baby lingo

now that LTT is already 2 yrs and 3 mths old, he is picking up whatever things that he hears from ppl ard him. in short, he is behaving like a parrot now. so have to be careful of my choice of words. am controlling myself not to answer any phonecalls infront of him in fear that i may splat out all those "%^&#@!!#~@!!!" out w/o me knowing.

the one on CLOCK :
LTT's pronounciation of CLOCK : COCK
he was playing with his elder niece with her handphone and he is very much facinated by clocks. and his niece's handphone can change the size of the clock in her handphone. so there they are playing happily in the car and with LTT laughing away blabbering ... "See ... BIG COCK, SMALL COCK, NO MORE COCK .........." i try to correct him on several occasions and i can see that he IS conciously making an effort too. but on and off we will still hear " papa, i want cock, i want see cock ....." and its a bit embarrassing in the public with all the passerbys giving me the wierd stares like i am some sick paedophillic father .......

LTT's favourite phase : DUN WANT
he has absolutely no problem in understanding the meaning and the usage of this phase. and sometimes, a bit irritating when all his answers were " dun want .... "

LTT's up and coming favourite phase : I WANT
he has learnt to make requests. but when all his requests were marked with I WANT THIS, I WANT THAT .... after some time, it sounds more like a command than a request. am slowly trying to correct him to say " may i .... " or " can i ....." but only when he is consciously reminded to. other than that, its .... " i want ......"

he has learnt to dictate what he likes. he will force me to cycle thru all the tracks from the cd in my car with " dun want this ... dun want .... dun want this ....." until i hear a " this okay .... " then will he stop all the shouting. and surprisingly, he can know which song it is just from listening to the starting melody. and the sequence of the songs in the cd too ..........................

he is learning to sing all those nursery rhymes with his own variation of the lyrics ...... tho i have to admit its due to his unique pronunciation ....
" baa baa back shit haf u emi oooooo ......."
" twiggle twiggle little tar ......"

will try to think of all the compilation of his pronunciation and post them up. shall leave you guys here atm .....

names

for nearly 2 years, we have always wanted to name our second son ASHTON. and even thru shits that we went thru, we never gave up. there was once a tot that flashed across my mind, the shit that we went thru, is it becos ashton wasnt a name that is auspicious enough ? even tho i know deep down this is juz an excuse to push the blame, a scapegoat for all the mishaps juz to make me feel better. but i juz cant help feeling so. i have tried thinking of other names but whenever i compared it to the name ASHTON, i juz feel that ashton is so much .... closer. maybe its becos of all the shit that we have gone thru, that makes it even more precious, maybe .......

we still have lotsa time to think it thru tho .... heh

in times like these

everytime i go on business trips, i always experience this wierd feeling. the feeling of knowing that you are missing someone(s) back home and that someone(s) is missing you too. its a very complex feeling. its good cos you feel wanted and that the feeling is mutual. its bad at the same time cos you know that they are so far away even when you can almost imagine they are juz right before your very eyes, running ard and/or nagging at you .. LOL ... but its this feeling that keep you rooted, constantly reminding you of your responsibilities and that watever shit that you are going thru is all worth it, juz to see one more smiles on their faces everyday and to provide them an even slightly better life than today.

Moments like these ...

there are times in life when we encounter certain moments that are simply unfathomable. as with LTT : the moment he first came to this world, the first time he look me in the eye and called me "papa", his first baby step on his own and ....... today, his first day of school!

its the first time i can experience how my mum felt when she accompanied me to my first day in school. i was even more excited than him when we were there. standing by the classroom's window looking at him, cheering and encouraging him, assuring him that everything is ok, marking every potential bully, scheming on how i will reciprocate whatever foul plays the kid will do to LTT back to his/her parents ...

there were a few occasions when i saw this b*****d walked up to LTT and push him + hit him on his head (I dunno about LTT, but i HATE anyone who hits my head) and thoughts of revenge start brewing in my mind. thinking on how i would love to tie that b*****d to the legs of a table, pour honey all over him and put him under an ants-infested tree. muahahhahahahahha
think i should go undercover and get a "cleaning" job at the child care center to take care of pests that may grow up and threatens the safety of the society.

anyway ...... parents, do try to accompany ur kid to their first day in school, childcare or whatever classes, its a kind of experience that you will regret if you were to ever miss it.

