Yummy Mummy is Moving

Hey guys.. Yummy Mummy is finally getting its own domain and space. I know it's not been long since I started blogging but I think I've grown a lot (matured not fat) so, therefore I must move on.

Click this link to my new blog

Don't panic if my blog theme is pink in the morning, green at noon or black by night because currently, it's still in the midst of refurbishment. Need a few more fixtures just like having a new home needing some furniture. I've always wanted to this a long time ago (last year actually) but never have the guts to import my posts to a new space (what if it went haywire?) but.. yes there's the BIG BUT. THANKFULLY, I've got some help from tech-wise people like William and Demsi to do innovation work on my blog .

Wait... is my blog a guinea pig? Haha... only kidding. Hopefully I'll catch up with the new layout and editorial stuff so I can start blogging again. In the meantime, watch this space. If you want updates on my new blog, please email me at;

elena_jake@hotmail.com

I'll mail you once my page is up and alive but don't worry I won't send you junk-mails, probably quirky ones instead. Hope to hear from you and I hope you'll hear from me soon.

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Hey guys just to let you know I'll be off to the airport this evening for a business trip to Shanghai. I won't be able to update my blog this week. I couldn't update it last week and the week before too, due to too many things at hand.

And I have yet to fill my luggage with things I need. There's like so much to do but so little time.

So, to give a rough preview on the future posts that might be coming, here are the snapshots and its description.


1) Firstly, Judith graduated from Q-Dees.



2) The kids got a new PS3 game called the 'Eye Pet'.



3) And.. it was Nancy's 17th (5/11) and Joe's 8th (8/11) birthday last week.



There you go.. a short preview of posts that are coming soon. I can feel the urge to upload more photos already plus cakes that my mom made recently.

Anyway, I'll be back for more. Be sure to tune in once I'm back and Cheerios!

Gym-Tastic

Hubby got some new gadgets for his gym at work. Something big and something small but something definitely from abroad.


Presenting the wonderful and dependable TRX® Suspension Training® ...



and they are out of the box!


my message for hubby...


.. and here's what the other can do... seriously hubby can pull down the Takasima machine.. even I could tilt it.. so, I don't recommend anyone to buy this brand unless you are strengh-less.


You can attach to a machine of your choice, a pole, the ceiling or.. connect the TRX® Suspension Training® with the TRX Door Anchor then TADA you can have your gym anywhere.


And now... drum roll pur-leese... P90X Chin-Up Bar from Beachbody



this is freaking good.. just latch it onto the door frame and TADA!


and here's hub doing chin-ups while I did heads-up - HAHA

*the chair is there for a reason.. as I am too short to reach the bar, I had an assistant :p

my poor palms giving birth to baby blisters...

so.. therefore this ENDS the Gym-Tastic post.. exercise is really good.. some do it to release stress.. some do it to get lean and fit while I chose to do particularly for my migraines. I have very bad migraines few times a month and with exercise, the devil only visits me once in a month which is a +. My migraines are terrible... even pills on the shelves also can't make the pain go away. I would feel so sick as if my head's going to explode and it's hard to get along with daily life. I'll vomit and suffer a little bit then I'm all OKAY. Weird right? But it's what I go through every migraine day. I think the less migraines I have, the more life I'm living.

From HOME to OFFICE

Sorry that I haven't been updating my blog upfront. I've started work you see. At first it was all a blur to me but now, I'm getting a hang of it.

I was even afraid to make calls and I guess I need communication therapy. but fret not, I'm all semi-pro now. I'm learning the trade as some says.
Right now I'm filling my sister's chair temporarily doing some export stuff till she gets back from her 'holiday'. And when she's back, I'm back at the other side of the room doing other stuff like picking calls, getting orders and perhaps 'gayut' a little as I see that's what the others do during semi-precious times.

At my proposed table, there's no surfing thingy. Although, I get to chat on MSN, it won't make me much happier. I won't be able to check my mail or find 'kids stuff' online like worksheets and coloring pages for my 3 little monkees which I did at my sis table (only when I'm certain that I am completely mobile, in the middle of lunch or maybe half an hour before I beep my card @6.30pm?). But.. there's always my laptop, right? Hmm....

Oh well, feels weird here when I'm doing nothing. At home, there's always something to do for eg. fold the mountain of clothes, feed the terrapins, fill in contest forms, soak the milk bottles, update the blog, munch on chocolates, jump from couch to couch, etc.

While at work on a fuss-free day, you look at the screen, walk to the loo, peep at others (eavesdrop to be more precise), write silly notes and just waiting to go home.

Since work has started, all my daily dos' and leisure stuff came to a halt.

