20.12.09 / Parenting, Pictures, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (18)
Tags: photobook, picture book, pixart
I told QQ, this will be a present for her and she is going to keep this album properly so that she could show it to her children in future.
This is actually her 2nd picture book. First book was a coffee table book printed with Pixart as a present for nanny 2 years ago. It is almost A4 size, and I think quality is quite good. Price is also much cheaper than Photobook. See her first Pixart book here.
Since everyone is commenting that Photobook has got better quality printing, I grabbed their 40% promotion (which last till 31Dec 2009) and printed another square book. I love it! See more at my Facebook
p/s: you must be wonder why I did not do one for the boys…hahaha…save money mah…since they are only 1+. Will wait till they are older, so I will just do a First 5 Years book for each of them later!
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24.11.09 / Child's Play, Chin Nee, Just info, Parenting, best & good, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (9)
Tags: cloth, Mama, modern, pads, patch, photobook, pixart
I got so excited when Photobook.com.my announced that they are having 40% off promotion. I have been wanting to make an album, but due to it’s high price, I decided to wait for the price to drop (hubby said more competitors will come up with better packages and things like that).
Since there is no hurry to print one, I only printed an album with Pixart and gave the book to QQ’s ex nanny when I decided to take her back 2 years back. See my Pixart book I made earlier. But a lot people I know commented that Pixard quality is not as good as Photobook. Well, to me at least pricing is affordable. Furthermore, it is just a souvenir.
For the past few weeks, I have been digging out all QQ’s pic from birth till now. This round, I sent in for a Large Square book for only Rm200+ (for 8 extra pages added plus Upgrade to matte lamination). You can compare with the original price here shown before discount . Very affordable right?
If time permits, I want to print some kids posters for my parents and my grandparents. It is only Rm28.80 (after 40% off) for 4 pcs of A3 posters! Oh yes, promotion has been extended to 30th November 2009 so there are 6 more days to go if you want to do one.
What I am also busy with a moment ago:
12.05.09 / Chin Nee, Just info, Parenting, Twins, best & good, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (26)
Tags: photography
Old laptop experiencing difficulty
It has been a week since I experience difficulty going online. After using this laptop for more than 2 years, we decided to have it reformat. After so many trials and error reformatting again and again, we only discovered that it has been infected with virus. Somehow this computer must have got some virus while hubby downloaded some online drivers for our modem. Or it may be that the hard disk is going to corrupt. Might need to spend again to have the KVM switches replaced. And until now, there are weird messages popping up on my window everywhere, and if I accidentally pressed on them, it goes hang again :’(
FuN PhoToGrapHy
At least the above photo showed that we had a fun weekend during our photoshooting done by twopixel. Instead of going to the park which we intended to go earlier, we were lucky to find another shaddy park on the way to our intended shooting destination.
All in red, FIVE PIXELS from my home were indeed having lots of fun at the park. To keep the babies alert and sit on the mat quietly, I had to pluck the leaves and anything from the floor to keep them entertained, which only ended up in Korkor’s mouth. Only didi was a little bit gloomy as he was too sleepy during the shooting. QQ as usual, in her not very coperative mood but I least I get her to wear this red shirt, which she usually refuse to wear at all.
I must really thanks to our Mrs photographers, who rushed some photographs for me as I need to submit them for the twin babies article in the Chinese magazine for Mother and Baby, dated June 2009.
How nice eh if I have the skill like them too…*day dreaming again for another expensive indulgence*
06.03.09 / Parenting, Twins, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (40)
Tags: Boys, Bumbo, De
De Bumbo Boys have already moved into their 9th month!
Weight: Korkor (7.7kg) & Didi (7.5kg)
Teeth: Didi has 2 bottom teeth erupted (@7m+) while Korkor’s 2 bottom teeth only appear (at 8m+)
Not sure why, they are back to babies time, recently getting more and more attached to me, and when come evening, both of them keep on crying, only allow me alone to carry them. Once when I was putting Didi to sleep, Korkor cried like mad. You know what he did? He kept on forwarding his body to the staircase (he know I am upstairs in room), wailing “MA….MA….” while hubby was carrying him.
The boys have been calling “Ma…Ma….” since 3 month old each time they cry for me. Initially we thought it is just coincident, but now we are very sure. Hubby is also surprise how come not once “Papa” is mentioned. I told hubby, breastfed babies definitely cannot live without their mama. Poor boy…I can only be patient, listening to his cry while putting another one sleep upstairs. Not so fun having twins afterall 
While taking uploading these photos, Gosh, I almost cannot recognise who is who! Anyway, enjoy these photos, thanks to my lousy camera! *if only I have a dslr!*
“Use this ball, Mama’s taking photo again”
“Yes, yes….put there so those aunties cannot see us”
“Hi aunties!!”
02.02.09 / Family, Parenting, QQ, Twins, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (20)
At last I found a nice frame-able family picture, thanks to Kevin from SLBS.
I have been wishing to take some nice family portrait with the kids since there will not be any additional kids to our family anymore (unless accident, *touch wood*). Although it seems easy, but in real it is not easy to take a family portrait by ourselves. I am a lousy camera man, (or I should be getting a better camera :p). Nor we can rely on our maid coz all pictures taken from her surely turns out blur.
