CCK Crescent

hi jasjaslim,

welcome.........njoy ur stay here....
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Hi blursotong!
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hee... me not TTC either.. wish to have a mickey or minnie mouse.. hope my dream will come true :p
ya.. it's all depend on hubby's side... hmm,but i would prefer girl girl.. how abt u?
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HI Iceblue, so when are u getting ur keys?

Hi Jasjas, have u started staying or you got the flat during the recent WIS?

Hi dodo, me anything. No preference. Either sex is good. me another one year honeymoon then i will think about children.
 
haha.. i m considering a piggy bb or mousey bb..
my MIL keep asking my hub whether i m pregnant every mth..

luckily she didnt ask mi directly.. i cannot ppl keep asking mi the same questions.

mi abit worried. my MIL offer to take care of my bb after i give birth. but i afraid wat if i dun like the way she look after my bb. i know i definitely cannot tell her directly cos she might get angry or reply "Tis is also the same way i bring up my son". I told my hub if tat really occured, i wanna him to tell his mom. he told mi no use one lah.. see.. i sian liao..
actually if financial ok, i would like to look after my own kids.. i wanna to teach them myself as i feel tat upbringing of kids r really important..
so i m quite dilemma now.. sigh..
 
wah...all toking abt bbs now huh.....so long as bb healthy good enuff.....

hey serene,
sumtimes realli no choice so d best way is when u dun see u dun fret...in fact u r lucky tat MIL offer to take care of bb for u, better than having to get maid!!!!

anyway it's daytime nia and after which u could spend quality wif ur child oreadi.....worri not....let nature takes its course lor....cheers~~~
 
hey serene, ya dun worry... agree with what STnov said... u are luckier to have MIL to take care of the bb for u... my colleague now 6mths pregnant, still not sure who to look after the baby after she deliver coz both their parents at jb loh... but i do agree on the point tt if i disagree wi the way she take care of my baby, i will be frustrated also as duno know how to tell her w/o hard feeling... so i guess 1 of my other a;ternative is to find a reliable nanny at the initial stage.. and also hope tt we will be more financially stable when he or she at toddler age, so tt i can quit my job to be a full-time housewife...
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Hi dodo, nanny may not be a good choice at times cos u will not be sure tat bb is in good hands....some nanny may appear to luv kids, responsible but bhind close doors is anybody's guess.....

d onli ideal solution is like wat u say FT mummy lor but then again it's tough on partner....

sigh...wat to do...close one eyes and live wif it....keke
 
Hi iceblue, congrats on ur upcuming flat...is ur loan fm private bank or HDB...it will b longer if it's from bank cos CPF board require ard 1mth for documentation......Cheers~~~
 
Hi ladies,

hmm... seems like quite a few CCksians are preping themselves for motherhood ya... It is always good to have MIL or mothers to take care of kids. If got the money, get a maid with the MIL looking over the maid.

good to be a FT mummy but on the downside, I guess after awhile we will not be happy and lose touch with the society. Everything just circles around your bb and nothing more. Will get frustrated and on the fast track to be an auntie.
 
Hi iceblue27.....then u shd b able to collect ur keys pretty soon cos like mine case, if I had taken loan from HDB right then....keys can be collected within 1-2 weeks of selection.
 
ya.....agree wif blursotong.....tat will be my plans in future....sumore maid can help MIL wif housechores and dun hav to worry abt unsound maids!!!

wat sum ladies do would be to stay wif bb till abt 5 years old which is regarded as d most impt phrase of a child's life b4 rejoining back d workforce again.....worth considering too.
 
Hi iceblue27, unfortunately we din take up loan facility wif HDB, ours fm private bank.....

rite then d officer keep asking us to loan fm HDB & keys would be able to be collected in 1-2 weeks' time.....u may like to check wif HDB in tis respect....Cheers~~~
 
sigh.. i live quite far from my PIL. If my MIL going to look after my child, i tink i can oni fetch him/her back on the weekend.. i m gonna to miss his/her 1st 5 years which is the most important phase. My hub suggested to let his patents stay wif us so tat we can get to see our child everyday.

