tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:44:20 +0000BagMarriageGuest PostsLingerieMagazinesParentingGiftsFriendsPhotoBgiOnline shoppingRelationshipHouseJewelryNgam ngam cham chamFairForumJeansCharityPat TohJustinBlog TippingTravelShoppingGood NewsProduct ReviewMake Me SmileIsabelle's milestoneHubbyAromatherapyHealthworkBagsShoesKidsTagToysDressNew BlogChristmasSpecial DayOthersEntertainmentGadgetsMoney MattersBreastfeedingArtWork from homeDisclosure PolicyBloggingClothesJustin's milestoneFurnitureShopping TipsLifeNews ReleaseFun TimeTradisionalNeed HelpMyselfHandicraftIsabelleMothering momentsfamily momentsMy BlogsBlogrollBoutique AttackEducationBookshttp://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)Blogger2197125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8256147968581598989Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:49:00 +00002012-07-28T14:49:11.531+07:00Myself I'm so tanned lately even if it's gloomy and rainy. I don't even need a tan extender lotion to get the skin color, which makes me often be mistaken as a Thai. Argh... I don't even go to the beach often for the past few months, so my tan is obtained by my daily driving and chauffeuring around. Furthermore, I made more trips last 2 weeks as we had a new puppy and I was trying to make him feel http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/very-tan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-3817298775953191841Sat, 28 Jul 2012 07:36:00 +00002012-07-28T14:36:39.353+07:00Mothering momentsIt's Saturday, but all of us woke up early for some school activities. Hubby even missed his morning meeting just to watch our gal's performance. It's something a parent will do for their little kids, and gradually just let the kids perform on their own without attending. That's why I'm so tired now as we were all up before 6am and were busy with the kids activities until afternoon. Oh boy. http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/kids-busy-mom-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-3625291555603497183Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:26:00 +00002012-07-27T15:26:51.663+07:00Ngam ngam cham cham It's Friday, and it's supposed to be the best day of the working days as weekend is approaching. But I will be very busy tomorrow, more to do with kids activities. I will be my gal's make up artist and cameraman, while the kids will have some fun in whatever they do. Oh well...that's why mothers are for, we are wonder women. :) Later the day will be a working day for me and I need to get back http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/tgif.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-5381184581324434771Fri, 27 Jul 2012 08:10:00 +00002012-07-27T15:10:02.069+07:00BooksI've always loved reading and lately, I found myself more addicted to books than online Korean series. Maybe my brain works better imagining those hot hunks in the books or there isn't a cute guy in the recent series yet. I still have 2 books which I have started but I put them down because they are too boring for me. Furthermore, I don't like stories with a sad finale. It's killing me to read http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/books-oh-books.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-4649295806624793121Wed, 11 Jul 2012 08:08:00 +00002012-07-11T15:08:48.155+07:00House I have a taste for log furniture, especially after the flood since they can withstand being immersed in the water. Furthermore, it's classic, and hardly be out of fashion. :P Too bad I'm running out of space to add anything in my condo now. It's just too small! Furthermore, the lift can't fit in anything big, gee.... But what we really need to do now is repainting the walls, just some of the http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/endless-list.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-4651568346073581754Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:50:00 +00002012-07-11T14:50:56.917+07:00House The only advantage of living in condominium would be, I don't have to care much about gardening. I don't need a fiskars reel mower too as my grass on the balcony is fake. LOL! When we stayed at our old place, we used to have a nice garden. But over years, it's getting worse as I don't have green fingers and I was too lazy to water the plants. After that, everything was destroyed in the flood. http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-7719857095567485069Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:42:00 +00002012-07-11T14:42:15.014+07:00Ngam ngam cham cham I think I can find a connection between my car wash and rain. It rains each time I wash my car! Weird! How it rains too often lately? Mmm... It seems like it rains pretty hard this year, so driving can be quite a challenge when it's raining cats and dogs, and when the roads are congested. I've just changed my tires last year, so for those who haven't checked theirs, it's best to do so. Check http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/07/car-wash-and-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8039382507820346881Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:58:00 +00002012-06-15T14:58:45.112+07:00Hubby Hubby made it! He managed to dismantle the red sofa and move it into our room, and fix it back! Yoohoo! We wanted to change to a bigger sofa set for our living area, and the red sofa is only 6 months old and we don't have the heart to dispose it. I thought it would be nice to have it in our room so that I can snuggle up for a good read there. However, it's too big to go through our hallway and http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/06/ikea-hacker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8442857539342265038Mon, 28 May 2012 08:43:00 +00002012-05-28T15:43:38.197+07:00Ngam ngam cham chamIt's cool to see little girls that play great guitar and sing at the same time. There is one contestant in Britain's Got Talent who's totally cool with her choice of music, and she's only 12! How cool can that be? I'm not sure if she learns the guitar on her own, or get a tutor or visit Cajons guitar center, but I must say she's quite good for her age. Ok, she can't beat the Korean boy that http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/05/guitar-player.