January 31, 2011

Fun @ SI Annual Dinner

I have not been partying since three years back when I first conceived Chloe. Clubbing & Drinking have become my long lost friends and I kinda miss them on and off. 

I had followed Hubby to SI's functions quite a number of times, I am sure there will be lots of fun with lots of fun people @ the dinner. They drink, they sing, they dance - everyone is very sporting and very nice. That's why I had already prepared to be home late that night. I had already informed my maid that she can sleep in my room while waiting for us to come home. 

I dressed up in my leopard print dress with my new pair of brown boots, and off we went for MY first party after becoming a Mother. The buffet dinner was great, the band was fabulous, the people there were all crazy!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow Wow.... Had a few drinks and dance too. 

I had a great night dancing & drinking, and I think hubby had a great night too because he was so drunk. 

January 25, 2011

Chloe sayang Baby Clarisse so muchieee..

As usual, Baby Clarisse wakes up in the middle of the night to ask Mama for cuddling or feeding. So, Mama went to pick up Baby Clarisse from her crib, and placed her on our bed; lying down in between Mama and Chloe to prepare for feeding.

The moment I placed Baby Clarisse down on our bed, Chloe heard Baby Clarisse crying and Chloe opened her eyes to check out what happened. Chloe saw Baby Clarisse lying down right beside her, Chloe extended her right arm and gently pat on Clarisse's chest, then went back to her sweet sweet dream. 

To see such a scene as a Mama myself, it is so touching; so gratifying; so so so HAPPY. I just love to know how much Chloe loves her little sister. With Chloe's continuous loving gesture, I am sure Baby Clarisse will love her big sister the same way too. 

ARGS Gathering @ Fukuharu

22/1/2011
ARGS Group had a fun gathering at Fukuharu Japanese Restaurant, The Terrace @ Hock Choon, Jalan Ampang.

As usual, some are punctual and some are late.  :P But nobody actually mind as when we girls gather, and we starts to "yak" so much that we don't feel hungry. Because we specifically mentioned that this is gonna be a GIRLS ONLY gathering, Poor BY sent his wife to join us and he had to roam around Jalan Ampang himself (But I guess, for his wife, he doesn't mind at all - unlike my "one", before I can ask him to send me anywhere, he would make a big chunk of nonsense and we will end up quarreling). 

Food : 7/10
I shared a Gindara Terayaki Dinner Set with WL, and guess what? We didn't finished the set. Hahaha...to be honest, the portion is considered small for a dinner set. One Pregnant Lady and One Mummy share one set and we didn't finish it. How can ONE pregnant lady eats so little, I didn't help out to finish the rest because I was still quite full with "PUN CHOY" lunch @ about 2pm. Let's come back on the food. 
Gindara Terayaki - So So only... 
Mushroom Tepanyaki - GOOD GOOD! It is Dry and Not Oily. 
Gindara Sushi - Don't like it
Green Tea Ice-Cream with Red Bean Paste - So So (& very expensive RM18.00/scoop)
Eel & Rice in Claypot - Quite Good, but Kamimura can do better Clay Pot Rice. 

Ambient : 8/10
The place is quite cozy. A good place to catch up and a good place for we girls to "yak & yak".

Service : 5/10
Topping up of O Cha is so difficult. I have to actually ask a few times just for ONE REFILL. Geez....

Price : 7/10
The price is quite affordable for a Japanese Restaurant - but portion is quite small. I am still quite surprise on the Macha Ice-Cream that costs me RM18.00. If I remembered correctly, Kampachi is cheaper than this. 

"Yaking" Session until almost 1am. Really looking forwards for the next meeting. So many different topics to talk about and is never enough time to finish our story. :)


January 19, 2011

Panda again...

Whenever I mentioned the word "PANDA", it is instantly known that this word is associated with "LACK OF SLEEP". 

I think our two pretties had "communicated" and "planned" to take turn to wake up in the middle of the night to play with Papa & Mama. 

