Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Bedtime conversation
Last night, mummy decided to let the girl stay up a bit later, and had a chat before bedtime.
I told her about her Primary School, new subjects, recess time etc. She was happy to know that there will be Art lesson, Music lesson and PE lesson. Of course, she asked me what was PE. I replied lessons whereby you could do exercises and play games.
She asked me who her new classmates and teachers would be. She asked if she could wave and call me silently if she happened to see me in school. Well... I told her if the teacher is not teaching and it is the right time, she can. But how will she know if it is the right time? That will be for her to learn in future.
Then, she told me what happened in her Childcare centre, about her friends being noisy, sad that one of the best friend is no longer attending lessons (dec), some TV programmes shown were boring to her. She said she preferred to do work or art and craft.
Asked what she likes to do.
Still the usual answer : Do homework, draw, paint, games.
Prompting for more answers, then she told me playing piano and reading.
Oh yes, I sat with her at the piano for one whole hour last night to practise the few songs in the book. She could remember most of them, but needed more practice.
Boy felt left out and asked me to talk to him. Oops !
So I turned to my right and let me see my face. He started babbling away about school life.
Not long after, his eyelids became too heavy and he went to sleep. Haha...
He was such a caring boy.
Few nights ago, he showed his love for us by :
- asking if papa is coming in to sleep.
- asking if the blanket that 3 of us is sharing covered his sister
- letting go of my arm which he had been using as a pillow for fear that I would feel tired after too long.
Awwww.... he really knows how to melt my heart.
I told her about her Primary School, new subjects, recess time etc. She was happy to know that there will be Art lesson, Music lesson and PE lesson. Of course, she asked me what was PE. I replied lessons whereby you could do exercises and play games.
She asked me who her new classmates and teachers would be. She asked if she could wave and call me silently if she happened to see me in school. Well... I told her if the teacher is not teaching and it is the right time, she can. But how will she know if it is the right time? That will be for her to learn in future.
Then, she told me what happened in her Childcare centre, about her friends being noisy, sad that one of the best friend is no longer attending lessons (dec), some TV programmes shown were boring to her. She said she preferred to do work or art and craft.
Asked what she likes to do.
Still the usual answer : Do homework, draw, paint, games.
Prompting for more answers, then she told me playing piano and reading.
Oh yes, I sat with her at the piano for one whole hour last night to practise the few songs in the book. She could remember most of them, but needed more practice.
Boy felt left out and asked me to talk to him. Oops !
So I turned to my right and let me see my face. He started babbling away about school life.
Not long after, his eyelids became too heavy and he went to sleep. Haha...
He was such a caring boy.
Few nights ago, he showed his love for us by :
- asking if papa is coming in to sleep.
- asking if the blanket that 3 of us is sharing covered his sister
- letting go of my arm which he had been using as a pillow for fear that I would feel tired after too long.
Awwww.... he really knows how to melt my heart.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Tough transition period
I guess it is not easy to leave a Kindergarten and step into a Primary School.
I did not realise how worried Reyanne was until recently. Many things happened and she behaved differently, reacted unexpectedly and even drew weird drawings. I was not caring enough I guess. Did not realise how much anxiety was in her !
I guessed I must have been too harsh / strict with her. Especially recently ...
Being scolded during meal times may be one of the reasons making her unhappy...
Always hear mummy say " Next time you go to Primary One, you are a big girl already, cannot do this...cannot do that... "
I noticed the difference in her and could not tell why... I thought she has become an inobedient girl !
After I poured out to daddy, he just said, " She did not want to grow up. That's all."
I reflected on what he said and all that happened, and realised yeah... maybe she was worried about going to Primary One.
Yesterday, she said," I did not want to grow up. I want to be like this forever."
My poor girl...who always has a lot in her mind, has been thinking a lot ..too much in fact.
Today, she even refused to go to Carpe Diem !
At first, I said, "If you don't go, you have to stay at home and do mummy's work." She agreed !
But on second thought, what if next year she acted in this way ? If I allowed her to do that now, she may think that she will have an excuse not to go Primary One ! So.. in the end, daddy coaxed her and humoured her all the way to school. Luckily daddy is not driving today.
I told her I would be bringing her out tomorrow. Upon hearing about her poor appetite, my colleague recommened a Chinese Sensei, whom she sent her baby for Tui Na. She said her baby has wind in tummy, cannot sleep well at night and has phlegm and cough...so someone told her about this Sensei for infant and young children. I thought can give it a try. Let her go for some Tui Na to see if her appetite improves.
Upon own reflection, I tried not to scold her during meal times. I would not force her too much and try to feed her a bit more before letting her go.
Tough period.
Leaving her childcare centre, going to Pri One, no appetite during meals and get scolded...
So... it is not easy being a KID.
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Ryan, on the other hand, displayed better behaviour (not compared to Jiejie, but compared to his previous behaviour). This morning, he got out of bed slightly after I woke him, brushed his own teeth and changed into his uniform.
He even picked up the books on the floor and helped to keep. Something I have been training them and still needed reminders. Today, he did it on his own. I guess Papa's suggestion last night work. We put a box at a corner, once we see anything that is not kept properly, we would throw into the box and by the end of the week, no one (Reyanne or Ryan) tidies up things in the box, it would be thrown away forever.
After he kept the books, I praised him. Praises work wonders.
He even went out to straighten the blanket on Papa and Mummy's bed. It was not a heavy one though, but he managed to pull it and cover the rest of the bed (like those blankets in hotels). Haha...
As usual, when one behaves, the other will have some problems or issues.
Motherhood is not easy.
I still have a long way to go !
I did not realise how worried Reyanne was until recently. Many things happened and she behaved differently, reacted unexpectedly and even drew weird drawings. I was not caring enough I guess. Did not realise how much anxiety was in her !
