Sunday, August 30, 2009

Where I have landed is definitely not the best place to be.
But it is definitely better then most other lands that I've landed.

A busy week, as usual.
I have been working late...
Attending classes....
To put it simply, I have been neglecting my kids.
I don't even have time to coach them in their studies anymore.
My work seems to pile up faster than I clear them.

I spend most of my time this weekend doing revisions.
I am, at least, clearer on what the topic is about.
So I can conclude that it was time well spent.

As stated in my previous post,
I have bought a 3-wheel scooter for the boys,
but they have yet to have any chances to test their skills on it.
I want to bring them to 'scoot' around the void deck later.
But that will have to depend on the weather and road surface.
The whole plan will have to be scrapped if the road surface is too slippery.

I have received a letter from ACCA to notify me about the registration for exam.
Closing date is on 15 October 09.
Per subject cost GBP39.00.
I am taking 2 subjects currently, so that will cost me GBP78.00.
Which is roughly about SGD$183.

The exams I will be taking is totally different from what I have taken previously.
So a certain amount of stress is definitely there.
I can only be more hardworking and study hard for it.
I really have no intention of wasting good money on lousy grades.
So I will allocate more time on studies and less time on outings.
The kids might have to bear with me for a few more weeks until my exam is over.
Till then, they can only spend their time on computer games and PSP.

I went over to John's hse with hubby and play games using John's Wii last Friday.
We played boxing, bowling & tennis.
I think it's really good work out.
My hand muscles are aching since then.
Even changing of clothes seems like a challenge to me now.
Hubby was thinking of training his bicep with Wii..
I dun think that is possible~ =X


p/s: I have uploaded some pics and videos taken during Travis' birthday on my facebook.

IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 5:00 PM

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

It's been a long, busy week.
I have been extremely busy ever since I started work in my current Co.
My Co. send me for a 5 days MS Office course at Comat Training Centre.
We will learn to use Excel, Powerpoint & Outlook.
It's not that I dunno how to use those.
It's just that the Co. think it's best to send us here for training again
to learn what we dunno and to refresh our knowledge.

Mummy & Travis had their little celebration last night.
I skipped my class for the little cake-cutting session.
Though some of you might think that it's not right to do so,
but I think the least I can do for my mum is to celebrate her birthday with her tgt.

Hubby & I brought the kids out for some fun @ Downtown East last Sunday
to celebrate Travis' birthday.
The first thing I wanted to do was to bring them on a ride in the Ferris wheel
located in E!Hub.
But when I was looking at the price of the tickets at the information counter,
our little clever-heads saw the bowling alley and wanted to have a try at bowling.
So Hubby went in to checked with the people there the weight of the bowling balls they have,
before we decide if it was possible for them to have fun without breaking their wrists or fingers.
The lady at the counter was helpful.
She told us there is another Mini-bowl just for kids at the side of the bowling alley.
We went there and found two mini lanes,
and immediately the boys went crazy snatching the bowling balls,
getting into position for the game.
Hubby then changed a $10 notes into $1 coins and insert it into the machine.
It cost 5 games for $2, and the boys took turn to play.
It was really fun seeing them playing.
But baby Rhys doesn't feel so fun.
He was afraid of the sound made by the clashing of balls and pins,
so Yati had to bring him out of that place.
We finished up all the coins we changed and proceed to the information counter
to purchase the Ferris wheel tickets.
We had the whole Ferris wheel all by ourselves.
We sat in one of the cubicles (do we call that cubicles?? Don't mind me if I use the wrong word.), whipped out the camera and started snapping away.
We took quite a few nice photos which I will upload it when I have the time.

After the Ferris wheel, we brought them to EK.
Left Yati with the kids and we went window-shopping.
Hubby was boring and wanted to test his skills at KOF,
so we proceed to the arcade which is situated at the 4th floor.
We stayed there till 3.30pm and went back for the kids.

We loiter around EK till 4pm before we actually ask Yati to bring the kids out.
We could see that they really enjoy themselves tremendously.
Especially our little baby Rhys,
he was wailing and crying when we brought him out that place.

Dariz wanted to stay for a while more, but we could not agree to it
as we have to go over to Aunty Annie's hse for Joe's grand-aunty's birthday celebration.

While walking to the escalator,
we saw a scooter selling at $49.
It is beautifully designed and the materials it was made from seems quite durable.
So we bought one for the both of them to share.
Travis wanted the orange one but they doesn't have new stock for that colour,
so we got a blue one instead, which was what Dariz had chosen earlier.

