Singapore cutest babies versus best coffee makers

Harlow aunties and uncles -Happy New Year! wow, time files and mummy is back to school and daddy is back to work (well sort of...). For me, it is life back to normal with Lao Yee and everyday trying to figure out life a little bit more.

Daddy and mummy says that I am going through a difficult stage now -"cannot let go stage". As long as the thing is in my hand, I cannot let go, whether it is daddy's car keys or his best coffee makers handbook, once I have it, I would cling on it with my dear life.

ANd if you try to snatch it away from me, first I would give a wail, then many cries, followed by twitching my entire body! While I have suffer numerous bums on my head due to this folly, I do not really care, in the end, I must have the things I want.

Well, most of the time I win, unless of course daddy is firm and take the things away from me. Take last night for an example, I went to bed with daddy's car keys...:) Victory for the time being is mine, but I know as I grow older, it might get tougher as my folks devised ways to discipline me.

But, I choose to enjoy the attention while it last, no matter what I believed I would still my supporters like Ah Ma and Lao yee...:)

Coolest bag company in Australia

Hey all, how is the Christmas preparation coming along? Busy huh? Well, the story is the same on my side, with so many visitations and get togethers, I am looking awfully tired (really missed my beauty sleep). Oh, by the way my god parents are in town for this festive season and I thought I would dedicate this post to them...;)

Especially for my god mother that has started her own line of bags!!:) Take note of this blog folks, who knows it might just have some historic value when this coolest bag company in Australia becomes the best bag company in Australia, and who knows maybe in the world!




Her concept is really cool, using old materials to make bags. Otherwise, people would usually throw away the old banners, old tires, but for her, it becomes bag materials. Isn't that cool knowing that everytime you purchased a bag, you are doing your part for the environment?

Well, I thought that was pretty cool so I yak abit about her company. Anyway, this should be my last post for the year, I have so many parties to go to that I think the rest of the time I should be catching up on my beauty sleep.

For those that missed my blarring, you just have to make do with my animated video slide shows for the time being. And this is singapore cutest baby reporting off for 2008...

Cheers...

Eugenia pretty in pink

I think my folks are obsessed! we all know how mummy likes to shop and now it is daddy's turn. After making a not too bad slide show on my birthday, suddenly he felt like an oscar winning director.

Like he says "dun let those photos go to waste". So, now he prepares a set of pretty in pink slide shows for me, don't know what else he has in store for me!:) But, anyway, it doesn't cost me any effort, so I am pretty okay with it.

Well, Christmas is coming and am really looking forward to enjoying it as a grown "person", last year I was so small (couple of days old, so could not really enjoy it).

So, how is your Christmas going to be? Here is wishing you and family a Merry Christmas and a great year ahead! Future is uncertain and 2009 might be bad? If you are celebrating Christmas and believes in it then 2009 can only be good because:

God is Jehovah Shammah, he is always there. "I will be with you...for I am the Lord, your God..." Isaiah 43: 2-3

I think this cookies are great! Do support us in this coming fund raiser.

There is a fund raiser coming and we are going to be part of it! Most of you folks might not know about this, but my mummy makes great cookies (she has a secret on how to make it so good, cannot tell though). This was the feedback that we got after we packed our cookies and send them out to friends and relatives last Christmas.

They loved it! In fact, the cookies was so well received that it might be one the items for a fund raiser. This cookies fundraiser would really test the strength of mummy baking.

If we collect a lot of money from this fund raiser, it meant that mummy baking "has arrived". Competing for the same pool of donation would be folks that would be selling cakes, drinks and even games operators.

So, the folks that come to this fund raising activity would be spoilt for choice and as mentioned the only thing that make or break this cookie fund raiser is mummy's baking, keeping fingers crossed now...

This krupps coffee maker is wrong!

When I grow up, I am going to make sure that I master my spelling well. So that, there would not be any mis-communication or embarrassment. I am thinking of the recent krupps coffee maker saga that involves daddy and one of his good pal.

If you have been following my writing, you would know that daddy loves his cuppa. He reads about them and make some money writing about them. He consider himself to be sort of a coffee machine guru. So, he was not too happy when his friend told him that there is no such coffee brewer known as krupps coffee maker.

