hows this pose mom?

ladies & gentlemen: my daddy and i!!

ryan's 2nd visit to daddy's office

uncle ken & ian made ryan wear my golf cap! boy does he look cuuuute!!! heheheheh.... will start him on golf lessons soon! eyed a junior golf set for him already!! hahahaha

ryan's first dip!!

here's some pics of ryan taking his first ever dip! i just lurve his wetsuit! it comes with inbuilt floats in the front and back! after they are pumped up, he looks like a ball! hehehhehe....

he lufs the water alot! screamed in excitement and kicks away frantically!

we're gona sign him up for a swim class taught by aussie trained couple located at holland road. sounds really fun and exciting!

ryan's sty has been pricked at last!!

sigh, his sty was there for the longese time!!! more than a month now. we brought him to see siewpin 2 sats ago for a review. she said we have 2 choices, either we bring him to a surgeon to surgically remove the sty or we just continue to wait and see. GOSH! that was like, ouch! after much pondering, siewpin decided to just prick it with a needle and squeeze all all the bad blood and pus!

veron had to hold ryan's head down while i held on to his arms and legs. dun ask me how i did it, but i managed to hold him down while she got ready for the prick!!! ryan hates to be restrained and even before she could even put the needle near the sty, he wailed and screamed!!!! prob scared off potential patients outside!

she did a light prick and soon all the bad blood was oozing out with lil amount of pus. he screamed till there was no noise and his whole face was read and mouth wide open! one of those screams and my heart sank!!! i almost teared at the sight of him doin that! my poor lil boy!!! he was still screaming at the top of his voice after that while she was squeezing out the blood and all with several cotton wools. but the swell went down substantially.

oh yah, he weighed 9.3kg and was 72cm tall as at that day which was 28th oct.

we brought him to ELC to buy a toy for being soo brave! *eyes rolling* hehehhe.....veron picked out a cute dinosaur toy which i thought was very cuuuute! 18 bucks its worth and we as usual enquired about the stock for the pirate ship which we set our eyes on, but no stock till date. sigh! brought him to polo ralph to buy a new set of white socks as the current ones are kinda yellowish and soon-to-be outgrown!!

the evolution of ryan's chinese name over the MSN!!!

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
me and your humble servant have decided that cai tao is the best choice.

Your humble servant, Derek Liew has been added to the conversation.

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
basket!
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
how, ur parents suggested anything yet?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
or cai xiao ping after our charismatic leader deng xiao ping

Wilde has been added to the conversation.

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai xiao ping oso sounds like cai guo ping...

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
can ask ur parents to suggest a few hopefully over the weekend
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
need to register birth by next week

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
you wan one word or two words one?
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
one work like china man leh...

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
abit hor?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
anything is fine bro
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
one word abit hard since surname is cai
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
sigh...

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
anything fine then chose between cai tao and cai xiao ping lar!
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
hahahaha

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
anything that sounds good is fantastic bro
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ass!

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai rui

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
more manly name pls

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai yuan rui?

Wilde says:
y dun u guys just ask the goddad to name

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
bro!
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
how bout cai ze
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ze or zhe?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cos godfather say cai tao!
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
hahaha

Wilde says: lol
Wilde says: u might as well call tao ze
Wilde says: father apple... son peach

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
i thot bout cai ze too...
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai xiao ping!

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
we kinda like cai ze

Wilde says:
I know... call tian tian

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
oei take higher chinese one tink abit can

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
cool rite?

Wilde says:
like Timmy Ang Tim Tim
Wilde says:
hahaha

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
ryan chua rye an

Wilde says:
jian yong lor
Wilde says:
jian guo, yong ping

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai cheng?

Wilde says:
jian yong, guo ping

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai qoo

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
think we gona settle with cai ze

Wilde says:
madness cai cheng... finance isit?
Wilde says: as in wat?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
but which ze?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
u ass!

Wilde says:
ze1, 2, 3 or 4??

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ze2
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
cool rite?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahahhahha

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
but Ryan Chua Ze?

Wilde says:
not smooth leh

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
sounds wierd...

Wilde says:
Call Zen lor
Wilde says:
as in Cai Zhen
Wilde says:
(ie real)
Wilde says:
hahaha

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
like girl leh

Wilde says:
wat u want? money? health? strength?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
Ryan Chua Z
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
like Jay Z
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai zhi?

Wilde says:
Chua
Wilde says:
wat the hell u want?
Wilde says:
wat kinda meaning? health? money? looks? luck?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
no need meaning he say
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
sound nice, cannot make fun can liao

Wilde says:
Kuo Shi
Wilde says:
lol...
Wilde says:
this kind no meaning cannot narrow down mah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wait bros
::: spiders ::: golf guru says: like me read the previous msgs pls

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
Cai Fa1 Ke4!!!

Wilde says:
Yes!!!
Wilde says:
dat's it!

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ok
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
u ass!

Wilde says:
hahaha... settle simple one lah.... Li3(?) An1(safe).... direct from Ryan....

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
sounds girly leh

Wilde says:
Think Li3 can be polite... since the dad swear so much... the son can atone for it

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
and english is Ryan Chua Li Ann

Wilde says:
dat's y need the lousy slacker daddy to narrow down the symbolism he want for the name

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
ppl will call him ann

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahaha

Wilde says:
or Lian

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
so ryan chua ze
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
or just chua ryan
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
then chinese characters will be cai ze

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
chua ze quite cool

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
can anot?

Wilde says:
ze ze... u think cool meh

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
how?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
his godfather sleeping issit?

Wilde says:
roll it off ur tongue a few hundred times cause dat's how often ur son will hear this name frm his China teacher nxt time
Wilde says:
unless u get him a Malayu teacher

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai yuan rui, cai fa ke, cai tao.... narrow down to 3 choices

Wilde says:
his godfather surfing porn, dun disturb
Wilde says:
lol

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai zhi2
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai zhi4

Wilde says:
no
Wilde says:
both 4... too strong

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai dang1
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
like ah dang

Wilde says:
ok ok... call jia3... nxt baby call yi4... nxt baby bing3... nxt ding1
Wilde says:
cai jia3
Wilde says:
aka tao
Wilde says:
cai tao

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
pls be seriouos bro!

Wilde says:
how to be serious if the daddy dun wanna seriously think wat kinda meaning to narrow the name down to.... like there's 10 thousand times more China names than Eng lor

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
he oredi said no need meaning wat

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ya lah

Wilde says:
cai wu ming lah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
just sound nice first

Wilde says:
lol

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
then settle the easiest word to write

Wilde says:
wu ming lor

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai wei meng

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
my cai abit siong to write already

Wilde says:
how much easier can wu ming get?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
easiest to write call hi cai yi lar
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
one stroke
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
den second one call cai er

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhahah

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
third one cai san

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
u damn good bro!!!
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhahahhahahah
::: spiders ::: golf guru winks:
Play "Water Balloon"


Wilde says:
Ryan Chua Teo how?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
wat is teo in chinese?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
zhang

Wilde says:
no lah
Wilde says:
tew isit? throw?
Wilde says:
ke3 jun4?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
think we settle with cai ze lah huh?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
yang, can ask ur parents which ze to use?

