Unlike some primary schools that allowed the entire P5 to go for overseas immersion program, Lil Shauna's school is selective. The children were allowed to make 2 choices out of Beijing, Hong Kong and Brunei.
Lil Shauna wanted so much to go Beijing but she was not selected. It wasn't that easy; the kids had to go through interview somemore. One of the questions was whether she is a picky eater. Zaky would have failed the interview already. Haha. Lil Shauna also opted for Brunei bcos we had been to HKG so many times and the HKG trip was supposed to be in June and might clash with our June holiday. The HKG trip was eventually canceled and all the kids were made to go to Brunei instead. She was also selected for Brunei.
The trip is to take place in the last week of school. Zaky was full of envy bcos jiejie didn't have to go to school. Haha. Envy for the wrong reasons. In prep of the trip, a briefing was held from 5pm to 7pm today.
I already told Lil Shauna that I would be late. I walked into the crowded room at 5.40pm and the briefing was already underway. The briefing was intended for both the parents and students - I found it so boring. Lol. Fortunately, the briefing ended by 6pm and the rest of the time was kept for Q&A. There were the usual questions - how many per room, can they bring hp, how kind of food, etc.
I was so glad that there weren't many questions and the session ended before 6.30pm. I asked Lil Shauna what happened before I arrived and she said nothing much. Heng ah I didn't come on time.
While the school encouraged the students not to bring phone, it was not restricted so I told Lil Shauna to bring. Hoho. During the briefing, the teacher also discouraged snacks. Discouraged only - bring! Lol. I mean, how nice it is to be able to munch on potatoe chips and watch TV on the bed in the hotel at night. Hohoho.
Lil Shauna is very much looking forward to the trip, which is the exactly opposite of how she felt when she was told that she was selected for Brunei. She wasn't sure if she should go for the trip bcos Brunei sounded so boring as compared to Beijing or HKG. But now, she is so excited bcos it is like a 4 nights of sleepover with her friend. Lol.
I have not much worries about Lil Shauna. She is so independent. While I cannot trust that she would bring back everything (she lost the whole shower bag during the P5 camp), I am sure she can take care of herself.
Mummy Lim
Thursday, October 31, 2019
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Mambo!
In my entire clubbing life, I had only been to Mambo once. I was never a Mambo fan bcos I so dislike big disco clubs in the past like Zouk. Moreover, retro music was plentiful then and there was no need to go to Mambo. Tell me about Mdm Wong and Ridleys and my eyes sparkle. Ya, I just like the cosyness of those small little clubs.
Nowadays, clubbing is infrequent and the biggest headache is always where to go that has a right-age crowd. There had been clubs that we tried that were disappointments and a double whammy when clubbing dates are already so rare.
I had been seeing posts of Mambo and something in me stirred. I mean, how often do we hear retro music in clubs now? Even if a familiar retro tune is played, one has to suppress that excitement to prevent an instant revelation of age. Lol. I shared that desire with Aunty S and SL. Aunty S still thought that Mambo happens weekly on Wednesday night until I reminded her that it wouldn't work - there wouldn't be enough crowd bcos the people who would go Mambo now are likely with good earning power but low in energy. These people would not tahan clubbing on Wednesday night and on weekly basis. Hohoho.
The date was on despite Aunty SL's absence. She is even more remote a Mambo/ retro fan. We agreed to meet at Clarke Quay at 10.30pm. I was still at the NUSS club with the Chan Family at 8.30pm and had to drag the kids off despite their pleads for 5 more mins of playtime. I also want my Mambo playtime.
It was a mad rush and Daddy Lim was so nice to send me. He was actually full of envy; he wanted to go Mambo too but no kakis. I wasn't going to bring him when it was a solo date with Auntie S. He ended up with a lonely pint of beer somewhere before heading home. Hoho.
The night was still very young at 10.30pm at Clarke Quay on a Sunday night even though it was a PH eve. It was also nearing Halloween and we saw a couple of Chinese vampines here and some skeletons there.
We took a little walk around Clarke Quay but there wasn't much to see and I got reprimanded for making Aunty S walked in the drizzle bcos it will upset her beautifully set hair. Haha. We decided to enter Zouk at 10.45pm to absolutely no Q at the door. The cover was $35 each for 2 house pours.
