Taking Duckie hostage...

Sorry Kirsten, I am hogging your rocker again...and Im way too big for it...heehee...

My impersonation of Duckie!

Can i take him home Mummy?

Kirsten, now i can see why u love him so much! He's sooo cute!

An eventful saturday

It's been a looong time since Daddy and Mummy brought me down to the pool cos firstly i was injured then i was doing battle with the flu bug for quite some time. Finally on saturday, i was allowed back in the pool! Took me some getting used to the cold water again...but soon i was back in my element!

Im not amused Daddy, the water is cold! Brrrr...

Im moving, im moving! Now this is more like it!

I was all shacked out from my late morning swim that i slept through lunchtime, allowing Daddy and Mummy to have a leisurely (and definitely rare) dim sum pig out session. When i awoke, we were already down town and Daddy and Mummy had stopped for some coffee.

My late lunch of macaroni, minced meat, tofu and vege! Yummy...

Hmmm...how shall i categorize these packets of sugar?

Hmmm...lemme think...*light bulb moment*

Brown on one side and white on the other! Easy peasy!

ps: i did this all by myself, with no help whatsoever! heehee...

After more shopping and a spot of dinner, it was time to head for home. By that time i was really tired out and completely knocked out on Mummy's lap. yes yes, another unglam paparazzi moment...snap away at my expense! Hmph!

zzzzzz......

This is how we brush our teeth!

I love it when Mummy brushes my teeth every morning. I get to eat some gooey stuff on the little brush that Mummy uses; it tastes like a mixture of fruits! And the sensation of the little bristles brushing against my tiny teeth and gums is oh so shiok! heehee...

Dont disturb me Daddy, im enjoying this!

Oh yeah, dont forget to reach in at the back Mummy!

PAP Supporter!

Daddy says this is Uncle Ho Peng Kee. He says he is a really nice man who will take good care of us; he will let me have good schools, a clean neighborhood, fun playgrounds, nice coffeeshops with yummy food...Okie! U have my support too, Uncle Ho Peng Kee!

What's so happy about Mother's Day?

Mummy's upset. She tells me that she hates Mothers' Day (and every other major festive event) every year as it brings with it much stress and nostalgia for a time when her world was rose tinted and peachy. She tells me that every year a place will be painstakingly chosen for dinner, and plans will be made, only to be trashed at the last minute due to fiery shouting matches and general unhappiness.

Is it really so difficult to have a nice extended family outing for once? I believe her as the number of happy (and complete) family outings i have had can be counted with one hand. I think the happy ones are the ones when i see each member individually. Tension and toxicity just seems to be present whenever everyone is together.

She envies all the other families who gather every year at the restaurants, laughing and chatting away happily, and enjoying each other's company. Each festive occasion is an excuse for them to go out and have fun with one another. For her, festive occasions start off eagerly anticipated, with hope and excitement only to end in disappointment and tears again and again.

Every year if a family outing were to materialize, one person or the other will either be sulking, tired, nonchalant, irritable...the negativity goes on. She wonders...Has her family unit really disintegrated so badly that nobody enjoys one another's company any longer? Probably.
But seems to me everyone is just content to sit around and suffer in silence. Or maybe content isnt the correct word, everyone is just too jaded to do anything about it.

Is it karmic retribution that one has to suffer because of past lives' misdeeds? Rubbish. We all have a choice, we can either snap out of it or wallow in self pity. But yet, snapping out of a vicious cycle is not something that everyone is strong enough to do.

I try to cheer her up by being on my best behavior and acting cute all day. She tells me that at least this Mothers' Day she has me and is really thankful. Mummy says im her little angel sent by God but she is afraid that whatever happiness she has now will be taken away from her as she feels she is undeserving of it. I know that Daddy has been telling her over and over again that my relationship with her will be different. Ive been trying to tell her the same thing, i do hope she understands.

I think its tough being a wife, mother, daughter, daughter-in-law, sister and friend. She constantly doubts that she has done enough and yet there is just so much that she can do. Daddy and I can emphatize but i guess no one will ever understand her misery, that there is a niggling thought at the back of her mind, constantly reminding her that she is guilty of escaping from reality and can actually do much more.
And yet, is it so wrong to seek solace and comfort in us as we represent a chance at happiness? Happiness that she once knew but has long since forgotten.

Its going to be another long night...Mummy becomes an insomniac whenever she is upset. Im going off to sleep now, i will be my usual lovable self tomorrow and hopefully cheer Mummy up. I know that it is Mummy's secret wish in her heart of hearts that when i grow up, she will finally start looking forward to Mothers' Day.

Up close and personal

Here is a close look at my battle scar, which is healing really well. Mummy tells me ill probably not remember this when i grow up so these pictures will remind me. Not than i need any reminding that thermos flasks are evil and can hurt u...

It itches like crazy now and Mummy makes me wear mittens so that i wont scratch it. I keep trying to tell her that it doesnt hurt at all and that the dead skin looks so tempting to be peeled off but alas, she is having none of that. Sigh...ill have to resort to scratching through the mittens and my long pants...

