I Wondered...

Keira was giggling while sleeping. I wondered what she was dreaming about, was I in her dream? She's such an angel... :)

And this morning, she hardly moved for at least 15mins, just stared at the TV. And guess what channel was she watching?? No no... not disney clubhouse, nor cartoon network, nor Astro Ceria... She was watching MTV; Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, etc... Keith said she might have the voice of Macy Gray LOL...

Will you want your child to be a superstar in the future?

Mommie... Pls dont scold me

for Keira's uncle that doesn't have an access to Facebook for the moment...

you can also watch from my facebook and put a comment there ;)

My FaCeBooK

You can check out my facebook for more videos and pics of Keira :)

www.facebook.com/julijoe

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I slipped at the entrance of Carrefour yesterday and I WAS CARRYING KEIRA. Thank God I managed to find balance and I fell on my knee. Look at the o-che!

The last time I fell down (back in 2006), it was so terrible. I was running with my friend in Samosir Island back in Indo. I was bleeding until I got dizzy. LOL.

So this time round, it's really nothing. :P

7 Months Old

At 7 months:

1. She will cry and say mamam when she is hungry

2. She can crawl slowly and stand with a support

3. She is very noisy at home... just keep talking loudly!

4. She likes to 'tap tap' my palms

5. I like to let her wear oversize t-shirts =D

6. She still doesnt have much hair

7. Whenever I scold her, she will show me a very "ke lian" and "pls sayang me" kinda look

8. She sticks out her tongue all the time

9. She fell down from my bed once (but thank God she landed on a pile of bedsheet on the floor)

10. She is 7.5kg the last time I check (abt a week ago), around 62cm (3 weeks ago)

11. She is ticklish

12. She loves to eat porridge, rice cereal, banana, steamed apple... hmm... basically everything I give her

13. She cries when she is alone with a total stranger

14. She prefers laptops, remote controllers and hand-phones to all her toys

15. She kisses me back (sometimes)

16. She shows consistent reaction to some games which her daddy plays with her

17. She likes gettings shocked when playing with me (Weird right?)

18. She will focus on the TV when there is music playing

19. She is learning to imitate us, and it's sooooooooo cute...

20. Have I ever told you that she knows how to put pacifier into her mouth?

3 Days to 7 Months

Keira is almost 7 months now! :) Time flies!

She is progressing very well...

So watch the video then only see the pic ok!? (it's how the story goes)

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Taah Daaaahhh......

She stood up!!

Well done baby.... *clap clap*

Beautiful Actresses

The prettiest actress ever...

One of the reasons I name my daughter Keira...

And I like Kate Hudson a lot too

Good Read "45 Life Lessons"

Keith received this email from Yen Fen. I feel like sharing it to the rest of the world too. It's a good read!
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From: Keith Tay
Sent: Friday, 19 June, 2009 4:42 PM
Subject: life lessons

This is a good read for us all…..
Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio.

“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons that life taught me. It is the most-requested column I’ve ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more”:

1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s,we’d grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

He Made My Day

After waking up every 2 hour, and got kicked by restless Keira in between my sleep... my hubby really made my day...

When I opened the door, ready to send Keira to Auntie Linda's house... I found a "look-like-brand-new" Crocs! Well, it was very dirty before that. My hubby cleaned it for me!!! Yay....

*a big hug and kiss for my hubby*

"It's Part of Growing Up"

I keep telling myself "it's part of growing up... almost every baby goes thru this... she will be fine".

Keira was allergic to the antibiotic, she has rashes all over her body and face. It's heart-breaking to see her like this, but the doctor said the rashes will subside once we stop giving her the antibiotic. And she is having diarrhea too. It's also another effect of taking the antibiotic. The doctor said, normally babies will also have cough and flu once we stop giving her the med. I hope she will be alright!

But my darling baby didn't want her mommy & daddy to be panic and sad, so she was cheering us up!

I so love my baby!

