Hello? Ryan?

Raine snuggled over and started talking to Ryan, as what she frequently likes to do because I've told her that the more Ryan hears her voice, the more he will feel calm if he gets fussy because its a familiar voice. And she started asking him "Ryan, are you happy that you're coming out tomorrow to see your big brother and big sister? (Long pause) hello??"

Just one more day!

Booties to keep little Ryan's feet warm, lovingly knitted by 小姨 before she left for Korea for her exchange program.

We're finally down to just one more day before we finally get to meet the little boy and boy, am I excited! Today's the last day to get all things done and ready for the imminent birth of our youngest and I realized that…

1. Today is the opening day of Jay Chou's movie, The Rooftop. If I miss the screening today, I'll not be able to catch it in the cinema anymore…

2. I haven't got cord cleaning spirit and cotton balls for cleaning Ryan's umbilical cord stump!

Guess I'll be heading to the mall later to see if there's anything else that hasn't been bought. Otherwise I guess we more or less have got everything ready - toiletries, detergent, clothes, nappies, receiving blankets, washcloths etc… We're really excited about meeting you tomorrow, Ryan!

Meanwhile… Reminder to self to go book tix for the movie tonight!

38 weeks

It's been more than a year of no blogging and 38 weeks ... Of pregnancy with no. 3.

The (not so) new job has kept me really busy over the last 17 months and now I am taking a short 4 month break from the office and going crazy with the children at home.

Was supposed to start maternity leave only this week, but cos of some preterm labour scares, I've been on medical leave for the last 3 weeks and the planned maternity leave is officially starting only this week. We're naming the new little rascal Ryan, a name that husband and I both thought of independently and then realizing that we have both thought of the same name. He truly lives up to the meaning of his name - little king - as he has been giving me lots of false alarms with no sign of truly wanting to come say hi to the person whose body has been nurturing him for the past 38 weeks... 

I've had my "show" and started dilating at week 34 and had steroid jabs in case he's a preemie and has respiratory problems and then in 4 weeks, we've got to 4cm dilation and I'm getting really impatient and worried that he will come at the most unexpected moment so husband and I have decided to induce labour on 12 July as he will be 38+4 weeks. 

Hello Baby Ryan! Mommy has been waiting for you! I've got your basics ready and all we are waiting for is for you to make your grand entrance. 

3 weeks of medical leave has turned me into a hormonal monster of tantrums and uncontrolled emotions and its Roy and Raine who are bearing the brunt of it... Feeling so guilty about this but don't really know how to make it up to them, especially to Roy whom I've been putting pressure on ever since the new school term started. He's only 7, my goodness and I've yelled at him so much it's inappropriate.

Anyway, we're seeing Dr Chia again tomorrow and going to let her know our decision to induce labour this Friday. Right now I'm enjoying my time away from the four walls of home and enjoying a raspberry orange tea while waiting for sis to come have dinner with me~

Happy Chinese New Year!

I'm like so late! But nonetheless, wishing everyone a prosperous year ahead!

I've found me a new job, and it was easy to get the job. Easy peasy! I'll be working at a broking company doing case management heehee. Thanks to my two ex-bosses who gave me good reference reports! Muakz!

Enough is enough!

Enough shopping, I mean. I think I've bought enough to supply myself with new clothes every quarter, just to add some new stuff to my wardrobe zzzzzz

Chinese New Year is just two days away and tomorrow is reunion dinner at mom's place followed by reunion dinner for eleven people at my place on Sunday, cooked by yours truly. It's so stressful to cook for so many and frankly my place is too cramped for 11 diners but no room for protests zzz zzz

I actually have one scrapping project on hand, but recently I have been too obsessed with taobao.. Digging out good deals but no intention to buy.... YET. I'm supposed to do up some photoframes, to hang on the bare wall in my living room but I am just such a great procrastinator!!!

I am collecting my first batch of items bought from taobao tomorrow, and I really hope they're good. The item I'm looking forward to the most is my JC bracelet *squeal* I really love JC!! I was even willing to spend $42 on a set of 2 boyshorts just for the label lolwtf.

I really need to curb all this shopping... Jobless now. Jobless!!!

Speaking of jobs, went for a couple of interviews already, and there is another one lined up next week. I hope I get more interview invitations so I have more to choose from... Hahaha yeah that's how confident I am of myself!

I am tired.

