Cameron Highlands Family Trip 2009

The day right after the party, daddy decided that we should take a family trip with Grandpa and Grandma to Cameron Highlands. Since Isabel loves the cold weather, we decided to take her on her first vacation there. We stayed at Strawberry Park Resort (they had a promotion going on). 3bedroom apt, cosy and nice. We left around 10 ish stop in Bidor for lunch then took us about another 45 mins to reach Tanah Rata. By the time we got there it was time for tea. So we decided to stop by Bala's for some tea and scones. Right after tea we checked into the hotel. We all rested for a bit before heading out again to dinner at Hongkong Restaurant - Steamboat dinner. Food was nice :) The weather that nice was brrrr....cold, just perfect!

Isabel playing while we had tea at Bala's

Day2 - we had breakfast at the hotel. Isabel tried all sorts of food - porridge, pancakes, scones and muffins. She like them all. After breakfast we headed out for some sight seeing. Stop at the butterfly farm first. Isabel had real fun looking at the butterflies come to live. We were about to head out to the Boh Tea Plantations but was told that they close on Mondays. Next we went to checked out the market near Equatorial Hotel. Then over to Raju's Strawberry Farm, there I met Oi Ti classmate from high school. Isabel loves strawberry and the aunty there gave her a whole bunch to eat, she was really happy. Strawberry for lunch! On the way down we stop by Cactus world to see some nice cactus. It was starting to pour, so we headed back to hotel. Isabel took her nap while the rest of rested and chill out. Since we didn't have our lunch, we decided to have an early dinner. This time we head on over to Brinchang to try out some hot hot charcoal steamboat. Food was again fantastic.


Day 3 - We got up early to take Grandma and Grandpa to the bus stop. They are heading back to Penang today. After we drop them off, we headed back to the hotel for breakfast. We changed, packed and got ready to head out close to check out time. Daddy had some problems getting my carseat out, so it took a while before we checked out. We head over to Raju's to pick up some Strawberries, then over to the Boh Tea Farm. Isabel had fun running around. Took some really nice shots of her. Right after that we did some light shopping, stop by Cameron Valley Bharat Tea shop from some tea and scones before we headed back down, this time using the old Tapah road. It took so much longer and it was raining quite a bit too. Finally got home, Isabel slept most of the journey back down. Was really glad she did, if not she'll be making lots of fuss and moving about in the car :( Overall, we had fun, next trip next week Chiang Mai. Woohooo Thailand here we come!!!

Isabel wearing jacket given to her from Chun Chieh - she look so cool in it :)

Pics of us at the Sg. Palas Boh Tea Farm

Isabel is 1 Years Old n Party Party Celebration

Hooray!!! Our little girl has finally turn 1. She has grown so much in the last 12 months, its unbelievable. She's no longer a baby now, she's a little toddler now. My baby is all grown up :P
Am still breastfeeding the little girl, still unable to wean her. She's so much more demanding now, she knows how to lift my shirt for milk and in the mornings will bring mickey or domo over for me to feed them and then she will yank them away and help herself to milk. Too cheeky!

She's on a more regular schedule now, she gets her naps twice a day and she goes to bed early less cranky then before. The new thing is she's learning how to throw tantrums and when she gets really 'mung' she will come over and bite me. Bad Bad Girl! Must learn how to control this before it get out of hand. She also know how to use her to cry's to demand for things.
She still bites on anything and everything. Its scary cause she'll put just about anything in her mouth. She has another 2 more teeth now. Total 8 now. More teething blues to come...She's walking really steady now, have yet to visit the doc for her 12 month old check up and to get her inoculations.

Isabel with her balloons and party hat!

Isabel with Cousin Yi Shyian

Isabel mingling with her guest

We celebrated her birthday with some her friends Ning Shan, Wei Tjen, Reka, Sophie-Ana, Oscar, Alyssa and cousin Yi shyian. We had a small gathering of family and friends with their kids, mainly a kids party. She had so much fun playing with everyone, dancing to lady gaga and playing with balloons. Had lovely cake from Patisserie Rui - Mickey mouse creations! Very very lovely. The kids like it alot!

Isabel with Mama and Popo

Happy birthday to me n mummy!

