Ehtylyn's Sports Day 2010

Almost the mid of term 4, it spells her last few weeks as a kindergarten kid. How fast things are moving!

Her sports day, quite a fun one I would say. It is an uphill task seeing the teachers managing to youngest amongst them and trying to maintain the order of the brood.



There are a total of 4 teams, namely Dolphin, Crocodile, Sea lion and Whale. Ethyl belongs to Sea lion.

When the race started, Sea lion flops! They were the last. My sweetie pie told me yesterday she wants to win home the trophy as that will be her first trophy if she wins it. I was praying hard for her, hoping she wins the race.

I was worried she will be upset, walked up to the team and heard the kids encouraging one another. JR and Ethyl even Hi-5 and said, "teamwork!" I am pleased to know they have great morale and sportsmanship. The team reminded each other to try their best and not be the last for the next few rounds.



Second game, they came in second, the third and fourth, their form came and they won both matches!

D's Mommy, JR's Daddy and myself were cheering and running around with the kids taking pictures as ours are in the same team.

End of the game, it was a tie. They PK-ed for the trophy. How excited can that be?!

While they were racing, D's Mommy was at the starting point cheering for them, I was at the the other end cheering for them and JR's Daddy was all over taking pictures. I think that is a really funny sight!



To think that D's Mommy actually jumped with joy and raised her arms swinging in the air when they were announced winners!

Quite fun and enjoyable to cheer for them all! Well done baby!

Barney Space Adventure - 10 Sept 2010

This time round, Brayden will "read" the blogs. He'll ask me to "go up" and "go down". He was trying to look for the pictures and asked me, "Where('s) Barney?"

The sixth row from the front, still a little far as there are heads of parents that blocked the kids. I shan't complain, since I bought the tickets later.



We always enjoyed the Barney shows. Yes, it's WE! I always sang along to the songs with Ethyl and this time, as well as Brayden!

If you ask me to review this year's, in fact I am a tad disappointed as I think it was not as nice as the previous years; be it a paying or a free play at the malls.

My view didn't matter. What matters most is the kids enjoyed themselves. How to determine?? Look at the happy faces below!



Three happy faces and an old frowning face (Hubby's) as I spend a little to buy the kids torches~!!!

A Saturday & Sunday

Our Saturdays are likely routine when the little girl has classes at Janice's Centre - A+cademia.

No, I am not griping, in fact we do treasure the time we have exclusively with the boy.

My focus has all along been Ethyl and it is only when she has classes that I channel some attention to him, exclusively.

Again his favourite toast. We had wanted something else, however when we passed by Wang Cafe, this boy will say, "I want (to) eat this. This way...".



See how lovely his smile was when I got him to pose. So charming!! *tell me I am an obsessive Mom!*



A valuable picture taken in a hawker centre. I can't remember how many times we brought them to one, but definitely not more than 10. That was also why they don't like to visit the hawker centre.

The only solution is to "bribe" them with their favourite food and dessert and it works!!!

Told the pampered duo that I will bring them to hawker more often since the food at Changi Village food centre is really yummy!

Simply enjoy spending a Sunday to ourselves!!!

Every Little Thing

I didn't practice due dilligence to update the blog and left it here with dust accumulating cyberly.

After a friend told me, "hey, better start blogging else I do not know what's happening to your lil ones as I don't Facebook in China (they block FB, duh!)"

In fact I have little things that I reminded myself "I will blog"; however, after saying tomorrow after tomorrow,I simply left it there - untouched.

Whenever I look back at what had happened a year or two or even more, I will laugh, tear and get upset. How weird ya? Some happenings that seems so recent, yet I forgot about them! Memories do fail us sometimes.

I must remember to blog about cute little things that Brayden says at this point as he is beginning to get voluble. Every bit counts.

I want to recount what I had done for Ethyl in her preparation to primary school thereafter. Many things around me needs to be recorded. How I wish I can be so dilligent!

Having said that, I shall make it a point to do so here! At least I try *winks*

Typical Sunday

It's no news to friends online to read about us going to Changi Airport (especially T3)on public holidays and weekends.

