Mini Boogie Monster.

Its the cutest thing to see Michael boogie his way through any song or melody he hears, even commercials. He's been at it for the longest time ever but of course, everytime I whip a camera out, he gets so excited about the camera that he stops his 2 stepping.

On the 23rd of July, after months of attempt, I finally caught him dancing to some old school song.

Anyways, this video is for all the darling family members that don't have the chance to see him on a very frequent basis. Enjoy your grandson/nephew/cousin.

Water Baby.

Michael non stop in the shower! Just a couple of toys, a couple of bubbles that eventually fade away, and a tonna water, makes this baby happy.

Simple pleasures, a bubble bath!

Whistle Baby.

Yupp, that's Michael blowing a whistle. Sounds like a bird in the background I tell you. But his grandmother bought him a whistle and after just a few days of teaching him to blow it, he nailed it! I remember I was walking to the kitchen one day and he was trailing behind me and he kept blowing the whistle. Imagine how shocked I was that he managed to get that one down easily and he was trying to get my attention all the way!

How cute. Well genius that he was, he lost that one and my mum was quick to buy him a new one. And till today, he still goes around blowing his whistle like a police man.

He's growing up, fast and I like it!

Travelogue of Michael.

Its been so long since I've actually blogged proper about Michael or my family. Things have been pretty rough but we're getting through it slowly and steadily, hence, why the lack of time, energy or enthusiasm to blog about anything really.

But now, as a new day comes, things are slowly looking up. Thank God for that.

So just about 4 months ago, Michael and myself made our journey to Dubai to reunite our family. It was great! We spent time as a family, we laughed, we joked, we bloody cried, we learned but overall, we were happy. What made us most happy, was that we were raising Michael, the way we wanted to and we were learning about each other as parents and as partners at the same time. A new chapter it really was!

Just a mere 2 months and we had to make a pit stop to my partner's family It was seriously an adventure and I've even got the pictures to prove it. The journey to their house was horrendous but once arrived, Michael and myself were treated like royalty. Everyone was so nice and lovable. Food was great, people were fantastic and the country was perfect! Weather was a tad off but the country really was beautiful. We spent a good many weeks there, a little shy of 2 months to be precise and I was so sad to leave. As was the whole of my partner's family, extremely sad to see the both of us go. Lots of tears! Lots. Le sigh.

Well now I'm back in sunny Singapore and you know what, after going through the different summers around the world, Singapore is nothing! Psh. Its cool, with nice wind and clouds. We're lucky.

Hmm.. Now I know I had something to say about Michael. Oh yes, he's got 2 teeth! Haha, my toothless gummy bear is toothless no more! 2 teeth which he flashes to everyone with the cutest smile! Plus, 2 more on the way, which is just making him drool a tad too much. Its like a bloody river.

He's grown so much its insane. Now, he sits straight as ever. Stands by his self and dances and tries his best to walk by letting go of everything and he stands and gets distracted, but once he notices he isn't holding anything, he falls. He also eats everything! And I mean everything, no more pureed or mashed, all that's not interesting enough for him.

He's bloody heavy too. 10 kg might I add and he's 75cm tall at the moment. I'm so proud of him. Yes, sometimes he makes me so mad especially when he gets all clingy and screams whenever he can't find me and thinks I've left him. He gets fussy sometimes too about eating, which irritates me. Or when he's so darn active and can't sit still for just awhile, oh that infuriates me!

But nonetheless, he really is my proudest moment in life. I am truly blessed.

Kim Kardashian

Who here loves Kim Kardashian? I'm sure everyone likes at least one thing about her. Whether its her hair, her body, her money, her popularity. If you're hating there's probably a reason why you hate her. Anyway, I think yea she is quite pretty but I feel her face is loaded with make up so I don't know whether I like her face or make up artist. I love her shoes, wow she has fantastic taste really. But do I envy her? Nope. Do I wish I were her? Nope. Do I post her pictures everywhere as a sense of motivation for one thing or another? Definitely not. Do I agree with her dating life? Oh, hell no! Do I think she is sending the wrong signals many times especially when she knows many girls love her and try to copy her? Yes, sometimes. 

So this is a great article about a lady that speaks her mind that Kim Kardashian is sending the wrong signals to girls all over the world. 

Dr Helen Wright, headmistress of St Mary’s Calne, a girls boarding school in Wiltshire, will tell an education conference this week that the US reality TV star is part of a culture which sexualises women at an early age.

She said: “I have spoken out a lot over the last two years about the increasing dangers of premature sexualisation of young people, and the objectification of women which accompanies this.

“It is not too strong a statement, I venture to suggest, to say that almost everything that is wrong with Western society today can be summed up in that one symbolic photo of Miss Kim Kardashian on the front of Zoo magazine.

“The descent of Western civilisation can practically be read into every curve (of which, you will note, there are indeed many). Officially the hottest woman in the world? Really? Is this what we want our young people to aim for? Is this what success should mean to them?” Dr Wright will say.

Kim on the May issue of Zoo Magazine.She will claim that Ms Kardashian is famous for "the reality TV series, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, for hanging out with the rich and famous, for a sex tape, a 72-day marriage and a rather ample backside”.

"What is she telling our young people about life? As a society, we have clearly attached a value to her, and there may be some messages about hard work buried in there somewhere - I expect she has to slave in the gym to keep that posterior in shape - but these are very hidden messages, buried under the other messages surrounded by glitz and sparkle," Dr Wright will say.

Ms Kardashian, whose father is the late Robert Kardashian, one of the defence lawyers in OJ Simpson’s 1995 murder trial, shot to prominence when an erotic film of her appeared online in 2007. She has since gone on to become a household name on both sides of the Atlantic.

However people’s obsession with celebrities such as Ms Kardashian means that pupils are “soaking up a diet of empty celebrity and superficiality”, Dr Wright will say.

By the way, I fully agree with this lady. She is pretty, so why the need to shed your clothes?

Reasons Women Cheat

Of course I read another article on Yahoo!News. Of course it had to be some weird article. So yes, here it is. Somehow everyone has been trying to decode reasons why women cheat and I think they hit the bullseye on this one. Its pretty correct if I do say so myself.

1. She seeks the thrill. Some women cheat for the thrill of it. The excitement of doing things behind a partner’s back, the risk, the adrenaline rush, the desire are all very potent reasons for a woman to cheat. The cheating bit isn’t always emotional, it is in fact an out and out physical act that is engaged in for the thrill of it.

