We're Going To The Zoo...Again - 17/07/2010

Thanks to Joycelyn...yet again...we were able to visit the zoo for free! Yippeee....apart from the zoo, K was thrilled to be able to meet up and play with Trishelle jie-jie. If K has a list of her favourite playmates, Trishelle jie-jie definitely will be at the top of the list :)

2 pretty girls posing for the camera. I love the way K pretend-played with her toy camera (see the bottom 3 pictures)

Daddy is a strong man!

Bubble time after a showHighlight of the trip: Waterplay!!!
2 hot babes and 1 old hunk...hahaha!!!
The 2 girls monkeyed around!Bonus: a kiddy ride after waterplay! Very happy indeed!

K did this Noah's ark animal sticker scene after the zoo trip

K's 2nd School Excursion - 17/07/2010

K should be in for a good time this field trip as she will be on the bus and ride on the MRT for the first time. Any idea yet where we will be going? Drum roll.....Changi Airport, Terminal 3 via MRT at the Tanah Merah MRT station. True enough, she became very excited the minute she sees the buses at the carpark! We took the bus to Tanah Merah MRT Station.

I shall let the pictures do the talking:

K's bento lunch: Three cheese tortellini in bolognese sauce, baby carrots, brocoli, mango and strawberries
Parents and children waiting in the classroom before setting off for Tanah Merah MRT Station. A friendly and approchable staff of the station gave an informative briefing.

All children and adults listened attentively

K with her MRT pass

In the train with Maximus' pretty mummy, teachers Auntie Shuyee and Auntie Sunying

Arrived at Changi Airport MRT Station

The girls were hungry and snacked while waiting for the Skytrain to Terminal 3.

Left to right: Ella, K & Joyce

A garden theme exhibit at the airport

After much efforts, we finally have a decent group photo

Daddy met us at the airport :)

So sweeeeet!!!

Playground time & home-sweet-home

2nd Visit To Horse City - 19/06/2010

Daddy helped K get ready for her pony ride The helmet was big, so K did not feel comfortable wearing it

Princess in one of her "sedia" moods.

Daddy had to coax her to hold onto the reins of the pony

Finally, all set! Look at her helmet....too big :( Feeding frenzy!!

K was definitely happier without the helmet

The girls enjoyed the interaction time with the animals

Daddy Ryan & Tristan di-di enjoying a stroll Want to know how high the temperature was?

Just look at the girls' hair!!

Enjoying the aircon at Sol Playground cafe

This was our 2nd visit to Horse City. The last time we visited, the girls did not have the chance to ride on the pony, much to their disappointment, due to the wet grounds and the absence of a trainer. This time we did not take any chance; I called up a day earlier to make sure there would be a trainer available and called them again at 9a.m. on the actual day to make sure the grounds were suitable for pony riding. We just cannot afford to make the girls disappointed again and twice for that matter.

Krissa was the first in line but instead of being happy (she was looking forward since the start of the day), she was so so blue as the helmet made her very uncomfortable. Anyhow, she went ahead with the ride and her mood seemed to brighten towards the end of the ride...hahaha!! Trishelle was the exact contrary. The ill fitting helmet did not affect her mood and she was so happy on the pony :)

After the pony ride, the girls fed the rabbits and had fun chasing and being chased by the rabbits. The temperature was high, so we seek refuge at Sol Playground Cafe. I like this cafe; mummies get to enjoy their meals and aircon in peace and the children get to play both indoors and outdoors. Erm...daddies?? Kekeke....daddies are kept busy as they have to keep an eye on their precious gems while mummies relax ;)

Graffiti! - 28/05/2010

K, in the car, after watching Graffiti!

We bought a copy of the cd which was

autographed by the musicians! Mummy & daughter matching outfits at 8Q SAMMy favourite picture!

This musical act brings together 2 male musicians playing a cello and a viola and 2 female musicians playing the violin. The intended age for this gig was 4yrs and above but we decided to bring K for the show as unlike the previous plays which she had watched, this act was all about classical music and since she is attending Mandeville, we thought that this act would be appropriate for her. We saw Junyi gor-gor(Mabel's boy) and Celeste (Shymz/Sheila's girl) too. Although K did not sit on the floor throughout the show, she was happy as she was clapping and dancing to the tunes! After the show, we bought a copy of the cd autographed by the musicians and went to the "Food For Thoughts" bistro located at 8Q SAM where Art Loft is for a yummy lunch.

The Legend Of The Magnificent Moon - 22/05/2010

K & Trishelle coloured the fishes which were made

into a mobile
The jie-jies and gor-gors helped to cut and string
the mobile
2 Daddy + 1 Baby Boy + Finished Mobiles + Waiting = Bored
Play area where the wall was made of felt and velcro
Bricks, books and another wall made of magnet

The girls met again to catch "The Legend of the Magnificent Moon" presented by iTheatre at the National Museum of Singapore. The unique thing about this show was that there was a 10 minutes workshop for the children after the play. The storytellers cum actresses were 2 ladies and they really talked alot. At first, we were worried that the girls may not understand, thus may not enjoy. Luckily, our worries were unfounded as not only did they listen intently to the actresses, they understood the lengthy dialogues! At the 10 minutes workshop after the play, each child was given a picture of a plain moon, glitter glues and some scraps to exercise their creativity. Krissa did a mean interpretation of her moon! I took some pictures of her moon and her together with one of the actresses using my iPhone which unfortunately "passed away" in my toilet bowl, so all the pictures and video clips which I did not synchronise with my computer were gone.....sob, sob......

