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Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Our new TV in the Living Room
Our house is 5 years old..and electronics are meant to last not beyond that haha..our plasma in the living room although is still watchable, has fine green speckles when displaying dark scenes..its very distracting especially when watching soccer..this Toshiba 42" Plasma cost us $3199 5 years back..thats alot of money hor..but thats the price back then.. With the new developments and mass productions, 3D, HD, LED, SMART TV are the norms when we consider new TVs..for a 42" and below set, the price is actually competitive where we can get a Samsung 42" LED, HD, SMART TV at less than $1000..but once it goes beyond 42", eg. 50-55", the price can easily double or triple depending on the options.. So when Daddy chanced upon this LG 50" Plasma 3D model 50PW450 while window shopping, he was immediately attracted by the price..why Plasma? well its all down to the price..the latest plasma are not as high power consumption, the panel is slimmer, it has 3D functions and most importantly is the price of $999..can you imagine a made in Korea LG 50" at $999. Still he deliberated for close to 2 weeks before commiting the purchase..at time of writing, he is at home eagerly awaiting the delivery of our new 3D TV..cant wait to watch this weekend's BPL in 3D. Too bad the kids cannot experience this 3D viewing as its not recommended for them under 5 years old..still with 50" wide, the viewing experience will definitely be alot better  The connection diagram drawn up by daddy to interconnect all the entertainement system in the living room   Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts 
Raphael is down with HFMD
Monday 12th Dec 2012, Raphael is officially a HFMD carrier as confirmed by Dr Anthony from ABC clinic in Hougang..he is running a fever the night before and in the morning, we saw some ulcers underneath his lips..we initially thot that it could because he bit his lips..but we are prepared that he is likely to have HFMD..Daddy never thought that Raphael will get this as HFMD although is common, but its still alien to Daddy..have never heard of this when he is young..maybe its called a different medical terms 30 years back.. . its going to be a "long" and tiring next 5-7 days as we nurse this little boy back to health..he has no blisters on his mouth, palm or feet which is a blessing..the only discomfort is his many ulcers in his mouth and bout of fever throughout the day..as expected, he demands more attention and kicks up a fuss whenever he is in discomfort.. . as advised by Doctor, we can feel free to give him ice cold drinks, ice creams etc...as he will reject normal food due to the ulcers..he seems to understand this and will request for ice cream as late as 11pm!!..we can only oblige as he really didnt eat much for the day..need to take extra care to rinse his mouth after such to keep it clean so that it will heals faster..even this is a challenge as he will cry and not allow us to rinse his mouth.. . Hope the kids get well soon so that Xmas celebration will be a bang!! .  Videos of Raphael saying how painful is his mouth affected by ulcers Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Daddy's office Xmas Children Event
Daddy's office organised an Children Xmas party last Fri on the 9th Dec and Mummy took off to bring raphael here..he is excited yet shy when he sees so many other kids..we tried our hands on the cookie decoration and also took part in the BINGO game..Raphael is sooo disappointed when his numbers just couldnt form a line..seeeing him soo disappointed is soo funny haha.. . When its time for collecting the present from Santa claus, he tried to squeeze his way in but its just too crowded and he cant make get his present..until Daddy comes over and carry him forward..when he receives the present from Santa, he is beaming with pride and joy..as u can see in the picture that he took with the santa. . .  With Auntie Anna and Angelica .  enjoying the floss candy? .  trying his hand on the cookie decoration .  getting ready for the game of BINGO .  he is disappointed that he cant get a line .  .  posing with his present .  he is soo proud to be posing with Santa .  Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Gabriel is crawling on all fours
 Cant pinpoint an exact date..but its approximately at 9 months that he is able to crawl forward and ard 91/2 months that he started to crawl on all fours..he is also able to sit up from a lying down position with ease..he can also push himself to a sitting position while crawling. Its normal to see his head pop out of the room when we leave him by himself even for just a min to get something from the kitchen. He knows how to Hi-Five sometimes back..recently he learns how to clap..we are still teaching him how to pankiss.. He is a little garbage bin..so far we cant think of anything that we feed him that he rejects..last night we tried Durian and as expected, he loves it.. Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Granny Phay's Birthday
