tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41497266299564174352024-03-14T08:14:12.222+08:00Let's Go Anywherewhimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-64192085309283593052011-03-02T18:53:00.004+08:002011-03-02T19:19:56.557+08:00Happy Family, Children OptionalI get asked a lot lately about having kids. The wedding is a few months' away plus I'm not your average 24 year-old bride hence the 'appropriate' question of child-bearing from well meaning friends and relatives. I don't reckon men get asked much - my man hasn't need to receive, ponder and reply to the said question.<br />
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Ask the men if they are ready to have kids.<br />
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I can afford my own handbags, thank you very much. I can buy jewellery, have a car go on holidays and get my first apartment with my savings - I was never without a job since I started working in the year1998. I can go out, do things I like, without having to worry about babysitting except for my cat, if I go on a holiday. <br />
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I adore children and would love to have a couple. I'd be happy to give up my job (which I love by the way), and take up the challenge to be a stay-home mom/wife - often described as "much worse than going out to work". Because I can imagine seeing the fruits of labour, labour of love. I want to cook for my husband, read to my children, feed and clean them. I want to be friends with them and watch them grow into responsible adults.<br />
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But I can't do all that and live in a tiny flat, and not having my nails done occassionally.<br />
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With children I would give up my lifestyle, my career, and yes - my freedom. I don't need to live in a big house, have fancy rides and everyday gourmet dinners. But I'd appreciate air-conditioning in that heat without getting into an arguement; once a week time off to myself or with my friends while the husband, grandparents or a nanny take over; at least once-a year family vacation, plus a few more conditions within reasons.<br />
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Of course some may say it's unfair - can we reverse the roles? Tough, since having a child starts with pregnancy. And as if you'd choose to, you won't be pregnant, breastfeeding, be away from work for months.<br />
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So there, "am I planning to have kids?" - you tell me. Sorry if this is hurting, or putting pressure on your macho minds - but the next time your girlfriend/wife gets asked that question, do your own thinking. Don't pretend fatherhood is just a natural progression - it doesn't validate your manhood if your wife or your kids have to suffer. And if you can't afford to have your wife not work and support her emotionally+financially, don't even bother saying whether you like a boy or a girl.<br />
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Afterall, what makes a happy family?<br />
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Read also: <a href="http://gurms.blogspot.com/2011/02/raising-singapore-kids.html">Raising Singapore Kids</a>whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-54026697884014686492011-01-13T16:20:00.000+08:002011-01-13T16:20:37.004+08:00Good Ol' Wind Up Mouse<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/666amppgeYs?fs=1" frameborder="0" height="295" width="480"></iframe>whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-74041032524954097792011-01-10T13:37:00.001+08:002011-01-10T13:42:12.899+08:00Speaking of Hearts...Just helping, as usual. <br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/4629.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/s_4629.jpg' border='0' width='200' height='200' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-91137895895828701042011-01-10T13:34:00.001+08:002011-01-10T13:42:53.285+08:00Some Fattening Angles<br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/4616.