. The family tribal council had chartered a private coach for the whole troupe to go up together. 

Friday morning 5am, waiting for the taxi to come and fetch us to Golden Mile. We made it a point not to sleep the whole night before so we could crash on the long bus ride up to KL. But that kinda ended up with us looking like zombies in the morning when it was time to leave. :/ haha! 


Our coach driver somehow lost his way in the city, and ended up sending us to the wrong hotel. So after a lot of u-turns and winding around, we reached Hilton at around 1.30pm in the afternoon. It took us a while to check in, but Hubby, his younger brother Abel and I were bunking in the same room.



we were all disappointed that there wasn't any bathtub in the wash room, but it was still cool because you could see through the toilet from the bedroom! Of course, there was a slide down shade that would conceal the toilet when somebody is inside. :P



Hubby trying to be a flasher. :P

After we had all settled into our rooms and unpacked, it was time to head over to Er Yi (second auntie)'s new house for a home cooked dinner. She had spent the afternoon getting her hair done for her son's wedding the next day. Their house was about an hour's drive away from the city, and it was up a hill in a private estate.

Dinner was a widespread of Ampang yong tau fu with roasted duck and other local dishes. After dinner, Hubby told me that we were going out for a spin, but turns out, they were heading to buy durians back for dessert. I nearly fainted in the car because I can't stand the smell of durians!!!

After dinner, we headed to Petaling street but it was pretty boring, and we ate not-so-awesome Lok Lok that was quite expensive. But everybody was really tired, so we all head back to our rooms to sleep for the night. 

breakfast is served. :) 

Lazing around after breakfast.

getting dressed for tea ceremony.

After breakfast, we headed to a private member's club in some secluded area up a tiny mountain for the gatecrashing and tea ceremony. The place was designed in a Balinese fashion, and it was an outdoor event. The club was decorated in bright pink and yellow, and there were cupcakes and colorful marshmellows and balloons.

our side of the family.













 the bridesmaids.

 uncle beng and Joanne.

waiting for lunch after tea ceremony.

Everybody was quite tired in the morning, and the terribly warm weather did not make things better. But the family was still very supportive, and all the aunties kept disturbing the bridesmaids during the gatecrashing. After that, we were all seated down in a little canopy, where the solemnisation took place. By the time it was lunch, the kids were practically sleeping at the table! 

Back to hotel, power nap; time to get ready for dinner. :)

 Abel and Joel.








 Krystal and Joanne.


 Hubby's mama and aunties. They look like they came out from the same photocopying machine! :)





Er yi

I didn't take many photos during the dinner. The bride and groom had hired a live jazz band to serenade the guests, and the food was alright. It was only towards the end that the party started. All the older folks still have a fiery wild side to them! They started drinking beer and wine and everybody was dancing and laughing. There was even a really odd point in time when they decided to go up on stage as a family and sing the Singapore National Anthem!! Very happening bunch. :P

Hubby and his cousins were still hungry, so we decided to head across the road and buy supper back because we were preparing to watch the Euro match in our hotel room. Check out our bill:-


And that is just for 3 people. :)

Breakfast next morning before the coach took us back to Singapore.

 wild mushroom soup.


 a pot of Earl Grey tea for each of us.





American Breakfast. :)

Short, but good weekend. ♥ ♥ ♥
                                                                      
Wednesday 5 September 2012 | 23:41 | 0 comments
16 MORE DAYS TO GO. 

Not feeling anything particularly different yet though. The mummy forums have been really insightful and informative and it's feels great to have a bunch of mummies "preparing" together. But the last few weeks have taken quite a toll on me. :(

Check out my morning face that kinda says "Yes, I'd like more sleep please.".


So it seems that technically, baby activity was supposed to have slowed down due to the lack of space now, our little princess seems to have INCREASED her playtime inside instead. She barely stops moving, and she has a tendency to hit on my bladder so hard that it hurts badly and I'll be writhing in pain. Not to mention the lethal jabs she gives to my ribs. I can barely get any sleep!! And even if she does stop moving for a while, somehow my body won't let me sleep for more than an hour or two. Doctor says it's the little baby's way of training me for night duty. Ha ha ha.

So I finally made it down to Mount Alvernia to take the guided tour and submit my pre-admission papers. The babies in the nursery were sooooo adorable! For a split second, I wished little Sophie would come out at that instant. :) But due to high birth rate this year, hospital did inform me that I might not be allocated my ward of choice. So, gotta keep my fingers crossed.

And since I have reached the final chapter; 


I just hope I'd shed the extra weight quick enough.

Hubby's mama has been keeping herself busy too. She goes shopping for baby items and it makes her happy. We're having a little conflict over baby's chinese name though. And being the very "rule by rule" person, she even printed out pages of my everyday confinement menu for a whole month!


At least Hubby has agreed to help me eat whatever dishes I wouldn't like. Haha!



Some of baby's barang barang.




