Photo Hunters : Beautiful

Everybody love beautiful things. There are too many things in this world can be describe as Beautiful. This is one of the Beautiful creatures appears in the racing circuit that caught many men attention. Too bad, we don't find any of these in F1 racing. These ladies are young and pretty; of cause all of them having nice figures too.

These are some of the beautiful collection during Japan GP.

Terry at 27 months old

Very long didn't update Terry's growing progress. Reaching his big 2 also mark another great milestone for more learning and explosure on speech and expression. He has not been having a good start ahead on his 2 years old as the accident hits. Till today, everyday we still have a terrible struggle time when comes to apply oil. He will cry his lungs out with saliva and mucus all follow to come.

Every single day when I showered him, take off his cloth and saw those burns area, I so hate of myself and I still feel extremely heart-ache and sad. He only allows me to touch him and watch those areas. He not allows other ppl to check him.

Skin
A little bit update on his skin condition. The last check up (14/8) shows that the back wound is fully recover with skin, but the scar is very thick there. Doc said that he is very good luck can recover as he mention to us he needs another round of skin graft on the wound. Now the check up appointment is 1 month apart and not weekly. Those red parts are turning into white bit by bit. Deep red area are still in red.

Every night before he sleep or even nap, he will like to put his hand at the back to scratch or pull down the pressure sock on his arm to scratch. If I move his hand away, he will hold my hand and put on the part where he wants me to scratch with assigned pattern and strength he wants. Of cause it is better I help him to scratch. I will scratch softly on him rather than he scratch it hard. If I refuse to do that, he will cry and kick. He did have oval medicine for itchy, but I don't think it works on him. It more like a habit for him to scratch for 5-10 minutes before sleep. Or may be he is really itchy due to the skin tearing. No other itchy cream for him other than the wound cream. All we do now is to apply olive oil. During the daytime he won't scratch, just when sleep and nap. At night, I will put on booties on his both hand (mitten too small), so that he won't scratch it hard and file his nail very often.

Arm will still need to wear a pressure sock for a period of 6 months or more.

Doc advise not go under sun yet.

Speech
He is now a talkative boy, but still in his baby world language. He can express it in very long like he has lots to tell at one go with hand action somemore. But, we don't understand what he trying to say, and all we do is respond with a Yes or OK to him...He can repeat lots of words after me. Whatever I want him to say/ read and he can't pronounce or say it accurate, he will say in his own words/ sounds. Sometime I really laugh at it..so funny. He speaks contenese, mandrin and English. Some example:-

Television (TV) - Vee
Oval - Ha-wu
Octogan - Jer-gen
Train - Phane
Car - Tar
Jet - Jek
Taxi - Hat-xi
Truck - Thuckh
Butterfly - Bar-five
放 (fàng) - Ham

His name (Terry Pang Chee Hing):
Terry - Hel-leh
Pang - Pam
Hing - Hin
Mandrin can pronounce accurately.

Some words that he can say accurately and clear like Bye-see you, Where, More, Wet, Sun, Moon, Bike, Boat, Outside, Inside, 要 (yào), 还有 (háiyǒu) and some others more..For alphabet he is missing G, H, I, J, M, S, W and X. Officially can address me Mummy at 26 months old. Sometime he mix up, he go call popo as mummy.

First word in the morning, once his eye open, he will say "nen-nen".

Eating pattern and habits
Officially on rice soup, but still continue on porridge mainly on vege porridge as he has hard time chewing greens once he saw that in pieces, he will shake his head. Every week, I will prepare minced meat ball (Pork+chic, pork+fish or Chic+fish) and fish fillet. It is more easier for him to eat and I cook. On a bowl count, porridge he will eat 10 tablespoons and rice 5 table spoons with dishes. He will drink more soup which the soup have rich taste (cantonese say "sweet", which means with lots of ingredients) and the soup is cook long enough ("lou for thong").

Love bake beans and pearl pod peas very much, want it on every spoon feed.

Stop having prawns, eggs and dark soya sauces cooked food due to his skin condition.

