Msia trip - Legoland 22 Nov 2014

We kindof planned for a theme park for this trip but just Thot the kids been asking for Legoland for the longest time. Aunty SC has given ian the annual pass since last December n we haven't made any visit just coz Joann still seem too young to play most rides. Tdy, ah Mu n ah baa brought the 4 kids to Legoland coz daddy had tummy ache so we skip the Legoland but our kids were happy to bid farewell to us. 

Guess this time there were more stuff awaiting for ian since its been a yr since we visited the park n could see there were more activities for him, he went for his usual roller coaster tho only 2 rides as ah baa couldn't take more😛. So he went for aero plane, train, bouncy beetle and attended 2 workshops tho he is below 8yo but he truly enjoyed himself. 

Guess the cousins had company on n off at various stops n had lots of photo fun just fm the look of their expressions! wonder when we will b back again!

Msia trip - KL 19-21 Nov 2014

KL KL...this was the most looked fwd stay for ian as there will b clean beds for him so this boy wished he could stay in the hotel all the time when he feasted at the breakfast spread! He took endless croissant, porridge n yogurt etc. what a feast on top of we have been feasting. 

The hotel was just lovely since we got an upgrade to suite so ian would just laze on bed n do his writing n admiring his works. The convenience of mid valley shopping mall was just so nice for us to go over for movie aft morning swim, Joann to return to nap which we did shopping aft a nice lunch. N was huge mall for us to explore n the kids to stroll ard for their stuff too. The 3 day stay just went last too fast n we are now at our final stop- JB n another 2 days we will b home n end our msia trip😞

Msia trip - Sitiawan 17-19 Nov

We r half thru our msia road trip, we had a feastful time over meals n fun w our sitiawan relatives. It's Ian's 3rd visit to ah maa n ah gong's home town but think he has vague memories for past 2 trips as he was really young. This time he knows there are yi-mas here to visit n some of them we met recently. 

The reason why we are here coz 1 of the yi-ma bought a house n has been always inviting us to stay at her pl as we usually stay over at hotel when we visit this town whereas ah maa n ah gong always stay at her old pl. this trip we all got to stay in her big house! The kids are excited ESP w the other cousin n his toys of course.

We had good feast over foochow food almost every meal n they r really kind to bring us to yummy restaurant n ESP seafood restaurant coz they know places that sells real fresh seafood. We must HV put on a lot weight thru this trip. They really made sure we are occupied thru the day n v hospitable thru out the trip. Good for the kids to know the other sitiawan relatives as we did visitation at their places n to let the kids see the kind of houses they don't see in spore. We even visited a fish mkt n had roti canai for bf n it was a terrific experience for the kids w wild dogs ard n fishing boats just behind us.

Coz this YI ma has a coffee shop so we had bf there n the kids got hands on to do ban mian n they were thrilled. Guess highlight was playing in the big home everyday as they try to converse w the cousin in mandarin n abt his toys n we were 'entertained' by their Chinese conversations haha.

All gatherings have to come to an end. We parted w a sumptuous seafood lunch n we certainly hope they come spore to visit us so that we can show our hospitality as well n here we go to our next leg of msia trip....

Prize giving 2014

Yes, we are involved on the last day of Sch as ian surprised us with this prize giving ceremony we have to attend as prior to this, we knew it was orientation day for Joann. So on this day, we had to fetch ian to Sch, attend the ceremony n excuse ourselves so we could rush over for Joann's orientation. Well the boy is sure excited n woke up as early as school day to get ready to look smart on this special day for him. Just so proud of him for doing well for this yr as certainly think it's really pressurizing in his class as some really seem so competive for the whole yr. just glad the boy is all cool n calm abt each test. Well aft all p1 is supp to b wo any exam rite? So what is this position thing coming in for? Sigh well but it's recognition for those who hv put in hard work! Tonite our prayer was to God b all glory. Certainly hope this motivates this boy to do more assessment which he has been so dreading haha. Now can use the cert to push him more for coming hols n yr! Well this ceremony is certainly a milestone for our boy who has been attentive in class n putting his effort in keeping up with what is taught in class for all 3 subjects!

Star pupil for the term!

Star pupil award has been awarded in zhangde pri for students who display good model behavior in Sch n aft the cousins been introducing this award the Sch gives, it has been a glamourous thing to get the award coz its given a collar pin for u to show others of the award. 

Ian has been adapting to Pri Sch life for past terms n we weren't surprised he din get the award n he was asking us to guess who will get the last award of the yr n we were guessing some girls in his class. He came out looking smart w his collar pin haha n told mama he got the award rather shyly. Well well a surprise for us but it's certainly an assurance to us parents that he is coping so well w pri Sch life that he is able to get the award. Just a pleasant surprise to end this Sch yr n certainly hope he will get to help more in yrs ahead n certainly hope it's right fm his heart!

Ian is 7 yrs n 8 mths old

This is the 1st stressful mth for us haha coz it was the final yr exam (ya tho so much abt not having exam for p1) but it's still normal for the boy (nv quite panick for anything in his life b4, yeah even for his p1 registration balloting) so this time was mama stressful time coz his compo test 1st ever in his life. Just glad the boy takes things in his stride n not pressured by mum haha (good n bad in a way) 

It's finally long hols time coz think the boy felt a bit different as the wkend b4 the exam, we did do what most parents do ie stay home to do some proper revision (but distracted by sister who was playing w lego) but the discipline paid off, guess he did his exam in a breeze. While it's only p1 so what can b so tough. Just glad hols is coming n we could relax but it certainly seem his p1 yr just flew past so fast!

Has quite a far bit of fun since his exams ended, went west coast park, JB, haw par villa etc even b4 official hols started. Guess will hv more fun when it does start! A long hols beckons....

A special day out

Got a notice of ian's Sch admin day means there is no Sch tdy but din plan anything till daddy said he's taking lve tdy too. We had bf n then had a playground time fun for the kids b4 taking train for both kids who have always been excited to take public tpt. They were given a seat so nice to cuddle together haha.

We then went haw par villa, a pl we wanted to bring the kids but not sure how the pl is like. Anw ian had a lot of queries n he did say a lot of character or stories he had seen his friends reading books abt it. It's to expose him to some Chinese stories n characters tho he did ask much abt other gods n why we need to know other gods when we believe in the 1 true God. Much to explain but it was a good way to see how he is thinking thru some stuff. We kindof din go the 10 courts of hell as it was dark n would think some might b gruesome for the kids as we read abt the 10 courts of hell n how the bad would hv to go thru each court of 'suffering'. 

It was a Gd walk in the pl n much tourists n not much kids haha guess we were one of those locals ard huh but glad to go indoor air con for lunch as was hot under the sun. The kids love the Korean restaurant n we were back w them exploring the indoor playground too. It was a nice day out fm our usual n Gd to do all the walking