Picture Updates

I told Daddy Lim that I wanted to blog. To make sure that he can play game immediately after Lil Shauna sleeps, he has offered to watch over Lil Shauna while she has her bottle. He thinks that he can handle the baby himself. :) I bet he has hoped that she will sleep immediately after the bottle but no such luck, cos I just heard the baby talking. Hohoho.

Had wanted to post these pictures for the longest time. :)

We brought Lil Shauna for a swim on last Sun at Yishun. I think Lil Shauna has grown taller (but we have no idea how much). The water seems more shallow this time.

She can even climb out of the pool by herself and started walking on the edge.
I had no photo of Lil Shauna looking at the camera bcos she was so distracted. She loves "swimming" or rather walking in the water. Oh, she can say "water" now. She will say "ter-ter".

Just that day, Daddy Lim couldnt find his cap (this has happened so many times) and decided to buy one from Adidas. To keep the princess entertained, I was playing ball with her. Luckily, there were so many balls in the shop and the little girl just loves ball.

She was enjoying herself with this particular hand ball and Daddy Lim insisted to buy for her. -_____-" $15 leh, for one ball. Well, he won and Lil Shauna has got herself an expensive ball.

It was actually quite a nice one that bounces really high. Lil Shauna likes her new ball. Daddy Lim also admitted that he actually wanted to buy the ball but uses Lil Shauna as an excuse. Hoho.

Last night, we met up with the Chan family for supper. Baby G is all grown up with 4 big teeth. She is such a smiley baby. :) Too bad I have no son, otherwise I will target her for my future SIL. Hahaha. Anyway, we ended up at MacDonald bcos the new MacDonald Monopoly game is too enticing. My whole office is going crazy over the game and everybody is talking about eating MacDonald to get the stickers.

So, despite taking dinner less than an hour ago, Daddy Lim ordered a double cheese burger meal, upsized somemore so that we can get extra stickers. Hohoho. The game is too addictive. I think MacDonald used the right technique this time. I bet their sales rocketed.

Lil Shauna was happily munching on french fries while her parents go crazy over the stickers. After awhile, Daddy Lim decided that she had too much and took her for a little walk to stop her from reaching out for the fries. Yes, she took the fries herself now. They ended up taking picture with Mr MacDonald.

Lastly, our Supergirl. :)

Mummy Lim

Colossians 1:11,12 (NLT)

Col 1:11,12
We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light.

For all those who think that they can no longer go on. Jia you, jia you. :)

Mummy Lim

Updates

Hohoho... our blog must be getting boring with the lack of updates. Aiyah, I had been lazy lah. We took many pix, but I am lazy to download them and blogged. Hohoho. Tonight, tonight, ya.

Life has been pretty "exciting". My mum & SIL seem to be handling all 3 kids well. Since work hasnt been uber busy lately, I have tried and managed to leave at 6.30pm. I guessed it helped that we go to my mum's house early and take away one baby. :)

Other exciting things include me going to sign Lil Shauna up for classes at Little Neuro Tree, which aims to develop the right brain wor. Expensive courses, $50 per lesson. But I dun mind if it is gg to make Lil Shauna into a genius. Hohoho. I am intending to stop Tumbletots and will start looking for other play gym for Lil Shauna to go run and jump around. I am getting sick of Tumbletots lah, doing teh same thing, singing the same songs :p

Then, we are going to visit some childcare centers that I have shortlisted next week. Amazingly, there are quite a few interesting ones in the Jurong West area. If there are good ones, I will start queuing Lil Shauna for enrollment when she turns two.

