MIL's BdaY

MIL's bday! 

Celebrated for her at chin huat seafood at clementi 

Yummx, long time no eat crabby liao. 

Not bad, self order still can enjoy a 12.5% off the bill. That's quite alot of discount! 

Also jio jio hubb's ah gim (舅母) who is staying nearby to join us. 

After that collected the cake and picked up the boys to cut cake at her house..

 Happy bday MIL!!

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And.... Last day of the month again!!!

Why so fast again arrrr??? 

OmiCroN...?

 What's with this omicron....

The name so nice somemore... 

一波未平，一波又起。。。。。。

是不是又要杀到来了??!

Haix

几stress.

Hopefully 只是雷声大，雨点小。

Sigh. 

XmAs TrEe

 It's the time of the year to set up Xmas tree again!! 

Let the festive seasons begin!! 

Ohhhh. And a quick check to last yr, we also set up the tree on 28nov!

.... And hubb was wearing the same red shirt!!! 

Hahahhaaa. 

So funny. 

FaiLed Buys

Dammit 

I'm damn hopeless.

A series of failed buys on shoppee recently!!!! 

I think I'm seriously addicted to shoppee. 

Though I see the reviews and am quite sure that the pdts will not look good on me, I still went ahead to purchase. 

 Simply because they are inexpensive, so I just want to buy and bang my luck, hopefully they turn out better than I thought.

To be fair, there were times when the reviews were bad, but the actual pdt arrived OK. 

Unfortunately, most of my recent purchases, really as bad as I had expected!

Grrrrrrrrrr!!!!

What's wrong w me xia?? 

明知道应该是不行的，still want to buy, just to make myself 心服口服。

And now lagi worse.. Know what I'm thinking? 

Most of the pdts I bought are wrong size... I'm thinking if I should purchase again to get the correct size!!! 

Omg max. 

What am I thinking really? 

But actually not wrong too. If I spent $x, and bought a pdt that I will not use, why don't I spend $2x to get another one that I will use? Since x is really not a big amt?? 

Shucks. Am I right or wrong??! 

Though x is not a big amt, many x will still be quite a considerable sum right??! 

I think i should just delete the app. 

HardRocK CaFe @ OrchArD

Ha. Since we tried out the ribs at hardrock cafe rws, we have been missing it! 

And didnt get a chance to visit when we last visited rws cuz it was fully booked... 

So, this time round, smart liao, called to reserve first.

Who knows, the outlet is still fully booked! 

Piangz

So, we went to the outlet in orchard, next to Forum the shopping mall.

Tada!!!! 

Really the season to get fat!!! 

Look at this ultra huge cup of brownie ice cream!!

Sinful max! Omg. The cheesecake also one super big slice!! 

Then walk walk around orchard to enjoy the festive mood.....

Only walked the stretch from forum to Wheelock.. Don't dare to cross over to ion side... Cuz it was sooo sooo crowded la!! 

 And I honestly think it was my first time visiting forum the shopping mall. Never been there before.. Ha. 

ReJecTed PhoTo

鸡蛋。。。damn irritating.. 

Remb I said nowadays, the passport photo must be mouth closed and keep a neutral expression?but the photo shop staff only advised me to keep mouth closed, but never say cannot smile?? 

So I smiled w my mouth closed right.... 

And true enough, the photo got rejected!! 

Tmd la. 

Already paid money go to a photo shop to take photo, still can go wrong!! 

Omg lor. 

Called up the photo shop, good that they offered to retake for me. 

But still troublesome la, cuz the shop is in bukit merah, got to travel down....

And the retook version

Compare 一下。。。

Really leh. And double standard lo. Rayous also smiled what, why he can 过关leh? 

Maybe child more relaxed. Apparently, they explained that they are going to use facial recognition in future, so need the face to be neutral, cannot have expression. 

Shrugs. 

And that kind of reminded me. In the past, when I saw my maids' passports, all also never smile one. So I sort of commented to the agency why so 苦瓜脸，where got people take pic don't smile one. Then the agency explained that it is the requirement of their countries to take passport photos without smile. 

Ha. 

So it's true! Now our turn! 

