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So.... all we need is
(a) A Strong Intuition ... or baby signs
(b) A Knack for Nurturing... plus the best products to make life simpler
(c) The Ability to Keep Your Cool... some time out helps.. food n travelling yeah!
(d) A Willingness to Ask for Help... how I wish family members would say yes easily, right now I have to bribe them with makan to babysit!!
(e) A Playful Attitude... yes.. and choose ur battles wisely.. :)
Right.. we're all set! =D
Washing Machine.. Front-loader or Top-loader?
Taking into consideration our budget and mountains of clothes with limited time, I decided to get the biggest washer that I could find..
But who knew? The massive sounding 14kg (wet weight) toploaders could actually wash only the same amount as a 8kg (dry weight) front loader, who could also have hot washes (better to kill bacteria).. The price difference was RM500. What a con-job, they should all use the same measurements!
So after shortlisting 16 toploading washers from Samsung, Hitachi, Elextrolux ranging from 10-14kg(costing RM1000-2000), I ended up with a Samsung 8kg WF8802 front-loader costing RM2,400 from BEST (discount RM200 off listed price).
Yay!!
Post baby, I have to say this is a fantastic washer. I load my laundry in at night and set it to start at 4am in the morning. By the time I wake at 6am, the clothes are all done and ready to hang.
Oh, and did I mention it has individual rinse cycles and handwash cycles? Really priceless for cloth diapering baby and washing delicate clothes.. Byebye hand-washing!
Common Hymns between the Catholic and Methodist Church
When a strong Methodist & Catholic family unites in the happy occassion of a wedding, there is the ever important task of choosing songs which both denominations are familiar with. I have listed here those hymns I shortlisted initially and marked certain songs with asterisks (*) to indicate that these Hymns are also found in the Catholic Hymnal. =)
O Perfect Love
All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name*
Hymn Of Promise
When Love Is Found
How Great Thou Art*
Majesty, Worship His Majesty*
Thy Word*
Sweet, Sweet Spirit*
Be Thou My Vision
Happy The Home When God Is There
Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus
Trust & Obey
Jesus Is All The World To Me
Pass It On*
Thy Word Is A Lamp*
As Man & Woman We Were Made
Blest Be The Tie That Binds
God Be With You Till We Meet Again
Jesus, United By Thy Grace
Amazing Grace*