new clothes washed but not ironed, a little dusting and wiping still needed, curtains & sofa covers replaced and washed, changing bedsheets on friday night & lots more (last minute) sewing to do. think that's all... oh, and cny gifts to distribute into bags... i'm soooo sleep deprived *yaaaawn*
signing off,
nodding zombieeeeeeeeeee
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
caught by surprise
Kids are kids. They have their sweet moments and once in awhile, they have their hair-pulling moments too. But again, kids can forgive and forget easily, so we just take it as part and parcel of growing up :-).
I was surprised by both my kids the other day. HQ for biting QQ (gasped!!! not the other way round leh!) and QQ for her respond.
And so… HQ bit QQ. Popo came with the cane, made him apologise, and promise not to do that again. HQ apologized and sayang-ed his meimei back. QQ stopped crying and all was well again.
Later when Gong gong came home, QQ, being extra manja (Malay: pampered) with her Gong gong (in fact, she manjas with everyone) told her Gong gong the earlier incident (telltale!):
QQ: Gong gong, koko bite me.
Gong gong: What?
Gong gong went to the storeroom and came out with a pair of pliers. Gong gong approached HQ, pliers hiding behind his back.
Gong gong: HQ, did you bite meimei?
HQ : *nodded* But popo scold me already and I say sorry to meimei.
Gong gong revealed the pliers and said: If you bite meimei again, I am going to pluck your teeth with these pliers.
HQ stared at Gong gong with huge eyes *gulped*
And QQ?
She gave a LOUD bawl, held on to Gong gong’s hand and cried:
QQ: NO, Gong gong!!! If you pluck koko’s teeth, how koko going to eat food?!? How koko going to eat porridge?!? WAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
HAHAHAHA! When I heard this from mum, I LOL!
So! Being a little 2.5 year old cheeky girl who snatches and screams, QQ has a soft spot for her koko too! :-D
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I was surprised by both my kids the other day. HQ for biting QQ (gasped!!! not the other way round leh!) and QQ for her respond.
And so… HQ bit QQ. Popo came with the cane, made him apologise, and promise not to do that again. HQ apologized and sayang-ed his meimei back. QQ stopped crying and all was well again.
Later when Gong gong came home, QQ, being extra manja (Malay: pampered) with her Gong gong (in fact, she manjas with everyone) told her Gong gong the earlier incident (telltale!):
QQ: Gong gong, koko bite me.
Gong gong: What?
Gong gong went to the storeroom and came out with a pair of pliers. Gong gong approached HQ, pliers hiding behind his back.
Gong gong: HQ, did you bite meimei?
HQ : *nodded* But popo scold me already and I say sorry to meimei.
Gong gong revealed the pliers and said: If you bite meimei again, I am going to pluck your teeth with these pliers.
HQ stared at Gong gong with huge eyes *gulped*
And QQ?
She gave a LOUD bawl, held on to Gong gong’s hand and cried:
QQ: NO, Gong gong!!! If you pluck koko’s teeth, how koko going to eat food?!? How koko going to eat porridge?!? WAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
HAHAHAHA! When I heard this from mum, I LOL!
So! Being a little 2.5 year old cheeky girl who snatches and screams, QQ has a soft spot for her koko too! :-D
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
my first time sewing zipper
finally, i made something for myself! *big grin*
a zipper boxy case. nice or not? :-)
it's also my first time sewing zipper... luckily, it was not as scary i thought it would be :-). 
i love the tab at the zip closure... 
and the happy hippo print from Ikea :-) 
i lined it with a polka-dot fabric; also a happy print!
so, what do i put inside?
yes, 2 skeins of yarn and a crochet needle. since i've completed this project, i have this bunlde inside my bag, which i fish it out now and then when i have the time to crochet a flower or two :-). 
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a zipper boxy case. nice or not? :-)
it's also my first time sewing zipper... luckily, it was not as scary i thought it would be :-). i love the tab at the zip closure... and the happy hippo print from Ikea :-) i lined it with a polka-dot fabric; also a happy print!so, what do i put inside?
yes, 2 skeins of yarn and a crochet needle. since i've completed this project, i have this bunlde inside my bag, which i fish it out now and then when i have the time to crochet a flower or two :-). © Lee Pei Yi. All rights reserved. Originally published for boeyjoey.blogspot.com. All images and text cannot be republished without express written permission.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
"my friends called me botak head"
HQ just had his haircut last Sunday. This time round, his hair was cut extra short, as long as his eyelashes. That just gives you a rough idea how short his hair is :-) 
We like his new haircut. Makes HQ looks chubbier, younger and cuter. And his sweat gets dry much faster too. I love running my fingers through his hair. See… even QQ cannot resist :-). 
Monday was a Federal Holiday, so I was at mum’s house with QQ while HQ went to school. When HQ came back from school, he told me:
HQ: My friends laughed at me and called me botak head (Malay: bald). Only Qing Qing, Yiet Ling and Sabrina say my hair look nice.
Mama: It’s ok, HQ, as long as you like your hair. All of us also think that you look nice!
HQ: But they call me botak head in Mandarin. I don’t know how to answer them back in Mandarin. Can you teach me?
