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Jed

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Anyone who knows me knows how incapacitated I get around babies. I get reduced to a distracted, incoherent, squealing mess. It’s worse if the baby is family. One that I can cuddle and coddle.

While visiting the latest addition to our family this evening, I was really captivated by how handsome this little guy looked. This future rocker, son to the cousin James and Joana, is beyond precious and I seriously can’t get over how handsome he is. But I’m bias. ;)

Everyone, meet Jed. Jed, everyone.

I was immediately inspired to write this poem upon reaching home. No kidding. That’s how much I adore this little dude already.

Hey there, little guy
Is that a twinkle in your eye?
Dreaming, wondering
Of a future blissful and gleaming

Hey there, little guy
Oblivious, there you lie
Still we beam with affection
A declaration of family devotion

Hey there, little guy
Can you feel the love drawing nigh?
Support and solace, we’ll render
Unconditional and tender

Hey there, little guy
Full of promise and hope, hereby
Experiences and journeys await
Of voyages and escapades

Yep, I can’t wait for the kid to grow up! :p

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Song of the Day

Hummingbird, by Trey Lockerbie

Pinteresting food

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Just two days into work and I’m on medical leave already. Who knew teaching would aggravate an already irritable throat? Hur hur. Anyway, since I can’t project my voice and they don’t make spittoons cute (or small) enough for me to carry around class, I had to pave the way for being the first to go on medical leave this year. *throws confetti*

So what’s a coughing, phlegm-filled girl to do on a Thursday in between sleeping off the meds? Go on Pinterest of course. And look at pictures that inadvertently cause drool to slide down the side of my mouth like a slippery sucker.

I never quite understood how Dia can look at pictures of food all day, but after two straight hours, I get it now. Not only do they make your screen look absolutely delectable, they also give you great ideas for future parties/get-togethers. Here are some easy recipes that I particularly want to try out next time I have friends over:

Cheddar Bay Biscuits (recipe)

Ham and Cheese Sliders (recipe)

Bacon Strip Pancakes (recipe)

Healthy Baked Chicken Nuggets (recipe)

Nutella Bread Pudding (recipe)

The rest of the recipes I’ve pinned are here, if you’re interested. :)

(Don’t quite understand how Pinterest works? You can read about it here.)

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Song of the Day, because I’m taking a trip down memory lane back to my secondary school days…

Voices That Care, by Various Artists

Because we’re not Chinese enough

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So my mother suddenly yells out my name and asks for help.

Mum: “You know Chinese, right?”

Me: “Um… I guess?”

Mum: “What should this read?”

*stares at words*

Me: I. Have. NO. IDEA.

Apparently the words fell out while my father was taking this festive scroll out of the store. He can’t read a word of Mandarin (having taken Malay when he was in school) so he just placed them back randomly. My mother’s really bad with Mandarin having failed it all her life, so she couldn’t help. Me? Well, I still believe that B4 I scored during the GCE O Levels was a complete miracle.

So what did I do?

I immediately took a photo and sent it to my friends for visual confirmation (it was wrong, of course; the last two words needed to be swapped so it reads ying chun jie fu), who were tickled that we all didn’t know what it should have read.

What do you expect from a crew who only says four auspicious wishes (gong xi fa cai, xin nian kuai le, nian nian you yu, bu bu gao sheng) whenever we toss the yusheng during Chinese New Year? We fill the rest with English phrases or incoherent ramblings.

Just another typical Peranakan family for you.

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Song of the Day

San Andreas Fault, by Natalie Merchant