Thank you for the invitation!
See the fun we have!
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Fun @ JWT
Last month, Xuan and didi re-visited JWT @ UE sq. We last visited it about 2 years old during didi's 1st birthday. Mummy and papa feel that it is not a really a fun place. This time round, we went back for the 2nd time cos Xuan's classmates, Riku and Kaito invited us to their birthday party. It is so much fun this time round as there are party hosts to conduct the games with us.
Thank you for the invitation!
See the fun we have!
Thank you for the invitation!
See the fun we have!
2010 HK ~ Finale
Finally, the last post on our Nov/Dec 2010 HK trip! hahaa..
On our 4th day, we decided to head back to Disneyland for the final time! Hahaa.. it is a relax day. Final day to take any ride for the last time, any gift and favourite left out, any corner not being to yet, any food wanna try yet, any photos not taken yet. That was the last opportunity!
And on this last day in Disneyland, jiejie asked to be dressed as Snow White! For the past 2 days, we saw a lot of little girls dressing up as princesses, walking around Disneyland. So pretty! So when jiejie made her request, papa agreed with no hesitation. We matched into the princess shop and jiejie picked her favourite Snow White dress with no hesitation too. The shop salegirl helped to dress jiejie up after payment is made. And off our photographer papa brought jiejie out for shooting! We are happy and excited! Hahaha.. A pity that there is no suit to dress uo boy as a prince! :p
And because we didn’t wear a tee before putting on the dress, jiejie complained of the dress prickling her skin and it was itching and so uncomfortable shortly. She asked to change and no matter how papa and mummy convinced her that it will be alright after we put on a tee before wearing the dress, jiejie just didn’t want to.
That noon, papa bought 2 jumbo sausages (YUMMY!!!) and 4 of us sat under the shady trees taking turn to grab a bite! We also have pop corn, drinks, and cotton sweet (Mian hua tang)!! Relax and nice as papa entertained us with his ingenious idea of eating the cotton candy. Both Xuan and Kai had a good time laughing! Mummy joined in the trick eventually too!
When we were back in our room, Papa tried hard to convince jiejie again to try on the Snow White dress and this time round, Xuan was very convinced and yes, we see our dear jiejie in Snow White dress again walking and posing around the room happily. Hum… too bad, there is no costume for boy to dress up as prince, nor buzz-like-ear, woody, mickey….otherwise, we have fun dressing up our cheeky didi too!
That night, both Xuan and Kai fell asleep early cos both of them have not taken any nap for the day. And this gave mummy and papa a great opportunity to pack our luggages and the only time when papa and mummy have on their own time to sit down to snack together and chat about the day.
We are ready to be home sweet home.
Due to strong winds, our flight took a while to land in Spore. Fortunately, on our return flight, Kai was so much so much more manageable. I was a happy boy. Kai fell asleep shortly after we boarded the plane. I lay on mummy and hug the cushions when I knew that I needed to nap and in no time, I jus doze off. When Kai woke up, he was a happy contended boy. Kai shared food. Kai shared ice-cream. Kai watched tv. Kai played his toy car on the seat. Watch Bob the Builder on PSD. Arrange magazines.. haha.. Kai did not attempt to walk around anymore. Thanks goodness. The return flight is a smooth and happy one. :D Mummy and papa were so glad that I was much more manageable on the return flight. As usual, jiejie, our almost professional flyer, is independent. She finished the yummy pasta and nuggets, finished her haagan dazz ice cream, watch DORA, Deigo, Smuffs on board, and took a short nap before plane landed. We are overall thankful.
Guess what! One of our luggage safety lock is completed knocked off! Fortunately, they did not rip off the zippers! So we spent time again at the “Lost and Found” section. Both xiao jiujiu and er jiujiu called and offered to come and fetch us home but mummy didn’t want them to hassle. Eventually, er jiujiu who was just nearby airport came but hahaha… his already occupied car boot has not got enough space for our 2 big luggages and stroller. We are thankful for his kind gesture to make all the way here but we eventually took a taxi back home. Hehe..
It was a wet evening in Spore on 3 December 2010. We are home. We are happy. We are thankful that we are safe and sound back home.
On our 4th day, we decided to head back to Disneyland for the final time! Hahaa.. it is a relax day. Final day to take any ride for the last time, any gift and favourite left out, any corner not being to yet, any food wanna try yet, any photos not taken yet. That was the last opportunity!