Like all other clubs at 10.30pm, Zouk was empty and we took our time to explore. We were the absolute mountain tortises, visiting the new Zouk for the very 1st time.
We obviously weren't the only ones; there were many others taking pictures in front of the iconic Mambo Jumbo sign.
We happily parked ourselves at the speakers at the side of the dance floor. The loud music didn't upset us probably bcos our hearing had already deteriorated with age. Lol. What was upsetting was the fact that the "speakers" were subsequently "shared" by others. It was the typical "slowly inching" in moves that we were once familiar with. The DJ started at 11pm but it wasn't nearing midnight that the better retro music really came on.
It got too squeezey and we headed to the dance floor. It was my almost 1st experience in Mambo. With every other songs that the DJ played, I started asking Aunty S if it was retro bcos they sounded so unfamiliar. Zouk still has that 2 iconic platform islands in the middle of the dance floor. When the clock struck 12, the platforms were crowded... but with middle age men doing the typical Mambo moves!
Aunty S said that it was different in the past where men and ladies (mostly ladies) crowd the platform, even if those men on those platform were 20 YOs younger. Lol. They weren't really dancing but like doing sign language with a little bit of body suaying. They basically know like every word of the songs and every word has like an action, including Oooooo and Ahhhhh. The moves were largely synchronise but it was plainly weird to see a huge group of bulky (not only muscles) men doing that. The best part? They all looked damn proud of what they were doing. Hohoho. I couldn't help but feel disgraceful of my generation for a while. Hahaha.
The dance floor got crowded after a while too. It just wasn't Aunty S and my style. We left the dance floor for our 2nd glass of bourbon coke and found heaven at one side of the dance floor, where we stayed through the night. It was just right; there was enough space and we could see the platforms and DJ though at a distant. The groups around us were nice people too. Bingo! Oh, we totally blend into the crowd and feel very young somemore. I told the shortsighted Aunty S that the average age is at least 35 YO. Hoho.
As the night progressed, the retro songs become more and more happening. Aunty S was super high that the "Mambo move man" beside us was so impressed and she even earned us some free drinks. It was some sour plum premixed that I googled and is supposed to be one of Zouk's special drinks. It tasted very sour plum, sweet and it left sticky residue. Aunty S generously took my half a shot glass on top of the shot glass that she was offered. Yes, after being away from alcohol for such a long time, I am not adventurous, sour plum or not. She said that it has no kick and she barely tasted the alcohol even after several other shot glasses. Power siah.
The happening retro music was slowly replaced by less happening ones and it was also nearing the time to head home. We left Zouk at about 3am to a long taxi Q. Every other taxi was changing shift and the poor security manning the taxi Q was busy calling out the destination. Also bcos of that, I found a stranger to share cab. More coincidentally, the stranger live in Centris too! He eventually paid for the fare and refused to take my share. Woohoo!
Overall, it was a great night. I had a terrible backache the next day from the prolong standing; Aunty S was already complaining of bad knees the moment we left Zouk. Hoho. I already told her that we would head to the next Mambo. Yay!
Mummy Lim
Nowadays, clubbing is infrequent and the biggest headache is always where to go that has a right-age crowd. There had been clubs that we tried that were disappointments and a double whammy when clubbing dates are already so rare.
I had been seeing posts of Mambo and something in me stirred. I mean, how often do we hear retro music in clubs now? Even if a familiar retro tune is played, one has to suppress that excitement to prevent an instant revelation of age. Lol. I shared that desire with Aunty S and SL. Aunty S still thought that Mambo happens weekly on Wednesday night until I reminded her that it wouldn't work - there wouldn't be enough crowd bcos the people who would go Mambo now are likely with good earning power but low in energy. These people would not tahan clubbing on Wednesday night and on weekly basis. Hohoho.
The date was on despite Aunty SL's absence. She is even more remote a Mambo/ retro fan. We agreed to meet at Clarke Quay at 10.30pm. I was still at the NUSS club with the Chan Family at 8.30pm and had to drag the kids off despite their pleads for 5 more mins of playtime. I also want my Mambo playtime.
The night was still very young at 10.30pm at Clarke Quay on a Sunday night even though it was a PH eve. It was also nearing Halloween and we saw a couple of Chinese vampines here and some skeletons there.
Like all other clubs at 10.30pm, Zouk was empty and we took our time to explore. We were the absolute mountain tortises, visiting the new Zouk for the very 1st time.
