Update

My two little rascal. 5 yo already.
Standing tall 105cm, weight 20kg (approx).
Albiet in my heart, they are always my little baby, dainty princess & dearest darling.

Brought them to my company "bring your child to work day". They were over-whelmed by warm hospitality.

Abe: "Mommy, why are there so many people like to talk to us? Oh.. I know already, bcos we are very pretty!"

*eyes rolling*

me: "It was bcos they are very friendly!"

I like their confident but hope it dont just stop at their superficial nutshell. Intellectually confident will be a better disposition. With that, I realise what I had over-looked!

Home learning.

I thought putting them in the full day childcare, learning should be comprehensive.
Never did I know, home learning is still as necessary.

Gosh! I have slacken for 5 years. Must work extra hard from now, hopfully will catch up the time lost. Can imagine how busy & stress-out I will be from now on?

But my effort was paid off.

See their Spelling test.

(left: Abella, right: Clarabelle)

Hope this keep my engine going too.

P/S : Notice their hand-writing? Abella's was dainty & gentle. Clarabelle's was big and strong. That say abit of their character too. Hee.

Button

Finally I got one of my procastinating item done last night.

Had the girl's long "worn-out" school uniform "fixed up". Torn pocket & one missing button. I didnt differentiate their uniform so no ideal who is the rowdy one though Clara is suspicion..

While I was replacing the missing button, cant find a round button to match, so I simply got a flower button instead.

Then came Clara, curious to know what I was doing but fascinated immediately when saw I sew a flower button on the uniform.

"Mommy, is this for me? Are you giving me this uniform?"
Before I can answer her, there came Abella insisted that was her uniform and the two insisted it was hers.

me:" Now, girls, the iron is hot, please stay away from the iron board. And go aside to settle among u who's uniform is this."

(eavesdrop their conversation..)
Abe:" Clarabelle, this is mine uniform, not yours... u cannot tell lie.."
Clara:"No.. this is mine.. I didnt tell lie.."
wtpg:" No it's mine!"
Abe:" Clarabelle can u let me hv the uniform please..."
Clara:"No.. it's mine.."
Abe:"Huh! you naughty girl! I dont like u! you always dont let me have it!"

Me interrupt: "Girls.. why not take turn?"

... ... ... ...

No respond. probably they had been distracted by other matter. *shrub shoulder*

Thought the matter will just end up no definite?

In the end, Clarabelle came up to me sheepishly requesting :" Mommy, can u put the flower button uniform in my bag? Can u give me the flower button uniform? I love the flower button very much..."

Well.. I cant promised her. I had the sets of uniform mixed up and randomly packed into their individual school bag. Wish her good luck! :p

8 April

On 8 april morning, while helping the girls washing up...
What day is today?
wtpg: " Tuesday..."

What date is today?
wtpg: " 8 April..."

So what day is 8 April?
wtpg: " Abella & Clarabelle birthday..."

Cant contain my excitment yet the 2 girls still in their sleepy mode...

"Girls!!! Arnt you been looking forward for this day to come! It's your birthday today!!! "
"Arnt you excited? "
"You gona have party in school today!"

wtpg: " yes... "

Anyway, they have a simple yet wonderful celebration in school. Mama specially drop-by too.



See all the happy little faces. I glad the girls can make a good host, helping to serve cakes for their little friends.
Happy 4th Birthday my two darlings!
Saying that, hm... what are the new milestones I may be seeing from my 4yo girls? More independance? More complicated questions? or more pranks from them?

And my first "fantastic four" experience came very fast...

Was in a cabby last night...
driver : " The two look very alike huh?"
me : " Yes, they are twin. "
driver : " How old are they?"
me : " Girls, how old are u?"
clara : " 3 years old. "
me : " Huh??! Are you sure?? "
clara : " Just testing you only lar... "

-_-" Thank you... good humour...

And I bought them a good souvenir.
World's first beaded stamp!
Issued on the same date as their birthday.
















