For your own safety ?

This poster caught my attention when I visit one restaurant's washroom. For your own safety ?!? Not Hygiene? in Melbourne? I thought this type of English you will only find them in Asian Countries. However this is from a Chinese restaurant, may be this explained itself the existence of the poster.

We miss Ginger a lot!

This is Ginger, my lovely Toy Poodle. She is in Ipoh with my parents. We miss Ginger a lot. Since Audrey and myself stay away from home, she has become the only princess at my parents place. Dad cuddles with her every night after work. Friends been asking if I would allow her to breed with other male-mate. "No!" By experiencing pregnancy and going to parenthood myself now, I do not want Ginger to go through this stage at her age. She is so lovely.

photo taken during our March Trip back to Ipoh

Little Marcus Birthday Dinner

Marcus is now 1 year old. We celebrate his first birthday last friday, 6th July in Gold Leaf Restaurant, Burwood Highway with friends, families and a mixed fruit cake. Yummy!~

Ivan哥哥第二位公子， 俊恺在上个礼拜五一岁了。 这一天同时也是我家公的阳历生日。"爸爸， 再一次祝你生日快乐！”

俊恺他是不是很可爱？ 当晚的切蛋糕仪式还发生了一段小插曲呢， 当大家不注意时俊恺用他的小手在切蛋糕的长刀上捉了一把， 把大家吓了一跳。 在他自己没有危险意识下， 则被我们大人的叫声吓到哭了。 幸亏没有什么大碍。

That night also the first time I taste "duck tongue", weird looking, cold served on everyones' platter. Shao Wen is the only guy sitting with our crowd, most of the ladies includes mum passed the "duck toungue" to him. Easily I believe he had more than 6-7 "duck tougue".

那天晚上的冷拼盘是一道道的鸭料理， 有鸭舌头， 内脏，肠等等。绍闻是我们同桌的唯一男生，结果当晚他尝了好多的鸭舌头。 包括妈妈都把这些给他， 不浪费食物。 我本身也有尝了鸭舌头，小小一根，味道不错。酒家把它腌制了味道， 是不错的料理。

Shao Wen's New Camera

Nikon D40x, the Digital SLR camera is shaowen's latest toy. The camera has been in his wishlist for quite sometimes. With sis's help, we manage to own one from Singapore for a good price. Too bad that the camera still not with us yet. :( . Anyway, million thanks to sis.

Photo grabbed from http://www.nikon.com.au/ website

Shaowen wanted to have this camera so that he could learn to snap photo like those in the Flickr website, especially when we are expecting to go into a new stage of life - parenthood.

绍闻想拥有这台相机好一段时间了， 终于在大姐的协助下从新加坡买了它。虽然相机还没到手， 可是已经很期待。

在 Flickr 的网站上经常看见世界各地的发烧友都很专业拍照， 很想有他们一半的水准就很满意了。

As we are beginner in SLR camera, anyone who knows all the Thing-to-be-note in SLR photo taking, do share your ideas in my comments. Thanks.

Meet Guy Sebastian in person

Guy Sebastian - Celebrity Photographer of the Year 2007

Australian idol is back. Remember years ago, the winner of Australian Idol, Guy Sebastian? He has been to Malaysia promote his first album. We meet him in person during our last visit to Photographic Trade Show at Melbourne Exhibition Centre.

Winning Shots

Big difference between the two photos? I would think the short hair suit him more. :)

Fog and Cold Weather

For the past two days, we have been driving to office earlier than our usual routine.

This morning, we leave the house around 7am. The lane heading to the main street of our residential area is heavily fogged. We cannot really see anything after 5 meters. Today is the most foggy morning I seen in the past one week. Too bad my camera was not with us in the car, otherwise I wish I could capture the scene and share it here.

这两天我们都比较早上班， 今天是这个礼拜里最多雾的早晨。 可惜我们的相机没有带在身边，不然我可以拍下当时最多雾的景象和大家分享。 当时第一个反应就是立即打电话给在家里的妈妈， 告诉她今天会很冷，一定要开热气炉。

回到公司上网看了天气报告， 吓了一跳怎么会只有3.6度这么低。我的天啊！ 这是什么天气？ 妈妈怎么能忍受到呢？

在妈妈到墨尔本后的一天，她突然告诉我， 再生下一胎就不好在冬天了。 哈哈！



I gave a buzz to mum told her that she must on the heater whenever she feel cold, is only 3.6 degree Celsius around our area. Very worry that mum cannot cope with the cold weather. I wish the weather not frighten her as this is her first winter in Melbourne. I wish mum can make more trips to Melbourne in future.

Remind you of Harry Porter's Movie ?

