Thursday, January 31, 2008

Angel's name....

Here's a very meaningful article posted by Auntie Doggymum in the forum....
Mummy decided to put it on my blog for me to read next time... ;p

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.
One day the child asked God "They tell me you are going to send me to earth tomorrow?" "but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God replied, "Among the many angels, I have chosen one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
"But", said the child, "here in Heaven I don't do anything else but sing and smile. That's what I need to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and be happy."
"And", said the child "How am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me, if I don't know the language that men talk?"
"That's easy", God said "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, will teach you how to speak."
The child looked up at God saying, "And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God smiled at the child saying, "Your angel will place your hands together and teach you how to pray."
The child said, "I've heard on earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?"
God put his arm around the child, saying, "Your angel will defend you - even if it means risking life!"
The child looked sad saying, "But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God hugged the child "Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you the way to me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from earth could already be heard.
The child in a hurry, asked softly, "Oh God, if I am about to leave now, please tell me my angel's name!"
God replied, "Your angel's name is of no importance... You will simply call her MUMMY!"

More Collages Finally!!

Finally, Mummy is in the mood again to do up my collages... She just finished doing the 10th month ones (10 in total).... still have 11th month & 12th month to go... Hmmm... wonder when she will finish them... ;p

My 10th Month...

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Time for rest....

After all the activities for the past few days, Mummy & I need a rest....hahaha...
So today, both of us just rest & relax at home... I just had my bath & story time...so Mummy left me in my cot to have a short nap...
zzzzz... till the next time!

I went to school.... ;p

Mon, 28 Jan 08

Today, Mummy & I woke up early again, as I am going to school!! haha... is just a trial class at this Presbyterian Community Services place at Bukit Merah View.... the class started at 9am... but we were late for about 5 to 10 mins.. oops..

Auntie Esther & Auntie Doggymum were there with Randal & Alyssa as well.... I also saw 3 Jiejies & 4 Gorgors in the class....

The class was ok.... there was playtime, story telling time, sing song time etc...but some of the time, I was abit cranky though I didn't cry..... guess is good enough huh?? hehe...
my favourite time was snack time, where I got to eat some breakfast cereal...yummy!!

Mummy, quit taking picture & give me my cereal...


That's Randal in the background...


After the class, Auntie Esther & Mummy walked to Tiong Bahru Plaza.... Many thanks to Auntie Doggymum's hubby for helping to carry me in my stroller up the stairs... & to Auntie Esther for helping Mummy to carry the stroller down the stairs while Mummy carried me...

Auntie Esther & Mummy had lunch at Kopitiam.... & I got to eat my favourite Gerber star puffs...kekeke...


After lunch, Mummy went to NTUC to buy some groceries before heading home....

In the evening, Mummy brought me out to Tiong Bahru Plaza again to run some errands & then buy her dinner....

See my new shoes... Mummy initially thought I can't fit into them already & put them up for sale in Yahoo auctions.... but actually I still can!! She tried it on for me again today.... & they fit nicely... guess the other time when Wai Gong was around, they didn't know how to put them on properly...haha..

To Wai Gong's & Wai Po's place...

Sun, 27 Jan 08

Today, Mummy & I woke up earlier than usual.... so that we can leave the house together with Daddy (he is going to work) to go to Wai Gong's & Wai Po's place in Pasir Ris....

Daddy sent Mummy & I off in the taxi.... he helped Mummy to load the stroller & my bag & Mummy's gifts to her friend (she is going to visit her friend in Sengkang) in the boot...
When we arrived at Pasir Ris, Wai Gong is there waiting ..... he helped to unload all the stuff... haha... Lucky Mummy....

After resting awhile, Mummy went off to visit her friend & baby girl.... She was at her friend's place for almost 4 hours...wah!! Guess they must have alot to chat about!! I hope next time I would have chance to see & play with Jolie Meimei.... Mummy said she was so well behaved...

