Allan’s Thoughts

This is a short and quick message to all the people that I care about, including myself.

I think all of us right now are at a stage very much different from 10-15 years ago (if you around my age). Some of us are married, maybe with a kid or 2, some of us could be dating, not dating, working, or even unemployed.

I think everyday, every moment is part of a jigsaw puzzle, and your entire life is the completed puzzle, they are a part of your life, so just remember this when you are faced with troubles, problems, and unhappiness, that all of these negative things will make you a better person when you overcome it and that is part of your life, your wisdom booster.

So take a breather and really think about what you want and what will make you happy!

My message today is emphasized in this song. Go on and listen to it. Its from MTV.com, perfectly legal to listen to. I just love the whistle bit.. It clings on to my mind… I bet if you listen to it enough, you will start to whistle it too!!!

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We were shopping at Tesco in Cardiff, and I was walking down the aisles with my shopping trolley minding my own business and suddenly, a tall white guy did a “finger gun shot” in my chest from within an arm’s length as e walked past me.

Feeling a bit odd, I thought he was just joking or it could be an act of racism. As no harm was done, I ignored it.

From then, I started to feel like there were some people looking at me as if they were scared to be standing next to me. What is wrong with these people? What is wrong with me?

It was later in the evening that I realised the reactions from people was due to my wearing of the Chelsea FC Jersey! Let me explain further – Cardiff and Chelsea FCs had a football match in Feb 2010, in fact it was the FA Cup 5th Round and Chelsea won 4-1. Following that Cardiff FC fans and Chelsea fans had a physical clash in London. Several hundreds of fans from both sides were involved. Investigations are still on going…

Whooppss… I did not know about it… and almost got beaten up for nothing.. hhehehe..

I think the Jersey will be going back into the closet for a while now!! lol

First of all, I have to thank my mother for bringing me to this world. (I almost didn’t get to see this world, as I was uplanned. lol) She did her best to give my sister and myself, the best that she could ever give and we are really grateful for that. I love you! Ma.

Thank you also to Daisy’s mum for taking great care of Daisy since she was born. I know it was tedious to raise Daisy up, and with so many to take care, you still did a great job with all 6 children, so kudos to you Mummy!

To the mother of our child(ren-to-be),
Thanks for going through the tough pregnancy duration, the sickness that came with it, the extra flesh that has to grow on you, the time and effort nurturing Chloe, and the motherly love you shown even for Andre is beyond words.

Now even though I do not say it everyday, but please know that I am glad that you are the mother of our child(ren-to-be).

Thank you for being such a great mother to our child(ren-to-be). I love you lots. KOL

Other than having a fracture (small crack), Chloe has been learning and absorbing really quickly recently. Maybe at her age she should have been able to do much more, but just almost suddenly she is learning and absorbing at a faster rate than say 1 month ago.

One example – Every time Chloe wants to poo, we have to wait for her signs, her facial expressions and the sounds that she makes, and we need both to confirm that she needs to poo, and sometimes it will be too late and she will not really poo by the time we bring her to the potty. So Daisy taught her a sign language for poo-poo.. Anbd she basically drilled it into Chloe’s mind, everytime I go to toilet for poo, she will tell Chloe Daddy is going to poo-poo, and do the sign for it.

Yesterday, Chloe was sitting in her high chair whilst Daisy and I were having lunch. Suddenly she did a sound, and when we looked at her, she did the poo-poo sign, and when I asked her “Chloe, do you want to poo?” She nodded at the same time looked as though she was straining.

To me that meant that she has understand what Daisy has been teaching her.

Example 2 – A week ago, Chloe has probably no understanding of yes and no. Last week I told Daisy, its time for us to input the concept of yes and no into her. So we went to work with it.

Yesterday, throughout the day, we asked her questions that required a yes or no, she either nodded or shook her head according to her preference. i.e I asked if she wanted Daddy to hold her, she shook her head, and we both knew that she wanted Mummy to hold her, so we asked if Chloe wanted Mummy to hold her, she nodded.

Finally no more guessing, we can get more precise answers from her.

