Lalaine's World

Our Faithful Car

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Our car has been faithfully serving us for more than 5 years now. It's actually a blessing from God as it has been given to us by our friend. The thing that we liked most about our car is that it's very economical when it comes to gas consumption. But for the past weeks, my Husband has noticed that it has been consuming a lot of gas lately. Then, just last week, after it didn't have any power to start. We had to bring it to the auto shop and only then we found out that the alternator is broken and it's actually the cause why it's consuming more gas that it used to. So, we changed the alternator from the shop itself. The auto shop sells a lot of auto parts but I'm sure they don't sell buick supercharger or other kinds of superchargers. But I know of a site which you can order these online. This site is known to have a great variety of superchargers with great deals and friendly customer service.

Back to our faithful car, its condition is now back to normal. I just hope it'll continue to serve us faithfully in the next few years.

Another Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:58:00 +0000

Wow! Time flies so fast It's just like we just spent the weekend and tomorrow's another weekend! We might be going to Klang for the weekend. My Hubby has some appointment on Sunday so, we might tag along with him. But if things don't happen accordingly, then we might stay behind while he goes to Klang on Saturday night.

We're actually having busy weekends these days since we're usually out of town. I'm not complaining though because I love to travel even if it may be stressful at times. But I guess for now, our 'small' passengers are getting more behaved and patient when on the road. That's a great thing to be thankful about.

The Silver Jewelry Business

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:20:00 +0000

Our family loves silver jewelry not just because it's cheaper than gold but because it's a jewelry that you can wear at any time, may it be for casual wear or formal wear. Because of our appreciation for silver jewelry, my sisters were able to start a small scale silver business. It all started a few years ago when we met a lady who selling silver jewelries for a cheap price. When my sisters got to know about this, they immediately saved up some money to start the business by buying from our friend.

But we never got to contact our friend in the province where they manufacture silver jewelries, but instead we were led to one of the oldest silver shop in the province. The owners were very friendly and they gave us bigger discounts than our friend. So, for many years, they have been our source of the silver we sell and we've become very good friends with them too.

So, that's the history of my sisters' small silver business. I hope that this small business will become bigger. It'll be good to have an online jewelry store too like World Jewels which sell all kinds of jewelry from wedding rings, Engagement Rings and the like.

My Favorite Drink

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:10:00 +0000

For those who know me well, they would think that I'm talking about COKE or coffee as my favorite drink here. But no, I've discovered one delicious drink that even thinking about it now, makes me crave to have a glass of it. But it's already 11:13pm in my watch now so, I guess it's quite late to go and get one.

My new favorite drink? It's called " 3 Layer Tea" . Even the name and the look of the tea is already intriguing and wait till you drink it and I'm sure you'll like it. Here is how it looks like.

As the name implies, the tea has 3 layers. The top layer is actually tea with milk, followed by evaporated milk and lastly, the thick caramel/black sugar. So, you can imagine that it's a sweet drink but it's 'sweetness' is quite mild because it's not the refined sugar but the natural one.

Try it and I'm sure you'll like it!

Of Satellite TVs

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:50:00 +0000

I don't have much time to sit and watch TV. When the TV is on, it's usually in Playhouse Disney for the kids. But when I think that I need to rest and relax a bit, I try to sit and watch shows from Discovery Travel and Living or Discovery Channel. I just love their informative shows which are also entertaining.

We're currently subscribed in Malaysia's only Satellite TV providers called Astro. They don't have other satellite TV providers here so, Astro get the whole Malaysian market. In the US, I heard there are numerous directv providers and there's even a site which serves as a resource for you to choose the best provider, packages and plans. Like for example, if you're in Alabama you can just search for Satellite TV in Alabama.

Anyways, what I like about satellite tv is that there are a wide variety of channels to choose from and many great shows to watch.

Smells Like Durian

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:31:00 +0000

I can't help but be tickled everytime I remember one afternoon when the kids and I were playing. Our li'l Lyle was already perspiring and one thing I love to do is to smell his armpit. I can't quite describe how his armpit smells like especially since its a mixture of the smell of of his sweat and milk.

