Sigh...

Hubby has yet to find his wedding band. It seems like it is lost forever already and I was thinking maybe I shouldnt have thrown away that packet of hay first, coz we suspect the ring might have dropped into the packet of hay and I just threw it away, coz there were so many hay mites crawling about!!!

Haiz...wedding band leh. I just got a feeling one day it will be lost, coz hubby always just anyhow chuck it aside on the dining table or at the kitchen tabletop. And see lah, it is gone..So upset. He promise me that he will make a new one If we really cannot find it...How to find it back now.

My bunny...

We received the sms from the pet cremation center informing us that Bunny's orbituary is up.
http://www.singaporepetobituaries.com/PETOBITUARIES_87.html Dad brought me and riesia out for dinner today and I broke the news to them about Bunny and Bowie's death. During dinner, mum asked me why they passed away and why we want to cremate them. Said it was so poor thing to burn them. As I spoke on, I cant help crying. I told mum I dont want to talk about it anymore...Haiz..so paisay, but I really cant help it as I recall about bunny's last days.

A coincidence?

Just now, hubby was checking his 4d slips.

And then, he came into the room, looking SOOOOOO upset and I really mean it.

He said the number 9072 came up first prize yesterday, ie 27th of Sept, the death date of Bunny.
How this number came about? I told hubby to buy 2709 which means 27th of Sept. But this number sold out, so hubby bought the opposite way 9072(Sunday 28th Sept), not knowing that this number had already came up first prize on Sat.

And kaoz, he bought $5 big, $5 small leh. Imagine if we really strike first prize????

Then he went out to continue checking his other slips and then 5 mins later, he came in shouting with joy that he strike 4d. ?????

He strike starter 2559 on 24th Sept Wed. Small small $1 big, so is an extra $250. So for this month, we have pocketed $500 liao...

In Loving Memory of Bowie

The time now is 3am in the morning. The whole of September is a black September month.

Bowie left us at 130am, 29th of September 2008. I was there for him till his last breathe and it really breaks my heart to see him taking his last breathe. Now I wish I didnt have to see him take his last breathe and I was glad I didnt see Bunny.

His death is very sudden for me. Just 2 days back, 27th of September, Bunny mummy left us and now Bowie. In a span of a month, 3 bunnies left us just like that.

Bowie was feeling alright in the afternoon when I fed him pellets. Although I did notice he wasnt at his usual active self for the past few days, I thought he might not be hungry. He would normally cheong for the pellets whenever I stand near the cage. And I also notice his hind legs werent as strong as before. I guess I put all my attention on Bunny for the past 2 months and have neglected the others. I should have known earlier.

We went to MIL house and came back. Hubby cleaned up the litter tray as usual and fed them veg. He told me few days back that Bowie has started to eat veg. For months, he refused to take his vegs and only ate pellets. I dont know what was wrong with him, but as long as he ate, I was happy. Perhaps his maloccusion made it difficult for him to chew the vegs and hay.

Then at 1115pm, I went to the kitchen to look at my bunnies and notice Bowie had fallen "asleep" in the veg bowl halfway! I thought he had passed on and called for hubby! I got a feeling that he wasnt right.

I picked him up, he was thin, unlike the last time when he was abit fatter. His lips were turning blue and he was very listless. I brought him to the shower to wash his feet and tail. Then I laid him on the floor mat to dry him up. He was still okay, but he wasnt willing to eat his pellets or water. As I groom him, he lay very still to let me groom him. This was not his usual self! I even managed to trim his nails for him quietly.

As rie was fussing, I had to put her to bed at 1130pm before I accompanied Bowie. I dont know why but I just wanted to accompany Bowie that night and was all prepared to stay up if I had to.
I made the right choice.

I stayed with him, groom him, pet him and talked to him. He became weaker and wasnt able to balance. As I held him in my palm, he just kept still. Even when I lay him lying down, he kept still too. His breathing was getting weaker, his lips turning blue.

I started to cry. I know he is leaving soon. How long more can he live on, I dont know. I dint know how to comfort him to make him less painful. I just sat there and cry and cry. He was still able to stand up on his own, then slowly his legs weaken and I had to lay him down. As I tried to help him stand up again, he kept falling down weakly.

And when he started to gaspe for air, I cried harder. I called for hubby to come out to give me support. He didnt help much and kept on saying "he's dying he's dying". I got so fed up and told him to shut up. I kept on crying on and on. I thought Bowie had left us, but he started breathing again. I spoke to him, I told him that his mummy was waiting for him over the other side of the rainbow bride. I told him his mummy would be there for him and he can rejoin his mummy very soon. I told him not to be afraid coz mummy is there. I told him to go join mummy so that he would be happy with her and not be alone.

He listened. And he started opening and closing his mouth, gasping for air, and then he was still. He left us at 130am. I cried even harder and told hubby Bowie has left us. Hubby was sitting at the living room all the while and he weep. He kept asking me not to cry anymore. I was so sad, I kept crying. How can I not be sad to lose 2 rabbits in the span of 2 days and 3 rabbits in a span of 1 month????

