Cheerful boy

This is my boy most cheerful laugh happen on every Sunday evening. I can't find him smile, giggle and laugh in that way no matter how crazy I played with him. My neighbor, the 7 yrs old boy used to play badminton with his dad in front of the house gate. Once my boy saw them playing, he will laugh in that way and feel very excited too.

A real laugh out loud, till everyone get influence and laugh together. Even the father and son not play badminton, the mother will purposely ask his boy to play just to make him laugh *pengsan* Terry just giggle non-stop whenever the shutter cock being hit between each other.

Sometimes there were a few boys playing together cycling and running, and my boy eyes will just follow them. There was once another neighbor brought over his boy and his battery charge toy car. My mum once let him sit in and play for a while. He feel so excited when press the button, the car will move automatically. After a short while, we carry him away from it and let him have back his small push car. Who know he cried out loud immediately and even refused to go into the house with offering back his beloved push car. OMG, so small can differentiate which is good thing which is not huh....

My Desktop view

A very easy tag comes from Mummy-in-vain. Just need to show my desktop look. I like Snoopy very much, so it got to be in my favorite desktop wallpaper Snoopy with Woodstock. I put this on for quite sometimes already. Terry also started recognize it. Whenever he saw it, he will smile and said "py-py".

Come show us your desktop too,
Malaika's mummy
Beelibaala
Vickylow
Amidrin
Trinity
Hui Sia*


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My Desktop Free View Instruction:

A. Upon receiving this tag, immediately perform a screen capture of your desktop.It is best that no icons be deleted before the screen capture so as to add to the element of fun. You can do a screen capture by:

[1] Going to your desktop and pressing the Print Scrn key (located on the right side of the F12 key).
[2] Open a graphics program (like Picture Manager, Paint, or Photoshop) and do a Paste (CTRL + V).
[3] If you wish, you can “edit” the image, before saving it.

B. Post the picture in your blog. You can also give a short explanation on the look of your desktop just below it if you want. You can explain why you preferred such look or why is it full of icons. Things like that.

C. Tag five of your friends and ask them to give you a Free View of their desktop as well.

D. Add your name to this list of Free Viewers with a link pointing directly to your Desktop Free View post to promote it to succeeding participants.

People who have already pimped their desktop:
iRonnie - I Set No Corner Thess - Thesserie Rebecca - Skippy Heart Knoizki - A Dialogue With K, Beng - Kauderwelch, Vanidosa Marie, , Vanidosa at blogspot , MyGoodFinds with KK, Dom Lawrence, Rebecca, BluePanjeet, ROSE , KNOIZKI, SARDONICNELL, Girlie the hipncoolmomma, Happy Family with Jacelyn, Snoopy and Woodstock with Lemonjude,

Back to Primary school gathering

It was truly a warm night dinner back at own primary school after left for the past 16 years. There are so many ex-students between 70's-90's are taking their time back for the dinner. Me and Andrew reach before 7pm. Met a lot familiar faces that used to see in school but don't know each other including those teachers. Wow, I just so happy can come back again and it does reminds me a lot of my school days.

Sit 3rd from left - Mdm. Tai, my class teacher for Std 5 & 6

Our class 6J at year 1991 book a table, as confirm 8 ppl are going to turn up, end up only have 4 turn up plus 2 partners total 6 of us having 10 ppl course. Before the dinner starts we are having a quick weekly meeting like what we does during the Monday school day. We sang National anthem and school song...For the school song, I totally forget the lyrics and rhythm. Then we follow by greeting the teachers in the manner like what the class monitor shout when teacher came to teach. Raise, bow and wish the teacher. There were 103 tables fully fitted in the hall which was built back in 17 years ago. Out of expectation, the committee were first wanted to have like 30-40 tables only. The night, many well know and VIP there. They are of cause is ex-students too. Include YB Datin Paduka Chew Mee Fun, some IOI corp VIP and a few well known students in media line. The school and teachers are so proud of having so many capable people produced in the society now.This year, SRJK (C) Chen Moh, PJ is 71 years old. The purpose of this dinner is to raise funds to rebuild the school building which have been said dangerous to used, but still continue to used due to lacking of classrooms. While we having dinner, the committee is presenting some slide shows on some history photos of the school. Student giving dance performances, a singer is singing some oldies and orchestra team is performing too. Also I went to walk around the school compound. It is so small now and the space is very limited to fit in more students and more teaching facilities. The classroom door, windows is still the same old kind which have not been renovate or change in the past. The canteen is same too no changes. Oh my.. as what like YB said our school is too old and really in need to rebuild as soon as possible. Water leaking at everywhere, even the hall we having dinner the ceiling renovation is just completed one day before because of serious leaking.

Class teacher Mdm. Tai came by to sit with us and we chit-chatted. Supposed she has retired at August, but due to the school pretty lack of teachers so she back to work and the school paid her. Teacher told us that the school expenses is getting higher as it is hard to get new teachers which can paid under government, so no choice the school have to pay to get the retiree teacher back to teach with each given 1k only. Chinese school is always lack of funds subsidies from gomen, so when our gomen sees the important of Chinese school. The school just can't move forward in giving a better study environment for new generations. We did recall how our English teacher taught us using a song to recognize grammar usage on single and plural. Till today I still remember it. We are so lucky to get such good language teach to teach us and many other funny moments happen last time.
The building behind us is where I attended my Std 1. It is going to collapse very very soon and rebuild a brand new floor. This the only chance we can took photo with it. The word written "Chen Moh Girls' school", which back in donkey years this school is only for girls.

Dinner calls an end at around 11pm. Total building fund raised was 132k. For more news reported can check here.

Related post:
Back to Primary school dinner
Ex-student from SRJK(C) Chen Moh - P.Jaya. Wanted!!!

Interview by Mother & Baby magazine

Yesterday, I was being interviewed over a phone call by an editor from Media Corp Publishing about being blogging mummy. I was referred by Mummy Karen, which she did the interview too. It is just a short phone call asking some general on blogging. Like since when I started to blog, my blog URL, what I blog about and which blog I like to read.

I'm not getting any complementary for this short interview, hopefully that when this write up comes up on magazine will help me drive more traffic to my blog. This blogger mummy's article write up will be publish in Mother & Baby - November issue.

