Personal Tuition for Ryan.. Ain't Cheap!

I have always thought of getting someone to give Ryan personal tuition to help him with his tough areas... particularly Chinese. This is one subject that I really really cannot teach. Even at his 5 year old level, it has already gone beyond me. I can do it the very tough way by getting someone to teach me so that I can teach him but it wouldn't do. Hence, I thought of personal tuition. I didn't work on it last time simply because I couldn't find a tutor and I didn't want to stress Ryan up with too many classes while he was schooling. Now that school holidays have started, I'm thinking of getting him to go to Cosmotots and find some help for Chinese. Math is well taken care by E.nopi and I can still handle the Malay portion. More than enough for his holidays. I'll just reshuffle them when school reopens.

Finally, I got someone who is willing to give home tuition. His class teacher! I asked her during the Parents Teachers Meeting if she is interested. I thought since Ryan likes his class teacher, the lessons will be quite good for him. Ryan loves the idea. In fact, when I told him, he was asking if the teacher was coming that day to teach him. Excited or what!

But then, I was totally ignorant about the price. I used to think - how expensive can tuition for kindy kids be. In my days, my tuition centres used to charge

What choice do I have? I may try out a few lessons to see how effective. Then I will decide whether to continue...unless a better option pops up. Kids are so lucky nowadays. Parents like me are getting broke. I daren't imagine when all 3 kids of mine are schooling!

All Shops are on Sale.. but Gold is Sky High

As I was saying, we went 'jalan-jalan' (strolling) in Sunway Pyramid after our dinner yesterday. It's really just walking around, window shopping to digest our yummy Thai dinner. Most of the retail outlets have big SALE signs plastered around. My kind of excitement! ... but not when my kids are around. No way I can take my own sweet time choosing and trying. So, we just look around and file away sales information for later. My hubby wanted to get some casual and golf shirts. Most brands are having sale too - lotsa 50% cut! Yippee!

Anyway, we were just strolling until my hubby caught sight of 'GREAT SALE' sign at Tomei. Why not just take a look. No intention to buy but just look around.. you'll never know ;p The sale items are around stones and diamond items. But the Gold price is sky high. For 916, the price has risen to RM142!! Crazy! Gone were the good old days when the price of gold then was RM30+ and those days, we were complaining?!! True that those days were like more than 20 years ago, but still! In the span of just 20 years, it has gone 4 to 5 times!! The manager was telling us that the price suddenly shot in the last week. It was still about RM130+ last week but now.. sigh! I read the papers just this week that the price is expected to rise further next year. Darn... if I had lotsa $ (keep dreaming ;p) and if I had thought of investing in gold at the beginning of the crisis (another dream ;p), I would have been laughing to bank now and later. It's out of reach then and its way out of reach now. Not my luck! Well, as us Chinese say ..direct translated, ya... 'if we had known things earlier, there wouldn't be any beggar' or in cantonese 'yau jou chee jau mou hat yee'

Nice Dinner at Thai Thai

A long weekend. We decided to take my two boys for a nice dinner and a walk in Sunway Pyramid tonight. My kids always love an outing in shopping centres. They are particularly fascinated with the lights display around the Pyramid. A pity, we couldn't bring my little girl along. She sure would love to go 'kai kai' but she is not too well. She's been coughing for the last few days - sigh! Tonight, we brought my mom along too and had a nice dinner at Thai Thai. Nice place, reasonable price especially with a discount when paid by CIMB credit card. Cool!

Some of our favorite food at Thai Thai...

My Son's Assessment in Kindy

Parents Teachers Day at my son's kindy was here and gone. Seems my son has improved quite a bit compared to his last assessment. He is not the top of his class... and I'm not pushing him to be. But I just hoping that's he's not and will never be the bottom. Not so because of anything but I don't want him to feel pressured when demoralized esp when he goes to primary. At present, a good average is good enough for me. The thing about kindy here, there is no ranking yet as to who is top or bottom or number xx in the class. So far, they don't practice this as it's still after all only a kindy. I'm ok with that. Whenever I asked his teachers whether he is at the bottom, his teachers normally misunderstood me and thought I'm asking for position in class. You see, my son Ryan used to be one of the slowest, if not the slowest, when he was in the Four Year old class. Reason was simply because he only started to speak when he started kindy at 4 years old. Sigh! Long story .. along the lines of getting the wrong child care when he was a baby/toddler. I was worried about him then. He was a slow speaker - I even wrote about it. Click here if you are interested :), and then read on about my attempts to help him. Ain't easy :)

