Universal Studios!!!

Yay!!!! Universal Studios in Singapore is about to open its doors soon! How cool is that!Soooooooo exciting.

As the ticket prices were announced yesterday,I was exhilarated....and needless to say,I didn't care too much about the ticket prices.I mean,c'mon,it's Universal Studios so I have no doubt it's gonna be fun (please don't let it be like Disneyland HK-pathetic!).My last trip was to Universal Studios Hollywood and that was like donkey years ago.It was a lot of fun for my friend and me-we took ALL the rides,twisting and turning in the death-defying roller-coasters and were awed,laughing and jumping like kids in the theme park!

But I guess this time round,I'm no longer a swinging single so with my kids in tow,it'd be a different experience altogether,no doubt it'd be as much fun as I had before : )

Can't wait!!!

With You

Go read Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper.

Go watch the movie.

It's one of the best movies,ever (tip:do have tissues,hanky,tshirts,shoulder,buckets to bawl into) : p

And the soundtrack's amazing!

Here's my two faves...Feeling emo big time...lol.

P.S.Love you dear!


With You by Jonah Johnson

There was hope, there was faith
There was truth but I just couldn't get it
Now there's love in my life can't let it go I just won't let it
Change has played its part
And it's healed my wounded heart

Chorus:
All I wanna do and all I wanna be
All I wanna feel is somethin real
I want to believe that everything I do, from here on out will be with you
It's gonna be with you

Here with you I feel safe and I know this is jut the beginning
For so long I was lost, now it feels I'm finally winning
I wouldn't mind,
I could love you for the rest of my life

Chorus

Oh, it's gonna be with you
I wouldn't mind,
I could love you for the rest of my life
Cause

Chorus

It's gonna be with you
Now that I found you
I'm never gonna let you go
I'm never gonna let you go away



Carry You Home by James Blunt

Bite and lick.

Bite and lick.

I'm not going to blog about anything sexual.hehe...

Bite and lick.These are what my sweetie pie daughter loves to do now.Anything and everything will be tried and tasted and licked.

Yummy dining chairs.

What her 4 teeth can do!

Even our leather toy storage box is not spared... : (

If she's not biting or licking,she'd be rummaging through the toy box.....grabbing lots of toys to,what else.bite and lick some more!

Another fave?

Playing with her daddy's dvd player!

When she's tasted everything,she'd have a break....

But not for long,coz she'd start again!My crawlie is fast and can maneuver her way to any nook and cranny.Her bro will be around to either entertain her or annoy her!

One cannot stop teasing the other....

But they always shower each other with hugs and kisses.

Each day,each moment I get to spend with them,I shall cherish : )

My two darlings...

Hooked on soup!

As I'm always looking for new places and restaurants to venture to,I was excited to try out this 9 mth-old 'makan place' which is somewhat a stone's throw away from my crib.I thought it's just a stall at a 'kopitiam',like Charco's, but it turned out to be a proper 'restaurant' like that of Mad' Jack's-with air-con!What a sweet relief coz the sun was burning that weekend!

J's Wok & Grill

Teh tarik for hubby & cold ching teng for coughing me!

Spaceship?

Nope!It's wild mushroom soup in a bread bowl! $6.50

Our lil' one enjoying the soup.

Whatcha lookin' at?!

Coyote Chili Dog $7.50

J's Classic Combo $18.90 - Aerial view

Side view

Review?

First impression was good.Place is clean and tidy, minimal deco with a modern touch. Attentiveness from the service people was excellent.I love the chic,white four sided dishes they use to serve.

The wait for the food was quite long although there was no lunch time crowd (we were there late,at 2.30 or so). When the drinks arrived,we slurped on the icy cold cheng teng!Yumm!It was magnificent since the weather was super hot and this really quenches your thirst.My son couldn't stop having it! *roll eyes* The teh tarik was bleghhh...I have stopped short on the search for delicious teh tarik since we met our 'mama senyum'-no one can beat his teh tarik lahh!Then the soup arrived...piping hot!A scoop of this and I'm hooked!And so were hubby and son...and darling daughter too!Since all of us are feeling under the weather,having this was good.Hubby and I both agreed this was the best soup ever.And dipping that bread into it,ohhh la la.....There were chunks of,I believe,chicken meat-something totally different in mushroom soup!

The two main dishes that we ordered were nothing to die for.Hubby said the chili dog tasted plain.I managed to scoop up some of the meat sauce on top and that tasted ok so if one likes pasta with bolognaise,maybe that'd be nice.Coleslaw and fries are done well.My Classic Combo (it's a portion for 2 persons and I'm sharing ok!Combination of fish,beef and chicken) was not nice.The fish tasted funny while the beef was still too raw for us.The sauce was bad too : (

Damage done : $40.70 for 5 items.

Maybe next time,I'll give the fish and chips a try.And the soup, DEFINITELY the soup.I'm keen and so curious to try the carrot and pumpkin soup that the supposed Sharifah Aini likes : p

Alif Ba Ta

Here's a clip of my baby boy reiterating/memorising flashcards.We do this everyday (or at least,try to!).We have hundreds of flashcards,mostly are 'homemade'.It's an effective way to train a young mind and get them learning various words/phrases,etc,esp in building up their vocabulary, in a short span of time.Of course,there are methods of flashing the cards,what to flash,how many cards per day,etc....and it takes a lot of effort,but it's worth it!I'm doing this with his sister now too and so anxious to see the output in the future,Insya Allah.

We're getting him to memorize and recite Al-Fatihah now....and so far,it's been wonderful.He's nearly halfway there,alhamdulillah : )

Prince's 3rd birthday

We couldn't resist throwing a party for him.He was all sooooo excited long before his birthday.We had a Transformers party,with a twist-middle eastern food! Yummmmmm!!!


