I hereby declare that boys are lusty from birth! It's in their genetic structure make up. Why? Coz of firsthand experience.
My son refused the expensive special premature milk I gave him.. he insisted on the au naturel breastmilk... *giggles* He makes this cute grunting sound when he suckles and when it's not enough? Get ready for mayhem! He'll get upset and throws tantrum until he tires out and sleeps... peace again... that's what I'm blissfully having as I refuse to entertain tantrums. Hear that, Adam??? You can ask your sis on how bad and heartless I am. I don't give no face to any tantrums, screams and shouts... you do it outside? I'll leave you there... Watch me do it... if you dare :) Fair warning.
Oh yeah, I had a nice time shopping... will wear my new shoes tomorrow for Adam's check up. He's getting his BCG vaccination.
Amelia's not at home tonight. She's bunking over at her grandma's. Nice for me. :)
Got her to go to school to start on Jun 23. Heheh... She can't wait to go to playgroup. She's soooo happy...
Oppps... the son's awake..
Boredom
I'm bored. I detest staying at home... yes, I can sleep (since I don't get any shuteye at night thanks to baby Adam), can blog and do all the nonsense I've dreamt about ever since I started working. But a good 20days stuck at home without going out (albeit all the shopping trips with my hubby, the medical check ups etc.) is driving me insane.
BTW... I read that Jason Dohring's dad is the CEO of Neopets... fancy that... hahaha...
See how bored I am???
Anyway.... I'm going out later to Whitesands with Amelia... We'll go shopping ok baby girl? giggles....
And I'm not out of my confinement period... don't tell my parents... grrr...
BTW... I read that Jason Dohring's dad is the CEO of Neopets... fancy that... hahaha...
See how bored I am???
Anyway.... I'm going out later to Whitesands with Amelia... We'll go shopping ok baby girl? giggles....
And I'm not out of my confinement period... don't tell my parents... grrr...
Continued from prev...
Back at it folks. Continuing where I left off...
After my son was whisked off to the NICU, I was left to be stitched up. To be honest, I didn't feel much pain, but the local anaesthetic was not working as well as the previous delivery. Or is it that my adrenalin has drained off. Although I felt every stitch, it was more like ants biting so the pain was bearable. It was more of a nuisance. So ladies out there, better to opt for natural delivery... I'll tell ya why shortly.
As I was to stay in bed for a good 6 hrs and I was in the maternity ward at 6am, I can't get up till 12nn. Boredom struck in hard! Can't move or get up so I satisfied myself with a whole lot of reading.. the newspaper from article to article, ad to ad, obituary to obituary. I devoured everything.. including the menus and the whole lot. A nurse took pity and gave me more magazines to read... Thank the LORD!
Oh yeah... during the long wait, I managed to hear my neighbor, who had a c-sect, whining and moaning over her pain when the nurses had to clean the wound. Reminded me much of my prior experience where my neighbor in KK also had her c-sect. I thank ALLAH that I didn't have to go through the emergency c-sect. Imagine... apart from the pain below, I'll have to endure the cut across the tummy. Or maybe not cause the pain is just in your mind and I'll probably be walking about in the first day... hmmm....
Anyway, after the hot shower I had on the first day immediately after the 6hrs confinement and the long power nap I had later (cut me some slack, I fought for my life without any sleep the night before :P so I deserved the 4hr power nap!), I was fresh and went about waiting for my hubby who went to take photos of Adam in NICU. I'm such a pathetic thing... can't see my son in the first day except through photos... but I had a good time with him the next day... You see, I spent most of my time there visiting my son :) since I had not much guests. Good thing too... only had my gfs, Tina & her baby Nadia, and Azlyha with her baby. Tina and I had a good time chatting away from 3pm to 8pm. Poor Nadia was hungry.. hehe... I'll remember how I fed her with tau sar pau... hahaha
Finally, I have to say this:
My heartfelt thanks goes out to the midwives that took care of me like a princess during the labor, the doctors, specialists and nurses that helped my Adam to retain his health and the nurses in ward 3A.
THANK YOU!
After my son was whisked off to the NICU, I was left to be stitched up. To be honest, I didn't feel much pain, but the local anaesthetic was not working as well as the previous delivery. Or is it that my adrenalin has drained off. Although I felt every stitch, it was more like ants biting so the pain was bearable. It was more of a nuisance. So ladies out there, better to opt for natural delivery... I'll tell ya why shortly.
