Earth hour March 2013

We went to Setia City Mall during this year Earth hour. The mall is located in Bandar Setia Alam, it is a certified green building. It took us around 45 minutes to reach there ( we ended up burning more fuel).  ｍ（．＿．）ｍ

The mall switched off all main lights for one hour during Earth hour. They also received tremendous support from the tenants as many of them switched off half of the shop’s lights (I spotted one shop which turned off all the lights despite there were still customers shopping inside). Anyway, after turning off so many lights in the mall, I felt it was a tad cold inside the mall. Maybe the management can increase the air-con temperature to further save energy during the next Earth hour. 

A very nice mall, the ambience is so different compared to other malls in Klang Valley.

The photo below was taken during Earth Hour.

JX spent around 20 minutes during the Earth Hour watching the beautiful water fountain situated at the front door of the mall. There is a big children playground next to the water fountain but little one didn’t request to play.

Schoolbag

Earlier on, LK and I took the opportunity to let JX choose his schoolbag while we went shopping in Mid Valley. Anyway, it’s not well accepted. I was not sure whether it’s ‘Mickey problem’ or he just hated the schoolbag? He just said “No no no”.

  

“ I was scolded by mummy and daddy for throwing the schoolbag to the floor. I quickly put on a cute and innocent look to reduce the sentence.”

“Mummy disguised as Elmo and said to me ‘let’s go to school with Elmo’, I found it more irritating and reply her with a big NO. Later I overheard mummy talking to daddy, something like give me a recycle bag to school will do. Bad bad mummy!”

Since then, LK and I stopped looking any schoolbags for the little one, we have concluded that JX hates schoolbag. Not until one day, I brought JX to MPH…little one spied a schoolbag, it’s ‘Thomas & Friends’ schoolbag. He loved it so much and he carried it on his shoulders by himself (the schoolbag was displayed at his eye level) and headed towards the exit. Anyway, the schoolbag is too big for his size plus mummy was holding some Jusco cash vouchers, thinking it will be nicer if we can get a schoolbag in Jusco. JX kept refusing and INSISTED on getting the ‘Thomas & Friends’ schoolbag. Looking at JX’s happy face, I finally bought him the schoolbag. And, little one insisted to carry the schoolbag on his back (with the price tag on) around the shopping mall until we went home.

After getting his favourite schoolbag, he is very positive about going to school, he keeps telling me that  he is going to school with Thomas.

Schoolbag parade….

  

Little night owl

JX dropped his afternoon nap quite some time already. He usually goes to bed at 1045pm and wake up around 930am (total of 11 hours sleep). This suits my “biological clock” very well because I am not a morning person.

Anyway, since JX is going to start his preschool this coming April so I have to adjust his sleeping time. He will have to wake up at 710am, re-pick-up his afternoon nap and be in bed by 930pm.

Today, I started to make the adjustment– Little one went to bed at 930pm (the night before) and was wakened up at 8am.

 

“I behaved very well despite being waken up by mummy from my dreamland, no crankiness at all.”

Anyway, in the afternoon, little one refused to take a nap. He didn’t agree to go to bed on such a beautiful sunny day! With a teary face, he was asked to sit down and listen to mummy’s lecture.

“WAAAA…I am not sleepy at all….what’s wrong with mummy today??”

JX continued to stay awake until 10pm (he refused to go to bed)….laying comfortably in the couch watching TV programmes…

“ Mummy keeps on luring me to bed by praising how good an early bird is, but I just ignore her. The night is still young.”

Hhmm… should I be worried about him??

Family visit

Recently, my mother-in-law and hubby’s sister came to visit us. I kept it as a secret to the little one until they arrived at the doorstep….

Little one was very happy because ever since we were back from Penang, he always tells mummy that granny & 姑姑 live far far away in Penang.

“ I took lots of photos with Ah Mah and 姑姑.”

