I'm a Rockin' Girl Blogger

I'm being awarded by Lovely Mummy to be a part of the Rockin' Girl Blogger. This cool award have been pass around the blogsphere to get recognise within each other. Thanks for putting my blog in rock.

So what got to do for a 'Rockin Girl Blogger'? Rock and Roll on blogoshere? LOL! Maybe I should start doing more interesting post?

I would like to pass this glory to: -
wHOisBaBy
Beelibaala
jazzmint
Annie Q
Sasha

Hope you enjoy drawing some glamour moment to your blog ;)

Failure in making meat ball

Initial plan of the night was wanted to make steam egg with minced pork, but suddenly come across Michelle's cookblog on making this Potatoes Meat Ball, since the ingredients are just almost the same. So I was thinking why not tonight I try to something different.

Follow as what told in the ingredients and steps. For frying part, I do not have breadscrumb on my hand. After thinking and get some advise from Msaufong, think I can replace it with frying flour, since thats the only thing I have. Minced the meat, mash the potatoes, seasoning it and I even added in some carrot fine slice. After finish preparing meatball, rest a while then started to cook.

My this frying flour instruction there said need to mix the flour with water, so I follow. Knead the meat into small ball, coated with the flour and put in the hot oil deep fry it. OMG, you know what happen, the small ball is out of round shape. After trying a few, I was thinking it must be too wet, either the meat or the flour shouldn't mix with water. So I try the rest coat only with flour. The outcome is slightly better than previous one, but the meat ball is still out of shape and both when deep in the oil it is very much stick to the wok and it causes many black burn stick to the meat ball..Can see some meat ball cooked at outside but not cook inside.

Ahh...totally no eye see, half cooked half burned. Since it is late, I don't want to fry anymore, left the half bowl of meat put it to steam with eggs. For half cooked meat ball, I double heat it again with microwave.

About 10 meat balls there, I ate most by myself, left 2 pcs looks a bit presentable for hubby to try. Can find the taste there but the frying makes worst of it. What a failure.... I got to find out where is my problem with the recipe's author later.

Weekend

Saturday - got invited by Karen to celebrate her 12th day after birth of baby Kaith. Saw her little princess finally, a very tiny small baby and very look alike mummy. Spend sometimes adoring this little one before other guests arrived and Kaith's mummy back from hair wash.

This hip mama not look like having confinement at all. She looks damn "kuat", can feel she is very energetic. Looks like she happily enjoying her long holiday at home more than confinement.

Pig trotter and yellow wine chicken were served to us. I like the pig trotter wine especially, really taste nice, I eat a lot :P Looking at small baby, eating confinement dish brings me back a lot of my confinement memories. Just stay a short while there and rush back for Terry who under my mum for 2.5 hours. You see, SAHM really can't go out for long.

On the way back home, went to Connaught pack some yong tau foo for my own dinner as hubby way up to Genting enjoy MLTR's concert.

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Sunday - A rainy day, finally I can feel the cold breeze. Skipped church. After rain stop went to shop at Mid valley, since it is sales now. 3 months long didn't shop, can't control myself not going to shop. Buying new pair of shoe is my main target. Went at 3.30pm, luckily can easily found a parking although outside is still rain a bit and jam.

Hunt at 3 shoe shops, found what I like but no more size. See thats how goes to the standard woman shoe size 5. Always no stock. Hai..very disappointed, purposely went, but got nothing back. Nevermind, head to Jusco supermarket buy kiwi and sushi. Couldn't continue to window shop anymore, my boy just 2 hours in the mall, he started to get cranky and don't want to stay in stroller, so we got to go home instead of planning to go straight for my 3rd uncle's 60th birthday dinner at Pandan Indah.

Gave milk in car while on the way home, hope that he can get some sleep later at home. He is tired, but after bath still couldn't sleep. He continue to play until we get out for dinner. Once in car, sleep all the way to the restaurant for the good 30 mins. Luckily at dinner time he not cranky, can sit still on the high chair and look around for kids who running around with balloons, also I carry him to mingle around with his cousin. The dinner is very good, all expensive dishes. The birthday cake - jelly cake and walnut cake, both taste nice. I let Terry to try the walnut cake, after finish he cried for more.

All four in me

I was blog walk some mummy's blog and found that this tag is quite interesting to do and hope that someone will tag me. Thanks Mummy-in-vain. Also since it is a boring week with not much paid-post to do, spice up with some tags homework also not bad ya!

Four jobs I have had in my life:
Shoe promoter
Tuition teacher
Survey officer
Data Processing Exec.

Four places I have lived:
Puchong
Bukit Jalil
Ipoh
Chemor

Four Countries I have been to on vacation:
Singapore
Indonesia - Bali
China - Beijing
Malaysia - consider?

Four of my favorite foods:
Tiramisu cake
Sui kao (water dumpling)
Pan Mee
Dim Sum
...A lots more...

Four places I would rather be right now:
At home
Back to my bed
Shopping mall
Europe for holiday

Four friends to tag:
Pinky
shereen
Doris Chua
Etcetera~Mommy

A *Love* link tag

I come to get close with Lovely Mummy when she gave out her first tag. Actually she have been stay in my MSN list for quite sometimes, just we don't chat with each other. After I did her tag not more than 2 weeks ago, we got a lot to chat about.

