our little helper!

This little girl likes to kaypoh around whenever we are doing the household chores. So we decided to go with her interest - join in the chores!

This was when we were still staying at my parents' place. There were more ferrying services that she could do.

Then when we shifted, she moved on from keeping the laundry to doing the laundry. 

Now, she helps with vacuuming the floor too. Initially, she was afraid of the noise from the vacuum cleaner and would run away from it. But I guess her curiosity overpowered her fear, so here she is, vacuuming the floor!

Many friends thought she was really a great helper at home, but please, do know that these videos 纯粹做效果而已。She is really just playing. But I do hope that she will continue to keep this helpful spirit and continue to do the household chores forever and ever!

fun day @ Polliwogs

We wanted to bring little PJ for a swim on Christmas Day but the weather was no good. So we quickly googled about indoor playgrounds and decided on Polliwogs at Suntec City. It is still fine to bring little PJ to indoor playgrounds because she still pays the price of a below 2 years old. Priced at $13 for 2 hours, inclusive of the entry of the toddler and 2 adults, I think this very reasonable. So we stayed inside for 2 hours (out of which 40min was spent on lunch) and little PJ had fun with slides! (There were no balls there - PJ's favourites - so she could try out new things!)

LED slide!

WHEEEEE~!

She is rather proficient at climbing up stairs/structures and getting into the slide off position. Good training in school and at the playground below our house.

Then, she decided to try out a new way of sliding off. Haha!

Overall, I think that this trip to Polliwogs was good. Age-appropriate play areas, clean, not too many screaming and crazy kids, and mostly importantly, little PJ had fun.

pattern 多过 badminton!

Little PJ's bed is the pink one and the mattress beside is the one that we would lie on if we were to sleep with her. I found her in these positions on 3 occasions and I really can't help but to snap some photos.

Rotated 180 degrees

Looks like a crime scene huh?

One bed is not enough

This girl, seriously laugh die me.

little PJ goes to Gkidz!

Little PJ has started attending Gkidz on Sundays. (Gkidz is like "sunday school") Currently, I am there with her throughout the sessions, as recommended by the Gkidz leaders. Most of the time, she will be ok playing with the toys  when she arrives. But as soon as the programme starts, she will stick to me like superglue and refuse to sit with other children. I can succeed in pushing her forward only occasionally.

Craft work - crown

Finally got her to stand on her own!

Hello let's be friends.

In Gkidz, little PJ needs to learn to follow instructions and participate in the programme. Of course, she cannot. Not because she doesn't want to, but because she is still transiting in and trying to make sense of what's happening. One thing that she is familiar with though, is the pack-up song that they sing everytime they need to pack up the toys. Because we have been singing this at home too!
After 3 weeks at Gkidz, little PJ has kind of learnt the "fold your arms, cross your legs" instruction. We've tested it out a few times at home and she does fold her arms and cross her legs. Pray that she will do the same at Gkidz too!

I certainly hope that she can fully transit it and I can attend service at the main auditorium soon!

we're going to the zoo zoo zoo

This is little PJ's second trip to the zoo. First time was when she was 9 months old and she spent most of the time in the pram and giving a blur look. Haha.
This time, she saw polar bears, dogs, monkeys, seals, giraffes and penguins.

Of course, not forgetting her favorite water play! (Which she spent most of the time standing at the same position because she was afraid of the water structures...zzZzz)

守机碍情 Like me. I Like

手机，究竟是人们联络感情的工具还是阻碍？

今天观赏了《守机碍情》这部舞台剧。刚听闻舞台剧的名称时，还以为是“手机爱情”。看清楚后才发现原来是“守机碍情”。如此巧妙地利用同音字，我喜欢。

这部舞台剧打着“马炎庆从政后首次演舞台剧”的名堂，引起了注意。我也是好奇国会议员参与舞台剧到底会是怎样一回事，于是买票了。

说实在的，这部剧并没有高潮迭起的情节，一些揶揄英文缩写的部分 [如 MP (marketing partner), NMP (No Mobile Phones), NSP (No Selfies Please)] 显得有些多此一举，灯光和影像的投射也有些失误，但无可厚非的是，它描绘了现代人如何在守住手机时，阻碍了情感的交流，忽略了现实生活中的人际关系，让我有许多感触。更重要的是，我感受到了演员们的诚意。如何感受到诚意，说实在的，我也说不上来。就像是剧中人物文耀所说的，是种说不出的感觉，但心里真的感受到了。

很高兴我看了这部舞台剧，因为我真的被感动了。

a new beginning!

And so, we have officially moved to our new home!

children's day celebrationS

With Children's Day on Friday and Hari Raya Haji holiday on Monday, it seems like we had a long weekend to celebrate Children's Day.
Firstly, little PJ's school organized a Children's Day outing for the whole centre on Children's Day itself and so off to Fidgets World we go... again. Yes yes yes, just as I said that we won't be back at Fidgets World for a long time.. I know right.