Check out this special collection!
The stamp is beaded with tiny "caviar beads"! All manually affixed!

Money . Honey

Have I ever mention how dear are my girls, saying that they will earn alots of money and give me alots of money next time when they grow up?

kekeke...Anyway, let me brag again.

There was once, Abella ask me to buy something. I had spent all my cash then though I also dont wish to cultivate them the habits of getting what they want easily, even their request are very small money.

So I simply told them that I had no money and reply them why, as I had bought this, this, this and that, that, that, so used up all my money.

But I never expect they will sympathize me and told me... " Mommy next time, Clarabelle & Abella grown up, will earn alots of money, then Clara & Abe give mommy alots of money, then mommy has alots of money, k?"

Such a dear right? but that has it side effect...

There was once, I told them that Im buying them something as an encouragement for being good. Then Abella say : " But mommy you have no money lei..."
me : " Er.. bcos daddy has give mommy money already." (was saying that infront of their daddy... hiak hiak hiak)

There was once again...
Clara: " Mommy why did you buy so many things? you got money already? Bcos daddy give you money already?"
me : " Yes..." (No harm letting them hv the impression their daddy is the main breadwinner... and associate mommy is poor... -_-")

But my indulgence didnt prolong...
One day Abe ask :" Mommy why u didnt earn alots of money? Can you earn alots of money? "

... ... ... -_-

the evil side of money , corrupt human of all ages

but still, I ask them :" If mommy will to earn alots of money, then mommy will has lesser time to accompany you already. Dont you want mommy accompany or want mommy to earn alots of money? "

Abe n clara: " I want mommy to earn alots of money and buy things for me... but I still want mommy accompany..."

Afterall children are still innocent. Cultivating proper values to children are very important. The words we said to them too... but the daddy mentality abit sway...

I remember an incident, the girls were asking for his accompany.
Clara : " Daddy, I want your accompany..."
Dad : " Daddy needs to work, If daddy accompany you everytime and dont work, then we have no money, and you cant have toys, food, clothes, take plane... "

Albeit I always remind him, how we treat them now, will reflect how they'll treat us when we are old.

The Chronicle of a 4yo girl's birthday cake

The girls 4th birthday are coming.
This year we decided not to have any theme party but a simple cake cutting session with the family members instead.

However, I dont mind getting another cake for them to celebrate with their classmates... especially when they are aware that they are turning 4 soon and they actually know it fall on which day and kept asking me why it took so long for the day to come.

and the conversation starts...

me: " Children... so what cake will you like to have for 4yo birthday?"
abe: " Mm.... ORANGE cake!"
clara: " I want strawberry cake!"

Last year they had a 2-tier pink colour cake with many strawberries fruits surrounded. Clara dont really have a strong preference.

me: " Abella, mommy is asking for the feature, do you really just want an orange colour cake?"
abe: " YES! " still grinning away.

-_-"

me: " Then how about "Mr bean" cake?" (hee.. teasing them. Mr bean is their favourite show lately but I regreted saying that immediately.)
wtpg: " YES!! I want, I want Mr bean cake!!!"

Cant imagine a dainty 4yo girl bday cake is a comical Mr bean face?! Trying to ammend their decision...
me: " Children, Im afraid it's difficult to find "Mr bean" cake, probably will involve some copyright too. Maybe we can get Mr bean's pet, the bear instead?"
(A bear cake will be nicer and easily avaliable too... hehe)
wtpg: " OK!!!"

*Bingo*

However, though bear pic is easy available, but none looks like Mr bean's brownie bear...

wtpg: " Mommy, hv u got my Mr bean's bear cake huh?"
me: " Er... girls, Im sorry, I cant get it actually... can we have other choice instead?"

Abella really starts thinking...
me:" What about strawberry shortcake? or princess? or butterfly?"
Abe: " Mommy, Im thinking... Let me think ok."
me: " ... ... ... ok. When u hv decided.. jus let me know..."
Abe: " Mommy, I want a bus cake! Yes a bus cake!"