So, I asked my li'l girl to smell his baby brother's armpit and to tell me how it smells like. Lyle was lying down with one arm raised and ready for the 'smelling test'. He loves to have someone smell his armpit too. And I just love the way he giggles when we try to smell it. After the 'smelling test', Tricia said with a smile on her face, " Hmmm.. his armpit smells like durian!!" Hahahah!! That's it! That was the exact decription of his armpit smell but why haven't I thought of that before. For me and my li'l girl, we love to eat durian so, we find lyle's armpit smell deliciously sweet! LOL!! For those who 'despise' the smell of the durian fruit.. yeah.. I know how you would react..... ;)

So, anyone wants to smell my li'l boy's armpit..LOL!! Hmmm.. durian flavor!!

A Walk At the Lake Gardens

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:17:00 +0000

My most favorite place here in Taiping is the Lake Gardens. Every time we go for an evening ride, we never miss passing by this beautiful place. But this time, we decided not just to drive around but walk through the 'park'. And we're glad that we did. We saw some nice spots at the garden. Our li'l girl enjoyed her 'jog' while our li'l boy enjoyed his ride in his stroller. Yes, it's a miracle that he just sat still all throughout the time and never wanted to walk or be carried. I guess he enjoyed the view so much too.

I think, we will have to take a walk at the Lake Gardens more often. It'll be a good exercise and save us some petrol ( because we won't have to drive round and round). Maybe sometimes we can also have another picnic , spread out large blanket or floor mats, bring some snacks and toys for the kids. I'm sure it'll be fun!

Awards Night!

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:30:00 +0000

I'd like to thank my cousin, Nang Grace of A Walk to Remember, who thought of me and gave me this " Spread the Love " award. I'd like to pass it to YOU my reader, as we spread the love in the blogosphere.

Rules:
1. Copy the badge and put it on your blog.
2. Link back the person who passed you this award.
3. Spread the love to at least 10 or more bloggers.

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The Second 2 awards are given to me my Ate neneth from Neneth's Niche, Thanks so much Ate !

The rules for these awards are:

1) To accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his/her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve discovered and think are great! Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

And since, it seems like almost everyone I know has already been tagged with this award. I would like to pass to anyone who hasn't grabbed this yet. Every blog is indeed special and unique.

Champorado Blues

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:13:00 +0000

It's raining heavily here in Taiping now. It's cold and so fresh... and how I'm longing for my favorite Champorado ( chocolate rice) . How I wish we have the cacao tablets ( Tablia) here so, I could make myself an authentic Champorado with a generous amount of powdered milk and sugar. It would truly make a perfect snack for this kind of weather.

Champorado used to be my favorite snack ( second to Banana Que) in the Philippines especially during the rainy season. Hayyy... How I miss all these snacks.. Enough of talking about food for now, or else I'll be thinking of my next food trip and gain so much that even the the best diet pills won't be as effective. :)

the yummy image above is taken from filipinodesserts.com

Follow me at Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:03:00 +0000

I haven't been using Twitter much since I registered a few months ago. I found it quite redundant with my blog and my Facebook status update and I didn't know many 'twitters' yet at that time. But then, as I've browsed through the whole site last night, I found out a lot of interesting things there.. many popular websites and personalities are tweeters and I became their follower. I think it's a great, brief way to get updates and information. And not to mention, I also found out that you can also earn while 'tweeting' your life and activities. :)

So, I guess I'll be using more of this service now.. So, if you have a Twitter account.. please follow me @lalainejesu . See you then!!

Foal for Baby Horse

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:27:00 +0000

My Li'l girl and I were playing a game one time, naming the baby animals. Then when I asked her about the name for a baby horse, she said something that sounded like "fone". So , I corrected her and told her that it's called a Pony and not 'fone' . Then she insisted that it's 'fone', Amma! . I just chuckled and let it pass by until later, when it was time for me to help her with her school work, I found out that the baby horse is now called ' foal'. So, that's what she was telling me about! Silly me! Honestly, I didn't know that a baby horse is called a 'foal' as far as I can remember, I have been taught that it's called a 'pony'.

