The Orange Queen Bee

3 week old miracle from Haiti

2010-01-22T12:00:00.004+08:00

I am feeling good today...day 1 into my mission of realizing my resolutions.

Woke up...daily news from Daily papers. saw this news article of this 3 week old miracle from Haiti, Elisabeth Joassaint being rescued out of the ruble after 7 days when rescuers heard faint cries....

Awww....indeed a mirable. God bless this baby. :)

News article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1245033/Haiti-earthquake-Miracle-week-old-baby-Eisabeth-Joassaint-pulled-rubble-alive.html

Just thoughts

2010-01-21T23:31:00.004+08:00

Whenever I wanted to blog, it always comes as a surprise attack, when I have this brain full of ideas of what to say like something big enough for me to blog properly.

Getting to think that it's kinda straying away from my original plan to blog down my simple thoughs of the day...daily dosages of queenbee.

Having to be a complete stay at home wife for now, felt that I am still quite lack of what it takes to be a proper mum. Look at Jojo and May, so fully committed, and here I am, staying at my own house, typing all I want..., sounds luxurious..I really felt shameful of what I am doing.

Anyways, I have this huge problem (to me, it is). Weetabix wanted to travel and I sort of agreed to, but then come to realise that I am going to miss seeing Andre for more than 2 weeks - going to be a torture..have been mulling for the past few days on "to go or not to go"

1. Go and I will miss Andre for 15 days.
2. Not to go and I will miss Japan for the rest of my life. (well, at least for a few yrs)

Damn...I am really in a pickle.

I was again, going thru my routine to read the daily news and still, there are fresh reports on a Haiti quake...this report caught my eye...cos usually, I do not have enuf courage to read all these sad stories.

The report on this boy, who was trapped in the ruble for more than 7 days and he survived. When rescuers found him and got him out, he was actually smilling and all he wanted was a big, human hug!!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1244660/Haiti-earthquake-Schoolgirl-looter-Fabienne-Geismar-killed-bullet-head.html

Tears of joy...well, to all ppl who think that work is tiring,endless, shitty,this picture should make u think twice about grumbling...we are so lucky and I should not be complaining about making stupid choices of travelling and being fat.

Resolutions for the yr:

1. Reflect on my mistakes
2. Diet and wear back my old clothes.
3. Start early on exam prep.
4. Learn how to drive
5. Find a new job.
6. Love weetabix,Andre and family more (Not that I love them less now...I meant more!)
7. Actions speaks more than blogs.
8. Love the environment.

9. Draw up a proper learning plan for Andre.

10. Polish up my baking skills
11. Complete pt 1-10 by 2010 Q2

My family

2010-01-03T22:39:00.003+08:00

Best pic I've taken from my cybershot.

2nd day of 2010

2010-01-02T11:30:00.005+08:00

I think I am used to post on my blog..."It has been a long time since I last blog". Again...the excuse? I am just too busy. As much as I would like to keep track of Andre growing by writing posts of daily or weekly happenings, I never really sat down to do it, though I have tons of photos of him which I managed to organise by placing them in folders by month.

For the past year, it has been a mad rush. Mornings will start at 6am, follow by work..., end the work day at 6pm, rush down to momsy at 7pm, Andre's time till 10pm, return back home, knock out ay 12am or it will be classes till 10pm...go home, knock out. Weekends will be classes or typical sundays...wake up7am, mad rush to prepare for Andre's stuff, out by 9am to Orchard, all the way till 3pm, Grandma's house till 7pm, back to BB for dinner, settle Andre down by 10pm, and back to bed by 12am.. whoosie....I can't believe that I actually done it for at least 18 months since Andre's arrival and that does not include mad rush for project assignments and exams prep...which everyone should know..when it's exam, I am like a bear in hibernation...totally no food and stepping out from house till exam day.

Now, I've finally popped my decision to my boss, and yay! I am free now. I am a official SAHM like Jojo and May! How great is that!!!

I have time, I have kitchen, messy house, oven, more time!!!

Blogging world, here I come!!! :)

Baby Yoplait

2009-06-30T22:02:00.005+08:00

Wanted to go to the zoo on my birthday, but had a bit of luck as I managed to get the staff pass for the weekend, so off we go, this time with 2 more peeps, sis and ben.

Don't really have the pictures now as they are with my sis, so for now, digress a bit...after visiting the zoo, we headed back to the west side, railway mall for food, don't really wanted pub food, so we opt for the "EAT" eatery which sells mee pok. Not bad, or probably it's because I was hungry? While waiting patiently for Lawrence to finish his noodles, I decided to bring Andre to next door's cold storage for some cool air-con..walking down the aisle, I was talking quite loud to myself.." Wah, youghurt so expensive ar...NTUC selling at $5.95 and here says $6.95 on offer?!"

Well, different target audience, I say... peeps who come here can well afford the price difference. It's bukit timah, D21 lor.

But soon, I was glued to something, baby yoghurt. I think it's something that most parents cannnot or just simply refuse to resist. Anything they feel that's its good for their children.

Well, it says on the pack that :

1. all natural
2. Suitable for babies above 6 months
3. No added sugar

Come to think of it, I was quite attracted to the package and not yogurt given that Andre has tried normal yoghurt already (by the way, he tried loads of stuff - cucumbers, ketupat, durian, shaved ice, rock melon, honey dew, apple (in bites, not scrapped), whole bananas, guava...grapes, strawberries, cherries, sushi rice, bread in chunks, baby biscuits, rice crackers..) not to worry anyway, its all in small quanties & I do make sure I monitor the after effect (eg: poop, colour of poop, rashes or any) So far so good.

Here's a few pics taken. Love it...he doesn't really like it as the yoghurt was quite tasteless, which I had to down the entire tub when he started to push away his spoon.

Looks yums! More info: http://www.yoplait.com.au/multipacks.aspx?b=1048&ID=1096

Sunnies for me!

2009-06-07T10:28:00.006+08:00

Some snaps that I really have to load up in my blog.

We passed by this french...erm, I think so, shop for children's clothes on sale after lunch. They sold loads of nice, really nice..in fact gorgeous clothes for babies, toddlers, children...jumper, knit wear, swimsuits... and sunnies! So you can quite imagine what am I going to do....no need to ask much..

Took a family photo together. We tried so hard. Lawrence was carrying Andre, I was trying to position the camera in the right angle. Nevertheless, it was fun and not too bad, we managed to capture the expressions. Going to do this more... :)

A lazy afternoon at Fairmont

2009-06-07T01:53:00.012+08:00

It's been a week since I've finished my exams, and I did not really get to celebrate, so this morning, we decided to have something more pricey.... high tea at Fairmont.

Before that, we stopped by Robinson's. As usual, the children's dept to stock up Andre's pacifiers and we saw, ring stackers from NUK on sale, so we decided to get one too. Somehow, the colours just attracted my eyes, and I was stuck. Moreover, the price is good ($5.60 before 20% discount).

