I NOTE you..

My dad recently bought samsung note 2, so that

he can monitor his shares more readily..

The boys are exploring the phone with 

great interest as you can see from here.. 

You can see J's masterpiece on top right 

and his clown face too.. Hahahahahahhh!

It's been a Hot week

So on the very next day after J came back from

the trip, he ran a really high temperature.. Sigh..

Day 1

Now that he's older, he's more cooperative

at taking the fever med. A lot of patience &

coaxing will do the trick..

Day 2

Really worried with anxiety when

I tested his temp every hour & it

still hovered around 39 degrees..

Day 3

I took 2 days childcare leave to take care

of J, mainly staying up at night so that

my mum can rest.. We took turns to monitor

his high temp.. Just refused to go down,

so annoying.. So tiring.. Finally brought him to 

kkh to do blood test, just to make sure it's not dengue..

On Day 4, the fever finally subsided to a

low grade temperature of 37.8.. Thank goodness..

J developed ulcers & sores in and on his

lips due to the viral fever.. It's that serious..

So once he recovered, we decided to visit

the sinseh at one of the Eu Yan Sang 

child-friendly clinics.. Hopefully the chinese

med can solve his constipation problem

as well as his heatiness.. It will take time..

They are back!

My baby's finally back after 10 long days!
Well, actually they're back like on the 6th Oct
but as usual I'm late in posting.. *blush**
Hehehh..

A Holiday

Well, sort of.. Hahahahahaa..

Actually it's my sis, bil who are bringing J and my mum to Hokkaido for 10 days for holidays..
As it's kinda ex to all go together, I decided to let J go with them.. and he's fine with that..
And it'll be kind of a break for us too.. 

At the airport T2 on 25th Sep at 2300hrs..
J's super excited to go to the airport, he knows something is happening and he brought all
his stinky bears, Mickey/Pluto and lunchbox with alphabets inside..
Anyway, this is not the first time J's traveled without me.. My mum took him to Gentings
in Jan this year too.. So we don't experience any separation anxiety at all... Lol..
But of course we will miss him a lot, after all it'll be 10 long days away..

Oh, the ramen pic was taken when Roy and I went for lunch on a sunday while the rest was
a bombardment of shots that my sis sent, letting me know what they've been up to there..

Sis told me the only time when J actually misses us, was when he's getting ready for bed..
Cos that was the time when at home, we will make him sleep at night.. He will shed a tear
quietly and tell my sis that he misses me and Roy.. Awwww...
So sis asked me to record a short clip of us to show J whenever he misses us at night..
The clip was quite funny but not sure if Roy will allow me to share with you here.. Lol.. 

Anyway, J really enjoyed the trip and my bil they really took very good care of him...
And also, he really loves japanese cuisine so it really made things easier... *Score**

But the next day after they came back from the trip, J was down with a really high fever
for close to 5 days.. More on that later..

Passing of my father-in-law.. Jan 1946 to Sep 2013

He has moved on to a better place,
on sunday morning, after battling with
malignant mesothelioma for about 2
months plus.

We're seeing father for the last
time, bidding our final farewell to him
at Mandai Crematorium..

Rest in peace, father.
We'll remember you in our hearts, always..

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A day of badminton, 25th Aug 2013

Have been trying to lead a more active
lifestyle these days.. Decided to rope
in the family for a round of badminton,
at the sia sports club..

Actually I've come to realise that
spending time with your family is more
important than the game itself..
It's great fun sweating out and chillaxing by
the poolside and talking just about everything
under the sun..

Also, a break from the kiddos.. lol..

Visit to Lily's house, 17th August 2013

It's the yearly visit to Lily's place again
during Hari Raya month. It's something
our family always look forward to
every year & J's pretty excited over it.
And he actually still remembers where
she stays in Pasir Ris..

This time it's a small family affair &
I'm glad we got to go & enjoyed the
food as well as company.. Teehee..

J is getting more sociable now that
he's older & he greets everybody in
da house (I think he treats it as his home)..
We enjoyed the festive visit very much..

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A school day for J, 13th August 2013

Jared has English spelling every
tuesday, and Mandarin spelling on
Thursdays..

Kids nowadays are having it tough,
and that goes to their folks, I think.. Zzz..
A typical school day for J.

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Books! 5th August 2013

Sorry, have not been active on
the blog lately as tons of stuff
happened lately.. will try to post
my pic of the day..

Nowadays, J's more willing to
pick up books & attempts to
read some of the easier ones..

Sis's col Eileen is so sweet as
to pass us some of her son's
books for J. He loves them!
But his favorites are books from
Leapfrog tag.. :)

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Photo of the Day (3rd August Saturday)

So as I'm too lazy to attempt to update pictures onto the blog,
I've found an alternate way and that's to email to the blog instead.. Hee..

