JovialtheThinker

2010-07-22T16:38:00.002+08:00

Gosh, didn't realise my blog has been left in the wilderness for so long....time to update more frequently...anyway a lot of things have transpired since the last update.

We have moved to our present house in Punggol, a much nicer place and away from that hostile neighbour auntie.

Here's a picture of me at the RSAF booth during recent Punggol racial harmony day...aspiring pilot 4th generation in the making...*grin

A hectic October

2008-11-03T01:26:00.003+08:00

October has been anticipated as a month full of activities, with the arrival of little Noelle and also myself having work commitments to attend to, plus....selling of our present house and purchase of another resale unit in Punggol.

So, Jovial, pls bear with us cos we may have neglected you during this period but we still love you all the same.

I'll try to bring you out more come CNY period after we moved house okay.

Son, please be good :)

2008-11-03T01:20:00.003+08:00

My precious Jovial, whenever i look at your pics, i cant help but think back on how far we have come together as father and son. Every pic taken at different time shows how you have grown.

Though you have become so cheeky now and disobeyed me at times by climbing up chairs, coffee tables so on and so for, and made me real angry at times, i still want to say that it really pains me to scold you and mete out corporal punishment on you at times.

Quick quick grow up a bit more son...:)

Latest arrival of our family

2008-11-03T01:08:00.003+08:00

Jovial has finally been promoted to being a big brother. As of 15 Oct 08, little Noelle Liao Hsiao En arrived at Mt Alvernia Hospital at 2018hrs. So far, Jovial has taken to his little sister well and has shown affection towards her.

Hope he can continue to show love and care for her and vice versa. :)

Just a little insight on why this name Noelle Liao Hsiao En was chosen. Noelle means Christmas (or something to that effect). To me, Christmas is a time of peace and goodwill, where the sphere is filled with warmth and kindness. Likewise i hope that little Noelle's life journey is filled with positive encounters with good people and good things.

Hsiao En in mandarin means ability to understand and appreciate kindness. I hope that she can be a person who has a kind heart, and grateful to her kins all who showered her with care and love.

My apologies son....

2008-11-03T01:02:00.002+08:00

Sorry son, daddy's not been diligently updating your blog for near 2 months. I'll try to update as much as possible so that next time you'll get to read and understand more about yourself :)

14th September 08 (Uncle Bryan's wedding)

2008-09-15T14:07:00.001+08:00

stunned when you do not know your scdf drill

2008-09-15T13:36:00.001+08:00

I got my own saving account!!

2008-08-18T14:52:00.002+08:00

Mummy open 2 saving account for me!! KS hor?!! One from OCBC & one from POSB! Mummy says the OCBC there's a sticker card and free wristband for me! Everyday i put $1 in my piggy bank mummy will give me a sticker, i will work hard for my 20 sticker! Daddy!! remember give me $1 everyday hor!! hehe! After i collect the 20 sticker mummy will deposit in that account and got freebies for me.. i also don't what kind of freebies.

My game card

The wristband

My passbook

Can see my name on the 2 passbook?

Video!

2008-08-14T09:02:00.004+08:00

New watch!

2008-08-14T08:53:00.003+08:00

Mummy bought me a cheapo watch for me to try out..Never wear watch before so find it weird and keep pulling but after awhile i'm ok with it liao :D Nice??

08 Aug 2008 (080808)

2008-08-14T07:50:00.009+08:00

Early morning heard daddy says" Let's go to the zoo!" Yippie!!

At the enterance, mummy ask me stand in front of the elephant statue to take pics.. BUT!! they are so big and black! So i run lor..

But lucky daddy carry me and take a pic with me :D

While daddy & mummy having their breakfast.. i was looking for pretty meimei..keke :D

These hairy thing look scary..Daddy says they are Orang Utans. When i go near them for photo taking i even grind my teeth leh.. so hairy!

Saw this baby Orang Utan clinging on it's mummy's leg remind me clinging on my parents leg..

White Tiger * ROAR*

Byebye Kangaroo

When i 1st see the white bear i was telling mummy bear..bear.. So mummy say this is a Polar bear.

Warthog & Hippo.. very smelly

Now daddy & mummy bring me out never so tired as i can walk by myself, is only when something caught my eyes.. i stop very long and don't want to move till daddy got to hold my hand and say "let's go"

Elephant!! I will be back!

Last pic before we left

Mummy ask me wear so ugly hat!

Last but not least....

THUMB UP for the zoo!! I will be backie with my meimei!

lazy bugger,got to tell him to keep his pampers

2008-08-06T15:53:00.002+08:00

What goes on behind the scene when mum's not around

2008-08-06T10:32:00.004+08:00

Dad, take a pic of me quick...

say cheese...

Okay time to try out new things...

Dad get the camera ready...

Too high for me...

This height should be okay

1,2,3...up i go...

Walking home

2008-07-05T14:31:00.002+08:00

twinkle twinkle little star

2008-06-08T18:41:00.001+08:00

My birthday bash pics

2008-05-30T21:21:00.008+08:00

17 May 08 0159hrs

2008-05-18T20:03:00.002+08:00

The time was 0159hrs of 17 May 08. I was in the middle of my sleep when i heard dad's handphone alarm sounded. Suddenly i felt dad giving me a kiss on my forehead. Hey...its my birthday kiss! ha...dad u sneaky old fellow :)

My 1st birthday bash :)

2008-05-11T22:23:00.002+08:00

hi all, felt very bad when i realised i havent been posting for the past one month plus...haiz really neglected my blog..very bad very bad...

