Up, Up and Away...

...on the Singapore Flyer on a lovely Sunday evening.
I was glad the weather was good and we managed to catch part of the sunset.
Miss K had a great time running around the capsule shouting "mama there" "bird fly away" "car" and she was all chatty that evening.
I have quite a major height phobia. Everytime Miss K goes near the clear glass door, my heart will skip a beat.
In situations like this, J often reminded me of our trip up Eiffel Tower;  He will never forget the fact that I wanted to get down 5 minutes upon reaching the top after queueing for 3hrs in the freezing cold weather!

Well, verdict of the Singapore Flyer....hmmm, I feel that the night scene would be much nicer as the City usually looks lovely at night with all the lightings and such.
I still prefer the view up the London Eye...I guess there are more 'history' and sites to behold in London.

Here are some snapshots of our 'trip' up, up in the sky. 


Miss K enjoying the view from the Flyer



The Cove - Week 1 and 18 months milestones

First Week at the Cove :)

I missed her 18 months update as it was the falling ill cum madness at work cum trial week at the Cove all jumbled up and things going haywire in between...but this is her vital stats at 18 months:

Weight: 11.8 kgs
Height: 84.5 cm
Head circumference: 47 cm
Got this done as she took her DPT booster on the 25th of Feb, just before she turned 18 months.

What Miss K achieved at 18 months:
 - Able to feed herself without food flying onto the floor (feels so good to be able to eat and not feed her half the time during dinners!)
- When I say " go put on shoes", she is able to go towards her shoe rack, grab her shoe, sit on her stool and put on her slip-ons with the correct side on each foot.
- No longer afraid of grass and sand.
- Walk the dog (with us guiding her) and give a little tug and say "wait" to our westie.
- Finish her A to Z puzzle, fitting every single letter in exactly where it's suppose to be.
- Finish one pot of yoghurt by herself without messing up her top or her hands.

Well done, little one!

I am happy with Miss K's (settling in) progress at the Cove.
I am happy Miss K has two wonderful Teachers, Miss Cynthia and Lin Laoshi.
I am happy she has nice friends at the Cove.
I am happy that the food at the Cove is sooooo yummy.
AND
I am very happy we are now free or should I say fully acquired immunity against those nasty germs!

Miss Cynthia and Lin Laoshi keeps a weekly blog update of the Junior Toddler's activities. I received the first invite to the blog and am very impressed with the information and the quality of the write-up for each child, the details in the activities and happenings throughout the week, and how these activities and happenings relate to each child's unique developmental milestones.

Finally, I could breathe a sigh of relief.

Have a Good Weekend, everyone!

Japanese Tsunami, Japanese Dog, Japanese determination.

The latest Tsunami in Japan sent a big jolt to the rest of the world.
I admire the Japanese spirit, I admire the close knit Japanese community, I admire their determination.
Watching scenes unfold each day on the media, makes me appreciate the abundant blessings in life.
Sometimes I take things for granted.
I grumble.
I forget God.

Does it take a Tsunami to make us cherish our loved ones? Our live? Our Blessings?

This video of the Japanese Dog really touched me. I am glad both dogs are now rescued. I hope that they will go to a nice home soon.

Falling ill

The lack of post for the past week was due to Miss K and myself having an amalgamation of illnesses - sore throat, green nasal discharge (which most probably is due to some sort of bacterial infection), high grade fever of more than 40degC, headaches and joint aches (which might be due to some viral infection), cough (which is caused by the postnasal drip) and the newly acquired sinusitis, which could have occurred due to the mucus drainage plugging up the sinus passages!

A trip to the PD did not help much as Miss K has problems with oral medication (she was given amoxicillin for her sore throat). She 'empties her stomach' by throwing up every single time we administer medicine orally to her.

One thing I learn from my fellow mummy friends was to boil  南杏北杏 for her to drink. I'm glad she likes this drink.

No more fever since Tuesday, so I packed Miss K off to the Cove. She is adapting well. More pictures will follow when I get my heavy sinus-blocked-head back to norm.

Goodbye Cherie Hearts

I have never thought that making a decision to move Miss K from her current childcare to another is soooo hard.

We will miss the teachers, especially her infant care teachers who has been with her since she was 6.5 months old;
We will miss the green luscious environment and waving bye-bye to the soldiers on our way home;
We will miss the fun in the HUGE music room and gym room;
We will miss the smiles and laughter of all the little friends from Cherie Hearts.

Well, the die has been cast, I just hope that this decision will be the right one.
I am now trying to prep Miss K about the move. I am not sure whether she knows what's happening, but I hope that she will meet new (nice) friends at the Cove and teachers who will nurture and care for her, just like Teacher Farinah, 吕老师 and 陈老师 who has patiently taught her so much these 12 months and her Playgroup teachers -Teacher Shihui (Principle), Ruth (Assistant Director) and Melody (Director) who are the friendliest teachers and best management team that I have come across!

Thank You Teachers at Cherie Hearts Gombak for 12 wonderful months!
Saying goodbye is never easy...

Miss K's last month at Cherie Hearts.

Morning Fun at Sembawang Splash Park

It was a very hot and sunny saturday morning. Miss K and 10 of her little friends had lots of water fun at the Sembawang Splash Park.
(This Splash Park is at Level 3 of Sembawang Shopping Centre)

It was also really nice for me to meet my mummy friends again. No talks about work, just kiddy chit chats while enjoying the squeals of laughter from our little ones at play.

Miss K was NOT at her best behaviour this morning; she refused to put on her swimsuit, and refused to part with her hat when I told her not to get it wet. Well, I guess she is still a little lethargic from her DPT booster jab she had on Friday.

This is quite a neat place for both wet and dry play. I will definitely bring Miss K back again someday.
We checked into Astons Specialties, right next to the dry play area for lunch, value for money steak, I'd say!

The Wet - Thanks Itsy for the photos! :)

And the Dry