The Age That I Wish To Go Back To

This tag title really brought me back a lot unforgettable memories during my childhood age and teenager age. I really wish I can go back to those ages. I love those day when I was still a toddler I don't have so much worries and problems. All day is happy time and play time with cousins and neighbors. At teenager age I got the freedom to hang out with friend and I enjoy my colourful social life.

To be in particular, I like my kindergarten days at aged 6. Where I can attend to pre-school mix around with friends and learn. I don't find that I hate school and study. Since pre-school no homework, those days are easy being occupied. Sleep whenever I want, read all the books that my mums bought and play Lego and cards with my brother. Evening time, hop over to neighbors house to watch TV, cycling or go to play at playground. My aunt treat me like a doll and she like to dress me up and tied my hair. Whenever I get hurt or cried, I will get sweets or something nice or someone bring me to some place to cheer me up. It is simply nothing need to be take care of and fully being pampered. It is just so freedom and no worries day.

Come tell me yours too ;)
Life Long Sharing
Beelibaala
jazzmint
Hui Sia
Sasha


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Instructions:
Title: The Age That I Wish To Go Back To
Requirement: Write about the one age that you wish to go back to and why?
Tag Mode: 5 blogger
1st - You leave their blog and post link and add to the list below.
2nd - Let the blogger you want to tag know they been tagged by comment in their blog or etc.

The Age that they Wish to Go Back to:
Amidrin wish to go back to age 22 to correct back some mistakes in life.
Lemonjude wish to go back to age 6 to enjoy kid's life.
L’abeille wish to go back to any year but never return to age 28.
Sweetpea wish to go back to, actually, just thinking about 17.
Jean Chia wish to go back to 14 years old.
Emila wish to go back to the age of 7 to live that precious moments again.
Rizal wish to go back to the age of 7 - 7 super wonders of my world.
Mangosteenskin wish to back to age 7 to chase back Macik Piut’s geese and dogs!
Mariuca wish to go back to age 14 to forget her current sorrows.
Zubli Zainordin wish to go back to age 14 too A Point In Time Almost Sinless Care Free Life!
LadyJava with to go back to age 21 to say goodbye to her father and tell him, " I love you"

Early birthday for FIL

Last Saturday, as I was boiling lotus soup and going to cook a fish for dinner, SIL make a last minute call to invite us over for my FIL birthday dinner at Noble House. FIL actually birthday is on Mid Autumn day. Since we going to have family dinner on that day, we make an early one for FIL.Terry was about taking his 2nd nap during the time we are about to go out. So since we go, he is not going to sleep anymore. Hoping that he can sleep a while in the car. He is not too. As he grow he not used to sleep in car often now even he is tired. We just have a normal dinner and some dishes. The waiter gave him a set of kids cutlery and enjoy very much playing with a bit rice I put in his bowl. That keeps him occupy during the whole dinner and good that he is not making any fuss on sleepy and tiredness till almost we finish our dinner.We didn't prepared any birthday gift for FIL, so red packet will do. Dinner ends around 9pm and we not back to FIL house since looking at Terry he is getting tired and will going to make more fuss when about bedtime.

My Most Embarrassing Moment

A title being tag by Lovely Mummy. Really paiseh to tell how embarrass I am in the public.

There was once me and my good friends attending our favorite artist Lee Hom concert to promote his new album at PGRM. We reach there earlier so that can stand at a nice angle to watch him for the night. Before we get to enter the hall, we wait outside. We saw some of the fans pulling down the poster paste around like no one business, so me and my friend also went to another corner and taking down one of it.

Then, an event worker came to us and shout in loud, pointing with her finger. Who ask you to take it down, paste it back now! Wow, so takut and embarrass on the notty did >.< So we faster put it back quietly without saying much with many eyes looking at us. I was mumbling with my friends later, why not those other who taking down a few at the same time being caught too.

He is good at this

Since last 2 week, Terry knows how to climb sofa chair. I never taught him that to climb, just help him to go up the chair once only. He is expert doing it now with the sofa height at my mum's house. He happily doing that again and again. Up and down is no problem by himself. Yesterday night, while I'm watching TV, he wanted to perform the stunt again at my sofa which is more higher. He keeps on hugging the chair very tight and used all his energy to go up, only manage to climb half way then fall back. He only manage to go up with my little help to hold on one of his leg which is almost up the chair.

I never taught him to go down bed. That day happen that he crawl towards the bedside. I said:"Boy, don't go. Here is going to fall". Immediately he turn his leg facing the bedside and hold tight the bedside then go down. As he grow many things I didn't taught he know by himself. Like to get down from his push car, also I never taught him.

As time goes by all the way bringing him up, I see a lot of God's grace in creating human, many things no need to teach we know by ourself.

Happy Moocake Festival

Tomorrow is Chinese lunar calendar 八月十五 and the main "character" is of cause the Mooncake and the big round moon up there. For the mooncake, this year more and more new flavour coming up, as what I watch from TV (particularly not out for shopping almost a month liow..) there are durian, coffee, green tea, dragon fruit, wolf berry and etc..some of these flavor I think it came out last few years too..

My taste buds for mooncake is always something in cold. Thus, I like 冰皮 very very much. Few years back started to have Jelly Mooncake, wow, thats even great! I bought a few every year and ate on my own. None of my family likes it, they are more prefer to yolk, lotus and nuts. I do like traditional one too, but at one go I only can eat 2 slices then I started to feel boring.

The above one showing is the home-made Jelly mooncake. Taste yummy. I ate almost all, now left one only. The round green is Cendol filling, red is red bean, the square yellow is sweet corn, while the square red is yam. All taste very very nice, not very sweet. Especially the red bean fillings, the bean taste is very fragrant. Someone gave this to hubby, I'm not sure who is the maker, else I will definitely buy more from her. Too love to eat jelly mooncake.

As usual tomorrow will back to FIL house to have family dinner. This year can't play candle and lantern with Terry yet, next year can go with him. Think he should like it by then. You know what, during my secondary school years I still playing it by myself. I like those Japanese lantern. Small, cute and nice. The last time I played was last 3 years with my cousin's kids...wow miss that a lot now!

Here wishes all bloggers a very Happy Mooncake Festival, may you have a great time gathering with your love ones and family.

