(2006/12) December 2006 MTBs

Mbb

I'll prefer lunch as JT sleeps quite early, so if dinner would have to be early dinner. unless we meet for afternoon tea. Can't think of any place at the moment, but preferable somewhere near MRT cos a lot of ppl dun drive.
 


sylk, bloom, mbb, ruffy,
Both Denise and me enjoined the gathering.
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If u all have any pic of Denise can PM me in the bigger resolution? THANKS!
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hwee, dora, fizz,
My dept now all married ladies. Currently, 1 colleague is due in Dec. My boss and me planning for #2. The other colleague planning for #1. We really have to plan our pregnacy.
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Our ang moh bosses commented then we shall get guys instead of a lady when we r fighting for the 4th person in the dept. My boss told them but its only the ladies that will stay in our dept for long. Guys are more agressive and will not want to stay in lab for the rest of their life. They keep quiet and smile! Sometimes really have to give it to them.
 
Mbb,
I think afternoon tea would be good. So the tod can meet after their nap. Cant think of a location at the moment. But like what Dora mention would prefer somewhere near MRT
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Ladies,

Personally i was rather disappointed with the NDP Rally. Cause i was hoping for paternity leave. Please lor, father also should be involve in the caregiving of the BB. Especially during the 1st weeks before the routine set in.

With the additional 4 weeks of ML, i really believe that the Employer will think twice before employing a female staff of child bearing age.
 
linette, ur prev co's boss or current co's boss (refusing to speak to u)... such juvenile attitude.

dora.. *sayang*.... poor u.. anyone wana come up with bb food tingkat biz??? i also agree cc is a prob..imagine paying my nanny $1200 a month to take care of 2 kids...

afcai, tx got 'pattern', wait till ur mom gota take care of kate.. she will jump man.... btw, saw ur name on the sat outing list.. i think u better rest at home... rest is very impt now for u..dont run around unless where ncessary..u can always join us again when u r more stable...

hwee, agree that now employers will think so more before hiring women! and what? 200 new cc within 5 yrs.. i can expect quality to go down rather than up.! hahah..tim is tall enuf to open the door..kate tries..but she is too short ahahahahha.. :p

ruffy, really peifu u handling 2 kids taht day...

roo, u see ur msn email acct..i send the shrink versions to u liao..lemme know if u wan anything in 3MB resolution.. 3MB hor..very big... yes agree that guys tend to jobhop more.. no worries what...

mbb, i am ok with lunch or dinner... the most we swtich bb.. u take care of kate and i take care of meg :p :p :p since a few suggested afternoon tea and u wan jacob ballas..we can make it a tea cum jacab ballas thingy? or is there a tea place just next to the play area?
 
Mbb, Bloom
hmmmmm, jacob ballas is a good place but the timing has to be early morning or late afternnon. if not it can be quite hot. i'm ok with any venue.

Bloom
wa, tingkat for toddlers! good idea!
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Hi hi,

Haha.. I also got plenty of comments and feedback on the NDR...

Anyway, all can go here ma...

<font size="+2">http://www.reach.gov.sg</font>

A place for us to send in comments via online..
More comments and feedbacks so that the govt can re think about the benefits, policies, etc..

I've got the SMS version too.. I used SMS to voice my concern but I think bad idea.. I got so many things to voice and after sending only 1 LONG comment... My fingers cramped. Better use email...
 
<font color="#FF00FF">Qianhui</font>
hmm...a gd website to share. at least, gov know what the ppls's thoughts are. shd give more cash intensive rather than leave.


<font color="#FF00FF">Jen</font>
oic.anyway, got to check out loh when came to admission again.

oh, yr same snr consultant can alter between clinic A and clinic B? last time, I went clinic c.

for me, I received an sms to ask me to go down to register at 8pm-9pm y'day.the lady told me this time is opened for invited parents who had called before. so finally, y'day register my gar in Jan 09 startots (west coast ville) playgrp liao. too bad she not up to 30mth at the pt of entry to entry in PCF pre-nursery or else, I would like her to continue all the way up to K2. save me $$ from changing school and buying uniform. the classrm at startots is rather small. acc to the person in charge, she told me that each class accomodate max to 16 toddlers. so if overwhelm then will open 2 classes. will only pay in full and get the uniform etc in Nov.

which outlet did u enrol yr gar? yeah, they charged by term one. so how many toddler are there in the class?


