LEE-tle bundle of joy

I woke up to a blinking red light on my phone. Thinking it was one of those spam smses, I was so ready to press delete and VOILA! I got so excited I could do a little jiggy dance.

One of my friends have been promoted to parenthood! Yes! Both of them, husband and wife were my first housemate when I came to study in KL. In fact, both of them were kind enough to house me when I travelled down to KL, skipping classes in IC Penang., bringing me places and teaching me some stuff about KL., my first trip to Kluang, just me and Angelia to meet her boyfriend. Well, the fact that I stayed with them for about 1 1/2 years have been rather memorable. What the hell, and to make it a plus point, the guy do have a whole team of super duper yummy friends whose bodies are like VAVAVOOM! They are all polo players and when they do take their shirt off, lets just say jaws will drop like Jim Carrey in The Mask! Hey! I was only 17/18 back then! *gRin*

Anyway back to the good news. I have just recently got connected back to them via facebook and met up with them to pass on baby stuff to them. Well, since I was moving house and I definitely won't be using the baby stuff, might as well let somebody make full use of it! It was still kind of new nevertheless. I don't think I have used it more than 5 times.

We caught up over a quick tea session last month and she told me she still has about 10 weeks to go and yesterday, she broke the news to me saying they have both become parents to a lovely baby boy, 3.16kg!



*sigh* I can't wait to go and see both mother and child. I have a soft spot for newborns and little kids. Just that I have to wait for about 15-16 more days because both of them are now in Penang. =)

Congratulations to both of you my ex-housemates! Welcome to the world, Little Lee!

I am with Streamyx... again!

Internet is back now. Just yesterday. Dining table and chairs have been delivered and set up. Now what is left is the air con piping to be re-done. Which means, more hacking and dust (again!) and then wiping and cleaning up and its time for FIFA World Cup 2010.

Jaden has been going swimming every two days once unless I am really busy with something or weather forbids but well, now, he got to the point where he dares to just go to the adult pool with me or Hubby without throwing any fuss. He still has not grasp the idea of kicking the legs at the back or not drinking the pool water. Yea, he puts his head down instead of holding it up and in the process, he swallows water.

I got him a float from Toys'R'Us but he didn't seem to know how to hold on to it. Instead, he'd want to take it off him in the middle of the pool. We can't have that, can we? So last Sunday, Arena was having 50% off for arm bands and I got him a pair. RM8. Cheap? He is ok with arm bands. It keeps him floating on top but still I think his heavy weight still don't make his head float above water or even if it does, he still wanna put heads down into the pool. *shakes head*

Speaking of swimming, I think I need a new pair of swimsuits. I really do. Damn!

I have been cooking since the gas came in and last Sunday, I made fried wantan again. I like! Jaden likes! Hubby? Hmm. he ate them so I am guessing the wantan was ok. =) I am not sure if I wanna do cooking today but well, lets see how it goes. I have got a pile of laundry ready to be hung out in the sun and I am procrastinating. So typical of me.

Life has been back to a routine for me or so it seems. I have not been blogging much either because each time I want to blog, there is always something else for me to do and when I finally have the time, all I want to do is sit down and catch up on my dramas. As some would have known, my ASTRO is back to normal after a satellite booster is fixed to the decoder and that costs about RM100 for everything. BAH! So I am now catching up on my KBS World programmes. Music Bank, Golden Star Bell Challenge, Invincible Youth, Happiness in the Wind, The Billionaire and many more. Of course other than the Koreans, there is the Gossip Girl too, Desperate Housewives but I think the season is over or was that Ghost Whisperer. Yes yes, I can be a real couch potato! =)

Just finally watched Avatar. WOW! That is what I can say. If Pandora was real, I would say Pandora is heavenly. I know Sex and The City 2 is out showing in cinemas but well, guess I just have to wait for the DVD then because no way I think I will be able to find time to go to a cinema and park myself there without feeling worried, guilty and scared that what might wait for me at home.

Right, I can now smell my son pooing. Got to go. Mother duty calls so lets see, now Internet is back to normal in my place, I guess I will try to blog often now. I know you miss me, Ms Ho. I missed you too!!!!!!! =)

Whats cooking?

Finally I have ordered gas, got it hooked up to my gas stove and that got me cooking. Finally!

Today is the second day we used the gas stove. Last night, after some knives shopping, I got to make my long awaited bacon-asparagus roll. I have always wanted to make that appetizer dish and my oh my, it turns out just nice although my asparagus were pre-cooked before I have them wrapped around with the sinful bacon.