2. She wants more. The most obvious reason for a woman to cheat is that she isn’t getting enough sex or that she isn’t happy with what you have to offer. It is this happiness that results in her getting involved in an adulterous relationship. It is left to the man in the relationship to pull his socks up and fight for his woman. If you love her and want her, you have to go the extra mile and satisfy her.

3. She wants to get back at you. If you have cheated on her in the past, she could cheat on you just to get back at you. Yes, women can be rather revengeful if they so wish!

4. She is bored. Less or no experimentation in the bedroom can be one of the reasons a woman chooses to cheat. Women seek as much variation in the bedroom as men do and if her man cannot provide her the same, she is bound to look for it outside.

5. She feels neglected. This is the most common reason women give when asked why they cheated. Feeling neglected, unwanted or useless is what drives women to cheat. It is when their husbands or boyfriends ignore them that they take to finding companionship and solace in the company of others.

If I ever cheated, but I would never as I'm the type that when I love someone, I immediately fall in love with you. So why cheat when you can just break up and have all your needed fun. When you're grown up, you'll be too tired for the nonsense. Okay anyway, if I cheated, I'm sure it would be cause of reason number three. But I love Amin too much to do so. I hope he reads this. I really do. 

Michael pictures, in an hour.

 

Bad Parenting!

This video was on Yahoo!News. Apparently a couple and their toddler went to a laundromat. Normal day, normal thing yea? WRONG! Easily seen that the male carries the child and places him or her in the washing machine, thinking its funny. Its so clear that even the lady thinks its amusing. Little did they know that the washing machine automatically locks and water starts pouring in. You start to see the frantic parents screaming for help till the employee at the laundromat pulls the plug of the machine and it even takes awhile before the door unlocks.

Thankfully, the kid is fine, only a few scratches and bruises. The parents or guardians, need a brain scan! How do you think it is amusing to put a kid in a washing machine? How? Its also front load, its so damn sharp in there! But how is it amusing? They say it still is unknown if the parents will receive trial. Trial and unknown, in this situation should not be in the same sentence. Put them in a washing machine and switch it on high, should be their punishment!

What is wrong with you?! Other incidents like this have happened but the other times, the parent put his kid in the washing machine as a punishment and the kid died. Bet that didn't go the way you planned it dimwit.

I don't even understand how this is possible. Michael rolls by his self or misses a step and falls and hits his head on the ground and my heart breaks although its completely normal but to actually put your kid in such danger thinking its amusing or funny, is ridiculous really. Now, I may not be the best parent with the best parenting skills. Definitely not, I'm still learning and I'm still making mistakes but I would never put Michael in physical harm like this.

Disappointing.

Giggle Monster.

A super cute video of Michael just giggling just because his tummy was being tickled when his daddy was rubbing his head on his belly! We were laughing like crazy when he was laughing. The other one, watch closely, he sticks his tongue out at me! Haha, I laughed like crazy cause I was not expecting that at all, only realised it when I watched it back.

Time for comfort.

Don't we all just get a little jealous of celebrities like Beyonce or Rihanna or whoever else you can think of now, cause they can walk in heels all day. Run in heels sometimes. Miss B dances in heels as high as I get after lots of wine.

I get so jealous sometimes. I love heels and sometimes wish my ankles were stronger to carry me in them for 3 whole days without me walking funny at the end. Being realistic though, I can't. My love for flip flops are intense. I could pair anything with flip flops and still act like I'm rocking that shit. Then I got pregnant and I stopped heels during pregnancy, I didn't wanna risk falling and all that jazz. Thought I would get back to that after Michael was born but instead cause my feet were so swollen, I couldn't fit into my shoes straight away like I thought I could. Eventually when I could get into them, I refused to when its just me and Michael cause I'm afraid if I'm carrying him and I tumble. I think too much I know but I'd rather not risk it really.

So imagine my happiness when I found out I was not alone! In a recent interview, Beyonce made this comment about heels. “I never thought there would be a day when I wouldn’t wear heels. Now that I have a child, I walk around holding her all day, I’m buying loafers and oxfords. I love them, because they’re comfortable,” she says. “And shorter heels too. I’d always thought, ‘The higher the heel, the sexier.’ But now I’m like, ‘These are really sexy.’”

Yay! There's hope for ladies like me. Its fine to rock heels but its perfect to rock flip flops to be comfortable with your baby. Keep the heels for appropriate times like special dinners or parties, or when you're extremely comfortable to run in them while carrying your baby.

Mini Speedster.

Intensely difficult to catch Michael crawling. He's been crawling for more than a month now but he's just gotten way too fast! I actually cannot keep up. Worse part is, whenever I'm in the kitchen doing stuff, he comes along. Before I know it, he's beside my legs like a little puppy and just staring at me. Of course, I hate Michael in the kitchen, its dirty and dangerous so I'm carrying him out and placing him as far away as possible. Then in record time, I find him at my legs again. Puppy I tell you.

I finally managed to video him crawling to his pacifier. It took awhile for him to get started cause he was so busy fiddling another toy. Well I videoed this awhile ago but I seriously could not find it on my camera. Haha, how embarrassing.

I've found a technique to get Michael out of the kitchen. Carry him out, he just runs back in so what do I do? I realised he just wanted to be beside someone so I run out of the kitchen and switch of the lights and hide and you can hear his little pattering and he pops his head out! I'm smarter little one. Smarter.

Diaper bag load.

The other day I met up with a friend at Dubai Mall and it was a fantabulously fun time! It was lovely catching up and she got to play with Michael a little before he got cranky. She smothered him with kisses she did.

Anyway walking around after, I noticed one lady with 4 kids. 2 girls and a set of twins. Wait, do I call them a set? Okay anyway, you get it. So the girls were older, definitely in school and the twins were babies. A boy and a girl. She had a maid that was helping her change their diapers, while she sauntered around the bathroom reapplying her make up. Don't get me started on this. Why can't you change your own babies diapers? Moving on. The twins were in separate strollers and each had a diaper bag each. By jolly! The diaper bags were so darn heavy that I was cringing when she or her maid tried lifting it! And when she plonked it down on the table, there was a serious plonk sound. Massive one. Sounded like glass. So it made me wonder what the hell did she have in there?!

So imagine this. 4 kids, 2 strollers, 2 massive diaper bags, 1 huge handbag for her and a huge ass bag looking thing that her maid was hauling about. Okay what is happening. Then she looked down at my diaper bag and had a confused look. Yes, we had the same look on our faces. I don't understand, why do I only see ladies carrying massive diaper bags? Whatever do you need in there?