We celebrated Granny Phay's 60-1=59 years young birthday today on 4th Dec, 1 day earlier as its a sunday and all are gathered at home..Daddy is tasked to buy the cake and we tot we are sure to get a nice whole cake at pine garden at amk..alas, all whole cake are sold out and its raining cats and dogs..so we had to make do with a jigsaw puzzle substitute (a mixture of 8 quarter slice)..and we dun have a small candle..so we use a big white one haha..really "boh sim" hor haha..but no one minds as we gathered round to sing birthday song and eat the slices..so many different flavours to choose from.. the best part is on the next day which is granny's actual day..daddy and mummy took leave..intending to bring her out for a pedicure and a nice lunch..but to their "horror"..granny called them in the morning to request to go play mahjong instead as she says thats what she enjoyed most...so we relented and let the birthday lady do as her wish.. next year will be her BIG birthday..60!!  singing happy birthday song  Jigsaw cake Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Isabelle's Birthday - Apple3group
Its 4th Dec and we are invited to celebrate Isabelle's 3rd Birthday at her house..we are greeted by the giant banner and a house full of guest..there are many big kor kor and jie jie in the house and raphael seems to enjoy the attention they put on him..they showed him around the house and they chit chat like they known each other for ages.. When we ask Raphael to take a picture with the birthday girl, he is lazy to stand up and so the 3 kids lie down on the floor to take a group (apple3playmates)..soo cute.. We left the party with 2 bags of goodies from the little birthday girl..Thanks for inviting us over Isabelle and daddy and mummy.. :)  the giant banner that greeted us  raphael enjoying himself playing with all the kor kor and jie jie  lying down on the floor to take a group photo   Happy Birthday Isabelle!! Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Our Home Sweet Home - Rearrangement
this post is by daddy, for daddy and dedicated to daddy..so that he can look at the house even when he is not at home..all the time and effort put into creating his dream home..working with limited budget..always on the lookout for new additions to the home (furnitures or furnishing)..  our "modern" kitchen design that is already 5 years old..it doesnt look too outdated yet..wonder in 5 years time will it still look "IN"  our entrance area..or foyer as some call it..its an empty area just from the entrance to the living where we shifted our dining cum pool table to give it a new lease of life..it no longer hides under the dining top..and its a full time pool table now..raphael will play with every now and then..no longer a white elephant.  our living room..juggling between having more seats while keeping it less cluttered..  2011 Xmas Tree..we had this same tree and design for 4 years..spend a small fortune on it with the decorations..recoup all the outlay as it lasts us for the 5th year and counting.  new look dining area with the round table and classic look chairs..after 5 years of putting up with the pool table convert dining top which makes eating on the table awkward, we can at last sit down comfortably to have a meal at home..   view of the dining room looking into the living  the simple bar area with a customised moveable counter   our polished black fridge in the living room, making cold drinks and chocolate easily available when relaxing in the living room..this is our "Cold Storage"  our "7-11" shelf where all our favourite chips and biscuits are displayed for ease of choice  .  Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Raphael and Yvette's moments
We are celebrating Grandma Lucy's birthday at Hougang house..Grandma Phay cooked up a feast complete with orh ngee for dessert..the kids also had a good time playing together, and we managed to capture some candid moments of raphael and yvette :)  Granny Lucy blowing her candle.  Our beautiful yvette, always serious and proper looking  standing besides Raphael the clown..she frowns..  seeing raphael's making a fool, she goes OMG! and covers her face   she is slowly converted and tries to act funny too..  acting cute  this is them..acting "angry"..what a different interpretation of ANGRY   Raphael hugging his big sister.  Yvette is converted..she also becomes a clown Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Visit to Punggol Beach
