NEO PRINT, BABY?

Feeling bored at home, I took baby out for window shopping. She now enjoys baby's day out with mua. Breakfast at McDonald, visiting Toy R Us, all these are probably the best experience for her but for me, alahai... kocekku. We went to Tampines Mall and since she can sit upright, I found a baby chair and place her in there securely. I ordered hotcakes with sausages and we share it. Surprisingly, she love the hotcakes. Since having her 2 bottom front tooth, she is going wild on everything she eats. Whatever is feed into her mouth, she will smile widely showing her two front tooth. I can't help laughing seeing her like that. When I carried her to Toy R Us after that McDonald breakfast, I guess this is in every child, she was goo-ing and gaa-ing upon seeing so many toys. Shrieking and screaming from an 8th month old, was a bit too loud. Memang pon cute seeing her expressing herself but excuse me, everyone watching lah, malu tau. Even in the bus, she goes Eiiii... Aahhhh.... Papapapa... so loud that the main focus in the bus is US all the way from Hougang to Kembangan. Ok, back to Toy R Us episode. She was of course smiling when I showed her some of those interesting toys that can talk. Then, there is this grey & brownish rabbit, a cuddly soft toy which when she saw that, she goes Ei so loud that I have to give it to her. She took that and carried that with her. $14.95 it cost me. Then we walked again and this time she saw those baby yang besar macam real life punya. She goes Ei again. I looked at the price tag. Hallamak.. $49.90?? Sorilah Baby, too expensive, lagipun u only play for a while then everything will be thrown into the toy basket. I immediately rush to the exit before she goes Ei again on some other things she fancy. I then saw the Neo Print machine or whatever you call it now. Ask the counter lady how much to take picture. She said between $6 - $10. Wah.. peh mahal. Takpe. First experience taking photo in this machine for baby. So many retry, in the end, presenting the one photo that I think is the best among the rest. Baby is too engrossed with the colourful buttons on the machine rather than clicking sounds of my finger in front of her.

Make our exit from Tampines Mall after browsing Fox kids clothing.. punyalah lawa!!! I then proceeded to Spotlight thinking it was still there but devastatingly it was no longer there. Saw Cash Converter. Masuk jap, sekejap jer. Keluar with a heavy bag of playpen which still looks new, costing me only $15. Good bargainlah baby... some more with the sales guy helping us to carry it till the main road. It was indeed a good shopping trip and both of us did enjoy ourselves.

BOO BOO PART I

Tersebutlah kisah, di hari ini, jam 11.30 pagi. Memandangkan 'despatch' (saper lagi kalau bukan abg site yang ada kereta tu) is on leave, aku terpaksa keluar sendiri untuk hantar dokumen penting to my freight forwarders di mana ofis mereka terletak di Kaki Bukit Road 2, opposite Comfort Driving Centre. The journey there is barely 20 minutes by bus. Cuaca sungguh terik tadi, bila duduk di bus-stand sambil menantikan ketibaan bus 151, pancarannya memang terserlah sampai berbelang kakiku dibuatnya. Since aku dah biasa naik bus 151 dari hougang ke ofis, jadi untuk ke Gordon Warehouse memang melalui jalanraya yang sama so dengan penuh konfiden aku tak perlukan street directory. Bas yang ditunggu sampai akhirnya dan aku pon relaks dengan muka selamba cuba mengamati suasana bas yang kosong, konon gembira dapat keluar ofis sejenak. Bila bas hampir sampai Tai Seng Avenue, dengan penuh konfiden aku picit bell. Aku nampak Tai Seng Drive, tempat projek masa dengan kompeni lama dulu. Aku ikut jalan yang disediakan untuk pejalan kaki memandangkan tempat itu penuh dengan kerja bina untuk MRT Circle Line. Aku seberang jalan ke arah Civil Defence HQ dan berjalan lagi di jalan yang sempit. Habuk, pasir, panasnya matahari di atas kepala seperti membuat aku macam orang gila berjalan dalam panas tanpa payung. Memang aku tak feveret jalan di situ sebab banyak sangat kenderaan. Lori yang bergerak di kiriku pulak semuanya besar-besar. Bila melintasi aku, terasa vibrate yang kuat di jalan itu. Sambil berjalan, aku melihat di depanku. Bus-stand. Aku lihat ke arah seberang. Ciow kooniang. Dah 10 minit aku jalan masih tak sampai sekali rupanya aku turun salah bus stand. Terpaksa aku redah jugak perit matahari untuk sampai ke T-junction di depan Comfort Driving Centre. Peluh dah menitik turun, baju dah terasa basah, ketiak.. hmmm tak payah cakaplah. Lepas lagi 10 minit berjalan, barulah sampai pat freight forwarder's ofis yang terletak di Gordon Warehouse. Nasib baik opis dorang ada aircon, dapat jugaklah redakan rasa bahang dan peluh yang meleleh-leleh tanpa henti. Macam nilah orang sihat, jalan tak seberapa, peluhnya berliter-liter.