My diaper bag only has:
2 to 3 diapers, depending on how long our day out would be.
1 extra outfit for Michael. Usually the same kinda outfit that he's already got on.
1 pacifier.
1 bib.
4 or 5 burp cloths in case.
3 formula containers.
1 carrier of wipes.
1 warmer bag carrying 2 milk bottles.

That's it. Occasionally, I bring my sling along. Recently, I've been bringing his teething ring out and teething gel in case. Random stuff like tissue, lotion and plastic for dirty diapers. Its usually also so light that I could carry Michael to sleep and carry the diaper bag and push the stroller at the same time, if need be, but this is not often. And no, I do not carry a separate handbag for my things. I have plenty of space to dump my necessities in Michael's diaper bag.

Makes you wonder, are you seriously carrying all the necessary? Or just excess? My bag always has so much empty space for extra toys for M, to keep him quiet and occupied. Maybe its my diaper bag, I'm pretty proud of that buy. It has plenty of compartments and it comes with a changing pad attached. JJ Cole usually has pretty great stuff no doubt. When he was much younger, I used to bring 2 sets of extra clothes and 2 pacifiers and like 4 or 5 diapers but I realised it was seriously redundant cause not one time in all his 7 months, has he needed to change his diaper more than 3 times and I'm talking being out all day. Plus, I'm the one that will be carrying all these things not anyone else so why torture myself?

Go check your diaper bag and remove the unnecessary please! I promise you, having a lighter diaper bag will make you a happier camper. Plus more room for impulse buys, which happen so often thanks to all the cute baby stuff!

Us, 3.

I had a bit of a fear that Michael wouldn't recognize his daddy when he saw him. After all, his daddy saw him when he was only 1 week old and only for 2 weeks. But during those 2 weeks, Amin carried him all through the night sometimes just to feel him close and let him sleep on him and I read somewhere that babies know their parents' scent. Yes, I said parents'. Not just mothers, they apparently know their dad's scent as well. So it was lovely that Amin carried him and they snuggled and he got a whiff of his dad.

So it was only after awhile before the 3 of us were reunited. We came to Dubai on M's 6 monthsary! So basically, 6 months of being apart. Michael basically is the kind that when he sees a new person, he usually surveys their face for emotions and whatnot. Not always does he smile and laugh. Definitely not always does he allow that new person to carry him. But when he saw Amin, he had a huge smile! His face lit up and he started kicking like crazy to be carried out of his stroller.

He was smiling a lot when his daddy carried him and he always would suddenly slow down, stare at his face and touch his face. Which is beautiful cause he does that to me and I feel the intense love when that little hand touches my cheek or forehead or my nose. So when I saw him touch his daddy's face without scratching or pulling but touching, it warmed my heart.

And now he bullies Amin! Always wanting Amin to carry him and play with him, seriously. When Amin leaves the room, he either cries or make some weird scream and when Amin comes back, there's the smile again!

God knows what is right. God always has a plan for us whether we believe in him or not, whether we believe his plans or not. His choices are right, we are nothing to try to change his plans.
This is right, and I thank God everyday for giving me strength to tolerate all the nonsense and hurtful words that has been thrown at me. I thank him for giving me patience to see his plan in a clearer light.

Eating healthy.

Eating healthy, doesn't mean fruits, vegetables and water... Only. Well that was what I thought before. I thought salads were good and chocolate was bad. But hey! Good news random chocolate lovers!

It is NOT bad! I read somewhere that a trick to losing weight was having dessert for breakfast. Yea, like cake or a bar of chocolate. Just one bar, let's not go overboard. But anyway yea apparently that excess sugar consumed, will be lost with the day's energy consumption and cause its consumed early, it throws your body into overdrive to start consuming the energy, as compared to an apple or whatever. See if you had cake for dessert at dinner, it'll just go to your hips cause you tend to sleep in an hour or so.

And thinking back, when I was small and tiny where the memory saddens me at times, I used to do that! I used to party so much that I would be so hungry at like 8ish or 9 in the morning but way to exhausted to actually get out of bed to get food so I used to pop chocolates in my mouth then snooze and wake a little later and have a proper meal. And somehow my weight either maintained or dropped.

Well now I'm older. I don't party no more or have not yet, and I need to lose weight proper and I wanna live longer too. I don't wanna live till 150 years old or whatever but how do they do it? I mean as a Singaporean, you see the food your elders eat and you think, they can't be healthy! Like come on, rice rice and more rice. Then there's the Sambal Kang Kong which floats in oil, there's all the fried food and whatever so what am I missing here?

So I read, foods that help you live longer include:

Brightly coloured fruit and vegetables cause of the nutrients they contain. They have natural pigments that give them their colour, can actually prevent cancer.

Dark Chocolate cause the cocoa beans are packed with antioxidants that can help cut the risk of heart diseases. One square a day is enough to boost your health though. Just one.

Oily Fish such as Salmon, Sardine and Trout actually reduce risk that can be associated with red meat, like heart diseases. Oily food has many vitamins that are good for the immune system and have been linked to a lowered risk of heart disease, brain damage and stroke.

Green Tea. Which I don't like so moving along.

Olive Oil reduces risk of heart diseases and stroke.

I always knew Olive Oil was the healthier option, and the more expensive one, but I never understood why cause you associate oil with fat. Yea, well now you know. 

Welcoming the 6 Month train.

Wow. So many changes! A few days after turning 6 months old, I found Michael sitting! Yupp, all by his self! I remember how he was always trying to accomplish that so one day while carrying him, I just sat him on his bum expecting him to fall on me but he just looked at me like "Right, so what you expecting you old fart". He wasn't all that steady though. He would be able to sit for a bit but gets tired and falls forward and just lies down.

So cute cause I would put him down for a nap and I would hear him wailing in the room, when I went in to see him, little man was sitting there with a sad face. Can't help but give him a hug.

When in Singapore, he was also trying hard to crawl. He would be in a weird position with his arse facing the sky and on all fours. Yes very much like a downward facing dog, weird ass position indeed. But he somehow just found that he couldn't move. He is 6 months 3 weeks and I've realised that this little bugger can crawl! He was just playing alone when he saw his pacifier and tried to grab it. The thing moved out of reach and he went after it. So we move the pacifier and he chases it. Its progressing for sure. 1, 2 steps then fall and kick. 1, 2 steps then fall and kick again. But he gets there alright and he gets that bloody pacifier. Gees, disappear for 2 seconds and he's gone.