So, much has really changed these days. With all the changes with the school system and terminologies, I'm not sure if I can effectively tutor my daughter in the near future..heheh! I could remember the time when I was small and my Mom was teaching me Maths and I got annoyed because she was teaching me the 'wrong' thing. It wasn't really wrong but because of the 'generation gap' , things were simply taught differently during their time. I guess now, it'll be my turn teaching an annoyed li'l girl over a 'wrong' teaching..hahaha!

Anyways, below is a photo of my li'l girl when she was 3 years old. She really had a great time riding the pony err..the foal. Do you think she'll be a future equestrian someday? But to be one and look like one she needs the proper attire, breeches and all. :)

The 1/4 Museum

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:30:00 +0000

We've always wanted to revisit the Taiping Museum and show our kids some of the historical stuff in the place. So, finally we were able to go there this afternoon and they were open! Actually, there were 2 instances that we wanted to visit but they were closed at that time.

We excitedly entered the museum all wet and soaked because it was so timely that it rained heavily when we were going out from the car. I was surprised because their entrance has been moved to the side, which used to be at the center of the building. But we proceeded anyway and we were met by a kind Malay man who's one of the staff there. So, we were 'welcomed' by the display of bones and 'frozen' animals. At first our Li'l girl was scared to look at the huge elephant skull and the 'scary' faces of the animals. But as we explained to her and showed her other stuff, she interestingly looked at the other displays too.

We moved from one enclosed glass display to another and found some interesting stuff. But as we almost finished the 1st section of the museum, I was looking around to look for the way to proceed to the next section when I saw that it was blocked by a table with one of the staff seated there. I asked where's the way to the next section and was disappointed by his answer, " I'm sorry but we are undergoing renovation right now so, the other sections are closed." Oh, I couldn't believe what I heard. We were all so hyped up and our li'l girl was excited to see more things.

I think we haven't even covered 1/4 of the entire museum. Only then I knew why we were led to the side entrance and why the main entrance was close.. only then I knew why we didn't have to pay for any entrance fees. It was a bit disappointing because we were not prepared for it as we didn't see any 'notice' in front of the museum.

But anways, at least our li'l girl was able to see some new stuff, gained a bit of knowledge about animals and bines and etc. At least she was able to see 1/4 of the Taiping Museum.

But it's okay , as they said, the renovation will be finished by October and we will still be here by that time.

Cloudy Hills

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:20:00 +0000

I've written in my previous post about our afternoon trip to Maxwell hill. And ever since that trip, our 'view' of the hill has completely changed. The hills can actually be seen from our house and before, when I look at it, it's just nothing but a 'hill'. But after visiting Maxwell Hill and looking at it from our house everyday, I now try to imagine the cool weather, its beautiful scenery, its fresh air. in that serene place.

Just this afternoon, it was raining hard in Taiping and when my Hubby and I looked up the hill and saw that it can't be seen at all. We imagined that it must be so cold and foggy up there. Oh, how we wish we could go up there again, stay for a night or two and experience the cold, crisp morning and the freezy, rainy nights. There are many resort places to stay there, some are government owned while the rest are private owned. But, I like Cendana Hut the best because of it's resort design and scenic view. It's indeed a perfect place for rest and reflections, I guess it's a total opposite of the flashy and highly entertaining Las Vegas hotels. I surely hope someday, we could go up the hill again and stay there.

Another Domain Bought

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:30:00 +0000

I bought a custom domain for my dear travel blog, From Asia and Beyond. I know I should have done this a long time ago, especially during its first PR drop but then, after a few weeks of drop, it comes back.

Now, after several weeks after its 3rd PR drop, I don't think it's coming back again. So, that's why I finally decided to buy it's long overdue custom domain. And thankfully, the www.fromasiaandbeyond.com URL is still available in the world wide web. :)

I was so happy that after buying a custom domain through Blogger/Google for the 3rd time, I didn't experience any problems at all. I had some 'traumatic' experiences when I bought the domain for this blog and my other personal blog that it took several weeks before my custom domain became activated. But when I bought the domain last night, it got activated instantly. I was so excited and had that big sigh of relief. But then, when I went to check my old free domain http://fromasiaandbeyond.blogspot.com I found out that it does not redirect to my custom domain. Tsk..tsk..tsk.. Anyways, I have to wait for another day and if still doesn't redirect then, I'll have to contact googleaps support.