Food is ok, nothing really much to rave about, but perhaps they do have good service. Asked if we wanted a corner seat by ourselves, high stool for Andre, warm water for him, refilled my tea several times...quite relaxing, I must say, as the crowd is quite a good size, unlike ellenborough market cafe, you really have to be quick a little to get your food.

Ya..what is daddy doing? Scroll down to reveal...

Initially, we thought that he would only take a small bite, but he really took a BIG one, I guess with some char siew inside. This boy really knows how to enjoy.

What a nice way to spend this lazy warm afternoon....not every saturday ok...

Who moved my cheese..cake?

2009-06-07T01:36:00.004+08:00

Finally, its the end of my year 2. I can relax a bit, so here's to regain the life in my blog again, I hope.

Andre has been trying out a lot of solids now. Not really, entirely healthy, but just exposing him to slightly stronger flavoured food bit by bit..

I am still here

2009-05-30T22:23:00.003+08:00

Again, I feel that my blogging starts only the time when I am having exams, or is it because I am only around my comp during exam? Kind of...cos getting Andre to sit quietly in his playpen is almost next to impossible. This baby loves being free to stomp about in the house, and I am sure it will win something if he is contesting in the baby crawling competition. No to any competition anyways, I always believe all babies are cute in their own ways. ~My personal thoughts~

Now, I am sitting in front of my PC, trying hard to update a whole load of backlog of photos. Photos come later, words come now as I do not have any time to edit photos now, going back to my exams revision soon. Trying to keep my mind awake as I am sitting in front of the study table for the past ... 2 weeks (including revision period for Ops Mgmt)....anything...wake me up

The one on being a Beckham Wannabe

2009-03-04T09:09:00.005+08:00

I've always like to play Andre's hair after his meals, cos I know he's having his bath soon. Here's one shot I find it cute (Esp his expression). He is getting more & more expressive now. Momsy was telling me the other day when she was busy with preparing dinner, she had him in his playpen to sleep. He woke up about 20 minutes later, realizing there was no one beside him, around him, he started to bawl while half sticking him both legs out of the playpen...the sounds he made were similar to "pa pa & ma ma", so momsy actually thought he was crying for us. I think it's just him trying to mimic words that we taught him. Good boy!

Btw, back to the same topic I started off with - with a help of leftover water from Andre's cup (he has a small ceramic mug too that's has babies printed all over the cup) to 'style' his hair.

Am I cool, mummy?

Visit from Uncle Kah Loong & Aunt Julie

2009-03-04T08:38:00.004+08:00

We had Lawrence's colleague Julie & Kah Loong over for a visit. Main purpose is to see Andre, not us...

Andre - Fasinated by the camera pointing at him.

The trio - photo looks a bit squeezed. Looks like happy family huh. :) Both of them are on going on their much delayed honeymoon at New Zealands for a whopping 3 weeks. Gosh, I am so envious. (Hey, Mr Teo, are you looking at this entry? ~Hint hint~

Trip to the zoo

2009-03-02T00:05:00.015+08:00

Finally, finished my exams, decided to take an additional day to unwind, so decided to bring my mum & Andre to the zoo last friday.

Thanks to the convenience of owning a car, travelling with a kid + stroller is a whole lot easier. I am really thankful for that. Here's Andre with myself & mum, looking a bit confused. Who isn't, especially when it's 8.30am in the morning. I was quite tired too, but forced myself to reach zoo earlier to beat the crowd & afternoon sun, so before we went in, we had coffee just next to the entrance.

"Uncle, 2 cups of Ah-Meng Kopi, pls!" I am serious & I do hope I did not read wrongly. Ah Meng Kopi...the cafe salles rhino milo too! How interesting is that!

After the caffiene perk, we decide it's time to start our adventure!

I think it's time I learn how to take a proper picture. Will improve with experience. Flamingos, a whole lot of them. They do look like ballerinas huh...

Baby roo, lazing under the sun. Happy & contented.

This is a special order. I remember when I was little, my mum would especially pack luncheon meat + cucumber along so that we can eat it when we are hungry, so this time, it's no exception case, just that we added tomatos... It's fun, plus things are really very expensive in the zoo, $3 for a bottle of coke...

Before we stopped for bfast, we snapped a few shots of our baby..looking still confused, not knowing where on earth he was.

I love this picture!!!

Took this picture at the primate world. Andre behaves like one too. Whenever we say, " Monkey jump" He will start jumping up & down, and he likes it!

I'm really standing at the giraffe's enclosure for quite some time, and I this pair don't seems to want to shift an inch...Very good for photos!

Zebras wasn't really the last stop, but I am just tired and stopped taking pictures. BTW, it was around 1.30pm when we left. Whoa...marathon. Tired but satisfied! :)

Psst: Wanted to ask this question for a long time. Is zebra a black horse with white stipes or a white horse with black stripes? Confused? Wiki? Anyone?

Clear, clear & clear!

2009-02-25T13:20:00.006+08:00

It's been for the past few years that I am doing my part time studies. I saw myself when I just started my degree programme in YR one, moaning and grumbling that this is a 3 yr programme and it will not end till the mid yr of 2010. Seems far...today, I am sitting here, in front of my PC, cramming for my IBE exams, clearing my 2nd sem, 2 year. Time really flies quickly. In no time (next sat), I will be starting my ops mgmt class and in no time, project submissions are due, and in no time, exams are here...which meant a big break for me right after before final year starts. Can't wait...this period, esp during exams, are painfully easy to pass...it will start with me in relax mode, and the next sec, headless chicken flipping through my notes to point out what to study. I was known in school to be the hard disk drive, being able to swallow huge chunks of essay only to spit it out excatly at 2pm on the exam day itself. I think it's quite a feat, but also, as times goes by, I realise my magical powers are soon going away...hmm, able not concentrating enough...

IT's CLEAR, CLEAR, CLEAR TIME NOW, MY BELOVED IBE EXAM, HAVE MERCY ON ME... :)

I love the track - Each day gets better...I suppose we all have our bad days, but still, it's really just another day, why make yourself miserable?

Enjoy.

Andre's 7/12

2009-02-22T23:35:00.009+08:00

It's sunday, and I really don't feel like studying...(probably would regret it on wednesday when I go into panic mode for my IBE exam), Lawrence and I decided to drive down to Fusionopolis - to Jason's! I really have to say I really enjoy this - although we did not really buy much...a cheese roll from Swiss Bake and something I grew to love back in UK. (I think it's more of walking down the sweet memory lane lo.)

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S NOT BUTTER !!!