So, they banter for a while, with daddy telling him how this machine is supposed to look like and the friend telling him that he cannot find any machine that matches this brand. In the end, daddy's friend is right. There is no such brand krupps, there is however a brand known as krups.

And of course, there is a coffee maker that matches the description that daddy says. Well, it is sort of a happy ending but you can see how confusing life can be when a word got spelled wrongly.

They are just talking about nonsensical stuff, can you imagine what would happen if they are talking serious things. I guess this is how misunderstanding comes about and maybe even how wars are started -wrong spelling...

But anyway, do you know that in the end the friend ended up buying that coffee maker online (as they are arguing and they are trashing it out on Google). This is one of the reason why daddy remembers this coffee machine vividly.

It is a real value for money. Retailing at only $40, this krups coffee maker comes with all the trappings of a full feature coffee machine that is retailing at more than $100. Seeing a good deal, daddy's friend bought it immediately.

Daddy was sharing with him that in Singapore retail stores, you probably would not be able to get such a deal because, the prices of coffee brewers are sort of fixed in the retail scene here. So,it is cheaper to buy machines online even after factoring the logistics cost.

Would he replied?

This is a story that touches mummy and daddy heart, it was told by Pastor Chia on a beautiful Sunday of 2nd November 2008. It touches their hearts, because deep within all of us, christians and even non-christians, at a certian point in time, we would asked if our god answer our prayers.

Of course, being Christians, we know there is no other gods and so, the prayers of non-christians would likely be unanswered. But for us, christians, how many of us has actually heard the voice of God? How many of us has actually hear God talking?

Now, this story is interesting in two ways, God works in mysterious ways and Yes, he answered prayers.

The story goes like this, with a young man like all of us wondering if God still speaks to his people. I mean as you read bible story, you read about Moses, Abraham and David, all having so close contact with God, and think aloud that of course it is easy to follow God -they have all spoken to him.

But, what about us? I have been going to church for a while, but have yet to hear God speaks? But, are we sure about that?

I guess this is what goes through the young man's mind as he was thinking about how God used to speak to his people and now maybe not so often. Anyway, after the service as he was driving back, he prayed that God would speak to him.

Then, he sort of hear a voice asking him to buy a gallon of milk. he ignore it. Then, the voice came again -this time more persistent. Well, he think aloud, if this is God speaking and an action that God requires him to do, it is not too diffcult.

So, he purchased that gallon of milk and then as he was driving back, a voice told him to turn to the 7th Avenue. It does not make any sense, but then he think back to the many bible story where god asked people to do things, usually they just obey, and so did he.

This 7th avenue is a middle class neighbourhood. Not well to do, but definitely those in dire needs. And he was driving through, he noticed that all the shops and houses are dark, probably have retired for the night.

Again, the voice speaks, telling him to stop the car and send the milk to the house across the street. The house is dark like the rest, the occupants supposedly should be sleeping.

He questioned the voice, thinking it would make him a fool if he would to do that. But, he choose to obey. He walk to the front door, knock on the door.

A man with jeans and t-shirt bellow "who is that". It gave the young man a startle, he only manages "this milk is for you". Immediately, tears streamed from the man inside the house.

The man speaks in Spanish to the wife, rush to the wife and the young man could see that with there was a baby together with them. When the man came back, he asked the young man if he is an angel send by God.

He told the young man that they have spend all their money paying for their bills, and do not have any money left to purchase milk for the baby and is praying to God for milk. And straight after, the young man came with the milk.

With that, tears flow from the young man eyes, he took out his wallet and gave all his money to the man and walk away from the house. It left him a changed man, but with a strengthen faith -God STILL answered prayers...

The young man probably never expect God to answer his prayer in this manner and neither did the man inside the house. But when God works in mysterious ways and you can be sure that not only are they blessed by this situation, their story continues to bless and encourages many more, and yes, he would always reply...

Singapore cutest baby might be going to Simei University!

This is how kiasu parents can get nowsadays! With the word out that Changi Simei area is going to have a new university, daddy has already decided that this is the university that ME, missy eugenia is going for!

