T N T - EXPLOSIVE!

Malacca Day1

2010-06-20T23:53:00.002+08:00

20 June 2010

We jumped out of bed bright and early this morning, cos Daddy said we were going on a road trip to Malacca!

On the way to fetch Mama - in super high spirits!

The 2.5 hour drive passed by in a flash when you could snack non stop, sing to your favourite songs on the ipod and even take a nice nap in the car.

Even Daddy, who was the designated driver, didnt think it was a taxing drive. It helped greatly that the weather was cool and not scorching hot as usual!

So it was a pleasant ride all round for everyone!

We were originally supposed to stay at the Makhota, a hotel that looked pretty decent from pictures on the Internet.

However, all of us were appalled by its condition when we actually arrived. The entire room hadnt been cleaned when we checked in, rubbish was everywhere, the floor was sticky, the sofas made our butts itch, and the clincher - water from the taps was a viscous, rusty brown.

They didnt run clear even after we left the taps running for a good 20mins!

Daddy and Mummy decided there and then to change hotels.

Actually it was more of Mummy insisting that we change hotels, cos she figured that if she used the murky water to give us a bath, we would end up more filthy than we originally were!

It was a good thing they only paid a deposit of $30 ringgit for this crappy place, so they were more than willing to forfeit their deposit.

Finally after all the hoo-ha, we headed out for a spot of lunch as we were all starving by then. And what better to fill our tummies than our proverbial favourite chicken rice?

We were so fascinated by the fact that here in Malacca, they served the chicken rice in the form of balls!

Ooohhh yummy!!

Baby relishing his chicken rice ball

A yummy lunch washed down with ice cold drinks

Everyone with satisfied tummies!

Baby and I were begging to go for a dip in the hotel pool and we were treated to just that after a short rest in the room. Woohoo!!

A cool respite from the clammy heat

Water baby!!

Alas time flies when you're having fun, and all too soon it was time to go upstairs for a bath.

Baby all wrapped up after his bath cos the room was freezing cold

Can i take it off now?

Watching cartoons while sipping Milo - this is the life!

Mummy promised us more fun tonight cos she said we were going to explore a night market, filled with interesting sights and sounds and yummy treats!
Oooh we cant wait!

On the way to the Night Market at Jonker Walk, we ventured into the Hotel Puri, an authentic Peranakan House. The by now famous drama serial The Little Nonya was filmed in its very grounds.

It was decorated with intricate antiques, which inspired Baby to strike some fancy gongfu poses...I wonder why?

We even saw swallows building nests on the walls

The manager of the hotel told us that they harvested the birds' nests periodically

It was really an eye opener for us both - to be in a real Peranakan house, filled with so many different artefacts!

And then it was time for a much anticipated Peranakan dinner! Mummy found this place based on recommendations from her friends.

It was a tiny, nondescript shop tucked away at the corner of a row of shophouses and it didnt look the least bit impressive. But boy, the food definitely did not disappoint!

Nancy's Kitchen - at the corner of Jonker Street

We had the true Peranakan works, and we slurped up every single morsel

Am i over reacting, or does the plain rice seem tastier than usual?

Even baby seems to think so!

Here, have another mouthful Jie Jie!

After a totally delicious dinner, we headed off to the Night Market just around the corner. Mummy began to unleash her bargaining prowess as we trawled through the countless little stalls selling almost every single thing under the sun.

She got me some pretty clips here

Some cute luggage tags...and also stickers, stationery, shoes for us, bags for MaMa and accessories for Mummy - what a haul!

Mummy also read that the candied frozen fruits were a must-try so we made a beeline for the uncle selling these sweet treats.

Ooh i cant wait for my frozen treat!

Everyone had one stick to savor slowly!

And some icy fruit juices to wash everything down!

Stay tuned for more of our adventures tomorrow!

The Tanglin Tree

2010-06-19T22:38:00.001+08:00

Mummy and Daddy brought us for brunch at this quaint place today - The Tanglin Tree. They served healthy organic stuff and even had a playhouse outside for kids like us!

The playhouse was complete with swings, a huge slide and lots of nooks and crannies that we could run in and out of.

The shady swing under the playhouse

Actually it was rather only me who enjoyed scampering all over the playhouse. My little wussy brother was terrified of even going near the sand!

Mummy trying to get him on the swing...check out his totally reluctant face!

No matter, i had loads of fun!

Exploring all the different parts of the house

Then Mummy carried Baby up to join me at the 2nd level of the house.

Look how he reacted!!

Waaaaaaaaahhhhhhh! Get me outta here!!!

Every diner within a 10m radius of my hysterical brother immediately whipped around to gawk at him. Most had incredulous looks that read "Why does that mum insist on putting that kid in the playground when he is obviously not enjoying himself?"

Lemme in!! Lemme in!!

And so, to save herself from further embarassment, Mummy had to cart him back inside the restaurant.

That didnt affect me one bit though...i continued my rampage around the playground alone.

Dont ever ever bring me outside again, ok??

After awhile, he decided to venture outside again. But of course, not on the sandy area, just on the wooden boardwalk outside the restaurant, where there were some kiddy toys.

See! Im happy now! Dont bring me to the sandy area OK!!?

Mummy: You'll be the death of me! haha...

And here i am, refuelling after all that running about outside!

Mummy had to change my shorts, cos it was all black from all the sliding around!

Mummy: Terelle is really a fearless babe, she's always game to try out new things. In the time she was in the playground, she made friends with 3 angmoh kids and was happily playing catching with them until she was called inside. I wonder when Baby will become braver and start venturing out of his comfort zone?

Princess Makeover

2010-06-16T13:35:00.001+08:00

Mummy knows just how much i adore Ariel the Mermaid, so she spent $80 at Parkway just so that i could have a free Princess Makeover.
Dont claim any credit Mummy, i know u enjoyed shopping and spending that $80! hehehe

Getting preened by the nice Jie Jie, who was dressed like a maidservant

Baby watching me from outside the cordoned area

Mummy asked him if he wanted a makeover too, he indignantly replied that it was only for girls!

hahah smart boy!

See my Ariel tattoo?

There she is - my idol!

Baby's too tall to be one of the 7 dwarfs!

All made up!

Getting my hair done

If only they had red dye then i could have Ariel's hair!

Wah Jie Jie, you have been transformed into a real Princess?!

Alas there was no Ariel costume so i chose to be Snow White - my 2nd favourite Princess

I even got a pretty keepsake foto!

It now sits proudly in the dining room!

Mummy: It was a simple makeover but you were so thrilled. I felt really happy seeing your eyes all alight at having a chance to be a "princess".

All the queuing and waiting AND spending of the $80 was worth it, baby!

Sand, Sea and Food!

2010-06-10T12:43:00.000+08:00

Kara called me today to say that her parents were going to have a mini bbq by the beach, and asked if we could join them. We are always game for food so off we trooped to East Coast in the evening.

High on sausages, meat, marshmellows and fruits

Ahhhhhh! Where's our food!??

Daddy: ok ok im on it!!

We brought our bikes and scooters along for some action too

Some exercise to work off all that food rite?

Hey who stole all the sausages again??

All in all, we had a great time outdoors but poor Mummy left with a bad case of food poisoning. She was the only one out of the 9 of us to be stricken by some bit of uncooked food.
What luck!

The bout of food poisoning was so bad that it caused her to miss her race on Sunday.
Poor poor Mummy...but but better her than me and Baby rite?
Oops...im heartless...

Art Boot Camp again

2010-06-06T22:52:00.000+08:00

Yet another Art Boot Camp at Dempsey for me! This time, Chuan En's sister Chuan Min came to join us.

Goofing around in our car

Little did i know, a surprise ice cream treat at Ben and Jerry's was awaiting me after class!

What joy! What bliss!

Mummy was happy too, cos she just spent 3 hrs shopping with Daddy while i was in class!

Pic of Mummy taken by lil ol me!

Daddy couldnt resist taking a pic with this vintage van outside B&J's

He said when he becomes a grandad, he'll buy one of these and ferry MY kids around!

