God's beloved ... JIREH

Moving On

2009-04-06T00:22:00.003+08:00

So sad! I can't post any pictures or videos in this blog anymore as there's no more storage space left unless we purchase more space from Blogspot. Didn't know blogspot only gives 1GB free storage. Am moving on to Wordpress.com as there's 3GB free storage.

Daddy thinks it's a good time to move on too as we're be including my baby sister in the blogging entries. So, check out http://jirehjetaime.wordpress.com/

To the Garden!!

2009-04-04T17:40:00.007+08:00

Yeah! It's another day of heading out and this time, we're going to the outdoors. Jacob Ballas Garden, here we come! There's the horseradish seedpods that we're carrying. Wow, it's so long! Let's bring it to the nearby 'hut' to further explore this vegetable.

We can spilt the seedpods. !

And hey, there's the seeds. Interesting

Afterwhich, we went for a nature walk cum hunt for more interesting stuff. Lots of mushrooms growing from a log.

Can you see the bananas?

Aloe vera plant!

Lime plant.

Smelling the lime. Smells good!

Know what I'm doing?

Peeling the skin off the lime to see the flesh and seeds. And also feel the juice squirting out when I squeezed the lime. Haha!! I love this lime and even wanted to taste it. Too bad, mummy said no. =(

After that, it's time for our much awaited water-play! The weather was perfect, all thanks to God. Alexis and I prayed that God will cover the sun with the clouds. And it did.

I will definitely come again! Till then, farewell!

Early Morning at Singapore Zoo

2009-04-03T17:33:00.009+08:00

26 March 2009

Still in holiday mood (read animals mood), I requested to visit Singapore Zoo today. Mummy obliged as it's been a while since she went to the Zoo. So off we went and what an extremely fruitful day we had. Because I woke up earlier, thus we were FINALLY able to catch the elephants bathing which is at 9.15am daily.

Elephants bathing.

Brave little me wanted to feed the elephants after that and what fun I had.

We went on to see the feeding of the polar bear.

And yes, it just so happened to be the feeding of the giraffes and I insisted that I want to feed them. Poor mummy had to fork out another $5 for the feeding. But seeing how much I love to feed the animals, mummy had no complaints after that. Maybe she should claim the expenses from daddy. Haha!!

We managed to catch the feeding of the Jaguars and they are such beautiful creatures. had a great time seeing the big wild cats in action too!

We proceeded to the Kidzworld for lunch and to exercise those large motor skills by playing the 'Twister' and the playground and yes, I tried something new - the Flying Fox. It was such fun. But I fell off the flying fox upon my 1st attempt because mummy didn't know the impact when it reaches the end (and hit the pole) was so great. Brave little me still continued to play after mummy assured me that she would hold on to me even till the end. Very fun!!

p/s: Towards the end, mummy slipped when coming down a slippery slope and landed hard on her buttocks. Thank God my baby sister and mummy are alright. It was a scare though.

Near the water area, there was this 'stage' space and I saw 2 hugh dogs with their keepers. I told mummy that I want to touch the dogs and yes, mummy agreed. It was a fun fun day!!

Bear and Chicken Go Camping!

2009-04-03T17:25:00.002+08:00

25 March 2009

It's a fun-filled and fruitful week after being back from Down Under. The day after making cookies, Mummy brought me to catch 'Bear and Chicken Go Camping' at DBS Arts Centre.

Look at how engrossed we were when the play was going on. Oh, the blue thingy on the right of the above picture is cuurently my favourite soft toy. I called it 'Bo-bo' (short form for bolster) and I brought it along to catch the play.

And yes, I went with my 3 cousins. What fun it is to be with so many children. =)

I enjoyed the play though it wasn't the best that I've seen. Learnt more about rotation of the earth and what causes day and night. Yeah!!

1st Time Baking Cookies.

2009-04-01T22:01:00.004+08:00

Daddy bought Australian Animals Cookie Cutter when I requested I want. Thus 2 days after being back from Australia, mummy decided to try her hand in baking cookies. It's her maiden try and mine too. Haha!! But what fun we had, and it was ohh... so easy too!

While waiting for the cookies to be baked in the oven, mummy accidentally dropped an egg while preparing lunch. She seized the opportunity to let me have some hands-on experience with the raw egg.

It was indeed so much fun for me as I broke the egg shell further, feel the slimy egg yolk and whites and basically messed it all up, even more. LOL.

Ta-da! The cookies are done! Not very nicely done though, but it was perfect in our eyes. Can you recognise a kookaburra, kangaroo, playtpus and frilled-neck lizard in the cookies? Haha!

Me tasting the beautiful cookies, hand-made by mummy and me.

Verdict: Ohhhh...... so yummy!!!!

p/s: We had so much fun and the cookies tasted real good that we made more the following days for xiao-yi as her birthday was approaching. =)

Videos Taken In Australia

2009-03-27T15:25:00.007+08:00

Brave little me,sandboarding with Daddy!

After sandboarding, our guide brought us to a nearby beach and taught us how to dig for pippi (a kind of shellfish). Afterwards, he shown us how a pippi burrowed into the sand by itself. Very interesting.

Baby mandrill playing 'Hi-Five' with me.

Platypus

Patting wallaby

Up close view of tiger and saw it passing urine. Haha!

Mebourne and Sydney Holiday!!!

2009-03-24T14:59:00.036+08:00

15 March 2009
Where is my luggage going?

Oh, I'll see it in Melbourne the next day. Okay, goodbye luggage!

Very excited and looking forward to this Australia trip with daddy and mummy. Though it was 11+pm at the Changi Airport, I was still so bright and cheery. =)

In the plane and changed into my pyjamas, I hugged and kissed this 'bolster' soft toy given to me by the air stewardess.

My delicious late night supper. Thumbs up for Singapore Airlines!

16 March 2009
After touching down at Mebourne and checking into our hotel, we headed straight to the Melbourne Zoo. This baby mandrill likes me and responds to my hi-five, you know. It was so much fun and indeeed an experience for me to be 'playing' with a mandrill! See video below (to be updated soon) for the encounter.

Having so much fun, even just sitting on a stone elephant! =p

My 1st time being so close to an 'orange' tiger. Singapore Zoo only has white tiger while the Night Safari's tigers are too far away to be seen so clearly.

A golden pheasant.

While having my lunch at the zoo, this magpie came and I played with it. Hee ;p

Hello kangaroos!

Cheeky me trying to hop like a kangaroo.

One of the best part in Melbourne Zoo - the wombat's burrow. See the 2 wombats sleeping so blissfully. So fat and cute. Haha!

A man-made burrow specially for children to explore what is it like to be a wombat. I love this burrow and played with it, inside and outside for quite a while. And yes, it was really dark inside.

Me in the dark burrow with a fake wombat.

Echidna eating.

Lazy koala sleeping almost the whole day long and the whole night long.

The platypus santuary.

2 sleepy lions.

My 1st time ever seeing brown bears. Wow, they are ... wow!!

Wow, such a BIG elephant!!

Guess who's the tiger?

Back in the hotel room, I was soooo... exhausted that I could sleep in any position. Reason being I didn't sleep well during the night flight (only managed about 4 hours of sleep as I'm not used to sleeping on the plane.

After a power nap, I was back to my happy self during dinner time. Yeah!!

17 March 2009

Puffing Billy, here I come.

It's a real steam train and what an experience!!

Me sitting happily on the steam train beside daddy.

That's the steam train (Puffing Billy) that I was on. =)

Warming myself at the fireplace in Yarra Valley (a vineyard) during lunch time.

After filling our stomach, we proceeded to Healesville Sanctuary.

At the entrance of Healesville Sanctuary.

Hello Emu!

Patting a wallaby.

And enjoying it...

Hee... it's so much fun to be so up close with the animals.

Red-eyed tree frogs!

Dingoes.

Dinner time with a super big sized 'Yakult'. I love it to bits!!

18 March 2009

Before our day tour at 1.30pm (Australian time), I insisted that we go to the Melbourne Aquarium in the morning. Anyway that was part of our plan but mummy decided not to go as we'll be heading to the Sydney Aquarium the next day. But due to my insistence, daddy and mummy gave in. Heehee ;p

Glad we came afterall as you'll see in the later pics of some new experiences that we had, especially of the shark eggs and sea stars.

A big stone fish. And it really looks so much like a stone, that I almost missed it.

Lion fishes! Another sea creature from my 'Mister Seahorse' book.

Know what I'm holding in my hand. That's a shark egg case. It's unbelieveable right? It's also mummy and daddy's 1st time seeing one and holding one too!

Daddy has two different egg case from 2 different kinds of shark. It's amazing because it really doesn't look like our normal egg at all. Xiao-yi (upon seeing the pictures) even asked us where is the egg. lol

For reference. Hee ;p

Commonly known as starfish, but the auntie there told us that it should be called a sea star because it's not a fish. Hmm... interesting!

Undecided what I really want. Haha! To touch the sea star or to have another feel of the shark's eggs.

That's my eventual choice. Haha!

Hermit crab!

Spot the HUGH rays that the uncle was feeding! The rays literally covered the divers with their entire body because they were very hungry. What a sight! Amazing!

The afternoon started with a day tour to the Warrock Cattle Farm.

A wombat eating.

Mummy holding on to a cup of feed because she didn't want to dirty her hands. Haha! Or was it an excuse for her fear?

The kangaroo is taller than me. Haha!

Daddy showing me how to feed the kangaroo.

Sheep.

I love to feed the sheep and now the cows.

The calves drinking from a man-made udder.

After the farm, we headed to a Koala Conservation Centre in Phillip Island and saw many sleeping koalas.

See the holes (burrows) in the ground. That's the homes of fairy penguins.

In the evening, thousands of fairy penguins came onshore back to their burrows in Phillip Island after a day of fishing in the sea. It's a pretty and beautiful sight!!

