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Friday, September 30, 2005


Kick you.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Sightseeing in NYC

Ferry ride to Statue of Liberty, luckily no one got seasick.Ethan doesn't seem to be too amuse at Lady Liberty
 It's chilly 80+ floor up at the Empire State Building.
 The famous Brooklyn Bridge at dusk ,taken at Pier 17

Scenery from the amusement park of beautiful Coney Island

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Monday, September 26, 2005

Bus Tour to Washington D.C - The Story

We've never brought Ethan for any big trips so far, so going on the bus tour to Washington D.C was his first trip. Not knowing what to expect how Ethan will behave, we went there prepared for any tantrums, any non-stop crying and so on. Not only that, we brought extra Pampers, extra formula, extra clothing and etc. We managed only to use half the Pampers we brought by the way.

Once we got on the bus, Ethan was purely excited. He's checking out the seat, the window, the people walking on the street, and how he could look at his grandparents if he stand up instead of sitting. He just doesn't like it that much when the tour guide speaks through the microphone, as he tried to shout back at him. Not long after, he's being rotated from Mund's lap to Grandpa's lap to Grandma's and mine of course. He likes it best when he's on Grandma's lap, then stand up and peek at us. Then Mund would play game with him where he pretended to be sleeping...and then try to scare him. Ethan laughed so loudly and he practically fall down on Grandma's lap.

Normally whenever we reached any destinations, we would be the last to get off from the bus as we need to unload his stroller as well. Ethan would then be superstar where everybody will smile at him. He would try to grab on their sleeves for attention and then flashed them with the brightest smile ever. We would be ignored...just like always whenever we took him out. Only at home he will pay attention to us. Out in the streets he would be on the prowl, looking for the next victim to target at and make their day. Especially on the subway, he would look for whoever is interested in him, and then throughout the trip, he would smile at that particular person if they responded.

Towards the end of the first day, Ethan was very tired, and he slept on my shoulder, but he was awaken a few times because we still have places to visit, and we had to put him on the stroller. At times he awakens, at times he continued sleeping. Such a pitiful sight to see him being woken up and couldn't sleep back. But still he maintain his emotion...no hellish crying or tantrums.

Funnily, hotel is not his thing. Once we entered the room, he wouldn't want to be put down on the bed. Probably he recognizes that it's not his (our) room. Esp the bedsheet on Days Inn is so appalling, whoever decorated the room must have been a pattern freak. It's between Indian and Arabian fashion I guess. Once Ethan settled on the bed, he wouldn't let Mund or I out of the bed. We had to be on the same bed as he is. He would complain even if I walk about. Bathing him was a mess too. He wouldn't sit on the tub, and both of us had to hold a screaming infant and scrubbed him clean. Not so sure about the clean part, but it was done speedily, so that the wailing will end. Luckily, putting him to bed isn't much of a challenge, as the magic nipple of mine is always the best 'sleeping pill' for him. There's two bed in the room, but for security of Ethan, we slept in just one, in case he roll off the bed. Next morning, we woke up with Mund on the other bed. According to him, Ethan kick him off the bed and have the other half of the bed all by himself.

As for the next day, it's just about the same as the first. He like to sightsee as well, cause he wouldn't pay attention to the camera of which he like to pose at normally. On the bus, he would try to win some hearts again..and that's about it. Conclusion is Ethan will definately be on the next vacation. Next stop: Niagara Falls

Coming up next: more pix taken with grandparents in NYC.

posted by Mindy @ 6:02 PM 2 comments

Friday, September 23, 2005

Bus Tour to Washington D.C

Peeking on his parents between the seats as Grandpa looks on
 Ethan keep wanting to walk thus Grandma and I had to hold his hands.
Posing in front of the Statue of Abraham Lincoln
 Proud grandson of two very happy grandparents.

Coming up - Bus Tour to Washington D.C - The Story

posted by Mindy @ 12:15 AM 1 comments

Saturday, September 17, 2005

Meme

Since I was meme-d by Marsha, I have no choice but to post about this before updating about the stuffs that's been going on in our life since the arrival of my parents. Hence, the following comes...

20 years ago (1985)
I'm just a mere 3-year-old toddler, and unfortunately my memories doesn't go back so far. The earliest memories I had went back only to my kindergartener years only. I remembered memorizing books instead of actually reading them cause I can't read! I still remember the series I read most was 'Peter and Jane'. I wonder if they still exist in today's kindergarten. I was also a very reserved child, hardly socialize with others and have only very few friends. Always in my own world, but I don't remember having any imaginary friends though.