<font color="#FF00FF">Bloom</font>
yup, since young, my mum set a routine for her. so tx will follow. yup, this week, on mc for a week and given a jab. if by this fri, spotting still occurred, need to go for another jab again.yup, u are right, think will skip the outing cos I can't handle tx alone now. I also can't carry her now (almost 1 mth never carry her only pull her to sit on my lap).

I heard so many real horror stories fr hubby and my brother y'day. hubby was telling me that 2 of her col got m/c. sad case was that she tried for bb for 6 yrs liao and manage to get twins but hor, when she iwas in the toilet to urine, one of the foetus just flush out and hang there.think she squat. so immedietly, they called the ambulance and then the gynae trying to save the bb but due to the bacteria attack, the one outside can't survive. what was even sadder was that the one inside also kana bacteria attack. in the end, all were gone.
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. another one also just lost her bb when she found out she was preggie. my mum kept on comparing that ppls of the past and present. I told her that now stress ard and ppls's body is not as strong as last time ppls. dunno why ppl last time, still can 'hop' ard during preggie but not now.

err...back to Kate, then yr nanny must be busy 24/7 loh, need to hawk eye on her. is she still as active as before when I saw her last time?
 
30th Aug (saturday). for mummies who cant take leave.
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee

lets list down ur prefered timing n then we vote n plan ya.

Hwee,Bloom,
Jacob Ballas got makan place but juz a cafe la.
we better have an indoor place in mind coz lately often rain.

Bloom,
u wanna swap bb huh? can.....but dunnno Kathleen wan me bo.
can email me the pic too?

Roo,
i can only email you the pic end of the month.
hb on trip liao n all the pic in his pc.
 
Hwee
You know how ex Pat's schoolhouse is lor... so this $300 is only a small fraction of the fees, but better than nothing lah.... But I don't understand why we can't claim parenthood tax for our #1 leh... must be babies born after 1 Jan 08... sianz...
 
Bloom
can e-mail me the pictures that you took that day thanks
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my e-mail: dominiquegoh(at) gmail(dot) com.
No need peifu lah..handling only #2.. when have to handle #3 + the 2 monkeys then qualified
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Mbb,
If you are meeting for lunch then maybe able to join you ladies
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keep me informed. Will post your pics to your e-mail later.
 
Afcai,

Haha.. I post the website coz the feedbacks or online poll of the NDR, is only til 31st Aug only.. afterthat no says no comments.. also no more actions too :p

If you all goes to the REACH.gov.sg website,
On the right hanbd column, under Latest Disccussion Topics, you can go to the link '-Addressing Marriage and Parenthood Concerns'

Read if free, quite interesting.
 
Dora
you know what's my gut feel? i have this feeling that fees will be up. so the increase in subsidy will be more or less wiped out! its always like this. but nonethless, at least offset a little more lor! better than nothing.

the PTR is for kids born after 1 jan 08 meh? anyway, not much changes for me since i already claimed for #2 le. and there's no change in the amount too.
 
Hwee

Yah, that's what I feel too. And I think some may even increase more than the $150. Actually the root cause is the high cost of living, and everyone is so obsessed with working, keeping their rice bowl in this competitive world. All the increase in subsidies are just nice to have, but would not be the deciding factors.
Currently we can't claim PTR for #1... now can leh.... but only for babies born after 01 Jan 08. Wat is the logic?? BB born before 01 Jan 08 are still our #1 mah.... we should be able to claim tax after that mah...
 
Qianhui,
quite an interesting feedback. seems not a single person is
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with the new scheme. I also sian,just now call bck co cos receive sms to ask me how are u? got this sad remarks that why so fast preggie tough body still weak....ai-yo...maybe col not happy with the new bb bonus scheme loh. kana of complain say so much work to be done etc....
 
Hiya ladies,

Would like to join the Sat gathering.

30th Aug (saturday). for mummies who cant take leave.
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee
12. Linette (prefer lunch)

More subsidies for CC! Well, like Dora said, better than nothing!!