19 March 2009

Flew to Sydney this morning and we headed straight to one of the world's wonders - Sydney Opera House! Opps, the above pic is the Harbour Bridge just beside the Opera House. =)

Mummy and me, making our way up to the Opera House. To tell you the truth, I was really excited about seeing the Opera House and going inside to explore as I've learnt and seen pictures of the Sydney Opera House.

Off to Sydney Aquarium after the famous Opera House. Daddy was teaching me funny poses in the above picture. Lol.

How to tell a crocodile from an alligator.

Applying what I've just learnt and the above is a real crocodile.

The eels looked so fierce. I said that I wanted to eat eels and we had Japanese food (unagi) for dinner that day. That's my doting parents.

1st time seeing a pipe fish but I reckon mummy was more excited than me. Haha!. Another of Mister Seahorse's creatures.

Interesting Pineapple Fish!

The stingray is much bigger than the 2 sharks below. Wow!!

The Great Barrier Reef Oceanarium.

A Ray Shark. Interesting!

Time to head out to find food. Hungry!! Saw this beautiful Pelican Fountain and could not resist going near it. Hee ;p

Had our dinner (fish and chips) at Darling Harbour. I love the seagulls which flocked there.

Night view of Darling Harbour. Beautiful, isn't it?

I must go and try this playground when we chanced upon it, on our way back to our hotel.

20 March 2009

Enjoying myself with the Blue Mountains as the backdrop!

Really an awesome and beautiful sight! Thank you daddy and mummy for letting me see real mountains. That's the thing about travel. I love travelling, you know. I love Australia so much that I didn't want to fly back to Singapore. Instead I told daddy that I want to fly to New Zealand because it's near Australia. Haha! Yes, credit goes to my beloved daddy for teaching me geography and the continents etc.

With the Three Sisters.

Afterwhich, we took the Skyway to admire more of the beautiful scenery.

Inside the Skyway.

There's this glass-bottom in the Skyway and I can see waterfall and cliffs from this view. Cool!

Proceeded to the Featherdale Wildlife Park after the Blue Mountains and had a good time there too, because there's animals. Haha!

I'm not afraid of the wallabies and kangaroos, you know. In fact, I love to pat them. =)

Finally saw a kookaburra after all these days in Australia.

The different cute poses of sleeping koalas. They are simply so adorable!

See the koala behind.

Finally I got to touch a koala, but when it's my turn this koala began to climb down. Oh no, what's happening?

Guess it's tired and the staff changed another koala for me to take pictures with and to touch. So happy!

Say cheeze, koala!

Hey, a joey!

Must take a picture with this kangaroo and her joey. =)

This wombat looks quite dirty. Haha!

Eat, goat, eat!

A close up picture of an echidna!

Finally, a tasmanian devil.

A white peacock? Hmm... interesting!

21 March 2009
Headed to the Australian Reptile Park early in the morning and was thrilled by the giant frilled neck lizard at the top of the entrance.

Can't resist taking a picture with this hugh alligator.

A real galapagos tortoise. It just happened to be the feeding time and I witnessed the whole process of it. =)

Next, went on a dolphin cruise watch and wow... we saw wild dolphins leaping out of the sea. Not in captivity, mind you. But mummy didn't manage to take any pictures as the dolphins were too fast in leaping and diving into the sea again. Haha! An eye-opener!

Next we sat on the 4 wheeled-drive and headed to the sand dunes.

It was sand and sand everywhere, a dessert. Hi everyone, I'm all ready to go sandboarding with daddy.

Us at the top of the very very high sand dunes.

Speeding down!

High-five! We've made it. Though it looks scary to mummy but I wasn't afraid at all and even enjoyed it so much that I asked daddy to try it again and again with me. We sandboarded 3 times and could have done it more if not for the steep climb up that is oh... so tiring. Poor daddy had to carry me up twice because I said I was tired. Love you, Daddy!

Toilet Trained. Yeah!

2009-03-11T16:40:00.002+08:00

You know what? Hee =p

At 32 months old, I'm toilet trained. Now I wear briefs instead of diapers and can say when I want to pee or pass motion in the toilet bowl. Daddy and mummy are very proud of me. Yeah!!

God Answers Prayers

2009-03-06T00:24:00.003+08:00

Dark clouds in the sky and it started to drizzle when we were on our way to Changi Jetty. Alexis and I prayed that God will stop the rain as we really wanted to sit on the bumboat to Pulau Ubin.

Praise the Lord! It really stopped raining and though the sky was filled with threatening dark clouds, we still decided to board the bumboat by faith.

It didn't rain! What an experience to be sitting on a bumboat. Our 1st experience and an enjoyable one.

We only lingered awhile at Pulau Ubin as visiting the island is not our objective. It's sitting in the bumboat. Haha!

p/s: The next day, I went to the Zoo and the same thing happened again. I prayed to God about the weather and it really didn't rain though the sky was filled with dark stormy clouds. I know that prayer is powerful and I'm never too young to pray nor for God to answer my prayers. Yeah!!

Fun with Alexis

2009-03-06T00:09:00.004+08:00

Alexis finally came to my house (coz she's an 'owl' and I'm a 'bird' in terms of our sleeping timings) and we continued our crown-making since last week. We painted our vanguard sheet crown last week and now it's dry. We used glue to stick different coloured shapes onto it and mummy cut out our names and stuck it on our crowns. It's beautiful and we both love it so much. =)

As there's magnets around (coz I was playing with them before the craft) Mummy seized the opportunity to ask us to use it to attract different kinds of objects and to test whether they are magnetic.

We had so much fun going around the house trying to attract objects to our magnets. Haha!

Nature Again

2009-03-05T23:15:00.002+08:00

Went for a morning walk around the neighbourhood and wow... what a day! We spotted a chameleon, up close and personal.

And the ground was covered wit flowers, it was quite a sight. I had a good time feeling and opening up the petals and checking out the anthers. I collected quite a few dry leaves and some flowers too!

An eye-opener to see a really HUGH spider. It was about the size of mummy's hands multiply by 3. Just imagine that. Went to the zoo recently and spotted spider web too. Mummy told me to blow at it and it just shook and didnt break. I learnt that spider web is actually very strong. Thus, it was great to spot a hugh spider just a few blocks away from home. =)

The next day, I used the collected dry leaves and flowers to make a butterfly collage. It's fun!

And once again, I am so happy and proud when it was finally done. Love it. =)

Snail

2009-02-28T00:01:00.004+08:00

Am currently reading a book on snails and thus mummy decided to seize the opportunity to think of a 3D snail craft for me to reinforce the learning. Above pic shows me drawing the pattern for the snail's shell.

Using toilet roll and double sided tape, I've got a snail. Mummy helped to do the cutting. Haha!

Can you see the snail's eyes at the top of the 2 stalks? I drew the eyes with a black marker. I know that snail has 2 horns too. This is really a visual learning for me.

And the cute thing is, my snail can turn into a slug without its shell. Lol. So funny!! My naked snail. =p

Bible Knowledge

2009-02-22T23:51:00.003+08:00

I have been an avid 'reader' of the Bible and I'm currently at this stage of questioning and asking about everything under the sun. Yes, there's pros and cons. It's good that I can articulate well and am curious about things but mummy wanted to 'faint' at times, being the main target of my incessant questioning. Lol.

On a particular day, I saw the above picture at the back of my Bible and the following conversation follows:
Me : Mummy, what's that?
Mum: What do you think it is?
Me : (thought for awhile) It is a shepherd.
Mum: (impressed that I know that a shepherd looks after sheep) Yes, it is a shepherd.
Me : Mummy, who is that? (referring to the shepherd)
Mum: (thinking 'how would I know' in my heart) Hmm... I don't know. Who do you think it is?
Me : I think it's Moses or David.

At this point, Mummy was rather impressed that I can remember that Moses became a shepherd at one point when he fled from Eygpt and that I didn't just know the David and Goliath story but that I remembered the fine details that David was actually a shepherd boy. Wow...

Mum: Hmm... Yes, I think it's Moses or David. (playing along with me coz I really have no idea who is that shepherd and I didn't want to go into more names and elaborate more. Tired.)
Me : I think it's Moses. Mummy, you see the frogs?
Mum: (dumbfounded and impressed)

Valentine's Day!

2009-02-16T23:31:00.005+08:00

I am both daddy and mummy's valentine thus we are all out on a family date to celebrate Valentine's Day. Had a yummy dinner at Tung Lok Signature but the price is steep.

I was so thrilled to see this quail dish that comes with a 'nest' presenting the quail eggs. =)

After dinner, it's time for another 'highlight' of the night!

My 1st cable car ride.

Thoug it was late, we still stopped at Sentosa and walked around. Hee ... because I suggested that I want to see the Merlion up close.

Besides that, I missed the Sentosa Flowers Festival too. Was really delighted when some of the features in the Flowers Festival were still around. This is one of my favourites and it made my day that I'm able to revisit it again. Yeah!!

Night Safari!

2009-02-13T17:12:00.007+08:00

It had been 6 months ago since I first entered into the dark - Night Safari! I love it so much that I have been asking to go there again but alas mummy thinks that it's too expensive to go there again so soon unless we are members. So, 6 months later my doting daddy decided to bring us there again!! Yeah!! We even paid $20 for the above souvenir photograph all because I said I wanted it.

p/s: Mummy always think that daddy 'spoiled' me. Indeed, my daddy pampers me alot. =)

During the Creatures of The Night Show, there was this segment that involves a VERY BIG snake/. Can't remember its name, may be a boa. When the host asked for volunteer to touch the snake, I gamely raised my hand. But... she chose an adult male. I was so sad that I kept demanding that I WANT to touch the snake NOW!