She is the first blogger mummy that I know who bearing sickness now, good that she is in recovering stage. From there it makes me wanted to share more health info with her. May she hold a strong faith go through her treatment and back in a healthy life. Many love prayer will send from me to God. Get well pretty soon.

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1. Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn’t a suggestion. You need to break up the duplicate content. Someone took the time to add you so the least you can do is give them an extra link back.

2. Copy the list of originals below COMPLETELY and add it to your blog. If you would like a different keyword for your blog then change it when you do your post and it should pass to most blogs with that keyword.

3. Take the adds from the blog that added you and place them in the "Originals" list.

4. Add at least 1 new blog that you KNOW is using the DO FOLLOW plugin to the list in the "My Adds" section. (Add no more than 5!) Let the people you’ve added know, so that they can keep the list going!

My Adds:
Angeleyes
Msaufong
Baby Darren

Originals :
Mummy In Vain
Xilly
Mommy of 2 angles
Woof & Arf
Lovely Mummy
Bubba Stuff
Mommibee
Moments in My Life
Rambling Moo
All about Zara & Zaria
Hip n cool momma
Random Thoughts of a Blur Mommy
Mylittleanelqianyi
Bits & Pieces
De’moments
chinneeq
Giddy Tiger
Huei Rabbit
Rinnah
Simple America
Niceheart
Ethel
Sanna
The Queer Chef
Shoshana
Leah
gina
Haze
Ghee
Neng aka Sirena
Angelo
Ju aka The Border aka Juana of Femjo
Tina
Keep the Faith
jsonvlog
Suncoast Scribe
Blogging Kenneth
My 2 Centavos Worth
Manila Mom
3 Dogs, 3 Pigs and A Family
Cafe Romanza
Earn Global
Credit Ability
Macuha
Flee the Cube
Smart Wealthy Rich
MomReviews.net
Fellow Eskimo
Pajama Mommy
Amanita.net
WebStyle
Meredith’s Weight Loss Blog
Pink Blog
Tricia’s Musings
Ugh!!’s Greymatter Honeypot
Midlife Musings
Utterly Geek
Whatever I Feel Like
My Dandelion Patch
Surviving NJ
GeekySpeaky
Simple Kind Of Life
3DayMom
BuyMeBlog
The Hockey Dad

Health freak home

Lately our topic is more on eating health and healthy living. Hubby all this while not believe in nutrition product especially from direct sales. He criticize me eating a lot on those health product and expensive one, but not realised that I've actually giving him a good and healthy Terry boy. I don't what makes him sign up for Amway distributor membership not long ago and start buying a lot of things from Amway.

It is not a bad things at least now he sees health is very important and have to start detox our body and maintain health. Normally hubby order product online through Amway2u.com and the next day morning the courier man will deliver it to my doorstep. This of cause very convenient, not like my mum's time upline need to send order to downline. During weekend if having special invitation on product review, workshop or meeting, he will join in.
Range of products we are currently consume are Calcium, Fibre, Vitamin C, Daily, Double X, Herb for Men and Women, Active 8 and Protein. Currently I'm on Double X, twice a day, 3 capsules each time. So far so good, I can check my stool having a lot of impurity stuff wash out, also I can sleep more tight and comfortable at night. Hubby also having improvement on stamina and energetic at daytime. Other than this, he bought me some oral care products too like tooth paste, tooth brush and mouth spray (Glister).
For our home, he continue to invest in ATMOSPHERE Air Purifier and the coming Amway 3rd generation Water Treatment System, which will be launch coming September. These are the 2 most costly one.

Talking about the water filter, currently we are using Diamond Anti-bac water system. Since 2 months ago, I wanted to change Filter A and have been ask around Diamond booth, Sen-Q outlet and Jusco, all give me a no stock answer. Ask when they have, they ask you to buy from others. Even hubby went to HQ to check also no stock for twice. I was thinking is this filter still in production or forever no more stock. You see they don't give our customer after sales confidence, how they want their customer to use the product? See, it is not that we don't like it, but problem getting spare part down the road really a head-ache problem, might as well invest in an international standard product. Yeah, Diamond is made in Malaysia.

13 months old

Some points on his physical growth at 13th months. Basically not much changes:-

• Not yet walk. Army crawling with body stick on the floor.
  
• Able hold to stand from any surface that he can reach out.
• Talk in his own language with lots of hand action comes with it.
• When cartoon or drama ending roll out with all names of casting and producer, he will show me his hand action of finish-no more.
• When he plays in the playpen half way heard inter-change for TV ads time he will quickly get up and watch out for his favourite Enfagrow ad - the one with 2 kids talk to each other for what he learn when ones absent or the Huggies pant ad with 2 little cuties dancing. Mostly ad he will watch till it finish without turn his eye away.
• Point here and there for things he saw.
• Press to switch on and off on TV and wall switches.
  
• Change milk powder to Dutch Lady Friso Gold 3. 6oz milk x3 and porridge x2.
• Eruption for Canine and first molar teeth for up and down. Not found him on teething difficulty yet.
  
• He will shout, kick and or push things away if he get angry.
• When ask to kiss on soft toy or pillow, his face will dearly touch on it. But not to me yet.
  
