Such busy weekend

It was a long time since I last spend for more than 4hrs at shopping mall. It happened again yesterday as my family came down to Singapore - to visit Zachary and to some serious shopping to help stimulate the economy. Hahaha..

The moment they reached Singapore, we headed to Orchard and elder sis bought a solitaire at a very very good price. Gemalogist told me diamond price went down which is good *hint to hb..* haha

Sunday was shopping day again.. since Zach do not wake up early, all of them left to Compass Point for breakfast and when they came back, Zach is still sleeping..that sleepy head. They waited till quite restless and decided to take an MRT to Suntec first. Who knows, we reached before them (we left the house immediately after Zach woke up).. time check, 1.30pm! First stop, Gap where mummy went crazee seeing those cute rompers and shirts. Grabbed a few pieces and daddy was standing beside her couldnt believe his eyes seeing the amount displayed at the cash register. Oh well..I guess I hv to put aside my intention of shoe buying frenzy till 1 month later.

All the cute shirt and rompers mummy bought - I love the orange & blue striped romper

Hungry and lunch was at Sakae. My dear son must have realised alot of people are around him so he fusses alot and everyone in my family is so eager to pick him up and carry him! These 2 days must be his happiest cos the moment he opens his eyes, someone will be there to carry him..jia lat for mummy.


Grandparents with Ah Yi

Zach with his teether

More shopping follows - dresses, shoes etc etc and dinner was at Tony Romas. Our table were the noisiest cos we were all talking about Aileen's upcoming wedding dinner in August and very funny.. time check: 9.30pm. Asked for the bill and came up to $300!! Wah.. such expensive dinner but thanks to my future bro in-law that picked up the tab..hehe

Family pix before the rest arrive

Roma feast shared between me and hb

Zach was happy to be home and had a good wash down! I musn't bring him out shopping too much else he will make it a habit..keke
Total hours spent at City Hall: 8hours
Total amount spent at City Hall: $xxx
and none of the money spent is on mummy or daddy..it's all for Zach!
Oh..I almost forgot to mention that we bought a yellow Bumbo seat for Zach - he can't sit properly yet hence it is in our store at the moment. Shall let him try again one month later. Keep a look out for his photo then.

Hey Valentine!

This is a super duper backdated entry - 7 days in exact!

Yong Teck and myself never celebrated V Day even during our dating days hence this day is nothing much - I am not expecting anything even a rose and he definitely not expecting anything from me cos I don't really like celebrating V Day to begin with..

He flew in from Singapore in the morning of 14th and surprised me with a stalk of rose made from chocolate which means it is edible! Hahaha... What did we do the whole day? He sleep of course while I play with our son.

This is how Zach loves grandma to carry him

Dinner was with the whole family at Mid Valley - so that all can spend quality time together before the 3 of us fly back to SG the next day.

One minute a happy boy

And he has grown all quiet - trying to fall asleep

The saddest person(s) of course will have to be my parents. I can feel that my mom wants to cry when bidding farewell to her grandson whom she has grown so fond of because Zach always chit chat with my parents. Zach too seems to understand it and he was super moody throughout the whole farewell process! Thankfully there is Skype..haha Zach's tech savvy!

Grandparents with moody Zach

Peaceful Zach

Chinese New Year

This year mark a very special Chinese New Year for both the Tans and Khors. This year we have a new family member joining the celebration! Zachary Tan, our son, their first grandson, first nephew. Hee

Our son's first captured on camera smile

In order for Zach to grow closer to both set of family, me and hubby have agreed beforehand to alternate the celebration every year. This year will start with my family and next year will be his. It is a win-win situation.

Chinese New Year back at my place is always a grand affair! Mom will cook alot of dishes for offerings and subsequently it goes into our tummy.. ahh..well-fed! Then everyday we will head to restaurants for dinner. There are so many things to celebrate, grandpa's birthday, uncle's birthday, someone in the family won lotsa dough in gambling (in few Ks so I guess there are big losers as well).

The good food - I must learn how to make 'ngoh hiang' from my mom

Yummy steamboat dinner on 7th day of lunar new year

Mouth-watering pork rib at Crystal Crown Hotel

How can I forget the fireworks! My camera is not sophisticated enough to capture the beautiful fireworks but I am full of anticipation for Zach and hb to enjoy it next year..

This year will also be a very busy year for myself. I have to enjoy every moment watching Zach grow up, I have a wedding to plan, I have to plan for holidays for 3 of us..YES! Our first family holiday.. I can't wait.
What more can I ask for? I am a happy wife and a proud mommy to Zach.