My sister must have felt guilty for not being able to meet us this june holiday, due to an increase to ryan boy's tennis lessons. She took a day's leave, so that we can all spend a day together. Thanks Thanks Thanks!!
I quickly planned for the day, and since she was the pay master for our high tea, I had to choose Rose Veranda. The place I long wanted to go... heh heh
There is not much to rave about the food to be honest. It was just decent, with salad bar, main courses, dim sum, sashimi+sushi, pastries and desserts. My asian-blooded mum of cos didnt enjoy the spread like we did. After a serving of mee goreng (alike), fish, and dim sum, she headed straight to the kuei line. Even the 102 selections of premium tea, didnt please her. While the rest of us walked to the line several times, eating and sipping the tea, like a tai tai in the making. And I had my long-craved-and-satisfied share of sashimi and dessert! yum! The best thing is, the high tea, unlike other hotels, end at 6pm. So there is no rush here. We took our own sweet time.
After the high tea, which ended for us at 4pm (thank god the kids were ok for the long session there!), we drove to Resort World Sentosa. Ha, finally walk the galleria, with hand empty and spending no single cent. haha.
But, we rushed to United Square after that, and spent lots of monies. This GSS will be the month my credit card bill will come in pages, im sure. This is one of the many, super duper quality time I had....thanks to my family who made it happen. :)
Thanks to the frens who suggested a road trip during this long weekend. It was another milestone with my bb. =)
I expected her to be cranky in the car, afterall, it is going to be a 5hrs trip up to genting. Thank God! She was pretty manageable. Cranky a bit, slept a bit, played a bit....all under controlled. (i hope the driver and passenger agreed with me loh... lol) And she didnt make a single noise when I had to dig her up from her dreamland at 4.30am. She was all excited and ready to play!
We had fun at genting indoor theme park. It was a good place for the old and young i must say. from casinos, to food, to shopping, to entertainment, they have it all! I even suggested livingstone to hop onto the kiddy train with bb while i shopped! extremely convenient! But i think he took the train too many times, till he was resting his head on the train while bb was happily enjoying the ride. haha....
I had my retail therapy not only in Genting, but more so in KL...it was awesome! with a short shopping time allocated, i grabbed abt 40+ clothings for the lil family of mine! dun ask me how i do it, I JUST DID IT! coupled with good food, what more can i ask for? and my mister had his full body massage too.
It was amazing, with just 3d2n, and spending so much time travelling, I had to say we made full use of the time and did many many things. On the way back, we even stopped at JB-Giant for grocery shopping, and also had very nice pee-pa-ya (thanks to dennis's recommendation!) for dinner before heading home.
And guess what? there was NO JAM at the custom as we expected it to happen....
It was like Jess's comment...it was a short and nice trip. I totally had to agree. foto of bbtara in towel after shower in genting hotel. :)
We were overwhelmed at the party by blessings, generous gifts & tokens, smiles, laughters, and most impt of all, ur presence.... =) I hope for those who have attended the b'day party, u had fun mingling, eating and pple watching... haha... sorry no. 1 --> We apologise if we couldn't spend quality time with u at the party, as we have only 1 mouth each....heh heh sorry no. 2 --> for those that we couldn't invite....but the list gets longer and longer that we got to chop at somewea.... =(
A Big Thank You to you who partcipate in putting the event in order and of cos the bits and pieces...taking pictures, videos, singing the birthday song, clapping, playing, eating....blar blar blar....u noe, without u, this party wouldn't have made it. It's true, and its from the bottom of our hearts.
