Weekend Activities - Last weekends of May09

This weekends we definitely had a busy weekends..

Saturday morning we went swimming at the sengkang swimming complex which has indoor swimming pool (min 1.2m), jacuzzi , children pool 9two) and slides. wow.. im so impressed by the swimming complex.. so high standard, it's like a wet theme park. who needs to go to paris ris resort anymore ? since we can just drop by here in our neighbourhood ??? simply AWESOME !

Missy get to play with water..we just want her to have a feel of the little dipping into the pool. we intend to let her learn swimming when she is older maybe 3 or 4 yo.



Before we go 9 we took LRT, just two stops away from Sengkang Mrt, it's Farmway LRT), Missy insisted on wearing my hat * oh well* she looks like baby lian.. heee..and we bring her froggy float along..



How missy enjoys her saturday morning dip in the pool. she still doesn't like shower..


It's defitenly a cool swimming complex that i've visited so far !

Afternoon, we drop by PIL's home and missy gets to play at the plauground, now all the playgorund renovated and so new.. our home's two playground too are new now. missy just do her slides on her own, and she even grab some boys' ball and kick .. like pro..





After playing so much, sweaty missy got to replenish fluid.. she still smells so good even sweating so much !

Today, after class, missy today wears her red pokka dot dress.. sosoos pretty. We went vivo again, since daddy needs to get his timberland shoes.. we had our brakie at toast box.. the background looks so retro.. like back to 70s..



Afternoon, i let missy flip through the lapbooks i created during her 1st year. she loves it, now she knows how to appreciate the pictures, but still at the end, she tore our few photos.. sigh..

Our weekly activities updates

Seems like the easel we bought is really useful. Missy can do her scribbling comfortably without the need to bend and all. Still a proper gadget should be used for children's activities..



I let her scribble and scribble.. and i started to notice besides straight lines.. she can do wavy lines..i shall take a closer snap next time..Yesterday when we did the drawing, i did one thing different,i bundle up few crayons with rubber band and let missy hold and scribble.. * pick this idea from a mummy* but missy prefer to take it out.. the rubber band simply fascinated her.. *eyes rolling*



We did some finger painting too and some felt games. The end product of this week as posted.. heee..



some snaps for my bread.. like model like that.. this week i baked three bread actually, one wholemeal, two milk loaf..i want to make kaya this weekedn too.. lalala..love to bake..

Activities @ home

Last week, while im busy with housework and try to keep misys occupied, i let her play with my piles of clothes that need to fold. Im amused by the way she self-entertain with our clothes.. she just wear them on.. some really funny ones which i didn't captured on my phone.. some taken while she is still playing and "exploring " the clothes which including my swim wear, under garments.. my dress.. muahaha



Today, i started the photo memory on the matching portion. She still not showing much interest esp on linking memory sigh.. i've got to keep on trying. cos most 2 yo has this problem.. and now she is always with the "no no no" or "bu yao bu yao bu yao" her complete terrible two is surfacing..



Some of the games we played at home. MAtching different bowls. she is to se the picture for abt 1sec-4 sec then i will take it away. then she is suppose to match them into the empty box in correct sequence. with guidance from me. i will give her two picture each time to choose the right one. One more i played with her is linking memory where i tell her a story and she is supose to arrange the key word picture in sequence. she always refuse to complete the game even in class *frustrating mummy* this is very important game to help her to have good memory ! Mummy got to work hard to get her interested.

while going through the photos, i saw some taken yest in Ikea restaurant with mum & missy.. cute..

Ikea again

Today we went Ikea again.. not for their chicken wing this time, for Missy's Easel. I've been hesitated to get her the easel.. cos we were thinking maybe we don't need it after all ? arts can be done one table/ floor or my present way -- > mahjong paper pasted on our living room glass door..

one mummy in our weekly class told me it's useful, her daughter loves it to scribble and draw on the easel.. th hight is just right etc.

well..ok la.. we shall get one for missy too.. anyway, we have the voucher for it ! so off we went to get her the easel and also (i can never leave a shop with just THAT thing i intended to buy) some clips.. and mum got her the tent...

so, her toys is getting flooded now.. whole house.. 1/3 her things..

so lucky to be children nowadays..so LGG & i also join misys into her tent today.. heee..

Dumpling festival

hoo hoo hoo.. this year we decided to have home-made dumpling.. usually mum will made dumpling in Melaka. This year, we had it here in my home..home-made and chicken breast meat.. healthier version..

I learnt to made this year.. i mean from preparing till wrapping.. hoo.. got to pick up this skill so that my child can have home-made chang..


