A mantra to live by

An old friend sent me this mantra after I had my shingles outbreak this week.

"Is there a solution to your problems?
If there is, why worry?
If there isn't, then there is no use worrying too."

Another old friend whom I haven't met for 10 years commented that that is very me.
But he does not know the me now.
I need to look at things from a different perspective.
No one can be a perfect mom.
I need to return to the old me 10 years ago.
The me that lived by this mantra.

Passport Pictures!

You cannot believe how many pictures of Ai Ai I took for her passport!
51! Yes, 51 of these mugshots and she still refuses to cooperate and look into the camera properly!

Some of Ai Ai's 51 mugshots - cheeky monkey!

Her final passport picture which I spent $15 on!

David's was a lot easier - about 10 and we got 1 right

Update...

So I have not been updating for a long time...
Been busy with the most recent move, and we've finally settled down!

Ai Ai has just started her ballet lesson.

After her first lesson, she told me all ballerinas have big tummies.
Me: All your friends have tummies?
Ai Ai: Yes.
Me: What about your teacher?
Ai Ai, thinking a while: Yes (cheekily!)

My Kek Kek is a proficient crawler

He is so fast that I could not catch up with him crawling on my boney knees... it hurts!

And he's putting everything in his mouth!

My little girl has grown up

Her previous version of a wedding was to walk in Thomson Plaza with an ice-cream.
Now it's almost the real stuff.

Ai Ai: Mommy, look at my long dress. I'm getting married.
Me: Where are you getting married?
Ai Ai: Chinatown.
Me: What will you hold in your hands?
Ai Ai: Flowers.
Ai Ai: But I am tired. I want to sit down.
Me: Why are you tired?
Ai Ai: Because I am sad.
Me: Why are you sad?
Ai Ai: Because I lost my prince.

I feel sorry for her.
Our move and some friends' moves must have been quite traumatic for a little tod.

We moved to a new place where she didn't have any playmates.
Auntie Cindy and family moved to Los Angeles.
Auntie Mel and family moved to Hong Kong.
Auntie Vikki and family moved the the eastern part of Singapore.

I hope she wouldn't grow up to be a loner.

Sharing a pear