I guessed I must have been too harsh / strict with her. Especially recently ...
Being scolded during meal times may be one of the reasons making her unhappy...
Always hear mummy say " Next time you go to Primary One, you are a big girl already, cannot do this...cannot do that... "
I noticed the difference in her and could not tell why... I thought she has become an inobedient girl !
After I poured out to daddy, he just said, " She did not want to grow up. That's all."
I reflected on what he said and all that happened, and realised yeah... maybe she was worried about going to Primary One.
Yesterday, she said," I did not want to grow up. I want to be like this forever."
My poor girl...who always has a lot in her mind, has been thinking a lot ..too much in fact.
Today, she even refused to go to Carpe Diem !
At first, I said, "If you don't go, you have to stay at home and do mummy's work." She agreed !
But on second thought, what if next year she acted in this way ? If I allowed her to do that now, she may think that she will have an excuse not to go Primary One ! So.. in the end, daddy coaxed her and humoured her all the way to school. Luckily daddy is not driving today.
I told her I would be bringing her out tomorrow. Upon hearing about her poor appetite, my colleague recommened a Chinese Sensei, whom she sent her baby for Tui Na. She said her baby has wind in tummy, cannot sleep well at night and has phlegm and cough...so someone told her about this Sensei for infant and young children. I thought can give it a try. Let her go for some Tui Na to see if her appetite improves.
Upon own reflection, I tried not to scold her during meal times. I would not force her too much and try to feed her a bit more before letting her go.
Tough period.
Leaving her childcare centre, going to Pri One, no appetite during meals and get scolded...
So... it is not easy being a KID.
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Ryan, on the other hand, displayed better behaviour (not compared to Jiejie, but compared to his previous behaviour). This morning, he got out of bed slightly after I woke him, brushed his own teeth and changed into his uniform.
He even picked up the books on the floor and helped to keep. Something I have been training them and still needed reminders. Today, he did it on his own. I guess Papa's suggestion last night work. We put a box at a corner, once we see anything that is not kept properly, we would throw into the box and by the end of the week, no one (Reyanne or Ryan) tidies up things in the box, it would be thrown away forever.
After he kept the books, I praised him. Praises work wonders.
He even went out to straighten the blanket on Papa and Mummy's bed. It was not a heavy one though, but he managed to pull it and cover the rest of the bed (like those blankets in hotels). Haha...
As usual, when one behaves, the other will have some problems or issues.
Motherhood is not easy.
I still have a long way to go !
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Need a fairy-housekeeper
How I wish... I could just use my mouth to make things happen !
" Hang th clothes.
Fold the clothes.
Throw the old clothes.
Tidy the books.
Tidy the kitchen racks.
Tidy the shelf.
Tidy the 4-tier storage box. "
" Hang th clothes.
Fold the clothes.
Throw the old clothes.
Tidy the books.
Tidy the kitchen racks.
Tidy the shelf.
Tidy the 4-tier storage box. "
Ryan's Birthdays Collages 2009 to 2012
You can say I am too free... I even created different versions for our own house, my parents and my mother-in-law. Different photos selected for different versions.
Fun with Muzy
It was another day alone at home. I did not arrange meet-ups with my friends this holidays. I wanted to concentrate on tidying up the whole house. Of couse, who says you cannot get distracted at home ?? So, here I am, glued to the PC (again).
I had lots of fun playing around with muzy app which is free online. I even planned to print out the pictures so that I could laminate and give them to my mother-in-law tonight. However, the printer ran out of certain ink.. argh
Knowing my hubby, I wonder how long will it take to replenish the ink for our printer at home. I could not buy from nearby bookshops because he said those are too expensive and I would be WASTING money if I buy from them. So ? Got to wait for him to buy ink cartridges from the best deals which he knows.
Here are some of the collages I created while playing with the app. I love the app absolutely !
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I had lots of fun playing around with muzy app which is free online. I even planned to print out the pictures so that I could laminate and give them to my mother-in-law tonight. However, the printer ran out of certain ink.. argh
Knowing my hubby, I wonder how long will it take to replenish the ink for our printer at home. I could not buy from nearby bookshops because he said those are too expensive and I would be WASTING money if I buy from them. So ? Got to wait for him to buy ink cartridges from the best deals which he knows.
Here are some of the collages I created while playing with the app. I love the app absolutely !
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
Disclaimer
The video was taken and edited by their beloved Grandpa who put in the words " Super Star Ryan Lee" and “超级巨星李睿恒”
We had a good laugh when we saw that. :P
笑死我！
We had a good laugh when we saw that. :P
笑死我！
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Little thoughts that warm our hearts. 29 Nov 2012
Yesterday, En's childcare teacher, Teacher Is, treated the whole class to Happy Meals. I guess she told them the day before, so she prepared a card to thank her teacher.
When she came home, she kept telling us she has surprise for us all. After a hearty dinner, I thought it was too early for ice cream (daddy wanted), so I went with her to see her practise piano. She has missed two lessons because of the P1 orientation and K2 Graduation Concert.
After 30 minutes of practice, we had our ice cream treat, with cone somemore. When we have finished, En en asked EVERYONE to gather around her. All of us quickly sat down on the carpet, waiting EAGERLY ( so as not to disappoint her...esp when she was so excited). :p
She took out her Happy Meal Box, then the Nuggest packet (empty) and inside were 4 french fries wrapped up. She kept 4 fries for us...how sweet was that, knowing that french fries is one of her favourite food. She fed everyone one fry and left the shortest one for herself. Awwww...
She willingly let Didi play with the toy that comes with it.
