Thoughtful JS

Afternoon JS took out her “Fun With Cooking Under 6″ book and wanted to do one of the recipe. Helped her to take out the jam from the fridge and she did the rest of “work” by herself. After she’s done, I thought she wants to eat it herself and told her sternly “you better eat fast fast and finish it”, but she just quietly when over to take a plate and arrange the bread nicely on it and then proceed to daddy. I heard her saying this “Daddy, I made this for you” (since DH has got no appetite and hasn’t eaten much and I have earlier asked him whether he wants bread, I think JS must have overheard and when to prepare bread for daddy). Bad mummy has misjudge her moves again.

Later she told the maid in a solemn mood “Daddy is not feeling well, kaak”

Art & Craft

Another painting session for the kids

Refused to have his shirt taken out. Only happy to comply when I have to take out his sister’s shirt as well

Painting with ladyfingers and leafs

It’s more fun with hand/fingers paint!

Dear Hubby Not Well

Dear hubby isn’t feeling well. He has been having tummy ache for about a week or so already. It has been bothering him so much until sometimes he got no strenght to talk to me and the kids cries and voices irritates him so much. He has been to the panel clinic two days ago, but still doesn’t seem to get better. He suspected that because of the yoga lessons (He just signed up for one of the fitness center and attended 2 yoga classes) that make him overstretch. Anyhow, he went to the panel clinic again and was refer to go for further check in GH, Seremban.

So dear hubby when there, the time he sms-ed me was about 10am, his number 1799 and the calling number at that time was 1729. DH waited for an hour still no where near his turn. (That’s one reason why I hated goverment services, I will try to avoid by all means, be it the goverment hospital or goverment dental clinic, national registration department, immigration department. All these will requires you to waste your time queuing and waiting and worst you even need to get up at dawn to start queing up). DH decided not to wait and proceed to a private hospital. Got everything checked and had an ultrasound scan, all done in within an hour. Everything seems normal, cause of pain undetected.

I’m always worried of DH’s health. My family are very health consious and one of my aunt is even health freak after some health scares she has encounted years ago. We tend to be more contious on the way we eat, but DH’s family is very different. They have a very typical Chinese thinking that when one is able to eat, that’s fortunate (吃得是福). So they tend to overeat without control (大鱼大肉,暴饮暴食), of course partly also they have been through very hard life before, and now that they are living a more comfortable life, they do not want to deprive themself from what they have missed out. And also because DH is the pet of the family, there are always ample of food ready for him to munch at. More so often DH is indulged with his favourite seafood of crabs and squids which is very high in colesterol. I’m very concerned over DH’s eating habit, after a full dinner meal, he can still munch on alot of snacks and even a full serving of fast food meals and then head straight to bed. There is a saying “早上吃得饱,中午吃得好,晚上不吃会更好” (One need to have filing breakfast to give you energy for the day, lunch needs to be nutricious, it’s better to skip dinner), I believe we need to let our digestive system rest and not overwork them at night in order to maintain good health. I have tried to say as much as I can on DH’s eating habit, but I really can’t stop him and control him. Also DH is lack of exercise, he might have gone for a jog or to the driving range, but it’s not really often enough to be good. What can I do?

DH just told me that there might be a possibility that he will be admitted if he still feel the pain tomorrow. Need to be put on drips and have blood test done. Hopefully he will feel better tonight

Knick Knack Around The House

This past 2 days, baby no longer acts like a baby, but a very cheeky boy. When he’s around, even by just hearing his voice will want to make us laugh. There were so many funny little things he does. He’s very understanding too… when I scolded JS, he just sit down there quickly and look..dare not even disturb us.
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WH learned another new word. “PLEASE” , but he pronouced it as “PLAH”
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Both kids now know how to fight for my attention and certainly they got jealous of each other. When I say “JS, come mummy hug” WH will also come runnning after me. When I carry JS, WH will also signal me to carry him. So the supermum has to carry both kids together, one hand each.
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Trying to steal a little cuddle with dear hubby, both kids got jealous. WH tried to push hubby away from me, and JS will try to engage me talking to her and ask me not to get too close with daddy. OOH gosh… KIDS…please give me back my hubby!!

Sometimes when I spent too much time with WH or given him too much attention. JS would come to me and say “mummy, why so long we never spend time with me” (alamak… I might just be spending 10 minutes more with WH)
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More denial from JS. Peeling tissue right in front of my eyes , and she claimed that the tissue drop on the floor by itself. She’s still good at dragging time and also finding alot of excuses about things she does. So often heard her say in an impatient tone when I called her “coming la” “I’m doing la”＂Ｉ tell you already ma”. Sounds like a lawyer buruk…牙尖嘴利.
Given her a good slap for throwing tantrum, leaving a little mark on her face. She told the maid she fell down instead of me whacking her. LIAR…LIAR..
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JS also very good at scolding the maid and her little brother. Just sound like the way mummy scolded her. “HEAAP, why you disturb me” “Why never listen”
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JS also picking up more new words. Sometimes she doesn’t really understand the meaning of the words , but still she will use it. So often I heard her putting the new words she heard and making her own phrase which end up with no meaning. When I asked what she’s talking, she just shrug off with an embarassing laugh.
New words “Actually huh” “Pregnant” “Guys” (She would say hey guys, bye guys, good morning guys), “Think think think, then I got idea”, then she would say “first of all, ….separation….formula…” .Now she even call the moon “Lunar”, instead of moon.

Besides that she also got her imaginary friends. She would say.. “last night, I went hundred acre wood and pooh bear invites me to eat honey”, “last night huh, I step on the crocodile and the crocodile brings me …. ” , She would just make up stories with the characters in the story books we read.
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The other day, I accidentally say the word “SHIT”, JS asked me why I said that word.
ME: No lah, mummy just say “SHHH…..”

We are trying not to say negative words in front of the kids like SHIT, STUPID, usually we would say AIYA, ALAMAK and SILLY . Sometimes I do use the word BODOH..but say it till it sound like SILLY more than BODOH.. but I think I shall stop using the word bodoh as well.
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WH is back to extensive nursing this one week. A bit tiring for me, makes me sore all over. Had increase his food intake, but still halfway through play he would come ask for nen nen, and he even wants to be nurse all night long. The most discomfort part is that he can’t sit still when I’m nursing him, he would kick, pull, stroke me all over…. arrggh…
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JS’s got a new trick to make me smile when I’m angry with her now. She would use the new words she knows to make funny phrase or she would just do silly funny face follow by saying “smile la, mummy” , “salam, kiss kiss” (how to be angry for long??)
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JS knows how to get around to get the things she wanted but which I don’t allowed. She would quietly go to the maid, and quietly request it from the maid and told the maid “my mummy say can”, “My mummy say give me… “

Sweet Sour Fish

Had wanted to post this the other day, but got no time.
Recipe for homestyle sweet sour fish.

1 ma yau (马友), rubbed with salt and coat with beaten egg, then dust with cornstarch
Fried fish until golden.
Stir fry capsicum, tomato, cucmer, onion (all diced) and in sweet saur sauce ( 3 tbsp tomato ketcup, 1 tsp soy sauce, 4 tsp vinegar, 4 tsp sugar, 5 tbsp water, a little constarch solution, 1/2 tsp sesame oil) and bring to quick boil. Pour it over fish and serve.