Some Jokes.......

Q: What is the similarity between men and rats?>
A: Both keep searching for new holes.



Q: What is the closest thing similar to a woman's period?>

A: Your salary, it comes once a month lasts about 5- days and if it doesn't>come, it means you are in big trouble.



Q: What's the difference between biology and sociology?>

A: When the baby looks like his dad or mom, then it is biology. When the>baby looks like the neighbor, then it is sociology.




Q: Doctor: You look so weak & exhausted. Are you having 3 meals a day as I>have advised?>

A: Lady: Doctor, I thought you said 3 males a day.>>




Q: Girl friend & boy friend go for a movie. In the dark, a mosquito enters>the girl's skirt. Guess where it would have bitten?>

A: The boy friend's hand.>>


Q: Tarzan and the animals went to the river to take a bath. Tarzan removed>his clothes.All the animals laughed. Tarzan asked "Why"?>

A: The animals told him. Your tail is in front".>>



I like the mosquito one best... ahaha . Raging hormones of teenagers. lol.

Anyway....weather is really terrible in Singapore, does not help that my room is not air conditioned....always have hot flushes @ night.:( And you know how i always have to sleep on my left, zhai zhai always. slumps onto the left too when i am lying on my left. I feel so bad for waking him up everytime i fidget...Mind you , he does wriggle and squirm in my stomy when i turn to lying on my back or right...

Next week!---35 weeks!

Today---This afternoon when i was sleeping, i felt as if my guts was being pushed out of my mouth...--twice.. i looked down @ my stomy..@ him and realised he is scrunched up and doing his backside pose again ( yeah i label all his positions) that means he is shoving mama's organs up. I quickly stroked his butt ( could be his head for all i know ) and then the little heap in my stomy went down again. hehe. what fun you having huh...

Blogger is kinda screwed up this evening....just hope that after typing this , i can post it up...:) Anyway. i survived Sat! i mean....i still have weeks to go.. but i guess i am getting accustomed to life here.---Life of idling...Yeah most of you will say , why not take up a hobby ? But i cant! cause all my energy is focused on D DAY!!! it is just so hard. i used to be so different. Worse still , i left my language books @ my in- laws...maybe on mon i will go and get it.




My favourite past time is updatin my lists....my hospital bag to brings, my birth plan, ques to ask doc, tgs to get for zhai zhai,tgs to do after birth, things to buy before returnin to hk , tgs for zhai zhai, tgs for me after birth, financial reviews....I AM A LIST ADDICT!!!!I will write them out all nicely, update them , think they look ugly fugly, then rewrite them over again. CRAZY.

Today is quite a good day considering that i finally get to see the sun..:D. Rainy days always get me down. ....:(



Have almost settled with zhai zhai's clothes...:) we have gotten cute little booties, mittens, body suits , wrap arounds , in blue, light yellow and white....these are the 3 primary colors found for baby boy's clothings....( how boring hor?) but anyway.:) i just love staring at those booties and putting them on my tummy to imagine.( aint i crazy) :P
Have also made my own notes on labour and contractions...---Dos and donts.. i think i will be the most sane person if anything occurs. my bro will be a blur8/** and my mom a kan cheong spider...Even taught them how to call for a cab and stress that i am in labour and to go by which route...:) haha.

Anyway...to summarise:)--there are 2 different types of contractions.( you may skip this if you aint preggie)




Fake: 1) Contractions are not regular
2) It is important to time your contractions to check if they are regular.
3) The pain goes away if you change your position, walk , lie down.....

Real thing:

1) Contractions are fast and furious---in the back , in your uterus, blah blah.
2) Regular---and at least every 5 minutes.
3) You have a show.---your mucous plug is out..
4) Blood... check if there is meconium..--if it is --fetal is in distress( cord ard the neck)
5) Water bag burst...and make sure you note down what time.( water dun burst literally---but can just trickle down) hahha my antenatal class teacher said the fluid smells like semen...( who the hell smells semen--and i dun think you wanna lick your own amniotic fluid?)
6) U feel like having a diarrhoea.
7) Nauseous....



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So there...... recently there's this lady who delivered in the cab...apparently this is not the only one...there is also this....anyway. let's all pray everything will be fine alright? Sometimes i just dun feel safe cause my hubby aint here with me, and my mom and bro are blur *** :(

sleep sleeep sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep it off. hiyah. i have been sleeping like nobody's business and i dun like it! i sleep cause i cannot move ard much. i am not suppose to go out without a chaperone, and i cannot walk too much. well. cause my feet and ankles were swelling the past days when wada was here cause we went ard, but on wed when i stayed put at home the swelling din occur at all. sigh.----culprit was too much walking.hiyoh. how not to walk? i am so active one you know. and whole day ask me stay at home face my mom, i can go crazy.



cant wait. cant wait. i am like staring at the calendar too. cancelling off the dates meticulously, spreading out my chores so at least i have stg to do each day, otherwise sooooooooooo goddamn boring.:( sob sob. cant stand my mom--she is so money minded. everytime i need her to buy stg, she will be like money this and money that. give her 1 k still not enough hor. need how much? 10 k? think i need to give birth to some money too....



