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2010-05-13T23:23:00.001+08:00

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2010-03-14T14:49:00.003+08:00

From left to right: Jordan, Dylan and Ethan! =)

Do their mouths look the same? Hehe...

Our young man at the Zoo...

Dylan posing in all sorts of poses!

And here's what happened when we tried to get them to take a photo together!

Oh well, it's a busy month of March!

2010-03-06T19:57:00.002+08:00

so what happens when the youngest brother is asleep?

dylan as usual is stuffing himself with food...

with the occassional exercise...

while the biggest boy is busy making monkey faces...

who said confinement is boring and is a torture??? with such entertainment... one cannot get bored. trust me.

2010-02-28T20:30:00.001+08:00

A huge welcome to Ethan Jeriah Tai... 24 Feb 2010, 2.39pm!!! =) Broke my own record... Ethan arrived within 3 mins! =)

Dylan is really happy to see Ethan... Didn't stop kissing and smelling him!

2010-02-08T16:26:00.000+08:00

2010-02-08T09:08:00.005+08:00

Have been feeling under the weather since last Monday. Almost blacked out in school last Monday and felt real terrible on Tuesday. Tried to go to work on Wednesday but was so giddy at the MRT station that I had to go to the doctor's immediately. Been having a terrible cough, cold and sore throat since.

My voice is back but nose feels so terrible still. Coughed till I puked badly yesterday and gynae ordered me down to TMC for a CTG to check if I was causing stress to Ethan. =(

Anyway, now I am back home on MC again till Wednesday. I am a huge pack of germs, so I am staying far away from my 2 darlings. Didn't even go to church. But I guess from the photographic evidence, they didn't miss me much at all. =)

2010-01-25T20:39:00.001+08:00

Long overdue photos...

Jordan's bday celebration in school...

2010-01-18T08:45:00.002+08:00

Dylan had his haircut on Saturday... =) Hopefully it'll stimulate thicker hair! Come on follicles!!!

The boys enjoying BK and loads of ketchup... =S

And... Jordan said, "See? Breakdancing like Choo Choo Soul!" and Dylan proceeded to follow suit in the most hilarious manner... =)

2010-01-17T20:19:00.001+08:00

Happy happy 3rd birthday to Jordan Isaiah Tai!!! =)

2010-01-09T21:07:00.001+08:00

Manipulating a french loaf!

2009-12-31T13:06:00.002+08:00

Better sweep off the dust surrounding this blog! Been sooo busy with the boys...

Before u know it, they are all grown up...

What does next year hold in store for all of us? We have to get ready to welcome another Prince into the family in march.... i am returning to work... 4 mths of maternity leave.... and lots lots more... =)

2009-11-04T10:32:00.003+08:00

Enjoying Sunday morning breakfast

2009-11-04T10:18:00.004+08:00

Joshua's 21st Birthday

Jordan's Kids' Kampong Outing

2009-10-05T15:30:00.001+08:00

my big boy at work in school...

check out the last pic... and he always said he is camera shy...

2009-09-25T10:49:00.002+08:00

well... well.. well... we've been busy... jordan caught a cough and cold last weekend and dylan went for his vaccination and then had an on-and-off fever... then i caught the cough and cold from jordan... sigh...

he has been busy though... jordan - nothing gets him down... dylan on the other hand becomes whiny and all... two boys from the same gene pool but with very different characters... i dare say jordan got his hardy side from me... hehe, sorry dearie... u know how u get when u are sick! argh........

both boys have developed a saturday habit or feeding those fat koi at suntec...

and who said dylan's not cheeky???

and finally... my superman... all grown up...

2009-09-16T07:47:00.003+08:00

This is super hilarious!!!!

2009-09-11T14:55:00.003+08:00

he looks so hardworking in school huh? his motor skills are good ok! dun play play ah!

but somehow, i don't understand why his school decided to post all these pictures at facebook instead of emailing us like what they usually do... how abt those parents with no FB a/c? it's just weird. hehe, i have FB a/c, so none of my business. :p

2009-09-11T11:08:00.002+08:00

jordan and i were playing with lego the other day and then he (seated cross-legged) did a one-buttcheek lift and then i heard a "pooooooot".

then he looked at me and laughed.

"mummy, jordan just farted..."

i just keeled over laughing. what was i supposed to do? i mean, come on, u never expect such a statement to come out from a 2 3/4 yr old, right?

2009-09-09T15:02:00.002+08:00

still my favourite video of all time...

2009-09-09T14:49:00.000+08:00

2009-09-09T14:28:00.005+08:00

small things happen and it sparks off various thoughts and evokes feelings that are indescribable. these can be things that u once have taken for granted. then u think about it and go like, hey, why didn't i take more photos? why didn't i do this or that.... u know what i mean, u do, don't u?

it was just another seemingly usual day when jordan decided to join me at the "tuition area" and he took one of the spare papers from a stack of recyclable papers that i had and turned it over to find lines... so he took out a pencil and started (what i thought was) doodling... then when i looked over, my mouth fell open.

"mummy! jordan write i, o, u!"

i thought this is definitely a photo moment... and then proceeded to mms it to the grandparents... obviously evoking "ooohhhhsss..." and "aaaahhhhsss" from both grandmas.

both boys enjoy going to the library too. so hopefully this good habit would continue throughout their childhood and teenage years and adulthood... of course by that time, i would be a grey-haired aunty trying to ask if my sons have read their books while they are trying to date the gal of their dreams... yadah yadah... i am simply thinking too far...

for now, i'll just concentrate on the massive levels of cheekiness from both boys...

and this (above) was built last night before he fell asleep. i was like so grogy and sleepy already and he said, "mummy, don't sleep, open yr eyes, see? aeroplane with umbrella!"

yes, yes, he never fails to amaze me each day.

