friday - quiet the way i like it.

 

last day of the working week before our family trip next week! :D

though i needed to start the day with an 8AM conference call, I still started the day with zest.

for the working day will end sweet with YR popping by my office for awhile before I ended work early at 4pm. :)

 

YR had a performance this morning which I have to miss it regrettably due to work. but the husband did a great job updating me with photos and videos real-time!

while I think the costumes was abit obiang and not worth the monies collected for it, YR actually looks v cute and good in it! don't you think so?

 

his N2 class was performing oppa gangnum style dance and from the video, Im so proud and glad to see my boy dancing with abundance and really enjoying himself! thumbs up! 

 

dancer YR! LOL

 

 

we received YZ's report card for his first year in primary school and are real pleased to see that his results are pretty decent. he has band 1 for the 3 subjects and his scores are higher than the class & level average.

but I see a slight declining trend for all 3 subjects through the terms.... oops.

 

I have to admit we don't really pay him a lot of attention when it comes to his schoolwork. im guilty of just sending him to enrichment classes (berries for mandarin, kumon for English) and the most i'll do daily is just to check in on him if he has completed his homework, if any, for the day.

so for that, I very proud of my son to achieve all that mostly based on his own efforts. LOL.

 

I guess I have to start learning to step up being more involved as he progresses into the upper primary levels..

 

the husband went for SGX bull run in the late afternoon so he dropped YR at my office. the younger boy was really happy to help himself to all the "treats" he got from my colls and drinking all the milk/juices that he wanted in my office. tsk tsk.

 

I left with him at 4pm and we went to pick up the elder son from my mum's place before heading home for dinner. hubbi was away for his coy DnD now so trio is spending quiet time together. :)

 

some outfits for the week:



 

left: top from gg5, skirt from zara

middle: top from gg5, denim tights from topshop

right: dress from zara

farewells at work - never stop expecting that

 

dear kohchai is moving on to another firm in a week's time. how time flies!

has it already been 3 years!?

as ping, Brandon, kohchai and I joined the ex-team within 6 months of one another, we formed the relationship fast and strong and was really a close-knitted team with suz back then.

even though in the last 2 years, all of us rotated internally to different roles but the chats and lunch sessions never ceased and we always make time for one another to catch-up, complain or just to have a good laugh.

 

will definitely miss her lots.

she has provided lots of invaluable words of wisdom not only on work but on how to manage my marriage and family life too.

it is not easy for one to stumble upon someone who share so willingly and honestly about everything so Im thankful for that.

 

we had our farewell dinner for her at Culina @ Dempsey tonight.

good food + good company = fantabulous evening!

we must make efforts to meet for lunch still at Chinatown point which is the mid-point for our companies. heh.



 

top: dinner at culina tonight

bottom: dinner earlier this year before suz popped!

me-time & costal settlement

decided to give myself a mini-break again. :P

hubbi brought the boys to in-laws place for lunch himself and dropped me off town before that so I can do what I like best - spending time doing window/actual shopping!

I wanted to check out alexander wang x H&M but of cos by today, its wishful thinking that anything is left form Thursday's launch. @_@

 

oh well, I still managed to get myself a zara dress & superga sneakers. :P

 

the husband came to pick me up at tangs heeren in the late afternoon and we decided to head to change for a short stint of boardwalking before early dinner @ costal settlement.

 

they have the old school swing outside the restaurant. the boys enjoyed it but yz was bitten by mozzies while at it. :(

 

the food at costal settlement is actually not bad but I find them a bit too oily.. the truffle fries while yummy were glistening with oil!

and considering the standard, it's pretty pricey too.

I don't think I will revisit since there is nothing much to do around here and the food is not wow enough for me to lure me back for it alone.

dont worry, your body will remind you how old you really are.

since the my jog last Thursday at garden by the bay, I had been feeling an ache akin to bruising feeling at the back of my left knee.

when the pain subsided a bit last sunday, I thought nothing of it and went for a run at the gym and the pain came back with a vengeance!!

so I have been hobbling a bit at work for the past week. doesn't really affect when I walk but I cant stretch my left leg straight without feeling the pain.

and the pain worsened this morning so I decided to take sick leave to see the doctor..

