Sleeping Beauty
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:51 PM | 0 You Bark hereWagon
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:41 PM | 0 You Bark hereA A Apple
Scribbled by Jolene | 8:45 PM | 0 You Bark hereGar Gar said "NO NEED"
Scribbled by Jolene | 2:33 PM | 0 You Bark hereHalloween Party
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:05 PM | 0 You Bark hereSee how these kids have grown? They are ex My Gym classmates since they were 18months old. Now they are past 3. I organised a BBQ on 30th October 2009 to have a gathering with the teachers and parents. Really miss them so much! Too bad! It was raining but we still managed to cook all the food and ate it! Ha Ha...
Just dunno why?! We have a strong bonding with the mommies and teachers of MY GYM!
Lesson on eating Vegetables
Scribbled by Jolene | 3:38 PM | 1 You Bark hereJulian does not like eating vegetables like any other kids but I insisted that nobody can be picky with food in my household! I will cut the veggies and mix them in the rice so he can't pick. Nevertheless, he will still give me 1001 excuses not to eat it like he will say I eat veggies in school, I love the veggies in school but not at home. So mommy comes up with funny reasons for him to eat his veggies.
Lesson 1
I told him trees are tall, Giraffe are tall cos trees have leaves on it and giraffe eats lots of leaves. If he doesn't eat veggies like Gar Gar does, he will soon become a dwarf and all his younger cousins and Gar Gar will outgrow him and bully him.
Lesson 2
He always got bitten by mosquito cos he loves sweet stuff I guess. So I told him why we are not bitten by mosquito cos we eat veggies. And as veggies have lots of pesticide and we eat it, we can repel mosquito. So he must eat lots of veggies. (What a way to teach Julian! Ha Ha..)
Silly Julian
Scribbled by Jolene | 3:23 PM | 1 You Bark hereMy Julian will be performing in his year end concert soon and he needs a pair of black shoes for the performance. Yesterday, I brought Julian to find his black shoes.
We walked into BATA, we couldn't find the black shoes that we wanted cos it's either too expensive or very ugly... but we saw a pair of slippers and Julian likes it very much. He tried on it and paraded one round for mommy. As I know this monster well, he wants everything and later if he sees another pair in another shop, he will ask for it again. So I told the sales lady that we'll walk around and decide later. Then I signalled Julian to go. Julian overheard my conversation with the sales lady and replied, " Ok. So mommy, u want me to walk here or there?" (pointing to the BATA shop, left side or right side). He thought we were going to walk A ROUND in BATA.
PS: Julian, dun act cute hah!
Julian and his magic wand
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:37 PM | 0 You Bark hereJulian and Gar Gar love to watch any monsters, dino movies not cartoon but real fantasy movies! They are now very addicted to Harry Potter. Julian always imagine himself as Julian Potter and slaying monsters...
One day, we passed SKP and he insisted me buying him a magic wand. I said NO cos I was sure he would use it to hit Gar Gar, terrorise Nicole and hitting my walls and painting. And Finally the wand will be into pieces. So we started arguing in the shop and he promised me he won't hit Gar Gar, won't hit the walls and my painting, won't hit jie jie and the wand is really for slaying monsters. We argued for so long and since we are having a Halloween Party soon so I decided to buy 1 for him and 1 for Gar Gar. He was so happy and kept thanking me.
On our way home, he kept repeating all those magic spells in Harry Potter's movies like "Expecto Patronum", "Ridiculus", "Aresto Momentum"... then I turned to him while driving and asked which monster he intended to kill with his wand. Guess what was his answer...
"Gar Gar! He is Frankenstein!"
Gar Gar's Nodding
Scribbled by Jolene | 3:47 PM | 0 You Bark hereTOday Gar Gar said "gor gor car car too bash." I said "ya, mommy bought gor gor a car car tooth brush, do u want one too? If yes, nod your head."
Poor Gar Gar, he knocked his head against the wall and said "Gar Gar's too bash."
Mama's love
Scribbled by Jolene | 11:49 PM | 0 You Bark hereEmotionally, physically n mentally, I'm exhausted. They keep falling ill... ...
