In the month of May and June, I have to attend five weddings!
One of the wedding dinners was held at Anson Ballroom - M Hotel (Tanjong Pagar). It was a huge disappointing!
Service was bad, we had to go through the troubles salasadlyhavehave her to refill our drink THE ENTIRE NIGHT! Tsk tsk tsk, zero initiatives! There was one time the waiter removed the cup when my friend only requested to refill her drink! The food quality was lower than average too (except for appetizer, imo). The hall was arranged in a way that we were unable to view the stage!
The only plus point I like the best was the free flow of wine though!
Putting the disappointment aside, it was great to be able to catch up these two ladies that night! Chance of meeting up decreases ever since I started a family! And Serene (middle) said that wedding dinner become a gathering. sadly, i have to agree with both my hands and legs..
Been extremely busy since Father's Day, thus the lack of updates!
Father's Day
Burned calories early in the morning via Pocari Sweat Run (10km)! Not a bad run, although time was still disappointing. Did I forget to say that the water points were fantastic? More than enough Pocari Sweat drink to refuel our dehydrating system!
Then we visited hubby's maternal grandparents. There was no fan at their place! Hence, Emme was whining hard due to the hot weather, but she settled down soon after (my baby girl grew up! yay!). Hanged out awhile then before setting off to Nex's Swensens for Kelly's advanced birthday celebration. See! I told you I was busy! Right?
Our little imp koala-bearing on her great grandmother!
So at Swensens now. Did our usual practice, parked Emme's stroller at one person lot at our table. Guess what the little imp did! She reached out both her hands, paws clinged on the table, wanting to climb up! Did she just attempted to hint to us that she wanted to sit up like the adults? Yes, she did! Being extremely excited about her going to be sitting on the baby chair the very first time (public somemore), we requested for the baby chair! And she gladly sat in it, self-entertained =D
This little rascal of ours is hard to please. Soon after she was done entertaining herself, she whined hard. Mummy instinct told me that she was sleepy.
Sleepy Emme
+ Very cold air con
+ Insufficient clothings (she's in romper only! haha, the celebration was last minute, i guess I won't be blamed)
__________________ Uncomfortable Emme
Uncomfortable Emme = Unable to fall asleep = Rowdy Emme! See, so simple to determine her mood swing! HAHA. If I am this simple, hubby won't be having so much of a headache! *twisted fingers*
The smart mummy decided to use daddy's jacket and wrapped the little rascal like a dumpling before patting her to sleep.
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Went home to kidnap Emme out to Tiong Bahru Plaza to collect red bomb for a gathering on Friday. Walking close to a km carrying Emme is no joke, luckily dad shared half of my loads since he needs to buy fruits nearby. Dining with a infant without a stroller can be challenging. I asked dad for suggestion if I should bring stroller that evening, he replied "Mai la, ma fan". So I regretted. Emme was busy hitting the table and attempting to eat the table before she turned rowdy. She drank some milk and soon fell asleep on me. Managed to disturb her alil' to wake up for photo taking! YAY!
Curious baby with Joan and Elaine (the bride-to-be)
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After the usual routine of tidying up Emme laundry and bed, I went to expo to collect race pack for upcoming Sundown Marathon. Guess what!? I went there WITHOUT hubby's authorisation slip and photocopied IC. The feeling is like my world was casted with thunderstorm suddenly. EXPO IS NOT NEAR MY HOUSE LO! Stupid me mixed the folded papers with diaper when I was packing the bag! FML. Heng, hubby never blame me (cos' I initially wanted to loosen his hectic schedule by volunteering to collect the race packs myself). *muacks* In the end, I went to Expo twice a day, with hubby driving the second time. Did I missed out saying that our little bundle of joy joined us to Expo too? She was busy tasting her pillow while waiting for her daddy. Its a pity that there's no photos, my hands were severely tied up with Emme.
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It was Alston's first birthday celebration at Cycle & Carriage Wellness Haven. Quite a good and conducive place I would say.