• When he see milk bottle coming will lie down and wait in the bed without need to ask.
• Hand action still remain that few. See how he did when I sing "Twinkle-twinkle Little Star" (refer to video clip)
  

He demand more carry now and cry for it especially during bedtime. He supposed to be very tired since he is taking his 1 round day nap (sometimes). When I put him to bed at the right time he refused to sleep and cry for carry. Many round of carry in and out and cry until he satisfied and tired of it then only he'll be quiet back in bed. Sometime we ignore his crying will work and he saw us sleep then he sleep. Sometime, he not fail to cry for long until we answer him.


Sit properly is show time.


Come, lets clap together, mummy sing to me




Why you look so serious, not clap together with me :P


Am I make you smile?


Tired already la..sleep first

Kwan's little princess

Congrats to our church member Stephen Kwan & Casey on their newborn baby girl on 10th July morning. A very beautiful and pinkish baby girl..see her chubby pink cheek, so cute. Can't wait to see her soon in church, should be back after full month.

Received my free canvas print

Remember the review I wrote about getting a free canvas print? Here it is, finally I received it all the way from Canvas On Demand in US. Very happy about it as this is my very first assignment with PayU2Blog and they giving me this superb offer. Bet it is hard to get this kind of good opportunity from others, blog post with payment plus free gift. This 16x20 size canvas cost $89. You know, I don't even have to pay a single penny for this canvas delivered to me. It is totally free.

This is a collage scrapbook done by jazzmint for the first 12 months of Terry's growth. The canvas using standard gallery wrap without frame on the stretched canvas. The quality of the finished product is just amazing and I'm impressed with the colorization. Canvas On Demand specially offer all kind of photo editing and technique you want before you print your canvas. You can change the photo background, black and white or Sepia to colorization, retouching and adjustment on color or even a torn and damaged photo can be repair before print.

A great idea for photo print on canvas can be used as an anniversary gift for any family member. Photo of the parents with their children and grandchildren or just a couple photo during big days or vacation can always put it up on canvas. It truly reminds the good times together, bring back lots of memories and keep each other closer.

The new 7 wonders

What special event you came across on last Saturday? 07.07.07 was quite a meaningful day, as the date will only appear once in hundred year. Many choose to get married on this special date around the world. Some said it consider a luckiest day in history.

Besides that, another special event was happen in Lisbon, Portugal, July 7th, the New 7 Wonders of the World were announced during the Official Declaration ceremony. The New 7 Wonders of the World, in random order, are:

Chichén Itzá, Mexico - it symbolizes Worship & Knowledge

Christ Redeemer, Brazil - it stands for Welcoming & Openness!

The Great Wall, China - incredible proof of Perseverance & Persistence!

Machu Picchu, Peru - it is a symbol of Community & Dedication

Petra, Jordan - it is a great symbol of Engineering & Protection

The Roman Colloseum, Italy - it is now a symbol of Joy & Suffering

Taj Mahal - the greatest symbol of Love & Passion

Infected by Blogitivis

The virus have pass to me, double infected, from Karen and Lovely Mummy, a blogger mummy who I just added her. See why Blogivitis is a hard treat blogging disease to me.

1. Anything that I see, eat, smell, think, I make it as a blog topic.
2. First thing in the morning, I'll on my computer to check anything happen to my blog, anyone comment and look forward what are the interesting stuff I read during blog hop.
   
3. I will finish my blog stuff before any house chore or even my lunch. Sometime having late lunch.
   
4. Even I'm half way of doing house chore or cooking, I will speed up the work and back to my blog.
   
5. Because of paid post, I'm more tied up and have more passion to blog.
   
6. Throught blogging I know more blogger and friends. From there easy to find out updates about them.
   
7. If you ask me, am I boring staying at home with baby. I would say not so, in fact I'm very busying with blogging. It is big part of my life, it is my job.
   
8. I start promoting and bring in my blog world when have casual chat with friends.
   
9. Blog also help to brush up my writing and thinking skill.
   
10. If any friends want find out how's my life lately, I will direct them to read my blog.

That's how Blogivitis virus infected me and flow over my mind and body. Not passing this tag, as I can see many being infected.

Blog rate

Movies, shows, drama on TV and cinema all have a rate whether it is safe for viewing under 18. Just found that blog also can be rated determine based on what are the vulgar words you have write and used. My blog rate as,



Haha, very safe to read. Maybe I'm don't know how to express in those word..too clean and innocent in my blog. The above rating was determined based on the presence of the following words:

hell (1x)

Come check yours here.

Arrival of Karen's little princess

Congratulations to mummy Karen, after many weeks and days waiting, finally this morning safely delivered her little princess. Weighted 2.88kg. What a pinkish baby, can clearly see the chin is like Karen now. I'm so happy for her, can't wait to share this MMS I received from her just now.

Karen, do take care and rest more. We will be waiting to hear from you again pretty soon.

8 random facts about me

Long time not kena tag, this one from Malaika's mum. What are the 8 hidden things that you don't know about me.

1) I don't eat animal skin and fats
- Fish skin especially those steam one, chicken skin include KFC crispy one and others. Porks fats, chicken fats all I throw away before eat.