Apparently, this is supposed to be a spread that taste like butter - minus the fats & calories . It suppose to retail at around $12.80 for 2 small tubs, but the price was reduced as the expiry date is drawing near, so it's $5 for 2 small tubs! Again, down sweet memory lane as I remember fondly how Lawrence & I used to scour through the supermarkets late at night for reduced priced items...tesco for custard doughnuts, youghurt, sainsbury for eggs, milk bread, salads, sausages & sommerfields for their sausages...We get really excited when we see these reduced priced stuff...imagine, expiry dates for veges! One bad experience though, I bought this reduced price bitter gourd from a chinese supermarket in Manchester's chinatown...2 pounds (= S$6?!), we were so excited, all three of us, Lawrence, Lawrence's flatmate, Lawrence or Dr Loh, Dr Parecetamol, were practically dancing in the kitchen, posing with the bittergourd! Hey, it's really hard to get chinese greens in UK lor. It's only peppers, lettuce, tomatoes in most of the supermarkets..so, imagine when you chance by "xiao bai chye" or "kang kong", it's like whoa! We then proceed to peel off the cling wrap around the bitter gourd....cut it into half...and Ekkk.., it was spoilt! So much hype with the posing and mini celebration for buying a bitter gourd... :) (Funny though, should have capture the post emotions!)

Well, back to today, we had fun time walking through the "not more than 5 customers" supermarket on a sunday morning! It's good feeling, really. Not forgetting, my routine cuppa at Starbucks, when we got to laze around a bit more till Andre starts getting impatient as his diapers is quite full and he's really tired. Slept almost immediately when we got back to the car.

Today is also an important milestone for our family, as Andre performed a little something (He is excatly 7 mths today.) He finally learnt how to clap by himself! Great for you baby! My mum is really one super nanny. She actually patiently taught Andre how to clap when I returned back to work when he's around 3 months, how to swallow. Now, he is able to play proper peekaboo, swallow semi solids. He even had his first few grains of sushi when we visited Sakae last friday. I love my boy....& of course, my mum.

*Website which I got butter pic from and if ou need more inffo on the butter: http://www.tasteyoulove.com/Products/Light.aspx

I simply have to blog this!

2009-02-08T20:09:00.004+08:00

You know, when you were a kid, normally, when you play peekaboo, your mummy daddy would say "niak". I happen to be a bit different, I will use "chang chang" on Andre. So, each time we play peekaboo, I scream "chang chang" when I come out of my hiding place (ie. behind the door, behind his face towel..)

It somehow grew onto his dad that he started to use "chang chang" on everything...like, "Chang chang Andre" or "Andre chang chang". These usually don't mean anything and it's not that he's playing peekaboo with his son, but it's getting more and more frequent he use that, on anything, anywhere, anytime! Well, I think Andre's baby name is "Chang Chang" official now...

Hmm, Chang Chang Teo! Hey..ring a bell? It means strike lottery often! :)

I am shrek!

2009-02-08T18:18:00.006+08:00

Since my pregnancy, I have to had my hair chopped off, I realized that it's hard to grow back, but it's not that my hair it not coming back, it's usually the length when I you feel hot and uncomfortable and the "how I wish I have short hair now" feeling that made me visit my stylist....Usually, I don't feel regretful after the haircut, because I do feel a lot better and refreshed after the cut, but after a few days, the regretful feeling will come sinking in....

Digress a bit on why are we on the topic of the length of my hair...I was feeling really annoyed when Andre kept tugging at my fringes + my fav hairband was nowhere to be found, thus I decided to ransack my sister's accessories drawer for a hairband and I found "shrek's ear hairband!"

Andre really enjoys being the centre of attraction. The minute I put on the hairband and aims the camera at him, he smiles and makes me melt.

Happiness is really simple, huh? :)

Leading Tower of Pisa

2008-12-30T15:10:00.005+08:00

Baby Andre is currently at his 5th month and we have started to give him semi solids to teach him how to swallow properly. I never knew we are supposed to teach babies how to eat as I thought we would all know straightaway. Guess I am so wrong. He is taking chinese medicine now as he had developed a cough 2 weeks back.. Quite emotional when we tried to feed him as he struggled & cried a lot. It’s his 3rd trip to the doctor’s office now and he is getting so much better and taking the medicine without making a big fuss. My brave baby!

Here’s a picture of his powdered brown rice which we are supposed to cook till it turns gooey.

Probably I should also take that as my diet so that I can slim down faster? Been trying hard to cut down my food intake as I have no chance to really exercise constantly, but I find it so difficult as I really need to have all the energy to take care of my baby. My honey bunny is slowly learning how to crawl which means that I will not be able to eat my dinner properly soon. :)

Well, I guess this is all part of motherhood but I’m lovin every single bit!

Just want to relax

2008-12-23T08:36:00.003+08:00

Whenever I meet friends, they tell me that I am a real superwoman having to juggle between marriage, parenthood, work & studies. Yea, it seems really super to have to deal with such schedules, but I am in fact quite tired. Esp with this semester doing corporate finance & international economics. I am just bad at picking numbers, no matter how hard I try.

Hmm, but no matter how hard it is, I guess the motivation I get is that I am able to complete it in 2010, & if I were to stop now to breathe, I will graduate later! So, friends, sincere apologies if I have not met up with anyone of you for the longest time. I will just have to conquer my fear, bite my lips & work hard. :)

Feeling satisfied

2008-12-23T08:30:00.001+08:00

Again, seems quite long enough to post another entry. Here's Andre, taken around two weeks back, feeling happy after his milk. He makes me melt.

Wakey wakey

2008-11-27T08:35:00.004+08:00

Most of the time when I reach home, Andre will be still in his cot, sleeping. So, I was rather lucky when he woke up as I stepped into his room.

No time to lose...I always wanted a shot of his sleepy look.

Andre thinking, "Mummy, you are sooooo mean!"

Ikea Baby

2008-11-19T16:20:00.006+08:00

I miss my special order. What could he be doing right now? Probably sleeping. I guess he needs the sleep now - of course in order to grow, and also, he deserves it for not be naughty in my tummy during my uni first year. :)

He went through with me for me endless nights of cramming for exams, lectures & 3-hour exam papers.

Thanks baby. Mummy loves you! See ya tomorrow.

By the way, here's a photo again of him at IKEA. He loves it, especially when we put the paper bib around him.

Missing Andre already

2008-11-17T14:20:00.005+08:00

Before having Andre, I can never understand why mothers literally drop their work almost immediately at 6pm, just to rush home to see their kids. Now, being Andre's mummy, I finally knew why.

Seeing your baby smiling at you when you return home from work makes you feel that all your troubles are simply nothing. All complaints, headaches, grumbles always seems to evaporate the moment I see my baby.

My special order - I am already missing him. Thinking that I will not be able to see him for the next 3 days made me sign...hai..but still, just have to bit my lips and go through it - after all, part of reason why I wanted to complete my degree is because of my precious too. :)

Will work hard! (Duh....thinking of the corporate finance class later this evening...really deflates my ego...)

Last day at work for Karen

2008-11-14T17:11:00.021+08:00

This has been an eventful year. My pregnancy (which I've conquered erh..with the help of epidural), my math paper & colleagues leaving Ascott.