 

so it's a pulled muscle and i need to give it another week rest before running again. :(

so it really matters to do good proper warm up before exercising which I seldom pay attention to.

argh! is this old age?!

I feel like a slug for not running for almost a week! argh!

 

and talking about getting old.. went for jas farewell dinner with the rest of the colls yesterday.

soju makes my stomach queasy the whole day today!!

at one point, I was quite certain im down with alcohol poisoning!

the body just doesn't take alcohol like how it could in the past. SAD.

 

another week before our family trip!

shall start packing the luggage this weekend then.. the thing about travelling at year-end to cold countries is the bulky coldwear that I somehow need to stuff into the luggage. the boys' clothings is no joke. need to keep them warm and ensuring ample space for my shopping back too!

packing is indeed an art!



 

some outfits for the week:

left: midi dress from gg5

middle: top from axara, cropped pants from zara

right: top from zara, jeans from 7forallmankind

my bonus pressie to myself is finally here!

jas is back from her Europe trip and she has helped me buy the ring that i wanted successfully!

yeah! been eyeing the ring for the longest time (we are talking about years here) but it was always not on the top of the list for there were always coveted bags ahead of it.

finally, its on the top of my wish list this year and with the help of jas, I finally owned it!

not much cheaper than in sg ~ 15% cheaper? but still a good buy nevertheless.

I never get tired of anything rose gold. sweet!

 

bvlgari bzero  - rose gold with black ceramic

im a happy woman. I wonder what will catch my fancy for my upcoming trip in 2 weeks time!!

YZ turns 7!

my baobei turns 7 today!
since we have sort of celebrated his birthday in advance on wed by bringing him to the zoo, it was a pretty quiet day for us.
during the day, we let yr and him unwrapped the playmobil presents from my in-laws (the hero factory from my mum shall have to wait. hehe.) and they had a blast playing their fav. (my least) activity of play-fighting. argh...

at late afternoon, we left for katong 112 where we chanced upon a sale at the newbalance branch there!
I got myself a new sports top and socks while the younger boy finally got himself a decent pair of shoes for our upcoming trip. :D
after which, the boys spent time having fun at the water playground at the roof level.

we left for dinner at al forno @ east coast road - since yz wanted pizza and spaghetti for his birthday dinner. 
I chanced upon this restaurant previously when I was around the area and wanted to try it for the longest time.
however, while the food was pretty decent, I think it's a bit pricey.

along east coast road

I wish my baobei to be healthy & happy always! and continue to find joy in learning new stuff. :)

saturday - a wedding + catching up with dow team

it was a pretty packed busy Saturday for me yesterday... sometimes, im amazed at the stuff I achieved in a day.

early in the morning, we moved out of the house to novena for I have to finish up my annual health screening at the mount E novena hospital while the boys had their breakfast and jalan-jalan abit while waiting for me.
then we moved out to send YZ to his enrichment class at tampines. while the husband caught up with his work on his lappy at the kopitiam, I drove to TM with the younger boy to run errands.
then its back to home after the class ended and the adults busied ourselves with housework chores (what's new!!?).
I managed to catch a cat-nap before hitting the gym for a short run.
THEN, its time to bath and move out of the house so the boys can have their early dinner before sending me to Shangri-La for a wedding dinner!
by the time im out of the house the 2nd time of the day at 4+pm, I was feeling a little low in energy. @_@

wanted to take photo with YZ alone and guess who photo-bombed!

he looks so cheeky here!

 

the husband wanted to head to shaw to look for something so I recommended dinner at &made burger bistro at pacific plaza for them.

im glad that the man + 2 boys love the food here though I think PS café truffle fries is still better.