*muacks*

P/S: Erin, maybe she needs Lancome too Hahaha... :P

It Costs Nothing to Dream

I know I'm living in a fantasy now. But I can't help. Lately I'm very interested to look at nice interior designs! So, this is how my future house will look like (I should say, i hope my future house will look similar to these pics):

my master bedroom

(with white wall, black ceiling & black furnitures)

The living room

The kitchen

Keira's Room

Keira's Room when she is above 3 years old

The bathroom

(with black color door instead of wood)

Isn't it cool? I'll invite you to stay in my house for a day or two when I have it OK? *lol*

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I should put the pic of the guest room also right? :P

"Skinny Bitch"

"Stop being a moron and start getting skinny!" say the authors, Rory and Kim. I scanned thru the book in MPH just now, it was quite interesting. I was half reading and half laughing like an idiot in the bookstore, all by myself. The words were quite rude; bitch, shit, garbage, moron, fat pig ... i can't cont the list any longer.

But after "reading" for few mins, I think the ways they recommended were too tough for me, basically no to everything but vege, fruits, complex carbs and exercise. I think I'll still find my own way to lose weights. *peace*

I do think it's a good book though. So if you have one, I dont mind borrowing from you :D

Today...

Keira woke up at 3 for milk, then at 5:15 she was fully awake, wanted me to carry and sayang her until 6:15, I gave another 5oz of milk (even though she didn't ask for it), so she slept after drinking 4oz++. *well done mommie*. But after that she was quite restless until morning, woke up every hour to check if i'm there. She still has fever, milder than yesterday. Her eyes were a lil bit swollen cos she cried too much before she slept (poor baby). But again I want to say, she loves Auntie Linda, her babysitter. And it's a big relief for me.

So, today I woke up early hence showered early too, put on my moisturizer, eyeliner, contact lens... applied hand-cream, tied my hair, sprayed a lil bit of perfume, and went for my vocal lesson. Now I tried to love myself more... Hmm but I ate sausages (euwww..they are not good for health) and a mini chicken pie for bfast cum lunch.

Ready for the day... I guess... (even though I wish I have had more sleep)!

Teething Time Again

I guess Keira is gonna have her 3rd and 4th teeth soon (upper teeth). She grumbled and cried a lot. So poor thing. Nothing much can be done!

I just pray this period will be over soon, just like the first teething that time.

I'm expecting a sleepless night tonight! So you might meet a living zombie tmrw! :(

Keith, My Hubby...

We dated for more than 5 years before we got married. He always put much effort to be a better man to love me, to give me a happy life and now to both me and our baby, Keira.

I still remember how I used to be irrational to him. There was once, when I was still a student in Monash, he came to my hostel and we cooked indomie. That was the last few packets of noodle I had. And he cooked until too mushy/soggy. I got so upset and my face turned black the whole day. Ridiculous isn't it?

There was a time, he sprained his ankle after playing futsal, and I got upset and I felt embarrased cos he didn't walk properly. That time he asked the friends to drop him in front of my hostel so that he could accompany me to walk to a restaurant. I was really bad. I was 'heartless'.

There were also times when I was sarcastic to him in front of his friends. When I unreasonably criticized him. The only thing that I did was to judge him even when I had more weaknesses than him. But never even once, he criticized me. Not in public, not in private.

Of course there were also so many fun times we had together. Something that we still can laugh about until today.

He used to get angry with me whenever I didn't pick up his call or didn't reply his sms. Not because he didn't trust me, but he was worried what could have happened to me.

To sum it up, I have disappointed him many times, but he always showed me love and grace. Really, if he is not a committed and loving boyfriend, he would have dumped me.

My hubby is a lovely husband and a good daddy. He is also a godly and reliable leader, a powerful and anointed preacher. He is generous, in helping and blessing people. He is wise. He is fun to hang out with. He can play futsal well (I heard :P).

I love him with all my heart. He is one of the best gifts God has given me.

And I am glad that Keira has the eyes of her daddy.

Such A Privilege

It was an awesome weekend with Rev. Dr. Kong Hee on May 22-24, 2009.


Everyone was so expectant and excited weeks before Pst Kong was in KL. And Indeed, he delivered great messages. On the first session, Pst Kong preached to us the 5 stones that might look small to us, but they are big to God; stone of the past, stone of prayer, stone of priority, stone of passion and stone of persistence (based on the story of King David defeating Goliath in 1 Samuel 17). The last 4 sessions was about the differences between men and women, with short dramas in between. It was very interesting and REAL.


