http://zoopslife.com A homemaker with her rants on life, family and everything else... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:11:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my best friends, Lisa, forwarded this to me on my email.....I thought to share it with my readers here...fruit for thought.. As she stood in front of her 5th grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children an untruth. Like most teachers, she looked ... http://zoopslife.com/a-beautiful-story/ I'm BACK!!!!! LOL!! I know..this blog has been left uncared and unattended...Well, hopefully, this year will be a good year with many changes in my life ...good changes...keeping my fingers crossed! Thanks to all my blog followers..hopefully I will keep blogging!! New Year resolutions...lots.....will blog about it if it comes true!! Cheers!! ... http://zoopslife.com/happy-new-year-2010/ In a few more days, I will be flying back home. So excited! Just packed a little today. I have been doing some shopping and working, that is why I have not been blogging. Yesterday, we went to Trafford Centre at Manchester and got 6 mobile phones!! I know. Mad ... http://zoopslife.com/journey-home/ Dear MyBloglog, Please delete my website and account from your site as I have lost my username and password. Thank you! ZoopslifeShare http://zoopslife.com/my-bloglog/ First of all, I have been busy lazy with things. I have bought my tickets back...yippeee!!! And it's for 10 WEEKS!!! I was going to get an earlier date back but it was like an extra£150, so I chose the cheaper one. Luckily, my manager approved my holidays, but half ... http://zoopslife.com/im-so-excited/ I would like to wish all my Chinese friends and readers, and also those who celebrate Chinese New Year, A Happy and Prosperous Ox Year!! Lots of good health and wealth to all of you!! I haven't been back celebrating Chinese New Year for 5 years now....hopefully next year I will ... http://zoopslife.com/oh-how-i-miss/ We celebrated a low-key birthday as usual for hubby together with my MIL last weekend. I volunteered to cook for him instead of my MIL. But after volunteering, I fall sick...hahaha...luckily I recover in time to cook for him. I cooked the main meal while MIL cooked the dessert; fruit ... http://zoopslife.com/hubbys-belated-birthday/ Before Christmas last year, we went to the Christmas markets in Machester and it was freezing. Then I saw one of the loves of  life...MACAROONS!!! Or COCONUT MACAROONS!! Love them. These were hot and nice...melts in your mouth..yummy! The freezing weather now makes me dream of my lovely macaroons..hmm....I wonder if ... http://zoopslife.com/macaroonsi-love/ Well, Ian is still sick..well..recovering slightly. We went to the doctor's and he's got ear infection that is now settled in his ear canal or something..but that is what made his fever fluctuate up and down the other day. Besides that, he's got a cold and cough; basically what everyone's ... http://zoopslife.com/the-joys-in-life/ Ian has been down with fever since last night. I can't take him to the doctor's because they don't open during week unless it's the hospital emergency services. No, thank you, we could end up waiting for hours. So, I will wait for Monday. In the meantime it's Calpol/paracetamol and ... http://zoopslife.com/my-poor-baby/ I found with shock that Jett Travolta has died, aged only 16 years old. This sad event is receiving a lot of press attention at the moment. One article which has certainly caught my attention, speculates as follows: Kelly Preston has said that she believes toxic cleaning products in her family's home caused ... http://zoopslife.com/rip-jeff-travolta-john-travoltas-son/ We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Let's all hope for a better New Year for everyone! How was 2008 for you? It was mediocre for me but I am thankful that it is uneventful. I hope that the New Year will bring me more MONEY!! Hehehe...and ... http://zoopslife.com/happy-new-year-to-all/ If you are wondering what is Boxing Day, here is an excerpt from Wikipedia... "Boxing Day is a bank holiday or a public holiday in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong and countries in the Commonwealth of Nations with a mainly Christian population. It is based on the ... http://zoopslife.com/boxing-day-2/ This year's Christmas was celebrated in the same as all the years I have been here. I go to my MIL's place for the Christmas dinner/ lunch. It's always turkey...hehe with brussels sprouts, sausage meat, stuffing, vegertables, cranberry sauce, potatoes and gravy.   