And there are 15 days of CNY!

CNY Day 5 BFF Y was back from Perth. She brought her little girl K over for CNY breakfast. I could hardly bear to let her leave. Is it going to be another 2 years before we see each other again?! I miss her. CNY Day 11 Early 元宵 dinner with my family over the [...]

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CNY Day 1

We brought Rabbit everywhere with us! We started our day only at noon, over at Mr Fluffy Hubby’s mother’s place. She’s a culinary whiz who’s always experimenting with the newest recipes. So after our 鱼生, we had lightly fried chicken rolls stuffed with ham and prawn tempura stuffed with minced pork. Plus her signature 五香, [...]

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Reunion Dinner

Reunion Dinner was at my parents’ place. We had 佛跳墙 which was marvellous as usual. But what I really enjoyed were… My favourite Chinese New Year dish — 鱼生! Mr Fluffy Hubby surprises me every year with how well he knows the ritual and with his secret stash of Chinese New Year auspicious wishes. It’s [...]

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They say, love is staying up all night with a sick child

Day 1, Friday I was convinced that I was still suffering from the aftermath of drinking coffee on Tuesday. I know, it’s ridiculous – much less to say impossible, but I am was a coffee virgin and what else am I to conclude from throwing up twice almost immediately after downing that monstrous mug of coffee [...]

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Disney Family

She says she’s Daisy Duck. (Picture credit) Delicate. Dainty. I’m Minnie Mouse. (Picture credit) So I do dress up as Minnie Mouse – but sometimes only! Hairbows are in, anyway. Plus, red and polka dots are always hot. Her father’s Donald Duck. (Picture credit) She’s absolutely right, of course. Except that more often than not, [...]

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Majesty

She started burning up last Sunday night. We brought her to see the paediatrician on Monday, consistently took her temperature and dutifully gave her medicine throughout, sponged her when necessary, but her fever still peaked at 40 degrees celsius on Wednesday dawn. Mr Fluffy Hubby immediately dumped her, wailing and sobbing, into a bathtub of [...]

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Super-infectors

First, it was the grandmother with a hacking cough so bad that she vomitted her dinner. Within 5 days, it was the baby herself. At first, we thought she was just being fussy. She wouldn’t stop crying when her grandmother couldn’t figure out her overalls. She couldn’t be consoled either. She kept calling, “MAMA MAMA,” [...]

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My baby ate her rubber ball

My baby has a favourite ball. It’s a small football, yellow and black. It’s the right size, fitting nicely into the palm of her hand, and peeking out slightly when she wraps her tiny fingers around it. It’s made of rubber so it’s soft and won’t hurt her if she bangs it against herself accidentally. [...]

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