Second PPUM checkup : 29 July 2009

It's another round of checkup in PPUM. It was a raining when we got into the car and I slept through the journey till PPUM. Hubby was driving all the time and I took for granted the privilege I had. Got the number 1008. Not too bad, the eighth person. This time, I am there for my blood test result, pap smear result and also for doc to intepret my ultrasound scan I did on 16 July 2009. As usual, it started with urine and blood pressure test. Both are normal. Then I stepped on the weighing scale, put on 3.6kg, 1.2kg more than the first checkup.
Next, the nurse came to ask if I've attended the talk on breastfeeding. I said no and she suggested I go for the talk while waiting for my turn to see the doc. Fine, I thought, hmm, it's time to attend and to know the skills to breastfeed.
Hubby joined together to the room, there are three other mothers and us. The nurse explained that the PPUM is a "Hospital Rakan Bayi", whereby they have a policy to encourage the mothers to breastfeed their baby up to 6 months old without additional supplements or even water. It is also good to breastfeed until 1 or 2 years old. Next, she went into detail to explain the "milk factories" in our breast and mentioned the scientific names which I couldn't remember clearly.
Next, the reason why we should breastfeed, how to breastfeed and the advantages of breastfeeding. I find the talk interesting. The talk lasted about half an hour.
We waited for another half an hour before I am called to see the doc. It took me about 2 hours plus to wait for my turn, and I came out from the doc's room in less than 10 minutes. The test results were ok, my Angel's heartbeat is ok and Angel's growth is fine too. A sigh of relief!

My Angel

Till now, the doc could not confirm BB's gender to us. She refused to commit to an answer as it might turn out to be wrong. Seems like my BB wants to give us surprises. Daddy thought it will be good to know when BB is delivered. I decided to call BB, Angel. BB is an angel to me, providing me strength and support everyday. Somehow, I find myself sharing my ups and downs and my thoughts with my Angel. And Angel will respond, vibrating abit and it is one of the miracle things I faced during my pregnancy. Angel is now at 765g. Doc said it is a very good progress. I'm relieved to hear that since I only put on 4 kg so far at week 23. I'm soon to reach week 24=6th month this Friday. And now Daddy is working real hard to prepare our home sweet home for us and Angel. We would be most likely moving in on Sept 20. Hopefully Angel would keep on growing healthily in my womb and be a healthy, good and adorable baby. And Angel would definately bring cheer to our new home and us all.
Once the new home is ready, we will then focus to get all things prepared to welcome our Angel.

First gift for my Angel

My colleague, Elaine gave me a set of Tupperware TIWI Baby Bottle & Warmer Set. A big thank you to her.

New baby cot for my Angel

Saturday, 18 July. We were extremely busy finding materials for our house renovation. Daddy busy looking for tiles everywhere, from factory warehouse sales to shops and shopping complexes. The Star Saturday is a must buy newspaper of the week as we get all the info to visit to all these places. There was an interesting article, Twins Baby 1st Anniversary Sales, Discount for all Baby Cots based on Mother's Age!
They have two branches, one beside Centrepoint, BU and one in Ampang. Previously I went to Jusco, Carrefour, Metrojaya, Manjaku Baby Centre and Mothercare to survey for baby cots. Some with cheaper range but poorer quality, and some with higher prices, better quality, but too high for my budget. Then I decided to have a look at this shop. At least I know for sure I will get 28% discount.
We went in to the shop and I was surprised to see such many variety of cots to choose from. They were at least 15 types to choose from, the price ranges from RM459 to RM1000++. Daddy was busy selecting the cots, he wanted to ensure that they are of good quality and value for money. I specifically like one cot, but Daddy said it is a display set and the cot is not in a good shape. He came across one cot, white in colour and it was RM599. Good news, they have new stocks and we don't have to take the display set.
The criteria of the discount are as follows:-
1) Must be a pregnant mother.
2) Max discount is 40% (up to 40 years old). Proof of age with IC is required.
3) Max is 3 cots per person.
Given that I'm only 28 and the discount for me is only 28%. Daddy thought it was not that value for money. He wanted me to get him greater discount. And it happened that there was a couple with a son who were looking at the cots too. And personally I would think that she's in thirties. I went to her and ask her age, deep inside feeling very embarrassed for asking such a sensitive issue to a lady. I was glad that she didn't put on her sour face and politely say to me her age. And she agreed to help to buy me the baby cot.
Finally we succeeded buying the cot for RM 383.36. This price excludes the mattress and bedding accessories. And I hope my Angel would love this cot.

