Counting Down (UP) !!

Wedding:
“Mommy, how many more days to Uncle Terence and Cherry jie jie wedding? “ Anthea has been asking Adrian and myself this question often, after she bought the dress & Tiara. I think she is the one looking more forward to the wedding than anyone else...hee : P

“Today is 10 April 2008; it is exactly 30 days to Uncle Terence’s wedding.” I told her. Her face brightens up. This reminds me that I also need to go and get myself a decent dress for the wedding dinner. I heard that all the men in the family are going to be Suited Up. So as the 大嫂 of the wedding couples, I must also look presentable. Now what should I wear?? Ps: Adrian had suggested that I get a pink dress to match Anthea’s dress. I don’t know if this is a good idea… : P (伤脑筋)

So this weekend, I must start shopping, shopping & shopping.

ERP:
Extract from Mr. Brown:

“I wonder if you know, how they live in Toa Payoh
Please lah tolong, only Lorong. Not Expressway also tio!
Fast and furious! (Kena!) (Beep! beep! beep!)
Spread like virus! (Aiyah!) (beep! beep! beep!)”

Starting this Monday, if I drive to work, I will kena this “Beep” as my office is in Toa Payoh. So now I will need to plan my TIME strategy. I have decided that on those days if I am driving, I will try to time myself to reach the ERP Gantry after 9 am. This means I will be a bit late for work but will stay back longer to compensate for the time lost. My working hours are 9 am to 5 pm. So 5 minutes +/- should be alright with my Boss… I hope.

A DOLLAR A DAY is a lot, especially nowadays prices of everything and anything is going UP & UP…sigh. $ 1 x 5 days = $5 x 4 weeks = $20.

Add another few dollars can buy a tin of Abbott Growth milk for Anthea, u say leh…it’s really “牛车轮” to me.

Ready-Set-Go

Since the closing down of the Community Club Gym near my workplace in January 2007. I have been sourcing around for another gym to do my lunch time exercises, but till date, no results.

Places that i had considered :

a) Safra Gym - a bit far and also to join the gym, i have to apply as a Safra spouse members. Also when we viewed the gym, the person in charge told us Safra will be closed for 18 months for renovation. So i did not sign up.

b) ClubFit (sport complex) - too few equipments and a bit crowded at lunch time. So did not sign up.

c) California Fitness - too pricey and also distance a consideration.

Recently a colleague of mine mentioned that there is a gym in a Club house near our office. To join the gym, we need a staff from the organisation to refer us to become a social member.

Lucky for me, Aunty SK works in this organisation, so immediately, i contacted her to ask her for the favor. Without any hesitant, she refers me and today at lunch time, i signed up for the gym. I am very happy to have find this new place as i simply misses my lunch time exercises.

I enjoy my weekly swim but somehow it does not give me the kind of satisfaction as gym.. : )

So next week onwards, i will be able to resume my hobby again. I really thanks my guarding angels for answering my prayers again.

Another good news - California Fitness is having a roadshow at our office next week and they are offering staff a really good Plentinum membership fees for a year. I am considering to sign up... 好事成双...hee : )

Mini Mooncake Bazzar

There is a mini moon cake bazzar in the office today and a few Branded mooncakes were at the event. I bought a box of mooncakes from Raffles Hotel at a good discount of 25%. The packaging is very nice and they have various flavour - Baked mooncakes with Pine Nuts,Macadamia Nuts and White Lotus paste.

FUN DAY @ ND Street Carnival

In celebration of the National Day, our constituency had a mini Street Carnival. Both Anthea & Anders also received games coupon via their childcare. Also for the residents, we are given a coupon as well, via the mailbox.

Needless to say, after Anthea’s swimming lesson, we went home and brought Anders along to the carnival. Both of them had a good time at the games stall. They tried “fishing” the fishes – this is a giveaway because it is a very easy game. They collected nice prizes from the games.

There were stalls selling toys and various items and the prices of these toys are very affordable. I believed the monies will go to the constituency fund. Anthea bought a Hello Kitty stamp and Anders chose for himself a toy truck.

After all the fun, we headed home for lunch. It was an unforgettable lunch – reason being Anthea was playing her elder sister role very well. She fed Anders his lunch and at the same time ate her own.

I was telling Adrian “wow. Today is our lucky day…must go buy lottery… hee : P “

When they were done with the lunches, Anthea brought in the 2 empty bowls and proudly announced “mommy, anders and I finished our lunches.” I said “thank you, jie jie. Mommy is very proud of you. “

Then they were off to play with their new toys. Guess what ….. Anders ended up with Hello Kitty stamps all over his hands and legs…ha-ha.

In the afternoon, 2 of them took their usual nap and woke up around 5pm. We went downstairs to see the Parade of colors; the street was closed for the parade. The Guest of Honor was PM Lee. The children had fun playing with their bubbles and we took 2 mini Singapore flags. At 6pm, we went home for a bath and changed of clothing before we met the families for dinner.

Our dinner was at Por Kee at Sam Poh lane (波記冷気海鮮酒楼). This is a family restaurant and the foods served were very nice. Adrian and I especially like their Champagne Pork Ribs – it was yummy.

On dinner table Father In-law reminded me that the TOTO BIG Draw had amounted to $6.8 million and told me to buy before 9 pm on Monday night.

We left the restaurant, feeling happy and energized once again. I saw the newly renovated Tiong Bahru Market – it is now a doubled storey building with a food centre and wet market. It seems better ventilated then the old one, next time must go and try all the famous food in this long historical market.

Happy Events, 05 November 2006

Baby Full Month Lunch Reception - Peter & Jamie:

Today is Peter and Jamie newborn son - Malcolm's full month celebration. I brought anders to Peter's house for the lunch reception. This is the 1st time anders attended gathering with me because usually i would bring anthea. Anders was pretty much on his own when we reached Peter's house. The main thing that got his attention was the beautiful aquarium that is in Peter's house. It's full of beautiful fishes and live corals.

There is this little girl named Valerie. She is Jamie's nieces and she is 3 years old plus. She got along very well with anders and they were playing with each other all the while. I am quite happy to see that as this is what i hope anders will be like when he starts childcare soon.

Wedding cake and Invitation - Cousin Jun Ru & Zi Jun :

In the late afternoon, my 2nd aunty came by to my place to give me the wedding cake and invitation card of her eldest daughter , Jun Ru. Today is the "Guo Da Li" and the customary wedding will be on 18 November 2006. I am happy that my cousin is getting married and hopefully more to come... : )

Airport Arrival - Terence home coming:

In the evening, dinner was originally planned at Al Forno and after that, to the airport for Terence's arrival from Hong Kong. As the restaurant was not opened at the time we were there, we ended at Hong Kong Street "zi char"...hmm...is it Fated since we are doing a HKG arrival, dinner must be related... : P

At the airport, Terence had a quick bites at Macdonald and he shared with us his good experienced in Hong Kong. It sound like a nice place but seem like pace of living is faster than Singapore. I don't think i can survive in HKG.

"SMSes from Daddy - he said he had arrived at the final destination safely and the plane ride was good. He said will call back once he buy a local SIM card."

Another eventful and happy Sunday.