Who knows, as we were leaving the Night Safari and heading towards the entrance, there was this platform where you can take pictures with a real serval and a snake for $5. Without hesistation, daddy brought me to touch the snake. I touched and touched and touched and touched to my heart's content and ignored mummy when she asked me to smile for the camera. Haha! I don't know why but I just have this fascination and love for snakes.

This is the serval. We can't touch it but can only take pictures with it.

The next morning, mummy decided to tap on my Night Safari experience for an artwork. I was asked to name which night animals that I saw in Night Safari and we picked out the respective animals for craft work (pasting craft). On my own intiative, I took out my animals figurines to match.

First I used a black crayon to colour the whole paper black to depict the darkness in the night.

Then I carefully applied glue and pasted the various parts of the animals (eg the snake) on the drawing paper itself. The above shows me pasting the scales on the snake's body.

Guess what's this? I told mummy that it looks like 'stomach' to me and I started laughing because I find it amusing. Lol. (Guess I had too much of the human anatomy in my head. But upon 2nd look, mummy realised that it did resemble the stomach. Haha!)

It's actually the face and truck of the elephant. =)

Using an orange crayon to draw fire which I saw all over the Night Safari, to light up the place.

My proud 'Night Safari' Artwork. I love it. =)

Naturalist

2009-02-10T17:24:00.003+08:00

Feeding the birds some leftover bread. They were so hungry that the pigeons literally devoured the bread crumbs that I threw to them.

It made my day to be able to feed the birds and observed how they pecked and ate their bread. =)

Next, it's watering time. Mummy had pointed out to me about the recent dry weather which caused the grass near my block to turn brown. Thus, I eagerly helped to water the grass.

Look at the poor brown grass. They must be super 'thristy'.

Chalk-Play

2009-02-06T00:22:00.005+08:00

After being 'lazy' for about 3months not having any objectives for my learn through play daily routine, Mummy decided to start her 'home-school program' with me again starting this February. Thus, the chalks that I got as part of the Christmas presents from Aunty Jenny came in handy.

And ohh... how I love to doodle with the chalks on the walls and floor of my corridor.

Extending the sun's ray.

There's no way you can miss out the JOY on my face!!

The best part pf playing with chalk is the cleaning up. Heehee... I can take the opportunity to play with water.

Learning to be responsible, scrubbing away my scribbles and doodles. It's a happy day!

Baby 2

2009-02-06T00:16:00.004+08:00

Praise the Lord that I'm going to have a sibling this year. Mummy is approaching 11weeks in her pregnancy. I love baby2 (that's what I call the baby in mummy's womb now) and would always ask mummy to lift up her shirt to show me her tummy so that I can kiss and hug baby2. Above video is a song I composed for baby2. =)

Trial at Kindergolf

2009-02-05T17:51:00.006+08:00

When I had a hand in trying golf before the CNY, I love it so much that mummy had to sign me up for a trial to let me 'play' more and also to assess my readiness and whether we'll really sign up for the golf class. See me putting and chipping in the videos below respectively.

Sentosa Flowers Festival 2009

2009-02-01T16:27:00.005+08:00

Last minute decision to come for the annual Sentosa Flowers Festival as the timing for Gymboree (our initial plan) was not right.

Having our pictures taken with the 'Moo Moo Family' to mark the Year of the Ox.

At the 'Trees of Life', I loved to watch and touch the birds that were displayed. My 1st love is still 'Animals', not flowers. Haha!!

Touching the parrot and its nest.

Am surrounded by flowers everywhere!!

Mummy is my dearest Valentine! Alexis, you are next. =p

Love to see the water sprout out from this water feature near the Merlion. We spent quite a while here. Gosh because the weather was hot.

Eventually we sought refuge at Delifrance 'under the Merlion' for our lunch and to have some cool air (aircon). Mummy took the opportunity to show me some of the flowers that we have seen earlier in this flowers stickers book. I love stickers and it's great that my learning is reinforced in a fun way. Guess I didn't know that I was learning coz I was just having too much fun.
p/s: That's mummy's way of teaching - Learn through play and fun!

Knowing that mummy is shooting me, I cheekily smiled and pasted the sticker on the book. Lol. I'm really a very cheeky boy, you know. Haha!

After lunching 'under the Merlion', we encountered the section on orchids. So many beautiful orchids but I was more attracted to the mist. Though I got my hands and arms wet, I enjoyed myself and learnt something new- mist. =)

Playing peek-a-boo in the tent near the blue flowers feature.

The blue flowers. (We didn't notice the names, opps!)

A pretty rainbow made up of colourful flowers. What a sight!! It's indeed a different experience being here and we were glad we missed Gymboree to be here. =)

My Own Stories!

2009-02-01T16:26:00.001+08:00

Me making up many many short stories. View the video to see if you can make sense of what I said. Haha!!

1st video story is about a leaf and a tomato.

2nd video has simply too many stories that mummy can't keep track of how many and what are their titles. Lol. Enjoy!

2009-01-30T21:58:00.002+08:00

I found a stray turtle in the 'snail garden' at my void deck on the 1st day of CNY. We decided to bring it back home to give it some water and vegetables as a garden with sand and grass is not where a turtle should belong. 4 days later when the shops are opened, mummy brought the turtle and me to a nearby pet shop and gave the turtle to the owner.

See our turtle on the right? It was happily swimming around in the new tank with 9 new friends. Very happy for the turtle. At least we know it's in safe hands. =p

Year of the Ox.

2009-01-30T21:47:00.002+08:00

Didn't go alot of house visitations because mummy was not well. We only went to both paternal and maternal grandparents' house and also to my great-grandma. That's all!

Presenting the mandarins to aunty Esther at grandma's house.

Me scrutinizing the angpow that Alexis gave me on behalf of her parents. Haha!

It's angpow opening time at night when we got home. Wow... so much $$$$!! Yeah!!

Reunion Dinner 2009

2009-01-24T21:35:00.002+08:00

3 of us kids together, having so much fun!!

Today is our CNY reunion dinner and thanks to grandma for the delicious treat at Dian Xiao-Er!! Yummy!

My beautiful and beloved extended family! =)

Handmade Angpow!

2009-01-24T21:28:00.002+08:00

Last night, mummy and I surfed the internet for cute pics of cow to make angpows for our family members. We printed the pictures, laminated it and pasted chinese greetings behind and even put a small red 'angpow' behind to complete the whole thing. The laminated cow can doubled up as a bookmark too!! enjoyed the whole process of this handmade angpow and am so looking forward to receiving angpows for myself. Haha!! Happy Chinese New Year to all!! =)

My Favourite Video

2009-01-23T00:17:00.002+08:00

My personal favourite video that I'll request mummy to show me again and again from time to time. Me at 19 months old. Enjoy! =)

Play-Doh

2009-01-22T23:52:00.003+08:00

Jireh & Alexis! Recently we see each other almost EVERYDAY!!

One of the activities we did together was 'play-doh'. Both of us hardly play with this thus we were both super excited to try our hands on it.

My lion & Alexis' pig. Haha!! So cute!

Making more shapes and trying all the different colours.

Our final products with the help of mummy. Mine is on the left while Alexis' on the right. =)

A Very Sweet Boy Once Again!

2009-01-12T01:20:00.003+08:00

See my sweet smile and you'll know that I'm a very sweet boy. Lol. I've been melting mummy's heart recently. Just to list 2 incidents.

1. I took out 3 story books for bedtime reading and one of the books has pictures of geckos (lizards) as the story is about the geckos. Mummy said that she don't like lizards and in fact is afraid of lizards. Guess my response? I turned the book face-down and told mummy that she don't have to read that particular book. Ohhh..... so sweet!

2. Recently I've been wanting mummy to sleep beside me. On this particular night (12Jan), I heard mummy telling daddy to buy prata for supper as she's very hungry. When daddy came back, I didn't fuss or insist that mummy continue to lie with me when she said she wants to go out of my room. Instead I told mummy "Go and eat." Awwwwww... absolutely so sweet!!!!

Gong Xi Gong Xi

2009-01-11T22:53:00.001+08:00

GKidz was playing 2 CNY songs last sunday and to everyone's surprise, I know how to sing one of the chinese songs this week. Haha!! Be entertained as I bring you to a prosperous New Year with my song. =p

Missing Daddy!

2008-12-30T15:06:00.002+08:00

Daddy took his year end leave and spent more than a week playing daily with me and bringing me to the Zoo, Bird Park, Gymboree and Christmas shopping etc. I love his presence as Daddy would play with me whenever I wake up. Thus, the day when Daddy needs to go back to work, see video for my response when I was told that Daddy is not at home.

Christmas Carols

2008-12-25T20:06:00.004+08:00

Let me sing more Chirstmas carols to celebrate this special day. Happy Birthday, Jesus!! =)

1. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

2. Angels We Have Heard On High

3. Mary's Boy Child

4. Joy To The World

5. Jingle Bells

Christmas With The Birds

2008-12-25T16:08:00.004+08:00

It's Christmas and I woke up earlier than usual at 7.30am. So off we went to the Bird Park!!

I insisted to catch the 2 shows at the Bird Park though I've watched them a few times before.

Getting up close to the SEA birds and looking at how they eat their papayas. Haha!

There's a 'Birds Discovery Centre' at the Bird Park and I think it's a relatively new feature. Check out the elephant bird's skeleton (was the 2nd largest bird) behind Daddy. The elephant bird was HUGE!!!

So many different types of feathers!

Fabulous Feathers!

The different kinds of beaks. Cool!

The black eggs belong to an emu. Interesting isn't it? Hee ;p

My 1st Stage Performance!

2008-12-24T16:45:00.005+08:00

My Music School just held a Christmas Prom last Sunday. Alexis and I had the chance to be on stage for 2 song items - Twinkle Twinkle Christmas Star and Christmas Is A Time To Love. Due to our age (not even 2.5years old yet), we were not required to play the keyboard or perform complicated stuff. The main objective is the early exposure for us and also to act cute in front of hundreds of audience. The video below is the 2nd item - Christmas Is A Time To Love.

