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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A Walk @ Henderson Waves

A pair of shoes I bought months ago,

kept in the cabinet for so long,

decided to take a leisurely walk one day,

took out the shoes that was once hidden well.

Together we ventured into the nature,

enjoying the nice weather!

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Dearest daughter,

Time flies, you're turning 6 today and soon you will be promoted to Primary One next year. You have grown into a fine young girl and somehow matured faster than your siblings. Sometimes I wish time could slow down a bit and allow me to spend a bit more time with you. I might have overlook your feeling at times but I'm trying my best to make it up to you.

You are the one that gave me the least worry, always fascinate me with your memory and your desire to learn new things. I love meeting up with your teachers because all I ever hear is praises from them about you. Whenever I need a helping hand at home, you are always the first one to volunteer and you hardly reject my request. I'm surprised at your age, you share the same music genre as mummy. I love those moments when we will blast the music out loud and sing together in the car. I'm happy that you have started to email me & I hope you will share all your little secrets with me so that we will have more communication other than face to face interaction.

I know you care a lot about your brothers and tends to nag at them. They might not appreciate it now but I'm sure one day they will look back and thank you for keeping a look out for them. You are always the sweetest girl in my heart. I hope you will stay happy and healthy always!

Happy 6th birthday! Have a fabulous one...

xoxo,
Mummy.....

Monday, June 17, 2013

Another milestone ~ Ear Piercing

Ear piercing has been on YQ's must do list for the past 1 year. She has been bugging us when we will bring her to pierce her ears followed by emailing her daddy for permission too (Yes! a new skill she learnt this year and she has started emailing to me, daddy, Ah Ma & Grand Auntie every now & then). We promised her that she will get her wish granted on her birthday.

I wanted her to know that ear piercing was not going to be an impulsive decision & had a prep talk with her a few times to make sure she was serious about it. I had mine done when I was in kindy too so I guessed YQ wanted to be the same like me and get hers done before she starts Primary school next year.

It was supposed to be a family outing last weekend but in the end YQ got her wish granted while we were at Vivocity. Despite my concerned to bring her to a place that specialised ear piercing, hb reassured me that she could get it done at any jewelry shop.

A few selection of earrings for 1st time piercing.

Say bye-bye to bare looking ears...

The staff did the measurement and drew the marking on her ear loop

She chosen this pair of flowery earrings. No pain no gain and YQ did not shed a tear at all :)

Happy girl who got her birthday wish granted!

Personally, I was waiting for this moment for quite some time. It might seemed like a normal thing to some parents but for me it was a milestone / ritual to signify that my princess was not going to be a little girl for long anymore.

Friday, June 14, 2013

[Sponsored Review + Giveaway] Pampering Session At The Origins Nail Spa

Pampering time is very scarce nowadays for me especially when I am busy with work, family and blogging. To be able to squeeze out time from my busy schedule for a manicure / pedicure session is a bonus. Usually I will do my own so called pedicure by just applying colours only on my toenails so that they would not look naked when I wear those peep-toe shoes.

When Origins Nail Spa offered me a complimentary classic manicure and pedicure session, how could I resist it? I decided to take a day off from my work & indulged myself for some "me" time with no disturbance from the children.

Years ago, I engaged Origins Jamu Massage twice before during my confinement period & I enjoyed their massage service. Since Origins Nail Spa is an affiliate of Origins Jamu Massage, I believed the service will not be anywhere below my expectation.

I was given a range of scrub & mask options to choose from. I chose green tea scrub (anti-oxidant, anti-ageing & whitening) followed by milk mask (whitening, soften & repair). My skin felt smooth & refreshing after the session. Both manicurists wasted no time & went to proceed straight away with the manicure and pedicure on me.

Comfy sofas & clean environment

Wide range of nail polishes. Some products are safe for pregnant women & children...

Cute designs for your selection

Green Tea scrub

Milk mask

Milk mask on my legs

Bling bling toenails, nice or not?

Top up some money & did the gelish nails instead. More blings for my fingernails :)

~GIVEAWAY~

Good news! Origins Nail Spa is giving away one complimentary classic manicure

*Participants taking part in this giveaway must reside in Singapore.

All you need to do by 20th June 2013 (23:59):

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The lucky winner will be announced on 21st June 2013 on this blog post & on Facebook Page. Good luck!

At the meantime, Origins Nail Spa is having their current GSS sales (valid till 31/7/2013)

All you need to do is to print out this voucher and enjoy the special offer!

Disclaimer: I received a complimentary classic manicure & pedicure service for review purpose. No monetary compensation was received, all opinions are of my own.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

36th Birthday Celebration

This year the office gave me a surprised b'day celebration (which I tried to avoid yearly by taking leave). Thanks for the nice celebration!

As for hb, he bought a cookies & cream ice-cream cake coated with white chocolate (he knew how much I love ice-cream & chocolate) from Haagen Dazs.

Here's sharing some my birthday celebration in pictures:

Cake from office: Oreo cheesecake from Four Leaves bakery

No particular reason for taking this picture but I was trying out my new camera :)

Rare occasion whereby my little tiger sat down quietly & enjoyed his dinner in peace, probably he knew he had to behave well on mummy's birthday.

We went to Tamon Japanese Restaurant @ East Coast Road for dinner. Nothing to shout about the food there but the service was worth to praise. There were no other patrons & we basically had the whole restaurant to ourselves during the 1st hour when we dined there.

What did I do when I'm bored while waiting for our food? Took pictures...

All the different types of sake...

Mucking around while waiting (pic taken by YQ)

Rare couple shot taken by YQ

Thank you hb for the nice surprise! I almost freaked out when my children wanted to put 36 candles on the cake :P

Group picture taken by the waitress

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Monday, June 10, 2013

[Sponsored Review] Superheroes Camp Was So Fun!

The 2 days intensive camp + last day show & tell performance was finally over & YS totally enjoyed the lessons held at The Little Arts Academy. He told me he learnt how to make his own lunch, dancing, made his own Superhero mask & acting. I'm glad his time was spent wisely at the camp learning something he loves. He made new friends & told me that he missed his friends so much!

Thanks to Little Arts Academy, YS was able to learn new stuff & had fun at the same time during the school break.