Noah's Ark

We have a few Christian story books at home. Daddy Lim's aunt, i.e., Lil Shauna's grandaunt added the last addition - the Noah's Ark - last Christmas and Lil Shauna loves her new story book.










It is a really interesting book. Actually, it is a pop-up book and opens up to form the shape of an ark. Super cool.









Lil Shauna really loves it and can play with it with to 2 to 3 times a day.

However, the book is starting to tear under the torture of the princess. She will attempt to squeeze the big elephant through the small door and have torn 2 doors bcos big bear got stuck after she squeezed him into the tiny cage with a tiny door. -.o" Looks like it is time to buy her a new one for replacement. But I think books are really important, recently she learnt to say "baby Jesus sleeping" after we read her the story of Jesus' birth. :) And she says "God loves you", bcos she heard and seen that on the Christian VCD that we bought. Hehe. Praise the Lord.

Mummy Lim

Poor Daddy Lim

Daddy Lim used to be a movie freak. Before Lil Shauna comes along, we go for movie every week, sometimes even 2 movies in a week. We watch all kind of movies and movies were a lot cheaper then.

Movies are luxury after Lil Shauna comes along. It gets more and more difficult to go for movies bcos we need to get babysitters and we can only go for late-night movies which leaves us no energy for work or to chase after Lil Shauna the next day. I think we watched less than 5 movies since Lil Shauna arrived.

We had agreed that we will go for movie when the maid is here. My idea is to do that after Lil Shauna starts sleeping with the maid. However, the kick got to Daddy Lim last Sat and he was suddenly dying for a movie. He kept trying to ask me and I can hear how bad he wanted to go to the movie. But I was worried that Lil Shauna will wake up and cry if she cant find us and the maid cannot handle her. Then I was tired and was worried that we will be too tired to run after her the next day.

In the end, Daddy Lim went to the movie alone. So poor thing. I felt really bad. And my sis had to rub salt by telling me how bad it is of me to "abandon" my husband. -_________-" So, I have decided that we will go for a nice movie this weekend. Bb, let's go for the Crash of the Titans. I heard it is good. Hehe.

Mummy Lim

Lil Shauna can Blow her nose!

Sorrie for the lack of posts lah. My Company banned all blogs and I can only blog at night now, provoided I have the strength after chasing and tucking the princess to bed. Hohoho.


Lil Shauna fell sick recently. Running nose again. Yes, there is nothing to be happy about but she hasnt fell sick since we came back from HKG! And that is like one month ago. It is such an achievement if we remembered that she used to fall sick once every 2 weeks and the sickness can each last up to 2 weeks. It is as if she's always sick.


I duno what it is that kept her from falling sick. The supplements that I have been giving her or the lack of contact with her cousins. She always get the viruses from her cousins. And this time round, we realised that she can finally blow her nose when we ask her to, which makes it so much easier to get rid of the mucus that clog up her little nose. The last time, she may or may not blow her nose, depending on her mood. Hoho, our baby has grown up.


Mummy Lim

Concentration

Lil Shauna can now concentrate on one thing for a substantiate period of time. She can be entertained by something as simple as the string on her shorts for a long time. Actually, she was trying to tie a ribbon but did not success.


So cute, right?

Mummy Lim

Complain Helps!

The cameras died on me again this morning. The cameras were up for barely 2 weeks and this is already the 2nd time that it died on me. The 1st time, my sis' friend has to come back and meddle around for a long while before he finally called D-Link technical helpdesk. The Technical staff made him waited for one over hour before they call back and the problem was eventually resolved.

This morning, the technical support took less an hour to call Daddy Lim back and he was at the computer trying to configure the cameras (all over again) with instructions from the technical support staff via the phone. After 2 hours, the call was was cut off (I wonder if the technical support hung up on us) and we ended up losing connectivity on all 3 cameras. Great, at 1st, we can still see 2, now none at all. -.o"

Daddy Lim was pissed. He's always pissed when he had to meddle with the cameras but the cameras are really irritatingly tough and I would be pissed too if I have to forgo my sleeping time and talk to some PHL or IND support staff for over an hour with no results at the end. So, Daddy Lim gave up and went to bed and I called D-Link again - to complain this time.

I made a lot of noise (I am good at that) and got to speak to the Supervisor eventually. I refused to wait and speak to some other technical support and the D-Link Supervisor actually provide an alternative. They are gg to call Daddy Lim back at 5pm to get some required information (dun ask me what. I am computer idiot) and they will get new cameras and do testing on the connectivity on the new cameras in their service centers. When the testing is done, we can collect them tomorrow, bring them home and fixed them up and D-Link will help us do the configuration online. The Sup said that customers who got back their cameras this way usually do not come back with negative feedback.

