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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188571642011-11-28T07:32:43.124+08:00c h l o ec h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.comBlogger3261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-41969935994451181002010-05-18T16:36:00.004+08:002010-05-18T16:46:39.259+08:00Time to pick up a new language??

Mandarin used to be the language hubby and I used when we wanna say something in front of Ryan without him understanding our conversations. But with Ryan picking up mandarin in school now, we switch to cantonese.Yesterday during dinner, hubby and I were deciding if we should have ice cream for dessert.And then I asked, 'What should we do if Ryan eventually picks up cantonese too?'I continued, '..

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-45978471985469540592010-05-17T13:26:00.004+08:002010-05-17T13:47:22.742+08:00Breakfast

Nowadays, breakfast on weekdays are usually toast or cereals while on weekends we usually eat out. I used to make pancakes often before Aidan was born. With Aidan bigger now and learning to sit, I think I might be able to have more varieties during breakfast.Over the weekend, I made a savory breakfast on Saturday - bacon, sauteed mushroom, cherry tomatoes, omelette and toast. On Sunday was

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-70567789281030119532010-05-11T13:57:00.003+08:002010-05-11T14:11:12.075+08:00Aidan Randomness - Up, up and away!

that's what pop into my head when I reviewed this photo I took of Aidan. :DJust posted this entry up so that the blog will not be so stagnant. I have been very lazy updating these months. There have been many stuff I wanted to posts which are in my mental drafts but I just didn't get to writing and posting up.Have been really tired and I don't have any domestic helper so any windows of free time,

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-88877289759583521862010-02-23T16:45:00.009+08:002010-02-25T23:04:25.334+08:00'I Have Hands!!!'

Last week, Baby Aidan hit a milestone - Finding his hands!Baby Aidan tends to rub and accidentally scratches his face on several occassions therefore I still put his mittens on. And so, I wonder when he'll realised he's NOT Doraemon, that he doesn't have mitten-hands and discover his real hands and fingers. Haha! Technically, he has only found his right hand. He seem to have better control of his

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-5252619092883951062010-02-22T16:05:00.004+08:002010-02-22T19:16:18.579+08:00CNY Snacks

米香. This is one of my fav, fav, fav snack of CNY. I don't get to eat them any other times of the year except during CNY. I suppose I could find them from shops if I look hard enough but I don't like the taste. This is home made 米香 and nothing beats the taste of the ones made by my paternal 1st aunt.Its main ingredient consists of rice, peanuts, sesame seeds and maybe honey or sugar. How my aunt

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-62275160859374660432010-02-18T15:24:00.001+08:002010-02-22T19:18:28.852+08:00Things that made me do a happy dance

Bought this long wallet just days before CNY.It was a love-at-first-sight and this will become my most expensive wallet to date.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-13909816960234895582010-02-05T16:00:00.003+08:002010-02-05T16:23:19.810+08:00Lush Lash

He's only 2 months and his lashes are so long already!!!It's not fair!! Aidan is a boy. Boys dun need long lush lashes. It's the girls who need them.And wait till you see Ryan's eyelashes. They are so thick and full, you'll think he put on fake lashes!I'll try and take a pic of Ryan's eyelashes to post up...I'm so jealous of their lashes!!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-37403354278905133902010-01-18T15:30:00.008+08:002010-01-22T16:33:45.020+08:00Say hello to Aidan

That's Aidan on his birthday!! Us now...A family of 4!!Aidan is now 7 weeks old. I'm still in utter bliss with my new baby. He looks just like his big brother, even their weight and height are almost identical. Every day is like deja vu to me because the facial expressions I see on Aidan, I've seen it on Ryan too. The only difference is that Aidan sleeps more than Ryan hence, I guess, we are more

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-15292572119392516392009-11-24T15:49:00.004+08:002009-11-24T16:22:10.398+08:00I hope it fits

I made these crochet booties myself. The purple pair were made much earlier on during the pregnancy and took me about 3 days to finished. But the blue pair took me months because I kept pausing and forgot about it for weeks in between and I had only finished it recently. Ok, because when I was making the blue booties, I started playing these FB games, Farmville and Cafeworld, which made me so

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-87309133350502305662009-11-23T12:09:00.007+08:002009-11-23T13:50:35.527+08:00Tree is up!