Wilde says:
ke3 hong

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ze or zhe?

Wilde says:
since daddy like red so much

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
wahlau... he use for life one leh. dun anyhow settle can

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhah
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
veron also said cai ze sounds great!

Wilde says:
I kinda like Ke Hong

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
just that dialect not so nice

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai shi4 chang3

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
chua ze
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
so dialect will be chua ryan
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
chinese characters then cai ze

Wilde says:
how abt cai4 pak4 chiu3?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wat's cai ze?
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
sounds gross

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ok wat

Wilde says:
lol

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
veron likes it!
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahahah

Wilde says:
mad!

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
cai ze2

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wat's the meaning of tat?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
dunoe yet

Wilde says:
wat his zodiac sign?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
just sound nice

Wilde says:
rabbit

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
eh...pisces i think

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wat's wiv u and 2 word-names

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
thats wat joyce said

Wilde says:
chinese zodiac lah

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai fa1 ke4

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
i think dog

Wilde says:
wat's his element? earth wind water or fire?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai gou?
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai tu?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
forget this two-word thing lah...considering ur surname, it's quite hard

Wilde says:
try see if his character nxt time friendly or fierce, shy or charismatic

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
makes it easy for kids to ridicule him

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
call him cai ye2 su1 lar
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
Ryan Chua Jesus

Wilde says:
no lah... Cai shang4 di4
Wilde says:
grander

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
dun play play wiv religion please
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
a name's for life

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai zhu3

Wilde says:
Ke3 Hong2
Wilde says:
Jian4 An1

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
rui4 an1

Wilde says:
Cai4 Hua2

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cannot... too much like cai hua1

Wilde says:
ur chinese fuckking bad isit?
Wilde says:
oops
Wilde says:
dun ask stupid question... sorry

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
frankly, chris, u have to understand the meaning of the word before thinking it's cool

Wilde says:
agreed

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
a name's for life, not like naming ur dog bubbles

Wilde says:
he just dun want any meaning
Wilde says:
ya, not happy with the name can give up the dog
Wilde says:
or rename the dog chow chow

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
ryan chua chow chow

Wilde says:
truely inspiring

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai ker jian

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah!
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
good name

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua ker chien

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
not bad
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhaha

Wilde says:
so it's settled... 2 against 1 .... cai ke jian it is

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
let me ask the mummy

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cannot lar. wait ppl dunno whos son....

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
mummy said "kiss my ass!"
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahahhahahahahahahhaha

Wilde says:
at least the impression will be better mah

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
tell her tat her arse too big now
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
she needs to lose weight

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhaha

Wilde says:
wat's Veron's Cina name?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
teo veronica

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
zhang veronica

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
damn gross man

Wilde says:
dat's it????

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wats so gross?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
that was veron!
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhahahaha
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
yup
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
zhang veronica
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
chinese teacher call her le rong

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
better to give your own chinese name or wait end up like don teacher anyhow whack

Wilde says:
lin3 pai3

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
wei meng lar... ah dang lar...

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
KER CHIEN

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wat was don's chinese name?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
wei meng

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua ah dang

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wats so wei meng about him

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
chua ker chew

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahahhahahahahahhahaah

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai ke3 qiu1

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
thats alex rite?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chan hua chew

Wilde says:
lin3 pai3

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
is he in town? aint seen him online

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua hua chew

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
alex is hua zhou

Wilde says:
cai4 lin3 pai3
Wilde says:
dialect Chua Lim Pek

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
cai da4 niao3
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua big bird - good name

Wilde says:
cannot lah... his niao3 still small

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua xiao niao - catch small bird

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhahahahhahahahahahahhahah
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhahahhahahahahhahahah
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
the godfather is full of shit!!!!!

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah, so is the dad

Wilde says:
too bad the dad is a sai kang... always eat shit

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
chua sai kang

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
how about Rui Yuan?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ryan is awake!!!!!!!!!

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cia sai4 gang1
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai sai4 gang1 i mean

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah...he wants to be called chua sai kang

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
he heard his name and woke up...

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
shaddap!

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
HE IS AWAKEN!

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
SAI KANG is amongst us!!

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua sai kang is it!

Wilde says:
lol

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
ok lah, better dun suan little SK...or else his mother upset

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
9 mnths of hard labor, only for a group of faggots to tekan a one-week baby

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhaha
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
how bros, cai ze cannot
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai ker chien is nice lar

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
mummy wants cai ze leh

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wat's the spelling of ze?

Wilde says:
cannot lah

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wat's its meaning?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
thats why need to consult u guys
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
which ze to use

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
like i said, dun take it because it sounds cool

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
she's quite adament about it
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
now we find meaning lor
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
which ze to use

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
count me out, my chinese sucks

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ze or zhe
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
yang
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ur chinese the best

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
zhe. more meaning....

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
cool
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
zhe it is then

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wat spelling? wat meaning?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
which one?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
i got no chinese dictionary

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
ay...dun be flippant abt it...go check a dictionary out

Wilde says:
hand sign, partner metal, mouth below

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
i am checking dic

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
how long is it?

Wilde says:
it's for wisdom

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
10

Wilde says:
10 strokes

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
alphabets

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
10 inches

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
dictionary

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
sorry man, my chinese sucks..

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
yah don... dats the one. means ppl with wisdom

Wilde says:
agree... not many other Zhe or ze with good name

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
or the ri3 below... means bright
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
ri4 i mean
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
as in day

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
err...saya catch no ball. got online dictionary or not?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
i also bro

Wilde says:
got u go check from hanyu online or something

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
cant understand wat side wat below
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wait wait
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
found one
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
zhe
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
which yin?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
3

Wilde says:
hmm... maybe better to go with the sun character

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
2 i mean

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
the kou at the bottom sounds good

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
or can use zhe2 mo2 the zhe

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wisdom

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
hahaha

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ass

Wilde says:
no no the other one Yang suggest.... de one with the ri below
Wilde says:
not kuo

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
dun have leh
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
only got the one with the kou

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
it's the zhe mo the zhe with a kou or a ri below

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
as in zhe xue
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
philosophy

Wilde says:
ur dic is useless lah.... pun intended
Wilde says:
nope... nxt one
Wilde says:
1 more stroke

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ass!

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
i more stroke in don's ass?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
oh
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wat does that mean?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
ok guys...we should settle on a few combos and then decide on one.