I m fast approaching my 1st year old on 17 May 08. As dad is unable to take leave on that day, he decided to hold my 1st birthday bash today.

Last night attended Javier and Kenderick kor kors' birthday bashes, now today's my turn...ha.

The party started at 12noon with buffet makan..hmm nothing to do with me actually as i am still confined to my milk...no adult food okie...the party comes to life at 1pm with the balloon sculpturing. Clown uncle was nice as he made me a mickey mouse balloon. All the other kids also got theirs. At 2pm proceeded with cake cutting. Before that everyone present sang me 2 birthday songs. Wah my first ever birthday cake cutting leh...kinda overwhelmed by the occasion... :)

okie will post more photos when the photographer forward dad the photos...

Sunday morning at ECP

2008-03-30T12:23:00.003+08:00

Woke up early this morning and followed dad and mum to ECP macdonald's for breakfast and then tried out my new bicycle.

some recent pics

2008-03-29T23:37:00.007+08:00

Holding my milk bottle

on my way to Giant

wow cartoon dvds

umm..which one should i get

testing

hey, that's my first bicycle from Giant

look...an aeroplane

my balloon after makan

a different view

just arrived from carpark

big windmill at departure hall

relaxing at small fountain

storytelling time

greetings to all

2008-03-29T23:31:00.002+08:00

hullo all,

have not been posting for quite some time as daddy's sick. In fact mum, daddy and myself are all down with cough. Nothing much happenings execpt that i have stopped going for gymboree class now. Umm...wondering how's tricia mei mei doing.

These two weeks, daddy will be having his reservist. So weekends he's free to bring me and mummy out for kai kai leh...haha. Went Giant Tampines and bought my first bicycle. Also went Changi Airport T3 for walk walk.

looking forward to more outings tomoro. Will update again in due course. Hehe.

9 March 08

2008-03-10T20:32:00.002+08:00

went for my aunt's (mum's cousin) 9th birthday party., in the evening. Happy birthday aunt Cleo.

Stayed for a while and then went home as nothing much to do there. While at home i managed to let go of myself from holding any support and stood unsupported for about 10seconds. Yeah my first unsupported stand leh...but alas dad, you were too slow and was unable to take a pic of me...

8 March 08

2008-03-10T19:49:00.002+08:00

Finally back at gymboree for my last lesson for the foreseeable future, and boy was it packed on that day. There were a total of 10 babies in the class and it was packed. Saw tricia mei mei and she seems to enjoy the classes more with every week that progressed.

After class, went with dad and mum to United Square for lunch at Genki where i had my first taste of chawamushi. We then adjourned to Toys' R Us where dad purchased near $1k worth of games for his workplace...hmm...at least i get to buy a rubber ball.

2008-03-06T21:27:00.002+08:00

Thanks to all, i have recovered from my fever and diarrhoea. I even followed dad and mum to tiong bahru market for makan session. :)

my new hat

yummy

1st March 08 (rainy day)

2008-03-01T22:18:00.004+08:00

My fever have subsided and my diarrhoea's getting better. It better cure quick cos my butt's feeling the pain *ouch...no choice grandma let me go naked on my later part of body to 'air' my butt...

since i am better today, dad and mum brought me out for a short eat air ride to uncle brandon's house to collect some cardinal tetras...in case u dont know, its some kind of freshwater fish lah...how nice as i have not been going out much for the past week or so.

oh ya, i have also not been going for gymboree class for two weeks in a roll....i still got about 2 lessons left due for expiry in mid march 08. Probably i'll go for one lesson next weekend and then that's it for the time being as mum's not convenient to move around too much so dad decided not to extend the gymboree for the time being...

This evening, uncle and aunt brought cousin Ayden for dinner......have not seen him for quite some time so both of us were excited to meet...cousin arh cousin quick learn to crawl so we can roam the world together, i mean our little world in the confines of this little 4-room hdb flat :)

my pic taking with dad before bath

here we go

eh...was that a landmark or a sculpture behind me huh

gee...i simply love playing with water

26feb08

2008-02-26T12:23:00.004+08:00

rainy day...another boring day.

This morning at about 5am, dad and mum brought me back to kkh to see doctor again cos my fever's been fluctuating in the range of 37.5 to 38.9 degrees, for the past 3 days. Furthermore i am having very bad diarrhoea.

Had my blood test there and was told by the doctor that my blood test results were normal and that my fever was probably caused by virus. As for my diarrhoea, we were told that it would go away in a few days time. I was prescribed with 3-in-1 kopi mix...err..i mean lactose powder solution, for my diarrhoea.

Reached home about 6am and went zzz cos was too tired. Dad took one day child sick leave today to stay at home to feed me medicine.

my anti-diarrhoea beverage

my morning corridor walk with grandma

24Feb08

2008-02-24T21:26:00.004+08:00

Dad finished his night shift this morning and came back picked mum and myself to KKH. Haiz...i m down with fever again, the highest recorded was this morning abt 5am - 38.5degrees.

Reached KKH children's emergency dept, luckily there's no long queue. Saw the doctor and then was put on an uring bag for urine sample collection.

Was tested okay. Only throat infection. Was prescribed with medication and then went back home to rest. That's all for today.