I love year end as there are lots to celebrate - from birthdays to anniversaries to holidays. The only down side is the damage to my wallet. Well, this year is going to be particularly special as we await the arrival of our second child. (^^,)Last year, my xmas tree was up early as I had to travel in December. This year it's up early again as I'm sure we'll be pretty tired and busy with a newborn

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-65283068081009643172009-11-12T15:17:00.004+08:002009-11-12T16:04:51.335+08:0035 weeks and counting

Quick update - I'm thankful that my To-Do list is getting shorter as I ticked the items off every other day.Have been shopping for baby stuff like mad the last couple weekends. We are such procastinators...and we also ended up buying more - We bought Wii. I wonder where we would find time to play Wii with a newborn arriving soon... Anyway, we bought the game MarioKart which I hope would entertain

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-57834472365563059302009-10-23T16:33:00.003+08:002009-10-23T16:39:09.977+08:00Off to a getaway

Can't be going anywhere far now since no airplane would let me board.Going to Sentosa for the weekend to celebrate my ROM anniversary before I pop and become a diary cow!^_^

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-14159715076575611282009-10-22T16:04:00.001+08:002009-10-23T16:44:10.959+08:00Almost there

I'm in my 3rd trimester now and almost coming to the end of my pregnancy. A lot has changed. From my severe pregnancy sickness during my 1st trimester to getting well and back to normal in 2nd trimester...and now getting tired more easily now.The pattern in this pregnancy is pretty much similar to the first. The few differences are that I felt more relaxed probably because I'm not as clueless as

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-60737329320011947522009-10-21T13:13:00.002+08:002009-10-21T13:42:18.787+08:00My little helper

My sous chef.This little fella would rather not watch tv and came to the kitchen to help me prepare dinner.We washed the vegetables together. He cracked the eggs and whisked them. He helped wiped the table and set the table for me. And best of all, he pinched half the omelette while I was cooking the rest of the dinner. ^^D

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-14776085327551345352009-10-20T22:51:00.001+08:002009-10-21T13:12:12.208+08:00Simple joys

We were playing Monopoloy Jr when we heard the ice-cream man rang his bell.Ryan got all excited and in the fastest time I've ever seen, he was all ready at the door waiting to dash out and get some dessert!Ryan beamed as we had a short strolled and headed back home with a cone in our hands.Bliss!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-21610086239716556872009-08-21T14:08:00.006+08:002009-08-21T14:46:46.888+08:00Silly Kids!

Kids are sometimes soooooooo adorably funny and silly!!Yesterday, Ryan's school was having a Tuckshop Session where they role play and also learn the concept of money. The teachers would transformed into tuckshop vendors and parents would prepare $1 for their kids to bring to school where they could buy stuffs like stationery and snack food.As usual, when Ryan returned from school I asked about

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-60177959252353749462009-08-17T12:23:00.002+08:002009-08-17T12:28:01.484+08:00Shopping for Baby #2 - Stroller

Isn't this the most stylo-milo stroller in the most cheerful colour???Yes, we got this Stokke Xplory for our 2nd child! I admit it's really a major splurge.Comparing this stroller with Ryan's Maclaren Techno XT, what a BIG difference it is in terms of size, weight, design and obviously the price tag!!! The Maclaren stroller is a very rational purchase.We always thought we would have a second

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-30932222950831166552009-08-11T13:22:00.000+08:002009-08-13T14:24:32.613+08:00Meeting the Ferrari drivers

