Mami is getting old
by reneereeve on July 26, 2005 10:23PM (MYT)

why this is the topic of today's article is because each time while mami is driving or doing something that deters me to be near the computer, i always think of so many stories and scenarios to kiss and tell. it usually concerns u - my sweetheart and ur brother - my sweetpie...times like now when i am actually writing, it takes me quite a while to jump start my memories...
ok lets see...
today babee and i drove 2 cars so that i can pick him up at Range Rover as he has to leave his car in for servicing. before we left home, babee asked u if u would like to follow babee or mami(in whose car, not when divorcing)? u replied so convinsingly - "hmmm, renee want to follow babeeeeeee......AND(loudly) mami". Then ur father carried u to his RR, as i was reversing the Volvo, u cried in the car, i got u in to may car and u sat there happily but not for long coz u started looking for babee again. i followed babee's RR closely as i didn't want to loose sight of him, i was afraid that u may start crying once u don't see his car.
this worried me...kids, they need so much of affection, they seek for attention all the time and no other type of love can replace parental loves, especailly maternal to be precise. i see you being so attached to us, you were wondering why we are not in one car? why did babee leave you, how come mami did not tuck you in my car instead?
you know sweetheart, after having u, reeve and babee in my life, i am so afraid of dying. i get excessively paranoid over safety issues - driving fast, drinking more that i can take, not locking the car doors, going out or coming home late, travelling to foreign countries...etc...babee at times say that i think too much, i am getting old and i am getting nuts...
i started taking Shaklee, all natural products, practically the entire range to keep me fit and healthy so that i live longer.
i cut down my cigarette intake from 12 a day to 3 a day.
i started going to gym, i only drink once in a blue, blue moon, a max of 7 glasses of whiskys' and mostly when ur babee is around.
i shop less so that i could buy u and reeve more important things (not toys) such as diapers, better milk powder and later on better education.
i started u and reeve on soluble vitamin Cs' to strengthen ur immune system so that u two do not get sick so often.
i rush home as soon as i can from work to spend time with u two...i miss ur scent, i miss ur touches, ur voice and most importantly i, like any other mothers/wife in his world would exchange anything at any price for u three to be safe from harm and evil and to be happy forever...
just like what aunty joanne had asked uncle jeff to do in hadyai - pray for our family, kin kin hong hong and peng peng on on, that is what i do and tell Gohonzon everynight when my aura and energy level is low. i want to watch u all grow old and have your kids and play with them while i start to write new blogs about them....hahaha..so far off
darling...mami is grateful to Aunt Christine and Aunt Joanne for introducing me and building up this blogsite for me, because in here i can describe to u ur growing up days, ur doings and sayings each day...and also my feelings and joy of having u precious as we walk through hand in hand in this undulating passage of life. whatever that babee and i have contributed to u both, u may not see but u can definitely "read all about it" all on this blog site!
I am writing so much that i do not even have time to read other people's blog and to log on to msn messenger to chat with those two "san sin" ah...hahahaaa

- A Word A Day -
July 25, 2005 10:08PM (MYT)

Reeve - i was at work and all i could think of was u my sweet pea and also my other quarter - sweet pie...i miss u reeve...mami called u in melaka, although u cannot talk yet, but mami still want to hear u baby talk over the phone. Ah kung was carrying u when the phone rang, ah kung and po-po had asked u to make some noice...reeve boy, mami calling u - u baby talked a lil' , then u gigled a lil' as well and lastly u screamed so loudly. so eager u were. babee told po-po that he will come pick u up on Thursday, her first reaction was - "aiyaa", nevermind la, u all busy, no need to come back, what for want to hurry back, leave him here 1 more week la" then babee replied her, "i missed him too la, its been 2 weeks adi", then po-po gave up convincing him----mami is counting down the days---
Renee - today as ah-mi was complaining about ur doings to me, u suddenly shouted out "lei hou chee monkey ah", she couldn't help but to laugh out rubbing both ur face. then came ya-ya into the room, u asked him if he was going "yum seng" tonight? b4 he could reply, u had ordered him to "fun toilet, lei chow-chow ah". both ur grandparents said u are very "lansi" and "ku leng jing kwai" because everyday u try to speak 1 new word and when u learned it, u use it back to scold them....hahahaha...
at night we went for dinner with Yiu-Yiu (CY) and Fiya at the same place (SS2, Shall We Meet) as we met uncle jeff and aunt joanne last week . u saw Fiya coming in and u exclaimed so surprisingly "Fi -Ya ah", ur eyes and ur mouth opened so big, u hugged her but refuse to give her a kiss. then u looked at me, "mami Fi -Ya come back adi wo", "mami auntie joanne leh, mou lei ah". she was so happy that u could still remember her name after 2 months. she grabbed u gently and gave u a peck on the cheek but u wiped ur face right after that...so lan si???? rayern and u has definitely got the Yap genes...
this time round, she bought u a jade bangle, a set of earrings and a pendant as well. they came in mini sizes, all so cute...just like u...my sweetheart...