While Mummy was visiting her friend, I had my nap, lunch, haircut by Wai Gong & bath.... Oops... Wai Gong cut my hair until there's a big patch of botak !! cos I suddenly moved & the shaver slipped....& there goes my hair!! now I look real funny... hahaha..

Before going to Pasir Ris...


With Wai Gong...


One with Wai Gong & one with Mummy!!


Preparing to go home..

A Trip to Orchard...

Sat, 26 Jan 08

Poor Daddy went back to work today....
Mummy & I would be going out in the late afternoon to meet Daddy at Orchard after he knocked off work... as Mummy said Daddy need to go exchange the Isetan vouchers redeemed using his credit card because the expiry date is 31 Jan. Hmmm... sounds so troublesome to me...haha...
Anyway, Mummy decided to take the MRT to Orchard with me.... Cool!! This is the 1st time Mummy & I took the MRT....hehehe...
The train was sooooooo crowded..... I was busy looking & staring at all the people on the train...
Mummy told Daddy that I was well behaved throughout the trip.... :)

While waiting for Daddy at Orchard MRT station..


Our first stop was at Isetan Scotts where Daddy went to exchange the Isetan vouchers... Mummy browsed abit in the children's section but didn't find anything to buy for me...
Then they decided to go have dinner... Initially, they wanted to go this place at Far East Plaza, but after walking the distance....they realised they were on the wrong side of the road... and the only way to cross it is the overhead bridge with a narrow escalator.... so they decided to drop the idea & went back to Shaw House to eat at Mos Burger.... In the end, they saw this place "Pepper Lunch" & decided to give it a try....

A picture with Mummy in Orchard...


In Pepper Lunch, where Mummy & Daddy had their dinner...


An afternote: Orchard is sooooooo stroller unfriendly!! There are too many stairs and no ramps... yucks yucks yucks!! I think Mummy & Daddy won't be going to Orchard anytime soon, at least not with me in tow... Most likely, they would go their favourite haunt, Suntec area, where it is not as crowded, & a breeze to push the stroller around... and the best part, it is all sheltered between Suntec & Marina Square....

My First Time on Stage...

Fri, 25 Jan 08

Today, Mummy brought me to Singapore Expo all by herself, as I was shortlisted for the Today Health & Wellness Fair Chubbiest Cheeks Contest... Mummy had emailed a picture of me for fun after seeing the advertisement on Today's newsapaper... She didn't expect me to be shortlisted...hehehe...

However, as Mummy was all alone, there was no picture of Mummy & me on stage to show.... The moment would just be in our memories... ;p

She did take some pictures of me before the contest though....


This is how the stage looks like...


There were 10 babies shortlisted in all..... Oh, I didn't manage to be in the top 3....guess my cheeks were not chubby enough after all...haha... so Daddy, you can't call me "chipmunk cheeks monster" anymore... cos there are at least 3 babies out there with cheeks more humongous than mine!! *gasp*

Oh, by the way, did I mention that as Mummy carried me up the stage, the MC commented that "Such a handsome boy... eyes so big & intense... "
Psst... I think I am the only baby there who received this comment.... heehee.. *proud*

Well, at least we didn't go home empty handed, as there were consolation prizes for the other 7 babies... a goodie bag... the only thing inside useful to me is the Nestle Nan 3 milk powder sample...hahaha..

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

My 6th Tooth...

Mummy saw abit of my 6th tooth today.... :)


A Morning with Wai Gong...

Wai Gong came by early this morning at around 8 plus, as Mummy was going to ICA to collect her IC.... Soon after Wai Gong arrived, I woke up already, though just a minute ago, I was still sleeping very soundly (according to Wai Gong & Mummy)...
After Mummy made me my milk & put my peas puree to warm up, she left the house....
After my breakfast, Wai Gong brought me to the playground downstairs.... but today, I was not interested in any of the things..... instead, I just wanted him to carry me...hahaha... ;p
It was just a short morning with Wai Gong, as he left at around 11 plus after putting me to bed..... hmmm... is ok, I would get to see him again real soon, as Mummy would be bringing me to Wai Gong's & Wai Po's place this Sun... :)

