Daddy Lim was telling Lil Isaac how he needs to stay hold and close our hands while we are in Vietnam so that we wouldn't lose him and could bring him home. He asked, "you wanted to bring me home is it bcos I am so cute?". Haha.
The little boy had a hair cut together with Daddy Lim. They looked so identical! I commented so and mentioned that they both had big ears. Lil Isaac heard me, touched his ears and said, "no, I don't have big ears!" Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
Friday, May 15, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015
Soon?
We have progressed from A,B,C to numbers and then numbers in Chinese. We have started him on sight words when Teacher Lindsey thinks that he should repeat 1 more term of Launchpad. Lil Shauna only took 2 terms and was already in Liftoff when she started K1.
It wasn't that tough. We teach him 1 or 2 new sight words each day but of course there were days that we are all lazy. Armed with a mini notepad and pen, we also played this little game when we are on the train - he would have to spell or read some words using phonics. On good days, he can spell and read fairly well.
We play that little game too at home. Today is one of the good days. He can spell or sound all the 10 words!
In exchange, he gets to play Sonic on Daddy Lim's hand phone. He is a happy boy. I hope he gets "promoted" the next term. Then again, Liftoff is the most difficult stage.
Mummy Lim
It wasn't that tough. We teach him 1 or 2 new sight words each day but of course there were days that we are all lazy. Armed with a mini notepad and pen, we also played this little game when we are on the train - he would have to spell or read some words using phonics. On good days, he can spell and read fairly well.
We play that little game too at home. Today is one of the good days. He can spell or sound all the 10 words!
In exchange, he gets to play Sonic on Daddy Lim's hand phone. He is a happy boy. I hope he gets "promoted" the next term. Then again, Liftoff is the most difficult stage.
Mummy Lim
What to do on Weekends?
Feed the sheep. By the way, the apple is from Lcentral to the students' mummy in celebration of Mothers' Day. However, Lil Isaac was throwing and dropping it so much that it could only be fed to fake sheep. Lol.
Take the train... around Westgate.
Go for a swim.
The weather was freaking hot over the weekend. I perspire like mad just by walking from home to the mrt station. The right thing to do is to jump into the pool to cool down. We went to the Jurong Safra pool. Their entry system was down and we were granted free entry. Woohoo!
In one of their children pools, they have these free giant floaties. The kids had plenty of fun and Daddy Lim had plenty of arm muscle training, lifting the kids and putting them on the floats.
Where was I all these while? Sitting one corner relaxing. Selfie time.
Mummy Lim
The weather was freaking hot over the weekend. I perspire like mad just by walking from home to the mrt station. The right thing to do is to jump into the pool to cool down. We went to the Jurong Safra pool. Their entry system was down and we were granted free entry. Woohoo!
In one of their children pools, they have these free giant floaties. The kids had plenty of fun and Daddy Lim had plenty of arm muscle training, lifting the kids and putting them on the floats.
Where was I all these while? Sitting one corner relaxing. Selfie time.
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Bo Gei
The remaining front tooth was a little wiggly. Then she was drinking from her water bottle beside a very happy baby lollipop. Lollipop swung her arms, hit her bottle and in turn hit her wiggly tooth. Haha, so funny.
The tooth brought her quite some pain. She said that it was painful when she tried to bite. She lost her appetite for a couple of days before learning how to bite with the other teeth.
The tooth became very wiggly. She said that it was painful. Her parents looked in horror as she shifted the tooth in all direction to illustrate how shaky it was. Their advice, "eeeeee.... leave it, leave it, don't touch it!" Lol.
She came home from school yday and flashed us her bo gei smile.
She was probably shaking it and it became super loose and there was blood. She marched to the dentist (how brave!) and asked for help. The dentist rubbed something spicy on her gum and within seconds, tadah!
Another milestone reached - the bo gei smile look.
Mummy Lim
The tooth brought her quite some pain. She said that it was painful when she tried to bite. She lost her appetite for a couple of days before learning how to bite with the other teeth.
The tooth became very wiggly. She said that it was painful. Her parents looked in horror as she shifted the tooth in all direction to illustrate how shaky it was. Their advice, "eeeeee.... leave it, leave it, don't touch it!" Lol.
She came home from school yday and flashed us her bo gei smile.
