28 Aug: Bria's first concert!

B brought me to Raffles Hotel Jubilee Hall today for the grand finals of the Singapore Airlines Octave III  singing competition. One of his colleagues had made it to the top 12 and had bought 2 tickets for B to come and support him.  According to B, the tickets actually cost $60 each!  Which is over priced if you ask me, cause there were no food served, the goodie bag was nothing fantastic, and we were gonna watch a bunch of unknown amateurs, not some budding rock star!

Anyway, it's been a long time since i attended a concert or performance of any sort, so this was a welcome treat for me.. Plus, i loved the pair of Gordon Max diamond earrings that was included in the goodie bag!!  This must be what the $60 tickets are for.. = )

The whole thing ended around 1045pm, and K came to pick me up.  I had worn the wrong shoes and had developed really bad blisters by the end of the day, so i had no choice but to ask K to pick me up.  Which made me feel bad cause i had planned to take the MRT back with B after the concert.  Sigh.. stupid me had wanted to dress up for the night, but had no proper pregnancy-friendly shoes except my Crocs (which does not go well at all with my dress).  So.. i wore my pointed toe low heeled black cloak shoes and walked the entire day in town, meeting potential customers and then B, and then to the concert.

B's friend did not make it to the top 3 in the end.  Which was a pity, cause he chose the wrong song.  Then again, none of those whom i thought were good won. To me, it's all political, the top 3 for both male and female categories are from different races.  Even though i thought at least 2 Chinese (one of whom was in the top 7 in "Project Superstar") should be in the top 3. Plus, the 2 male and female champions can't sing.  They probably won only because of their showmanship, even though this is supposed to be a singing competition. 

I think Baby Bria enjoyed herself tremendously though.  She kicked quite a few times during the concert (B got the chance to feel one of her kicks / somersaults).  Then she continued kicking throughout the whole night, causing me to lose sleep.. I actually woke up at 3am and she was still kicking! = )

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26 Aug: Airport Day

I spent almost my entire day at the airport today meeting up with the airline representatives and knocking on their office doors.  Since i came back, i have been calling up airlines to open up new accounts for my business.  So far, i've called more than 30 airlines, and met about 10-15 of them.   I just need 10% of these to give me some revenue. = )

I met up with B for lunch today.  Coincidentally, he had landed from his Dubai / Cairo trip in the afternoon. 
We went for Swensen's at Terminal 2, and chit chatted until about 230pm, long after the lunch time crowd had came and gone.  B had wrote an email to me earlier, saying that he will try to buy a mummy doll for my baby from Cairo.. Haha.. He never fails to make me laugh..   We went through his photos of Egyptian pyramids and camels from his Cairo trip, then B gave me a bag of Pumpkin Patch baby stuff that he had bought for my baby in Dubai. My baby's first set of clothes!  So cute right!  I love the mouse booties..



B had a strong hunch that my baby will be a boy, so he bought blue clothes.. haha.. then again, i'm sure baby Bria will look good in blue too.. = )

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24 Aug: The Day Little K was Born

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Exactly 28 years ago today, little baby K was born.. = )

We didn't really celebrate this year.   Basically, K and I spent the entire day at home, watching movies and eating in.  We had the fried bee hoon from my mom's place the day before, some vegetables from the coffee shop downstairs, sausages and fruits.  I started sneezing and having a runny nose in the afternoon so we decided to just stay home.

In the evening, K and I met up with my sis and mom in law for dinner at Crystal Jade @ the airport. K had wanted somewhere quiet and not crowded. The waitress at the restaurant even offered me a cushion to support my back, which i thought was a really nice gesture.  So far, it's been great being pregnant.  I've had lots of seat offers on the MRT.  One guy even gave up his seat so K can sit beside me!  Then there was once i was buying fish balls at this stall.  I dropped one of my coins while digging for change inside my purse, and this young man behind me quickly picked it up for me.  Having said that, there are of course some not so nice cases where i can stand wobbling for ages in front of an occupied seat in the MRT and still get no seat offers..

