Bye, Old House..

Today we handed over the keys to en-bloc officer in charge at 1030am. Everything was cleared out and in less than an hour, we returned the house by to HDB. Ironically, I do not really have much sentiments about this house although it had witnessed many big and small events in our lives, including the birth of our children. One thing for sure is, the kids are as happy living in the new house here.

CLEAR, QUICK & THROW!!!

This week gonna be a mad rush for us. We gotta hand over the old hse keys this coming Thurs and I'm left wif Jamie's room to clear off. Thank God most of our old furniture were sold off to buyers including our dining table sets, hurray!!!

Silly Parent Volunteer Program

I'm currently going through a series of PV work to be complete by next year June in order to complete the 40 hours. Trust me, I am not the most KS mummy but neither am I a bochap person. So, today I was stucked at BBK swimming pool to "bbsit" some P6 pupils for 3hrs of swimming lesson. I WAS BORED this time probably becos the kids are old enough to take care of themselves. Anyway, I'm still left with 26 hours. Just hope that I can get it over SOON.

Clearing Out Sales!!!

Let me know if you know someone who need this. I am clearing it for only $150. Also have a full calf leather dark blue Lorenzo sofa to sell at $118.

Dilly Dally Princess Star

I've decided to "threaten" this girl after finding out from her form teacher that she has been slow in completing her work in school. I told her that perhaps she is not suitable to study there since she "cannot catch up" ... Know what's her reaction?? Hahaa, she freaked out immediately and cried for long and begged me to allow her to continue there as she will miss her friends for sure! Well, I told her that she has to prove to me that she is fast (yet accurate and neat) and that she doesn't dilly dally and gets distracted easily. Guess what? Today, her form teacher came to me and reported that she's the 1st to submit her written work!! Hahahaaa... who says she is slow?? I know she CAN do it but she choose NOT to.

Fun Time

The kids were having fun doodling and playing in HARMONY before Jamie heading to school. This is really rare, trust me. They usually snatch, argue, tease and sometimes hit each other. Surely have things to iron out for them. So can you imagine, I have to play the middle-man every day, just to make sure they don't harbour any grudges at such tender age.

School Bus

We took a short bus ride (2 bus stops away) and walked 8mins by foot to reach Jeremy's school. After that, I gotta rush home by bus again so that I can spend time with Jamie for another 1hour b4 sending her off to school again! It's such a tiring experience especially under the hot sun so a decision has made to engage the school bus service for Jeremy started this Wednesday. Of course this boy is over the moon !!

Bisphenol-A Free Bottles

Was surfing the net for some info and I chanced upon some forum mummies discussing about the dangers of using plastic milk and water bottles. I quickly goggled and found out many information and without much hesitation, I bought these for peace of mind.

First Meal @ New House !!

CQ called for Pizza Hut for dinner... It was a hard day indeed and everybody was very worn out but I am thankful that God held the rain and everything went on smoothly although we had some unpleasant experience with the mover.

The BIG Moving Out Day

Finally after months of renovation! Took many pictures during and after moving over. Now am targetting to settle everything down within the next few weeks, hopefully...Thank God for the good weather indeed :)

Happy Children's Day!!!

The children had a FULL fruitful day beginning wif morning breakfast at Mac wif papa, outdoor playground o/s Frontier NLB and finally "shopping spree" at Toys'rus JP! Each of them gotten themselves a Children's Day present. And Jeremy had his 1st wakeful day w/o his afternoon nap!

Proper Handwriting

Jamie has been slacken in her handwriting. Be it English or Chinese. So I gave her a piece of my mind and then this morning, I revised chinese spelling wif her (left is testing her see if she knows or not. Right is after revision) which will be next Monday. And I am very pleased wif her handwriting this time so I gave her many kisses.

Last Activity B4 Bedtime

Promised them that they will have a painting session b4 retiring to bed. Nothing special except I was so surprised to find out that Jeremy knows that yellow & red becomes orange!!

Anxious Mummy

Not easy coaching him though he has improved alot since started school in January. But still I am glad that I've been doing some work wif him daily ever since this year. I am crossing my fingers that when he is in Nursery come next year January, he should be able to catch up with his peers (majority already turned 3 and some turning 4!) after his 3rd birthday in December.