Hubby said not to keep anymore pets, it is so heartbreaking when they leave us and especially when all of them are around this age of old age.

I'm now left with Junior and Minty. I brought Minty out to say goodbye to Bowie. She kissed Bowie on the lips goodbye. Now she is all alone. I cant put her together with Junior unless she learns to litter train, otherwise Junior would get all dirty.

We called for the pet undertaker and they arrived at 230am. I had initially requested for Bunny's ashes to be returned with the urn at $220. Then I thought, where would I display 4 urns in future when my bunnies leave me? How many years would I keep the urn with me? I discussed with hubby and we decided to just get back their ashes and perhaps scatter it around Mian Mian where we buried him behind our house, so that they can all be together.

The lady was nice to negotiate and we agreed on $360 for 2 rabbits with ashes returned.

I wasnt in the mood to do anything. I showered and here I am writing my blog. I doubt I can go to sleep peacefully.

I didnt sleep well last night, I kept thinking of Bunny and I cried in bed. I miss her and now I miss Bowie. I wish Mian Mian, Bunny and Bowie are now happy over the other side of the rainbow bridge.

It seems all planned...

I received a call this morning and an sms from my gf that the girl before me has popped on Thursday 25th Sept.

But then, here comes the problem. My Cl claims that she is unwell and will only arrive on 1st oct to do her confinement. And what does that means? That means by the time 28 days is up, ie 28th Oct, I would have already pop and have started my confinement liao.

And that means >>> I really have to ask lifeng aunt for help for the first week until my CL can come over on the 28th oct. After chatting with my gf, it seems my CL has it all planned out. That she would serve till 28th oct and by then, I sure confirm have pop and she just have to stamp her passport and come over my place without having to return to her hometown.

BUT, we have to give her benefit of doubt that she is genuinely sick. So coincidence meh? I really dont know. Sigh, what to do? I blame myself that I should not have told her I have someone to help me for the first week. But then, if I dont tell her and IF she gets me a replacment, then how right? So alas, since things have already happened, let it be.

BUT I told hb, I am not willing to pay for the transport from the girl's home to woodlands for her to stamp her passport on the 28th Oct before she comes my place. This means I have to pay for her transport to and fro woodlands leh. Then after my 28th days is up, I have to pay for her transport back to woodlands again???

IF the transport back to woodlands is included in the leaving angbao, then I dont mind. But if it is on top of the angbao, then sorry lor, I think I must voice out to her already that I am not willing to pay for the transport from the girls place to woodlands. Why should I cover that?

She is buay paisay to tell me in the first place that I have to bring her to stamp her passport lor. I have no transport, then furthermore, she expects me to wait at woodlands for her to finish stamping???? Tsk tsk.

Let's see how it goes. I'm not totally convinced that she is sick though.

In Loving Memory of my darling Bunny

Bunny hasnt been well since last month. The last time we saw Dr Chan, she had given her another 6months to 1 year.

But it seems bunny hasnt gain any weight despite really eating alot. And plus, she has lost strength of both her hind legs and was using her front legs to pull herself.

Past 2 days, she kept falling and we had to slowly pick her upright. She resorted to resting her neck on the litter tray to rest her tired feet. I was very sad deep down, though I dont express it out. Hubby kept saying I should spend more time with her, show her love and concern. He predicted she's not going to live long.

Last night was my last night with Bunny. As usual, I fed her medication, applied cream for her sore hocks and watched her. After tucking riesia to bed, I fell into deep sleep until hubby came in at 2am. He had helped me fed them vegs, so I can continue sleeping.

This morning, hubby came into the room and told me Bunny was gone. I couldnt believe what he said. I looked at her and she did a light jerk. Her breathing was very light. It was near her time. HUbby was sensitive to bring riesia to market so that I can spare some private moments with Bunny. She finished all her vegs that hubby gave her. HUbby said he gave her 1 big bowl and watched her eat before he went to bed. He was very happy that she ate them all up. It was her last meal for the night.

She didnt have energy to drink any water, so I had to stringe her. But she couldnt swallow anymore. It all flowed out. I pat her, talked to her and told her to go in peace so that she will not suffer anymore. Told her that I love her alot and would miss her. Told her she was my best pet ever and I miss her. I really miss her now.

I cried and cried. She was cold. Her feets were cold, her ears were cold. I see tears in her eyes. I see her gasping for air at times. I pat her. I wasnt by her side when she left. We had to attend the seminar in the afternoon. She was all alone when she left. I regret. Hubby wanted me to tell him that I want to forego the seminar, but I didnt. It was all too late.

I rushed home after the seminar and she was gone.