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-1816087401798387881Mon, 28 May 2012 08:35:00 +00002012-05-28T15:35:58.040+07:00Ngam ngam cham chamI can't play the guitar but I think it's cool for guys to play one. I tried to learn but it hurt my finger, so I gave up. Hubby has some nephew and niece who are musically talented and play a couple of musical instruments. Maybe they will buy guyatone effects pedals for their guitar performances too. I heard that they have opened their own music centers and their teaching business is doing wellhttp://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/05/teaching-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-1726523080844904899Mon, 28 May 2012 08:30:00 +00002012-05-28T15:30:50.388+07:00It started raining again but this year, most people don't think that it's going to have another major flood. The irrigation department has started draining water since the beginning of the year instead of storing up against draught. Even if we might not be affected again as we are staying in condo now, but I do hope that one day, we can own a landed property here. Ok, not owning it directly buthttp://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/05/flood-or-draught.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8076831251044563357Fri, 04 May 2012 09:30:00 +00002012-07-02T09:34:45.372+07:00family momentsCentara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya simply amazed me. Even if it took me soooo long to check in and get our room but the stay is worth it. Kids had a blast at the pools and even parents can also join in the fun. I didn't snap a lot of photos this trip as I was too busy joining in the fun. How can I miss the pools! I can't remember if there is any preschool playground equipment available, http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/05/centara-grand-mirage-beach-resort.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8949377890197241246Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:35:00 +00002012-04-30T11:35:51.939+07:00family momentsI'm off to the beach tomorrow, and it's so sunny here, I will definitely get a nice tan. Or should I say burnt? I won't be wearing bikini because I've gained weight lately, and I still haven't shed it off. LOL! Talk about yo yo effect. It's going to be a short break for the kids who won't be going for any holiday during this school break. What to do? Both parents are too busy!http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/04/beach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-6384915070918569716Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:41:00 +00002012-04-20T14:41:31.498+07:00Ngam ngam cham cham Sei loh, it's like we are working in one of those steel buildings garages because my office room air-con suddenly decided not to be working well! Under this weather? OMG.... Both my staff and I are melting now, and I'm trying my best to stay coooool....which is quite impossible with the amount of work and typing I need to do today. Must get my admin to call the repair guy. No air con can die http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/04/hot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-3074210245709322547Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:36:00 +00002012-04-20T14:36:10.797+07:00Ngam ngam cham cham It's hot hot hot and so sunny in Thailand!!! I have to be out and about a few times a day, so needless to say, I'm getting myself a tan without sunbathing. :( The worst is the time I'm picking up my kids from school where I have to park far far far away and walk in the sun for a good 5 minutes. I would use an umbrella but I need to carry their bags later and bring the kids across the road to my http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/04/hot-hot-hot-and-so-sunny-in-thailand-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8757044651764320472Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:07:00 +00002012-04-20T12:07:25.456+07:00 The dreadful school holiday is coming soon and both kids won't be going for summer camp like their friends. Mommy is assigned to look after them at work, so it's going to be a haywire month for me! I've prepared some workbooks, and will also source for some activities which they can do on their own, like art and craft, maybe Hessonite Garnet Beads for the gal, and also iGadgets to keep them http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/04/school-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-474238069044279885Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:11:00 +00002012-03-28T11:25:12.354+07:00BloggingMy itchy hand. I haven't logged on to blogger for some time and the first thing I did after