IT'S A NEW DAY!

if there's one thing to remember about 2011. it has gotta be this.

this would mean that i am 6 MINUTES away from my saturday svc, walking distance from the nearest Starbucks outlet, and totally consumed in a world of shopping! haha...

but much more than that, this place is a testament to God's goodness and faithfulness. and i thank God that i'm still here after all the storms. =)

managed to sneak into the hall earlier to catch a glimpse of the glory! although the sounds, lighting, furniture aren't what they were expected to be, it was awesome enough to blow our minds off!
check out the BIG LONG screen. first of its kind in Asia. i love this Church. =)
from the bottom of my heart, i do want to thank those who labored tirelessly to get this place up and running within a short span of 1 week (after the insane IT show) ushers, cleaners, contractors and all. it's good to serve in a ministry. =)

dinner at Ma Maison

finally stepped into this jappy-cum-western restaurant situated in a obscure corner in bugis junction. remembered the last time we went was during ivy's birthday many many years ago.
and since it was many many years ago, i dun really remember too, how the food tasted like, except for the fact that it was pricey. well, it's still pricey today. -.-

anyway, the fad of taking photos of food before eating seemed to have died down, and so i snapped an all-in photo of the sample food outside. haha.
we tried the:

1. cuttlefish ink spagg: could have tasted better on normal days.
2. tonkichi pork cutlet curry rice: the best dish of the night.
3. soba salad: DELICIOUS! lurve it totally
4. seafood paella: can afford to miss, paella should juz be eaten in authentic spanish restaurants, read Serenity.
5. cheese gratin: i ordered that, and i lurve it too. cheesy is my thing. haha.

well, all in all, good place to chill. can consider for the next bday gathering... =)

hello baby!

expensive photos... even more expensive than the wedding photos... zzz...

Great is the Lord

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise

The city of our God, the holy place
The joy of the whole earth
Great is the Lord in whom we have the victory
He aids us against the enemy
We bow down on our knees

And Lord, we want to lift Your name on high
And Lord, we want to thank You
For the works You've done in our lives
And Lord, we trust in Your unfailing love
For You alone are God eternal
Throughout earth and heaven above

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my kids do NOT know how to sing this... spent half the cg meeting teaching them how to sing! am i really that old?!

shopaholic & baby

i could almost imagine the world of shopping opened to me with baby's arrival. although right now, i'm pretty obsessed with only 2 things in mind: the baby bag and the baby pram!

totally heart this! it's reversible!

stop whining

Whining is something that we all do, but the question is why? When you whine nothing really happens other than you sounding like a baby. And if you sound like a baby then you are probably going to be treated like one. But seriously, why do people whine?

When you whine your problems don’t get solved because you are spending all your time whining instead of fixing. So the next time you are upset and are about to whine, do the following:

1. Take all the IF’s and BUTs out of your head.
   
2. Think about the situation and why it happened the way it did.
3. If another party was involved, think about the situation from their perspective. If another party was not involved, think about the situation from a neutral perspective (I know this is hard, but you can do it).
4. List out all the possible ways you can potentially change the situation to be favorable for you.
5. Try and fix the situation using one of the ways you listed out. If things go your way, that’s great. If things don’t go your way or if the situation can’t be changed, then learn from it and move on.

Life is not perfect and we all whine about things (even me), but you’re more likely to succeed if you think about things from a logical perspective instead of an emotional whiny perspective.

PS: Hopefully it didn’t sound like I was whining about people whining...

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On another note, if you don't have faith, you don't have faith. Period. Find it, rebuild it and don't whine. And definitely don't blame it on others.

my gums ache!

If its your gums this could develop into pregnancy gingivitis (pregnancy gum disease). This is caused by increased blood flow while pregnant (which causes swollen gums), rise of hormone levels and sickness.

WHY OH GOD?!?!?!

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well, on a happy note, i'm quite pleased that the trying to puke, trying not to puke, and puking are slowly stopping. =)

b.o.v.r.i.l

issit true that preggies have weird cravings and that they start eating stuffs which they previously hate?

well, i've of late fallen in love with... porridge. yes. porridge. that which i wont eat even when i'm half dead from sickness.

and to top it all, i've also fallen in love with this:

HURRAY BOVRIL!

my morbid puke list

as far as memory serves me, these are the ''not acceptable'' food for the past 2 months....

