My Baby Girl... A Lady...

My my my.... woke up this morning with the intention of bringing the kids to Sentosa for a swim as we went back to get the car from papa late last nite so that it would be easier for us to bring the kids ard even if we haf to go back to houg to fetch them... however, it looks like there is now a change of plans liao... why?? Cos my baby girl has turned into a LADY!!! :) Hehehe....

Yes yes yes... she is only 6 months 3 weeks and 2 days old... and today is the 1st day of her mensus... i woke up after receiving a phone call from mummy informin us that it's raining... so was abit disheartened that the weather wasnt too good... so went out without using my specs to talk to garry as he was already awake...

As usual the 2 of them got excited when they saw me... started jumping, licking n scratchin my leg... after awhile they sat on the floor... hehehe... :) den as I was about to go wash up, i noticed this stain on the floor n went like eeee... wat is tt? since i couldnt see clearly... n asked if it was blood or wat... Mr Lee looked down n said yeah blood... 1st thing tt came into my mind was tt 1 of them injured themselves... but I was wrong... it turned out that Tamy was bleedin...

So we realised that she could be hafin her mensus... but i recalled Serene tellin me that the 1st few days would be very light spotting... hmm... as usual... being the kan chiong me when it comes to my babies... i quickly called her to ask... she asked me to check if Tamy's vulva & nipples were swollen and after checking, I can confirm that they are... wooo.... den she said to check if Tamy has yellowish discharge... so I did after we ended our call.... true enough, though there wasnt much yellowish discharge, there were drops of diluted blood.... similar to us humans.... yiKes~

After all the checks, I am proud to confirm that Tamy is a Lady now... hehehe.... so change of plans... no more beach n swimming... we'll be off to U-Petgamart instead to get her panties and pads... cos dun wan her to stain the floor n her bed... better not la... wait Mr Lee will jump... not so much so from anger but more from disgust... I'm sure... hahaha... :) Till my next update on my Baby girl who is now a Lady... :)

....::: A Better Tomorrow :::....

So many things happened the past few weeks that I forgot to blog about tinking of gettin this... hehehe.... initially wanted to get this for the furkids to swim in but was worried that they might jus burst the whole inflatable pool due to their nails...



Zhi called me sometime back and told me that she found this foldable pool for dogs since she knew that I wanted to get this for them... sad to say that pool cost about $100+ and it's only about 30cm in height... Toby can jus stand in it liao... hahah... such a waste... : Tamy will soon outgrow it as well... so it's a no to buying that... so im still toyin with the idea on whether to get the inflatable pool or not :)

Anyway, Angie, Esther, Elna, Jasmine and myself shared to get these for Steph n Tiza as Jas was heading for KL over last weekend... Hope she likes what we bought... :) Cant wait to see u in Dec when u come for Angie's wedding!! :) And no worries ah... u can bunk in with us...




My recent weekend was filled to the Max... we went to JieJie's house for lunch on saturaday... den in the evening we headed over to Koko's plc as she had a mini birthday celebration for herself. Heheh... :) Den after that we headed back to Hougang where I helped Van & Sara groom their dogs!! Goodness... so much fur!!! I tink the blade of the clipper became blunt after 4hours or so... Only left Hougang ard 12+ and we headed over to Loyang Twa Pek Kong...

On our way home, I told Mr Lee that I was kinda hungry and he too said that he was hungry so we decided to go for supper... kekeke... ended up buying the nasi lemak from Boon Lay... wasnt too bad... by the time we settled down, it was close to 2am... *sigh* less than 6 hours of sleep before we woke up...

Left the house around 8am or so to fetch my MIL as she wanted to go to this chinese physician at Bedok... Piangz... West to East man~ she was done in less than 30min... imagine if she took the 2hour long journey there... tsk tsk tsk... After that we went to have Katong Laksa for breakfast... yummy!!~ Been ages since I went to that shop...