So, before I forget...let me put the event down in words so that in many many more years to come, bbTara will recall what we have prepared for her on her special day. =)
Dear Baby, Mommy had a wonderful sumptious lunch at Aunty Meow's church wedding, and the deep impression lasted till the day we decided to celebrate ur b'day, the big scale way. So, we decided to use the same caterer. Was so blessed that Uncle Kirk agreed to dress up ur line of food! With see-thru beverage container, and three tiers pastry trays! Yeah! Though mommy and daddy didnt eat the line of food, but we were equally glad that many pple told us the food was awesome! Daddy wanted to make a backdrop for u. But has no idea what to print. So, one day, the idea struck Mommy -- to make u a cover baby for a magazine! So, I got down to the artwork, and viola! We hope u like it like we did. =) There were so many kiddos attending ur b'day party, and Daddy and Mommy wanted to give them a place to play. So we went thru the hassle to find u a pool which we filled up with colorful balls and balloons. Your frens had so much fun tossing the balls and jumping in & out! The adults could drop their kids in there, and proceed for food! How apt. There were remarks from frens saying 'how come there were noise but no children running around?' And many frens love the cartoons on the wall, that they took it back when they left the party. =) Besides all, Jiu Jiu came volunteered with making coffee for every guest possible! Mommy was so guilty bcos I forgot to ask him to fill his tummy first before he got down to work! How silly of me!! Jiu Jiu ended up making 60 over cups of coffee yet having nothing to eat. =( But, we made it up with giving him a treat a few days later. Before the celebration, Mommy decided to plan the attire for our family, and viola! We were all dressed in pink, all matched with camouflage berms! And with that, Mommy decided to extend this creativity onto ur b'day cake! Home baker Uncle William especially handmade the figurines for us (and it took him many days!). =) As I noe I will be changing u into a brown dress for cake cutting, so this was what happen on top of a three-kg figure 1 cake. Sorry baby, if u were expecting something fanciful, like a beautiful fondant cake, or tiered cake....but mommy and daddy think the traditional figure 1 will leave u a better impression when u grow up. We hope u like it, this cake is a gift from Yee Yee. =) We were afraid that u will freak out when u saw the crowd standing in front of u, ready to sing u the song...but u pulled it off with smiles and cues that surprised us! baby, look at the aunties and uncles that were there.....sharing our joy, celebrating with u as u turn 1 year old....these are all daddy and mommy's dear frens! Two wet birthday kiss from us, Happy Birthday Darling! Daddy is still trying to make u blow that candle....look at the smile and wink u had on ur face! u are so adorable in our eyes....
We cannot describe in words how major a milestone we have crossed with u as u turn 1, but baby, u brought us so much fun, tears, laughter, joy and of cos frustration sometimes thruout this twelve months, that we would never wanna trade with anything in the world. You have matured into a toddler after this celebration, technically speaking, you are no longer a 'baby', but, like what ah gong and ah ma (s) always say 'you will always be the baby in daddy and mommy's eyes'.
Happy Birthday our Baby, may we be able to hold ur hands and complete the journey of parenthood so long as we all shall live.....
We made it to our major milestone! Thank you ALL of u who made it to the party today, i noe some had appt and had to reshuffle it in order to attend the celebration. I appreciate ur effort! thank you once again. The party was considered a successful one, with positive compliments on the buffet line, and the lil' corner we setup for the kids so that the parents can have some time to themselves. A teaser to the fotos before I say gdnite.... The customised cake - I forsake every cartoon characters and had the three of us solely sitting on the figure 1 cake. I hope the most creative part was the attire, I had the attire planned and sent to the baker to mould the fondant figurine. Glad the figurine turned out beautiful! The cake could have been better if it wasn't this colorful though.... Thanks to my sister, who proudly sponsered this cake! I have many pple to thank, for making this event successful ! Let me catch some rest before I con't....
gdnite everybody, sweet dreams. & Happy Birthday bbTara, 365days ago, exactly this time...mommy and daddy were in the delivery room waiting for ur arrival u noe.....the journey was amazing.... we love u.
Attended my cousin's wedding tonite, my relatives had fun playing with bbTara... =) They witnessed how playful this bbgirl is, always on the lookout for eye contact with anybody, then flashes her signature smile! that tickles that person so much, and they liked her! am so blessed that our bb is pretty sociable! She was so tired at the end of the nite....
