Normally, I try to blog about different things in this personal blog of mine, and my boy’s blog.
But allow me a chance to brag about his latest “achievement”.
One of his early words have been “guitar” and he loves all sorts of musical instruments. So my mom got him this drum set, and this evening, before bedtime, he was showing off his drumming skills once again.
We were blown away by his sense of rhythm and perfect timing! Haha!
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I wanted to make some muffins for Jay… Shopping around, I could only find ready-mix ones, but I have no idea what came over me, and I decided to make these from scratch. Yes. From scratch. From flour-sifting, banana-mashing, granola-sprinkling, egg-whisking scratch.
Want the recipe for Banana Crunch Muffins? This is the site! As I learnt the metric system, seeing instructions like “1 cup” totally threw me off. If it astounds you too, this is an excellent site that helps you with recipe conversions!
I decided to try to introduce healthier snacks to Jay’s diet. A drop in the small junkfood ocean, I know… but hey, it is a start! Haha!
I just read in a good friend’s blog:
“Hmm, am not sure about you, but for me, I can't be bothered after a while if someone becomes indifferent. I try for a certain time ... but after a while, if you don't budge or if you keep waiting for me to move first, you can sort of forget about it, cause I won't really be bothered any more since you don't put in equal effort. I will initiate in small or big ways for a time. But not forever. I'm not God, you've ever realised?
It takes two to make a friendship or relationship work :)”
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Haha!
Try peppermint gel.
See the video to the end.
The hairband one is the funniest and scariest for me! Haha! That is my private nightmare, which is why (1) I don’t wear hairbands out, no matter how in vogue they might be and (2) when I need to wear one within the confines of my home, I need to make sure I have a mirror to check my reflection!
Ya know… Just my little pet insecurity. :D
‘Fess up… You have your little quirk too! Haha!
I am such a shoe person.
I think… to own some Louboutins or Blahniks could well complete my life. Sounds shallow? Well, at least I didn’t say just ONE pair of these gorgeous shoes.
Since I don’t own any of these babies yet… I can always start by longing for them.
Alexander McQueen has his Armadillo shoes. A bit too extreme for me… but what gorgeous print! How do you wear (and WALK) in one of these?!?
Wait till I share my to-die-for bags! Hahaha!
Well, I may have brought sunblock, but at the end, it turned out to be a pretty cloudy day. So I ended up keeping my fair complexion… but with insect bites! *bangs head on wall…*
If (and that’s a big if) I ever come back to Ubin, mental note to self… bring insect repellent!
After the hour-long trek, we made it back to the town area and settled for a yummy seafood lunch! 
Seafood fried rice
Onion Omelette
Succulent Butter Prawns
Nic’s fave: Deep Fried Baby Squids
And after a stomach-filling and yummy lunch, we took the bumboat back, and all three of us had a nice long afternoon nap!
Read Jay’s blog for more photos of our Pulau Ubin adventure!
Come again? Changi Village?
It is an ulu (colloquialism to describe a remote area) part of Singapore. Notorious for its night life and “night creatures” (so to speak)… but Nic & I decided to make this quiet little area our family weekend getaway nonetheless! Haha!
We booked Changi Village Hotel’s special Weekend Escapade package, which offers a 1+1 deal – two nights’ for one night’s price of S$199+++, which was pretty cheap!
The hotel recently underwent an uplift, so the decor and furnishings all looked pretty new.
This was our little hideaway for the next three days! As you can see, Bear Bear has made himself pretty comfortable! 
And we had to pack a HUGE Samsonite, chockful of Jay’s things… Unbelievable… A weekend getaway and we’re so bogged down with luggage!
The hotel has a gorgeous pool at the roof garden area.
And with comfortable lounge chairs, to boot!
We had so much fun here, relaxing, lounging, resting… more of our adventures in upcoming posts!
One of the definite disadvantages of having a baby is…
Indigestion.
I kid you not. If you are a parent, and you have no idea what I’m talking about, then it means (1) your baby’s too young or (2) you seldom have meals with your baby around. Whenever we have family dinners together, it is usually a scoop-and-gulp affair for either Nic or myself… whosoever is the one feeding Jay!
Now that he can feed himself, it is definitely an easier (and more enjoyable) dinner affair, but still - there is no rest with a bouncy almost-two-year old boy.
So long meals are a luxury of our pre-Jayvonian days, and times when we can have a proper meal are few and far-between, but always much-cherished!
Nov 11 marked our third year as a couple! Thanks for all your kind wishes. Up to the day itself, we both had no concrete plans as to where we would have dinner, Nic simply arranged for his parents to meet us at Orchard area, so that we would dump leave with them in their good care whilst enjoying a nice dinner by ourselves! Oh, the lengths we go to have some “date” time! Haha!
Well, we ended up having dinner at Modesto’s@Elizabeth, on the recommendation of Jaydee. We really over-ordered! Haha! Check out our great feast…
Garlic bread – this came in six HUGE slabs! Totally yummy!
Caesar Salad – loved the bread crumbs & bacon bits.
Cream of mushroom… full of pureed mushrooms!
We also ordered the pizza (Seafood-something) which was divine as well. The prawns are as succulent as they look.
Modesto’s signature pasta! Yes. It had a steamed crab on the top! I am not normally an olives fan, but the taste of this pasta was g-r-e-a-t!
Our complimentary dessert – Tiramisu. I tell you, it is kudos to the chef that after my carbo-infused and diet-busting dinner that we managed to polish off half of this great slice of cake!
The pictures don’t do the food justice.
Fabulous dinner aside, it was an enjoyable and glorious TWO HOURS of dinner. Talking, laughing and having the time of my life with the man of my life. :)
How scary! My colleague just informed me that in the US, Maclaren is recalling all its strollers as there were reports of 12 (!) babies having their fingertips cut off by the strollers’ hinge!
However, the report stated that the Maclaren strollers in Singapore would not be recalled, reason being “its strollers meet safety standards here.” They will however be issuing safety covers for free, which will cover that hinge.
My immediate thought: Does it mean Singapore’s safety standards are lower?
Hmmmm…
Having multiple strollers have paid off. LOL! It also helps that Jayvon is now older and therefore I feel that his Maclaren stroller, with its thin cover isn’t very comfortable for him, and so in recent days, I’ve been using the Peg Perego, which is broader and more cushioned, to bring him out on long walks.
If you do own a Maclaren stroller, please keep an eye out for reports when the safety covers for the strollers will be available.