He insists want a bowl when eating biscuit even it is 1 small piece.

Eat bread by finish the roasted side first, then pick the raisin and lastly eat the whites.

Nap 1 time for 1.5-2 hours. Poo-ed 2 times a day.

At night, normally stick to daddy. Sometimes I will try to sleep early, but daddy just can't settle him.

Whenever I'm using the lappy, he will come to me and say "phane, phane". He wants to watch Thomas videos.

Terry is now all back to his ownself and he can walk faster than me.

All-in-one Coffee

I believe coffee drinker love those 2-in-1 or 4-in-1 sachets packing, it is fast and easy to prepare. I like those too, just that I seldom drink. This 2 packets brought back by hubby. I was so surprise to see that nowadays the in-1 coffee have increase to 6-in-1. Not only that, now even have tonic ingredient.

The Coffee Cordyceps contains of the normal 4-in-1 plus instant Cordyceps powder. Wondering is it the low grade Cordyceps they are using or just artificial ingredient/taste? Cordyceps is a very expansive chinese tonic food, it is more expansive than bird nest.

The 6-in-1 contains of fine sugar, non-dairy milk powder, instant coffee, Maltodextrin (natural low calories sweet ingredient), Collagen and Calcium. Collagen is more to strengthen skin tissue.

Looks like now coffee also promote to a more healthy drink.

Blogging Friends Forever Award

Thanks for the award. Mummy Gwen is my new blogging friend. Nice to know another friendly mummy who love to share her daily cooks and about her lil Gwen. I hope as we blog, we can share some common stuff together. Whats more, first we share the same surname!

Rule:

1. Only 5 people are allowed to receive this award.
2. 4 of them followers of your blog.
3. One has to be new to your blog and live in another part of the world.
4. You must link back to who ever gave you the award.

This award will pass to this 4 lovely friends too:
Annie Q
Baby Darren
peimun & kendra
Healthfreakmommy
No new blogger friend who live in another part of the world.

Shoe size tag

Pluck this interesting tag from Chen Xi's mama blog and love to do it here. After being mama, I've bid good-bye to many of my high and low heels. Last time not quite use to wear flats, but after get used to it as I can run and walk faster, I start to love that now. Also, for the safety reason to myself and boy when I carry him, it is not good wearing heels. I feel like I can fall anytime.

I don't have a regular shoe brand. Once saw the design I like, the quality and price reasonable I will get it. Here are my latest buy.


Heel sandal from Nose. RM39.90.
Bought from HK early this year. My most often wear. HK$75.
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What's your shoe size?
>> Size 5, never grow bigger even after give birth.

Are your feet the same size as your mom's feet?
>> No, my mum wearing size 6.

How about your sister's feet?
>> I'm the only daughter =)

Can you borrow shoes from each other?
>> Nope, for hygiene purpose.

Post a picture of your latest shoe buy. then tag the number of women of your shoe size. i.e. size 5 = tag 5 friends.

Don't forget to drop a line in this blog when you're done :-)
1. Jenny and Belle
2. SAHMdom and Beyond
3. Jacque
4. Rhia
5. Jammy
6. I Speak
7. Enny
8. marytance
9. Chen Xi and Mama's Blog
10. Lemonjude
11. Your blog here

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Brilliante Weblog Premio 2008

My pleasure to be awarded by Mummy Gwen. Thank you very much for your regular visits and support towards my blog. Eventhough you are new in blog, I can see that you are doing quite well too, do keep it up. Sometime I also need to learn from you =) neh...those your delicious cooking.

Here are the rules that come with the award:

The rules are these:
1. Put the logo on your blog.
2. Add a link to the person who awarded it to you.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Add links to these blogs on your blog.
5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.

These wonderful friends here also deserve for this award.
peimun & kendra
Lovely Mummy
ChumsyAshley
Janice Ng
Paik Ling
KittyCat
Jo-N

Diaperless train (Part I)

It was started last week when my mum still around, I'm thinking that why not give this boy a try see he able to pee without diaper. When I ask him where "shee shee" he can pat on his front. He somehow like understand what I said. Before I start to let him diaperless in the day, I repeat n-times to him where to pee, want to pee go where and so on..I even place lots of old clothes and towel ready to wipe pee.