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/s_4616.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='280' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Is she sitting on the floor?<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/4617.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/s_4617.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='280' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />She's on a stool! Can't see from top view. <br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/4619.jpg'><img src='http://blogpress.w18.net/photos/11/01/09/s_4619.jpg' border='0' width='210' height='280' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />...her 'heart' behind seems to have gotten bigger?<br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br />whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-61292861532806169062010-12-09T18:53:00.000+08:002010-12-09T18:53:03.380+08:00Flop Twist Stretch Roll (Not A Bread Dough)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eP5Pm4rkkdbR0aAflC1HnQq9y0sskANU8JnM9DGpqIU86KOlYBrbIa7pQ4JYIuWqNdJr8u6IF5focbgdkjY_8Ym5n72rYq2UvC_ViPw6DJUONMq-FuythZg9_AvS5txPMtietjpg_I4/s1600/welcomehm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eP5Pm4rkkdbR0aAflC1HnQq9y0sskANU8JnM9DGpqIU86KOlYBrbIa7pQ4JYIuWqNdJr8u6IF5focbgdkjY_8Ym5n72rYq2UvC_ViPw6DJUONMq-FuythZg9_AvS5txPMtietjpg_I4/s400/welcomehm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>The Welcome-Home Fur Rugwhimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-85574916259517331362010-12-09T18:49:00.000+08:002010-12-09T18:49:29.793+08:00Let Go<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav1wcPYQ12mlzVsmHxoGQaAcLnCP8BxifsYrLS2lGBb3HDM_oUYK0aAJc8QIogxXxSBRB0oZP1RRz4ufhBv-anOPn-ezuCnm240Jb2mqh87O40p872sxdmrOaYwleP4z6X9TzsToliEI/s1600/il_570xN.193518323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav1wcPYQ12mlzVsmHxoGQaAcLnCP8BxifsYrLS2lGBb3HDM_oUYK0aAJc8QIogxXxSBRB0oZP1RRz4ufhBv-anOPn-ezuCnm240Jb2mqh87O40p872sxdmrOaYwleP4z6X9TzsToliEI/s400/il_570xN.193518323.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pxU2jzxl8A8IFl3mQOaY-sBoWCdumgUJGW42Ra0IxbEBKPFFoutV2s_CN98t5qCk6cQ1lYy-FAVCGi7OCJpsCmSguQdWUkHMqPcRtARapeaJ1D8by6OCHsAo2_uzEknt1zDxKqyZTuE/s1600/IMG_1096s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-51819708275511546642010-10-26T22:56:00.000+08:002010-10-26T22:56:59.048+08:00<div style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Everything has beauty, <br />
but not everyone sees it.</span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Confucius</span>whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-17078453004649203072010-10-12T17:04:00.000+08:002010-10-12T17:04:54.061+08:00Happy Jesslyn To You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MHf9HxpdehHv_SQpVtH_KSzOx2A8zQhkrjk-zbyWUR-IEYHVL_M5rPAMBMIeblHS5af0N7tlqzWPoXWkSzuGALs1h93VxikmEaEn8DcWZwBsMWNhf5GGrjzcx4U5QAqfuGomhuT2Jjw/s1600/page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MHf9HxpdehHv_SQpVtH_KSzOx2A8zQhkrjk-zbyWUR-IEYHVL_M5rPAMBMIeblHS5af0N7tlqzWPoXWkSzuGALs1h93VxikmEaEn8DcWZwBsMWNhf5GGrjzcx4U5QAqfuGomhuT2Jjw/s400/page.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
4th October - the day this little girl has been waiting for all year. The grandness of the day fills her with such joy, she came back from school (where she indulged in the spotlight of being a Birthday Girl all day among her friends), literally jumped in the presence of all who were there for the celebration.<br />
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I can't remember what it must've felt like - will it be equivalent to winning the lottery? Or getting a queue number <10 when you apply for HDB flat?<br />
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See pictured dresser box her dad gave her, which she delightfully painted and decorated "from 9am to about 2pm in between only stopping for lunch" (as quoted when asked). She got a puzzle, some stickers and a Mighty World's florist shop from me. She gets to eat the cream of her cake with fingers and no one would scold her.<br />