2) I'm a slow eater
- This only happen at home. I can take up 45 minutes to 1 hour to finish my meal even not infront of TV. Eat out won't happen that, don't know why.

3) I'm very careful in eating fish
- My eye almost kiss the plate if eating fish. I will break up the fish meat to very small piece, look carefully, check out all bones then only I eat. I can't check the bone inside my mouth and don't know how to spit out the bone while eating.

4) I keep my kitchen top very dry
- You don't find the water lying around the sink area or beside it. Always busying wipe away whenever got water.

5) I hate History subject
- During school time, the only subject I'm not ever get a pass is History. I even fail it in SPM.

6) I'm still afraid to drive and go on the road
- Since met accident few years ago, no one let me to drive again. Even when ppl drive me I will shout when the car goes too near me. I don't know how I'm going to pick up this skill again, somehow I so wish to drive back.

7) I like to wash my feet
- Even it is not dirty.

8) I'm too organise
- I place everything in straight.

Now, I want to check out what are the facts that I don't know about these friends.

Amidrin
PapaJoneh
The Blue Ranger
peimun & kendra

Is mealtime usually difficult?

It is getting more and more difficult to please children during mealtimes. Parents have to draw on their reserve of patience and creativity to coax them to eat right. Make food appealing and mealtimes exciting so that even the more fussy eaters cannot resist them.
It's all about fun
Involve children in grown up things. get them to help. Your child can help you lay the table and prepare the food. Use cookie cutters to cut fun shapes for sandwiches and decorate them with carrots and lettuce. Voila! Food that is fun and attractive.

Keeping company
Sit with your child while she eats; it is a great time for stories and bonding. Sich healthy distractions will make eating seem, less of a chore but give added value to family time.

Sharing responsibility
When your child gets to have her 'say' in what she would like to eat; she will be more willing to try new things because then it would be her choice!

Praising good habits
Be generous with your compliments and praise. Children will be motivated when they are showered with 'Well dones' and 'That's a good girl'.

Presenting small amounts
Fill plates with just enough to tempt your child to eat so that she would be asking for more. Piling plates high with food can be overwhelming.

Keeping your cool
Do not lose patience no matter how trying feeding time can be. Persevere and you will be looking forward to a peaceful experience.

Building the appetite
We all know that snacking is a favourite filler between mealtimes but keep snacks light and small. This way, children will still look forward to mealtimes.

This article taken from Enfamama magazines, it is quite useful. Hope it helps a bit.

What I can foresee is only when kid start reaching the age of 2 above will face such difficult mealtime, where they know how to choose things and able to eat by themselve. I'm so afraid to see those mum chasing their kid to feed during mealtime. Not sure whether they not being taught in proper way or that is the kid behaviour.

Once I saw my neighbor feeding her son in the front yard while the kid holding the water pipe and play with water. My friend told me that her daughter must eat in front of the TV show. The worst comes to my aunty, she took 3 hours with lots of chasing, running and smacking to feed her son for just a bowl of rice. I believe that is really a hell time for her. Another neighbor, her daughter need to eat the rice with chocolate chip inside. Really a lot of such case when come to feeding the kid. A lesson need to learn again and test our patience.

Are you addicted to Internet ?

You Are 52% Addicted to the Internet

You're somewhat addicted to the internet - but who isn't? You can keep it under check, and you're by no means a hermit.

Are You Addicted to the Internet?

I thought having a bit higher than 52%, cause everyday most of my time is in front of computer. Check mail, blogging and MSN are the most I did. During daytime I spend more time on the computer, towards late afternoon till night I won't on my computer, unless important things need to do. Somehow Internet and computer not my very main thing in life, but now with paid post plays in, really can't live without it!

A cure for coughing

Just went to see doctor again for my bad cough last night. At this critical time, I received an easy methods to cure coughing saying this:-

Don't laugh, it works 100% of the time although the scientists at the Canada Research council (who discovered it) aren't sure why.

To stop nighttime coughing in a child (or adult as we found out personally), put Vicks Vaporub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes and stay stopped for many, many houses of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition, it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly.

The head of the Canada Research Council described these findings on the part of their scientists when they were investigating the effectiveness and usage of prescription cough medicines in children as compared to alternative therapies like acupressure. Cough medicines for kids often do more harm than good due to the chemical makeup of these strong drugs. It was a surprising finding and found to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, and in addition, to have a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.

Someone who tried it said it felt like a warm blanket enveloped her, the coughing stopped in a few minutes and this was a deep, (incredibly annoying!) every few seconds, uncontrollable cough, plus she slept cough free for hours every night that she used it.

So, if you have grandchildren, pass it on. If you end up sick, try it yourself and you will be absolutely amazed by the effect.

Lonesome 6

Last night hubby took midnight flight to Shanghai starting his 6D4N trip, left me and Terry at home. I still very sick with cough till last night. I hardly sleep 4 hours due to terrible cough back again.

So hubby away, I got to stay alone in the house for at least another 3 days long before the weekend. Damn boring, and hard to cook with only myself eating. I'm not planning what to do like shopping or meeting friends, just no mood in doing anything in sick mode.