my highlight of my day is i am going to kk to see the gynae and bombard him w questions and hopefully get to see zhai zhai inside. poor bebe. today when the bamboo dropped onto the floor with a loud thud, i felt a jerk in my tummy...poor zhai. i am not overreacting. babies now can hear rather acutely ya know. the other times when my students accidentally knocked their chairs over, this little fellow also jerked...hmmm. so this mama started singing to him and stroking her belly. hope it helps..


oh man. RAIN ,...PLS STOP YA? si vou plair?

hiyah so irritating. woke up this morning to see CSM drop to 1.40 .... back to square one. should have sold earlier...what ya mean by it can go to 1.6?? hiyoh...patience rite?

anyway.......zhai zhai seems a bit smaller this morning. he is already 34 weeks:) according to baby centre. his lungs are well developed already.so he stands a good chance of survival if he were to be borned now...also came across stg regarding how to avoid episiotomy......ugh. and you are suppose to massage your vagina!!!not out side. but .....okie. shall not fill the details in . if you wanna read more click here... and mind you with vit e.......cant you do it with ky jelly or stg ??? hahahaha...i know vit e is good for skin. but to THERE!!!?????

OKIE.....THIS IS SO RIDICULOUS...michelle yeoh!!!!!?????and . i look like ann kwok and zoe tay....WHEN I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!!!!????

anyway...brings me back to the past..i remember this senior in st nicks who likes me( yes a ger!) bought me louise nurding cd cus she said i looked like her....now. that is more like it mah... then there is the other one call trish goff cause we both have small mouths. hahah. but i almost died when someone said celine dion .

Okie...it is 7.30 am in the morning and i cant sleep. I hate to say this but i think the chinese medcine given by the silly doctor zhang works....i have only taken the first packet....let's see the results at the end of today....anyway... it is normal for preggies to recover from cold and flu a longer time later....

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back to being preggie.. i was thinking...i am really grateful zhai zhai din make me. 1) nauseous or puke out anytg at all during the first trimester.2) he din give me varicose veins...or rather my body accommodated him very well. 3) no ghastly amt of weight put on. 4) no nose bleedings 5) no stretch marks ( and i do pray that this continue....really) It has been a rather easy pregnancy....only that i am tired during the 1st tri and now... and i do suffer from swollen feet now... i suspect it is in adequate flow of blood cos everytime i elevate it, it becomes better..but nonetheless, i will try see the gynae earlier...for fear it is pre eclampsia or diabetes...

hiaks...and you know what? i am leaking!...so horrible. my precious colostrum... it has been 2 nites liao.. but luckily i read that the body continues to make the colostrum for the baby...and i also found out something veyr interesting.. you know why the baby often spits out after eating? that is due to the size of the baby's stomach.. he cant stomach excess milk.. the figure shows how big the stomy is in fact.!

How to wear this dress from bebe... in sg without being stared at???? i really love the prints, but i think given the conservative mindset of people here. they will stare and stare lor.... and i will end up with a cardi on top the whole time.. what's the point....

damn i hate poor ventilation. i really yearn for a room with good circulation of air, not just air con or a fan. i hate it!!!! and it is causing my flu to be worse. ugh.:(

Progression is sooo slow...i am still expulling emerald coloured stuff. :( Went with dear to Eu yang San and almost died when i walked in. it was so goddamn crowded....wah lau... they had like 2 docs from China, 2 sg docs, and the queue for the docs for China was horrendous...had to wait for like 4 hours? really!!!!. and then worse still , after that, you still have to wait for medicine.....ugh. of course i took the sg doc. i just wanted to see how TCM will work for my flu... but the doc sounded like a cock. i mean. i told her i was not coughing. just congested and maybe she was not listening or stg, she asked me again if i was coughing. then i remembered telling her my throat was not itchy...then she asked me again!!!! * fainted*...no wonder her patients were so little....and what irks me is that she din tell me what to avoid eating ... and din talk much. i was the one doing all the probing...:( . so if you ever go to south bridge road to see a doctor @ Eu Yang San. dun see doc Zhang.!!!!

anyway......tonight the last night when dear gets to be in sg before he has to head back and then come back again only when i deliver. sob sob....:( better go wake him up from the afternoon nap now....tee hee.....

I AM VERY ANGRY LOR....CMON . DUN PEOPLE HAVE THE LEAST SENSE TO BE POLITICALLY SENSITIVE WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING BABY'S NAMES. CMON YOU ARE NOT THE FUGGING MOTHER WHO CARRIES THE BABY FROM A MERE 1.27 CM TO A 8 POUNDER. WHAT YOU MEAN BY YOU DUN LIKE THE NAME TYAN? I AM NOT GIVING YOU A CHOICE LOR. HE IS MY BABY ! AND I WILL CALL HIM WHATEVER GODDAMN SHIT I WANT.

eeeeks...woke up this morning feeling my nasal totally congested. throughout the day i din feel 100 % alrite :( but luckily the birds nest made me not so heaty..sigh. there goes my prata and certain hawker food....what todo...am a mama now , have to watch my health for zhai zhai...

anyway...went shopping with dear dear today at United Sq and bought the bed for zhai zhai finally . :) see? i am an efficient mama, did my research online and execute my plan fast and neat.:P .