I cried again countless time. I thought back of how both of us spend our time together, since I rescued her from that heartless jerk 8 years back. The time when she was the only bunny allowed to share my queen size bed. To come enjoy the aircon with me in the room. The route she would hop from the kitchen to my room, or to even just lie outside my bedroom door one morning when she escaped from the cage to enjoy the cold air out from the door gap. So many memories for the past 8 years. I miss her very much.

I called for the pet creamation service and they arrived at 830pm. I sat with her for 2 hours while waiting for them. I can see images of her in the kitchen hoping around begging me for food. Or just chasing me around. I cried till my eyes swell. I cant believe that she is gone like that.

Within this month, I have lost 2 rabbits. This is so hard for me to take it.

I miss Bunny.

Baby's Coming...

Hubby and myself attended the baby's coming seminar this afternoon.

It seems pretty hot, coz I had a gf who was being told the seats were full and they had to refund her the payment.

But then when we arrived (late), there were many many empty seats and also many goody bags left over. So, was the seats really all full? I think if my gf were to turn up with her hb, they can simply make payment on the spot, get the goody bag and still attend the seminar.

I must admit, I was attracted to the goody bag stuffs. It was stated the goody bag is worth $100 and we had to pay only $10 to attend. In it contained a 900gm Enfagrow for age 1-3 (which rie drinks now), some samples of Galenic and Avene, a set of greeting cards by Shichida and some brochures to read. All in all, with the 900gm milk powder, we had already gained back liao. Plus the refreshment leh, not bad leh the food. I had 2 servings, was so hungry lah, didnt have much lunch coz I shared with riesia....

The seminar was quite okay. I found most speakers' topic were quite interesting, except for a couple where I just drifted off. The last section were they had 4 celebrities in to share their parenthood experience was entertaining with jokes thrown in.

Here's a very bad shot of the stage from where I'm sitting lah.

From left : Evelyn, May Phua, Biren, Wong li Lin and Chor Meng.

It was shared during the section that May is now 5 months pregnant and her baby is probably a boy, so that makes her to have 2 boys in the family. It was very funny when they brought up the subject about following the traditional confinement. May said that she resisted showering for the first 10 days, but she did wipe herself. And on top of that, she closed all the windows and her hubby came up with the idea of turning the fan to blow the wall, so that the wind would rebounce back. Coz there is this saying that the fan cannot face you directly otherwise you will get wind in your body.

Li Lin cant help laughing and asked if her hubby still slept with her for that 10 days! Hubby did tell me that IF I would ever not shower for that long, he would "chase" me out of the room. haha...I bet I would smell very badly too.

And I managed to persuade hubby to PLS help me snap a photo with eve after the section....She looks so slim and pretty....

So xian...

Today is the 26th of Sept liao and the girl hasnt delivered yet...
What am I talking about?

Well, the girl whom my confinement lady is serving before me lor. I'm waiting anxiously to hear good news that she has delivered but has not. This is her 3rd child and her 1st 2 were all induced. But then this one, her gynae said can wait naturally leh...haiz..

Her due date is 1st oct and I was hoping she would deliver early, but alas. As such, my confinement lady is also very concern that she is unable to help me for the 1-2nd week.

So I have asked my gf's confinement lady to help cover me for a week or more until my CL can come over after finishing her duties. Sigh..this means I have to give extra 2 ang baos out for the 1st confinement lady lor...$$$$$....

I sure hope that I wont deliver early, otherwise is another problem all over again.

I had a silly thought to just induce myself, so that I would be more prepared and can "predict" when I'm delivering. We are hoping to see boy boy on 19th Oct. Why 19th?

Well, the story goes..
Feb 19th is our wedding date
Sept 19th is my birthday.
Age gap between rie and boy boy is 19 months
Hence, how nice it would be to have boyboy birthday on Oct 19th....

I cant sleep well at night EVERYDAY! Is my bac, my pelvis bone and I keep getting up to pee. I would normally manage to sleep through soundly around 4am plus. But by then, at 7am, I would be woken up by hubby's alarm and then rie would get up for milk, then we would both doze off till 10-11am again. Hubby reminded me that I am left with just 3 more weeks to go and I had better start washing up all the newborn clothings liao..Tsk tsk...

Photos...

Some photos to share....

Here's pix of riesia with Junior... Taken on a hot afternoon while in the room zho bo. Then riesia said she want to post with barney and asked me to snap photos for her...
Taken at Garden Hotel on Tuesday night. Went there for buffet. Cheap $18.80 +++ per adult, but of course, dun expect much from the food variety lah. The wan tan mee is delicious though....

Riesia spotted cherry tomatos and insisted on bringing home some for my rabbits...Here's a pix of her attempting to squeeze the hell out of the tomatoes.

Went to the G2000 and pumpkin patch sale this terribly hot afternoon with dad and riesia. I had wanted to go there alone, so that I can shop in peace, but then thinking I have to walk from the kovan mrt all the way down, abit far for a 9 months pregnant lady leh, so I was glad dad said he dont mind coming along...

Of course, that means I cant shop long and I spared only 50mins to shop.