Another milestone reached - the bo gei smile look.
Mummy Lim
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Also?
Lil Isaac’s gym classes are coming to an end. He has about 2 more classes to go. His gym classes are expensive and he had been at it for quite a few terms bcos he really likes them. However, in recent weeks, I saw signs of him getting bored. He would escape during the middle of the class and come tell me that he is bored. I think it is high time that we stop.
I had been asking the boy if there is something that he would like to learn. No, I don't mean to load my kids with unnecessary classes (non-academic) but if they do want to learn something, why not? Moreover, jiejie is learning ice skating now. It is a matter of time that he complains that it is not fair. I think it is super important that the kids have an interest in what we sign them up because it all voice down to commitment and hard work at the end of the day. Having interest would probably make it less painful. We have tested and proven that with Lil Shauna – the failed electone and ballet classes are classic examples. The only problem is that unless they are naturally talented (which our kids aren’t), at this young age, it is tough to figure out what their interests really are.
Lil Isaac has been asking to go ice skating. We brought him to the rink for about 5 times so far. He is definitely falling lesser as compared to when he 1st started but still falling. He isn’t that keen on classes and claimed that he already know how to ice skate. Haha, like real. He did ask to go for classes at times, especially right after I told him that he has to go for classes if he really wanted to ice skate. Then at other times, he changes his mind and maintained that he already know how to ice skate and even knows how to do tricks on ice. Zzzzzzz. Then he would tell me that he would want to learn soccer and even beach volleyball bcos we played those on kinnect and those are super easy in his opinion. What the…
I have also been hesitant to sign him up for classes. The core classes would take place before the 1st public skating session starts at 10.30am. Then the students are given 2 hours of free skating time thereafter. This would be the same time that Lil Shauna practices before she heads for her private classes. As Lil Isaac becomes more proficient in skating, it will definitely be possible to “look” after both kids on ice. In fact, I see plenty of small kids ice skating on their own after lessons while their parents watch from the seats. But I foresee a clingy Lil Isaac on ice thereby minimizing the time that I have to practice with Lil Shauna. Seriously, it is quite boring to just skate round the rink without companion. At times like that I wish I could clone myself. It will make little time efficient sense to sign them up for lessons at different time slots. Hmmmm.. As for Daddy Lim, he thinks that Lil Isaac is super dangerous on ice and insisted that he must put on a helmet if we really sign him up for classes. Oh, Daddy Lim also said that he doesn't want Lil Isaac to go the figure skating route but is agreeable if he opted to go for speed skating. Haha.
Last night, we were at the same topic again, asking the boy if he would like to go for rollerblading classes, tennis classes, Taekwondo classes, ice skating classes. He did mention that he would like to learn ice skating. I just checked this morning and saw that the next Core 1 public classes would start on 6 Jun. We would miss 1 lesson as we would be in Vietnam. Should we or should we not?
Mummy Lim
I had been asking the boy if there is something that he would like to learn. No, I don't mean to load my kids with unnecessary classes (non-academic) but if they do want to learn something, why not? Moreover, jiejie is learning ice skating now. It is a matter of time that he complains that it is not fair. I think it is super important that the kids have an interest in what we sign them up because it all voice down to commitment and hard work at the end of the day. Having interest would probably make it less painful. We have tested and proven that with Lil Shauna – the failed electone and ballet classes are classic examples. The only problem is that unless they are naturally talented (which our kids aren’t), at this young age, it is tough to figure out what their interests really are.
