We flew on Cathay Pacific and Zack has his own seat as he has just turned two. I must say the airline is very kid friendly, they have special menus for little ones, and what i really liked was that they even had an activity box for children to occupy themselves with during the 3.5 hour flight.

This was an easier one for me having endured a long haul flight before; i knew what to expect, and Zack was also surprisingly quite well mannered throughout the journey. We even managed to sneak in a short nap which allowed me time to have my meal in peace.

It was a really short trip, and we spent most of our time with our relatives. We were after all attending a wedding! There was the pre-wedding dinner which is similar to how we host a buffet party–but due to their lack of space they usually host it at a restaurant. There’s a lot of culture that the Chinese in Hong Kong still follow, including the combing of the hair and also prayers to the ancestors the night before the wedding.

On the morning of the wedding it was a typical sight to what we are used to–the groom arrives to greet her bride, but is instead greeted by her ji muis who put the groom and his heng dais through a series of games and “torture”. It was amusing to see the similarities in the tradition and culture that i’m familiar with here in Malaysia.

What i wasn’t too used to  was the size of property in Hong Kong. My uncle and aunt live in a 4 bedroom, 1200 sqf apartment in Mid Levels. It is said to be an exceptionally large space to be living in, but it was a claustrophobic experience for me with 50 odd people in the house during the jip san leong.

Even our hotel room in Wanchai was so cramped, there wasn’t even space for a regular sized cot. There was barely any space for our luggage; it seemed like they made sure they fully utilised every little space possible! It’s no wonder the price of property on the Island is sky high….

With my Hongkee cousins at the dinner reception in Mongkok

Zack occupying himself with iPad! Thank God for iPad! (he just refused to sit with us at the table the whole nite…until dessert was served -_-”)

The wedding dinner was hosted in Mongkok, which is in Kowloon. We had to take the MTR as most taxis aren’t keen on driving across Tsing Ma bridge as it will cost them extra for the toll as well as the limited likelihood of any passengers wanting to cross over from Kowloon to Island. Having gone sightseeing over the last 2 days with multiple modes of public transportation, I’ve concluded that Hong Kong isn’t a very baby friendly city, due to a few factors:

1. The terrain is very challenging, there are too many hills and slopes making it a lot of steps to go up and go down from one street to the other.

2. Most sidewalks (particularly observed in the Wanchai and Central areas) are not disabled or stroller friendly. They are not covered as well so when it rains…. you have no where to run to!

3.Public transportation is a plenty but strollers are not very easy to maneuver when attempting to get on the MTR, the electric trams or the buses. MTR stations are not very disabled friendly as there is a lack of lifts, and some stations don’t even have escalators. Electric trams have an entry and exit barrier to manage flow of passengers getting on and off, which makes carrying the stroller on board very, very challenging. Taxi drivers are more courteous and it’s likely the best mode of transport when traveling with kids in the Island.

Nevertheless, I had a lot of fun hanging out with Zack. Even managed to get our Nespresso machine, did some shopping, ate alot—I was surprised with the amount of energy i had on this trip! We even managed to galavant around Wanchai and got caught in a rather…heavy shower. Poor Zack was half drenched–poor me was fully drenched! I think the next time we go back to HK we would just focus on Disneyland!

Zack with Po Po and Kong Kong at Hong Kong Park

Someone’s cranky…

Hong Kong Park has a REALLY big playground for toddlers and older kids. Really a must go place — esp if you wanna tire the kids out!

Getting ready to go back to KL!

In February we spent 2 weeks in Melbourne, Australia on our first long distance holiday with Zack. It was 30% work and 70% leisure for me as I had to manage a trade conference in the city for 4 days.

Traveling with a toddler who is not eligible for a seat on the plane is a huge disadvantage. Yes, we saved money on his air ticket, but he was too big for a bassinet, and too uncomfortable sitting on our lap for the 8 hour flight. He also wasn’t at his 100%, which made the trip going rather challenging for both David and I. We both barely got any sleep, juggling Zack between the both of us, and trying to keep him as comfortable as possible. We were so exhausted

After a tiring 8 hours flying, we arrived on a very windy morning into Melbourne airport and our good friends Joanie and Gavin played host during our entire stay. This city has always had a special place in our hearts as this is where I met my husband David we have since been (and still on) one of the best journeys together.