We then end our fun-day-trip going to Aunty Annie's house.
Nothing much happened at her house, as usual.
We ate our dinner and then we head home.
Everyone was dead beat and slept early.

The next birthday on the list is in Jan, Dariz's birthday.
I thnk it's time I start sourcing for place to celebrate for him
without burning a big hole in my pocket.




IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 12:58 PM

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

I did something stupid today.
I walked almost the entire Raffles place
just to buy a packet of cigarette.
And the most stupid thing of all is I don't really have the kind of urge to smoke.
I don't know why I did that..
But I think it is really stupid of me!

I called home just now and check on Travis.
He was running a fever and was coughing and sneezing on Sunday night.
We brought him to a clinic is SK, waited for nearly 2hrs for his turn.
But the Dr is good.
So I dun really mind the waiting part.

While waiting for his turn,
we bought some snacks and drinks and sat at the back of the lorry.
That was the first time Travis sat at the back of the lorry and he was very excited about it.
He kept saying that he wants to sit at the back when we go home later.

At the back of the lorry,
the three of us (Mummy, Daddy, Travis) played some games.
We play games like 205.
A game that most people my age play when we were young.
Halfway through the game,
I asked Travis to go to the clinic and see if it's his turn yet.
I asked him to look at the LCD screen where they have numbers on the right lower hand corner.
Without 2nd thought, he said: 'OK, mummy. Carry me down (from the lorry).
So I did just that and he ran all the way to the clinic.
And to speak the truth, I know he wouldn't know where to look for the queue number,
and I was also afraid that he might hurt someone while running to the clinic,
so I ran after him and saw him standing in front of the reception
looking at the TV for his number.
I was like 'he knows where to look for the number??'

Looking at him, I suddenly realized that my boy is growing so fast.
Too fast for me to catch up with him.
I miss the times when he was still a baby.

We waited there till 10 plus at night for his turn,
and as promised he got to sit at the back of the lorry.

So I was saying that I called home to check on Travis just now.
I asked hubby to put Travis to the phone and I spoke with him.
So we chatted for about 5 mins and he asked me why I call him for?
I told him I missed him, so I call him to chat with him.
Then he said that I should go back to work i/o chatting with him.
So I said OK.
Before we hung up, he suddenly say this to me:
'Mummy, stay safe, ok?'
I was like hmm... ok~

My little brat!

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IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 1:52 PM

Sunday, August 16, 2009

It's so stressful taking 2 papers together
when you still have to take care of your family,
your work, and everything pertaining to your children.

I still dun really understand Paper 3.
I'm still not very good in the books,
the T-accounts, B/S & P/L.
Good Grieve!
I know it's such a shame.
I dun know how I pass my previous 2 papers too!

I guess I will just have to buck up and do more self revision.


Oh ya, Got a letter from JSPS ffew days back.
We got a place there.
Finally, the whole thing is settled.
Orientation day will be on 21 November, Saturday.
Looking real forward to it~

IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 4:06 PM

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Tuesday
But it feels like Monday.

Most of us have had a long weekend last week.
Wonder how the others spent their weekends.
But I think mine can be considered quite OK.

Saturday
Spent most of the time at my mum's place.
Brought Rhys to the Dr,
which I have mentioned in my previous post.
Met Ben for supper.
He popped over for a game of L4D & end up staying over.
He slept at5am, while me & Joe slept at near to 6am.

Sunday
Everyone woke up at 7.30am.
Send Ben home and proceed to Yuhui Mum's place.
Spent the whole morning helping her move her things to her new house.
We have to make 3 trips to finish moving all her things
and only finishes at 12pm.
Ate Beehoon for lunch at her house and return home straight.
I slept from 2pm all the way till 8pm.
Did nothing.
Woke Joey up at 10pm and we go to our usual place for supper.
And went to Jon's place watching MJ's MTVs & Concert Performances.

Monday
Woke up at 10am.
Ate breakfast, play with the kids and start revision.
Did roughly a 100 qs on paper 4 and got most of the Qs correct,
except for Overheads - Labour.
I seem to sucks at this man!
Gotta buck up and really study hard~
Went to NTUC while Joe went to look for his friend.
Reached home at about 6.30pm.
Had dinner and continue with my revision.

That's how I spend my Weekends. =)

IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 1:39 PM

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Rhys is infected with bronchitis.
And have to be on nebuliser.

