Today was my first day of work at my new place. I felt kind of strange and in fact, a little spaced-out with the lack of work to do. This was because I was working my butts out till my very last day at the previous organisation and suddenly, I had so much time to myself.

Many told me it's a happy problem and of course, I'll enjoy myself while I can. What I really like about my new job is it's only a mere 5 mins walk from home. So it's goodbye to all the morning and evening traffic jams. I'll be saving quite a bit on petrol too.

As it was also the actual day of Mid- Autumn festival, Yee Sinn and her best friend Xuan Ying had a date at the playground down stairs.

The kids were pretty excited about their lanterns. Yes, I think we burnt about 2 of them but oh well, I guess that was part of the fun too.

We also brought our little babies down to enjoy the evening breeze. See how fast our kids have grown. Xuan Ying's brother Wei Hao is a couple of months younger than Yee Ruu but amazingly, he weighs a lot more than her. Anyway, I'm not comparing between them. I'm just so glad my little girl is eating and sleeping well and will grow up to be a fine young lady.

It has been a long night getting the kids to bed after all that excitement. I must try to sleep early to cos I don't want to report to work late and leave a bad impression.

Good night folks!

It's going to be Mid-Autumn tomorrow so all of us gathered at Grandma Chang's place for dinner. We promised the kids that they will get to play with lanterns this evening.

It was Yee Ruu's first mid-autumn celebration with us. She often looked on intently at what all the other older kids were up to. I'm sure by next year, she will be carrying her own lanterns and running around the streets with them.

We had a hearty dinner before we took a short stroll down the streets. As usual, the kids were delighted. They sure enjoyed the company of each other and were disappointed that we had to call it a day. The adults had fun too. Both Grandma and Grandpa Chang were happy to see their brood of grand children walking the street with lanterns dispite being a noisy bunch. I was more afraid that they would make a nusiance of themselves by talking so loudly along the quiet street.

I had to pack the kids back home by 9.30pm as it was getting late. I needed to prepare for my first day of work tomorrow and would want to be at my best.

First day of my vacation before I start work on Monday next week. As it was also school holidays, Hubby and I took the kids out to Marina Square. They had a Curious Tot's play area organised by Okto and Friso Milk.

Yee Sinn had a whale of a time with the different stations while our dear Yee Ruu was the ever curious tot just being happy watching her sister play.

We didn't do much after that.. just window shopped before heading for home.

What mixed feeling I had today... It's my last day of work after 10 years with the company. Made many good friends and learnt a lot of things in returned. It was my first job after graduation and some of my colleagues saw me through my convocation, my marriage and the birth of my 2 kids. Some of them walked with me me through several ups and downs during projects deadlines while others consoled me through difficult times with nasty bosses.

It was a mad rush for me as I had to return my pass and laptop before the HR and IT staff knocked off from work. I have been packing quite a bit over the last few days but there were still so much stuffs to pack away. Even my colleagues were amazed on such efficiency and commented on my newly-reinstated cubicle. Hee hee.

Once I returned my stuff, I just started to pack non-stop and am proud to say I completely stuffed my car to the brim within 2 hours. I spent whatever remaining time I had left of the day going around saying my thank-yous and dishing out chocolate and ice-creams.


It's kind of a bitter sweet feeling... feeling sad that I'm leaving the place where I spent my last 10 years of work but yet, pretty excited that I'll be embarking on something new soon. I hope the new place would have people as kind and patience as what I have experience so far.

I'm going to miss Jurong East, Imm, Diaso.... and most importantly, I'm going to miss my friends that I'm leaving behind.

Heard a lot of reviews on the Wetland broadwalk at Jalan Halus so we decided to check it out over the weekends and the cloudy weather was excellent for outdoor activities. It took us quite a while to get there as the entrance is at a pretty secluded area.

The huge open space was a pleasant surprise. Am so glad that we brought Yee Sinn's scooter. I have never seen her scoot around such long distances. Having a nice flat ground also helps.

Kids sure pick up skills very fast. I bought her the scooter about 3 weeks ago and now she's able to zip around pretty steadily. Hubby was initially unsure about me getting it for her and I'm glad I did.

As it was nice and windy, we took several (photo) breaks along the trail to enjoy the scene. There were plenty of seats around the river too.

This is my cheeky little girl. She has been trying to pull herself to stand lately. I'm sure she'll be able to do so in 1-2 weeks. She's one tough cookie... very determinded and has a mind of her own.

Here's a photo of our entire family. I love my folks to bits. I love being a mother to my 2 little girls. My experiences with both of them have been very different. Sure, there are often challenges managing them on my own without the help of a maid but I guess it only gets easier when they grow up.

We came across plenty of Cat-tails along the way. Yee Sinn and Yee Ruu were quite fascinated with their "furry furry" flowers. We could even blow them away with the more matured plants.

Ahh... here's the picture of the fluffy clouds and blue blue sky. It rained earlier in the morning, making the weather very pleasant for walks. Wish the weather every weekend will be just as nice so that we can go out for our walks more often.

There were some eateries at the other end of the broadwalks. We decided to settle our dinner at one of the chinese resturant. We were lucky to be early as the queue became very long mid way through our dinner. Service sucks big time there though, as they were very short handed. I had to go to the cashier to pick up my own bills! Could have actually walked off without paying. :P

8 of us from work had a little adventure yesterday. We bought cheap air tickets ($1 without taxes) to KL for a day trip. We bascially went there early in the morning, shopped and eat till we dropped before we flew back at night. It was a great all girls' day out. :-)

It's national day weekend and we're all looking forward to our staycation at Sentosa. Yee Sinn had a mini National day celebration at school in the morning. We dressed her up in the usual red and white and gave her a huge Diaso-bought Singapore flag. She was more excited about the staycay than school though.

We booked the entire family into Festive Hotel at Resort World for 3 days 2 nights. It has a nice family unit that comes with a loft bed, a king size bed and a sofa bed. The 2 girls slept on the sofa bed while Grandma Lee had the honor of the loft bed. It was quite a bliss to be able to sleep on a nice huge king size bed after such a long while....

We checked out the pool at Hard Rock Hotel. The kids just LOVE it. It comes with a clean sand play area so it was as good as being out at the beach. Yee Ruu also had her first taste of swimming and guess what? She loves the water! I had to thank my colleague who passed down her kid's pre-loved swimwear and float.

We visited the sand with pool almost every day while we were there. We were very lucky that the weather was excellent for outdoor activities. Above is a picture of Yee Sinn writing her name on the sand.

Hubby and the girls also had a great time building sandcastles and other sand structures. Yee Sinn had a go at hold her sand in her hands and patting them down while "helping" her dad out. One good outcome of the daily swim is that the kids tend to eat more and sleep more soundly. They practically zonked out the moment their head touches the bed. So while they were asleep, Grandma Lee would be watching her programs in the room while hubby and I will sneak out for a drink.

This picture was taken after cleaning up Yee Ruu and tugging her in for her morning nap. Thinking of making the best use of our stay, we continued playing at the pool.

Here's Yee Ruu thinking of where to go for our next staycation!