Sunday, December 31, 2023

On This Day - 31st Dec #Reminders from FB#

31st Dec 2019

After 14656 nautical miles and 2299 miles on land we came back with 4 bags and heavy hearts. A hot SIN greeted us, a mental preparation I had a dusty house to clean, a messy PES to scrub, perhaps looking at a battered sunflower pot, unpacking n tons of laundries to be done, 4 jet-lagged zombies tho I really don't care abt the other 3 🤣

I was surprised with my 🌻 pot, it's flowering! I left with no buds in sight and was mentally prepared that I had to re-plant new seeds when I get back. My resilient flowers finally flowered. Not to mention my pathetic adenium which I finally spot a flower after a long time.

This marks the closure of 2019 and a dreaded busy-with-kids 2020 to not look forward to.

Happy New Year to my family and friends.


Footnote written in 2020 : This time round no sunflowers tho we were around ðŸ˜‚. Twice my babies drowned in the pot coz of heavy rain. Re-plant new seeds n hopefully 3rd time lucky.



31st Dec 2016

Comments of the day (so far) :

{trying to ask dad to buy something. but his condition is that she has to be a good girl.}

“It’s not easy to be a good girl.

Not fair! Che-Che only needs to eat vegetables and fruits. Why you give me such a difficult job?”


Footnote : 

It hasn’t been easy for her to be :-

1) a good girl

2) to keep/sit still

3) to keep quiet 


31st Dec 2016

"Daddy! Lock the car door." 

#thatsmygirl#



31st Dec 2016

Exclaimed in her ever loud voice in the plane 

“Aiyoh! I wear my tights the wrong side!”

#thatsmygirl# #mothersuperembarrassed#


31st Dec 2014

I told mei-mei I give her 6mths chance to learn to tie her own hair, if not I'll snip it off. She heave a sigh of relief. Che-che cried foul said I didn't give her chance last time. I reminded her I made her tie her own hair in P4 whereas mei-mei in P3. (It was really messy...when she went to school. I heck care her, KZ and me closed our eyes to her wisp of willows at the sides with her looking tardy.. We tolerated and she improved. I think teachers also tolerated and helped her tie her hair??)

Che-che was quiet for awhile then whined. "But then in P1,P2,P3 you cut my hair short!!! P4 it was so hard to tie....." Mei-mei was grinning away. Mummy -  ðŸ™Š Oops!


31st Dec 2014

Before I left, I gave instruction for the snip length.

Che-che was "no I don't trust you." she showed how much she wanted, I actioned behind...n she was ?!?!

Sneaky mother. Then one remark, "I'm paying so listen to me." In actual fact it was against her wish to have her hair cut. But .... (in defensive mode) I didn't make her unconscious n drag her into the salon.

Muahahahaha! Ok...actually it's daddy paying not mummy paying. He would say "listen to your mummy" anyway.

Hmm....a little shorter than what I asked but ...her hair grows fast so heck lah!





31st Dec 2014

Can't wait for 2014 to end. It had been a year filled with many grieves.

Looking forward to 2015 and may many blessings shower upon everywhere in the world and everyone I know.

My dear friends, wishing you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!




31st Dec 2011


My girls are now into collecting currencies.

Also, che-che has been collecting stamps for quite a while. If any of my friends do hv stamps n dun need it, pls pass it to me. Thanks in advance!



31st Dec 2011

* added 4 new photos to the album 30th Dec - Universal Studios Singapore.



Like this edited clapperboard I did??

The girls were looking forward to this trip.



We prayed for good weather, we prayed too hard.... it was so HOT!!


Frankenstein



31st Dec 2010
added 12 new photos to the album Thank You, MMI

We're thankful to God for bringing wonderful people into our lives.

Today marks the last day of school for Aricia, where she has spent 2 great years there.

Wonderful memories of the teachers; aunties and friends will remain etched in our minds.

Thank you MMI for the marvelous job. HIP HIP HOORAY!



Definite not the last time we're going to step into the school. But it'll be different next time lor - as a guest













The beautiful boss - Teacher Mei. So eloquent; well-groomed and loving.



31st Dec 2010

Hmm...should I tell hubby? See the unhygienic way she's making. Now licking it. Yucks! Haha! Dare not eat...

I need laosai medicine.


She's making cuppie using bff's pressie to her in 09.

Omg! It does pop up in microwave 30secs. She say just nice 4 for each of us. Ehh...thanks girl but can eat meh?




31st Dec 2010

Last day in Korea. Snowed!




Saturday, December 30, 2023

On This Day - (30th Dec) #Reminders from FB#

30th Dec 2022


When we returned the car, I said to the car

"thank you for the rides though I hate your colour".

Che-che chipped in from behind "thank you for breaking down."

😂😂



30th Dec 2022

I usually collect pamphlets, ticket stubs etc... on a trip. Come back I'll scan them in and throw away the hard copies.

In this stash is this that was given to us one fine day

😂😂



Still kept in original packaging




On that day, we were driving up and saw that every vehicles were stopped. Thought maybe election coming up? Or spot check?