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
it means bright
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
ming2 liang4
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
coming with your genes your son needs that

Wilde says:
think dat's better... zhe is made up of break and mouth... breaking mouth not generally a gd thing rite?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
break day not much better right... wah liew

Wilde says:
but think abt it... wat wld it take to break day? quite alot of pwr behind it

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
(-_-).....
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
den might as well break wind oso

Wilde says:
hahaha... just saying both meanings quite gd.... but might as well settle for the safer one

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
go count strokes and see dialect and all how first....

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
err...why is this conversation not involving chris?
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
i agree with chungyang

Wilde says:
he's checking his dic see y so useless

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
eh
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wat mean?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
let's get the different names and let chris and veron consult wiv their parents lah

Wilde says:
ya... we've done our best here I guess

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
no point, both sides parents chinese sucks!
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahahah

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
den give to godfather to decide

Wilde says:
Chua Che

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
his chinese good!

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
thats y my mum got this book of anmes

Wilde says:
is dat the dialect?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
names

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah but at least explain to them the difference lah. coz that's their grandson
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
plus chris'

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
erm...dialect just chua ryan

Wilde says:
or isit Chua Cek?
Wilde says:
where got such thing?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
chua Z lor

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
Ah Chek lah - uncle

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
how bout ze2

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chua tse?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
as in responsibility

Wilde says:
ya, nxt time call son call ah cek

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ze ren

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
tse and Z the same

Wilde says:
uncle! uncle! come eat ur breakfast

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
den might as well call chua lao peh

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ooi bros

Wilde says:
I suggest liao mah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
ze ren how?

Wilde says:
call lin3 pai3

Wilde says:
Chua Lim Pek

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chris, there's no meaning to it

Wilde says:
he's mad lah, ignore him

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
ze got meaning oso. responsibility lor

Wilde says:
dat's if he uses dat cina character mah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
book also suggested zhe with the kou
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wise

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
then take it lor, since u really hell-bent on the name

Wilde says:
Cai Zhe Cheng

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
but ze alone like no meaning i tink...

Wilde says:
Bright and sincere

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah...i agree wiv chungyang again

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
zhe more meaning than ze

Wilde says:
use Zhe lah

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
dun just go for the easier to write one lar!!!

Wilde says:
but true wat Zhe more meaningful than Ze

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
den you must also think hor, nxt time got another son or another daughter
still got one word names for cai anot....

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahah
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
thanx bros for staying awake for this

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
i m not....i m surfing other stuff

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
i watching nasdaq

Wilde says:
I'm surfin porn
Wilde says:
lol... no lah... still updating my comp

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
seriously lah, chris...gotta think hard, problem with chinese names is tat if mispronounced, it can be embarassing for the kid.
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
i m half alseep

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
eh...so cai zhe quite easy
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
so we settle with zhe

Wilde says:
the simpleton speaks

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
the one with the sun or mouth?

Wilde says:
watever lah

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
he's the father lah - let him decide
Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
we gave him the options

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
paiseh, went to get the milk out of the fridge

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
you go and count strokes, compare 8 characters and all that first den decide lor

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
if u pantang lah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
eh....i anything also can

Wilde says:
dun care him lah

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
yang, u help me count and decide can?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
yeah, if u not pantang, it's ok then.

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wat 8 characters?

Wilde says:
u gving Yang big Ang Pow isit?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
no need lah
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
so either the re or the kou right?

Wilde says:
eh, this kind like not u say one rite?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
both mean the same thing?

Wilde says:
must Yang say one wat.... bueh pai seh

Wilde says:
OK ok.... Chua Pai seh

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
bro... your son leh...

Wilde says:
he dun care mah... he wan daughter remember?

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
shaddap!

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
call chua qoo niang lor

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
only got 2 zhe to choose from right?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chris, u should decide.

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
cai gu1 niang2

Wilde says:
hahahaa

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
do u want to check the 8 characters stuff or u will juz choose watever is more appropriate?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
those two zhe got the most meaning lar. unless you wan the torture one

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhaha
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
no need for 8 characters cos i'm catholic

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
but i dunno how to count strokes and compare 8 characters and all that kinda stuff one hor

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
so wat does the one with the re mean again?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
ok, the final word from the dad is - ignore the 8 character thing. Just have to choose between the two

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
it means bright as in ming2 liang4
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
chua yoon loi

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
bright as in smart?

Wilde says:
not elaborated
Wilde says:
but with a ri below, think it means light

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
don your dic is the red and yellow one izzit? hehehe

Wilde says:
no lah... the Times Cina Dictionary hehe
Wilde says:
also got the Pacific Cina-Eng Dictionary

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
so bright as in light
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hmmmm....how?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
wise or light?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
wise is better

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
ming liang can be clear oso

Wilde says:
light lah

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
as in clarity
BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
you choose lar. wan your son to have some wisdom unlike the father, or wan
your son to be bright and clear

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
also unlike the father

:: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hmmm....
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
winny's chinese good?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
suelynn's?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
i go ask my parents lar... wahlau

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
they still awake?

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
dun need to decide by today anyway right?

:: spiders ::: golf guru says:
true

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
u muz be joking

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
joke about wat?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
oh u mean suelynn's chinese?
::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
hahahhah

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
her chinese is worse than mine

::: spiders ::: golf guru says:
paiseh, went to make milk

BaaBaaBlackSheep have u any wool? says:
you went to milk veron?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew says:
chris, u still on half day leave?

Your humble servant, Derek Liew has left the conversation.

ryan's first visit to daddy's office!

these are some snapshots taken by uncle ken when ryan went to daddy's office for the very first time! he was carried by uncle ian and they even made him do the global sign language! simply loves these pics esp the one that looks like he's gona wail!! he was the centre of attraction at the office that day!

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ryan's birth story!!

now...the much awaited birth story!! RYAN’s OUT!!!! Hahahahha….he cleared customs on the 18th March 2006 (Saturday) @ 1018hrs at TMC, birth room 2!

Some key facts first:
1. weight – 3.34kg
2. length – 51cm
3. head circumference – 33cm
4. gynae: Dr LC Cheng
5. PD: Dr Tan Siew Pin
6. hospital: TMC

here’s an account of wat happened on the fateful day!!We were supposed to see LC Cheng for the weekly consultation since it was 38 weeks! (By the way, marcus is out too!! On 13 march! 5 days earlier than ryan! Hahahha…) in the morning of 17th mar (Friday), veron spotted a show and we were terribly excited about it. LC Cheng said at the previous visit that a show could mean delivery could happen with the day itself or easily the next 2 or 3 days! So we could just wait and see if contractions started or the bursting of the waterbag!!

As it was the March hols, I dropped veron at her mum’s place and proceeded to work. At about 4pm, I left office to pick her up. Over the phone she told me she suspects that contractions have started, some tightening and I told her to monitor over the next few mins and chart the frequency and duration! I decided to drive home to pick up the hospital bag as well as the videocam and digicam (just in case!). I picked her at about 5pm and we stopped to have a short recording on the videocam.