Some mommies said "dun use painkiller during deliveries cos u need to experience labor pain to be a real mother."
Mine is a less hassle & non messy induced birth with epidural. I didn't experience labor pain but that didn't mean i'm not a real mother. I take care of my kids 7-11. I shower, feed and cook their favorite dished personally for them. I sleep with them and wake up in the middle as many times as they do especially when they are ill. I am also their driver and drives them to and fro classes. I also prepare materials for them to play and learn.
People call me crazy or silly cos I am doing a maid's job BUT to take care of someone u dearly love, it is not a burden or hassle. I'm happy to do it all. YES! and all in the name of LOVE.
Gar Gar "fatal" Dive
Scribbled by Jolene | 2:23 PM | 0 You Bark hereGar Gar had not been swimming for quite some time so I decided to bring him for a swim. We went to the 1m pool and wag water near the edge cos mommy is a lousy swimmer. We were having a good time. Suddenly, a Monster appeared out of nowhere and carried Gar Gar up and threw him into the pool. Gar Gar submerged into the pool and emerged again. I was shock and all I could do was hug him closed to me. He was a brave boy and never cried (or maybe he was all choked and no time to cry).
The next day, he was having a runny nose and coughing. By Monday night, he was already developing a fever and his nose was all blocked. He couldn't sleep and was struggling to breathe the whole night. I tried several remedies for him to ease his congested nose and fever with the limited medical knowledge that I have gained from Dr Rhonda Watt and even Euclaplytus oil. Daddy came back at around 4am and told me he would take over to make Gar Gar sleep. while drifting into my sleep, I heard Daddy telling Gar Gar stories. After 2 stories, there was a total silence then followed by Gar Gar calling me, "Ma Ma..." Guess what? Daddy was already snoring away...! So I couldn't sleep again and took over to pat Gar Gar to sleep.
The next day, I brought Julian (who is also having a runny nose and cough) and Gar Gar to the lovely Dr Rhonda Watt. Dr Watt told me my poor Gar Gar is having a bronchiolities and needed Nebuliser immediately. He throat is imflammed, Ears are dull and blocked, his nose is stuffy too! The total damage is $200+ just for Gar Gar. He still needs to go back for review in 1 or 2 weeks time!
Now Gar Gar is still feverish on and off. Let's hope that he could fight off the bacteria without Anti-biotic.
P.S.: Now Gar Gar, guess who is the monster? Mommy already sms the monster that she will be kicked into the swimming pool if she ever come here, Ok?
The Cheeky Julian
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:18 PM | 0 You Bark hereCheeky Moment 2
Brain Olympic!
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:14 PM | 0 You Bark hereLabels: Julian's 3 years old achievement
Julian's touching moment
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:33 PM | 0 You Bark hereLabels: the essential thing is not knowledge but character.
Julian is always the jealous boy and will bully his little brother all the time but this time, he displayed the bravery of a GOR GOR (little BIG brother)...
It was Sunday evening, I decided to bring them to a coffeeshop for their favourite crispy pancakes. We were walking Nicole around in the garden before we settled for food. Julian and Gar Gar were walking and wondering on their own in the garden. The "naughty" genes in me decided to play a punk on them. I told my maid to hide in a corner and observe how would they react. We were watching behind the pillars.
Finally Julian noticed mommy and aunty were MIA. He still walked around with Gar Gar and shouting "Mommy, mommy, where are u?" I just stood behind and giggled. Finally, he walked with Gar Gar to a stone table nearby to sit down. Looking at him sitting there quietly with Gar Gar really made me laugh... After a while, he continued to shout, "mommy, mommy, where are u? We are sitting here waiting for u." Then Gar Gar loses his patience and climbed down from the stone chair and walked away. At this moment, Julian panicked and quickly chased after Gar Gar. He was trying hard to hold Gar Gar's hand and said... "NO! NO! Gar Gar come back... We must sit there and wait for mommy." Seeing this moment, I couldn't control myself anymore, I dashed out, carried Julian and hug him tightly and said, "Julian, u are a good and responsible gor gor. Mommy love you so much!"
Nicole's Fetch!