The lady was smiling and then told her colleague 4.

Came to us with the pamphlet and passed us 4 bottles of green tea.

Muahaha!


We found it so hilarious when hubby said "they didn't realise I just had alcohol". Legit! He just took a few sips of this coz we bought it to try.

#notgoodexampleparents# #drinkdriving##4%only#


30th Dec 2022

Seriously?! They gave plaster and Helichrysum seeds. Why never give tulip bulbs? Or maybe lavender seeds?



30th Dec 2021

Want to slap that blardy kid next door!

Yesterday night (only night time they come back into room?) at 10+ the adults were so noisy. Big girl says like having party, so noisy all the way until can hear outside my door also?

Tonight at 11pm, the adults are talking but that kid is making too much noise. Jumping, running or what shit she's doing.

Even my 2 girls are more well behaved than her.



30th Dec 2017

My count is still O



30th Dec 2017


Lil' one came out looking nice


All bony but she looks good


Daddy came along, saw and pull it up. Haha! 

(Conservative)


And she pulled it down.

Hilarious 😂

I think for her future boyfriends.....going through me is easy; future boyfriend must make sure he pass thru daddy's stringent tests.



30th Dec 2017

Books books books.

I didn't know this bookstore is so popular. Avid readers would definitely make a trip there when they're in SFO. A lot of foreigners inside apart from locals. And the genres are varied, literatures, poems.

(Aunty read also want to kun 💤 . Should have sat there n play my sudoku - no need to use too much brain cells) Much better than Kino. No wonder she wanted to go. Lucky for her!

She didn't get to go to the bookstore in LAX tho, otherwise she'll be a 'complete' person. Hee!



27th night 


28th night - 2nd trip to the bookstore


29th (now)

Wah...she was just complaining she didn't get to go

B&N. The place we went just HAD TO HAVE one there!! 🤨



30th Dec 2016

Exhausted!

The man vacuumed n I mopped twice, scrubbed backyard, briefly wash off some leaves & cigarette butts some #%^* asshole from upstairs threw down into my PES, clean some surfaces around the house, handwashed floor rugs. The girls n the man helped to take out n put new bedsheets. I continued to unpack bag, some laundry done splitting into 3 loads.

Diffused the house. Picked up the cotton pads soaked with citronella EO which I put around the house when we left. Can u imagine what I found.

Drain flies dead on one cottonpad. I taped up all the drains cover and rubbish chute small gaps. Glad I did! 2 small roaches from chute, drainflies from toilet stuck below. Now I need to flush hot water into the drains. Eeks!

Left: -

  1. Laundry to be done (towels from the day we left + bedsheets)
  2. handwash luggage bag; l'one's slingbag and argh!! I just realized one pair of che-che's school shoes coz she was out on Saturday the whole day before our flight. N I was too tired to wash
  3. Drain water out from water feature


30th Dec 2016

Santa did come

*My eyes are about to roll off the ground*


Footnote written in 2023 : So how did I sneak the present as we all left / came back the/to house the same day?

Che-che Athena Ting has to work with me. I will, on the pretext, says I need to check the house to make sure all switches are turned off and put both presents on their bed. Muahaha!

Aricia Ting




30th Dec 2016

"Control Tower, please deport 4 paxs back to HKG.

Over!"

😭


Che-Che's Beauty n the Beast (also a Japan Tsum)



30th Dec 2016


Comments of the day (so far) :

{trying to ask dad to buy something. But his condition is that she has to be a good girl.}

"It's not easy to be a good girl."

"Not fair! Che-che only needs to eat vegetables n fruits. Why you give me such a difficult job?" #thatsmygirl#



30th Dec 2016


"Daddy! Lock the car door." 

#thatsmygirl#



30th Dec 2016


Happiness!



See her happy face. It's a good thing we didn't go Disneyland this trip, otherwise I'll have a Daisy Duck (pouting her lips looking like a duck beak) bugging us



Kawaii!


Their purchase in the store


Lil' one's : Pooh (Japan Tsum Tsum) bought from a shop outside. She got Ariel n Flounder at this store. Duffy and Shellie May belongs to che-che



30th Dec 2015
*tagged in Elaine R’s photos

Another brilliant day ending with steamboat dinner with the Teo family. Thanx to Lily Ann Teo and Wee Zh for organising. Fun times xx







30th Dec 2013
added 15 new photos to the album España and Portugal - 2013


Trams in Lisbon



Arco da Rua Augusta behind the girls


Equestrian statue of Joseph I


Seville: Plaza de España




Beautiful tiles



Princess Aricia going on her royal tour



Sevile oranges - best oranges for making marmalade



30th Dec 2011

The secret PROJECT I did last week for a Christmas party @ mom's place hosted by brother and SIL




30th Dec 2011

Ready for some fun!


30th Dec 2011

Meimei was so happy and started screaming

"penguin! Universe studio!" yup! We were so lucky to hv caught the parade review today.