Snapshots of the venue space
There is this sofa area, excellent place for diaper changing! hehe. Our model wannabe on a rattan hanging egg chair after having her diaper changed.
Soon after Emme's posing, Alston came in cos' he need to change diaper too!
The little big boy. Isn't he cute?!
Oh oh oh! Normally when two adults first met, they will shake hands right? Babies can do that too (after some attempts though)! See how magnanimous our baby girl was, she reached out her tiny hand! So proud of you, Emme!
Emme had her lunch while we had ours. Not sure if she has started teething, she picks up the habit of biting her milk bottle nipple, especially when she is drinking water. Super pek cek at times, cos' she will dirty her face and clothes! Caught her red handed playing with her milk bottle while drinking milk! Tsk tsk tsk, after some stern stare at her, she guai guai drank her milk. HAHA.
Some photos before we headed down to the second gathering after Alston's to end this entry.
Group shot ((:
That's me and the birthday boy!
Last but not least, the two adorable babies together. That's my warrior, hahahaha.
It was actually quite a disappointment, despite the fact that I completed the run at one of my personal best (its not hard to beat my personal best, haha, I'm a slow coach). After delivery, I did my first race, I took 45 mins. -.-" A speed that one can beat by just walking (maybe brisk walking).
Some thoughts on the race..
1. The location of the event was rather hard to reach.
2. The shuttle service was strictly for participants only. I saw an official "dragging" a father and his daughter off the shuttle queue. I always thought that the government is encouraging women to lead a healthier lifestyle. Asking their partners and/or family members to encourage in such activities should be very heart-warming. But this apparently doesn't happen.
3. Since hubby was unable to board the bus, we kill the thought of continuning to queue and quarrel with the shuttle marshals. I suggested that he might be able to ask for walking directions from the marshal. We targeted the one who "dragged" the father out. To our horror, his reply was that he was not sure and the only clue he gave was we have to walk past the bridge. Thank goodness, we have iPad as navigator.
4. Before the race, we strolled approximately 2km to the race village. I was mentally and phyiscally exhausted. Security was implemented for the race due to the recent Boston Marathon incident. I passed my bag to hubby, so he was checked, not me =P
5. The race was supposed to flag off at 6.00 and 6.10pm (2 waves). I reached the start pen slightly before 6.00pm, in time for the supposed first wave. I waited and waited, glazing at females from all walk of life. Sue me for being conservative, I couldn't really accept the idea of people wearing faked eyelashes or substantial amount of makeup during exercise. My run started at 6.25pm after 5 maybe 6, actually I don't know how many waves.
6. The road was too narrow to handle 8000 participants. I had to ninja hop to overtake. At one point, I misjudged and FELL! Hope I didn't cause the girl in front of me to fall too. I was rather sad, cos' it was my first ever fall out of ALL my runs. Still, I picked myself up and continue the run as per normal before the pain kicks in. Oh, this world does have angel, a short hair girl helped me up and asked if I was alright. *touched*
Wounded right elbow and both knees
7. We have to walk like 5 to 10 minutes to the finisher tee collection point from the ending point. I was semi-limbing due to the wounds on the knee cap. Apart from the finisher tee, they gave out a can of 100plus, mineral water and banana. Quite a filling welfare when come to this part though.
Here's my result.
Post run photos. I looked uberly fat here.
With Jing Xian. It was her first race. ((:
Hubby! Poor thing waited for an hour plus. Love you max max!
All in all, I prefer running in the day than night, cos' I can see better and clearer. Hope I can survive in upcoming Sundown 21K. My back is hurting badly now.
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Rushed home, washed up and headed for Cindy's hens night at Clarke Quay. It was fun! Seeing her all up for all the challenges entertained us fully. Its an eye opener for me. Many groups of men were very spontaneous and proactive!
Happy for you, my friend! Finally you will be marrying your dream guy after all the hiccups that you encountered! Stay blissful!
