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Pirates of the Caribbean Revisited – Part 1

Posted on 19 Feb 201014 Mar 2018   by CY

Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy – on HD. One of Disney’s most profitable film franchises is the Pirates of the Caribbean trio of films: starting with The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003, Dead Man’s Chest in 2006 and

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Updates on Hannah’s First Year Milestones

Posted on 19 Feb 201018 Apr 2010   by Ling

First Month: She smiled. Second Month: Started to mimick sounds of words, e.g. ‘er le’, ‘ok lah’. Slept through the night. Started to gain better support of her head. Third Month: Started to giggle. Mumbled what sounded like ‘mommy’. Stuck

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Chinese New Year 2010

Posted on 14 Feb 201027 Jan 2017   by CY

The yearly Chinese New Year picture, for 2010 and with grandparents and kids!

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Coco Chanels

Posted on 10 Feb 201014 Mar 2018   by CY

Coco Chanel (TV, 2008) and Coco avant Chanel (Film, 2009) – on rental. The only thing I know about Chanel really is the fashion giant has something called “Chanel No. 5”, though what exactly that item is I had no

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End-of-year Vacation

Posted on 8 Feb 20105 Apr 2010   by CY

A couple of months ago last year I started thinking about our year-end 2010 vacation, what with Ling haven’t been out of the country for a while now since becoming pregnant. June looks likely to be out as the coming

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Posted in At Home, Traveling    Tagged Boston 2010   

Disaster Recipe

Posted on 7 Feb 20107 Feb 2010   by CY

Here’s a recipe for disaster: – Hannah still recovering from a bout of diarrhea + – Hannah carpet bombs her bottom and diaper, like a doomsday sort of conflagration, the likes of which have never been seen before + –

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Mommy & Daughter

Posted on 7 Feb 20107 Feb 2010   by CY

Last month I wrote an entry reporting that while Hannah’s all me in mannerisms and general looks, her eyes take after Ling’s. Well, here’s proof – got Hannah to pose with Mommy, with Ling making her laugh.:) Looks like Hannah

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Posted in At Home, Children Blues, Photography & Cameras    Tagged Nikon 50mm f1.8, Nikon D300    9 Comments on Mommy & Daughter   

What’s Cooking @ Rivervale

Posted on 6 Feb 20106 Feb 2010   by CY

Another change at home since Hannah ‘popped’ 8 months ago has been cooking at home for the both of us. Before Hannah, we’d typically home cook perhaps 3-4 times a week. Since June last year, Ling very rarely cooks dinner

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Hannah and Diarrhea

Posted on 5 Feb 20107 Feb 2010   by Ling

Just when she was about to recover from a mild flu, Hannah came down with diarrhoea. Her pediatrician said the disease was gastroenteritis. Besides diarrhoea, other symptoms include nausea, vomiting and cramping. Well, Hannah had diarrhoea only but it was

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The Ramen Girl

Posted on 2 Feb 20102 Feb 2010   by CY

The Ramen Girl (2008) – on rental. Two more DVDs arrived by way of home rental near the weekend. One was the critically acclaimed psychological-sci-fi drama Moon from last year starring Sam Rockwell, and other the third Brittany Murphy drama

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Fruits, sweetie?

Posted on 1 Feb 201028 Mar 2010   by Ling

The main reason behind introducing veggies before fruits for infants is to avoid the rejection of the greens later in life. Since fruits tends to be sweeter than veggies, the assumption is that babies will accept them easily. Right? Nah…

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Baby Faces at 50mm – Part 1

Posted on 31 Jan 20101 Feb 2010   by CY

My first Nikon lens from 1985 was a 50mm f1.8. As those of us who’re amateurs in photography would know, this 50mm focal length lens is especially appropriate for portrait shots. While I did pick up my first zoom lens

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