2009-08-31T12:04:00.003+08:00

what happens when u bring 2 boys to a restaurant for breakfast? as i always say, a picture speaks a thousand words... these pictures? they speak billions...

food... food... where is my food... if papa can stop taking pics of me... and let me concentrate on my hunger....

take my pic... take my pic....

here... this is ben 10...

and here... this is optimus prime...

and this is.... oh wait....

it's our food!!!!

opps... it's not...

hmmm....

hehe, korkor made a fool of himself... how should i entertain my papa and mummy and aunty janette now?

aunty janette... look... *bleah*

papa... *bleah* to u too... oh what did u say? oh... the food's finally behind me? oh great!

2009-08-21T17:02:00.003+08:00

Ok... The hubby and I are gonna do something that will leave us guilty for quite a while. =) and I honestly cannot wait. It has been too long since we've done something guilty. Come on. If we don't do it, we're not gonna have the chance - especially with no.3 coming in March!

We're going on a short holiday. Without. The. Kids.

I cannot wait. *guilt-sticken face*

2009-08-18T09:56:00.000+08:00

2009-08-17T14:24:00.001+08:00

2009-07-23T21:13:00.000+08:00

i have resorted to updating this blog via emailing. blogger doesn't seem to be working and i am pissed. maybe i should just change to another webhost. but then again, i am purely too lazy to do so. besides, i have been here for years... so...

yes, i have added some pics. i shall leave you to decipher what I mean...

more pics...

2009-07-23T21:12:00.000+08:00

2009-06-23T21:56:00.008+08:00

Ok ok... I know.. Lack of updates... But hey, look below... At least I uploaded a quick pic on 18 June!

I have a difficult parent who owes me money! Humph! (I just had to say it!!!) Her son has been like getting 20-odd marks for ALL his subjects and I managed to pull him up to 40s, and guess what she says? I am ineffective! After 3 months of tuition she says I am ineffective?!?!?!? What the *beep beep*! On top of that - she has not paid me!

Anyway - Like I always say, pictures speaks a thousand words... Haha... Mainly coz I am simply too lazy to type anymore and I cannot wait to get back to my JK Rowling novel... Hehe... I finished all of Dan Brown's and now I am finishing up Rowling's... =) Yeah, I know, I am a tad slow getting started on Rowling's but hey, better late than never!

Everytime I upload a pic, I seem to be getting older! =_=

this is what dylan does whenever u say, "hello hello"...

see? he's big already! =)

plus, look at his new obsession! his bright yellow crocs... jordan was the one who picked them out for him and he loves them to bits. he even insists on wearing them at meal times... talking abt mealtimes... he really loves his food...

and here's jordan on one of those "watch me!" days... just hanging out at the balcony... don't even ask... just look at the pics... he said, "mummy! take photos!"

and what do they do when they are at grandma's house when papa and mummy are out at work? yes yes, that's "jordan's big blue bicycle"! - as he says it...ask him where did he buy it? he'll say - cheap john! - it's true, that's the name of the shop... hahaha....

and what do the gals (my 2 helpers) do when they are at grandma's place? well, entertaining themselves with my two boys ah!

2009-06-18T08:13:00.001+08:00

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2009-06-10T13:12:00.014+08:00

It's been a while since I blogged. Well, I don't have the luxury of time and basically, there were lots of other stuff to be done. The work of a wife/teacher/mother/daughter/daughter-in-law is never done.

I have a feeling this is gonna be a long entry! =)

Firstly, will update on Dylan's birthday gathering. Next, our trip to Malacca. Lastly something that has been on my chest for a long time.

There has been this one thing in my mind since Jordan's last day of school. If I do blog it, and because I really have been fighting the urge to do so, I do want to blog it logically, without much anger and personal attacks. Let me think about this and perhaps, I'll blog it tonight... (Honestly, I wanted to STOMP it, but I guess that would be too much!)

Anyway!

Update No. 1: Dylan's Birthday

As you can see, Dylan, my no. 2, has grown so much. I thought back on the time where I had contractions at 33 weeks. He was so eager to come out! =)

What I cooked - Stewed pork with tau pok and hard boiled eggs, chap chye, fried rice, roasted BBQ wings...

My two precious sons...

Overjoyed to see his Barney cake...

His response to: Show me your muscles! (It's really cute, ask him the next time you see him, ok?)

There we go, the birthday boy... =)

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Update No. 2: Malacca Trip

My personal superhero (Note: Superman shirt, Batman Crocs...)

An unusual sighting in the Malacca Longkang! A huge Komodo Dragon. Yucks!

Dylan getting excited at lunch. First day he graduated from homemade porridge to outside rice, meat and soup!

Lazy bum didn't want to walk!!!

Our superman with a lollipop stuck in his mouth!!! Balancing on an antique slab of concrete!

And you've always thought that Eugene's feet were big? Think again!

Guess who's busy with the camera while the ladies were busy selecting the kebaya tops?

The whole gang at the hotel entrance...

... and... guess who decided to pack the same tops in their luggage? It was a hilarious sight at breakfast!

Hot and bothered by the heat... He insisted on shaved ice - It was truly a blessing in that heat!!!

2009-06-03T19:50:00.002+08:00

2009-05-30T19:55:00.004+08:00

so the june hols are here... what to do... what to do?

maybe my letterland book can tell me what to do...

didi has also started to insist on playing with korkor's toys and not his own!

these balloons kept him entertained for a good hour! (thank God!)

and of coz, he still insists on wanting to carry didi... and both of them would end up like this...

see how long didi has become!

didi also imitates korkor's actions all the time...

we went to the zoo on friday...

this was when he said, lao shi big wu gui! well, he learnt the word, wu gui, in school and just the other day, he said, lao shi green wu gui!

and of coz, we have to recharge with KFC... I don't like, but nothing else to eat there...

and of coz guess who the greedy pig is, always wanting everyone's food...

finish off with a ben&jerry's and a chuppachups!

finally, pick a souvenir and we're on the way home!