Finally, our Melbourne trip. I am so, so, so looking forward. :) Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

I appreciate you BB

Last night I went to bed early once Shauna was asleep. Mummy Lim went out to hang the clothes to dry. When she came back, I asked her to switch on the aircon for awhile as i was feeling very warm (Shauna had a fan all to herself -.-"). And before she went to bed, to bring in my HP as it was somewhere outside. Mummy Lim did all of these at the cost of a hug and a kiss from me, and all these while i was lying on the bed :p

Love u lots BB! Only you would do all these things for me without complain :D

Gone

Day 1 without the maid. Apparently, they didnt tell her that they are going to send her off today. She only got to know this morning. Right before she left for the airport, i told Lil Shauna to go hug and kiss auntie. The maid hugged and kissed Fione and Lil Shauna and cried (Felicia was taking her nap). I guessed it must have hurt her too to leave the kids. Afterall, she had spent so much time with them. When she came, Lil Shauna was barely 2 months' old.

I heard that she told my SIL that she is happy yet sad to leave. Happy that she is going home to her family but sad that she is leaving us, probably forever. I told my mum to take the maid's story as the truth, that she is really needed at home. In that way, we will all feel happier despite her leaving. Somehow, I feel quite sad too, even though I do not spend a lot of time with her. After she had left Singapore, I realised that we should have taken her home address or something. Maybe we could send her some photos and update her of the children's growth or even visit her one day. Too late.

The children seem fine. They didnt look for "auntie", as they fondly address her. Day 1 seems manageable. But that could be bcos she was still around in the morning and PT & I were around in the afternoon. Tomorrow will be the start of the test. My SIL seems to put in more effort to help take care of her kids. I do hope that she can sustain the effort. Looking after those monkeying babies is no joke. Monday will be the real thing. It worries me. Regardless of wheather Felicia and Lil Shauna will go to the childcare or not, they will all come together in the evening and the war will start then. Haiz.. why cant they all suddenly grow up? Another emo post... PMS, I bet.

Mummy Lim

Going, Going, Gone

The maid is going. She will be gone tomorrow. She claimed that her mother has fainted due to high blood pressure and she is needed at home to help to take care of her toddler son. Then she said that she's really tired (physically) and dun wish to continue working. My mum insisted that the maid purposely persisted to quit now, when my brother is out of town.

I am actually pissed, not at the maid but at my mum. Bcos I already foresee her taking over all the maid's duties when the maid is gone. When the maid was here, she used to complained that her burden was not relieved and she's worse than the maid. Things got better when she "ran away" from home and learnt to take things easy. Now, things will be back to square 1. I dun think my bro will get another maid. He was complaining of the financial burden then. It is a matter of time that I see my mum being bullied (willingly), start complaining to us (me & sis) and yet refused to take our advice or allow us to help. Pui!

I think I am jealous too. I dun understand why she allows my bro to treat her so badly when she has done so much for him and his family and why she treats me so badly when I have done so much for her. It is the same story, repeating itself over the years in different format.

Haiz, the love equation is never balance. Just like how God loves us so much but we reciprocate in so little terms. Human nature. I guessed the only way to make myself feel better is to close one eye. -_________-" I think I better work harder on finding a good chilcare and explore sending Lil Shauna to a childcare soon. I think I am suffering from PMS. Lousy mood. Pui, pui, pui!

Mummy Lim

Lil Shauna can Sing!

Hohoho.
So cute.


Dun you just love her.
Muakz.
Mummy Lim

Insurance

Daddy Lim and I got bluffed last night. Daddy Lim got a cold call from some lady from Prudential introducing some investment plans that yields 50% returns. 50% leh! So, he got excited and fixed an appointment.

A guy from Prudential came last night and he mentioned insurance policy. Chey! He tot that we have yet to buy any insurance for Lil Shauna and came armed with loads of life insurance, education saving plans to share with us, hoping that we will buy from him.

At one point, he claimed that bcos of the inflation rate, tertiary education in Singapore will cost about S$200k when Lil Shauna turns 18 years old. It will cost us about S$400k if we want to send her overseas. Then he go on to say that the education saving plan that we already bought for her is grossly insufficient and asked us to consider a top-up.

