Watching 'The Nanny' at 10 to 1..

...waiting for my hair to dry. And i'm hungry :( Long day tomorrow, better sleep soon. Loves watching Megan sleeps :)

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'IT' has been submitted last night *gulps*

now we pray.......

On another note: I've been nursing this slight sorethroat. Please don't let me fall ill. I've not fallen ill once since BEFORE i got pregnant - Megan is already 1yr old so go figure. Megan too hasn't fallen ill too! Apart from her UTI where she had low grade fever for half a night. No pesky cough, cold etc.. and i'm not ready for her to start! Keeping her as healthy as possible.

Busy week....

It's on the way!

My 3rd present is on the way!!! *beams*

feeling lazy....

before I go any further, I'd like to point out the post below was posted by Megan!

In the afternoon, we were in the room packing the clothes and Megan was on our bed, fiddling with my hp. Don't ask me how she did but yes, she got out of screen saver mode (you gotta swipe the screen) and posted a post on my blog. Hahahaha! Genius yeah my daughter *winks*

Got alota stuff to do, wash toilet etc... but i'm feeling so lazy!
How now brown cow??
Think i'll sleep early and wake up early tomorrow :P
Work: Hmmm... nothing urgent.
Hsechores: Plenty.

Got some pretty good shots but lazy to hook Alfie to the com.
I really need to get that SD card device so i upload pics easily - I don't like cables!

Zack and I need to sit down to plan our europe itinerary. Then again, maybe i'll just go ahead and book. When it comes to travel, Zack goes with whatever I plan (he just needs to know the country of departure/arrival.. haha) cos his wifey makes the best travel arrangements. Don't believe me, just ask him ;)

See.. so many things to do! So little time!

Think i'd hit the sack now.
Beat.
Slept at 4am last night.
Setting my alarm at 7am.
Get 20mins of work done. Wash 1 toilet.
By then Megan should be up - unless it rains and she sleeps in again!

Niteeessss...

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Playing with my new toy!! :)

:: a new scent
:: a new toy
:: and shopping for my 3rd present on ebay now! :P

or maybe not.

I just spent a good 30mins responding to bday wishes on facebook. Think it's only polite to reply to everyone individually instead of a generic post to all.

Then another 45mins soothing Megan. She started fussing at 2.30am. Teething? Somehow when I switched on the sidelight and fan it helps to calm her down a lil. I'm now in her room and she's babbling and clapping! Looks like she's not in any discomfort so I can go back to our room. She don't need me ard and can sleep on her own. Just some nights she gets abit clingy and I indulge. We all need some comfort and sayang at times right?

Napped as Megan slept and woke up at 12midnight :S Got some work done. Tomorrow has another load. Just hope nothing new pops out. Happy that tomorrow's site visit is cancelled! Yayyy!

Gonna call Johnny tomorrow. STREAKS ARE COMING BACK!!!

Off off my bday treat!

I got craving for dimsum so its some crystal jade ;) Zack said i got 3 presents!! : 1 very predictable, 1 not so predictable, 1 totally unpredictabe!! What can they be?!! *excited!* :)

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My birthday celebrations stretched through Sun as well! *beams*

Grandma and Grandpa came to play with Megan. Sun afternoons are their day so Zack and I will spend some coupletime. If Zack's working, they will still come play with her and that frees me up to get housechores done - at a more leisurely pace!

So yesterday was no exception. But we double dated with Chris and Elynne. Been eons since we double dated! Zack dropped me off at Suntec so Elynne and I could go shop while he went off to buy my present with Chris! :D

Forgot how fun shopping with a gf can be! More so with one with similar taste as you!! See what I bought?!! - Elynne bought the same pair as well.. haha.

Pink with gold studds.
It's actually way nicer in person.
The light this morning somehow doesn't work here.
It makes one's feet look slimmer and this factor always win me over
(i dun have slim feet unfortunately)
I fell in love the minute i saw it!
It reminded us of a miu miu bag... pink with gold studds as well.
Told the guys they can go shopping together to get us the matching bag.. hahahha!

After some gal shopping :P, we went off to meet the guys at Marina Square to catch "SALT" - 4.20pm. Nice flick but somewhat typical. It was dinner at Waraku after it. And I had a pleasant surprise there! Chris and Elynne surprised me with a bday cake!!! *touched* I was wondering why Elynne kept going to the toilet - for awhile I thought she was preg! Hahahah! The cake came and I was stunned for abit. "It was for me?!!" :)

No pics cos i was a tad overwhelmed.. haha. Chris took some so will get from him.

Touched that they will make the effort to give me this pleasant surprise :) It's funny how as I grow older, bday celebrations no longer seem as important and I dont expect anything. So when my friends do something for me, it means so much more :)

Ant just called me and told me he is giving me a birthday treat at his restaurant! Zack and I dine for free! Gotta check with Zack what is his plan for today ;)

Gotta go get ready.
And wake Zack up so I can bug him about my present.. hehe.
It's still in the car! I didnt see him bring it up last night.
Maybe I'd go down to the car to take a peep :P

Ju is a happy lass *beams*

Woke up from my nap at 12:20am.
Did some washing and tidying.
Still having a little headache.
Perhaps looking at my pics taken today will help ;)

Had lunch with Ben+Val at Jai Thai.
Food was awesome!
Ordered a great deal of stuff.
(again, i should NOT blog about food at 2.30 in the morning!)