It would be good to capture at least one portrait together each year. Kids grow fast, we grow old quick too, so it is good to capture each of their moment with us.
Wonder how often the rest capture their family moments together……
Another shot with Cheng Sim and Alicia at the Sg.Long Buddhist Society CNY Potluck gathering
21.12.08 / Parenting, Twins, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (27)
Tags: breastmilk, cereal, feeding, solid
Each time I got time, I have to write a few posts at one time upfront, and schedule them to be released a week ahead. But each time I write, I am always behind time. Even the boys are entering their 6th month next week. *panting, panting trying to catch up with time while busy shopping grabbing clothes with the current sale*
The boys are their 5th month. One morning while I was trying to capture a pic of them…
“Hey bro, wake up!”
*hit* “What’s up, bro?”
“Let’s smile for mummy!”
Flipping over: Kor-kor could flip over, both side, shortly after he entered his 5th month. He could turn really fast up and down now so it is very dangerous to leave him alone on bed/sofa. Di-di on the other hand can only turn turtle when I put him to sleep on his tummy. Still a little tortise he still cannot turn back on his tummy.
Diet: Oh yes, they are doing well with their solid. They are taking cereal (2tbsp) twice a day. For variety, I sometimes add scrap banana, alternate with sweet potato or pumpkin during the morning (10.30am) feeding. Evening feeding (7pm) I dilute their grain cereal with formula for more iron. Rest of the time, only wants mummy for direct feeding on breast milk.
Sleep: Now they are older, they nap only very few hours during the day. When they are awake, they only wants me to carry them (so mummy try to hide all the time). At night, ONLY MUMMY can put them to sleep. If possible, I let them roll on the bed, until they feel sleepy. If they do not cry and require attention at the same time, I will nurse the demanding one while I pat another one to sleep.
I have no regret to start solid earlier at 5 months plus. Unlike premature babies, I personally think they mature more quickly since they are born at 38weeks gestational week. With the evening meal, they could now sleep better and longer at night (probably they feel fuller with cereal now).
17.12.08 / Just info, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (3)
Tags: OEO, online, printing
Still remember the free digital printing offered by EOE Online Printing I mentioned in my previous post? It is real, and unbelievable. I got my print outs send via courier, right to my doorstep, within 3 days, as promised! I really cannot believe that printing photos today can be so easy now in Malaysia!
Previously I had to select the photos I want for printing, saved them into my thumb drive and walk into printing shops, one by one, to inquire the price of printing (plus service charge) to see which outlet offers the lowest printing price. Some even require printing charges not to mention the long waiting time, and some even require days!
Thumbs up to EOE Online, for being the first photo printing company that goes online, providing the lowest price of printing as of today. With their online print Promotion (4R @ RM0.30 or 5R @ RM0.50) and free delivery for orders above RM35.00, it is definitely worth printing all your collection with them now (better do it before your computer have a chance to come crashing down on your, *touch wood*)
Thanks to EOE Online, they are REAL and the above are what I got for free!
If you wish to get your 50 prints free, you still have a chance to do it as they have extended the contest to another 100 bloggers. Instead of offering a cash review fee for new/latest Blogger’s Program II now (be assure that the first 50 bloggers eligible for Part 1 still get the RM50 for their Part II review), EOE have also UPGRADED the grand prize to an Olympus E-520 kit (successor to one of the most popular DSLRs of the past year) with a 14-42mm lens worth RM2499.00!!!!
I am so tempted to win this DSLR as I have always want to own a DSLR, to capture each of the one time moment of my precious ones while they are still so tender and young.
If only I could win! *praying hard!*
09.12.08 / Just info, photos / Author: chinneeq / Comments: (8)
Tags: photos
Stumble this while I was blog hopping this morning and discovered eoe Online website just at the right time. After years of snapping photos of my girl, and now my twins, I just wish I could print some of them out and make them into an album. If only they are cheaper!
Now online printing is available in Malaysia. And guess what EOE Online Printing is offering at the moment? 4R is only @ RM0.30! It is definitely cheaper than any outlet I have visited and and best of all, I can just upload and click to print my photos from home. For orders RM35.00 and above, they even offer free delivery!
Interested to get free printings? If you are a blogger, you can write a review for their site too. For the first 50 reviews, you will get 50pieces of 4R prints for FREE plus a RM50 review fee for your completed review. In addition, you also stand a chance to win a grand prize – an Olympus E-420 Digital SLR kit with 14-42mm lens worth RM1999.00 for the best written review! (Wow, if only I could find a reason to buy a Digital SLR to take my kids photos!)
What we have to do:
1. Register an account and upload our 50 photos to eprint online. (FREE PRINTINGS!)
2. Write a review on our blog and submit with the link by email.
3. Upon receiving the photos, complete (Part 2) review with our received end products.
4. We get RM50 by cheque.
I have just uploaded and submitted my 50 prints. Can’t wait to find out more? Click here for more details!
Tips: If you have difficulty upload, you can try to upload only 5 photos at a time. (I upload bigger files so that my pictures would have a better print out quality)