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| More presents even before Xmas is here! happily posing with his presents.. |
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| The thrill of tearing open the wrapping paper |
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| Brandon woke up and was delighted to see his presents in his room! |
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| 2 Happy boys |
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| Brandon's presents.. and he loved it too! |
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| Saying thanks with kisses and hugs to Por Por for the early Xmas presents!!! |
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| First gathering with Big Gu Ma at Vivo city had a great yummy dinner at Mdm Kwan, train rides after dinner, balloons for leanne and Brian (brandon did not want), and a visit to Toys R Us |
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| Having fun at the toy shop and they all agreed not to buy any toys.. great job! I am glad that Brandon now knows how to look at the price and even tell me about discounts ie 20% off. He will ask me if it is expensive and will accept it if i told him it is.. and will put it back on the shelf. |
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| 2nd gathering with Yiyi and cousins on sat for a movie Buffet lunch and photo with Hobbit characters, followed by free popcorns and drinks and a long Hobbit movie. Had dinner and walked around.. A long day out for me and Brandon.. and he had great fun! |
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| First Xmas present for this year! |
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| happy as can be.. |
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| Simply delighted!!! |
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| Tks to Gong Gong and Por Por.. Brian's favourite theme for this month.. garbage truck..wahaha.. Brian has been spending more time with Gong Gong and Por Por ever since school holidays started... i was just reminded by my colleagues that it is very impt for children to stay with and interact with the grandparents.. as it was noted that pple who stays with their grandparents are better at caring for others.. esp the elderly, and the values taught.. Reflecting on my life.. indeed i have stayed with a grandma when i was staying in my auntie's house, i have stayed with both paternal and maternal grandma at the same time.. and today i decided to have a career involving the elderly.. and picking up hokkien, teochew and cantonese from the 3 diff grandmas really helped in my work today.. It is a blessing.. |
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| Family time playing BINGO.. the favourite game of the month |
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| Playing with Thomas trains and inventing new patterns for his tracks |
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| And putting up an Xmas tree together Happiness is... simple |
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| My usual Sat cooking...Tomato tofu with chicken |
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| Another happy call recipe complete in no time.. Fish with nice sauce! |
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| The chicken potato stew tat turns out too black.. tks to my premium dark sauce.. After 2 extremely bad weeks at work..this sat makes me feel so fortunate.. It is an enjoyment to cook for the family and see them enjoy the food More satisfying than work.. |
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| After the homecooked meal.. off we go to Orchard Road!! Happy with the Xmas decorations!!! |
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| This one is happier with the popcorn! |
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| Nice ;) |
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| Brandon insisted on taking a photo for us!!! |
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| Brian finally found his favourite Xmas tree.. favourite pose as well.. |
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| An early Merry Xmas to everyone!!! |
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| A very serious discussion... I think the Daddy likes Playmobil more than them though.. |
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| Then we got stuck here like many other parents... We reached home late but it was a great nite out! |
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| On Sunday, I decided to try cooking Claypot rice! Happy Call pan can actuall produce the layer of slightly burnt rice at the bottom! |
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| Tada.. after adding vegetables.. transferred all these into my 2 small claypots at home and it looks like the authentic claypot rice! |
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| 2nd creation: Chicken rice! Finally get to eat nice chicken rice without the oily rice!!! I am quite happy with the happy call pan.. and gonna try more new recipes this December! |
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| happy with his soursop ice cream and colourful cone which he chose himself after tasting a few diff flavours. |
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| While waiting for Tepanyaki.. the chef also did some tricks to keep them entertained |
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| Xmas is nearing and we can really feel it at the shopping malls! |
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| Enjoying the performance at PP It is time to slow down for the festive seasons... |
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| We have finally got the membership to the Singapore Swimming Club That marks the begninning of my healthy lifestyle.. Went for my swim.. and really enjoyed it... A big changing area with jacuzzi and sauna inside.. |
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| We explored the area a little.. found good places in the library for Daddy to do his work while i swim Then we proceeded to have nice food at affordable prices.. without the crowd.. Not forgetting there is a room with massage chairs and really dim light for pple to relax and sleep... Live bands on fridays and weekends while we dine, KTV rooms, bowling and a spa... |
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| But this is one of the most impt rooms of all for now The playroom! |
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| Quite an old place.. but good enough to keep them entertained while i can have my swim.. |
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| While the daddy can doze off.. |
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| Another place to hold them and keep them entertained while i can swim/go gym.. Looking forward to going there more often! |
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| After a few trips here.. Brian can finally go down this massive slide on his own! |
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| He enjoyed himself tremendously.. and repeatedly went by himself to queue up for this slide and camd down by himself multiple times.. erm i mean really countless times.. brandon has improved too.. this time he got himself all wet and allowed water to splash down his head and face.. and went down the slide with me multiple times.. That was a great breakthrough for Brandon who did not use to enjoy waterplay! |
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| I was really tired.. must be getting old.. legs felt like jelly after repeatedly going down the slide.. Hence we had a feast!!! |
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| Ice cream treat after the feast! |
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| Ice cream is one of the few things that will always bring on this kind of smile! |
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| It was a really fun morning at Sentosa!!! |
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| Eugenie's bday part at the Scoop of Art The children concentrating on their art work.. |
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| Brian chose a seahorse to paint |
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| While Brandon chose the elephant |
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| Brandon did this all by himself and told me it was not very nice.. wow such high expectations of himself Dear son, i think u did a great job! |
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| Queuing up for games with another of his best friend Christian and Jorja yup.. he has many best friends and he is also best friends of many of his classmates. I met 2 mothers at the party who told me brandon is their son's best friends! |
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| Eugenie.. the bday girl |
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| Rushing to pick up gold.. erm.. i mean sweets |
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| More games and they enjoyed themselve tremendously |
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| Beautiful cake! I was skeptical about such beautiful cakes as they rarely taste nice.. but this one tasted fantastic! |
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| With another of his best friend Julian Enjoying the cake followed by a free scoop of ice cream each. They had a great time, not forgetting the games, beautiful artworks to bring home as well as wild running around with brandon's best friends.. they all behave the same.. and i was relieved that this is really the NORM. |
