Ok this just in. I know I’m so contradictory but I can’t help it! With the Borders card it’s 50% off! Check it out:
http://email.borders.com.au/sg/2008/20081226/t0k/coupon-02-sg.asp
Come buy my books so I can buy more books (scroll down for more info)! Hiak hiak…
Hi dear friends,
As you know, we the Lims LOOOVE BOOKS and we’ve got quite a collection. The truth is, what you see on our shelves is not even all. We’ve got more that are still lurking around in the office and our parents’ home (They are so kind… hiak hiak.). But…….. we’re spring cleaning to have space for more. SO, we’re having a pre-loved book sale (Religious, Best Sellers, Business, Fiction, Sci Fi/Fantasy etc) at
http://daytimeco.com/books4sale/
How to buy: Email us a list of books you wish to buy at jamesandailing@gmail.com
Collection: Cash and Carry at Holland Village
Price: $7ea/$15 for 3
Whilst stocks last. First come first serve. Sale ends 2nd Jan.
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Please help us to forward to your friends and family.
We hope that our precious books will find new homes. 
P/s Sorry…… I can’t bear to sell Sophie’s books so no children’s books for sale. Hee..
Dear family and friends,
We wanna wish everyone a wonderful and blessed Christmas! May you come to know the true meaning of Christmas because it will change your life forever.
Thank you for being there for us in 2008 and please continue to pray with us as we make major transitions in the year ahead.
Love
James, Ai Ling and Sophie
December 2008
Day 7
It is our family tradition to have dinner as a family on Christmas eve. Things have not changed even after we got married. Tonight all three of us - Mum, Rach and I prepared dinner together. The only one missing was my bro and his family who lives in Brissy. I so look forward to the day that all of us can celebrate Christmas together again!
A dear mummy friend of mine is organising a Christmas Carolling session for families next Tues 23rd Dec at 6.30pm - it’s for fun n charity! It’s on an open lawn with food and fun. The kids can also bring cheer to a group of old folks from a nursing home. How nice!
If you are free to join in the fun, do email her and tell her you are Ai Ling’s friend. It’s open to anyone, just need to drop her an email so pass the word on.
Check out the details on her blog.
Updated as of 17 Dec, Wed (I’m done! We’ll keep the rest of the toys! Let me know if you want to loan them.)
We’re selling off Sophie’s pre-loved toys and books over the next few days. I will keep updating this list so keep coming back to look for new items for sale. Everything is going at at least 50% off. Do click thru the links to see what they look like. Most of them are in 90% perfect condition, some even come with original boxes but none are brand new.
TO BUY: If you are keen to buy, pls leave a comment with your email add. Self Collect at Holland Village, West.
TO BORROW FOR FREE: If you have my number on your handphone means you are a friend, you are more than welcome to loan any of the items below for at least 6mths. Pls call or sms me directly.
On Sun we had a birthday lunch with some friends at Zera Restaurant. It’s a one chef, one table concept restaurant ran by our friend, Arthur. It’s a great concept if you ask me. The place was so cozy, all to ourselves. It’s like hosting a party at a home but without having to prepare, cook and clean! Super! And Sophie could run around all she wanted.
The food was really really good - what we love was how he pays so much attention to the choice of food, its taste and how he prepares it. I love how I could taste the food for the food itself and not overpowered by the sauce/gravy. Plus it was very affordable - $20+ for a 3 course lunch meal.
I STRONGLY RECOMMEND. Very cool for a party of 10 - 14. Need to pre book. He only opens for lunch and dinner.
Zera
78 Yong Siak St
#01-12
kimtio@gmail.com
65 9 320 7911
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO THIS I MUST SHARE!!!!!!!!!!
This lady makes the most beautiful clothes for little girls!!!!!! AHHHHHHH I spent the whole day (in between tending to my little two year old) browsing thru the different creations! Some are so so gorgeous, you know how I love old styles…….. so nice so nice….. You must see, you must see!
And she gives them away free after it’s done and I’m soooooooooo putting my name down for the raffle!
Check out her most recent creation here.
I know I know I just did a whole lot of shopping and the economy is bad but I’ve been stuck at home coz James is on reservist and Soph is unwell and I just cannot cannot resist these lovely things. Hee… What have I been doing???????? I did a search on one of my favourite design website Design Sponge Online with the keyword "Kids" and I’ve been going thru every single link all the way back to 2005! And Small magazine just released their latest issue.