Tai Lui Fah

Tai Lui Fah
July 21, 2005 10:52PM (MYT)

i rushed home at 5.30pm from work so that i will miss my Tai Lui Fah at 6pm on TV3. i had a super quick shower, changed and sat obediently to prepare for the anticipated show. u woke up shortly after the series started, u were ur usual self, cheerful and smiley. i invited u to sit on my lap, i sniffed ur smelly cum messy hair, u chuckled a little then u asked me - "mami, u watching sai hin(name of the lead actor) ah". i was surprised on how u know his name, but that was not as surprising as when u started humming the Tai Lui Fah soundtrack????
u watched the entire series with me, then we went down for dinner. after dinner i bugged babee to bring us to Mid Valley on the pretext of checking out the TY Bear that Aunt Joanne mentioned in her journal. unfortunately, they did not have it in that branch.
directly opposite Memory Lane was an earring stall, u approached the stall and picked up different colourful ones and placed them on ur ear...u were enjoying female-hood! at the same time we bumbed into Anna-Rina, she was there too and commented that u r starting to look like me (thank god!) not the looks but so vain it seems...hahahaha...
FYI..ur mother is a known vain pot.
we passed Burger King, u pointed ur finger at babee and warned him not to use the word "Fucker" anymore, then u gave him an alternate word to use - it goes like this - "babee cannot say fucker ah, say bugger (not burger) king la"...we bursted out laughing bcoz on top of that suggestion u also gave that cornered eye look again but this time more sinister...kids, kids...
after that, i brought u to a shop on level2 to buy gift boxes for Aunt Joanne's bird day present and also for Aunt Nancy's son - 1 year old bird day. we got what we wanted and went home.
...at home, u wanted to play with the boxes that we bought for both the aunties. I said cannot as it is very flimsy, u cried and threw ur tantrums. I whacked ur bum, u cried even louder but tearless...a few minutes later, u pulled my pyjy, lifted ur 2.5cm last finger, hooked on to mine and said softly " mami, sorry ah, renee pomise (not promise), cannot be naughty ha"...how to get angry with u????? u just know when and how to numb me...

Ah Ku BaBa - My Favourite Person

July 21, 2005 11:36AM (MYT)

ah ku... i used to call u ah ku, but now I call u Ah Ku Baba, bcoz i want to irritate mann-mann. she says that you are not my baba, but hers. so, i tried calling u ah ku baba and u answered- "Yes" with a big Y. mann-mann bullies me when my mami is not around, i smack her to take revenge, she smacks me back - but u will side me and scold her. (but l also know that deep down she loves me very much)
ah ku...u took my first pictures when i was discharge from the hospital. u whispered welcome notes to me when i arrived this planet. u talked to me every morning before u head off to work so that i will recognise your voice. when i see you come home from work, i hop in joy, i shout out for u to carry and i hung on to u like a koala bear. u would safe me from taking my afternoon nap and start telling me what happened at work today, who u met and what u ate.
ah ku...u taught me the meaning of "happy", u would ask me - "are u happy today renee girl"...u gave me the first potty training and u scolded Kakak Dilah for wrapping me in diapers. u said they don't breath and that she should use nappy instead. u applied nappy cream on me for a week, blow to ease the pain and change my nappy everytime i wet them.
ah ku...u washed my bum-bum when i poo-poo, u laughed at my sillyness, u cheered when i swing. u bring sailo and I for short walks alternately (to minimise biasness) around the neighbourhood to introduce me to the doggies and make me remember their names so that they will not bark at me anymore. u smiled so proudly when passersby praised that i am preetier now or that my nose is taller.
ah ku...u fed me milk when i was still unable to hold my own bottle, later u teased me with beer but will not allow me to drink...u curi-curi gave me mooncake when ah-mi darleng warned u not to...heh hehe. u bought me Levi's jeans and bandena from your Thailand trip. u store 30 pics on both your phones and out of those pics, 28 are of mine and my sailos'. Mann-mann only has 1 - 2...
ah ku...thank god I have u around, if not my mami will not know how to convince me to sleep tru till morning, she will not know how to teach me table manners and she will not know that she has to swim during pregnancy. Mami is a durr case...she slept late when she had me, u told her not to, bcoz i will follow ur habit...and u r right...i am a night owl and my sailo is not, he sleeps at 9.30pm sharp.
ah ku...after u taught her how to talk to me when i was in her stomach, she spoke to me everynight and I always respond with a kick or a roll...it was all bcoz of u ah ku...
ah ku...yellow and red is your favourite colour and u r my favourite person...just like rayern and his jiu-jiu. I Love You Ah Ku BaBa...I will always do...

