Cats In The Cradle

This song was played on the radio on my way home from late night work. I heard the song before but never bother with the lyrics until that night. It connected with me as I feel I'm in the same situation as the singer. Due to my work commitments, I have spent very little time with Dylan n Aiden. It just scares me that they may be getting further from me as they grow up. I believe this is situation with most parents in Singapore. our work eat up most of the time and whatever is left is shared between our children n tending to life issues, which is also one of the reasons for the lack of update on here. Those so called gurus always say just managed and plan your time. Hell yeah, it is always easier said than done. Well I have said enough, if you don't mind, I like to go and spend some time with my boys now.

The Little Things We Have To Give Up

No more lazy afternoon naps
No more quiet meal times
No more waking up at 11am on a Sunday morning
No more dashing out for late nite supper or movies

These are some of the little things we have to let go from our lives. Gone are the days when we can go ahead and do whatever we like. Now whatever we do, we have to put the two of them into the equation. Not that I'm complaining, somehow every now and then we do yearn for such things. But then again, when you look at them, you know everything is worth it

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Foam Puzzle Mats Are Toxic

Angie just inform me of this scary piece of news. Shit man, my boys are chewing on their foam mat all these while. Damn, nothing is safe for our children these days. Can we have a safe environment for our kids to grow up in?

France is also banning the mat

The Year In Review: 2010

Wooh! And I thought 2009 pass by fast, 2010 was even faster. So fast that it just zooms right pass without me even noticing. It's seems like only a few weeks ago when I reflect on 2009. Now I am doing it for 2010.

Ha, 2010. It will forever be a memorable year for us. Angie says it was a fulfilling year for us. To me, it is a big eventful year for us. It hails the arrival of the two important persons in our lives. Our lives are taken away now. ;) No longer have we had to think of ourselves. All efforts now are focused on the two of them. Though they sometimes drive us mad, their little smiles and laughter will dose off any fire in our eyes.

Never a firm believer of new year resolution cause I always believe no matter how well I plan it, shit happens to me, I am going to make some now for the sake of my sons. Hope I achieve them or at least one around this time next year.

1. Shake off the lazy bones
2. Be more patient with boys
3. Try not to scratch when eczema itch
4. Find a better paying job
5. Be more careful & less screw-ups. At least not to boil someone's blood too often. Hehehe :D

P.S. Unlike last year, I spend the early hours of the new year woken up by Dylan's cries for milk and getting frustrated with him for not finishing it. Hiaz...

Journey of Parenthood: Yours Or Mine

The boys are coming to five months old and every day we see sides of them that relate to us. Whenever they show some behavior, Angie and I will start pointing fingers at the other, happily accusing the behavior came from the other party.

Dylan likes to whine and cry like mommy. Aiden is like Pa-Pa, a shy boy and likes to play by himself. Dylan snores loudly like Pa-Pa while Aiden is a sleepy head, like Mummy, sleeps all over his bed at night.

It's a way to relate them to us, to prove that they are our own. Till now, we still have a hard time believing these two cute buns (we just name them Fishball n Sotong Ball, guess why? :p) are our sons. They brought us so much joy with equal amount of tiredness, but all those tiredness seems to fade away whenever you call them out and they smile at you. We will continue to observe those little silly signs that relate them to us, "yours or mine" they will nevertheless be our precious sons.

Journey In Parenthood: Day 2

The theme of today is feeding and diaper changing. Angie is recovering well from her operation and are cleared to get off the bed. I push her on a wheelchair to see the boys after breakfast for the first time. We tried to bottle feed Aiden. EPIC FAILED! So the nice nurse gave us a crash course on it.

Later aroind lunchime, the nurse inform me that the boys are cleared to be brought to normal nursery. That also means that they can be push to the room and meet visitors. Turns out their first visitors is their grandpa, my Dad. He look so happy seeing the both of them. Though he always show he is not concern, deep down inside he still cares and I know he will spoilt then rotten. :(

Later in the day, we tried to breast feed the boys and did not have much success in it. The nurse told us these things cannot b hurried and takes time and not to be dishearted.

Suddenly Dylan starts to cry. It was then we realize that he has poo poo. So his Daddy aka me has to apply his limited knowledge and do a diaper change. Heng, I am having a bad flu and can't smell anything. :p

More and more visitors arrived in the evening and I entertain them by feeding Dylan. Learning from my mistakes in he morning, this time round it is a more smooth affair. Overall, though it's tiring, I actually quite enjoy the experience of being a father. Maybe the stressful part has yet to come. Haha... the adventure continues



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Worries of A Soon-To-Be Father

Endure 2 more weeks. That’s what the doc says. Four more weeks before the arrival of Dylan n Aiden. There is a sense of excitement n worry for me. Excited that we be seeing each other face to face and not feeling thru a stomach. Worry will we be good be parents, can we or the maid handle both of them. Are we financially strong enough to support them? Cause by d time I m 50. My sons will only b 14. In Singapore, once you hit 40, you start to become redundant. This especially holds thru in the IT industry I am in especially now I find myself more n more behind the technology advancement. All these thoughts are preoccupying my mind lately. Stress ah

Baby Shopping Dilemma

Angie and I have been shopping for babies stuff for the past few months. Every time we step into the baby stores, we are attack by an array of baby accessories.

"Do we need this? This looks useful?"

Questions fill our minds on what is really needed or what is just a gimmick. The ways the products are presented really make you question your own judgment. So we end up debating whether is certain items are required, can we get it cheaper elsewhere or over the net. Well, that's part and parcel of being a first time parent. Our journey of parenthood continues...

A New Year, A New Journey

As we end year 2009, we welcome 2010, starting another new journey. 2009 has been one hectic year for me. Mostly I could remember for 2009 is work. It's a non-stop roller coaster ride at work for the entire year. I am just glad it is all over now.

But luckily 2009 is not all bad memories. There are also memories of knowing that I am going to be a father. The shock of finding out we are going to be parents of two tiger cubs still bring a smile to me.

So as we bid farewell to 2009, Angie and I welcome 2010 with excitement and nervousness. It is the year where we step into another stage of our lives. It's the year where we are no longer children of our parents, where we become parents of our children. It's the year where we begin our journey of parenthood.

I spent my last few minutes of 2009 at Old Hong Kong Tea House having supper, cossing into 2010, with the three persons I hold most dear to. So here we go, continuing our march in life, continuing my Tales of A Tiger.

"Both Are Male..."

These are the words from the doctor, after he did the detailed scan yesterday. Though both Angie and I were a bit disappointed as we were hoping for 1 boy 1 girl, we are still happy knowing that both of them are healthy and do not have any defects. Ten fingers, ten toes, that's all that matter, that's all we hope for.

Later Angie ask me.

"What name should we give them?"

I said, "How about Alibaba? Elder one called Ali, the other call Baba. Next time we can call, ALIBABA, COME OVER HERE!"

Angie gave me a knock :P
The journey to parenthood continue for the two of us. :)