Oh, did I mention that yesterday, 22 Jan 08, I finally dared to just stand up by myself from the floor without using any support.... I pushed my hands against the floor to stand up... :)
I did it twice, but Mummy only saw it once.... cos the first time, she was busy doing something, then the next minute she saw me, she realised I was standing in the middle of nowhere, without any support near enough for me to grab.... so she surmised I must have stood up by myself...
Since she missed my first attempt, I did it again just for her!! hehehe... I stood up by myself on my bumper playmat when Mummy was sitting on the sofa near me.... She clapped for me... & I smiled widely at her... :)

Chinese Words??

Recently, I keep mumbling more & more sounds... Daddy & Mummy are still trying very hard to figure out what I mean.... haha...
To Mummy, it sounds like I was saying some Chinese words some of the time... eg "Hao", "Da", "Mei", "Zhuo Mo", "Duo Duo"....

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Shopping at Carrefour & Buffet at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Cafe Brio

Today was a busy day for us!!

After my breakfast, we went to Carrefour Plaza Singapura for some shopping, mainly to stock up my milk powder, since we had a $20 voucher from last week shopping to redeem... hehe..
Daddy & Mummy decided to buy enough for the free delivery service, so they also bought some more Dumex rice cereal, Gerber finger food (my favourite), & Heinz biscuits for me... They also bought some other stuff....

Then they happened to go pass this Books clearance section, where Daddy stopped to take a look to see if there is any interesting book for himself.... He managed to get 1 book.... Meanwhile, Mummy browsed through to find books for me as well... She found this "Baby Animals" board book which looks quite interesting, so decided to get it for me... Ehh... then I started to make some noise, so Mummy decided to give me my milk to drink, while she continued to browse... Then, the Carrefour guy came with alot of books to place at the section... Wah, Mummy went crazy getting all sorts of books for me!! In the end, I ended up with 8 books, & out of the 8 books, only 2 are suitable for me right now!! The rest, gotta wait till I am 3 years old... hehe..
After the 1st round, Mummy went back the 2nd round & 3rd round... by then, she told Daddy she better don't look anymore, or else would end up with more books!! haha... cos it is really a good deal, only $5 per book... (Guess what I was doing while Mummy was busy looking for the books?? Yup, I was snoring away in my stroller, while Daddy pushed me around Carrefour...)

All our stuff would only arrive tomorrow afternoon... Mummy is definitely going to take pictures of all the books... :)


She also took some pictures of me today in Carrefour...

After our fruitful trip to Carrefour, we headed back home to rest... as we would be going for a nice dinner buffet at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Cafe Brio... ;p

We went out again at around 7 plus to Cafe Brio for dinner. I already had my dinner at home... :)
Mummy was very happy as she got to eat her favourite seafood.... she ate prawns & crabs!! Daddy was very satisfied also as he got to eat his lamb & steak... As for me, I was very well behaved throughout.... An Indian manager loved to play with me each time he passed by our table...During the dinner, I got bits & pieces to nibble on while Daddy & Mummy ate...hehehe... Let's see, I tasted some tuna, bun, lamb, steak & wafer... & not to forget, my favourite Gerber puff! I was so happy & excited & satisfied after the meal that I finally, yes finally CLAPPED!! hahaha... I also made alot of sounds & shouted loudly... Daddy & Mummy said I was hyper already, maybe due to the wafer (sugar content)?? hahaha...
excuse me...

i want 4 of everything please..

hmm...what is this? steak?

ooh... i actually like it!! can i have more? ;p


After our dinner, we went to take some shots along the Waterfront.... then Daddy & Mummy decided to take a slow stroll home as it was actually quite nearby....
Along the waterfront..

Tonight, I slept at 10pm.... hehehe..