On the way there, I kept on asking her if she felt anything and how long each “tightening” lasted! When we got there, it was about 5.30pm thereabouts and I alighted her while I proceeded to the carpark where it was full and the valet parked my car for me while I rushed to join veron at LC Cheng’s clinic!! We were supposed to see him at 4.30pm but was informed earlier to come about 5pm cos he was involved in a delivery before. We found out that there were about 12 people in front of us!!! We kept monitoring her contractions and each one became pretty intense! I got worried and decided to inform the nurse that we suspect that she is having contractions!

Of course while waiting, I called my mum, melvin, yang, Derek and informed them that it could be anytime soon! Hahahhaha…I was terribly excited!! The nurse brought a wheelchair and wheeled veron upstairs to the labour ward to latch her onto the CTG machine to chart her contractions. In the process, I was told to wait in the waiting lounge and the wait was purely agonizing! Looked at the multitude of baby photos pasted on both sides of the corridor. Soon I got impatient and requested if it was ok to see my wife and after checking, they said ok. My poor wife was feeling the intense contractions as she lay on the bed. I could see the “peaks” on the CTG machine and she would cringe as each contraction started! After 30mins of monitoring, the nurse checked her cervix but it was only 1cm dilated!!!! Kinda early for labour to start!!!! We were given options to wait for the cervix to dilate or go home and rest. We decided to stay and then they said to wait for LC Cheng to check on her and advice thereafter. I was told to do the admissions and I was overwhelmed!

I called Melvin and told him the great news!! Hahahahha… I was beaming with joy while I patiently waited to sign the admission papers and paid the 1000 bucks deposit! We waited for LC Cheng to come up and he came at about 845pm and told us to go up to the room to have a rest, a warm shower and eat dinner. He said to relax as much as possible and it will aid in dilating the cervix! We went upstairs and dinner was served. We booked the 1-bedder room and it was a great experience! I chose to have the western menu and I had steak with soup, salad, fruits, bread! Well balanced diet! Veron had sandwiches only as she was pretty uncomfortable with the contractions happening like every 2 to 3 mins!! Told her to have a warm bath and then she laid on the bed and watched TV.

At about 1030pm, she could take it no more and she was tearing as the contractions peaked! We decided to go back to the labour ward and the nurses were like “huh, so fast, but u just came up, u sure u want to go down again?” hahahha…..they wheeled her to the labour ward again and she requested for epidural to be administered asap!!!! I was told to wait outside again. They inserted something to help her clear her bowels and then they monitored her in birth room 2! I was like “this is it!” she cringed every other minute when the contractions happened and I felt her pain. They contacted dr phua, the anesthetist and he came down about 11plus. I was told to wait outside again!! It took a grueling 45mins for the administering of the epidural and when I was finally allowed to go in, I saw my wife with the drip and I instantly felt her pain! Dr phua was still ard to monitor if the epidural was working well and apparently it wasn’t!!!!! She could still feel the pain and he said he took such a long time cos veron’s spine was calcified due to lack of exercise and the “couch potato syndrome”. Soon after, Dr phua decided to redo the epidural and veron freaked out!!! Some more injections!!! I was told to wait outside again, but this time it wasn’t that long, about 30mins thereabouts!

Smses were coming in from Melvin, veron’s mum, her frens hikmah and Vivian. When I went in again, veron was smiling and I knew the epidural had taken effect!!! PRAISE THE LORD! Dr phua waited awhile more before leaving the room. He’s truly pleasant and shared his experiences with us and being a close fren to LC Cheng, having attended classes together and all that. I stayed with veron throughout the night and as the epidural took effect, she felt numbness in both legs and terribly drowsy. She rested while I tried to get some rest and had to constantly check her.

The nurses came in every 30mins to check on her and that kinda disrupted my rest as well. Hahahha…..i went upstairs to the room to grab my charger as well as hers and charged both phones in the birth room, for fear of batteries emptying in the morning with the multitude of smses!! Hahahha…..i had several hot beverages at the “fathers’ corner”. I had milo, 3in1 coffee (which was disgusting!), lipton tea throughout the night which kept me awake!!! At about 3am, I decided to go home to feed bubblez and tubby. I tried to grab whatever necc stuff as well and went back to TMC. Veron did not even know I was gone for an hr. I tried to take a short nap as I was terribly exhausted by then! As usual, the nurses came in every 30mins to check on her.

Throughout the night, there were other mothers already there before us waiting to deliver and almost all delivered in the wee hours of the morning, and I was there to witness the happy faces of the new dads talking to their newborns! By 4am, I was the only one still waiting to see my lil precious one! Hahahahha….at about 7.30am, the nurse checked her again and reported that she was already 8cm dilated!!!! All the rest paid off!! I was excited until the nurse said it will be another hour or two before she is completely dilated at 10cm!! Sigh…the end is in sight!!! Outside, there were other dads waiting already.

My mum called at about 5 plus and again at 7 plus, she could not sleep at all! Hahahha….Yang msged me at about 7 plus enquiring about the status. Vivian msged at about 8 plus. LC Cheng came about 8 plus and checked her cervix again and said it was about 9cm already, just by inserting his fist into her, amazing!! He was puzzled why the waterbag had not broke by then and proceeded to burst her waterbag and lots of amniotic fluid flowed out! He estimated to be another hour or so for the actual delivery! I was on my toes and all ready for the moment!!!

At about 9 plus, the nurse told her to start practicing to “push” on her side!! By monitoring the CTG machine on her left, each time the number starts to increase beyond the 20 mark, start by taking a deep breath and push with all your might as in passing motion! Do 3 times for each cycle! Fortunately, the epidural was in effect as she could not feel the contractions!!

Soon enough, I could see strands of ryan’s hair!!! The nurse came in and continued to encourage her to push even harder and longer!!! Then other nurses came in to start getting ready for delivery! After several repeated pushes, it was time for LC Cheng to come in!! the nurses helped him wear his surgical gown and boots and they rested her legs on supports to lift her legs in preparation for delivery while she continued to push!! By then, I could see some of the top part of ryan’s head!! hahahahhaha LC Cheng said “are u ready? Let’s start!” my heart was pounding away like crazy!!! There were 2 other nurses on each side to cheer her on as well as assist in the delivery. We waited for the contraction to begin again and then it was time!! LC Cheng said to give 3 cycles of hard pushes and ryan will be out!!! So all eyes were on the numbers on the CTG machine and the first push went on! “good good, very good” said LC Cheng. I could see more of ryan’s head now! Veron was pushing with all her might at each push and it really pains me to see her suffer like that! Sigh….then LC cheng said, “alrite, 2 more pushes and he’s out!” true enough, by the 2nd long hard push, ryan’s entire head emerged and then LC Cheng said “wait awhile” while he turned ryan’s head to the right and then “alrite now with a not so hard push!” with wat seemed to be not much effort of a push as compared to the previous pushes, ryan’s shoulders emerged and he was pulled out with his cord!!

