Cinderella Story

Reading cinderella's storybook..

Mummy: which character do you like the best?
Xuan: the step sisters
Mummy: huh oh.. Why not cinderella?
Xuan: she is so silly. I like the step sisters because they have beautiful dresses and can go to the ball.
Mummy: but they are so bad tempered and unkind. Wearing pretty dresses won't made them a kind and pretty person too. They keep asking cinderella to do work and treat her badly.
Xuan: but Cinderella is so silly.
Mummy: why silly?
Xuan: she should tell the step sisters to do the work themselves! She is silly right.. Just do and do.. **the young generation of today**

A different character analysis here by Xuan..

Subsequently, mummy explained to Xuan, the meaning of step-sisters and stepmother and how Cinderalla may be ill-treated and punished if she resisted the step sisters' instructions and ask her for the solution... Xuan said, "hummm... then do bah... no choice... BUT I DON'T WANT TO WASH THE TOILET OKAY!"

2011 Xmas

Merry Xmas 2011!

This year xmas day happens to fall on Sunday where we usually go back to ah ma's house for lunch. ShenShen suggested to mummy to have a mini celebration for the children and of course why not!? haha..

And so, we have DIY cupcakes from pine garden where Xuan, didi and all cousins had a good time decorating our own mini cupcake. Xuan was very attentive and concentrate hard on her own cupcake. Xuan DIY 2 cupcakes for herself in all. :D Didi was also very busy but he can't resist licking the cream while decorating! hahaha... To add on to the festive mood, we had our xmas hats and of course gift exchange among the cousins! :D

Good bye 2011

While we sigh that time passes very fast every year, we can't help but happy that 2011 is finally over. 2011 has been too eventful for us. Didi's bad fall in March, maternal ah gong's major surgery in November, Xuan's hospitalisation in November... enough of 2011. However, we are thankful and grateful that everyone is well and good now!!! Well, among the hiccups, we do have some good progression such as papa's change of career path and promotion.. and most importantly, we are all well and together to welcome 2012! :D

We welcome 2012 full of hopes and well wishes!
Tomorrow will be a fresh GOOD start for you and me!
HAPPINES, GOOD HEALTH, PROSPERITY, JOYS AND LOVE, REUNION, UNITY.... :D

CHEERS TO 2012!!!!

Good bye

While we say good bye to 2011, Xuan is also bidding farewell to her friends in the pre-school that she has been for the past 3 years. Xuan has developed a lot of friendship with friends from various countries and has earned a lot of loves from her teachers.

We are very thankful of the love, attention and guidance from the teachers from N1 to K1. They have been great passionate educators who love the children and their job. Great teachers are hard to find and we are glad that Xuan met good teachers.

Xuan is leaving the school for better preparation for local education system for Primary 1 in 2013. The current pre-school has a very creative learning environment and adopts a less academic focus curriculum. Xuan has learned a lot of soft skill, language development, creativity, confidence, the ease of being with people of various background and culture. We see Xuan grow and mature and look back the 3 years with the school with good memories. We are still sure that the initial decision to join the current school is a correct one. With the multi-international background where children join and leave, Xuan has learned that people do come and go and we may meet again somewhere somehow in the future. So mummy and papa's initial concern on how to communicate the change in school to Xuan was eventually unfounded. Xuan understands and accepts the new school very well when we brought her for an orientation. In fact, Xuan has been asking when is the school starting. :D

Mummy and papa have a hard time hunting and we like this school environment equally as much and are confident that Xuan and didi will grow and learn as well in 2012, 2013 and many years down the road.

Art exhibition in school

Mummy attended Xuan's school art exhibition last month before school holiday.



Xuan was very elated to see mummy who made the trip to the school during lunch hour! How could mummy miss it, right!? hehehe ... Xuan was very happy to bring mummy around the compound showing and explaining to mummy all the work she has done. :D


Well done, my girl! :D

Love for reading

Xuan has been an avid reader since young. Every night, Xuan will ask to read some stories before bedtime. We have no particular author so long the story line is captivating and interesting. And this definitely include princess like stories. :) Xuan also likes stories that relate to daily life experiences. Our library of collection has various series such as scholastic series, fairy tales, Eric carle, Disney collection, ladybird, geromino Stilton..

Xuan has been reading books with some colourful pictures. Well, which kid don't like that? haha... Last month, Xuan is starting to accept reading long stories with only a small picture (with no colour) in every few pages. Great! We are so proud of Xuan! Xuan could read independently, only asking for help for pronunciation of 1 to 2 words in every 2 to 3 pages. However, mummy and papa still enjoy reading together with Xuan every night. It is one of our bonding time. We hope that the love for reading will grow with Xuan as she widen her world of knowledge, creativity, colours and language.


Xuan @ a bookshop. She took a book and before mummy realised it, she had found herself a comfortable spot. :D

Xuan and didi

Together we hold hands.
Together we share.
Together we laugh hard.
Together we gang up!
Together we get angry with each other too!
Together we grow up.
Together we are here for each other always.
Best jiejie and didi.