Where's the doctor!!

the urine's coming...

Hooray! time to go home.

23 Feb 08

2008-02-23T23:30:00.003+08:00

Just realised that its been nearly 2 weeks since the last entry on my blog. Just what is my secretary doing man!!

Oh ya, i didnt attend today's gymboree class as mum and dad decided to postpone it till next week. So stayed at home today and watched tv and played around with my toys. I will be staying at home for the next 2 weeks or so as cousin Ayden will not be coming to my place due to uncle's reservist stint.

Anyway dad has pledged that these 2 weeks, he'll interact more with me. Dad you better work harder. I want u to start bathing me, feeding me, bringing me for walk etc...things that you have been too lazy to do in the past...very bad you...

2008-02-10T21:56:00.000+08:00

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CNY busy busy

2008-02-10T21:22:00.000+08:00

CNY is a busy time for me. Though i cant help myself to all the goodies food, i m lucky enough to be receiving lots of ang bows..hehe bumper harvest!

Okie not forgetting my gymboree class also though its CNY period. I have completed 7 lessons already and so far i like it very much. Dad's telling mum to think it over whether to continue or not after that...

small aunt's huge marine fish tank...only half of it's captured in the pic

My vespa scooter...vroom...vroom

i am coming over dad!
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crawling over bridge

Hey i made it to the top!

31 Jan 08 - Medical appointment at KKH

2008-02-02T20:29:00.000+08:00

Went back to KKH on 31 Jan 08 for my review. I have been making good progress so the doctor said that the frequency for my dilation will be reduced to alternate days and thereafter every 3 days for the following month. I will only go back to KKH in 3 months time for another review.

2008-01-23T22:43:00.000+08:00

A new year brings along a new beginning. It has been a relatively busy month for all in the family, what with our Chinese's lunar new year coming real soon. Dad has given our house a fresh coat of paint and re-decorated the house. As for mum, she's been busy trying out baking cakes.

This is my first lunar new year celebrations since my arrival into our family. It's also my cousin Ayden's as well. Umm...only thing's that Ayden, uncle and aunt have shifted to their new house in punggol. Well, not a bad thing after all cos i will have another place to visit :)

How time flies, i am already 8 months old. I am already crawling and practising standing up with support. These past few days, I have become more and more talkative. Yup i have started mumbling....i guess i gonna talk real soon yipee..now what will my first word be...

On 17Jan08, i went for my last 6-in-1 jab in KKH. The doctor told mummy and dad that i wont need to go back to see her till after my 1st year old birthday. Phew, no more poking for quite some time.

Jan08 has seen me with a few episodes of minor ailments. Flu, diarrhoea, rashes etc. Luckily i have recovered from my flu and diarrhoea. I have visited Dr Zainal at Hg Mall clinic today and gotten some fungal cream for my rashes on my face. Hopefully i can recover soon and become handsome again ha. Oh, btw Dr Zainal gonna shift to rivervale plaza soon.

Okie, i think that's about all. There will be more updates come CNY.

Take care everyone and Happy CNY!

Visit to kkh on 17Jan08

2008-01-23T22:39:00.000+08:00

Playing with cousin den den

2008-01-09T20:25:00.000+08:00

Hullo year 2008...hullo everyone!!

2008-01-09T20:14:00.000+08:00

Nothing much to post cos down with diarrhoea and went to KKH to see doc this morning. Doctor mentioned that it will take 2 to 3weeks for me to recover. So, i'll be spending most of my time recuperating at home in hg and amk.

Today came back home early and spent some time playing with cousin den den aka wait a while. And oh...my other name is han bao bao akahamburger.

Happy New Year 2008!!!

2007-12-31T20:08:00.000+08:00

Time trickles by, never a moment halting,
Tide rises and recedes, ever so constantly,
Acquaintances come and go, leaving behind real friends,
A loving heart keeps one going, in times of good and bad.

Year 2007 has been a roller-coasting one for me and my parents and all those who care for me. With the impending arrival of year 2008, i hope that the coming days and years will get better and better for all in the family and everybody else.

Jovial, April and Wei would like to wish everyone Bliss and Peace in Year 2008. Cheers!!!

2007-12-31T20:03:00.000+08:00

More GRAPHICS...

Jovial gets bored when he dun get his fair share of food

2007-12-24T14:46:00.000+08:00

round up to Xmas :)

2007-12-24T14:25:00.000+08:00

Its been a hectic few weeks leading up to Xmas. Actually i was not that sure wats the buzz about, dad and mummy just seems to be busy going to friends' and relatives' house for gatherings, makans etc. Nothing to do with me except that i was the tag-along for them. As usual, i always dun get my fair share of the yummy foods. Well...at the very least i do get some exciting toys from Aunt Christina, Susu and ShenShen, Aunt LuYi. Thanks a lot. :)

Okie, without further ado, i shall let the pictures do the talking...

Posing in my favourite hat

cute huh :)

Taking lift up to small aunt's living room...cool!

At basement car pouch

climbing up to the front door

At Cafe Cartel...give me the menu!

I want eat this!

Let me see...

first taste of mashed potato

attracted by jie jie in neighbouring table

xmas monster................

...........the transformation...eek!!

