21 weeks
Puppy is now 21 weeks. Meeting up with the other mothers yesterday revealed that he was rather advanced with his vocals, but not very good mobility-wise. Gwyneth is already trying to crawl and Mayumi can chew her own feet :) It was a nice little session, got to catch up with some of the mums and exchange updates. The only depressing bit was that I have officially entered the realm of Starbucks mumhood. Eeekk! Never though I'd be admitting to this! :-P
Saturday, September 09, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
This is a recount from a lady on an online forum that I'm on (in italics, typos included):
I have just heard this conversation from a family going past out house - it has really upset me for the lad involved
I am going to leave the language in as I think it is quite a relevent part of the converstion - and there wouldn't be many words left without it!
Dad, I can't ride this bike it goes to slow.
change fxxxing gear then
I can't they are stuck
just put your fxxxin legs into it
I am but it is really stiff
why you have to fxxxing spoil everything you little dick
I'm not I can't make it go faster
get on it and get going dick
*crying* I can't my legs hurt making it go
you're an fxxing mary your sister can ride it
I know that is why she goes slow dad
fxxing get in front you dick you have spoilt our trip out again your a fxxing mary we're all going home
*cue other kids 2?* can't we just walk dad
No we fxxing can't just cause your brother is a dick were off home
*carries on as family ride off into the sunset*
I feel so sorry for them I estimate the lad was around 7yo.
Another recount:
I was in Asda earlier and there was a family..mum, dad and two boys of about 5 &9.
the mum and dad were walking around chatting away complelty ignoring the two boys.
they knocked a load of tins off a shelf, knocked into various people, were swinging around the trolley etc etc.
anyway the mum and dad were just carrying on regardless other than the odd "will you stop you little B***D" "keep that up and i'll give you a clump"
well the eldest boy was pushing the trolley that was very full, younger boy was hanging onto the side. running up and down the aisle....then the whole trolley flips up and is literally on top of the younger boy.
my heart was in my mouth, i ran over to help lift the trolley (which was incredibly heavy) off of the lad, i was really worried it may have broken his leg. thankfully he got up so seemed ok but clealry in pain and crying.
Mum and dad continue to shop along the aisle!! don't even look up. when the odler lad runs and tries to tell them what happened mum says " i dont want to F**King hear it" he tries again to tell her "i said i don't want to hear it" the poor lad just walks back to the trolley.
In this day and age, where people are contracepting and aborting away future generations, there are also people who, already having the most precious gift - another life - see it fit to treat their children this way. Absolutely shameful. When our government talks about having R-E-S-P-E-C-T, perhaps it should cut both ways.
I'm not talking about letting children get away with murder. On the contrary, I'm quite in favour of discipline. What I object to, is using methods which totally undermine the child, make him feel absolutely worthless, and with his mind already screwed up, trigger another generation with this behaviour, either with his own children or with his relationships with other people.
Should it be our business if we don't agree with how parents treat their own children? Is it our responsibility to intervene? What should we do if we see children abused this way in broad daylight? How should we do it?
I have just heard this conversation from a family going past out house - it has really upset me for the lad involved
I am going to leave the language in as I think it is quite a relevent part of the converstion - and there wouldn't be many words left without it!
Dad, I can't ride this bike it goes to slow.
change fxxxing gear then
I can't they are stuck
just put your fxxxin legs into it
I am but it is really stiff
why you have to fxxxing spoil everything you little dick
I'm not I can't make it go faster
get on it and get going dick
*crying* I can't my legs hurt making it go
you're an fxxing mary your sister can ride it
I know that is why she goes slow dad
fxxing get in front you dick you have spoilt our trip out again your a fxxing mary we're all going home
*cue other kids 2?* can't we just walk dad
No we fxxing can't just cause your brother is a dick were off home
*carries on as family ride off into the sunset*
I feel so sorry for them I estimate the lad was around 7yo.
Another recount:
I was in Asda earlier and there was a family..mum, dad and two boys of about 5 &9.
the mum and dad were walking around chatting away complelty ignoring the two boys.
they knocked a load of tins off a shelf, knocked into various people, were swinging around the trolley etc etc.
anyway the mum and dad were just carrying on regardless other than the odd "will you stop you little B***D" "keep that up and i'll give you a clump"
well the eldest boy was pushing the trolley that was very full, younger boy was hanging onto the side. running up and down the aisle....then the whole trolley flips up and is literally on top of the younger boy.
my heart was in my mouth, i ran over to help lift the trolley (which was incredibly heavy) off of the lad, i was really worried it may have broken his leg. thankfully he got up so seemed ok but clealry in pain and crying.
Mum and dad continue to shop along the aisle!! don't even look up. when the odler lad runs and tries to tell them what happened mum says " i dont want to F**King hear it" he tries again to tell her "i said i don't want to hear it" the poor lad just walks back to the trolley.