And the photo shop, quite cheapo also. They gave me the wrong advice and caused me hassle. Though they OK to retake for me, they want to take the original photos back, else I have to pay again. 

???????!!! 

需要1 for 1 exchange ma??? 

What for they take back? Just to destroy it? 

Or want to use my photo as their 招牌？or worse, to use my photo as the failed example! 

Don't understand leh. 

Lucky I smart enough to keep 2 of them, and returned the rest to them.

Haaaa.

GarDeniNg @ HoMe

Haha! 

Exploring some gardening at home!! 

It all started when Didi said he wanna plant some carrots. 

And the next day, we happened to chance upon shengsiong and they are selling gardening pdts and really got carrots seeds! 

So coincidental ya! 

And not expensive at all, so we happily bought the pot, soil, a packet of carrot seeds and a packet of chye sim seeds! 

Lol

Seriously hoping to plan some vegetables for our own consumption. 

Genuinely organic!!!!!!! 

Should be able to harvest in a mth's time. 

 Shall see how it turns out!!

Lol

Nice little gesture from my good old employer. 

One super big piece of chocolate!! 

 And super yummy too! 

 The start of the time of the year to get fat again......!!

天啊!! 

And also the time of the year to spend spend and spend!!!! 

Bought so many nonsense on shoppee in preparation for Xmas, Ny, and CNY 

Ahh! 

不能自拔!! 

Save me!! 

StarT To FiNe DiNinG

Yes, I'm such a hypocrite.

Remember how I said I'm happy that my boys are non fussy and I will just mix everything into one big bowl for them to eat??

Alas, now.... I went to buy them these segmented plates!!!

Lollllll

Actually the big bowl idea came from the school. In the past, we also use those cute children bowls. But after I accompanied Didi to school for his first few days, I realised that the school is using super big bowls to serve the food. 

And yes! Why are we using such small bowls? As ironic as it sounds, the younger the child, the bigger the bowl should be, so that it wont spill so much when they feed themselves! 

And that was how I started to use big bowls. 

But now as they get older, i think they can cope with these kind of 'delicate' plates liao. 

And better to eat in a nicer manner ya, don't everything chapalang together and just gobble down. 

Tada! 

Lol. 

Not bad! 

But the capacity is abit small, so quite difficult to scoop cleanly without spillage.

Nvm, practice makes perfect! Also good practice for them to start eating using both hands. 

And cuz the plates are heavy, they cannot just hold the bowl and eat. Lol! 

And good, they are eating slower than they used to. Not just gobble gobble down. 

Haha. 

OK la, overall good start to finer dining!! 

CabLe CaR/SenToSa/RWS

Haaaaa. 

Went cable car and sentosa/rws again!!! 

一年都不懂要去几次xia!!! 

Ny eve we went, April didi bday we went, sept my bday we went, and now again! 

可见really nowhere to go liao xia. 

Either rws/sentosa/cable car, or gardens by the bay, or zoo/birdpark/River safari..... 

Really that's about it. 

Ha

But still beats staying at home and nua, I guess.. 

Cable car ride was quite nightmarish. Long q!! 

Initially we tot four of us can go into the cabin together, who knows, is still 2 by 2! 

Fnb also allowed up to 5 from the same household liao, why this one cannot ne? 

No wonder the long q!!

My Didi and i on one cabin.... 

And rayous and daddy on the other... 

After that supposed to take the mount faber line cable car... But the q was so horrendous, that we gave up. 

In the end took the bus and went to rws.. 

Finally get to visit the candilicious which was closed on our previous visits.. 

 Yeah. 

And weekends, really cannot go out and dine. 

The fnb, all long q again!! 

Very different from weekdays where it is almost a ghost town... 

Ha. 

PassPorTs ReNewaLs

Ahahahhaaa.

Now that there is hope of travelling again, chop chop go renew passports ah!!!! 

Mai tu liao! 

Very old school, still went to a photo shop to take passport photos. 

Lol

Super easy to renew passport now. Just a 5min online application, and that's it! 

Apparently can collect in a week's time! 

快！

Oh, and now, got new photo guidelines. Was told by the photo shop person that now cannot show teeth liao..  

