Our 1st beach wedding

23 nov is a much anticipated date for Ian as we then told him we would b travelling to kl for a wedding of daddy's cousin n for some 'errands' the boy was looking fwd so he has started counting down more than a mth ago.

Nv did we expect a beach wedding n Ian was exclaiming aft the wedding that its our 1st beach wedding. Hmm something out of the norm as we expected ballroom aft solemnisation by the beach. Well it was not, it was buffet dinner by the beach n sth v new to our kids haha coz we see this in movies but hardly in real life as weather is so uncertain n pple are so demanding haha but the couple had faith, it turned out Gd weather but had pple complaining abt the hot weather n sun in shoes haha. 

Anw it was Gd experience n guess was a Gd time to catch up w relatives we don't meet v often who r staying in msia. Well well was a nice but busy wkend just driving up n down n across the highway. Guess we don't hv many chances but this yr we had 2 of these experiences n it's fun for the kids!

Hello, zhangde pri Sch

Yes, aft a farewell, it's time to say hello to Ian's much awaited new Sch. Well abit of nervousness as we walked into the Sch. All so familiar but yet unfamiliar coz we did go walk in a few times but still unfamiliar to whereabouts. We went to his class booth stand n given info pack n his name tag. Walked up to the hall n he was ushered to go sit in front according to class. Could tell he was nervous but yet keen to check out new friends. 

Parents were given a talk in hall while kids went into class for some 'test'. Well coincidentally he had the same teacher as his cousin Seth n the boy did self intro n according to him, alot of classmates had older sibling in Sch so he also mentioned abt his cousins hmm guess start of peer pressure. It was a Gd time knowing friends I guess as he counted 12 girls n total 27 kids tho supp to b 29, shall see. N he happened to be same class as a Sch mate from Chinese kindly. Well well shall see how the real orientation goes for 1st 3 days of Sch, till then it's HOLIDAY time!!!!

Goodbye Chinese kindergarten

Today marks the end of Ian's Kindy days n lots of emotions as he attended the party. Even in bed, he kept saying he misses his friends n asked if he would not see all of them again. Even attending the event w him, felt the same emo as him coz afterall he has been there for 3 yrs n made some Gd friends. It started w him getting to know them, acquainted w them n then became Gd friends n time to bid farewell. Certainly thank God for seeing the boy thru this phase of his life which made some foundation to his schooling days.

They presented a speech n drama of 'Goldilocks n the 3 bears' n then they had this wheel barrow game which he paired w his buddy Eden. Sang a few of their songs, took class pic for the last time n was party time. Ended w some friends giving them gifts. Guess emotional as he came home reading some notes saying 'I will miss u' n thanks for being a friend. Guess he will truly treasure these little gifts as he embarks on his next phase of schooling. 

Ian is 6 yrs n 8 mths old

Well the grad concert was the highlight of this mth for him. Yes, 3 yrs in his Kindy just went past so fast n he has grown to b a more confident boy. Truly thank God to see him thru this phase when he 1st started kindy, we weren't sure if we would b the kind of parents having to drag him to Sch but on the contrary he loves his Sch, friends n teachers so the 3 yrs have been such fun time in his life n he sure learnt alot more abt God thru his daily assembly n Friday chapel. Guess this is the most he n us will miss when he goes pri Sch. He has become so confident in himself when we see him giving intro to his class performance. Well we trust God will see him thru this new phase. 

Well to celeb his grad we went legoland for a final time n din know our boy is a daredevil in taking roller coaster. We took the extreme roller coaster n he keeps wanting to go again but our adults hearts need to rest haha. 

Yes, he's picking up confidence in water as well. Now his head can go in n swim wo a board. Hope soon we could b swimming laps together. 

N he got his new piano well just hope he will b more conscientious in practicing his music pieces. 

Well 1 more wk of Sch n he shld b going for last few wks of break b4 entering the real education system. His orientation in the new Sch beckons....

Bye bye to old piano n welcome new piano

Well well we got a hand down piano 2 yrs ago n then got Ian started on Yamaha junior music course. Then decided to switch him to piano some 4 mths ago n teacher did say the old piano is v worn out so music might not b as what it ought to be. Just thot we might make do w it till Ian shows much more enthusiasm but tdy we thot we would just scout ard n from a friends's recommendation we came to this piano shop n made a heavy investment on this Yamaha piano. Wonder if it will reap its returns but certainly hope to hear more melodious music aft this purchase. Well the boy is certainly excited abt playing again, like he did 2 yrs ago but hope it lasts for a lifetime 

We did video down a pc of his fav piece n kept as momento to hear the diff between the 2 pianos