Saturday, April 26, 2008
Just yesterday , the kids at Nurture Cove Montessori went for a trip to the Hay's Goat Farm and the Bollywood Veggies Farm at Lim Chu Kang. I trust Hilman, Hasyir and Khidhir had a blast from the feedback given by Bibik and Kak Amal. Lucky kids. I think my 1st class excursion was in Primary 4 or 5.
Heard they were very geli with the goats and refused to feed the animals. Hilman apparently returned the grasses immediately to the school principal, Ms Zu when she handed him some. How apt. Cos his mummy is also very the penggeli sort. Those who know me can testify how terrified i am of cats and kittens ;)
But what's ironic is that all 3 didn't want to drink the complimentary goat's milk. Kept saying it's smelly and dirty. All 3 of them drank Karihome's infant goat's milk when they were babies. And Hilman absolutely loved his milk. Took him sometime to grow accustomed to his Gain IQ in fact.
But back at home, me and hubby poured out the milk into a glass. And guess what? The boy almost polished off the whole chunk of it. But he was smart enough to believe it wasn't Milo like what we told him. He said it was Koko Krunch milk. Hehe.. He did found out in the end that he drank the goat's milk :)
All fresh and raring to go
Listening intently to their teachers and the farm guide
Finally some hands-on learning
We like~!!!
Sempat posing sekejap
Luckily we tapau some snacks. They were so famished
by the time it ended.
Cheers @ 2:21 PM
Annual Family BBQ @ Aloha
The food courtesy of bbqwholesale.com and Teban Gardens abode
While the men's hard at work...
The ladies are busy chilling out at the living area over Yana's cheesecake
Just the 4 of us
Three boys and a Little Lady
And when the brothers aren't looking...
Swear this wasn't planned!
Hilman and his Uncle Imran
Bapak Ghani the master chef that night
Cheers @ 1:51 PM
Time sure flies when you are freaking busy at work. Been leaving office late almost everyday. Felt so drained out that for the past 2 weekends, we were just slacking at home. Bloody tiring man. Doesn't help that almost everyday, we read in the papers how prices of rice, oil etc are increasing.
While i thank the reporters out there for their dedication in filling us with all these information. I wish they would stop already. It is getting on my nerves. Too depressing. Sure the prices have all gone up. But at the rate all of us are slogging at work, we deserve our Gardenia breads, Song He or Royal Umbrella rice, Ben & Jerry's or Haagen Daaz's ice creams.
I try not to be materialistic or brand-conscious. But as a Singaporean coming from a middle-class family, i am just the typical lady who works her ass off 5 days every week. Who doesn't get to spend as much time with her family. Who is jealous of her helper for being able to see her own son growing up. Who sometimes feel like kicking herself for being too tired to even read her son his bedtime stories. Who have not had the chance to accompany him for his school's field trips like the other parents.
So yes, don't blame me if i want to use that hard-earned money to send my son to better schools, enrichment programs. Don't blame me if i still buy Gardenia, Song He, B&J ice-cream despite the papers telling us housebrands taste the same. Don't blame me if i splurge on Fendi, LV or Coach bags. Don't blame me or my husband if we are big on vacations.
Alhamdulillah, we do not have any loans or overdraft. Our credit card and other bills are promptly paid. We have insurance for all 3 of us. And yes, we do save.
Sigh... we just need to assure ourselves that all that hard work is worth it. Especially when it comes to Hilman. It is immensely satisfying when we see Hilman able to identify so many new things. Each week he never fails to surprise us with something new. There are times where we do not even have the answers to provide him. And the daddy's even thinking of sending him for piano lessons now. The perks of being the 1st child..
We hardly have quality time together as a family. With me working office hours and Fithri on shifts. There are days when we do not see each other for almost 2 days! So yes, these short trips are like a breather to us. And a chance to be together like a normal family. With us turning in at the same time. See, even that is like a privilege to us.
Anyway,Thank god the month's coming to an end and we will be away and will be having our well-deserved break. Yippee!!! So much to look forward to this week. Today is my dad's birthday. Got him and mom a pair of P Ramlee musical tickets. Which i think they would enjoy. Hopefully it would be as good as the Puteri Gunung Ledang musical which Fithri and I really love.
And my baby's officially turning 3 on Tuesday where he will be celebrating with his classmates. And thursday is his birthday bash and of course friday we are leaving all this madness. We are headed to the Island of Paradise, Bali. Hurray!!
