10 April 2XU Compression Run 12km

A very scenic and enjoyable run! Looking forward to the next run in May!

Bento #170

Jaimie's breakfast. I still make bento everyday but they are too repetitive and simple to be blogged. This is another simple bento which could be done in 10mins. I sliced the swiss roll the night before, put them in the bento box and keep in the refrigerator. In the morning, I just need to prepare the fruits and shell the quail's eggs.

Jae says yum yum yum. :)

Jaimie's Birthday Wish

Jaimie wrote this note to me last night. I "lon-bang" on this post to document the very first note she wrote to me~ a love note that cheered me up totally after a long, busy and hard day at work. Thank you, my love.

Today is Jaimie's birthday and we brought her to Swensen's to enjoy her favourite spaghetti, french fries and ice cream. Jaimie's birthday wish (no prompting from us at all): "I wish that every year I can celebrate my birthday with papa and mama, and the planet Earth will not have any earthquake."

She can run for Miss Universe.

Jaimie's 5th Birthday -- Family Celebration

I do not believe in holding big parties for young children for their birthdays. Birthdays can be celebrated by giving thanks to parents who give birth to us, to those who love us, and to those who bring us up. Hence, I very much prefer family meal gatherings to children's parties because I want to take the opportunity to thank my parents and my in laws for loving Jaimie so much and taking care of her.

Jaimie will be 5 years old soon.

My dearest daughter, happy birthday to you! I thank you for joining mommy and daddy and be part of the family. I thank god every day to have a lovely daughter like you. From the day you become part of the family, there's only 2 things mommy and papa want for you: Good health and happiness. May you be blessed with abundance, always.

Loving you so dearly,

Mommy

我的小天使

今天，媛媛非常具体地表现了她对我的关怀与爱。

我今天非常累。昨晚照顾一直做恶梦的媛媛而睡眠不足，今天又上课到很迟，到了傍晚6点多，我已经耐不住，横在沙发上睡着了。

突然，迷迷糊糊中我感觉身上多了一张被子。勉强睁开眼睛一看，原来是媛媛贴心地从房间拖出了一张被来帮我盖上。虽然我一点都不冷，但我还是把被盖好，在我的小天使送来的温暖里继续小憩一会儿。

我的小天使，我不需要你学会18般才艺，也不需要你在学业上有非凡的成就。你的温柔，体贴，孝顺，主动自发，才是最耀眼的光芒，也是妈妈最大的骄傲。

A Lazy Morning At The Beach

It has been a while since we went to the beach. This morning, we made our way to the East Coast Park and Jaimie was definitely thrilled!

The weather was excellent. Clement played with Jaimie while I sat on the bench to read.

Clement "caught" a crab. Instead of asking "Is it alive?", Jaimie asked "Is it working?" =.=''' No, my dear, it is a very lazy crab.

Jaimie showed a keen interest in earthquakes, tsunami and volcanos after the Japan earthquake on March 11. She built this volcano with the help of Clement and waited for the "tsunami" to flood the hole.

MRT Run

The mommies in the Running Mummies Club are absolutely serious about the club! Viv ran 1km and walked 1.5km yesterday, and she walked 10km round MacRitchie Resevoir today! Joyce did her running too and needless to say, Wolfgirl is running 6 days a week (and it does not limit to once a day) religiously.

So, I cannot be too laid back, right?! I planned to run from the MRT station nearest to our house to Outram MRT. It is going to be more than 10km.

All ready! Cap, dry-fit t-shirt, dry-fit shorts, Nike running socks AND, my new running belt!

The running belt kind of get in my way and it weighed me down. I was grunting and puffing while running. In the end, I asked Clement to wear the belt.

It was super tiring and the weather was getting hot. We decided to stop at Tiong Bahru MRT station and called it a day after 1hr 56mins of jogging.

Wet, smelly, tired.

Then, we walked further down to Tiong Bahru market for brunch.

This used to be my favourite lor mee but I think the standard has dropped! So disappointing.

Anyway, it was a good run and nice time spent with Clement. I hope we'll be able to build up our stamina and run to a even further MRT station soon!

Very Touching. Cannot stop crying after watching the video.

Running Mummies

I shall not go into the hilarious details of how the club "Running Mummies" is formed and named. Anyway, we are very serious about the club and we are going to hold our own "Sunset In the City Half Marathon Run" some time in May. We'll have our own event T-shirt, own medals, own certificate and own logo.

Yeah, don't play play.

Viv bought her running shoes and we got her this matching running tshirt to motivate her.

Wolf added ANOTHER pair of running shoes to her collection (an identical pair!!) and a matching Tshirt too.

Joyce got herself a sexy sports top.

I bought running shorts and socks.

And we're planning our route!! 21km and we're going to run past 21 landmarks in Singapore.

This is our club logo. Running Mummies. We're contemplating to wrap ourselves in toilet papers and run. Hahahaha!!!