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But the best part was seeing her breaming with pride when everyone sings her the birthday song :)whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-53130150138536983422010-10-12T16:28:00.000+08:002010-10-12T16:28:02.584+08:00Aretha<object height="295" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ERzNIzrEnLg?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ERzNIzrEnLg?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br />
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She's got good voice. Her debut album 'Seasons Of My Soul' will be released on 1st November.whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-29936574523205462062010-10-07T17:17:00.000+08:002010-10-07T17:17:12.480+08:00Recycling for FunWe made a toy house for Saffi and she instantly knew what to do with it - wriggles through, sticks her head out of places, reaches her little paws out to play catch. She would soon snooze in it, too.<br />
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It was the box of a Kenwood Steamer my mom gave me.<br />
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Poor Saffi... never could catch the dot. <br />
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Oh maybe we shouldn't let her play with The Dot so much. 20 minutes after the chase, she's still looking for it! I read somewhere that it could be frustrating for cats when they're unable to catch their prey - in this case a toy - so using a conventional mouse/fish tease could be better?whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-11740042576082639182010-09-18T14:53:00.000+08:002010-09-18T14:53:37.463+08:001-Altitude<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4tB-yFHqqsNhYMl85Txs-U96ztAqbGDVD-7zgHu7H_KpZUW6lXCERII2bW6ug-W6ADU1FHAulVFHh9RbKDvvxNDD_CFEXuJXYpTJMpctO3PZFMnH70dkMA0lAh5sGetFQhjfZg4Ijrw/s1600/IMG_9958.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4tB-yFHqqsNhYMl85Txs-U96ztAqbGDVD-7zgHu7H_KpZUW6lXCERII2bW6ug-W6ADU1FHAulVFHh9RbKDvvxNDD_CFEXuJXYpTJMpctO3PZFMnH70dkMA0lAh5sGetFQhjfZg4Ijrw/s400/IMG_9958.jpg" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ39F8TYCasHqa-85_uKExIxeGct4rlOac60p_lr0W5L2LhjWpxc34u8IoXbjlyq1SQtMLwcnRR5B2q4QRDiqkqWGOWjvetf_DMgWhlCdvXALipD47oPooXBttx8UDG3qZXYRklVIpMto/s1600/IMG_9955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ39F8TYCasHqa-85_uKExIxeGct4rlOac60p_lr0W5L2LhjWpxc34u8IoXbjlyq1SQtMLwcnRR5B2q4QRDiqkqWGOWjvetf_DMgWhlCdvXALipD47oPooXBttx8UDG3qZXYRklVIpMto/s400/IMG_9955.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE_3ytNu4158jQwnoMbiNEHHl36n7VllhjnDjWFz000T1zQj48Ocvz8FY3YyXqjm3p03LToeWGezNOpO3MPic5pquJalEP8GD2TyFlvonpxg7spRgvt82Gke843f2bQFbSWFpNoX0kiE/s1600/IMG_9959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdE_3ytNu4158jQwnoMbiNEHHl36n7VllhjnDjWFz000T1zQj48Ocvz8FY3YyXqjm3p03LToeWGezNOpO3MPic5pquJalEP8GD2TyFlvonpxg7spRgvt82Gke843f2bQFbSWFpNoX0kiE/s400/IMG_9959.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Oh look, Andy's almost in the clouds!whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-21469638498226541132010-09-05T16:30:00.000+08:002010-09-05T16:30:43.042+08:00A Cat and a Tissue Box<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2Z4Z13ua_TBRSwIRvkj7rZ4T93_SkQXTbDg4_J_acj2Wl9ghIUazPTtXOd4T1V2ZGK3CwnIJ5Kql0OPy6QTmiVRWMpE9K5NUONXh5TTnmfDtjhqk1JPnTPehM_3XUXHk8Nh1KCSGSXY/s1600/IMG_9829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2Z4Z13ua_TBRSwIRvkj7rZ4T93_SkQXTbDg4_J_acj2Wl9ghIUazPTtXOd4T1V2ZGK3CwnIJ5Kql0OPy6QTmiVRWMpE9K5NUONXh5TTnmfDtjhqk1JPnTPehM_3XUXHk8Nh1KCSGSXY/s320/IMG_9829.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT_vaWsAsRQfzaU285HdiBg38iRsxbHjLhXzoEPUuYsfoEy1YsbBU6zbcFWQ9EfDSlwR-sPYvFZSiWGz4qao7v41RzAZM6q6s254wBhxata-FqaJl30HhQehCCQsErwDUjLOM0IEGnQs/s1600/IMG_9832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT_vaWsAsRQfzaU285HdiBg38iRsxbHjLhXzoEPUuYsfoEy1YsbBU6zbcFWQ9EfDSlwR-sPYvFZSiWGz4qao7v41RzAZM6q6s254wBhxata-FqaJl30HhQehCCQsErwDUjLOM0IEGnQs/s320/IMG_9832.