Long break

Hey, Daniel fanatics! I am back! Yes, it has been a long break. It simply means Daniel is getting more mobile and harder for me to watch tv or go online at home. By the time Daniel sleeps, I will probably be dozing off next to him too!

This is the face of my 13 month old Daniel

It was great to have Winnie back with us! Means, another pair of hands to share Daniel's weight and wriggly hands. He just loves to grab anything that is within his reach and throw it to the floor the next. And not to mention his trademark shriek!

Aunty Winnie keeping Daniel OCCUPIED

Cousin Xin Ning tranining to be sisterly... giving Daniel a peck on his cheeks!

Daniel at Paragon playground with Xin Ning

To all my students who are reading this, spend your holiday fruitfully and FEEL TO DROP BY to see us teachers for lunch anytime! More pics from Perth coming soon.

Oh dear, after reading James Dobson "Bringing Up Boys", I wish he will not look like this when he starts driving a REAL car. He's totally excited! Please don't grow up so fast, darling.

The PARTY!

So the party began.... I shall let the pictures to speak a thousand of words.

We had,

100++ guests (but we projected 40)

a designer birthday cake

(hek em, designed by yours truly with Uncle Jeremy)

the birthday candle

(painstakingly found in Bugis)

the birthday suit

(thought and planned since 3 months ago)

the 'United' parents

(look at the badges properly)

the potential babysitter

the blessing



cake cutting ceremony
(with one of the cousins more eager to cut the cake)


the clown a.k.a cake designer #2


my homemade delicious fruitpunch




the 'lok lok' cart


the kids




the stylo cousin from KL


the presents

the laughter




the bountiful amount of food
(thank God the leftover was minimal)




the minor incident that needed some intellect




the killer look
the slaying of the Cap Monster
and some great pictures

Happy birthday my dear son!

Baby approaching one year

Last night, I went to the most dramatic wedding dinner - ever! My mother in law told me to get ready by 645 pm for Ah Hong's wedding. But by 640, Daniel was still asleep after playing with cousin Sing Ning. So I gently woke him up (to maintain his mood) and get him dressed. Surprise surprise, almost no one was ready in the Phang clan. Haha! Once everyone got ready, they all looked so nice that I couldn't resist a picture.

Their li'l grandsons

Dinner was very nice at Kang Yi Restaurant. Daniel wasn't able to sit well as the place was pretty crowded and noisy. Occasionally he would want to cry because everybody was being too warm and loud for him.


This is a great pic by William... which the pink menu only kept him still for 20 seconds the most. At the end of the last dish, there was a BLACKOUT! To my horror, Daniel was not with me in the midst of the darkness. He was with Choy Che, Chen Ku and Aunty Mag (one of the most trustworthy ladies in Daniel's life). The lights came back but went off again the next minute. I knew I had to leave, so I grabbed my stuff and walked in darkness to where I knew my mother instinct would bring me. Voila! I was with Daniel at the stairs and we rushed out as we saw sparks and smoke at the fuse box. I really thought the whole restaurant will go up in flames! There was a guy with fire extingusher but he fell from the stairs. Apparently, at the peak of karaoke session, the power was overloaded and snapped. Wasn't a big deal really but the only thing I miss was shaking the bride and groom's hands goodbye.

Daniel was being a fantastic baby. He didn't cry a tear. I think he was too amused with the lights coming on and off plus the smoke and sparks! Haha!

The next day, the wedding was really a hot topic. It was godly timing as well, as people had no choice but to leave. The party was getting a bit too loud and drunk by the second, so it was a good thing.

Next morning, we went to San Low to eat the noodles. Daniel's 1st try on mee hoon! And he loves it! But I really think he just slurped it up without much biting. He has been eating a lot of fish! San Low has got new rides for kids too!

Daniel is a boy who I should say cheap to maintain. He would not play with his expensive Fisher Price toys for more than 5 minutes but he likes my Dior shade CASE and he could spend 10 minutes fiddling it. Next time, I will just get him some cardboard boxes or shoe boxes for him to play instead.

The Return of Shyan Ku Ku

It was nice to have Shyan back from Melbourne even though it was only for a weekend. Daniel was not very ready for her warm enthusiatic embrace at first as he is more aware of the identities of the people around him but her warmth love has soon won him over in no time!

One of the nights, we celebrated Melvin's birthday. Daniel was having a fantastic time fiddling the karaoke set as we were assigned to a karaoke room. Then everybody took turns to carry him around as we eat in turns.

Baby with Shyan

Baby with Grandma

Baby with everyone

Baby with Dad & Mum

This is by far one of my fave shots. Daniel can be a real laughter. I must say he's a very smiley baby. He wakes up smiling 98% of the time. He just loves being wherever he is. And if you love playing with him, you are his best friend. Compare to his peers (other babies) I think Daniel is a social butterfly. He loves to interact and enjoy as much attention as he can get. He definitely got that from me.... or more accurately, I have 'downloaded' it to him. I realise I can live without handphones on weekends. That's how much I devote my weekends to my baby. I am definitely not as noisy and active compare to my pre-mummy days. I love sipping tea now, can you believe it? And just stroll for SIMPLE shopping. If I go off more than 2 hours without my baby, my guilt-o-meter will start to rise to ALERT zone. Yikes! What has motherhood done to me?

Baby loving to be on Daddy's shoulders

I told myself I must get a good shot of Choy Che, Daniel's nanny. And there she is! The heroine who stands in for me on weekdays whenever I travel across the causeway to teach. Daniel is a bit mischievious too... whenever I am around, he would refuse Choy Che. He doesn't even want her to touch him! Naughty naughty.... but whenever I am not around, he would want her to carry him most of time. Or lets him go on the walker where he can literaly zoom here and there.

I must say Daniel has one of the best grandparents. They are totally in love with him and sometimes even spoil him (gulp!). Daniel loves especially grandma to carry him cuz Grandma = kai kai. Due to my mother in law's hand operation, thus she didn't carry Daniel, he cried a river.

On Sunday, we went to Carlton Hotel for dim sum. It was a loooong queue, thank God Huey Wen my sister-in-law who stays in Singapore made a booking. The dim sum was simple but their cha siew was gooood. Cha siew soh, cha siew pow.... yummy! All the buns are good.

And with a long wait, comes long entertainment to keep Daniel occupied. Shyan Ku Ku joined us after her best friend's wedding night for the dim sum. After that the whole clan adjourned to Taka for some classy shopping ; Raoul, Bally etc.

It was a bit weird to eat so near my workplace. I would be settling for SGD3 chicken rice normally and here I am at a 5-star hotel eating dim sum just opposite my school! What a contrast. Next time, I shall not eat so near my workplace. I'd better stick to Crystal Jade then... but can't beat the cha siew.