AND! Yupp, it isn't over. He can basically stand alone. Okay not alone but he just needs to lean on something and he'll just be there leaning. Being very cool. When he carry him and let him stand, remove our hands, he stands for a bit before falling on us and laughing his arse off. He thinks its a game, we think its progress. Also, when he was younger, when we try to make him walk by just holding him by his hands, he sometimes walks then sometimes lets his feet drag like he wasn't sure. But he's sure as hell sure now. Now, we do that and he knows what comes after left is right and he basically walks with gusto, he marches basically! 

He also feels ticklish now! Before, fiddle with his feet or toesies and no reaction or he just stares at you but now, tickle and hear he laugh in a very obnoxious way and kick like crazy!

I'm typing this and he's beside me, lying down on his dinosaur and he just gave me a big toothless grin. I'm so proud of you my little one. 
Yes, life is great! Great indeed.

Footsie.

I read this article just the other day and I bet everyone that reads what I read prolly think I'm a little crazy cause I find fascination in these type of articles but hey, to each his own yes?

Anyways. It was an article about shoes! Everyone knows my massive love for shoes so this was a good read. My shoe fetish is is a little insane and I basically always buy the same type of shoes if you know what I mean. Different but same.

Okay yes the article. What your shoes say about you.

Anyways, if you really did click it to read it. What shoe type are you! I'm a 'Stilletos', 'Colours & Patterns' and 'Wedges' kinda girl! And its spot on! Spot bloody on. If you didn't read the article, shame on you for not clicking the click-able words.

STILLETOS
You're the life of the party. You're a confident lass and you know what your sex appeal can get you. Some may call you silly, shallow and spoilt, but that's only because they're jealous.


COLOURS & PATTERNS  
There's never a dull moment with you.
Bright colours are an indication that you're confident, sexy and all-round extroverted. They convery uniqueness and a girl who's not concerned about simply pleasing others.

WEDGES
No nonsense for you. In relationships, you value reliability and trust the most. As a person, you're straight forward and love power.

Funny huh? I thought it was only clothes that could say a lot about a person but apparently not. Apparently its everything. I bet if I searched, the type of nail colour a girl has on could say something about them too. Or the type of hair for men. Or glasses. Its a little freaky though, like everything can be displayed. Talk about disguises or hiding behind a mask or front. But everything else can be picked at and your personality broken down.

Anyways, there's another article that are the Do's & Don'ts of Footwear. Some interesting things to take note of that many people just blow over.

Don't wear high heels for too long. We've all been there: out on the town in an amazing pair of pumps ... with achy feet and knees. A 2010 study found that over time, wearing heels higher than 2 inches can put you at risk for joint degeneration and knee osteoarthritis, and a new study finds that high heels are a leading cause of ingrown toenails, which can lead to infection and permanent nail damage.

Don't wear flip-flops everywhere. Flip-flops give your foot basically no support, and the constant rubbing of the thong between the toes can cause a friction blister. Not to mention they make stubbed toes, cuts, and sprained ankles more likely.

Don't wear the same shoes every day. It's tempting to always throw on your trusty flats. But alternating shoes can help keep your feet limber.

There's more but I am such a heels and flip flops girl. I hate flats, barely wear them. Ballerina flats are NOT my thing. Sandals are an occasional affair. And I hate those heels that are so ridiculously low that its like 10cm high. Why wear them and call them heels when they're flats. So like above, I am a Stilletto or Wedges heels kinda girl. Or flip flops.

And I'm not gonna lie and say I'm just like Beyonce and I can walk a mile in heels then dance like her in clubs without cringing on the way home. That's if I can even make it home without falling. Heels hurt dammit! But they're so pretty. But I'm pretty realistic, if I feel like its a heels day, I have a pair of flip flops in the car, regardless of what I'm wearing. I figure a fancy dress with flip flops look better than walking like I have something up my bum or falling and showing everyone my undies just cause I keep trying to stay in something that's killing me.

I'm sure you agree with me. Flip flops > Undies showing heels. 

Snoozefest.

I saw a friend of mine post this video on facebook and I couldn't help but check it out. Firstly, it is really adorable. Secondly, I have actually heard of some of the methods to make a baby fall asleep, especially the hairdryer one or a vacuum. It also helps if babies have colic. That horrifying moment, when your baby is colicky. Luckily for me, Michael is a pretty healthy baby.

Anyways, some of the stuff that babies need are hilarious! Like the smartphone one. I wish Michael was like that! Goodness! But instead, he wants to see what applications I have and whatnot. Not cool Michael.

I actually couldn't find tricks to get Michael to sleep. I mean how do you experiment to find these stuff out? It has to have started by experiments right? One point of time, it was carry carry carry till my arms ached. Then it was tiptoeing around him so as not to wake him. Then, after frustration, it was the cry it out method which I adopted cause my back couldn't take it no more and it worked. Of course this is only done at home. Imagine the horror of that happening in the mall. Whoosh. Madness.

But alas! I have found some tricks! The cry it out method works. He's kinda figured I won't carry him every single time no more. And since I know he needs his pacifier to fall asleep so the trick is I let him cry it out till I can hear it in his voice that he's just exhausted, he tends to have a higher pitch and more angry cry, that's when I go in, pop the pacifier and he'll be knocked out! Baha! Figured you out you little monkey you. And cause of this, he doesn't want to be carried so much when out. Only if he's uncomfortable. But other than that, the trick is, put a cloth over his eyes!

I know this took me a grand 4 to 5 months to figure out but hey, I did it. And I'm glad that he's learning to fall asleep alone as well cause my back is dead and although my clothes are looser, my weight isn't dropping. I'm freakin gaining muscle mass thank you. I'm sending in my resume to become a wrestler soon, I'm getting muscles in places I never knew girls could. Ish.

Dangers of being airbound with a baby.

I was so overpacked, it was ridiculous.
I flew Emirates and basically its 30kg for adults and 10kg for babies. 10kg? Haha! Please my toes are laughing.
Then its 7kg allowed as a carry on and a baby bag.
So basically, 40kg, 1 heavy as hell bag on flight, 1 baby bag, 1 stroller and 1 baby.
Oh, and ONE, me.

Obviously, my luggages were over the limit allowed.
Obviously, I wiggled my way out of paying $40 per kg over limit.
Obviously, my shoulders were dead thanks to carrying an equivalent to 2 Michaels' on flight.
Obviously, no one knows how to work my stroller, making it difficult to get the car seat off the stroller with Michael in it with 10kg of hand carry, fold the stroller down, lift Michael and the bags.
OBVIOUSLY!