Welcoming the precious princess of Uncle Edward and Aunt Jade

2007-12-20T23:26:00.000+08:00

Lovely Corrinne Lim

In case you all r wondering.....Uncle Edward and Dad were 2 of the PA Mango Trio....lol

2 years and a decade back, dad together with uncle Edward and uncle Alan were squad mates training in the then Police Academy. The three of them were health conscious and being true to the motto of Healthy Lifestyle, decided to saviour some mangoes that they had been eyeing for a long time. The decided to do it the primitive way, which was to pluck it fresh from the fruit trees in the Academy itself. The problem was that the fruit trees belonged to a certain instructor. And...the three of them were caught red-handed there and then. And this is how the mango trio came about.....

20 Dec 07

2007-12-20T19:34:00.000+08:00

Its been raining for the past few days and today's no exception. Mum and dad went out for shopping. Thanks for not fogetting my fair share :)

Musical mic

foc with car seat

posing in my cot

it glows in the dark

my very own car seat...i can go out with dad already!

My X'mas present

2007-12-17T12:08:00.000+08:00

Mummy rec on my behalf..My X'mas present from auntie Christina! Thank you.

9th Dec 07 - The bird day

2007-12-09T23:14:00.000+08:00

Today's mummy's bird day, a busy day. Morning we went for june bb's birthday bash at rio vista. In the afternoon we dropped by one of the seafood wholesale centre at Geylang Rd and bought 3 dozens of live canada oysters before proceeding to Bedok Grand Aunt's condo for another gathering with mummy's family. And yes, its my first time seeing so many big live crabs and lobsters swimming. :)

I would like to thank and say nice meeting you all, to all the mummies, daddies and bbs whom i met at the bash today.

Special thanks goes out to aunt ping for helping dad to coordinate today's bird day celebration.

Dad, think your idea of ambushing at the doorstep though sounds crappy but does works....ha

look mummy...so big behind us!!

yummy oysters

aust snow crabs

another biggies

lobsters from usa....hey man!

these are small sized ones...there are large sized and XL sized ones also but out of stock today

8th Dec 07 - First Studio Photo Shoot

2007-12-08T22:39:00.000+08:00

Yesterday evening mummy received a phone call from dad : "hullo, get ready two sets of clothings for yourself and 3 sets for Jovial". Mummy asked "go sentosa arh?". Nope was the reply and dad was not going to let us in more on where are we going. "Tomoro u will know" was his parting shot.

Fast forward to today's afternoon. Dad woke up from a short nap after his night shift and we set off to erhhh......still dunno where we were going.

Arrived at Chinatown @4pm and parked at the carpark beside the Buddha relic Temple. It was a long stroll down the streets of chinatown before we finally reached our destination - a unit along a row of shophouse 'No. 228A'. Mummy and me were wondering si mi lai erh?

We walked up the long flight of stairs and came to a signboard "Yew Kwang Photography". Mummy was exclaiming "never tell me we coming for photoshoot i never comb hair!!!"

In we went and for the next near 2 hours we had fun inside the studio. From the numerous photos, dad and mummy selected 21 to be made into an album. These same photos are also made into a slide show shown at the top of my blog....1st hand and exclusive...you saw it in here first :)

Milk break after photoshoot

Waiting for photos

umm...wat else is there for me to do

Self entertaining

From Auntie Christina

2007-11-27T15:59:00.000+08:00

Overhead great grandma talking on the phone with mummy that Auntie Christina bought me things again! Thanks Auntie Christina! Can't wait to try the items you bought! I'm sure mummy will share with you the pictures once i try :)

Stroller for great grandma to bring me out ofr gai gai once i recover~~

Swimming Diaper!! I'm ready for a swim! But still coughing :( but mummy promise me to bring me once i recover!

Am i crawling? Do i Look like a frog?haha

2007-11-27T10:15:00.000+08:00

Daddy say I'm ready for NS!

2007-11-27T09:56:00.000+08:00

My Shopping loot!

2007-11-27T09:50:00.001+08:00

Thank u daddy and mummy! Oh and the 24 aunties! Mummy finally use the Toy'r'us voucher to buy a float and duckling for me! :)

Love bonding with Daddy..

2007-11-23T16:09:00.000+08:00

My first buffet outing :)

2007-11-23T15:48:00.000+08:00

Mum received a call from dad early tis morning.

Dad: Hullo bad news, Straits Cafe do not have oysters for lunch. I made reservations at aquamarine instead.
Mummy: Okie we'll get ready.

And so, we head off at abt 10.15am. First stop was to hougang mall paediatric clinic to see Dr Zainal for my running nose and cough. Then we zroom down to Marina Mandarin for buffet lunch at Aquamarine. Spent 2hours there cos dad and mummy took their own sweet time to consume their food, while i can only admire..luckily dad did give me try a bit of hagen daaz jackfruit ice cream....yummy.

Waiting to see Dr Zainal

Posing at Marina Square *pissed off loook
Dad...why do we have to pose in front of an artificial tree
With piglet...do we look alike?
Battleground for today...food was decent, nothing spectacular though
Part of the loot

Mine! All Mine!! slurp...
Mine, no?
with mummy at sushu counter

Followed dad n mummy to hougang Mall

2007-11-22T11:57:00.000+08:00

Give me the catalogue...i want rent VCD

going up escalator
looking at the xmas house
hey leaf, dont tickle me cos i want take pic
Should i have apple or mango?

