Completed!

I have completed my MBA studies with the final exams and submission of the final capstone project over the weekend. I was totally exhausted after spending 16 hours on the final paper and the worst thing was I couldn't sleep after that! It was 5+am and I was having such terrible heartburn that I had to sit up the whole time in bed and even vomited gastric juice! I guess either I was too tired or I was too hungry...Anyway, it's all over now and I should get my results by mid-February. Then I will need to decide if I want to get the University of Melbourne transcript or the U21Global transcript...Oh well, will decide later.

Went for a checkup with the gynae and was told that the baby is quite big. In 3 weeks, baby has put on 700g and I am now in 33 weeks. I will see the gynae again in 2 weeks and we will see how fast this little fellow is growing inside me. I think he is in a hurry to come into this world to meet daddy and mummy and the rest of his family! He is so active! I did a calculation and decided that he should probably be induced in week 38 or early week 39 so that he won't get too big for me to handle. Anyway, I just pray for a smooth delivery to a healthy and strong baby!

A milestone year...

I am 40 years old now...birthday was yesterday. I think this year is quite significant to me, sort of like a milestone year for me...Accomplished many things that I have been wanting to do for so many years.

1. I am finally going to attain MBA! This life agenda has been kept away at the back of my mind for at least 15 years and thanks to hubby who found this online program which was perfect for me and thanks to the Singapore Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong who sponsored 50% of my tuition fees, I am finally going to complete my studies by this coming weekend! It took me exactly 2.5 years!


2. Hubby and I are going to have a baby boy in March! It is not easy for me to have another baby as I am already ligated. The only option I have is to do IVF and with God's blessings, I got pregnant with the 1st trial! Om Sai Ram! Thank you, Baba!


3. Both hubby and I have settled back in Singapore after being away working in Hong Kong for the past 5.5 years. We are a complete family now with everyone dear to us under one roof!
   
4. Hubby bought me the Tiffany diamond ring that I have been eyeing for the past 3 years! We will be celebrating our 5th anniversary this year!

I guess this will also be a milestone year for hubby and the kids too. N will be taking her GCE 'O' Levels examinations, D is in Secondary School now and hubby has completed his masters and looking for a new job. Exciting year for all of us!

Just 1 more exams!

The results for CSR were out yesterday, another B+. Now I have just 1 more exams and a Capstone Project submission on the 3rd week of Jan and I am done with my MBA studies. Hooray! Can't wait for the time to come! At the meantime, I am really stressed out with the discussion board submission obligations and the final team assignment for Service Management.

N and D have started school this week as well and D seems particularly happy with being a Secondary School boy now. It's still orientation week for him and he's deciding which CCA to take. Will be going to the CCA recruitment fair with him this Saturday and hopefully he can decide by then... N is feeling the stress as this is her GCE 'O' levels year and she has a lot to catch up on her studies, especially Maths.

Anyway, I will be travelling one last time next week and hopefully will be able to rest well until my due date in March. There's so much to organise at home too! Still fretting about the place to put the baby cot...our room is really too small...all other bedrooms are occupied...where will he sleep when he grows up? Oh well, will fret about that later.

@ 30 weeks and weighing 72kg!

Yes, I have gained 17kg so far but baby is only 1.6kg. Hubby thinks that I will be 80kg by the time I am due to deliver and I truly hope that I won't! Why do I have to put on so much weight everytime? Am I eating too much? Maybe I should start counting what I eat everyday...

So, I had 2 soft-boiled eggs, 2 slices of kaya toast with butter and a quarter cup of coffee this morning. How much calories are there?

Anyway, other than the weight gain and the terrible heartburns that I am experiencing on a daily basis, the pregnancy has been fine so far. The baby's head is down now and in 10 weeks, I will be receiving this precious gift from God into this world. I hope that he will grow up to be someone useful to the society and that he will have a healthy and happy life. We have more or less decided that we will name this baby, Jayden which means "God has heard" or "Thankful" and I think that it is most appropriate as I have prayed hard for this boy and God has answered my prayers.

Touched...

"If I haven't told you recently that you are amazing, I am telling you now. Love, can't wait for Thursday to come!" These were the exact words that hubby posted on my wall on Facebook and I was shocked when the notification came in on my iPhone last night. For a man who needs my constant probing to tell me he loves me, this gesture was indeed rare and very precious to me, especially on a public social website! After 5 mins, he deleted that message though...realizing that the whole world could see it. :) When I showed it to N, she commented "Wow! Is daddy playing Truth or Dare?" Hahaha. But I was touched as I knew that he meant every word he wrote and the message brought tears to my eyes.

Down with flu and cough

I am down with flu and a bad cough for the 1st time since the pregnancy. I guess I am really tired, especially these 2 months since I came back home...have been flying around and working really hard. The doctor has given me 2 days MC and I figured that it's a good time to take a break, bond with my mum a bit, recharge myself and prepare for another busy festive season of dongzhi, X'mas, New Year, my birthday, then Chinese New Year and finally the arrival of our bundle of joy!

Received the good news of D's posting at 6:40am via SMS from MOE. He got posted to Tanjong Katong Secondary School Express and it's just 5 mins walk from our new place. Hubby is an old boy from the same school and he's proud that D made it. So many old TKSS boys in the family!

16 down and 2 more to go

Over the weekend, I have taken the final exams to the 16th subject of my MBA while hubby took his last 2 final exams in school. Hubby is done, completed his MSc in ISM and he is ready to embark on another new chapter of his career life, which is to come back to Singapore and try to find another job and/or do his own business. Meanwhile, I have 1 more final exams and 1 final project to complete my MBA in Jan 2011.

Well, all on schedule and I am happy that hubby is coming back to join me here in Singapore soon. We will also be welcoming our baby boy into this world in Mar 2011! And in 2 days, D will be getting his secondary school posting results and I am really anxious for him. Come 2011, D will be a full fledged teenager and I will also be reaching the big 40! N will also be sitting for her GCE 'O' levels exams end of 2011 which will more or less determine her future path. The past decade has gone by so fast! I wonder if the next decade will be faster...

Anyway in just 10 more days, we will be counting down to 2011 and a brand new start to our lives together as a complete family in Singapore. Thank God!