HUGO is smashing!

just caught this show with the husband & elder son @ 112 katong.
this is like the best movie for 2012 so far (yes, i know its still very early in the year, hehe).
i love how the movie used a simple story of a boy's longing for his dad to pay tribute to george mieles, a famous filmmaker and one of the forefathers of movie-making. :)
at one point of time, tears were just free-flowing down my cheeks and onto my neck. @_@
but hey, im not the one sniffing madly in the theatre ok!
the tears fell not because the show is a sad one but from how touching it is!!
it is so true that dreams are made in movies. :)
george mieles: "Laugh, my friends. Laugh with me, laugh for me, because I dream your dreams."

teehee

the husband and i have booked the air tickets for our june holidays! :)
seems kiasu but SQ having good promo now!
though still a good 3 months away, i shall start doing the below:
1) get travel insurance
2) book rail tickets
3) come up with a good itinerary
4) research acomodations and make reservations
of cos, all the above will fall on my shoulders.
BUT, im not complaining!
i plan, you follow! :)

our home is >80% done up! :)

so yesterday was a busy day for us!
we had tons of stuff going on:
1) delivery of our LED TV - happiest man is mr ng now. he is still having fun exploring the gadget and streaming movie from the PC to the TV. tsk tsk.
but i must admit transformers 3 look v. impressive on our new TV. :)
2) delivery of dryer
i must say, this is a godsend!! i actually managed to wash 3 loads of stuff just on saturday and all ready to be folded in a jiffy even for those which i selected dry damp mode (not completely dry).
wahahaha.
3) installation of wallpaper
really glad with the end results. photos below:


*tada* our master bedroom. i really love the wallpaper.
the husband is so nice to accept purple flowers motif design... LOL

the only outstanding stuff for the house is left the carpenter to come and drill holes in the capentry so we can better conceal the wiring.
can you see the messy wiring for the tv in our room? ;p


our master bedroom toilet - i like the big mirror. :)


the boys' room! fast asleep in the naps despite the activities buzz outside of their room...

their toys and playmat is in their room now so they can play there and stop making a mess out of the living room. LOL.
they like the wallpaper in their room though yz questioned why is it only half done... haha.


the messiest part of the house - the study room!!

can you see the clutter on the desk?!
can you see the mess by the wall! we really need to put up all the frames up to free the space below!


our still very bare balcony...

dining area - part of living room...
i like the subtle wallpaper chosen :)

by the time all the delivery, installation and cleaning up is done, its almost 5pm! @_@
still, the ng family moved out to town for some window shopping.

my boys not so look-a-like in these photos..

anyway side tracking, there were one good news and a bad incident that happened to me yesterday. *mixed feelings*
the good news is i went for a follow-up check up as recommended from the annual health-check up i went last nov and got clearance from the doc. :)
the bad incident was i went to collect my new specs but i accidentally left it behind near the toilet area.
when i went back, it was gone. im sure it has been taken by a person with NO conscience!
pui! though i only pay like 10% for it (it was subsidized by coy) but i still feel very heartpain and sad. i really like the specs and i feel so terrible losing something of value. :(

well well, taking a step back and looking at the big picture - i think i should draw strength and joy from the good things going on in my life currently. :)
nothing beats health and happiness.
so cheer up, ecookie!

1) <爱>by 豆导
watched this film with kakis last friday.
though its nowhere near being a classic but i enjoyed it tremendously.
there are some really touching scenes which 让我动容and落泪。。。
i esp. love the part revolving round 小天，舒琪 & 豆导。
sometimes, the best thing you can give to your other half is his/her self-worth.
互相伤害对方会有够了的一天。真的要惜福。
i want to watch this one more time!!

2) Breaking Dawn - Part 1
finally, i managed to watch this installment of the twilight series.
i find the adaptation of the novel for this time round to be pretty good.
and, i even managed to shed a tear or two... LOL
im such a crybaby!
robert pattison can only be very very 帅 in this show, all thanks to edward cullen's crazily 深情的角色！

3) J.edgar
regretted choosing this over the descendants...
im starting to feel that leo's acting has sorta reached a plateau.
this is like the best he can do in recent shows... which is still that wee bit away from oscar level. :(
and of cos, must tear in every movie for me.
for this show, the person who made me do so is actually the supporting male lead - Armie Hammer who acted as Tolson inside.

so many movies i want to catch!
1) hugo
2) tinker tailor soldier spy
3) this means war

HFMD strikes again

it has been a harrowing week for us for YR is down with HFMD. :(
it started with him running a fever on last fri night and when we brought him to the doc on saturday, small white dots were discovered in his mouth.
AND, these dots developed to ulcers by monday!
at one time, there were like >10 ulcers in his little mouth. :((((
he was crying out in pain every few moments and kept pointing to his mouth saying:"痒痒"(his version of pain pain). *heartpain*
though he was given painkillers and oral drips that will help to numb his mouth, he totally refuse to take any solids.
so for a good 4 days, he just drink milk and more milk.