2009-05-26T16:21:00.001+08:00

2009-05-13T16:34:00.001+08:00

Here's what happened last night.

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/singaporeseen/viewContent.jsp?id=70110

A huge thanks to my loyal loyal supporters! I never expected to be cloned!!!

2009-05-08T18:07:00.001+08:00

2009-05-08T16:33:00.004+08:00

Guess who decided to bathe didi today?

yes yes, i keep calling dylan "jordan"... dun laugh!

2009-04-29T08:19:00.004+08:00

Monday, 27 Apr
Jordan went to school, as usual, no fuss, nothing. Reached the school and he asked me why the door was not opened yet. =) So when the door opened, he went in through the glass door entrance and looked at me with this certain face and said, "mummy carry me..."

and continued walking, then he reached the classroom entrance. Noticing that I was no longer in sight, he said, "tadah!" and posed in a starfish manner and started playing. humph. he is taking advantage of me lor!

Tuesday, 28 Apr
We went to Mac's for breakfast, just Jordan and me. He ate almost all my food, so anyway, we just went back home and he insisted on getting ready for school (at 9.30am), told him no, he had to go get ready for a nap, but NO... he insisted on going on YouTube to watch Letterland and popped in his Letterland disc to the comp and started singing and reading his Letterland book. Talk about obsession to the max!

Anyway, he kept insisting on getting ready for school, so finally at around 11am, he took off his clothes (on his own) and wore his school uniform. We left the house and reached school at 11.35am.

Ok, as a teacher myself, I find my rest time very very precious.

So there his teachers were, resting and discussing something... Then our dear Mr Tai propped himself on the floor, took off his sandals and walked in straightaway... Thankfully, his teachers welcomed him with open arms.

He just walked off and went into the classroom and when I called him, he said, "mummy, go home"... thanks lor, now I seem to be the one who cannot let go...

2009-04-24T22:40:00.002+08:00

I AM SO PROUD OF JORDAN ISAIAH TAI!!!

10am - Takes a nap as instructed
11am - Wakes up, gets ready for school, no fussing, nothing!
11.40am - Reaches school, asks me to carry him... this is where it gets interesting!!!

We reach school and he asks me to carry him... Then he looks around and says, "Friends on the floor" (His classmates were standing around, so he pai seh lah!) "Jordan come down".

So Jordan gets down and stands near the glass door entrance. "Door not open? Why?" he questions, when he sees his teacher walk past. Then his teacher opens the door, grins and says, "Jordan! Come in!"

Jordan looks at me, tears start to well up in eyes and says, "Bye bye Mummy. Don't go. Carry me. Bye bye Mummy." and............... waves byebye and walks into class.

I am so proud of him!!! =)

He actually wants to go for class, all along he wanted to. Coz everytime we get ready for class, he willingly gets ready and goes, it's just the thought that we aren't there that frightens him a little. But he takes it in his stride and did very well today, and the days to come, i'm sure!

So I go off, do groceries and get home. Made shepherd's pie for dinner tonight and was preparing the ingredients. Looked up at the clock coz I had to leave the house by 1.20pm to fetch Jordan, then... cleaver slipped and knife landed on my left ring fingernail. Blood oozed out and I felt faint. Quickly ran running water across it. Laid down on the floor for a while. By the time I felt ok, I quickly put a tight plaster round it, finished up preparations and went off to pick Jordan. I don't dare open the plaster. If not for my fingernail, my finger would have been chopped off. :s

Reached Jordan's school around 1.40pm and peeped. Saw him holding a girl's hand. "Come, follow me" he told her. Led her to the bag and water bottle shelf and took her bag for her, put her water bottle inside and said, "Jordan do for you. Jordan zip for you."

*Beams with pride*

I swear, if there were those aura machines around, I would have attained immortal status, glowing not only in the dark but in broad daylight.

Helps her with the bag and then gets his own bag, opens to check if everything is there (only wet wipes, diaper and water bottle) and zips it back up. Then holds her hand and says, "come, follow me". leads her to line up for dismissal. they line up and he sees a smaller gal crying, walks over and says, "don't cry. mummy outside"....

The class is dismissed and he comes out, sees me and runs to me to hug me and asks, "Mummy? Finger pain pain?" Kisses it and sayangs it.

PHAOOOOW!!!! I am so proud of him can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna sleep with an injured finger and a HUGE GRIN tonite.

2009-04-23T17:47:00.003+08:00

2nd day of school (tue)

i brought jordan to school. he yelled, "mummy! don't go!"

so obviously my heart sunk again. but oh well, when i went to fetch him, he had just started to look for me. teacher said that he did very well as he started fussing the last 3 minutes of class.

3rd day of school (wed)

mil brought jordan to school. she mentioned that "now she knows how all grandmas feel" - hehe! i went to fetch him together with mil, and i peeped in, and he saw my specs and he told the teacher that i was outside. so funny. teacher told him that i wasn't, so he continued playing. but when he was dismissed, he dragged the teacher out and said, "there!"... and pointed to us in the corner. *rolls eyes*

4th day of school (thu)

i brought him to school today. as usual, he yelled for me not to go. =(

mil fetched him and said that he was busy asking friends to kick the ball here and there. enjoying himself playing and playing alreday. nothing to worry about... yipee...

2009-04-20T20:26:00.005+08:00

It started off as a plan in December to give Jordan a headstart in school. We wanted him to be independent and we wanted him to pick up things from others besides me and the family. We signed him up for a toddler programme together with Tumbletots and the plan was to move to Rightstart (the Tumbletots kindergarten) in June. We thought it would be good to go to a programme (Letterland) that we are all familiar with.

Jordan enjoyed his Saturday lessons a lot. Janette was with him every lesson. *ah hah!* yup, Janette was with him, the classes required an adult to sit in with him, and well, Janette being an educated helper was the best choice. If Papa or Mummy were to sit in with him, he'd be so sticky he wouldn't concentrate what!

