Busy w "new house"

Wow, it's been a week since I last blogged. 

Time seemed to have just whizzed by since we got the keys, cos almost everyday we're making appts at the house. 

Contractors and curtain makers to meet so we can tell them what needs to be done, and they measure the dimension and give their opinions. Thereafter, its a waiting period for their quotes and finally we pick the vendor to go for. But as we are doing minor works only, seems like things can be done within a month (one of the contractor we asked estimated a working period of 10days).

And in view we have bought also no appliances or furnitures yet, that too need to be done over the wknds when hub's not working. 

A very long journey ahead. Foresee more busy days with no time to write, but it will be a satisfying one. Cant wait to move in!

The kids love the pool and the playground. Today we didnt go to the "new house" and Sophie just asked to go :) Its a good sign :)

American Idol 2009 - Finale

I had to receive an sms from a friend this morning, and cheh, it took out the excitement of knowing this year's winner for American Idol!

But still, that didnt stop me from watching the encore telecast on Channel 5 now. Gotta give it to the producers and everyone on Idol, the finale show is such a hit! So many big names and great performances, its superb entertainment from start to stop!

You would already know that I support Adam, and even after the delivered result, I still genuinely think he is their best ever talent. But everyone knows this is as much a popularity contest as much as its a singing competition.

Not being a Kris fan, I've to admit my heart would melt everytime he belts out a song, and can you imagine, the impact this will have on the whole big voting country? He has the looks, the very down-to-earth personality and he can sing his genre very well. His ballads rock. I call him, the American Sweetheart.

Both deserve to be where they are for what they've got.

It'll be exciting to see their new albums and see how far these talented people will go. I still root for Allison too... And dont you think she looks quite cute together with Adam, but guess that will never happen :)

All right, so now this is over. I will miss this show every week. Until 2010 then! :)

The new keys!

This...

In exchange for this...

That makes us proud home owners, 2nd time around! :)

There's lotsa excitement all around, a new home to be in, and for the kids, a new playland/adventure zone. And they most look forward to the swimming pool. 

Kayden for the past weeks have come back from school telling me he had invited his good friends to swim and play in his new house. Though we dont discuss much about the place, the boy is truly excited :) Hehe, how funny kids are.

It sure will take some time for us to develop a new routine, and to get used to not having so many pairs of hands helping out with the kids or even general household stuff. And the location, being south west instead of central region. It'll take slightly further to reach places. The kids will also have to adapt to not seeing their grandparents nearly 24/7, as they do now.

It'll be a healthy change overall. However, WK says when I am under pressure, my temper is very short. He is right. So I need to work doubly triply quadruply hard not to blow my top for no good or valid reason, or actually make that, not blow my top at all, with or without reason.

Tomorrow, we'll head to our new place, with our own set of keys with no more need for the agent to unlock the doors for us. We'll need to decide on the theme and design and we sure have lots to buy in the next few weeks!

It'll be home, soon.

Father's Tears

I almost fell asleep in front of my pc today while at work..... i couldn't sleep the night before... the sight of my poor son with patches of blood on his lips and my fear of him losing his front tooth proved to be an even more traumatic experience to his dad than his visit to the dentist the next day.

TT & I were extremely upset. We were, in fact, distraught over the demise of our son's front left tooth, way before it should. TT cried the night before his dental visit while my heart was in tears over this incident. It had the feeling of the chinese phrase "white hair sent off black hair" (or rather the old grief over the demise of the young). While TT has already gotten over this incident,  i am still feeling sad....very sad.

I cannot visualize my precious kid without his front tooth for the next 3 years of his life. It might seem like a small matter to others, but the thought of him losing a piece of his body (yes i do consider a tooth to be part of our body) is heart breaking and heart wrenching. My heart still aches every time i think of this. Some say it wouldn't even matter to a 3.5 yr old boy, but isn't that worse?!! A child so innocent that he doesn't even know that he had lost something so precious that he shouldn't have in the first place? A child so vulnerable that his dad should have protected him better?!!

I didn't blame anyone nor was i angry over the accident that had caused this unfortunate event to happen. Accidents do happen and i accept that. But i do feel disappointed over the incident. To have your child delivered to you with a broken tooth without detailed explanation on what had happened was unacceptable. I cannot believe my ears when an adult can just pass off a comment like "...he knocked into my knees himself. Ask him yourself. i didn't play with him..." The least any parent would have expected was a proper explanation on what had happened before that could have caused the damage . More still, the incident only came to light when their 3.5 yr old kid complained that his tooth ache. Put yourself in my shoes, how would you have felt??? In the end, the parents had to interview a 3.5 yr old kid who have not even master his vocabulary to learn more about the incident.

