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Look Ma! No Hands!

Sometimes Bryan thinks of things only he can......COnfused? Well take like, a week ago, he called out to me and said "Look Mummy, a smiley face!" and he merely propped his chin over the half wall... so at my angle, all I saw was his smiley face (no neck) on a flat surface... then Derrick thought it was fun and decided to play along.... of course, dad somehow didn't "know" the rules...

Finally! Heong .....Pneah???

~ Heong Pneah~

I love these brown sugar filled little delights. I call them "wong tong peng" (Cantonese)... but on the box it's "Heong Pneah".. Can anyone please teach me how to pronounce the "pneah" word? I remember having trouble finding these favourites of mine back in Singapore.. and surprise, surprise, I found them here! Honestly, the picture of oozing black stuff from tumour-like skin-coloured-nips isn't really appealing but wait till you eat it... MAN!

Bryan Supporting Fight Against Breast Cancer... Or He's Just Plain Hiau!

Pretty eh?

I was out doing a bit of grocery shopping, leaving the kids at home with Mother. When I came home, Bryan bounded towards me, excitedly, holding out his hand, saying "LOOK! LOOK AT MY HAND!" What I saw almost stopped my heart... It wasn't that my son has learnt how to open my "child-proof" bedside naughty drawer.... it wasn't that my son decided he liked having his nails painted... but the fear that he may have spilt the nail polish on the WHITE CARPET! I made a frantic dash into the room. Suddenly, a sense of calm overcame me... it must've been the inhalation of the pungent stench of the nail polish in the room.... He was so tickled with the whole incident! He's still got them on now... I'll remove them tomorrow.. or Monday.. JUST before school begins.

The Last Week of Holidays..

Term 1 of school starts next Monday for Caitlyn and Tuesday half day for Bryan. He will get staggered school times for the first 2 weeks to ease him into school. If only the teachers know how full his days are after school.

Today was Bryan's first day of 2 hours with his Case Manager and for the first hour, he behaved very well, did all his tasks. When the second hour came, he got fidgety despite giving him his play time and snacks. Adoi..... I wish I could scold him and reprimand him for his temper tantrums and his thumping on the table... but I have to follow orders to 1) keep calm, 2) ignore the tantrums and not to react, 3) very importantly ... NO PUNISHMENT............... So help me God.

Question... what if it's THE time of the month and I am all hormonal? Then what? How to keep calm you tell me?

Whaddya Think?

Ohmmmm..............................

Zen or not? I like this. The pebbles, the paving stones... all I like. I intend to do up a side of the house like that. I've always liked the idea of a pebble covered part of the garden to walk on.. like reflexology.. The only part about the picture which I don't like is the lalang-looking hardy grass at the front... Yuck