Chloe woke up on Tuesday 4am, and started to sing, talk, climb up and down, hug (*disturb) clarisse, force Mama to sing twinkle twinkle little star, force papa to pat pat her back and all sorts of funny things. These activities made us stayed awaked until dawn. Naturally, Papa & Mama were both late for work.

Then, Clarisse's turn. Baby Clarisse woke up a few times crying last night asking for feed. Geez... Usually, after I fed her, she would return to her dreamland immediately. But last night, Baby Clarisse was seeking for extra attention and demanding for more feed. I suspect she was not hungry but she just treat it as her pacifier. I tried to give her the REAL pacifier to suckle, but she cried even louder and I ended up feeding her again. AND~~~Today, Papa & Mama were both late for work AGAIN. 

Argghh..... Tomorrow's everyone's Public Holiday but it is not mine. I need to get back to work. :(

January 18, 2011

Mama is gaining ground

I am so delighted to declare to all that I am gaining ground on my two pretties. ** wink wink **

Darling Chloe used to tell everyone : I want Papa, I don't want Mama.

But now, the situation is changing gradually to favour Mama. *wink wink*

Scenario One : 

Mama : Chloe, go Oi Oi (sleep) with Papa. Faster kiss Mama Goodnight.

Chloe : No, I want Mama Oi Oi with you (She was trying to say, She wants Mama to sleep with her)

Papa : Come, Chloe. Papa Oi Oi with you.

Chloe : No, I want Mama Oi Oi (with) Chloe Chan. Papa go outside, make Clarisse Oi Oi.

Scenario Two :

Mama : Papa, I am very tired tonight. Can you please take care of Clarisse tonight?

Papa : Ok

Papa carried Clarisse out of the room, and left Chloe and Mama in the room to rest. 
However, Clarisse started crying loudly, I could hear Papa trying to calm Clarisse down but it was unsuccessful. Even though I was very tired, I couldn't sleep hearing Clarisse crying for Mama. *wink*
So, I went out and Papa handed Clarisse to me. Immediately, Clarisse stopped crying and fell asleep. :P

January 17, 2011

No Shouting

The Star Online


Sunday January 9, 2011

No shouting


ONCE a professor asked his students: “Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?” The students thought for a while before one of them said: “We shout because we lose our calm.”
“But why shout when the other person is just next to you? Isn’t it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice?”
The students gave various answers, none of which satisfied the professor.
Finally he explained: “When two people are angry with each other, their hearts distance. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the louder they will have to shout to hear each other through that great distance.”
Then he asked: “What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly. Why? Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is very small.
“When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak – they only whisper and get closer to each other in their love.
“Finally they do not even need to whisper. They only look at each other, that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.”
So, when you argue, do not let your hearts get distant or say words that distance each other even more, or there may come a day when the distance is so great you will not find the path back to each other.
The Internet has become a wonderful medium for passing around heart-warming or thought-provoking stories like this tale. Most claim to be true or based on fact. Even if they are hard to verify, the messages they carry are worth sharing. Today’s story was sent in by JOYCE LOH.

January 13, 2011

What is Double Standard?

According to Collins English Dictionary, DOUBLE STANDARD is a noun that means a set of principles that allows greater freedom to one person or group than to another.

However, according to the new found "genius" Professor M, DOUBLE STANDARD is a noun that means a set of principles may change according to Professor M's preference at anytime OR a set of principles may change at the occurrence of BEER.

Well, last night Professor M called for a dinner among his buddies, and I was invited too (MAYBE BECAUSE his buddies are attending the dinner with their wives too). Well, I appreciated it and I enjoyed the dinner while catching up with buddies' wives. As usual, with Professor M around; BEER is something that cannot be omitted, especially BEER is one of the important element for their buddies' gathering. It doesn't disturb me at all, I think Professor M deserves the pleasure as long as we are home on time to take care of our two pretties. However, Professor M was totally drowned in his BEERFEST that he had decided to continue a drinking session with his buddies somewhere else. 

