why? why? why?

Posted on February 24, 2009

Round 1

While our car was stationary at the traffic lights, a motorbike stopped next to our car…

Ashley : Why is the man wearing that thing?

Mommy : What thing?

Ashley : That thing.

Mommy : What thing?

Ashley : That thing la!!! (fed up with not getting an answer)

Mommy : (Even more fednup because I knew what she was referring to but she wasn’t being descriptive….yea yea..I know..she is only 3y 7mo but still? She can chitty chatter as though her life depended on it ok..) What thing? Is he wearing it on his head? His hand? His back? what thing?

Ashley : What is he wearing on his head?

Mommy : A helmet

Ashley : Why is he wearing the helmet?

Mommy : to protect his head

Ashley : Why?

Mommy : So that his head will be protected and not get injured if he meets with an accident

Ashley : Ok.

Mommy : (phew!)

Round 2

Upon seeing some people walking by the side of the road, Ashley asked…

Ashley : Why are the people walking home?

Mommy : Because they don’t have a car to drive

Ashley : Why?

Mommy : Because they don’t have a car.

Ashley : Why?

Mommy : Because they don’t have enough money to buy a car

Ashley : Why? They didn’t go to school then don’t have money to buy car?

Mommy : Ya…

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Mommy, a blob?

Posted on February 24, 2009

Since Ashley started going to her new school this year, she has been bringing back stuff she made at school. Last week (20 Feb 09), when I picked her up from school, she said, “Mommy, I have something for you.” She reached into her school bag and pulled this out and gave it to me….

Imagine my reaction….

Mommy : (looking stunned) Wow….errr..what is this?

Ashley : It’s for you (and she gave me a smile)

Mommy : Is this supposed to be Mommy?

Ashley : Ya….

Mommy : Hmm..ok….(making a mental note to ask her teacher the next day what it’s supposed to be….)

18 Feb 2009 - Aidan pushing Ashley in the tiny baby stroller which is actually meant for baby dolls but the kids had a kick out of this.

16 Feb 2009 - Ashley and Grandma jogging at the park….This Lil Missy has alot of energy!!! I was breathlessly trying to catch up with them from behind with my camera!

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>vacation vacation vacation<

Posted on February 24, 2009

This year is a busy year for me at work and since my schedule for this year has been carved out on stone, I know which are the months that I can getaway for a vacation. I’ve already started planning for our 1st scuba diving trip for the year. Am already thinking what we should do for our 2nd vacation this year. Perhaps I should check out the Outer Banks to see whether we can get any good deals. Can’t wait to get away!!!

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>working from home…<

Posted on February 24, 2009

Since I started working from home, my manager has been asking me every month during our monthly review whether I had everything that I needed to work from home. To plan for this working arrangement, I made sure that I got an ergonomic study room to ensure that I work comfortably at home - which includes getting a proper study table and chair at the right height, I got myself an LCD monitor, keyboard (as opposed to working from the notebook) and even installed an air con in my study room.

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>cost cutting = remove heath screening benefits?<

Posted on February 24, 2009

Due to the recent global recession, the company that I work for is also taking measures to reduce cost and they do this in a number of ways, one of which is taking away the Executive Health Screening benefit which many used to enjoy and limit it to only the managers. I think amidst all this cost cutting measures, Executive Health Benefits is something which the company should not strip off its employees but hey? When the decision has been made, who are we to say otherwise right? Anyway, whether the company provides the benefot or not, I still think that it is good that we go for a medical checkup once a year. There are all kinds of things which can be determined from a medical checkup which also include cancer. God knows that there are all types of cancer out there, Mesothelioma being one of them.

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was it the stroller? or is he entering the ‘terrible two’ phase?

Posted on February 19, 2009

Yesterday evening, we went to the park with the kids and my parents. The moment Ashley said that she wanted to push the baby stroller - that was it. It was the beginning of H A V O C.

