hmm...

My poor neglected blog. I have just been so caught up with the goodness of life that I guess i have neglected my little outlet of solace.



Things have been great and I am enjoying the quiet joy of my life right now. I just had my scans done last week. As usual, the days creeping up to the scan day is filled with anxiety and restlessness. And as Dr Lee deliver my "unremarkable" scan results, it was a great relief. I never knew "unremarkable" results could sound so good.

On the homefront, Mike has taken on a newfound passion in photography. He has invested money on a DSLR, and time on photography courses and photo-taking outings. Well, at least someone in the family can now take great photos. Definitely beats me in my pathetic photo taking skills using my point and shoot camera ANYTIME!


As for Nic, she seems to be growing up quite a bit. She enjoys listening to pop music, and enjoys artiste like Justin Bieber (eeks!), Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus. She uploads their music to her Ipod Touch (her weekend toy), and listens to their music with the earpiece plug in, oblivious to everything and everyone.

Class work now include group projects, and the girls would arrange to go to each others home for group work and afterwhich they will be just "hanging out" (till we pick her up). And she is 8 (turning 9 in dec). Maybe i was a late bloomer, but I don't remember hanging out with my school friends at their home that young. I was still playing barbie dolls at my neighbour's home then. i really can't imagine how much she has grown. She is a baby no more. I couldn't help but fill a little tinge of sadness at how the years have gone by. But I couldn't help but be very thankful that I can be around for her as she grows each day.

Till the next update ...

The Ultimate Debate - Point Proven

Who has a higher threshold of pain, Man or Woman? Well, we got our point proven.

This is a Must watch for every man to understand and appreciate the their partner who is going to, or already had a child.

Have fun...This is Hilarious!

No Excuses...for neglecting the Blog

I can't imagine, that I have neglected my blog. No excuses. It just has been such a busy busy month.

This weekend, I celebrated my turning one more year older in a quiet and in the company of my treasured family members. It is also Mother's Day, and also the weekend before Nicole sits for her mid-year examinations. And becasue its the weekend before the examinations, there hasn't been much of a celebrations, as we didn't want Nic to be distracted.


What can I say, I think I am more anxious than Nic herself, and she is the one taking the examination. Though I am constantly reminding myself not to stress the kid, I couldn't help being anxious that she isn't putting in as much effort as i want her to. Oh well, I am just glad that she will be sitting for the last paper tomorrow. Fingers crossed that she will clear all the papers...no red dots

Blessings In a Bag

I realised recently that Nic had outgrown quite a bit of clothes. Her skirts were too tight, her jeans were hanging at her calves, and her dresses were way too mini for her own modesty. Anyway, managed to pull out almost 2 bags worth of clothes. Some of them were worn once or twice, others were just too good to be thrown away. We have also packed away some of her toys as well...lots of Happy Meals toys were evident of the amount of fast food she had consumed over the years. opps!

Anyway, we didn't like the idea of putting these into the bin...like i said, they were too good to be thrown away. I didn't want to leave these at the Salvation Army bins either for people to do their picking.

Anyway, I was surfing around when I found this webby: Blessings in a Bag. Blessings in a Bag seeks donation of used items in good condition, like clothing, books, shoes and toys. These are packed in boxes and sent to various orphanges in Cambodia, Philippines and Indonesia. I like the idea that the donation will go directly to a child who will find some use for it, (and not some kid who will "hiam" about it).

Well, we do hope that Nic's old toys will put a smile on the new owners' faces, and the clothes will warm little girl's heart and body. If you are a parent reading this, and wondering what to do with all those old clothing and toys that your little one has outgrown, why not do a charitable deed by donating them....and at the same time, free up some space. Its an ongoing project, sso no datelines :)

You may read more of what Blessings in a Bag does. There are currently 2 points where you can drop off your donation, Comics Mart at Serene Centre #01-02, or Scape Park, opposite Cineleisure.

Happy Packing!

Florist at Work

The big box of Flowers arrived safely this afternoon! Nope not from the hubby! Haven't received flowers from the Dearest since our first wedding annivesary...Oh well, we are practical folks :P



Oh! The lovely flowers that came in the box! There were Hydrangeas, Sweet little Rosettes, large blooms, all with lovely Swarosvki crystal centre! They are just so irristably lovely, and I just couldn't help but admire the fine delicate work of the Artisan. Check them out here



Not everything is listed yet. I will be retaking some of the pics, so the flowers can be seen in its full glory

We have stocked up on Mudpie products!

New in our Store, we have stocked up on a wide selection of lovely Mudpie products for the little princesses in our midst.

As part if our blog revamping exercise, we are offering all our readers a 15% discount off Mudpie products. Let us know upon checking out by indicating in the message box that you saw this ad on the blog!

This offer ends on 20 March 2010

We are almost fully dressed

Yes! We are almost done!

It has been pretty fun re-doing the blog, with loads of free stuff available online. There are endless resources out there in the WWW. It was a little tough going for me at first, as I had zero HTML training and graphic designing skills. Everything was picked up from online tutorials and I guess with a little hard work and patience, I managed to churn out a decent looking blog. *Pat myself on the back*

And now for the commitment part. With the shell in place, I guess I would need to be more discipline to get this blog rolling....

Pardon Our Appearance while we Dressed

If you have been coming by these few days, you would have notice that there are some changes with the blog's window dressing. I figured its about time that we did some sprucing up with the blog.

The blog has been a great resource for comfort as i journaled about the happenings in my personal life, and a great avenue for solace as i put my thoughts into words, and help sets my thoughts straight.

In the coming months, I will be twiddling around with the blog. Not sure how long it will take before I am satisfied with the end result, but I know it will take a while with the meagre HTML knowledge I have.

I will still be offering readers a glimpse to my life, and occasional updates on the healthfront. But i would also like to provide more highlights on what Little Gems could offer.

So stay tune, folks!