about to fall asleep...zzz...

altho you may think it's weird to blog about my state of sleepiness. but this is a real issue for me right this second. & i am blogging in a noble attempt to keep awake at work.

by the way i have changed jobs (finally) since august this year. given my new-ness, i should at least pretend to be awake and alert but it is a hard and trying feat, i can tell you that.

i have seen my colleagues taking a snooze under their desks. how cool. but again, i am new, not to mention a bit prim & proper-ish, and as such, would feel mightily awkward snoozing under my desk. and possibly snoring. and possibly drooling. and hopefully not scratching myself like guys do hihihi... mana lah tau right...

so yeah, i changed jobs, i am currently sleepy and blogging to keep awake.

by the way, im not sure if i've posted about my new addition to the family. i gots myself a daughter now. a real cutie sweetie pie who is now 7.5mths old and developing just great. she can dance, hum, scream for attention, crawl, stand supported, smile a fake smile, make faces, squint her eyes, smile at the camera, grab onto you if she doesnt want to be put down etc. we've started her on solids and this time around, i've ventured the food puree way and so far, shes taken to pureed carrots, pumpkin and potatoes famously. ethan, who had a bit of trouble adjusting to the shared attention in the 1st month, now loves his baby sister and whenever someone suggests taking ava home with them, ethan will say "mummy you carry ava". often when i call home in the afternoon, the maid's report is "there, they are playing. ethan is singing and ava is dancing." imagine the scene... hahaha... ava is a tiny tot but she's quite steady. still, imagine a tiny tot who's dancing away to his brother's screaming.

ethan too is doing well, and about to start playschool in jan. his speech has gotten better & clearer but still with some baby talk peppered in good measure. his eating habits too are getting better with an affinity for "peanut butter bread", cheese & nesvita 3-in-1 oats while his milk intake is slowly decreasing. his sleep hours are getting worse with him only turning in at midnight or later. we are such terrible parents. also, since im in the mood for self-bashing, he doesnt get enough reading time or learning time with us. why are we such lazy parents. it's gotten worse now with my new job which keeps me busy almost every day and with a new baby in the house which makes for a cranky, impatient mom in me. ptooiii to myself. poor ethan. i do so need to spend some quality time with him. maybe i'll take him out for some cake to share tonight. oh yes, he's also quite fond of the ipad and seems to be more adept at it than the adults.

christmas is almost upon us, like in 4 days time :) the house, altho decorated, lacks some christmas spirit because, again, mom's just too tired and busy. sigh. tonight i shall try to put on some christmas carols and to roll about on the floor with my kids.

ok so, time to go, cos after all i am in the office. will hopefully be able to post more updates on christmas soon.

a blessed christmas to one and all :)

giving thanks

in the last couple of weeks/months, there were a few occasions on which i have felt extremely grateful & lest i forget (which i have, hence why this is actually a belated entry) & take things for granted yet again, i would like to register my thanks where i can re-visit it & remind myself to be thankful for the blessings that surround my every day existence.

aiyo, sounds so hallmark channel hor...

so here goes:

- for having the talent to write very professional sounding corporate stuff or (when i let myself get away with it,) the soppy-flowery-oozing-with-sugar kind of stuff.

- for being pregnant again after having had 2 miscarriages last year.

- for a little boy who is super adorable & who is now at a most amusing & entertaining age

- for a husband who's a great guy, a great dad to our son and who has re-discovered the joys of being fit and healthy ;p.

- for a helper who is great with my son & who is there to help me with all manner of house work while i'm pregnant with my second child.

- for contributions from friends & family in the form of birth/baptism/birthday/festive etc angpows for my son which has resulted in a healthy savings account for him.

- for the opportunity to venture into newer pastures later on this year :)

- for the good relationship that i have with my in-laws.

- for parents who are retired, able and willing to help with whatever i need especially when i'm on maternity leave.

- for a sister who lives nearby. at least i dont feel so alone.

- for the ability to contribute to charitable causes. even if it’s only in small measures.

- for facebook cos as cliché as it sounds, it has certainly made the world a smaller place.

- for blogs so i get to improve my typing speed & skills ;p

- for having a small frame so it's easier to lose weight post-pregnancy. (let’s hope this is true this time around)

- for having received a nice bonus. it certainly is a welcome windfall especially this year.