After that we went to Guan Yin Temple at Waterloo St followed by the Shao Lin Shi Temple in Toa Payoh... So holy hor... I jus tagged along... kekeke... :) Den we called my SIL and after fetching them, we drove to Qian Hu for the Fish Spa. It was their 1st time there.... kekeke... :)

Our day didnt end here. After sending them home, we went back for a bath and headed over to Hougang to fetch my folks... we were going for Our Lady's Procession in Novena... our yearly affair... I felt so holy on sunday... hehehe....Thank God it didnt rain.

I said my longest prayer ever.... Thanking God for everything that he has provided me with... the pain, suffering, endurance and obstacles that he had planned along my life's path... I believed that all these have been placed in its place for a reason. There may be an immediate solution or it may take awhile before a soultion is found. Wateva the case is, I believe that God works miracles in his own way... I lifted up prayers thanking him for giving me such a wonderful family even though we have our arguements at time. I also thanked him for giving me a lovely, peaceful and helpful extended family to live the rest of my life with.

In Laws who are kind, understanding and easy to get along with. In Laws who have in their own way helped the both of us in our time of need. Especially a MIL who is selfless and always willing to help us no matter the consequences... I thank you lord for all these wonderful people U have blessed me with...



As per all the previous years, we stood directly across the road as it was simply to packed within the church compound. I didnt want to faint from heat stroke... So there we were standing opp the church at 5pm in the earli evening... the celebrations didnt start till 6pm... Gradually the crowd started coming...





When it ended slightly after 8pm, we headed down to AMK for Zhi Cha Dinner.... Sunday was officially Koko's birthday... so we had dinner with her, Evan & Ryan :) We took a cab back after dinner as it was close to 10pm... long & tiring day for everyone... went home to watch the last half an hour or so of King Kong... before we konged out for the day...

As usual, I was given tons of web orders today... didnt manage to complete them... so carried forward about 28 web orders to be done tomorrow... I still have 2 batches to do... Darn... and as I'm typing this now, there's a sudden sound of thunder... tink its gonna rain soon... I hope and I pray~ So hot today...

Jessica passed me the HP pouches that she made... chio rite... Mine's the one on the right... Sara's one in the middle and the Black and White one is for none other than Van... hehehe... :) Love it to bits... glad that I haf something for my Omnia...



Anyway, Koko was using this pouch from Kilping on sunday and I loved it... Her's was red in color which is one of my favourite colors.... She said she bought herss when she was in HK recently... Aiya... I know someone who's goin HK soon and decided to ask her to help me get if she finds it... Had to get the model number from the store as it wasn't on their website...

So I popped by the outlet at Bugis Junction after work today with Jessica and saw that they had this dirty lookin pink one... it was goin for $69 (Usual price $109). So cheap i can jus get it in Spore... dun haf to trouble that someone liao... but a tough choice to make... the red or dirty pink? Spoilt for choices man~ Aiya... as always... :

Simplicity Versus Extravagence

The past week went by well... the much awaited gathering at my plc finally came... we had a great deal of fun, enjoyment and fantastic company as well as lots of food... everyone contributed quite abit for the potluck steamboat. Angie was the designated photographer that day as my camera batt was low... so I'll post pics of our gathering within the next few days...

Sunday went by well... went over to my sis-in-law's plc and upon reaching I asked Garry wat the occassion was as she had invited us over... aiyayayaya... onli while we were waiting for the lift to go up did i remember that the gathering was becos of Eldin's Birthday!!! Aiyoz... some kind of uncle n auntie we were huh... forgot our own nephew's birthday... *tSk* *tSk* Paisay ah go empty handed... we'll make it up to u... Promise...

Disclaimer
What I am about to express are feelings and thoughts that are going thru my mind. It is not meant to belittle anyone, point a finger at anyone or blame anyone. However, this does not mean that you or anyone who is reading this can use this to judge me, my love ones or question the way I or any of my love ones decide how we want to lead our life with whatever means we have.

