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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Darlings' 1st Karaoke Session

Today, we brought our darlings to the Temasek Club.  We didn't go for a swim, but my darlings had a fun time at the playground.

My Cutie enjoys being on the swing and she is getting braver to swing higher.  See her having a fun time on the swing in this video.

We chanced upon a KTV near the pool.  Daddy and Mummy just decided to go in to have some fun with our darlings. 

My darlings were very excited to hold onto a real microphone (it's a different kind of feeling even tho' their toy microphone also has a voice function).  Tho' we had been to a KTV lounge with a group of friends and kids while in Korea, doubt my darlings will remember much about it.

They had a fun time singing some kiddy songs and others like "Top of the World", " You Ain't Nothing but a Hound Dog" and "Baby" by Justin Bieber.

They were also very sweet to sing a "Happy Birthday" song for Mummy.

We ended the day with a meal at this Pasta Stylo Restaurant which has very nice stylish ambience (click on link to see).

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Spare the Rod?

Finally, Daddy and Mummy feel that the time has come to get a cane.  Honestly speaking, both our kids are not really that naughty as compared to some kids and at most times, they can be very sensible and sweet as to melt mummy's heart.  So why?

It's a long story to tell, Mummy is sure very displeased with her ex-preschool teacher who has an attitude problem and can't be bothered to inform the parents of any concern even tho' I've highlighted that this is the 1st year that my Cutie attends school (she did not attended Nursery 1 last year as we were overseas).

From what we had gathered, my Cutie was learning to adjust to school life and picked up the behaviours of other naughty kids (which I think the teacher can't control).  She had thot that it's alright to behave that way since that's how her classmates did.  She had a shock when we told her that those behaviours were not appropriate in school (after we learnt about it).

This situation could have been nipped in the bud, had this teacher bothered to inform us at the beginning of the year.  Without any feedback, Mummy had also thot that this Cutie had settled well in school (as it only happened when she's in school).  Mummy's heart aches to learn that her behaviour had gone uncorrected for so many months and knowing well that this couldn't have become an issue had we been informed earlier (definitely not after 2 terms of school life and even attended a Parent-teacher session which nothing was ever mentioned).

With a behaviour that had now become a habit, Mummy understands that it would be difficult and a lot of patience is required to help my Cutie to get it corrected.

But with her getting smarter day by day and learning to test limit, it is tougher to get her to unlearn those behaviours especially she knew now that there's nothing her teachers can do to her. *Sigh*

Daddy and Mummy felt that it is important to put a stop to this now before it worsened.  We had tried all sorts of reasoning and ways to explain and guide her.  We could have used the cane long ago, but we believe it should be used as a last resort.

As an educator, I strongly believe a child's behaviours should be corrected when they are young.  Being a parent, I have also seen and learnt that it is harder to correct a child once it becomes a habit.

It pains Mummy when my Cutie got caned, so I use these 2 phrases to remind myself that this has to be done for the good of my Cutie.

- "Spare the rod and spoil the child"
- "It's better to shed tears in peace time, then to shed blood during war time" (hee..., this one learnt from' my instructress during OCS days)

Here's a video to share, which was taken at the shop where we bought the cane.  See how my Sweetie behaved tho' she knew that the cane was bought for her Jiejie.  Her Daddy has then become her "enemy" in her bid to protect her sister.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Explorer Kidz

Finally, brought them to the eXplorerkid at Downtown East.  My darlings were very excited cos' it is a very big playground.

The big space area just made one feel so small here and there's 1 area with gigantic stalk of grasses and big toadstools.  My darlings told me they were ants (or pretending to be) and indeed walking through these grasses do give one the feeling of being small like an ant.  So interesting.  They should also paint a picture of a human's face on the ceiling, hee... then that would look more real.

Mummy is fascinated with the 6-metre wide ball pool which emits light from its bottom and is filled with soft, transparent and clear balls, making the pool look so magical.

But my darlings love the Toddler Play Area the most.  They kept on telling me it's BearyFun Gym (their gym enrichment class). 

Throughout they were so busy with the settting up of the gym equipment (imitating what their gym instructor always does) and then roleplay as gym instructor and student in class, hee..


They were also very excited at the Mega Play area, which is similar to the Gogobambini which we went to long time ago.  The moment we stepped inside, my Cutie was whizzing way ahead up to the 3rd storey with my Sweetie catching up fast. 

Mummy was in shock as I had expected them to be slow and cautious at the beginning.  After a while, Mummy gave up going after them , well...since I can't catch up with them.  

See the long slide on the photo (left), Mummy couldn't believe that both of them actually slided down that too, from the 3rd storey. *Phew*

Mummy really likes the following video very much.  Besides showing how these little 2 ones tried to overcome a problem at the Mega Play area, it also shows how my Cutie tried to help her younger sister and took good care of her.  It's so heartwarming :)

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Ears Piercing

My 2 little princesses have finally worn real earrings.

Well, it was definitely not Mummy's idea.  Tho' Mummy was tempted to have their ears pierced before they were 1 year old, nothing actually materialised as mummy just couldn't bear to let them suffer the pain.  Now, it was these 2 darlings who had requested for it. 

My Sweetie was the first to have hers done in end September.  It was rather impromptu that day while my Cutie was at her enrichment class and Mummy was just checking out for places that provide ear piercing services. 

But once at the shop, no matter how Mummy tried to dissuade her of the pain, my Sweetie was just very persistent then (luckily in her sweetie manner).  Mummy was having cold sweats as only 1 staff was available for the service (usually for kids, it's better to have 2 staff to do the piercing at the same time).  My Sweetie told me that she would not cry even if it was painful and true enough, she was so brave throughout the session.  She didn't cry at all and both her ears were pierced one after another just within minutes.  Her courage is truly unimaginable.  She is just 3 years old.

It was only today that my Cutie got hers done (due to a big fat mosquito bite on her ear that took so long to subside).  Unfortunately, the other staff was not present again and my Cutie's threshold for pain is much lower.  Mummy had to assure her again and again before she agreed to get the other ear pierced.  *Ouch*

Despite the pain, both of them are extremely pleased to see the final results on their ears.  *Sigh*, why do women always have to suffer so much pain for the sake of vanity, hee...

Monday, October 4, 2010

Prawn Fishing

Been hearing so much about the Bottle Tree Park and driving past it so many times, yet we have never dropped by this place before (partly cos' the entrance is located far on the other side).  Today, we finally got to visit this place and indeed there is a big tree that shaped like a bottle.  Guess that's how it got its name.

It was the 1st time for all of us to have a go at prawn fishing, haha... that may well explain why the poor catch (partly cos' we were late too and the private pool had been booked for only an hour).  However, great to have nice frends who are willing to share their gain with us.  Haha... but most of the prawns were gobbled up by both my darlings, guess super fresh prawns are just too yummy.

My darlings were very excited to be involved in real fishing (cos' they have often seen the big catch on the National Geographic channel or only at most, seen others fish at the jetty).  It's their 1st time to see their daddy put the bait on the hook at close proximity and also got to hold onto a real fishing rod.  Too bad the hot weather just doesn't permit one to enjoy fishing for long.  Nevertheless, it has been a fun activity and think we may try prawn fishing again.  Hee... or should mummy simply use the money to buy the big prawns from the supermarkets instead?  At least we can be guaranteed of a certain number of prawns and a satisying meal in the comfort of home, hee...

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