Wahahahaha!

SAM 8Q

2010-06-02T13:12:00.001+08:00

Another last minute decision after art class in the morning, to head down to the Singapore Art Museum 8Q for the Children's Season. Mummy had heard rave reviews about it and kept badgering Daddy to take us all there since he was still on leave.

All excited at the entrance

The 1st installation was Walter's Garden (Walter is the big white rabbit in the picture above). It had artificial grass and triangular pillows which Kara and I used to clown around with.

And with the words "hop hop hop" in bright sparkling lights all around the room, who could resist not hopping around?

Errr everyone except Baby, that is. He was afraid of the prickly grass at his feet, as he is with sand, real grass, hair....the list goes on.

Did i mention that my brother is quite the wuss? Hahah...

Here he is, warily watching us from afar

We headed upstairs to do some coloring and crafts while waiting for the short feature films to start.

And then we were off to watch some really entertaining short films and cartoons

Next up was the Enchanted Forest, whereby a local artist had transformed a room into a magical make believe land where fish walk on stilts, sheep fly and various animals roam in unconventional settings.

Mummy managed to get her hands on a list of animals that could be found in the Forest and urged us to search for them. We really enjoyed ourselves running around trying to seek out all the funky animals!

Oh uh! Are we lost in the Forest?

We even decorated paper butterflies and later pasted them in the Enchanted Forest too, to be part of the exhibit

Daddy and Baby with a sneaky Tiger

My favourite - Kung Fu Panda!

Some of the other animals in the Forest

Here we are playing "Seek and Find the Animals" with Mummy

Jotting down our "finds" and racing to see who could spot all the animals 1st!

Wait! There's always time for a spot of Yoga!

The next installation was the award winning Floribots, a huge group of robotic flowers that could "grow" and "bloom" before our very eyes.

Their behaviour was controlled by motion sensors that detected movement in the room, so they "danced", "slept", were "naughty" or were "bored" depending on what was happening around the room.

Way cool rite?

Can u tell the Floribots were excited with us running around the room?

The museum staff got a bit hot under the collar, with 3 crazy kids running all over the place so Mummy quickly herded us out and into the next installation. It proved to be just as interesting, if not even more so, and the Floribots were quickly forgotten.

Here at the Funky Forest, you could make a tree "grow" simply by standing in front of the screen. Once you had your tree, you had to direct "water" from the "waterfall" so that your tree would flourish.

Watch how i made a tree "grow"!

Then Baby and I pushed streams of "water" towards our tree

In the same room were the Daisies, which magically disappeared whenever we stepped on them only to reappear almost immediately behind us.

We spent a good 20min in this room alone, playing with the interactive exhibits over and over again!

Last but not least, we checked out the gallery on stop motion animation on the topmost floor.

Is Ben part of the movie?

Daddy trying to be one of the monsters in the film

We had a totally enjoyable time here at the museum. Hopefully Mummy will be able to bring us here again before the Children's Season ends!

Cosmic Adventurers

2010-06-01T12:34:00.000+08:00

Daddy's on leave today so we decided to go for a leisurely dim sum brunch at Zi Yean after Mummy read about it on a foodie blog. The food did not disappoint and we had a good time indulging in our favourite snacks!

Here's Mummy whalloping her favourite Phoenix Claws - dat's her 2nd basket already!

And since we were already in the West, we decided to max out our newly acquired Science Centre membership. So off we went to the Omni-theatre again, our 2nd time in barely a week! Haha!

This time we watched 'Forces of Nature', which got us all abit dizzy

There was nothing else on the agenda today so we had all the time in the world to explore the exhibits in the main hall.

When are we going to watch Toy Story huh, Mummy?

Watching the little chicks hatch

Baby and I spent a good 10min playing around with this contraption. All i had to do was whisper into each of the colorful tubes from way up high and he could hear me down below!

We had great fun saying silly things to each other

We also enjoyed this prism of mirrors immensely. We saw so many of our own reflections inside the little box! Another 10min spent her dancing, jumping around and making silly faces!

And finally, how could we leave without letting Baby see his beloved dinos?

Mummy: I dont think ive been to the West so often since time immemorial!

Action packed weekend

2010-05-29T12:55:00.001+08:00

The long awaited (at least for us) school holidays have begun!

We kickstarted the hols by taking Gong Gong and Por Por out for a nice dinner at Waraku Central. Mummy had a hidden agenda for going all the way there - she wanted to check out the flea market by the Singapore river!

Doting grandparents fussing over Baby as usual

Tsk tsk...he really is the Crown Prince of the family!

I love Waraku for all their free toys

The next morning after my piano lesson, Mummy and Daddy took us to the airport for lunch. We had heard about the new Slide at T3 and wanted to check that out as well!

Baby looking intently at the huge red fan

Reading about the fan's mechanisms - Did you know it actually mimics passersbys' movements?

Do Daddy and Baby really look alike?

Prancing around at our favourite sushi joint

I took this pic of Baby - He was a very cooperative and spontaneous subject!

And then the highlight of the day - The Slide at T3!

It was really fun, pity Baby is still a bit too short to ride it.

We were rewarded with more kiddy rides for our good behavior!

Later that afternoon, Mummy went for a spa while we snoozed and when we awoke, Daddy declared that we were going out again! This time to Marina Square!

Mummy met up with us there and we caught the Doraemon show together

Doraemon fell flat on his face halfway through his song and dance routine, and had to be helped back to his feet by 6 stage members. Some of whom tried yanking him up by his open mouth, much to the amusement of the adults and the horror of the kids! Hahahha....

Sunday morning was spent playing badminton with Daddy and Mummy's cronies. Uncle Boon taught us some nifty moves, ill show all of you in future posts!

And in the afternoon while Baby snoozed, I went for my Art Boot Camp with my good friend, Chuan En.

Since the class was at Dempsey, Daddy and Mummy took the chance to try out the mouth watering offerings at House.

They were definitely not disappointed!

And thus concludes our action packed 1st weekend. Stay tuned for more!

Slaying Monsters!!

2010-05-28T20:58:00.000+08:00

These are the 3 monsters lurking in our living room.

We have to plan our strategy for attack!

Take cover! They are spewing fire and hurling rocks!

And we ATTACK!!

Yay! All slain!

One for all and all for one! Woohooooo!!

Mummy: And this is why kids need 2 parents. I would never have thought of games like this to play with you two! Not that i fully approve of the violence though....

Journey to the West

2010-05-27T12:21:00.000+08:00

Today, on the spur of the moment, we made a long car journey to the west to pay a visit to the Science Centre, cos Aunty Rachel told Mummy the membership was worth checking out.

And to top it all off, my friends Nadine and Nicholas joined us too! What a treat!

True enough, Mummy bought the membership, i suppose that means we can look forward to more outings to the Science Centre! You can find more info about the membership here.

It was our 1st time at the Omnimax theatre and boy were we excited! We couldnt stop chattering about how high up we were, how the dome seemed so imposing and even how there was a kind of musty smell lingering inside.

Probably becos practically no one comes to visit often! We had almost the whole theatre to ourselves, save for a handful of tourists.

At the Omnimax theatre waiting for the show "Beavers" to start

It was an entertaining movie and all of us were fascinated, especially at the parts when we seemed to be "flying" over the landscape

Dinos are always a hit with us!

Stuffing our faces with a rare MacD's lunch

By then Baby was kinda tired and starting to get cranky, so we didnt venture into the Science Centre itself to check out the exhibits.

But we still had fun tinkering around with the outdoor ones!

Pulling, twisting, cranking, pressing...

Everything seemed so interesting to my inquisitive little brother!

And to end off a fun day day out, we headed to the souvenir shop to have a look see.

Ahhhh playing and not buying again?!

We'll definitely be back for more action here at the Science Centre!

Running the CIty

2010-05-23T21:25:00.001+08:00

Daddy and Mummy took part in the Passion Run yesterday and today, it is our turn to Run the City!

We got up bright and early and met up with Kara at the F1 Pit Building.

I wont let u down - i can run with a cracking pace!