We bought an armsreach for zhai zhai.. it comes with the mobile on top, we also got him the canopy and also a nite light ( which has 3 different colours and a womb sound) to go along. :) We plan to check in that back to hk when i fly back..:0 )

Also bought a baby sling made of silk to carry zhai zhai..:) I dun think i am interested in a pram as yet given that the roads in hk are so uneven, and the pollution is bad....i mean at that level..you smell all the exhaust and farts..besides i made an interesting discovery today...many couples buy the pram only to use it as a trolley for them to put their stuff cause i see them carrying the baby and they pushing an empty pram....so what for!!!???

anyway.... au revoir till tommorow..need to rest * cough spit spew *

FIRST OF ALL>...i wanna thank my dear dear for setting the internet up for wama...:D and clearing the space...:) and getting a fan , blah blah. :) and even exchanging points for me to sit in the business class so i would be more comfortable:) love u ..and big smooch.


ANYWAY.....i am back!!!!!! and waiting for D DAY.....:) so exciting. yet torturing....hmmmm . and then i will be a SAHM ( stay @ home mom) for one year.....hmmm:( not really exciting.. but rewarding i guess. I need to work... really.Never mind.. i will figure something out...

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Friday 27th april was the last day of school..... Danielle, Anna, Cynthia, Alvina, Alfred and even man him kept crying.. hmmmm. * shrug* kinda used to it* . but was quite sad in a funny way. Well , i am not really bonded to the kids in this class, but they are rather nice towards the end...super enthusiastic to answer my question...and by the way . good luck...cause i realise the new teacher's english is not good...cant be helped...she din know the difference between IMPRESSIVE and IMPRESSION....
I asked the kids to write a journal entry for april and told her to give some helping words.....she wrote IMPRESSIVE on the board and explained that they have to write some IMPRESSIVE about the new teacher and recall memories with me--and describe...i was totally bollocks inside but controlled the urge to correct her infront of them . anyway...



the school was very nice to ask me to leave and rest early.. ACTUALLY i was sick!!!!! I SERIOUSLY WAS. hmmmm.but i went to school anyway.. it is the last day ya know..:/ went to talk to Miss Poon before i left... she is also looking forward to her retirement day...and she asking me to call her when i return to hk. she wanna go yum cha. Tried asking her abt her family---she has a daughter and son. but both are not living with her. --no grand child..a nd husband busy.well...no wonder..but she wants to leave the vice principal post cause it is very demanding.....geese...i hope the new vp is as understanding as her ..

i am sick :( on the last day in hong kong..sob sob . and you know why? cause i asked for it. i bought 2 bars of chocolate from Godiva...the rasberry filling one and the nougat one...and i finished them both in 1 1/2 days:( sob. sob ...so i deserve this....sigh . but not zhai zhai....

feel so guilty taking a panadol....gonna take this anti inflammatory tablet later...derived from silk worms.....eeek. called serratiopeptidase...and sleep it through....sigh i need to be healthy...and fit for tommorow. still have lotsa work to finish up ya know:( sob sob sob...and then go to the air port....!!!!!!!!!!!! by 5 pm .

These ribbon flowers were done by my kids ( some girls) in class.. does not look very appealing here, but kinda sweet.:) I have received 3 photo frames so far...:) Typical gifts for a teacher. hehehe....

My sweet colleagues bought a milk bottle steriliser and a set of baby clothes from here ...:D. I have a fetish for baby booties and mittens. just so tiny! so cute!!!!

PREGGIE CLOSE UP .....WONDER IF I WILL GET ANY MORE BLUBBER ON MY FACE...NOTICE THAT I AM SO OBSESSED WITH THE FAT ON FACE THAN MY BOD. HAHA...

PREGGIE @ 33 WEEKS....

SOOOOOOOOOO EXPENSIVE!!!!! That is absolutely crazy man!!!No nannies for me. Just plain old elaine mama looking after zhai zhai..

I pray that zhai zhai be a good baby...no incessant crying. I will understand if he cries.. that is this only way of communicating. I pray that he be healthy. He will not have sleeping troubles.He be a smart baby not necessary a prodigy. He be a happy baby :D. HAPPY BABY = HAPPY PARENTS.

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I dun care already lor.... i want TYAN GAN for zhai zhai...Bloody hell. gives me such a headache....stupid bloody singaporeans who cant pronounce ethan. and to hell with those who make fun of ETHAN. i hate all of u .dun u ever learn your bloody phonics? bloody hell.

Ethan......Eton.... Tyron...Ryan.....Clarence...( the latter 2 were suggested by my sister- in -laws) hmmmm...

i wanted Ethan initially ...but you know. Singaporean will probably call him EATEN EATEN EATEN.....:(
BIG FROWN.... how!!!!!???

Okie... pls give me other suggestions? I wan something simple . 2 syllabus , complements the surname Gan and a name not too strong or domineering , yet special. :P Is it too much to ask for???

KATE SPADE BABY'S UNDIES....

A MUST READ.... :D

Dear zhai zhai.....

Just one more month before i can feel you and smell you , touch your hands and feet. Kiss you and put you near to me.... I really cant wait...No one understands how anxious i feel unless you have been a mummy before...I am anxious cause i really wanna hold you and hear you. Most importantly, mummy really wanna see if you being healthy and happy.

Love, Mummy

Anyway...here is a couple of pictures to show the before and after pregnancy...look at the face..so bloated now!!!!