This parents teachers meeting to talk about my son's progress is a really good thing. I remember that in my days, during the primary school time, my parents hardly went. It was also assumed a waste of time. Maybe it was true then. Anyway, since I coach my son, I always like to check with his teacher about his progress and improvement in all areas. Also to figure out where are the areas that need reinforcements. I keep a very close tab with his teachers on normal days too. This was especially true last year when he had difficulty. It was really joint efforts with his teacher then that helped Ryan improved quite a bit. For instance, the teacher would tell me specifically which problem, eg sound blending for certain letters, then I would help him at home. It was tough then but rewarding.

Last week was the last PTM for the year. I learnt quite a bit about my son. Yes! There is always more to learn about our kids. The teacher told me that generally he is good overall. Just some areas that need particular attention, such as Chinese and Malay.

Malay is only introduced for the 1st time for 5 year olds in Beaconhouse. I was told that even a Malay boy in his class also has problem.

Ryan doesn't exactly like Music. Good to know as I was considering Music instrument lessons for him.. only if he likes music. It is not like the old days when kids are pressured to learn and take exam for piano. The thought then was that it was important to learn in case we need additional source of income when we grow up. Is it still the case now? No idea!

He doesn't particularly fancy gym too. Maybe he is too meaty! Haha!

But he loves the library! His teacher thought he likes to read but I pointed out to him that there is a difference between liking books and pictures and such versus reading. Afterall, he is still working hard on his phonics. Hehe! Sometimes, we have to give feedback to teachers too :) I find this is effective so that the teachers can understand our kids better when they coach them during school hours.

And, thanks to E.nopi! His teacher is very impressed with his Math!! She said that Ryan is very fast and very good with Math. It looks like he doesn't need to count to know the answer. She told me that he had to slow down Ryan so that the class can follow. I asked how so. She told me that once she has just finished writing an addition question on the board. Before she could turn and ask the class, Ryan has already shouted the answer! Happy, happy, proud, proud :) Money worth spending :) I will continue sending Ryan to E.nopi :) :) Feedback to moms out there :). Of course, I also shared with the teachers what I teach Ryan too.. like simple multiplication concepts (which is not taught yet in kindy), big number sequencing, etc) :)

Lastly, the character and behavior. Verdict: 'Cheerful and lovable boy'. Talks a lot - a vast difference from last year. It's just that he has to participate more in class (other than Math :)). It could be the language lessons. That's why I'm considering seriously for Cosmotots iqd class.

Rejuvenating...

I love massage. Reflexology, body massage, whatever. It's so rejuvenating...so relaxing. It has been the longest time since I last visited a masseur. My maid has been giving good reflexology pretty regularly. So, I thought it would be good enough. She is quite good. Another source of income when she returns to Indon. Massage, whether back massage or reflexology helps me to improve my health. Normally, when I'm at the brink of getting ill, I'd ask my maid to give a more thorough back massage and foot reflexology. I feel that it does help me since massage improves blood circulation. One can argue that it is all in the mind :)

Lately, my immunity seems to be better. Less easy to fall sick and when I caught a flu, I recovered overnight. Either the vitamins that I've taking or my regular reflexology or both. Whatever it is, I just love a good massage. We discovered quite by chance that the perfect ointment for massage is Vicks Vapor Rub. It started when I was having very persistent cough sometime ago and someone advised me to use Vicks to rub at the base of feet and then covered with socks. I was also having flu then. I had a back massage with Vicks and it helped my nasal congestion. Vicks is just right, not too oily or slippery and lasts longer - perfect for massage. She can easily break the dirt crystals trapped at the base of my feet. What's more, it warms up my feet/body. Nice! Try it :)

Today, I've decided to pamper myself and go for more professional body massage. I've always wanted to try out Thai Odyssey but have been wondering if it is another sleazy massage parlor. Not so actually. It's not exactly cheap either. I paid RM120+ for a 90 min Thai aromatherapy body massage. The masseur assigned to me was a big lady of Thai nationality. I was half worried that she would break my bones, haha :) ! Turned out to be a wonderful, relaxing experience. I will visit again later. The next time, I'll try other offerings like the Thai reflexology, oil-less massage, herbal massage but not the back breaking Thai traditional massage!! Can't go too often - I have watch my purse too ;p

When Mummy and Ryan Get Lazy...

