Was replying to my sister's comment in the previous post "Finally Sorted Out......a bit", then realised for such a long comment, might as well post it as a blog instead! So here it goes:
Sam did run a low fever (~ 37.3 degC) on 2 separate days last week. We guessed it was cos he's teething his 2nd set of lower molars. The gums there were certainly swollen, though I don't always get to check it now: Sam's refused to let me brush his teeth twice in the past week already, something that's never happened before.
The weekend past wasn't a fun one either. The teachers at the playgroup changed Sam's diapers last Friday after the snack time, as was their usual practice for all the toddlers. We have no idea how on earth they managed it, but thanks to that traumatic (for Sam) episode, Sam refused to let us change his diapers or clothing for 2 whole days!
And there was a power failure in our condo a few nights ago at 11 pm. So we had to go to bed with no aircon or fan. Could only open the windows a little cos it started raining & couldn't let the rain splash in and wet the wooden floor. Obviously couldn't sleep properly till the power was restored after 2 am.........
This weekend better be better............
Thursday, 28 February 2008
Finally Sorted Out........a bit
Had a hell of a time the past week.
Putting Sam for an hour in playschool since last Thursday had thrown his schedule all out the window.
Now his nap schedule is off, his appetite is in the 少少吃多多餐 stage (took me 5 frustrating days of attempted feedings & wasted food to realise that), he's more clingy to me at times, & more often than not, wants things done his way.
So my mood has deteriorated over the week: more & more shouting at Sam, then screaming, then hitting his hands immediately when he's being naughty (instead of giving him 2nd & 3rd chance in the past). Didn't do the laundry till the basket was full. By yesterday, I was no longer in the mood to cook, got hubby to tabao dinner back instead.
Sank myself in drama serials & tv, in desparate attempt to cheer myself up. Unfortunately, I need something like 1 hr of uninterrupted viewing time to calm myself, which I can only get once in the daytime when Sam naps.
And since Sam's napping times were off, his bedtime went off too: didn't fall asleep till 10 pm for the past 3 nights, which drove me crazy, cos I spend so much time trying to get him to bed & have no time for myself!!!!
Nearly wanted to just leave the trash out & let the kitchen overrun with ants, I was that frustrated!!! So had ended up doing the cleaning up at 1 am in the mornings, after 2 hrs of tv watching had calmed me sufficiently.
This morning had finally attained enlightenment: Sam has a new schedule, I can't expect him to keep to the old one, if he wants to be fed only 3 bites every 1 hr, then so be it!
So finally am in the mood to interact with people & write my blog.
Hopefully my current mood holds.................
Putting Sam for an hour in playschool since last Thursday had thrown his schedule all out the window.
Now his nap schedule is off, his appetite is in the 少少吃多多餐 stage (took me 5 frustrating days of attempted feedings & wasted food to realise that), he's more clingy to me at times, & more often than not, wants things done his way.
So my mood has deteriorated over the week: more & more shouting at Sam, then screaming, then hitting his hands immediately when he's being naughty (instead of giving him 2nd & 3rd chance in the past). Didn't do the laundry till the basket was full. By yesterday, I was no longer in the mood to cook, got hubby to tabao dinner back instead.
Sank myself in drama serials & tv, in desparate attempt to cheer myself up. Unfortunately, I need something like 1 hr of uninterrupted viewing time to calm myself, which I can only get once in the daytime when Sam naps.
And since Sam's napping times were off, his bedtime went off too: didn't fall asleep till 10 pm for the past 3 nights, which drove me crazy, cos I spend so much time trying to get him to bed & have no time for myself!!!!
Nearly wanted to just leave the trash out & let the kitchen overrun with ants, I was that frustrated!!! So had ended up doing the cleaning up at 1 am in the mornings, after 2 hrs of tv watching had calmed me sufficiently.
This morning had finally attained enlightenment: Sam has a new schedule, I can't expect him to keep to the old one, if he wants to be fed only 3 bites every 1 hr, then so be it!