LTT's first day of school ? == I'M LOVING IT ==

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祸不单行 ！！！

why do problems always come in zergs? cannot queue up and come one at a time meh ?
sigh ... no matter how well you plan, u will still be caught wif your pants down at times ...
计划永远也赶不上变化 ... how true ...

i will overcome all obstacles !!! more DOTS ! more DOTS ! more AOEs, more ! more ! more !

i miss my babiessssssssss

aaaaaaarrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhh,

i miss my babies ... it gets harder each time i go overseas ...

missssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

the driving force

watching LTT grow up everyday is a feeling thats unfathomable. there were nites where i watch him sleep, his sleeping pose and his little movements juz warms my heart. frankly speaking, i wasnt really prepared for his arrival, neither was i anticipating all these little touching moments. but his appearance has complete this circle and added a driving force in my life to provide him and this family a better life.

now and then i will imagine how i was like when i was young. and many a times i will try to figure whats actually going thru his mind, and there were times where i can feel that he can sense it too and shy away asking me not to intrude into his little private bubble. LOL.

he is learning how to speak now. on and off he will add new words to his dictionary and will keep repeating the word to himself. every morning when he wakes up in his bed, he will recite all the words that he knows, trying his best to perfect the pronunciation. i enjoy the times lying beside him listening to his practice.

oh yah, we juz shaved his head ... again. and man how hard he cried during the whole ordeal. lol.

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY !!!

time really flies, one year flashes by juz at a mere wink. to think i had juz witness the birth of this little terror one year ago, but it felt as if it had happened yesterday. the vivid images of his entry process into this world. and now he is already 1 year old !!!

[Update notes to our fans on the new LOTrO (Legend Of TRistan Online) expansion - The Rise of the Little Terror]

LTT's super finishing moves number 1 --- The Banshee Wail
Effects : Cast self targetted AOE fear (5m radius). Stackable with other hostile conditions
Duration : 10 min
Recast timer : None
Casting time : 5 sec

His first wail then, which sounded so unfamiliar and yet heartwarming. His wails now, which sounded so piecing and heart bursting at times. never did i know the first melancholic wail will turn into his best weapon that drives ppl into banging their heads onto walls or pulling hairs frantically not knowing what he wants.

LTT's super finishing moves number 2 --- Irrisistable Smile
Effects : Cast self targetted AOE Mesmerize (5m radius). Removes all other hostile conditions. Cannot be resist.
Duration : 1 min
Recast timer : 10 sec
Casting time : Instant

but one thing remains, his million wattage smiles never fails to light up my days. he can get u so pissed off and when ur about to blow up, he will look at you and give you this smile that you will forget all that pent-up anger and end up smiling together with him.

LTT's super finishing moves number 3 --- Mesmerizing Claps
Effects : Cast 45 degrees frontal arc Mesmerize (5m radius). Removes all other hostile conditions.
Duration : 10 sec
Recast timer : 10 sec
Casting time : 1 sec

adding to his devasting arsenal of super moves is his new Mesmerizing Claps. whenever he needs attention, he will turn himself to face you and start clapping his hands and you will uncontrollably follow his actions.

yup, so these are the new updates that he has developed over this year. thank you for supporting LOTrO (Legend Of TRistan Online) -- [The Birth of the Little Terror] for the past one year. Be assured that we, as developers, hear every voices from our subscribers and will do our best to bring you an even more entertaining online experience. so order now for the new expansion of LOTrO -- [The Rise of the Little Terror] !!! and please, remember to pay your subscriptions !!!

Mummies 真伟大

i think mummies are great. they really goes thru alot of shit in order to deliver the joy bundle. puffer fish figure lah, roti prata face lah, crater face texture lah, elephant bums lah, thunder thighs lah, needle riddled back lah ... all these are one of the few facelifts that they have to go thru. not forgetting the pain of labour and putting their lives on the line in the delivery suite. so salute to all mummies.

am not undermining the hardships of daddies, we go thru insane shit sometimes.
"dear... i miss the boon lay nasi lemak leh .... " /faint
" i still crave for nasi lemak leh ... " (wah piangz, 2 wks in a row)

Fatherhood

i dun remember writing anything related to this ever since LTT (Little Terror Tristan) was born. actually i wanted to blog this entry while i was suffering from insomnia, vexed with pending work issues and missing my family when i was in taiwan. but the internet service in my hotel SUXX, took me freaking 5-10 min juz to login.

