I'm back... I'm tired, I'm upset and I'm going again...

I’m back from company incentives trip. Total of 38 people going in two VIP coaches and we headed to Singapore. So, this year I’m not celebrating Dong Zhi with family for the first time.

I’m tired as I walked too much when we were in Singapore. As you know, if follow series tour, we have to get up early and back to hotel at late night. Although this is series tour but overall, this is very enjoyable tour, we really have fun there. On the first day we reach Singapore, we check-in into the hotel, then we rush to a short shopping at Bugis, as it was just a walking distance from the hotel we stayed. Then we met for dinner. After dinner, we were ferry to Orchard Road for heaven shopping. It was Saturday and the whole Orchard was so crowded, everywhere is people. Then we make our own arrangement back to hotel; so I called her and meet up with her. Second day, we went o Sentosa Island for a half-day tour and then proceed to our office at Sentosa for a short presentation on the resort. After that we headed to Singapore Flyer, then Duwk tour and finally open top bus ride. The last day, after lunch we headed back to our homeland.

I’m upset becoz my son not missed me at all. The three days away from home, I did not receive a call from them and I did not call home too, expensive ma!!! :P

I’m going again to Singapore this Friday as this was planned earlier before I gotto know that the company is organizing a incentives trip to Singapore. So, I go there twice and spend twice and the exchange rates 2x higher than us. Everything double up hah…. LOL!!

Last but not least, my family and me here to wish everyone here Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

Lack of confidence??

I realized that Sebastian lack of confidence when come to competition, the first competition he had was Taekwando competition held last month. It was OK when we were on the way to the venue and he himself looking forward for it too. When we reached the venue he still look happily until we stepped into the hall. He started to pull back and cried. I talked to him and console him then his teacher came and had a word with him too.

Then when come to his turn he do not want to stepped in and cried even the master and his friend console him and his teacher too go and get him vitagen to bribe him. It does not work, so I ran towards him and talk to him too and tell him that I’ll bring him to Mega Kidz if the stopped crying and go for the competition. I even told him you don’t have to win and I just want you to step in the fighting ring. I tried many methods to bribe him but it unsuccessful. So I gave up and told the teacher to disqualified him.

At that moment, I’m really disappointed not that he did not win, but he didn’t even go and try. The next day, we talked to him and asked him what is the reason he pull back, he told us that he scare and have lots people at that time, then hubby explains to Sebastian what does competition means and have a clear picture for him on the environment of the competition this and that. He nodded that he understand the terms of competition and promise that he will go ahead and won’t be scare anymore.

Then come to Piano competition last Saturday at his centre among the centre students only and closed door where few teachers as the judges and parents. They grouped into few groups and Sebastian was in second group and it’s consisted of 8 – 10 students. Again, we talked to him everyday and even the day before his competition for him to prepared. He looked happily and said to us he will understand and won’t scare. So, when we reached the centre that evening, he looks calm and ask lots of question, but when come to his turn where teacher ushers the students and parents to the room, he started to look nervous and can see tears in his eyes. Again, he pull back and told us he do not want to enter the competition. I can tell you at that moment, I am really angry and disappointed, I did not talk to him, I know I shouldn’t behave like that but I can’t control myself. I let hubby take over and I went out to take a deep breath.
Is he really lack of confidence but if really no confidence at all, he still performance perfectly during the concert time. What had made him act like this? I really have no idea and scratching my head now. Is there any classes to built up confidence or should I enter more and more competition for him to get rid of his fear inside him.

Sebastian's School Progress in Pre-2

Sebastian progress in Pre-2 getting slightly better and he did OK on his exam. He did very well on his Mandarin paper although is not 100% but I’m happy with the results he got. The poorest was Bahasa Melayu, his teacher mentioned he need to brush up his Bahasa Melayu. I know I have not put 100% effort on guiding or teaching him, so I told myself next year I really need to put extra effort on him if not, I’m afraid he can’t catch up when he is in Pri 1 the following year as we have registered him in Chinese School.

