sunday evenings should be always this lazy!

was having desserts time with the husband and the 2 boys at PS cafe @ paragon just now.
my boys are really growing up!
we actually can have a short munching time in peace without either one of the boys going cranky. :)
i will miss this moment pretty soon, i know.


taken with my lousy hp camera...

no more paci!

since friday night, we've removed the pacifier from peanut's sleep routine!
i was trying my luck since he kept pulling out the paci to babytalk and sing non-stop when its sleeping time.
so i took it fromhim, half-expecting him to scream for it everytime i do so, and told him:" no more du-du, ok?".
thinking its no longer sleeping time, he sat up straight on the bed ready for play.
so i repeated again, "no more du-du ok? 豆豆, you say no more."
which he repeated in 漏风 way:"mo-more." while making the no-more action with his hand.
then i put him down on his pillow again and said:" you see, gor gor also dun need a du-du."
he seemed to understand and held on to his chou-chou pillow instead.
so we waited to see what happen.
and wait we did, for a long time!
though he didnt demand for the paci, he tossed and turned for almost a good hour before succumbing to the sandman!
even yz slept already by then!

and for today, he managed to zzz for both his nap and at 9pm without the paci.
but he needs longer time to settle down.
think its a matter of time before he adjusts fast to sleeping without paci!
im so proud of my baby!
he did it almost the same time as gor gor who was weaned off paci at ard 18m too. :)

an afternoon @ the house of robert timms

do you remember the name of the cafe in borders previously?
it is now the house of robert timms!
and i just cant recall the previous cafe even though i've dined there once.

were there with the girls last sunday for cecilia's bday.
the food is so-so. not bad but wont be tempted for a revisit.

me & the girls!
on a sidenote, shirley's wedding is only 2 mths more and i still have not buy the requred pink bridemaid dress!!
*oops*

here we go again...

weekend is here again!
so, the ng family made their weekly visit to vivocity...

some photos.. been ages since i last brought the lumix out!


waiting for papa n the car


yz really like to do this thumbs-up thingy recently!



yr doing his own share of doodling in marche


anyway, GSS seems to have tapered off and ive no mood to trawl the shops.
cashflow not exactly very fluid in this last week before payday... hehe.


yz likes this knight display @ vivocity!

anyway, the evening ended early for us since yr got cranky from his short afternoon nap.
oh well, continue to read book 4 of my trueblood series!

难得的 foreign movies

watched 2 foreign films with the husband recently and we liked it much better than some of the mainstream hollywood shows.

1) 13 assassins
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436045/
the plot is simple enough.
13 assasins (though 1 unwittingly becomes part of the group) came together to take down an evil lord.
much rather a suicidal act since the evil lord has like... close to 200+ underlings?!
a film that truly depicts samurai and their code of honor etc. tom cruise's last samurai is a joke!
the evil lord struck me as too handsome to be true but i just cant to recall him with that ridiculous hairstyle.
he turns out to be goro inagaki!! in case you wonder, hes 1/5 of SMAP.
the last movie i saw him in was "hynopsis".
the show finale was truly a masterpiece, a testimony of the director's skills.
it gimme the feeling of 一气呵成.
shiok was the only word as you see the group of assassins used their wits, tactics, skills etc to rise above their obviously out-numbered predicament.
but be warned, patience is still very much required for japanese films..

2) 3 idiots
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187043/
as like most indian shows, this show is long at 2 hrs 44mins!
but sit through it (not that its difficult since its such a hilarious show!) like me and you will be rewarded with a film that teaches a lesson or two about life.
aamir khan played the very very charismatic leading role and im shocked that hes 40+ already.
he doesnt look a single day pass 30?
he acted in the famous show "lagaan - once upon a time in india" which only ah long managed to catch it years back when it was on arts central.
even i cant last the 3hrs 40+mins of lagaan.. @_@
the show is like a big plate of rojak - with comedy, drama, adventure, romance all thrown in. *yummy*
highly recommended show for 2011 though its released since 2009 already. haha.

my kinda of songs from a long time ago (maybe not that long...)

1) everytime you want - vertical horizon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwSaldFJofM
He's everything you want/He's everything you need/He's everything inside of you/That you wish you could be/He says all the right things/At exactly the right time/But he means nothing to you/And you don't know why
best i ever had by them is awesome too.