Heres what I grabbed. 4 tops for boy boy, at $13 per piece. I must say they are really not cheap, but considering the usual price is at $29, $13 sld be cheap liao hor. (must convince myself). The material not bad too leh, quite thick, not those cheapskate type. I dont know how expensive pumpkin patch is at the boutique, coz never step in before, so I think sld be okay lah hor.

Got these for riesia...There are SOOOO many lovely and cute bb girls clothings 0-3, 3-6 months, 6-9 months that I nearly wanted to just grab and keep and pray hard 3rd child will be a girl, so that I can dress her up. But had to ren lor....scarly I close shop then all these clothings have to sell off. Sigh...but they are really nice and pretty leh.
Grabbed 3 working shirts for hubby at $25 per piece only. usual is $59 and normally he buys at the boutique also not as cheap as $25 nett hor. So is really a good deal. Told him to go down this weekend to buy more to stock up. hee hee.

I skipped the ladies section coz doubt I have any suitable clothings from there....sigh...

The last jab???

Yesterday I brought rie for her 5 in 1 jab at 18 months. As usual, dad asked if this was the last jab and hw many more to go. I didnt dare tell him, actually we were planning for another 2 more jabs - chickenpox and Hepatitis A...I'm thinking maybe the Hep A we dont jab liao, but chickenpox I would very much prefer her to jab.

Nonetheless, mum and dad were very anxious for rie lor, coz dad say she always cry so poor thing whenever jab. He very funny, he asked the doctor, "Pain or not" Kaoz??? A very anxious and concern grandpa..

Rie took the jab much better this time and just cried for awhile and stopped liao. Dad even got prepared! He took out the lollipop for her to stop her crying...wah...

okay, I've gotta go, come back later...

4 more weeks to go!!!

Oh boy oh boy...is just another 4 more weeks to go and I was still thinking maybe got 5 weeks more to relax nia..

Imagine if I pop early, that means I have about 3 weeks only to really catch up with my sleep and have fun time with rie..

I feel my tummy is starting to really stretch out now. I cannot intake lots of food at a go and if I do, I will suffer the whole night, sitting upright to sleep and feeling my skin is gonna be torn any moment.

My back aches alot, pelvis bone also ache. I cannot walk for long. On sunday, we walked from our place to Bendemeer Mall then to my mother place, all in all, it took about 1 hr 30 mins leisure walk. By the time I reached my mum's place, I was already dying, cannot move....tsk tsk..

Oh, my neighbour next door has pop. We think she pop in Aug. We have yet to even greet each other ever since they shifted in. Funny how, but they seem to isolate themselves from the rest of us, so fine with me also lor. Now that there is a newborn on our floor, I wonder why my noisy neighbour yet to zhi dong to close door in the afternoon or to ask their kids to shut up and refrain from shouting aloud. Sigh.....

Happy Birthday to me....

I didnt have the most wonderful private moment birthday, but it was nonetheless happy to spend the day with hb, my darling riesia and my parents.

I dropped off rie at mum's office so that I can sneak out to do my mani/pedi for my last session with Polished divas..I'm sure gonna miss the time when I can pamper myself...

We had buffet dinner at marina mandarin hotel. Wow, I'm very impressed with the renovation done up and it is so classy now as compared to the previous time when we drop by to view the grand ballroom for our wedding.

There was another mummy at the next table celebrating her birthday too. She had a large cake and we were all expecting to have the same cake too, but horror. See how small and pathetic my cake was??? It was just 1 slice...Rie had great fun singing the birthday song and helping me to blow off my candle...She have finally mastered how to blow off the flame...
That night, I went home with a very very very tight tummy and couldnt sleep whole night. Hubby as well..tsk tsk....

20th Sept : A wedding affair
First of all, if you are reading my blog, I wanna send my warmest congratulations to the newly wed Stephen Lee and Shu Fang. I had to wait for 2 long years before I get to attend your wedding and I'm already a mother of 2 upcoming! You guys had better buck up har!!!!

Those from my secondary school would know Stephen Lee. He's one of the intelligent guy that I've known and has craved a great career path out there. I'm very very happy to be able to keep in touch with him all these years since I've known him in Sec 1. For the record, I dont have much contact with my sec sch friends, except just a handful nia, probably less than 10!

Shu Fang is one lucky girl to have such a good doting hubby. Way to go girl! I truly enjoyed myself at their wedding and watching the video montage really brings back memories of my wedding. How my gf tekan hb and buddies, the rushing to my parents place, his parents place and the wedding dinner. How I wish I can turn back the clock....Now I'm waiting to attend my own children's wedding....

The couple did a surprise present for their own parents by creating a photo montage for their parents using their dating photos and wedding photos. Wah, they sure have those old old type of black and white photos well kept leh...It sure brought laughter to the guest when they saw the typical curry puff hairstyle with bell bottom pants. And the mummies posing looking at the flowers lah, with flowers in hand etc..At this moment, hubby told me he must keep some of his "handsome" photos so that riesia can do a surprise photo montage for him too! Wait long long....

