Thursday, May 31, 2007

Passport renewal

Yesterday early morning, we went to Kajang Imigration branch to renew our passport. Since hub will go trip end of June and his passport is not more than 6 months validation and my passport due. Both renew together. Brought along Terry boy.

Reach there at 7.15am before they open at 8 am, line up the queue for getting the form. Wait till 8am, they open. Buy the form RM1 each, fill up then back to the long queue to let the officer check all document and get a number. The form is easy to fill up now, only 1 page. Not like 5 years ago when I did it, still 4 pages. After getting the number, need wait for 30 more numbers to go before us. We not going for breakfast also, since the number is going fast, even there is only 2 counters working for submission of document.

At 10.20am our turn to done. Upon checking, thumb print and submit photo, the officer said my photo is not latest, more than 5 years ago, cannot used anymore. So, no choice, faster go to a photostate+photo counter to snap a pic then submit to him. Without properly comb my hair, no make-up and dull look, get a snap of my 'chan' look. Don't care la just go for it. My god, compare the previous one, looks different. Look much old already la..hai..not dare to look for a minute longer..haha...

For passport collection, we can now get it on the same day, 2 hours after payment done at cashier. Later, for that 2 hours, hub back to office, me and Terry follow also. Luckily throughtout the day he not cranky, just look tired only. After milk he able to take nap on stroller. At office wait for 3 hours, after hub finish some works then we went back to collect passport. We not ate since morning 6.45am, only have a glass of milk and sustain till after collected passport at 2.30pm. Extremely hungry by then, faster sit down and order food. Hub went opposite the Metro Prima Kajang there to ta-pao Kajang Satay for dinner.

Terry tired running around with us, after back home, bath him then he slept for 3 hours. Hub end of June will go 6 days Shanghai and end of July we go 3 days Japan, both trip getting from sales target. Next year January is own paid trip to 5 days Hong Kong.

Check for more Imigration office at Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (Damansara and Setapak). The last 5 years I did at Wilayah Complex, KL was just closed down. To avoid pack and long waiting at Damansara especially, better go for Selangor area office. Heard FIL said Setapak one is still new not much people know yet, so no long waiting too.

Monday, May 28, 2007

Healthy juices

  1. Carrot + Ginger + Apple - Boost and cleanse our system.

  2. Apple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholestrol, and improve stomach upset and headache.

  3. Tomato + Carrot + Apple - Improve skin complexion and bad breath.

  4. Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk - Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat.

  5. Orange + Ginger + Cucumber - Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.

  6. Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon - To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney.

  7. Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi - To improve skin complexion.

  8. Pear & Banana - To regulates sugar content.

  9. Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango - Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization.

  10. Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk - Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increase cell activity and strengthen body immunity.

  11. Papaya + Pineapple + Milk - Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.

  12. Banana + Pineapple + Milk - Rich in vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Curry spaghetti, my way

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketSometimes it is quite boring to prepare and cook own lunch, need to get pot and wok to cook for the little bit. After done, do a lot of washing then only ready to eat. It is just so tiring and wasting time and resources (water and fire). For a quick lunch, I always make spaghetti, it is fast and easy to prepared.

Soak the spaghetti for awhile, dump in water, put a bit salt and boil it till soft. Steam the dish and vege. Normally I will open a can of Curry Tuna or Tomato Chilli Tuna (from Ayam brand). Lately try out with Curry Tuna with spaghetti, it taste nice too, like having curry mee. It is fast and easy to do. No oil, less hassle and healthy.

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Scam reported on news

Yesterday night, watched 8TV news, they have reported on this scam issue from China. A guy who actually kena too, but not fall on trap yet. He reported it. The scam he received almost similiar technique used in my case happened yesterday. The China Press newspaper reported on the China phone scam. According to the news I follow up on newspaper, there are 16 woman trap under the scam.

I've wrote a email to China Press too, giving them all the details and phone number I have, hope they can help the public to eliminate this scam and ban the scam organisation.

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Professional international scam

*Sasha gives Terry a birthday scrapbook, pls scroll down*

2 days ago, a survey company from Hong Kong called my mobile asking 2 survey questions. I just give them my answer. After the survey, she taken down my chinene name, give me a lucky draw number (K23589) and invited me to attend a telecommunication event at Titiwangsa the next day at noon. So, I just listen and end the call without doing anything.

Yesterday while I'm cooking, the same girl called me from Hong Kong asked whether I'm at the event place, cause my lucky number being draw and get to win RM120K cash prize. I just said no I'm not at the event and couldn't make myself go there that time too. She said, nvm, tomorrow there will be a representative from Hong Kong will call me to verified things and claim the prize. So, just end the call.