中秋节快乐 ~ 月圆人团圆

5 posts links to keywords

This tag is not came from my blogroll buddies, a surprise one when he asked to have 2 acquaintances to do this tag and I'm one of the lucky one being trap selected. Nice to have you around and also thanks for sending me this tag.

Here are some specifications of the tag:

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1. Post 5 links to 5 of your previously written posts. The posts have to relate to the 5 key words given below.

2. Tag 5 other friends to do this meme. Try to tag at least 2 new acquaintances (if not, your current blog buddies will do) so that you get to know them each a little bit better.

3. Don’t forget to read the archived post and leave comments.
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Link ONE must be about family:
Family Day

Link TWO must be about friends:
My Best Buddy

Link THREE must be about yourself:
Fact about me layer by layer

Link FOUR must be about your love:
Happy 1st birthday to Terry ~ my son

Link FIVE can be anything you like:
My travel log ~ Places that I've visited

Here I need to tag 5 people...
Mummy-in-Vain
Lovely Mummy
KiasuMum

and, 2 acquaintances
chubbyschmubby
Health Freak Mommy

You make me *sMiLE*

Throughout these years of blogging, the things I love is I can shared with many about my joy and my stories. Along the way, I met many great friends and read a lot of your life stories and experiences. The simplest reason I find that was actually everyone can simply makes me smile. That not necessary to be a big laugh out loud, as long as you are doing fine with things happen around you or some days you have been cheer up by something and the happiness you carry around in your post. As I read on it, I feel the joyous for you too and it certainly puts the nice curve on my face.

Many thanks to Mariuca - The Genie Princess for this special award. Another small thing you did can simply makes me smile to keep away my Monday blues. Also, thank you all of you who have put a smile on me.

Sasha
Hui Sia
Shannon
Beelibaala
wHOisBaBy
Montessori Mum
Desperate Mummy

Brain damaging habits

1. No Breakfast
   People who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level. This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.


2. Overeating
   It causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.


3. Smoking
   It causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.


4. High Sugar consumption
   Too much sugar will interrupt the absorption of proteins and nutrients causing
   malnutrition and may interfere with brain development.


5. Air Pollution
   The brain is the largest oxygen consumer in our body. Inhaling polluted air decreases the supply of oxygen to the brain, bringing about a decrease in brain efficiency.


6. Sleep Deprivation
   Sleep allows our brain to rest. Long term deprivation from sleep will accelerate the death of brain cells.


7. Head covered while sleeping
   Sleeping with the head covered, increases the concentration of carbon dioxide and decrease concentration of oxygen that may lead to brain damaging effects.


8. Working your brain during illness
   Working hard or studying with sickness may lead to a decrease in effectiveness of
   the brain as well as damage the brain.


9. Lacking in stimulating thoughts
   Thinking is the best way to train our brain, lacking in brain stimulation thoughts may
   cause brain shrinkage.


10. Talking Rarely
    Intellectual conversations will promote the efficiency of the brain.

Back to primary school dinner

Tomorrow is the dinner. So fast this day is come and I get to meet up a few of my few-years-no-see classmates and class teacher too. The organizer bought a table, so that we can sit in a same table and not separated. Only 8 of us able to make it out of 40+ in the class. Some wanted to come, but couldn't make it or at overseas, some lost contact, some totally lost contact.

Thats how the situation, for the past 16 years things keep on changing. Those who really keep contact with each other really less. Plus our gathering rate is getting less and less and the turn up rate is getting worst too. I hope with this kind of gathering will tie back all of us. Since the newspaper reported on this dinner end of August, I have plan to go. No matter how, I have to arrange and go for it. The purpose of this dinner is to accumulate funds to rebuild the old classroom's building which cause flood during rains (thats my Standard 1 classroom previously) and also upgrade some school facilities.

Now, I still haven't really arrange Terry who to put to while I'm away for a few hours. Dinner ends for sure around 10pm+. I go back my parent's home after dinner then only back together with Terry or get Terry back home first and hubby baby-sit him.

Related post:
Ex-student from SRJK(C) Chen Moh - P.Jaya. Wanted!!!

Love & Care Carnival

Last Saturday, I was being so excited to look forward on the Sunday Love-Care carnival organized by my church - Chrisma Baptist Church (Lestari Branch). This is our very first big project over in the new branch since it opens 2 months ago. I just feel so joyful on these 2 days don't know why, even I know I need to help out the whole day in the event.

We not worship at own main church on last Sunday, but all members shift there as after worship is easier to get things setup and ready. I have been inform to take care Information and Gift counter. Setup started right after worship and light refreshment ends. In fact the worship hours is shorten too. Actually not only me, I saw many are excited too. Is just like joy of Jesus celebrate feast with his disciples.

Canopy rental peoples are setting up the big 8 big tents, chairs are moving out from the worship hall to the entrance outside, Plants are place around the entrance, big speakers are place on left on right of the entrance, signboard are sticking up to show visitors where are the contest venue, toilet and etc, games booth set up at the opposite field, participant which we invite are slowly come and set up their things, 500 balloons are being blow up to distribute at Jusco and nearby place to get more visitors, UM medical officer came to set up for blood donation. Everybody was so busying running up and down to get everything up within 2 hours. We have our lunch at church too prepared by own members...So long I didn't have such work together moment. No wonder I'm so looking forward for it.

After lunch, we almost get ready for the carnival. All workers are tied up shape balloons on our arms. Some visitors are come slowly. People come to ask for contests registration and ask for exchange mystery gift with coupon cut out found in the brochure. Me and Esther in charge of the counter started to get busy. It suppose drawing contest for age 6-9 yr old is full, but parents keep on wanted to let their kids in to join. So no point to turn them down as some of them reach there very early. So the seat from 20 for that age group, we open up to unlimited. We didn't expect the turn up very well. The seats for all other contests like quiz and chess are open up too and accept all participant till the contest time starts. Each contests manage to top up a lot of new participants. Most people like to join drawing contest, the hall is just nice fit all in with table and chair, else some may sit on the floor.