We happily parked ourselves at the speakers at the side of the dance floor. The loud music didn't upset us probably bcos our hearing had already deteriorated with age. Lol. What was upsetting was the fact that the "speakers" were subsequently "shared" by others. It was the typical "slowly inching" in moves that we were once familiar with. The DJ started at 11pm but it wasn't nearing midnight that the better retro music really came on.
It got too squeezey and we headed to the dance floor. It was my almost 1st experience in Mambo. With every other songs that the DJ played, I started asking Aunty S if it was retro bcos they sounded so unfamiliar. Zouk still has that 2 iconic platform islands in the middle of the dance floor. When the clock struck 12, the platforms were crowded... but with middle age men doing the typical Mambo moves!
Aunty S said that it was different in the past where men and ladies (mostly ladies) crowd the platform, even if those men on those platform were 20 YOs younger. Lol. They weren't really dancing but like doing sign language with a little bit of body suaying. They basically know like every word of the songs and every word has like an action, including Oooooo and Ahhhhh. The moves were largely synchronise but it was plainly weird to see a huge group of bulky (not only muscles) men doing that. The best part? They all looked damn proud of what they were doing. Hohoho. I couldn't help but feel disgraceful of my generation for a while. Hahaha.
The dance floor got crowded after a while too. It just wasn't Aunty S and my style. We left the dance floor for our 2nd glass of bourbon coke and found heaven at one side of the dance floor, where we stayed through the night. It was just right; there was enough space and we could see the platforms and DJ though at a distant. The groups around us were nice people too. Bingo! Oh, we totally blend into the crowd and feel very young somemore. I told the shortsighted Aunty S that the average age is at least 35 YO. Hoho.
As the night progressed, the retro songs become more and more happening. Aunty S was super high that the "Mambo move man" beside us was so impressed and she even earned us some free drinks. It was some sour plum premixed that I googled and is supposed to be one of Zouk's special drinks. It tasted very sour plum, sweet and it left sticky residue. Aunty S generously took my half a shot glass on top of the shot glass that she was offered. Yes, after being away from alcohol for such a long time, I am not adventurous, sour plum or not. She said that it has no kick and she barely tasted the alcohol even after several other shot glasses. Power siah.
The happening retro music was slowly replaced by less happening ones and it was also nearing the time to head home. We left Zouk at about 3am to a long taxi Q. Every other taxi was changing shift and the poor security manning the taxi Q was busy calling out the destination. Also bcos of that, I found a stranger to share cab. More coincidentally, the stranger live in Centris too! He eventually paid for the fare and refused to take my share. Woohoo!
Overall, it was a great night. I had a terrible backache the next day from the prolong standing; Aunty S was already complaining of bad knees the moment we left Zouk. Hoho. I already told her that we would head to the next Mambo. Yay!
Mummy Lim
Sunday, October 27, 2019
WWF with Kids and Ice Skating 188: Dead
Somebody asked if anybody knew how to ride to Coney island and back via PCN. Upon hearing that the next ride would be via the PCN, Daddy Lim got very excited (much, much more than I was) and asked if we could bring the kids.
We did bring the kids but we didn't go to Coney Island bcos it is a freaking 90km route and our kids are not trained for that kind of distant. It was decided that we would head to the Bukit Brown cemetery instead via mainly pavement and PCN. Spooky!
PCN = slower speed and with kids = crawling speed. Other than our kids, the ride leader also brought his son and the other riders joining the ride were reminded that we would be crawling on this ride. To make up for the "long' ride, we started at 6am, 30 mins earlier than usual
The kids were very excited and it was easy to get them out of bed. I was hoping that their excitement would last throughout the ride. Yes, I was worried, particularly Zaky. We know how he can whine when he is hungry and tired. Not fun.
We were up at 5am and kids at 5.30am so that we would be on time. We were slightly early and the kids ran off to the nearby playground. Ya, at barely 6am in the morning.
While the intention was to use the PCN, we had to 1st find a way to get to the PCN and ended up riding on the road.. all the way until Chevron!
The kids had rode on the road before but usually on isolated roads and for short distant. We did that in Sunshine Coast too and their poor mother almost lost her heart. This time, it was very different. The kids were very well protected with adults in front, behind and beside them and they the totally enjoyed the experience. By the way, the ride leader son is a teenager at 15 YO and used to road riding having done RI with his Dad on several occasions.
