Yes, not one, but two babies! TWO!! And she was still strutting her stuff on stage pregnant with twins. The birth is expected to be very, very soon.
[link: People en Español]
Monthly Archive for February, 2008
Well, at least something useful has come out of one of the best, but unfortunately, also one of the most irritating songs of 2007 (other than Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston!).
Rihanna has launched a line of umbrellas to tie in with her hit song. Great! Perfect for wet weather Singapore if it’s launched here. But then would I really need a ‘Rihanna umbrella’ when I can get a cheap one at Watsons or Metro?
[link: A Socialite's Life]
After what happened the last time I tried to upgrade …. NO THANKS! 
[link: WordPress 2.3.3]
And I’m not talking about those over-priced roses that florists dip in blue ink to make it look like it’s blue. These are true blue roses created by genetically modifying their genes.
[link: Inventor Spot]
Crank Dat Soulja Boy is so last year. This one’s hot!
[link: eBaum's World]
A little nutty, but more peaceful place nonetheless.
Bruce Willis joined ex-wife Demi Moore and their three girls for an early birthday celebration for Ashton Kutcher, who turns 30 on February 7.
[link: PageSix.com]
Here’s a case of a TV show, Eli Stone, irresponsibly dramatizing the plot with claims that a vaccine had caused one of the characters to have autism. Pffft!
“The key words to remember here are “fictional” and “TV.” The court case on the show isn’t based on reality. Numerous studies — including a recent, large study in the New England Journal of Medicine — have shown that there’s no link between autism and the mercury preservative that was once used in childhood vaccines. What’s more, the mercury preservative (called thimerosal) hasn’t even been used in the making of any childhood vaccines in this country (with the exception of some flu vaccines) since 2001, yet cases of autism are still on the rise.”
[link: Parenting.com]
This has prompted a response from the American Academy of Paediatrics condemning the show.
“A television show that perpetuates the myth that vaccines cause autism is the height of reckless irresponsibility on the part of ABC and its parent company, The Walt Disney Co.,” said Renee R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP, president of the AAP. “If parents watch this program and choose to deny their children immunizations, ABC will share in the responsibility for the suffering and deaths that occur as a result. The consequences of a decline in immunization rates could be devastating to the health of our nation’s children.”
[link: American Academy of Paediatrics]
I used to love astronomy and everything associated with the outer space. These days, with all the problems that we have here on earth, I wonder, "Why bother?".
[link: Yahoo! News]
Now you can doodle what you think Homer is thinking of - from donuts to hot dogs. Anything! So cool!
[link: GeekAlerts]
That’s why I don’t bother to exercise. Haha!
the weight gained during an exercise hiatus can be tough to shed when exercise is resumed at a later date.
[link: Physorg.com]
Sharing of music just got better. This cute little device lets you share music, photos or videos directly between two iPods without the need for cables, even if the media is DRM-ed.
miShare works perfectly for your personal media and DRM-free, but it works for DRM too. miShare strictly honors all digital rights management (DRM), including purchases from Apple’s iTunes. miShare does not unlock DRM. Locked DRM files are copied to the disk area of the target iPod, for fresh authorization with a valid password. Remember iTunes purchases can be authorized for up to five computers and iPods.
[link: Popgadget]
Not suitable to be used to ‘zhng’ your car, a Dutch optics engineer has created a super-flashlight powered by 54 batteries, capable of producing a beam of light four miles long! Talk about high beam!
Portable Bat signal, anyone?
[link: GeekAlerts]
It’s just 10 days away. The dreaded Valentine’s Day where roses are red, and so will your bank balance. This would make a great gift for that special someone from your past. It’ll be even better if it was an actual voodoo doll. 
[link: ThinkGeek]
Ayeed runs about at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3.
Just easing my way into the (half) work week. A little something to lessen the impact of those Monday blues.
[link: b3ta.com]
The one that cracked me up is Golden Gaytime (ice cream?), but My Fannie toilet rolls sounds about right. Where else would you use a toilet roll but on your fanny?
