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Our Sunday

Monday 11 August 2008 @ 8:17 pm

We woke up late for breakfast yesterday. After breakfast, we went to Tesco for some groceries shop as we will have steamboat for dinner at my parents’ house. LOL!!! I like steamboat and this is hubby’s idea.

This is carrot, daddy…

Mummy, I also got a mini trolley like others

After that, we went to my parents’ house for rest. Geee…we have another appointement then. Marcus got very excited when my father takes out a dog’s piggy bank. He wanted to help his grandfather to put all the coins inside it, but not for long. He enjoyed to play with the coins, and getting his hands dirty and smelly.

I’m a good helper

After taking porridge for lunch, we headed to Ipoh Parade as to meet up friends - Shoppingmum and Mummyinvain. Oh ya, Shoppingmum and her family just back from Bangkok and will stay for a week in Ipoh. We discussed about our trip to Bangkok next month. LOL!!!

Family Friends gathering at Starbucks

I brought Marcus out too even though he is having slight fever and took medicine. He didn’t join the crowd with other kids, but his eyes kept looking at them. Well, our gathering took more than an hour.

At night, we have home made steamboat with my family and parents in law. It’s so enjoyable and great dining at home than outside.

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Reward with sweets

Wednesday 23 July 2008 @ 9:40 pm

Marcus very scare to go hair salon and cries when he see the hairdresser. I have problem whenever bring him for hair cut. I brought him for home hair cut near my parents’ house recently. He looked scare at first, but sat quietly and let the hairdresser trimmed his hair. Of course he behaved well as he has sweets on his hands from the hairdresser.

If I were attended any beauty schools in arizona, I can be a hairdresser for my kid and even my family members. LOL!!! Too bad that I don’t have such interest now or else I might attend the course.

Anyway, I’m glad that my kid doesn’t scare to go for hair cut anymore. He even asks the aunty gives him sweets after trimming his hair. Clever boy !!!

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Night fun park

Tuesday 22 July 2008 @ 11:27 am

I can’t remember well when was the last time I brought Marcus to night amusement park. Anyway, we went again after dinner with my family members last Saturday. I really don’t like to step into the park, but because of my son wanted to play those mini rides, so I have no choice to be there with him.

Huh, daddy also doesn’t like this place too…..

Force himself to like this place….. LOL!!!

Mummy, can I go for another round ?

I asked hubby and my mother to accompany Marcus for the rides as I’m busy taking photos. He’s so excited and happy, but just don’t like to show off his happy face to us. Hubby felt dizzy after the mini aeroplane ride with Marcus. Aiyo, he is old already…..LOL!!!

We spent RM20 for the rides. Each ride costs us RM3, expensive huh? Anyway, it’s worth as Marcus likes to go for kids’ rides very much. I should plan a trip to Genting Highlands one day since there are many rides to play.

My sister, brother in law and niece

I’m glad that Marcus didn’t cry and yell when we want to go home. He even said “goodbye” to all the rides. Since he’s so good boy and I promised him that mummy and daddy will bring him come again next time.

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Ferry ride in Penang

Monday 14 July 2008 @ 4:11 pm

It’s Sunday again, hubby and I decided to bring Marcus to take his first ferry ride in Penang. This time we went together with friends and their kids too. Before we reach Penang, we stopped at Auto City and took our lunch.

Tao - Authentic Asian Cuisine & Lounge

We chose to have buffet Japanese food as it’s highly recommended by my yoga instructor. LOL!!! The environment is great and the food is absolutely delicious. The price is reasonable with RM48++ per person. Of course kids below 3 years old are free to eat.

Faster mummy, I want to go for ferry ride

Take a nice family photo before start eating….

Mummy, I want to play with jie jie & kor kor….but I’m shy

Don’t disturb me first, I’m having the green tea ice cream….

Photo with kor kor & jie jie after the buffet lunch

We didn’t take ferry to Penang but use the bridge. We went to Queensbay Mall to shop. I didn’t shop at all, since this trip is for kids, so we went to My Little Intellect and Toys “R” Us. There are the places where all kids like to go in, but parents’ pocket on fire. LOL!!!

Daddy bought me new toy cars

Hunting for a big tractor after got his toy cars

still looking at his favourite cars even though he got it…..

Gurney Drive food court, how can we miss this place when we’re in Penang ? It was about 6pm, we took our dinner before we off to ferry ride. There are many hawker stalls and my saliva drip when I see the laksa stall. We ordered lot of foods and everyone left withÂ full stomach.

