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This is a message specially for Daddy…

A natural leader that manages
serious business to soiled diapers,
and yet! Daddy maintains his poise
Leading with firm hand but gentle voice!

A laughter so dear
that removes all tears
He always knows how to make it fun
joke, tease and makes us run!
Bringing so much joy under the sun!

A presence that’s always
assuring and strong,
Always there
regardless of right or wrong,
To protect, guide and love
A guardian God sends us
from Heaven above…

Happy Father’s Day Daddy!

Today I had a very rare occassion of having lunch alone with my Mom. I drove alone to her coffeeshop to meet her, my Dad was not in the coffee shop. Mom said he got Valentine’s hangover….hahaha!!!

It has been "I forgotten how long" of time since I manage to eat lunch with Mom, just the two of us. Especially after Zoe’s arrival. It felt so long ago.

I realised a few things while having lunch with Mom just now:

1. My Mom still fuss over me . When I accidentally drop some rojak sauce unto my hand, she quickly scurried over and handed me a tisssue, without me lifting a finger. But, if Zoe is around, all the fuss goes to her…sigh!
2. My Mom never failed to have something nice to eat that she can offer me, even with a surprise visit like that! She shared the rojak an uncle gave her earlier - seems like at her golden years Mom still able to attract some attention from the opposite sex…kekeke
3. We tend to gossip about our in-laws when we chat, just the 2 of us. Its bitchy but so relieving…aaaahhhh
4. My Mom likes to talk about my Brother and update me on what he has achieved or where he gonna work. We knew very well that my brother is able to take very good care of himself, but yet my Mom must make it a point to let me know his progress. Anyway, its good to know! Maybe she did the same when she is with my Brother - updates about me!
5. I sprained my neck and shoulder yesterday nite and told Mom about it, she never fail to produce something to cure me. This time, a black herbal tablet the size of a paracetamol tablet. She swear that it can cure the pain, but I might bet a little sleepy later.
6. She likes to make me try all the new products (drinks/food) she found or served in her coffeshop. Today it was some herbal lemonade. I am always hesitant but also always ends up gulping down everything the Queen commanded me to eat. Thank God this one taste good!
7. I notice Mom always seems to look the same to me - never aged a day, thou she is 60 this year. She is still fair and lovely to me.
8. My Mom still like to teased me and hubby. Yesterday being Valentine’s day, she asked me whether we spent it cleaning up Zoe’s poo poo, compared to those times when we can go out and have candlelight dinner. She was having a blast yesterday nite with Dad and some friends celebrating Valentine’s. Now I understand what she meant, she has got back her independence of doing the things she like after taking care of Brother and me as a housewife for so many years.
9. My Mom still observed the way I dress. Today being Friday is a dress down day for me in the office. I was only clad in T-shirt, a pair of khakis and sports shoes. She commented why I dress so "cin cai" to office.
10. My Mom always gives me a hug and some food for me to bring along before I leave but nowadays her hugs seems much more precious and touching to me.

We celebrated Mom’s 60th Birthday this year at the coffeeshop, her favourite place for this moment. We had 2 tables of 8 course dinner - cook and ingredients supervised by my Mom. The food is excellent!

Mom’s 60th Birthday Cake - from us!

Mom and Zoe - saying "You listen to me 1st!!"

Thank you Lord for blessing me with a SuperMom - Someone I can always run to for some TLC

Today is Zoe’s Daddy’s Birthday!

We are planning to celebrate together tomorrow as tomorrow is my Birthday. Yes, our Birthdays are one day apart. I am born almost a year earlier than Daddy ….hee hee hee

Thinking about it in terms of a baby point of view, about 31 years ago, when Daddy was born, I am already like Zoe now. If I see Daddy then, I would probably be standing beside him and maybe poke him or sayang him, while Daddy being a newborn still unable to see me clearly (the vision probably all fuzzy for him). Daddy is still a newborn while I am almost a toddler. Daddy is still fully on breastmilk/formula and I am already eating porridge. What a thot!!! Geeezz….
I guess being a mother makes my imagination wilder…haaa haaaa haaaaaaa

On this special day, I just wanna wish Daddy,

"I was beaming at the diamond bracelet on my wrist, awesome….exactly the one I wanted. Gonna show this off to Mom - make her green with envy…Muahahaha!!!"

**smack!!!….ouch!!

I woke up and saw little Zoe sitting on the bed beside me, smiling cause she just practice her smacking on me. Its already almost 9 am…alamak!
Lucky thing Zoe woke me up cause I have a 11 am appointment at Sembunyi Spa…kekeke

After we hurried to prepare ourselves, we took Zoe to her nanny so that she would be taken care of while we go and indulge in all the activities plan for the day.
Note to Zoe - Mommy sorry ar…wait till u r older and can enter the spa, we all go together gather..ok!? Hehehe….

