I had a tough teenage life. I dare say that I wished I never had to go through it but I did, and thankfully I haven’t been to mentally scarred. I grew up with very bad acne and other than verbal advice and expensive meds which you were not sure would suit you, there was nothing else that was there to help. But these days, help is always around the corner if you look hard enough. I would recommend people who are looking for the best acne treatment to make sure that you ask all the questions you have to the consultant to ensure that the treatment suits you.
I guess with so little time on my hands these days, I’ll have to feed you guys more pix!! *lol*
Here’s a recent pix of KR asleep. Can someone pls tell me how this is comfy??? She can actually sleep for a long time in this position, weird wei….
Must be coz of all the ‘cushioning’ momma can provide! *LOL* :P
*lol* I’m sure there are many pronunciation for this ranging from cucur kodok to jemput-jemput [Southern slang] to my very own, chokodok [Northern slang]. :) In the end, they all mean the same thing = mashed banana fritters, or at least I think that is what it is once translated.
If I’ve not mentioned it before, Arianna loves bananas. She calls them ‘nanna’ which funnily enough also sounds very much like Nana, my mum. Anyway, this was the first time she had them and when mum makes anything, needless to say, it was a hit…I’ll let these pix speak for themselves. :D
What is this brown thingy?
Chokodok autopsy/inspection in progress
Inspection pass - time to taste test.
Verdict - BEST!!! :D
For the fun of it and in case I forget, this is the recipe :
Ingredients :
2 [big] bananas [coz here all big2 one]
5 tablespoons of self-raising flour
3 tablespoons of sugar
1 egg
Method :
1. Mash the bananas
2. Add all other ingredients in and mix well.
3. Heat up a pan of oil and drop in balls of the mix.
4. Cook till golden brown, remove and drain excess oil.
5. EAT!!! :D
KR is about 1.5months now and it was only recently that I finally managed to take a pix of Arianna and her together. Ever since KR came home, Arianna has been rather oblivious to KR’s existence but recently, she has taken more notice of her and that is good. :)
I had to use this moment ie. Arianna busy having her bottle AND watching tv to get these shots and I tell ya, they are priceless!! :)
Sisters watching tv together-gether
Arianna is either giving KR a head massage OR trying to say, ‘Eh, move your head la, you’re blocking the tv!!’. :P
Sweetness!! :D
Today marks a great milestone for Arianna - she poo-ed on the toilet!! YAY!!! :D *dances the dance*
Actually, I had tried to ‘train’ her a few days ago but it all fell through after the first attempt and then the next day I missed the cue. After that, I just got plain lazy! *bad Mommy* Anyway, today after Mum rousing on me and all to strat the training again, I kept and eye on her and the moment I saw THAT look and position, I grabbed her, strip her out of her nappy and placed her on her potty seat.
I bet Arianna had NO idea what was going on but went with the flow. She had her little book with her that kind of took her attention away for awhile but after my continuous coaxing [as in I was making all those 'ngkk ngkk' sounds] and it wasn’t long before she had that weird look on her face and taa-daa!!! She poo-ed!! :D
She did hang on to me for awhile as if she was a little afraid but I think its coz its something new for her but she didn’t freak out or anything like that. :) Here’s hoping that I catch her in time again tomorrow!! :D
Happy me….
*This is not really new news but I had to share it anyway. :P*
I actually nearly did. *lol*
You see, I wanted to cook some oyster/garlic sauce to pour over my vegs. So I fried the garlic then added the oyster sauce but somehow, the consistency seem a little to thick for my liking and also it looked nothing like my Mum’s. But with the littlies awake and all, I put it aside for later modification. *Pls note that my mum wasn’t around during the drama*
After Arianna went to bed and KR was napping, it was time for my lunch so I heated the saucepan and poured the sauce in. Common sense *duh* told me that water dilutes things but somehow stupidity took over for a moment and I didn’t think that although water dilutes things, it doesn’t work well with HOT oil and when I poured some water it, my whole started to sizzle really big time and I wanted to stop it from messing up my kitchen so I lifted the pan to move it away.
