tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292354852012-02-02T06:17:07.379+08:00Adventures of a mom in search of the meaning of true education.Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.comBlogger651100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-87568732155337697832011-07-15T02:27:00.002+08:002011-09-20T10:36:53.928+08:00

Trevor is 2.5 yrs now. I decided that since he is not going to school yet, I better start teaching him at home. So here's us learning phonic sounds at home. I am doing an adapted, integrated Montessori phonics way & got ideas from a website call totallytots. Blogspot.com- great website where a couple of home school mummies share what they do at home. Great great ideas;). Sensorial

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-89000201046947792992011-02-12T03:41:00.005+08:002011-02-12T03:49:12.079+08:00

I just wrote a blog in Picasa but the page was expired and there goes my LOOONGG blog... Never write a blog in Picasa! Anyway here's the blog again. :) Threading BeadsThreading is one of the Pratical Life exercises of Montessori. In Montessori, there's a reason and purpose behind every exercises. For example: Why use a table mat to place the material? Ans: To protect the material, to protect

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-83701144116268209842011-02-12T02:06:00.005+08:002011-02-12T02:12:31.624+08:00

Thought I would have some time to blog during the Chinese new year break but 9 days of eating, visiting and hot weather have left me and the boys with flu and sore throats. We need another week to recuperate! Kids with flu and no where to go, we need to keep them pretty occupied if not it's a disaster! Tristan is always bored and looking for things to do. Now that he can operate all the tv,

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I've attended 4 lessons of the module titled: 'Practical Life' for the past 2 weeks. Practical Life is one of the 6 main components of Montessori. The class started with our lecturer Ms Pooja asking: " What does the word 'Practical' mean?" I paused for a second and thought, hhmmm.. something useful? something that we do everyday. She then continued to ask "What about 'Life'?" What is Life? I

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January 2011 marks a new beginning for me as I undertake quite a number of new challenges! I'm back to school, taking Diploma of Montessori at MMI Singapore. And I'm teaching at Clover Learning Centre as a Part time Montessori Teacher along side Tristan (and this is on top of running the MummyHugs business & taking care of 2 kids-thank God I have a wonderful nanny & family to help out). 24 hours

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This is the first Kindermusik experience I had with my son Tristan. We absolutely enjoyed the class, so much so that I took up the course to become an educator. The best thing I took from the class apart from the valuable knowledge on how to educate my child at home, stimulate his brain growth with music and other activities. Amongst these was the special time we spent together bonding. He is 4

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Trevor is 18 months today and I'm still nursing him99%. Only offer formula when I'm away or when my nipple is very sore and need to rest.Coincidentally 2 person asked me if I was going to stop breastfeeding last week since Trevor is already over one year, telling me that there's no more value in breast milk after one year. If you think there's no value in breastfeeding after a year, wait, check

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On the bookshelf of my dad's room, sits this book: " How to multiply your child's intelligence" by Glen Doman. I think he bought it when my mom was pregnant with my brother. I noticed it, but never picked it up before.When I was pregnant with my first boy, my dad passed it to me to read. Then, I wasn't much a 'reader' I couldn't read books without pictures and I would fall asleep after a page or

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I am trying to set up a Facebook Page or a Group for MummyHugs- My baby Sling Businesses.But I can't decide which one is better a Page or Group. I goggled it and found 2 interesting articles.Facebook Pages Vs Group by MashableFacebook Group vs Page: which one is best for your business? by Talking HeadsI decided to create A Page as it is viewed as a entity on its own and not personally related to

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Tristan started saying a lot of things that surprised me. It's amazing how children learn and pick up language. He only need to hear it once and he can use it like a pro.How to use what word when. :)He's vocabulary is pretty good for his age (3+), he is using words like:'modify'-daddy taught him about car modification'team'- he asked me if I was strong, I said yes of course and he said: " then

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-76379768094174172010-01-06T21:43:00.004+08:002010-01-06T23:01:49.999+08:00

Well... what can I say? Keeping to the new year resolution is going to be tough!My goal is to wake up early ~7:30am, get Tristan to school early or on time, get some work done, pick him up from school on time, lunch at mom's, spend time with boys at home in the afternoons , go for a walk, prepare dinner and sleep by 9pm.I would say Day1 went as planned! Horray! ( but I should learn not to get too

