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My job.

February 17, 2012

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This morning, I felt like I have the best job in the world.
And by late afternoon, I felt like I had the worst and most unappreciated job.

I need deal with Amanda and her tantrums and mischief positively.
Besides It’s impossible to get 2.5 year old (and the 33 year old) to listen or do to anything I say.
*takes deep breaths!*

The nanny took past 1 week off and probably for another week. So its just Amanda and me at Home.
I have been managing Amanda and daily housework and dinner for the past few days.
I wash, clean and cook.
I know it sounds normal for most SAHMs, but I have not been doing these on a regular basis, so it can rather fulfilling and frustrating some times.
Been also trying and perfecting dishes, 西红炒柿鸡蛋，西红柿鸡蛋汤，土豆丝 and other dishes that I had, only after I came to China.
Very common dishes here.

When she isn’t naughty, she does the sweetest thing like, turning off her favorite Dora dvd when I told her to, if she wants to join me and sit on my thighs at my desk. So that we can cuddle while I surf the net.

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Anyway, this is a picture of me catching up with 2 shows and window-shopping online, after Amanda bedtime.
Both shows are what I want to watch but always pass them over for something else. So I am just screening through them.
The thing about Singapore drama show, I can simply just listen and know which actor / character is talking, without needing to keep looking at the screen.
Good for multi-tasking!

PS: Amanda had her first slice of orange yesterday. I have not been giving it to her coz I was afraid of cough and phelgm.
When I was a kid, I used to cough badly when I had some or too much!

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A winter Saturday Morning.

February 11, 2012

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After a frosty week, we had a lovely sunny winter weather today.

After watching the goose in our estate, (Yup! – We have dogs, goose and a few chickens in our estate.), we joined our friends at the amusement park today.

Amanda was thrilled be riding the Train and other rides.
She went on a few rounds on the train.

I don’t think I will be surprised if she thought that she was on a real train, afterall I think this train is more fun than the actual ones.

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The Busy Girl.

February 8, 2012

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Here’s Amanda lining her rides.

From Tricycle, bicycles, scooters, her trunki luggage to her doll’s stroller.
Yes. Its a lot of hard work, thus the safety helmet. Hee!

Not in the picture are two of her rechargeable cars, where she could ride in them. and travel at low speed.
Unlike on her bicycles, she isn’t too good with directions in her car yet.
But she did say she can’t drive now, but she will when she is older. I am still young! She tells me.

And well, it seems like boys are not the only ones interested in wheels.
I am too. :p

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Another of her busy in an apron.
She was trying to cook us her specialty dark sauce rice!

I am glad that the apron and the imaginary pots and pans kept her busy for awhile at her Grandpa’s.
And I am too looking forward to warm weather, where she could take her rides outdoor, instead of fussing-turn-tantrum at home.
Basically messing with me and my patience.
She doesn’t want to get out of the house, coz she runs around when i try to dress her, but I think she has the tantrums cause she’s bored at home.

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Happy Dragon Year!

January 24, 2012

in Her Baby,Her Life

The little ones are having lots of fun this Chinese new year!

When I told Amanda about the fun that comes with Chinese new year, the food, gatherings, red packets… she was quick to add that she can wear her new shoes too!
I am glad she listened when I told her about red packets manners, she thanked the person who gave her, and say “gongxi gongxi”.
She too passed them to us, after I told her that I would use the money she received to buy a new toy guitar.
She now pretends and plays on her toy racquet, like a rock star.

Amanda is thrilled to meet many many of her cousins.
Amanda is a big fan of her 4 year old cousin, imitating every actions and words.
But not so interested, of her older 9 year old cousin.

We brought her out to hang out with a few of her father’s cousins children. Her cousins too. And they had fun running and playing hide and seek with their Uncle DP.
She too loves to hold hands and play with her very sweet 15 year old cousin 表姐, occasionally mention about her 26 year old cousin 大表哥, and loves to hug her Uncle Ming.

With the kids playing (and screaming) together, it truly felt like Chinese New Year.