I doubt i can sleep any better tonight.. For every time i look at my little boy with his shaky front tooth, i wish i could turn back the clock to prevent this from happening. And from this incident, i suddenly realise how vulnerable i am now. A man that couldn't have cared less about anything in the past is now being chained down by his emotions over a 2cm tooth. Isn't it ironic to know that the love & babies of my life have also become my emotional burdens?? I can't help but worry how much more my weak heart can take, especially when you know you have 2 kids with 20 sets of milk teeth each.....

Dental-SOS

In the wee hours of the morning, I was in tears.

Not for myself, but I was upset and sad, cos my son knocked his top left front tooth really bad that it's still bleeding from 3pm to 12am. 9 hours, and there were blood stains on his pillow and lips plus fresh blood around the gum of the root of his traumatised tooth.

Basically he played fighting with his grandma and going into Fight Round 2, he knocked himself on her knee, instead of succeeding in tackling her. 

Upset? Cos fighting is something I dont condone, and everyone in this house knows. But of course, for a happy grandchild, grandparents would sometimes give in just to hear him laugh and see him have fun. This is just the way it is.

Sad? Cos for 9-10hours of non-stop bleeding around the swollen gums plus shaky tooth, the prognosis to a layman is no good. We both fear loss of tooth.

Hence, I was in tears, for, as you may say, a weird reason. 

The hubs? He was mainly sad his son may lose the all important front tooth, especially if it happens prematurely and the boy, may be ridiculed "bo-geh" during his pre-school years. It also ain't a happy/pretty look if there's a perpetual "hole" in his 2 rows of teeth. Later at dinner tonight, I even joked with him that he will never be able to keep anything out of his mouth be it mossies, wind, etc. He thought its funny, hehe.

So anyway, we called it a night, no point fretting past 2am when there's nothing we could do and Google results advise a dentist consultation - something we can't get at that hour anyway!

This morning, the poor boy's gum's still bleeding, so we didnt send him to school, fearing the tooth may drop while he's there, and the teachers will be caught off guard, and thus unable to save the tooth. Called 2 few kids dental clinics and got an appointment with Smile Inc in Forum for 10am.

I was really afraid that he would fear the dentist as it would be his 1st own visit (he accompanied me for a filling and scaling, polishing just last Friday and he was quite afraid of that dentist!).

But surprisingly, all went well. I only had to help put him on the dental chair and then hold his little hand for a while, then the TV on the ceiling did the trick (the Doc says the TV works for his adult patients too!). Think he was sold when the dentist engaged him to press buttons on the chair to move it up, down, lie down. 

You'll notice in the 2nd photo, his eyes' fixed on the ceiling! 

For this is cleverly placed up there! :)

He even took Dr Timothy's instructions so well - open mouth, wider, say "aaahhh"... And the trooper even bravely sat on the chair in the x-ray room by himself as I could only stand at the doorway looking in. He bit the small xray film as demonstrated by the doc, and we got a good photo of his 2 front tooth!

Lucky I rmbr-ed to whip out my phone after he settled himself on the big chair in the xray room (the doc calls it the Star Wars room :) guess to excite the boy!). You can see the big frown on his face, being in a new situation all alone. He is OK, obeyed all instructions :) Very good boy!!

Lucky no fracture, but with the big trauma to the tooth yesterday, blood supply was cut, and now it's dead (so much for saving it if it drops, no way with a dead tooth) - the xray shows a pulpy mess in the centre instead of the healthy nerves. With no fracture, Doc says no need to have it surgically removed (whew!) as it will drop on its own, earlier than it would have normally (sobs). It will also turn yellow, with its color different from all the rest (not nice!).

The gum's still swollen now and it'll take a while to heal. He says there's still pain. Good news' his adult tooth buds could be seen on the xray and they look fine!