2) closing time - semisonic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGytDsqkQY8&feature=related
Closing time - every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

3) hanging by a moment - lifehouse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYqDJ_EEhGY

4) here without you - 3 doors down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPBzTxZQG5Q&feature=related

5) how you remind you - nickelback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cQh1ccqu8M&ob=av2n

6) one last breath - creed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnkuBUAwfe0

7) boulevard of broken dreams - green day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWNRUVMboq4
and of cos, when i come around.

8) wonderful - everclear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUfgAbFY4CA
please dont tell me everything is wonderful now...

9) drops of jupiter - train
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xf-Lesrkuc&feature=related
one of. my fav. band!
Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star?/One without a permanent scar/And then you missed me/While you were looking for yourself out there?

10) somewhere only we belong - keane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oextk-If8HQ
So why don't we go/Somewhere only we know?

11) yellow - coldplay
who doesnt love this song?! 11 years back... wow. a berry young cute chris martin. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MwjX4dG72s
but the scientist always strike a special chord in my heart.

12) and my fav. fav. fav. band - matchbox 20!!!!!!!!!!!
push -1996
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAkHqYlqops - rob thomas look so so so cute here before he put on the pounds.. :P

ok, movie time with the husband.

rainbow fish

took half day off to accompany the elder son to the rainbow fish musical @ Laselle this afternoon.
it was an event organised by his school and he has been looking forward to it for some time.


us waiting to enter the venue at laselle. yz did the thumbs up on his own accord. so cute!
(pardon my haggard face. this is the end result of 熬夜 in the name of a particular mr.lee (minho)!)

the stage and the cast

glad that yz enjoyed the whole thing while i dozed off a few times during it.*oops*
too tired from not enought sleep lah.. *yawn*

after that, dragged yz to window-shop abit with me while waiting for hubbi to get off work.
and yz asked:"妈咪，为什麽你每天都要看衣服？"
i've nothing to say...... hahaha

its good to reach home early and spend time with the kiddos.
its even better when they zzz by 930pm.
finally, some time for myself and hubbi. but ive a list of frivolous things awaiting me:
-movie to watch, book to read, songs to listen, drama to chase.... *help*
ok, better get going. time is precious!

and i cried.....

at the scene where it showed remus & his wife dead. SIGH.
kept dabbing at my eyes with yz's t-shirt (cos i forgot to bring tissue). LOL.
and he kept asking me:"mummy, why you cry?".
and i told him:"mummy very sad these people no more liao."
ahaha, not sure if he understood what im trying to say.

book is really better than movie.
i remembered i wailed when i read what harry told his second son about his name origins.
and that snape is one of the bravest man he ever know.
i really WAILED. LOL.
but the scene just zoomed past without much emphasis..

sigh. has it been 10 years since HP1?
the good thing is the books are here to stay and i can re-read anytime i want in the future..

sidenote: yz can watch the movie better as compared to last year. he can follow the plot generally too. well done!

city hunter

since last monday, i've been very very bo eng after the kids zzz at night.
ive officially started watching city hunter! oh, lee minho!!
since im not any younger, my current job actually requires my attention during office hours and of cos my 2 boys, i cant 没天没夜 chase the show...
so i limited myself to watch 1.5 ep. or to stop before 1230am each night.
yes, ive been doing so NON-STOP since last monday!
hubbi has been pretty supportive of my mad activity - he left me alone, ordered mac delivery for my supper when watching it on ipad or even joining me to watch snippets of it! LOL.

and lee minho! i can gush about him non-stop!
but i shall spare you the agony. all i can say is this man's legs go forever!!
its fascinating to watch him in those skinny pants! haha.

well, i might have to take a break from it tomorrow since we are going to catch HP!!
i hope i wont cry during the show.
and i hope i wont be overwhelmed by the insane urge to re-read the book.
ive just started the true blood series and there is simply too much on my plate (with magazines/books to read, serials/movies to watch etc)!!

ok, enough of nonsensical talk.
back to daddy long legs. kekeke.

iPad 2 is lovely!

