Saturday, December 31, 2011

Goodbye 2011

How time flies! 2011 zoomed by so fast without us realising it. I wonder why time seemed to crawl slower when we're younger. Is it because we can't wait to grow up but we seriously don't look forward to grow old? hehehe I'm very thankful it's been a good year for us. As long as nothing bad happened and everything's smooth sailing, it's indeed a good year. I hope we'll be blessed with another good year in 2012 and thereafter.

~ the kids with MV's Christmas decoration ~

Here are some updates for the month of December :

4th (Sunday) ~ Went to watch Puss In Boots in 3D. This time, CE was okay wearing the 3D glasses. And I think he enjoyed the show as much as the popcorn. Coz he didn't come and disturb me after he's finished his popcorn. :D

After we reached home, XY complained of stomachache in the evening. It got worse the next day. She also had fever, diarrhea and vomiting. Brought her to see the paediatrician and he suspected viral infection, not food poisoning. Since she couldn't really take solid food and she's been vomiting, I made the Oral Dehydration Salts water for her. And she really hated it, both the original and orange flavour. I tried a packet myself, it tasted fine. It was really difficult to get her to finish a cup (in a day) and I had to bribe and force. Luckily she got much better after a day and her appetite was back to normal 2 days later.

8th (Thursday) ~ I won 2 tickets to watch Jacky Cheung's concert via an sms contest. SIL was very kind to offer to babysit the kids so hubby and I can go. This is the 2nd time we went for his concert. The 1st was more than 10 years ago, I think. I took the train to meet up with hubby at the stadium. It was an awesome performance with great dance moves. Jacky can dance and sing fast songs 2 to 3 songs continuously. Very good stamina (for his age hehehe). I sat next to 2 ladies (in late 20s or early 30s) and we acted like teenagers -- shouted his name out loud and moved the blinking wands to the rhythm of his songs. *giggle giggle* He sang for 3 hours with minimal rest in between. The concert ended before 11:30pm. We were stuck in traffic for quite some time after exiting the parking lot and it was already past 12 midnight when we picked the kids up. Many thanks to SIL for the opportunity to go 'pak thor' with hubby. Ever since XY's arrival, we've not been on a proper date.

~ inside the stadium ~

11th (Sunday) ~ We finally decided to get a second-hand piano for XY. As we do not know how long her interest will last, we didn't want to invest heavily on a new one. She chose the piano herself. She prefer Kawai over Yamaha, maybe because she's been playing on a Kawai (CH's) all this while. We got her a Kawai BL-31, about 32 years old. It was delivered on the 13th. Her teacher was asking if we'd like to register her for the Grade 1 practical exam next year (between June and August). After getting her teacher's feedback on her progress, I've decided to let her take the next one in March 2013. By then, she would've learnt for 2 years. There's no rush, better give her more time, less stress for her (and me).

21st (Wednesday) ~ After the pest control service, we went to Tesco for sundry shopping. Then lunch at McD and the kids played at the indoor playground. Since Giant is just nearby, we continued 'shopping' again as I couldn't get all the things I wanted from Tesco.

26th (Monday) ~ I had a gathering with 3 of my secondary schoolmates. We had dinner at my place. So nice of them to come all the way (1 from Seremban, 2 from KL) to my ulu town. It was really great catching up with old friends over good food. I haven't met L since she left school after Form 5. We had BBQ marmite crabs (*yummy yum yum* which A brought from Seremban), satay and home-cooked fried bihun. XY was very excited that night and kept my friends entertained. Actually, she was over-excited till she got out of control thus getting a good scolding from me the next day. The girls commented that she's totally opposite from me as I'm a very quiet person. The funny thing is, PaPa's also a very quiet person. So where did she get this outgoing trait from? hmmmm...

28th (Wednesday) ~ Brought the kids for a haircut. School will reopen soon and it should still look neat enough for Chinese New Year. XY agreed to cut her hair short (not tie-able anymore). Wanted to get a new school bag (without trolley) for XY as her classroom is located on the 1st floor next year. There wasn't much choice and she didn't like the ones we saw. So didn't manage to get the bag yet. To split the weight, I got her a sling bag too.

XY fell sick (again) the next day -- fever and runny nose. Luckily her fever only lasted a day. Actually, CE and I are also recovering from runny nose. Hopefully everyone will be fully recovered before school starts.

18 comments:

Reanaclaire said...

Yes, school will start on Tuesday.. I am also recovering from my cough... aheemmm...

Happy New Year to you and your family!

MeRy said...

Happy new year...

Angeline said...

Wishing you and your lovely family 12 Months of Happiness, 52 Weeks of Fun, 365 Days of Laughter, 8760 Hours of Good Luck, 525600 Minutes of Joy and 31536000 Seconds of Success in Year 2012!
*Super Grin*
Happy New Year dear!

Dora said...

Hope u guys recovered by now. Wishing you & your family Happy New Year 2012 :-)

wenn said...

Happy 2012!

ChloeRuoyi said...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Ooh, I loved Jacky Cheung too (his music la) when I was a teenager... I bought almost all his albums! Somehow, I'm not too keen in concerts :p

Mummy Moon said...

Happy New Year to you and your family :)

Merryn said...

Happy New Year and may 2012 be a blast for you and your family :)

ZMM said...

Happy New Year to you.. Gee.. you are sooo lucky, you won tickets to the Jacky's show!
Was the seat good?

Mummy Gwen said...

Happy New Year 2012! Yeah couldn't agree more. Time zoomed by really fast when we are older hehe.

Wow 2011 was a good year for you. That was awesome you went to Jacky's concert. Envy lah haha.

Adrine said...

Happy 2012 to you and family!
Have a fantastic year ahead :)

Health Freak Mommy said...

Wah like phak thor time only ya - took train to meet hubs to watch concert hehe... yup as long as nothing bad happened and everything smooth sailing, everyone has no major illnesses, that is considered good already. Happy New Year to you & your familY!

Mommy to Chumsy said...

Happy New Year to you and your family. May 2012 have lots to look forward to :)

Nina @ BabyBoon said...

Happy new yr to u n family! Phew reading this entry made me tired frm imagining all the activities! Lol!

jacss said...

sounds like a lot of achievements in the final month huh...i so regret to miss Jacky's concert, so lucky for u ...free some, envy :P
here's me wishing you & yr family a better year ahead with abundance of good good good health :D

cre8tone said...

Happy 2012!~ Hope you have a great year ahead!~

Small Kucing said...

awww...i love Jacky Cheung...Last time went to his concert once

andrewjune said...

Sorry for the belated wishes but happy new yr!

Wah so nice go for jacky's concert !!