As I was to stay in bed for a good 6 hrs and I was in the maternity ward at 6am, I can't get up till 12nn. Boredom struck in hard! Can't move or get up so I satisfied myself with a whole lot of reading.. the newspaper from article to article, ad to ad, obituary to obituary. I devoured everything.. including the menus and the whole lot. A nurse took pity and gave me more magazines to read... Thank the LORD!
Oh yeah... during the long wait, I managed to hear my neighbor, who had a c-sect, whining and moaning over her pain when the nurses had to clean the wound. Reminded me much of my prior experience where my neighbor in KK also had her c-sect. I thank ALLAH that I didn't have to go through the emergency c-sect. Imagine... apart from the pain below, I'll have to endure the cut across the tummy. Or maybe not cause the pain is just in your mind and I'll probably be walking about in the first day... hmmm....
Anyway, after the hot shower I had on the first day immediately after the 6hrs confinement and the long power nap I had later (cut me some slack, I fought for my life without any sleep the night before :P so I deserved the 4hr power nap!), I was fresh and went about waiting for my hubby who went to take photos of Adam in NICU. I'm such a pathetic thing... can't see my son in the first day except through photos... but I had a good time with him the next day... You see, I spent most of my time there visiting my son :) since I had not much guests. Good thing too... only had my gfs, Tina & her baby Nadia, and Azlyha with her baby. Tina and I had a good time chatting away from 3pm to 8pm. Poor Nadia was hungry.. hehe... I'll remember how I fed her with tau sar pau... hahaha
Finally, I have to say this:
My heartfelt thanks goes out to the midwives that took care of me like a princess during the labor, the doctors, specialists and nurses that helped my Adam to retain his health and the nurses in ward 3A.
THANK YOU!
Delivery Experience - Read on!
Date: 03.04.08
What did I do?
Not much - went to work. Cleared my work... and oh yeah, managed to close one of my cases. I was so elated that I decided to email my TLs with my workload and so forth. Honestly, I had no idea that it is to be a more eventful day and night.
In fact, I managed to eat my much wanted baked rice. Wanted to have it at Swensen's but there were none in TM so I settled for Delifrance much to my gastronomical delight. Why? I had a good service there... sat at a very nice four-seater by the window with comfy seats. The waitress know a preggy needed the comfy seats for my tummy and back. A big thanks to you!!
Oh I ordered the seafood baked rice. It was super delicious that I need not ask for any sauce nor tobasco or parmesan cheese. I tell ya that it's delicious. The rice was also just nice and the prawns, fish and other ingredients were FRESH! The capsiciums were also sweet. Nice huh? Anyway, had my fill. Walked to CS and got Amelia nice dresses. She's now into dresses you see... When I actually reached my in-laws' place, it was 9pm +. Luckily I was at my in-laws for an event :)
10pm - had cramps; like those you have when you need to pass motion. I keep going in and out, in and out... but there was nothing to pass out! Told my hubby - guess what he said - wait till there's blood or the waterbag burst. Since I was not in excruciating pain, I left it at that. At 11pm - called hubby again and told him to go home.
04.04.08
00:24am - admitted to Hospital. Happily smiling around :)
1am - still not dilated much. Abt 3cm? I think... Oh BTW, the 2 mid-wives were senior man! Like my mom's age :) So cute huh?... Back to story... Happily taking photos with hubby. The baby's heartbeat was low so I had to go on oxygen. My BP was 180+ so the nurses were worried if there was pre-eclampsia. I enjoyed this moment *sniggers*
2am - Me sleepy... I slept... Hubby took my photo sleeping.. giggles..
3am - urgh... contractions!!! Got my panthadine already so pain is not that bad and I wasn't on the 'laughing gas'.
3.30am - doctor came. Dilated only 4cm. The baby is very small. The baby passed motion in the womb. Oh no! Not a good sign... I'm to be wheeled to OT for an emergency c-sect. My look? Shocked! Another pain area I have to worry...
4.15am - to be put on the trolley to be wheeled over to OT when I screamed, "I want to shit!" Hey... it really felt like I wanted to shit... hahaha... The midwives acknowledged that I'm fully dilated. My gynae rushed over and he just managed to catch my baby who swam out with the waterbag. But...