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I picked up my pen today and started writing 'to do list'. I wrote the date 1 Jan 0.... Hey.. it's 1 Jan 10! I've been writing 09 for the past 365 days that it's hard to change to habit. It stuck me that time flies! And it's time for New year resolutions!I've learn my lesson and thanks to my dear brother's reminder to keep my resolutions short focused so it's achievable! No point trying to reach

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*Deep breathe*.... Well it's not easy for me to write this. "I'm angry!"Earlier today, Tristan didn't eat his snack in school, came back home and deliberately ate chocolate when I repeatedly told him it's for after his lunch!At dinner time, he refuses to eat his rice and kept asking to eat his Kinderjoy-chocolate!( I don't normally buy chocolate but we just came back from Shane's birthday and got

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Dear Mummies & Daddies, or if you know a parent with young children :)Many parents ask if it is too early to start music class? Babies...Toddlers... what benefit will they get?What babycenter says about music and baby...What Supernnanny says about music and baby...Nestle Grow your baby's brain with song...Babycenter malaysia: When will my baby be old enough to start music lesson?It's never too

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"Family Day at the Zoo -- Let's Take the ZOO TRAIN Together!" A 5-SESSION MUSIC CAMP FOR CHILDREN FROM 1½ TO 3 YEARS Your toddler and the train make a natural match - always on the move. Bring your own stuffed animal for the petting zoo. Wear long white socks on your hands for polar bear paws. Sing songs for clapping time and use music to help children regulate emotions. **Early Bird

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It's been a while since I last blogged and since Tristan and I last did a art & craft at home. So here's a little art that we did for 'YeYe'-my father's birthday yesterday. I cut out a nine pointed star out of a rough paper and ask Tristan to help me stick it ( just on the corners of the star) on a drawing block. Then we use tissue, crushed paper, paint brush and cotton bud to put paint all

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Tristan & I were at Kinokuniya Bookstore last year browsing and trying to get a gift for a friend. Tristan made me buy him a 'Lightning McQueen Annual book' which cost me Singapore $25 ( for a magazine?!?!!) Oh well...what's a mother to do.. when he flashed his smile and said: 'please...' Or was it whining & fussing until everyone was looking at us..??hhmm.. cant really recall was 8 months

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-57166050922821811262009-06-08T01:06:00.003+08:002009-06-08T01:46:30.422+08:00

I've finally completed my Kindermusik assignments and submitted to be a licensed Kindermusik Educator! I'll began teaching in July09!Brief introduction on what Kindermusik Class is about:-Music Class for 0-7 year olds (click here to see what are the curricula for each age group )-More than just music, this class will help your child develop Physically, Intellectually, Literacy,Emotionally,

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-32735980378800888702009-04-27T23:32:00.004+08:002009-07-06T00:17:30.711+08:00

Tristan has been in School for four months already, here's quick update on how's school so far. So far so good :) the school kept up their promises and I must say they did a good job at that. Thanks to the committed Directress Chaz Yee and her team of teachers at school.Environment: Overall Clover offers a good learning environment with just enough numbers. Not too many and special attention from

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How To Raise An Amazing Child the Montessori Way by Tim SeldinLike any DK published books, this book is well illustrated, to the point and easy to read. It covers all areas enough for a person who has little or no knowledge on this subject. For people like me who is not much of a reader,( I can never get through big fat thick books!) it's great, I enjoyed it so much that I borrowed from the

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Wow time flies when you have 2 kids! The last I wrote was before I gave birth. Well that explains my life for the past few months!Dont ask me why I'm awake at 4am in the morning... heheh.. suddenly remembered I had a blog and miss blogging :)Well being a mother to number 2 is somewhat different, chaotic sometimes, blissful at other times. It's back to sleepless nights, endless feeding and

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-36691185719341748112008-12-17T00:18:00.001+08:002008-12-18T01:41:56.136+08:00

Started another blog at http://mummyhugs-twiceblessed.blogspot.com/ for my second time round pregnancy experience, but never really got to writing much. Since got not time to develop that blog, I copied all the entries I wrote into this blog under pregnancy:). I guess 2nd time is pretty different in a sense that you don't have so much time to 'dream' about what what your baby will look like or