Anyway, it'll be like a picture of the day kind of stuff,
just to let you peeps know what I'm up to these days..
And not really to talk about a particular topic..

A typical Saturday would be Roy doing marketing in the morning while I babysit J.
Then we'll relax chill out at home and maybe go out do some window shopping..
Or just bring J to the outdoors.. Our weekends are quite routine and
basically just spending all our time with kid.. What about yours?

Small one watching Disney cartoons while big one watching anime.. Zzz..

Jared's 5th Birthday

On Jared's actual birthday on monday 15th July,

Roy & I took half day off to spend time with him.

It was quite a grey day so we decided to go

somewhere indoors like the Singapore Art Museum..

There's this annex building across the road

that is part of the museum and they are having this

Art Garden that runs through to September 2013.

Big as* picture of the day.

I love my boys.

At the moving image gallery where they

featured local short films and animations 

that's suitable for children. J enjoyed it &

insisted on finishing all of them..

In this room called Around the Day in Eighty Worlds.

The kids are looking through some kaleidoscope

in the light box.. Kid's stuff..

Paranomic view of the room..

This room is made entirely of screws and thread..

This entire painting is the collaborative work 

between a local sculptor and 750 students. 

I thought it was quite impressive..

J's totally uninterested and kept

hurrying us to leave.. Zzz...

I should think J will like this

Enchanted Garden City cos it's

so colourful & storythemed.. But

he totally wanna get out asap!

Really dampen our mood..

Gingerly stepping down the rainbow

steps.. It's nice mah!

Since he don't wanna come in, we made him wait

for us outside and to sit on the bench.. Hahaha..

All the way here, I must take enough pictures ok.. :P

Beautiful isn't it?

We decided to have a simple celebration

for J to blow out the candles on his birthday.

The cupcakes were kindly sponsored

by my buddy Yong.. Love ya! :D

J exclaimed,"Woah! Is it for me?!"

He had attended Lauren & Evan's birthday,

so finally it's his turn nao..

OooOoo, he got a red packet from Grandpa..

Smiling with glee..

Blowing out the candles carefully,

one by one.. :)

Happy Birthday, JBoy..

Sometimes I still can't believe

that you've actually turned 5 now..

I think I said that every year.. Hahaha..

We love you with all our hearts..

A recap of his birthday blogs since year 1..

 One year old

Two years old

Three years old 

Four years old 

It's really nice to look back to see how

he's grown over the years.. I wonder how long

I can maintain this blog also..

For as long as I can, I'll try my best!

Evan's 1st Birthday

The 2nd birthday party that I attended was

Evan's very 1st birthday.

It's something very meaningful for Yong as it's a lot

of 'firsts' for them, after she's back from the states

last year.. But I'm happy that she's back home,

to her family and friends..

Yong bought the monkey party packs from seattle..

Really cute..

Even the mini cakes have decors on them..

It's really monkey see monkey do..

J insists on taking pictures too.. =_=

Cupcake of the month for J is cookies & cream..

It used to be rainbow vanilla though..

Cupcake moustache.. =D

Really very pretty & cheerful balloons..

J photobombing while I'm taking

pic for Yong & Evan..

J still at the party blower.. I think it's

soaked with all his drool.. haha!  

Just look at Evan's raised eyebrows at J..

Hahahahh!

Lauren's 3rd Birthday

It's my darling god daughter's birthday

in July too and she turned 3 this year!

Really haven't seen her for ages.. I missed her!

J holding on to precious cargo for Lauren.

He knows he's going to the party & refused to

let me hold the present for one second.. -_-

  

Lauren turned around & looked so happy

to see the big box in front of her.

Just so cute to see Jared presenting

the present to her.. Hahaha..

J thought the candies were toys and

proceeded to arrange them in rows.. @_@

Carmen invited Lauren's classmates

so they came with their folks..

Andrew & Carmen were both busy entertaining the

the guests so this is the only group pic that I managed to sneak in..

J's so sweet to give Lauren the purple bear as

she didn't get any pressie during the pass-the-parcel

game.. Way to go, boy!

It's really like a gift exchange for the kids as it was

J's birthday a few days later.. hehhh..

Taking time out for some bubble time..

Trying her very best to blow out the candles.. :)

She's grown up quite a bit, beautiful girl..!

All the mickey mouse colouring books have been

snapped up so the boys ended up with the princess books..

Hahahahahh..

Yoyo came withe Cayla in the nick of time..

And you can see her checking me out,

wondering where her mummy went..

So considerate of Carmen to provide

glass markers for the kids to doddle.. 

Can you spot his name here?

Jboy..

J's taking advantage of the situation & kept

showering Cayla with kisses..

Or maybe it's coz Yoyo applied essential oil

on Cayla that make her smells nice? Lol..

I think she must be very happy.. Hahahahh..

Just cute to see the kids holding hands &

interacting in their own lingo..

With my cutie pies..