yz's bday celebration

both hubbi and myself took the day off today to celebrate yz's bday together with didi. :)

though on leave, we still have to drag ourselves off the bed to prepare yz's for his school (yup, school bus comes by at 720am sharp rain or shine...).

all of us promptly went back to zzz, including YR, for another hour. ha.

then it's time to set off for yz's kindy to do the "routine" = birthday song by his class, cutting of birthday cake and distributing of party packs...

hubbi doesn't think all this is of any significance but i know regardless of what we think, it IS a big deal to the little boy.

so from what go into the party packs down to the flavor of the cake, i tried to let him make the choices, within budget of cos. :P

and it was all worth it, to me at least, when i saw how his face lighted up when he saw us appearing at his class with the cake and stash. :)

photos with the birthday boy & his ben10 cake

with his class group - didi also want to join in. lol 

with the whole class! 

and they sang happy birthday song to him with some poking their fingers at the cake... haha.

blowing the candles - didi also want to be a part...

cutting the cake.. 

me & my 2 baobeis! - while waiting for the teacher to cut the cake for a class of 25 kids + 3 teachers!

we bought a 2 kgs cake and was a little worried if it's too big or small for the class - its really hard to gauge for little tummies...

luckily, with second helpings from some little ones, we were left with only 2 slices which the form teacher will be keeping in the fridge for other teachers if they want.

im sure it will be eaten - bengawan solo is v. yummeh!

photo with the husband while waiting for the kids to have some playtime before we set up to the next destination!

YR said he wants to come here for school after seeing the playground and tricycles around.. ha

happy boys

and then, we are off to USS!!

yes, YZ was here 2 years back for his 3yo bday and he requested for it again (mainly for the transformers  3D ride)...

Peanut's first time here - very excited him! :) 

Po was hanging around the entrance when we reached! so we took a photo with him. yay!

we went round the place in clockwise position, starting with "you got to move it, move it"!

the last time we were here, the river cruise for madagascar was not ready so we tried it this time round!

on board! the ride was not too bad - pretty entertaining for the boys 

next up - the carousel 

look at yr's forced smile. it was forced, indeed.

for once the ride started, he started wailing and demanded to get off it. lol.

i was seated next to him and like shifu wugui, i've to hold a wailing, fidgety YR to his seat with 1 hand, took off my own safety belt with the other and then climbed off my moving seat while it's bobbing up and down before finally carrying him off to "safety". zzzz

after these relatively "safe" rides, i went on the shrek's roller coaster with YZ!

it;s been eons since i last stepped on one!

during the ride, some of the adrenaline got to me and i found back some of the gratification i always craved in the past from such rides. :)

and YZ was pretty unfazed during the ride.

he said he enjoyed it but when asked to go for second round, he declined... LOL.

then it's the 4D shrek show which all of us enjoyed though i can still remember the content from last time round...

on board the potion ferry wheel ride 

lunch was settled at the lost world.

didn't take much rides here except the soaring dinos with YZ.

YR refused to board it after seeing how the dinos "soar" into the sky. ha.

with papa.

we pretty much skipped the mummy area - who wants indoor roller coaster, you tell me?!

and we tried the car ride the last time round and found it so-so so we skipped that for today.

finally, in sci-fi area!

we queued up twice for YR was napping during the first time so we let papa took the shot with YZ.

after YR woke up, he demanded to take photo with the autobot ONLY to back off at the last minute!

look at his scaredy cat face...

and both hubbi and YZ finally had the chance to try the transformers 3D ride that they looked so much forward to!

me? i was waiting with a sleeping YR outside. ha.

oh well, i guessed i will have my chance with YR the next time when he's older.

taking a shot with our fav. autobot!!

very lucky to see him walking out while we were in this area. :)

and again, i bought these photos much to hubbi's dismay.

i seriously think it is his tactic of dissuading me by deliberately not looking into the camera everytime the staff asked us to!

too bad, im still getting the photos! :P

again, we left around dinner time.

really, too tired to stay till the fireworks come out...

a long and tiring day for all of us but a very fun one too!

though im a little sick of USS now...maybe we can revisit in 2 years time. 

i hope there will be new programs/attractions then!

the boys were fast asleep by 9+pm. hehe.

and im feeling the fatigue too.  i hope i will zzz by midnight!

month-end closing is closing in fast again (pun intended).

i shall enjoy my long weekend before the whole madness starts again...

yeah, on leave on monday and looking forward to spending a full day with the husband and sons. :)

yesterday was chirpy enough for me being yz's bday and us spending a good amount of time as family together.

and also, gg5 is having 15% sale now. muhaha.

picked up another 2 tops when we were at PP yesterday.

but hubbi is starting to nag - uh-oh.

some outfits for the week:

left: dress from topshop - i really like the faux pearl details around the collar & sleeves!

middle: dress from zara - ok, obviously from spring collection - hehe

right: floral top & denim shorts from H&M 

happy 5th birthday, my dear 虫虫!