Cant resist taking some pix with riesia back home. I set my hair in temp curls and I loved it!!!! In fact, at my table, all the girls had curly hair except for 1 with rebond hair nia. Now it really sets me thinking if I should perm my hair after my confinement...

This is me at 35+ week...This is the worst period of time for me, and it's another 5 more weeks to go. My skin is already stretched to the limit and despite how much stretchmark oil I apply, my skin feels so taut and I just feel so uncomfortable. Sitting down too long makes my pelvis bone aching and back aching. Sigh...

Had my check up on Sat. Gaspe, I've put on 2.5 kg in 2 weeks!!!! 500gm contribution from boy boy...He's weighing now at 2.6kg. This is a record man. Terrible, must be all the sinful buffets lah! I have to cut down liao. Although in all I've put on 8.5kg, but I've already hit the weight that I deliver riesia!!!!! Terrible terrible...

Photoshoot...

I've finally managed to persuade hubby to allow us to take a family photoshoot with Foto-U.

This was after seeing my gf's photoshoot and they were so nicely beautifully done up! I should have read up much earlier and sign up for the promotion pkg back then..darn. Now they have increase price and the package is not as attractive as before.

Nonetheless, the photoshoot was supposed to be this Sunday, but alas man, rie woke up this morning and there was a huge 4cm long scar just across diagonally her nose bridge!!!! She must have scratched herself last night while sleeping. Damn damn damn. This means we have to postpone our photoshoot and the photographer is not free on 28th Sept.

As such, we have to push all the way back 2 weeks later on 6th Oct. HUbby's away to Perak from 4-5th Oct with his buddy. Sigh, otherwise our photoshoot should be on the 5th oct one.

I would very much love to have the photoshoot done as early as possible, preferably next week or even last week of Sept weekdays, but hubby has started his closing and not able to take any leave liao. Sigh sigh sigh....so upsetting.

Im now hoping that I wont put on much weight, wont put on much water retention and that I wont pop early Oct. Pray hard.....

Why do I have such neighbours???

Yesterday, I called up hubby and asked him if he saw our dear neighbour throwing rubbish in the morning. He said yes and that the neighbour have left the rubbish at the side of the rubbish chute again!!!!!! For the umpteen times liao.

So fed up leh. Then hubby told me our rubbish chute pedal spoilt liao and she probably didnt want to dirty her hands to open the rubbish chute or even to smell, so she simply decide to leave it just beside the rubbish chute waiting for someone to come clear it up. Horrible leh.

And to think this lady often say hi to us, and even approached us for help for her dvd player once. If I were to be very bad, I would definitely want to ask her whats her reasoning for leaving the dump there.

And I bet none of the other 3 neighbours would bother to make a phonecall to the Town council to ask for maintainence, except the very "FREE" me lah. Grr.....

And I have been "promoted" to auntie by my neighbour's kids while hubby still strongly holding onto his status of "kor kor". KNS.

Pre natal massage

I didnt sleep well last night. Went to bed at 12 midnight even though rie was already fast asleep at 10pm. Boy boy is so active at night and whenever he does his kungfu kicks, I feel so uncomforatble and have to turn left, turn right.

It didnt help that my lower back ache so much. Decided to take a day off work and requested to try out a pre natal massage, whom contact I got from the forum.

The lady arrive 10 mins late, cant find my place. The massage lasted probably 55mins, as she took about 5 mins to change to her own clothing etc. Massage was good, but not relaxing lah, with a big tummy. I think the one that I went to at body contour more relaxing. Plus the lady requested to on the light lor, so I cant really relax.

I definitely sure prefer post natal massage more than pre natal. I felt so uncomfortable lying sideways for the back massage. Lie top up for my leg, tummy and chest was horrible, coz of the ache on my back. Sigh....But all in all, I felt my back was much better lah. Shoulder also not so aching liao..and plus, is cheap at $45 for home visit.

I got another contact who is charging $60 per hour. I decided to let that go and try a cheaper one. Didnt see a need to spend so much on pre natal..hee hee...

Updates

Pix of rie taken at Intercontinental last Friday, while having buffet..

I told rie that mama's gonna take photo for you and she actually lay down on the carpet to pose!! So dirty leh...aiyo. Just received this pair of old navy jeans on Friday and I wore it for her liao.fits just nice...
Dad came to pick up rie this afternoon and I thought I can do my own things! Called up my beautician, she's not in spore. Cant do my nails, coz my appointment is this Friday. Cant do my hair, coz I've just trimmed it off last Sat nia. Hmpf. Whenever rie is around, I always think I have 101 list of things to do and wish I can head out to do all the things, but now>>>>

Wasted a whole afternoon. Need to start packing the house, but just cant find any motivation to do so...

Bananas....