For starters, the moment Aidan laid eyes on it, he wanted to be the one to push it. Ashley didn’t allow him to push it and Aidan screamed in frustration. Ok nevermind - we distracted Aidan and soon he forgot about the stroller. When we walked on the jogging track, Ashley decided that she didn’t want to psuh the stroller anymore and then Aidan stepped in and insisted that he was the one to push the stroller. Ok nevermind - I thought. After 1 minute, I felt like throwing the stroller off the hill! Aidan wanted to push the stroller in the opposite direction! On top of that, he didn’t want to follow us wherever we went. No no…he wants things done HIS way! Even if it meant getting in the way of other joggers on the trail. When we wanted to go east, he’d go west. If we wanted to go north, he’d go south. And if we didn’t comply with him, he’d scream ‘NO NO” and then he’d ust scream ‘Ahhhhhhhh!’ - You get the drift? *sigh*. I was tired after sometime and decided to scoot him up into my arms and carry the stroller instead. Normally, in those kind of situations, he’d fuss abit and then he’d suck his thumb and touch my hair. But not yesterday. He struggled like hell. Flung his hands in all directions - hitting my face occasionally and wailed so loud until I swore that everyone at the park heard his cries!

So you tell me. Was the stroller the cause of the havoc? or is he entering the “Terrible Two” phase? We’ll find out today when we go to the park - minus the stroller.

18 Feb 2009 - Aidan throwing his tantrums in the middle of the jogging trail!

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10 Random Facts About Aidan…..

Posted on February 19, 2009

1. He loves his toy cars.

(Picture taken on 31 Dec 2008 @ Uncle Simon’s house)

24 Jan 09 - Aidan playing with his toy car while Ashley was counting her ang-pows

Before moving from part of the house to another, he’d pick up all his toy cars and try to fit as many as his arms and hands can take and then take them along with him to wherever he goes to.

2. He loves dogs! - to the point where he would even lie down on one!

31 Dec 2008 - Aidan trying to lie down on Uncle Simon’s lab - Sam!

1 Jan 09 - Aidan with Rumie and Sam (Rumie is Sydney’s sister - seriously)

3. He loves to play pretend…and give stuffed toys water

4. He loves to wear either my shoes or his sister’s shoes (Daddy’s shoes are usually out of his reach)

5 Dec 08 - Aidan wearing Ashley’s clogs

5. He loves to play with water!

8 Nov 08 - Aidan playing with water during his bath time.

6. He loves to eat! So during our mealtimes (Aidan would usually have his meals earlier than us), he would sit by the dining table with us and eat again by feeding himself. His hand-eye coordination has improved tremendously because he can now feed himself albeit spilling some food on himself or onto the floor but he can generally scoop food onto his spoon and bring the spoonful of food into his mouth to eat.

26 Sept 08 - Aidan having some cornflakes at KFC while we at Langkawi.

7. When it’s time to brush his teeth, he’d quickly sit down on the bathroom floor and wait while we apply the toothpaste on his toothbrush.

8. He has a fascination with his belly button. When he has his hands on some stickers, he likes to stick them on his belly button!

9. He loves to dance and he looks so darn cute when he dances. We’d all crack into laughter when we see him dance cause he looks as though he is limping really fast. I must take a video of him dancing!

10. Whenever he knows that we are going out, he gets very excited and he will quickly look for his shoes. After wearing them in the house, he’d wait by the door until we open the door!

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When I grow up…..

Posted on February 15, 2009

2 Feb 2009 - Ashley @ her QQ Terence & Aunt Amy’s house…

Ashley can be a bit of a challenge to us during meal times. She tend to be distracted very easily in between eating. So I told her one day ….

Mom : If you don’t finish your food, your school will not take you in anymore. And if you don’t go to school, you won’t be able to get a proper job next time, and you will end up wth no money and you will be sleeping on the streets like the family we saw the other day (we saw a homeless family sleeping on the floor when we went to a night market)

Ashley : When I grow up, I want to be kakak (like our maid, Kakak TIni). And then you can call me Kakak Ashley. *GRINS*

I give up. *faint*

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>busy year<

Posted on February 15, 2009

This year is going to be a busy work year for me because the team that I am working with are deploying a program to countries within the Asia Pacific and Japan region remotely. This means that during deployment, I would have to work longer hours and during weekends. It is tiring but luckily, I will be able to work in the comfort of my own home. These long working hours means no weight loss pills are needed!

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Baby Jared

Posted on February 12, 2009

Welcome to the world, Baby Jared!

On the `17th January 2009, Baby Jared was born. What does this mean to the kids?

This means that Ashley and Aidan will have a playmate - as soon as Jared is old enough to start playing with them.

This means that Ashley has a new baby to fascinate over. Up till the day Jared was born, she was fascinated with Keith and Kyan (A friend’s twin sons). Ashley even named her 2 baby dolls after Keith and Kyan.

This means that one of Ashley’s baby doll will be renamed from either Keith/Kyan to Jared - and mind you, it has done it.