So, the boy will lose his tooth much earlier, but I dunno how long is this much earlier? A year?A week? 4 years? Guess it depends on how much he uses it... Since the accident he had avoided it... He asked Gigi "How do I bite my bread?" this morning at breakfast. So Gigi taught him to break into pieces and pop them into his mouth. At dinner, he also nearly bit into his banana but shifted position at the last minute. After a few days, he would have developed a new way to eating, ie to bite on the right side of his mouth (sobs).

According to Doc, the front tooth would usually drop when a child is ard 7yrs. Hopefully the "sooner rather than later" in Kayden's case just means he will lose it at age 6 as its really sad to imagine this bubbly boy being toothless for a whole 3 years!

So anyway the brave lad's really well behaved and good. And he seems to have gotten on a right start with the Doc and he even agreed to have his teeth cleaned. To warm him up, the doc applied the "brush" on his finger to let him feel it before he started. And then the brave boy gets to wear this clown-y oversized green specs (cute!). At the end of the procedure, he even sipped and rinsed the insides of his mouth before spitting into the small little basin by the dental chair. The kids never fail to impress me, this time, I was so afraid he would be so traumatised at the dentist!

Overall a very very pleasant experience in Smile Inc Forum. A definite recommendation if you're looking for a good kids' dental clinic.

Cost? $110 setback. But in his case, I felt its better than going to a normal adult dentist as I really dont want to cause him trauma on his very very 1st dental visit. This doctor, he has all the necessary ammunition. Not to mention he's really friendly and smiley and talks very clearly to the child.

So with this dental-SOS, I missed the trial yoga at True, will go next week with Eliza instead. Exercise regime, delayed one week. Tomorrow, the boy will go back to school, and I think I better take more photos of him while he still have all his teeth so he can be reminded of how he used to look like before he becomes a "bo-geh" boy.

Oh yeah, his jaw's really small too, so we definitely have to save for "Braces-for-Kayden Fund". The doc mentioned the availability of small corrective works at age 7 (through retainers) if we're keen which will minimise the intensity of the braces procedure in his teenage years. Something to consider.

If we have the budget, definitely would want to bring the kids back to this same doc, as I would rather they have pleasant dental experiences than be as scared as I am of the man/woman with a tooth drill *shudder*.

Beginning yoga

Its so easy to be lazy and unproductive.

This morning I was debating myself "To go or not to go?". Plenty of excuses "Went to bed late, need the sleep", "But its a free class", "No fun, hubs not gg"... I disabled my alarm and got prepared to sleep in, forfeiting the lesson... Then K woke up, and I decided to just up and go. In 8minutes, I got out of the house and drove straight for yoga.

Another trial class at Absolute @ Friven. Hatha Flow for 90mins.

No regrets, class was good (for me). This' not their hot yoga studio but still we did without the aircon with just 2 ceiling fans, which's good. Instructor's also encouraging and nice, and was readily available to coach us individually with only 8 participants this morning, a mixture of beginners and advanced.

Lotsa stretching, lotsa yoga poses to learn. Lucky I still have the flexibility though the big tummy bulge gets in the way in some poses... so time to get rid of that flab! Overall a good workout with a nice mix of strenuous and mild poses, definitely left me with a sore thigh for now and I am pretty sure more body parts will be aching tomorrow :)

Haha, not that I am yoga-crazy, just that all free trials seem to come at one go, and tomorrow, I head to True with Gina and Eliza. True will be cheaper, but let's see how I like the class, will be my first time there. 

Hopefully by next week, I would have signed up for classes somewhere. Get an active lifestyle going.

Berries

At this hour, I sit at the desk, computing the amount to pay Berries.

Berries is the Chinese enrichment class Kayden attends on a weekly basis. This is currently his only ECA (extra curricular activity) outside of daily school.

He started going in N1 (last year) and didnt have any problems attending classes until most recently about 1-2months ago.

So he complains, "Ma I dont want go Berries". I'll say "Cant cos Papa pay your school fees already". K will then whine "But I dont want Papa to pay the fees, next time you dont pay OK?".

The root cause?

He started to be more participative in class this year (probably overcame his shyness of the whole of last year being the same teacher after all) but that's not good to the teachers who always (without fail) complain every time I pick him up (translated) "Dunno why Kayden is so "wan phi" this year, last year he was very guai. Once we turn away, he will be pulling things off the walls or doing something naughty. We cant even turn our backs on him!".

You bet, I no longer looked forward to picking him up then. And for the boy, every week, he complains and whines not wanting to attend the lesson, but Mama being Mama, I have my way and he ends up going anyway.

