First Night

Seriously, I was dead tired towards night fall. My fuse burnt so many times bcos there appeared to be so much to do and so little time. I snapped so many times at Daddy Lim and Popo. Poor them. The kids got it too bcos I simply had no patience left. Please, don't whine, don't argue, just do what I say. Arrrghh...

While it is really convenient to stay in Centris bcos of its proximity to JP, we found out the painful way that it is impossible to do dinner in JP on Friday night. Every single eating place is crowded, overflowing with people; long q snaked outside restaurants! We found a place (yakitori similar) with available tables and were thanking our lucky stars to finally be able to have dinner only to find that their service was so freaking slow. The hungry kids were whiny but the q for food was a snail crawl.. no, the snail would have won. Why?

The food was way too expensive for value and I proceeded to buy sushi from the shop beside for tops up. I must be jinxed bcos the cashier q was not moving. Sob. I could really cry. The cashier must be thinking that she's doing a great job promoting to every payee their chawamushi that was on promotions. I really just want to pay for my 3 bloody sushi. I had to suppress the mounting desire to throw the sushi into the cashier's face or simply to walk out without paying. By the time I had finally paid, Daddy Lim and the kids were done with dinner. Why does everyone want a share of my already depleting patience? Fortunately the rest of the bed didn't turn out too bad and I didn't have to kill anybody.

The kids turned in late. Lil Shauna was hestitant to sleep on the upper deck. She was scared but she's totally fine once she fell asleep and didn't wake up until day light. Lil Isaac was feeling worse. He has always been the insecure one during bedtime. I fell asleep with him and was awaken by his kicks in the night. I went back to my own bed only to find him snuggling between Daddy Lim and I not too long after. It will be a long time before he would be able to sleep independently.

I have to say that the new mattress from Dunlopillo is really comfortable. It has a thick layer of latex on top of the spring mattress and it is so snuggle addictive. This morning, I had to struggle to get out of bed.

We had bfast at home this morning. Mac, BK, KFC are all just minutes walk away. I am enjoying the convenience. Yeah!

Mummy Lim

The Big Shift Part 2

We waited and waited. It must be a long wait...

The Town Council Indian cleaners came at 2pm sharp. Rightfully, they would only cleared 3 bulky furniture for free and we had to move them to the corridor. However, the workers were really nice and obliged with our request to clear all the unwanted furniture. There were easily 10 items both big and small. We gave them a token for helping and gave them items that we were not shifting as well such as the radio, microwave, some random vodka that we found, etc. I heard from Popo that they came back at the end to check out if we had more things to give away. Lol. We don't mind to recycle than to throw.

I am amazed at how efficient they were. The 3 men easily cleared the furniture in 20 mins. They even volunteered to help us throw the bags of rubbish that we had accumulated. At one point, the leader saw that we were meddling with the bicycle chain, which I had accidently threw the key away and he offered to cut the bicycle chain with the cutter. Good service ah.

The Helping Hand came at 2.15pm. I was then told that we had to apply for moving in permit and rushed over to Centris to do so. I heard that the 6 men team were really efficient too. The move was completed in less than 2 hours. The bulky furniture were moved into the respective places while the carton boxes were stacked in our mini living room. There was barely space for walking.

The challenge started after everything was moved in. I sent Lil Isaac for class; I was super glad to get him out of the house. Then the mad unpacking started. In about 2 hours, we had 80% unpacked. We picked the kids and settled dinner and sent Lil Isaac swimming with Daddy Lim. Lil Shauna preferred to mouse around at home.  During this time, I settled all the boxes, vacuumed and mopped the floor.

While I finally took my well deserved shower, the kids self entertained with TV and toys.

I am glad that they are eased in already. They looked totally at home. We even found time for homework; something that they had hoped I would not have time for. Lol.

Yeah, we had all shifted and unpacked within 1 day. I had done so much and so super proud of myself. Haha. Finally, my mum acknowledged that it was a great thing that we started shifting and um packing before the great shift. I have fore sight leh. Home sweet home.