The details of the cot are as follows:-

Export Version : US
Colour available : White

Gross weight : 23 kg
Packaging size (mm) : 1330 x 140 x 820
Dimension (mm) : 1356 x 788 x 1197

Features:-

• Two level adjustable base.
• Non toxic finish.
• Swivel wheel castor with brakes.
• Push to release and double locking system dropside.
• Teething rail.
• Easy to assemble.

Mummy's First Shot with My Angel

It was Sunday, 5 July. Daddy wanted to go to the Archidex Exhibition in KLCC Convention Centre. I went to fetch him off work, imagine working on Sunday....Then we thought of going to Pavillion just to look around the place and also to get some home deco tips. There are few house deco shops in Level 6 and we admired some of the clocks sold there. Sad to say, they are very nice to look at but the price are too high for us to own one.
Daddy started taking photos of the place with our new Nikon D60. And he took a shot of me with my Angel.
This is one of the first photo I took since I am pregnant. I am in my Week 20 then.

9 July 2009

It's our 9th year dating anniversary. We were scheduled for a trip to Hong Kong from 8-13 July 2009, free air tickets courtesy of Air Asia. And we intended to have a nice trip together before I deliver my BB. Somehow we decided to call off the trip due to the H1N1 virus outbreak.
Still, on this date, we decided to have a small celebration. Hubby suggested that we go for a movie after work. We have not been watching movies at cinemas since before our wedding.
We succeeded in buying tickets for Transformers 2 after the three failed attempts weeks before. No lavish dinner this round, just a bowl of white porridge and 'you tiao' at I Love You! stall in The Gardens. No appetite for big dinner, just felt like having a nice hot meal. And it turned out to be the nicest meal that we ever had. It gave me a flashback to the days we had during our college days. And that night, I felt hubby's care for me and BB.
We enjoyed the movie very much with popcorns. This would probably be the last movie I will have before my BB is out. I was very tired after the movie and slept all the way back to our house.
I enjoyed the night and it wasn't bad after all. Thanks, DD for the night! Love ya!

First PPUM checkup : 2 July 2009

This day marked my first checkup in PPUM. Husband was with me the whole process. I'm glad that he took time off to be with me and BB. We reached around 8.10am and found a group of people waiting to be called for checkup. Hmm, we are abit late, ha ha. Took a number and it doesn't take long time to be called. I handed my IC and husband's IC for registration. We wait and wait for them to call us again. Paid RM31 for reg fee and RM500 for delivery deposit.Hmm, that would mean I've secured a place in PPUM and my BB.
Next, I'm asked to wait at another waiting room where they measured my height, weight, urine, blood pressure and blood test. I was told that they will test my blood for HIV. Sounds scary! And the nurse interviewed me for my medical history. I then proceeded to drink a cup of the sugar water for Glucose Challenge Test (GCT). I had to wait for an hour after that to take out my blood samples.
I went into the room for checkup. She asked me lots of question about myself and my pregnancy. She's trying to understand my health background and also to figure out the due date for my BB. A pap smear test was done. It is not comfortable at all and at this moment, I knew that labour pain is much and much more painful. Can't turn back time, I guess.
They did not perform the ultrasound scan that day. I was a bit worried that I did not feel BB's movement. To ease my mind, the doc used a manual machine and place a tube on my stomach and the next thing I heard, "dup, dup, dup, dup, dup". The doc said my BB's heartbeat is normal. Hubby said all he heard is a very noisy environment with the dup dup sound. Ha ha ha, of course la, BB is in waterbag now!!!!
After the checkup, I went to collect the supplements, paid the checkup fees and took blood samples. My next checkup, 29 July 2009.