Maybe forcing him is also a contributing factor to him not liking the class. But, everyone knows Mandarin is super important in the Singapore's education system.

So perhaps the pushing, the not wanting to go, the knowing Lao Shi complains about him all the time anyway (he hears as she speaks at the doorway to me when I pick him up), he started dreading the classes. I thought he'll get over it...

Then on 2 separate occasions, he came back and told me:

• Mama, today my friends were not sitting down properly. Lao Shi says she will throw them into the rubbish bin. But you know Ma, its so funny, the rubbish bin's too small, so she let them sit next to it.

• Mama today we didnt sit down properly and Lao Shi said she will throw our names (card) away.

You may accuse me of being too protective, but the last straw was the 2nd point. I transferred him to another class.

Why the strong reaction?

First and foremost, I do not agree with the Lao Shi's way of "punishing" the kids. Never should a rubbish bin or throwing away their name cards be part of the game. Its just not right. Sure, when a child is naughty, I agree disciplining is the only way to go... I am a high proponent of punishment and especially supports the naughty corner plus punishment by ignoring the child who's displaying an undesired behaviour until he/she stops.

So putting them down by equating them to rubbish or throwing their pride (their names) away is just not right. 

So he attended his new class this week, and lucky (for now, and hopefully forever) he likes the class and the new teachers (he whined again that he didnt wanna go before cos he says Lao Shi will scold him - not a surprise considering he is so "wan phi"). 

When he brought the notice back calling for payment of next term fee, this time I asked him "Can Papa pay the school fees for you to go Berries". He thought for a long long time and finally said "Yes".

Now, we just need to make sure he sustains this "performance" and he keeps on liking the lessons, cos its super detrimental pushing him to attend a language class he hates. Bad for learning, now and the future.

Fingers crossed.

Fun Facts from BabyCentre

Fun Facts • for your child

Your belly button is where you were connected to your mommy when you were inside her.

Goose bumps are little dots your skin gets when you're cold or scared.

Gophers and moles use their big front teeth to dig tunnels in the dirt.

American Idol 2009 - Finals

YIPPEEE!!!

I am in the game for next week. 

Lambert vs Allen.

America and I are in sync this one instance.

What a great finale it'll be, this is the best best season ever. Super talented contestants.

If I live in the US, you can bet, part of my bank account will contribute to the 88million votes received last night :) Lucky I live in ever-sunny Singapore.

Can't wait for next week, no boycott required :)

American Idol 2009 - Top 3

Hubs and I are so hooked on American Idol.

He will make sure he's back by 10pm hehe :) Just so he wont miss it on Channel 5. Me, I am even worst, before leaving for Bangkok I remember feeling a little sullen and sad for having to miss the Thursday result show that week, and this, in relation to a holiday! Crazy. Anyway, hehe this is our weekly entertainment, and a good one I have to say.

So anyway, 3 guys left standing.

Who do I want to see in the finals?

Definitely Adam and Kris. 

I'm still a Lambert (Adam) fan through and through, and if he doesnt make it into the finals, I am boycotting the show. I've told this to hubs and my friend Anni yesterday, both raised their eyebrows. But no, I am going to do it.

So tonight, while I am watching the result show now, I still hope Gokey gets the boot. Yes, he has good vocals, but he just lacks originality, as compared to the other 2.

Kris, the American sweetheart draws fans with his ballads and cute face. He definitely have a strong fan base. Whilst, Adam is just a solid performer, fantastic vocals, every performance never a letdown.

I am feeling pretty ashamed writing this, but heck, I'm so into this, let's not be afraid to "lose face" for being so weird. Haha.

OK getting back to the show. Not googling for the results, will wait :)

Sophie, finally!

This is the face that brings a smile to my face daily.

As she grows, she keeps growing fonder in my heart. Once, I was so scared, that I will not have the same bond or connection with her as her brother, but now I realise life just happens and takes over.. Its no place for me to worry or complain as life has its rules written in the stars (haha cliche) that a mother will always have unconditional love for her children. 

She is a very sweet child, but a great imitator, or shld I say shadow of her brother. She speaks (chooses the same words), scolds (yeah yeah just like K who follows me, I admit), behaves and even likes the things he likes. Whatever he says, she will say, and vice versa too actually. 

She still idolises her brother. Hehe, maybe it'll never end.

