Argentina vs Germany

Just finished watching the Argentina vs Germany match..

So sad.. :(

I feel so sorry for Argentina.. :(

They lost to Germany..

The score was 4-0..

By the look of it, seems like Germany's gonna bring home the World Cup

this year..

They are an extremely strong team!

Brazil vs Netherlands

Really very puzzled & wondering what on earth is happening to all these teams @ the World Cup this year?!

England.. South Africa.. Italy.. And now.. Brazil, my favourite team, is also out!!! :(

Just watched the latest match, hours ago.. Brazil lost to Netherlands~! 2-1 :(

Wondering what will be the outcome of the next match - Argentina vs Germany..

Kinda boring week but had more rest than usual.. :)

For the past week, I spent most of my week resting at home as I had a sore throat on Wednesday & it escalated into a dry cough & a runny nose on Thursday..

However, thank God, I'm feeling much better now & other than the occasional runny nose.. I'm perfectly fine.. :)

During those 2 days when I was not feeling well, he bought me 6 big bottles of Chrysanthemum Tea & Winter Melon Tea, a box of Strepsils Lozenges & breakfast early in the mornings, without me even mentioning anything!

On Tuesday, I met my mum at Sengkang, Compass Point Shopping Centre,

where we also had our lunch there..

We did a bit of grocery shopping for my grandparents there and from there we took a bus to my uncle's residence @ Rio Vista Condominium,

where my maternal grandfather is recuperating, after having been discharged from the hospital during last weekend..

We spent the afternoon there till the evening, before we headed back to our respective homes.. :)

I managed to visit the National Library at Pasir Ris, White Sands Shopping Mall again yesterday.. :)

Was there to return my book & of course, borrowed another..

Here's the book which I've borrowed & am currently reading.. :)

Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II
by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Yup! I am so into the case stories of Sherlock Holmes these days.. ;)

I have always love detective stories, crime stories, murder cases, mystery, thriller, horror, suspense, science-fiction, etc etc etc. since I was a kid.. ;)

The Karate Kid (2010)

The Karate Kid, known as The Kung Fu Kid in China and Best Kid in Japan and South Korea, is a 2010 martial arts remake of the 1984 film of the same name.

Directed by Harald Zwart, produced by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, the remake stars Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith. Principal photography for the film took place in Beijing, China; filming began around July 2009 and ended on October 16, 2009. The Karate Kid was released theatrically in the United States on June 11, 2010 and Singapore a day earlier on June 10, 2010.

The plot concerns a 12-year-old boy from Detroit who moves to China with his mother and incurs the wrath of the neighborhood bully. He makes an unlikely ally in the form of his aging maintenance man, Mr. Han, a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets to self-defense.

Once again, I want to say a big "thank you" to my sister-in-law, Mabel Eva, who gave me a pair of complimentary movie tickets to this movie which I've watched on Monday afternoon! :)

I absolutely love it so much! :)

I don't mind watching it again.. :)

I was so impressed with Jaden Smith!

Jaden Smith is such an awesome child actor!

Although this was not his 1st big screen performance but I think he did a great job in this movie.. :)

Such impressive & convincing acting of a child actor at such a young age!

One can also see that he put in a lot of hard work & effort into his role & his martial arts skills were good..

I'm very sure he's gonna grow up to become one of Hollywood's best actors around!

Will Smith & his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith has indeed taught him very well & without a doubt, he has definitely inherited their awesome acting genes! :)

celebrated Shawn Ethan's birthday in advance during the weekend..

Both the boys adore balloons! :)

Here's Shawn Ethan, grabbing a few of his birthday balloons.. :
Joshua bought Shawn Ethan a very nice Mickey Mouse birthday cake from Bengawan Solo! :)

Shawn Ethan turns 7 years old this coming Wednesday, 30th of June! :)

Shawn Ethan with his Mickey Mouse birthday cake which he likes lots! :)

Friday, 25th of June 2010.. :)

We drove to Sengkang, Rivervale Mall in the afternoon, where we had our lunch there.. :)

Also bought balloons for Shawn Ethan, and 2 sets of pyjamas for Jonathan Ezra..

