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Brought them to Botenical Gardens yesterday morning followed by Haw Pa Villa in the noon. It was a long day! Ended with dinner at Great World City Jack's Place where we celebrated Bao's Mum birthday with a simple cake.  I am sure she was very pleased with that simple celebration. 

Botenical Gardens. Its been quite a number of years since I last visited that park. Well the last time I think it was like 6 years or more ago? For Mum it was easily more then 10 years or maybe 20! haha. Dad used to bring her there during their courting days. Imagine those years! 

This was taken at a man-made water fall just outside the Orchid garden. Nicely taken! Anyway Bao's Mum loves Orchid so much. She seems to be very knowledgeable on flowers.

Bao Bao taking a shot with Zach here. Looking crisp and sharp. The colors are really amazing at the gardens! Definitely a great place for photography.

Mother taking a picture with Mother-in-law ;)

Taking a picture for Kendice in bright day light is no problem. The blinking of eyes will not happen! Cause the flash is OFF . hehe. 

Yesterday both my Father and Mother In-laws came to Singapore. Wife was so excited about it that she could not sleep the previous day and woke up so early on that day. She's now out with them, I think at Chinatown. While I am home, looking after Zach. He's still in his dream land. So I picked them up at Terminal 1 at about 5pm. And we headed back home to unload the stuffs. After that I brought them to East Coast to have the Korean BBQ for dinner. $215! Ouch! 

Ordered 3 plates of beef and 1 plate of Pork. The food's wonderful! That explains the cost. I did not really ate alot. As in the beef! Next time I'll go with wife and eat all I want! ;)

Close up shot of his sulking face! ;) Don't ya feel like pinching those cheeks? I would not only pinch but bite them. hehe. 

Gonna leave for soccer at about 12:30pm! After that think gotta show my in-laws around. Gonna spend lotsa money! Ouch...

Morning went over to Liping's place for her baby's 1st month celebration. Seems like all the kids grew so much! :) haha. :) Gotta admit we are old! I mean Zach's already grown so much! What can we expect!? Anyway after that brought Kendice and Zach with Mum and Bao to Jurong Point for the LIVE show! Thomas and Friends! It was a short show heh! But thats enough to make Zach go crazy! He was so excited! Managed to take a picture of him with the Fat Controller and Thomas! 

He was actually crying! Cause he wouldn't wanna wait for his turn to go up the stage! He wanted to go up immediately! hehe. After that he went home a satisfied boy! :)  

Could see that he was trying to sing along! From that distance, he was like mumbling and mumbling! Cute :) Ohhh I uploaded a video of Zach on Youtube! And here it is! Finally after some time, here's another video! Cool!

Ahhhh Zach is in the room! And he closed my room door! Naughty fellow! He's grown so much, and he knows so many things now! He can sing, talk and shout at you! All in the name of fun! :) He's really so fun. Actually I wanted to bring him to Jurong Point just now. Cause there's Thomas and Friends live show! He'll love it so much but I was too tired after soccer and he needed some sleep too. So I guess we'll go tomorrow after Liping's son first month party!

About Pinnacle @ Duxton, think the project is being delayed again. Heard so much rumors that there are problems linking up the sky bridges. With that, many are not confident that it'll be handed over to HDB anytime soon. Ahhhhh, the wait is killing! Infact the wait for the HLE (Housing Loan Eligibility) is worst! Some said 1 week will have reply from HDB, but...Ahhhh nothinG!! Its been 2 weeks! Yawns. HDB is so slow. Simple thing yet so long! 

Tomorrow I'll load up some latest pictures of Zach! Kendice if she does not do that blink again!

Attached is the Pinnacle @ Duxton layout of all the 7 blocks in all! My future unit would be block 1G unit #14-81. It would be the extreme right of the map. Further away from Outram MRT. Looking at it closely. It seems to be in between Tanjong Pagar MRT and Outram MRT. Wonder which is nearer? 

Can you believe this!!? I got it!! I got it!!! I cannot be more thankful then anyone now!! Its a blessing afterall!!  Haha after all that complaints! And now I got a flat at Pinnacle @ Duxton!! Well my appointment as posted before was on the 02 March and queue number was at 500 with only 60 S1 apartments for Chinese quota! My chance to even select a flat looked a gonner back then! I was like monitoring the flats left every few minutes!! And when it was a day before my appointment there were like 26 units left! With not much choices left we choose the one that was the highest at level 14th! Unit is #14-81 !

