After spending so many nights searching on the web, I finally found 2 PGs within "reasonable" walking distance - Talent Plus PG, a few blocks away and Edufarm PG, a few streets away.
I had wanted to take leave to recee both PGs but my mum beat me to it. She brought Lil Shauna along to take a look. They didnt join the class, but spoke to the teacher. I got to speak with her too.
The PG seems to meet all my criteria (see previous post on PG).
- It is not very far from our place.
- They dun have auntie teachers. Both teachers are in their 30s.
- The teacher smsed me about the material fees and she spelled Lil Shauna's name correctly.
- The teacher sound sweet and nice over the phone. I think she will sing well. ;p
There are other good things too.
- The kids are generally younger. In Lil Shauna's current PG, she's the youngest and I think she probably feel left out when the jiejies and gorgors do their stuff.
- They have loads of toys (which look new) and they change their toys every other day.
- They wash their toys everyday.
From the above, the class sounds apt. Then one of the June mummies who live around the corner happened to recee both PGs too. She mentioned that in comparison, the compound of Talent Plus is cleaner and more spacious. As the kids in Talent Plus are younger, they seem to be more friendly and quieter. Woohoo! I think I am gg to register Lil Shauna for Talent Plus. She will start when the maid comes along in March 2010. She had been skipping school so very frequently now. What to do? Haiz..
Mummy Lim
Friday, January 29, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
School Woes
I am fretting over Lil Shauna's school. Haiz, never had I expect that I will fret over her Playgroup! I supposed it is still acceptable if I am getting a few strands of white hair if she's due to enrol in primary school, but this is just PG! Soon, it will be which pre-nursery, which nursery, which kindergarten... no end. Pengz.
The maid plan will go ahead. We are going to Hkg in end Feb 10 with my bro's family. We have booked the tickets already. :) Then Daddy Lim will be gg on night shift (yes, AGAIN) soon after the trip. I have wanted the maid to come before Daddy Lim goes on night shift.
When the maid is here, Lil Shauna will no longer go to Popo's house. So, it makes little sense for her to continue her current PG, which is a stone throw from Popo's house. Otherwise, the maid will have to take train to send the princess to school in the morning and waste 2 hours roaming the street and fetch her back after her class. This is a waste of $$ and totally unproductive. Most importantly, I hate her current teachers. The bad 1st day of school, the misspelled names, Lil Shauna rejecting school. Full-stop, we are changing PG, it is just a matter of when.
So, I have been sourcing for PG nearby to our home and was thrilled to see that a PG is opening at the next block. But sadly, there arent enuff kids to open the class, which is so strange bcos I always see so many kids (Lil Shauna's age) running around at the playgroup. They all dun go to school meh?
I found one more nearby on the web just now. I think I will call and ask if they have vacancies tomorrow. If they do, then I will have to take leave to go recee. Cannot give chance this time, so what if it is only Playgroup. Cannot have old aunties as teacher, the teacher in charge must speak proper English, cannot have teachers with bad singing (Popo's criterion, LOL), must be able to spell Lil Shauna's name.
If the said PG cannot make it, then have to continue with the search. Should we pay double to enrol her in a private PG nearby? Should she go to a new PG near Popo's place and let the maid take train to and fro everyday? Haiz, decisions, decisions. Meanwhile, I just hope that Lil Shauna will get used to going to school.
The maid plan will go ahead. We are going to Hkg in end Feb 10 with my bro's family. We have booked the tickets already. :) Then Daddy Lim will be gg on night shift (yes, AGAIN) soon after the trip. I have wanted the maid to come before Daddy Lim goes on night shift.
When the maid is here, Lil Shauna will no longer go to Popo's house. So, it makes little sense for her to continue her current PG, which is a stone throw from Popo's house. Otherwise, the maid will have to take train to send the princess to school in the morning and waste 2 hours roaming the street and fetch her back after her class. This is a waste of $$ and totally unproductive. Most importantly, I hate her current teachers. The bad 1st day of school, the misspelled names, Lil Shauna rejecting school. Full-stop, we are changing PG, it is just a matter of when.
