K2 - Can you find my rabbit?

Bay's teachers in K2 organised a little game in conjunction with the book that that they are were reading in school.

message from the teacher

Can you find my rabbit? I could in a split second.
真不愧是我家的兔妈妈！

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Where's the white?

Today the kids went to school late. We were watching the live telecast of the funeral procession of Mr Lee Kuan Yew as his casket was moved from Sri Temasek to the Parliament House for the Lying in State. It is a sad week for us in Singapore as we mourn for our founding Prime Minister who had passed away on 23rd March 2015.

The kids were too young to understand our sadness. For the past week, the school teacher had told Bay that Mr Lee was very ill. After Mr Lee Kuan Yew passed away, the teachers had shared with the class newspaper articles about him what he had done for Singapore. However, Bay is still very much confused while Meimei is totally clueless.

So to them, today is a day where they can play much longer before going to school while the adults glued ourselves to the TV with solemn faces. 

Bay caught a glimpse of the TV while the procession stopped at the Istana.

Bay: Where's the white?
Me: ???

It took me a while to understand his question. The screen was showing the flag on top of the Istana at half mask. It was not a normal Singapore flag. It was a red flag with white crescent moon and stars, the white part of the flag was missing. I must say, Bay is very observant, I didnt notice it at all.

Flag on Istana on 25th March 2015
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He went on to questioned me about why the flag has no white part, why they used a different flag, why they didnt use the real Singapore flag, why is there different types on Singapore flag, etc... all of which I couldnt answer. I had no idea. 

"Where's the white?" It is an innocent question from a 5 years and 8 months old boy, on something so obvious for him. Totally no implication of the political party (which is often referred to as the Whites) formed by Mr Lee himself. But I see the irony. 

Anyone knows why the flag on the Istana is different?

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Bay @ 5 years and 8 months

Swinging Good Time

Swinging good time when Mama was not by his side.

(he tagged along with Yima to the temple)

Swinging on this old school metal swing...
Cute boy! Always love to wear a jacket.

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Pink Scooter Girl In Action

Watch the pink scooter girl in action!!

Getting better at it with lots of pattern!

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K2 - Fund raising for Old Folks Home

Bay's K2 Tesla class fund raising for Old Folks Home
Selling self-made pinata and Chips with Salsa dip

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Meimei's Fashion Sense

Aftermath of asking a toddler to dress herself....

She has at least 5 shirts on her and no pants!

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Can you speak Purple?

I was desperate in trying to explain to Bay that he is not an English boy even though he speaks English.  I went on to tell him that a typical English has blond hair. His dark hair means that he is an Asian. He is a Chinese boy.

Fast forward many months later.

I knew I had might have gone a bit too much into hair colour and native language stereotyping.
when....

(After his weekly Yamaha class, we were in the lift with a lady who had dyed her hair totally purple.)

Bay: (whispering) Mama, purple hair people speaks what?
Me: (blur look) ???
Bay: (discreetly pointing) Purple hair people speaks what language?
Me: !!!

Fortunately, 1 second later, we exited the lift and I could explain to him that purple is not her real colour.

Can you speak Purple???

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Bay @ 5 years and 8 months

Sofia the Who?

Meimei talking about her favourite doll... Sofia the Worst!
Sofia the Who??? Well... watch the video to find out more.
She's just too cute and adorable!

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Meimei @ 2 years and 5 months

3D2N "Staycation"

During Bay's routine follow-up on his sensative airways in KKH, the doctor found that his oxygen level was low and insisted on warding him! Thus, we had an impromtu staycation. Fortunately, he was discharged after 3 days when the oxygen level went up to normal. What happened was most probably due to some phlegm plugged in the lungs. Phew!!

The sister fooling around while waiting for admission.

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Bay @ 5 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 2 years and 5 months

It's a blessing to have an elder brother

I have always wanted an elder brother. I thought a big brother should protect and dote on the little sister.

Bay is becoming a big brother that I am proud of. They have their fair share of squabbles, like all siblings do. But Bay really does love his meimei and he will think of ways to soothe and calm her down when she is cranky. At times, only Bay can stop her from those terrible two tantrums.

I really hoped that this will be a good start for them, their sibling love will continue and they will have each other to depend on long after we are gone.

March 2014: It's a blessing to have an elder brother to help her wear her shoes
Bay @ 4 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

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K2 - My First Party (Term 1, Take Home Kit)

I'm terrified of take of kit. No kidding, I had to do all the work + nagging.
This term's topic is "My First Party".

This is what happens when I ask him to do his homework!

Read about Bay's first party here.

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Bay @ 5 years and 8 months

Potato Boy 的日行一善

Wow! I'm quite impressed with my little potato boy. His chinese teacher in Skool is doing a good job.
All written on his own for fun.

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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months

Kids just wanna have fun... with kitchen towel!

Give them a roll of kitchen towel... and they will have fun!

Excuse me while I scream... 

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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months
Meimei @ 2 years and 3 months

My Precious!

The two that threw my career out of the window and turned my life upside-down.

my precious First born and my precious Princess

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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months
Meimei @ 2 years and 3 months

38 is just a number

Quiet 38th birthday dinner with family... well, it was never really quiet with the 3 boys and 1 girl.

My precious princess!
I would share my birthday candles blowing moment with her every year as long as her wants it 

I was a little disappointed with Bay for misbehaving and singing nonsense during cake cutting. I know, he is a young boy but still I would be lying if I say I was not upset.

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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months
Meimei @ 2 years and 3 months

Fiesty is the word!

Yes. Fiesty is the word... that describe her best!
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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months
Meimei @ 2 year and 3 months

She Can Almost Do It By Herself too

Getting Meimei to wear her clothes on her own... She can almost do it by herself... with LOTS of protest and whining too when mummy is around.