When the YB Loh reach, the carnival program starts. The sky also started to rain, but not heavy still manage to walk without umbrella on. Speech presented by Pastor Suen and followed by YB. This YB, think is Kelana Jaya one, somehow have a bit connection with our church member. He is Mdm. Chong's son-in-law. After speech by YB and some presentation by our kids and members. YB cut the helium balloons as to announced the official opening of the carnival. Visitors started getting more and more even it is still raining. Games booth are crowded with kids and parents, but over the other side for professional service and participant booth are a bit quiet. Clown is running around to entertain kids with more and more balloons.

I got to shout while working at my counter, coz the loud speaker is just opposite us. Playing Chinese pop songs. Since many people are asking things, so I got to shout when talking to them. Luckily not run out of voice after work. After all 3 contests end at 4.30pm, I manage to earn some points from playing the games at the games booth. There are 9 different games booth. Points collected can exchange for more prizes. I collected 260 points exchanged for 2 gifts and a mystery gift. Blood donation manage to collect about 60 bags.

Everything goes slow after 5.30pm, we started to clean up, at the same waiting for those kids who still play until don't want to go to finish their rounds and redeem prizes. At contest side, the expert chess players are still fighting in the final stage. Both are brothers actually. At 6pm, everything are back into order and we leave.

A very meaningful community event to draw new visitors to know us and hopefully they are more new comers to join our branch church. Praise God and glory to God. Some pictures taken.

Last weekend without hubby

Last Saturday, back to my parent's home over-night. In the evening on the way back, we went pack our diner and buy some groceries. Back home, feed the small boy and bath him. Suppose it is time for his 2nd nap. May be different place already and he is so busy crawling here and there. His face really so tired, hope that he can sleep early.

After dinner while we watching TV he was trying to climb up the sofa. So I just take the chance taught him once, which leg go up first and come down, he know already. So excited and he keep on doing that for like at least got 50 times. He just do it easily and very happy performing it too, since the seat level is about at his waist line. Ours one is higher he not manage to climb yet. Oh boyy....how to make him sleep...getting more and more energetic playing there.

Is our bedtime, so tuck him in, after finish his milk he continue to play here and there on the bed, still don't want to lie down with us. Me and my mum also very tired and wanted to sleep early. Since my mum will wake up to cook a dish for our church lunch and I'm going to help out at carnival. Really hard to look after him sleep on the same bed. Afraid he climb towards the bedside and fall down. So both of us also can't sleep.

Finally, he fall asleep at 11.30pm at his normal sleeping time. Think he can sleep through the night since no 2nd nap. So I also fast fast sleep. Who knows, he wail at 1.30am, must be not comfortable sleeping in different bed or having a bad dream there. So I cuddle him a while and let him watch TV to stop his loud crying. Put him back to bed, he continue to sleep. Now, my turn can't sleep. I tell myself must sleep no matter how, else I would not have energy to work a whole day at carnival. Not sure whether I'm sleep tight over the night, at 4.30am this boy wail again. This time I no longer cuddle him, feed him milk. He don't want, push away. SO got to wake up and cuddle him a while. After he stop crying only able to drink it. Then, he back to sleep after that. I continue my sleep too till like 7.45am.

Wake up even my eye still half close, but the joyful in my heart to serve later in the carnival is getting stronger. Even not enough sleep, I know God above will give me the rest of the energy. Mum makes me 泡参汤, what a boosting soup for me...After packing up for myself and let my mum know about Terry stuff. I went out, Terry still sleep soundly.

Pls continue to read the carnival post...

Over the weekend

Last weekend, hubby was on HLA Agency Convention at ClubMed - Cherating for 3 days 2 nights. I believed he has a super relaxation weekend over there, even they are tied up with meetings and talks. But somehow still got to enjoy at the world class beach and village. There were team building games and beach party organized for ClubMed. You been there you got to love sports, else there is nothing special for you.

Many sports arena are there like roller blading, trapeze, volleyball, basketball, badminton court, rock climbing, bungy bounce, golf, squash, soccer, archery, ping pong, fitness center and of course water sports. Bases on the map guide, can see that it is pretty huge inside, they even have a shuttle train there. Since he can't go anywhere to shop, all days he were there. He not forget to bring me back something. It is a ClubMed Cherating Beach ladies T. He got the men one. Thanks lou kong...now whenever he travel he will go alone. I'm very much looking forward to go travel together in 4 months later.

Break my blogging record

The time now is pass 12am. Just sum up what I did before I go to dreamland. Today, I really blog like crazy and it have been breaking my blogging records. In total, I have write 12 posts (including this) - 3 non-paid and the rest of 9 are paid posts. I can't imagine I can write so many today. Of cause at the same time also breaking my earning record per day. I've made a total of USD75 for today itself. Highest record since I start doing paid posts. I really so happy...and can't feel the tiredness. If I want to continue there are still some pending one can go for. I think got to stop at the moment.

During those days don't have much paid post to do, I'm not taking nap. But today so many to do, I can have a good 45 minutes nap. I don't know where comes my brain juice today, just feel like it is easy to finish up a post. Unlike some other days, many offers, but just couldn't write it out. No idea to do.

Thanks God for that, I fully utilized the time and it is a very fruitful Tuesday for me. Did I just said wanted to sum things up? Didn't login to 3P at noon today and totally forget today is 1K Tuesday. Just now manage to did the last $5 opps. Now I still pressing the refreshing key to check new opps. I just saw the $50 opps there and some less words opps with higher pay..but it is kelabu liow. Don't know got the luck to get it one more later. It is quite slow in the refresh loading. Think they are many posties waiting for big fat opps.

While waiting do some blog hop first. I need some cheering big laugh out now to celebrate, LOL! I'll hop over to KennySia and Rojaks Daily later, sure they helps!

Got Crocs? Be careful on the escalator

A recent news I read from Yahoo! newsroom on the Crocs shoe being trap in an escalator. A 4 years old Rory McDermott got a Croc-clad foot caught in an escalator last month at a mall in northern Virginia. His mother managed to yank him free, but the nail on his big toe was almost completely ripped off, causing heavy bleeding.

The shoes which are made of soft synthetic resin can become caught in the "teeth" at the bottom or top of the escalator, or in the crack between the steps and the side of the escalator. For a full news report can read from here.

Pics at her home in Vienna, Va., Jodi McDermott demonstrates how her son's Croc shoe twisted after being caught in an escalator on August 30, 2007. Crocs and other soft-soled shoes, such as flip-flops, can be prone to escalator entrapment. Crocs and escalators are a dangerous combination, alleging that the footwear nearly cost her son a toe.