We had the first 2 days for leisurely activities and we signed up for a Yarra River cruise. Even though we’ve both lived in Melbourne before during our uni days, we’ve never really done any of the touristy activities–so we thought hey, never too late to go now!

We also had time to wander around St Kilda beach, and little Zack just couldn’t stop chasing after the seagulls!

During the 4 days I had to be in the city for work, we moved out of Joanie and Gav’s place and moved into the Intercon. Zack took over our bed:

We took the opportunity to hangout in the city, including a trip to the Melbourne Zoo, and some of the lovely playgrounds in the CBD.

We headed back to St Kilda beach again and had a superb seafood dinner at Claypots too. David even brought Zack to Richmond’s Ikea! We also got our Chinese food fix in good ol’ Chinatown. On our last nite at the Intercon we had time to head over to Queen Vic market for the annual Suzuki Night Market where we got our hands on some roo and croc. Wouldn’t say it was great and wouldn’t say it was bad. Ok ok lah. The gelato was heaven on earth tho!

Our last day in the CBD we concluded with some massive cocoa overdose at Kokoblack before moving back to Joanie and Gav’s crib in Mitcham.

The weekend came and we road tripped up to Mount Dandenong on a rainy Saturday morning for scones at Miss Marples Tea Room. One word can only describe Miss Marples–fabuloso. It’s such a lovely quaint little cafe with the best scones i’ve ever had in my life. Ok maybe cos i haven’t had much scones in my life but Miss Marples’ scones are the bomb. Really.

Sunday. Yum Cha day. We headed back into the city for some mean dim sum @ Shark Fin Inn with Joanie and Gav. Somehow this trip is turning into an eating fest. (And it was because at the end of the trip i had gained weight!)

On Valentine’s Day, armed with Joanie’s trusty GPS and driving Gav’s car we road tripped down to Mornington to check out the Moonlit Wildlife Sanctuary. Boy oh boy, this was an even better encounter with the animals as compared with the time we spent at Melbourne Zoo. Zack got to feed the wallabies (which i was so terrified of!) and we even saw a couple of koala bears real close. There were lots of kangaroos lazing around and we were able to get really close to them. Zack the brave boy even touched a snake!

We continued our drive around wine country and headed up to Arthur’s Seat for a view of the countryside. Last stop on the road trip was to Sunny Ridge Strawberry farm for a super sundae. I also picked up some really juicy strawberries which i transformed into yummy chocolate dipped strawberries shared with Joanie and Gav for our post dinner snack.

We also took some time to do some shopping and catch up with old friends. All in all we had a great time and we can’t wait to go back again!

Thanks Joanie and Gavin for having us and taking good care of us during our time there. Greatest and bestest pals evarrrrrr!

(In front of Joanie and Gav’s crib)

(On our way back there was a vacant seat so Zack got his own space = more comfort for him and mommy and daddy!)

NEXT TRIP: Mommy’s solo trip with Zack to HK

Thankfully, the air tickets that we bought with Malaysia Airlines had allowed us flexibility in changing the route for passengers affected with the flood situation in Thailand. We decided on Langkawi as it was a place I haven’t been to since i was a little girl and also we’d thought it be fun for Zack to go to the beach and play with the sand and swim in the sea.

Packing for the trip was a bit easier, especially now that Zack can eat whatever we eat. I’m still guilty of overpacking his clothes and other not-so-necessary necessities. We also brought along a bucket and a set of shovels so we could have fun on the beach.

We arrived and rented a car for our time on the island. Having a car definitely made it much easier to commute with a kiddo in tow! We checked into our hotel, took some time to decide what we wanted to do over the next 2 days.

One thing i’ve learnt about vacationing with a kid is that–you can never plan too many things far in advance. We tried our best to make our plans around Zack’s meal times and nap times. We also learnt that vacationing with a kid also makes u so exhausted that u need a vacation after that vacation!

All in all we had a great time in Langkawi. We got on the cable car, went car-sightseeing around the island, did some duty free shopping, spent time at the pool, strolled by the beach. One thing we didn’t expect was that Zack totally hated the sand. He didn’t even want to walk on the sand with his sandals on. It was that bad. I hope this is just a phase and that he’ll get pass that soon enough.