-_-" Cant they just be more girlish... choose flowers or princess or butterfly and dolls etc instead?

Still.. I search for a "bus" cake but it's really not easily available unless custom make which I really dont wish to pay for the extra.

Lastly...
me: " Girls, Im sorry, I cant find "bus" cake too... can u choose dinosaur or lion? I saw a lion cake and the mane is your fav colour orange!"
(narrowing the category... hopfully can end the dilemma)
Clara: "Dinosaur!"
Abe: " Mm... mommy let me think huh.."

-_-

me: "Clara, you will like to hv dinosaur ha? but you hv to discuss with Abella then both of you agreed with one, ok?"

So the two girls engaged in a discussion....
Abe: "Mommy, we want the lion cake. But when we are 5yo can you buy the dinosaur cake, then 6yo orange cake and 7yo strawberry cake..."
me: " Ok ok ok..."

Finally!!!
5yo? 6yo? 7yo?... 0_0 next year then worry lar... haha

A year later...

year 2007...
one tutu Clarabelle...














A year later...
dainty little fellow.














year 2007...
Two little girls, standing below the window frame...













A year later...
same spot but standing as high as the window frame.

What more???

Chating with some stranger painter...

A year for the children can be so much changes huh?

Comforting from the hubby

Though my hubby is like an old a big baby, refuses to grow up.

I cannot deny that he is a rational person, who will point to me when my emotional get over my rational.

me: " Why our girls so steady huh? Dont seem to miss us when staying at Bernice's place? I remember when I first stay over-night at my grandmom's place with my two bros, we cried in the middle of the night and our uncle had no choice but to bring us home..."

hubb: " They started school much earlier than us. Their exposure is there, furthermore theirs are full-day childcare, they slept in school, so they can adapt places beside their home. They sure more independant than us at their age."


me: " Why our girls enjoy staying at Bernice's place huh? Our house also have many toys and we always have fun time... we brought them outing... "

hubb: " Kids are like that, easily over-whelmed by new things, new people."

At time, he can analyse better too...

me: " How come Bernice's mommy told what she observed about our girls are differently from my own observation. To me Abella is better at puzzle and make logic. She has more choice of colour when coloring. She is more observant. She's faster to identify object. However, what Bernice's mommy observed is opposite. Clarabelle seem better..."

hubb: " Clarabelle is not confidance infront of us but not with other people. Abella is more confidance with us but not comfortable with stranger."

He is really a pointer... set me thinking why Clarabelle is not confidance infront of us but actually can be so good infront of other. Have I actually intimidated her learning???

But consolation is, at least now we know both of them are in par... jus that one has a lower self-esteem infront of us, another, infront of stranger.

Something comfort...

One of time I enjoy most with my girls is the time prior to their sleep. Our girls time where we will cuddle and rolled like a ball together. Tickle each other or do the Eskimo nose rub. We love doing our own-create "head rub" too. Similar to the eskimo gesture, but instead of nose, we will hold each other forehead intact, then shake our head vigorously.

giggle... giggle... giggle...

till our eyes meet... we smile and they tell me...
"mommy, I love you... "
Mommy love you both too... :)

wtpg: "I love mommy, I love daddy, I love mama, I love gong gong, I live jiu jiu, I love... ... but cannot love jiejie right, mommy? cos they are not our relative right, mommy?"

Kekeke... 鲁子可教也!

I just taught them 2 new words - relatives & slibings :p

Of course my dear, you can like mommy's frens or your frens or daddy's fren but dont anyhow like people, especially those non-related and may be bad guys!

My Undivide Love

The hubby brings my girls to his office quite often due to the convenience that the girls' school is just below his office.