Today, we celebrated Karen's farewell with lunch at "Seoul Yummy" at Square 2. Karen has been great help during my maternity leave + lotsa help when I was back. It will never be the same without her. We had fun, a lot of laughter, jokes...Karen, we'll miss you. Do drop by sometimes for lunch...(I'll promise to do drinking some days!)

It's 12.48, Wednesday night

2008-11-06T00:48:00.002+08:00

Here I am, trying my every best to keep awake & not sleep as I promised myself to conquer at least 3 or 2.5 chapters of the HRM revision.

What did I do?
1. Drank 3 cups of coffee
2. Ate 6 cocktail susages
3. Blog...

Any help? I hope so...

Sticky Andre - but I love it!

2008-10-27T23:56:00.002+08:00

Hmm, in all parenting books, most of them would have told you not to carry your baby too often, as they will always want you to carry them. But who could have resist the love of their life ? Personally, I find it extremely hard to do so. See what I meant...those expressions.

I simply can't resist..

Learning how to flip - Andre at 3 mths

2008-10-27T23:52:00.003+08:00

Andre is 3months plus, and is learning how to flip! Amazed by his persistence when I put him down on the bed to change his diaper!

"Mummy, look! I can flip and lift my head up!" :)

Lunch with Kah Loong & Julie

2008-10-20T13:24:00.010+08:00

Was thinking of how to spend my last saturday (taking that I will be busy studying for the next 2 weekends for my coming exam..).

So happy when Lawrence called to say that we are being invited for lunch at Julie's. We decided to bring Andre along too. Getting a bit more daring to bring him out, not limiting to "ulu" shopping centres anymore... :)

"Excited" parents wannabes

Family Portrait - Joanne, Andre & Lawrence (JAL). Do we get discounts for flying with them?

Shinchan with Andre

Andre surrounded by ShinchanS (plural)..

Note: He is not a shinchan fan...mum is. :)

Lunch ended nicely at around 2+. Whoa..we had loads of food. Mee goreng, Kai Lan with oyster sauce, egg wrap with minced meat, fish & meatball soup, fried fish completed with a really good chocolate truffle & tiramisu from Swissbake. Of cos, not to mention that I love the food cooked by the both of them. It was very heartwarming to be invited for meals. I love homecook food. :)

Thanks Kah Loong & Julie - It shall be our turn the next round after my exams, ya?

Alone

2008-10-16T09:47:00.002+08:00

Felt so alone these days doing the usual things....I know how my dear friend feels now. I am so sorry...if only she sees this. Thank god she is happy now.

Love of my life...Daddy & Andre

2008-10-10T14:23:00.009+08:00

The love with a S....plural.... of my life - Daddy & Andre

Getting a bit "antsy" after trying for 5 mins to get him to look at the camera

Yah..this is more comfortable.

Both does makes me melt...

Andre's passport photo taking session!

Thinking about Christmas gifts already...

2008-10-10T14:05:00.003+08:00

I like to record down little thoughts that come into my mind. Was quite excited when I know that Christmas is coming as I was jotting down how many cards do I need for my work in the morning.

I like to buy presents for my friends, not that I like spending money, but I do like the feeling of them opening their prezzies & that they like their prezzie a lot...maybe because it's nice, or maybe it's something that they really need. That's why...I try to take note during the entire year...some things that my colleagues/friends really need.

Like...I've noticed..and I will record down in this post..and I will update (Am I worried that they will know what they will be getting? No....they don't read my blog, unless they so a search on the internet...then again...nobody knows who is orangequeenbee)

1. Li Ren (Not sure....maybe the green coloured care bear...she did said once that it was her fav)
2. Juliet (Have not thought of it...white bedsheets?)
3. Karen (Hmm...nope...have not thought of it too.)
4. Osman (Some kitchen stuff? He likes cooking...)
5. Willie (Thumbdrive...my boss's thumbdrive's cover snapped...just noticed it in the morning)
6. Sebastian (Nope...nothing at the moment.)
7. Andre (wah...loads to buy)
8. Lawrence (wah....what will he buy for me?)
9. Joy (Hmmm, have not thought of it yet.)

Updates: Bought none as we've decided not to buy any for everyone due to economic downturn...man, we do react fast huh...

1st Month Celebration

2008-10-10T13:45:00.015+08:00

I did not take any photos of my son's 1st month celebration...mainly because I was too busy. We had it done during the weekend. I am so happy that my collleagues came....so it means that I will have photos (taken by our Mr Paparazzi)

Andre, the star of the day.

Sleeping away...obviously unaware of all the guests.

Pauline & Husband, Karen. I ordered from Chilli Padi. Not much comments about food.

Karen's kids, Kyler & Rachel. So adorable... :)

My Manny, Osman with Andre

Manny again...posing with Andre

Gorgeous, Andriana with Andre.

I love my colleagues (Andriana, Karen, Juliet, Pauline & Osman)

Introducing..my boy Andre!

2008-10-10T13:27:00.007+08:00

I've seen a lot of blogs....some talk about food, some talk about their lifes...some blog when they are emo...some talk crap...(my sis..ya), what should I be blogging about then?

I am just plain lazy....but I do like the idea of recording down the little things that happen in my life..

Ok...will try harder....

It's been an eventful year....I did not record down little details during my pregnancy...should record down my life since the birth of my boy Andre..

Here he is...presenting Andre Teo Yu Xian!

Happily posing for his mum...I swear I did not manipulate his pose! He's a natural!

Andre hiding in his daddy's arm...while I managed to catch him...Peekaboo!

See...I really swear I did not try to influence his pose...

That's him, taken during his first month. I was really tired, but really excited about his arrival. He's my precious. (And daddy's too)

Did I dissapear?

2008-10-10T13:27:00.001+08:00

Did I dissapear? No...I did not...I am just busy...

Not a jumping jelly bean anymore!

2008-03-14T17:18:00.001+08:00

Again, I've been missing out on my blog entires for quite a while due to my exams....here's something very sweet and touching...

Opps, btw, my jumping jelly bean is growing and growing and it's 5 mths now...don't think he looks like a jumping jelly bean anymore. :)

Oh ya.....was discussing names with my colleagues, Li Ren, Juliet and Osman...this is what Li Ren drew when she began to feel bored back in class...(hmm, I can totally understand..on a Friday afternoon, you just feel like counting down..)

So..here's what she drew..sweet

First blog entry of the Year..Year of the Mouse!

2008-01-16T10:24:00.000+08:00

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E !!!

It's been a while since November that I've yet to write something on
my blog, esp that so many events happened...had nice christmas meals
CNY dinner. But most of the time during these special days, I had to
sleep early because I am so so tired. I remembered that we were
driving back from Anderson's house where Lawrence drove up the multi-
storey carpark to let me see the fireworks, but I was just too tired
to open my eyes.

Things are getting better. I am a lot more better now...more
energetic day by day. Just like what my aunt Joanne says," Can
whack a tiger!" (Aw..no kill kill on the first blog of the year.)