He didn’t look very bloody, looked abit bluish and gradually as he cried, he turned pinkish!! and a warm feeling overwhelmed me!! That’s my son!! Ryan continued wailing and next, LC Cheng said “u ready to cut the cord?” I said “anytime! Where do I cut?” he clamped 2 sections of the cord and passed me the scissors and I did the honours! It was truly rubbery to snip off!! Just like the pig’s intestines of kway chap! Hahahahha….then he filled 2 test tubes with the blood from the cord for some tests and then one of the nurses wrapped him up in the standard chrome yellow towel to keep him warm!

The nurse showed ryan to veron and also his ding ding to confirm he’s a boy! Hahahah…veron held him for a while while I took pics and then they brought him to the warmer where he was being cleaned up while kept warm. I took a hard look at home and scrutinized him! This is my SON!!! Hahahhaha….truly amazing! PRAISE THE LORD!!

Next, LC Cheng was clearing all the bad blood and stuff still inside the womb and then he proceeded to pull out the placenta and showed it to us!! “this is the placenta!” he revealed! Kinda gruesome, like some pig’s brain or something to that effect! Hahahah…then he proceeded to stitch veron up since he had to cut her abit as he feared ryan’s exit will tear her skin in the process. He spent about 5mins stitching her up while I went out with one of the nurse and ryan!

She asked me to inspect his fingers, toes, ears and back with her at the same time and subsequently placed him naked on the weighing scale and weighed him and he was 3340g, 51cm long, 33cm head circumference. I was armed with the videocam in my left hand and the digicam in the right hand and recording/snapping away! Thereafter, she wrapped him in the towel again and pushed him back into the birth room for veron to breastfeed him asap! The nurses taught us how to latch him on and he latched on for 20mins on each side. I proceeded to send the announcement sms to everyone!! I had conjured the sms at about 2plus am while trying to get some rest.

baby ryan :: Jul 9 2006, 03:05 PM ::

wow! time flies!! ryan is almost 4 months now! he has gorwn tremendously since the last update! hahahaha....he was down with cough for the past one half weeks and we brought him to see siew pin who prescribed him with some cough medications and told us to get the Dentinox shampoo for his cradle cap....we have since change his bath wash to Mustela, though pricey, it is good for his sensitive skin, hmmm....wonder who he got it from? prob mummy since ian has sensitive skin too! both gonggongs and mamas love our lil boy to the max! they dote on him and take every opportunity to carry him and amuse him and he sure has a way to make them laugh! he has been sleeping on our bed and I have been relegated to the floor for the past 3 months now! sigh...sacrifices you have to make for your son! selfless is the word!! he's wearing size M diapers now, actually for the past 1month or so he has been on size M!!! can u beleive it!! marcus as well, and he is 1 kg heavier than ryan! guess the march babies are growing faster than their peers!our lil boy loves to look into the camera! very photogenic i must say! he is terribly lazy when it comes to exercising on his tummy! hahaha....he loves his ladybug which is attached to the gym he has at home! we have since bought 02 bouncinets for him, one at home and one at mama's place! he sleeps well in it, so its better to have one in each place. he was baptised on the 7 may and derek is his godfather! his baptism name is gabriel.

ryan's out!!

baby ryan is out! he's sleeping soundly now at veron's mum's place! just picked him up today as he had slight jaundice yesterday and could not come home with us. veron cried before we left him, such is a mother's love! hahaha.... my mum followed us to the hospital and she couldnt sleep or eat the whole of yesterday after learning that he had to stay. hahahah...grandma is terribly excited bout her first grandson! was supposed to pick her this morning but she came to veron's mum' place herself!! hahaha...we went to bengwan solo to buy boxes of kuehs and cakes for the nurses at the labour ward, LC Cheng's clinic, 3rd floor and nursery as well! it was money well spent to thank them for the great care and service rendered throughout our stay! we went into the nursery where they checked him and explained the various things we have to do and after all that, we were on our way home!! the valet drove the car over and then veron and my mum sat behind with ryan. we came up to her mum's place and settled him in. the 2 maids were so excited to see our lil boy and veron's mum said a short prayer for ryan upon stepping into the house.

ryan's prebirth journey :: Mar 5 2006, 02:32 PM ::

this is incredibly overdue!! been crazily busy due to the upcoming nus open house!! we just saw lc cheng on friday. we will be seeing him weekly as the EDD draws near. melvin and yufen was also there. after waiting for awhile, melvin came out saying that marcus's head has engaged, which medically means the equator of his head has fitted into the pelvic area and ready to be born!! however, lc cheng said it will be within the next week or so! melvin was kinda disappointed!! guess he's like me, cant wait for our sons to be born!!! finally it was our turn as one fo the nurse, betsy pushed us ahead! ahahah....same routine qns, how r u? anything to highlight? hahaha....then he checked if ryan's head was engaged. and.....no, not yet!!! sigh! he could still feel the equator of his head. guess he is too comortable in veron's tummy & cant bear to come out!! veron alwasy wanted him to only come out during the upcoming march hols!! did the v-swab once again and i could the look on veron's face, kinda unbearable! sign of things to come! hahahah...he checked ryan's heartbeat and everything was fine, blood pressure was great as well! same thing, to see him in a week's time again. both melvin and i are so excited!!! who will pop first! hahaha...we agreed to be there whoever decides to pop first!!! hahahha...told him i will help him clear the way for him at TMC!! both of us booked the 1-bedder and are so looking forward to staying there!!! ahahahah.....sms pre-written, all ready to blast out to everyone!! we will be engaging siew pin to be ryan's PD and have referred melvin to her as well! both of us using the same gynae, same hospital and now even same PD!! hahaha...after TMC, we went to the taka fair to try and grab any good buys. sadly, nothing much except for the pillow and bolster set, some toys, crib mobile and some long pants. met yang and winny for dinner as they planned to watch a movie. we ate at ajisen dining and although the presentation was fantastic, the quality sucked!! pricey at that as well! then we shopped around for our diaper bag again and then went home. ian, julia and ken came over for a short session of mahjong that night.we spent yesterday shopping at IMM and then went over to rod's place to get the cot. tried so hard to dismantle but to no avail. decided to try to put the whole darn thing into the car and it fits!! kudos to our SUV!!! went back up to play wif chrissy and then we saw the cabinet he bought for ian's room! marvelously cheap (43 bucks from giant) and nice! same quality as those from IKEA which will easily cost more than a 100 bucks! decided to pop by after dinner at my mum's place to buy a set. he prewarned that it was mightily heavy and i thought i could manage!! i was almost wrong! the darn thing weighed a tonne!!! had so much trouble carrying it to the cashier and thereafter to the car where veron was waiting! all this hard work and numb fingers for our lil boy! decided to open up and air first before we assemble to get rid of the unbearable smell!went to church this morning and then ate brunch with veron's parents and went up to their place to tidy up and prepare the room! so much to pack and arrange to prepare for ryan's arrival!! many MTBs in the singaporemotherhood.com forum have popped and have shared their birth stories!! guess we will be sharing ours soon! yehhhhhhh! till the next update!!

