All About Ethan

Posted on April 13, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

Today is Friday the 13th and surprise, surprise, as a slight twist to the regular tag, my boy Ethan got tagged by My Baby Bay.  Yup, this meme will be all about Ethan (and not about me) for a change, so I’ll do it on behalf of him 🙂

On the Outside
Name: Ethan
Date of birth: January 31 2006
Current status: Single
Eye colour: Dark Brown
Hair colour: Currently light brown
Righty or lefty: Not sure yet, but I am exhibiting signs of being a lefty.  Mommy and Daddy are SO confused! 😛

On the Inside
Heritage: Chinese
Fear: Of being left alone without Mommy and Daddy
Weakness: I’m a very strong boy, no weakness that I can think of  😉
Your perfect pizza: I’ve only tasted the crust of the pizza, and most of it ended up on the floor!

Yesterday, today & tomorrow
Your thoughts upon first waking up: Nen-nen-nen-nen-nen, Mommeeeeee!!!!! 
Your bedtime: 9:30-10:00p.m. but I’m trying my best to stay up later nowadays, much to the frustration of Mommy and Daddy.  Hehehe…
Your most missed memory: Huh??? Duhhh… 

Your pick
Pepsi or Coke: I’m only allowed milk, water and sugar-free fruit juices.
McDees or Burger King : Neither yet…but I ADORE bread.  Any kind of bread..oh yes, and char siew pau too!
Single or Group Dates : Huh?  What dates?  Is it like raisins?  I had some wholemeal raisin buns yesterday for breakfast.
Adidas or Nike : Adidas.  I used to have a pair of red Adidas, but I can’t wear them anymore. 


 

Lipton Tea or Nestea : No tea for me.
Chocolate or Vanilla : Haven’t tried yet.
Cappucino or Coffee : Can’t drink coffee yet, only Mommy’s milk for me.

Do you…
Smoke: Of course NOT!
Curse: Nope.

In the past month
Drank alcohol : Nope
Gone to the mall : *giggles with joy* Daddy and Mommy takes me to the mall almost every weekend.  I love the escalators there 🙂
Been on stage : Nah…
Eaten sushi : I had chawan mushi last friday at Soba Yoshi (yumyum).  I’m not allowed the raw stuff YET, although I see Daddy and Mommy thoroughly enjoying themselves with it. 
Dyed your hair : NO

Have you ever…
Played a stripping game: NO, but I get into my birthday suit before my bath 🙂
Changed who you were to fit in: Never had to change.

Marrriage
Age you’re hoping to be married : Huh?  What’s getting married?

In a guy/girl
Best eye colour: In a guy, like Daddy’s; in a girl, like Mommy’s
Hair colour: In a guy, like Daddy’s; in a girl, like Mommy’s
Short or long hair: Either one will do, short hair like Daddy’s, long hair like Mommy’s

What were you doing?
1 minute ago: Throwing my toy blocks all around the house.
1 hour ago: Having breakfast: Mommy was breastfeeding me.
4 1/2 hours ago: I was sleeping.
1 month ago: Pretty much what I am doing today, except my walking speed last month was a little bit slower.
1 year ago: I was only 2 months old then, I’m guessing I was crying a lot?

Finish the sentence
I love: sleeping and drinking milk and eating bread and char siew pau.
I feel: so loved by Daddy and Mommy
I hate: nothing
I hide: nothing
I miss: my Daddy and Mommy while they are at work.
I need: Hey…Daddy and Mommy give me tons of lurve, that’s all I ever need! 😀

There, I’m done.  It was really fun putting myself in Ethan’s shoes for a change.  I am now going to tag:

Have fun doing this guys!

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Viva Las Vegas!

Posted on April 13, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

All this talk about travelling (we’re planning our Singapore trip and all) reminded me of the last time I actually travelled out of Malaysia.  I love travelling as I love discovering different cultures in other countries.  I’ve been to Australia, the Maldives and the good ol’ US of A, among others.  In fact, I’ve been to the US a few times already.

One of my favorite cities in US is Las Vegas.  I have only been there once, and that was a few days after the 9/11.  We took a drive from the Bay Area along the freeway and spent 2 days in Vegas.  When one mentions Vegas, they would typically think of casinos, buffets and the glorious shows.  Would you ever consider moving to Vegas and relocating there?  Think about it: easy access to the Strip and fantastic entertainment all year round!  I definitely would not mind!

