I used down comforter when I was in US. It helped to keep me warm especially during winter season as I am afraid of the cold. I should have bought a high thread count comforter so the feathers would not have poked out of pillows. If you want to buy a down comforter, be sure to buy from My Luxury Mattress. It explains a lot on down comforters, from buying to washing it. It also offers a few trusted brands and comfort that you want to snuggle in the bed the whole day. How I wish there are four seasons in our country.

12:53 PM | Extra Extra | 1 Comment »

I am glad that I seldom have acne problem since young. But because of my combination skin, it gets oily on the T-zone and having blackheads is very common for me. I have found the best acne treatment that works within 24 hours and it helps to remove blackheads too. Acnexus acne cream contains 27 all natural anti acne ingredients and it is benzoyl peroxide free. I am going to get my cousin to buy on my behalf since he lives in the States.

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I am sure a lot of kids do that. Drawing! On the wall! On the table! Ian used to do that when he was about Iris’ age. Until two days ago, I saw something drawn on the wall and it was definitely not Iris drawing. So I asked Ian, and he admitted. We didn’t scold him because he didn’t deny and tell lies.

Iris drew on Ikea’s chair and the wall too. The staircase wall all the way up. I let it be, because that wall needs new paint anyway.

Today, I told them to use the magic sponge I bought from the morning market and wipe it away. I would not wipe it for them again or else they will draw again. But come to think of it, they really like wiping away with that magic sponge. Will they draw again?

I want them to learn to be responsible for what they did. They drew it, they wipe it. Thank God that magic sponge exists!

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Naples Love seat, coffee table and chair are the outdoor furniture I want to replace with the current ones we have sitting and rotting in our patio. This outdoor furniture are easy to maintain and its spun polyester cushion pillow is made of a fabric which is weather resistant which is just nice for us since our weather is mostly hot all the time. I seriously need to make our garden and patio beautiful again and start having friends over for a drink or two. I must speak to hubby about this furniture. They look comfortable and I don’t mind sitting there reading my book whenever I have the time.

11:52 PM | Extra Extra | 1 Comment »

I am thinking if I should have a birthday party for our kids which will be in a few months time. Iris will most probably like a ballet and dance party and these lovely invitation cards are just a must. The price is affordable and I have seen more expensive invitation cards. At ThePartStartsHere.com, many other invitation cards are available such as birth announcement, holiday invitations, wedding invitations and many more. Kentucky Derby Party Invitations cards are also available too! Choose any of the designs that are available and order now!

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When I was still working with this company before I left to be a SAHM, I knew the company was not using any good financial reporting software. The ability to structure financial reports around business requirements is essential and I all I know is that the Financial Controller did all the financial reports manually. If my ex company was using PROPHIX Reporting software, it would be really convenient for the Accounts Department because this software provides a very versatile tool that works with my the company’s organizational structure and unique reporting requirements. It is very convenient and easy to use and it provides efficiency for the accounts staffs. Can you imagine that our salary slip was done manually?

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Same like everybody, hubby and I too celebrated this special day with our mothers. My mom was not free this weekend, so we postponed our celebration with her to next week.

Many incidents happened yesterday and today.

1. Last night, I baked lots of cookies for my mom, my MIL, my aunties and two of my friends. See what have I done while everybody was sound asleep and dreaming, HERE.

2. This morning at the service, a self claimed ‘mother’, (I don’t believe her) who was sitting a seat after me, was acting ‘disturbed’ to hubby and I. We were already sleepy and tired from baking cookies last night, and this woman really annoyed  me a lot! Everytime, there is singing and praying, except for sermon, this woman would be dancing. yes, she thought she was a ballerina, and you can imagine how she actually dance. Sitting only a seat away, I was really annoyed till I had to turned to hubby when singing. Her hand were actually about 6 inches away from me! wah! I tell you, I almost couldn’t control myself when she kept on doing that. We were at the last row but right in front of the nursery room with a glass window to separate us. Can you also imagine yourself sitting in the nursery room and there was a woman dancing like a ballerina in front of you? Duh! After the service, downstairs, the woman sat out there and wishing everybody who came down from the stairs. Err, I don’t think she knows them…

~Only 2 more escargot left. Quick!~

~My PIL and I had sirloin each. My 2nd time eating the whole steak all by myself~

~Kids had spaghetti bolognese~

~Hubby’s T-bone. Sirloin or tenderloin is too small piece for him~

3. My PIL came over to our house and we all went to San Francisco Steakhouse for dinner. I had steak all by myself again. I have been trying to eat more beef since I just started eating a little last year. I think my PIL were not used to eating beef, afraid of the juice aka blood in the sirloin. I understand how they felt cause when I first trying steak, I ate from hubby’s plate. I asked for some mushroom gravy and my PIL ate the beef with them. Maybe we should take them to a Chinese Restaurant in the future. But there is always a first time right? Oh, our dessert was at Swenson’s!

What a hectic celebration….

How was yours?

11:18 PM | Season Greetings | 7 Comments »

Yeah, today is the official day that our kids don’t get to watch Astro’s Cartoon Channels anymore. They get to watch now is CERIA or Animal Planet and National Geographic. I still allow DVD cartoons and PS2 on the weekends, but during the weekdays? They get to watch what is on the TV now.

I have been delaying of canceling the Fun Packages, because Ian really does watch a lot of TV. After lunch he would watch for 30min before nap time, then the next session is after dinner from 30-45min while hubby and I are still eating and talking. He was told that he can’t watch at night because daddy and mummy wanna watch TV. But I still allowed them to watch during their milk time. But we would still allow him to watch at times. If hubby watches the news, he would makes ‘noises’ or play with Iris till we can’t hear anything from the TV.

Actually I feel very bad for removing all the cartoon channels, but I am afraid that he might wear specs due to watching TV but not from reading books. I have to tell him every single day to sit in the futher away sofa instead the nearer to the TV one. I have to shout at him not to sit on the floor right in front of the TV. Very tiring too for telling him that EVERYDAY. He has ejaan and spelling will come soon and his 1st semester exam is in 13 days time. I want him to concentrate and spend more time with teaching him.

When he first asked us to login the password for his cartoon channels, which I did, he cartoon network didn’t appear till we told him that it is ’spoilt’ already. He accepted it, watched CERIA, and then kept on asking us to let him play games on our mobile phones.

Don’t know why, but whenever he switched on the Playhouse Disney Channel, I have to login for him, but when it comes to Cartoon Network Channel, I don’t need to key in the password. This is what I hate the most! If it was the other way round, I don’t mind keeping the FUN Package. This cartoon network channel teaches the words I hate to children, such as STUPID. All are not educational cartoons and more on fighting, flying, etc. Like the stupid BEN 10, POWERPUFF, and others. TOM &JERRY is still okay with me but not others and he doesn’t watch PLAYHOUSE DISNEY CHANNEL anymore except for Iris.

But I would sign up the FUN Package to him again when he is older and understand what he can watch and not. I wonder how he will last for not watching his Cartoon Network Channel…..

12:14 AM | Ian, Kids | 12 Comments »

Wow! Never thought that I would receive this from Janice. She also reminds me that I am the world’s greatest mom to my kids! Yes!

I would like to wish all mothers out there and yeah, to also remind you all that you are the greatest too!

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