The play fell on Children's Museum Week, so there were a few activities in the museum for the children at no extra cost and the gals enjoyed all of them :)

**Krissa also caught "The Gruffalo" organised by iTheatre at Alliance Francaise with Junyi gor-gor and both children really enjoyed it. Even to date, Krissa would still perform The Gruffalo Roar!!

After watching these shows presented by iTheatre, I am impress with their quality productions and will definitely support their works in future.

The Luxe Museum - 22/05/2010

K's art school, Art Loft, incorporates field trips in their curriculum. The venue this time was The Luxe Art Museum to learn about the works of renowned sculptor artist, Han Sai Por.

Swimming @ Raffles Town Club - 01/05/2010

K loves to go on playdates with Trishelle nowadays, so we went for a swim with Joycelyn and family at Raffles Town Club. I did not charge the battery, thus my camera died out on me after these pictures. Pictures were taken before the swim at the Chinese restaurant in the club. Hey, did I ever mention that Tristan is such a darling? He is by far the most "well behaved" baby I have come across :)

K's 1st Official School Excursion - 28/04/2010

Bento for K's 1st excursion! A very cheerful K at Kok Fah Technology Farm
All of us literally "melted" under the blazing sun

A staff demonstrating on how to cut an aloe vera.

K threw away the cut aloe vera as she did not like the

slimy feeling.

K quenched her thirst with a much needed cold aloe vera drink.

K with mummy dearest & Auntie Shuyee

(yes, all the children address their teachers as Auntie)

K and her classmate, Tomi, enjoying a refreshing bowl of mango pudding.

Look at K's hair! It sure was a hot day!!

At Pasir Ris Park: I'm so proud of K's quick thinking and motor skills.

She went up and down the space nets on her own without any assistance and

just when her friends tried walking from one end to the other end, she simply

sat down and used her butt! I think her 6 months stinct at My Gym when she

was just 6 months old really helps :)

I really think I felt more excited than Krissa on her first official school excursion! I had always wanted to make her a beautiful bento and the pink soba noodles which I bought from Meidi-ya sure helped alot :)

We went to two places; Kok Fah Technology Farm Pte Ltd and Pair Ris Park. It was a guided tour at the farm and the children were shown various types of vegetables that we often eat. However, due to the extremely hot weather, all of us were happier to be indoors enjoying a bottle of refreshing aloe vera drink and/or a bowl of chilled mango pudding. Kok Fah Technology Farm Pte Ltd supplies their produce to NTUC supermarkets under the brand "Pasar" and we were given two packets of their produce before we left. Next stop, the Pasir Ris Park where the kids, needless to say, had great fun!!

I am very happy that Krissa had enjoyed herself very, very much on this trip :) When she is happy, I'm happy *contented*

The Magic Garden - 24/04/2010

The Magic Garden @ The Esplanade K's favourite spot at the Singapore Flyer

Time to feed the fish!

Pretty Trishelle....forever so smiley for the lens :)

It was the first time the kids (Krissa & Trishelle) caught a play at The Esplanade and even though it was staged in the small recital studio, it was comfortable enough. The 2 princesses thoroughly enjoyed the show. I bought a cd titled "The Magic Forest" after the play and both mummies set our minds to bring the girls to catch "The Magic Ocean".

After the show, we went for dinner at our usual haunt...Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits at the Singapore Flyer where the kids had great fun running around, watching the tortoises and feeding the fish.

I am really glad that K likes to hang out with Trishelle nowadays. Oh but for some strange reason or simply difficulty in her pronunciation , K calls Trishelle carrot/Karen jie-jie...but in a very affectionate manner, so I guess it makes up for it. Hahaha!

Child Size Presented by Act 3 - 14/03/2010

Entrance

K likes Auntie Mabel a lot! She would rather hold

Auntie Mabel's hand than mine! "Journal of Figures" station
Jun Yi gor-gor & K preferred colouring to crafting the cardboards
The artist sewed a button on K's "man" at the

"Beautiful Garden" station Jun Yi gor-gor posing with his "man"
Bookworms :)
Dance workshop

Jun Yi gor-gor was able to dance very well!

K liked the peacock feather but hated the bells tied to her ankle! Jun Yi gor-gor singing on stage

Act 3 International has a new festival for young children aptly named "Child Size". The writeup seemed pretty interesting with many fun filled activities for the children, so I asked Auntie Mabel and Jun Yi gor-gor to join us.

There were 2 different packs available and each lasted about 2.5hrs; Chamber Pack and Play Den Pack. We opted for the latter as it appeared to be more interesting with a puppet show, singing and dance workshop. Unfortunately, we were quite disappointed. The Chamber Pack seemed a better choice as we had seen a segment with quite a number of children and adults having fun with some percussion instruments. One of K's Art Loft teachers, Ms Shireen, also commented that the story telling program in Chamber Pack was engaging.

We were pretty early, thus had time to create art from used corrugated cardboards at the "Journal of Figures" station and to create a "man" wearing clothes from recycled magazines at the "Beautiful Garden" station. Both counters had artists to demonstrate their craft and guide the children but K preferred a ready-made aeroplane(lazy bum or smart aleck?!) to making one from scratch. We finished these 2 artmaking stations pretty fast as the children were not very keen in them.

First to come was the highly anticipated puppet show. Unfortunately, it was not very interesting. Too wordy and lengthy even for adults but I am grateful that K did not scream her lungs out to get out! Next comes the dance workshop (Indian dance). At first, K appeared to be interested and tried to follow the hands and feet movements demonstrated by the Indian lady dancer but soon lost interest. By the time the singing workshop starts, she was too tired to even want to participate.

Amongst the shows K has attended, this is by far the longest, most expensive and most disappointing :(