Alright...another Sunday night...not not just any other ordinary one....today is gonna be my last Sunday in HK before i return to SG and back only after zhai zhai's delivery....feel a bit quaint , restless as usual and bored...i dunno i am bored easily. I asked dear to put me in a washing machine...well of course kidding... :) I dunno....just had that thought...anyway. i was surfing the web again , looking at the other pregnancy blogs .... wondering when is it my turn....not so far ahead i guess.


Anyway....my 7 1/2 months old tummy really is a topic for all conversation at all shops i go to nowadays...seems like the sales girls are all experts at looking at the tummy and telling that it is a baby boy and how many months i am...good conversation starter for sales:P


I ended up buying this white silk empire dress with gold satin trimmings and to ribbon at the waist. :) wearable though i am pregnant...gonna be my PERK ME UP tommorow morning:)


sigh......anyway dear dear is so in love with the PS3 that he saw @ the sony place ....such a boy in him :) well ....if you are reading dear.. i DO give you the approval to buy it...but remember ..GET THE BEST DEAL HOR.. dun let em rip u off ur money....:)

Good morning......wondering y am i already up at 9am tho i can sleep in.... kiam chai mia....have the luxury to sleep also cant....Anyway i am swollen w guilt, i tried to sleep in a reclined position last night, but realised that i end up on in a supine position on my back mostof the times which is NOT GOOD FOR BABY!!!!... oh no....:( No wonder he wriggled high up to my rib cage...By the way.. i am already 58 kg!!! Absolutely love it! love it! The more the merrier. hahaha.

cant go back to sleep...:( Have been walking around the house since 9am. packing up my stuff... getting ready to go back to sg this fri. Not looking forward to it cause dear dear will be away from me for a month. That means no one to grouse to, no one to tease, no one to give me hugs and to hug, no one to disturb. hmmmm...But at least no more snores .....:) hehehe...



by the way, check out this website.....think the guy is from RJC....just look at the writings...so prosaic..so intelligible. compared to mine. Luckily dear is not this kind else I would have died a long time ago with such , well i would not say pomposity or verbosity cause he din use many bombastic or dun make any sense words, but it is just that....* shrug* good gracious me. It is still quite cheem...

Fatty mama ( sigh ) ---i think my face is so swollen...

Rosaryhill staff
( Not all of us are here---loud mouthed, and high ranked ones are left out :P)

... Had a fabulous time @ a Shanghainese restaurant at Kimberly road @ TST w my colleagues. Today is the first time dear met them and to my pleasure, he is quite at ease with them :) ...

I cant believe after spending at least a few thousand on Jap courses, my french is better than jap...and all i can remember about jap is some unforgettable vocabulary... like dakishimete..konomama... wasurenai...blah blah.. oh and i like this word kamoshirenai.... haha..wat a loser am i :/ better i brush up on me languages during my confinement...:)



oh yeah...and talking about cantonese...i cant believe my canto is improving superbly...i actually held a decent conversation w a cab driver on my way back from school. we talked about zhai zhai, his kids, rosaryhill school, salaries. haha...hmmm...hope i dun forget my canto after i leave the school as i wun get the chance to use it often already...



The market recovered.... and i should slam my head against the wall for actually reading that Dow went up and yet still selling my A reit. dammit man . there goes a couple of hundred bucks. not a lot but arrrrrrrrrrrghhhh, i am more pissed off at the mistake i make by selling so soon. Oh yeah , and i finally got rid of AAC my volatile boy fren after 4 months @ 10 percent returns...and if i do tell dear about this again, he will naturally say.....see what i told u. hiya. he...THE GURU. hor....



okie. gonna meet my colleagues in tst later for a dinner bfore i leave. :)now time for afternoon nap for sleepy mama...:P * Snore*

So irritated at school today...... you see. my staff room has like 6 cordless phones with 2 lines bought by our principal . And i can hardly hear anything from the other party when on the line.!!!! Can u imagine how lao pok the phones are!!!! I stomped out of the noisy staffroom ( which i will bitch about in a while) and tried to keep my cool while on the phone w dear, swearing to dump all the phones into the bin ( mind you , i will if pushed further....)

Also...this open concept staffroom which has absolutely no privacy is made worse with some colleagues who just are so loud mouth.....they talk so loudly like no body's business. Gives me a terrible headache everytime and she is soooooo bloody long winded....I had to plug in my i pod today to keep my sanity and can u imagine poor zhai zhai who must be wondering who the fug is the bitch who keeps rattling on non stop....

And then!!!! every recess and lunch time , this staff room is packed with students being punished by teachers and teachers disciplining the students. dammit man..i have no space no time to get peace and quietness at all!!!! i am a angry pregnant woman who wants silence!!!!!

Oh ya, forgot to add in ...3 pri 3 boys were caught surfing porn on the net today in my school....tsk tsk....

EVIL......SO EVIL........ you see, such people should not be left alone...Now you have the consequences. hiaks...