And this pair of wtpg always generate high magnetic pull, especially strong to those sluttish office ladies, will crowd and squeamish around them... dono who is the real attraction actually *eyes rolling*

And they sure shower my girls with lot of candies, biscuits, toys and gifts...
(收买人心）

Then one time, when we reached the carpark, I alighted the car first as I was late, need to rush first to work, while the hubby will mingle with the girls to their school. Then from far, the squeamish crowd spotted our car, all dashed toward our direction, passed by me, who actually had raised my hand wanted to wave hi... but I seem to be invisible to all them huh???

I looked back, the hubby and my girls were already receiving many affectionate morning greeting...
msg the hubby :" My girls are machiam superstars... go anywhere also have crazy fanzs..."
*eyes rolling*

Last night, I was having conversation with Abella...
me: "Abella, you love to go daddy office huh?"
Abe happily :"Yes..."
me: "so what did you do in daddy office"
Abe:"hm... play with jie jie...many jie jie..."
me:"hm... so u love jie jie..."
Abe shyly:" Yes.."

*Bing biang*
My heart was broken but trying to keep my magnanimous :"But I tot u love mommy?"
Abe:"yes... I love mommy..."
I cant uphold my generosity further :"but can you just love mommy only?"
Abe :"But I love mommy, I love daddy & I love jie jie..."
me gone bonkers :" Can you just love mommy???"

Clarabelle overheard :" Mommy, why cant love jie jie huh?"

Woah-arh-arh-arh!!!
Was it my jealousy set in, narrowing my heart... afterall it's just child talks... and their concept of love is still very simple...

Arh-arh-arh-arh!!! : [...

搞什么飞机?

Although we are staying at the west, the daddy actually wont mind driving all the way to the east (airport), just because our girls love aeroplane.

On normal weekend, if we have no activity, we will actually travel down plainly for planes. Not to say the the T3 open house and sometime ago, the BT open house. Of course, we wont give a miss.

I do find it pretty boring to spend a weekend at a terminal. But I also dont deny seeing the gigiantic craft right infront of my eyes or fly toward me and pass just above my head is very magnificent... It can shake my heart !

Beside being the driver, the daddy also found a restaurant by the shore, and pampered us a dinner with a strategic view of plane touching down and taking off from our airport... :)

A new phase

OMG! For a month plus only and my blogging skill has actually turn rust?! Haha! It took me awhile to think of a title to blog. I mean since I have been hibernating, I do have alots to update, esp my girls :)

Hopefully I can diligently update all, though now I have lesser time to... anyway, here are the appetizer :)


-I got my pay increment! Gee
-The girls are diaper free. Day & Night! Gee
-The girls' school progress report are excellent! Gee
-My girls love me alot. Gee (will elaborate more nxt time ;p)

and we are going on holiday very soon! Yeah!

We have a new mommy & baby at home...

One evening when I picked the girls from school, Clarabelle was talking like a baby, babbling away...


me : " Clarabelle, can you talk properly? I cant understand what are you talking about. "


then Abella : " No mommy, because Clarabelle is a baby, that's why she cant talk properly..."


Abella took Clara's bag and say : " Come baby, mommy holds your hand..."

and both of the just walk off, leaving me, the real mommy behind -_-"

Well... It's very normal for children at this age to inmitate or role play. But seeing it still, is so funny! Ha ha :)

被爱是辛福的

I want to declare, now my girls are at their defying age!!!

They love to say...
No!
I dont want!
I dont like it!
Is not OK!

and YES! They make me loss my compose in public... *long-sigh*

but when they told me...

"Mommy, I miss you so much" (when I pick them at school)
"Mommy, I love you so much, you know" (out of no reason)
"Happy working mommy" (when I alight the car)

One day, I was complaining no energy, need more energy...
they say "Mommy, I give you energy"

Then other day complaint "nobody" helps...
they say "Mommy, I want to help you"

and

never stingy to offer me when they have something nice to eat...
never lazy to fullfill me when I request them to massage me...
look out for me, wait for me when realise my absence...

