I'm sure EVERYONE'S still harping about the GC Vs NN war. Its ok, I can't stop the trend, I'm just one mere soul, not even an influencer, not even an "anything". Then, you might ask "Why am I writing then?" I've started blogging since so long - The days I was with M for 3.5 yrs, to the days I lost a best friend, to the days I moved onto wordpress and then back to blogspot. My old blog (www.bubble-thoughts.blogspot.com) which held 4yrs of memories should still be there, just vacant. So yes, I'm NOT blogging because its a trend, bubble-thoughts have been with me since I was a wee teen.

Anywho, I have a friend who is a GC influencer, and because of the whole saga, she removed her instagram and her facebook. Its ok, I respect that, it doesn't show that she has done anything wrong, because I have a feeling why she removed it was because you guys are targeting her kids.

I've seen someone cropping her kids and putting ugly faces on them. Look here guys - If you guys want a war, find her and not her kids. I'm sure she got all upset because they are her everything. Can you imagine if for example, someone calls me a slut and Leia a bitch (because she is a slut's daughter), how will I take this lying down? I can't. Bully me yes, but not my daughter.

In fact, when she got bullied because someone called her slow, I retaliated back so fiercely that the person apologised, which I duly accepted, but not talking to her anymore. So as a mother, for god's sake, please leave her children alone, all 3 of them in fact.

I wouldn't be writing this if I didn't see those pictures. Enough is enough, I have no idea who's fault is it is - and seriously, I couldn't care less - but seriously, if you guys are mature enough, let the big man fight this war. Targeting kids are seriously low. So now I'm wondering how low can these people get?

Mind you, if I were to see anyone disfiguring Leia's pictures, you sure know I'll go all out to make sure I get that shit removed. So please, its going to be 2015 soon. Don't stoop so low.

Not making any resolutions, don't think I will fulfill any of them. But if there's one thing I can wish - LEIA TO BE A HEALTHY KID.

Seriously, ever since I'm a mom, EVERYTHING CHANGES. A picture of her smiling. Love her crinkly eyes. :)

HAPPY NEW YEAR MY DARLING. May you be blessed with good health and full of happiness. Smile like you were smiling in the picture above, my baby girl. :)

To you readers out there - HAVE A FANTASTIC COUNTDOWN! :)

Gushcloud Vs Nuffnang

So that's the hottest topic in town. I've read Xiaxue's blog on her allegations towards GC.

I'm wondering if what she said was true, that's' all. A day after her post was published, GC just said that her accusations are not true and that they are going to sue her. I dunno about them, but I was wondering when I got accused my Cw.

What did I do? I retaliated with evidence to prove my case. I'll say things like "Remember I told you blah blah..... and when you said you can't... blah blah..." I didn't just keep quiet and of course no, I'm not going to sue him, but I'll be all defensive on my side.

So if a mere human being I am, why didn't the company do this? I mean, your reputation is at stake here!

Anywho, it's Christmas Eve and I can't wait to get back to Leia (pronounced Lay-er) to count down with her. It's her second Christmas and last yr I wasn't with her as I was out counting down in a pub with Cw and friends. But now that she's older, I want her to participate with our Christmas "party". So yes, she's allowed to stay awake, of course, if she's like damn sleepy, she will sleep. But definitely counting down with my darling daughter.

A picture of us at Church of St. Theresa:

She's growing up so fast! I can't believe it as well. This was taken after the choir session after church. I know EVERY mummy would coo over their baby, so much less myself - BUT MY BABY LOOKS SO DEMURE WITH THAT DRESS AND BLACK SHOE. Throw her a bridal baby dress, and she makes a good flower girl. :)

My grandparents were buried beside the church, so we brought her to see them and I really hope that ma-ma and gong gong will look after her. I'm from a peranakan family, so Leia would be calling them ma-chor and gong-chor.

God Bless them!

Mummy's Woes

Confession: I'm losing patience with my daughter.

Yes, she is still my love, but she doesn't seem to listen to whatever I say. The bomb dropped when I was lying with her side by side, with the duvet drawn over us. A cozy sight for half an hour and things got nasty when she started pulling my hair and taking off my glasses. I told her not to but her nails were so long that she was scratching away at my face and hence, I shouted at her to stop.

Cw came in after that terrible fiasco and he in turn shouted at Leia which made my mum and my sister barging into the room finding out what went wrong. Lesighs! What with work and what nots, I think I need sleep badly (but then again, who doesn't?) so yes, I really think I'm losing my patience with my darling daughter.

I know this is wrong, as she doesn't know anything yet, like why mummy is reprimanding her etc, but surely there is a way to settle this nonsense? I mean, how do you mummies do it? I've tried the CIO (cry it out) method, but it pains me to do so, and I carried her halfway because it's not that nice to be reading a book, and acting nonchalant when your baby's wailing.

