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I left the house earlier for a morning presentation. DH was then tasked to send the kids to the school.

Just around 30 min after I left, I got an sms, saying that Isabel was missing, and found about 10 min later.

Imagine, that 10 min was so horrible for DH, maid, and Ian. They were frantically looking for her everywhere, maid even went out of the house to search for her whilst DH and Ian looked at every corner of the house.

Later she was found, suddenly appeared in the guest room. When asked, she refused to talk but just cried.

After I got back from work, I asked her about the morning episode. She told me that, she was playing with the angpow packets and Ian scolded her (and Ian immediately scolded her in front of me, and they quarreled right in front of me). Ian thought she would make the angpow packets missing and she thought she would not.

She said, then Ian told DH about her playing with the packets. She was afraid DH would scold her, then she hid herself from the two of them.

I asked her where she hid, by asking her to bring me there and repeated it. Apparently, she just lied down on the floor next to the bed in guest room. I asked her whether she went under the bed or not, she said no. Whether anyone came searching for her, she said Daddy. But why people didn’t see her? Because she lied down on the floor not making any noise… Hmmm???

Anyway, DH said later, when he found her lying on the floor, he thought she fainted. Then, she stared back with her big angry eyes…

Hahahaha! That is my 4 yo daughter…

She really scared the sh*t out from DH and maid this morning. They thought she either gone out by herself, or being taken away by any bad guys since the door was opened (I forgot to lock it when I left the house).

The other day, in the car, Isabel said, “Hmm… mama, my hair xiang-xiang (nice smell)!”

Paused for a while, she then continued, “Mama, Teacher Susan said she likes me hair very much!”

I replied, “Oh, really? That’s good!”

Then, she said, “Yes! She really said that, I didn’t lie to you.”

Paused for a while, she said, “Mama, but hor, you cannot go to the school to ask Teacher Susan (that) she likes my hair har…”

Hahahaha! I think she would be embarrassed if I really do that. Hahahaha!

The other day when I baked my second batch of the Famous Amos Cookies, towards the end, suddenly had an idea: Mickey Mouse Cookies!

So I made a bigger ball, with 2 smaller balls attached to the ‘ear’ sides.

But then… not successful ler. My Mickey Mouse Cookies looked very ugly. The one on the left looks still quite okay, but the one on the right looks so pathetic lah the ears –> doink down, more like a bear than Mickey Mouse. Hahahaha!

One for Ian and one for Isabel, for immediate consumption. LOL!

It has been few months, since October, that the Maxis coverage at my house turned very weak. Every time when I am making/answering a phone call, the other party always cannot hear me clearly.

Been tolerating this for few months, and then, out of sudden, the coverage completely GONE!

It has no signal at all. When I need to make a phone call, I have to drive out, to about 2km away. Similarly, SMSes cannot be received until I left my home and I have to restart my phone to get it delivered.

I was completely isolated, whenever I am at home. Imagine, in emergency, people just cannot contact me! My mom been trying to call me to tell me about her road tax expired, couldn’t reach me. DH tried to call me to arrange dinner, couldn’t reach me. It was just so so so inconvenient!

Called Maxis customer service, they said they have dismantled their station upon town council’s order since October. So? They knew about this but never thought of any solutions? I have been paying for the service fees but without any services?

At the end, DH tested and found out that GSM signal is missing, but 3G is available (strange, right?). Since then he kept asking me to change my phone (non-3G), but I have been very reluctant, coz my old phone is still very pretty and look new!

Then, after suffering a few weeks, DH came home with this:

It is a Nokia E71!! Don’t ask me why not E72 – can’t be too greedy, since it is foc from DH!

Well, this phone works at my house, coz it is 3G. Thanks to DH, I am now contactable at home. He said that is considered his Valentine present to me!

Anyway, I still think it is not quite right to switch a phone because Maxis sucks. I am extremely tempted to switch to another operator, maybe DiGi, if the process is not too tedious, now that we can keep our existing number. Hate Maxis very much now, costs us a new phone!! Terrible Maxis.

Isabel is very loutou (old fashion) lah! When she was much younger, still a baby, she was given 2 swim suits (hand-me-down). One was a 1-pc suit, another one was 2-pc, a little like our tankini.

She only accepted the 1-piece suit, refused to wear the tankini. She said it is too small for her, i.e. it exposed her tummy!!

And then, lately I picked up swimming, and swim about 3 times a week if I can (i.e. AF not coming, or can afford to leave office earlier. My girl friends are into buying Victoria’s Secret swim suits as it went on offer. Some can go down to USD2.99 for a bikini top and USD3.99 for a bottom. So I also tumpang bought a couple of bikinis. (of course not as nice as photo below, both what I bought and how I look!! LOL!)

This girl ah… she saw the bikinis, laughed at me, saying ’shame shame’. LOL!

Then, lately I wanted to encourage her to pick up swimming, so I said if she learns I will buy a nice swim suit for her. In our conversation, I asked what type of swim suit she wants: one-piece suit with a little skirt around, or the bikini type like mine.

She quickly said no to bikini. When asked her why, she said: “Hehehee, can see the belly button one, I don’t want to show my belly button!”

* roll eyes *!