"Mommy feed you"... & "Feed Mommy"...

These are the 2 sentences that i hear everyday from my 2 little gals. Big Ray who is going to be 3 years old next month can't differentiate the word "YOU", "YOUR" and "ME".

She often said,
- "I want Mommy feed you" instead of 'I want Mommy feed me'

- "Popo (Grandma) take out your pampers" instead of  'Popo, take out my pampers'
   (which my mom always replied with a big grin  =)  - I don't wear pampers!)

- "Daddy play with you! Daddy play with you! instead of  'Daddy play with me'

and many more funny phrases. She's picking up what people said to her and well, sometimes i'm surprised by what she said.

As for Little Jay, she's picking up quite fast too. She can say short sentences like "I want drink", "I want play" and the cutest of all - "Feed mommy" instead of  'Mommy feed'. Also, if you bring her something that she doesn't want she'll keep on saying "no,no,no,no,no". I'm trying very hard to get her to say 'yes,yes,yes,yes,yes'  (>.<)

Watching them learn to speak was quite fun, especially when both of them are speaking their own gibberish language (it's like watching the minnions, haha) And the best of all is you can actually understand what they are trying to tell you even they pronounce the words wrongly. My husband will always ask me to translate when he doesn't get what his daughters are saying, so do my mom and sis. Guess, this is part of the Joy of Motherhood.

p/s: these photos were taken during a recent trip to Teluk Cempedak, Kuantan. Nice & beautiful sandy beach they have and it is much cleaner than Port Dickson.

Stool Cover ^.^

There are so many things that i wanted to sew/make after blog walking to various crafts blogs. The list is never ending! it just keep on growing!!

Anyhow, this stool got the priority first because it really need some touching up (notice the fabric sticker at the middle part?) Yup, it had a small hole courtesy of my eldest daughter and then it just grows... at first, i only used half a patch of the fabric adhesive but now i need to use 2 patch of fabric adhesive. On top of that, Big Ray and Little Jay loves to dig out the fabric adhesive - toddlers!
So i guess the best thing to do is to sew up a cover for the poor stool.

 

I've been wondering what type of cover shall i make? one with applique or a plain one? and i settle for this little patchwork. Well, this is my first time trying the patchwork stuffs so i just did a few blocks. I really admired those peoples who sew quilts and paper piecing stuffs. So much details and hard work goes to each piece of their works. I don't think i have that type of patience (heheheh)...

And for the reverse side, i have choose a purple paisley design fabric from my stash of fabrics (which my mum had thrown out - hehe i collect small pieces of fabrics which my mum doesn't want anymore ^.^ )

I personally prefer the purple side. Guess i need to to practice on my patchwork more!
My sewing skills are just so so, but i believe someday I'll get better ~ with lots of practices of course.
And a millions thanks to all crafts bloggers out there in the world wide web that put up so many tutorials and tips to help out people like me - Thank You ! =)

Reversible Toiletries Bag

bag pattern cut out

Aha, this was one project that got me a headache. Seeing so many reversible bag out there, i would like to try making one myself. So without much thought, i just cut a simple bag pattern from 2 scrap fabric ( notice the pattern is like our normal plastic bag ). Next, there's where my headache start - How to sew them? I tried many ways and there will be certain part i got stuck. Yikes, i should get a tutorial somewhere first! Anyhow, after reading through quite a few of tutorials on reversible pattern, i managed to complete this project - though the methods may not be right...

Polka dot bag

I added a pocket for my husband phone. He never fails to bring his phone into the washroom.
What a boy!

Paisley bag

LEGO Land !

Hmm, I did mentioned in my previous post about our little trip to LEGO Land and today I'll put up some photos. It was a sunny turned cloudy day and you can see from the photos  - the big grey clouds. But still, it was so hot.

              (L) Who's that Uncle sleeping over there? (R) Mommy taking a picture with Grandpa Lego.

 Granny Lego feeding Lego pigeons??

And guess what? they have a Nissan Driving School for kids! Though big Ray & little Jay are too small to drive, they still get to enjoy some fun time on this cute little LEGO car.

Cooling down with an ice cream treat from Daddy! Thanks Dad =)

( Toddler/Kids stroller are available for rent at RM30 (single seat) & RM45 (double seat). Wheelchairs are available too! )

 Learn to navigate a boat here.

