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another visit

Ashley loves animals and the last time when we were in Malacca, she was kinda upset that we did not stop at the Malacca Zoo.  We brought her there last year and so we decided to skip it.   Since she has recovered from hfmd and it’s the long weekend, we took her to the Zoo Negara to see her favourite animals.  We were there last year too I think.

The girl armed with a map.  She already told us that we have to get her a map so that she’ll know where the locations of the animals are.

First stop is to the Children’s World where the Miniature Horses are.  Their names are Hobbit and Wizard.  Aren’t they cute?

We managed to catch the Live Show at the Zoo Amphitheatre.  We saw performances by the eagles, parakeets, seal and an 18-year old sea lion named Bart.

Flocks of Flamingoes.  The missy was thrilled to see her favourite Pink animal/birds.  That was the first thing she checked out from the map   She even wore her Flamingo hairband just so that the flamingoes may think that she is one of them…hahahahaha

One of the highlights of the zoo trip is seeing the mudskippers in the Aquarium section.  This is our first time seeing this fish.  Ashley was thrilled to see fishes that could walk and skip   She saw one with only one eye and she felt really sorry for the poor mudskipper as I told her that the fish has dropped its eye somewhere.

image via www.bountyfishing.com

Besides the above, we saw goats, mousedeers, birds, reptiles, cats, storks, pelicans, elephants, giraffes, fishes, bears, apes, monkeys, crocodiles, birds, tortoise, etc.  The zoo was packed with visitors on Sunday.  The sky started to look gloomy when we left at around 1pm.  It was a very fun trip and the missy said we have to go back again next year

happy long weekend

One week has passed since the school holidays started.  This week has been a stressful one for me because of the darn HFMD.  Ashley is feeling a lot better today and can open her mouth to scream yak So happy happy.  Time to enjoy the long weekend.  Do you all have anything planned?  We are looking forward to something fun this weekend.  Hope y’all have a great one.

The missy is having a fun time with face painting today.  She went around the office drawing on everyone’s hands and legs

when your mom is a ….

……….. shopaholic

Ashley’s stash of hairbands and hairclips.

I just cannot resist each time I see the hair accessories for girls.  Perhaps it’s because I didn’t have them when I was a kid?  When Ashley was a baby and up till about 2 years old, she did not want to have anything on her hair.  Luckily she did not mind when got older.  I love buying them.  I think all girls should have pretty hair bands and hair clips   Besides shopping for clothes and shoes, I am into hair accessories for my daughter as well.  Can’t imagine what would happen if I am addicted to buying mobile computer workstations eh?

The latest loot   I got her the flamingo hair tie because flamingoes are her favourite animals since they are pink.

i can see a little light

Thanks for all the comments earlier.  Ashley woke up today and told me that her throat hurts very much.  She refused to drink any water which is a big no no.  After much coaxing, she drank her some.  Managed to eat a small piece of waffle and then yoghurt.  She doesn’t want any milk either.   I asked Dinah about the gel she gave her kids when they had hfmd a few months ago.  I want to get it for Ashley to reduce the pain caused by the darn ulcers.

Aloclair Gel for mouth ulcers.  Managed to find it after visiting 4 different pharmacies.   I wish they have the spray type which can easily get to the ulcers on the throat.   I applied a few drops inside her mouth one hour before meal.  Then I gave her noodle in soup for lunch.   She managed to eat it without much complain.  I also heard her humming to some songs she was listening to

day 2 in crabby land

Mood :         Extremely crabby

Reason :      The ulcers are very bad and they are causing her a lot of pain *heartbreaking*

Diet :          Porridge for lunch and dinner

Yoghurt / Vitagen

Candies coated with the mouth gel to numb the pain

Water (refusing to drink much but is forced to drink)

Activities :   Lying on the bed and playing with the iPhone

Gargling her throat with salt water

Watching Mr. Bean on Youtube

Can’t wait to hear her laughter and seeing her do all kinds of silly antics.

Update :  Red spots have started appearing on her feet, hand and buttocks.

hfmd

The dreaded abbreviation.  It has finally arrived at our household. No prize for guessing who got it   Ashley complained that her throat was painful last week.  There was also an ulcer inside her mouth. I thought maybe she was heaty because she gets ulcers once in a while.  I got her to gargle her mouth more often with salt water and gave her Esberitox as she has a bit of a runny nose too.

Her ’sore throat’ went away after 2 days and I thought nothing about it.  Then yesterday evening, she said her throat is painful again.  I didn’t check her mouth and let her resume the salt water mouth gargle.  This morning, she said she may need to see the doctor as her throat is very painful   Once the paed checked it, he said, “oh dear, her mouth is full of ulcers”.   There are no spots on her body.