How do you mummies do it?

Anywho, it was Leia's first Christmas party with my friends from mfss, and sneak previews first (I'm running late here):

That's Chloe with Leia from the first picture! :)

So, Marvyn's gone. As in, he departed for Denmark, leaving me with Snowie (self-christened car). He wasn't a close cousin of mine, in fact, I'm closer to his sister. But his demise, made me think loads.

For starters, when you're met with THE ONE, you'll do anything for her. Eben is his wife from Denmark. They met in Shanghai. Knowing M, and the player he is, we didn't expect the relationship to last. The Goh family have an annual Christmas tradition, where we'll gather at my uncle's house and swap presents with the kids. Every year, M will bring a different girl each time. So when he told his mother (my aunt) that he wants to marry Eben, it is a jaw breaking experience.

Two adorable kids was born a decade ago and now they are all in Danish land. To uproot a family is difficult, learning different lifestyles and cultures ain't easy. But for M to be doing this it means he really loves his family. I wonder if down the road, when I decided to move, will Cw ever say yes to me.

Now that I have Snowie, things are more convenient. It takes a half hour drive to the office and back, reaching home in time to put Leia to bed. Petrol is quite cheap for a 1.5L, a full tank cost me $61. Of course, I have the SPC card, so maybe there's a further discount.

Anywho, I can't wait for the Christmas season to be here. Cw promised me a Japan trip (half business, half leisure), Leia will be heading out to 2 Christmas parties, her first being on the 14th!

On a sidenote, this is one hell of Christmas tree that Leia should have. Courtesy of 9gag:

HAHAHA!! I laughed out loud at this. Oh man, if only there is a Star Wars tree featured in Singapore.

Will blog about this Japanese restaurant in Club Street that I went with Sam in awhile. :)

Adios!

P.S. I can't wait to bring Leia to a water park too. But until next year, since the weather is so darn cold seeing that its "winter"

1st death anniversary

Bleak title, dreary post, black Wednesday. 

My little brother died yesterday, last year. I remember I was in my room and Leia was asleep downstairs when Cw came rushing into my room asking "did cy contacted you?" I said no and brushed off the qn when he startled me by saying "army wanna charge him for AWOL" that's when I went like "wth!!" and demanded answers, being the kan chiong me. 

It was when I told Cw to call my mil and ask what really happened when she was crying over the phone and saying that she's in the cab home because army called her and said that someone was found dead at her void deck, they think he/she might be her son, can she go and check (LIKE SERIOUSLY?! Check? Army should mind how they phrase their sentence).

I didn't even have time to put a proper bra on, I told my dad that I needed to borrow his car (as I didn't have one back then), because cy committed suicide. Of course, I shouldn't have used that word because we didn't know, we gotta "check" remember? But being the anxious me, I just blurted that word out and everybody went like "HUH?" 

Fast forward to when we reached my mil's house, we saw a death tent. I told Cw to quickly get out and verify who is that, praying that is wasn't cy! I couldn't park on that day. I did like 10 tries of vertical parking, sweating like crazy in an aircon car. I know all those male readers out there might scorn at how a female park. You let me know how you parked when your brother dies. 

So anyway, it was him alright. That's when I bawled like crazy. He was such a good boy! I was on better terms with him instead of Eugene. Not that I hated Eugene, but there were more things to talk about with Cy. I told the policewoman who took me aside that I dunno what went wrong. Cause, in all honesty, I really don't. 

When all of Cw's friends came, they also dunno how to react. I only remembered crying infront of Melissa and her bf when they told me that cy might have done some soccer betting, because to me, if money can solve problems, it isn't a problem at all. I'm not rich, but I'm pretty sure, almost all would agree. 

I'm not going into details as to what cause him to jump down. But I'm happy that he has nice friends. Like super duper nice friends. When we were tired from the "shou ye", their friends said they'll do it. All 5 of them got lots of red bull and just played poker. Where to get friends like that? Maybe my friends won't even shou ye for me. Hahahaha!!

But yes, little brother, I know you did a foolish thing, I bet you laughed at me for almost dying from attempting suicide. I'm not here to laugh at you, I'm here to thank you. The pain that I went through because you died, it reminded me of what my parents and sisters might go thru, and it sure hurts like hell! And because it hurts like hell, I don't want any relatives of mine to go thru that. So yes, I don't think I'll attempt that act anymore, but it means that I can only get to miss you. :)

I sometimes hated you for this. Like really hated you, because I have tonnes of qns for you! Till we meet again, when I'm gone, I guess I'll just continue missing you! Oh, did you know that my daughter is all grown up from the last you saw her? 