Along Gurney Drive

Finally, we were in a ferry. Marcus still confused between “ferry” and “boat”. I keep on telling him that we are already inside a ferry. I was shocked when he tells me “hai pian” (beach). Yes, he has a chinese book about “hai pian” with photos of big and small boats. When daddy asked him where is “chuan” (boat) in chinese, he pointed correctly. Sigh !

The ferry ride is seemed too short for us. I just managed to take few photos and we want to get off the ferry. Anyway, we enjoyed the ever first ferry ride with Marcus. It has been a long day for him, he should be very tired, but he slept for a while on the way back home only. I guess he is so happy and excited with the trip and his new toys.

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New barber house

Monday 7 July 2008 @ 5:45 pm

My sisterÂ get frustrated whenever she brings her daughter for hair cut. She will cry loud and everyone scare of her. The hairdresser can’t even has chance to touch her hair. My father has an idea, that is he become a hairdresser for her granddaughter. LOL!!! This scene happened at my parents house yesterday.

She didn’t cry at all even she has a bad hair cut. I was shockedÂ when my father took out a comb and a pair of scissors while I’m watching a TVB drama series. I can only finished 2 episodes as the TV colour not as sharp as 52″ widescreen LCD HDTVÂ from Samsung.Â

Luckily Marcus is doing well whenever he goes for hair cut.Â I won’t let my father to help and cutÂ his hair.Â

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Heart of Greed

Tuesday 1 July 2008 @ 5:23 pm

I seldomÂ play with my boy recently as I’m rushing 40 episode drama series of “Heart of Greed”. LOL!!! My sister passed me full set of the DVD 2 weeks ago. It is the bestÂ series that I even seen and guess whatÂ it won many of the TVB Anniversary Awards in 2007, including the ‘Best Series’ Award.

I know Astro channel is showing this drama series every night, but I can’t wait to finish it now. Too bad thatÂ Marcus will not allow me to watch if he is around, if not I can finish it last week.Â Hubby also rushing this series too.Â We willÂ watch and sit on our home theater carpetÂ once Marcus goes to bed tonight. Â

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First movie : Kung Fu Panda

Monday 30 June 2008 @ 1:57 pm

Hubby and I decided to go for an early bird movie yesterday. First time ever, we went for a movieÂ with my boy in Jusco. LOL!!! Nowadays, we can’tÂ go for movie night out without our little boy unless he is going along with us. He is so stick to me like glue recently.Â :-(

I thought we can’t watch it as the screen showed FULL when I line up to buy the tickets. Luckily I’m able to getÂ 2 tickets.Â Â My boy sat comfortably on my lap and concentrate on the screen for almost 30 minutes. Then, he starts moving here and there and even sing song. :-PÂ

I’m glad that heÂ behaved well in the cinema and not cry to go home.Â Even he is too young to understand the story, but heÂ laughed when he sees some funny creatures doing silly actions. LOL!!!

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Day trip to Cameron Highlands

Monday 23 June 2008 @ 1:10 pm

Hubby wants to pass a carton box sample urgently to his customer, so he decided to take us for a drive to Cameron Highlands yesterday. Hubby is very familiar with the road and turns as he travels to this place every week.Â Marcus didn’tÂ feel dizzyÂ at all with the turns, but me. :-PÂ

After passed the carton box to his customer, we went to visit a flower farm at Kampung Raja. This farm is owned by hubby’s customer cum best friend. He gave us some fresh flowers and invited us to The Smoke House Hotel & Restaurant for lunch. So kind of him. It is the most expensive hotel and restaurant in Cameron Highlands.

The Smoke House Hotel & Restaurant

My boy was so excited when he sees the fountain.Â I brought himÂ walked around and snapped some photos before we arrange to be seated.

It’s raining heavily outside while we taking our lunch, but Marcus seems nothing with the cold weather. He is waiting us to bring him to butterfly and strawberry farm at Brinchang.

At about 3.30pm, we stopped at the Butterfly Farm. We walked through the farm and got to seeÂ insects, cactus, flowers other than butterflies. But all butterflies looked very “tired”, we can’t seeÂ them fly around the farm.Â Â Â

Let my boy touch and feel the real butterfly…..LOL!!!