Time pasts so fast now. It's half a month gone for January and we
are ushering the YEAR of the Mouse (I don't like to use RAT...)

I am super super busy, with full weekend lectures to attend this week
and tests coming up, assignments due, spring cleaning and major exam
at the end of next month..but I am kinda liking this excitement..
Gets my engine going...hopefully..oh ya...have to take care of my
little mouse too.. (mickey or minnie? Wait for updates,ya?)

Adventurous Lunch at Far East

2007-11-23T13:33:00.000+08:00

It was really a hot and sunny year end...usually, we will experience more rainfalls than sunshine, but this year has been quite nice and sunny for a change. On this particular day, we wanted to go out to have lunch instead of eating at Newton..so we decided to go down to far east for chicken rice (hmmm, real delicious...for the price of $23, we've got half a chicken, chicken liver, two braised eggs and a plate of vege for 3 of us!) Thought its quite affordable for a place in Orchard Road...After lunch, we wanted to cross to the next side to take a bus back...so we took the overhead bridge linking from far east to pacific tower (I hope I've got the building name right...the one which had the old tower records) yah....then....we went down the escalator....mind you...this bridge + the escalator is freaking old....it's been there since I knew my way to orchard....so down we went, with me right in front, michelle in the middle and Juliet the last....in front of me was a ang moh with a stroller...open....(with baby inside...I thought so initially...)...when the ang moh reached the bottom of the escalator, his stroller got STUCK! Bloody stuck! Hmmm....I was quite calm as I had a few steps behind him, so I thought he would be able to free himself by the time I reach...but he didn't!!!! so, i said to michelle in a almost cool tone..."Take a step up...the ang moh stroller is stuck."...Michelle, first not knowing what happened, second...scream at the back " Move up, move up!"....Juliet, being the last, obviously didn't know what's happening...ran up the steps...with the others behind her....running up the steps, thinking that something horrible must have happened, someone saw a ghost or what...ran for their lives! Me being the first one, was a bit stunned to do much, so I thought..."forget it, die die....I don't have any space to escape liao"...but as soon as I let go, the ang moh managed to free his stroller with the help of his petrified wife. *Hehee.....Juliet was telling us when we were at the bus stop that even though everything was fine, there were still ppl running up the escalator steps....we had a good laff...all the way back...what an exciting lunch....I reaslised that never in my entire career had I experienced such drama stuff...only in Ascott....shift here shift there...living in boxes...practically laughing out our stomach inside out almost everyday....escalator fun...drama colleagues, global experiences....really...its does brings colours to my life.

Everthing new

2007-11-20T22:47:00.000+08:00

Today marks a very special and nice beginning for my 2nd phase of my career. Though its not excatly big deal, but its time and finally, my training dept has a new and permanent home. We are no longer working out of boxes and cramp spaces anymore...but I kinda enjoy the time spent in LC. Though space was limited, the room was bright and cherry (painted with the colour of sunshine!). I am now working under the sunshine too! We've got a real roof with lotsa sun. It may be a bit hot, but I enjoy having a nice view and plenty of natural lights around. I've got plenty of nice surprises...will only have to reveal it phase by phase....Sssshhhhh....Quiet.

Diets and rewards...

2007-11-11T02:45:00.000+08:00

I simply love cooking..I think its the only way to alleviate my stress.....

My "secret recipe" to healthy eating...

I truly believe that dieting should be healthy. By cutting off all foods helps lose weight, but that does not constitute to a healthy body...probably result in a much more weaker body....so friends, diet the healthy way...exercise and at the same time, enjoy your food.

My dearie bought me my favourite drink...loaded with Vitamin C and lotsa love!

Dearie: I am only buying in super expensive one because of your exam huh...else, you drink the cheaper version (still tropicana la).

Hehee.....enjoy while I can...

TROPICANA - THE PREMIUM VERSION

What is the bloody difference?

"Tropicana Pure Premium is not-from-concentrate, which means it's 100% juice with no water added. Plus, an 8oz glass counts as two servings of fruit* and is an excellent source of Vitamin C. So add taste and nutrition to your morning with a delicious glass today. "

For more info...refer to website: http://www.tropicana.com/

BTW, why I chose Tropicana over cheaper orange juice....I used to buy OJ from MAC (Minute Maid) that cost $2.60 (think so...) for a cup...tropicana is around $6.50, so its roughly 3 cups or even less than that...make sense to buy that instead rite? Die...how did I pass my maths the last time?

Anyways, a super satisfied girl after a bot of Tropicana...

My two sweeties

2007-11-02T15:33:00.000+08:00

Nothing to do before dinner....so just grab my own entertainment....cammy time again!

Shy sweetie No. 1

Sweetie No. 2 - Sleeping

In a flirty mood, because it's FRIDAY

2007-11-02T15:26:00.000+08:00

Probably its because I know that I am going to meet up my ex colleagues, so I am in a very happy mood...or probably, its just friday? Nah...I am real happy...to meet them for lunch..so happy that I decided to flirt a little...not with anyone, but with my cammy...

Positively flirty...before lunch...

Positively flirty again...after lunch....

Two days after exam

2007-10-28T21:24:00.001+08:00

It's two days after exam and three weeks before the final exam...whew....but I did enjoyed my weekend. Had tickets to Terminal 3 ... but I am just too tired to blog now...will do it tomorrow.

Late Night with QB - The Final Countdown

2007-10-26T02:51:00.000+08:00

Hmm, it's 2.52am in the morning. I guess I can really be an owl if I want to...Realise that to achieve optimum results of input knowledge into my brain,it has to be after 11pm. Just don't feel right studying in the morning or afternoons, get restless easily and nothing much can be done...except to tune in to YouTube to watch jap cartoons...check facebook or read emails/blogs... heng tomorrow is the test...Not sure if I have comfortably managed to squeeze all info in...Usually, I should be able to memorise all I need by 1am, sleep and wake up for final revision tomorrow morning...hmm, but not for this time...why har? Probably kept telling myself that this is only an 1-hour essay test...the real freaking exam is next month..

Back to my latest "lover"...John Sloman...chap 13...

My 2 Ascott Sweeties

2007-10-25T00:06:00.001+08:00

Here's my two wonderful colleagues - Andriana & Li Ren.

Andriana last week with us - Will definately miss her badly... How do I live without you? Anyways, best of luck in chasing your dreams! :)

Farewell photo with An

Late Nights with QueenBee again!

2007-10-24T23:59:00.000+08:00

Some lucky ones had spare leaves to clear, some just don't..Here am I, having to save my precious leaves for studies & exams..., knowing that I can't study in the day, brains can only function well at night...(er-hem, what I meant was the storage side of my brain, where knowledge is being input...dear boss, if you happen to chance upon my blog, my brain is still working under perfect condition in the mornings, afternoons & during meetings..!) whew...explaining is damn tough...so...what is the moral of the story? Don't make mistakes...its harder to un-do, re-trace the steps and do it again...

So much time wasted - Let's hit back to my econs chaps...John Sloman...