Out of curiosity, I asked him how much is the monthly premium to get that kind of yield in 20 years' time and he said $11k per year. Siao ah! Where got people spend so much on insurance one? Particularly on child education saving niah. He insisted that he has loads of clients that service that kind of premium. -.o" I bet all his clients drive Mercedes and have BMWs as their marketing car then. Hoho.

In the end, we didnt buy anything from him and I do not think we will see him again. 1stly, I am not prepared to spend so much on insurance premium. Somehow, I wanted Lil Shauna to pay for her tertiary education, just like what I did. She can always take a loan from the bank or from our CPF. 2ndly, if she's really capable, I do not think that God will deny her education. Even if I do want to buy more insurance for Lil Shauna, it will be through our existing reliable agents and not somebody that we met via cold call mah. So, end of story. Poor guy, came all teh way to ulu ulu Jurong West.

We were talking about the cold call this morning. Actually, the lady who call Daddy Lim didnt bluff him. Yes, insurance is a form of investment plan. According to the plan that the agent share, we will get 40% returns BUT in 20 years time. -___________-" The lady just totally missed or probably hide the time frame. Good job. I bet that is how insurance agent get to talk to people.

Mummy Lim

Things that Come Across My Mind

Jogging, like swimming are pretty boring activity. You do it alone and bcos there's little or no interaction, you dun break out in laughter. Imagine you jogging/ swimming alone and you suddenly break out in laughter... scary. Hohoho. So, a whole lot of tots and questions crossed my mind while I am jogging/ swimming.

While I was doing my 5km last Sunday, a whole lot of nonsensical things crossed my mind, such as:

1. I am so tired, why did I agree to this s***?
2. Should I start walking?
3. Is LL really gg to wait for me?
4. When is this LL gg to get tired and start walking like me?
5. I cant breath properly, maybe I should give up.
6. Isnt the water-point at the 2km mark? Why is it not here yet? It is not even 2km yet?
7. Why I cant see the turnaround point when it is only 500m away from the water point?
8. What was the last sound on the iPod? Cant remember.
9. Why is the sun so hot?
10. Do I really have to start running when I reach the ________ (whichever landmark).
11. Heng ah, I think I am not the last one. I can still afford to walk a little.
12. Is that person in blue/ white my competitors?
13. Why people jogging for leisure is faster than me?
14. I must so get preggy soon to skip next year's SBU.
15. I feel so old. I am really old...

Hohoho. Luckily the inter-SBU games only take place once a year.

Mummy Lim

Bedroom Slippers

I was almost tricked into buying her a pair of bedroom slippers.


Then again, I knew that she's interested in the slippers bcos she seldom sees them. If we do buy a pair for her, they will end up like the care bear and the mickey mouse. Throw!
Mummy Lim

Tiguan Assessment

Daddy Lim is very fond of Tiguan for its size, turbo and macho-ness. The many fringe functionalities, such as the auto-hold brake, auto sensor wiper and headline, auto dimmed rear mirror, auto adjusted-downward left hand mirror, etc, thrilled him too. Recently (all thanks to TL) we got the Bluetooth for free and Daddy Lim is so proud of it. Now, he can make and answer phone call without the handset or the hands-free kit via the Bluetooth. The only not-so-good thing is that Tiguan is always so thirsty. It drinks petrol like there's no tomorrow. My heart aches whenever Daddy Lim stepped hard on the accelerator. Hoho.

According Daddy Lim, the after sales service is good too. Their workshop opened at 7.30am and they even provide the customers (who sent their car to the workshop) shuttle service to the nearest MRT station wor.

As for me, I am not particular about the driving aspect of Tiguan. Afterall, I have only driven Tiguan once. Well, in comparison, it is really easier to drive an auto car - no clutch, no gear. Just that I already have problem trying to estimate the space needed for Jazzie, so you can tell how bad is it for me with Tiguan.

My only complained about Tiguan is the locking system. When we were test driving the car, we already knew that there is no proper locking system as in the back passenger doors can still be opened with 2 quick succession pull at the door handle despite locking them. The only way to really lock them is to activate the child lock function. In that way, the door can only be opened from the outside. To play safe, we child-lock one of the doors, the side where we placed the car seat.

