As you can see, the Angry Bird bug has caught on to the people who had no idea what it was to begin with.

Me, I tried it a couple of times and found no appeal at all. I’m either boring or just plain old! lol

This year being the (water) dragon year….actually means nothing to me. I dont really read about what the dragon year holds for me as a horse (according to the Chinese zodiac) because I think that would be somewhat similar to fortune telling which I am not a believer of. That said, what I do look forward to (as I did when 2012 really happened on 1/1/2012) is that I take on more challenges be it where sewing/knitting is concerned, definitely tackle this whole car license issue (yet again – it was my 2010 resolution to actually GET a license then) and if I did, I’d have my full license by now!! *slaps forehead*

I am also looking forward to Mum coming out here at the end of Feb to celebrate her sister’s birthday which happens to fall on 29/2 – leap year baby! So, all in all….I do hope that 2012 will be better than 2011 – I do foresee some major decisions that has to be made and I’m just hoping that whatever the outcome may be, it will be for the best.

Once, again….HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR, WISHING YOU HEALTH, WEALTH & PROSPERITY!

Yes, apparently we are the proud new owners of a Mario Kart Wii Bundle that came with Wii Sports. ^.^ It was as a total surprise to me, more so when you’re not expecting anything. So shocked was I that I was rendered speechless. Lol And it is not often that I am speechless. Ted was really antsy about this parcel and he refused to tell me what it was. Such a cute fella he is!! He did tell me that it was partly mine and I just couldnt figure out what it could possibly be!

While I find that I am not too into Mario (never was to begin with), I am really enjoying the Wii Sport especially Boxing. Man, I think I’ll be having some muscles on me by the time I’m done with it. lol I think it’s an excellent way to release some stress too. (Bash! Bash! Bash! Whack! Whack! Whack!) Needless to say that I now have my eyes on getting a Wii Fit but a friend told me that Wii Active is better if one is more serious about exercising and all. But Zumba is apparently the best – and if I could get it, I would! All that dancing….sure sounds fun to me!

As for the kids, the girls are slowly getting the hang of it but surprisingly not as interested as I thought they would be. I actually thought they’d jump at the idea of playing the games but they rather watch us play! lol I think its frustrating not able to handle the handset well so I hope that in time, when they do get the hang of it, they will enjoy it. We had the girls play bowling and KR seemed to have enjoyed it more than Arianna. Arianna, like me had fun boxing though! lol

Anyhoo, Ted’s going down to the shops later to get anothe handset and find out more about Wii Fit/Active and get some new games too. What can I say, the man is mad! lol Now that I think about it, aside from FB, we now have Wii….with my sewing and knitting AND household chores (What housework??), 24 hours a day really doesnt seem enough at all!!! >.<

You can’t really blame her. Arianna is at the age where she gets most things and mind you, her understanding about things that go about around can really surprise you. She is a major chatterbox and I reckon she could be an excellent talkshow host!

But the problem with this need to constantly color is that I run out of things for her to color. Did I ever tell you that we have our very own Picasso at home? Yup, KR is our little Picasso and she expresses herself by drawing on the walls and floor. I wouldnt be surprised if Mum were to tell me that I owe her some big time 2012 pottery barn coupons to replace whatever KR has destroyed. I tells ya, that little girl may be little, but that mind of hers. Never stops clicking!

Anyway, because of her “talent”, I found myself washing the crayon off the walls and mind you, it is NOT easy at all because of the grove patterns that Mum got done on her walls. At least I now know that I will never, ever get that type of walls. Ever!

Anyway, I’m thinking that we might just have it at a local playland to save me the trouble of cooking up dishes and having it at home. Yes, some might think me a bad mum but I honestly dislike organizing parties – what more COOK! Mum will surely think she brought home the wrong baby coz both sis AND mum love cooking and get super excited about having parties at home. I must have missed out this gene somewhere along the line.

Anyhoo, just to make things more kid friendly aside from the fact the the party is at a playground, sis came across something interesting and told me quite bluntly – get your cake pops now! Dont wait till the last minute….so I’m off to check out what they offer and see if there is anything that KR would like. I’m quite looking forward to this party coz…heh, I dont have to do anything at all. Heh. ^.^

The last Christmas I was here, it was in 2008 – just before KR was born. Since then, I havent really gone back for Christmas. Hence this year was very special to me because I got to spend both Christmas AND New Year in Kulim. *happy happy joy joy* Without further ado, let’s let the pix do the talking.

Twas the night before Christmas :

Roasted leg of pork with orange glaze

Roasted chicken with spices

Mashed potatoes

Chicken pie

Prawn & Asparagus salad

Lemon Meringue

Star of the show, Christmas pudding with an army of fondant Snowmen

The full meal before Christmas Vigil Mass at church

On Christmas Day :

Kids getting the ball rolling

People getting stuck into their gifts

Nanna busy opening hers

Brandon and his Tshirt

Toy from our BEC

Present from Sis

Nanna and her present, a wheelbarrow from Mo (baby not included)

Needless to say, we were all VERY happy with what we had to eat and what presents we got. Now, we’re looking forward to see what happens comes New Year!

These days, it is normally to catch KR giving him kisses and lovingly patting him on the head as she walks by him. She seems to not mind when he sneaks a sip from her sippy cup and normally quite gladly shares anything with him. This can hardly be said for Arianna who tends to seems somewhat apart from these 2. Not too sure why, perhaps of the age difference which is not that far apart really. That said, aside from being close to each other, they are very alike in a lot of ways and this is one of them : They both love noodles!!

KR wolfing down her favourite Wan Tan Noodles (Eggs noodles cooked in soy sauce with pieces of pork thrown in)

And here is Brandon, giving his all….actually eating this for the first time on his own :

Gotta love a man who loves his food! ^.^

Anyway, going through all my pix, I came across this one of KR when she was just about 1 year old.

I think I know who that 4 Teletubbie is…..:P

Being a young bloke, he has a lifetime ahead of him to make right the wrong he has done now, rather than later. She was still upset about it coz she thought that he had stopped all this nonsense when their mother passed away last year – apparently she was wrong. I reckon he took a turn for the worst after Aunt Leen passed away. However, I personally am glad that he has taken this positive step forward and taking charge of his life again. I will have to call Tina one of these days again and remind that this is a good thing.

Mum was joking the other day saying that perhaps one day, Brandon will become a DJ and I thought why the heck not right? Although I have a few DJ friends, I have no idea how those dj turntables work! The number of buttons on those thingamajigs…..blows my mind!! But that’s a long way from now though. I’m just enjoying watching them dance at the moment. Too cute!