I heard a lot of comments on good and bad about Chinese School with loads of homework and pressure. I’m telling myself not to push as hard on him as I do not want him to get pressure on study at very young age.

His teacher commented on the progress report “Sebastian has a good learning attitude. He has shown responsibility through his neat work. He needs more practices and encouragement in Bahasa Melayu”.

So, this school holidays I bought few workbooks for him to do at granny house, I know school holidays he supposed to be enjoy and not to do all these, as I know he will be watching the idiot box from morning till we back in-law house to fetch them. So, I rather keep him busy in doing workbooks and at the same time he can practice BM.

School Holidays Programme

This year Holiday Programme organized by the kindi abit disappointment not much of activities as compared last year this and this. This time round they were brought to Angkasawan at Subang and Cosmo Theme Park at Time Square; the rest of activities was at school inclusive of swimming, art & craft and baking session.

This time round he brought back few doughnuts and left two for hubby and me. But we did not even touch it, aheemm… u know la from the look already one kind so i really don't dare to toucht it ended these two doughnuts wallop by Sebastian. It’s seems he like it so much… ^_<

Chut-chut~LESS

On last Saturday morning, when she wake up and walk toward me where I’m still half awake and told me “Mummy, I grown up already, I dunwan chut-chut (pacifier) anymore, I throw away OK”….. am I dreaming or what?? So, I’m not bother to ask or praise her, coz she changes her mind very quickly.

Day one past peacefully follows by day two and day three were at in-law house where MIL kept extra chut-chut incase she look for it. Then she saw the chut-chut, she asked MIL why is she still keeping it coz she don’t suck it anymore. She asked MIL to throw it away. My girl really grown up huh… she doesn’t suck chut chut anymore.

Until today, she is not looking for it and not even mentioned about it, it’s all come so naturally, we din even force her or use any tactic for her to get rid of it. Hope that she really grown up as she said, LOL!!!

Lunch Box

Finally I went and bought lunch box at 100yen shop last Saturday, so no more excuses for not start bento-ing. LOL!!

Black Magic

When I was typing this, my stupid dumb dumb maid come to me and tell me something …………………………

She come and apologies to me on all the mistakes she done, ok before I continue the juicy story, let me briefly tell about my stupid dumb dumb maid

Keep clothes for two or three days before folding and ironing, dunno keep it for what
Folds clothes like shit which I taught her many times already
Iron clothes like never been iron and I taught her that too, but still the same
Put my clothes into hubby rack and hubby into mine, until now she still dunno how to differentiate it
Mixed up all the pyjamas for Sidney n Sebastian, which I told her many times that to be keep in as paired
Very forgetful, tell her many times to check this and that what to bring when we go out but every time sure will forget one thing
Told her many times before go to sleep, make sure living room is clear not toys lying around but….. still the same
Reminded her when see people around, greet people don’t stand there like kayu, and it’s still the same
When ask her to look after the kids, she really ‘LOOK’ at the kids, ya… she is looking, staring at the kids only *slap head*
And many more to list down which I lazy to crack my head

Ok, let’s continue my juicy story, oppss ya, one more thing, she like to sing, she will singing when she do her work and talking to herself too… scary or not… ok ok let’s continue…

Her apologies to me and tell me that I can send her back to agent if I still upset with her work. So, I told her since you know that you make me upset all the times, then buck up your work and do it properly. Do repeat the mistake. Then she told me the reason behind why she always forget this forget that and dreaming is she kena ‘ilmu hitam’ (black magic). This ‘teman’ of her (I guess is boyfriend) do black magic to her and make her think of him only that is why she always forgetful and ask my help to help her to get rid of this black magic. She told me a lot of thing which I really don’t understand her slang therefore I stare blankly at her and told her that I don’t know all these things and I will call agent tomorrow and get it settle. She told me that she really wish to work with me just that her mind can’t stop thinking.

