Updates

* We've discovered Alex's love for tea...

Lipton tea, Pokka green tea, chinese tea, milk tea, blackcurrant tea.. even those bitter japanese green tea!

*Nowadays Alex is much more manageable, we can sit down together peacefully during meal time.

Yes, this includes eating outside too..especially if the meal includes chocolate cake or ice cream.

* Alex is getting used to my big tummy.

On good days, he will come over and pat my tummy..sometimes even kiss it too :)

On bad days, usually after i scold or reprimand him... he actually dares to slap my tummy (although lightly)

Somehow, im worried he might wallop his baby bro in future.

* Alex is OFF the sarong, he actually resists being put into sarong n rocked to sleep.so its down to "Lady Gaga lullaby" for afernoon naps and "pat to sleep on bed"

* We finally get Alex a baby car seat (yes, its been long overdue.. i know)

Before Alex was born, i considered on buying baby car seat...but many people persuade me otherwise, "a waste of money.. our kids never use baby car seat and so far so good..yadah yadah yadah"

Initally, i thought i could handle Alex in the car without a baby car seat, after all.. hubby is driving. Then my boy slowly (but steadily) morphed into a boy who behaves like a monkey in the car.. I still put up with it, occasional grumble from hubby makes the monkey in Alex behaves, but not for long.

Until i'm expecting baby no 2, i really cant imagine how to manage 2 monkeys in the car..and what if there's an accident?

Anyway, we went to Jusco to select the bb car seat..Alex resisted the first few models we tried putting him onto. Finally he settled on a red-grey Sweet Cherry one.

I didn't know that a 14 months old boy can show that kind of preference already!

* I just found out Avent bottles are sold cheaper in Indonesia.

3 bottles of 125 ml ones and 2 bottles of 260 ml ones costs 300,000 rupiah (about Rm 108). hey, it actually costs Rm 95 for 2 bottles of 260 ml (the last time i checked in jusco & parkson)

Im gonna ask Mum to buy and bring over on her next trip..

Yes, i am a scrooge..

Pacifier is still his "life"

Must finish my tea till the last drop!

Alex's obssesions nowadays are :

- Sister Act

Initially, he was interested in the choir singing part...

he would rock his body and even attempts to sing along.

then it slowly develops until the part where Deloris was caught by the crooks. yeah, my boy would "Oh, Eh, Ohh!!" probably translated into "run, Deloris..run!"

- Lady Gaga video clips

honestly, it amuses me .. he actually shake his bon bon to her songs!

however, MIL wasnt too happy about her grandson watching Lady Gaga's lack of clothing in those clips..

she'll tell Alex, " Lady Gaga shame shame, see..not enough baju. Alex dont grow up to be cheeky boy yar."

=.="

ha! he totally refuses to watch nursery songs and cartoon dvds..

i tried Lion King, Barney, Princess & Frog but whenever i put those on, the little rascal will just give me a bored face.

- He still loves tearing up magazines, novels and tissues..

- Cool Blog milk tea
Im totally addicted to Cool Blog Pearl Milk Tea..but no, i dont feed Alex..he just gets excited upon the sight af a Cool Blog cup on my hand..

Since he couldn't suck from straw yet, he just bite the straw and say "Ahhhh" then he'll be contented... thankfully! :D

After a long hiatus..im finally back :D

Alex is now 14 months old, walking, climbing, building up his own character..

and he loves dogs!

We took in a stray pup, which hubby found alone, wet, cold and hungry.. too weak to even walk.

PS : Alex is gonna get a baby brother in less than 3 months time :D

yum cha in october'09

Cellulite..

There's no getting rid of it

the same goes to jelly belly

unless I'm Heidi Klum...

(Fat Hope)

My busy busy busy boy..

trying to chew his foot

whatcha looking at?

again..foot acrobat

dunno what style

hehehe

Life is so precious yet so fragile..

Today the most patient, selfless, good natured man I've ever known in my life had passed away.
The news left me so heartbroken, I cried for his departure, for his wife, his children...and for my mother. He mattered very much to her..but for complicated reasons she could not even see him for the last time, let alone attend his funeral. It must have been tearing her heart apart, knowing she could not say goodbye to him for the last time.

I was so excited to show my baby boy to him on my coming trip this October. However, i suppose we can only make plans, only God can decide what is going to happen.

Probably it is better for him that God released him from his sickness and sufferings?
or am i just trying to console myself?


Godfather, may your soul rest in peace.