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXmBVA5Axdw_rkQNURAotrMOUtriU3u_E_KWtXSY-3f-f_RltnFgN01FTdtikiGcEKxldxzUioiklO9CZgKInu8KEpX-j9UE2iK9i6KC5wCisiby3w1YYQueIfEE-PzPIogbo0_3i5sg/s1600/IMG_9828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXmBVA5Axdw_rkQNURAotrMOUtriU3u_E_KWtXSY-3f-f_RltnFgN01FTdtikiGcEKxldxzUioiklO9CZgKInu8KEpX-j9UE2iK9i6KC5wCisiby3w1YYQueIfEE-PzPIogbo0_3i5sg/s320/IMG_9828.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdlcr32iomBQwsXHuq_2ArAJAK3oVYjN06XU0Oc18FrmBUJBxIM9RYGW9KVTjh9s3dX13QiuDIga9FtGAX-ftNaAw9wiaqL4WP91oE6MxmzFRcWserPghLekLMqJMdivGw50QCfFuQPY/s1600/IMG_0901.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdlcr32iomBQwsXHuq_2ArAJAK3oVYjN06XU0Oc18FrmBUJBxIM9RYGW9KVTjh9s3dX13QiuDIga9FtGAX-ftNaAw9wiaqL4WP91oE6MxmzFRcWserPghLekLMqJMdivGw50QCfFuQPY/s320/IMG_0901.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrN9o0zZ2xgZjNtd_Iv9EzpJcgcn32vk3qSstaPUAsIFfzg3v3taq1JaxjQHCQAKMWAdGyysOlShesnzwBpa9KauoocCMjTFc2q8leBA86arvW9Tk6y7T471Oi6MyeGbFcRAXKIz9hnM/s1600/IMG_0903.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrN9o0zZ2xgZjNtd_Iv9EzpJcgcn32vk3qSstaPUAsIFfzg3v3taq1JaxjQHCQAKMWAdGyysOlShesnzwBpa9KauoocCMjTFc2q8leBA86arvW9Tk6y7T471Oi6MyeGbFcRAXKIz9hnM/s320/IMG_0903.jpg" /></a></div><br />
Wonder if she knows, she makes me laugh :)whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-9109833049724051502010-09-05T16:05:00.000+08:002010-09-05T16:05:20.053+08:00Coffee, Anyone?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8koFruKUornAk9f9cmdS08dXN0QfHim6kqJI2OiZwLlwpKasJYFBQWhEWg-PgSPCB3WeKKyGHYqPjuovliZbEQ5AMDS66A3qQDgxyHqS-U9KH_-dgdZzTB-xXXoeTuakqWeDANfXAabA/s1600/page1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8koFruKUornAk9f9cmdS08dXN0QfHim6kqJI2OiZwLlwpKasJYFBQWhEWg-PgSPCB3WeKKyGHYqPjuovliZbEQ5AMDS66A3qQDgxyHqS-U9KH_-dgdZzTB-xXXoeTuakqWeDANfXAabA/s400/page1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
There's been some coffee brewing at home since the acquisition of a Nespresso machine. The machine came with a set of <a href="http://www.nespresso.com/uk/en/wheel">16 capsules</a> to sample, and I've decided on some favourites: Strong and spicy <i>Indriya</i>; <i>Arpeggio, Cappricio, Volluto</i> and<i> Cosi</i> from the Espresso range; <i>Fortissio</i> for the Lungo; the 3 decafs are good enough to stock up too, for an after dinner treat.<br />
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Apart from the fact that this small, quiet gadget makes good coffee, it's cost efficient at 5x cuppa to 1x Starbucks (machine aside). Maintenance is easy, you need only to fill its water tank like you would to make coffee - hit a button and run water through without a capsule in.<br />
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I'm also pleased with drinking more milk now that I enjoy these lattes and cappucinos. Still trying to make a prettier cappuccino. Pictured here is the <b>Magimix Citiz & Milk White</b>. See the Citiz range <a href="http://www1.nespresso.com/citiz/index.php?lang=en">here</a>.whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-2469428806267545192010-08-08T14:14:00.000+08:002010-08-08T14:14:17.414+08:00The Fox In The Snow<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9nn7JLegw8JuAHK_jiS14sMBqe8K-hGTTevqKcgLj1zsQ3hUwQnY44cWefAoO8T2aYgGSe59_Eki_c8MPevuJ5g6_-juENGJfU5hV6eqhEAQ7fzkiheu-F-eBd3Kq2-FTq9alagfyYw/s1600/belle-and-sebastian-if-youre-feeling-sinister-album-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9nn7JLegw8JuAHK_jiS14sMBqe8K-hGTTevqKcgLj1zsQ3hUwQnY44cWefAoO8T2aYgGSe59_Eki_c8MPevuJ5g6_-juENGJfU5hV6eqhEAQ7fzkiheu-F-eBd3Kq2-FTq9alagfyYw/s200/belle-and-sebastian-if-youre-feeling-sinister-album-cover.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fox in the snow, where do you go</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To find something you can eat?</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cause the word out on the street is you are starving</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Don't let yourself grow hungry now</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Don't let yourself grow cold</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fox in the snow</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Girl in the snow, where will you go</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To find someone that will do?