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I got tagged (Tag: Who is the the first blogger you’ve met?) February 23, 2007

Posted by The Giddy Tiger in : Blogging, Memes & Tags , comments closed

My 6th sense told me I was gonna be tagged soon, and I was right… one of my breastfeeding moomie buddies, author of the blog Just My Thoughts, tagged me.  What a way to start the oink-oink piggy year! :)

Here goes:

1) Who is the first blogger you’ve met?
 Author of My Baby Bay.  Not really the first meeting with a blogger really, cos Michelle is my co-worker, and I knew her before she started blogging, so…does this count?  (I’ve not met any bloggers whom I read about and THEN meet…)

2) Who is the ‘Most wanted to meet blogger?’ for you?
The Simple American.  He writes so well, and is well read.. it really shows in his blog, and I truly enjoy reading it whenever I can.  It’s amazing how he Malaysianizes his blogs and comments too!  Check out the way he “lahs” his way through… classic.

3) Who is the ‘I can meet, want to meet but somehow never got to meet’ blogger?
None that I can think of… if can meet wan, I already met la. Ish…

4) Who are the group of bloggers you most wanted to meet?
Group of bloggers?  Hmmm… I don’t know of any *group* yet, but my breastfeeding moomie group is a whole of lot of bloggers, and I’ve already met them all woh….

5) Do you have any bloggers/blog readers that you wish to meet right now?
Huh?  Something like Question 2, right?

Job’s done! ;) I am now going to tag 5 more people:

  1. The Suzette - she’s my ex-varsity mate, and although we’ve not met for such a long time, it’s always nice to know someone we know who is also blogging away like nobody’s business.
  2. The Hijack Queen - I am really a fan of the photos she takes.  Does Photoshop plenty proud.
  3. The Simple American - Great blog.  Fantastic stories.
  4. My Baby Bay - This tag’s coming your way… enjoy!
  5. RamblingMoo - A brand new blogger friend I just met.

We have gone dot com! February 22, 2007

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After months of deliberation, we finally decided to get our own space in cyberworld.  Yay!! :)   Presenting our very own http://giddytigers.com.

I got the hosting package from Exabytes (EBiz Linux Hosting), recommended by my BIL, so far the service has been nothing short of superb.  Actually I already got the domain last week but I was tinkering with the site to see what I could do, and being “me” and all, I actually managed to corupt my wordpress installation. So I had to ask Exabytes to reset up the site for me, so that I could install wordpress from scratch again.  Anyway, long story short…here I am… with a brand new domain and a brand new site.

Lasting Friendships February 8, 2007

Posted by The Giddy Tiger in : Close to Heart & Home, Parenting & Motherhood , comments closed

Breastfeeding has many perks. The usual advantages which are proclaimed to the world, to name a few, are:
* breastfed babies will have higher immunities against illnesses
* mommies who breastfeed will regain their svelte figure in no time
* mommies who breastfeed have a lower risk of getting ovarian cancer
* mommies have stronger bonds with babies when they breastfeed

However, one of the perks of breastfeeding which is rarely publicized is “widening one’s circle of friends”. Being a breastfeeding mommy has not been easy. Even more so if you’re a working mom like myself. Between juggling time for work and to express milk during working hours, you simply have no time for yourself.

When I went back to work after delivering baby, I began to meet many mothers, all of whom were in the same boat as I am: The Breastfeeding Moomie boat. We chatted about everything and anything under the sun and moon, but mostly about our kids. Okay…you got me. Sometimes we gossipped too. Hehehe….but that’s besides the point. Our paths would have never crossed had we not decided that breastfeeding was the way to go. In a way, breastfeeding has created many beautiful friendships for me, and I am grateful for all the friends I have made through breastfeeding.

We don’t meet each other too regularly nowadays, because some of them have stopped expressing milk at work. But we do make it a point to meet up for lunch about once a month, just to catch up on what each other is doing and also to enjoy some good food together.

Priceless moments? You bet.

Chee Cheong Fun February 7, 2007

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For years, hubbs and I have steered clear from eating chee cheong fun. The chee cheong fun that I am referring to is the Penang chee cheong fun, the kind that is served with “hair-ko” (prawn paste in Hokkien) and sesame seeds.
We just didn’t like the taste of it, and hubbs even said it gave him a headache. For me, it was just plain weird.

“Hair-ko” in laksa is divine, so that’s not the culprit. Neither was it the chee cheong fun, cos I LOVE to eat “toong-ku-chap-chee-cheong fun” (chee cheong fun with mushroom sauce), especially the one I get from dear Ipoh.

But recently, I think last week, hubbs suggested we bite the bullet and try chee cheong fun (what??!!)… Anyway, my parents claim that the chee cheong fun in Super Tanker is the best ever, so we figured, might as well go for the best, right?

You know what..? It didn’t taste THAT bad at all. In fact, to cut a long story short, since that day, we have gone back and walloped 2 more plates. We’ve not have the courage to finish one plate *each* yet, but I don’t see why not?

Lucky Me February 5, 2007

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Last Tuesday evening, I received a phone call from someone in Sunshine Square, saying that I have been picked as one of the winners for their lucky draw contest, held in conjunction with the upcoming Chinese New Year. Thing is… my price had not been determined yet, and I was asked to be present for the LIVE prize determination and prize giving ceremony on Saturday. There were 21 winners shortlisted for the grand draw and the GRAND prize was worth RM8,888 in a combination of cash, vouchers and as hamper.

Whoa…I definitely wanna go. Pete was asking if I dreamt of winning the grand prize…hehe…sure got la.
It had been some time since I won a contest. I LOVE entering contests, especially those requiring a slogan since I don’t have to rely on pure LUCK to win. So far, I have won CDs, cosmetics and skincare products, books, and the best prize so far which I’d won: a trip to Club Med Cherating for 2 (this one I won on LUCK).

So anyway, off we went to the LIVE thingy on Saturday. It was jam-packed cos it also coincided with the one-day sale. Lots of RED everywhere to mark that Chinese New Year’s coming.

After waiting for like half an hour for the draw to start, it finally did. There were 3 groups of angpows displayed on the stage:

Group 1: The VIP would pick and angpow from this group to determine which shortlisted winner would go up to the stage.

Group 2: The shortlisted winner would pick an angpow from this group to determine the prize.

Group 3: Only for 4 main prize winners (Grand, 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize) to pick.

I think I might have some superhuman powers cos I could FEEL like the first name called would be mine. Aiyo…I didn’t wanna go first, but what to do…
So I picked an angpow, and got…… RM100 shopping voucher (6th prize) – Not the grand prize la, but better than those who got RM50 vouchers..Nyeh-heh-heh….

Funny thing though, Pete noticed. None of the grand prize winners went like “YesssSSSSSS!!!!” and jumped up and down. Never mind, next round I enter with his name and then if he gets to go for the lucky draw, and wins…he can show them how it should be done.

Amazing Girls! February 1, 2007

Posted by The Giddy Tiger in : Relax & Celebrate , comments closed

Wooooweeee!!! The team I supported from the very beginning of the Amazing Race -Asian Edition has won! Joe Jer and Zabrina, the first ALL-GIRL team to win the Amazing Race EVER, walked away with prize money worth USD100,000. Salivating oni me…thinking of all the moolah.

Truly girl power, simply amazing! You go girrlsss!!! It took every bit of grit, wit and (might I add) a little bit of lady luck to win.

I’m already looking forward to the next season…what will I do on Thursday nights now?