Why I'm blogging now is because of something my dearest shared with me today on our way back home. I have mixed feelings about it... on one hand I'm angry and pissed and in some way it felt humiliating but on the other hand I thought to myself why should I feel this way when the comments made weren't even from someone who has known me/us long enough or has been in constant contact with us or know us for years nor were the comments made/questions asked based on findings.

I believe that each and every one of us makes a decision based on our own believes, planning and after much thought... each and everyone of us have our own priorities, mindset, believes, teachings and the decisions we make are the choices we choose. Everyone has free will to choose and decide what's best for them. It may not be the best for others but to some, it is the best of what they can do.

Those who know me know that I am a person who never regrets or looks back at a decision that I've made. I choose to make those decisions and I live by the decisions I make and I am proud to say that till this day, I never regret any decision I've made the past 29 years. The same goes for the things I say. Though some may say and feel that at times I speak too fast and never think things properly 1st, or that the things I say may or may not hurt others. That I am being too blunt and straight foward. But that's me. That's who Rachel is. Frank, out-spoken, a person never known to mince my words. Never one who is hypocritical. Never one who pretends and tries to put up a front, live in a fantasy world or lives in denial.

I choose to do things, go places, have short holidays and spend on things that are within my means. I choose to say the things I say because I value everyone as a friend and feel that a true friend is one who doesnt need to put up a front to please you or make you feel good. There is an old saying that Respect is meant to be earned and not given. For me, I give the respect and trust but never abuse it cos once I take it back it is hard for me to return it. I trust and respect you for who you are and not judge you for what you are not.

I give you the respect with no questions asked no matter whether you are rich or poor, fat or thin, whether u hold a high post or if you are a low wage salary employee, whether you are the employer or the employee. Irregardless of race or nationality. I don't jump to conclusion without 1st finding out the truth or experiencing and gettin 1st hand encounters. I do not expect much except that you return the same to me and not make me prove myself worthy to gain your respect, trust or friendship. Without any uncalled for doubts, questions or the need for reasons.

There are people from many walks of life. Some are blessed with a good life, not having the need to worry about bills, debts or to make ends meet. Some are not so blessed but they are still able to live a moderately good life with abit of fine tuning here and there. And there are some who slog and work jus to make ends meet and have to constantly worry whether they have enough money at the end of the day for a meal or to pay the ever mounting bills, loans and debts.

For me, I'm neither here nor there... not born with a golden spoon nor was I born in a very low incomed environment. I wouldn't dare classify myself under the middle income category nor do I belong to the low income category. To be able to afford a wedding and house, I wouldn't deny that these have put alot of stain on our pockets. But I am blessed and thankful that I have a very understanding and generous mother-in-law who was willing to help us out during our time of need and has never once demanded that we returned the loan we took from her to this day, as well as my parents who have helped us in the many ways they could.

Still, bills will always come every month, loans will accumulate and multiple due to the interest rates imposed by our legal blood suckers. But, does this mean that we should live a life of a pauper? Save every single cent jus to pay off our loans and bills? Of cos I'm not implying that we should continue splurging and incurring more debts. Are we not entitled to live a normal life and spend on everyday necessities that are within our means? Are we not entitled to the little happiness so as to forget all our troubles and sadness? Are we not supposed to go on short trips to destress and make ourselves happy for just that few days?

Why then are we being questioned? Why are there doubts? Why are we being judged? Why can't I go on short trips? What makes you tink that we are paying for everything during our short trips with our family? Even if we do end up paying slightly more, it is a choice we made. A choice I chose, to spend money in exchange for time spent with my family. Nothing can replace the memories and time spent with them. Nothing is more to me other than my family. Nothing will ever replace the memories accumulated. No one knows when a love one might jus leave you suddenly one day. I do not want to live to have to experience any regrets becos I wasnt able to spend time with them when there were around.