This year, Amanda wore her first Qipao.
As for myself, I wore something that I probably won’t, any other day, I wore a furry vest and thin Zara dress (which is somehow a rather popular piece) instead of the lazy warm casuals, (Think: parka, knit, jeans and uggs).

I used to complain whenever Mum wanted us to dress in red on Chinese new year.
But now, older and wiser, I try to. Inside Out. Ha!
I have a bad habit of keeping clothes for occasions (I think) that requires dressing up, but end up not wearing it because, I never come across any that (I think) requires dressing up.
As for high heels, I was regaining balance and confidence (since my pregnancy 3 years ago) till I fell on the uneven streets of Yuncheng, last month.

I want to be adventurous and dress up, even for someone who hardly gets out. :p

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Amanda’s toy eggs

January 19, 2012

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Amanda’s toy eggs, originally uploaded by judebabe.

When Amanda handed me a cracked egg she took from the kitchen.
I couldn’t bear to get mad with her.

Well, it was my fault buying her many very realistic wooden toy eggs.
She must have thought those were her toys when she took them from the kitchen to play.

Besides, she was really scared when she gave me the eggs, she was afraid that I would get really mad at her.

Instead, I laughed when i realized what she did.
It was funny and very cute of her then.

I later told her that she has many toy eggs and her very own kitchen.
And that she shouldn’t be playing with real eggs and Mummy’s kitchen.

By not punishing, it is to encourage her to come forward with her mistakes.
I think…

I am sure I will have lots to deal with her mischiefs and punishments in the many years to come.

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First post of 2012.

January 13, 2012

in Her Holidays,Her Life

Amanda and cousin, Ashley
With Amanda’s cousin, Ashley.

Amanda and us spent our first week of the new year in Beijing.
She too spent some time with her 表妹 cousin, who was only interested in pointing her 表姐’s nose.
While Amanda was more interested in her cousin’s (baby) toys too!

Amanda, at this point is very interested in relationships between people and her.
Like how Diego is Dora’s cousin, in her current favorite show.
She is excited to know that she too has 表哥 like Dora. In fact, she has quite a few in the extended family.
She too make mental notes, that her Daddy’s 舅舅 Uncle, stays in the estate across the road, and that her own 舅舅 is in Singapore.
She remembered and reminded us when we walked past her Daddy’s 舅舅 block, 2 weeks after telling her once.
She is now linking a few of her Uncle’s, and their cousin－relationship with Dp.
It took her awhile to understand that Dp is my husband, and not hers. And is still trying to differentiate 儿子 and 女儿.

And just now, she told me, 妈妈你的老公回来了！我给你的老公我的爸爸开门呢！heehee~!

We planned our trip to Beijing to coincide with Dad’s business trip to China.

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Eyes fixed on the original Smurfs cartoon,
and very happy with the many presents Grandpa brought over.

We made a trip to the Beijing Aquarium. We were in time for the sea lion and dolphin’s performance.
Which Amanda couldn’t take her eyes off the stage.
And by watching the performance, she learned and remembered her new words, 海狮 and sea lion. :)

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Beijing Aquarium
I was really fascinated by the jellyfishes.
I don’t remember seeing any jellyfish this close before.

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Was careful not too get too close to the fishes.

And she is happy to meet the Smurfs in Beijing too. Though the Smurfs looked really weird.

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With 姑姑.

These days, she can sometimes be found humming… and just sing “Happpy Sooong!”
She is such a big girl now. Happy. Fun. And talkative!
While I appreciate not having to chase after her at the malls, she now wants to be carried, almost all the time.
If she wants to be carried, she would say that she’s tired. But when she wants to get down, she would say, Mama, 你累了吧 （You must be tired.)

We want to expose her to stuff she don’t get to see in Yuncheng, and made sure she had lots of fun.
But the end of the day, she would still picked Yuncheng, over Beijing and Singapore.

We know its because, she loves and enjoys playing with her toys!!!

Amanda busy with her toys.
Busy with her toys.

I had just as much fun as her with the cash register.
From the picture, she has many pink toys, because blue is sooo not my color.
But I do get dizzy from too many Pinks sometimes. Hee!

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