Lil Isaac has been asking to go ice skating. We brought him to the rink for about 5 times so far. He is definitely falling lesser as compared to when he 1st started but still falling. He isn’t that keen on classes and claimed that he already know how to ice skate. Haha, like real. He did ask to go for classes at times, especially right after I told him that he has to go for classes if he really wanted to ice skate. Then at other times, he changes his mind and maintained that he already know how to ice skate and even knows how to do tricks on ice. Zzzzzzz. Then he would tell me that he would want to learn soccer and even beach volleyball bcos we played those on kinnect and those are super easy in his opinion. What the…
I have also been hesitant to sign him up for classes. The core classes would take place before the 1st public skating session starts at 10.30am. Then the students are given 2 hours of free skating time thereafter. This would be the same time that Lil Shauna practices before she heads for her private classes. As Lil Isaac becomes more proficient in skating, it will definitely be possible to “look” after both kids on ice. In fact, I see plenty of small kids ice skating on their own after lessons while their parents watch from the seats. But I foresee a clingy Lil Isaac on ice thereby minimizing the time that I have to practice with Lil Shauna. Seriously, it is quite boring to just skate round the rink without companion. At times like that I wish I could clone myself. It will make little time efficient sense to sign them up for lessons at different time slots. Hmmmm.. As for Daddy Lim, he thinks that Lil Isaac is super dangerous on ice and insisted that he must put on a helmet if we really sign him up for classes. Oh, Daddy Lim also said that he doesn't want Lil Isaac to go the figure skating route but is agreeable if he opted to go for speed skating. Haha.
Last night, we were at the same topic again, asking the boy if he would like to go for rollerblading classes, tennis classes, Taekwondo classes, ice skating classes. He did mention that he would like to learn ice skating. I just checked this morning and saw that the next Core 1 public classes would start on 6 Jun. We would miss 1 lesson as we would be in Vietnam. Should we or should we not?
Mummy Lim
Monday, May 4, 2015
Lil Shauna's 7th Birthday
Our princess is turning 7 on 12 May but we decided to hold her bday party 2 weeks earlier. Her party was at the Rink, an ice skating party. It cost us $300 for 10 kids. Any additional kid is at $30 and $14 for every skating adult. We also rented quite some skating aids. The hole in our pocket was big. Each time I do such a big scale celebration for the kids, I tell myself that it would be the last time but I dug a different hole the following year and jumped in. Haha. We cheated the system by buying some groupon entry tickets to cover some additional persons, which should not be used for private parties. It was quite an embarrassing affair trying to hide from the party host but attempts to try to save our pockets are more important.
Lil Shauna invited the usual SHSS gang and 2 classmates. We sent out invitations to 5 classmates and I thought only 1 was coming. The other turned up unexpectedly. Luckily I have enuff goody bags to go around.
The party room was huge and we were so glad that there was no party before us and we were allowed into the room when we arrived at about 4.20pm. We had so much stuff.
There were minimal decorations and I didn't bother to put up more.
The kids started arriving and were happily and noisy running around. I was so glad for the big room. Then Lil Isaac bumped his gum and bled even before the real action started. Aiyoh.
The Rink was unusually crowded, probably bcos they have so many on-going promotions now. There is the almost 50% groupon discount that would expire on 19 May and the whole world (including us) is redeeming their vouchers. I bought like 10 adult and 11 children groupon vouchers to use for Lil Shauna’s birthday as well as the weekly lessons. Then, there is a bday month bring a friend for free promotion. On top of that, there is also this all Poly and ITE students skate free in May promotion. The Rink was so noisy and I was glad that the room is fairly sound proof.
The party package comes with 2 party hosts. There were a total of 14 kids and 8 adults skating. Other than Lil Shauna, a few others could move on ice fairly steadily. The rest were clinging on to the skating aid with their dear lives. Lol. I see the kids falling and climbing and falling but I think they all had fun. The party hosts tried but could only help that many kids. Nevertheless, the kids still find their way to move around.
We headed back to the room for dinner and cake cutting at 6.15pm.
Then the kids went back to the ice at 6.45pm for the remaining 30 mins for skating. Lil Isaac fell countless times throughout. There were so many people in the rink and I was busy helping other kids and had no time to really look after Lil Isaac. When I get to follow him, he was a bomb zip zapping around people. Luckily he didn't do much of his tricks this time. Interestingly, he was also super well behaved and skated really nicely when he was holding on to Xiao Shu’s hand. So I left them for quite a while doing so. Towards the end, he fell and made Xiao Shu fell too and I saw the 2 of them flew on the watery ice. Ouch! In one of Lil Isaac’s final fall towards the end of the session, I heard he bumped his head and the party host carried the crying boy back to the room. I missed that totally. Bad mummy.
The party ended really quickly. Two hours for ice skating and food was really a rush. I think the kids enjoyed themselves though. Only Lil Shauna said that she was bored bcos the other kids were busy keeping themselves from falling and nobody had the extra energy to play with her. Haha. She loves the party hosts though and was seen hugging the jiejie every now and then.