I dare say both Alexis and I are very brave. We were so eager to go on stage even when it wasn't our turn yet. We kept asking our mummies whether can we go up now. Haha!! Once onstage, almost all our peers had their parents with them but mummy and Aunty Esther think that we are ready to be on our own thus they left us alone onstage with only our friends.

This is the finale item where ALL the performers went on stage.

I love to wave and wave while up on stage, upon spotting my family members. =)

I love the stage so much that I demanded and cried and made a fuss at night that daddy and mummy bring me back to the stage the next day (to wave). Lol.

Annual Christmas Party

2008-12-23T23:59:00.009+08:00

Started the Christmas party with potluck yummy food and thereafter, we 3 kids entertained the adults with our Christmas carols and dance. Cousin Joshua sang 'Jingle Bells', Alexis sang 'The 12 Days of Christmas' while I chose 'Deck The Hall'.

We ended our carolling with 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' and a free-style dance. We enjoyed ourselves very much while the adults were so tickled by our dance. lol

After that, mummy led all of us (adults and kids) to a treasure hunt - hunting for stars all over the living room. We 3 kids pasted all the stars to form a BIG star. That's to symbolise the big star that was in the nightsky centuries ago when Jesus was born in Bethleham.

We played a game of animal sounds and finding the toy animal to match with the sounds. All the animals are farm animals. Then we were to place the animals onto the above chocolate cake that mummy made. The animals served the purpose of decorating the cake and turing it into a stable where baby Jesus was born long time ago.

Spot the 'baby Jesus' lying in the manger (the bee hoon being improvised as hay) surrounded by the animals. Isn't it such a lovely home-made cake that says alot about the true meaning of Christmas. I've been taught that Christmas is not about Santa Claus or log cake but it's Jesus' Birthday. With that, all of us sang a Birthday song to Jesus. =)

Mummy went on to let us know that baby Jesus grew up to be an adult and one of the things that He told his disciples was to 'fish for men'.

See how much fun the young and old had playing this 'fishing game'. The above are Alexis' paternal grandparents.

These are my paternal grandparents. Hope all of us went home with the true meaning of Christmas and to spread the good news of Jesus' Birthday by not forgetting to 'fish for men' instead of just merry-making and exchanging presents.

Merry CHRISTmas to all!! =)

Zoo Again! Lol.

2008-12-18T02:07:00.007+08:00

Went to Zoo with daddy and mummy. I wanted to say 'Hello' to the macaws thus I went up on my own and mummy managed to ask me to turn around for a photo shot. =)

It's such a rare sight to see Inuka the polar bear playing with his float in the water. For the countless times that I've been to the Zoo, Inuka only swam in the water during feeding time. And yes, polar bears can grow to 3metres tall!!! So tall!

After viewing the usual African animals, we proceeded to the Rainforest Kidzworld. I tried this structure called 'Twister' on my own. And yes, I can do it by myself. =)

After completing the structure, mummy then realised that it's recommended for kids 4 years and above.

Climbing up the steps in the playground with my new Brachiosaurus cap that mummy bought for me. I chose the Brachiosaurus cap out of so many animals coz I love dinosaurs alot. Haha!

Smiling so happily as I slided down with Brachiosaurus.

Jumping off every 'water lily' and having a whale of a time.

Entered the kampong house and had so much fun 'cooking'.

Here's another brinjal to add into the wok.

Let me just fry it for awhile more.

Hmm... I think it's done.

Ahhh.... yum!! Yummy!! Haha!

Opening the refrigerator and discovered live chicks inside. Cool!

Experimenting with the sewing machine. Yes, Zoo is getting more and more fun!! Told mummy that I want to go back again tomorrow.

Human Body

2008-12-15T01:37:00.002+08:00

What have I been up to lately? I'm extremely intrigued and interested in the human body. I know all the above organs including the missing liver and stomach. Hee... and I'm very 'into' the digestive system right now because it's so interesting to know where the food goes to after I've eaten them. Besides that, I know what are the 5 senses and the functions of blood (red blood cells and white blood cells) etc.

In case anyone is wondering, learning is fun to me because it's not rote memory or sit down and do work/learn etc. I learn through playing with the wall chart shown above and through reading books. I heard that I'm getting a human anatomy toy as part of my Christmas gift from my grandma too! Cool! I love it because I've seen it near my music school and I can't bear to leave the window where it was displayed.

Becoming More Mature

2008-12-15T01:30:00.003+08:00

Just yesterday, when mummy told me to go to the washrooom to pass urine, I took off my own underwear and went to the toilet. Mummy followed behind as she told me before that I am not supposed to go to the toilet on my own as it is dangerous (slippery etc). Guess what I told mummy when she followed me to the washroom yesterday? I said,"Mummy, don't come in." Mummy was extremely surprised. She couldn't believe her ears. Thus she asked me to repeat myself again. I told her exactly what I've said and mummy asked why. My reply was "I'm a big boy now." Daddy and mummy were pleasantly pleased that I'm more grown up now. =)

Christmas Tree

2008-12-11T00:44:00.003+08:00

I'm helping with the Christmas tree decoration. Yeah, so exciting!

Wow... didn't know the trees are flat.

Ok, let me help to bring them out first.

The balls!!! My favourite!

Choosing one to ...

hang on the leaves of the tree.

Here's another one. It's so much fun!

Me posing with the Christmas tree. Yeah!

p/s: If you notice the bottom left of the tree, there's more balls coz I tend to congregate them together in one side. Haha!

Babies Prom

2008-12-06T01:46:00.003+08:00

My first time at SSO Babies Prom and it was a good exposure and experience indeed, to be in the company of the SSO.

After the concert, I went up to the stage to seek out my favourite - the drums. I told mummy I wanted to see and touch the drums.

Photo-taking opportunites seized by mummy. =)

Junction 8

2008-12-06T01:06:00.005+08:00

Mummy brought Alexis and me out to Junction 8, all by herself letting Aunty Esther rest and have some free time. We headed straight to the playground on the 3rd floor.

We climbed ...

and we took turns to play.

Then we sat and rested together when we had enough. It's really so much fun to have a playmate. =)

Hooray, we are about to enter 'Fairytales Land'!

Having a drink in front of the Candy House with Hansel and Gretel, before heading to the library to read books.

I love J8 so much that mummy brought me there again 2 days later, this time with grandma and cousin Joshua.

We rode on the animals ride after playing at the playground.

It's fun! After playing, we had our lunch and proceeded to the library again. Love Junction 8.

Joy To The World

2008-11-26T15:57:00.002+08:00

Another Christmas carol to share the joy of Christmas - Joy to the World!!

The 12 Days of Christmas

2008-11-26T15:53:00.003+08:00

Learnt to sing this christmas song when I was 28 month old. Enjoy! =)

Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

Happy Grandparents' Day!

2008-11-24T00:29:00.002+08:00

It's 'Grandparents Day' every fourth sunday of November. When I woke up, I quickly set down to task - making a gift for both my maternal and paternal grandparents. I'm making them a gift box with sea shells decorating the cover.

After placing the sea shells on the double-sided tape already pasted on the cover, I added some small bits of coloured paper to cover up the gaps in-between the shells.

With cling wrap wrapping up the cover with the sea shells and coloured paper, ta-da!! It's done. It's indeed such a joy to bless and give unto others. Just look at my happy face and you'll sense my joy and pride.

My handmade gift for my grandparents! Love you all!!! "Happy Grandparents' Day"

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show

2008-11-24T00:18:00.003+08:00

Went to see 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar" puppet show last Friday and was totally in love with it. When we reached home, I said to mummy,"I like the show, the very hungry caterpillar." =)

1st Time At The Cinema!

2008-11-24T00:12:00.003+08:00

I'm happy because ...

YES... mummy is bringing me to the cinema to watch Madagascar 2. It's my 1st ever movie in the cinema but alas half an hour before it ends, I told mummy that I want to go out. Guess 90 minute is too long for me as I'm not used to watching a show for that long.

I CAN do it!!

2008-11-12T16:25:00.007+08:00

Mummy was very surprised and impressed by me. Why? Because I could give her the correct answers to the above page. The activity goes like this:
At the very top there was a black sheep and beside it was the number 2. Below it was another black sheep and the number 4. The third one shows 3 black sheep and the number 5 while the last shows 2 black sheep and the number 3. I am supposed to tell mummy in each row, how many more black sheep should I draw to make the total to the number given beside it. The answer is 1, 3, 2 and 1 respectively. That involves logical thinking in Mathematical skills. Bravo me, isn't it? Mummy literally went 'Wow!!' because she didn't offer any help at all (coz she thought it was way too advanced for me and she was only trying her luck in asking me the questions) and I didn't even have any counters with me nor use my fingers to count. Hee ;p

Me attempting to Read An Encyclopedia.

2008-11-12T01:14:00.003+08:00

Still in my pyjamas when I woke and reached out for my mini-encyclopedia. It is not a book that I am familiar with because we used the book to find the names of the animals in my animal globe and not for reading. Haha! Mummy was very surprised when I flipped through the pages and attempted to read the section on ostrich. One of my 1st few attempts in reading independently and not through rote memorization. =p

Killing Time.

2008-11-12T00:09:00.004+08:00

When mummy is at the kitchen preparing lunch, what do I get to?

