it has been a long while ...

since i last updated this blog ...

a lot has happened ... my sis and her family flew back from Hawaii for a visit - we didn't really get to do much since her visit sorta of coincide with the peak from my work ... plus her kids really had to sleep early (7pm) so nothing much we could do beyond 5pm since the kids have to be home, have dinner, shower and then off to the bed. But still, the kids (all 8 of them) got along very well ... my boy learnt how to sign for "more" from his cousin, my girl loves the bedtime stories by my sister so much that she bugs me to read to her before she sleeps. we managed to have a birthday "bash" for the August babies ... I baked the cake again this time, just that well, my baking went a little awry but still, the cake was heavenly! And ... we managed to fit everyone in for a photoshoot (well except for my eldest sister and brother, who both are overseas). We expected the photoshoot to be chaotic ... well, it was chaotic, and only slightly stressful, but the kids had fun! All the girls were dressed in similar kimonos so we had quite a few "kawaii" photos ...

I had the opportunity to catch up with baking too ... made some cookies and cakes ...

hmmm ... oh yes, and the kids ... V is so chatty these days. She is very "logical" in her arguments and sometimes, I can't win. Yes, I cannot win! #2 is also very chatty, picking up more words ... he can sign for milk, accompanied by "nuk nuk" and then signing for more. When he sees food (whether it's his or not), he says "EAT!!!!" He sees a bag, he'll happily carry it and say "gai gai". He sees a pair of shoes, he'll almost dive for it and struggles to put it on. I think he has a fetish for shoes. And ... as for his all time favourite ... soft toys ... It has come to a point that I don't even want to bring him to a shop selling soft toys. Because... if he sees one (in fact, it seems like every one) that he fancies, he'll lunge for it, grab it, hug it ever so tightly like a long lost friend and proceeds to kiss it passionately. By the way, he likes to watch girls too ...

Both of them like to play in the pool, so I try to bring them when I can ... if not, then we'll head to feed the fishes, while #2 proceeds to chomp on the bread.

Hmmm part of my absence is also due to my "fixation" with animes showing on animax too ... I'm currently watching maid sama and 1 more ... i'm thinking if I should just buy the box set and save myself the hassle of having to record it... oh ... I wanted to buy the DVD box set of Beach Boys (the japanese drama series) but it costs a whopping SGD$260 ... so I'll guess it'll just hang on for a little while more ...

now, I'm just waiting for my herbal chicken to be cooked, but doesn't seem to be so ... it's almost 2 hours but I cannot smell anything yet!!!! *argh*