So today was Jordan's first day in school (daily lessons). *clap clap* - why did we bring it forward? well, he was so intrigued by Letterland and kept asking for us to bring him to Tumbletots, so we brought forward the daily classes for him.

As usual, Janette brought him there. I already prepared Janette beforehand, she will have to be "hardhearted" and do the 'drop and go' - exactly what we practise in primary schools (esp with the P1s). so there Janette was, she did the 'drop and go' (but Janette being Janette, she hid at the staircase to peep if he was ok), teachers also closed the door behind her as they also practise 'drop and go'. so there he was, he said "hi" to his teachers and then...... turned around, and screamed, "aunty Janette, where are you? Don't go!"

So he cried for 5 minutes. I was expecting longer. Not bad. Not bad.

Eugene and I picked him up after class today. Peeped in before they were dismissed and saw him sitting on one of the teacher's lap *rolls eyes* - He found another security blanket. Mind u, he's the biggest sized one in the room and she was ultra skinny! Imagine her arms and legs, how much they ache!

Well, turns out he speaks well, and they could understand what he was saying. At one point in time, one of the aunties took his bag away and wanted to put it on the bag rack, he screamed, "Goodness, that is Jordan's bag!" - aunty had no choice but to return him the bag.

Anyway, he was the last to exit from class, and he saw Eugene and me standing there waiting for him. So there exits Jordan Tai, all puffy-eyed. "MAARRRRRMEEEEEEE! Paaaapaaaaaa, carry me!" My heart hurt, but no choice, I expected it. Eugene? Don't even ask, he even ask me to call to check if he was ok, 10 minutes into the class, so u can imagine how much more his heart wrentched when he saw Jordan's eyes.

Best thing was, after climbing into Papa's arms, he started, "Talking Tess" That was what he learnt today - the letter "T"! Then he started naming the characters of Letterland, much to the amazement of those teachers. Tsk tsk tsk. Jordan Tai.

I wonder how he'll be tomo.

2009-04-16T08:56:00.001+08:00

2009-04-15T00:51:00.002+08:00

jordan fell and bumped his head on the skirting of the floor. nasty bump left him with a bump on the head. middle of the upper portion of his forehead. he was playing soccer in the house. (what did mummy always say? no soccer in the house!)

so there's jordan holding the warm compress towel on that bump, standing there waiting for papa to quickly change to bring him to the doctor's.

me: jordan, are u ok?
jordan: yah
me: is it painful?
jordan: yah

so off to doctor's they went and when they returned, i asked him again,

me: jordan, are u ok?
jordan: woohoo... i want to eat jelly...

runs to the fridge

me: jordan, is yr head still pain?
j: no
me: so what happened just now?
j: jordan fall, BOOM! jordan head pain pain.
me: where? where pain pain?
j: jordan head pain pain here (points to the spot)
me: so how now?
j: jordan small ball on jordan head

it was super scary seeing that nasty bump!

2009-04-12T12:21:00.003+08:00

Monkey No. 2... Greedy Piggy No. 3...

Plus more videos to keep u entertained...

i am not bragging, but jordan knows his alphabets (upper and lower case), his numbers up to 20 and his shapes and colours. some of the p1s that i taught before didn't even know these lor.

2009-04-11T21:37:00.002+08:00

playing with shu shu's very expensive camera (ay, josh - don't hold me liable)... and forcing didi to take pics with him...

2009-04-11T21:29:00.001+08:00

what does jordan get up to nowadays?

see for yrself...

2009-04-05T10:50:00.003+08:00

how many of u know abt a eatery (i cannot call it a restaurant lor!) in sembawang shopping centre? it serves affordable western meals and it is very near the water playground.

well, it was our 4th visit to that place last night.

and our last!

1st visit: hair in the soup, and u know, it wasn't hair on the head type of hair *pukes*

2nd visit: my chicken fillet was not cooked, the inside was raw

3rd visit: family of 15 went, 7 orders were wrong

so here's what happened last night...

hubby requested for his ribeye steak to be served later (well, we have 2 monkeys and we take turns to eat), waiter said ok and even repeated the order with the specified instruction.

food was served and ribeye steak also served. *humph*

spoke to the waiter that took our order and he said he couldn't bring it back to the kitchen. walked back to the counter with the steak and supervisor came back with the same steak.

supervisor: we cannot return the steak
me: why?
supervisor: before you say anything else m'am, pls listen to my company policy, we have to cook everything that is order (duh) and we have to serve food hot (duh)
me: but i told your waiter to serve it later and he agreed
supervisor: yes, but he didn't write it down
me: then?
supervisor: so u have to go with my company's policy
me: huh?
supervisor: u have to take the steak

temperature's rising.................................

me: call the manager here

sup walks off with the steak in hand and manager returns with steak (that damn cow is already dead for god's sake! spare him the agony of going back and forth the counter and my table can!)

manager: my company's policy is...
me: stop
manager: my company's policy is...
me: stop
manager: my company's policy is...
me: stop
manager: m'am do u want to hear me out?
me: no, i am not interested in your company's policy. how are u going to compare yourselves to a restaurant if u insist that yr customers go by your company's policy? u have to train yr waiters
manager: that waiter is new
me: no, i have seen him since u guys opened
manager: no, he quit and came back
me: so?
manager: so he is new
me: no, he's not new and he should know your company's policy, right?
manager: he doesn't
me: so what are u trying to tell me?
manager: it's our fault
me: shouldn't u have said that from the beginning?
manager: yes, but i need to let u know about our company's policy
me: i don't want to know abt that, i only know that u shd give yr customers what they want, if u keep pushing yr company's policy down yr customers' throat, yr company will not go far
manager: can i buy u this meal to apologise for it?

note: that poor slab of steak is still in his hands lor!

me: u can do whatever u want coz i am not eating anymore
manager: do u want this steak then?
me: no
manager: the rest of the meal will be on our account

at this moment i stand up and prepare to leave

manager: do u want this steak?

me: no, bye.

what's with them and that steak?

