Elly growing up...

Strawberry blouse and skirt in pink, gift from Mommy's colleague, Aunt Zue. Mommy's little girl is growing up...

Elly grinning beautifully.... treasure these photos as really a challenge to get her attention and look at the camera
Disney blouse and pants, gifts from Mommy's colleague, Aunt Nurul

Elly and her collection of bears.

Ah Mah's Visit

Emmy posing with Ah-Mah (paternal grandma)

Elly drinking the Ribena drink happily. The drink was actually meant for the bridegroom(my elder bro) on his wedding day when he went to fetch his bride. The best-man(my younger bro) forgot how to suck the drink from a bottle after more than 20 years. He passed the drink to Elly for help. Poor Elly.... anyway, think Elly enjoyed the drink more and she became part of the 'Heng-tei' (Brothers) in the quest to help his 'Kaufu'-Uncle to successfully fetch his bride.

Emmy and 'Suk-po'(paternal grand-aunt). The nice gown was 'hand-over' from her cousin sister, Trileony and was worn by her sis, Elly. Thanks to Trileony and Trinity, Emmy and Elly have a lot of 'hand-overs' to wear and help Daddy to save some $$$.

Elly in her first cheongsam, gift from Trileony and Mommy, Aunty Bee. The handbag was a gift from Mommy's friend, Uncle Anand, all the way from Bangkok.

Elly and Emmy with Ah-Mah. All groomed to attend Kau-fu Wai wedding banquet.

Outing at Gardens, Midvalley

Oct 07

With 'Suk-po' (grandaunt)
Elly in her VIP seat

Emmy smiling sheepishly...

Oh no, Daddy! The shark is behind us!

November photos

Mommy and Emmy

Emmy on walker

Bad diarrhoea for Elly

After recovering from flu that she got from Mommy, she was having fever and diarrhoea for the past three days. So after sent her to clinic twice and still did not recover, we sent her to HUKM Emergency unit in the mid of last night.

Took some blood tests and after diagnosing by the Arabian doctor, we left at 4.30am. Doc said it was common for toddlers to have fever and diarrhoea especially when the molar teeth are going to grow.

Due to frequent diarrhoea, her buttock was red and had some rashes. Throwing tantrum for the past few days. Her weight remain at 11kg, the same since Sept 07. Weight increase is not that rapid anymore compared to when she was few months old.

Wish Elly speedy recovery!

Books

It is now 4.30 in the morning(Malaysian time). Elly has woke up at 4am and refused to sleep. She wants me to read to her and pass me the books. Taught her some new noun and adjective words.

I am marvelled by her memory. She want to press the keyboard so i have to stop here.

Elly's Language

Elly's language Meaning

Popiah merdeka (independence)
Amio Cappucino
A-chi Emmy(Elly's sister)
a-per-chu I Love You
Teh-cute Thank you
Apa (what in BM) apple
Wawer water
Bus roller-coaster (as the one in Times Square)
Na-na Ribena drink

A Typical Week-day with the Girls

5am Wake up
Prepare milk for Elly (6 ounce)
Feed Elly
Prepare milk for Emmy (4 ounce)
Feed Emmy

6am Cleaning and washing myself
Preparing to go to work

630am Send Elly to Po-po's(grandma) house
Send Emmy to babysitter's house

700am Board LRT to work

730am Arrive at office
Some personal time as office is damn quiet with no one beside myself
Surf net, read book/newspaper, listen to music

845am Work and work and work

1230pm Gym (Mon, Wed, Thu)
take the chance to exercise, threadmill, weight training
Catching up with colleagues & shopping (Tue, Fri)

130pm Back to work

600pm Go home to my babies!
Board LRT

700pm Fetch Emmy
Dinner, watch some TV/drama, surf net
Feed Emmy

1000pm Fetch Elly
Play time with the girls

1100pm ZZzzzzzzzzz time for the family

******* consider myself lucky if none of the girls cry and wake up at wee hours of the night

Checkups

Tomorrow both Elly and Emmy will have their regular checkups at the local council clinic. They are fortunate to stay at strategic place where the clinic is only 10 minutes drive away. And this saves Mommy a fortune since the checkups and all the vaccinations given are free!

For instance, when Emmy had her 3-in-1 jab last month, there was an additional vaccine (to protect the brain from damage caused by fever) included and became a 4-in-1 jab. Told by the nurse that Emmy was so lucky as the 'brain protection' vaccine caused RM150. Will ask for Elly when she has her 18 months vaccination tomorrow.

Well, to be frank, i am ignorant to the details of each vaccine, what is it used for, all i know is that the jabs are for the general health of the babies. I shall learn to be more specific, learn up what are the jabs are for.