Mama: OK. What do you want to tell them?
If it was me at his 4.5 age, I will answer a typical “I’m angry with you. I don’t want to be your friend anymore”.
With HQ, I thought his answer will not be as childish, maybe “My hair is just short, not botak” or somewhere along those lines. But, I was surprised when he asked me to translate to him:
HQ: Mama, teach me to say in Mandarin“I like you, so please don’t bully me”.
Although I explained to him that they are not bullying him, they are merely teasing him, I thought he was mature in handling the situation. Not retorting, not sulking or being bitter. But a more mature way of asking his friends to stop laughing at him because they are friends.
I am again reminded that my son is growing up :-).
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We like his new haircut. Makes HQ looks chubbier, younger and cuter. And his sweat gets dry much faster too. I love running my fingers through his hair. See… even QQ cannot resist :-). Monday was a Federal Holiday, so I was at mum’s house with QQ while HQ went to school. When HQ came back from school, he told me:HQ: My friends laughed at me and called me botak head (Malay: bald). Only Qing Qing, Yiet Ling and Sabrina say my hair look nice.
Mama: It’s ok, HQ, as long as you like your hair. All of us also think that you look nice!
HQ: But they call me botak head in Mandarin. I don’t know how to answer them back in Mandarin. Can you teach me?
Mama: OK. What do you want to tell them?
If it was me at his 4.5 age, I will answer a typical “I’m angry with you. I don’t want to be your friend anymore”.
With HQ, I thought his answer will not be as childish, maybe “My hair is just short, not botak” or somewhere along those lines. But, I was surprised when he asked me to translate to him:
HQ: Mama, teach me to say in Mandarin“I like you, so please don’t bully me”.
Although I explained to him that they are not bullying him, they are merely teasing him, I thought he was mature in handling the situation. Not retorting, not sulking or being bitter. But a more mature way of asking his friends to stop laughing at him because they are friends.
I am again reminded that my son is growing up :-).
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
sunday at ioi
The kiddos shared their favourite warm lemon honey when we were having breakfast at Old Town. 
After which we did some grocery shopping at Jaya Jusco. The kids inevitable ended up at Jusco play area. Although big for her 2.5 year old frame, QQ seemed to be the smallest sized there. When I see her running around, jumping and squealing, I can’t help but to think that she looks like a little froggie. A very jumpy one with thighs so meaty that I felt like sinking my teeth on them :-D. 
They were a few boo-boo moments where a bigger girl knocked her down and where she toppled down because she bumped her butt down the foam stairs when she’s supposed to be climbing(the picture shows the correct way). 
But like she always has been telling us, she’s a big girl now, so she merely got up, brush herself and off she went again. She’ll grow up to be tomboy no doubt :-D.
(QQ was wearing an extra pink t-shirt when we arrived, but I took it off later)
By the time we left for lunch (with much coaxing), HQ was soaking wet with sweat. Luckily I always bring an extra set of clothes for each kid when we go out. 
Lunch was at Wongkok Char Chan Teng Restaurant. I snapped this picture so that I won’t forget the name when I blog :-p
The kids shared pork chop rice (which I thought I snapped a picture, but found out later that I didn't :-S). My black pepper seafood pasta, which was spicy... I like. 
Hubby’s sizzling steak platter. 
QQ loves corn, just like me :-)
Our drinks. The fuchsia radioactive looking drink was red dragon fruit juice, which nobody likes. I don’t remember what the other two drinks were, but they were nice. 
A picture of the kiddos before leaving for home :-)
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After which we did some grocery shopping at Jaya Jusco. The kids inevitable ended up at Jusco play area. Although big for her 2.5 year old frame, QQ seemed to be the smallest sized there. When I see her running around, jumping and squealing, I can’t help but to think that she looks like a little froggie. A very jumpy one with thighs so meaty that I felt like sinking my teeth on them :-D. They were a few boo-boo moments where a bigger girl knocked her down and where she toppled down because she bumped her butt down the foam stairs when she’s supposed to be climbing(the picture shows the correct way). But like she always has been telling us, she’s a big girl now, so she merely got up, brush herself and off she went again. She’ll grow up to be tomboy no doubt :-D.(QQ was wearing an extra pink t-shirt when we arrived, but I took it off later)
By the time we left for lunch (with much coaxing), HQ was soaking wet with sweat. Luckily I always bring an extra set of clothes for each kid when we go out. Lunch was at Wongkok Char Chan Teng Restaurant. I snapped this picture so that I won’t forget the name when I blog :-pThe kids shared pork chop rice (which I thought I snapped a picture, but found out later that I didn't :-S). My black pepper seafood pasta, which was spicy... I like. Hubby’s sizzling steak platter. QQ loves corn, just like me :-)Our drinks. The fuchsia radioactive looking drink was red dragon fruit juice, which nobody likes. I don’t remember what the other two drinks were, but they were nice. A picture of the kiddos before leaving for home :-)© Lee Pei Yi. All rights reserved. Originally published for boeyjoey.blogspot.com. All images and text cannot be republished without express written permission.
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