Saying "NO" and Debt Consolidation

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:16:00 +0000

When we go for grocery shopping and our li'l girl wants us to buy something for her, she asks 2 questions: 1) Is it expensive? 2) Do we have money? We really didn't teach her to ask those questions but I guess she got that idea because when she was smaller and wants us to buy something for her, we either tell her, "we can't buy that bicycle because it's too expensive" or " we don't have money to buy a Barbie doll and etc."

But it's touching though that she asks these questions first, rather than taking the item she wants and forcing us to buy it for her. I've seen a lot of 'grocery scenes' where kids throw tantrums and roll on the floor if the parents don't buy for them what they want. If we buy everything our kids wants, then I guess we would all go bankrupt and would need debt consolidation. That's why we somehow need to control our kids when it comes to shopping. Most of the time, before we go out to shop, we would have to condition them first that it's a " No Buying Day" for them but a " Play Pen Day" because we'll give then time to play in the play pen. But as Mom, sometimes I would wish I could buy whatever my kids desire. I mean, there's no price in the joy in their eyes whenever they get their dream toys and such. But most of the times, these so-called dream toys are also unbelievably expensive that the parents will end up having a credit card debt or consolidate debt. So, that's why it's wiser to say 'NO' to some of our kids' wishes and that somehow teaches them to wait or not to become too materialistic

108 Tokens Collected

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:05:00 +0000

My Hubby and I have been so serious with the Air Asia Quest for Gold contest. We've forcefully requested our friends and family to sign up for it just for us to get extra tokens. And since the contest has started we have constantly checked the Airasia site, to collect the tokens. There were 108 different tokens to be collected and the first 10 people to reach that number will win a free trip to Gold Coast Australia. And finally, today was their last day and the release of that last token.

And at 12:32 pm, I got my 108th token. I'm not so sure whether I was on time when the token has changed or I was too late because I was also doing some work in between. When I checked some other contestants who were in my friend's list, I also saw that they got the 108th token too. I was a bit discouraged and thought that maybe I was too late. I was already saying 'bye bye' to my hopes in winning the contest.

But my Hubby encouraged me and said, that it all now depends on God's will. If it's His will for us to go, then we will win but if not, then we won't. That's really true, everything in our lives is in God's hands, nothing is a matter of chance, hard work or luck. Since then, I've just entrusted the result to God and I'll be thankful to whatever His plan for us be.

No Regrets

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:09:00 +0000

I've just viewed through one of my friends' interior design projects photos in Facebook. He was actually senior to us in university and from then on, I knew that he will be a successful interior designer. As his juniors we were always in awe with his projects and plates. And true enough, he has become a very successful designer. He truly deserves it! Through FB, I was able to reconnect with my batchmates and friends in the university, and I'm also amazed as how diverse our directions has become, many of them are practicing IDs, teachers, travel agents, business people and a lot more. I'm not sure though if any of them has businesses in industrial equipment supplies.

Sometimes, I can't help but wonder what would have become of me if I really pressed on my chosen major back in University. Admittedly, I'm not as talented as my friend but if I wanted to succeed in that field, I had to work extra harder. But, guess what, I don't have any regrets at all for being where I am now. Even if my plan a,b nor c was neither fulfilled but I'm assured that the path where I am now, is God's plan. I'm very much happy and contented with what I am and where I am now..I couldn't ask anything more. Thank You, Lord!

Girls Day Out in Taiping

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:56:00 +0000

Finally, we were able to have a girls day out after being here in Taiping for so long. Thanks to my Hubby who willingly took care of our li'l boy while the girls were away.