Today, I took this box of 'Toddler Write' and used my finger to trace all the letters of the alphabet from a-z. As they laid jumbled up on the sofa, I sorted them out alphabetically and put them neatly in rows. Mummy was all praises for me. Hee ;p

Next, I went to my room, sat down and started 'reading' every page of the books. Notice the pile of books beside me? There are more than 20 books and I 'read' through every single 1 of them. I love books!! All thanks to daddy and mummy who have been cultivating the love of reading and learning in me since young. I can't live without books, that's for sure! =)

A Sweet Conversation. =)

2008-11-11T00:43:00.004+08:00

I was reading a book with mummy when there were pictures of yoyos. I asked mummy what is that and hence started this conversation with mummy.

p/s: Mummy thinks I'm so sweet to want to buy her a gift - a toy to play with. Haha!

Mum: (describing how to play a yoyo) Next time when you're older, I'll buy a yoyo for you.

Me: Mummy, you can play?

Mum: Yes, mummy can.

Me: Mummy, I buy a yoyo for you.

Mum: You have money?

Me: Yes, maybe Jireh has one dollar.

Looking at the book again and pointing to the pictures.

Me: Mummy, which one do you want? The blue one or this red and white one with an aeroplane?

Mum: Hmm... Jireh choose.

Me: I take two and mummy choose. Mummy, which one do you want?

Mum: Can I have the one with a star?

Me: Ok, Jireh buy this yoyo for mummy to play.

Mum: How about daddy? Can daddy play too?

Me: Yes, daddy can play. I buy another yoyo for daddy.

Mum: So how many yoyos are you going to buy?

Me: Two.

Mum: You have enough money?

Me: Hmm... maybe Jireh has one dollar.

Can't remember exactly how the conversation ended but indeed one that mummy wants to blog so that we can all look back and remember in years to come.

p/s: This blog of mine is solely to blog my childhood memories (all the happenings) and all my achievements and milestones. It's like a personal diary of mine. =)

I'm Grown!

2008-11-11T00:00:00.003+08:00

Last sunday, I attended GKidz on my own without daddy or mummy by my side. I'm really grown up because when we alighted from the cab, I said,"Mummy, your adult church is there." I hinted to mummy that she is going that way (the adult service) as mummy told me before we left home that I am going for GKidz on my own. And indeed, I did not cry or fuss when mummy left me in GKidz alone (for the 1st time) with the teachers and volunteers. At the end of the service, when mummy came to fetch me, I saw her but didn't run to her as we're singing the wrap up songs. I even went around to hug all the teachers and volunteers before running to hug mummy last. Yeah, praise the Lord indeed that I'm all grown up. =)

Madagascar 2!

2008-11-10T23:23:00.004+08:00

What was I concentrating so hard on??

The penguins from Madagascar were doing a dance at Takashimaya! I was there specially for the meet and greet session as I love the Madagascar characters. Was introduced to the characters by the toys from Macs Happy Meal and not the movie. But it's daddy and mummy who ate the meals and not me. Haha!!

Me having a photo shoot with Alex the Lion and the 2 penguins. Love it!! =)

Places of Interests In the World!

2008-11-08T02:09:00.003+08:00

All thanks to Aunty Ariel who helped me to get this puzzle that mummy had been trying to get for months but to no avail.

Very happy that I am able to piece all the pieces of the world map and match the places of interests in all the countries correctly, all by myself! Am able to recognise and accurately pick out 19 out of 27 places of interests when asked. It's another milestone for 28 months me! Yeah, praise the Lord! So far, out of the 19 places I can only articulate the names of 12 of them. They are China Tian An Men, Great Wall of China, Mt Fuji, Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, The White House, Merlion, Big Ben, Netherlands Windmill, Egypt Pyramid and Statue of Liberty. =)

Tell Time.

2008-11-08T02:00:00.002+08:00

At 28 months old, I'm proud to say that I am able to tell the time and set the time accordingly on my teddy bear clock. What I know is the o'clock time as in 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock all the way to 12 o'clock. Can't read the time in a quarter, half past yet but am able to set the time if mummy were to tell me the time in numeric terms as in 5.15pm, 5.30pm as I can count well beyond 50 and more and recognise the numbers too. =)

Playing Dress-Up with Alexis!

2008-11-08T01:22:00.004+08:00

Hooray, Alexis is up and we're going to have some fun! Our 1st time playing 'dress-up' and we both love it. =)

Alexis is a 'pro' putting on the shades. Haha!

While I'm 'pro' in sashaying. Haha!

We had so much fun trying on the shades, different hats, scarves etc. =p

We even went to the mirror to appreciate our new look. Lol.

Choosing yet another new scarf.

How's this for another look! =p

After we're done with dressing up, we decided to be 'chefs' and cook something to eat. Yum yum! 'Cooking' is one of my favourite game presently. =)

My First Movie!

2008-11-01T23:20:00.008+08:00

I'm not exposed to watching tv or any educational dvds etc thus today 1 Nov is a special day as daddy and mummy are going to bring me for a show. It'll be my 1st movie/show and I'm really very excited. It's an Omimax movie titled 'Wild Ocean'. My parents figured out that I'll be interested to know what goes on in the underwater world as I love animals. Moreover, Omimax movies are educational and infomative too!

p/s: Mummy wishes to add that this 'First Show' does not mean that I'll be going for more shows or can watch dvds etc. So aunties and uncles, don't let me watch the tv without mummy's permission ya. lol

I gave the ticket studs to the aunty at the entrance of the theatre. And by the way, thanks to Aunty Jenny who blesses us with the tickets. Yeah!

Me making my way all the way to the top.

Can you spot me with daddy at the 2nd top row?

One of the images taken by mummy during the movie.

After the movie, I was excited to see an exhibition of the solar system just outside the theatre. It helps that I can name and identify all the planets. Cool!

The above is my weight if I'm on the Moon - 2kg. Lol.

Left the Omimax Theatre for the Science Centre and wow... a F1 car! Seized the opportunity to take a photo with it. =p

Took the lift to i-Space and this walkway is interesting. The floor lights up with coloured lights when I stepped on it. I had so much fun running to and fro. Haha!

A digital koi pond where I can create waves and ripples when I try to catch the fish. I love it. =)

Daddy and mummy decided to bring outdoors to the eco-garden and we saw a green iguana, mid-skippers, dragonfly nymph, pond snail, cactus garden etc. Indeed an eye-opener.

Climbing up a flight of stairs all the way to the ...

treehouse at the Eco-garden.

Exploring inside the treehouse.

Once out of the treehouse, we proceeded out of the eco-garden by crossing the bridge.

This 'play area' is just outside the Science Centre. You don't need to pay admission fees to play here. It's educational too!

Finally left Science Centre and headed to Forum Shopping Mall to meet up with Alexis and play at the indoor playground. We had so much fun playing, as usual.

Had dinner together too, and I even fed her raisins after dinner. Love to be with Alexis, she's my constant playmate and companion. =)

p/s: she loves me too! Hee ;p

Animal Resort with Reuel

2008-10-30T15:20:00.003+08:00

Went to the Animal Resort with Reuel and our parents last saturday.

There was a rabbit that was let loose and I took the opportunity to stroke its back. Hmm... feels soft and fluffy. Haha!!

I love to feed the rabbits most of all.

As it's Reuel's 1st encounter with real animals, he was abit apprehensive to go near them thus Uncle Roland fed the rabbits while he watched intently. =)

We spotted a few newborn rabbits and oh... they are so tiny and 'fraglie'.

Next is the feeding of the cassowary.

We even woke some geese from their nap and insisted that they eat the bread we offered them. Haha!! It's really fun to be up close with the animals. =p

Rainforest at Kidzworld - Singapore Zoo!

2008-10-29T17:04:00.004+08:00

Went to the Zoo with Alexis specially to the newly opened Kidzworld. We caught the Splash Safari Show first upon reaching as I've not seen this show before, despite numerous visits to the Zoo. I told mummy that I want to be friends with the sealion and to be kissed by it thus the above photo. =)

Proceeded to KFC for mummy's lunch while I had home-cooked pasta with cheese, fish and asparagus (yummy)! The fast food restaurant is newly renovated and it comes with these lovely animals seats. I chose the cheetah seat. So happy to be sitting on these cute seats rather than the boring high-chairs. lol

It's fun time at the Kidzworld after lunch! I love to watch the huge bucket of water (the elephant bucket at the top) come splashing down. Didn't venture too far out into the water-play area. Maybe coz mummy was with me and not daddy. Haha!

I was especially thrilled to spot dinosaurs in the Rainforest Kidzworld. I went round to see how many dinosaurs there are and took pictures with all of them.

The dinosaurs are all close to my heart as I know all their names and they are literally my 'friends'. Hee ;p

Even the fearsome T-Rex is going to make it into my photo album. Haha! By the way, the T-Rex can move and roar, looks so real. But I know they are not real coz daddy told me before that they are extinct.

Braving the hot sun to be close to baby Triceratops!

Ended our fun with a boat ride across a 'river' (or should it be called a pond? haha!). Alexis and I can single-handedly pull the boat from one end to the other end. It's very fun and we played with it numerous times. The newly opened and renovated Rainforest Kidzworld is very fun, highly recommended. I even asked mummy whether will we be going to the zoo again tomorrow. Haha!!

Reuel's Birthday

2008-10-27T22:02:00.003+08:00

It's Reuel's birthday and here's blessing you with God's blessing, Reuel!

That's a cute turtle toy but no... I'm not going to push you Ignez.

Hee ;p Finally my turn to be on the turtle.

I didn't force you to push me right, Ignez. lol

Playing with colour pencils.

Hahahaha!! It's so much fun playing with fellow friends. =)

'Playing' The Guitar

2008-10-27T21:29:00.001+08:00

'Playing' the guitar and singing my own cheeky song. Haha!

Playdoh

2008-10-27T21:18:00.004+08:00

Mummy was feeling bored with my present toys when she remembered a playdoh set that I received from Aunty Yvonne in this year's birthday. I was taught to knead the dough.

Afterwhich, I used the roller to roll the dough flat and try to make it smooth.

Choosing the shape that I want and press it firmly down onto the dough and ...