Can't wait for the run!! We're going to have loads of fun I am sure!

Jaimie ah....

Throwing tantrum look.

Roll eyes. Just like mummy.

Masquerade

The PHHHHHAAAANNNNTOOOOOMMMMMMMM of the oooooooppppeerraa is hereeeee.... inside my miinnnnnnnd.....

No, actually it's big bird in disguise.

Jaimie Draws Rabbits

兔女郎？

Bento #169

亲爱的媛媛：

等你长大了，妈妈就教你玩一种游戏。这种游戏呢，有好多的方块，上面有汉字啦，圆点啦，线条啦，还有一些小动物。如果你收集到公鸡，蜈蚣，小猫和老鼠，那是很了不起的哦！

先在你的便当上放四只小动物，让你对这个游戏有个概念。

“碰”食物之前记得先洗手。吃草莓的时候不要乱乱“摸”。也不要吃得嘴巴都“糊糊”的。

Bento #168

Jaimie's has a scarily huge appetite now. Look, she has a crossiant, a slice of swiss roll, 2 quail eggs and fruits for breakfast. She doesn't finish them all at one go, though. She polishes them off during her breakfast and morning tea break time.

Wow.

She eats more than me.

Bento #167

Jaimie's bento. Char siew bao, fruits and hello panda biscuits.

My favourite question to ask Jaimie nowadays: "Do you like your bento today?"

The answer is a real morale booster! *BEAMING PROUDLY*

Bento #166

Jaimie's bento for today. Mr Baoz. But Jaimie said she didn't like "the eyes and the moustache".

Haiz. Should have saved my effort.

Bento #164 & #165

Nowdays mornings are very challenging and always very rush. That's because I am making 2 different bentos for both my love.

After the first bento Jaimie brought to school, there is no turning back. She said she preferred my bento to the breakfast provided by the school. When I asked her what did she like in her bento, she replied "EVERYTHING!!!! My friends said my mommy is super!!" WAHHHHHH~~~ how not to make bento for her like that? *bursting with pride*

Jaimie's bento -- strawberry jam and peanut butter bread.


Clement's bento -- egg mayo sandwich.

Making 2 different bentos require more time and planning... and I am not complaining. :)

幸福时刻

我们这个年纪的人或许会记得Dumex奶粉的一首广告歌，大概是这样唱: 你是我的小宝贝，你是我的心安慰，我要力求为你尽善尽美~~

我只大略记得到这里，后半部的部分只记得旋律，不记得歌词，所以自己乱乱掰。媛媛睡觉前，有时会要求我们唱歌给她听。我们就这样唱：

你是我的小宝贝，你是我的心安慰，我要为你力求尽善尽美！愿你天天快乐，愿你快快长大，你是我的心肝小宝贝~~

今晚陪媛媛上床时，媛媛又问：“妈妈，可以唱歌给我听吗？”我把她搂在怀里，五音不全地唱给她听。

她满脸幸福地听着，突然说：“妈妈，我也要唱给你听！”于是，她用同样的旋律，同样乱改歌词：

你是我的好妈妈，你是我的宝宝贝，我要为你力求尽善尽美！愿你天天强壮，愿你天天开心，你是我的好妈妈，妈，妈，妈！

然后，她用力地抱了我一下。

从来没有感受到如此的幸福~~~~~

Bento#163

After practicing for more than 2 years, FINALLY, this is the FIRST bento I made for Jaimie for her to bring to school!

Hurhurhur.

Nothing much, actually. I bought her the sausage bun to pack to school but she requested for quail eggs too. And since I have some strawberries in the fridge, I put them together and this is it. But I am now motivated to make her happy bentos in the morning!

I am sure Jaimie will be happy to eat her breakfast. I can't wait for her to come home this evening to tell me about it~~ heeheehee~~~

Bento#162

Before I find out why my hotdog bun becomes all torn up when I put in the sausage, I will be spreading just peanut butter and kaya inside the bun.

Pineapple tarts and some CNY goodies in the bento too. Pineapple tarts home made by our neighhour Pauline. Nice tarts. And very nice neighbours!

调虎离山

Jae: Papa, come! I have something to show you!

Me (on the iPad): Mmm.

Jae: Papa! Come! I have something to show you!

Me (still on the iPad): What is it?

Jae (tugs on my fingers, prying them from the iPad): Come! I'd show you!

Me (lays iPad down on dining table): Hmmph. Ok, ok....What do you want to show Papa?

Jae (hands me her bolster and stuff toy): Hold these.

Me (obliges): Alright....

Jae (grabs iPad from table and runs into bedroom): Hee hee hee hee!

Me (Whaaa?!)

Bento #161

I shamelessly call this a bento. But this IS my favourite lunch!!!! Lim Chee Guan bak kwa ROCKS!

Jaimie Tries To Spell

Jaimie tried to spell "insect" and "caterpillar". Well, perhaps that's how the short forms are invented!