Maritime port trail we went today!!

Daddy's coy sent an invite to attend this maritime port trail organized by maritime port authority n felt was a good trail to find out more abt spore's port n so tdy we went. Well more attended by the marine arm of daddy's coy pple n we were the only ones w kids haha so guide was v nice to make sure our kids are fine.

Started at harbor front as it made a turn into keppel club to look at the coastal line n to show the straits, the dragon's tooth n the king's n queen's docks which we so often bring the kids to scooter head Labrador but din know all the insights abt it so tdy we learnt abt the port biz spore was in. Then it was a bus ride to see briani port, tg Pagar railway station n then we made our way to collyer quay, another pl we scooter there but din notice all the infrastructure, sculptures n even the bits of remains of the Clifford pier n heard stories of how things were like in the past b4 the river was cleaned up. Then visited the customs house (mc knew what it was for) n told us abt Fullerton n how it was post office (saw bits n corners of memories of the past at the building) n then off we went to marina south pier n taught abt the diff boats seen there n MPA has a gallery there n much explained compared to the time we visited there last year. It was a eye opener n informative trip we had this morning n coz we started at harbor front n ended at marina south pier we took public tpt tdy n it is so new to us coz we din know there was a direct bus to harbour front fm our pl n was fun to take bus/train as a family n kids had lots of fun running up down stairs. Was joking w Ian perhaps we shld try more n go wo a car! Hmm nice day out for such trail, wish they hv more but it's again in conjunction w SG50 so next one maybe daddy's coy port tour again?

But the kids had endlessly fun w the machine to try on diff maritime jobs uniform n it could b emailed to us so it was totally fun trip!

Wheels for GOOD

Well we heard abt this event in church n Thot we shld go since every sat am we are always on scout for parks for the kids to scooter n yes, we went this bishan-amk which we hardly go. The kids were excited abt the carnival as there were coupons of candy floss, popcorn, milo n ice cream! It sounds much fun n dayi came along w us which was a big surprise for both kids. 

We reached there w superb hot weather n kids dived straight into colouring under the scorching sun. Both kids were done really fast which was surprising for mummy who was queuing for the pop corn. N so mummy couldn't give any advice for colouring haha tho the auntie did prompt mummy to help Joann. 

So off we went to check out the goodies as Ian really wanted to hv candy floss n Joann wanted ice cream. We had all of them tho more coupons left coz we were given 8 sets of them but only 5 of us so just enjoy the fun n hot sun. Met pastor Yong Teck whom we just met last sun n the kids had great fun w his humor n so it was a must take pic coz the event is called wheels for GOOD as it's a cycling event but it's 50km so it started at 530am n by the time we got there, most hv completed the distance. GOOD stands for Get Out Of Debt, it's fund raising for the poor in spore to b really out of the 'debt' ie also outreach to them so rather meaningful event as we teach the kids abt caring for the least, the last n the lost. 

Well Thot there would b donations needed but ended up we were treated w more! Photo booth, magic show, all the goodies plus the bags, the fun n Joann even got a prize for colouring contest as she is in the 2-4yo category so we were caught by surprise as we were leaving the premise n had this persistent caller which mummy was thinking of missing it till the 3rd call came in n realized our little girl has got a prize. As each category only has a prize so it was HUGE surprise for us! Coz dayi n mummy were just exchanging how to motivate her to color n all this while mummy felt no need to push her to color what we think is right as its really her work n then this call came along haha. Our gungho girl din know what was really a prize n she walked up stage herself n then posed for a nice shot w pastor Daniel koh haha. V funny huge skate bag for a small girl like her. Just nice for her to put her skates as she us game to learn in line skating next yr. well for Ian he was good sport, really happy for his mei2 tho he din win n we saw the winning pieces, it's really good n covered the whole sheet of paper but Ian did it too fast as he saw mei2 done n couldn't wait to go off too haha n his category was 8-12yo so was tough too since winner was a much older girl but he's happy w his singa n we felt he did well too. We all went off feeling happy n wonder if Joann ever knows what she actually went up stage for haha n she won a whole bag of goodies n wanted to eat her fruitella sweets as they threw in 5 tubes of that! What a sweet sweet day for us!

Ian is 8 yrs n 5 mths old

Busy national day n forgot to update for Ian. Well this mth he sang a hokkien song fm psalm 103 for children's choir in church n since then he's been singing n humming it wherever he goes hmm wonder if he really know what the words mean. 

N that day while munching his Apple, his tooth came off n much blood n he only rem to tell mummy to take pic to show Joann (coz she was napping) see how much he rems to share w his mei2 but often not verbalise as they often fight n argue over things. Sigh sibling hood

N yes, busy wks we had over national day n guess his CA is coming up n busy with his revision for these few wks b4 we could take a break again. 

Kidstop jubilee fun 10 Aug 2015

Tdy was the 4th n last day of jubilee fun n coz mummy n Joann hv to go for Bsf in the morning, daddy n Ian get to have time together n aft bf, they headed to the science centre for the human body experience which we din get to go the last visit. It was a brief stop as Ian found it abit gruesome n felt there was inner parts smell haha. They went inter play n it was fun too. Then they went to get kidstop tics for 3pm but tdy was strictly by the number of pax there to collect tics n so they only got 2 tics.

