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Saturday, 31 December 2011

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

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

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

Saturday, 10 December 2011

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.

Happy Halloween 2011


Xuan is a fairy for School Halloween Party 2011! :D

Friday, 2 December 2011

iphone

See the power of gadget.



Just like every kid, Xuan and didi can't get their hands off iphone. Mummy and papa had already delayed getting their 1st iPhone cos they didn't wish to see us getting hooked on the phone.

Mummy and papa set limit on our time spent on iPhone games. There are also educational and learning games on the iphone where Xuan practice my addition, subtraction, phonics, memory games, colouring and drawing etc and of course games like angry birds, bubble burst, etc for Xuan and didi.