Journey of Bibma: Five Things My Newborn Son has Taught Me

Little Julius has turned 2 months (by calendar) today! This also means I have survived as a first-time mom for 2 months too! (Yay! I'm so proud of myself!)

During these 2 months, Julius has taught me so much, much more than what I have learnt in school the past 18 years - no I'm not 18 years old this year - that's assuming I started nursery at the age of 5 all the way till my graduation from university.

So here are the 5 precious life lessons that I have learnt from him:

One Year Part Three - The Finale

Half a year back, I wrote about my Goddess and the Horny Devil's anniversary celebrations. Yes, that's how belated it is. In August last year, they did the finale of their 1 year anniversary celebration. It was a surprise planned for her. After a friend's wedding dinner, he told her they are going for a 1-day getaway, and asked her to have prepared her swimsuit. In her mind she was already prepared for Pulau Ubin stay.

Yes she still had wavy hair then, that's how long ago it was

Cheeky and refusing to tell her where they are going

Ah Lian & Ah Seng weds

Seems like the last weekend was a popular and auspicious time to get married. There were so many wedding pictures posted up on Facebook! My Goddess and the Horny Devil were also involved in one wedding that they have helped match make 2 years back.

This was the first and probably the only time which my Goddess and the Horny Devil will be brother and sister of the bride and groom concurrently. And so my Goddess especially cherished the moment which she can ‘tekan’ the groom and the Horny Devil!

The pretty sisters all ready to tekan the groom and his brothers!

One Year Part Two - Back to where we begun

Remember two posts back my Goddess said she wanted to change her hairstyle? Well, she started off with her hair colour. And for the second part, she wanted to curl her hair while waiting for it to grow. And so she wanted a Korean short hair curl look.

Like this, it looked really sweet.

Or this, modern and spunky.

This is quite sweet too.

My Wedding Proposal

To think that I've posted all videos of my Goddess wedding except for the most crucial one - the proposal!

On February 14, 2009, the Horny Devil said that he wants to meet her and her Thai friends who were here in Singapore for holiday at Orchard for lunch. And so, they met at Somerset and walked by Takashimaya (that's why the pre-wedding video shoot at Taka) towards their lunch venue.

And the rest is history. Video speaks louder than words (that's if you turn up your volume, haha).

I like iLight!

My Goddess and the Horny Devil visited the iLight @ Marina Bay last weekend. Don't be mistaken, iLight has nothing to do with iPad, iPhone or Apple. It's simply an art display using lights.

It has been a long time since the two of them visited an art exhibition. Previously when the Horny Devil was less tied up with his work, i.e. no working every weekend/ studying for his masters, they will go for events like Night Fest, Singapore Bienale etc.

So here they are that day, with my Goddess' family. First it was dinner at Singapore Flyer.

This is a quaint food court done up to the olden days of the 70s. My Goddess didn't even know such a chic place exist until her sis asked them to meet there for dinner.

See how nicely the place is dressed up!

The Horny Devil's 30th Bird-day

The Horny Devil recently celebrated his 30th birthday. 30 was a big thing to them as it is the big 3-0, whereby you are supposed to hit certain milestones as a full-grown adult already.

The Horny Devil had big expectations for my Goddess, especially after he planned a surprise V-day dinner for her. Furthermore, he has the perception that my Goddess would be so busy with her own things that she would do a lousy celebration for him.

Stress and wanting to do a good and memorable birthday celebration for him, she thought of letting him spend his big day to people who matter to him most - herself (of course!), his family and his friends.

Thanks to their tidy and comprehensive guest list, she got down the numbers of his friends and contacted them. She also went around searching for value-for-money hotels that fulfill the criteria:

1. Doesn't cost a bomb
2. Look luxurious and not cheapskate
3. Have a roof-top dining area that opens to late

Through her research, she realised there are so many cool boutique hotels in Singapore! Maybe they should start doing staycations more often to boost the Singapore economy!

Anyway, here's a recap of what happened over the weekend.

First, my Goddess told the Horny Devil that they are going out for a nice dinner on Sat night to celebrate his birthday.

And so, she borrowed her family's car and went to check in at the hotel first.

My Goddess' Twin Wedding

My Goddess' twin, her best friend since JC days, recently got married last Sunday. It was the very first time that my Goddess and the Horny Devil were invited to and attended a Malay wedding, and was certainly an eye-opener for them. My Goddess was also happy to be around the whole process, as she could truly experience and appreciate the Malay culture and traditions.