Of course, he figures out that he would probably be fetching and sending me around and with everything close to mummy -she is always the focal point (because her school should still be simei mah, if it is known as a simei school, it can't be located in Woodlands right?)

Anyway, daddy thought that with everything in the east, it is so much easier for him as the ah mah, fetching the heng ladies around...anyway, I think he doesn't "like" me very much, gave me a lot of spanking recently, in the middle of the night when mummy is sleeping.

Why? Because of my teething issue, I kept crying, and I guess it is driving him CRAZY:) No worries, daddy O, a few more months only and I would probably out grow this phrase into Something MOre pesky...wahahaa...

L'Omino Eugenia...

What is all these L'Omino Eugenia about? Well, this is really daddy imagination. We all know that daddy currently suffers from coffeelicism, that is totally addicted to everything about coffee.

Just a word of fairness, do I eugenia even remotely look like the fat little man with mustache? Well, daddy thought so...'sight'.

Just because I have a little tummy now and I always like to raise my hand does not warrant me to become this bialetti symbol right? Anyway, who wants to be associated to a man! Why can't daddy says I looked like "hello kitty" or something like that?

What do you readers think? Give comments, rescue me from this unfair comparison. But, secretly, I suspect I am being marginalized in this case because daddy is writing it and he bears some "grudges"...you know the usual:

1. Eugenia wailing and cannot be pacify by him and only by mummy -he is angry about that, I think
2. This is the "killer", I wailing in the middle of the night, jocking up daddy heng from his sleep...

There are the others, but I guess the 2 elements why be compared me to the L'omino...something he calls cute, which many would call lao ah peh..."sobs" "sobs", feels like wailing once again, excuse me for now...

Taking care of baby until she falls!

Ouch! This is the second time, me had a fall! It was like 600 meter high and by God's grace there is this huge bloster that break my fall. What happened? Is all daddy's fault!

I was like so "young" and flipping around the bed, and daddy should be monitoring me, but NO, he fell asleep (it was early in the morning) and moments later, I fell off the bed.

Time stopped. Everything happens slowly, and I landed back on the floor. The pain was bad, it was like millions of bugs bitting me and I cried, in fact I wailed!!

Then, everyone rushed into the room, grandfather, auntie Eunice, Mummy and of course, daddy was wide awake! But, too late, eugenia is already in pain...

Do not think I have any long term injury but maybe some bums and stuff...anyway, they say this is part of growing up, no wonder there is this term "growing pains"...so painful to grow up...

World finest chocolate fund raiser

It is national day in Singapore, and other than being patriotic to the national, there are many campaigns going around, most of which is to do fund raising for the needy folks in Singapore. I thought that is great to think about the less fortunate folks during this time of celebration.

Hmm...daddy thought the fund raising lack abit of fun though! I mean selling flags is great, but there is nothing much you can do with the flags right? Daddy thought the world finest chocolate fundraiser that originate from the US is a great idea! Click on the link to know more about this fundraiser.

With a history that goes back more than 50 years, and are selling very unique chocolate s to get your funding, isn't that more fun than sticker flags?

Oh, I must mentioned that it is very simple to implement too. You simply purchase the chocolates at wholesale price then sell it with a margin and earn that as your fund! Fun and easy, what more can you asked for in a fundraiser.

Daddy was thinking if he can do that for Eugenia education fund! If it is being done every year, the amount should be quite amazing too...

Ah Gong high blood pressure issue

Last week, "gong gong", my grandfather complains of some discomfort around his chest area. This comes after his operation in April for this stomach ulcers, daddy tell mummy that this is probably due to his living lifestyle, all of us is praying that it would be another health scare.

One thing true is that "gong gong" does not exercise much, he eat and sleep most of the time, even when daddy and mummy ask him to go park with us, he decline, preferring to watch TV.

Eunice auntie also says that while medicine is great to control his high blood pressure, it is always better to lower blood pressure naturally and one of the best ways is to exercise regularly.

Although, this is yet to be a serious problem,I really pray that "gong gong" would be more active and start to exercise more for his health sake...Maybe, I should cry more and let him carry him more often, that is also exercise right?:)

This might have helped them build their beautiful house...

