I take lots of pictures almost everyday, most of the time my little girl is my subject of course. It’s nothing fancy just me capturing her playing, reading a book or making silly faces and I do take several shots a few times a day. It’s a good thing that online storage is widely available these days, I get to back up all my photos online just in case my external hard drives die on me. I store my photos in two separate EHDs so online storage is holds the 3rd set of my photos. This gives me the assurance that I have all those years of photos safe, I don’t want to lose any of them.
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I’ve been meaning to buy a box of mooncakes for a week now but everytime we’re at the mall I forget. I have to at least have a box before the mid-autumn festival ends. I won’t have all the mooncakes for myself of course or I might actually need weight loss diet pills. I like to eat half of a piece then leave the rest for hubby to finish off (the little girl doesn’t like the taste so she’s not interested). I don’t get the fancy and expensive ones though a box from Bengawan Solo is enough for me. Now that I think about it I can ask my husband to buy one for us.
I’m looking forward to a long weekend with the hubby at home. It will be Hari Raya Puasa this coming Sunday so Monday will be the replacement holiday. It will be three days of relaxing at home, getting some major cleaning done and a trip to the mall. I will spend hours browsing online for my little girl’s birthday presents, free web directory submission and browse amazon for books to read. The little girl would be very happy to have daddy hanging out with her, I’m sure she’ll show him her books and toys. She always like showing us what she is doing, it’s fun to watch her play because a child’s imagination is just amazing.
I’m really not expecting to go anywhere until next year although some holiday invitations by friends was so tempting but since hubby suggested we could go for a short trip, who am I to say no? I should really go to Chinatown and checkout travel packages from different travel agencies there. It is such a pain to go there alone with my little girl though. There’s lots of people and it’s quite far from our place too. Maybe this weekend when hubby can go with us. That is if our visit to the birdpark don’t push through, since the little girl enjoyed her visit to the zoo we thought she’d love the birdpark as well. We’ll see how it goes….
How can we not take someone who is visiting Singapore for the first time to Sentosa? Of course it’s one of the places a tourist should visit when they come here! We went to Sentosa and explored around Merlion Walk, Images of Singapore, Siloso and Palawan Beach and went inside Underwater World. I felt bad that we missed the Dolphin Show and Sentosa 4D Magix but as parents with a toddler in tow we know that things rarely turns out as planned (Iyah was asleep for sometime thus we missed the 4D show).
Anyway we still had fun. I think next year Universal Studios Singapore will be completed, I’m excited about that. I just hope that we could get in without paying the fee of $100 just because it’s inside the integrated resort (as locals we need to pay a certain fee to enter the integrated resort). I don’t want to gamble but rather go straight to the theme park anyway.
One of the places we visited when Adel was here was Clarke Quay. We went for a river cruise along Singapore river and it was the first time I went at night. The view was fantastic but because it was night time it was a challenge for me to take photos. We didn’t have a tripod and I have shaky hands so the result were mostly blurry photos (much to my dismay). I did manage to get a few good ones like these….
Anyway Clarke Quay is a popular night spot for expatriates, lots of clubs and restaurant lined up and it was really tempting to have a drink or two (or more). Of course there’s no need for international background check here and some places are filled with people who seem to be having fun! Next time I will ask my dear husband to go out with me and checkout one of the clubs there. I remember back in college how we go clubbing on weekends….the margaritas and dancing, ahhh those were the days my friend.
I don’t really know (lol). Of course the answer to this depends on who you ask, people have different wants and needs so what I hold important for me might not mean much to another person. I talked to a friend a couple of weeks back and she told me that her husband’s idea of spending time with their kids is him being in the same room with them as he fiddles with his laptop and the kids playing on their own. I told her I’ve heard that before. To me just because a husband/father works a 9 to 5 job and brings home the income of the family doesn’t mean he’s a good father, a good provider maybe but a good father doesn’t just provide material things for his children. Giving your daughter or son a new toy is a lot less important than giving your daughter or son your time, and being on the same room with them doing something else is NOT spending time with them. I know how tiring a full time job can be to a person, I used to work too before I had my little girl so I know how that feels. I don’t think it’s an excuse though, tired or not there’s a little person who waited for you all day to arrive to show you his or her awesome drawing of the family…how do you think that person will feel if you tell her or him that you’re tired? Having quality time with your children to me is important for their well being. A child needs to feel that he or she is loved, that what she can do and what is happening to her matters. No amount of fancy toys can replace the much needed attention a child needs from his or her parents. I know of fathers who are addicted to their own hobbies and interests to the point that they don’t do anything else during their free time, I think that’s unacceptable. I don’t care if you are level 80 in Warcraft or their is a big battle going live in a minutes when your child needs something you get up that freaking chair and go get it. Nanay: Dede daw si bunso (yelling from the other room carrying the crying child which obviously stops her from getting the said dede). Tatay: Ikaw na may laban ako ngayon (Sige nga tama ba to?????). I guess to me a good father is someone who shares the responsibility of raising the children with his wife and not just pay the bills and considers himself free of the other responsibilities.
So if you are a father and your wife tells you to spend more time with your children they are not being such a nagging wife…that means you are to busy to realize you’re not there for them….and your children needs you. Even if you pay for everything they have, they still need “YOU.”
Happy Father’s to all the great fathers out there.
Babe, thank you for being such a loving dad to Iyah…she’s one lucky little girl to have you as her daddy. We love you so much.
To papa, my dad thanks for being a good provider for our family. We won’t be where we are today if not for your hardwork and love.
To daddy, I know you are watching us from heaven. I would like to thank you for raising a wonderful man. We never had a chance to spend more time to get to know each other but I know my husband is a lot like you in many ways.
My little girl loves playing at the playground. She was lucky to have her Daddyloo taking her to play in the afternoon. I get tired running after her, oh and it can be hard to take her home once she’s there. As you can see from the photos she loves the slide. Oh and if you haven’t noticed by now that her favorite stuff toy Minnie Mouse is with her all the time you can see here that she goes wherever she goes.
“A 52 Week Journey of Baby Steps to Help You Move Towards More Natural, Nutritious and Sustainable Living.”
I found this e-book through my friend Kellie’s facebook. I checked out the site and found it interesting. I got a copy myself but I haven’t had the time to read it yet. I’ve been wanting to make changes to incorporate healthy choices in our lifestyle but it’s a bit tricky. It’s hard to make drastic changes, more often than not it doesn’t work that’s why I think this e-book would be a good read. I hope I could pick up a thing or two on how to make these little changes towards having a healthier lifestyle.