due to participation of an internal transition program at my workplace, i've gotten myself $200 nu-box vouchers! :)
hubbi and i were thinking what to get since nu-box only sell apple stuff.
its abit crazy to buy $200 worth of iphone accessorties right?
i wanted to replace our home PC speakers but ah long insisted they are in "mint" working condition?!
in the end, we decided to get ipad2!!
despite getting the 16gb, wifi only version + offsetting the vouchers, we still need to fork out nearly $500 for the ipad2 (inclusive of screen protector)!!
something is wrong here. i've free vouchers only to end up spending more?!

anyway, the husband got it sync-ed up in no time and i've been blissfully using it after the kids zzz for the past few nights. hehe.
its still a kept secret from the boys but i doubt 纸包得住火.
will to limit usuage by them to less than an hour per day just like tv....

so now, no more using the PC in study room away from the boys/tv.
i can roll around on the sofa surfing net, watching my fav. music videos/tv serials/movies! *yay*
so far so good. hope it doesnt end up as a white elephant like our wii. *blink blink*

tanny's 30th burpday!

wow, what a blur photo from tanny's new white iphone4. @_@

all of the gang can make it with the exception of lao lee who is doing his yearly tour to taiwan. tsktsk.

dinner was at shin kushiya followed by dessert time @ the queen & mangosteen. :)

im already looking forward to the next gathering for candice's bday!!

kiddy rides for the kids

the boys love such rare treats on the kiddy rides!


blurry pixs when your objects are constantly moving!

back to business: shopping

ever since i've started work in my new company, ive not been shopping diligently.
no more pit stops at raffles city for some of my fav. brands during lunch time like before. *boohoo*
shopping has pretty much been limited to some kind of obscure activity done in snippets after work or during the weekend with the 1 man+2 boys in tow. *eeks*

but to be truthful, i seemed to lose the spark in my shopaholic self.
ever since i came back from my macau trip 1 mth back, nothing interests me much when i was doing my rounds in shops.
and its the GSS season! how is that possible, knowing how much of a sucker i am for sales...
so far i've only bought a dress each from zara and MNG 2 weeks back and that's all.
until..... today.

hahaha. cos zara sale started! so i met up with jm at orchard early in the morning at 10+am to do some serious shopping!
compared to last year, i certainly didnt buy as much.
today's loots: 2 dresses from zara, 1 dress from massimo dutti, 1 belt from pull&bear & 1 belt from isetan.
(ok, i need to focus more on separates going forward for now)
hb reached with the boys only at 1pm so that means ive been walking non-stop for 3 hours!
my poor aching legs! i hope walking burn calories just as good. @_@

oh, and i finally got the bag!!
this is the problem of having too many friends going to europe throughout the year!
keep tempting me to get them to buy things for me!
thanks to eric who helped me lug this back alll the way from london! :)
i know its bulky and heavy. :P


a very badly taken chanel gst w silver chains.

i think this will be a very good functional bag for daily use!
i was telling the husband how i can fit in my wallet, phone, organiser, book etc in it, but he was too busy rolling his eyes to see my demostration. tsktsk.
ok, i think im done with the bag (wish)list for 2011.
now.... for my next bag in 2012.....just kidding (not)!

update: went vivo branch the next day and added another dress, pants + a pair of shoes from zara.
ok, i think its done deal for zara..... til they further slash to 50% and IF there are sizes left.
back to other good stuff in life for time being: movies + books.

it's been a long while!

and so, today was closing workday 1 for me!
not only its the first month-end closing for me, its ALSO the first YEAR-end closing for me!
how wonderful.
so how late did i work until? .......... almost midnight!
wow, its been a long while since i've worked this late for work.
for my 1st job, its usual for such timing during peak period (as an auditor).
for my 2nd job, its common to work late till 9-10+pm during the peak period (budget! *shivers*).
for my previous job, the latest i've ever worked till is 8+pm?
so ive almost forget the feeling of staying up late, working in a team and trying to accomplish some very tight deadlines!
though most of the time, im still pretty clueless what to do and pretty much more on a standby mode than anything. heh.
maybe everything is still fresh and pretty to me, i do feel rather "charged up " in a positive way tonight working with my team and completing the deliverables.

the good thing is its normally a hard close on WD1, which means things will be pretty back to normal by the other day.
so hopefully, back to usual timing comes monday! :)

ok, need to hit the sack like NOW.
i need all the energy for tomorrow's shopping spree with jm @ orchard. *wee*