Above is the floorplan for my new house! Its 95m sq! Bigger then the current one we're residing in! But I guess its due to the planter! :)

This picture was taken sometime back, there is much more progress up till today! The HDB officer who attended to me told me that we should be able to get the keys on about the 4th Quarter of 2009 which is December 09! I wish it would be true! Infact after reading on the Pinnacle forum, it seems that it was supposed to be handed over about this period to HDB! I guess the economy crisis is taking its toll on construction after-all! The wait is gonna be killing!! Imagine my own house and with such a premier location! This is really a dream home man! Right in the heart of the City! Did not get a high floor but the location of this flat is cool enough! There is a Sky Garden on the 26th and 50th storey! And I heard that it would be resident accessible only?? Can't confirm this yet... If its true! Its Wooo! Condo style man! haha.

I am so excited now!! But for now I had told my brother to stop my CPF investment of about $47k which I think left about $40K.  Need it for the downpayment!! Whatever it is... Gotta wait for HDB to come back to me on my loan!!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Oh... came home today opened the letter box, and I got a hugh envelope from HDB. Its an invitation to select the Pinnacle@Duxton!! COOL!! Wait a minute!! NOT COOL AT ALL! Infact I find it STUPID!! Its exactly the same as last time!! I got a super huge number after balloting... and could not get a date to select a flat. So I gave up. But HDB sent me the same letter back then and invited me for a flat selection! But even before my date to select.. ALL FLATS WERE TAKEN UP!!! This time round... My queue number is 500!!! And there are only 117 flats for selection and only 60 for CHINESE!!! And I fall into CHINESE!!! So the answer is very clear!! Its gonna be another WASTE OF TIME!! Darn... I tried 5 times in all balloting for flats and 5 times I get NOTHING! I gave up on the idea of balloting for a flat. I totally gave up!! And now they send me this "HOPELESS" invite. HDB... Why are you doing this!!?!?! The system totally sucks!!  Its sad... I accepted the fact I have no luck in getting a new flat, now they gave me hope... but obviously its false hope! 

I give up...again. Infact, this time I feel worst!! Getting a flat in Pinnacle is like a dream to me. Well... its known as "DOUBLE BLOW" 

HDB... waste of my time!

Yawns... Tired Tired! Gonna send Baby Zach to childcare soon! He's watching his usual Barney at the living room now. hehe. And he so into it now. Probably he's gonna cry later when I tell him its time to leave! Lately its so hard to send him to childcare! Always cry!! He's grown so much already. And that always makes me wonder, will he be a hard to teach son soon? Kendice has been a total disappointment, especially lately. So many complaints from school. Teachers calling saying her performance dipped and always not passing up her homework! When I asked her if she had completed her homework, she always say all done!! Haizzz... She always seems to be lost in her own world. Being a parent.... It is definitely tough!! Oh well... Lets see how!

Later in the noon, we'll gonna go ICA get Kendice's PR! It had been approved! Thats great news! Finally!! Waited quite awhile. Once her PR formalities are completed, I assume that the school fees I'm paying monthly will be reduce quite significantly! That'll be so much lighter for me financially!! Cool!!

The picture above... HAHAHA. He wanna help Mummy clean the house!! Its really funny! Zach learns to vacuum! Full of nonsense!! Anything that seems interesting to him, he'll wanna be part of it!! Anyway lately Zach had been able to say so many things that we never even taught him!! :) I am guessing he picked up alot from childcare and being this age, he tends to pick up things really fast. Smart Baby Zach!

So whats up with me lately? Not been cycling due to my right knee being really pain at the slightest movement! Haiz!! I might need to consult a specialist. So meanwhile I'm doing alot of gaming! And the latest inclusion is F.E.A.R 2! Started yesterday and having lotsa fun! :) hehe. Tonight gonna whack more time on it! 