She is still stubborn, knows what she wants, and demands it. Not giving in until she gets it. No amount of distraction can take her off it, she'll recall a few minutes later and goes back to asking.

She loves school, loves her teachers. If only she had been born just a month plus earlier, she would have fitted right into N1 easily this year. But next year's also OK, I can see how well she'll fit in and how much it'll suit her already independent-self.

She just have the sweetest smile, and she can say the funniest things. 

She ooohh also loves to choose her own clothes and shoes nowadays. When she sees her box of "jewelry" she will don them all over herself, having multiple strings round her neck and wrists.

She thinks it funny that she puts Kor-Kors underpants or trousers over her head like a hat and giggles uncontrollably when she does so. Never running off to show her brother where both will collapse into a crazy laughing fit.

They're both quite fun to watch, though I'm still scared a fight will erupt. If the brother manhandles her, she'll bite.

As her mom, so this may sound totally bias, but I do think she has this exquisite chinese-asian look that makes her so pretty, beautiful and unique (see 1st photo above). Her look's totally different from her brother who looks more like an ang moh with those big round eyes and more chiseled and sharp features. However, they both do still share the same to-die-for long lashes from the hubs :) Despite the difference, I think its still quite obvious they're siblings, no?

She loves going to the attic all the time. As soon as she wakes, whole day and even before she sleeps. I confess I'm not good at playing with kids, so I dont really know what sort of toy they play with but I do know she loves her Little People doll house :) She cooks too at her ELC kitchen and often serves us "food" :)

She still loves everything sweet... cakes, lollies, etc. With food, its hard to say, some days easy to feed, others, a horror cause of her stubborn personality. I have also tried putting her in the naughty corner more, and its quite effective with her too, cos she knows I mean business or perhaps, she behaves the same way her brother does again :)

She has a wonderful personality, not shy to talk to others and is really growing to be a wonderful girl. I'm so lucky to have been blessed with a girl, and she, I will not trade. As she grows, I can see how much more we'll be more in sync with one another, just cos we're girls! :) The best thing for now, she loves me as much as I love her! :) No longer just Daddy's girl :)

Dreaming beds

I've been thinking, I've been pondering, I've been doing a whole lot of questioning...

Do we spend $2000 on the children's bed??

I am so in love with the modular bedding system that Flexa and Maxtrix has. Look see, aren't they absolutely gorgeous?

  

Yes yes, they can be build and taken apart into different combinations (get this, 1001 combis) as the child grows. Basically, as the advertisement says, its a furniture that grows with your child, and it really does.

So do we splurge (money can be better spent elsewhere right) or just get a cheap bunk bed from Ikea for $299 (but but, they're so so cute and nice!).

If I do strike 4D or Toto, will buy it. If not, then, how??? Guess continue dreaming yeah :)

P/S. Quoted prices all come without mattresses, so, need to add maybe another $500! If we do get it, their bed will cost a whole lot more than ours.

P/P/S. If you're even wondering, the kids love all bunk beds, so to them, it doesnt matter if its Ikea or Flexa or modular or stuff. As with purchasing kids stuff, I am a firm believer, its all to please the mom, haha.

P/P/P/S. Just in case you're thinking I'm splurging, well, we do still save the $299 right cos the Ikea bunk beds cannot be dismantled to form 2 separate beds, so as the child grows, we'll definitely need to upgrade. So save the $299 and buy the $2000?? Haha. 

Mother's Day 2009

My 2nd handmade Mother's Day card, from Kayden, from school.

Flower made from his handprint

I am starting to think that perhaps getting handmade artwork might be a reason for sending one's offspring to nursery at such an early age? I would not have gotten one otherwise afterall :) Haha, guess that's where my value-for-money is. Hmmm.

We didnt do anything mother-special on this commercial day. Didnt even plan a meal with the inlaws as hubs' totally not keen crowding with other patrons for a "special meal", where bookings and planning ought to be done in advance (ah-hem, he's not a planner).

So surprise surprise, when indeed, in the end, we did end up with a Mother's Day set dinner at The Tanglin Tree. It was all unexpected and unplanned. We had only dropped by the restaurant after our oh-so-good-and-its-free family yoga class at Absolute Yoga for a cup of tea. The ladyboss was friendly and come by for a chat, also to tell us about their Mother's Day event - Children's Cupcake Making followed by 4course western set meal.