Mummy Lim

The Big Shift Part 1

Today is finally the day. I had been looking forward actually. After such a long time, I can finally move out of the falling apart flat. For the past couple of months, we had been living with blown bulbs, rotten door frame, not very cold aircon, broken door hinges, falling apart dinning table, telling ourselves that it is almost time and to just bear with it. On the other hand, though not brand new, everything looks so new and bright and cheery in Centris. They smell new too. I heart. Auntie J said that I would likely feel emotional on the last day to leave our very 1st home. No leh. I must be quite heartless.

We started preparing for the move since a couple of weeks back. We started packing some of the infrequently used stuff in the boxes and kept them in the storeroom. We also started shifting some stuff over to Centris every other night despite a mocking popo, who thinks that we are doing extras. I am glad that we did bcos we had unpacked whatever that we had shifted over. Now, our clothes, shoes and the kids books and half the toy are already unpacked and in place. We also realised that it is not the packing that kills but the unpacking.

I had always pride myself to be a habitual thrower. I like to unclutter my house regularly, lively by my motto to make space for new stuff. We threw away truckloads of stuff in preparation for the move, discarding things that we found that we had not used for years but kept them bcos it was too wasted to throw away. Tsk, tsk, bad mentality that defiled my motto. Lol.

To my surprise, after shifting at least 10 boxes over various nights, we still have many more cartons to move. Where did all these things come from? I can already see the pain of unpacking by looking at the boxes; sob, they are jeering at me.

We had engaged a mover - The Helping Hand, to move the big items, mainly the sofa, massage chair, popo's bed, kids' mattresses and 3 shelves. They say that they would be here between 1pm to 2pm. I hope we would be able to squeeze all the stuff into 1 lorry to prevent extras. Fighting!

Mummy Lim

Eyebrow Touchup

The eyebrow embroidery came with a free touch up with no time constraint. I like... bcos I needed to time the touch up with a long stretch away from office.  There is no way that I would walk into the office with crazy eyebrow.

I found the initial embroidery too brownish. The beautician gave me a brown that looked faded very quickly. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to go back until today. Yes, right before the big shift. Haha. My mum thinks that I am crazy. But I would not need to be back in office until Tuesday. This would give my crazy eyebrow plenty ofor time to fade and look normal.

I would have got my eyebrow done last evening if they had an available slot despite me calling about 2 weeks ahead. I am not kiasu enuff. I ended up with the earliest morning slot at 10am and was waiting at the door before they opened for business.

The touch up was much faster than the 1st time. I like the shape, just needed a darker shade. The beautician didn't need to redraw the brow and went directly for the numbing cream. The embroidery started 30 mins later.

I swear that the 1st time was pain free probably bcos the numbing cream was on for like forever while the beautician went to tend to other customers. This time, the embroidery started after 30 mins and there was slight but bearable pain. My body was super tense though; it was in high alert to withstand any sudden pain, just in case. Well, it turned out fine and nobody got killed.

I was done and out in less than 1 hour. Me and my new fierce looking brow. See, that is why I needed to hide.

Brow done.. next in q - color hair and facial. I haven't the time to take care of myself recently. I wonder where did I find the courage to run around meeting people looking like that. Zzzzzz..

Mummy Lim

Centris Getting Ready Part 2

We came back to Centris on Sunday to move over another 2 boxes of stuff. It is starting to feel like home.

The kids had their 1st proper meal.

And completed the homework that they didn't have time to do on Friday night bcos we were also busied with Centris.

It was freaking hot and we were perspiring while waiting for Daddy Lim to bring the fan over.

Today, I was on half day leave for the TV console and bed delivery, as well as to connect the telephone landline. One of the delivery men asked for help to open the gate and I was totally unglam in Daddy Lim's shorts and heels. This is one of the biggest risk of staying above JP; I wouldn't be surprised if I find myself in JP one day with totally auntie clothes. Haha.

Finally, the bed delivered!