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:22 PM | 1 You Bark hereI was suppose to meet a friend for lunch and I was running late but Gar Gar was cranky so I had to breast feed him and make him sleep first before I ran off for my appointment.
While I was breast feeding Gar Gar, I thought of calling my friend to inform her that I shall be late but the phone is about 1.5 arms length from me. I remember Nicole can do fetching so I called Nicole who was lying beside me to fetch my mobile. She immediately got up and used her mouth to get my phone. I was so happy and proud of her too! I praised her and told her to come to me. Guess what!? She took my mobile and ran away to the living room. Now my phone is dunno how many arms length away from me....!
LIke Mommy Like Julian
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:05 PM | 1 You Bark hereLabels: mafia mommy
Just realised that Julian's way of talking is more and more like me! Am I suppose to be very proud of myself now or I should watch my "xuan xuan" (sarcastic) way of talking...
Conversation 1
We were playing and he got so excited and wanna bite my lip so I blew air into his mouth instead. He stopped and said to me cooly, "mommy, u think I am a balloon?"
Conversation 2
I told him Daddy is staying home for dinner and I didn't cook enough dishes. I asked if he would wanna go with me to buy additional dishes or prefer to stay at home instead. He was sitting with Gar Gar with a table infront of him. He replied, "Mommy, can't u see I am the coffeeshop. What dishes do u wanna buy?" Hmmmm..... I replied I dun like the dishes he was selling and prefer to go to another coffeeshop to buy and still ask him if he wanna follow me. He replied, "Mommy, can't you see we (and Gar Gar) are sitting here waiting for that somebody to come home?"
Ok... I go myself!
Conversation 3
I am toilet training Gar Gar and normally I will bring him to the toilet and say "bird bird, sh sh... good bird bird (if he pee)"
I brought the 2 in to shower them. After shower, as usual, I told Gar Gar to pee... Julian did so too but he had pee before the shower so obviously he couldn't pee anymore. He said: "bird bird sh sh...." No urine came out then he turned to me and said, "Mommy, u know what my bird bird told me? He said I DUN CARE!"
Conversation 4
Whenever Julian goes to this coffeeshop, he'll order the fried chicken nuggets to go with his rice. We normally cut his food into smaller piece so he won't choke. As he growing up, he wanna see his favorite food as a whole and eat it. His current favorite foods are fishballs, eggs and anything crispy n crunchy. So this evening we went to the same coffeeshop for dinner and he wants the same chicken nuggets. We cut and mixed into his rice. He still demand to eat the chic nuggets as a whole and on its own. He finished almost the whole plate of it and I got a bit fed up when he started to point his finger signalling he want somemore. I just impatiently brushed him off and said, "after you finished your dinner, I'll give u the nuggets can!?" He replied cooly, "Mommy, look at what i'm pointing? I'm pointing at my water bottle.." In my heart, I was saying, "Ok sorry, son.. U can have the water.. My mistake.. Tot u pointing at the chic again. Basket!"
Gar Gar goes to school!
Scribbled by Jolene | 1:40 AM | 0 You Bark hereTwinkle Twinkle Little Star
Scribbled by Jolene | 10:59 AM | 0 You Bark hereJulian is 3!
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Julian's cake (from coffee bean)
Julian's birthday celebration video
Julian round 2 celebration at Swenson, United Square
Video: Julian round 2 celebration at Swenson, United Square
A Hairy Story (RA)
Scribbled by Jolene | 3:52 PM | 0 You Bark hereOne night before bedtime, Julian suddenly pop this question again:, "Why Daddy's bird bird has hair?" Hmmmmmmm..... How could I explain?! So I have to think of something creative.
Ok. Here goes the story....
Daddy's bird bird has hair because he is so busy with his work that he has no time to cut his hair. So the hair on his head have no more space to grow then it starts to grow on his birdie and armpits. Julian, if you dun want hair to grow everywhere till you turn into a monkey, you must cut your hair regularly.
Julian nodded his head and went to bed...
Customised Pillows
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:47 PM | 0 You Bark hereLabels: material needed : mommy love
Julian is now attending Kinderland Childcare and he needs a small pillow during nap time. I wanted him to have a sense of security when mommy is not there so it got to be a special pillow and it must be his favorite Mr Bean.