I made it out alive thankfully. Nearly fell a few times, no one was around, I checked.
I did make it out alive, yes I did. With more aches and muscles than it took to get in 6 months.

I was honestly freaking out about the flight. Never been on a flight with a baby, ever. Plus, it was a night flight so I thought Oh no, if Michael goes on his screaming antics, I'll get daggers for stares on the way out. But Michael's always been a good sleeper so I'm not sure what I was freaking out about. Oh right, I was freaking out about the Ear Issue. I read up online about how to deal with babies on flights and every site said that babies need to be fed during take off and landing. So there I was, like a fool waiting with milk in hand and all ready to just pop it in once the plane started increasing speed.

Then, Michael decides to wake to have his milk earlier than usual, which means he won't be drinking during take off. My God thought I. But then, I remembered one site saying, if your baby is asleep don't bother waking him up for the feeds. Usually babies have their own sucking reflex which is exactly what is needed to not get the ear thing. So I thought that was all. Cabin crew comes around with some weird ass seat belt attachment to strap M in with me and I like how she placed it in front of me and said, Well you know what to do with the loveliest smile. No, no I do not know what to do with this alien belt. Then she comes around again and says I need to put your bag up. Ahh fantastic, take the Baby bag away, and store it in a place I definitely cannot reach, SURE!

I did not sleep at all during the flight. Okay maybe I did. Like half a bloody hour! Eventually, the bassinet comes along and as I place M in there I think, haha oh god imagine if he decides to turn and falls while I sleep. An unfriendly crew comes about and tells me Hi, you know that whenever there's turbulence, you need to strap yourself with THE baby in whether he's in the bassinet or not. You need to take him out. THE baby was where my focus stopped. THE? It should have been YOUR, you dimwit.

Anyway, surprisingly all went well. Better than well! I was so proud of myself! It was quite an interesting flight. Some guy always running to the bathroom to throw up. Haha! But one time, he didn't make it on time, that wasn't funny. He puked beside me. A guy that gobbles his special food in record time of 2 minutes then sleeps immediately. Best of all? The awkward smell I got from the baby I was carrying. Yes, M pooped all over me. All over my clothes and his. All over. So was the smell, all over. Thank God for overpacked hand luggages.

He smelt great as we got off the plane. Me not so, but I cleaned up before I reached immigration. Didn't wanna get pulled over.

So basically. I'm pretty proud of myself that I handled that alone. I mean I really didn't think I could. But I did. Michael was amazing. 5 Gold Stars for me. 

Toe/Shoe Licker.

Michael sucking his shoes. Well actually he intended to tackle his toes but we were out and outcome? Shoe sucking and he undid his shoe but still, determined as he was, continued the sucking. So cute cause when he noticed me videoing him, he looked over and gave the oops-you-caught-me-sucking-my-shoes look but thought to smile anyways.

Adorable.

You know, he wore brown shoes out one day, he sucked it and I think the brown smudged. Too rough.

The other day, we went for a walk and as I was chatting with my mum, we just let Michael make his usual sounds and moving and whatever in the stroller. Then, I got the shock of my life! I thought there was some blue animal tackling Michael! But, he was sucking on his shoe! He was wearing a pair of cookie monster shoesies and he pulled the monster off and stuck him in his mouth! He was trying to bite his eyes off. After my shock, Michael looked at me and smiled like "Hey mum, are you proud of me?"

Monster, indeed.

My Messy Monster.

Quite hard to get a video of Michael feasting on his semi solid food cause well he still can't sit by himself and he gets a little agitated sitting in his chair PLUS he stuffs his fingers in his mouth and I'm always trying to stop it. But I was determined! Low and behold, I got the video! :)

I started him on the Heinz baby food when he turned 4 months but he wasn't too happy. He wasn't swallowing quick enough and would just leave it in his mouth and would be hungry so he was thinking I was starving him then he would swallow and it was like woah, overwhelming for him I'm guessing. So weird cause he would be wailing like a demanding wail cause the food obviously doesn't go down as milk does and I'm sure he didn't have the swallowing technique down. So like I said, collection in his mouth. Not wise. So after a couple of attempts and him getting okay with it, not used to but just okay, I stopped it for a bit cause I wasn't comfortable with him eating in that manner yet and he was quite warm from teething so I just wanted to give him milk.

Okay, anyway! He's 5 months and about 2 weeks old and he's great! He swallows well and he doesn't get agitated that it isn't flowing down easy as milk. They say its easy to know when your baby is ready for semi solids but honestly, when you're a first time mum, it isn't. You kinda follow what the jar or the bottle says and you think to try. But you know, it only works when your baby can sit well, hold their head upright well. And eventually it gets obvious cause they start to get real curious about food! Like Michael watches us like a hawk, when we're eating and actually licks his lips and looks like he opens his mouth. That's when their ready. :)

So it was great, the video is cute.
 

Let's fight for Justice.

This video has gone viral and honestly, its been two days that everyone has been posting this and its all over my newsfeed. After watching it, it is amazing. I was filled with emotion throughout the video and yes some angst of course! If you haven't watched it, I don't know what planet you're from but watch it now.

It will be the most fulfilling, inspiring and wanna-go-out-with-a-blowhorn video you will ever watch! 

For all you mummies out there, well and daddies. I know this will particularly strike all the cords with you cause it darn well did with me. Hence, the anger. Like I said on facebook. It angers me so much because Michael's my little alarm clock and when I wake and look over at him in his crib, he gives me the biggest most sincere smile that is definitely filled with love. It makes me happy and sure that this baby boy is safe and he is safe because it is my duty to keep him safe and protected.

All children get a chance to feel safe and not live, sleep, eat and breathe in fear. Let's all do a little something. Let's all bring Kony down. Let's make this douche famous.

Chocolate Pizza Meetings

Yesterday, I met my best friend, Souher after what seemed like months. Wait, it was months! Anyway, I met her with Michael and it was good cause Michael was being quite a good boy, he wasn't fussing much and he was really friendly. Also, haven't seen him for so long, when she finally did meet him, she was shocked like Omg he's grown! Hell yea he's grown. 8.26kg and 69cm tall, he's just 5 months and a couple of days. My muscles have grown also, not cool yo.