OK, project start on the first day. He seems alright after the morning shower without diaper on and not ask for diaper too. Me and my mum repeat one after another "Want to shee shee?" he was like look so lost what is it about. Ok, nevermind, good that he not sit on the sofa the whole morning, really scared that he wets the cushions.

After more than 2 hours calling for pee, I asked again, he said NO. Finally, while I off hanging cloth and my mum at bedroom, he stands in front of his toys table and pee there. He look so scared like I will scold him. Well, I didn't of cause, I just told him "Nvm boy, this is shee shee. Now wet already, next time you want to shee shee tell mummy ok?" He even want to help me to wipe his pee on the floor. So, thats the only pee in the whole morning. Later of the day, diaper is on for nap time.

2nd day - I bring him to toilet, play water hose and making the shee sound, still fail. This was like after 2 hours already he is not pee and not even pee in the pant. After his lunch, he sat aside and play puzzle then we ate lunch. We still calling him and bring him to the toilet, but still get a NO from him. While we munching, I still looking at him as he sat quietly play. There goes my second look on him the floor is wet already. Lots of urine passing out, puzzle also wet a few pieces.. He must have keep and tahan in his bladder for long and only letting out until cannot tahan. Again he looks miserable and know how to say WET, WET. Quickly I dry the floor and bring him to change. Also, the same thats the only pee time. After diaper on, he was like so happy and relieve, his dear diaper can put on again.

5th days - He still refused let us bring him to toilet. He started to ask for diaper after morning shower. Looks like he is not ready to go diaperless yet.

Due to I'm alone with him now, with many house things to do, diaper is on 24 hours again. This Part I training got to put on hold until he is verbally ready to ask for pee.

Stress out

It has been more than 3 weeks I'm not out of the house, minus the ride went for check up appointment with the boy. It is so freaking stress, tension and boring at home.

My mum has been with me for 2.5 months time since accident happens and last weekend she leave me alone to take care my boy. Although it is still not easy, my boy will still kicking, scream and cry while I apply oil, scratch all over when nobody looking at him (he is so smart, he will get something hide his hand and block our sight and he scratch there), but all this got to bear with him, just be patient and let him recover well.

I feel like I'm more busy then before. Now I got to cook my own lunch (no more cater), Terry's lunch and dinner for all, done all the house chores just like I used to do. Sometimes cooking is hard as I got to think of what food is suitable for Terry on lunch and dinner as he is on rice and soup now. Most of the time will try to cook something which everyone likes. Hopefully I get use to this new routine soon.

When I'm busy at the kitchen, my eye will still on him (so that he won't scratch) and satisfied all his wanting and pointing for this and that. Hopefully I won't get cut on my finger or forget to wear my underwear...hahaha..

Yesterday, I got my half day off the house. Took LRT and went to shop alone at KLCC, checking out all I want to see, buy all I need and eat alone. It is so relax and I letting out the stress by spending time alone. Even I walk till my back and feet ache, but I'm very happy. I spend most of the time at toys department checking out Terry's favourite - Thomas and Friends and merchandise. I'm so surprise that it is a lot more now than before...finally I found there are Thomas bedding set at Parkson. I never get that, till he can sleep alone. Quite disappointed when I'm at Isetan, their baby bedding set is so pity less and limited and not to say kid's bedding, it is totally can't find at all.

After a good 4 hours outside, I bought and wear back a new pair of heel (walk till my toes ache, change shoe), some face masks and a Thomas Sing-a-Long VCD for Terry. This boy he is sooo happy when he saw his favourite Thomas and end up he watched repeatedly for 3 times on the same VCD. There goes his night on that VCD, while I got some quiet time after dinner for my new collagen mask.


Multiple faces of the Thomas lil fan

Little known facts about those YOU know!

Got this tag first time from Gwen's mummy.

