Chinese New Year Celebration @ Q-dees

Hiroshi's art work

Class Photo

Kids reciting Chinese New Year Poem*they all look so CUTE!!*

大姑妈's Birthday!

We had the honor of celebrating 大姑妈's birthday @ Traders Hotelin our very own Private Function Room!! 
This is my 红包 for 大姑妈....
红包 FrontThat's the family's surname....Yes... I am Mrs Yoon!!It is pronounce as Yuan in chinese....

红包 Back
I know my chinese writing sucks big time...But, at least these well wishes came from the bottom of my heart!!

The Menu*yummy good food*

The CakeAngie the choice Durian CakeI swear you can smell the pungent durian fragrant from a mile!Simply Delicious!!

Singing Happy Birthday Song for our birthday girl *ahem* "birthday auntie" I meant
Sophia shoving cake into her mouthHiroshi at the back ground scraping plate!!

My Cheeky Darling*ever so charming*

Ending the night with group photo!!Daphy, myself & Ivy

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My lil Helper....

It's tough doing spring cleaning 

while my lil helper snoops around.....

She keeps taking stuffs out when I try to keep them in!!

Sophia in the  Storeroom!

Hiroshi and the Big Red Bench

THEN

29th April 2006 

(5 months old)

NOW

19th January 2009 

(3 Years old)

Stay Happy & Cheeky like Always!

~It's a joy to see you grow day after day~

Singapore Expo Mother & Daughter Cheong Sam Competition Finals

Looking Great for Finals

(Sophia is looking sleepy... Nap time lah!)

Cheeky Sophia & myself 

AFTER the competition!!

*she kept saying BYE BYE to everyone*

The Cheong Sam I was wearing had great sentimental values

It was the same cheong sam I wore 

for my customary wedding.....

The only difference is that 

the zipper seems to glide up alot easier 4 years ago!!!

I've put on 13kg over the last few years....

The weight is evenly distributed 

to the front, the back and the TUMMY!

So, I guess in motherhood, 

you gain some you loose some....

I've GAIN a loving husband, and 2 very attractive kids.....

and, I've LOST my "skinny like pole" figure.....

The good news here is 

I gain more than I loose!

But, I am not too bothered about that,

As long I am living, 

HAPPY & HEALTHY....

I am thankful

 and I count my blessings!

Unfortunately, We did not get to win anything at all...

Nevertheless, it was a great learning experience 

for Sophia & myself.....

We rewarded ourselves 

with Ice Cream at Swensen, Changi Airport

Singapore Expo Mother & Daughter Cheong Sam Competition

For the FUN of it,

I joined the Mother & Daughter Cheong Sam competition 

organised by Singapore Expo.....

The competition was stiff....

Every Mother & Daughter team were AWESOME!

Some even look like professionals in the business!!

These are the gong gong newbies...

Sophia & Myself

~ON STAGE~

I was pretty amused by my ice princess,

she just stood stuck rooted onto the stage....

with a million of pair of eyes staring back at her!

She had No expressions AT ALL!!

She isn't even BLINKING!!

Thank GOD she didn't bawled!

Oh we even get to meet some "famous" Comedian!!

Abigail is one of my favourite comedian!

Her first appearance was in the sitcom Under One Roof.....

Her script still runs at the back of my head!

"Why is my tea so salty one?!?"

For those who forgot what happened in the sitcom....

She apparently CRIED into her cup of tea!!

So what if she is UGLY, 

and her life story seems like it is one tragedy after another....

She makes me LAUGH!

She is HILARIOUS!!

YOU RAWK ABIGAIL!!

Erm.... Anyone know the name of this comedian?!?

All I know is that he is dead funny too!

But, I just can't put a name to that face!!

And finally, 

the moment of truth

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We got into the FINALS!!

~can you spot us?!?~

The finals will be on 

17 January 2009, saturday, 4pm,

held at Singapore Expo Hall 4....

And if you happen to be just around that area.....

Do drop by....

We need your moral support!

*giggle*

Hiroshi was snoring away after the competition...

Poor boy....

His eyes must be tired from looking at so many pretty girls!!

Sophia at Ya Kun Changi Airport 

having tea break.....

Sophia giving hi-5s to the babysitter of the day; Ivy...

Thank babe! You've been a great help!

Is it still Christmas?!?

We all know that christmas is long gone....

But, Sophia is still stuck with the festive mood....

She kept insisting on wearing her christmas hat!!

*duhz*

Hiroshi is just amused that 

Sophia is STILL wearing her Christmas Hat, 

despite strange stares from passerby! 

Tonight's Dinner

It's been quite sometime since I "decorated" the kids' food....

and since I was in the mood, 

I did this.....

tofu with mince meat, chestnut, carrot and topped with prawn

white rice with furikake

Xiao Bai Cai with Oyster sauce

I've been extremely busy with spring cleaning

for the coming Chinese New Year!