2009-04-03T23:07:00.000+08:00

he is busy with our scanner. i wonder what's next.

2009-03-29T22:35:00.003+08:00

both boys aren't well again. didi hates his medication and cries as though he is being tortured and vomits when he takes it. both janette and i cried when we saw didi suffer. children aren't meant to suffer! give all of us a break! what a birthday this yr. sheesh.

2009-03-24T16:31:00.002+08:00

i found a model for my bags... but hmmm, they don't really go together huh? he's tall for his age but not tall enough for the bags....

check out more bags at http://knickknackstogo.blogspot.com

2009-03-23T13:18:00.002+08:00

i dun understand adults. here i am minding my own business, playing with my toys. why must they keep snapping that camera of theirs? to make things worse, korkor has also started to take endless photos of me. so here u go, see my displeasure. don't disturb! play in progress!

2009-03-21T21:28:00.005+08:00

ok ok... here i am... updating my blog before the kids' grandma breathes down my neck... i have been busy... with work, with kids, with knick knacks...

so here goes...

both boys are super duper growing up really fast... haha. seriously, it's like they were just small babies yesterday! but now take a look at my burger king Kings!

ok yes, i admit, dylan ate some BK too... hey! he was almost on the verge of screaming if we didn't give him anything k!

how can he resist when he sees korkor eating the WHOLE crossianwich??? u tell me... u tell me...

both of them truly truly enjoy each other's company... dylan of coz wants to play rough with korkor and jordan would gladly oblige... thus giving janette (my helper) and me a huge heart attack...

and yes yes, didi can stand already, pretty much without support for quite a while. he hit this milestone at the similar timing as jordan. so i am super pleased that everything is going on well... =)

anyway, yesterday, we went to causeway point ichiban yesterday and jordan went to get a balloon from mac's (a ritual, i must say!) so there he was busy kicking tha yellow balloon like a soccer ball, when suddenly this big boy (around 5?) ran over and took the balloon. i looked at him (yes, with my teacher's glare) and he returned the balloon.

i looked over at his mum who was in line at the ichiban entrance and she quickly glanced away. fed up, i thought to myself. what kind of mother!!!

so jordan continued and that boy ran over again! this time round, he grabbed the balloon and pushed jordan to the ground. jordan landed on his butt! i tell u - of course i intervened.

me: what are u trying to do?

boy stares at me blankly and grabs on to the balloon

me: return the balloon, have some manners!

boy returns balloon and runs back to mum

me: can u teach your son some manners? he hasn't said sorry

mum looks up to the ceiling...

me: hello, lady!

waves my hand in front of her face

me: do u understand english? u should have your son apologise! how can u be so nonchalent?

woman looks up again to the ceiling

of coz eugene walks over and drags me away... at this point woman's hubby appears...

woman: that woman is making things difficult for me (points at me)

man: which one? which one?

woman: our boy only take her boy's balloon what

man: it is free mac's balloon right?

i tell u, i lost it! who the heck cares abt the balloon?!?!?! yr big oaf of a son pushed my boy down to the floor, and u as a mum did not bother to step in and ignored me!

i walked up to the man

me: your wife has no manners. so your son also has no manners. what kind of a father and husband are u? u cannot even teach 2 people some manners?

man - stunned

good. i walked off.

*bleah* to that family. i have seen too many kids grow up terribly coz of parents like u!

2009-03-09T12:12:00.002+08:00

jordan after class...

he has this obsession with his nike shoes... even going downstairs ah... must wear shoes... wonder which parent he got it from.... ahem ahem...

so what do u get when papa brings son out alone??? what happens on the train? hmmmm...

cannot drive hor... alone with one monkey...

2009-03-04T08:48:00.004+08:00

Ah yes, it's sticker time... Where have all my stickers gone to, since I am not teaching? Make a good guess, will u? (I just sounded like my Chem teacher!)

Kids were sick 3 weeks ago. Then they passed it to me. Then I passed it to Janette (my helper). Then she passed it to them again. Now they've passed it to their Papa. What a vicious vicious cycle!

Pls end soon!

I must say though, even though they are sick, their appetite has not been affected at all. Goodness!

Jordan's stubborn streak of independance is really showing. Must have gotten that from me. Wants to do everything on his own. I jusy leave him be, it's only natural anyway for kids his age. I must say, it is annoying at times, but also gratifying to know that he is growing well. =) Praise God.

Dylan? He's crawling here there and everywhere!!! Very fast too. Sometimes, even though I am a mummy second time round, I still worry that he's crawling too fast and that we cannot catch up! Me = old already!

2009-02-23T16:38:00.000+08:00

Sale now on at

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Email me for special prices!

2009-02-17T10:56:00.001+08:00

see? he's a big boy already!

the 3rd greedy pig in the house...

look at his tummy!

2009-02-17T10:42:00.006+08:00

Wong Fei Hong pose!

What do u get when u put a cheeky face to a bumble bee donut???

Ans: A chocolate coated cheeky face!

2009-02-09T11:30:00.002+08:00

Jordan is indeed growing by leaps and bounds! Last night, we came home after dinner and he sat on the floor to take off his own sandals. Did it without much problems and kept his sandals into the shoe cabinet. Not bad, I must say, for a 2 yr old. I don't even keep my own sandals sometimes. =)

This morning, when we were on the way out, he opened the shoe cabinet and asked, "black shoes or white shoes?" so i said, "no, u are only going to mama's house, so sandals will do."... to my surprise, he didn't even put up an argument and said, "ok".

he proceeded to retrieve his sandals and put them on, on his own.

not bad huh? =)

2009-02-02T20:38:00.001+08:00

More CNY fun! cheeky cheeky face!

