My Crazy Eight

It's been a while since I kena tagged, maybe coz people reckon that I don't do the tag timely.... hahaha. Anyway, thanks to Judy for passing me this tag.

8 THINGS I’M PASSIONATE ABOUT
1)Reading.
2)Spending quality time with my family.
3)Planning activities, parties & gatherings.
4)Live a healthy lifestyle (i.e. eat well, sleep well & be happy).
5)Doing Yoga (which I just started recently).
6)Sharing experience & info on motherhood & baby care with other mummies.
7)Breastfeeding & preparing food for my kids.
8)Last but not least, Blogging :)

8 THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE
1)Travel to as many places as I could.
2)Eat the food that I haven't tried before.
3)Take a family portrait with my parents & siblings.
4)Take a family portrait with hubby & my kids.
5)Tell my parents & siblings how much I love them.
6)Write a letter to my kids of what I wanted to say to them.
7)Spend all the time I could have with my hubby & kids.
8)Sign up to pledge my organs & tissues.

8 THINGS I SAY OFTEN
1)Ok
2)Huh? What?
3)Never mind.
4)Don't worry.
4)Please
5)Sorry
6)Thanks
7)No no (to my son)
8)Dear (calling my hubby)

8 I’VE RECENTLY READ (seldom have luxury time to read book leh...)
1)Baby & Toddler food recipe book
2)Crayon Sin Chan comic book
3)Mother & Baby magazine
4)Content Asia magazine
5)Bedtime story book for Dillon
6)Bedtime story book for Kaith
7)Oxford dictionary (haha, this one consider not?)
8)IKEA catalogue, Tesco brochures (hahaha these are my favourite reading materials):P

8 SONGS THAT I COULD LISTEN TO OVER AND OVER
Hard to decide, there are too many songs I like. Skipping this.

8 THINGS THAT ATTRACT ME TO MY BEST FRIENDS
1)Sense of humour
2)Good listener
3)Friendly
4)Easygoing
5)Caring
6)Helpful

Ok la 6 is good enough, more than that I'll be perfect liao..... hahaha LOL :)

8 THINGS I’VE LEARNED THIS PAST YEAR
1)Blogging.
2)Writing paid post in my blog.
3)Manage my time for a baby & a toddler.
4)Found a balance between work time & family time.
5)Learn to sing many nursery rhymes (hehe)
6)Spend thrift on baby stuff
7)Yoga (just started anyway)
8)To be a MC for wedding reception

Shopping Tips

Thanks Lovelymummy for this tag. It'll be useful for all of us to know about the shopping tips & get ready for the sale! :)

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It’s very simple. When you receive this tag, copy the whole list and add your own shopping tip to the bottom and pass it on.

1. Wear comfy clothing when you’re shopping. You don’t wanna fuss with too many laces and buttons when you’re trying clothes on. http://rinnah-marketplace.blogspot.com/

2. Choose stores offering some kind of reward program, e.g. purchase points, rebates or store coupons. Knowing how the program works and when to use them will save you a lot of money in the long run. http://kakishopping.giddytigers.com/

3. When buying pants or jeans, try to try them on with a pair of heels so you know its the right length. If you don’t and wear it with heels later, you might find that it hangs at an awkward length. http://www.all-aboutshopping.com/

4. We are always lure to buy the latest lipstick colour in town. Before you respond to magazine’s review and recommendation, make sure you try on the colour and walk around for a while before deciding to purchase it. Lipstick colour looks different when it’s absorbed on the lips and lightings can alter the way you look too. This will avoid buying a lipstick that doesn’t look so great on you afterall http://www.dorisgoshopping.com/

5. Don’t buy bras just before your period! I have big boobs just before period and the boobs deflated after my period, making the bra looks ‘unfull-filled’ Same thing with buying shoes in the evening. Your feet are bigger in the evening. Women Only!

6. If you're planning to buy heels, avoid wearing sports shoes or covered shoes. You'll spend more time removing and putting them back on everytime you try on a new pair of heels. Sasha's TagsnSuch

7. Always request for a new piece on items like cloth, bag or shoe to avoid in getting them in condition like broken, loose, stain or loose parts with many tried from different people. If you like the piece very much happen to be last pair then you got to check really carefully. Lemonjude - Memoirs.:*CRoSs mY hEARt*:.

8. Remember keep the receipts for what you have bought for few days. You can change the size, colours or other stuffs if you feel it's not suitable for you after back home. Lovelymummy

9. It's better to wear skin colour underwear when intended to shop for clothing because it show the best result when we try on White colour clothing, coz we'll be able to judge if the material is too transparent or not. Mummy Yiau

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FIVE things

Got this tag from Ruth a while back, finally I'm doing it now, better be late than not doing it loh hor? hehe :)

INSTRUCTIONS:Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so:
Rinnah, Giddy Tiger, Leah, Kiasumum, LemomJude, Sasha, Chanelwong, Ruth, KarenYiau

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was 18 years old "pok pok cui" then, guess I was busy hanging out with boy friends? hehe
What were you doing 1 year ago?
I was planning for 2nd baby (then I was conceived in the following month)
Five snacks you enjoy.
Potato Chips, Cheese Rings, Caramel Popcorn, Dairy Milk Chocolate, Cucur Udang (sigh.... still talking about gaining back my pre-pregnancy weight?:P)
Five songs that you know all the lyrics to..
ABC song, Rock-A-Bye-Baby, Bla Bla Black Sheep, Happy birthday song & Doraemon theme song in cantonese (muahaha, how come all children songs ar?)
Five things you would do if you were a millionaire
Donate/help the less fortunate people
Pay off all my debts & loans
Buy a house with garden & swimming pool
Go for family holiday
Invest some portion for future use.
Five bad habits
short temper, no patience, moody, lazy & talk too loud LOL
Five favourite toys
Personal Computer, Desktop, Laptop, PC & Notebook (hahahaha)
Five things you like doing
Sleeping, Shopping, Eating, Cooking, Chit Chatting (Gossiping)
Five things you would never wear again
School Uniform, Bridal Gown, Maternity Top, Maternity Pants, Maternity Dress (sudah close shop mah....)