Here we are in action!

The run was a cinch for me!

Icy cold chocolate milk as a reward after the run - Yums!

And then it was Baby's turn to run. Here he is sweltering in the relentless heat and starting to melt down already...oops...

He's totally NOT HAPPY...

We even met Ian and Faith there!

Baby was actually supposed to run together with 2 other kiddos, who were the offspring of Mummy's old school friends. It was touted to be an exciting and entertaining 4F kids dash (4F was Mummy and her friends' secondary school class many many moons ago..hehe..) but alas, one came down with a fever at the last minute and didnt turn up, and the other clung on to his Daddy the very same way Baby did Mummy.

I guess the heat really did them in!

The miserable boys had to be carried all the way from start to finish

Look! They even adopted the same miserable pose over their mummies' shoulders!

Its the Cold Storage Kids Carry not Run!

Finally, after being passed to and fro like a baton between Mummy and Daddy, Baby "completed" his run

Congratulations Daddy and Mummy! U did it! haha...

Wah he still has the cheek to guzzle the choc milk, he didnt even exert himself!

And then Gong Gong came over to join us in soaking in some of the carnival spirit

Taking pics with each of the different mascots

Ahhh! Here he is getting into some action at last!

Refuelling with popcorn and an apple

While Baby stuffed his face with cotton candy...tsk tsk...he didnt run and now he's eating junk!

And so, till next year!
Hopefully Baby will not be so wussy then and try to run together with me!

Mini visit to Universal Studios

2010-05-15T23:13:00.001+08:00

Due to some mistake on the part of a staff member of the USS hotline, we scored free tickets to the park after dark this weekend.

Granted they didnt cost much in the first place, all of us were still very excited to see the inside of Universal Studios!

Daddy and Mummy doing the touristy thing

I was wondering why we couldnt go on the rides...

...but it was good fun enough walking around and soaking in the atmosphere!

Daddy got us the Dino sippys. Almost everyone had one!

Baby was a little apprehensive at first, he was afraid to suck from the dino's head!

I love my dino!

We had fun browsing through the merchandise shops too

We could recognize all our favourite characters!

Ooh look who's here to visit!

By then everyone was famished so we left the park to get something to eat. Poor mummy didt feel too well by the end of the day, she felt giddy and nauseous (think it was becos of daddy's superior driving skills that makes everyone carsick...haha..)

But that prompted everyone to think that i was going to be a big sister yet again!

Hahaha no such luck!

School Performance

2010-05-09T22:39:00.000+08:00

Our daily practices culminated in an entertaining little performance for out parents on Parents' Day in school.

Mummy couldnt really get nice pics of me cos i was standing way behind and blocked by all my classmates during the song and dance item.

Singing and dancing along to a remixed and reworded Grease hit

And to Mummy's great consternation, here i am not really doing my moves during the grand finale, but rather, monkeying around with my self proclaimed boyfriend.

(You can read more about him in Mummy's blog here)

Mummy: Watch this and cringe when ure all grown up! ;)

Super hot Sentosa!

2010-05-04T20:32:00.000+08:00

Mummy and Daddy booked the Family Room at Siloso beach resort for us to spend the long Labor Day weekend!

What fun! We just lurrrrrve staying over in hotel rooms!

All set to go explore Resorts World

Cool respite from the sweltering heat outside

Ahhhh it's blistering hot!!

Taking refuge again in an air conditioned eatery

while Daddy and Mummy did the touristy thing

After my nap, i couldnt wait to jump into the pool! Baby missed out on all the fun cos he didnt want to leave the room at all.

He was content just to lie around on the bed! Silly baby!

After swimming and a spot of dinner, we took a leisurely stroll around the vicinity of Resorts World.

Exploring the cool statues at Festive Hotel

Daddy - the God of Gamblers?

Do we look like merlions too?

My very own little bed in the spacious room

Baby kept wanting to go back to the "big room"- he didnt want to go explore the island at all!

See what i mean?

He even refused to get out of his comfy bed the next day!

Back home he's the 1st to jump out of bed every morning!

Nice al fresco breakfast with the squirrels

I go no where without my beloved blankie!

Daddy and Jie Jie going abit loony from the heat

Arrrgh i still cant get the peace sign right!

Gong Gong and Por Por headed off to chill out at a cafe nearby

...while we went ahead on the Luge!

Im finally tall enough to go on the Skyride!

The last time we were here, i was left behind...boohoohoo...

I kept ordering Mummy to go faster on the luge - it was exhilarating!

Even Aunty Riza got in on the action

Baby kept fretting about his shoes falling off..haha..

Experienced luge riders - YEAH!

And then of course it was back to the hotel pool for one last round of daredevil sliding before we checked out!

Gong Gong loved the waterfall - he said it gave him a good massage!

Singapore Women's Weekly Shoot

2010-05-01T12:29:00.004+08:00

We appear in this month's issue of the Singapore Women's Weekly mag!

We got roped in by Aunty Yiling to join in the photoshoot cos they needed kid models to pose with each letter of the alphabet, all the while modelling swanky clothes from Guess.

So after picking me up from school, Mummy drove us all down to the studio to meet up with Kirsten and Seth.

It was our turn pretty soon enough and my shoot was a wrap in a jiffy cos i was very co-operative, dutifully obeying the photog's commands to twist, turn, smile, sit, tilt my head, bend my legs...u get the idea.

This was the photo that was chosen to be published.

Not one of Mummy's favourites, cos she felt that i looked washed out and pasty faced. She felt that there were many other pics that showed me smiling happily and were more flattering but i guess this one was the most in line with the photog's artistic direction?

Hahahah...whatever...i was just happy to be there to hang out and play with Kirsten.

Mummy couldnt take any pics of the photoshoot itself cos she was busy trying to get Baby to cooperate with the photog. He was a little overwhelmed by all the props and the bright lights and kept running towards her, begging to be carried.

Aiyo so silly that Baby, there's nothing to be afraid of!!

The only video of me that Mummy managed to capture

In the end, Mummy came up with this brilliant idea of putting gummies on the letter W itself so that Baby would move closer to it and take the sweets.

It worked! He kept scampering over to the W over and over again to check if there were new sweets on its prongs. The drawback was that his cheeks looked chubbier cos they were stuffed full of gummies!

I think he went through an entire packet of gummies (to Mummy's great chagrin) just during that 2omin photoshoot alone!

Check out the right prong of W - it has a yellow gummy on it!

And thus wrapped up our 1st experience of appearing in a local magazine.

It wouldnt have been half as fun if Kirsten wasnt there to play with me though! Hehe

Babes at Botanic

2010-04-10T23:20:00.000+08:00

We had alot of left over bread from my birthday party, so Mummy, who is a stickler for non-wastage of food, decided to take us to the Botanic Gardens and use it to feed the fish.

Baby safely ensconced in Gong Gong's lap

Cant u tell i was in high spirits?

Woohoo!

Daddy doing a national geographic video of us

Here's the gang of us!

Whee what a blast!

Nice photo of Gong Gong and Por Por taken by yours truly during dinner!

Fun at the Barrage

2010-04-07T22:08:00.000+08:00

Mummy had a rare day when she didnt need to teach so she quickly packed our kite, some picnic food and bundled us into the car. Off we went to the Barrage!

Yippee what a treat!!

It was a great day out, cloudy, cool and breezy!

And look who came to join us! Shukai and Kaining!

They even brought along their racquets so we could play some badminton

We played some silly games as well

Madcap antics!

And here's proof that Mummy's training has improved my runs

No boy can catch me now, Daddy!

All in all it was a fun, impromptu day out!

Im FIVE!!

2010-04-04T22:54:00.001+08:00

Mummy and Daddy promised me a party every alternate year so its PARTY TIME this year!!

I specifically asked or rather implored, for a bouncy castle this year, cos i really had a blast 2 years ago on the very same one!

Mummy and her 2 fav students aka god daughters preparing my party food

While i took my beauty nap upstairs

The bouncy castle in its full glory

Alas, as soon as my guests started arriving, the skies opened and it began to pour.