BOO BOO PART II

Memandangkan aku dah lama kenal boss pat situ, sejak di opis lama lagi, aku diberi free kalendar 2006 dan table planner. Nasib baik cuma 2 jer, jadi taklah teruk sangat aku bawak, memandangkan nak kena jalan balik gi bus-stand. Sedang berjalan tu, aku teringat bas 151 biasanya akan berhenti di bus stand dekat GTW Building so instead of berjalan menghala ke tempat aku datang tadi, aku seberang menghala ke bus stand opposite GTW Building. 5 minit berjalan akhirnya aku sampai di bus stand tersebut tapi alangkah malangnya nasibku bila aku lihat tak ada pon nombor 151 di papan tanda. Nak patah balik dah terlalu jauh, jadi aku berjalan lagi ke depan di bus stand dekat dengan Defu Lane 12. Ingatku bus stand tu mungkin dekat tapi semakin aku jalan di bawah panas matahari, semakin terasa nak menangis. Masih jauh lagi bus stand tersebut. Bila aku nampak bayang bus stand tu, rasa gembira pon ada, rasa macam nak nangis pon ada. Its like walking in the desert sey, dengan tekak kering, panas matahari memancar terik. When I reached the so called bus stand yang aku nampak tu, tenggelam lagi jantungku sebab bus stand tu is under construction and the make-do bus stand is few more steps upwards. Alahai.... Last-last sampai jugak. Naik bas, sampai opis, singgah kopitiam, beli air sekali dua... dah betul2 kehausan. Nasib baik bukan bulan puasa. Come to think of it, I blame myself for not taking my wallet with me. Ye lah, ingatkan sekejap jer kan, so cuma bawak ezlink card and that pouch pon luckily ada $2 note. Nak naik teksi with only $2 note mana cukup. Blame it on the comfort of aircon and cab ride, used to it so much till walking under the striking hot sun at nearly 12pm jer sampai dah tak larat. Belum lagi jalan pat padang pasir..... haizz.

BALI OH BALI

Boss is on his way to Bali with his children for 3 days. On Xmas, Bali is his destination again for his holiday rendezvous with his girlfriend. My envy began to accumulate when I hear people going for holiday. When will my turn be? Bali... bali... a dream destination since dunno when. When I have planned before pregnancy the trip to Bali, there was the headlines on the bomb so plans were blasted as well. When I have planned for the trip probably after giving birth, I then lost my job. I am devastated. Maybe Bali doesn't want me to come. But wait. I still will never give up. Now that Baby enjoys going out, I'm sure a family holiday would be fun, now that the boys are back with us. School holiday in June? That will be in 6 months time. Maybe I should start planning and save so that it will be a whole family affair. Don't think I have the heart leaving the children behind for a day or two. Bali... u wait for me, I sure will come one day.

'D' TAXI RIDE

It was my lucky day yesterday when I managed to hail a cab upon crossing the road at Macpherson Road. Those waiting on the opposite road must be feeling envious on my good luck. But my luck turns bad when I had to sit tight and bear the disgusting feeling the whole journey home. Taxi driver sounds like Crab's taxi driver from Elm Street. Spotting a crumple never-iron shirt just like his face. LOL! I don't mind the conversation but the phlegm clearing from the start to end point was really so disgusting. Tak boleh angkat, wa cakap lu!

You stop my taxi like lis le bus laiver not happy one. That was his remarks when I entered his taxi, after telling him my destination. Why arh? I asked playing along with the sleng. Here bus lane what. Bus lane cannot stop anyhow mah. I raised an eyebrow. Sorry arh uncle. I got gastric pain lah so cannot walk until after the bus lane. That's why when I saw your taxi, I immediately waive and you stop also what. Khaaaaakkkkkk. He's trying to clear his throat full of phlegm. Then I decided to send sms to dear hubby.

You no hep laiving licence meh? Now Singapolean mostly got licence one. My laugther, my son, my sister, my blother all got licence but if you ask lem, they got no car. Car vely expensive but licence important. I smiled and nodded. As he was about to turn right from the junction at Upper Aljunied Road (near Bidadari Cemetary) to Serangoon Flyover, a lorry from his right lane cut cross him to go into Braddell Road. And so the loud honk. Wah, see.. see.. lat lolly want to lie. So langerous. Lonno how he pass his laiving licence. I smiled and just nodded.

So he went on and on, telling me all sort of stories about how important to have 'laiving' or driving licence in Xinjiapoh. Once he finishes the story of driving licence, he went on about how drivers can be so dangerous on the road. Of course, I did participate in the conversation once a while. He was talking non stop and in between pauses, the long khaaaaakkk, clearing his throat and wiping his mouth again. I was all ears listening to his stories until before the next junction to my carpark, I decided to satisfy my curiousity. Uncle, you ever saw this advertisement last time on TV not? What advertisement, he ask. You know, the washing machine advertisement... Aristonnnn... and he cut me short, that one I know lahhh, so famous. Aliston... and lon, and lon.. right? I giggled quitely. Sure enough, throughout the whole speech, if you'd notice, he never seems to mention the alphabet D correctly. Oh, and the advert on Ariston suppose to be Ariston and Don and Don and Don.. Crab, thanks for sharing your taxi ride on Elm Street which somehow gives me this update. Haha!

ALL ARE WELL NOW

Somehow, Ma didn't turn up for her cleaning work at Fullerton due to the really heavy rain that night. She called Pa up and Pa said that shows that all are not agreeable to her extra job thus leaving no other choice, she ended up going home. Ma decided not to take up that cleaning work. Her boss then offered her to continue night work at PSA canteen instead which I am more than agreeable. Night work in the canteen means she only starts cooking and serve from 11pm to 1am and after that, rest/sleep till 4am in the morning which I think is better for her coz there's plenty time to rest. Alhamdulillah. I am relieve and happy that I don't have to worry so much coz she's in good hands over in PSA and hubby sometimes work night shift so he can go see Ma at times.

I am currently busy with upcoming projects thus the delay in updates. Plus the upcoming wedding of my 2nd brother in law this weekend. Thus I'll end today's blog wishing a good weekend to all.