I cant resist but chomped on the fries and sweet desserts even though I'm having my dinner real soon!

 

ha, we got the boys to sit by themselves opposite us and we pretended its just us dating :P

 

they dropped me at Shangri-La before heading off to look for the in-laws to spend some time.

so fun to catch up with the dow peeps! have it been 10 years!?

gosh, the conversations just flowed like we only just met last week ha!

I have the loveliest evening with them!

having fun at the candid shots booth

 

managed to ambush the groom for a we-fie!

the clumsy boy we knew 10 years back is finally married!

congrats PCY!

 

the husband and boys came to fetch me at 10+pm and I felt bad that the boys missed their usual bedtime because of me.

looking forward to spending quality time with them today for it's YZ 7YO bday!!!

 

some outfits for the week:

left: dress from ms selfridge

middle: dress from forever new

right: top and pants from gg5

advanced bday celebration for YZ's 7YO bday!

given that its public holiday today, we decided to give in to YZ's request to visit the SG zoo as part of his 7YO bday celebration (actual day is this sunday though) today!

we've tried our utmost best to reach the zoo early but after the morning hassle, we only reached at around 10am...and the place was super crowded.. @_@

i was thinking if it was a mistake to come here on a public holiday.

luckily, once we were in, the crowd dispersed and it was much more manageable from there.

 

waiting for papa to get the tickets 

 

my boy is all grown up! he read the map and basically directed us on where to go the whole time.

 

it was good to see some of the same old animals like the white tiger, Asian elephants, snakes etc.

they are my fav! though the pacing of the white tiger always fazed me out and I just cant stay for too long near its enclosure area.

 

the polar bear area has been revamped and renovated and it's the first time we are seeing it.

I like inuka's new habitat! much more spacious than before and visitors get to see him in action more clearly.

when we were there, he was very active and swimming in circles non-stop coming to the glass panels and kicking away earning happy gasps and giggles from the crowd.

we even get to see him dived in from the platform into the water a few times!

it is good to see him seemingly active and happy.

happy boys seeing almost all the animals in zoo today

 

waiting for the Asian elephant show

white rhinos - YR's fav, don't ask me why

cheetah - amazing long limbs

 

and it's always fun to refresh the general knowledge on how to differentiate between an alligator and a crocodile, or what is the difference in their furs between a cheetah, panther, leopard!

oh, and the young of a kangaroo is a joey!

it was fun learning again with the boys.

 

we left the zoo at around 3+pm and from there, we zoomed to windowsill café near jalan besar for yummy pies - more like tarts if you ask me. 

 

the lemon with strawberry one is really good!

 

and from there, I had the sudden craving for frog legs porridge so off we go to geylang for an early dinner.

the dinner was super satisfying but considering KFC for lunch, tarts for tea break and now this for dinner.... i think I need to seriously count my calories from tomorrow onwards again! :(

 

and that is it for today.

super tiring. i think the boys will snooze before 9 and the adults by 11.. haha.

weekend - pancakes and pressies for the boys

 

after yz's enrichment class in the morning yesterday, I decided to get the ng family out of the house for some activities.

it was not going to be a laze-at-home day for us!

we went to try the strictly pancakes branch at upper east coast road. it was alright for me for im never a pancake/waffles fan but the boys were more than happy to share their caramelized banana pancakes topped with chocolate ice-cream with their pappy.



 

pancakes galore!

 

after the sweet treats, we made our way to bugis junction - been eons since we last visited it.

and i remember again why it's not our fav. hangout place....

 

today, we brought my mum for dim sum lunch at paradise pavilion at MBFC - abit zzzz to be at my workplace area on a sunday....

glad that everyone enjoys dim sum and we set off to bedok mall after that.

yz's bday is next sunday so popo decided to let the boys choose a set from the lego shop!

after much "negotiation" with the husband and I, we finally relented to allow a hero factory set for each boy.