Family life

As I'm turning into my thirties, I'm glad of a few things I've achieved:

1) having a baby

2) owning my own car

3) earning my way through life

I know some readers might roll their eyes at point number 1. But if you ask me, it's prolly not so much an achievement, more like a promotion. I didn't know I could love someone so bad until I had Leia. Sounds soppy/ironic, but damn true!

When my dad or Cw screams at her, my heart shatters. I know by stopping them means I'm spoiling her, but I'm presuming only a mother can understand how I feel. I think it's a womanly thing, but it's very painful to see her being hurt. 

Of course, Cw sees it differently. It's only legit that she gets scolding for doing something wrong. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for disciplining, but I dunno why whenever I face her, I can't discipline. All I wanna do is to cuddle her and tell her that mummy is here. Some pictures of my daughter.

My family above! 

Her putting up the Christmas tree! 

So yes, I say it's quite an achievement to give birth and look after this daughter of mine. :) 

Arossa Wine and Grill

I'm always very apprehensive when it comes to "wine and grill" or "bar and grill's" category of food. Sub-standard steaks, truffle fries and what nots come to my mind the moment I picture a wine and grill restaurant.

However, Arossa is totally different. I thought I was going to be disappointed but I thought wrong. Of course, this isn't the best steak I ever had, but for its cost - WORTH IT! :)

Let us begin with the usual truffle fries:

Of course you can't tell how good the fries are until you've actually tasted how it is tossed with the truffle oil. The way I'll describe it? TOTALLY GENEROUS WITH THE OIL. :) And I hate soggy fries (Mos burger serves soggy fries) but these fries are as crisp as anything. Simply delish. I'm a huge fan of truffle anyway.

Next up - Foie Gras!

The foie gras to die for! This is on par with the one I had with Cw at The High Society at MBS. I think I had 2 rounds of it. HAHA!! Of course, it's served with poached pears, although it looks like peach slices. 

Wagyu beef boglonaise! I know from the picture above you can't tell if its (a) wagyu (b) boglonaise but its tender beef and pasta all in one. I'm thinking the marbling of the wagyu is 7? Tender to a point where I'll say the beef is sweet. I'm not good with words here, but I can't describe how good this is! Although I gotta admit, the whole thing came quite gelat when I was 3/4 into the dish, but for a price of $28, I find it pretty okay.

With a bottle of wine among 13 of us, we had it finished in no time.

Desserts are so-so. Nothing that fantastic about ice cream, As for the tiramisu, I'm NOT against it, just taste like what normal tiramisu would taste. Cw would definitely love it though, he is a major fan of tiramisu. 

What can I say? Yes to the appetizers and mains. Will I head back? Def for the mains. 

Finally! Got a car of my own - a mini suv! Cw has no qualms on me getting my own ride because let's face it - I paid for it. But I'm glad. For the first time I'm happy! Even happier that I had a chanel. So once the agent has all the supporting documents, I'm a proud owner of my own car.

I'm expecting people to diss me off, no surprises there. But to keep cabbing with a baby, and spend let's say $20++ a day on cab, multiply it by 30 days and that's how much we're spending on transport. So yea, comparing $600 a mth to $450 on petrol. Do the Maths, you know which is cheaper! 

Now for car insurance! Of course, it's a huge commitment but I got a second hand with a 3yr before it gets scraped, I don't think I'll spend that much? Not sure myself too. But with all the accessories thrown In like a car seat, gps and other stuff, I'm glad. Plus, my dad who saw the car said that the battery had just changed 4mths ago which can last me for 3-4yrs, I should be safe. 

Of course, the tires must be changed. But I'll leave my dad to do it as I'm no car expert. :) 

I know of a few people who will shake their heads and say it's a liability, but with

a baby in tow, it doesn't matter what you say now. Of course the smarter me would choose to pay $450 on petrol than $600 on can a month. So there! :) 

And because mama yap is happy, absolutely no one can put me down. A very happy me here: 

Just put my baby to bed!! Loves how she clings onto me, like I'm a guardian angel! :) 

So I've decided to blog as my sister is using the bath room. 'Twas family day on Sunday (as usual), and being in a chirpy mood, I decided to make banana splits for everyone! And apparently everybody was lazy to head down to the freezer because the moment I went "peppermint ice cream?" Everyone (even my younger sister) went "oh yay!!" -.-

So here it is - Mrs Yap's rendition of peppermint splits:

 

Ok, it isn't chef worthy material. But I made 4 bowls of such minty galore and I love it! Maybe because of the kinder Bueno that was inside. I just threw that hazelnut wafer in because I was craving for something chocolatey as well.

I'm guessing Mr Yap's kinda disappointed with the appearance because he was like "huh? Is this a split? But ok, I give you points for effort" maybe he is saying this because I'm NOT a domesticated person. I'm serious.

I know a few peeps might go "to win a man's heart is thru his tummy" but I'm a totally failure when it comes to cooking/washing/ironing. For god's sake, I use those steaming irons instead of the conventional types. 