Just the other day, my nieces were taking a ride and my younger niece who was sitting next to the door managed to open the door while the car was still cruising with just one tug at the handle! We tot that the locking mechanism had failed. When Daddy Lim sent the car to install Bluetooth, he took the opportunity to want to rectify the problem and was told that the new batch of cars (which Tiguan is part of), does not come with the double-pull locking mechanism. -___________-" The activated locking only prevents people opening the car door from the outside. That is bcos the designer of Tiguan thinks that nobody should be locked inside the car during an accident. The only way to really lock the car is to activate the child lock. Hello! Isnt it worse to be child-locked inside the car during an accident? Choy, choy, choy! Bo bian, car buy liao. We just have to live with it. Haiz.. stupid designer.

Mummy Lim

Busy Weekend

We had a busy weekend. Why? Bcos Lil Shauna felt sick. -______-"
She has her jabs last Monday. One of the jab is supposed to bring fever within 24 hours and the other one after 8 to 10 days. We half expected her to come down with fever but were keeping our fingers crossed. A sick baby is a cranky, angry and irritable baby. She came down with fever on Friday but the fever went away with medicine. She is still having her fever now. We are not too sure if the fever came bcos of teh jabs or she is really sick.

Her cousins are sick too. The elder one was coughing away while in Genting and had fever on the last day. The little one caught the cough and added on runny nose. We knew that Lil Shauna would be next and we are so right. She got it worst. She has runny nose, cough with phlegm and fever. -.o"

Yday, her nose was like a broken tap. Not only was she difficult, she hated it when we tried to clean her nose. She hasnt master spitting phlegm or blowing nose. It was just plain maddness. Last night, her blocked nose probably caused her to lose sleep and she woke up at 10+pm crying. Her stuffy little nose got even more blocked and she kept coughing. Haiz. It was after much coaxing that she stopped crying and fell back to fitful sleep. The entire night, she was coughing, turning and tossing. Daddy Lim and I lost as much sleep as her. Today, her supposedly transparent mucus has added greeness. -.o" When she sneezed, she has 2 long green worms hanging from her nostrils. Yucks! And if we are not fast enuff to clean her, her little tongue will come out. Double yucks!

This morning, I was up really early for my Company event at ECP. Yes, I have completed my 5km run after much effort. My poor colleague has to wait for me constantly. Hohoho. But I wasnt the last to come in. ;p Heng ah. I even spoilt my track shoes. See, proof of how hard I run wor.

Right after my run, I rushed back to help take care of Lil Shauna. My mum was gg to bring her out with the cousins. My bro has gone on a long business trip. I was worried that the 3 adults couldnt handle 3 kids. For the rest of the day, I was pretty much a walking zombie, roaming Suntec City mall.

Now, my calf hurts and my eyelids are threatening to shut anytime. I just hope that Lil Shauna will have a good night sleep.

Oh, I am gg to buy new shoes, I think I enjoy running and exercising... for now, until the lazy monster catches me... which I think is quite soon.

Hohoho. Oh, I just heard the baby coughs.

Mummy Lim

5km

I have a company event on coming Sunday at ECP, which requires me to complete 5km. Errr... when was the last time I complete 5km? I think it must be a good 10 years ago. Hohoho. In my good years, conquering the Bedok Reservoir (5.2km) was chicken feet. I could even do it once a week! Proud leh. But now, I am 10 years older and with a kid. Most of my muscles already enthusiastically self-converted into fats and I am asked to run 5km. Great.

To make sure that I dun collapse and die or malu myself by failing to complete the run, I jio Daddy Lim to go jogging last week. The last time I actually jog is at least 1 year ago (yes, lazy me). We started really slowly and we completed 2km in 20 mins. Yes, we failed 2.4km like anything. But it is considered as an achievement to us hor.