The meeting

2007-11-22T08:29:00.000+08:00

22 Nov 07...a sunny day

2007-11-22T08:20:00.000+08:00

Good morning :)

Woke up very early this morning with dad and mummy to listen to radio 100.3, cos there's live transmission from Hong Kong. Then Ayden came over. Didnt see him for quite some time so inevitably the excitement is there...i couldnt stop jumping lol

Look! i can sit my own

Who's taller now arh...
Just-woke-up pose
Taken last night before sleep

Uncles and aunties, try beating my dad's score of 4748metres :)

2007-11-21T23:09:00.000+08:00

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Outing to East Coast Park

2007-11-17T21:06:00.000+08:00

Went for my first outing today with mum and dad's former police colleagues uncles, at East Coast Park. Met up at ECP Mac and then adjourned to the beach side for picnic. A lot of yummy food but alas as usual the menu for me is Enfa Milkshake...:)

Umm....is this outfit nicer or the other one?

Taking pics before going out

1st meeting with the legendary Uncle Macdonald

At Mac cafe

Bored with their Men's talk

*Yawn i am falling asleep...where's my iced latte

Out at field ready for kung fu workout

This is uncle Anthony

Dad...wake me when we reach home okie.

Using dad's mouse to surf net

Anfield is buzzing with excitement

2007-11-16T08:09:00.000+08:00

Rafa Benitez, the Liverpool manager, has announced the capture of the next big thing of world football - wonderkid Jovial Han BB of Singapore.

Here's a pic of him, even before he starts kicking a soccer ball lol :)

15Nov07 - cough and running nose

2007-11-15T11:27:00.000+08:00

Gee...how i hate going for vaccinations....now i am down with cough and running nose. Didnt sleep well since last night 11pm when dad brought me to playroom to sleep in the cot. Thanks dad for working on the cot making sure it swings non-stop. At about 2am, grandma took over and in between mum came in for my feedings.

I just had my medications and relaxing in the playroom. Hope i recover soon.

My first Christmas present - Santa's early this year :)

2007-11-15T11:01:00.000+08:00

My 1st Liverpool FC replica baby kit
Cant wait to wear this and be a Steven Gerrard wannabe

Dad and mum's Christmas wear. Sorry mum, yours seems to be a bit small.

家家有本难念的经 & 明天会更好

2007-11-14T13:26:00.001+08:00

I often hear dad mentioning about this mandarin verse - 家家有本难念的经. Sounds pretty impressive though i dont really understand what it means.

I dont see our house having scriptures so what's with every household having its own scriptures (literal translation)? Umm...dad have you gone bonkers?

Well, what dad meant was this. When i came to this world, it was under the most testing of circumstances. Instead of pure joy associated with my birth, my family went into a period of despair. For the next couple of months, while other babies at the same stage were spending joyous moments with their parents, i was going in and out of KKH for 3 major ops. Dad and mummy were going thru an emorous amount of physical as well as mental stress.

Research have shown that my type of condition affects one baby out of every five births. In the beginning Dad kept thinking why it has to be me who go thru all these pains. It was a fact hard to accept initially as dad and mummy cant bear to see me suffering. As times goes by, dad thought things thru and his mind got to be at peace and calm.

During the times spent in KKH, we got acquainted with some other babies; putri who stayed in the high dependency ward for over a year since birth, another jovial in ward 55 plus one more baby boy having similar condition, plus many more who were admitted in kkh due to different medical conditions.

Each of them are brave babies considering the sufferings they went thru. Nobody wanted to be in similar situations as them but its all fated. Dad's thoughts goes out to all of them that's why he bought balloons for them, and me as well, except that my balloon got squashed by the ceiling fan.

The sight of many other babies suffering in kkh's wards for different medical conditons make dad realises that we are not alone and there's others out there who are experiencing anguish due to each's problems - 家家有本难念的经.

But beyond every problem lies a glimmer of hope. Like what dad always tells the other parents in the wards - 康复就好.

That's why nowdays dad always says - 明天会更好.

how many decades of quality time do i have for dad

2007-11-14T12:05:00.000+08:00

Life is a beautiful cycle of continuous re-generation for the purpose of survival. It is mysterial and yet beautiful for all living things and especially more so for the human race - what can be more heart warming and touching then seeing the birth of your own baby to this world.

But beyond the joy of watching the little one growing up day by day, there lies a lingering thought of worry, this thought of worry of the little one leaving to live a life of his own one day, just like grown-up chicks leaving the safety of their nest to explore this worthy world one day. What's left will be the lau kok kok (pardon me for the crude dialect description) parents. Doesnt this sounds so very real? Do you now share this worrying thought that my dad has? Yes?

You see my dad's rationale is this. For the 1st decade of my life, dad and mummy are everything to me. I get to spend all my time with them. We go thru the very most intriguing stages of my life from infancy to being a toddler right up to school life. Dad and mummy are there for me during the good times as well as those testing times.

From the 2nd decade, i began a very important stage of my life where i began establishing my own circle of friends, striving to become more independant, and have my own ideas of managing my life, from PSLE and O levels and beyond, National service and my preferred type of career.

The 3rd decade will have me establishing my own career, have my own steady love life and working to settle down and forming a family of my own. From then on, i will be spending less time with dad and mummy though my thoughts of them shall always be in my mind.

So, in truth, i probably have about 10 good years of my life devoted solely to dad and mummy, and that's from my 1st 10 years. And these 10 years are what my dad hopes to make good use of, spending each and every moment of my time with him and mummy.