When she came home, she kept telling us she has surprise for us all. After a hearty dinner, I thought it was too early for ice cream (daddy wanted), so I went with her to see her practise piano. She has missed two lessons because of the P1 orientation and K2 Graduation Concert.
After 30 minutes of practice, we had our ice cream treat, with cone somemore. When we have finished, En en asked EVERYONE to gather around her. All of us quickly sat down on the carpet, waiting EAGERLY ( so as not to disappoint her...esp when she was so excited). :p
She took out her Happy Meal Box, then the Nuggest packet (empty) and inside were 4 french fries wrapped up. She kept 4 fries for us...how sweet was that, knowing that french fries is one of her favourite food. She fed everyone one fry and left the shortest one for herself. Awwww...
She willingly let Didi play with the toy that comes with it.
Treat from her teacher
Drawing of Papa and Mummy and something in the envelope.
Our steamboat dinner last night
Sunday, November 25, 2012
25 Nov 2012
We had a long day yesterday - 24 Nov 2012 (Saturday)
It was their school's end of year concert. The kids were sent to school 5 mins before 7a.m.
That's why they were sent to bed at 8 plus the night before.
This year's concert was En's last one, so the whole family went to show our support. 7 of us!
Although this year's dance movement was not as vigourous as last year's , we enjoyed it very much. En was soo happy throughout, smiling all the way, popping her head out to find us during the ceremony (as she was standing in the last row), and kept waving to us.
Gugu was so afraid she could not locate him, even sms me to point to his direction when En looked at us. (Gugu and gimgim were sitting one row behind, slightly further)
Ryan did his part, I like his starting pose and ending pose..haha...got style! He only came out once.. not like the graduating classes.
Will see if I can upload the video... very blur though.
It was their school's end of year concert. The kids were sent to school 5 mins before 7a.m.
That's why they were sent to bed at 8 plus the night before.
This year's concert was En's last one, so the whole family went to show our support. 7 of us!
Although this year's dance movement was not as vigourous as last year's , we enjoyed it very much. En was soo happy throughout, smiling all the way, popping her head out to find us during the ceremony (as she was standing in the last row), and kept waving to us.
Gugu was so afraid she could not locate him, even sms me to point to his direction when En looked at us. (Gugu and gimgim were sitting one row behind, slightly further)
Ryan did his part, I like his starting pose and ending pose..haha...got style! He only came out once.. not like the graduating classes.
Will see if I can upload the video... very blur though.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
15 Nov 2012
Everyone is sleeping now, except me....
I just put Ryan to bed, lying beside him, sharing his big pillow, snuggling together and requesting for goodnight kiss from him. Of course, not forgetting to tell him "Mummy love you", which he always responds with "I love you."
He is always exceptionally lovable when he is the only one awake (or rather when Jiejie is sleeping) and with mummy squeezing onto the same mattress with him.
Daddy falls asleep after scolding him for not sleeping. Mummy's fault.
I brought home a play-clock to teach them how to read time. He saw it and wanted me to teach him / tell him how to "play" with it. I promised to teach him after I bathed. However, mummy took a bit too long, and it was past bedtime. Daddy scolded him for still being awake.
So I had to coaxed him by telling him what is an hour hand what is a minute hand.
This coming Saturday will be En's P1 orientation.
Daddy 嘴硬心软
Daddy always says he will not attend her primary school events / functions because mummy is there.
But, in the end, when the date is nearer, daddy says he has to go , no choice ?!?
Mummy : "Papa, want to go and see your girl... just say so."
Yesterday, En said, "Mummy, now Ariel, Natacia and I are not best friends already. I change my mind."
I was quite taken aback as these two sweet girls have been her best friends ever since they know one another ! I thought they had a big fight or something !
En continued, " Now, Natacia is Da Jie, Ariel is Er Jie and I am Mei Mei."
Mummy let out a sigh of relief...
About her best friend, Natacia, something bad happened to her family.
Her father was struck down with brain tumour and left the family last week, leaving the mummy with 3 young kids (eldest is only 6 years old) . When I knew about the news, I was quite upset even though I do not personally know her dad. But having children of the same age, I could not imagine what it would be like, if a child, as young as En, lost a parent. We attended Nat's daddy's wake, together with the kids. Even though they said not to bring young kids to wakes. But, being Nat's best friend, En missed her in school and we had been attending each other's kids' BD parties, so it was natural that we wanted to go and pay a visit to the family. When Nat returned to school on Monday, En was elated ! She is one emotional kid. That day, she even told me she felt like crying when practising the Finale for her graduation concert because she knew that she would not see her friends anymore !
OMG... made me want to cry. How on earth could a 6 yr old think of this !? I mean... when I was 6, leaving my K2 friends and moving on to Pri 1, I did not think of those !
Whatever it is, En has to learn that this is part and parcel of life. I tried to cheer her up by telling her ways of keeping in touch with her best friends. Luckily, the mummies added one another on FB and exchanged HP numbers.
I just put Ryan to bed, lying beside him, sharing his big pillow, snuggling together and requesting for goodnight kiss from him. Of course, not forgetting to tell him "Mummy love you", which he always responds with "I love you."
He is always exceptionally lovable when he is the only one awake (or rather when Jiejie is sleeping) and with mummy squeezing onto the same mattress with him.
Daddy falls asleep after scolding him for not sleeping. Mummy's fault.
I brought home a play-clock to teach them how to read time. He saw it and wanted me to teach him / tell him how to "play" with it. I promised to teach him after I bathed. However, mummy took a bit too long, and it was past bedtime. Daddy scolded him for still being awake.
So I had to coaxed him by telling him what is an hour hand what is a minute hand.
This coming Saturday will be En's P1 orientation.
Daddy 嘴硬心软
Daddy always says he will not attend her primary school events / functions because mummy is there.