So, where did we go for our day out? We watched a movie!! We only planned of this day out yesterday after seeing the big advertisement from Taiping Sentral that Ice Age 3 is showing. So, even if it was a quite a busy day for us, since we also had food distribution for the less privileged today, but we were able to push through with the plan.

Our Li'l girl was so excited after we told her of the afternoon plan. And indeed, it was a fun afternoon especially that the movie was very funny. Tricia was laughing so hard in many segments of the movie. But, there were also some 'scary' ( rather suspense) portion when the big dinosaur was about to come out. Tricia got startled at one time.

Anyways, Ice Age 3 is so cute.. I love the 3D effect of their animation now. Everything looked so real but still 'cartoonlike' or the cute type. Kids will truly enjoy this film just like how my li'l girl did.

More Than A Month to Go

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:30:00 +0000

Wow! Time flies so fast..it's the 1st of July now. And as think of the days going fast, I can't help but be nervous too that the time is almost due for my upcoming trip to North Thailand. Everything is almost ready .. tickets, travel package and etc. But I guess, I need to prepare myself emotionally as I'll be away from family. Honestly, as early as now I'm already experiencing 'separation anxiety'. from my family. I'm sure my kids will be okay with my HUbby for a few days but why is it I feel anxious.. I guess, I'll just miss all of them too much. It'll be my very first time to be away. Huhhuh!

Oh, which reminds me, I need to check on the cheapest travel and health insurance available since the travel agency made it compulsory for each of the travelers to have one. I need a quote on this kind of insurance. Actually, it'll be my first time to get travel insurance. So far, I've only encountered about term insurance. There are also good online sites that offers term life insurance quotes or life insurance quotes. If you haven't gotten one, then you can also check them out.

Finally! Maxwell Hills!

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:55:00 +0000

Bukit Larut or formerly known as Maxwell Hills is one of the beautiful spots here in Taiping. This is also the oldest hill station in Malaysia and was founded since 1884. My Hubby has always been mentioning this place to me ever since we got married ( oh, and that was almost 7 years ago!) and finally we were able to visit that place yesterday afternoon. It was not a planned trip but was more like a spur of the moment decision.

It was a very hot afternoon yesterday, even the ice cream didn't help to cool us ( and our tempers) down..LOL! I guess It must be due to hormones that I was so cranky and moody yesterday. Then, my Hubby searched the number of Maxwell hills and was able to call the people in charge and make arrangements. It was already 1:30 pm when he called. And the officer in charge said, we have to be at the base by 1:50 pm to be able to ride the 4 wheel drive to the top. So, as fast as we could, we made ourselves ready and packed the children.. err. .. our things!

It was quite a scary ride going to the summit. The road ( one way road) was so narrow and steep. Tricia was amused by the shape of the road and was crying out " Oh, this road is shaped like an S!" , This road is shaped like a "U"! and so on. We had to constantly hold the bars of the the jeep so to keep us from falling. The only relief that we had was knowing that the the driver of our jeep has been working there ( as a driver) for the past 12 years. So, it means he's already an expert driver to the top and can drive with his eyes closed..oppss.. " Please lah, Abang, don't do that lah".

On the way to the top, we already felt the weather getting cooler and nicer. Ahh.. it was there that I realized that it's good that we made this trip up the hill. There are beautiful trees and flowers all around. We could see the whole of Taiping from there. The bungalows and houses on top were nice. But it's quite obvious that these houses has been there for years as some of them were dilapidated and not maintained well. My favorite place is the Cendana Resort as I like the design of the building and it's surrounded with beautiful flowers. Their rooms are also nice and cozy. So, just had coffee at their coffee shop and had a walk downhill to see more places. The kids enjoyed our time their and Tricia love picking the wild flowers that were just at the side.

All in all, it was a beautiful afternoon especially as we have seen the beauty of God's creation from the top of the hill. Amazing!

I'll be posting more photos and details on Bukit Larut in my Travel Blog. See you there!

Tenko, Amma!!

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Today was a fun day for our family. Well, it was fun for me because we went out like mall hopping..heheh!!