Anyway, I am so gonna make up for lost time this weekend. First up is a family dinner later to celebrate dad's birthday followed by a Saturday night date with the husband. And tomorrow we decided to pay a long overdue visit to the Zoo!!! Haha.. Last time we went was err.. last year?? But in between we did went to the Night Safari (which i felt was a rip-off!) and there was the Taman Safari in Indonesia. Which was way cooler than the zoo anytime, i think. Hey, yah in Bali there is a newly-opened safari park too. Supposed to be very good and its concept is similar to those in Africa.
And tomorrow night, I have promised the husband to check out some performances in Esplanade. I have been wanting to check out this Malaysian guy too. Been hearing nothing but compliments from Fithri.
By the way, i just came to know the American Idol's results. I watched the performance show. So i am shocked that Carly's out. Major travesty. I am not her biggest supporter but Brooke and that rasta wannabe, Jason should have been given the boot instead. Oh well, at least the gorgeous David Cook's still in :)
Actually i haven't been watching much tv these days. I am glued to my korean dvds. Just finished watching another 2 dramas. At this rate, i should start running a rental shop. I have got more than 10 sets at last count. Or maybe i should sell some to Cash Converter and buy new ones. Haha..
I know. I am such a sucker for K-dramas. I like~!!! I am just a sappy girl at heart who is a sucker for romance. That is why my poor husband has to keep thinking of creative ideas to impress me. While other girls turn to retail therapy to destress, I turn to my korean dramas ;)
Cheers @ 11:25 AM
Sunday, April 06, 2008
EMOTIONAL ME
It's that time of the year again where we will be celebrating 2 occasions. Hence we have naturally been busy these days.
1st Occasion: Hilman Faiz's 3rd Birthday on 29th April 08 (Party's on May 1st)
So far, we have 17 kids and 20++ adults confirmed attending for his birthday bash. So for those invited, hope to see you guys there okies? And for those who haven't, do confirm asap. Thks!
Venue: McD at King Albert's Park (Party Room)
Date: 1st May 08
Time: 3 - 4.45pm. But guests with kids need to be there by 2.45pm.
Makan: Free for kids only. Adults may place their orders over the counters. Haha.. joking. Place your orders with the Employees of The Day - Fithri & Farin
Theme: Superheroes!!! (We aren't mean. Kids can wear anything cartoonish imprinted on their bajus)
(Note for those driving: Parking's free for the 1st hour and $1.60 for the subsequent hour or part thereof)
Sorry that we only had the time to send out invites by SMS only. We have the cards already (courtesy of McD) but simply no time to compile all the addresses and what nots. Reason why we have been busy?
....The 2nd Occasion: Our 4th Wedding Anniversary on May 1st
We (as in moi and hubby) will be going to Bali the following day. It's gonna be a short trip - just 5 days and 4 nights. Actually it's shorter than that cos we will be taking an evening flight out.
Been checking out the Net which areas to go to and the accommodation etc. Till now, we have only booked the flight tickets. Hehehe...
Quite surprised that almost all the villas we both like are all full. Since May is considered an off-peak period. Damn the Ozzies ;p
Anyway, it is my 1st time going away without my precious little one. It breaks my heart. Really. But well, i need to be fair to my hubby and our marriage as well.
In fact this is only the 2nd time we are going on a trip on our own. 1st time was our NZ honeymoon obviously. And all the trips after that was with Hilman. Kesian right?
This is the main reason why i decided to make Hilman's birthday party this year extra special.I don't believe in lavish and extravagant birthday parties. Would rather spend that money on other stuffs really. So yah this is my own way to make it up to him.
In fact, I have spoken to Hilman once that after his party , his Mama and Papa have to go away for a short while. And he and his Bibik will be spending time with his Yai and Nyai and his 2 uncles. In which his reply to me was, "Mama follow Hilman to Yai's house also, ok?" And those few times he saw pictures of aeroplanes and swimming pools and hotels on the pc screen, he got so excited as well. It's only gonna be a matter of time before he puts 2 and 2 together. Sigh. Why do i feel guilty? Maybe it is the 1st time..
Spoken to other mommies about this. And they assured me what i'm feeling is completely natural. But once I am there, I will realize and appreciate the quality time with the hubby. So yah, i am looking forward to that.
So anyway, hopefully everything goes smoothly as planned. Insya Allah.
Cheers @ 10:35 AM
