CNY at Sentosa..

while most people had planned what do to for CNY so that they won’t be bored, we had no plans for CNY.. in fact the Saturday morning was spent at the doctor’s clinic because Nardyne had patches of red on her stomach and thigh and they itch.. it could be due to something new she ate, it could be an environmental factor, it could be due to her MMR the week before.. so doctor gave her 2 different allergy syrups and a botttle of calamine lotion.. we spent the day at home watching DVDs that Dino rented..

Sunday we went to my uncle’s place at CCK for a family meeting.. one of Dino’s family’s family friend invited us to her home on Monday at Yew Tee, she has not met Nardyne. I didnt even know about the sun eclipse that happened that evening. I thought it was just cloudy and probably going to rain..

Tuesday was the only day that we planned, of sorts.. I had told mama that we’ll go to the Sentosa Garden and we’ll go when ayah has his off day.. so the five of us, ayah, mama, nardyne, dino and me, left home about 10am and head for Sentosa.. it was a flat charge of $6 per entry of car plus passengers but the parking charges went up 2.5 times the normal rate, and we parked in the sun because it was full in the shade..

i wanted to get Nardyne a bottle of Ribena.. I was walking past the Island Shop to go to 7-Eleven, as fate would have it, my favourite pair of slippers’ strap broke.. so i detoured into the Island Shop.. bought a cheapest pair of slippers which are not cheap enough for me and not too comfortable and a pair of sunglasses..

after walking around in the hot sun, looking at the floral displays and pushing through crowds at certain places, we took a bus to the Underwater World.. i cant remember when was the last time we went there but i think the last time my parents went there was when it first opened.. back then it was horribly crowded, it was still crowded last week but not as crowded as before..

i lost sight of Nardyne for a while in the crowds.. shoot! my heart just stopped for a moment when i cant find her.. that girl can really run fast and you can’t see her because she’s so short.. she had gone to the dispensing machine to play with the knobs..

so from then on dino carried her around the place.. we went through the conveyor belt 3 times.. first time with everybody but i think the stroller was just taking up too much time.. second time they went in without me and the stroller.. third time it’s just the three of us.. it took her some time to get excited about all fishes..

after all the fishes.. we got a bus back to the carpark and I was thankful that we drove because there was a long queue to get back to mainland by the train.. since we didnt really have lunch (we snacked on delifrance pastries), we stopped at Vivocity to have a meal at Garuda..

I LOVE Garuda..it’s always satisfying to eat there.. we took a lot of dishes but in small portions.. I spent about $150 on 5+1 of us (my sister joined for the meal and Nardyne had some rice with a bit of sop buntut and begedil sapi)..

it was overall a good outing..

new year come, old year go…

old year go.. though i wasn’t working for most part of the last 2 weeks (2 days public holiday, 2 days mass vacation, 4 days MC), we didnt spend much time or money outside.. we were mostly at home or at a relative’s home.. weekends were spent going to someone’s wedding reception(s)..

we did go to the fish spa at Qian Hu fish farm in Sungei Tengah.. when I first put my feet in the water, only 1 or 2 fishes came.. it was ticklish when the fishes started nibbling at my skin.. but when i am used to the feeling and more relaxed, more fishes came and i can see them surrounding my feet.. at times I felt like pulling my feet out of the water when I cant bear the tickling at my feet.. at $10 for 30mins, I think I want to go there again soon..

new year come.. the eve was spent with family.. we could see some a few fireworks from CCK because we are on the 19th floor, we saw at least 4 different locations.. the first weekend was spent attending an engagement, a baby’s first month celebration and 2 1st birthday parties..

and there’s another 1st birthday party, another engagement and a few weddings already lined up in 2009..

fun-filled extended weekend..

Dino & I attended his company’s end-of-year function at Ulu Ulu Restaurant at Night Safari on Thursday night (now you know where I was hehe).. Dino, with his ad-hoc ideas, bought a toy rifle at AMK and for his efforts, he won second prize in the Best Dressed contest..

We took leave on Friday and went to Sitex for fun, after which we went to Changi Airport T2 for lunch at 5pm.. after that we were just walking around and letting Nardyne walk around too because it’s spacious and not that many people around. She gets excited when she sees other kids and was adamant to walk her direction instead of following mammi and daddi. So at times we have to take her hand and direct her or simply pick her up and distract her with something before putting her down again..

we had a wedding reception on Saturday, after which we hanged around Dino’s grands’ place at CCK.. it’s nice to go their place because there’s a lot of people playing with Nardyne but I get very worried when she starts opening drawers and bangs on cabinets.. we headed for Esplanade at 8pm to see Stoned Revivals play at the Outdoor Theatre, I love to hear them play.. by the way, who has my ‘Golden Lovesongs From The Evil Island Of The Handsome Tropical Cannibals’ album?

we went to another wedding reception with Yan on Sunday (this November and December is full of weekend wedding receptions) and then to Marina Square to get Nardyne new pairs of shoes and sandals. And Dino got her her mouse.. which mouse do you think? he got her a Mickey Mouse plush lah.. it’s her favourite mouse.. and her favourite song is the Hot Dog song.. When I was in France last August, I recorded myself singing this song for Dino to play for her at night.. I don’t know why I did it, maybe hoping that it eases me missing her..

though out the weekend, we’ve let Nardyne walk around by herself when it’s not too crowded, she loves it because it gets her out of the stroller.. and she gets to explore places.. she’s practically running everywhere and she don’t know how to slow down or sit down.. when she’s tired, she will lean on my leg or sit in between my feet.. or at home, she’ll lie down on the carpet.. she’s so cute..