Racial Harmony 2012

This year's Racial Harmony Day, both Phoebe & Reuben wore their costumes excitedly. As Rb did not like Chinese costume all along, we did not buy it for him during Chinese New Year. Hence I had to borrow a set and Wei Han Lao Shi was very kind to lend it to us! Initially, he rejected wearing costume but because of his love for Kingfu Panda, he was willing to be clad in it, just to be like his idol :) he even posed a few stunts for photography :)

Pb loves her Vietnamese costume given by Aunty Shirley and Uncle Terence. Although she has wore that last year, she still chose it over her Nyonya suit. Thank God that the Vietnamese costume still fitted her well! She looked very sweet and demure in it :)

Grandma thought that her precious grandchildren looked really cute and could not resist taking pictures with them :) My 2 precious ones, whatever they wear, they will still look nice! :)

Bye Bye Casa Italy Sofa

After about 11 years, we are going to say bye bye to our sofa. I would say that it has served us well though it's very soft and saggy now. Today we went to Lorenzo to buy a new sofa. Initially, we wanted to buy a fabric one but the choice was limited. After looking around, we decided to get full leather sofa again but grey this time. Something less dull. It'll only arrive a month later. So in the meantime, the children can step and jump on it for as much and as long as they like! :)

Excursion to Gardenasia @ Kranji

Rb went with his school to Gardenasia @ Kranji. Though I'm not sure where it is, I know Rb had a good time. They learn about caring for plants and the parts of the plants. He could point out the roots and leaves to me. And told me not to water too much or too little water. It must be just right :)

He told me the steps to create this plant :
1) Write his name on the pot
2) Put in the soil
3) Put in the plant
4) Put in more soil
5) Put in the decorations

And that's it! :)

Active learning, that's what I like! That's what the children like too! :)

Sweetie Siblings

Pictures like these melt my heart! I pray that they will always be close to each other all the days of their lives!!

Creative Rb

I would say that Rb is rather creative! He drew this racing track for his Lightening McQueen and he even drew supporters for the race! :) This boy really loves his red car :)

A Cool Family

We're a cool family! :) All of us have our own shades. All UV 400 :) even our Angry Birds wear shades! They're bought by Yiyi in Bangkok for Rb coz Yiyi knows that Rb loves Angry Birds :)

Mommy Face Rough Rough

Rb : This is papa, Rb, Mommy, jie jie & Aunty.
Me : Why you draw mommy's face like that????
Rb (shyly & giggling) : Because mommy's face rough rough...
Me (laughing) : Huh!!!!
We all broke into laughter!! :)

Rb's Future Primary School

We just went to Rb's future primary school to have a visit. We are actually thinking of getting a tiny tiny place near his school so that we can improve his chances of getting in there. But I would really want to trust God that He will provide the place for Rb even without us labouring for it because He loves Rb and has plans for him. I just have to keep praying and asking Him for it. In 2 years' time, it will be is Rb's turn for his P1 registration. I will mark this page and see God fulfilling His plans for Rb! Amen! To God be the Glory!! :)

Eye Patching for Rb - Part 1

Because I was born with Lazy Eyes which developed into a squint, I was cautious that my children would not face the same fate as me. I pay extra notice of their eyes so that if there's any early sign of lazy eyes, the doctors can rectify it quickly. Pb escaped the fate of having lazy eyes but for rb, we noticed it when he was about 2+ years old. He was referred to KKH Eye specialist.

Rb had to do eye patching. Initially, he was v reluctant and whiny about it, then after showing him a picture of himself with a squint, he realized his condition and said that he didn't want his eyes to be liked that. Total, he had to patch for 4 months, 2 hours daily. He was v good boy, he did it willingly and I encouraged him by giving him a weekly chart. After first week, i bought him his choiced Lightening McQueen toy. He was ecstatic! Just 2 weeks og patching and we can see improvement already! When he is tired, his right eyeball does not drift so much to the right anymore. I pray that God, who has created Rb wonderfully, will extend His blessings to restore his eyes to perfection! In God we trust!! To God be the glory!! :)

First School Excursion

Today Pb had her school first excursion. They went to Jacob Ballas Children's Garden. Though she has been there many times, she was still excited about it coz she would be going with her classmates & her fav teacher, Mrs Sekar. The girls had to wear their new house t shirts & their skorts. I packed for her lots of food - 2 Twiggies, a small pack of Cheezels, 4 Oreo cookies and a carton of chocolate milk. She also received extra pocket money today, $8. She bought a box of vanilla Hello Panda biscuit for $2. The night before we prayed for no rain, cloudy sky and breezy weather. God answered our prayers! Praise God! :)