Unglam pic of me being wiped down just before bedtime...

Snapshot!

Here is a snapshot of me on the billboard in Times Square! All thanks to one poor GE executive who had to stand there and take pictures of all the people featured! Kudos to you!

Battle scars

I learnt a painful lesson on monday. While at Ma-ma's hse, Mummy was feeding me lunch and she turned to get some water for me from the table. In that split second i grabbed the thermos flask filled with hot macaroni and poured it all over my leg. Mama and Mummy were both shocked out of their wits, cos the flask was placed quite far out of my reach and they never expected me to be able to reach it. Moreover Mama had not closed the flask tightly as she wanted to cool the macaroni for me.
My legs were on fire - the heat from the macaroni pierced through my skin like salt laced daggers. I have never been in such agony in my life...
Mummy quickly ran to the bathroom and turned the tap on full blast to douse my leg but alas, my skin had already started to blister and peel off. Frantic she quickly drove me to the nearest clinic where the doctor dressed my burn. All this while, i was racked with pain and i screamed and yelled and thrashed around. I think amidst all the melee, i could hear Mummy's heart break into a million pieces...
After we got home, i cried myself to sleep and miraculously after i awoke, the pain was much less! I was back to my normal self again! Now i wonder why Mummy keeps crying non stop?

Look Mummy, i can read my book...

...and crawl around, albeit with only one leg...

I can even stand! Though the bandage is cramping my style a little...

I can "cook" up a storm with my toys...

So why are u still crying Mummy?

The long awaited birthday bash!

Yesterday was a fun filled day! Our long awaited birthday bash finally arrived and everyone was so excited! As soon as we reached My Gym, i couldnt wait to get out of my stroller despite only having slept for about an hour.

Some of my friends and I playing with toys while waiting for the rest to arrive...

Terelle: This is how u play with this toy, Aaron..hmmm..i think u can pose with it too!

Aaron: Chey, dat's all it can do?

As usual, i loved being in the ball pit. This time all my kakis were with me! What fun! Aaron tried to get into my good books by offering me different colored balls. Sadly for him, he gave me all the colors except yellow, my favourite! So i played hard to get and threw them away as soon as he passed them to me. Think he must be really upset..heehee...

Here have a green ball!

oh u dont like green? how about an orange ball?

Mummy!! Terelle spurned all my advances! Boohoo...

Terelle: Avril Jie Jie we're not moving, does this thing need batteries?

Avril: OMG we forgot batteries!

Terelle: Or maybe we should kick it?

Avril: No lah, think we should turn the wheel like this!

Terelle: Wah...heehee...silly me...

All my other friends soon arrived and the party programme got underway. We started off with the welcome song and some light warm up exercises...

Cant u tell im really excited to be here? Hehe...

Next up was an exciting puppet show where everyone was enthralled by the nasty alligator who kept eating the poor little monkeys!

Then we played "Hot Potatoes" by passing beanbags to each other. Everyone loved this game!

The teachers blew bubbles while we played with balloons and balls. Everyone had a great time trying to catch the bubbles!

Out came the swings and i am no longer afraid of them! In fact i love them so much now i dont want to get out!!

Yawn...this is the highest we can go??

Oh no Daddy's coming! Dont take me out!!!!

The last activity involved all of sitting on a "parachute" while our Daddys and Mummys flapped the sides. It really felt as if we were flying, the gusts of wind were so strong!

Whoa the parachute flew off! Can i come along??

And then it was time to blow out the candles on our little cupcakes! They were so pretty and each had our names specially piped onto them! Best of all they were really yummy too! Thanks so much Jie Jie Davina for baking such nice goodies for us!

Blowing the candle out, off my very own cupcake!

No party is complete without my "yeow kui" aka gluttony face!

Tea break! Lemme chug down this bottle of milk so i can go back to playing!!

The frames that Mummy made for all of us, the adults' extra chocolatey choco cake and the cute banner that Aunty Evon made from all of our funny pics! We missed u so much Aunty Evon and Kara!

Mummy and Daddy were particularly impressed that i can now climb stairs all by myself! Looks like all my gym sessions paid off, especially when there are no stairs at home for me to practice on!

Check out Mummy's ecstatic face...

Wah this is a cinch! Can we climb again?

All too soon, the party came to an end with each family having their portraits taken. I hope everyone had a smashing time! I sure did!! More parties please!!

Me together with Teacher Sue and Teacher Gretha who threw the fab party for us!

Hot Babe in Times Square, NYC!

Daddy submitted my photo for World Health Day and I got selected out of millions of entires to be featured on the 7 famed billboards in the middle of Times Square!

Check out my rosy cheeked and toothless picture of health!

My caption reads: Little baby Terelle crawling up to say "Hi everyone!" Good health simply means lots of milk and nutritious food for the body and plenty of laughs for the heart.

How i wish we could be there in New York to take a look at it! Sigh...