Supposed yesterday turns better. Don't know is it cause of drinking the soup cooked with chicken, midnight I cough till cannot sleep and go pop the cough syrup again. Really can't take it, cough till tears drop, short breath, nose block and pain in abdomen. See whatelse I can eat later. My throat really in pain after coughing too much.

Yeah about my coming Japan trip, it has been cancel. A bit sad, hopefully can go somewhere else before HK trip.

Knock-out name for baby girl

I was browsing over Yahoo! News and found this interesting one, a baby girl name Autumn Brown, carried 25 middle names. Lets read the full report.

The hand of a newborn baby. Baby Autumn Brown has a name to live up...

LONDON (AFP) - Baby Autumn Brown has a name to live up - in fact she has over 25 of them.

The little girl's mother Maria, in keeping with her boxing-mad family's bizarre tradition, decided to give her 25 middle names - all culled from the greatest exponents inside the ring.

Her full name, which left register office staff in Perton, Wolverhampton reeling is: Autumn Sullivan Corbett Fitzsimmons Jeffries Hart Burns Johnson Willard Dempsey Tunney Schmeling Sharkey Carnera Baer Braddock Louis Charles Walcott Marciano Patterson Johansson Liston Clay Frazier Foreman Brown.

Maria told the city's Express and Star: "The whole thing came about because both my mum and dad are obsessed with boxing and have a bit of a daft sense of humour.

"When I was young I couldn't ever remember my name. It took me to the age of 10 to memorise it all."

The 33-year-old mother added: "I'm hoping Autumn has a good sense of humour with her name. It's never done me any harm though."

Photo print on canvas

I still remember I have a task not yet complete during my boy's 1st birthday, that is to make a photo frame up with his first 12 months growth using scrapbook material. After found out that scrapbook material is kind of expensive, and I'm not good using it, so at the end didn't buy it. Now, I'm going to scrap it in computer and print it out. The most I worried is the print result, the color we used might not print as what we see in computer.

Since now having Canvas on Demand, I can send the scrapbook to them to do the photo enlargement and get it print in the size of 16x20 for free as an acknowlegment. Currently I'm still adjusting the scrapbook work here and there before get it print on canvas. Can't wait for it, this canvas gonna hang up on the hall. Later I will share with you the result of this canvas print. Stay tune!

Finding that gem of a babysitter

While some new mums can count on help from their parents or in-laws, many have to resort sending their babies to babysitters. Here are some ways help you along:

1. Talk to friends, family members or neighbours and get recommnedations. They may be able to point you to the right direction.
2. Once on the job, does she offer you feedback about how the day went with your baby?
3. Experience makes better babysitters. Ask for a resume, it can be simple chat about her past working experience, how long she's been babysitting or of she has children of her own.
4. Does she have references from happy parents?
5. Does she have her own toys and books to play and read to your baby? Good babysitters go that extra mile by spending a little money to keep baby occupied.
6. How does she handles about the caring of your baby? For example, what kind of snacks/food allowed, if your baby is allowed to be taken out and where, etc.
7. Meet the babysitter and check out the environment. Is there a suitable place for your baby to nap? Is the place baby-friendly?
8. Does she finish all her babysitting duties on time? Is your baby fed, bathed etc by the time you come to pick her up? Being punctual is a good indicator of a responsible person.
9. It would be a big plus if she was trained in or at least know a little about first-aid.
10. Does she ask relevant questions about your child? Questions about your child's habits and personality are good signs that the sitter genuinly cares for your child.
11. Does the babysitter exude warmth and friendliness? Is she positive? An engaging personality is a good clue that she'll be fun with your child as well.
12. Last but not least, go with your gut feelings. If it doesn't feel right, then don't push ahead.

Cough, cough, cough

Last week, after my birthday, first thing I got was I fall sick. Actually in the past week I already feel something not right, like easy to get tired. That day, I just own medicate myself, somehow able to get through it. But last week, I fail totally. First, I got soar throat, so I just bought some throat sweet for soothing and drink lots of water.

Who knows the next morning, I feel very very sick, throat getting more pain, head-ache, bone ache, fever, heart beat increase, sweating, body feel no energy, all come suddently. Went to see doctor finally and get some not-so-strong medicines. After take the course, fever all gone and left soar throat still recovering slow. The next episode is cough causing by the soar throat.

Starting from last Thursday till today, everyday I was cough and cough non-stop, till my tear drop, flu, almost vomit and wet my pant. I didn't back to doctor again. My mum bought me some chinese ingredient to boil water for soothing lungs and cough. After took that for 2 days, feel much better, but stilll cough on and off once for very strong one. Very terrible. Also worried that I passed the virus to Terry. Luckily till today he was ok, the thing is he will cry when I cough, scare of my coughing noise at night.

Today still coughing, wanted to boil the ingredient, but left out something, so not cooking it today. I've bought the coughing syrup, hope this is the final one I take to relieve my cough.

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A very H@ppy BiRtHd@Y to ME!

Today is my birthday, in between Father's day and Dumpling day. Together in a row, everyday is a reason to celebrate. Last year today was a triple celebration, first time with baby boy.