In this day and age, where people are contracepting and aborting away future generations, there are also people who, already having the most precious gift - another life - see it fit to treat their children this way. Absolutely shameful. When our government talks about having R-E-S-P-E-C-T, perhaps it should cut both ways.
I'm not talking about letting children get away with murder. On the contrary, I'm quite in favour of discipline. What I object to, is using methods which totally undermine the child, make him feel absolutely worthless, and with his mind already screwed up, trigger another generation with this behaviour, either with his own children or with his relationships with other people.
Should it be our business if we don't agree with how parents treat their own children? Is it our responsibility to intervene? What should we do if we see children abused this way in broad daylight? How should we do it?
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
10 years ago today, I was in Changi Airport waiting to board the plane to the UK and embark on a life changing journey. I would be going to university. Little did I know then, that I would stay on, get married and have a child. All I wanted to do was experience a few years of life overseas, get that all important paper qualification and then return home and get a good job. Life, as they say, is unpredictable.
10 years ago, I bid farewell to my family, on my mother's birthday. I keep leaving on my mother's birthday.
Happy 66th Birthday Mama!
10 years ago, I bid farewell to my family, on my mother's birthday. I keep leaving on my mother's birthday.
Happy 66th Birthday Mama!
Monday, September 04, 2006
Just read that Steve Irwin died while filming in Australia. Ironically, the man, who rose to fame through his enounters with crocodiles, snakes, spiders, and other deadly species, died when a stingray's barb pierced his heart. I enjoyed seeing his TV programmes, he was a delightful and colourful character who just seemed really down to earth and passionate about what he did. May he RIP.
Sunday, September 03, 2006
SUKA
DH and I have just returned from a lovely day out in London. It was SUKA's family fun day. We'd never been before, and simply went to see what it was like. Also I was craving food from home. It was a rather pleasant experience, typical Singaporean style, with loads of food, cheesy tunes blasting from the sound system and games for the children and family, with loads of prizes up for grabs. We didn't win the tickets to Singapore but we did manage to win a couple of bottles of sesame oil and chilli sauce, thanks to Yeo's.
After that, we decided to drop by at DH's godmother's on the way home. She was delighted to see the Puppy, having last seen him at his baptism, some 4 months ago. She's also booked us in for lunch next Sunday, which will surely be an enjoyable experience as she is a wonderful cook.
After that, we decided to drop by at DH's godmother's on the way home. She was delighted to see the Puppy, having last seen him at his baptism, some 4 months ago. She's also booked us in for lunch next Sunday, which will surely be an enjoyable experience as she is a wonderful cook.
Saturday, September 02, 2006
IQ
DH and I sat down to do the BBC's Test the Nation quiz this evening. Out of 70 questions, I had 57 right answers while doing the TV version. Inputting my original answers to the online quiz where possible, I had 60 questions right. According to my age group, apparently this gives me an IQ of 124 doing the TV test and 145 doing the online test. Not too bad to one who enjoys reading 60p housewife's magazines and News of the World eh?
Botching up the devil's work
The news that a woman has sued over an apparently botched exorcism is yet another example of how things have gone out of hand in the litigation business. I mean, a botched exorcism? What in the devil made anyone come out with that?! Very soon people will be suing the Church because apparently God didn't hear their prayers.
So unfit
DH and I went to play badminton last night. It's the first time I'd done any proper exercise in ages (well, since being pregnant), and it was absolutely knackering! We brought Puppy along and parked his buggy at the court tramlines. 20 minutes into the session, Puppy decided to flex his vocal cords, so we spent the next 40 minutes picking him up, putting him down and making funny faces while trying to get a few more strokes in. Such is life with a baby eh?
Puppy has been rolling over with ease, all yesterday morning. Pity he doesn't know how to roll back yet, so just squawks when he's tired of being on his front.
Puppy has been rolling over with ease, all yesterday morning. Pity he doesn't know how to roll back yet, so just squawks when he's tired of being on his front.
Friday, September 01, 2006
Cik Rathia
I learnt today that one of my former teachers in secondary school passed away last week. Cik Rathia was a feared teacher during my time. She was a massive lady who took us in PE. I remember her always wearing T-shirts which would stretch round her body and 3/4 trousers. She would blow her whistle and shout our her orders, sometimes sat in a deckchair. Us girls would run round the field, or round the neighbourhood, or do starjumps, or whatever exercise according to her commands. Her most famous threat if we disobeyed would be to sit on us! That usually put the fear of God into us and made us run faster (or find shortcuts away from her sight and use those!). It's teachers with personalities such as these that make her memorable. She was loud, obnoxious at times, but within, you could see she was a kind soul.
She taught me from 1993-1996.
Cik Rathia d. 25 August 2006
Eternal Rest grant unto her soul, may perpetual light shine upon her, may she Rest In Peace.
She taught me from 1993-1996.
Cik Rathia d. 25 August 2006
Eternal Rest grant unto her soul, may perpetual light shine upon her, may she Rest In Peace.
