Book Fair in the Office

My office organised a small book fair and there were also second-hand books/magazines for sale. The proceeds for the second hand books/magazines will go towards an underprivileged home for children. And here is what I got:

For hubby = 34 copies of National Geography
(Past issues in very good condition and a few issues were produced more than 10 years ago)

For myself = 3 copies of Australia Weekly magazines &
2 chick lite books & 1 fiction book

For Ryan = 1 new book on how to tell time.

Yipee !!!

Dinner with Family

We went to eat crab on Sunday night. For me, it was special because it has been a long, long, long time since we had crab and cousin Freddy was telling us about this fantastic place in Kepong.

We went early and got a nice big table (there were 11 of us, including kids) . We ordered 2 kgs of crabs; 1 kg of butter cheese crabs and another 1 kg of salted egg yolk crabs + many other dishes. Service was fast and food was good and the price is reasonable. Where else can you get 1 kg of crab for RM18? I was so hungry that I did not take any photos (even though I had my camera with me) and I was busy eating. No choice, I had to download these images from the net. And I would have eaten more if not for my hubby's gentle reminder that I'm watching my diet!!!

Thereafter, Jim took us for a drink at one of the many kopitiams around. It was a nice way to end the week.

Book: Girl Meets Ape

I have just finished this book in record time as it was on loan from a friend and she was actually half way through it before decided to let me read first. Therefore I feel obligated to return it back to its owner ASAP.

This is my first encounter with this author and I must say that I enjoyed reading it. The story is quite humorous and I caught myself chuckled at times. I like her writing style and the pace is just right.

I would rate it a 7/10.

Baby Ryan

I just can't resist this.
These are photos of Ryan before his first birthday and he was so cute then.
I remembered there was peace and quiet. There was no screaming, throwing tantrum, arguing, protest, demonstration, jumping up and down like a monkey and talking back. No need to negotiate. He will just eat and sleep.

Argg ... I miss those time and I think it's time for another baby!!

Latest Me

This is a recent photo of myself. Still trying to lose that one kilo that I set out to do early this month, with not much success but hey, I am still trying, and there's another week to go before the end of the month. My motto - Never give up !!!

I am looking forward to celebrate hubby's birthday and go shopping for a dress for Christmas. I don't usually buy dresses but what the heck, this is the new Shir you are talking about. So I will make an effort to look good, part of my ongoing resolution to look good and stay good.

What I have learn so far is that I need to coordinate. I may have a nice blouse and a nice skirt/pants but both may be nice together. So I need to coordinate from the style to colour and I have not even start on accessories. Now that I know it's not that easy (to look good) and that it takes a lot of effort, I really admire my colleagues/friends/people who look gorgeous all the time. But its never too late to learn. Who knows? Sometime next year this time around, I will be a Mrs. Stylo Mylo and it ain't just wishful thinking. All I need to do is just work on it. Yay !!

Open Your Eyes Big Big

Ryan always ask for our help to find his things, his toys, books, bags, shoes, pencils etc. and most of the time, it's because he did not look properly in the first place. We, in turn, will respond by asking him to "open his eyes big, big", so that he can see better. And being a 5-year old, he will take it literally and he will make his eyes as big and round as he possible could. And when he does that, it's quite comical and it never fails to make the mummy laugh.

Ryan's Treasure Chest

Before Eunice left the country, we took over a few of her furniture and one of them was a drawer which can be slided underneath a bed and when we move to our current house, the drawer was hidden underneath a bed in the guest room and we totally forgotten about it. We rediscovered it recently and have since put it to good use.

The drawer is now Ryan's treasure chest. So far, he is using it to keep part of his story books collection. We started reading to him before bedtime when he was still a baby and somehow this has develop into a habit and he will ask us or Aunt Jo to read for him or he will just "read" on his own.

And now it's very convenient, with the "treasure chest" underneath his bed!