 

 

“Daddy is working today so he doesn’t join us for lunch. I love the sweet and sour fish and keep on eating them. Later mummy found out that sweet sweet Ah Mah and 姑姑 were only munching veggie and intentionally leaving the whole bowl of sweet and sour fish + clay pot tofu for me. Hee hee hee…. it’s too late as I only left two pieces of fish for them! ”

 

“ After lunch, we go window shopping and I continue to take lots of photos with Ah Ma.”

“ There is a buy-1- free- 1 offer for Pringles potato chips and 姑姑 has bought one. Ah Mah tried to persuade mummy to give the extra free Pringles to me but mummy say no very firmly. ”

星期六下午，想品尝清新的味道

‘ 桂花雪耳炖苹果’-这道糖水食谱是我逛街时在一家糖水店的广告牌上看到的。

我想, 最近炎热的天气吃这道糖水最适合不过了，所以这个周末，我炖了这道糖水。

我以好奇心渡过了漫漫的两个小时，终于等待到了一份惊喜的味道。我和LK都很喜欢这道糖水的独特香气。

如果你住在炎热的马来西亚，而你又行有余力...不妨煮这道糖水与家人或朋友分享, 在独特的香气中，多了一份贴心。

 

桂花雪耳炖苹果

Choosing a kindergarten…

My life has been such a hustle and bustle after I came back from PG. First, LK was very busy with his on-call so most of the time he was not at home. Secondly, JX was expecting me to play with him all day long. Third, kindergarten searching for JX.

I spent 2 weeks driving round the neighbourhood to check out and also make some enquiries on the kindergartens. My initial plan was to send JX to the nearest one, which is within the walking distant. Anyway, after talking to the principal, I found out that the kindy is more like a playgroup and it’s more suitable for kids below 3 years old. So, LK and I decided to scrap the plan and look for other kindergartens.

The second nearest kindergarten is 10km away from our house. It was just opened last year. The environment is clean and presentable but quite pricey, the school fees is about RM10K per year for a half-day program (it’s not those well-established kindergarten like Smart Reader or Q-Dees). Anyway, after spending about 30 minutes talking to the person-in-charge (the very same person is also the teacher there), I was exceedingly underwhelmed.

So, I have to look for other kindergartens which are not within my neighbourhood, I have to face a 20-30 minutes drive each way (not including the morning traffic jam), twice a day. Not perfect or what we have planned but certainly doable.

I continued to visit few kindergartens in the next few days and finally I have found one which LK and I are more comfortable with. It’s a Montessori kindergarten (no homework and no exam). The school fees is RM370 per month for a half-day program. JX was very happy during our visit to this kindy, he happily joined the class activities and he has totally forgotten about daddy & mummy. So, we decided to registered JX in this kindy, he will start going to school in this coming April!

I was really tired after all these, I feel like I've hardly had a moment to breathe….I need some time for myself…

So, I picked a day where LK was on-call and I brought JX to Kid’s E World in mid valley, lucky him!

I asked JX to play somewhere around where I sat and I was very lucky that JX soon found another playmate there. They both played happily (for hours) at the slide in front of me and also the play area beside me. I just sat back, read book and relaxed. It was a perfect day, JX was very happy and I came home feeling so refreshed.

 

Needless to say, life is pretty good :)

Smile : )

I've been so excited for the arrival of this “ Soothing & Moisture Aloe Vera 92% Soothing Gel” from Nature Republic . I purchased it through this website- Qoo10 Malaysia .The price is 50% cheaper, including postage (shipped out from Korea), compared to the retail price at the outlet. This was my first online purchase and the goods arrived at my doorstep in a good condition. Overall, I had a good customer experience with this website. 

Recently, the weather is hot and dry so I have been using the gel everyday since I’ve got it. Good product with a very good price. This is definitely my most satisfying purchase in a while!

 

这份生涯企划书，适合您吗?