After we fetched Tricia and her cousin from school, we all went to Tesco, to have our lunch do our groceries and let the 3 kids ( yes including Lyle) play in the playpen. The thing I like best in going out on a weekday is the fact that the malls or hypermarkets won't be crowded. So, even in the playpen, only our kids were there playing and they had all the space themselves.

Then in the afternoon, all the kids had a long 3 hour sleep. I guess they were too tired jumping around the inflatable playpen, sliding and running that they all fell flat on the bed by the time we bathed them and put them to sleep. When everyone woke up it was almost time for dinner. So, we went out for dinner again and dropped by at Giant to buy of the cheaper stuff from there. Yes, that's how we shop. We buy certain things from certain malls, because we kinda have an idea of the prices already. In certain products, there's really a big price difference that you can't ignore. Then in Giant, they have another playpen..so while my Hubby as queuing up to pay. The kids played in the playpen again.

I guess, it must have truly been such a happy and exciting day for the kids, especially for Lyle because on the way back he was so bubbly and jolly. And I'll never forget the moment before I was putting him to sleep. He kissed me on the cheek and said, " Tenko, Amma". Oh, so sweet!! He just melted my heart.. I don't know why he said "thank you" at the moment, but I presume it's like a conclusion for our whole day affair.

Our boy has indeed grown up now to the point of expressing his feeling of gratitude. I could still remember the moment when we found out that I was pregnant with him. We gave birth announcements until he was born. Such a joyful time!

Marathon Posting

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:10:00 +0000

Whew! It's like I'm in for a blog marathon. This is my 10th post for the day and I have a few more posts to write. There are just too many things to write and I'm taking this opportunity while my kids are still asleep. So, there's so much of peace and quiet in the house. Ahh.. very conducive time to sleep... err , write!

I don't feel sleepy at all.. my mind is just so active.. thinking what to write for my next post. But guess what, I think I'm running out of ideas already. But, you better check my past posts where I posted my High school picture or maybe about Tricia's Favorite Classmate?

Virus Found

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:50:00 +0000

Oh no! I think my netbook already has a lot of virus crawling in its system. It's actually my fault since I downloaded a toolbar from which I thought was a trusted site but it turned out to contain a virus. There are also times when I surfed an exchange traffic site that has a virus too. Tsk..tsk..tsk..

Now, I badly need to reboot and reprogram my netbook to get rid of all these viruses and other unnecessary files and programs that slows it down. But, I have one problem, I couldn't find my original windows CD which was given for free when I bought this HP Mini. Hopefully, we could find that CD soon or maybe then I have to check out any custom software online.

Full Weekends

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:28:00 +0000

Whew! Our weekends are just full for this month and next month. So, we'll be having busy and fun weekends. Busy because most of our trips are ministry oriented and fun because we'll be in different places, meet different people and try different food ( opss!).

Our only free weekends will be in September and October. Hopefully, this will be the weekends where we could spend some time as a family in different places. My Hubby promised to take me to some beautiful places in Malaysia like Camerons, Terrangano and etc. And hopefully, we'll have the time and the finances for all these plans to push through. If Tricia wasn't able to go enrol in Kindergarten, then we could have had all the time to go around and see places..but no regrets though, we made the right decision to send her to school because she's really enjoying her time with friends and learning a lot of things too!

Moving to a New Room

noreply@blogger.com (Lalaine) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:14:00 +0000

Our Li'l girl used to have her own room when we were still in Thailand. She was indeed one brave girl as she was only 3 and a half when she moved to that room. There were times that her lamp was broken so, her room will be dark when the lights are off, but she was still okay with that.

But since we've been constantly traveling and rooms where limited wherever we go, we have to choice but to let her sleep with us in our room. Can you imagine 4 of us in one bed? Hahha! It takes contortionists to do that! I guess that explains our back ache every time we wake up. We should get ourselves a sleep number bed. But last week, my Hubby did a little bit of rearrangement in the house and made one of the extra room here in our house in Taiping . So, we're planning to make that as Tricia's room and she quite excited about it. She'll have huge bed and we'll have to get for her a nice 'princess like' mosquito net, a lamp and other things to make that space truly her own.