Joel's 6.5 mths now ! Haven been updating blog due to sheer hectic schedule ! Work n baby takes up most of my time and the rest of free time is just rest rest rest and of course not forgetting staying in touch with friends too ! Just some pics of Joel in his first photoshoot at 4 mths old with compliments Lobinhoot !

Time really flies past, i was 37 weeks in my last post and my little notti boy is now 5 1/2 weeks !! Which means it has been 8 weeks or about 2 months since my last post ! Well... i have been VERY busy with the arrival of my little one, not to mention the sleep deprivation all mommies are too familiar with.

Anyway, Joel arrived on the 7th of February after giving me contraction pains but however, ended up in a c-section cos his head was high, my pelvis was small and not to mention he is BIG ! Joel is a healthy 3.78kgs (about 8316g) baby ... Phewwww...... Boy was i shocked to hear his weight from Hubby... First reaction from me was, WHAT ?? OMG, he is heavier than gor gor Sumo Reyes at birth... hehehe...

I had my first try at latching Joel in the hospital, as a first time mom who skipped pre-natal class, i had no idea how to go about latching him, luckily with the help and encouragement from the nurses and lactation counsultants from GlenE, finally managed to latch him successfully. However, milk supply has not kicked in yet on the 2nd day and Joel was whining in the nursery, so he had his first taste of FM at Day 2. I was told however, newborns are not that hungry and can go without milk, just colustrum on the first few days ...

Luckily, milk kicked in on the day of discharge but poor Joel had to be on phototheraphy and had to stay 1 more day in the hospital. Therefore, i went back first and with engorgement and all, tried the 1st time to pump out milk...and was successful ! Hubby and i were amazed .. keke

Since Joel's discharge, he has been on total breast milk and sure hope i can continue to persevere, at least until my maternity leave ends. :)

Last but not least, thanks to all who attended BB Joel 1st Mth Party, Thanks for the gifts, angpaos and wishes. Here are some pics ;p

Yippeeezzzz ! I'm officially 37weeks as of today ! Gettting more and more jittery as the day closes in.

Less than a week to Chinese New Year ! Have been munching on CNY goodies and making myself (and Baby) fat... Oops...My baby put on an amazing 400g in 1 week... oh dear.. must be the pineapple tarts, bee hives and love letters i'm stuffing myself with... heeee....

Looking forward to the Year of the Ox and wishing friends a Happy and Prosperous Ox Year !

Til my next update !

Baby's Nursery

Counting down to baby's arrival and we have been doing preparations bit by bit since last month.I wanted to decorate the baby's nursery so i bought some wall decals online... Its too cute to resist... Hope baby likes his new room...



This will be above baby cot.Baby cot not assembled yet though... hehe



This choo choo train, i like it very much.. haha.. its on an high beam near the ceiling

Will post more pics once the fully done up nursery is ready.. i hope.. keke ;p

Its 2009 ! Happy New Year ! Maybe this new year be filled with joy and happiness and wishing all a very healthy year ahead !

I'm currently into my 34 weeks of pregnancy and waddling my way through. :) Tummy is getting huge, like 40" big and according to Jonathan, my poly friend, he says its an achievement, haha.

Counting down to at least 3 more weeks to a full term baby and 6 weeks to EDD !! Jiayou !

Its 1.5 days to Xmas !! Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all my dear friends !

By now, most or all of my friends would know that i'm carrying a big tum tum around with me. Our little one is expected to arrive on Feb 11 2009. But hmmm.. he might be early... I'm hoping that he will pop only after Chinese New Year... i wanna stuff myself full of Chinese New Year goodies before going into confinement ! Muahahaha... Please keep your fingers crossed for me !!

PS=> If you see a penguin-like gal waddling towards you, its probably just me ! ;p

After our weddding last year, we went for a much anticipated Honeymoon ! Oh how i missed it... We went for a tour in Europe, it was great and i loved it ! Maybe only the long flight... (i realised i didn't like to take aeroplanes... think i have been watching too much of Aircraft investigation on National Geographic channel, muahahaha) The itineary was Germany > Austria > Switzerland > Paris and i have to say to my surprise, i preferred Germany,Austria and Switzerland more than Paris, supposedly the romantic city.

Let me go see if i can dig out some photos to post... haha.. otherwise, i have already uploaded into my Facebook account :)

In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year since i posted ! How time flies ! Anyway, for the past one year plus, my hubby and me have been busy with wedding preparations and of course the actual wedding itself and not forgetting our honeymoon. Wedding preparations were fun other than the guest list and seating arrangements ;p oops... We are going to celebrate our 1 yr anniversary but no updates here yet ! Here are some very updated pics of the day's event and many thanks to all who came and of course not forgetting the helpers of xiong dees and jie meis.