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-3831990187543610892008-12-15T09:46:00.004+08:002009-07-06T00:17:30.712+08:00

Manage to go to the library in Woodlands, Singapore and borrowed some interesting books just a week before my due date!:)The Joyful Child:The Montessori Method for 0-3 Years at michaelolaf.net My Review:Interesting book which gives a simple summary or explanation on Montessori for 0-3 Years. But note that half of each page is filled with 'advertisement' of baby apparels and tools for

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Like it or not, I realised that we are often influenced by what others say and what others think. Because Montessori is not widely understood and most of the schools which require higher running cost for the low teacher-student ratio and the tools required to train the child, the school fees is generally higher.I guess the only way is to find out more for ourselves."Knowledge gives you wings...

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I've heard and seen the word Montessori several times but never really knew what it was all about. I thought its just a way of teaching kids to read with phonics and things. But there's so much more to it.I've been looking around for a school for Tristan, living in Johor Bahru there are so many pre-schools/nursery popping out of no where. After visiting a few, I was dishearted and was convinced

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-10726581167244968672008-10-04T00:41:00.005+08:002008-10-04T01:04:39.076+08:00

It's been a while since I last blogged here, busy with building up my other website/blog/shop at http://www.mummyhugsshop.blogspot.com/ :)I've always liked Art & Craft myself and believe that it can really bring out the imagination, creativity and handy craft skills in a child or even the adult. And you have so much fun doing it! So here's an attempt with my little boy yesterday. I search online

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Ha.. tot I will be more diligent and update this second pregnancy blog of mine more often, oh well I guess things are a little different second time round. 'Tired' is the key word! Constantly! I really wonder how other mothers cope with a 3rd or 4th...etc. It's not so much the pregnancy that is tiring, but it's the 'being pregnant and still need to tend to a super active toddler' part that is the

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My mom recorded one of the Channel 8 show on Smart Baby that was aired on few Saturdays ago regarding training toddler right brain with Flash cards and maze. I am amazed at how smart these kids on TV are. A 2 year old could recite all the things he sees on the flash cards and a 6 year old reading Enid Blyton books and her memory of things is just simply....(what's another word for amazing.. hhmm.

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-80269994763258355482008-06-20T15:01:00.003+08:002008-06-20T15:09:21.926+08:00

My New Pregnancy Blog: Twice Blessed.http://mummyhugs-twiceblessed.blogspot.com/

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-87297279616976125692008-06-19T23:23:00.000+08:002008-12-18T01:33:50.592+08:00

I had blocked nose and ears last week, I thought it was just normal flu. But today my ears are blocked again but no runny or blocked nose. Ah... so irritating, thought something wrong with me, I cant hear very well.I just tried my luck to see if it has anything to do with being pregnant, well surprisingly, it does! Check this out..."Because more blood is being pumped, the lining of the airways

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Tristan cried non-stop just before he fell asleep at 11pm and seem extra temperamental throughout the day.We are all so tired from a full day's activity which included a Spastic Charity Fun-Fair from 7:30am-10:30am, rushed back home and got ready to leave for my eldest sister in law's twin girls full moon party, which lasted till about 4pm and we went on to shopping at Orchard Road-Great

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-7676255079658849102008-06-08T12:09:00.000+08:002008-12-18T01:32:17.324+08:00

Wow... 2 blogs in a day?... hhmmm...cant sleep- nose is congested ... Decide to research on something which I wanted to do long ago.Breastfeeding during Pregnancy.I received a lot of concern from family and friends re: me breastfeeding during pregnancy. Most are worried for my depleting health, priority should go to the baby in my womb, and I should wean Tristan off.Once again, lucky for me that

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-89458355374139458752008-06-08T06:56:00.000+08:002008-12-18T01:37:10.423+08:00

I finally feel that I am pregnant. Why?Tired easily, cant exert myself too much without feeling some pressure on the abdomen. Wonder if this is partly psychological, because before I realize that I was pregnant, I was doing everything under the sun. Probably a lot of things that I shouldn't be doing like skipping meals and late nights editing website, stressing over work and stuff.I was wondering

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-58497554039749002122008-05-31T01:20:00.007+08:002008-05-31T02:10:42.640+08:00

Tristan's hair is getting long and thick. Everytime he sweats, the hair tickles his ears and he will scratch the back of his ears until it bleeds, not joking! And every time he sweats, his hair stinks. But when you ask him if he wants to cut his hair he says "mai" (Hokkien for 'NO') or " I DONT WANT!" One of his favourite verse lately.So I am on a mission to bring him to the dreaded Hair Saloon.