The other riders were so patient and nicely rode at 15 to 18km/hr. I was so surprised that nobody fell off their bike due to the slow pace. Haha.
The PCNs were much welcome and were fairly empty in the early morning. We came across a whole family of otters crossing the cannel!
We hit back the road after the PNC at Buona Vista. Soon after we got on the road, it was up and down slope + hit repeat. At the initial steeper slope, Zaky finally gave up and stopped midway. It took a lot of encouragement before he began riding again up the slope and we eventually caught up bcos the rest nicely slowed down to wait for us. It didn't help that he has a kiddy mountain bike.
With each upslope that we encountered, I heard more and more of Zaky's whine and I was so worried that he would really give up. Lil Shauna was a champ and was riding in sync with the group. Fortunately, Zaky pressed on and we eventually arrived at Bukit Brown.
It was another fortunate that the sun was shining brightly and there was nothing spooky about Bukit Brown.
Until we saw what appeared like a horse appearing from one of the misty lanes. Seriously, a rider and horse in the cemetery? I got reminded of the jack'OLantern.
It turned out to be real and the lady kindly stopped for us to admire the horse. It was beautiful.
We did a quick tour of Bukit Brown before the most favorite activity - bfast, at the Adams Road Hawker Center. Zaky insisted on the nasi lemak. There were several stalls selling nasi lemak but were all awkfully slow. Zzzzzz.
The ride back was uneventful but Zaky's energy was also draining and I had to keep reminding him to pedal harder and not hold up the whole group.
We made it home safe and sound - 41.6km, completed in about 4 hours with bfast break. Not too bad.
It was indeed tiring for the kids. The moment they were home, they went for calories loading.
That was not the end for Lil Shauna. Not long after we were home, she had to go for round 2 - her ice skating class. Even before we arrived at the ice, I heard her grumble about how tired her arms and legs were. Ohoh.. never a good sign.
As expected, lesson was lousy. She claimed that she was tired and there were too many people. Zzzzz.
I know that it was indeed tired but I really need to grumble - she had been stuck at her axle jump, camel and broken leg spins for like months! Yawn.
Mummy Lim
We did bring the kids but we didn't go to Coney Island bcos it is a freaking 90km route and our kids are not trained for that kind of distant. It was decided that we would head to the Bukit Brown cemetery instead via mainly pavement and PCN. Spooky!
PCN = slower speed and with kids = crawling speed. Other than our kids, the ride leader also brought his son and the other riders joining the ride were reminded that we would be crawling on this ride. To make up for the "long' ride, we started at 6am, 30 mins earlier than usual
The kids were very excited and it was easy to get them out of bed. I was hoping that their excitement would last throughout the ride. Yes, I was worried, particularly Zaky. We know how he can whine when he is hungry and tired. Not fun.
We were up at 5am and kids at 5.30am so that we would be on time. We were slightly early and the kids ran off to the nearby playground. Ya, at barely 6am in the morning.
While the intention was to use the PCN, we had to 1st find a way to get to the PCN and ended up riding on the road.. all the way until Chevron!
The kids had rode on the road before but usually on isolated roads and for short distant. We did that in Sunshine Coast too and their poor mother almost lost her heart. This time, it was very different. The kids were very well protected with adults in front, behind and beside them and they the totally enjoyed the experience. By the way, the ride leader son is a teenager at 15 YO and used to road riding having done RI with his Dad on several occasions.
The PCNs were much welcome and were fairly empty in the early morning. We came across a whole family of otters crossing the cannel!
We hit back the road after the PNC at Buona Vista. Soon after we got on the road, it was up and down slope + hit repeat. At the initial steeper slope, Zaky finally gave up and stopped midway. It took a lot of encouragement before he began riding again up the slope and we eventually caught up bcos the rest nicely slowed down to wait for us. It didn't help that he has a kiddy mountain bike.
With each upslope that we encountered, I heard more and more of Zaky's whine and I was so worried that he would really give up. Lil Shauna was a champ and was riding in sync with the group. Fortunately, Zaky pressed on and we eventually arrived at Bukit Brown.
The ride back was uneventful but Zaky's energy was also draining and I had to keep reminding him to pedal harder and not hold up the whole group.