Below are pictures of beautifully constructed miniature landmarks. It was awesome! Those designers or should i said builders are really great...they have put in a lot of efforts, passion and heart  (yeah , you need to love what you do) to be able to do such wonderful works. Just look at all the details... =)
Can you recognize these landmarks?

The pictures that you see here is only part of the display. I did not manage to take photos of the rest. The place was big and my two girls was excited to venture into other part of the theme park so we thought of coming back later. However, we eventually played till the park closed - at 6.30pm!

Haha..Pity this Lego guy up there... =P

It was a fun day and it's great to be able to play like a child and the most important is spending quality family time together. What i can say now is - I'll be back with my kids! We are sure to visit Lego Land in the future =)

See ya!

I've been Bitten by the Lazy Bug... & a Watermelon Pencil Case

Hah, I'm back... finally. Caught the lazy bug flu after the holidays (hehehe >_< )


I've been 'lepaking' around and getting excited with the 505 election news and reports. Everyone was so excited about it and seriously, this is the very first time i felt a sense of UNITY among all MALAYSIANS. Anyway, the election is now over, and it's time to get back to life and hopefully our future will be a Bright one.

Oh yes, we had a trip to Legoland before the election - my husband hometown is in Johor, so we went back a few days earlier to spend some time with Grandpa & Grandma. Will upload some pictures later :)


And something i sew up recently,

Yeah... it's another zipper project for me. I decided to make a big pencil case, so i can chuck all my daughter's colour pencils and crayons IN! At first, i thought of an Orange design but then on second thought, a Watermelon would be easier. =P

I uses felt and the lining is some scrap fabric i found from my mom's stash..hehe :)
the stitching is a bit rough ( i'll try to improve in future projects !)

Polka dot lining

Shanghai 2013 ~ Day 7 & Day 8

Day 7 (26.03.2013) Hangzhou

It's cruising the Xihu Lake again this morning. This time, we are dropped off at another side of the lake and visited the Flower Harbor Park (Huagang Guanyu). The main attractions here are viewing the carp fish and a stone inscriptions by Emperor Kang Xi which reads 'Viewing Fish at Flower Harbor'. Apparently, the Chinese character 'fish' word had one stroke "less". There's a story to it but i don't quite remember it. Oh, forget the story, just enjoy the beauty of the park and all those lush greenery.

Did you spot the 'Fish' word?

Next on the list is a tea house selling Long Jing tea.  Hangzhou is famous for this low-land tea. The tea leaves are planted on lower land and not highlands as for other tea leaves. It is said that drinking too much tea from the highlands can be too 'cooling' to the body. But Long Jing is from lower land thus, even with everyday consumption, it will not be too cooling. Long Jing tea is the most well known tea produced in China - they are said to contain the highest concentrations of polyphenols  among all teas.

Long Jing Tea Plantation

Big Ray at the restaurant - Nice drawing

The last place in our itinerary - Hefang Street. Another street that sells locals snacks, handicrafts, souvenirs etc. Snapshots below  :)

Hefang Street

I guess this would be a restaurant?

Big Ray sitting on a bronze chair

Big Ray with the Happy Buddha

Well, as it was still very early our tour guide cum bus driver -  Li Sifu brought us to another park nearby the restaurant where we are going to have our dinner. So we spend some time 'lepaking' around but could not last long because most of us are turning into 'ais krim potong' (popsicle). In the end, we got back to the bus and had our dinner at 5pm. Nevertheless, my sister got to snap some nice pictures.

Little Jay having her supper back at the hotel

Day 8 (27.03.2013) Hangzhou ~ KL

Time flies. It's the day for us to go home. Guess what i saw early in the morning? A lorry ferrying loads of  'piggies'. I don't see that back home.

Piggies on the ride

And these houses, according to Li Sifu, the people here are mostly farmers and quite rich too so they actually build their own house. Each block belongs to a family - that's means 3 or 4 people staying in a 3 storey house! ( China still practice the 1 child policy - the most they have 2 child)

Pretty little canola flowers along the highways

At the Hangzhou International Airport.

 

Some snapshots taken from the plane.

Bye Bye China!
It was a nice and memorable trip especially with my 2 girls around. They do have me screaming my head out sometimes but also gave me lots of laughter and happiness. And what do i miss the most from this trip? The flowers!

Hope to see them again in the future. Ciao!







Shanghai 2013 - Day 1 & Day 2
Shanghai 2013 - Day 3 & Day 4
Shanghai 2013 - Day 5 & Day 6