FINALLY, today 雨过天晴, he requested for a small piece of bread in the morning and he managed to consume some porridge for dinner too. :)
when a baby is sick in the household, mummy and daddy have to take turns working from home/taking PM leave to take care of him!
i took tue & thurs afternoons while hubbi took wed & fri afternoons. :)
really glad that our jobs are flexible enough for such a situation.
most importantly, 宝贝is on his way to recovery!

finally, a place of our own!

ok, technically we do have a place of our own.
just that we waited for the longest time for the renovation to be done (having CNY holiday period in the middle didnt really help with the progress..).
and so after the final stage of general cleaning is done, our contractor handed us the house and key back to us last thursday evening. :)
and so we shifted in last saturday.
and trust me, unpacking is much much worse than packing!.... *@_@*

the house is still very not done up as im typing now.
the curtains just got installed today, the carpet will only be delivered tomorrow, the dryer & TV to be delivered on saturday as well as the installation of wallpaper too.
and not to mention all the clutter in the study room!!
and all my crazy crumpled clothings from the boxes waiting to be ironed!
HELP!

oh well, just take it one at a time.
for now, im very very happy to have a place of our own again after 6 long weeks at my parents' place! hehehe.
post photos next time when things are more settled..

the boys are in love with.....

yes, selena gomez. LOL
now they are hooked to the song and demand to see it before sleeptime for the past 2 nights!
YZ can sing the chorus while YR can go," beep beep beep". hahah.
but you have to admit it, the song is catchy!

Royal Caribbean cruise - to penang/malacca

the ng family went for our first overseas trip this weekend - teehee.
this is our first time trying the royal caribbean experience.
all i can say is that the cabin, food and entertainment is nicer than star criuses.
but the cruise ship itself is smaller, hence the "stability" of it is not as good. for those people prone to sea sick may find star cruises more comfortable.
also the casino is much smaller than star cruises' ones. though this is not really a problem for us.

we went with the in-laws this time round and hence, the lack of enthusiasm for photo-taking...
hehehe.

well, still a few shots taken here:


on board!


it was actually our 10 years anniversary on sunday! 12.02 :)
we waited for the boys to zzz before sneaking off (leaving them to my in-laws) to spend time with each other.
it was past midnight here and ms ko! open your eyes! LOL

then after that, off to playing cards for us. muhahah.
trying to earn money from tables is really not an easy feat.
i spent 3 hours on 2nd night and 2 hours on 3rd night just to win a token US$55 @ blackjack. zzzz.


@ malacca, we went straight to jonker walk for yummeh food!
1st stop: chicken rice lunch(? at 3pm?). the best were the char siew and otah for me!
but the chicken rice balls were so-so only.
2nd stop: durian chendol - yumyum! the gula melaka is really fantastic!

a short trip that was quite fun with the 2 boys and hb.
if only it was just the 4 of us :P
well, cant complain much since the hubbi treated us all... just have to go with the flow. haha.

after the hectic month-end closing mid of this week, i think i deserved some shopping!
since the husband and the elder son were not keen to go out with me, i shall go with my lil' nut!
1st stop: page one @ vivo.
i was there last week when it first started his 50% storewide! now im back for more!
though im decidedly very excited over the slash in prices, im sad over the closing down of major bookstores one by one.....
and i heard news that harris bookstore @ great world will be closing down too soon. *sigh*
it was one of my fav. haunt when i was staying @ redhill all those while. :(

thanks to a patient YR who sat in the pram most of the time, i managed to scoured for quite a fair bit of books!
in all, i bought 9 books, 2 travel guides, 8 children books and stationery (yes, even those going at 30% off!)! think cost me <$200 after discount. *wee*

some of the books...... :)

2nd stop: PS
went there to settle a wallpaper for the new house.
after the errand, time to window shop with YR. he had fun accompanying me to the changing rooms i think.
he kept singing to his reflection when in them. LOL.
i got a new 2-pc swimsuit since my existing one is a bit too tight to accommodate a fatter me. zzzzzzzzzzz.
and after 2.5 weeks of no shopping (zzz), i bought a work dress and pants from BYSI.

3rd stop: Ion
met up with hubbi and YZ after their naps (tsk tsk...) in town.
finally, i had the opportunity to test my eyesight for my new specs! it will be ready within a week.
cant wait to collect it! very chio specs (to me lah!) that i dont mind wearing to work sometimes! hehe.
passed by wisma and saw gg5 having sale!! *hoot*
how to resist (?!) and i walked out later with a green romper (i think i have another green romper somewhere in the warehouse....oh well.). :)

it has been a happy day for me! i was out almost the whole day doing some of my favorite activities with my favorite persons.
cool!

can anyone be more blatant!!?

heard a horrendous story at work today.
though it didnt happen to me personally but still, i was all heated up when i heard the story from the affected party.
if it has been decided that your team mate will be doing the presentation, its natural for him/her to do up the analysis plus presentation slides right?
ok, so the team mate went ahead to do up the work/slides etc..
then, at the presentation to stakeholders itself, would YOU suddenly just do the presentation even though you are fully aware that the slides/work are NOT done by you and it was agreed that your team mate will be presenting?!
can this be a case of genuine folly-of-the-moment when the pre-agreed arrangement just slipped your mind?!?!
this was so claimed by the person after the presentation....

to me, its just a blatant case of stealing credit from another!
*grrrr*

some people are just ridiculous.
they really think they can get away with anything.
want to steal credit yet do in such a rubbish way.
ive utter no respect whatsoever for this colleague of mine from now on (not that i've alot for this person in the first place anyway)!
it will be a happy day for many when such a person leave the team/company for good!
pui!