Can you spot the reddish spots inside her mouth?  They are the darn ulcers and are everywhere, even on her throat

Medication which consists of a cold meds, Nurofen for the pain, gel to numb the mouth and Esberitox.  No antibiotics as it doesn’t help, according to the paed.  He also said to give her lots of yoghurt and ice-cream if she doesn’t feel like eating.

last day of school

Today is the last day of school. I am having mixed feelings because it is Ashley’s last day at the kindergarten. Can’t help remembering the first time I sent her to the kindergarten when she was 4.  In 1.5 months time, my baby will be in the ‘Big School’ (that’s what she has been telling me excitedly).  Time to cut loose those apron strings. I felt kinda sad walking her into her school this morning because she would have to say Goodbye to her teachers and friends later.  Ok, let’s move on to what I prepared for her friends in school today.

I bought some cookies since I don’t have an oven to bake them

Spent last night cutting out the heart shapes from red wrapping papers and glued them onto the dollies.  My hubby who was busy reading the Nitro RC Cars magazine even stopped to help me glue them

Arranged the cookies in the zip bag

Nom Nom…all ready for the kids.

Last Part of Our Trip To Malacca

Hey peeps, this is the last installment of our recent trip to Malacca. We stayed at the charming Hotel Puri again.  This time I asked for a room on the ground floor (no need to climb up the stairs).  Our room overlooks the little garden.  It was really nice.  Sorry, didn’t take a photo of the room.

This is the open courtyard where we had our breakfast.  The stay comes with complimentary breakfast for 2.  No charge for Ashley too.

We managed to check out the popular Donald and Lily cafe during this trip.  They are famous for Nyonya food and is located @ Jalan Hang Jebat.

image via sixthseal.com.  Tables are available upstairs.

We had Nyonya Curry Laksa

Mee Siam

Nyonya Rojak which consists of mainly fish balls, fish cakes and tofu.  Pretty interesting dish.  This is the only food available that Ashley could eat that day.  Everything else was sold out when we reached there at around 2 pm.  Overall, I find the food was ok only, nothing spectacular.  Probably it is because the whole place was crowded and I didn’t feel too comfortable eating there. We also had to finish our food real fast as the sky was really dark and we did not want to be caught in the rain.

Later in the evening, we walked along Jonker Street to check out the Night Market.  To our surprised, we saw a Caucasian man selling food at the market.  According to the placards he put on the stall, this man is a chef from Montana.  He was selling pasta and burgers.  Business was good as many people were crowding around him, waiting for their orders.  Ashley wanted Mac & Cheese so we ordered one from him.  It was delish.  I wanted to find out more about why he’s there but he was very busy so we left.

Last but not least, we got to drink this nice Chilled Coffee from Lao Qian Cafe, inside the Shan Shu Gong shop. The glass is freeze with crushed ice inside.  Freshly brewed milk coffee is poured into the glass when order is placed.

Important Nutrition During Pregnancy

When I was pregnant with Ashley, I remember reading about playing music or reading to the child in the womb which assist in their mental development.  As parents, we all want to do the best for our children.  Besides teaching a child before he or she is born, the physical environment of the womb as well as the whole of the mother’s body is critical to a child’s growth and development.

In order for a healthy pregnancy, mothers must eat a balance diet which consists of fresh vegetables and fruit.  Eating fish is good too as fish contains essential fatty acids that are known to boost brain growth.  Another way of ensuring good nutrition during pregnancy is to eat or drink at least three servings of dairy products and food rich in calcium a day.  Extra calcium is required for bone growth and teeth formation in the child.

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Children’s Day Goodies Bags

Ashley’s kindy is celebrating Children’s Day tomorrow.  Inspired by a craft I saw at Pinterest, I made something for her classmates   We went to the supermarket for our regular grocery shopping, bumble and bumble shampoos and also to get these for the Children’s Day project  ….

Candies, Chocs & Marshmallows.  I put all these into a long plastic bag which is meant for making ‘Ice-Cream Potong’.  They were given to me by Annie.  To seal the bags, I got the inspiration from Zakka Life (http://www.zakkalife.blospot.com) to make some Twist Tie with colourful masking tapes.

First I bought some wires from the DIY store.

Cut a piece of wire and place in the center of the tape.

Place another piece of tape on top and voila, I have a cute Twist Tie.

Made a bunch of them

This is how I twist tie the goody bag.

These are the goody bags….all set for the kids tomorrow.