Actually, raising a kid is not just about money, but REALLY about time, especially with 2 or more kids. With the kids growing up, we need to spend a substantial amount of time on each child for his/her growth - coaching their work and learning development, playing, cuddling, etc. It is a true challenge ensuring each child has quality time from us. On top of that, we have to juggle high-paced jobs where employers cannot understand why we have to take leave to look after our kids sometimes (but they can happily agree to men doing reservist). I used to have some male staff who are ALWAYS on reservist, like one long (2 weeks to 1 month!) reservist every quarter or half a year. Yet, nobody really complains cos we know it's the government's call. But hey, we women are doing our fair share of nation-building while the guys are learning to defend the country also!

So, in my opinion, the main contention lies in the types of employers we have
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hi ladies,
i've crafted the letter regarding strollers... but not sure if this will be the HOT topic now. a lot of mummies are writing to the forum regarding the new policy announced. how do i send my letter to you all? or maybe we shd shelf this? paiseh i took soooooooooooo long.
 
Linette

Totally agreed that raising a kid is abt time. That's why no #2 for me cos I can't imagine spending even lesser time with JT than the current 2 hrs a day.

Just saw the news last nite - Vivian Balakrishnan, minister for MCYS said that with the new requirements to increase the quality of childcare, we can expect the fees to increase. Seems like we have all misunderstood the intent of increase in CC subsidies - its for the CCs, not us!! So we're really going to be back to square one!
 
alabone, u can either post it here for allo f us to read or email us and give us a deadline to revert ifwe wan to incl our names inside..will pm u my email addy..but actually hor..when i go out alone with kate.. i try to use carrier... and even with stroller, i use escalator instaed of lift..ahahah..but i can imagine how difficulty it is with 2 kids (like u) !

dora..ahaha..yeah..it was never for us....

QH, posted liao... Dora, i saw ur posting too
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mbb, ehhee.. kate will definitely prefer pretty auntie right?
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now the Q is whether meg wants me...

ruffy, i had sent the pics to ur hotmail acct on tue night... lemme know if u got it else i will resend to ur gmail...

linette, u r right... i always try to imagine how i can cope with 2 kids..but since hb always bring work home..i suspect i might still get maid and i never like taht idea....
 
Hi Mummies...

Tat day I took Cae on the the MRT (City Hall trfg to Orchard line)...2 nice middle aged (45yo to 50yo) gentlemen gave up their seats to my MIL n I (wif Cae) even tho we were a distance away fm them...1 of them was a Jap I believe...
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Arrrrrrrrrgh...we missed out on our co-save plan of $6K...$6K goes to a lot of FM!!!...

Can I noe if anyone noe how Leapfrog bks work...n whether the ever so popular Schlastic series is gd...wat bks do u buy for yr tods...any recommendation...

Thanx...

Alabone...

U can juz PM to my email or post it here...as Bloomed said...

Mbb...

I wil try to confirm my attendence by tis wkend...I m stil waitin for the class confirmation on Sat...
 
Fizz,

the cda acct can only be used for the kiddo's education needs from child care to primary school.. sorry, cant be used for milk powder..

but from wat i understand, the siblings can share the amt in the cda acct.. so still nt too bad.
 
Connie...

Heh heh...my mistake...but it is stil a lot leh...nevermind...tatz juz life...
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How r u wif yr preg...do u noe the gender liao...
 
so far so good for me, just tat my appetite is not as good as it was with isabelle.. cant really eat, but no MS la

most likely i m having a prince...
 
Connie...

Tatz gd to hear...I guess yr appetite wil pick up towards the end of 2nd tri...

A prince...hvg a boy can b very excitin...u get golden showers...heh heh...enjoy...
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dora..ahaha.. i write to Straits times to complain they boh hiu me mah....

Fizz, so cham..i BloomED liao.. kai hua already then now die liao :p :p :p hahaa..just teasing u.... i really should change my nick..so old liao :p

conniemummy..ehhehe..u prefer boy/gal actually :p

ruffybear, resent to gmail last night..pls check...

re outing... mmmm.. canot think of any rainy venue too.. unless u all wana go vivo..cos got playgrd and wet pond for the kids... i know turf city got a small restaurant (called SOL i think) that got a attached open air playgrd... and they got ballon sculpting and face painting on sat i think..but duno the price and how good/bad is the food...
 
hihi!

long time no post... been bz with PH's childcare stuffs... week 3 there.. coping well.. but still having separation anxiety when we drop him off.. but now he only cry for 10min n stop liao.. den when we pick him up, he will yang ow with us.. :p

for the outing:

30th Aug (saturday). for mummies who cant take leave.
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui (lunch/tea)
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee
12. Linette (prefer lunch)

actually me lunch/tea/dinner all okie.. juz tt lunch/tea only me n PH.. if dinner, hubby will be able to join.. :p

fizz,
ya... sim tia when i know we missed the co save... can pay for childcare for a year leh.....
 