Some pics from our trip:

Pool time with Daddy

What a great view from up here

Exploring around the hotel premise

No way he’s putting his feet on the sand!

Red cloth up, before all our items are moved over!

We took delivery of our property 1 year ahead of its projected completion date. The entire construction to VP period took only 21 months, from the time we signed the S&P agreement. I still remember I was 4 months pregnant at that time!

The last couple of months have been crazy. It all began when we put our (first property) apartment up for sale in August. We didn’t expect it to be sold within a week. Then the roller coaster ride began…

Thank God the interior makeover and renovations was quite speedy, and it only took the contractor 5 weeks to complete his job.

We had the whole of October to furnish the house; from curtains to buying furniture…everything had to be ready by our auspicious move in date!

Moving our TV over first with the Astro technician in tow so he can make sure Zack the VIP gets full access to BabyTV on Moving Day.

Moving is not something I want to experience again anytime in the near future. It’s stressful, tiring, and definitely not the easiest task to manage. Every little thing needed our consideration; paint colours, light designs, cabinet finishing, EVERYTHING. Put aside the stress from managing the cost of renovation and managing the budget for the furnishing, just the act of preparing to move is a big headache. Keep in mind we also have to tend to a constantly active toddler who’s already sucking up whatever energy that’s left in our system!

Packing was another story. I still cannot compute how on earth I managed to stuff all the things I had in our 750sqf apartment having only lived there for 4.5 years. We had to throw away a lot of stuff, donated some, and moved the rest over. A big thank you shoutout goes to our friend Juan from MightyBox for the box rentals.

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Thanks to my anal-ness, moving day was quite organised. We got a 3-tonne lorry to transport all our stuff over (costing us RM 500 for a move that was approximately 2 kilometres from old house to new house), and boy, the 2 fellas that came with the transporter are so strong! It was as if they were lifting cotton candy!! The lorry arrived at 12.30pm and we were unpacking at 3pm! Amazing or what?!

It’s been almost 2 weeks since we moved in, and we’re still getting used to the new house (i.e. still figuring out where stuff is, which light switch is for what, etc…). I’ll leave you with some photos of our brand new house which we now call home for many years to come

Here’s the backstory…

Four years ago, when I first joined my current boss, I wasn’t so clear headed. I was clouded with the thought of making as much money as I can. Don’t get me wrong—I agree that money is important. After all we need money to pay for food and commitments (and a little bit of guilt free shopping!). It’s the greed of money that is dangerous.

(A bit of history: My current boss runs a pretty small outfit, there’s 15 of us managing 7 – 8 events annually, and the reporting system in this office is very flat–just me, the boss and one assistant helping me out. We travel in small teams and my teammates are very dedicated, responsible people. In a nutshell, I work for a really small events management company, with not much opportunity for career progression (hence the flat structure). The office is near home, which cuts the travel time, and the pay I was getting for the job I’m doing is actually quite good.)

After a few months on the job, I was actively job hunting as I had felt a bit of regret joining this tiny events management company. I was stumped that my career seems to be going in a regression–first a multinational, then a medium sized international firm, and now I’m in this little walk up office in Subang Business Centre! I remember getting excited over meeting another potential employer for an interview, just on the basis of the dollar figure. I didn’t consider the other factors like travel time to work, or even crazy working hours (it was a fairly senior position). All I could think about was the money I was going to get. I was so hungry and motivated by money. I did get the job offer, but I turned it down after considering how much time I had to take travelling, and that I may not be ready to take on the responsibilities required of me for that senior position.

Even after declining the offer, I kept on thinking how it would have been like if I did take the job, and if my life would have been changed with the extra money I got.

I also remember at that time, we were preparing to get married; David had just started his own business and we were constantly worried about money. We argued a lot about money—and they were all petty arguments over how money was to be spent on the wedding and on furnishing our new apartment. Soon after the wedding, David temporarily retired his own business as got a job in a leading web agency. He was making a decent amount of money—but we were spending less time with each other because he was constantly busy with work, even on weekends!

I found it so tiring, to keep thinking about money all the time. And I thought to myself; is the “tiredness” worth it if money was all I ever wanted. My mind was messing with me as I kept thinking about all the things I could have if I had a lot of money. I kept comparing myself to my peers, and what kind of status I wanted to project, just to seem like I “fit” in.