[link: The List Universe]
As this ad suggests, wearing a pair of glasses makes you look more respectable, even though you make look like a butcher. Put those glasses on and you’ll look like an artist!
[link: AdFreak]
Errr …. slap some paint on your naked friend, get her to lie down and drag her around the canvas. It’s art!
[link: FFFFOUND!]
A slice of local culture appeared in Boing Boing today. I can’t remember the last time I went to Haw Par Villa and I certainly don’t recall seeing that statue of a young mother breastfeeding her motherfather-in-law as a sign of fillial piety.
Does anyone know the significance of the act portrayed in the statue? Is it a common practice here?
[link: Boing Boing]
This would be a fun thing to do at a busy MRT station like Orchard or City Hall. Organise a group of a couple hundred people, and at a stipulated time, everybody freezes all at the same time. The reactions from bystanders, especially kaypoh Singaporeans would be priceless!
Just like these people from the group Improv Everywhere who ‘froze’ for 5 minutes at New York’s Grand Central Station, the world’s largest train station.
Watch the video:
[link: Improv Everywhere]
Very cute pictures of iguanas, which I think are kind of creepy, being made to pose like a human, lounging or holding a guitar.
[link: Henry LizardLover photos]
I just love the swivel LCD screen on SLRs. These two new cameras should appeal for the first-time SLR user, a mid-range camera between the 200 and the fantastic 700.
[link: Digital Photography Review]
The duh-nut craze is invading China! Long lines of people buying sweet, glazed holey pastry will be seen all over the country!
Or will they be ousted like other foreign food outlets?
[link: Slashfood]
It’s been three weeks since he started school and already we can see some improvement in Ajab’s behaviour. Like yesterday, for example, when he was watching Jojo Circus on Playhouse Disney. Usually he would sit quietly and watch, but last night when Jojo was doing some actions like marching, he imitated her and marched along, which is great to see.
The daily sing-along sessions in school where everyone’s required to sing and do the actions have really helped. Ajab’s been settling in well in school, even with Trin and I alternating daily the task of sitting in class with him. He has understood the routine well and he’ll go straight to his classroom waiting area and sit down without being told when we arrive. Apart from the usual tantrum when he doesn’t feel like doing a task that he’s told to do, he’s been very good.
A couple of words ‘escaped’ from his mouth the other day when Trin heard him say ‘bubble’ and something else (can’t remember what). Let’s hope he’ll improve his speech with the therapy he’s getting.
In the multi-sensory room where he gets to jump, run and tumble around, we can still see some resistance to being told to do certain tasks. One particular task that he hates is being on a swing just inches from the padded floor, on his tummy and having to swing to a target, carrying a tennis ball where he has to place the ball on the target. He just hates the swing and most times the teacher and I have to coax him to get on the swing. But he sure loves those multi-coloured balls in the pit, like in the video.
When it comes to gross motor skills, Ajab, in the words of one of his teachers, “is too smart” for such a simple task, like putting alphabets in the correct slot. Simple task for him but he did get a few words wrong because of their shape. He mistook the letter “P” for a “d” and the letter “G” for “Q”. But once I showed him where to place the alphabets, he used his memory and didn’t need much prompting to put them in the right places. He loves to ask us to say what the letters he’s holding too.
There are many areas for improvement of course. His evaluation is coming up. After the first month in school, all the kids will have some kind of evaluation and the teachers will have a better idea of how to target his problem areas. As part of that evaluation, they will be visiting our home some time this month to witness him in a normal, home environment. That’ll be interesting! Time to tidy up the messy house! 
We’re back!! The food blog that I thought I had abandoned forever has been restarted.
Salivate away, here!
Everybody needs a break. Don’t you just love those KitKat wafers during tea breaks? Now the Japanese have come up with KitKat Lucky Little’s. Mini-sized KitKats in pink and white. Cute!