4.27am - Adam was delivered.... he was blue... he was lifeless... he made no sound... Both my hubby and I thought we lost him... *tears* The paed on standby and the other midwife swung into action. Managed to resuscitated him after several minutes. Hubby said that he only opened his eyes and closed them again. He was then being shifted to the NICU....
Story to be continued... sorry folks... Adam's awake :)
What did I do?
Not much - went to work. Cleared my work... and oh yeah, managed to close one of my cases. I was so elated that I decided to email my TLs with my workload and so forth. Honestly, I had no idea that it is to be a more eventful day and night.
In fact, I managed to eat my much wanted baked rice. Wanted to have it at Swensen's but there were none in TM so I settled for Delifrance much to my gastronomical delight. Why? I had a good service there... sat at a very nice four-seater by the window with comfy seats. The waitress know a preggy needed the comfy seats for my tummy and back. A big thanks to you!!
Oh I ordered the seafood baked rice. It was super delicious that I need not ask for any sauce nor tobasco or parmesan cheese. I tell ya that it's delicious. The rice was also just nice and the prawns, fish and other ingredients were FRESH! The capsiciums were also sweet. Nice huh? Anyway, had my fill. Walked to CS and got Amelia nice dresses. She's now into dresses you see... When I actually reached my in-laws' place, it was 9pm +. Luckily I was at my in-laws for an event :)
10pm - had cramps; like those you have when you need to pass motion. I keep going in and out, in and out... but there was nothing to pass out! Told my hubby - guess what he said - wait till there's blood or the waterbag burst. Since I was not in excruciating pain, I left it at that. At 11pm - called hubby again and told him to go home.
04.04.08
00:24am - admitted to Hospital. Happily smiling around :)
1am - still not dilated much. Abt 3cm? I think... Oh BTW, the 2 mid-wives were senior man! Like my mom's age :) So cute huh?... Back to story... Happily taking photos with hubby. The baby's heartbeat was low so I had to go on oxygen. My BP was 180+ so the nurses were worried if there was pre-eclampsia. I enjoyed this moment *sniggers*
2am - Me sleepy... I slept... Hubby took my photo sleeping.. giggles..
3am - urgh... contractions!!! Got my panthadine already so pain is not that bad and I wasn't on the 'laughing gas'.
3.30am - doctor came. Dilated only 4cm. The baby is very small. The baby passed motion in the womb. Oh no! Not a good sign... I'm to be wheeled to OT for an emergency c-sect. My look? Shocked! Another pain area I have to worry...
4.15am - to be put on the trolley to be wheeled over to OT when I screamed, "I want to shit!" Hey... it really felt like I wanted to shit... hahaha... The midwives acknowledged that I'm fully dilated. My gynae rushed over and he just managed to catch my baby who swam out with the waterbag. But...
4.27am - Adam was delivered.... he was blue... he was lifeless... he made no sound... Both my hubby and I thought we lost him... *tears* The paed on standby and the other midwife swung into action. Managed to resuscitated him after several minutes. Hubby said that he only opened his eyes and closed them again. He was then being shifted to the NICU....
Story to be continued... sorry folks... Adam's awake :)
Hear All - Announcement of New Arrival
Announcing the arrival of....
MUHAMMAD ADAM KHAIZURAN
on 04.04.08
at 04:27am
delivered at East Shore Hospital
MUHAMMAD ADAM KHAIZURAN
on 04.04.08
at 04:27am
delivered at East Shore Hospital
Stomach Flu - 2nd epi
Guess who got the stomach flu??? Amelia... poor thing now defacating with watery stool.
My poor girl... Oh well.. let's hope it's not too bad and she will recover soon.
Hugs and kisses from mommy xoxoxo
My poor girl... Oh well.. let's hope it's not too bad and she will recover soon.
Hugs and kisses from mommy xoxoxo
Flu yucky flu
I officially hate flu and specifically stomach flu. Urgh! Yucks!
Why? It's because I spent so much time hugging the toilet bowl from both top and bottom mouths :P It was horrible. I spent so much time there that I had to sms my supervisor from the toilet. Embarrasing!
Oh well... still having the stupid ailment and not feeling sure whether it's stomach cramps from the bowel movements or from contractions. Not happy abt it :P It also emits a smelly poo-like fart. Yucky don't you think so?
Oh well, I shall endure the torture.... Good luck to me!