Big headache this morning....prolly from scrolling too many online shopping..

www.nordstrom.com
www.rampage.com
www.victoriasecrets.com
www.dilliards.com
www.rubyrox.com
www.edressme.com
www.urbanoutfitters.com
www.neimanmarcus.com


you see, you see...... that is why preggie mommy so tired. but i din get anything!!!:D

See folks i told u tt Genting will chiong.. highest @ 1.12 today....but anyway. hehe it is flat back @ 1.05..no unless u have time to monitor, tad risky. ...sigh....8 more working days.... cant bear to think about it, yet @ the same time quite happy, i dunno.....prolly the happiness will last for a short while then more anxiety before Zhai zhai is dued...I cant wait to eat my roti prata again....but the thought of dear dear not with me for at least a month makes me cringe.:( hmmm :( He has better get the webcam going......hiaks.

I have no idea why am i being so nostalgic....rummaging through the songs which have touched my life. Anyway music will never leave my life, listening to certain songs bring back vivid memories of parts of my life. Just like this Debbie Gibson" We could be together" ....I was only in Primary 6 then, had trained hard for a dance to be put up for Teachers' Day ----only to be hospitalised for asthma and fever on the actual day...Not that I worked too hard but I was very vulnerable and weak... well...still am :(

This song is so poignant...Really...one of my favourites.

One of my favourites......

Someone should kick my backside. Miif is now 1.18.....which means alot of money lesser....dammit man.







Very itchy about Genting but it has already risen alot.....but then again , i think it will rise more....shit shit shit. How? Can you tie my hands up?

Anyway, i am so happy this morning....i weighed myself and 56.7 kg.....first time in the morning with tummy not filled. this means that zhai zhai is growing...:) * beam * yay.....anyway....i am really so obsessed with my weight....sigh i dunno if i am doing fine... i hope so , cause i am underweight before i am pregnant so i need to put on more weight....this is what i am suppose to weigh...



Ooooooh yes and i bought 3 dresses on the way home today. ......not a bad buy cause it is only about 200 for all 3 ..with plenty of discount. and it is chiffon and silk. how can anyone resist that? Well I cannot lor..... Shall upload the pictures later. going to take a shower now....itis 29 degrees here. Damn hot ...crazy weather and you know what? They predict tt maybe tommorow it is gonna be red or black rain..!!!!Woooo hooo. that means no school!!!!!!

Had dim sum at Metropol for 2 days in a row on Sat and Sun.....yummy. Appreciated the bean curd after not eating it for soooooooooooo long, not that I cant find tt anywhere else but i guess i am too lazy now. Ordered a big plate of green leafy veg too, never felt healthier.:)
Anyway, I came across this website which gives you reviews on where to dine @ in hk. My 2 cents worth? Seriously...... nothing beats a simple home cooked meal after eating out @ all these rich food restaurants.

Am dreading the opening of school again , although I only have 10 more working days before I become the Chief Executive Officer Of the house...sigh...well...and soon it will be 31 weeks old!!!:)

Anyway, was surfing the net and came across this website www.edressme.com , from which i saved a couple of dresses design which I want to tailor once I am back in Hong Kong after the delivery.....The designs look pretty simple and all i need is just to find the right colour ribbons to go along with them. * wink*

Bear Bear before...........



Mom & I before sending moi off to Hong Kong......

Bear Bear After............

Just happened to be clearing my SD card....so might as well post them up :)

The making of Zhai zhai...... just decided to post this up after i cleared my camera...

* Grin *

Jean @ our fav. haunt @ causeway bay

Pregnant mummy digging out @ Haagan Daaz for tea

I AM UP SINCE MIDNITE ON THE BED..... WITH A 101 THOUGHTS ON IN MY HEAD AND I CANNOT SLEEP CAUSE OF THE INTERMITTEN HEARTBURNS THAT KEEP HAPPENING.....THINK I AM GOING CRAZY.....I CAN HEAR THE MORNING BIRDS WHISTLING ALREADY.....SOON IT BE TIME FOR DEAR TO GO TO WORK....IT IS 4 AM NOW...:( AND WHAT IS SO IRONIC IS THAT THE WEATHER IS SO RITE FOR SLEEPING......AND WHO IS THE CULPRIT?????THE CHICKEN STEAK TT I HAD AT 9 30PM AFTER MY ANTENATAL CLASS......BLOODY HELL.....OH MAN OH MAN OH MAN.........

Have u guys caught THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS?

Quite draggy but meaningful and which brings me to the below link to MSN money http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/LearnToBudget/SurvivingAndThrivingOn12000AYear.aspx where some " poor" people voice out.It really isnt easy to have NO MONEY....worse, if you have a family to feed. ( Still remember those times me dad was out of job during the bloody financial crisis when i was young)

Right now, I am really lucky... Really, sometimes, we need to appreciate what we have....if you already have money, make sure u really save. Cause seriously , you never know what might happen....besides it is really...a dollar not spent is a dollar saved :)

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/269459/1/.html


For this very reason , i hope Zhai zhai be a minister when he grow up.
or an F1 driver
or a famous english league footballer
or either let dear and I win Mark 6 and toto......

Went to the gynae yesterday , and i felt he was a little sour cause i was not really seeing much of him any more but more of the SG doc...well....

anyway, we had a scan and i am still quite upset. Zhai zhai was faced down and he was covering his face w his hands..:( So dao. Dun wanna see mummy or daddy. :( sigh....