1. orange juice
2. udon
3. mui cai & braised egg
4. normal fried veg
5. carrot juice
6. laksa
7. hot milo
   

and the latest, muddy mud pie. zzz.

btw, all the food comes out from the mouth in their original form. (Think udon coming out as udon.)

updates updates!

looks like mamaglad has also been neglecting this site! well, everyday i'm juz preoccupied with trying to puke, trying not to puke, and puking.

i'm 3 weeks away from the end of the tunnel and i'm so looking forward to it!

first exercise of pregnancy:

YES. i WALKED 870 metres in 15 minutes. and praise the Lord i burned 49 wonderful calories. -.-

i need to burn some fats before i become fat mama soon. sigh!

B.U.R.P

I can't believe it... This burping, belching, heartburning,etc is gonna last for 3 whole months?!?!?!

In jesus' name, stop! I need to get back to my normal life fast! Tis is so feeling like an invalid. Argh!

26 Jan 2011 food intake

Breakfast: 3/4 prawn mee (with tao gay unfortunately)
Lunch: my whole tub of Tori-Q lunch bento
Add ons: Gong Cha!
Teabreak: Four Leaves bread-lets.

hello baby

first visit to the gynae. this fortune telling plate is so gonna tell us when baby's arriving. hahaha.

God is real

yesterday i had a funny dream, i dreamed that at every toss, i told God to stop the puking and let me enjoy the process of mama-hood. i muz have told him several times. today i dun feel like puking at all, at least so far so good.

oh ya, and i also remembered that at the last minute, when i was abt to wake, i quickly told Him that i dun wanna burp so much gas too. well, should have nagged more, less burping today. hopefully, all will be gone tmr!

weight loss!

this is by far the most comforting news. oh God let the puking stop!

1st sunday

my first sunday without going for my routine Body Combat and Body Pump... =( am sure that i'm gonna miss those classes for a long while...

the Husband volunteered to bring me to the new Orchard gym to tour. indeed, new places look good and smell good. cant wait to join one of their classes soon!

went out at 12noon, and by 3pm i'm already dead beat. came home and took a long nap with some really funny dreams. haha!

gastrics...

is not fun at all... i dun remember eating lesser during this period, but somehow, some 2 hours before meal times, i get hungry. and it's so bad i have gastrics...

*growl*

prevention is better than cure

as advised by anqila, i am to prevent stretch marks after pregnancy, and it starts today.

got myself the anti stretch mark cream in order to prevent the singapore smrt map from forming on my tummy!

LOOK! it's 350ml at the 250ml price! i'm indeed morphing into a supermarket aunty.

the necessary nutrients

Excepted off the Net. Necessary nutrients are:

1. Carbohydrate and fat as a source of energy to produce the substance of calories can be obtained from cereals, tubers.

2. Protein as a source of building materials can be obtained from meat, fish, eggs and nuts.

3. As a regulator of mineral substances can be obtained from fruits and vegetables - vegetables.

4. Vitamin B complex is useful for maintaining the nervous system, muscles and heart to function normally. Can be found in cereals, seeds - grains, beans, green vegetables, ragi, eggs and dairy products.

5. Vitamin D is useful for bone growth and formation of your baby. Source found in fish liver oils, egg yolk and milk.

6. Vitamin E useful for the formation of red blood cells healthy. Eat grains institutions mainly wheat, pulses, vegetable oil and green vegetables.

7. Folic acid is useful for the development of the nervous system and blood cells, are scattered on the dark green vegetables such as spinach, cauliflower and broccoli. In fruits, folic acid found in oranges, bananas, carrots and tomatoes. The need for folic acid during pregnancy is 800 mcg per day, especially in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Folic acid deficiency can disrupt the formation of the brain, until the defects in the central nervous system and brain of the fetus.

8. Iron required pregnant women to avoid anemia, many are in green vegetables (like spinach, kale, cassava leaves, papaya leaves), meat and liver.

9. Calcium, needed for the growth of fetal bones and teeth, and to protect pregnant women from osteoporosis, if calcium is not provided for pregnant women, the lack of calcium will be taken from the mother's bones. Other calcium sources are green vegetables and beans. We have the best of calcium obtained from milk and processed products. Milk also contains many vitamins, such as vitamins A, D, B2, B3, and vitamin C.

