Fun on Sunday morning

Leanne was having mild fever and was not in the mood for outdoor activities including playing on the swing. So she stood aside while waiting for gor-gor to have his turn on the swing. She took some pics using Mummy's phone, and actually turned out quite ok.

Immediately after the supposedly morning in jog at the park, Lleyton wanted to play at the pool! Unfortunately, it was a no-no for Leanne, so she ended up doing art & craft and snacking by the pool-side. What a relaxed life-style!

Haircut day!

Little boy commented that he could not have his hair trimmed as Daddy was not around. Not totally illogical as it has always been Daddy bringing him along for haircut sessions (a father and son thing?)

Finally Mummy decided that his hair was really getting messy and should get a trim really soon. There they went to the $10 quick trim at the nearby shopping mall.

As expected, the little girl wanted the same (though Mummy deliberately postponed the trim for her as she wanted her fringe to grow). There goes another 10 bucks for a simple trim for the back of her hair. Now she looks rounder than ever!

Happy National Day!

Coincidentally, Daddy was not around again this National Day. Was commenting to him about how quickly Leanne has grown and the amount of words that came from her this year compared to the last.

She only managed to mutter the word PORE a year ago.

Today, she can spell out the letters "S-I-N-G-A-P-O-R-E", oh...Singapore! And danced on stage with her Pom Pom for her NDP performance in school! :)

More places!

The 2 days upon arrival were wet and rainy as Typhoon Vicente just approached the region the day before. When the weather turned good (still a little wet but cooling), the family visited more places of interest this time round, including the 祖庙 , with a long history and is now a museum featuring the kungfu heroes -- 黄飞鸿 and 叶问。

Wanted to bring the kids to try out DIY pottery at the 南风古灶, but the kids' class was not open during weekday.

Daddy also brought the family to dine at more food places, especially the ones that he frequents, including Prata and Steamboat Porridge! Yummy!

Start of a new week

It's been barely a day since the start of a new week, yet news of sorts have been coming through that require some handling: 1) work 2) kid 3) financial. Actually, all ain't that serious. Just sian to handle all stuff at beginning of a fresh week.

These undesirable stuff are balanced off with some good news.. Looking forward to the next big event next week! Of course, a full weekend with Daddy to share the details / hear the nagging and to resolve whatever needs to be done. Also understood the concept of "fastest fingers first", all thanks to BB. :) If all else fail, just catch a glimpse of the kids' cheeky look.. they will definitely bring all smiles to your face!

Visit to Daddy's work place..

It was a rare opportunity to visit Daddy's workplace as his company was having a "safety contest" on a Saturday.

The mood amongst the staff was good and all were set to compete to win back the trophy for the event. It was indeed crucial to note the importance of safety at workplace to protect your own life, and that of your colleagues. The final round was a presentation of safety innovations that can be implemented at their workplace.

Daddy gave a speech in Mandarin at the end to thank the teams that contributed to the event. Doubt that the kids understood the content but they looked pleased to be part of it!

Activities for the kids

The kids got bored after awhile playing at home. Mummy decided to take a stroll with the kids around the lake within the compound of "环湖 garden". Weather was good and breezy, very 诗情画意。

The kids also had a mini-sports day at home, using daddy's socks to double-up as bean bags. Lleyton claimed that Leanne "play-cheat". He must have learnt the term from school.

The kids also liked to play hide and seek in the "new house". But mummy has indeed run out of new hiding places, while Lleyton's spot is always under the blanket.

Lleyton likes to tidy up the house while Leanne (sometimes Mummy) was napping, even though the part-time cleaner comes in twice a week. The kids even helped out with the preparation of ingredients for cooking.

Life of a 1 week SAHM (in F.S.)

The entire family woke up at 6am in the morning (despite the fact that only Daddy needs to leave for work at 7.45am). The bright sunshine here makes it look like it was already 9am.

As a result, the day started early. Mummy has no idea what to do except to steam some Baos and make milk for the kids. Leanne's milk bottle was totally ruined as adventurous mummy tried the disinfectant "machine" in the kitchen and the whole bottle melted! That's it.. She has to use a cup from now on. No spare.

After entertaining the kids with Lego, workbooks, iPad for half a morning, mummy can't resist and started working on the laptop and clearing work emails. Of course, that was after preparing the lunch ingredients (Mee-sua with chicken and mushroom).

Time to cook lunch at 11am..

Best! The gas stove was not working properly. So Mummy had to use the rice cooker to cook the Mee sua instead. Alas, lunch was settled...

Dinner was chicken rice with bak ku teh, using pre-packed ingredients brought over from Singapore.

Trip to Genting

A quick decision was made to drive up to Genting Highlands. The last trip was around 2 years back, Daddy thought that Leanne will probably enjoy the rides more this time.

Besides the usual rides at the theme park, the family went for bowling games and KTV. The favourite song that the kids chose (5 Little Ducks) was so action-packed that Leanne was moving around the room, quacking away. Lleyton took more than 10 rides on the junior bumper car.

Pics on CNY

Usually, most pics are taken on the first few days of CNY as everyone is dressed in their new clothes. Some collages for sharing..