My new Maternity Wear

I have been switching to maternity wear since June 10. I bought myself:-
4 Miki Maternity pants
- Black long pants (70% discount, bought in Sogo)
- Black three-quarter pants (Normal price, bought in Isetan KLCC)
- Khakis three-quarter pants (70% discount, bought in Sogo)
- Khakis long pants (50% discount, bought in Isetan The Gardens)
1 Modernmum black long pants (10% discount, bought in KLCC)
1 Miki Maternity green shirt (50% discount, bought in Isetan The Gardens)
1 Motherclub blue shirt (50% discount, bought in Sogo)
1 Motherclub pink shirt (70% discount, bought in Sogo)
1 Jusco Scarlet blue stripes shirt (70% discount, bought in Jusco WM)
1 Jusco Scarlet grey shirt (70% discount, bought in Jusco WM)

Sounds like a lot right, but most of the shirt are not quite suitable for working purpose and I find them dull. I am still wearing my current shirts as I am now not gaining much weight and the belly is still small. Tired of washing pants by myself everyday, I went with husband to Sungei Wang yesterday. I went into the V-Mum shop, which sells the maternity wear. My target is on the dresses. I tried on at least ten different types of dresses and shortlisted four which I would say can last me till my due date of delivery. All the above mentioned are not costly (except for Miki three-quarter black pants and Modernmum pants). For the dress, they have this promotion, buy 1 or 2 pieces = 10% disc, 3 pieces = 20% disc and 4 pieces & above = 30% disc. This explains why I shortlisted four. Hubby wanted me to get the best deal out of it. Hmm, the reason why I settled with this shop is their designs look nicer and I don't look old wearing it compared to other brands which I tried earlier. Hopefully you'll agree after looking at the them below:-

This is an investment every pregnant lady would do. And it's only the beginning. More to come, baby stuff = milk bottles, baby cot, stroller, car seat, etc. I have been doing lots and lots of survey. I wanted to make sure that I can get best deal for the items I want. To juggle between new house and the coming baby is extremely hard. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly for both of us.

P/S: Next checkup = 2 July. Guess, boy or girl??? Ha ha!

Week 18

I almost went through half the pregnancy cycle. Lately, my bowel movements were not consistent. Two weeks back, I'm having constipation. And last week, I'm having diarrhea. It's not a serious one, just the stools are abit soft. I must remembered all this down and check with the doc on my next checkup on July 2.
Friends and colleagues were very curious to know the gender of my BB. I wonder why.....after all, it has been pre-determined during ovulation. Not beyond my control. End result: as long as my BB is healthy and sound, it's already good enough.
I went to Spektrum Pharmacy in Jln Genting Klang and bought myself Neurogain PB. This dietary supplement is recommended by my sis. It is said to help in the brain development of my BB. I did a research over the Web and found alot of good testimonials from mothers who taken this previously. It is costly though, 30 vegicaps for RM58.90, almost RM2 a capsule. BB, so long as it benefits you, Mummy will take it!
It is already Week 18 and I don't feel any movement in my stomach yet. There's only one time where I felt like a tingling sensation, not too sure if BB is giving me signal. Hopefully, BB will respond to Mummy soon.
I had a few rounds of gastric pain lately. Perhaps the lunch is not enough to sustain till 6pm. I tried not to create the snack munching habit...maybe I should get some healthy snacks to store in my office. Just to standby.

We collected our house keys!

June 9, we went to collect keys for our new home. We paid RM 3,109.60 for things like maintenance charges, sinking fund, fire insurance, quit rent, assessment, water meter and etc. We were then shown around by the person-in-charge on the common area. There's gym, children and adult pool, sauna, playground, guest room, hall and karaoke room.
First impression when we opened the door, it was like dream come true. We finally own our new home. But then it's kind of sad that our kitchen, room n toilet were smaller than I can remembered. Then again it is good that we'll soon own our privacy land!
Next thing, we are trying hard to search for people to renovate. Our concern, kitchen, wardrobe, plaster ceiling and grills. That is why my hubby and I constantly search for advertisement in newspapers and looking around shops to ask for their quotations. Hopefully we will be blessed and in the end, we'll be able to decorate our home as cosy as it can be. It will be a perfect place to welcome our BB.