After that we checked online, and true enough, the photo is not supposed to see the teeth. And apparently not supposed to smile too, just keep a neutral face. But the photo shop people never say cannot smile, so we still smiled. 

Lolll

Compared to the last passport photos we took some 6yrs back I think .....?

 Rayous 真的长大了！

我也老了。。。。！

ahhhh!! 

 Wah lau eh, what's with this 11.11 gimmick xia?

Almost everybody is riding on it la!

Honestly, got big discounts meh?

Likely they just mark up the price and so-call give u a BIG discount on this gimmick day.

Though I'm a strong supporter of shoppee, to be frank, I don't believe in buying expensive stuff online.

Or rather, I don't believe in buying expensive stuff via these kind of 3rd party platforms. If buy officially from the brand's website, still OK. But if buy from chapalang sellers, then no. 

But yep, cuz of the 11.11 influence, I bought one of the most expensive thing via shoppee - bedding set!! 

Ha.

Probably the most expensive thing that I have bought via shoppee so far!

Bedding set is never cheap. Buy online also not cheap, but at least got some cash back promo, and got free delivery, so just buy lo.

And is not from chapalang seller hor. Apparently is from the brand itself, but via shoppee. So, should be quite safe ya.

Hopefully.

Anyway, I did buy some cheapo bedding set via shoppee b4. Initially still thought I was so smart, managed to buy such expensive stuff at a low price.

Alas, 一分价钱真的一分货。

The cheapo bedding set really cannot be compared to the good ones. 

OK anyways, Xmas and cny coming. 

Lotsa things to buy again!! 

Stressssss! 

 Wheeeeee

Today onwards, 5pax from the same household can dine together liao!

V good.

No need split tables liao.

Lol

V happy

Brought this boy all the way to ubi to buy his school uniforms! 

Honestly, uniforms not buy from the school bookshop one meh?? 

Or isit cause of covid19? 

Even the books also gotta buy direct from the supplier, not the school. 

Weird.

But good thing is, can order online and they will do the delivery.

But since we also got nothing to do and want to get the size right, then might as well take a trip down and buy. 

Tada! 

 Yes, this is his pri school uniform!

Very informal hor.

Though super convenient to wear and don't really need to iron, I honestly would prefer the uniform to be more formal.

Should instil in the children to wear smart, neat and tidy, right.. 

This one is honestly too slip shod... And no need to tuck in somemore.

Haix. 

Like so lup sup like that. 

But good thing is that the socks and shoes are black. OK, at least more savvy looking than the good old white ones. And, dirty liao also no one knows! 

Wheeeee! 

OK, shall share in another post why we selected this school yea.

 Well, at least some good news....

Just hope it will materialise.

Good luck to me!

Must go 拜拜。

Jiayou! 

Wooaoahaha 

Went back to office ytd after a good half year since May.. 

And went back to... Upgrade to a laptop!!! 

Spent half a day there for the upgrade, and.... It's all worth it!! 

 The laptop is really super fast lor. Unlike my good old desktop which took forever to load..... This laptop, everything loaded properly in the blink of an eye! 

What have I been missing out this whole 1.5yrs xia!

And, no need to worry abt small screen and small keypad.... 

Can always project it to a big monitor and normal keyboard!! 

Nothing compromised and can enjoy the higher speed!! 

So looking forward to work now.

Lolllll!

And hopefully, it will be another half Yr before I need to step into office again. 

Or better still, no need to go back office anymore. 

Wfh permanently.

Yay!!!

Oh oh, and I managed to retrieve my ah huat coffee satchets that I left in office since May!! Remb I was quite sore abt it? Haven't expire, still can drink!! 

Lolllll

 Start of a new month!!!!!

Sent the boys back to school liao!!

Wheeeeee!

And ytd also mini celebrated the Halloween by bringing the boys to one neighbour's house for treat or trick. 

And we also solicited at the guard house and to our pleasant surprise, managed to get some wang wang biscuits! Lol! 

Quite fun really!

And and, we even tried to solicit from the minimart nearby... But alas, the cashiers seemed like a non-local, and she doesn't quite understand what the boys were saying... So flopped.

Lol