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i seriously need to get some real nutrients, apart from the ice cold water and the cup noodles i always eat. =(

california fitness no more!

ahhh yes, wat a big sacrifice mamas make...

will be missing out on the bulk of my gym classes for a huge part of 2011. suspended my cali membership, but den again, i can always swing by true fitness should i feel fat. =(

climatic changes

the first week after baby's existence is known, the nights felt unbearably cold.

even without the fan nor aircon, i find myself wrapped up in 2 layers of thick quilt. and waking up in the middle of the night breaking out in cold sweat.

and then i read off one of the informational sites:
Fat, for pregnant women, big fat benefits for the body's energy reserves, so that the body intermittently does not feel tired.

i conclude that i have not been fat enough, indeed. hallelujah.

welcome to m.o.t.h.e.r.h.o.o.d

and so it was, i'm pregnant.

let's juz say things started to become suspicious when i ate 2 bowls of sharks fin, 2 servings of glutinous rice, amongst the 7 course lunch, and was still hungry.

the thought of using the pregnancy test kit kicked in, not to test whether i was actually pregnant or not, but to have a peace of mind in the event that i was out without any sanitary pads in my bag.

tested on the kit which i readily bought in november (where i had double the members points on my birthday month in watsons! haha!)
and then to test again, thinking for a moment that i might belong to the inaccurate 0.5% as stated in the instruction manual.
and finally, 3 days later, having come to terms with this accidental surprise, went to the doc's to get the 'final verdict'.

starbucks, still the fav

first change of the year, starbucks' logo. coffee still tastes the same, if not better. =)

1st post of 2011

12 days of 2011 have passed and i've yet to appear in cyberspace. traditionally, people start the year with the NY resolutions. for me, i've never really written any solid, heart wrenching, life transforming resolutions yet. but as far as life is concerned, i'm pretty sure i'm still gonna live by my beliefs: FAITH, HOPE & LOVE. simple yet sufficient to cover all.

start the YEAR 2011 right!

reddy eyed

not exactly the best way to end the year... but well, i guess i only have myself to blame...

eye infection since last week and is still continuing today... got myself another 2 day MC... but seriously, i am not looking forward to the MC. need to be at work, esp during crucial moments like this...

oh God, i need eyes to heal soon!!!

dinner at hot tomato!

well, it's not exactly the kind of place i would like to be chilling out over dinner. but since there aint any colorful XLB at the paradise inn next door, we settled for this instead.

u know the advert which screams out "I LOVE MY STEAK 'N' I LOVE MY PASTA"? pretty cheesy, and it kinda caused me to be not very optimistic abt the food...
quite on the contrary, the food turned out not bad, delicious i would say, ESPECIALLY caesar's salad!
i'm so motivated i decided to make my own... YAY! my creation!
and so, i will be healthy for the next... 3 days.

happy birthday papa!

christmas is my papa's birthday too!

for the longest time, have not really have a birthday party, esp for papa. he's a frugal man u see. makes me wonder if i am really the daughter, looking at the vast different in spending habits. arghs.

that's sister and papa. thank God got sister's present to cover my ass. hahaha. as usual, i am the bo sim one who always forgets presents.
and if your birthday falls on christmas day, you get... log cakes...

more log cakes...

and the birthday cake!check out the food prepared by mama... machiam preparing for kid's birthday lidat... but hearts the junk food nonetheless.. haha!

Christmas! A time of GIVING!

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

and therefore, every christmas, we are in the season of giving... and receiving as well! yay!

my pressies from the ahem, EW girls (should i even be naming them as this?), ok, from mimi, kimmy, wei and ad!
before my memory fails me, i muz reiterate that the naraya bag is also a present, from wei... zzz how uncreative.

pressies from the office! chocs in tupperware for fear of ants!

my pressies for everyone else!

ooh door gift for our dept lunch, spinelli cookie, one of the best by far.

my glistering pressies for W378, which incidentally, have not been given out yet. oops. wrapped till 3am in the morning!

hatty christmas gift exchange! dun we all feel happier looking at presents?

and not to mention the many many more presents which i failed to take pics of... too happy unwrapping them and using immediately! hahah.

california gurl!

katy perry, not.

this is the wannabe. with the not so big cupcake for a start.

bloggerholics

welcome to cyberspace my friends.

it's in here that you will dig out all the things that people have meant to kept secret, where the alter ego surfaces, but it's also here where u get to meet the reality of people around u.

and like facebook and the many social networking site around, boon or bane, you decide.

randomess

“The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.”
~George Bernard Shaw~

My First Christmas in Heaven

I see the countless Christmas trees,
Around the world below.
With tiny lights, like Heaven's stars,
Reflecting on the snow.
The sight is so spectacular,
Please wipe away the tear.
For I am spending Christmas with
Jesus Christ this year.

