www.demoments.net

Don’t know what has got into me. First it was Cloth Diapering for my boys (although I was heavily hearted wanted to invest on the CD). Then comes Cloth Pad for myself. Having menstrual used to be a nightmare to me (imagine the discomfort and everything). But now, you would not believe how I look forward to my each menstrual cycle now. Ok,  I know I begin to sound like nuts now.

And now comes the making of Garbage Enzyme (turning wet garbage into householrd cleaning solutions).

Benefits:

1. recover our ozone layer and lower global temperature
2. create natural household cleanser to avoid using harsh chemicals

How it can happen:
From day one you start making Garbage Enzyme its catalyses process will release ozone gas (O3). O3 can reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and heavy metal that traps heat in the cloud. Hence heat can be release from the Earth, reducing greenhouse and global warming effects.

How to make: ( Ratio of brown sugar, garbage, water is 1:3:10)

I started off with 100g brown sugar, 300g fruit skin, and 1 L water. For more fragant solution, you can opt to use only fruit skin (citrus like orange and such) instead of vege skin. I use my Lampe Berger container. Not sure what how my enzyme is going to turn out but my SIL said the solution works great as car washer. Can even use them for bath….*eee….a bit geli with the thought also*. Hope by using less chemical at home and eat more healtily now, we could lead a healthier life and will not be needing the Colonix later in life.

More usage are:
# Save money: Turn kitchen waste to DIY natural household cleaners.
# Multiple usage: Natural household cleaner; air purifier; deodorizer; insecticide; detergent; body care; car care; organic fertilizer, etc.
# Reduce pollution: Methane gas released from disposed garbage can trap 21 times more heat than CO2, worsen the global warming.
# Purify air: Remove odour. Dissolve toxic air released from smoking, car exhaust, chemical residues from household products, etc.
# Purify underground water: Enzyme that flow underground will eventually purify the river ad the sea.
# Natural pesticides: Reduce mosquitoes, flies, rats or cockroach, etc.
# Anti-bacterial and virus: Natural antiseptic for your home.
# Prevent drainpipe blockage: Release residues accumulated in the pipe of basins or toilet bowls.

For more details of its benefit for our environment and also how to use it effectively at home, do check out at http://enzymesos.blogspot.com/ for more details.

What’s at my cuisine blog:

Favorite Big Breakfast for SAHM like me. What’s yours then ?

Spending more time Getting so tied up with the boys now, I think my blog has got only contains updates on De Bumbo Boys. Obviously QQ also seldom appear liao (when Jaz asked me about how is QQ just now). See what is she up to:

This little princess of mine finally turns 5 recently. With the brothers around, she is no longer a lonely child but frequently fighting or getting annoyed when her brothers disturb her things (masak-masak) she nicely arranged on the table. They love playing on our sleep number bed, jumping here and there, giggling till tired before they fall asleep each night. As my neighbour (QQ’s ex-nanny) said, my house is now full of “happiness”  with kids yelling and crying all the time.

Keeping her hair long, she now loves to make herself pretty. “Tai Kor Lui”, right? How time flies. My ugly dark lil duckling is now a swan princess. Each time before we leave the house, she will ask me, “Ma, you don’t wanna make up ah?” Until hubby also concern all the bad chemical getting into her tender skin as she loves putting on make up on her face

Although she adores her brothers, I think she sometimes still feel jealous when I carry the boys. She even asked me, ” Mummy, why you always carry them ah”? Aiyo…takkan wanna carry her meh, so big buffulo already. Anyhow she still gets to spend lots of personal time with me, such as going out with me when I run my errands, and even folllow me to my 2 hourly facial treatment (thought can escape and wanna enjoy my 2 hour facial also cannot now).

Recently hubby talked about no.4 and yes, it would definitely good if we have another girl to make our children balance.I like the idea of having 4 kids too, especially when they boys are schooling and I begin to feel lonely. But sometimes when the kids scream down the house or when the boys refuse to sleep at night, hubby and I would shake head tell each other, no way we can tolerate another nightmare!

For sale (view details @ http://www.biz.demoments.net/?p=531)

*Fuzzi Bunz Pocket Diapers (worn only < 3 times)

*Pooh Fleece Cover

With only one sole breadwinner at home, we have to be more careful with our spending. With more mouths to feed, our monthly expenditure on necessity is really high. Unlike those days, we no longer can have the luxury of dining in luxury café as frequent as we want Believe of not, I have not step into my favorite Starbuck and sip my favorite Blended Green Tea!

The only wish I have now is that hubby gets a job with a better pay. If we could afford, it would be good to enroll QQ into classes like dancing or violin as she loves music. However before we can do that, we definitely need to get some saving first or perhaps purchase the growing demand commodity such as silver bars for our rainy days in future.