with all the hype about Punggol 21..the opening of the waterfront and punggol promenade..daddy bought raphael down to punggol beach on this bright sunny afternoon for sand play..but sad to say punggol beach still has a long way to go before it can be compared to East coast or even Pasir Ris for its sand quality.. the beach is "smelly" and the water is not exactly clean..the sand is coarse, feels slimy at some patches and littered with broken glass..managed to find a cleaner area for rapahel to build his sand castle, not to disappoint as he has been looking forward to sand play since morning..initially thought that with the revamped punggol area which is being touted as a up and coming recreational area, the place will be sandy and clean for family..guess we will still need to travel furthur to East coast park or even Sentosa to really enjoy quality sand..     Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Playing Pool at home
now that our pool table is always "open" as its no longer our dining table, raphael will try his putting skills almost every night when we got home..he even tries to teach daddy how to play..telling daddy that he needs to align the number on the ball to the cue etc..buay tahan this little imp..if this goes on, in no time he will be a expert pool player haha Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Saturday, November 26, 2011
when Daddy is not home
Daddy has been strict with raphael on his snacking at home..reason being we have a rack full of snacks..a fridge full of drinks..if we dont restrict raphael, he can eat non stop of his favourite chips etc.. this night when daddy needs to work late..Grandpa Phay ferries them back to our house and upon entering..he looked around to check if Daddy is waiting at home..when he confirmed Daddy is not home yet..he turns around to face mummy and says " Mummy, Daddy is not home..we can drink chocolate milk and eat calbee..we can eat alot before daddy comes home" this is not the 1st time and mummy observes how happy he is to occassionally raid the snacks bar at home when daddy is away..even when daddy is out to throw rubbish, he will also try his luck by requesting milo etc from mummy.. he is really cheeky and always on the lookout when he is home alone with mummy to start his raid on the snacks.  Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Yvette's School Performance
this post is of Yvette practising and performing at her year end school event..she is dancing to the song "Nobody" by wondergirls..see the video of her practising at home..she look soo engrossed when dancing.. she promises to show all in the family and especially her Daddy when he is back this Dec.. lets give her a round of applause. the 1st 2 view of of her school actual day performance Below 2 videos are her practising at home Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
Nov 2011 HK trip Day 3-4
We spend the last 2 days of our trip in away from Disney land..we checkout and proceeded to take the Disney Line Mrt to tung chung where the big shopping mall citygate (lotsa factory outlet) is located..we didnt shop though, instead we made our way to the cable car station Ngong Ping 360 to ride the cable car to Lantau Island to see the Big buddha.. Raphael is not afraid of the height and kept talking away during the journey..we "descend" the mountain ard noon and went back to collect our luggage and took a cab to our hotel in HK island..the journey is long due to jam..by the time we checkin, its already late noon and did nothing much due to rain..we met up with Osbert, Daphane, David, Stella and Martin for dinner before grabbing some grocery back to hotel..heard from the guys that rain is predicted for the next 2 days..sian.. although the weather is fine for the next 2 days we spend in HK, we didnt managed to shop or explore much as we found that that its tiring and tedious to bring 2 kids and a pram around in HK..most of the stations have no escalator and the lift took ages and are usually full.. also the pavements not very spacious and with the mountain people mountain sea at every streets, lane and shopping centre..we didnt have the mood to shop..guess HK city is not very conducive with kids tagging along..we have a better experience years back when we came as a couple where we walked and walked..see and see..the tradional sides of HK..with kids, we tend to "hide" in shopping centers which is no different from Singapore haha.. on the last day, daddy actually felt "relieved" to leave HK..its not that we dun like the place..but as tourist with 2 young kids..we felt we should have just stayed in Disneyland..and we will defintely be back again..Just to DisneyLand as Raphael loves it.. Newer Posts <- -> Older Posts
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