2009-01-29T22:57:00.002+08:00

how do 2 mini datuks look like when they are having fun in someone else's home?

2009-01-22T23:24:00.001+08:00

did someone just say that dylan's not cheeky?

think again!

2009-01-18T20:48:00.004+08:00

Happy 2nd Birthday

Jordan!

Just 2 simple celebrations. One in church, one at home with the family. =)

2009-01-14T23:58:00.002+08:00

time flies.

jordan is turning 2 this sunday!

following that, i'll be registering him at rightstart for a toddler programme.

heard that? my jordan - in school. =)

he enjoyed the trial lesson lots. i'm sure he cannot wait to get back there. =)

he's going to school. can u believe it?

2009-01-13T17:22:00.002+08:00

ok... jordan just deleted my entire template and i have no time to do anything now... so if u're wondering what's wrong - that was it! will do up everything tonight... in the meantime, i shall go wallow in misery that my entire template (from scratch) is GONE!!!

2008-12-31T22:20:00.004+08:00

long awaited holiday pics... sorry i took so long! here are the kids, waking up at 5am that day! it's as though they knew we were setting off!

here they are, my two aspiring drs!

and finally! we're off!

eating... our fav past time... yes, that's an umbrella! ...???...

and here we are, preparing for our swim...

and here's jordan's response to, "who's taller?"

this was really hilarious...

jordan realised didi's face was wet (although didi really didn't bother!) so our little darling said, "didi face wet!" and he reached over to try to dry didi's face - with his wet hands... =)

here he is, our future model...

2008-12-21T19:33:00.001+08:00

woohoo! holiday tomo! =) plus i got my early christmas gift!!!=)

2008-12-17T22:06:00.000+08:00

what happens when mummy is not at home and the kids are left with papa? what happens when papa takes out a camera???

2008-12-15T09:31:00.000+08:00

Blessed Christmas one and all! =)

2008-12-13T20:33:00.001+08:00

left the kids at home with eugene and the maid. met up with yileen for dinner. been eons since i had dinner with a friend. didi seemed to cope ok so... let's do it again soon! =) after yr bali trip.

this teenager bumped into me at the escalator last night. looked at me and said, "sorry, auntie." sigh. i am resigned to it lah. hahaha. mother of 2 already. cannot deny anymore.

my 2 boys are really growing up so fast! here's jordan with some cheapo specs/sunglasses (no point buying exp one, ok? it'll be destroyed soon)... looks so nerdy. he's going to school soon. wow. so fast. can't believe it.

yes... that's choc on his teeth. hahaha...

how cool is that? =)

see? dylan is really growing well too. 8kg leh!!! thanks to good ol cereal and BM! =)

2008-11-30T21:53:00.000+08:00

i haven't had much time to read the papers. woke up as usual yesterday and was getting ready for tuition when the headlines caught my eyes. read thru the article and told eugene that it was sad that such a young lady was brutally murdered. same age as me. felt even worse after knowing that. just got married. goodness. felt even worse.

i thought to myself, she just looked so familiar and when i read her name again and again, it finally rang a bell. she was my schoolmate.

ok, she's no longer just a number. she's no longer just a singaporean fatality. i knew her and had contact with her in pri and sec school. my heart wrentched badly. we were not close but she was a fellow prefect, so there were times we did interact. i even think she was a classmate in pri school.

i flipped through the old school magazines and there, i saw her.

can't describe my feelings now. just saddened by it all. i admit, i searched for her friendster and was glad that she was such a bubbly person - no change at all from school times.

hwei yen - God be with u.

2008-11-26T21:25:00.000+08:00

time sure flies. it's my 4th wedding anniversary tomorrow. wow. 4 yrs and 2 kids later. sure, we don't get to talk as much as we used to, we have to watch out for the kids most of the times, but that is surely a joy of having a family of yr own. life hasn't been a bed of roses last yr, many changes took place and i am so glad i had someone there to be my tower of strength. thank you darling for everything!

jordan showing us his "cute face"... i dunno where he learnt it... def not me hokay!

cheeky right?

teaching didi how to play at the exersaucer...

here's a really bored superman...

here's didi trying to ingest that plastic flower... didi, can't lah, yr bro already tried last yr!

he's trying to avoid the camera, i think!

helping didi out...

then i realised that he was actually looking for his ball that fell under the exersaucer! humph!

2008-11-20T16:26:00.000+08:00

fries... i lurve fries...

ice cream on a hot hot day! yummy yummy!

check out my sexy legs...

i even have my own lounge chair! thanks to mama and kongkong!

here's didi trying out my chair... i have to make it clear... it's MY chair...

and here is did trying to hug my bolster... actually, mummy and papa are trying to get me to use this bolster instead of my small smelly one... thanks but no thanks! i lurve my smelly bolster!

i'm going fishing... yeah, like real.

p/s: papa, when are we going swimming again??? i miss my swimming lessons!

2008-11-08T15:29:00.000+08:00

watching tv... shhh... fully concentrating lah!

it's me, batman!

i am a happy baby too!

mummy has started to introduce me to other yummy stuff... cereal... yummy yummy!

they say i might become as big and strong as korkor... hmmm...

where is that korkor of mine?

tadah! found him...

i love my korkor and my korkor loves me...

2008-10-18T20:24:00.000+08:00

hello. my name is dylan josiah tai liang jun. i do recognise mummy. and i do recognise her specs as well. she thought she could trick me be making me talk to her specs. tought luck mummy. tough luck!

here's kor kor's "broke" video...

2008-10-09T22:07:00.000+08:00

well, yes, u can say we've been real busy. with what? anything and everything! haha! dylan has really grown... see? he's already 4 months and 1 week old. time really flies.

how about the big baby? hehe. he's busy busy! drumming...

mimicking actions and expressions off the tv...

eating his favourite foods...

and learning how to be a DJ...

