Support Needed

When I arrived at school today for counselling, I saw many pairs of shoes outside a particular room. I was very tickled over what I saw but I didn't dare laugh as it was a serious matter for the students. 
That particular room is the prayer room. 
Examinations start tomorrow. 
Whatever helps the students to feel less anxious for the examinations is good with me too, be it emotional support from counselling or spiritual support from praying. 

Goretex Shoes

I bought my Goretex shoes! :) I bought the Women's Hedgehog GTX XCR ($196) from The North Face. It was actually a choice between the Hedgehog GTX or the Vindicator GTX. There was only a difference of $10 between the two pairs of Goretex shoes. In the end, I went for the lighter as well as the more versatile pair. I was advised to get a larger size rather than my usual US size 6 as I would need some toe space especially when climbing down the trail lol. So now, my shoes is slighter bigger (which I can easily fit a finger in if I don't wear socks). But as long as I wear thick socks and tighten the laces, the fit is fine. :) I am really happy with my find. :) Below is a photo of my Hedgehog GTX XCR shoes, yes I got it in foil grey and popsicle pink haha. :P

(Photo Source: The North Face website)

Shoes, Food??, Sleep

We went to Vivocity to get the girls new school shoes - Crocs. Their feet have grown too big for their current Crocs. Marieann managed to get her size but not Juliane. But they are now keeping a pair at Marina Square for us for three days. The girls' father would probably pick it up after work.

We had lunch at this restaurant and bar called Wood. At 12:35pm, there were only two tables including ours. Due to the restaurant policy, I can't take photos of their food. It is just as well because we were disappointed with our food. I went for the 3-course set lunch $35 which had a spinach salad with Chinese sausage and quail egg, hot pan seafood spaghetti with clams and prawn and lychee and mint granite with jelly. The salad was ordinary and spicy so I didn't finish it. I love pasta but I was sorely disappointed with this one. It was extremely salty and peppery and there was only one prawn. The only plus point was that they gave a generous portion of clams. I only managed to eat half of my spaghetti before the saltiness was just too much to take. The dessert was the most disappointing. The waiter told me it was lychee and mint sorbet but it was lychee and mint blended in ice with some tiny cubes of jelly. SIGH. For the first time in my life, I never finished any of my dishes. The girls' father's salad was also ordinary and his salmon was hardly filling for him. In the end, both of us had to eat the Wild Mushroom Pizza ($26) which we ordered for the girls. The pizza was the only winner, thin crust with mushroom and cheese. But then, it is over priced for a vegetarian pizza.

Overall, we felt the food was ordinary and over priced. The service was quite slow even though there were only three tables. We definitely won't be coming back here. By the time we left the restaurant, there were only two tables including the table that was there when we arrived. That says a lot.


We went home after a disappointing lunch. As it was raining, what better way is there to spend the rest of the afternoon than sleep? Lol.

Shoes, Lipstick and Bra

I really have no idea why kids want to grow up so fast.

On several occasions, I have found my shoes misplaced. The girls have been walking in my shoes literally. They claimed that they want to be like me, a grown up. Sigh. Hold your horses, girls. Your turn will come.

Just on Tuesday, I came home after work to discover Juliane broke my lipstick in half. She was trying to put on the lipstick so that in her words, "I want to be like Ma Ma" but she used too much strength and broke it. Hmm, maybe must lay off her milk lol. I wanted to be angry with her but couldn't as she admitted her wrongdoing and apologised.

On another occasion, I discovered both girls playing with my bra. Sigh. I told them to wait for another ten years at least before they could wear that. Lol. Juliane actually had the audacity to ask me to buy a lace bra for her. Gosh! I didn't know whether to laugh or to be angry with her. Lol. :P

Girls, take your time to grow up. Enjoy your childhood first, ok? Lol.

Crocs Fetish

Tonight, my mother arrived home from Taiwan. My girls, my father and I went to the airport to pick her up. We arrived at the airport just after her plane touched down at 8:06pm. While waiting for my mother at Arrival Gate 23, something funny happened to the girls.

There was this little boy about 1+ years old standing next to us with his parents. He was also waiting for his grandmother. My girls were standing side by side right in front of the glass panel. The boy was near by. Slowly, the boy inched closer to the girls and then he squatted down. Juliane was the closest to him. So she got it first.

The little boy stuck his finger into the holes of Juliane's Crocs shoes! Juliane had a shock but she didn't say anything. She moved slightly away from him. But the little boy continued to stick his finger into the holes of her Crocs shoes. Haha. It was very funny. The boy's mother stopped him and Juliane took that opportunity to move next to my father. Now Marieann was next to the little boy and he did it again - stuck his finger into the holes of Marieann's Crocs shoes. This time round, I laughed out loud. Oops. :P The boy's mother apologised and took the boy away to another corner.

That incident was really funny. Ok, fine, maybe I was the only one who thought it was pretty darn funny, my girls didn't. Lol. Hmm, isn't it rather young for the little boy to start having a fetish?! Hahaha. :P