What happens when mummy gets lazy? What happens when Ryan gets lazy too? The lessons will keep delaying, postponing. That's whats happening now. It's not easy to keep up the energy to teach Ryan every night. Now even little Raymund is interested to do 'homework'. I'm teaching him some simple pre-writing skills. He feels very important that he has homework too.

Ryan is very playful. He is getting very creative with his excuses for not studying during the evenings. While I try to encourage, threaten, whatever... I too am getting a bit lazy. It takes a lot of energy and 'jing sun' to teach a child. Every time after studies, he will be knocked out. Slept almost immediately. Poor Thing.

I try to make it lighter for him. But this moms get lazy. Like tonight, I wanted to watch my Astro show and he was trying to get away with studies. I let him. Sigh! We need to renew our efforts again and keep it up. Perhaps some herbal soup can help - haha!

Getting Scholastic Books

In my earlier post, I mentioned that I was trying to contact the Scholastic Book Clubs via email to get hold of the other series of Clifford Phonics Fun Pack. But for some reason, my email was not answered. I have left it alone for a while hoping to get another round of booklist offer. It's year end already. And next year, I'm transferring Ryan to another kindy near my house. This is a smaller kindy. I wasn't sure if the Scholastic Book Clubs distribute their booklist to this kindy. Spurred by one of my blog readers (Jehan - thanks :)), I have decided to check out the Scholastic Malaysia site for a contact number which I could have missed.

I got hold of the customer service number. I managed to talk to one of the call agents and I was able to check that the new kindy which my kids are going to is in their distribution list. Yea! They don't sell direct to consumers but only through schools. That's when we get the better price (vs the bookstores, if you can find the books you want). I asked about the Clifford Phonic Fun Packs series which I'm interested in. How can I get the complete set? Do I have to wait for each booklist distribution. But then again, you wouldn't know if they'd be offering one of the series the next round.

By the way, just so you know, the Scholastic Book Clubs distribute their booklists to the kindies every 3 months. I normally buy a lot. Books are as cheap as

Anyway, as I was saying, I don't want to wait every 3 months and hope that they offer one of the Clifford Phonics Fun Packs each time. There are 6 packs altogether. It will be forever before I get the full set. Ha,ha, I'm normally a bit impatient when I'm set for something :) Luckily for me, I can go to their office to get the remaining packs for the same price at RM28 each pack (original price RM47.80). Each pack has 12 books. Really worth it. It's not really just the price but I find that the phonics education in these packs are just right for my kids. Repetitive learning and by phonics sound groups. I don't want it too complicated. This is just what I want. I asked why so I can buy from them since they mentioned that they have to go thru schools. Apparently, only teaching books like this one can be bought directly from their office. Then I asked about good 'teaching' books for phonics. He advised that there are 2 books series which are most often recommended for Phonics - this Clifford Phonics Fun Packs and the Bob Books series.

If you want to see a sample of the Clifford Book, check out this site (click here).

If you want to know where the office is. The address is below. It's in Petaling street where there is a Chinese temple and Indian temple. At the end of the road, there is a police station. The office is along this road. I'm not planning to visit them any time soon until I finish my current 2 Clifford Packs with Ryan. We are a bit lazy lately. Sigh!

Scholastic Malaysia

Level 7, Plaza First Nationwide,

161 Jalan Tun H. S. Lee,

50000 Kuala Lumpur

Customer Service: 1-300-88-7818, Mondays -Fridays, 9am - 5pm

Fax: 03-2070-1898

Email: customerservice@scholastic.com.my

Hope this helps :)

Eggs for Children Below 1 Year Old?

I took Mei Mei aka my little princess Rachel for the MMR jab last week. I just recalled that the doc asked me what I thought was a strange question. He asked if I had been feeding eggs to my little girl? I wasn't sure as most of the time, I leave it to my maid to take care of my girl. And he asked if I'm 'pantang' against eggs for kids below 1 year. Really puzzled. I'm one of the most UN pantang person and I said so. I didn't quite understand what he meant as he didn't explain in further details. I just remembered and decided to googled it up. Oh yes... the world wide web... what can't you find on www??

Here are some extracts from www.wholesomebabyfood.com.