>>Warning : Long Entry

first and foremost, in the delivery suite. i was caught in a very perplex emotional tidal swing awaiting for his arrival. the initial plan was to stay beside nic and NOT see how LTT was delivered, juz in case i happen to pass out at the sight of it.

Gynae>ok, get ready, follow my instructions and timing, when i ask u to push, u take a deep breath and push with all ur might k?
Nic>ok ...
(few minutes later)
Gynae>the head is coming out ...daddy ?
Me>yes ?
Gynae>see ? the head coming out
Me>huh ? where ? (head lean over to take a look)

at this point of time, i have reached the point of no return. initially, i told myself no, i am not going to look at it for fear that i will pass out and require emergency resusitation attention. i guess my curiosity took control of my consciousness sub-consciously when she pop the qn " see ? the head coming out ... " my immediate reaction was lean over and try to look at it. LOL, but when i saw the head slowly emerging, i was awed by that sight. i witness the whole contortionistic performance by LTT and its a feeling that i have NEVER experience in my whole life. the moment his whole body is out, my eyes went red as i try to fight back bursting out in tears. i only remember quickly wiping off a tiny stream of tears running down my cheeks before i receive my first instructions. Cutting the cord is ... scary. i was holding the scissors and trying very hard to hide my shivering hands. suddenly i felt as if i am a noob holding a pair of scissors trying to cut the live wire to disarm an explosive bomb. i even have the tot if this gonna cause him any pain. other than the train of nonsence that went thru my mind during that short span of time, the overall experience was unbelievable!

To: daddies,
almost every nite, i would take the nite shift, feeding him, helping him change diapers during the wee hours. Nic often complains of this nocturnal lifestyle and says that it was uncalled for. she say we can wake the maid up when LTT starts crying to feed him. my reason for doing so is, firstly, i wanna let the maid have ample sleeping time. this is because she is required to tidy up the house and also take care of LTT, so i wouldnt want her to fall ill, suffer any injuries, screw more things up, OR let anything happen to LTT becos she was too exhausted. Secondly, i love the feeling when i pick him up to feed him when he start his hunger sirens, cradle him in my arms during the feed, and changing his diapers after the feed. the feeling of going thru all these make me feel ... needed, its a private session between me and him. its like, look, the whole world is sleeping, ur hungry and crying, but no worries, daddy is here to save the day. LOL
not every daddies have flexible hours to do this, and i dun encourage daddies to do that and head to work in the morning, u wont last more than 3 days doing it and its not realistic. but the very least is, be able to do all those things. if there ever comes a situation where there is no help ard, and ur toon is in distress, you are still able to handle the situation urself. every one has different persepective in different things, personally, i dont want to be a eye-power-daddy. i know there are still certain duties that i still couldnt undertake, but at least there are some that i am proficient in.

tho i may not be the one carrying out all those duties every nite, but i try my best to do it whenever i can. love watching him sleep and observing his various unorthodox sleeping positions. and the blurry look sometimes when he opened his eyes and look at me when i carry him out of his bed to feed him. this is the time when his concentration is at his max and will obediently stay still looking at you. the rest of the time, its an epic battle trying to get his attention and concentration amidst millions of distration.

To: Mummies
mummies who have higher difficulties in conceiving, do not be disheartened. take things with an open heart. i wouldnt want to say prepared for the worst and hope for the best. as many ppl will view it with a negative approach. they will think it means dun carry too much hope, so that you wont be too disappointed when it doesnt turn out well. i believe this is a negative perspective. since u know that you have lower chance of conceiving compared to other females, all the more you should be happy if you ever did conceive. speak to ur child, tell ur toon how much u love them and how happy that this miracle happened. communicate wif them. some ppl may argue that by doing this, you are putting ur hopes too high and if it doesnt turn out well, you will be devastated and disillusioned. that depends on which perspective ur holding. think it this way, even when the chance of conceiving is slim, it still happened, which means that even tho when hope is fragile, no one can change the fact that it did happened. even if it was short-lived, be thankful that it happened, cause it has proven the fact that there is still HOPE. embrace every pregnancy with joy and hope, think positively, have the right attitude, for there are still many things in life that dun alwaz equate 1+1=2.

miracles do happen. Remember: what you think and feel will directly affect the life within you.

a tightly clenched fist is never in a position to receive anything, even if its a good thing.
a wide open palm is alwaz ready to receive anything. even when bad things happen, knowing that as long as ur in this position, you CAN receive good things.

