Bittersweet goodbye to our confinement nanny

My confinement nanny has gone home. I miss her already.  Someone to gossip with me, share our love for cooking (though I hardly cook anymore), help us with house chores and all things we don't like to do...

Colin was so funny.. I told him to say goodbye to aunty. Here's how he went, "Bye bye aunty!" Then turned to me and my dad and asked, "Whay about meimei??". Our silly son. Aunty was kidding with you when she said she was going to bring meimei home.

She said she'll visit us again. I hope so too. See you soon aunty Julie!

Birthday trip to the Zoo!

As usual, you requested to head to the zoo when we asked you where you would like to go. We got there at 10 plus in the morning and let you decide what you wanted to see that day. You picked rhinoceros, hippopotamus and elephants. We saw the crocodiles, zebras, lions, sea lions, white tigers and animal show along the way. Since it was your birthday trip to the zoo, daddy let you ride the pony and the carousel!

You were really excited to go for the pony ride, so excited you ran off to the ticketing counter yourself to buy your pony ride ticket. I had a hard time managing you while waiting for your turn to go onto the pony since patience is not something you’ve quite mastered yet. You hopped onto the pony without hesitation and went for your round. Daddy and mummy are still very puzzled why you were more afraid of kiddy rides. Isn’t a real animal more scary?

On our way out you wanted to ride the shark on the carousel, we managed to persuade daddy to let you go on the ride. Again, you ran off by yourself to the ticketing counter to buy tickets. You decided to sit on the dolphin in the end though! It was very difficult to spot mummy when you went round and round and round.. haha

You were a happy boy until the ride ended. Not because the ride ended, but because you realised there was your favourite dinosaur triceratops, and you did not get to sit on it. Too devastating for your little heart to handle. A passerby asked you why you were crying and your brushed her away rudely said “Go away!”.

You managed to cool down after a while.. in fact, quite a while… and the happy boy came back! We didn't manage to see the Koalas cause the queue was about 45mins, plus you've already seen koalas in Taiwan Zoo.

You slept on the way home and woke up just in time for your favourite food - cheeseburger from McDonald’s!

 Dear Colin, not everything will go according to your plans/ways/wants in life. We hope that you will learn to balance your expectations and deal with disappointments when it comes. May you grow up strong on the outside (already are) and inside!


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Singapore Zoo tops our 'to-go' list cause it's a big area for Colin to run around, look at the animals. Sometimes we just head straight to a particular show and back, other times to the Kidzworld for Colin to interact with farm animals and play at the water playground. We signed up for membership a year ago and have been visiting the zoo every month!

Family holiday 2015

Our Taiwan in a glance.

Kams and Changs in Taiwan

This was the first time I (and we) took flight with my parents. The holiday was awesome with 4 pairs of hands and legs chasing after our little monkey. Pics here are all taken with our mobile phones cause my Canon S100 died due to lens error on day 2 of the trip (sigh). 

We were told that the temperature was a whooping 31 degrees a few days before our trip. But.... it dropped to as low as 13 degrees while we were there. Thank God I packed extra long sleeve tees and pants for Colin. 

Cheers to more holidays! =) 

Around our neighbourhood

There is this old school swing in our neighbourhood. Grandma Ong used to have this swing in her house and I remember spending many hours swinging in it with my cousins whenever we visited grandma.

When I saw this in near our house, I had to sit in it! Nevermind the insects and maybe mosquitoes flying around. This swing will be gone before you know it.

Blk 553 Serangoon North Ave 3

Happy Holidays 2013

2013 is coming to an end in a flash.

Some highlights of the Changs family..
- Celebrated our first Chinese New Year as a family of 3
- Changs travelled without Colin to HK in April
- Colin was down with very bad fever/flu/cough in May
- Colin turned 1 year old!
- Mummy left her job to be a stay-at-home-mum for Colin in June
- Changs family travelled to Taipei in October
- Colin fell and knocked out his left lateral incisor tooth on Friday the 13th December
- Daddy's paternal granny passed away on 19 December
- Mummy and Colin went Batam with 5 other ladies  from 20-21 December
- Changs' pet rabbit Obi passed away on 24 December

We thank God for his grace, mercy and provision in 2013.
2014 will be a year of changes for us and we pray it will be an even better year!

Happy holidays everyone!

Mother's Day 2013

When husband asked me what I wanted for Mother's Day this year. I told him I wanted to take photos with Colin, and that it would be a yearly tradition. :) 

How interesting it would be to compare the Mother's Day pictures decades later. With Colin's features maturing while mine losing elasticity. From one child to children. 

Thank God for giving me a chance to be a mother. 

Baby Diary 2

Happy 2 months Colin boy! See how much you've grown in a month!


Length: 60cm
Weight: 6.1kg

Milestones this month:
- You said 'Hello' to us

- Smiled more generously



- Found a new friend Mickey mouse



- Neck got stronger; no problem lifting your head off the bed, turned left and right



- Enjoyed sleeping on tummy time mat (gift from daddy), sometimes smiling too.






- Enjoyed hitting the elephant, hoping it would respond to you.



- Fingers received more fresh air. But as a result, you scratched your left eye area a few times.

- Got better with your exercise gym



- Liked being held upright

- Slept through the night 10pm-6am in your cot

- Had fun kicking in the sarong


- Went out with us to Novena Sq 2.

- Cried when we placed you in a meducca carrier

- Eyelashes grown longer



- Conquered your jaundice


- Outgrown some rompers



- Got cheeky and learnt to stick out tongue, drooled a lot too.


- Grown chubbier and still growing.






- Fell asleep yourself



Hope these 2 months were wonderful for you. We love you!

Baby Diary 1

Week 1, you....
Woke us up often, like every hour, for precious milk.
Cried for unlimited carrying and rocking.
Was pacified by pacifier when you were 4 day old (we were amused by your sucking power).
Slept like a baby.


Week 2, you....
Spent almost half a week under artificial sun (phototherapy) for your jaundice.
Cried loudly for carrying all day.
Started sleeping through the night, waking up only for feeds at 12am, 3am and 6am.
Sang in your own language.


Week 3, you....
Started having lots of nose dirt.
Wailed for our attention to carry you.
Enjoyed a new way of sleeping.
Had a hard time sleeping during the day.
Smiled. :)


Week 4, you....
Still had a hard time sleeping in the day.
Started to make your carrier's arm tired faster.
Wailed loudly and faked cries for carrying.
Threw tantrums - refused feedings!
Stuck out your tongue and played with your saliva.


Time flies. It's been a month of parenthood for us.

Happy full month our dear baby boy. May you continue to grow longer(taller), healthier and smarter! Daddy and Mummy loves you.

Jingwen's 1st Birthday

My cousin's little girl's 1st birthday celebration. She was so adorable and friendly!

Do all kids like Sesame Street? I don't remember liking it. :D