Hmm had a tough time deciding who to go as felt it was more suited for Joann but it prob will b her nap time n Ian insisted on going as he likes the fun. So last resort Ian came up with was to 'beg' to go in haha n so told him to do it else he will hv to go with Joann. N so at the gate, the guy din allow more than 2 pax n v reluctantly Ian went to queue w Joann tho Joann kept assuring they could hold hands to climb up the huge maze. Hmm what a comforting Thot from the younger sis but Ian wasn't convinced haha. An auntie talked to mama abt tics n later the guy in charge said the lady has an extra tic for us! What a total surprise! So yes, we all 3 made our way in, a total unexpected God's provision n the 2 kids went the maze at once. Must say its not easy but Joann just kept on climbing  on by herself, mama got a few knocks haha. They really enjoyed the trampoline n were endlessly on it. Sigh then finally made their way down to the fun Ian went the other day with daddy. A totally secluded corner but tdy found out by more folks. Our first few moments were only us in the room so Joann even sung her 5 songs on stage, v cute as its as if she was on stage n Ian was doing the AV with effects n all. Another booth with different scenes behind n Joann wore wet suit n another was a jeep with different backgrounds n Joann chose dinosaur chasing them haha abit like Jurassic park. Then it was the Lego animation ie they build on Lego n take pic 1 at a time n then to make it into an animation show. V interesting corner n then we ventured back to main hall n was the maze climb again till abt closing time they tried more fun stuff. Guess they really enjoyed themselves. So glad it's a totally unexpected fun they had. Guess these few days had been too much jubilee fun n we are so glad we made it to all these attractions totally foc! Back to normal routine hmm

Happy jubilee 9 Aug

Yeah the day finally reached n it's the climax! Could hear the song 'home' early in the morning as it was playing at the CC near our home. Tdy we made an extra special trip out to church on public tpt haha thanks to free tpt tdy. Kids were excited as super deprived from taking bus n train. Reached church in red n white ready to worship God on such special day. 

We then took free tpt to marina south pier to catch the black knights since its its final appearance tdy n so glad we made it coz it was superb air show and with all the formation. We were in for a treat but proved to b too loud for Joann. 

We then travelled back for uncle Kenneth's bday lunch n yes the kids loved this uncle n very glad to celebrate it at Spizza. Lots of food n laughter filled the pl n we had a good time catching up. 

Next stop was a dessert stop at the popular llao llao Spanish yogurt pl. we were in for a treat w the sanum! Well then we checked out the area n stayed to watch the screening of parade at Capitol piazza, a cool pl where we used to catch movies in our younger days n we were treated to a lot of goodies (yes a lot of snacks, drinks, fans n even flags!) n could see the fly pass w super good view n minus the noise which was good for Joann. Headed home really high with SG 50 celeb. Kids must b tired aft a whole day out n smiling in their dreams. How many more SG celebs we could do it this fun together? Next SG 100 we might b too old to camp out like that w them haha happy birthday, Singapore!

Jubilee celeb 8 Aug

Tdy we unlocked another achievement to visit one of those foc attractions. A pl we Thot would b daunting wait for tics. We armed ourselves w patience haha but surprisingly we got to omni max q quite fast n got the earliest show tics to the show 'back to the moon for good'. Well the kids liked the wide screen feel n good to hv a lot of visual explanation abt all the space n think good for Ian to learn tho Joann was abit swarmed by it.

Good thing while waiting for the show to start we swung by the kidstop to collect tics for the kids mega play zone so Joann was totally immersed into the fun. She just hopped fm an activity to the next n what totally attracted her was the huge maze that said for 5yo n above n she relentlessly asked to go up so mummy had to go up n the climb was tough for her but she really went all the way up n treated by this whole array of music making instructions which made her really crazily playing esp the drum trampoline n she was so into it, mummy left her alone there so to get gor2 up but prior that, gor2 n daddy chanced upon a zone which was totally fun which Ian later related n says there were 150 animation n lots to do w Lego. Glad both kids has their fun to a pl we nv Thot we would go. So thumbs up again for this jubilee celeb n what shld we try next haha

Start of jubilee wkend 7 Aug 2015

Jubilee! How appropriate as a few wks ago we were learning abt this in our Bsf study of life of Moses on the bible's jubilee n last nite Ian was asking much coz yest was a lot of national day celeb in Sch n he knows it's jubilee wkend.

We kickstart the wkend w going to art science museum which Ian's teacher asked us to visit as they just ended with lessons abt underwater creatures n yeah we made it tdy foc n so so glad the doors were open early so we Thot of just going early to beat the crowd as the crowd was really daunting by the time we came out- all the way snake into mbs. But must say we truly enjoyed ourselves being really early coz not crowded n we could enjoy the exhibits for the animation works. Truly amazed at how much work needed to do a cartoon n yes we have watched a lot of the cartoons shown there haha din know we watched so many ever since we had kids as we din used to watch pre kids days hmm. Even a show which I din rem but Ian said it was Peabody n Sherman. Guess it's daddy's coy discovery ctr pass which we benefited. Anw truly awed by the drawings n so we had to buy the pics we took since entrance was foc. There wS a sneak show of 'how to train your dragon' which was really good as it was kind of 3D kind n the kids watched it twice. Yes, all coz there was not much crowd. The deep exhibit was abit of queue but still ok to check out the amazing deep sea truths n kids were just thrilled to see the fishes carcasses n we took quite a fair bit of pics too. 

Final was the sph ones n we roam quite awhile too to see how the papers have transformed till its form tdy! Well then the rain poured. Was good to go by po2's pl for usual family lunch while it thundered n poured. Wanted go sbg's picnic concert but guess might b muddy so we went aft sun was out a little but super crowded too. Stayed awhile for concert n went to national orchid garden n the kids went crazy snapping every orchid they saw haha but v cool weather to b there. Very glad we achieved much in a day, let's see what fun we go tmr!