Misys is so excited over this "new activity" by her mummy & grandma.. lucky thing LGG keep her occupied while we finished the whole few batches of dumpling wrapping..




My first wrap looks funny. don't have the angle.. but hey.. i improved fast.. my later batch, all sui sui.. but, after cooking, 2 chang drop out from the string..*opps* but for first timer, mum gave me a thumb up ! heee * happy*

hopefully, i can made my own change again next year !

Sinful indulgence

oh mine oh mine.. i just finish gulping one big cup of ice lemon tea + subway sandwich + 2 pieces of chips(double chocolate + macadamia nuts ) feeling happy when eating.. i've been toying with either to eat normal mixed rice OR subway after yoga..

i already decided mixed rice actually before starting the yoga session.. but after yoga.. i just changed my mind.. just like that.. i walked right in to subway and sms LGG of my lunch choice..

sob.. i've been eating lots of junk this week.. lots of chocolates.. oh yeas.. this was a happy week for me , for sure kekeke. i worked out three days.. i eat junks for the rest..

lucky thing dinner usually is steam food. oh noo.. tonight im suppose to roast chicken !! sigh ! how can i not get digestion/bloatedness problem ?? doctor said no fried food, no oily food.. no milk or nuts/beans.. and he said yogurt/vitagen daily..

got to go ans buy yogurt and vitagen today.. hopefully the bloatedness will go away.. my col's wife and another col also same problem.. maybe it's the weather after all.. heee

Sinful .. chocolate.. i love you...

Weekday activities - May

This week we had some more activities that keep missy busy and learning at the same time..



(1) Potty training
Missy just refuse to tell us when she needs to go pee pee or poo poo.. so i let her read the My big girl potty. she likes this book and even make the poo poo sound when read the book.. * anticipate some improvement*



(2) Threading
I let missy try out a new activity. threading. she seems interested for just that first 5 minutes. after that, she just ignore this game. She even torn the bear into half..*sob* anyway. shall revisit this activity.



(3) scribbling
This is s must activity which missy never tired of doing. but, i let her try out something more structured as in to connect two similar items from one side to another.. and colour pictures which has a story line..remember.. shichida .. *input input input*


Will do our BFIR first activity next week with the first book - Goodnight Moon.

Cooking & Bento & lunch

Been cooking daily at home now.. since maid left.. i really can catch up with my cookings.. which i feel good and get to try out many different dishes..

Monday i even made a Bento for LGG for for breakfast la.. left over bee hoon + steamed Siu mai.. yum..

Then, Tuesday i tried out the creamy version of spaghetty .. yum.. i like it.. but it could be better it it's thicker. mum & Lgg gave a 8/10 score.. woah.. overwhelm ! got to try it again ! Spaghetty go with salad.. i loveeee salad.. this salad was made with Missy's help.. haaa.. she likes to help.. so i just let her play with it.. let her toss the salad.. keep her occupied and she enjoys it ! i also let her spread the butter on bread .. while i do my cooking.. heee..



Then i also cook the long bean with chinese sausage which tasted really good. that was some time ago actually.



Monday i bought Amos double chocolate muffin for lunch !! been longing to eat it for so long.. but always too full to eat after lunch so decided to eat it as lunch instead. soosos satisfying....words cant described. chocolate simply make me happy the whole day..

HAppy cooking !

This week exercise

Today resume my swimming after a break last week ( last week went gym & yoga )..really can feel the difference.. breathless..but i still complete the 20 laps.. almost fainted ... phewww..

Anyway, shall see if i have energy to go gym for my treadmill tmw.. i love the sweating it all out feeling....

till now.. i still feel the bloatedness.. wonder why... this morning i feel chest pain when take a deep deep breath.. but after swimming.. no more problem.. so it means to say exercise always help.. sometimes muscle contracts or something..

as i age.. after hit 30.. i really can feel the difference from the time when i was still 20 plus.. i cant really stay up whole night now.. i tend to go to bed so much earlier.. now, whenever i put my girl to sleep.. i will sleep right away...desperate for more sleepsssss...

Im becoming pig now

20th May
Today did my treadmill for 25 minutes then cycling for 10 minutes ( cut short, cos lazy)..

This week activities @ home

Usually week day evening will be at home doing some activities with Missy such as arts & some collage/pasting etc..

This week we had some activities that involving fine motro skills such as pasting stickers on specified location such as animals' eyes or vehicle's window/wheel..

we had the flower in straw games too..

Besides that, we did some tracing of lines and alphabets..

all these are activities we learn in sunday class that i try to repeat at home with missy ..

this week, we are flashing 200 cards per day and dots daily.. *im getting expert*

How i wish i can be baby again.. it's so much fun !