Anyway pics of my baby as well:

Her first play date in sentosa! Haha!! Don't think she knows what the spades and buckets are for. And yes, I know the dress is huge. But it's for 12-18months. I got a skinny baby. Not that I'm proud of it, but I've been feeding her ok. =X 

I'm also looking for play dates for Leia. I find her not socialising with kids during a session of kindermusic. We headed to Rochester mall the other day, but she was having fun by herself and not with other kids. Ok, I know she's young and what nots, but how to go to school? :(

Let me know if you're a mummy and keen on play dates? Leia can do with one. Preferably in central area. 

So I can't wait for this Christmas, it will be Leia's second Christmas but her first time celebrating. 

The other time, I was listening to this song and the first thing that came into my mind was "what a bitch I must be back then!" Yea, it is a song about this girl being all princessey material, taking pple for granted etc. I think this happened when I met C? The ultimate guy who treats girls like princesses. 

Anywho, not sure, but he spent almost 6yrs liking me but nothing from my end. I know I know, you guys can curse at me or Sth. But now, he is the godpa of Leia. Now, he is treating her like a princess. Lol!!! I gotta feeling that Leia will end up being a spoilt brat, which I WILL NOT condone! Having an evette is enough, imagine another one.

Yea, you read it right. =X

Anyway, I'm heading off to my lasik consultation, anyone who has done lasik advise if it's good? I heard some said its a waste of money. But with a 850/950 degree on the left and right respectively it's good that I'm doing it right? 

That's how bad my eyesight is!! In a dilemma now. 

Izy!

Good things/feelings for September! Leia's bdae, my bdae and of course the first week of October brings me for a short getaway! 

I'm all ready for our staycation at mbs! We got the premier room which has the bath tub so I'm pretty psyched actually. 

Today was Ina's wedding and I enjoyed myself thoroughly. Mainly because my little Star Wars was so well behaved. I carried her and she looked around, didn't fuss, no milk feedings and diaper change even. Maybe because it's a new environment. 

Of course, when she's back home, and in her comfort zone, things are so much different. Haha!!!

My get up for today:

2 C's and 1 H! I'm loving it. Haha! My hard work, not spending cw's money on these etc. So I believe no one has the right to diss me anymore. 

Moving onto good stuff with the promotion and pay raise, I feel motivated to push for sales, which I believe can be easily done in our shop. May I get 30k worth of sales everyday! I'm sure commission this month will make me so darn happy. 

I know it's long over, but Cw and I went to the sound of music. Being a musical person, I love these performances. My thoughts? Well, I still prefer the Julie Andrews version. Why? Because the guy who is acting as Chris Plummer wasn't up to my expectations. His rendition of Edelweiss was well, let's just say not up to standard. In fact, I was so disappointed by Captain VT's performance, it really brought the musical down despite Maria's splendid singing.

Don't think Cw got the gist of the musical, seeing that it's the on goings of WWII and I caught him sleeping at certain performances. Haha!! But he went for my sake, which kept me quite pleased. Although I must say pretty rude to be sleeping. Didn't respect the actors and actress. 

To those who watched the movie with Julie Andrews, I dunno if you'll enjoy it, but Maria was really really goooood. :)

I got a question or rather a topic that would send almost all females debating over. Tell me now, what do you think of aesthetics injections? 

And to all women - Give me honest answers. Not hypothetically answers, not politically correct answers, not "I'll do this if I have money" answers and definitely not bitchy answers. It's either yes or no. For or against. That simple. 

So what say you ladies? 

Happy Nurses Day

Being busy busy busy! Well, a load off my shoulders since I've passed the test. For the sake of my future, I made sure I did it! And after I was done with the test, it's more torturous for the waiting of results. But with all this said and done, it's really a load down.

'Twas nurses day on Friday! And decided to dedicate this post to my mummy dearest for being in this line for 40+ years. Naturally, being the caring one, she would always make sure we won't fall sick. I remember once when I was 8, with a raging fever for 3 days straight, she literally came home during lunch just to make sure my fever somewhat subsided. (Of course, with the help of my dad who fetched her to and fro)

Being young, I loved being sick. Or rather, I loved her caring touches. I would love the way she cooled off my burns/wounds. And also, being impressed with her medical knowledge, I would sometimes "test" her on why would people have stomach flu etc.

Needless to say, when Leia was born, I wasn't being the stubbornness of stubborn mummies. I really sought her advice when it comes to Leia. The one with the nursing ability would naturally win against a new mummy. 

So when I knew that nurses day was coming, I had a set of nurses day themed cupcake for her. This was baked (cake, fondant and all) by MissGoob!

Leia had abit of cupcakes too!!

I think Leia was quite pleased! Haha!! Of course she had the cupcakes without the fondant.