The winter clothing and one of the luggage that we brought over fit perfectly underneath the bed. Yeah!

I also unpacked all the clothes that we brought over. I am surprised at how efficient I was. Should have brought more stuff over. Chey. Counting down x 2.

Mummy Lim

Centris Getting Ready Part 1

I took half day urgent leave last Tuesday bcos I had to meet the contractor. The mini renovation for Centris is finally completed and the contractor was handing over the unit. I also needed the contractor to drill holes to mount a couple of things as well as to assemble the ikea furniture that we bought. We could have done the latter ourselves but lack the proper tools and time.

We didn't do much for Centris. In fact, the unit had been very well maintained by the previous owners and tenants. It looks good enough to move in when we 1st took over. We simply gave it a new coat of paint, repaired the broken parts, built in new bunk beds for the kids, built in a bed headboard and a mini study table for the master bedroom and finally completed the renovation with a good chemical wash. All these set us back by about $6.5k.

I was absolutely right to pay the contractors to assemble the furniture. There weren’t much – 2 study tables, 4 high chairs and 1 wall hanger. It would probably take Daddy Lim hours if he has to manage those alone. The contractors were absolutely efficient and had the furniture done in less than 30 mins. Woohoo!

While the contractors were hard at work, I went to JP to buy mop and towels, intending to start cleaning up after the contractors were done. I also tested out and walked to the new school bus pick up point, confirming that it is a 2 mins’ fast walk away.

After my purchases, I was happy to find the exit that is nearest to Centris, having to lug so many things home. Then, I had to go to JP a 2nd time to buy a broom when I realized that the old vacuum cleaner that I had lugged over is no longer working. It had been years since we last used that vacuum cleaner. I looked totally auntie, lugging a broom in JP.

I even lugged the broom to Courts to collect the new vacuum cleaner. How ironical?! The more I tried to hide the broom, the worse it became. At one point, I even dropped the broom with a loud “piak” echoing the store, inviting people to turn and look at me while waiting to collect my vacuum cleaner. Aiyo.

Just when I stepped into Centris, I learnt that the contractors had spilled paint on the floor and were busied cleaning up. The pungent smell of thinner filled the air and they insisted that the paint is water paint and is not harmful to the already worn parquet floor. Ya, my foot but I don't think there is a case for compensation.

I then made the 3rd trip to JP bcos they had used the only pail in the house to fill thinner to clean the paint. It didn't make sense to use the same pail to now clean the entire house. At the end of the 3rd trip, JP didn't feel that near to Centris anymore. Zzzzz.

The real work started after the contractors left. They helped to clear up the big junks and I swept and mopped the floor. I mopped the floor 2x (3x for the paint-spilled room) and wouldn't be surprised to find it dusty a few days later. That is always the case with empty houses.

Counting down.

Mummy Lim

Ice Skating 43

We missed ice and off ice last week bcos of mummy's D&D and the Batam trip. I was too busy to worry about the lack of practice and hey, back to ice. What happened to time?

We saw Teacher Raymond early in the morning, who informed that the next competition will be in the National Day week in Malaysia. The dates arent fixed yet but involved missing some school. Teacher Raymond wanted Lil Shauna to partake in the competition. He said that Lil Shauna is more than ready. That sent the little girl into jittery and told me soon after that she doesn't want to join the competition. Zzzz. It is all for the experience lah; the experience to have the entire rink to herself and for mummy to see her whizzed around in the rink.

Practices started off a little rough with a painful foot; the foot that usually doesn't give problem. Luckily it went off and we could continue without a hitch thereafter. The last lesson was on spins and we had suspected that Teacher Raymond would work on her jumps this week. We spun a little and jumped a lot. Lil Shauna needs to give a lot more speed, strength and control but the crowded rink doesn't allow her to do so even if she had the energy. It was freaking crowded. There were people at every turn. Super frustrating. However, I have to say that she is improving.

