baby i'm back....

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First of all, let me apologies for not updating my blog for so long.


I felt bad after reading some emails from my fans (not that I'm famous per say to have fans but they all said they are my fans!!!) that were personally sent to my yahoo inbox asking how I was doing and what I have been up to... why I haven't update my blog for awhile now.


Well, thank you (to all my fans) for being so thoughtful and concern about me.


We are doing VERY WELL.



There are a few reasons why I haven't been updating my blog lately.



1. BUSY BUSY BUSY ME....

Summer is here and as always, this is the busiest season of the year for the family. The girls are in the swim team - swim practise is every morning from 8:00 to 9:00 am, Monday to Friday.


In the afternoon during the weekdays, I myself would like to spend a couple of hours at the pool trying to get some sun tan after I get off work.


Back from the pool, it would be dinner time. By 8:00 pm or latest 9:00 pm, I would already be in bed.


Moreover, I have a full-time job (work from 8 - 4:30 pm), Monday to Friday and lately I just feel like spending more time with the girls whenever I had a chance since the school is out and they are on summer vacation.




2. Lack of Motivation.

This is the worst part. I just do not have the motivation to blog anymore but I believe that's just a temporary thingy.




3. Not Very Happy.


Yeah, I'm not very happy with myself right now. Reason can't be discussed openly in here or else I will be in trouble. I also hope this is a temporary thingy as well. Should feel better next month, I hope.





So, there you have it as to why I haven't been blogging for a while.



Oh, we did go to DC for fireworks on 4th of July. We go there every year, anyway and the girls had a blast last weekend.


We also went to the zoo. One thing good about DC zoo - there is no entrance fee. Map is $2.00 but we decided to save 2 bucks by taking a picture of the map at the zoo entrance. Smart, eh..???




At the zoo entrance.





Reminds me of the "Two Little Tigers" chinese song.





Lock-in Leopard.





Some kind of deer????





I think this is Mei Xiang. I don't know - I could be wrong.





Great pose, eh?





With her sister - my two lovely girls.





Dumbo.





An elephant can lives up to 50 years-old.






Some ugly looking mammal.





Hakuna Matata?






Isn't he cute?




After visiting the zoo, we went back to the hotel to rest.


By 5:00 pm, we headed to the monument for fireworks.





We were literally right below the monument.





We laid the picnic blanket out and started to settle in.





It was a hot day and we were roasting. Like a pig.






Open air concert. Free - no cover charge.






Chillaxing.





See our new blue Coleman cooler? $20 from Walmart.





Good use of the cooler as ottoman.






Busy FBing.





Do you like my blue flip-flops? On sale for $4.99 at Aeropostale - my new favourite clothing store. Ha!




The following 4 pictures of Emma with 4 different poses.







Which one do you like? I like them ALL.






Proud to be an American.







We waited for 3 hours before the fireworks started.





And the fireworks started at 9:20 pm sharp.





It was reported in the news that $226,000 were spent on these fireworks. Whoop Whoop!





Here is the video of the fireworks. Please, please.... click on the "Play" button.


I took every effort to make this video for you all and you should at least take a glimpse at it.


Note - That was me in the video, screaming my lungs out.







Warning - the video is 8 minutes long. The first part could be a little boring for some of you but fast forward it to the last 2 minutes and watch the finale. You will never regretted, I promise. They do the same finale each year. It's pretty amazing.




Alright, here is the deal.


I will do my best to update my blog as often as I can. I know I still have quick a number of readers returning and checking on my blog daily.


Thank you for your continuous support and I shall return very soon.




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hola!

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Oh WOW... My last update on this blog was June 08th.


That's exactly 17 days ago.


The longest ever... after 4 years of constant blogging and updating CatCat, I finally took the longest break. I must admit that I had a nice 2-1/2 weeks break although I did missed writing in here, sharing all our wonderful stories.


So, what we have been up to lately?


Oh Lord Almighty - ALOT.


First and foremost, you all should know that I'm a sun-worshippers now. I have literally converted myself from an "umbrella-holder" chick to a "freaggin-oh-my-god-I-adore-le-soleil" hot mama since last year. Where there is a bright sunshine, there is CatCat. Ha!


Anyway, we have been busy hanging out at the pool most weekends. At least I did. And the girls.... with their friends. I don't remember how many sunscreen spray we had gone through by now but ALOT. And they are EXPENSIVE! US$9.99 a pop at CVS. FTS!


The girls are so tanned now, so am I. Wanna see some pictures of us?





1st weekend at the pool - during the Memorial Day weekend.






Wish I had that baby smooth skin.






I personally think that Annabel looks so good in her tan.






Love that red cheeks.






See how tanned I have gotten myself into..???





My eyes were half-closed - so had to @@@@@ it out.




I have now recently being identified as "Hawaiian Girl" by my co-workers at work.


Very tanned skin, super long fake light brown hair and blue colored contact eyes. All fake one except the skin. :D






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Apart from being busy at the pool, the girls had started their swim practises and swim meets have been lining up and scheduled.