</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To tell someone all the truth before it kills you</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">They listen to your crazy laugh</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Before you hang a right</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">And disappear from sight</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What do they know anyway?</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You'll read it in a book</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What do they know anyway?</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You'll read it in a book tonight</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Boy on the bike, what are you like</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As you cycle round the town?</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You're going up, you're going down</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">You're going nowhere</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It's not as if they're paying you</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It's not as if it's fun</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">At least not anymore</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">When your legs are black and blue</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It's time to take a break</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">When your legs are black and blue</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It's time to take a holiday</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Kid in the snow, way to go</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It only happens once a year</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It only happens once a lifetime</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Make the most of it</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Second just to being born</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Second to dying to</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">What else could you do? </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fox in the snow... </span></div>whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-82763906601419835912010-07-28T19:35:00.000+08:002010-07-28T19:35:13.856+08:00<b style="background-color: #ffd966; color: white;"> I'm going to Phuket again. Crazy happy thrilled. </b>whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-2438888727851778172010-07-16T14:00:00.000+08:002010-07-16T14:00:59.588+08:00The Cat's Big Move<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPAen0G66_JBgcfrIflY_libAGh98O0PkT1lZygCnZtFO7RvOj3NPmgBYuUdiyYyR4301NmWyzhY2owvzdssa1ut3DXMpuOr06161bmqIeT-kGr8mnSg3K5rSJcLgQYKQYdy9TF0PhY0/s1600/IMG_9022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPAen0G66_JBgcfrIflY_libAGh98O0PkT1lZygCnZtFO7RvOj3NPmgBYuUdiyYyR4301NmWyzhY2owvzdssa1ut3DXMpuOr06161bmqIeT-kGr8mnSg3K5rSJcLgQYKQYdy9TF0PhY0/s200/IMG_9022.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlZ_r4KVs013R6ucrYeeGXFPKS-GE_8vES0DFQzAS5kxfjMVy8V-ysVnigfdo4Fie31IEHWF0Vl5XmJdaefpIatIlZNsS0g9a7DnwprQRl0tapaK9Gdd6vtF3G93Z4k_X4hg1pOGWUgA/s1600/IMG_9023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlZ_r4KVs013R6ucrYeeGXFPKS-GE_8vES0DFQzAS5kxfjMVy8V-ysVnigfdo4Fie31IEHWF0Vl5XmJdaefpIatIlZNsS0g9a7DnwprQRl0tapaK9Gdd6vtF3G93Z4k_X4hg1pOGWUgA/s200/IMG_9023.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />
We've moved from Loyang. After all week stressed up over packing and moving the final task was to bring the cat over. After an enjoyable car ride, Saffi officially became one of the new residents at Lavender, 3am on 1st July. She went all hiding at first, as predicted. Occasionally sticking her head out to see what we're doing. By next day, curiosity got the better of her and she explored the place in short intervals. Come day two, she's quite happy walking and lounging about with her tail high.<br />