ryan's prebirth journey :: Feb 9 2006, 05:17 PM ::

Delayed again….entry for 3 feb…..It's the detailed scan day at last! Veron picked me up at 1130 and we made our way to TMC. The entirexray dept has been renovated and we thought we came to the wrong place. Surprisingly not many people around, so after about 10mins it was our turn already. We went into the room, this time the room appeared smaller than the previous time. It was the same doctor who attended to us. She could even remember us and commended me for always accompanying my wife on every visit! Hahahha….our lil boy was heads down already and she had a hard time trying to measure his head, etc. everything was within normal range and we were exhilarated! She turned the screen and moved around so that we could see our lil boy’s face. Abit blur here and there but we were able to make out his face. Hahahaha…then we went down to LC Cheng’s clinic and waited for our turn. Soon after, it was our turn already! Today has been extremely fast! Oh ya…our lil boy’s weight is 1.98kg at 32wks 05 days. Lc cheng looked throught he results and said everything was great and bb is growing well! Then he proceeded to check veron’s blood pressure and said it was perfect! Then he checked bb’s heartbeat and very good once again! PRAISE THE LORD! Then he needed to do the v-swap to check the level of infection, kinda normal procedure for all. Then he told us to come back in a fortnight again. Meanwhile to have lots of rest and dun over exert!

ryan's prebirth journey :: Jan 21 2006, 12:46 PM ::

This is 3 days overdue again! Hahah…been very busy with work lately. We went to see lc cheng on Wednesday for our fortnitely checkup now…veron was down wif stomach flu for the entire week and couldn’t eat much, I was terribly worried for her and our lil boy. Rod gave her 2 days mc from mon to tues and then lc cheng gave her another 3 days to rest at home. Her appetite is back on track today and eating like a cow again! Hahahha….they did a blood test for her again and lc cheng said the blood test results were excellent and glucose level was low, prob due to not eating much prior to the visit. Once again, he checked our lil boy and everything was fine, we were so relieved! Then we went to fix the next appt due in 2 weeks which will be the detailed scan again and then to see lc cheng. We are so excited to see our lil boy up close and personal again! Hahaha…we have already more or less done up the décor of our lil boy’s room. Stuck up some of the sesame street and other cartoon posters. Guess we have to wash boy’s clothes soon, plan to wash at least 2 to 3 times before he wears them. We finally completed our antenatal class as well last Sunday and we also bought a “childcare” book from mrs wong and the contents are great! There are still quite a few things we need to buy for our boy, so we plan to go JL tomm and complete our list!

ryan's prebirth journey :: Jan 13 2006, 01:01 PM ::

we finally managed to tidy up ryan's room on tuesday since it was a public holiday! we threw out the old sofa and rearranged everything. to our surprise the mattress that we bought for veron to sleep in the other room since she complained that its very bright in our room during the day, fits the "car" perfectly, with a little excess! hahahha...lucky we did not buy the foam mattress from kids mall! saved 50 bucks! placed my golf bags and the hung-up clothes on on side and the rest of the room will be his stuff! guess will start to decorate his room with the posters we bought sometime after CNY. gota do a stockcheck of the items we need to buy and have bought so that we will be adequately prepared when he decides to come out! hahahah.... been making a glass of milk for veron every night! rachel (ivan's wife) gave us 3 tins of Dumex Mamil Mama (vanilla) for ante and post natal consumption. to my immense surprise, veron actually dun mind drinking it. veron is a great mum! she hates to drink milk! hahahha....she has been feeling the weight of her tummy now and i always ask her to walk slowly. 2 more months to seeing ryan! hahahha....

ryan's prebirth journey :: Jan 13 2006, 12:51 PM ::

Wow! This is so overdue!! Lets recap our last gynae visit last Friday! Our appt was at 4pm, veron took the car in the morning and picked me up at 3.30pm to go TMC. Melvin and yufen’s appt was also at 4pm but they got there earlier than us. When we got there, veron weighed herself and as usual, put on 2kg which is great! Then the nurse told us that LC Cheng will be expected to go up for delivery in a while’s time and she will try to push us in prior to that. Melvin and yufen went in first and when it was gona be our turn, he had to go up already. We waited for about 45mins and then he was down! That was fast! Of course we were the next to go in, and it was the best consultation so far, he did not need to rush just as previous visits and took the time to talk to us and when we did the ultrasound scan, veron asked to confirm the sex of the baby again! When he tried to scan, boy was hiding his dingding from us! Hahhaha….then LC Cheng moved around and boy finally opened his legs for all to see! LC Cheng pointed to us that “there, that's his testicles and his birdie!” hahahha, he even printed a copy for us to keep! We were exhilarated! He told us to come back in a fortnight and thereafter another fortnight will be the detailed scan already. Hmmm….which means that Melvin’s baby may be arriving 1 week earlier than ours! That's strange since his was supposed to be 2 days later than ours! Anyway, we shall wait for the detailed scan to confirm further on the EDD. We drove down to centrepoint to shop around and buy my ashworth polo tee and then we went to Alexandra for dinner which sucked cos the carrot cake stall and the wanton mee stall wasn't opened! Sigh. Ikea was crowded so we had to make do. Then we went home.

ryan's prebirth journey :: Dec 13 2005, 06:02 PM ::

