Strike a Pose!

Stella wrote a blog about Asian Poses..Now here I want to share about LeLe Poses.
LeLe simply loves to pose, dun ask me why. He knows when to tilt his head, act cool, act cute....Whenever he sees a camera, he will want to be in the pictures...Well, I guess it's all in the genes.

*Acting cool*






This is my favourite..So natural..
(That day, couple of people at the park ask me if he's a boy or girl )

Kimchi Land

This is a super-stale blog posting. We were back from Seoul for more than 1 week...Now then I have the mood to do my blog posting..;)

I always wanted to go Seoul, since I admire their fashion style, love to watch their TV series&偶像片, love Kimchi cold noodles, and i'm now selling korean kids wear.

It turns out to be what I expected of.Cosmo, full of beautiful people and things, yummy food etc. To my surprice, thing are relatively cheap. I love Korea fashion style. The flowery dress, the hair accessories, the necklaces etc. I know I have to rob the bank if stayed a few more days, so I tried my very best to control spending. Even the kids dress so well! I’m thrilled to find some of the clothes that I sell at Seoul, and did some market research- check the materials, the pricing..
It’s definitely a place that I’ll be back for more shopping.

The only thing disappointing is the place we stayed. We stayed at Dongdaemun Hotel, which is cheap-looking, dark & small, just like a love hotel. But of cos, I don't expect much with just S$85 per night.

Here are some pix..

We happened to be nearby Gyeongbukgong Palace on the last day of ex-president Roh Moo-hyun's funeral.People are mourning, mostly in black with either a yellow ribbon tied around their arms or carrying yellow balloon.....,,and I’m in all RED!



Food is mostly kimchi, hotpot beef, and the famous ginseng chicken soup.
My favourite is BBD duck found at a small eatery near Munjeong Dong, where the factory outlets are..(The food is delicious, but u can forget about shopping @ the outlets.)

Overdose of Kimchi, we decided to go Italian at somewhere near the palace. Look at what I’m having!! Crab pasta with cream sauce.


Acting Cute with the schoolgals...



Finally,,me and Bernard at the Musuem..

40.2 degrees

LeLe was down with a fever since friday.

We let him eat the medicine from Singapore, but it does not work at all. The next day, temperature shoots up to 40.2 degrees!
Bernard brought him to Amcare, the hospital which I delivered Meranda, and was told that they have temporarily stopped treating children, due to the rise of Swine Flu. What the hell? Isn't it supposed to be a ‘caring’ Mum and Children Hospital??
They recommend another hospital at Wangjing, which also has ‘temporairily stopped treating children’.

In the end, we turned to good old local hospital at Ritan at noon time for the medical vaccination.

It really breaks my heart when poor boy cries of unbearable pain at the throat. He does not want to eat or drink , let alone taking medicine.
With the rise of H1N1 and HFM, I really got worried. It is common for kids to have fever, but above 40 degrees is NOT acceptable. The few hours of waiting at home seems ages. I can’t accompany my poor boy to the hospital, cos Meranda is still small. I just got to wait and pray hard that nothing goes wrong..I cried while feeding Meranda with congee... “Mei mei, gor gor will be ok …”I don’t want anything to happen to lele..

Hours passed, and finally they were back at 8pm+..His fever has subsided.
Today, he got better but still need to go for his regular medicine and check up.
I’m grateful that LeLe is showing improvement

When kids turn sick, sometimes it is better to rely on local hospitals. They don’t provide nice ambience, you got to stand and wait for at least 3 hours , and the doctor treats the patient like ‘just one of the hundreds of patients’ they treat everyday. But their medicine always works. It is better than those ‘expatriate’s hospital’ which charge hundreds for ‘consultation fees’ and offer u nothing but OTC medicine.

2 Mums & 3 babies

It was a cosy mummy's day celebration last weekend with another family- Lester&Stella&Dylan.We had brunch @ Grandma's Kitchen,,, followed by stroll & photo-posing@ Ritan Park.
Every mother's day just gets better.Hopefully next year Mum's day,, Meranda can start calling me 妈妈

Lovely Caps and Princess Castle..

We shaved Baby Meranda's Hair few days ago. I was reluctant to have her botak initially,,but bernard convinced me ,saying that it will help her to have better hair growth eventually....

Anyway, I bought for her some cutie caps..doesn't she look adorable? ;)

Our new addition to the house - A Princess Castle!

The Pisces birthday

Happy Birthday to......Me!!!!!!! Not today, but on Monday!!

I had a wonderful bday celebration this year, celebrating my 3Xth birthday.First, we had brunch with friends at ChefToo, and of cos, the usual chocolate cake.

It's such a coincidence that the 3 boys are also pisceans..Daniel, Peter, Lester,,Piscean Men are known to be SNAG .. Here's our pressies to them..The wives love it ;)

Secondly, bernard took leave on my actualy bday, went out in the morning and surprised me with a bouquet of roses. We had lunch @Maccheroni , followed by a birthday dress at 红英 .

This little boutique along Guanghua Road always caught my attention with its window display. Finally, we went in today. Unique local designs @ affordable pricing.Check it out!

Every year seems to be getting better, especially with our little precious. ;)

Trophy Wife

Gingerblossoms and I had lunch that day. We were talking about the topic of Trophy Wife.

What is a Trophy Wife? Here are what we have concluded(different from the definitions from Jan09 Her World mag)

1) A wife who is well-groomed, pretty, slim, have flawlesss skin
2) A mother, preferably 2 kids
3) Altough she is a mother, she has no excuse to gain weight and lost her prepregnancy figure. She exercises regularly(esp yoga) to maintain her figure
4) Knows how to cook, bake pastries.As the saying goes, the way to gain a man's heart is through his stomach
5) Keep the house spick and span(she did it herself, not just gives commands to the maid)
6) She has to be a domestic godess , yet she must have a career, so that she can help shoulder the family finances
7) Although she has a career, she must always remember that family comes first.
8) Dedicated mother. Teach the children well manners, and make sure that children are well educated to enter into prestige schools
9) Supportive of husband's career

the list goes on...

Is there really a Trophy Wife out there? I have not come across someone who is really so capable to handle all...

While I secretly hope to become one someday, I realistically know I'm not now and am enjoying just being a normal wife ;)