I was suspecting it is a scam did already, I even inform hubby about this call, where got so lucky one to get a big cash prize like that. So, since I'm EFNTD, I just see what they going to play in cross country scam. I don't mind wasting my time and calls. This morning, a girl from Hong Kong office called me, SH.

SH: Good morning, Miss Chow.

Me: Yes, I am. Who is this?

SH: I'm SH, calling from 香港得利科技有限公司 (Hong Kong De Li Techonology Ltd.) You 've been inform that you won our 3rd prize which is RM120K, did you know that.

Me: Yes, I know.

SH: So, our company now, need to transfer the money to you and need some of your banking details. Since you are not there to received the cash check, the money are now deposit into a temporary account at Hong Kong Hang Seng Bank under your name.

Me: Before I let you go further, I would like to check whether your company is doing such work it is really giving out cash prize or you guys are doing some scam job there. How you get my number and why not a Malaysia company is participating the event, since you guys hold the event in our place?

SH: You see, you are not at our event place, it is hard for you to believe that we are not doing our real job here to give out good prizes. I understand you very much, HK also having a lot of scam did. The whole event is hold by our HK team, some HK sponsors and government ppl were there yesterday to witness the 20th celebration of their company for join venture in future that comes to M'sia. Over 2000 people are there. We are doing event there to make awareness. For you to claim the cash prize, you need not to pay for anything. The Global survey company get your number from your local telecommunication company, only a few number are called from the computer draw slot.

(Actually they are more question asked and things they prove to me, I just summaried it.)

After her long explaination on her company profile and being convinced that they are not doing any scam there. They hired Loh Han Jian Accounting firm as their authorized agent to deal with the Hang Seng Bank for winner to claim the prize. OK, since she said like almost real, I half believe it already. After she taken down my banking details (Name, IC and Maybank a/c no.), she gave me another number to call the Accounting firm speak to Mr. Loh to verified I'm the person with the cash prize HKD 273,900.00 (RM120K) and then they will contact the Bank officer to release the payment and transfer to my local bank.

So, I did call to Loh and follow on. Loh gave me the bank draft number and pin no. and ask me to call to Hang Seng bank to give them this temporary bank draft number and pin no. also for verification purpose. So I called bank, it is an answering machine, press 2, press 9, got the customer service people, read them all the bank draft number and he immediatedly tell my name is the account holder. He proceed to ask for the verification code (I don't have), ask me to get from Loh. I call again to Loh. A/c firm keep on having different ppl to speak to me, because everytime I called, they said the Loh is busy, then when the person called back is not the same one.

Loh called, explain the details how I need to claim the cash prize from Hang Seng Bank. He said, since the money is in HKD, they need to convert it to USD and convert it back to RM. The bank charge a fees of 0.3% (or 3%, I heard not so clear) on the transaction within International bank fund transfer. The 3% is equavalent to RM3680.00. I told the Loh, I don't have that much of money in my bank to do the transaction, how? Is it a possible not to convert to USD, Loh said, No. He suggested me to call back to SH and ask what the company can do to sort out the payment for processing fee. I yaada yaada the whole story to SH and she said no way they can separate out the money, coz the cash prize is accumulated from over 43 sponsors of the event. They have no right to break up the money for paying the fee and bank in the balance to you.

Then, I end the call first. I think again, it should be almost a scam did. Later I called to HK to get advise from my cousin bro's wife. Tell her the whole story and she said better find out Hang Seng bank number from Internet and call to verified such transaction, there is a lots of this scam running. Found the Hang Seng number from Internet, called again the "fake" Hang Seng bank first to find out their branch name before I called to the actual Hang Seng Bank main office. Called to the actual customer service, ask whether there is such Loh a/c firm appointed by De Li for holding the bank draft on behalf of the winner in your bank? The girl said not getting such information. I gave her the bank draft no. too to check and it is not exist. I gave them the Hang Seng bank WanChai branch number, she proved to me that is not belong to any of their WanChai branch.

Here are the set of phone number I get over the calls here and there,
00852 6635 5074 (Loh Accounting firm)
00852 6527 7946 (Tan SH, De Li Technology Ltd.)
00852 6635 3157 (fake Hang Seng Bank, WanChai branch)

She said all their branch having an exclusive prefix number and not start from 6xx, which is a cellular phone number. There you see, all the above number are handphone number, which is so obvious now, the Loh and the fake bank are having the same set of number "6635". This shows for sure is tipu one, a real big scam. Luckily I'm not too soft to accept such good money, although I'm thirst for big money now.