Another typical day we packed ourselves to the T3 for breakfast at our favorite local toast - Wang Cafe.



The kids simply love the kaya butter toast served and we like the space and lesser crowd. T3 has been packed with activities whenever we visit. F1 is just round the corner and indeed, we do see some tracks around.



Besides the excited lil ones, the old boy is just as excited. I can see him gazing at the remote cars and didn't pay attention to the kids! Haha!

Present a receipt (with any amount spent) at T3, get yourself a ride on this racing machine as well as play the remote controlled car at the tracks.



The boy didn't lose out by being too young to ride, Daddy decided to buy him a mini remote car and play on the Tamiya tracks. He wanted a skyline.



Jiejie got one too! She got herself an Evo.



A simple Sunday morning! What's more important is, it's spent leisurely and with loved ones.

Maiden Trip to Marina Bay Sands

While everyone was rushing to see how the second homeland IR (integrated resort) looks like, we never really wanted to pop by. WHat other big names can we see there besides what was already duplicated in ION Orchard, Paragon, Somerset 313? I would say it's about 80% the same.

Oh well, not exacty we didn't want to pop by MBS; I almost booked a room to on National Day to view the fireworks displays if not for our lucky preview tickets.

I was not in the mood to go anywhere, hence Hubby suggested we pop by Comex (yet another IT fair) and at the same time, have a walk around Marina since it has been a while. No harm, we can pop by and have a stroll down the Esplande stretch.



Our lil model posed again. Doesn't she looked like a tourist? Hubby suggested we shall walk all the way to Marina Bay Sands (MBS) since we have never been there before. Though we were all melting in the heat, I said "why not?!" since it's just a stone's throw away.

A walk down to Youth Olympic Park. Our missy was happy to discuss about YOG and talked about the 2 very cute mascots Lyo and Merly.

Dust was all over the entrance of MBS as reno is still going on. GOSH! I was sneezing and eyes tearing when I got there. Pretty unendurable for me, but for the girl (not the boy as he also has sensitive nose and eyes), we went ahead.

Saw people taking sampan rides in the mall, this arouses the I-also-want-a-ride bug in the kids. What's new? we obliged!

We girls took one sampan, and the boys took the other. A really short ride, less than 10 minutes maybe(?), the kids enjoyed the ride, hence the $5/pax was well spent.

We could hear tummies growling and scoot! back to where we came from, Marina Square to silence our growls.

Where to get some nice thick milkshakes? Billy Bombers is our all time fave! See the lil model in the making?

Humph! Not Fair!

A pet phrase of Ethyl these days.

This three words, especially the latter two makes me pull my hair and cringe my face. Why so? Just because I grew up with my two other sisters and we always shouted "not fair", and was denied by Mom and Papa.

Taking my not so good experience of "not"fair", I have reminded myself umpteen times, I have to thread on this thin line with extra care.

Many times, I reminded myself I need to explain to Ethyl and Brayden why I did something to one but not another. Even so, there are times when the hormones go haywire and I simply lose my patience especially when Ethyl kept asking and protesting why she has to give in.

Brayden is a little too young to shout these two words, more of Ethyl's feelings I need to take care of. She is a very sensitive child, thus such emotional issues are pretty tacky.

I used to make up for the "unfairness" by getting her something she likes or give in to a reasonable request from her whenever she has to give in. I didn't tell her, I just do it. Until lately she kept saying I was unfair to her, I told her a few scenarios whereby I "treated" her with something else that Brayden doesn't get.

This took a while for me to explain, but of cause, besides giving in to her request or a "treat" is something I have to manage. I explained to her, if her behaviour is undesirable, her "treat" shall be forfeited.

Such "treats" are important notes to me. Only when no tantrums were thrown and complains from her, such treats will take place. Meaning, her reaction to the "unfair" treatment is the deciding factor to decide if she deserves a treat from me.

Being a kid, she tried her best. Not smooth and no tussle all the time though. We tried and struggle sometimes. Tears were shed...and I do see improvements coming along the way as I repeatedly explained to her the reason behind it.

This is one of my KPI for this year. Who says SAHM (cum WAHM) is a simple job?!