And I am pleased to say, the kitchen is finally cleaned!

But, the rest of the house still looks like we are living in a dump!

Oh God, 

Please send me a Fairy God mother to help me with this mess!

What a Sight!

Recycling Bin OR Rubbish Dump?!?!?

You decide!

I WANT MY ABALONE!!

I saw this sign board at SPC near my place....

I couldn't resist....... 

And I had to steal a shoot with the EX Large abalone!!

And I instigated Kitson to get silly with me!!

As you can see Kitson is a far better actor than I am!

This picture constantly reminds me of a scene from Kung fu Panda!

Where Po was fighting with Master shifu 

for his bao during Kung fu training!

*Just for laughs*

Precious Moments

Father, Daughter & Nutri Tea....

*so loving*

Hiroshi; Made in China.....

I was still hunting hard 

for a cheena meena traditional outfit for Hiroshi

and I finally found it at Metro!

Hiroshi was have a great time with this hat!

It even comes with a cute lil pig tail!

Simply adorable!

Unfortunately, We didn't get it since 

Kitson said with the hat we are over doing 

the whole traditional outfit!

But I still like it!

How often can you wear such a hat without looking silly?!?!?

(I still wanna get it!!)

Family day at Vivo City.....

Yes! Vivo City is our favourite hangout.

Because it covers from one end of the MRT line to the other....

(Punggol to Habourfront)

I love it because I  do not have to scramble for seats!

OR 

take nonsense from people who refused 

to move further into the middle of the cabin

OR

Kiasu Kiasi people who pushes me over!

I truly love it when 

I see the bright happy smiles on my kids' face 

when they are at the water play area!

And best of all 

it is FREE entertainment!!

I am a little disturbed by the image below....

Pictures are taken outside St James Power House...

The bins are obviously obstructing the emergency exits!

Sign on the left says: 

"No refund will be entertained"

wahahahahahaha....

that's why, we always need to read the fine prints!

Hiroshi off to send his truck load of tiger beer

Sophia & Myself @ Vivo City

Hiroshi took a picture of US!!

New Look for 2009

I am not a person that constantly updates the way I look.

Especially when it comes to hair styles!!

I am boring and predictable!

Last year hair cut for the new year was disastrous!

(and not to mention.... 

it was freaking EXPANSIVE too!)

I was a little skeptical on how it will turn out this year!

But since Ivy was with me I thought alright...

Let's take the plunge....

I totally 

LOVE THE NEW LOOK!

On a side note, Ivy hates hers!

and We had the same stylist!

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Hair stylist: Vincent Yeo

Same School, Just Different Uniform.....

Hiroshi has to put on the Big Boy's Uniform this year 

since he has been promoted to the nursery classes....

 So no more rolling his favourite yellow truck all day long....

It's all going to get serious 

and there is work to be done!

He has grown so much!

I miss his chubby cheeks!!

First Post of 2009.....

YES!

I am still ALIVE!

~and so is this blog~

Since this is the first post of the year,

I wanted it be something news worthy....

Something worth starting off the year 2009 in a good note!

So.... anything news worthy means 

we got to wait till something news worthy happens....

And that happens to be today!

Hiroshi tries something new in the playground....

Look at what my SumSeng Sophia is up to now.....

Runs back for more (-o-)"'

Since Chinese New Year is ONLY 20 days away,I am also busy frantically cleaning up my place....
The fact that I do not have a maid to order around,and with 2 active kids bugging me all the time,means that I had to do the spring cleaning in INSTALLMENT....
I started scrubbing the kitchen a couple of days ago...and up to date,you'll be pleased to know that...I am STILL scrubbing the kitchen!!
When will I ever be done with it!
In the mist of the Chinese New Year Spring Cleaning craze....I found 2 products extremely useful products that I am sharing here....
1) Scotch-Brite Microfiber Kitchen Cloths(Sorry I trash out the wrapper, and I can't find a similar image online)A pack of 2 (yellow & green cloth) for about 5 odd bucksThis thing is GOD SENT!

-Dries quickly, rinses and wrings easily! 

-It doesn't stain like ugly cheapo cotton kitchen cloth I used before.

In fact stains are easily washed off 

with a couple of gentle rub and dish washing liquid.

-Microfiber with sharp pie-shape edges lifts, 

traps and absorbs for easier and faster cleaning.

It cleans my oily stove like magic!

No more crazy scrubbing!

2. Magiclean Kitchen Cleaner

I think this is 4 bucks....

Just spray this on any surface....

and wipe clean!

For tougher stains leave it on for 5 minutes.....

easy peasy lemon squeesy!

I am a true believer in finding the right tools to do the right job.

This allow us to be more time efficient,

so that we can have more time 

for other much more important things,

like our spouse and kids.....

Happy Cleaning!