And on this last day in Disneyland, jiejie asked to be dressed as Snow White! For the past 2 days, we saw a lot of little girls dressing up as princesses, walking around Disneyland. So pretty! So when jiejie made her request, papa agreed with no hesitation. We matched into the princess shop and jiejie picked her favourite Snow White dress with no hesitation too. The shop salegirl helped to dress jiejie up after payment is made. And off our photographer papa brought jiejie out for shooting! We are happy and excited! Hahaha.. A pity that there is no suit to dress uo boy as a prince! :p
And because we didn’t wear a tee before putting on the dress, jiejie complained of the dress prickling her skin and it was itching and so uncomfortable shortly. She asked to change and no matter how papa and mummy convinced her that it will be alright after we put on a tee before wearing the dress, jiejie just didn’t want to.
That noon, papa bought 2 jumbo sausages (YUMMY!!!) and 4 of us sat under the shady trees taking turn to grab a bite! We also have pop corn, drinks, and cotton sweet (Mian hua tang)!! Relax and nice as papa entertained us with his ingenious idea of eating the cotton candy. Both Xuan and Kai had a good time laughing! Mummy joined in the trick eventually too!
When we were back in our room, Papa tried hard to convince jiejie again to try on the Snow White dress and this time round, Xuan was very convinced and yes, we see our dear jiejie in Snow White dress again walking and posing around the room happily. Hum… too bad, there is no costume for boy to dress up as prince, nor buzz-like-ear, woody, mickey….otherwise, we have fun dressing up our cheeky didi too!
That night, both Xuan and Kai fell asleep early cos both of them have not taken any nap for the day. And this gave mummy and papa a great opportunity to pack our luggages and the only time when papa and mummy have on their own time to sit down to snack together and chat about the day.
We are ready to be home sweet home.
Due to strong winds, our flight took a while to land in Spore. Fortunately, on our return flight, Kai was so much so much more manageable. I was a happy boy. Kai fell asleep shortly after we boarded the plane. I lay on mummy and hug the cushions when I knew that I needed to nap and in no time, I jus doze off. When Kai woke up, he was a happy contended boy. Kai shared food. Kai shared ice-cream. Kai watched tv. Kai played his toy car on the seat. Watch Bob the Builder on PSD. Arrange magazines.. haha.. Kai did not attempt to walk around anymore. Thanks goodness. The return flight is a smooth and happy one. :D Mummy and papa were so glad that I was much more manageable on the return flight. As usual, jiejie, our almost professional flyer, is independent. She finished the yummy pasta and nuggets, finished her haagan dazz ice cream, watch DORA, Deigo, Smuffs on board, and took a short nap before plane landed. We are overall thankful.
Guess what! One of our luggage safety lock is completed knocked off! Fortunately, they did not rip off the zippers! So we spent time again at the “Lost and Found” section. Both xiao jiujiu and er jiujiu called and offered to come and fetch us home but mummy didn’t want them to hassle. Eventually, er jiujiu who was just nearby airport came but hahaha… his already occupied car boot has not got enough space for our 2 big luggages and stroller. We are thankful for his kind gesture to make all the way here but we eventually took a taxi back home. Hehe..
It was a wet evening in Spore on 3 December 2010. We are home. We are happy. We are thankful that we are safe and sound back home.
Sunday, 14 August 2011
Writing Chinese characters
Xuan can write my Chinese name now!
Mummy wrote the 1st line and the rest is written by Xuan. :)
With lots of encouragement and practice in school and home, Xuan finally could write my chinese name now. Starting with 宁 which is the easiest to begin with among the 3 characters to 暄 and then to 翁. :) Mummy's effort in reinforcing Xuan to practice writing her name and chinese words every alternate night has finally paid off. School's teacher plays an important part too.
Xuan is starting to gain more control in her stroke. Well, sometimes, it stil depends on her mood. On good days, she could really write nice chinese characters. However, on not some good mood days, the characters are not aligned, incorrect sequence of stroke... :p
Although we still need a lot of practise, we are glad to see Xuan's improvement and her increased confidence in writing Chinese words. 加油，暄！！
Mummy wrote the 1st line and the rest is written by Xuan. :)
With lots of encouragement and practice in school and home, Xuan finally could write my chinese name now. Starting with 宁 which is the easiest to begin with among the 3 characters to 暄 and then to 翁. :) Mummy's effort in reinforcing Xuan to practice writing her name and chinese words every alternate night has finally paid off. School's teacher plays an important part too.