logging on just now was to upgrade blogger. Now, I have to get used to the new setting. Mmm... It's not hard to use the new platform, but I've been using the old blogger for so many years, I missed it! LOL! Now, where are those extra post settings for? Let me spend some time playing with them when I'm http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-itchy-hand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-1938855815936152245Wed, 28 Mar 2012 04:07:00 +00002012-03-28T11:07:18.306+07:00Guest post of the week by Deangelo Spencer I hate it when people don’t understand that just because I am a lawyer, it doesn’t mean that I know everything there is to know about the law. I practice in immigration, so I don’t know that much about anything else. Sure, I took the bar and I know the basics, but after a few years those memories get foggy. I couldn’t tell you the first thing abouthttp://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/03/crazy-dad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-6782931424285935396Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:46:00 +00002012-03-19T10:48:57.628+07:00KidsI love the kids and baby products available in Bangkok. Most of the kids clothes here are prettier and more fashionable than those back home, even if they are more expensive. I'm not talking about designer brands but some locally designed kids clothes. Even the baby gift basket looks better here!Too bad my factory is closed. If not, I will be shopping for baby clothes like crazy.http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/03/pretty-clothes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-4725403386116448392Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:03:00 +00002012-03-16T15:10:29.624+07:00family momentsSIL had a miscarriage days ago, and it's the second time in 2 years. I know that it's hard to accept the lost of another baby, but then, she's feeling better, and told me that if it's not a healthy baby, it's best to lose now instead of giving birth later. Oh well, as long as she's alright and feeling better, I will be happy for her.At first, I was thinking of either giving her a baby gift baskethttp://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/03/lost-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-3342902578971502820Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:53:00 +00002012-03-16T15:02:33.993+07:00Ngam ngam cham chamDie or not? I was playing Draw Something at work for the past 30 minutes. LOL! It's fun, but not all words are easy to be drawn, especially with my fat finger on the small iphone screen!The hardest one I've got is Beckham, oh boy, took me a while to draw that. Next are ski racksand sheriff!!!! I think my kids will like it, so I will install the game in their iPad.Ok, enough games at office hour, http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/03/draw-something.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-994335464918063415Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:02:00 +00002012-03-02T15:10:10.258+07:00EntertainmentWe missed a few good movies showing at the cinema recently, so I guess we will have to check out the DVD movies to purchase and see if the English version has arrived.One of the movies which I want to get is Reel Steel. We wanted to watch it at the cinema, but somehow, we missed it. I'm sure that my boy will love it while my gal will hate the fighting scene. LOL!And there are a few scary movies, http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/03/movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-508524797746163145Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:54:00 +00002012-02-23T11:57:26.716+07:00Guest PostsPosted by Gaylord CampbellMy wife and I just had our first child, and things are changing so fast! When we decided to have a baby we thought our lives would stay somewhat the same, but we were very wrong. We thought we would still see our friends and that we would be laid-back parents. Little did we know that we would become the most paranoid and overprotective parents ever. My wife gets mad whenhttp://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/02/our-new-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-1268478372771187096Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:28:00 +00002012-02-20T14:32:45.827+07:00MyselfI've gained 2 kg since CNY. Why? It's because I've been eating like a pig and no exercise! Start from March, I will drag my big *** to yoga class again, 3 times a week if possible. It's time for some serious workout.I love food and I don't like to starve myself. I will prefer to go for yoga then stuff myself silly with the buffet style $20 ice cream promotion. After all, life is too short to be http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/02/food-and-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11552342.post-8334593433064682396Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:24:00 +00002012-02-20T14:27:21.939+07:00Ngam ngam cham chamCall me convervative, but I would prefer acoustic guitar to g&l electric guitars. I'm just too old for loud music and rock & roll. Yesterday, I heard someone playing really nice tunes with the guitar at my kids' music center as if it's playing from the CD. Oh man, the boy can really play!I would be all melting if this happened in high school. LOL! Too bad, aunty here is too old for that hushy http://shoppingmum.blogspot.com/2012/02/music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (shoppingmum)0