Pre-loved Ikea Children's Bed Frame Kritter White

Hi... I have a pre-loved Ikea Kritter white bed frame that Nate used to sleep on. It's selling brand new in Ikea for SGD109 dollars but am gonna let mine go for SGD50 bucks. If you need, I can drive it over to your place but I won't be able to carry it up in my current physical condition. Let me know if you are interested by emailing me at nate1911@gmail.com Condition still very good, just not sparkly white like the catalog picture. Otherwise all good.

Rugby Souvenir

Guess what arrived in the mail?! My supposedly Ruby World Cup 2011 coverage luggage ID tags for the upcoming even in NZ later this year. Oh well... I'm happy I still got them ... this baby better be delivered on the day of the rugby finals to make up for it! (: Otherwise I shall tag these to her feet.

Comfort food and friends

Well, they're (food and friends) not exactly related but as I ponder over my bowl of pasta, the thought of comfort foods came across my mind which then led me on to think about the different forms of comfort most of us are drawn towards.

I'm really happy to say that though the journey of being with child can be a lonely process because no one will feel the types of anxieties that pregnant mothers feel, the bodily changes and discomforts, the joy, the many other 1001 moods that we feel all at the same time because of hormonal changes, it can really be a little less painful with other pregnant friends around.

And not just mothers-to-be that you just meet. No not any "friend" but the joy of finding out that you have a friend that you've been in touch for a while and known for a longer while (about maybe 16years ago) is due almost the same time as you... like 2 weeks apart. In pregnant time, that's like a minute difference.

Meet my dear friend Ching.

We weren't all that close but had enough fun together when we were in secondary and junior college at the sailing club. We trained in the same club and basically spent all our weekends out at sea.

Lost touch for a while and met thru sports again. But this time a slightly more psychotic type of sport - Triathlon, swim bike run and suffer together, swim in the same sea that we sailed in together...live in the same neighborhood, eat the same durian, dine in the same place, she has a dog, i have nate, same same but different, etc.. you get the gist.

Paths crossed more often than expected and hubbies having the same interests and things just clicked...

Little did we know that the big guy up there prolly threw us together again as a blessing to each other, and a form of support when one evening in a coffee shop near our homes, the question came up and it was the "OH ME TOO!!!" which led to the "WHEN?" and then the answer "ME TOO!!!" again followed by so many squeals and hugs that led everyone to kinda stare in our direction. (those of you who are lost - im talking about finding out we're pregnant)

So yes, even though this is my second child and it's her first, the level of moral support and encouragement is never taken for granted.

By the way. I highly suspect it had something to do with our durian outings together in a hole in the wall place at Katong which prolly had something to do with the pregnancies. Or it's just the water in the East.

How comforting... xoxo ching.

Recently

I recently posted this status update on Facebook : entering the 3rd trimester is like entering the 3rd dimension. Space and time has just warped. Gravity is off the charts and growth spurts- who invented them?! My body has been abducted by what actually does look quite alien for now! And my innards are all out of whack... Not normal I tell u..don't try it unless u really dare.. The boys must have got that memo! (;

But this time round, here's a photo to top that off. (Did I not mention the word alien?)

Don't mess with This craving

When a pregnant woman craves for something, she's darn serious. I actually took a 3-day trip a day after returning from 3weeks in shanghai straight to bangkok just so that I could get my northern thai food fix. And boy was it good. NO regrets. I would do it again if I could. Having great friends there just makes it all worse... (the craving i mean)

If Only

If only I took Chinese lessons a little more seriously... I would be shopping like there's no tomorrow on www.taobao.com but alas... I know there was a reason why I failed so miserably in my Chinese reading and oral lessons... Life is fair and i'm not broke for now. (:

Another Day in the Office

Here are more happy snaps from the FINA World Swimming Championships...

Long time no see

Here's a picture of me taken at the FINA world Swimming Championships while I was helping a colleague test out her underwater camera. I was also just taking a lunch time stretch and man did it feel good. Pardon the bump. It's almost been 7months since I lost weight.

It's been a while since i've been able to post anything on my blog.. well, i've been really caught up with work and it's been a hellofaaride since early this year for me. It's all turning out good though it took me a while to come to terms with certain decisions albeit life changing. Anyway let's see... i've been on standby for work for 6 different assignments since the beginning of the year.. Some happened, some didn't.. Well at least I was on standby. The biggest assignment I had to give up was coverage as a general shooter for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand later this year. That would have been a 2 month assignment (read : holiday) as a general shooter, meaning I would get to cover different games in the different parts of the north islands, driving around NZ, soaking in all that rugby glory and energy from every city... I guess there's always another world cup and rugby will always be around. I also just got back from the Shanghai FINA World Swimming Championships which took place over the past 3 weeks... I got to shoot Phelps NOT win every medal which was kinda cool and also swim in the world championship pool. Yeah so i guess you can say that I swam at the world championships.. pa dum pum. We're more settled into our new place and things are slowly taking shape. Speaking of shape, mine's changing big time. I'm putting on more of a shape now well, you see I am with child and am due end Oct or early Nov. Some of you may be scratching your heads as to why this could even be a dilemma of any sort to be in.. but you see when someone like me has made up my mind and set my mind on a certain task, (at this point it was work... to focus on work and match up to last year's brilliant year), it can be really stressful when life throws you a curve ball. Not that i'm not thankful for all the blessings i've received but it was just a little shocking... okaaay.. a real big downer. And no offense to those who are ever so willing to put work aside for family but you see, my job is not a job. It is my passion. So I was pretty shell shocked and disappointed AT FIRST when I realised that I had to re-configure and re-boot my system to cater to a new addition in my life. So yeah, that's pretty much the deciding factor where work kinda has to take a back seat later on in the year and rugby has to wait. Things are much better and I got through the letting go of early plans and life's goals eventually which in actuality just needed some tweaking and actually am very excited about what's to come. I guess you can say that in summary i've been really blessed as always by the big guy up there. I made it through 3weeks of Shanghai safe and strong, no major hiccups at work, uneventful pregnancy so far, Nate's being a real sweety about things and Terence is enjoying his new journey in his career. Just when I thought the year couldn't get any more life changing, I realised that it's all just getting started. Second time round pregnant, it's not any easier contrary to what people think. You've aged more and get tired more easily and you have your firstborn to worry about. You also tend to be a little less gung-ho about things but at the same time, you worry a little less about the things that don't really matter. So if you see me walking i mean waddling down the street, do say hi and ask me how's work been because i'll be able to answer you with a straight face, probably with a smile that it's all good. (: