Happy Birthday Celine

Happy Birthday Celine!! She turns 2 today... she has definitely brought our family lots of laughter, joy and love. She's really cute and together with Olivia, they definitely remind us of God's grace and love.

We celebrated her birthday earlier on.. and yesterday, we brought her for a haircut.. she looks rather different... and I shall post her pictures up later... but for the mean time, Happy Birthday Celine... May the Lord continue to bless you abundantly and continue to keep you close to Him...

Long overdue updates....

It's been a long long time since I've updated my blog. I must admit.. I love reading other people's entries but dread to write mine as I always think that my entries are not exciting or interesting enough... but will always remind myself that af the end of the day, these entries serve as a reminder or rather like an online journal. :)

Much has happened since my last entry... Olivia is growing up quickly, easing into her big sister role effortlessly. Celine is fast catching up on the art of communication - she speaks rather well that I keep forgetting that she is not yet 2! Both of them are definitely a source of joy for the entire family.. including the extended families.

In March, we went for a family holiday with another family to Krabi, Thailand. It was very fun. We stayed at the Pakasai Resort, which was around the corner of Ao Nang beach. It was very nice and cozy... The kids had a ball of a time with Brendan & Bryan who came along with their family. It was a very laid back holiday for us. No stress to do this and that but merely enjoying time with the kids and spending time with friends. We spent time at the beach and the pool, explored Krabi town and ate Thai food.. :) We even had cheap and yummy Thai desserts! At the end of the trip, we all came back a bit sunburnt, except for Celine, who only turned a tad red... and Celine knew how to say "I want to go for holiday...with Brendan".. :)




In May, Elvin and I went for our first trip without the kids to exotic Turkey. It was stunning and beautiful. The country is just so deep with history and beautiful sites. What made it even better was that we had a really really good tour guide, he was just fantastic - his knowledge was really really awesome and he made history sound so so interesting. I would definitely recommend you make Turkey one of your holiday destinations, if you can stomach bland and unappetizing food for 10 days. :) We missed the kids terribly... and they us too. A big thanks to Mummy for helping to watch them for the 10 days that we were away.

We also had a family photo shoot on Mother’s day at Lake Gardens with Jenny Sun. The world is really small, whilst I was looking greedily at the photos that she features on her blogsite, little do I know that she actually knows Yen and Jon. We had a great time that day and the weather was very kind to us. Most of all, we had lots of fun! I’ll post the pictures once I’ve gotten them on me.

More stuff to post up next… coming up will be my posts on birthdays as the birthday season of our family has started J Stay tuned.

Nintendo Wii anyone?

Elvin and I are not very much into playing video games... we'd much rather be spending time with the kids, friends or our extended family. So, as a Christmas present to ourselves, we bought a Nintendo Wii...and we've been having fund with it as a family every since. I played till my arms ached...definitely a sign that I'm old and so out of shape! But it wasn't just me, hahaha, everyone else except for Elvin and Olivia... :) One of my resolutions this year was to exercise, thus far, I've only been exercising with the Wii... playing tennis and golf. Anyone who has played the Wii will be able to attest to the fact that u can indeed break a sweat by playing...

Anyhow, my remark to Elvin was : "Buying the Wii is better than buying a new car!" The whole family can definitely enjoy it... young or old.

Bali and Ipoh Trip

I went to Bali last month for my first overseas company trip. It was great and I had a lot of fun. I guess also the company helps - some of my colleagues are great people to travel with. We visited some temples, saw some obese monkeys, ate a lot, had cheap pedicures and manicures, shopped a lot and got a sunburn too! It was really fabulous shopping coz most of the things were cheap. I managed to buy a dress for RM14... so that's really cheap. :) On in all, I had a blast and it was a good break from work and an additional plus was having some "me" time to myself!

When I was in Bali enjoying myself, my kids, Olivia and Celine, were having a blast at their paternal grandparent's home in Ipoh. This marked the first time both girls went away without us, their parents. And I'm proud to say that they definitely did better than me when I was their age! The gals spent about 4 days in Ipoh and definitely gave their grandparents some additional strands of white hair! :) But I'm sure they all had a blast.

Here are some pics from my Bali trip as well as a slightly updated photo of the girls....

Tis the season to be sick

Yup, my 2 gals have been sick. They've been ill for about 2 weeks already... Poor Celine got the worst of it. She's just been diagnosed with bronchitis!! Poor thing. Wheezing, coughing and lots of plehgm. Have been praying that she will get well soon. Thank God that Olivia's recovering quite nicely.

To make matters worse, Celine fell down yesterday and knocked the back of her head... there's a big "baluku" there. Am praying that the swelling will go down and that she's fine too.

Oh well, just a quick update.... on the gals... here's a recent picture of Celine.. with her hair pinned up.

Happy Belated Birthday Celine and Ee ee!

Happy Belated Birthday to 2 of my favourite gals - Celine (my fei fei) and Yen (my sister). They both have something else in common besides celebrating their birthdays in the month of July - they're both chubby!! (for Yen - she was chubby when she was young.. sorry dear.. coudln't resist).

Celine turned 1 on 14 July. How fast time flies... and she is definitely a very steady toddler at the age of 1. Following fast in the footsteps of her sister, Olivia, who started walking at the age of 11 months and was also very steady when she celebrated her first birthday. We had a small celebration at home and Celine had an Elmo 3D cake to celebrate her turning 1. The cake was definitely a hit amongst the other kids at the party, as they all couldn't resist Elmo's charm.

Ee ee aka Yen celebrated her birthday 3 days later. We went for a sumptious Japanese dinner at Subang. The food was good and we were definitely stuffed! This time, instead of the usual birthday cake, I decided to get her cupcakes to make up a cake. (okay.. if I don't explain this well, I'll try to upload the pics later). It was a hit! Yen totally loved it.. and since then, it's kinda been like a trend, whereby we order cupcakes for everybody's birthdays.

ANyways, thought that I'd get a blog entry on this two joyous occasions. Maybe the Lord continue to bless both of you abundantly in everything that u do.

Happy 3rd Birthday Olivia!!!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to Olivia, Happy Birthday to you.

Yes, today my little Princess Olivia turns 3! How exicting. I took a good long look at her before I went to sleep last night and felt nostalgic. How much has my little girl grown! How different from the first time that I laid eyes on her.

She has definitely progressed into a bundle full of energy and joy. Everyone is entertained by her adult-like gestures and comments. (though I have to admit that handling her can be rather trying at times). But she definitely makes up for it by showing her tender loving side.

We've organised a big birthday bash for her tomorrow with her friends. Will fill you guys in on that. In the meantime, happy birthday my dear girl. May the Lord continue to keep you under His wing and bless you abundantly in your many years to come.