It was fun catching up and what not. By the way, I never realised how darn good Max Brenner's stuff were. We had that Pizza filled with Chocolate, Peanut Butter, Hazelnuts, Marshmellows, Cookie Crumbs and I'm sure there were other stuff. Sounds horrifying, tasted delish! 

That's basically what it looked like. Massive yums! And Michael was a real good boy. He was a tad grumpy but he didn't struggle when I tried to get him sleeping. He just, slept. But I do have to say, Souher was so lucky! Usually, Michael might just stare at people that comes to see him or speaks to him or whatever. Or with a lack of sleep, screams at them. But if he's got quite a bit of sleep, he flashes them huge smiles and so far, only Souher has gotten these smiles! Lucky. 

And the sweetheart, gave my arms a rest when he started to cry, Souher carried him. My arms, screamed in appreciation and delight. But Souher, although she tried to show her great strength, was evidently struggling. Haha. Yupp, she would discreetly ask Okay so how do you do this if you're out alone?! Yes, it definitely is not easy. Especially since Michael still cannot fall asleep by himself when we're out. He needs to be carried to sleep. Soon, I'm sure you'll get it soon my dear. Then all you will be doing is, sleeping. 

So basically, this post is to tell all those ignorant people out there, who think raising a baby is a walk in the park. Go educate yourself before you get rude and pass rude comments especially if the parent bails on your outing and whatnot. 

It is not easy to go out alone, if one's driving, with a wailing baby in the car seat for whatever reason and try to concentrate on the road without just blasting the radio to drown out the sounds. 

It is not easy to go to Orchard Road during the weekends, find a suitable parking space that's easy to get to, like without steps and whatever. 

It is not easy being in crowded places and having a stroller, a diaper bag, and some friends that do not know how to help. 

For the mothers that are going through the same thing where your child still have not mastered sleeping by themselves, it is not easy carrying a wailing baby, trying to pacify him or her, prepare milk while carrying them. Or carrying them while pushing a pram with a diaper bag strapped on while looking for a seat in a crowded mall.

And it is not a nice feeling, having your "friends" waiting on you cause your baby is not comfortable and they're just standing there without helping, in fact trying to give advice like "Oh maybe you wanna try carrying him this way or that" when they have no kids. 

I mean at least help you dumb schmuck! Even if it means, no passing of comments, pushing the pram and finding a seat for us. 

Seriously, I sincerely hope you know who you are. Go educate yourself. Let's see your beautiful walk in the park while you raise your baby. And if you do it alone, only then can you pass your comments. 

23.02.2012

Michael's been caught doing this a couple of times and its so irritating especially when I'm trying to get him to sleep and he needs his pacifier to sleep. But when he's awake, and after properly watching him do this, its actually pretty funny.

In a previous post, I mentioned he's learnt how to take his pacifier out and he tries to stick it back in but he ends up biting and sucking on the rim of the pacifier instead. This is what I mean.

Spits of Love.

Michael learned a new thing on the 24th of January! Yupp, he learnt to make an "abuuuu" noise that created massive spit issues! And like they always say, when babies learn something new, they will do it over and over and over again. So his face was drenched over and over and over again. Oh, and so was his clothes. Darling boy even decided to share his spit! While I'm playing with him face-to-face or cheek-to-cheek, there goes that darn"abuuu" again!

So yes, I was drenched. Spits of Love, I'm sure.

But its adorable!

You know what else? It is the bleeding most adorable and lovable thing, that sometimes makes me feel oh so super filled with love to the point of tears, he actually strokes my face and my hair when I pretend to sleep beside him or on his tummy. :') I guess its true that babies learn what you do and they feel love cause that's what I do when I try to get him to sleep. I wanna hug and squeeze him so tight that I fear I might crush him!

Camera Time

Michael knows cameras. Michael also knows phones. Yes, he does. 

So basically, every single time he's laughing and he's just all playful and I wanna catch it on camera, be it video or picture, I don't get the picture I want. Why is this? Because he knows cameras and phones! Darling boy is so smart that he's figured out when we have our camera or phones whipped out, something's happening. So he stops whatever he's doing and just stares like okay, I know something's happening but what. He has a whole Sherlock Holmes look on his face trying to figure out what's happening. 

I found this out on 29th December '11, when he was doing something really hilariously cute with his grandmother and the minute I whipped my phone out, he just stared and stop being all giggly.

This makes it so difficult let me tell you that! So here I am trying to distract him from the camera, making silly noises and funny sounds and he looks at me laughs for a second and stares at the camera again! This vicious cycle lasts till of course, I take any random picture and it looks nothing like what I was trying to catch in the first place. 

Honestly Michael. At least pose!

Fairytale Endings.

I don't read the newspaper. Okay, that sounds terrible but I do read the news from Yahoo!News. Singapore and Worldwide. So anyway, I came across this article that really made me read properly. No glancing through but really read every word of every line, with pauses at the full stops. It was about the "Secrets of a Lasting Marriage" and recently I believe I've seen these kinda articles in the news quite a bit and yes, I have read them all. 

These days, Love or Marriage or even Relationships are treated like its a convenient thing. Its a okay-don't piss-me-off-or-I'll-just-find-someone-else kind of relationship. But why? I mean, seriously, why? Why bother getting into a relationship, if you can't be bothered to be serious about it? Why get into something where you will run and not support your partner when the mistakes come? Be it massive mistakes or slight ones. Also, why cheat? Why cheat on your "Loved One" and say the classic thing, "Oh I don't love him/her, I love you. It was just sex." I mean if you wanna sleep around, why not just be single and go do your business till you're ready to grow up then sit yourself down and ask yourself if you really want this life. To have all the fun but be alone. 

Couples, now, are so head strong and independent that fights are a constant and eventually it weighs down heavy on you. Best part, it becomes a blame game after. No one bothers to put themselves in their partner's shoes for a bit. There has to be a reason why they feel that way and you feel the other. Divorces are also so frequent now that it sure seems like its a, "Oh I can't deal with this no more. Divorce honey?" Divorces and break ups are so easy for couples to say that its scary.

I admit, I can be a real horrible partner sometimes, and he has taken quite a lot of shit from me. And I, him. But you know what's the worse thing about me? I remember everything done wrong to me. Yes, I hold a grudge. But then I think, since when has that ever benefited me? Truthfully, its got me in more shit than out of shit. Before, I never said sorry. I would be able to turn arguments around so well that I would be apologized to. But from a few years ago, I learnt that saying sorry was important, and the blame game was not. Neither was it fun.