Teacher Raymond would usually spend half the time on her footwork and the other on spins or jump.  We definitely made a wrong guess - it was still spinning. Lol. Her spins are improving as well and these were largely due to her efforts. I loved it when she improved as a result of her little tweaks. The improvements stay with her better. Teacher Raymond tried correcting her posture and she needed a lot more practice.

The girl was superbly tired at the end of the class after all the spinning. Lol. She thinks that it was a good class. Yeah! Next step: convinced her to go for competition. Lol.

Mummy Lim

Impromptu Batam

It was an impromptu trip. We decided on it just a couple of days before we depart. This is what I call decisiveness. If we had stayed in Singapore, Daddy Lim would have gone back to work and taking a Saturday afternoon duty. What the..

We explored a few locations and eventually opted for Batam bcos it is so near and accessible and inexpensive. We wouldn't want to spend a bomb for a 1 night getaway. We were so lucky to be able to still find good timing ferry tickets and hotel at such last minute.

It was already 2ish by the time I had settled down after the fabulous D&D. I barely had 3.5 hrs of sleep when I jumped off the bed at the sound of the alarm. Luckily I had the decency to limit my alcohol the night before. Hangover is the last thing that I needed. Lil Isaac was a little cranky; he went to bed late bcos he insisted to wait up for mummy. Awwww….

We arrived at Haborfront at 7am and had a quick bite of instant food from 7-11. Soon, we were onboard and on the way to Batam. The kids were excited and the parents very tired. Lol. To mask up my guilty conscious of retuning late the night before, I let Daddy Lim rest while I accompanied the kids to the open deck. How the kids loved it!

But look at my tired face! Lol.

We booked a room at the Harris Waterfront Hotel that is right next to the Waterfront ferry terminal. We had KFC bfast at the ferry terminal and walked to the hotel. It took us less than 3 mins. Unfortunately the room wasn't ready and we explored the small hotel compound. The kids having fun at some unfinished structure.

It was way too hot and we hid in the nice aircon lobby while waiting for the Mega Mall right next to the hotel to open at 10am. The parents even stole catnap while the kids happily watched Youtube using the hotel free wifi.

We hit the mall at 10ish. It seemed like it is a prerequisite for every Batam mall to come with a big arcade. Lol. The kids were overjoyed!

We spend a good hour at the arcade before we had lunch and head back to the hotel for a rest.

The room was finally ready and it was a watch TV and eat tidbits feast. While the kids busied themselves, I quietly slipped to lalal land, hoping that nobody noticed. Lol. I duno how long a nap I took. When I woke up, it was Lil Isaac’s turn to fall asleep and I drifted in and out some more until Lil Shauna was so bored and could have murdered somebody. Lol. That was when we got our lazy butt out of the beds and head to the tiny swimming pool. The water was warm and nice.

Then it was round 2 at the mall’s arcade, complete with dinner and ice cream. It couldn't be nicer. Lil Shauna was dead beat by then and bedtime was early for her.

Lil Shauna woke up at about 7am Batam time the next morning and we had a nice buffet bfast before hitting the pool again. Life couldn't be better.

Our ferry home was at 2pm and we had to be at the terminal at 1pm. With some time to burn, of course we had to head back to the arcade again.

We had so much fun at the arcade that we were running late. The kids were of course reluctant to leave Batam and the arcade heaven. Nevertheless, it was a nice last minute trip, a great way to celebrate 1 year older and our sweet 10 years’ anniversary.

Home sweet home.

It was a peaceful ride bcos the little tiger slept all the way back. Haha.

Mummy Lim

D&D 2016

As part of the D&D organising committee, I had successfully persuaded the other members to vote for the “perfect” venue.

Yes, the Pump Room. Did you see my other motive other than D&D? Haha.

We had an event organizer and there weren’t much left for us to do; all taken care of by the professionals. Our job, like the other employees, was to dress up and have fun, which I definitely did. We had an early release at 3pm but I didn't dare go home for fear of the clinging little thing known as Lil Isaac. I had a coffee at Starbucks, made used of the mall’s free wifi to catch the final episode of DOTS before making my way to Clarke Quay. What perfect relaxation before the big event.