As to my verdict on MissGoob? This is my second time ordering from them. (The first being the Father's Day cupcakes) I would say the chocolate flavored cuppies is better than the Nutella box. Not sure why, I've decided to get the nurses cuppies in Nutella flavour but couldn't taste the Nutella at all. So yea, I would say prolly get the standard flavours?

Last but not least, I really hope my mummy had a good time with Ervin Ng & Rebecca Lim this nurses day! I might be the worse rebellious child, but when it comes to my parents, I'm starting to get all appreciative on them. And I really love them!

GoobyCakes is located at:

Bukit Timah Shopping Centre

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Tel: +65 98208605

Is popularity THAT important nowadays? Don't give me hypothetically answer or even politically correct answer. Give me an answer that you suits you best.

If people don't like your picture, would you go berserk? I won't. Because to me, it doesn't matter who follows you or who don't. I don't live for these peeps, you see. 

What say you guys? 

Hubs Special birthday Surprise!

Yes!! I planned a surprise for hubs, and I totally totally nailed it!! 3 weeks prior to his birthday, I rounded all his friends up, booked them in advance and we spent time deciding where to go. Because some were undecided between Holland V and Bliss at Cheng San Cc, we decided to hold it at Bliss. It's a good decision though, because then hubs won't suspect a thing. If I were to drag him all the way to holland v, he might suspect something's not right.

2 weeks prior to the event, I contacted The White Ombré (it's this sweet cake shop situated at Toa Payoh) for them to make a chocolate rainbow cake! I was kinda excited as I heard reviews of The White Ombré, so why not? Got an 8" cake! (Pics will be up later)

How are we gonna pull the surprise off? Technically, I told hubs that it's supposed to be a "romantic dinner for 2", so clear instructions was simply "just the 2 of us"

I was there earlier with his friends and when he saw me with them, this was the face he gave:

He was still looking at all his friends and wondering why they are all here. :) Will never ever forget the look on his face.

So I had the sirloin steak whereas he has the chicken with egg (chicken chop with egg):

I had it done medium, which was ok. I mean, for a heartland cafe, I don't expect them to cook like Lawry's. But at least I felt it palatable.

Hubs definitely enjoyed his chicken on egg:

Should have ordered this. Hahaha!!!

What I loved most about bliss cafe is they are spontaneous in hiring people with disabilities, giving them a chance to go back into the working force. I've never seen a cafe doing that yet. I'm not saying that there are no cafés, I'm implying Bliss is the first cafe I know. So kudos to them! 

What makes the day so lovely was the manager of Bliss Cafe, Christine, went down all the way to The White ombré to collect my cake for me! TELL ME, WHICH HUMAN IN SINGAPORE WILL DO THAT! Mind you, relatives don't count. I have no idea how Christine looks like as I wanted to thank her in person so badly, but she left and I couldn't give her a hug!

I did tell her that I'll be giving a shout out to her in my blog and if you're reading this - My deepest heartfelt thanks for going that extra mile for me! I told my hubs what you've done and he went "Woah!!" He was already touched that all his friends came down, not to mention the manager of a cafe collecting your birthday cake. :)

This is the cake by the White ombré:

Verdict on the cake? A little tad sweet. I should have asked for buttercream among the layers instead of chocolate! 

But yes, at least my hubs is a happy boy now!! Hahahaha!! Who says a small woman like me can't pull a birthday bash off? Tsk tsk!

Happy birthday Mr. Yap! We always annoy each other, but let's face it - at the end of the day, we are still sticking to each other. We are just egoistic enough not to pronounce it. I know, because of what you said. :)

Many thanks to all his friends who made it and especially to Christine! My god, thanks for doing that extra mile. I'm graceful! :)) 

I'm sooooo mad I can hunt all my "bad customers" down till they pay me up EVERY SINGLE CENT. Trust me when I say you don't offend a woman! 

The wrath of a woman never ends. I'm telling ALL husbands now - a woman will dig up EVERY quarrel you had with her and shove it up your face! Even if it means pissing her off in 2012, she'll def bring it up! 

You've been warned! 

It's time to start blogging! The last was a month! :/

What's life like as a mummy now? Totally great. All I can say is - yes, I've dropped all night life. How can I have one? I gotta tend to my little one and although I have my dad as a main caretaker, let's face it - if I were to dump everything on him, Leia is gonna call him mummy instead of me. No way am I allowing that! Haha!!

As I end work at 8pm everyday, hus got to be the one running errands, which he'll gladly abide. A friend of his told him once when he forgot Leia's wet wipes and told him "Are you that scared of his wife?? It's just wet wipes!" First and foremost, obviously, this friend of his (who is a dad) must not have taken care of his child. I'm sure all mummies/daddies out there can vouch that wet wipes are like the essential next to milk powder! I'm quite appalled at what he said, because the first thing that came to my mind is "is he even taking care of his child? And he planned his child born as he wanted one, unlike me, when Leia came unplanned" Sorry dude, but I might not be the best mummy, at least I make sure Leia has the essentials.

