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My All-in-1 present arrived today. Darren said this is for all the major occasions (Valentine's Day, birthday and anniversary) plus my Push present. I don't mind as I didn't even get anything for him. I'm really happy with my gift. He even got me a Dior Sunglass to pair up with. Awesome! 

21st November came again! We are now married for 3 years, from a couple of 2, our brood is expanding to 4! I won't say these 3 years were all rosy and cosy, lovey-dovey whispering sweet nothings... NO... we spent our 3 years as husband and wife, quarreling from trivial thing like "why can't you pack the diaper bag" to upbringing difference "why you allow Jonathan to play with your Mac!" In the midst of the chaos and adjusting to be parents and having a maid at home, there were still sweet lovely moments. We knew that having a couple dinner is almost impossible so Darren comes often to lunch with me. We whispered " I love you!" on unexpected moments, bringing a smile to each other. Darren took care of Jonathan so I could rest when I needed. I stopped putting on a black face when he needed to work on weekends. I guess we just want to help easing the burden of our partners. Increasing our tolerance and patience so our other half could be happier!...

Jonathan turned 15 month old on 24th November. We usually got him a small cake to pose on every month's 24th. 15th month old Jonathan got an early Xmas cupcake (none other than PG). Xmas Cupcake by PG Although he sometimes lapsed into the "terrible 2s" phrase, most of the times he would do something silly and make everyone laugh. It could be some new facial expressions or some words he mumbled or the few baby steps he made towards me. He's growing taller and bigger. He is turning into be a little boy, rejecting his wholesome porridge and wanting to eat with us at the dining table and our food. I no longer bring out porridge for him, letting him try restaurant food or grandma's home cooked food. The salt content is of course worrisome and I try to "wash" the food before serving to him. He's also beginning to take in instruction. For example, he went into a "Starfish" mode last weekend when we were outside Vivocity's G...

Did I mention that in this pregnancy I hardly have any craving? Definitely not for the 1st trimester when intake of food was the worst. 2nd trimester I was too concerned having a complicated pregnancy to breathe, let alone eat. But everything changed in this last lap. The constant postings of food from the online December mummies' group really make me crave for some of the food. Yesterday since we were already at Toa Payoh,  I got Darren to drive down to Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 for the famous Pine Garden's lychee martin. Couldn't be any happier PG... they are really shorthanded. I had to queue to wait for my turn to get my sliced cakes. Of course, I couldn't just buy 1 single slice... I need to get more to make the trip more worthwhile. Lychee Martini Did they or did they not put martini in it? Am I or am I not supposed to eat it? I go by this theory... since the cake has to be baked, any alcohol content would have evaporated. So I ate it, all by mys...

Is this going to be next craze? Black Ball is a dessert joint set up by TV actor Zhang Yao Dong. There is one outlet at Clementi City Vibe and another outlet at the newly opened Star Vista, next to Buona Vista MRT station. Black Ball serves their signature dessert in 4 different styles - Cold, Hot, Warm or Icy. You can go for their signature dessert or pick mix and match. Mix & Match Black Ball I went for cold ( not icy) mix & match, choosing red beans, pearls, yamQ and black sugar ice jelly. At $4.50 a portion, I think this is good enough for 2 pax. Quite yummy though I found it rather sweet. My next visit, I would ask for a reduced sugar version. Also, the dessert came with coffee cream which I added just one spoonful to try a different taste. I think black ball has earned themselves another fan. Besides dessert, they serve winter melon tea series which is really quite interesting. I guess this probably be the next craze (at least for myself) after all th...

Qn : What is Malaysia Boleh? Ans : It is a new food joint at Jurong Point that sells Malaysia's popular dishes. Last Sunday, we or should be I decided that lunch will be from Malaysia Boleh after church. We went for takeaway as Jonathan had fallen asleep and we didn't want to risk waking him up from noisy shopping centre or restaurant. We were not quite sure what to order since it was our maiden trip. In the end, these were what we got. KL Hokkien Mee I first queued for KL Hokkien Mee, thinking it was the usual prawn hokkien mee. But when I got my food, I was shocked. First... it was black! and the portion was really small for $4.50. So I thought I better get another takeaway. Wanton Mee I thought Wanton Mee would be a safe choice. The portion was okay for $3.50 + $0.20 more for takeaway. Then Darren met me after buying the helper's lunch. Evergreen Chicken Rice It looked big for $3.50 but I know it won't satisfy the helper. So ...

We bought the discounted tickets from Groupon, meaning to make it as a birthday outing for Jonathan. However, the plan was shelved due to 1. unstable pregnancy 2. poor Jonathan was seriously ill during his birthday week. Hence, the tickets were left untouched until recently I discovered that there's an expiry date to it. So using the Deepavali holiday, we made a trip to it. What we didn't anticipated was the huge crowd that turned up as well. The main car park was full so Darren dropped us off before making his way to the Meadow carpark which I discovered was really a distance away. So with the helper in tow, we walked up to the ticketing booth for the conservatories. From a preggie lady's POV, the 3 minutes walk as told by the information kiosk were still quite a long way for me. And there behold, another surprise for me. The snake queue that formed at the ticketing booth. Wasting no time, I joined in the queue while asking the helper to push Jonathan to a shady ...