lazy sunday with the boys

playing with hubbi's iphone. with peanut baby attempt 1: 哥哥的表情。。。 attempt 2: 弟弟的表情。。。

last attempt: yay! 虽然妈妈 over-smile 了。。。

宝贝们生病了。：（

after our HK trip, both the boys are down with cough. :(
brought them to the PD yesterday and we were shocked by the bill.
PD is really not cheap! but what to do?
sometimes, GP meds just doesnt seem to work for them.

yr's cough was phlemy one and PD commented that his throat is a lil' reddish.
hopefully, the inflammation will come down soon after meds and he will recover soon.

yz is the one whos making me very worried.
he has been nursing a mild cough for the longest time (almost 1.5mth) and his coughing has proceeded from a phlemy one to a dry hacking kind.
ive a bad feeling about this as dry hacking cough for me is normally associated with asthmatic cough.
true to my worries, PD noted a very very slight wheezing in yz. :(
given one of his parents (me) has asthma, yz is in a high risk of developing one too.
hence, care must be given whenever he's down with common cold/cough for they might just trigger a wheezing episode.
currenly, PD prescribed inhaler for preventive purpose. and i was instructed to use these whenever he has cough coming up.
sigh.
i really should work hard to build up his constitution after he recovers this time round.
im really crossing my fingers hard that he will not develop adult asthma like me. :(

anyway, the boys seemed to have gain weight from the trip. haha.
yz has finally passed the 16kg mark and yr is weighing a hefty 11.3kg at 14m old now!

i am such a boring shopper

shopping with 2 kids, 1 husband and 1 mum is not an easy thing to do!
most of the time during the trip, i've to help out with taking care of 1 of the boys.
and time has to be split evenly between satisfying
- the boys : toys, play time, nap time etc
- the man: good food! window shopping for his watches!
- the auntie: sourvenir shops are such a sure-winner for my mum..., food shops like egg rolls, pineapple tarts etc...

so that really left v v v little time for me to shop for my stuff!
in the end, i only bought things from 3 places - zara, staccato & H&M.
tsk tsk. how boring.
but bo bian, only in these places i can buy w/o trying since i know my sizes well.

after 2mths of being good and all, i guess i went overboard and bought a little wee too much.
but again! i've known many more who bought TONS when in HK. :P

zara (a good 25-30% cheaper than sg!)
1 jumpsuit, 1 dress, 2 pairs of shoes, 2 tops, 1 skirt & 1 pants.
H&M (affordable good stuff!)
1 fedora hat, 2 dresses, 2 skirts, 1 top, 1 romper & 1 jumpsuit
staccato ( a good 30% cheaper than sg!)
2 pairs of shoes

now now, it doesnt seem that bad after all right.....
but the husband doesnt seem to think so.
oh well, time to lie low again! *embedding myself in the sea bed*
tata!

hong kong trip - part 2

day 2 of the trip - we continue to visit disneyland park!


the boys lazing in their beds and watching cartoons on tv

we headed to chef mickey for our buffet breakfast.
selection was good though it seems that the chinese food tasted better than the western one. heh.

me with my boys.


lil' nut messing things up in the shop. tsk tsk.

we bathed and packed our luggage before checking out.
after leaving our luggages with the concierge, its time to hit the park again!

i cant believe ah long is the only one looking at the camera!

we went fantasy world and adventure land. yz had the most fun, apparantly.

im glad, since this disneyland trip is mainly for him!

we left disneyland about 3+pm and took a cab to our butterfly on prat hotel at TST.

the challenge of the whole trip started once we left disneyland.

HK is just not a baby/kid friendly place!

too many people smoking.

too narrow streets for navigation with stroller.

too many impatient/rude people affecting our moods.

i see HK in a new light with kids in tow this time round.

so for the next 3 days in town, our routine is pretty much set:

set off in the morning for breakfast followed by shopping/leisure walking around city area.