Hmmm....

Exciting events for this week

2007-10-14T14:07:00.000+08:00

Whew...so many fantabulous events for this weekend...

Here I am right now, sitting in front of the PC...starting on my studies for my upcoming Econs test

My weekend events calender:

Friday -

1.15 - 3.15 : Lunch with Momsy and Lawrence at Amara

3.15 - 6.15: Shopping trip to town to top up my foundation and buy prezzie for Aunt Joanne

6.15 - 8.15: Rushing back home to prepare dinner for Momsy

8.15 - 10.15: Steamboat Dinner with Momsy (Pics to be uploaded soon)

Saturday -

10.15-12.15: St Andrew's Cathedral for tea ceremony of Paul & Jess wedding

12.15 - 1.15: Lunch at Sushi Teh

1.15 - 4.15: ActualWedding Ceremony (This is really long...but I do suppose it does satisfy loads of women's dream to have a nice & proper church wedding.

4.15 - 6.15: Boat trip at Clarke Quay for Grandad to reminisce his past since we are bringing him out to celebrate his birthday in advance.

6.15 - 8.15: Dinner at a restaurant at Serangoon...good food esp Shark Fin's soup, sambal fried

rice....or...almost everything was nice...

8.15 - 10.00: Coffee at Olio Dome at Bishan CC

Sunday

NIL for morning and afternoon, but will be attending Paul & Jess's wedding dinner at Noble House....damn it...I am going to turn fat with all good food!

Anyway the way, here's some photos taken yesterday at Sushi Teh & Olio Dome.

Family Outing at Sushi Teh

A very happy Grandad. We are too full to eat a whole cake, so we ordered a small tiramisu!

Hmm, he doesn't want to eat the cake all alone, so he cut it into 11 exact pieces! Amazing precision!

Really 11 exact pieces...no more..no less..

Last slice belongs to Grandma..grabbed this plate for final photo taking before she eats it!
Happy Birthday Grandad..Love ya...

Paul and Jessica's wedding

2007-10-14T00:10:00.000+08:00

Wedding Ceremony of Paul and Jessica

- St Andrew's Cathedral

Although it's raining heavily in the morning before we step out of our house, it did not dampen the atmosphere, the sprit of a happy union.

Today is my cousin's wedding, the one I grew up with...cousin Jessica with her one in the world, Paul.

Cheers to Paul and Jessica - May you have a blissful marriage! :)

The 2 Joannes. Bestest Aunt forever

The joy in my world

Obviously..this is another joy in my life, isn't it...My dearie..

Note: We were so well coordinated that day...all of us..Momsy, dada, Joy, dearie and me were dressed in brown..even Jingxiang, who turned up for dinner later, was dressed in brown...hehe..the sprit of Hari Raya? Happy Holidays everyone....this esp goes to my dear colleague, Andriana Saman...Love her to bits. :)

Aunt Joanne's Birthday

2007-10-13T23:58:00.000+08:00

Here's 3rd VIP's birthday, my Aunt Joanne. Though her actual day is not here yet...hmm, I did hear her mumbling...18 Oct...I just wanna say...

" Hi Aunt Joanne, hope you are reading this post before your birthday. This post is dedicated to you especially. Thank you for being there for me always. To my best aunt in the world. Have a blessed birthday!"

Though it is not something fantabulous, but here's my way of saying how much you mean to me... :)

Momsy's Birthday

2007-10-13T08:36:00.000+08:00

The best things that I love to see are the smiles on my love ones. This month, I celebrate lots of VIPs' bday, like my Varien boy, momsy's, Aunt Joanne & grandads!

It so happened that I wanted to take a break off work, and plus Lawrence is having his off day for Hari Raya, we planned to have little nice shopping trip in the afternoon...

"Hp starts ringing at 7.30am while I was at Toa Payoh MRT platform"

"Hey, are you working, half day rite? Want to meet for lunch" - My Momsy...

I was like " Ok, fine, since I am meeting Lawrence for lunch too, we'll have it at Tanjong Pagar".

Brought them to Blue Mist at Amara..it was super packed, but we still managed to get seats after 15 mins of waiting.

Their set lunch is fantabulous!

Smiley faces tells all! Momsy with fish N Chips

He he...forgot to take my fav clam chowder down...so it's already half a bowl gone..

Grilled Chix with Black Pepper Sauce

Grilled Fish

Illy - Nothing beats the ones I had in France- Dear, if you are looking
at this post right now, any chance to travel there again? Fat Hope?

Varien Boy's birthday

2007-10-09T12:37:00.000+08:00

As usual, when it's time for anyone's birthday in the family, its always a steamboat...hmm, I like it...as it means i can have all the veges I want. It's kinda happy sight when you see 5 kiddes running around, calling you aunt Joanne, instead of "Che Che"..and seeing Varien growing up so fast makes me feel that time runs by so fast. He's already 7! Awee...

Not very clear though as my cuties requested all lights to be off.
From left to right: Delwyn, Janelle, Varien, Riley, Rachel

Isn't this cute? I made them hug each other & pose for the camera after a little girly "fight"
Delwyn & Riley

Headless Chicken

2007-10-07T17:14:00.000+08:00

Hmm, I have been sitting myself down, in front of the PC for the entire weekend, but guess what..I don't even know what I am studying...not very effective...its just like one headless chicken surfing the net, drowning herself in her notes.

Luckily, I managed to get out yesterday to shop for my fav nephew's birthday pressie. Varien boy is already hmmm....primary 1 ! Went for a last min shopping trip to Taka at around 7pm, not too bad, got a pair of FILA sandals for him (my favourite orange colour). Also managed to bag myself a pair of birkenstock on 20% sale! October is a VIP month, with lots of happenning birthdays. Like my momsy, Lawrence's Momsy, Varien boy....

Can't write much, I have to prepare myself for tonight's dinner.

Being a technology idiot, I just realise how easily I can load my mobile's pic to PC, and how I can load PC's to mobile...I'm sure to take loads of pics tonight! Yeah..

Hurray!! I am free

2007-09-26T12:08:00.000+08:00

Finally, I have finished my econs paper...hmm, well, part of it. Nevertheless, its worth celebrating after many sleepness nights of whacking the textbook (YES! Textbook!)

I am so not going to touch my econs for tonight...a little reward for myself...but still, a moutain of clothes waiting for me to iron...well...better than those darn graphs (Awe...I love econs...)

Grumpy Monday Morning

2007-09-17T12:05:00.000+08:00

I didn't really had enough sleep during the weekend as I was faithfully trying my very best to squeeze in my econs chapters. Or was it just my work stuff that kept bothering me/my mind that I had a hard time trying to fall asleep last night. Ended up only sleeping at one...which is considered early for Mandy (she sleeps at 2am just to finish reading her newspaper...talk about determination & perservance!)So, I woke up today,feeling grumpy & tired...but no choice, still have to drag myself to work (earlier than usual,darn copier wasn't working well last friday.., so I had to get to work earlier to get it done by 9am.)