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Meimei @ 2 years and 3 months

Hello! Hello! View from the other end

二姨妈 loves to make video calls to Meimei...

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Meimei @ 2 years and 3 months

2015 Brand New Start...

They are starting a new routine together!
Bay and Meimei are going to school together.

Keryn's 1st Day in N1 - She definitely lived up to the expectations... she puked 3 secs after I leave her side.

(what's new for our little Merlion)

Still, she managed to take her nap and enjoy some stories on her 1st day. 

Updates:

05 Jan 2015 - 4th day of skool
Finally got them out of the door... then she stepped on some poo on the grass!
Geez... what a start to day

20 Jan 2015 - 3rd week of skool
It's so heart warming to see them walking into Skool hand-in-hand.
Hopefully, they will continue to support each other for the rest of their lives

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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months
Meimei @ 2 year and 3 months

2014 Skool Concert

Bay transformed into a cute little grey bunny for the K1 concert dance.
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Bay @ 5 years and 5 months

1st Stayover!

We had been toying on the idea of a stay over and when J2 had requested for it again on the last day of April... and I replied: "Why not?"

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Bay @ 4 years and 9 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months
J2 @ 6 years old

Our Experience with Chicken Pox

Despite having a vaccination, Bay has chicken pox!
Though it is not uncommon for the virus to break though, it is definitely unusual to see a full-blown case like this.

How to classify as full blown case?
My PD asked me to count the spots and if there are more than 100, it's a full blown case.

I stopped counting at 100 and they are just the spots on half of his torso! It is only the 2nd day, not even over the peak of "poxing". Oh man! We decided to give him the antiviral medication to shorten the symptoms duration. It has to be taken within 3 days from the start of first symptoms.

Our greatest worry is Meimei, who has not taken any of her vaccinations for Chicken Pox. As advised by our PD, we immediately brought her for the jab. If the jab is taken within 5 days of exposure, then there is a high chance that the jab will take effect faster than the virus. It's a race against time!

Update: As of 25 May 2014, 1 month after our chicken pox episode, Meimei is still pox free.

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Bay @ 4 years and 9 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months

Meimei's signature head tilt pose

Sweetie pie's signature head tilt when asked to pose for the camera.
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Bay @ 4 years and 9 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months

#1's Music Journey - Yamaha JMC, Book 2

Yamaha Junior Music Course, Book 2
Course duration: January - June 2014

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Crying Princess Meimei

My crying princess Meimei.
如果她自认是“哭包”第二，没人能拿第一!

Crying so badly all because 二姨妈 wants to 抱抱 her!

One positive thing to note though... now I have photo evidence that she only has 4 teeth at the age of 1 year and 6 months.

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Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months

Implementing The Right Reward System For My Kid

Bay is highly motivated by the carrot. Recently, I implemented a reward system for him such that he will get a stamp if he had done something well (like learnt a new song on the piano, did his homework well, etc). He need to collect an agreed number of stamps before he can get his reward.

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Bay @ 4 years and 9 months

Little girl pretending to sleep and snore!

Cute little 妹妹 pretending to sleep and snore to disturb 哥哥!
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Bay @ 4 years and 9 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months

First visit to the hairdresser...

Meimei's first visit to the hairdresser... ended with a pile of puke!
What else to expect from her, the little girl who will vomit after 10 second of crying.

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Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months

Innovative Punishment

These two best friends are getting on my nerves! They are always fighting over some tiny little stuff.

This time they are literally fighting over a tiny little lego man!
I made them hold hands with the lego man for 5 mins
They burst into laughter soon. Haha!

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Bay @ 4 years and 9 months

Little Miss Bossy and her morning walk

Little Miss Bossy during her morning walk... there's simply no way to control her
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Bay @ 4 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

Tiniest Pony Tail Ever

I guess all mummies and aunties of the only baby girl in the family will try to do that... no matter the amount of hair the little girl has.

The tiniest pony tail I had ever seen!

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Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

Post 清明节 lunch 2014

I was told not to go to any columbarium, graves or burial grounds during pregnancy. Young children should avoid going to such places too.

Thus, I had not done my part for 清明节 (going to pray respects to my ancestors) since 2009 when I was pregnant with Kiiron.

This does not stop us from meeting the entourage of relatives for lunch after they are done with the praying.

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Kiiron @ 4 years and 8 months
Keryn @ 1 year and 5 months

2014 Disney On Ice

We manage to get a good deal for the tickets to Disney On Ice.
This is Meimei's first live show and Bay's 2nd DOI
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Bay @ 4 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

Taking off on a 2-wheeler

Bay has been riding a balancing bike since 2 year old and has finally grown tall enough to reach the floor with his 2-wheeler. Meanwhile, Meimei has started to walk with a bit more confident than a drunkard.

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Bay @ 4 years and 8 months

Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

Kids dont need much toys

Don't you agree?
Look at the kids fooling around with an old plastic shelf that I was planning to throw out.

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Note to self:
Stop buying so much toys for them. Stop going for toys fair / sale.
I need reformation as a shopaholic for toys!

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Bay @ 4 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

Kids' Photography

Bay's works...

His favourite subjects: Meimei and Kippy

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Bay @ 4 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 1 year and 5 months

My Baby Went To Sea Sea Sea

A typical day...
Bay love to watch Wriggles on Youtube and I love to see him dance along. :)
Also caught on the video... little Meimei screaming "It's stuck!"

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Bay @ 4 years and 8 months
Meimei @ 1 years and 6 months

The "Play Gym" At Home

Who needs to go to a play gym when you can do the same with a sofa and an overturned tub!

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Meimei @ 1 year and 6 months