Online article from facebook- 一位年輕女董事長的47個忠告

1、好朋友裡面，一定要培養出一個知己，不要以為你有多麼八面玲瓏，到處是朋友，最後真心對你的，只有一個，相信我。

 
2、給自己定目標，一年，兩年，五年，也許你出生不如別人好，通過努力，往往可以改變70%的命運。破罐子破摔只能和懦弱做朋友。

 
3、朋友請你吃飯，不要覺得理所當然，請禮尚往來，否則你的名聲會越來越差。

 
4、這是個現實的社會，感情不能當飯吃，貧窮夫妻百事哀。不要相信電影裡的故事情節，那只是個供許多陌生人喧囂情感的場所。只有不理智和不現實的人才相信。

 
5、不要相信算卦星座命理，那是哄小朋友的，命運掌握在自己手中。坐在家裡等什麼房子，車子，還不如睡一覺做個好夢。

 
6、不喜歡的人少接觸，但別在背後說壞話，說是非之人，必定是是非之人，謹記，禍從口出。

 
7、少玩遊戲，這不是韓國，你打不出房子車子還有資本。可以有愛好，但要把握尺度，少玩農場、牧場、鬥地主等一些高度吸引人思想的晉級遊戲，也許你的級別很高，但不代表你有多麼成功，反而會影響和占據你成功的時間。

8、是人都有惰性，這是與生俱來的，但是我們後天可以改變這種惰性，因為有很多人正在改變。對於某種事物或是生意不要等別人做到了，我才想到。不要等別人已經賺到錢了，我才想去做。沒有人相信的是市場和機遇，大家都相信的叫做膨脹。

9、知道自己要幹什麼，夜深人靜，問問自己，將來的打算，並朝著那個方向去實現。而不是無所事事和做一些無謂的事。

10、出路出路，走出去了，總是會有路的。困難苦難，困在家裡就是難。

11、作為女人，不要倚老賣老，認為事業跟自己沒關係，以為自己就是洗衣服，做飯，看孩子，那就是大錯特錯。

12、做人，要做到；萬事孝為先，教童品之道，夫妻和諧美，幸福萬年長。但是這些不是拿來用嘴說說就能辦到的，解放初期年代要做到這些，需要付出很大的努力和辛苦，當今現實的社會需要你付出很大的金錢，聰明的人都知道這個道理。

13、空閒時間不要經常上網做無聊的事和玩一些沒有意義的遊戲，讀點文學作品，學習一些經營流程，管理規範，國際時事，法律常識。這能保證你在任何聚會都有談資。

 
14、寧可錯殺一千次來自各方面的信息，也不放過任何一個有可能成功的機會。只有這樣你才不會去買後悔藥。

 
15、要做一件事，成功之前，沒有必要告訴其他人。成功之後不用你說，其他人都會知道的。這就是信息時代所帶來的效應。

16、頭髮，指甲，鬍子，打理好。社會是個排斥性的接受體，這個星球所需要的藝術家極其有限，請不要冒這個險，就算你留長頭髮比較好看，也要盡量給人乾淨的感覺。

17、不要以為你是個男人，就不需要保養。至少飲食方面不能太隨便，多吃番茄，海產品，韭菜，香蕉，都是對男性健康有益處的食物。你要是看不到價值，我可以告訴你。至少你能把看病節約下來的錢給你的女人多買幾個化妝品。

18、力求上進的人，不要總想著靠誰誰，人都是自私的，自己才是最靠得住的人。

 
19、面對失敗，不要太計較，天將降大任於斯人也，必先苦其心志，勞其筋骨，餓起體膚……但要學會自責，找到原因，且改掉壞習慣。二十歲沒錢，那很正常；三十歲沒錢，可能是沒有好的家境，需要更大的努力；四十歲沒錢，只能自己找原因。窮人變成富人是可能的，而且很可能。窮人能窮一輩子，也是必然的，存在就是理由，只是有所選擇。