Mutilated Turkey!! Christmas Dinner!! Christmas pudding drowned in custard and Christmas ... http://zoopslife.com/all-i-got-for-christmas-is/ Last week I received this for my birthday from hubby ... two set of CDs, one English compilation and the other is Chinese. I haven't listened to them yet. Will download them on my Ipod Touch and then try them out. This year like every year, I celebrate with just ... http://zoopslife.com/what-i-got/ This year, Christmas came early for Ian...about 8 days early. His grandma and us shared this present for him. We had to put it up early with a little help before Christmas so this is his first early Christmas present and he absolutely loved it!   He played on it for ... http://zoopslife.com/christmas-came-early/ We would like to wish all our reader and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! May you have a great and enjoyable Christmas!! Hope that you will have a fabulous New Year too!! Share http://zoopslife.com/merry-christmas-a-happy-new-year/ A reader forwarded this link and I thought to share it with my readers here...this is truly beyond anything...really sad...these "monsters" should get whipping and caning many, many times before getting the death penalty.   MOTHER TRACEY CONNELLY ( MARRIED SURNAME ) or COX ( MAIDEN NAME ) OF PENSHURST RD, BROMLEY. JASON BARKER/ OWEN AND BROTHER STEVEN BARKER OF ARMADALE CLOSE, BROMLEY. ONE ... http://zoopslife.com/the-hidden-horror-behind-a-story-that-shocked-the-nation/ Can you imagine how can a mother do this to her own innocent child? So terrible...this news have been all over the papers in UK...thought I share it here with my friends. What kind of a monster is she and the other 2 who does it! No excuse!! They should be ... http://zoopslife.com/the-abuse-by-the-evil-monster-mother/ This Halloween I didn't do anything, but Ian had lots of fun. As he goes to nursery on a Friday so he was swimming in the morning at school and then he had a Halloween party in the late afternoon. They had games, dancing and party. Too bad, we can't ... http://zoopslife.com/halloween-and-fireworks/ Nights are very chilly at the moment, well, so are days as well. So a hot meal for the day would be expected. But sometimes, I am a bit lazy..hehe... Last night, I put this cheese and onion quiche from Tesco in the oven for about 25-30 minutes at 200 ... http://zoopslife.com/a-simple-one/ Ian used to like toasts. Nowadays, he is so picky on everything, even eating toasts but luckily he is back on it now that I buy raisin bread with cinnamon sprinkled on it for him to eat. I will toast for him with some butter spread for his mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks. ... http://zoopslife.com/toastie/ I woke up today at 2pm in a panic....because I thought...oh my goodness..I really overslept...hehe...then my hubby said that it was only 1pm. The hour went back at midnight so we are now having shorter daylight, so the days gets dark fast. It's a sign that winter is approaching. Anyway, hubby ... http://zoopslife.com/sunday-roast/ Cont'd  916-This Is What's Cool 917-SHARZ-Pangit's Journey in the States 918-The Lion's Den 919-kapamilya corner 920-BudgetCents.net 921-Blame The Vain 922-ButtonWood Project 923-HayWire Farm 924-John Boy Multimedia 925-Mosquitos In Paradise 926-RJ Paulsen 927-Snookies 928-SpykerMan 929-Test Land 930-VT Griffin 931-Smith $ amp ; Co. Weblog 932-Honigimmo - Travel & Real Estate Blog 933-Mommy ... http://zoopslife.com/big-bang-world-record-v/ I have been cooped up at home for 2 weeks in a row. On and off...bloody hell, cold, sore throat, blocked nose, flu....and it triggers my asthma. Gotten from bad to worse, I have been in bed for 4 days straight, just went to the doctor in the evening and ... http://zoopslife.com/bloody-sick/ That's right the title says it all!! Hehehehe....sorry folks..I was actually thinking of ditching the blog...but then what the heck! Anyway, not much updates. Just have been