Last night, mil told hb not to feed rie bananas, claiming it was too liang for rie. Ask me feed apples. I told hb straight, I'm not gg to scrape for rie.

Bananas are such a good fruit leh. Rie loves all kind of fruits, I dont understand why MIL also ask us to restrict to apples only. Even FIl would buy papaya for her. We only go their house once every 2 weeks and hence I dont see the point of eating apples every time. Can always change variety one mah!

So anyway, found a website on the goodness of bananas :
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/bananababyfoodrecipes.html

The Goodness of Bananas for Your Baby:Bananas are an excellent source of nutrition and as such, are another perfect fruit to be one of baby's first foods. Bananas are often called one of nature's perfect foods because they are said to contain everything a person needs to survive. One of the most important nutritional components of Bananas is that they contain potassium and fiber.

Bananas are also high in Vitamin B6, Vitamin C and Vitamin B2.The Potassium in bananas often gets a bad rap due to the confusion with sodium (salt). Potassium contributes to healthy blood pressure as well as healthy heart functions. Some studies have suggested that people who consume bananas and other foods high in potassium are less likely to develop atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. Bananas are also known as one of nature's own antacids. They are known to help protect against stomach ulcers and ulcer damage. The reason for this seldom known and almost odd fact is that bananas contain "mucilaginous bulking substances". The help the intestines with producing a mucousy lining and are very very easy to digest.

Please be aware that bananas are also know to cause constipation when eaten in large quantities.

Kinderland..should we?

Last Sat, Kinderland was having their open house, so I told hubby lets go and drop by the one at Safra TPY, since is only 1 bus stop away.

So we rushed like mad down only to my disappointment that the center was so empty, with just 2 teachers, 2 kids waiting for their parents to pick them up...Nonetheless we get full attention lah.

Rie cried the moment we arrived at the door step! I dont know why, I think she thought we are going to abandon her there. Aiyo...She just refuse to go inside, and I had to hold her hand and tell her it is okay.

The 2 boys welcomed her, but then one was coughing, I so scare spread to her..tsk tsk...

The teacher showed us around the place, not bad, at least it was air conditioned. Showed us where the infant and toddlers will be learning, the pre nursery, the K1 and K2, the toilet, the food menu and lastly the price list lah.

Hubby was in fact very determined to sign on the spot to secure a place and to get a 30% discount as well! But heng I probe further and the teacher say can always get back by 31st oct for the 30%. School fee after subsidy and the 30% is $672. And I can choose to bring rie in anytime from 7am to 7pm. Nap time is 1 to 3, which is not rie's nap time leh...cham lor.

I saw her familarising the place very fast, she even knows where to keep the books. : ) Plus one thing I like is they have only 8 toddlers to 1 teacher and they have 3 enrolled for Jan next year.
I would love to have her there to interact and learn, but the problem is how am I going to send her there carrying a 3 month old baby and a 22 month old toddler taking bus? What if half way rie is tired and wants me to carry her? How? This is one problem for me.

Plus, that means I have to wake up early to prepare rie for school. But of course on the other hand, she gets to go to school and I have my own time at home to rest and take care of boy boy.
Oh yeah, another good thing is, they dont have a restriction of minimum u must enrol 2 or 3 months etc. You can just renew monthly and if you want to withdraw, just need 1 month notice. Hubby said want to try out for say 2 months, if no good, then withdraw.

The teacher told us they will let kids eat by themselves. After that, shower and tuck them to bed. I only fear rie dont want nap, then later evening time she gets tired..but she have to learn eventually lah I know. haiz....so should i?

By then 22 months should be able to express herself liao right? Now I understand what being a parent mean. Worries worries for ur own kids until the day you die.
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FIL's damn damn old century Sony CRT is dying soon. Previously the switch on button cannot work. Then now there is no sound coming out at times and we have to watch on "mute". Wah liao, I cannot take it man. Have been nagging hb to buy a new tv and I (read : I) will pay for it. I just dont get it lor, BIL, SIL earning so much and yet they dont want to buy a tv. THey claim they do not watch TV, only FIL watches. Then me leh????? Wah paingz.

But har, not say you want to buy only have hor. I called up so many shops, they no longer carrying the CRT tv liao.So now have to call more shops to ask...

Bad news..

Today we brought bunny to Dr chan for her follow up.

It didnt seem good. She didnt put on weight, in fact, she lost weight and am weighing 810gms only..She was previously about 900gms. She eats well, but dont know why just cant put on weight.

Dr Chan suspect there is underlying illness, most common is liver and kidney failure. She suggested to us for a blood test at $45. I was hesistant, but was very surprised when hubby said okay to go ahead with it. (thought he normally very giam about all these mah)

The results were out in 10 mins. Not good. Bunny is having kidney problems as the blood test shows her creatine level is at 15. Normal range is 3.6 to 8.9 like that nia, so hers is considered very high liao. That explains why she has been compensating her loss of water by drinking alot and eating lots of vegetables. Haiz..I am so sad to hear that.