back to work today! sigh....we checked out of hilton yesterday after spending one nite there for our very first anniversary! we went for the 10am mass on sunday and then went to eat brunch at ghim moh market. thereafter, we went to TMC for our 2nd antenatal class. at last, we managed to meet the infamous mrs wong boi boi! she's great and she discussed and dispelled so many myths and taught us new ways to massage our wives especially for backaches and breathing exercises for labour. the whole lesson took about 3 hours!! she brought us to the nursery and showed us how to handle a baby of which the head and neck is of utmost importance! then we visited the suite and it was akin to that of a typical hotel! we left TMC and reached hilton at about 4pm. checking-in was a breeze at the row for hilton honnors members and they even gave us complimentary breakfast cos i m a diamond member! breakfast is charged at $32+++ per pax! we got to stay on the 16th level, room 1611, street view, non smoking, deluxe king room! it cost about $290 per nite!! we unpacked our luggage and enjoyed the plate of fresh fruits and flowers provided cos i told them we are celebrating our anniversary!after unpacking we decided to check out the swimming pool and changed into our swimming attire. when we got to the 23rd floor. we were put off by the state and size of the swimming pool! it was pathetically small and seems kinda filthy! there was no one to give out towels at all! we went back to the room and changed to our evening wear and proceeded to zara next door to check out the bb stuff. kinda disappointing again since the majority of the range is for gals! sigh! and melvin said they bought lotsa stuff for his bb boy. we culdnt find anything we like! ahahha...we reached checkers at about 7pm and we were brought to our special section for dinner! at about 715pm, as per planned, vincent, the person i spoke to to arrange prior, brought the enormous bouquet of flowers to veron! of course i taped the whole thing on our video cam! the bouquet consisted on a dozen white roses and 3 stalks of lilies and some baby's breath and my fav leaves! ordered from the same florist as wat cecilia frequents! spent about 45mins choosing and deciding!! hahahha....told the gal that i want the biggest and nicest bouquet ever! i m totally pleased at wat i saw! veron was simply taken aback as prior to that i told her that no one delivers flowers on sunday and she looked disappointed! and suddenly there is an enormous bouquet for her! she couldnt stop smiling! we ordered our soup of onion and mushroom, main course of beef tenderloin and t-bone steak and dessert of hilton american cheesecake and brownie with macademia ice-cream. dinner was fantastic. when the soup arrived, i gave her the second surprise! i bought her a nice "present" from swavorski, shaped as to a nicely wrapped present, except it is in crystal with silver ribbons! she was pleasantly surprised, but i guess wat threw her off her feet was the bouquet of flowers! hahhaa.....told her at least before i pass on, i have fulfilled her wish of receiving a huge bouquet of flowers!after dinner, we went up to change to casual clothes and went over to isetan to shop around. veron bought a fila tee and i bought...nothing. we went back to the hotel room thereafter and turn in for the nite. of course we took a few more photos of the flowers and the "present".breakfast was great and veron thoroughly enjoyed it, not becos of the spread but the whole concept of a hotel's buffet bfast! thats my wife! hahahha....i had my bread pudding and lotsa of others. we went back to the room and napped til about 1 plus where we packed our stuff and check-out at about 2pm. we were offered to check out at 4pm but we were worried about the 2 pets at home. told veron that we must keep the flowers forever! even if its all withered up! ahhaha.....of course there was another round of phototaking at home, together with the wedding cake from hilton, 1 yr old now! hahah...dun intend to cut it at all!

ryan's prebirth journey :: Dec 9 2005, 09:00 PM ::

halo! its been such a loooong day today! we woke up bout 10am and i proceeded to shave bubblez cos he has been developing rashes lately. then we went down to the coffeeshop for brunch and then proceeded to TMC for the checkup. we reached at about 1230pm and it was crowded! melvin and yufen were already there since 1130am! we chatted and then i called eric to ask which room he was in (eric's wife, lydia, gave birth 2 days ago at TMC, his gal is sooo chubby and cute!), he told me that he was about to discharge and we went up to meet them.back at wc cheng's clinic, we waited for lc cheng to come down. he was caught up at some delivery and was especially long! we waited till about 2.30pm when one of the nurses asked if we wanted to see wc cheng instead! we said why not and went to wait outside his room. while we were waiting, we joked that wc cheng do not need the ultrasound scan, he will use his hands to feel the baby and advice if is fine! ahahha...guess wat, when melvin and yufen went in, thats exactly what he did! melvin was sooo disappointed!! he wanted to see his son before his birthday (11th dec) but failed to do so! he was sooo upset that he later requested to see lc cheng to do the ultrasound scan, but nurse patsy said there were simply tooo many people waiting to see him. we felt bad for melvin. while melvin was inside wc cheng's room, we saw lc cheng come down and we immediately requested to see him instead! PRAISE THE LORD that we did! he looked tired and answered some of our queries like numbness, nausea and backache. then i asked him for a letter stating the EDD so that i can apply for deferment in april! then he did the ultrasound scan and we saw our lil precious one! i asked lc to help us confirm the gender once again and he said "see, thats his birdie!" hahaha...ryan was very co-operative today and it was for all-to-see! but he said at this stage, bb is too big to see the whole of him and that's it. no printout or knowing weight of bb. later found at the singaporemotherhood forum that we should ask gynae the estimated weight of the baby for reference. hahahha....will do that next visit! hope we do not need to wait so long next time round! we changed the appt to 4pm since he is around in the afternoon on fridays now.we went to office for a while to send out some quotes and then we went over to suntec to buy the carebear umbrella which veron adores! we bought 2 after much deliberation and then we went to cafe cartel for her waffle with ice-cream! i wanted so much to eat the st louis pork ribs and ordered that too! we had such a filling dinner that i found it hard to move around thereafter! we went up to the atrium once again and browsed through the maternity shops like flava mama, perfect mum and spring maternity! veron bought a tube dress and some underwear! i chanced upon the bengawan solo ad in the motherhood mag and called henry to compliment the nice box design! he said, u and melvin better order from me, no doubts about it, he will "settle it" for us! ahhahaha.....we walked around a while more and then left for mum's place. we will be checking into hilton for our very first anniversary on sunday! watch out for the update!

ryan's prebirth journey :: Dec 4 2005, 04:41 PM ::

halo! we are back from our first antenatal class! mrs wong could not make it so an indian lady took over. she taught us some exercises to massage our wives as well as some stretching exercises to alleviate veron's butt aches and such. the massages proved to be quite useful and we have to actually do that twice daily! veron is so goin to enjoy it! could not identify the 3 other MTBs from the singapore motherhood forum that i so actively engage in daily. we were told of the various food to take and avoid and also a brief intro to breastfeeding! we are sooo looking forward to next week's lesson when mrs wong is back so that we can meet the infamous mrs wong! we were taught of the ways to communicate wif our lil one and wat not to do such as rubbing her tummy in a circular motion which could actually trigger off a contraction! rubbing it downwards is the right way to do it and when talking to baby, must alternate and moving both palms vertically and horizontally on veron's tummy and we must talk to ryann daily while repeating the action. of course playing the mozart for mums cd is very important, helps to soothe the bb and improve brain activity and such! parking was such a breeze cos its a sunday!went to KFC for tea since veron had a craving for the fish fillet burger and i had the 2 piece meal! now back at mum's place to rest and thereafter to dinner and pick veron's parents.watch out for this space when we return wif updated news bout ryan when we see LC CHENG on friday! melvin and yufen are also seeing him on friday, same time as us! we were just at henry's place for dinner 2 days ago where we celebrated the birthdays of the 4 of us, mine, melvin, henry and kevin (gerad's fren). the choc cake was great, of course it was from bengawan solo! we played wif the infamous light savers from starwars which henry has 4 of them! we were totally intrigued!! i'm gona buy one soon! hahahah.....