Bought myself a small black tote bag from the Daiso outlet there.. :)

"Decorated" the simple small black tote bag with a bracelet chain. 

What a difference a small accessory can do to enhance its look.. :)

Drove to my parents' place in Yishun & also drove Shawn Ethan to recce places he has hardly been to.. such as, Seletar Camp, Sunset Grill & Pub @ Singapore Flying Club,

and also Punggol Marina Country Club..


Mike & Shawn Ethan, playing Daytona @ Punggol Marina Country Club.. :)

Enjoyed the afternoon meeting up with a few of my ex-schoolmates & their kids! :)

Gathering for the SAHM (Stay-At-Home-Mums) except Sharon...@ Plaza Singapura's Swensens Restaurant..

We've been schoolmates since Primary 1.. :)

Here's some of the photos taken via my Canon PowerShot E1 & some taken by Joey's camera as well.. :)

Sharon.. Phoebe with her son, Noah.. Me with Jonathan Ezra.. Joey with her younger son, Brayden! :D

Phoebe with her son, Noah.. Me with Jonathan Ezra.. Joey with her younger son, Brayden.. & not forgetting, Sharon! :D

Phoebe with her son, Noah.. Me with Jonathan Ezra.. Joey with her younger son, Brayden! :D

Phoebe with her son, Noah.. Me with Jonathan Ezra.. Joey with her younger son, Brayden.. & not forgetting, Sharon, in the back! :D

From left: Jonathan Ezra, Brayden & Noah! :D

Jonathan Ezra, Noah & Brayden! :D

And some more photos of them.. Our cheeky little ones.. ;)

I enjoy walking Jonathan Ezra, to & fro East Coast Park, via the Siglap Park Connector, almost every evening these days.. :)

Pics taken via my iPhone.. ;p

The sea @ East Coast Beach, while on a high tide..

The tide was so high that the sea level was almost up to the jetty..

East Coast Beach at dusk.. Pretty.. :)

Spotted a landmark tower at Telok Kurau Park while strolling along the Siglap Park Connector..

Its multi-coloured lights changes every few seconds..

So pretty in the late evenings..

Used my LOMO Camera Application in my iPhone to capture its changing colours..

Can you see it? ;)

Fathers.. Our heroes.. (A belated Father's Day post.. :p)

Here's wishing all Fathers a belated Happy Father's Day! :P

Image credits: Father’s day cards at Zazzle

Sorry for the belated wishes, guys!

Not that I forgot it was Father's Day on Sunday but that I was too busy the last few days to post the wishes here on the day itself! :P

Fathers.. They are very important men in our lives..

I found a saying which I felt described a father very well..

Fathers.. You are so important & so amazing men that what would we do without you..

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my daddy for being such a wonderful daddy to me, all these past 32 years of my life.. :)

Thank you, daddy, for all you've done for me all these past years of my life, from the day that I was born till now..

Thank you for all your sacrificial love & working so hard all these years to give me the very best of everything since I was born till now..

I've been so fortunate since birth till now, never lacking in anything as you've worked so hard to provide me with the best of everything..

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank hubby for being such a wonderful daddy to our 2 boys! :)

Thank you, hubby, for being such a wonderful daddy to our 2 boys, for working hard all these years to provide for them..

Providing for them, physically and emotionally.. putting their needs & wants ahead of your own..

Always being there for them no matter what.. so much so that they are well-provided for in every area of their lives & not lacking in anything.. :)

Fathers.. You are all God's gift to us & our lives will never be complete without you! :)

Thank God for you! :)

Desperate Housewives Season Six! :)

What have I been busy with? :P

Catching up with the new season of Desperate Housewives! :)

Yup!

The much-awaited Desperate Housewives Season Six is back!!! :)

It's started its telecast on the 3rd June 2010.

Telecast will be from the 3rd June 2010 to 2nd December 2010, every Thursdays 11pm (1 hour)

This season is more exciting than ever! :)

Check out this season's details at this weblink! :)

http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/tv/channel-5/programmes/desperate-housewives.aspx?cp-documentid=4095282

That reminds me of something.. Soon I'm gonna be one myself.. Haha! LOL.. :p

Starting middle of next month...... :)

Time flies & I've been enjoying my "tai tai" life for coming 3 months already! :)

Recently, bb & I have discussed and we've decided for me to become a Stay-At-Home-Mum! (SAHM)

As Jonathan Ezra, is turning 19 months old soon, we've decided to send him to a playschool located at our nearest community club nearby..

