Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Rascal at the National Museum of Singapore


Kai clearly enjoyed the Verner Panton exhibit at the National Museum of Singapore more than the adults. He got so excited and tired that by noon, he had meltdown when it was time to go. *sigh*

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Baby socks fashion


I spied these baby socks on a newborn when Kai was crawling and learning how to run. (He wanted to switch immediately from first gear to fifth.) It looked like the baby was wearing real shoes and I LURVE them (the ribbons are not printed; they are actually laces).

It didn't make sense to buy them for Kai then. So if I ever had the chance, I'd get them for my friends' babies and the best thing is, they come in all sorts of patterns! You have Mary Janes, ballet shoes, sandals, cowboy boots etc.

Mothers Work keeps stock of these cute socks, and I bought them for our second baby. Lucky kid; this is one item that wouldn't be a hand-me-down from big brother. Do check out the other adorable patterns they have in store (at Great World City).

Monday, June 22, 2009

Here we go again...

A cold towel to bring down a 40-degree c fever (taken with my Nokia E63)

Kai is down with a fever again. He still refuses to take his medicine and we had to bribe him with Jelly beans. Bad parenting? Yes, I suppose but we've tried just about everything else. (Thank you Aunty Jorina for your Jelly Belly!)

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Educating mummy


Kai (Holding up Toad the brake van): Call this, mummy.

Me: Er... Hello Toad?

Kai: *Pause for a moment* What you call this, mummy?

Me: Er... What do I call this? (What's he talking about?)

Kai: *Says knowingly* Mummy, this is a brake van.

Me: Ohhhh...

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Grandparents


Grandparents are good for the pocket. They buy toys that Kai wants so that we don't have to. Here's the extensive Thomas & Friends set that we now have in the living room.

Kai has plenty of reasons to cheer.

But seriously. I like the fact that Kai has an opportunity to interact with his grandparents, especially his paternal grandparents who have been instrumental in bringing him up. I wasn't very close with mine mainly because of a language barrier. My parents didn't teach me any dialects (Cantonese and Hokkien), and I was very shy as a kid. I am sure there were plenty of stories they could have shared with me about their past, but I'll never know them now.

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Happy birthday 1, 2 & 3!

For Kai's third birthday, he had three birthday cakes as we couldn't get everyone (i.e. grandparents and classmates) together on his actual birthday for one big bash. Anyway, I think it makes the occasion a little more special for him.

Here's birthday cake #1 (fruit cake from Bengawan Solo), then...
Cake #2 (Thomas & Friends cake from Polar Puffs & Cake), and finally...

Decadent ice cream cake from Häagen-Dazs.

Friday, June 05, 2009

Monkey see, monkey do

My soon to be three-year-old decided that making funny faces (joined by his classmate Ian) was just the right way to kick off a school outing to Hort Park.




He also instigated a mini rebellion. Once he started splashing the water in the pond, there was no stopping the rest of the gang from joining in despite protests from parents/grandparents.

Monday, June 01, 2009

Gastronomic tour of Penang: Surprise finds


Sometimes, I tell Terence, can we just forget about chasing down that darn restaurant/kopitiam recommended by whoever and just EAT.

This usually happens after we've walked around for what seems like hours in search of that famous whatever at wherever.



This is how we found the Goh Thew Chik Hainan chicken rice^ along Chulia Street--by surprise. The chicken was melt-in-your-mouth soft, and the rice was fragrant without being too oily. The only minus was perhaps the sauce, which was a little salty for our liking.


Then as we were walking back to Komtar, we saw this long queue^ that was snaking out of an alley. No one in the line seemed bothered by the hot sun beating down their back. The food must be very good to risk a heat stroke.

Line Clear along Jalan Penang supposedly serves one of the best Nasi Kandar (rice with side dishes). We squeezed past the crowd to reveal a roadside kitchen with cooks surrounded by big, boiling pots of curry.

This will definitely be another pit stop for us the next time we go back to Penang.

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