once upon a time......

Too long but never too late

2011-08-19T08:11:00.000-07:00

I shall stop procrastinating!
So many years since the last blog.... So wonderful to read the words of yesterday.
If not for them, easily forgotten.

Evan is now 3 yrs and 8 months.
Ethan is already a young man...

Can't seem to add photo from iPad, not good :(

I am a BIG BROTHER

2008-01-11T00:17:00.000-08:00

I saw my lil bro on 15th Dec 2007. Mama said his name is Evan Elijah, and he gave me a present when I visited him at Mt Eliz. Hmmm, his eyes were constantly closed, and each time I wanted to plant a kiss or hold him, it was "No Ethan, Titi is still very small, ...", and I was upset. Hmph! Why do they keep saying I was jealous? What's that? I only want to cuddle him....

The day mummy brought home the cane

2007-07-12T02:47:00.000-07:00

8th July : mummy came to pick me and my friend Xavier from Berries and I noticed a stick in the bag...drats, it was a cane.
Mummy said she had screamed enough the previous week and that I was getting out of hand.
The past week, Papa had been away and I had been screaming every morning whilst getting ready for school. It must have scared little baby in the womb as well.
I was again naughty during bath time and I refused to bathe even after many "verbal warnings".
Mum flicked the cane at my buttocks and OUCHHHHH....I wailed.

Sat and Sun : Mum did art and craft with me...I could now spell *SUN* and *CAR*.

Monday to Thurs : I have been a good boy this week, getting ready for school without crying, except for today, I was still tired, but least I didnt struggle.

Yeh, Papa is coming home tomorrow!

mummy and holis!

2007-06-07T22:40:00.000-07:00

Mummy has been rather quiet lately, and papa has been keeping me company most of the time. Mummy has been experiencing severe nausea and loss in appetite, and having excessive saliva, she had to throw up frequently. So at times, she just goes "um-hm", and I'd ask, "Mama, why you say um-hm" and she'd point to her mouth, and I'd know better.
Once mama even got admitted to hospital and stayed there for 2 days so that some liquids could go through for nourishment.
Nowadays, she also puts my palm at her tummy (tho' I still feel no bump or see no difference), and I'd say " Baby, I am your Gor-Gor, please be nice, and let mummy feel better. I Love you.", and I end with a peck on the tummy. Orrh....I know, after that, mummy will give me a big hug.

I am happy these few days because every morning when I wake up and ask "Is today my holiday?", the answer has always been "Yes, it is!". "Hooray! wonder how much longer this will last..."

pics

2007-04-28T21:21:00.000-07:00

Catching up

2007-04-28T20:55:00.000-07:00

Oops, time came and went so fast and with mummy's new project, she had zilch time to post pictures of me....so as a summary, here's what happened... at my birthday party at my Kinderland playschool, our 3-some Xmas holiday in TWN and HK, with compliments of some wonderful pictures taken by the talented moi (yeap, I have been told countless times I have the making of the THE NEXT great photographer), CNY 07, till now....enjoy!
p/s: mum told me if I keep my fingers crossed I could likely be a big brother soon this Xmas...yippee (time to brush up my SPD Power Ranger skills for some Shaolin Showdown!)

happy children's day

2006-10-02T06:36:00.000-07:00

Wee! I had so many rides in just 2 days...spoilt for choices...my new playground in IMM. Here, me posing like what my mummy says looks cheezy...touristy....what the heck...I am young!

once a while

2006-09-14T07:13:00.000-07:00

The past 4 yweeks have been a roller coaster ride... First we have a perfectly fun and hoppy kid... bouncing, prancing around, biting every body's butt (poor Maryann and mama), scratching any bare bodied souls (poor gong gong), scratching unknowing faces (poor popo and gong gong and papa), ....quite a feat for a lil under 3 yr old boy, on top of the usual alarming swings, jumps, climbs, screams, fire alarm cries, and in between each "hi mama, what did you buy today?..for me?..."

then we suddenly were hit with a fierce attack bout of flu, cough, phlegm, wheezing, breathlessness and fever....woa....this time, mama was left quite tired out every day, on top of the non sensical workload of having to sort and write useless piles of reports for a shopping mall she would hardly ever visit....ha!

The total 4 trips to the doctor totalled a whopping $600 at least....

Looking at you breathing through the nabuliser was heart wrenching...but you did look quite cute and lovable....lugging back the machine each time after the review, hoping to leave it back at the clinic but nope...Ethan needs to continue with breathing....

Well, we've got past that now....great....next we move to the next stage...preventer puff....

Every once a while, we learn new things, we push the limits.