Today, I jio jio 2 other colleagues who are also taking part on Sunday event for practice. I even act pro and brought along the iPod wor. But no use. I am just weak when it comes to long distance running. They were already way ahead of me shortly after we started. After the 7th round, I was panting like mad. I cant concentrate on the music and the iPod just became extra weight.

Then we all started walking. One of the colleagues still encouragingly urged us to complete the 5km. My face turned green. But we pressed on and we completed the 5km in about 55 mins. Needless to say, I was the last to finish. My legs were wobbly and I think I need a MC for tomorrow. Hohoho.

Well, at least I know I wun disgrace myself on Sunday. The most is to come in last again lor. Bo bian wat, if they chose to ask a 30 years old auntie to run 5km, they must be prepared to wait for the auntie to reach the finishing point lor.

Mummy Lim

Lil Shauna

My heartless parents brought me to this man who jabbed me last night, 2x somemore! It is pay back time.
I hereby declared that I have every right to be a difficult baby today and tonight, hmmmm... maybe tomorrow too. See my mood lah. I have every right to be cranky and demand to be carried and served at every "eh, eh, eh". I am the Princess, the Queen! Hohoho.

Why? Not happy is it? You let that weird uncle jabbed you 2x lor. Then I can consider to be an angel - 5 mins. Hohoho.

Mummy, eh, eh, eh, eh. Popo... boohooo.. Pappy, ahhhhhhhhhh....

Hohoho, I know I am good. I know I win already. I know I am irresistible and I will have my parents around my little finger despite me being difficult. Most importantly, I know you love me and cant have enuff of me. Hohoho.

With lots of love and saliva,
Lil Shauna

Jabs!

We finally brought Lil Shauna for her jabs. She didnt fall sick (choy, choy, choy). I bet not telling her helps. Hohoho.

She is due for her MMR, which is a compulsory jab to be taken between 15 to 20 months and I wanted to give her pneumoccocal too. The latter comes with 2 jabs. I had tot that the 2 jabs are to be a month apart and hoped to complete the 2nd jab before we flew off to Melbourne. But the doctor says that the jabs are to be 2 months apart. -.o" We wun be in time for Melbourne. Haiz, blur mummy.

I was actually hesitant to give her 2 jabs at one time, but as the Chinese saying go, "short pain is better than long pain". So I hardened and asked for both jabs at the same time. I asked my mum to accompany us cos Daddy Lim and I were worried that we cannot handle Lil Shauna. We had expected her to cry the roof down and we have to give her 2 jabs! The clinic only got 1 roof wor. ;p

There is actually a combined MMR + chicken pox jab, but it comes in 2 jabs, 3 to 4 months apart. I was quite surprised. Vacinnation also can combine, like cocktail. With the 2 jabs for MMR + chicken pox, Lil Shauna can skip the booster jab when she's in Primary One and I dun have to bring her back for the chicken pox jab, which is another 2 jabs leh. Again, short pain is better, so I opted for the 2-in-1. All at one time ah.

The doctor took forever to prepare the jabs. I was actually more scared than Lil Shauna. She was still happily playing with the toys when the doctor was preparing the syringe. She only realised something is wrong when we tried to hold her down and started struggling when we held her still for the jab. The doctor said that the MMR jab is less painful and thus jabbed the MMR 1st but I think he bluff one bcos Lil Shauna cried like slaughtered pig when she was jabbed. Her cries were no less softer during the 2nd jab lor. Poor baby.

Fever might follow in the next 24 hours after the pneumoccocal jab and 8 to 10 days later for the MMR jab. -.o" I hate it when Lil Shauna is down with fever. Haiz..

I had initially tot that there is only 1 more pneumoccocal jab to go but I am so wrong. Other than the fore-mentioned jab, there is the 2nd jab for the MMR + chicken pox to be taken 3 to 4 months later and a compulsory-duno-what-jab during her 18th month. Wah lau, why got so many jabs one. It is uber painful, not only for Lil Shauna but for us lor. Boohoo, sob, sob. And the damage? S$368 for 2 jabs! Kill people, put fire ah. Faint.