The D&D theme was “From Hollywood to Bollywood”. The committee was divided to dress as either. I had a pirate (of Caribbean) costume and tried it out at home. I didn't look too bad, except for the mess that I made. Did you spot the spy?

On Friday, I had to hide in the Central toilet to apply my makeup; nothing too drastic in case I scare people on the street.

I arrived at Pump Room before 6pm and it was so freaking weird to be at a pub in daylight.

As night falls and the event starts, things just get so interesting.

The Committee.

The other colleagues.

It was my bday and instead of celebrating with my family, I had half the company celebrating for me. How happening!

What’s best? I won the 2nd lucky draw prize! Must be bday luck lah. I seldom win at lucky draw. I now have $1.2k Capital Land vouchers to buy things for Centris! 1st up on the list, nespresso machine!

The event ended at 10.30pm. Did I go home straight after? Of course not! That was when my other motive quickly surfaced – PARTY! There were plenty of drinks; the bosses were very generous. My colleagues were very interested in the drinks. Unfortunately for them, I love dancing more than drinking. A couple of times, I had to hide in the dance floor to avoid drinking and even got to bunk at the VIP corner bcos the Pump Room marketing manager for the D&D was there and provided me with a corner to bunk. VIP corner leh. So happening.

I left at 1.30am. I would have loved to stay longer if it was not for trying to avoid drinks from the “over generous with drinks” colleagues and we had a ferry to Batam to catch at 8am the next morning. Steady lah. Overall, thumbs up man. Woohoo!

Mummy Lim

Happy Birthday to Me!

Happy Bday to me! Truth be told, I didn't remember it this morning while rushing through the get-Lil-Shauna-ready-for-school-bus madness. I was reminded when the well wishes from the ladies came it form the whatsapp group. Happiness!

How does it feel to be one year older today? Don't even think about reminding me. Lol. It is the Company’s DnD tonight. I have plenty of people celebrating with me tonight! I presumed they are. Haha. Lil Isaac had been very sweet. He called me persistently this morning to ask if he could give me a coin for my bday? A coin? What coin? Whose coin? Well, the tot that counts. Sadly, they will only see me when they wake up tomorrow.

It is also our 10th year wedding anniversary. It had been that long. Where did all the time go to? Just a few days ago, we made an impromptu decision to head to Batam for the weekend. Yes, it was a crazy decision. We are so lucky to still find ferry tickets and hotel. We decided to do something special or the day would just past like any other day.

So, happy bday to me and happy anniversary to us. Many 10 years to come.

Mummy Lim

Bye Bye House

These posts had been written some time back. Sharing now bcos it is the right time.

The Flat
We had been staying in the current flat for coming to 9 years. It is definitely looking very different from how we had envisioned it to be. I had wanted a Zen theme, had quite some dark wooden furniture and also string curtains. They were so “in” then. I also love dark colors and thought how romantic orange lights would be. As the kids came along, we got rid of hazardous furniture and added many new mainly Ikea furniture, Zen or not. I found orange light irritating and too dim and started to replace blown bulbs with white light. I come to the conclusion that theme decorations are not for families with young kids. Keeping the house clean and neat is already a constant challenge, who cares about what theme now?

Not only so. After 9 years of constant abuse, the furniture and fixtures had been through a lot. The mattresses are horribly pee-stained, the aircon had been changed once, the water heater twice, the taps and the light bulbs.. oh gosh, I lost count. Not only so, the door hinges are making funny noises, screaming each time we open some of the doors. One of the kitchen cabinet doors has totally given up and dropped off its hinges. We tried as best as we could to not touch that door. Many of the doors and door frames are corroding after years of water abuse by Popo. We had been considering for months if we should renovate the flat and went as far as getting quotations from IDs. It was eventually put hold bcos it is a big financial decision - a thorough overhaul will easily set us back by $50k to $70k. We know that we would one day wanted to upgrade and aren’t sure if it makes financial sense to dump money into renovating the flat. Adding on the uncertainty, we needed to look for alternative accommodation arrangement for the 2 months renovation. It was too much of a hassle.