Daddy was pretty chagrined and he even made a pact with God. He bargained that if God could hold the skies so that i could have fun with my friends, he would begin to eat vegetables.

Mummy was both touched by his overwhelming desire for me to enjoy my party and amused at the same time.

Because we ALL know that Daddy and vegetables are never mentioned in the same breath, right? Mummy has been trying to get him to eat his greens for the past 17 years to no avail!!

My guests huddling inside from the rain which threatened to make my party a wash out!

Voila! Mummy's Underwater themed party food - Octopus sausages, Magic wands, Fish and jelly on sticks, Crown sandwiches...what a spread for my friends!

I guess God must have wanted Daddy to start eating his greens cos the rain stopped soon after and all of us scrambled out to begin the mayhem!

And then the madness begins!

Goofing around with my pals

Rare indoor pics before we scooted off outside again!

My friends hard at work on their goody bags

In my element...

...jumping around non stop!

All this time Baby stayed within the safe confines of the house, all the brouhaha outside was too much for him!

Check out the fracas!!

Are u calling it quits?? Get up!!

Let's go again!!

Or maybe we could scale the walls?

Or roll around shrieking like a crazed banshee?

Phew what a workout!

OK i really need to catch my breath now...

And then the skies opened again, but it was an opportune time for everyone to be ushered into the house for cake cutting and pinata demolishing!

You can tell i was totally over the moon dat day huh?

My lovely princess cake

Mummy had an "accident" the night before while attempting to bake my cake so we had to buy this cake from the store

And then it was time for the pinata!

Too many kids and too little goodies could be stored in the pinata so Mummy had to "manually" drop the bounty from the sky

Wah!! Chiong ah!!

And right after all that excitement, the rain stopped and we all rushed out for more action.

God is good!!

Check out my flying stunts!

No holds barred!!

WOOHOO!!!!!

And as per the last time, i was the first in the castle and the last out. I literally jumped till the very last minute when the rental guys came and deflated the castle.

Still going strong at 8pm

My crazy Mummy joining us in our inane stunts

Ure still scared baby???

Haiz ok maybe you should wait till you're older, then you wont get crushed by all the crazy kids!

You can be sure i slept like a log that night, but not before...

...opening all my presents!

A big thank you to everyone who made my birthday a roaring success! *Muakz Muakz*

And yes, Daddy IS eating his vegetables now! Hehe...

My maiden modelling journey

2010-04-03T13:06:00.004+08:00

One day, while my parents were shopping for some new tees for me at FOX, the manager asked them if they were interested in submitting my pic, since they were conducting a nationwide search for kid models for their Spring/Summer Fashion Show.

Mummy and Daddy thought it would be fun so they submitted my pic just for kicks.

We didnt realise that it was quite a big deal until much later when we saw magazine adverts, flyers, postcards and even roadshows scouting for potential kid models.

Excerpt from the Young Parents Mag

To our surprise, I got called up for an audition which was held at United Square during the march school holidays.

There were almost 200 kids at the audition and i was pretty overwhelmed. Mummy thought i was going to bawl at the start cos i clung on to her and was hesitant going into the holding area for the kids.

She said that it was alright and that we could go home if i was unwilling to take part but i was determined to overcome my fear so i went in by myself.

Here we are signing in

Hoards of excited kids and their parents

Just before mummy had to leave me and go outside the barricade

All by myself in the holding area

My family!

Daddy wasnt around cos he had to work

As it turned out, it was not so bad after all! All i had to do was take a slow walk down the short runway, wave at the judges and walk back.

Easy peasy!

Posing in front of the judges

Mummy was so proud of me!

Of course i got heaps of praise from my family for being so brave but Mummy secretly thought i was rather robotic during the catwalk and i had a totally wooden expression plastered on my face.

So we thought my modelling experience would end there and then. Moreover, there were many other kids there that day who were so confident and poised as they strutted down the runway. Confirm no chance for me!

Nevertheless it was good fun, and my confidence was bolstered.

I even made some new friends at the audition!

Not forgetting my little brother!

A couple of days later, Mummy's jaw dropped when she received an email informing her that i had actually been selected as one of the kids for the actual Spring/Summer Fashion show at Paragon!

And so we went for a fitting a week before the actual show.

My first outfit

And the second change

Finally it was the day of the Fashion Show!

All of us were up bright and early and we headed down to Paragon for the rehearsal.

Model and baby brother

Baby copying my swanky moves on the runway

The stylist coaching us on how to work the runway

I was the youngest and the tiniest!

Baby watching me rehearse and playing with his dinos at the same time

Oops...he's getting bored and sleepy!

And then we were off to do our hair and makeup!

My 1st time in a makeup artist's chair!

Getting brushed...

...and painted

Voila! All done!

Next up on the agenda - Hair!

The nice hairdresser uncle gave me pretty curls

Mummy loves the retro curls!

Really suits the 70s bohemian Woodstock theme!

Making more new friends

It was great fun chatting and playing with them while we waited for our turns

At last it was 3pm and we were all set to go!

Peace and Love

The super long runway in its full glory

My clothes all hung out for me backstage

A bit stoned out and grouchy from lack of sleep

Its really tough being a model!!

Peeking out at my family from backstage

I took this pic by myself just before we set off on the runway!

And then the show began!

Mummy was extremely proud of me because i didnt balk nor bawl despite doing this for the very 1st time and being watched by crowds of people.

It was a milestone for me cos she knew i would typically hide behind her shyly whenever i encountered any strangers or new situations.

Aunty Mandy, Mummy's good friend and also my biggest fan

And of course my entire clan, who came down to support

This has been a truly eye opening experience for me and Mummy attests that my confidence has really sky rocketed!

She is very happy that i no longer hide behind her all the time.

And if this is my 1st and last stint as a model, at least something good came out of it! ;)

Earth Hour 2010

2010-03-27T21:40:00.001+08:00

Mummy turned off all the lights and fans for a full hour tonight, amidst vehement protests from Daddy complaining that it was hot and that he couldnt see his food blah blah blah...

Luckily for us, all of Daddy's whingeing and whining were to no avail...and we got to experience our very 1st candle-lit dinner!

Baby fascinated by the candles and inching closer for a better look

We had sushi by candle light!

Everyone sitting by the main door to catch some breeze

But no one's complaining!

Picture taken with flash, no we didnt cheat and turned on the lights!

After dinner, we played Treasure Hunt whereby Daddy, Mummy. Gong Gong and Por Por took turns to hide our stuffed toys and we had to use our torches to find them. It was great fun!

Daddy was the happiest when we could turn on all the lights and fan again though...

Starting to Swim!

2010-03-23T23:45:00.000+08:00

Kara and I have just started on our swimming lessons at her condo's pool. The coach is very patient and we are enjoying his classes very much!

Mummy is very impressed that the coach could actually get me to put my head in the water!

I am such a scardey cat, i will yell my lungs out if Mummy gets even a single drop of water on my face while showering!

And the best part, having some extra fun after the class!

Impromptu Polliwogs

2010-03-18T23:57:00.000+08:00

Mummy's tuition was cancelled at the last minute so she quickly made plans to meet up with her ex colleagues and their kids at Polliwogs.

Woohoo, lucky us!

How come im stuck at the same spot??

This is how u do it baby!

Late Night R & R

2010-03-16T23:26:00.000+08:00

Since its the school holidays, we get to stay up late!
Mummy and Daddy brought us to nearby East Coast for some R & R tonight. What a treat!

First we got to try some kiddy rides

Baby Bone didnt like it too much though, i kept trying to reassure him but to no avail

All the activity was making us hungry so we adjourned to Macs for some sinful snacking!

French fries!! What a rare treat!

See, my Baby brother is super anal about keeping clean

Wonder how is he going to adapt in the Army next time!!

Toilet Humour

2010-03-11T23:19:00.001+08:00

Literally...

Mummy was so tickled by my toilet antics that she couldnt stop laughing as she was filming these videos.

10 points for making the perfect poo!

And after a round of intensive pushing...