Party ended quite early, kids were all getting cranky :P Thank god for my sisters, they did a good job helping to clean up. Thank you thank you thank you for making Isabel 1st birthday party a success! Thank everyone for coming and for all the lovely gifts!

Family Photoshoot!!!

We decided to take a family portrait of the 3 of us. Since she'll be turning 1 soon we thought it would be nice to have photos of us together as a family. Had friend come over to take some shots for us. This is the result of it. Was really difficult to take pictures as Isabel didn't want to stay still and moving about a lot. Am glad we had some nice pics after all.

Chin Family Outting at Sunway Lagoon

Isabel with Grandma

It was a public holiday for Selangor and all of us were free. Mom had some free tickets to Sunway Lagoon, so we all decided to make it trip there. It's been a while since I last went there (almost like over 10 years) so old man. I remember those Salem Celebrations days when we would get like free passes to go. We spent almost 4 hours there, weather was really nice. Isabel had a blast at the wave pool. We all got a bit of tan, my poor girl will be so dark for her 1st birthday :P

Mummy n Isabel in the wave pool

We also had loads of fun on the rides especially on the spinning cup. Fiona and Vic was going super crazy on it. After all the fun and games we were super hungry, head over to Sunway Pyramid for some before heading home. The little one was so beat that she slept the whole journey home.

Sister Sister

Isabel @ 11 Months

Isabel's new ride - Thank you daddy. One day I will fly a real plane :)

Wow so many things happen this month, another month more before she turns one. Amazingly, she can walk well even run about at times. Very playful don't want to take her naps. Started eating pasta and noodles, seems to like it a lot. Tried Yogurt Ice Cream and Chocolate candy. Very greedy and wants to eat everything we eat.

Eating homemade strawberry yogurt ice-cream from Aunty Sewei

She's grown much taller now, how we know?? Cause the clothes are shrinking and getting smaller :P Indication to start getting her more clothes especially PeeJays. She has a bit more hair. Her two top teeth are starting to come out. Another 2 on the bottom coming out as well. All together 6. Learning how to blow stuff, hopefully she'll be able to blow the candles on her cake.

I'm still breastfeeding her, its like never ending. Trying to wean her, painful process for both mummy and baby. She's biting on me now since her top 2 teeth are out. Hurts like hell. Been reading this book "No Cry Solution" wish I could have gotten it earlier, could have solve many of her sleeping habit. I'm nursing her to sleep every day, its a habit and now trying to change that its quite difficult. Must set goal and persist. I found out that a lot crankiness and things I observed about Isabel due to her sleep. If she sleeps better, I guess both mummy and her a lot happier :)

This month pictures of Isabel.

Swimming and playing bubbles in the pool

At Dolly's kids birthday party...she starting to like ELMO n crazy over balloons

At Gymboree with Sophie - the girls had loads of fun

Dinner with Aunty Akemi

Daddy's on YouTube!

Kenanga: Time to look at warrants



Daddy appears on The Edge TV talking about call warrant products. There's also articles and write up too. Here are the links!

http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/business-news/129390-kenanga-good-time-to-buy-call-warrants.html

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/jkibb/Article/

http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20090722/tbs-kenanga-warrant-ceeeaba.html

Isabel Wall Walking

This is Isabel attempting to walk holding onto the walk for support. Also she knows what it means to eat breakfast, porridge and yogurt. She would smack her lips together to indicated she wants to eat or drink. She also knows where the porridge pot is - too clever!

My baby is 10 months now!

Isabel at Signature Kitchen Showroom....testing out the durability of the Blanco Sink.

"Perfect for me to take my bath in here mummy"

Isabel climbed into the suitcase on her own while her daddy was unpacking. Unbelievable!

Playing with Cousin Sammy and Ethan.

