The older I get ..

the more I like shiny things. Lol :p
I recently decided to try Majolica Majorca's 2 way cake just cos of the cover!! It's so pretty and shiny. It looks metallic but it isn't. It's plastic. Have a look. Isn't it gorgeous ?!!




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Women are from Venus, men are from ..

Seriously, as long as I live, I will never understand men. At all. The way they do things and why they choose to do or not to do some things, really can frustrate you.

A recent incident that happened with The Hubby and me is one good example. The corridor leading to my front door - I have a wooden bench there. Initially, I put it there so that the kids could sit and put on their shoes before going out. But as time wore on, the bench was used to put things on. The girls' school bags, files, The Hubby's laptop bag and his helmet. Much to my annoyance. Cos while the bench was nice and empty in the mornings when everyone was out, in the evenings and during the weekend, it was just a big mess. And of course I was the one bothered by it. And the maid too of course. I complained to her and decided that it would be a good idea to have a cabinet there to store all the stuff and then still have the bench there for it's original purpose.

I brought up the topic with The Hubby. The annoying man was adamant that there be no cabinet of any kind there. No logical reason. Just that it won't look nice. I tried patiently to explain that it would be functional and practical to have a cabinet there so that things could be hidden away neatly. But no, the man could not be reasoned with.

I was prepared for that answer. It's not something new. It's frustrating. I will never in my life understand men. Never.

I waited a few months then when I absolutely couldn't bear the mess anymore, I walked into Vhive furniture and bought a cabinet. Cost me all of S$189.05. An absolute bargain for peace of mind. My peace of mind. Here is what it looks like in my corridor.






And here it is with the girls school bags and other assorted school related stuff in it - like art bags etc.



The Hubby was of course unhappy when I told him I had gone ahead and bought a cabinet. Tough for him. I am so happy with my purchase. The corridor now looks so neat and tidy cos everything is not just laying on the wooden bench. And the bench is now available for sitting on to put on shoes!

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What's in a name?

Well, when you have to think of a name for your baby, it's a big deal. Cos the name will be with her or him for life. So The Hubby and I agree that it should be a name that he or she can grow into an adult with, not something that sounds cute when they're kids and then it sounds odd on an adult.

And that's about the only thing we agree on unfortunately. Most names that I like, he doesn't. And vice versa. It was a pain naming all our 4 girls. We took months to decide cos for every name I came up with, he'd find some reason to dislike. And well, the ones he chose didn't sound nice to me.

Sigh.

So now, at 22 weeks along, we are nowhere near close to choosing her name. Generally, we avoid choosing names that our friends have named their girls, or names of friends, family or people that we don't like.

That narrows it down more. Of course, if you ask my girls, kids being kids, they like favourite cartoon character names and such. Lol :p Lauren asked me the other day to have 3 more babies - she said I should have 3 boys this time and guess what she suggested their names should be?

Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Lol :p I told her I wasn't naming my "kids" (not that I ever want another 3 more) after the Chipmunks. I told her SHE could go name her future boys after them.


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20 weeks and counting!

Went for my detailed scan last week. Got to see my little one again :p








The clarity of the scan is amazing. I could see her fingers and toes and it was surreal to see her moving around on the screen and to see as well as feel when she kicked or turned. She is my 5th and yet I am still awed every time I go for an ultrasound scan and see my baby on the screen.

We have yet to think of a name for her. Still thinking about it. And I still haven't gotten around to getting her some baby essentials like an infant car seat etc. I've of course started buying her CLOTHES :p Lol !

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Something new

I am an unadventurous person when it comes to food. Really. 9 out of 10 times, I have a tendency to order the same food that I've been eating for years. One of the reasons is that I'm afraid that if I were to try something new, I won't like it and my meal will be spoilt.

Today, however, I decided to order something else. Every time I eat at a food court, I'm more than likely to either eat Indian or Malay food. Today, I ordered Thai fried rice with beef.




This is what it looked like. It was ok. Kinda regretted ordering it. Lol. Wished I'd stuck to ordering my usual stuff.

Damn.

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16th week scan :p

Was excited to see the little bub again. Moving around, little fingers and toes waving about. Can't believe there is a little human being in there. I guess cos I'm on the er, big side, that there is still plenty of room in there cos I ain't showing yet. And I don't even feel pregnant.




According to the pregnancy guide on my iPhone, baby is about 12 cm in length now. Wow!

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U know u need professional help ...

When you download an iPhone app to help you remember all the timings for all the games u play on Facebook.

Lol! I am forever forgetting how long more before I have to harvest my crops on my, ahem, farm, serve my ready cooked food in my cafe and to collect my tax from the poor people in my empire.



So I found this neat app to help me keep track. Of course, the simple solution would be to just stop playing the games on Facebook.

Erm, I'll stick with using this timer app.

Lol :p

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