Remembering LKY

This day, Singapore has lost her Founding Father. It's sad to hear that Mr Lee Kuan Yew has passed away.

Thank you for giving us a safe and green country. A safe place where we call our HOME. A good education system which benefit all Singaporeans. No enough thanks can express the appreciation we have. For the red passport that we hold, brings us to lots of places without applying for Visa. A 3rd world country to 1st world country..

He has fought the good fight. He has completed the race. His legacy will live on to our younger generation.

May we remember this day and honor him for the sacrifices that he made in order to provide a better life for all Singaporeans.

Love,
Felicia

Where did all the time went too??

Looking at the calendar right now.. and its dawn upon me that it's OCTOBER!!!

Can you imagine same time last year.. I'm walking around with my huge belly, Danielle inside snugly and warm in my tummy.

Right now.. she is bubbly, cheeky 8 month old girl.

Just a few more months to go and she will be 1 year old!! Ah~~ mama can't wait for your 1 year old birthday party! * Not that I've anything planned*

Nothing much to plan for the month of October.. as I'm getting slightly busier at work with my high season coming next month.

Went to this years's Baby Market @ Expo from 2 - 5 Oct. I'm really really really impressed that this year fair is soooooo much better to shop.

Out of the 3 visits to Baby Market from Oct'13 - Oct'14. This year is the best. With many improvement. Ques to payment are short and it's pretty fast too if there is a que. Items are all well stocked. Can you imagine that I can get to buy 2 cartons of Merries Diapers and 2 set of Nestle HA 2 milk powder and even bought a star buy Graco Playpen.

Her Children Day gift - Graco Playpen

Merries Diapers. I think I have at least 5 mth supplies here.

Of cause, I've also pre-ordered a Recaro Easy Lift Stroller and 1 carton of Baby Wipes from Japan that claims to be 99.9 purified water wet wipes.

Her very expensive Recaro Stroller which we got it at $499 from the pre order deals.

Oh!! I've also sign up a photography package for Danielle with The Studio Loft. I've been wanting to take some nice shots with Danielle cause it's always me behind the camera and no one is around to help me take nice shot with my daughter.

Selfie with Danielle is almost mission impossible too...

So I think this chance to take a studio shoot with her..
1. Mother and Daughter shoot
2. Pre-celebration for her 1 year old shoot. ^_^

Source: The Studio Loft

Yeah!! I got the package that includes the CD of all images! Plus I will need to top up extra $15 per head for me to be included in the shoot & $30 surcharge for booking an appointment on a Sat.

I've seen the photos taken by The Studio Loft and I super love it!! I can only hope that Danielle will  be a good girl and let the jie jies / auntie help her take her nice photo!!!!

Counting down to 1 more month for her shoot and gonna hunt some nice props to bring along for the shoot!

Xoxo,
Felicia
Surviving mid week crisis...

Its finally time!

Yes, its finally time for me to start bringing Danielle out alone.... to TOWN area!!

Yup, before I only dare to venture somewhere nearby our place. Eg, Bukit Panjang Plaza with Dani. Because our pram isn't the one hand fold kind hence it's difficult for me to carry her and close the pram at the same time.

It's till one fine day, I decided to use the ergobaby carrier that my hubby bought when Dani is a newborn. So now I'm hands-free and I am able to close the pram while carry her!

Blumberide - Our compact stroller..

Today was a very good day for me to try out being out with Danielle n myself.

So early morning we went to SBCC for her 6th mth vaccination and after that I hopped onto a cab to ICA building with Danielle to collect her passport. Thankfully I pop Danielle in the carrier, she fall asleep from Gleneagles all the way to ICA. Taxi Uncle was kind enough to help me carry the pram out and I open it and place Dani in her pram for her to sleep...

Chatting with mummy while waiting for her turn to collect her passport.

Collected her passport and I decided to have lunch.. So off we went to take MRT together. Thought that its around lunch time hour, might as well head to Marina Sq cause it seems to be the only mall nearby that won't be so crowded as compared to Raffles City and Bugis.

So I alighted at Cityhall and walk thru the Citylink.... Went up and down via the escalator with Dani safety buckled. Getting the hang of traveling via escalator with Dani in pram cause it's really a pain in the neck to wait for lift only to know that you're unable to enter and have to wait several times. Alot of faster & easier to travel via escalator.

First MRT ride with Mummy!!

Thus far, I think I can manage with going out with her alone. However when we went it, its a weekday so shopping malls are generally less crowded as goes for public transports. So I'm going to try out another time on weekends to see how we can managed!!

I'm so excited to bring Dani out!! Yeah to Mother - Daughter Bonding + Shopping time!! ^_^v

Xoxoxo,
Felicia

Mother's Day off - Comes with a Price.

I often wonder if it's the hot weather recently in SG or my weird hormones in work, I feel frustrated easily.

Simple things that my hubby does, makes me feel annoyed.
Like when I'm supposed to meet him at this work place and when I reach, I couldn't hold get of him. Because he is smoking in some restricted area and the mobile reception is lousy. I get pek chey trying to call him several times.