Megan was a doll! ate her lunch (packed oatmeal/nectarine/blueberry) and just sat there and listen us talk :) Ben and Val are so taken in with her. She made everyone laugh by her adorable antics. Val said she is such an obedient child and i'm so blessed to have her. Told Ben she wants a baby just like Megan.. haha. Yes we are, so thoroughly blessed :)

After lunch, we went to United Square for Udders ice-cream.

No seat so we bought the ice-cream and pop over to Starbucks for ice-cream and latte ;) And there... Megan and mummy opened our presents!

See how happy Megan is with her present.
She is more intrigued with the bag than what's inside!
Next time we can just buy her bags as presents.. don't need anything inside.. haha.



I know.... she is beyond adorable!

Little did I know that today is actually MY DAY!
I got presents and a birthday cake from Patissier!!!
My sweet sister surprised me with the cake - though i suspected it.. hahaha!
And she bought me the loveliest present! (on top of my hp!!!)



Earl Grey..... PERFECTO!

After ice-cream, we went to pick Godma up at AMK.. then make a round to pick up Rachel to our home. Andrew came awhile later and we cut cake. Yeah my family is big on birthday cakes :). Showered Megan again cos she was perspiring from all that walking and monkeying. Then off we went to Sembawang for dinner. Another feast!

Paul & Joe cosmetics from Ben&Val :)

They are such thoughtful gifts and in my favourite colors!!!

And presenting.... MY BLING BLING THONG!!!

Sequined Electra Thong
I've been eyeing this for more than a year!
but never could pay more than 100bucks for a slipper.

and my sis bought it for me!!!




I'm so touched by what everyone has done for me *tears* :)
In particular my sis.. she has always been the sweetest, pampering me to no ends. I'm so thoroughly blessed and I thank God everyday for what he has given me. A lovely sister, a Godma who takes care of us, friends like Ben&Val who makes the time to spend with Megan.. and lastly, My sweet hubby!

I am having a headache so Zack offered to bath Megan so i can rest.. :)

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Megan: The Busy Baby

Sometimes I feel like Megan is a celebrity. Her weekends are always packed with appointments.. hahaha. I'm touched that so many will make the effort to come visit her and spend an afternoon with her :)

Today's schedule:
Lunch with Godpa Ben+STB Godma Val! At Jai Thai then followed by Udders ice cream!

Late afternoon: Mama Nancy is coming! Rachel Ah Yi and Andrew Yi Chang too. Then we are all going to Sembawang for dinner. A place Rachel recommends.

Ok no time already. Gotta bath Megan and prepare her lunch and dinner before we leave!

Thursday night musing....

Finally settled down....
Had a nice hot bath.

Megan slept right after milk at 8pm so I could get on to the other chores early. Serve dinner (Beef stew!) and have dinner with my laogong :) Wash the dishes, ironed and changed the sheets. Cleaned the room a little.

BEEF STEW FOR THE CHANS...

Small pot for Megan, big pot for daddy & mummy.
We have it with french loaf. Zack likes it :)

Busy day.

Had a concall (conference call for ppl who don't know *winks at someone*) today at 2pm. Good timing cos it's aroud Megan's naptime. She looked abit tired at 1plus but I played with her. Can't let her nap so early if not she would wake up while I'm having my concall. Sorry baby.. Mummy makes sacrifices, Megan gotta make sacrifices too. I put her down for her nap at 1:45pm, babbles alittle to herself then off to dreamland she went. Timing perfecto! My concall lasted for 1 hour - supposed to be 30mins. But little darling slept throughout! (Her usual naptime is 30-45mins).

Anyway.. no exco meeting tomorrow!!!

And i'm NOT working tonight! Tired.
Just checked my email and closed the window.

I'm going to make THIS!

A cup of hot chocolate and spend the rest of the night with my sweetheart... doing what we enjoy doing: Researching! ;)

nite nite and sweetdreams~

i'm so stressed.....

gosh it's really about people management.
feel like i'm the scapegoat.
*sigh*

Last night Zack and I were on our laptops.. sitting side by side.
Only difference: He was playing SC while I was working.... til 1.30am
*sigh*
Let's trade places.....

Then Megan woke up at 4.30am :S Wanted some cuddles.
So I stayed with her for about an hour.

I'm glad today's weather is gloomy.
i LOVE dark gloomy weather, feels cosy.
it reminds me of Christmas.

Zack met Megan and I at Compass Point yesterday. We had dinner there.
And I met Kee Peng at the control station.