Balloon Sculpture Workshop

I was told that this is a very good workshop so I signed up from my church the moment I received an email invitation. Being a timid when comes to balloon, I struggled almost throughout the 3hours hands-on workshop! But still, I've managed to take home my masterpieces. Above are sm of my fav :)

Jeremy 2nd School Excursion

I went along with Jeremy to Jacob Ballas @ Botanic Garden this morning from 945am - 1245pm. As you know today's weather is so humid and hot... and walking under the hot sun with Jeremy can be straining and tiring for me. But still that's okie as long as this little boy is happy at the end of the excursion.

Wink to Learn

Got this from a fren lately and I've been diligently showing it to both of them daily. Din expect anything out from them except hoping that some how they will benefit it eventually. As usual this morning, I turned it on for Jeremy to watch b4 heading to the school wif them. Halfway thru' he suddenly spoke to our helper in Mandarin " Qing2 Ni2 Bang1 Wo3 Na2 Shui3 Hu2" (Can you hold my water bottle for me, please?) , Wa! I was impressed !!

Accelerated Learning Right Left brain CDROM

Got this CdRom from a mommy lately and I started it on Jamie weeks ago. Both of us have since enjoy playing wif it!!

Mid Autumn Festival

Since papa cannot join us for a celebration, we went to ah gong ah po's house for a time of celebration. After dinner, we took a walk at the playground then to Chinese Garden when we witnessed some fireworks around 830pm!! Sil checked and was told that the next fireworks at Chinese Garden will be next Sat, 830pm! Perhaps we should go wif papa if he is free...

Another Vintage Computer Game

Another game that amused the kids after their afternoon shower.

Computer Game

As I was packing up stuff to move to new house, found this very old handheld computer game that was given by my godbrothers when I was in primary school. It was my 1st game set I got it from my hospital bed ... wasn't well 'fit' in my younger days, so this was given to console me.

Stomach Flu

Jamie is down with stomach flu after Jeremy had it on Monday. Mrs Melissa called me at 1pm said she vomitted 3x and that I should bring her home. Rushing back from new house, I quickly brought her to see a doctor. She is resting now, no more vomitting spells. Pray that she will have a speedy recovery by tmr. Meanwhile, back home, she wanted to do a sandart craftwork b4 nap. So I let her be.

Amazing Race

This is my #2 PV excursion. But this time, my 3hrs 45mins clocked at the end of the day, I can boldly say its my "hard earned" hours!! Imagine following the children running around the vicinity, with just a clue on hand, going from pit stops to another .. a total of 9! After 2hrs under the hot sun, we've completed 8 pit stops, racing back to school with the #1 champion title won!!! Yea, well done children!!

Chinese Spelling

Dun say I am Kiasu ok? I've "ruin" at least twice when I've missed coaching her chinese spelling last month remember? Anyway, its always better to be KS then sorry rite? Chinese spelling next Monday, btw.... gee...

Back to School

Finally all fun & late mornings wake up are over! Thank God for a wonderful week we had! Here's 2 parent-child craftwork to be submitted to school today.

Wall-e

Papa has promised the children for their 1st ever movie excursion on Saturday's night. The kids were all sooo excited about the "big tv" adventure & woke up shortly after their nap (guessed they were really looking fwd to it!). I myself had everything ready for this "big day" too. I cooked noodles for dinner, prepared homemade popcorn & soy milk before we all heading to the cinema!

Vivo City here we come!

Met up with Levine & Ivan for a short afternoon gathering. It's so nice to be able to meet up wif her for a short chit chating and kapo-ing, whahahhaahaa... Thanks for the dessert too! :D

What's Upz?

Wah, too many programmes for the kids till I can't remember what we did on yesterday! However we all had a wonderful time wif Wendy and her 2 kids, playing at the IMM outdoor newly renovated wet and dry playground. After cleaning up, Jamie did a simple craftwork wif Amanda at a booth before we adjourned to Wendy's place for lunch.

Curtains UP!

Just today.... we spent half our day at the new house, to unpack abit of stuff :) See the curtain? Finally ya!!

September School Holiday!!!

It's the start of 1 week holiday for the children and this week, I've stopped all packing n unpacking at the new house just to make sure I've all the time for the children!

My 1st Teacher's Day Gift!!

Received 2 wonderful gifts from church this morning. One came from a 3yo lil gal in my sunday school class. Now I can really feel the joy when you are being appreciated for your service.

1st Parent Volunteer Excursion to Hill Street Central Fire Station

This afternoon was my very first excursion as a parent volunteer at Shuqun Primary School. It's quite a breeze and I must say I have enjoyed myself very much. Down 3hours, hurray!

