The Unbalanced Libra..

I had another interesting weekend.

On Saturday, i went to Sentosa with K and my father in law for his company's family day.

Last year, we also went to Sentosa, and got free admission to the underwater world.  But this year, there was no free admission to anything.  Guess everyone's cutting costs these days!

It was quite boring cause everybody just basically hang around the tentage area waiting for the free lunch and the lucky draw.  There was tug of war, and this item on the agenda called "Dunk the bosses" which i had fun watching.  They basically set up this inflatable tub and fill it up with water, then have the boss sit above the tub with a lever attached to his seat.  This lever has a round red metal plate at the end, and for $10, you get 3 balls to throw and try and hit the red plate so the boss falls into the water.  All proceeds go to charity. I had a good laugh watching this guy fall into the tub several times in a row. Most of the time, kids get to throw, and if they miss the first 2 times, the MC will move them so close to the red plate that it was a 100% hit.  But if they still miss the third time, somebody will still push the plate manually and dunk the boss. haha.. =)  It's kinda good to know there are so many sporting bosses around (think they had 5 or 6 to take turns) who are willing to do this for charity.. = )


After a while, K and I got bored, so we left and drove around the island while my father in law chatted with his colleagues and waited for the lucky draw.  We went to the Merlion, took some pictures, drove past the upcoming Resorts World and Universal Studio sites, and back.  We waited nearly 2 hours for the whole thing to be over.. K and I won't usually stick around for lucky draws, but my in laws have a reputation of always winning something at lucky draws so we stuck around.  And sure enough, my father in law got the 6th prize - $150 Tangs voucher. = )  It's really freaky how they ALWAYS win something at lucky draws!

After the carnival, we headed to the new Mazda showroom at Alexandra to check out the new MX-5 NC model.  I still prefer our current model = )

By the time we got back home at 2pm, i was hungry and exhausted (as usual).  K brought me out for dinner at "Out of the Pan" at Raffles City in the evening.  We ordered the Xmas set, which included 2 ham and cheese and mushroom crepes, 2 fruity drinks, and dessert - some creme brulee with ice cream and crepe.  Nothing fantastic for the price we paid!



On Sunday, we met up with some folks from the MX-5 club for Kueh Chup lunch at Ang Moh Kio.. There's a coffee shop there that sells one of the best Kueh Chup i've tasted.. = ) 

There were 6 couples there, and we waited for nearly an hour for everyone to arrive before we could order.  By then i was starving.. There was plenty of the usual chit chatting about cars and my pending delivery, and the upcoming Christmas party on the 20th Dec.  They said if i go into labor during the party, the whole convoy of more than 20 MX-5s will drive me to Thomson!  haha, now THAT would be cool ! = )

K and I stayed home for the rest of the day.  My helper made dinner, we watched 2 shows on www.pipi.cn, and turned in for the night.  What a weekend!

Last Friday was Sis's birthday.  Earlier in the morning, i popped by this florist at Eunos MRT and arranged for a bouquet of sunflower with a baby pooh bear and a little red "Happy Birthday" cushion heart to be delivered to her office.  The pooh bear is supposed to be me.. = )

In the evening, i met up with her for dinner.  Apparently, there's this new Japanese restaurant called Tonkichi at Tampines Mall, and she wanted to try it..  But the food was nothing spectacular.  They were known for their black pork cutlet, but neither of us were fans of black pork, so we ordered the usual tempura soba and teriyaki sashimi sets..  Halfway through our dinner, Sis asked a waitress if her set included chawamushi (cause she wasn't sure).  The waitress nodded and almost immediately brought over a bowl of chawamushi.  Seconds later, she was confronted by one of her female colleagues (apparently someone more senior than her).  This female colleague asked the poor waitress sarcastically, right in front of me and my sister: "My table got chawamushi set meh?  Open your eyes big and see properly ok!"  To which the poor waitress responded by apologizing and taking away the chawamushi from our table..

Sigh.. some people are just so narrow minded.. She shouldn't have done all that right in front of the customers and embarrass the poor girl.. The sad thing is, this girl is also very young herself.  But just because she is more senior, she behaves like this..

Anyway, after dinner, we went shopping for clothes.  We finally ended up in this little store called "Cache" in Tampines One.  There was a sale going on so there were a lot of people in the store.  I went in with my sister, but didn't last long inside.  After being elbowed by a middle aged auntie who didn't even apologize, i told my sister i will wait outside the store for her.

K came to pick me up shortly after around 930pm.. I was already exhausted by then.. = )

I got so freaked out yesterday when i got an sms from my colleague that his wife just gave birth..

I've been keeping in touch with his wife for the past few weeks and on and off throughout my pregnancy, cause our due dates were really close to each other.  And we are both having girls.

We were even supposed to meet up for lunch next week.  Her due date is on 18 Dec, while mine's 21 Dec. So when i got the sms yesterday that she had popped, i got so nervous.  Cause it means it'll be my turn very soon..