Party packs ready!

Banner set!

Balloons blown!

Serviettes.....

Yummy hummus....

Chicken mandi....

Chocolate eclairs and jelly....

The spread.....


The cake, of course!

Cake cutting time..." I wanna do it myself!" He nearly minced off the cake with that knife!

Wind down with apple and cinnamon tea for the adults.

With some pals.

My 'kecohrable' darlings.

It was a fun day for my boy!Looking forward to celebrate his sister's birthday in the next few months.But before that,we'd better get ready for my darling hubby's birthday next month!More good food,I tell ya : )

More pics in my Photo Album!

The Proposal

What am I doing?

Hmmmm......frying some 'char kuey' to be dipped in yummy rojak paste....our treat for tonight,sitting at home,watching a romantic comedy (one of the rare occasions when hubby suggested watching a romantic movie!).

Snuggling up with hubby....can't wait to watch Ryan Reynolds (ermm,and Sandra Bullock I guess...) *grin*

An unexpected visitor pounced on my husband!

And so,it's already mid of Syawal.Soooo many things have happened since my last entry.But first and foremost,alhamdullilah,I get to fast the entire month of Ramadhan!Yay!A tad weird since I'm a woman,right,but please,I beg of you,don't think that I manage to do that because I'm pregnant ok....coz I've received a few wide-eyed,big grins and excited exclaimations when family members heard this.Sheesh....I'm not lahh....*roll eyes* It's because I'm breastfeeding.....not that I'm having another one.

Anyhow....I had a huge surprise this Raya.An unpleasant one...An unexpected visitor pounced on my husband!!Boo hoo.....Believe it or not,it happened on the 1st of Syawal itself.We were all not sure at first...till when we were at mum's place,and when I saw it,we were pretty sure it's the one!Doc later confirmed it.Yup,my hubby was hit by chicken pox!Mood was a bit dampened of course,especially when we were so excited to go 'jalan raya' with the kids....but we took it with a stride.Cubaan...hehe.....So there we were,no one can come to our home,and us to theirs (hubby's not the only one quarantined!). We did have a few daredevils at our home-sisters and bros,and their kids.

Darling son,hugging a bottle of kuih-with his uncles.

So we had about 10 days of Raya at home...sob....There I was eating my own kuih!hahaha!At the extent I was going,I'd better not pile on kilos.We decided not to let the chicken pox man touched the kids so I was all hands and legs with them...phew!Poor hubby was so sad he couldn't get near them,couldn't kiss or hug or touch them.Days were spent slapping on calamine lotion on him and getting him to rest and sleep apart from worrying if my kids would catch it or not.When eventually the doc said the infectious stage was over,we were so relieved.To be on the cautious side,we waited for a few more days.At last,the kids were cuddling up with their daddy with the latter having a huge grin plastered on his face.

Our 'jalan raya' just started a few days ago,meeting our aunts and uncles from both sides and friends too.Darling son had the best time,especially when he got the chance to play with his cousins and friends.My princess is still too young to appreciate other kids' company.Most times she just wants to be in her crib and sleep,I'm sure.

Here are some random pics...More in my Multiply!

The lil' princess

Big eyes,big ribbon : p

At a friend's bungalow....My prince surrounded by 4 girls-yikes!
The host's son looks sooo much like him!

My dear helping out to do satay goreng!With a sweetheart like this,how can I not love him : )

After an entire day of outing,nothing can wake them up!

Yay! We are going out again!!

Play!

It was a prompt invite,so hands and feet everywhere,I got the kids ready.Though it began to pour,we managed to get to the place safe and sound.It was time for play!

The 3 stooges!lol...I was feeling nostalgic looking at that carousel!Reminded me of being in Disneyland-the one in California,the only one worth going!

Hiya!

I've got a red car!

Determined to climb like Spidey!

Last stop,choo choo...

Mummy's energy was running low (fasting,you know!) especially after running after the kids.But it was a fun-filled day....kids had fun and the two SHMs got together!

I'm trapped and my son's gone!

So I woke up this morning and had this sudden urge to shop (like,what's new eh?lol) especially with my new resolution not to shop toooo much this coming Ramadhan.

But at least I didn't digress to other departments-just zoomed in on what I want.And before heading home,my darling babies and I stopped by for some doughnuts and groceries.I didn't bother bringing the pram.My baby girl was in the sling and my hands were full and loaded with doughnuts,briyani,4 bottles of fresh milk,bottles of jam and honey,etc...and I was rushing for Zuhur.

I always tell my darling son not to enter the lift first as I was afraid that it might shut on him before I could enter so of course,I entered first.Just as my two legs stepped into it,the door immediately closed on me.With my loaded hands,I struggled to press the door open button but it didn't seem to have any effect.There was no lights on the buttons except for the number 12!I could already feel the lift moving!And hear my son's cries "Umi!Umi!".I was frantically pressing the 5 and 9 buttons,hoping that'd it stopped but this lift with a mind of its own decided to be a bitch and had a good laugh instead!So there I was,those few seconds of waiting for the lift to go to the 12th floor and back to the 1st was a lifetime to me!I tried to be calm and kept telling myself my son won't go into the other lift and got off the wrong floor and that was going to be worse...that he was going to wait for me until I return....I was uttering doa under my breath!

I'm trapped in the lift and my son's gone! Somewhere...where I can't see him!

I was undoubtedly scared.

The lift door eventually opened on 1 but he was not in front of the lift!I couldn't be bothered with the shopping bags and just left them in the lift and ran out.

There he was,with big lumps of tears tearing down his face,wailing "umi!" when he saw me.I just scooped him up and asked if he was ok.My heart was beating like a madhouse.Oh I felt so stupid.How could I let that door close on him like that!

Stupid,stupid lift!