I was dead tired by the time we wrapped up and headed home. The kids were still full of energy and happily ripping wrappers back home. Thank you uncles and aunties for all the blessings.
There is still Lil Isaac’s bday in October. We would do something. He is already complaining that his bday is too far away and he had been waiting for too long. Lol.
Mummy Lim
Lil Shauna invited the usual SHSS gang and 2 classmates. We sent out invitations to 5 classmates and I thought only 1 was coming. The other turned up unexpectedly. Luckily I have enuff goody bags to go around.
The party room was huge and we were so glad that there was no party before us and we were allowed into the room when we arrived at about 4.20pm. We had so much stuff.
There were minimal decorations and I didn't bother to put up more.
The kids started arriving and were happily and noisy running around. I was so glad for the big room. Then Lil Isaac bumped his gum and bled even before the real action started. Aiyoh.
The Rink was unusually crowded, probably bcos they have so many on-going promotions now. There is the almost 50% groupon discount that would expire on 19 May and the whole world (including us) is redeeming their vouchers. I bought like 10 adult and 11 children groupon vouchers to use for Lil Shauna’s birthday as well as the weekly lessons. Then, there is a bday month bring a friend for free promotion. On top of that, there is also this all Poly and ITE students skate free in May promotion. The Rink was so noisy and I was glad that the room is fairly sound proof.
The party package comes with 2 party hosts. There were a total of 14 kids and 8 adults skating. Other than Lil Shauna, a few others could move on ice fairly steadily. The rest were clinging on to the skating aid with their dear lives. Lol. I see the kids falling and climbing and falling but I think they all had fun. The party hosts tried but could only help that many kids. Nevertheless, the kids still find their way to move around.
We headed back to the room for dinner and cake cutting at 6.15pm.
Then the kids went back to the ice at 6.45pm for the remaining 30 mins for skating. Lil Isaac fell countless times throughout. There were so many people in the rink and I was busy helping other kids and had no time to really look after Lil Isaac. When I get to follow him, he was a bomb zip zapping around people. Luckily he didn't do much of his tricks this time. Interestingly, he was also super well behaved and skated really nicely when he was holding on to Xiao Shu’s hand. So I left them for quite a while doing so. Towards the end, he fell and made Xiao Shu fell too and I saw the 2 of them flew on the watery ice. Ouch! In one of Lil Isaac’s final fall towards the end of the session, I heard he bumped his head and the party host carried the crying boy back to the room. I missed that totally. Bad mummy.
The party ended really quickly. Two hours for ice skating and food was really a rush. I think the kids enjoyed themselves though. Only Lil Shauna said that she was bored bcos the other kids were busy keeping themselves from falling and nobody had the extra energy to play with her. Haha. She loves the party hosts though and was seen hugging the jiejie every now and then.
I was dead tired by the time we wrapped up and headed home. The kids were still full of energy and happily ripping wrappers back home. Thank you uncles and aunties for all the blessings.
There is still Lil Isaac’s bday in October. We would do something. He is already complaining that his bday is too far away and he had been waiting for too long. Lol.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, May 3, 2015
Weekend Fun
On Labor Day, we took the train to VivoCity bcos Popo wanted to buy a toy for Lil Shauna for her bday. We exited at Harbourfront and saw trampoline set up. It was costly, $10 for 5 mins! But the kids definitely had fun.
The people operating the trampoline probably thought that Lil Isaac is the brave one and threw him so high.
They got it wrong lah. The brave hearted one is the princess. But the little boy thoroughly enjoyed himself and was laughing away.
Lil Isaac asked if we could do this every week. Faint ah.
This evening, with no program, the kids asked to go Kids Amaze at Jurong Safra. The deal was that they had to self-entertain. I hate Kids Amaze, the 7-storey structure is amazing small, not meant for adults. I had to take an awful long time to climb through the many small openings. My knees! And the never ending spiral slide! Not only do I feel dizzy at the end, adults get abrasions from the slide. Pure torture.
Not sure if the kids were sticking to the deal or it had been a while since we last visited the playground but they spent a good amount of time playing together and nicely, which is pretty rare when I am around..haha. Yes, I am the issue.
