Vernette and Vernise's 1st birthday party

A blink of an eye and they are already 1. I can still remember those times when i was in and out of the hospital and that the babies were threatening to be borned prematurely. Although they were eventually borned at 33 weeks, thanks to the Lord that they were safe and healthy.

Only stayed in the ICU for an extra week... and they were home with us safe and sound. Looking back at the pictures, they were so so tiny. I didn't even dare to touch them. But God has been great, the 2 little skinny girls have grown and filled up the gaps.

They are now crawling everywhere... would sometimes even play catch with each other. You should see them laugh and giggle their way through. And when Valerie makes them laugh, they would be rolling on the floor with laughter. It's such a joy to see how much they have grown.

They both have 6 teeth each, 4 on top, 2 at the bottom. Although i can see another 2 coming up from the bottom. Learning to walk, trying very hard to cruise along our sofas. But they can already climb up our sofas, without any help!!

I don't seem to be able to upload photos on the blog, therefore kindly click on the link or cut and paste the link to your browser to see some of the pictures from the party. Will upload more once i solve this blog issue.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/31247322@N08/sets/72157621968034276/

Enjoy!

Latest of the Vs

Have receive many complains of my un-updated blog. Hehhehehee... Sorry guys, been busy working. Here are some pictures.

Presenting, singer & guitarist, Valerie

Happy BIrthday to me!

Getting older and fatter!!! Look at the picture and you'll agree with me. Therefore Dr Phil's quote for today is exactly what I need to move on and have a happier day tomorrow.

"Get up each morning, look at yourself in the mirror, and see yourself not as someone who is overweight or out of shape, but as the someone you will become."

Had seafood with my kakis and followed by some drinks at an "ulu" place in Telok Blangah area. Brought the kids with me and we had a relaxing evening. Had free B52, on the house from the pub.

Vernette's happy laughter

With the gloomy economic downturn recently, let me share with you a great smile in my life.

It's easy to get the twins smiling, not too difficult to get them laughing, what's hard is capturing those smiles & laughters. The moment i point my handphone in front of them, they naturally decides to just give me a serious, straight face.

Finally, managed to get Vernette on video and captured that lovely smile of hers.

Enjoy!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009

Happy New Year everyone....

Another year has passed and brand new 364 days are awaiting us to put our mark on.

Many has happened the past year:
- Pregnant for 7mths and gave birth to beautiful twin girls, Vernette & Vernise
- Moved back to our "Home Sweet Home" at Teck Whye
- Found a new career path to start the new year

Wishing everyone's year will be filled with happiness & health, but most of all with lots and lots of love!!

Early birthday present from Valerie to her daddy

Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival @ Chinese Garden

Went to the Lantern Festival 2008 @ Chinese Garden with our friends Akiko and Chris. Met Akiko when i was studying in Arizona State in 1999. She is in Singapore for 3mths for training and Chris, her hubby is here for a holiday.

First time going to the Lantern Festival and it's quite pretty. The lights and the big lanterns and most of all, i think the theme played a part. Cutey Sanrio cartoons, Hello Kitty, My Melody, Badz Maru and Keropi.

These are Japanese Cartoons that I grew up with. I remember being obsessed with buying their pencils, notebooks, hankies and etc in Primary school and this obsession actually continued on in my early 20s. There is this Sanrio store in Arizona Mills mall (phoenix) that is constantly on sale!!! You would definitely catch me there atleast once a month to check out the sale items and also lugging my purchases home. Was so tempted to buy the hello kitty radio, luggage bags, telephone and even a toast maker!!!

I still like these cartoons very much but have grown out of buying them. Good to admire but a waste of money to buy them. With 3 kids now, got to save for their future and I'm sure the kids will definitely have the chance to use my collection of Sanrio stationeries.

This is a first family outing for us since I delivered. Miss having such outings and hope that we'll have more to come. Although I wish that we could have brought the twins along but i guess it'll be more stressful than fun. Can't wait till they grow a little older so that we can enjoy outings as a "whiole" family.

Spare the rod and spoil the child?

Was taking my morning nap and was awaken by cries and screams of a boy from another household nearby. He was screaming, "mummy, mummy, I don't want" repeatedly. I was wondering why is he screaming & crying so loudly. Then the little boy continues with "mummy, i don't want bit. I want to study" Then I realise that his mom is probably punishing him (caning/smacking) for not studying.

I started to tear when i heard all that screaming and crying.

I pray and hope that my neigbours will never hear my girls cry and scream that way. It is quite heart wrenching to hear the boy's cries & screams even though i know that he's probably been naughty. Yet i started to feel that if the parents had instill a sense of learning since young, would the child be lazy or not wanting to study? And is there a need to resort to spanking?

I know i'll be faced with such a situation when Valerie starts school.... and to think that Valerie will probably get more disciplining than the twins since she's the eldest and as inexperienced parents, there will be many trial and errors when it comes to parenting and disciplining.

I still remember I have never been spanked by my parents. But funnily, always spanked by my tuition teacher. In my days, it is very common to use the cane in tuition centres. But we were told very specifically why and when were are being spanked. For example, we're given 20words for spelling. And for every word that we misspelt, we'll be caned once. So all of that seems very "diplomatic". And we even get to choose the thickness of the cane and the location of where we preferred to be caned, palm, buttocks or legs.

I hope that I will be able to instill good values/discipline in my children that I will not need to ever use the cane.