I trust that dad has everything planned out cos time really flies. I know cos dad has this regret, a regret of neglect of his parents (my grandparents) during all those early years of his adulthood that placed much emphasis of his time and money spent on friends.

And i shall not repeat what my dad has gone thru, thru a time when he sat down and looking at the backview of his parents watching tv, and suddenly realising how frail they have become and how the strain of ageing have bleached their hair white.

Just as you are reading this, give it a thought. And if you should realise that you have not done enough for your parents, now is the time. We can never repay them for all that they have done for us. Nonetheless, a show of care and concern is never too much for us to give, for everything that they did for us so selflessly all these years.

Lovable bb's bored clip

2007-11-14T11:57:00.000+08:00

14 nov 07 - a cool rainy day

2007-11-14T11:15:00.000+08:00

This early morning i was ordered out of mummy's bedroom by dad and was sent to my playroom to sleep in the cot, reason being that i was cranky the whole night due to running nose. Ya(*haiz) i was down with running nose again...must be the after effects of the injections i had at kkh 2 days back.

The time then was 5.47am when i overheard dad calling his office applying for childcare leave today...yeah at least i got one more company...shortly after dad put down his handphone, the sky began to turn red and strong winds started to blow. And it rained. Perfect timing dad! :)

Nothing much to do today as it was a rainy day. Dad was back at home to accompany me (good that u didnt play traunt on me).

There are some pics to share and a video also. Nothing special, just showing some bored moments, but hey the character featured arent okie...i'll bring sunshine to you all even though the weather's bad outside ("o")

13 Nov 07

2007-11-13T19:42:00.000+08:00

Today is my 2nd day back at my home after recovering from a bout of flu and cough. Dad and mummy went to work read early in the morning leaving me in the care of grandma. Everything's routine today. I was counting the hours till dad and mummy comes home from work. At least they were well behaved today and came home straight after work.

Evening time, i was lying prone on the bed watching dad surfing the net. Also posed for a pic with dad. Gonna sleep already so see ya. :)

candid shot

Am i gonna look like that next time?

caught pulling and stretching my right leg while watching tv

Homecoming

2007-11-10T20:01:00.000+08:00

On my way to KKH for checkup yesterday morning. First time wearing polo-t...lol....me looks more like a big baby already, handsome right... :)

Came home this evening and mummy put me in this sleeping bag that has a cute blue whale pic right in the middle. Umm...so cosy.

Trying out another new gadget...the animal farm muscial play mat...hmm...how do i get this thing to work...

still recovering from running nose and cough

2007-10-30T22:57:00.000+08:00

still not well yet and recuperating in ang mo kio. Tis evening, all were around so took some pics.

Close Encounter of the Fishy Kind

2007-10-18T13:00:00.000+08:00

Woke up from my morning nap so took some time to inspect dad's naval fleet...already downsized a lot....heard long ago dad's got mighty naval as well as air fleets (birdies that is). Uncle Valent still commands the army though.

Still having flu and cough. Hope i recover soon.

Check out my Slide Show!

2007-10-15T13:18:00.001+08:00

8th Oct & 9th Oct

2007-10-09T20:51:00.000+08:00

Yesterday morning mummy brought me to ABC Clinic to see Dr uncle Anthony over my decreased appetite. Dr Anthony advised that its time i start eating some cereal. Umm...wonder if this thing would taste better than milk.

After the checkup i went to great grandma house to stay for the night as daddy was on night shift. Had a relaxing time there till evening when mummy and daddy brought me home.

*Yawn, so tired me gonna sleep...good nite everyone :)

Update pics!

2007-10-05T20:23:00.000+08:00

i love watching the bears and elephant goes round and round! Daddy colleague gave me this to kill time when mummy change diaper or juz put me on cot and i self entertain! Daddy!!you forgot take pic of my piano that i kick and the birdy goes "PEEK_A_POO"!!
Since mummy start work this the the chair every morning she will put be in and i bid goodbye to her..

Relaxing on bed with daddy since mummy not in ;p..I not only sit like a boss in bumbo and i lie on bed also like a big boss! See..shiok leh!

Yippie Yippie Home Sweet Home

2007-09-29T15:23:00.001+08:00

If the above pic appeared similar to you, that's because i m back in my own cot....Yeah, today's my homecoming, having discharged from hospital. So i m back in my familiar pose.

Before that i was at great grandpa's house to visit my fans..*oops i mean family members. Great grandpa's been sick ever since his China trip and mummy was saying how he has grown haggard and frail by at least another 10 years. Luckily, great grandpa still looked as cheery and same as before. Mum! Exaggeration is the mother of all panics okie !

That's all for now, no other pics to share as i gonna zzz...........see ya

A to Z of my Name

2007-09-29T04:22:00.000+08:00

Just the other day, dad was discussing with mummy over my name. Apparently a nurse jie jie who goes by a nice name of Wen Xin told mum that a few bbs who go by the name jovial, jovin or something close, are all having similar birth defects.

Also my xiao yi po(4th great aunt) was asking whether was it something wrong with my name and would it be feasible to find a master to re-pick my name.