Then, we proceed to strawberry farm. We paid RM15 as deposit and Marcus getsÂ to pluck the strawberries by himself.Â

These are the strawberries that we plucked……

Emmm…fresh and juicy strawberry, some more, mummy

All of us were extremely tired and Marcus fell asleep on the way back home. I told hubby that I want to stay there for a night and enjoy steamboat next time.

More pictures HERE……

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Stem Cell for your baby

Saturday 21 June 2008 @ 4:01 pm

I didn’t keep stem cell for Marcus as I think it is not necessary at first, but after read through about the importance of cord blood stem cell for kids, I felt regret. Well,Â if I have my second baby, IÂ will storeÂ itÂ for my baby. It’s justÂ as precaution in case anything bad happen.Â

Nowadays, they are many parents keep their baby’s cord blood stem cells in case of future need. My sister in law is 5 months pregnant and I will explain to her about the importance of keeping stem cells. Hopefully she will consider to store it for her baby.

If you want to know more about cord blood banking, do check out Cryo-Cell’s “Protect Baby, Protect Mom”Â service. They provide Cryo-Cell Innovative Stem Cell SolutionsÂ for customers. Not only that, get a “Protect Baby, Protect Mom” Special Limited-Time Introductory OfferÂ at Cryo Cell now.

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Go for vacation again

Friday 13 June 2008 @ 4:45 pm

It was a great time to get together with all my relatives during my brother’s wedding last week. All kids played around happily except my boy. He is so shy and scare when people gather around him. I wonder why though I always bring him out to meet people and go for outdoor activities. I think he will get use to it when he grows older.

Well, I wonder whenÂ we all can meet and get together. While waiting my turn for the tea ceremony, I showed off my photos of Gold Coast trip to my relatives. They were shocked when they know that I will go to Branson, Missouri in September. Of course not,Â but go Bangkok for 5 days. LOL!!!Â This time Marcus is going along with us and his first time to see and experienceÂ the realÂ aeroplane.

I did checked out about many attractions in Branson. My kid would be excited if I bring him to the Silver Dollar City theme park. But heÂ will too scare for those thrilling rides in the theme park. Well, I just want to peep around the Titanic Museum. Anyway, it’s just my dream.

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Sayonara…..

Thursday 12 June 2008 @ 4:25 pm

Shoppingmum will move to Bangkok with her family tomorrow. I supposed to have a drink with her, but I need to take care of my sick boy even though he is getting better today. Anyway, we will meet in Bangkok in September. LOL!!! What I know is that she has lot of stuffs that need to be packed. She has moved most of her family stuffs to Bangkok weeks ago, but she still haveÂ few luggage bags that need to bring along tomorrow.

Well,Â hubby and I areÂ so excited waiting for our family trip to Bangkok. I’m not sure how is the weather there that time, but sun blocks, cap, sunglasses are neccessary as we will have many outdoor visit. My friend is the one who will plan out the itinery. WeÂ are thinking to stay a night at Pattaya too.Â Hopefully the plan isn’t too rushÂ sinceÂ kids are going along withÂ us.Â Â :PÂ

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The Wedding Day

Sunday 8 June 2008 @ 10:10 pm

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY BROTHER…….

It wasÂ his wedding yesterday, which is Agong’sÂ Birthday. After waiting for years,Â my grandparentsÂ are glad and happy to seeÂ their grandsonÂ married finally, of course my parents too.

Check out their wedding’s photos HERE ……

Photo session with groom and bride after tea ceremony

Mummy, I don’t want the ‘ang pow’ …….

My parents and relatives

Mummy, I’m so sleepy…when to go home ?

It was a great time that we can get together again with our relatives who are all the way from KL, Kuantan and Johor Bahru. Even my cousin’s son, 4 months old from Johor also joined for the wedding.

The youngest baby in my family……

Marcus is responsible to open car’s door for the bride when she arrives at my parents’ house, but we’re late, so my little cousin replacedÂ him. Supposed they have to arrive at 11am, but I’m not sure why they reachedÂ an hour earlier. Anyway, Marcus is given another mission, hit the potty and gets the ang pow. LOL!!!

We have lunch buffet after the tea ceremony and photos session. Everyone is so busy to prepare for the dinner, so am I. I went to set my hair and makeup when Marcus having his nap. Hubby and I have to go to restaurant earlier as we need to help and direct guests to their own seat.

My parents in law came late with Marcus as my boy got his nose bleedingÂ again after a month. Gosh, it happened again and I don’t have any mood to help out anymore. Hubby and I very worriedÂ and kept on calling to ask about his condition. Luckily it stopped after few minutes. Wow, few minutes, I really heartbreak when I hear it. Even though his paed said it’s fine, but I still will bring him to see another specialist.