I WAS VERY DISCONTENTED! UNHAPPY! DISPLEASED! ANGRY! 

Every now and then, he was inflicting fear into me that my current home is a unsafe to stay in, especially after an incident of  break-in last few months ago. Well, everybody was safe and the thief did not manage to take anytime as my sis shouted when she saw him walking up the stair. Anyway, at that time we didn't arm our malfunction alarm and many of the locks were broken. We didn't take it seriously before the incident because there is police patrolling at our lane frequently. But then, all the BROKEN and MALFUNCTIONS have been rectified immediately after the incident. 

He was saying that this house is not safe, especially when all the men are not around. He is being very careful and he actually does all the routine check every night @11pm to ensure that all windows and doors are locked, alarm is armed accordingly, outdoor lights are switched on. To be honest, even though hubby is very naggy; I am thankful that I have such a careful hubby to carry out the very detailed work to safeguard us from harms.  

But STUPID, he knows that my parents were not at home last night and I had reiterated many times to him that noone is at home IF there is anything happen. But at the end, he decided to continue to drown himself in the pleasure of BEER and BUDDIES, and totally forget about us - two adorable children and a pretty wife.

When Professor M's "Double Standard" applies, it means

- When he goes out for BEER until late --> the house is absolutely safe without him! The thief will not choose the day that he goes out for BEER to attack us! The thief will wait for him to come back then only invade us. 

- When he is at home --> the house is absolutely unsafe even if safety precaution has be taken i.e. all doors and window properly locked, alarm armed, baseball bat in the room, mobile in the room and etc etc. With all these, he still feel unsafe, and keep on complaining to me about the same issue again and again.

I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE ONE THING, PROFESSOR M IS FULL OF BULLSHIT! 

Hair Loss Season

Another round of hair losing session!!
It is like clicking "restart" and I have to go through the same process right from the beginning AGAIN. 

Arghhh...I took almost 2 years to grow back I had lost previously!! Many friends told me that I shouldn't be worrying so much since I have plenty of hair and I won't go bald. But it is quite terrifying, and the hair loss problem preyed on my mind that I am actually buying various type of hair products to prevent further hair loss. But I goggle about it AGAIN, and AGAIN there is nothing that I can do to stop the hair from shedding.  It is all due to the postpartum hormonal changes, and some said it is the time to pay back the extra hair growth during pregnancy. BUT how come I didn't realize any "abundant" hair growth during my pregnancy? 

The severity is not accounted by the number of strands, but the number of cluster.  *Sigh* My forehead is getting bald "AGAIN" !!!!

January 8, 2011

Clarisse' First Turn!

Today is 8th February 2011, and Clarisse is now 4 months and 2 weeks old. I have just witnessed Baby Clarisse's First Turn - turning from her back to her chest facing down. Horray to my Baby Clarisse.  :P

January 4, 2011

Thumbs up for KWSP

On the 15th December, I had all my documents prepared for EPF withdrawal "to purchase a house". The nearest EPF office from home is Bangunan KWSP @ Jalan Raja Chulan. So, after a hearty breakfast at Yut Kee Kopitiam @ Jalan Dang Wangi with my sister, we headed straight to Bangunan KWSP which is 5 minutes away.

It took us 5 minutes to park our car and took a lift up from the carpark to the Operation Counters. We spent 1 minutes to take the queue number and the information counter; and our number were called within 1 minute. We handed our documents to the respective officers (my sister was applying for hers too), and the officers were especially polite with their super duper big smiles. They took about 10 minutes to go through our documents, and took about 5 minutes to explain to us on the procedure and the amount eligible to withdraw from our EPF accounts. Then? DONE! My sister were told to check her bank account in 3 weeks times. However, mine was rejected. I was not angry or frustrated, how could when their excellent service impressed me so much. Further to that it was the bank's fault in typing my purchased unit wrongly.

I thought I was lucky that day.