I have a feeling that the price for asparagus went down because I used to buy a bunchful for RM6.99 but these few days, having looked at the asparagus price, it is selling at RM2 ++ or RM4 ++. Hmm.. it has only been just about a month that I stopped vege shopping and prices have changed?

We have home-cooked bah kut teh today. Village grocer's pork section sell just ready-cut pork meat, pre-packed nicely and well, all I had to do is just to unwrap the plastic, wash the pork meat properly and its straight to marinating and cooking. No more cutting them into cubes and making a bloody mess on the counter top! =)

I guess its back to home-cook meals now, since I no longer have any more excuses not to cook. Gas sudah ada, knives sudah ada, soy sauce and thick caramel sauce ada, salt ada, rice ada, vege if don't have; downstairs got the fresh mart selling them. So, it means no choice but to try to cook almost every day now but well, I like. I just don't really really like the cleaning up part. *gRin*

Last weekend, my girlfriend from Kluang came to my new pad to visit my family and I. Part of her visit was to introduce me to her new boyfriend cum fiance-to-be. Well, he seems rather nice to her and treats her like a princess so I guess if she is happy with him, I will always be happy for her. We went out for some nice Korean meal and drinks later @ Library. I feel like sucha suaku for going into Library for my very first time. The last time I went drinking with friends were at TTDI plaza when Luju was down in town. Anyway it was really nice to be able to catch up with her and I am looking forward to receiving a red envelope soon.

On Sunday, I met up with another friend of mine, this time a high school friend whom I have known since F1 and well, didn't meet up since 2002 because he went off to US. Yes, Gwen, surprisingly Lincoln and I went out for breakfast and we did some catching up. He still looks about the same, with his hair quite long.. not much change but at least he didn't attempt to step on my shoes or was it your shoes he always wanted to step on? We talked about friends who we both caught up with and were just updating each other on what we know. In other words, gossip but well, it was nice lah to be able to meet up with an old friend.

There is three weeks more before Jaden and I fly back home to Penang. This time, we will be in Penang for two whole weeks which I am so looking forward to. I have already applied for his one month suspension from class for the month of July. There is so much eating I want to do and maybe a little shopping when SharonSer meets up with me in Penang.

Well, the house is almost complete. Just that the living room aircon needs seeing to as we suspect there is a leakage in the piping because the air con fails to spew cool air. I am really wondering what is it with aircon and me. We both just won't gel. At the old place, my aircon would be leaking water and stressed me out crazy and now this new aircon just wont give me the cool air I want. BAH!

We have yet to buy a dining table. Soon.. maybe this week, maybe next.. Streamyx still ain't working, still on 3G.. *sigh* so when all these are complete, guess I will be sending out some house warming invitation. So chill ok, my friends?

o.Oh and you know what? I just discovered that Super Junior has a new song and its called "BONOMANA"

Woo hoo.. enjoy!

*snap* OH NO!

I have not really settled in down at my new place as in familiarising myself with my routine just yet.

I try to stick to my usual, such as everything there is to do to care for Jaden -feeding, bathing, making sure he takes his nap, have his usual play and fun time and yea, some me and him time for TV sessions.

It still includes the diciplining stuff when he misbehaves, such as pressing buttons on his father's CPU, opening the glass cabinets and climbing up high on the sofa attempting head stands. *sigh* and the times when he cries for no reason, so I also whack only lah, for no reason.

Since the apartment pool is shaded from the sun even if it is 2 or 3pm, I try to bring him go and swim as often as I can, unless Aunty Flo visits me but so far, I have brought him down to the pool for about 4 times now and he absolutely loves it. He loves it till he protests when I wrapped him up tightly in towel and drag his ass up back home.

One day, I decided that I shall join him in the pool and so I did. Clad in my Adidas bikini, I made my way down the pool and played with him in the adult pool, introducing him to a bigger space other than his own baby pool. He is a bit wary about the big pool but he clung on to me like a baby koala, splashing water as he goes so its good news I guess. I need to dig his crab float out soon so he can go and enjoy himself out with me in the adult pool soon. Its in one of the boxes in there somewhere. Still. Yes, I have not unpack completely just yet because renovation was just complete last Monday and I didn't want to move things about lest I forget about where I put them in the first place.

back to my swimming experience with Jaden. After I thought enough of the adult pool for him and took him back to the baby pool, I decided to park my ass in the baby pool with Jaden when I heard a pop and instinct told me to quickly put my both hands to my back.

