Don't ever ever drink KOI when you're pregnant. :S

So things are quite busy at the moment - Getting website done, thinking of logo etc.

Not sure if any mummies know whats happening. Leia has been moving quite intensely "down there". It makes me think that she is getting engaged, meaning head down. But I'm not too sure.

Gonna blog about my favourite bryani house soon! Introduced by Cw accidentally. Didn't know my hus know of good eateries. HAHA!!!

Loads of thoughts running through my mind. Maybe cause I'm nearing my due date.

I'm just extremely sick and tired of people getting to me, telling me how dumb I am to land myself in this mess. What mess are they talking about? A baby of course. How they're telling me that it's not easy to raise a child and don't forget, you got to raise her for at least 20years.

I know what I signed up for when Cw and I decided to have the child. I've left the company to raise this child on my own. Both my mum and Mil are working so there's no-one to help and I just can't dump Leia onto my grandma when she have the whole household to look after. SO YES, I AM QUITE ALONE IN THE TAKING CARE PART! The only time when I have help, would be when hus gets back from work. So yes, for the final time, I really really know what I'm in for.

I'm going to be puked on, pee-ed on, salivated at and baby girl might be crying a whole lot. I'll go through sleepless nights, (Tip: I'll sleep when baby girl is sleeping, so that I'm in sync with her. And I know that if I don't sleep when she's asleep, I would definitely feel tired when I feel like sleeping, but she's awake), changing of diapers and so on and so forth. I know typing these out are easy, when it comes to hands-on, its tiring. But at least I know how to keep myself mentally prepared.

Stages of life I've gone through when I found out I was pregnant:

1) Thinking of aborting. Read it here
2) Threw my proposal ring back to cw once
3) Had to deal with the most hurting comments ever (I had to hide my tears from Cw as it might upset him and stuff)

And now, I've told myself this:

So go ahead and slap me in the face. Don't worry, I won't do anything to you, I mean it. I'm just walking away from negative people that's all. Cause I know that these people don't mean anything to me. If that's the case, I don't see why I should live my life for you.

Things are going great at the moment. Leia is kicking healthily. Cw and I had a scare when she didn't kick for quite some time, but our fears were assuaged. Frankly, when you're a mother, your child starts becoming your priority.

We're shopping for baby stuff in August - Breast pumps, milk bags and diapers. Don't intend to purchase any formula at the moment. Going to try out breastfeeding. It's good for both mummy and baby and costs zero dollars!

So Cw and I deciding where to go for dinner and we decided to head to bliss café. Had a quick drive down for their pasta. I have absolutely no bad comments on their Aglio Olio! Lovin' it to bits! However, I'm sticking to their sausage Olio as I went to try out their chicken olio but was disappointed. Don't get me wrong, bliss still tosses their aglio olio just the way it should be - Good olive oil, finely chopped garlic and a tinge of chili. Very good job indeed.

It's the chicken that's very salty! It's like the chicken is marinated in salt and nothing else.

 

But yes, I love how bliss toss their olio! The thing to go for is the cheese fries. They serve the cheese separately instead of spreading it around the fries. The only downside - Once the cheese is left in the open air for long, its very "gelat" and melted cheese isn't melted cheese anymore and the rest of your fries is best left eating on its own. So my advice is spread the cheese around first, cause even once the cheese gets "gelat" on the fries, it still stays. But the fries are how I love it to be done. Not soggy and crisp! LOVE IT! 

 

And yes, I'll be busting some pregnancy myths! So mummies-to-be and mummies who are due soon need not scare themselves like how I've scared myself in Trimester 1-2. This is what I tell myself now to stop letting people affecting my every mood:

 

Very true indeed yea? So happy mummy it is for me.

Oh, and of course before I end, TheClothesShopp will be moving onto a new platform. It may take awhile, but I'm confident that it will excel.

Mummy loves you Leia! Please remember that. (:

Goodbye Talia~~

Not sure if Talia is famous enough to be known in Singapore, but to me, she's one of the most inspiring/motivational person I've known.

Talia Castellano was (it really saddens me to use this word) a 13yo girl who was battling cancer since the age of 7. After 6 whole years of fighting, she moved on to the after life. However, prior to this, she made a whole series of make-up tutorials as she wanted to look beautiful despite having cancer and in doing so, motivated other girls as well. She's just like a Michelle Phan except that Michelle didn't have cancer. SO BRAVO!!!

After appearing on The Ellen show (How I love love love that show), cover girl got her as their cover model.

With genuine smile and a lovely heart, there is Talia on Cover Girl! I'll be missing her videos. No more make-up tips for me, but as a mum-to-be, I really feel saddened and touched at the same time to know that such a beautiful child exist! Having suffered from depression before, I know what's it like to be down, to be isolated (within) and how easy it is to give up on life. But Talia took things in her stride and braved on.