Of course Dr chan adds on that as rabbit age, they would get such illness and we have to consider that Bunny's lifespan is reaching the end soon. She gives her another 6months to 1 year to live. And what we can do is to give her as much love, care and attention and providing her a good environment.

So upset today...

Little windfall...

Had a pleasant surprise today...

Was in dad's car when mum said "riesia's number open liao." I was like har? What number and she said the number that she picked on her 1st birthday..

I was like when? How come I dont know man. It opened on the 10th of Sept, wed that had just past! How could I have missed the number? I did receive the 4d notification leh..wah, I quickly called hb to ask if he bought the number and heng he did man....little windfall, we made $250 after 6 long months of waiting and betting on this number.

so here you are the lucky number 9144. I recalled back then I did posting to see if this number would appear and well, here you are.

Alas, I felt so upset for my parents, coz they have been betting this number at $5 and $10 regularly and what a bad timing. Mum said dad went to malacca during weekend and hence didnt buy the number and she normally bet on wed itself and that day she was just too tired. What excuse leh. Haiz..arbo, mum would have had $1250 and dad $ 2500...haiz...so upset for them.

More pix...

Taken fresh last night 11th Sept....

Rie loves to look for my bunnies to play. Heng she is not rough with them, but she very much want to bao bao them and I said no.

So what she does is only to pat them and she always say "pat pat"

Here's rie with little Junior. (erm, no longer little liao..fat junior)





She said she wanted to hug Junior to take photos, but I said she cant, so she frown back.

Riesia can now repeat the words we ask her to say like nai nai, ye ye, gu gu, dua pek still cant, she calls BIL pek pek. I bet MIL is damn happy when she heard rie call her over the phone that night hb spoke to her.

Updates

This is the shark that hubby bought from market 2 weeks back. He went to market late and there was no more ngor he left. Then this auntie said shark meat is good for kids and hence he decided to give it a try. Alas, the first mouth that rie took, she made the ork sound liao. Even when I defrost the shark meat and cooked it, I cannot stand the strong smell either. Nearly wanted to puke and told hb to go and settle the whole tray of shark meat.

Dad and mum wasnt pleased that we were feeding rie the shark meat. She even did a search on the net and found out that shark meat contain high level of mercury which is not good for baby's developing nervous system. Well, hubby said the shark he bought is a baby shark leh. I didnt want to intervene, so we just dropped the subject and stopped feeding her the meat.
End of story.

Dad bought rie the giggling elmo. I'm surprised that rie can pronounce and recognize elmo.

Last week, I finally managed to persuade hubby to bring rie to fidgets at Turf City. Aiyo, bad choice. We waited for 30mins for the free shuttle at TPY. rie was getting listless and hubby irritated. He had wanted to just give up the whole idea.
When we finally arrived, my god, the whole place is swamped with kids kids kids! Bad choice again, it's the schoool holidays and there are so many ang moh kids and parents. Plus, I think the staffs didnt do a good job in separating those older than 4 years old from the infant/toddler playside. Hence, we were very worried about rie's safety as those kids play very rough.

I felt much safer for rie at this infant side...but there wasnt much to play...


IN all, I think I wont step in there again.

Help me.....

Last night, I simply cannot get to sleep soundly...my back was aching so badly I felt like it was the end of the world and reminded me of my labour moment again where I wish time would stop still.

I woke up thrice to pee and hubby noticed too. I tried changing position to sleep, sitting up, turning sideways, did some light stretching, but it didnt help much. I think I got so tired later on I fell asleep.

Sigh...this is the worst stage of all! and I still have 7 more weeks to go. My feet and calf are showing signs of water retention liao. My pelvis hurts so much that I'm walking like a duck and cannot walk fast anymore. I think my skin has stretched the maximum, coz it feels so uncomfortable whenever boy boy starts to somersault inside and kick.Kaoz man.

I still have a list of items to purchase from Chinatown. Come oct, we will be busy, washing the baby cot sheet, cleaning up, washing all the newborns clothings, mittens, booties, getting my red dates and longan to stock up. I told hb, I doubt I will have energy when oct comes liao and I want to rest rest rest.

I keep having a feeling that I would deliver early. I reckon coz of all the walking, not resting much coz I need to take care of rie and my tummy keep contracting. I even dreamt I delivered on 9th Sept man! So scary. I had better start to pack my bag standby just in case.

Mum made a very stupid suggestion yesterday night while having buffet at Pariss. She said what if my water bag burst at home while hb is at work? I need to have someone with me at home just before I'm due. And you know what? She said ask my FIL to come stay with us! WTH??? No way man. Then she say why not go back their house to stay with them.

Nothing beats home sweet home. Although I still miss my room very much, but I still prefer my own bed....Plus I have complete privacy also, can do anything I want without worrying much. And what about my rabbits? I definitely dont want hb to run here and there making himself so busy. So we shall see again. I'm hoping my water bag will burst when hb is home. I'm hoping for 19th Oct......