10 years ago (1995)
Getting from a primary schooler to a secondary schooler wasn't hard at all. Yeah, the environment changes, but most of the faces are the same as most of the students are from the same primary school. I got into the first class for Form 1, from there my academics deteriorate to second class for Form 2, and third class for Form 3. I think I really go with the flow...I remember being 20ish position in every form, and the reason I was put behind is because of the quota that malays should be placed in better class even though their results was worse than the chinese. Apart from school, I was always at tuition classes or piano classes for almost everyday of the week. Tuition was really fun, I still love Mr Chee's way of teaching. I enjoyed those times, cause those were the only time I was away from home. Teenage years was boring cause my parents were strict ones, I hardly get to go out with friends.

5 years ago (2000)
College! Yay! I got to make my own decision, I get to go where I want, and it's fun! Almost felt like a bird finally getting out of that golden cage. TARC was nice, although unlike 'fun' people, I had to stay in the hostel. Get to stay in the same room with my lifetime best friend, JY and most of the time we even double date (her then bf was best friend with my then bf) Everything worked out good until she left for SIA due to some personal reasons. But things didn't go any worse, my next roommate is also an Ipoh gal, we got along very well, and had a lot of fun as well. Sorry can't really go into details as my mom is also a reader of this blog. Hehe. Some things are better kept unsaid.

3 years ago (2002)
Came to US for further studies. Felt a little odd since Campbell Uni was located at a very rural area. Still remembered the feelings when the school van took my friends and I back to the Uni. It took around 45 minutes, but I was scared shitless. Felt as though an accident is going to occur cause the driver drove on the right side of the road. Felt worse whenever we had to take a turn, cause that's where it's most confusing. And felt even more unsecure when the driver is talking on the cellphone and driving at the same time. Worst thing was that the longer the journer, the less we saw of buildings. All around was just trees, grasses and lands that goes all the way to the horizon. Where is he taking us?
Anyway, I grew to love Campbell so much, I miss it even now, although I've only spent one year there. The people were the friendliest, warmest people I've ever known. Still miss being in the choir as well, as we're the travelling choir. Been to quite a few towns in NC travelling with them, but unluckily I don't have any cameras with me, so all will just remains as memories. Being the only asian the choir wasn't that bad either. Of course there's one or two who discriminate, but most of them were very very nice to me. I love Campbell Uni!!

2 years ago (2003)
Graduated with Bachelors Degree, left NC to come to NYC, embarking on a career of a lifetime. Who wouldn't want to be successful in NYC? But everything went crashing down after knowing that I wouldn't get an OPT (something like a working permit for foreign student who graduated in US) It's hard for me to take as I've always been very ambitious. Imagine going to interview, impressing the interviewers, getting positive feedbacks only to be decline because I didn't get the OPT yet (at that time I didn't know I will never ever get them) Anyway, whenever a door closes another opens. I'm lucky to have a great guy friend who took me around and look after me. Anyway, he became my bf and now, my husband.

1 year ago (2004)
The birth of Ethan Lim!! Wants to know more? Read from the archieves!

And so, I pass on this meme to Mund and Andrew. Hopefully Mund will continue on with this, and as for Andrew, I'm sure it won't be a trouble for him as he's an avid blogger.

posted by Mindy @ 11:09 PM 4 comments

Wednesday, September 07, 2005

Not a Sleeping Prince

Ethan can sleep very well although there's noises around, like when the tv is on, he could still sleep soundly. But he's very sensitive when we are talking that we had to whisper. It's rather strange as there are people talking on tv, but it doesn't seem to bother him. Is it because of the language? I'm not really sure. Another thing that he's very sensitive to is when my phone rings. My Nokia ringtone isn't turn on really loud, actually the tv is louder, but yet, my phone works more efficient than an alarm clock. Ethan would sit up, blinking his eyes trying to open them wide, and wouldn't go back to bed unless I end the conversation quickly and put him back to bed.

He has a kind of fascination with phones. At times he could watch me in awe, as I'm trying to concentrate on the conversation. The reception in my room isn't all that clear, so I normally had to stand close to the window, next to the bed. Ethan would crawl at his fastest speed and climb on me, as though saying he wants to chat as well. I would at times turn on the speaker phone so he could hear the other side of the conversation as well. He's most excited when he heard Daddy's voice. He would go 'ah...ahhh...' as though he's answering. Sometimes, he would try to locate Mund, turning his head left and right because he found it intriguing to hear his voice, but couldn't see his face. If he's on his own crib when the phone rings, he would jump up and down, and even shout when I'm on the phone. Funny thing is, if I'm on the phone with someone else other than Mund, Ethan would lose his interest rather quickly.