Xuan is starting to gain more control in her stroke. Well, sometimes, it stil depends on her mood. On good days, she could really write nice chinese characters. However, on not some good mood days, the characters are not aligned, incorrect sequence of stroke... :p
Although we still need a lot of practise, we are glad to see Xuan's improvement and her increased confidence in writing Chinese words. 加油，暄！！
Family outing on National Day eve
Last Monday, we had a great family outing day.
We started off with a quick breakfast at MacDonald. Xuan finished a whole egg sausage muffin, almmost a cup of ice milo and some hash brown! So full so full! hahha....
Mummy and papa have promised to bring us to a new indoor playground at Vivo City recommended by da jiujiu. The playground is not very big but it is very safe for young didis and meimeis. It has bouncy castle like kind of set-up, a slide, big bear balloon mobile etc. Xuan didn't really like the bouncy castle kind of set-up and pretty confined herself to a few play stations. On the other hand, didi was thoroughly in the mood of joys, bouncing up and down, sliding down, catching the flying balloons! haha..
After 2 hours of play, all of us were thirsty and tired. We went to the nearby Burger King for a quick snack and drink before making our way to our favourite Toyrus! hehehe.. We were happy that the Toyrus was not crowded and we could venture everywhere easily. The happiest highlight was when papa decided to get a box of Lego set for me and didi!! And while papa was making payment, Xuan and didi got mummy to give us coins to try our luck at the machines. Xuan got my favourite Hello Kitty keychain and didi got a mini Transformer!
We had a great day! :D
Xuan enjoying herself.
Although this slide is pretty small, Xuan likes and enjoys it too. :)
I like this Pooh umbrella. It matches my top!! haha..
I didn't forget about didi. I got one for him too! :D
We started off with a quick breakfast at MacDonald. Xuan finished a whole egg sausage muffin, almmost a cup of ice milo and some hash brown! So full so full! hahha....
Mummy and papa have promised to bring us to a new indoor playground at Vivo City recommended by da jiujiu. The playground is not very big but it is very safe for young didis and meimeis. It has bouncy castle like kind of set-up, a slide, big bear balloon mobile etc. Xuan didn't really like the bouncy castle kind of set-up and pretty confined herself to a few play stations. On the other hand, didi was thoroughly in the mood of joys, bouncing up and down, sliding down, catching the flying balloons! haha..
After 2 hours of play, all of us were thirsty and tired. We went to the nearby Burger King for a quick snack and drink before making our way to our favourite Toyrus! hehehe.. We were happy that the Toyrus was not crowded and we could venture everywhere easily. The happiest highlight was when papa decided to get a box of Lego set for me and didi!! And while papa was making payment, Xuan and didi got mummy to give us coins to try our luck at the machines. Xuan got my favourite Hello Kitty keychain and didi got a mini Transformer!
We had a great day! :D
Xuan enjoying herself.
Although this slide is pretty small, Xuan likes and enjoys it too. :)
I like this Pooh umbrella. It matches my top!! haha..
I didn't forget about didi. I got one for him too! :D
Monday, 8 August 2011
Looking at our 暄
Look at our girl, our darling 宁暄。
As I see our 暄, She has grown up so much so much. Not just in height, in build but also in her thoughts and mind too. She is definitely still our little 4years+ old Xuan where she still has her "mood" days (well, who doesn't has??!), her little princess's temper and tantrum on certain days, her refusal to give in to didi at times, her unreasonable demands at times but she has shown her own maturity in her very own way too.
She learns the importance of showing appreciation better. She tells mummy and papa that she loves us everyday before bed. She tells us that she misses us when she is in school. On some days, she brings mummy a cup of water from the kitchen when I reach home from work(!!). She is always quick to give papa a hug at doorway everyday when he comes home from work.
Xuan chanced upon an advertisement ad from a jewel shop when we were browsing through phamplets taken from the letterbox yesterday. She asked mummy, "Mummy, which necklace do you like? We buy for you on your birthday!"
She always remember to bring didi his water bottle at meal times when she goes to take hers. She is always ready to share her food/goodies with us.