Why? It's because I spent so much time hugging the toilet bowl from both top and bottom mouths :P It was horrible. I spent so much time there that I had to sms my supervisor from the toilet. Embarrasing!
Oh well... still having the stupid ailment and not feeling sure whether it's stomach cramps from the bowel movements or from contractions. Not happy abt it :P It also emits a smelly poo-like fart. Yucky don't you think so?
Oh well, I shall endure the torture.... Good luck to me!
Blimey!
Yes! Finally, we are seeing the sun rays shining brightly across the sky... but for how long more? There was much cloud cover yesterday, but today's weather looks pretty okay and holding up. Hopefully the La Nina scurries away to bring back Mr Sunshine!!!
Mr Sun must continue shining for I've a date with my girl at the playground today. I've promised to bring her there as long as the weather holds.... Pls pray hard it does.
Something bizarre caught my attention while reading some kaypoh (tabloid) news. Singapore's English is deteriorating. Goodness! It's really true. I saw a sign just the other day which sent both my hubby and I into fits of giggles. Why? The sign... it's supposedly to be something useful and healthy, but the way it was written... well, it sounded very... erm... how do I put it delicately... sensual. Hahaha... Yes, the sign was definitely sensual. It's like the pronounciation of cement and semen by us Singaporeans which amuses the English-speaking folks much. Please please please sign-makers, I beseech you to check the grammar and vocabulary before putting it up. Else, it will be read awkwardly.
Anyways... I'm still around... not yet popping... hopefully... hehehe... Cheerios all.
Mr Sun must continue shining for I've a date with my girl at the playground today. I've promised to bring her there as long as the weather holds.... Pls pray hard it does.
Something bizarre caught my attention while reading some kaypoh (tabloid) news. Singapore's English is deteriorating. Goodness! It's really true. I saw a sign just the other day which sent both my hubby and I into fits of giggles. Why? The sign... it's supposedly to be something useful and healthy, but the way it was written... well, it sounded very... erm... how do I put it delicately... sensual. Hahaha... Yes, the sign was definitely sensual. It's like the pronounciation of cement and semen by us Singaporeans which amuses the English-speaking folks much. Please please please sign-makers, I beseech you to check the grammar and vocabulary before putting it up. Else, it will be read awkwardly.
Anyways... I'm still around... not yet popping... hopefully... hehehe... Cheerios all.
I'm Back!
For the time being of coz... hehehe...
What's new? Still the same.. haven't pop yet though very soon. Likely a cute lil baby boy... even got a good name for him. But y'all have to wait for the birthing first! Anyway, going to deliver in Eastshore. EDD is in April, but likely to be earlier... like in a few more days??? Have been having the cramps, the backaches and the pseudo-contractions. Let's see if there are more news to come.
BTW, got a new maid... who looks like my aunt! *boings!* shockers huh? Went with her for her random interview with MOM today. The interviewer informed me that she's a bit slow... After a wee bit of prodding, I found out that my maid was nervous and couldn't reply as fast as expected by the interviewer. BTW, I observed that the interviewer who was a young Malay lady who didn't offer a smile to my poor nervous maid. Sigh... what's the world coming to. Where's the service with a smile went to? Down the drain in my opinion.. hahaha
My girl is now getting more cheekier, nottier and prettier... but one who refused to brush her teeth, loves chocs and insists on going to school. I wonder what I can do with her...
Anyway, will update soon.. hopefully... now need to zzzz.. hahaha
What's new? Still the same.. haven't pop yet though very soon. Likely a cute lil baby boy... even got a good name for him. But y'all have to wait for the birthing first! Anyway, going to deliver in Eastshore. EDD is in April, but likely to be earlier... like in a few more days??? Have been having the cramps, the backaches and the pseudo-contractions. Let's see if there are more news to come.
BTW, got a new maid... who looks like my aunt! *boings!* shockers huh? Went with her for her random interview with MOM today. The interviewer informed me that she's a bit slow... After a wee bit of prodding, I found out that my maid was nervous and couldn't reply as fast as expected by the interviewer. BTW, I observed that the interviewer who was a young Malay lady who didn't offer a smile to my poor nervous maid. Sigh... what's the world coming to. Where's the service with a smile went to? Down the drain in my opinion.. hahaha
My girl is now getting more cheekier, nottier and prettier... but one who refused to brush her teeth, loves chocs and insists on going to school. I wonder what I can do with her...
