I had a most depressing day today.
To start the day wrong, i went to take my driving test for the first time. And failed. After spending 9 fucking months of my time and spending a few thousand dollars on the lessons.
Then i went to see my dad's doctor to get an update on his health condition. The doctor told me my dad's can never recover from his stroke cause it's too late already.
What the fuck.
They say life is full of ups and downs? When is my "UP" coming??
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It's been more than a month since i last blogged.. And so much has happened!!
I've been to Bangkok and back, to Hong Kong and back, celebrated Bria's first birthday, celebrated one of my best friend's marriage, and Christmas is 3 days away!
My baby is a big girl now, and she has 4 little teeth! I am so delighted.. At the same time, so hoping for another baby soon to relive all the little baby moments now that Bria is growing up so fast! I need to work harder.. ha ha..
It's been a really really crazy two months for me. Year end is supposed to be rest and relax, but it seems to be super crazy for me. So starting from this friday, I am going to go on leave until 2011 !! Sounds like a long time, but actually it's only one week.
I'm going to spend time with my baby and my hubby during this one week. K is also on leave, so i can't wait for Friday to come!!
Looks like it's gonna be difficult for me to blog more often now.. thinking of starting a blog to sell baby clothes from Bangkok. My recent trip to Bangkok had me shopping at MPK, and the branded baby clothes there are super cheap loh!! But gotta think about the logistics and all...
Sigh, how i wish i can just sell baby clothes online for a living. I would so love that.. just go to Bangkok once a month to shop for clothes to sell back in Singapore.. But the margins are not that good to replace my income loh.. gotta look for other ways.. = )
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I worked only 2 days this week.. Supposed to be a super long weekend, but so far, the past 2 days had been sucky.
Yesterday, i took Dad to the hospital for day surgery to remove his cataract. Thought it would be a quick procedure, so i brought Bria and C along. Ended up staying in the hospital for 8 freakin hours from 8am to 3pm. Poor Bria also had her whole feeding and bathing schedule disrupted. Don't know why the stupid hospital people asked us to reach at 8am when my dad could only go into surgery at 12pm!
By evening time yesterday, i fell sick with fever and flu. Went to see the doctor this morning, and spent the most of today drifting in and out of sleep.. Just finished a telecon with my colleagues from Fairfax about an hour ago. Still have a bit of flu now, so worried that i will spread to Bria. And it's not helping that she keeps wanting me to carry her! = )
Hopefully will feel better tomorrow. My mom in law wants to bring Bria to Pasir Ris Park tomorrow morning, and i really want to be there with my baby. Last weekend, we had a free stay at Grand Copthorne Waterfront. Bria had 2 days of swimming in the pool, and slept really well at night. Lucky loh, else K and I will be sleep deprived, especially since we didn't bring C! We will be bringing Bria to KL and Genting during the Hari Raya Haji long weekend. It's gonna be 5 days without C. Keeping my fingers crossed that Bria will be a good girl, else I will be really really exhausted! Anyway, for now, i will just focus on enjoying my long weekend.. = )
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Every month, my in laws will rent a stall in Cairnhill CC for the monthly flea market. And for the past 3 months, i have put up Bria's clothing for sale. But i never sold a single item. So last month, i decided to improve my "marketing" for Bria's clothes and attempted to decorate the display box in which i put Bria's clothes. I also hang some of her clothes onto little hangers.
Got teased by my relatives (who also set up stalls there) for my efforts. They said it seems like i was selling Bria more then her clothes.. haha.. = )
In the end, i managed to at least sell a few beanies / hats. My sister in law keep saying i am selling at too high a price for my clothes.. A lot of the other stores were selling Carter's rompers at $1-$2. I was selling at $5.
I think it's just ridiculous to sell them at $1-$2. So cheap! I rather keep for next one, or give to Salvation Army.
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K is coming back from Shanghai tomorrow!
He's been gone for 5 days now, and i miss him terribly.. = ( For some strange reason, i keep dreaming about him these few days. Never happened in the past when he travels. Stupid haze has subsided a bit today, but i still didn't want to bring Bria outdoors, in case she falls sick. So we stayed indoors today, and only went out to my grandma's place in the evening after my driving lesson.
I had a talkative instructor today.. But he's quite funny lah, kept making me laugh. Good and bad, bad cause i wanted to concentrate on my driving. Good cause he help to make me feel more relaxed. Went on 4 test routes today, and had at least 5 "immediate failures". Sigh.. i really must pass my driving the first time. Don't want to waste money retaking. I can do it!! Tomorrow another lesson, at 430pm. I really hope K's 3pm flight will land earlier, otherwise i will be late for my driving lesson. And i really want to go airport to pick him..
This weekend is kinda boring. K not around, plus the haze, so never go out at all. But i guess i got my wanted rest. I have been complaining to K that every weekend is so packed with activities that we never seem to get enough rest before the work week starts again.
Bria is sound asleep on my bed now. And suddenly, i got nothing to do, so got time to blog.. She really fills up my life, this little baby!
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K and I brought Bria to Orchard road yesterday. K had to go to Tangs to do some inventory set up for his Moleskines, so I had about an hour to hang with Bria around that area.
I decided to bring her to Borders, and never regretted my choice. There are SOOO MANY interesting children's books there! And the bonus point is there are plenty of seats at Borders for browsing. So I picked up a few baby books, sat down at the children's corner, and read them to Bria. We could have sat there for hours given the hige variety of books there to keep Bria interested. What I like most is that the books are all brand new, unlike those at the libraries. I told K we should bring Bria to Borders more often from now on. = )
For dinner, we went to California Pizza Kitchen for the 1-for-1 birthday treat. I fed Bria her porridge before starting on our pizza and pasta. And Bria just sat there throughout my dinner, babbling and smiling to herself. I didn't even give her any toys to play. Such a good girl! = )
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My baby is a big girl now. It's really amazing how time flies, it seemed like yesterday when she was still a tiny baby that I could cradle in my arms. sometimes in one arm. Now it's not so easy to cradle her, much less in one arm! She keep wriggling around, struggling to get out.
At 10 months, Bria has 2 little teeth, can crawl, can pull to stand, and say 3 words clearly and that makes sense: Da Da, Cat and Mama! Mama being the most recent yesterday. I was quite upset when she said "Da Da" first.. and then "Cat".
I am at a stage whereby I am finding it harder and harder to leave Bria at home every day. Instead of her experiencing separation anxiety, I think I am the one suffering from this. I just don't want to leave her and go to work! In fact, I am thinking of quitting my job and find something that can allow me to spend more time with her. Like teaching tuition. K says if i can earn the same salary teaching tuition, he is fine with it.
Just sent out more resumes yesterday and today. Actually, I would really like to be a corporate secretary, or admin assistant of some kind. Miss my secretarial days at UOB.. = ) I think i will do well in this kind of jobs cause I am a very organized person. Hopefully I can find something soon!
K is leaving for Shanghai tomorrow morning, and coming back on Sunday afternoon. Which means I am going to spend the weekend without him = (
Plus, tomorrow I have this stupid farewell dinner to go to after work. Which means i won't get to see Bria. By the time i reach home, she would be sleeping already. Actually, I have one more dinner tonight, but i rejected the invite. I am not going to miss putting Bria to sleep 2 nights in a row! Tomorrow's dinner bo pian have to go, cause it's a farewell dinner for a colleague in my team. I have been rejecting all these dinner invites, so thought this one i better go since she is from my team. Although I really really don't feel like it! Sigh.. I don't want to work!!
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