Free Drawing wif Oil Pastels

This shall be our new activity corner at our new place. Cool!

New IQ Game

I bought 2 brain teaser games last week for Jamie since its so cheap + nowadays Jamie loves to work around wif such IQ by herself. I am happy to see her going into another level of her learning curve. So sometimes, I will bring it along wif me when I bring her out alone.

This is it!!

Jamie's 2nd ballet stage performance is finally here! And this time, I heard that it'll be a grand show. Wahhhhh.....! I think I am much more nervous that Jamie, knowing that she is still an amateur ballet dancer and there's still so many stuff she has yet to do it right. Nevertheless, stressing her is not on top of my list. Exposure to performing arts is my ultimate goal for her, for now. Here's a glimpse of the programs highlights.

Kinderart Artworks

Jamie has been attending once weekly Kinderart enrichment programs after school since the start of term 3. These are her masterpieces she did from Term 3 & 4. I think she has put in alot of effort in it and it does reflects her hardworks in making each and every piece looks nice. Well done and we are so proud of you!

Swimming Lessons

Jeremy has been quite whiny and acts like a baby almost every time he attends swimming lessons wif Jamie. I am a little concern about this weird behaviour especially when he attends nursery next year wif Jamie. I mean, he will just turn 3 and next month, boom!, he is in nursery!! Haha, 3yo kid?? Yes, he is forever a baby boy in our eyes and unknowingly, we have been calling him names like, cry baby, whiny boy. Now the biggest hurdle for him is , will he cry in his new school next year?? Well, I suppose this is always any mummy's worry for our children. If they can cope well in school, do they whin and cry in class, will they bully their friends, or even if they ever listen to their teacher ?? The list goes on............. **(final registration during Jeremy's orientation for next year nursery class)**

Fever Battle

I've been falling in and out of sick cheque lately and the weird thing is, I am not coughing like a whole lot of HE** or a sore inflammed throat that couldn't even swallow sips of water! So I am quite pissed off, lying motionless on bed, trying to recuperate as much as I can wif that little time I've alone w/o the kids. And just last night, I suddenly developed high fever and vomitted. Am alright again today but just wondering what kind of viral infection am I contracted wif???

10 am Tooth Fairy Play By SRT's The Little Company

This was an impulse decision. I got the tickets just 2 days ago at sistic counter. Din plan to watch this play as the picture itself doesn't looks appealing to me. Anyway since CQ will be out of town on biz trip and Jamie's school holiday started since Wednesday + good seatings (row 6 from stage), why not? Well, this is one of the best play I've ever enjoyed!! And Jamie too, she was sooo captivated by the entire setup, the props, the storyline (which I've to retell to her to ensure that she understood it entirely) and of course the actor and actresses! I would give full marks for the excellent show!

Meet The Teacher Session

Today has been a super duper busy day for me! Firstly, I got to meet the principal and Jeremy's form teacher for all the paper work to be done before he enters this school next year. Yes, he will be wif his Jie-Jie, finally!!! Times flies indeed. Then after settling this, I need to meet Jamie's form teacher and chinese teacher for assessment of her entire K1 course of study. Well, am I pleased ?? Praise the Lord!! She has done extremely well wif mostly excellent comments and less than 3, good comments. However, there's 1 thing which troubles me alot. That is, she sometimes does take her own sweet time in accomplishing work in class, especially during chinese lessons. Having said so, the chinese teacher commented that, though Jamie seems to be in "deep thoughts" , she can follow instructions and complete her work independently & accurately !! Haha, do you call this multi-tasking??? Hmm, I dunno if this is a compliment or what.

Christmas Celebration

These are the gifts I've prepared it at very last minute for Jamie to give to all her 32 classmates this morning. Nothing fantastic, just a notebook & mechanical pencil but what I hope to relay the message to these kids is that God sent His Son to die for us so that we will have eternal life. And for us to demonstrate this little acts of giving, may the Lord's blessing be upon each and every one of the children. Oh yes, I also prepared sandwiches for the class :)

Birthday Holiday???

Come 2nd Dec and Jeremy is turning 3!! I somehow dun hv enuff time to prep and plan. No idea what to do ley... but here's the preview of the bday cake that I might get for him to celebrate in his school.

IQ Game for 35Months ??

Jeremy came running to me with a face full of achievement ,said "mama I did this myself!!" I couldn't believe he actually can do it b4 turning 3!! After that, he said down quietly on my bed and did few more tries b4 gg to bed.

Natural Less Sugar & Fat Ice Cream

This boy has changed. He looks more boyish nowadays.

Garage Sales

I am clearing a handful of things brought back from old house last week. Still trying to clear off things here as its getting more and more clutter. See anything you like? Let me know ya. Email : sckiang@hotmail.com http://www.garagelelong.wordpress.com/

Painting at New House

Not a bad idea to do it outside our house, right ?

Deepavili Holiday

Kids did not take their afternoon nap today and I started wif lotsa programmes for them till both of them were too tired and they knocked out at 9pm sharp!! hahahaa.... and we went to the playground not once but twice! We played badminton, scooter, kicking the football and the kids were so happy whereas I was soooo worn out at the end of the day though I managed to catch my fav Amazing Race after the kids had gone to bed :D

Child Dedication

Praise the Lord that we finally managed to dedicate them during church servicde yesterday! I have been telling Jamie why we are doing this and what does it means by this act. It's also a reminder for CQ & I to know that its our responsibilities to bring up our children according to God's intended purpose and to ensure that they have the opportunity to know who God is and to walk through wif them this journey of knowing & accepting Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour.

A Friend's Church Wedding

Attended a personal fren's church wedding at City Harvest today and I brought Jamie along,knowing she is easier to babysit vs Jeremy. I am pleased to be able to witness Lawrence's wedding whom I have known him during our poly days. Here's a pix taken from Peiling's HP.

Little Challenge for Little Boy

Jeremy has been crying and waking up during late nights since he was a baby. There were days when he slept through the night but most of the time, he don't. Since the start of October when both kids are sleeping in the same room, I've been telling him why he should be considerate and not waking up Jamie & aunty at night. Told him that I will reward him "handsomely" if he shows me that he can do it! I am praying that he will outgrown this cycle and give us a chance to reward him :D

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.