So much for this early monday morning, I am grumpy & tired. Please don't mess with me. haha...till I am done with my mtg at 6pm today.

Resolutions Making Weekend

2007-09-15T13:02:00.000+08:00

Finally, I found some quality time to sit and write something. It has been crazy, madness 4 months since I started my new job and my degree programme...I hardly had time to sit myself down to write. Hmm, am I that busy or I am just plain lazy? Hmm, will see about that...Resolution for the rest of the Year - To bring along a digi cam in my bag so that I can snap away and record my dailies/reflection on this blog, hoping that one day, when I suffer from amnesia,I can read who I am from here. Pray hard I can remember this webby add.

Today's saturday, one precious saturday where I don't need to attend my lectures..else, I will be sitting at the school cafe, eating the miserable Fried Bee Hoon with Egg. Awe...this caterer serves nothing but Fried Bee Hoon, their 101 different ways of cooking Bee Hoon...another Resolution....don't be lazy and go out to eat during lunch...avoid shopping crowds by getting a sandwich perhaps.

But not any difference really, am I, in front of the PC, econs notes in front, slogging for my coming test...just that I have the luxury of surfing the net while studying...Hmm...resolution #3, surf less during study time..(this is hard man...)

Resolution #4 ...Start #3 immediately!

Bee flash updates

2007-07-17T16:36:00.000+08:00

Bee's flash updates again!

My kay-poh time with celebrity news...but this time, it's news report of Madeleine again.

"Potter book to aid Madeleine search"

Please read article:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20070717/ten-potter-book-to-aid-madeleine-search-ea4616c.html

Please read...thanks!

Sleepy Tuesday

2007-07-17T13:16:00.000+08:00

See. I am totally so right about myself..that I hardly can keep up with regular bee updates..sometimes, I do wonder if 24 hrs a day is sufficient for me...cos, by the time I reach home, its about 7pm..fuss about dinner, till 9+, clean up kitchen, do the laundry + some ironing...it's 11pm..hmm, that's my life...I really envy friends/colleagues who can do other things than just mundane chores...and more importantly, they have the energy! (Hey, people, I am referring to doing dinners with friends/movies/window shopping, gyms! =p) I am hardly awake by 11pm (which I swear that I this is the latest time I should be in bed if I want my beauty sleep)...

Beauty Sleep - the most important, fuss-free, cheap way to maintain good skin!!!

As usual, I was checking out the Yahoo.co.uk website for my daily kap-pohs in the celebrity world..and I was so touched when I saw this news article.

"Potter book launch to help boost search for missing British girl" - 17 July 2007

That's the news report that I have been following since day one of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. It says something about "distributing posters in shops all over the world when the new book comes out will help find Madeleine McCann and will help raise the profile of the many other missing children in different countries," said the author, who has also pledged money towards a reward fund."

For news article, this is it:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070716/ten-entertainment-britain-a56114e.html

Please read if you have the time...cos I do have the link to Madeleine's website. It shows the reports, with a blog that is updated daily by Madeleine's parents...

I can't say I can totally understand the kind of feeling that Madeleine's parents are going through this difficult period, but I really do feel for them...

Reminiscing the past

2007-06-13T13:24:00.000+08:00

I badly want to blog about something, but I just can't think of anything to write. Am I beginning to feel that my life if nothing but just work and sleep. Gone are the days when I took some time off to visit Lawrence in Manchester. The daily routine begins when I wake up to prepare breakfast. He is not a fussy eater, can shove him jam/kaya with bread with a cuppa milo…hehee…plain lazy rite? Well, sometimes, I do get guilty and will hop down in my PJs to Piccadilly train station to get him breakfast from Burger King. This never fails to make him smile. =)

Once he is out for school, it’s my world. I’ll whip up my favourites, hams/sausages with an sunny side up (with my daily cuppa caffeine!) ..I’ll curl up in the room and watch FRIENDS. I never grow tired of watching this sitcom and I think I can remember all their lines and can still laugh every single time. I think the best episode I watched was when Phoebe and Mike got married on the streets. Aweee…so so romantic.

End of watching FRIENDS, I’ll try very hard to drag myself off to the local supermarket to buy food for lunch & dinner. It’s a different kind of feeling. In Singapore, you hardly care about buying anything near to expiry dates stuff, but in UK, you’ll get excited when you see food on half price!

Afternoon’s normal, a one dished meal and he is off to his tutorials again, am I am all alone again..this time, its Hong Kong Serials. Not a fan, though, as I can’t understand Cantonese very well, so most of the time, I’ll fall asleep halfway. I’ll wake up at around 5pm to start cooking. Normal 3 dishes with rice. I enjoy cooking and I enjoy being a housewife (not housefly!). You really have the time of your life. But nice things don’t last. I am back here in Singapore, penning down my thoughts over lunch. Working is not exactly that bad, as it meant having the luxury to splurge a bit over nice clothes and food.

I’ll have too stop now, it’s about 1.23pm, 5 to the end of my lunch.

Till then.

Sinful weekend

2007-06-11T12:57:00.000+08:00

Hmm, I was wondering when’s the last time I had real proper time to sit and write a blog entry. Here’s afternoon lunch with QB, piping hot updates? Don’t think so, my thoughts are quite stale already!

Had an extremely sinful weekend. On Saturday, had my usual vegetarian bee hoon from my favourite stall near my in-laws. I can never grow tired from eating this. Delicious, generous servings and best of all, $1.50 (Triple WOW!!!) Anyway, bee hoon has been on my favourite food list.

Food that I can die for:

• Bee Hoon (Either Momsy or Jane’s)
• Cheese
• Hotdogs, sausages, franks
• Durian
• Banana
• Milk
• Milk Tea
• Coffee (Blue Mountain)

Back to my sinful weekend, breakfast was followed by a slow walk to AMK shopping hub. Interestingly, I did not know why my legs brought me to the hair salon, and I did not know what made me decide to cut of my long fringe! At the end of the session, there I was, sporting a new, short fringe which made me look like anyone else on the street (I suppose that it still an up-coming trend…though the newest trend was a bob style.)

Heh heh..it was just about 2 hours when I had my breakfast and I was feeling excited about the delicious food from New York New York…hah ! Ordered buffalo wings & smoked salmon salad. Good stuff cannot bluff!

After lunch, Lawrence and I walked (had to, else it won’t justify amount the food we ate) to the dentist. I had this thing about visit to dentist. While the majority will try all means to avoid getting their teeth polished, I quite like it!

As I was saying about being sinful, the afternoon slowly crept by and evening came, where we were supposed to bring our kid nieces and nephew to a BBQ gathering. Hah, more food! Erghhh, I simply cannot resist food, but made a personal pact between myself and myself to lose 4 kgs within this month. I don’t think this is going to be difficult, though I had a wedding dinner to attend the following day… =)

TBC, ya!