Week 17

It's now Week 17. I made up my mind to deliver in PPUM. Went there two weeks ago to get myself registered. I'm scheduled for my first checkup there on July 2. On 25th last month, I went for my checkup. My BB is about 10cm long and the heartbeat is 157beats per second. It's amazing to see how fast my BB grows, looking at the ultrasound machine, the head is larger than the body. I'm very excited.
This few weeks, I'm extreme busy preparing for my exam and the closing of accounts for my company's Quarter 2. The stress is there, but I'm glad my BB is supporting me. I always look forward to finish my work quickily. And I constantly rub my tummy in circular motion, hoping that BB will feel my warm and caring touch. BB, you must bless mummy so that mummy can graduate and concentrate fully in taking care of BB.
My appetite improved slightly, still I hate to eat prawns. Putting about 3kg so far. Alot of my friends commented that I don't look like 4 months pregnant, as my tummy did not bulge out that much. Somehow it's good, at least I don't look like a fat pregnant lady that fast. Ha ha!
During my next checkup in PPUM, I would be able to know the sex of my BB. I'm hoping for a girl, while my husband wanted a boy. We'll see who wins!

It wasn't December after all!

This year's Labour day is special. Mum, Papa and Jason came down to KL to attend my cousin's wedding in Dynasty Hotel. We got to spend some time with Theng and babies. The lunch at Jusco Kepong was great, not forgetting Byan's cheeky face really make us all laugh and tired as well. Bhui's performance on that day was A+. She felt comfortable with Mum and Papa, though this is actually their first time spending time together.

After the wedding dinner, I drove them back to Taiping. The next day, I went over to Apollo Medical Centre where I see Dr. Jeya, my gynae back in my younger days where I always go over to consult about my irregular periods. To think further, she must have been very surprised to see me after so many year of getting MIA.

I told her about my pregnancy and asked for her advice and also the growth of my little one. Little didn't I know, she told me I was in my week 11. Abit surprised since the other doctor in KL told me I was only at week 8. Hmmm, somehow Dr. Jeya gave me a due date for delivery whereas the other didn't. The due date is 3 weeks earlier, 20 November 2009.

Never thought I'm way forward now, and I can actually see my baby is formed completely and sleep comfortably in my womb through the ultrasound scan. The baby is now 42.2mm long. The doctor gave me folic acid, B-complex and Duphaston. I must continue to drink my milk and more water plus fruits and vegetables to prevent constipation.

She gave me a printout from the scanning machine, and advised me to checkup regularly and to avoid getting too active.

I took the bus back to KL. I kept on praying in heart that it will be a smooth journey with no traffic jam. God blessed me. My husband picked me up at the bus station and we went to the Homedec in KLCC Convention Centre. He was very particular in checking the prices for our electrical appliances for our new home. We even stopped by the Nippon paint centre and got ourselves samples of paint. He is excited to get different colour for each section of our new home. I can't do much to help him, since he'll be all alone in the painting and also moving to the new hse. Poor thing, I can only support him morally.

After dinner, I went to Isetan KLCC and got myself a Miki three quarter pants. I must say that maternity wear is not cheap at all. One thing for sure, this pants can support until my full term of pregnancy as the waist strap is adjustable. I also went over to Modernmum and got myself a long black pants. I love the soft material alot. Didn't get any blouse since I thought I can continue wearing my own shirts. The dresses are lovely but too pricey for me though. My husband is thinking isn't it early to shop? I don't think so, as now I can still actively shopping, and I don't want to get things last minute. But from now on, I will make some survey on the blouses and dresses. I love to get one or two dresses for myself.