Anyway, will update soon.. hopefully... now need to zzzz.. hahaha
BIG NEWS ~ A new addition :)
Hi ALL!
I hereby announce to the whole world out there... that... I'm PREGNANT again with No. 2 :)
So happy... didn't know.. but the wanting to eat Chilli Padis (Bird's Eye Chilli) is soooo strong...
reminds me of the time poor Kam2 had to accompany me to Sakura almost on a daily basis to eat Tom Yum! Remember that time ??? That's how I got the nickname TomYum mommie :) So fun! Miss those times in Elixir... now, let's see if I can get my new lunch buddies to accompany me to Tom Yum hehe.. I'm sure my TL Cherlyn can do so... if her lunch is same as mine.. sigh... ahaa..
Hmm.. since I'm studying Econs and Mgmt now... would the second one be a wiz on those topics? Darn! There goes my dream of a dentist for the 2nd one! Mimi's got good eye hand leg coordination.. very good brains tooo... very good in maths now... and a wiz on manipulating... can either be a cosmetic surgeon... or an aircraft engineer... hahaha.... let's see...
Oh yeah.. TO ALL....
SMS me your no. and name!!! Remember my phone's successful suicide attempt? Yeah... I lost all ya no.s then... so pleeasseee... sms me your no.s!!!
Going to Sentosa now... for hubby's family day.... will upload more pics soon.. ahaha
I hereby announce to the whole world out there... that... I'm PREGNANT again with No. 2 :)
So happy... didn't know.. but the wanting to eat Chilli Padis (Bird's Eye Chilli) is soooo strong...
reminds me of the time poor Kam2 had to accompany me to Sakura almost on a daily basis to eat Tom Yum! Remember that time ??? That's how I got the nickname TomYum mommie :) So fun! Miss those times in Elixir... now, let's see if I can get my new lunch buddies to accompany me to Tom Yum hehe.. I'm sure my TL Cherlyn can do so... if her lunch is same as mine.. sigh... ahaa..
Hmm.. since I'm studying Econs and Mgmt now... would the second one be a wiz on those topics? Darn! There goes my dream of a dentist for the 2nd one! Mimi's got good eye hand leg coordination.. very good brains tooo... very good in maths now... and a wiz on manipulating... can either be a cosmetic surgeon... or an aircraft engineer... hahaha.... let's see...
Oh yeah.. TO ALL....
SMS me your no. and name!!! Remember my phone's successful suicide attempt? Yeah... I lost all ya no.s then... so pleeasseee... sms me your no.s!!!
Going to Sentosa now... for hubby's family day.... will upload more pics soon.. ahaha
Phone RIP
The most horrible and horrific thing happened... my phone.. committed suicide!!
How? Was flushing the 'throne' at office... when it... 'jumped' out of my hands and down the pipes... into the sewerage system. It was a freak accident I tell ya! So I was phoneless... For a while....
Called the provider. Got a waiver for my replacement SIM.. and ... I got a new phone! Hahah.. it's only like $88 bucks.. so it's cool. Going to claim from my company so who cares... anyway, took pics of baby Mimi...
Enjoy!
Cute eh?
the imp 
the angel and her barney accomplice 
See this! Parakeets aka Lovebirds out of my windows... nice huh? Such a view.
All courtesy of my new phone :)
Another Monday gone... just like that.. a new mth started.. what have I been up to? What's new with the girl?
Mommy's been pretty busy the weekend. Finally cleaned up my study table! Finally.. there's a space for my notes and books.. oh yes, the books are neatly lined up in the cupboard. There's even room to breathe.. hehe
Baby girl? The birthday girl got to see Grandma in JB. Bullied grams for not layaning her.. oh boy.. eyes sleepy.. still have to cook Ayam Lemak Chilli Padi.. need to sleep. Anyway.. will blog later. Right now, the blog seems garbled.. garbish.. hahaha
Mommy's been pretty busy the weekend. Finally cleaned up my study table! Finally.. there's a space for my notes and books.. oh yes, the books are neatly lined up in the cupboard. There's even room to breathe.. hehe
Baby girl? The birthday girl got to see Grandma in JB. Bullied grams for not layaning her.. oh boy.. eyes sleepy.. still have to cook Ayam Lemak Chilli Padi.. need to sleep. Anyway.. will blog later. Right now, the blog seems garbled.. garbish.. hahaha
me at home??