Woke up at 10 mins to 12pm today.
And my maid suddenly tell me that my MIL wants me to
bring Rhys to see his pediatrician.
As the clinic closes at 12.30pm on Saturdays,
and I dun wish to make a waste trip,
I gave them a call first.
And they told me that they're closing soon
and there are no more doctors around.
And I was like 'huh? What the hell?'

Knowing there's nothing I can do,
I put down the phone and start calling my 'mummies'.
Mummy Ang saved my day and told me that her pediatrician
closes at 3pm on Saturday.
She gave me the number, so I call to double check on their opening hours.
The nurse on duty was quite nice.
It was 12.30pm when I called the clinic.
Here's our conversation:


Me: Hi, my son is sick. Can I bring him down now?
Nurse: Sorry, but the registration is closed.
Me: Huh? I thought the clinic closes at 3pm?
Nurse: Yes. We closes at 3pm normally.
Me: Then why does registration close so early?
Nurse: We have too many patients today. Our current waiting time is 5hrs.
So those here now can only see the doctor at 5pm.
Me: Huh? OMG! My boy is coughing very badly & the clinic I usually go to is closed.
I was told by my friend that your clinic open till 3pm, so I thought to bring my son there.
Can you please make an exception? He is really ccoughing very badly!
Nurse: Oh ok, I see... Ok, you come down now to register. What time can you reach?
Me: I'm staying at AMK. To get to the clinic, I would need at least an hour.
Is it possible that I register over the phone?
Nurse: Ok sure. Child's name, pls.


So I did a pre-registration over the phone.
At 2pm, the clinic called and ask me where am I.
And asked how long do I need to reach the clinic.
I told her to give me half an hour.
I reach at 2.45pm.
We waited for about an hour before it is our turn.
When we left the place, it was already 4.30pm.

All I can say is that the doctor is good.
The nurse is good.
The service is good.

I like it there.
If not given that the location is quite far from my place,
I would consider changing PD.

I will have to stop here.
Am meeting my bro for supper and I'm running late.

Will update again soon~
Good night everyone!

IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 11:34 PM

Friday, August 07, 2009

Lunch time!!!!!
But no one to lunch with me..
So lonely..

Yvonne have some stuff to finish up,
so she's skipping lunch.
Serlyna is still settling in her new role,
so I rather not disturb her.

Aries, when are you planning to meet me for lunch?
I'm a lonely soul in a bustling city.
I need companion!!!


Yuhui will be moving into her new house this Sunday.
She say that according to the Chinese almanac calendar,
that is a good day to move house.

We will be helping her out in the process of moving her things.
Will have to reach her house by 8.15am.
It's so early!
How I wish she can do this later.
But she says that is the 'good time' of that day
and it can't be missed.
Or bad luck will follow.

Haiz... There goes my weekend~

She has been having some sort of weird dreams of her twins drowning.
And it's like she'll have such dream every other day.
And that worries her.
She asked me what can she do?
All I told her is to chant mantras when she's free.
Cos I believe that will ward off evils & disasters,
clear your sins (not totally, of course),
and good fortune will come naturally.

Superstitious!
I can already hear many of you saying...

Some things can't be explained by science,
some things totally have no explanation at all.
I believe in Buddhism cos I have first hand experience in it's 'power' before.

Belief.
Just like why you will believe in your religion.

But according to Albert Einstein:
Buddhism is only called a religion out of convention only.

Which mean, Buddhism shouldn't be called a religion.
It was called a religion only out of practice.
According to Elbert Einstein,
Buddhism is a form of teaching.
A teaching on life.
On how you should live.
On many other things.

Such a wise man words,
shouldn't we have some trust in it?

My point of view:
Whatever religion that teaches you good is a good religion.

But what is the definition of good?
It's a if-you-ask-10-people-you-get-10-definitions situation.
So it really depends on the mind and the depth of understanding of individual.

OK, let's not talk about religion.
It's a very sensitive topic.
A little evil, a little sinful..
Holy & Spiritual at the same time.

This is a topic that can cause 2 good friends to become enemy.
2 groups of ppl fighting, and many countries to be after the same person.
Just in the Osama-Bin-Ladin case.
Oppx =X


You know, right at the at back of my office building is the Singapore River.
After a talk with my sis yesterday, we agree that it's a very dangerous thing
to have offices somewhere near a river.

While taking a break yesterday afternoon,
I tell my sis that it's quite good to be working in a place like that.
The tall buildings, the river, the beautiful view you see when you stand at the river.
And it will be a great place for people to jump into the river
when they can't sort out the troubles they got themselves into as well.

After talking on various situations, we conclude that
the offices here cannot have any retrenchments at all.