busy with stuff...you know the usual, work, home, family.... The only sad thing is I won't be going back for Chinese New Year next ... http://zoopslife.com/im-soooooo-lazy/ *WARNING! Some explicit animal photos! Might offend some readers! Don't proceed if you feel offended easily! Read at your own risk!Muahahaha.... On Saturday, we went to the Knowsley Safari Park which is a 550 acre Safari Park with a 5 mile safari drive. It is located in Prescot in Merseyside. It ... http://zoopslife.com/knowsley-safari-park/ We went to see the tall ships in Liverpool on Sunday which is a gathering of tall ships from all over the world before the race. We started of at 9am and the weather was not good, raining and Liverpool can be very, very cold with its chilling wind. We ... http://zoopslife.com/the-tall-ships-liverpool/ That's right..hehe....there's cobwebs everywhere in my blog....need to clean up and buck up. I have been busy and also lazy doing blog posting that everything has gone slacked! Anyway, I will try and keep my blog alive....hehe.. So what's with the "I" loot?? That was my latest purchase. We didn't planned it...just ... http://zoopslife.com/cobwebsi-loot-wall-e/ The answer for the latest contest is..... a Victorinox swiss army tool set... so congrats to Giddy Tiger for guessing the right answer! For those who didn't win...try your luck again in my next contest...Cheers! Share http://zoopslife.com/results-time/ This POST will remain ON TOP until the end of contest. For newer posts, please SCROLL DOWN! Thanks! I know it has been quite long since my last contest. Anyway, here is my 7th Contest. As you all know, Father's Day was on Sunday. So in this contest, can you guess ... http://zoopslife.com/7th-contest/ I can't believe how fast time flies! It seems like only yesterday I was in the labour ward in pain...hehe..Now our little baby is 3!! It was his birthday on Sunday, the same day as Father's Day. I did not make a big party for him or anything like that. ... http://zoopslife.com/ians-3rd-birthday/ Do you see this building here? Sorry the photo's not that good...was inside the car and it was raining. Anyway, look how cool this building is...sloped like that. You know what it is? It's a cool indoor ski slope. I haven't been there before, just pass it whenever I got to ... http://zoopslife.com/chill-factore/ Everytime whenever we take Ian to Toys 'R' Us, he will go to the car section and sit/play with the cars for nearly half an hour...haha. I let him because it's free...hehehe.   But I was quite tempted to buy him one of the big battery-operated cars which is less than ... http://zoopslife.com/mommy-i-want/ *Cont'd 661-Skylle's D' Limit 662-iqbal blog 663-Tech 5.0 664-Saje Jek 665-Sehening Kalbu 666-Di Sini Berhenti 667-LADYJAVA LIFE'S PAGES 668-Shopping Fashion Style 669-Nonsense 670-Pinaywifespeaks 671-Pinaywifeatbp 672-Daily Tipper 673-I said what You Thought 674-Adventure Journey World 675-Candid Yammering 676-Prove Me Wrong 677-Torra Mirror 678-Memoirs on a Rainy Day 679-Affiliate Crunch 680-Feel Free To ... http://zoopslife.com/big-bang-world-record-iv/ Cont'd 501-Cherry’s Comfort Zone 502-Thinking Out Loud 503-Wishing and Hoping 504-Jobs for Davao 505-Jobs for Abroad 506-PRC Exam Results 507-Wish Washy 508-Captains bridge 509 Colourrain 510 Modus Vivendi 511-Our Hep Chat 512-I forgot where I was going with this... 513-MRS FANCYPANTS LIVE 514-Real Estate News and Tips 515-MY.........STORIES 516-Garaphernalia 5.0 517-Everything ... http://zoopslife.com/big-bang-world-record-iii/ Cont'd  325-belolats.com 326-The Original Blue Ribbon Bloggers 327-No nonsense Internet Tips 328-Its Not a Weekend; Its a Lifestyle 329-myfavehangout.com (Rich Valla) 330-Blog District 331-Official Travel Guide 332-EMJEI SAYS 333-www dot project rasso dot org 334-Work At Home Opportunities 335-VirusHead 336-Gracie de Guzman 337-Jollyjo 338-Jollyjo.tv 339-Ev Nucci's THE CAREER STRATEGIST 340-Ev Nucci's ... http://zoopslife.com/big-bang-world-record-ii/ Since December 2007, we have had a 'battle royal' over our Sky+ subscription. Sky+ is one of the satellite subscription services provided by sky.com, who also provide services such as Sky, Sky Talk, Sky Broadband and is overall part of the BSkyB group. Sky broadcast shows such as