It was indeed tiring for the kids. The moment they were home, they went for calories loading.
As expected, lesson was lousy. She claimed that she was tired and there were too many people. Zzzzz.
Mummy Lim
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Kena Thrashed
The ActiveSg basketball program is so interesting - inter sports hall competition was organised as part of the program. There was a game on Saturday morning but it was at the Pasir Ris Sports hall and nobody wanted to send Zaky to the other end of Singapore for a game. Seriously, why so far? The Sunday morning game was at Clementi and he was really excited to go.
I didn't quite figured out how this whole thing worked but only 6 of his mates turned up in his usual class of over 20 kids. I am half guessing that it is SA2 period or the sports hall is out of the way. Anyway, the 6 who turned up were also not the strongest. On the other hand, the Clementi team has a good 10 players.
We arrived at 10.45am thinking that we were early for the 11am session but realised that we were supposed to report at 10.30am. Fortunately, the game was delayed and didn't start until 11ish. Zaky was uber irritating when he is anxious. I was so glad when the Coach finally called all the kids together for warm up. Soon after, the game started.
Surprising, it was a full court game; the practices had always been on half court.
While he is one of the "bigger" kids during his practices, he totally lost the advantage at the games. In addition, he lacks agility and his ball handling skill needed so much more polishing. In a more blunt way, he was lousy. Hahaha. Well, he had only be "trained" for a couple of weeks so far.
They played 4 quarters (or whatever you called it). Their team kena thrashed until.... Lol. It was honestly totally fustrating to watch the games. To be fair, the other team was much stronger in skills and strength. As they had 10, they were able to switch the entire team while Zaky's team only had 1 to sub each time. This means that the opponents were much more rested and had a lot more physics than Zaky's team. Then, Zaky's team made it worse by not thinking. 四肢不发达，头脑又简单. Die. Haha. Even the girls in the Clementi team were stronger; Zaky got intercepted a few times by this particular girl. Haha.
They are probably too young to do positioning, which also meant that unless there is a strong leader to command the team, the team was running around like a pack of loose cannons. That was exactly what happened and it wasn't long before the team got tired. For the entire game, we watched painfully as the entire team ran after the ball or whoever was holding the ball (team mates or not), up and down the court. The other team cleverly had one or two who move quickly to the other side or go into total defence mode. We had been telling Zaky the importance of running to open space and asked for the ball. He simply stood in the embrace of his opponent and raised his hand for the ball. Who the hell will pass to him?
It was really antagonising to watch. In the last quarter, Zaky took a tumble and said that he sprained his ankle. I was guessing that he needed a rest than a real sprain. Lol. When I went to him, he needed no comforting; he just needed to rest. Haha. If there was any sprain, it is probably a really minor one. It wasn't long before the game ended. His team scored 4 points while the opponent had over 30 points. Haha.
On the way home, Zaky got upset and defensive when we tried to tell him how he could have played better. Well, the truth is always painful. I hope at least he could remember what he could have done better next time. There is another game the next weekend. Despite getting thrashed, he is still very keen to go. Haha.
Mummy Lim
I didn't quite figured out how this whole thing worked but only 6 of his mates turned up in his usual class of over 20 kids. I am half guessing that it is SA2 period or the sports hall is out of the way. Anyway, the 6 who turned up were also not the strongest. On the other hand, the Clementi team has a good 10 players.
We arrived at 10.45am thinking that we were early for the 11am session but realised that we were supposed to report at 10.30am. Fortunately, the game was delayed and didn't start until 11ish. Zaky was uber irritating when he is anxious. I was so glad when the Coach finally called all the kids together for warm up. Soon after, the game started.
While he is one of the "bigger" kids during his practices, he totally lost the advantage at the games. In addition, he lacks agility and his ball handling skill needed so much more polishing. In a more blunt way, he was lousy. Hahaha. Well, he had only be "trained" for a couple of weeks so far.
They played 4 quarters (or whatever you called it). Their team kena thrashed until.... Lol. It was honestly totally fustrating to watch the games. To be fair, the other team was much stronger in skills and strength. As they had 10, they were able to switch the entire team while Zaky's team only had 1 to sub each time. This means that the opponents were much more rested and had a lot more physics than Zaky's team. Then, Zaky's team made it worse by not thinking. 四肢不发达，头脑又简单. Die. Haha. Even the girls in the Clementi team were stronger; Zaky got intercepted a few times by this particular girl. Haha.