PS> Minli, Finally i am moving my butt to start blogging again ! haha :>

Its been more than a month since my last post ! OMG ! Time really flies, wonder if anyone is still looking at my posts.... it looks very boring and plain... :( as compared to professional bloggers !! hmmm.. shall try to spruce it up ! Do gimme tips yeah. Well, at least the places we went fun, so hope that spices things up a bit for the moment... Last month, we went to Universal Studios Japan Osaka. We had a rocking good time ! Here are some outdated pics ! Enjoy ...

USJ Osaka Part 2

Here's more pics ! Enjoy !

Mount Fuji - Hubby with Frens (Joe & Law) & Moi

1st stop after 8am departure from Tokyo station.

Mount Fuji Visitor Centre
Joe, hubby and Lawrence posing in front of map of Mount Fuji

Our comfy tour bus

Hubby & Me in bus... horsing around again.. hee

Fuji Subaru Line, the route up to the 5th station of Mount Fuji

Temple on the 5th station of Mount Fuji at 2305m

Me getting a charm in temple... Got "ji" charm in form of mini fan.

Joe the Billionaire !! A piece of "jiu herr" ? "jiu hee"? alamak how u spell fish in hokkien, someone pls teach me !!

Our very intricate lunch, enough for me but not for the guys... they were complaining on how "cute" the portions were...

FujiQ Highland coaster ! You would'nt wanna be in there, i tell u...

n of course i did'nt take the ride... keke.. we were just passing by...

its about 100m in height ??!! Just ridiculously high.. think my heart will freeze if i sat in the coaster !

Yours truly posing with Thomas the train !

Narasawa Icicle Cave
Don't play play ah, looks like a normal cave but its O degrees inside ! Freezing cold !

It was plain torture holding onto the railing but i had little choice but to do that cos the cave was very narrow and steep with height at the minimum of maybe 0.5m or 50cm.

You see, everyone is holding onto something cos trust me, you would'nt wanna fall inside the cave !

Me n Law, at ceiling height 0.5m finally something advantageous about my lack of height ! Muahaha... i had the least diffculty and least bending to do ! kekeke...

Joe & Law with moi n the Icicle .. it was damn cold there ! 0 degrees !

Our hero without any jacket... Orh bi good.. keke

Hubby & Me with Icicle

The waterfall at foot of Mount Fuji

Magnificent view of waterfall

Waterfall leading to the streams

Law, Joe, hubby and our frenly Japanese tour guide.

Beautiful backdrop ! Surreal

Striking a pose amidst the scenic surroundings, almost looks like we are in a painting. Don't you agree ? keke

Yakitori stall in front of waterfall

Tired legs n faces walking up the stairs...

Finally, back in Yachimata for Kanpai !

Oops.. Mount Fuji trip without any pics of Mount Fuji hor... kekeke... Here's one ! Didn't manage to take many cos it was a little cloudy and missed a few chances when the clouds cleared...hmmm

J League Live !

Jef United vs Gamba Osaka

Score : 2-1 to Gamba Osaka

Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama Marines

Score : 1-1

May is the month of J-League ! We went for 2 live matches and for not really soccer fan like me, i must say i enjoyed the experience tremendously ! The atmosphere in the stadium is just infectious ! i lurve it ! J-League rocksssss !

FukudaDenshi stadium, Chiba Prefecture

The Real game ! Jef United vs Gamba Osaka
Passionate fans cheering for Jef United

Gamba Osaka fans on the other side of stadium

Jef united mascot pom pom-ing to the Jef United cheer !

Nite time on the screen Fans raising the towels n singing the cheers !

Kashima Antlers vs Yokohama Marines tickets !

Kashima stadium, Ibaraki Prefecture

Antler hugging moi.. female outside but i think male inside...ti kor Antler

Antler with hubby ! See told u its male inside liao right ?

Kashima Antlers fan-see merchandise shop

Fan-see of Kashima Antler ! For a day ! hehee..

View from our seats !

Look at the fans ! In passionate red !

Dinner after Kashima Antlers match, Shabu-Shabu.. yummie feast !

Dun salivate.. hehe

2 Japanese and 2 Sillyporeans feasting on free flow pork, beef shabu shabu !

The carnivores !

The Best way to end a fantastic day ! Great match, delicious food ! i love Japan ! Wootz