2010-08-31

Teacher's Day-School holiday

No school on Teacher's Day

Plan to take B1 & B2 to Zoo in the morning. After lunch,back home to bathe B2,then go Taka to shop for Moon Cake and Cookies.

This year, both Kee Wah and Wing Wah from Hong Kong set up stalls here. Kee Wah brought in most of their best sellers here.Bought loose pack walnut cookies and sesame crisp the other day.Will be buying more + egg rolls and some yam paste moon cakes.

2010-08-28

Birthday Present for myself ...

My Old Longchamp wallet has been with me for MANY MANY years.

Time to change...to ANOTHER LONGCHAMP wallet.

I am very particular about what I want when comes to my wallet.

French Wallet style, in RED ,two billfold, lots of credit card slots, coin compartment and a ID flap for putting B1 & B2's photos.Onlly Longchamp has wallets that met my requirements.

I have just ordered this from magnums.net, at US$260,ship via VPOSTUSA.I estimated the shipping fee to be less than S$25.

I prefer the AW Carmine wine red, instead of the SS Chili red though. The photo shown is something of orangey brown.

Was told by SA at SG's Longchamp that this used to be selling at S$457,though during GSS, I saw it selling at S$470, and it's now S$491! No further discount, even though there is only 1 chili red display piece left.

This is going to be a birthday present for myself...from myself ! Hope my LUCK will come back after I get this LUCKY RED wallet!

2010-08-27

Starhub sucks!

I made several calls to Starhub 1633, to lodge service calls due to faulty setup box and today, to cancel appointment.

EVERTY time ,they put me on hold for at least 20mins, before someone finally pickep up the calls.

I feedback to the CS today, he just told me "Other customers also facing the same issues..." .This is precisely WHY they need to improve their customer service. Can't they just have options to leave our contact number,so that they can call back? Of course, they must REALLY call back, as my organisations' have CS who promised to call back but never did.

2010-08-19

No PE lessons during fasting month?

B1 said they won't have any PE lessons,as their PE teacher,who's Muslim is fasting.

Not sure if this is a common practice in other schools?

B1's watching YOG now...

No schools these 2 days as P6 pupiles are having their PSLE Oral exams.

The school has arranged for some of the students to watch YOG.

Got to be school at 7am,not supposed to pack food there.Only water,poncho,umbrella,sunblock, hat..

2010-08-06

Primary school children's Boy-Girl-Relationship

Recently B1 and some of her friends seem obsessed over the talk about Boy-Girl relationship.Who loves who, who kisses who,hold hands.... One of them,JY, even created Facebook Group " What's the latest rumous in School"., and exchanges messaged there and even SMS.

Late at 11.30pm, a boy still SMS B1 and said he loves JY 100% blah blah blah.

Frankly, I did have the urge to contact their mothers when I read all those but I refrained myself,didn't want to over-react.

Then one of her friend's mother contact us and asked to meet up in person, to discuss about the drawings she found that they drew. I suspect it's about those BG relationship stuff,but I'll have to wait till the meet-up tomorrow to see how it goes.

We probably need some experts' advice or some parents who has gone through this to tell us how shall our reaction be?

Primary school children's Boy-Girl-Relationship

Recently B1 and some of her friends seem obsessed over the talk about Boy-Girl relationship.Who loves who, who kisses who,hold hands.... One of them,JY, even created Facebook Group " What's the latest rumous in School"., and exchanges messaged there and even SMS.

Late at 11.30pm, a boy still SMS B1 and said he loves JY 100% blah blah blah.

Frankly, I did have the urge to contact their mothers when I read all those but I refrained myself,didn't want to over-react.

Then one of her friend's mother contact us and asked to meet up in person, to discuss about the drawings she found that they drew. I suspect it's about those BG relationship stuff,but I'll have to wait till the meet-up tomorrow to see how it goes.

We probably need some experts' advice or some parents who has gone through this to tell us how shall our reaction be?

2010-08-04

Delicious and addictive Korean Grill Fish crackers

SGD6.00 from Isetan Scott's Korean Cooked Food Counter.

Unlike Japanese crackers,this is not salty,and not overly sweet.

It's crispy and light,and best of all ,no oil is used for making this crackers.

2010-08-02

My USA Haul via VPOSTUSA/Speedpost

Got the Scrapbook Fatory deluxe at 50% off, since it's an upgrade from an older version I own.

Int'l shipping cost US$60,crazy!

I shipped via VPOSTUSA, paid US$4.95 for ground shipping instead.VPOST charged about SGD18,including a SGD13.40 base charge.

When the package arrived at VPOSTUSA, I suddenly recalled those ointment for eczema and diaper rash that drugstore is not able to ship direct. Not to waste the chance to save on base charge, I immediately placed order from drugstore.

Total shipping for BOTH packages cost only SGD20.83, after 12% UOB lady's card discount.

skinstore.com always give 2 sachets of skincare samples.drustore.com gave only a sachet of vanilla bean latte! The ground shipping takes about 5 days to reach VPOSTUSA at Oregon and it's despatched via UPS, so online tracking can be done,whereas skinstore.com is mailed out via USPS with no tracking.

VPOSTUSA or rather Speedpost does have lapse in serivce this time. My first package arrived in SG before I have paid.The "Track and Trace" system shows "Attempted/Failed Delivery" on 28 July, 8.58pm, but I am VERY SURE I was at home that night and my door bell never rang and there isn't even and Receipt left at my door for me to call for re-delivery!

I called their hotline,were told all the customer service officers are busy, asked me to leave name,contact number and Vpost number and they will call back, but they NEVER did!

Called again to enquire about my first package,after even my 2nd package has arrived. Changed the time slot to S2 (2pm to 6pm),instead of their original scheduled 9am to 1pm. Told the officer about the first "attempted/failed delivery" and requested for an investigation, but till now, no response/feedback from them. I was even told that there is NO night delivery, so the system shows failed delivery at 8.58pm is "probably" due to rainning/traffic jam...