Welcoming The Year of the Rabbit

I have always preferred the Christmas season more than the Lunar New Year. The silver & gold on Christmas decors would appeal more to me compared to the clashing red & gold normally seen at Chinese festivals.

Somehow this year, I got the 'CNY mood' & decided to get some decorative stuff, cookies & tidbits just to FEEL the mood :P When I was young, my mother would gather my sisters around & we would help to hang little birds on pussy willow , tie red ribbons on the branches & even making lanterns out of red packets. These activities got us all in the mood & excited to welcome the lunar new year.

Pete & I went to Chinatown to source for couplets ie 春联 & other CNY decor without the kids. Besides soaking up the fun, I get some retail therapy with the shoppping.

Dragon/ Rat/ Pig/ Tiger - Our Chinese Horoscopes


Sights from our Chinatown visit





预祝大家兔年行大运，身体健康，万事如意！

Yay! The Decal Is Up!

We finally got to work a week after the decal arrived . I wanted to make sure we start the project on a clean surface, so i dug up the store room for leftover paint used during our renovation 2 years ago. Pete did most of the work. He helped repaint the dining area & we let it dry for a few days before putting up the decal. We did this while the kids were asleep of cos.

I must say it takes quite a bit of skill to put the decal up. There were a few heart stopping, 'breath holding' moments as the decal did not stick as firmly as it should. We tried again & again making sure the decal really stuck to the wall praying not to tear any intricate part.

Alas, our efforts paid off. Phew! so here it is, my NEW dining space hehehe.

New Year New Decal

I have always wanted to do something to my boring & plain dining area. Well it's just a small little part of my already petite living space. Perhaps the quote on this decal I got will transform & spruce up my this space? I shall wait & see. Can't wait for it to arrive by registered mail in a few days time!

Christmas @ Home

Playdate With Lucas

My Hello Kitty Room

Remember we bought Chloe her own bed hoping that she will agree to sleep in her own room? Sigh, wrong. She still insists to sleep on mummy's bed. I have run out of ideas & hope with my persistence, she will eventually 'migrate' on her own.

My New Bed

It will be 3 more months till I am due with #2. We have thought of putting Chloe to her room to sleep on her own for some time. It would be ideal if this is done in stages.

Recently, Chloe has been waking up in the middle of the night. She would normally sleep through. Perhaps, this is due to her ezcema which gave her problems. We hope she would be able to adjust to the transition when the maid comes in during March.

While shopping for extra chairs at Ikea yesterday, we managed to get a good deal for her bed. As we were near the AS-IS section which sells items rejected by buyers or display stuff, I spotted a sales stuff pushing in a bed that we initially wanted to get for Chloe. Due to the higher price tag, we decided not to. On checking with the staff, we got to know that the bed is going at half price as it is a display piece from their showroom. We were delighted to get this chance as the bed can be extended if Chloe outgrows at a later stage.

As of now, we hope to get Chloe adjusted to sleeping in her own room so that there is space for #2's playpen when the time comes.

X'mas Decorating @ Home

We had fun putting up our X'mas decor last week. Check out my $3 tree which I bought last year. It's stands at 5 foot tall, just nice to place in a little nook we have in our living room. We've spent the last week shopping for our ornaments at Tekka mall.

It's pretty exciting to have our own X'mas tree for the first time in our new house this year. We were overwhelmed by the different colour themes we can have for a simple X'mas tree. Pete & I had a hard time deciding between a colour theme for our tree. Alas, what we've ended up is neither the gold or silver we had in mind initially. We've got a combination of pink, blue & silver theme with white 'feathers' to get the snowy feel.

Fly Fly Butterflies...

I have been contemplating to get these decals for the longest time. I finally ordered them after it's on 20% sale.

Since we moved in in June, I did not really do anything to spice up Chloe's bedroom. All she has is a set of pink polka dot curtains, wall hung shelf, my trusted bumper mat & a white wardrobe. She did not even have a bed yet! The bedroom set that I wanted to get for her is way over my budget. So I thought since she is still young, we can make do with pre-loved furniture temporary.

The more economical way of dressing up her room is using decals I suppose. They are cute, removable & a fun way to decorate her room. Chloe loves the new look. She would start counting how many butterflies there are on the wall when I ask her. Good way to teach her numbers!

House Warming

8/8 was definitely a busy day for us. It was tiring but most enjoyable day especially when close relatives were here at my new place. My best pals like Esther & Jared, Lynette & Jaren, Jolene, Edward & Megan, Tricia & Baby Udelle & Richard came. Not forgetting my colleagues, Boon Eng & hubby, Pauline & family, Alexis, Jess, Rachel & Jo, Mint & Rohana.

My only regret is that my dad did not come & that I did not spend enough time with my guests.

Piping Hot Sotong Balls in my oven

The Food that I catered


My Sis Sheryl with Baby En En

Gu Ma, Baby En En & Chloe

My 'Secret' Snapshot of Udelle
Me, Chloe & Esther

Me, Chloe & Pete

Yum Yum

Deep In Thoughts

Different Expressions

Godma Is Here!

This morning, we had 3 special guests at our place. Chloe's god ma (Tricia), god pa (Sam) & Baby Udelle paid us a visit. Chloe was pretty shy when Tricia stepped into the house. But soon after Sam teased Chloe & played with her, she gradually warmed up & managed to giggle with Sam.

Chloe & myself did not manage to attend Udelle's 1st month celebrations @ Sun Haven cos of some mess at dad's place last month. Today we caught up with one another over Baby Udelle's development & a tour of our new house.

Tricia & Sam always spoils Chloe with presents almost every single time we meet. This time round it's Chloe's belated birthday present. Chloe's eyes were all glued to the package while Sam & Tricia helped her along unwrapping her surprise.

Posing with the big surprise from God ma & God Pa
Look of Anticipation


A Helping Hand from God pa

The Big Reveal!


Thank You for the dino...Muaacks!



& not forgetting our cute little princess Udelle, sleeping soundly in her mama's arms throughout the whole visit! That's the luxury of being a baby right?

Sweetie Udelle


One of the nicer pics I took after much fidgeting from chloe! (Sorry Sam, part of your head has to go :P)

My Master Bedroom

I am so bored cooped up at home that I decided to whip out my camera & start taking pictures of my bedroom. Not quite the look I want to achieve..I've yet to put up family pictures around the house to give it a more family feel..urmm oh well I thought it's the neatest I can achieve after not cleaning up for a few days!

The bed Chloe loves to jump on every night.



My Dresser


Window area..with no cushions yet for the settee!



The Wardrobe