Universal Studios Singapore

After months of wanting to go, Eugene finally managed to take a day off and we went to USS! But we got a shock when we reached there! Tickets were SOLD OUT! I was so bewildered! After finally digging up the time to go there, we couldn't get in!

We had lunch outside the theme park and thought of where we could bring the kids instead. It dawned on me that perhaps getting the Annual Pass would guarantee us entrance into the park. True enough, we managed to get in! By then it was already 2 pm, we only managed to walk around another 3 hours before Russell fell asleep. So it was really a good idea to get the Annual Pass!Renee needs to get over her dislike of the mascots! Here she is, refusing to stand next to the Penguins from Madagascar!

The kids loved the Merry-Go-Round though and Dino-Sauring. Russell was too young to sit on the roller coaster but Renee did. She was scared but didn't cry!

We need to go again SOON!!

The weekend before Christmas

This year, because we were so busy with our move and unpacking, I feel like we had so little time to do our Christmas shopping. I'd been going for short trips to make some purchases after work while waiting for Eugene to pick me up. I can only carry that much!

On Saturday, we decided to go to East Coast to catch some prawns. It was either crabs, prawns or tilapia fish. I thought the prawns sounded much easier. After an hour and a half, we caught 5 prawns! Initially the kids were very excited and kept wanting to take over the rod but after half an hour, they just busied themselves with fighting and arguing. Next morning, Renee insisted I make prawn porridge! I did so with carrots and brocoli and while the porridge was boiling, I added the head inside to make the broth really rich and colorful! Yummy! The prawns were very fresh so they were crunchy to eat.
Sunday, we had a long day. We went to Suntec for the kids' weekly lessons. While they were at class, I went to Toys R Us to finish my shopping. Horrible! Queuing up at the cashier was a nightmare! The cashier ran out of receipt paper and the lady in front decided to apply for a Star Card and split up her purchases into 3 bills! And this was at 1 pm where I was supposed to pick Renee from her Art Class! Geez! How very stressful! Thankfully the class hadn't ended so I rushed down to put the bags in the car. We had a quick lunch and sent her back for her Art Camp which lasted from 2 to 6 pm. I went for my pedicure while Eugene took Russell around. Apparently he fell asleep and dropped one of his slippers so I had to go meet them right after my pedicure to carry Russell while Eugene walked around Carrefour to look for the missing slipper. Instead of spending the time shopping, we were looking for a SLIPPER! and then queuing up at the Lost and Found to report the missing slipper!

Anyway, 4 hours passed really quickly with the search of a replacement slipper, buying gifts for relatives and queuing up (AGAIN!!) for lucky draw coupons.

All in, we were at Suntec City for EIGHT freaking hours. I was really aching all over by the time we reached home at almost 9 pm.

We had an early night after that!

16 weeks

So the little one doesn't want to know its gender yet. Same as Renee and Russell, they were rather "shy" and wouldn't let us know their gender till 16 to 20 weeks. There was a moment when Dr. Chen said, I think you can get rid of the girls clothes that you have, because we told her we wanted to clear some space - we have too much stuff and too little space. And then little one changed its angle so that no amount of prodding would yield any results. We'll just have to wait till 31st December to find out.

I've put on 1 kg since the last check up, my appetite has been good, thank goodness the morning sickness is more or less out the door! Baby was really active and gave us a full view. Hello!

Meanwhile, life goes on in Katong. I didn't realise how fun it could be for the kids to go to the kid's pool on the second floor.....we've been going the last two Sundays, for about 30 to 45 mins each time. The pool is so small but they don't really care.

Tomorrow, we may be bringing the kids to Universal Studios. M-A-Y-B-E......depends on what time Eugene finishes his medical check up and whether the weather's ok. We won't be too garang and try to finish everything. We'll focus more on Far Far Away and Madagascar. I went to the "Rider Guide" and even some of the kiddy rides are not recommended for pregnant women! sheesh!!!