Happiness

is finally making a trip to Nando's after talking about it for a year!

We even made it all the way to Kukup!

The Night Festival

I decided that we should head down to the Night Fest since we didn't really have anything planned. It would be fun, and a good photo opp too. Not that the photos are that great anyway. Still, beat the horrid looking skies we had been having last week. There were some performances going on and the museums were open til 2am and the best thing is admission is free to all of them! Good news to me since I wanted to visit the Panton exhibit and also, I have been a little curious about the Peranakan Museum.

Tons of people at the Peranakan Museum, with artists giving free caricatures, some band singing and free candy floss. There were queues forming everywhere in the museum, waiting for their caricatures to be done and the candy floss machine must be overworked too, judging by the number of people waiting for their candy.

The grand finale was Loop of Fortune by a German act. Singaporeans are suckers for pyrotechnics, of course having fire works was a must have. I don't quite get what they were trying to express in this performance but I enjoyed the fireworks at the end of it. The National Museum looked sparkling good too! The Husband didn't think I was able to make it til 12 midnight! I did, somehow time passed really fast that day. I was tired at the end of it, but on our way back to the car, I remembered I hadn't been to the Wu Guan Zhong's exhibit at the SAM! Despite being pretty tired, I suggested we had a peek at the paintings.

Somehow I enjoyed the performance from last year's more. Boats, pianos, giant balls and dancers flying by the facade of the museum. I remember there was this other performance after the main one with a performer splashing around in a huge glass bowl filled with water. I thought she was amazing! Too bad, I ran out of batteries way before that.

Shoot!

Tonight, I will charge my batteries and clean my lens and camera. Tomorrow I will head out to take some photos when if it is bright and sunny. If the weather lets me down again, I will stay home and take some photos instead.

Gotta pick it up again soon!

How do I Know?

Embarrassing, but...

How do I know if what I am feeling is baby and not gas? I am having these feelings in my tummy that feels like gas but not quite. How do I know for sure?

Halfway There

I am at the half way mark already!

We went for a ultrasound scan yesterday and everything is fine. The doctor did say that my baby is slightly above average in size though. I mean, I am not small, and The Husband is not small, surely, the baby will be a little bigger right?

It is said that the second trimester is the most relaxing and comfortable of the 3 trimesters. My first trimester was a breeze. No morning sickness, I ate well, slept well, actually, I slept a lot, I wasn't having any pains of any kind, I was like my unpregnant self, only a little more sleepy and with a heartier appetite. I was still able to lie on my tummy! Just people around me tend to be more careful. They are more careful than I am. I wasn't behaving like how someone preggers should be behaving. Or rather, how people think I should behave. Most of the times, I know they do it out of concern, but really, I am not used to all the sudden attention.

Second trimester, I am displaying more symptoms. My gums bleed easily now, though I really take more effort in looking after my teeth, brushing my teeth after meals whenever I can. I tire out a little more easily, starting to get some backache. I can't imagine how scatter-brained I am now. When I started being like that, I was really pissed with myself, since I almost never forget what I am suppose to do and I manage my time really well. These days, I can walk into a room and forget why I was doing there. Now I need to write stuff down or I will just forget. Not only am I absent-minded now, I am quite disorganised too. ARGH! Did I mention how clumsy I am now? I dropped my camera and burst into tears. Partly because it was a gift from The Husband and I was pissed that I had to dropped it so soon. Partly hormonal. Thank goodness it is still working well, just with a few scars. Scars can be sexy still right? Ok, I need to send it in for a check up soon, must remember! I should write it down now before I forget..

I miss cooking, I haven't really been cooking since about 2 months ago. Cooking seems to take a lot of energy out of me. I like to muck about in the kitchen, taking my time to prepare and cook. Now, after all that, I would be too exhausted to have a nice time during dinner, and usually, I have to leave all the cleaning to The Husband while I take a lie down on the sofa. So no more cooking, but I will try to roast a chicken tomorrow. Craving!

With all the changes, I am very glad that I am not getting those infamous mood swings yet. Even my mum, who seemingly had 5 mostly problems free pregnancies warned The Husband about those nasties. Most times I am feeling very happy. In a way, I do try to keep myself upbeat and positive since my moods will affect the baby. My hormones have been very kind to me so far :) It does help to have a supportive husband who is trying his best to make me feel comfortable. He can be more helpful with the chores around the house though, still no complaints! Feeling loved and to have the concern of my family is another plus. As much as I am not used the attention, seeing them every week, having them asking me about the baby and me is very reassuring. I am just hoping the final trimester will be almost as happily effortless.

Happiness

is finishing up all the ironing and most of the house chores after the trip!

Phew! Just in time for the weekend!

Yokohama

I hate posing for photos, especially under the hot sun.

I just have to try McPork.. Too salty for my liking.

Yokohama is just half and hour way by train and it can be pretty different. It is a port city of 2 million people and its pace isn't as frenetic. There is this area called Minato Mirai where all the huge shopping malls (again) are. The biggest chinatown in Japan is also in Yokohama. We walked pretty much everywhere in Yokohama, from Minato Mirai all the way to Yamate, where you can find some European looking buildings. We were tired when we got to Yamate, and it was getting a little late, and so we didn't stay there too long. It was too quiet for us to be venturing around.

Parts of the city reminds me of Australia. It has got to do with some of the buildings there. It was nice walk to Yamate, walking through the park near the harbour, going pass some interesting buildings. We sat at the park for a while, taking a break, buying some drinks from Lawson's. The Lawson's we went to has a Dick Bruna theme. My goodness, there were Miffys everywhere there! I refrained from the merchandise, I almost bought this sand play set, that comes with a cute bucket, a cute scoop and some other things. Kekekekeke!

We had dinner at the Ramen Museum. I thought I could go through 3 small bowls, but we were full and stopped at 2. It really is more like a theme park than a museum. We had some good retro kitschy fun there.