Getting a maid is no way for mi.. heard soo many scarey stories..
 
HI STnov, you are right first 5 years is impt but by then it is really hard to return to the work force. ;-) Hopefully by then hubby works hard enough for me to stay home full time. ahaahha...

Hi Serene, i think it is a matter of time all of us gets a maid. Coz as we grow older and more financially stable, the tendency to get one is very tempting as one would want time off from chores and time for yourself to do the things you want rather than to mop house, wash clothings etc etc. Where does ur MIl stay?
 
well....tats life isnt it....somtimes it's juz unlikely to get d best of both worlds....perhaps by then we might have diff directions thus change in plans again.....
 
My brother


I was born in a secluded village on a mountain. Day by day, my parents ploughed the yellow dry soil with their backs towards the sky. I have a brother who is 3 years younger than me. I wanted to buy a handkerchief, which all girls around me seemed to have.

So, one day I stole 50 cents from my father's drawer. Father had discovered about the stolen money right away. He made me and my younger brother kneel against the wall as he held a bamboo stick in his hand. "Who stole the money?" he asked. I was stunned, too afraid to talk.
Neither of us admitted to the fault, so he said, "Fine, if nobody wants to admit, you two should be beaten!"

He lifted up the bamboo stick. Suddenly, my younger brother gripped father's hand and said, "Dad, I was the one who did it!"

The long stick smacked my brother's back repeatedly. Father was so angry that he kept on whipping my brother until he lost his breath.
After that, he sat down on our stone bed and scolded my brother. "You have learned to steal from your own house now. What other embarrassing things will you be possibly doing in the future? You should be beaten to death, you shameless thief!"

That night, my mother and I hugged my brother. His body was full of wounds from the beating but he never shed a single tear. In the middle of the night, all of sudden, I cried out loudly. My brother covered my mouth with his little hand and said, "Sis, now don't cry anymore. Everything has happened". I still hate myself for not having enough courage to admit what I did.

Years gone by, but the incident still seemed like it just happened yesterday. I will never forget my brother's _expression when he protected me. That year, my brother was 8 years old and I was 11 years old. When my brother was in his last year of secondary school, he was accepted in an upper secondary school in the central. At the same time, I was accepted into a university in the province.

That night, father squatted in the yard, smoking, packet by packet. I could hear him ask my mother, "Both of our children, they have good results? Very good results?" Mother wiped off her tears and sighed, "What is the use? How can we possibly finance both of them?"

At that time, my brother walked out, he stood in front of father and said, "Dad, I don't want to continue my study anymore, I have read enough books." Father swung his hand and slapped my brother on his face. "Why do you have a spirit so damn weak? Even if it means I have to beg for money on the streets, I will send you two to school until you have both finished your study!"

And then, he started to knock on every house in the village to borrow money. I stuck out my hand as gently as I can to my brother's swollen face, and told him, "A boy has to continue his study. If not, he will not be able to overcome this poverty we are experiencing."

I, on the other hand, had decided not to further my study at the university. Nobody knew that on the next day, before dawn, my brother left the house with a few pieces of worn-out clothes and a few dry beans. He sneaked to my side of the bed and left a note on my pillow; "Sis, getting into a university is not easy. I will go find a job and I will send money to you. I held the note while sitting on my bed, and cried until I lost my voice.


That year, my brother was 17 years old; I was 20 years old. With the money father borrowed from the whole village, and the money my brother earned from carrying cement on his back at a construction site, finally, I managed to get to the third year of my study in the university.

One day, while I was studying in my room, my roommate came in and told me, "There's a villager waiting for you outside!" Why would there be a villager looking for me? I walked out, and I saw my brother from afar. His whole body was covered with dirt, dust, cement and sand. I asked him, "Why did you not tell my roommate that you are my brother?" He replied with a smile, "Look at my appearance. What will they think if they would know that I am your brother? Won't they laugh at you?"

I felt so touched, and tears filled my eyes. I swept away dirt and dust from my brother's body. And told him with a lump in my throat, " I don't care what people would say! You are my brother no matter what your appearance is?"