I'm tired! Tired of not working! Tired of being nagged to do springcleaning! Tired of not being able to use the time I have now to do things I want!

I wanna work! :(

Update: today is Roy's birthday. Happy birthday my beloved son! 6 years ago I was lying on the hospital bed, over-exhausted from delivering your huge 4.035kg little body, and aching all over from the exertion. But it's all worth it cos you've grown to be a fine little boy. Just don't be so lazy academically! Mommy loves you! Muakz!

First layout for the year

Here's the first layout for 2012, after 7 months of no scrapping.. That's really long!! I've almost forgotten how I used to scrap..

This is Roy with his first set of Lego.. After he sort of graduated from Duplo sets. He is turning 6 in a few days time and I can see he has outgrown his Duplo set by 98%. Lol. He is not interested to build with his Duplo bricks already and is always asking for the regular Lego set.

Supplies used:
Creative Imagination and Bella Blvd patterned paper, embellishments from Basic Grey, K&Co, Kaisercraft and 7Gypsies.

and the details:

The flu bug just won't leave me alone...

Woke up with a sore throat few days before Christmas, and started developing a really bad unproductive cough. It sucks cos I didn't get to party with alcohol though the drinks are all right in front of me!! And to make it worse, I started losing my voice again nearer to New Year Eve! Yesterday we had grandma's 73rd birthday dinner and when night came, my voice was all gone.

:(

Just saw the doc again today, and was prescribed a course of antibiotics and codeine tablets since the cough syrup wasn't helping in my cough. First experience with codeine and seriously, I don't understand why anybody would wanna get high on this drug. It freaking makes me wanna puke!!

Sigh.

Anyway, it's first day of school tomorrow and I am so excited cos this means that Roy will be going to primary school soon (next year), and Raine is going to kindergarten. They're like so grown up already!

1.1.2012

Happy New Year!

Today, I welcomed the new year with a bang, literally. Many bangs actually, cos I was with a few friends hanging out at One Fullerton, playing card games, eating junk food while waiting for the fireworks.

The fireworks lasted for about 5 minutes.. And while watching the short-lived beauty of the fireworks, I wished for 2012 to be a better year for me, with new opportunities, new learning experiences.. Basically, to start a new chapter in life!

I had major ups and downs in 2011, and overall, I'd say I've had a bad year. Nevertheless, the new year brings with it new hope and a trove of new opportunities.. Provided the world doesn't end in 2012, here's wishing continued success for those who've had a good year, and for those who had a sucky 2011 like me, may the new year be better for all of us. Cheers!

CNY online shopping post-mortem

I am so disappointed.

Not like very disappointed, but just rather disappointed.

Placed two separate orders for a total of 6 clothing items, of which 3 were dresses, 1 t-shirt, 1 jumpsuit and 1 top.

Of the 3 dresses, 1 was too short to be a dress and to be honest, I am short enough that some tops qualify as dresses for me while still being a top on my taller friend or sisters. So that piece which looked absolutely like a dress (from pictures) was really only long enough to cover my ass, which totally makes it just a top. Maybe the model is just really short.. I don't know. Another dress was in a different colour (pink) than the picture (grey) which I didn't really mind, since pink is so my colour, you know, and it's good for Chinese New Year visiting. Only thing is, I don't know what to pair it with because I don't go sleeveless omgwtf. and it's revealing, like reveals half my boobs which I'm sure the husband will not approve. The last dress is meh and nothing worth mentioning.

Next, the jumpsuit! Ahhh... Pictures are worth a thousand words, but not when the actual colour varies so much from the picture that it's totally unacceptable. From pics, the colour is like khaki, beigey but the actual piece is in a horrendous, aunty-ish colour that the husband immediately cringed at. I'm glad I get to return it!

The t-shirt is cute, a sweet pink with brown polka dots but I'm worried that it is too cute for me. argghh! and the last item that came in the mail, a white top is .. okay, I guess.

I am swearing off online shopping for now. At least for those blogshops and gmarket sellers who seem to be selling clothes from Taiwan but actually are really lousy replicas made in China. Meeehhhhh. I think I'd rather save my money for a design which I might easily get from those sellers but in a much better fit and quality fabric like the one I got yesterday, ethnic trina romper from Guess. It's from this year's collection and I got it at 50% discount!!

What a steal!

So, note to self: no more shopping from made-in-China blogshops!