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Autumn’s Concerto

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I’m very addicted to this series called Autumn’s Concerto, and I always wait for the new episode every week!

At first, I thought that it’s just like any typical Taiwan series, but it’s different. Most who have watch this series will tell you that it’s really nice. The story line maybe pretty common, but the actor and actress, and the little xiao xiao ping is sooooo good at acting! Serious!

I’m not only watching the series, I will follow the news about this series, or any update about the main actors too. :P Hubby said I’m crazy jor. LOL! Some times, I will just tune on the series on my laptop while I do my work or check out the life insurance quote online. I may have watch the same episode a few times, but I haven’t got bored.

Ya, I know, like what hubby said, I siao jor. LOL!

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Papa’s Back!

Hubby came back on Thursday evening, and Isabelle’s been gluing to the daddy like a koala bear. All the while, she needs me to tug her in, but since hubby is back, she wants to sleep with daddy. If hubby leaves the room and she can’t see him, she will cry and look for daddy. This is the first time for our little girl!

Best of all, she has hubby to wash her hair for her again, and I can forget about this “torture” which carried for a week. :P Don’t get me wrong, I am very gentle with her, but she doesn’t like me to wash her hair!

The only disadvantage that hubby is back is….the kids can’t watch TV on weekdays again. Our Samsung TV can only be switched on weekends, so the kids will need some time to get used to the old routine again.

Anyway, we are all glad that hubby is back! Yippie!

Daddy’s Away & A Funny Phone Call

Today’s the first day of me being a one-leg-kick mom again, and hubby is going to be away for a week. He has something urgent to be settled in M’sia, so it’s a last minute decision. I’m supposed to have a dinner with some expat friends here tomorrow, but I can’t make it this time. Thanks for offering your driver, but really very mah fan la… :P

This morning, both kids got up early without any fuss. They took their breakfast obediently while I prepared their fruit bentos. Even if hubby is not around to help out, we still managed to leave home early, despite the rain, and got to school very early!!!

Justin wanted to join the music band, so he has to reach school at 8am these days. It’s going to be very tiring for all of us, but he’s very determined to learn the melodian. What to do? Be supportive loh…Actually, the band will perform at a kiddie music festival in February. However, we can’t make it that weekend. We will be away to Koh Chang, but Justin still wants to join and learn. He’s very keen in participating in extra activities, so let him take part la…

Without hubby around, I will be busier at home, and the kids promised to be very good. I already told them that TV is allowed on weekdays so that I can cook without worrying much. If no TV, the kids might be running outside without my guidance, so better just let the idiot box babysit them for awhile la. :P I will most probably be at the office instead of staying at home this time, unless there isn’t much to do next week.

BTW, I just want to blog about a funny phone call…

I got this phone call twice just now, but I have no idea what the speaker was talking about. He’s looking for me, I know my name la ok? But I seriously dunno him. So, I just hung up the first time. He called again a few minutes later, and I still told him that “di chan mai kao jai kun phuk arai” (I don’t understand what are you talking about”. but that fella still kept on talking.

So, I passed my phone to SIL. She asked the caller what’s the matter, and the caller said he’s looking for me. Then, my SIL said “who are u?” I guess he mentioned something, and his age. Then, SIL asked, “do you know how old is Amy? She’s 30s you know?”

OMG! Apa ini? Need to tell my age? LOL! The whole office laughed like hell, and that fella immediately hung up the phone.

You know what? I got myself a teenage admire, who has my number from dunno where, and called to talk to me. Siao leh? LOL!

Justin, the little drum major

I must at least put up the pic of our little drum major and blog about how proud we are, to have seen Justin dressed up so smartly as a drum major. :)

He was picked as the drum major for their school mini sports day, and he had been practicing for it for more about a month. All the children must do some “marching” in the morning after the assembly, and we had to rush Justin to school so that he could lead the kids. Not only he’s tired of all the training, we were pretty exhausted in getting up earlier to send him in time too.

But all this effort is worth it, and nothing beats seeing how handsome he was as the little drum major. LOL!

More photos in FB, take a peep ya? :)

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Ear Piercing

Isabelle gets all the vain genes from me, so she started putting on lotion on her legs at very young age. Hubby always scolds if he sees her doing it, but our stubborn girl doesn’t care at all. :P

I don’t mind her playing with the body lotion as I bought those which are suitable for baby skin. But for my face wrinkle cream and makeup, I strictly forbid her from playing with any.

So one day, she asked if I’m going to take my shower upstairs, and I said yes. There were only her and Justin in the living room, and I thought they will be watching TV. A few minutes later, I heard Justin screaming, “Mommy, meimei’s playing with your things in the bag!”

I thought it’s just her messing up my handbag again, so it should not be any big deal. Manatau, my vainpot was TESTING out the stuffs in my mini makeup bag! LOL! I must say, she’s good at imitating me, especially the lipgross. Not bad la, just slightly out of line. :P

Yesterday morning, she asked me to put on the toy earrings for her but I said that can’t be done. To put on a real pair of earrings, she might need to get her ears pierced and it’s painful. But our little vainpot said, “I no scare of pain.” O.o

Serious ah? LOL! I got my ears pierced too when I was about her age, but I’m not sure if she’s ready for it. She might be ok for one side, but once she’s pierced and in pain, I doubt that she will get the other side done!

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My Generous MIL

My MIL has always been worrying about all her grandchildren. When we first told her about our plan of moving to Bangkok, she was so worried that I can’t cook, how are the kids going to cope, how about our financial support, and etc. She’s very generous too, and she gives the kids some pocket money whenever she visits. She’s trying to support their school fees! LOL! Even if it may not be sufficient, but I’m truly grateful.