Ooooo how I love beautiful things……
Some cool things that I’m eyeing or going to unscrupulously copy:
1. Step stool (I have the ikea ones but so boring. They’ve got Paul Frank ones.)
http://www.10grain.com/slicestep.html
2. Wall Art (Cute and Cool illustrations to die for, I think I’ll just copy)
This is cool, can customise!
http://www.kareenazerefos.com/
For me for me!!
http://theblackapple.typepad.com/
Oooo my all time fav style, old sch, quirky
3. Doll Houses (Sophie’s REALLY into play right now and a doll house is exactly what she needs)
http://www.sparkability.net/mobilehome.html
SO NICE! I want for myself. (Hint hint James) Anyway I love all the stuff at Sparkability. Drool drool…
I really do have many windows open and I’m enjoying shopping. And also this is the first day since Sunday that Sophie is taking an afternoon nap. She is FINALLY back to waking up before 8am. Back to shopping!
Sorry we disappeared for a week! We moved to another place with my parents and didn’t have internet access. Will update more when we settle down. We just got home and it’s so nice to be back, minus the humid weather. Argh.
Blowing out the candles. For more photos, look here.
We had a little lunch celebration at Sol Playground Cafe after church for Sophie and her church friends. Ally, Arya, Evan, Skyler, Summer, Kyla and even little Eli were all there! Even Minnie Mouse! I had an ideal in mind - that Sophie can invite one more friend with each increasing year for her birthday e.g. 2 friends when she turns 2. BUT as it turns out…….. nay, forget it, it’s so fun to have friends!
Having the party at the cafe was a great idea if I don’t say so myself! Hiak! Endless supply of great food (as opposed to catered buffet food), someone helping to pour the drinks, play area which I don’t have to clean up after!, super child friendly - no one bats an eye at kids running amok plus there’s a nursing room n changing room in the cafe itself!, free face/hand painting on Sundays (hee I planned it such that the timing coincided haha) etc… SUPER! Only problem was that they didn’t tell us earlier that there was a party after ours and we had to clear out by a certain time. But at least they were nice enough to offer us another table and helped us to move over.
This time round, Sophie was pretty much involved in the party planning. She choose the
- friends to invite
- theme (ok, truth? hee… i didn’t put Barney as a choice… HAHAHA. Sorry lah I’m growing fond of the purple guy BUT balloons, cake n party bags? That’s too much… Mickey still can.)
- goodies for the goody bag (I was really tempted to escape and run out to do a quick buying trip but decided in the end to bring Sophie along. She totally enjoyed the process. I strongly recommend this. She was so excited to pack the goody bags and kept saying "These are for my friends, right?". So cute lah)
- cake (Er…… also guided choice. It’s Mickey OR Mickey. Hahaha)
She was so hyped up about the party the night before, she even said "I LOVE to sleep!" coz we kept telling her that she needs to sleep so that tomorrow can come. Hiak!
I had a great time observing Sophie and how she has grown - the spontaneous hugs to her fav friends, the shyness, the joy when Evan her best friend walked thru the door, the willingness to dress up with a tiera, recognising and mouthing the words of the birthday song when the record was playing because she was too shy to sing it aloud, ability to sit alone with her friends and interact with them, willingness to sit and be painted coz it’s pretty……. yes all that….. My little girl is growing up
The adults also had a great time. James and I felt right at home, walking around playing host to our friends. I was SO thankful that my parents were around helping to keep an eye on Sophie. Sophie’s godparents also did such a great job watching out for her and Vic at one point was feeding Sophie the birthday cake!
We are really blessed to be surrounded by great friends. Thanks guys for being there and also for all the lovely thoughtful presents!
Oooo before I forget, I must thank June being so wonderful and awarding me this blog award! So cool! I’ve been waiting my whole life….. ya ya…
But seriously, I want to to thank my hubby for constantly encouraging me to write and keep this blog going. He even took time to design it and he handles all the techie things and my silly questions. It’s really quite convenient to have a husband who is a web designer!
And I want to thank Sophie, without whom I would have no subject to write about! I’m thankful to have this space to rant, brag, express and best of all, no england teacher to breathe down my neck about grammar or spelling. It’s been great.
Ok as instructed, I need to do the following:
1. Put the logo on my blog.
2. Add a link to the person who gave me the award.
3. Nominate 7 other blogs.
4. Add links to the blogs I nominate.
5. Leave a message for my nominees on their blogs.
I’m going to nominate the following coz I love reading them:
1. Rachel
2. Priscilla (The Little Feet)
3. Priscilla
4. Leonny
Er I got no friends. 
At least none that wanna go public with their blogs… June, I hope it’s ok?
Ooo after I nominated Pris, I realised she too gave me the same award! Thanks Pris too! :)