the son cracks me up!! part 2

1) *driving past a random office building*
yz:"这个house 很美."
me:"this is not a house, this is a building."
yz:"huh? 这是bob the builder build 的虾？"
me: .................................

2) bo liao me asking me random questions again.
me:"baby, 你要跟谁结婚？"
yz:"我要跟妈咪结婚！"
*very gleeful me*
hb: "你为什麽不要跟爸爸结婚？"
yz:"不可以！你结婚了嘛！"
hb: ?!?!?!? "妈咪也是结婚了嘛，她跟爸爸结婚了"
me:"对咯，妈咪跟爸爸结婚了！"
a very distraught yz:"虾！我还没有结婚嘞！"

the secret garden

sometimes when you are lucky, you stumble upon movie gems that let you understand that teeny weeny bit more about this mystery thingy called LOVE.
shows like "closer", "500 days of summer", "benjamin button" etc.
and yesterday, i watched yet another of such show.
"jerry maguire", that is.
im going to take back all the nasty things ive ever said about tom cruise.
he was so brilliant in the show!
i take comfort from the show that im not the only one still struggling to find out who i am and what exactly i am looking for in a relationship.

and of cos the song.
just hearing the melody brought tears to my eyes.
even before i've watched this show before, springsteen's voice never fail to amaze me!
She'll let you in her house
If you come knockin' late at night
She'll let you in her mouth
If the words you say are right
If you pay the price
She'll let you deep inside
But there's a secret garden she hides

She'll let you in her car
To go drivin' round
She'll let you into the parts of herself
That'll bring you down
She'll let you in her heart
If you got a hammer and a vise
But into her secret garden, don't think twice

You've gone a million miles
How far'd you get
To that place where you can't remember
And you can't forget

She'll lead you down a path
There'll be tenderness in the air
She'll let you come just far enough
So you know she's really there
She'll look at you and smile
And her eyes will say
She's got a secret garden
Where everything you want
Where everything you need
Will always stay
A million miles away

if you've watched and liked jerry maguire, you may consider watching "elizabethtown".
written and directed by the same person for jerry maguire.

life is fragile.

recently for this month, been hearing cases where people just require medical attention all of a sudden.
and january is not even over yet!
seems like 2011 has a shaky start.
hope it will get better in time and all those i know will be blessed with good health.
cant help but feel that life is fragile and illnesses can hit anyone.

maintain a relatively healthy diet and lifestyle.
most importantly, maintain a happy and positive mindset.
dont get too stressed up over irrelevant stuff.
dont sweat the small stuff!
ditch the type A personality!

i will try my best to do so.
and get my loved ones to do so too.

today i 破功了！
after 3 weeks of no shopping (yes, i didnt buy a single piece of clothing/shoes!), i bought something today.
but the purchase is very justified one (like all my purchases, of cos)! :P
its a marked-down coat from zara!
best to be worn overseas in cool/cold weather. :)
saving it up for a (near?) future trip. hehehe.
from $230 to $90.
you do the maths!
*wee*

will it be another 3 weeks before you see a post labelled "shopping"?
i certainly hope so!

我的小宝贝一岁大了！

my lil' precious turned 1 year old on 18.01.2011!
no longer a baby but a toddler now!
motor skills wise, peanut is considered more advanced than gor gor.
he can stand w/o support for awhile and walks 2-3 steps before going down to his usual crawling position. :)
he can throw things well (thats a milestone, okay!).
his fav. activity is to take anything and pretend its a phone and yak with it! LOL.

speech wise, he's not as good as wormy at the same age.
he will ramble off a "papa" or "baobao" when he's really desperate for us to carry him.
heard him utter a "mama" though im sure its not for me.
other times, its the usual screaming and shouting for his way.

to be honest, i did not offer peanut as much effort and time as i did with wormy for his first year.
somemore, overwhelmed with the sudden stress and fatigue from handling 2 kids alone with hubbi most of the evenings/nights & weekends for the past 1 year, i have been feeling uptight and worn out when with the kids.
till i almost forget the fact that we can derive pure joy from their simple antics.

now that peanut is growing up well and getting more and more manageable, we are also easing into the routine.
i enjoy my time with the kids now much better, esp. my lil' 包！
he puts a smile on me without fail when we spend time together in the evenings. :)

豆豆， 健健康康得长大。
要快乐开心！

for him, we just had a simple cake cutting session at home before bringing him over to my mum's place for a simple gathering on the actual day.