“You think we got potential to be as famous as Michael Jackson or not?”

Korkor at 12 months

• Weight: Only 8.25kg, Height: 72cm
• Has 4 bottom teeth and 4 upper teeth
• Still creeping most of the time
• Stand and cruise, but not very steadily
• Could say mum-mum Ma-ma, Pa-pa and today Tak-tak (Kakak!)

“Excuse me, bro, but I though we both look far more handsome!”

Didi at 12 months

• Wight: Only 8.15kg, Height: 75cm
• Has 4 bottom teeth and 4 upper teeth
• Has been crawling and cruising well
  
• Only loves calling Ma-ma
  

Punk hair twin boys only have hairs in the middle of their head. Not sure why, they are still almost hairless and all hair only grows in the middle of their head. Look at their nice hair style. Even our discount ceiling fans at home also cannot blow down their punk hair

At their 2nd pnuemmococal jab yesterday (we were poorer by Rm560 again this round visit), their weight and height was found below average (chart slopping downward). Doctor was a bit concern and asked to do a blood test to check on their iron deficiency. Bills on jabs are already too high so I though it is not neccessary to do the test. Furthermore, insufficient in iron is normal for breastfed babies, right?

The boys were up extremely early, before it was even 7am. It was a mad rush preparing the kids, and I left my 30 Minnie butter cookies at home Getting enough of the butter cookies, I definitely not wanting to eat another one anymore. Shall get QQ to distribute them in school tomorrow.

We left home exactly by 8am, after feeding them so morning cereal so they can continue to sleep in the car on our way.

Kids happily in stream, picture from Kristie

It was a great day, not too sunny. Water from the stream is cooling. QQ only stand aside watching the kids enjoying their play, but afraid to get into the water and made herself muddy. Earlier her father brainwashed her saying that the water is from nowhere, which made me quite dissappointed.

Standing mini flags on the beautiful Birthday Brownies

Each birthday kid comes with a flag and stand their name on it. Boy, I tell you, the brownies are so delicious besides beautifully decorated with a Garden Theme (thanks to Millie who got them for us).

Waiting to blow the candles

Kids sitting in front of their Birthday Brownies. We have a cake knife (so luckily we did not have to use a box cutter).But we forgot bringing lighter with us. In another words, all of us obviously blessed with good husbands who do not smoke. We should have use the rocks!

I did not take much pictures as I am too tied up, with don’t know what.

Didi playing with his pressie wrappers while QQ had knocked off!!

Poor kids, we then make a quick trip to Ikea since we were already in that area and then to my SIL’s place to collect something.

A sling blocking the sun ray getting into sleeping Korkor’s face

We always use the sling to cover the kids especially when they sleep in long distance travel.

Look at how much pain the mummies have gone preparing the gifts for the kids. We definitely had lots of fun!

Thank you thank you!!!!

See pics shared by other mummies at:

http://www.cookingmomster.com/?p=2416

http://soho-mama.blogspot.com/2009/06/birthday-picnic-by-shallow-stream.html

http://martini-khoo.blogspot.com/2009/06/mass-birthday-picnic-at-ttdi-park.html

http://thehoneybunch.blogspot.com/2009/06/birthday-picnic-for-june-babies.html

Each night they jump and roll on bed before sleep time

The boys would stand and cruise along the rails with my maid keeping an eye on them. Now it takes 2 adults to catch them, just in case both of them going to the different edge of the bed.

At this age (about 1 yr old), they still could not play with each other. However they already started to fight, snatching things on the other party’s hand. My nightmare begins…

When one loose, he will usually fall down legs up on bed and cry…

It is Father’s Day. June is also his birthday. June is also our wedding anniversary.

I got nothing for him, not even a single cupcake. I only gave him 3 children, all born in June who make him a father, who force him to work harder and make him weak in heart (for worry over little matters here and there).

Nevertheless, he is a great hubby and a great father who has done his duty wonderfully.

Happy Belated Birthday, Happy Father’s Day and Happy Anniversary to you, my Love.

Our event is just another 3 days away….

Click here for details on the picnic here

Actual picture of our picnic location (taken from http://ibuactivities.blogspot.com/)

1. Location of picnic: Far deep in the park. You shall pass by a big lake until you come to a shallow flowing stream with shaddy areas opposite a big playground (see picture above)

2. Confirmed picnickers are:

Eleven families with June kids and Ten families joining us for the fun.