I don’t know whether her story is true but for sure is just her reason. Now, I really don’t know want to laugh at her story or to cry and I’m so sick and tired of these. Really want to kick her off.

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Kindie.....

I have finally enrolled Sidney into the same kindie as Sebastian currently attending. I’m longing to enroll her into this kindie but hubby wanted Sidney to go kindie together with his kor kor, so his kor kor can take care of her. So I give in for next year but the following year I will change her kindie as I really felt the current kindie Sebastian is attending is getting bad to worst. The teacher turnover is so high when he was in Pre-1 and when he in Pre-2 so far no changes of her class teacher but found teacher were sleeping in the classroom. Next year would be Pre-3, hopefully it would be a good one.

At first I wanted to change his kindie but seem next year would be his final year and he does not wish to change so I just let go. Do not want him to be so upset and get himself fit into new environment again.

Again not to miss out the Holiday Camp organized by his kindie, I’ve enrolled him too, since the last Holiday Camp he likes it so much. Managed to get one of the teacher to transport him so no worry for me now. BTW, he got another field trip next week, he will be going to Aquaria, actually am planning to bring him there during the school holidays, since he is going soon then I can save the trip. :P

Addtional "Ka Chang"

See… see… another batch of ‘ka chang’ all the way from Taiwan. My colleague went to Taiwan, so we asked her to look around for all these stuff. Not managed to get all I want but only few of these better than nothing rite! I’ve also ordered few items from CP.

It’s seems that I collected lots of bento stuff but yet to do anything for my kiddos. Need to checkout my collections see got ‘fat mou’ or not, LOL!!

The Pink Sisterhood

Thanks Judy for this breast cancer awareness tag.

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Maternity Wear

I’m not planning for #3 unless accidently *touch wood*, so some of my maternity wear lend it to my friends and some was given away. When I was pregnant with #1 and #2, I just love to go shopping and shop around for maternity wear, so I bought quite a lot of maternity wear at that time as I want to look beautiful on my pregnancy. I still remember that on my sister’s wedding, I’m wearing high heel to attend the dinner and get scolded from all my aunties and uncles. Pregnant woman also wanted to look pretty too beside the bride, LOL!

I know that not many of you are not like me who still want to look beautiful; some even don’t want to bother about how they look like or their wearing. If you were just lazy to shop around for maternity wear, you can just do it at home and shop online for stylish maternity wear from basic maternity t-shirts to professional maternity work wear, furthermore you can find varieties of maternity designers to suit you like Ingrid and Isabel or Japanese Weekend Maternity and many more.

We are not just wanted to look stylish or beautiful but also want to wear it comfortably.

Football Fans

Must quickly go and tell hubby that Carlberg is launching a web-TV channel at http://www.partofthegame.tv/ so I don’t have to fight with hubby on TV. He is a football fan and with EPL around, especially on weekend, he will just stick on the TV, now I can kick him to the study room and watch web-tv. They comes with 5 channel which showing all aspect about football, so hubby can really enjoying himself in that cozy room since our internet line is unlimited usage one. LOL!!

Additional Bento Stuff

See, what I have asked my sister to get for me in Daiso. Now, I got a lot of this ‘ka chang’ but I’m yet to do any proper bento for my kiddos. Blame on the laziness me; btw I have not got any lunch box yet, LOL!!

Family Getaway

Hubby went to Bali with his colleagues for his company trip and I did not follow, thus I’m arranging my own family trip to Ipoh for 3D2N as it was a long weekend. We drove two cars from KL and one from Penang and the meeting point is Ipoh. I’ve rented three rooms apartment from a colleague of mine; the apartment is spacious enough to accommodate a dozen of us

On the first day we went to Lost World Tambun, it’s was pack of people, nothing much there, just waste of time and $$$. Then at night we went to Ipoh Old Town to have famous chicken rice and had a walked at pasar malam.