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-39337781248339151642008-05-16T02:36:00.000+08:002008-12-18T01:30:20.918+08:00

Past 2 months have been so hectic that I forgot that I have missed my period. Got a pregnant test last week &...result is POSITIVE! It came as a surprise for both me and Chris. We are both happy coupled with excitement & fear. Reminded ourselves that we are going through everything all over again! Being 2nd time pregnant, I'm actually more nervous then before. The first time round it was pretty

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-63104817488465473762008-04-28T09:46:00.005+08:002008-05-22T18:07:41.913+08:00

It's been 2 months since my last blog, dont know if time is simply passing by too quickly or I've just been so caught up with 'life'.It's almost May! Half the year is almost over.Last 2 months pretty hectic. Tristan's 2nd birthday 17th April 08 (Celebrated on 13th April 08) My birthday (20+th Birthday :)23rd April 08The Busiest event of all was the MummyHugs Mami Baby Fair

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-35310527581963964162008-02-22T12:18:00.008+08:002009-07-06T00:14:36.519+08:00

Welcome aboard motherhood!Long before I become a mom, I love kids (Dont get me wrong,I still love them.. please read on :), get along well with them and even play like a kid.. I still do:) I have a brother who is 14 years younger than me, so I had a fair share of 'mothering' my younger brother. But but.. nothing of that sort of experience will ever get you ready for MOTHERHOOD!As a first time

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Ha... it's been months literally since my last blog. There's just too much going on that I have not much time to sit down, reflect and write. We travelled to Vietnam in Oct07, Cambodia in Nov07 and Macau in Dec07. Together with all these vacations was visits from relatives and close kins from overseas and not to mention festive season! Christmas, Birthdays, New Year and the Chinese Lunar New Year

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-90715384031042487642007-11-14T13:10:00.000+08:002007-11-14T15:02:01.497+08:00

Back to the topic of traveling with Babies or Toddlers. Many may wonder why should... since babies don't remember anything when they grow up. But we believe differently. Here are some reasons why we feel that are great reasons to bring your kids with you on a holiday! :) (inspired by an article I read from a magazine)Please drop me some comments on your own experiences!1  You truly bond as a

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Yes it's 5:30am already! and I have been awake the past hour trying to soothe my angry son. He refuse to go back to sleep on his own without 'nen nen'(nursing).I am... frustrated, tired AHHH!!!! I give up & gave in! He is sleeping now after an hour of struggle, but I feel horrible.. Letting cry and scream and vomit for an hour then "GIVE IN" to his request. I need help!It all started when I

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-86834033757480722172007-11-06T11:19:00.000+08:002007-11-06T12:25:06.134+08:00

Yes we are back from Vietnam! And finally I got the chance to sit down and write this blog of mine. The trip was great, tiring but an eye opener to another culture, way of life and food. :) Pictures speak louder than words so click on the album on the right column to see it. Enjoy.

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-58358848301423092012007-10-22T02:16:00.000+08:002007-10-22T02:35:26.393+08:00

Ha! finally I am going on vacation! Going to Vietnam with Chris and Tristan. Many would actually drop their jaws, surprise.. and think we are crazy. "Why you bringing baby with you?... How to enjoy? .. Baby will suffer... So Young, baby wont benefit... He wont remember a thing.."But oh well, I guess Chris and I have agreed to bring baby wherever we go. We want Tristan to see the world, experience

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-76535642583476089032007-10-17T00:22:00.000+08:002007-10-17T00:41:57.473+08:00