And why can't I have a 2nd dog? Does it mean that just becos I already have 1 dog I cant have another? Den why do people want to have more than 1 children? Or why do others need to own more than 1 car, 1 wallet, 1 watever... You may ask why don't I use the money and pay our loan/debt. We have asked ourselves that as well. However, will this amount of money spent on them instead be used to pay my loans and bill help to lower it? Will I be debt free within 2 years? The answer is simple. No it will not. Cos the amount is not significant enaf. It's not even enaf to pay for the interest that is being charged to me every month. Everything will continue to accumulate month after month.

Why can't I spend the amount that I can afford to spend on my dogs if it makes me happier? If it makes us relax? If it brings a smile to our faces? If it makes us remember to be selfless? If it reminds us that love is unconditional? If it brings joy and laughter to our lives and to the lives of those we care around us. Why then can't I spend it on these? Why then cant I spend it on my dogs if it makes me forget jus for that few minutes about everything that is bad?! Am I supposed to be misearble and unhappy month after month? And not spend abit to bring joy to my life? Am I not entitled to that little bit of happiness... glimmer of hope for a better tomorrow?

A true friend is someone who offers help with no questions asked if it is within their means. If it is not, a true friend will find ways to help you out to solve any problems faced. A true friend offers you solutions and not bigger problems be it financially, mentally or emotionally. And even if there are questions, it would be put forward to us tactfully and directed directly to us and not thru others. Questions will be asked out of concern and curiosity and not because of doubts or asked to belittle us or make us feel inferior.

I must say it has been a great experience and it was fortunate of us to have friends who belong to the middle if not higher income category. It was fun and good as long as it lasted to be able to enjoy the good life that they lead. To have made their acquaintances and experience what it was like to have the capability to spend and keep spending and not have to think too much if they would be able to have the means to pay for it the following month. The introduction to the quality of what their life was like to us... I must say that it was suffocating at times to have to be able to live up to their standards so as not to be the odd one out... it was a once in a lifetime experience... and I guess it will remain as that... Once in a lifetime... a life free from having to think if there was going to be sufficient funds the following month... A Life of Extravagence...

I believe it's time we return to the simple life where we live within our means... continue our life like every other family who belong between the low n middle income family in Singapore with loans and bills to pay every month... of cos there would be the occasional spending esp during the festive seasons. But no amount of money can be exchanged for the togetherness and happy moments shared with love ones and true friends and of cos my lovable duo... :)

A Life of Simplicity... Simplicity that brings with it happiness, joy and many many smiles... I thank god that I am blessed with supportive families, have many many simple friends who do not pass judgement or have doubts in me, buddies with whom our friendship has been built over more than 10 years whilst others whom I've known for less than a year and close friends I've known for less than a handful of years to share such simplicity with... :) I Thank God for my Simple Family & Friends...

~*~ HaPpie BiRthdAy ShArrOn ~*~

Hey hey... It's Sharron's birthday today!!! Happie Happie Birthday my Dear!!! So fast ah... another has passed... I've known Sharron since primary school wor... hahaha.... actually I've know Sharron, Roro, Lian Hoon & Eugene since Primary school wor... Imagine how far back we go man~ hahaha... I'm really glad that we still remained contact till now... Grace, Zhi & Thea I've known since my Secondary school days... also very long... :) hahah...

As we wanted to have steamboat, the whole group of us met up at my plc on saturaday to celebrate Sharron's birthday.... cheaper, cosier and cooler... hahaha... :) I hope u guys enjoyed the food ya... :) the company as always was fabulous... Sharron... All the best to yr new job which you'd be startin very soon... :) Dun forget to let us know at least 1 week in advance before u fly off to anywhere hor...

