Chinese New Year Celebration @ Da Yee Ma's house

Today is the 8th day of Chinese New Year and Mommy brought me to Da Yee Ma's house at Ang Mo Kio for a mini celebration.

I met up with my cousin Xinyi jie-jie and both of us have a fun time exploring the master bedroom & guest room.. trying hard not be caught by the adults.. haha

Da Yee Ma made steamed white radish cake and deep fried fingered food. Por Por let me tried some white radish cake and it is more yummy than my porridge... too bad Por Por said I am still young cant eat too much white radish - as it is believes to be too cooling for me.

My dearest Da Yee Ma was busy capturing both of us with her new camera and she was quite pleased with her amateur photography skills.. Let me shared some of her works with U...

My First Professional Photoshoot Session

Today Mommy 'eat snake' again and decided to bring me for a professional photoshoot session at Kids Cover Looks in Stamford House. And we met up with Aunty Eunice, Kor-Kor Ziv and his grand-ma at the studio.

You may ask why is the purpose for this? Haha.. Let me tell you.. Both Aunty Eunice & Mommy are entering Kor-Kor Ziv and my name to the Dumex Baby Contest.

Not forgetting to mention that my dearest God-ma Jo also turned up at the studio to give me support and to make me smile more radiantly during the photoshoot session. (God-ma, sorry to make you waited so long, and missed your lunch time).

And we have a surprise guest... guess who.. It was Aunty Bel who was running errands nearby and thought of popping over to see if we are done with our photoshoot.

After much waiting at the studio (at least 45 mins), finally it was our turn and Kor-Kor Ziv was the first to go. Thank God that Mommy remembered to bring my favourite toy car & Similac Bear for the session, as the studio has limited nice and attractive toys for us. So Mommy quickly took out my toy car and Similac Bear to attract Kor-Kor Ziv's attention so that Uncle (the photographer) can capture the smiling moments of Kor-Kor Ziv.

And now it is my turn and I can sense that Mommy is nervous that I will be grouchy during the shoots as it was my napping time. Instead I was so co-operative with Uncle and gave a lot of smiling and cool poses for him to capture. However, after awhile I become distracted and being to wander away from the focus point, and Uncle still managed to capture some of the poses where I was trying to play "Peek-a Boo" with the white styrofoam board.

Finally our session are done and now is the time to choose our best shots for printing. After much delibration, Mommy has taken up the 8 shots print package plus the 2 shots for Dumex Baby Contest, and overall Mommy, Kakak Tati and myself are very pleased with the shots.

Tell you something, Mommy still have not make up her mind to use which 2 shots from the 10 shots to send in for the Dumex Baby Contest... Maybe you can give her some feedback after seeing my photos here... Thanks in advance! Happy Viewing!

Celebrating Por Por's 67th Birthday

My lovely Por Por is turning 67 on 06 Feb 2007. And Mommy decided to invite Por Por to a simple chinese meal at Soup Restaurant @ United Square on 04 Feb 2007.

The food at Soup Restaurant is really not that fantastic for the price we paid for. So it is going to be the first & our last time dining there.

We bought a pandan kaya cake from Bengawan Solo and brought home to have a cake cutting session with Por Por.

Happy Blessed 67th Birthday to you, my dearest Por Por!

Grand 70th Birthday Celebration for Por Por (Tekka)

After few months of preparation work, today we are celebrating Por Por's 70th Birthday with a bang!

Por Por's 70th Birthday celebration is at Waterfront Terrace of Shangri-La Hotel Singapore. It is a small yet cosy private event with closed relatives and friends.

Wow... Por Por looks so pretty & stunning. She is dressed in a blue kebaya top with matching sarong, clad with black evening bag and a matching black sandal.

For myself, Mommy has bought me a smart long sleeve t-shirt top with matching pant from Osh Kosh. Daddy wore a smart suit (last worn during their wedding n 2003) plus a new business shirt bought by Mommy from G2000. And Mommy went to custom made a mid-length evening dress for this special occassion.. Not forgetting my Kakak Tati, she too wore a new polo-t from Hang Ten.

At the dinner, I have the privilege to be sitted at the VIP table. And of cos, I get to taste some of the yummy dishes on the menu like longevity buns, small bites of lobster meat, steamed fish and noodles. Oh.. how can I forget to mention the delicious yet not so sweet Tiramisu birthday cake.... just one word to describe MARVELICIOUS.. haha

We have a little surprise for Por Por prepared by Tai Yee, Ee Yee & Suk Suk. It is a slideshow presentation with a collection from Por Por's childhood - youth - her wedding - parenthood - witnessing Tai Yee, Ee Yee & Papa's weddings - her holiday trips with my late Gong Gong. I can see that Por Por was smiling as each slide is being presented, surely all these bring good old memories especially those times with my late Gong Gong.