**If you are coming, do please confirm by today 5.oopm so volunteer mummies can pack enough goodies to distribute to the attending kids. Good news, we also have a sponsor packing up nice goodies for mummies (first come first serve basis)

3. Reminder: You shall bring:
* ONLY own food and drinks to prevent wastage at the end of the day
* own cutlery and food container
* bucket, soap bubbles or your own sandpit kit (to play water by the stream)
* additional clothes for the kids to change, towels
* mos repellent
* a bottle of clean water to rinse your kids as the toilet is situated too far away at the entrance
* a lil container / cup with soil for planting a seed activity

4. Plant a seed
Let your tree grow and nuture with your baby. Liz has some mustard seed brought back from California by Liz (Need 3 mummies to volunteer helping the kids around)

5.Songs prepared by Liz and Karen for our Circle Time..
(Note: Suggest that mommies learn up the song, if possible, also sing with their kids)

1. The more we get together
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsaQxghTavY

Oh, the more we get together,
Together, together,
Oh, the more we get together,
The happier we’ll be.

For your friends are my friends,
And my friends are your friends.
Oh, the more we get together,
The happier we’ll be!

2. I Love You (popularized by Barney) - sing and dance along the parachute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsKO_r76kfQ

I love you,
You love me,
We’re a happy family,
with a great big hug,
and a kiss from me to you,
Won’t you say you love me TOO!

I love you,
You love me,
We’re best friends like friends should be,
With a great big hug,
And a kiss from me to you,
Won’t you say you love me too

3. Mr Sun (from Barney)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cordzK8gh-k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpJsaq5UVVc&feature=fvst

Oh Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. golden sun. Please shine down on me.
Oh Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. golden sun. Hiding behind a tree.
These little children are asking you. To please come out so we can play with you.
Oh Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. golden sun. Please shine down on me.

Oh Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. golden sun. Please shine down on me.
Oh Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. golden sun. Hiding behind a tree.
These little children are asking you. To please come out so we can play with you.
Oh Mr. Sun. Sun. Mr. golden sun. Please shine down on, please shine down on,
Please shine down on me!

4. If you’re happy and you know it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpIAdP2FoYg

If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands (clap clap)
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. (clap clap)

If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet (stomp stomp)
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet (stomp stomp)
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it, stomp your feet. (stomp stomp)

If you’re happy and you know it, shout “Hurray!” (hoo-ray!)
If you’re happy and you know it, shout “Hurray!” (hoo-ray!)
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it, shout “Hurray!” (hoo-ray!)

If you’re happy and you know it, do all three (clap-clap, stomp-stomp, hoo-ray!)
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three (clap-clap, stomp-stomp, hoo-ray!)
If you’re happy and you know it, then your face will surely show it
If you’re happy and you know it, do all three. (clap-clap, stomp-stomp, hoo-ray!)

Although busy, it was a fun month. I baked Tomica little cookies as party favors for the kids. Tedious job to do as they are really tiny. Stamping the mould on the shaped cookies really testing our patience. Luckily QQ could help and with maid’s help, all little cars and van was neatly packed and given out.

Hubby was on leave so we went back to Melaka a day earlier. Went to the famous Ikan Bakar at Muara Sg.Duyong on Friday night. Although the place is fully booked and ambience is good, we were quite dissappointed as the food does not taste as good as the old stall in Serkam.

On Saturday night, we had a small catering just to accomodate relatives from my father and mother side. It was a great reunion for the family members. See how tall is my younger brother now who is also working in Singapore. My poor little brother did not come back as he was stucked with his study till late evening on Saturday. Time flies and cousins that I played with during my younger days are all mother and father now.

Just a normal butter cake from my all-time-favourite bakery shop in Melaka, Tai Tee. Just one birthday cake shared by both the boys. I think I ate most the this cake, no a single dab of buttercream is wasted, yummy! You can imagine how much weight I have gained in this one month, and how seriously I need my mesothelioma pills again.

Boys with their pressies. It was such a hot day that I dragged them to take a quick bath the moment everyone left the party and let them play again with the presents. It was a long and tiring but great day for all of us.

Didi was being carried by Belle

Miche could not make it for the party as David had to work. On Sunday Miche came over to send the boys their present. Even their first pair of soft sole was from Miche’s blog winning too (which I personally love), thanks my dear friend!

My poor maid and I were rushing to pack the things that we will be bringing back till late last night. Now we have packed so many things and waiting them to be loaded into the car. It is gonna be so full that I thought we might as well hire a long distance moving companies to move our things back.

Can figure out what Didi is trying to do?

I love this shot!

Meaningwhile here I am, still rushing to complete some online assignments while waiting for hubby to complete some work at home before we leave home to Melaka. Just also received some shoots from TwoPixel this morning. See rest of the pics at Boys Photography @ 10m (Part2)

It has been very tiring for myself, and I guess also for the boys as we are travelling so frequently this month. The boys are getting afraid of strangers again. Didi even having horrible nightmare almost every night since last week where he will scream, scratch his own face and wriggle out of my arms crying and wailing in the middle of his sleep at night. Poor boys, I am worried when we go back to my mum’s place today. My timid boys will surely get frightened again once, when their grand aunties and uncles try to carry them tomorrow. I told hubby perhaps it is best for my maid and I to sling them with us at all time.