Time flies... Elly turning 18 months and Emmy turning 4 months already. And their DOB are almost the same - 315 and 513 (March 15th and May 13th)

Dutch Lady Chocolate Milk

Elly loves to drink Milo when she is at Po-po's(grandma) house. She is drinking 2 cups per day, breakfast and supper. As she loves chocolate/coco drink, i bought her the Dutch lady chocolate Drink 123 as it contains DHA , etc etc of brain development ingredients. Toddler's brain development is the fastest especially during the first 4 years.

So i always remind myself to 'fully utilise' these 4 years with the kids. As with the success of a IT project, a blueprint is essential. Now am thinking of a blueprint on how to develop the kids to be a STAR. Here, i dont mean having them be the straight 15 A1s students, but one who is smart and courteous.

Elly Fell in the Bathroom

Sunday nite, Elly fell in the bathroom, Mommy to be partly blamed for being careless. Elly now loves to follow me when i do house chores. She was holding the mini chair that i used when washing the clothes and want to put it back into the bathroom.

Excited as she was, as the bathroom was wet, she slipped and fell. When i saw her, she was already lying on the floor and started crying. Quickly carried her up and hugged her.

At one corner of my heart, i felt guilty on her fall. If only i was not that careless and let her into the wet bathroom, she wont fall. Lesson learnt, lucky that it was just a fall and she did not hurt herself seriously. Would be more mindful on the things that I do. Thank God, it was only a minor incident.

It was a wake-up call to me, to be more careful since there are small kids in the family. I have rearranged the kitchen and living room where 'fragile and danger' items are all hidden and out of reach.

France Taipei Escapade Part 2

Fun Taipei Tea House @ Pudu

This restaurant is opened by a couple from Taipei, Taiwan. According to them, the best time to visit Taiwan is Sept/October.
Simple and cozy environment
Oyster Mee-suah
Mommy loves the Eden Bubble Tea-made from various mixture of fruits with strong taste of honeydew and green apple. Elly loves the trade-mark Bubble Black Tea
BIG BIG bowl of 'Oh-a Mee Suah'

Tiramisu Celebration

Thanks to Uncle Wai and Aunty Mei Ling, they bought a Tiramisu cake from Secret Recipe for Daddy's birthday. The cake was so moist and soft that when we opened the cake box to light up the candles, to our shock, the cake has 'shift paradigm'(split to two layers).



Anyway, Elly was so esctatic and she said 'Bai-bai'(prayers) when we lighted up the candles. She has seen Po-po(grandma) lighted up the candles for prayers daily. We cant stop laughing looking at her with her palms together as in prayers...:)

Then, Elly blew the candles and we ate the cake. As there were leftovers, given some to Aunty Mei Ling to bring home. As the cake was so soft and moist, Po-po has to use a wok's ladle to cut the cake and 'shift' the cake to the box. Hmm, i think it deserves a place in Malaysian Book of Records.

Simple yet sweet birthday celebration for Daddy.

France Taipei Escapade Part 1

Beef with Foie Gras (RM 128)

Planned for a romantic birthday celebration for Daddy's birthday, but it turned out 'wrong'-matic instead. Learnt that bringing two kids to fine-dining is a catatrosphe. We went to a French restaurant in Bangsar One to try the 'Foie gras'(fatty liver of goose).

Foie Gras with Duck Meat (RM 70)
Escargots (snails) RM 46

Emmy lying on chair RM priceless
Happy Daddy with wish granted

Later, went to a Taiwanese teahouse in Pudu to try the famous 'xiao shi'(snacks) including oyster mee suah, crispy chicken, preserved vegetables, wine chicken and some bubble teas.

Share some photos later.

Elly going 'kai-kai' (going out for a stroll)

Elly was fascinated with the Cosmos indoor theme park and dont want to leave. Lucky found this cartoon. Elly just to love gooing 'kai-kai'(taking a stroll, anywhere does not matter to her). Before she sleeps and when she wakes up, her first words would be 'kai-kai', 'kai-kai'. So we brought her for a stroll at Times Square.

Elly and the red phone. Hello... hello...

Oh, please Mind Your Head

With 'Digi-man' background

Keyboard and Music

I purchased a keboard 4 years ago to realise one of my childhood dreams to learn and play the piano. However, since i only want to play the music and avoid sitting for the exams, i purchased a keyboard instead.

Had been sitting in a quiet corner of my living room until recently got an 'Eureka' idea. Will expose it to Elly and Emmy. If they are passionate about it, then will send them to keyboard classes. Another alternative is i join the class and then teach my girls.

As there are some pre-computerised songs and self-play songs with red lights on the keys to teach novice, easier to teach the girls.

Pay Per Post

Thanks to Colleen, i learnt about Pay Per Post(PPP). Check this and more out at my side bar.

Elly at One in a Million Audition

One in a Million Audition @ Times Square, 8 Sept 2007















Elly
"Would I be the next 'One in a Million' winner?"















Elly
"Can you help me to fill up the form?"















Elly
"Let me check my details again"















Elly
"Oh my, I am so excited!"















Elly
"Wish me luck!
I will be the next 'One in a Million' winner"