 

this weekend is undoubtedly a lovely one for YZ & YR!

the year is ending!





don't you have this feeling??

its like it's oct already! gosh, are we officially in Q4 of the year?

im hurtling towards my grand 33rd birthday.... I need to go into denial mode soon.

 

anyway the working week has been more than just busy for me especially when i came down with sore throat and super blocked nose from wednesday onwards!

but with self-medication, I managed to make most of the symptoms go away and ok enough to go for a jog this morning! it has been awhile since my last jog on Tuesday... @_@

after the org chart change announcement last fri, this week has been crazy busy for me.

apart from working on home on wed (to spend time with the elder boy as he has no school for this week due to PSLE marking), it was like back-to-back meetings on Mon, Thurs and Fri plus a full day offsite workshop on Tue.

I don't know how I survive it but I did.

I think im more ready to face next week's trials given there is a holiday break mid-week!

 

and i cant wait for our family holiday to come soon!

counting down - another 4 weeks to go!

 

some outfits for the week:

left: top and cropped pants from gg5

middle: shirt from zara, skirt from gg5

right: top from A/X jeans from Guess by Marciano

change is constant

it has been a pretty exciting time at work this week.

there is a change in the org chart and some of the changes and rotation of people are very much unexpected..

its a good/bad(?) thing that my role is still the same I guess?

opportunities may be coming up and I wonder if im in the right time/position to capitalise on them.

oh well, we shall see.

 

and yesterday, went for a fantabulous outing with my colls.

dinner at tampopo and then K-ing our lungs out at liang court partyworld! *woohoo*

nothing beats a good Rihanna/gaga song to get the crowd dancing. LOL.

 

and 8 of us polished off 2 bottles of whiskey. *burp*

and everyone remained sane when we parted our way. we are good drinkers! hehe.

 

some outfits for the week:

 

left: romper from forever new

middle: dress from MNG

right: top from uniqlo, vest from ??, cropped pants from zara

a good weekend - or rather, making it good.

i started the weekend with no planning but it ended well.

I feel like im more in-tuned with an ENFP than an ENFJ now. :P

you need to know a little about MBTI if you know what im saying.

 

was feeling rather grouchy yesterday morning and decided to request for some time-out to spend time with myself doing my favorite activity: shopping!

the husband was the nicest by allowing that - dropping me off at bugis while the boys and him made their way to in-laws place for lunch and fetching me from orchard in the late afternoon! :D

 

first stop: haji lane!

ahhh.... it's been ages since I've been there and I really want to take a look at soon lee after such a long hiatus.

to think that I popped by there at least twice a week when I was working around the area 3 years back!

 

nothing much caught my fancy - I was a little disappointed at not getting anything from soon lee.

but there was a surprise buy - a ring from a local designer.  I first saw it in one of the shops at orchard gateway but I didn't buy then as I thought it's a tad over-priced for a designer I've never heard of.

when I saw it again in one of the shops at haji lane, I think it's meant for me to buy it. hahaha.

 

I left for orchard after jalan-jalan at haji lane. it's been such a long time since I visited ion and ALONE! *woohoo*

I spent good time at COS and even though I really love their designs but I cant bring myself to pay close to $200 for a cant-be-any-simpler shirt dress.....

their accessories are pretty cool so I got myself a pretty necklace. :D

 

and much as I tried not to, I ended up buying stuff from my fav. store again - ZARA....

surprisingly the fall winter range this year is pretty good though nothing fancy about the color range of cos.

I got myself a jacket, a shirt and a top - all in black or white... @_@

 

the boys came picked me up and we headed to PS after that.

I managed to visit rockstar near PS though again, I cant find anything that I fancy! how frustrating!

had a good dinner at Nam Nam and finished off with koi bubble tea. yum!

 

for today, hubbi and I were totally clueless where to go for lunch and I randomly suggested yong siak street known for quirky/interesting shops and eateries.

for once, mr ng is spontaneous and off we go!