~MY BOOKS~

These days, well the days before I started work, I bought my books online through 'LowYat.net'. There are brand new ones(as low as RM24) and secondhand books (as low as RM8) available and believe me they are readable. So, if you are looking for good reads and don't have the time to browse through the bookstores, do check out 'Jules Online Bookstore'. She's very prompt in reply and you can certainly save a bunch!


~MY CROSS-STITCHING~

I'm stuck at this now... finished work should look roughly like below.. colors maybe differ and as you can see, I've added more kids to it and the numbers on the shirts are of their birth-dates. A few people have asked me, 'Where are YOU?'. Well, I'm the one snapping the picture aren't I?

~My Kids~

I have already missed my kids.. whenever I'm hands-free, I think of them. I always wonder what are they doing at home.. do they behave well when I'm not around.. have they bathed? Going to miss verbal bargain moments and the sound of whining.

~My Weekly Fish Noodles~

The bowl of fresh fish noodles cost RM5 and sometimes may cost up to RM8 depending on what fish is cooking!!! This is one of the best fish noodles I've eaten as the broth is clear and clearly something fishy is going on. Haha! The longest that mom and I had waited for our precious bowls of noodles were about 45 minutes. But, it's good and healthy so patience plays second. Find 'fishy noodles' at Taman Megah @ Cheras or to be more precise of the location, drop me a message!!!



~My Food Buddies~

Mom, who I have breakfast every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Plus our Friday dates to the 'Tau Foo Fah' stall at Suntex, gonna miss those little dates.


Granny, who will chew on whatever bone that's left on my plate


Uncle Yan who treats us to breakfast every Wednesday.. and that's his favorite noodles, 'curry fish head noodles'

~Lily and Tornado~

I miss feeding Lily (the one having the spa treatment) and Tornado (the one that hides and goes to a spin every time we go near)

But everything in life you do, there's the negative and the positive sides.. what do I get from upgrading from a homemaker to a 'soon-to-be workaholic'? Hmm... I get to go to the:

... office GYM with Hubby after work.. no more room workouts for me with limited space!

I have greenery views (vegetable plantation) and a quite serene one that is when the phone stops ringing!!!

I have more 'kopitiam' moments with Hubby too


I get more money to spend on myself.. perhaps I get to buy that embroidery top that I've set my eyes on 2 months ago which I think would have gone to the 70% section or get more trendy glasses to match my days!

I'll have funny office moments like this below.....

And finally, I get to make more friends than having just sisters!!!

I'm sure there will be plenty of good moments coming soon.. just gotta get the job done and stay out of BOSS'S view. HAHA!

MONEY NO ENUF!!

I received this forwarded mail a few days ago about how the government wants us to change our lifestyle. I mean it's not easy but I've made a few changes since prices of daily necessities went booming high up.

Let's say the average salary of every Malaysian is RM3000 and provided that the wives aren't working. How much can one family save?

NONE!

Let me break down for you roughly on our monthly spends if Hubby's salary is RM3.6k a month....

INSURANCE, EPF, LOANS, etc RM685

-can't afford proper insurance like HLA, AIA, MAA, or AAA

MILK & DIAPERS (2 children) RM500
-last time they drink Enfagrow but since the price went from RM64 to RM88 a tin, we couldn't afford anymore.. so it's SUSTAGEN now
-used to use MamyPoko then degraded to Huggies and now... Drypers.. haven't I downgraded a couple of times?




ELECTRICAL, WATER AND LODGING RM500
-luckily we're staying at my mom's.. so we actually saved quite a lot on mortgage




MY PHONE BILL RM85
-hub is using company line.. which is good



CREDIT CARDS RM700
-once bitten twice shy



DAILY NECESSITIES @ TOILETRIES @ GROCERIES @ MARKET RM400
-juices, biscuits, titbits, milo, ladies' stuff, cereals, shampoo, tissues, etc.



VITAMINS (3 children 2 adults) RM200 and maybe more
-vitamin C, my multivitamins, hub's multivitamins



HUBBY'S BREAKFAST & LUNCH (5 days a week x RM10 a day) RM200
-breakfast : toast bread, half boil egg and tea;
lunch : rice/noodles and a drink
*no ice-kacang, no coconut, no fruits



JOE'S LUNCHBOX (5 days a week x RM3 a day) RM60
-a pack of drink with bread/cookies/cakes



CONTACT LENS + SOLUTION RM80




BOOKS & SCHOOL RM250
-there's always something extra for school.. comes very sudden but frequent



MISCELLANEOUS RM200
-sometimes it's the toll, maybe the ice-cream stops or maybe donations, etc

It's already RM3860... though we're grateful of what we have, it's much more better if we can save some for...

LEISURE; games, holiday, romantic feast, shopping






and for the FUTURE....