day 1 of 'life without hubb'. 

yay, as mentioned earlier, hubb's on ICT and im kidda all on my own. without him is still ok, but without his car, it's a big headache!!!! 

i honestly should have been more zai in driving. then i could have taken his car to drive while he's away on ICT. grrrr... why??? why i so buay zai??????! 

anyway, 1st day already tried to be adventurous. 

been wanting to sit down and have a good steamboat meal (yes, simple thing like having a good steamboat also so difficult these days!). so took this opportunity to jio the folks for steamboat and maybe shopping after that. 

then this ah ji come and ka jiao and coerced me to bring along raythorous. and... i actually agreed! 

diaooo.. steamboat with a baby... best! 

and travelling all the way to wilkie edge (where the steamboat restaurant is) all by myself and without a car........ double best!!! 

ok la, actually i was quite looking forward to taking raythorous out on my own. to be honest, i have never really taken either of them out on my own before. really. 

yes, im lousy. but i really dont know how to handle if they start throwing tantrum outside and im all by myself w no help. 

but being a 2nd time mom, im more confident. and im confident in raythorous. i dont think he will give me a difficult time. 

so the initial plan was to meet at the folks place, then we all cab/uber/grab down together. that will effectively mean taking a bus to boon lay mrt, then take the train to tiong bahru mrt, then take a bus again to the folk's place. super challenging and im really not sure if it's feasible.. but im still looking forward to try.

who knows by the time im all ready to leave home, it's already quite late. so i told them i will cab there and meet them at wilkie edge directly. but.. the stubborn side of me still want to try to take the public transport.. 

and indeed... 出师不利!

board the bus and the pram got stuck at the entrance! somehow, i managed to get the pram onto the entrance, but after that, the wheels got stuck, literally! the driver gotta help me but regardless how we sqz, the wheels are too big and cannot move in. in the end had to carry raythorous and fold the pram. but by then, im already too embarrassed to board the bus liao. and the driver also kidda pissed at me.. said how i managed to sqz the pram in in the first place. diaooo! 

after that MIL told me that i should have board from the back door. grrrr. see? really jialek leh me... 

anyway, in the end decided to just take a cab and not be a hero. 

then came 2nd part of the nightmare. after we reached the destination, the cab uncle helped to bring out the pram from the boot. then, he tried to help open the pram w me telling him how, but somehow, the pram cannot open. then came the security guard who also tried to help open the pram, but cannot. in the end the cab uncle helped me carry raythorous while i try to open the pram. but who knows, i also cannot open! then the road started to jam w cars cuz our cab is blocking the way. really stress leh! this darn pram..  really one trouble.. 

and finally.. after much torture and hardship.. my long craved for steamboat!!

it's call hai xian lao.. at wilkie edge. i felt it's as good as hai di lao and cheaper.

halfway through the meal it started raining.... and non-stop. and this place is not near any mrt. so we were kidda trapped. see? if got car, then dont have to bother so much liao, just drive and go! in the end, took a cab and send the folks home before going to MIL's place. 

to and fro, about $50 spent just in cab fare alone. grrr. so darn bloody expensive. 

ok, nvm, i wont give up. i will still attempt to bring the boys out on my own. at least now i know, if i were to bring the pram along, i must board the bus from the back door, not the front door. and i guess i know how to operate the pram better now.

haha!

stay tuned!