Anyway, he still have mood to play around with the balloons. Mummy here is so worry about him, can’t sleep well during midnight, scare to see his nose bleeding again. My father’s friend and relativesÂ told meÂ how and what to give him eat as to stop it. Hopefully it works…..Â Â

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Gathering with relatives

Thursday 5 June 2008 @ 11:11 am

Most of my relatives will come back from outstation tomorrow as to attend my brother’s wedding this Saturday. We seldom meet each other unless on special occassions and during Chinese New Year. Marcus can play with my little cousin who is 4 months old, all the way fromÂ Johor BahruÂ and all of us can get together for gossips again. LOL!!!

There are buffets at my parents house tomorrowÂ and onÂ the wedding day.Â Beside that, myÂ uncle who is a chef and auntiesÂ will cook some meals for us. Yahoo, so many delicious foodÂ and I guess most of us will gain weights on these 2 days. It is fine to me but hubby must control himsef as it is hard for him toÂ lose weight.Â :-)

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Wedding season

Friday 23 May 2008 @ 4:23 pm

We got many wedding invitation cardsÂ lately andÂ it is the time for me to get Marcus some new clothes.Â My brother’s wedding is just around the corner, and yet I have buy new dinner dress for myself. It is going to be another busy week for me as I need to buy gold necklace and ringÂ for my brother during the tea ceremony. Do you know that the rate of gold is keep on increasing? Gosh, have to spend money again….

My mother is busy giving out the wedding invitation cardsÂ and others. I’m sure my brother and his fiancee busy to prepare for the wedding. They have many things that need to buy such as bedding sets, new clothes, new shoes, and many others. Wow, everyone in my family is spending money for the wedding.

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Looking for a nice photo frame

Monday 5 May 2008 @ 4:48 pm

While searching my photo albums, I found this photo which we took during our trip for Disney On Ice show in KL last month. Guess how much for the photo with the rubber frame ? It’s RM45. Well, I know it’s expensive but I still want to snap a family photo since the frame is so nice. But I just left it in my drawer after that.

Why? Because it’s not a photo frame where I can hang on the wall or put it on the table. The frame with magnet at the back where I can only place it on fridge in kitchen. Of course you won’t place your family photo in the kitchen, right? May be I will go for online custom picture framing if I can’t get a nice photo frame.

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Family protection

Thursday 24 April 2008 @ 12:46 pm

Most of my relatives don’t believe or trustÂ in insurance, as some of them were cheated by their insurance agents. This is what I heard from my parents. Well, I truly believe in insurance as it really can cover for our family when anything bad happens to us.

Hubby and I plan to buy another life insurance policy. Since hubby is travel outstation almost every day, I insist him to increase his current policy too. May be I should get a life insurance quoteÂ to compare his current and new policy plan. We really can’t predict what will happen in the next minute, so do plan for your family before it’s too late.

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Time to keep fit

Tuesday 15 April 2008 @ 8:32 pm

Hubby was back from Shen Zhen, ChinaÂ and he gained 2kg for just 4 days. He has heavy meals most of the time and forgot about his detox plans. I better watch out his weight and I don’t like fat man with big tummy. Well, it’s time for him to keep fit or else how can he has energy and play with Marcus? So, the detox plan and exercises are working now and then.

But then having simple exercises not enough for him. I should get some home fitness equipment for him from AllegroMedical.com. It is one of the largest retailer which also provides home health care and medical equipment. Well, I can play with it too even though I have my yoga and pilates twice a week. With so much exercises, I think that should be good for hubby and I.

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KL trip ~ Part II

Tuesday 8 April 2008 @ 4:23 pm

We reached Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil at 10.30am after breakfast on Sunday.Â Before enter the hall,Â I snapped some photos andÂ walked aroundÂ with hubby and Marcus.Â There’re many people standing in front of the Disney stalls and I hardly squeezed myself to buy a mickey mouse toy for Marcus.

take photo again…..

Hubby and I worried thatÂ Marcus will not sit for the 2 hours show quietly, but we’re wrong. He was attracted by the colourful lighting, sat and watched the show silently.Â Â After the break, he didn’t want to sit on chair, but stand and played around while asking for his favourite snack ~ raisins. Of course he still blur and not understandÂ with all the stories, but at least he has a good experience to watch such great show.