We bought Ethan a bolster around 2 weeks ago. Main reason is that he likes to hold us while he's sleeping. So, we thought that it's best to get him a bolster. We let him pick by holding a few bolster in front of him while he's on the stroller, and the first one he touch is the one we bought. It's a poor replication of Mickey Mouse, but I guess it's a wiser choice than Hello Kitty or Tigger (from Pooh). See, Ethan got good taste. When we reached home, we took it out and showed him, and he smiled at Mickey Mouse. Nowadays...no more smiling, but Ethan is pulling, tugging and biting at it.

Also, I'm not sure if I could still blog as frequently as I'm used to (yeah, that's about once a week or so) as my parents are coming for a visit soon for the first time ever to US. They will be here for approximately a month, and I'll take them around the city of course. Maybe there won't be many words, probably they will be a whole lot more of photos. Hopefully I will still have time to update while they are here. Mund had already applied for holidays and he'll be able to accompany us for about 1 week as well. Now, it's his choice to choose whether should we go to Washington D.C, or Boston, Philly and Baltimore trip. We couldn't afford to go further although we really wished we could visit LA or Las Vegas.


For some reasons, I couldn't upload photos today no matter how many times I've tried. Must have been something wrong with blogger or something. Will try again later on, but for now, just the post. Check back later y'all.

posted by Mindy @ 5:35 AM 4 comments

Thursday, September 01, 2005

Taking Steps

Trying to balance himself and pose to the camera at the same time

Yes!! Ethan has taken the giant milestone. He has started to take steps, and maybe you could say that's walking as well. But then, the best he had done so far is taking a step each on both feet and still manage to balance himself. He start out first by jumping (bending his knees) without holding onto anything, and then suddenly he jumped so high that his foot took one step forward. I was amazed, so I have him do that again, but this time, I also ask Mund to watch. And yes, Ethan did it again cause he just love the applause from us. He's still a little afraid to really walk, so when I put him to stand on his own, at times he would just do a free fall and he knew I would catch him. Or he would take a step or two before doing the falling thingy. And if he really doesn't feel secure doing any of those, he will just bend down and sit. But the current record is just two steps and still able to balance himself. Yay!

The other day I was washing dishes and I left Ethan on the bed with Mund. Mund had started to doze off before I start, but I knew Ethan won't be happy in his own crib. When I almost got the dishes done, I heard a small cry (the one that indicates Ethan needs help) and I rushed to the room. Guess what I found? Ethan was sitting on the floor. How did he get there? We had no idea. Our only theory was that he somehow push himself down slowly from the bed. He'd done this before in the past. The way to do it is to dangle his legs on the edge, and then slowly wedge his way down, while his hands would hold onto the bedsheets. He'd probably been cruising along the bed until he's tired and tried sitting down. And his cry for help was probably because he doesn't know what to do next. Ethan doesn't really like being on the floor maybe because he'd fallen for quite a number of times. There was once I put him sitting on the floor, and he dare not move at all and then cried. Anyway, I knew very well this time he didn't fell off the bed, otherwise it wouldn't be a whimper, it would be a mega crying session.

Ethan had fallen asleep on the stroller after a walk in the park

Normally I would take him to the park and like always after playing on the swing, I would guide him with walking. He loves to walk while holding on my fingers. Since it is now fall/autumn, there's a lot of leaves on the ground. He would at times aim to step on those leaves. No longer walking on a straight line, he would stray here and there trying to step on more things, be it garbage or leaves. Today, he met a new friend. Again, I didn't ask for the baby's name, but he's a 15-month-old cutie boy. He can walk, but he rather hide behind his mama's leg. Ethan just do what he does best, which is smile. He smiled to the boy's mama and then gently touch her forehead. I tried to get him to shake the other baby's hand, but Ethan rather continue walking. The other baby is really really cute, he flashes me smiles but at the same time is very very shy.

After Ethan had his congee for lunch, I set him on the bed while I took my lunch. Halfway through he came and look for me, I thought that he still want to eat, so I gave him two mouthful. Then I realize that his hands was rather dirty, and my first thought was that I forgotten to clean him after he had his meal. At times he likes putting his hand in his mouth while eating, thus making it very dirty. But something distracted me, and when I take a good look, I found half of the bed covered with Ethan's stool!!! Apparently the diaper leaked and he knew something was wrong. He came to me quietly, probably was scared that I would scold him. He smeared a whole lot of it and I really hope that he didn't put his hand in his mouth. Nope, I didn't take a picture of it, I don't have the time. I just had to clean up after Ethan and the mess he'd created. After that, my appetite for food was gone.... so I just threw away what's left of my lunch.

posted by Mindy @ 10:04 PM 1 comments