So, I have been sourcing for PG nearby to our home and was thrilled to see that a PG is opening at the next block. But sadly, there arent enuff kids to open the class, which is so strange bcos I always see so many kids (Lil Shauna's age) running around at the playgroup. They all dun go to school meh?
I found one more nearby on the web just now. I think I will call and ask if they have vacancies tomorrow. If they do, then I will have to take leave to go recee. Cannot give chance this time, so what if it is only Playgroup. Cannot have old aunties as teacher, the teacher in charge must speak proper English, cannot have teachers with bad singing (Popo's criterion, LOL), must be able to spell Lil Shauna's name.
If the said PG cannot make it, then have to continue with the search. Should we pay double to enrol her in a private PG nearby? Should she go to a new PG near Popo's place and let the maid take train to and fro everyday? Haiz, decisions, decisions. Meanwhile, I just hope that Lil Shauna will get used to going to school.
Mummy Lim
Happy New Year II
Daddy Lim's efforts are showing.
DL: Baby says "Happy".
LS: "Happy".
DL: "New"
LS: "Mmmeew"
DL: "Year"
LS: "Ear" (touching her ears proudly with both hands).
ML: Wow, baobao can say "year"!
LS: "Ear" (touching somemore and flashing a wide smile).
DL: Baobao says "Happy New Year".
LS: No, no, no, no...
Ok, now, it is only to piece the words together. Lol!
Lil Shauna is starting to describe the things that she see. The longest sentence that I heard from her so far was "Gorgor kicked the ball". Daddy Lim heard her said "Pooh bear baobao Pig, orh, orh, orh" (she was describing a pix of Pooh bear hugging Piglet and Piglet's eyes were closed). I do hope that she learnt how to speak soon on what she wants and needs. i really cant understand what "eh, eh,eh" means. :)
Oh, Lil Shauna went to school yday. She was skipping to class as usual but started crying shortly after realising that popo is missing. She stopped when she was offered biscuits and my mum fetched her at 10.30a.m. Lil Shauna was alright in class but burst into eyes the moment she saw popo. I hope she settled into school soon. :)
Mummy Lim
DL: Baby says "Happy".
LS: "Happy".
DL: "New"
LS: "Mmmeew"
DL: "Year"
LS: "Ear" (touching her ears proudly with both hands).
ML: Wow, baobao can say "year"!
LS: "Ear" (touching somemore and flashing a wide smile).
DL: Baobao says "Happy New Year".
LS: No, no, no, no...
Ok, now, it is only to piece the words together. Lol!
Lil Shauna is starting to describe the things that she see. The longest sentence that I heard from her so far was "Gorgor kicked the ball". Daddy Lim heard her said "Pooh bear baobao Pig, orh, orh, orh" (she was describing a pix of Pooh bear hugging Piglet and Piglet's eyes were closed). I do hope that she learnt how to speak soon on what she wants and needs. i really cant understand what "eh, eh,eh" means. :)
Oh, Lil Shauna went to school yday. She was skipping to class as usual but started crying shortly after realising that popo is missing. She stopped when she was offered biscuits and my mum fetched her at 10.30a.m. Lil Shauna was alright in class but burst into eyes the moment she saw popo. I hope she settled into school soon. :)
Mummy Lim
Monday, January 25, 2010
Everybody is Sick!
Lil Shauna is recovering from her flu but Daddy Lim is sick and I just got the flu bug last Friday. Blehhhh... The 2 jiejies are sick too. Looks like it is a matter of time that Lil Shauna falls sick again. Boohooo. I do hope that the supplement that I have been feeding her helps. Otherwise, it will again delay my plan to bring her for her jab. Her booster jab had been delayed for the longest time. Yes, lazy parents + sickly baby = bad combination. haiz..
Lil Shauna had been skipping school last week. In fact, she's rejecting school. We are not sure if the 2 hour class is too long for her but some other kids her age are already attending half or full day childcare. Maybe she simply dun like her school/ teacher/ classmates. My mum is going to try again today, starting with an hour. Hopefully this will help to keep her in school.
