Bondi Beach

Postdated: 28th Oct.'08
Bondi Beach, one of Australia's most famous beaches. It is well known for its great sandy beach, as well as its surf.



It was so windy and cold, we didnt let the kids swim. They were contented playing with the white fine sand!


My friends' kids. They are here for a holiday till 2nd Nov.


Sand so clean & powdery!!


Taking a closer look!


Kayla & meimei sharing a stroller.

Birthday dinner at Uncle Lee's

Uncle lee & family threw a mini birthday party for Kieran & cooked our favourite food- Chicken rice !!


Kieran: "Ooh, a present for me!"


"and a card from yee2 Petta. Let me read first.."


"Remote control sports car!!"

Happy 2nd Birthday Son

Part 1

Yesterday, we drove to Central Coast (an hour drive) for pelican feeding. It starts at 3.30pm daily, rain or shine.


The lady in blue gave an entertaining commentary on the pelicans and general info. about the area.


Kayla enjoyed feeding the birds at the park nearby and...


Kieran enjoyed eating the bread!!! *see the white bread in his mouth? faint*


Caught eating the birds food again!!

Part 2

Kieran's birthday gift is a little tikes GrandCoupe car.



Not forgetting a birthday cake (white and dark choc fillings YUM!)...

Happy day

Cannot believe I was down with exhaustion for almost 1 week & I had a blocked nose which finally unclogged today!! Such a relief!

Anyway, I stayed at home with the kids for the past few days... painting, doodling and playdoh-ing. Ha! Ha!


Mummy helped Kayla to make little animals.

Kayla has been asking to go to the Ikea playarea since that "angry day". Daddy was on leave today so he took her there and that brought a closure to my disturbed heart, when I saw how happy she was!


Happy Kayla Happy Me.

Marketing ...

... is easy when I have this!!

Mummy's superstars

Olympic Aquatic Centre

Last Friday, I brought the kids to the Olympic swimming pool. Rachel & baby Ellie went too. All 3 of us were down that night (mummy me down with exhaustion; kids down with a cold). I pushed myself a little too hard that day because I wanted to finish all the housework before going out & it was a bone-breaking job to handle 2 kids at the pool!!


At the entrance.


Part of the pool.


Kayla (backview), Ellie & Kieran.


Kieran in his pirate float.

p/s: I will not be so ambitious & tire myself out again. Cant afford to fall sick!

Giant basketball

To complete Kieran's collection of his favourite toy, daddy bought a giantic basketball (soft & light) !!

Random entries

At least once a week, Uncle Lee will cook dinner for his family and we will be invited to taste the yummiest home-cooked meal!! He makes the best chicken rice, kway chap and curry!!! Slurp!


Kieran relaxing on a beach chair & watching cartoon at Uncle Lee's place.

There is a WIDE selection of diary products in the supermarkets like fresh milk, yoghurt and cheese. I bought this cheese sticks with strawberries & yoghurt for Kieran as he doesnt like plain cheese (Kayla loves plain cheese!!).


Both of them love this HotDog van! One drive and the other sell hotdogs!! Ha ha!

Doing Ok

Past 2 days were good. My angels were cooperative; they entertained themselves while I cleaned the house & cooked. I feel its necessary for kids to have a routine. Its good to let them know what to expect from their days. Of course sometimes we need to be flexible.

I have established a routine for myself too! It helps me to be more organised & set aside time for my kids. I will bring them out for a walk or to the playground after lunch or before dinner time. They get frustrated if they are "grounded" at home for the whole day.

I'm still able to squeeze out some me-time when they nap between 2-4pm and when they go to bed at 10pm. It helps to keep my sanity!!

Its still quite cold now. When summer comes, I will bring the kiddos for swimming lessons at the Olympic park.

Overall, I think I am managing ok (fingers & toes crossed!!).