Yes, my bikini's clip snapped. No one is at the pool area but I have apartments all looking down at me. Who knows who is staring right? I tried my very best to lock the clip back in place but I couldn't no matter how hard I tried. So in the end, after like 15 minutes of trying not to 'accidentally' let go of the bikini, I took my black polo tee and wore it over and have to scoop a boy who is having his time of his life at the pool.

Sorry Jaden but Mommy has a wardrobe malfunction and it needs immediate attention. *sigh* Can you actually believed it? Thank my lucky stars I decided to wear a tee down instead of just wrapping my towel around me..

I think its time I shop for a new bikini/swimsuit to avoid embarassments such as this again.. It could only happen to me... of all things.. have you ever heard of anyone who broke a vacuum cleaner before?

I will leave that for next time. *shakes head*

Ours...

It has been almost a month since I last really used the Internet. It is only at this time when I realized that now, without the Internet, it is quite hard to stay connected to what’s happening around the world and you.

The reason is that SimonYap clan has shifted to a new pad, we call our own. Not monstrous big but big and comfy enough for the whole of SimonYap clan and I am loving every inch of the new place. Every part of the new place is my favourite, ok, maybe not Hubby’s area cause it is ‘his’ but well, other than that, I love it. I love my toilet very much. I love the fact that it is all renovated to MY choice.. maybe next time I will request for the rain showerhead but for now, I am more than satisfied with it!

Jaden is adapting well to the new pad as well. At first, he still prefers the old place, I suspect due to familiarity but now, he learnt that he has ample space to do his jumps and turns and boy, he loves our bed best! Yes, we co-sleep together and surprisingly, the bed is big enough to fit all three of us in! Wonderful isn’t it?

Last year, a month or two before Jaden turned two, we took him to his kai-yeh’s pool and he was so scared of the water. Now, that our place has the swimming pool facility as well, I took him for a test-swim and he absolutely loves it, till he refused to get out of it. We practically have to kidnap him back up home!

Cheekie and Cheeko have found their spots at the new pad too. Cheekie has taken up the post of a door guard and Cheeko guards the kitchen area. This should be their third time moving house together with Hubby and I. From Penang –Lily –Pelangi – newpad!

We are just settling in and there are lots to be done, to be cleared before we can start opening doors to family and friends. =)

My lawyer friend sent me a saman =)

I have two bestfriends. The bestest ever one could have and now, one is finally getting married. Its for real! I remember just asking her, if I am not mistaken, early this year or was it late last year when she was down here with me in KL. I asked her when does she think her boyfriend is going to propose to her and she said, probably this year -2010 and yes, he did! With a pink diamond encrusted on her tiny fingers, she is finally going to be someone’s wife!

I am feeling so ecstatic for her. Looking back at how we practically grew up together, laughing and crying together, the tragic relationships we had with the opposite sex.. finally its now time to swap stories about being married and all. If only the other bestfriend could find her soul mate and get hitched too but I wouldn’t want to hurry that. I believe marriage should only happen when both are comfortable with each other, trusting and shares a loving relationship with one another. Loving is the one main word that both should have for each other in order to make a marriage work. Sometimes rushing into a marriage just won’t work. I am quite worried for another girlfriend of mine, who has just announced to me that she is engaged and she just met the guy like two three months ago..

Marriage is all about commitments and not saying ‘break up’ easily like when you are only in the girlfriend/boyfriend relationship. Marriage is somehow long term and when you decide to say ‘I do’ to that person, you just don’t back out from it because things don’t work. Unless you are in some violent, unchangeable gambling habit relationship, then maybe out is the answer to save both yourselves from more damage.

Wait! This is supposed to be some happy post about my best girl getting married, not some sob story about how marriage can be bad.. =) I am only an amateur in this line.. I should leave it to experienced married couples for these kinda talks.

This year itself, I have already got two samans. One from Jackson, my god-bro and well, Gwen. I am just waiting to hear from the other girlfriend of mine, and that would mean three... although there is Sam, whom I heard got engaged a few days before Gwen too.. =) =) double joy! So with wedding dinners as a reason, Jaden and I will be hitting back Penang end of June for about two weeks. Yay! Another one end of this year or next! YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!

Internet connection is vital

to feel that you are still alive and kicking in this time and age.

Internet connection at home is dead for now.. and not being able to be online even if it meant a few minutes in a day sucks big time..

and don't even mention about my Astro being cuckoo that some channels are missing.. especially my freaking important 303!

Well, I am praying hard that by next week, life will resume back normal for the whole SimonYap clan + Astro (this week if possible)

so till then, yea, I am still alive and kicking..