Momsy Day

2007-05-10T13:19:00.000+08:00

This has been 4 days since I last wrote something on my blog as I was really exhausted and tired as I was trying my best to know my new job well. It was literally a knock out once I step out of the office and I was really craving for...my bed! (Not that I don't have enough sleep, but just that my brain cells are D-E-A-D) hee hee..

But it has been fun & challenging at the same time,knowing what's in store for me at my new workplace..

Glad to know that the work week is coming to an end, I would really appreciate a good weekend's rest,but not forgetting Momsy's day coming. I would really want to splurge something on her. Have not thought of it still, but a nice present + good lunch & dinner would be perfect. Really looking forward...weekend...here I come!

Huh....it's already Friday

2007-05-04T23:53:00.000+08:00

I woke up real early today as it marks the last day of my "vacation", as I am supposed to start my new job next week. So, Lawrence and I decided to travel downtown to settle some of our bank stuff.

We were discussing about cards dining privileges when I remembered the restaurant my colleagues took me to the other week for my farewell lunch! Zambuca Italian Restaurant at Pan Pacific! This italian restaurants offers 1 for 1 dining for their set lunches ! Oohh, and we are so near, so we decided to have our lunch there.

I had chicken while Lawrence took the dory...awe...the chicken was far better than the lamb chops I took previously ! Hee hee, right choice ! It was way past the lunch hour and we realised that most of the customers had left, so we paid up and took a walk back to Orchard...yes, back where we was originally! Hmm...the lunch was so so full that we were too lazy to shop, so we ended up at Cafe Revive (Marks and Spencer Cafe) @ Centrepoint. Ordered a pot of tea and lazed there for nearly 2 hours..entertained by The Straits Times. =)

Though this is not my how I would want to spend my precious vacation, I guess being full and lazy can be the best way to waste off an afternoon...

"A Banana A Day Keeps the Doctor Away!"

2007-05-04T09:04:00.000+08:00

Bananas in pyjamas, I'm coming down the stairs. Bananas in pyjamas, I'm chasing teddy bears..

If you need a quick fix for energy, there's no better snack than a banana.
Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose - combined with fiber; a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proved that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout.

Read more to get more interesting banana facts : http://www.diablocyclists.com/FitnessHealth/InterestingFactsBanana.htm

As I was trying to say, banana has always been my favourite fruit, be it a banana smoothie, banana cake, banana milk, or coffee bean's malibu dream! But best of all, I love this japanese snack - TOKYO BANANA ! It's this piece of soft cake that has real banana fillings in it and the sad part, you can only find it in Japan (most of the japanese stores here don't carry them as they have super short expiry dates.)

Ta-Da ! More info, do visit the official website, http://www.tokyobanana.jp/

Back to my banana story, Lawrence & I made a recent trip during CNY to Japan Hokkaido. At our last day where we were at Narita Airport, waiting for our last flight back to Singapore, we caught sight of our favourite bananas and bought 10 boxes back ! (Imagine the customs officers were in front of us, going through our hand held luggages, looking though their computer screens where one spotted our bananas! I guess they couldn't hold back their giggles while asking, " Are these all bananas?" Tee Hee...

Anyway, digress a bit. Our Hokkaido trip is not just about bananas, we had fun too, though the weather's really bad.. -20 degrees? Couldn't really help...our tour is called "Winter in Hokkaido"

Popsicles, anyone?

I'll have it !

I'm on the top of the world ..no..just Hokkaido

Drink Van Houten Milk Cocoa..gives you all the energy you need. Try it, you'll feel as if you are on top of the world ! (Tee hee..really looks like a drink ad, huh...of course..pro photographer in action!)

When I have the time..

2007-05-03T17:29:00.000+08:00

As far as I could remember, during one of my lectures, we were told to introduce ourselves to the class (As part time students,you hardly get to know one another, other than your project mates.) We were told to say something that can make everyone remember you easily. I think I said, "How I wish there were more than 24 hours a day!) Tee hee.. time really flies...its about 5 months past my wedding last december, and I still have not developed any of those pictures, my trips..(the list is quite long)

I love looking at photos. I guess its still one of the best inventions to capture memories, happy ones (cos no one takes photos when they cry!)

Since I'm a bit free today..after cleaning up my entire house in the morning, I shall take some timeout to load up some really nice pictures.

My Perfect Wedding @ Pan Pacific, 10 December
- Best Friend of my Husband & I, Shirley

Hmm, here's Mandy, my wonderful colleague for 2 years + good buddy + friend + sister!

My one and only Joy in the world, Jingyi.

Of course, there are other good friends I would want to show on this entry..but what nothing else would be more perfect than ending this daily with the groom himself ! =)

"To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world."

No Plastic Bags Day

2007-05-02T15:54:00.000+08:00

This is tea time with QueenBee. Just came back from IKEA,my favourite shopping place.

Woke up early in the morning at 8am, after a whole night of trying to perfect my blog template (which I did not). It was drizzling, perfect time to sleep and knowing that my colleagues (EX, i meant) are working away at their workstations...Awee, this is BLISS ! Opps, sorry Man.. =p

Met momsy (that's my affectionate way of writing Mummy, if you were to ask) at IKEA. We had lunch at their restaurant. Weird..though the food's not really that fantastic, but you still would get to see long queues at lunch/dinner time. But ya, their chicken wings & potato salad never fails to tempt me (meatball are off my list..)

So, after a hearty brunch which consists of 1 plate of salmom, curry noodles, 2 spring rolls, potato salad, 2 chicken wings, topped with 2 cups to breakfast tea, I must say..Momsy can really eat!

Thought we were there just to browse and I wasn't aware that momsy had a full shopping list! Metal rack, hangers,quilt covers, curtain cloths, OMG...pots of cactus ! And best of all, we did not bring any shopping bags along! Luckily, the metal rags are just right for me to place our loot in.

Here I am, back at Momsy's, sipping hot tea again and unloading my bee updates..Awee..BLISS..

Good night..

2007-05-02T02:11:00.000+08:00

This is 2.11am in the morning. Here's late night with Queenbee again. Here I am, busy learning how to edit my blog template. Oooh, its hard, but fun! Especially, with my favourite songs to accompany me, always FIR. I love this band, full of energy. Know something? On every single day of my exam papers, in the morning after 1 round of revision, I'll blast my speakers with songs of FIR. Never fails to perk me up, but I think its not a good song to listen to now..so, with the finale..here's "Bai Se Hun Li" by Peggy Hsu.

Rediscovering

2007-05-02T01:29:00.000+08:00

What is a blog? From what I know, it's like an online diary,without the locks. A person's daily log of thoughts being published online. Sounds exciting, unlike the primitive way of penning down in a 100-page nice smelling, coloured book. With the locks, of course!

Here it is, its 1.35am in the morning, late night with QueenBee, where you get fresh bee updates. I've got loads to talk about, but more importantly, this is the beginning of a new chapter. I am en route to rediscovering myself. Armed with a new job, great journeys, here I come!