K didn't help when he said Bria will arrive in 3 days time this Sunday, since my due date is 3 days apart from hers.  Then after that, he "redeemed" himself by reassuring me that tens of thousands of women have done it for centuries so everything will be just fine..   =)

I really can't imagine how my labor will be like.  But as each day passes, i just get more and more nervous la!

My helper laid some water proof ground sheets beneath my bedsheets 2 days ago.  At least when my water bag breaks while i'm sleeping, my mattress won't be ruined..

On Tuesday, K brought me out for ice-cream after dinner at home.. We drove to "Ice cream chefs" in East Coast, and ordered a pint of chocolate hershey's and vanilla ice cream with cornflakes mixed in. Super shiok!!  There's still some left in the fridge.. Will gobble it up later today =)

Yesterday was "Satisfy-my-cravings" day.. But somehow, i wasn't entirely satisfied leh.. = )

K and I were out the whole day.. In the morning, we went to Tuas to return some samples, then drove to JB (since we were so near) to wash car and pump petrol.. After that, we went to Woodlands for my favorite fish ball noodles.  Turned out it wasn't that nice after all.  I think they changed the cook, and the one at Bedok North hawker center is much nicer.

After lunch, we went to Vivocity cause K wanted to do some work at the bookstores.. I had a quick window shop in La Senza while waiting for K, and saw this really cute pair of pajamas with sheep prints on it.. Was so tempted to buy it so i can wear for my confinement. But it was like $45 for the whole set.  I can buy similar PJs for $15 at People's Park!

When K was done, we headed to Marche for some banana waffles with ice-cream (another craving i had).  But they didn't serve waffles any more, only crepes.  And ice-cream was mint (K's favourite.. it was a compromise!).  Plus, K had to add in raisins and forced me to eat it, so in the end i didn't really enjoy the dessert... = (

Dinner was at my in laws place.. had home made meat dumplings, and a long long chat with my parents in laws about the baby, our new house, the car, and the stock market.  We then left and drove to ta pau supper: Fried hokkien noodles in black sauce from Fatty Weng's, another of my cravings!  That was the only craving yesterday that was completely satisfied. = ) 



Now i just need to complete the other items on my list:

- Jumbo seafood chilli crab with deep fried bun
- Jumbo seafood mee goreng
- Deep fried You tiao
- Real banana waffles with ice cream!
- Roti Prata

And the list goes on...

B and  J came over to my place for dinner and Mahjong yesterday.  Seemed liked ages since i had a "party" and some noise over at my house, so it was really nice.  I (or rather my helper) made dinner and i think B enjoyed his dinner a lot.. = )  First time i've prepared home cooked Chinese dinner for 2 good friends.

We had fresh pears over Mahjong, chatted and laughed..  Although i lost again in Mahjong (think my preggers luck is running out), i'm still pretty happy for the company.. Will try and arrange another session this weekend.

My helper is getting rather good at cooking these days. She even made Sushi for lunch 2 days ago!  Didn't know i am such a good cooking teacher.. haha !  I guess supervising someone and cooking the dishes myself makes a whole lot of difference!  = )

K and I went for Bria's check up on Monday evening.. We were the last couple again, so the wait was not long. = )

I've gained another 500grams since my last check up 10 days ago.. Grand total weight gain: 10kg!  As for my baby, she's gained another 200g and now weighs about 3kg according to Dr. Lim..  Scary!  3kg is like a little big loh!  And she's still 3 weeks away from her due date!  Good thing is, Dr. Lim says Bria is growing very well. Plus, she's now in the Anterior position, facing my spine (an easier position for birth) = )

During the check up, Dr. Lim saw my swollen feet, and advised me to get more rest.  He also admonish the saying that swollen feet indicates the arrival of the baby.  Once again, so much for old wives' tales!  I was puzzled when he asked me to get more rest though, cause i've been doing nothing but rest at home for the past few weeks!  Plus, this was not the first time he had asked me to get more rest during my check ups.  So i asked him, and he explained that i needed more BED rest, and sitting down at home doesn't count.  I needed to lie down more so my feet will get better and my baby will get more oxygen.  So des ne!

Problem is, I'm not really an afternoon nap person, although i know i will appreciate all the bed rest i can get once the baby is born!  So what i do is i will try and watch all my movies on my laptop in bed, half lying down.  I am already bored enough at home, can't imagine having to lie in bed and try to sleep everyday!

I had another weird dream again last night..

This time, i dreamt of Bria.  It's the first time ever that i've actually dreamt of her. We were inside a taxi, on the way home from the hospital after my discharge.  I was holding her in my arms and talking to her.. In my dream, Bria was a really happy baby, smiling all the time. = )

But there was something wrong with her.. she had really really short legs. Cause she has this bone density loss problem.. And when we alighted from the taxi and walking along this bus stop, i dropped her on the pavement, and her umbilical cord fell off!! Fortunately, she was unhurt, and still smiling despite the fall.  But the whole dream is SOOO weird, and SCARY! 

Sigh.. what's happening to me..