A CHILD IS BORN....

A new mama, Lynn, I want to congratulate her for her newborn baby who came into this world on the 10th July.... my frens teased me that I am her "kai ma" (godma) so that makes me a "kai poh" (godgranny...lol....) She and her baby are fine, though she is still tired, (epidural case), she is still full of high spirits over her baby girl... both hubby and wife are still overwhelmed seeing their "creation" now with them at last....

With their courtesy and permission, here are some pictures which I took...
(sisters of Lynn's, presenting your 4.1 Kg... NIECE....)

photo taken few days before
Lynn's admission to hospital

Baby Girlie at 1pm
just 5 hours after birth...

isn't she cute....

looks familiar or not?
like mother, like daughter....

GOD BLESS....

Shed Some Pounds In Polo Ground?

Finally confirmed, yes, my body is getting "wider" and "wider" due to appetite getting stronger and stronger each day....oh gosh, mana eh sai... chinese saying "eating is prosperity", oh, I really don't like that saying but I m doing it... oh gosh...

Having a food blog is not good idea after all.. it encourages me to go "cari makan" (look for food) more often than usual and ended up gaining some extra weight here and there.....

Ok, girl, jom... lets go to the park and shed off some calories, wan or not? Surely she wants.... she is more conscious than yours truly here...

Come, let's go... oh, with one condition... I walk only nia... I cannot jog, OK? ( I mana ada stamina...) so big big round... 1.5km (i think)

lets start here... walk walk...

walk, walk ... snap, snap...


big field... great scenery...


kids having a galore time too..


ok, second round...

passed the bamboo trees...


puff... pufffff.....still got way to go...

take a breather... snap a man-made pond first..

ok, take 5.... rest awhile here, can?
girl said cannot... must continue on..
puff...puffffff... pheww.....

After 2 rounds, I gave up...
our next destination?
To take dinner, of course...
ate a plate of rice with 3 dishes....
sigh...how to lose weight like that???
BACK TO SQUARE ONE!

Take Number In Buntong Coffeeshop!

Continuation of yesterday's post on baby, my fren has given birth to a 4.1 kg baby girl this morning at 8am... Both mama and baby are doing fine in the hospital now, so chubby, both of them.. lol... I have taken a few pictures of baby but haven't ask for permission yet to post them here... so till later.... meanwhile ... lets talk about food...

Ask any Ipoh locals for "Mun Toong fun" (Buntong noodles) and they will answer..."aiyah, that one ah, have to take number one." Yes, true... you have to take number from one ah pek upon entering into the corner shoplot along Yau Tet Shin Street, IPOH... BUT.... no, not now anymore.... I think their business has slow down this one year or so... Ah Pek at the counter does not give number tag anymore... the crowd is still there during the weekends but not weekdays anymore. It is opened in the morning and evening around 6pm or so...

i love the kon loe noodles
the lard makes it tasty...

varieties of fish balls, bean curd ...

their beef stew is also nice and sweet...

of course, the fried foo pei too
unfortunately my pic turned out blur on that..

"Congratulations, God-Grandmother"

Early-early morning, I took my young mama colleague to the government clinic for her regular checkup. Of course, we "makan" first... then I accompanied her for awhile before I left for office.

11.30am, young mama rang me, "Can drive me to the Labour Room?" "HUH? Going to give birth now?" my heart thumping..... she said "No, no, not yet." It seems her baby is over-big, extra-big and she was advised to check into the Labour room for a Gynae to scan through.

So I rushed off again to the clinic, picked up the young mama and drove her to the General Hospital one kilometre away. Lazy to go back office, I waited for her at the Labour Room till 1pm, but still no sign of her coming out from the doc's room, I rushed to pick up my girl from school.

3.30pm, young mama called up to say she had to be admitted to hospital for a C-rean tomorrow morning. OH...oh.... doctor said baby too big, risky to put her into labour so have to do an operation the next day soonest... hopefully....

My colleagues teased me.... "Congratulations! U r going to be a grandma soon!" I said, "Yeah, yeah.... how I wish I am... heheee...."

Michael Jackson Last Rehearsal "This Is It"

This morning my colleague told me that there was a live performance on TV, the tribute to Michael Jackson. It was already 10.30am when we switched on the tv .... shhhhh... Our bosses were not around but then we did not manage to watch it whole, just on and off only. Not nice to watch when it was kind of forbidden, u see... but I managed to listen to Brooke Shields giving her tribute to MJ, her voice cracked towards the end and I also felt a lump at my throat.

During lunch time, the radio news let out a audio from MJ's daughter, Paris.... listening to her speaking of MJ left made me teary a bit, brought back old memories.. sigh... ok....OK...stop HERE!

Come, lets watch this "Last Rehearsal" from Michael Jackson THIS IS IT!

Baby, Oh Baby....

Oopps... what I am going to post today might turn the guys off!! hahaha.... well, this post is for ladies "eyeing" only but if u guys can give some friendly advice, please do so....

My fren is in her full bloom pregnancy now, anytime now, another new creation will come out into this world. She is in her 40th week and according to the doctor, her baby now weighs around 4.1 kg!! Doc also said that her pelvic bone is not ready yet ... sigh.. Poor young mama, she is so anxious to see her little girl and she feels so "heavy" nowadays...

This afternoon while chatting with her to take away her "blues", we took some pictures, just for rememberance and what her legs are "suffering" at this moment... tell me, mama-s here, do your feet swollen during the later stage of pregnancy? I forgot about mine ... so many decades ago...

her full bloom...
baby comfortably "swimming" inside her womb


her poor swollen feet....
poor mama-to-be

my fleshless foot compared to hers...

(sorry guys, told u not to see this post, didn't I?)
ladies' topic.. lol...

The Goodness Of Bananas

Another email of mine that I would like to share with all of you. Love to eat bananas? If you do, good for you... If you don't, try liking it now especially after you read what bananas have to offer....

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fibre. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy too.

Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.