Anyway, i think he was sleeping cause he din kick much, and doc said he is about 1.6 kg....tt means he is in the ok zone, cause the above article states that baby should be about 3 pounds...Phew. Always worried tt he be tiny... now no more. i hope he continue to grow healthily.:)

I have been blogging so much nowadays.....prolly cause besides the goggle box, and Pregnancy journals , there is nothing much i want to do....

Doing some soul searching ....dear dear is sleeping. he is depressed that he has to work tommorow... while i still have the luxury to stay awake.... Baby is exploring my tummy...so you can literally see the litle bumps every now and then. My baby boy :).......

I dun really recognise my own self nowadays....not that i grew fatter or what, but i mean, maybe it is because i am going through a phrase of mother hood.... i am no stranger to kids and i love them , ( before they become tainted, corrupted, or wrongly educated...whatever you call it) , but having your own child is totally different.I really dun worry the pain of the labour, i am worried about the baby 's safety....First sign of making sacrifices unknowingly... You have to make sacrifices....you give them love unconditionally , you have hopes, you worry... you are NO longer living for yourself..... not anymore. not too long ago, it was just 11 weeks old...now i am 30 weeks, soon it will be June.. maybe time will pass slower when i return to SG, but....that is not the point.Well, thoughts are just jumbled in me... so i ramble, at least i still have the luxury too....I guess the below sort of summarises my hopes and resolutions, this time .....not just for myself.

• I hope Ethan will be born safe and healthy.
• I hope my husband and child stay healthy.
• I hope mom will be healthy too.
• I hope Dad looks after himself well.
• I hope bro graduates successfully and lands a good job.

All these for these 5 years.....and then it will be a whole new milestone again....sigh...

Aint it a sign of growing older....

Boogle Attack!!!

Dear and I have been addicted to this game....Give it a try.:)
Warning: Some of the words are atrociously suspectingly wrong...yet they accept it.

Went to Bodyconscious at The Centrium at Wynham Steet for a preganancy massage today.....Not too bad, but can be better. was a little weird lying down on the bed , though they had a hole for my tummy , cause zhai zhai kept moving. he was prolly wondering why mummy put him upside down. ;)

Had porridge and haagan daaz for dinner before going back to boogle again. tata...... one more week of holidays for me :P

* aren't you envious, ?????*

Weight gain during pregnancy

The recommended weight gain for a woman of normal weight is 25 lb (11.3 kg) to 35 lb (15.9 kg). A gain of 30 lb (13.6 kg) usually consists of the following:

The baby weighs 7.5 lb (3.4 kg).
The placenta weighs 1.5 lb (0.7 kg).
The amniotic fluid weighs 2 lb (0.9 kg).
The uterus weighs 2 lb (0.9 kg).
Breast tissue weighs 2 lb (0.9 kg).
Excess blood and fluids weigh 8 lb (3.6 kg).
Fat weighs 7 lb (3.2 kg).

You can expect to gain more if you are carrying twins.
If you are overweight, your ideal goal is less than the average weight gain, 15 lb (6.8 kg) to 25 lb (11.3 kg). If you are underweight, it is best to gain 28 lb (12.7 kg) to 40 lb (18.1 kg).

Ideally, you will gain weight slowly over the entire pregnancy:
0 lb (0 kg) to 4 lb (1.8 kg) during the first trimester
1 lb (0.5 kg) a week during the second and third trimesters
If you stop gaining weight for more than 2 weeks, or if you gain weight faster than these recommendations, consult your health professional

STUPID HONG KONG WEATHER!!!!!

Dear miss chua,
can u promise showing me a photo of u?? PLZ.. anywayz, the secondary school i wanna go to is ( i have a few..) : 1st choice- Methodist Girls' Secondary
2nd choice-Tanjong Katong Girls' School
3rd choice- St. Margrets Secondary hahas.. Nanyang will one of my last chices..but, they have good points and bad points... Good Points- Facilities are GREAT and super attractive 'cause their old students donates lots of $$$$ just like ACS (they came to promote their school just recently) - They have the IP Programme.. u know wad it is, right? Bad Points - It is a MUST to take higher chinese!!!!! - For DSA, u must sit through 3 papers!!!!!

Our recess time for pri.6 classes this year is 9.50-10.20.The days that we all stay back, that one i m not very sure..i stay back on Tues for Maths enrichment, Wed for Bowling(School team), Fri for Bowling(CCA).

Please sms me @ xxxxxxxx(MY HP NO.) when u touch down in Singapore can?? i hope u have a peaceful day everyday despite ur baby boy's kicking. Anyway, when are u gonna give birth??May all ur wishes come through..!! PS: PLS REPLY QUICK, PLS!!!!!! i m waiting!!

Love, your dearest,xxxxxxx
keep in touch...