I suspect it is bad teacher. -_________-" My mum complained that the teachers dun seem too interested in trying to coax her. When Lil Shauna starts crying and triggered her cough and running nose, the teacher prefers my mum to bring her home. Where got like that one?
Worse, the teacher spelled her name wrongly. Maybe it is just me, but I think it is important. Otherwise, how are they gg to teach her to spell her name properly? The teacher spelled her name as "Shuana" on her work sheet and "Shuanna" on her file. Both wrong lor. Faint.
We will definitely change her PG soon. If I cant find one that is nearer to our home, we will switch her to a better one near my mum's home. This time, I must do homework.
Mummy Lim
Lil Shauna had been skipping school last week. In fact, she's rejecting school. We are not sure if the 2 hour class is too long for her but some other kids her age are already attending half or full day childcare. Maybe she simply dun like her school/ teacher/ classmates. My mum is going to try again today, starting with an hour. Hopefully this will help to keep her in school.
I suspect it is bad teacher. -_________-" My mum complained that the teachers dun seem too interested in trying to coax her. When Lil Shauna starts crying and triggered her cough and running nose, the teacher prefers my mum to bring her home. Where got like that one?
Worse, the teacher spelled her name wrongly. Maybe it is just me, but I think it is important. Otherwise, how are they gg to teach her to spell her name properly? The teacher spelled her name as "Shuana" on her work sheet and "Shuanna" on her file. Both wrong lor. Faint.
We will definitely change her PG soon. If I cant find one that is nearer to our home, we will switch her to a better one near my mum's home. This time, I must do homework.
Mummy Lim
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Happy New Year
As CNY is just around the corner, Daddy Lim took up the mission to teach Lil Shauna how to say Happy New Year. Maybe she will get more ang bao that way? Lol!
DL: Baobao, say "Happy New Year". Say "Happy".
LS: "Happy"
DL: "New"
LS: "Mmmew"
DL: "Year"
LS: (Touches her ear with both hands and waiting for us to praise her)
Hohoho. Isnt she adorable? ;p
Mummy Lim
DL: Baobao, say "Happy New Year". Say "Happy".
LS: "Happy"
DL: "New"
LS: "Mmmew"
DL: "Year"
LS: (Touches her ear with both hands and waiting for us to praise her)
Hohoho. Isnt she adorable? ;p
Mummy Lim
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
No School
Lil Shauna didnt go to school today.
We duno why, but my mum said that she cried yday. She hasnt cried since the 2nd day of school and she would ignore whoever crying gorgors and/ or jiejies and went about her stuff. Oh, by the way, it is confirmed that she's the youngest in class. The rest are born in year 2007.
They started the 2 hour session this week. Yday, she was alright when my mum sent her to class, skipping and hopping into her classroom as usual. When my mum was there to fetch her, she said that she heard somebody crying but didnt think that it was Lil Shauna bcos she hasnt cried before and there is this jiejie who always cry. So, my mum was so surprised to see a crying Lil Shauna when the door opened and Lil Shauna started calling out for "ah mah". Aiyo, I can pix that scene. She must have looked quite pathetic. :( The teacher said that she had been crying but she only has my HP no. and she didnt want to call me bcos I am likely to be at work and Lil Shauna is not sick. So my mum left her HP no. for future emergencies.
We are still not sure why she cried. My mum second guessed that it was bcos Lil Shauna is feeling uncomfy and wanted comfort. Her little nose is still runny, but definitely much, much better. Haiz, she has been falling sick once a month and takes up to 2 to 3 weeks to recover each time. -.o"
This morning, my SIL sent Lil Shauna to school. She was clingy and didnt skip or hop to class. In fact, she was reluctant to go to school. My mum was worried and went to peek at her at 9.30am (school starts at 9am). She wasnt crying but started the moment she saw ah mah. So, she skipped school today and went shopping with ah mah instead.
I hope things will get better. Haiz.. When we get the maid, we will also switch her to the PG a few blocks away from our home. Poor Lil Shauna has to adapt to many changes too.
Mummy Lim
We duno why, but my mum said that she cried yday. She hasnt cried since the 2nd day of school and she would ignore whoever crying gorgors and/ or jiejies and went about her stuff. Oh, by the way, it is confirmed that she's the youngest in class. The rest are born in year 2007.