July 20, 2005 10:31PM (MYT)

We had a late dinner and coffee with Uncle Jeff and Aunt Joanne (747) tonight. As u see aunt Joanne walking in, the first thing u asked her was "rayern leh, mo lei ah", then you repeated the same question with a twist on your hands yet another 159 times b4 turning to uncle Jeff. He commented that u r the most obedient and "tai sek" child amongst all those that he knows...mmmmm (no comments)
The rain was very heavy tonight, in the car i took out ur shoes so that u would feel more comfortable. U rubbed ur thick, spongy feet on the window as though u could feel the rain water flowing out there. The rain, the thunderstorm and the minor floods amused you. U were so inquisitive (jeff said that too - 8 mui), u asked "what is that mami" pointing to the flash floods, orange blinking road marking cones and bright yellow raincoats.
You know u are just so lucky to be in my arms, I saw people on bikes heading home, all drenched, kids waiting with their parents at the bus stop in Universiti Malaya Hospital and girls chasing after their buses. I hugged and cuddled you so tightly, you giggled so much that you drooled. I saw your innocent face, ur mouth opened so big, u squintted ur eyes to be funny, u shrugged ur shoulders, u tickled me and curdled under breast as if looking for some form of protection. At that precise moment, I thought to myself, nothingelse in this world is as great as maternal love. It is simply "irreplaceable" and it is "divine". A mother would do anything to give their fullest support, would save the last spoon of rice for their kids, wrap their them up in the last comforter and be cold and hungry the entire night...well, atleast that was what my mum did for me and my siblings...
After we reached home, babee gave u a light shower and then changed u in to pyjamas. You wanted to watch Barney, but he said "no" "its too late..sleep". You smacked him on his lap, but he was cool, I saw that and immediately i told you to say sorry and never do that again...I always believe that kids must be taught like puppies, there and then u have to correct their doings. Ok...so u said sorry and kissed babee on his lips and then kissed again until he said..ok ok enough...so sweet of u.
I then had my shower too and after all that b4 I retired to bed I applied my night cream and eye gel as what I have always been doing. This time, u approached me - "mami, give me some la, i want put here and here, like that la" circling those 3-4 cm fingers around your eye area and cheek...hahaha like real only.
So, i too wanted to see what u were going to do with those cream, i gave u a drop of moisturiser on the tip of your last 2.5cm finger and indeed u clipped the fingers together, rubbed a little and patted around the eye area just like me! Then u asked for more, and with the remaining moisturiser u patted it on your cheek stroking upwards. That followed by body lotion on the legs, hands and body???
How long have you been observing mami...sweetheart?

Renee - The Parrot

Renee - The Parrot
July 20, 2005 12:58PM (MYT)