See! Complaining helps and no wonder Singaporeans love to complain! Bcos it get things done. I wonder what kind of culture we have. Haiz. And if I have not complained, Daddy Lim or my sis' friend will still be calling the hotline, waiting an hour or more for the technical support to call us back and go spend hours trying to trouble shoot with advices via phone call. I duno to laugh or to cry.

Mummy Lim

The Pros of a Maid

Jaclyn has been with us for over a week. Other than the 2 major wrongs, she's generally alright. But she still has a lot to improve when it comes to taking care of Lil Shauna. The fact that Lil Shauna is the most important thing still hasnt get into her head. She's still worrying about the stroller, the grocery, the dirty table, etc., over Lil Shauna. And her memory! Oh gosh, she's has done a fair share of cleaning and packing but on a few occasions cant remember where she has kept the stuff. I get pissed when that happens. I do hope that I can keep her and that will happen if she improve on the Lil Shauna's part.

Ok, enuff complaints. I am supposed to blog about the pros of having a maid, not the cons. Hehe.

1. Clean house
The house is really clean now. It is much cleaner than when we have a part-time cleaning auntie who comes once a month.

2. No housework for us
Well, ever since the part-time cleaning auntie came, the only housework that I do is laundry and dishes. Still that can be quite tiring after a hard day of work. Now, nothing at all. I dun have to wash a single thing. ;p

3. No chasing of Lil Shauna in the shopping mall
I like this one best. We bring Lil Shauna to ToysRus very often when we are at the shopping mall. Lil Shauna can go on and on and on without showing any signs of tiredness but her poor parents are dragging behind and complaining of tired legs. Now, while J runs after Lil Shauna, we can even afford to look at toys. Hohoho.

4. Extra pair of eyes and hands to look after Lil Shauna at home
Lil Shauna likes J bcos unlike us, J is more focused while she entertained Lil Shauna. We tend to steal glances at the TV. With J around and a willing Lil Shauna, we even get to lie of the sofa and watch TV while J plays with her. Hohoho.

5. Relaxing while outside
Just yday, I brought Lil Shauna to Fidgets, which is a huge indoor playground for kids.

Before J comes along, I was the one who climbed the structure and does stunt wif Lil Shauna. But yday, after getting them familiar with the structure, I actually got to sit at the cafe, drink coke and read magazines! Hohoho, good life leh.

6. Sit in the front passenger seat
Well, this only happens when Lil Shauna is willing. She is still sticky to me, which I dun mind. More than often, she will cry and scream pitifully when I sit in front and she's stranded behind with J. -.o"

Well, we still hasnt accomplished any of our to-do list. We had wanted to catch a move, to eat dinner without the baby, go Mambo.... Yes, we will slowly do those when Daddy Lim is back on day shift. :)

Mummy Lim

Aeroplane

I was opening the mails and gave the envelops + junk mails to Lil Shauna for her to have some fun. Surprisingly, the papers entertained her for a long while.

She started tearing the envelops. At certain point, she was focusing on folding a piece of junk mail.

She managed to fold it into a triangle shape and kept saying, "Mummy, triangle".

We had played paper aeroplane before and she started to tell me that she has an aeroplane.

The aeroplane kept her entertained for very, very long while. She even brought her aeroplane to bed and was playing with her aeroplane on the bed. Want to know how her aeroplane looks like?

It is either she's into some abstract art or she's super imaginative. Hohoho.

Mummy Lim

Wrong No. 2

This got me pretty angry.

I had already spoken to Jaclyn last night and told her that she cannot let our neighbour bring Lil Shauna downstairs in the future. I also reminded her that she needs to get permission to bring Lil Shauna to the corridor and that she CANNOT bring Lil Shauna downstairs.

This morning, I saw on my camera that Jaclyn brought Lil Shauna out. I wasnt sure if Daddy Lim gave permission. After awhile, I called home to check. The phone rang for a long while before Jaclyn finally ran in (while Lil Shauna slowly walked in) and tried to pick up the phone. I asked if she got permission to go "out" and she said "no". I reminded her that she must get permission.

