Something Exciting!

Hi Everybody!

Been awhile since we last posted something on the blog.
(Hey come on! Not like it has never happened before.)

In a flash, it's coming to 2 months since our first day here at Great World City.
It has been tiring (especially for baby Callum) and a trying experience.
The mad rush to get everyone out of the house in the morning, the whole family getting stomach flu along the way and recovered and long hours stuck at Great World City and falling sick AGAIN and recovered.

Phew!

Nice to see some familiar faces during our time there. Really appreciate your time and support cos it just perks up the dull moments there at the pushcart. For those of you peeps who have not made your way down (you know who you are!) you have another month to do so.

We will be extending our time at Great World City for one last month till the end of January.
Then something exciting happening for Pat and me! :)
More of that in the next post (hopefully soon .... *keeping fingers crossed*)

Remember people: LOVE THE EARTH!

P/s: I'm not pregnant! Just in case some of you are wondering .....

Old Aston Martin

Spotted this old Aston Martin at Tan Boon Liat Building, the road towards Great World City. Very nice car but it looks like its being abandon, if not, definitely neglected. Such a waste.

Happy First Birthday!

Our Birthday Boy.
(Technically turning 1 tomorrow)














As we are also celebrating Audrey's Grandma (which she brought forward so that we can celebrate together), we split Callum's birthday celebration into 2 sessions. The first was at Zenden, Gallery Hotel. Unfortunately, Callum fell asleep before his cake cutting, so we use a brownie as make-shift cake (when he woke).

Our family photo.

Callum's loot from day party. Thanks!

Session 2! Celebration of Audrey's Grandma 80th (Chinese) Birthday.

Another cake for Callum!
It's Thomas the train, thanks to Grand Uncle Peter.

More Loot for Callum. Thanks again!

Pls Do Not Disturb

This cat recently made herself comfortable at the pub downstairs of us. Pampered by the pub owner and its patrons, this cat sure seems to enjoy her life now. I spotted her taking an afternoon nap on one of the pub's table. She sure looks comfortable, sleeping so soundly... *envious*

Like My Haircut?

All of us went for a haircut today, seems like William (our hair stylist) might be a little trigger happy with Callum's hair. He cut Callum's hair a little too much in front for our liking.

We Are At Great World City!

Hi Peeps!

Those of you reading this blog now, we are currently at Great World City, pimping ourselves to make some milk money for baby Callum.

We're located at level 3 in front of GV Great World, beside Vientai. Shop name: Love For Earth.
Kindly come down and show some love or just say hi.

Seeya!

Fries Anyone?

Would you still eat McDonald's Fries after watching this?


Hmm.. Would you like fries with that? Upsize me please!

Audrey and Callum

Audrey and Callum

Best of Both Worlds?

Came across this at Toy r Us at Suntec City. I can't resist but to take a photo of it. I was like, duh, why would they even try to make something like that??!!! It's a Star War figurine that can transform (like Transformer). To me, that is blasphemy!!! It's total CRAP! And its just a lousy gimmick to try to earn money!!

Ultraman Engine Oil?

Went to my regular mechanic today and I saw this product on his shelves. I was like, WTF??? Ultraman Engine Oil? Whatever prompted those Japanese to put Ultraman on their engine oil packaging??

I wonder if there is no sun, will the engine oil still work? Hmmm..

Bad Maintenance of Baby Care Room

Spotted at BHG Departmental Store (Formerly Seiyu) at Bugis Junction. Tiny Cockroaches running everywhere!! I was washing Callum's face towel at the sink and I saw almost 10 roaches! I have feedbacked to the sales staff and she just said, ok I will call the cleaners. Maybe she thought is a dead cockroach. Sigh. Hope they solve this pest problem soon.

Callum at 9 Months Old

September 11, the day that the world remembers the attack on America's Twin Towers. It has been 6 years since then. However, for us, its also Audrey's brother birthday. And we are invited for this birthday dinner (just family) at Prego. Dinner includes seafood salad, buffalo mozzarella, calamari, pizza, pasta, soup, freshly baked bread and creme brulee. Food was great but somehow it seems to be a pale shade of what they used to serve.

For anyone who wish to spend their birthday there, please call them in advance and they will prepare a complimentry cake. Do not bring your own, they won't let you eat it there!!

More Teeth Coming!

Callum has been behaving quite edgy for the last few days and we were suspecting that he might be teething. Lo and Behold! We are able to see his top tooth coming. Strangely, we can only see 1 tooth. (Click on picture to see enlarged version) Hopefully the other tooth on the top will come out soon, if not, it would be so strange to have only one upper tooth...

High Tech Expresseway

Nowsdays, everything is so high-tech. Even expressway in Singapore also got dedicated websites. A highly interactive flash site to follow the creation of Kallang / Paya Lebar Expressway.

Check out their website: http://www.kpeunderground.com.sg/

Callum at Month 8

Callum has turned 8 months old! He hasn't grow his upper 2 teeth yet but he has learned to pull himself up to a standing position by holding on to something. Once he is up, he doesn't know how to get down! So he will just stand there and start smiling or laughing happily until he fall backwards which leads to loud wailing.

Happy Birthday Singapore!

Happy 42th Birthday Singapore!

Weather has been cold lately as the rain continues to pour. Callum got the chance to wear an overall which surprisingly, I think he looks very cute in it. Think so?

eBlackBoard @ Bedok

Finally got the chance to try this friendly neighbourhood western restaurant, eBlackboard. We have been wanting to eat there since we saw the program on Channel 8.

eBlackboard @ Bedok and our serving of calamari. Calarmari is big and thick but I personally think the batter is too thick.