Or things like whenever I decided to take leave from work to do my own stuffs, he will pop out something and I gotta change my plans because of his suggestion.

Now that I'm a parent to Danielle. My off days usually comes with a price. Why? Because I gotta to pay the nanny extra to look after her on weekends. And I dun get the nanny to look after her every weekends cause it's so precious for me to bond with Danielle. But I'm still Felicia, I still need 10% of my energy and time to be spent on myself.

And I get very pissed off if that off day, I can't get my errands done or things / place I cant go.

I wonder why these people just don't realised that as a mother, it's damn rare for me to have my off day all to myself.

Why can't they just let me go do my yoga, pamper myself with spa, do my hair or nails?

End of my auntie gumbling...

Too fat or Its just Water?

Ever since I've gave birth.. I feel that my figure isn't like before..
Cause every where just expand...

I can't fit my pants nor some of my dress because of my newly expanded hips and thanks to breastfeeding, boobies are still at pregnancy size.

So most of my blogshop clothings can't fit me already. Esp Love Bonito dresses. I was looking forward to be able to fit them again once I've given birth. Guess I need to face the reality.

Time to hit the yoga mat!!

Luckily I received a complimentary voucher for 2 classes at Real Yoga. So I decided to give them a call and book my class.

Souce: Real Yoga Website

Went for a normal yoga stretch class in Centerpoint.. Feels good to attend yoga class again after giving birth. Totally different from the pre-natal yoga class that I attended.

For the longest time, I started to sweat out abit after the class and it feels good. So the next class, I try Hot Yoga.... 

My.. my... my... I thought I couldn't handle the heat inside the studio but honestly it's actually quite bearable and the best part.. I sweat like mad. For the first time, I actually sweat till it's dripping all over the place. 

I'm not the kind of person that sweats alot neither do i tolerant sweating cause it makes me sticky and itchy. 

So i decided to sign up the package at Real Yoga classes. The SA recommended me their 2 lessons per week package (8 lessons per month) for $1500 but with Danielle at infant care and at... I can't commit 8 lessons per mth. I can only do once a week class.

So I sign up for their class card package for 55 classes at $1177 (incl GST) which of coz is not as worth it as the 8 lessons one.. Hmm.. but I think it's a good start for me!!

Up till date, I've attended 3 lessons of Hot Yoga classes, I'm hooked!! I feel the feeling of sweating.
It's almost like sweating out my water retention and those other toxins that's in my body for way too long.

The Centerpoint branch is quite small, with only 2 studios. So far after my classes, I didn't have to que up for showering cubic. Lots of lockers around. So no need to fight. Just need to remember to bring a long a numbered pad lock for classes. They dun sell extras at their counter... so if you forget than it's too bad!! -__-"

Since I'm getting into yoga now.. I decided to invest in better yoga attires.
I know there are better yoga attires around and are selling at a much higher price.. but i dccided to get these from Cotton On first..

So far, they fit me quite well...

Next up! Yoga pants!

I'm thinking of this!

From Lululemon

The above crop pants cost HKD 820....

Hmmm....... kinda ex...

Looking forward to my next yoga class... hopefully I can shed some weight after attending another few more classes.

xoxoxo,
Felicia

During my Maternity Leave

When I'm about to give birth, I planned to take 3.5 months of ML cause I thought that its good to leave 2 weeks of ML for any unforeseen circumstances. However this plan was out cause I give birth 3 weeks earlier than my EDD.

So I end up took 4 months & 3 days of Maternity Leave.

For the 1st month.. its Confinement Period. 

I cater Confinement Food

Those necessary tonics that postpartum ladies has to consume

Looking after this little joy

See how much she has grown...

I still look bloated after giving birth

Yes,  I'm a cow!!! I managed to express about 100 - 150ml of milk.
Now it's a different story.

Means that I can't leave the house, I can't bathe in normal shower water, I can't drink cold drinks nor can I eat normal food.

I can only wear long pants at home... wear bedroom slippers, tie my hair up everyday cause I can't wash my hair. Eat those food that has vinegar and ginger. My only joy?! When I have to bring Danielle back to her PD for review and vaccinations and when I go for my post natal check up.

My confinement month passes by with much difficulties in the beginning but I'm thankful that helping hands was given!!! Super super thankful.

2nd month of maternity leave...

Continue to enjoy my confinement food.

Change my hairstyle and I hate it!

Danielle's full month!!

Ai yo.. Little Miss Botak!

Danielle's gift!!

Her 2nd visit to PD

We invested in Ergobaby carrier

I think she is getting use to her new hairstyle

A selfie with Dani girl

I still prefer this hairstyle

I basically continue to confine at home cause my Danielle is still quite young so we didn't dare to venture out much. Only once in a while.. Though I did have a few days to do my errands cause Hubs has a week of holiday and he gladly helped me to look after baby while I was out!