We headed down to the Robinsons closed-door sale to grab some essentials and we found the stroller we were looking for. And it was in Lime Green color so we were thrilled!! But the only problem is that instruction manual is in Korean. So good luck to us. 


Dummy proof. :)

So I've packed baby's bag to take to the hospital, but I didn't put everything in. I have this weird mindset that if I packed all the essentials, baby might sense it and decide to come out earlier than her due date. Haha! But the doctor and nurses I spoke to did inform me that dilation would take a considerable draggy time, so I wouldn't need to rush or anything if I start feeling contractions. I even asked my doctor that if it was too painful, could I just opt for a C-section. He just stared at me and said the most he'd give me is an Epidural shot. He told me to have a few more babies and I'd be numb to the pain. =.=!!

I was looking through my iPhone gallery one day and realized that I had a new picture in my phone that I'd never seen before. But it was really sweet so I decided to share it.


Hubby was asking me how I'd knew that he'd say that to me with a cheeky look. Haha! But over the months, he has been really supportive. I'd freak out from time to time, because I tend to be an over-thinker while he is the calm one. I have been afraid that things would go wrong, because I've seen so many marriages fail after having children. It's a whole new step in the relationship, and one that requires a lot of compromise and communication. And I'm so afraid that we wouldn't have time for ourselves, and we'd lose the spark because all the attention would be on the little one. But Hubby always assures me that things would turn out fine as long as we take one step at a time.

Anyway, on a brighter note, I saw some really adorable underwear that was super cheap on Gmarket and I decided to order for me and the husband! :)


Cuteeee boxer for him.


And my motivation to shrink my butt after birth.


Strawberry white chocolate cheesecake. :)

Hubby and I found a tiny secret hidden shop at Bedok that sells cupcakes and cheesecakes. SUPERRR YUMMMY. They make it on the spot infront of you, fresh and delicious. 

Time for lunch. :)
Friday 20 July 2012 | 01:39 | 0 comments


Picture post!



So the husband and I have been going prawning and fishing very regularly. Decided to put some photos up of the few spots we often go to. :)




I noticed that prawning and fishing ponds have become very popular in our little country. The places that we go to are always filled with families, and young couples. I definintely prefer this activity to clubbing anytime.




We started off getting addicted to prawning first. I actually started a few years back but I picked it back up about a year ago with the husband and I'm proud of our results. :) Went around exploring different prawning locations in singapore to compare the bite rate and prawn sizes.




I have to say, Hai Bin Prawning at Bishan is still the best so far. They release prawns regularly, and the size of the prawns have been getting bigger and bigger. The boss of the place is a friendly, stout man with a thick moustache. Hubby and I even got our own personal rods as well as special "secret" bait that makes the prawns bite fast.




Hai Bin at Bishan is a really central location, and they have a small coffeeshop that sells food and drinks till late. They even telecast live soccer matches, and they have dart machines too.




Our regular catches :











enjoying his prawns. YUMMY. :)




I can never get enough of these awesome prawns!! The counter also provides free a special homemade chilli sauce that is super orgasmic and to die for. :) Great place to hang out with friends, or bring the family to for an outing. We always take the hour bundle packages but they start from $18/hour.






Of course, we started fishing too.




Headed out sea to a Kelong for an overnight trip with hubby's bosses a while back. The catch rate was low so we ended up monkey-ing around and started fishing in the Kelong's ponds instead of the sea. There was even a "personal assistant" Indian man who helped us set up the BBQ and stuff.











But of course, the guys fell asleep first. They could just pick a random wooden bench and lie down. So I ended up watching the Sun rise from the kelong myself. But it was a great experience away from society. :)



Next, hubby and I went to check out another Hai Bin outlet at Punggol since it's near our house. They have prawning as well, but the prawns are really tiny. But this location is always packed with people because there is a Billiard Hall and a few outdoor pubs that are perfect for relaxing. But we came to check out the freshwater Patin pond.



It's only $5/rod, and you can keep reusing the same rod to catch as many fishes as you can till you snap the fishing line. Then it will be another $5 again. Hubby and his old time buddy Adrian managed to catch many fish with just one rod each. Many other people could do it too. I KEPT SNAPPING MINE THOUGH but it was very fun. :)









Hubby brought the Patin fish over to his auntie's place and she steamed it for us for dinner the next night. It is a very fatty fish but it tasted good. :)




Just a bit further down is another pond called Angler's Paradise. They have a wider variety of fishes and it's hubby's new favorite pond fishing spot. It is located next to the Driving Range. They have freshwater, saltwater fish pond and prawning too.


















Just for $5/rod, there's many fishes in the pond to be caught. Patin, Toman, Pagu, Songhe, Tilapia and Carps. There's also a saltwater pond that uses reel but it's for the more advanced fishers. :)






Thursday 19 July 2012 | 09:54 | 0 comments
I'M BACK.