But, in the end, when the date is nearer, daddy says he has to go , no choice ?!?
Mummy : "Papa, want to go and see your girl... just say so."
Yesterday, En said, "Mummy, now Ariel, Natacia and I are not best friends already. I change my mind."
I was quite taken aback as these two sweet girls have been her best friends ever since they know one another ! I thought they had a big fight or something !
En continued, " Now, Natacia is Da Jie, Ariel is Er Jie and I am Mei Mei."
Mummy let out a sigh of relief...
About her best friend, Natacia, something bad happened to her family.
Her father was struck down with brain tumour and left the family last week, leaving the mummy with 3 young kids (eldest is only 6 years old) . When I knew about the news, I was quite upset even though I do not personally know her dad. But having children of the same age, I could not imagine what it would be like, if a child, as young as En, lost a parent. We attended Nat's daddy's wake, together with the kids. Even though they said not to bring young kids to wakes. But, being Nat's best friend, En missed her in school and we had been attending each other's kids' BD parties, so it was natural that we wanted to go and pay a visit to the family. When Nat returned to school on Monday, En was elated ! She is one emotional kid. That day, she even told me she felt like crying when practising the Finale for her graduation concert because she knew that she would not see her friends anymore !
OMG... made me want to cry. How on earth could a 6 yr old think of this !? I mean... when I was 6, leaving my K2 friends and moving on to Pri 1, I did not think of those !
Whatever it is, En has to learn that this is part and parcel of life. I tried to cheer her up by telling her ways of keeping in touch with her best friends. Luckily, the mummies added one another on FB and exchanged HP numbers.
Friday, November 9, 2012
10 Nov
It is a quiet Saturday at home I guess.
Papa has to meet his Indonesian client and send my mil somewhere in the evening. So it will be a whole day alone with the two little kids.
They are playing again (sigh) while I cook the porridge (again).
I planned to tidy the WHOLE HOUSE at first... but I think lazy mummy will tidy the CLOTHES first.... :p
Giving old stuff to salvation army donation which has come to our school, so I make use of this chance to tidy up the house. Though I want to clean and tidy the whole house, but time and energy forbid me to do so. I still have work to rush !!
Last night, Ryan was given a good scolding by papa for misbehaving in school. I chose to go and bathe when he was crying, otherwise I will sure become soft-hearted and try to stop papa from beating further.. :p He deserved la... no choice, to teach him well, I must endure it.
After the chi-cham episode, I bathe him again (after sweating and crying so much). He took out his Chinese story books and read to me, something he likes to do recently. Of course, he cannot recognise all the Chinese words, but he can remember the sentences by looking at the pictures on the page. He enjoys reading. I just had to correct him when he mispronounced certain words.
Gu Shi (story) , he said Bu Shi
Peng You (friend), he said Peng2 You4 (like Ang mo speaking mandarin haha)
While Ryan was reading Chinese story books, I was giving En en dictation. A very impromptu decision. But I realised through this activity, En en can learn many skills at the same time, and I can monitor her too.
I chose a story book that she has read before and picked one paragraph from any page. I did not tell her anything beforehand..haha...I said, take out a book and get ready. Mummy read then you write.
For her, she had to listen to the words that I read, for words she has difficulty spelling, I asked her to listen to the word again and try using phonics ( listening skills and phonics identification). When she was writing, I checked the way she wrote the letters. I don't always sit beside her when she does her work, so I seldom have the chance (and time) to check her formation of letters. I pointed out her mistake (like the way she writes f , d , b) and asked her to redo. I believe she learns the right way, but sometimes, to be fast or lazy, she uses an easy way out which is wrong.
When I read the second sentence, she asked me, "Start with capital letter?". (punctuation and captials)
She wrote the name using small letter earlier, which I pointed out as well.
The paragraph that I read out to her :
One sunny morning, Aurora awoke in the most cheerful of moods. It was her seventeenth birthday and she could not wait to see what wonderful surprises were in store. Luckily, she did not have to wait long.
When she completed the paragraph, I asked her to read out to me. I taught her how to read with fluency and intonation ( cos of some incident during oral exam in sch, I thought I should start teaching her now). At first, she was not clear nor loud, I told her to read clearly, not skipping the ending sounds (which kids do so frequently).
After a few times, she could even memorise the 3 sentences in that paragraph. I thought it could also help her in sentence structure in future. I was happy with what I did, and I thought I should continue doing it.
Let's see how much she can learn from this.
As for Ryan, he is picking up words from the cards, I am happy that now he is willing to learn to read. Let me see what I can do to Ryan's reading.....
Papa has to meet his Indonesian client and send my mil somewhere in the evening. So it will be a whole day alone with the two little kids.
They are playing again (sigh) while I cook the porridge (again).
I planned to tidy the WHOLE HOUSE at first... but I think lazy mummy will tidy the CLOTHES first.... :p
Giving old stuff to salvation army donation which has come to our school, so I make use of this chance to tidy up the house. Though I want to clean and tidy the whole house, but time and energy forbid me to do so. I still have work to rush !!
Last night, Ryan was given a good scolding by papa for misbehaving in school. I chose to go and bathe when he was crying, otherwise I will sure become soft-hearted and try to stop papa from beating further.. :p He deserved la... no choice, to teach him well, I must endure it.
After the chi-cham episode, I bathe him again (after sweating and crying so much). He took out his Chinese story books and read to me, something he likes to do recently. Of course, he cannot recognise all the Chinese words, but he can remember the sentences by looking at the pictures on the page. He enjoys reading. I just had to correct him when he mispronounced certain words.
Gu Shi (story) , he said Bu Shi
Peng You (friend), he said Peng2 You4 (like Ang mo speaking mandarin haha)
While Ryan was reading Chinese story books, I was giving En en dictation. A very impromptu decision. But I realised through this activity, En en can learn many skills at the same time, and I can monitor her too.