I'm not angry over what D said, because at least when Leia is older, I'll tell her that mummy can't do errands for her as mummy end work late, but whenever mummy has the time, I'll be there for you. Which is why, every Sunday is family day. I can be at my in law's hse, or the Yap's can go out. I just feel happy when Leia is stimulated and she sees new stuff. :) 

I'm very very glad that hus is so not like D. Because he is being responsible. A responsible man always put family first. He respects me by asking me permission if he can have his late mj life, and whenever I have dinners to attend, I'll also inform him and he'll be then home with Leia. This responsibility makes a wife very happy indeed, cause it shows that he puts his family first. 

It's really true that your life turns a whole 360 degrees as your little one comes first. But seeing her grow, makes me happy. I wish for nothing but happiness for her and I hope that she will be happy. 

My little munchkin:

Those chubby cheeks!! 

I ordered cupcakes from MissGoob for hus and my dad as it's Father's Day! Totally love the design of the cake. Hahaha!!!! And yes, her cakes are not that bad, but I'm still scouting for nicer ones. :)

She has a variety of flavours: Kit Kat, matcha vanilla, Horlicks, vanilla, red velvet, Oreo, dark chocolate, Nutella, banana chocolate. You name it, she almost has it! This cupcake set cost me $34, which I find it reasonable. 

MissGoob can be located at:

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After a hard day's work, all I can think of is dinner and Leia. But yesterday made my day ultra happy because I received my mini orange box!! 😁

自己赚的钱自己花，那个感觉真好！

So anyway, here's a glimpse of my new toy: 

Lovin' the touch of the Hermes white cdc! I'm eyeing another arm candy next starting with the letter C! My sales paid off! 

But of course, I gotta thank my boss who really have faith in me being in this totally brand new industry! :) 

Moving on, I was greeted by this face when I woke up today: My little Chin Wei!

 

Time passes sooooo fast! She's 8mths now and have long started on semi-solid foods. Growing well and healthy, I'm thankful that she's my child. Maybe it's true, God puts her into my life so that I can be a better, more mature woman. 

Totally loving the blogger app - makes blogging ultra easy especially when you're lazy to switch on the computer. 

So it's Mother's Day today and I would like to dedicate this post to my own mummy! 

I wasn't an angel. Never ever would my secondary friends or even my poly friends use the word angelic on me. A rebellious, run away from home teen I was. I can "proudly" say I've done quite a lot of damage to hurt my mum with the exception of taking drugs and going to jail/girl's home.

From a rebellious teen, to a shotgun marriage and now to a mummy, it was then that I realize how hard a mum's job is. Trust me, even with a helper, you still gotta spend time with your kid, play with her, read to her. I believe in stimulating your kids as a kids brain absorbs things like a sponge. 

Anyway, I really really appreciate my mother in more ways than one. And I think she knows about the change because I can see a whole new attitude that she caters towards me. Nowadays, polite words are being exchanged, more household chores are being shared and whenever I need help with the baby, she's always there for me. (Or maybe she just loves her grand daughter. Haha!!)

So yes, I totally regret those stuff I've done to hurt her, and if I could turn back time, I would have slapped myself in the face ten times to pay back for the hurt. 

A picture of her and Leia:

Look how cheery both of them are. 

3 generations of love:

Mother, daughter and grand-daughter! It's quite unbelievable that I'm a mother, but here is 3 generations of tender loving care. ❤️

Having said that - HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO ALL MUMMIES OUT THERE! A mothers love and touch is unconditional. 

I know I've signed up for nonsensical quarrels, late nights, cold wars, wailing from Leia the moment I chose to marry my hus and give birth to her. Just tolerate, Evette! Your hus would know what to do. :|

Time to wipe cobwebs off this blog of mine. Feeling emo, like really emo. I wanna pass the test sooooo badly. :| Better buck up, Evette! No more bloody excuses.

Anywho, chanced upon this quaint cafe - Le Chocolat Cafe at Ann Siang Hill. Anyone who is working around the area can pop by. Tracy and I shared the chocolate rainbow cake and the salmon salad (which wasn't nicely tossed)

To be honest, I thought all rainbow cakes was well, just cake. But why I love this rainbow cake was because it has MINIMUM cream. Yes, I know all cakes addict would adore cream. But being fat-free, I'm always saying yes to creamless cakes and this rainbow cake meets that! Not to mention with a layer of chocolate over it - SUPERB!!!

The salmon salad was a total disappointment, so no pictures of that. Tip: I would stick to the dessert.