Kee Peng was the adult counsellor working at TP and was in-charge of us Pacesetters. His daughter is the sweetest little thing. 4year old beauty. He had migrated to Canada many years back. If I'm not wrong, he moved after he left TP. Now he is travelling around. Lectures in a uni and only works 8months a year! He has a business too so is travelling ard now. He said when his daughter was born, he took a year off to look after her - and still got paid! (70% though) That's the welfare in Canada. Maternity leave there is 1 year! I love a place that is pro-family. His BIL is actually a paramedic in Vancouver and said he could liase us if we want :)

Plenty more to say.
But I gotta upload some vids on megan's blog for grandma.
Gotta go grocery shopping too.
Megan has finished her salmon.

I'm so tired.
And i'm dreading checking my email....

*sigh*

We went shopping at vivo!

the window kind. Weather was hot, i had to make a trip to the bank.. so off we went to vivo. Somehow i felt strangely dissatisfied. I was on a mission to find sinful gooey chocolate cake (craving!) but couldnt find any and i didnt buy anything for megan! Yeah i know i said window shop.. haha. As usua, megan is a darling. We are on our way hm now (in the train) and she is sound aslp in the stroller :)

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Megan is off to vivo!

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Had a FULL afternoon planned yesterday..

and I'm happy cos I managed to settle so many things!

1pm: Sy for quick lunch - pass her her present!
2pm: Work Appointment - George Street
3pm: Work Appointment - Raffles Place
3.15pm: Bank
3.30pm onwards: Go to office to check mails then meet Kelley for a chat - pass her her gals presents! (Jalan Sultan / Keypoint)

Perfect plan but an idiot screwed it up! I shall not go into deets here, will just rile me up again. He is THE MOST inconsiderate and selfish person! I was set back by a good 1 hour! As a result, I couldn't get to the bank in time! (Now I need to make a trip out later today with Megan).

Just as well cos everything was pushed back and Zack came to pick me up at Jalan Sultan on his way home.. hehe. Went to the office to check my mail and check some documents. Realised that Kelley's office is just opposite mine! But she was in a meeting when I was done so I waited for her. There was a korean supermarket there so I browsed around. Bought this really nice snack - got 3 packets. 2 for us, 1 for Rachel. Zack likes it alot! And a bottle of honey ginger tea for my sweet FIL (He is really the best!!) It's like a jam, scoop some out and just add water. Honey ginger tea is good for old folks.

Kel's meeting took a long time so I decided to not wait: Went up to her office and left the presents at her desk. So we didnt get to meet :( Zack was on his way and nearing. I walked to the FABULOUS beach rd fish soup stall, placed an order and waited for him. We had a FAB dinner that night (takeaway) :) Reached home at 6.30pm. Grandpa looked like he had a good time with Megan :)

Exhausting but fulfilled. Caught up with Sy over lunch (she gave me a bday treat :)), it's so long overdue! :) But it was too short :( Gave her her Hersheys cushion. Hope she likes it! I was so tempted to keep it for myself.. hehe. Perhaps I'll meet her again at her workplace one last time before she moves office. Will bring Megan this time.

Alrighty, gotta go!
Get some work and housechores done. Bringing Megan out later!

at ikea now!

Early dinner and grocery shopping at the opposite giant - we got vouchers! Weird feeling when Zack said: "Dun anyhow buy stuff, we are leaving already." My heart skipped a beat..

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That little imp.....

...is turning out to be quite a handful!!

She is ALL OVER THE PLACE NOW!
My back is aching from bending down and carting her off 137 times a day.

Megan has found a new playground. Our bed.
Everytime my back is turned, she goes to our master room and crawls up our bed. (It's actually quite cute) But she likes to fiddle with the stuff on our bedside tables (ie. hand lotion, lip gloss, hair clips, aroma essence..), which are NOT her play toys. Once I found her in the middle of our bed and pretended to chase her. She got excited, started chuckling and crawled so fast towards the bolster and pillows and threw herself on them.. hahaha.

She is walking really well now.
A particularly touching moment today was when Zack came home from his course. She was walking about and when he squatted down and opened his arms to her, she walked to him, leaned in and gave him a hug! TWICE! One arm on his shoulder, the other on his arm with her head tucked beneath his chin :) *misty-eyed* - my cam was too late :(

Job as a mother... is very tiring yet so rewarding. I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world!!!


Read the news just now.
And this article got me shuddering in fear for our future: Click: "There should be no retirement age for spore mm lee"

No retirement age?! It used to be 55, then 62.. followed by 65 by 2012. Say what you may. I only got 1 question: "What about our CPF?" Are you gonna hold it back til we reach 70 now?! Then again, we will never get to see the rest of our CPF. I had a shock when I learnt of our current CPF governance. (Go to CPF board) It's ridiculous and utter rubbish. I've worked hard all my life and when I want to retire, I want to be comfortable. Spend the rest of my life doing what I want. I do not want my money (which I've earned all my life by the way) controlled by the government, keeping my money for 20 years and dispensing me pocket money every month.

Oh yes, I've been thinking and planning for our retirement. Some people say i'm crazy to be thinking of retirement. I say I'm a wee bit too late! Plans should be underway at mid 20s. And that's a few years lost for me (not many though). How do I want to retire? I keep asking myself..