Something About Mummy

Got this interesting tag from Joy. Thanks, girl.
RULES:

1. Add your blog/s to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. It’s okey if you only post this questions in one blog as long as you answer them.
2. Get back to YEN and she’ll add your blogs to the master’s list here! Yup, another linking thingy but this one has 15 questions and you get to enjoy answering them too!
3. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join.

QUESTIONS:
1. When you buy a greetings card, are the words or the picture more important to you?
Words matter most.

2. What’s your favorite kind of cake?
chocolate mudcake (been trying to make one but just looking for the ingredients beats me)

3. Do you ever make gifts for people, if so what, or do you buy them?
Buy them... i don't think I'm that creative.

4. What’s your favorite holiday?
everyday!

5. Are you going on holiday this year? If so, where?
hopefully back "home". crossing my fingers

6. What was the best party you’ve ever been to?
New Years Eve party with inlaws for th first time

7. If you are married, describe your wedding. If not, what would your ideal wedding be like?
it was quick but sweet.

8. What’s the most romantic thing that’s ever happened to you?
when Mcj surprises me with anything.

9. What’s your favorite girl’s name?
For now Yzabelle. My niece.

10. What’s your favorite boy’s name?
Jens, of course

11. Which celebrity would you like a dream date with?
Forrest Gump. Love his attitude. Inspired of the movie seen today for the nth times. :)

12. Which female celebrity do you find beautiful?
The Hepburns.

13. Which male celebrity do you think is attractive?
George Clooney

14. What is your best character trait?
None... hehehe! I'm the person who doesn't lift herself up. :)

15. What is your worst habit?
Impatient

I'm tagging Mich, Mitch, Arlene, ZJ and Borski&Nai.

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Nothing is Free

The Mummy is on a ranting mode.

Recently, Mcj entered into a new contract to the telephone company to streamline all our phonelines - the landline, fax and broadband connection - into one bill and will create us some savings. And it's been more than two months and everytime the bills come through, I can still hear Mcj complain that we still receive separate bills plus overbillings. Reporting the case doens't come easy. The phone would just be off the hook for being tied up in a queueing program and be put on hold.

I guess, there's really no such thing as free (except for really deemed freebies). You have to work your butt off for any penny that may come your way.

Good thing, for our other computer needs (like computer memory), our trusted friend comes into the picture. We know that we're getting the best at a good price.

I hope there will be no more long phone calls of the same matter next month.

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Nappy Loot

We received a playtent like this yesterday. It's a freebie from Jens' nappy.

The nappy packs has promo dollars printed on them. We collected about $20 (small packs contain sometimes $1 or $2 and bigger ones have $4). We swapped the dollars with the tent. Cost us $18.

Jens wasn't that excited when he saw the tent - I have to get in first before he did. But today, he managed to get in and out for 3 times. He might enjoy it in the next days/months until it is worn out. This tent is real handy when playing at the backyard - the bull ants can't crawl and bite my little boy's legs. :)

Now, I'm in the lookout for more freebies. :)

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Big Milestone

The Little Boy made his first step today. Yayyyyyy!

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Kiss Mummy...

that's Daddy talking to the little boy.

Tonight, he's been particularly good. He kept on kissing me and his Dad's hand.

Tell you, we didn't taught him to kiss us nor kissing on the lips. We were just surprised one day that he kissed us on the lips. He might have learnt it from his The Little Mermaid book. :)

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The Favorite Advert

Have you got a favorite ad that you can memorize the jingle on top of your head? Or be able to sing along while the advert is on telly? Well, you're like my little boy or the other way around. The sony bravia play doh rabbit advert is his current favorite. He would stop playing when it is on. He hastily finds his way close to the television if he was playing away from the lounge. Even when he is in the other room and eating, he would stop and listen. That's how much he loves it.