3rd month of maternity leave...

I decided that 2 months of confining at home is enough. In order to keep my sane... I decided to bring Danielle out. As that time I still have a maid so it's pretty easy for me to bring Danielle out. Just that I need to reach home by 6.30pm. 

Bought her out to Plaza Sing for lunch

Someone is getting abit chubby!

Had movie date night with hubs

I love Dim Sum

Danielle.. not so much but she managed to sleep in the noisy restaurant.

Meet my gf, A for brunch. She is gonna due anytime soon

Dani girl bonding with ah ma

4th month of maternity leave..

Ever since she enter infant care, I buy more of such PJs for Dani

My best purchase from TB. Fisher-Price Seahorse

My smiley baby even when she is having a fever

We admitted her cause her temp reading hit 38.4

By this month, we've sent our maid back for good. And Danielle has started her Infant Care. So weekdays afternoon is free time for me. I managed to do my nails, spa, shopping and even movie time! Meet up with S most of the time cause she has lots of leave to clear. Went for high tea and shopping but it's too bad that each time our shopping trip has to end by 5.30pm - 6pm. Cause I will need to rush back home to fetch Danielle by 6.45pm the latest.

Actually I can fetch her at 7pm but I realised that most parents start to pick their kids up around 6pm - 6.45pm so I don't want Danielle to be the last one to be picked up. I know that kind of feeling when you see all your friends are being pick up by their parents and yours haven't.

The first 2 weeks of May went by fine.. Mid of week of the 3rd week, Danielle has a fever! I tried to nurse her thru the first day and second day, her temp is still running high till the infant care reject her.

Poor girl..

We admitted her in the hospital when her temperature hit 38.4 - 38.7. Stay in for 3D2N. Hospital Bill cost be $2.9K. Thank god, I'm still on maternity leave and luckily I purchase health insurance for Dani girl...

Now she is fine and back to her smiley active self!

And tomorrow I'm gonna resume back work!

Hopefully the transition will be a smooth one! Tough to head back to work after 4 months break.
I can't seems to recall my password for office use... =P

Have a great Sunday!

Xoxoxo,
Felicia

Scrapbook: May Layout & A Visit to MBS

Recently I sign up the Studio Calico online class, Sketchbook by Kelly Purkey.

Love all the sketches that I've seen so far.. and because I'm a pretty slow scrapper so there is my take on sketch 1 (there are 7 sketches already).

Sorry that I didn't have a better photo of my layout. Recently I've been so busy.. partly looking after Danielle when I fetch her back from infant care and partly busy going out!! Hehehe

Since it's the only time where I don't have to work and Danielle is in infant care. I managed to comb those places and eatery that I've been wanting to visit.

So expenses are kinda high for this month too... *Got to tighten my belt in June*

Where have I been? Well, the place that is on my top list is

Bath & Body Works @ MBS

It's almost like our local version of Body Shop except they dun sell makeups. I love love love love love Bath & Body Works. My first encounter with this brand, was a gf who recommended me body mist and the frangrance was Pearberry (Pear + Strawberry). Super love the fruity scent.

When I went to States in 2010, I lugged almost half luggage full of Bath n Body works stuffs. Body mist, shower gel, candles, room scents etc... than after, I didn't managed to purchase cause I think Vpost don't allow shipping of body mist.

Luckily some perfume shop in Lucky Plaza carried Bath & Body Works mist... so if I'm lucky, I can just purchase Pearberry mist off the shelf. If not, I got to wait and see who is going to States and so kind to bring the mist back for me...

My haul from Bath & Body Works Singapore

I know that MBS is abit out of the way.. and I'm glad to know that they are going to open another outlet in Ngee Ann City!!! Yeah!!! I'm so going to be their regular customer!!

Au Chocolat (Bistro) @ MBS

One of the many cafes and restaurants that I've been dying to try. I know I'm most likely the last person to blog about this bistro.. but I must say.. their food are quite alright, just that its tad expensive.

Truffle  Fries

Hot Chocolate

I ordered the Hot Chocolate drink.. the server kept reminding me that its hot. Even when I wanna lift the cup up to drink.. He reminded me that it's very hot. So I guess, they must have microwave the whole cup of this hot chocolate drink.

My verdict: I think it's way to chocolatey. I think there are better hot chocolate elsewhere.

My main of Ham & Cheese pancake. Not too bad.. 

My gf ordered this duck confetti dish. According to her, it's the must eat dish in this resturant. Too bad, I'm still breastfeeding. If not I would have order this dish cause its cooked with red wine... I think.

Lastly dessert... I wanted to go over to Marina Sq to try Lady M cakes. But my gf said that she wanted to try this.. so I said alright.

Not very to my liking too. And it's super huge.. think it would be just nice for 2 or more pax to share!

There are more cafes that I would like to explore. But too bad my maternity leave is ending soon...

Gotta plan and see which cafes are the ones that I really really wanna visit!!

Have a great day!

Xoxoxo,
Felicia