I chose a story book that she has read before and picked one paragraph from any page. I did not tell her anything beforehand..haha...I said, take out a book and get ready. Mummy read then you write.
For her, she had to listen to the words that I read, for words she has difficulty spelling, I asked her to listen to the word again and try using phonics ( listening skills and phonics identification). When she was writing, I checked the way she wrote the letters. I don't always sit beside her when she does her work, so I seldom have the chance (and time) to check her formation of letters. I pointed out her mistake (like the way she writes f , d , b) and asked her to redo. I believe she learns the right way, but sometimes, to be fast or lazy, she uses an easy way out which is wrong.
When I read the second sentence, she asked me, "Start with capital letter?". (punctuation and captials)
She wrote the name using small letter earlier, which I pointed out as well.
The paragraph that I read out to her :
One sunny morning, Aurora awoke in the most cheerful of moods. It was her seventeenth birthday and she could not wait to see what wonderful surprises were in store. Luckily, she did not have to wait long.
When she completed the paragraph, I asked her to read out to me. I taught her how to read with fluency and intonation ( cos of some incident during oral exam in sch, I thought I should start teaching her now). At first, she was not clear nor loud, I told her to read clearly, not skipping the ending sounds (which kids do so frequently).
After a few times, she could even memorise the 3 sentences in that paragraph. I thought it could also help her in sentence structure in future. I was happy with what I did, and I thought I should continue doing it.
Let's see how much she can learn from this.
As for Ryan, he is picking up words from the cards, I am happy that now he is willing to learn to read. Let me see what I can do to Ryan's reading.....
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Porridge for Lunch
Yesterday, I cooked porridge with minced pork. I think they were hungry or what, but we finished up the whole pot.
Today, I cooked porridge again, but with sliced pork and sliced beef. Yummy !
Haha..thick skin! But Papa and boy each ate 2 plates. En en ate the porridge, she did not like meat... but I made her eat a bit. Too skinny ! Pi Bao Gu !
Today, I cooked porridge again, but with sliced pork and sliced beef. Yummy !
Haha..thick skin! But Papa and boy each ate 2 plates. En en ate the porridge, she did not like meat... but I made her eat a bit. Too skinny ! Pi Bao Gu !
My Little Red Riding Hood ! :p
Boy at relative's house last night
My Pi Bao Gu girl engrossed with Animal show..
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Recent Photographs
Took a picture while waiting for Papa after music lesson
Doing work at Papa's office
Birthday Celebration at Japanese restaurant
With Gong gong and Po po
24 Oct 2012
Giving the children a break now... means letting them play after bath and before sleep.
Before I went into the bathroom, they were doing work in the room, but when I came out from the bathroom, they were gone ! Hiding beside the bed...hmph..
Ok, let them rest for now since they have to go Berries tomorrow.
Tomorrow is my common marking day and I asked for permission to leave for 20 mins to send them. Hopefully no hiccups tomorrow (from Ryan), otherwise I will return to school later than expected, which is not very good.
Today I left school at about 5.30pm. Headed for the supermarket to get cabbage and old cucumber. Next, bought char siew from the chicken rice stall outside, needed them to fry rice. I wanted to cook in peace (without listening to complains about each other or crying etc), so I came home to cook dinner before fetching them.
Fried the rice and cooked old cucumber soup before I walked to pick them at 6.50 p.m. Once we reached home, I asked En en to go and bathe since I still need to cook a bit. She eats very slowly, so I have to get her to bathe before having dinner, and since she can bathe on her own, I can continue cooking. When she comes out, dinner is ready.
Ryan usually finishes dinner faster, so I can bathe him once I am done. I am always the last one to bathe... that's the life of mummy.
Before I went into the bathroom, they were doing work in the room, but when I came out from the bathroom, they were gone ! Hiding beside the bed...hmph..
Ok, let them rest for now since they have to go Berries tomorrow.
Tomorrow is my common marking day and I asked for permission to leave for 20 mins to send them. Hopefully no hiccups tomorrow (from Ryan), otherwise I will return to school later than expected, which is not very good.
Today I left school at about 5.30pm. Headed for the supermarket to get cabbage and old cucumber. Next, bought char siew from the chicken rice stall outside, needed them to fry rice. I wanted to cook in peace (without listening to complains about each other or crying etc), so I came home to cook dinner before fetching them.
Fried the rice and cooked old cucumber soup before I walked to pick them at 6.50 p.m. Once we reached home, I asked En en to go and bathe since I still need to cook a bit. She eats very slowly, so I have to get her to bathe before having dinner, and since she can bathe on her own, I can continue cooking. When she comes out, dinner is ready.
Ryan usually finishes dinner faster, so I can bathe him once I am done. I am always the last one to bathe... that's the life of mummy.
My Char Siew Fried Rice with Cabbage, Eggs and Prawns
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Busy Sunday
The part-time maid did not come today.
Since I do not have a lot to mark (but still have one pile) , I decided the clean the house a bit because it is reallly toooooo messy.
The kids are painting now, so I give myself a short break while waiting for water to boil and make a cup of tea. Papa is watching that Korean drama which I am too afraid to watch as it will make me cry...haha.
Ok... back to my kids.