"Eggs are one of the top 8 of all allergens. It is the white of the egg that is allergenic and not the yolk. Many pediatricians will say that egg yolks are typically fine to be introduced to baby around 8 months old. It is very rare for anyone to be allergic to the yolk of an egg. The egg whites on the other hand, contain 4 proteins that can range from mildly to highly allergenic. Most pediatricians say that egg whites/whole eggs should not be fed to baby before 1 year of age. Many studies that have been done on infants with egg allergies find that by the time the infant has reached age 5, the allergy has been outgrown. This is good news as the egg is highly nutritious and an important part of ones diet. As always, you should consult your pediatrician about specific feeding habits for your infant. There are many infants to whom generalities may not apply."

"As is the process of any allergic reaction, the egg allergy occurs when the body mistakes an egg protein as a harmful invader. The body reacts by releasing antibodies called immunoglobulin E(IgE). The IgE in turn prompts the body to release chemicals known as histamines. When the histamines are released, the body reacts by producing symptoms such as runny nose, itchy eyes, a skin rash and in severe cases, anaphylaxis. Diagnosing an egg allergy in an infant is really hit or miss and that is why it is very important to follow the 4 Day Wait Rule when introducing your baby to new foods. If you feel that your baby may have an egg allergy, you may want to begin an Allergy Elimination Diet to determine if the suspect is indeed an egg."

"It is the protein ovalbumin, which is the major allergen and it makes up fifty percent of an egg white. The yolk of a hen's egg also contains proteins however these proteins are seldom allergens."

"If your family has a history of egg allergies, then it is best to wait until after 12 months old to introduce egg yolks. There are ways of preparing egg yolks so that the white is not eaten however it is possible that some of the egg white protein may still be on the yolk itself.

Many pediatricians will say that using a whole egg in a baked good recipe (for the non-allergic baby/child) is fine for the infant who is between 8-9 months old. If your baby has had any reactions to foods that you are sure of, it is probably best to use a substitute for eggs in the recipes."

"What are some symptoms of an egg allergy -

Allergic rhinitis, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal symptoms, hives, Nausea

Oral allergy syndrome (symptoms appear around the mouth, lips and throat), Vomiting, Wheezing, Anaphylaxis."

Please visit the site for more info. I just extracted some info here and there from the site which is enough for my reference. The site is pretty detailed.

Sigh..Now I know why.... blur or what :(

My Son Grinds His Teeth When In Deep Sleep (Bruxism)

Do you have such problem? Ryan sleeps with me. Lately, I noticed that he has been grinding his teeth when he is sleeping, esp when he is in deep sleep. Loud grinding sound. I have to wake him up and work my fingers between his teeth or massage his jaw to stop the grinding. He clenches his jaw so tight. I'm so worried that his milk teeth would break! I tried to talk to him about it. It seems that he is not aware about it. Does anyone know what to do?

I just googled it up hoping to find some insights. The 'changgeh' medical term for it is 'Bruxism'. Collectively, the sites that I visited said that it is 'normal' for young children. Either due to physical (upper and lower jaw not aligned or when there is facial pain) or psychological like stress and anxiety .. "At this age??!!" Well, so it seems. I began asking myself - is my son stressed up? Am I pushing too hard? One other site mentioned that Bruxism is particularly common when a new set of teeth is about to replace the old milk ones. But at 5 years old? I thought the new sets only started around 7 years if I can remember my childhood exactly. Maybe they come earlier these days, haha!

Well, what I have learnt from the few sites I visited -

1. Usually there is nothing to worry about esp when the children are still having milk teeth
2. If grinding continues when they get 'adult' teeth, then a visit to a dentist is inevitable.
3. Relax the child during bedtime eg bedtime stories
4. Usually disappears with age
5. Teeth grinding may cause jaw-ache, headache or earache

Any moms out there have the same problem? Any way to fix this problem?

Raymund's Birthday Cake

15 Nov - Raymund's 3 year old birthday. We waited for Daddy to come home from work (yes, even on a Sunday!!) to sing him the B'day song and cut the cake.

Earlier today, I took my kids and my mom out for lunch. As usual, didn't know where to eat. I decided to go to the new wing of IOI Mall and see what we can find. I asked my boys - 'noodles or fried prawns' - translated: 'Penang Village' or 'Sakae Sushi'. Kids nowadays just know what to eat. We landed at Sakae Sushi. Wow, my boys really pigged out. We had Sakae Chawanmushi - one each!! -, garlic fried rice, ebi tempura (their favourite), salmon sashimi (that's for me :)), salmon kamaage, tori karaage (they love this too), chicken kamameshi, unagi kamameshi (that's mine too lol) and a whole lot more.