She is more independent. She is so much easier to talk to, to reason to, to negotiate to and can understand and thus appreciate more and better now. Sometimes, mummy shares with Xuan her day of work in office and Xuan is always eager to listen and quick to comfort mummy with a hug and kiss if mummy mentions words like "tiring, busy, unhappy, angry, so much work".
This came from Xuan last Friday,
"我爱我的家人。我爱妈妈。我爱爸爸。我爱弟弟。Then she turned to ah ma and said, "我爱奶奶。"
We appreciate that Xuan is getting older and we can have a conversation now. Mummy likes that we can now ask her for ideas, suggestions on small matters like planning for a weekend, for activities, what to wear, what to cook and eat to bigger matters like what about buying a new sofa? It is a good way to allow Xuan to participate in home decision as well as to exercise her creativity and enhance logical thinking.
She is quick to give mummy a smile when mummy asks for her attention for a snap. Thanks for that! :D
We are happy that Xuan is growing up. Deep in mummy and papa's hearts, we miss the baby Xuan days, the bottle feeding days, the chuckles, the coos, the toddler's Xuan days.... how time flies..
Looking back..
This is so cute!! hahaha...
Our sweet Xuan!
As I see our 暄, She has grown up so much so much. Not just in height, in build but also in her thoughts and mind too. She is definitely still our little 4years+ old Xuan where she still has her "mood" days (well, who doesn't has??!), her little princess's temper and tantrum on certain days, her refusal to give in to didi at times, her unreasonable demands at times but she has shown her own maturity in her very own way too.
She learns the importance of showing appreciation better. She tells mummy and papa that she loves us everyday before bed. She tells us that she misses us when she is in school. On some days, she brings mummy a cup of water from the kitchen when I reach home from work(!!). She is always quick to give papa a hug at doorway everyday when he comes home from work.
Xuan chanced upon an advertisement ad from a jewel shop when we were browsing through phamplets taken from the letterbox yesterday. She asked mummy, "Mummy, which necklace do you like? We buy for you on your birthday!"
She always remember to bring didi his water bottle at meal times when she goes to take hers. She is always ready to share her food/goodies with us.
She is more independent. She is so much easier to talk to, to reason to, to negotiate to and can understand and thus appreciate more and better now. Sometimes, mummy shares with Xuan her day of work in office and Xuan is always eager to listen and quick to comfort mummy with a hug and kiss if mummy mentions words like "tiring, busy, unhappy, angry, so much work".
This came from Xuan last Friday,
"我爱我的家人。我爱妈妈。我爱爸爸。我爱弟弟。Then she turned to ah ma and said, "我爱奶奶。"
We appreciate that Xuan is getting older and we can have a conversation now. Mummy likes that we can now ask her for ideas, suggestions on small matters like planning for a weekend, for activities, what to wear, what to cook and eat to bigger matters like what about buying a new sofa? It is a good way to allow Xuan to participate in home decision as well as to exercise her creativity and enhance logical thinking.
She is quick to give mummy a smile when mummy asks for her attention for a snap. Thanks for that! :D
We are happy that Xuan is growing up. Deep in mummy and papa's hearts, we miss the baby Xuan days, the bottle feeding days, the chuckles, the coos, the toddler's Xuan days.... how time flies..
Looking back..
This is so cute!! hahaha...
Our sweet Xuan!
Steamboat at home
Out of the blue, Xuan asked to have steamboat feast 2 Thursday ago. And mummy thinks," oh why not! Good idea!" :)
So mummy came back from supermarket armed with bags of foods on Saturday afternoon, all ready for our steamboat on Sunday. This is the 1st time Xuan and didi have steamboat at our very home sweet home. haha.. unbelievable right!?
And so, we decided to stay at home on Sunday and enjoy Steamboat for lunch and steamboat for dinner again. Xuan and didi certainly enjoy steamboat at the leisure pace and comfort of our home. :)
On Sunday evening, our sensible Xuan said to mummy, "妈妈，谢谢你煮火锅给我吃，真好吃！Mummy is surprised to hear this wonderfully sweet appreciation from Xuan! “不可气，妈妈最疼暄暄了，我佷开心能煮东西给你吃！”
Xuan doing her part diligently~ peeling quail eggs shell. :)
And then we caught Kai eating 1 quail egg while peeling..!