Just find out from Hui Sia, for HKD in bank transfer and convert RM bank in to M'sia, we do not need to convert to USD then to RM, can direct do from HKD to RM with some exchange rate loss and no such percentage charges. See, really tipu, luckily I alert enough to find out and get advise before kena tipu. In the find out call to Hang Seng bank I even report to the customer service to get the bank highlight on this issue.

Pls becareful, Malaysia also having lots of this scam did. But, lately seems like quiet down. Normally they ask you there and convince you to buy their holiday package/ product or like pay a certain amount to get the lucky cash prize. But see it comes to international stage now. Every month in average I'm getting once those local calls on free things, hotel stay, free medical check up, holidays..etc..but never entertain once. You see, next time when ppl said free or lucky draw, free means free no extra charge or bring you to other things. If door to door stuff, don't ever open your door, if free just put down and go. Nothing in this world can come so easy and free, after all, there is no free lunch, only air is free.

Nah, this one is really free. Make yourself there.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Birthday updates

Last Saturday morning, went to Management office to collect the function hall key while my mum was here to drop things for the party. During collection of key they told me that they haven't wash the hall yet. I was like a bit angry already, they confirmed me twice clean it first then only let me to used, but now last minute they said the cleaner no contract for cleaning the hall, they ask me to do it myself. It is so dirty and dusty inside. Damn! if you don't have someone to clean it why don't you tell me earlier, as the tables and chairs will reach in the afternoon, what you want me to do now, I clean myself? So the head of Management saw me so angry and knowing that is part of their fault to promise thing but couldn't be done, so he volunteer to clean it for me.

I bring down the broom and both sweep half-half. After done, he left. He prove to me that if I wash it couldn't be dry in a day. I don't care what he said, I still feel the floor is very dusty. I'm so particular in cleaniness, somemore tomorrow kids and foods are placing in, I don't want the guest sit in a dusty hall. So, I bring down the pale and mop, start wet mopping + fan wind dry the big hall by myself alone for 2 hours. My mum look after Terry for a few hours. I was extremely tired from shoulder to leg, after that cleaning...back home, shower, half dead already. Then, my mum left, I didn't rest continue to pump air for the balloons.

Later around 4.30pm the rental ppl call me as they reach for putting in the tables and chairs. So, I went down open the door for them. It calls it a day, Brandon back home late at 10.30pm having team building activity for the Insurance Agent, couldn't help me anything.

Sunday morning, wake up early tidy up the house, wait for birthday boy wake up, feed and bath, then went down to clean the 80 dusty chairs. Hubby refused to help in the hall for hanging up the balloons and arranging the tables and chairs. My mum reached in time to help me, else will gonna be doing it alone again. All he did just shift down some can drinks and chilling it, then went look see look see..and not helping in the hall...you tell me I tired or not, for him being not co-operative in doing all the heavy work, before and after (*piss off already, some argument is there*).

After I done my work, went up bath, prepared vege for porridge and changed birthday boy. My brother came, help me to pump air for more balloons and ask the waiter from catering to hang the balloons. Dad help me went to Ampang to collect cake. Mum help me feeding Terry while I'm busy running up and down, also carry down the heavy playpen. I really feel that I alone doing everything, without my family help I don't know how to turn on this party. Luckily my stamina still enough the sustain for the whole party.

Wait for my church pastor came, after blessing prayer for Terry and the party then all starts makan-makan. Guests were slowly arrived, some lost their way and direct them from the calls, entertain my birthday boy who refused to be carry by others or play in playpen, snapping photo, served the guest, chit-chat with them, you said I got time to sit down eat or not? I don't mind also coz host is like that one la...but surprisingly I'm not that hungry even after all hard work..after cut cake distribute to the guest. 30 mins later, the waiter told me they need to clear up by 3.30pm. So, since guest are almost here and not much of them are eating, so those can pack all pack up and distribute to some late comer and left a few for ourselve.

After caterer clear up, my family and cousin help to keep the tables, chair, pack up foods and taking down the balloons. I kept going up and down again to bring things back to home and later sweep the hall. Hubby went up with Terry put him to sleep then stay at home, take bath until everybody finish work he came down help to talk to the guard to unlock my mum's car kena clamp for parking at illegal area. End up failed ask them to unlock it, keep on asking for hall rental letter. We failed to prove it to them, cause when I collected the key, they hold back my rental letter. We also don't want to pay for unlock it, so unscrew the tyre and replace the spare tyre then those ppl only come to unlock it...I stay at home with Tess, the very last late comer who came after everything clear up as she is having 2 kids party to attended too, so just invite her to our house and served her drinks. Chit-chat a while then she left. I tidy up the left over food then sit to rest.