Today feel nothing special, like a normal day to me. No one verbally wishes me 'Happy Birthday' yet. The first one in the morning wishes me from Amilia in MSN, then follow by some SMSes from friends. Later discover that a tag line in MSN as "Happy Birthday to ME!" blogger mummy - Jacelyn also sharing the same date with me. You know, not many someone you know who having the same year, same month and same day birthday with you. So far I only know Alex from Via Comm having all same with me.

During the past years birthday, if happen on working day, work not tied up I will apply leave as a way to pampered myself. If happen to be at work, it is not a boring day too. Friends, colleagues treat on meals, cards and pressie for me. I still remember all my birthday celebration during dating times. Really miss those single day's life when having birthday, cut cake at least 3 times and hoo-ha with lots of friends.

So, before I can whisper my wishes in front of any cake, just make some wishes to the air, hopefully in coming years all this can come true.

• Learn to drive again - have not been drive frequent since 3 years ago. Skill karat liow.

• A more healthy body and soul - eat properly, take supplements (E.Excel, Elken or Amway?) and more exercise (hopefully can enroll back to gym.) and read more books and Bible

• Learn to make Sushi - waiting to get all the materials

• Do better for being a wife/mother/daughter/sister/DIL/cousin/ friend - sometime I still think I bad in some area

• Contented myself as a SAHM - learn more things be it for child education, blogging, cooking and etc.

• Body shape back to what I wish for - can fit back my gown and most dresses

• 1st kiss from Terry - haha...like that also can...he haven't know how to do it yet.

Sounds nothing in material yet hor?

• Starbucks Banana cream coffee

• Tiramisu cake

• Spa treatment/massage

• Brand new set of facial product

• Gucci bag

• Blender - a great kitchen helper

Basically thats about it. Most important is to live everyday meaningfully and happy. Thanks to all who get to wishes me this morning, I'm happy as you can remember my BIG d@y.

Happy Father's Day

Last Saturday night went for Father's day dinner at Restaurant Pik Wah with Pang Association members, also the celebration are in conjunction with 52nd anniversary and issue of scholarship to Pang's student. Reach there a bit late, after President (my FIL) finish his speech, as Terry was taking evening nap till 7.10pm + raining and slow traffic.

That night the restaurant is full house, no place for walk in guest. The hall having another wedding dinner on too. Makes the whole environment are bustling. Terry non stop looking around with colourful light twisting when the bride match in and staring kids running around at the stage.

8 course simple dish, big portion and tasty. This restaurant although is old fashion and no high class renovation, perhaps when full house it is really cramp. But they wins with their tasty table dish and reasonable charges, thats why they still can survive till today.

No luck to get any lucky draw prize. Those prizes are all mostly sponsors by members. They are cash prizes, electrical products, vouchers, handphone and hampers. Everything ends around 10.30pm. Brandon not feeling well, still on medicines. For myself, the last few days also feeling uneasy. Not went for doctor, just own cure with chinese capsule. Now ok already.

Sunday, me and Terry went to church, left hub at home, since he not feeling well. At night, have dinner out with my family before heading home. Here, wishes all first-time dad, dad for many years, grandfather, great-grand-father, blogger Daddy a very

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

May you continue to stay healthy and be the good father who faithfully support the family and covers everyone in the home with warm, loves and laughters.

How to stop or avoid flu?

Just in case you accidentally catch cold or flu, here having a secret tips to help you stop before getting serious. Somehow, no harm trying. If not getting better can still go seek advise from doctor.

If you start to feel running nose, sneeze, a bit head ache, thats the sign you are going to get cold or flu.

1. Quickly drink 2-3 glasses HOT water (as hot as you can take, cannot be in COLD), wait for 3-5 minutes later, make a coffee. Can be any type of coffee, a 3-in-1 coffee is the most convenient one. If don't have, coffee in can also no problem. But, must be drink in HOT (no ice!)
2. 20-30 minutes later, the water and coffee you took will make you feel want to wee (go toilet urine). Now, the miracle happen, your running nose, sneeze and head ache is slowly recover/ getting better.

Want to know why is this so helpful?

1. Coffee can make you get urine frequently, plus the water you drink, is help your body to clear and wash away the the virus invade and breed.
   
2. Coffee can makes you awake and improve your low immunue system, as a part of the virus is wash away through urine, your immune will slow gain back, therefore your flu is getting better.

Hope this help.

Blogging hits

Since mid of February till today doing on PPP, I successfully hit the first 100th posts with earning of $727. Quite happy about it, also with other paid post site here and there around 50 posts I have done so far.

For posting in this blog, not long ago just hitting the total of 500 posts. Consider very slow progress since September 2004 started this blog. If not putting paid post here, think it fills up more slow. Last time when first start to do blogging, only a few blogger visits. Those are ppl who also writing blog. I treat blog as a journal or diary last time, seldom invite close friends or friends to visit. Like a bit scared to reveal too much of myself.

Later after exploring more starting to know that, blog means share thoughts and feelings, put on things that I afraid to say out loud or get things to put down as memories. I started to expose more on blogging and blog hop during my days of pregnant. By reading many mummies, babies and kids story I started to open up with more topics to jot down. Up to today I have linked up with many mummies out there. We shared each other stories through blog and from there have make some friends. I find mummy blogs are more informative and juicy to read than those who not married bloggers.