Then, its back to the hotel for the kids to nap. mum will nap with them, freeing hb and myself to venture out on our own for that precious hour or two. wahaha.

then its time to hit the streets for more walking and dinner before retreating back to hotel by 8pm for the kids to wind down.

after they zzzed, hb and i will go out again but most shops are closed so we eat. haha.

so day 2, we just explored the area near our hotel - Harbour city & dinner was @ crystal jade (boring safe choice).

day 3: central/jordan

we set off early for an authentic breakfast at lin heung tea house @ central!

the dim sum was good but quite challenging finding seats and ordering food with the "fast-paced"/impatient waiters...

breakfast was less than HKD$150 for all of us!

then, its shopping time for all of us at the biggest H&M store @ central.

followed by tracking down the yummy egg tarts from tai cheong.

ive made reservations at yung ki restaurant before we left sg.

yes, its that crowded.

but, im really really glad we did this lunch.

the char siew might easily be the best ive eaten in my life! *slurp*

though its really a lil' overpriced if you ask me.

char siew!! & its famous roast geese

after that, back to hotel for the boys to nap.

evening was spent around jordan area and we had dinner@ australian diary company!

i had my fav. HK desserts there - steamed egg white fresh milk?

day 4: causeway bay/TST

we shopped more at causeway bay area and truth be told, we were all pretty worn out by the polluted and crowded HK by then.

we spent alot of time just settling down at cafes in shopping malls and resting our tired feet/achign backs. haha.

light drizzle in the evening, so time was spent around TST.

mum had the best time shopping for all her buys for friends/relatives back home.

day 5: mong kok/home sweet home!

pretending to be best friend again

we had breakfast at tsui wah tea house this time and again, im fascinated with the good food and cheap prices of HK tea houses!

after which, we bathed and packed our luggage for check-out.

after leaving the luggages with the hotel staff, we set off for langham place @ mongkok.

finally, the brands there were less atas as compared to times square, IFC etc.

more suitable for us, heh.

time flies, and we were soon on our way to the airport for our 630pm flight back!

flight was smooth except for the last part where yr was wailing out loud during landing after being rudely waken up from his sleep.

all i can say is luckily, he's not the loudest among all the crying babies. :P

what can i say!? home is still the best!

i felt much better breathing in the fresh air in sg.

my asthma ceased to act up much once we touched down. amazing.

ok, more on my loots in next post.

hong kong trip - part 1

the ng family + mdm chew survived a family trip to hong kong! wahaha.
when even the ever-positive ecookie used the word "survived" to describe a trip, one can imagine how tedious and tiring the last 5D4N can be! :P
but well, we still have our share of fun n joy during the trip though 4 out of 5 were down with mild cough over at HK!
poor me almost had an asthma attack due to the bad bad air there.
what's up with almost everyone puffing away!? i hate 2nd hand smoke. PUI!
and after 4 years+ since my last visit, it seems like hong-kongers are getting more impatient and rude! oh well.
home is still the best!

we took one of the earliest flight out from SG to HK on tuesday morning.
reached T3 around 7am for our 830am flight. the boys were decidedly well-behaved.


airport combi stroller for 黄豆豆！

we had a smooth flight to hong kong (god bless! for i am so scared of air turbulences can!) and touched down before noon time.
we took a taxi and checked into disneyland hollywood hotel in no time!

us in our room! :)

after settling our stuff, we were good to move out.
but 天不作美, it started drizzling just when we reached the park by the shuttle bus. @_@
poor hubbi has to make his way back to the hotel to get us brollies & raincoats!

fooling ard while waiting for papa...

finally, we were in the park by 3+pm! we started shopping at main street US to avoid the rain wahaha.
bought some toys, clothings for the boys and some rubbish stuff there.
when we were done, the rain has stopped! good timing!
we spent our time exploring tomorrowland. its a good thing HK disneyland is so small.
we actually managed to cover almost all of it in day 1 & 2.

this peanut enjoying walking around in the cold weather.
我是冬天里的一把火！ LOL

on the autopia ride/yz with the buzzlightyear gun we got for him

we had a go at the buzzlightyear ride where you shoot at all the notti aliens (quoted by yz!).

it seemed to be a mistake for the elder son was totally terrorized by the "notti aliens" inside.

in the end, he suffered from night terrors that night. tsk tsk.

before long, its dinner time and waiting for fireworks at 8pm.

fireworks 很美!

i saw the amazement radiating from my boys' faces and i felt tears welling up in my eyes all of a sudden!
so emo! hiaks. must be old age catching up. tsk tsk.
we headed back hotel for an early night.

it has been a long day for all of us!

new love!

my trusty LV vernis has served me well for the past 4 years.
but sadly, I've not treated it well.
i let it kena stained badly over time. sigh.
so, its time to get another new wallet!
i just have to get another one that is equally not easy to maintain! @_@
but this BV baby is in one of my fav. color! *wee*
thanks to mad DD for making this purchase possible.
i so love getting stuff from europe!
this purchase is almost 38% cheaper compared to buying it in sg!
yes, im a happy woman now.
hope this wallet can last me another good 4 years or more!