I was intrigued in the former definitely. Sending the kids for cookery camp's been one of my to-dos. With there still space with a last minute pull out, K was in! There was a cupcake making demo where the kids were invited to help in the process like adding more flour into the mixer, pouring batter into the muffin cups, etc. K did the pouring part and he absolutely loved it. He definitely has a big interest in chefs (esp those with the tall chef hats) and what they do.

Thereafter, he got 2 cupcakes which he decorated by adding green (what else, his fave color) icing and then sprinkles of sugary shapes, choc drops, M&M Minis etc. It was fun, and well, the end result, nice and cheery! I like... Well, its meant to be for me, but guess who got to eat the decorations first??? The kids!! One each, haha.

Its actually quite yummy :)

That's him at the cupcake session

Finally in-laws brought Sophie and she joined K in making a card! :)

So anyway it was fun and the little playground in The Tanglin Tree's cool. There's a big tree-house (without the tree) with swings, slides. Sandpits. Plenty of baby outdoor toys like a small swing and slide set, Little Tikes stuff. And for the older kids, a swing across tarzan like trapeze thing (I am so bad at explaining stuff).

I would say its a perfect hangout place for family with kids. The adults could have a meal in an outdoor place with the kids entertaining themselves in the well-equipped playground. No wonder the whole place's full of ang-mohs, and we, we're the only local presence at dinner.

Oh yeah, before I forget, the family yoga class' quite fun and it definitely gave me the push to do yoga for myself. Will be attending their free trial adult yoga class this Sunday as well, I would like to do this at least once or twice a week. Its good for me, did you know all the stretching left me with a sore tummy the whole of yesterday? Haha, yes, that's how unfit I am now. Hubs like it too, but he wont pay to attend class, maybe one day, he'll change his mind :)

And being a family class (Soph couldnt go, less than 3yrs old), the boy didnt even participate at all. He was the only child with such a "bad-attitude" who basically turn away when the instructors speak to him, sigh, what an unfriendly one we've got. So anyway, he really didnt do much that whole one hour other than hang around his yoga-posing parents, and when we're on our mats, he thought it funny and necessary to ride us like horses. OK! Though overall it was fun, us 3 enjoyed ourselves thoroughly and it was an hour well spent :)

So that's it, Mom's Day 2009 is sure different from 2008 where basically I was a shopaholic let-loose in HK with my best girl buddies. That was mayhem, and well, this year, a family thing, most ordinary but still fun nonetheless!

Hope you had a good one too!

Expressions

My Son looked at me and said this just as he was about to go upstairs to sleep.

"Papa, i like to play with you.."

"Cos i haven't seen you for a long long time"

".....and I love you"

He said this with a smile.

It was a Friday night and i came home earlier than usual.... before the children went to bed.

It was the innocence and "openly" truthfulness about the sentence that captured my heart.
I would love my kids to be able to express their love for people, especially their parents, a behaviour that was pretty much curbed in my generation.
I sincerely hope this direct expressive trait of his will continue to stay, even when he is into his 20s or 30s...

What's up?

 Havent been blogging, not many topics in my head. 

Been watching tellie - American Idol, Criminal Minds, Project Runway and even the Channel 8 9pm series daily. And been posting items for sale on eBay. Nothing much, hmmm....

The kids? They are fine, and funny. Though they still throw tantrums at the frequency of me driving the car daily, yup, that means its really frequent! Kayden is easier to control, cos he is older (able to understand) and also less stubborn, and Sophie, is just all the opposite of what I wrote.

Hubs? He is working so hard this week, the kids only see him once a day in the mornings during our car ride. The poor chap's still in the office, and this' the latest he's been for a while.

Sometimes I am in this sort of monotone, unproductive mode. Looking forward to collecting the keys to our new place in 2 weeks. Been going around furniture places every weekend, but have not bought a single thing, mainly cos hubs and I do not share the same idea or concept we want for our house. I want clean white lines whilst the hubs want something different as white cant withstand children, thats true... He also wants different, from the typical modern/minimalist/chic concept.... Guess it'll be OK, over time, we'll come to a decision (ie a compromise), we cant live without furnitures after all :)

OK, back to tellie. Hope this will be the push for me to come back blogging daily.

Oh yeah, I am excited too that Slumdog Millionaire DVD is in my bag, gonna watch it this weekend, seems to have great reviews all-around!