The day leading to the BIG fever day!

My mom took Nurul to Johor with Wak Yah for some relative's wedding on May Day. So since the kitchen was quite died down, Pa and I took Riyan out for lunch. Then he was still ok... We went to Vivo cos that's one of our best hang outs. A number of Halal food joints are there and at Harbour Front. I was torn between having to eat delicious Vivo's Banquet Kway Teow or something else... and then i thought i wanted something really satisfying for us parents as well as Riyan, who is a very, very fussy eater. So chicken rice being his fav dish, like mine, we headed for The Chicken rice Shop!

I have always loved this shop since i first tried it out when

Some Hell Week!!

The same day my buddy posted this 21 JumpStreet Hell Week post on Facebook, Riyan had his fever and my 'Hell Week' began.Anyway, Richard Grieco is the best!!!!

For the entire of last week he was on mc by KK CE. His fever was up and down like a roller coaster at times hitting 40.3 degrees centigrade. Got all of us worried to the max... I took care of him, sponging him with icy cold water and turning on the air-con even during the day. So i was on 2 days family care leave. Then the next deal breaker - both my mom and daughter fell sick with fever too. So those two days were spent sponging from one kid to the other. My mom was too weak, so both my kids had to be in my room. Pa and I had to take care of both of them. uooohhh.. my mom was really, really very sick! She just needed to rest.

Anyway,

I'll be out of the building... :(

Sad to say that i'll be leaving my current job. One of the very most difficult move that i ever made. But things happen for a reason and Allah decides what's best for me.

So as of 26 May 2010, i'll be out of my current job. Taking a 10-day break. Back into the workforce on 7 June 2010.

Let's plan for my short break!

ARNOLDS!!!!

I'm a fan of sparklette. Her Arnold's review made me drool. Can't remember the last time we went to the branch in City Plaza. But thank goodness they have a new outlet in Hougang Green Mall!!! YAYYYYYYY!!!!! So close to home... and so my pigging out began...

Our meal of choice.

Photos courtesy of Arnold's website.


The skin is thin and so, so crispy and not as oily as KFC. Plus it's super hot!! hmmm... but the coleslaw tasted different from the one at City Plaza branch. The fries at Hougang Green deserves a mention. It's thick and so you can actually taste the potato unlike some that are cut too thin and hollow inside. Try it and let me know.

Chek Jawa

It's a really weird name for a mangrove site. People went like :"huh?? Is it in Indonesia?"

Sited at Pulau Ubin, Chek Jawa is about 10mins van ride from the Ubin jetty. Back in 2007, visitors were allowed to stand on the shoreline during low tide and touch the marine life such as starfishes that were washed ashore, small anamone, mud skippers, crabs and the likes. But since then, the NParks had built boardwalks on the shoreline instead so that visitors could admire the marinelife without getting their feet wet. Visitors still could opt to go down to the shoreline. This would be guided tours at about $60 per group of about 12 (i think) and advance booking had to be made online. I didn't know about this change so

Riyan's Malay dictionary

M: What did you have during snack time in school?

Ryan: Tong-long.

M: eh? Tonglong?

Riyan: Ya, the white square things that kakak likes to eat...

??

ahhhh... Longtong.

Winter Sonata

No Pa... it's not sung by Andy Lau.... ;p
There're even in Malay, Chinese and Japanese version... yes, there is Tagalog version.

We were draining our brain juice where we heard this song from

First recital

Day 1
20 Mar 2010
Compass Point Atrium

Supposed to play in a group but was pulled out to do a solo instead on Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars.
Nurul was recommended by Teacher Joanne to play as she only took half the time a newbie would take to learn the violin... :)

The art of being home alone at age of 4...

... is to switch on the tv to keep you company.

As advised by Nurul to Riyan, whom has been volunteering to be left home alone while my mom runs down to fetch Nurul from the bus.

"Switch on the tv and you won't be alone..."

When i miss you...

Suddenly, Japan came to my mind a few minutes ago. The strange feeling of greatly missing Japan enveloped me. I long to be there again. I want to see it in autumn when the trees would be crowned in yellow-red leaves. I want to experience it in winter, where the country side would be covered with a blanket of snow. And I wish to be there in spring when cherry blossoms would rain down on us...