Why I Blog?

Got this tag from Kiasumum long long (x5) time ago and now that I have a little bit of free time at work (shhhh.... don't tell my boss), I better get my "homework" done to minus my guilt, LOL

The reasons I blog are:
1. I love to write & kepoh around. :P
2. To keep track of my kids progress & share their photos on the blog.
3. To share recipes, experience, stories etc etc etc........
4. Blogging is a bridge for me to communicate with other parents/friends out there.
5. The bloggers world is so much of fun!! & informative too.

Well, I'm not passing the baton since it has been quite a while & I think most people would have done it already. :)

My favourite flowers

Got this tag from Cheryl really long long time ago, luckily I still remember to do it before I pop, otherwise it will never be done..... :P

My favourite flowers would be Lily, both Calla Lily & Longi Lily. Calla Lily was also the hand bouquet on my wedding day (you can see in my wed pic on the sidebar).

Meaning of:
Calla Lily: Beauty
Long Lily: Pure, Modest

Name: Lilium candidum was the most significant flower symbol for Christians and suggested purity. As a symbol of purity associated with virgins it became known as the Madonna Lily.

Trivia: Lilies have been cultivated for over 3000 years. Feng Shui believers hold the lily as an emblem of summer and abundance; to the Chinese, lily means "Forever in love".


*Note: You can check out the meaning of your favourite flower here

My favourite Pan Mee

I was first tagged by Judy and then Chinnee on this food tag, so I've decided to combine & write about my favourite food - Pan Mee of 2 different places, ok la hor? :)

Firstly is the normal Pan Mee Soup/Dried Pan Mee. This stall is located in a coffee shop (sorry didn't notice the name) at Damansara Uptown (same row with TM point), apparently the people who stay in PJ/Damansara area said that this stall is very famous. The business is good as you can see the uncle (boss) non stop preparing the pan mee especially during lunch time. The pan mee texture is smooth yet "Q" (not lembit), the chili is so pedas & the soup taste good as well. It is served with the normal ingredients i.e. wood ear slices, minced pork, fu chok, fried anchovies & vegetables. The portion is very big but only priced at RM3.50 per bowl. I normally would go for Pan Mee soup & hubby would prefer the dried one.

Pan Mee Soup

Kon Low Pan Mee
Now the next would be Kin Kei Chili Pan Mee, the shop is located along Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman (behind Honda showroom). This place is also very famous in KL and everytime I go also it'd be very packed esp on weekends.

They also serve pan mee in soup or dried but the famous is the dried one, the soup is so so only. What make it so famous & special is actually the dried chili flakes they prepared. The dried pan mee is not tossed with dark soy sauce as usual, instead we will add in scoops of dried chili flakes & toss it ourselves before eating, it's so yummy yet so pedas gile. The ingredients include minced pork, pork meat, fried anchovies, vegetables & poached egg. The portion is very small but it's selling at RM4.60 per bowl, normally the guys would have to order 2 bowls to fill their stomach. It is something worth trying, if you don't mind the price & the waiting time, at times the boss is also very cocky, hahaha. LOL

When it is freshly served
After tossing with a few scoops of dried chili flakesIt seems to me like many people has done this tag liao so I'm not passing the baton to anyone this time......too much nice food for us to try out till end of this year liao, haha LOL. In fact I have been tagged again by Grace on this so I'll try to share about another of my favourite food soon, stay tuned!!

1. Peimun -
2. Leah -
3. Hui Sia -
4. Jonamum -
5. Karen - Pan Mee / Chili Pan Mee

6. Doris Chua
7. Shopping Mum
8. Shannon Chong
9. Samantha Yeap

10 things I hate about my hubby - Tag

Tagged again by Lovelymummy within the same week. This tag is straight forward & simple, but easy for me as I don't hate my hubby for anything, otherwise I wouldn't be with him still..... :P

Well anyway, must still "try my best" to complete this tag..... Ok, 10 things that I hate (more to things that he pissed me off) about my hubby:

1) He doesn't like to join me in any occasions organised by my friends or colleagues that he doesn't know well, but he usually tolerates with me.
2) He is a late riser. He sleeps very late & will only wake up after 2pm the earliest on a typical weekend. So I'll always have to eat my breakfast & lunch alone.
3) If his friends call him out, he would mostly join them but if I ask him to go somewhere with me, he always say lazy to go out.
4) Almost everyday after work, he will still need to sit in front of the PC & work from home, including weekends sometimes.
5) Besides working, he spend most of his time at home surfing net, reading & posting in forums, downloading movies etc.
6) He doesn't take initiative to help to look after Dillon unless I ask.
7) He will not care & listen to what I say when he is angry with me, but we usually do not carry an argument to the next day.
8) He remembers my birthday, our anniversary but he won't plan anything for it, no presents or surprises as well, he is not a romantic type of person.
9) He would look more macho without the 3-layer tummy but I actually feel quite comfy also when hugging him, haha, natural cushion.
10) Last but definitely not least is his smoking habit. I don't know what to elaborate about this anymore.

Ok now is tagging time.....
Lian
Judy
Babies LZ
Cairo's Mommy
Health Freak Mommy