Small birthday celebration with Hubby’s family over last weekend.

Our main purpose is to perform prayers to our ancestors. So in the evening, we just had a small satay party with the kids uncles, aunties and cousins. I did not even want to bake, and even wanna buy any cake, coz really jelak liao. In the end, SIL sponsored a cake for that evening.

Just baked another batch of Tomica little cookies just came out from my oven for another coming party in Melaka (plus some big Minnies for the coming Mass Picnic Birthday Celebration on this coming 21st June). Munching some of the cookies now (will surely need the best diet pills to help me slim down after this month).We will be leaving back to Melaka for preparation by tomorrow. Stay tune for more stories on the boys birthday.

*Sorry for not blog hop over for these few days. June is certainly a fun and busy month for Mrs Tan

Hubby is lucky that I am not a perfume lover. Although I use Lampe Berger at home and I love nice scented home, I just could not stand spraying myself all over with body perfume.

During our wedding anniversary last year, hubby did ask me if I want to choose from one of the perfume gift sets as presents. I thought that it would be a great idea to choose a set which consist of a bottle of Calvin Klein perfume, and a bottle of Hugo Boss Aftershave so that both of us could utilize the present together. But in the end we decided to save the money and just to go for a nice meal with the kids. I think Hubby is real lucky that his wife is easily satisfied plus extremely low maintenance too. So for this year, I already have plan in mind what I want for our anniversary!

Hooray, our Mega June Birthday Picnic at TTDI Park is just about 2 weeks away!

See more details here

Although there is nothing much to prepare in advance since each of us will be bringing our own food, all June kids will be sharing just a cake to prevent wastage here and there. Therefore if you wish to join in, do leave a note here so I can get back to you in details. Anyone (even if you do not have a June baby) is welcome to join in the fun

Just remember to bring enough food for your family so that we do not overflow with extra food. Otherwise everyone will complain ganing weight and need fat burner to slim down again, hehe…

It is so difficult to feed the boys these days. Unlike my first child, I am not particular strict on their diet anymore. in fact, I think I have polluted their taste bud by feeding them a lot of  ‘tasty food’ from my plate.

Korkor’s Eating Habit

When the  boys were younger, Korkor used to be an easy eater and he can just swallow very quickly when we feed him porridge. Whenever he sees me eating, he will just come over to me and ask for some.

Now is the other way round. Korkor becomes a very fussy eater and he spits out his porridge most of the time. He is also getting more and more “herbivor” and cannot tolerate anything with fishy (all expensive ingredients like fish, scallops, dried mussels). However he likes all the food from my palate (salty. sweet, and even cold ice-creams!) Too spoilt for tasty food until he dislike his porridge?

Didi’s Eating Habit

On the other hand, it is getting easier to feed Didi nowadays. Although he loves keeping food in his mouth, he can accept more variety of food taste and not too choosy. However the kids are smart too, as they prefer food from my plate rather than their plain porridge.

Is it a good time for soft rice feeding at 11 months?

I wonder if it is the right time to feed them rice since they got only a few front teeth to chew? I am more worry about indigestion, if they swallow the rice instead.

Boy, they are growing so fast. I have not even started on any savings or investment in the Outer Banks rentals for the boys until today.

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June is the greatest month of the year, in our life. Back in

1972, 12 June: Birth of the first TAN (hubby)

2003, 22 June:  Mrs Tan (Me) joined the TAN family

2004, 4 June: Birth of the 3rd TAN (our first daughter, QQ)

2008, 29 June: Birth of the 4th and 5th TAN (our twin, De Bumbo Boys)

All our family celebrations are cramped in June. Except mine in July (coz I am not one of the original TAN lol). But never mind, I still love June. Because I have lots of cakes to eat!

This coming weekend we will go back to hubby’s hometown. Initial plan was to celebrate the boys’ birthday just with hubby’s family. Just a small steamboat/ satay celup dinner for 20pax, done at home. Somehow plan has changed last minute. Hubby is a bit disappointed, I feel that. (Good thing is that I do not have to bake anymore. Am tired also by baking 2 sessions of cupcakes already).

Since we will still go back this week, hubby suggested a BBQ. Just a few of us at home. Isn’t that great? I love that idea. It excites me again! Will pack in advance and we shall leave for hometown before dawn. Am going to get some adult diapers for my neighbour before I leave. This time we will only marinate the wings and do simple fried mee hoon. I’ll be with the boys indoor anyway. Anyone wanna eat, just go “bakar sendiri”