Por Por, I want to wish you 长命百岁， 添富添寿！

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday to Por Por

Happy Birthday to You!

Latest Update: Tooth Fairy is at work again!

After my previous post of my tooth development, my dearest tooth fairy has gone MIA (missing in action) despite many attempts to page for her to return to work!

Suddenly this morning while playing with Daddy, he saw two white spots at my lower gum and quickly called for Mommy to confirm that I am teething.

Hurray... finally I have 2 bottom lateral incisors coming on the way.. But my parents are worried that I wont have my 2 bottom central incisors till I am around 6 or 7 years old, as they have extracted my 2 bottom central incisors when I was around 3 weeks old and 1 month plus...

My dearest tooth fairy, please visit me more often and dont forget about me, ok?

The Days after Kakak Ning left us

After Kakak Ning left us on 27 Nov 06, there are some adjustment we need to make to cope with 'maid-less' days till Mommy get another new Kakak for me...

#1 adjustments: Moving over to sleep with Daddy & Mommy
Just two days before Kakak Ning left, I have moved over to sleep with Daddy & Mommy on their shiok shiok King Koil's king sized bed. And I really very blessed to occupy almost 1/2 of this big bed while poor Daddy & Mommy have to sleep to extreme left & right corner (taking the risk to break their brittle bones.. haha..), to give me space to toss n turn freely.

For the 1st 2 weeks, I knew that Daddy & Mommy sacrificed a lot of their precious beauty sleep to attend to me.. like patting me whenever I make some minute noise, making milk for me in the wee hours, change my soiled diapers or to carry me on their shoulders..

And me being a co-operative baby, my parents soon got used to my pattern and they are now enjoying their beauty sleep together with me.

Tell all of you a secret! I finally managed to sleep thru the night once I have moved over to bunk in with my parents.. And my best record was from 7pm till next morning 7am..

#2 adjustment: Mommy does the chores!
Now mommy has become the 'temporary' new maid.. She has to wash my clothes, wash & sterilize my milk bottles, clean my butts whenever I 'poo poo', prepare & feed my 3 meals and milk, bath for me and pat me to sleep. And also to do the normal household chores..

#3 adjustment: New caregivers!
Por Por & Kakak Rose have taken over Kakak Ning's to be my caregivers for the daytime when Daddy & Mommy are at work. And Kakak Rose has to travel from Oxford Road to our house every Mon-Fri and reach around 730am to take care of me while Daddy & Mommy enjoys another 1 hour of sleep before getting up for work.

Por Por will come over around 930am to help Kakak Rose to 'jagar' (in bahasa it means watching) me - 1 of her 6 'tun tun' (in dialect khek it means grand-child) and to play with me too..

Por Por is also my watch keeper. She will keep a tab on my feeding & napping schedule and liaise with Daddy when they take over the night shift..

I want to take this good opportunity to say a BIG thank you to Por Por, Kakak Rose, Daddy & Mommy for sacrificing so much for me during these 2 months and for taking good care of me despite me being naughty & cheeky at times.. I LOVE all of you dearly....

Latest update: I have 4 upper teeth now!

Good news!! I have finally got 4 upper teeth now.. Everyone are so happy that I have graduated from the 'bo gey' club... but this naughty 4th tooth gave me diarrohea problem which my parents have brought me to consult Dr Lee @ Kinder Clinic this AM.. BTW, my latest weight is 9.855kg as compared to 9.13kg in Nov 06.

Here are the evidence of my teeth and what I can do with them (all courtesy from Uncle Leslie)... haha....

Today is my 1st Birthday

Today I am so happy cos I am officially ONE year old!

And my Daddy & Mommy are on leave to bring me go 'jalan-jalan' in celebration of me turing ONE! Wow.. turning ONE really got privilege..

After my early lunch, we head down to Suntec City for eat, shop & walk day. We went to Toyr'us and I got to choose a birthday gift for myself. Guess what I chose?? It is a small car from Chicco which I like it very very much.

We went on to Carrefour to buy some ready-food for dinner tonight. And Mommy collected my birthday cake - Mango Delight from Prima Deli.

Daddy & Mommy, thank you very much for spending my 1st birthday together with me. And of cos, many more good years to celebrate together!!

Photographs taken by Uncle Leslie

It was very nice of Uncle Leslie (Shermaine's Daddy) to come over a day after my 1st Birthday Bash to take photos for me.

Here are some of his work: -

My 1st Birthday Bash

Hurray finally it is my turn to be 1 year old!

As my actual birthday falls on a weekday, so my parents decided to have my 1st Birthday Bash on 09 Dec 2006.