On our way to Lake Mountain, we have to pass through a few spot where on our left and right the scenery are all 50-60 feet high trees. This is one of the photo I captured using my fully automatic digital camera. This photo seem familiar, like one of the scene appeared in one of my dreams or Harry Porter's Movie ?

想不到傻瓜相机也有这样的效果吧 ？ 在我们上山向 Lake Mountain 方向前进时， 一路上都有经过高高的树林。 这时绍闻就问 ： “像不像电影Harry Porter's 的景象？” 我快快拿出相机拍下了让大家评评 。。。

Lake Mountain Trip with Mum

Lake Mountain is Melbourne's closest Ski and Snow Resort, it took around 2 hours drive from our house to reach the resort's visitor centre. By the time we reach there, is late afternoon 4pm. We spent around 30min to snap all these wonderful photos.

星期六是我人生的几个“第一次”； 第一次上雪山玩， 第一次看见下雪的情景， 第一次亲手做雪人， 雪屋， 等等。 也是妈妈的第一次看见下雪。 绍闻则在多年前英国留学时到苏格兰体验过了。

To drive there on our own is quite tiring for our only driver, Shao Wen. Luckily we are driving CRV four-wheel drive that does not require to chain our wheels. Chains is needed to put on all the vehicle wheels at all time to travel to Lake Mountain. Wind screen is always fill with mist, we have to use one cloth to mop our wind screen in order to have a clear view of the front. Snow flakes flew and hit on our wind screen. Is my first time experience snow, the same goes to mum. We were so excited and happy that Shaowen make the effort to drive there to allow us to see the snow for the first time.

一路上我们在驾车时都需要不停用热布抹掉挡风镜上蒙蒙的冷气。早上在网上看了气象报告说雪的厚度有25厘米，一路上很期待。 我们的鞋子都是平时的运动鞋， 在雪地上都很滑。 妈妈和绍闻一而再，再而三提醒大家要很小心。 这趟上雪山很开心，终于看见下雪了。 ：）

Mummy at 38th Week Pregnancy

We were so worry that mum will not be able to stand the cold. Mum get herself equiped with 3 layers pants and 3 layers of tops. With my ski jacket, mum looks like so cute in the ski outfits.

妈妈在相片里看不出当时是穿了三层的衣服和裤子吧？再加上滑雪的外套共四层。 妈妈一直要戴妹妹买给她的耳朵保护罩来拍照说至少有用过。 哈哈！

C-Section or Natural Birth ? ! ?

I went for my external cephalic version, ECV yesterday with mum. By the time I reach there, all the ECV staffs were having meeting, I waited 30min before they start the first fetal monitoring. From the graph, it shows baby is happy, heartbeat is normal. Then the doctor came into the room and start the ECV.

The process is quick, it started off with a injection, some medicine to relax your uterus muscle, then ultrasound to confirm the baby is breech, followed with the doctor externally holding the baby head and bottom and start TURNNING. When the baby is block, ultrasound again. The baby stay diagonally face bottom left, doctor noticed something blocking baby from keep turn into the complete downward position. They suspect could be the placenta. I was being ask to go through the thorough ultrasound to confirm if placenta is blocking baby. In Medical terms, they called it the "Placenta Previa", mean the placenta is at least partially covering the cervix.The sonographer, Ms Penny gave me the good news that I am not having one. Just somehow baby likes to stay at his position that he is currently feel comfortable. I asked for second ECV, doctor say in my case, baby like to stay as it is.

After long explanation of the risk of this birth, finally O & G have recommended that I should go for C-section. He booked for me 16th July (Mon) to go for a C-section. I shall now wait for hospital official letter on the preparation of my c-section.

I still pray hard that before the 39th week comes, my baby turns. Then I can avoid my C-section. Is always in my mind that if possible I wish I could have a natural vaginal birth, faster recovery, no scar, less external agent to mummy and baby (drugs & painkillers), etc. Since I am staying away from family, just mummy and husband around when baby is born, I wish my body could get back into "fit condition" asap... Anyway, finding that we gather from all the resources and relatives say mother should have more exercise and walking to ease the baby to turn. So I got to go now, walk walk and walk... :)

Mummy is here

After a long one hour wait at Melbourne Airport, I see mummy with the trolley coming out from the automatic gate. Gosh! We keep wondering, our mobile did not ring, means Victorian custom is not giving her any problem. Finally we found out since we request for airport crew assistance to bring mum out to the arrival hall, she is almost the last person check out from the flight.

All the food such like Fried Ginger, Coffee, biscuits, Chili Paste pass through the Custom.

We brought her a winter jacket in case she can not stand Melbourne weather when she walk from the terminal to our car. She ends up just wear her wind blocker that she was wearing since she get onto the plane. But the winds that blow to her face when she exit from the terminal really frighten her at the first few seconds. :) She never experience such a cold wind before ever since in Malaysia.