To eat more healthily...

Was tidying up my old pictures folder, and had been looking at some of the old pictures, dated back in 2008...I looked so slim and gorgeous and so full of confidence!

Today, I am a busy mom and I look like I can never have time to groom myself! Oh, how different now!

I am determined to eat more healthily. I feel that I am not losing weight, and it is part of my comfort eating, which is also related to the portions that I eat during every meal. It is always a good excuse for me to eat more as I convinced myself that I am needing all the energy to look after my two young children. How very wrong!

It is now more than a year since I had my second baby, and I should be losing those extra pounds, but instead of losing them, I am gaining weight. I also struggle to find time to do exercise which is an important step to keep fit.

I am setting a goal, that is to prepare healthy meals every day, and be very discipline with the way I eat. I will stop all my snacks in between meal times. As for the exercise part, I am still working on how to effectively arrange a work out schedule.

Hope this will help, and I will give myself sometime, about six months to see the result. I want to say good bye to a 'fat' me!

Yo-yo weather...

Was pouring this morning, and a bit of thunders.

Now, it is so sunny that I feel like going to the beach!!

Arghhh, hay fever!

I am suffering from terrible hay fever this year! Hate it so much! Spent a fortune on tissues and loo rolls!!

None of the hayfever tablets help, so God please help me!

Kodak Gallery is closing!

I am using Kodak Gallery to store some of my pictures and to share them online. Unfortunately, it is closing (permanently) on 2nd of July.

It's time to store my pictures online, elsewhere, besides Boots Photo which I currently still use.

Sun Fun Sun

It's warm and sunny, we are eating ice creams and ice lollies!

We go out and play in the garden for a bit, but, this year, I am suffering from hay fever. It's killing me! I can sneeze for 20 times in a roll, very itchy and watery eyes, and Jinc thinks I have been crying!

Not fun at all! Taking the hay fever tablets won't help much. Some days, it helps, but some days, it has no effects on me. I used to feel so sorry for Sugar when his hay fever symptoms showed up. I can absolutely feel how bad it is for myself now!

77th Birthday!

Happy Birthday to Granddad Stewart. He is 77!

His birthday was on the 22nd, we had a belated birthday celebration. We made a very special cheese baked lobster for him, and had it in his garden! Was nice and sunny, so we enjoyed a delicious lobster meal with crabmeat and melon salad as starter!

No fancy birthday cake, but we bought him his favourite Profiteroles and sang him a birthday song when we had the dessert!

Simple celebration with those close at heart. When you are 77, nothing seems more important than having good health and enjoy the rest of your life with your loved ones!

Yes, I am doing it!

Saw this quote on a friend's Instagram:
" Take lots of pictures. Someday you'll be really glad you did."

I am doing this, everyday, literally!

I have got a compact digital camera and an Iphone, so why not? I am a full time mom, so why not?
I am a mom of two, so why not?
I am a stay-at-home mom, so why not?

Oh well, you don't need to be a mom to start taking lots of pictures...

Speech development

Jinc is 2 years and three months old. As he is our first born, I thought his speech development is coming along quite well. He is bilingual (or trilingual, or rather multilingual). He can form short sentences and he uses a mix of languages.

I am really pleased to learn that he is picking up words every single day, and sometimes he just surprises me with words that I do not expect him to know. I guess he learns from listening to us and he learns from tv programmes too!

He also surprises me when he sings (humming the words) along with the children's programme theme song, eg, Bob the Builder.

What a wonderful stage and I would really think he is going to be a very talkative little boy!

Here comes the weekend!

..and so what, when daddy has to work on weekend.

Mom and babies are going to get bored at home!

May be not, we can have some fun playing Play-Doh!

Courgettes in olive oil

Received a pack of courgettes in olive oil through the post, from SenseReach. If you do read from my earlier posts, I have joined the panelist, and have been testing a number of products. So far, I have tested nappies, eco-friendly nappies, baby wipes and baby oil.

Now, I am thinking how to cook a dish using this ingredient..any ideas?

A good day to play toy cars

Jinc loves all things cars, from buses, trucks, vans, tractors to bulldozers!

When we went to Tesco yesterday. I promised to buy him some toy cars as he has been a good boy. I got him a box of die cast cars set.

Then daddy came home today brought him another box of cars set. What a pleasant surprise and he was over the moon!

Look, the ticker says Lily-May is 1 year, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day old, today!
Hooray!

An obssession with cars

Jinc loves cars very much, and he plays with his toy cars every day and never gets bored! I guess it is a boy thing, loving cars!

Cornflake cluster bites

This is so yummy and addictive! It is also very put-on-weight friendly!

Hello Kitty..too cute!

Aren't these Hello Kitty too cute to resist?

They are from McDonald's Singapore. I think it is free with the Happy Meal, or with purchase from Value Meals of something. We do not have this sort of promotions in the UK, and we only get 'very' educational toys from the Happy Meals, a bit boring though..

One of my cousins works for McDonald's in Singapore, and he helped me to get these four Hello Kitty. The best part is, he is giving them free to Lily-May, as a gift! Can't thank him enough for his kind gesture.

These cute Hello Kitty are now at my mom's house in Malaysia...Just can't wait to have them. It looks like I am more of a fan than Lily May does. Oh, never mind, I am sure Lily May will love them as much as I do.

Weekly App

I am recommending Tozzle,toddler's favourite puzzle and you will be amazed how fun it is for your toddler. It is not a free app, with just £1.49, it is value for money . If you would like to try its free app, you can try Tozzle Lite and see whether you are willing to pay for the upgraded version.

This app is simply brilliant for toddlers. Jinc loves it so much and he can spend hours playing the puzzles, which I know, it is not good for his eyes as his age!

Well, at this technology age, I guess most children play with Ipad or Iphone for a reasonable amount of time. So, I am perfectly fine for my kids to use the iphone or ipad for educational apps.