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Went for my regular checkup on Monday. Everything is fine except that baby is a little small. It is only about 1.5kg now. The doctor suggested that I can eat a little more and sleep on my side so that the blood can flow to the baby. I have read that it is good to sleep on my left side but sleeping on the side has been a little uncomfortable for me due to the belly being in the while. In any case, I will still try my best. Next checkup in 3 weeks time. Hope baby gets a little bigger by then. I would also like to be able to view the features of baby. For the past 2 scans, she has been facing down. So shy! haha

I'm on my 30th week and according to babycenter, my baby is the size of a large cabbage. Just 10 weeks shy of my EDD. I'm getting a bit scared, mostly because of the pain. I get the impression that giving birth is really painful but there are many who are able to do so even without epidural. I myself came about with epidural so I am hoping to be one of those people. I just went for my glucose test this morning and the results will be out next week when I go for my regular checkup. Cross my fingers that my sugar level is within check. I did make a point not to consume too much sugar during my course of pregnancy. *** It has been a while since I met up with the girls and their partners. Everyone has their own busy lifestyle now. Most of them still highly focused on their career and upgrading themselves. Guess I'm the least ambitious. It doesn't really bother me for now though because I think I am still able to relate to what they are saying. Not sure if it will stay ...

This year marks SG50, the 50th birthday of Singapore. Derrick and I were back to celebrate this day with our nation. I am not much of a patriotic person but I am impressed by how Singapore can come this far in just 50 years. Singapore is so young! Not sure if I will be able to live to see SG100. I'll be 81 years old then haha. To commemorate the 9th of August 2015, I even carried out a special bag. Isn't it cute? It is a free bag given specially for this day. All public transportations were free on that day. So we took advantage of it and took a train to MBS to soak up some national day spirit.

I'm in my 3rd and final trimester. Only about 2 more months to go before I pop. Where did time fly too? I'm currently back in Singapore and will be staying till I pop. Der is back too but just for 1 week and we have been busy trying to settle stuff for our new place. We have finally settled on a contractor and have selected the tiles for our house. But there are still many many and never ending decisions to be made. As for baby, she has been growing well in my tummy. She is about 1.2kg now which is normal for a 28 week old baby. I have gained about 9kg and yet baby is only 1.2kg?! goodness... As usual, my problem with pregnancy is bad skin. Ever since I got pregnant, my belly has started to be quite hairy haha. It is no longer itchy now but I'm starting to have spots on my belly. According to my gyne, I have some hair follicles infection thus causing the spots on my belly. Her solution to me... just leave it. It's not that bad... My gyne really does not care about aes...

I'm on my 26th week today. My tummy is getting bigger and itchier as the weeks pass. I've been slathering a lot of moisturizer on it to make it less itchy. This weekend had been a great one. We managed to check out a new restaurant called "Twins" with a relaxing porch and also had a day trip out of Moscow city for a BBQ. The day trip was a trip to База отдыха “Троицкое ”- http://www.vtroickoe.ru/ . This place is called a recreational center where there are chalets, BBQ pits, a mini zoo, an area where one can play all kinds of water sports etc. Majority of the Singaporeans made it for this trip. For those that did not go were either uninvited or i dislike anyway hahah. So the group turnout was GREAT! We set off at 9am and took a 1 hr drive to the area. We had sooooo much meat for the BBQ, we even had leftovers to be continued for next week (another exciting weekend ;)). After the first round of BBQ, we went to check out the mini zoo. We brought some leftover pe...

3 more weeks before I return to Singapore. I have been feeling perfectly normal these days in terms of physical well being. Except that this week, I look like Bao Qing Tian hahaaa. I always have lots of issues regarding my skin and I wonder when will it ever stop. When I'm old and wrinkled? It's not funny but i just cannot help but laugh at myself. I look super sun burnt after using a detoxifying mask on my face. Derrick said since it's summer, I can just tell people I went sun tanning. boohoo... By the way, it's not a cheapo mask that I have used. It's an AESOP mask! I guess it's because my skin is too dry to begin with to handle such a harsh mask. Unlike in Singapore where I am perpetually oil. So i basically call myself Bao Qing Tian this entire week. Fortunately, it's getting better and I can start to party this weekend hahah. Movements of the baby can be felt more frequently these days. It's quite funny to see the tummy jiggle and wiggle. This hap...

I'm in the airport now, waiting for my flight to Moscow. My tummy is itchy and I can't stop scratching it. I can see a red spot now haha. Anyway, this will probably be my last flight back to Moscow. I got to be back in Singapore by Aug 3 for my checkup and I will not be able to fly by then. We do not have any plans for what is going to happen after I pop. Guess we will see how it goes. If everything goes well, baby might be able to see some snow next year haha. Since I am currently using up my last ticket for the year, I will have to wait till next year to utilise my new set of free tickets. Thus I will want to wait for next year before thinking of going back. Even so, our baby girl will be too young to remember anything. she might just be all wrapped up and being carried or pushed around in a pram haha. In the mean time, I can't wait to board the flight, sleep and wake up in Moscow to meet Derrick! 1 hr more to boarding and 1.5 hrs more to flight departing.. counting do...