At Sophie's 1st Birthday Party

2 more months and our little one will be turning 1 years old. She's growing up really fast and I just want her to remain like this. She's talking a lot of gibberish now, mostly screaming out loud. Can stand on her own for a longer period of time. I think anytime soon she will start to walk which is scary. I guess I'll be even more busier chasing her around the house. She loves to dance to music, its really cute to see her shake her booty to the beat of the music. Fav music - "Jai Ho" by the PCD and Lady Gaga "Just Dance n Poker Face". Isabel also hates to wear clothes right after her bath, mummy has to play catch everytime. Even worst when it comes to wearing diapers, that's why the invented the pull up pants. Have to get me some of those :)


She's also quite adventurous and daring, climbing down on her own from our 3ft high bed. Recognizes more people now and getting use to more people around her. She understands a lot more words now, e.g. "Bu Ke Yi" means no no no and she would shake her hands and know she's not suppose to do certain things...but she will still try to defy mummy once in a while. Must not use it too often only when necessary. She's also started to eat types of food now but Porrigde still the main choice. Fav fruit - Banana, apples and grapes.

Isabel Videos Galore :)

Isabel able to climb on her chair and understand the word "Bu Ke Yi" = means No No No. Cute that she's able to move her hands with it :P


Isabel at Gymboree crawling in the tunnel. She's so brave! Not scared at all.



This is Isabel naked playing with her toys :P


This is Isabel eating apple on her own for the first time. Full concentration, afraid she might choke. Yummy yummy right! Btw, she just had a banana before this.


Isabel able to cruise on furniture and on walls. She loves to talk a lot too. Mostly screaming


Isabel playing ball with Daddy, very excited cause daddy came home early and play with her.


This is Isabel playing with Chime. (Victoria is the babysitter)


Isabel dancing to the music "Jai Ho". Can shake and dance to the music - check out her legs. This was taken like a month back. She also likes to dance to Lady Gaga's music - Just Dance and Poker Face :)

9 Months Old plus Road Trip

I'm 9 months old and I'm growing taller and stronger by the day. Both my bottom teeth are out am waiting anxiously for the top ones to come out. Am bitting on everything. I can stand momentarily on my own. Play ball with daddy and grandma. Speak gibberish that only I can understand :P I love dogs and cats, get very excited when I see them. I can also wave bye bye. I understand alot of words now. I like attending classes at Gymboree, loads of fun, I get to crawl everywhere, play ball and catch bubbles. My parents thinking of signing me up for more classes :P

This month daddy decided to take a road back up north to see my Grandparents and Great Grandma. Journey there wasn't too bad I behave ok in the car. Daddy says we may go up to Cameron next month for another family trip.

This is me at Grandparents house - Mummy went to the hair saloon, both grandparents and daddy took care of me. They had a fun time :P I even poo poo and daddy had to change me for the first time. Daddy and grandpa was so grossed out but they had no choice. Daddy also put me down for a nap by rocking me for 45 mins. Happy Father's Day!!!

We also went over to Butterworth to visit Great Grandma (Chor Chor). I was ok didn't cry much and was happy crawling around the living room. Later that night we went to have Steamboat. Everyone liked the food...very yummy they say but it was rather hot for me.

Videos of Isabel

This is Isabel Cruising and Standing in her cot.



This is Isabel Crawling in Grandma's House.

I'm 8 Months Old!

2 Weeks ago I fell sick...no its not the H1N1 A Virus but Roseola. Had high fever for 3 days then followed by rashes all over my body. At the same, both my bottom teeth came piercing out too. Even though I was sick, I was still very active and kept mummy and daddy up. This is the first time I got sick and I was really cranky and cried a lot. My gum's hurts a lot so mummy applied Greenzhi on it to make it better :)

I love eating mommy's porridge especially with the pork in them...yum yum! I eat more now and sleep a bit more cause I'm crawling all over the place, plus I love to stand and cruise on the furniture. I've also started to sit on the walker but the only thing I can drive it is backwards :P

I love my Mickey Mouse and love watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse :) Can't wait for Daddy and Mummy to take me to Disneyland to see Mickey in person. YEAH!!!

But most all I love to SWIM!!! Luckily the weather has been quite warm and I have been going down to the pool more often. My aunties also came over recently to swim with me :)

More Swimming Adventure

Mummy bought me 2 floats to swim in. The yellow float from Toy's R Us where I get to sit up in the water. The other called the mambo float...give me opp to get wet and move more freely in the water. I was not too comfortable using them at first but got use to it now. I really like swimming in the bubble pool. The last few days, the weather here is just perfect for me to get some swim time.