Paper Folding

Asked Jamie to cut out the colored shapes and we did this miniature birthday cake. Nice? This "Origami" bk that I got it in replacement of the actual out of stock Origami bk also not too bad. It has many cute lil handicraft works for the child to do!

Got this 3 cute wind up miniature insects from Toysrus. When these are wind up, one can see the wings moving up and down as if its really flying!

Jeremy 1st Take Home Work

The teacher handed me a blue workbag when I went to school to fetch my boi home. Here's what's inside together with some notices from the school.

The chinese booklet. Inside the book, there's about 5 words, 1 word per page. Right now, I am doing quite a fair bit of reading with Jeremy since he just started to enjoy reading. Other stuff I'm doing at home are, reading, coloring, painting, drawing, learning via cdroms and some simple practical life exercises etc.

Back to School

I am on cloud nine when Jeremy finally is back to school today!! Just days ago, I asked him if he wanted to go to school and he said "NO!" . This morning, when I raised the same question again, I got a "Yes" answer from him!

Jeremy's Newborn Scrapbook

Finally completed this album. Above are some of the layouts I have extracted out. Photos were all taken in the hospital when he was newborn.

Flu Jab

Just yesterday, it suddenly daunted on me that I should go for my jab as its almost a year since I last took it. And this time, I asked Jamie to go for the jab too, assuring her that it won't be painful and it will be swift. I'm hoping that she will not develop any side effects after this. She will proceed to school after the jab....

Yea finally! Tell you, Jamie is a very brave girl cos the jab is quite painful no wonder she yelled sooo loud and cried for about 10mins. Prior this, she was so happy and looking forward to see the doctor woh!

NO School Again

Rang up Jeremy's teacher this morning and after reporting to her of his health status, it is decided that he should not go to school today. Anyway the doctor said he should be fine to go back to school on Friday. Sigh, ever since he's off medicine for more than 7 months, this is the 1st time he is not able to combat the virus/bacteria off despite consuming lots of Millennium, a kind of royal jelly, cactus fruit juice to boost up his immune system. I am still feeding him this + medicine, hopefully his fever will subside completely and he will be on the road to recovery by this week.

Today's Topic

It's been quite a while since Jamie has ceased working with dot-to-dot exercises. Found this book and I stood beside her while watching her completing the work as she rarely tries on numbers beyond 100. This, it ended at #156. More of such practices should be able to give her a better concept of #100s...

After dot-to-dot, I wanted her to revise on phonics. I think this is a good book as it also covers most of what she is learning from her teacher. So I used this as a revision book. Till date, she is halfway through the blue scheme & yet to start on the final scheme, green box, which her Montessori teacher will teach her on 5 letters words and beyond.

No School Today

Jeremy suddenly fall ill over the weekends and was running a fever last midnight. It's better for him to have amble rest at home before he is back to school again on Wednesday.

D.I.Y Ship

Jamie pestered me to set up the Winnie the Pooh Playhouse early in the morning and after it's done, she hid herself inside, real busy building this herself. Asked her what it is...she said its a ship! Nevermind if doesn't really look like a ship, what I'm impressed is the way she built it. So symmetrically done!

Farewell Party

We were invited to a BBQ farewell party this evening for Nigel & Karen as they will be leaving Singapore after years of tough thoughts of migration. I'm glad they have finally decided its time for them to go. We wish them all the best and let's keep in touch !

Jeremy 1st Goodie Bag

Today after school, I saw this goodie bag in his school bag and asked his teacher. So realised that they celebrated one kid's birthday earlier on. Then I noticed there's some cake stain on Jeremy's mouth & on his t-shirt as well. Wahahahaa..... this boy must be trying to feed him and got it stained.

Children's First Car Ride

This was their 1st ride at Downtown East last weekend and I'm very surprised that Jeremy was so daring and he wasn't afraid of it at all! He even pestered me to let him ride on it again and again and of course he whinned when its time to leave

AMC Cookware

Ever since I changed my cooking pots/pan to AMC, cooking has been a better experience for me. It saves my time spend in the kitchen and most of all I save on gas and its healthier!

AStar Interactive Maths

We did some Mathematics revision on additions using Astar Interactive multimedia cd. It's always good to recap what we have been taught. Isn't it so?

Addition New Lessons On Tuesdays

I have been teaching Jamie Chinese subject on every Tuesdays since she started school last year. And this year, I have decided to add on one more, that is to teach her some simple yet essential drawing skills so that she is able to draw better as she seems to love to draw. So this morning after our chinese lesson, I taught her how to draw a chick, peanut & sunflower. I am not good in drawing but we will both learn together as we go along :P

Bye Bye Black Long Hair

Don't know where did I picked up the courage to chop down my long black hair which I have been keeping it for years. Yes there were times when I really trimmed my hair to shoulder length but I never changed the style. I cut my hair on last Saturday, colored it on Sunday and highlighted today. The outcome? Hmm, I don't really like the highlighted color though the hairstyle and coloring were good. Wanna see my new hairstyle??

My First Day of School

Today is Jeremy's first day of school at Evergreen Montessori. I am really very happy that this day has finally arrived for him to learn something formally in a school environment. As a matter of fact that I am unable to teach him at this age, its wiser to send him out to continue learning rather than putting a halt to it till next year.

Birthday Invitation @ Explorer Kids

We were invited to Jamie's friend, YuTong's 5th birthday party at Explorer Kids, Downtown East this evening. Journey is surely looooong but we had alot of fun playing and enjoyng ! Happy Birthday, YuTong!