My mind-set really changed when David quit from the agency and went back to working for himself in August 2009. At that time we also just found out that I was expecting.

I finally came to understand that I’ve been chasing for something that is not a priority in my life.

We simply cannot have a number of priorities in life.  A priority means the ONE thing that’s most important to you and my priority is the time spent growing the relationship with my family. Of course there’s nothing wrong with “making a lot of money” as a priority! But consider this: If we get caught up in the rat race trying to make more money for the family, that priority is the job/money. What I’m saying is that we must be able to define the priority and not use the excuse of “improving/enriching the quality of life” as an excuse for putting “making money” the most important in our lives. We need to stop and understand what it means to live a contented life. We need to be able to stop and say “I’m grateful for what I have, and I’m happy with what I have. I am blessed.”

I’m gonna say it. Making more money, for me, is not a priority.

On my 30th birthday, I found that I’ve grown deeper in love with my husband as we travel together in our journey of living a simple & contented life, and having the time to enjoy and grow in our relationship as husband and wife, as a son(in-law) and daughter(in-law), and as a mother and father. Don’t get me wrong, we’re not slobs or living off old money (not that we have access to any, LOL!). We still work to earn money for our family, and when we find opportunities to make more money, we catch it (of course we won’t let good opportunities pass us!). The only difference is, we are satisfied with what we have and we’re happy with the work we do. We don’t see the need to keep growing our debt, for the sake of “upgrading our outlook and status”.

“Live simply”. Photo credit to _yupa_ on Flickr

I’m very blessed. God has been very good to me and my family. I thank God for blessing us with Zachary, blessing me with a very loving husband and a best friend, and blessing me with a supportive family. After 4 years with my current boss, I’m still happy to stay on and work for him, to continue and enjoy doing the work I do. I thank God for the peace that I have in Him, and giving me the wisdom to understand what it means to live simply.

Remember; if you are greedy, you’ll never have enough.

“Live simply so others may simply live.”― Mother Teresa

Spoons

Today’s feeding spoons comes in all shapes, sizes, colours and materials. Always keep in mind to get spoons which are BPA free. Most manufacturers will state if the materials used are free of this harmful chemical. Common materials for baby spoons are plastic and rubber (or a combination) as it is gentle on their gums. Metal spoons are popular too, but more for toddlers once they have familiarised themselves with not chewing or biting into the spoon.

Long spoons are great for feeding out of jars and food pots. Munchkin, The First Years and Nuby have a good variety of long spoons with soft tips.

Munchkin 6 Soft-Tip Infant Spoons, RM 29.90 from Baby Jaya

Heat sensor spoons change colour if the food is too hot. My favourite is from Tommee Tippee, but The First Years’ Take and Toss is a cheaper alternative.

Tommee Tippee: Heat Sensor Soft Tip Weaning Spoons, RM 12.90 from MyBBstore

Short spoons with a big easy grasp handles are perfect for self-feeding. I love Baby Bjorn, altho Taiwanese brand Puku and local brand My Dear makes a pretty good knock off of the Swedish maker’s signature spoon. MAM and Combi have ergonomically designed self-feeding spoons too!

Baby Bjorn 2-pc spoon, RM 58.00 from MyBBStore

Bowls

When Zack was on a pureed food diet, I fed him directly from the Avent food pots (also can be used as breastmilk containers). They are quite handy, just pop them into the bottle warmer and voila, ready to serve.

When he moved to stage 2 and 3 solids which had more texture (stuff like chunky porridge), I graduated him to those really colourful IKEA KALAS bowls. I could pick up bits and pieces of vegetables and meat and roughly “grind” them with my spoon before feeding it to Zack. If you have a really active kid who loves to swing his arms around during mealtime, you might wanna invest in some good-grip feeding bowls.  I had in a few occasions lost grip of my IKEA bowls and had to clean up a BIG mess after.

Nuby and Tommee Tippee have some easy grip bowls perfect for adult hands. Japanese brand Pigeon has a sectioned bowl with a rough surface, perfect for grinding food.