Every time i am out of town, i will miss my family lotz. kids change ur lives, dramatically. but i am glad these changes happened.

ps: can never resist LTT's smiles.

my blabbering

actually, i am quite apprehensive about penning down this entry. i mean i would very much like to keep this portal dedicated to my little terror. but ... before i get back my old bloggy, i shall temporarily park this entry here. Thus, apologies to all terror tristan avid fans out there hoping to see more updates about him.

these few months has been a rough ride for me, lotsa things happened and mostly, i am busy cleaning shit that were left behind by ppl.

i am often caught unaware of impromptu situation when ppl made decisions w/o telling me and come running to me when shit happens and expect me to react. my way of doing things is to analyze every single possible alternatives, their possible outcomes, and the relevant solutions to them. i like to have an overview of the current situation and whatever that may happen in the future. On the contrary, very often, decisions were made w/o my knowledge and i happen to be the last one to find out when things go astray. Then ppl come breathing down my neck expecting me to react in the fastest time possible. i dun like to make rash decisions w/o thinking thru all the possible repercussions, thus, often when i am caught unprepared, i am very reluctant to make any decisions, even if i do, i wont feel secure about it.

i mean sometimes, with the panic button pressed, i can understand its difficult to get things done, think about solutions, answering bugging interrogations and communicate with every appointment holders at the same time. sometimes, its good that one have the initiative to directly contact key ppl (which is suppose to be my job) to get response. but, the least you can do is to let me know of every internal decisions that you have made so that i can be more prepared about it. u dun make decisions liao, when things go out of control, u start calling me and ask me to call them instead and pressure me every few minutes for a response while not letting me know about those plans or decisions which were made earlier.

in short, if it falls within my jurisdiction, let me have the control, or the very least, update me of the most current plan. i would have been in a better situation many a times if i were not caught unexpected due to the fact that decisions were ammended without my knowledge.

to summarize this entry using another genre,

(if you cant KITE the ADDS or HOLD THE AGGRO properly, control ur DPS and stay on ur MA. if you expect me to solve problems within this AOE, let me have a good LOS. if not, dun expect any effective CC when there are any HATE issues, ADDS or DPS overdose. GG.)

Da Evil, Despicable, Deaf Old Clown

" hello ... hi tristan, how are you ? "
fine ... as long as i dont see you, old clown ...
i am not trying to be rude, but you see, he is constantly wearing this irritating smile on his face, hiding all his evil thoughts and deeds ... i wont fall for that smile like my silly old man, you clown !
" he is having abit of cough, and we are not sure if he is running a fever ..."
" no problem, i will run a few checks ... "
this silly old clown is a pain in the ass, and yes, i mean pain in the ass literally ! everytime i get to see him, i go home with a sore bum ... he has this stupid fetish of poking people with sharp objects ... but come to think of it, this deaf old clown is quite a poor thing ... he constantly needs a hearing aid to hear what people say ... u know ... 2 wierd looking tubes sticking into his ears connected to a round metallic thingy. and he gets quite touchy with that round thingy ... pathetic paedophile ... bet thats the reason why he was kicked out of the circus ... and now he is here preying on innocent cute toddlers like ... ahem ... me ...

" he is okay, his lungs are quite clear..."
" let me check his temperature ..."

why is he putting a stupid fat object into my ears ?!?!!? come on silly old clown, it wont come out from my other ear, dun give me the magic trick crap ...

" no fever ..."

NOW WHAT ??!?!? why are you putting a blardy PLANK into my mouth !??!?!?
" say ah ... tristan say ah ... "
AH MY ASS !!! can i stuff my hardened poo into ur mouth and you say ah instead !?!!?!?!?!?

"his throat is abit sore ... "

he is lucky he was quick nuff, i was about to pui chao nua onto his face ... nah ... that will spoil my angelic image [eyes glitter]

oh wait ... is he going to poke me bum bum wif the sharp thing again ?!?!!??!?
noooooooooooo ... silly old man ! save me ! get me away from this evil, despicable old clown !!!!
i promise i will spare you the upper cut and the throat slash if you save me now !!!!
pleeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaasssssseeeeeee !!!

[loud wailing heard]

"its okie ... daddy is here ... no worries ..."
its NOT ok !!! get me outta here !

"i will prescribe some cough mixture for him ... "
now he is trying to POISON ME !!!