This has been in my draft for some time now. Finally got to post it.So back in March during our last week in Melbourne, it happened to be the weekend for the Formula 1 Australia Grand Prix. We were out having dinner at Swanston Street and as we made our way to the tram stop to head home, we spotted a signage for an event the next morning to meet the Ferrari drivers (Kimi Raikkonen & Felipe Massa)

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-42044557631878866552009-07-23T13:31:00.001+08:002009-07-23T15:26:03.502+08:00My other pregnancy sicknesses

Tiredness - I get tired really easy. On a scale of 1 to 10, my energy literally dropped to minus 5. I need to take nap during the day. The only difference with this pregnancy is that I don't nap such long hours. I only need about 1 or 2 half to 1-hr short naps in a day. I remembered when I was expecting Ryan, I literally slept for nearly a total of 18-hrs a day during the 1st trimester. At that

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-39825346920416760402009-07-20T12:54:00.003+08:002009-07-20T13:27:40.459+08:00Ryan - 4y 10m

I can't believe Ryan is going to be 5yo in 2-months!!! Although he not a baby anymore, I often calls him baby and that really annoys him. Kids at his age probably just want others to look upon them as big boys now. ;DAnyhow, he's been rather chatty now. Correction...it's VERY chatty! He talks SOoooo much sometimes that he drives me up the wall! And oftenly when Hubby and I were chatting, he'll

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-87057333806879044952009-07-10T16:24:00.004+08:002009-07-10T17:37:08.889+08:00Pregnancy Sickness

Morning sickness is a wrong term!!!I think most women who suffers from morning sickness would agree with me that it's not just in the morning. It's morning, afternoon and night. It's 24/7!!!! That's why I call it pregnancy sickness instead.For me, I'm a text book case pregger. I experienced pregnancy sickness during the 1st trimester and like what you would read in all pregnancy books and

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-33051451604047507492009-07-06T12:03:00.005+08:002009-07-06T13:06:36.333+08:00The Discovery

We have been trying for #2 for a rather long time and invested in many ClearBlue test kits but it's always a negative so I have stopped testing for some time.During the last two weeks of our stay in Australia, I had been feeling queasy all the time but I thought I was just tired from too much touring. A week more after returning to Singapore, I still felt tired and queasy. So just days before my

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-21111849100836735432009-06-30T13:05:00.002+08:002009-06-30T13:28:25.512+08:00a BUN in the oven

Yes, we are expecting Baby #2 !!!!This is not a secret with family and close friends but I have reservations writing about this pregnancy before I reached 2nd trimester.During my first pregnancy, I was happy to tell everyone I know about the good news but this time round, for some reasons, I'm apprehensive and maybe a little superstitious and decided not to talk much about it till I crossed the

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-36737613631030699632009-05-22T15:39:00.003+08:002009-05-22T15:48:47.408+08:00A quick update

I'm still alive (well almost!) and did not fall out of earth!!Haven't been feeling well so I haven't posted anything recently including the rest of my photos from Australia.Will post my photos asap when I feel more alive.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-37811547987394051972009-04-13T12:41:00.007+08:002009-04-13T13:19:26.107+08:00My photo got featured in Schmap!

Last month, I got a mail in flickr informing me that one of my Melbourne photos was shortlisted to be featured in the 7th edition of Schmap Melbourne Guide. It was such a delightful surprised!During the weekend I got a confirmation that my photo is indeed included! *WooT!*And this is the photo being selected, The Melbourne City Circle Tram, which I took on the 1st day I arrived in Melbourne. This

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-31026667244468003942009-03-25T10:23:00.002+08:002009-03-25T10:46:26.287+08:00Time to pack up!

