New Week

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Brandon in his tent made from chairs and a blanket



This morning Brandon and I walked Steven to the Somerset MRT. Lately, our routine has been to grab some quick breakfast at a bakery located in the MRT station mall. The place is called Marche, and it is delicious! They have amazing breads for good prices. It's nice to enjoy a quick bite with Steven before he heads off for the day. Mmmmm.... Swiss cross buns.... Yummm...


After waving goodbye to Daddy, Brandon and I walked down Orchard Road to Tanglin Mall. I met a mom online through the New Moms Support group of Singapore, and we were meeting at a restaurant in the mall (Oomphaticos). Her daughter is only ten days older than Brandon.


My new friend is from the UK, and it was so nice meeting her. She told me that her parents are actually in Singapore right now. They have been here visiting her for a bit, and they were suppose to go back to the UK a couple of days ago. However, due to the Icelandic volcano, they are here until they can get a flight back to the UK. Also, her husband is in the UK now on business. He, too, was suppose to be back in Singapore by now, but his flight was cancelled. He is waiting to get a flight back.


I really enjoyed meeting my friend, and it was also nice that Brandon could be around another kid his age. I'm hoping that we can get together again soon, and maybe next time the two kids can play together.



This afternoon, I was thrilled when Brandon woke up from his nap happy. The weekend was so busy, and I really wanted to take it easy this afternoon. Since Brandon was in a good mood and playing on his own, we just stayed in and made it a "home" day - playing, reading, listening to music, doing laundry, and catching up on dishes.



We did make a trip down to the pool. Lot of other kids there today, but mainly older kids. Brandon just wanted to stand on the pool deck and stare at the other kids. Two older boys, maybe around 9 or 10 years old, were wrestling by the pool. Brandon couldn't take his eyes off of them. Great. He is really watching and learning...



We made it back from the pool just before a huge thunderstorm. We've had many days here lately where it has rained for a while in the late afternoon/evening. Many people have been telling me that this is unusual. They say that usually the rainy time here is in November and December.



I've been a little frustrated with the food and cooking situation as I think I mentioned before. When we got back from the pool, I made a salad, some chicken, some mashed potatoes, and some carrots. Really, because Steven gets home so late from work, I am just cooking for myself and Brandon. Brandon didn't want the chicken or the mashed potatoes or the carrots. All he wanted was grapes. (Oh, and I was so bummed when I found out that we bought grapes with seeds yesterday. Darn!) I was really trying to cook for me and Brandon, but I'm not sure it's worth it. Sometimes he eats what I make, and more often he doesn't want it. Then, I have a huge pile of dishes to wash. Wouldn't be that big of a deal if we had a dishwasher... I'm just so tired at the end of the day. Don't mean to sound spoiled and complain that I have to wash dishes by hand. Maybe the most frustrating part was that the dinner didn't even taste very good to me. Something different about the milk and butter here, so the mashed potatoes were a little off. On a good note, the eggs in the salad tasted pretty good! (I was worried since they are stored at room temperature at the grocery.)


Craving some sleep now! Selamat malam! (Goodnight in Malay)