the little girl crashed her kick scooter into the sofa earlier.

and promptly she exclaimed, FAR!


is that so-FAR (sofa)? or FUCK?

o.O

my little girl really melts my heart.. are all little girls like that?

her daddy was still at work when she was ready for bed.
so i accompanied her for awhile.

she was falling a asleep soon but she suddenly got up and call me with something in her hand.
i closed my eyes tighter and pretended to be asleep.
so she called me again and said "head head".
i got curious and opened my eyes.
she was holding out her pillow to me and repeated what she just said. this time more descriptive, pillow.. die (its lie, we are still working on that).. head..
she offered me her pillow! *heart in eyes

just as we are settling down to sleep, she offered me her prized craftholic bear too! =)

saw the cutest thing last night.

the little girl was trying to find her spot to fall asleep - on me.
she was lying on my stomach and the little one inside was moving.
r seems to be aware and she lay very still for awhile.
she started to touch my tummy gingerly and talking to it.
not sure what she talked to my tummy about but the little one inside seems to be responding to her jiejie outside with very hard kicks.
after awhile, she rolled off my tummy and when to sleep.

and we all went to sleep.

the much looked forward event of the year came and was gone in an hour during the weekend that just past.. lol..

kids dash 2015!!

this year stanchart's kids dash was held on the day before the main run - they have the all the attention to themselves!
they really look cute when they run la! wobbly wobbly one especially those younger ones.

i watched two rounds of run before rosanne's turn. each time when the horn goes off and the kids started to run with their parents, tears welled up in my eyes. just imagine these little people were just flipping, crawling neonates who can only lie there then became walking toddlers and now running kids!? can you imagine how proud their parents are? i am of my kid.

ok i am being emo here.


anyway, today i am being reminded by my little girl to enjoy the process towards a goal.
she was running, chasing, playing catch with her daddy and laughing.
she fell and she picked herself up.
she also stopped to smell the flowers watch other kids playing with balloons.
but the whole time, she was so happy and enjoying herself. maybe except the time when she fell and scrapped her knees. though she did not cry but till today, she will tell random people randomly that her left knee "pain". lol..
she was unfazed by the fact that she was the last few runner in the race.
AND she completed the race on her own.
ok maybe just that few steps that her daddy carried her but after that few steps she wanted to run on her own again..

she may be still young to understand competitiveness or the meaning of a race. but should not life be like that? at things that are suppose to be fun, we should just enjoy ourselves and not be too concern about winning or being better than others all the time. though she took longer than others to complete the race but at the end of the day she ran finish the 700m while enjoying herself. sounds like a win-win to me. :)

watching her run, i realised that in my fast-paced life, i am always busy with something physically and mentally - i forget to enjoy the process of things. thats probably why as i grew older i seem to enjoy lesser. :(

maybe this is what prof cheng was trying to get at during a talk few months back - mindfulness.
to be mindfully present at the moment - not just physically but mentally.

these few days, i have been consciously practising mindfulness while i am with the little girl. instead of replying to her while looking at my phone/tv/laptop, i put my things away and gave her all my attention. i observed her, watched her and caught her doing funny little things that made me laugh. i realised i am enjoying my time more with her now and was thinking less of 'how long more to her bedtime'.. lol..

ok.. enough of ranting for now.. lol..
ending off with my currently favourite photo of our little family. ;)

♥

check out my slim ankles!

no play of angle here. 

whats the point of that when i already showed everyone my fat trotters. 

hahaha.

not sure how did this happen though.
maybe it's because i ran 700m on sat?
maybe it's because i went for a swim on sun?
or maybe it's the ice cream and chocolate brownie i ate last night?

whatever it is, i am loving it!
honestly, i am quite scare that the fat trotters are real and i really gained that much of weight.
but seeing them so skinny this morning makes me relieved that probably its all just water..
=)

us. 

exactly 10 years ago. 

happy birthday. 

counting down.

december is here and its the last month of 2015! isnt that fast? =)


4 more days to rosanne's kids dash!

i am so so so excited for her! 

hope she would have fun and all the best for the hubs too who will be accompanying her. 

"Strollers are not allowed for the 0-3 years-old category, parents are encouraged to carry their children if needed."

my dad says the little girl would probably run 70m and the rest she would be carried by the hubs... hahaha..



5 more days to the hub's birthday! (but actually i got nothing planned.. bleah.)

11 more days to melanie's wedding and i will get to see meli too! YAY!

12 more days to ansel's birthday party!

17 more days to payday! AWS + bonus = SHOPPING!! WHEE!!!

23 more days to the first xmas party at our home!

24 more days to christmas! (eh... need to buy present for the little girl one anot arh... i never buy anything leh... =P)

31 more days to the new year.

and 6-8 more weeks to edd!


* update: i forgot to mention 36 more days to the little girl's first day at school! recently, i am quite jealous of little miss' life. she has so much things happening for her - went on a holiday without her parents (i had to wait till i was 14), going for her first marathon, going to school and going to have a baby sister!