Ta-da!! There you have it! All my creations, with the help of mummy of course. Haha!! =p

Cheeky Tales

2008-10-18T16:01:00.004+08:00

Don't be deceived by my looks. I am not as 'tu tu' as I look.

In fact, I am a super cheeky boy. lol. Last night when I went to the washroom to pass urine, mummy heard me shouting "1, 2, 3 come out!" She turned around and saw me standing there urinating. She was very amused that I 'command' my urine to come out in that manner. Haha!!!

This morning, when I was in the washroom again, mummy teased me and said"1, 2, 3 come out!". And you know what i said? Instead I said,"yi, er, san, come out!"

Told you I'm a cheeky boy! Wahahaha...

My Dinosaurs Song

2008-10-12T16:46:00.004+08:00

One of my favourite activities is to use 2 colour pencils as sticks to create music while I sing my own 'self-created cheeky' song. This time round, I told mummy that it is a song about Stegosaurus & Triceratops. Haha!! See if you can catch the 2 dinosaurs mentioned by me.

p/s: Told you it's a cheeky song thus you can't really make out what I am singing except the 2 words - Stegosaurus & Triceratops. Enjoy!!

Escape Theme Park

2008-10-12T16:27:00.003+08:00

Went to Escape Theme Park on saturday and the weather was SUPER HOT. I tried riding on this bike but can't really get it to move on my own as it's my 1st try. The kind staff volunteered to push me around. And indeed, she went round and round and round with me because I didn't turn the bike in any other direction and thus we went round and round. Think she got giddy after that. Haha!! But she was very nice and kind.

The 2nd vehicle I tried was this red car. I could move it bit by bit by stepping on the acelerator.

Tried the last car and had fun too, moving it all by myself. =p

Next, I sat on the train and loved it so... much that I rode on it for FIVE times. Lol.

Last but not least, we sat on the Ferris Wheel twice (at my request) and bid farewell to Escape Theme Park and the super HOT weather. Overall, it was not very enjoyable as the weather was really very HOT and I told my parents that it's not fun.

Haircut Again!

2008-10-08T23:49:00.002+08:00

My 2nd time at a salon having my haircut. This time round, I accompanied Alexis for her maiden haircut. Check out her blog for her new hairstyle. ;p

Passing Motion.

2008-10-08T17:11:00.002+08:00

I'm proud to say that I can tell mummy that I want to pass motion in the toilet bowl and I really did pass motion. Yeah!! All thanks to mummy who makes it interesting. As I sat on the toilet bowl trying to loosen my stools, mummy would tell me her own make-up stories about any creatures that we can see in the bathroom. Because I love her stories so much, mummy has to limit her stories to 3 a day, if not I'll just continue to sit on the toilet bowl for hours. Lol.

New Toys & New Bookshelf.

2008-10-04T16:03:00.002+08:00

The white bookshelf (second from right) is the much needed bookshelf that we bought from Ikea recently as alot of my books are 'homeless'. See the top shelf with 7 boxes? Those are the new toys that Daddy bought for me as Childrens' Day gifts.

Very good buy and educational as well. Teaches me about life-cycles of various animals.

This is just one of them - the life cycle of the bee. Mummy went 'wowed' when Daddy showed her the toys because who has ever seen the eggs of the bee and etc etc. We got it at a steal at the current Robinsons Sales at Expo at 2 boxes for $9.90 only. The usual price was 1 box for $19.90.

With the addition of the new bookshelf comes a new arrangement of my bedroom.

I love my 'new' bed and my bookshelf. Have been 'reading' my books more often now (though I HAVE been reading my books). Hee ;p

Off To The Zoo Again!

2008-10-03T00:00:00.005+08:00

My beloved daddy purposely took childcare leave to bring me to the zoo on 2oct (coz 1oct will be super crowded) to celebrate Childrens' Day with me. We spent quite some time observing the otters esp the way they swim. It amuses me alot. Haha!!

The new home for the probosics monkey!

Face to face with the cheetah.

I love to go to the Fraglie Forest ever since a ring-tailed lemur jumped over mummy's head during the previous trip. (Mummy almost fell from the stairs in shock then, and she was carrying me in her arms. Thank God for His protection.)

The largest bats - the Malayan Flying Fox.

Somehow, I prefer to look at whatever information was given rather than the real animals up close. Haha!

Outside the Fraglie Forest and inside a 'tree'.

Inside the 'tree', looking at different animals specimen.

Have been to the zoo numerous times but this is the 2nd time I played in the water area (coz daddy was with me). Knowing that I love to play with water, daddy don't mind getting wet himself so as to make me happy.

Cool!! It's great fun!

After water-play and on our way to the Australian outback, a grasshopper flew onto my hair. Daddy took it and placed it on my pram so that I can have a closer look.

What an experience getting up close and personal with the wallaby and touching its back.

How are you, wallaby? It's nice meeting you. Hee ;p

Hippo River Cruise

2008-10-01T23:24:00.007+08:00

Children's Day came early this year as mummy and aunty esther decided to bring Alexis and I for the Hippo River Cruise on tuesday, to experience riding on a boat (inspired by aunty Adeline).

Waiting patiently for our Hippo boat to arrive so we can board it.

I told mummy that I want to walk down on my own. Can't wait to board the boat. Hehe ...

So excited to be on the boat.

The Merlion.

Me (chewing apple in my mouth) with the Esplanade.

I remained seated in my seat almost throughout the whole ride. Mummy don't really know why but a reason could be I was taking in all the sights and the going-ons.

Being a good friend and cousin, Alexis sat down beside me to accompany me after her so many numerous photo-takings. Lol.

Our group photo with Uncle Kenneth who just happened to knock off earlier.

After the boat ride, Alexis and I had a short chat about what we've seen. We really chatted to each other and it amused our parents.

Music

2008-09-28T00:24:00.002+08:00

After stopping music lessons for about 10 months, I've started to attend music class just recently. My first lesson was so enjoyable that at the end of the lesson, I even asked mummy," Mummy, teacher still got some more?" ( I meant activities and games etc)

Paid for this activity book and a piano book which is complusory to get for my music lessons. As the class that I'm in started in July 2008, I'm actually 2 months 'late' thus there's 15 activities in this Activity book that I've missed out.

On Friday when it rained almost the whole day, I stayed home with mummy and we did the activities in the Activity book. It was so fun that I completed all 15 activities except one.

Above and below are just some examples of the activities that I did and I'm proud to say that I'm able to do it by myself without mummy's help. Mummy only read out the instructions to me. =p

Outing to the Bird Park with My Grandparents!

2008-09-24T00:15:00.005+08:00

Went to the Bird Park again, but this time it's with daddy, mummy, ah-gong and ah-ma. We are celebrating ah-gong's birthday and daddy purposely took leave to bring them to this place of interest coz it has been decades since they step foot in the Bird Park.

As usual, we had a tremendous time viewing the penguin. This time round, I'm more interested in the Atlantic Puffin as I've been exposed to them.

Ah-gong having fun feeding the lories.

Daddy too, joined in the fun while I sat in my pram eating my lunch and watched the men and birds in action.

My 2nd time watching the 'Feeding of Pelicans' show and learnt more about the pelicans. Mummy even answered the correct answer to a quiz posed by the staff and won me a pelican magnet. Hee ;p

Cooling ourselves at the waterfall area.

At the end of our trip, ah-gong got me something.

Hahahaha!! So happy! Just what had been catching my eye whenever I passed by those souvenir shops.

3 plush toys, namely the american robin, french hen and the eastern bluebird respectively (from left to right). Thank you ah-gong!

Continents and Animals!

2008-09-23T02:14:00.002+08:00

Daddy just bought this animals & world map puzzle yesterday as I'm learning continents now, and the animals found in each continents .

I had so much fun matching the animals to their respective continents that mummy lost count of the number of times I played with it just on ONE day.

It's fun to learn through play!! I LOVE it!!

Pizza Making WIth Alexis!

2008-09-23T01:56:00.002+08:00

Alexis, concentrate on your pizza!! Don't keep looking and smiling at the camera.

Yeah!! We're going to have pizza for lunch today! Hooray!

Lots and lots of chicken ham!!

Our completed ham with cheese pizza. It tastes ohhh... so yummy that I ate half of it together with almost a bowl of pasta that Aunty Esther cooked.

Tribal Dance!

2008-09-23T01:39:00.002+08:00

Went to my paternal grandpa's house to celebrate his birthday and don on a taiwanese 'tribal' costume that he dug out since daddy's time. And I did a dance to entertain them. keke ;p

So how do I look? Hahahaha!!

Outdoor Fun with my 2 cousins - Alexis & Hurley!

2008-09-19T15:34:00.007+08:00

Sand play with Alexis and Hurley? Where are we? It's rise and shine, to the Jacob Ballas Childrens' Garden!! Yeah!!

My 2nd experience playing with sand and I'm getting better at it. ;p

Hardly any chance to play with sand and hey... it's quite fun to have our feet buried in the sand. Lol. Guess whose feet those belong to?

Next is our favourite activity of all - water play!

We brought our own small watering cans to water the plants including the grass. Haha!

Bubbles time next!! Which kid do not like bubbles? None that I know of. Woohoo!!

Brave little me surprised everyone when I ventured into the centre of the water fountain, all by myself. Alexis followed suit shortly.

Look at what fun Alexis and I had, walking in and out of the water fountain. Haha!! We are getting braver as the days go by. Hee ;p

p/s: pardon the poor video quality, it's taken with mummy's hp and she's not pro. lol

After a splashing good time, we ventured into the maze. I enjoyed it so much that I walked through the maze twice. Hee ;p

Crossing the suspension bridge.

What luck! We spotted a chameleon and observed it for quite some time as it was quite rare to spot one which is willing to be still for us to observe and even point at it.

A close-up pic of the chameleon.