Gifts from Xiao Gu

Found these 2 Everland cute furry hats given by Jamie & Jeremy's Xiao Gu & Gu Zhang when they were holidaying in Korea last year. So surprise that even I can wear it though its a little tight :D

Straws Threading

Didn't want to give up so I got some big straws (those I used it for my bubble tea drinks) and let him thread. As usual, his concentration level is pretty short whenever it comes to this exercise. This time, he managed to string 2 straws I think. Sigh!

Ouch!!!

It happened swiftly while I was taking my shower before bedtime. She was complaining to her papa about some pain and shortly after we were shocked to find out some some blood stained on her right foot! Apparently she had stepped on a small glass particle while playing in her daddy's studyroom. Good thing its not a deep cut.

First Day of School

After 1.5mths of rest & relax, finally it's time for Jamie to go back to school! I think I am happier than her ! She is now in Kindergarten 1. And this year, it will be another new beginning for her to embark on new learning be it at home, school or elsewhere. I am definitely anxious to see how much more she will grow academically, physically as well as emotionally.

Jamie's School Holiday Homework

No doubt holiday is meant to be a time to play hard, enjoy and relax, Jamie needs to submit 4 school holiday projects when school re-opens tomorrow. Haiz, no choice, afterall, its also parent-child projects. Thank God we managed to complete everything on time! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I did this for Jamie's K1 scrapbook as requested by her teacher. This book will compiles and showcasing all her works, photos of excursions, projects we will be doing together as well as it also marks down Jamie's academic, phyiscal, emotional and social development details here.

Bye 2007....Welcome 2008

What's my new year resolution? Hmm, don't have the time to think through at this moment. What about yours?

Dr Kiang

This is very funny!!

Evening Night Out

CQ suggested that we go to Botanic Garden so we were there for a short while before darkness turned in. Night time we strolled along Orchard Road to catch a glimpse of the Christmas decorations before it makes way for CNY.

Last Church Service of the Year

Very happy that papa is free today to go to church with us! One of my Y2008 resolution is that he can go to church with us on every Sundays. See the girl sitting behind Jamie? That's her best friend, Kelly. She's turning 8 this year.

Fruitful School Holiday 2007

Forgotten to include my once a week tuition commitment, relief teaching for 3 days for my friend who was down with chicken pox. So I was pretty packed and busy literally throughout the Nov-Dec school holiday!

Micro Mosquito Helicopter Toy

Saw this interesting r/c toy at a major departmental store earlier this month and it striked me to get it for CQ as Christmas present! Looks cool but in actual fact, not easy to manipulate and control. See the link here.

Boxing Day

It's Boxing Day today and for all you know, presents are to be open only on this day..yup thats right today. So we all sat down and opened the presents one by one.... and one of my wish list when I was asked what do I want for Christmas is a new digital camera though our current's 5yrs old, paid around $800+ Canon Ixus V3 is still in good condition, but seems like technology has proven itself that its long outdated and hence here's my new gadget for Y2008 and beyond! Thanks to Jamie's & Jeremy's papa! Guess what I gave him this year? Hahaha, its a remote control helicopter! One should also have a taste of toying with such gadget not only for children.

My First Homemade Pizza!

Borrowed an AMC frying pan from a friend as I had initially planned to try out pizzas for the 2 Christmas parties but somehow I was caught up with things at very last minute and hence it didn't come to pass. However, I was very determined to do it so I decided to make 2 for lunch today. I have never imagine that I can really cook! Thanks to AMC!

Jesus Is Born, We Are The Reason

********************************************************** My hope during this season ... for all of us at home to draw close to Him so that we can live a life that's according to His purpose , not ours ! Merry Christmas!

Christmas Party At Home

** My dad with his grandson, Jeremy**

I'm the chef tonight while its CQ when our friends were here last night. Weird thing about both of us is, he likes to cook western food while I prefer chinese cuisine. So tonight I cooked fried bee hoon using AMC pan & other stuff. Very satisfied as we din order from any KFC, Mac or Pizza Hut!

Blessed Christmas

We have invited some of our ex-cg frens from our previous church over for a dinner gathering. It's really so nice to see one another again, chatting & cracking jokes like what this gang used to be. Missing family from the above photo is KH's family. They have gone home slightly earlier.

Science Center Visit

It's always good to know more friends..especially when we share good deals and lobangs. Here, I managed to get free admission to the Science Center for 3 adults & 2 kids! Yup, my friend got the corporate card from her other friend and hence, we only paid for 2 kids' admission tickets at a discounted rate of $2.25 per child !

Surprise !

Today Jamie received her 1st Christmas greetings card. Guess from who? It's her next year K1 form teacher, Mrs Yee!! Btw, Mrs Yee is new to the school. She will commence her teaching career at Jamie's school next year.

Sesame Street @ Taka

Don't know why we went to Suntec City instead of Taka !! Thank God before its too late, we quickly took MRT back to Orchard! Phew, we were on time & managed to get a good spot at the side of the stage. While the kids had a wonderful time watching the entire show, I was busy videoing down as much footages as I could so that Jamie & Jeremy can watch it anytime at home.

See Aeroplanes

I almost forgotten that we have a pre-arranged outing to the airport with my dear hearing impaired friends this morning till I received an sms late last night! Good thing that I was reminded else the children will not get an opportunity to see the aeroplanes!