After get into blogging, I've actually learn a lot of things, not only plain in writing. Without blogging, my SAHM life will be dead bore. Since I have the knowledge in blogging and doing paid post, when someone stuck in blog or paid post I will help up to solve the problem, answer their question and give them some essential guide in setup and roll on. In some days, ppl help me and now I help others who need.

Sometimes this blog also work as a bridge to get back those long lost friend of mine who write blog too. Hopefully in later time, I can have more topic to drop, especially contribute more posts about my life moments. Lastly, thank you to all my current blog visitors (silence ones too) who love my blog and giving support through comments.

Coconut water

Why Drink Coconut Water?

Coco Water is naturally:
> Low in Carbs
> 99% Fat Free
> Low in sugars

Coconut Water contains organic compounds possessing healthy growth promoting properties that have been known to help:

• Keep the body cool and at the proper temperature

• Orally re-hydrate your body, it is an all natural isotonic beverage

• Carry nutrients and oxygen to cells

• Naturally replenish your body's fluids after exercising

• Raise your metabolism

• Promote weight loss

• Boost your immune system

• Detoxify and fight viruses

• Cleanse your digestive tract

• Control diabetes

• Aid your body in fighting viruses that cause the flu, herpes, and AIDS

• Balance your PH and reduce risk of cancer

• Treat kidney and urethral stones

• Boost poor circulation

For pregnancy in 3rd trimester it is good to drink some coconut water, like in once a week, to get cooling. Drink it without adding sugar or ice. Some said for smooth delievery and baby not having heavy jaundice. I personally did that during having Terry, so far no problem.

William's birthday party + visits

Last Friday, one of my church youngster - William celebrated his 21st birthday. Since couldn't get to buy his gift before the day, so on Friday noon make a trip to Mid Valley to bought the gift.

Many of times want to pay a visit back to my ex-company, but all the while when I was there is either at night or weekend. So, that day since it still office hour, might as well take the chance back for a visit after shop for gift. Everybody so happy to see me and of cause Terry, some want to see him in person, as all the time I shared photo with them only. Terry boy behave well, a bit shy when ppl want to hug him and once pass to my colleague, straightaway cry for mummy. He still ok when ppl touch him and play with him. When I carry him, he is smile and talking there. Everybody loves to play with him and praise him handsome and tall.

Stay there for 45 mins then I left. "Big head prawn" me (hahaha...) I passed my driving license to get a visitor pass to visit office. Too rush when going back that time I totally forgot to took back. Left my license there overnight. Luckily there are member who work there, Chris help me to get back the next day.

During the morning, I was telling Terry to take nap then later go kai kai. I don't know why he just couldn't sleep for the whole morning as usual. Not sure whether is he know that we are going to kai kai and refuse to sleep. Somehow, after lunch he looks tired, he straightaway fall asleep when I placed him back to his cot. Slept for 1 hours+, my dad pick me up to the mall. He not sleepy until the 2nd feed at 5.30pm the time when we went home, he slept all the way back home in the car.

Attend the birthday party at night, good food and nice environment. Terry all night "mum-mum" non-stop. We back around 9ish, after change and last feed, he fall asleep immediatedly.

(Photo taken with birthday boy and gong2 po2)

My List for all

As part of the blogger community project on My List, here are the completed list of all bloggers who participate in this project. Lets get link up with each other. Whether you are My List participant or too late to join in, it doesn't matter, a forum you can join to exchanging blogging idea and blogging tips. Do take time to mingle around see how other Malaysian blogger did in their blog.

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Paid-post progress

Lately I can claim that doing paid-post from PayPerPost is not that easy as when I newly sign up. With the new upgrading of opps reservation time to 6 hours, it greatly hard to grab opps now compare to last time it is now more fast to opps finished taken. Topic offer is another reason, not much interested to write, but due to the attractive paid, crack brain also have to write. Everytime whenever I login, the opps page is very colourful now, it is fully in grey and red (grey-opps available, but fully reserved. Red-Not available). Only left those not so interested one are in white or green, some are reserved for selected countries postie. Really boring seeing that.

Since PPP not much in favour now, I go for Bloggerwave and Sponsored Reviews to find more offer. Bloggerwave, very quiet now, only 3 opps offered, nobody rebut with you. I'm still hang there, not yet start take for posting. For Sponsored Reviews, it plays different, you take the opps for bid. Advertiser will then concsider whether to accept your bid then only can start writing. So, there is some waiting time there before you can do the post. Currently bid for 6 only did 1 of it, others are in pending or got rejected. For Blogitive, lately the topic offers are keep on repeating. Yes, we can still write about it, but it kind of boring to repeat it for the same topic but different text link. For Blogsvertise there are offered, one month one offer, currently there are 2 tasks yet to complete.

As for the moment, all paid post site I'm just doing fairly, nothing surprise, therefore earning is slow down too.

Terry at 1 year old

Weight: 10.38kg
Height: 75.5cm
Head measurement: 48cm
Milk: 6-6.5oz / 3 times per day
Solid: Fish + vege porridge / 2 times per day
Water: 7-8oz per day

1) Growing up as a toddler now, he can sit longer to play his toy or watching TV.

2) Holding up to stand and only able to walk within playpen/cot. When holding up at sofa or chairs he feel scare to make him steps. Hold to stand to where we are sitting now.