So be extra careful when you let your kids wear on Crocs and walking on the moving stairways. Especially when stepping onto or off of the escalator or walkway. It is important for parents to help young children ride escalators safely. Always follow the riding rules, hold them in your hand, stand in the center and not to let them lean across the moving escalator bar.

Braised longbeans rice

Carry on from my last cook, the leftover longbeans and minced meat have created another dinner on table - Braised longbeans rice. It is very easy to do and one-pot-cook dish. No hassle and tasty. I prefer to eat rice comes with lots of ingredient. But the night, the amount just nice to cover it, a bit more is better.

Here are what I need to prepared for 2 persons portion.

1. Long beans cut into length of 1.5cm.
2. Thin slices of mushroom (per-soaked a night before).
3. Minced meat (you can use sliced chicken or pork too).
4. 1.5 cups rice and water.
5. Garlic.

Cooking steps:

1. Cook the white rice as normal in rice cooker, add salt.
2. Heat the wok with oil and garlic, slightly stir fry the longbeans and add a dash of salt till it 70% cooked. Lift up.
3. Using the same wok, add oil, garlic, cook the meats and mushroom together.
4. Add a dash pepper and salt. Stir in with more dark soya sauce and light soya sauce and continue to stir fried till everything is even.
5. Pour in the half cooked longbeans and continue to stir fried a while.
   
   
6. Check the rice in the cooker. Before the water fully absorb by the rice, pour in all ingredients on top and spread it out evenly.

It is alright for rice cooked with ingredients added a bit more salty taste, else it is just like eating plain rice. I have some weak point during the preparation. Ingredients not having enough dark soya sauce, put less water to cook the rice (I'm using Taj Mahal rice, which need more water ratio 1:3)- luckily the texture is just nice after cook.

This dish is also learn from Angeleyes - Food Notes blog. There are more simple and nice dishes I want to try out. For this longbeans rice, you can check here on how she did it.

I lap your blog!

Thank you to all my blog readers who faithfully back to read and give support to my seems boring and with all paid post blog. Though I know I don't have a group of loyal fansee to read my blog everyday. But today she have show her love to my blog by giving me this special award. Me too, I do love reading her blog.

Thank you very much again for the lovely award. I would tell you which blog I love too:

Sasha ~ She can makes me laugh.
jazzmint ~ Admire her scrapbook design.
Etcetera~Mommy ~ I love seeing Ryan.

Rewards time

I'm quite happy that my day of cash out for this month is near and I'm doing better than last month. I started to think what I want to buy to reward myself. But before that, also plan to give some money to my parents, it is quite a while I didn't do that. You know what I want? A plastic bag...

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(Pic taken from Anya Hindmarch)

Hahaha...that is the bag that every woman wish for this 2007 summer. The bag that have draw a lot of heat to the world from Anya Hindmarch - I'M NOT A PLASTIC BAG. Actually when it first launch in Malaysia - KLCC, I'm really so tempted to get one original. But where the hell is my turn to get it. The brand loyal members may be 80% of them are booking for it and left a few for the crowd. The purpose of this bag is to rise awareness to care of our environment by not using plastic bags. But most of us is not having the first environmental thinking to get the bag, we just want a famous bag which carried by celebrities. I did hop over to eBay and check during the period of launching over the US and Asia, it is being heat too and can sell up to MYR700.00. Some seller in US even try to conned to buyer by not selling the bag. They put up price and the pic of the bag to sell some guide to get the bag.

A normal cheap bag can drive us woman crazy. The original price for a 100% authentic bag is only RM55. I have actually forget about it, after a while. It is just a normal canvas tote bag and it is not worth the expensive price that bidding in eBay. But lately after seeing this mommy and this mommy getting one non-authentic one, somehow they have dig my temptation to get one now. Since it is limited for 2007 and being so heat, having one also not bad huh. This bag really good in the making of non-authentic one. It is almost 99% like the original one.

As I browsing over many sellers of this bag, all claims that they are selling the 100% authentic. I begin to understand more about this bag. There are blue, brown, purple, pink, green lettering of the bag. Bag version can comes from US, UK, Japan and Asia. I even compare the real bag and the fake bag just based on the pic. Nothing is different. There were a few saying from the seller about this bag. Ship from China and make in China is fake one, for blue text lettering bag the one thread sewing outside is real one. I got no idea which is which. I have mark down a few seller under my watch list and will definitely get one this time. The price is $19.99 (not include shipping fee). Also try to check out those selling in our market first.

In seeing so many ladies carrying one, one day we might get easily to bump in many "I'm Not A Plastic Bag". Well, I will feel quite paiseh carrying the bag and at the same time happen pass by with each other. The market flooding with many non-authentic one, I think even if you are carrying a original one no one will notice. My cousin just got back from HK, she said everywhere is selling it, she even went to compare it with the real bag and she don't find it any difference.

Aiyoh, why I so particular of all which real or fake. You see, I don't used to wear non-authentic bags or clothes. It is either a real brand or no brand. May be after I buying it will keep it for sometimes to use it or just to keep as collection.

Not alone

Yesterday morning, hubby went to ClubMed-Cherating with his HLA Agents for Annual Agency meeting, award presentation, training and trip. It is just 3 days 2 nights, and I stay back at home, not going anywhere. I was quite worried as he is going to the beach side, as lately the earthquake is Padang, Indonesia have somehow effected our land with some shaking around Peninsular. Well, may be the sea coast over the other side of the Peninsular may not effected that much. I just remind him to be extra careful and not to play on the beach. I'm praying hard that he have a safe journey and peace during holidays.

So hubby not in, I no need to cook. Yesterday got lunch delivery and my dad packed Bak Kut Teh for my dinner. For today I got to eat some mamak food first before my mum fetch me over to her house later. I just hate cooking for my own. I started to get used of staying back alone now without hubby. If I'm alone staying in the house I may feel scared at night, but with Terry accompany it is fine. My day are fully occupied with my boy and blogging. There are 2 more pending paid post to be done, and since the due date is not near yet, I give myself sometime to rest a while (brain need to rest to have good idea on how to give good review ma...) .