Ryan woke up the earliest (on weekends only). I was awake but I lazed on the bed with them. So when boy woke up, the first thing he did was to turn his craftwork (clock) to show 'day time'. He did this craftwork in school, using the paper plates, pictures and fastener. It could be rotated to show the time of the day - day or night. I discovered that every morning, the first time he did was to turn that 'clock' to show day time. At night, I did not know when he turned that to 'night time'... when I was too busy outside the room I suppose. It is amusing to see how dedicated he was at something -- something he wanted to do himself. Haa.. :p
Yesterday, I read the cards with him again. I was glad now he can remember some words from the cards. Even the Berries Textbooks, I went through with him and asked him to do some work, he was able to finish all that I asked him to. Of course, he was still bumping around while doing. He could finish one word or even one stroke and turned around and jumped onto the sofa (at Papa's office). Or he would "throw" the pencil away happily when he THOUGHT that he had finished the work.
Oh ya.. he tried to use the ruler when he had to write the chinese character "heng". I told him no need to use ruler, use hand will do! He looked upset and put away the ruler. But after that he used his left index finger and placed it along the line while his right hand was holding the pencil. He wanted to use his finger as the 'ruler' !
The girl read the whole Book 1 of her K2 Berry course. I registered her only recently, so they are at Book 4. Kia su mummy bought Book 1 to 3, as well as the Workbooks. She could read all the stories in Book 1, and is doing the Workbook 1 on her own.
They finished painting..and daddy is treating them to Yam Yam - Biscuit stick with chocolate !
Since I do not have a lot to mark (but still have one pile) , I decided the clean the house a bit because it is reallly toooooo messy.
The kids are painting now, so I give myself a short break while waiting for water to boil and make a cup of tea. Papa is watching that Korean drama which I am too afraid to watch as it will make me cry...haha.
Ok... back to my kids.
Ryan woke up the earliest (on weekends only). I was awake but I lazed on the bed with them. So when boy woke up, the first thing he did was to turn his craftwork (clock) to show 'day time'. He did this craftwork in school, using the paper plates, pictures and fastener. It could be rotated to show the time of the day - day or night. I discovered that every morning, the first time he did was to turn that 'clock' to show day time. At night, I did not know when he turned that to 'night time'... when I was too busy outside the room I suppose. It is amusing to see how dedicated he was at something -- something he wanted to do himself. Haa.. :p
Yesterday, I read the cards with him again. I was glad now he can remember some words from the cards. Even the Berries Textbooks, I went through with him and asked him to do some work, he was able to finish all that I asked him to. Of course, he was still bumping around while doing. He could finish one word or even one stroke and turned around and jumped onto the sofa (at Papa's office). Or he would "throw" the pencil away happily when he THOUGHT that he had finished the work.
Oh ya.. he tried to use the ruler when he had to write the chinese character "heng". I told him no need to use ruler, use hand will do! He looked upset and put away the ruler. But after that he used his left index finger and placed it along the line while his right hand was holding the pencil. He wanted to use his finger as the 'ruler' !
The girl read the whole Book 1 of her K2 Berry course. I registered her only recently, so they are at Book 4. Kia su mummy bought Book 1 to 3, as well as the Workbooks. She could read all the stories in Book 1, and is doing the Workbook 1 on her own.
They finished painting..and daddy is treating them to Yam Yam - Biscuit stick with chocolate !
Thursday, October 18, 2012
En's perseverance increased !
As I am typing, En is practising her new song in the room. In the past, she would give up easily if she could not play correctly in a first few tries. I told her, practising piano takes time and patience and not to expect to get what you want immediately -- Need to spend time practising and practising...even after you think you are able to play it...still must continue practising.
Nowadays, I see her showing more perseverance while playing piano. I am so glad playing the piano teaches her a value.
Getting ready for her Primary One school life next year.
Got to think - how to look after her / find a place for her to wait for me if I cannot leave school yet....
Busy mummy next year.
I had to take more job of level co-ordinator next year somemore... means lot of admin work !
I don't like admin work!!!
Ok, I better stop, it is 5pm now.
Can play a bit more piano before I start cooking!
Nowadays, I see her showing more perseverance while playing piano. I am so glad playing the piano teaches her a value.
Getting ready for her Primary One school life next year.
Got to think - how to look after her / find a place for her to wait for me if I cannot leave school yet....
Busy mummy next year.
I had to take more job of level co-ordinator next year somemore... means lot of admin work !
I don't like admin work!!!
Ok, I better stop, it is 5pm now.
Can play a bit more piano before I start cooking!
Yippee !! No crying today!!
I have been praying hard that it will be easier for me to drop him at Berries today !
He went in after circling near the door, walking to me, clinging to me... but his teacher held his hand and he walked in with her after I promised him his lollipop.... ( got to wean off this lollipop reward)
Over the past 7 days...I have been telling him that he still has lessons at Berries.
To make sure that he does not cry or refuse to go in for the next lesson, mummy has to keep thinking of ways to coax him.
Strategies used :
- talking to him about his teacher Guo Lao Shi
- asking him to choose his own clothes which he wants to wear to Berries
- praising him when he sings the song he learns during Berries lessons
- letting him play with the 'magic' marker from Berries
- reading the Berries textbook and PRAISING him for reading the words
since last week.
Today, I picked them up earlier from school, to allow more time to be wasted if he still cries and refuses to go in. Surprisingly, he did not cry when he left his Childcare centre. Last week, he cried as he did not want to go Berries and even tried to go back to his Childcare centre. He asked me, "Mummy, where are we going?"
While I am thinking how to answer him... he actually answered his own question "Go Berries?"
Phew... ok, at least he is more prepared.
But once we reach the top of the escalator, he tried to back off and walk away from Berries. I held his hand and talked to him. Last week, I scolded him when I saw that refused to go in. I reflected on my actions after I saw how Daddy actually TALKED to him and asked him why he did not want to go Berries.
I followed them in (usually parents do not go in), to pay for the cards that I wanted to get for En en.
As we were still early, they had to wait outside and entertain themselves with the books on display.