I wasnt too upset until my sis text me that Jaclyn brought Lil Shauna downstairs! My sis woke up and couldnt find them anywhere. I waited until my mum came and I called home to ask Jaclyn and she said that Lil Shauna was fussing to go out and she obliged. I told her sternly that she cannot do so and reminded that I have told her several times that she cannot do so. If anything happen to Lil Shauna, she will not to able to bear the responsibility. Just then I heard my sis asking if Lil Shauna fell downstairs and the answer is "yes". Jaclyn said that she was running and fell. -.o" See, it just emphasized that if anything happen to Lil Shauna, Jaclyn will not be able to answer to me.

From now on, she will be banned from going out without us. We will see how it goes and decide if she should bring Lil Shauna to school alone when school starts. Haiz. I also warned Jaclyn that this is the last chance that I am giving her. If she brings Lil Shauna out or downstairs again without permission, I will return her to the agency. I will tell her again when I see her tonight. When it comes to Lil Shauna, she has no chance - something which I already told her when I 1st employed her. I didnt scold her but I think I was stern enuff.

Then my mum called to nag and nag and nag. The more I think about it, the angrier I am. I duno if it is bcos Jaclyn didnt understand me (but I repeated so many times) or she purposely chose to disobey or she didnt see the importance of what I say. Regardless, I am upset. Haiz.. Yes, I know, getting a good maid is like Ti-Kam.

Mummy Lim

Wrong No. 1

We told Jaclyn that she cannot bring Lil Shauna downstairs for walk without us or Popo. This is to prevent her from knowing other maids or even worse befriending some male foreign workers or basically minimising unwanted risk. -.o”

On Monday evening, there was an occasion that we asked her to bring Lil Shauna to the corridor to ride on her choo choo train bcos the neighbours’ grandchildren were out for some fun. This is also to give us some peace while we tried to fix the 3 cameras. We have one in the living room, one in the kitchen and one in the baby room. Jaclyn was told about the cameras and that I will be watching her.

The camera in the living room was not working yday but for most part of the day, somebody (either Daddy Lim, Popo or my sis) was home with the maid and Lil Shauna. The cameras are all working today (thanks to sis’ IT savvy friend). But only one was on (baby room) when I left home and I can see all 3 only when Daddy Lim switched them on.

When the cameras were switched on, I was surprised to not see anybody in the living room or kitchen or baby room. I called Daddy Lim and got to know that Daddy Lim had given his permission for the maid to bring Lil Shauna to the corridor to play with the neighbour's grandchildren. Then Daddy Lim went to bed while leaving them to still play outside.

Then, I saw the maid enter the house a few times, but without the baby, each for only a short while. Then she came back (again without the baby) and started wiping the table. She left the baby alone outside??!! Daddy Lim is already asleep and I called home. Jaclyn picked up and said that the neighbor had brought the baby downstairs!! She was told to go and bring the baby back and they only returned after a while. While waiting, I even panicked and called Daddy Lim to help but I think his phone was on silence mode. -.o"

They came back eventually and Lil Shauna is in one good piece. Phew. Well, at least she now knows that I am watching her. Last night, I also did feedback to her about the incident and also state our expectations to her. She's trying to stay busy. Whenever somebody is there to look after Lil Shauna, she will be trying to wipe this or that, wash clothes, wash toilets... no end. At this rate, our home will be very, very clean (in fact, it is very clean already and we thank Jaclyn for the good work) and our utilities bill will be very high. Lol! I hope I dun faint when I receive the bill this month.

Mummy Lim

Lil Shauna likes the Maid?

I supposed so. She was pretty wary of her at 1st but let Jaclyn carried shortly. Of course she still prefers Mummy to Auntie, which made Mummy very happy. Hohoho. However, that also means that Mummy had to squeeze behind in the passenger seat with Auntie and Lil Shauna.

Lil Shauna is a clever girl. It took a short while for her to realise that Mummy will say "no" whereas Auntie (like Nainai) will not. She's a princess to Mummy but queen to Auntie. Auntie seems to be on remote controlled by Lil Shauna. And she's of course delighted to have a playmate. Unlike Mummy, who is often distracted by the TV or talking to other adults while "pretending" to play with Lil Shauna, Auntie is Lil Shauna's fulltime playmate.

Lil Shauna is spending the entire day at home now bcos the she's on 1 week school holiday and not going to Popo's house in the afternoon. I think she's glad to have Auntie as a playmate but still gets bored by late afternoon. Yday, Mummy went back to work and Lil Shauna gets to spend time alone with Auntie. I supposed all went fine. She was sticky when Pappy had to go to work and plead Pappy to stay but apparently got distracted by a banana shortly. -_____-" Mummy had to work late last night and came home to be greeted by a happy Lil Shauna. She even put on a "welcome" dance for Mummy. That moment was priceless. :)

Mummy Lim