i must say that u r such a talkative girl, tonight Hoe si and Sue came to our house for dinner and sweetheart u never stopped talking from the minute they walked in until the time they left. U called him over and over again "ho-zi", ah "tzu", "ivan leh", "mo-leh ah" and repeated practically everything that was in their conversation. U gave them a cornered-eye stare when they commented on ur strange but hilarious Cantonese accent. Kwai Mui Jai....
at one point yaya called u a naughty girl bcoz he said that ah-mi darleng had spoilt u so badly and if i don't control u, u will get out of hand. U cornered ur eye ball at him again and called him back a naughty boy, he was stunned bcoz u actually know that he was complaining about u. He laughed so much and finally i told u to apologise to him. U went close to him, placed ur tiny lil' palm on his chubby face and slowly "sayang" "sayang yaya ha, cannot scold yaya ha"....u praised urself after that "lek lui lo"
at 11pm u asked yaya to bring u up to my room, u held his hands on one side to lead him up the stairs and on the other hand u had a Barney DVD. Yaya said "ask mami to open, i don't know how to open this la", then u answered "Renee can open la", as usual ur grandpa did not believe u, so he asked me to come along even after I assured him that u can put in the DVD in to the player and play it yourself. All 3 of us went up to the room and both yaya and I watched u press the "Open" button, placed the CD in with ur tiny fingers hooked to the center hole and later pressed the "Close" button. After doing that u pressed "Play", hopped on to the bed, use the remote control to switched on the air cond, layed back and the rest was just pure watching pleasure. Yaya....was speechless. "When did she learn to do that?" I replied when she was 1 plus. Then he went downstairs shaking his head, sighed then told ah-mi darleng next time we will ask the 3 year old to play the DVD for the 63 years old folks!
sailo, po-po called me today to tell me that u started crawling forward just yesterday, why she is so excited is bcoz all this time u have been moving backwards but not forward. Mami is so proud of u baby, b4 going back to Melaka, u could come down the bed and stand by the side holding tight to the bedsheets, without falling and now u can move forward adi wo...other babies would learn to crawl forward first b4 coming down from the bed, but u r different.
I missed ur scent Reeveboy...mami is so blessed to have u two. babee is in Kuching today, he missed u too, more than me, he calls ur name all the time, ask po-po how u have developed every alternate days. babee calls me a useless mum, bcoz i always send u back to po-po's. I just want to prepare u for different environment ma. Is that wrong? Ah Ku on the other hand, keeps bugging me for po-po's new address so that he could come to Melaka to pick u up, he just like ur babee, calls ur name in his sleep, under the shower, while washing his car and etc...u have touched our life so much, u have brought so much of joy to our entire family and to the Yap's as well.
Do u know that YOU are the only cucu that po-po has been so "kan-jeong" about, noone else has made her so contented, she spends most of het time taking care of u, cuddling u, feeding u and buying new clothes for u...as for Ah Kung, he brings u out for evening walks near the beach across the road from the house together with Marcus. U enjoy watching ah kung's dragon fish and each time u watch the fish, u giggle so loudly. Ah Kung calls u "Speedy Gonzalez" bcoz u maneuver ur walker so adroitly. Ok, mami have to get back to work now, but b4 that i have to check my spelling and grammar again as Aunt Christine and Aunt Joanne said that my spelling is atrocious wo...so cham one...

First Words, First Turns, First Sleep til Morning

First Words, First Turns, First Sleep til Morning
July 3, 2005 08:25PM (MYT)

hey sweetie...this is mummy's first input in to this website, i heard from aunt joanne (747) that this is an interesting way to remind me of ur doings each day.
Reeve baby, u naughty boy only slept right thru morning on your second month - 9th Jan 2005. Unlike ur sis she was exactly on the fullmoon night. I followed what ah ku tot me - he said i must talk to u and whisper in ur ears to tell u that mami have to work tomorrow so u'll be a good boy...cannot tire me out. He also said that the babies will understand what the parents are telling them and they will acknowledge u...I tried whispering continuously each night to u and ur sis before u both sleep, just right beside ur ears. Ur eyes will open a bit and then close again. To my astonishment, the night of the 8th Jan 2005, u slept right thru.
Voila! u listened and u did what i said...i started work the next morning on the 10th Jan with no dark eye circles. I then told ah ku, he was so proud (not proud of u, but proud of himself)
Sweetheart, u only turned on ur 6th month and that was on 18th May 2005 at 11.20pm on mami's bed, wearing ur stars GAP pyjamas, rather slow i must say compared to ur sis...but that's ok, coz boys usually develop slower than girls...
Well, today (3rd July 2005) as ur sis was wearing her own shoe, getting ready to go kai-kai, u stared at her from ur walker...looking rather impatient...u blurted out - "je-je". Initially we tot it was just one of those baby words u say all the time, then somehow ya-ya, ah-mi and kakak dilah said it sounded like je-je. Then the second time, u said it again...calling out for "je-je", reaching out ur chubby, but eczema patched hands towards her so that she would carry u along to whereever she was to go to. But, ur sis being her frank self, just walked over and patted ur bald head and said - "sailo, je-je go kai-kai first ha, u stay home okay". It was just so cute to see both of u being so babyish...

renee darling, the first time you slept right thru morning was on ur fullmoon itself - 27th Feb 2003. I whispered the same messages as i have whispered to ur brother and u being u, slept like a baby til 7am the next morning. Both babee and i felt so relief and had enough of sleep for the first time in 30 days. Ah ku told me to talk to babies and calm them, so i listened and it worked, so we have decided to do the same to our 2nd child...
Your first turn was on the 27th April 2003, at around noon time, you were wearing a yellow GAP bodysuit, getting ready to go Prince Hotel for dimsum.
First words was when you were 3 half months old, you looked at babee and called "ba-ba"...babee's face glowed and was so proud of his lil' precious being able to call him at such a tender age. Our lil' angel