我一岁了！

我跟妈妈一样有面包脸！


both the boys gave funny faces! @_@

he just want to grab the cake!! no decent shots! bah!

the son cracks me up!!

funny exchanges today:

1)
bo liao me: "虫虫，你要红包，bah kwa 还是 sweet sweet?"
(quite sure the answer will be either one of the last 2 choices)
son:"我要红包！"
me:"huh? 为什麽？"
(wondering how come he wants money at this age?!)
son:"因为红包里面有Biscuits 还有 chocolates 嘛！"
me: ??!?!!

2)
was watching a random advert about a new food show with Kumar in it.
son frowning:"我不喜欢这个 auntie."
me: (laughing out like mad) :" 为什麽不喜欢他？"
son:"因为他有ruan ruan 的头。"
me:" huh?!?!?! 讲好好！什麽ruan ruan 的头？！ 你是说他的头发乱乱？！你不喜欢？"
son :"不是! 他的头软软的!我不喜欢!"
(and then he started shaking his head abit like kumar when he was talking to show me!!!)
i LOL!!!!!!

someone turned 34 one weeks plus back!

its getting harder and harder to think of a pressie for the man in recent years.
there s only so much you can buy for a guy and somemore a guy with so little wants like ah long.
his wallet was bought by me just last year so nah.
i dont believe in buying shoes for my partner. no running away from me! wahaha.
so in the end, its back to the other "staple" for guys - belts!
luckily, the old braun bauffel i've got him 3 years back has a crack near the buckle from frequent bending.
so time to get him a new belt! if not, im really clueless what to get him!

after much window shopping, decided that dunhill's selection is slightly nicer than the others.
and more suitable for him bah.

and of cos, being safe boring me, brought him to choose the design himself.
really cant risk him disliking the design for the price tag!


chio right!

YR's photobook!

so glad that all the late nights were worth it!
managed to make a photobook for yr's 1st year just like yz! :)

grace, zm & my bday dinner @ tawandang!

full attendance for our gang yesterday!
candice recommended this thai-german resturant @ suntec which serves the best pork knuckles i ever eaten!
we ordered soo many food but i didnt take any photos of those. wahah.
we had pork knuckles, grilled seabass, grilled squid, tom yam soup, stir-fried chicken w cashew nut, german sausages, mussles etc!
and 4 litres of beer between us which aint alot lah. just ard 1 pint for each of us. :P


me, tanny & candice

jx bought this bakerzin cake for us! :)

my 29th bday cake! their... 30th bday cake. :P

group photo again.

after dinner, i joined the "usual" gang aka gb, dan, grace & ser for some drinking.

we had champagne & chivas.

quite yucky on hindsight that we drank 3 type of alcohol in a night. *blech*

it's a fun night through & through!

dinner @ brotzeit

brought hubbi to try brotzeit finally after the longest time.

an advanced bday dinner for the man since again, its hard to have a decent one with 2 kids around on the actual day this friday.

good that he enjoyed the food and to quote from him, "a pleasant surprise". LOL.

this is a lot coming from ah long. if you know him at all. wahaha.

黄豆豆开始像妈咪了吗！？

i am going to take a break from shopping!

mark my words, im going to do just so.
no kidding.

ever since i've launched myself into the ongoing year-end sales, ive been buying too much!
even though i've been going round the same few brands, i still ended up buying too much!
as most of you would have know by now, zara sale started on thursday.
and as expected, i've managed to visit the great world, vivo, ion and liat's branches since then!
this is all very terrible.

so what's the damage?!
a blouse, a romper top, a corduroy pants, a dress, a pair of flats, 2 pairs of heels+
a jacket for yr, a tee & a short-sleeved shirt for yz.
oh, and i got hubbi his bday pressie (another post bah) and a dress from A/X.
*gulp gulp*

ok, im going to take a hiatus from shopping. for at least 2-3 weeks!
since i will be real busy at work with closing and audit anyway. :P

anyway, speaking about shoes.
ive been getting quite a number of new pairs this month, hence i did some housekeeping and threw away old ones.
then i realised i tend to go back to the same style/color when it comes to shoes!

see!

most of them (ok, these account for less than half of my shoes collection..) are either bach or grey!
i guess i need more variety from now on!
umm, i mean the next time (not in the near future!) when i buy shoes!

ok, last of all i hope the husband wont get to read this disgusting post.