They started the 2 hour session this week. Yday, she was alright when my mum sent her to class, skipping and hopping into her classroom as usual. When my mum was there to fetch her, she said that she heard somebody crying but didnt think that it was Lil Shauna bcos she hasnt cried before and there is this jiejie who always cry. So, my mum was so surprised to see a crying Lil Shauna when the door opened and Lil Shauna started calling out for "ah mah". Aiyo, I can pix that scene. She must have looked quite pathetic. :( The teacher said that she had been crying but she only has my HP no. and she didnt want to call me bcos I am likely to be at work and Lil Shauna is not sick. So my mum left her HP no. for future emergencies.
We are still not sure why she cried. My mum second guessed that it was bcos Lil Shauna is feeling uncomfy and wanted comfort. Her little nose is still runny, but definitely much, much better. Haiz, she has been falling sick once a month and takes up to 2 to 3 weeks to recover each time. -.o"
This morning, my SIL sent Lil Shauna to school. She was clingy and didnt skip or hop to class. In fact, she was reluctant to go to school. My mum was worried and went to peek at her at 9.30am (school starts at 9am). She wasnt crying but started the moment she saw ah mah. So, she skipped school today and went shopping with ah mah instead.
I hope things will get better. Haiz.. When we get the maid, we will also switch her to the PG a few blocks away from our home. Poor Lil Shauna has to adapt to many changes too.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Bad Hair Cut
One morning, Popo called to ask if she can bring Lil Shauna for a haircut. Her fringe is starting to poke into her eyes. I reminded her to only let the hairdresser cut her fringe. The last time, I heartache when they cut her hair w/o my permission. After waiting like forever, her hair finally grew long enuff for me to tie. :)
About an hour later, Popo called me and told me proudly that only her fringe was cut and she was only charged $2 for the haircut. Actually, it was bcos Lil Shauna refused to sit down, so the hairdresser can only cut her fringe. -.o"
We went to fetch her at the end of the work day and I couldnt stop laughing when I first saw her (after the haircut). The professional hairdresser layered her fringe and it was very, very short. Lil Shauna had a very puzzled look on her face, wondering why mummy was laughing non-stop. I actually feel bad for laughing at her and feel bad for her, but I just couldnt stop. It is so fortunate that she still doesnt really grasp the concept of beauty. Otherwise, I bet she will cry her heart out.
We went to fetch her at the end of the work day and I couldnt stop laughing when I first saw her (after the haircut). The professional hairdresser layered her fringe and it was very, very short. Lil Shauna had a very puzzled look on her face, wondering why mummy was laughing non-stop. I actually feel bad for laughing at her and feel bad for her, but I just couldnt stop. It is so fortunate that she still doesnt really grasp the concept of beauty. Otherwise, I bet she will cry her heart out.
I think I do a better job than the hairdresser. Although when I do cut her fringe, it is not straight, it is definitely better than this. Heng ah, it looks a little better these few days and she still look really cute when we tie her hair. 
I told my mum that the hairdresser charge only $2 probably bcos she's guilty of the bad haircut. -.o" Popo was still very nice and tried to comfort me, reminding me that CNY is still one month away and Lil Shauna still has some time to grow back her fringe. -____________-" Like that also can ah?
Mummy Lim
Mummy Lim
Thursday, January 14, 2010
How Much is 1 kg of Fats?
Have you wonder why that girl who is as skinny as a stick can eat like an elephant and yet fit into size super S? I tot about that all my life. Haiz. Although my mum is one of those plumb aunties after she gave birth to us, she was super slim, petite with waist long hair before that wor. My Dad was skinny too. So how come I dun get any of those skinny genes? Sob. The last time I fit into a S was probably in primary school. -.o" I want to be skinny too.
I have been battling with my weight for donkey years. Losing weight makes it into my new-year resolution list year and year but I dun think the resolutions were ever achieved. I am still 2 kgs away from my pre-pregnancy weight (after losing that 0.5kg from the torturous Aussie trip) and cannot fit into many of my pre-pregnancy clothes. Haiz.