Time flies!We are coming to the end of my extended Melbourne trip. My family and I will be flying off to Brisbane for the final leg of this trip this coming Saturday. We'll be there for a week, revisiting all the familiar places that we've been to 10yrs ago, then fly back to Melbourne and connect our flight back to HOOOOMMME.I can't believe we are finally coming home. As much as we enjoyed all

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-66956313421459839882009-02-11T12:54:00.004+08:002009-02-11T13:10:57.481+08:00Melbourne abode

The living areaKitchen and dining The husband...and the lcd tv, cable tv & dvd player *wheee* Bedroom for the tot The munchkin The lobby

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-85359628163252690862009-02-11T12:13:00.007+08:002009-02-11T12:52:01.916+08:00CNY photolog

This comes a little late since I was in transition from moving temporarily to Melbourne during the cny period...settling into the apartment and recce-ing the city and went on our first road trip. I finally sat down and sort out some of my photos this week.Flowers that I always buy for the house during CNY period One of the CNY decoration knick knacks bought from Chinatown Ryan's school ask

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-12288165059928731892009-02-03T15:39:00.001+08:002009-02-11T12:53:05.291+08:00Mer-Ryan goes Melbourne

* WARNING: This post is all about VOMIT and POO!!! *I must say Ryan single-handedly made this journey to Melbourne extremely eventful and unforgettable!Just half an hour before we were to board the plane, Ryan did a major 'Merlion' before his dad. I was in the ladies and when I strolled out, I was still window shopping and gazing at all the duty-free frangrances and cosmetics, unaware of the

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-11557876470421565042009-01-29T17:08:00.006+08:002009-01-29T18:05:27.844+08:00A dreaded phone call

You know the saying, No news mean good news...Well, when my cell phone rang in the afternoon and my caller-display showed Ryan's school, I had a bad feeling coming. I don't usually expected the school to call me so I was already guessing something happened to Ryan in school. And his teacher sounded particularly calm instead of the cheerful tone I had heard from previous calls.True enough, his

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-47715908465055252322009-01-16T16:38:00.005+08:002009-01-16T17:23:42.661+08:00Feeling squeezed for time

It's 1 week to Chinese New Year, 2 weeks to my Melbourne trip, I feel like there are soooooo much to do and so little time.I barely had time to relax and get back to routine since returning from Hong Kong and now our luggages are brought out again. I'm starting to hate packing and unpacking now. Used to be very happy about packing for an impending trip but the Hong Kong and Melbourne trips are

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-18376013995449322642009-01-05T15:18:00.007+08:002009-01-05T15:46:13.336+08:00Home Sweet Home

As much as I love going overseas, returning home after a long trip is the best. After 2-weeks in Hong Kong and catching the flu bug from Hubby during the trip, I'm really glad to be home and in my comfy bed. I've used up tonnes of tissues blowing my nose and coughing up phlegm *yuck*. I'm pretty ok now but still feeling the effect as I cough quite alot during night time.I've got tonnes of photo

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-6747825414100152912008-12-12T23:27:00.000+08:002008-12-12T23:27:17.365+08:00Going to Hong Kong

All packed and off to HK tomorrow for a family wedding. This will be my first Xmas in HK. Hope we'll have a good time there. Merry Xmas in advanced as we'll be there for the rest of the year.=)

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-59148601434228970672008-12-07T16:41:00.001+08:002008-12-12T23:18:21.222+08:00New Ornaments

Hubby bought some stuffs while he was in Washington D.C. recently... Candy cane, which is now broke. I dropped it when shifting it. Ryan's name plate. It's not really a xmas ornament but we just hang it up. And we bought a tree topper from Ikea this year.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-12522657830095738472008-12-06T23:42:00.000+08:002008-12-09T14:48:13.032+08:00Spotted on the road

The Bat Mobile!A couple weeks back, Hubby and I had just had our beef noodles over at Purvis Street. As we got into our car, we heard this very low sexy engine revving sound from behind. It a super hot, matt black Lamborghini. Couldn't help snapping a photo of it!Chio! Have you seen this car before?I spotted the Google car twice. It's this small car with a camera fitted on its roof going all over

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-35340974385067008002008-12-05T16:14:00.003+08:002008-12-05T16:17:35.741+08:00Combo Updates