We proceeded to the cooling waterfall to enjoy the sound of gushing water and the breeze it brings.

Had a good time at the pond nearby, looking out for mudskippers and dragonflies and the aquatic plants etc.

Spotted a tortise 'sun-tanning' on a rock and decided to go close to take a picture with it. Can you see it?

After all the nature explorations and fun, we had our snacks in the cool shelter of a small 'hut'. Jacob Ballas Garden, we'll come visiting again!!! Yeah!!

Freedom for Mummy... At Last!!

2008-09-18T00:59:00.002+08:00

Mark the date, 16 September 2008!!

I'm finally a BIG boy now, in terms of my sleeping habits. As a breastfeeding baby, mummy usually let me suckle to sleep for her convenience and that has been my sleeping habits even when I turned one and beyond.

Mummy can't remember the exact date when I finally did not suckle to sleep. That was a milestone in itself but still I would not do without mummy by my side until i completely dozed off to dreamland. During those times, mummy would doze off herself first while lying down beside me pretending to sleep. lol

Thus, 16 September is THE DAY!!! The day when i told mummy to go out (from my room) after I was breastfed for my bedtime milk. In complete darkness, I laid on my bed alone and fell asleep without calling or crying for mummy or needing any pacifier (I never use any in the first place). Daddy and mummy are extremely proud of me. Yeah!!!

And of course, mummy finally has her freedom. Praise the Lord!!

Outing to Bird Park with PG's friends.

2008-09-18T00:29:00.005+08:00

After 3 weeks of playgroup (Artful Lil' Hands) on the theme of birds, we decided to go to the Bird Park to see the real birds. =p After witnessing the feeding of the penguins, we went to catch the Buddies and Friends Show.

So many flamingoes!! Most of us enjoyed the show though a few of my friends were scared of the birds being too near.

After the show, we proceeded to the Lory Loft and along the way ...

we stopped by a few exhibits including this crowned pigeon. I was not scared by its close presence. Haha!

At the Lory Loft, i walked alone without mummy to find the birds, even crossing this suspension bridge on my own. (Hee, coz this is not my 1st or 2nd time at the Bird Park as we are Feather Friends as well as Friends of the Zoo) ;p

Before we departed from the place, here's our group photo of those present. The other Jireh (my friend) and Samuel were not in the pic as they left us earlier. I had a fun day today!! Guess kids all love outings and animals. Hee ;p

Celebrating Mooncake Festival!

2008-09-15T01:53:00.004+08:00

Went to church and the activity for today was to make our very own mooncake. See how delighted I was, seeing the fruit of my labour.

Proudly presenting to you the mooncake that I make.

Went to grandma's house for dinner and to celebrate Mooncake Festival with my 2 cousins. While the adults were eating, we did our drawing and colouring.

Fixed puzzles together.

And finally, presenting our lanterns!! Mine was the Kung-fu Panda lantern, while Alexis loves her Barney and cousin Joshua's was the Ultra-man.

Taking a picture with Daddy along grandma's beautifully decorated corridor.

And it's off to play with our lanterns in the nearby park.

Waiting excitedly in the lift.

Sitting at the bench. Happy!

Carrying our lanterns in the dark.

Our way of playing with the lanterns - swinging and turning round and round. lol.

After some time of playing, it's back to grandma's house to savour the mooncakes - especially my mini small mooncake in the pic shown above.

Everybody got a small slice of my mooncake and it's nice. Here's one for Alexis.

Yummy!!

Satisfied and full! Hee ;p

4 Step Sequencing & Telling The Story

2008-09-12T15:32:00.007+08:00

Feeling bored at home one day, mummy took out this brand new '4 Step Sequencing Game' and played with me while telling me the story in the pictures.

After mummy explained once to me, I'm able to piece the sequences correctly and even narrate the story in my own words. This is what I said in the video above (in case you didnt get me coz I spoke quite fast and am not very clear).

"The bear's rubber duck is dirty.
The bear bath the rubber duck.
The bear hang up the clothes (should be the duck).
The rubber duck after that, the rubber duck is done!"

p/s: A note to kids around my age group: Mummy suggests that you try this sequencing game now and not wait till you're 3 years old or older as recommended on the box of this 'game'. Mummy thinks that it's way too simple and not challenging enough. Definitely suitable for 2 years old. =)

A Sweet Boy, Yes I Am!

2008-09-12T02:25:00.003+08:00

I did something very sweet to mummy today. Here goes the story:

Mummy and I were eating our pears after dinner when mummy dropped her pear onto the floor. She was very upset and looked at me with a sad sad face, exclaiming that her pear has dropped. I took another bite of my pear using the fork and after that, offered mummy one of mine. Mummy was very very touched and happy that I am willing to share and love.

Not wanting to eat more of mine, mummy got up to wipe the floor and picked up the pear. After all was done, she sat down in front of my high-chair. I had 2 more pieces of pear left. I ate one and there's left the last one. To mummy's surprise, I offered her the last one. Mummy told me that I can eat it but I said, "Mummy, it's for you."

Aren't I sooooo..... awefully sweeeet? Mummy felt so loved. =)

Rainbow Fish.

2008-09-12T02:12:00.004+08:00

Caught 'The Rainbow Fish' musical with Alexis on tuesday and loved it to bits. Actually mummy loved it even even more. So much so that she went sistic online wanting to get tickets to watch again but alas it's all sold out.

This musical also marks my maturation in watching musicals as I did not fuss or cry a single bit throughout the entire show. Thus far, I've watched:
- Guess How Much I Love You (puppet show)
- The Little Red Hen
- The Rainbow Fish

Looking forward to 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' in November. Yeah!!

Nature Study.

2008-09-07T21:49:00.002+08:00

Went to the zoo and discovered so many wild mushrooms growing on the logs, grass and even the tree trunk.

Nowadays, I love to look out for the mimosa plant and touch them with my shoes, watching them fold their leaves. Interesting to me! There's even a snail 'garden' near my house. Once, I counted close to 30 snails in one evening. Hee ;p Love to observe nature.

Stegosaurus.

2008-09-07T01:57:00.002+08:00

See this stegosaurus dinosaur above? I told daddy and mummy that I drew a stegosaurus on my doodle board today.

Ta-da!! My masterpiece. Daddy and mummy marvels at the spikes I drew that resemble those on the stegosaurus. Hee ;p

Making My Own Pizza At Globetrotters Restaurant.

2008-09-06T01:24:00.005+08:00

Washing my hands?? Yup, daddy brought me to Globetrotters Restaurant and I'm to try my hands in making my own pizza. Yeah!

The ingredients of my pizza are grilled chicken, mushroom and cheese.

Spreading the tomato paste onto the pizza base.

Time to put the chicken and mushroom on my pizza.

Decorating my pizza!

And lastly, the cheese!!! Put everything on the pizza, don't waste. Muahahaha!!

My completed pizza. Looks yummy!!

While waiting for the staff to bake my pizza, daddy got me this giant book on animals. How I love dinosaurs. keke ;p

Hahahaha!! My pizza is here!

Looks so cheesy and yummy!

Let me take a bite!

Heavenly taste. Keke ;p Daddy and mummy agreed too!

Ended the night with a trip to the newly renovated Toys R Us and then a ride on the new kiddy ride - Thomas the train. It's a happy and fruitful day! Did I mention that I went to the zoo with Alexis earlier in the day, before we met daddy. Hee ;p

Artful Lil' Hands - Penguin

2008-09-03T16:29:00.006+08:00

This week at playgroup, Alexis finally can join us despite being an owl and slept and woke late. Keke ;p

As usual, we had our freeplay and it was fun playing with Alexis again. Haha!

Time to gather and ... what's the program for today?

A cute penguin song led by the 3 aunties, with hand actions.

I had so much fun flapping my little wings like a penguin.

Next up is Story Time. Aunty Jenny had us all captivated with the story 'Where Are You, Little Penguin'

Thanks to aunty Ai Lei who prepared all the craft work and the lap book today. It is amazing!

My finished art piece. Don't you find my penguin cute and adorable? Hee ;p

After the craft work, mummy read us a book on penguin.

Wow... the much awaited snack time!! Yeah! This time round, Aunty Pauline baked chocolate chip and macadamia nuts muffin. Yummy yummy!!

RSAF Open House 2008

2008-08-31T00:50:00.011+08:00

Me in the RSAF musuem.

Touching and taking photos with all the planes on display.

Love this big and long missile.

Left the musuem for the static display. And oh... what a hot hot sunny day!

Mummy bought a cap for me and that provided me with some 'shade'.

Can you see me with daddy, queuing to go up the KC-135 Stratotanker. (not sure of its name though, just a guess).

After that, we were queuing again to go into the cockpit of the Apache RedHawk.

Me fooling around and having fun even while queuing.

Playing with daddy!!

Fianlly, my turn to be in the cockpit of the RedHawk. It's so cool, I tell you!

In another aircraft, firing my rounds. Haha!!

Was rattling to daddy and mummy that I went to this aircraft and that, when we sat down to have our lunch and break.

In the background is 'The Caterpillar' and I'm dancing with joy once again as I'm about to go and sit on it.

Sitting in 'The Caterpillar'.

Trying my hand at this machine.

Wow... this machine enables me to see 360 degrees, front, side and also behind me. Cool ya!

The 'Improved Hawk'.

This is 'V200 Tank'. I told daddy and mummy that I wanted to go up and ride on the tank thus they obliged and we queued (the longest) for this ride.

Up on the tank.

The front of the tank.

Next up is this cool ride that goes round and round like a merry-go-round. Keke ;p It was so much fun today!! But before this ride while we were still queuing, it rained cats and dogs. Thank God it made the weather cooler and thank God that the downpour did not last long.

A rainbow after the downpour. My first time seeing a real rainbow. Wow... it's beautiful!

