Hippo River Cruise

We went for the Hippo River Cruise and it had been an enjoyable experience for my darlings.  Tho' they had been to the Hangang River Cruise in Seoul as well as another while going to Nami Island (the filming venue of Winter Sonata), doubt my darlings will remember much as they were still very young then.

Hee... guess we are the only Singaporeans on board the cruise (among the tourists).  This cruise has brought back sweet memories of the past. (1) during courtship years when Daddy brought Mummy to a Buffet Dinner Cruise; and (2) during our tour in Hawaii, we had gone for a lovely Sunset Sailing Dinner Cruise.

Whenever my darlings saw our photos taken in Hawaii, my darlings would always ask "where were they".  When Mummy told them that they were not born yet then, my Sweetie would always be eager to make sure that she was present in Hawaii then, by asking "I  was inside Mummy's tummy, is it?"  Hee....

Having been away for a while, the cruise helps us to view the new skyline of Marina area and that of the Singapore River.  My Cutie was able to identify some of the landmarks eg. the Asian Civilisation Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Flyers and Merlion.  It was interesting to see these familiar landmarks from another perspective.

It's fun being a tourist once more. 

Popstar City 2010

How time flies, my Sweetie has been attending Popstar City for 3 terms. 

Mummy is glad to have signed her up for this enrichment activity.  My darlings enjoy singing all the songs that are taught and we could also have a relaxing weekend at the cafe - reading the papers/magazines and having a yummy lunch while we wait for my Sweetie.

Tho' her class is for the 3-4 age group, Mummy is surprised to learn now that my Sweetie is the only 3-year old in her group.  Nevertheless, my Sweetie still gives her best.

Here's a video taken during one of the rehearsals for the song "Top of the World" (she's on extreme right). 

Her final stage performance for this year with "All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth".

A catchy tune and hereby, wishing everyone a Merry X'mas in advance.

Memories of Everland

Hee... having been back for almost a year, my darlings seem to have forgotten about Everland.  Tho' they still have some impression of that place, they no longer miss it as much as they used to be (guess it's because we have brought them to too many fun places).

So when Yeye brought back some gifts for them from Everland, it brought back sweet, beautiful memories of our "hometown".

Yeye has previously suggested to bring them along for the tour.  They do love to go back to Everland, but only if Mummy is to go too (but sorry, no more tour for Mummy at the moment - really needs a break from all the packing, aarrgh...). 

It warms Mummy's heart to learn that they would rather choose to stay with me, tho' I would be glad too if they had gone for the tour (hee... longing for a break from my "sticky" little darlings).

But guess I would be worrying about them too, had they gone for the tour.  Haha... contradicting, right?

Well, you would too, if you know that my lovely darlings are contented to just stay with Mummy in Singapore.  So sweet.

Thank you, Yeye.

N2 School Graduation

Finally, my Cutie has graduated from her Nursery Class.  It hasn't been a good start (no thanks to her ex-teacher), but Mummy is glad that all has ended well under the care of her new teacher.

The Graduation Ceremony was quite a success and the performance by the students have been great even tho' they didn't wear very fanciful costumes.  For this, the school got 1 thumb up from Mummy cos' the printed polo tees are equally presentable and is more practical whereby the kids will still be able to wear them on any occasion, bringing back sweet memories of their hard work put up for the graduation ceremony.

See if you can find her in the photo above (the only girl in pink who looks at the camera, hee...)

After the performance, Mummy thot that her make-up has smudged and spread from her eyes.  To my horror, it was actually a long scratch mark. 

According to my Cutie, it was scratched by one of the teacher accidentally.  It pains Mummy to see such a long line of scratch mark extends from her eye.  Luckily, she didn't hurt her eye. 

*Sigh*, think got to teach her the skill of dodging in future.

English Proficiency Assessment

Today, my Cutie went for her English Enrichment class and we were surprised that her classmates were either 6 or 7 years old (cos' my Cutie is only 4 years old!).  The pupils in the school are allocated based on their English proficiency level and not by age group.  Luckily, my Cutie is tall (looking like a 5-6 years old). Thankfully, the teacher is understanding and is able to make her feel at ease in class with the other older kids.

Altho' Mummy knows that my Cutie,has no problem reading most words (she has been able to read since at the age of 3 and many of her teachers have provided feedback that she's quite advanced for her age), Mummy is still impressed with her speed reading skills and great understanding of what she read, as shown during her assessment.  Her assessor was also impressed by her proficiency level at her age and decided to allocate her to this level 3 class (without the need to go through level 1 and 2).

For my Sweetie, she may not be as proficient as her sister (but still pretty good for her age group), she was also able to impress mummy with her Sweetie answers during her assessment.

At 1 point,  she was being asked about what she saw on the picture of a nest.  She answered 2 CHICKS, altho' it's quite obvious to be 2 eggs.  The assessor then probed her further by asking where are the chicks and guess what she told him.  She said they were INSIDE the eggs.  Hahaha... this little Sweetie really never fails to brighten up my day.

Forever my darlings.

Happy Birthday, Mummy

Yeye is flying off to Korea, so brought my darlings to send him off at the airport.  As Deepavali is around the corner, the airport is also beautifully decorated to the theme.  Tho' we've been to the airport for a countless number of occasions, my darlings are excited to be there again. 

Coincidentally, it is Mummy's birthday and so we had dinner at our favourite restaurant again.  See the way my Sweetie sit on the baby chair.  She has previously complained "tight" when she straightened her legs.  Hee... the baby chair is getting smaller for her, got to tell myself that she's no longer a small little baby.

The best way to end the day with, is none other than a yummy birthday cake.  Guess who's the happiest. 

Answer: My darlings.