"So fierce!"

As Tyra Banks would say...

Mummy, I know all about America's Next Top Model ok!?!

I just dont know how to use this phrase in context! hahaha...

Public Transport

2010-03-10T23:08:00.001+08:00

Jie Jie has no school today so Mummy decided to bring us on a bus and MRT ride cos she thinks we are such privileged kids, always being chauffeured around by her. She also took the chance to educate us on the importance of taking public transport to save the Earth!

Here we are, all excited in the bus

Baby with his constipated smile...

It was an eye opener for Baby Bone, as it was his very 1st time on the train

Swaku rite?

He couldnt stop talking, asking countless of questions and pointing out everything and anything, much to the amusement of the other commuters

We ended up at City Square Mall for a bite for lunch

If saving the Earth was this fun, I'd save the Earth everyday!

You dont have to fetch us around anymore, Mummy!

Segway fun at T3

2010-03-07T23:03:00.000+08:00

Daddy flew off on another of his biz trips again so we were at the airport sending him off. Since neither of us have tried the Segway before, Mummy thought it was a good chance for me to have a go on it!

Nice uncle putting on the helmet for me

I was a natural, getting the hang of it almost immediately

Even Gong Gong had fun on the Segway!

Pity Baby was sick so he was left behind at home. He missed out on all the fun!

More kungfu fighting

2010-03-06T22:59:00.000+08:00

Im trying to use my nifty kungfu moves on Gong Gong but why does everyone find it so funny?

I even know how to swipe under my nose after every move a la Bruce Lee!

Sibling Spat

2010-03-05T22:51:00.000+08:00

Terelle: I dont friend you anymore baby!

Thane: Like i care...

A minute later

Both have fallen asleep backfacing each other

Hilarious!

Photoshoot

2010-03-04T22:30:00.000+08:00

Here i am at a photoshoot for Women's Weekly, modelling guess clothes.

Mummy was too busy cajoling baby to pose and not cling to her, so no pics of him! Haha..

Stay tuned for our photospread in the May issue of Singapore Women's Weekly!

Our CNY 2010

2010-02-25T22:14:00.002+08:00

It was a dismal and rather boring CNY for us this year as both of us were sick throughout the long holiday. Bleah....

CNY Eve

We spent the morning of the eve of CNY at East Coast, riding our bikes and soaking up the sun.

Baby was a little frazzeled by the heat though...he was already having a cough

Reunion dinner at home...

...where Baby insisted on eating up all the green strands in the yusheng

CNY Day 1

Today was a disaster! It was so terribly hot i think i suffered from a minor heat stroke, which left me with a sudden high fever. I also puked all of my dinner all over Mama's living room floor.

Sigh...needless to say, no one really enjoyed themselves and we didnt go anywhere else today. Explains the lack of photos too...

CNY Day 2

Mummy and Daddy decided to play it safe today and not do much visiting, since Baby was coughing and they were unsure whether or not i was truly sick.

Hence, we only went over to Grand Uncle Ronny's place for lunch and that was that. It was quite fun playing with Xiang Kor Kor and Zhining Mei Mei as usual. (I wasnt sick at all after all...haha)

CNY Day 3

Lunch was at our favourite sushi joint with Gong Gong and Por Por, where we got to play with our food again! (aka toss yusheng)

After our afternoon nap, we headed to the Singapore Flyer for our much anticipated ride with the cousins!

Here we are, peering excitedly out of the capsule at the twinkling lights below

Baby was particularly fascinated since his last flight was when he was an ignorant 8mth old babe

Doing the requisite touristy thing

And thus concluded our uneventful CNY this year. Hopefully it will be much better next year! We must stay germ free!!

When we are sick...

2010-02-24T20:45:00.000+08:00

Baby was running a high fever but that didnt stop us from practising our flying kungfu stances on the sofa.

Mummy got a scolding from Daddy for filming this video instead of stopping us from stomping all over his precious leather sofa. Oops...

And then we also practised our rendition of Lady Gaga's Bad Romance...

...and Colbie Caliat's Kiss the Girl...

Check out my brother's nifty dance moves!

Can't tell that we were both sick huh?

Mummy: The drum set and microphone rank as one of the best toy buys of the century! They play with it almost everyday!

And here is Baby Bone when his fever was at its highest...he was lethargic and literally stayed curled up foetal like for almost 2 hours today!

or maybe it was because we monkeyed around too much...oops...

Big Boy

2010-02-11T21:54:00.000+08:00

Aunty Alice kindly gave me Ian Gor Gor's set of uniforms cos he changed school, and i begged Mummy to let me try them on as soon as i laid eyes on them.

Aint I smart looking?

I cant wait to join Jie Jie in her school, what with Mummy fetching her there everyday and letting me tag along. Ive seen every part of the school and im dying to be a part of it all!

Im sure Jie Jie will take good care of me, right?

SO when can we start huh mummy, HUH???

Mummy: My baby will be joining his sis in her school starting next year. Time really flies, he's such a big boy now! *Sob*

Home Barber

2009-12-12T20:57:00.000+08:00

Baby's hair is getting long and unkempt so here i am, doing him a favor by cutting it.

Im a professional, no?

Mummy: The surprising thing is that he is sitting there quietly and letting his sister have her way with his hair, for a full 10min! Haha...

Im TWO!

2009-12-06T23:20:00.000+08:00

My family threw a small party for me this year, inviting only a few close friends and relatives.

Errr it was actually more of Jie Jie's friends, cos i have hardly any close friends (save for Seth)...sniff*

Jie Jie welcoming her friends

Everyone gathered around, watching cartoons on our big screen

Mummy and me, her Spidey boy!

Do Daddy and I look alike?

The homecooked spread, specially prepared by Aunty Riza

And of cos, my cake, lovingly created by Mummy

Ta-dah! I specifically requested for Wall.E, my current fav cartoon

So Mummy made him sit atop Earth, surrounded by a galaxy of stars!

There were even astronaut cookies, as party favors

ok ok ill ham it up for the cam for you over there!

Cake cutting time!

The whole gin gang of kids! (plus Mummy's 2 students on the right, who absolutely adores little ol me...hehe!)

I get 1st pick of whichever part of the cake i want!

So im wallopping all the marshmellow stars!

Woohoo!!

Happy Birthday to me!!

Running again!

2009-12-06T21:24:00.001+08:00

Its the annual Standard Chartered Marathon and yours truly is taking part in the kids' race this year!

Psyching myself up before the race

Daddy didnt sign baby up for the race so he donned my Cold Storage Kids' Run jersey and tagged along with me!

Err what do we have to do ah?

Warming up led by Daddy and Mummy

And we're off! Check out our form...

...and speed!

We were at the finish line in no time at all!

That was a piece of cake!

Looking forward to more races!

Setting up the Xmas tree

2009-11-21T22:50:00.000+08:00

We have so much space for our Xmas tree this year and we love it!

It used to be squished in one corner of our tiny living room with its hulking mass taking up half of the walking space along the corridor. We had to inch our way around it in order to get to the rooms!

Hahaha no more no more!

It now has its own niche, nestled under the stairs

We had great fun setting it up!

It's pretty, eh?

Merry Christmas from the Leongs!

Xmas comes early!

2009-11-18T19:50:00.000+08:00

Xmas came early to my school! Everyone was supposed to prepare a gift for exchange and also contribute some food for the party.
I could hardly wait to get out of the house and off to school that day!

Here i am with Mummy's cupcakes in Chrismassy colors!

A snowman comes alive on my arm!

Ooh Jie Jie is gatecrashing again!!

Matching snowmen

Sinful crunchy party grub - Yum!

Look at the spread we had!

And to top it all off, bouncing on Santa's lap

What fun!

Water babies!

2009-11-11T19:55:00.001+08:00

Mummy will bring us to Kirsten and Seth's house whenever she is not working and we love to splash around in their pool, which is literally right at their doorstep!

Yippeeee!!

Overgrown baby in tiny float

Baby Bone and Seth sitting on the steps, trying to muster up courage to venture into the water.