That's my busy, happy and unhappy weekend.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Happy 1st Birthday to Terry

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Thanks Sasha for this birthday scrapbook.

* Photo updated *
To my darling boy, HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY TO YOU! May you continue stay healthy, happy and blessed with love of God. The whole party turn out well and everyone is hugging their full tummy back. Some not able to turn up and at the end of the party, the late comer got chance to pack the food. I only take a small portion. During the party, too busy with the guest and didn't really taste all the food.

A lot of pressie for Terry, mainly is toy and he enjoy playing with all kids. The whole morning he is not taking any nap until the party ends at 3.30pm. Eventhough he is tired, but he is not cranky there. I even bring down the playpen for him to sleep, but end up he not use for it. Cake cutting at around 2pm, everyone sing 'Happy Birthday' to Terry and he happy to see kids all stand in front of him and he began to clap his hand! The Snoopy cake is a orange butter cake. Taste nice! everything is clear up, only reserve the Snoopy house (cake) for ourself.

Everything ends at 4pm, before clearing up the hall, bring the birthday boy back to his sweet cot and he immediatedly doze off less than 10 minutes and slept for 3 hours. Thanks for my family in helping for the party. To the guest, thanks for sparing your time attended the party, your gifts and wishes.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Preparation for 1st birthday

Since end of last month, we already plan out how to give our little one a birthday party bash. Now, finally the day almost come. This Sunday noon will be the celebration. Ever since both of us agreed to give him a nice party, most of the time I myself get things done and confirm.

We invited mainly our family, relatives and close friends, counted around 90+ people. Cater food from Restaurant Talifon with 14 dishes including drinks and fruits. Reasonable price per head with free tables and chairs (as per pax ordered), but we top up more chairs. For birthday cake, I get to order from Mama Min (Intro by Sasha, her SIL) with Snoopy 3D design something like this and this.

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketFor kids who attend the birthday party a door gift will give away. I bought the Snoopy gift items from eBay. Snoopy handkerchief from HK and Snoopy sticker from US. Looks like many Snoopy hor. Yes, I want it that way, since he was in my tummy I promised to give him Snoopy things for his baby item. Very sorry to him I couldn't buy him anything in Snoopy. May be our country not so fansy with cartoon character item like Hong Kong or Japan, it is really hard to find. But I just couldn't think that, those second hand pass down baby stuff from here and there, have Snoopy in it. Like his cot bumper, singlet and rompers.

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at PhotobucketThe gift bag not only have that 2 Snoopy items, there are sweets, cute pen and Snoopy keychain (this bought local). See the drawstring gift bag, it is hand-made, sure not buy from anywhere. I bought the Organza cloth meterial and string, my mum sew the bag, and I did the rest of finishing work, like sewing the small bear at the right bottom corner and putting the string in. A lot of work hor? but with planning and time I'm able to finish since 2 weeks ago. Another thing is actually I was so tempted to get him a set of Snoopy boy set from eBay for him to wear on his birthday, but at last not buying it.

We rented a hall downstair at our apartment here. Don't think can fit so many people in our small house. Rented hall is the best solution and also not to make the house mess up after party. What so bad is the hall no fan and light (will double confirm again). Saturday will getting the hall key and place in the our own table fan and stand fan first. Luckily the hall full of windows think should be alright during the noon time with all window open up, it should not be that hot. Sunday is daddy's turn to do his work that is to tie balloon at the hall. Well, I still need to pump air for the decoration balloon and some for kids to play.

Own print birthday invitation card and phone calls have been made since last week. Think all should be done now. Fun or not? I don't know yet, hopefully everyone will enjoy it and finger cross that Sunday will have a nice weather.

Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Before Terry turns 1

A few more days to go before Terry to turn 1. As I calling my guest to attend the birthday party, everybody was said like, har..so fast...1 year old already. See, thats how time flies.

As the days goes by, he really grows and understand us a lot. Lately, he able to learn those simple actions we taught. His famous baby language is "buuu bak", I don’t know what it means. He has been talking it since like 8 or 9 months old. He can call out this anytime, at time when he excited he shout it out, he wants your attention he say it and whenever we ask him to say it certainly he will repeat after you. He knows how to clap hand now, so cute when he did it. I couldn't record it down as when I hold on my camera, he won't do anymore just want to grab my camera and start crying for it. When I said, how to fart (fong pei) he will said "buup" and then patting his front. It was started when my mum fart he heard it then he says out the "buup".