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Without the company of Elliot and Oscar, Saffi sticks with us - an escort in and out of rooms, sitting by while we have tea, do the laundry, work at the desk, watch tv, etc. She's also started the habit of waking people up in the morning. Talks a lot too.<br />
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She's cautious of the neighbours but she'd now peer out. And as usual, she comes to the door like a puppy when the key jiggles at our door.<br />
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Who needs overpriced toys from the stores when you can have loads more fun with paper bags? (Tip: cut holes and watch your cat turn into a bag with limbs!)whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-89528944834652771912010-06-11T18:22:00.000+08:002010-06-11T18:22:46.156+08:00I Love You, Mom!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7OV5ebiJm8phDgGoqzW7WurXyDe291ctZnAGVz6z3xrbz4-i0G9f3ODJD1gOsS-OHEuXDh0Y9YPJnKryJT-y0osDxmhmWcmehPjotwMqH8Yf4yIsXjhn1OfXfHLUh0zKRA7j1gesbro/s1600/page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho7OV5ebiJm8phDgGoqzW7WurXyDe291ctZnAGVz6z3xrbz4-i0G9f3ODJD1gOsS-OHEuXDh0Y9YPJnKryJT-y0osDxmhmWcmehPjotwMqH8Yf4yIsXjhn1OfXfHLUh0zKRA7j1gesbro/s400/page.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
A small impromptu lunch affair on the Saturday afternoon before I was to leave for a trip. See how animated the little niece is.whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4149726629956417435.post-89713030386339682242010-04-28T02:46:00.000+08:002010-04-28T02:46:08.689+08:00Ashes in Sunny SkiesYou can't see it, neither can you smell it. But with a computed 1% danger to aircraft engines the skies were shut for 6 days. Almost a week of peace and quiet for those dwellers near airports, even birds could be heard chirping and bunnies seen hopping (across the runway, mind you). <br />
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The big eruption happened on the 14th April. Like most, I went to bed that evening in London thinking I'd be home soon only to wake up on the morning of 15th seeing images of an angry volcano on BBC. Flights subsequently got cancelled. Over the days that followed, air spaces and airports remained closed as airlines, passengers and crew waited for news every hour. It's fortunate at times like these we've got comfortable accommodation provided by the company, but to be told you've got a flight to operate and then none, then again, and changed the next minute... this fly/no-fly non status is just tedious. Everything just became one big ash cloud of uncertainty and I got bored. I wanted to come home and see my cat.<br />
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The nature of my job is anything but routine. It's hard to make plans months, weeks even days ahead as it is with your availability all depending on the ever-changing Duty Roster - unpredictable events like these make things all the more vulnerable. Not just the weather or traffic that concerns what time you'll be home in the evenings, we're at the mercy of many factors that'll affect getting home at all. Back home to see your folks, to water the plants, to lie in your own bed, to have a hearty meal... to make sure everything's alright. People complain all the time of mundane chores, of not getting away. Well then my job is full of surprises and being away. Volatile it may seem but it can also be great fun, I must admit.<br />
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So... after what should've been just a 9-day trip turned 17 days, having flown across continents - back and forth and then stuck - I'm home. I like being home when I am... heck I even enjoy the mundane chores. The feeling of belonging is important. Like my cat, home is a constant. For all it's worth, that's what I need when the flying's done.whimmykimmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13145496409449230506noreply@blogger.com0