Night Activity
Recently Nicole started "every-night activity". Instead of watching TV the whole night, she engages the kids with different activities every night. i.e. it was play dough last night & it is drawing tonight. It is a great idea & the kids enjoy themselves very much.

Mark chose Green for his robot. Celeste is good at drawing & colors
Rachel shows great talent in colors.
John? He didn't draw anything. He asked Nicole to do it.

Lovely Drawings
The twins (4 of them) call both of Nicole & me " Mummy".
If v r both there, they will differentiate us by " Your Mummy" & " My Mummy".
To outsider, it is confusing??
BHD is famous for pretty girls, but this morning, it was .. bad.... un- glam... Our reputation is gone..

End note

• I am glad that I have Nicole as my sis-in-law. she is like a sister to me. I have no family in Singapore & it will be very miserable if I can't get along with her. Thanks God! Gerald married her not anybody else.
  
• I loved the post by Mitchy - “Friendship on the rock”. It is well-written with beautiful words & perfect grammars. On top of all these, What she said is very truth : 'Evidently, friendship is tested thru time and distance .i thought that we have established that kind of relationship where i dont have to be around 24/7...that sometimes i would just drop by to say a quick hi...and that although years have separated us, well pick up where we left off when we see each other again...i though that we can grow separately without growing apart. I envy her English very much. English is forever my 2nd language & I have to put in a lot effort to write like her.. Study hard!!
  
• I had a long talk with "Her" today. She sensed my un-happiness. I am a straight-forward person & told her that I am tired of answering phone calls & want to be off the line for a while. What am I planning? Well I won't quit working but I am considering internal transfer. I told her that it's been 6 yrs & I am saturated. I need a break from those shitty customers. She ack & asked me to wait & not to make "rush" decision.


• If there is an opportunity, I will grab it because I don't know how long I have to wait.


• There should be a "drinking + clubbing" section tomorrow, what happen? nobody confirms anything. Going or not?

Rememeber earlier I mentioned about our old Cannon digital Cam. V found some old photos & realized that the kids are much bigger now.

Paul 's new friend

is Baru. I think he is from Israel. The family moved into Flamingo recently. Yaya & Paul met Barbu & his Yaya during their daily morning walk. He knocked onto our " Small back gate" this morning & wanted to come in to play with Paul. Paul was happy to see him, so were Mark & celeste. I was in the hurry to leave for work , so I didn't take any photos of them. tomorrow, tomorrow I will.

Kids make the world beautiful.

I am having my monthly friend visiting me & my mood can't be worse. The customers were stupid yet snobbish.

• An " Australian" accent guy shouted at me about his Blackberry problem but it turned out to be our competitor's service. HE DIDN'T APOLOGIZE BEFORE HANGING UP THE PHONE. What a shame!
• A idiot lady tried to use our on-line service but was too blind to find the "select" button, yet she complained tt I was not helpful. IT WAS JUST RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF HER EYE. SHE DIDN'T APOLOGIZE EITHER.
• E last one was the worst one - the most infamous man at our dep. I believe that he is mentally unsound & he should be put into "WOODBRIDGE" (MENTAL HOSPITAL). Yet our Jlo kept giving him free svs or free gift to shut him up. In e end what happens? he keeps coming back to "haunt us". - WRONG MOVE.

All these frustration went away when I saw my kids. They are the angels. Their smiles chase away all the worries & angers & sadness. Their little hugs & sweet kisses fill up my heart & my soul.

End note:

• I think I've had enough of my job. 6-year, it is too long to bear.
• Most of the Customers r idiots. Not every customer is right. If they are wrong, V should tell them instead of giving them free stuffs to make them happy. V don't deserve all those ill-treatment.
• I love my kids, no matter what happens.
• I love my colleagues. they r nice, cool, pretty & fun pp.

Is it Lady Bird or Lady Bug?

Coccinellidae is a family of beetle known variously as ladybirds (British English and Australian English, ladybugs (North American English) or lady beetles (preferred by scientists).

• The word "lady" in the name is thought to allude to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic faith.
• Coccinellids are found worldwide, with over 5,000 species described, more than 450 native to North America alone.
• Coccinellids are small insects, ranging from 1 mm to 10 mm (0.04 to 0.4 inches), and are commonly yellow, orange, or scarlet with small black spots on their wing covers, with black legs, head and antennae.
• As the family name suggests, they are usually quite round in shape. They are considered useful insects as many species feed on asphids or scale insects, which are pests in gardens, agricultural fields, orchards, and similar places.
• Because they are useful, colourful, and harmless to humans, coccinellids are typically considered cute even by people who hate most insects, though a few species are pests in North America and Europe.
• Some people consider seeing them or having them land on one's body to be a sign of good luck to come, and that killing them presages bad luck.