Oh well, i guess the world is not perfect!
 

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Good on you Marine Parade Town Council!

3:55 PM by Adeline Woo 0 comments
My town council sent some workers to clean up my window ledge last weekend. I must say this is a very pleasant surprise, given that i had not expected to receive any response, let alone action on my email complaint about the litter that has been accumulating on my window ledge.

When I was in NZ, I was so bored that i wrote an email to complain about the litter on the window ledges outside my kitchen and bedroom. I had read an article on Today Online about HDB cleaniless, and that kinda triggered off the whole email. An officer from my town council actually replied and said that he will send some workers to clean up the litter for me.

Last week, when i came back, the litter was still there. Plus, i seem to be having a lot of bugs in my house, which i attributed to the litter outside (which was ridiculous, but i just wanted to blame something / someone anyway). So i sent another email to complain, this time attaching photos of my terribly littered window ledges.



This is how my window ledges look now after the cleanup.
Basically, the cleaners just sweep everything off the ledge and let the litter fall to the ground floor. I could have easily done that myself!! But if i get caught, i will be fined for littering.. haha.. Anyway, i guess this is better than nothing, although it's only a matter of time before the stupid people above my unit starts throwing stuff down again.. Sigh.. what is wrong with all these inconsiderate people!! Because of them, nobody dares to hang their laundry out to dry anymore..

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23 Aug: Family Day

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Sunday = Family day. K and I had breakfast with my parents in law and K's grandma at Chinatown this morning. The plan was for my to buy some ingredients at the wet market for the BBQ party at K's auntie's condo tonight.

We had chwee kueh, chee cheong fun, fish porridge, you tiao and soya bean milk.  How i miss the you tiao here! K and I had such a hard time looking for you tiao while we were in NZ..

The wet market shopping wasn't too appealing for me. We walked around the various stalls selling live and dead fish, meat, live frogs and crabs in cages.. it was lively, but i didn't really like it. Plus, the smell kinda makes me wanna puke.

After our little adventure in Chinatown, K & I headed home and took a nap. This was followed by lunch at my parents' place. Mom had cooked black chicken soup and fried bee hoon for lunch. Not forgetting the various accompaniments for the fried bee hoon such as fish cake, prawn balls and tofu cakes..

We hung around at my parents' place and chit chatted till about 4plus before heading to K's auntie's condo for the BBQ. To me, the BBQ was quite a failure.. Firstly, the BBQ started too late, so when everyone arrived, the food was not cooked yet and there was a long wait. Secondly, the food wasn't too nice. And there were no curry or fried bee hoon, which usually comes with a BBQ.. = )

Anyway, we played Taboo again with the cousins after we have had enough food. That was when i got my daily dosage of laughter. The family also went up to the condo to tour the place. It was huge, about 2000 sq meters i think, but K and I didn't like it. We feel the bedrooms and kitchen are both too small. Whereas the living and dining is too big. Plus, the place had no privacy at all cause the blocks were so close to each other that we can watch the TV of this unit in the block next to us! To me, the kitchen and bedroom is the most important in a home, cause that's where we spend the most time in. But nowadays, the condos and HDB flats seem to emphasize on big living and dining rooms. I guess some people prefer to have more "face" with a big living room to entertain their friends and relatives.. I rather have a big bedroom and kitchen for myself.. = )

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22 Aug: Welcome Party

K's cousins, sister and auntie came over to our house for our welcome party tonight. K's auntie and the boys went to the Old Airport Road hawker center and brought back a sumptuous hawker buffet spread for dinner. We had my favourite big prawn noodle soup, fried kuay teow, fried carrot cake, fried oyster omelette, deep fried meat prawn balls, po piah and roast duck.

We played a few rounds of Taboo and Citadels after our dinner, and I laughed my heart out playing with them. Dear old Taboo never fails to make me laugh.. It's really funny how people give the funniest descriptions when they are under time pressure and competition. = )

We ended the night with a surprise mini birthday celebration for K.. I had collaborated with K's sister to sneak in a Bakerzinn cookies and cream cheese birthday cake when he was out buying dinner. It was absolutely yummy..What a nice way to end the day, and also our 110th monthniverssary.. = )

I miss having parties in my house!! = ) There shall be a lot more to come..