They are probably too young to do positioning, which also meant that unless there is a strong leader to command the team, the team was running around like a pack of loose cannons. That was exactly what happened and it wasn't long before the team got tired. For the entire game, we watched painfully as the entire team ran after the ball or whoever was holding the ball (team mates or not), up and down the court. The other team cleverly had one or two who move quickly to the other side or go into total defence mode. We had been telling Zaky the importance of running to open space and asked for the ball. He simply stood in the embrace of his opponent and raised his hand for the ball. Who the hell will pass to him?
It was really antagonising to watch. In the last quarter, Zaky took a tumble and said that he sprained his ankle. I was guessing that he needed a rest than a real sprain. Lol. When I went to him, he needed no comforting; he just needed to rest. Haha. If there was any sprain, it is probably a really minor one. It wasn't long before the game ended. His team scored 4 points while the opponent had over 30 points. Haha.
On the way home, Zaky got upset and defensive when we tried to tell him how he could have played better. Well, the truth is always painful. I hope at least he could remember what he could have done better next time. There is another game the next weekend. Despite getting thrashed, he is still very keen to go. Haha.
Mummy Lim
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Happy Bday Not So Little Boy
Zaky turned 9 y'day. Woohoo! My kids are so old already; the days that they no longer "mummy this, mummy that" will be coming soon right? Hehehe. I know I will miss that when it is gone.
Daddy Lim and I were all late y'day and didn't get a chance to dine with the kids but did so on Sunday. When I was back at JP, Zaky was trying to pick a toy for his bday; a gift from Popo. He took a long time to find something that he likes bcos he seriously has outgrown that phase. I had to stop him from getting another expensive and useless remote car. He has so many of them lying at home. He usually lost interest after playing it a couple of times and then the batteries died and the remote car sit in some corners collecting dust.
Eventually, he decided to save the $$ for occasions/ something that he really wanted. Good choice. Lil Shauna also offered to gift him something of his choice up to $40. The kids had good amount of savings from their recess allowance. I thought that was so generous of her until she told Zaky that he MUST reciprocate the same amount on her bday. Chey, that is like using her own money now for future. Lol.
While there was no gifts bcos Zaky couldn't decide, Zaky got a cake as requested.
I thought that the cake was nicely decorated.
Daddy Lim was just in time for candle blowing.
Happy bday to the not-no-little-anymore boy.
After all the excitement, it was back to mugging for SA2. Hohoho. Zaky sat for his English paper 1 on his bday and then had to mug his Chinese paper 1 still on his bday. Yesh, we are in full fledge SA2 mode now. Roooaaarrr..
Mummy Lim
Daddy Lim and I were all late y'day and didn't get a chance to dine with the kids but did so on Sunday. When I was back at JP, Zaky was trying to pick a toy for his bday; a gift from Popo. He took a long time to find something that he likes bcos he seriously has outgrown that phase. I had to stop him from getting another expensive and useless remote car. He has so many of them lying at home. He usually lost interest after playing it a couple of times and then the batteries died and the remote car sit in some corners collecting dust.
Eventually, he decided to save the $$ for occasions/ something that he really wanted. Good choice. Lil Shauna also offered to gift him something of his choice up to $40. The kids had good amount of savings from their recess allowance. I thought that was so generous of her until she told Zaky that he MUST reciprocate the same amount on her bday. Chey, that is like using her own money now for future. Lol.
While there was no gifts bcos Zaky couldn't decide, Zaky got a cake as requested.
Daddy Lim was just in time for candle blowing.
Mummy Lim
Sunday, October 20, 2019
October Babies Gathering @ T Junction
Coincidentally, we have 4 October babies. Having tasted the good of T Junction, we were lured back for round 2 - there were plenty to entertain the kids.
We arrived at 4ish to find QQ watching DVD on a mega screen. It would be a nice idea if all the kids can watch a movie quietly. Fat hope. It wasn't long before the others arrived and the kids were off playing pool, playing boardgame or simply running around and making a lot of noise. The parents busied catching the kids and feeding them before all hell breaks loose.