Shopping "Trick"
When I was studying in Australia, I used to buy "kids" size clothes & shoes. E Australian are big size & the children products suits me well because I am a "pin-size" Asian. It is cheaper too. I still remember that I bought a pair of Nike Air sports shoes (kids size) @ $AUSD $55, while the adult version cost abt $85-90.

Bee Cheng & I did the same thing @ ZARA tonight. Remeber Celeste's lovely white dress from ZARA. V both love it & decide to give it a try. I can fit in the size 9-11years old, while Bee Cheng can fit in the size 7-9. Of course she is much slimmer than I am. It is only $29.90. it is cheap & cute. I got one for Xin too & she will look good in it with her heavy belly (pregnant).

Here is the trick, if u r a typical Asian-size lady U can try out the Kids version of those European or American or Ausie brands. They may fit u just nicely & are cheaper.

End Note:

- I got the "grey one with pink lady bird", size 9-11

- Bee Cheng got the "white one with red lady bird", size 9-11

- V got the same white one for Xin , Size 11-13 (cos she is preg)

P.S. The white one is really nice. I may get one too.. mm! should I or not?..

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A very lazy Monday morning

After an exciting weekend, the kids were exhausted from all the outings & parties. e Kids slept very early last night & refused to wake up this morning. Poor kids, I had to drag them out from bed.

• Paul Slept from 630Pm to 830AM this morning.
• Celeste didn't want to wake up this morning.
• Mark looked fresh & energetics this morning.
• Yaya is tired too, from her off-day shopping.

Paul wants to go to school with gege/jiejie!

Paul Paul & Me

A Beautiful Sunday @ YY's house

• e kids had a good time & they loved it.
• Lucy didn't make it because Issac was sick.
• Planning another party for e upcoming PH. After the shower..... AT e end of e party, all e kids watched Mr Bean in YY's room
• Matt was glue to the TV & the chair
• Paul turned off the CD player a few times
• Jillia had to keep Paul away from it
• V watched the beginning for several times.
  

A very long day !

V left the house at about 10AM & was back at about 630PM.The kids enjoyed themselves, but were also exhausted.

Stop 6: ZARA

Stop 5: Meridian Hotel

Stop 4: Carrefour

Stop 3: Cathay

Stop 2: Sim Lim Square

Stop 1: Mc @ Siglap

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Stop 5: ZARA

Celeste got a beautiful dress.

Mark & Paul got cool T-shirts.

Daddy got a pair of pants.

Mummy got nothing.

Stop 5: Meridian Hotel

Korean Hot-Stone

Daddy doesn't like it that much.

Mark & Paul ate a lot

No picture cos busy feeding

Stop 4: Carrefour

Paul felt asleep in the trolley

I had a "war" with Mark

Celeste found herself a pair of "Celebrity sun-glasses"

Daddy bought a lot of food.

Stop 3: Cathay

A very quiet shopping centre (on a Sat @ 12 noon)

e kids loved the fish.

e security guard stopped me from taking photos. *What's the prob? e places is so dead.*

V had some super good photos.

Stop 3: Sim Lim Square

All Electronic stuff.

I bought a Scandisk Thumb Drive 4GB @$55. *cheap*

Stop 3: Mc @ Siglap

3 Pairs of Shrek Ears for charity - e kids are super cute.

Mark brought along his Doctor's bag - Dr. Chong

Celeste brought along her make-up set - Celebrity Chong

Paul -- will be a baby Shrek if he is green.

End Notes:

1. V decided to bring along the kids because they r home everyday & they r bored. Besides V hardly see them more than 3 hrs every day. Weekend is the best time to spend time together. The kids love weekend & so do v.
2. Zara is one of my fav brands. I was busy chasing 3 of them. Don't worry I am waiting for the Great Singapore Sale.
3. I love the " Shrek Ears" - super cute.
4. Last week I bought a Scandisk Thumb drive 2GB @ $40 & today I got the 4GB @ $55 @ Sim Lim Square. OMG I was cheated!
5. After ZARA, the Cam ran our of batt. otherwise there were more photos.
6. Mummy is back from Shanghai & bought a lot of stuff -- well, shopping & woman are so in-separable.

I am damn tired. Yaya is off tomorrow. V r having a great party tomorrow @ YY's house. I am going to teach the ladies to make " Jiao Zi". I'd better rest now. 99