But while doing so, it tilted a little and the splashing oil kinda caught fire and voila! I had a Master Chef moment/flame going on!!! Thank god it went out on it own and that it was the small saucepan instead of the big or I would have no hair or eyebrows now. And before I knew it, the fire alarm went off and there I was trying to figure out how the heck to turn if off quickly before it wakes up the girls but nup, the girls slept right through. Phew!!
So there you go….at least I now know that my fire alarm works!
My sewing days have definitely taken a back seat and my sewing machine has not had a proper workout since KR was born. But it doesn’t mean that I have not tried to squeeze in some sewing when I can. Other than trying to sew when I can, my fabric buying hasn’t stopped. lol I’m still getting stuff online especially from eBay - gawd, I love eBay but damn, it is EVIL!!!
I recently bough some Colorado knit fabric from a new seller and I love the fabric from her. Being her first buyer, I had free postage for a whole lot of fabric and she had a lot of issues with the payments receipt and what nots. But once we sorted that out, things were great. Now she is still willing to sell me her fabric at the price that I bidded for and I am looking forward to buying more fabric from her but this time, it will be outside eBay. So we have a win-win situation, only this time I have to pay for postage. But taking postage in account, the price I pay for that fabric is still good in my opinion so I’m going to go berserk today. :) They are all plain fabric but that’s ok coz most of what I have now is printed so plain is good. Looking at my stash, I scare myself coz it is growing non-stop at a crazy pace!
I’ve taken over another shelf and now have a box as well. With the new purchase, I don’t know where else to ‘hide’ my stuff!! *lol* Ted is so going to go nuts on me…hehehe!! Some days I wished I had started sewing when we first moved into the new place and not spend so much time on the net playing Scrabble and Wordscraper. In general, at one point in time, FB ruled my life but not anymore…it would be a mirable if I could actually sit through ONE game! lol Amazing what an extra child in your life can do - it changes EVERYTHING.
O well, an extra child also means that I can do more sewing though but I wonder if God could please make a couple of extra hours for me? 24 hours is not enough!!
At this precise moment, I am home alone with 2 kids. Mum has abandoned me to stay at my aunt’s place for the week hence this is my test run period to see how I handle things alone. And Ted has gone to work. So far so good [touch wood, touch] since Arianna is watching telly and KR is falling in and out of her nap in her rocker. We have actually just came back from a BBQ at my cousin’s place where we dropped Mum off so half the day is gone and I guess in a way it’s a blessing for me.
I told Ted that I was already freaking out at the thought of handling the 2 kids on my own but at the same time, my thought always go back to Aida and how she is dealing with it all by herself as well. I tell you, she is like my role model for SAHM living in a foreign land and I can’t say enough how much I look up to her. [Aida, you can perasan I don't mind!! :D] Needless to say there isn’t much one can do but to take the bull by the horns and just deal with it. Perhaps I am just putting myself under too much pressure or perhaps I have no confidence in myself. Either way, it ain’t helping me at all. But one thing I can say is that, the kids must know that there is less 1 pair of hands to help out and have been angels [touch wood, touch wood] so I really can’t complain. Got to go get dinner ready for Arianna now..here’s hoping I live through the night! lol :P
*You’ll notice how I’m trying to un-jinx myself by saying ‘touch wood’ coz truth be known, if I say anything good about the kids - things just turn for the worst the next minute!!*
When I was growing up, sis and I used to make our own greeting cards for mum and dad. The main occasions were birthdays and the holiday season. However those days have disappeared due to a couple of reasons but mainly time. I hardly have any time to myself so these days, I just pick a card off the rack. But given the choice, I rather make it myself. I love to personalized things. It just makes it all more personal and special. :)
I used to think that exercise was too tough. It looked tiring and worst still, it would near kill me everytime I had to exercise. I always felt that I was forced into it and if given the chance, I’d rather be playing my guitars. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t take the time to burn fat. In actual fact, some of my friends are also in the water with her little person. So guess I won’t be alove. :o)