Just then, my sis challenged me. Somehow, she got the fat genes (I chose to blame nature, LOL) and had been desperate to lose weight too. So, we made a bet. Whoever that can lose 1kg (or whoever more) by 31 Jan 10 will win $30 and a shopping companion.
My sis said that staying away from coke helps. So I say no to coke too. And I haven been eating excessively and refrained from popping that dark Hersey's almond chocolate that had been calling out to me. After struggling for 2 weeks on a little coke and chocolate diet, I DIDNT lose a single gram of fats! Still as heavy leh. Why ah? And I am on hormones pills to induce menses recently, which totally didnt help. Every kind of food seems extra appealing now and my tummy is constantly growling and complaining that she is hungry. Sob, no food = pathetic. I am so dead.
On the other hand, my sis is battling yo-yo weight. She's losing weight with the cut-off coke diet but gain back with the arrival of Mac's twister fries. Hohoho. But she just got a job as a dental assistant recently, which left her too tired for food, thus losing weight. She was proudly telling me last night that she's uber light now. Argghhh.. I think I am gg to lose this challenge. I think I will be ordering home delivery twister fries for her every night now until 31 Jan 10. Hohoho.
So, how much is 1kg of fats? $30. If you want, I can sell mine to you at a good discount. Lol!
Mummy Lim
I have been battling with my weight for donkey years. Losing weight makes it into my new-year resolution list year and year but I dun think the resolutions were ever achieved. I am still 2 kgs away from my pre-pregnancy weight (after losing that 0.5kg from the torturous Aussie trip) and cannot fit into many of my pre-pregnancy clothes. Haiz.
Just then, my sis challenged me. Somehow, she got the fat genes (I chose to blame nature, LOL) and had been desperate to lose weight too. So, we made a bet. Whoever that can lose 1kg (or whoever more) by 31 Jan 10 will win $30 and a shopping companion.
My sis said that staying away from coke helps. So I say no to coke too. And I haven been eating excessively and refrained from popping that dark Hersey's almond chocolate that had been calling out to me. After struggling for 2 weeks on a little coke and chocolate diet, I DIDNT lose a single gram of fats! Still as heavy leh. Why ah? And I am on hormones pills to induce menses recently, which totally didnt help. Every kind of food seems extra appealing now and my tummy is constantly growling and complaining that she is hungry. Sob, no food = pathetic. I am so dead.
On the other hand, my sis is battling yo-yo weight. She's losing weight with the cut-off coke diet but gain back with the arrival of Mac's twister fries. Hohoho. But she just got a job as a dental assistant recently, which left her too tired for food, thus losing weight. She was proudly telling me last night that she's uber light now. Argghhh.. I think I am gg to lose this challenge. I think I will be ordering home delivery twister fries for her every night now until 31 Jan 10. Hohoho.
So, how much is 1kg of fats? $30. If you want, I can sell mine to you at a good discount. Lol!
Mummy Lim
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I am Old Already
I think Daddy Lim will scream at me after reading this post. Lol!
I was so tired now this morning. I couldnt wake out of bed when my alarm went off and kept hitting on the snooze button until the last minute. In the office, I had to whack coffee, hoping that caffeine will give me super power and glue my eyelid to my forehead.
Why? Bcos I am addicted to the Taiwanese drama that is showing on SCV every Sat now – Xia Yi Zhai Xin Fu. I am a sucker for good (read: lovey dovey) Taiwanese and Korean dramas. But I haven felt how I felt now for a long time. For most of the recent not too bad dramas, I can still tahan and watch them when them are on Tv, i.e., once a week. But this particular one I just cannot wait. It drives me crazy without knowing what happens next and I cannot wait for one week. I must watch it now!
I tried to watch it on tu duo (online) after S goes to bed, but at that kind of hot favourite timing, everybody is online and the streaming is uber slow. It takes forever for 1 episode to load and it will stop every now and then to stream. It is super painful and super anti-climax for the episode to suddenly pause. Arrgghhh... I gave up and started pestering Daddy Lim to buy me the DVD regardless of how much it is. Newly released are normally more expensive. daddy Lim had to agree to save his poor ears. We even made special trip to JP just to buy the DVD.