From his pocket, he took out a butterfly hair clip. He put it on my hair and said, "I saw all the girls in town are wearing it. So, I think you should also have one." I could not hold back myself anymore. I pulled my brother into my arms and cried.

That year, my brother was 20 years old; I was 23 years old. I noticed that the broken window was repaired the first time I brought my boyfriend home. The house was scrubbed cleaned. After my boyfriend left, I danced like a little girl in front of my mother, "Mom, you didn't have to spend so much time cleaning the house!"

But she told me with a smile, "It was your brother who went home early to clean the house. Didn't you see the wound on his hand? He hurt his hand while he was replacing the window."

I went into my brother's bedroom. Looking at his thin face, I felt like there are hundreds of needle pricked in my heart. I applied some ointment on his wound and put a bandage on it.

"Does it hurt? " I asked him.

"No, it doesn't hurt. You know, when at the construction site, stones keep falling on my feet. Even that could not stop me from working."

In the middle of the sentence, he stopped. I turned my back on him and tears rolled down my face.

That year, my brother was 23 years old; I was 26 years old. After I got married, I lived in the city. Many times my husband invited my parents to come and live with us, but they didn't want. They said, once they left the village, they wouldn't know what to do.

My brother agreed with them. He said, "Sis, you just take care of your parents-in-law. I will take care of mom and dad here."

My husband became the director of his factory. We asked my brother to accept the offer of being the manager in the maintenance department. But my brother rejected the offer. He insisted on working as a repairman instead for a start.

One day, my brother was on the top of a ladder repairing a cable, when he got electrocuted, and was sent to the hospital. My husband and I visited him at the hospital. Looking at the white gypsum on his leg, I grumbled, "Why did you reject the offer of being a manager? Mnagers won't do something dangerous like that. Now look at you, you are suffering a serious injury. Why didn't you just listen to us?"

With a serious _expression on his face, he defended his decision, "Think of brother-in-law. He just became the director, and I being uneducated, and would become a manager, what kind of rumors would fly around?"

My husband's eyes filled up with tears, and then I said, "But you lack in education only because of me!"

"Why do you talk about the past?" he said and then he held my hand. That year, he was 26 years old and I was 29 years old.

My brother was 30 years old when he married a farmer girl from the village. During the wedding reception, the master of ceremonies asked him, "Who is the one person you respect and love the most?"

Without even taking a time to think, he answered," My sister." He continued by telling a story I could not even remember. "When I was in primary school, the school was in a different village. Everyday, my sister and I would walk for 2 hours to school and back home. One day, I lost the other pair of my gloves. My sister gave me one of hers. She wore only one glove and she had to walk far. When we got home, her hands were trembling because of the cold weather that she could not even hold her chopsticks. From that day on, I swore that as long as I live, I would take care of my sister and will always be good to her."

Applause filled up the room. All guests turned their attention to me.

I found it hard to speak, "In my whole life, the one I would like to thank most is my brother," And in this happy occasion, in front of the crowd, tears were rolling down my face again.





Love and care for the one you love every single days of your life. You may think what you did is just a small deed, but to that someone, it may mean a lot.
 
the thread is so quiet nowsaday.. think everyone has more or less settle down liao..
yesterday nite, went jogging wif hub. noting to do so went jogging. i realised i hav gain 3kg eversince my wedding.. sobb..
now start to cut fats again.. now i understand y so many couples gain weight after their marriage.. haha..

hi blursotong,
my pil live at ubi.. veri far from our hse..
 
yah.. this thread quite quiet now..
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last week juz went to Lim Chu Kang wif my FW.. din koe its so close to CCK crescent..
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got quite a few interesting places there.. like the organic vegetable farm, goat farm, frog farm, etc.. nice place to visit during the weekend..

CCK crescent good to jog or not?? which route u all jog on?? along the canal??
 
hi collin,

hav u find ur ideal ID firm already? or already start reno already? any doubts, can ask ur friends here.. most of us here are "guo lai ren" haha...

ya i jog along the canal towards the camp, passby the 24hrs coffee shop, then towards my estate. My hub say distance abt 1.8m. I tink ur side there also good to jog.
 
HI angelia,

welcome...