I just came across a few amazing mummy bloggers online. I added them onto "Blogs I Read" column. (Just added this new column too :) hehe very happy of my small achievement.Have a look at some of them listed here and I am sure you'll be as amazed as I am. Salute to these Mamas! Let's get wokking! This stay at home mum has amazing recipes and amazing photography of the food she cooks for her family

Shirinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486001057827150497noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235485.post-74378815486944637022007-10-16T14:48:00.000+08:002007-10-17T00:04:00.055+08:00

I have been horrible at waking up early. I'll open my eyes at 8am when my alarm rings, tell myself to go back to bed, and snooze off for another hour or so. Then when I do wake up- late, I feel so awful! Ahhh... There goes the mood for the whole day. I feel so bad that I'll not sleep early at night cos I feel that I have wasted the whole day! Seems like a vicious cycle that I am trying to

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Was speaking to a friend and this very interesting topic came up...As a parent.. are we teaching our kids to survive or to succeed?Many instill fear in their child to fend for themselves, to be afraid of the negativeconsequences, to live a 'safe & secure' life. But are we hindering them from success? We hear of so many successful and famous scientist, philanthropist and great leaders today. They

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Ha... finally I am upgrading my blog :) just converted to Beta and found the most informative site http://betabloggerfordummies.blogspot.com/. Wonderful site! teaches you everything you need to know about Blogger. Love it. Hopefully I will keep the enthusiasm going and continue to upgrade this blog of mine for fluequently. Alright. So... here I am 2 months after I quit my full time job. I haven't

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Tuesday 18th September 2007, Hot Sunny dayHa… it’s 18th of September already. It’s been 1 month 1 week since I left my full time job. And guess what? I haven’t been working on my biz yet! So frustrated, so disappointed in myself. I get so distracted… the problem is I don’t know what is distracting me? I send my son to my nanny’s from 11am-6pm. So… not distracted by son… not distracted by noise

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Sunday 16th September 2007 Rainy in the morning, nice cool weather.When I threw in my resignation letter in July 07, I was so relieved and so happy that I was going to be a WAHM (Work at home mom). I thought that was what I always wanted and that I will be happy and relax, work at my own pace, no stress, more time to do what I want...But but but...I guess it's a lot tougher than I thought.Maybe I

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Friday 3rd August, SunnyOk... I have been trying to write this lactation story of mine for ages.Now that I have decided to become a breastfeeding counselor, part of my first assignment to be considered to undergo the training is to write my lactation story.Tristan is now 15 months and yes I am still breastfeeding :) yes! I am! For those who do not have a child or never breastfed this may be...

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Saturday 28th July 2007 Gloomy ... going to rainCount down... thirteen days before I am officially free from the 9-5 job. Excited yet there's a part of me that is feeling... scared! Scared of losing the 'secure' job. An old mindset and thinking but that is the general mindset of the public. I probably felt the same way I quit my job in Singapore a year ago, and that fear caused me to jump

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Thurs 12th July 2007 Fine weatherGuess what? I quit! Yes I threw in my resignation letter yesterday, finally. Chris has been telling me to do that a month ago, but I thought I will wait and see... wait.. wait... not sure what I am waiting for. I guess I didnt want to be a 'quit-er' or I thought I should achieve something before I leave. Well i finally have the courage to say.. that's enough, I

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Mon 5th February 2006 Fine Haii.... feeling a little not motivated today... not too sure why. Am I missing out on something? Probably have not met up with friends to catch up and hang out lately OR no exercise? OR??? Well... been really busy with full time job and 2 part time businesses. AND 9mth old baby and a husband who work night shifts and hardly see each other.I appreciate Chris trying to

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Fri 2nd Feb 2007 Fine weatherI can't imagine it, it's February 2nd 2007 already! please please hold on... I can't catch up. I was going to wish everyone a Happy New Year 2007! but January is already way over!Oh well, better late than never. Here it goes... "Wishing everyone a Happy, Properous, Meaningful and Wealthy New Year!"Wealthy doesnt mean just in $$$, it also means being wealthy

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Tues 12th Dec 2006 Fine weatherWhy we only have 24 hours a day? If only we have a bit more time... just a bit more time. more time to spend with my little one and more time to earn some extra income that will sustain and grow. And hopefully by 2 years when Chris & I plan for a 2nd one, I can be a stay at home mom. Work from home. YEAH!!! SO wait for my grand opening of my little side business. I