Dad was not keen on the idea as any change would be soooo characteristically un-Jovial leh. *Faintz....Imagine:

Aovial Ioival Rovial Zovial
Bovial Koival Sovial
Covial Lovial Tovial
Dovial Movial Uovial
Eovial Novial Vovial
Fovial Oovial Wovial
Govial Povial Xovial
Hovial Qovial Yovial

Dad simply cant accept other English names also as there's a reason behind naming me as who i am - Jovial.

In the beginning (god knows only how many months i was in my mummy's womb), there's this debate going on whether will I get any English name. Dad wanted me just having a chinese name but mummy was inclined on the other. In the end dad relented so potential names started popping up for mummy to choose. Names such as Alonso, Luis, Agger, Jamie, which mummy do not like....y? Cos they are all names of players from dad's favourite football club - Liverpool.
Mummy bought books on english names but simply cant decide on one for me.

Then one day dad adopted this english word to be my name, which he hope will reflect how i will be for the whole of my life.

And this is how my name - Jovial - came about.

fever has subsided...homecoming soon :)

2007-09-28T01:38:00.000+08:00

my fever has subsided and appetite has improved. Once my mouth ulcers are gone and everthing is okie i should be going home, probably in a couple of days.

These few days, i have many people playing with me to keep me occupied, from the nurse, to other patients' visitors. My mood has been good and during my free time i do read up the sports pages of the new paper and watch la bi xiao xin on dad's laptop...really no bluffing :)

fever fever go away cos jovial want to come home play

2007-09-25T00:50:00.000+08:00

arghhh....supposed to be discharged today from KKH after a week's stay. However this morning started having high fever and it flucturated...hope i get well soon.

Holy Shit!

2007-09-21T15:21:00.000+08:00

Just had my first poo a while ago. Mummy was pleasantly surprised and didnt know what to do cos i have not eaten anything since the ops and henceforth didnt expect such. Luckily nurse chai mei jie jie came over and told mum that its a good thing.

Now the next thing is for me to start back oral feed so i can go home soonest.

Wish me luck!

getting ready for my ops

2007-09-18T22:36:00.000+08:00

i have been warded at kkh ward 55 bed 8 since yesterday. Surprisingly dad sneaked in to visit me these 2 days. Eh....please dont come too near me okie cos u r not out of the critical period yet...

As of this evening 5.30pm, i am off limits to milk. By tomorrow morning 5.30am, i will be off everything in preparation for my stoma closing ops tomorrow noon. Luckily tonite mummy's around to accompany me :) hungry hungry leh....!!!

site down from 10 Sept to 23 Sept 07

2007-09-14T21:23:00.000+08:00

dear all, there wont be any updates on this blog till 23 sept as my secretary is down with chicken virus. Pls visit my parental site listed below for my latest updates.

I shall be warded in KKH on 17 Sept 07 for my stoma closing ops. Take care everyone. :)

http://www.piggyapril.blogspot.com/

Exercise Chicken Pox Evacuation....gone in a blink of the eye

2007-09-10T19:27:00.000+08:00

dad is diagnosed with chicken pox today, as per standard operating procedure, all personnel are evacuated from the house with immediate effect. Only grandpa(overall commander) and grandma (domestic affairs minister) are holding the fort with dad :), plus uncle valent(security command) and 5 goldfishes(ministers with no portfolio)...

enjoy your 14days holiday dad :)

Counting down to 17 Sep 2007

2007-09-09T22:33:00.000+08:00

Last fri went to medical doc gave me the date for my last opt to close back my stoma!Hope everthing goes well. Some pics to share!

Me and my dear buddy!

Me & Daddy!!

pics..pics..pics

2007-09-03T11:25:00.000+08:00

didnt update for quite a number of days, till now still yet to fully recover from running nose.

Anyway last fri after kkh appointment, mum brought me to great grandparents house for a walk. Nothing much to post, just some pics to share.

down with running nose and slight fever

2007-08-28T19:25:00.000+08:00

arghhh...getting the after effects of the jabs which i took last fridady...now's down with running nose, slight fever, feeling awful. Hope the symptoms goes off asap.

nothing much to do cos practically no mood for anything these few days. here's some pics for the last couple of days.

disclaimer: viewer's discretion needed - crude language

2007-08-24T12:53:00.000+08:00

Sorry folks...dad insisted on posting this pic, and with an image spoiling hokkien caption to go along...careful my fist...lol

L*m Pe* box L*e J* Li*p

24 Aug 07 kkh appt pics II

2007-08-24T12:36:00.000+08:00

Taking my little nap after jabs

Dad's sumptuous breakfast

Me posing for pic while mum was queuing inside 7-eleven

Waiting for my 2nd appt

The fearsome *ahem* magic wand....gee it grows bigger by the week!

24 Aug 07 kkh appt

2007-08-24T12:26:00.000+08:00

Just finished two appointments at KKH this morning. First was the 6-in-1 jabs with the preunomacocal jab which i had in the children's private clinic.One on each thigh was enough to send me into a state of stress and loud cries. Luckily the next round is in two months time.

After the jabs, mum and dad went for delifrance breakfast. Needless to say there's nothing for me there :(

Its a torture admiring nice food without getting to eat!

Oh well, me getting tired. Shall let the pics do the talking...