Priority to Daddy..

Extracted from one mummy's blog..which i find it meaningful. and which is just what i have thought and try to be with my girl during her growing up days. i always tell LGG.. if i don't buy this and that.. once missy pass this age.. we wont be able to do this and that.. haaa.. so it make sense.

"I had just gotten focused on my workload for the day... when my 8-year-old daughter walked into my office, having just finished her shower, her hair still wet, and wearing one of her prettiest dresses.

In her innocent daddy-loving voice, she asked me the question she usually does when she's all clean and dressed for the day...

"Daddy, can you brush my hair?"

In an almost kneejerk response, I was about to say..."No, not today, sweetie. I've got a lot of work to do. Run back upstairs and brush your hair or ask Mom to help you."

But just before the words left my brain and proceeded out through my mouth, something grabbed the reigns of my heart and ran a thought to my mind... "Don't say that. If you tell her 'no', you are communicating to her that your work is more important than she is right now. Is that what you want your daughter to believe?! Remember, you've only got so many more times to brush her hair before she's too old to ask you. If you don't do it this time, you've lost one of those chances."

So, resolving that probably not all of my "to-do list" would get done today, I said, "Sure, I'll brush your hair" and proceeded to take her purple brush and remove one wet tangle after another until her golden blonde hair was all straight and smooth.

I'm not telling you this story to pat myself on the back, but to share a real-world story and encourage YOU with your own children. When we tell our children "I love you"... but our actions communicate otherwise... we confuse our children, damage our credibility with them, and ultimately lose their heart.

As dads, we must make the most of every opportunity to communicate to each of our children how much we love them. Often. We must let our actions show them that they take priority over our work.

There will always be more work to do. But our children are more important.

(By Joey Watkins)

Much Ado About Nothing

Hoo.. tonigh LGG & i are going to wathc this !! not sure whether i will like it, but hey it's FREE !

Much Ado About Nothing


SYNOPSIS

Love, laughter, conspiracy and drama.

‘Shakespeare in the Park’ returns this May with a sumptuous take on one of the greatest comedies of all time.

Bring a picnic basket and blanket and lie under the stars as the park comes to life like you have never seen before.

In 2007, over 20,000 people came to SRT’s landmark production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Fort Canning Park. This year’s Much Ado About Nothing promises to be twice as much fun.

Whether you want to enjoy a wonderful romantic comedy, be part of a historic event, or just have a picnic, this will be a spectacular evening for young and old.

Much Ado about Nothing is of one of Shakespeare's best known, light-hearted comedies. The play follows the obstacle filled courtships of two romances - Hero and Claudio, and Benedick and Beatrice. The brilliance of the main plot witnesses Hero and Claudio falling in love at first sight; but as with any immediate attraction, they have a lot to learn about each other. This is accompanied with the humorous bickering of Beatrice and Benedick in their “merry war” of the sexes.




After thoughts:
Great play. We have some difficulty understanding the shakespear's style.. but i rather enjoy watching the play.. got standard ! esp Adrian ! hoo.. !

Headache !!!!!!!!!!

I really cannot stand headache.. i hate it but i get it almost every month before menses. Why Why why ?? why it has to be this way ????

yesterday started my headache again.. this time round it's the whole forehead not like my usual migrain with one-sided.. i sleep early ( ditch away all my plans to do more flash cards, plan home practises, house work)..

Thanks LGG for helping me to read to missy and put her to sleep.. so that i can catch a little bit more of sleep before missy wakes up for her night feed.

Since maid left, i'm doing the housework, cook and since mum's last week blood pressure a bit high which we suspect she din get enough sleep cos look after missy at night. so i took over night time to look after missy too.

So, i got to stay tough. i still very very hesitant to get a new maid.. i simply enjoy being at home without maid now.. eventhough i've got to do lots more work than last time.

Just wish missy grow up fast .. cos always when we are busy with life.. in no time, our kids are big already and things get easier.. that's why i wont give up my career cos if i quit now.. later children bigger they don't need me that much and i will definitely feel lost as a career-less mother..

Few more weeks to go before i send missy to her morning playgroup so that mum can have more rest in the morning. which is important since my mum is getting older now, i should always take care of her well-being.. cant bring her travelling now since the flu thing..

My Weekly Workout

I give myself a pat on my shoulder.. i swam 23 laps again today.. almost gave up but persevere till i completed 23.. ot wanna go on for 2 more laps.. but the lazy bugs just kick in and i stopped.

Phew.. suddenly feel so fit.. and im so dark now.. o lu lu.. all the swimwear outline..

maybe thursday go gym for some cycling.. see how :)

Healthy and fit lifestyle !