- for friends who are available for online chats especially on oh-so-boring days.


There’s definitely more to be grateful for but let’s just call this entry a work-in-progress.

(i'm actually trying to blog surreptitiously cos there's this pain of a colleague who's constantly coming after me to do HIS work. ok, i should be thankful also for someone who thinks highly of my talents *right* that he keeps bugging me hor?)

belated season greetings

it's been awhile hasnt it?

just havent had much of an inclination for an entry, short or otherwise.

my last quarter of 2010 was pretty hectic. what with wrapping up work and getting ready for christmas and for our trip bach home to sabah. oh yes, and an important job interview :)

wish me all the luck that i get it. it's the new year and high time for a change on the job front. i cannot stress how important it is for me at this point. my current work place has been a rather stressful place. i know that all jobs in all places will have some level of stress and politics, but i'm just due for a change. so, good luck to me.

on the holiday front, we spent the last 2 weeks of 2010 in sabah. ethan had a great time and i basically did what i do best when i'm back in kk --hibernate at home. i miss the food --yummy ngiu chap... sighhh...

we came back to kl on new year's eve --airasia is a crappy airline. if only i were rich enough to opt for some other airline. well, mas is not too bad now especially if you try for the deals. our airasia flight was delayed so much that by the time we got back home, we only had time to drop off our stuff and head out again for the new year's eve dinner at my mil's. tired. as much as we wanted to stay on for the countdown, so cannot tahan lah. so on we headed home, waited for the countdown while unpacking and wished everyone at midnight and on to bed.

its now past the middle of january. i've attended the final interview for the new job but since im pregnant, i'm not too sure if i got it. sigh...

speaking of pregnancies, did i mention that i'm having a girl? cool huh? i get a pair now... kids are such joys and i'm so glad we're having another one.

so, here i end my first entry of the year. let's hope i'll write more often this year. happy new year, one and all... may this year be filled with many blessing and prosperity :)

an effort to keep my writings updated

been so long since i logged into this that i nearly forgot my password ;p

it's been a hectic couple of months for me at work. in reference to the last entry, no i havent even looked at my resume. i did get a call from a headhunter requesting for an updated resume, but no, havent done it yet.

the politics & uncertainties in the office are continuing & continuing ad nauseam. on a more positive note, they did send me off to europe for 2 weeks. which was great but hectic too as we travelled to 3 cities and transitted in 2 within less than 2 weeks. if only it wasnt a working trip... :). plus i missed my son who had fever without any other illness almost the whole time i was away --guess he missed me too. the husband had a good time though & no i dont mind cos i think it's great that we both had a little break as separate entities.

the other great bit of news is that my maid finally arrived! she came the day before i left for europe & i packed both her & ethan to my sister's house. he had a ball of a time with his grandparents & cousins despite the persistent fever. the maid is so far so good & lets hope that this will continue forever. shes got 3 kids of her own. cooking i think got lots of room for improvement but thats just pending tutorials on cooking indian dishes which i myself dont do that well.

thats about all i have time for. hopefully, i'll be able to find some time for more entries soon ;)

checking in again

life's been pretty hectic for me in the last 1 year or so.

my son is almost 2 yrs old now & i'd like to believe that both the husband & i have settled into parenthood rather well. we're still without a maid which is both a blessing and a hassle at the same time. the little boy goes to the babysitter whose family adores him. lovely.

work is busy. busy is good. but work is also full of politics right now. my team is stuck in the middle and we get whacked left, right and centre. my poor colleague, who recently joined me. she must be regretting her decision haha.

mother's day is coming up & we're preparing home-made burger patties and a salad dish for a potluck. my husband's into this cooking thing right now. of course this is just an occassional thing lah. without a maid, we hate having to clean up after cooking. even if it's just cooking maggi.

speaking of the husband, hes also into healthy living right now and has lost almost 10kgs since march. he exercises and makes better food choices. so proud of him. although sometimes i think hes a bit obsessed with it haha... he said that once he reaches his target weight, he'll take me shopping for new clothes... for him... but i think i might be able slot in a couple of items for myself ;p. i'm supposed to advise him on fashion. macam lah i ni fashionable sangat. and macam lah he will listen to me. my husband's inherently old school about everything. so i can only imagine the brow-beating i have to do to get him to buy the kind of jeans i think would be flattering for him. dont get me wrong, his current style is ok. luckily for me, he just likes playing it safe, so although its not the most trendy of fashions, he can still get away with it. imagine if he was stuck in the 80's... die lah me...