So finally am in the mood to interact with people & write my blog.
Hopefully my current mood holds.................
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Sam's Playschool CNY Celebration
Sam's playschool, The Children's House, had a Chinese New Year celebration today, parents invited.
Had to wake Sam up early to reach school by 9am, to avoid traffic congestion. So he seemed dazed & sleepy the entire morning. Thumb-sucking all the time.
Program started at 9:30am. All the students were sitting on red canvas on the grass patch in front of the school, parents on chairs behind. I was carrying Sam sitting with the rest of his class, hence this not-so-good viewpoint with my handphone video:
Kick-off with dancing by the upper-level students: 2 groups of girls dancing in front, 2 groups of boys at the back, flanked in each corner by a boy waving his ribbon.
Then the boys put on their mini lion heads & "funny-man" heads for their own version of the lion dance. The teachers on my side had to remind them to spread out & come closer for their younger schoolmates to see. :)
The real lion dance troupe was pretty good. The 采青 was not only done on the red pillars in the video, but also on a separate taller metal post later, & then the traditional plate of prosperity.
But best was to see the lions come close to the little kids for them to pet, & distribute the mandarin oranges via the lion's mouth. I certainly didn't expect that!
Lucky Sam seem to love the lions: was sitting so sedately on my lap all the time, then he started to point to the golden lion on the red pillars. When the silver lion came to give the oranges, he actually walked a step away from me!
Then he came totally back to his old naughty self when we went back to the classroom for CNY snacks & drinks. I took one of each type of cookies, & he took 1 bite on each & every one!
All in all, an interesting first for Sam & me!
Had to wake Sam up early to reach school by 9am, to avoid traffic congestion. So he seemed dazed & sleepy the entire morning. Thumb-sucking all the time.
Program started at 9:30am. All the students were sitting on red canvas on the grass patch in front of the school, parents on chairs behind. I was carrying Sam sitting with the rest of his class, hence this not-so-good viewpoint with my handphone video:
Kick-off with dancing by the upper-level students: 2 groups of girls dancing in front, 2 groups of boys at the back, flanked in each corner by a boy waving his ribbon.
Then the boys put on their mini lion heads & "funny-man" heads for their own version of the lion dance. The teachers on my side had to remind them to spread out & come closer for their younger schoolmates to see. :)
The real lion dance troupe was pretty good. The 采青 was not only done on the red pillars in the video, but also on a separate taller metal post later, & then the traditional plate of prosperity.
But best was to see the lions come close to the little kids for them to pet, & distribute the mandarin oranges via the lion's mouth. I certainly didn't expect that!
Lucky Sam seem to love the lions: was sitting so sedately on my lap all the time, then he started to point to the golden lion on the red pillars. When the silver lion came to give the oranges, he actually walked a step away from me!
Then he came totally back to his old naughty self when we went back to the classroom for CNY snacks & drinks. I took one of each type of cookies, & he took 1 bite on each & every one!
All in all, an interesting first for Sam & me!
Sam Can Blow!
Party fun courtesy of his schoolmate's birthday party pack (I'm dribbling out the goodies).
He's wearing his Chinese New Year hat, made by his teacher in playschool (supposed to be made with assistance from the child, but we were away on holiday).
Isn't he cute??? :)
P.S. Pardon the yellowish video. Our living room lighting is that yellow...........
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Too Hot!!!
Cannot tahan!!!!!!
It's too @$#&*^ hot in this KL apartment!!!!!!!!!!
Why on earth did we forget to check for 夕照 when we rented the place????
Now the master bedroom is so hot from the afternoon sun, I have to draw the blackout curtains on both the full length window panes & switch on the lights to see instead!
Arghhhh!!!!!!!
It's too @$#&*^ hot in this KL apartment!!!!!!!!!!
Why on earth did we forget to check for 夕照 when we rented the place????
Now the master bedroom is so hot from the afternoon sun, I have to draw the blackout curtains on both the full length window panes & switch on the lights to see instead!
Arghhhh!!!!!!!