2006-08-04T22:45:00.000-07:00

growing up...
Me ..taken by Godma, look how much I have grown, seem to look more and more different each day....mum can't believe how big I am now... n how small my eyes become...

still mama's lil baby

Monday 24th April : Fright Nite

2006-04-27T18:38:00.000-07:00

Ethan was getting ready for bed when he decided to do some acrobatic stunts on mummy's legs and ARRRGH, slit his ear within the next second...
The scream was LOUD and the pain must have been an excruciating...
He was rushed to the hospital and was put on sedating drugs before the ear was stitched up.

reunion time - Welcome 2006 - Me, Mum and Yi Yi

2006-01-08T01:14:00.000-08:00

Underwater World @ Sentosa ~ on my 2nd Birthday!!

2005-11-11T23:29:00.000-08:00

2005-10-30T02:16:00.000-08:00

2005-10-11T20:52:00.000-07:00

Me and German Measles

I broke out in these fake measles about 2 days back....
I had high fever of 40 deg celsius and had 2 does of medicine stuffed into my anus ! (yeeks, ouch! I screamed of course)
I look like a cute lobster now...mummy will post the picture soon...I hope to go out and play soon...

me and my harmonica

2005-10-10T05:21:00.000-07:00

changing tides

2005-09-06T05:47:00.000-07:00

Happy that I am embarking on a trip to Vegas next week for a solid 7 days.
Sad that I'd be leaving my beloved Lil'Ethan for that entire week, first ever, since his birth.
It'd be a tight schedule, but I do hope he'd be able to cope without me, esp in the night....
Well, sometimes we just have to learn to let go, and venture out of the comfy box, perhaps treasures await us, and the gold inside would shine brighter with more independence.

tribute to Khim

2005-07-10T01:58:00.000-07:00

the news came...
my ex-boss, Khim, who was lost during the fatal Tsunami in Phuket last Boxing day, was confirmed a victim as they managed to match her DNA using dental records recently.

Piece of sad news indeed, but in a way, I felt it probably brought a closure to the sadness and void in her family's and loved ones' hearts.
Attending the memorial service yesterday was also a spritual and mental awakening.
Many came, ... having carved a rather successful career, no doubt, many were business friends.

For me, the truth is, we never had a very friendly, nor close, nor desirable working relationship.
She was to me very "up there", and we hardly spoke, except for work matters.
Apart from a few episodes of unpleasant exhanges, I didn't have a good impression when I left
And only much bad talk even at that with common collegues, who have also left.

Probably God's call, we met and spoke as I was looking for good shop spaces for the company.
Just about few weeks before the untimely day, we met on site at a shopping centre
And somehow, impression and relationship just became better in that mere hour
Not that it blossomed, but somehow, there was a warm feeling

Just 5 days before that day, we exchanged a series of emails
Not just talking about the shop space for work, but also my son, hubby etc.
We wished each other happy christmas, ironically it may be on hindsight, but anyhow, it felt good
that I managed to catch up with her even after leaving the company for a good 4 years

I am thankful for being given that chance to goback and store all those bad feelings, in exchange for beautiful and warm ones

I am thankful, for it taught me a silent but important life lesson, that its really no use talking, gossiping, and assuming about people that we don't feel good about.

Probably a moment of feeling good that could bring, but imagine not having able the chance to find out if all those were real, and the person goes.....

Khim, I sincerely am sorry for all the awful and untruthful things I may have said or thought about you. But I know all that changed for the better, just that I did not have the chance to tell you nor show you in action. We may not be close but just acquaintances, but I will never forget the invaluable things this episode has taught me.

I am glad you are in the company of God. Peace! God Bless!

mini man

2005-07-01T21:25:00.000-07:00

I chanced upon the bag with my son's baby photos all over it, a proud exhibit by his daddy then.
He seems so different now yet so close still
Has it been so long already?
wow... little wondering ... only managing to see that in a little mini man.

But for an adult, the time doesnt seem to pass that fast
just looking at faces, it doesnt seem to tell all those paces
yet all that shows perhaps in the mind, in maturity, in handling situations.
Hmmmm.... I hope so.

2005-05-28T21:46:00.000-07:00

at yiyi's house

2005-05-28T21:42:00.000-07:00

me and my henny friend.

a week of closed pores

2005-05-28T21:29:00.000-07:00

our first trip abroad by our 3 selves... the 3 Es...just solely ourselves to depend on one another...there will be no one to help to feed, change the diaper or soothe JnrE when he cries...and no one to help babysit so that we can go check out the stores.

Courage. I think we had that.
Also thanks to my lil' sis who welcomed us in her new cozy home.

On hindsight, it was not difficult at all. Except for the croony times at the car seat, mealtimes and most of the shopping-would-be-good-to-be-in-stroller times, we managed all rather well.

I only wished it didn't end that soon...

2005-04-30T23:23:00.000-07:00

Hong Kong, Dec 2004

1 May 2005

2005-04-30T22:37:00.000-07:00

Inauguration
Hmmm, I must say it has been easy to get on to a blogger life so far...in terms of getting the acct that is.
I was drawn to this relatively new thingee after reading some other blogs online, and it was truly inspiring...never did I see that person from such an angle...amazing...and without intrusion....stressless.

Let's see how this works...