The one I completed before! Its the Metal Gear Solid 4! :) I must say it is one of the BEST game out there!! I should had gotten this game right from the start but I tried the DEMO back then I did not like it! I wonder why! Decided to get it and try and darn! Its the best beside Uncharted!! :) But MGS4, the game is so emotional!! haha. And it seems to be like watching a movie!! Great Great! Now my games collection stands at 13! All within a span of 2 months?? hehe. More adding to the collection in time! hehe...

Gotta get going for now!!

9618 this time it opened!! Its only consolation but still... Its like OMG! Give up on this car chances to strike even something! Wasting more and more money only! Arghhh. haha. Getting crazy over this ride! Maybe its time to sell it! But too much top up to the bank, thus its impossible for now!! But.. hey! I won mahjong yesterday! Could had won like $500 but the last round was totally bad... In the end I won $210! :)

Zach's sleeping now. He's having diarrhea. He's having watery stools now. He's always sick, cough, flu and now this. Poor little boy, but on the brighter side, he's always so active regardless of his health :) He gotta be a really optimistic boy! Pinning all my hopes on him! As in hopefully he'll grow up to be someone "wow". (define that wow) haha.

Bao and Kendice are at Mum's stall now. Oh Mum has a new helper at her stall now... Good!! Now Bao would not need to go to the stall during the night hours! :) But I doubt this worker will stay long!! Darn!!

Somehow I feel stress lately... work?? Money?? or what?? I don't know!! Just feel tired! Ahhhhh luckily I have been playing Playstation 3!! Got alot of games lately!!

Infact I had completed these 2 games!! The one on the right was completed in 2 days! The Afro was completed today! :)  More games coming my way!! This is certainly one way to de-stress myself from all crap happening!!

Once again!! My car number missed by a digit!! It opened 9516!! It simply wouldn't open 9518!! I am starting to really hate this car!! Or rather the number!! $2,500 gone!!! SHIT! Its always so close!! I've come close way too many times, and I must say, the feeling sure suxs! hehe. When will it open!!?? I mean 9518!! I have been driving this car for 2 years coming March. And its always near miss!! Ahhhhhhhh. Pain Pain!!!

As for Chinese New Year... Its a recession for many! The value of the "Ang Pao" dropped so much! On the average, my relatives only gave $4!! Thats rather .... errr. Oh well nevermind! I gave $10 for Father's side and $6 on Mother's side.  Maybe I gave too much!!  Then again... Maybe one's generosity pays??  The answer is " NO!" haha... I lost mahjong like nobody's business! Wait what I am talking? Of course my losses on mahjong concerns no one! So its certainly no one's business!! I am crazy... Lost too much I must reckon. Keep losing and losing, from winning $600 and at the 4th round I lost $280 on Friday! And I just played at Liyan's place and I lost $36! Regardless big or small ... I will lose!! Ha Ha Ha!! (Laughing myself!!) Bottom line... How is this CNY? Its down down down on my fortune!!

Well at least this CNY, there are happy moments captured on digital! Pictures of course! And here they are!!

Nice huh? Bao Bao and Kendice posing nicely here! Finally I managed to capture this little Princess with her eyes opened wide!! Bao looks pretty huh? This CNY she certainly dressed up much younger!! Think the way she ties her hair made the different! Keep it Up!

More shots showing the time of the CNY. :) Pretty ladies!!

I like this one alot! Pair or oranges in her hands and smiling lightly into the lens. Cool! Hopefully she'll be able to take more of "Eyes Open" shots in time!

And here's a shot with Zach! It was really hard to ask him to look at the lens! Bao had a hard time!! But managed to snap this one. That naughty look!! But at least he did not show that usual cheeky smile!! 

Here's a shot of my wife and myself, we've not been taking pictures together for quite awhile due to the fact that I am always behind the lens. This was taken on self timer though. ;) Nice? ( I think I got the lucky look on my face, that explains the losses on mahjong 8 loses and 2 wins)

Lost mahjong on 2 days. About $200. And today's 4D another pain. Bought 1912 but 2nd prize opened 1812!!! Thats $15,000 miss. What a way to start new year!! I rather it came nothing near. Its so painful. This number was placed when I saw the movie "Seven Pounds" it was one of the house number in the movie. Haizzzz almost turned a fluke moment into wonder. 