I have decided to update as much in one post as time permits today, so here goes...Update #1: SGP 2008 Formula One I absolutely loved the atmosphere of watching F1 live at the circuit! It's so much more louder and you can smell the rubber burn! It's so much more exciting to see the cars so near. But, the TV screens located around the circuit just aren't big enough. It's pretty hard to read the

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-35811973992101466492008-12-04T16:23:00.005+08:002008-12-04T16:48:31.279+08:00Updates coming up

I have not been posting much lately so there are lots to update. Some are in drafts and some I'm preparing now, some I probably forgot or didn't want post anymore.And there're photos that I have taken on a few occasions. I have been sorting the photos the whole of this morning, dating back to September. Just uploaded some and more to go. Hopefully tomorrow I can post a couple of my drafts.But now

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-48916293076412465372008-11-10T13:51:00.004+08:002008-11-12T14:07:13.095+08:00What's the point?

I passed by this sight some days ago. What's with people these days??You bring your trash out of your apartment, walked the corridor to the rubbish chute and instead of throwing it down the chute, you left it on the floor??!Why so lazy? It's just one more step.I'm baffled!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-19068763240273724952008-11-04T13:47:00.007+08:002008-11-04T14:04:10.997+08:00my word cloud

Was surfing around and found this website. Get yours at Wordle.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-6221852752449892392008-10-31T13:30:00.002+08:002008-10-31T13:42:43.482+08:00Happy Halloween!

Boo!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-73741500262167625542008-10-26T22:16:00.004+08:002008-10-27T12:25:04.302+08:00It's Xmas already?!

I was at Paragon on Saturday and saw this. Halloween isn't over yet and Xmas decos are up already. Just now, I was at Vivocity and there's a big Xmas tree already up on the 3rd floor too.I love Xmas most but it seem to be coming a bit too fast. Times flies!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-22510774133640477922008-10-23T10:48:00.000+08:002008-10-23T13:02:16.376+08:00Do you need anything else?

Hubby text me last evening: will you be cooking dinner...still in mtg...ending soon.Me: ya...cooking pasta tonight. MUST BUY MILK!Hubby: ok...need to top up petrol too...anything else?Me: 1 carat diamond, LV bag, Chanel 2.55 bag, a red mini cooper. That's all.Hubby: No problem!Me rolling on the floor laughing!! ^^D

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-5536587658015653442008-10-22T09:13:00.000+08:002008-10-22T13:02:53.504+08:00Breakfast

Breakfast today is a few slice of shaved honey baked ham, veggies, light spread of mayo and mustard on toast, a cuppa tea and Straits Times.I don't usually read my papers with my breakfast but today is different. Munchkin was out of the house early for a full dressed rehearsal for the school's year end graduation concert. I was rushing him in the morning to finish up his breakfast and get on the

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-63689241064634371122008-10-21T09:06:00.011+08:002008-10-21T11:50:33.609+08:00Ryan's 4th Birthday

*Gosh* A month has past since Ryan's birthday!!I have been very late in churning out this post. Last month seemed very busy and full of activities. Lots of birthdays, housewarming party, children's day and even Singapore's 1st F1 race.Normally, I would crack my head to think about what kind of cake and design and party food to get. This year's celebration for Ryan's birthday was relatively easy

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-89740123032406468952008-10-13T23:28:00.001+08:002008-10-14T13:43:54.655+08:00I'm starting to like Alonso now

2 years ago, I absolutely hated Alonso. He was very cocky and complained too much. But of course, I didn't like him as he was Schumacher's arch rival at that time.Then he went on to McLaren and teamed up with rookie Lewis Hamilton. Who would knew that Hamilton would steal his thunder all the time. Then the limelight was always on Hamilton and everyone stopped talking about Alonso.Hamilton turn

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-1920473845289014522008-10-11T12:43:00.003+08:002008-10-14T13:26:59.040+08:00That breastfeeding photo