 

on the way to yong siak street (@rd tiong bahru area)

 

we had lunch at Cheng's 27 located at you got it, 27 yong siak street, for some hainanese foodfare.

not too bad though the soup tasted a little too saltish.

 
we took a slow stroll along the street which is extremely short but pretty choked full with cafes and shops alike.
forty hands is crazy full, same goes for open door policy. next time, perhaps!
books actually is delighting. we spent some time there browsing through titles.
when I first stepped in, I cant contained my excitement and commented to the husband:"it smells like bras brasah here!".

it has an interesting selection of titles that are rarely seen in mainstream bookstores.
I chanced upon a book - the lover's dictionary by david leviathan - , flipped to a page and an extract got me hooked then and there.

this is the part:
"healthy,adj.

There are times when I'm all alone and I think, This is it. This is actually the natural state. All I need is my thoughts and my small acts of creation and my ability to go or do whatever I want to go or do. I am myself, and that is the point. Pairing is a social construction. It is by no means necessary for everyone to do it. Maybe I'm better like this. Maybe I could live my life in my own world, and then simply leave it when it's time to go."

through direct, even harsh definitions of seemingly harmless words, the book attempts to describe love. I cant wait to read it and I really hope it's worth the purchase.

they have cats in the shop!

 

we did a lot of walking for it was nary a dull moment around the neighborhood!

cafes and shops sprung up where we least expected it.

 

we saw PS café - the latest branch in town but today, we gave truffle fries a miss.

 

before we knew it, we had reached drips cafe at tiong poh road!

and so it will be a tarts day for us.

pretty decent tarts but I think the tarts at windowsill are better anytime!

and I realized iced earl grey tea without any syrup is horrible. but I drank it vodka shots style - holding the breath - since I've enough sugar intake from the tarts for the day!

 

top left: that spidey hand is YR's not mine.

 

after that, we did a quick drive-by along keong saik road! but we were simply too full to eat anymore at the eateries there.

still, that didn't stop us from buying $10 worth of bah kwa from kim hock seng to munch on!

they were crazy yummy! I think the honey-soaked BBQ meat is the best bah kwa I've ever eaten!

also, we saw some interesting restaurants that hubbi and I can try next time!



it had been a good holiday for the ng family today.
now the boys are watching ET holiday special on tv now while I will laze the rest of the evening away!
yeah!

a quiet week

it has been a quiet week at work for me. now that im in the new role not required to do any closing activities, month-end feels like just another week to me.

not that im complaining but it just feels a little weird when my counterparts were all hard at work trying to do their closing while i continue with my BAU stuff.

learning to exit the office when everyone is mad busy is an art too.

I came very close to leopard-crawling out on wed....

 

yesterday was good. hubbi and I managed to go off work before 5pm and we picked up the boys to start the long weekend earlier. :)

no plans for the next few days but I guess lazing at home sounds good too! :P

 

the only "exciting" thing for the week may just be the few pounds that I managed to shed off? it is coming to 3 weeks since I started counting the calories and I think I can safely say im lighter by 1kg though im not sure how much of that is coming off from the muffin top which is my ultimate objective anyway....

 

I shall continue for another few weeks - once I reached my optimal weight or so, I guess I can cut myself some slack and start eating some of my fav. snacks!

 

some outfits for the week:

 

left: top and pants from bysi

middle: top from axara, pants from AL&Alicia

right: top from zara, skirt from topshop

ngau ngau's bday dinner

met up with the usual peeps again yesterday for Candice's bday @ Fukuichi Japanese dining.

missing only mad dd, it was happy crazy chatting for us again.

 

and we sort of decided how we gonna throw our #20yearsanni celebration next year.

a yacht party! but again, only time will tell if it really get materialize...

 

group pix! blur shot taken by waitress again...

