A blog for Justin and Isabelle

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July 25th, 2008 by shoppingmum

I found that my house doesn’t look homely yet. You can’t find any photos of us in any part of the house, and we hardly spend time in it. Maybe we should just go home earlier instead of spending so much time at the office or going out on Sundays.

I’ve bought some photo frames, so if I’m not too busy later, I will choose some photos and print them out. Maybe we should have some photo pillows too so that it looks like OUR home. LOL!

I’m not sure if personalized pillows are common in Bangkok, but you can order the custom pillows online from vision bedding. They might be more costly, but these pillows have more personal touch. Nonetheless, my kids might prefer to have Spiderman or Cinderella pillows instead of their own photos. LOL!

But if you are interested, just hop over to the links and check them out. I think they are cute, but that depends on personal choice and of course, your budget!

July 24th, 2008 by shoppingmum

I told hubby that I need a vacation this year. I’ve been working “hard” for so long, I deserve a nice holiday. LOL!

If only we can afford one of those all inclusive vacation packages now, then we will fly over to some nice beaches right away. SIL mentioned about her credit card is running a promotion with some nice hotels over Thailand, so maybe we will arrange for a trip later when we are not too tied up.

There isn’t a lot of public holiday in Bangkok, so it’s hard to have a weekend getaway. Gee… I miss the beaches so much!

July 24th, 2008 by shoppingmum

I bought 2 photo frames from Central last week and I will print some photos for the frames. I can put at least 4 photos in different sizes for each of the frames, so I might need some time to go through the CDs of photos!

I’m not sure how can I print them in different sizes, maybe I need to edit the photos with Photoshop. If not how? Just print out the photos can cut them into different sizes later? Gee…I don’t know why I bought the frames in the first place. EFNTD. :P

July 24th, 2008 by shoppingmum

I thought my kids will miss their cousins back home, but surprisingly, they didn’t ask about them. They have another cousin here whom they can play with even if she’s just a baby. They treat her like their own sister, but we have to be watchful as my kids are very rough with baby when they are playful.

Justin said he doesn’t want another mei mei or di di anymore. He has Isabelle already, and Thong Thong is also another mei mei. Good hoh? Mommy can close shop and forget about gaining weight and carrying a big ball for nine months.

July 24th, 2008 by shoppingmum

Personally, I think Blackberry is a nice phone, and I thought about getting one before I bought Nokia N95. If you are looking for a smart phone, Blackberry is one of the options. Epocrates has just launched some free medical applications for blackberry too, so if you ever need to use the drug reference guide, you can get one of those models by Blackberry.

Just find out more about this from Epocrates website if you are interested. I’m not a clinician, so the features might not be useful for me. But if you are a clinician, do check out the online drug reference from Epocrates.

This announcement was paid for by Epocrates.

July 24th, 2008 by shoppingmum

Isabelle wet her pants twice everyday when she’s at school. I think it’s a sign of regression due to schooling. It’s her first time at school, so it should be very stressful for her. She did mention about pee pee but the teachers couldn’t understand her at first. For the rest of the accidents, I am not sure if she told her teacher or not.

Just now, she wet her pants again, but at home this time. She only mentioned about it after she peed on the sofa. It’s been quite some time since she had any accident, so maybe she’s under some stress right now.

I just hope that she will enjoy school soon and won’t wet her pants too much. I am packing a few more pants for her as precaution. But something really funny, why are the teachers reluctant to put on her diaper pants for her? Trainer pants will save them a lot of effort in cleaning up the mess mah…

July 23rd, 2008 by shoppingmum

Suddenly, I feel the pressure of blogging. I like to curi curi blog about my kids when I have time at the office and of course, my boss aka hubby knows about it. LOL! I told the rest that I blog a lot too, so as long as I get my work done, what’s the problem woh?

I hardly blog for money since we moved here, but if I manage to get the offers with friend’s help, I will still do the posts. No point wasting the offers and my blogs! The money can still be kept safely back in Malaysia mah. Maybe can get some interests leh? LOL!

Anyway, I will be blogging like a freak for 2 days. Gee…long time din blog like this….

July 23rd, 2008 by shoppingmum

Justin is very happy that we have ordered our own car days ago. We have been using the company Chevrolet, and it’s not one clean car all the time. The salesmen use it for marketing and delivery, so don’t expect it to be tip top condition. I don’t know why BIL bought them in the first place, maybe the Chevrolet Radiators and spare parts are affordable?

No matter what, we are grateful that we have a mean of transport to use most of the time before we get our own car. Hopefully, our new car will arrive in less than 2 weeks!

July 23rd, 2008 by shoppingmum

Isabelle doesn’t have a lot of hair. She’s just like me when I was a little girl, and my mom permed my hair so that it would look more. I won’t perm Isabelle’s hair, but I will try my best to prevent myself from pulling her hair when I’m tying for her.

Her hair is getting longer and she sweats a lot. She looks tidier when her hair is all tied up, but some people told me that it’s easier to break or pull off her hair if I tie it often. Even if I don’t tie for her, her teacher will do so as well. Every day, she comes home with another hair style than the one I tie for her. LOL!

But what to do? Little girl does look cuter when her hair is in place huh?

July 23rd, 2008 by shoppingmum

I picked up my kids late today. I was surprised to see so many children still playing in the school compound even if I was 15 minutes late. Both Justin and Isabelle gave me that “teh” look like they hadn’t seen me for ages. LOL!

They didn’t cry when we left them at school today. It seems like they have adapted well in the new school, even if they can’t understand anything about Thai language. I’m not expecting them to learn much now, as long as they manage to speak after a year, that will be an achievement.

I hope that they will be able to make some friends soon. Justin told me that he plays with the kids, both girls and boys. As for Isabelle, she didn’t say anything about friends. For her age, it’s pretty normal that she doesn’t know how to make friends yet. But one thing for sure, they can tell me what they eat at school. LOL! That’s good enough.

The best hotels today are not the ones with 5 or 7 stars but ones who think customer priority comes first. These are the ones who eventually become the most preferred honeymoon destinations, the pet hotel. Because the hotel cares enough for its guests, and their satisfaction. This is why for guests, it is better than any other resorts and whenever a vacation does come,they get the first flight ticket to come to their heaven on earth.