Listen to this so you may know why. You might like it also. :)

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Time for Exercise (Please)

While waiting for Mcj to have dinner, Jens and I watched the telly and I did some exercises. Just simple stretching and resting of the back. The little boy found it real funny. By the look on his face, he wanted to join me. If only he can cycle his legs. And of course walk so I don't have to be looking after him. :)

I really need to have a rigorous exercise routine. Jens is getting heavier by the day and it is inevitable not to carry him as there are really times that he wants to be cuddled especially if he had just waken up. I need to have more strength on my arms and legs to be able to hold him longer. Plus, I get back aches sometimes. Not that there's a need of fitness equipment. Just more time in a day (please) so I could fit-in the routine. Though, the morning and afternoon walks are doing me wonder (for now).

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Mummy, The Driver?

Whenever we're out, I'm always window-shopping for the car that I want for myself. I'm in the look for a small car but I don't like the hatch where the back passenger has to come in through the front seat. Mcj reckon, why do I still think like a passenger when it will be my own car. Yes, I am indeed thinking the convenience of my passenger. He said, who will go with you? You can't even steer a pram. lol. Well, let's see about that. I still don't know how to drive anyway so there's no sense of driving my point when I don't have any. :)

I am thinking, I should start to study theoretically now and maybe, we should buy an old car first for me to practice. That way, we won't cry our heart out incase I bump it into something. Probably, by the time that I get my L or P license, the government had already imposed the new ruling of attaching a GPS (more like gps fleet tracking) to those type of license holders so they can be easily tracked when accident happens. Or maybe, I would still be a passenger by then. :)

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View from the Park

Join SW here.

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Little Soldier

The last time we went shopping, Mcj wanted to buy Jens a camouflage vest and pants with the same color. The vest has no matching pants though. Problem was, all the smaller sizes that would fit the little boy were sold out. We scoured every isle of the kids clothing section, to no avail. The Daddy said, Jens would look cool in them (just needs a tactical holster to be a little soldier). Mcj was happy to buy the bigger size but the vest was apt for winter and I reckoned, by the time Jens can wear it, it wouldn't be cold at all. We ended up buying a hoodie of the same shade.

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The Tatapilla Now in Bloggerwave

I signed up this blog in bloggerwave and was instantly approve hence this post. Another moolah making activity while blogging.

I noticed though that I've been updating this blog more than my personal one. Not surprisingly. There are more things to write about the little boy everyday. There's not just enough time to do it. By the time he's asleep at night, I already feel comfy in my jammies curled up in bed with pop corn while watching the telly. But of course, there are opportunities that I need to finish so I am compelled to get online. I should be more motivated as blogging is not just about writing my thoughts and making friends but as well as making money (for me that is).

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Cockroaches or Grapes?

The color of my toe nail polish is aubergine. Dark. Mcj calls my nails cockroaches. Jens would lick them if he comes near my feet. I am not surprised. He licks anything anyway. He used to lick my toenails whatever the color was.

What surprised me was when T, a two year old girl in our playgroup one day tried to lick my toe nails. We were at the sandpit swinging and she was lying on her stomach close to me then all of a sudden ducked her head.

She loves grapes. She might have seen my toe nails as red globe grapes. lol.

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Inspector Jens

Our Little Boy is learning at the rate of knots. When on the floor he has routines and remembers everything that he can get into any mischief. We've childproof the house as much as we can but however we may have, there are stuff that we thought he can't access or is not within his reach, yet he still try all his might (on tippy-toes and various positions) so he can get into it.

Lately, he found out how to open another lower cupboard where all the microwavable dishes are kept. I just heard one day the glass dishes thumping on the floor. Now, the knob of the cupboards are tied with rubberbands. And since it is elastic, Jens still tried to open them.

We call him the inspector or detective. He can pick-up the littlest of stuff on the floor and can put hi fingers in the littlest gap there is. I'll just wait for him to put on exam gloves one day and scour the cupboard where the onions and potatoes or where all the cleaning materials are kept.

We're running out of rubberbands, might as well add it in our shopping list.

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