He happily chose a Dinosaur book and started flipping. Next, I saw him lying comfortably on the floor, which I told him not to do so. :p Minutes later, he was walking in and out of the 'story-telling' room, twirling around him, and playing a fool. Finally, his teacher appeared, so I had to send him in. He refused initially, but luckily the Teacher assistant managed to coax him in. Of course, I still had to promise him his lollipop ! Argh ! I had to stop this lollipop reward, otherwise he will be eating lollipop every week !!!
I was happy with what they are learning there.
Ryan left his lesson reciting a 'song' :
Bing Gan Yuan Yuan
Yuan Yuan Bing Gan
Yong Shou Yi Ban
Bian Cheng Xiao Chuan
En learnt a few Cheng Yu. They have one or two from every week's lesson.
She could say : Qi Xin He Li, Si Jiao Chao Tian, Ying You Jin You...
From Ryan's book: I taught him Jin Jin You Wei and Mi Mi Ma Ma....
Regretted not sending them since Jan !
He went in after circling near the door, walking to me, clinging to me... but his teacher held his hand and he walked in with her after I promised him his lollipop.... ( got to wean off this lollipop reward)
Over the past 7 days...I have been telling him that he still has lessons at Berries.
To make sure that he does not cry or refuse to go in for the next lesson, mummy has to keep thinking of ways to coax him.
Strategies used :
- talking to him about his teacher Guo Lao Shi
- asking him to choose his own clothes which he wants to wear to Berries
- praising him when he sings the song he learns during Berries lessons
- letting him play with the 'magic' marker from Berries
- reading the Berries textbook and PRAISING him for reading the words
since last week.
Today, I picked them up earlier from school, to allow more time to be wasted if he still cries and refuses to go in. Surprisingly, he did not cry when he left his Childcare centre. Last week, he cried as he did not want to go Berries and even tried to go back to his Childcare centre. He asked me, "Mummy, where are we going?"
While I am thinking how to answer him... he actually answered his own question "Go Berries?"
Phew... ok, at least he is more prepared.
But once we reach the top of the escalator, he tried to back off and walk away from Berries. I held his hand and talked to him. Last week, I scolded him when I saw that refused to go in. I reflected on my actions after I saw how Daddy actually TALKED to him and asked him why he did not want to go Berries.
I followed them in (usually parents do not go in), to pay for the cards that I wanted to get for En en.
As we were still early, they had to wait outside and entertain themselves with the books on display.
He happily chose a Dinosaur book and started flipping. Next, I saw him lying comfortably on the floor, which I told him not to do so. :p Minutes later, he was walking in and out of the 'story-telling' room, twirling around him, and playing a fool. Finally, his teacher appeared, so I had to send him in. He refused initially, but luckily the Teacher assistant managed to coax him in. Of course, I still had to promise him his lollipop ! Argh ! I had to stop this lollipop reward, otherwise he will be eating lollipop every week !!!
I was happy with what they are learning there.
Ryan left his lesson reciting a 'song' :
Bing Gan Yuan Yuan
Yuan Yuan Bing Gan
Yong Shou Yi Ban
Bian Cheng Xiao Chuan
En learnt a few Cheng Yu. They have one or two from every week's lesson.
She could say : Qi Xin He Li, Si Jiao Chao Tian, Ying You Jin You...
From Ryan's book: I taught him Jin Jin You Wei and Mi Mi Ma Ma....
Regretted not sending them since Jan !
Thursday, October 4, 2012
天不怕，地不怕，只怕他爸爸！
I started sending En en to Berries (Bai Li Guo), as I heard that they are very good. It is a Chinese Enrichment Centre for all levels , starting from N1. They can be quite expensive, but I think my kids will learn a lot there. I attended one lesson (not willingly) with Ryan. It was his first trial lesson there, I thought I could leave him alone. I think too highly of him..haha. He did not want to go in and held on to me tightly. So in the end, I had to go in with him, and had no chance to sneak out. Oh yes, I did, towards the end when they go to another room for story telling, I slowed down and let them go in first. He was very much settled, so I left him alone.
Yesterday was not his first lesson, but he cried loudly in the room. I think it was because it was a different time slot, so the classroom and teachers were not the same. He was prepared to go into his 'old' classroom ! I forgot to pre-empt him that it will be a different classroom and different teacher. Ops! Hopefully the next lesson, he will perform better. I have not registered him yet. I thought I want to monitor him a few more times before I really pay the full term's course fees. So for now, I pay trial lesson, each time he attends. But I cannot do that for long. I need to make up my mind by next Thursday as it will be his 3rd trial lesson.
Mummy thought this boy 天不怕，地不怕，只怕他爸爸！How would I expect him to cry in a new class, new teachers and new classmates!
Last week, when I went to fetch him, he actually took the initiative to say bye bye to his last year's form teacher who is also the centre supervisor. I thought it was unusual. This teacher was always complaining about his behaviour last year. He was really mischievous last year. This year, he was better, but being a BOY, of course, he still misbehaves at times. When he does that, and it is serious, the supervisor will still inform us. So she was not really one of his favourite teachers. Therefore I was surprised that he said bye bye to her! Usually, he will be so eager to run off once he puts on his shoes.
It was then that Jasmine, the supervisor told me what happened at the earlier part of the day. The teachers brought them outdoor for lantern walk and the kids were instructed to wash their hands and legs immediately when they go back to the centre. But, being him, Ryan went to touch the toys and forgot to wash himself. So his favourite teacher, teacher Sabrina, reprimanded him and told the supervisor about it.
That's not the end of the story.. he hilarious part is... he actually went to the supervisor (Jasmine, whom he knows will tell papa about him being naughty in school) and asks her " Today, you work until 7 ?"