Every Tuesday from now till the 3rd week of July, there will be a swim meet (competition) with nearby neighborhood's swim teams.


We have had 2 meets so far and Annabel had collected 4 ribbons. She's very good at freestyle and backstroke.


Emma, on the otherhand, is good at freestyle and still working on her backstroke.


Swim practise used to be at 5:00 pm till 6:00 pm (before the school summer vacation). Now, it's in the morning from 8:00 am till 9:00 am.






Emma and her friend, Melanie. They are both categorized as "Mini Mites". Sounds so cute, eh..??






Someday, we will swim at the Olympics.





Getting ready for her swim. Go Sharks!






Annabel in action.




Next is my turn.






You jump, I jump!







The girls work really hard during their practises and have improved alot on their strokes.


Me? I just hang out at the pool, being lazy and lay on the chair by the pool to get some sun. When it gets too hot, I would jump in the pool to cool off. That's all basically I do when we're at the pool.


Wanna see a video? I'm sure you do.


The video was taken yesterday - directed by Annabel.






Opppss sorry, some techincal problem here. Ha!


Alright folks. That's all for now. Another busy weekend for us. Lots of cleaning and tidying up to do.

Psssst, we will be going to DC for 4th (lots of pictures coming soon) and Papa & Adele will be in Richmond visiting the following week.


Busy... busy... busy ... WE!







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one of those days.... I hope.

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One of my new bikini. Mix-Match bikini top and bottom. Picture totally unrelated to this post.







I love my blog.



I have been blogging for almost 4 years now and every single post in here was written truly and deeply from my heart.


Most of the entries are about the girls, and for the most part are for them to read when they get older.


Lately, I have ran out of idea what to blog and it bugs the hell out of me.


I'm considering to stop blogging but it would be such a waste of my 4-years and I'm afraid I would miss blogging down the road.



Well, let me sit on it for a few days and see what I want to do with this blog.



Thoughts? Comments? ..... are all welcome.




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heaviest vs lightest

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Heaviest.... 148 lbs.

Lightest.... 114 lbs






I came a long way.

A lot of hardwork and determinations.

It wasn't easy, I must admit but with strong will power and constant re-assurance to myself that I can do it - I DID IT.



There is hell no way I'm going back to 148 lbs. Kill me first.










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that's just Emma...

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This is Emma. My youngest 5 years-old who is in Pre-K and going to Kindergarten this fall.


On a typical morning, most often she would wake up grumpy and pouting.


Cereal and milk for breakfast in the morning and on a good day, she would finish it in no time.



Her favourite thing to say nowadays:-


"Mommy, I'm not your friend."


Then I would say, "That's fine."


"I DOOOOOOOOON'T love you...."


"Good."





That's just Emma. And I love her to pieces.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Pssst... Pool open today. YAY YAY YAY!

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Hair, Makeup & ???

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You are not going to believe this.




Makeup first.


Went shopping at Ulta (store that sells cosmetics, hair and skin care items, fragrance, bath and body products, accessories, salon supplies, and beauty gifts).


And bought a bunch of Bourjois' makeups which were on clearance.


I have heard of Bourjois but never cared much about it till I saw their clearance section.


While I was busy picking out the bargains, I was told by the sales assistant that Bourjois is owned by the same company as Chanel. Oh, really..???





Anyway, here are the stuff that I bought:-




1. A powder foundation at $2.99.






2. A little tan for my skin tone right now but will be just great when summer comes.





3. A stick Concealer for dark spots at $2.99 also.






4. A shimmery eyeshadow at $1.99.





5. Comes in a cute packing.





6. Oh, what a cute little eyeshadow applicator!





7. With a handy Eyeshadow Make-up tip. Read it.





8. Another compact Eyeshadow at $2.99.





9. In Beige kaler....





10. Crazy for eyeshadow, I grabbed another one and it's light brown - very nice and been using it since then.





11. Dig... dig... and dig... Found another concealer for dark spots and fine lines. $2.99 also.





12. Dig again.... Found two lip glosses - everything was $2.99 each.






13. So, how much did I spend for ALL THESE...?





14. $20.94 - I think you should be happy for me. No..??








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Okay. Moving on to more fun stuff.


I did mentioned in my previous post that I wanted to have a hair-cut.


Hold your breath, ladies and gentlemen, as I'm ready to show you my NEW HAIR CUT.





Before.















After.



Tada......






Ah ha, you SUCKER!






Well, let me apologies for being a little "Meannie King" today.






I did get a hair cut - 4 inches off the length - in and out of the salon in less than 30 minutes.





Doesn't look like it but the stylist did cut 4 inches off. I swear, over my dead body.




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Alright. This is the real fun stuff that I save for last and YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS.




I had a piercing done today.





Where...???





Not going to tell you.....






Huh..???






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Nice or Not...???





Got to go now. Had a long day at work and been up since 3:30 am. YIKES! Hopefully, I will get some good sleep tonight.


Bon Nuit!



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