I love homecook food. I don't rem dragging myself back home for dinner when I was young. or maybe jus once a while, when there are temptations to hv dinner with frens.... heh heh... Im lucky that my mom can cook! and I always like to jot down her recipes and make them on my own now. Afterall, I hope bbTara will be proud of me when she grows up too...I dun need her to tell anybody if she likes my food, she only needs to whisper in my ear, and that's just enuf. a one-pot kind of solution....easy and nice. =) and just the other day, my MIL wanted us to bring home the pomelo... I never like to eat pomelo on its own...so I made us the mango+pomelo+sago dessert.... =)
she's mine.... this mth, we gave her the clip. too many members of the public mistook her for 'gor-gor' and 'dee-dee'...so, I decided she needs the clip to stop the confusion, heh heh in fact, it helped 'lowered' her hair though! u shld noe by now, that her hair infamously STANDS! my bumble bee baby... bee reading cat comics... bee reading to rat.... 'peek-a-boo'! so happy that she is always seen dancing...jus play the song! daddy has a remote control car, and she holds the remote control, points it at the doreamon team, and anticipates for anyone characters to move! hilarious! my sweet bb....mommy is enjoying ur hug & weight on my body.... cheeky smile.... 'YOU!' I can't tell u how much my bb has changed our lives in the aspect of priorities and lifestyle for the past eleven mths. Parenthood has been amazingly busy and rewarding at the same time, I am uber glad that me and livingstone are still able to maintain our normal gatherings with frens, even going out on our regular family outings. Most of the credits have to go to our bb, who is not extremely fussy and until now, she is still able to remain in her stroller while we were out. That really makes things so much easier for us. And the outings became enjoyable. The tiring matter becomes preparing her, ourselves and preparing her meals. However, as we end our day with all of us tired out and had our objectives acheived, that is more than enuf. Anw, let me update that she is walking! =) Happy eleven mths baby....we are approaching 365days....
From month 0 to today, I have been faithfully patting her to slp, 3 times a day (2naps and 1 nite). On good days, if she is tired, I can walk out of the rm in less than 7mins. Well, on some days it can take close to 45mins... Having lowered the bed to the lowest now, since she could stand in her crib, my back could ache when I bend over to pat her for long. but.... when she sleeps....the ache is nothing...
It's been TEN months, baby! All the months that we kissed and hugged you seems to fly by so quickly!
Now that we have reached this double digits month, it is not difficult to realise that our baby have grown so much! from nothing to something, she now understands our language and action. Amazing....
Before, she would just stare at daddy at the door every morning when he prepares to leave for work, Now, she plunges herself towards daddy becos she wants to go out. And if she is happy, she waves bye-bye to daddy by the gate.
Before, she listened to music with no reaction. Now, she bounced on her butt vigourously, almost toppled from ground level, when I play the Barney introduction song -- Kicked me out just by watching you for the short 20secs.
Now, she recognises a few words, and will make the actions that we taught: - 'scare scare' (a.k.a 'Pa Pa') - 'headache' (a.k.a 'shang nao jing orh') - 'snap ur fingers' - 'twinkle twinkle little stars...' - 'blow kiss' - 'hello' & 'bye bye' - 'cover ur eyes' - 'no more' And we do this over and over again, like we were afraid that she will forget the meaning, but I guess, it was too cute to see our own bb reacting to our commands. :)
Like you alrd noe, she went thru the minor surgery the other day. My brave fighter pull it off with great spirits! obediently stayed still when I had to clean her wound...I had to count my blessings so much!
Daddy passed her the fever and flu bug 2 days after her surgery. How eventful! Brought her to the GP just downstairs before they closed door at 11pm. Daddy was afraid that the fever will make her bb uncomfortable, insisted that we see the doctor. Glad we did, can't imagine us zooming our way to KKH emergency in the middle of the night instead. We all know that the fever usually peaks in the wee hours. BbTara allowed the doctor to insert the bullet thru her anus without struggling. Thank God! It also made us less worried when she had her appetite maintained the same and was still physically active. the day she was running a fever: peek-a-boo: peep: As I begin to take on more roles for the past ten months, my mindset and lifestyle slowly followed a change. I had to. It wasn't abt me and livingstone anymore. It is a family of three now, and I had to dilligently put in my all for our precious bb, who knows nothing abt taking care of herself. I had to make decisions fast. No more dilly-dally, no more indecisive, if i hv to do it now, meant I hv to do it now. Leaving but returning is a waste of time. I now learn children songs and nursery rhymes that I never knew even though I had been this young before. Singing along to the tunes in a act cute voice and swaying my body to show enthusiasm to my bb is a everyday activity now. haha...Maybe I can join OKTO or Hi-5 during the recession times.
Anw...I could ramble on and on abt parenthood and my bb... =) enjoy the exclusive TaraTV:
