Alvin And The Chipmunks, a global treasure that has delighted three generations of fans, comes to the big screen for the first time. The live-action/CGI motion picture brings together the celebrated history of its beloved characters - Dave Seville and singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore - adding a new comic sensibility and edge. The squeaky-voiced trio and Dave Seville made recording, broadcasting and merchandising history - selling 43 million albums, winning several Grammys®, and headlining an animated prime time series, numerous TV specials, and a top-rated Saturday morning series seen in over 100 countries and translated into 40 languages.
Dec 24, 2007
Alvin & the Chipmunks
Alvin And The Chipmunks, a global treasure that has delighted three generations of fans, comes to the big screen for the first time. The live-action/CGI motion picture brings together the celebrated history of its beloved characters - Dave Seville and singing chipmunks Alvin, Simon and Theodore - adding a new comic sensibility and edge. The squeaky-voiced trio and Dave Seville made recording, broadcasting and merchandising history - selling 43 million albums, winning several Grammys®, and headlining an animated prime time series, numerous TV specials, and a top-rated Saturday morning series seen in over 100 countries and translated into 40 languages.
Dec 22, 2007
More Photos for Viewing Pleasure
Barney Show @ Marina Sq on 24th Nov. '07
While hubby grills the satay(doesn't he look so "terror"?)...
Zoo Trip on 1st Dec. '07
Aidiladha 2007
While hubby grills the satay(doesn't he look so "terror"?)...
Mum is busy perfecting the soup for soto
The two prince and princess resting after busy messing up the house
How Time Flies
Oh dear...how time flies when you are resting at home. I just can't believe it that I'm left with about a week more before the new school term begins on 2nd January 2008. Well, better make full use of the remaining time to enjoy what's left of my holidays. Hope that by the time school term begins I won't have much of a problem with my pregnancy as I am currently undergoing.
I am supposed to write in here with regards tomy Hari Raya Haji celebration....once I have uploaded all the photos, I will come back here to share with you.
Till then, God bless...
I am supposed to write in here with regards tomy Hari Raya Haji celebration....once I have uploaded all the photos, I will come back here to share with you.
Till then, God bless...
WORD POWER - 21st DEC '07
wishy-washy
Defn: If you say that someone is wishy-washy, you are critical of him because his ideas are not firm or clear.
Usage: If there's anything I can't stand it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Defn: If you say that someone is wishy-washy, you are critical of him because his ideas are not firm or clear.
Usage: If there's anything I can't stand it's an indecisive, wishy-washy customer.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
WORD POWER - 20th DEC '07
Sorry, no Word Power today as it is the Public Holiday(Hari Raya Haji)....You people deserve a rest!
WORD POWER - 19th DEC '07
reprisal
Defn: doing something violent or unpleasant to someone because he/she has done something violent or unpleasant to you.
Usage: There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Defn: doing something violent or unpleasant to someone because he/she has done something violent or unpleasant to you.
Usage: There were fears that some of the Western hostages might be killed in reprisal.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
WORD POWER - 18th DEC '07
pejorative
Defn: word or expression that expreses criticism of someone or something.
Usage: I agree that I am ambitious and I don't see that as pejorative term.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Defn: word or expression that expreses criticism of someone or something.
Usage: I agree that I am ambitious and I don't see that as pejorative term.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Dec 17, 2007
WORD POWER - 17tH DEC '07
deride
Defn: someone or something stupid or has no value
Usage: This theory is widely derided by conventional scientist.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Defn: someone or something stupid or has no value
Usage: This theory is widely derided by conventional scientist.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Dec 16, 2007
BBQ @ Home
I had lots of fun (minus the exhaustion) barbecuing at home. Well, I promised to take some photos to show you guys where I normally do my barbecuing at home but, I should apologise to you as I had totally forgotten about it because there some unexpected turn of events throughout the day. Now, the next time around that I have a barbecue session at home, I will try to remember to take some snapshots of hubby and my god-brother grilling the food.
The first thing we did in the morning (but not so early...it was about 10.30a.m.) was to go shop for some barbecue items at a nearby supermarket. Before shopping, we had our breakfast first. I ate a bowl of wanton noodle and hubby ate a bowl of mee rebus. Hana shared the food with me. Then, as we were getting the things from the supermarket, arranging them in the trolley, mum called me on my mobile saying that a former neighbour, who hasn't come to visit for a very long time, Cik Hajrah, was coming over to mum's place. Since mum wanted to join us for the barbecue, she asked me for permission to bring Cik Hajrah along. Of course I said YES! How can you ever say NO to someone who wants to visit you at home unless you want your own privacy and rest on that day? It was supposed to be a day of fun...so I told mum to "drag" Cik Hajrah along.
At about 2p.m. they arrived at my place. We didn't strat barbecuing immediately as my plan was to start in the latrer part of the afternoon. Thank goodness I bought 4 packets of chicken rice to serve Cik Hajrah and her grandaughter and mum. So, mum, Cik Hajrah and her grandaughter, Nisa, had chicken rice for lunch.
Hubby started the fire at about 5.30p.m. It was a slow start and he was getting irritated. It turned out to be that we bought the wrong kind of charcoal...the ones that take alot of time to burn. Fortunately, my neighbour, kak Yati was around. She still had some leftover charcoals from her previous barbecue session at Changi Beach. So she passed the bag to hubby. Only by using the charcoals that Kak Yati gave that the charcoals were burning well! Alhamdulillah....or else, hubby woudl have to rush to the nearby minimart to get another pack of charcoal.
Then as mum, Cik Hajrah and myself were seating and chit-chatting to one another, my god-sister, Kak Intan, called and said that she was around my area, attending a wedding function. She aske dif mum was at my place and of course, I said YES. Upon hearing that mum was here, she decided to come over and relax at my place with her family. Of course at this point of time, she wasn't aware that we were having a barbecue....I was quite worried that there won't be enough supply of chicken wings, prawns, fish and cuittlefish to go around. So I had to tell her the truth that we were having a BBQ session at home. So I asked her to get some more prawns and chicken wings. In the end she didn't buy any as the supermarket taht she went to sold very expensive prawns and chicken wings. Then I remembered that I had another pack of chicken drummets in the freezer. I bought that pack more for me to cook some other dish on other days but it seemed that I had use it up first for the BBQ.
Then when Kak Intan arrived, she brought along some other food items. Her huuby then went to the kitchen and prepared garlic bread for all of us. It was FANTABULOUS as it was freshly made and baked. It was a WOW! They also bought some instant waffles and a tub of ice-cream(that was supposed to be the dessert) which we ended up not eating because, believe or not, there was too much food to finish! And to think that there won't be enough food to go around. How naive! No, not being naive...just making sure that everyone could enjoy eating without having to worry whether to leave some for a person or 2. In fact, in the mdist of all those activities, my big brother came. he was not aware that were having the BBQ. He came because he knew mum was here and he wanted to see Hana. Well, still, there was ENOUGH food!
All in all, it was a fun day. Everybody went back at about almost 12 midnight. That left hubby and me BBQ-ing outside the house. That's when Kak Yati and her 2 sons joined us and we chit-chatted outside the house and BBQ-ing till almost 3a.m.! How's that?
And today...what time did I wake up from sleep? 11.45a.m.! Haahaha...only to be awaken by terrible hubby reminding me that we're to attend a wedding function at Tampines. There goes my sweet dreams.
Now I have to get ready for the function. Will write in here again soon.
Bye........
The first thing we did in the morning (but not so early...it was about 10.30a.m.) was to go shop for some barbecue items at a nearby supermarket. Before shopping, we had our breakfast first. I ate a bowl of wanton noodle and hubby ate a bowl of mee rebus. Hana shared the food with me. Then, as we were getting the things from the supermarket, arranging them in the trolley, mum called me on my mobile saying that a former neighbour, who hasn't come to visit for a very long time, Cik Hajrah, was coming over to mum's place. Since mum wanted to join us for the barbecue, she asked me for permission to bring Cik Hajrah along. Of course I said YES! How can you ever say NO to someone who wants to visit you at home unless you want your own privacy and rest on that day? It was supposed to be a day of fun...so I told mum to "drag" Cik Hajrah along.
At about 2p.m. they arrived at my place. We didn't strat barbecuing immediately as my plan was to start in the latrer part of the afternoon. Thank goodness I bought 4 packets of chicken rice to serve Cik Hajrah and her grandaughter and mum. So, mum, Cik Hajrah and her grandaughter, Nisa, had chicken rice for lunch.
Hubby started the fire at about 5.30p.m. It was a slow start and he was getting irritated. It turned out to be that we bought the wrong kind of charcoal...the ones that take alot of time to burn. Fortunately, my neighbour, kak Yati was around. She still had some leftover charcoals from her previous barbecue session at Changi Beach. So she passed the bag to hubby. Only by using the charcoals that Kak Yati gave that the charcoals were burning well! Alhamdulillah....or else, hubby woudl have to rush to the nearby minimart to get another pack of charcoal.
Then as mum, Cik Hajrah and myself were seating and chit-chatting to one another, my god-sister, Kak Intan, called and said that she was around my area, attending a wedding function. She aske dif mum was at my place and of course, I said YES. Upon hearing that mum was here, she decided to come over and relax at my place with her family. Of course at this point of time, she wasn't aware that we were having a barbecue....I was quite worried that there won't be enough supply of chicken wings, prawns, fish and cuittlefish to go around. So I had to tell her the truth that we were having a BBQ session at home. So I asked her to get some more prawns and chicken wings. In the end she didn't buy any as the supermarket taht she went to sold very expensive prawns and chicken wings. Then I remembered that I had another pack of chicken drummets in the freezer. I bought that pack more for me to cook some other dish on other days but it seemed that I had use it up first for the BBQ.
Then when Kak Intan arrived, she brought along some other food items. Her huuby then went to the kitchen and prepared garlic bread for all of us. It was FANTABULOUS as it was freshly made and baked. It was a WOW! They also bought some instant waffles and a tub of ice-cream(that was supposed to be the dessert) which we ended up not eating because, believe or not, there was too much food to finish! And to think that there won't be enough food to go around. How naive! No, not being naive...just making sure that everyone could enjoy eating without having to worry whether to leave some for a person or 2. In fact, in the mdist of all those activities, my big brother came. he was not aware that were having the BBQ. He came because he knew mum was here and he wanted to see Hana. Well, still, there was ENOUGH food!
All in all, it was a fun day. Everybody went back at about almost 12 midnight. That left hubby and me BBQ-ing outside the house. That's when Kak Yati and her 2 sons joined us and we chit-chatted outside the house and BBQ-ing till almost 3a.m.! How's that?
And today...what time did I wake up from sleep? 11.45a.m.! Haahaha...only to be awaken by terrible hubby reminding me that we're to attend a wedding function at Tampines. There goes my sweet dreams.
Now I have to get ready for the function. Will write in here again soon.
Bye........
WORD POWER - 16th DEC '07
vendetta
Defn: if a person has a vendetta against another, the first person wants revenge for somethingthe second person did to them in the past.
Usage: The vice president said the cartoonist has a personal vendetta against him.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Defn: if a person has a vendetta against another, the first person wants revenge for somethingthe second person did to them in the past.
Usage: The vice president said the cartoonist has a personal vendetta against him.
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Dec 14, 2007
WORD POWER - 14th DEC '07
meticulous
Defn: doing something very carefully and with great attention to details.
Usage: He was so meticulous about everything...
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Defn: doing something very carefully and with great attention to details.
Usage: He was so meticulous about everything...