Sharron's new job requires her to travel almost every other week to various parts of Asia Pacific... very good exposure... and very good opportunity to travel... *envious* hehehe... I'm sure we can expect lots of opportunities to get things overseas liao... kekeke... provided she has the time to go shopping for us wor... kekek... :)

Besides birthday wishes... there was also good news to share... Lian Hoon is now 4 months preggy with Baby No. 2!!! Congrats wor~ :) Jus in time for the new baby bonus scheme. Hehehe... U'll be busier when junior arrives wor... but I'm sure you'll love every minute of it :)




Here's our Birthday Girl with her cake that Thea ordered from Island Creamery... Unique and delicious... It's like those mudpie ice-cream cake... Yummy!!~




Our little something that we got for Sharron... Hope you like it wor... heheh... =)



To end the birthday celebration, Sharron hitched a ride from Grace's new ride... a Porsche!!~ Icing on top of the cake!! Rich man's daughter... 2 minis and a Porsche in the family tSk* *tSk* Garry and me got a ride back to Hougang to get papa's car as we were going back to Hougang on Sunday. Had lots of errands to run wor...

1st, after lunch, we went to collect the long awaited dog tags and collars from Channel Pets :) YiPPy!! Everything looks so lovely... I cant wait to match every tag for each of their collars... Hopefully there will still be some left... and no shortage wor... kekeke... But a little birdie told me that there will be another round of orders soon... kekekek... I haf to control this round liao... Cant order too many tags liao... hehehehe.... :) Cant wait to let them use their other collars now that all of them belong to a tag!~



Then we went to fetch Koko from her plc and subsequently we went to Tampiness St 43 to collect the dog beds that I ordered for my darlings!~ :) The minute I tore open the plastic cover, Toby jumped into the bed without waitin for me to finish arrangin the mattress.... KNS!!~ Kan Chiong Spider lor... kekeke... n he kept rolling around and didnt want to get out... Aiyoz... had to carry him out lor... hahaha... :)

This is where their beds are in my room :) Slping side by side... when both of them lie flat in their bed, they cant see each other at all... hahaha... Tamy will start to hop in n out of bed to see where her korkor is... or jus to come n lick us or simply being a kpo walking everywhere in the room. hehehe... :) but she looks so cute hopping in n out... she seems to be hafin a jolly good time...

We went to Ikea after collecting the beds. There, I bought the comforter that I used to cover the mattress in the bed... feels cooler for them and also cleaner... cos its easier to wash the comforter as compared to the mattress. kekeke.. :) Lazy mummy... While we were there, we saw this big soccer ball soft toy and I bought 1 for them to play. Toby loves playing this ball... hahaha... :) I also bought this box to keep all their toys... not so messy this way!!~ All these great buys were bought from the kids section in Ikea... kekeke... :)

This is how my 2 darlings wake me up every morning... esp my Chow Chwee Gigantor... heee... the 1st thing I see when I open my eyes in the morning are my darlings... once Toby knows that I'm 1/2 awake, he will jump onto the bed to lick me n roll over me... My Princess will continue standing at the side of the bed as she still hasnt reali mastered the art of jumping onto my bed yet... kekeke... but she never fails to keep jumpin and will use her paw to try and scratch me...

After playing with them last nite, both ended playing with each other on their respective beds... hehehe... jus look at Toby gettin all comfy in his meimei's bed... hehehe... And of cos, Tamy had to haf her share of squeezing in korkor's bed as well... :)



I managed to catch these 2 shots of them sleeping jus as I was about to turn in for the nite... Both looked so comfy in their own beds... they must be dreaming soundly liao... :)



This is the box that I was referring to... :) $12+ onli wor... cheap and good... keeps their play area neat... hehehe... I tried takin a pic of them taking out their toys from the box but they were both too fast... by the time i got my cam ready, they were oredi busy fighting over the same toy somewhere in the living room... hehehe... :)



Tamy looking all grumpy as korkor ran away with the toy that she wanted to play... hahaha...



Well... there isnt much to look forward until this sat cos there will be a Mahjong cum Steamboat Gathering at my plc with the kakis from work!! :) And this time round, everyone is able to make it! Heheh... which is very good... I cant wait lor... But before that can happen, I have to survive the next 4 days... and to make it worse, I'll be doing OT the next 2 days... *dread* :(

Almost as good as new :)

We just came back from a visit to Dr Heng with the kids. This time round there wasnt any problem flagging for a cab along the road as both of them were in their individual carriers. Toby weighs 7.1kg and Dr Heng said that he is recovering well and that his stitches are healing ok even though there's slight swelling around the stitch area. I'm glad that everything is looking well for my darling boy :) Well our purpose for today's visit was also becos Toby was due for his yearly vaccination and both of them are due for their deworming as well :) So that's why we brought both of them to see Dr Heng...