"did you guys bring him out quite often ?"
"yeah ... we have been out on several occasions recently ..."
"better not go out for the rest of the week ... let him rest ..."
WHAT !!! now i am GROUNDED !!!!?!?!?!?!?
u old fart !!
iiiiiiiiiiii haaaaattttttteeeeeeee ccccchhhhhhhoooooooooo !!!

[Tristan] 1 : [Silly Old Man] 0

"boy its time for you to sleep ..."
nope ... i dun want to ...
lotsa pretty gers here, i wanna play wif them ...

"ur tired, time to sleep sleep, boy ... "
nope, hypnotise shit dun work on me ...

[struggles]

"boy! dont be naughty, its time for you to sleep ! ..."
grrrrr ... irritating !!!

--> ah cha !!!

" OUCH !!! MY EYES !!! ... "
[puts Tristan on the couch]
" what happened dear ??? "
" he stuggled and poked my eyes !!!"
" GOSH !!! ur left eye is swollen and your sclera is bloodshot red ! are you okay ??"

muahahahahhah ... so the art of self defence on the discovery channel actually works ...
maybe i should try the upper cut or the throat slash next time [evil grin]
[Tristan] 1 : [Silly Old Man] 0

Da Phone ...

" hi dear ... we reached home liao ... "
" oh okie, so fast ah ? hows ah boy ? ..... "

hmmm ... how did the sound of that silly old man come out from this box ...
hmmm ........
I KNEW IT ... that silly old man's soul must have been sucked into this wierd box ...
tsk tsk tsk ... silly old man keep getting into shit and now i have to save the day ...
what to do ? ... with great powers comes great responsibilities ...
now how do i get that silly old man's soul out of this box ...
... lotsa buttons ... maybe some combination of buttons should break the security lock ...
[ 1 min later ]
hmm .......... bah ...... shall use the most primitive yet effective method, works everytime ....

"NOOOOOOOOOO TRISTAN !!!"
"Don't throw mummy's phone !!!"

so .... the soul sucking machine has got a name ...... "phone" ...
the next time i get hold of that, maybe i can try it on the "bah-wu" auntie ... [evil grin]

babies are the inventors of sensors

"commander, we are going into sleep mode, permission to activate all sensors .... "
"permission approved "
"roger, copy that..."
"all sensors activated"
( 10 minutes later )
"commander, our radar detected a drop in altitude, i repeat, our radar detected a drop in altitude ..."
"roger that, prepare for contact and get ready to press the alarm button, the sensor should sound off soon"
"affirmative! ... butt touching the surface in 5.....4.....3.....2.....1"
"commander, our sensor detected a breach in security in the butt proximity, the butt has touch the bed ! i repeat, the butt has touched the bed !"
"PRESS THE ALARM NOW ! "
--(Loud Wailing sound heard)---
"commander, the butt sensor is green again and we are gaining altitude, all sensors are cleared !"
"good job fellows ! keep up the good work !"

-- " wah lau eh, his kar chng got put sensor one ah ? the moment it touches the bed then start crying liao, piangz, like that my arm confirm going to jee man .... "--

Da Smell ...

yes yes yes .... they are passing me around like a parcel again ...
come on ... do i look like a parcel wrapped in yellow or purple and they have to do all those matrix moves juz to get me to my destination ?
come on ... i still wanna play, am not in the mood to sleep ...
no no no ... no matter how many ppl u gonna passed me ard, i am not going to sleep till i clock nuff of my playing time ...
ha ha ha ... yet another down ....... sucker .....
oh wait ... whats this smell ???
its .... overwhelming ..... choking ..... suffocating....... whats this bah-wu !?!?!?
noooooo ... my knees are getting weak ...
my ..... head is spinning ...
my ....vision ........getting ..........blurry ...
this ... is .. cheating .........................
*thoughts ---> ( when will adults ever learn to differentiate sleeping and fainting ....)

" see ! i told you ! only the maid is capable of making him sleep .... i wonder whats her secret ..."

Pantene

hmmm ... i wonder what conditioner this lady uses ...
smells good ..... will my hand slip off just like the Pantene advert shown on tv ? ...
but ... but ..... but ... i was told many times not to ......
No........ i must resist temptation ....
must ..... resist .......
cannot .... pull ........ hair .....
.......
....
..
" OUCH OUCH OUCH ... Nooooo Tristan ! DON'T PULL MY HAIR !!!!!!"