This is the picture that stirred a new controversy and started people debating on whether it is offensive or too revealing.(photo from w magazine) Seriously! Is there really anything to see, or revealed??!? I'm sure there are much more photos of Jolie in more provocative getups, like her black shiny dominatrix outfit in Mr & Mrs Smith where her breast are pushed up to her neck!!This photo, to me,

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-31314452386912359292008-10-06T12:46:00.003+08:002008-10-06T13:10:06.788+08:00Count me lucky for missing it

This morning, as I was reading the papers, I saw more of the Diana Krall's controversy concert.I can't help feeling lucky that I missed this concert now. I had so wanted to go but Hubby didn't as he was already questioning the initial outdoor venue at Keppel Bay. So thanks to him, we did not go to that concert. And lucky us too, for the F1 Friday's tickets we got free would coincide with this

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-568093893820845322008-09-23T12:53:00.003+08:002008-09-24T13:30:35.170+08:00We're going to Formula One for FREE!!!

*WheeeeeeeeeE* Hubby came back from work last Thursday and said he's got a surprise for me. Well, that itself is already a surprise for me 'cos he rarely surprises me. Hahaha! ^^DAnyway, Hubby explained that a female colleague of his bought 3-days pass for herself and her boyfriend, but she couldn't make it for Friday due to work so she's giving us the tickets to Friday's event.It was really a

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-53991518310254509742008-09-08T15:42:00.006+08:002008-09-16T14:51:32.797+08:00New Toy!!!!!!

No, not the one in the photo. That was my first SLR camera bought 8 years ago while hubby and I were still in Brisbane, taken with my new camera.Having used the old SLR for 4 years, we switched to small and handy Sony PnS cameras (DSC T1 & T100) for convenience after having Ryan. Now 4 years later, we think it's time to try SLR again.And so, we just bought a brand new DSLR. A Canon EOS 450D to

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-62636997621761915402008-09-02T15:36:00.004+08:002008-09-16T14:45:16.375+08:00Be a tourist in your own country

Last week, we have relatives from Hubby side visiting us from Hong Kong for 4-days. His aunt stayed at a hotel where she had meetings to attend while the teens stayed at our place. I was appointed tour guide for one day so I took the kids for a heritage tour.We went took the Duck Tour & Hippo Tour that day, and boy, it was more than enough to fill up the whole day with activities and things to

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-62668883772411933052008-08-26T14:02:00.005+08:002008-09-08T15:32:55.131+08:00A sneak preview

We're expecting relatives (hubby's cousins) from HK this week so I was cleaning up Ryan's room and changing the sheets so they could sleep in Ryan's room.Ryan walked in, curious why I was in his room for a long time and asked me, 'Mommy...what are you doing in my room??'Me, 'Well, I'm tidying up your room so your Auntie Candy and Uncle Henry could use your room.'And then it dawn on me that I'm

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-43596229966268541712008-08-20T14:29:00.004+08:002008-09-08T15:27:01.264+08:00Balek Kampong

Ryan's school organised a field trip to a kid's kampong and both hubby and I participated too. The admission fees are a tad expansive, charging $10 for child and $8 for adult for less than 2 hours of activites. The kid gets a bucket and fishing net to do some fishing and bring home the fishes caught.BUT, we had a great time!The first segment is at Pet Station where kids get to feel and touch some

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-17682324692575135152008-08-15T16:58:00.003+08:002008-09-08T15:29:45.904+08:00Jurong Birdpark

The last time I went to birdpark was like 10-yrs ago, or maybe more.The park was having a 1-for-1 deal in celebration of Singapore 43rd birthday so it was too good a deal to pass up.Ironically, it was the first time we brought Ryan to Jurong Birdpark since we go to zoo all the time. I guess we like animals more than birds. Nonetheless, the trip is a nice one.It was pretty funny at the Talking

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-1690111051237009832008-08-14T12:50:00.002+08:002008-08-26T14:25:08.651+08:00Jacob Ballas Children's Garden & Zoo trip

During Ryan's June holiday, we went to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden and the Zoo. I had meant to blog about it but was a little busy then to get the photos sorted out...until now. So, the pix are here (Jacob Ballas Children's Garden) & here (Zoo).