Recently, mummy and daddy was talking about the nice house that God ma and pa has in Brisbane. They went into the details on how the renovations was being done. We do not know who does the renovations and buildings, but while surfing the web, daddy saw this really comprehensive Builders website, that features builders in Brisbane. Why I am using such a comparison is because, builders in Brisbane is not easy to find, and they actually featured quite a comprehensive list of them. So, if you are looking for builders in Australia, check out the link, I think you would be happy at the research that the site had done for you! Really look forward to seeing my god ma house end of this year...

Looking for food in Auss

Know what? We are going to Brisbane end of the year to visit my God-ma and as usual, daddy is doing the research on what to do for our week long holiday there. Well, the first thing that he does is to see the dining over there.

There are numerous sites that he chance upon but nothing beats the Restaurant Guide for Australia. To say that it is comprehensive is an understatement!

I mean, they not only break down to the different states, this guide goes right down to the different cities! For example, we are going to Brisbane, and they have information on the restaurants, the food they served and even remarks on the views that you would be getting! Oh, of course the all important prices are also reflected!

While, I do not think that this is done by the aussie government, I think this is the most comprehensive when it comes to dining in Australia! Check the link out if you are going to Australia!

Come to think of it, I hope I do not have those peanut allergy that seems to plague young children nowadays, daddy was reading something like that in this nut free foods site and was really praying that eugenia has nothing like that so that she can enjoy any food!:)

Daddy tells us about home information packs

Housing is so expensive nowadays! This is what I heard my daddy and so many people complaining these days. My daddy says that because it is no really regulated, so people are selling so much higher than the original price.

People are quoting their flats (some less than 800 sq ft) for close to S$500K, primarily because of expectations. Daddy was saying that Singapore should learn what the in UK, where they have the home information packs or HIP.

This is primarily a set of documents that provide the necessary information about property in UK (England and Wales) that are put up in the open market. With this home information packs, sometimes known as seller's you would get the energy performance certificate, sales statements, local authority searches, title documents and some other important documents.

With these set of documents, one would get a clear over view on what they are buying over. Everything is stated in black and white and do not need to contest after the sales. Like in some cases in Singapore, where the buyer complaining that there are leakages in the flats that they took over.

So, hopefully, Singapore would have their own version of home information packs to smoothen the process of home buying.

Oh...it is Singapore cutest baby's mummy birthday!

3rd Feb 2008 (Sunday)

Happy Birthday, Mummy! We went to church and I attended the 1st communion service at Bethel. I like to rub my eyes before I fall asleep. Daddy and Mummy left me in the care of Granny as they went out for a mini birthday celebration at Marina Square. They went to Suntec City and bought lots of toys there for me! Some of the toys have to wait till I am much older before I can play with them… for example, the hello kitty balloon ball.

Daddy also have fun shopping and looking at some coffee pods and possibly as materials to write for his hobby site. Anyway, I think mummy and daddy have great fun!

Long time ago (but some sharing on mummy heng birthday)

2nd Feb 2008 (Saturday)

Uncle Kelvin and Auntie Diana gave Mummy a birthday surprise as they showed up at our doorsteps! Ohhhh… Daddy invited them over to have makan together…They had KFC with porridge. Ummm… yummy! Gu Gu Eunice bought a cake for Mummy! The cake was simply delicious! They sang a birthday song to Mummy… It was a joyous occasion BUT I slept through the whole celebration.

It was late and there wasn't much to eat and drink, in fact, there was some serious consideration that we might have to buy drinks from the downstairs vending machines, the good thing is everyone have a good time and mummy heng is happy!:)

Now the time reads July and we are talking about things in February -goshhy, daddy and mummy really "type" so slow hor...Hehe, daddy call this reminiscing!:)

Eugenia first shopping trip...

29th Jan 2008 (Tuesday)

Mummy and I went shopping with Auntie Christina, Auntie June and Jie Jie Hannah at Vivo City! Auntie Christina brought her pram along for me! Mummy bought a beautiful red floral dress and a pair of matching shoes for me to wear on Chinese New Year from Gap.

Mummy saw some real nice glass tables, but in the end she decided to learn "how to choose one" first before deciding. Check out the link to learn how...