Back at my mum's place I can be like a queen. Got parents pampered and help to play with Terry. May be in the evening go out for a walk or shopping. Tomorrow Sunday will be my church - Charisma Baptist (Lestari branch) Carnival-fare. I involve in the work of some registration. It gonna to be fun. We have planned on this carnival many months back to draw more new comer to join our church, and also part of the community work. It will be held in Lestari Perdana, opposite Jusco Taman Equine from 1pm-6pm. A field just opposite our church's shoplots. There are game booths, free drinks and snack, chess competitions, blood donations, professional service like Rockwills, lawyer advise on various, ENT check and psychology and mentality advise from our pastor's wife. All are FOC.

Terry got to be at home with my mum on Sunday, as I'm not free to be with him. Will back with photos and post next week.

What happen?

Exactly 3 months ago, I'm writing 2 posts with Bloggerwave. During that time, the offers is no segmentation like which are the Country can do and those ranking stuff. I think around that time, many of us also sign up with them and done the offer. As usual I got my posts approved after a few days and happily waited the day due to get my payments. As stated in FAQ, we are supposed to get our payment after 30 days upon approval.

After more than 1.5 months time, I'm still waiting for their notification about the payment. I did ask some bloggers who did the post before me, they have some frustration too on the late payment. They waited more than 2 months time to get it, but somehow they still get paid.

So, since no news, I emailed them once to ask about it. After many days, there is no news from them too. Login my account to check under the Postings tab, the posts I did is still sitting there. At the dashboard, the "Active" column is stated 2 and "Amount Due" stated correctly for the total going to paid. Think should be fine, so continue to wait. OK, on the other site, I can understand that they are new in paid post market and giving the site some changes before this.

Until today, I re-login and check again. I found my "Postings" tab list is empty, "Active" column become 0 and Amount Due column is $0.00.

WHAT HAPPEN???? THEY HAVEN'T PAY ME!!!

Can they just take off the posts we did before? We are eligible for the payment, whereby at that time those offers were not under segmentations. Currently for the same offers which I did before is under segmentation whereby they have exclude Malaysia. Hello, can you just ignore to pay us just based on your current new segmentation. Which means last time the post not under segmentation, now that with new segmentations we become not qualified and you can just not pay us based on that reason? It doesn't make sense at all! ok ok, may be this is just based on some of my own find out about the segmentations, but what can you explain on my dashboard is all empty now? After reading all this I can't stop ranting it out here, very very angry! I try to contact them, by sending them a ticket. At the "Contact Us" page only can display up to the banner, the content fail to display. Well, can be server problem (I'm chatting with Mummy-in-vain and she can load the contact form). So, what are they trying to do? get us sign up, blog for their offers, reject post without notice and stop payment?

As a professional paid post company, they have lost most of the blogger trust now, perhaps advertiser too. Blogs with NO PAY! it is a worst worst site. Which advertiser want them to get blogger post now. Not to said more, a paid post site with almost no offers can let us do (the same set of offers can run for more than 3 months - probably have start loosing advertiser) and saying they are gaining strong with several thousands sign up (pui!). Don't show it off if you can't provide us what we bloggers want. So, for those who wrote for Bloggerwave before, you know what to do now, go check your account to double confirm what I said is correct. I think from this point onwards we can remove them from our paid post list. $20 is not too big, but enough to buy and see what is a cheater did to us. We have other better one to do. What for making us so confuse anymore. Bloggerwave's blogger lets us stop writing for them.

I want to eat some

* Saw Sasha animated Jay's pic with multiple shoots, so cute. Did some research on how to make it, so I make one today using Adobe ImageReady 3.0*

See this is how my boy tip his toe and want to grab my spoon. Even when I'm feeding him he will try to push away my hand and want to hold on the spoon tip. But when I let him to feed himself, he don't want.

When the foods are placing on table, if he can't get to hold the spoon tip or bowl side, he will grab the table mat and slowly bring it nearer to him. Now I can't put my food towards to table side..he simply can grab it. My neck will go long, coz need to eat where my plate place towards middle of the table.

2 Things About ME.....

Have been doing many tags about ME...on the THREE, 8, FOUR, 5 Thingy..anymore? ok..now dua...one of the lucky one being choose by KiasuMum.

Two names you go by:
1. Judy
2. Meng

Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Specs
2. Necklace

Two things you would want (or have) in a relationship:
1. Freedom
2. Respect

Two things you like to do:
1. Full body therapy
2. Shopping

Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. Breakfast
2. More money

Two things you did last night:
1. Watching TV
2. Cuddling a badly crying boy

Two things you ate today:
1. Bread
2. Sweet corn

Two people you last talked to:
1. Hubby
2. My mum (on the phone)

Two things you're doing tomorrow:
1. Continue blog and finish up the pending paid post
2. Never ending house work

Favorite day of the week:
Sunday

Two favorite holidays:
1. My birthday (I declare myself)
2. New Year

Two favorite beverages:
1. Any fruit juice
2. Soya bean

Two things about me! Things you may not have known:
1. I'm a righty, but couldn't carry a bag on the right shoulder.
2. I read a book/magazines starts from the back pages.

Two jobs I have had in my life:
1. Part time Database Programmer (while studying my Higher Dip) ~ XyLog
2. Data Processing Executive ~ Synovate

Two movies I would watch over and over: (and do)
1. Life Made Simple
2. To Grow with Love

Two places I have lived:
1. Puchong
2. Bukit Jalil

Two of my favorite foods:
1. Pan Mee
2. Sushi

Two places I'd rather be right now:
1. Shopping complex
2. Be with hubby at Cherating (3D2N ClubMed - HLA Agency annual meeting and trip)

Two people I think will respond to this
1. bokjae
2. flsam
(2 impressive male's blogger who aged about my dad, can maintain a great blog!)

Genies are coming...

The Genies is flying from HuiSia's space and wanted to grant my wishes worr... Well, I think it is almost come true, I want more $$$, more paid post...Mali Mali Hom...Chak! I have 4 more paid posts awaiting me to complete!