Who say I am not being love?? I should be contented... in fact, full contentment!
They are my double happiness :)

My Two Princess

Not that I like to self-praise but when I doll up my two rascals, I cant help but telling myself, they are so pretty, like princess. *mommy is blushing*

And they are always a public attraction...
" They are twins! "
" Such a lovely pair! "
" They are so beautiful "...


But not for long, when they play till carry away...
all their pretty, demure, girlish thing... Gone! Straight to the pit!

Check out Abella's "trishaw puller leg" !

0_0

HA HA HA

-_-

Unconditional love

Does my twin fight?

YES!
Not only that, they will screamed & yelled at each other too
-_-

So everynight before they sleep, I'll make them say "good night... sweet dream... & I love you" to each other to round up any woes of the day.

On and off, they will also ask each other "Do you love me huh?", and this morning in the car...

Abe & Clar to each other : "Do u love me huh? Yes! OK!"

then Abe to me : "Mommy, do u love me huh?"
me : "Yes! Of course, my dear."
Abe to further reassured : "Mommy, u love me alot huh?"
me : "Yes...alot alot... very much!"

then the "copy cat" Clara to me : "Mommy, do u like me huh?"
me : "NO! I dont LIKE YOU!" (haha, teasing her)
Clara startle
then I told her : "Mommy dont like you but mommy LOVE YOU! You know, alot alot u know!"
Clara still looks startle but reply : " Ok..."

Two little silly rascal... how wont mommy love you huh? :p

What else they have know and Im not known of?

Now my girls are standing 94cm tall. Average height but the not very average brain capacity. The way their brain are absorbing & digesting things can be so fast, advance.

Yes. At the height of 94cm, they can easily reach my top cupboard/shelf. And no matter how high I put my things, they are still accessible. Cos they can tip-toe, deploy stool or any object, to get them to the level they want...

Being easily accessible, they take liberty too. Take liberty to explore my personal stuff... my lingeries (kekeke... this is for mommy... mommy's breast... children hv small breast... wait till I grow up... I can wear these too), cosmetic (this is for mommy going to work... next time when i go to work, I can wear these too), accessories (...next time I grow up... I can... ) etc and my SANITARY pad...

I cannot recalled I ever go into details with the girls about female sanitary pad but somehow one day I saw them exploring my cupboards and before I can reprimand...

wtpg: "Mommy, is this for u? It's adult's pampers right? Not for children pampersright? "
me: " -_- yes..." and quickly I took away the pad.

One day at the supermart and we pass by a section and the girls yell...
"Mommy, this is for u right? Mommy pampers right? not for children, children dont wear this pampers, children wear pull-up pampers..."

quickly I pulled them away and distracted them with other topic before they elaborated further. -_-

Last night I came home from supermart, as usual the girls were scanning at each an every items I bought, and saw a new packaging sanitary pad...
Clarabelle: "Mommy what is this???"
me: "Oh...er... it's tissue..."
Clarabelle: "Oh...Mommy tissue for ur back side huh?"
me: " Eh... y - e - s ... "

Berry girls

Seem like it's the berry season in US again. Lately we can get extremely sweet berries from our supermart and this must try brand, Driscoll's long stick strawberry, the berries are SO HUGH and SWEET : o

Please see pix.

It's 2x the size of the normal strawberry but the smaller one is also very sweet : )

and my girls love berries very much...

Strawberries, blue berries, cherries... one after another... : )

We are back!

Why are we MIA for so long?

Because the three wonderbabes in the house had contracted HFMD ! ! !

Friday, 4 May 07
Received email from the school that there was a report of HFMD case. Parents are to monitor their children.

Monday, 7 May 07

Over the night, Abella was having high fever. Morning, daddy brought Abella to see the doctor and she was diagnosed HFMD. Mc for 5 days! No other choice... daddy and mommy must take turn to apply leave to take care of the two grounded at home girls.