shape sorter!

the lil' pumpkin surpised me this morning when he managed to put the right shapes in their respective places in the shape sorter toy.
though its just a simple circle, triangle, square and star, im very impressed! :)

yr is definitely more advanced than gor gor in the gross motor department and he seems to be catching on things faster too.
like how he can play with lego bricks on his own - he can even stack 2-3 bricks on each other! yes, he has the strength and precision.
like how he play with yz's tool set and work it like they should be, ie. turning the bolts in, sawing motion with the saw etc.
like how he play with yz's cooking set, like stirring a spoon in the cup and going around feeding people.
ah.. how cute!

but, he's still slow in the speech department.
talking wise, its still pretty much around papa, gogo (for gor gor i presume), mum mum (for food, not me!) bao bao for carry and of cos, his trademark shouting. heh.
just have to be patient and wait for him to catch up with talking, i guess.

i love my lil' peanut so much!
though im still not his favourite person yet (its my mum). ha.

matt damon - the everyday man

caught the adjustment burea with the husband and elder son yesterday.
perhaps the expectation was held too high from the trailer, the show ended up at best mediocre.
which was a shame, given the fantastic acting by matt damon & emily blunt.
i guess it was never really easy to translate Phillip K.dick short stories.

anyway, the main point for this post is how versatile matt damon is!
just caught him last week in True Grit and he was almost unrecognizable as the gruffy sheriff!
and here in adjustment burea, he was totally convincing in his role as the guy running for a senator place.

i've half the mind to watch one of my fav. show again - Goodwill hunting!

sentosa broadwalk!

hubbi has been suggesting this excursion for the longest time!
seeing the good weather today, we decided to go ahead after the boys' naps in the afternoon!


funny faced yz again

in the lift! yah, yr is botak boy again!

the boys in their seats!

大头照 with a kapoh little boy in the background

wahaha, non-stop camwhoring

the plan was to park our car at vivo and walk over to sentosa, spent the evening there and then take the monorail back to vivo again.
and what a good plan!
if we didnt drop by vivo, i wouldnt have know that pedder red is having sale!
cant resist getting 2 pairs! hubbi was lamenting that all my talk about saving all shopping for hong kong is just hot air (maybe he's right!). bleh.
as usual, i threw away 2 old pairs of shoes once home to keep my stock quantity at a consistent level.
and to save hubbi from nagging the lack of space in our shoe cabinet! :P


a berry happy hb trying out gong cha for the 1st time!

start of the broadwalk!

getting nearer to sentosa!

we just had a short walk around resort world as well as window-shopping at the limited shops there before settling our dinner.

candies on the go! didnt manage to take photo with hershey cos too many people crowding round it!

pretending to be chummy. haha.

then its back to good old vivo with more shops!

let the kids walk around in the water play area on 3rd floor.

1st time for yr and look how happy he is!

hubbi and i were glad with how the day turned out!

it has been fun and most importantly of all, manageable with the 2 terrors! :)

and the boys were tired out by the excursion that they K.O.ed by 930pm. *muhaha*

hubbi and i managed to catch another movie after that. hehe.

*yawn* ok, time to zzz for me now!

victoria peak & wedding photos!

hubbi was on half-day leave yesterday so i went to look for him for lunch.
i was more keen to have a quick lunch before going for a spot of window-shopping!
but the man said he wanted to bring me try some restaurants around his workplace.
chinese cuisine or dim sum? he asked.
so i chose chinese cuisine and he brought me to victoria peak @ orchard central for lunch!
we ordered the set lunch which was quite sumptious.
for the price, i thought the food was rather good.
we had dim sum for appertiser, garlic steamed prawns, roasted chicken, char siew, soup & ee-fu noodles.
*burp*


dim sum!

steamed garlic prawn

since hubbi fetched yz from childcare after lunch, it means that for once i dont have to rush after work!
so i took my own sweet time exploring my favourite street - haji lane!
prices seem to be on an upward trend over here now. tsk tsk.
still, got myself a pretty bracelet. :)

oh oh, i managed to uncover 2 things recently too!
one is a stack of wedding photos developed by my wedding photographer previously for our album layout selection.
the other is a clear photo holder i bought in 2009 south france/spain trip.
tada, now we have this hanging up! hehe.

argh! i miss travelling in foreign lands, digging up foreign things. :(