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21 Aug: A Day @ TMC

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I spent half my entire freaking day at Thompson Medical Center today. I met mom for lunch (for the first time since i came back) at her office, then took the train to Novena, before taking a cab to TMC for my second attempt at finding myself a good gynae.

This time round, it's Dr. Lim Ah Leng, Jasmine's gynae. Actually, TMC has been my first choice all along, but K didn't like it cause it's far, plus the parking there sucked. Plus, all my friends who delivered there had male gynaes, and K prefered female ones.

Anyway, when i arrived at TMC around 2pm, there was already a long queue. There was this wealthy (or at least wealthy looking) Indonesian Chinese family there. The 3 ladies all had made up hair, LV bags and super glittery high heels. The guy wore polo tee and checked bermudas, and there was this chubby little girl, presumably one of the ladies' daughters making so much noise at the clinic. Actually, she is not little anymore, about 7-8 years old, but very very spoilt. Feel like slapping her.. = P

After registering and taking my height and weight, i waited for about 30 mins before i was told by the counter girl that i had to go for a scan before Dr. Lim would see me. The scan was to look at my baby in details to see if everything was normal. And it would cost me around $150.. I was quite reluctant to do so, and called K to discuss. First of all, we didn't understand why the normal ultrasound scan can't do this, since the consultation would include an ultrasound anyway. Second of all, i had earlier asked the counter girl about the scan for Down Syndrome's, but she told me it's too late now cause the baby is too big, and even if there is something abnormal, i won't be able to abort. So then, i asked her why there is a need for this $150 scan which is to see if baby is normal. Cause to me, whether or not the baby is normal, i can't do anything anyway.

To cut the long story short, i was unwilling to pay for the scan, but if i didn't, Dr. Lim wouldn't see me cause from his point of view, he don't have much information about me and my baby based on my New Zealand scan results, so he's not comfortable doing the consultation.

After about another hour of contemplation, calling K to discuss and then crying inside the toilet by myself because i felt so lost and confused, i finally went for the scan. The queue for the scan took me another 2 hours. By then, it was close to 5pm, and I had gotten so hungry waiting for my turn that I went downstairs for some peanut pancake and warm soyabean milk. The technician who scanned me turned out to be extremely unfriendly at first. So unlike my ultrasound technician in NZ who was so talkative and talked me through the entire scan. This one actually asked me to keep quiet and wait so she can concentrate when i kept asking her questions and making small talk. I ended up lying on my back and staring at the ceiling for at least 20 awkward minutes. The worst thing was i couldn't see the monitor at all, so i can't see what she was scanning. I could only hear the constant beeping of her monitor and feel the cold device rolling all over my tummy. But alas, after she was done with the scan, she suddenly changed into a whole different person and became very friendly. She turned the monitor to me, and showed me the different parts of my baby. She even printed out 3 images of my baby which i had selected, although that was an exception. This girl is really serious about her work man!!

I took my scan results and went back to the clinic to see Dr. Lim, who turned out to be an extremely patient man despite me being one of his last patients for the day. He explained to me the scan results, and then did an ultrasound. He told me to eat more meats and protein and cut down on sweets and carbohydrates (which sucked cause i am so into sweet stuff these days!). And to lie in bed for at least 9 hours a day even if i don't feel sleepy cause of my back ache (Horray!). He also did a blood test on me cause the one i did in NZ was apparently not good enough. Sigh, i also don't know if he is just trying to make more money, first the scan then the blood test... I walked away with my first 12 sample packets of Anmum and Enfa Mamma milk powder though, so I was quite a happy mamma.. = P I finally left the clinic around 730pm when K came to pick me up. So Dr. Lim will officially be my gynae, and TMC will be the place where Bria shall be born.. = )

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