speaking of clothes, i just found out that i can get nice clothes in reject shop. for kids too. so my son got some nice new clothes last weekend. woohoo! poor boy, beli dekat reject shop only. oh well, my husband said theyre not priced like rejected clothes. tonight, i'm gonna have some me time at the curve. so i'll go have a look-see. i think i ought to dress nicer. i'm stuck in wearing functional jeans and baby-tees cos i have a toddler. so tonight, i'm gonna go shopping for some girly stuff :p.

i think my credit card's gonna melt tonight.

checking in with the world

i have been a busy bee of late.

painfully, this year-end is a busy time at work. no thanks to an exiting boss who doesnt seem to realize that when the big boss says you're leaving, it means you're leaving. it doesnt mean go into denial & pretend you're still staying. how blur can some people be? you'd be surprised.

i've taken on a side-project which will hopefully give me lots of money using my God-given talents. no, it has nothing to do with my body the wonderland (muahaha...). i'm finding it a bit difficult to juggle everything though and am somewhat regretting i agreed to it in the first place. but it could just be a case of cranking the old machine up & finding my rhythm i suppose. wish me luck, & bless me friends, that i'll do a good job but not kill myself in the process.

its also christmas-time & although i havent really been busy with christmassy stuff (cos actually i havent completed my shopping yet. so unlike me ok). but i need to finish up all my work (official & non-official) before i go on leave on the 23rd (woohooo!!!).

my exiting-but-in-denial boss wouldnt let me take my customary 2-weeks christmas leave cos well, cos hes just so dengki i think. no reason to dengki also. hes got 40 days leave to clear. he shouldve just told the big boss "big boss, since im no longer wanted in the company, then let me just take my 40 days leave as part of my notice". but noooo... he wants to be in the office to make life miserable for the rest of us. ishkk... this old man...

ok back to work people. its almost midnight. i got selingan to update my blog pula instead of finishing my mountain of work. blech...

long hiatus

hello... err... audience... (so perasan)

it's been a while now since i posted an entry. my life has been a bit hectic with childcare logistics since april so excuse me for the very long absence :-)

some updates:

1) my mil's maid who was taking care of my son decided to leave earlier than expected
2) my son stayed in puchong (sister's house) with my mom as we had no one to take care of him
3) we applied for a maid from march but we'll only get her in july (4months arghhh)
4) i was pregnant but had a miscarriage in my 6th week :-( so sad
5) my son flew to sabah with my mom for 3 weeks because we had no one to take care of him :-(
6) i was so sad that first week that the husband took pity on me & bought me a return ticket to sabah so i could spend my 1st mother's day with my son :-)
7) my son & mom came back to kl in june so im happy again
8) we're waiting for the maid to come
9) etha*ns turning one in a couple more weeks so birthday planning is in progress
10) i'm getting itchy to try something new -thinking of baking cupcakes?
11) believe it or not i've started going to the gym but dont get too excited, i just started
12) my childhood home has been torn down to make way for a new house. quite sad also lah.
13) i'm updating my cv (since time immemorial)

my son is growing up just fine. hes got 8 gigi altogether & can walk but only a few steps. he can say mama but usually only when hes cranky. im now thinking what to get for him for his 1st bday. maybe a toy car? he seems to be fascinated with my steering wheel.

the husband is now also itchy to get a new job. me too lah for that matter. but i'll let him change first before i do since i think my situation is more bearable than his.

this swine flu thing is giving me the creeps. my bil is in australia now so when he comes back to kl, we'll be staying away from him for awhile. but, the husband pulak going to spore to watch the liverpool game. ishk. i got the flu jab already. only rm45 at my old gp in puchong. actually its rm50 but since the dr likes me so much, shes only charging rm45. i didnt fall sick after that, lucky me. but my sil did. apparently it happens right after you get the jab. dr says the jab is actually the flu virus which they introduce to your immune system for it to step up a notch and become stronger. i knew that :-).

cant think of what else to update at the moment. IF i get into this baking thing, i'll take a couple of pictures :-).