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-5779819432027701952008-08-12T13:20:00.002+08:002008-08-13T13:55:05.213+08:00National Day 2008

We have a slightly long weekend because of Singapore's 43rd birthday. We weren't planning to do anything except for Monday where we planned to visit the Jurong BirdPark. I'll post about the BirdPark trip later.My family and I were at my uncle's place for dinner during National Day.Ryan and I were watching the Black Knights flying past over our heads when I spotted a rainbow. What a great feeling!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-73644921036838940792008-08-05T13:11:00.003+08:002008-08-13T13:55:58.598+08:00Feeling lost

Season 4 of Lost has just ended...I'm feeling rather lost now!Gotta find something else to do on Monday nights now...

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-49451949211313318382008-07-31T15:54:00.005+08:002008-08-08T09:43:12.869+08:00Funny facts about me

I'm am person who never eat innards.The thought of eating things like intestines, kidney, liver etc, makes my stomach upset. I've tried liver before and the smell and taste made me gagged! But...Surprise! Surprise!...I LIKE Paté!Once in awhile, I'll buy a can of paté and have it with toasts or crackers. And my favourite is Hénaff chicken liver with port wine.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-70836676111530782082008-07-15T14:51:00.000+08:002008-07-31T14:59:37.296+08:00Not so abstract

Ryan's drawings used to be just some random doodlings but of late, he's been churning out a couple of actual drawings. (^^,)To name a few of his masterpieces, he drew a caterpillar and this one below, a sea lion.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-40776206384922872452008-07-09T18:31:00.001+08:002008-07-31T15:53:46.401+08:00Vietnamese Coffee

Hubby was in Ho Chih Min recently for work meetings and bought these little gadgets home. Boy do they brew some amazing coffee!I'm a tea person but I'm quite addicted to having these Vietnamese coffee everyday after dinner.These are the cheapest coffee maker you can ever find. I think it's about 50cents each. But hubby bought top grade ground coffee bean(Blue Mountain, ooh!).Alright, basically

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-46599317052773292582008-07-07T15:12:00.006+08:002008-07-23T14:16:35.765+08:00The original Jerry's

We finally found our way to the original Jerry's - Sunset Bar & Grill.With lots of good reviews from papers and foodie shows, hubby and I have high expectations from this restaurant, and also because the owner, Jerry, is the previous owner of Jerry's BBQ (at Jln Kayu) and Buckeroo BBQ & Grill (at Sembawang, 12B Andrew's Avenue). ...but it was a really disappointing trip!!Am I'm expecting too much

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-2670285205966470742008-07-05T15:13:00.003+08:002008-07-16T14:57:12.701+08:00Ryan - 3yr 9mth

I was taking photos of Ryan while at mom's place and while I was reviewing the photos, one of it caught my attention.It's like deja-vu for me...I showed mom the photo and she immediately said Ryan looks just like me in that newspaper cutting.I went home and digged up that newspaper cutting.I put both pictures together and I do see the resemblance - similar hair, the sitting posture, the nose. Hey

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-13284369186307732002008-07-04T21:24:00.004+08:002008-07-16T14:50:36.034+08:00Just because

Fresh flowers for the house. Just brightens up the mood.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-11374332773016918122008-07-01T15:14:00.001+08:002008-07-31T15:31:20.161+08:00Gnudi All'Acqua 2

I'm love pasta and there's this cook show I love watching during the day, Dolce Vita host by David Rocco. I love this show because his recipes are unpretentious and easy to follow.I'm quite into ricotta and spinach recently so I tried out this recipe. I added meatballs to this recipe to satisfy the carnivorous side in my family and cook some penne to complete the meal. Yum!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-59134802221147323072008-06-23T14:59:00.006+08:002008-07-09T15:10:51.057+08:00Gold Class

Mom gave me a pair of Gold Class vouchers early this year and I've somehow forgotten it until recently, and realised it's expiring soon.Thanks to Connie and Alton who helped babysat Ryan for the whole day. They brought him to the zoo. The boy was really happy about going to the zoo again when just a few days ago, we brought him there ourselves. He probably haven't had enough 'cos we cut short our

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-77634474308155060922008-06-20T14:58:00.001+08:002008-07-09T15:04:44.849+08:00Shopping Bags

These are my shopping bags which I got from a supermarket when I was in HK early this year. I've got 7 of them, all in different colours.I like them because they are very light yet durable material, comes with a small bag that you can fold and fit into. Meaning I can chuck one or two into my bag when I'm out and about.I don't like the ones our supermarkets are selling. They have cardboard base

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-65343475439270426832008-06-16T14:49:00.000+08:002008-06-20T15:22:08.125+08:00Ryan SPELLS his first word !!

and the word is Z-O-O !!!!How exciting!Hubby and I realised he can spell zoo while we were driving to town and discussing in the car about when to bring Ryan to the zoo and then we heard the little fella at the backseat starting spelling out z-o-o.Hubby and I were both awestruck!HE CAN SPELL! HE CAN SPELL! HE CAN SPELL!And I started having imaginery confettis and party strings and ballons popping

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-83171112810719342762008-06-03T22:08:00.004+08:002008-06-03T22:24:20.460+08:00Windy

I was standing outside the bathroom waiting for Ryan to finish with his big business when...PprrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooooooooooootttttMe: What was that??!?Ryan chuckles cheekily: I put put.Me: Yah, I know! That was something!Ryan: Yah....Sooo noisy! ;DMe: HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-72738839251146622762008-06-01T15:15:00.003+08:002008-06-02T22:56:06.886+08:00I'm on a magazine!!

Well, if only I'm on the cover! *keep dreaming*Some time ago, Her World mag asked readers who wish to try new beauty products to write in. I thought why not, so I reponded to it. Emailed them my particulars and a month or so, I got a phone call from their beauty writer. They sent me a beauty product and so I started trying it.Technically speaking, this product ain't quite right for me. It's a

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-55097998125609322662008-05-27T13:29:00.008+08:002008-06-02T22:31:25.720+08:00Murmurs Playground

It's school holiday now and I can't believe that my boy is having his first mid-year break from school. But he doesn't quite understand the concept of school holiday yet.Marr and I decided to bring the kids to the National Museum of Singapore, which is having its first Children's Season.Ryan is like a loose canon when we got to the Murmurs Playground which consists of The Tumbling Maze, Musical

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-25482761663239166522008-05-23T16:12:00.000+08:002008-06-01T15:12:36.944+08:00O-Toro!

I had a 50% discount voucher from Tampopo, so hubby and I thought it is the best time to have sashimi, particularly O-Toro, the tuna delicacy that I never have tried before because it's so expensive.Amazingly, we were NOT big fan of this tuna sashimi!!! Maybe we don't know how to appreciate it. We're kinda disappointed because people always rave about it. Perhaps our expectation was a little high

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-79784672589140103182008-05-22T15:49:00.006+08:002008-06-01T21:35:03.160+08:00You know your tea taste better when

angel pours it for you! ^^D

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-52097675597437513032008-05-19T17:12:00.002+08:002008-06-01T14:38:01.911+08:00Durians Durians Durians

We're in a durian craze of late, much to Ryan's dismay!Mao San Wang durians.Ryan in agony...he prefers apples!We also went to Geylang, durian haven, for more durians when hubby's uncle visits from Hong Kong, which is actually the first time I went there for durians.

c h l o ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11816025704899548465noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18857164.post-4966816377521952652008-05-17T16:09:00.001+08:002008-05-23T16:38:13.427+08:00Sleeping Dudes