My Goddess went as early as 8.30am to her Twin's brother house as the mosque and the CC where she held her wedding was just a stone's throw away. My Goddess' mission then was to double check on the MUA to make sure she does a good and not overly dramatic job. Thankfully the MUA didn't let her Twin down. Imagine previously her Twin was so worried about this bridal shop - that they had majority tacky wedding gowns, they can't use her selected material for the MTM gown, and that they had really thick makeup for other brides.

Here's a summary of the event:

First, the bride and groom meets at the mosque for their solemnisation and prayers. The whole process took about an hour.

The ladies need to be all covered up when in the mosque - hence the head scarf shawl

All covered and ready to enter the mosque!

And when the Bands go Marching in!!

Last Saturday on 28 August, my Goddess and the Horny Devil finally collected their wedding bands!

In the end, they stuck to engraving the words "De corde totaliter, Et ex mente tota", each phrase on each band. It is actually a latin word meaning - with all my heart and all my soul. This serves as a little reminder to the both of them they have to love each other truly, no matter what happens, for better or for worse.

Don't ask me where my Goddess is looking.
She was looking at the camera lens, but apparently
that's not centralised.

Wanted to take a super zoom in shot of the ring, but they still haven't mastered how to use the new cam.

Totally excited

In the evening, they met up with their friends for dinner at Tambuah Mas. My Goddess was extremely full from the dinner which had curry fish head, satay, sambal kangkong, Tahu Telor and ice chendol for dessert..slurps~

Too bad my greedy Goddess was busy eating to take pictures of the food.

After dinner, they headed to Prime Society at Dempsey for some Tiger Beer milkshake.

The milkshake tasted really good. Once you first drink it, it's just taste of sweetness of milk. But after you drink it down, the taste of Tiger beer comes out strongly.

But my Goddess and the Horny Devil were too full to drink a glass of milkshake, so they had something else instead.

Bloody shame - a sister drink of Bloody Mary
without the alcohol

And my Goddess had a lychee tea
which was mixed with rum and mint leaves.
Tasted pretty similar to lychee mojito

That day was a really good day for my Goddess.. She thoroughly enjoyed herself. Can't wait for the coming weekend to arrive, as she has some exciting plans in store. Do stay tune to find out more!

National Day, Before and After

My Goddess went for dinner with the Horny Devil and their friends at one of Chinatown's market. It's the one at Smith Street with the famous Claypot Chicken Rice and Fish Head Bee Hoon one.

Saw they sat at a table and ate the Claypot Rice and some Salted Bean Fish. After they finished their food, they started discussing on a very boliao topic based on this.

The hole in the table!

My Goddess said this is meant for the umbrellas so they won't slide off the table or take up one seat. The Horny Devil insisted that there were other uses...

To place the bowl so it won't shift around!

And to place drinks!!

If it's really meant for these uses, why is there only one hole and not one for every seat?

On the eve of National Day, my Goddess and the Horny Devil woke up really early in the morning and travelled down to Mount Faber at 9am.

A sign of victory

A sign of victory II

And guess why they were so excited?

Jewel in the Box was giving away free cable ride tickets (450 in total) in celebration of National Day and they managed to get there in time to get a pair!

And they realised this also means a free entry into Sentosa!

Beautiful scenery from above

It has been a long time since my Goddess rode on the Singapore's cable car.

Upon reaching Sentosa, they realised they were not prepared and there was nothing much to do (?!)

They decided to walk around to look for a place to eat breakfast. Along the way, they found a cute poster.

This is the skydive simulator which is still under construction. The doggie looks really stylo and happy doesn't he?

After walking around for an hour, they found that there was nothing much to eat at Sentosa. There were a lot of Coffee Bean outlets there, a Subway and Delifrance store, but not very breakfast-sy.

And so they took the cable car back, tired, hot and hungry.

And had breakfast at Harbour Front's Macs then. Duh~

After breakfast, they took the train down to the Expo to visit the Harvey Norman Sale as my Goddess has been wanting to get a better camera for Paper Polly for a while already so that the pics can look better, and hopefully this can boost sales.

It's not cool to pick your nose openly!

And a more pro camera they bought. Damn ex lo!! Paper Polly better show some results to make this worth it.

And this camera is very special. It can sing!! Do you know why?