Doppleganger
Looking back on some of the older videos of Puppy, I realised that he indeed looked very much like my dad!
At 7 weeks
At 7 weeks
Which Blog?
I've been flitting between Blogger and another webblog site (Multiply) for the past couple of weeks. The main reason being I'm undecided which site to use. The other site enables me to post little videos of Puppy at work, which my family loves, on the other hand, I think that site isn't very secure in that anybody could easily download the videos, as I post for the public to see. DH suggested I use a site dedicated to uploading videos, which then can be played in Shockwave format. I think I shall try this out instead....nothing is foolproof to the most determined I suppose, but at least it will set my mind more at ease.
Breastfeeding and obesity
All that talk about breastfeeding being good for babies. Throughout university and now as a new mother, the benefits of breastfeeding has been drilled into me. Yes to the bonding, increased immunity, decreased infections, decreased risk in obesity etc.
The Guardian had this article recently. Well and good about trying to withhold weaning until at least 6 months. I'm on the path to doing that (save a couple of incidents with rice cake and breadstick), but decreased risk of obesity? Puppy was on the 98th centile for weight until just a couple of weeks ago when he dropped down to 91st. I was almost afraid of getting an obese breastfed baby. I have to say though, that looking at the bottle fed babies from the antenatal class, even the lighter ones look flabby with loads of folds. So maybe it's not so much weight, but body composition, and true to form, the breastfed baby really does look leaner.
Anyway, what do babies in the USA eat?
The Guardian had this article recently. Well and good about trying to withhold weaning until at least 6 months. I'm on the path to doing that (save a couple of incidents with rice cake and breadstick), but decreased risk of obesity? Puppy was on the 98th centile for weight until just a couple of weeks ago when he dropped down to 91st. I was almost afraid of getting an obese breastfed baby. I have to say though, that looking at the bottle fed babies from the antenatal class, even the lighter ones look flabby with loads of folds. So maybe it's not so much weight, but body composition, and true to form, the breastfed baby really does look leaner.
Anyway, what do babies in the USA eat?
Birthdays
*Posted retrospectively from August 31st*
Almost forgot that today is Deborah Gibson's 36th birthday. Yes, I am that sad, but she was (and still is, to an extent) my favourite singer. I still think she does one of the best song lyrics. Happy Birthday Deborah! She's a puppy too!
On the same note, Happy Birthday Malaysia.
Rollover
Puppy did another 3 rollovers to his front today, only I missed the first two. He has also been flexing his vocal chords quite a bit!
Trying to get through to the United ticketing office is worse than getting through a queue in a busy hospital A+E department. You flit between getting told by the automated system to 'try again later' and listening to horrendous on-hold entertainment for 15 minutes before getting total silence, with no indication whether you're still on-hold or not. I must have spent 90 minutes trying to get through to them today, with no avail. Did manage to write a snotty letter criticising their phone system though. Posted it First Class to whoever cares to read it in the United higher circles. Hrumph!!
We've also received the contracts to sign for the new house, as well as a hefty figure to pay upon completion *faint*. All that plus £800 on this month's Mastercard bill already! Where does all the money go?
Trying to get through to the United ticketing office is worse than getting through a queue in a busy hospital A+E department. You flit between getting told by the automated system to 'try again later' and listening to horrendous on-hold entertainment for 15 minutes before getting total silence, with no indication whether you're still on-hold or not. I must have spent 90 minutes trying to get through to them today, with no avail. Did manage to write a snotty letter criticising their phone system though. Posted it First Class to whoever cares to read it in the United higher circles. Hrumph!!
We've also received the contracts to sign for the new house, as well as a hefty figure to pay upon completion *faint*. All that plus £800 on this month's Mastercard bill already! Where does all the money go?
Conversion or Martyrdom?
The recent news that 2 journalists working for the Fox news channel had been released following their conversion to Islam has made me ponder what I would do if in a similar situation. I would hope that I would be strong enough to refuse to deny Christ, and need be, die a martyr. Clearly I'd rather not have to be faced with such a desperate situation.
On another note, while watching Narnia yesterday, we started discussing briefly the character of Aslan as an allegorical portrayal of Christ, the sacrifice and destruction of the table being particularly poignant. I must admit that I've never read any of CS Lewis' works, although I have heard much about him. I suppose I will have to start now, since DH mentioned that it may be due to Elizabeth Anscombe that Lewis did not publish another theological work after Miracles. The lady is in fact the mother of DH's godmother.
On another note, while watching Narnia yesterday, we started discussing briefly the character of Aslan as an allegorical portrayal of Christ, the sacrifice and destruction of the table being particularly poignant. I must admit that I've never read any of CS Lewis' works, although I have heard much about him. I suppose I will have to start now, since DH mentioned that it may be due to Elizabeth Anscombe that Lewis did not publish another theological work after Miracles. The lady is in fact the mother of DH's godmother.
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