Goodbye Mian Mian...

This morning at 10am, I had a rude shocked when hubby rushed into our master bedroom and opened the door hastily, waking me up in a fright.

He said my bunny had passed away and I jumped out of bed to the kitchen. I thought Bunny had passed away, but instead it was Mian. Mian has always been in good health and eating well and hence this is a very sudden death to us. He probably had passed away in the late night yesterday. I was so upset. I cried. I wished I had spent more time with him. He had always been a very good boy.

I very much wanted to push the blame to hubby, coz yesterday he was washing up the rabbit's cages. And I always feel that he doesnt wash it well and probably Mian got some poisoning or whatever and passed away. The cage looked clean. No diarrhoea, not a single drop of poo and Mian didnt touch his food either.

Or probably it was me. I fed them green apple on Friday night. I normally feed red apple, but then since we had green apple, I thought we can try giving them. The other 4 bunnies were okay. Mian poo and pee well too. This is just too sudden.

Or maybe it was a heart attack? I really dont know the reason of his death.

We took him down to the park behind our house to bury him under a shady tree. Hubby managed to borrow a shovel from a construction site nearby. Otherwise I dont know what we can use to dig up the burial ground for Mian. For now, I know he is much happier over the other side of the rainbow bridge. I love and miss you very much Mian.

The Rainbow Bridge Poem....
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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Check this article out!

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080904/tts-science-sex-love-genetics-behaviour-c1b2fc3.html
PARIS (AFP) - - Men tend to wind up with life partners who look like their mother, while a woman is lured to a partner who looks like her father, scientists reported on Wednesday.

Heterosexuals are deeply attracted to individuals whose faces are similar to that of their opposite-sex parent, they said, suggesting that this characteristic is rooted in an evolutionary drive.

A team led by Tamas Bereczkei at the University of Pecs in Hungary created a model of facial ratios -- width of jaw, distance between mouth and brow and so on -- comprising 14 facial zones.
They measured 312 Hungarian adults from 52 different families using this method. Each family included a couple, along with two sets of parents.

The researchers found a significant correlation in facial similarities between a woman's mate and her father, and also between a man's partner and his mother.

The team tested the model on faces that were randomly selected from the general population and repeated the experiment with a panel of judges, who also picked out the same pairings from randomly selected groups of photos.

Interestingly, men and women focused on different parts of the face when they home in on a potential mate, they found.

A man's lover and his mother tended to have similar fullness in the lips, width of mouth, as well as length and width of jaw.

But for women, the critical features were the distance between mouth and brow, the height of the face, distance between the eyes and the size of a man's nose.

The choices are driven less by psychology and socialisation and more by evolutionary pressures, suggests Bereczkei.

Too much genetic overlap -- as can happen with incest -- is an evolutionary no-no.
But seeking similar genetic traits "may confer individuals with additional adaptive advantages," he wrote.

It could increase the degree to which parents share genes with offspring, enhancing the genetic representation of future generations.

Finding similar partners might also help perpetuate genetic complexes that have evolved to adapt to a particular environment.

There may be an additional bonus, which probably has more to do with happiness than a genetic imperative.

"Human couples who are similar in physical and psychological characteristics are more likely to remain together than dissimilar partners, possibly leading to an increase in fertility," the study concludes.

The research appears in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The Royal Society is Britain's de-facto academy of sciences.

1st September...

I love the month of May and September...

May is because it is my ROM's anniversary month and is a romantic month for me.

September is because its my birthday month!

Riesia is now 1.5 years old today. How time flies for us. Mum bought a cake from Bengawan Salo last Sat to pre celebrate riesia's 18th month. She now knows how to blow candles liao....See... And just another 8 more weeks, I will be due...Am excited, am anxious. Every night in bed, I think of what happened the last time my water bag burst, how I shouted for hb to wake up middle of night at 315pm, how he ka lang ka bo on ALL the room lights, in and out of the door to find towel for me. And how alert he was at that moment...I was still so dazed and had to keep him calm. He kept rushing me to head out of the house to Glens, but I was like wait lah, wait lah. AHaha..I wonder this time how he will react.

I've gotta start preparing my packing list to bring to Glens liao. THis time I'm supposedly to be more experienced, knowing what to bring and what's not needed. BUT still, I'm very blur...Come OCt, we have to clean up the baby cot, start sorting out all the newborn clothings(which I dont know where I kept), all the mittens and booties and wash them out. I hope it is sunny in the month of Oct.

Mum brought it up again. Sigh. That rie has 1 line on each of her thigh and that means I'm expecting a boy. The last time she delivered me, I had 1 line each as well and mum delivered bro. I told her it is all old wives tales and pure coincidence. She said, lets see when ah boy is borned, if he has 3 lines ie 2 lines on 1 thigh and 1 line on the other, the next one is a girl. We shall see.....But I still refuse to believe.