And you know what? It is NOT RELEASED yet! Why like that? Sob. Got $$ oso no use. I wanted to sit on the floor in teh DVD shop and kick my legs and cry.
But heng, heng, I have a colleague who is also crazy over such dramas and her dear hubby will download for her to watch. She is chasing after the same drama too and her dear hubby had faithfully downloaded all the episodes for her. I was overjoyed and I started to "subtlety" pester her to pass me the series.
I was so happy and full of anticipation until yday. Bcos she dropped a bomb and told me that her server crashed and she only got episode 4 onwards. Boohoo. But I need to know what happened in episode 2 & 3! So last night, I tried tu duo again. After finding for the longest time, I found a channel that stream really fast and I finished 2 episodes in one night, each for about 80 mins. I only finished at almost 1am and suffered like mad this morning.
I can only say I old liao. Hmm... like that, how to go Mambo? Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
I was so tired now this morning. I couldnt wake out of bed when my alarm went off and kept hitting on the snooze button until the last minute. In the office, I had to whack coffee, hoping that caffeine will give me super power and glue my eyelid to my forehead.
Why? Bcos I am addicted to the Taiwanese drama that is showing on SCV every Sat now – Xia Yi Zhai Xin Fu. I am a sucker for good (read: lovey dovey) Taiwanese and Korean dramas. But I haven felt how I felt now for a long time. For most of the recent not too bad dramas, I can still tahan and watch them when them are on Tv, i.e., once a week. But this particular one I just cannot wait. It drives me crazy without knowing what happens next and I cannot wait for one week. I must watch it now!
I tried to watch it on tu duo (online) after S goes to bed, but at that kind of hot favourite timing, everybody is online and the streaming is uber slow. It takes forever for 1 episode to load and it will stop every now and then to stream. It is super painful and super anti-climax for the episode to suddenly pause. Arrgghhh... I gave up and started pestering Daddy Lim to buy me the DVD regardless of how much it is. Newly released are normally more expensive. daddy Lim had to agree to save his poor ears. We even made special trip to JP just to buy the DVD.
And you know what? It is NOT RELEASED yet! Why like that? Sob. Got $$ oso no use. I wanted to sit on the floor in teh DVD shop and kick my legs and cry.
But heng, heng, I have a colleague who is also crazy over such dramas and her dear hubby will download for her to watch. She is chasing after the same drama too and her dear hubby had faithfully downloaded all the episodes for her. I was overjoyed and I started to "subtlety" pester her to pass me the series.
I was so happy and full of anticipation until yday. Bcos she dropped a bomb and told me that her server crashed and she only got episode 4 onwards. Boohoo. But I need to know what happened in episode 2 & 3! So last night, I tried tu duo again. After finding for the longest time, I found a channel that stream really fast and I finished 2 episodes in one night, each for about 80 mins. I only finished at almost 1am and suffered like mad this morning.
I can only say I old liao. Hmm... like that, how to go Mambo? Hohoho.
Mummy Lim
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Positive Tots
I brought Lil Shauna for a trial class at Positive Tots on Saturday. I was actually supposed to bring her 2 Sats ago with some of the June mummies but came down with chicken pox. Some of the mummies who tried the class gave good feedback and even signed up. Since Lil Shauna hasnt join too many enrichment class recently, I signed her up for a trial.
Oh, that Lil Neuro Tree class which is supposed to train the right brain, I didnt sign Lil Shauna for the class eventually. I had contemplated signing up for 1 term, 10 lessons at $500 and almost did if it is not bcos the admin lady was too busy to entertain me. After thinking thru' I somehow feel that Lil Shauna seems a little too young to really sit down, listen and obey instructions. It is also too torturous for me to try to tame her and make her sit down like a good student for that 1 hour. So, I have decided to sign her up for some other playgym instead, let her run around and expel some energy.