So here it is! Directions! Now, Here Is What You Are Supposed To Do...And Please Do Not Spoil The Fun! Hit Forward, Delete My Answers And Type In Your Answers. Then Send This To A Whole Bunch Of People That You Know...Then, let me know if you're done, so i can visit your blog and know your answer. The Theory Is That You Will Learn A Lot Of Little Known Facts About Those You Know. Remember To Let Me Know When You are Done!

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Who is ANYONE (Annie Wan)? haha...

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Couple of days ago.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes.

4. What is your favorite lunch meat? Chicken.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Yes. I have a 26 months old boy.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes, why not?

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? No.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Would like to.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Mix dried fruit cereal.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? I think so.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Haagen Daz.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their look.

15. RED OR PINK? Red.

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF? My Eyes.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Family.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Yes.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I'm at home. Colourful shorts and no shoes on.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Just finished my breakfast on a quiet Sunday.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Nothing.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Blue.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? New born baby smell.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My mum.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Yes, of course.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Gymnastics.

27. HAIR COLOR? Black.

28. EYE COLOR? Dark brown.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes.

30. FAVORITE FOOD? Pan Mee, Sushi and Tiramisu cake.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? Forgot.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Orange.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Prefer summer.

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Hugs.

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Fruits.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Family and Friends.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? No idea.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Bible.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I'm not using a mouse pad.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? The last episode of Heart of Greed (溏心風暴).

42. FAVORITE SOUND? My boy shout out for "Mami".

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.

44. WHAT IS THE FURTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? China.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I'm just average. :P

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? PJ, Malaysia.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Hopefully Everyone.

2X2 Meme

Tag time, long time not doing already. This was pass down from the pretty hot preggie mama =)

Two names you go by
1. Judy
2. Meng

Two things you are wearing right now
1. Short pant
2. Casual top

Two things you want very badly at the moment
1. Catch a good afternoon nap
2. Go shopping

Two things you did last night just before bed
1. Watch the Olympic opening ceremony Beijing 2008
2. Make milk for Terry

Two things you ate today
1. Yam cake
2. Fried Mee

Two people you just spoke with
1. Terry
2. My mama

Two things you are doing tomorrow
1. Eat
2. Sleep....

Two longest car rides
1. To Kelantan
2. To Langkawi

Two favourite beverages
1. Chocolate milk
2. Vitagen

2+1 persons who are chosen to do this meme:
1. Amidrin
2. Mummy Gwen
3. Vivian, Sze & Noami

All 8s day

Remember more than a year ago I was answered this special tag talking about what I'm expecting happen on 08.08.08.

Well I should say it did realise and it is exactly happen like I wrote. It is just that simple with a wish to have something special to happen. Overall at home nothing special, but today the whole world is putting the eyes on Beijing Olympic Games.
China choose to have this game on this auspicious day and at auspicious hour to official announce the grand opening. I keep telling myself prepare for the night earlier and get ready to watch the spectacular ceremony from TV on time. But, end up I holding my dinner plate in front of the TV.
So this is what happen at home. Morning wake up as usual, after settle down the small one then busy did some washing at kitchen while my mum prepare to roll the dough to do "Min Fan Kueh". Thats our lunch of the day.

Half way watching my mum doing it, I went online check mail, settle some ebay stuff and blog-hop plus chasing and playing with Terry (multi-tasking). Feed the little one mee suah, then our turn for lunch. Clean up everything, put Terry to sleep then back to the line and source for some business contact. On the phone call with my friend - Moon discuss about our plan in setting up a small business. Continue to source after the phone call ended till around evening. Start to clean up the house and go down to the park for a short walk with Terry.

Shower time and dinner time then stick on TV for the opening ceremony. It was a great and grand opening ever saw with huge number of performers combined with many hi-tech equipment use and firework plays a few KM away from the Bird Nest stadium. Received a good news from SMS. My friend giving birth to a baby girl. Congrats Shirley Lim. Couldn't stay longer to watch till all the country matching ended and the Olympic flame lit up in the stadium. Make milk for the boy and put him to sleep.