Like spoons, bowls are made of a variety of materials. Thinkbaby have very awesome metal bowls (BPA free for sure!) but plastic and rubber are still the most commonly available. I won’t suggest melamine only because they crack, chip and scratch easily. In short: nice too look at but not durable. Silicone is more popular now—it’s great for travel (squashable), is non-slip, and tough. Munchkin has an ingenius collapsible silicone bowl which is perfect for traveling (I havent seen them in KL, but can be purchased in Singapore) . American brand Kinderville has a range of colourful silicone feeding utensils and storage options too!

Munchkin Collapsible Feeding Bowl, SGD12.90 from Bebe Essential

Kinderville: Bigger Bites Silicone Divided Plates (Set of 2), RM 129.00 from MyBBstore

Other features to look out for are bowls with suction or a non-slip base to limit accidents (esp when a toddler is still learning to self-feed). I love the MAM baby bowl with suction base; its 2 level cavity allows your kiddo to scoop food up easily. The First Years also has a sturdy grip suction base feeding bowl too.

MAM Baby Bowl, RM25.50 from Little Whiz

Keeping food warm/cold

If you go out a lot with your bub, keeping food warm/cold has never been easier with insulated bags and Thermos. For breastfeeding working moms, you would have been familiar with cooler bags and icepacks. Recently on a road trip to Singapore, I packed 4 days worth of frozen food pots in my insulated bag with those reusable icepacks. 5 hours later, it was still frozen! Awesome or what? You can get a variety of insulated bags from MyBBStore or Little Whiz.

I also find having an insulated food jar very useful. I use a Thermos lunch jar which has 3 stackable containers (comes with a bonus chopstick and bag). Keeps food warm up to 6 hours! You can also choose from the other range of food jars (plastic or stainless steel) from Thermos such as their Foogo and Funtainers range.

Juice box holder

This is every parent’s best friend. This helps to prevent accidental squirting when your kiddo squeezes the soft packet! You can find them at Daiso and 100 Yen shop. A steal at RM 5 don’t you think?

Photo credit to Eva and her mummy from Eva After

Tiny Tapir also carries Dwinks, which is a fancier, more colourful (and more expensive alternative) juice box holder.

Sippy cups

I LOVE the Tilty Cup. I don’t know how to express my gratefulness for the genius who designed the Tilty Cup. The sheer genius-ness of the function and application of this sippy cup will blow you away. I have used Avent, and even got Zack to drink water from a straw in a cup…but the Tilty brings self-drinking to the next level. I can’t find them anymore from Baby Meadows (where I got the 1^st pair from the only known distributor in Singapore, none in Malaysia unfortunately) and we’ve resorted to buying them from Amazon.

Tilty Cup, USD 19.99 from Amazon

Bibs

Once your kiddo begins self-feeding, you need to embrace yourself for the mess that’s to come. Look for bibs which have a pocket to “catch” the food that doesn’t get into the mouth. Really makes it less messy when you have to clean up later (note the key word is “less”)

I like the flexibility of Sally Huss bibs, I got these at Brands Outlet in Ikano. You can find tons of Sally Huss knockoffs too—serving the same function. Easy to fold and stuff into your baby bag.

Other bib’s with a “catchment pocket” are Baby Bjorn, Bumble Bee and Tommee Tippee. These silicone bibs are easy to clean, they roll up easily for storage and are very durable.

So to all mommas, happy feeding at every meal time!

Growing up I always hear people using this phrase – “Life is tough”. I am guilty of using it sometimes too during my teenage years, you know-lah, all the pressures in school, getting sucky grades, trying to be cool and what not. Then my parents will taruk me and say that we’ll know how it’s like to be an adult when it is time for us to be an adult; apparently that’s when life gets really tough.

Oh well, in another 5 weeks, I’m going to be 30 years old.

I wouldn’t say life is tough (not for me to say anyway considering how blessed we are compared to the less fortunate) but I would say my life has had a variety of challenges. For one, being a parent is tough. Taking care of the little one has been a challenge from day 1; particularly challenging when the kiddo is unwell.

The first time Zack caught the bug from my Mom, we didn’t know what to do. We were on a short getaway on Valentine’s day and we were staying the night at a hotel in KL. He got up in the middle of the night crying and I felt he was really burning up. I didn’t pack the thermometer with me, and I didn’t have any fever medication with me. We were panicking not knowing what to do, immediately packed up our things, checked out of the hotel at 2am, decided to drive straight to the hospital!! Halfway on our way to SDMC, we took some time to think about it and we decided to head back home to get him temperature taken first, give him some meds and then see how goes.