Hi Serene,
you are thin enough. gaining 3 kg is just nice for you. You look good! :-) That is quite a distance to travel from CCK to UBI. do u go back often for dinner on weekdays.

HI collin,our area is quite 'green'. many fresh vege and farm produce you can get from lim chu kang side. You have not started reno right. I went to my sis's house saw that your house is still untouched.
 
hi all.. yah.. reno still haben start yet.. starting soon liao.. next tuesday gonna "kai gong" to kick off the reno.. so will b there early to pray, knock on the walls, etc... after which my renovators will come in to start the renovations.. My cousin will b helping mi with the reno.. he got contacts for the different sub-contractors to do the reno..
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finally my house is gonna b beautify!!.. n i can live in CCK cres liao n start to disturb the peace and quiet.. hehe..
 
Denise,

I got a small tummy coming out liao.. so must cut the tummy.. sob.. my thighs also getting thicker.. SSOObbb... My hub also tummy getting bigger.. i keep asking him how many mths is he now.. haha...

I oni go back for diner during weekends. Mostly Sat.. Hey i jus finished a Korean series (comedy cum romance) which i tink is one the best show i seen so far.. can i exchange it wif ur "Full house"?? the title is "hao2 jie2 chun1 xiang1". u interested?? As i borrow from my MIL, u able to finish watching by 1 week?? inside got 16 discs. sms mi if u interested. I wanna to watch Full house. keke...
 
Hi Serene,

I cannot borrow from you now coz i am watching "stain glass". I am a very slow watcher. I take ages to finish a show. For Full House, I can only lend it to you once my cousin is done with it. When she is done, i will sms you k. :-)

HI Collin, finally reno works starting ya. Enjoy the process of selecting tiles, lights etc etc...it is going to be fun...
 
Hi everyone,

I havent been in this forum(I'm normally at the motherhood forum) for ages and this thread is still going strong!!

Think I may not stay in CCK Cres for very long as Hub may be posted to work overseas....if that happens we'll have to rent out our entire apt..don't know how to get tenants also..sigh.
 
HI Amelia,

How haev you been.... Long time no see. You pregnant now? So where will you be posted to? Good ah..on and off you get posting. so fun. very good experience.

Hi collin,
no stress lah will be fun...

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Hi Collin,

congrats on ur 'kai gong'.....so when we knocking sounds we noe whr it's cuming from rite....no worries on stress & lotsa thingys to do cos when u look back, it's a fun & njoyable process!!! Njoy urselves!!!
 
Blursotong,

I am not preggie yet but i hope to be hence lurking in that forum.Seeing and reading that many preggies is making me froth at the mouth hehehehe *jealous*

I've been busy with my cats(got another cat),eating, work and gathering info for a potential food biz.
Let's meet up next month, shall we?Saturday?We can have sakae sushi at lot1?Anyone else is free to join!Also, if you see me around CCK Cres, pls pls come forward to talk yah???
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Next posting will be panama island or europe or states*unsure* Update you on this again.
 
hi amelia,

if to the panama, it would be so cool. is ur hubby at his new job or remained status quo.


sure we can meet for lunch. I am not available for the 4, 11 and 25 March. That leaves only 18 March. otherwise we all can also arrange to Glenn's and Chaiyo's home. heheeheh.... (long time never see them online too)
 
wah amelia....so nice tat u can tag along for HB posting lei......sumore all d nice places....*envy*
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hi collin....do not worry mi sure u will njoy urself....
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hi blursotong......count mi in for any makan session!!!!
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STnov,

Eh i long time wanna meet you liao!Rarely I can find someone here my age!You marketing exec huh?For what prdts?

What do you feel like eating for the makan session?

Spore is still the best for everything.I can lose up to 8kg overseas, still envy me?hahahahahah
 


Hi amelia.....same here longing to say hello to u!!!
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...ya telling mi abt it wen d galz here r a younger lot...

huh told u mi in marketing b4? mi in healthcare pdts......

mi okie wif food which u will noe why wen u see my size.....
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....lose weight overseas.....for sure envy...so tough to lose weight esp lazy wif exercise *sighz*
 

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