If you’re seriously thinking of relocating to Las Vegas, do check out Las Vegas homes.  Here, you can find out more about the various real estate communities in Vegas, and decide which one suits your fancy.  In addition to using this site to buy a home in Vegas, this site also provides services to sell a home in Vegas, if you have one.  You will be spoilt for choice as they have new homes available as well as resale ones.  In fact I was amazed that we could actually buy a brand new home with zero money down and get paid all closing costs, free appliances, free granite counter tops, free oversized lots and free oversized garages (operative word here is FREE) 🙂

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A Paint-Inflicting Experience

Posted on April 12, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

I played PaintBall for the first time in my life two days ago… *applause applause* :D. My department organized the sport as a team building event. It was held at the War Museum in Batu Maung. We played 3 games in total with 2 lives given each (we asked for 9 but the marshall said that was only for cats… eh, was that a joke?)

Since it was my first time playing the game, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I must say that I was really impressed with the professional way the game was handled. I was also greatly intrigued by our battle field, which was the exact ground on which the British and the Japanese indulged in guerilla warfare on during World War II. It was a jungle terrain and was slopy, with some bunkers and trees scattered throughout the whole area. I felt that made for a more realistic “war” experience… and I was right.

After the initial explanation and yadayadayada on the rules, we were provided with our gear. We were garbed in a protection jacket, a face mask and a marker (or gun). Nah…this is me, all ready for action. Do I look like a ninja? 😉

The objective of the 3 games was to touch the bunker of the opposing team, which was where the opposing team’s flag was. As exciting as the game was, it was pretty scary at times … I can’t imagine what real soldiers actually went through during the war.

So how did I fare? I got hit for the first time right smack on my head. I felt a sharp pain as the pain pellet hit the left of my head and then it was over. I also had some of the paint splattered on my face mask and that totally marred my vision 🙁 Actually ah, this was the first time in goodness knows how long that I had actually exercised. I finished the game tired, happy and took away some bumps, bruises and scrapes.

All in all, paintball was a truly enjoyable sport. Not for the faint-hearted but if you ever get the opportunity to play, seize it! I know I’m glad I did 🙂 The paintball management at the War Musuem really handled the sport well. I heard from my hubby that the last time he went for paintball in Perlis, the equipment all smelled like sweat and body odour and goodness knows how long ago they had been washed. I braced myself for the worst here at the war musuem, however, my fears were unfounded as the face masks and all were maintained properly in between games and sprayed with Lysol. 🙂

The team building ended with a dinner at Tao Japanese restaurant, but I did not go, as it was already pretty late when we’d finished paintballing, and I was already missing Pete and Ethan. But if you wanna know what happened, you can check out Michelle’s blog here.

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Borrow Intelligently

Posted on April 12, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

When my hubby and I decided to sell our other apartment, we engaged the services of a broker.  This more or less takes the crux of the burden of securing a buyer, promoting the property to be sold and also showing the property to prospective buyers.  However, if you are buying property and prefer to do it all in the comfort of your own home in front of your PC, you want to check out Mortgage Brokers online.  At PersonalHomeLoanMortgages.com, potential property owners are provided with the most current local news, rates, resources and information.  A useful tool obtainable from this site is the Mortgage Calculator which can get you the best mortgage rates in town to suit every discerning budget.

The site also carries an FAQ, where it details, among others, what a Home Equity Loan is.  A home equity loan is a type of loan that allows a homeowner to obtain cash loans based on the present value of their property minus the mortgage amount still left to be paid off. Homeowners often apply for home equity loans to pay for expenses such as home remodeling, debt consolidation, college education, and other long-term investments.

In fact, you can find out all you need to know about the property market anywhere in the US of A here.  From mortgage-related articles to state-specific data like in  Massachusetts or Colorado, you know you’re getting the best advice online from the experts.

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Passport Express

Posted on April 11, 2007 by The Giddy Tigress

I am truly impressed with our Malaysian Immigration Department today. Their service has gone through a tremendous improvement since my last experience with them some 5 years back.

I took Ethan to get his passport done at the Immigration Department today, along with mine too. I remembered the last time I had mine done, I had to be in queue by 7:30a.m. or else I would not even be given a number to get my passport application processed! With a baby in tow, of course we could definitely NOT make it by 8:00a.m. So bottomline…we only reached the Immigration Department at 10:20a.m. I had already downloaded the forms to be filled up from the Immigration Department website the day before, so all I had to do was to produce the forms with the necessary photocopied documents and photos, and I was given a number immediately. The amazement never ended: I only had to wait 6 numbers before I was called. By 11:00a.m. I had completed the application process for both Ethan and me, and was told to come back at around 2:30p.m. the same day to collect our passports! 🙂

After running several other errands, we made it back to the Immigration Department at about 2:45p.m., took our numbers for collecting our passports and was outta there by 3:15p.m.! Incredible service in super fast time! Malaysia indeed BOLEH….if they try hard enough.

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