Twins
Twin1, Doctor-To-Be?
The other day, Twin1 managed to get his hands on one small syringe (without a needle, of course) that we use for giving him and his siblings their medicine. Holding the syringe between his chubby little fingers, he gleefully turned to me and said, “Mama pegang Adik. Abang nak bagi Adik ubat.” (Mama, please hold … Continue reading
Mommy Duty
There’s a bug going around and the twins have caught it. It’s the dreaded trio of colds, cough and fever. The colds get their noses clogged, so they end up breathing through their mouths. And when they do, inevitably, dust and other irritants go into their sensitive throats and lungs, leading to a coughing fit. … Continue reading
Animated Gifs With Photoshop Elements
My Sony VAIO laptop came pre-loaded with Photoshop Elements 2.0, along with a few other multimedia-related software. (That should give you an idea how old it is now!) Unfortunately, no manuals came along with the pre-installed software. So I’ve been using Photoshop Elements mainly by following my intuition because there aren’t many how-to’s on Photoshop … Continue reading
Holding Back The Tears
I’m off to Jakarta again today. The bigger kids are used to the routine by now and don’t seem to mind one bit. In fact, they even look forward to having their Lola sleep over for two nights. As for the twins, I also told them Mama will be in Jakarta and that Lola will … Continue reading
Meto-Meto, Mashed Potato
The twins have one special word that I forgot to mention in my previous post, ‘When Egg Was Yellow’ — meto-meto. They use the word ‘meto-meto’ to refer to either one of two things: tomato ketchup (‘sos tomato‘ in Malay) or mashed potato. My children just loooooove mashed potato. When I’m pressed for time, I … Continue reading