You guys should take a peek at the article if you haven't already.
Secrets to a Lasting Marriage.

Love used to be pure and true. Where men treasured their women that no other made their head turn. And women used to treasure their men that they would help take their shoes off when they know they were exhausted. It wasn't about security or convenience or stability. It was purely about the matters of the heart and who mattered to your heart. It was the kind where, you saw tea in the backyard fifty years down the road. It was reading a diary to your wife that had memory loss. It was defending your partner and supporting them through and through. Talking to them or talking sense to them before mistakes were made. It was also about forgiveness.

Let's go back to that. 

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs." 1 Corinthians 13.

Roller.

Its hot. Seriously, the weather is so unkind.
It rained, no sorry, it poured and yet its so damn humid!

Best part, for a long time coming, my air conditioning was being rather bitchy. 

If not noisy, she decided some nights, she would not really work.
Its a she from all the bitch fits she throws. 

Anyways, so yes I am super agitated cause I hate hate abhor the mad weather and heat.

So how does Michael make me feel better? He rolls over! All by himself! If my math serves me correctly, which most likely doesn't, he is 21 weeks and 1 day today and he rolled over! 

Yes, you should see the smile on my face! 

He's been trying to master it for weeks now but today, he did it. They say to be sure your baby can really roll over and it isn't by fluke, roll him back and see if he does it again. And yes! It is for real today, he has been doing it over and over again!

I never thought I would be one of the mummies that got overly excited when their baby did something new. But turns out, I am. I got two videos to prove it too. One was going so well, till my mum switched the light off and you could just see Michael's white tee shirt rolling about.

And you know what other new thing he has learnt? To take his pacifier out of his mouth and suck on the rim of the pacifier. -_- Now that did not make me happy. Especially since he can only fall asleep with the pacifier in his mouth.

iBilik

Seeing how my better half is heading to Singapore in just a couple of weeks, we found ourselves panicking yet again looking for a place to stay that was cozy, definitely did not repulse us when we were "home" and didn't burn any holes in our wallets. Ever felt stuck looking for a place to crash and majorly running out of time to find it? Well, I definitely have felt like that many many times before and it can be so hair-pulling! 

I was recommended by a friend to visit a website that seriously took a load of my shoulders. Its a website that offers places for short term rentals, for very affordable prices! iBilik is so simple to use and in less than fifteen minutes, I managed to find quite a few places in various locations. Of course there were different categories to choose from as well. From rooms in a shared apartment, to a shared house. From studio apartments, to a whole house! Truly simple. Best part? You could filter it down to the cheapest place being rented out, so you don't have to worry that its by the hundreds per night. Every posting comes with some pictures so you get a rough gauge of what you're looking to live in for a bit. It also comes with a map and directions so you can see what's located around you.

iBilik has a reservation system much like those of hotels. Choose location, choose room or housing type, confirm dates, make payment and print out reservation confirmation and check in!

You know, now I'm feeling real silly for freaking out about my time constraint to search for a place to stay at, while my better half is here. I mean really, I should have prowled the net better because iBilik is one of the most helpful, user friendly and affordable sites I have seen. Now, I know, no more hair-pulling experiences needed.

Chatterbox!

So this video was taken on the 27th of December. This little rascal is so chatty my goodness!

Imagine getting this, double it and getting it occasionally around 5am in the morning or earlier.
Haha. Yes, not that funny.

But its adorable how he looks like he really tries to form words and his expression like he understands every single word I say. I could say supercalifragilisticexpeallidocious and he gives his look like hell yea I know what that means. Psh. Try something new.

I have an even cuter video where we're chatting and that's the day he just learnt how to stick his tongue out. So he makes it seem like everything I say is so delicious.

This was taken on the 31st of December, 2011. Early in the morning, after he woke me up with his sounds from the crib.The best part and the most friendliest time of day for Michael, is the morning! After a darn good night's rest, he makes little "ohh-ooo" sounds from the crib and its like he's stilling figuring out how to make proper sounds and when I pop my head over the crib, he gives me the biggest and warmest smile ever. Then he starts kicking like a maniac cause he knows I'm gonna lift him out and play a little, catch a little tv and have breakfast.

The tired nights are out the window when he gives me that massive smile. I love my chatterbox. :)

Mini Chocolate Lover.

Like mother, like son.

I LOVE CHOCOLATE! And I'm not talking about Patchi or Godiva. I'm talking bout the real chocolate. Kinder Bueno, Kit Kat, and Ferrero Rocher is my kryptonite I swear.

So last year, a little before Christmas, I decided to let him try a little chocolate, the results were priceless.
Lucky to have caught it on camera. He was a happy face-filled-with-chocolate baby.

Chinese New Year 2012!

So this is Mikey's second major celebration and first of the year!
Chinese New Year means red packets! Haha. And since I am now a mother, this is the first time I had to give red packets as well. And by golly, the amount of red packets Michael received, I am officially a bank.

So we had a family dinner at Crystal Jade Terminal 3 on Chinese New Year eve and it was fun! Mikey was decked out in a Chinese outfit, yes anyone who knows me just knew I would dress him up. And he was adorable! He really was. My god, it came with a hat and everything.

 

 

Dinner was good, company was great and red packets were a bonus! Had a lovely celebration with the family.

My little rascal, my joy.

4 Month Changes.

So Michael just turned 4 months about a week ago and with the change in month, brought about many different changes.

He was having a problem sleeping by all alone, I always had to carry him and attempt to put him down but honestly, its cause of this that my back is dead. So for quite awhile now, I've been leaving him to try to sleep by his self which of course has resulted in massive wailing. It breaks my heart hearing him cry like that but he has got to learn to sleep without help. So now, I don't feel so bad and now he basically sleeps alone BUT I have to place the pacifier in his mouth and position him for sleep. No, I still can't just pop him in his crib and he'll do the rest. No, he still can't sleep without his pacifier. So the irritating thing is, whenever his pacifier falls out of his mouth, he cries.

I guess its a very slow start but its a start nonetheless. Have tried letting him cry to the heavens till he get so darn tired that he falls asleep. So yea I've started to let him cry for a much longer time before I head him to pop in his fallen pacifier and by then his eyes can barely open. But I really can't wait for him to sleep alone.

Ah, he's more anti social now. Before, he would be so super excited when others carried him. He used to love seeing my uncle, aunty and cousins. Would get super excited that his shoes would fall off! But now, he just looks at them and cries. No, they look normal I promise. Try getting them to carry him. My god.