We're best buddies!

Seth getting bullied by naughty Baby, backed up by Kirsten

And then protesting vehemently when other people splash at him!

Ok Seth, let's escape!

Dont think they can catch us now!

Woohoo! We made it to the other end of the pool!

Happy times indeed!

Sunset Cruise

2009-11-06T18:04:00.001+08:00

It was Uncle Caleb's birthday and the liews generously invited us to spend this special day with them aboard a yatch!

We had fun scampering around inside the cabin, totally oblivous to the nausea inducing bobbing of the boat

The adults were all green and trying their darndest not to hurl!

Hahaha the advantages of being small and close to the ground, we weren't at all affected by motion sickness!

Everyone was in high spirits!

Land ahoy, captain!

We disembarked at Pulau Hauntu to take some pictures and walk around abit.

I think the adults were glad to be on solid ground for awhile!

More scampering around

This is really the high life!

We rounded off the wonderful day with cake and wine, especially for the 3 November Daddies.

Happy Birthday Uncle Caleb, Daddy and Uncle Richard!

School Concert

2009-11-05T22:35:00.000+08:00

Today is the day of my school concert and boy am i excited! My whole family was going to be there to watch, including YiYi!

Getting into class early to get my hair done

Mummy helping my friends and I do our makeup again

Voila, im ready!

Thank you Mummy!

Posing with yet another one of my boyfriends...Yiyi says he looks like a gangsta...bleah

And then we were all set to go! Here's my family waiting in anticipation to watch me in action!

I was one of the emcees that day, here we are giving a brief intro to our item.

Very pro eh? And i got my lines all nailed!!

No slip ups even though it was all in MANDARIN!

And here's our item - "Qing Qing Ting"!

My friends watching me sing

And then, a little booboo!

The song was supposed to be over but i went to the corner to pose, as per my earlier moves

Here are 2 of my friends rushing over to drag me back to the center...heheh...

After a few other performances in between, i was up for my 2nd item

Alas, i had a wedgie and i kept doing this throughout the entire 5min segment.

Looks uncannily like a Michael Jackson pose

But it sure as hell didnt look as glamorous to mummy when i was on stage!

I even picked my nose in front of the entire audience

Mummy wanted to die from embarrassment!

After almost 3 hours, the concert was finally over.

Phew! now can we go get some food??

Hope you all enjoyed the show and pardon me for my little oversight in decorum!

Full Dress Rehearsal

2009-11-03T22:53:00.000+08:00

Its the day of my full dress rehesarsal!! Im so excited!

Mummy was putting on light makeup for me in the morning, and look who is muscling in on the action?

Baby...makeup is for girls...tsk tsk...

When we arrived at school, Ma Lao Shi asked mummy if she could kindly help out with the makeup of my little friends, and she gladly obliged.

Ma Lao Shi busy with my hair, she had this really cool contraption that could simulate a chic bun even for short haired girls like me!

*unabashed* Dont i look pretty? Hehe...

The boys with their snazzy kungfu like garb

Apparently the boy in the middle is my so called boyfriend, Mummy's very tickled that i chose him to be my "best friend" when Ma Lao Shi did a project with us on that topic

Mummy: Not a bad choice baby, that little chap is very handsome, but i dont think ill be so enamoured with any of your choice of guys when you're all of 16! haha...

While mummy was busy with my friends, baby wasted no time in mingling with all the Jie Jies and Kor Kors...

...who found him irresistably cute!

Mummy, can u take him home now? He's kinda stealing my thunder...

My group with our guest "mascot"

Our Spooky Halloween

2009-10-28T13:55:00.001+08:00

Its Halloween once again and this year, Mummy got us tickets to watch "Meg and Mog" at the Marine Parade Library.

Here's my basket with the spider made by Mummy, all ready to be filled with loot!

Jie Jie the pumpkin and me the giraffe, all ready to go trick or treating!

Here's Jie Jie Kara and Avril as witches

Jie Jie's pumpkin costume has been around for a looooong time

Flashback: This is her in the costume when she was about my age!

Yes? Who called?

Taking pics with the cast after the show - this is Stegy the Stegosaurus, our fav

It was a thoroughly enjoyable show, even the adults loved it! Mummy said it was one of the best kids' shows that she has ever watched.

Best of all, they gave out sweets and chocs and tatoos after the show!

Can i have some pleeeeese?

Which we wallopped immediately of cos!

*sheepish grin*

And to end the day, a nice tea time snack at a cafe nearby!

Deepavali in school

2009-10-19T21:45:00.000+08:00

Here i am, all decked out in the traditional indian garb, all ready to celebrate Deepavali in school!

Not wanting to get my hands dirty as usual

My teacher made henna drawings on our arms

Dont i look suave as a little indian boy?

Jie Jie was back from her celebrations in school too, and we had fun posing for pics together at home. Doesnt Jie Jie look adorable in her indian dress too? Hehe...

Stop wriggling baby!

Cheese!

Happy Deepavali everyone!

My mini carnival

2009-10-18T00:17:00.002+08:00

As you all know, i was down with HFMD 2weeks ago and missed all the festivities in school. Mummy and Daddy didnt want me to be disappointed so they promised me my very own mini carnival as soon as i was better.
And they kept their word!

In the true spirit of keeping things simple, all the games were hand made with love.

Painting fishies for the fishing game

We had fun creating our own fishies

We already had so much fun creating the props for the games, i couldnt wait to actually play them!

The prizes which Daddy and Mummy painstakingly sourced during one of our afternoon naps

Xiang Kor Kor and I putting the fishing game through a dry run before my friends arrived

It's really fun -passed!

And then my good friends were here! The Cans station was a hit!

Get the balls through the smallest holes to win the most points!

Mummy made Baby look like a little tiger

Baby Tiger trying to use his paws to catch the fish

There was even a craft station where we could do sand art

Try to extinguish as many candles as you can!

Uncle Ringo aka Daddy handing out tokens to all our friends

Pin the nose on the clown

All that activity is making me hungry!

Lemme just scoop water and dump it on the flames!

Mummy doing face painting and manicures for the girls

We also had to decorate our own paper bags, to be filled with lotsa loot later!

Mummy and her masterpiece!

Oops who pinned the nose on Daddy?!

Finally it was time to exchange our tokens for prizes!

The array was mind boggling....should i take this or this or this or this or this???

We exchanged ours for some lollies and many other goodies!

It was a smashing party and my friends and I totally enjoyed ourselves.

Thank you Mummy and Daddy for making my day! The HFMD episode was worth it...almost! hehe...

VJC ODAC Reunion

2009-10-10T23:19:00.001+08:00

Mummy and Daddy brought us back to their JC for their ODAC reunion. Their school is very special to them, cos that's where they met! They even took their wedding pics there!

Where it all began

They then took us on a tour of the school compound and we loved the surroundings! Maybe in 13 years time i will be a student here too!

Loving the cool sea breeze blowing through the compound

Errrr baby, that aint a very manly pose...

We saw many rope structures that Mummy and Daddy helped build once upon a long long time ago...

Here i am atop one!

Mummy with a couple of her JC cronies

Daddy...being silly Daddy as usual...

We even explored the tree house!

Baby was a little scared at 1st

But soon he was trotting merrily behind me on the rope bridge!

And here we are taking a nice stroll around the campfire, to the delight of the other ODAC alumni

It just occured to Daddy and Mummy that if i really were to get into this school and join ODAC, i would be in the 40th batch! Whoa!

They were in the 10th batch by the way...haha...how ancient...

HFMD again!!

2009-10-01T13:44:00.001+08:00

Daddy left on a biz trip last night and i cried buckets as he left the house. I was so upset that i couldnt stop wailing and even cried myself to sleep.

This morning, i woke up complaining of dizziness and even vomitted once. Mummy thought i simply had a rough night and even tried to cajole me to go to school (?!!)

She finally relented when i vomitted again and started to develop a fever. I also could not stomach anything, which was RARE as i usually had milk and cornflakes, followed by bread and cheese or bananas or wathever i could lay my hands on...for breakfast.