Asking why I'm at so early today? The reason: I'm sick. very sick.. took med and couldn't open my eyes.. my poor daughter had to stay in the bedroom with me as I was gone most of the time.
Why am I sick? Viral fever plus allergy. Yucks! My whole body popped watery lesions.. not chix pox.. just those like a rash or after an insect bite? Doc said that I could be allergic to the toxins.
Anyway, Doc gave me 2 days MC. No questions asked. I didn't even ask for any MC. He said to take the med religiously and hopefully by Sat to recover. I hope so too.
So I'm gg to bed again... btw... happy 2nd birthday to my daughter... in advance.. tmr's your big day, but mommy will be too sick to wake up :P
Why am I sick? Viral fever plus allergy. Yucks! My whole body popped watery lesions.. not chix pox.. just those like a rash or after an insect bite? Doc said that I could be allergic to the toxins.
Anyway, Doc gave me 2 days MC. No questions asked. I didn't even ask for any MC. He said to take the med religiously and hopefully by Sat to recover. I hope so too.
So I'm gg to bed again... btw... happy 2nd birthday to my daughter... in advance.. tmr's your big day, but mommy will be too sick to wake up :P
Happy Lappy
Ye ye... me a happy lappy user...
Y? Y? Cozz.... Hubby got me a new notebook! A new toy for me. I'm so happy.
It ain't like the ones I'm used to. But it's one that my hubby got me.
14.1" screen with 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Windows Vista, ... and freebies!
Canon printer, toshiba 1gb thumbdrive and retractable mouse... for the cost of....
~~ S$1398~~
Cheap hor? Even shocking.. got it at Best Denki.. of all places! haha.. and cheapo me used y Best Denki vouchers to offset the cost :P
So what did I do with my first usage of new lappy?
I blog.. I did assignment... I downloaded Open Office.. cz cheapo me don't lk to use payable MS Office.. so sue me. I lk it FREE. hahaha
Y? Y? Cozz.... Hubby got me a new notebook! A new toy for me. I'm so happy.
It ain't like the ones I'm used to. But it's one that my hubby got me.
14.1" screen with 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Windows Vista, ... and freebies!
Canon printer, toshiba 1gb thumbdrive and retractable mouse... for the cost of....
~~ S$1398~~
Cheap hor? Even shocking.. got it at Best Denki.. of all places! haha.. and cheapo me used y Best Denki vouchers to offset the cost :P
So what did I do with my first usage of new lappy?
I blog.. I did assignment... I downloaded Open Office.. cz cheapo me don't lk to use payable MS Office.. so sue me. I lk it FREE. hahaha
May Day holidays
Yes, it's another May Day celebration. For the kids, it's a holiday. For the working folks, a deserved holiday to recognise our contributions. As I sat here reading about the May Day speech, the May Day rally, the call for more mothers to go out and work, I reflect upon myself.
I'm a working woman, a mother and wife. Importantly, I'm a nurturer of the family. Is continuining to work what I want to do the whole time? Reading an article in the Newpaper, I thought about what the lawyer who just gave birth and yet, a colleague brought papers for her to work on whilst 'visiting' her in the hospital. Hello! Excuse me! She just gave birth! Don't you have any feelings? She cried saying that it's too early for her.
Reflections on myself: I recalled that on the day after I just gave birth (I delivered in the early morning), I received a call on my mobile... and lo and behold, it was my colleague, who requested me to assist on what items to quote an important overseas customer.. after wishing me a nice congratulations. I was shocked! Exasperated! Even then, I assisted to inform (just to take note, I informed and guided this chap way before I left for the leave). Another shock came. The customer called me personally, mind you, I was in the hospital and was informed that the quote didn't arrive. In fact, it wasn't sent..
With such responsibilities, how can a working mother enjoy her 3mths maternity leave to bond with the newborn treasure? Even when I switched to a more fixed hours job, it wasn't enough time to do much with my baby. Goodness, it's a real tough call to balance work and life. Can't the govt suggest something beneficial that can entice working mothers like me to think about continuing to work in Singapore? Else, Singapore will likely see a growing number of working mothers like me who will move away from Singapore into other markets providing more suitable working environments.
Think about it Singapore... This working mother is already thinking... of leaving for greener pastures.
