7th Sept, Wednesday we drove down.

Always a welcoming country when you can drive and pay hahaha. I looked forward to this place for the accommodation is always pleasant with dC's brother around. Not only that, E can spend more time with his cousin plus his cousin's toys haha.

The house wasn't really baby proof as it had a lot of stairs and loopholes for E but he was careful and he loved the floors, to the point I dub him 'mopping boy' coz he literally also sticks his tongue to lick the floor lol.



There's just too many things to mention in this trip so let's go step by step, day by day. We settled into the house first, and the surroundings. Next day (Thursday) we took a trip to NEX mall and E had a lot of first times. Manage to get a car trolley when shopping for groceries and he also had a ball playing with the wading pool of his cousins. He was still down with the cold and cough so we were weary of course. All good though, the bug don't last in a warm country.


Dinner was stumbled across a Teochew steamboat (we wanted to go have porridge but walked the wrong way).

Friday we had no plans as E was unwell to meet his friends (one of my gym mentor) so we abruptly went to Vivo city hoping to get into the wet area. Was so hot so we pretty much hung out at a toy shop or around the malls in general as E loves sleeping in the mall (he can literally sleep for 2 hours in the stroller).


Saturday was Elliot's birthday (the reason how we timed our trip here). Poor birthday boy had a few days of long nights so he wasn't himself on the day. Happens haha. As usual I had to watch out for E because he just love lying on the floor. One person commented how they would expect the parents to tell the kid off for doing that. In my mind I wondered why as he is exploring.

He loved bubbles. That was all that matters. And stickers on the wall.

It was off to visit another old friend of mine, whom we met at Kindergarten. He just had a baby boy born too. Poor parents they are having it rough for the first few months more than us. Different bottles, different teats, long hours just to get the little baby to survive and they actually was trying for over a year. His apartment is amazing though but not baby proof yet haha. Baby steps as one would suggest. They wish that they could swap babies with us but we have our worries too.

So good to see him again this time as a dad :)

It was another mall again after to get E to sleep (don't we love malls). This time this mall is called 1 KM (Katong Mall).

Sunday was my favourite day as I got to team teach with a real good buddy of mine in a class I used to teach! It was surreal to meet familiar faces again and of course catch up after for lunch whilst E was sleeping. The fun bit too was that he could run around freely in the busiest MRT on weekdays. So I had not much worries letting him go with decent space.

We also took him out by the river where the pavement was hot. He was just happy running. And then when he needs to he comes back to the stroller as a security. We then walk to areas where we could cool him off before hitting the Air conditioning spaces. Singapore is really suited for kids to be honest. Cleaner, and there are convenient ways to taper them to change in some ways.

On Monday (Hari Raya Haji) I got E and myself to go meet some girl friends of mine. We got dropped off at my favourite place Maple Tree Business Park since we are early and so he was walking with me and the stroller for over half an hour. He's really good, holds on to me tightly whilst we walk to the side of the road where traffics go past. He was drawn to the bus with the loud noise and I had to use some screen time when he ate.

Off again to 1KM to meet with more friends. He was really obsessed with the arcade areas as I let him loose after his nap and so I quickly had to find distractions. Very interesting nature he has.

Tuesday was the eve before I head back and the family spontaneously decided to go to Marina Sands. There was dinner plans with a family friend out West but didn't happen so re-arranged dinner whilst I go teach my other favourite usual class with my all time Mentor. Gosh, you can never learn enough from him. So many tips and cues I could use for my class. It was a messy class though as my phone decided to die on me but I think I manage to grab the class's attention.

Juliet was bawling her eyes out when we left, it was heart warming I teared. But it was time to head back indeed and loving car rides Ezra slept most of his trip back.

Last night, I was wondering after work of what to do when I get home since I'm all achy and tired from the gym (ran and did Combat the last time I went there) and I ended up watching Iron Chef America on tv till bedtime.