After the Bank made an amendment on the unit number, Hubby and I went back to the same EPF Office @ Jalan Raja Chulan. This time, hubby applied his withdrawal for our home. Just like my first experience, 1 minute to take the queue number, 2 minutes waiting time to be called to the operation counter for the document submission. Again, the officer greeted me and invited me to sit. She was checking through the documents and explaining to me about the procedures and withdrawal amount all at the same time. "WOW" Multi-Tasking. And everything was completed in 10 minutes. Again, BEAUTIFULLY DONE! She even printed me a list who to contact in case the fund did not reach me in three weeks time. 

Since I had done with my application, I walked towards hubby's counter. The officer was not there, and hubby was frowning. Then, I asked him " What Happened? Any documents missing? Cannot be? Mine approved! "Apparently, hubby has to submit an additional document since he purchased this home THREE YEARS AGO. Anyway, the officer was very kind. She called the bank on behalf of hubby and asked around where can my hubby obtain that particular set of document. Hubby told her that we are inexperience in purchasing properties and we were unsure about the different types of documents. She was so nice that she even helped us to talk to the Lawyer to ask for the document. WOW!!!!  Not just that, she told us that we can collect the document from the law firm on that day, and told us to come back here to look for her if we wanted to; and that she will be at the office working @ 7.30am. 

What an excellent Department we had in Malaysia. I heard many rumours about difficulty getting their EPF at the retired age. This is so not true. I handed in my application on the 23rd December and the fund  was in my account on the 3rd January. 10 DAYS only. Hubby got his in  8 days, my sister got hers in about 10 days too, and my friend got hers in THREE (3) DAYS !!!!!!

Heap Heap Horray to KWSP!!!!

January 3, 2011

Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year 2011. Wishing ALL OF US a EXCELLENT year ahead filled with LAUGHTERS & endless HAPPINESS.

I have a good start for year 2011. I have two adorable princesses and a sweet hubby (IF minus the nagging & drinking habit, it will be perfect!) with me to begin my Year 2011. 

1st January 2011

7.00am - Hubby & I woke up early in the morning to send my parents to KL Sentral. They are flying off to London to meet up with my brother and sister who were already there two days ago. My brother went to London for his further studies.

8.00am - Hubby & I had Yummy Yummy Brickfield Pork Noodle 猪肉粉

12.00noon - I dressed up my girls and prepared the necessity for "gai gai" (outing - to girls' cousin Travis' Fullmoon Function).

1.30pm - At Brickfield Jalan Trevors attending Travis' Fullmoon. Chloe had a good time with her Mah Mah & Yeh Yeh. Baby Clarisse was a little grouchy with "strangers" (i.e. aunties, uncles & cousins) around. Well, Chloe was like that too when she was about Clarisse's age. So, I guessed crying is kind of usual at this age. Even Baby Arrise (2 weeks older than Clarisse) was also a little grouchy too. 

*** OH...I am proud to say : Yeah! We didn't bring our maid together with us this time. Just Hubby & I with our two princesses. It was EXCELLENT! NOT A PROBLEM to handle our girls ourself without additional helping hands. Of course, My PIL was there to take over Chloe for a while. So, No Maid? No big Deal LAAAA :P (For such a short outing) Hehehehe***

3.30pm - Home from Travis' Fullmoon function. Chloe & Clarisse had their afternoon naps while Papa & Mama went "PAK TOR" (date) at the Gardens (was actually shopping for birthday gifts for Papa's buddies.)

7.30pm - Had Dinner with MIL, BIL & a friend @ Ding Tai Fung. Received a bag full of Barney VCD from BIL's friend. Wow...Chloe must be super duper happy to see a bag full of Barney VCD. 

9.30pm  - Arrived Home. Chloe & Clarisse were both asleep soundly. 

11.00pm - Quiet and Peaceful Night with Beers & Jalapeno Chips. Then, Bed Time!

No Party, No Clubbing, No Music, No Dance, No BBQ, No Special Set Dinner but I had a good QUALITY FAMILY TIME. 

Happy New Year!!!