Happy Teacher's Day

This morning Jamie's school had a mini concert to celebrate teacher's day. It's a cold and drizzling day but the children had a lot of fun watching their favourite teachers performing on the stage! We did 3 heart shaped bookmark cards for her teachers. She indicated it has to be given to Mrs Melissa, Li Lao Shi and Mrs Tan. I supposed these are the teachers that are closest to her.

Kids' Room

Our sofa finally has arrived! While waiting there, I quickly finished up the wall decals that I have bought from wee gallery in the children's room. Nice!

Parent Volunteer Programme

Received a call this afternoon while I'm on my way to fetch Jeremy from school. It's from Shuqun Primary School asking me to go for interview as a parent volunteer! Kind of surprise cos I thought the application already closed and very unlikely I will have any chance (though I did emailed to query after the unsuccessful application at Rulang). The interview was swift and I was accepted on the spot! Ask me why I'm so excited afterall its not a very popular school. Hmm, well, ever heard of this hokkein saying, no fish prawn also can?? Hurray!

Bots & Nuts

Ikea came this afternoon to fix up a number of furnitures we've bought from them.... mainly for our children. It's soooo Ikea!

More!!

1) IKEA colored plastic storage stackable boxes. Selling as a set of 3 with 1 lid to cover the top box. Condition 9.5/10. Deal at $15.00 *********************************************************** 2) Ikea low storage box. Condition 8.5/10. Deal at $8.00 ************************************************************ 3) IKEA 3 tier Shoes Cabinet. Chipped off between doors. Deal at $20 *********************************************************** 4) 2 Wardrobes to deal at $30.00

Garage Sales

What keeps me busy lately ? Clearing off stuff here !! See if anything suits you? Email me at gerbera_rose@yahoo.com.sg

Bundled $100 / Condition as good as new. Comes with keys for those locks.

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Books .. Books.... Books

Today I finally sold off all the 4 bookshelves to 2 buyers!! Yippee!! And after moving 60% of the children's books, only then, I realised that's so many books that I have invested for them and we are soon running out of shelves in their new bedroom :o

Bots & Nuts

Ikea came this afternoon to fix up quite a number of furniture we've bought recently for ournew house.... mainly for our children. It's soooo Ikea!

A Pleasant Surprise

After seeing her progress report card abt 2wks ago, I'm uncertain or rather quite firm that she will probably not be given an award for this term. Just before I transferred her to this class abt 1.5mths ago, the teacher subtly told me that her class will be more competitive vs the previous class she was in. But when she gave a brief description of this child, mentioning that this child only joined in at the middle of the term, attended 6 lessons, in my heart, I still din know that it could be Jamie till her name was read out. Jamie, once again, proved to me that she does work very hard during lessons although she is playful & sometimes gets distracted in class. Praise God & all glory goes back to Him!

There goes ....

A fren just comfirmed that the PV application has already closed for the school that I thought we can try. Hmm, well, at this point, I can only pray that , "God let your will be done, amen!"

Plan B?

Received a call from a fren who told me that she wasn't chosen as a parent volunteer in the school that we also applied for. Immediately I called CQ to check on our status. As my sentiments told me that we may not get it, it turned out the way my sentiments has "predicted"

( extracted from the email replied...)

Dear Potential Parent Volunteers,Thank you very much for taking time to state your contribution in the template provided by the school. After much deliberation and consideration, the panel regrets to inform you that you have not been selected as one of our Parent Volunteers. Decision made by the school is final. However, if you are still interested to register your child in our school, you may want to do so under Phase 2C registration next year.Thank you.Regards

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Question is, what's next?

So I quickly booted up the desktop and started reading up the other 2 schools that's nearest to us. Decision ? Well, I will be applying as a PV again to the other school that is further from our house. Pray that we will be successful. Whatever it is, I pray that this will be God's decision for our children. Whether it's gonna be the school that we hope they will be is no longer an issue to us.

Away from home

This is Jamie's #2 staying overnight at her Dagu's house. She's soooo excited about the whole thing. I'm glad that she is doing fine there without disturbing her grandparents at night.

Toilet

This is our master bedroom's toilet. Cool!

SSO @ Singapore Botanic Garden

A close friend told me of this performance weeks ago and here we are this evening for an hour of live performance cum dinner picnic at the garden.

Happy 43rd Birthday, Singapore!

Jeremy's school has a mini party to celebrate NDP too! This is the goody he took back today.