3) Able to do some simple actions.

• Pai pai shou - clap his hand
• Bye-bye - wave hand up and down
• Dancing - will shake his body
• Gieng-gieng (scared) - pat on chest
• Tou, bi zhi, er duo (head, nose, ear) - pat on head, ear and nose
• Mei you (don't have) - open and close his finger
• Give, thank you (with your palm open up) - he will loose his finger and put the things he hold on your palm

4) More on his baby language. Able to call out "ma", "mum-mum" and most of the time "pa" a lot now. When want your attention, except from crying, occasionally he will "uh-uh", "beh" or "wei".

5) More responsive now, whenever we talk to him or watching cartoon, he will laugh or smile when having funny music or action. Sometime, "eehh -akk-ekk" like responding to you.

6) Know the correct way of playing toys.

7) Ask him, where is the toys or things I normal shown him, he will look or point to the place.

8) Milk time, ask him to lie down, he will lie. Gave him the bottle and he will hold and wallop till finish. Meantime, I can do some quick work, like going to wash room. After finish, he put away the bottle then I hand him some water. Everything finish, he will wake up and burp himself. Very fast and easy now.

9) Bath time, very naughty, keep on want to turn here and there to play, sometime really hard to catch him to lie quietly.

10) When go out to eat, no longer bring stroller, let him sit on high chair. Unless go shopping then need to bring stroller, is quite handy to carry for a lil bit longer now.

Here is the daily timetable:-
8.30am-9.00am - Wake up, milk 6.5oz (Formula + E.Excel Nutrifresh half pack)
9.30am-10.00am - After poo-ed, bath
10.00am-11.00am - Watch Barney or play toys
11.30am-1.00pm - 1st nap
1.30pm-2.30pm - Lunch porridge (depends on what time he wake up, normally eat during these hour), change diaper
2.30pm-5.00pm - Play toys/watch TV or cartoons/listen songs/walker/eat fruits
5.00pm-6.00pm- 2nd nap
6.00pm-6.30pm - Milk 6 oz.
6.30pm-7.00pm - Bath
7.00pm-8.30pm - If not taking nap at 5pm, he will sleep at this hour else play
8.30pm-9.00pm - Dinner porridge (same pot, just heat up)
9.00pm-9.30pm - Watch TV with us and play
9.30pm-10.30pm - Back to bedroom
10.30pm-11.00pm - Last feed 6 oz.
11.00pm-12.00am - Sleep.

11) Whenever he looks tired, placed him to the bed and he will lie down to sleep by himself. No midnight feed, drink water when cried until he turn away to sleep again.

12) Poo-ed twice a day, morning and after lunch else before evening bath.

Took MMR jab on 22nd May, no tiny bit cry, but when comes to hair cut few days before he turned 1, cry like no tomorrow, until he get very tired and after bath fall asleep immediatedly.

Getting more easier to take care as he grow. His smile, those cheeky did and lovely touch really brighten up my day. Terry boy, mummy love you very very much! you are such a precious child gifted from God, mummy proud of your growth!

Suzanne's new born

Congratulations to my close friend Suzanne, on 31st May gave birth to a baby boy. Welcome the new born, weighted 3.35kg. I just thought of her this morning wanted to give her a call as she told me giving birth early June. Before I get to call her, got her MMS on her newborn. So fast get pop liow. They got married last year Oct and the baby is here to join the family.

May the pride of joy bring much more laughter and happiness to your family. God blessed with good health.

Ladies period caution

Took this from a forwarded email, some of you may have read it before. To me before and after PMS time I really quite particular. Like the mature time suppose to come, foods not be taken during the time and cleaniness. Lets see whats more from this message.

It has been a traditional theory that ladies are not supposed to wash their hair during their period. But there is no solution to the question why? The victim will only realise at their later stage of their life, facing the symptoms of breast and ovary cancer. Today ladies still wash their hair during their period with the thinking that they will be safe if they blow dries their hair. But this will not prevent them from getting the cancer. Please read the article below:

A well known Taiwanese medical professor specialise in cancer research based in a Japanese university did a survey on 30,000 per cancer patients. She found these patients are very choosy in their food, wash their hair during their period and carry heavy object and drink cold drinks. This will course the incomplete of ovulation and the remaining menses will turn into toxic and the imbalance of hormone will lead to ovary and breast cancer. During the research she found the method of prevention to these cancers. The secrets are:-

1) One must change their lifestyle and eating habits

2) Do not wash our hair while having period

3) Excessive bleeding must be investigated by a gynae, do not wash your hair just for the cooling effect and contraction of ovary.

4)No cold drinks if you feel drowsy, breast expansion and Constipation these are the early symptom of ovary or breast cancer.

To prevent use:-
1) Black sugar
2) Chinese lotus (leen ngau in Cantonese)
3) Carrot and
4) Barley

Boil to soup and drink. This is the best prevention.

For hair wash, at non-PMS day I wash it alternate day, and not wash only for the 1st day of PMS. Reason being the older said it caught "wind". After PMS, I will drink "pat zan" soup or "pak foong yun" to gain back to lost. The soup recommend above will try it out someday. Lately I try to improve my health more by drinking red dates water.