And so we set off for the doctor's all the same, just to get me checked out. Mummy didnt think it was anything serious though, probably just a minor stomach bug that would clear within a day or so.

After a check by the doctor, i was diagnosed to be suffering from a viral infection and i was to be given some med and ordered lotsa rest. However while we were waiting for my medicine, Mummy noticed some red spots on my hands and feet.

Her worst fears were confirmed when a 2nd check by the doctor verified that i had contracted the dreaded HFMD.

What?? HFMD again?! But but what about my Children's Day Carnival in school tomorrow??

I could literally see alarm bells ringing in Mummy's head, cos the last time i was down with HFMD, things were really bad. I couldnt eat anything at all (Mummy had to freeze sugar cane juice for me to suck), had a raging fever that wouldnt abate and basically cried hysterically almost the entire day. (I was only 18mths old then)

What more so now that there's Baby in the house, im sure she was terribly afraid that i would have had already infected him with it.

Once we reached home, i was isolated in Mummy's room and Baby was confined downstairs. Over the next 4 days, i spent all my time within these 4 walls, and i almost went out of my mind.

Bored out of my skull

Thankfully, my fever subsided within a day and my voracious appetite was back to normal by nightfall.

I was begging Mummy to let me go to school the next day cos there was a huge carnival planned for us but she kept saying that i was still unwell and that i would pass the germs to my friends.

But i feel ok!! I could eat and sleep and the 2 puny ulcers in my mouth didnt bother me at all.

Alas, Mummy wouldnt waver and so i was imprisoned in her room for the next few days, even though i felt perfectly fine. The only signs of HFMD were faint spots on my feet and one spot on my hand.

I was sooooo disappointed to miss the carnival in school. Hmph!

Mummy thought the worst was over on the 5th day and i was allowed back downstairs. However, that day Baby Bone came down with a high fever.

Sigh...so i did infect him after all.

So much for imprisoning me!!!

Here he is at the doc's office

Staying active in Sept!

2009-09-13T23:33:00.001+08:00

We got up to all sorts of exciting activities during the September one week break.

No holiday is complete without a visit to an indoor playground, so here we are at Polliwogs again!

Wheeeee! Ive figured out how to get down the slide all by myself!

Shhhhh im hiding...waiting to jump out at baby

The highlight this time was the huge outdoor bouncy castle. It was not inflated the last time we were here cos it was raining then. We couldnt wait to get our hands (and feet and body and butts) on it!

Can u see how tiny i am compared to the huge pirate ship?

Kara and i loved climbing up

and literally throwing ourselves off at the top, tumbling headlong down the slide, squealing and screaming with glee

Here's baby, the scardey cat, afraid of going down the tall slide

WUSS!!

Hot and sweaty after all our exertions

Mummy: My little cassanova trying to solicit for the attention of a cherubic ang moh girl

Mummy also took us to Katong Mall where they had 2 enormous bouncy castles in the atrium. She only had to pay $10 for us to have unlimited play!

We were more than happy to be left there while she indulged in some retail therapy at Parkway Parade nearby.

Wah!!! Kids' nirvana!!!

Yoohoo! Can anyone spot me?

Mummy: This clip is hilarious. Terelle was merrily riding the unicorn until she fell off and ended up with a wedgie

Terelle really cracked me up with all her madcap antics

Phew! Lemme take a break before i go back in to jump!

Hai yak hai yak! Lemme pit my kungfu skills against Pikachu!

Listening intently to a big jie jie telling stories

Baby Bone always getting tripped by us, hehe!

We also brought out our trusty little skates and had some blading action on one of the days of the hols!

We're becoming quite pro at this now!

Cheers to a fun filled and exciting sept break!

Run Singapore!

2009-09-06T22:22:00.003+08:00

Our parents are fitness buffs so they signed all of us up for Run Singapore!

This was the 1st time we were going to run together as a family and we even cajoled the Liews to join us in this run for charity.

Hey wats that hooha all about?

What do u mean we have to run 5km?

Kara: No way!

Terelle: *Pant pant* Im tired already!

Thane: Hmmmm but do i get to sit in my stroller all the way?

The 2 Jie Jies keeping me entertained while we waited for flag off

At the starting line

It was a cool evening, perfect for an invigorating run!

I was so overwhelmed by the rah rah atmosphere that i abandoned my stroller

Half way there now!

Yippeeeeee!

Here we are, posing with our birthdates along the F1 grandstand.

Lemme go Mummy, i gota catch up with that cute chick ahead!

Look, we are well and truly runners in the making!

Finally we reached the finishing line, all in good time!

Some icy cold isotonic drinks to quench our parched throats

*gulp gulp slurp slurp* Sorry no time for pictures!

Everyone had a great workout!

How about a marathon next?

End of term party

2009-09-02T18:15:00.001+08:00

Its the end of the school term and we're having a party to celebrate!

Here I am, getting my hand painted

And also my face!

I loved it so much that i kept looking at myself in the mirror and laughing

Little doggy eating his party grub

oh oh! Look who's gatecrashing my party!?

Teacher's Day Outing

2009-09-01T17:08:00.000+08:00

Today is Teachers' Day and Jie Jie is on holiday, so Mummy decided to take us to Polliwogs to check it out.

I dove straight into the ball pit

My favourite part of any playground!

Jie Jie unleashed and rolling all over the place

and making friends with all the ang moh kids!

I was throughly enjoying myself but alas, Mummy said i had a make up class to go to

I had fun at class nontheless, and even chatted up this cute little girl! (who happened to be the daughter of mummy's childhood friend)

Today's lesson is about frogs

And here i am trying to imitate one!

My 1st week at school!

2009-08-30T16:57:00.001+08:00

Im finally starting school!

Actually its like playschool, cos its more fun to me than anything else!

Snack time - being a kaypoh and watching another kid spill his snacks all over the floor

Mummy: Check out those rosy cheeks, still fresh from our Sydney escapade...haha...

Outta my way! Daredevil racer on the loose!

Im really enjoying my snacks!

More mobile action!

Ive finally overcome my phobia of sand!

Catching bubbles with my new friends

Having snack time while enjoying the cool sea breeze by the beach

Im really enjoying myself in school!

Sydney Day 6

2009-08-23T19:25:00.000+08:00

It is our last day in Sydney, and as usual we headed to the Rocks Market before leaving for the airport

Fresh and full of energy at the start

Sorry kids, these books are cheaper back home!

Shopping for pretty gifts

And cute trinkets

Our stylo mylo Mummy and Yiyi

It was a nice warm day and great to be out!

Are we going in yet another aisle?

This is so BORING! *mega pout*

Awwww man, are we done yet???

Ok ok time to break for lunch

We had lunch at a german restaurant with Uncle Jason and while the adults feasted on lotsa german favourites (like the yummy pork knuckle), us kids entertained ourselves with the free balloons and coloring sheets.

Uncle Jason - Daddy and Mummy's long time friend, whom we get to see only occasionally

We were all very happy with the family friendly restaurant!

Soon it was time for goodbyes again

Uncle Jason promised to teach me all his tricks on how to woo girls and his awesome skincare regime when i grew up! Haha

At the airport, Daddy had to fly off to Brisbane for yet another biz trip while we were homeward bound.

Mummy pissed with Daddy's short fuse as usual

Another 7 hr flight home and we were both absolute angels!

The only challenge was Mummy having to lug 2 sleepy and cranky kids, 2 strollers and one big luggage home after we disembarked at close to midnight!

Sydney Day 5

2009-08-22T18:53:00.000+08:00

Today is Saturday and Daddy doesnt need to work so he can join us for a nice family day out!

And since Mummy's been doing her best to entertain us kids the past few days by taking us to kiddy attractions, today has been decreed Shopping Day to placate her!

Thane loves the bear that was given to him on the the plane, he carried it everywhere!

At Wynyard station, ready to board our train to the huge factory outlet in Strathfield

Strathfield - amongst the extensive rail network

Daddy and me!

Mummy and baby!

Oops you caught me eating again?!