Courtesy of Collins Cobuild Dictionary
Something New
I think, from today onwards, I will do something more meaningful in this blog. What will I do besides posting my interesting stories? Hmm....I would like to share new words with all my readers. How is it going to happen? Everyday, I will introduce a word , equipped with it's definition and it's usage in a sentence. I hope that by doing so, it will help you and me learn a new word everyday. Isn't it cool? If I am doing it in class with the pupils (it's called WORD POWER -WORD BANK), why can't I do it here for us, adults? Oh, please welcome this idea of mine..Hahahaha....
Dec 13, 2007
Some Photos for Viewing Pleasure...
Hi there...I would like to take this opportunity to share some photos that I have been meaning to post in here for quite some time. Enjoyzzz.......
NATIONAL DAY 2007
Well, I have yet to upload the pictures taken at the zoo when hubby and I brought Hana there on the 1st of December 2007. Hopefully I am feeling O.K. this weekend as we are planning to bring Hana to Jurong Bird Park and hopefully it doesn't rain!!!!
Do wait for more pictures to be uploaded here.
Bye!
Dec 12, 2007
Perrgghhh.....
Arrgghh.....I am unable to sleep tonight..I have been awake since 2a.m! This is terrible and this has been going on for quite a while now. When is it going to end? Do hope that it will end soon before the school term begins or I will in deep trouble, not being able to focus at work due to sleepiness during the day time.
Hmm....so what do I normally do when I am not sleeping while others are enjoying the cold night? First...I will do some reading. Read what? Well, sometimes I will read verses from the Holy Qur'an and sometimes, it's the Reader's Digest that keeps my sleepless nights going. AND sometimes, I will end up surfing the internet, searching for great recipes for me to try out during the holidays, searching for courses and fun interactive websites for Hana.
Hubby is getting up soon to get ready to go to work. Luckily I have already cooked the rice at 4.30a.m. just now. Right now, all I have to do is to re-heat the dish for him to bring to work for lunch. It's quite normal for hubby to bring packed lunch to work because the canteen at his work place doesn't serve good, delicious food. Anyway, home-cooked food is still the BEST! Hahaha...even though most of the time the home-cooked food comes from my mother's kitchen! Well, what to do? I am not a great cook...frankly speaking, still learning to cook up hubby's favourite dishes. After 3 years of being married to hubby, I thank Allah for having such a patient and understanding husband who doesn't complain about his wife's cooking. In fact, hubby is so O.K about me not cooking at all..but I do feel guilty. How can I not cook at all for him, especially now that it's the school holidays and I have the whole time in the world to do simple cooking? Hmm....But...on the other hand, I find it difficult to go to the kitchen to do any cooking nowadays because I get tired very easily...after doing the household chores in the morning(which is a dread at this present moment), all I want to do is just SLEEP! But I can't as I have to keep Hana company and mornings are the times that she wants me to do reading with her, well, at least for the 1 hour before Sesame Street starts at 9a.m.
Oopss....it's already 6.05a.m....time for me to re-heat the dishes and pack hubby's lunch. Shall come back after packing his lunch and hanging the laundry(left the clothes in the machine to be washed over night).
See ya....
Hmm....so what do I normally do when I am not sleeping while others are enjoying the cold night? First...I will do some reading. Read what? Well, sometimes I will read verses from the Holy Qur'an and sometimes, it's the Reader's Digest that keeps my sleepless nights going. AND sometimes, I will end up surfing the internet, searching for great recipes for me to try out during the holidays, searching for courses and fun interactive websites for Hana.