The best part for me was the prophecy. Pst Kong prayed and prophesied over me. What else should I say. It's such a privilege. I'm thankful to God. He said I will compose songs and I will have my own ministry. Well, God knows that ministry that will be. As for now, I'll be faithful in the things I do. And yes, I'll try to write songs even though I gave up on it since 2006.

You can check out Pst Kong's facebook at http://www.facebook.com/konghee or visit his website konghee.com/blog to read interesting topics about tattoo, drinking, etc etc.

I Miss My Old Me

*sob sob*

I realize, I haven't been taking care of my skin lately. If you look at my legs, gosh... the scars are really scaring me!!!! I wonder if I can do anything to remove all the scars!
And those stretch marks I have in "many places". I wish I was dilligent enough to apply those creams.

And my face!!! acnes and not to mention the blackheads that almost cover my whole nose! I bought products, but am too lazy to use!

My weight *faint* I ate quite little on weekdays, but not weekends. So how to lose weight ler? I also dont know!

Time to shape up and buck up man!!!

One of the Best Family

This is my sister in law's family. The mommy, daddy, May Ann, Mei Si, and Chern Han.

My SIL really taught the children well. They behave so so well.

The children might quarrel, but they are never violent. They don't snatch. They don't yell at each other. They listen to their mama all the time (at least when

I'm with them, I've not seen them rebel). They are so smart and lovely.

May Ann is so smart! She loves books. She loves to play with Sudoku. And she is really fun to be with.

I think Mei Si is also very special. She loves to cook and she looks after the younger bro and Samantha well. She has the gift :)

Chern Han is the most cheeky one I think :) he is also very intelligent and adorable.

Honestly speaking, I want Keira to have their characteristics too, smart, fun. adorable, gifted and teachable. Of course if she is not, I'm still thankful to God. Hahaha...

Sarah's Birthday

Celebrated Sarah's birthday in advance. This is the only company who dares to treat the boss like that. *lol*

A Lil About Myself

Many people know me after I joined City Harvest Church, a wonderful church that has really impacted my life.

When I was still very young, from baby til primary school, *clear throat* my mum said... I was a crying baby. I think I brought much trouble to my mum (since I'm a mom now, I roughly know how it feels). But when I entered secondary high school, I changed from being a crying babe to a rebellious one. I skipped class a lot (btw chintia also :P). I used to lie to my mom that I'm going to tuition classes , but actually I went to hang out with my ex-boyfriend & friends *lol* Sometimes I went to Lake Toba (1hr drive from my hometown) with few of my buddies and told my mom that I was going to somewhere near. And then at night, I would be late for important dinners like my bro's birthday dinner (I can remember that very clearly). By the time I reached, everybody had finished eating. *sorry gor... i love u more than i love my friends, really* *lol*

I was the one who constantly went out with friends. Friends were my priority. I was the only daughter who dared to tell my parents that I dated this or that guy, no matter they agreed or not. *oopss* I never shared my real feelings to them even though they are good parents and they care for me more than anyone else in this world. Having said that, I always did very well in my studies during those days.*wink wink*

So, they never imagined that I would be the first child who would get married and settled down. And now, I even HAVE A DAUGHTER!!!! *lol*

I'm very proud to tell the world that I have the best family, my dad is well known for his generosity, my mom is very into details, they have never failed to provide love, finances, listening ears, wise advices (you name it) for all their 4 children. Not to mention my 2 sisters and brother, they are super caring and can be counted on. Always.

I pray that I will always be Keira's best friend. Now and forever. That she will be honest and true to me and I will never be judgmental.

Muacks!

Keira in JB

She loved to be in my mother in law's house. She rarely cried (only when she was hungry). Even though the weather was so hot and she was sweating all the time, she just couldn't stop playing and running around with the walker. She loved to see Samantha Jie Jie and Joshua Gor Gor play too.

And my MIL cooked delicious porridge for her, with a lil bit of fish, carrot, potato and vege.

she loves to stick out her tongue =.="

From Avent to Dr.Brown's

I've heard that baby bottles which contain Bisphenol-A (BPA) will cause some harm to the babies. After reading some pros and cons about this, I've decided to change Keira's bottles.

So I've shifted from Avent to Dr.Brown's. I can't wait to go home and let her try her new bottles.