Then, we went cake hunting. Not looking for a big cake as most cake shops sell. There's always left over and a lot of times, it has gone to waste. I want a small family size cake with reasonably good taste. We headed for Cake Sense in Puchong. We got a nice small chocolate mousse cake - taste ok la but of course, it can't rival Secret Recipe's Chocolate Indulgence! Anyway, my boy requested for a chocolate Birthday cake. I had to get my boy to be patient and wait for Daddy to come home at night before he could eat the cake.

Come dinner, the two boys asked for Roti Chanai. Easy! Just went to our favourite mamak in the neighbourhood. And Daddy came back just in time when we came back. But my little girl has already gone to bed. Raymund finally got to eat his Birthday cake - which he has been so 'bising' about the whole day lol.

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Should We Dig Our Children's Ears?

1 more post before I call it a night.. err, I mean, morning.

Do you know that we shouldn't dig our children's ear? At least NOT with a cotton bud? I didn't know that until I sent Ryan to a hearing test when I was considering a speech therapist back when he was just 4 years old. During the hearing test, Ryan had a really bad ear infection on both his ears. His ear drums were swollen. It was due to a recent flu. Anyway, the hearing test was conducted by an expert but these experts are not doctors. He explained to us that it is not good to dig our ears as it will actually push the dirt in. It would in fact worsen the condition. The wax will eventually flow out and that's when we clean them. Hmm... and all these while, my parents have been cleaning and digging our ears when we were young. Now, I got this advice. It was hard to take in. I sorta half ignored it then.

Recently, I checked with my ENT specialist (when he was treating my sinus) regarding my little daughter's ears. I could smell wax in her ears and I was a bit worried about infection or worse still, pus. When I dug her ears, it came away clean. I asked him about it. Guess what! These were his advice and this time I am taking it seriously.

1. Never dig your children's ears with a cotton bud. It will make matters worse as the cotton buds would push the dirt deeper into the ear and there it will stay.
2. The ear wax forms on the outer part of the ear where there is ear hair. It will trap the dirt. The wax in the ear will 'clean out' the dirt in the ear. It will flow out to the outer part of the ear and that's when we clean it out. Don't dig in.
3. Use an ear digger (the metal/wooden ones with a tiny spoon). Not cotton bud.
4. Don't dig in. Esp for babies and children. Their ear drums ain't too far in.

With Ryan, he has a history of high fever due to ear infection. I have stopped his swimming altogether based on his pediatrician's advice. A couple of times, he even had fever after I dug his ears. Coincidence or not, I have stopped digging my kids ears except to clean the outer part.

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I Had a Great Time Shopping for Clothes Yesterday

I had a great time shopping for clothes yesterday. It's past 2am now - so it was technically 'yesterday' though it was only a few hours ago that I completed my mission ;)

I have decided to get some new clothes before I start my new job. Yep, it is new clothes new job... new excuses haha. I went to Bandar Puteri to shop. A couple of days ago, I spotted many boutiques in Bandar Puteri selling nice clothes. I've decided to check it out. We (my mom accompanied me) walked into one but it was only so-so. Still I got some stuff. You see, I have low expectations coz my shopping experience after I gave birth to my daughter ain't that good. In fact, it was bad! Large size and I have to face the truth that I'm out of shape :) Quite depressing each time. So, I went with low expectations. Anything that make me look reasonably slim and ok, will do. Then we checked the next shop. I told the sales assistance my requirements - 'Clothes for work.. not casual work but more executive work... Hides my tummy... Fits and soften my fat hips. Show me what you've got'. Bingo! Love the designs, prices are reasonable with good discount and miracle of all miracles, the clothes hide my belly pouch and my fat hips. It actually make me look slim!!! What more can I ask. I bought a load!! But came away happy... real happy. Wait till my hubby gets the credit card bill... hehe!