The last gathering, we taught the kids how to play nerds - a crazy card games that we ourselves played when we were teenagers. While it was fun pairing and playing with the kids, it would be even more fun playing on our own. Our eyes sparkled at the notion and we chased off the kids after making sure that they were well entertained to start our "battle". The stakes were high - the last was to mop and vacuum the floor. Muahahaha.
Trust me when I said that we were very serious about the game. Even the little ones (read: pop, MM and Gracie) climbing and jumping off the sofa didn't stop the 3 mothers - our reputation and the penalty were too much to consider to stop the game and man the kids.
While the kids didn't get into our way, the aching backs did from the prolong sitting on the floor. Then, there was the painful knee from the constant knocking onto the floor as we attempted to fly across the floor to place that card. We only completed 5 games but that was enough to put the little people, our poor back and knee in extreme danger.
Auntie T 宝刀未老 and came in top, saving her from the penalty. Auntie H and R took the last spots. See lah, never practice the last gathering. Hohoho.
We stopped for the cake cutting. It was a delicious chocolate cake, which the kids approved for - they came back for 2nd helping and there was no wastage.
That marked the end of the gathering.
We are all very nice and helped with the cleaning up, never bully the 2 mummies. Haha.
Mummy Lim
We arrived at 4ish to find QQ watching DVD on a mega screen. It would be a nice idea if all the kids can watch a movie quietly. Fat hope. It wasn't long before the others arrived and the kids were off playing pool, playing boardgame or simply running around and making a lot of noise. The parents busied catching the kids and feeding them before all hell breaks loose.
The last gathering, we taught the kids how to play nerds - a crazy card games that we ourselves played when we were teenagers. While it was fun pairing and playing with the kids, it would be even more fun playing on our own. Our eyes sparkled at the notion and we chased off the kids after making sure that they were well entertained to start our "battle". The stakes were high - the last was to mop and vacuum the floor. Muahahaha.
While the kids didn't get into our way, the aching backs did from the prolong sitting on the floor. Then, there was the painful knee from the constant knocking onto the floor as we attempted to fly across the floor to place that card. We only completed 5 games but that was enough to put the little people, our poor back and knee in extreme danger.
Auntie T 宝刀未老 and came in top, saving her from the penalty. Auntie H and R took the last spots. See lah, never practice the last gathering. Hohoho.
We stopped for the cake cutting. It was a delicious chocolate cake, which the kids approved for - they came back for 2nd helping and there was no wastage.
Mummy Lim
Monday, October 14, 2019
Austin Heights Again?!!
Oh yes. Lol. Bcos it was the PSLE marking week. But it was just the weekend bcos my brother's family had planned earlier to crash just for the weekend and we followed. They had entered on Thursday night, deciding to skip school for all 3 girls bcos exams are either over or non-existent. We didn't have the luxury with SA2 lurking in the corner.
We decided to pull the "after midnight" stunt again. The kids understood the drill and willingly go to bed for a "nap" at 10ishpm until the custom jam let up. It was slightly better this time and the "red line" disappeared at midnight. We started our journey at 12.30am and there was no traffic at all at both immigrations. Zaky merely moved his bed from the house to the car.
We were staying beside the KSL mall this time bcos my brother's family was already parked there.
The drive was very smooth and we arrived within an hour since we started our journey. Daddy Lim's tummy was rumbling upon arrival and we were lucky to find Ramli burger right at the apartment doorstep. Zaky was so tired that but he gave up the Ramli burger for sleep. What big sacrifice! We were all happily in the lala land's embrace shortly.
The apartment is clean and decent with 2 double beds and a small kitchen.
It came with a bathtub too but nobody was interested. We had too little time and too much stuff to do.
The view from the balcony before the hustle and bustle.
Soon, we were on the way to bfast before heading to the 1st activity of the day - laser tag.
It was a lot of fun and a good workout particularly for Zaky. He was pouring sweat after each game (we had 3) but the rest of us came out decent looking leh. Lol. I wonder what he did on top of laser tag.
We were too early for the VR at 3pm and the kids had a go at the drift cart as well as yummy finger food. We had too much at bfast to have a proper lunch.
The VR games were great just a tad too expensive even though it is already in RM. I though we advanced further in the games with more experience under our belt.
Right after the VR, we had to rush off to the Escape Room. See, our program was so packed!
We opted for some martial arts theme and were shacked together. We already failed the 1st mission where we had to unlock the chain and had to call for help.
