Naming Piglet Chan!

Naming Piglet Chan!

With just slightly less than 16 weeks to go before we welcome our boy into this world, one thing we talked about most these days was what to name him. You'd think naming a baby is easy.. but this mummy just simply can't decide! I want a name he'll adore.. not be ashamed but be proud of.. Hubby said that is impossible, since any names can be turned into something to joke about nowadays.. we might as well choose something we like..
We're still calling him 'Piglet Chan'. Hubby said if we still can't decide by the time he's born, we shall just name him thus, since he should be used to it by then.. Lol! I don't think he'll like us very much.. Ha!
Anyway, here's a few names we've shortlisted:

Aiden/Aidan/Aidn - Little Fire (Irish)
Ashton - Ash Tree Town (English)
Kieran/Kieren/Keeran - Little Dark One (Irish)
Keagan/Keagen/Keegan - Descendant Of The Fiery One (Irish)

What do you guys think? Any input?

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OMG!!

OMG!!

I was surfing around for a nice baby ticker to put in the blog.. and I just realized something!
I'm way past into the mid of my pregnancy!!!!!!

According to my due date:

I've been carrying our boy for 157 days, thats 22 weeks and 3 days, and
I've only 123 days, that's 17 weeks and 4 days before our boy pops out!!!!

OMG!!!!

p/s: This Mummy is super proud of herself! I redesigned the blog skin all by myself albeit taking the whole day...

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Practice or Practise?

Practice or Practise?

There is often confusion over the words "practice" and "practise". I've always used the sentences - 'Please practice more!' or 'You need more practice!' in my student's progress book.. Where else I've seen most other teachers uses "practise" instead.
I did some checking and came up with these:

In order to understand which to use, you must know the difference between a noun and a verb. This is because "practice" is a noun; whereas, "practise" is a verb. "Ice" is a slippery thing, whereas "ise" is not a thing - so remember that practice is a thing and practise is a doing word.

A LITTLE TRICK TO SPOT "PRACTICE"
Try using the word "preparation" (or "lessons") instead of "practice". If the sentence still makes sense, then "practice" is almost certainly correct.
(This trick works because "practice" is a noun, just like the words "preparation" and "lessons". )

A LITTLE TRICK TO SPOT "PRACTISE"
Try using the verb "to prepare" (in its various forms; e.g. "preparing, prepared, prepares") instead of "practise". If the sentence still makes sense, then "practise" is almost certainly correct. However, if you find yourself using "preparation" then you should be using "practice", because both are nouns.
(This trick works because "to practise" is a verb, just like "to prepare". )

Examples:

• You need more practice. (Correct)
• You should practise more. (Correct)
• They practice in the office for 10 weeks and are then sent out. (Wrong)
• Keep practicing that stroke until the whistle blast. (Wrong)

So for me:

• Please practice more - Wrong
• You need more practice - Correct

Right? Haha.. I need grammer lessons...

Sources: Grammer-monster.com

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Updates..

Updates..

1. We're having a BOY!!! We've started some shopping and shortlisted a few names. Baby is constantly kicking everyday! And he have opinions too! We were at the Taka Baby Fair past Sunday, and he kicked non stop when we picked up some things for him.. Hubby said he's telling us which to choose and not to.. Ha! Sometimes, when I was laughing, it felt like he wanted to chew his way out of my tummy! Haha!
2. Cousin Chia Ling came over for a visit to Singapore.. We haven't met for dunno how many donkey years! And she still looks the same! Hubby said that talkative-ness really runs in the family.. we were talking like there's no tomorrow! Ha! It was really great to catching up with her after all these years..
3. Met up with the usual Makan Gang for dinner at Finalmente Gastromania. Hubby wrote about the place the first time we went with Chia Ling here. Had lots of fun catching up with the gang... Hope we'll be going out for another makan outing soon..
4. Hubby and me went to catch The Leap Years last Sunday! It was a good show! Typical romantic story, but I like it! I wanna read the book now..
   
5. Have been reading up on the elections in Malaysia, biggest upset ever for Barisan Nasional (BN)! Mum's hated MIC head honcho is OUT! Happy her! Man.. now I wished I went back and did my part for my country too! Who knows.. my vote could've made an even bigger impact! Haha!
6. Hubby will be away for the week due to work.. Haiz.. had a sleepless night last night! Unlike mum and sis, I don't suffer insomnia. I just don't believe in sleeping too much because, to me, sleeping more than 8 hours a day means we're wasting a lifetime away (how long do you think one can live?)... Before me and Hubby were together, I slept less than 6 hours everyday and Hubby must have at least a 9 hours of a good night sleep with naps in between in the day! Now, we meet halfway, I take normal hours night sleep and Hubby gave up on his naps.. except when he's away for work! I can't seem to get a proper night rest when Hubby's not around... I wouldn't worry normally, but now have to consider my little one....
7. Laptop's been acting crazy nowadays.. I think it's gonna conk out on us anytime now.. I'm already telling Hubby what kind of laptop I want next.. But must save money for the baby... We've more or less decided on the stroller, playpen, car seat and many many other stuffs we wanna get... so that will have to be the priority! So, we're keeping our fingers crossed the laptop won't decide to die anytime soon..
8. Been having some mood swings lately.. One minute I'll be happy and the next, worried.. sometimes sad.. This is especially bad when Hubby's not around.. Mum and Sis kept reminding me not to let my mood effect me.. So, I'm keeping myself occupy.. by watching TV.. I should do the housework instead.. but I'm too lazy! Ha! I'm coping.. so no worries.. just that maybe sometimes I need somebody to talk to.. and Hubby's not easy to reach when he's at work.. I guess it's times like this I wish my family just lives around the corner.. :)
   

That's all.. Ciao!

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