Friday, July 15, 2005
My Schedule during my 3 months Maternity Leave

Some time ago, I started day-dreaming on the things/stuff I could do during my 3 months maternity leave. It's like wow! 3 months! I could do so many things....stuff which I had no time to do before! This must be the best part of pregnancy...suddenly all the weight gained, discomfort, stretch-marks and of course the painful delivery seems a little more worth it...

Anyway, the following are my plans...(frens...this is a call for you to contact me during this time, I wanna pack my 'holiday' full of activities)

1st month : Cannot do much during this period...in confinement and rest well besides the constant need to breastfeed Helena. If I'm having Helena through natural birth then I'll call for the Malay Massage for consecutive 14 days....if not, that will have to wait till the later part of my 2nd month 'holiday'. But this will give me time to plan for Helena's 1st month anniversary celebration as well.

2nd month : Still breastfeed but at least I'm out of 'jail'!
1. Going for my IPL treatment (for underarms...guess what, because of my pregnancy, somehow, my underarms became much much darker...so much so, I daren't lift up my arms now...*sigh* For those who have no idea what IPL is - here's the definition / article on it:

An all-time favorite among lunchtime photo-facials, IPL (more correctly called Flashlamps) uses filtered non-coherent light to selectively destroy melanin-laden cells, blood filled capillaries and hair roots in a process called Selective Photothermolysis. Understanding how the different chromophores absorb light has spawned a whole new field we now call "photo-rejuvenation."

* Permanently Reduce Unwanted or superfluous Hair
* Lighten Skin Hyperpigmentations (Freckles, Solar Keratosis, Lentigenes etc)
* Blast off fine capillaries
* Rejuvenate Skin and Increase Collagen Production
* Hasten recovery of active acne when treated with Differin

2. Hopefully, I can also start on my slimming regime by this month. I'll have about 8 kgs to lose before I go back to my original weight...maybe even a little slimmer than before....
3. Go for a perm/dye/hair-trim, it's getting a little messy and dreadful looking

3rd month : Still breastfeed....:-)
1. Plan for 8 days 7 nights Japan trip with my mum & sisters. My other half has volunteered to keep an eye on the baby while I'm away...Not sure it's wholly for the baby or for his own activities...nevermind, I can always send spies *keh keh* Anyway, not sure it's going to be Japan or shd I consider Paris....
2. Still continue on my slimming regime
3. Brush up on my mahjong skills cos' my friends (who are experts) might be coming over to play in the afternoons...yes, the so-called tai-tais who needn't work like the rest of us...

Anyway, when I showed my schedule to a few of my friends/colleagues, they all say I'm much too enthusiastic...normally there's no time for anything but the baby...prob won't have the time for myself either...but well...it's just my day-dream...hopefully, with the combine efforts of a maid, I can still achieve 50% of what I've planned....*heh heh*