I hope they play so nicely all the time.
Mummy Lim
This evening, with no program, the kids asked to go Kids Amaze at Jurong Safra. The deal was that they had to self-entertain. I hate Kids Amaze, the 7-storey structure is amazing small, not meant for adults. I had to take an awful long time to climb through the many small openings. My knees! And the never ending spiral slide! Not only do I feel dizzy at the end, adults get abrasions from the slide. Pure torture.
Mummy Lim
Me and My Saturday
My bday present from Daddy Lim.
When Daddy Lim paid for the bag, he exclaimed that it was too cheap and asked if I wanted a 2nd bag. Wah, he must be feeling really rich! I politely declined.
We went to purchase the pedal for his bass thereafter. It was my V day present to him and that pedal cost a freaking $400+, almost 2x of what my bag cost. Now I understood why he thought my bag was cheap! Zzzzz. I felt a little cheated. Lol.
Happy Bday to me!
Mummy Lim
We went to purchase the pedal for his bass thereafter. It was my V day present to him and that pedal cost a freaking $400+, almost 2x of what my bag cost. Now I understood why he thought my bag was cheap! Zzzzz. I felt a little cheated. Lol.
Happy Bday to me!
Mummy Lim
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Ice Skating Lesson 10
We had ice skating on Saturday morning. Daddy Lim was off bcos of Lil Shauna's bday party in the evening. So, we all sneaked out of the house at 7ish. Hohoho. I heard that the tiger slept until 9am.
We had bfast at JP. Then grocery shopping for drinks and snacks for the party.
You can tell that Lil Shauna is enjoying the attention, right?
Daddy Lim was with us at the rink. However, instead of skating, he found himself a nice corner and was looking very comfortable while Lil Shauna practised her usual moves.
Lil Shauna was quite on form and when she did raise that leg higher than usual, she looked great. Still, I went like a broken recorder, "arms up, head up, big movement, hold it there". Before she went for the class, I reminded her to raise her arms, heads and don't be shy. To that she replied that she would try for the arms and head but cannot not be shy. Win already.
When class started, she didn't seem to remember all that I had been telling her. Zzzzz. She didn't learn new moves but practised what were taught 2 weeks back in attempt to master them. By the end of the class, she was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to put the guards back on her skates. Teacher Raymond commented that she is making improvements but needed plenty of reminders. Oh ya, tell me about it.
We have classes on alternate week this month to help save my pocket a little. We should be back next week to practice. Hard work indeed. Daddy Lim saw Lil Shauna at class and commented that our girl wasn't hard working enough. He even asked me not to put too high hopes on her. Pui! But ice skating is really hard work. I saw this little girl (probably 5 or 6) who could already do jumps practising really hard and her mum sternly told her to practise a few more times before they left the ice. Then another girl was doing the same drill over and over again on her own. She fell and got up many times. There are quite some really good young figure skaters and these are also the ones whom I always see every week and very are disciplined. I wonder if our Lil Shauna would get there one day.
Mummy Lim
Lil Shauna was quite on form and when she did raise that leg higher than usual, she looked great. Still, I went like a broken recorder, "arms up, head up, big movement, hold it there". Before she went for the class, I reminded her to raise her arms, heads and don't be shy. To that she replied that she would try for the arms and head but cannot not be shy. Win already.
When class started, she didn't seem to remember all that I had been telling her. Zzzzz. She didn't learn new moves but practised what were taught 2 weeks back in attempt to master them. By the end of the class, she was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to put the guards back on her skates. Teacher Raymond commented that she is making improvements but needed plenty of reminders. Oh ya, tell me about it.
We have classes on alternate week this month to help save my pocket a little. We should be back next week to practice. Hard work indeed. Daddy Lim saw Lil Shauna at class and commented that our girl wasn't hard working enough. He even asked me not to put too high hopes on her. Pui! But ice skating is really hard work. I saw this little girl (probably 5 or 6) who could already do jumps practising really hard and her mum sternly told her to practise a few more times before they left the ice. Then another girl was doing the same drill over and over again on her own. She fell and got up many times. There are quite some really good young figure skaters and these are also the ones whom I always see every week and very are disciplined. I wonder if our Lil Shauna would get there one day.
Mummy Lim
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