Lessons will be held from Monday to Friday, 2 hours per session..

And I'll be his full-time main caregiver, starting from the middle of next month! :)

This playschool caters for children born in 2007/2008 and their programme consists of: Montessori learning, language, speech & drama, music & movement, thematic learning, number concept, art & craft and cookery lesson! :)

WOW!!!

Sounds really fun & exciting, ya?! :)

Children these days are really fortunate.. :)

We've decided to quit the babysitter, (not for any very negative reasons) but it's just that Jonathan is getting older now & it's about time that he can start learning more things, being educated, and learning to interact with other children his age as well..

It also happened that recently (in May), the babysitter has also accepted another baby into her care and thus has been busy taking care of another baby as well..

Having to babysit both Jonathan & the young baby, (fortunately for her, she has a maid to assist her), she has not been able to provide Jonathan with her full undivided attention as much as before and poor Jonathan seems to have been neglected at times..

But of course, we must also credit her for having done a great job of babysitting Jonathan since he was 4 months old till recently..

So from now till the middle of next month, I'm gonna start preparing myself to embark on this self-sacrificial journey of becoming a full-time stay-at-home mother! Hahaha! :)

It's definitely not easy / gonna be easy being one! [all of you mothers will say a great big loud "YES" to that! :)]

I was fortunate to enjoy that opportunity 5 over years ago when I was also not a working mum then & took care of Shawn Ethan, from his birth till he turned 1 over year old, after which I headed back into the workforce..

Oh man! I still remembered throughout that 1 over year, I almost went nuts on several occasions! :S

Wahahaha! :P

But, of course, that was my 1st time experience in being a full-time mum..

Now I must admit I'm more experienced being a mother of 2.. :)

I also wanna thank God for giving me this opportunity to nurture, bond with & watch Jonathan Ezra grow every minute as I take this time to be there with him every step of the way..

I've been blessed to be able to do that for Shawn Ethan then & to do that again for Jonathan Ezra now.. :)

Time flies.. Another weekend that has just passed.. :)

Last Friday, I took these photos of a very adorable white cat in the neighbourhood..

We nicknamed it "Xiao Bai"..

It's always found sleeping outside a neighbour's door step..

It's very friendly by nature & always allows people to pet/stroke it.. :)

It was oblivious of me snapping its photos & just carried on with its beauty sleep.. :)

So cute! :)

Brought Shawn Ethan to the National Library @ White Sands shopping mall last Friday afternoon..

He did not borrow any library books from there as he has not completed reading those he had borrowed recently..

I borrowed one as I had returned the one which I had completed reading recently..

Here's the book I borrowed:

It has proven to be a good read so far.. :)

Caught 2 movies during the weekend..

Open to Midnight 午夜照相館 (2007) that was showing on Star Chinese Movies channel..

and

Where the Wild Things Are (2009) on DVD..

Both movies were not that bad..

But I felt they were a little boring.. :p

Open to Midnight 午夜照相館 (2007) was exceptionally lame, though entertaining in a silly way.. :p

we had lunch at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3's TCC on Sunday, after our church service..

TCC's having an extremely great promotion now!

Buy 1 Main Course or Pasta & get 2 free!!!

How awesome is that?! :D

Shawn Ethan having his Baked Chicken Mushroom Penne..

I was having their Mentaiko Spaghetti with Salmon Tataki.. :d

Pasta de Clam..

Chilli Beef Lasagne as well..

And.. their High Tea Set.. :d

The bill amounted up to only $50plus!!! :)

Due to the promotion, 5 dishes with 3 drinks costs only $50 plus!!!

How cool is that?!

Last but not least..

We spotted a little "Doraemon" in the house on Sunday evening, trying to "steal" some of our snacks..

Wahahaha!!! :D

Our little "Doraemon".. :D

Hi mummy, don't I look adorable in this Doraemon outfit that "Ku Ku" bought for me a few months back? :)

Our little "Doraemon" playing with a balloon.. :)