Sunday, January 13, 2008

More books for me! :)

Today, we went out to Tiong Bahru Plaza where Mummy & Daddy bought 3 board books from Tom & Stephanie for me. Yeah!!
After that, they had lunch at Kopitiam. I also got to taste Mummy's salmon & Daddy's dory fillet...hehe..
Then, we went to NTUC for our weekly grocery shopping.

Mummy would be taking pictures of my new board books soon.

Yep, here are my books:


She had also ordered a set of Baby Einstein Mini AlphaBooks from the bulk purchase in forum.


I am now learning to walk, though I don't really dare to release my hands yet.
Today, I kept stepping forward & backward holding onto the sofa, showing off to Daddy. haha..
Later, I also showed off to Mummy in the kitchen while holding onto her legs. ;p

When Mummy was with me at the sofa in the evening, I managed to take 2 steps without any support before kneeling down... think I am not really prepared yet...hee...

I shall keep trying... Jia you Jia you!
Oh, I am 13 months old today!! So fast, right?

Saturday, January 12, 2008

A Shopping Trip at Suntec...

Today, Mummy & Daddy brought me out shopping at Suntec after my breakfast....
Oh, but by the time Mummy finished preparing & ready to go out, it was already almost 12 noon!! She took 1 hr plus to get everything ready...haha...

We went to Toys R Us as Mummy had redeemed a $10 voucher using Daddy's Amex points. Daddy bought me a Fisher Price Ride-a-Rounds, which consists of 6 balls (I love playing with balls now!) with things inside, so that when the ball rolls, the thing would move. Daddy got me the one with transportation (has truck, plane, fire engine, speed boat, helicopter, bus). Cool!! It is the last piece on the shelf. The rest were animals inside the ball, not as cute as mine. Hehehe.

After that, we saw some books on sale outside Toys R Us. Daddy got me this book "Stories from the Bible". Yay, now I have 1 more book for Mummy to read to me!! :)

As it was already 1 plus by then, Mummy & Daddy decided to have lunch at this Thai restaurant "Tuk Tuk Thai Kitchen". They had pineapple fried rice (I got to eat some grains & raisins..hehe..) , tom yam seafood soup, hotplate beef with vegetable & thai dry curry chicken. Both Mummy & Daddy find the food quite nice, worth trying. The tom yam seafood soup is highly recommended!! Too bad it is too spicy for me. So I didn't get to taste it.
Oh, I also had my lunch (rice cereal) at the restaurant, & my snacks (gerber star biscuits...my favourite of all time!!). After that, as we were going off, Mummy gave me my milk to drink in the stroller.

Our last stop was at Carrefour, where Daddy & Mummy bought alot of things!! I was fast asleep most of the time, as I fell asleep soon after having my milk. I woke up when they were almost done with the shopping.

I am napping now, so Mummy is blogging this on Daddy's laptop.

PS. Mummy didn't bring camera today, so no pictures to show of my little trip out. Mummy did take pictures of my loot though when she reached home. Show you all next time!! ;p

Here's my book & toy:

Thursday, January 10, 2008

New syllables...

Nowadays, Mummy find me sprouting more syllables...
Examples are : "Hey", "Ha", "Ka", "Ta", "Ow", "Aei"
Only I know what it means.... :)

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

My 5th Tooth....

Finally, my 5th tooth came out today.... Mummy could just barely see the tip of it... Is on the upper left side... the upper right side one should be coming out soon too, as Mummy could see some whitish thing at the gum, but the tooth has not cut through yet...

New toys from Ah Gong & Ah Po

Ah Gong & Ah Po bought me this sorting block (one of the side is a clock face) & a toy tortoise which can move by itself & sing... but oops, seems that I had spoilt the tortoise by throwing it... It could not move or make any sound now... :(

A Trip to Ikea

Fri, 28 Dec 07

Today, before Daddy went to return the car, we went out to Ikea for a short trip..... last chance to sit in a car for now...hehehe... so must make full use of it...

I enjoy car ride!! Hope my Daddy would have lots of money, then we can buy a car... :)


In Ikea... nope, the balls were only used as props... they did not belong to me in the end...