Soon, it was the aerial show. Started with 8 uncles parachuting down. What an eye-opener for me!

CH-47 Chinook (CH-47)

The fighter planes. Awesome!

Taking photos with the fighter planes after the show.

Getting up close with one of the fighter planes - F-5E/F Tiger II (F5).
The back of F-5E/F Tiger II (F5).

Do you believe it? There was me sitting in the cockpit of F-5E/F Tiger II (F5). It's indeed a superb experience!!

Me toying around with all the handles and buttons in the cockpit and having a whale of a time.

Simply so happy and what a fruitful day!!

Singapore Flyer

2008-08-29T15:58:00.010+08:00

Hooray!! I took the free shuttle bus and arrived at my destination.

Wow... look!!

It's the Singapore Flyer!

Me, giving my tickets to the auntie at the ride entrance.

Running up the passage way towards the capsule. Just too excited! ;p

Thank God that we had the whole capsule to ourselves even though it's at night. So happy that I walked freely about and even danced and shouted and sang. Hee ;p

There's the esplanade. Can you spot it?

The 30-minute ride was soon over but I was satisfied and happy. Though daddy and mummy would advise people to go on it after the IR is completed.

Taking picture with the mini replica of the Singapore Flyer at the souvenir shop.

After the ride, Daddy bought a Yakult from the vending machine but it didn't come with a straw. See how happy I was when mummy got a BIG straw from the nearby Popeye restaurant. Hee ;p

Riding on a rickshaw.

Venturing into the rainforest sponsored by 'Yakult'. (Wonder what's the link. Haha!!)

I'm not the least afraid even though it was dark at around 9pm and there was a slight drizzle.

Standing on top of a hole in the cave, looking down at the pool of water which leads to a small water-fall. Goodbye, Singapore Flyer and goodbye rainforest.

Artful Lil' Hands - Ducks!!

2008-08-27T15:36:00.009+08:00

It's playgroup again this wednesday!!

We had our free-play with the different art materials.

After drawing and experimenting with the art materials for a while, I became bored and turned towards my favourite 'hobby' - reading!

Next up is Music Time with the song '5 Little Ducks'! I was captivated by all the song/music and the props.

It was fun!!
I participated by doing the 'quack quack' hand action.

Following that is craft time.

Pasting the cut out shape of a duck and the wing onto a plain white paper.

Using a cottton bud to spread the craft glue onto the yellow duck before putting on the cotton wool.

Next is the beak.

And with the eye on it, ta-da!! My completed duck art piece.

Ended the playgroup with something sweet as usual - Inverted Pineapple Cake by Aunty Pauline. Yummy yummy!

Before leaving, mummy wanted me to try on a hat made by Aunty Pauline for her son. She's an amazing woman who can cook, bake, sew, create and do lots of other things!! Hats off to her!

Me, digging deep into my 'wallet'.

Because I wanted to treat cousin Hurley and myself to a kiddy ride. This kiddy ride near Aunty Pauline's house is just 20cents!! So cheap and fun!!

Treated Hurley to another kiddy ride as she simply loves them.

After playgroup, I headed to Alexis' house where Aunty Esther cooked a delicious meal for my lunch. Thanks Aunty Esther! And of course, I played with Alexis after that and oh... what fun we had!!

It's such a fun fun morning! Enjoyed myself thoroughly! Thank God for His blessings and favour that I'm surrounded with people who love me. =)

Playing with Shrek Hairband

2008-08-26T21:18:00.002+08:00

This video is for those who enjoys watching me acting cute and being funny. Wahahaha ... ;p

A Meaningful Fun-Filled 1hr with Alexis!!

2008-08-26T01:08:00.005+08:00

Alexis was 'deposited' to be with me to play while Aunty Esther got herself ready to go out. lol
Though it was only a short 1 hour, we had fun playing with my new toy. This new fishing toy is great for developing hand-eye coordination. ;p

Alexis' first time playing and she learns fast! See how happy she was upon catching the fish. Haha!!

We then went on to play with my colour pencils that I got from Bangkok. We did counting of the pencils.

And also identifying the shapes of the various animals and their body coverings/patterns that were printed on the colour pencils.

We even used the pencils as percussion instruments as we sang along with mummy the song 'Old Mac Donald Had A Farm'.

How can we forget to play with Thomas the Train!! Hee ;p

After much fun, it's time for my lunch. Mummy played songs from the book 'Little Songs for Little Souls' while I look at the devotional book that comes with it.

We have 2 copies of it thus Alexis was given the other book to 'sing and read' along.

After my lunch, we continued with another song book and this time round, mummy made us share 1 book. We learn the value of sharing through this too! =)

Counting and counting ...

2008-08-25T22:26:00.005+08:00

Mummy just has to put this into video so as to chronicle my milestones and achievements in the blog. Both daddy and mummy were amazed when I started to count more than my usual on a taxi a few days back. View the video to know how far I can count. Haha!! For the record, I'm 25months old. =)

p/s: The video was of course not taken on the taxi. Hee ;p

I'm A Little Engineer!!

2008-08-25T22:19:00.003+08:00

Mummy came out from the kitchen to see this beautiful structure, created and built by me and me alone. She was 'wowed' by it and told me that 'it's simply beautiful'. Hee ;p I told her that it's a mountain with fountains.

I proceeded to build another one.

My other mountain (the yellow tall block) with fountains! Credit to my maternal grandma who played and taught me how to create, just 2 days ago. =)

Outdoor Play with the Playgroup!

2008-08-21T01:48:00.003+08:00

Supposed to have outdoor play today at Aunty Jenny's home but the 3 of us ended up playing with the board games and reading books. lol

But we proceeded out to play with this aqua toy after spending some time indoors.

It was so much fun that all the other playgroup kids soon gathered round, wanting to have a feel of the water and the boats. Haha!!

After the aqua toy, we headed to the nearby swimming pool and had a splashing good time!! Yeah!! I love water!

Sound Of Music.

2008-08-19T17:31:00.003+08:00

Me singing the song from 'The Sound Of Music'. Loves singing and dancing and all sorts of fun!! Lol!! Life is beautiful and I'm loving every bit of it! Praise the Lord for abundant life!!

A New Watch.

2008-08-19T17:04:00.002+08:00

This is my new Ah-Pooh watch!

It's from my grandma who promised to get me one when she was coaxing me to nap one day when mummy had to be away. She is the 1st and so far only person who has managed to get me to sleep without my mummy coz I am too used to mummy with me. Even daddy was rejected at bedtime or naptime. Only mummy!! =)

Playing In The Rain!

2008-08-17T17:52:00.002+08:00

Standing cool in my raincoat!

Posing with cousin Alexis as we're too happy that it is raining. We've waited so long for this day whereby we could play together in the rain in our raincoat.

I had my arms outstretched with palms open to feel the rain. Sad to say, the heavy rain was soon reduced to a slight drizzle and it wasn't that fun.

Nevertheless, we tried to create some fun by finding puddles to splash on. Looking forward to our next rain-play!! ;p

Singing 'The Lord's Prayer'

2008-08-15T20:59:00.004+08:00

This video shows me singing the Lord's Prayer (the tune is composed by daddy). Pardon it being videoed in the bath-tub as mummy was bathing me and started singing the song out of the blue, I told her,"Mummy, don't sing."

It took mummy by surprise and she asked,"So who's going to sing?"

I promptly answered, "Jireh."

Mummy was very very very very very surprised (coz she didnt know that I know how to sing the song) but decided to let me be and hear me out. She was extremely surprised and of course pleased that I know 'The Lord's Prayer' at this age (thanks to GKidz' exposure) because we didnt sing it often at home.

So sit back and relax and hope you enjoy my version of 'The Lord's Prayer'. =)

Pretend Play!

2008-08-14T22:20:00.002+08:00

Watch me pretend cry and laugh. ;p

Artful Lil' Hands - Songs & Dance!

2008-08-14T01:18:00.006+08:00

Arrived early at Aunty Pauline's house today (rare occasion, lol), and had the toys literally all to ourselves (cosuin Hurley and me).

Having fun matching all the shapes correctly. Hee ;p

But, my first love is still .... Reading!

After free-play, we started the playgroup with the making of tambourines using paper plates, threads and some bells. Me focusing on threading the string through the bells.

Then we proceeded to decorate our tambourines with stickers.

It was so much fun making my own tambourine. Great idea from Aunty Evelyn.

Admiring my beautiful tambourine!!

And testing it out to hear the bells. Hahaha!!

We had our music session after the craft work. Kudos to Aunty Evelyn (the one playing the guitar) and Aunty Adeline (the lady in purple). They did a fantastic job getting us to sing and 'dance' and do all kinds of actions.

Music is over so why are we still captivated by what's going on in front?

Because it's story-time with Aunty Pauline who read/dramatise the book 'We're going on a bear hunt', complete with song and actions. She's fantastic!!

After which, we ended the playgroup with a peanut sponge cake baked by Aunty Pauline. I simply love Aunty Pauline's cakes. Yummy, yummy!!

I Love Durians!!

2008-08-13T20:50:00.003+08:00

I love durians!!

Watch me eat.
Have to open my mouth wide.

Simply yummy!

Happy Birthday, Singapore!

2008-08-10T22:39:00.002+08:00

All decked out in red and white on National Day to celebrate Singapore's 43rd Birthday!!

Opps!! What was it that I'm eating for lunch?

It's a treat for me to eat Mos Burger and their fries (coz they are 'forbidden' food for me, according to mummy).

Learnt to dip my fries with ketchup too!

Oh, and an update on my beloved tadpoles. They are no longer tadples but froglets with 4 legs but still have a long tail. Mummy said their tail will eventually disappear and they'll be called 'frogs'.

p/s: Mummy is now worried that she'll find missing froglets any moment and there'll be frogs jumping around at home. Gosh!!! Guess it's time to set them free.