Model Midori

I brought our Sweetie Pie to a photo session for "The Best Smile" contest organized by Spiele Max today.

Our Golden Piglet wore a golden baby cheongsam by H&M. We are keeping our fingers crossed that Midori wins the 100€ Spiele Max voucher. If not, all is not lost cos our Cutie Pie had fun.

My New Camera

Stephan bought me a new Olympus Mju 1030SW after my Fuji camera went dead after just 9 months. Not only did he have the careless me in mind, but he also thought of our lil' Piglet when he bought this "tank" camera which is:
shockproof (Midori likes to bang things and I tend to drop things)
waterproof (Midori puts everything in her mouth)
freezeproof (the freezing winter)
crushproof (in case I/Midori step/s on it)

Check out its witty advertisement!

Yes, it's in midori color and I can take pix and videos underwater!

Our Sweetie Pie tested it right away and was very happy with her Mama's new toy. Thank U, Honey!!!

Mahlzeit

Stephan insisted that we buy only Hipp products for our Precious after watching a documetary on Claus Hipp, the chairman of Hipp Baby Food. Papa Pig was very impressed by the humble millionaire.
Our Piglet is showing more interest in food other than breastmilk, but the latter is still her favorite. She loves all kinds of fruits and most vegetables but dislike meat. I've also started feeding her bread and rice, even though she only has 2 short bottom incisors. Apparently it's normal for exclusively breastfed babies to be late at teething. Guess, it's nature's way of sparing nursing moms from a lot of pain. Already my Milk Pi(g)ranha almost always bites me whenever I nurse her. Ooooooouch!!!

Papa Loves Midori

When Stephan came back from Nuremberg last month, he bought not just one but 2 Steiff stuffed animals, a lamb and a hippo, for our Precious. He grew up with stuffed toys from this classic German brand and insisted that Midori should have them too. Lucky Piglet!

The Closing Ceremony Of The Beijing Olympics

We invited a couple of friends over to watch the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics over tea and brownies.

Midori's First Visit To The Playground

I brought Midori to the playground at Luthersplatz to meet the other Indonesian ladies and their kids. It was Midori's first visit to the playground and she loved it. Our piglet was the "star" and made new friends who volunteered to babysit her. We'll be going there more often.

10-Month Check-up

Doesn't Midori look like her Papa? No wonder she's almost always mistaken as a boy even when she's dressed in pink.

Midori was having fun while waiting to see her new pediatrician for the 10-month check-up. We didn't like her previous pediatrician. She failed to draw blood from Midori even after poking her head twice with a syringe. I crinched in pain as our usually brave piglet with high threshold for pain cried her lungs out. That was the final draw and we knew we had to look for another pediatrician.

Midori was making sure the nurse didn't overstate her weight.

Blowing A Raspberry

20.08.2008

Today is 20082008! A very popular date to tie the knot or do something out of the world. So, what did the 3 Lil' Pigs do today? Nothing special. Just the usual chilling at home! Oink Oink oink.

Kick It Like Beckham

Our Sweetie Pie loves to play "football". Stephan already has plans for her to go pro.

Happy 63rd Birthday, Indonesia!

HUT RI ke 63!

Indonesia, tanah airku, tanah tumpah darahku.
Di sanalah aku berdiri, jadi pandu ibuku.
Indonesia, kebangsaanku, bangsa dan tanah airku.
Marilah kita berseru, "Indonesia bersatu!"
Hiduplah tanahku, hiduplah neg'riku,
Bangsaku, rakyatku, semuanya.
Bangunlah jiwanya, bangunlah badannya
Untuk Indonesia Raya!

Indonesia Raya, merdeka, merdeka
Tanahku, neg'riku yang kucinta.
Indonesia Raya, merdeka, merdeka
Hiduplah Indonesia Raya!

Brave Little Girl

My little niece, S, is a brave girl. She's my favorite niece!

We love u, S!!!

Happy Birthday, LL!!!

Happy Birthday, my dearest friend!!!

LL is one of my closest and oldest (in terms of friendship) friend. The forever happy, laughing and praying girl is happier, laughing and praying more now than the first day I got to know her in high school.

Thank u for being a true friend, one who shares my sorrow, joy and always prays for me.

We hope to see u soon, LL!

Happy 10-Month Old, Midori!!!

With a blink of our eyes, our precious golden piglet is already 10 months old!!! Midori is getting curious by the minute and loves electronics gadgets more than her baby toys. I think she got it from her Papa.

Our baby is very active now, so much so that she doesn't stay still long enough for us to take a good pix of her. She has started crawling without dragging her tummy, loves to stand up and cruises whenever she gets the opportunity. Midori even took her first steps with my help.


Her 2 bottom incisors are making their way out. Luckily she's not having any teething pain. At least she doesn't show it.

Her YY 99 might not have heard it when Midori said "bye-bye" to him on the phone today. She waved and even repeated "bye-bye" after me later in the evening and again before she went to bed! Wished we could capture these precious moments on video. Yeah, we are obsessed with our lil' buddle of joy and her achievements.

Happy 10-month, Midori chan!!!

Love,

Mama Pig & Papa Pig

Happy Birthday, DiDi!

Happy birthday, DiDi!

My little brother is not so little anymore! In fact, he is bigger than me and is a devoted father of 2 wonderful kids.

I used to buy him tamarind candies almost 3 decades ago just so he'd smile and I would too. No candies is needed now for the thought of our childhood alone makes me smile.....and tear a little cos I'd love to be 30 years younger :P

For his birthday, I made dorayaki today. This is the favorite snack of Doraemon which is my little bro's favorite cartoon character. Here's to u, Didi!!! I hope I made him drool with joy.

BIG HUG from the 3 lil' pigs in Germany.

Lily + Stephan = Midori

Happy Birthday Singapore!!!

Happy 43rd National Day, Singapore!

Our Precious is dressed up in Singapore's national colors, red & white. A big wet kiss to MM 99 for sending Midori this Starbucks bear all the way from Singapore!

Majulah Singapura
Majulah Singapura

New Blog In Town

After much prompting and hesitation, it's high time I join the crowded world of bloggers.

But why now/today? Am I trying to steal the show from the Beijing Olympics 2008? Errrrrr maybe just a little.

I happen to think 08-08-08 it's a cute if not lucky day to launch this blog. But of course it has something to do with the fact that I'm Chinese. Chinese Indonesian! So since I'm already married (with an adorable kid) and I don't plan to embark on some wild adventures which I might live to regret than smile with sweet memory, I thought I'd start blog. I know, I'm boring.

Let's hope this blog will grow old with the 3 of us and garner large readership to maybe get sponsors and/or a book deal. Yeah, I'm dreaming. Hey, it's good to have hopes and dreams, right? Like the Olympic dreams.


Here's our Sweetie Pie training for the Summer Olympics 2024 (venue to be determined). Yeah, got to start early. Oink oink oink.


Have a FATT day!