Little did I forget, I could have either blog or make a dessert....but I can't believe I forgot to Blog!!! It was such a great time to update and catch up with my thoughts.

And so I have been roaming about (not as much as I would like to) around Singapore taking various photos of Xmas decorations at the malls...it seems though that the extravagance of the decoration has somewhat shrunk since I last came here. I remembered the moments where the whole Orchard Road was closed when I first came to Singapore when I was 8. Things have changed. No longer you see a pyramid blown up of Santa Clauses...although there is a glimpse of large Christmas trees spotted.

In reflecting moments of my presence in Singapore, it has brought me a lot of reflection. Reflection of the past, and changes that have begun for the future. Change, it is constant and I begin to wonder whether I can keep up with it. With change, comes along realization and wisdom (I hope). Settling down was much easier, however, I now question with my career progress. Being in a very young group again questions my future. If I were to stay with this team, ideally it would bring me very far if I stay for at least 5 years. If not, I will have to leave at a very short time to really settle on the right company for the rest of my life. Then again, there is a question of whether I can actually achieve what I want with this career before I go on a break. Or perhaps I may give up this career and look at other possibilities / opportunities.

But there is always a choice to decide. Hey ho, at times like this I shall leave it to Fate.

Anyway, enjoy the photos!

To the malls and food bwahaha...

I haven't been updating much lately because there isn't much to update =P. Last weekend was literally spent on training (running), hanging out at home while waiting for the cleaner to clean up the place (yes we have one), window shopping at the malls and eating. Hmm, I guess the only thing different that I did was to checked out far west and there's actually a large sports complex that consisted a swimming pool next to a badminton hall. Kinda cool to go for a dip on a Sunday afternoon =). It also had other facilities like tennis and squash courts, a stadium for running and a sushi restaurant. It took about an hour to get there though but hey ho, all about exploring.

AnYwaY, weekend before that was spent at Underwater world and this time D came along! I'm super extra prouder of my sis and the way she performed and this round, I get to touch the dolphines! weeeeeeeeeeee...

Few pics from the event:


D loved the tunnel and we went around 3 times, so I did kinda 'hint' him about getting a scuba license mwahaha.

This weekend will be packed with relatives, which will definitely make us actually explore Singapore more ;)

Hey ho, time for an update!

Been spending the last week and abit settling down with me new job and place and it's going great! Despite the 'ninja' mosquitoes that I never knew until I arrive Singapore...yes, they are small and tiny and you don't see them and when they bite, they really bite! So we've taken some measurements...although we haven't actually bought a proper citronella plant but yeah, we've planted a few joysticks around our place.

One day of the weekend was spent with good ole sis, where we watched anime the whole day. Yes, we are sucked into Avatar! The last air-bender WOOHOO.

The other day of the weekend was spent on wake boarding for the first time...but unfortunately my camera battery is dead and I do not know where the charger is so we don't have a video camera :( . Was relying on our friends camera to help us out.

Wake boarding is becoming a more popular 'leisure' sport and it's pretty much like skiing but on a skateboard...as well as the spot people go to do it was very close to our new place, plus there was a sea food restaurant nearby. Heh, that says it all.

Punggol, Singapore - Wake Boarding from Gjin Ow on Vimeo.


I was the last one out of the 4 of us and was the only person who was able to stood up the first time the driver took off! Haha, and it lasted so long (about 10mins non stop). It's real fun because it's really like surfing and there is no hassle to 'catch' the waves since there is already one. I then got adventurous...started to ride left and right, tried jumping and riding with one hand. So want to do it again!

After a 3 hour workout, we headed off for Seafood dinner and then a poker session back at our place. The next day was spent at a German restaurant for lunch and we feasted so much that we were not hungry for dinner.

2nd week of work, but this time without the senior! Do hope I'm doing the right thing as right now there is so much catching up to do (9 months of design work is a real challenge). Short week since it was Singapore day on Monday (saw the fireworks on tv). Things are progressing well regardless, got my work permit, got a bank account and now am just waiting for my first payslip!