***Start Copying Here***

1. Write a short paragraph about your visit by the two Genies and include a link to the blog that passed on the Genie Symbol to you.
2. COPY the Rules and ENTIRE List below and post it on your blog.
3. List down your wish.
4. Place your name below the last name on the list and pass on the Genie Symbol to at least 5 other bloggers.
5. Please put up either one (or both) of the Symbols of the Genies on your blog to show that the Genies have visited your blog:

Genie King and Genie Princess

The Genie King, the Genie Princess and their trusty Genie Buddy have visited:-

Mariuca would like to wish for happiness and success.
Adrian would like to wish for good health and happiness.
Emila would like to wish for happiness and success.
Trinity would like to wish good health for Jan’s brother and Yah and Wan and success
MPG would like to wish for love and peace
Jean would like to wish for stress free work environment and happiness
Cbenc12 would like to wish for health, happiness and luck for my family and friends and me too!
Paris Beaverbanks would like to wish for more publicity! Hooyah! (taps swollen head)
Giddy Tiger would like to wish for longer weekends and never-ending holidays!
Shooi would like to wish for peace on earth, love, good health and happiness.
Chinnee would like to wish for happiness and good health forever!
Hui Sia would like to wish for love, health, wealth and happiness.
LemonJude would like to wish for world peace!

Welcome aboard the Magical Flying Carpet for the Ride of your Life!

Alakazam!

***End Copying Here***

Hope the Genies will grant your wishes too.
Shopping Mum
Angeleyes
Sweetpea
jazzmint
Sasha

Longbean baskets with minced pork

I always like simple home-cook food, it is fast and easy. That day first time read from Angeleyes - Food Notes blog on this dish. Immediately the weekend I bought back some long beans and cooked it yesterday. This food blog having lots of simple cook dishes. If you want to try out some quicky home-cook food on weekends, you can check out more there.

It is again simple, taste good and nice. Sometimes a simple dish can turn out to be very presentable. Now, lets see how I perform on this dish. I did not follow exactly, the ingredients I minus salted fish and chili padi. For the sauce part, I added in some tau-chu and garlic.

Here are the steps,

1. Slice the meat, marinated it with salt, pepper, corn flour and soya sauce, optional you can add in oyster sauce too.
2. Chop it to fine become minced pork.
3. Boil the long beans till it become soft. For 2 persons, I make 8 pcs only.
4. Wave all the long beans.
5. Stuff the meat in the middle.
6. Heat the wok with some oil, fried the meat part top and bottom.
7. Cook the sauce - fried garlic with tau-chu, add water, corn flour and pepper to taste.
8. Pour all baskets in and slow cook a while.
   

For more details on how to wave the long beans and detail cooking steps, you can refer here. When it cooked, there is some meat falling off from the basket. May be I didn't mend the meats well on top of the basket. There is some leftover minced meat and long beans. I will go for longbeans rice, also inspired from the same food blog. Stay tune! For this round, this is how I did.

Wave the long beans

Minced meat stuff into the basket

It is cooked!

Ladies fashion & accessories shop

Something new for those who love online shopping. Come across a few local website on
clothes and accessories. Here are some of my reviews about this site, feel free to take a look if you like.

DreamGirlsCo
~ Young and trendy ladies dress, top, bottom, handbags and accessories.
~ Reasonable price.
~ Currently there are some sales and promotion going on.

Fashion Monger
~ Young and trendy ladies wear.
~ Selling methods is different from webstore.
~ Many terms and conditions, go check at her blog.

Sze Accessories
~ High-class accessories - Necklaces, bracelets, earrings, key rings.
~ Selling in USD.
~ Very nice, but expensive.

Fernaise
~ Hand-made crystal beats accessories - bracelets, watches, earrings.
~ Owner is my friend. This is not a proper webstore yet. Currently use to display her collections.
~ Order can be place through email. Made upon request, with not much ready stock.
~ Reasonable price.

Laimage
~ Maternity wear store.
~ Available in boutique too.
~ Young and trendy style.
~ Reasonable price.

15 months old

** Updated at 1 year, 3 months, 3 weeks and 1 day old **

Weight: 11.4 kg (as at 20/8)
Height: 82cm
Teeth: 13 (5 up, 8 down)
Milk: 6-7 oz
Solid: Porridge

It is going to be late if I'm still not update about this lil' boss. He is about to reach 16 months old next week.

Some story about this little boy. Took the Chicken Pox jap and have another hair cut. Since after 1 year old, no longer shave his hair, hair cut means only trim. This month during bedtime he is not wailing that much anymore, at least not every night. After last feed, put him to bed then play with me a while or his toy or sit on the bed bubbling to himself. When he sees no one response to him, he will just drop his head down to sleep.

There were a few night it is suppose times to eat before sleep, very unusual he just push away his milk bottle, which he normally loves milk very much. Sometimes need to force and after big small wailing only able to wallop it (very naughty..).

Know a lot of action now. Those he can follow he will do. Even we teach him to say some words, he say out with is own language. Like,

Amen (say prayer) - Ah...wuuu...
Hello (talk on phone) - Ohh..(with hand put at ear)
One, Two, Three - Dae..
Bird - Burb
This - Is..

Very good in digging stuff now. Whichever drawer or cupboard he open he'll try to take things out or repeatedly open and close it. Previously, when he saw a TV program ending with running out all casting names, he will indicate with hand action (open, close palm) said no more. Now even more pandai, through the music of the program without seeing it, he knows it is ending.

He can go on knee crawl now, but after a while he back to army crawl. He started to stand without support, but still rarely do it, unless he holds on something in hand then he able to balance it for few seconds.

This month let him try on beef porridge. I used lean beef meat added with anchovies to cook. Taste nice. Not yet started on rice with soup, he still not able to chew well. Everything he eats, he used to swallow only without giving much chewing. Now still training him to chew. Potty train still going on. But sometimes he don't like to sit and poo. There is a few days back to poo in diaper.He loves this small car a lot! will get angry and cry if you take away even he is not playing with it. He is able to move around when sitting on it. Whenever there is no way to stop him from wailing and throwing tantrum at midnight, this car can calm him down. Lastly, mummy said I'm

cute in baby cap.

Have your breakfast?

It is just so lazy to cook a proper breakfast. I extremely seldom do that. Normally I will have a glass of Quaker Oat milk and a 2 slice of bread to start off my day. Sometimes cup noodle will do. If it is too late to eat, I just take a glass of milk thats it and do a proper lunch later.
This is what I'm having an hour ago. Once a while I will have this delicious nasi lemak sotong as breakfast, a drink (either fruit juice/milk/coffee) and food for soul (newspaper). Last month, there is a mamak restaurant open at one of the shoplot here. I got more choices now. Sometimes I will have roti canai or their nasi lemak. It truly fill up my morning stomach and got energy to blog and blog.