Back to the Positive Tots class. All are well except that the class is conducted in Tanglin Shopping Center, at 4.15pm on Saturdays! That is to say, if Daddy Lim happen to work late, I will have to lug my bag + push stroller to take MRT from JW, change train at Raffles Place and then walk from Orchard MRT to Tanglin Shopping Center. -_________-" Imagine Lil Shauna happens to be uncooperate on such a day! The timing is bad as well. I have never sign Lil Shauna for class in the late afternoon and I duno how she would react.
Lil Shauna was clingy when we stepped into the class. It is strange how Lil Shauna can be totally at ease when she's with other kids but clamped up when there are too many adults around. She always took awhile to warm up in such classes. Luckily there were many big balls and she started picking, throwing and kicking balls.
Oh, that Lil Neuro Tree class which is supposed to train the right brain, I didnt sign Lil Shauna for the class eventually. I had contemplated signing up for 1 term, 10 lessons at $500 and almost did if it is not bcos the admin lady was too busy to entertain me. After thinking thru' I somehow feel that Lil Shauna seems a little too young to really sit down, listen and obey instructions. It is also too torturous for me to try to tame her and make her sit down like a good student for that 1 hour. So, I have decided to sign her up for some other playgym instead, let her run around and expel some energy.
Back to the Positive Tots class. All are well except that the class is conducted in Tanglin Shopping Center, at 4.15pm on Saturdays! That is to say, if Daddy Lim happen to work late, I will have to lug my bag + push stroller to take MRT from JW, change train at Raffles Place and then walk from Orchard MRT to Tanglin Shopping Center. -_________-" Imagine Lil Shauna happens to be uncooperate on such a day! The timing is bad as well. I have never sign Lil Shauna for class in the late afternoon and I duno how she would react.
Lil Shauna was clingy when we stepped into the class. It is strange how Lil Shauna can be totally at ease when she's with other kids but clamped up when there are too many adults around. She always took awhile to warm up in such classes. Luckily there were many big balls and she started picking, throwing and kicking balls.
Digressing, my sis says that Lil Shauna is insecure, that is why she is always so sticky to me. Choy, choy, choy! But then again, she can be really sticky at time. It is as if she's glued to me. Last Sun, I brought her to a colleague's wedding dinner bcos I felt bad asking my mum to babysit Lil Shauna. She was happy when I told her that we were going gaiagi but stuck to me the moment we reached the hotel. I bet she was tired as well but she just refused to speak and cling to me for her dear life. For people who didnt look properly, they would have easily mistaken that I have brought a koala bear to the wedding dinner. -.o" Yes, it was that bad.
The Positive Tots class was very much alright. There were little equipment but alot of interaction between the parent and child. We did music, yoga play and phonics. The teacher said that at the toddler stage, we have to teach about boundaries and get the kids to listen to instruction. But of course, we do not force them if they refuse. Towards the end of the class, Lil Shauna started getting cranky and I was just as tired as Lil Shauna by the end of it.
I quite like the class and Lil Shauna seems happy to run around too. The only problem is the venue and timing. Lil Shauna was very tired after the class. We went for dinner and a little shopping after the class and left Orchard at 7pm. We tried to keep Lil Shauna awake and ended up with a baby who whine all the way home from Orchard to JW. -.o"
We are going for another trial next Sat before I make up my mind. This time, we will switch tactic and rush home immediately after class. Hopefully that will be better. :)
Mummy Lim
The Positive Tots class was very much alright. There were little equipment but alot of interaction between the parent and child. We did music, yoga play and phonics. The teacher said that at the toddler stage, we have to teach about boundaries and get the kids to listen to instruction. But of course, we do not force them if they refuse. Towards the end of the class, Lil Shauna started getting cranky and I was just as tired as Lil Shauna by the end of it.
I quite like the class and Lil Shauna seems happy to run around too. The only problem is the venue and timing. Lil Shauna was very tired after the class. We went for dinner and a little shopping after the class and left Orchard at 7pm. We tried to keep Lil Shauna awake and ended up with a baby who whine all the way home from Orchard to JW. -.o"
We are going for another trial next Sat before I make up my mind. This time, we will switch tactic and rush home immediately after class. Hopefully that will be better. :)
Mummy Lim
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