SH/Hwee/Bobianah

we're planning to go sydney in Oct. Any recommendations for hotel? I need one that I can cook cos you know JT lah, so many allergies. And must be convenient to take public transport.
Thanks!
 
Hi mommies,
Good to see many of you are doing well.
My Hayley just had an incident last sunday, causing her to lose one of her upper tooth. Just dropping by to say thanks to those who have shown concern and left cmmts onto her blog.

My Hayley's appetite has started to return since yesterday or else we will be even more heartpain to see her wincing in pain n loss of her tooth. Her wound has recovered.. we will bring her back to hher paediatric dentist for follow up in 4 month time. Hope her adult tooth will grow soon... but we still need to wait for few month time.

Hi MBB,
Tks for asking me to join the gathering. Hope to make it to the next gathering but again depends on the location as most likey I am travelling alone wiith my girl. So hope it will be a convenient location to meet up where mrt is accessible.

<font color="0000ff">30th Aug (saturday). for mummies who cant take leave.
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui (lunch/tea)
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee
12. Linette (prefer lunch)
13. Gan (prefer lunch) tbc depends on location</font>

It also been a while since I meet up with other mummies n tots. Guess all tots have grown up a lot and more handsome / prettier. By looking at the list, we better think of some nice place for our tots to roam n many high chairs if we planning to have a meal together
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Bloom...

Hahaha...yr comments r sooooooooo funny...I literally luffed til my tummy stitched...no lah...all mummies never wither...we r forever bloomin in radiance...
 
Bloom,
got the pic
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me very FAT! thank goodness you din post it here. I LOVE U. keee keee keee

Ruffybear,
lovely collage. purrrfect for Meg's scrapbook.

Gan,
hope to see you n Hayley
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re: Aug Gathering.
any plc is ok coz i hv hubby to help out tis time. so juz gimme the time n place and i will arrive in style ya. (hopefully not late again!!!!)
ooooooppppppppssssss.......lalalala.

Sylk,
how? how? can i have the Bilibo?
 
Hi mummies for this Sat outing, I hav a suggestion. How about globetrotters at united square. There is a indoor playground. And I find the food there quite okie.

Nowsaday rain alot. So i guess indoor will be better.

30th Aug (saturday). for mummies who cant take leave.
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui (lunch/tea)
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene (lunch/tea)
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee
12. Linette (prefer lunch)
13. Gan (prefer lunch) tbc depends on location
 
Can I gate-crash? ;)

30th Aug (saturday).
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui (lunch/tea)
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene (lunch/tea)
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee
12. Linette (prefer lunch)
13. Gan (prefer lunch) tbc depends on location
14. starluster (prefer lunch)

CF Chang!!! Congrats!!! ;)
 
Hi Mummies

I'm ok with globetrotters altho the food is not really fantastic. But at least the tods can entertain themselves, if not no matter how nice the food is, we won't get to eat in peace :p

Serene
this sat want to go together? Hubby is working :p

Bobianah
Thanks for the info. The rooms look good... hehehe... will ask you for more tips once I confirm the air tickets
 
hey mummies,
anyone ever considered/ "bio"-ed any double strollers (i.e one sit in front, one behind)?

Do you guys think its a good idea or not? any good brands??
i think it's more convenient in that you will not need to bring out 2 strollers for 2 kids BUT one of these tandem strollers is usually like 15-20kg, which is 3-4 times the weight of a single stroller! My mum will kill me i think

My hubby says usu when we go out, we go in a grp of at least 2-3 pple (hubby, me, sometimes maid) so we have enough hands to push 2 strollers. But... wait ppl complain we take up too much space with 2 strollers?? (not that the tandem stroller is very small la)

so aiyah... confused... how? any advice?
i saw this from US website - so nice... haha:
http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Quattro-Tour-Stroller-Ionic/dp/B000LP3VAK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=baby-products&amp;qid=1219714278&amp;sr=8-2

not ex summore, ard S$300 but still, can't decide if it's a good idea in the 1st place.