The next day my aunt planning to go Bukit Merah then back to Penang. We did not follow so we plan our itinerary. Out of sudden Cameron Highland popped up in my mind, so I get the direction how to go Cameron Highland from Ipoh. Reached there noon, went for lunch then went for some marketing, lot’s of people and jammed everywhere. By evening, we headed back to Ipoh.

The last day we wake up early check out from the apartment and went for dim sum at Ipoh Old Town then walk around that area to buy some biscuits and salted chicken. After that we start our journey to Tg. Tualang for the famous “Tai Tou Har” then back home.

For the whole journey, we are enjoying, excited and tired too. In my whole life, this was longest trip that I ever drove from KL to Ipoh, then to Cameron Highlands, after that to Tg. Tualang and finally back to KL.

SIDNEY...........

…. is turning THREE today

….. is so tomboyish

….. is very mischievous

….. is still on ‘chut-chut’ (pacifier)

….. is diaperless day and night

Happy Birthday to our dear Sidney, the princess of our heart

..... who makes our world a whole lot brighter!!

..... who spreads so much happiness all around us!!

..... who filled our life with warmth and love!!

A Busy Saturday

Last Saturday we were celebrating Sidney birthday and at the same times Sebastian is having his kindie concert. Everything was so rush, luckily there is my mom, sister and in-law helping out.

Sebastian’s kindie concert was held at 4pm at Hulu Langat one of the private school and we have to send him to the venue by 2.30pm for the preparation and we parent was directed to canteen where refreshments was served, and of coz this school won’t be missed out the opportunity to introduce their facilities to the parents too.

The concert start on time and finished at 6.30pm, should have ask the permission from the teacher to let Sebastian leave earlier but this was not pop in my mind at that time. After collected Sebastian, we have rush home luckily from Hulu Langat back to our home not that far. By the time we reached home is about 7.30pm coz we went to collect Sidney’s birthday cake and everyone was started to eat.

Although we were so rush that day but everything seems to worth it coz of them ~ Sebastin n Sidney, my precious stone.

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She had her ear pierced

Few more days Sidney is turning 3yrs old, so tomorrow we will be celebrating her birthday earlier at home with close family. I ordered Cupcakes from Alice but unfortunately she was not able to make it as she is not in town, she will only be coming to KL next week, thus I booked her earlier for Sebastian birthday next year Mar, hopefully she will be able to make it.

So, today I brought my missy vain pot to ear piercing, at first she was a bit skeptical, then I told her she will look very pretty when she had her ear pierced. She was convinced and follows me to jewelry shop to have her ear pierced. She seated quietly and let the promoter did whatever they wanted to do and once her ear got pierced, she cried out loud but just for a little while, then she started to run here and there already o.O

This are the earing that I bought yesterday when we were in Pavilion for lunch

My Bento Accessories

See what I got!! All these items I ordered from Chooi Peng. Can start playing masak-masak again this coming weekend.

Training Chopsticks fro Sebastian n Sidney

Food Picks

Sauce Container

Food Cups

Last Day (01.10) @ Langkawi

Luckily last day at Langkawi the weather is getting better no raining, partly cloudy. Managed to get into the pool and playing sand at beachside which they have been making noise since day one we reach here. After that we check out from the hotel and proceed to Cable car which I have also bought the entrance tickets during the fair. Quite disappointed, the hanging bridge was close for work progress and it was very misty can’t see anything from the top. Then we went to Kuah town again for lunch and jalan jalan, buy some chocolates, and precede our journey to airport to depart to Kuala Lumpur.

Reached LCCT and received a sms from my friend saying the news advise ppl not to go northern due to bad weather no island hopping and I’m back to my home sweet home, safe n sound.

Overall is a very relaxing holiday, we spent most of our time at the resort.

Day 2 (30.09) @ Langkawi

It’s was still raining so we can’t have outdoor activities so we went to Underwater World and Bird Paradise where I bought these entrance tickets during the Matta Fair. After went to these two places, no where else can go so we went back to resort and it’s still raining. So basically these two days we were in our resort and hopefully the last day in langkawi the weather is better coz we have to go to cable car.