God's Gift

I'm expecting!!!! Hurray! I did my PT on 21 March 2009 and it shows perfectly clear positive line. Went to a clinic to reconfirm and it was about 9.4mm. I saw a dot in the ultrasound machine screen, though it's still very very very early, I'm already excited in heart. My husband did not actually saw the screening, and he asked the doc to reconfirm. How pathetic! He doesn't even believe my words!! Guess he is also nervous and excited too.
Things went on well for the following weeks, with the exception that my appetite run haywire. I don't fancy all my favourite food, I always felt a weird taste in my mouth and didn't eat much like what I expected. My meals turned into smaller portion and I always complain that everything I eat wasn't tasty after all. How bad! The only good habit of mine; I always drink at least a cup of milk everyday and a folic acid as my supplement.
On 11 April 2009, I went to see a gynae and he confirmed that I'm now in my 5th week. This time, my husband saw the screening. He actually took the initiative to talk to the doc about my diet and lifestyle. A lot of things to avoid = cabbage, onions, nuts, spicy and oily food. I wouldn't say I totally avoided them all, but I'm trying to. At least I stop eating cabbage and big onions now. I don't fancy nuts that much, so that is not the problem. My problem now is the spicy food. Because of the weird taste in my mouth, I like to solve it with spicy and sour food which is totally unhealthy. I'm trying to stop them bit by bit. I just needed time to adjust my lifestyle.
And now, I'm reaching the 7th week. Still a long way to go. I do not know why, but somehow I find myself talking to the baby everyday. I kept say the same word, Bb, are you growing? Ha ha, I must be mad, curious, anxious, nervous to welcome my Bb. My husband on the other hand is not as anxious as I am. I'm still into housekeeping and washing clothes myself. I reminded myself to walk slow and steady so I wouldn't fall. I'm also into listening to the prayer chanting, kept praying in heart that I would be blessed with a good health in order for the Bb to grow healthy in my womb.
And the best thing of all, if the date calculation is correct, I'll be having a December baby. Remember I always say that I love December the most, until the baby is out, I can happily add in another important day then.

My very own personal gadget

My husband and I never failed to miss any of the PC fair throughout the years. And this round, 12 April 2009, right at the very last minute of the last day, something caught my eye. It's the HP Pavillion Touchsmart TX2-1115AU. I have been eyeing this laptop before, simply bcoz it's small, light and comes with touch screen facilities. And this model turns out to be the improved version of the previous model. We went to several booths, all with the same price, but different free gifts. The one that I picked gives us the following:-

1) Laptop backpack
2) Mouse
3) Keyboard protector
4) Laptop lock
5) Cooling pad
6) 2Gb Kingston pendrive
7) HP DVD-R

With my new gadget, I get to do my own work without the need to use my husband's PC. I get to have my personal space here. Somehow with the touch screen facility, someday I'll teach my kids how to write and read. Ha ha!!!!

My tonsillectomy

Right after my Cameron trip, we took a trip back to Taiping. I was scheduled for a tonsillectomy surgery on 16 Feb 2009, 2pm. I had tonsillitis problem since young and depended very much on the antibiotics. The antibiotics seem not helpful anymore and b4 I get myself pregnant, I decided to go for this. My husband drove me to Columbia Asia Hospital in Taiping and I got myself admitted at 11.01 am. Mum came along too and three of us admired the building designs since it just started its operation less than a year ago. This is the first surgery I had in my lifetime. After they left, I was alone in the room till 1pm, the nurse asked me to change and get myself ready. She gave me a sleeping pill too. I was asked to lie on a bed and they pushed me to the operating room, where I was transferred to another bed. The nurses and doctors were friendly enough, asking me alot of questions, and surprised that I'm not sleepy at all. Blood pressures and heart beat rate were checked, they were all perfectly normal. The anaesthetic doc said I'm not nervous at all. I was then pushed into the operating theatre and transferred to another bed again with a donut shape pillow. The doc gave me oxygen to breathe in, and what I remembered he injected something through my hand and the next minute I woke up, it was 4.20pm.

I was transferred back to ward, and Doc Sudha came to say that i'm her 521st case of tonsillectomy and 2nd difficult case she had. I was only given ice cream and soya bean at 8.30pm. Today, I'm glad that I can eat on fish porridge and kuey teow soup. And I'm now discharged and resting at home. I'll be returning to the doc for checkup after a week's time.

One new experience I had, proud and happy that I can face it bravely. Thank you to hubby, Mum, Papa and Jason who were there to visit me and to all friends and colleagues who text me. Also thank you to Kuan Yin Ma for blessing me. I'll be recovering very very soon.