2 weeks ago, started to let him watch TV during daytime. Since daddy brought back Barney VCD from Indonesia trip, so I on that for him. It is in Bahasa version (Indo slang), but songs are all in original English. He can watch that over and over again for weeks, I was like, how come he don't feel boring at all...This is the his first Barney VCD.

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Everyday watch twice at least - morning and noon. Yesterday night, when I'm watching chinese drama, he make fuss there after his dinner, don't know what he wants. Put on bed - cry, don't want, carry - don't want, sit on lap watch TV - don't want. Just like everything is not right, so try to make him watch TV and said there is small kids there (for small kids, I will tell him that is little friend 'siao peng you'), he can quiet down for a moment. After a while when he couldn't see any small kids on the TV he will cry again. So I know what he wants now, I said come watch your Barney, straight away he excited and talking there, wait for me to on it and see how his eye glued to the TV.

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Yesterday was breaking record, watch Barney for 3 times. Soon will be monopoly my TV time. He really love watching small kids. The Holicks ad he loves the most since like 9 months old. Whenever he was lying down and heard TV got Ho-Ho-Ho, straight away he jump up very fast and watch the ad. Even when heard from radio, he will also get up fast and stare on TV. He must have thought that, ei, how come TV blank one, coz all the while he was watching from TV.

Meaning of the name TERRY

Shoppingmum tagged me on this. Actually when first come to give name to our first baby, we thought of asking Terry's great grandpa to fix for the name, but he is too old to think of it and he said he don't know how to name it. FIL that time also no comment or suggestion on names. So, ok lorr, we then think a few Christian name and chinese name, shortlisted it and let FIL choose it. Here is my boy's name

Terry Pang Chee Hing 彭智兴

Terry - Ruler of the people
智 - Wisdom, from the word (智)慧
兴 - Happy, joy, from the word 高(兴)

We just immediatedly fix his name as it is after my FIL picks it and everyone also no comment of it. Thats how his name comes from.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

10 things I hate about my hubby

Getting this tag from my friend Karen. Well, not to say what I hate la, put it this way, things I don't like him to do that way and what I piss off with him.

1. He critize my friends and relatives. Once he spotted anything not right, he will talk about it and give them a nick name. Tell them my friend's name he might not that remember, but to remind him whats the friend behaviour that he come across he will recall it.

2. Ask him things need to repeat twice or more to get his answer on 'yes or no'. If not prompting for more time, you don't get him to open his mouth.

3. Try not join me in any of my church event or family occasion. Give a reason to skip it. A time really piss off that, he promised to join me for Terry's full month party at church, a friend go invite him to watch Japan GT for free at Sepang circuit, he take that as an excuse that he want to go and ask me go ahead do myself, is your thing, the party is not related to him. Now, hardly back to my parent's home for dinner, unless special occasion with special invitation.

4. If happens to pick me up from my parent's home, when he reached the door step and I'm still busy packing up or dealing with Terry, he rather sit in the car wait for long than to get in the house to wait.

5. He buy more things or gadgets for himself (expensive one) rather than spend much on buying good food or eat good. When come to buy good food, this and that is expensive. When I try to buy things limited my spending and said this and that is expensive.

6. He make big decision on behalf of me without my notice, never seek my opinion or open up to discuss first before confirm things.

7. Complains more than compliment.

8. At weekend or holiday, he rather sleep more or go to do his own things (gym, hiking, meeting friends) rather than spending time with Terry or go out shopping/eating/go park.

9. He don't like Terry go around the house when he at home, scared he touch this and that and get hurt. Always want me to carry or entertain him or close him in the playpen.

10. Keep things to himself rather than talk to each other. After a long day work, came home nothing to talk with me. He can remain quiet for the whole night, Terry is talking more than him.

Not passing this tag.

Monday, May 14, 2007

Happy Mother's day


HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all blogger mummies. May you have truly treasure the motherhood life and continue to show your motherly love in bringing up your kids and manage your family.

Yes, being a mother is definitely not an easy task. As the sermon yesterday shared by the Pastor's wife. Bible said, a man is not complete without the woman. Woman is made from the ribs of man, born from man to be his helper, to multiple and to fulfil needs. Woman is a special creation from God, in every single elements in a woman is more discreet than a man. Man are born to be simple. So, pls do not ask why a woman is more sentimental, soft hearted, kind, emotional, details and etc, because she is not a man.