My order of BB Burger, 300g of meat!! It's huge. I think the patty is a little dry, but the buns are nice. Come with some fresh veg and serving of tuscan fries. Fries portion also quite generous but get a bit salty after awhile. Seasoning Overload!!!










Audrey's order of Famous Cajun Chicken. I think her food tasted better. Chicken is tender and the sauce is quite nice (BBQ Sauce with a tinge of pineapple). Side dishes are tuscan fries and colesaw.

Amelie @ 1 Year Old

It's Amelie's 1 year old birthday party! We arrived late as we were at my friend's daughter's first month celebration. So, by the time we arrived, everyone is nicely fed and watered. Shortly after our dinner, its time for birthday cake!

Here is the birthday girl, Amelie sitting in front of her cake.


Time to blow candles!










After all food, drinks and cake, its down to some "serious" reading.

Vernette @ 1 Month

We were invited to Alvin's daughter 1 month old celebration.
Introducing Vernette...

Congrats Alvin, hope you will enjoy times with your little princess.
Now, we are off to another little girl birthday celebration.

Good Nuff for Model, Yah?

Here are some pictures of Callum with his new Gap Onesie. We got this from Gap Online as its not available locally, this is one of the (RED) product from Gap in support of AIDS victims.
Read more here: (RED)

Cute or not? Can be model?

Callum's Passport

Got an email today from ICA telling me that Callum passport is ready for collection, but have to collect with the passport with Callum in person. So with Callum in tow, we headed to ICA building at Lavender.

I alway detest coming to this place as the parking is totally crap! I have to circle around the carpark and finally settle down to wait at one spot. After a period of waiting, I finally able to get a lot. Put a parking coupon and off I went to collect his passport.

Collected his passport after 30 mins wait, there were 35 people in front of us, so its not too bad. Callum got the latest passport with BioPass, wonder what the heck does that do.... anyway, here is an image of his passport.








His picture was taken by me and crop to portion.
Here is the cropped version:















In order to get this picture, I took over 90 pictures!!!
Here is a collection of him, and that's only half of it.

Callum First Tooth

Callum is teething!
No wonder he is so grouchy these days. We discovered it last Friday but only managed to get a picture of it today. He was crying to be fed, so I thought it will be a perfect time to take picture of his tiny teeth.











Here is a up-close picture:








After drinking his milk, he is all happy and acting cute!

IPPT

Sigh... Another dreadful time for me.
It's time for my IPPT test, one of my nemeses, as I have only passed once ever since I left army!

So when its time, I dragged myself to Maju Camp for my test. After going through the "security" check which basically checked if your mobile phone has a camera (*nevermind the bomb in the boot*), I was able to enter into the camp and in-process for the IPPT test.

Soon, the impending doom looms. We proceed to the multi-purpose hall for the test. It turns out that there is a new system in place. All IPPT stations are replaced by machine (with PTIs supervising, of course) and you are able to choose which station to go first!!

So I started out with Shuttle run as its the nearest to me, that was a piece of cake. :) Next was standing broad jump which sadly, I can only managed a pass (too much fat to lug). Then my first hurdle, the chin-up bar. Surprisingly, I managed to pass the chin-up! That really boosted my morale. So I proceed to my last station which is the sit-up. I was fairly confident that I was able to get high score but I was disappointed. Guess my tummy really grow over time. Nevertheless, I managed to pass but not the desired result.

Now, its judgement time. Its the 2.4Km run. After sitting around, doing some stretching, its finally time for the run. I started the run with this older guy ahead of me, so I decided to run behind him. After 1 lap, I was still behind him and doing good time... took me under 4mins to do one run (3 laps in total). When I enter the second lap, I can feel all the fatigue setting in, my steps are getting smaller and feels alot heavier... and still, I am behind this older guy... Starting the third lap, my eyes are getting blurry and I am grasping for air but I told myself, this the final lap and push and push.... and this is the result....
















I passed!!! Woohoo!! No more IPPT test until next birthday.
Doh! That's just a few days away! Sigh. Guess I will be back in Maju camp soon enough.

Hot Baby!

Poor boy developed a fever last night. Put him in bed but he doesn't seem to sleep well... keeps having suddenly jolts and starts crying. After a couple of sudden cries, we realised that his body was pretty warm... and I took his temperature, it's at a high of 39.5 degree Celsius!! We got a shock and quickly pasted a cooling pad on his head. We also tried giving his water which he rejects... I even drove out to get glucose but he still refuses to drink. But for a kid who was having fever, he sure seemed happy.

Early next morning, we took him to see his regular doctor but it seems like his fever has gone down to under 38. Nonetheless, we think it's better to get it checked out. Turns out that its nothing serious, but we have to monitor him for the next 4 days for any signs of rashes which means it could be dengue... *shudders* *cross fingers*

Rainbows!

Saw some rainbows as I was driving back home.
Think this is the first time I ever see 2 rainbows together (the other rainbow is not that obvious). Click on picture for larger size picture.











A clearer picture of rainbow but just one rainbow.

Inappropriate but so cute!!

Check out this video.
The little girl name is Pearl, she is so cute in this video, co-starring with Will Ferrell. They taught her to swear but fortunately, she is too young to remember those words. Also check out the out-takes on their website.



Also check out a very pregnant Jenna Elfman (Spoof) video where she plays street basketball. Hilarious!

Source: FunnyOrDie

Callum First Solid Food

This is our first real attempt of feeding Callum Solid food. Here is Callum sitting in his high chair for the first time. He seems quite happy with his chair.


Here is mummy making Callum's rice Cereal.














Callum eating his first solids.





Here is a video of him eating his Earth's Best Organic Rice Cereal.