V-day celebration

It's truly special as he arranged for a V-day weekend in Cameron Highlands. He booked a 3-rooms apartment under his company, situated right opposite the golf course. Good view! Places we went: Cactus Valley, BOH Tea Centre, Healthy Strawberry Farm, Cameron Bharat Tea Plantation, KEA Farm, Rose Valley...Back to nature this round, different from b4, always dinner, dinner and dinner. He enjoyed this trip, breathing in gallons of fresh oxygen. It's like a recharge vacation to us. We let go our work stresses right away. We had charcoal fire steamboat with organic vegetables. He bought me a dozen of peach roses, I didn't demand a nicely packed ones as it is pricey during this season. We even invited my friend and husband on V-night and she prepared a steamboat meal for us too. I'm indeed happy that we took time off for this trip! Happy Valentine's Day!Ha ha ha.....next trip???

Spending in IKEA

Today mark our 2nd month of marriage. And today also mark the final day of us spending in IKEA. IKEA cash vouchers of RM 1,000 were given to us when we bought our house. The vouchers were issued on 19 Feb 2008 and they are valid for one year, in which the expiry date coming very very soon. Can't remember how much times we went there, it should be less than 10 times, and today, we spend our final RM 300. He he....we did our shopping smartly, especially my hubby, who always take note of special discounts offered then only make the purchases. He does irritates me, when I can't buy the things I wanted. Still in the end, I'm glad he did that, at least we get to buy the things we really wanted and no regrets!

Antilop Highchair (white)

Art flow rose (red and pink)

Charm Grater

Chopping Board (big and small)

Colander (Steel)

Cutlery (2 sets, 24 pcs each)

Dralla n Bend Chopboard

Droppar Oil/Vinegar container

Dudero Floor Lamp (2)

Egg beater (2 types)

Egg slicer

Flackig Colander (white)

Fniss Wastepaper Basket (Red) (2)

Green deep plate (6 pcs)

Green plate (6 pcs)

Heat Pot Stand

Ikea 365+ turner

Jall Drying Rack

Klack tray

Koncis Snipper

Laundry basket (blue and green)

Lottorp oven glove (red)

Mammut children stool (blue, pink, green)

Measurement cups (4 pcs)

Ngaku biscuit

Paper bin with lid (white) (2)

Patrull N Bathtub Mat

Plastic clipper (30 pcs)

Plastic ice cube tray (blue, pink, green)

Plastics Nn Dishwasher Brush

Projs Desk Pad

Rationell Variera Drawer Mat (3 rolls)

Reko Glass 17Cl (1 dozen)

Rigga Clothes Rack

Salad Servers

Saucer (4 pcs)

Signe Rug (2 pcs)

Skrapa Rubber

Soup Ladle

Spice Jar (4 pcs)

Svepa Glass 22cl (2 sets,12 pcs each)

Tie Hanger

Tool set

Trojka Household Scissor

Viren Toilet Brush (red and pink)

Window wiper

Wok spatula

Chinese New Year 2009

This year's CNY would definately not be the same for me. Unlike previous years, I'm now with my husband and we are spending our CNY in parents-in-law's house. I have to make myself to adapt to the way they celebrate the occassion. It's like moving into another different world...from a modern family environment to a traditional, rules based family environment. I do admired the way they prayed to the ancestors and the Gods. All steps are well taken care of and I tried best not to disobey any one of them. My mother-in-law always make the best soup ever!! And my father-in-law will always smile and I think I can click with him in any topic. Perhaps, this is only the beginning....things will change again when the special someone comes into our life. And I'm sincerely waiting for it to happen! God bless!

Gong Xi Fa Cai and may the Year of Ox will bring us prosperity and good health. May this year will help us both in our career.

10 Rules For A Happy Marriage

I came across a blog and they quoted these 10 rules. And when I searched further, this list came from a couple who reached their 50th wedding anniversary and successfully made their marriage a promise for life. Now, I posted the rules here, and see how much rules we can live by:-

1. Never both be angry at the same time.
2. Never yell at each other unless the house is on fire.
3. If one of you has to win an argument, let it be your mate.
4. If you must criticize, do it lovingly.
5. Never bring up mistakes of the past.
6. Neglect the whole world rather than each other.
7. Never go to sleep with an argument unsettled.
8. At least once every day say a kind or complimentary word to your life partner.
9. When you have done something wrong, admit it and ask for forgiveness.
10. Remember it takes two to make a quarrel.