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Woke up this morning and thank God i felt better last night , not having to to take the inhaler that many times......and i can go off the cough syrup... made myself some cereal and sara lee chocolate cake . and logged in to msn, saw 2 of my ex students' email, posted the not so private one here... seee, you seee.....they are still so sweet and it has been 2 years since i taught them. Really miss them. :(

This helps the baby to go to sleep thinking that he is being cuddled.......* whadda*****

Pregnancy essentials

1. Maternity jeans ( i just bought one which cost 400 hk) ---cheaper in Sg ( $50 sg)


2. Empire cut dresses ( save lots of money for me cus i already had lots)


3. Flat shoes/knickers


4. Winter coat---cape like


5. Maternity support belt ( most important) about 400 hk too


6. Bigger panties


7. Bras???( not necessary)----hahaha go braless or get the nipple tapes , but sometimes you your horror you discover your nipples have grown to the size of the tapes themselves....:)


8. Bella band? ( i din really need it---i figure i will just wear dresses if my pants din fit)


9. Pregnancy books/ guides.


10. Body pillow( which i din really need)

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Pregnancy guides

http://pregnancyweekly.blogspot.com/

http://www.babyworld.co.uk/information/pregnancy/starstyle%20_maternity_wear.asp

http://pregnancyweekly.com/pregnancy_information/braxton_hicks.htm

http://www.eatwell.gov.uk/agesandstages/pregnancy/whenyrpregnant/

http://www.babies.sutterhealth.org/during/preg_monthlyguide.html#Month%20One,%20Two,%20and%20Three

http://www.mothering.com/articles/pregnancy_birth/month-by-month/month-by-month.html

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/pregnancycalendar/l/blweek15.htm

http://www.babycrowd.com/jr/online/tiffany3870/index2.html

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs610w.htm

http://my.babyblog.com/

http://www.tummygoody.com/ ( For buying clothes online in hk)

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Getting ready for baby ( for mummies due to deliver---30 to 40 weeks)

1. http://www.annerley.com.hk/


2. http://www.bumwear.com/about_us.html ( For singaporeans---to buy cloth diapers, slings)


3. http://www.online.babysayang.com/online/ ( For sg )


4. http://www.momsinmind.com.sg/distributors.html ( For sg)


5. www.armsreach.com ( to buy a good bassinet)


6. Wing on departmental store


7. Bumps to babes @ ap lei chau or the 5 th flr at Peddar st in central


8. http://www.eugenegroup.com.hk/center/eng_contact.php


9. http://www.eco-mama.org/zh/ ( For second hand stuff)


10. Ocean Terminal, TST: A large range of baby stores under one roof on one floor. Includes Mothercare, Babies ‘R’ Us and some other truly whacky places where you can buy highly adorned coats and mini tuxedos


11. www.geobaby.com ( forum for mummies) ---my favourite

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Pampering for mummies

1. http://www.yogalimbs.com/ ( for pre natal yoga) ( cheap and good)


2. http://www.bodyconscioushk.com/ ( for prenatal massage) ( about 700 hk for an hour)


3. http://frederiquespa.com.hk/treatments/ ( more expensive :( --so i din try)


4. www.babiesncream.com ( for SG)


5. http://www.thefamilyzone.hk/ ( IMPORTANT!!!--- for antenatal classes , if you din register at the hospitals---about 1000 hk for 3 classes)

WHADDA........!!!!!!

Epi-No Plus”

This is a basic rubber balloon affixed to a hose with a gage to determine changes in pressure.
What’s it for? Well, the basic gist is that you insert it into your vagina towards the end of pregnancy, and over a number of days gradually inflate it until your body is used to “giving birth to” an object of 10cm diameter. The perenium learns to stretch, with the result of reducing the need for episiotomies (although some would argue there’s almost never a need for episiotomies) and the incidence of tearing. In one Australian study of the device, 46 per cent of those using it emerged from birth with perenium intact, while only 17 per cent of the control participants had the same outcome. Twenty-eight per cent of the Epi-No users had a tear, and 49 per cent of the control subjects suffered one. And suffer they must have. These tears (and episiotomies) are not only painful and slow-healing, but can lead to life-threatening infections.

Baby Cost

I think i am estimating a layout of 1.5 k for Baby Ethan AND I am just talking about the essentials.... Anyway, looking forward to buying Zhai zhai's stuff when i get back to sg , have been doing my research.. gonna get him and me one of the below:)

and I am also looking to get a bassinet from www.armsreach.com .....Baby==Money. hehe. The government's baby bonus of 3 k is NOT ENOUGH!!!!!:)

In Canada, you get maternity leave of up to 1 year..... and all medical expenses are free of charge.... Singapore, you have much to catch up if you really want to increase the birth rate....

Pregnancy boos boos

1. anti-inflammation for throat tablets
2. Chlorophinamine ---at least 10???:(
3. Bits of aloe vera in a soft drink
4. Sea coconut cough syrup ( over the counter) :(
5. Lying on my back
6. Salicylic A acid in pimple cream

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!!!!!!

My school had a day called RECOLLECTION DAY.......so there i went , to school , just to listen to a sermon about life, about God, about love , blah. The first part was boring.....we sat there watching a powerpoint of pictures of Mary and baby ( about 100 odd of them) the abstract ones were funky though..... then the second part was THE SERMON>>......... wanted to sneak away , but thought that was not very nice....anyway, i shant elaborate more.

cant believe China Hongxin shot up to 4.14...........and Miif is indeed investing in more properties. argh....and smm went to 3.66....all of which i sold. i sold i sold. so here i am grousing again. Maybe i should really take up the TAnalysis, as if it really helps , but at least i dun sell at wrong time la huh. Humans are so greedy. damn that is not nice . and i dun want to be that!!!!! cause you will always want more, but in today,s society, how not to? You talk about pay , you talk about who and who gets this promotion , and how everyone is so envious of Joanna cause she earns 16k sg a month. or more? oh well. * shrug* It is indeed tiring to keep climbing huh.....Poor dear. I am guilty of it too.... i was just thinking 90 is not enough. why cant it be more. sigh. * shake head* . need to meditate ZHI ZHU... in my head.