Bones, CSI and ... http://zoopslife.com/sky-rotten-service-rotten-support-rotten-to-the-core/ I cut Ian's hair last week. At first, when I started shaving his head he was alright. I let him sit in front of the mirror and as he watched his hair falling off, he started to squirm. Then eventually he wanted to get rid of the hair that was dropping from his ... http://zoopslife.com/how-do-you-like-my-new-hair-cut/ I would like to apologize for going MIA (Missing In Action) for so long…what happened?Hehe…I have been feeling very lazy..don’t know why…just don’t feel like blogging. But I will try and blog-hop as much as I can… Besides that, I have been bitten by the TVB series bug… I have been ... http://zoopslife.com/lazy-bug/ Sorry it took me a while to post the winner for this 6th contest. The winner is Dragon....with the answer 14 stalks... Congratulations...    As for those who failed to win...don't fret, you have a chance to win more prizes in my next contest coming soon.....cheers!Share http://zoopslife.com/the-6th-contest-winner/ It was the May Bank Holiday weekend, so we have Monday off as well. We took Ian to see Thomas the Tank Engine on Sunday. Woke up quite early, as we were getting ready to go..guess what....it rained and rained.... arghhh....it was quite nice and sunny the day before...just my ... http://zoopslife.com/days-out-with-thomas-the-tank-engine/ Look Mummy...how do you like my drawing....so do you think I have a future in art? Any potential?   I can draw on my hands too...look..nice.....also tried a little on my clothes and maybe some on my face as well...just trying out on different styles and places...hahaha...   Luckily it's water-based...just wipe with wet ... http://zoopslife.com/future-picasso/ Nowadays all I seem to do is work... that is why I feel so tired. I have so many things to do. Which can be a good thing though...in some ways. I am half-way through my course and also just started my driving lessons which is a drag....arghh... I have ... http://zoopslife.com/no-rest/ This post will remain ON TOP until the end of the contest. For NEWER POST, please SCROLL DOWN!!! It's flower guessing contest again. In this contest, you have to guess the total number of stalks in this bouquet of carnations. Just to give you a tip, stalks does not mean the ... http://zoopslife.com/6th-contest/ And the winner of the 5th Contest is.....*drum roll*.......GiddyTigress with the closest answer....£15.50! The belt costs £15!!! Congrats again...please email me your details..add...and I will post the item to you.. Also I would like to congratulate the 4th contest winner, Michelle, who has posted her winning in her blog here. Well, ... http://zoopslife.com/who-won-the-results5th-contest/ Muahahaha....I won USD 15 from Sasha!! Thank you Sasha... It was from guessing the number of  fruit...must go and buy lottery later....what good news..just woke up anyway...You can check it out from her blog here..Share http://zoopslife.com/i-won/ This weekend I did some grocery shopping and then some spring cleaning. Instead of buying fresh food, I have opted for frozen food this week.   It's because the fresh food usually gets thrown out when I forget about it. But with frozen food, it doesn't and I get to save ... http://zoopslife.com/feeling-lazy/ This POST will remain on TOP till the end of the contest! For NEWER post please scroll down. In this contest, all you have to do is to guess the price of this Calvin Klein belt in £££££/ pounds sterling.   The prize in this contest is this Jane Norman bag worth £20!! ... http://zoopslife.com/5th-contest/ Look at the price of the petrol and diesel....going up and up..how I wish that this is the share/stock price ,and there's no way it's coming down. The first picture was taken at the end of January. The second photo was taken this evening.   That's why I have been so ... http://zoopslife.com/going-upnot-coming-down/ Yay! It's finally snowing here...but at the wrong time of the year...haha....it's Springtime and it had been snowing since early morning. Before I went to sleep this morning at 2am, I looked outside the window and saw that it was snowing...hehe...got excited...      