my baobei turns 5 today!

its always the intention and plan to spend his actual birthday quietly and it's no difference for this year.

the day was pretty much the same as a normal weekend where the boys stayed at home during the day to have their nap before we ventured out.

just that, the birthday boy and brother got to watch alot more tv today given it's public holiday! :)

we left the house in late afternoon and headed out to east coast given the good weather (a good departure from the crazy heat during the morning/early afternoon!).

we tried the family-cycle today!

the boys were pretty excited sitting in front while papa and mama huffed & puffed behind.

ok, its not that bad actually - good exercise for us..

 happy boys

after dinner & cycling, we left for parkway parade to place order for yz's birthday cake to share with his class on coming monday.

we bought a small slice of cake with a candle home to celebrate too.

back home, with the lights dimmed and candle lit, we asked the birthday boy to make a wish to which he replied:'甚麽?"

and i told him to think of something he wants to have or happen and he retorted:"我不懂要想甚麽.." LOL.

oh well.

for the past year as he turned from 4 to 5, we do see changes in him (part of growing up!).

he started to infer more things on his own.

he is definitely more self-opinionated now.

he is easier to reason with now.

he can be cheeky and knows how to talk back at times.

he is starting to show his bad temper seemingly inherited from me at times. @_@

and the list goes on....

it is interesting and heartwarming to "grow up" with him as he taught me all kind of things, including about myself, that even im not aware of.

baobei, mummy wishes for you nothing but H&H - health & happiness in that sequence. :)

yz's performance!

yz has his first stage performance this morning!
in his previous childcare, the audience was usually restricted to 20-30+ parents with the "stage" being a cleared out area in the childcare itself.
and he was younger and very shy then. and everytime without fail, he will freeze once he saw me. ha.
but today, he was on stage with his classmates singing and dancing to close to 200+ people in the church.
hubbi and i are so proud of him. :)

i didnt take much photos of him on stage since we are not seated very close to the stage and i was concentrating on enjoying his performance than viewing it through camera lens.

can you spot him? lol

group photo taken during rehearsal - cant wait for my ordered copy to arrive!

rehearsal photos shown on the notice boards - yz jumping high. :)

 left: wearing back his own uniform after performance

right: lining up to go back to the church to bid the K2 goodbye via singing after the K2 graduation ceremony

im glad to see my little wormy blossomed from a shy boy to one who takes a liking to singing & dancing and having no qualms performing on stage to others. :)

doing the R therapy again...

on a dress rampage this month. @_@
apart from the 3 dresses picked up earlier this month, i got myself another 3 more this weekend.
2 from selfridge and 1 from bysi.
and also, a pair of square-toed pumps (nice!) from pedro.
lie low for november, ecookie, lie low.
we have to gear up for dec year-end shopping, no?
zara HK, here i come!!!

closing the loop

was on leave today and as usual tried to squeeze in max. no. of activities in...

no luxury of sleeping in as usual.

was up at 7-ish to prepare the elder son for school and was out of the house at usual timing!

sent hubbi to work and had breakfast with him at his workplace area.

after that, off to have my overdue eyebrow tweezing. messy eyebrows is crazy!

some spot of window-shopping in town before heading back to meet the husband for lunch - he was off for the rest of the day too. :)

finally brought him to try out a korean eatery near my workplace which i am very fond of.

but of cos, he found it so-so. zzzzzzzzzzzzz.

next up, alllll the way to vivo to catch "looper".

one of my fav actor: JGL!

once again, he proved himself to be one hell of an actor!

totally lost in the role and i can hardly find traces of him in young joe the character.

from the voice, mannerisms, and the facial expressions, he nailed the young bruce willis's role perfectly!

and it is an interesting show. 

even hubbi likes the ending - not entirely unpredicted but i like the way it played out till the climatic scene.

an interesting question: would you kill hitler if you can travel back in time?

anyway, now im feeling very tired like about to come down with flu.

zzzz, crap. what a way to start my weekend...

better go sleep early with the boys soon.

some outfits for the week:

left: top, blue cropped pants from zara

right: top, skirt from zara

yup, zara week.

nowadays the working week just zoomed past.

and before i know it, its the extremely short weekend once more...

some highlights of the week:

1) i collected the rest of my specs!

by the rest, i meant apart from the chanel i collected last week, i bought 2 more pairs. :P

one by victor & rolf (it fits asian face - aka flat nose bridge..) and a swissflex.

the swissflex is so light and durable. now i dont care if the boys bump into my specs when im hugging/carrying them or even sit on them by mistake.

its the perfect pair for home. :)

left: chanel, right:victor & rolf

now, i wear specs to work on days when there is no gym or when im not heading out anywhere after work.

before you scream spendthrift at me, all these can be claimed from both hubbi & my companies.. :D

2) and i chased a korean drama in a week!

it helps that it was only a 16 episodes set and i skipped the 古装 part alot lol.

yes, its one of those 穿越 shows that is the rage now.