 

before meeting up with them, I went to my usual browhaus branch at mandarin gallery for eyebrow tweezing. and over there, I chanced upon the laptop bag by Herschel that I wanted so much to buy at HCMC but stopped myself thinking that i can get it cheaper here in SG.

and when im back, i just cant find the design/size at the usual places - Robinsons/Tangs!

so imagine my happiness when I found it in a shop there, I bought it on the spot!

although if the truth be told, I seldom bring my laptop back from home... :P

but who can resist a pretty thing!

 

tada! the one I got. the interior is fleeced lined!

counting the calories = bad mood



and so what I started in early sept - jogging the morning - , I have managed to continue doing so 1 month later (frequency at 2-3 times per week).

though I dont see any stark improvement in speed or stamina.. lol.

 

and to show that i take this seriously, I bought a new pair of running shoes!

haha, the husband was tsk-ing at me when I made the purchase for he thinks (and he might just be right) that the purchase is driven by our upcoming nov trip (i always like buying new shoes before a trip indeed...).

ANYWAY, its a gorgeous pair from new balance and I absolutely love the design and I need a pair at home for running at the gym (my only old pair is in office so i've been wearing hubbi's pair to run at home).

 

so here it is:

anyway, after chatting with friends who are into serious body-building/sculpting, I finally accepted that exercising alone is not going to do anything to my muffin top.
something NEEDS to be done to the diet.

the advices I had are NO processed white rice and only drink water (cutting away all sugared drinks).
2 simple advices but almost impossible to administer!!
for the past week, I managed to eat not a single grain of rice but continue to have my carbs intake through other forms like bee hoon, wholemeal bread etc.
it is not as hard as I thought except in occasions where im heading mum's place for home cooked food...
for drinks, I cant cut away MILO totally so its milo kosong for me in the morning now. and other drinks im allowing myself are milk and honey lemon water for now.

it's only been a week of counting calories and the only obvious difference I can see is how short my temper is now! lol.
a hungry person is an angry person indeed.
oh well, let's continue for few more weeks to see if this is working. then I can formulate a more sustainable plan if I really do lose the muffin abit and back to my ideal weight......

some outfits for the week:

left: top from gg5, skirt from zara

right: shirt and pants from zara

happy 8th anniversary to us!

 

it's 25.09 again and this year marks the 8th wedding anniversary for us! :D

I think life has been good to us and we find ourselves in better and happier positions with each new year.

with the kids growing up, we started to find more time for ourselves and reconnecting back.

and this year! we managed to have dinner instead of lunch! what a good change.

 

same SOP as last year, the husband fetched me from work at 12+pm and off we go to vivo to catch an afternoon show.

it was lovely catching a show without the boys. :P

you can feast on chips without them pestering you to have some, no toilet breaks for them and we can catch all the M18 R21 shows!

but it's still a PG show for us this time round - maze runner. haha.

personally, I find it a good show. not as good or dark like the hunger games but a really decent one for such survival genre.

 

after the show, we tried to window-shop abit but neither of us is really in the mood for that so we ended up chilling in a café.

as the husband said, when we have the time in the world to do what we want, we are clueless. jeez.

 

dinner was at Tajimaya where we had yummy grilled wagyu beef and pork tenderloins.. *thumbs up*

been so long we can enjoy a good dinner just with ourselves.

much as we missed the boys, we like such time alone just with ourselves. :)

 

never take photo with the man so here's a photo with my boyfriend. teehee.

 

 

baobei!

HCMC - day 4

today is our last full day in HCMC. we have visited most of the attractions in the city except for saigon and ben thanh markets so we need to do them slow... LOL.

  

again, we lazed in hotel until its lunch time then we headed out. we took a good long stroll to our lunch venue - le jardin.

along the way, we strolled past streets/alleys where the locals went about doing their usual activities.

seriously it feels like a throwback to the 70's SG? though I've never seen for myself firsthand how that is like...

 

barber by the street! rice sold by scoops!

