Melaka family fun!

We are back in Melaka! Yes, again but coz we liked the place n when daddy says where to go if he takes Boxing Day lve for long wkend we Thot of Melaka. Somewhere we are familiar n lots of things to do since we know more places with the last trip. 

We came this pl some 4 yrs ago to have new yr countdown with Ian then only n so much memories as we rem when we came again when Joann was only a baby n then back again for church camp last yr and twice this yr end hols. This is a pl to rem our family progress haha. 

We started the journey w arcade fun for kids at bukit indah where we had brunch n fun b4 driving off to Melaka while both kids napped on the go! We went straight to the jap restaurant Winston recommended us n both kids slurped up the yummy food. Bad jam at jonker area b we finally got to hotel puri n both kids excited abt hotel n then checked out the pasar Malam while both kids din like idea of market at 1st but later told us they loved it coz they got some toys hardly found in the stores haha. Nice 1st day as we bought more food to nibble in hotel room including the durian puff n our fav dim sum haha n our feasting in Melaka begins!

2nd day here was good, we had a good bf at hotel puri, Ian loved the toasty bread w kaya n butter n also all the food! Then we headed to aeon coz tdy had members privilege sale n we did get some good buys n the kids had fun at arcade again. We then went A&W for lunch which was rare coz we usually don't go for fast food but hardly any other food there n we don't get A&W in spore, the kids were thrilled with their Beary set n went off w a box of color  pencils.

We headed back near hotel for hair cut. Tdy we all had a hair cut n was cool waiting for each turn haha and Ian insisted to go 1st n well had a super cool hair cut at jonker

We adjourned back to hotel for Joan's nap while daddy n Ian went batik painting as he really loves it! It started raining n daddy packed dinner fm the local mkt which we din get to go coz of rain but daddy said a lot stalls weren't open. Daddy had his jonker88 crave fixed as he Dabao back. This was 1 of the reason y we are back here in Melaka! We headed to jonker aft drizzle stopped and the kids were on the lookout for cool toys which they don't see it in sg. It was a good full day we had here n well time to go home tmr but kids had Gd fun here n lots of shopping stuff 

Christmas Day

This yr's Christmas Day we decided to give usual Christmas svc a miss and have a family svc at home. Daddy was nice to go queue for maxwell porridge n we had nice bf at home b4 our little worship at home. Ian has been practicing his few pcs of songs for family dinner on Christmas Day so we had him play the pcs for us. Somehow in his song book he chose a few which he has learnt b happened to b Christmas themed, they were ode to joy(joyful, joyful we adore Him), deck the halls n jingle bells. We Thot kum ba ya was to the theme so he played as well.

The kids were thrilled to get their toys fm us n immediately started playing them. Joann was singing into her kitty microphone. The kids had fun b4 we went out for Christmas lunch at nandos. Oh both kids enjoyed the chicken n we shld b back while mama n daddy rem the 1st time we tried nandos was in pert w uncle Ben. How time flies n now going there w our 2 kids!

Christmas dinner was at ah mu n ah baa's pl n the kids enjoyed their cousins so it was Sth they looked fwd esp for Ian who has been asking abt the dinner since morning, he has been excited abt his performance we had tasked the kids to come up with. He has been practicing hard on the pieces n he was so busy that he hardly ate. He packed a bag of things which had his instruments, piano book n his gifts for his cousins n dayi which he spent with his own pocket money to shower a little of love for his loved ones! Much laughter as we wrapped up the evening w gifts n more gifts and both kids can't wait to unwrap them but we zoomed off to Melaka on Boxing Day!

Christmas Eve

Ian was so happy we were going jurong featured pool this am as he has requested several times but we have been going lap pool for them to swim laps. It was such good morning weather that the kids went endlessly to the lazy river n wave pool. Yes, so much that they say they can feel themselves being washed by the waves haha. We shld go more often then when the new yr comes but we are getting tanner by each swim we go. 

We had Ian's fav dim sum for dinner since we had to go sunshine plaza n the dim sum pl is still open haha such nice warm food on a cool evening. Then we adjourned for some last min Christmas buys haha n our kids started asking why issit that malls are so crowded n guess we haven't been going malls in the evenings I guess n also Christmas is the busy time to get stuff. Well Ian is just excited that Christmas is here v soon!

Ian is a mth older

Yes, the mth of hols saw the really relaxed side of the boy, he ended the Sch  with a high note as he got his award in Sch n more award in hols as he got the top 25% in p1 this yr. we were teasing him at the many certs he got these few wks n pretty worthless ones unless he does well in Sch. He saw his cousin with psle results n since then been trying to find out everyone's psle score. Well still a few more yrs to it but feeling the strain of Sch system in spore. He feels much needed push to do well in order to keep himself up at the top but told him how learning shld b fun n not result driven. Hope it got into him. 

Anw it's been a fun hols w the many days out of home n the msia road trip n some fun along orchard which he did a fairy jump shot at wheelock last last wkend n a lot more lego fun w his mei2 back home n the stayovers he had at po2's pl n also ah mu's pl. no wonder he doesn't want his hols to b over yet but we are halfway there n how time flies!

Penguins of Madagascar

GYest mama n ian went for a movie at shaw lido for the 1st time as daddy's mgr gave him 2 movie tics n it was an good time to bring ian to the cinema this hols since Joann is at po2's pl. we went early b4 show to get the tics n scour round the area as mama hasn't been there since they done up the pl

A lot of changes as expected some food places outside cinema but nothing much left except macs. So we went round isetan b4 having a quick lunch b4 the show starts. It was kind of Ian's fav show as his fav animal is penguin so he told mama how his Sunday Sch teacher did ask him if he watched the show but his answer was dunno will go or not coz we do usually go cinema at JB or discovery cte so rare we go cinema in spore. When going in, ian requested for some pop corn n then saw some anime app to download n we did get some free popcorn 😉

The show was pretty good in plotting how to save the Penguins fm the bad ending which they had as a result of not being rescued in time. Very good animation as always with Madagascar movies. Din know the story why it was 4 penguins n not more or less so now we know!

Aft show, brought ian to some shopping area in orchard so a pretty shopping day for us. What simple joy we had just along orchard rd tdy!

Junior master chef

Somehow aft watching this series of cookout, ian requested to try some cooking w the cook book n apron n hat which were given by jiu2 some yrs back. So let him do the easiest choc cookie. It was simple steps for kids to follow n was v safe for him to try it. Looks like junior master chef? Far fm it, fm the prog we see how the kids are exposed to fire n even cutting all kinds of stuff. Good start for this 7yo boy as he brought out his cook book to supermarket to buy the stuff yest. We shall another easy recipe another time