End of Maternity Leave

I've come to the end of my maternity leave.
I didn't know what or how it will be, until the day comes, and I wouldn't know how I will cope until I start working.

Today, supposedly my first day to work, I was very tired from the busy weekend and still had to wake up for Kian in the middle of the night, twice and the 3rd time Matt took charge but I was awake too.
Despite of the tiredness, I was very sad in the morning, to leave Kian-chan.
So I asked permission from my boss to start from Dec 1, which is tomorrow.

And so I went shopping for new clothes, shoes and a bag.
It's the only way for me to feel happy to go to work....

Whatever makes her happy on a Saturday Night

I invited 8 of my girl friends (and all Singaporean!) for dinner & drinks to home.
Some people knew some people but not all.
But it turned out a great night, and the girls seemed to enjoy themselves.
I cooked lasagna, renkon salad, egg and tuna sushi rolls.
All dishes went well, although Ling and Peggy couldn't eat the lasagna because they don't eat beef!
And I was worried about pork!
Next time I should prepare something without beef...
And except Ling, we all had wine to drink and emptied 8 bottles! (okay, maybe I drank more than some girls...)

At one point, everyone was talking at once, wanting to be heard! That was loud!

WAGS and Babies

Saturday afternoon I went to watch the rugby match with Kian.

It's a good place to meet the WAGS (wives and girlfriends).
They are very good with babies that I can safely have beer or wine and enjoy myself too.

I never noticed how many babies/toddlers there were, until I got my own.
And surprised to know even the girls who doesn't have babies are very good in handling babies.
Matt was warned by his fellow players that bringing a baby (probably as cute as Kian) is giving ideas to their girlfriends... oops!

Dennis, my ex-colleague came down to see Kian.

He has 4 children of his own. Recently, the 4 children and the mother went back to Philippines because they think it's the best thing to do for their children's education and well being.

He is misses his children so much...
I can't imagine being apart from Matt and Kian, but I guess they did what is the best for the family.

Oh, but of course, we haven't forgotten the main purpose, to cheer our beloved husband or boyfriend play hard and rough under the scorching hot sun followed by rain... tough!

Jim Thompson - A Thai Restaurant

Went here for late lunch.

I really like the entrance to the interior.

The building used to be a Chapel, so the ceiling was very high.

The table we sat was a sofa on one side, with plush cushions.

Beautiful decorations and good service (except for some of the young staff at the toilet who had no idea about helping us find a place for changing baby diaper).

And food was good. (La Na Thai does it better).

It's been a while since I was impressed with the decoration of a restaurant (not that I go out a lot...)

Kian's first Video debut.

new hair cut

I cut and gave highlights to my hair. It's supposed to have more waves and lighter in color but I couldn't do it. Maybe next time.
For now, the new length and color is refreshing to me, on top of newly becoming a mother.