 

by the time we reached our lunch venue, we were already melting from the heat. though it was crazy hot, we still chose to be seated outside in the garden for smoking is still allowed indoor in most places....

the husband opted for a cooling coke while I settled for a chilled rose wine of cos!

the onion soup was very authentically done so thumbs up for that.

my grouper was a little too hard but the other main courses were really not too bad.

 

one thing worth mentioning is the garlic for the bread came in cloves. very few restaurants serve it this way. in SG, i only know bedrock does it this way and it was absolutely tasty.

@ le jardin!

 

next, we walked to Saigon centre and spent some time there. I finally managed to get A SINGLE piece of clothing - a top from axara!

we chanced upon a café when we were heading to the markets - lusine. remember reading good feedbacks about it, we decided to pop in for tea break!

 

the first floor was a retail space while the café was on the second floor

from the décor you should be able to guess the pricing is not exactly budget range but the drinks were good so no complaints.

we ordered fat chips and carbs is always good! ha.

 

saigon and ben thanh markets are really nothing to shout again.

so many clothings but not my type so they were actually abit nighmarish to navigate around.

we didnt spend too much time there and before long, we decided to head to our dinner venue which is a long walk from the markets.

but when you have nothing but time on your hands, a good stroll is always welcomed..

 

dinner venue was decided last night when I quickly asked gb for some recommendations.

ty coz Saigon was decided for the mummy absolutely adore French cuisine so even though we have that for lunch, nothing is stopping us from having it again for dinner! *yeah*

 

and this was the best meal in HCMC for me!

my mains - duck cooked in some orange sauce is delicious! and their desserts - thumbs UP!!!

 

 

and that concluded our day 4 in HCMC!

 

the boys slept early that night from all the walking while the husband and I did what we love most when travelling - chips + HBO! LOL.

 

and next day, we lazed in the hotel room (whats new!) after breakfast until 1 pm (we requested for late check-out), then called a cab to airport for our short flight back to SG!

 

what a short getaway done with mixed feelings... LOL.

no mind, I shall start counting down to our next family trip in mid nov! I need to get some more planning firm up!

what a tiring weekend so far - albeit an eventful and happy one!

yesterday was especially a long day for the husband and I...
we went to the elder son's school from 3-5pm as there was portfolio presentation given by the P1 & P2 kids.
pretty interesting though the actual time presented by yz was less than whole of 30s. LOL.
oh well, it was good exposure for him I guess.
and he was happy that we fetched him from school straight rather than taking the school bus back.

after that, we went to fetch the younger boy from childcare and we had dinner.
the rest of the evening was spent at my mum's place for.... the boys were going to fall asleep at her place first for the night... :P
so at 9+pm after their bath, I shooed them to the bedroom and laid down with them to sleep.
and by 9.30pm, both were fast asleep! it must be a tiring day for them as well. *teehee*

after that, hubbi and I were finally free to go for F1! first time for the husband there to see the zooming cars and of cos, im there for Mayday!
it was awesome time for both of us though we were apart most of the time.. ha. ah long went to look for his friends there for catch-up while I stood through the awesome concert with yan they all. *woohoo*

by the time the concert ended at 1am, we were tired and famished so we ended up at mac for supper! tsk tsk! by the time we brought the boys back to our own home to sleep and bath, it was almost 3am!
and we woke up this morning at 8+am for yz's enrichment class. gosh!!!

somehow we made it and at noon time, hubbi dropped yr and me at fi's boy (gareth) 1YO bday party @ cookyn inc!
time flies - it feels like yesterday when we just went to her house for his full month celebration!
it was good catching up with the hall friends.
and when the party ended at 3pm, yr and I went orchard for some window shopping before the husband picked us home.
I got a nice necklace from heeren robinson. *yeah*

but both of us were so tired that we just fell asleep at the couch at 5+pm just now.
luckily we woke up in time to buy back dinner for the boys. LOL.

I think I will just try to recuperate as much as possible tomorrow at home.....