I heard the many Christmas songs,
That people hold so dear.
But the sounds of music can't compare,
With the Christmas choir up here.
I have no words to tell you,
The joy their voices bring.
For it is beyond description,
To hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me,
I see the pain inside your heart.
But I am not so far away,
We really aren't apart.
So be happy for me, dear ones,
You know I hold you dear.
And be glad I'm spending Christmas
With Jesus Christ this year.

I sent you each a memory,
Of my undying love.
After all, love is a gift more precious,
Than pure gold.
It was always most important,
In the stories Jesus told.
Please love and keep each other,
As my Father said to do.

For I can't count the blessings or love,
He has for each of you.
So have a Merry Christmas and
Wipe away the tear.
Remember, I am spending Christmas
with Jesus Christ this year.
Love,
Your loved one in Heaven

the remind-meself-y-i-heart-cat-&-surely post

or the remind-cat-&-surely-how-they-will-not-take-train-with-me-again post... hahah!

my birthday dinner at the melting pot

finally finally, i braved myself for buffet AFTER the stanchart marathon, didnt want to carry so much weight with me while i run u see.

got ourselves some vouchers (which wasnt really worth the while, cos there are similar credit card promotions going on every now and then) and headed for the Melting Pot for dinner.

~The Husband with my many food on the table!~

finally ended the day with a stroll to Great World City, admiring the many condo projects along river valley road. someday i'll be staying in one of those. =)

The Birth of Jesus according to Gmail, Facebook & 4square

MNG Dec 2010

it has become my usual routine to append my MNG sales record.... so here goes... another one!

$300+ in dec 2006,
$133 in jun 2007,
$125 in dec 2007,
$134 in jun 2008,
$126 in dec 2008,
$190 in jun 2009,
$254 in dec 2009,
$192 in jun 2010,
$148 in dec 2010.

God, i need your financial blessings!

steamy boat at WuHan

you know, the one which was highly advertised by aunty lucy...

well, the food wasnt really FANTASTIC, in fact, if u are meat/seafood lover, u'll be in for a disappointment.

nonetheless, the threesome (whoo...) had quite a great time eating, catching up, and erm, laughing over cat's silliness (i call it the "being-warned-alrdy-still-die-die-wanna-go-ahead" incident)

and for the record, this has to be my latest bday dinner! hahah. thank you to surely and cat for arranging! well, we can always butter factory the next time round..

oh i muz mention that cat and surely are so NICE to accompany me on the circle line when they could be taking the north-south line. and oh i muz also mention that they are so KIAM CHAI to experience train fault... keke... kiam chaiiii...

~whoo, my tweeting santa christmas card! so cute! rudoph has an account too @rudoph~

have yourself a merry little Christmas Day!!!!

oh my gosh, i can't believe it's December alrdy! and i thought it was juz a few months ago when i was racking my brains on the NY resolutions. =D

this christmas, i've been touring the city and taking pics of pretty christmas trees! i feel happy juz by looking at them!

prelude to Christmas starts here!:

~one of my fav! taka beary christmas!~
~vivocity tree, looks nicer in the night~

~white christmas!~

~purplely~

~PRECIOUS MOMENTS!~

~and the precious Husband looking awkward with cute stuffs~MORE TO COME!

the 10KM SCM....!

yes! i completed my first 10km in my lifetime! hopefully, this will not be the last 10km i am attempting.. hehe..

~dats how FARRRR away we are from the start line....~

indeed, this SCM is a yoyo of emotions!

at the start line, i was all hyped up and ready to go.. -->
and it only lasted till the 2km mark.. which is the UPslope towards MBS..

~wat good encouragement, funny nonetheless~

the rising sun did not help at all.. at the 5km mark, i was almost fainting.. yea, v lao kui, but heck, i am not born a runner ok!

but was thinking to myself, if i were to faint there and then, i would be transported back in an ambulance.. and high chance that i was the ONLY ONE who fainted in the shortest km category.. so NO! i am not gonna end up DNF!

oh, and i was furious when they set up TWO lookalike finish line! why would they have a FAKE finish line and then the real one 750m away! FURIOUS! i used up almost all the energy i can squeeze out from my flabs and there's still 750 freaking metres to go!? %^*#($^*#&#(

but in the end, i did finish the race.. with a few positive provocation in between:
1. a blind participant led by a lady
2. a participant in a wheelchair
3. sis-il who walked with me a distance while i was seeing stars. for a moment i thought she might be the Holy Spirit...
4. my gong cha reward after the race (which did not materialise by the way. -.-)
5. oh, and the encouragement on someone else's back that says: "let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..."

YAY! so wat's next? the sundown? heh.