Okie...hope dear will be in a better mood when he is back. he is quite irascible today cus of his ulcer and the packed jammed stupid lift. cheer up boy boy, Man U is playing tonight! AND.....easter hols are here!!!!! 12 days no work ( for me:P) and u too. , well at least you have 5 days???;) Dear, thanks for getting me the soup today. It is yum yum.....

i had so many braxton hicks contractions last night. was so uncomfortable. and i dun even know if it is that or the real thing or so. and reading about some baby borned prematurely at 30 weeks din help . Cried myself to sleep last night when w was outside playing the lap top. was already feeling uncomfortable when he came back as i was resting on the couch , sleeping but felt better after dinner, then it came back again. then w was at his computer game, and somehow , i am not suppose to disturb him. that is what i feel. but later at 10 when i decided to go and sleep it off --the pain, i asked him to bring in the comforter, yet he din sense the urgency when i said i could not wait. and then later when realise i really had the contractions,he said it is my fault cause i always call for him and then that is why he could not tel the difference in urgency. Cmon.....it was really urgent and i DID voice out and then he say i never ask. Some how it is my fault!!!!!!

on hindsight, i am wondering if he needs to see me unconscious on the floor, or blood dripping out of me before he actually reacts. he says---anything i want , ask. but how can a person in pain ask.where is the strength to get up even to ask. deep down inside i feel so alone in this pregnancy.

Well , to be fair , it is not like w does not do anything, he does offer help sometimes, but only after very obvious signs. and i think his mentality is that ----leave it to the doctors, cause he does not know whta the fug is happening to me anyway , so dun disturb him. but my point is that he does not understand the power of spouse support. then why the hell do husbands need to be in the operating theatre or when the wife is having contractions when he does not know a damn thing.

so many differences in this. and really i am glad somehow i only have 2 months left. really . if i ever go into labour, i dun think i expect much from him. sad to say but true. sigh. so sad inside.really hope it can change though afer the antenatal class but let's see. he has not even read the pregnancy book, if i had not hidden the storybooks, i bet he will still be at iwo jima. c'mon, which is more urgent. isn't it obvious that acitons speak louder than words. :(

PS3 was right about unisteel and A reit........uni is about 3.06 today and A reit hit 3.4 already.....hmmmm.

Bought a TANGERINE flavoured shower gel , very sensitive to citrus scents nowadays, want to indulge in them :) how i wish i have this perpetual room scent in the house. doable , but lazy to find out how. Not through essential oils as they always burn out. ugh.

Cant wait till wednesday as it is half day and there will be 2 weeks of holidays!!!!:)

BumBumBUM
I feel pretty,
Oh so pretty,
I feel pretty and witty and gay,
And I pity,
Any girl who isn’t me today,
Lalalalalalalala
I feel charming,
Oh so charming,
It’s alarming how charming i feel,
Move your *** dip ****!
And so pretty that I hardly believe I’m real,
lalalalalalala,
Burn in ****!
See that pretty girl in that mirror there
Who can that attractive girl be
What a pretty face
What a pretty dress
What a pretty smile
What a pretty meeee
I feel stunning(feel stunning)
And entrancing(and entrancing)
Feel like running and dancing for joy
for I’m loved by a pretty wonderful boy!

Ryan and Doreen ----On the school bus

9 BREATH RIGHT STRATEGIES FOR EASIER BIRTHING


1. Breathe naturally between contractions, as you do when you are falling asleep.



2. When a contraction begins, inhale deeply and slowly through your nose, and then slowly exhale through your mouth in a long, steady stream. As you breathe out, let your facial muscles relax and your limbs go limp as you imagine the tension leaving your body. Think of this exhalation as a long sigh of release.



3. As the contraction peaks, remind yourself to continue breathing at a relaxed, comfortable rate.



4. Ask your partner to remind you to slow down if you start breathing too fast in response to an intense contraction. Have him take slow, relaxed breaths along with you.



5. If you still find yourself breathing too fast, stop for a minute and take a deep breath, followed by a long, drawn-out blow, as if you are blowing off steam. Do this periodically to remind yourself to slow down.



6. Partners should watch the mother's breathing patterns for cues as to how she is coping. Slow, deep, rhythmic breathing shows that she is handling her contractions well. Fast, spasmodic breathing communicates tension and anxiety. Use massage, model proper breathing, or suggest a change of position.



7. Don't pant. Panting is not natural for humans. (Dogs and cats in labor pant because they don't sweat. It's their way of releasing body heat. ) Panting not only exhausts you, it lessens your oxygen intake and may lead to hyperventilation.



8. Don't hyperventilate. Breathing too fast and too heavily blows off too much carbon dioxide, causing you to feel light-headed and have tingling sensations in your fingers, toes, and face. Some women tend to hyperventilate during the height of intense contractions and need caring reminders to relax their breathing. If you start to hyperventilate, breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth, as slowly as you can.



9. Don't hold your breath. Even during the strain of pushing, the blue in the face, blood-vessel-popping breath holding you see in movies is not only exhausting, but deprives you and your baby of much-needed oxygen.