Tai Tai sau wok!! (Big time achievement)

Raymund's Birthday Today

It's little Raymund 3 Year Old Birthday today but Daddy has to work the whole day. We had a nice dinner for him last week with my Melaka..n in laws. He got some toys too. But his actual Birthday is today. We wanted to get him a little cake last night after Giant but we were a bit too late. The cake shop was closed. Little Raymund wanted to eat chocolate birthday cake. So, we promised him a cake come morning. His 'poh poh' gave him a remote control car. And us parents have already gotten him the indoor push car that he so loved about 2 weeks ago. So... what's left is the birthday cake.. we'll wait for Daddy when he gets back from home to sing him the birthday song :)

Happy Birthday, my dearest little Raymund

May you grow up to be a happy, smart and wonderful person;

May all good and lucky things come your way

With love from Daddy and Mummy

New Kindergarten for Ryan and Raymund

Ryan has been attending Tadika Eduland, now called Beaconhouse, for 2 years already. I'm not going to continue with Beaconhouse for him for his 6-year old classes. Not because I have a huge dissatisfaction with the kindie but it's more because of logistic issues. I have been fetching him to school every morning. On a good day, it takes about 20 min to reach the kindie. On a bad day, anything goes. When I'm not working like now, I have to a make a trip all the way there and back. It wouldn't do.

Ryan likes his current class teacher. But since the change in management, I just feel that the kindie is not efficient as it used to be. But then again, I don't have any major complaint. I just want Ryan to go to a more academic based kindie (to activity based) in his last preschool year.

Next year, Raymund will be starting his 1st year in kindie. With 2 boys, I have to find a more affordable kindie... and closer to home. I was choosing between Q-dees and Superfun Learners which adopts the Fungates System. Both have their own merits. Q-dees goes on an established computerised system (for whatever the reason, I'm not dazzled by it :) ) and has long line of testimonial. Again it depends on which franchisee. Fungates is no different since it is also a system adopted by kindergartens. But SuperFun Learners has been established for >10 years and was originally located in Sri Petaling. From what I heard, some students followed them with the relocation to Bdr Kinrara. Well, I finally registered both my sons to SuperFun Learners. The deciding points are:

1. My sons' playmates - my neighbours' kids - go to the SuperFun Learners and they are the same ages ****
2. They have just shifted to the new premise - all new and clean
3. Location is quiet, with easy parking - looks safe too - away from traffic. Actually the same with Qdees
4. My neighbours gave good feedback about the school ****
5. Close to home - save travelling time so that my kids can do more things, like attending Cosmotots iqd (still contemplating)
6. $$$ cheaper

Ryan's classmate's mom :) was also thinking of transferring her daughter but worried about 'rocking' her daughter's confidence since she has to make new friends and get use to new environment. She asked me the same. I told her that I share her worry but it will be no difference when our kids go to the primary school. I feel that it should be ok since kindergartens give more personal attention than primary schools. It shouldn't be too tough. Just let them rough it out A BIT now in preparation for the bigger one.

Levi's Warehouse Sale

Just what I need when I'm looking for a new pair of jeans! Levi's Warehouse Sale! I saw the buntings along the roads when I was fetching Ryan to kindergarten yesterday. Said it's a 4 day Levi and Dockers Warehouse Sale starting today.

The timing was good for me. I had to send Rachel for her 1 year old MMR jab today. Surprisingly, she was a good girl at the doc's. Didn't throw any tantrum and not even crying when she was given the jab :) She used to cry like mad when she was 6 months and younger. Guess, she is big girl now. The doc was quite surprise and said that she looked like she didn't feel the needle. Must be the fats :)

Here's a pix of Rachel with her cute little bandage :)

Right after, I dropped off my maids and my 2 younger kids at my mom's house so that I can shop peacefully at the Warehouse Sale. Seriously can't imagine going to the sale with my 2 kids... esp a warehouse sale.. it would be a nightmare!

Quite a lot of people. I arrived Hotel Sri Petaling (that's where the sale is) at about 11am. Looked like a lot of working peopl had an early lunch break :)

There are jeans selling as cheap as RM60. The better ones are in the region of RM100 but still a good buy. Dockers pants for men are going for RM90 and above. Lots of smaller sizes for waist 25-29. T-shirts for as cheap as RM30. Even men's long sleeves shirts sorry I forgot the price.

I got myself a light Levi's cardigan for RM30, a pair of jeans at RM115 (unfortunately for me, the bigger size ones has 'bigger' price :( ), a pair of 3/4 jeans for only RM50 (yea!), T shirts for my hubby at RM30, Dockers pants for hubby at RM90 and a Levi's cap at only RM20 (couldn't resist).

Another day with good 'sau wok' (achievement). Yea!