Category Archives: Close to Heart & Home

Family, friends & home

Googoo gaaga gurgle coo

Posted on February 19, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

I have a new title to my name now. Someone will soon be calling me “Kor kor” – Hokkien for Aunt. This morning, at 9:51a.m., a beautiful baby boy was born to my brother and his wife. All of 3.26 … Continue reading →

Posted in Close to Heart & Home, Relax & Celebrate | 27 Comments

Snap, crop, arrange..voila!

Posted on February 12, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

Three days before the Chinese New Year, I received the finished product of the personal project which I had been working on for months on end. Forty pages of photos of Ethan all captured in a 30cm x 30cm black … Continue reading →

Posted in Close to Heart & Home, Ethan, Parenting & Motherhood, Relax & Celebrate | Tagged , , , | 28 Comments

Usher in the mousey year!

Posted on February 6, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

Have you gotten everything ready for Chinese New Year yet? Got all the pongkams (mandarin oranges), cookies, pussy willows and cherry blossoms? Got all the spring cleaning done? Got all the new new red red “ong ong” clothes and underwear … Continue reading →

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Cleaner.. shinier… leather

Posted on January 29, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

  Today, my beloved leather sofas got a nice sprucing-up for the new year. I had been postponing this task for way too long and for the past couple of days, the task had been delayed yet again, because I … Continue reading →

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Prosperity plants & pasta

Posted on January 26, 2008 by The Giddy Tigress

Maybe it was because I kept seeing Chinese New Year ads all over the TV. Maybe it was because I just sent out a whole bunch of Chinese New Year cards on Friday. Maybe it was because I felt the … Continue reading →

Posted in Close to Heart & Home, Drooling & Cooking, Relax & Celebrate | 16 Comments