Celebrating my 29th birthday Jul 2020

Hello readers! 

Last year, i move in to my new house on my birthday.

This year, due to Covid since we can't travel and i was due to go for my gynae review next week which includes doing the OGTT test, glucose test to test for gestational diabetics, so i actually inform my friends in advance that i prefer not to receive too much cakes. Every year never fail, there will be cakes for me so i will tell them in advance this time. Too blessed. Just when i thought i was not going to receive any cakes this year, i was surprised by my colleagues when they send me this cake! As i was shuffling between my own house and my mum house, so nobody really can track my movement unless they ask, so the excuse they have was telling me the company is sending a care pack so they ask for my address. Initially i thought it was pretty weird that it was already in Jul before the company wants to send a care pack, kinda of too late huh? Haha but because my RO ask in a grp chat that consist of my other colleagues, and everyone was giving their address so i thought ok maybe its a overdue care pack. But still i was happy to receive this cake in advance! 

To be honest, it was also my first time eating chocolate origin cake, and they choose dark chocolate because they say it was more healthy. Hahaha. The cake was good!

I didn't receive many cakes but i think i receive a few bouquet of flowers, unexpectedly! This year everyone like to stay anonymous when they sign off, but i think i am pretty smart to guess the sender!

My first bouquet of flowers from gf michelle, she didn't leave any name but i know its her after i read the note! 

JY & JJ send me Grab food voucher but on pretext of asking me to check my mail for nutella tarts recipe when i was just telling JY we are baking during one of the days! Selina sending me angbao via paynow cos she say its the most practical. Hahaha feeling blessed at all the sweet gesture!

I didn't have any plans on what to do on my birthday except taking leave to shop for some of bb stuffs. As i am entering my 3rd trimester, it was time for us to buy the baby cot, so on my birthday, the plan was to visit Jarrons and Co to see the baby cot, follow by shopping at mothercare at their biggest outlet at Harbourfront centre and eating xiaolongbao for dinner.

Before we visit Jarrons and Co, we went to palette box, another store at Tampines to check out the baby cot, baby cot plus the mattress cost about $518. When we went to Jarrons and Co as per recommendation by some of my friends, i was surprised the baby cot model, Happy Cot Wonder 5 in 1 convertible baby cot white that look almost similar in design elsewhere, selling price was only $159, it also has a drop side gate so we can pull the gate down if we want to change the baby while on his baby cot. The mattress, their own house brand, anti dust mite foam mattress 120cm x60 cm cost only $69, plus the bedding set which inclusive of a small pillow, bolster, bumpers, bedsheet, blanket is $109.

If we purchase the bedding set, they will waive the delivery plus inclusive of installation which sounds a pretty much good deal compare to the model we saw at Palette box. Total price was only $337!

So we place an order with them, we can choose to deliver at a much later date, because their 1 year warranty will start on the day it deliver, but i decided to deliver by end of Aug, just in case if there is any defect, there will be ample time for us to get them to rectify before the baby is out!

Jeremy initially order a bouquet of flowers but due to some unforeseen circumstances, he had to pick up from the nursery itself. 

Happy to receive the flowers!

After that, we went to harbourfront centre mothercare store, i think we spend about 1hour-2hour inside as we were browsing some items, that was when my mum text me to tell me i got another surprise flower delivery as she send me some pic with Duffy modeling with the flowers!

I was not expecting this surprise but in the end it was from Alissa! Just when i was wondering how she got my address when JY told me she got it from her. Hahaha, this bouquet of flowers is beautiful and i love it!

Simple meal at Din Tai Fung.

Limei make this agar agar cake which is suppose to be more healthy since she can adjust the sugar level.

Even though it's simple gesture from my friends, but thank you all for remembering my birthday!

I am blessed! :)

The flowers lasted at least for few days before i decided to shift it into a vase. Haha 

My belated birthday treat from JJ and JY! 

in the end they still got me a slice of cake!

Blessed 29th Birthday!

shall end this post for now. Till then!

Covid-19 Work From Home, Foods

Hello readers! I am here to update my blog again. It was kinda terrible during my first trimester because i will have morning sickness every single morning. Every morning when i get up from bed, i will be gagging within seconds. Thus i hate to wake up every single morning but i have no choice as i need to go for work.

Everyone first heard about the wuhan virus that has since been renamed as covid-19 in dec 2019 but never did we expect that it will affect the whole world including Singapore with the first case being detected in Singapore on 23 Jan 2020. That was around the chinese new year period. 

By February, Singapore raise its dorscon level from yellow to orange, everyone had to take their temperature when we report for work, and we were allocated duty to take temperature for visitors etc due to my nature of work. The situation soon escalate and there were more work for us to monitor the travel declaration. I was hoping it won't be too serious because i was looking forward to my korea trip which we have already booked our tickets. (However eventually we have to cancel this trip because Korea have increasing cases everyday and it was not safe to travel there too). I remember my colleagues were asking whether there will be a work from home approach as we were waiting for further updates since this was a pandemic which we have never encountered before.

Due to my bad morning sickness, my mum told me to move back to her house so that she could better take care of me, so i began shuffling in between my house and her house after i reported sick during one of the bad days.

Eventually by 7 Apr, Singapore government announced the circuit breaker, whereby only essential services will remain open and most of the offices will adopt the work from home approach. Thus despite us having additional more work to do due to covid, i was pretty glad that we could work from home because my morning sickness was so bad that on one occasion i had to take medical leave to rest at home. I was still wondering how to survive the remaining months. But with the circuit breaker and work from home approach means I could rest more since i don't have to wake up early to travel to my workplace. I don't have to worry about whether people will give up their seat for me since they can't really tell my baby bump as i was still in my 1st going to 2nd trimester.

Due to the circuit breaker and because of Jeremy nature of work, so he was deployed which means he couldn't take care of me even if i stay in my own house so eventually i move back my mum house officially during the circuit breaker period and have been staying there.

After working from home since Apr till now, my morning sickness eventually stop during the mid of 2nd trimester, i was less sleepy, more energetic by then.

Because of the circuit breaker, everyone has been staying home so we have been ordering more food takeaway than usual. Below is a series of my foods photo that we have been ordering during the circuit breaker period. How i grow my baby during this pregnancy.

Foods from grain.

Stickies bar pizza and fries

I bought this corgi macaroons for JY while i got myself the unicorn ones.

By end of May, it was also the durian season, i love durians! But i realise i couldn't eat much because my tummy will ache afterthat probably my baby don't enjoy it as much as i do.

During the circuit breaker period, the oden and mala suan la fen was trending and everyone was purchasing it. my sister got it from her friend so i get to try it too!

The famous Poh Chieu ang ku kueh,  i was never a fan of ang ku kueh but this is pretty good!

On days when i am back at my own house, i will try to prepare breakfast when i am in the mood. Haha

JY got this for me!

The circuit breaker has created many chefs! Haha many was flaunting their cooking skills to whip up a meal cook at home, so it was also an opportunity for me to learn how to cook simple meals. Above is a super easy fuss free meal, japanese curry rice!

Mother's day meal cook by my dad.

For Father's day dinner, we order on and on diners! Look at the generous servings that is meant for 5-6pax.

I don't really have any pregnancy cravings, like i dont have to eat this particular food at this particular timing but i do realise i love bubble tea and will love all the sweet stuffs! Sweets or savory, i love it all!

This is a real simple savory dish using prata skin, spread the pasta sauce, add the toppings and shredded cheese, throw it inside air fryer for 15min and its ready to consume!

Prawn noodles cooked by my mum. 

Shall end this post for now, next post coming up will be my birthday post!