We got home, Zack took his meds, temperature went down, he was sleeping again. The next day we brought him to the doctor’s, found out it was the usual sore throat/flu bug, got some meds and he was on his way back to his normal self soon after.

Lesson number 1: Don’t panic, think of an action plan, and think of an alternative to the action plan. Oh, and always pack the thermometer and meds on trips.

Second time around, Zack caught the bug again, this time from David. He was cranky, crying non-stop, and just burning up quick. Every time his temperature hits the highs of 39.5°C and above, I go into a panic mode and can’t think straight. His endless crying prompted us to pack up his stuff, and head over to SDMC. I remember it was 3am-ish and we were driving halfway to the hospital, when Zack just stopped crying and started smiling at us. His temperature went down and we made a u-turn back home.

Lesson number 2: Remind self to not panic. Don’t co-sleep when one is sick. Always wait for the meds to kick in before panicking. And try other methods of bringing the fever down i.e. sponging

Third time around, we got another surprise. After our holiday in Singapore recently, Zack had very high fever that comes and goes, even after taking paracetamol. However, he was pretty much his usual self, eating his meals, drinking his milk, playing his toys. He only got cranky when the fever returned. Having learnt from previous occasions, we monitored his fever closely, sponged him, and kept him hydrated as much as we could.

Again, his fever spiked up and this time it was over 40°C!! Panic mode jumped in and being a weekend, our usual ped is closed, hence a regular GP was all we could consult. The GP mentioned that Zack’s throat was very inflammed, instructed us to immediately start Zack on Augmentin, a brand of antibiotics which is commonly prescribed to children and adults alike. I take Augmentin too, so I knew it was an effective antibiotics. We had some qualms about giving Zack antibiotics but we trusted the GP and gave it to him anyway. Giving meds to Zack was another challenge—we literally had to pin him down and restrain him to get him to eat the meds. So heart-breaking to see the little one struggling at every feed.

Two days after the antibiotics, a rash broke out on his chest, back and stomach and again we panicked, we brought him to see our usual ped who then diagnosed it as Roseola (in chinese refered to as fake measles). She also said that the fever will not come back anymore and we were to expect the rash to disappear in a couple of days. Our ped also told us to chuck the Augmentin, as Roseola is a virus and not a bacterial infection, hence the antibiotics is not required.

The ped was right and sure enough his fever was finally gone, and his rash disappeared but reappeared the next day this time on his arms and legs!!

Now, being a first time parent we just assumed his Roseola attack is probably taking longer than expected. Time passed and it’s been almost 10 days since his fever started, 8 days since has his first dose of Augmentin, 5 days since seeing the ped, 4 days since the rash disappeared and reappeared on the other part of his body.

He was scratching badly, and it didn’t seem like it was Roseola anymore. The rash was raised, reddish pink and was making him really uncomfortable. At one point it covered all of his legs and hands and cheeks!! Off again we saw the ped and *drumroll* it wasn’t Roseola anymore!! We finally found out that Zack is allergic to amoxicillin, a type of penicillin in Augmentin. An allergy to Augmentin apparently only appears 7-10 days after first consuming it!! I am allergic to ampicillin (which is closely related to amoxicillin) as a kid, so it was likely Zack may be allergic to it too. We found out the hard way

Lesson number 3: It’s a fact. Your kid will continue to be exposed to a host of other problems which is new and foreign to you.

Tough. It was so tough on David and I. Not only we were being judged by our own parents (that we suck at parenting), we were also suffering from the lack of sleep and rest in the last 2 weeks! It was so mentally and physically challenging to the point I couldn’t focus at work—I was constantly worried about Zack! The lack of rest made me really cranky too!

I know there’s more to come. I know that there is no way we can outsource parenting just to “have it easy”. I know Zack will always be depending on us to take care of him. I know we can learn from these experiences and grow from it.

So, is life that tough? I would say “a very small part of it, yes. The biggest part of it, no.”

The bigger part of life is just a journey of challenges that we need to confront and overcome as we experience the growing up process. So, hang tough fellow young parents, let’s keep learning and keep growing!