And so we went, this time knowing what to anticipate at the play area. So here's little PJ and her favourite ball balls.

This time round, she wasn't too interested in any other toys, but just ball balls. Check out the video below. She didn't let go of the 2 balls in her hands, even when she needed her hands to climb the structure! So funny can..

My conclusion at the end of the day is, all she needs is 2 ball balls (1 for each hand) and a large area to run around in, and that will make her very happy already. 

And because it is Children's Day, I decided that she could have something special for dinner, so I made chicken-and-broccoli pancakes for her. 

om nom nom nom...

Thinking that since she has a huge appetite, I made 4 pieces for her, but lo and behold, she didn't want to continue eating after just 1 piece. So well, I think pancakes are still best eaten as breakfast.

On Saturday, we had intended to bring her for a swim, together with Yu Jie and Yu Le. But unfortunately, it rained! So we changed our destination to the airport indoor playground instead. Again, she had fun running around the playground, this time with Yu Jie. 

骑马马

And on Monday, we went for a swim at Toa Payoh Safra together with Yu Jie, Yu Le (yes, again), Colly and Joel! I was pretty excited for this because I think it is my first 'playdate' with other mummies. Thank God for the good weather on Monday morning. PJ and I spent an hour in the pool. 

Just want to end off with Psalm 127:3 "Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him". Thank God for such a precious, cheeky little girl!

off to Fidgets we go!

Little PJ had a play date with SKT and SKY on 5 Sep (where both their childcare centres were closed for Teachers' Day). We went to Fidgets World @ The Grandstand at Turf Club. (This is the cheapest we can find for toddlers below 2 years old)

While the 2 cousins went crazy the moment they stepped in, little PJ was apprehensive and didn't want to let go of whoever was carrying her. We deduced that it could be due to the noise and dark play areas (we started off at the area for older kids, which we realised only after a while). She stayed at one little corner playing with balls and didn't want to move. 

finding security in the balls

After a while, we then realised that there is another play area for toddlers below 3 years old. And so we brought her there and she was apparently happier there. (Oops, Papa Mama didn't mean to bring you to the wrong area!)

 Vehicles to ride on in the toddlers' area

 Obviously she didn't quite like this

Swimming in the sea of ball balls!

She was playing on her own most of the time, hence you don't see photos of her and her cousins together. I think the kids had great fun (they played for an hour plus), so much fun that all 3 of them were too tired for lunch. All 3 ate much less than what they would usually eat. When we left, SKT was already sleeping in her daddy's arms while little PJ fell asleep before the car turned out of Turf Club.

It was little PJ's first time at such indoor playground, and I guess it will be a long time before we would bring her to an indoor playground again. Some older kids run around and play like there is no tomorrow (read: scream and shout and reckless), and some unsupervised toddlers snatch toys like they are the king. And I'm not really comfortable with it. So well, we had fun, Fidgets, but we won't be back till a long time later. 

little PJ goes to school!

Little PJ enrolled into the infant care on 1 Sep. Her mama had been having separation anxiety since don't know when and had wished that the day wouldn't come come quickly. But when the time came, I still had to let her go.


                                             Happy to go to school

When we reached the school, she was quickly distracted by the big play area, many toys and little friends and immediately walked off to play. I stayed aside to watch her and I was pretty glad that she didn't have any separation anxiety.

Waiting to be fed

One more scoop please!

Teacher said she got into this toy on her own

She didn't have any problems playing and eating, nor with the teachers whom she saw for the first time. But napping was a huge struggle. She cried and cried and walked around in the room, refusing to lie down on the mattress. The teachers couldn't do anything and had to go on to making other kids nap. So I stayed in the room with her. When she finally relented, tears and mucus was all over her face. After that, I left the infant care to do some shopping. When I returned to the infant care at 4+pm, she was already awake and when she saw me, she wailed.

Mama, carry me!!

She only napped for 45min, which explains her cranky mode. Well, other than the napping struggle, I guess she was not too bad for the first day. She warmed up to the teachers quickly, had many toys to play and little friends to be with.

So for the second day, I just dropped her in school and left. When I went back to check at 1+pm (that's the napping time), teacher was trying to make her nap. So I quickly exited before she saw me. She didn't nap for long, just 45min again.

For the third day, she didn't nap at all!! I don't know what happened, but I do understand the difficulty of making this curious little girl nap. Just got to make do with it. She was so so so tired that she zonked out while on the way back home.

zzZzzZz...

Now is the second week that she is there. The Hubs will drop her off and pick her up every day. I hope the napping for my little girl will get better, and she will remain strong and healthy. (Heard too many horror stories about kids falling sick in childcare).