The creative mommy decided she will make 1. Oop! not 1 but 2, for Gar Gar as well. So mommy bought the materials needed to make the 爱心枕头. My sewing skill really sucks but I really wanna make the pillows myself rather than asking my maid. I started making the pillows after they slept. It took me 3 hours and lots of "poke poke" on my fingers to finish 2 pillows. But it's really comfortable to hug.
Flat Footed Julian
Scribbled by Jolene | 11:18 PM | 0 You Bark hereI realised it's not that his feet have outgrown his new pair of shoes but it's his flat feet! Poor julian! No wonder he always wanted me to carry him but he is already a hefty 15kg toddler and the carrying has already caused a strain on my right knee cap, I couldn't carry him anymore! I promised him that I'll buy him a wagon but till now i really dunno how to ship it back as the freight charges is really costly. Nevertheless, I have already make it a point to massage his weary feet before bedtime. Hope this will make it better.
Gar Gar fights back!
Scribbled by Jolene | 11:26 PM | 0 You Bark hereI'm so proud of Gar Gar cos he is sure no push over!
Scene 1
Gar Gar 1st day in playgroup. He was the youngest in class and could not speak well. I was so worry that his classmate might bully him. He was holding a toy car when a classmate snatched it from him. Immediately, he raised his hand wanting to hit the toddler. I was stunt by his gesture. I told him he can't do that! (but in my heart, i was like - hey! you are like me when i was a kiddo. Great! U know this is survival but dun do it infront of mom cos i need to act saint! He he...)
Scene 2
Julian n Gar Gar were playing with the medical kit that I bought for them. Both wanna be doctors! Naughty Julian keep pushing a thermoscan into Gar Gar's ear then keep hitting Gar Gar's head. Suddenly, Julian screamed n cried! Gar Gar was so annoyed by him that he bit him on his left wrist. Everyone was caught in surprise cos it was too fast. I didn't punish Gar Gar and told Julian that he was the one who started first. For that, Julian was moody the whole day and ignored me.
The LIttle Big Club Concert
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:05 PM | 0 You Bark hereI decided to bring the 2 to the front of the stage to watch their most awaited Barney! Julian and Gar Gar danced to the songs of Barney. Julian even tried crashing the gate to get in but the camerman stopped him.
P.S: Julian, u are so young and u oredi know the rules to the concert - GO CRAZY AND CRASH THE GATE!
Dumb Dumb and Gum Gum
Scribbled by Jolene | 11:02 PM | 0 You Bark hereWe watched the Night Museum Part I and there is this big statute always telling the security guard "U dumb dumb, I want Gum Gum". Gar Gar picked up this phrase and went around telling people dumb dumb trying to scare them but ended up everyone so puzzled and asked me what is he talking about.
Then there is this scene about the HUN tribal who spoke the HUN language. Now Julian has picked up this language and alway converse with me, Gar Gar or the maid in HUN language. And Gar Gar is picking up too!
Yum Yum!
Scribbled by Jolene | 10:43 PM | 0 You Bark hereGar Gar is teething and always wanna put everything in his mouth so I gave him a teether. I normally store it in the freezer so it will help numb the pain.
When Julian saw Gar Gar biting a cold teether, he asked Gar, "Nice?" So I gave him one and he happily biting it. An immature baby!
Teacher Lydia's Wedding
Scribbled by Jolene | 4:05 PM | 1 You Bark hereSouvenir from Lydia's wedding
Inheritance
Scribbled by Jolene | 12:33 AM | 0 You Bark here
Daddy said he wanna work hard to afford another property so that he can leave the 2 kids with inheritance. Mommy being the poorer one starts to ponder what to leave for them...
My dad was an illiterate and he always said that the only way out of poverty is education so he always tell me whether he rob or steal, he must make sure we graduate with a degree. Unfortunately, he passed away in a motor accident and leaving us to struggle with our lives..