Sunday, 17 February 2008
Going Back to KL
Going back to KL tomorrow. Hopefully will be another uneventful flight...............
Still haven't quite decided what to do about Sam's behaviour in playschool.
Irritating thing is, Wednesday the school will be having CNY celebrations, lion dance & all, ie. something off the usual schedule. So I'm ultra uncertain what to do for the one Tuesday.
Sigh! Maybe should do some reading up........
Still haven't quite decided what to do about Sam's behaviour in playschool.
Irritating thing is, Wednesday the school will be having CNY celebrations, lion dance & all, ie. something off the usual schedule. So I'm ultra uncertain what to do for the one Tuesday.
Sigh! Maybe should do some reading up........
Friday, 15 February 2008
Napping Issues
Today Sam refused to nap at my mother's.
Goodness knows why: though he hasn't been to the place for 4 months, it wouldn't be the 1st time he naps there.
After all, he fell asleep for a good whole hr in his 1st visit to his Great-uncle's place yesterday.
So why, despite my 4 separate efforts over 3 hrs this afternoon, did he refuse to nap???????
All he did was close his eyes for a little rest while he nursed. After drinking his fill, he'll lie on the bed on my urgings & suck his thumb, a normal prelude to falling asleep.
So I was happily getting drowsy next to him, only to find him getting up 10 min later, fully revitalised & raging to go again!
After 4 tries I gave up.......anyway, it was past 4 pm by then, too late for a proper nap.............
So had a difficult time getting him for bedtime just now.
Sam made a big fuss for his bedtime routine. I got kicked by him numerous times trying to change his diaper & put on his pyjamas.
Only managed to put on his socks by starting his latest fav: wriggling his toes & reciting the "This little pig went to market" rhyme.
Finally gotten to fall asleep at 7:45 pm. Already he's woken up once crying. And cried out loudly (& I mean really cried out, to the extent I thought he was awake) once in his sleep. Wonder what he's dreaming about.
Sigh! Looks like a long night ahead........
Goodness knows why: though he hasn't been to the place for 4 months, it wouldn't be the 1st time he naps there.
After all, he fell asleep for a good whole hr in his 1st visit to his Great-uncle's place yesterday.
So why, despite my 4 separate efforts over 3 hrs this afternoon, did he refuse to nap???????
All he did was close his eyes for a little rest while he nursed. After drinking his fill, he'll lie on the bed on my urgings & suck his thumb, a normal prelude to falling asleep.
So I was happily getting drowsy next to him, only to find him getting up 10 min later, fully revitalised & raging to go again!
After 4 tries I gave up.......anyway, it was past 4 pm by then, too late for a proper nap.............
So had a difficult time getting him for bedtime just now.
Sam made a big fuss for his bedtime routine. I got kicked by him numerous times trying to change his diaper & put on his pyjamas.
Only managed to put on his socks by starting his latest fav: wriggling his toes & reciting the "This little pig went to market" rhyme.
Finally gotten to fall asleep at 7:45 pm. Already he's woken up once crying. And cried out loudly (& I mean really cried out, to the extent I thought he was awake) once in his sleep. Wonder what he's dreaming about.
Sigh! Looks like a long night ahead........
Monday, 11 February 2008
Sam the Peanut Shell Eater
Sam at his 3rd Great-Auntie's:
The peanut, he munched, & munched, & munched.
Then spat it all out.
The peanut shell.............
He swallowed together with a slice of "bak gua".
What else can I say?????!!!!
The peanut, he munched, & munched, & munched.
Then spat it all out.
The peanut shell.............
He swallowed together with a slice of "bak gua".
What else can I say?????!!!!
Saturday, 9 February 2008
The Year of the Dog
No, I didn't make a mistake in the blog post title.
This, 2008, is the year of the mouse.
But darling Sam was born in the year of the dog. And we think that may be why he's showing such doggy characteristics:
In the end, he only like the preserved red dates: ate 3 ~ 4 of them during the course of the dinner. The preserved lotus roots & carrots, he spat it out after munching on them for a while.
P.S. highly recommend the 年糕 at the Peach Blossoms restaurant in Marina Mandarin hotel. Tried 2 different flavours, both were wonderful when eaten warm (as when they served it), but esp. loved the coconut flavored one! Next year must remember to go there and eat again.......
Thursday, 7 February 2008
1st Day of Chinese New Year
Sam's 1st encounter with a tricycle while visiting his 2nd Great-uncle.
The owner, his 9 month old cousin, can only look on & babble while his property got violated, and was pacified by his toy hammer while Sam continued to play with wheels of the cute duckie tricycle & push it around the flat.
Today Sam also had numerous firsts of his life:
Ate mee sua for the 1st time at home, in celebration of his grandfather's birthday.
1st time on a public bus travelling to his 2nd Great-aunt's.
1st time on the Singapore MRT travelling to his 2nd Great-uncle's.
Ate keropok for the 1st time at his 1st Great-uncle's, and he loved it!
Tasted pistachios for the 1st time: though he 1st put it in his mouth shell & all, we managed to teach him to eat the de-shelled nut alone, which he munched to bits before spitting it out.
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
My Fav "New" Restaurant
Today found a "new" restaurant that I wanna visit again: MOF's (short for Ministry Of Food) My Izakaya in Bugis Junction, Level 2.
Seldom do I find a Jap restaurant with so many types of Jap desserts plus Jap food: sushi, shabu shabu, ramen, soba, bento set, Hokkaido soft serve ice cream, Jap style sundae, Jap mochi, etc, etc, etc. They have 1 menu for the food & 1 menu for the desserts!
But most importantly, they have 2 kids' menu served in a very cute bear-shaped bento bowl! I must remember to take a photo of it the next time I go: 2 plates stacked into a bowl & topped with bear-faced lid, complete with 3D ears.
Sam loved it! He kept pointing to the picture in the menu, so I gave in and ordered the udon/egg & crabmeat sushi/fried salmon cutlet set for him. The food was served on a Doraemon-shaped serving plate, which Sam liked too.
The food was up to standard. Found the drink that came with the set too sweet though, and Sam was too young to appreciate the nata de coco in it. Which was a bit sad, cos the menu didn't mention at all the drink contained the nata de coco (just said it was juice drink), else I could have changed it to Ribena.
I myself ordered the Jap sweet potato & yam served with Jap red bean & soft serve ice cream. The yam & sweet potato are great!!!! Me now still thinking of it.............
Hubby ordered oven-baked Jap rice cake, served with Jap red bean & Jap soya powder. (Sorry, can't remember the proper Jap term for the desserts.) It was pretty good; serving not too big, which was wise, cos started to get a bit sick of the rice cake aft eating half the dish.
If I'm staying in Singapore, I'll most probably sign up to be a member - despite the S$10/yr membership fee - cos wanted to try so many things on the menu! Think I'll easily earn by the fees through the 10% discount on the foods. Not to mention the free coffee/tea for members............
Must time my visit to the temple next week properly, so that can eat at My Izakaya again before I go back to KL!!!!!
Seldom do I find a Jap restaurant with so many types of Jap desserts plus Jap food: sushi, shabu shabu, ramen, soba, bento set, Hokkaido soft serve ice cream, Jap style sundae, Jap mochi, etc, etc, etc. They have 1 menu for the food & 1 menu for the desserts!
But most importantly, they have 2 kids' menu served in a very cute bear-shaped bento bowl! I must remember to take a photo of it the next time I go: 2 plates stacked into a bowl & topped with bear-faced lid, complete with 3D ears.
Sam loved it! He kept pointing to the picture in the menu, so I gave in and ordered the udon/egg & crabmeat sushi/fried salmon cutlet set for him. The food was served on a Doraemon-shaped serving plate, which Sam liked too.
The food was up to standard. Found the drink that came with the set too sweet though, and Sam was too young to appreciate the nata de coco in it. Which was a bit sad, cos the menu didn't mention at all the drink contained the nata de coco (just said it was juice drink), else I could have changed it to Ribena.