It will be a very dangerous thing to do.
Imagine that fellow can't take the fact and jump into the river??
Or threaten to jump off??
That will be 'free publication' for your company.
And definitely an adverse one.

Haha~
I know I'm crapping again.
But I think it's only right for me to crap after I have finish
one big stack of work and before proceeding to another big stack.

Or the stress level will be too high for me to take it.
What if I jump into the river???
It will be a disaster!!!

Oh god!
Help me!!!!!

THE WORKLOAD IS STAGGERING!!!!!!!

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IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 12:13 PM

Thursday, August 06, 2009

Workload is staggering!!!!!

I've been working OT for the past few days,
trying to get all my things done.
But I still have a whole list of To-Dos waiting for my attention.

I suddenly realize that I have been speaking broken English all along.
Everyone in my office is speaking such perfect English
you will thought they're speaking in their native tongue.

I think I need a break seriously.
I'm so so tired everyday.

Studies + Work + Family

It's really killing me!!!!!

I'm looking for chilling Kakis.
But couldn't find any.
Who wants to be the kind hearted soul???

Will be meeting my dad for dinner tml, tgt with my sis.

Oh, sis have tendered her resignation
and is considering the option of being a full time tai tai.

How I envy her~

It's always a wise choice to have just 1 kid.

Minimum stress level.
Maximum attention.

What could be better than that?

Haiz~
I should have moved to China earlier and respond to their 1-child policy.
Then, I will be leading such comfy life now~

But it's too late to do that now...
I already have 3 kids.
I can't actually turn them away right??
And...
Beijing is having a 2-children policy now.
So..
Seems no difference to me~

I should really buck up and study for my exam now.
I'm going to fail if I go on like this!!
Dun be Lazy!!!!!!

IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 10:40 PM

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Today is the 2nd day I'm working alone,
and I can say that I am adapting well.
There are still quite a few things I'm not familier with,
hence will have to use more time exploring.

Rhys was suspected with H1N1 yesterday by our GP
and was rushed to KKH immediately.
But luckily, it's all a false alarm.
Dr said that his left lung seems to have some problem
and ordered him to go for X-Ray.
Luckily, the X-Ray shows nothing.

He was still running a fever when I'm out for work this morning.
Let's pray hard his fever will subside soon.

Travis and Dariz have been staying at home for the past 1 week as
their school was closed due to upgrading work.
I think my MIL is going crazy soon!

There will be a class next Monday @ 10am.
Im still thinking if I will be attending.
I'm so lazy attending classes..
But if I dun attend, I'll miss out on alot of things...

It's lunch time now.
Wonder what I can have for lunch.
Thought of askin my bro's Gf for lunch tgt,
but she is on leave..
So poor me will have to have my lunch in the office all by myself.

What good food do we have in Raffles Place?????

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IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 11:59 AM

Sunday, August 02, 2009

I've been very very slack recently.
I haven't been studying much.
I'm so afraid that I might flunk my Paper 3 & Paper 4 exam....
So scared!~

Sent Rhys to KKH A&E last evening.
And we got the priority to see the Dr first as his fever was 39.5.

They gave him some Paracetamol, and did a urine test for him..
Luckily, nothing's wrong with him..

He's better today..
At least not as feverish as yesterday...

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IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 3:46 PM

Saturday, August 01, 2009

I dunno if I should get angry or I should be happy for John...
He bought a new PC & Laptop & Printer.
And what's best is that he got the money to buy a HP Smart Touch PC
but he has got no money to pay Joey.

So you now know why I dunno to be angry or happy now?

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He bought this new PC.
Nice right???
But once his monitor is down,
his whole PC will be down...
Pros and cons..


Rhys is down with Fever..
He had his medicine an hour plus ago,
but he is still feverish.

Played ladder and snake with the kids just now.
I can see that they love this game alot..
Kept asking me to play with them again..
But being the lazy me...
I told them to rest and play again tonight when Daddy is home.

Guess I should get Monopoly soon......

Travis had registered with Jing Shan Primary School
as Rosyth is totally wiped out.
Out of every 2 that registered, only 1 will get into that school.
And I'm talking about those staying within 1km.
For those outside, totally hopeless for them to get into that school~

But I will have to wait for a letter from the school
which will be posted to me by 11 August to know if we will get a place.

I dun mind waiting..
But that means everything is unconfirmed and I
hate the kind of feeling...
It's so insecure.......

Just hope that it's some kind of SOP.

IcYb3|| counted snowflakes at 2:39 PM

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