I tried very hard not to laugh when teacher Jasmine was telling me this. I cannot imagine he actually thought of that ! Everyday, only 1 or 2 teachers will be on duty to stay till 7pm. If Jasmine is on duty that day, it means that she will have a chance to see Papa and will definitely tell him what happened. So he was worried about that and had the cheek to go to Jasmine to ask if she works till 7pm that day.
Ryan Lee ah Ryan Lee... that's why mummy always think that you 天不怕，地不怕，只怕你爸爸！
Yesterday was not his first lesson, but he cried loudly in the room. I think it was because it was a different time slot, so the classroom and teachers were not the same. He was prepared to go into his 'old' classroom ! I forgot to pre-empt him that it will be a different classroom and different teacher. Ops! Hopefully the next lesson, he will perform better. I have not registered him yet. I thought I want to monitor him a few more times before I really pay the full term's course fees. So for now, I pay trial lesson, each time he attends. But I cannot do that for long. I need to make up my mind by next Thursday as it will be his 3rd trial lesson.
Mummy thought this boy 天不怕，地不怕，只怕他爸爸！How would I expect him to cry in a new class, new teachers and new classmates!
Last week, when I went to fetch him, he actually took the initiative to say bye bye to his last year's form teacher who is also the centre supervisor. I thought it was unusual. This teacher was always complaining about his behaviour last year. He was really mischievous last year. This year, he was better, but being a BOY, of course, he still misbehaves at times. When he does that, and it is serious, the supervisor will still inform us. So she was not really one of his favourite teachers. Therefore I was surprised that he said bye bye to her! Usually, he will be so eager to run off once he puts on his shoes.
It was then that Jasmine, the supervisor told me what happened at the earlier part of the day. The teachers brought them outdoor for lantern walk and the kids were instructed to wash their hands and legs immediately when they go back to the centre. But, being him, Ryan went to touch the toys and forgot to wash himself. So his favourite teacher, teacher Sabrina, reprimanded him and told the supervisor about it.
That's not the end of the story.. he hilarious part is... he actually went to the supervisor (Jasmine, whom he knows will tell papa about him being naughty in school) and asks her " Today, you work until 7 ?"
I tried very hard not to laugh when teacher Jasmine was telling me this. I cannot imagine he actually thought of that ! Everyday, only 1 or 2 teachers will be on duty to stay till 7pm. If Jasmine is on duty that day, it means that she will have a chance to see Papa and will definitely tell him what happened. So he was worried about that and had the cheek to go to Jasmine to ask if she works till 7pm that day.
Ryan Lee ah Ryan Lee... that's why mummy always think that you 天不怕，地不怕，只怕你爸爸！
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Excuses....excuses...excuses
Last night, the boy kept coming out of the room when he was supposed to sleep.
1st excuse : Thirsty - gave him water
2nd excuse : Cold - cover the 2 with one blanket
3rd excuse : Blanket is messy - (cos they wriggle here and there), so each got his/her own blanket
4th excuse : The bolster became SMALLER ! ( dunno to laugh or to get angry!)
1st excuse : Thirsty - gave him water
2nd excuse : Cold - cover the 2 with one blanket
3rd excuse : Blanket is messy - (cos they wriggle here and there), so each got his/her own blanket
4th excuse : The bolster became SMALLER ! ( dunno to laugh or to get angry!)
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Good Morning!
He chose that singlet. Alamak! Pink!
After a meal... pose for mummy!
Didi woke up at around half past 9. He asked me to take the book we read last night. I pulled myself out of bed to take the book for him. It was a relatively new book, so I placed it on the higher shelf. They liked the book because it has funny pictures. He could not read the words, but he liked to see the pictures. After flipping through the book, he went to the next room and brought his favourite box over. His box of toy cars / toy planes. How I wish he could just stick to the book longer!
Just woke up... ;p
And went back to laze, hugging mummy... :)
I just love to be hugged and clinged on to by my kids. Which mummy doesn't ? Right? :)
Cheeky brother is already up.
Homemade burgers.
He finished his burger !
Not for her yet...
Boy's appetite was good. He finished the burger ( beef patty, lettuce and cheese) which is the same size as Papa's. He even drank his small bowl of mushroom soup, together with top layer of the burger.
The girl ate a chocolate ball for her breakfast, so she could not finish her burger. Only ate one layer of bread with the ham and lettuce. But I made her finish her mushroom soup.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Eating apples after their dinner today. :)
I just bathed the boy (2nd time after he came back from school). He was sooooo sweaty even after he had bathed at Granny's house at about 7p.m. It just doesn't feel right to let him go to bed with all that sweat. The kids are lying on the bed, getting ready to sleep. Having to wake the girl up in the morning to get ready for piano lesson can be challenging at times.
Tomorrow's plan will be to go Papa's office again, where I will do my work (hopefully without dozing off... and got my sleeping-pose taken by Papa sneakily just to laugh at me).
Last week, we also went to Papa's office. We had a good lunch (cheap too) at a hawker centre. The kids got to enjoy local food - Chai Tow Kuay. Papa's craving for Char Kuay Tiao was satisfied, coupled with his usual combo - Pineapple drink. I ate CKT too, after putting my guilt away, and worriedly stood on the weighing scale at night.
Taking a sip from Papa's drink. In actual fact, he just went round TRYING every drink, for MANY times.
Jie jie, as usual, the last to finish her food.
Papa's favourite Char Kuay Tiao stall, which seriously made him wonder if the Uncle would consider taking him as disciple, to pass on the skill of cooking Char Kuay Tiao.
Sound asleep on sofa in Papa's office.
Making their cage
This was usually what they entertained themselves with at Papa's office. Of course, this was when mummy did not force them to complete some written work.
Leftover from my 2-dollars Char Kuay Tiao... looked a bit wasteful, but I really could not eat those cockles.
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