Le Chocolat cafe is situated at:
28 Ann Siang Road, The Club Hotel
Tel: +65 68082188

My ootd for the day:

I'm not sure how many of you guys have seen Leia's 面包脸 (Xiaxue's little boy - Dash - famous face), but here you go, Leia's version of a bread face:

I LOVE THOSE CHUBBY CHEEKS OF HERS!! With her cute hair. HAHA!! I didn't cut Leia's hair at all, so her hair is birth hair till now. Will prolly give it a trim when she's 1 and more behaved on a seat. :)

I'm gonna plant myself in a library and start hitting the books. I really want to pass this time round. My one and only last chance left.

Wong Chiew Eating House

I was fetching hus from HIS IPT a few weeks back and that's when I drove pass this 24 hour roasted joint. You read it right - 24 hours! So all clubbers/late night supperians who wants a different form of foodie (I.e. not in the form of roti prata, bak chor mee or nasi lemak) can head down for roast duck rice, wanton noodles and the likes.

Tucked away at Sembawang road (Thong Bee road), it can be easily found as its by the roadside. Parking wise, well, I parked at where the landed properties are. :|

We reached at 1030 and look at the amount of ducks and chickens that are still left. Anyway, they served dim sum as well. So its more like a hong kong roasted joint.

I'll skip all formalities and start on my critic - The duck rice (left) wasn't appealing. Full of bones and not much meat within. Although served with a hearty portion of rice, we are here to have duck rice, not just rice. I had the char siew rice (right) which was full of fats. I know guys love their fats, but for girls who are particular about their weight and love MOST (not all) of their meat fat-free, then this isn't the place to go.

I was actually very disappointed with the food as I thought hus and I discovered a new hideout where we can add to the list of eateries.

What perked me up was the dim sum - TOTALLY WORTH IT! Yes, you heard me right.

We had chee cheong fun and the xiao long bao. I didn't take pictures of the chee cheong fun because it didn't last long. HAHA!! I had like 3/4 in my belly till I realised about the photo taking. Even the xiao long bao didn't last long too. Hus was busily devouring those mini dumplings until I had to stop him for photo taking sake

So all you see is one dumpling left. Their chee choeng fun is served thinly which is how the hong kong styled chee cheong fun is served which is what makes me loved them. I don't abhor, but if given a choice between thinly sliced chee cheong fun or those thick sliced ones in sweet sauce from the markets, I'm all for the thinly sliced serving. Maybe because I'm used to cantonese style cooking (My popo is a cantonese) hence when it comes to soup and stuff, my grandma has the touch. :)

In a nutshell, I would go back to Wong Chiew for their dim sum (highly recommended by Evette) but not for their roasted delights.

What about you guys? :)

Tribute to Miss Schoonbeck

It was only on Saturday that I found out my ex-principal is Dutch. She passed away and oh boy, the first thing that came to my mind was - I'll never forget how bad she reprimanded me for cheating on an exam. I was telling my hus about it as it floated pass my memory. I think I was in primary 4-5 whereby a friend and I exchanged papers when the teacher was BEHIND us. HAHA!! Stupid right, I know.

So naturally, we got called down and she was shocked to find that the person she was meeting was me. Why? Because I had an older sister who was a role model - Prefect, good in maths and of course, she was chosen to be the leader in the primary 5 buddy system. What did that left me? To follow in her footsteps of course. So imagine, her shock when she finds the younger one cheating.

With all that said and done, I hated my childhood (Not because of my friends, please don't get me wrong, I loved my friends from MCS) because lots of teachers started comparing. I remember Mrs. Chin who went "Your sister is Emma right? So your maths should be excellent. What happened?" Or sometimes she'll go Äsk Emma to tutor you" I'm not gonna bring in the middle child syndrome concept. But this is one of the reasons why the max number of children I'm gonna have is 2.

Anyway, to run a school full of convent girls isn't easy. I'm sure Ms. Schoonbeck has her hard times as well. Girls are naturally chatty, and as we are from a convent school where boys were a taboo back then (and maybe now), I wonder how tough her job must be.

I wonder what it'll be like if I bring Leia down when she was still alive and showing her my daughter. I think she'll be quite pleased. My mother was still in touch with her even though all 3 of us are out of MCS (Another name for it was when loads of people started calling us ""Grid paper uniform") so I wonder what it would be like for Ms. Schoonbeck to see Leia.

I bet its like how my family doctor whom I have been going since 1988, when I brought Leia for her jab. Dr Yee was all "Wow.. I heard from your grandma, another generation" And even though Leia's consultation was over and all I had to do was collect the medication, Dr Yee went out with me to sit and played with Leia until her next appointment came in. My daughter is really the limelight within our circle. Even Eugene threw his computer game aside just to carry her.