15 minutes break….hooray…

The show ended at 12.50pm and we went to Mid Valley to have lunch.Â Before we back to Ipoh, we brought kids to MegaKids Sportz.

help me, I don’t want to play, daddy…..

Ouch, stucked inside and can’t get out…SOS…

see, there’s something on the floor…..

merry go round….

Well, we started our journey back home around 5pm. Kids exteremely tired and slept once get into car. I was happy with the trip, but not our accomodation at Hotel Sri Petaling. Of course I can’t compare it with St. Barts villa rentals. Anyway, I won’t book this hotel again.

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KL trip ~ Part I

Monday 7 April 2008 @ 1:57 pm

We’re back from our 2 days 1 night KL trip last night. It’s a great family trip with Mummyinvain and Shoppingmum family even though all of us were tired on the way back to Ipoh. The purpose for this trip mainly becauseÂ forÂ DISNEY ON ICE show at Stadium Bukit Jalil. LOL!!!

We reached at Sri Petaling Hotel, our accomodation to check-in first before out to dinner. I dare not to stay in this hotel again, poor facilities with cockroaches inside the bathroom. Gosh, we stayed here because the hotel is about 1km to Stadium Bukit Jalil.

After dinner, we proceed to Mines Wonderland night theme park. We went home earlier as we need to wake up early the next day to catch the show. Furthermore, kids were extremely tired after a long walk inside the park.

Mummy, daddy, I’m happy toÂ visit the theme park……

Daddy, let me down, I walk myself……

Faster take photo, daddy, I want to see musical fountain…..start loh…

Photo with kor kor andÂ jie jie…..Â

DoÂ visit my travel’s blogÂ for more fantasy and colourful lighting of Mines Wonderland photos……..

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Early celebration

Thursday 27 March 2008 @ 5:00 pm

Hubby and I will go for vacation in May, but there are 2 special days on that month, my mother’s birthday and mother’s day. So, I will plan to have early celebrationÂ for my mother before hubby and I off to Gold Coast. This year, we have added another new member, that’s is my lovely niece.

My sister and I feel headache when dealing withÂ gift for her every year. We really don’t know what to buy thought she has everything she wants. If very expensive, we can’t afford, if cheap feel bad.Â Luckily my mother has give us a hint that she wants a set of mineral makeupÂ as birthday’s gift. She is clever too as she needs it for my brother’s wedding in June.

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Chubby girl

Thursday 27 March 2008 @ 4:26 pm

Do you know who is this little chubby girl ? She is Marcus’s cousin sister and they meet each other at my parents house every Sunday. She is 4+ months with her weighs 7kg now.Â Â Her mother, my sister always complain that she is overweight and worry she will become another Lydia Shum’s daughter. LOL!!!

Doesn’t she think to give her weight loss pillsÂ at this age? Of course my sister won’t do this silly thing to her lovely daughter. Sometimes, I really can’t control myself for not bite her chubby cheeks, hands and legs. Well, we will meet again this coming Sunday. Guess what, I have bought her a new toy. *sigh*

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This & that playland

Tuesday 25 March 2008 @ 12:41 pm

After riding on the bike at Polo GroundÂ last Sunday, I decided to bring him to another play station ~ amusement park at Jusco. I told hubby as to bring us there before he goes out to meet his customer last night. Since we will not go to Genting Highlands for the rides this few months, so a little playland made my boy felt excited and happy. I was surprised to see some new rides, but no others except us.

Mummy, faster take photo, I want to play the rides

That ride more exciting …….

Wow, my new bike

Turn left, turn right, turn left ???

Just be there for about 20 minutes, we spend RM10 for the rides. When we said it’s time to go home, he just waived goodbye to the rides and didn’t yell or scream like other kids. So, I promised to him that we will come again next time.

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Riding on the bike

Monday 24 March 2008 @ 8:45 am

It was a sunny day yesterday, so hubby and I decided to bring Marcus to go playground. I can’t remember when was the last timeÂ we have been here as it always raining in the evening these days. My boy was so excited when he saw others playing kites, and balls.Â We didn’t bring anything as we’reÂ came outÂ from my parents house.Â

Daddy, mummy, when I can play kites like jie jies and kor kors

Don’t hold me, let me down

I tried to climb up this way

I’m the champion….

This time I let my boy to ride for this rechargeable motorcycle. Each was charged RM2 for 7 minutes. Hubby and I chased after him once we switched on the button on the motorcycle. He still not familiar to control the ha