May all husband and children continue to treasure who your wife/mother is. Mother day is not the only special day to show your love, your love to her is unconditional and never ending. No special reason and special day to show your love, because she is your only mom. Like my mum said, if we are the good children of her, everyday is mother day.

Yesterday, every mom in the church received a stalk of Carnation with a bird design on it. This is my first year eligible to celebrate mother's day and I'm the youngest mom in the church. Didn't go anywhere special to celebrate it, it is just a normal Sunday to me and my mum still cook the dinner for us.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Edmond & Chook

Congratulation to Edmond & Siew Chook on their wedding tomorrow. Both are my church member. Edmond from East M'sia and Chook from Taiping. They know each other during college days. This guy is soft spoken and always smile. Last time we have been working a while as a part timer in doing market price check. Chook is very determine girl and very capable in handling kids event in church like Bible camp, VBS, children club outing and etc.

According to them actually they planning to get married next year, but due to Edmond plan to work in Dubai in 2 months later, they got to tie the knot this time. Later, Chook will go there to work as well. So envy them, going to earn USD there. But, we surely miss them a lot in church. Tomorrow will attending their wedding dinner in Restaurant Oriental Pearl, Bukit Jalil Golf Club.

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

When you're 21st

Monday night, went to Restaurant Pik Wah to have dinner to celebrate SIL#3 21st birthday. A 8 course dinner, taste ok ok. This is my SIL#3 currently still pursuing her study in Graphics Design at TARC. The youngest in the family.
It let me think a while how was my 21st birthday. I did celebrate it at home with my family member, relatives, church friends, close friends and ex-bf that time. My mum and others home cook the buffet dinner and a big cake custome made by my baker cousin. Around 80-90 guests were invited. Many many birthday presents for me and after party end went clubbing with some friends. Photo taken with my elder brother, mum and dad. When I was still 21st, I'm happily enjoying my college life, of cause when comes to course work and assigment it is not so enjoy la. Having fun with friends to go outing, clubbing and going here and there. Enjoying pak-toh time and pampered from 1st ex-bf.

Looking back that time, I'm still looking young and with good figure. That goes to my dad and mum, now they really look age on their face. Times flies...7 years after the markable celebration I'm now building a new family. Checking out with hub how did he celebrate it, he did having fun celebrate it too with friends.

21st is so important as it is an age marked as a beginning of being an adult. A legal age to do anything you want, like gambling, drinking, entering club/disco and etc..and if you commit crime can make you go jail and not send you to character build center. Still remember how and what you did on 21st? lets share.

Monday, May 07, 2007

Shin Kee beef noodles




Sasha give me this favourite food tag. It is just at the right time when on the Labour day, I got to try this famous beef noodles that my mum have recommended long ago. The actual location was opposite Hong Leong bank, along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, which same row with the entrance of Petaling Street (that opposite S&M shopping mall).

The day we went there still early, not much people, so no need to line up. We sit rear end, left that only empty table. This shop is rather small, hardly can find 10 tables inside. So, you got to share table if you don't mind. It is not baby friendly here since it is small. Hardly can fit in pram, as table between table is not spacious, no baby chair too. People eat and go very fast and of cause they serve fast too. That day, suppose I want to snap picture, but I just totally forget it when sitting down with good food. So, all the picture above are borrow here and there.

The beef slice definitely very nice and soft, it not overcooked, just right when serve. Soup taste and noodle everything is just good I can say. If you think you don't like a kind of taste ("sow" smell, normally lamb meat have stronger of that taste) from beef meat, I bet you will love it here. The way they marinate it, get rid of the taste and make it soft when cook. For soup noodle you can have beef ball or sliced meat, if dry noodle they serve with minced beef. Also, the taste chilli sauce here is special too, it is just again one word 'nice'. The price for big and small bowl is same price RM5 each. That day we have 'low hon gor' drink is RM1 each. Business hour from 10.30am-3.30pm and 6.00pm -11.30pm.

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Proposition: What is your favorite food in your state or country?
Requirements: Find some info about the food and show delicious pictures of it?
Quantity: FIVE PEOPLE.


Tag Mode: You leave their blog and post link and add to the list below.
Mybabybay loves Asam Laksa from Penang, Malaysia
Jess2princess loves Tangkak's Bak Kut Teh
JustMyThoughts loves Penang Char Koay Teow
My Yummy Cruise loves Ipoh Dim Sum (hey, michelle started this tag by tagging me. So i do two at one go okay?)
Sasha Loves Ijok Beggar's Chicken
LemonJude loves Shin Kee beef noodle

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Pass this tag to:-
Doris Chua
Karen Yiau
Shopping Mum
Shannon Chong
Samantha Yeap

Friday, May 04, 2007

11 months old

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This is the last month to call him as baby Terry. Again, like other mummies it was just like yesterday I bring him back from hospital. As he grows quite miss those day when I still can carry him with one hand, the new born baby look and baby smell.

