The weekend has been a blast. Hubby and I had a short break away from the kids on Monday. We flew into KL (via budget airline) to attend a good friend’s wedding dinner that evening.

We took Tiger Air in the morning. The check-in counter at Budget Terminal was kind of chaotic. As the designated check-in counters were common for everyone regardless of where the passengers were heading to despite the sign saying “KL” , a whole load of Indian tourist heading to Bangalore just came in before us in the queue and they were due to depart 2 hrs later. Feeling a bit pissed having to wait behind them when our flights were about to leave in 45mins, I feedback to the security and was ushered to another counter for an immediate check-in.

Flight to KL was rather fast and smooth. The queue at the Malaysian immigration took even longer than the actual flight itself. We bought a bus ticket at the airport that took us to Sentral train station. It was unfortunate that we were caught in a traffic jam that was due to a 2 lane road closure because of some “unspecific” road works on the highway to the city center. Only 1 lane was in operation. When we went past the section where the road works were supposed to be carried out, there were no contractors on site! Only a few cones and 1 lorry. But being reminded that I was on vacation, I just sit back and napped in the bus.


Once at Sentral, we walked across the road and took the mono-rail to our hotel. And boy was I glad to have booked Park Royale cos it was situated next to Sungei Wang and Lot 10. Best of all, it’s just a short distance away from the train station.

We were very thankful that we were given a room when I arrived. We put our bags away, freshen ourselves before we headed to the Petaling Street, KL’s version of Chinatown.

We bought some cheap goodie pack fillers for the kids at some wholesalers. I figured out I could save some money by buying them earlier and keeping them for Yee Sinn’s birthday party at school next year. As for hubby, he bought some small thank-you gifts for his colleagues at school. I also bought a tickle me elmo toy for Yee Ruu and a pair of plastic spectacle frame (for only 18RM!!!) for myself. As we strolled along the street, we also bought some cheap fabrics when we came across these old traditional shops selling cloths and fabrics. Can't wait to make some toys for the kids out of these fabrics.

Dinner was at this place called the Noble House. The food was awesome. Very flavourful and creative. We were so sure the food at our friend's wedding in Singapore will not be able to compare to this one. We waited quite a while for the bride to turn up. It was the usual horrific traffic jam that made most of the guests late for the dinner. Nevertheless, I was sure most of us enjoyed the food and company.

We decided to do some last minute shopping the next day. To our surprise, there was a Gundam Festival at Sungei Wang. "Perfect!" I thought. I could leave hubby there while I go around doing my shopping without feeling guilty!

In the end, he ended up buying some model kits as we figured out it would be much cheaper there with the sale compared to Singapore.

Our way back to Singapore was an adventure itself. We kind of miscalculated our timing to catch our flight back. We were lucky that we decided to take the express train from Sentral station to LCCT. We got to the check in counter a mere 25mins before the flight took off. It was really a scare as I seriously thought we would have missed our flight home.

I guess we'll be careful not to cut our timing so thinly next time. Had we taken the bus back to LCCT like the way we came from, we would be late for our flight!

To end out trip on a pleasant note, we ordered the in-flight meal of Nasi Lemak from Air Asia. To our surprise, it was really good for airline food.

It was a good break away from the kids. Hubby and I agreed that we should do this more often.

Been taking the kids out to Toa Payoh for their "Joy Rides" recently. It usually cost me $3 per 15 mins of ride in those motorised cars.

I must say that Yee Sinn's coordinations have improved since the first time she tried driving on her own. Previously, we'll control the cars via remote controls. However, these operators usually rove around other areas in singapore and they often occupy the space at Toa Payoh for a 3 months stretch.

The cars run by the current operator do not come with remote control. Oh well, it doesn't really matter cos Yee Sinn can drive around on her own these days.

As usual, I will make Yee Sinn share her rides with her sister. Some times she'll gladly give up her ride for Yee Ruu to have a go, while other times she'll refuse. Yee Ruu too, enjoys such rides. Hubby has been commenting that I've been induldging them too much lately.

I'm happy when the kids are happy! * LOL*

Yee Ruu is a cheery baby. She's smiling most of the time when she sees me getting home from work.

She never fails to brighten up my day after a hard day's work. Love my kids to bits!

She's 11th month old!! My little baby will be 1 year old in a months time. Looking back at my previous posts, I realized that time has really flown by.

Yee Ruu is growing up into a fine little girl. There are couple of words that she has been saying, mostly the "M" and the "B" sounding words such as Mumm Mumm (for Food), Nan Nan (for milk or the boobs), Ma Ma ( for me), Ah Mah (for Grandma Lee), Pah Pah (for hubby), ball, book, bear, bird and bag. I suppose it's not too bad a milestone.

She is now moving around much faster and steadier, often cruising around with support.

She's still a little small in size for her age but I suppose its alright as long as she's healthy and happy.

Just the other day, Yee Sinn, being an affectionate sister, reminded me to place an order for Yee Ruu's birthday cake. She specifically told me to take her along to choose the cake design as she wanted to be a part of her sister's party. One more month to decide if I want to throw a birthday party for the little one.

I managed to ballot for the corporate pass to Snow City for this holiday season and the kids were really excited about it.

Just this morning, Yee Sinn was talking non-stop about heading to Snow City for to make her snow man. To prepare everyone for the cold, I even took out some of our winter wear from our luggage. They included hubby's gloves, our beanie hats and some warm jackets for the kids.

So how was the the experience? Honestly, there wasn't much attractions in the city itself, except for a huge giant slope where we can slide down with an inflated tyre. All of us, except Yee Sinn and Yee Ruu had a go at it. Yee Sinn simpled looked at the slope and refused to slide down with us. She was just happy being at the foot of the slope making a snow man.

As for Yee Ruu, I wasn't sure if she enjoyed it. She was very silent throughout our stay at Snow City, most likely too cold to even wimper.

Guess it helps that the entrance fees were free for us due to my company's corporate membership card. Otherwise, I don't think I'll pay that much just to touch the powdery artifical snow.

Little Bee, as what Yee Sinn calls her baby sister, is now better with her focus. She can now sit through several story books in the evening before bed time. Of course, her favourite books are still those touchy freely kind, often borrowed from the library.

She has also been enjoying her MRT rides. We have yet to take her on the bus though. Even though we have the car, we do enjoy travelling by public transport to town during the weekends. The traffic jams and parking on a Saturday evening along Orchard Road is just pure madness these days. Am so glad both my kids don't mind the little squeeze on the train... beside, living so near town helps loads. :-)

Here's another photo of Yee Ruu standing excitedly on the train seat, happily looking out of the windows though there wasn't anything much to see.

I've got a new hobbie - Sewing. Hubby bought me a sewing machine a couple of months ago. I didn't really have the chance to use it until recently and I was hooked onto several craft works. He also brought back an old yardstick so that I can mark out my fabrics nicely.

I have made my girls several stuffs ranging from simple body pillows with matching pillow cases to pyjamas pants. I have also made a blanket for a close friend's son who was about 2 months younger than Yee Ruu.

My favourite place in town is now Plaza Singapura where I can check out discounted fabrics from Spotlight.

So just the other day, I got hubby to pick up some new fabric for his bag that I promise I'll make for him. He recently bought a new yoga mat and I told him I will sew him a bag where he could put his mat, block and belt. Fussy hubby was very particular on the design so I made him explain clearly his requirements. It took me an entire evening and night to complete this project, in between tending to the needs of my girls.

Heh heh! So proud of myself. I'm ever so grateful to my teachers who gave me the skills from my Home Econ class! It was priceless.