I m all dressed up for KKH appointment

In a foul mood

oh oh...hair's messy

Quenching my thirst after injection

Feeling moody after the jabs

Heart scan result is okie

2007-08-23T00:23:00.000+08:00

Dad received a call from KKH a couple of days requiring me to go for a heart re-scan as the previous scan showed that there's a hole in my heart. Shocked all of us as we were not told about this at all previously. Anyway, dad got to work, so this is the first kkh outing i had with mummy only. Thank goodness we managed to make our way to KKH without any hiccups...*phew...anyway today's scan result revealed that everything is normal and that the small hole had closed back.

Some pics to share...

Pissed sitting on papasan

Gee...i was forced into it

bored day at KKH

2007-08-17T20:13:00.000+08:00

2007-08-17T01:34:00.000+08:00

Ayden: Help!!! Intruder on my bed!!!

Jovial: Eh, bro relax lah. me just dropping by see see look look

Jovial: huh! caught on bed literally...

Ayden: *shrug*i am innocent, i dont know a thing

2007-08-16T01:42:00.000+08:00

yo, its me again...couldnt get to sleep at this wee hours so post some pics :)

2007-08-10T22:15:00.000+08:00

some pics to update you guys for today. Woke up early for a bath and went kkh for medical appointment, which has become a weekly routine for me. Sigh, was getting bored already...hope i get well soon. I wanna enjoy outings to zoo, toys r' us, shopping centres etc...not hospital for goodness sake....well, things will surely get better :)

2007-08-07T23:22:00.000+08:00

went KKH to retake my hearing test today. Passed my test with flying colours...Phew...scared the sh*t out of me having failed my last one.

Anyway just to share this pic of me in my Benny limo, taken at KKH. Vroommmm.......................

double BB power

2007-07-27T22:36:00.000+08:00

Should anyone drop by my hse and happens to hear two bbs crying, fret not. There's nothing wrong with your hearing. You see as i am the 7th element of this household, there's a 8th. Just arriving a little more than a month after me is Ayden. He's my cousin. Well, both of us are the latest quality ones coming off our family's production line...only thing is that grandpa comes to me and calls me "ah boy", goes over and calls Ayden "ah boy" also....its kinda confusing at times....

My new massage chair

2007-07-27T00:11:00.000+08:00

Been busy these few days....daddy and mummy been trying very hard to make life comfy for me, running around all the places buying new gadgets for me. The pic shown above captured me in papasan seat. What a funny name for it.....anyway the little 'sofa' can sing and vibrates...just like beardy uncle Zhang's massage chair commercial...ha i also have my own massage chair....

Dun think that i m leading a good life enjoying myself everyday okie.....being a baby also have its own ups and downs, just yesterday i went to visit dr Anthony of ABC clinic. Checked me for so long and said the same things again, that probably i m down with colic tats why i like to cry so frequently. Damned, this dr even had the audacity to pinch my cheek somemore....luckily he was quick to compliment that i m cute if not i m sure to take up this matter with him.

Today evening daddy brought me together with mummy for joy ride again to calm me down. Went Kovan Mall walk walk buy new Frisco comfort milk powder to try it out. Before leaving for home, daddy was staring and salivating at all the wonderful durians on display outside the Mall. Hope i can grow up fast and go eat nice durians with daddy n mummy....lai ar lai ar liu lian liu lian.....D24, mao shan wang ar...

my latest adventure

2007-07-22T23:20:00.000+08:00

http://www.myabcadventure.com/index.htm?movieid=EC063C33-62C8-4B33-8D33-0CE14657420A

home sweet home

2007-07-19T15:46:00.001+08:00

me back at home already...not quite used to home environment, esp without all the nurse jiejies pampering me...right hor daddy *wink

my new soft toy

2007-07-17T00:20:00.000+08:00

old man...oops i mean daddy, got me a piglet soft toy today. He said that we look alike....ha

The 9th element in my family

2007-07-15T02:01:00.000+08:00

I would like to intro to all a very important member of my family - at least to my daddy he is.

This hairy guy is uncle Valent, who is 56 years old this year, bird-day on 9th July 07 just over.

Still havent got a chance to get to know him better, though i heard that he's been around for ages, even before my mummy came into the picture. U see my playground(my bedroom that is) used to be uncle valent's. Nowadays he's been ejected to the living room. Hope he's getting along fine without air-con. Geesh its so warm at night without cool air conditioning.

Liverpudian in the making

2007-07-15T01:50:00.000+08:00

This is me in one of my outfit which daddy ordered from UK. No prize for guessing which football club he supports.

Distract him at ur own risk when he's glued to the tv when the Reds are playing. Stay away from him at all costs when his beloved team lost. For me, the safest bet is to be like him and be a Liverpudian at heart.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junk_food

2007-07-15T01:37:00.000+08:00

Just the other day, i overheard daddy talking about prohibiting me from having fast food when i grew older. He mentioned that fast food are junkies having if eaten frequently, can be very unhealthy.
Ironically, daddy was munching his Mcnuggets and fries with curry sauce when he was saying this.

Oh well, i suppose daddy meant well, so its a case of no happy meals for me then.....but daddy said he's gonna bring me go eat sushi - not a bad deal

Post Ops

2007-07-14T19:17:00.000+08:00

Nay, i know what u r thinking..nope i m not acting cute by lying in prone position. Its my routine now to sleep in this manner after my ops cos my bum still hurts a little. Nothing to complain about, i just have to make do with this sitting position till i recover. Everything's going on fine and the Principal Surgeon who laid her hands on my little bum said all's well. That's good news :)

Jovial the Poser

2007-07-08T21:50:00.000+08:00