If not, i might buy another cheap, light Capella one like my current one. Now robinsons got offer i think.
 
Hihi...

I gate crash tooo...hee...settled all my stuff liao...

30th Aug (saturday).
1. mbb (prefer tea/dinner)
2. Dora (prefer lunch/tea)
3. Shihui (lunch/tea)
4. afcai (tbc depend on timing n location)
5. serene (lunch/tea)
6. Jackie
7. sylk
8. bloom
9. conniemummy ( but only till late afternoon, cos gt dinner function..)
10. nana
11. hwee
12. Linette (prefer lunch)
13. Gan (prefer lunch) tbc depends on location
14. starluster (prefer lunch)
15. Fizz (Prefer lunch / dinner)

Star...

Can I collect my stuff fm u on Sat then...(initially I tot tat I can mit u tom...since u r goin tis Sat...then...hee...)

CF Chang...

I saw u "there" too...so happy for u...

...Star...dun keep sayin to others leh...when can I say the same to u...
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Got tis list fm another thread...

Restaurants with playground:
1. Globe Trotters at United Square: A restaurant with wide variety of food and a big playground for kids to mingle.

2. Ikea restaurant at Ikea: A small corner for the kids to play and watch TV.

3. Ju Shin Jung Korean Restaurant at YESS Centre: An authentic Korean Restaurant with a playground in it.

4. Swensen's restaurant at Changi Airport. There is a playground next to it.

5. IMM has 2 indoor playgrounds, one for toddlers and one for older kids.

6. Four Seasons Hotel has a kids playroom, with a kids buffet which is free when adults eat at Jiang Nan Chun or One Ninety restaurant.

7. Paragon has a new ToysRus, and a many restaurants in the basement.

8. Village at china square. they also have a indoor playground.

9. Bottle tree village at Sembawang. http://www.bottletree.com.sg/index.htm

10. Bottle Tree Park (Opp Yishun Stadium) - branch of Bottle Tree Village. Big children playground.

11. Marche heeren Orchard (basement) They have a playroom (slide) at the Safari section.

12. Just Noodles at Suntec City (@ B1).

13. Kids Inc. located at great world city.. http://www.kidsinc.biz/

14. High Teas (level 4) on weekends at Holiday Inn Atrium(former Concord hotel)

15. High Tea in Changi Village Hotel (former known as Le Meridian Changi.). Children room with clown n tiny buffet with finger foods, TV playing cartoons n clown's entertainment with balloon scupting.

16. Hog's Breath at CHJIMES will convert one of their area (called "Pigs Pen")

17. Feast@East (Grand Mecure)

18. McDonalds/KFC at Kallang

19. McDonalds at West Coast

20. MacDonald at Ang Mo Kio Park(Opp the AMK Library)

21. Prego, Swissotel the Stamford. Play area for the kids during lunch buffet.

22. sol at turf city has indoor play corner for young kids and outdoor shaded playground for older ones.

23. Sakae Sushi at Sun Plaza... a play area for the kids..

24. Shokudo (Jap-style Marche) at Raffles City basement.. they have a children play slide, a small, cushioned floor for kids.
 
Dora,
today's paper there is article abt sydney too...u can check it out.
I'm not sure where that hotel is, but hyde park inn is very super central.
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hi mummies,
may i know where can I buy the children harnesses, the type cute one with stuff toy when they carry on their back...
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Going to bring Hayley on my own to Genting with my uncle &amp; aunt next wk. They are driving up but I not bringing stroller, planning to leash her in case she run off without my close watch.
 
Gan...

I had one...n I din used it...cos I dun feel secure wif it...I bot it from Kiddy Palace...

I tink tat if yr kid is experimental...she may b able to unfasten it...n I dun recommend lettin yr eyes off her in a strange cty too...fm the way tat it is made...a stranger can jus unhook the strap n carry her away...n b careful tat u dun jerk the strap bac suddenly when she runs...she may juz trip n fall...
 
Dora
Since you need the cooking facilities, take Bobianah's recommendation. The location is really central. I stayed around that area too the last time and could walk to most places. Bus stops and the city train is also very very close by.
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Fizz
very comprehensive list!

i'll be driving for this sat's outing. any ladies who needs a ride from me, let me know. I'm at cck.
 


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