Besides that, she will bring along a lot of multivitamins for all of us. She love Amway products so most of the vitamins are from Amway. The only thing is, we are not taking the supplement everyday, and the new bottles are piling up in my cabinet. I told her to stop giving for a while as we still haven’t finished the existing stocks!

My mom said I’m lucky to have a nice and understanding MIL, and I can’t agree more. Even if I won’t agree with everything she does, but she’s very considerate. She treats all her DILs like her own daughters. She once told me, she doesn’t have any daughters, and she has always wanted a girl. But now she’s blessed with 4 DILs (or maybe 6 :P ), and we are like her own kids.  She even wanted to give “ka chong” (wedding gifts) to my ex-SIL if she gets married again. See? How nice huh?

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Coughing

Isabelle has been coughing badly at night for a few days, and it’s not showing any sign of improvement. She’s taking medicine, but maybe we should bring her to the pediatrician if she’s not recovering in another week. It takes time for cough to heal, so I’m monitoring her condition now.

The funny thing is, she only coughs when she’s asleep at night. Her coughing is so bad, it wakes her up and she vomits too. It’s a lot of mess, but hubby is helping out. One has to change the sheet while another cleans her up.

We haven’t been sleeping well at night, except Justin. He’s the only one sleeping through the night now. So, I have very bad dark circles, and I think my skin is breaking out soon, due to lack of sleep! Too bad I am not going through the quick weight loss effect by not sleeping for more than 5 hours per day. Sigh…

BTW, both kids are sleeping in our room again. Argh….After the holiday break, they refused to go back to their room!!! Pengsan…

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Lack of Exercise

I haven’t done any exercise since we moved to Bangkok, so my muscles are all flabby. Using firming cream alone won’t help much, maybe I should consider cla supplement to build more muscle and burn fat too. LOL!

I’m just too lazy to move about these days, probably due to lack of stamina. Don’t tell me to go to the gym. I hate it. Working out at the gym is too boring for me, so I have never stepped into the gym in our neighborhood too.

Don’t even mention about jogging. I will only do it if there is a major sale and I have a lot of cash to buy the whole store out, then I will jog! LOL!

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Losing Weight

SIL has been complaining that she put on so much weight over the year, but frankly, she eats very little. Her appetite is even smaller than Isabelle and she’s watching her diet well. Previously, she was on pills, but I’m not sure if she is still taking them. Maybe she should consider alli weight loss, if she is looking for another alternative.

I should probably join in the dieting gang too, considering that I haven’t lost the extra 2kg gained from last holiday. LOL!

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Reading and Learning

I better update about my kids reading and learning progress before I’ve totally forgotten it!

Our kids are totally different. Maybe it’s the way we brought them up or they are born with different characteristics. For Justin, he had my total attention for the first 16 months of his life, and it made a big difference. When I knew that I was pregnant with Isabelle, I tried to introduce some quiet activities for him so that he wouldn’t feel bored or “threatened” by baby’s arrival. I had placenta previa, and doctor advised me to have bed rest as much as possible. So, I could not do much with my toddler, I mean in terms of playing and running, so we spent a lot of time reading, playing puzzles, tracing and etc. They are mostly quiet activities, and he had mommy all to himself.

That explains his interests in books, and he loves us to read to him. Peter and Jane books 1a to 8a were his favorite books until he was 2++. Then he prefers dinosaurs and natures, and the books are as thick as ever with very small fonts!!! Reading to him can be quite “san fu”, if you are bonded to do it everyday.

I know that he can decode some words with phonics, which I haven’t revise much with him for the past few months, and I thought that he’s forgotten most if it. But a few nights ago, he picked up Peter and Jane 1a and 1b and started reading out loud by himself, word by word. Occasionally, he asked how to read some words, and I realized that he noticed “like” or “likes”, and he read by phonics. It may not sound impressive, considering that it’s only the easiest books in Peter and Jane series, but I am so happy! I shall monitor his reading progress these few months.

Then, we found out that he spells by phonics too, but only for most 3 letter words that he gets them correctly. It’s quite funny seeing him trying to spell simple words like “cat” in “c—a—t” and it’s so slow. LOL! He looks so concentrate in trying to spell the word in sound. For other children, if they have spelling at school, I think they can easily just spell the word in seconds, but Justin has to do it very very slowly. They haven’t started spelling at school, which explains his slower progress.

He has a Kumon word book which he can learn some new words that rhymed. He’s almost finish the book, and he’s been doing it almost every night. We ask him to revise from the first page, so that he can recite his memory and phonic skills. Once he’s completed the book, I will source for another book.

As for Isabelle, she has been one “tougher” cookie, as comparing to Justin. She won’t do what-you-tell-her-to-do. It all depends on her mood. She loves picture books more than those with words. She recognized numbers and letters randomly, and she hates WRITING! She will tell you, I can’t write. I can only color and trace. LOL!

We tried to revise the letters and numbers with her by books, but it won’t work. So, I’m using puzzles and games now, and she loves it. She loves to be praised and she learns better the fun ways. So, that’s what we are doing now.

I know that my little girl is more interested in singing and dancing and performing. She’s not shy, and she KEENS to be on stage. LOL! She loves to paint, but most art classes take kids 4 years and above. She only managed to join the previous art class because Justin was in it, and the teacher took her in. But Justin didn’t want to continue anymore, so we shall wait la…RM30 per class la….what’s the rush? Save $$$ first. LOL!

As for learning wise, we can’t push or force her. She will hate it if we do. LOL! So, let her learn at her own pace.