Didi is equally as excited as Xuan in wanting to cook his own food.
We are ready!
So mummy came back from supermarket armed with bags of foods on Saturday afternoon, all ready for our steamboat on Sunday. This is the 1st time Xuan and didi have steamboat at our very home sweet home. haha.. unbelievable right!?
And so, we decided to stay at home on Sunday and enjoy Steamboat for lunch and steamboat for dinner again. Xuan and didi certainly enjoy steamboat at the leisure pace and comfort of our home. :)
On Sunday evening, our sensible Xuan said to mummy, "妈妈，谢谢你煮火锅给我吃，真好吃！Mummy is surprised to hear this wonderfully sweet appreciation from Xuan! “不可气，妈妈最疼暄暄了，我佷开心能煮东西给你吃！”
Xuan doing her part diligently~ peeling quail eggs shell. :)
And then we caught Kai eating 1 quail egg while peeling..!
Didi is equally as excited as Xuan in wanting to cook his own food.
We are ready!
Saturday, 6 August 2011
1st cable car ride to Sentosa
Xuan went for my first cable car ride during the June holiday!
Mummy learnt about the Sentosa Cable car and Underwater World promotion package from the internet and told papa that it is chance not to be missed. However, our trip was postponed for 2 weekends due to wet weather. Finally, we made it on the 3rd Sunday of June! The weather was so so hot that day! hahaa.. Fortunately, we went there well prepared with hat, shade and sunblock and of course light clothings.
Even though it is Xuan and didi's 1st cable ride, both were unfazed with the height as they looked out. Both Xuan and didi were excited when it was our time to board the cable car. Shortly after we boarded the cable car and papa got busy snapping away. haha..
We participated the children's activities at Imbiah lookout. We enjoyed the baking cookies session, particularly when decorating our baked cookies. :) We also joined in the storytelling session. It was overall a pleasant experience. :D
Thereafter, we visited the Underwater World. It was so crowded that mummy and papa have to hold our hands tight so as not to lose sight of us. There were so many Indian tour groups that day as though we were in Little India for a moment. Anyway, we had an unpleasant experience in the Underwater World caused by the Indian group. One of the Indian gave Xuan's cheek a slight pinch (even if he feels that Xuan is cute, that doesnt gave him any reason to pinch!!) while another Indian lady tried to squeeze between us on the already very crowded conveyor belt and held on to Kai's leg for balance!! Needless to say, both of them got papa and mummy's most angry and black face as papa shoved away her hands instantly while mummy gave her a deadly stare.
Other than the unpleasant encounter at Underwater World, all of us had a relaxing Sunday at Sentosa. We went home with tired legs, sweaty and sticky bodies but lots of beautiful pictures and fun.
Mummy learnt about the Sentosa Cable car and Underwater World promotion package from the internet and told papa that it is chance not to be missed. However, our trip was postponed for 2 weekends due to wet weather. Finally, we made it on the 3rd Sunday of June! The weather was so so hot that day! hahaa.. Fortunately, we went there well prepared with hat, shade and sunblock and of course light clothings.
Even though it is Xuan and didi's 1st cable ride, both were unfazed with the height as they looked out. Both Xuan and didi were excited when it was our time to board the cable car. Shortly after we boarded the cable car and papa got busy snapping away. haha..
We participated the children's activities at Imbiah lookout. We enjoyed the baking cookies session, particularly when decorating our baked cookies. :) We also joined in the storytelling session. It was overall a pleasant experience. :D
Thereafter, we visited the Underwater World. It was so crowded that mummy and papa have to hold our hands tight so as not to lose sight of us. There were so many Indian tour groups that day as though we were in Little India for a moment. Anyway, we had an unpleasant experience in the Underwater World caused by the Indian group. One of the Indian gave Xuan's cheek a slight pinch (even if he feels that Xuan is cute, that doesnt gave him any reason to pinch!!) while another Indian lady tried to squeeze between us on the already very crowded conveyor belt and held on to Kai's leg for balance!! Needless to say, both of them got papa and mummy's most angry and black face as papa shoved away her hands instantly while mummy gave her a deadly stare.
Other than the unpleasant encounter at Underwater World, all of us had a relaxing Sunday at Sentosa. We went home with tired legs, sweaty and sticky bodies but lots of beautiful pictures and fun.
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