I'm a working woman, a mother and wife. Importantly, I'm a nurturer of the family. Is continuining to work what I want to do the whole time? Reading an article in the Newpaper, I thought about what the lawyer who just gave birth and yet, a colleague brought papers for her to work on whilst 'visiting' her in the hospital. Hello! Excuse me! She just gave birth! Don't you have any feelings? She cried saying that it's too early for her.
Reflections on myself: I recalled that on the day after I just gave birth (I delivered in the early morning), I received a call on my mobile... and lo and behold, it was my colleague, who requested me to assist on what items to quote an important overseas customer.. after wishing me a nice congratulations. I was shocked! Exasperated! Even then, I assisted to inform (just to take note, I informed and guided this chap way before I left for the leave). Another shock came. The customer called me personally, mind you, I was in the hospital and was informed that the quote didn't arrive. In fact, it wasn't sent..
With such responsibilities, how can a working mother enjoy her 3mths maternity leave to bond with the newborn treasure? Even when I switched to a more fixed hours job, it wasn't enough time to do much with my baby. Goodness, it's a real tough call to balance work and life. Can't the govt suggest something beneficial that can entice working mothers like me to think about continuing to work in Singapore? Else, Singapore will likely see a growing number of working mothers like me who will move away from Singapore into other markets providing more suitable working environments.
Think about it Singapore... This working mother is already thinking... of leaving for greener pastures.
Acik's 21st Birthday !!
woo hoo.. another back track in time.. the latest pic.. of Ikin and Lia last Dec 2006.. on Ikin's 21st birthday.. finally.. she can watch ra-21 shows.. hahahaha..
anyway.. birthday dinner with me at swensen's. note: hubby don't like waiting.. oh.. have to tell ya about it another time..
another note: the dress that ikin's wearing was chosen by my dad! go pops!
Lia's 1st birthday party
sorry.. a bit back track on the time.. her birthday celeb.. started with a flight to langkawi.. and a party at home. some pics.
Her 'boy-friend' trying on her toy from god-pa Chew :)
Baby Lia?? No.. no longer a baby
Yeah.. was composing this and uploading her pics.. and lo and behold.. the 'angel' came in and poofed! shut the pc down... argh.. angel.. stop doing this.. your dad's going to scream if he knows about this.
Anyway.. more pics.. more antics.. and so much things to say
Caught in the act... so had to pick her mess..
baby giraffe!! *Kam2... u'd love it :)*
oops.. messy me
Anyway.. more pics.. more antics.. and so much things to say
Caught in the act... so had to pick her mess..
baby giraffe!! *Kam2... u'd love it :)*
oops.. messy me
More pics!!
Hey thanks all.. Kam2 and Char for the kind remarks. Due to trememdous requests, I managed to dig up more pics of Amelia.. when she was a baby! hehehe.. some pics that I didn't manage to put up earlier on. Any way.. enjoy...
Me going on a trip.. to happiness..Down below>> clearly shows my excitement. Let's go!!!
Right>> FOOD!!!
More updates!
Due to high demand.. and thanks to my dearest Jidan who requests for more bloggings... here I am.
Nothing much to say though. Just finished my Intl Biz assignment 1. Dunno what's my grade for the Macro assignment 1. Did it like within less than 1wk... since the text came 1 wk late :P Geez... And they extended the assignment due date.. and i've handed it up on time. oh well. That's one off the mind.
Note to self: Another 2 more to go.
IB assignment 2: 21 May.
Macro policy assignment 2: 7 May
Hey, what can I say. I'm a person who excels well under stress. The more stress. The better the work hehe...
Tomorrow's Monday. Shucks! Will have a LONG day ahead man. Need to book for leave for my daughter's birthday. Where should we go? I thought of a picnic in the zoo! Can imagine her running after the monkeys and orangutans and girrafes.. I just hope she won't hug a pig or something since it's like one of her vocabs now. *shudders*
Amelia's now a darling. A darling terror on 2s.. hehe.. She's now sleeping of coz. She now has a bed. Yes, mommy and daddy finally got her a bed. A pine cot-cum-junior bed. It's quite a bargain. Got it with the mattress and 9 piece beddings for only $299! Cheap huh?
She now speaks in fluent 5 words sentences. Her vocabs is increasing by the day. And oh yes, I've weaned her off bad habit of watching barney and hi-5 before sleeping. Now, it's bedtime story by mommy.. as daddy hates reading! haha...
Here's something for the folks. Pics of Amelia!
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