ryan's prebirth journey :: Dec 4 2005, 11:12 AM ::

today is our first antenatal class! class starts at 12.30 to 2.30pm at TMC. it will be conducted by the renowned Mrs Wong and we are kinda the last 2 to register for the class since i procrastinated till last week to book! the very next slot will be jan next year!!! hahaha....just came back from church and will leave 329 soon!we had a very fruitful shopping trip yesterday! after office, we went down to suntec so that veron can have her xiao long bao which she has craved and even dreamt about the night before! while waiting, i chanced upon this makeshift shop selling calendars and guess wat! they had a sesame street calendar which i immediately grabbed and paid 22 bucks for! just a preview, we have decided to decorate the kids room based on the sesame street theme!! while at concourse 2 days ago with amy, i went into this shop that retailed carpets and they had some original disney carpets which i acquired 2! one baby mickey and friends at the playground scenario and one winnie pooh and friends on a jungle trail! paid 100 bucks for both. too bad they do not carry any sesame street ones, or else i would have bought them all! back to yesterday, we had out lunch at crystal jade xiao long bao and thereafter, we went to the 3rd level where toys'r'us is and browsed around. so happens we chanced upon this new shop called ELC (early learning centre) at the new atrium. i saw this big inflatable red car hanging in the middle of the shop and immediately went inside to check it out. guess wat! it only cost 80 bucks!!!! i was thrilled! there was this australian guy explaining the benefits of the product and i was convinced to buy it! we can fill it with water so it becomes a play pool or fill it up with those colorful balls. wat i intend to do is buy a small mattress so that it becomes a bed as well for ryan! hahahaha....but it was kinda heavy to lug around! bought a christmas gift for natnat as well from there. proceeding on, we went into kiddy palace and veron found that they carry some sesame street pacifiers, bottles and toys! we bought 2 pacifiers (one elmo and one cookie monster). also bought the pigeon powder detergent to prewash the clothes we have bought so far. then we went o carrefour to buy some groceries and made our way back! we were simply exhausted by the time we were home!its an hour away before our class starts! we are simply excited to the max!!! watch out for the update soon!

ryan's prebirth journey :: Nov 13 2005, 02:57 PM ::

and now for the much awaited results of the gender for our precious lil one!!!! .................................. its gona be RYAN CHUA!!!!!!!!!! melvin has also confirmed that h's is also a BOY, MARCUS NG! we agreed that both will go to St Joseph's Junior and then SJI! future Josephians!!! ORA ET LABORA!we reached TMC at about 1045am on friday, 11 nov and waited quite long for the detailed scan. while waiting, i went Delifrance to buy 02 chicken curry puffs for veron and myself. while waiting, we met victor's mum, who was sitting just behind us. she called me and then we started chatting. told her that melvin's baby is a boy and we are about to find out. finally, our turn came and we were led to this room with warm lighting. a lady by the name of dawn came in and start scanning our baby. veron cant see the monitor, but i can! hehehe... baby was in a squatting position and thus cant tell the gender as yet. we were quite disappointed at first. the lady scanned and measured the baby's head, kidneys, hands and by the time she got to measure the legs, she commented that our baby's legs are quite long and asked me for my height. i was thinking "a tall gal? hmmm.....", just then, she said that the baby suddenly opened his legs and she zoomed in to try to deduce the gender and she announced "i think i saw something" and i was like "serious!, please zoom in further to confirm, sure its not the cord or something else?" she zoomed in and confirmed that it was "soft tissue" and i was quite disappointed that we are not gona have a princess this time round. veron kept on saying its fine and she had secretly prayed for a boy cos she wants to fulfill her daughter-in-law duties for my grandma and parents. but i told her my parents never had any preference, as long as the baby is healthy and is GOD's gift to us. veron was smiling away and she kept reassuring me, seeing my disappointed look.the lady then showed us that our boy was in a very relaxed position! left hand was behind his head while right hand was playing with his toes which was curled up infront of him. just like me when i sleep sometimes...heheheh.....just like baby is in a vacation! all results showed that baby was growing well and normal. PRAISE THE LORD!upon leaving the room, i immediately switched on my phone and called my dad and tell him the good news. he said "oh, very good! must take care huh?!" then we went down to LC CHENG's clinic. nurse told us to come back later and we went to the cafe for lunch. i didnt feel like eating and veron ordered a plate of beef kway teow while i drank a cuppa coffee. kind of disappointed still....hahahaha.... no polo ralph white dress for my princess!! veron said boy better, next time teenage period no need to worry and be paranoid about where and who she goes out with and all that crap! i was drinking my coffee and re-orientating myself to having a baby BOY, RYAN CHUA!back in the clinic, it was our turn and LC CHENG told us that everything was fine for veron's detailed blood test, except she needs to drink abit more water and that she will need to take the hep-B vaccination jab after the pregnancy. told us to come back in a month's time. veron is not very happy with LC CHENG cos she said he is not very personal and warm enough, compared to other gynaes she had heard about and kept blaming me for deciding to go with him. sigh...prob being the best fertility doc in TMC doesnt mean that he will be very warm and caring like the others.i went to get the car and on the way there, tried to call my mum, but her mobile phone was switched off and my grandma was out at sentosa with the kids. i called melvin and told him the good news. he kept saying, "it's ok bro, boy good, u will like him, can go SJI next time, we can apply together! lets go polo ralph and get them clothes together!" on the way to pick veron, i convinced myself that a boy is great afterall, just need to discipline more and easier to dress up and can play tennis and golf with me next time! more stress to make sure he goes to SJI and NUS! hahaha....guess it's really up to me then!we went back to my office to settle some stuff and send some emails before goin to the printer to do presscheck and return home. back home, told my mum the great news and she said she also secretly prayed for a boy!! hahahaha....my parents' prayers are really powerful! veron and i have to be model catholic parents for ryan so that he will grow up with the right catholic values and morals! i then sent veron to her staff dinner at chevrons and then went to pick derek up for dinner. we had all planned to go out for drinks to celebrate the good news and also derek's belated and mine be-early birthday! we went over to aunt anna's place first to pick up some toys for baby ryan and then alex met us downstairs and we all went for dinner in my car. ate ke ai ji at clementi and then went home to put the stuff. gave them a bottle of beer each and then we left to pick veron at 10pm. after that, the guys told me not to drive so that i can drink also and we took a cab to O-bar at mohd sultan! yang, don, avin and his galfren were late, so we decided to go in first and get a table. we opened 2 bottles of bombay saphire in order to get a table for 7 of us. they all came later and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! every toast was "TO RYAN CHUA!!", "FOR RYAN!!", and that went on several times till each of us was almost drunk! avin was the first to drop and he was outside puking like mad on the pavement and his galfren had to send him back first! saw jeremy koek and jeraldine together with their frens in O-bar also and i offered jeremy a drink and said "to my baby boy!" he also bought me a bacardi breezer and said "to your baby boy!" the night was great and we had a few other shots of tequila and sabokar. alex then left first cos he needed to serve the country the next day at 1pm. it was down to derek, don, yang and myself, as usual, the 4 musketeers! we went to eat prata and mee goreng at the nearby indian shop and then derek and i left in a cab and he dropped me off first. yesterday had a bit of hangover and then we went to eat bfast at my parents' place and then they came over to help us paint the boy's room! dropped veron off at her mum's plce, cant let her smell the fumes. i sent an sms telling everyone of the good news and asked them to pray for us and our baby boy! everyone replied with good wishes!