Over The Moon

Rascal made my day.

Ok, it all started last Sunday when hubby mentioned that he wish rascal could be potty trained asap so he can save on pampers. Then my dad seconded him and started to advise us on the types of potty to use. 

So, we went to Mothercare and got rascal a Baby Bjorn potty. The potty sits on the playmat for a few days and has become rascal's new toy. See, I'm a lazy mom. In fact, I wanted to wait till he knows how to speak and communicates with us. But due to the circumstances given, I am given with no choice but to start the training. 

I told rascal the other day that if he wants to poo poo, he needs to come and tell me or maid so that we can take out the potty for him. Never did I anticipate this, halfway through his dinner yesterday, he told the maid and me that he wanted to poo poo. We quickly took out the potty and asked him to sit on it. Then there came my neighbour, curry aunty, popping by to see rascal poo. 

Suddenly rascal felt so stressed that he cried out loud pitifully. Well, as expected, there was no sight of poo in his potty. The poor fellow went on to his dinner and later pooped in his diaper. 

Then, today, while maid was playing with rascal, she caught him going to poo. We were so thrilled, waiting anxiously for rascal to poo. Hahaha...after a minute or so, rascal finally poo-ed in his potty.

Lalalala....

I'm so excited !

Little rascal is going to the ZOO tomorrow !!!

This is his very first trip to go with school. And, I get to sign the consent form. Hahaha...

Well, I'm also going with him too since he is just  a 21 mth old fellow. To mark this memorable trip, I'll try to take as many photographs as possible so I can show them to him when grows up. 

You know, I was thinking hard last night on what to bring for snack. Remembered last time when I was young, always got myself a luncheon meat bun whenever I went on an excursion with schools. I have already planned to go to a bakery tonight to get rascal a bun but who knows, rascal brought back 2 muffins from school today. He made the muffins with teacher this morning! Well, I can't even make muffin myself ! Hahaha...

 

See, they look so yummy!

So, to save all efforts, I'm going to bring the muffins and banana tomorrow.

 

Hmmm... gotta pack everything neatly by tonight. 

Things to pack:

1) Muffins and banana

2) Water bottle (for rascal and me)

3) Umbrella

4) Caps ( for rascal and me)

5) Anti-mosquitoes patch

6) Pampers bag (pampers,wet wipes, cream)

What else? Did I miss out anything? *thinking hard*

Moon?

No. 

Please don't mistaken the SUN as a moon.

This was taken this morning (not me) when the solar eclipse happened in China. 

Beautiful, isn't it?

I was watching tv from 8am - 11am to catch the whole process. It's amazing, I tell you, especially the part when the total eclipse took place. I was so touched at that very moment. The universe is just so full of mystery. How coincidence can it be that the earth, moon and sun are so in lined with each other and the distance that the moon happens to be just big enough to cover the sun?

So sweet....

Not candy ok? !

It's my little rascal !!

His English teacher, Ms Bi, told hubby that little rascal was so sweet in school. There was this little girl who cried pitifully in class. And guess what, I would never have anticipated, little rascal went to get a tissue and gave it to her. 

Wow, boy, you are so sweet!

You are just 20 months old !!

Beware ladies, a future lady killer in the making...

Hiaks hiaks hiaks...

Finally !

Yeah, I've completed all the researching and planning of my Taiwan trip!

Yippee yippee hooray !!

It wasn't easy as I've to plan out the full 15 days itinerary... accomodations, bus routes and train routes to the places of interests.  

I want to eat lots and lots of food. I so like the food in Taiwan. They are just so delicious. Oh not forgetting the pearl milk tea. Hubby and my favorites !! 

We can drink and drink without getting sick of it. There's this particular stall near the library that we used to patronize. We go there so frequent that even the sales staff start preparing the milk tea when she sees us approaching the counter; milk tea with double pearls.

Ok, back to the trip.