Screenshot taken from the movie "Seven Pounds" Ahhh actually it look abit like 1812 huh? Guess my crap luck just didn't pay afterall. Arghhhhh !!! Sad!!!! All was a hope gone wrong! Not just that, starters opened 6751 and 0951 and I bought my usual 0751. Ran 3 sets in a single day. So moody now. Very very sad. If only I strike today, it would be a wonderful start... Really really sad!!! Missed so many times. 4D seems so impossible to strike! Arrrghhhh...

Tomorrow would be the 1st day of the Chinese New Year. Let's hope for great things to happen. 

Sad...

Yawnssss

Just gave him his medication and put him on the Nebulizer machine for about 10 mins. Today its so simple! He simply lied on the sofa with the mask on and obediently lay there quiet for the entire process! :) 

Did not go work today, brought Zach back to Singapore Baby & Child Clinic as his cough hasn't improve after taking a week of medication. Doctor Vella explained to me the reasons, can't really understand the medical explanation! All I know Zach's still not well. So he wants Zach to use the Nebulizer machine for 3 days and then back to him for a review. Thus Friday I will have to bring Zach back to the clinic. Today the bill amounted up to $180! Previously it was $153! PD is really expensive. Hope Zach can get well soon!! 

This is the machine and breathing apparatus that Zach has to use for 3 times a days for 3 days. Kinda funny when the nurse first taught me how to use. I mean funny as in Zach's reaction! hah. Anyway Zach is probably one of the few kids around who seems to love to take his medication! haha so funny!! :)

Anyway I just returned from cycling from Mount Fabar, did 3 laps normal and 1 steep climb. Well today I must say I was much faster but!! I vomited!! Cuz before riding I ate quite alot of "Zhu Chang Fen". Bao made them. And immediately I left for the ride!! Darn feeling so uncomfortable now!! hehe. Greedy!! haha. Nevertheless it was a good ride today! Feel much fitter! :)

Back to work tomorrow... Yawns!

Met up with family for dinner, together with Sister and Brother. Brother managed to join us after his Doctor gave him permission to leave the hospital for awhile. Anyway we ate at Coca steamboat. My treat but Sister wanted to pay half.  Total bill - $371! Scary! Oh well, once awhile I guess that's fine. Anyway it was for Kendice's celebration. She is turning 12 soon! How time passes!! I tried taking so many shots for her but almost 99% of it, she close her eyes!! This one is the best!! Haizzzz, can really get pissed taking picture for her!! The cake cost $71, it was pre-ordered few days back. Kendice love the cake! Its the High School Musical 3 cake!  (still have a big portion in the refrigerator). 

Still gotta get Kendice a present! :) The actual date of her birthday is on the 22nd Jan anyway! ;) 

Anyway Brother is buying a Condominium at Woodlands. He wanted his back loan to be approve, so he needed to have as much money in his bank account for the bank loan to be approved easier, Guess what? I transfered $10,000 to him but got the wrong account number!! Bonkers! Now the money is missing over the wires! I supposed that account I sent wrongly is an invalid account. Lets hope the money will be bounce back soon! Gotta pay for STOCKS!! Darn! Unlucky...so Unlucky. 

I'm so tired ... started mahjong at 11:45am and only returned back home at 7:00am. I better be sleeping now. Tomorrow gotta celebrate Kendice's 12th Birthday over dinner with family. Bought her a High School Muscial Birthday Cake :) Bet she'll love it when she sees it later tonight!! will load some pictures up later!!

Brought him to see the Doctor this morning at 9:30am. Missed work, applied a day of child sick leave. Zach's been having the on and off cough and a running nose for I think close to a month! Visited different GP but the sickness just wouldn't go away! So I decided to bring him to a Pediatric at Ang Mo Kio, Singapore Babay and Child Clinic. Gonna feed him his medication soon. Hopefully he'll recover soon. Pains us to see him coughing and coughing and when he cough hard, he tends to vomit. Infact he's running a 37.2˚C fever now. Darn! The Doctor who attended to Zach was an Indian male Doctor, he told us Zach is very sensitive to anything. Thus a simple bite would be bad enough for him. He told us not to let him eat anymore sweets, cold drinks and avoid some fruits. Jiat liat! Oops! 

Ahhhh.. hope Zach recover fast! Roarrrr....