After much pondering, we have agreed to put up 987 for sales and move into Centris when its lease is up in mid April 2016.
Auntie J was our appointed agent. Despite Auntie J’s pre-warning of how bad the market is, she had successfully found us a buyer in the short span of 1 month. We have gone for the 1st appointment and would soon go for the 2nd appointment. Centris is in the midst of being renovated and we are targeting to move in end of the month.

We are all excited and so looking forward to using the swimming pool. Haha.

Mummy Lim

Morning Leave

Popo had to go for her medical apptm this morning. I took leave to babysit Lil Isaac. Lil Shauna must had envied me when I went back to tuck the awaken tiger back to bed while Daddy Lim sent her to the school bus.

Lil Isaac was pleased to have mummy with him. Our special morning was anything but boring. While he continued to sleep after I tucked him back to bed, I devoured 1 episode of the Descendents of the Sun. That drama is too good. Drool!

Then we watched cartoon together and had bfast until Popo left the house. That was when the real action started. We spent the next 1 over hour packing the winter clothing and the toy corner. Lil Isaac helped a lot. I am very impressed and pleased.

We cleared out 5 bags of toys to recycle or dispose.

I headed to JE to do some quiet shopping after sending the boy to the school bus. The biggest haul from JE must be this cup of extra hot, double shot latte to start my workday. I hope my coffee will still be hot by the time I reached office.

Yes, I am Queen Elsa today.

Mummy Lim

Ice Skating 42

Lil Isaac was awake but didn't really fuss; we were saved by the Superman DVD that we had loaned from the library. Thank you Superman!

Practice didn't start well and Lil Shauna was sluggish. I blew my top once and then things got better. It seems to become a trend. She needed to be able to do it once and then her self confidence boost. So far, I have to be watching her and suggesting some tweaks to correct and make her jumps and spins better. I don't know if it is age related, but I strongly believe that she has to learn to realise her mistakes and make self correction before she will get much better. We are far away from that stage and I am trying to encourage her, asking her what minor tweaks she could do to improve.

We had expected Teacher Raymond to work on her spins this week and we were right. He usually alternate between jumps and spins every other week. Lil Shauna's 2-foot spin is improving. I think she has understood the technic and could do 5 revolution now. Her 1-foot spin is still horrible and I duno what is wrong.

During the class, her 1-foot spin suddenly improved! I duno what makes her tick. She was pleased with her performance too. At the end of the class, she complained that her feet hurts like hell but was smiling over her achievements. I like times like these.

Mummy Lim

Guilty Mummy Week

It was a crazy week. I attended a training from Tuesday to Thursday, from 9am to 6pm. The regional team was in Singapore for the same training and we had activity and dinner on Monday and Thursday night.

Our schedule was totally screwed up. Daddy Lim had to fetch Lil Shauna from student care on Monday and Tuesday. He just had to tear himself for work regardless. On Wednesday and Thursday, we had to rely on Popo to feed the kids and send them home after their enrichment classes. I didn't dare call to check if things were alright. Since I couldn't make it, ignorance is bliss.

On Thursday night, I reached home close to 10pm and the little boy was waiting up for me. He insisted that I had to tuck him to bed. Poor boy. On Friday morning, Lil Shauna couldn't wake up and I found out that she went to bed late on Thursday night bcos she didn't know how to do her homework.

Things finally got back to normalcy on Friday. Things are so screwed up evn when I am in Singapore. I can't imagine if I have to go for business trip. Shouldn't thing be easier now that the kids are older?

Mummy Lim

Aspiration

One day, Lil Isaac told me that he would like to be a MRT driver when he grows up. I wasn't too surprise bcos Lil Shauna has trained me well. In her kindergarten years, she had wanted to be a farmer even when there aren’t that many farms in Singapore. So, I was perfectly calm with Lil Isaac even with the frequent MRT breakdowns. I even encouraged him by saying that it is a noble occupation; to send people to work and back home to their love ones. I did highlight to him that it might be hard work and long hours though.