I myself ordered the Jap sweet potato & yam served with Jap red bean & soft serve ice cream. The yam & sweet potato are great!!!! Me now still thinking of it.............
Hubby ordered oven-baked Jap rice cake, served with Jap red bean & Jap soya powder. (Sorry, can't remember the proper Jap term for the desserts.) It was pretty good; serving not too big, which was wise, cos started to get a bit sick of the rice cake aft eating half the dish.
If I'm staying in Singapore, I'll most probably sign up to be a member - despite the S$10/yr membership fee - cos wanted to try so many things on the menu! Think I'll easily earn by the fees through the 10% discount on the foods. Not to mention the free coffee/tea for members............
Must time my visit to the temple next week properly, so that can eat at My Izakaya again before I go back to KL!!!!!
Saturday, 2 February 2008
Water Pressure
About the only thing I cannot tahan about my Singapore flat is the shower head's water pressure!!!!!! Really very frustrating, esp. after the strong gush of water from the KL apartment.
I feel as though I have to take a longer time to rinse the shampoo off my hair. And not really much point in simply letting the water run to enjoy a mini simple water massage, the low pressure makes it feels much more like little scratchings on my back!
Maybe this is the goverment's way of helping us save water???!!!! ;P
Or maybe it's because I'm staying on the 2nd highest floor??? Have always wondered how big an increase in the water pressure I would get by simply living on the 2nd storey? (according to physics, should be sufficient to keep me happy.....)
Or maybe I shouldn't have used the instant electric water heater. A friend once mentioned the gas storage water heater gives higher water pressure, but I thought it too troublesome to install. Now regretting.............
I feel as though I have to take a longer time to rinse the shampoo off my hair. And not really much point in simply letting the water run to enjoy a mini simple water massage, the low pressure makes it feels much more like little scratchings on my back!
Maybe this is the goverment's way of helping us save water???!!!! ;P
Or maybe it's because I'm staying on the 2nd highest floor??? Have always wondered how big an increase in the water pressure I would get by simply living on the 2nd storey? (according to physics, should be sufficient to keep me happy.....)
Or maybe I shouldn't have used the instant electric water heater. A friend once mentioned the gas storage water heater gives higher water pressure, but I thought it too troublesome to install. Now regretting.............
Friday, 1 February 2008
Going Home for Chinese New Year
Yes! Going home tomorrow for Chinese New Year holiday!!!!!!
This time, hubby got 2 whole weeks off, so hopefully this trip back won't be too rushed. Last time he went back, was meeting some friend or another every single day, very tiring.
Will be taking Tiger Airways back tomorrow. Hubby managed to get the promotional tickets for the new route between KL & S'pore: free tickets for KL -> Singapore tomorrow, only have to pay the airport tax!
So looking forward to a slightly less tiring trip than the 5 hr ride on the bus. Though will still be a challenge, timing Sam's nap to coincide with the plane's takeoff. Hoping very hard will be a smooth journey with Sam.......
Gotta go finish packing.
And also finish watching the latest taiwanese idol drama serial episode! Gonna miss 2 weeks' worth! That's about the only thing I'll miss for this trip back home!!!!
This time, hubby got 2 whole weeks off, so hopefully this trip back won't be too rushed. Last time he went back, was meeting some friend or another every single day, very tiring.
Will be taking Tiger Airways back tomorrow. Hubby managed to get the promotional tickets for the new route between KL & S'pore: free tickets for KL -> Singapore tomorrow, only have to pay the airport tax!
So looking forward to a slightly less tiring trip than the 5 hr ride on the bus. Though will still be a challenge, timing Sam's nap to coincide with the plane's takeoff. Hoping very hard will be a smooth journey with Sam.......
Gotta go finish packing.
And also finish watching the latest taiwanese idol drama serial episode! Gonna miss 2 weeks' worth! That's about the only thing I'll miss for this trip back home!!!!
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