now that ive finished it, i can only say its one of the best dramas i watched this year so far.

almost on par with secret garden. :))))

the show that ive caught is  仁显王后的男人：

the romantic scenes are 一流! 

official serial 剧照 

what i liked most of the show is the chemistry between the 2 leads.

really make me feel that they are a real couple.

and guess what, when i read more about the show, they really fall in love with each other during filming and are officially together after the show 杀青! ha, talk about 假戏真做.

i like korean shows which are like this - fast paced, no unnecessary misunderstandings, good chemistry. 赞！

3) the retail therapy is back again.

stocking up on the dresses: 1each from topshop, warehouse, oasis.

but im still lacking a dress for bobo's wedding. :(

4) some outfits for this week: 

left: printed romper from topshop (i bought like > 2 years back? but still good condition, a rarity for topshop.. :P)

right: top from random shop at haji lane, pants from wicked laundry (also @ haji lane)

weekends - when items on the to-do list are cleared

this working week is one of the toughest week in my company so far! @_@

being the first month-end since the new system release, i can only say its an issue-galore month-end closing. PUI big time.

and i worked hard and late 3/5 of the week zzz

all my to-do stuff can only be accomplished during the weekend.

my short precious weekend.  :(

1) spending time with my boys-

they were usually fast asleep by the time i reach home apart from tue/fri.

finally i got to spend more time with them today doing the usual stuff: having breakfast with them, bringing them out, reading them stories etc.

we went PP and i decided to get them uniqlo light parka jacket for our upcoming trip in dec. :)

dont they look cute! haha.

2) gym

i didnt manage to hit the gym AT ALL during the last 5 working days.

i feel so flabby and not worked-out!

so i went to a class today during the kiddos' nap time.

and i feel better after the sweaty session.

hopefully, i can "chase" back more sessions coming work week...

3) new specs

finally i got over the loss of my new specs in jan this year.

its time for me to get new frames after so long, ya?

and we went to collect it yesterday! :)

very happy with my buy - good fit and i like the design lots.

i esp. love the bow design :))

4) shopping
believe it or not, i have not been shopping for the longest time :(
no time at all and this season color was a little too dull for my liking.
was scouring vivo yesterday but found nothing at all. can you believe it?
zara is full of black stuff. :(

BUT i found something i like from uniqlo today! *wee*
the new ultra stretch jeans series. yums.
in the best F/W color - wine red and olive green.
i got myself the olive green and i really really like how comfy the stretchy jeans is. :)

5) catching up with my korean drama
yes, i have no time to watch my drama serial at all during the working week.
was dead tired by the time i reached home, bathed and catch-up with the husband/kids that i just want to hit the sack asap.
and so finally i managed to watch yesterday night and somemore this afternoon.
berry berry happy me.
yes, sucker for romantic drama. :))
cant wait for tuesday to come when the new episode is released!

6) health
went to get the last dose of my vaccination jab today - 2 mths overdue but better late than never.
annual body check-up scheduled on next thursday already.
need to get the TCM contact from my coll soon so that both YZ and myself can go get some supplements for our lungs..

its easy to get lost in the daily grind of events.
i need to stay focused and get the important things done one by one.
slowly but surely!
you can do it, ecookie!

mid-autumn 2012

yesterday was mid-autumn and what a busy day it was for me!
after catching up with some housework chores in the morning, we left for lunch at in-laws house.
the boys had an extremely short moment of carrying their lanterns over there before they literally threw the paper lanterns on the floor and proceeded to sword-playing with their cousin. *tsk*

we left for hort park in the afternoon - to attend the full month party of a friend's daughter.
hort park was pretty quiet, a far cry from the early days when it was first opened to public.
well, i guess garden by the bay is pulling in the crowds nowadays.
still, i like a quiet park to ourselves compared to the last time we were there 2 years+ back, fighting to find a spot to feed yz his food. ha.

we took a leisure walk around the park before heading home.
while the park is still nice, i thought the maintenance could have been better...

the boys enjoying a moment on the hammock in hort park

By the time we reached home, YR has K.O.ed.

cant blame him - no nap from morning till almost 5pm!

in fact, i fell asleep with him on the sofa. only energetic YZ continue buzzing around the house doing his things..

oh, and of cos the husband went for a jog. @_@

and then, its time for me to head out to merchant court for my beloved yan's wedding dinner! :))))

ok, some photos with the boys first:

taken with bb's S3 - quality not too bad!

i actually bought this dress last dec meant for xmas i think but in the end no one dated me out so it was in my wardrobe till now! 

it was a wise choice not to bring along any of the boys - hehehe.

i can catch up to my heart's content with my hall friends. :)

anyway, im so so so so happy for yan who is finally married to her best friend and love of her life.

so glad that she is surrounded by all her loved ones on this important day of her life.

by the time she was half-way through her thank you speech (actually, its half-way through her husband's speech who spoke first) that some of us started tearing already.

tears of happiness, that is.

its always good to see my good friends entering into a new happy phase of their lives. :)