I'm back in Singapore for my 20th week detailed scan with the gyne and this time, Derrick came along with me for the first time. It was pretty cool seeing every single part of the baby. The best part was hearing the doctor say... All is well! We also know the gender and we are having a girl! Derrick was hoping to see a little birdie haha too bad...When the scan moved on to the facial features of the baby, the doc even specifically pointed to us her "flat little chinese nose" and mentioned that "ang mo's nose will be much higher". That was her exact words. Boo hoo.. I wish my daughter will inherit Der's high nose bridge so that she can wear cool sunglasses. I can never find a pair of sunglasses that fits me due to my flat nose. In general, both the baby and myself are doing well so I am allowed to return to Moscow and miss my 6th month checkup. Will be back again in August and will have to stay here till the delivery. We are a no plan couple. We take th...

I've been following her on instagram for a while and I've been to her newly opened Buro Canteen here in Moscow. Her sense of fashion was what made me follow her in the first place. I am aware that she was in Singapore to meet the Buro 24/7 Singapore team but I didn't expect her to take the same flight with me back to Moscow. Hello Mira Duma! Despite the long haul flight, thanks for obliging to take a pic :)

I did my 16 week check up and the baby is doing well. I am such a klutz when it comes to the measurement and weight of the baby but just hearing the doctor say that everything is normal just made me feel at ease. I had so much more stomach discomfort in the past month that it got me worried sometimes. I guess it is normal to always feel something since there is actually something inside my tummy. Can't wait for the 20 week check up to know the gender of the baby. This time, Derrick will be going with me and I will see how "professional" he is at remembering all the weight and measurements that the doctor will say during the consultation. It will also be his first time seeing the baby through the ultra sound with his own eyes. Will be back in Moscow by this sat. I kind of miss my lifestyle there and of course poor Derrick who is all alone there.

My tummy is bulging these days because there is something living inside and it is this little fellow! But I personally feel that the bulge is because of all the food that is swimming inside due to my own gluttony. This little fellow is only 58mm at the current moment so i doubt it can create my current bulge hah. I still cannot imagine how I can contain a person inside me....

For this Italy trip, we covered the areas we have yet to cover in our previous Europe trip. Also, being in Moscow made flying over cheaper and much faster. There is a direct flight on S7 to Verona and we travelled to the other parts like Florence and Cinque Terre by the trains. The main point of this trip is to visit Cinque Terre as I have heard amazing reviews on the place from my friends. It sure did not disappoint us. We were awe struck upon entering our room. I couldn't stop taking pictures from the balcony even when the guy was telling us about the room. Cinque Terre is located along the coast of the Italian Riviera. Cinque means 5 in Italian. Thus there are 5 villages in Cinque Terre - Monterosso, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore. We chose to stay at Riomaggiore and we loved it! This place is not easily accessible by car so the train is the most convenient mode of transport. Fortunately at Riomaggiore, there is a lift to bring people up to the top. Upon...

Paying tribute to our founding father at the Republic of Singapore Embassy at Moscow, Russia. R.I.P Mr. Lee. Your legacy will continue to inspire the many generations to come.

It's break time again and I can't wait for it. Another impromptu trip has sprung up and we are heading to Italy before I head back to Singapore again for the 2nd time this year. We will be flying to Verona then taking a train to Florence, a day trip to Sienna and ending in Cinque Terre. I heard so much great reviews about it so I have very high expectations of this place. All we have is a ticket to Verona now. I better start to do some research!

This was the best Yu Sheng Derrick and I made this year. I love it, everyone was impressed by it and it tasted good too! We were both shrieking and giving each other the high-5 at home when the image was slowly formed hahah. As the Chinese New Year come to a close, I hope everyone had a great new year and an even better one ahead.

Happy CNY! This is the second year that we are not in Singapore for Chinese New Year. Last year was spent in Cairo and this year we are in Moscow. Even though CNY is not a festival that is celebrated in Moscow, we are fortunate to have a handful of Singaporeans here to celebrate the new year with us. We even made the effort to decorate our walls and play CNY music at times hah. For reunion dinner, I specially whipped up some dishes and tried to make them look as festive as possible. We had imperial treasure soup with lots of goodies like abalone inside the soup :), fish, veg, roast pork, ngohiong, salad prawn and lap cheong. We even displayed our creative flair by attempting our yearly homemade Yu Sheng. The best has yet to come. This is just a trial piece. The main event will be up this Sun hah Can't wait for more steamboat and Lo Hei during the weekend!

Coming back to Singapore feels like a holiday to me now and having a staycation made it even more like a holiday. Thanks to my dear friend, we spoilt ourselves with a stay over at Capella for 1 night and an awesome luxurious meal at Fat Cow. It was a spontaneous effort and VIOLA... we managed to grab 2 of our friends over to chill with us in the day.  We chose the room with the garden view. The sofa itself can sleep 2 adults. Upon checking in, we spent most of the day taking pictures in the room as well as chilling at Bob's Bar. It has been a long time since all 4 of us met up together. We had so much fun that we all agreed that we should make the effort to meet up every time I am in Singapore.  3 of us used to hang out so much back in our SAC days. We had peacocks as company too as they were eyeing the nuts on the table. After chilling, we headed over to Fat Cow for dinner. The food was fantastic... but of course it came at a price. Definitely somewhere ...