The Fruity Phase

Sounds all sweet and nice huh? Well not quite.

After my gynae check up on Thursday, I decided to go for a prenatal massage. My first one. RT's concern is that they will massage the tummy and will cause unnecessary distress to Beanie, so he's been urging me to just do the leg massage. Mum's concern is, "What if they massage and the baby's head turns and the baby is breech again?". Honestly, I think they know what to do la.

Halfway through it, I asked the Indonesia masseuse, "I very gomok hor?" To which she replied,"Never mind la. Pregnant gomok is ok. After that you do post natal then ok already."

She continued massaging and then added, "Now the body like banana. No shape."

That's the first i've heard that's been used to describe the pregnant body. Banana? Come to think of it, it does resemble a banana la.

Then just yesterday, Ms Anyhow saw my "Banana Body" nickname on my msn and went, "After Beanie comes out, it becomes pear you know!"

Tsk. But she has a point, doesn't she?

As I'm typing this, the next phase following the after-delivery-pear-body just hit me.

Papaya? At certain parts of the body, after breastfeeding that is. Something they don't tell you when they advocate breastfeeding and all its merits.

Beanie's 30 Week Update

30 weeks. Just another 10 weeks or less to go. S.C.A.R.Y.

At 30 weeks, Beanie now weighs about 1.6kg. And his head has turned down already. "But of course it could always turn back again." the gynae said.

Which is better, I wonder. To have a breech baby and be left with no choice but to opt for a C-section, or to have the baby properly engaged head down, have a natural birth, AND still be able to opt for a C-section. I love the thought that the C-section is over in a jiffy with no ten or twenty hour labour, but I worry about the healing process. Natural delivery takes longer (save for some lucky ones) but the healing process is faster. The episiotomy scares me though. How can anyone get cut down there?? Tsk.

And then there's the question of epidural or not. I think just take la. I'm not one of those fanatical mothers who "NEED to feel the pain to really experience motherhood". As it is, I'm already not one of those mothers who LURVE being pregnant. And I'm glad I have friends who feel the way I do. Makes me feel a little more normal.

Anyway, we'll see what happens when the time comes.

Oh. I did mention that he's now about 1.6kg right?

Now i'm wondering where all the other 8.4kg went to. A whopping 8.4kg is no joke leh. Plus I still have 10 more weeks!

Solucky

This Soderling.

Managed to beat Nadal in 4 sets and rob him of another French Open title.

Federer must be jumping for joy now.

At least I don't have to stay up late to catch the matches anymore. Nothing to watch already!

I just hope someone other than Federer or Murray wins. Or Soderling. Federer can win it next year after Nadal has gotten his US Open title....not this year.

Happy Birthday Pony!

Before Caleb's birthday party, his mother Dr Lee and I had this msn exchange...

Dr Lee: Can you and RT make it for Caleb's birthday party on Sunday?

Me: Sure.

Dr Lee: You know what his birthday cake is?

Me: What?

Dr Lee: It's a My Little Pony cake. hahhaahahah
(And she could "hahahahaha" some more!)

Me: Why you liddat?

Dr Lee: He likes la! He keeps telling me his name is Pony. And he wants the pandan kaya cake from Bengawan Solo. So plain, so I decorate with My Little Pony lor.

And now I present you Caleb's birthday cake.....

with his new name "Pony". Next to him is his sister Chloe, who was obviolusly oblivious to the fact that it was Pony's birthday.

Then again, whoever said My Little Pony was only for girls and that Ninja Turtles was only for boys? (Chloe likes Ninja Turtles!)

Brekkie With The Girls

If you know us and our meeting schedules, we usually meet for after-dinner coffee and it's always in the east.

Today we decided to do something different. Breakfast. All the way at Bukit Timah. Reading Ms Anyhow's entry about breakfast at Rider's Cafe enticed me and so I asked yesterday if the girls wanted to go there for breakfast this morning.

Shades of Pink was ok. So I checked with BFC and she was ok too....after recovering form the shock of the location.

BFC: Breakfast is fine. Where you all eating ah?

Me: Rider's Cafe near Turf City.

BFC: Huh? Can any further or not?

Me: I think the food quite nice la. And we always go east anyway. Plus can see horses riding by.

BFC: Do you know how smelly horses are??

Me: Haha. I don't think they'll be that close la.

BFC: Ok. Pregnant women got weird cravings so let's just go there la.

So we were set for breakfast at 11am. I was thinking more along the lines of 8am. Anyway, while making reservations, I found out that they served breakfast all the way till 2 pm! Who in the world eats breakfast at 12-2pm?

BFC picked us up and we headed to Rider's Cafe. Good choice, really. The food and ambience was good though a tad warm (the place is non air-conditioned).

Shades of Pink's Norwegian egg thingy....

I had the mushroom and cheese omelette

BFC had some crab pasta, which was real spicy and yummy

The highlight had to be dessert...Death by Chocolate.

Totally sinful, but waht the heck. I'm gonna get fat anyway.

Tokyo, Day 5

Gotemba Premium Outlets. Pretty much the whole day was spent here. Had to catch the bus fron Shinjuku Station at 930am and reached Gotemba at 1110am exactly as scheduled. Loads of branded stuff here at highly discounted rates. Left the place at 430pm and headed back to Shinjuku station where we had a yakitori dinner.

We happened to chance upon this alley and decided to order 2 sets of yakitori to try. Pretty decent save for its cost. Run by a Taiwanese/Chinese (China one), we got ripped off. (So I think it's China one). Paid 4,400 yen for 12 sticks of yakitori, 2 beers and 4 seats. Yes, we had to pay for the seats! And even then it was a squeeze at a table meant only for 2. Each seat cost us 3oo yen.

Thank goodness we only ordered 2 sets, which left us with space for sushi, which we bought from the supermarket and ate back at the hotel.

Tokyo, Day 4

Thankfully the weather was good today.

We started the morning at Ginza and spent the afternoon at Shibuya and Harajuku.

Ginza
Stopped by Sony Building at Dad's request to check out the showrooms.

The streets of Ginza were closed to cars today and lined with branded shops. We walked around Mitsukoshi departmental store, where I managed to get my Blueberry Blue Label handbag. Didn't buy very much at Ginza, except for a blouse at H&M.

Shibuya
After Ginza, we took a train to Shibuya. We walked Shibuya Center Town - the busiest part of Shibuya. One can get lost just crossing the traffic junction! The main streets and alleys are lined with shops popular among the young. A little like Far East in Singapore.

Harajuku
Like Shibuya, Harajuku is filled with trendy shops catering to the young. Check out some of the people there...


Headed back to Shinjuku for dinner at the noodle stall near the hotel.