Haha mummy's the pot calling the kettle black!

After strolling around for a bit, us kiddos fell asleep. It was so boring, all we saw were clothes, shoes, accessories, more clothes and more shoes...bleah...

Look how ecstatic our parents are!

Daddy posing with a bag on Mummy's orders (she eventually bought it - wonder did Daddy do justice to the bag or vice versa?)

And to round off a great day out, we finally had the chance to have a nice sit down dinner. The cuisine of choice was Korean, it was really shiok to have steaming hot Korean grub in the cold Sydney night air!

Tender juicy sotong

Piping hot and kick ass spicy Korean hot pot with the works inside

Our 1st and only sit down dinner in Sydney, no thanks to us kids...haha...

Happy belated birthday, Mummy!

Tummies happily satiated, we started on our journey back to the hotel. But not before taking loads of candid pics at the station!

Say cheese!

Baby: That wasnt good enough? ok CHEEEEESE!

Haha, baby has learnt the art of kawaii posing from me!

And close up shot of the day, of An Pan Man!

We called him that so much on this trip that he even started to refer to himself as An Pan Man

Goofing around with Yiyi on the train

Touristy shots back at Wynyard station

See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil!

And of course, a final shot of Baby Bone lounging on the bed in front of the tv after we've all washed up. And he walked the least among all of us!

Lazy bugger!

Sydney Day 4

2009-08-21T18:23:00.000+08:00

Today we're going to visit the Sydney Aquarium!

Check out Mummy's and my spanking new shoes, bought from the factory outlets yeterday...hehe...

At the wharf, and mummy is still showing off my bling bling shoes - only $6!!

Woohoo! We're on the ferry again!

Baby always becomes stoned out on the boat

Nice pic of us with the Sydney skyline in the background

Finally baby is looking at the camera!

Sky looks abit gloomy but it was much warmer than the previous days

Look Baby, that's the Harbour Bridge!

Cockle Bay Wharf

And we're here at the Sydney Aquarium!

Watching the freshwater crocs

You hungry baby? Here have a Pocky!

The cold weather makes us hungry all the time

I loved the mermaid while baby loved the walrus, we kept hugging them!

Thane fascinated by the sea creatures swimming overhead

Ive been here before, when i was a much smaller babe!

Thane, the little tourist all agog, with the milk moustache

Whoa check out the shark above!

Snack time, again??

We're really enjoying this section of the aquarium!

Giant tank!

Hands on a sea cucumber and anemone! Ooh prickly!

Really gloomy weather as we made our way across the Harbor to meet Daddy for dinner

Luckily the skies held and we got into the mall safe and dry

We were supposed to have a nice dinner to celebrate Mummy's birthday but alas, Baby Bone kicked up such a huge fuss as soon as we sat down, that we had to leave the restaurant.

Right before he started howling

Guess his drippy nose was really bothering him

Back in the hotel room and straight into his favourite position

We had to order room service that night, because of u baby!

Luckily the food we ordered from room service was free, courtesy of Daddy's company cos by right, he was on a biz trip! haha...

Sydney Day 3

2009-08-20T16:47:00.003+08:00

Baby's been sporting this rosy tint to his cheeks, prompting all of us to christen him "An Pan Man".

It looks really cute in pictures but its actually patchy, flaky red skin that irritates the hell out of him. Mummy has to religiously apply a thick layer of calendula cream ever so often to prevent it from getting worse.

Our little An Pan Man

Mummy found out that the Babies Proms were playing at the Opera House during our stay in Sydney so she tried to get tickets.

Us oblivious and busy muching away as Mummy queued for tickets

And then it was foto taking time outdoors!

Peekaboo! You called for me Yiyi?

It was a nice warm day so we decided to go for a walk in the Botanic Gardens. We saw this quaint little train along the way and us kids hankered for a ride but Mummy was too cheapo to oblige.

(Mummy: It costs a freaking $15AUD per head!!)

So we had no choice but to just climb aboard and take pics

Sorry babes, it aint gonna move!

And then it was time for a spot of shopping!

Im becoming a real pro at modelling! Check out my nifty poses!

C'est la vie, baby bone!

We hopped onto a free shuttle and headed off to the factory markets in Chinatown.

All throughout the ride, Baby bone charmed the socks off everyone on the bus with his rosy cheeks. No one could resist him, even the tough looking youth in gothic get up, spiky hair and heavily kohl-ed eyes was reduced to a babbling idiot, playing peekaboo with him.

Mummy and Yiyi had a good time browsing through the shops at Chinatown while i took my beauty nap in the stroller.

Here i am, fast asleep amongst the aisles of bustling shops, in the heart of Chinatown

Mummy: Ah my Terelle, you are the world's most prolific sleeper. You can sleep in any condition, in any position, in any environment. Mummy thanks god for you and how easy you are compared to baby bone. shhhh dont tell him...

Traipsing around Chinatown lugging a 11kg weight who refused to walk

Can you spot Terelle under the mountain of bags, coats and scarves? haha

Upon the recommendation of a kind lady on the bus (who was smitten with Thane), we went to this chinese eatery called Superbowl, which apparently served nice congee and noodles.

Ooh where's my chinese food?

Putting Daddy to shame by chomping down stalks of vege without batting an eyelid

The food didnt disappoint, the bowls were super all right - both in size and taste!

Those rosy cheeks really make for great pics while they lasted!

After our satisfying meal, a bit more shopping before we headed back to the hotel!

Happy Yiyi, blase Baby

Mummy: one of my fav pics!

Halloo! im up im up!

As the sun set, it started to get cold again. Here we are all bundled up and snug as a bug in a rug as Mummy rushed to grab some last minute buys before the shops closed at 6pm.

And because i didnt get to eat much at dinner cos i was sleeping, look at the treat i had for supper!

Sydney - Day 2

2009-08-19T16:32:00.001+08:00

Mummy promised to take us on an adventure today!

1st up on the agenda was a boat ride to Darling Harbour

Baby was fascinated by the huge ferries

And also the Opera House in the distance

Picture perfect moment, to the delight of numerous tourists and locals on board who kept snapping pics of us

Hankering for gummy bears from mummy

Baby getting abit stoned out from the effects of the flu med

(oh he came down with a runny nose this morning, think he wasnt used to the cold)

Huddling together for warmth, cos when the winds blew it was really chilly!

Break for a snack at Darling Harbour

Finally after a loooong trek (we were given wrong directions ugh!!), we reached the Powerhouse Museum. Mummy read that there were many interactive displays for us kids here. If we're entertained, she's more than happy!

So that explains her determination to find the museum and the unrelenting trek all the way here!

Thankfully, the museum was all that it promised.

There were lots of bright and colorful contraptions which we could poke, prod and pull

State of the art exhibits which we could manipulate

A pond complete with moving fishes, ripples and splashes of water. There was even the corresponding sound effects whenever we jumped in and out

A little showcase of adorable bears which we could control and help them play different instruments

We walked around the rest of the museum for abit but the ultimate highlight for us was this play area called Zoe's House.

Here we were provided with foam bricks, wagons, conveyor belts, pulleys and charming little construction worker outfits and we were supposed to help Zoe build her house from scratch.

Ok im all set to get my hands 'dirty'!

Lemme go Mummy, ive got a job to do!

Even Mummy and Yiyi joined us

Uncle Jason told us there was a Jap restaurant that served cheap and mean ramen so we tried to look for it as it was supposed to be walking distance from the museum.

Nobody seemed to know where it was and we got lost for a good 20min, walking around aimlessly with rumbling tummies and 2 cranky babes

We were too tired to have a sit down dinner by the time we found the restaurant, so Mummy decided to pack the food back to the hotel.

As soon as we reached the room, Baby Bone would climb onto the bed and plonk himself right in front of the tv to watch Sesame Street

This is his favourite position, all throughout our stay here!

See, eyes still glued to the goggle box even after his shower

I wonder why Mummy's not complaining...

Oh by the way, today's Mummy's birthday! We were right here in Sydney exactly 2 years ago and we celebrated her birthday here then too!