We had our breakfast in Bandar Puteri Puchong, this new place that have been transformed from a lonely kopitiam (previously known as Lou Fu Tzi) to a bustling tim sum restaurant. It was our first time there. The food is really good and especially the egg tart! It’s lip-smacking!!

What good food to start a wonderful day…heh!

It was already almost half past ten when we finish our breakfast, gotta rush to the spa now cause we wanna try out all their other facilities. We reach Sembunyi Spa in Cyberview Lodge a while later and on the way hubby remarked that even on a holiday like this, he still have to use the road to office…hahaha

Once we are there, the feeling was just like we are somewhere far away (again!?)…
Sembunyi Spa was located at another building at the east of the resort, just a short walk away from the car park. The reception area was simple and typical of a spa, not too heavily decorated with Thai & Balinese style stuffs. We were given a choice of massage treatments for our package, 90 minutes man!! and can choose 2 types of massage for 45 minutes each. We took the aromatherapy and Balinese massage, something we are more familiar with. I love their lavendar aromatherapy oil, very soothing smell like a baby product.

The ladies and men’s facilities are separated, so we go our own ways after the reception. A lady show me the way to my locker, the steam, sauna & jacuzzi area and the bath area. Sha said I can change in the locker room, "No changing rooms!?", "This is a lady only area, you can change here ma’am". I went to change in the shower room into the olive green shorts & singlet provided. The clothes makes me look like an auntie that does cleaning job…eww! The facilities are pretty normal, just the jacuzzi was quite nice overlooking the lake. I expected a sexier looking outfit for spa la, something like a batik pareo is sexy enough.
Hubby, on the other hand was given a nicer short tights for men. Not fair.

After a 10 minutes dip in the jacuzzi, I was off to the massage session. The therapist is friendly and gave me a mint scented face towel and a little cup of ginger tea to warm the tummy before the session. The mint scented towel is refreshing!!

The massage is good, but still cannot beat the skills of those therapist in Layan Beach, Phuket. I did not even realise whether it was the aromatherapy massage or the Balinese massage…feels the same to me, the whole of 90 minutes. Felt that it ended too soon…kekeke

After the massage, I went for a swim at their pool overlooking the lake. There were leaves and flowers dropping into the pool from a tree planted beside the pool. Hmm…flower bath!? HaHaHa…

After that, another 5 minutes in the steam and 15 minutes in the jacuzzi. Off to the shower and came out looking like a cooked tomato….HaHaHa….
They should do something to the comb and tissue provided at the dressing area. The comb looks like its been sterilised in a microwave on high and they provide paper napkin for ladies to wipe face…it feels like sand paper to me

All of that makes both of us poorer by $300.

We head to Mid Valley for lunch and movie. We manage to catch Transformers!, probably the last few screening in the cinema. The movie was great and it brought back some childhood memories in a time when my brother would sold me in exchange for Optimus Prime figurine. Hmmph!!! Autobots rolls!!!! Ha Ha

That part when Sam try to convince his teacher to give him an "A" for the subject - He said, "What would Jesus do?"…HaHaHa! Very funny…He learnt well huh!?

After the movie, we went to Mamours (Planete Enfants) to pick up a toy for Zoe. Our little guilt gift for her, for being away on a holiday…again…Mommy think of u every single seconds ok…Mommy miss u…

It was a good day and by the time I wrote this, I already forgotten what we had for dinner that day…so I’ll just end here….till the next indulgence….

Today is our 3rd wedding anniversary! Yayy!

At the beginning…

While the world all over are celebrating new year 2007, hubby and me are in SJMC waiting for the arrival of our firstborn.
Baby Zoe was born on 1st January 2007 at 11:58pm. My actual gynae is on holiday and baby landed safely on earth by the help of a nice and gentle Dr. Tan. I remember the Dr said, "Ha! The last new year baby to arrive!"

Hubby and me are actually very excited as we waited every minute since I am admitted at 2pm. The contraction pain is bearable up until about 10pm when Dr rupture my amniotic sac - after that, every contraction is a torture and hubby gave me a towel to bite on to ease my pain. I was desperate then and asked for epidural, but the nurse told me it is to late as I am already 7cm dilated. So, I hang on to the laughing gas given like hanging on to my dear life. I still thank God because it is still considered a "short and simple" labour, the exact same words that I prayed very often throughout my pregnancy. God answered my prayer and baby Zoe is born naturally without any complications.

Everything about baby is really "on the dot". Her birthweight is 2.5kg and she is almost exactly 37 weeks, so Dr said that she is okay and not considered premature - just nice. We are really thankful for that, as I was quite worried throughout my pregnancy with all the complications and not well very often.

Now, baby Zoe is safe in our hands - so tiny but yet so precious to us - truly God’s greatest new year gift for both of us.

Hey baby Zoe, daddy and mommy loves you a lot and we look forward to every moment with you. You are God’s precious gift to us.