 
20、每個人都有成功的機會！就看你給不給自己機會！

21、記住，平均每天看電視超過三個小時以上的，一定都是那些月收入不超過五萬元的，如果你想要月收入超過五萬，請不要把時間浪費在電視上。同樣的道理，那些平均每天玩網路遊戲或聊天超過三個小時以上的，也都是那些月收入不超過五萬的。

 
22、因為窮人很多，並且窮人沒有錢，所以，他們才會在網路上聊天抱怨，消磨時間。你有見過哪個企業老總或主管經理有事沒事經常在臉書裡閒聊的？

 
23、這個世界，有這麼一小撮的人，打開報紙，是他們的消息，打開電視，是他們的消息，街頭巷尾，議論的是他們的消息，仿佛世界是為他們準備的，他們能夠呼風喚雨，無所不能。你的目標，應該是努力成為這一小撮人。

24、如果，你真的愛你的爸媽，愛你的女朋友，就好好的去奮鬥，去拼搏吧，這樣，你才有能力，有經濟條件，有自由時間，去陪他們，去好好愛他們。

 
25、這個社會，是快魚吃慢魚，而不是慢魚吃快魚。

26、這個社會，是贏家通吃，輸者一無所有，社會，永遠都是只以成敗論英雄。

27、如果你問周圍朋友，如果十個人，九個人說不知道，那麼，這是一個機遇，如果十個人，九個人都知道了，就是一個行業。

 
28、任何一個行業，一個市場，都是先來的有肉吃，後來的湯都沒的喝。

29、這個世界上，一流的人才，可以把三流項目做成二流或更好，但是，三流人才，會把一流項目，做的還不如三流。

 
30、趁著年輕，多出去走走看看。讀萬卷書，不如行萬里路，行萬里路，不如閱人無數。

 
31、與人交往的時候，多聽少說。這就是，上帝為什麼給我們一個嘴巴兩個耳朵的原因。

32、記得，要做最後出牌的人，出讓別人覺得出其不意的牌，在他們以為你要輸掉的時候，這樣，你才能贏得牌局。

 
33、不要裝大，對於裝大的人，最好的辦法就是，撿塊磚頭，悄悄跟上去，一下子從背後放倒他。

 
34、不要隨便說髒話，這會讓別人覺得你沒涵養，不大願意和你交往。即使交往，也是敷衍。因為他內心認定你素質很差。

 
35、想要抽煙的時候，先問下周圍的人可不可以，要學會尊重別人。少在女生面前耍酷抽煙，你不知道，其實她們內心很反感。

36、買衣服的時候，要自己去挑，不要讓家人給你買，雖然你第一、第二次買的都不怎麼樣，可是，你會慢慢有眼光的。

 
37、要想進步，就只有吸取教訓，成功的經驗都是歪曲的，成功了，想怎麼說都可以，失敗者沒有發言權，可是，你可以通過他的事例反思，總結。教訓，不僅要從自己身上吸取，還要從別人身上吸取。

 
38、學習，學習，再學習，有事沒事，去書店看看書，關於管理，金融，行銷，人際交往，未來趨勢等這些，你能獲得很多。這個社會競爭太激烈了，你不學習，就會被淘汰。中國2008底，有一百多萬大學生找不到工作。競爭這麼激烈，所以，一定要認識一點，大學畢業了，不是學習結束了，而是學習剛剛開始。還有，我個人推薦一個很好的視頻節目，《誰來一起午餐》。

39、如果你不是歌手，不是畫家，也不是玩行為藝術的，那麼，請在平時注意你的衣著。現在這個社會，衣著能表現出你屬於哪一個群體，哪一個圈子。

40、 一個年輕人，如果三年的時間裡，沒有任何想法，他這一生，就基本這個樣子，沒有多大改變了。

 
41、 成功者就是膽識加魄力，曾經在火車上聽人談起過溫州人的成功，說了這麼三個字，“膽子大”。這其實，就是膽識，而拿得起，放得下，就是魄力。

 
42、無論你以後是不是從事銷售部門，都看一下關於行銷的書籍。因為，生活中，你處處都是在向別人推銷展示你自己。

 
43、平時的時候，多和你的朋友溝通交流一下，不要等到需要朋友的時候，才想到要和他們聯繫，到了社會，你才會知道，能夠認識一個真正的朋友，有多難?