Tamy weighs 5.1kg and I was asking Dr Heng if she is growing too fast but Dr Heng said that Tamy looks ok... not overly fat nor too thin... hahaha... she said that at least Tamy still has a waist which I couldnt see! And commented that Toby is abit bah bah though he too has a slight waist. Hahaha.... goodness la~ I was jus telling Garry last nite that Toby seems to have put on abit of weight cos he doesnt look as slim as before. Since even Dr Heng mentioned that he is abit bah bah, I tink I will cut down his patty to 1 patty a day again and monitor his weight. Hehehe... he'll probably get to haf a feast only during the weekends when we have more time to prepare their meals :)

While checking Tamy, Dr Heng was surprised that her fur was still so soft and thick like a puppy's fur cos she said that by now it shld be slightly coarser n gradually become like Toby's. But she said it's good oso to haf such soft fur. Hehehe... :) I checked with Dr Heng about Tamy's breath as well and told her that it smells even though I brush her teeth and feed her charcoal tablet. After checkin for tartar n inspecting her mouth and even smelling it, she said that everything looks ok and commented that there isnt any smell... den she smelt Toby's mouth and said that Toby has the same breath smell as Tamy... *weird*

So I went to sniff Toby's mouth but there wasnt any smell... no bad breath at all... jus normal doggy breath but when i went to smell Tamy's, I felt like fainting!! Hahaha... If breath could kill I would have died! Hahah... Dr Heng said to continue wat i was doing with the brushing of teeth n to also use the breath spray that I recently bought to see if there's any improvement on her breath... hahah... terrible ah... smelly mouth... *peNgz

Dr Heng also commented that Tamy is tall for her age and that she will likely grow slightly taller than Toby cos at 6 months, she has reali long legs. Haha... fwee wee!~ Like Model sia... long legs... :) Cant wait to see her full grown size though I hope she doesnt get too much bigger than Toby. Hahaha... :) He's a short fart!~ =Þ Anyway we were discussing when to sterilise Tamy and Dr Heng mentioned that it doesnt matter if the sterilisation was done before or after her mensus. So long as they are above 6 months, the sterilisation can be done anytime.

She did mention that some pple do it after whereas some do it before. It's all up to individual preferance. 1 thing she did mention was that some did it before the 1st mensus becos they didnt want the nipples to get engorged and fear that the engorged nipples will remain permanent and n reduce back to its original size. Oh goodness!! I totally forgot about this aspect!!

Aiya... I cant imagine Tamy's nipples being engorged and remaining that size forever leh... eee... like small mini grapes leh... yiKes!!~ I dun like wor... now I cant decide if i want to wait until after she has her 1st mensus or do it before it comes... so scared something might happen to her as she is still so young and the worst case is that I wont even know when her 1st mensus will come! Aiya... Wei she mo zhe yang neh? =( Shang nao jing...

I recently bought 2 new toys for the both of them. kekek... found a partner for GinGin while I was at PLC and decided to jus buy a pair so that I can let them play the GinGin that I oredi have. I also bought a bottle of Heineken for Toby... Hahaha.... :) Check out the new toys and how my Short Fart and Gigantor are happily playing with each other... Hehehe .... the scene of crime I come home to everyday :)








Tink I'll go take a nap for awhile before the whole gang arrives... we're celebrating Sharon's birthday at my plc today and we'll be having steamboat later... perfect weather for steamboat too :) We'll be catching a ride from LianHoon back to Houg later tonite so tat we can drive the car back cos tmw we have to be in Houg slightly earlier as there are so many errands to run and also becos we are finally sending Nurul back and fetching the new maid over... will be meeting KoKo and family in Houg tmw... till my next update bah...