Do we take so many jabs when we are young? Hmmm... I dun remember so. But then again, I dun think I ever recovered from my pregnancy brain, I dun remember alot of things now. Hohohoho.

Mummy Lim

Genting

I am back with the pix as promised.

Taken at the airport. I was actually feeling really anxious and jittery at the airport bcos of the plane ride. It was so fortunate that the flight was only 45 mins and I had my mum to help.

I bought Lil Shauna a beanie online. It is actually for the Melbourne trip but I tot that I tried it out on this Genting trip. As expected, the beanie didnt stay long on her head. I would say that I am lucky if I can get 5 secs. -.o" Waste $$. But she's so cute in it! Aiyo.

The weather was more cool than cold. But it can get really cold when the fog sets in and in the night.

Lots of happy moments... Daddy Lim, do you envy? Hehe.

Grumpy ones too... those are the times that I missed Daddy Lim most.

Cheeky ones...

and emo ones.

I took lots of great pix with Lil Shauna too.

I chose the 1st pix bcos I tot I look nice here. Hohoho. As for Lil Shauna, she looks good even in her most unglam photo, so no worries about her. Hohoho.

The only family photo that we took. It was so difficult to get everybody together. Yes, I know I look funny. I was trying to take the photographer to take one more pix when she snapped. -.o"


Last pix before I end my post. My sis says that Lil Shauna looks like Chen Guanxi with her one side smirk. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

We Are Back

I survivied the trip with Lil Shauna. In fact, I quite enjoy the trip. My family helped alot with the baby who was monkeying most of the time. Hohoho. She slept thru' most of the bus ride between the airport and Genting. She was managable too during the flight. No painful ears, no blocked nose. The only thing is that she kept asking me to open the plane's window. -.o"

Photos will come later. I haven the time to download them. My sis (aka the professional photographer) took loads of pix. There are some really nice ones. Hehehe.

Ahhh... I miss Genting, I miss the nice weather... I miss working. Oops. Monday blues... I am so looking forward to our Melbourne trip. My sis has generously offered to lend us her SLR wor. We will take many, many nice pix. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

Genting

Woohoo! Lil Shauna and I are leaving for Genting early tomorrow! Daddy Lim will not be able to join. He has sold his life to the Company and is unable to take leave for some reasons. So Lil Shauna and I will proceed with the trip with my family.

I hope that Lil Shauna will be an angel during the trip. We will be taking budget airline. It is a mere 45 mins' flight and I hope that she will not deafen the other passengers with her screams. Hohoho.

Poor Daddy Lim.

Mummy Lim

So Cute

Lil Shauna is so cute!







I think I am addicted to her. She's irresistable.

Any idea why she's so playful? Bcos she has crazy parents.

Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

Picaso in the Making

Darn! My post got lost again. This is so irritating.

I am gg to cut short the re-type version. Arrggghhh..

We brought Lil Shauna some mahjong paper to draw.

Lil Shauna seems to be enjoying herself. Look so professional somemore.

Her creation.

She got crayon on her pants, just like artists who got paint on themselves after a masterpiece. Hohoho.
Mummy Lim

Mummy

I had tried blogging these few days. However, my post was published on an earlier date and doesnt appear on the top. Duno what happened. I actually missed blogging. Hehe. I am so glad that it is back to normal. :)

Lil Shauna has started calling "Pappy & Mummy". However, she can do "Mummy" much better than "Pappy". In the past, when she woke up and we are nowhere in sight, she will go "eh, eh, eh". Last night, we put her in her cot (yes, training for her to sleep alone will start again) and she woke up to nobody this morning. I heard her call "Mummy" and saw her standing in her cot looking for me. That moment is priceless. Hohoho. Sometimes, it can feel like Mother's Day everyday, especially when the princess decides to be an angel.

Mummy Lim