44、如果你想知道自己將來的年收入如何。找你最經常來往的六個朋友，把他們的年收入加起來，除以六，就差不多是你的了。這個例子，可以充分的說明一點，物以類聚。

 
45、給自己定一個五年的目標，然後，把它分解成一年一年，半年半年的，三個月的，一個月的。這樣，你才能找到自己的目標和方向。

 
46、無論什麼時候，記住尊嚴這兩個字，做人是要有尊嚴，有原則，有底線的。否則，沒有人會尊重你。

47、如果我只能送你一句忠告，那就是，這個世界上沒有免費的午餐，永遠不要走捷徑！

♥ Miso

When we were in PG, some of the relatives asked me how I celebrated JX’s birthday for the last 3 years? They were curious as they have never heard that I threw any birthday party for JX.

They reminded me that LK and I did plan to bring little one to Kid’s E World and also dinner at Hokkaido Ichiba@ The Gardens on his actual birthday. JX loves Japanese food,  he especially loves the miso soup and inari sushi. So, off we went to Hokkaido Ichiba after we came back to KL!

Irasshaimase いらっしゃいませ !

Japanese “yee-sang”, little one wanted to toss it with his hands. (;¬_¬)

 

 

Little one ate a piece of Inari sushi, some steam egg, teriyaki chicken and some sticky rice. He also finished a bowl of miso soup. Then, he started to beg for his dessert…

 

 

“ These ice-creams are all mine. Mine, mine, mine!”

Home Sweet Home

Time flew so quickly that I felt CNY day 5 & day 6 disappeared on me in the blink of an eye. I didn't take many pictures as intended. Anyway, I really enjoyed every moment I spent with my family and friends. I felt like I got a good dose of motivation ( or inspiration) from all the people I met during CNY. All in all 2013 Chinese New Year has been a pretty good one!

Finally, we were back to our house on day 7 of CNY.

Posing time!

Angpau dancing…

Some of the nice angpao packets that little one received this year.

“ These are all the angpau I received this year. My favourite one is the bear’s design angpau from 姨姨! ”

CNY Day4

We spent the morning at my mother-in-law’s house, later we dropped JX at my mum place. Little one was very happy, he waved goodbye to us and followed my mum into the house. He didn’t have separation anxiety at all….but it was mummy who felt uncomfortable after seeing this. Silly mummy kept on asking daddy “ Will JX be okay?” “Will JX miss us?” “Do you think later if he gets hungry, will he refuse to eat?”  bla bla bla… Seemed like it’s mummy who had separation anxiety!

Thanks to my parents for lending a hand to look after JX. LK and I managed to complete some tasks (which need to be done within the office hour) earlier than we expected. We also managed to sneak some time to enjoy a scrumptious lunch in Gurney Drive.  Later we picked up JX at my mum’s place, little one was very tired and dozed off in the car.

“ Car seat has become my favourite sleeping place beside my bed. I will grab every opportunity to recharge myself before moving to the next destination.”

In the evening, we found out that there were no one at home (in my mother-in-law’s house) so we decided to join my sister’s family and my parents for dinner. All kids were having very good appetite.

“Thanks cousin Pristine for lending me her ipad. I really like it but I don’t have one at home”.

After dinner, we went to All Seasons Place at Farlim for dessert.

 

“ I like this place very much. I run and chase cousin Shaelyn and Pristine. And, we also play ‘The eagle and the chicks game’. I am the mother hen, cousin Pristine is the eagle while cousin Jonelle and Shaelyn are the chicks.”

We had our dessert here. ‘Teochew Chendul’ in Keng Kwee street is our family all time favourite.

 

“How nice if I can play like this everyday…”

Photography session, cheers!!