So again, my back. Poor boy, he must be so scared.

I'm also starting him on the pureed fruits this month! How exciting! At 2 months, I started Mikey on juice. Dilated juice of course. Half and half with water and he took to it so well. Of course it was not a substitution to milk but more like an addition and only 1 tiny bottle for the whole day. His feeding was really bad and still is actually. He never finishes his whole bottle but decides to drink half and leave the rest for 2 hours later or 30 minutes later so its so difficult for me cause I never know when he wants to start drinking again. The 3 hour interval is all over the place. So in came the water and juice and it kinda made his milk time more on track.

At 3 months, I added Cerealac to his milk, once a day. I thought it would make him a little more full and he would have a better undisrupted sleep. He loves it so much that whenever its Cereal milk, its a whole bottle and sleep soon after for a full 2.5 to 3 hours! Which is lovely cause he's less cranky!

So now, I'm so super excited to start him on this pureed stuff. I know its gay but I'm so excited to use the baby spoons. =/

Eyed.

So this was taken on the 7th of December 2011. This was taken it town and his eyes gets real big and bulgy when it gets dark so my mum tried to talk him into being calm. Freakin hilarious.

So evidently Michael's actually a tad afraid of the dark, its getting better now though. I have so many vids of him, i really should post them up! :)

On another note, I wanna get this:

Its a on-the-go bottle warmer. Fill the flask with warm water and there's an up-turned frosted container that you pour the warm water into when you wanna warm up his milk. Best part, its designed to fit into any diaper bag.So I'm really interested in getting this, don't really know where to find this though but I think its really smart and functional. I already have a warmer bag from Avent, which works wonders. But after 4 hours, the warm water tends to slowly cool down so I think this might be real good too.

And also, Drypers are the worst brand for pampers I swear to the heavens! My God! Huggies Dry isn't good as well. I mean seriously. Michael isn't affected at all but we all are when our clothes are wet cause the pampers decides to leak. 

I Am A Great Mother.

I am young. Fact, I'm turning 24 this year.
I am inexperienced. Fact, Michael is my first child.
I have made mistakes. Fact, with mistakes come lessons.
I have doubted myself. Fact, insecurity builds my confidence and knowledge.

There are two kinds of people that you will see clearly once you get a child of your own. The ones that believe they are experienced in this department, having had a child of their own and might sometimes try to have a say in how you raise your kid. If you're unlucky, ALWAYS try to have that say. And the ones that clearly have no idea what its like to have a kid and doesn't seem to get it but decides to assume any situations in their mind. 

So I just need to mention that I do not care of opinions of how I should raise my child. Oh, let's edit that. MY child. Having had children/a child also does not make any one an expert with babies. I had such a stressful pregnancy, a lot of tension, drama and crying. Throughout my pregnancy. But I pulled through. I pulled through to make sure that Michael would come into this world safe and healthy. I, goddammit, am doing a fantastic job!

Age and situation, does not make what kind of mother I am.
My age and situation does not make an opening for others to judge or have an input of what I should or should not do with regards to my son.

Yes, I may not do the perfect things all the time. Yes, I may question myself sometimes. Yes, I may even ask stupid questions sometimes. But at the end of the day, who deals with Michael's massive crying? I do. Who deals with Michael's kicking, scratching and wailing when he can't sleep? I do. Who wakes up sometimes in less than 3 hours interval every night? I do. Who carries Michael all through the night when he can't get to sleep by himself? I do.

So yes, I may not be incredibly rich to afford to buy my son lavish gifts everyday. I may not be able to take him to many countries, just because. I stress myself out sometimes in case I can't afford milk for him. But that does not label what kind of mother I am.

I Am A Great Mother.

Mum's Big Day!

So on the 4th of January 2012, my mum officially became a 'Black'. 

Yupp that's right, she finally got hitched! 

I'm so happy for her. I'm happy as long as she's happy, no matter the situation.

It was a very small and private event at Registry of Marriages. 

Just us and my uncle's family. 

It was so fast. I wasn't expecting that. 

Clearly, I have no idea how these stuff work. It was like in, out, boom! 15 minutes max! 

It was quite funny when they were saying their 'I Dos', they were so serious. No smiles, they looked scared to fumble with the words. Best part, they were saying it to the Solemnizer, not facing each other! 

Haha, Looney Bins. 

Not much to say but I do want to wish Mum and Dave, a very happy, easy, and simple future and life ahead. Forget complications, avoid them if possible and embrace happiness and love. 

Forgive each other when called for and always say I'm sorry if need be. 

Enjoy being man and wife, especially at your age where you just have to remember that all the drama of your younger years are over, time to relax and enjoy your life!

We love you both very much! Enjoy your new chapter in life!  

HELLO 2012!

Long overdue post.

So its 2012! I think 2010 and 2011, wasn't that great. 

But 2012's gonna kick ass. Even if it doesn't, I'm gonna make it kick some ass. I'm so sick and tired of terrible years. 

Anyways, NYE was spent in a really lovely way! We had close friends and family drop by to our place for good food and drinks. It was incredible! There was laughter all around, smiles and just fun times. Michael was sleepy all day and since we were a tad busy, we couldn't entertain him long enough to let him sleep so he was cranky by night. He still needs to be carried to be able to fall asleep but once he's massively knocked out, he can be put down nowadays. Thank heavens, not like before. Before, it was a help him fall asleep and don't even try putting him down situation.

So he was cranky, I wasn't feeling too well. I was exhausted and my parents were busy so my darling cousin, bless her heart, came over and carried him and helped him sleep. She's a real pro that one. :) 

It was nice being able to run around with the kids and when I was tired of that, talk with adults and when I was tired of that, we all sat down to play with the kiddies toys, we put stuff in our hair. Haha! Not my proudest moment.

Honestly, everyone was tired before 2012 came along. We were all ready to head to bed, but we stayed up, counted down then ran to bed! Haha, dorky yes I know. It was a little sad that Amin couldn't be around to spend New Years with us, that's two years in a row. This year. I'll make it happen. 

The first day of 2012, its our family tradition to have a meal so we headed over to Clifford at Fullerton Bay Hotel. I haven't been there but its lovely. Restaurant and Hotel. We were laughing like crazy whackos and surprisingly Michael was asleep throughout. Must have been knackered from the day before! 

Here's some pictures.

Well this year, my resolution is to lose weight, be patient to be the best mother for Michael and also to avoid drama and tension. Basically to have a great year! What's your resolution this year?