Taking care of baby tip: Make sure any clothing you purchase allows easy access to the diaper, so there is minimum undressing involved. One piece stretchies with snaps down the front and legs are the easiest to put on. Babies hate having their faces covered.

PS: daddy decided to "chap" in and feedback on a cool technology that he read recently! They says it can saves fuel by 50%, wow that is a lot of money saves, this is the HHO technology -check it out yourself!

Baby Eugenia dedication service

25th Jan 2008 (Friday)

The baby dedication service was held in the evening during the Region 1 gathering by Ps Jean at Bethel church. Granny, Uncle Luke, Uncle Wilson, Gu Gu Eunice, Jie Jie Helga were there to witness the dedication as well. As Daddy, Mummy and me stood at the altar, Ps Jean requested the RR leaders to come and pray alongside with us. Uncle Chong, Auntie Theresa, Uncle Daniel, Uncle Chong Poh, Uncle Kwang Liang prayed for us as Ps Jean led us in prayer. Daddy and Mummy signed a covenant as followed-

{ We, Ebenezer and Elaine in presenting Eugenia for dedication not only signify our faith in Christ and the Christian way of life, but also indicate our desire that she should grow to know the Lord and live a Christian life.
We realize that presenting a child in dedication to God is a serious matter involving responsibilities. We recognize that the first responsibility is ours and so we pledge that:
We will live an exemplary life before Eugenia that she may by example know what it is to be a Christian;
We shall make our home a place where Eugenia shall receive Christian instructions;
We shall ensure that Eugenia is further nurtured in Christian values and teaching through the Church Education Programme i.e. Toddlers for Christ, Children Ministry, Youth Ministry of Bethel Assembly of God;
We shall pray for Eugenia salvation when she reaches the age of accountability, and that we shall endeavor to lead her to Christ.}

“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7”; “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6”

Baby care products-digging nose?

Psst, let me share with you something, I know that some of my loyal followers have been wondering if the blog are done by daddy or mummy. Well, here is how it goes, daddy usually don't affixed a date (so this portion is by him), while mummy writes about events that happens sometime back.

And hey, daddy also like to share about his coffee and how to get free coffee stuff. Some people are into Stamp collecting, my daddy collects coffee stories...:) Wanna read mummy stuff -here goes...

24th Jan 2008 (Thursday)

I don’t like to have a pillow placed on me. It would make me fidget a lot at times. Mummy cried today. Why? She tried to be a “gold-digger” BUT to her horror, when she picked my nose using a cotton bud, there were blood stains on it when she pulled it out from my nose!!! She was so worried that she called Daddy… Daddy comforted Mummy by telling her that his friend also had the same experience. Mummy told herself not to pick my nose again… What a shock was that for her! Sometimes, I feel like a koala bear as a koala bear sleeps about 80% of the day… I sleep a lot too… the only time I wake up is to have stomach filled. My mouth will shift vigorously from the right to the left and seemingly like a young bird opening its mouth for food! Daddy and Mummy always find that amusing as I move my head in a L-R-L direction continuously (wondering if I can be a record holder in the Guinness Book of Records for the most number of head turns from L-R-L) … If I do not have my milk at that instant, I will couple the session with my loud wails…
Mummy transformed me into a model for caps! I tried on more than 5 caps today and Mummy took photo of every pose when I put on the caps… Hee, I looked great in them! I was sleeping on my hand and that hurt! I cried as a result of that- Granny said that I am very clever as I know how to respond…
I discover that I always sleep better after a feed and I sleep very well with the air con switched on…Cool…

Taking care of baby tip:
The nose is a self-cleaning organ, so you should not try to push anything up or in it or interfere with it. It is much better to let whatever is in the nose to come down naturally. Never put drops in the nose unless your doctor advises it. ~ New Babycare

Baby care products-before she is born!

Many people commented what are nice name I have, Eugenia, sounds so dainty. In fact, there are so many praises about my name, that my daddy went to search and share some site that are good for naming babies. He find this unique baby boy names site quite interesting -check it out!

To him, this is one of the baby care products that is used before the baby is born (hey, that is to answer the many questions on pre-baby care products that many aunties and uncles has been asking him).

My daddy would post more baby care products with each new post...