Some updates about this baby at 11 months old.

Milk: 6 -6.5 oz /3 times per day
Solid: Porridge / 2 times per day
Fruit: Apple or Pear / 2-3 times a week
Water: 6-7 oz per day
Teeth: 4 up, 4 down
Poo-ed: 2-3 times per day
Sleep: 2 times day nap, night sleep 11.30pm-9am
Diaper: size L (Currently on Huggies and Pampers)
Cloth: size 12-18 months
Shoe: size 2
For weight and height will update next 2 weeks when he go for jap.

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1. Finally, he able to hold on bar to squat position, but if want to sit from holding bar, he still trying hard to pull his leg back to front position.

2. He know when the things can touch when cannot touch. Once I voice "ohh.." (no matter high tone or soft tone) he straight away cry, very pityful crying like I already whack him. This is powerful word, anyone voice up "ohh.." he also can cry. When I said "No, No" his hand will get off the things.

3. When saw new things, he won't straight away grab over. He will touch it softly with finger again and again with hands too, then only pick it up. He will hold it look left, right, up, down, play with it a while, then only he will bite. Still love teether.

4. Open cupboards and drawer and try to take things out and pat it.

5. Started to watch TV for long. He loves watching Barney, cartoon from TV is still not like it very much. Advertisement with babies and kids love the most.

6. When push in stroller once stop by, he will cry. He wants us to push without stop. Unless there are things attracted to him, then we can stop by a while.

7. Love to run in walker. Now, I let him wear the soft shoe to run around, else his toe nail getting more hurt. He won't go explore around when we adult staying at a same place.

8. Able to follow simple action, once you taught him a few times. But, very fast forget when ask him to do the action again, he won't do. He still remember how to wave bye-bye.

9. Once we carry him away from playing or when shows he don't like it, he will kick.

10. Completely no more sarong, all time playpen or baby cot.

11. Sleeping time, many round of getting up down in the baby cot, crying and drink water then only can fall sleep. Sometime if he cry and up down too much, I'll whack him with bolster then he can go quiet without go up down then a while later he fall asleep. Sometime when soft cry I don't bother him. Never nurse him to sleep since like 7-8 months old.

Overall, he still not that naughty and cranky, as long as his stomach full and have a good sleep.

Get PAID for survey

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STAGE 2 ( GUM )

1) Mother aged - 25-35 yrs old
2) Baby aged - 13 to 36 mths
3) Baby consumed - Dumex/Dugro 1Plus
4) Flavour - Plain/ Vanilla only

* Incentive for respondents - RM 40
* Length of interview - about 45 mins
* Fieldwork periods - now until
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STAGE 3 ( Standard and Premium IFFO )

1) Mother aged - 25-35 yrs old
2) Baby consumed - 0 to 12 mths
3) Baby consumed - Mamex Gold Step 1/ Mamex Gold Step 2/Enfalac A+/Enfapro A+/ NAN 1/ NAN2 WITH Bifidus

* Incentive for respondents - RM 60
* Length of interview - about 45 mins
* Fieldwork periods - starting
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Thursday, May 03, 2007

5 days off from computer

Have not been writing own post for days, mainly because busy planning Terry's coming 1st birthday and makng paid post. Last Saturday night, not having any sleep. I blog till like 1am, then went to bed. Haven't really went into dreamland, at 2.30am rain heavily outside, woke up close doors and windows...back to bed, couldn't sleep also, then 3am wake up call cab for hubby went to KL Sentral to take bus to LCCT. He is going off for backpack trip 6 days to Indonesia (Solo, Borobudor) during these long holidays. Since couldn't sleep after so many wake, I make paid post while waiting for his call to make sure that he got into the cab and reach KL Sentral. Hub called and everything fine. Finally, only go to bed at very early in the morning 6.30am.

This is the first time ever after married I staying back alone without hubby. Before he leave, we have make our decision to have a party for Terry's 1st birthday, so during these holidays I can roll on the works that have plan in mind. We have rented the function hall at our apartment here and plan to invite around 80-90 guests, Snoopy birthday cake, door gift for kids, table chairs rental, real scrapbook for Terry first 12 months, home cook food by my mum and a aunty from my church instead of having caterer, after calculate here and there. During these 5 days long holidays I really did a lot of things. Will share it with you day by day.