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Tues 14th Nov 2006 Fine weatherNo money no time? how true is that?Before becoming a mom, I use to think that money is not the most important thing in life. We can live happily with or without money. Oh well... reality is totally different, we live in a real world. We need money to survive.I didnt follow my parents' footstep in their line of business because I always wish they had more time for us

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Thursday 9th Nov 2006 .not sunny, not rainy.just nice.It's another wonderful day in good old JB city. Well maybe you'll ask what's so wonderful about today or JB? Well this is wisdom from my YOGA teacher. She'll ask us how are we today... some say fine, some say ok, some say not so good, etc... wonder why she asked? She says this is related to our subconsciousness or state of mind. If we say it's

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Tues 7th Nov 2006 Rainy DayHa ! My son is almost crawling!!! we are so excited. He lifts this head high up in the air and then tries to move his little chubby leg forward, when he manage to get up on all fours, he wobbles and bounce forward and backward (goyang goyang...) then collapse, tired.. and then get up again! heheh... so cute.Dont know where he learnt to stick his tongue out, he started

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Tues 19th Sept 2006 SunnyAnother chapter of my life has just began, I am officially a student advisor at Studylink JB. So anyone who is interested to further your studies or have any friends or relatives goin on to college of uni, local or overseas, let me know :o) we do counselling to application to visa to accomodation to flight tickets, ANything from A-Z regarding further studies. you name it

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Tuesday 5th September 2006 Bit Rainy.Dear diary, It's my 4th last day at work, 3 more days to go. Feeling all scared of leaving my comfort zone, and I will be missing the people I work with. ( The only thing I will be missing, & besides the free drinks from the vending machine for milo and Chrysanthemum Tea:o) I know I am making the right choice but yet, I am feeling scared & guilty for leaving a

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Wed 30th August 2006 Rainy dayHere's a quick blog, gotta rush of to work.. at 3pm? yes... I work night shift-part time. I leave about 3:30pm for a 6-10pm shift in Singapore and return home about 12:30pm.. that is almost 5 hours of traveling for a 4 huors job!!! ahhh... crazy isnt it.. I take bus, get up & down the customs & train and bus again... both ways... its just so tiring.. and I have a

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SAT 26th August 2006 Sunny dayFinally got to sit down and write my first blog at friendster ;o)after weeks of procrastinating... well not because I am such a lazzy bum... but I AM A MOM!!!Today is Gavin, our friend Shoghi & Ernie's 2nd son's 1st birthday :o) Just realised that in a matter of a few short years, life have changed tremendously. My birthday used to be one of the most important event

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Tuesday 27th April 2006, Super hot day.Dear Diary,Well, I've promised to share my stories... so here goes :o)Let's start from the begginning. I must say that I had a smooth pregnancy, no complications or extreme changes in my body or mood or appetite. Well thanks to my mummy's genes, she had easy pregnancy too :o) So easy that she didnt know she was pregnant with my little brother until the 4th

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Sunday 18th June 2006 ( Wedding Anniversary!)Dear diary, Little Tristan is 2 mths old now! tried to log in the on 17th, I wrote a whole bunch of stuff but the electricity just went off... all the hard work gone. Today is also Chris and I's 1st year wedding anniversary, had a nice dinner at a Korean restaurant with a nice view over straits of Johor. Saw sunset (not much of a sunset, it was

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Tuesday 6th June 2006 Rainy & GloomyDear diary,Feeling pretty gloomy today, partly due to the weather I guess. Wanted to open a new bank account for little baby Tristan but was told I need an appointment, gotta go back next day & wanted to cancel my credit card but they make it so difficult!!! was told to go to the bank, when I went there I was told to call the Customer Service Hotline, made me

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Sunday 4th June 2006, 2:30pmDear friends,It may come as a surprise to some of you that I got married last June (05) and am now a mother a little baby boy name Tristan.Here's a picture of Tristan just minutes after birth. At that very moment, I was half unconscious lying in bed exhausted from labour, the pushing and all the medication... ooo... I cant image how I survived all that.Chris & I are

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