Little Mermaid & Merman ??

This is Jamie's Wednesday performance costume. Look at Jeremy! Sooooo cheeky "merman" !!

Got back Jamie's year end K1 report card from her chinese teacher from Story Island this afternoon. I am very glad that she has made conscious effort in improving herself & there's nothing more I can ask from her at this moment. As a little reward, I took out a newly bought series of chinese story books I've bought from a good fren and gave it to her. Wah! We both love the books! Guess this is one of the ways I can help her to continue to grow to love reading so as to increase her vocabulary and hence converse better in Mandarin.

Thomas the Train

Hey! That's the train I love !!

Rush Hour IQ Game

I love to play wif this ! So fun yet can be frustrating though. And Jamie now starts to get the hang out of it and begins to enjoy playing wif it too. As I was surfing the net about this product, I realised that there's so many benefits of playing such IQ games!

1. Improves I.Q., memory strength and ability in judgement.
2. A key in developing children’s IQ.
3. Strengthen the speed and ability in judgement for the young
4. Enhances personal memory
5. Helps prevent Alzheimer’s diease.

Rehearsal

Here, Jamie is having her 1st school wide ballet rehearsal from 7-10pm. Thank God I have volunteered myself so I can take care of her at the same time. Although its tiring, Jamie had enjoyed herself very much especially wif all her ballets kakis.

Happy Birthday Jeremy!

Today Jeremy finally turns 3!! And a friend passed me a corporate card for zoo visit FREE! So I decided to bring them out for an excursion. This time, no animals shows or visit to the Children's Playground except watching few animals feeding sessions instead. We took a slow stroll at our own pace, admiring the animals and guess what? It's the hippotamus that the kids enjoy best!! Why? What else? Madagascar lor!!

Up We Go!!!!

Singapore Flyer, the world’s largest observation wheel. Standing at stunning 165m, the Flyer is the height of a 42-storey building – that’s some 30 metres taller than the famed London Eye. And so, this is Jeremy's 3rd birthday treat of the day after a sumptuous dinner at one of the restaurant located at the Flyer. Magnificent, awesome view !!

Madagascar II (Escape from Africa)

We went for a movie treat to GV Marina this afternoon as one of the birthday treats for Jeremy. It was a wonderful movie experience (comfy armchair w booster seats for the children!) wif a super hilarious engaging movie! Will surely get the DVD once its out!

Birthday Programmes Planned

Due to unforseen circumstances, we decided not to throw a party for Jeremy this year. It's gonna be a simple yet exciting for the children as well as the adults (I suppose so)! Tickets were bought week ago to catch Madagascar II at GV Marina @ 230pm when Jeremy is back from school at 12noon. After which, we will proceed to the Singapore Flyer for a nice dinner and will head to take a 1/2hr ride at the Flyer ! And lastly, we will blow the candles when we are back home.

Reciting the Lyrics

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Today Jamie had a full 2hours rehearsal before the actual performance in about 10days time. I was shocked when I read the lyrics....oh my! Its so challenging for a 5yo child! Not to mention memorising it..

1st Birthday Celebration in School

Today is Jeremy 1st birthday celebration at his school. I've put in alot of effort in it and hopefully will leave him some good memory since he will very unlikely to be able to celebrate in all his future schools since his birthday falls in December.

Christmas Tree

Tonight just b4 bedtime, we finally put up the Christmas tree BUT w/o the ornaments, hahaha!

Birthday Celebration In School

Today we will be celebrating Jeremy's birthday 4 days in advance at his school. He is so excited to see the blown up Thomas Train foil balloon, those goody bags and the train whistle! Probably will bring them to IMM to watch the Barney Live Show at either 1 or 4pm if they do not want to nap later.

Do-Do & Mi-Mi

This is Jamie's creativity work of her fav soft toy she brougth to the camp. Isn't it cute? At the end of the 3 days Santa Holiday Camp, 3 kids were awarded "Best Creativity" award and Jamie was one of them!! What a great surprise indeed!

Tweedle Wink Program

Jeremy is now on Tweedle Wink after he has outgrown the Wink to Learn program. He simply loves to watch flash cards, be it via TV, computer or I flash to him manually. So I continue till one day he doesn't want it anymore. Whereas Jamie doesn't really like it at her age now although I believe Tweedle Wink will benefit her as well. Shall let her watch it and see her reaction later.

Free Design Sandart (Backlog)

Gave her some sandart & Uhu stick and this is what she reproduced !

School Holiday Programmes @ Home???

I've been battling wif this issue if I should organise one next month? Reason for hesitating is becos I've been busy daily wif many things, big and small, errands and impromptu assignments. Wif the fact that I've to juggle both kids wif fun activities to occupy them when they are at home, I am also planning for outdoor activities & excursions as well as teaching them things that I would like them to learn.

Story Island Christmas Holiday Camp

Jamie will be attending the camp starting today to Thurs, 27 Nov every morning 930am-130pm. Hope she will enjoy the 3 days wif her new frens. Most importantly, she will benefit from the camp. Am looking forward to see her group performance at the end of the camp.

Aqua Beads @ Home

She is so thrilled by this art & craft work I've prepared for her this morning. I told myself, sometimes its also good that we buy some off the racks handicraft kits and let our children enjoy at home, comfortably without stepping out of the house, wahahahaa!

Pre-Nursery School Photo

This is our boy.... just a year ago, he was just soooooo baby and now in a flash of light, he is soon going to graduate from pre-nursery in about 3 weeks time! I am so glad he has grown healthily, smart & adorable in his own ways.

e-Learning

It's been quite a while Jamie has not been revising her HYPY. Here you go, she has abt 15mins of elearning by her own. Big girl liao, can do most of the things by herself, including bathing ! Ya, she insisted she wants to bathe herself, tie hair (though super messy and untidy, whahahha!), choose her own clothing etc etc.

Little Boy @ Work

While Jamie was having her lunch SLOWLY, I grabbed the boy to our bedroom and did this activity wif him. After months of drilling his motor skills in a Montessori school and at home, Jeremy should be "on par" wif his peers by now. He is doing good, able to recognise colors, shapes, counting in bilingual, initial sound phonics & some right brain training at home.

Simple Artwork @ Home

While Jeremy's in school, I quickly opened up this box of art & craft handiworks for Jamie to get down busy wif it for the next 1/2hour before di-di comes home. No wonder, its stressful to see kids idling at home during school holiday. Every now and then, I will have to plan some works & activities to keep the kids occupy so as t0 to make full use of this school holiday.

No More Training Pants

I finally made a decision to stop letting Jeremy puts on disposable training pants at night the moment papa was out on business trip. And this boy indeed has been putting me on my biggest smile every morning. Yea! You did it, son!

Welcome home !

I din blog this as I dun want the "whole world" to know that our "pillar" is out of town on business trip since last Friday. Papa is finally back home wif us!! No more freedom?? Nah.. its more bonding wif us instead ya. Look at Jamie's expression when she saw the gift from papa? Hahaha.... those cars?? Ya for Jeremy. But will only give it to him batch by batch when he is well behave.

Impromptu Handicraft Workshop

I signed Jamie up on impulse. Since the CC is so near to our house now and its only $15 for 2hours of art & craft. After the lesson, I asked her how she felt? Surprisingly, she said she wanted to go again!! Btw, there's only 4 children. 2 are upper primary kid and 1 gal, same age as Jamie.

Bookfest

A fren jio-ed me so we went there this morning. No big crowd. Perhaps recession or its during office hours? Anyway, I dun hv the luxury to browse thru' everything wi the short 2hrs+ wif the kids ard me. But still, managed to grab some good lobangs :)

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!