Subsequently, I realized from Popo that his aspiration came from his perception that it is easy work being a MRT driver. What the… In his words, the MRT driver only needs to step on and release the brakes to drive the MRT. He changed his mind very quickly though bcos the MRT driver earns very little money. I have no idea where he got that notion from.

The other day, we had a conversation about how much money I have.

LS: Mummy, do you have $10?
ML: Yes.
LS: Do you have $100?
ML: Yes.
LS: (with big, wide eyes and getting excited) Do you have $1,000? (which is probably a lot of money in his perspective)
ML: Errr… yes.
LS: Then I want to work in your company when I grow up bcos your company will pay me a lot of money.

Haha, so Lil Isaac has a new aspiration. I did remind him that he has to study hard, which will give him an edge in the future when he seeks an employment. Kids!

Mummy Lim

Ice Skating 41

Teacher Raymond is back and ice skating classes resumed after 1 month's break.

We haven't been too lazy in Teacher Raymond's absence and hit the ice almost every week for practice. The last one had been good and I was hoping that it would be good yday too.

The only magic is that Lil Shauna's skates no longer give her issue. There was no need to take out her skates to rest her feet yday; no pins and needles, no pain. Yeah!

We did the usual warm-ups and her jumps lost some of last week's magic but weren't too bad. We tried some spins too. Her 2-feet spin is improving but a long way for the 1-foot spin. She simply cannot put her weight on the spinning foot and I duno how I can help her.

At least class wasn't too bad. Teacher Raymond worked on her jumps. I could see that she has no stamina towards the end of the class and was barely off the ice for the last few jumps. It was quite comical actually.

Lil Shauna felt good about her class and that she had worked hard. Well, I supposed it isn't too bad for a 1st lesson after a long break.

Mummy Lim

Esther's Birthday Party

One day, I arrived home to a tiger who excitedly told me that he had been invited to Esther's bday party. He said that we must attend Esther's party bcos Esther is his gf from school. Hehe. They are apparently a well-known couple.

Lil Isaac had been looking forward to the party and had been counting down. He even willingly skip his favorite TKD class. Esther's party is such a grand affair. Even Daddy Lim was upset that he couldn't attend and had to miss meeting his future daughter-in-law. Lol. He reminded me to take pictures. Win already.

We took a cab from Jcube to the party after Lil Shauna's ice skating class. The kids were super well behaved in the cab or risk going home instead. I was starting to like Esther's party too.

It was held in a party room in Civil service Club. The room comes with mini playroom attached to it. The moment we arrived, the kids each received a goody bag and "pet" balloon. The kids were thrilled.

I didn't realise how much of a VIP Lil Isaac was. Esther was so excited to see Lil Isaac and when he had to have lunch before he could go to the playroom, Esther made the other classmates waited until Lil Isaac was done before they all headed to the playroom.

The kids self entertained. I sat in one corner of the aircon party room and read. It was very enjoyable. Daddy Lim was very anxious to meet his future DIL and rushed me for a picture. Finally...

Esther's cake was gorgeous and so was the snack bar.

During the whole time we were there, Esther and Lil Isaac were inseparable.

I was reminded of how important a guest Lil Isaac was when it was time to sing the birthday song. Lil Isaac volunteered to look for some of the missing classmates and Esther refused to commence with the birthday song until Lil Isaac returned. This sent her mum running to look for Lil Isaac. I was embarrassed and joined in the hunt. Esther's mum was saying that he should quickly come back bcos he is the all important Esther's bf. Wah, got MIL's endorsement liao. Lol.

The kids spent the rest of the party time in the playroom. The party was supposed to end at 3pm but stayed until 4pm for Daddy Lim to pick us. We stayed through the cleaning up and was still around after the birthday girl and family left. Lol.

The kids had fun. I also like Esther. Haha.

Mummy Lim