night time training = backache

not my gym training , but my 4 yr old’s nighttime potty training … this one’s a hard nut to crack … we’ve started 2 months ago , and may i say , we picked such a good time to start … just when the rainy season stricks … some nights i sleep wearing a sweater , curled up into a ball cuz all the blankets are down … the strange thing i found is , there is no correlations between bedtime fluid intake and the number of times she pees … whether she gets a drink or a box of milk or not before she sleeps , she still goes at the same time ( 11 pm / 2 am / 5 am ) … weird !! … where did she get all the water from ??

with her sister, we didn’t have to do anything … she just refuse to wear her diapers and told us she’ll wake us up if she needs to go … and that was it ! … part of the success could be attributed to buying cheapo diapers ( there were no training pants then ) … they were so uncomfortable to wear , she did self-training ..

5.4 Km Run for Life

Shape magazine will be sponsoring a 5.4 km run this Nov 10th at Queen Sirikit Convention Center, Rama 4 rd … i want to try this , anybody wants to join ? … my friends are not runners and just the mention that it starts at the ungodly hour of 5:30 AM will surely dampen any smidgeon of enthusiasm …

it’s a charity run , all proceeds will go to Siriraj Hospital for breast cancer research … applicants have to be women ( of any age ) , in fairly good shape, with 250bht to spare … the details in the website are in thai , so here’s my translation :

there’s a ‘ Super BIG Bonus ‘ for all runners … you get free gifts ( t-shirt, water bottle, a book ” Joy of Exercise “, and a ‘ Goodies Bag ‘ which has a mini bottle of Lactacyd, a bag of Soy Crunch, Pigeon baby wipes ) … first 100 applicants will also get a free check-up at phayatai 2 hospital worth 1000bht …

Award catagories :

Shape Fit & Firm Award ( first 50 , prize range from 5000bht to 1000 bht ; first 3 each gets a trophy )

Shape Look Great Award ( 10 prizes to 10 women who looks great and completes the competition <– huh ? )

Shape Strongest Award ( 5000bht to the the oldest geezer in the race )

Shape Youngest Award ( 5000bht to the tiny tot who crawled through the race )

Trophies will also be presented to the top 5 running clubs who sent in the most runners

you can download the application here ( it’s in thai, though ) … deadline for submission is October 31st ….

simple fix

my 20 yr old Singer sewing machine gets cranky from time to time … when she’s had it, she stamps down her foot and refuses to be lifted … this is very easy to fix … you’ll have to locate the screw midway on the sewing foot’s shaft (? ) … tighten this screw and it’s fixed ! … no need to call the Singer service guy and pay him 300bht to tighten a screw … 

duck what ?!!

gifts from my parents’ trip to hong kong … i can’t decide , which is worse ? duck kidney above or ….

DUCK TONGUES !!!

ARGGGHHHH !!!

mom would be proud …

chinese herbal soup … which sent me to bed early cuz i couldn’t bear all the heat generated by consuming this soup … all because i bought the wrong herbal mix … i got the one with ‘ dong guai ‘ which gave my pork bones soup a funny smell … the kids wouldn’t touch it so i drank half a pot … from what mom told me, this herb is the best for a healthy uterus … hell knows what happens if the other gender takes it … my husband refuse to be the lab mice …

Oishi delivery …

freaks me out … i think they went overboard with their packaging trick … last sunday i was stuck home, not brave enough to take the kids out alone so i ordered from them … the bento box was placed inside a cardboard box … there are various sauces in plastic bags, more sauces in plastic cups, a plastic bag to hold a piece of tissue paper and wooden chopsticks ( in paper coverings ) , even the month’s menu is slided inside a plastic bag ! … that was one guilt-ridden meal i had … and it didn’t taste good too … the tempura was oily, the salmon was a skinny serving, and the salad just didn’t look fresh ….

mango trees

we did a last minute clean up at my parents’ house before they come back from their week long vacation … the kids and I tackle the garden … if i’m to own a house with a garden , i will never ever plant mango trees … okay, they provide great shades but man, these trees just shed leaves the whole day … we raked up 2 super large trash bags of those leaves and i had to hand picked loose ones stuck on all the other plants ….

another plant never to be planted in your garden will be bamboos … they look so pretty and oriental but have you tried trimming them down ? … as a teenager I was given this task and each time i end up in itchy hives …

back from the airport

the most amazing thing in the suwanapoom airport is the 35bht coffee , period .  it’s the same coffee we are hooked on ( khao talu ) except under a new name ‘ magic ‘ something … the coffee shop is located in the Miracle food court on the second floor … you can also get sticky rice in plastic bags with pork satays ( 3 sticks for 20bht ) … i think this area needs more trash cans … people tend to leave their trash in the plants … 

if you need a drink of water, don’t get it from the arrivals on the first floor … a bottle costs 35bht !  isn’t there a law on selling overpriced drinking water ? ….  head over to the second floor and get your water from the Family Mart , or spend your 35bht on a large latte

two months gone by …

i wouldn’t say the K-1 has totally adjusted to kindergarten … she’s no longer crying in the morning and has switched to headlocking me when she sees her teacher … all will be well , since i’ll no longer be walking her into school … ( i’m kicking her off the car ) … really, i think my presence aggravates the seperation anxiety gland in her …

still dogsitting

we found an old dog cage and chucked my mom’s little darling  into it … go on and call animal abuse and i’ll mail you a sample of his pee … not very fragrant … we figure that if we send him to the vet’s , he’ll be locked 24/7 in a tiny cage with cats as his neighbours … after the 5 day jail term, he may have lost both his eyeballs … he’s not enjoying it , but little does he know how paris hilton his jail term is with us …