Saturday morning, after hubby leave wake up at 8.30am, tidy up the house and things, wait for my mum back from work then went to KLCC to meet up Amy, Amilia and others and shop too. Imagine really so long not met up with them. Amilia just go the chance to pass me her wedding gift and also together a presie for Terry birthday. Can see how long I'm not meeting up friends, counted a lot of them actually...those I met since during early pregnant have not meet till now. Since I reach there late, I didn't eat with them, just sit and chit-chat for a while then go shop. Didn't manage to get anything from Isetan, no sales now hard to buy things. When going back, saw that the Putra LRT station can pass through to Avenue K. Went to a gift shop there bought some door gift items. This mall opposite KLCC, extremely quiet and very very few shops open. Working people more than shopper. Saw the banner Toys 'R' Us got sales, went up to 4th floor and have a look, no buy. Took LRT back, reach home at 9ish, my mum stay over night with me.

Sunday, pack things back to my mum's place stay for the rest of 3 days, since alone and hardly cook plus my mum can look after Terry whenever I go shop. A lot to bring, stroller, playpen, bags, slow cooker pot and all his stuff...a car boot full. As usual, went to church. Noon time, after his feeding went to shop alone at 1 Utama. Able to hunt something from Jusco since got sales for last day. Bought 4 bibs, all got sales, some home item and door gift bag material. I plan to hand made the bag, so bought back the Oganza cloth and bear for the bag decoration from Pretty Bow and string material from Old Town, PJ. These holiday part of it also busy sewing the bag and putting the string. I'm making 30 pcs of it.
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Door gift bag
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Part of the door gift item. Other items bought from eBay not yet received, finger cross it won't lost in shipping.

Monday, my mum got off day, coz the kindergarten she work need to fully sterilize on toys and furniture. Morning, we went to OUG have late breakfast. Afternoon, went to EPF at PJ with mum and dad to submit their EPF norminees. My dad came across someone pass away lately that the family member couldn't withdraw the large amount of fund as the account do not have any nominees. Now, the family need submit a lot of document and need longer waiting time in order to get the fund. Since the case, my dad went to check his particular a while ago, found that he (or employer) did not submit the nominees name and also no address, no wonder not receive any statements before for so many years. So, went to get both things settle. A lot of people since the working days is between holiday, we waited for 1 hour plus to get our turns. Back home start cutting the cloth and sew the door gift bags.

Tuesday morning, wake up a bit early, went to Petaling Street to have famous beef noodle. It is a small shop opposite S&M shopping mall. Chinese name (新)九如牛肉丸面. English name don't know la..open from 10.30am-3pm. Too hungry forget to snap picture on how nice the noodle is, so ngam, sss1979 and Sasha tag me on this, if not I can do the tag now. The beef meat slice thin and just cook when it serve, very soft. The minced beef and beefball also nice. Since the shop is small, people eat and go very fast, also they serve fast too. No baby chair for Terry so my mum carry him. I'm not able to eat if I carry him. We parked our car opposite Central Market, then walk all the way there, take turns carry Terry, luckily the sun not so hot yet. After 20 mins, we finish then walk down to Popular book shop to search for the door gift items. Couldn't find any. Then, we walk to the shop row behind the Central Market. My dad recommend there got sell cheap men's bottom. My mum show the way, coz my brother want to buy some. Also, take turn carry the small boy until everyone get sweat..under the hot sun. Walk back to the car park and there we have digested the nice beef noodle that we just eat. Wanted to eat other food at Chong Wa back lane, but everyone too tired and very hot. On the way home, drop by my friend's boutique shop Amour at Mega Mendung, OUG. Able to bought a set of new wear for myself. Went home, eat sleep and continue finish off the sewing part of the door gift bag. Actually my mum is doing the sewing, I did the rest. At night, we went to IOI Mall shop for Terry birthday gift from my mum. Got him 2 pair of shoe and a set of new cloth.
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At night, after everybody sleep, continue to made the door gift bag and put the string. Terry just couldn't sleep tight, don't know why. After few rounds hugging, he finally sleep tight after 2.30am.

Wednesday, not go anywhere in the morning. After breakfast, went shop again at Mid Valley. Shop alone, walking up and down. Bought some gift item, shop for my tops, and for Terry too. A lot of people too. Have my late lunch there, met Yan and her bf, so we sit together and eat. Back home around evening time, after dinner, pack things again, fill up the car boot then back home. Clear up and tidy everything, check mail and sleep at 1am.

Here are the things I hunt back,
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All for Terry
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All for myself

Thats my fruitful shopping holiday.