Have been a little lazy to blog recently. I'm bogged after watching the Finale episode of Grey's Anatomy season 8. Seems like there's nothing to watch on tv anymore nowadays.



Heartbreak couple. =(
Well, gotta wait a few more months before all the new seasons of the top shows are released : Grey's Anatomy, Vampire Diaries, Hart of Dixie. 
Anyway, my parcel arrived in the mail finally. And I'm very pleased with it because the diaper bag that I ordered really doesnt look like a diaper bag at all!
I had ordered it online from Gmarket, and I think it was about $18 or so. But the quality and color is good, and it is very big and spacious with many different compartments specially for storing milk bottles or other baby items. I love it! :)
I went for my regular checkup at the Gynae's and baby is about 1.6kg heavy now. Only about two more months before she comes out, so it's time to get everything ready! And it seems that she's active 24/7 nowadays because I never feel her stop moving. She kicks really hard, and she gets hiccups from time to time. Too bad she never shows up on the camera everytime I go for an ultrasound. The doc only manages to take a picture of her head. Baaah.
I bought this Ikea Gulliver Cot with double adjustable heights and a removable side. No idea how long she will be sleeping inside it though. I have a feeling her daddy would put her on our bed to sleep with us!
and I'm looking at this Graco Stroller but I haven't seen it at any retail outlet in Singapore yet.
And here's my tummy at almost 8months. :)
I even did an edit version too.

Who says you need to spend on external photographers? :P


Tuesday 26 June 2012 | 04:02 | 0 comments
BACK FROM KL. :)

So we headed up to Kuala Lumpur for the weekend to attend a cousin's wedding. The family tribal council had chartered a private coach for the whole troupe to go up together. 

Friday morning 5am, waiting for the taxi to come and fetch us to Golden Mile. We made it a point not to sleep the whole night before so we could crash on the long bus ride up to KL. But that kinda ended up with us looking like zombies in the morning when it was time to leave. :/ haha! 


Our coach driver somehow lost his way in the city, and ended up sending us to the wrong hotel. So after a lot of u-turns and winding around, we reached Hilton at around 1.30pm in the afternoon. It took us a while to check in, but Hubby, his younger brother Abel and I were bunking in the same room.



we were all disappointed that there wasn't any bathtub in the wash room, but it was still cool because you could see through the toilet from the bedroom! Of course, there was a slide down shade that would conceal the toilet when somebody is inside. :P



Hubby trying to be a flasher. :P

After we had all settled into our rooms and unpacked, it was time to head over to Er Yi (second auntie)'s new house for a home cooked dinner. She had spent the afternoon getting her hair done for her son's wedding the next day. Their house was about an hour's drive away from the city, and it was up a hill in a private estate.

Dinner was a widespread of Ampang yong tau fu with roasted duck and other local dishes. After dinner, Hubby told me that we were going out for a spin, but turns out, they were heading to buy durians back for dessert. I nearly fainted in the car because I can't stand the smell of durians!!!

After dinner, we headed to Petaling street but it was pretty boring, and we ate not-so-awesome Lok Lok that was quite expensive. But everybody was really tired, so we all head back to our rooms to sleep for the night. 

breakfast is served. :) 

Lazing around after breakfast.

getting dressed for tea ceremony.

After breakfast, we headed to a private member's club in some secluded area up a tiny mountain for the gatecrashing and tea ceremony. The place was designed in a Balinese fashion, and it was an outdoor event. The club was decorated in bright pink and yellow, and there were cupcakes and colorful marshmellows and balloons.

our side of the family.













 the bridesmaids.

 uncle beng and Joanne.

waiting for lunch after tea ceremony.

Everybody was quite tired in the morning, and the terribly warm weather did not make things better. But the family was still very supportive, and all the aunties kept disturbing the bridesmaids during the gatecrashing. After that, we were all seated down in a little canopy, where the solemnisation took place. By the time it was lunch, the kids were practically sleeping at the table! 

Back to hotel, power nap; time to get ready for dinner. :)

 Abel and Joel.








 Krystal and Joanne.


 Hubby's mama and aunties. They look like they came out from the same photocopying machine! :)





Er yi

I didn't take many photos during the dinner. The bride and groom had hired a live jazz band to serenade the guests, and the food was alright. It was only towards the end that the party started. All the older folks still have a fiery wild side to them! They started drinking beer and wine and everybody was dancing and laughing. There was even a really odd point in time when they decided to go up on stage as a family and sing the Singapore National Anthem!! Very happening bunch. :P

Hubby and his cousins were still hungry, so we decided to head across the road and buy supper back because we were preparing to watch the Euro match in our hotel room. Check out our bill:-


And that is just for 3 people. :)

Breakfast next morning before the coach took us back to Singapore.

 wild mushroom soup.


 a pot of Earl Grey tea for each of us.





American Breakfast. :)

Short, but good weekend. ♥ ♥ ♥