I just want to Thank my beloved wife, Daisy for sacrificing her time and effort on the upbringing of our daughter, Chloe. Daisy could have gone out to work and spend her time to do her own stuff, but she gave up everything for now, just so that Chloe can get the best from her, so Daisy has really done a great thing for Chloe, and the DnA family. I thank you my wife, my love, my kid’s mother, and my mum’s daughter-in-law. On behalf of Chloe too (and the next baby), “Thank you Mummy! We love you!”

Its been a while since I really blog about my/our lives. Going to do a summarised version today.

i) Chloe has turned one and we are pregnant with our 2nd baby and as of today its 14 weeks + old. Daisy is having a hard time with this pregnancy, and comparing it with Chloe’s, this one is making her think twice about the 3rd baby at this moment whilst with Chloe, she really enjoyed her pregnancy.

ii) we went away to Phuket with my mum’s siblings and family, 11 of us and the trip was fun yet hectic. Eat lots of nice food, but some of us got food poisoning on the last day. DnAnC + Mama is going back to Phuket again, (thanks to Marriot Vacation Club complimentary stay) and we hope that this coming trip will be a much more chilled holiday.

iii) I noticed that they are a lot of dangerous and rude drivers around and I seriously was considering if I should buy an in-car video cam to record the rude moves that some drivers do. Sometimes I get “cut” by “F1 racers” in Toyota and Hondas doing a speedy lane change, so dangerous that if the car previously in front of me brakes we would get into a collusion, me hitting his right rear bumper. One particular driver I remember, SCP1133A, Silver Honda Civic.

iv) Have been playing a bit of badminton, and decided that will pick up this sport back and play it a bit more seriously and long term.

v) Wanted to go to visit a nursing home back due to time clash, we could not go and went to attend a relative’s wedding instead. Almost gone to a CNY dinner for grassroot leaders with GOH, PM Lee, but had food poisoning so gave it a miss.

vi) Health has not been fantastic. Currently having a back pain that goes back since a while ago. Seeing a specialist to get a diagnosis. Hopefully will not miss the ICT in May.

vii) Potentially (80%) selling the car as it is nothing but a big liability to us right now. 80% of the time its just sitting in the carpark. It is more of a luxury item than a necessity, hence it should really go. Anyone wants to buy it? Or anyone wants to buy the registration plate? SGN126P.

viii) Want to try scenario paintball one day so if someone wants to join me pls pls pls let me know. Need to travel to Malaysia though. Maybe airsoft too.

I think that is about all. Updates again later..

Finally after waiting for almost 4 months. CNY finally arrive and its time for us go for a short break.

This time round on top of the original gang, we have little Chloe to add to the list. This time round I think she has got the centre of attention though.

Thanks to Marriot Vacation Club’s irresistable offer for a preview of their timeshare package, we booked 2 apartment villas at Mai Khao Vacation Club in Phuket. It can comfortably accomodation up to 8 people in each villa so for the 11 of us, it was rather spacious.

We went to Phuket Town, Patong Beach, and went to quite a few shopping places (driver-led) went to drink bird’s nest soup and ate seafood all lunch and dinner meals.

Did jet skis, para-sailing and go karts. I think all of us had great fun. Shame we did not make full use of the facilities in the resort. Will do that in March instead with Daisy’s family.

I know this is the weirdest thing you could possibly see on this blog, but do you know the answer to this question?

Ans: Because they want to have quality babies.

So how to make sure they have quality babies?

Ans: Make sure they stay at the high floors, so that they will have high quality babies. Even better if they stay at the penthouse, they will have the highest quality babies.

Ok.. This is not that funny, but this morning when I was still in bed and subconsciously I was thinking about this Quality Hotel thing…. Weird I know, but just blogging it so that I will have a record of this weird incident/dream.

“What country is Singapore in?” Very often I hear this question… from people living overseas. Some people might also attempt to answer their own question by continuing.. “is it somewhere in China?” or “Now which part is it in Japan, east or west?” or the ultimatum “Are you very controlled by Chinese (PRC) government?”

Sometimes I feel offended that they do not know where Singapore is, and Singapore is actually an independent nation. But after awhile, I thought, perhaps we (Singaporeans) have not done enough to get noticed. So maybe we should be more proactive in promoting our country.

Anyways, a better understanding on What country is Singapore in, read this article.

Just to show everyone what my christmas present for this year from my wife and daughter looks like..

Daisy told me to wear this over-sized t-shirt as sleeping gear.