I know, it sounded mad, but I like ... http://zoopslife.com/snowing-in-springtime/ I went to Tesco this morning and got SOME groceries for the week and also some other household essentials that had run out. Can you guess how much my bill came to?? I only spent an hour there....... hehe......   Look how long the receipt is... Luckily I went alone...there was so ... http://zoopslife.com/the-rising-cost-of-living/ We were down at Manchester one weekend and captured the Silverman in action. You can watch him in action here. He is quite funny, he only moves when you put money in his container. Very talented as well. Look at his box...haha..  Share http://zoopslife.com/the-silverman/ The correct answer for the fourth contest is OUT!! Sorry for the delay...I totally forgot about it....hehe..   The correct answer is 12!! So since there is a tie in the answer between Michelle and Sweetiepie. The first to comment on this post will be the winner! So good luck!  For those who ... http://zoopslife.com/the-results-for-4th-contest/ We were at the shopping mall today and Ian grabbed hold of some hat and was goofing around. So as usual I quickly took some photo of him...haha.. Share http://zoopslife.com/my-cheeky-monkey/ We went on the Birmingham trip as planned but we set out a bit late...couldn't wake up. Hehe.. Only left the house near to 12 noon. Before setting off, we grabbed some food from the motor services. Had some paninis, toast and coffee...well, decaffeinated caramel latte in soya milk .....haha. ... http://zoopslife.com/birmingham-trip/ Today is Good Friday and it's a public holiday here. Then Monday is the Easter bank Holiday, so hubby is off work from today till Monday, only goes back to work on Tuesday. I was so knackered after coming back from work this morning, slept very SOUNDLY, hubby said...haha. He could hear ... http://zoopslife.com/easter-bank-holiday/ Do you remember my 3rd contest? Well, the winners have received their prizes. You can read about their win in their respective blog...Congrats again...Hazel, Shern's Mummy and Stephanie! Cheers!Share http://zoopslife.com/theyve-got-them/ This post will remain on the TOP till the end of contest!  For newer posts, please scroll down! For this contest, how many stalks do you think there are in this photo in the vase? The prize is this Timberland Timberkids bag which can be used by kids and adults alike.. The RULES You ... http://zoopslife.com/4th-contest/ It has been quiet here..I have been busy with work, my course and housework as well... so tired.. But luckily had some retail theraphy....muahahaha..that is my cure..if not I will be fed up of everything. The weather was not very good during the weekend. Had some rain, it was cloudy and ... http://zoopslife.com/manchesteragain/ We did a little shopping during the weekend, took Ian to my his favourite place...haha... Toys R Us and Mothercare. Did not have any intention to buy anything.....came back with these....hehehe.... It was on offer! The easel was half price, £35 from Mothercare. Then as I was browsing through the ... http://zoopslife.com/242/ It was Mother's Day last Sunday in the UK. There was a year when I was a bit blur and thought that Mother's Day was the same everywhere...haha...so I called my mom and wished her happy Mother's Day...and she was like ...huh?...hehe..and this was like 3am in the UK, I ... http://zoopslife.com/mothers-day/ The results are OUT! And the winner is Stephanie Kok who guessed the correct answer...3.6kg or 7lbs 15oz or 7.9 pounds. As I have already said that there are 2 lucky winners, the sponsors have decided to give an extra prize as there were 2 ties as well with the answers ... http://zoopslife.com/the-results-are-out/ These are my overdue Awards and Tags! I would like to thank all for passing it to me....sorry it took so long to do it.. I got this from Kopi Soh ages ago....hehe... Then this from Constance.. This from Zooropa These from Hazel Tags... This is from Angeleyes & Nyumix.. The Prettiest Mom Tag Thanks..don't feel it at ... http://zoopslife.com/awardstags/ Remember my first contest? The winners have both received their mystery gifts (except for the 2nd contest winner, the prize is on the way) and blogged about them. So, if you are wondering what they've won, go hop over their blog and have a look. The winners for the 1st ... http://zoopslife.com/congratulations-to-the-first-contest-winners/ Oooo..I'm loving it!!! No, it's not the McDonalds advertisement ... hahaha... I'm loving my new header..... So what do you guys think of it??Share http://zoopslife.com/im-loving-it/ So what did I do during the weekend .... guess .... cleaning ... cleaning and more cleaning ..... why... nowadays I work 3 nights a week, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Mondays, I have my computer class. So, basically the whole week is full. On Fridays, I take Ian to ... http://zoopslife.com/busy-weekend/  This post will remain on TOP till the end of the contest! FOR LATEST POSTS, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN……  This is an easy one...all you have to do is guess how much Ian, our Son, weighed when he was born.   Two lucky people stand to a Virgin Vie Masquerade Gold Glitter Mascara worth £12 each! The same ... http://zoopslife.com/3rd-contest/ And the answer is £29.90! So the winner is Hooi Imm! Congrats! Please email me your address so that I can send you the bag! Cheers! Look out for my next contest!Share http://zoopslife.com/the-results2nd-contest/ I would like to apologize to all who have tagged and awarded me for the last 2 or 3 months..I have forgotten who have tagged  and awarded me....sorry.....So, if you would like me to "pay my dues", please leave a message here with the link...hehe..thank you very much....have been very ... http://zoopslife.com/tags-and-awards/ That's right...it's a car..not new...2nd hand. We don't buy new cars here because of where we live. If we ever move to a detached house then we will buy new cars. Don't have own parking space that's why. Anyway, it's a 2004 Honda FIT/Jazz, imported model 1.4l from Japan..automatic...it has ... http://zoopslife.com/here-it-is/ No, I am not pregnant....haha... We are picking it up today...our new baby....so.....can you guess what it is....hehe............so happy....... Ok...got to get ready now to go out and pick it up......Share http://zoopslife.com/our-new-baby/ We went to Manchester during the weekend and bought some groceries from Chinatown. Not really in Chinatown but it is one of the bigger Chinese supermarket, the Wing Yip.   It has a Chinese restaurant called the Glamorous restaurant above.   Ate there before, the food is not bad but can be expensive...hehe. Anyway, just ... http://zoopslife.com/manchester/ I've been quiet lately...not in the mood for anything really....was a bit homesick...thinking of family...also I was busy working, with house work as well... But it is better now. Anyway, we went out to Cheshire Oaks, it's like factory outlet here..lots of designer shops..low price.. but I didn't buy anything, just ... http://zoopslife.com/quiet/ This post will remain on TOP till the end of the contest! FOR LATEST POSTS, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN......  This is just a simple contest. Just guess the price of this cardigan in sterling/pounds/£££.   The clue is, it's not branded..just local brand. Can't reveal more than that! Whoever that guess the correct price ... http://zoopslife.com/2nd-contest/ We would like to wish everyone a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year!  Gong Xi Fa Cai!   Share http://zoopslife.com/happy-new-year/ The answer is.............................................9!!! I'm sorry I am unable to show you the video of the results because my camera is in the repair shop.....So, Angeleyes, Mush, Constance, Rose and Elly guessed the right number. However, as a tie-breaker, between all of them, whoever that is the FIRST  and SECOND to comment on ... http://zoopslife.com/the-results/ What are brothers and sisters for? Is it too demanding for them to visit you when you are sick? Especially if it's chronic?  What kind of excuse is.... Oh, it's near Chinese New Year, must not go to hospital, will bring bad luck! What crap! Or I'm busy....LAME excuse! My thoughts ... http://zoopslife.com/im-so-pissed/ My friend send me this quite a while ago and I think it is really priceless... teaches men not to mess with women.... and they say I'm not sexist.... muahahaha CURTAIN RODS----PRICELESS > > She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. >  > On the second day, she had the ... http://zoopslife.com/the-curtain-rod/