Anywho, digressing abit. But yea, I really hope Ms Schoonbeck goes on happily. Memories oh memories, never ending memories of MCS floods through my mind now.

Whenever it rains or whenever I see NS boys on board the trains, I''ll always think about you. What would your future be like? Maybe every Sunday when I go over, you'll tell me your plans in SMU. You're a smart boy, do you know that? You are academically smart and street-smart. 20 years old is too young to die. Until, your brother told me that you almost have been suffering half your lifetime, so if this makes you happy, then I hope you're happy too.

But also, YOU DO KNOW THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET HELL FROM ME WHEN I'M MEETING YOU 50 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD RIGHT? I might cry first though, when we meet, you'll prolly act all shy and say stuff like Äiyah... See, this place so nice" but I'm still gonna scold you then give a sisterly hug. Oh boy, how I missed you.

Chin yong, you used to laugh at me for attempting suicide and yet, you still chose this path. Anywho, I really hope the place you're living in has loads of watercress soup for you. HAHAHA!!! It's going to be a year since I've become Mrs. Yap. A year since you've helped out at my wedding. I will remember you going to the food tasting as well. How your brother was so shy to meet my parents. Sighs. Don't you know that I'll gladly go to your food tasting as well? What about the girl you've had a crush on for 6 years? I've seen her and she was crying soooo badly that I have a feeling she likes you too.

She even came to send you off. I know, because I saw her cry on the day you were cremated. Sometimes, I hate you. I hate you to put me through such grief. But I gotta thank you instead. Because now, I know how my parents and friends felt, the pain I put them through if I ever succeeded. And yes, that grief would be torturous. A 20 year old taught a 27 year old about grieving and loss. I should be ashamed of myself shouldn't I?

I'm going to bring Leia to see you on the 6th of April. I know, its a weird occasion and I should be out celebrating with your brother our anniversary. But I guess, I would like to spend it with both the Mr. Yap's. I really, truly miss you bro! I'll make sure you know this.

P.S. I know its not your style, but my friend wants me to tell you to haunt that bloody arsehole if you have the time. :) Give him hell, would you? HAHA!!

BB Cream or CC Cream

I'm NEVER the make-up guru. In fact, I believe most of my friends have been using make up for eons (Not that that's an issue). But I only started when I was pregnant which makes it like last year. -_______-

Reason being on why I started applying make-up - I didn't want to be a fat/ lumpy/ full of stretch marks or cellulite mummy. I know these changes are normal during pregnancy. But I'm still the vain old me. In all defence, to remain slim, I'VE NEVER EVER STARVED MYSELF WHEN I WAS PREGNANT. I know I had to eat so I ate whatever I can. However, whatever I ate, I started puking. So it's not that I abstained from food. More like the other way round. Was telling my gf the other week - Want to slim down = get pregnant. If you ever had my morning sickness, you'll slim down damn fast. :|

So yes, because of hormonal changes and stuff, I told myself to stop being lazy and get my arse moving by beautifying myself. My dark circles are horrendous! But I didn't like those thick make-up's as I hated the cakey feeling on the face, thus, I've only stuck to the basics - BB cream, concealer and powder. PERIOD!

So whatever pictures/selfie in this blog, is my somewhat natural face. I think pregnancy made me a little fatter, which makes me look good. I was just casually commenting to no-one in particular that I'm getting chubby cheeks which suited me well in pictures and apparently, hus was eavesdropping and he said "Because you're gaining weight in the right way. Last time you looked like Voldemort, now you look like a human" I guess he is somewhat right, I was as thin as a pole (which reminds me what one of hus friend said before - He was asking if I even reached 40kg), but now after the birth which allows a little weight gain, I kinda like my chubby cheeks, makes me looks nice in photos.

Okay, but enough of the narcissistic nonsense. I want to know which is better - BB Cream or CC cream. My mil uses the CC cream when Rachel Kum first spearheaded it, but I heard from some reviews that the CC cream (be it RK's or Chanel), has very sheer coverage. As much as I would like to admit that my complexion has always been on the good side, but my dark eye rings are REALLY REALLY HORRENDOUS, I can't afford a sheer coverage on my eyes.

Hence, the dilemma. CC cream is supposed to be the evolution of the BB cream so it should be better in terms of results. But now, I'm hearing that all the CC cream does is corrects the colour (or I have no idea what it does) and thus only has mild coverage. @_@!

Can someone please enlighten this poor soul on what I should get? I've been googling for some reviews, but so far NONE! And all I got from this googling was a foot spray from The Skin Food. HAHA!! Apparently, my fingers started clicking onto various websites and decided to get the green tea foot spray. :|

HELP ME PEOPLE! I appreciate it a million.

Pictures of me and my little lady:

And a close up: 

Loving her to bits! I've never known that I can love someone so much that your heart breaks when anything (Be it big or small) happens to her.