I want to say a big thank you to Mommy. Despite being busy with her work, taking care of me and household chore after Kakak Ning left us, she has put in a great deal of efforts in making my 1st Birthday Bash a memorable one.

Mommy has ordered my lovely 1st birthday cake from Pine Garden. She catered the food from Mei Hao 99 Catering and it received good comments from most of our guests (thanks a lot to Aunty Kelly's recommendation). And also the outstanding balloon bouquets from Twinkle Balloon (even though Mommy is super scare of balloon)!

Oh, nearly forget to mention that the birthday decor & goodies bags with loots are from Concourse and of cos must also say a big thank you to God-ma Jo for accompanying Mommy for the last minute shopping at Concourse on the day before the bash.

Also Mommy has brought two (2) handsome tops from Osh Kosh & Hush Puppies for me to wear on my birthday bash.

Here are some photos of the decor done by God-ma Jo, my dearest Maria & Jill jie-jies...

During my birthday bash, I am so happy to see so many of my friends - Avos kor-kor, Kylie jie-jie, Kaelyn mei-mei, Sheris mei-mei, Shermaine mei-mei, Javier di-di and not forgetting my cousins XinYi jie-jie, Kieran kor kor and his brother, JieYi jie-jie, Maria, Jill & Christie jie-jies.

It is a fun yet tiring day for me the Birthday Boy. So when come to cake cutting session, I threw a little tantrum and Uncle Leslie could not snap a nice family photo for us.

Thank you to everybody for coming to my 1st Birthday Bash! Hope you have enjoyed yourself as much as I did!

Here are the photos of my 1st Birthday Bash:

Mommy, tell you a secret, ok? I cant wait for my 2nd and more birthdays to come.. haha... I want to grow up!

The Day when Kakak Ning left us to return to Malang, Indonesia

Today is a sad day as my Kakak Ning is going home to visit her Mother who has got a stroke on last Wed and to see her daughter! She has been with us for exactly 11 months on the day of her departure.. really feel very sad to see her leaving us and not able to take care of me anymore.

My parents, myself, Kakak Ning and Kakak Rose all went to Changi Airport Terminal 1 to send off Kakak Ning. We had Popeye's chicken for lunch and I got to eat a bit of the mashed potato and some chicken meat which Kakak Ning last fed me before she leave.

After lunch, we proceeded to the Departure Hall to send off Kakak Ning. Suddenly I can see Mommy and Kakak Rose hugging and crying with Kakak Ning and I also feel like crying too. As Kakak Ning was doing the Immigration clearance inside the Departure Hall, I kept knocking on the glass panel to attract her attention but dont know why she never comes out from the Departure Hall to carry me. And Mommy was telling me that Kakak Ning is going to Sheng Siong wont be coming back home with us so fast.

Bon voyage my dear Kakak Ning.. and thank you for taking very good care of me for the past 11 months... May God bless your Mother a speedy recovery!

I fell !!!

After having a day out at my grandparent's place at AMK, and following my parents and kakak to shop at Carrefour Suntec, I was so so tired when we reached home on last Sat.

So kakak put me to sleep at my parent's bed with my parents sleeping on both sides to prevent me from falling..

As my water is finishing so Mommy get up from her side, wanting to refill my water and she replaced by pillows on her side, left Daddy and me sleeping on the bed. Shortly after Mommy switched on the TV and view the 4D result for Sat.. and she shouted for Daddy to come and see the result. And my careless Daddy left his side w/o forming the pillow wall.

Before I can even realised what is happening, I was already lying on the marble flooring and let out a loud and long cries. Quickly the 3 'culprits' rushed into the room and kakak quickly carried me up from the floor.. And my parents keep pacifying me and check for any bruised or injured areas.

Both my parents quickly informed Por Por and my grandparents and both got good scoldings from the elderly folks.

Thank God for sending his Guardian angels over me and protected me from this fall!

Food Tasting at Shang Palace

Today everyone of us went to Shang Palace at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore to have a food tasting before we confirm the 70th birthday bash dinner for Por Por.

Mommy let me tried the Longevity Bun which was the 1st dish to be served and it was yummy.. The bun skin was so soft and the lotus bean paste was just right taste for me - not too sweet.. Since I am still a baby, I did not get to taste the rest of the 8 dishes which looks super yummy and delicious..

I shall tempt all of you here with the proposed dinner menu for Por Por's birthday dinenr: -

1. Longevity Buns
2. Lobster with Cold Meats Combination Platter
3. Braised Shark’s Fin with Crabmeat

4. Steamed Fresh Garoupa in Superior Soya Sauce
5. Deep-fried Prawns and Scallops wrapped in Mashed Taro
6. Crispy Mongolian Chicken “Pik Fong Tong” Style

7. Sliced Abalone with Black Mushrooms on Baby Hong Kong Cabbage

8. Longevity Noodles
9. Double-boiled Harsma with red dates & lotus seed

After lunch, we went to do a site inspection at Waterfall Terrace and The Pavillion. Almost majority voted for Waterfall Terrace to be the venue for Por Por's birthday dinner cos there is a waterfall scenary just next to the function room.. And it is nearer for the elderly folks to walk from main lobby.

