First steps

Step, step, step step...


Arms reaching out and giggle.


Posing in front of the aquarium.


The dolphin saying hi to Alex!

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't posted in a long time but over the past seven days or so, I was fighting with the sore throat and cough virus / bugs. I have so many pictures to post from my last weekend, but as I said in my previous post, I've been so disturbed by my sore throat problem and works demand my attention. In addition I now have to get ready for another Expo in Singapore (MTA Expo March 28 ~ March 31). My boss rang me on Sunday (it was last minute call) as they are short handed with staffs to look after the show. I don't like Expo so much but I haven't gone to S'pore for quite some time either. So I hope I can sneak to go shopping or spend my time with my niece over the weekend. Lindsey is so excited am going to stay in her place. Last night I was busy packing things for her, mostly food!

Anyway, above are the pics from last weekend with my nephew, Alex. He took his first wobbly steps only about 3 weeks ago. From then on his steps became more steady, but he would still only take a few steps and then plopped down to his bum. This past weekend he just started taking off. He can walk across rooms, turn around, and climbing the stairs. I think he is too excited with his new-found feet to notice.

Sore throat

I'm kind of down and out with a sore throat/cough thing for the past few days, so I was treating myself with vitamin C and cough syrup but none of which seemed to be helping at all. Blogging will resume when I am feeling better.

A time to remember

how can you not love this face?


...best friends forever

There are moments when I still feel you're with me but I have to remind myself that dogs do not live as long as people do. I am here and you are up there, things were changing and now we are miles apart. I missed the little things you'd do. The sound of your feet on the floor, the way you looked at me when you knew I munched the food that you like, the wag of your tail, the touch of your smooth, soft coat. But life goes on and makes new memories, memories to smile over and revel in. And I will always think of you as my best friend in the whole wide world, no matter where you are and what I'm doing. Sleep well sweet baby ...

Is it just me?

Migraine, irritability, bloating — these are just some of the symptoms that I experience every month. No, am not talking about PMS ... this is about my recurring endo. I notice that I get bloated when I eat certain things but pain level is random. It becomes sharp randomly, then disappears and then appears again sometimes on both sides but most of the times on the left side. I tried to cut out dairy, wheat, caffeine, chocolate, and sugar but each day, I ate foods that contained one of the above except for coffee. This affects fluctuating levels of estrogen and the problem that arise from those fluctuations. None of them good, of course. The doctor recommended a calcium, magnesium and zinc supplement. And he recommended to try the acupuncture treatment.

Well, I'm doing all those things. I'm also avoiding any skincare products that contains Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben, Butyl Paraben or any of the related Parabens as those are estrogenic. We'll see how this all works. I was just so relieved that I'm not the only one who's going through this problem. And that there is probably something I can do about it. Hopefully ...