Hubby is getting up soon to get ready to go to work. Luckily I have already cooked the rice at 4.30a.m. just now. Right now, all I have to do is to re-heat the dish for him to bring to work for lunch. It's quite normal for hubby to bring packed lunch to work because the canteen at his work place doesn't serve good, delicious food. Anyway, home-cooked food is still the BEST! Hahaha...even though most of the time the home-cooked food comes from my mother's kitchen! Well, what to do? I am not a great cook...frankly speaking, still learning to cook up hubby's favourite dishes. After 3 years of being married to hubby, I thank Allah for having such a patient and understanding husband who doesn't complain about his wife's cooking. In fact, hubby is so O.K about me not cooking at all..but I do feel guilty. How can I not cook at all for him, especially now that it's the school holidays and I have the whole time in the world to do simple cooking? Hmm....But...on the other hand, I find it difficult to go to the kitchen to do any cooking nowadays because I get tired very easily...after doing the household chores in the morning(which is a dread at this present moment), all I want to do is just SLEEP! But I can't as I have to keep Hana company and mornings are the times that she wants me to do reading with her, well, at least for the 1 hour before Sesame Street starts at 9a.m.
Oopss....it's already 6.05a.m....time for me to re-heat the dishes and pack hubby's lunch. Shall come back after packing his lunch and hanging the laundry(left the clothes in the machine to be washed over night).
See ya....
Dec 11, 2007
Cold, Lazy Day
Today I woke up to a very cold morning. In fact, due to the coldness, I was so lazy to even open up my eyes. However, lot's of washing to be done because last night Hana was not feeling too well. She had a series of diarrhoea and vomitting and had caused hubby and me to change our bedsheet 3 times!
This morning, Hana woke up late....not her usual self though. Normally she will be awake by 7a.m. but today, she woke up at almost 9a.m! Well, she must be tired from the diarrhoea and vomitting last night. Never mind, let her rest...she needs the energy to carry out whatever naughty activities that she will carry out today.
Well, back to my earlier note...Although I could see the sun coming out this mroning, it was still cold in the air. I was very happy to see the sunshine because I need to hang all the bedsheets and pillow cases and all the clothes that I have not washed for the past 3 days! Now that I have already done all those chores, it's time for me to rest. I am having a terrible backache now...hmm...not sure why...I didn't even do any bending activities nor carry too heavy an object. I didn't mop the floor too...all I did was just to vacuum it...when hubby comes back, he wil help me to mop the floor...both downstairs and upstairs! Hahahah....BUT, hopefully he has no OT today or else the mopping will have to be postponed!
I hope it won't rain today as it had rained interminably for 2 days and I have been super lazy to go to the supermarket to get some things for me to cook. What shall I cook today? I don't know. Anything that contains coconut milk is totally out for me...there's no way I could ever swallow such dishes. Let me check what I have in the freezer. If I am not wrong, I have some cuttlefish. Maybe I will just cook cuttlefish today and fishball soup for Hana.
Well, better head for the kitchen now or Hana will end up eating fast food again for lunch!
Chowzzz....
This morning, Hana woke up late....not her usual self though. Normally she will be awake by 7a.m. but today, she woke up at almost 9a.m! Well, she must be tired from the diarrhoea and vomitting last night. Never mind, let her rest...she needs the energy to carry out whatever naughty activities that she will carry out today.
Well, back to my earlier note...Although I could see the sun coming out this mroning, it was still cold in the air. I was very happy to see the sunshine because I need to hang all the bedsheets and pillow cases and all the clothes that I have not washed for the past 3 days! Now that I have already done all those chores, it's time for me to rest. I am having a terrible backache now...hmm...not sure why...I didn't even do any bending activities nor carry too heavy an object. I didn't mop the floor too...all I did was just to vacuum it...when hubby comes back, he wil help me to mop the floor...both downstairs and upstairs! Hahahah....BUT, hopefully he has no OT today or else the mopping will have to be postponed!
I hope it won't rain today as it had rained interminably for 2 days and I have been super lazy to go to the supermarket to get some things for me to cook. What shall I cook today? I don't know. Anything that contains coconut milk is totally out for me...there's no way I could ever swallow such dishes. Let me check what I have in the freezer. If I am not wrong, I have some cuttlefish. Maybe I will just cook cuttlefish today and fishball soup for Hana.
Well, better head for the kitchen now or Hana will end up eating fast food again for lunch!
Chowzzz....