So, what are you having for your breakfast or you skip it?

Joel 1st birthday party

Last Saturday went over to my uncle's house in Bangsar, celebrating my cousin sis's 2nd son - Joel 1st birthday. We reached there quite early at 5.30pm. Went with my parents only, hubby back late from work.

A clown was there to entertain the kids and small one. Time flies, I was posting his birth last year. Joel and family back from UK for 3 weeks long holidays. Next week they will back. The last round they were here was 3 years ago, when they are celebrating Jemery's (1st son) 1st birthday. My cousin are very happy to see many changes, especially the babies and those just got married.

The night the sky looks like going to rain. Luckily not, we prayed for no heavy rain. Nice buffet food was served. There were mutton, fry butter fish, green oyster, mushroom seacucumber, prawn, spicy sotong, chicken, seafood roll, kou-ci, fruits, ice kacang, wine and etc. I couldn't eat much, mostly spicy. But still have 2 rounds for myself. Terry was behaved super good. He sits beside me on the chair between me and my mum and stay quietly when both of us enjoyed the food for 2 rounds time. He occupied with some kid's party pack I gave him.

I started to discover my boy's real character. He particularly doesn't like any funny faces and yelling kids. When the clown goes near him and gave him the shaped balloon. He was not being scared by the clown and cried. He just wanted to crawl away or turn away his face. There was once at my parent's home, my cousin kids were there. 2 boys jumping on the sofa, yelling here and there and running in out. He got frighten and starts crying. Terry was kind of boy who doesn't like noisy and not actively take his steps to socialized with other kids. He won't sit in the center with a few kids to play, he will move aside to some corner and play. Overall he is just a quiet and "xi men" boy. He not like being in many, he looks more active when having less people around. Wondering when he grows up will be like that.

Ah..where about I talked until. Back to the party. After the cake cutting, we left about 8.30pm. Even my boy showing his tired look, but he still ok and quietly stay with me. Reach home, bath him and feed him porridge before sleep. He still keep his bedtime at 11.30pm, even he is tired after party.

That's our weekend.

My Flag in Merdeka.com

I get to know this from Advertlets ad showing Merdeka.com. So I peep in and have a look. This website was created and launched on National day in conjunction of celebrate 50th anniversary of Malaysia’s independence. Currently Merdeka.com is in the process running a meaningful project "My Flag" in accumulating mug shots of its visitors.
The flag would ultimately represent and portray the different races and faces of Malaysian people. 5,000 Malaysian faces will form a mosaic of the Malaysian flag, symbolizing the great diversity that our country has.

I have just submit mine in forming the RED with others. This is nothing to do with competition or earning. Just giving my support, why not. As you participate, you can submit your blog/website URL and later on it will show in the My Flag submission. This will be good, another way to drive more traffic to your blog.

Nice Matter’s Award

Thanks Brandon's mummy and Jess2princess awarded me with this special Nice Matter’s Award. It is so surprise getting this. Thank you very much. You make my day!

The originator of the Nice Matters award states that it is meant for "those that are just nice people, good blog friends, and those that inspire good feelings and inspiration! Those that care about others, that are there to lend support, or those that are just a positive influence in our blogging world!"

These blogger I think you deserve it too:-
Hui Sia
Annie Q
Msaufong
Karen Yiau
Mummy-in-Vain
The Blue Ranger
Baby Darren's mummy

PPP - Blog of the Day

Finally I'm being featured in Blog of the day. I'm have been writing with PPP since February this year and today is my first time being selected. For new visitor thanks dropping by.

Things come in FIVE

FIVE thingy tag comes from KiasuMum.

INSTRUCTIONS:
Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so:
1. Wuching
2. Ehon’s Rojak’d Life
3. Rinnah
4. Giddy Tiger
5. Leah
6. Kiasumum
7. LemonJude

Choose 5 people to tag:
Sasha
Amidrin
Annie Q
Doris Chua
Mummy-in-Vain

What were you doing 10 years ago?
Studying in Informatics College - KL, pursuing my first year Diploma in Computer Studies.

What were you doing 1 year ago?
SAHM with a 4 months old baby Terry.

Five snacks you enjoy
Cheezel
Lay's
Ferrero Rocher
Mamee
Marie biscuit

Five songs that you know all the lyrics to
Barney song - I Love You
Church song - Give thanks
David Tao + Jolin - 明天你要嫁给我
梁静茹 - 宁夏
光良 - 童话

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire
Holiday
Shopping
Buy house
Charity
Invest

Five bad habits
Eat in front of TV
Slow eating
Hot tempered
Clumsy
Impatient

Five favourite toys
Handphone
Online game
Lego
Puzzle
UNO

Five things you like doing
Shopping
Eating
Blogging
Cooking
Net surfing

Five things you would never wear again
Cartoon socks
Mini skirt
Flower printed skirt
Jade bracelet
Red colour sport shoe

My birthdate in history

Interesting tag from Sasha.

1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Type in your birthday and search your birthdate : June 18.
3. From the results, list down 3 events, 2 births and 1 holiday.

Events

• 1999 - A global Carnival against Capitalism.
• 2001 - Protests occur in Manipur over the extension of the ceasefire between Naga insurgents and the government of India.
• 2006 - The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat is launched.

Births

• 1981 - Kim Jae Won, South Korean actor
• 1981 - Ella (Jiahua) Chen, member of the Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E

Holiday

• Seychelles - National Day.

These are the people who have participated so far:
Mommyness is Happyness
This is a Miracle
Life’s Prisms
Rooms of my Heart
Life’s a Rollercoaster
Keeyit’s Wonderful Life
Lingzie’s Tummy Treats
Lilian Chan’s 5xmom
Adrian’s void sky
Sasha's Tags & Such
Lemonjude's Memoirs.:*CRoSs mY hEARt*:.

Want to know what happen on your birthdate,
Pinky
Hui Sia
Colleen
jazzmint
Vickylow
Beelibaala
wHOisBaBy
Baby Darren
Jess2princess
Montessori Mum
Desperate Mummy