All of us went to The Perfect Wedding discussion room and Por Por personally selected the tableware, crockery and seat covers for the event.

Everything is all set! So we shall wait for 27 Jan 2007 (Sat) to arrive soon then Mommy will buy me new clothes to wear for Por Por's 70th birthday bash!!

Post 1st Birthday Celebration for Samuel kor kor at Tony Roma's Suntec

Today Mommy brought myself and Kakak to Tony Roma's at Suntec to post celebrate Samuel's kor kor 1st birthday, as all of us did not attend his 1st birthday party on 30 Sept 2006.

I am so happy that I can see my little friends like Sheris, Shermaine, Kaelyn and Samuel, not forgetting Aunty Doris' little princess who is staying comfortably inside her tummy. And also Godma, Aunty Dor, Aunty Val & Uncle Rayant, Aunty Penny & Uncle Raymond, Aunty Kelly & Uncle Joseph, Aunty Jessica & Uncle Leslie and Aunty Amy & Kaelyn's Daddy.... What a big gathering today!

Mommy let me tried a little bit of Tony Roma's famous ribs, chicken breast meat and also the bread that Mommy secretly smuggled into the restaurant..

Samuel kor kor gets to blow an extraordinary birthday dessert tonight - Apple Crisp a la Mode
which is a yummy blend of apples, cinnamon and sugar. Baked to a golden perfection with a granola topping. Topped with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream and caramel topping. All of us enjoyed it very very much..

Mommy, when will be my turn to blow my own birthday cake? Hope I dont have to wait for too long.. haha...

My 1st Piglet Mooncake

This cute little piglet mooncake was bought by Por Por AMK. So thoughtful of Por Por to buy and let me taste it.

Mommy cut the piglet for me to eat today in celebration of upcoming Mooncake Festival on 06 October 2006.

Though the pastry is a bit rocky hard, I quite like the lotus bean paste filling inside.. It is not very sweet and suitable for my taste buds.

Thanks a lot my dear Por Por.. muack muack

Form Fitter from Yee Gu

This is my latest toy from Yee Gu.. My parents and Kakak are trying hard to show me how to put the different shapes into the fitter. However, I am more amused by their 'taste' and decide to put them into my mouth for a bite.. Oops.. they are too hard for my young gums..

Thanks a lot my dearest Yee Gu for this toy and your sponsorship of diapers / diaper pants for me.. Love you greatly :)

My 1st Lantern

My Por Por (AMK) has bought me a cute dino lantern for my 1st mooncake festival.. and this cute dino will move around and drummed to the music beat.. Thank you soooo much my dear Por Por...

P.S:
Latest update, after Mommy has snapped photos of my cute dino, I accidentally dropped it onto the floor... and now my dino is 'disabled' liao..

But I overheard Mommy's teleconv with Por Por that I'll have a brand new lantern again.. Hurray!!

Fireworks Display for IMF Delegates (caught on video)

Mommy, Kakak and myself have managed to catch a glimpse of the grand fireworks display for the IMF Delegates as per my earlier post.

Here is the video clip that Mommy has managed to capture with our camera.. BTW, paisay for the noisy conversation in the background between Mommy & Kaka in Berhasa Indonesia.

Fireworks Display for IMF/World Bank Delegates

My 'ya-ya' parents always proudly tell their friends that our house is the most ideal place to watch fireworks display from Marina Bay area.

Today there is a session of fireworks display for IMF/World Bank Delegates to watch at Marina Bay.. My mommy did not get 'pre-alert' of this event from her kakis., so when we heard the 'boom boom' sounds from my parent's room, Mommy thought it is going to rain.. Kakak Ning quickly run out to check if it is raining.. Guess what, it is not raining but fireworks display..

Mommy quickly grabbed her camera and we all dashed out to our living hall, slide open our windows to catch the fireworks display from Marina Bay..

Wow... Wow... Wow... I can hear Mommy & Kakak Ning keeps uttering this word throughout the display.. and they say tonight's display is more beautiful than those Singapore Fireworks Festival during National Day 2006..

Isn't this romper COOL??

I am wearing this romper bought by my godma Jo..

Godma, you really make a good purchase for this romper. I really love it cos it is sleeveless and the material is so cooling.. suitable for my active self especially now I am still perfecting on my commando crawl..

I simply love being a COOL HUNK!!