It may sound simple, I do not know if I can stick to these rules..hahaha.. at least I'm now entering these 10 rules into my brain from now on...

Life After Marriage!!

40 days had passed since the wedding ceremony. Life goes on as usual with an additional title; "Husband & Wife". Our life is now promoted to the next level and I can say I enjoy it so far. It is our effort to make it legal and to add up the love chemistry for both of us. We used to think differently, but now we learn to give and take with each other. I always reminded him that whatever decision he takes, he need to think for both of us. Not him alone anymore.... Hahaha, seems scary isn't it??

We are now waiting for our new home to complete. Until then, we just have a shelter to live in, hahaha, PITY US! Right now, both of us are busy with our own work. I'm tied up with my company's year end closing and he is in transition period of changing his job function.. He worked most of the weekend, sometimes from night till morning.. He must be under stress!! I thought of asking him to share with me his problems and pressures, somehow he doesn't have the time to sit down and talk to me. Even if he worked till morning, he'll just take a short nap and will bring me out to "jalan jalan", which I think is his way of relaxing himself. We both can seriously jalan jalan, sometimes turn out buying nothing. This is one of his strengths I love about!

Honeymoon Trip

We went for our honeymoon trip to Pattaya and Bangkok for 7 days, 6 nights. Many friends wonder what we did there. The answer is WALK AND SHOP, WALK AND SHOP!! The first night was at Pattaya, we engaged on a tour guide to bring us to the Mini Siam, Tiffany's Show and Underwater World Pattaya. Too bad, I did not know that this place was happening, we only had a night there. Pattaya, we'll return to explore you more.

In Bangkok, it is seriously walk and shop, walk and shop. The only places we visited is the Grand Palace, Emerald Buddhist Temple and Safari World. My husband enjoyed the day trip in Safari. Somehow, he loves animal so much that he can resist to go there again if ever we have our next Bangkok trip. Ha ha...

The shopping malls we went too are Siam Paragon, Siam Square, MBK, Central World, Zen, Isetan, Praturnam Centre, Gaysorn and Big C. The night markets would be Praturnam Market and Suan Lum Night Bazaar. We even went to Chatuchak too.. Too much stuff we bought, majority would be souveniers for relatives and friends. Overall, it is a tiring yet enjoyable trip.

My husband did say this is not our honeymoon trip. I do not know why, perhaps we don't really have time for each other. Everyday was like wake up and SHOP!! Hmm, hopefully I'll have another trip soon!!!!

Brief info on my blog!

I'm 100% new on this blogging, and is now improving from time to time. Noticed my links on the right side. You may view all my pre-wedding and ROM photos in "Pre-wedding". And all photos on my wedding (both day and night) in "Facebook". I'm pretty much inactive in friendster now..

Feel free to drop any comments!

A beautiful end to Year 2008!!

Of all the months, I have always love December. First and foremost, my parent's wedding anniversary on Dec 1, then my birthday on Dec 2, next my sis's second daughter's birthday on Dec 12, Mum's birthday on Dec 15 and my sis's eldest daughter's birthday on Dec 28. Everyone is enjoying the most during this month too as it's Christmas time, the year-end sale and counting down to the new year.

And this round, I added up one important date to December to make up to six, my wedding anniversary on Dec 6. Two weeks had passed.... I remembered, what I did was, to make reservation during Dec 2007 for the wedding reception. Then to take two photoshoots in May and June 2008. We were pretty much relax relax, and when Oct comes, wow, everyday was like a ticking bomb.....every minute....it went down real real fast and it was crazy. How we created our own dvd slideshows, how we picked up our favourite songs, how we build up the guest list and seatings....huh...tiring. Though tiring, but I enjoyed every single minute of it. I received tonnes of blessings and gifts from my loved ones. I would always always remember my Hen's night on Nov 28, how he turned up on time that day, how my husband went through all the challenges (hahaha, for the first time, he wore bra), except for an average song performance.. and what he said during the reception. I knew he truly love me as much as I love him!!!!

I would say this year's December would be the special December of all years. And this ocassion perfectly ends up the year 2008. Merry X-mas and Happy New Year to all...