I've planned to stay in taipei for a week and another week to Alishan, Qingcing, Hehuan shan and then Taroko at Hualien. I was contemplating to rent a car or take public transport but hubby prefers public transports as driving itself will kill us. It's those long distance driving, say like 5-6hrs. Moreover, it's mostly highways and mountain roads. Well, not so much of the highways, it's the mountain roads that put us off. I've read that it's misty and dangerous. So, in the end, we settled for public transports. But it'll be more time consuming. 

Arrgghhh .....but I prefer driving as it's more convenience.  So contradicting !!!

Lazy Mom

Ok ok, I admit. I'm lazy.

A check at the dates, you'll know that I've been lazy. No updates for soooooo long.

Actually, I've been busy doing some researching and planning for my upcoming trip in October with hubby. 

Taiwan Trip

After hubby announced that he's going to take his annual leave in October, I've been busy researching where to go. I've thought of Bali, then Praque and then finally, we settled for Taiwan. 

Why?

Heehee....because I've a friend Y staying there with her hubby. Since it's only a 2 yrs posting for her hubby, I have to visit them this year else most probably next year he will have to leave Taiwan for another posting at another country.

Well, we'll be going for 15 days from 18 October -31October. I very kiasu already bought the tickets so am now busy doing the read-ups and planning the routes.

I've been to Taipei several times on free and easy and backpack and since we have so many days to spend, I'm planning to tour around Taiwan.  Transportation is the key concern. It's so crazy that most car rental companies in Taiwan do not rent to tourists. And, the rental is so expensive. It's usually around 150-200 bucks a day for a compact car. I used to rent cars in Canada. It only cost 30 bucks per day !!!

Anyway, I'm still doing the research and planning. Will update more later.

Sick Boy

Sign....my little boy is sick again.

Running nose, blocked nose, phlem....

I guess he got it from his pre-school. Well, I'm mentally prepared for it though. I have not been sleeping well these 2 weeks. Little rascal has too much phlem and he couldn't sleep well at night. Poor boy.

Update of rascal son last hospitalisation

Remember not long ago little rascal was admitted to hospital? Though I was told it's bronchitis, the doctor also told me later that rascal son was tested positive for RSV virus. She said,quoted, "it's a very bad virus". It take a long time to heal. Usually 1 month. And true enough, rascal boy took 1 whole month to recover.

That poor boy had too much phlem inside, and the only way to get it out is through suction. The therapist came twice daily to put the tiny hose in rascal son's nose and mouth to SUCK out the phlem. Horrible isn't it?

The little rascal cried a big time. He struggled and struggled. And, he needed 2 adults plus a towel to hold him still. After the 2 sessions daily for 4 days in the hospital, he still have to go for the sessions even after he was discharged ! I had to bring him to hospital to do it for another week. Sigh....my poor little son. 

So sorry you have to go through this torture. I hope you don't go through this again, my dear.

Father's Day

Just came back from Bali Thai restaurant. 

The whole family was there to celebrate Father's Day celebration. Whole family means my parents, siblings and my little family. The food was delicious. We had green mango salad, pandan chicken, bbq sotong, kang kong belacan, tom yung koon, deep fried prawns in yellow curry and desserts. All I could say is YUM YUM !! Hahaha.....

Actually, I was there on Wednesday (10th June) with my little family (hubby and son) and maid. We were there to celebrate my maid's birthday. Ya, I know. My maid is so fortunate. I even bought her a small little cake and let her called home that night. And, gave her a present too. You see, my employers never celebrate my birthday for me. But I was thinking since she's alone here, she might feel very lonely especially on her birthday. So, I'm trying to make her feel warm and welcomed.....

Talking about maid, mine is quite alright. She's hardworking but will still cut corners at times. Well, I think that's pretty common among maids. So, I just close one eye as long as she get things done, follow instructions and most importantly, treat my son well. I never leave her alone with little rascal except when he's sleeping. This is to prevent something unpleasant to happen and for me to regret for life. 

Well, I just have to pray hard that I have a good maid who's honest and kind.