Tuesday, 8 May 07

Mommy turn to take care of the two girls. Abella must had developed many ulcers in her mouth. She was so miserable, refused to eat or drink, talk or play. Using only body gesture and hand sign to tell us what she wants. She cried even the softest or smoothest food or liquid were delivered to her mouth. Cried also, in the midst of nothing, the pain in the mouth just triggled suddenly. Mommy knew all the pain she was going thru but it quite funny to see her hand sign and body language... dont know where she acquired it from... kekeke :p

Wednesday, 9 May 07

Daddy turn to take care of them and we had established a list of hygiene practice to make sure no second HFMD victim in the house but...

Thursday, 10 May 07

Morning, Mommy woke up with a tingle feeling in the throat and red spots appeared on palms... *shitemateh* is symptom of HFMD. Seen the doctor, confirmed was HFMD!

" is verly likely she will get it also... " The doctor checked on Clarabelle too, though she didnt show any symptom... *shitemateh!*... saw the numerous red dots had actually developed on her tonsil -_-

Three babes in the house had contracted HFMD, the only man left in the house how to not worry... worry he'll be the next victim! Hahaha!
But I was glad he was on leave though...

Friday, 11 May 07
The man had abandon his 3 babes!

He left the "blind" to take care of the "deaf" ?!!

Worst, he had to be home late that night... luckily Clarabelle had a higher thrashold. Only complain painful in throat when eating but still can finished her food.

She even asked for biscuit... I thought she will rejected it like Abella did, after the first bite but...

"painful or not?" I asked her when she took her first bite.

"No...." she answered, bearing with pain. I thought it was painful but she continued to bite the biscuit slowly till the last crumb... :p

This was an distinguise character between the twins... the latter is more greedy... when come to food she never can resist... kekeke

Saturday, 12 May 07

Weekend is here... but the man was out whole afternoon... luckily Abella was better... I tricked her a few times and she was able to speak out. Tempted her with some goodies (cooling herbal jelly) and she actually finished it all! Kekeke... she was better already but just refused to give up her exclusive treatment during her illness. Kekeke!

Sunday, 13 May 07

Happy Mother's Day!

YEAH!!! Abella was certified ok from HFMD! But after seeing the doctor, the man went missing again... : ( and came home only almost evening... with a bouquet of tulip, bowing at me... of course lar! Tulip is the most perishable flower and loves cold weather... out in the hot sun whole afternoon, of course they withered lar!

I was fuming mainly cos he didnt called back since he needed to adjourn... He knew I was waiting for his campbell soup, as that the only food that will reached my stomach and wont "offending" my throat... yet... I was starved then... and stuffed with furious too :(

Monday, 14 May 07

Mommy's HFMD symptom did not subsided... Extended another 3 days mc... informed the office... many colleages were horrified concern... esp those that had been closed to me... *hiak hiak hiak*

Luckily the following 2 days will be more resting day for mommy as daddy had applied leave to take care of us... after my nagging... kekeke ;)

Wednesday, 16 May 07

Clarabelle & mommy went for review and both of us certified recovered! YEAH!!

Thursday, 17 May 07

The girls did not resumed school as Abella was down with a fever again... :( seen the doctor, fortunately was not HFMD relaspe but given antibiotic this time.

Friday, 18 May 07

Abella fever was worrying. Had inserted the suppository but fever just dont subside. Sent her to KKH then. Did a thorough test and luckily nothing bad found... main suspect, viral fever again :(

Saturaday, 19 May 07

Today the mommies are meeting at the Botanical Garden.

We didnt attend as I am worried we are still "contagious"...

Hm... bringing the girls out for a walk in the garden should not be a bad idea.

I think from now onward, I must bring them out for morning walk more frequent. I think they must had exposed too much aircon environment which contribute to the frequent viral attact...

More outdoor air should be better for them, esp the morning dew... very fresh & rejuvenate.

That it! Set! More morning walk for us and together let all walk into a healthier lifestyle and better health :)