2008-09-25T14:03:00.000+08:00

i have always wanted to be a homemaker. yes - a housewife. i find it a very fulfilling ~~job~~ responsibility. the times that i watch jordan and dylan grow, learn a new skill, pick up new words... these are all the things that make sacrificing a job worth it.

yes, i'm not officially on NPL yet, but hey, i tell u, watching both boys every day is a blessing and it feels that i'm already a homemaker. yes, of course there are days when i need to get out to take a breather, but an hour later i find myself needing to rush home to be with them. maybe coz i bf, the bond is even stronger.

i lurve it every time jordan calls me, maaarmeee, it is what i have always dreamt of.

last night hubby asked me if i am ready for 3 and 4.

well, i guess deep down inside my hearts of hearts, i am so ready. =) i cannot wait. =)

2008-09-22T09:08:00.001+08:00

dylan, looking ever so serious... taking a seat on the sofa becoz jordan said, "didi, sit!!!"

jordan at the other end of the sofa, waiting for his sandals to be brought to him, of courae no one did, he is supp to take them on his own! (u think i'm mean huh? he has to learn what!)

jordan is growing by leaps and bounds! really becoming a clever little boy.

3 videos here!

one about dylan talking to his own reflection, it is just absolutely adorable!

another on jordan following instructions on how to shake his legs... taken at MIL's place when jordan stayed over. it's hilarious!

and the latest one where he pats a remote thinking that it's not working... it's so funny, he learnt it from us lah!

and yes, he started to use another word, "broke!" because he broke a cd last week and anything that doesn't work is "broke" - not broken... haha... we'll come to tenses later lah! anyway, he just had to run off to my helper to tell her that the remote is "broke" too. and he even says "broke" with so much gusto! she was doing the dishes in the kitchen... heh.

the next time u see jordan, ask him to show u his "angry face". it'll knock u off yr chair!

2008-09-17T09:58:00.001+08:00

jordan has mastered the art of saying, "repeat". he goes, "reeeeeeeeepeeeeeeat" to my helper so that she can play a favourite song of his on the dvd.

he now not only does the actions to lord's army, he also says "yes sir!"

2008-09-09T21:12:00.001+08:00

don't u think he looks so cool???

he loves corn! finished one whole cob on his own for dinner!

2008-09-09T21:12:00.000+08:00

actually, dylan sleeps very well. he can sleep at night for stretches of 7 to 8 hours before waking up for his night feed and then dozing back off again. however, his flipping kept him up all night yesterday.

i guess he was eager to try out this new skill. he flipped over from his tummy to his back almost every one/two hours. so i had to wake myself up too. =(

and yup, i feel so stupid for forgetting to set my video resolution to the highest, no wonder i was wondering how come my videos were so blurry. *stupid*

here's a video of jordan looking for papa just now... haha... yes, yes, with high resolution. no more blurry videos. =)

2008-09-08T08:58:00.001+08:00

dylan can flip over!!! from tummy to back! yipee!

i was asked what jordan was doing in the video below... he was watching a "cedarmont kids" video where they were singing the song "the lord's army" and the words are as shown in purple below.

he was marching, riding (bouncing up and down), zooming over land and seas (like an aeroplane, turning one round), saluting (yes sir!)... then he got my helper to join him in his dancing (ran over to call her) and continued dancing... =)

i only have one thing to say about all this... it pays to be a SAHM... life is GOOD!!! i get to see my kids grow day by day and it is truly truly rewarding! =)

2008-09-06T14:38:00.001+08:00

*smile* what have we been up to?

lots and lots! =) we have been as busy as bees!!! *buzzzz*

we've been re-arranging things in kiddy palace....

playing with our special shower caps...

driving a club buggy...

and of course visiting lots of various indoor playgrounds...

life is super duper fun!

i may never march in the infantry

ride in the calvary

shoot the artilery

i may never zoom over land and seas

but i'm in the lord's army!

yes sir!!!

2008-09-02T23:05:00.002+08:00

jordan is trying hard to be cheeky. i pointed to the family portrait on the wall and asked him who each individual was and here are his answers...

point to my hubby: papa (correct)
point to myself: maaaaahmeee (correct)
point to his uncles: shuuuu shuuuu (correct)
point to grandpa: kong kong (correct)
point to grandma...
he looks at me, smiles and says: oh.... quack quack quack... (while flapping his arms like a duck)
me: are u sure, jordan?
jordan: no, no! (complete with a wagging finger)
(huge grin)
points at grandma, who's standing next to us
jordan: didi
i give him a smile
points at dylan, who's in grandma's arms
jordan: ba-naaa-naaa...
and proceeds to burst out into laughter

so u tell me, what should i do to this cheeky monkey of mine who calls his brother a banana and his grandma "didi"???

2008-09-02T23:05:00.000+08:00

well, that's jordan and that's winnie the pooh. ok, i do have my reasons. listen to me rant!!!

helper and i brought both boys to causeway point this afternoon and i was carrying jordan thru the metro's atrium sale when i heard a lady say (yes, i am so gonna make her grammatically correct here huh), "oh look. he looks like winnie the pooh"... and here goes my conversation with her... with her being so terribly grammatically incorrect!!!

me: huh, sorry, did u say something?
saleslady(sl): yr son look like winnie the pooh
me: oh
sl: yr son is winnie the pooh
me: i don't think u should talk about other pple's kids right?
sl: i say only what. if he look like winnie the pooh then he is winnie the pooh
me: excuse me, u are really quite rude. u can say he is chubby or cute but why associate him with a cartoon character? anyway, as i have said, u shouldn't talk about others' children
sl: i talk also cannot. who say i say yr son? i talk talk to my friend only
me: u just said my son looks like winnie the pooh right?
sl (in mandarin): talk also cannot. (points to me) i very sure u don't understand chinese, u speechless now right? say yr son also cannot
me: unfortunately, i do understand mandarin. i say again, pls don't talk about others' kids. it's rude.