Because there's (Sean) Kingston in it! Geddit? You are my beautiful girl...

And the week after, they played around with the camera, auto-mode first, cos they haven't mastered how to use the manual mode.

It's pretty clear and the quality not bad, isn't it?

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I'm simply love this version of the classic song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". Can't believe a person of this size can sing so well!

When my Goddess last heard the beginning of the song at a Okto programme's trailer, she was pestering the Horny Devil to find out what song it is and download the song for their wedding. She said that it's "Somewhere over the Rainbow" but he insisted that it isn't.

A few days later during a working day, my Goddess complained that she's very tired and sian at work. The Horny Devil then called her up, and played this song. It made her smile immediately. Nowadays, every time she messaged him at work that she's sian/sleepy, he'll call her and play this song to her.

And the funny thing was, the Horny Devil just hummed the song one day at work without realising it. It was his colleague who said he's humming "Somewhere over the Rainbow" and sent the song from her desktop to him.

Now this song is totally meaningful to them both. You'd definitely hear this song if you are ever attending their wedding!

I like the Feeling of Falling in Love

I like the feeling of falling in love.
It makes you feel so good.
I like the way butterflies flutter in your stomach.
The way your heart skips a beat when you meet the person you think you like.
I like the way you long to meet the person.
And how the day seems so long when you haven't meet.
I like the way you hope that time will stop when you are with that person.
And to guess whether that person feels the same way as you do.
Why is such a moment so short and fleeting?
Why does things have to turn stagnant?
How else can I experience this feeling again?
Except on occassions when you go on a trip or plan for the big day.
I would very much like to experience the feeling of falling in love all over again.

Project Happiness

1. Spending time with labub over dinner.
2. Replying to satisfied customers.
3. Mango as dessert!

Project Happiness

1. Egg and cheese sandwich with a cup of milo for breakfast.
2. Yummy sanlao horfun for dinner after an hour of crazy spinning.
3. Juicy apple to end the day off!

Project Happiness

My Goddess is feeling a little down and low morale of late. So she decided to start a little project, which she chose to name "Project Happiness". This is the project in which she will list down all the things - big or small, that makes her day, the little blessings in her life.

This hopefully can make her remember that there are things that make her happy after all, and will then motivate her to become a happier and more optimistic person.

So today the list of things she wants to add to "Project Happiness" is:
1. Popcorn and movie with the Horny Devil!
2. Yummy chicken rice
3. Super healthy fruits and green tea for supper!

More B'day Celebrations

Didn't know there is a cheap and good western food near our place at Railway Mall until my Goddess had dinner with her colleagues there. The place is called Hook, a cheaper version of Fish n Co.

The food looks good, is cheap and tastes not bad too!

Prawn Bisque Soup

Otah Baguette

Fish Pasta

This year was the most memorable birthday year for my Goddess as a lot of her good friends remembered that special day and made an effort to meet her. My Goddess is really touched and thankful for the wonderful friends that she has.

First, her JC mates planned a surprise for her. She thought she was only meeting her lover, but ended up a whole bunch was there.

It was a lovely brunch at Canopy at Bishan Park.

The salad looks and taste good!

Then, my Goddess also met up with her ex-boss, Zag, who gave her a own-made cheesecake, treated her to lunch and even had another towel set present for her! She is soooooo lucky to have such a nice boss!

Most of all, my Goddess is even more lucky to have such a sweet htb! There was once she made a comment jokingly that the Horny Devil's going back reservist, so there won't be anyone to celebrate her birthday for her, not to mention at the exact time that she was born at 0522hrs.

In the end he remembered wrongly and came at 0338hrs. Called her on the phone..

HD: Hello..
GD: Hello?! (In a frenzy) What? Am I late?
HD: You dreaming? It's 3 plus only.
GD: Then why you calling me at this hour?
HD: I'm at your house now.
GD: You got to be kidding.
HD: Yes I'm downstairs now, come quick.
GD: Can I don't? I'm really tired..
HD: Ok lo, then I leave the cake at your door.
GD: Okok, I come down now.

And this was the cake that greeted my heavy-head, small-eyed Goddess.

In the evening, they headed to One Rochester for her birthday dinner.

Bored while waiting, so some pictures taking

The yummy but pricey food

Happy Belated Birthday my Goddess! I'm glad you didn't spend it alone, as you thought you may be!