That's how I spend my simple day on 8th of August 2008 at home.

Making steam banana cake

Here is it, I was baking steaming another cake yesterday, since the line is almost dead! It is pretty easy by following the ingredients here, mix well everything and within 30-40 minutes the cake is done.

I double up the ingredients to make a bigger one. The result is not that nice. The center towards the bottom of the cake is a bit hard, but still edible. Will try to follow the exact amount of ingredient next round and use different tray to steam.

Terry self solve puzzle

@ 2 years, 2 months, 1 weeks & 4 days old

For the very first time, Terry able to solve puzzle all by himself. There are 4 sets of puzzle in it in different of 3 to 6 pieces. This was his great achievement over the week. He first have this during his ward days. (Thanks for that Sasha). He loves it till today and still playing it everyday even he know how to solve all that.

When the first time I solved it for him, he gets angry when he wants to hold them up, as he did all the pieces are break off. He brings that to me everyday and particularly want me to put up the train and car for him only. He watched me do and I not even step by step teach him how to join up piece by piece. Few days ago, he surprised me by joining up all 4 sets by himself after one another.

Photo Hunters: Cloud(s)

It has been 2 months ago since the last I joined the hunt theme. The past 2 months time was the hardest moments in my life and I yet to fade out of those bad memories. Well, don't think it is easy to forget bad things.

Those bad days many things ran in my mind that sometimes really so bothering me and makes me so worried. Everyday open up the windows, it is another day of busy life, everything around is moving fast, but only cloud(s) are the one moving slow. Sometimes I like watching clouds. It can be a quick and good remedy to calm down ourselve.

Here are some of my collections on clouds. The best place to watch cloud is actually on plane...the whole big wide of cloud sea, I feel that we are just so tiny among them.



Taken at a beach side restaurant in Terengganu


Indoor cloud at Venetian Hotel, Macau. It is sooo real!

Father and son

Every night after dinner, Terry will be very alert on the grill door pad lock’s sound and patiently wait and welcome his papa back home. Once he heard the sound of door opening, he will call out "pa" and help his daddy to bring over the water tumbler and place on the dining table. Later, he will wait till his papa finish shower and say “bao bao” (carry) when he saw daddy is free.

This was the scene we have every night. After dinner, most of the time he will stick to daddy and plays with daddy. He will bring toys to daddy and ask to play with him. Even daddy is working in front of the computer, he will run in and out the room and bring the toys in and out, just try be with daddy and get daddy’s attention.

I’m so happy that now Terry is closer to daddy better than before incident happen. Last time he not used to stick and play with daddy. Big Man also slowly realised that he needs more bonding time with the boy and for the home too. During the time after he discharged, remember those days that Terry refuse to talk? Actually daddy helps him a lot in bring back his own self. In a way that, daddy talks, sings and plays with him, he is more responsive than mummy or grandma did. Maybe he is too boring and very use to be with me already, so no big re-action.

Sometimes daddy will watch cartoon with him and at the same time play and talk to him. This simple way and action to interactive with kid is so important to develop a closer relationship..I saw many great moments how Terry spends time with daddy.

One thing which I’m proud of daddy that this also I didn’t know all these while - daddy actually can draw nice pic. There were a few times daddy drew some nice pics on it and I saw that, it is nice and neat. Check the drawing on this magnetic writing board.
He drew a Mickey Mouse. It is not easy to draw fine lines on this kind of drawing board, somemore it is so look-alike to Mickey. I try to draw it just like how daddy did, I’m not manage to draw that neat and look-alike.

Since Terry has this writing board, he likes to ask me to draw than he sketch. I don’t how many times he asked me to draw cars, almost everyday when he first new to this toy. Yes only cars, he loves cars. I rub and draw, rub and draw. Sometimes when I bored of drawing cars to him, I draw some other things that he knows and ask him to name it. He able to tell me correctly what is that. LOL! This shows that my drawing skill is not that bad la…*thick face mummy is chuckle*