(at this point in time, my helper also starts to fume)
she gives me a long hard stare...

sl: i say yr son cannot ah? winnie the pooh... winnie the pooh... winnie the pooh... winnie the pooh... (sticks tongue out at jordan)

(i look at my helper and my helper says, "madam, i think she is not right in her mind"

at this point in time, my helper and i go pay for my purchases and noticing that the cashier's filipina, she asks if we can meet the manager.

manager comes down, speaks to the sales lady and turns around and says, "mrs tai, i believe she has a screw loose, i'm firing her now"

now miss sales lady says, "winnie the pooh... " once more and screams, "i dooonch want to say sorry. and i dooonnch want to be fired. i staying here until u close"

manager looks at me and apologises again and assures that jordan is really cute.

honestly, it wasn't an insult. winnie the pooh is cute. just that i guess she said it real weird. =s

2008-08-31T21:41:00.000+08:00

Hubby's away at a wedding dinner and I'm home alone with Dylan and my helper. Jordan's at grandma's place. Spending the night there. It's so quiet I am so not used to it. I was checking my email when I received these photos from my MIL... Seems like Jordan is not missing me THAT much! =)

I spent the night entertaining Dylan anyway and that was time well spent! =)

And yup... I sent this mms to both grandmas and they said that he looked like a huge piece of porkchop on me. Well, look at my porkchop, he's more than half my size!

2008-08-30T08:17:00.002+08:00

we had so much fun at go-go bambini!!!

here is jordan really busy dancing about... =)

2008-08-24T21:17:00.000+08:00

every now and then when jordan gets the chance, he'll skottle over to give his little brother a huge hug... it's so loving and so worrying all at the same time! that loving fella of mine doesn't know his own strength and hugs dylan just as he would with barney, bert, ernie, elmo... blah blah...

anyway, dylan on the other hand, seems to enjoy these hugs, he smiles and breaks out into chuckles when his big brother bear hugs him... in fact, he'll even scrunch up his nose in delight...

and oh, i think dylan got that "if-i-don't-smile-i-look-very-fierce-and-unfriendly" look from me lah!

2008-08-23T16:02:00.000+08:00

don't they just look alike???

2008-08-16T20:36:00.000+08:00

these are my two boys lazing around on a saturday morning... well, it was early actually, around 8.30am, so not really lazing about huh... jordan's real protective over his little brother...

and... mummy's home! yeah... =)

jordan's really growing so fast and it's amzing to see him grow day by day... he even wants to carry his own bag out now... =)

and finally... he seems like a bottomless pit... biscuits, milk, bananas, apples, rice, meat... blah blah blah... the list goes on and on... highly adaptable, just like me!

2008-08-07T16:34:00.000+08:00

my name is dan dan... =)

and i am an artist in the making! =)

2008-08-07T16:29:00.000+08:00

here's jordan acting cute... haha... wait a minute... he IS cute!!!

he's a budding artist in the making ah... =)

2008-08-03T16:45:00.001+08:00

jordan isaiah and dylan josiah...

2008-08-01T19:15:00.003+08:00

Here's Jordan asking for a banana! He loves bananas (which he calls, "nana!") and apples (which he calls, "cold ball" - it's in the fridge and it looks like a ball)... so i took the opportunity to ask him a few things as well... of course he was busy with that bottle cap!

2008-07-31T17:45:00.000+08:00

we went to the market today. when i say market, i mean, a wet market. jordan was looking at the chicken (featherless thingy!) and he went "quack quack"... it was so hilarious...

at least my son knows that... well, a featherless duck looks like a featherless chicken! hey what do u expect? he's 1.5yrs old!

he was pointing at all the singapore flags and going, "star! star!" and then a dog caught his attention and he said, "marmeeeee... woah woah!"

so smart. i am so proud of him! =)

btw, he is watching disney playhouse now and he's calling winnie the pooh (is it a guy or gal???) "wimmy... wimmy..."

2008-07-28T11:00:00.003+08:00

It is absolutely hilarious!

The next time you see Jordan ask him...

How do you laugh? (He'll go, "ha ha ha")

How do you sleep? (He'll go, "koooooorrrr" - snoring lah!)

How does a duck sound like? (He'll go, "quack, quack, quack" - complete with flapping arms, like a duck)

How do you drive a car? (He'll go, "broooom, broooom")

and...

what must you say? (when he is asking for something) - He'll go, "puhweese?"

Start singing "Incy Wincy Spider", "Polly Wolly Doodle" or "I'm a little teapot" and be entertained by his actions...

2008-07-23T17:02:00.001+08:00

I wanna sell a shelving unit I got from Ikea. It looks like this...

Retailing at $299. Any takers? Price is negotiable...

Jordan is starting to try to scale this so I wanna get rid of it fast!!!

2008-07-15T17:11:00.001+08:00

ah yes. u would have realised i have placed an ad for myself at the side. ok. why, u might ask. i have come to the decision to take a year's no pay leave (starting next year) to be with my boys.

of coz, i cannot possibly just stay home like that right? so... i am going to do tutoring... something very familiar to me since i have been tutoring since i was 16... so... anyone needs a tutor? call me! haha...

2008-07-02T15:46:00.001+08:00

here is my dearest jordan and his new barney haversack...

here's my little-r one taking his nap...

here's my not so little one pasting stickers all over his shirt!

been busy with 2 little ones (well, one isn't that little)... haha.. the joys of my life!!!

here's jordan with his drawing mat... keeps him busy and our floor clean! =)

he has also been busy feeding himself... finished off two hotcakes on his own... my clever little one! =)

all in all, yes - i am enjoying myself so much with the two of them everyday! i don't even feel like going back to work next year! =) (hint hint... dearie!!!) and haha... yes jenny - i am rubbing it in... while u are suffering... hehehehee....