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Monday, May 25th, 2009I have been to Pulau Redang many, many times because I used to be a beach bum but now, at the age of 4.5, Tee has already been there twice, amongst some other beautiful beaches of Malaysia.
Why do I love the beach? I love it’s scent, it’s views, it’s sounds, it’s air……it always relaxes me.
Why [...]
How to nurture a creative child
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Well, firstly……it helps that both her parents are creative architects although not only architects are creative (and some not at all!!!) but if at least one parent is creative, your child has a good chance of being creative. But fret not, because creativity can be TAUGHT!!!
Yes, bet you didn’t know that!
Of course, we didn’t [...]
Selecting books at the library
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Tee had her first taste of a proper library at the very young age of twenty months. There she was encouraged to select her own books and ask the librarian if she could borrow the book, please. Then, she would choose her books randomly, by bold, bright colours. The bolder the better. The bigger the [...]
A relaxing Sunday
Sunday, May 17th, 2009How did you spend your Sunday?
We skipped Sunday School today because Tee was running a slight fever. The girl is severely dehydrated as she doesn’t like drinking. What to do?
We woke up at 9am, had breakfast by 10am and Tee started on a 150 piece jigsaw puzzle which was meant for age 7+ (I really [...]
The art of saying thank you
Sunday, May 17th, 2009Some people just do not know it. And they never will. Whilst I sit back and reflect on how some people get it whilst others don’t, I ponder about how I myself learnt the art of saying thank you. Did my mother teach me? Was it through observation of adult interaction? Was it through friendships [...]
Tee staying back at school
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Tee has recently asked to stay back in school for after school activities. What happened to Mama time? Am I THAT boring? *sigh*
My girl is really growing up and the school doesn’t help as they shower her with so much love and attention and FUN. She loves her teachers. She loves school. She has never [...]
Pampering your child early
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Most people would think this is a bad idea from the onset. I certainly did. But my masseuse told me it was good to show children the nice things in life so that they will have a taste of the good life and then will be forced to work for it, or at least they [...]
Yoga for Toddlers
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Tee looks like she is practising her yoga here. I’m not sure exactly what was going on as I didn’t take these pictures. At this very moment here, whilst Tee enjoyed herself with some relatives (and did not miss me at all, mind you), I was being wheeled on a surgery bed up to the [...]
Children at the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, May 8th, 2009Last Sunday, Tee had her first taste of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. Usually, the age limit to the MPO is 8 but on Family Days, which they hold once a month, younger children can enter. Unfortunately, this time round, there were only 3 four year olds and I could tell that they were still a [...]
Four year old rollerblading
Thursday, May 7th, 2009Tee has been wanting to skate or rollerblade ever since she was three. We got her a set of blades but decided they were just too dangerous and kept it away.
Just last week, she saw the rollerblading rink outside Jungle Gym at BSC and wanted to have a go. So we let her. After that, [...]
The benefits of Tee reading early
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Oh, how she is going to hate me one day!!!
Gone are the days of me having to read to Tee whilst she takes a poop. Yay!!!
Now, I can actually have up to 30 minutes of FREE TIME in TOTAL SILENCE!!!! Whenever she takes a poop, that is……it is so liberating that my four year old [...]
How we got Tee to help us clean our bedroom
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Last weekend, the Hubs and I had a mission to give our bedroom a BIG spring clean. This meant hoovering the entire bedroom from ceiling to floor, to picture rails to the back of pictures, to curtain rails to fans and lights, to the backs of furniture to cupboard grooves and surfaces. It also meant [...]
Playing RISK with a 4 year old
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009After weeks of bugging us to play RISK with her, the Hubs finally relented. What does a little girl know about RISK? I used to be a RISK fanatic when I was in my teens for a good 10 years playing till the wee hours of the morning in all spots of KL and now [...]
Heavy heart with tears in my eyes
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Today, I left Tee at Art Class (2 hours whilst I blog) and walked away in tears and a really heavy heart. Why? Shouldn’t I be deliriously happy that I can lavish a whole 120 minutes to myself?
It is her first proper class today and she is participating in it with 6 other rowdy, matsalleh, [...]
Look what I found?
Monday, May 4th, 2009Because I had recommended a friend to the opening of this place in her area, today she sms’d me to ask where it was again but by then I had already deleted the details off my email and smartphone. Since I was in front of the computer, I decided to see if I could find [...]
Playing an aged old game - Pick Up Sticks
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009Recently, Tee visited the Science Centre with her school and as one of the gifts that her school rewarded her with was a game of Pick Up Sticks. Do you remember playing this as a child??? I sure did!!!
But today’s Pick Up Sticks are no longer sharp like the ones we had. They now have [...]
How to watch Formula One when your kid wants to watch Barney
Friday, May 1st, 2009If there is one indulgence that the Hubs MUST have, it’s his fortnightly viewing of the Formula One. Before I met him, I didn’t even know what Formula One was. Now I know a little, but since Michael Schumacher retired, I’ve lost interest. Jensen Button is cute though.
Tee and the Hubs used to have these [...]
Ye Olde Smokehouse Cameron Highlands
Thursday, April 30th, 2009One of the places that one MUST visit in Cameron Highlands is the Smokehouse, which is located around the golf course, very near the old Merlin Hotel. They serve absolutely the best scones I have ever eaten in my entire life and mind you, I spent 7 years in London studying architecture, country of scones [...]
Who do you think Tee gets her brains from?
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Many people commend me on the way that I bring Tee up because she is doing so well as a kid but seriously, little do they know that I am a lazy ass mother. It is sheer luck that I have been blessed with a daughter who can hold her own and is resourceful enough [...]
Thank goodness for play rooms!!!
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009When our vacation was booked, Tee’s boyfriend’s Mom was really stressed out that we were going to stay at such an adult place, a honeymoon-ish type of resort, where only quiet couples were seen during meal times. Heck, you don’t even see these couples in the whole of Cameron Highlands and you’re wondering why??
Hello, what [...]
Eating in Cameron Highlands
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009After an entire morning of picking up trash, hey, that’s 4 kilometers mind you, of steep uphill struggles, we were famished. Our meals were all packaged up by the resort so we ate there mostly, despite cravings to get out into the town to eat real food.
Breakfast at the resort was good - ample supply [...]
Doing our bit for a cleaner environment
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009The first thing we did on our first morning in Cameron Highlands after a sumptuous breakfast was to WALK IT OFF!!! Actually, we also had a night stroll on our first night after dinner but it was nothing compared to this morning walk that we braved 2km up a steep hill where the Shell Bungalow [...]
Holiday in Cameron Highlands
Monday, April 27th, 2009After an eventful 3 days, we made it home in 1 piece. Phew! And there were lots of tears……my drama Queen, every time we return from a holiday, there will be lots of crying for a few days because she has SO MUCH FUN. Probably too much. I’m telling you, the next time we go [...]
My bridal gown
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009This is how Tee entertains herself when she has no TV all day. She plays dress up! So far, she has the following costumes:-
1. Ladybug costume
2. Mermaid costume
3. Police woman costume
4. Pirate costume
5. Vampire’s Bride costume
She sometimes also mixes and matches her own clothes and dresses her own hair and body to become somebody else. [...]
3 generations at Louis Vuitton KLCC
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009We finally did it. Traipsed to LV, me in shorts, Mom in slippers and Tee in, I can’t remember what, kid’s clothing?
Mom didn’t bring her bag because she didn’t know I had an agenda that day (Friday, 2.30pm 17th April 2009, for Kathy Lam’s reference) but since we were there, she decided to tell the [...]
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