In 2012, doctors said not only was she having cancer, leukaemia was diagnosed as well. Despite this, with only 4 - 12 months worth of lifespan, she continued her make-up tutorials. So tell me, I'm a 27 year old mummy, but I'm still learning from this brave 13yo. Now you guys know why her death isn't just "Oh, someone with cancer died" death on me. Hope Leia can be as brave as her too (Not that Leia has cancer, but more on the outlook on life).

RIP Talia! You know you have one Singaporean fan who is truly, deeply inspired by you.

I'm a girl (Duh!) and its common knowledge that most (So NOT all) women tend to be more bias/self-centered/less magnanimous than guys. Come on, I'm admitting it as I'm somewhat like that. Once a girl is bias against you, you got to try very very hard to remove that stigma. Sorry dude - that's how it is.

And of course, being a fan of Michelle Phan, let me give my two-cents worth on plastic surgery. Yes! You heard me right. Of course, people who doesn't know who Michelle Phan is, let me just share a brief write-up. She's a Youtuber and has spent her teenage years till now posting make up tutorials online. And if you guys want to know, yes, I'm starting to use make up now. I even have a foundation brush for crying out loud. Friends who know me would know what Evette DON'T use make up. But due to Michelle's influence, I've decided to. I even DIY my make-up remover as I don't like the idea of smearing alcohol base products on my face. So what do I have in my make-up stash?

Everything is from Maybelline as you can see (except for the foundation brush). I know everyone is rolling their eyes that I've only started using Make-up at the age of 27. But hey, better late than never. Quit judging! So I've got Michelle to thank for making me join the make-up club. If I still look the same, despite putting on make up, then IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO HAVING GOOD GENES OKAY! =X Side-tracking a little, hope Leia will have my genes. *Prays hard that Leia takes after the picture below*

So anyway, back to plastic surgery, as some of Michelle Phan's fans have criticised her for being fake as she had her chin done. Personally, I'm not a fan of plastic surgery (didn't have anything corrected), but I'm not against it as well. Ever since I've put on make-up, I feel confident! So if a girl looks good, she'll feel confident as well. I'm sure most ladies can agree with that statement. So now my point being, if I need a chin to be corrected as having a lousy chin makes my morale down, I'll definitely correct mine.

If plastic surgery = fake, then for goodness sake, go bare face then. Why splash or don yourself with make-up? Isn't this contradictory actions? For those who disagrees, then fine, you have your own statement to make. And whatever statement you have to argue, I can respect that. So just respect those who feels like under-going plastic surgery or have been through the knife. To me, it's just like giving birth. I'm opting for natural delivery without epidural. So does that make me a better mummy than those who have C-sect?

My other point, what about those with emergency C-sect? You want to say they have no choice? So let's get it right, mummies who gave birth naturally are the best mummies, mummies who have emergency C-sect are of the second level, cause it's not an option whereas mummies who automatically choose C-sect are the worst of the lot? Let me then tell you, that you guys are the fake ones here. For goodness sake, having a C-sect doesn't mean they are the worst mummies. It's HOW YOU BRING UP YOUR CHILD that defines what kind of person you are.

Same analogy - Having the prettiest, NATURAL face on earth but having an ugly heart OR... Going through a knife but having the kindest soul? So if Michelle says that she underwent the knife, but she's still helping people, does that make her a bad and fake person? You got your answer within you. And whatever answer you have, it defines on what kind of person you are as well. Being a mother, I'm learning how to look at both sides of the story before I conclude anything. It ain't fair to just being judgmental.

Which is why Hus is always saying that I like to give benefit of doubt to the other party. To me, if I don't give benefit of doubt, wouldn't I be hypocritical by judging people first? I'm no saint, but by changing myself to be a better person, at least I know what values I'm instilling in my child.

Pregnancy woes

Now that I'm at the last phase of pregnancy - trimester 3 - I'm getting more back aches as Leia's weight is really getting to me. Cw has to wake up whenever baby girl presses down on my belly and give me back rubs which I'm grateful for as he has to wake up early the next day,

Had my glucose test done on Thursday at Thomson medical and results turned out normal. YAYNESS!! No gestational diabetes for Leia. I'm at a healthy weight range of 48.5kg (Leia's weight is 1.2kg) so looks like baby girl is growing good and healthy. PLEASE BE HEALTHIER THAN MUMMY! Don't be pale and weak like her. That's all I ask for now.

Gynae also did say that my belly was the smallest she has ever seen. Hus always gets uptight with that sentence. Whenever I meet my models for photoshoot, and whenever they comment that they can't tell that I have a 7mths belly, I always shush them or quickly close the door lest hus hears their comments. HAHAHAHA!! But the reason why he is uptight is because he is worried about his baby girl. This is me at 7mths pregnant:

All that matters is Leia's health now. :)

My summer collection will be launched on Tuesday, 9th July at 9pm. Bright summer colours to look our for in this collection.

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