When I was in my secondary school, I met my Chinese teacher who told us that he came from a rich family and his dad was a businessman who told his children that while he is alive, they can ask him for money to do whatever they want. His siblings went into business with his dad's money and my teacher used the money to complete his education. Soon his dad passed on, his siblings' businesses failed and penniless... For him, armed with a degree, he became a teacher, VP, inspector....not rich but leading a stable live.
I do not inherit any wealth from my dad and in fact I carried his burden and unfulfilled dreams to move on with life. I struggled with part time jobs and taking care of siblings just for 1 goal - to complete my studies - For my dad and his belief - the way out of poverty!
What my father belief and my teacher's teaching are true! Altho' I'm not a super rich or successful person today or I should call myself a mediocre but I'm not in debt and lead an honest life. What I have inherited from my father is his "upright upbringing" which make me a strong and determined person.
Today I shall pass this belief and upbringing to my sons. Daddy will leave you wealth and Mommy shall make you a "better men" like what Daddy always sing ... to be a better man.
Look who's talking?
Scribbled by Jolene | 11:00 PM | 0 You Bark hereA Mother's Journal - Part III
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:11 PM | 2 You Bark hereI read an article that says being mother will make her a smarter person. I strongly agree! I do not understand what is estrogen or scientifically tested or experiment. I flunk my science anyway.
Nevertheless, as a mommy of 2, no! 3, my experience sure proven I've become smarter because being a mother is sure a learning process! As a hands-on mommy, I played many roles!
As a nurse, I swear I never understand those medical terms and medicines names before I was a mother. When doctor asked me what I was taking, beside panadol, I could only describe to him or her it's blue tablet or sarsi favor syrup for coughing. After being a mom, I make sure I understand every words the Dr. says and thus make sure to memorize every terms and medicines.
As a educator, I am a student all over again...I will make it a point to go through all my kids' works and revise it before I teaches them. I just wanna make sure I could answer their questions and not try to "smoke" them like their daddy did! So I begin with learning phonics. Now I could sing it! I also try to be careful with my "Singlish" and speak proper English infront of them. Presently, Julian is very interested in Dinosaurs! So poor mommy has to twist her tongue and pronounce all the tyrannosaurous, albertosauraus, daplextosaurous... then comes the homophone... Next the solar system that consists of Pluto, Earth, Mar, Venus.... Although I was a As student for Geography, that does not mean I could still remember! So I had to go into NASA website to read about it again!
There is a chinese saying that goes "上梁不正,下梁歪". As a discipline mistress, I need to set good examples. So I am now always on my toe! I have a habit of nail biting when I am in stress but I always tell my 2 monsters not to put fingers in their mouths cos they will eat up all the bacteria hidding in the finger nails and the bacteria will start dancing in their tummies! Guess what, Julian caught me nail bitting again and told me this story... I feel so embarassed! I apologised to him and he told me next time dun do that again! I always check their nails weekly and make sure I trim their nails so 1 night Julian asked him to "lift up my hands and show him my finger nails" - I got caught for keeping long nails again! See it's not easy to be a RESPONSIBLE MOMMY, right!?
Now Mommy is like a Sponge all over again!
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I read a magazine somewhere and a mother said this which I totally agree and find it meaningful. So I jotted it down to constantly remind myself to practise it.
Our Evening Walk!
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:39 PM | 1 You Bark hereMy kids love the evening walk after dinner! Nicole loves to walk around smelling other dogs pee and poo while my 2 monsters enjoys watching taxi, bus, train get pass and weirdest of all, they enjoy looking for lizards and snails crawling on the walls.
Gar Gar will go crazY seeing them and will come home telling everybody "LIZARD! LIZARD!"
O ya! Before we go out, the 2 of them will start fighting to hang the condo access card around their neck. So mommy has to tell them to take turn. Gar Gar will tape when we go out and Julian will tape when we come in...
Gar Gar is 15m old!
Scribbled by Jolene | 5:19 PM | 1 You Bark hereGar Gar is 15m old! He is still unable to speak well but we will struggle to understand him otherwise he will get piss off and start biting us like a lion!
Gar Gar loves to reads and will always pester us to read to him. Whenever we asked him who is Humpty Gar Gar and he will point to himself.