We almost escaped; they gave us extra time and we made it out of the room in the extra few mins.
We had an early dinner as we didn't have a proper lunch from the heavy bfast. The late night, VR and escape room took a toll on me and I started developing a headache and was queasy. We had tasty lok lok but I couldn't stomach any bcos it was too oily.
We headed back to the Airbnb for a rest and had wanted to hit the KTV. I popped 2 panadols to nurse the headache away before round 2 but never got to continue with part 2. I literally concussed despite the din created by the kids. I woke up intermittently to screaming and dancing kids, then to my brother asking who wanted Ramli burger, to unwilling kid being asked to go back to her room. I only woke up at 11ish to kids who were going into lala land. My headache was finally gone but it was bedtime again. Haha. I heard Zaky fought hard for the Ramli burger and Daddy Lim went for a massage while I was quite dead.
The next morning, I woke up before the rest did. The apartment comes with a huge pool and a gym. Yes, a gym. Hehehe. I packed my gym gear and the glorious sun greeted me on the way to the gym.
It was a decent gym with 2 treadmill and some other equipment. Though non-aircon, there was good air circulation. I sweared that the treadmill was not leveled bcos I huffed and puffed and had to reduce speed so that my poor heart could take it. I did complete my usual 30 mins and returned triumphantly to the sleeping apartment.
It wasn't long before we proceeded to check out. Checking out was self service and was just as convenient as checking in - drop the card key into the mail box and go! To another sumptuous bfast!
We headed to the mall for the kids to burn some energy at the Rocky Basecamp.
The adults took turns to supervise the kids.
We were too full for proper lunch and snacked before the final activity of the trip - KTV. This time we sang for 2 hours and it was just nice with so many people sharing the mic.
The day was finally done at about 5pm and we didn't feel hungry after all the snacking. With that, we started our way home.
The custom at the Malaysia side was a breeze; there was almost no Q. But we were stuck at a bloody 2.5 hrs at the Singapore immigration. Sob! Towards the end, we were all irritated and frustrated. At least the boy felt asleep and there was much peace.
Mummy Lim
We decided to pull the "after midnight" stunt again. The kids understood the drill and willingly go to bed for a "nap" at 10ishpm until the custom jam let up. It was slightly better this time and the "red line" disappeared at midnight. We started our journey at 12.30am and there was no traffic at all at both immigrations. Zaky merely moved his bed from the house to the car.
The drive was very smooth and we arrived within an hour since we started our journey. Daddy Lim's tummy was rumbling upon arrival and we were lucky to find Ramli burger right at the apartment doorstep. Zaky was so tired that but he gave up the Ramli burger for sleep. What big sacrifice! We were all happily in the lala land's embrace shortly.
The apartment is clean and decent with 2 double beds and a small kitchen.
We were too early for the VR at 3pm and the kids had a go at the drift cart as well as yummy finger food. We had too much at bfast to have a proper lunch.
We almost escaped; they gave us extra time and we made it out of the room in the extra few mins.
We headed back to the Airbnb for a rest and had wanted to hit the KTV. I popped 2 panadols to nurse the headache away before round 2 but never got to continue with part 2. I literally concussed despite the din created by the kids. I woke up intermittently to screaming and dancing kids, then to my brother asking who wanted Ramli burger, to unwilling kid being asked to go back to her room. I only woke up at 11ish to kids who were going into lala land. My headache was finally gone but it was bedtime again. Haha. I heard Zaky fought hard for the Ramli burger and Daddy Lim went for a massage while I was quite dead.
The next morning, I woke up before the rest did. The apartment comes with a huge pool and a gym. Yes, a gym. Hehehe. I packed my gym gear and the glorious sun greeted me on the way to the gym.
We headed to the mall for the kids to burn some energy at the Rocky Basecamp.
We were too full for proper lunch and snacked before the final activity of the trip - KTV. This time we sang for 2 hours and it was just nice with so many people sharing the mic.
The day was finally done at about 5pm and we didn't feel hungry after all the snacking. With that, we started our way home.
The custom at the Malaysia side was a breeze; there was almost no Q. But we were stuck at a bloody 2.5 hrs at the Singapore immigration. Sob! Towards the end, we were all irritated and frustrated. At least the boy felt asleep and there was much peace.
Mummy Lim
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