Dec 3, 2007
A Day at the Zoo
On Saturday, 1st December, hubby and I brought Hana to the Singapore Zoological Garden as she had been bugging us for quite some time to bring her there.
We woke up early in the morning as I had to prepare some food (reason being....I am unable to eat hawker food for now). So...what did I prepare? Well, just sardine sandwich(even the sardine had to be cooked with sambal, just to kill off the fishy smell as the fishy smell will cause tremendous nausea to me), egg sandwich and seaweed chicken for Hana.
At 10am, we were set to go. Hana was very excited...no doubt about it...she loves going to the zoo to see all the different kinds of animals available. I am happy to see her excitement.
When we reached there.....there were so many visitors, locals and foreigners alike! It's obvious isn't it.....as it's during the school holidays! Ok...so the journey around the zoo began....Not long after, I started to feel the cramps in my tummy! Arrgggghh....this is what I hate most! Due to the tummy cramps, we had to move around the zoo at a much slower Thankfully, hubby understood my condition. He was very understanding and supportive, helping me to carry the bags and handle Hana all at the same time.
We spent the whole day there, till the closing time. The last destination we headed to was the Children's Playland. Hana had a fantabulous time playing with the other children(being over-friendly, she was the one going around making friends even though some children didn't want to play with her). Well, whatever it is, I enjoyed looking at the friendliness and confidence in her. On top op that, I should say that I am very proud with Hana. She displayed great graciousness while playing at the playground with the other children. She would make sure to take turns and willingly allowed others to go down the slide first before she did so. which I saw lacking in the other children playing there. Most of the children there...would just brush her aside, rushing among one another to be the first to go down the slide. However, Hana was very cool and relaxed. She maintained a calm composure!
Well...everything good thing will come to an end. As the time came nearer for us to leave the zoo, Hana was reluctant to go. She wanted to continue playing. It was a tough time persuading her to go home as I was already feeling super, super lethargic and lifeless! Eventually, she admitted defeat.
I will find time to post some of the photos in here soon. But for now, I have to go. Need a nap very badly.
Till then, God bless...
We woke up early in the morning as I had to prepare some food (reason being....I am unable to eat hawker food for now). So...what did I prepare? Well, just sardine sandwich(even the sardine had to be cooked with sambal, just to kill off the fishy smell as the fishy smell will cause tremendous nausea to me), egg sandwich and seaweed chicken for Hana.
At 10am, we were set to go. Hana was very excited...no doubt about it...she loves going to the zoo to see all the different kinds of animals available. I am happy to see her excitement.
When we reached there.....there were so many visitors, locals and foreigners alike! It's obvious isn't it.....as it's during the school holidays! Ok...so the journey around the zoo began....Not long after, I started to feel the cramps in my tummy! Arrgggghh....this is what I hate most! Due to the tummy cramps, we had to move around the zoo at a much slower Thankfully, hubby understood my condition. He was very understanding and supportive, helping me to carry the bags and handle Hana all at the same time.
We spent the whole day there, till the closing time. The last destination we headed to was the Children's Playland. Hana had a fantabulous time playing with the other children(being over-friendly, she was the one going around making friends even though some children didn't want to play with her). Well, whatever it is, I enjoyed looking at the friendliness and confidence in her. On top op that, I should say that I am very proud with Hana. She displayed great graciousness while playing at the playground with the other children. She would make sure to take turns and willingly allowed others to go down the slide first before she did so. which I saw lacking in the other children playing there. Most of the children there...would just brush her aside, rushing among one another to be the first to go down the slide. However, Hana was very cool and relaxed. She maintained a calm composure!
Well...everything good thing will come to an end. As the time came nearer for us to leave the zoo, Hana was reluctant to go. She wanted to continue playing. It was a tough time persuading her to go home as I was already feeling super, super lethargic and lifeless! Eventually, she admitted defeat.
I will find time to post some of the photos in here soon. But for now, I have to go. Need a nap very badly.
Till then, God bless...
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